We are recognized as a top Package Design Company on DesignRush.
Wildfire client Guilford College received recognition in the 34th Annual Educational Advertising Awards with four awards, sponsored by Higher Education Marketing Report. This is the largest, oldest and most respected educational advertising awards competition in the country. More than 2,200 entries were received from more than 1,000 colleges, universities and secondary schools from all 50 states and several foreign countries.
Guilford won a gold award for Inside Guilford, an internal campaign newsletter and a bronze award for the school's direct mail advertising. In addition, the college won two Merit Awards: one for its integrated marketing campaign that included out of home, transit displays, social media and collateral materials, and another for its billboard advertising. All awards were attributed to work designed by Wildfire.
Do you become visibly angry at the sight of Comic Sans, find poor kerning offensive, and get excited by a well-executed web video? Then keep reading.
At Wildfire, we cut the clutter of typical agency antics and focus on the important things: creating big ideas and impactful creative for our clients. We do this by approaching everything with an insatiable curiosity, a collaborative work style, and a passion for the world around us.
As a Designer at Wildfire, we will ask you to do much more than set type, although we do expect you to make Ellen Lupton proud with your typesetting prowess. You'll also have the opportunity to create unique concepts and execute them from sketchbook to the final piece. We are looking for a Designer who enjoys meeting design challenges head on, the process of creative problem solving, and collaborating with an experienced design team to produce the best possible product for the client.
You must include a resume and a link to your portfolio site for consideration.
Winston-Salem, NC, – Local advertising and marketing agency Wildfire has created a partnership with Raycom Media to include rebranding and establishing the company's long-term brand positioning. The new brand was rolled out at a company-wide internal meeting on December 11th and publically at the 4th Annual Raycom Media Camellia Bowl on December 16th of 2017 in Montgomery, Alabama. The Wildfire rebranding includes a variety of deliverables, including brand positioning, values, personality, proposition, promise, logo development, brand style guide and communication launch plan. The rebranding will continue to be implemented throughout 2018.
Raycom is one of the nation's largest privately-owned local media companies and owns and/or provides services for 65 TV stations and 2 radio stations in 44 markets located in 20 states. The group owns or offers coverage for stations covering 16% of U.S. television households and employs over 8,300 individuals in full and part-time positions. Raycom Media is the parent company of CNHI (community newspapers and information products; over 100 titles located in 23 states), PureCars (digital ad platform for the automotive industry), Raycom Sports (a marketing, production and events management and distribution company), Tupelo Raycom (sports and entertainment production company), RTM Productions (automotive programming production and marketing solutions company) and Broadview Media (a post-production/digital signage company). Raycom Media is headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama.
Wake Forest University Basketball Direct Mail wins Clio Sports Award Bronze statue!
The Clio Awards is the esteemed international awards competition for the creative business. Founded in 1959 to celebrate high achievement in advertising, the Clios annually and throughout the year recognize the work, the agencies and the talent that push boundaries and establish new precedent.
The Cakery and Chicken Kitchen packaging for Lowes Foods, along with Farmer's Finest package design have been selected by Archive's international jury panel for inclusion in the next international 200 Best Package Designs annual.
Since 2004, Lürzer's Archive has been publishing the 200 Best series, featuring a range of different volumes focusing on a variety of graphic design disciplines. Each carries only work by the best 200 creatives to have submitted to the respective volume. Titles in this series are published every two years. A jury specially convened for each volume selects from the work submitted the items they consider to be the very best. In 2010, Lürzer's Archive added a further title – "200 Best Packaging Design" – to the product range.
The International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE) is a voluntary, not-for-profit corporation, serving state, provincial, regional, and county agricultural fairs, shows, exhibitions, and expositions.
Print magazines Regional Design Annual competition stands apart and defines the design industry. The RDA is the industry's most prestigious and well-respected American design competition with tens of thousands of art directors, studios and creative professionals looking to the RDA each year to find the country's top creative talent.
Founded in 1940, Print focuses on a broad stroke of visual culture today, covering everything from publication design to interactive work, motion graphics, corporate branding, exhibitions, illustration and socially conscious design. Print is bold. Distinguished. Challenging. Experienced. Savvy. The longest-running stateside graphic design publication, it has won five National Magazine Awards—the industry's highest honor.
Many thanks to the editors and judges that make up the Print Competition Staff for this great honor.
Winston-Salem, NC — "The List" from The Business Journal has named Wildfire The Triad's third largest web design and development firm. The Web Design Firms 2016 list ranked 25 area agencies by number of Web designers and total employees. Wildfire has built, hosts and helps maintain over 100 websites. In addition to website design, we offer a variety of digital marketing strategies for clients including search engine optimization/marketing, social media and blogging. Wildfire was third on last year's list.
Founded in 1959, Communication Arts is the premier source of inspiration for graphic designers, art directors, design firms, corporate design departments, advertising agencies, interactive designers, illustrators and photographers—everyone involved in visual communication. People involved in visual communication turn to Communication Arts for ideas and inspiration more than any other creative publication. CA's editorials, feature articles and annual competitions provide new ideas and information while promoting the highest professional standards for the field.
Updated daily, CA's online Exhibit section is designed to provide viewers with daily inspiration through multiple free features. Their Premium Online Content, included with a paid subscription, contains galleries of Communication Arts competition winners, over 250 in-depth feature articles, a media database of over 18,000 award-winning images and videos and a profile database of over 21,000 individuals and firms with their work.
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India orders 118 Arjun Mk-1A main battle tanks
The Mk-1A is a new variant of in-service MBT Arjun Tank developed to boost fire power and mobility.
Arjun MK1A variant during field trial. Credit: Defence Research and Development Organisation / WikiCommons.
Indian Government's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has placed an order for 118 Arjun Mk-1A Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) for the Indian Army.
The $1.02bn (Rs75.23bn) order comes several months after the Indian Army initiated the procurement process in a bid to boost its firepower.
The Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) in Avadi, Chennai, India, will manufacture the MBTs.
The Arjun Mk-1A is the new variant of Arjun Tank developed by the Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE) and other Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) laboratories.
The tank is equipped with 72 new features and incorporates numerous upgrades on Arjun MBT, the current in-service main battle tank with the Indian Army.
Additionally, the Mk-1A can operate in all types of terrains, as well as engage targets during the night.
In a statement, the MoD said: "The MK-1A is equipped with accurate and superior firepower, all-terrain mobility and invincible multi-layered protection provided by an array of advanced technology systems.
"It can take on the enemy during day and night conditions and in both static and dynamic modes. By virtue of these capabilities, this indigenous MBT proves to be at par with any contemporary in its class across the globe.
"This tank is particularly configured and designed for Indian conditions and hence it is suitable for deployment to protect the frontiers in an effective manner."
The order is expected to open manufacturing opportunities for 200 Indian vendors, including micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
Last month, the Indian Army received the first batch of locally manufactured Multi-Mode Hand Grenades (MMHG). These grenades can be used in both defensive (fragmentation) and offensive (stun) modes.
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Dysgnathia is the term commonly used for jaw deformities and the surgical interventions which correct malformations or misalignment of the jaw, chin and bite.
Your suitability will be determined by a surgeon's examination in which the surgeon will take the necessary measurements to establish if dysgnathia surgery is required.
Dysgnathia can radically change your appearance, and in many cases change your life for the better.
The visible benefits are apparent with immediate improvements in facial symmetry but the benefits don't stop there. This surgery can also have an affect on health issues such as sleep apnea and snoring and in some cases functional issues which can be painful or uncomfortable such as chewing, swallowing and even speech.
This can help with significantly receded upper jaw, cross bite, too much or too little of the teeth showing, and open bite (excess bone growth above the molars).
This can help with a significantly receded lower jaw.
This provides augmentation or reduction of the chin bone.
Depending on the procedure performed you may need to wear dental braces and or elastics (rubber bands) on the front of your teeth. Jaw surgery involves your jaw being moved to the optimum position and then being held in place with titanium plates and screws.
A consultation with the surgeon will be able to determine which procedure is best for you and suitable for your specific needs and requirements. This consultation will take into account factors such as your medical history and condition, and will enable you to come to an informed decision and help manage expectations of the dysgnathic surgical intervention.
Jaw surgery is usually performed inside the mouth therefore there is no facial scarring. There are no external incisions.
Of course, the exact location of the incision will depend on the type and extent of the surgery you have and this can be discussed with the surgeon before you proceed.
Dysgnathia surgery is permanent. To achieve the best results possible, you should adhere to the surgeon's post-surgical recommendations.
This will depend on the extent of the surgery; but usually the procedure itself takes between 3 and 4 hours although occasionally it can take a little longer.
During the procedure you will be under general anaesthesia. However, you may experience some pain and discomfort after the surgery as your body heals.
You can expect to be sore, swollen and bruised and you should follow the surgeon's instructions with regard to post-operative care. After the surgery you will be given painkillers to help with any pain and discomfort you may be feeling.
We provide private, self-catering accommodation with first class post-operative nursing care. Our English speaking nurses are highly trained and experienced in cosmetic surgery. Your visits are organized daily immediately after discharge. These visits take into consideration your needs and are timed at your convenience.
We recommend you stay for 2 to 4 nights depending on the type of surgery you undergo.
This can vary and can take anything from 3 to 12 weeks. You are recommended to take at least a portion of this recovery time off work.
Recovery periods can vary between patients and are dependent upon factors such as age, state of health, the procedure undertaken and your own body's natural healing ability.
Strenuous activity (such as going to the gym) should not be attempted until at least 1 to 3 months post surgery.
In some cases your jaw may need to be wired shut.
In common with all types of surgery, there are certain risks involved. The majority of side effects often prove to be temporary but can include bleeding, oedema, infections, and temporary loss of sensitivity in the area.


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Q: "All retracts are closed" and "all compacts are closed" I want to follow the discussion from here concerning about the strength of the separation "all retract subspaces are closed".
(A retract subspace of a topological space $X$ is a subspace $A$ where there exists continuous $f: X\to A$ such that $f|_A = \mathrm{id}_A$.)
Write $\mathrm{KC}$ as "all compact subsets are closed", and $\mathrm{RC}$ as "all retract subspaces are closed". We have $T_2\Rightarrow \mathrm{KC}$, $T_2\Rightarrow \mathrm{RC}$ and neither of the reversed implications. The cocountable topology over $\mathbb{R}$ is a $\mathrm{KC}$ example not $\mathrm{RC}$: $f(x) = |x|$ is a continuous function from $\mathbb{R}$ with cocountable topology to its subspace $[0,+\infty)$ since the preimages of countable sets are countable, but $[0,+\infty)$ is certainly not closed.
So I would like to ask if $\mathrm{RC}$ implies $\mathrm{KC}$, because the only $\mathrm{RC}$ non-Hausdorff spaces I know are those compact $\mathrm{KC}$ spaces (note that compact $\mathrm{KC}$ implies $\mathrm{RC}$). Any help appreciated.

A: RC does not imply KC: in this paper Banakh and Stelmakh construct a semi-Hausdorff countable Brown space $X$ which is strongly rigid (and hence $X$ has $RC$) and contains a non-closed compact subset (so, $X$ fails to have $KC$).
This example also shows that $KC$ does not follow from the semi-Hausdorff property, which is intermediate between $T_1$ and $T_2$.

A: EDIT: This answer relied on an accepted answer elsewhere that has now been updated to remove an oversight. See my note below.
First I need to prove that the Arens-Fort space $X$ is not compactly generated. To do this, I'll show there exists a non-closed set which has closed intersection with every compact. This is very easy: since this space is not discrete, it has an infinite non-closed set $C$. Since this space is anticompact, all compacts are finite, and thus $C$ intersected with every compact is finite. Finally, since the space is Hausdorff, $C$ intersected with every compact is closed.
Theorem 5 of Between $T_1$ and $T_2$ shows us that $X$'s one-point compactification $X^+$ is not $KC$ since $X$ is not compactly generated.
Finally, $X^+$ is $RC$, since it fits the requirements of Paul Fabel's answer here.
Thus $RC$ does not imply $KC$, even for compact spaces.

EDIT: $X^+$ is not $RC$; Fabel's answer has now been updated to require $X$ to be compactly generated, which our $X$ is not.
To see this directly, let $0$ be the non-isolated point of $X$; let $\infty$ be the new point in $X^+$.
Then $A=X^+\setminus\{0\}$ is non-closed; we claim it is a retract. Let $f:X^+\to A$ be defined by $f(0)=\infty$ and $f(x)=x$ otherwise. Note $f\upharpoonright A=id_A$ and $A$ is open, so $f$ is continuous at each point of $A$. Let $U$ be a neighborhood of $f(0)=\infty$. Since $X$ is anticompact, $U$ is cofinite. Thus $f^\leftarrow[U]$ is also cofinite, and thus open, proving $f$ is continuous at $0$. This completes the proof of our claim.
And just to round this out, $A$ also provides an explicit example of why $X^+$ is not $KC$: it's compact as every neighborhood of $\infty$ is co-finite.

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Learn Yoruba Online - Level 1
Language Course
A language so sweet, the people created a drum to mimic the undulating rhythms of the this south-western Nigerian language.This melodic language is the most-well-known Nigerian language outside the country's borders and is studied at University level by foreigners.In terms of structure and tense, the language is easy to learn but its classification as a tonal language makes it slightly tricky for English speakers. While there are three basic tones, they can be combined to create rising and falling tones. This can be challenging as even the slightest deviation can completely alter the meaning of a word.
Greetings of the Day
More Greetings
My name is...
Countries Part 2
Numbers 0 - 10
Numbers 11 - 20
What is the telephone number?
Give your contact details
What's this called?
What would you like to drink?
The verb to be - questions
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As more and more iPhone apps sync with desktop counterparts, a particular dilemma has become more and more common: What if your Mac is asleep when you want to sync? For example, I use the excellent Things for iPhone ( ) and Things for Mac ( ) to keep on top of my tasks and projects, and when I'm using the iPhone version—in other words, when I'm away from my desk—my Mac is often sleeping.
Wake on Oui is one of several iPhone apps that lets you send this Magic Packet, and it's my current favorite thanks to its simple interface, ease of use, and low price.
Rise and Shine: Use this screen to configure Wake on Oui for a computer.
To configure Wake on Oui for your computer, tap the Add (+) button on the main screen. Enter a recognizable name for the computer, and then fill in the MAC Address field with that computer's Ethernet MAC address. (On Macs, you can find this information by opening the Network pane of System Preferences, selecting the Ethernet entry, and then viewing the Ethernet tab of Advanced settings; the MAC address is the Ethernet ID.) Although the computer you're waking must be connected to the network via Ethernet, the device sending the Magic Packet—in this case, your iPhone or iPod touch—can be connected wirelessly.
If you're using Wake on Oui on a local network—for example, to wake your home Mac from elsewhere in your house, or to wake your office Mac from the conference room—you can leave the Hostname:Port field blank. You use this field only if you're trying to wake a Mac over the Internet or across a large network with multiple routers or domains (in which case you'll also likely need to set up port forwarding on the remote computer's router, but that's a topic for another article).
Wake-Up Call: Press the red button, and Wake on Oui rouses your Mac from its slumber.
Once you've saved your settings, Wake on Oui's main screen shows your configured computers; tap one and then tap Wake Up to send the Magic Packet and wake up the computer. Alternatively, you can tap on Activate All Machines to wake up all configured computers at once. It's that simple, and in my testing on a local network, Wake on Oui worked perfectly.
Wake on Oui also provides onscreen instructions for setting up Wake On LAN functionality on your computer and for finding your Ethernet card's MAC address. The instructions are brief, but helpful.
My biggest beef with Wake on Oui is admittedly a nit-pick: when entering a MAC address, the app requires you to manually insert a colon after every two characters. Given that MAC addresses always include a colon after every two characters, adding the colon automatically—or otherwise letting you enter characters without worrying about colons—would make setup easier. Also, if you regularly wake a particular computer over both a local network and the Internet, Wake on Oui requires you to set up that computer twice—once for local connections, and a second time for Internet connections. It would be more convenient if you could enter both local and Internet settings for each computer on a single screen; when you try to wake a computer, Wake on Oui could choose the correct settings based on your network, or simply ask you to choose Local or Internet.
There are also a couple features I'd like to see. The first is Bonjour browsing to automatically locate computers on the local network for easier adding. Second, I'd like to see a feature to automatically ping your configured computers to see which are currently asleep and which are already awake (although, admittedly, many routers and firewalls block ping requests, making such a feature less useful than it could be).
But these are minor beefs that are more likely to bother network admins than typical iPhone users trying to sync an app with their Mac. If you wish you could wake up your Mac from across the house or office, Wake On Oui is only a buck, does what it claims, and is simple to use.
Wake on Oui is compatible with any iPhone or iPod touch running the iPhone 2.2.1 software update.


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Katya and Trixie Mattel Aren't Certain Why You Need Their Recommendation, However They're Able to Give It – E! On-line
As the two worlds where drag entertainers make their livings—the entertainment and nightlife industries—continue to face an uncertain future thanks to the pandemic, both Trixie and Katya insist they're not sweating it.
"It's not a problem for me. Every day's a miracle. Every day is a journey," Katya said. "I should've been dead long ago, so I'm just chilling."
Trixie added, "Drag queens are scrappy. On Drag Race, we get given 99 Cents Store materials and we have to make a costume, but drag queens kind of do that all the time. We also work in an industry that was not meant to favor us to begin with. We're not supposed to be celebrities. When Katya and I started doing drag, it wasn't because this level of celebrity was at all possible for cross-dressers, you know what I mean?"
As long as they can keep making their little green screen show, even under the new, socially distant guidelines, the rest can wait, they say. "Katya and I have a lot of touring projects coming up, and it keeps getting pushed into the future, but it's not like it's been canceled. It's not like it's never happening. Besides, the first shows to get pulled off the road were gathering of over a thousand, so I was pulled off the road a long time ago," Trixie continued, laughing. "When my shows were being pulled because they were gathering over one thousand, I was calling [Drag Race season five winner] Jinkx Monsoon like, 'They mentioned small gatherings are high quality. You continue to having a present tonight?'"
SEC investigating doable insider buying and selling round Kodak-Trump drug manufacturing deal
Dillian Whyte manufacturers Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury as 'jokers' after Marbella assembly – and guarantees extra hostile reception


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Q: No Retrofit annotation found. (parameter #6), but I only have 5 parameters I'm using dagger to inject retrofit for google directions api. The error seems to suggest I have 1 more parameter than I think I should have.
If I add another parameter in the interface, I will get error "No Retrofit annotation found. (parameter #7)" instead.
Edit: see Nicholas' comment. I found another issue afterwards, that due to the suspend function, in the interface GoogleMapServices, the Call<> wrappers should be removed or changed per:
Retrofit 2.0 + GSON Unable to invoke no-args constructor for interface
Dagger module
@Module
object NetworkModule {

//  @Provides
//  @Singleton
//  fun provideOkHttpClient(): OkHttpClient {
//    return OkHttpClient.Builder()
//      .addInterceptor(RequestInterceptor())
//      .build()
//  }

  @Provides
  @Singleton
  fun provideRetrofit(@NonNull okHttpClient: OkHttpClient): Retrofit {
    return Retrofit.Builder()
      //.client(okHttpClient) removed to narrow down the issues
      .baseUrl("https://maps.googleapis.com")
      .addConverterFactory(MoshiConverterFactory.create())
      //.addCallAdapterFactory(LiveDataCallAdapterFactory())
      .build()
  }

  @Provides
  @Singleton
  fun provideGoogleMapsService(@NonNull retrofit: Retrofit): GoogleMapsService {
    return retrofit.create(GoogleMapsService::class.java)
  }
}

Google Maps Directions interface
interface GoogleMapsService {
    @GET("maps/api/directions/json")
    suspend fun fetchDirection(
        @Query("origin") origin: String,
        @Query("destination") destination: String,
        @Query("mode") travelMode: String,
        @Query("arrival_time") arrivalTime: String
        @Query("key") apiKey: String
    ): Call<DirectionResponses>

ViewModel
class detailViewModel @Inject constructor(
    private val repository: MyRepository,
    private val service: GoogleMapsService
) : ViewModel() {

    ...

    fun test() {
        uiScope.launch {
            suspendCall()
        }
    }

    private suspend fun suspendCall() {

        withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
            direction.value = service.fetchDirection("aaa","bbb", "ccc","1600000000", "apikey").toString()
        }
    }
    ...
}

Error Message
E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    Process: com.example.example, PID: 21142
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: No Retrofit annotation found. (parameter #6)
        for method GoogleMapsService.fetchDirection
        at retrofit2.Utils.methodError(Utils.java:52)
        at retrofit2.Utils.methodError(Utils.java:42)
        at retrofit2.Utils.parameterError(Utils.java:61)
        at retrofit2.RequestFactory$Builder.parseParameter(RequestFactory.java:311)
        at retrofit2.RequestFactory$Builder.build(RequestFactory.java:182)
        at retrofit2.RequestFactory.parseAnnotations(RequestFactory.java:65)
        at retrofit2.ServiceMethod.parseAnnotations(ServiceMethod.java:25)
        at retrofit2.Retrofit.loadServiceMethod(Retrofit.java:168)
        at retrofit2.Retrofit$1.invoke(Retrofit.java:147)
        at java.lang.reflect.Proxy.invoke(Proxy.java:1006)
        at $Proxy2.fetchDirection(Unknown Source)
        at com.example.example.<...>.DetailViewModel$suspendCall$2.invokeSuspend(DetailViewModel.kt:72)
        at kotlin.coroutines.jvm.internal.BaseContinuationImpl.resumeWith(ContinuationImpl.kt:33)
        at kotlinx.coroutines.DispatchedTask.run(Dispatched.kt:241)
        at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler.runSafely(CoroutineScheduler.kt:594)
        at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler.access$runSafely(CoroutineScheduler.kt:60)
        at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler$Worker.run(CoroutineScheduler.kt:740)


My inspiration came from fashion sketchers such as @samualharrisonart. I wanted to combine bright colours and vibrant lighting taking reference from Japanese Manga Anime. With this collection I wanted to make avant-garde hair beautiful to look at while keeping it feminine.


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BAA to put Stansted up for sale
22.2.2009 (Sunday Times)
by Dominic O'Connell
BAA is to stage a dramatic about-turn by selling Stansted, the Essex airport
that handles 23m passengers a year and is the centre for no-frills airlines in
Britain.
The move will finally end BAA's domination of London airports. It has owned
and operated the London trio of Heathow, Gatwick and Stansted since it was created
40 years ago as a government agency.
The airports group, majority-owned by Spain's Ferrovial, has to date fought to
keep hold of Stansted, despite recommendations from competition watchdogs that
it should sell.
Senior BAA executives have pledged to fight the Competition Commission in the
courts rather than give up the Essex hub. It is understood, however, that the
Spanish infrastructure group is now prepared to drop its objections.
The Competition Commission will make its final decision on airport ownership
early next month, and is expected to order BAA to give up Gatwick – which it is
already selling – Stansted, and one of its two large Scottish airports.
BAA is not expected to oppose the demand.
The company last night declined to comment, saying any such decision was a matter
for its board.
However, industry insiders say they have been expecting a climbdown ever since
the government controversially decided to support the construction of a third
runway at Heathrow.
"There was no point in [BAA] going on fighting the Competition Commission. It
has won on the bigger point of expanding Heathrow," said one airline executive.
The sale of Stansted may also generate some welcome cash for Ferrovial, which
like many infrastructure companies is struggling with debts taken on during rapid
expansion in recent years.
Analysts have in recent months questioned whether Ferrovial can meet its repayment
schedule for debt taken on during the purchase of BAA, for which it paid £10.1
billion three years ago.
Meanwhile, BAA is in the final throes of the Gatwick auction, having told the
remaining bidders to submit their final offers by March 30.
Three groups are still in the hunt – a team led by Global Infrastructure Partners,
another led by Citigroup's infrastructure fund, and a third comprising the Canadian
fund Borealis and Manchester airport. They will be vetted by the Competition Commission
in the first week of March.
Bidders will have to satisfy the commission of their financing, operational expertise
and independence from BAA – and that they do not own a competing airport.
BAA executives remain confident they can secure a price in excess of Gatwick's
notional "par" value £1.7 billion, which is the value regulators put on its assets.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article5780332.ece
Posted: Sunday, February 22nd, 2009. Filed in News about Airports.


Sustainable Fisheries Project focuses on seafood buyers at the top of the supply chain as the drivers of conservation. Those buyers – who have a vested interest in a healthy fishery – organize buyers, suppliers and fishers throughout the supply chain to ensure a lasting supply of fish.
Jim has worked on fisheries and forests from Asia to the Americas. He's a seasoned conservation leader with more than 20 years at Conservational International, the UN's Food & Agriculture Organization, and advisory roles to McDonald's and Walmart on fish sourcing. Jim studied Ecology at Cambridge and Environmental Economics at the Imperial College in London.


Lt. Christine Hirsch, who teaches navigation at the Naval Academy, explains methods of celestial navigation taught to midshipmen this year. The threat of cyber warfare has led academy officials to reinstate instruction in celestial navigation, the ancient methods of steering a ship by the stars.
This 1940s sextant is among the supply stored at the Naval Academy. Midshipmen were tested on celestial navigation for more than a century before the required class was cut in the late 1990s.
"We went away from celestial navigation because computers are great," said Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Rogers, the deputy chairman of the academy's Department of Seamanship and Navigation. "The problem is," he added, "there's no backup."
Among the fleet, the Navy ended all training in celestial navigation in 2006, said Lt. Cmdr. Kate Meadows, a Navy spokeswoman. Then officers' training returned in 2011 for ship navigators, she said. And officials are now rebuilding the program for enlisted ranks; it's expected to begin next fall.
"There's about 10 years when the Navy didn't teach to celestial," said Rogers, the Naval Academy instructor. "New lieutenants, they don't have that instruction."
Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Rogers demonstrates how to use a sextant at the Naval Academy. Rogers developed lesson plans this year for the reinstatement of celestial navigation, an ancient practice seeing a resurgence today because of the threat of cyber attacks.
The Navy also began pilot programs this fall in celestial navigation for ROTC students at colleges in Philadelphia, Rochester and Auburn.
In Annapolis, midshipmen studied celestial navigation more than a century, until 1998. So what happened?
In the 1990s, airmen launched two dozen satellites nearly 13,000 miles above Earth. By 1995, this network, the Global Positioning System, could pinpoint your location within feet.
Since then, GPS has never been shut off, according to the government's website gps.gov.
Today, 31 satellites circle the Earth, each twice a day, costing taxpayers about $1 billion a year.
"The perceived need for sextants was taken away," said Peter Trogdon, president of Weems & Plath in Eastport.
The company has sold sextants, and other nautical instruments, since it was founded in 1928 by Naval Academy navigation instructor Capt. Phillip Van Horn Weems. He taught Charles Lindbergh navigation during the pioneer days of aviation.
The current president, Trogdon, said sales of sextants plunged after GPS.
"There's only a few thousand sold a year," he said. A lightning strike to a ships' mast could disable GPS receivers. "Most of those are sold to yachtsmen that want to have a backup."
Still, GPS has transformed humanitarian and rescue efforts around the world.
Celestial navigation, by comparison, isn't exact. A skilled celestial navigator may calculate locations to within 1.5 miles, Rogers said.
Using GPS "you're within feet. You're not even in the same ballpark. If you can use GPS, it's just so much more accurate," Rogers said, adding, "we know there are cyber vulnerabilities."
In 2004, he spent two weeks at Naval Station Norfolk studying stars — Betelgeuse, Capella, Pollux — before navigating aboard the cruiser Thomas S. Gates.
He didn't once need a sextant.
Still, a world without GPS isn't too remote a possibility for retired Navy Capt. Terry Carraway, of Silver Spring.
He formed the nonprofit Navigation Foundation in the early 1980s to sustain proficiencies in celestial navigation. That organization peaked with more than 500 navigators, he said.
"In the event that we had to go into a national emergency, we would probably have to shut the GPS down because it can be used by potential enemies," he said. "It would be pretty hard to train a lot of people in celestial navigation, so we wanted to keep contact with all the people who taught it."
The foundation disbanded in 2002.
"The old celestial navigators all passed away," said Carraway, 88.
Cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, used to have a course devoted entirely to celestial navigation. It ended about 10 years ago, said David Santos, the academy spokesman.
Some classroom instruction remains in theories of celestial navigation, Santos said. Also, cadets use a sextant aboard the tall ship Eagle.
Instructors at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, in Kings Point, New York, have continuously taught celestial navigation, said Benjamin Benson, the academy spokesman. In fact, instructor Capt. Timothy Tisch shared materials to help the Naval Academy rebuild its program.
"Knowledge of celestial navigation in the GPS era provides a solid back-up form of navigation in the event GPS becomes unreliable for whatever reason," Tisch said in the statement. "It is also good professional practice to use one navigational system to verify the accuracy of another."
In Annapolis, celestial navigation instruction ended loudly.
The decision to cut the academy's long-standing class on celestial navigation was even raised in a New York Times editorial calling the move "a melancholy surprise."
Still, that decision came after months of discussion that began with a 1996 curriculum review. That review came partly in response to a cheating scandal in the early 1990s that ended with 24 midshipmen expelled.
The review committee decided the required sophomore course on navigating by stars was outdated. Then-Superintendent Adm. Charles Larson, after consulting with commanders of Navy ships, cut the course and added extra lessons on computer navigation.
Midshipmen were relieved. Celestial calculations were painfully difficult, requiring a nautical almanac and volumes of tables. Still, the news caused more than a dozen letters to the editor in Proceedings, the magazine devoted to naval service.
"It fired people up," Fred Rainbow, the magazine's editor then, told The Capital.
Some lessons continued, but instruction in celestial navigation ended entirely within years. The 2010 curriculum manual didn't even mention celestial navigation.
Five years later, the Navy reinstated the subject in the manual issued two months ago.
The first midshipmen to receive training were juniors during this past summer school. Future classes will learn theories of celestial navigation during an advanced navigation course. And the Class of 2017 will be the first to graduate with the reinstated instruction.
But it's only three hours of celestial navigation — so students won't be skilled with sextants.
"This is the first semester we added it in, so we're just baby-stepping it," said Lt. Christine Hirsch, who teaches navigation at the academy. "We just added the theory, but we really do have the capabilities to expand."
Still, it's welcome news to maritime enthusiasts.
"Fantastic," said Trogdon, the president of Weems & Plath. "How cool is it to go back to the ancestral technique?"
Rogers at the Naval Academy said, "That's a victory. I agree with them. I think, if you're out at sea, you should be able to navigate without GPS — things happen."
In the 1990s, midshipmen were tested on the sextant. They took celestial measurements, then entered data, sometimes 20 figures, for each star, time, distance, angle.
This year, Midshipman Phillip Lowry, of North Ogden City, Utah, learned the general theory of celestial navigation. He considered those past mids.


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RANGERS will be forced to wait until Tottenham make a decision on Dominic Ball's future, according to reports.
The gifted centre-back spent last season on loan at the Scottish giants.
And during his stint at Ibrox, the 20-year-old managed 21 league appearances.
But the Glasgow Echo claim he has been told to return to Spurs for pre-season training.
While he's back in north London, Mauricio Pochettino will evaluate his development and decide whether he's in Spurs' long-term plans.
Rangers are reportedly hoping to take the defender back for another season.
But a source told Press Association Sport that they could face competition for his services.
Paris (AFP) - With mere days until the Euro 2016 kicks off, several nations are poised to shine with no single team standing out as the favorite to win.
"Dom's going back to do pre-season with Spurs, if he comes back to Scotland on loan it will be with Rangers," he said.
"I'm sure Rangers would take him back but Pochettino is going to have a look at him during pre-season and then discuss his options from there.
"However, it's not certain he will come back to Scotland as there are a few clubs in England who would be interested in taking him next year."


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Group Protesting Deadly Police Shooting Free After 2 Nights In Jail
"Amber Guyger Didn't Stay in There. She Walked in And Walked Out"By Jason Allen September 18, 2018 at 6:35 pm
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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Nine people arrested while protesting the shooting death of Botham Jean, walked out of jail Tuesday, after two days behind bars.
The group was accused of blocking traffic during a demonstration outside AT&T Stadium Sunday.
As they left the jail Tuesday morning, some said they expected to be out the same night. Instead they spent a night in Arlington, and a night in Fort Worth, before walking out with what they said will essentially be, a $100 ticket.
"At the least, we thought we would have at least spoke to a judge, Sunday or at least Monday," said one man, who declined to give his name.
Several of them also remarked their stay was longer than a police officer they were demonstrating against.
"We shouldn't even of been in there," one man said. "Amber Guyger didn't stay in there. She walked in and walked out."
The group was part of a crowd outside AT&T Stadium Sunday, trying to draw more attention to the shooting death of Botham Jean, by Dallas police officer Amber Guyger.
Arlington police took them into custody, for a misdemeanor charge of obstructing a highway.
Some in the group said Tuesday they were praying in the crosswalk, and that police allowed the demonstration but then would not allow them to leave.
Some cities were concerned early this year that a shift in Tarrant County to having the Sheriff hold everyone arrested, could leave people in jail longer, for lesser crimes.
The move though put Tarrant County in line with all other Texas counties, and was meant to help set bonds that are more fair across the board.
Defense attorney Benson Varghese, of Fort Worth law firm Varghese Summersett has been following the change this year. He isn't connected to the case or any of the defendants but said the following: "It is becoming less common to see a person booked-in over the weekend to be in custody until Tuesday without a bond," he wrote in an email Tuesday."However, delays occasionally happen. For instance, if the judge is waiting on paperwork from the arresting agency, or an evaluation to be completed…"
The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office didn't respond to questions Tuesday.
That group of nine, now has a couple attorneys setting up a legal team to handle their cases for a low cost, or possibly free.
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Investor acquires 200-unit loft portfolio in Trenton for $29 million
Circle F Lofts at 435 Tyler St. in Trenton, part of Time Equities Inc.'s newly acquired Trenton Loft Portfolio in the city — Courtesy: Time Equities
An investment and development firm has acquired a three-building, 200-unit collection of loft-style apartments in Trenton for nearly $30 million.
The New York-based buyer, Time Equities Inc., said its newly added Trenton Loft Portfolio is located within walking distance of the Trenton Transit Center and the city's historic Chambersburg neighborhood. It did not disclose the addresses of the properties.
"We view our purchase of the Trenton Loft Portfolio as an opportunity to acquire a high-quality, Class A urban portfolio in a community underserved with respect to the product type," said Brian Soto, director of acquisitions and asset management at TEI. "We were impressed by the level of detail and thought which went into the design and renovation of the buildings by the original developer and their commitment to providing a quality product which is generally in scare supply within the region."
Soto and Max Pastor, director of acquisitions at TEI, served as the acquisition and asset managers in the $28.85 million transaction. JLL's Michael Oliver, Fran Coyne and Jose Cruz represented the undisclosed seller.
In announcing the deal, TEI touted the buildings' proximity to highways including Route 1 and interstates 295 and 95, providing easy access to Princeton, Philadelphia and Manhattan.
"Beyond being high-quality multifamily product, the Trenton Loft Portfolio offers market leading amenities to tenants such as screening rooms, fitness centers and lounges which are unique in the market," Pastor said. "We foresee the addition of the Trenton Loft portfolio as a complementary addition to our growing multifamily portfolio providing the opportunity for sustainable cash flow and future appreciation."
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The team here at Vintage Cellars look forward to our annual Best Of Awards with great enthusiasm, and this year hasn't let us down. We've tasted our way through hundreds of wines, beers and spirits to make sure the selection that you see in store represents the best the world has to offer.
As we leap towards spring it's a great time to look back and reflect on the year so far. 'The Best of 2015' pays homage to the producers, the trailblazers, the market leaders, and the guys and gals that are responsible for producing the best of the best.
Kym Teusner is no stranger to danger. He's much loved and isn't scared to let people know exactly what he thinks. The candid honesty he displays in life is evident in this stunning release from the Teusner crew. Pound for pound it has to be one of the best value wines around and it punches many divisions above its weight.
Sparkling Wine of the year: Pol Roger Non-Vintage, France.
The white foil, the air of sophistication, the connection to Sir Winston Churchill. The legendary Champagne house that is Pol Roger carry on delighting our taste buds with the current batch of their Non-Vintage masterpiece. Pure class in a glass.
The Chardonnay revolution is in full swing and Margaret River has come to the party! Deep Woods Estate, at the northern end of Margaret River in Yallingup, has gone from strength to strength under the Fogarty family who acquired the property in 2005. This Chardonnay quite rightly deserves to walk off with the White of the year prize.
Red wine: Teusner 'The Independent' Shiraz Mataro, Barossa.
The Teusner Independent that we waxed lyrical about above takes home the Red Wine of the Year. If you didn't know in a blind tasting that it was a $20 wine, you'd be quite happy paying $40 or $50.
Premium wine: Yalumba Signature, Cabernet Shiraz, Barossa.
Louisa Rose and the rest of the Yalumba winemaking team have been on something of a role of late. 'The Signature' is an Australian classic. A blend of Cabernet and Shiraz, it's a wine of enormous complexity and warmth. It's regal, righteous and will live long in the dark corner of your cellar.
Imported wine: Cave de Lugny Macon Villages, Burgundy, France.
A sure fire sign that working together can produce great results. From one of the largest Co-operatives in France (with over 250 growers) the Cave de Lugny Macon Villages smashes the ball right out of the park when it comes to the quality and quantity ratio.
Rose: Sainte Roseline Perle de Roseline, Cotes de Provence.
There's Rose and then there's Rose. Provence sets the bar high when it comes to producing delicate, savoury wines that are not only delicious and a breeze to drink but that are also complex and thought provoking. Sainte Roseline's 'Perle de Roseline' sings out for the sunshine and is sure to be one of the biggest hits once the sun pops its head out. It's a striking blend of Cinsault, Grenache and Syrah and is a benchmark that others aspire to match.
Fortified & Dessert Wines: De Bortoli Noble One Botrytis Semillon 2013 & Valdespino Pedro Ximenez Yellow Label, Jerez.
Our Best Fortified and Best Dessert Wine winners and both hugely deserving of their accolades. De Bortloi Noble One is an Australian icon and rightly sits at the top of the dessert tree in the land down under. Built for the long haul but so good in its youth. Valdespino are one of the most respected Bodegas in Jerez and their Yellow Label PX is pure decadence. You don't even need a dessert to eat with it. It's the perfect way to wrap up any meal.
Whisky: Nikka 'From the Barrel'.
This might be the biggest surprise of the year, the Scottish have been out Whiskied by the Japanese as the Nikka takes home the title of Whisky of the year. For some it might not be that big a shock though as Nikka has been slowly but surely building an enviable reputation in the whisky world for the last 70 odd years. There's heritage and history here as well as incredible flavour and intensity.
Tanqueray is one of those drinks that is always there but not celebrated as much as it should be. Its success lies in its ability to satisfy even the pickiest of Gin aficionados. It's not that it is a catch all style, it's simply that this is Gin the way that Gin should be. Add a squeeze of lime and some tonic and you're on the path to tastiness!
The Vodka category is one that year on year is added to by new players mixing it up with new releases from some of the most established in the Spirits industry. It's testament to the guys at Hippocampus, based in Perth, WA, that it's an Australian Vodka that is walking off with this years' award. Made from biodynamical grown wheat, this is real vodka, designed for real drinks and thoroughly deserves the title of Vodka of the year.
The Venezuelan based Pompero kick goals when it comes to producing Rums of incredible depth and richness and the Anniversario sits right at the top of the Rum tree. It's richness of fruit and spice is complimented by a real sense of drinkability and is a more than ample replacement for top quality Whisky and Cognac at the end of a meal.
Liqueur: Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur.
A liqueur made from Blood oranges grown on the slopes of Mount Etna (on the Italian island of Sicily) by a Gin master distiller. It seems like an unlikely tale yet that's the story behind this incredible tipple that takes out the Liqueur of the year title. Made from handpicked blood oranges this is an awesome addition to any drinks cabinet and it is a must for those that fancy their hand when it comes to mixing up cocktails.
Australian Craft Beer: Newstead Brewery India Pale Ale.
The hotly contested craft beer scene is one that seems to be expanding almost daily. With brewers pushing the limits and releasing single batch brews the whole scene is awash with talent and innovation and it is great to see the Newstead Brewery continuing to thrive. Their 'Two to the Valley' IPA is a proper IPA bursting with intensity and depth of flavour and, although maybe not for the feint hearted, sums up exactly what the craft beer scene is all about.
International Craft Beer: Budejoviky Budvar.
From the Czech city of Budvar that inspired Budweiser, Budvar uses spring water from an underground lake and is matured for 90 days. It pours clean with a creamy head and delivers sweet notes of vanilla, caramel and clementine. This gives the beer a generous and satisfyingly happy bitterness with a slightly dry mouth feel on the finish. It's refreshing with an Indian Curry.
The Cider boom may have abated of late but when it's good it is still incredibly good. Thatchers are a traditional cider producer based in Somerset, England, the home of traditional cider production. Don't expect anything other than brilliant cider once you pop the top off this classic, fresh, clean bottle of goodness.
Winemaker of the year: Virginia Wilcox – Vasse Felix.
Virginia Willcock is a bit of a legend around the winegrower's scene and it's with great pleasure that she is unveiled as Winemaker of the Year in 'The Best of 2015' awards. She has taken Vasse Felix, in Margaret River, WA to new heights and the quality of the wine she produces, right from the entry level blends up to the stunning and iconic Heytesbury releases, is improving with every vintage. It's exciting to see where she can take the property and it's a ride we all want to be part off.


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Powering potential: renewable energy in Latin America
Latin America grabbed headlines at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York in November 2019, when it pledged a collective target of 70% renewable energy use by 2030 – more than double the EU's target of 32%[1].
According to a report from ABN Amro[2], in 2018 renewables accounted for around 25% of the energy supply. So, achieving this target will require substantial investment in a diverse range of renewable energy technologies.
There should be no shortage of potential investors. Latin American countries represent four of the top 20 most attractive renewable energy markets in the world[3], with a great number of opportunities in both greenfield projects and the secondary market according to EY's 'RECAI' index.
Between 2012 and 2015, renewables investments in Latin America totaled around US$ 54 billion[1], mostly in Brazil, Chile and Mexico. In 2017, alone, investment in renewable energy across the region jumped 65% to US$ 17.2 billion, compared to a global average of just 3% growth[2]. The rise was driven by record investment in Mexico and a nine-fold increase in Argentina, particularly in wind and solar sectors. Other major investment destinations in the region included Brazil, Peru, Chile and Costa Rica.
Coping with climate change
Maintaining the exponential level of growth in renewable energy in Latin America not only makes compelling economic and commercial sense, it is also an environmental necessity.
Latin America has made a relatively small contribution to climate change in historical terms – its carbon emissions made up only around 7% of the global total in 2015[3] – yet it is likely to suffer disproportionately from the negative impacts.
Temperatures in parts of Latin America and the Caribbean are expected to rise between 2°C and 3°C by 2050, and between 2.5°C and 4.5°C by 2100[4]. The resulting deterioration of ecosystems, extreme weather events and loss of biodiversity will have major implications for economies and social well-being.
Indeed, the region's geography, climate, topography and demographics, together with the climate-sensitivity of natural assets mean that climate change is already a daily reality for many.
Its long coastlines and many low-lying islands make it uniquely vulnerable to rising sea levels. For example, while the inexorable rise of global temperatures has begun to accelerate the melt rate of vast glaciers in Chile and Argentina, this has increased the danger of catastrophic floods.
Latin America is home to vital environmental assets such as the Amazon rainforest, Brazil's Pantanal and Colombia's Páramos – globally significant natural wonderlands of immense biodiversity. Minor changes to the delicate ecological balance of these areas have the potential to cause exponentially larger knock-on effects around the world.
South and Central America are already accustomed to extreme weather phenomena. Dorian, the hurricane that devastated the Bahamas in September 2019, had sustained winds of 185mph, while the most recent El Niño event, which ended in 2016, caused severe droughts throughout the region.
The socio-economic situation in many Latin American and Caribbean countries also makes them disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of climate change. According to a report from the UN's Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 30.1% of the region's population lived below the poverty line in 2018, while 10.7% lived in what the Commission describes as "extreme poverty"[5]. This means that approximately 185 million people were below the poverty threshold in 2018, with 66 million of these people experiencing extreme poverty.
Chile leading the charge
Chile is at the forefront of the renewables revolution in Latin America and can already point to a number of successful initiatives to increase the proportion of renewable sources in the country's energy mix.
Having relied on imported coal, gas and petroleum for much of its domestic and industrial power needs since industrialization, in more recent decades this mountainous country has become a major producer of hydropower.
Environmental concerns, however, means that public opinion over the past decade – and to a certain extent government policy – have switched the renewables focus towards solar and wind energy, resources the country has in even greater abundance. The intensity of the sun in the Atacama Desert in the north of Chile, for example, is unequalled anywhere in the world. While the long coastline of Chile provides rich wind resources all year round.
Chile was producing 865 gigawatt hours of renewable electricity per month in mid-2016. By March 2019, this had leapt to 1,188 gigawatt hours[1]. By the end of September 2019, almost 22% of the nation's total energy capacity derived from renewable energy sources[2].
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, has established itself as key player in the Chilean renewables sector.
Manuel Pavon, Managing Director, FRV South America
Manuel Pavon, FRV Managing Director for South America, says the Chilean government is strongly committed to further growth in the country's renewable energy capacity.
"The government set a goal to have 20% of renewables by 2025. That goal was accomplished early, during 2018, and the government is thinking of increasing the goal to 25% or 30%. It wants to decommission all the coal-based power plants in the country – that's five gigawatts of thermal generation – by 2040. These decommissioned power stations will be replaced by a mix of renewables and other technologies."
One of these new developments is a hybrid solar-wind project currently being developed by FRV to power almost 250,000 homes with clean energy, all year round, split between two sites – a solar power plant in the north of the country and a wind plant in the south.
"This hybrid combination of solar and wind allows us to provide renewable energy 24/7,"says Pavon. "During the day we provide solar power, and during the night we will provide wind power. There is due to be a tender in May 2020, in which the Chilean National Commission will procure six terawatts of energy. The 'big four' incumbents are losing market share every year, but the market itself is growing. We expect it will continue increasing up to 1.5 gigawatts per year for the following five years. So, it is a very interesting market for us."
Atacama Desert, Chile © Photo Credit Alex Wolo
In fact, such is the potential of Chile, that FRV recently relocated its regional headquarters to the country from Brazil.
"The government is very pro-renewables and there are some excellent opportunities here. We wanted to be as close as possible to this market so we can take advantage of those opportunities when they arise," says Pavon.
It is not only the government who recognize the need for more renewable energy. Pavon says that there is a strong connection between climate change and the need for renewable energy in the minds of the Chilean public, too.
Chile is more than 4,000 km long, with a variety of climates, but rainfall is generally low and the country is in the midst of a 13-year drought. Combined with the poor perception of hydropower, it is not surprising, says Pavon, that Chile's early adoption of renewables, and the accompanying renewable-friendly regulatory framework, means that, alongside Brazil, it has the potential to become one of the continent's renewables success stories.
"Within the Latin American region, most countries are at a similar stage, and FRV is exploring projects in Uruguay, Brazil, Peru and Colombia. But Chile has gone one step further, in terms of things like the regulatory frameworks, for example. It can sometimes take a long time to get projects started, but it is very stable and secure. That's why also most banks in Latin America are based in Chile," he says.
Action across the Andes
Across the Andes from Chile, the renewable energy markets in Brazil and Uruguay are also benefitting from FRV's growing presence in Latin America.
One of its first projects in the region was the La Jacinta solar power plant in Salto, in the north of Uruguay, developed by FRV. This was the first solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) that FRV signed with the Uruguayan state-owned electric company Administración Nacional de Usinas y Transmisiones Eléctricas (UTE) and was the first to become operational, in 2015. It remains one of the largest solar plants in Latin America.
With 65 MWdc of installed power, the solar plant provides the 100% of its energy to UTE and meets the electrical needs of approximately 34,000 homes, while eliminating approximately 72,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year.
FRV sold La Jacinta to Invenergy in 2017, but Pavon says the company is currently pursuing a number of other ventures in the country:
"We have an interesting pipeline in Uruguay. We are continually speaking with UTE, which is responsible for generation, distribution and transmission, and we are aware of several potential opportunities coming up in the near future. Brazil is one of the biggest economies in the region, and we are waiting to see how the sector performs. We may have to wait a few years before we invest capital, but for the moment, we will be keeping a close eye on forthcoming opportunities."
Making things happen in Mexico
As well as its operations in Chile, Uruguay and Brazil, FRV is rapidly establishing itself at the opposite end of the continent, in Mexico, where it has two major solar photovoltaic developments.
Its Potosi solar plant, in San Luis de Potosi, began producing energy operations last year. The plant generates 815,000 MWh annually, providing enough energy to supply more than 76,000 homes and reduce Mexico's CO2 emissions by almost 98 million tons per year.
FRV's second plant, the Potrero PV plant in Jalisco, will generate 750,000 MWh per year, supplying 128,000 homes and reducing CO2 emissions by some 437,000 tons. The Potrero plant is on course to be completed in July 2020 after around just 15 months of construction work.
Fernando Salinas Loring,
Managing Director FRV Mexico and Central America
Both FRV projects in Mexico are on track and performing well. "With these two projects, we've installed a total of 640 MW of capacity in a Mexican market currently holding around 73,000 MW. So, we have grown to become a relevant player in a very short period of time,"says Fernando Salinas Loring, Managing Director of FRV Mexico and Central America.
The first wind-power plants began operating in Mexico in 2013. The country now generates around 12.4 gigawatts from wind, compared to 2.2 gigawatts from solar. But, according to Loring, "solar is now beginning to catch up"
One of the reasons for this success, he says, is a change in government attitude towards the renewables sector.
"The government has reaffirmed the renewable energy target of 35% by 2024, which is critically important," he says, "Currently, 24% of Mexico's energy is provided by clean energy. So, we need to get to 35% in the next five years. It's not going to be easy, but it can be done."
His optimism is shared by Manuel Pavon in Chile, fueled by pro-renewables government policies and changing public expectations.
"The sentiment we're seeing across the whole Latin American region is concern about climate change. It is much greater than it was even four or five years ago. People are also thinking about the wellbeing of our communities and cities, and governments realize that something has to change in terms of energy policies. Renewable energy is a huge factor within all these considerations. At FRV, we are looking forward to capitalizing on these opportunities and helping to deliver a cleaner energy mix for Latin America's future," says Pavon.
Source: alj.com
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[2] Energy Monitor: Renewable energy in Latin America, ABN Amro, May 2018
[3] Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, Issue 54, November 2019
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[6] Annual CO2 Emissions by Region, Global Carbon Project & Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, 2019
[7] "Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week Is an Opportune Moment to Strengthen Regional Climate Action", World Resources Institute, August 20, 2019
[8] The Social Panorama of Latin America, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, December 2019
[9] "Renewable electricity generation in Chile from August 2016 to March 2019", Statista, accessed December 4, 2019
[10] Figures published by the Chilean National Energy Commission, November 2019
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[12] Electricity generation by fuel: Chile, International Energy Agency 2017.
[13] "Current situation and major challenges of desalination in Chile", Desalination and Water Treatment Journal, December 2019.
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How did flappers impact the 1920s?
Flappers were young women famed for their exuberant independence in the 1920s, pursuing a lifestyle that many at the time considered extravagant, immoral, or even dangerous. Flappers broke down boundaries for women's economic, political, and sexual independence. They are now regarded as the first generation of self-sufficient American women.
The term "flapper" was originally used by men to describe young female dance hall patrons who wore short skirts and bobbed their hair. The actual origin of the term is unclear; some say it comes from the word "flare," which means to jump like a jack-in-the-box. However, the Oxford English Dictionary cites other possible sources for the term including "flirt" and "flax." Whatever its origin may be, the term "flapper" was soon applied to any young woman seen as too free in her behavior.
The 1920s were a time of great change for American society. The end of World War I had created an atmosphere of optimism and progressiveness that gave rise to new trends and behaviors. One such trend was the increase in female autonomy. Women were no longer expected to stay at home and care for children when they got married. They were able to go to school or work instead. Also, there was no longer a stigma against working outside the home. By the end of the decade, more than half of all women were employed full-time or part-time.
What did the image of the flapper represent?
What was the flapper culture?
What did "flapper" mean in the Roaring Twenties?
What did the flapper do in the Gatsby?
The flapper represented the newly "liberated" woman of the 1920s. Many people interpreted flappers' daring, boyish appearances and startling conduct as a sign of shifting values. Despite being untypical of American women, the flapper image promoted the notion that women now had more independence. She was no longer constrained by traditional roles or morals.
The image of the flapper first emerged in print around 1900. It was popularized by motion pictures in the late 1910s and early 1920s. The term "flapper" came from the word "flaxen," which is what girls with blond hair used to be called.
The image of the flapper was also representative of the new freedom women were enjoying because of the ending of World War I. Before this time, women's role in society was very limited. They could not go to war, vote, own property, or do many other things that men were allowed to do. But now that tradition was changing for the better!
Women before the war had little choice about what they wore. They were expected to look nice, but otherwise leave most decisions regarding their appearance up to their husbands or fathers. Now that they were given more freedom, they wanted to show off their new found liberty by wearing clothes that were revealing and fun. The image of the flapper spread across America when newspapers published photographs of young women with their hair cut in a bob or flip.
Flappers were a group of young Western women in the 1920s who wore short skirts (knee height was considered short at the time), bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their scorn for what was considered appropriate conduct at the time. They became a cultural phenomenon that influenced many later trends such as youth culture, hedonism, and freedom.
The term "flapper" was first used by New York newspaper editors frustrated by the number of young women wearing short dresses and making a lot of noise downtown. Before this incident, people had always called them "flirts" or "tomboys."
The original flappers were white middle-class girls from Chicago and Detroit who attended college during the week and went to school on the weekends. But because of the image they projected, the term "flapper" became associated with anything youthful and free-thinking. By the late 1920s, "flapper" had become one of the most popular terms of abuse for anyone who defied traditional gender roles.
Young men also adopted some of the behaviors of the flappers. They smoked cigarettes, drank beer, and danced the shimmy. Some even shaved off their mustaches! This is known as "masculinizing" yourself.
During World War I, many young men were drafted into the army.
First and foremost, what exactly is a flapper? The name "flapper" was applied to young, progressive Western women in the 1920s (or Roaring Twenties) who were recognized for their modern sense of style and new ideas regarding femininity, gender roles, and sexuality. They rejected old-fashioned notions of beauty and wore bold clothes that displayed an independence rarely seen before in society.
The term "flapper" was first used by New York journalists to describe young women who danced the Charleston on Broadway during Blackball Day 1919. This event was held every year on the last day of January to celebrate the end of Old Year's Day and the beginning of the New Year. The 1924 Paris Olympics were also known as the Flapper Games because of the innovative sporting events they featured. During this time, many young men were joining unions to work in factories; therefore, there was a shortage of labor. Women were being hired to work in these factories since no one wanted to do dangerous jobs with the potential for injury or death. The fact that women could work outside the home while still remaining attractive contributed to the rise in breast implants, eyelid surgeries, and other forms of cosmetic modification.
In addition to working in these factories, young women were also taking advantage of other opportunities presented to them by this era.
Flappers were adolescent girls and young women who rebelled against the organized society in which they were nurtured, taking charge of their own lives and sexualities, working, and using their right to vote. They went to jazz clubs, petting parties (making-out or foreplay), and speakeasies. Some even became famous for being beautiful but corrupting.
The Gatsby was a dance hall in downtown Detroit where many flappers danced to popular music recorded by black artists. The venue opened in 1916 and closed in 1929 when it was destroyed by fire. It is now a museum called the Grand Bohemian Hotel.
During World War I, gas shortages caused prices to rise, limiting consumers' ability to spend money on frivolous items. This cause and effect relationship between gas shortage and increased price led to a decline in sales of automobiles. The Flapper Movement began as early as 1917 when General Motors introduced new models with more efficient designs that fit into smaller spaces. These factors contributed to the demise of the Flapper Movement when peace returned to America in 1918.
In conclusion, the Flapper Movement was one of the first signs that female sexuality was becoming acceptable during this time period. Young women were able to work, go to school, and participate in social events without worrying about what role they might be expected to play.
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Q: sed: renaming selective strings in a file I have a file called protein.faa, its content is:
>WP_004066472.1 MULTISPECIES: NADH-quinone oxidoreductase subunit K [Thermococcus]
MIPLQFVTAFLMIFMGIYAFLYKRNLIKLILALNLI
LVLTSIVIGVCVLSLAMALTINAYRHYGTLDVNKLRRLRG
>WP_004066568.1 MULTISPECIES: DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit P [Thermococcus]
MVEALYKCAKCGKEF
>WP_004066764.1 MULTISPECIES: Lrp/AsnC ligand binding domain-containing protein [Thermococcus]
MVTAFILMVTAAGKEREVMEKLLTYPEVKEAYVVYG
>WP_004067064.1 MULTISPECIES: hypothetical protein [Thermococcus]
MEITIEKFKPKVTRPFKRKNEYWVKL
PSAKELVDEYFSE

I want to rename only names after each > to filename+its order number, i.e.:
>protein_1 MULTISPECIES: NADH-quinone oxidoreductase subunit K [Thermococcus]
MIPLQFVTAFLMIFMGIYAFLYKRNLIKLILALNLI
LVLTSIVIGVCVLSLAMALTINAYRHYGTLDVNKLRRLRG
>protein_2 MULTISPECIES: DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit P [Thermococcus]
MVEALYKCAKCGKEF
>protein_3 MULTISPECIES: Lrp/AsnC ligand binding domain-containing protein [Thermococcus]
MVTAFILMVTAAGKEREVMEKLLTYPEVKEAYVVYG
>protein_4 MULTISPECIES: hypothetical protein [Thermococcus]
MEITIEKFKPKVTRPFKRKNEYWVKL
PSAKELVDEYFSE

My code is
name="$(echo protein.faa | sed 's/....$//')"
sed "s/>.*/>${name}/" protein.faa

which allows me to get only
>protein
MIPLQFVTAFLMIFMGIYAFLYKRNLIKLILALNLI
LVLTSIVIGVCVLSLAMALTINAYRHYGTLDVNKLRRLRG
>protein
MVEALYKCAKCGKEF
>protein
MVTAFILMVTAAGKEREVMEKLLTYPEVKEAYVVYG
>protein
MEITIEKFKPKVTRPFKRKNEYWVKL
PSAKELVDEYFSE

How do I add order numbers and keep whatever goes after >protein_i?

A: This job suites gnu awk more:
awk -i inplace 'BEGINFILE {fn=FILENAME; sub(/\..*$/, "", fn); i=0} $1 ~ /^>/{$1 = ">" fn "_" ++i} 1' *.faa

>protein_1 MULTISPECIES: NADH-quinone oxidoreductase subunit K [Thermococcus]
MIPLQFVTAFLMIFMGIYAFLYKRNLIKLILALNLI
LVLTSIVIGVCVLSLAMALTINAYRHYGTLDVNKLRRLRG
>protein_2 MULTISPECIES: DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit P [Thermococcus]
MVEALYKCAKCGKEF
>protein_3 MULTISPECIES: Lrp/AsnC ligand binding domain-containing protein [Thermococcus]
MVTAFILMVTAAGKEREVMEKLLTYPEVKEAYVVYG
>protein_4 MULTISPECIES: hypothetical protein [Thermococcus]
MEITIEKFKPKVTRPFKRKNEYWVKL
PSAKELVDEYFSE

To make it more readable for gnu awk:
awk -i inplace 'BEGINFILE {
   fn = FILENAME
   sub(/\..*$/, "", fn)
   i = 0
}
$1 ~ /^>/{
   $1 = ">" fn "_" ++i
} 1' *.faa

For non-gnu awk:
for f in *.faa; do
   awk 'BEGINFILE {fn=FILENAME; sub(/\..*$/, "", fn)} $1 ~ /^>/{$1 = ">" fn "_" ++i} 1' "$f" > _tmp && mv _tmp "$f"
done

A: Use this Perl one-liner:
perl -pe 'BEGIN { $i = 1; chomp( $basename = `basename $ARGV[0] .faa` ); } s{^>\S+}{>${basename}_${i}} and $i++; ' in.faa > out.faa

To change file in-place:
perl -i.bak -pe 'BEGIN { $i = 1; chomp( $basename = `basename $ARGV[0] .faa` ); } s{^>\S+}{>${basename}_${i}} and $i++; ' in.faa

The Perl one-liner uses these command line flags:
-e : Tells Perl to look for code in-line, instead of in a file.
-p : Loop over the input one line at a time, assigning it to $_ by default. Add print $_ after each loop iteration.
-i.bak : Edit input files in-place (overwrite the input file). Before overwriting, save a backup copy of the original file by appending to its name the extension .bak.
SEE ALSO:
perldoc perlrun: how to execute the Perl interpreter: command line switches
perldoc perlre: Perl regular expressions (regexes)
perldoc perlrequick: Perl regular expressions quick start


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Health And Medical Video: Smoking And Diabetes (April 2019).
Smoking is especially dangerous in diabetes: nicotine helps to increase the level of glucose in the blood of patients.
Studies by American scientists have shown that smoking and diabetes are a dangerous combination: nicotine reduces the effectiveness of controlling carbohydrate metabolism in diabetic smokers.
Constantly high blood sugar levels, in turn, increase the risk of developing serious diabetes complications, such as kidney failure, nerve damage, myocardial infarction, stroke, visual impairment.
According to a study by the American Diabetes Association, about 26 million people in the United States suffer from diabetes, 7 million of whom are not yet aware of the existence of their illness. How many patients with diabetes smoke is still a mystery.
Doctors have long known that smokers-diabetics can not successfully manage their disease as non-smokers. However, to this day, scientists could not determine which of the 4,000 chemical compounds in cigarette smoke is responsible for increasing blood sugar in diabetes mellitus.
Researchers at the California State Polytechnic University have decided to answer this question. In the laboratory, they were exposed to nicotine samples of human blood.
Scientists isolated from the blood red blood cells (erythrocytes) and influenced them with glucose and nicotine in various concentrations. As an indicator occur in cells of changes, the content of hemoglobin glycated (HbA1C) in the blood was used. In the human body, this substance reflects the effectiveness of the carbohydrate metabolism control over the past three months or so. The higher the content of HbA1C, the higher the glucose content in the blood.
The concentration of nicotine used in the study was comparable to the content of this poison in the blood of smokers. Scientists have used such concentrations of nicotine, which arose in the blood when burned on the day of one or two packs of cigarettes.
It turned out that the greater the effect of nicotine, the higher the content in the blood of HbA1c, indicating the extremely unfavorable effect of this substance on the carbohydrate metabolism. Depending on the concentration of nicotine treated with erythrocytes in the experiment, an increase in HbA1c from 9% to 34.5% was noted.
According to the research director, Dr. Xiao-Chuan Liu, all diabetics should think about the findings because they are quite scary. He believes that endocrinologists should use the results of a new work to convince their patients to refuse smoking.
However, at the same time, Dr. Lew is concerned about the possibility of using different drugs, which are often used during the refusal of cigarettes. All of them (nicotine patches, chewing gums and others) contain nicotine, and therefore they can also have an adverse effect on the carbohydrate metabolism. It is important to remember this, and therefore it is necessary to reduce the time of their application as much as possible.


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Fatalities everywhere: From London to Italy to the United States
July 8 2016 By Abiodun Giwa
A Nigerian killed in Italy on Tuesday after his wife was called a Monkey by one of his assailants.
The number of police officers killed in Dallas, Texas, in the United States, have increased to five, result of sniper attacks, following protests of the death of two black men, one in Minnesota and another in Louisiana.
The situation in Dallas is still dicey, prayers are being said as intervention.
The police chief said on Friday morning that he was uncertain all the men involved in gun battle against his men had been rounded up.
President Barack Obama has appealed for peace and Loretta Lynch, the attorney general has appealed for peace. She said that this has been a week of grieve and profound loss.
One suspect, said to be in the police custody, reportedly said he was angry over the lives of black men cut short by police officers in Louisiana and Minnesota. The report says the suspect said he was motivated to kill white people, especially white officers. Another report said that about four snipers positioned themselves in ambush against police officers at a parking garage and shot them from behind.
Many Americans were shocked on reading from Thursday's evening news reports about the incidence in Dallas as offshoot of incidences outside the city, a city far away from Minnesota and Louisiana, where two black men had lost their lives in fatalities with the police officers as shooters.
The drama is reported to have started from Louisiana on Wednesday, where a black man, Alton Sterling, was shown pinned down in front of a police car by two white police officers, before he was fatally shot on the chest, according to reports.
The public anger over the Louisiana incident had hardly settled, when another video surfaced from a young woman in Minnesota, who said her husband, was shot four times without any provocation, following encounter with police officers at a traffic checkpoint.
News reports have been rife with stories about what led to the killings in both Louisiana and Minnesota. The problem in Dallas reportedly stems from the black men killed by white police officers leading to protests of Black Lives Matters. How the matters in two different cities about the killing of two black men have culminated into the death of five police officers in a different city, where no one single life was taken by the police before protest there, is the crisis that has taken everyone unaware and one that the authorities are working to resolve.
The fatalities in Louisiana and Minnesota undoubtedly shocked the world, based on the videos that were shown on the internet. Just as the news of the two black men killed in the U.S. holds the world in suspense, news reports reveal the killing of a Nigerian 17 years old Nigerian student, Fola Orebiyi, on Sunday, before the incidences in the U.S.
Another Nigerian Emmanuel Chidi Namdi was killed in Italy last Tuesday, also before the incidence in the U.S, by a guy who was reported to have laid his hand on the Nigerian man's girlfriend and called her a monkey. The young woman's boyfriend, Namdi, questioned the stranger for his rationale for calling his girlfriend a monkey, when a group descended on him and hit him to the ground. He did not survive a hit to the back of his head.
The Nigerian student, Orebiyi, who was killed in London was said to have been stabbed with a knife to the back of his neck by his assailants.


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"SETE" by K.O surpasses another milestone in weekly Spotify streams.
TrenchKid | October 15, 2022 | Celebrities, News | No Comments
K.O is ecstatic that his most recent track, "Sete," has reached yet another significant milestone in terms of Spotify's weekly streams.
Many of his followers are happy for him because the song has been topping the charts ever since he released it.
In a recent update posted to Twitter, SETE claimed yet another favorable position on Spotify's music streaming service.
According to a tweet from Chart Base Africa, SETE is the only song in South Africa to have received more than 300,000 Spotify streams per week over the past six weeks.
Jerusalem by Master KG is the only song to have achieved this rank.
The only South African song in Spotify history to receive at least 300K listens per week in the previous six weeks is "SETE," which joins "Jerusalem" in that distinction. Check out the tweet.
K.O responded, "Damn," in response to his amazement at this.
view the tweet below
Damn 👀 https://t.co/JYyXpeZd7p
— K.O (@MrCashtime) October 14, 2022
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