Need for light rail and a little history lesson on collusion – a reprise from 2012

The following was written in 2012, but it provides a history lesson of why we need to dig deeper to understand sources of information. There is a reason collusion is such an ugly term. It should be noted cities are sharing ideas to make traffic flow more easily to lessen congestion and smog.

With the needs for better traffic planning in larger cities to alleviate congestion, diminish smog and let people move more freely, there has been a growing push for light rail lines. These lines are electrified trains that run adjacent and across traffic at crossing lights. They have tended to be more economical to build and run than the major subway and elevated train lines serving our largest cities. With the environmental concerns over global warming and the need for less fossil fuel usage, you would think these developments would be a slam dunk.

Unfortunately, projects like these are fighting uphill battles as part of the budget cuts and cost estimates. Unlike an operational budget issue, these capital projects are building assets that would benefit the communities and address the issues noted above. There is no doubt we need the best cost estimates possible to make these things happen and we should blend federal, state and local money to do so, but we should not be making this so hard. For some reason, the conservative right has latched onto this issue and for the reasons noted above have been more adamant against their development. The skeptic in me thinks there is more to this than just the budget issues, as we want to continue our focus on driving rather than riding. To me, a vibrant transit system is needed for a cosmopolitan area. Otherwise, we are just creating a congested, environmental problem.

What is interesting to me is a significant number of cities in the US had electric rail systems before they were destroyed and replaced by buses and cars in the 1930’s and 40’s. What is disturbing is how this came about. I would like to say this was done with good stewardship, but the unfortunate reason is several companies with a vested interest in the outcome, colluded to monopolize the bus industry and replace the destroyed electric rail or trolley system with their buses and cars. In 1949, after the fact, GM, Firestone Tires, Standard Oil of CA, Phillips Petroleum and Mack Trucks were found guilty of “conspiring to monopolize” the bus industry and using buses and cars to replace the electric trolley system that companies they owned had bought up. This conviction was upheld in appeal.

Wikipedia has a good summary of how these companies went about it. Search on “General Motors Conspiracy” and you can pull it up.  In fact, GM set in motion this plan to “motorize” the mass transit system dating back to 1922. And, if you look at the names of the fellow conspirators, you will note that two are oil/ gas companies, one is a tire company, one is a maker of buses and one is a maker of cars and trucks. These motorized road vehicles companies and fuel companies conspired to destroy an electric, rail based system that relieved congestion and smog. Even if their motives were altruistic, this would not seem like good transit planning.

Why do I mention all of this now? Two reasons. First, I want people to know why it is important to look beneath the source of information and data on any issue, but especially those which include oil and gas. There is too much money at stake and, as noted above, stranger things have happened. Just today, it was announced the President is supporting fracking to my chagrin, but is wanting the chemicals used by the oil/ gas developers to be disclosed. Yet, the industry lobbyists have battled down this ruling to be they only need to disclose this after the fact. So, they will be permitted to frack and only disclose the toxic chemicals that could leak into the water supply afterwards. To be candid, we need to move away from fossil fuels as quickly as we can. The best way to do that is to drive less with those oil/ gas-powered vehicles. Electric rail systems are a key part of that strategy.

Second, I mention this as conservatives are asking for fewer regulations and the elimination of some agencies. I worked in business and can say with certainty – businesses need to be regulated – it is that simple. If we don’t they will take advantage of situations to maximize short-term profit. The collusion verdict noted above was too late. Industries pay lobbyists a great deal to take the teeth out of regulation. The EPA has been fighting an uphill battle for years. We actually need the EPA to do more, not less. And, nowadays industries need only contribute to campaigns to share their viewpoints and push their desired outcomes. It costs too much money to run for office. This makes the lobbyists work easier.

In closing, I would ask that we all try to understand the stories beneath the news. When we see people against ideas that seem to be for the greater good, we should ask  ourselves why and look into it. Otherwise, we will miss the more elegant solutions and may avoid finding out who is more interested in an outcome than others. Not everyone is altruistic.

Pay me now or pay me later

Seeing what is transpiring in Texas with the lack of advance planning, it reminds me of painful history lessons. There is an age old problem in governing and public service. When things hit the fan, it is often due to problems that were not fixed due to budgets and were left to linger.

Politicians are good at blaming others and asking how can you let that happen? They tend to overlook their role in the process. Here are a few real life examples:

When some one in a social worker’s care has a horrible episode, the fact the social worker is serving 160 people versus the best practice 16 to one does not get enough consideration as a root cause. Think about it, due to budget cuts, one social worker is serving 10X the number of people which is ideal. That is drive by social work, not counseling.

When a train wrecks on an old trestle bridge, the fact the bridge has never been fixed and is only patched up does not get enough consideration as a root cause. When the next train derails, read the fall out from politicians and dig beneath the finger pointing at the actual causes, not who did what.

When Katrina devastated New Orleans, people forget the Army Corp of Engineers said the levees could not stand a direct hurricane hit a few years before. Nothing was done about it and the levees failed. We should also remember the Houston area has flooded twice with one-hundred year hurricanes that were four years apart.

And, In Texas, the vulnerability of their independent electricity system is a festering problem. So, when the system is overwhelmed like it has been with the icy storms, it fails.

Avoiding disasters by planning is a rare commodity in governance. No one wants to pay for it. Plus, so-called leaders do not get sufficient credit for pre-planning like they should. They get more credit for fixing a problem later after the fall out, if they ever get around to it.

As we speak, we have thousands of car and train bridges in need of repair, we have antiquated electrical grids, we have poor water piping (think Flint), etc. When the Olympics was not awarded to Chicago a few years ago, it was due to our aging infrastructure, even then.

A good example of pre-planning occurred in my home city of Charlotte. The city built an Intermodal distribution facility which was placed on the property of the international airport. Easily accessible to this facility are train and truck distribution centers and highways for trucks. They took advantage of shipping in/ out by plane, train and truck.

This is the kind of planning that is needed with infrastructure improvements. The fixes have to be holistic in evaluating the problems and hopefully make the process better in the end.

Ice on Fire – a reprise

Note, the following post was written two years ago, but still serves as a reminder of the progress we have made and need to make to address our climate change problem.

I encourage people to watch the excellent HBO documentary called “Ice on Fire” on concerns over climate change and remedial actions underway that should and can be leveraged. The documentary is produced and narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, but the most impactful voices are the scientists, inventors and trendsetters who are seeing dividends from their actions and investments.

To sum up, we have two major problems facing us – too much carbon in the air along with a growing concern over methane as it is released from beneath melting ice caps and frozen tundra, on top of the venting from natural gas sites. The title comes from researchers lighting methane leaks on fire as it is released from melting ice covered waters. The scientists note with data that it is quite clear man is causing the hastened uptick in temperatures as we leave our carbon fingerprints in the atmosphere.

These are major concerns, but we are not sitting still. Significant efforts are underway. They can be categorized as putting less carbon in the air and capturing more carbon from the air. To avoid a novel, I will touch on some of the ideas, but please do deeper dives and watch the documentary airing now.

Stop putting carbon in the air

We must hasten the move to renewable energy. The costs are more on par and less, in some cases, than fossil fuel energy production. Wind and solar energy are growing at accelerated rates. One CEO noted, the technology is here to make this happen even more than it already is. Here in the US, California gets 25% of its electricity from solar and Texas gets 16% of its electricity from wind energy.

Yet, a very promising start-up off Scotland is tapping tidal energy. There is a company producing electricity today with an offshore platform with two turbines turned by the tides to generate electricity. I have written before about this group as they use existing technologies to harness the sea. Their success is gaining notoriety around the world, as it appears to be replicable.

Two other ideas also help with both recapture and restricting release. The first is reusing depleting biowaste (such as dying trees, plants and compost) in the soils to grow crops and future trees and foliage. The biowaste holds water better, maintains top soil and is straight out of nature’s guidebook.

The other is growing more kelp offshore as it captures carbon like sequoia trees and can also be used as a food source for livestock. Feeding cattle kelp is not a new approach. Feeding cattle is important as it greatly reduces the gases released by animals and preserves more carbon capturing grassland.

Capture more carbon from the air

The documentary spells out several natural ways to capture carbon and a few technological ways. On the former, here are a few ideas:

Maintain forests, especially those with large sequoias, which are huge carbon eaters. There are several places that are nurturing huge forests, but they note we need more of these efforts. We need to be mindful to replace what we cut, but keep some protected forests off limits to cutting.

Another example is to replenish mangroves that offer buffers to oceans. In addition to offering protection against storms, they also are natural born carbon eaters.

Another effort is to grow more urban farms. These farms are usually more organic, but in addition to absorbing carbon in urban areas, they perpetuate a farm to table concept that reduces transportation fumes. Reducing auto fumes is a huge concern of cities around the globe.

The next idea is more compex, but it requires the growing of more shells in the ocean. The dusts off the shells creates “ocean snow” that settles to the bottom and absorbs carbon. The idea is to spread a very small amount of iron in the ocean to cause more shells to grow.

The more technological solutions are designed to pull carbon out of the air. There are two approaches – one is to extract carbon and store it safely underground. The other is to pull it out and reuse it through artificial photosynthesis. Both of these options need more description than I am giving them. I prefer the more natural ways, but all of the above, is a necessary strategy at this late hour.

The scientists have concerns, but they do offer hope. The uncertainty of the ice-covered methane release gives them pause. They did note the methane release from accidental leaks from fossil fuel is visible from space and reduceable with some effort.

Another concern is the well-funded activity behind climate change deniers. A Wyoming rancher scientist standing in front of a visible, leaky methane cap said it plainly – they know this stuffs hurts kids more than adults. If someone came into my home to hurt my kids, it would be over my dead body. So, why is it OK to allow this?

Another scientist was less colorful, but equally plainspoken. He said fossil fuel executives perpetuating climate change denial should be tried in The Hague for crimes against humanity. Yet, as the costs have declined, the profit of creating carbon is becoming less palatable than the profit of reducing carbon in the air. People need to know these market forces exist today and not stand for future unhealthy energy creation.

Finally, if you cannot convince a climate change denier that we have a problem, ask them a simple question – if costs were not an issue, would you rather your children and grandchildren breathe methane from vented natural gas or drink coal ash polluted water or have carbon and methane neutral solar, wind or tidal energy? Guess what – costs are not much of an issue anymore and, in an increasing number of cases, less for renewables.

The Frackers – the Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters (a reprise from 2014)

The following piece is a reprise from a post in 2014. It is important to read the concerns of six years ago about this industry. Fortunately, the renewable energy industry continues to make huge strides.

I recently completed a very interesting book written by Gregory Zuckerman, a Wall Street Journal reporter called “The Frackers – the Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters,” published by Portfolio/ Penguin Press in 2013. Zuckerman is also author of “The Greatest Trade Ever.” I highly recommend this book as it is as entertaining as it is informative, in multiple ways. It gives you a clearer picture of the risks and rewards of fracking, but also shows how hard it is to both glean the fossil fuel you are seeking and to be so highly leveraged in debt as you do.

The successful fracking companies, usually bucked the odds and the more measured risk takers in the larger companies who had much more capital to withstand some of the risk. As a result, even the ones who had success, usually failed before, after and sometimes during their success, due to the need to be land rich which came at a highly collaterized cost of debt. When some went public, they also had to contend with impatient shareholders. These wildcat developers made and lost huge sums of money, oftentimes with their egos getting in the way of knowing when to stop.

Zuckerman does an excellent job of telling the story of people like George Mitchell, who has been called the “father of shale fracking,” Aubrey McClendon, Tom Ward, Harold Hamm, Charif Souki, Robert Hauptfurher and Mark Papa, among countless others who were key to the success of gleaning natural gas and oil from places that were perceived too difficult to crack. He also defines why methods and strategies are so secretive, as companies will follow suit to leverage off your success. These men and their companies, Mitchell Energy, Oryx Energy, Chesapeake Energy, Continental Resources, Chenier Energy and EOG Resources, were truly the path finders in this process called fracking. They led the US to become more energy independent, yet in so doing, understated or overlooked the risks that came with those rewards.

As I read this entertaining book, I found myself convinced of a preconceived notion, that the main mission of these guys was to make a lot of money, as well as proving others wrong. Some even took delight that their hypothesis was true, even if they had not benefitted as greatly as the company that bought out their rights. Yet, what I also found this lust for money also was an Achilles Heel, and there seemed to be less consideration of what fracking was doing to the environment. They were more content to let the problems be handled by someone else and often belittled the complaints and complainers.

Zuckerman addresses these concerns from the frackers viewpoint earlier in the book, yet does devote an Afterword to the environmental risks that are real. But, before doing so, he notes that George Mitchell, late in life continued to buck convention. Per Zuckerman, Mitchell “gave millions to research clean energy even as he, along with his son and Joe Greenberg, invested in a new shale formation in Canada.” But the quote that interests me most, is by Mitchell who responds to those who contend how safe fracking is:

“Fracking can be handled if they watch and patrol the wildcat guys. They don’t give a damn about anything; the industry has to band together to stop isolated incidents.”

This dovetails nicely with a well-worn phrase I gleaned early on. Even if fracking were safe, it is only as safe as its worst operator. Mitchell, the father of fracking is more than acknowledging the bad operators. His son Todd, who was also in business with his father, said “his father’s work will have had a negative impact on the world if it forestalls progress on renewable energy, instead of giving innovators time to improve wind, solar and other cleaner energy sources.”

Let me close with an even-handed quote from Zuckerman, which frames the issue, yet also notes a caution. He answers the question “Is fracking as bad as activists say, and what will its impact be as drillers continue to pursue energy from shale and other rock formations?” His conclusion is as follows:

“The short answer: Fracking has created less harm than the most vociferous critics claim, but more damage than the energy industry contends. And, it may be years before the full consequences of the drilling and fracking are clear.”

With my reading I would agree with both of these sentences, yet not place the fulcrum in the middle of the scale. I would be more on the side of vociferous critics as the evidence continues to mount and as non-industry scientists are revealing issues. The massive water usage, the seepage of the poisonous slickwater fracking fluid into the environment, the particles that are blasted into the atmosphere which are causing breathing difficulty, and the degradation to the surrounding environment just to get vehicles and equipment into frack are compelling arguments by themselves.

But, the great caution in his last sentence is where we need to focus. “And, it may be years before the full consequences of the drilling and fracking are clear.”This is the bane of any environmental group fighting for people and the environment. Oftentimes, it takes years for the true damage to be seen and felt. Some show up in shorter order, yet when the companies making the money do not want to stop a mission, they can afford to fight people who cannot clearly make a connection. The developers want to settle with each complaint at minimal outlay and move on. Unfortunately, the people exposed to the problem, remain in harm’s way.

The Precautionary Principle – revisiting a relevant post from 2012

We are at a crossroads in our country and on our planet. We must all become better stewards with the environment and address these issues today and in the future. The business side of energy retrieval and production along side the development of mass-produced products made out of or enhanced by petro-chemicals have placed our planet in a precarious position. For the longest time, these industries have been able to delay addressing issues citing the data is not conclusive or shows causality. Proof or true causality oftentimes takes thirty years or more. In the interim, the data can show a high correlation that an activity is leading to a problem. For those who did not take statistics, correlation means things rise and fall together.

In the US, we place the burden of proof on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and like agencies who govern other areas of commerce. Other countries have a variation of the EPA.  In some countries that burden resides with the developer to show that something is not toxic or harmful to others. Several scientists and concerned citizens got together at Wingspread in Canada to discuss these issues. One of the tenets of that meeting can be summed up by a statement made by Bradford Hill, a medical statistician and inventor of the randomized clinical trial, back in 1965:

In short, we should not wait to do something later if the evidence is telling us something is amiss now. With toxic chemicals, for example, if you wait to fully prove something is bad, the damage is already done. Especially when you are dealing with children who are still developing and breathe in more than adults.

The group at Wingspread developed the following Precautionary Principle

“The process of applying the Precautionary Principle must be open, informed and democratic and must include potentially affected parties. It must also involve an examination of the full range of alternatives, including no action,” noted Dr. Sandra Steingraber in her book “Living Downstream – An Ecologist’s Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment.” In this book and her second book called “Raising Elijah” she notes industry has tended to stiff arm science to continue to conduct practices that are harmful to the environment and people. The democratic process she references is hard to conduct, when so much money is at stake.

If I have not scared you enough, I am reading a book now called “Water – The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power and Civilization” by Steven Solomon. If you like history, you will love this book. I have not finished it, so I don’t know the ultimate punch line. Yet, through history it has been shown that great civilizations have risen and fallen by their ability to manage the water and sewage supply. The data he has shown thus far is very compelling. Water is our dearest resource next to air. Without either, we cannot survive on this planet. If we do not protect what is happening to either we are destined to fail as country, planet and people.

I use fracking as a good case in point. The data is highly correlated that fracking leads to toxins in the water and air of the surrounding area. Yet, I believe and have said this in letters to the editor and to politicians, set that aside for now. Fracking takes a huge amount of water out of the water supply and it cannot go back as it is poisoned with the fracking chemicals. We can ill-afford to waste our water on this environmentally destroying  retrieval process. Water is very dear and the droughts and fights over water supply will continue to show this. The developers say the same things they have said for years on other issues – you cannot prove there is a causal relationship between fracking and the toxins. Yet, we can prove you are taking a lot of drinking, bathing and sewage water away from people. And, the data is very compelling on the toxins as well.

This brings us back to the Precautionary Principle. We should reverse the equation. OK, Mr. Developer, since you want to make a ton of money and pay off people to frack beneath their land, YOU prove that fracking is NOT toxic to people or environment before you dig one hole. You prove that this is the best use of our dear water supply. And, you keep testing after you start digging. I have known many developers in my day and the last thing they want to do is hold off on doing something. They want to make their money and leave the problems for someone else. If we reverse the equation, they will have to do more homework beforehand and throughout. That is a good thing.

The dilemma we face as a planet is there is a lot of money to be had in developing energy and chemical products from fossil fuels. As a result, the industry supports a lot of politicians with a lot of money and lobbying efforts. Yet, we must diminish our reliance on fossil fuels, we must understand the impact of petro-chemicals on our environment and people and we must put the burden of proof that an activity is not harmful on the purveyor of that activity beforehand and throughout. In the meantime, if anyone says we should do away with the EPA, for you, me and our children, tell them that is the dumbest idea you have ever heard and would be poor stewardship of our planet. Please help advocate the Precautionary Principle as well.

Commercial electric vehicle company opens microfactory near Charlotte in Rock Hill, SC

Per WCNC, a television news station in Charlotte, a report called “Electric vehicle microfactory promises to bring 240 jobs to Rock Hill” was aired. Rock Hill is part of the Charlotte Metro area just across the border in South Carolina. Here are the salient points per a MSN write-up of the piece:

Arrival, a company that produces electric vehicles around the world, announced Tuesday its plans to build a ‘microfactory’ in York County. The factory is part of a $46 million investment in the region and is Arrival’s first American microfactory. The company expects to bring 240 new jobs to the Rock Hill area.

Arrival, which was found in London in 2015, creates zero-emission vehicles for commercial transportation. The South Carolina facility will utilize a new cell-based assembly method to produce vehicles, rather than the traditional assembly line. This will give Arrival the flexibility to produce any vehicle in its portfolio at the factory, according to a press release from the company.”

This is just more evidence of where future growth will occur. It is good to see our area embracing new technologies to make zero emission vehicles. The train (or in this case, the bus) toward renewable energy has left the station. Communities that are embracing this will see more growth and better cost models going forward, as well as help the environment.

This is is not an outlier story. Solar energy jobs have averaged annual double digit growth and dwarf coal energy jobs. Wind energy is also growing in the US, especially in the plain states with Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma combined getting more than 1/3 of their electricity from wind energy. And, Tesla has branched into electric delivery trucks on top of their cars.

These news stories should be more widely communicated to show the path forward is being taken by states, cities and companies.

The Appeal – a book with relevance today

With the pandemic, I have been catching up on the many unread books we still have on our shelves. Recently, I finished a book John Grisham published in 2008 called “The Appeal,” that was #1 on The New York Times bestseller list back then.

Even though it is twelve years old, the theme is relevant today. Without giving too much away, a married couple law team in a small town in Mississippi win a court case for their client against a company who had been proven to dump poisonous waste chemicals that made it into her community’s water supply. Their client lost both her husband and son to cancer as did many others in the county. She was awarded $41 million including punitive damages.

While others awaited to file suit, the verdict gave them reason to hope. The verdict was expected to be appealed, so no money traded hands. The CEO of the holding company for the chemical company decided to be proactive at the behest of a senior Mississippi Senator known for his wealth amassed through lobbyist funding. So, the CEO hires a secretive consulting firm whose expertise will help to unseat a less-friendly (to companies) judge running for reelection. Most of the $8 million fee is off shore and never declared.

The consulting firm recruits a young lawyer, with a young family and no baggage or judicial experience. So, he has no rulings that could be highlighted in a negative way. Once on board, they quietly fund his campaign commercials and strategy before announcing his candidacy. In essence, they use a surprise attack and overwhelm the sitting judge who thinks she is unopposed and has not raised funds.

I will stop there. The scary part is how easily this could be done. People were convinced to vote for this young, photogenic judge with a nice family, not knowing he was going to severely limit liability for companies who screwed people like these voters. He was supposed to be their judge.

So, when I see the stated reasons why judges are running, it makes me want to dig further. The true reason for a well-funded campaign is money. What judge will be the most friendly to companies? I have said this earlier, whether it is a supreme court seat or appellate court or some other court, lip service is given to issues that interest the voters. But, what interests the lobbyists is counting on a reliable vote in their industry’s favor.

Texas (28,843 MW)
Iowa (10,190 MW)
Oklahoma (8,172 MW)
Kansas (6,128 MW)
California (5,973 MW)

Two quotes from a nice and effective public servant

The Charlotte Observer reported today that Boyd Cauble, a long time aide to many mayors of both parties passed away. Three things stand out about Cauble – he did not bring attention to himself, he was very effective working with officials in Raleigh and DC, and was a genuinely nice guy.

More than several of Charlotte’s major accomplishments can be traced to Cauble’s tireless advocacy. Rather than list such milestones, let me focus on two bookend quotes from Cauble from the article penned by Jim Morrill.

Morrill writes “Boyd Cauble lived by a simple credo: ‘Just be nice to people – you’ll be amazed what will happen.'”

When Cauble retired from the City, in an Observer article called “The City’s most influential guy you have never heard of,” he said at the time:

“‘I am a firm believer that if you don’t care who gets credit, you’ll gey a whole lot of things accomplished.'”

I encourage you to read these two quotes and contrast them to today’s partisan win/ lose debates that are a poor substitute for governance. All politicians (and business people or any team) from top to bottom could learn from these words.

Mayors from both parties lauded Cauble’s efforts. Vi Lyles, Charlotte’s current mayor and long time City leader, said “He helped bulld Charlotte.'”


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Following on from the workshops we did about being resourceful with year 7 in Hitchin Boys’ School earlier in the year, this term we were looking at being resilient. We started the workshop with a challenge; the students were given a page of puzzles, sudoku, word searches etc. They were given 10 minutes to complete the whole sheet and were told there would be a countdown on the screen at the front. Little did they know that as well as the count down adding some pressure there were also distracting noises happening during the 10 minutes such as a baby crying and different sirens going off.

This was all to give us a way to talk about resilience and how we deal with and recover from distractions. We then moved on to think about different behaviours that can be helpful in us becoming more resilient. The class were split into groups. Each group had to present to the class why their helpful behaviour was so important and how we can go about doing it.

Resilience is such a key life skill to learn not just for school but as we journey through life. It has come up a few times already in discussions with boys that I mentor and them being encouraged to deal with some of the challenges that they are facing in a more positive way. One boy commented that ‘it was a really good workshop and helped me to have a better outlook on how I dealt with difficulties.’

Mr Terry, year 7 teacher, who was in the sessions with us gave this glowing report:

“Yet again a superb workshop led by Paul Harris.  The boys engaged with the content through paired work and whole class discussion. This built nicely on the other workshops conducted earlier this academic year.  Thank you Paul for your continued efforts at HBS, I know the boys enjoy your input. I for one look forward to future workshops with yourself. ”


1. The endothelium has been shown to modulate the pulmonary vascular response to hypoxia in the rat. Acute lung injury is associated with loss of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction and increased pulmonary vascular permeability. Similar loss of the vascular response to hypoxia is seen after ischaemia-reperfusion injury of the myocardium.

2. The effects of reperfusion injury on pulmonary endothelial integrity, as shown by the albumin escape index and hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction, were investigated in isolated, blood-perfused rat lungs.

3. Ischaemia for 0.5 h, which itself caused no increase in the albumin escape index, was followed by reperfusion for 0.25 h, 0.5 h and 1 h. Controls were subjected to 2 h of perfusion only (n = 5 in all groups). The pulmonary pressor response to hypoxia (fractional inspired oxygen concentration, 3%) was measured before and after ischaemia-reperfusion, and the dilator response to acetylcholine was measured after ischaemia-reperfusion in all cases.

4. Ischaemia-reperfusion significantly increased the albumin escape index after 0.5 h (mean ± SEM, 1.40 ± 0.27) and 1 h (2.0 ± 0.30) compared with controls (0.54 ± 0.30, P <0.05 in both cases). The pulmonary pressor response to hypoxia was augmented significantly after reperfusion when compared with baseline hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (change from baseline: 13.2 ± 4.63 and 22.2 ± 7.1% after 0.5 and 1.0 h of reperfusion, respectively, P <0.05). Vasorelaxation of sustained hypoxic vasoconstriction using acetylcholine was similar in both control lungs and those subjected to ischaemia-reperfusion.

5. These results suggest that the pressor response to hypoxia is augmented after damage to the pulmonary vascular endothelium induced by ischaemia-reperfusion. Although this may be due to diminished release of endothelium-derived relaxing factors, the normal vasodilator response to acetylcholine suggests the phenomenon is not due to a reduction in the release of endothelium-derived relaxing factor/nitric oxide.

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Assignments in SAP and SPSS are not designed to be a static document. In fact, assignments should be dynamic and change as necessary. It is important that you, as the learning facilitator, ensure that your employees understand this fact. You can take several steps to encourage a flexible schedule and ensure that employees can accomplish a given task on a frequent basis.

First, evaluate your scheduling methods and ask your team members what they prefer in terms of speed and deliverability. You may find that assigning a variable number of hours per week, which are being tracked through the software, will yield far better results than simply announcing the number of hours that are available.

Second, do not allow yourself to get wrapped up in enforcing rigid scheduling requirements, because the rules that must be followed are not always effective. You must have employees that are capable of accomplishing projects at a pace that is suitable to their capabilities. You must allow for flexibility as well as efficiency in the process.

The third step is to understand that in order to achieve the best results, you need to involve your employees in the planning and decision-making process. This can be achieved in two ways. One, provide your team members with training on the use of the software, or two, engage your team in the creative process by creating a piece of content, such as a book report, that utilizes the features of the software.

As you begin to take advantage of the capabilities of the programmatic collaboration feature in SPSS, you should think about how it will benefit you. For example, some employees may be reluctant to collaborate because they fear that others will steal their ideas. You may be able to address this issue by using a collaborative editing feature, so that the ideas are actually being shared and not just edited.

It is clear that when you work in a system that has a better relationship between you and your employees, your enterprise will benefit from improved innovation and success, and the best way to achieve this is to create an environment that allows them to share ideas. So, there are some additional organizational functions that you can use to build up this ability, such as the ability to present information, and discussions of what is in your company’s future.

When you begin to use programmatic collaboration in your organization, be sure to put in place the appropriate access controls. You must ensure that the people who need to use the features of the software are allowed to do so. Also, be sure that no one is using the software unless you specifically give them permission.

Take care to make sure that each member of your team members is given proper training on the use of the software. This training must focus on user productivity, support for changes, and the software and its features. Your facilitators can also help develop the necessary skills by presenting modules that are designed to be easy to use and comprehend.

SPSS Help Online is offered through the SPSS program, and it can be easily accessed through the main SPSS website. You should consider this feature a very important one, since it will enable you to receive support and guidance from your learning facilitators. While they will have to use some discretion, it is in your best interest to make sure that they are not being influenced by your employees in any way.

It is also important to make sure that your employees are allowed to use SPSS and learn more about it through program training. You will also want to make sure that you provide your team members with training in the areas of improvement, risk management, and time management, because these topics are very important in your organization.

Finally, make sure that you select a business model that is compatible with your business model. SAP and SPSS enable you to provide your team members with regular training, which you can also track using the training module in SPSS. Since you can offer all of this training through the program, you can focus on the development of your team’s abilities instead of your own, which can help you increase profitability.

Training, analysis, and software are tools that the learning facilitator can use to enhance performance. For your own sake, make sure that you incorporate these techniques into your business model so that your team members will use these techniques to improve their productivity.


A religion doesn't need a real god, but a god needs a real religion.

Achs Arod is a vast continents, the home to billions of people. Religions are many and varied, ranging from the monotheistic and pantheistic to the polytheistic. It has been proven beyond reasonable doubt that gods exist, but despite this several atheistic cults, both militant and pacifist, exist.

The largest organized religion in the known world is the polytheistic Church of Mahradia which is the dominant religion south of the Great River. The Mahradian Pantheon lists more gods by far than any other known religion.

The International Independent Theologian's Association (IITA) is not a religion as such but, as the name implies, an organization of theologians not bound to any religion. The main goal of the IITA is to identify and catalogue all known gods; it publishes and maintains a list of known gods referred to as The Official IITA Pantheon. The organization is controversial in that it denies the existence of certain well established gods, especially within the Mahradian Pantheon.

The anfylk, having been created by the goddess Anna are not actually monotheistic. They acknowledge that while they were all created by one god there are other gods out there who influence their existence, both as individuals and as a race.

Elves, especially the Original Elves, recognize that gods exist on Aua but still worship the great celestial being they knew in their original plane of existence.

Dwarves as a species do not keep with one specific religion. They generally adapt the dominant religion of their region out of convenience.


As healthy practices go, yoga and meditation are at the top of the Rx pyramid. The symbol “Rx” stands for the Latin word “recipe” meaning “to take.” Rx is, of course, more widely known as a prescription. I think a more appropriate metaphor might be to “give and take” since by definition an Rx is prescribed and then taken by the patient/practitioner.

I really like the recipe concept, as in, yoga and meditation are essential ingredients in the perfect recipe for healthy aging. So, in the spirit of the Rx for health, peace and longevity, I humbly prescribe a dose of healing meditative yoga today.

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Strong emotions can cause your body to make more adrenaline, a hormone that increases your heart rate and blood pressure. Tension causes small arteries throughout your body to contract (get smaller) and may temporarily raise your blood cholesterol levels.

How you handle stress will have an affect on your body and emotional well-being. You can help manage stress by trying to reduce the causes. When you are under stress, you must take good care of yourself.

Take deep breaths and release them slowly. Schedule activities at a leisurely pace. Avoid rush hour traffic and busy shopping times. Schedule time to “do nothing” or do activities that you enjoy. Take care of yourself. Attend a relaxation class, or try massage to cope with your stress.

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The paradox of perversity is that it is as often admired as condemned. It may be seen as a folly in defiance of facts, but also as a virtue of loyalty in the face of adversity. In sports, the determined loyalty of the fan devoted to a consistently losing team is revered rather than ridiculed. In religion, the more absurd the belief, the greater the faith that is required; the greater the faith, the more virtuous the believer.

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L’Equipe faced the challenge of estimating the daily market need for printed newspapers, dealing with both excess production and shortages, leading to missed sales and high costs. BearingPoint leveraged an in-house AI and machine-learning solution, Nitro, to help L’Equipe forecast next-day demands accurately, which improved efficiency and reduced their carbon footprint.

Sales performance demands accurate forecasting

In an age when the press is mostly delivered in digital form, L’Equipe engages its readers in both digital and print: a strategy that contributes to their long-standing success.

Although L’Equipe has a high, daily paid circulation, anticipating the actual demand for copies would seem to be an insurmountable challenge. Accurate sales forecasts of print editions are impeded by the fluctuating nature of sports events, as well as the influence of generic factors like weather conditions. Overestimating sales would result in papers being left unsold, creating a financial deficit; underestimating demand would lead to a shortage of copies and missed opportunities to make additional sales. L’Equipe is currently sold in approximately 25,000 vendor locations throughout France, with each retailer having allocated a specific average sales volume, adding to the difficulty of knowing the exact number of papers that need to be printed.

Using AI to transform historical data into accurate forecasts

L’Equipe joined forces with BearingPoint to address the issue of sales forecasting. The in-house data science and media team leveraged BearingPoint’s own Nitro AI-driven solution, which was developed specifically for publishers.

Nitro is a comprehensive set of managed services that use machine learning and an AI approach to focus on print-media supply chain forecasting. The in-house team inputted vast amounts of historical data, including units sold by period, units delivered, holiday sales, and weather variations. Nitro used this information, as well as new data added every day, to produce forecasting models that predict the exact number of paper copies needed by every retail location for the following day.

Optimizing the number of copies for each day

L’Equipe has successfully lowered the rate of unsold units by more than 5%, cutting the number of unnecessary printed copies by approximately 2 million. L’Equipe distribution planners are now able to easily adapt to different scenarios, relating to the impact of current events on sales. The user interface allows them to make changes at all scales, including individual units, with no specific AI knowledge required.

Planning resources were reallocated to higher value activities, such as analysis of market dynamic and customer behavior. Nitro’s ability to quickly compute numerous KPIs was essential in performing these activities effortlessly.

Even in the unprecedented and volatile context of the Covid-19 pandemic, planners were able to reduce damage to sales figures by using Nitro and maintaining a high accuracy in forecasting. L’Equipe’s social responsibility has grown, with Nitro playing a crucial role in reducing the newspaper’s carbon footprint.

L’Equipe is the French market leader in sports’ press. It is famous for its extensive coverage of football, rugby, motor sports, and cycling. It is one of the country’s largest paid print publications.

With NITRO, we have an autonomous vehicle whose engine settings are optimized automatically, giving us more control. Our demand planners can fully develop their know-how and correct the projections by adjusting the forecasts made by the machine.

E. Matton, Editor & Director of the print division - Groupe Amaury

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Tricholoma pardinum

Today we are going to talk about a type of mushroom considered one of the 20 most important toxic mushrooms in Spain. It is Tricholoma pardinum. This mushroom is known by the common name of Brown Tricholoma and has great toxic characteristics. It has been considered one of the most dangerous among all those belonging to this group.

For this reason, we are going to dedicate this article to tell you about all the habitat characteristics and possible confusions of the Tricholoma pardinum.

Main features

Hat and foils

It must be borne in mind that when faced with a mushroom with such toxicity, you have to be very careful when collecting. The problem is that there can be confusion that makes you collect this mushroom instead of another of the genus Tricholoma. There are numerous species of this genus that are edible and quite in demand in gastronomy. However, if you are inexperienced in collecting mushrooms, it may be interesting that you go to someone with more experience or, in case of doubt, not get to collect the mushroom.

It is important to know all the characteristics of a mushroom and the small differences that may exist between them to be able to classify them correctly. In this way, we minimize the risk of making mistakes when collecting. We are going to begin to describe this mushroom to learn more about its appearance both outside and inside.

He has a hat that can be 15 centimeters in diameter. This makes it a fairly large hat compared to other mushrooms in the same group. This hat has shades between silver brown or grayish. These colors are depending on the age and maturity in which it is. When this specimen develops and reaches the adult stage we can see that it has a very small mamelon in the center. We can use this small mamelon in the center as a differentiating characteristic of this species with respect to another.

When Tricholoma pardinum specimens are young, they have a curved hat edge. The surface of said hat has some scales arranged like tiles. Between the mamelon in the center and the scales on the surface, we can get to differentiate this hat from other species of the Tricholomas group.

Its blades are quite clear white, although sometimes we can find them yellowish. It has a more sinuous and low-cut shape and they are tight between them. A differentiating feature of the sheets is that they have a variable length. These are usually all sheets that are uniform in size and tightly packed together. In this case, we find sheets of varying length between them. The spore, where the spores develop, is white.

Pie and meat

As for the foot, it has a white color with shades of ocher and a stormy and fibrous surface. When it is said that it has a stormy surface it is that it has some darker green colors. It can measure between 8 and 10 centimeters in height and about 2.5 centimeters in diameter. This makes it more or less in good proportion to the hat and its size. The meat of the foot is white or grayish in color, depending on the specimen and has a mealy smell. This mealy smell must also be taken as a type of main difference between this species and others of the same genus.

Lastly, its flesh is white in color and also has a floury smell with a mild taste. Although the flavor is mild, we cannot allow ourselves to get confused with this species as it has high toxicity. Later we will analyze its consequences.

Tricholoma pardinum habitat

Its habitat is in coniferous and mixed forests. In order for them to develop correctly, they need a large amount of humidity and they usually grow in groups. We can also see them grow alone although they are far from each other. Mainly, they are found in a mountain habitat with more humid characteristics.

The time of growth and development is during the fall. Depending on the rainfall that has occurred in the summer and the temperatures, it can develop sooner or later. If the summer has had milder temperatures and high rainfall, we can start to see it almost in late summer and early fall. On the other hand, if the rains take longer to arrive and the temperatures are higher (as happens every year), it can cause their late growth.

It is a fairly toxic immortal mushroom if consumed. Therefore, it is necessary to know a lot about its morphology and possible consequences. The negative effects on health after consuming this mushroom are the following: first it begins with stomach pain, nausea and vomiting. Later, it ends up reducing the ability to breathe until, finally, it causes death.

Confusions of Tricholoma pardinum

We are going to know the main species of mushrooms that can lead to some confusion when collecting this mushroom. Almost all or all are from the same group. The first of them is Tricholoma terreum. The main difference with this mushroom is that it is smaller and does not have the scales on the hat. As we have mentioned before, both the mamelon in the center of the hat and the scales can serve as differentiating characteristics between species.

Another possible confusion is Tricholoma portentosum. It is another of the mushrooms of the same group that can lead to some very frequent confusion. The main difference also occurs with the scales of the hat. And it is that these scales located on the hat of both adult and young specimens can help differentiate the mushroom from the rest.

It is known that many mushrooms change their morphology as they develop. In order not to be wrong with the collection of this mushroom, it is important to know all the aspects that it has during its life cycle.

I hope that with this information you can learn more about the Tricholoma pardinum mushroom.

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Bigger and Heavier Dinosaurs Should have Existed

Jan. 25, 2021

Dinosaurs were the dominant species on land during the Mesozoic era, with a wide variety of species and different body types. Years of popular science have given the public a basic idea of what a dinosaur was: big, far bigger than modern land animals. People have always imagined that in the ancient world, anything was possible, and that bigger and heavier dinosaurs 'should' have existed. However, new research could see these ancient creatures "shrink".

At the Field Museum in Chicago, USA, paleontologists have unveiled the largest land animal ever to have existed. The 100-million-year-old reconstructed skeleton of the dinosaur, known as Patagotitan mayorum, was too large to fit in any of the special galleries and was placed in the middle of the hall. The long neck all the way down to the long tail was about 120 feet (36.5 metres) long in total, and scientists had previously estimated that the animal weighed over 70 tonnes, but this figure has now been reduced.DinoWalk Science & Technology Inc can be manufacture real life size fiberglass dinosaur replicate.

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Based on fossil estimates of Patagotitan mayorum from several different ages, paleontologist Alejandro Otero and colleagues have reduced the behemoth's weight to 57 tonnes in a new study. Although "tonnes" may not be intuitive to humans who weigh in kilograms, an 18 per cent reduction in body weight is indeed a significant change. One possible explanation is that the new study found that the vertebrae of the lizard-footed animal were filled with air sacs to keep them light, so that the method of estimating its weight had to be readjusted and the total weight calculated would have been smaller than before. And estimates of the dinosaur's record full length of nearly 36 metres may also be problematic, as there was no complete skeleton.

Incomplete dinosaur fossils, evolving technology and a paleontological focus on giant dinosaurs have all contributed to the ongoing search for the largest terrestrial animals. Despite the fact that many dinosaurs grew large (the famous Tyrannosaurus rex was 40 feet long and weighed 9 tons), the largest class of dinosaurs actually belonged to the lizard-footed group, which ate mainly plants. These four-legged herbivores are easily recognisable by their tiny heads, long necks, bulky bodies and gradually tapering tails. Dinosaurs like Brontosaurus and Leontosaurus have conveyed the standard image of these herbivores to museum-goers for the last century or so. However, even these huge animals were not the largest of all.

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Did 'WandaVision' Fans Spot An Error Afoot? A Marvelously Brief Investigation.

Vision may need to ... reboot.

As an enormous critical success, there’s no doubt “WandaVision” has started off on the right foot. Though it seems Vision could be missing that foot entirely.

While the shocking cameo at the end of the fifth episode of “WandaVision” was pretty much all anyone could talk about last week, some fans are shifting their focus to the moment right before that scene.

In the earlier scene, when Vision (Paul Bettany) confronts Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) about possibly controlling the sitcom world they live in, it seems there’s other trouble afoot. Namely, Vision’s foot is missing.

TikTok user @wildimmigrant was among those to point out Vision appears to be missing his extremity in the scene. A recently uploaded video of the moment has more than 70,000 views thus far.

The scene was also brought up on Twitter:

After checking the episode, it does appear Vision’s foot disappears for a couple seconds around the 31:27 mark. So what’s the deal? Is it a mistake with CGI? Or is it a clue, hinting at how things are always just a bit off in “WandaVision”?

Do we need to wait for the other shoe to drop?

When looking at the moment, one answer does seem to have legs. “WandaVision” director Matt Shakman has already talked about the show’s use of practical effects to make it feel more authentic to the sitcoms it emulates. Though it does seem like the shoe is missing, it’s more likely that Vision’s levitating was done practically with wires, and Bettany’s foot is just tucked perfectly behind his leg.

Perhaps adding to the illusion that the foot is missing, the previous shot of Vision in the air shows his foot at a different angle:

What an amazing feet of powers.
What an amazing feet of powers.

As he’s going down, the bottom of his right pant leg is clearly more tucked behind the other:

Please cut Vision a little slacks.
Please cut Vision a little slacks.

Additionally, Marvel project creators are aware that fans break things down frame by frame. They know the “devil is in the details.” Tiny flubs aside, if the Vision moment was created with CGI, it’s doubtful that they’d miss an entire body part.

Plus, even if Vision were missing his foot in the scene, just remember he’s a robot/synthezoid. If he needs another foot, he can probably just ... (looks around) ...  reboot.


Could Megalodon Still Survive Somewhere In The Deep Ocean?

Jonathan O`Callaghan 17 Aug 2018, 18:08

Nothing captures the imagination quite like a mysterious creature lurking in the darkest corners of Earth – which is probably why the megalodon gets so much attention.

So much, in fact, that this prehistoric creature that roamed the Earth millions of years ago is the subject of a new movie called The Meg, in which explorers unwittingly reawaken the beast. Cue a giant mega shark causing havoc.

But could this beast really still exist today, causing us to call up action hero Jason Statham to save us all? Or is such an idea purely a work of fiction?

First, let’s take a look at megalodon (Otodus megalodon) itself. The creature swam in Earth’s seas from about 16 to 1.6 million years ago, from the Early Miocene to the end of the Pliocene, when it disappears from the fossil record.

Megalodon is the largest shark ever to swim in Earth’s seas, with a bite more powerful than a T. rex. The creature is thought to have measured up to a whopping 18 meters (60 feet) in length, with teeth that were up to 18 centimeters (7 inches) long. Some estimates, however, think it could have stretched to 25 meters (80 feet), four times the length of modern great white sharks.

We’ve only ever found the teeth of megalodons (their jaws contained an impressive 276), from which we’ve been able to piece together their history. It appears the animal chose to hunt whales, and with no known predators, it was the true king of the seas. It also snacked on other animals like seals, tending to attack near the surface.

The tooth of a megalodon. Parzi/Wikimedia Commons

Ultimately, perhaps due to a lack of prey or a diminishing food supply, it went extinct. That hasn’t stopped plenty of people from wondering if it could still exist at the deepest points at the bottom of Earth’s oceans.

The evidence isn’t in favor of that theory, however. For one thing, we have found no fossils of this creature younger than about 2 million years. Shark constantly shed their teeth, so if it was still around, we would almost certainly find some washed up on shores or left in their prey.

People sometimes point to the rediscovery of the coelacanth as a reason that Megalodon could still exist. The coelacanth was a fish thought to have gone extinct about 65 million years ago, but one was found in 1938 and later 1952. However, these small fish live at great depths, and would much more easily evade our sight than a megalodon.

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COVID-19 and Claims Adjusting: What You Need To Know

The World Health Organization(WHO) classified the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a pandemic. Emerging as a global threat, governments all over the world have been resorting to certain means to curb the situation. One of the implementations that have helped mitigate the spread of the deadly virus is social distancing. Governments have also banned gatherings of large groups of people across countries. Sporting events, global fixtures, conferences, and meetings of all kinds have been canceled. Travel restrictions are already in place and most international, as well as domestic flights, have been canceled.'

As the fear and spread of coronavirus becomes more inevitable, there is a growing concern in the insurance industry, specifically among the independent adjuster community on how the virus is putting a complete stop to the claims business. Due to the lockdown in place, adjusters are unable to take up assignments that would involve traveling and this is seriously hampering their earning potential. Independent as well as catastrophe adjusters, whose work is purely commission-based need to re-evaluate their strategy when it comes to handling inspection assignments.

Eliminate person-to-person contact:

One of the primary steps to avoid spreading the virus is to minimize personal contact and maintain social distancing as much as possible. One of the primary ways to do this is to focus more on virtualizing the inspection process. Claimants can assist with the inspection by providing images and videos of the damage they have suffered with as much detail and accuracy as they can so that it can be assessed remotely. Implementing cloud technology and remote access for claims adjusting will help adjusters in the current situation.

Enabling proper screening measures at sites:

If adjusters have no other option but to visit a property for inspection, they need to make sure that the residents and people in the surrounding neighborhood are taking proper measures to prevent getting infected. Adjusters should set up a screening measure wherein before traveling to a loss site, they should ask if anyone is displaying cough, fever, or other signs of being infected with the virus. They should also ask claimants to submit their travel history to determine if anyone has been to any of the high-alert states or countries. Proper screening questions regarding health and safety concerns will go a long way to help adjusters stay safe and do their job diligently.

Prioritizing health and safety over claims:

Adjusters are under no obligation to necessarily go for an inspection. If they feel even the slightest bit uncomfortable going to a specific location which showcases a high number of cases or if they see the possibility of contacting the virus in any situation, they should avoid that particular claim for the time being. This careful selective approach will help adjusters in two ways. Firstly, they will be able to build a network amongst themselves with proper communication channels in place. Secondly, it will help minimize a large concentration of claims adjusters in one particular location.

Keeping these steps in mind claims adjusters can work on distributing assignments evenly and making sure that neither they nor their peers are prone to the virus in any way. Having a robust and proper plan will contribute to more efficiency in the overall workload and with time, as the situation dies down, processes can go back to normal.


Tamil Nadu Government allocates Rs 43 cr for health dept infrastructure

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Government on Wednesday allocated a sum of over Rs 43 crore for the health department.

The funds will be used towards procuring modern equipment and developing other
infrastructure in various hospitals, a government release here said.

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa allocated Rs 18.20 crore for 55 integrated child and maternal care centres, Rs 10 crore for government medical college
hospitals and government hospitals and Rs 15.19 crore towards buying 116 new ambulance vehicles, it said.


QATAR Tourism Authority ready to launch the national turism strategy …

Doha / QATAR: The Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) is all set to launch a comprehensive strategy before the end of the year, in a move that aims to attract more foreign visitors to the state.

“Details of the ‘Qatar Tourism Sector Strategy 2030’ will be disclosed either in November or December,” QTA chairman Issa bin Mohamed al- Mohannadi said yesterday.

Part of the strategy will include “benchmarking and involving all its local stakeholders who have been working to develop destinations in Qatar for both domestic and international tourists”.

“Through this, we will be able to know what went wrong and what went right,” said al-Mohannadi who reiterated the importance of tourism programmes to the state’s economy as they created more jobs and various opportunities for people. He cited the case of countries like France, the US and China where tourism remained vibrant.

QTA also wants to promote domestic tourism, encouraging citizens and expatriates to visit local destinations instead of going abroad. However, he reiterated that everyone had the right to travel and visit places abroad.

“There are about 83mn Chinese travelling the world but that doesn’t mean that China is failing in their (domestic) tourism programmes,” he said. Describing tourism as the fastest-growing branch of economy, he said it also enhanced the country’s brand and created jobs.

Tourism, he pointed out, contributed at least 9.1% to global gross domestic product in 2011. At least 8.7%  of the total employment also came from this sector in the same year and this translated to 255mn jobs.

In Qatar, al-Mohannadi noted that QTA had recorded a 16 to 17%  increase in tourist arrivals from other GCC countries during the Eid al-Adha holidays compared to the previous year. The number of tourists outside the GCC visiting Qatar grew  7% .   Hotels in Doha, he said, had seen their occupancy rates rising to about 90% .

“QTA wants to contribute significantly to Qatar’s GDP,” he said.  From 0.7 to 0.8% in 2012, QTA is projecting a 2.9 to 3.3%  growth by 2030.  It also expects tourism-related jobs to grow from 19,000 in 2012  to 127,000 by 2030.

Al-Mohannadi disclosed that QTA was in the process of creating various products and services appealing to the international market.

“It is also banking on its human capital development which aims to enhance the capabilities of the people in various sectors.” He said the new strategy had economic, cultural, social and environmental benefits as well.

Sources: The Peninsula, Gulf Times, The Caye Global News


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Renewable electricity generation breakdown (with nuclear) as of 2018.

  Hydro (45%)
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  Wind (13%)
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Renewable energy is useful energy that is collected from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, including carbon neutral sources like sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat. The term often also encompasses biomass as well, whose carbon neutral status is under debate. This type of energy source stands in contrast to fossil fuels, which are being used far more quickly than they are being replenished.

At the national level, at least 30 nations around the world already have renewable energy contributing more than 20 percent of energy supply. National renewable energy markets are projected to continue to grow strongly in the coming decade and beyond. At least two countries, Iceland and Norway, generate all their electricity using renewable energy already, and many other countries have the set a goal to reach 100% renewable energy in the future. At least 47 nations around the world already have over 50 percent of electricity from renewable resources. Renewable energy resources exist over wide geographical areas, in contrast to fossil fuels, which are concentrated in a limited number of countries. Rapid deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies is resulting in significant energy security, climate change mitigation, and economic benefits. In international public opinion surveys there is strong support for promoting renewable sources such as solar power and wind power.

While many renewable energy projects are large-scale, renewable technologies are also suited to rural and remote areas and developing countries, where energy is often crucial in human development. As most of renewable energy technologies provide electricity, renewable energy deployment is often applied in conjunction with further electrification, which has several benefits: electricity can be converted to heat, can be converted into mechanical energy with high efficiency, and is clean at the point of consumption. In addition, electrification with renewable energy is more efficient and therefore leads to significant reductions in primary energy requirements.


Since 1972, NASA’s Landsat satellites have continuously acquired space-based images of the Earth’s land surface, coastal shallows, and coral reefs. Each of these satellite cross every point on the Earth at nearly the same time once every 16 or 18 days, depending on its altitude. Continue reading to see more.

5. Manicouagan Impact Structure (Quebec, Canada)

This scene shows a glimpse of the Manicouagan Impact Structure in Quebec, Canada. Lake Manicouagan and Lake Mushalagan surround the central uplift of the crater. The original diameter of the crater was 62 miles (100 kilometers), and the age has been dated at 214 million years. Shattercones (striated features found in rocks deformed by the passage of shock waves), along with shattered and brecciated rocks found in the central uplift, confirm the crater�s impact origin.

4. Detroit (Michigan, USA)

Detroit, Michigan, is commonly referred to as Motor City because of the many automobile manufacturing plants located in the city. It is the largest city in Michigan, with a population approaching one million.

3. Belcher Islands (Canada)

Like sweeping brushstrokes of pink and green, the Belcher Islands meander across the deep blue of Canada’s Hudson Bay. The islands’ only inhabitants live in the small town of Sanikiluaq, near the upper end of the middle island. Despite the green hues in this image, these rocky islands are too cold to sustain more than a smattering of low-growing vegetation.

2. Brandberg Massif (Namibia)

Brandberg Massif is a dome-shaped granite intrusion that covers 250 square miles (650 square kilometers) and rises 1.6 miles (2,573 meters) above its surroundings in the central Namib Desert. Brandberg Massif is an important habitat for high-altitude savannah species and is of great archaeological interest due to the many prehistoric cave paintings found among its granite cliffs.

1. Mt. Fuji (Japan)

The Fuji Five Lakes area, with Mt. Fuji as the centerpiece, is one of Japan’s most popular tourist destinations. Mt. Fuji, as Japan’s highest peak at 12,388 feet (3,776 meters), is a dormant volcano that last erupted in 1707.

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Landsats 1, 2, and 3 orbited at an altitude of 920 kilometers (572 miles), circling the Earth every 103 minutes yielding repeat coverage every 18 days. Landsats 4, 5, and 7 were placed in orbit at 705 kilometers (438 miles) altitude, circling the Earth every 99 minutes, for a 16-day repeat cycle.

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Why Classroom Management is Essential for a Good Learning Environment

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Many teachers walk into a classroom and have no idea how to manage their classroom, be it the style, layout, or even the students. Teachers learn how to teach, but not the fundamentals of how important classroom management is.

This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Khailobekov S. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.

Children’s backgrounds

Children come from many different backgrounds and this can influence their behavior in the classroom as they tend to clash at times. It is therefore essential that the teacher provides a good learning environment, not only to benefit the students but the teacher himself/herself. The teacher can take the first few weeks to assess the children and the classroom environment and make changes as the learning takes place. The teacher can then observe which strategy in terms of how the environment was set out best suited the students. It is a good idea to introduce new ideas or order subtly. If students do not realize a big change is happening, their behavior will stay neutral and they will be positive.

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The teacher can also pair students together according to abilities or mix the students around so that they can help each other and feed off of each other. Most times, grouping students according to strength can play a vital role in bullying others who are not as strong in a certain area as the others. The teacher can have different stations for the students to go to where they feel more comfortable when learning and doing an activity. Teachers can also have a rotation seating chart set up so that the students get to work with everyone in the classroom and mingle.

Reasons to plan

A classroom with an effective management plan can lessen the time spent on discipline and this will allow all learners to be seen to and be provided with the necessary attention and education they deserve.

Also Read: 6 Things You Will Miss Out On If You Don't Teach English Abroad

Engaging students

A teacher should also not speak too much and allow the student's ample opportunities to communicate in the classroom. This will allow the students to feel as if they do have a voice and are not being pushed aside and just forced to learn. Engaging the students in everything you do in the classroom is an essential part of the learning process.

Rewarding students

Students should also be rewarded for the work that they are doing according to their level as each student is different. When students see that they are being praised for their hard work and effort put into a task, it boosts their self-esteem which then lessons attention seeking which is linked to behavioral problems at present and in the future.

The teacher needs to set basic ground rules from the beginning which will allow for mutual understanding and respect. Once respect is earned from both sides, classroom management can run smoothly. If each student feels safe in the classroom, they will feel that they belong and will engage and want to learn and most importantly have fun with other students and their teacher. A bond between a teacher and a student is vital for good educational growth. The relationship will be an everlasting one and students tend to not forget who helped them along their way.

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# Backstretch Backstretch is a simple jQuery plugin that allows you to add a dynamically-resized, slideshow-capable background image to any page or element. The image will stretch to fit the page/element, and will automatically resize as the window/element size changes. ## Demo There are a couple of examples included with this package, or feel free to check it out live [on the project page itself](http://srobbin.com/jquery-plugins/backstretch/). ## Setup Include the jQuery library (version 1.7 or newer) and Backstretch plugin files in your webpage (preferably at the bottom of the page, before the closing BODY tag): ```html ``` ## Options | Name | Description | Type | Default | |------|-------------|------|---------| | `centeredX` | The ratio of the width/height of the image doesn't always jive with the width/height of the window. This parameter controls whether or not we center the image on the X axis to account for the discrepancy. | Boolean | true | | `centeredY` | This parameter controls whether or not we center the image on the Y axis to account for the aforementioned discrepancy. | Boolean | true | | `fade` | This is the speed at which the image will fade in. Integers in milliseconds are accepted, as well as standard jQuery speed strings (slow, normal, fast). | Integer or String | 0 | | `duration` | The amount of time in between slides, when using Backstretch as a slideshow, expressed as the number of milliseconds. | Integer | 5000 | ## Slideshow API Once you've instantiated a Backstretch slideshow, there are many actions that you can perform it: ```javascript // Start a slideshow $('.foo').backstretch([ 'path/to/image.jpg', 'path/to/image2.jpg', 'path/to/image3.jpg' ]); // Pause the slideshow $('.foo').backstretch("pause"); // Advance to the next slide $('.foo').backstretch("next"); ``` | Method | Description | |------|-------------| | `.backstretch("show", n)` | Jump to the slide at a given index, where n is the number of the image that you'd like to display. Slide number starts at 0. | | `.backstretch("prev")` | Display the previous image in a slideshow. | | `.backstretch("next")` | Advance to the next image in a slideshow. | | `.backstretch("pause")` | Pause the slideshow. | | `.backstretch("resume")` | Resume a paused slideshow. | | `.backstretch("destroy", preserveBackground)` | Destroy the Backstretch instance. Optionally, you can pass in a Boolean parameter, preserveBackground, to determine whether or not you'd like to keep the current image stretched as the background image. | | `.backstretch("resize")` | This method is called automatically when the container (window or block-level element) is resized, however you can always call this manually if needed. | ## Public Variables Sometimes, you'll want to access Backstretch's images after you've instantiated the plugin. For example, perhaps you'd like to be able add more images to a slideshow. Doing so is easy. You can access the images array as follows: ```javascript $('.foo').backstretch([ 'path/to/image.jpg', 'path/to/image2.jpg', 'path/to/image3.jpg' ]); // Access the instance var instance = $('.foo').data('backstretch'); // Then, you can manipulate the images array directly instance.images.push('path/to/image4.jpg') ``` Additionally, the current index of a slideshow is available through the instance as well: ```javascript $("body").data("backstretch").index; ``` ## Events ### backstretch.before Backstretch will fire a "backstretch.before" event before a new image loads, triggering a function that is passed the event, Backstretch instance, and index of the image that will be displayed. If you listen for that event, you can, for example, coordinate other changes to coincide with your slideshow. ```javascript $(window).on("backstretch.before", function (e, instance, index) { // If we wanted to stop the slideshow after it reached the end if (index === instance.images.length - 1) { instance.pause(); }; }); ``` ### backstretch.after Backstretch will also fire a "backstretch.after" event after the new images has completed loading. ```javascript $(window).on("backstretch.after", function (e, instance, index) { // Do something }); ``` ## Changelog ### Version 2.0 * Now accepts an array of images to create a slideshow * Can attach Backstretch to any block-level element, not just the body * Deprecated "speed" option in favor of "fade" for fadeIn timing * Added "duration" option, and Slideshow API ### Version 1.2 * You can now called backstretch twice, and it will replace the existing image. ### Version 1.1 * Added 'centeredX' and 'centeredY' options. * Removed 'hideUntilReady' option. It looks pretty bad if you don't hide the image until it's fully loaded. * Fixed IE img onload bug. * Now supports iPhone/iPad orientation changes.


Get ready for shuttle service

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Get ready for shuttle service Taking a trip abroad requires some preparations, especially in the field of transport, for example poland airport transfers. If you are changing to other drome you have to be prepared. How to get ready and what you need to have in mind?

What is taxicab? Wikipedia explains

How taxi drivers ear money?

It would seem that most taxis are cashing in on routes around the city, which is the classic scenario: we are shopping and we want to go home, and unfortunately public transport will not come for another hour. What we do? We call for a taxi and in a few minutes we're going home. What is interesting with such courses taxi drivers do not earn much, the majority goes to fixed costs and fuel.

Intercity routes or airport transportation is the most profitable routes for the taxi driver and transport companies. The more such routes during the month, the better for the driver. Shorter routes is more filling and the way to the taxi does not stay for all day long.

Taxi - expencive or not?

In every major city we have a choice about the means of transport. You may for example use the public transport, train, or at least your own car. You may even order a taxi, but some people say they are too expensive, so do not even take them into consideration.

However, the taxi is a convenient way carrier to long journeys. Most of them are equipped with air conditioning and other amenities, so the ride even in the sweltering heat is not exhausting. As for the cost of a taxi ride you can argue whether it is expensive or not. It must be remembered that the cab driver still has to get back to their city after completing the course.


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