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Rather than running programs on one supercomputer, it uses the combined power of numerous PCs, each running a slightly different computer simulation.
No two simulations produce exactly the same results; overall, the project produces a picture of the possible range of outcomes given the present state of scientific knowledge.
Last year, climateprediction.net released results from its existing model suggesting that a doubling of the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide would increase the global average temperature by between 2C and 11C.
Distributed computing has been used before, notably by the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, or Seti, where several million people have downloaded software enabling them to analyse data from observations of distant stars for signs of alien life.
The scientists behind climateprediction.net believe their project is also a tool to spread awareness and understanding of climate change.
The link to BBC television may, they believe, help with this angle of their project as well as recruiting more users.
They hope to have initial results from the new model about three months after it is launched.
Frances McNamara, the BBC's producer for the experiment, said the project would give people a chance to be part of efforts to tackle a warming world.
"We wanted to use the BBC's web and interactive services to help the audience to make a personal contribution - not only to the climate change season of programming, but also to genuinely new science."
At the end of the BBC Four programme Meltdown, viewers will be asked to log in, download, and set their PCs to the task of predicting the climate of the future.
Meltdown, part of the Climate Chaos Season, will be broadcast on BBC Four on Monday 20 February 2006 at 21:00GMT.
Dept. 3353, 1000 E. University Ave.
Kelly Kinney is the first responder for personnel issues and hiring, college/university liaison, committee assignments, and faculty assignments.
Julia Obert is the first responder for new student advising, transfer credit evaluation, student visitors, and academic dishonesty concerns.
Gwynn Lemler is the general office manager. She works on faculty T&P, graduate student admissions, GA hiring, and financial matters.
This position is the first responder for undergraduate matters, particularly class registration and scheduling, book orders, assigning students to advisors, classroom scheduling in Hoyt Hall, updating office hours, and managing mail, email, and phone inquiries to the department.
Michael Edson supports recruiting and retention of graduate students in our MA concentrations in literary studies and rhetoric and composition. He also manages the MA program's course schedule rotation.
Please see the assistant chair for information about this minor.
Please see the department chair for information on this track.
NEW YORK, June 28 (Reuters) - U.S.-driven trade confrontations hurt world stock markets and U.S. and German debt yields on Thursday, while Wall Street felt the additional brunt of a slump in health sector shares.
Wall Street opened lower amid Amazon’s announcement that it would buy online pharmacy PillPack, moving the e-commerce giant further into the health space. The news sent shares of drug distributors and retailers plummeting.
The S&P health sector dropped 0.73 percent, the most among the 11 S&P sectors, while Amazon gained 0.8 percent. The biggest losses include a 10.5 percent drop in Walgreens Boots Alliance, a 9.3 percent tumble in CVS Health and a 10.1 percent fall in Rite Aid shares.
Still, gains in financial and technology shares helped U.S. stock indexes remain largely flat.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 12.45 points, or 0.05 percent, to 24,105.14, the S&P 500 gained 1.52 points, or 0.06 percent, to 2,701.15 and the Nasdaq Composite added 10.90 points, or 0.15 percent, to 7,455.99.
An escalating trade fight between the United States with its major partners, including China, the European Union and Canada, has continued to dominate investors’ mindsets, said Craig Erlam, senior market analyst at online forex broker Oanda.
“With Trump picking fights on multiple fronts and no sides showing any willingness to back down, we may have to get used to this risk-averse environment in the near-term,” Erlam said.
Like Wall Street a day earlier, European shares and the Chinese yuan suffered after U.S. President Donald Trump and White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow outlined plans to clamp down on Chinese acquisitions of sensitive American technologies.
MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe shed 0.30 percent, while the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index lost 0.96 percent.
Asian shares dropped to a nine-month trough and MSCI’s emerging market index - which includes other hard-hit countries, including Mexico, Brazil, Turkey and South Africa - was at its weakest in almost a year.
U.S. Treasury and German Bund yields remained near one-month lows as investors moved into bonds for the guaranteed returns stocks cannot offer.
The yield curve between two-year and 10-year U.S. Treasury notes traded just above the low of 32 basis points reached on Wednesday, which was the flattest since 2007.
The U.S. dollar slipped against a basket of currencies as upbeat German inflation data prompted some traders to buy the euro, and data showing the U.S. economy slowed more than previously estimated in the first quarter weighed on the greenback.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, was down 0.04 percent at 95.232, after advancing about 1 percent over the last two sessions amid continuing tensions between the United States and its major trading partners.
Gold steadied after falling to its lowest in more than six months on the higher dollar.
A strong greenback makes dollar-priced gold costlier for non U.S. investors and while falling equities, seen as risky assets, usually help safe-haven gold, they have failed to do so this time.
Oil prices firmed, with U.S. crude near a 3.5-year high as investors eyed the prospect of a big fall in crude exports from Iran due to U.S. sanctions.
U.S. crude rose 1.29 percent to $73.70 per barrel and Brent was last at $77.66, up 0.26 percent on the day.
The 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conducts routine maintenance on the various aircraft they oversee at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Dec. 28, 2018. The 451st EAMXS is comprised of nearly five hundred personnel.
“We are aligned under a group, so we encompass all on and off flightline maintenance for all of the platforms we support,” said Maj. Michael Makaryk, 451st EAMXS director of operations.
A-10s, often called “Warthogs,” are designed for close air support and can operate in austere conditions. The platform can employ a wide variety of munitions in order to safely and effectively protect the troops on the ground.
KC-135s bring the capability for in-flight refueling to the fight. With Stratotankers in the air flying refueling missions, other aircraft can remain airborne longer, providing whatever support is required.
MQ-9s are armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft used primarily for dynamic execution of targets and secondarily for intelligence collection.
Each aircraft alone is extremely important to the overall mission success, and each brings unique capabilities to the fight. But managing and maintaining all these assets takes an all-hands-on-deck approach—the squadron needs to work together like a well-oiled machine.
Makaryk said the training everyone does at home station enables them to come out and perform at their peak and ensure that no matter the conditions--rain, snow or heat--Airmen are getting the job done.
The 451st EAMXS is a geographically separated unit that falls under the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing headquartered at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. In addition to being responsible for multiple airframes, the squadron is a total force integrated unit with active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian personnel working together seamlessly to accomplish the mission.
Voice over IP technology has not been integrated with the nation's emergency telephone system, the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials said.
'APCO is deeply concerned that the rapid deployment of VOIP service will have a serious and negative impact on the provisioning of 911 emergency communications,' the organization said in a statement released Thursday.
The group is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to require that VOIP providers make their services fully compatible with 911 services.
VOIP routes telephone calls over networks using IP rather than using the public switched telephone network. IP originally was designed for moving packets of data but increasingly is being used for other media as well, including voice and video. AT&T Corp. today announced an initiative to expand its portfolio of VOIP services and aggressively market them to business and residential customers worldwide.
The FCC requires 911 calls from wireline phones and cellular phones to provide the emergency operator with the number of the phone and its location. This Enhanced 911 service is available for wireline phones and is being implemented for cellular service.
But there are no similar requirements for VOIP. The telephone number associated with the VOIP call often is in a format the 911 system does not recognize, and often is not associated with a location in the 911 system database.
The FCC is debating whether VOIP providers should be subject to the same regulation as other service providers. APCO said 911 requirements should be separate from, and in advance of, other regulatory decisions.
He's bravely fought for his country in Afghanistan and is a regular in newspaper gossip pages but it appears Prince Harry is rather coy about his most recognisable feature - his hair.
Earlier in the day Cleese had announced he's had a hair transplant and showed it off to Richard and Judy on their TV show.
The prince enjoyed the comedy night - being hosted by Cleese - with his father and the Duchess of Cornwall.
Other stars at the revue in the New Wimbledon Theatre, south London, included actor Robin Williams, comedienne Joan Rivers and John Cleese's Fawlty Towers co-star Andrew Sachs who reprised his role as Manuel for a sketch with Cleese.
After the show the royals went back stage to meet the comics who had entertained them.
It's not the first time Prince Harry has mentioned his hair colour.
In July 2007 at the Concert for Diana in memory of his mother the Prince told a teenage guest he had been bullied about his ginger hair.
Maxine's father Rob added: 'When she said she did counselling Harry said maybe he should come to her because he gets bullied about his red hair.
'When they all laughed he said 'no, I do seriously'.
Harry's girlfriend Chelsy Davy is also reported to have nicknamed him the 'Big Ginger' and the prince once revealed that his mother had called him Ginger throughout his childhood.
Meanwhile Cleese showed off his hair transplant to presenting couple Richard and Judy earlier last night.
The Fawlty Towers and Monty Python star revealed he had had the recent operation while being interviewed for the couple's TV show.
Former Ireland and Lions captain Paul O'Connell was a "giant of the game", who was revered by opponents, respected by team-mates and renowned as an inspirational leader.
O'Connell has been forced to retire from rugby with immediate effect on medical advice after injuring a hamstring in a 2015 World Cup group game against France.
Having declared his intention to retire from international rugby after the World Cup, the second row signed a two-year contract with French side Toulon but never played for them after failing to regain fitness.
He captained Ireland to three Six Nations titles, including a Grand Slam, and played 174 times for Munster.
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 8 (Reuters) - South Africa’s Discovery Ltd said on Thursday it will issue about 10.9 million new shares to qualifying investors in order to raise 1.85 billion rand ($132 million) to help fund an acquisition of a stake and assets in soon to be launched Discovery bank.
In September both firms agreed that Discovery will purchase FirstRand’s 25.01 percent stake in Discovery Bank and the remaining 25.01 percent economic interest that FirstRand currently owns in the Discovery card joint venture.
The acquisition also involvea buying all rights to the Discovery card book and related assets, which will be migrated to Discovery over time.
In order to fund the acquisition, Discovery said on Thursday it will issue new shares to qualifying investors to raise the purchase price of 1.85 billion rand.
In a separate statement, bookrunners said the price guidance will be between 160 rand and 162 rand per share.
Its largest shareholder Rand Merchant Insurance Holdings Limited has indicated its intention to apply for 464 million rand worth of placement shares, the firm said.
Certain directors of Discovery, which include founders Adrian Gore and Barry Swartzberg and CEO of VitalityLife Herschel Mayers, have committed to subscribe for 240 million rand worth of shares.
“The subscription by the participating directors remains subject to the approval of the necessary resolutions at the annual general meeting of Discovery shareholders, scheduled for 26 November 2018,” the firm said.
A book-signing event with the author and illustrator of “Feral Cat Stories: From Rescue to Love,” will take place from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at Dog Ears Bookstore & Café, 688 Abbott Road, Buffalo.
The book is an entertaining and inspiring collection of Western New York feral cat rescue stories from participants of the spay/neuter programs of Feral Cat FOCUS. Local author Susan Sellingsloh captures the struggles and joys of people who encounter feral cats and decide to help. The stories show not only the transformation of rescue into love but the efficacy of Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) programs. All proceeds benefit Feral Cat FOCUS of Western New York.
Sellingsloh holds degrees from the University of Hawaii and Buffalo State College. She has loved cats since childhood and been an active volunteer with Feral Cat FOCUS since 2003. She is happy that through her writing she has been able to capture these feral cat stories and share them with the world.
Illustrator Joan M. Peck graduated from the State University at Buffalo. She has been drawing since she could pick up a crayon and believes every cat has a unique personality and tries to portray this in every one of her cat vignettes.
For more information on the nonprofit community bookstore, please call 823-2665, visit www.dogearsbookstore.org or follow Dog Ears on Facebook for frequent updates.
Chris Brown is to remain in rehab rather than go to jail, a judge ruled today (03.02.14).
Chris Brown is to remain in rehab, a judge ruled today.
The Fine China singer is currently completing a 90-day court ordered stint in rehabilitation for anger management issues, and appeared at Los Angeles Superior Court for a hearing over an alleged assault in Washington D.C. last October.
Prosecutors asked for Chris to be taken to jail, claiming his "violent behaviour continues to increase in severity and frequency" adding they believe he poses "an increasing danger to society". The District Attorney added they have reviewed the Washington case and say there is cause to believe Chris is guilty as charged, which would lead to jail time if he were convicted. However, judge James Brandlin ruled Chris is making progress where he is and should remain there.
Chris (24) has been on probation since his 2009 assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, which was revoked last December following the fight in Washington D.C.
A probation report obtained by CNN at that time showed he had an anger management problem and drug abuse issues.
A report from Chris' probation officer was also given to the court in December, which said he was making positive progress.
It read: "The clinical and medical team have witnessed very positive change in Mr Brown since his psychotropic medications have been changed and he has been taken off medical marijuana. His ability to emotionally regulate himself has improved markedly."
Mark and Star King had rented out their home in Sage Hill, Calgary in Canada to a party of four through Airbnb. The Kings were led to believe that the group was in town for a wedding, and the quartet was supposed to stay Sunday to Tuesday.
In reality, the article said the Kings received word from their neighbors that there had apparently been a party bus at one point with more than 100 people at their home.
Here’s the shocking video of the damage.
A good paint job conveys professionalism and competence.
Paint color might be the last thing you think about in the rush to get business loans, reach new customers and design novel products. But one of the first things customers will notice is how your building makes them feel. Paint color can set the tone for customer interactions, complement your logo and create a welcoming environment that encourages customers to make a purchase.
The amount of space you have can limit your color options. Dark, rich colors tend to make a space look smaller, so stick to light colors if you don't have much space. An accent wall or accent color, however, can make a small space pop. Try painting your walls white and adding a red or black accent wall for a dramatic flourish.
Color psychologists believe that colors can affect mood, and people tend to associate particular colors with particular feelings. Soothing pastels in blue, green, yellow and pink can be good choices for children's stores. Red conveys power and strength, and could be an ideal accent color for an attorney. Purple is the color of royalty and might work well for an estate planner or luxury item dealer. You should also consider colors that your customers like. Poll customers about their favorite colors, or consider your customer demographic. If you cater primarily to men, "feminine" colors such as pink could be a turnoff.
One of the simplest ways to select paint color is to build upon other design themes in your business. If your logo is purple with yellow accents, purple walls can echo your logo, while yellow might accentuate your logo if it's plastered somewhere on your wall. You might also choose colors that complement your product line. For example, a girl's clothing store whose stock is largely in the pink range might opt to accentuate the pink with pink walls or complement the pink with yellow or blue.
Your walls might not be the first thing a customer notices about your business. If you're an art dealer, for example, customers are more likely to notice what's on the walls. Make sure the paint you choose works well with the items you hang on your walls and your business's decorations. For example, if you choose a bright red accent couch, select a color that complements -- rather than clashes with -- the red, and steer clear of clashing colors such as orange.
Thompson, Van. "How to Choose a Paint Color to Set the Mood for Your Business." Small Business - Chron.com, http://smallbusiness.chron.com/choose-paint-color-set-mood-business-76298.html. Accessed 19 April 2019.
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