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Dataset: SPOT cruises
Data Citation:
Fuhrman, J. A., Caron, D. (2014) Listing of monthly cruises to San Pedro Channel sampling station from 2010-2014 (Bacterial, Archaeal, and Protistan Biodiversity project, Marine Viral Dynamics project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 2) Version Date 2014-11-04 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/536264 [access date]
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Spatial Extent: N:33.71 E:-118.26 S:33.45 W:-118.48
Marine viral dynamics and incorporation into microbial association networks
(Marine Viral Dynamics)
Pattern and Process in Marine Bacterial, Archaeal, and Protistan Biodiversity, and Effects of Human Impacts
(Bacterial, Archaeal, and Protistan Biodiversity)
Dimensions of Biodiversity (Dimensions of Biodiversity)
Principal Investigator:
Jed A. Fuhrman (University of Southern California, USC)
Co-Principal Investigator:
David Caron (University of Southern California, USC-HIMS)
BCO-DMO Data Manager:
Nancy Copley (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)
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Final with updates expected
Listing of monthly cruises to San Pedro Channel sampling station from 2010-2014 (Bacterial, Archaeal, and Protistan Biodiversity project, Marine Viral Dynamics project)


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Keiko preferred the company of people to other killer whales. He preferred a handout to catching his own food.Isn't the Welfare program the same thing? People who have spent their entire lives on the government dole have lost the ability to hunt. They have also lost their freedom, for in accepting the handout, you become dependent on the handout giver, as captive as any killer whale.
Is it any wonder that people, like animals in captivity, occasionally lash out and kill?

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Glasgow University Malt Whisky Society and ESN UofG - Erasmus Student Network have joined forces to create a Scotch Whisky Tasting like no other.
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We will be providing whiskies from 3 different Scottish regions for you to sample, alongside perfectly matched chocolates to heighten the tasting. The GUMWS are experts in the whisky field so this will be an amazing opportunity to further your knowledge of Scotch Whisky and ask any questions you may have.
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Forty-five states have hate crime laws, but Indiana isn't one of them.
Indiana was once a Ku Klux Klan stronghold and the Southern Poverty Law Center says there are 15 hate groups currently operating — which it defines as groups that "attack or malign an entire class of people" regardless of whether the group advocates for or engages in violence or other criminal activity. Efforts to add a hate crime designation to the criminal code have failed for years amid concerns that it would elevate one type of crime over others that could be equally brutal.
That could soon change. Two state senators — an urban Democrat a rural Republican — have co-authored a measure that would create a hate crime designation allowing for stiffer sentences by taking into account a victims' "perceived or actual race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, disability, national origin, ancestry or sexual orientation."
"I think it sends a very strong message to the people inside Indiana and the people outside Indiana that Hoosiers don't hate," said Sen. Susan Glick, R-LaGrange, who sponsored the bill with Earline Rogers, a Democrat from Gary.
The measure is up for consideration in the House after clearing the Senate and is gaining support at a time when lawmakers are under scrutiny for not passing civil rights protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Supporters of LGBT rights, including the state's business establishment, pushed for protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Their efforts came after changes were made to a religious objections law signed last March after it drew widespread and negative attention to Indiana because some said it sanctioned discrimination against gay people.
Though gay rights legislation is dead for this session, supporters of the hate crimes bill note that crimes committed based on a person's LGBT status are included in the bill.
"It's really unfair for the state as a whole to be labeled as bigots because we are really not," Glick said.
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce testified in support of the bill, saying that while it doesn't usually weigh in on criminal issues, Indiana's reputation is at stake.
"It is of the upmost importance that the Indiana laws reflect protections to illustrate to the world that our state is welcoming state that embraces everybody," Tim Brown, director of policy at the ICOC, said at the bill's hearing.
Heidi Beirich, director of the Intelligence Report magazine at the SPLC in Alabama, said recognizing hate crimes is a moral decision for the state after the recent issues.
"This hate crimes law takes a little bit off from last year when it looked like Indiana was going on an LGBT crusade," Beirich said. "I think it's a positive step."
Like Indiana, the other states without hate crime laws are conservative: Arkansas, Georgia, South Carolina and Wyoming.
According to the Indiana State Police, there have been 45 to 55 incidents per year since 2011 that would have qualified as hate crimes. Those statistics include reports of intimidation, vandalism, arson, assault and murder. Indiana law requires all law enforcement agencies to report bias crimes.
But Beirich cautioned that standards fluctuate from state to state, which means the actual number of hate crimes committed could be higher. Of the 45 states with existing laws, only 17 include both gender identity and sexual orientation as a characteristic. Not having proper training can also hinder a law enforcement agency's ability to recognize a hate crime, she said.
Bills previously proposed in the Indiana Legislature have attempted to require training or make hate crimes a separate crime altogether. This year's bill deals just with the sentencing process.
Still not everyone is in favor of the idea, including the chairman of the House Courts and Criminal Code Committee.
"It doesn't matter that you're a poor person that's been beat up, or a woman that's been beat up, or what race you are that's been beat up," Rep. Thomas Washburne of Evansville told the AP in October. "It's still the same crime."


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The Ukrainian film "Cyborgs" will be shown abroad. This was stated by the First Deputy Minister of Information Policy of Ukraine, the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Emine Japarova today at a press conference.
"During the year, the Ukrainian film Cyborgs will be shown abroad. It has already been shown in several countries. This film is one of the most effective tools to spread the Ukrainian message that this is not really a civil war, but a full-scale war, the cause of which is the aggression of the Russian Federation. There are consequences - people are dying", - Emine Japarova said.
"I hope that when the West sees our film, those people will understand that we do not differ much. We also want security for our children, the rule of law, decent education, and now we lay the foundation for this and this film is not about war, but about the world that is born within this war", - said the movie's director Ahtem Seitablayev.
Ukrainian government structures plan to hold presentations of the film with the participation of artists, diplomats, Ukrainian politicians and public activists, as well as cyborg warriors, who became prototypes of the movie characters.
According to the People's Deputy, a member of the Permanent Delegation of Ukraine to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Maria Ionova, the film will also be shown in the American Congress in Washington (March 14) and in the Hague (March 16), Warsaw (March 17) and Brussels (March 19). "The more the world sees Ukrainian films about what's happening in Ukraine, it will be easier for us to defend the interests of Ukraine at international venues", - Ionova said, adding that there are diplomats, journalists, politicians among the audience.
The film Cyborgs was released in Ukraine on December 7, 2017. 5 UAH from each bought ticket went for aid program for the families of those killed in the Donetsk airport.


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Camera Path Animator
Camera Path GUI
Path Length displays the approximate length of the path.
Is Looped allows you to toggle whether the path is looped.
Link Camera Path allows you to specify a Camera Path that should play after the current one.
Interpolate allows you to toggle how this and the linked Camera Paths behave. If it is interpolated, the path will attempt to seemlessly merge into the next path. Otherwise, your animation will cut to the next path.
Path Points edit the path points that define where to path goes
Control Points edit how the curve is interpolated at each point
FOV you can define the camera's field of view allowing you to zoom during an animation
Speed allows you to define the speed of the animation along the path
Delay deals with adding points that will pause the animation for specified intervals
Ease Curves allow you to define how the animation transitions from stationary position like the ends of the path or delays.
Events you can add custom events that either broadcast a C# event or calls a specific function in a GameObject
Tilts allows you to define how the camera tilts in the follow path orientation mode
Orientations you can define the rotation of a camera at points for the custom orientation mode.
Options contains some basic options for Camera Path


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NNNS Chemistry blog
Prevous: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2010 predictions
Next: Meanwhile in the Whitesides lab
Impossible questions
22 September 2010 - Chemical philosophy
Here is an interesting notion voiced by Fredric M. Menger in Nature Chemistry (DOI): there are questions in chemistry that are impossible to answer. This type of question does not belong to one on the list of unsolved problems in chemistry for example the origin of chirality but ranks among impossible questions found in other branches of science such as the Heisenberg uncertainty principle or Gödel's incompleteness theorems.
Menger sets out to prove his point with an example involving a poly(allylamine). This polymer (DP 1000) can be used as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of certain phosphodiesters. Catalytic activity shows a large variation depending on how the polymer chain is functionalized with carboxylic acids groups with respect to degree and type. Only the average catalytic activity can be measured but it may well be that only 1% or even 0.01% of the polymer chains generate the bulk of it. Addressing all 1016 individual chains in a given sample is of course not an option.
But is this truly a case of fundamental uncertainty in chemistry? In biochemistry the protein folding problem is all about the prediction of the three-dimensional structures of proteins and enzymes and strategies to tackle this problem. DNA enzymes can be synthesized by sequencing to precise specifications. It is just that compared to biomolecules the particular polyallylamine adds additional complexity.
A more viable impossible question that is briefly touched upon in the Menger article is the uncertainty encountered in molecular dynamics: one can never be certain a given structure is located on the global minimum of the energy surface. In chemistry we can be certain that there is always a possibility that a sinkhole lurks somewhere in the vicinity.


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Pulpit Commentary Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, Verse 1. - Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind. It is remarked, with reason, that the special mention of Job as the person answered "implies that another speaker had intervened" (Wordsworth); while the attachment of the article to the word "whirlwind" implies some previous mention of that phenomenon, which is only to be found in the discourse of Elihu (Job 37:9). Both points have an important bearing on the genuineness of the disputed section, ch. 32- 37. And said. The question whether there was an objective utterance of human words out of the whirlwind, or only a subjective impression of the thoughts recorded on the minds of those present, is unimportant. In any case, there was a revelation direct from God, which furnished an authoritative solution of the questions debated to all who had been engaged in the debate.
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? Verse 2. - Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? It is very noticeable that God entirely ignores the reasonings of Elihu, and addresses himself, in the first instance, wholly to Job, with whom he begins by remonstrating. Job has not been without fault. He has spoken many "words without knowledge" or with insufficient knowledge, and has thus trenched on irreverence, and given the enemies of God occasion to blaspheme. Moreover, he has "darkened counsel." Instead of making the ways of God clear to his friends and companions, he has east doubts upon God's moral government (Job 21:7-26), upon his mercy and loving-kindness (Job 16:7-14), almost upon his justice (Job 19:7; Job 31:1-35). He is thus open to censure, and receives censure, and owns himself "vile" (Job 40:4), before peace and reconciliation can be established.
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. Verse 3. - Gird up now thy loins like a man. Job had desired to contend with God, to plead with him, and argue out his case (Job 9:32-35; Job 13:3, 18-22; Job 23:4-7; Job 31:35). God now offers to grant his request, and bids him stand forth "as a man'" and "gird himself" for the contest, which he has challenged. For I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. He will begin with interrogatories which Job must answer; then Job will be entitled to put questions to him. Job, however, on the opportunity being given him, shrinks back, and says, "Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth. Once have I spoken: but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further" (Job 40:4, 5). The confident boldness which he felt when God seemed far off disappears in his presence, and is replaced by diffidence and distrust.
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Verse 4. - Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Wast thou present? Didst thou witness it? If not, what canst thou know concerning it? And if thou knowest nothing of creation, what canst thou know of deeper things? The metaphor, by which the creation of the earth is compared to the foundation of an edifice, is a common one (Psalm 102:25; Psalm 104:5; Proverbs 8:29: Isaiah 48:13; Isaiah 51:13, 16; Zechariah 12:1; Hebrews 1:10, etc.), and is to be viewed as a concession to human weakness, creation itself, as it actually took place, being inconceivable. Declare, if thou hast understanding. That is, if thou hast any knowledge on the subject (comp. ver. 18).
Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Verse 5. - Who determined the measures thereof? Everything in creation is orderly, measured, predetermined, governed by law and will The actual weight of the planets is fixed by Divine wisdom, with a view to the stability and enduringness of the solar system (comp. Isaiah 40:12). If thou knowest; literally, for thou knowest - an anticipation of the lofty irony which comes out so remarkably in ver. 21. Or who hath stretched the line upon it? Human builders determine the dimensions of their constructions by means of a measuring-line (Ezekiel 40:3-49, etc.). The writer carries out his metaphor of a building by supposing a measuring-rod to have been used at the creation of the earth also. Some find a trace of the idea in Genesis 1:9, where they translate קָווּ הַמַּיִם, "Let the waters be marked out with a line."
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; Verse 6. - Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? These details follow naturally upon the adoption of the particular metaphor of a house or building. They are not to be pressed. The object is to impress on Job his utter ignorance of God's ways in creation. Or who laid the corner-stone thereof? Who gave the last finishing touch to the work (see Psalm 118:22; Zechariah 4:7)? Canst thou tell? If not, why enter into controversy with the Creator?
When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? Verse 7. - When the morning stars sang together. The stars generally, or the actual stars visible on the morn of creation, are probably meant. They, as it were, sang a song of loud acclaim on witnessing the new marvel. Their priority to the earth is implied, since they witness its birth. Their song is, of course, that silent song of sympathy, whereof Shakespeare speaks when he says, "Each in its motion like an angel sings" ('Merchant of Venice,' act 5. sc. 1). And all the sons of God shouted for joy. "The sons of God" here must necessarily be the angels (see Job 1:6; Job 2:1), since there were no men as yet in existence. They too joined in the chorus of sympathy and admiration, perhaps lifting up their voices (Revelation 5:11, 12), perhaps their hearts only, praising the Creator, who had done such marvellous things.
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? Verse 8. - Or who shut up the sea with doors? From the earth a transition is made to the sea, as the second great wonder in creation (comp. Genesis 1:9, 10; Exodus 20:11; Psalm 104:24, 25). God's might is especially shown in his power to control and confine the sea, which rages so terribly and seems so utterly uncontrollable. God has blocked it in "with doors" - i.e. with "bounds that it cannot pass, neither turn again to cover the earth" (Psalm 145:9). Sometimes the barrier is one of lofty and solid rock, which seems well suited to confine and restrain; but sometimes it is no more than a thin streak of sliver sand or a bank of loose, shifting pebbles. Yet, in both cases alike, the restraint suffices. "The sand is placed for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it" (Jeremiah 5:22); the beach of shifting pebbles remains as firm as the rock itself, and never recedes or advances more than a few feet. When it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb; i.e. at its birth, when it was first formed, by the gathering together of the waters into one place (see Genesis 1:9).
When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, Verse 9. - When I made the cloud the garment thereof. The account of creation here given is certainly not drawn wholly from Genesis It is to be viewed as a second, independent, account of the occurrences, in fuller detail, but vaguer, by reason of the poetical phraseology. And thick darkness a swaddllng-band for it. The infant sea, just come from the womb (ver. 8), is represented as clothed with a cloud, and swaddled in thick darkness, to mark its complete subjection to its Creator from the first.
And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors, Verse 10. - And brake up for it my decreed place; rather, as in the margin, and established my decree upon it; or, as in the Revised Version, and prescribed for it my decree. The decree itself is given in ver. 11. And set bars and doors (see above, ver. 8, where the imagery of "doors" has been already introduced). As Professor Lee observes, "The term דְּלָתַיִם contains a metaphor taken from the large folding-doors of a city, which are usually set up for the purpose of stepping the progress of an invading enemy, and are hence supplied with bolts and bars" ('Book of Job,' p. 490). Representations of such folding-doors are common in the Assyrian sculptures; and in one instance the doors themselves, or, to speak more exactly, their outer bronze easing, has been recovered (see a paper in the 'Transactions of the Society of Biblical Archaeology,' on the Bronze Gates discovered by Mr. Rassam at Balawat, vol. 7. pp. 85-115). These gates were twenty-two feet high and six feet broad each.
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed? Verse 11. - And said, Hitherto shalt thou corns, but no further. The law is not quite absolute. Wherever the sea washes a coast-line, there is a continual erosive action, whereby the land is, little by little, eaten away, and the line of the coast thrust back. But the action is so slow that millennia pass without any considerable effect being produced, and encroachments in some places are generally counterbalanced by retrenchment in others, so that the general contour of laud and water, with the proportion of the one to the other, remain probably very much the same at the present day as when the earth first became the habitation of man. And here shall thy proud waves be stayed. The waves of the sea "rage horribly," and every now and then topple down a rock or undermine a cliff, and seem proud of their achievements; but how little do they effect, even in thousands of years! The little islet of Psyttaleia still blocks the eastern end of the straits of Salamis. The Pharos island lies off the westernmost mouth of the Nile. Even the low, fiat Aradus, on the Syrian coast, has not been swept away. Everywhere the waves are practically "stayed," and all the menaces of the sea against the land come to nought.
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place; Verse 12. - Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days? rather, by reason of ray length of days - a similar irony to that observable in vers. 5, 21, etc. The third marvel of creation brought before us is the dawn, or daybreak - that standing miracle of combined utility and beauty. Has Job authority to issue his orders to the dawn, and tell it when to make its appearance? Has he caused the dayspring to know his place? Job cannot possibly pretend to any such power.
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? Verse 13. - That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? The idea seems to he that the dawn, suddenly appearing, seizes hold of all the ends of the earth "at one rush" (Canon Cook), and lights up the whole terrestrial region. The wicked, lovers of darkness, are taken by surprise, and receive a shock from which they recover with difficulty (comp. Job 24:16, 17). That they are "shaken from the earth" must be regarded as Oriental hyperbole.
It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment. Verse 14. - It is turned as clay to the seal; rather, it changes as the clay of a seal. The seals of the Babylonians, Assyrians, and others were commonly impressed upon clay, and not upon wax (Lsyard, 'Nineveh and Babylon,' pp. 153-156). As the seal changed the clay from a dull, shapeless lump to a figured surface, so the coming of the dawn changes the earth from an indistinct mass to one diversified with form and colour. As M. Renan explains, "L'aurore fair our la terre l'effet d'un sceau sur la torte sigillee, en dormant de laforme, et du relief, a la surface do l'univers, qui pendant la nuit est somme un chaos indistinct." And they stand as a garment; rather, and things stand out as a garment or as on a garment - a richly embroidered dress is intended, on which the pattern stands out in relief.
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken. Verse 15. - And from the wicked their light is withholden. Then, when the dawn bursts forth, "from the wicked, their light"-which is darkness (Job 24:13-17) - "is withholden," and the consequence is that the high arm - the arm that is proud and lifted up - shall be broken. Detection and punishment fall upon the wicked doers who are surprised by the daylight.
Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? Verse 16. - Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? The emphasis is on the word "springs," which means sources, origin, or deepest depths (see the Septuagint, which has πηγή, and the Vulgate, which has profunda). Canst thou go to the bottom of anything, explore its secrets, explain its cause and origin? Or hast thou walked in the search (rather, the deep places) of the depth? Art thou not as ignorant as other men of all these remote and secret things? Physical science is now attempting the material exploration of the ocean-depths, but "deep-sea dredgings" bring us no nearer to the origin, cause, or mode of creation of the great watery mass.
Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? Verse 17. - Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? By "the gates of death," Sheol, the abode of the dead, seems to be intended (comp. Job 10:21, 22; Job 17:16). Has Job explored this region, and penetrated its secrets? Or is it as unknown to him as to the rest of mankind? The second hemistich - Or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? - is a mere echo of the first, adding an new idea.
Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all. Verse 18. - Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? literally, the breadths; i.e. the dimensions generally. The exact dimensions are probably not even yet known. Job can scarcely have had any conception of them. To him the earth was probably a vast plain, extended, he knew not how far, in all directions. Declare if thou knowest it all (comp. vers. 4, 5, and 21).
Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof, Verse 19. - Where is the way where light dwelleth? or, Which is the way to the dwelling-place of light '? Where, i.e.' does light dwell? What is its original and true home? Light is a thing quite distinct from the sun and moon and planets (Genesis 1:3, 16). Where and what is it? Dost thou know the way to its dwelling-place? If not, why, once more, dost thou pretend to search out the deep things of God? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof? Darkness, too, light's antithesis, must not that have a home - a "place" of abode, as Job himself had postulated, when he spoke of "a land of darkness and the shadow of death, a land of darkness as darkness itself... Where the light is as darkness" (Job 10:21, 22)? If so, can Job point out the locality?
That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? Verse 20. - That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof. Can Job "take" light and darkness, and lead them to their proper places, and make them observe their proper "bounds," as God can (Genesis 1:4)? And that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof (comp. ver. 19).
Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great? Verse 21. - Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? The irony that has underlain the whole address comes here to the surface, and shows itself palpably. Job, of course, is as old as the Almighty, or, at any rate, coeval with creation; otherwise he could not presume to take the tone which he has taken, and arraign the moral government of the Creator. Or because the number of thy days is great! Compare the sarcasm of Eliphaz (Job 15:7).
Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, Verse 22. - Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? The "treasures of the snow" are the storehouses, wherein the snow is, poetically, supposed to be laid up. Vast accumulations of snow actually exist in various portions of the earth's surface, but the fresh snow that falls is not taken from these treasuries, but newly generated by the crystallization of floating vapours in the atmosphere. Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail! This expression is to be explained similarly, as poetical. Hail is nowhere kept in store. It is generated by the passage of rain-drops through a layer of freezing air.
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war? Verse 23. - Which I have reserved against the time of trouble. Hail is reckoned throughout Scripture as one of the ministers of the Divine vengeance (see Exodus 9:18-29; Exodus 10:5-15; Joshua 10:11; Psalm 18:12, 13; Psalm 78:47, 48; Psalm 105:32; Isaiah 30:30; Isaiah 32:19; Ezekiel 13:11, 13; Ezekiel 36:22; Haggai 2:17; Revelation 8:7; Revelation 11:19; Revelation 16:21). Its destructive effect upon crops, even in temperate latitudes, is indicated by the insurances against damage from hail, which, even in our own country, so many farmers think it worth their while to pay. In tropical and semi-tropical regions the injury caused by hailstorms is far greater. Against the day of battle and war. Compare especially Joshua 10:11, which, however, we need not suppose to have been in the mind of the writer. In ancient times, when the bow held the place in war which is now occupied by the rifle or the musket, a heavy hailstorm, striking full in the face of the combatants on one side, while it only fell on the backs of their adversaries, must of tea have decided a battle.
By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth? Verse 24. - By what way is the light parted? or, distributed, so as to be enjoyed by all the inhabitants of the earth (Stanley Loathes). Which scattereth, etc.; rather, or by what way is the east wind scattered over the earth? (see the Revised Version) Job is asked to explain God's modus operandi in nature, which, of course, he cannot do. Hence his answer in Job 40:5.
Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; Verse 25. - Who hath divided a water-course for the overflowing of waters? rather, as in the Revised Version, Who hath cleft a channel for the water-flood? i.e. Who has furrowed and seamed the ground (in Western Asia) with deep gullies, or "water-courses," for the rapid carrying off of the violent rains to which those regions are subject? The wadies of Syria and Arabia seem to be alluded to. They too are God's work, not Job's. Or a way for the lightning of thunder? The "way" for the passage of the electric current is not marked out beforehand, like the way for the escape of the superfluous waters; but it is equally determined on and arranged previously by God, who has laid down the laws which it is bound to follow.
To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; Verse 26. - To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man. God not only causes his rain to fall equally on the just and on the unjust (Matthew 5:45), but equally, or almost equally, on inhabited lauds and uninhabited. His providence does not limit itself to supplying the wants of man, but has tender regard to the beasts, and birds, and reptiles, and insects which possess the lands whereon man has not yet set his foot.
To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? Verse 27. - To satisfy the desolate and waste ground. Parched ground seems to cry aloud for water, and so to make a piteous appeal to Heaven. Perhaps rain is not wholly wasted, even on the bare sands of the Sahara, or the rugged rocks of Tierra del Fuego. It may have uses which are beyond our cognizance. And to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth. Where the rain produces herbage, it is certainly of use, for wherever there is herbage there are always insects, whose enjoyment of life has every appearance of being intense.
Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? Verse 28. - Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? How do rain and dew come into existence? Can Job make them, or any other man? Can man even conceive of the process by which they were made? If not, must not their Maker, who is God, be wholly inscrutable?
Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? Verse 29. - Out of whose womb came the ice? Modern scientists admit that the process by which a liquid is metamorphosed into a solid transcends their utmost power of thought. They know nothing more than the fact that at the temperature of 32° Fahr. water, and at other temperatures other liquids, are solidified (see an article by Professor Tyndall on the generation of a snowflake in the Contemporary Review of 1880). It is thus not only creation itself, but the transformations of created things, that transcend the scientific intellect and are inexplicable. And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? This is the same question as that of the previous clause, expressed in different words
The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen. Verse 30. The waters are hid as with a stone; rather, the waters are hardened like unto stone. When the frost comes, the waters are congealed and rendered as hard as stone. (So Dillmann and Canon Cook.) And the face of the deep is frozen. By "the deep" (תּהום) is certainly not meant here either the open ocean, which, in the latitudes known to the dwellers in South Western Asia, never freezes, or the Mediterranean. Some of the lakes which abound in the regions inhabited by Job and his friends are probably meant. These may occasionally have been thinly coated with ice in the times when the Book of Job was written (see the comment on Job 6:16).
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Verse 31. - Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades? (On the almost certain identification of the Hebrew Kirnah with the Pleiades, see the comment on Job 9:9.) Whether the "sweet influences" of the constellation are here spoken of is very doubtful. Schultens and Professor Lee support the rendering; but most critics prefer to translate the word employed (מעדנים) by "chains" or "fastenings" (Rashi, Kimchi, Rosenmuller, Dillmann, Canon Cook). If we adopt this view, we must suppose the invisible links which unite the stars into a constellation to be intended. Job is asked whether he can draw the links nearer together, and bind the stars closer to one another. Or loose the bands of Orion? The identity of Kesil with Orion is generally allowed. Job is asked if he can loosen the tie which unites the several members of this constellation together. Of course, he can pretend to no such powers.
Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? Verse 32. - Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? The context implies that "Mazzaroth' is a constellation on a par with the Pleiades, Orion, and the Bear (Kimah, Kesil and 'Aish). This makes it impossible to accept the meaning, so generally assigned, of "the twelve signs of the Zodiac." Again, the plural form is fatal to the conjecture that "Mazzaroth" designates a single star or planet, as Jupiter, Venus, or Sirius (Cook). The word is derived probably from the root zahar, "to shine," "to be bright," and should designate some especially brilliant cluster of stars Whether it is to be regarded as a variant of Mazzaloth (2 Kings 23:5) is uncertain. Or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? (On the identity of 'Ash or 'Aish with the Great Bear, see the comment on Job 9:9.) The "sons" of 'Aish are conjectured to be the three large stars in the tail of Ursa Major (Stanley Leathes); but the grounds on which the conjecture rests are very slight.
Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? Verse 33. - Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? i.e. the physical laws by which the course of nature is governed (comp. Psalm 119:90, 91; Psalm 148:6). The general prevalence of law in the material world is quite as strongly asserted by the sacred writers as by modern science. The difference is that modern science regards the laws as physical necessities, self-subsisting, while Scripture looks upon them as the ordinances of the Divine will. This latter view involves, of course, the further result that the Divine will can at any time suspend or reverse any of its enactments. Canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? If Job does not even know the laws whereby the world is governed, much less can he establish such laws himself, and make them work.
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? Verse 34. - Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of water may sever thee? Will the clouds take their orders from thee, listen to thee, obey thy voice? None but the "medicine-men" of savage tribes profess to have any such power. Elijah, indeed, "prayed, and the heaven gave rain" (James 5:18); but this was a very different thing from "commanding the clouds of heaven." His prayer was addressed to God, and God gave the rain for which he made his petition.
Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are? Verse 35. - Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Hers we are? If Job cannot command the clouds, much less can he send (or rather, send forth) lightnings - these marvellous and terrible evidences of almighty power. Even now, with all our command of electricity, our savants would, from the best electrical ms-chine, find it difficult to produce the effects which often result from a single flash of lightning.
Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart? Verse 36. - Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Some refer this to human wisdom, and understand the Almighty as asking - Who has put man's wisdom into his inward parts? literally, into his kidneys, or as our idiom would express it, "into his heart." But there is great difficulty in supposing a sudden transition from clouds and lightning in vers. 34, 35 to the human understanding in ver. 36, with a return to clouds and rain in ver. 37. Hence many of the best critics understand ver. 36 of the purpose and intelligence that may be regarded as existing in the clouds and rain and lightning themselves, which are God's ministers, and run to and fro at his command, and execute his pleasure. (So Schultens, Rosenmuller, Professor Lee, and Professer Stanley Leathes.) To obtain this result, we must translate the word טוּחות By "tempest" or "thunder-belts," and the word שׂכוי, in the next clause, by "storm n or something similar (see the Revised Version, where "dark clouds" is suggested as an alternative for "inward parts'" and "meteor" as an alternative for "heart"). The whole passage will then run thus: Who hath put wisdom in the thunderbolts? or who hath given understanding to the tempest?
Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven, Verse 37. - Who can number the clouds in wisdom? i.e. Who is wise enough to number the clouds, and say how many they are? Or who can stay the bottles of heaven! rather, Who can pour out? (see the Revised Version). The "bottles," or "water-skins," of heaven are the dense clouds heavy with rain, which alternately hold the moisture like a reservoir, and pour it out upon the earth. God alone can determine when the rain shall fall.
When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together? Verse 38. - When the dust groweth into hardness. 'Aphar (עָפַר) here, as often, means "earth," or "soil," rather than "dust." When by the heat of the sun's rays the ground grows into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together, baked into a compact mass, then is the time when rain is most needed, and when the Almighty in his mercy commonly sends it. The consideration of inanimate nature here ends, with the result that its mysteries altogether transcend the human intellect, and render speculation on the still deeper mysteries of the moral world wholly vain and futile.
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions, Verse 39. - Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? A new departure. Ch. 39 should commence from this point. What does Job know of the habits and instincts of animals? Can he arrange so that the lion (rather, lioness) shall obtain its proper prey, and thus fill the appetite - or, satisfy the appetite (Revised Version) - of the young lions, which depend on their dam? Certainly not. "The lions, roaring after their prey, do seek their meat from God" (Psalm 104:21).
When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait? Verse 40. - When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait (comp. Psalm 10:9, 10; Psalm 17:12).
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat. Verse 41. - Who provideth for the raven his food? (comp. Luke 12:24, "Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them"). God's mercy is "over all his works," not only over those whereof man sees the utility; but also over beasts of prey, and birds thought to be of ill omen. Especially he cares for the young of each kind, which most need protection. When his young ones cry unto God. So Psalm 147:9, "He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry." The young ravens are driven to cry out, when they, i.e. the parent birds, wander for lack of meat, and have a difficulty in finding it. The Pulpit Commentary, Electronic Database. Copyright © 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010 by BibleSoft, inc., Used by permission Bible Hub |


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Yesterday I took a ride down Route 81 to central Virginia where I spoke at a conference on Christianity and American History at Liberty University. It was a beautiful weekend in the Virginia hills. I must admit that I was a bit sentimental as I passed through many of the towns in the Shenandoah Valley that Philip Vickers Fithian had visited in 1775 and 1776.
I realized that I was entering "ground zero" of the Christian Right as I drove down "Jerry Falwell Parkway," entered the Liberty campus, and passed the "LaHaye Ice Rink" (named after the co-author of the "Left Behind" novels, Tim LaHaye). And then, to top it all off, I left the hotel today with some fellow scholars and saw LaHaye and his wife Beverly.
This morning I gave a keynote/plenary address that linked some of the ideas I wrote about in The Way of Improvement Leads Home with my ongoing project on Presbyterians and the American Revolution. The title of my talk was "Towards a Social History of Evangelicals and the Enlightenment." I discussed the way that Presbyterians embraced the Enlightenment in years between 1740 and 1765, offered a narrative of post-Great Awakening Presbyterian history in the middle colonies, and concluded by returning to Fithian and the "rural Enlightenment."
This afternoon I participated in a plenary roundtable devoted to Thomas Kidd's The Great Awakening: The Roots of Evangelical Christianity in Colonial America. I was joined on this panel by Kidd and Tim Hall, the author of Contested Boundaries: Itinerancy and the Reshaping of the Colonial American Religious World.
Both my plenary talk and the roundtable were held in the Liberty School of Law's new "Supreme Court" room. (Pictured above).
For all of the heat that Liberty and its founder Jerry Falwell have taken in the mainstream press, I was actually quite impressed with both the campus, the students I encountered, and the members of the history department. Thanks to Sam Smith and Doug Mann for inviting me to spend a few days on "Liberty Mountain."


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This is Kurt James the Colorado Storyteller's short story collection of "Patton – Bounty Hunter" first 7 adventures.
A mountain man legend had raised Dale Lee Patton to become a legend along the Rocky Mountain frontier. In the beginning Patton only wanted to live the simple life with his wife to raise some children on a ranch near Gunnison, Colorado. That all changed one summer day when his wife was brutally murdered. Losing the love of his life changed Patton into something he thought he would never would be. He became a haunted and vengeful man, looking for justice to be dealt in the only manner that a legend could serve it up to those that deserved it. Having a skill set that includes all the current weapons of the day and having the killer instinct to set aside all feelings while on the hunt, he became a driven man to extract retribution from all those that prey on the weak and helpless. Patton would become the guardian that stands between predator and prey. Using his knowledge of the Rocky Mountains and the wilderness, he begins the life as a bounty hunter—a dead or alive bounty hunter.
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How Amaysim's revenue was saved by its move away from mobile phones
Maverick telco Amaysim (ASX:AYS) cancelled dividends as full-year profit fell 76 per cent to $2.7 million, with revenue from its mobile phone business sliding and margins squeezed on broadband internet sales.
However, the mobile phone and broadband player picked up revenue from Amaysim Energy, trading as Click Energy, selling power to consumers.
Overall revenue was 77 per cent higher at $577 million with 54 per cent of that coming from energy.
The mobile sim card company last year launched itself as a energy utility with no lock-in contracts and discounts which don't expire, buying Click Energy, an online pure-play energy seller, for $120 million.
The bigger telcos also are reporting intense competition in the mobile market, dragging down the value of each customer. Telstra earlier this month report a flat result for mobile, with revenue rising just 0.4 per cent.
"Our diversification into energy has enabled amaysim to deliver growth despite a challenging mobile market," says Amaysim CEO Peter O'Connell.
"The early success of Amaysim energy reinforces our belief that our cross-sell offering will differentiate the company in a crowded telco market."
The energy business delivered revenue of $310 million. Subscribers grew by 16 per cent to 191,000.
The broadband business had 15,000 subscribers, delivering revenue of $8.6 million and an underlying EBITDA loss of $6.3 million.
In the second half of the 2018 financial year, the company made the decision to reduce investment in broadband as intense competition and high wholesale costs put pressure on already low margins.
The mobile business grew subscribers by 8 per cent to 1.2 million but revenue was down 7 per cent to $259 million as the amount of revenue collected from each customer fell.
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O'Connell says he expects competition in mobile to remain intense in 2019.
"We are still confident about the sector over the medium to long-term," he says.
"We continue to achieve strong mobile subscriber growth in July 2018 and expect the roll out of 4.5G and 5G networks in Australia over FY19 and FY20 to provide increased rationality and a slowing of competitive excess.
"Notwithstanding the difficult market, the company is actively reshaping itself to access new services, when ready, by developing our technology platforms to deploy additional services quickly; improving our analytics and marketing capability to attract and serve customers; increasing cross-sell of mobile and energy; and elevating our marketing capabilities.
"We are focused on delivering strong value by growing awareness of amaysim as a utilities service provider to increase cross-sell of energy to our mobile subscriber base. We intend to push hard on this strategy to achieve profitable growth.'
The company held back dividends.
"The board holds the view that it is in the interests of shareholders for the company to retain a greater proportion of profits in the business and has made the decision not to declare a dividend for the 2018 financial year," the company said.
"The board expects this approach to continue for the short to medium term."
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The Fabulous Side of Sustainable Fashion
At the hands of enterprising designers, environmentally friendly clothing finally gets its glow up.
When you think of the phrase "sustainable fashion," what comes to mind? Maybe some boxy little shirts upcycled from Victorian tablecloths, or diaphanous sack dresses made out of hemp fibers. Perhaps a pair of rubbery-looking sneakers with 100% recycled emblazoned prominently on them. Until relatively recently, the concepts of glamour and ecological consciousness rarely went hand in hand.
But a number of designers are shifting the nagging perception that environmentally friendly clothing needs to look like something a militant counselor at a Vermont summer camp might wear. By innovating new plant-based or recycled materials, rethinking their production processes, and getting creative about waste and deadstock fabrics, established houses and up-and-coming brands alike are offering everything from black-tie gowns to diamond necklaces to sleek carryalls that make a minimal impact on the planet.
Whether or not any new garment can be considered sustainable is a hotly debated topic. Every couple of months, it seems like some version of the same droll joke appears on my Twitter feed: The only way for a fashion brand to be truly environmentally friendly is for it not to exist at all. But the fashion industry isn't going anywhere, and we can't all subsist solely on secondhand T-shirts peddled by TikTokers on Depop in order to minimize our carbon footprint. So where does one look for elegant, sustainably made clothes? And can a brand-new party dress really be green?
"The most important question around sustainability is: How long will that product be worn and used? One of the most sustainable things you can do is buy something that will last a lifetime," says Alden Wicker, a journalist who covers the environmental impact of the fashion industry. Designer pieces produced from high-quality materials by expert craftspeople, therefore, are inherently more sustainable than the shoddy garments made by the likes of Zara and H&M.
On top of that, some of the industry's biggest names are being held to a higher standard than they used to be: In 2018, Burberry was slammed for burning tens of millions of dollars worth of unsold product. This year, under the current chief creative officer Riccardo Tisci, the brand has pledged to be the first luxury label to become "climate positive" by 2040, by cutting supply chain emissions by nearly 50 percent over the next nine years and investing in projects that restore and protect natural ecosystems. One element of this initiative involves working with sheep farms in Australia on regenerative agriculture systems, something Stella McCartney has also focused on, particularly in her winter 2021 collection. "Regenerative agriculture is also referred to as 'carbon farming' because it increases biodiversity, regenerates topsoil, improves watersheds, enhances ecosystem services, and sequesters carbon in soil," McCartney says. "The farm we have been working with has restored thousands of hectares of degraded land through their farming practices." At Chloé, the new creative director, Gabriela Hearst, incorporated by-product shearling and overstock pieces from seasons past into her first fall show for the brand, one of the many ways she made the collection four times less environmentally impactful—but no less chic—than the previous year's.
But what about the excess fabric that inevitably gets left behind after all those fabulous things are cut and draped? In April 2021, LVMH launched Nona Source, a platform that makes unused materials from its brands (including couture houses) available to any designer. The company started with 5,000 rolls of deadstock: That's 140,000 meters worth of crepe de chine and washed silk twill that otherwise would have been left fallow in warehouses, or destroyed, priced 60 to 70 percent lower than its original cost.
On the synthetic side, there are some interesting things happening too. Prada is aiming to make all of its nylon products out of ECONYL, a material derived from plastic waste collected from oceans, fishing nets, and old textile fibers, by the end of this year. Not only is it synthesized from recycled materials, it's infinitely recyclable itself. Three slinky cocktail dresses from Ferragamo's fall collection are recycled polyester, as is a series of voluminous, puff-sleeve frocks at Alexander McQueen.
Conner Ives, a London-based American designer whose debut collection consists of 75 percent recycled materials, sees designing sustainably as a welcome challenge. "It's a problem to solve," he says. "When you have limitations, I find it makes work better. When the world is your oyster, it's like, well, where do you go?" One standout look, a bubble-shaped, sequined dress worn by model Natalia Bryant to the most recent Met Gala, exemplifies Ives's approach: The base fabric, a white silk organza, was cut from a roll of deadstock given to him by his former boss Wes Gordon; each sequin is recycled PET plastic; and the beads that finish the threads that hold the sequins are vintage.
"When I first started, it was on the eve of sustainability becoming the hottest thing in fashion," Ives says. "I think a lot of times, young designers are like, 'Well, these are the problems with the industry.' And yes, there are a lot of problems, but at the same time, I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't love it. For this collection, I wanted balls-to-the-wall fashion, fashion, fashion—almost heralding back to the '90s, when the industry was like a caricature of itself."
Andrej Gronau, an artist and designer who just finished his master's degree at Central Saint Martins, thought about the end of the life of each garment he designed during the program: In a set of futuristic, disco-ready jackets made from deadstock Lurex and natural merino wool, he purposely did not mix the materials, to ensure that the recycling of each of the elements would be possible. "Most knitwear in the industry is made using mixed yarns, which usually can't be recycled, as the thin filaments can't be separated easily," Gronau notes.
Even on the Oscars red carpet, a realm notorious for glittering gowns that are worn only once, there's a movement to shake up the way we think about the intersection of glamour and sustainability. This year, the organization Red Carpet Green Dress, founded by the environmental advocate Suzy Amis Cameron, partnered with Vivienne Westwood to outfit the actress and producer Marlee Matlin in a crystal-studded gown cut from Tencel Luxe, an innovative, silky new textile produced from wood pulp.
"On the red carpet, we need people to say, 'Whoa, who made that dress? Tell me about that dress!' And you can only do that if you focus on design first," says RCGD's CEO, Samata Pattinson, about the company's approach. "You can't wear the message—it's not like the gown is printed with text about how it's made."
Tencel is just one of a new class of plant-based materials that are making their way into the luxury sphere. Faux or "vegan" leather, which many argue is more detrimental to the environment than actual leather because its production often involves the use of toxic chemicals and polyurethane binders, is about to enter a new, greener phase. Two start-ups, Bolt Threads and MycoWorks, are making leather-like materials out of mycelium, a subterranean network of fungal threads that can grow on a sheet of sawdust in a lab. McCartney designed a tough-looking top and pants (both garments were prototypes and not for sale) out of Bolt's material Mylo; Hermès partnered with MycoWorks on a one-off concept version of its Victoria bag, fashioned out of caramel--colored Fine Mycelium and trimmed with canvas and calfskin. Neither material is commercially available yet, but both are expected to hit the market soon.
When it comes to the question of faux fur, it can be difficult to figure out what's worse: raising high-carbon--footprint animals solely for their pelts, or making a garment out of microplastics. (And in terms of data, it's basically impossible to find a scientific study that wasn't commissioned by one side or the other.) But minimizing the use of animal products—particularly factory-farmed ones, like mink fur—is an important and environmentally responsible step to take, and brands like Burberry and Prada, and even the legacy fur house Fendi, are making extra-luxe coats and accessories out of the fake stuff. McCartney is working with the chemical company DuPont to develop an alternative made from natural fibers. Demna Gvasalia, in his debut couture show for Balenciaga earlier this year, opted to mimic the look and fluffiness of a fur jacket by individually embroidering fine, loose silk threads that poked out of a base fabric like tiny hairs. (Silk, Wicker notes, is always a good choice, because even though it's an animal product, "It's incredibly beneficial to rural economies in Asia, and especially to women.")
Jewelry, an essential component of any exciting getup, can be made green too. "There are two ways to look at it: One is reusing stones and recycled metals," says Wicker. "The other is to acknowledge the vital role that mining can have in supporting rural economies, even though, as a rule, it is dangerous and exploitative and terrible for the environment. However, there are those who will tell you that in certain parts of Africa and South America, it is the only income that some people can get. There's a movement to support mines that are doing it the right way." Industry leaders like Tiffany & Co., De Beers Jewellers, and Chopard are making efforts to become more sustainable central to their business, with initiatives that range from using 100 percent ethically produced gold to sourcing stones from mines in Peru that have zero impact on the local water table. At Chopard's facilities in Switzerland, everything is powered by renewable energy.
All of this is well and good, of course, but where does it really get us? If there's still massive overproduction and consumption happening all over the world, can the more glamorous side of fashion ever really become environmentally friendly? Vivienne Westwood's global brand director, Christopher Di Pietro, isn't convinced we'll ever make a significant enough shift. "I am not sure there will ever be a truly sustainable fashion industry, but we can make massive reductions to our impact on the planet," he says. In order to make any progress, we need to reexamine the core tenets of consumerism: Circularity, resale, and repair need to become central parts of the industry. Government regulation is also essential—something in which the United Kingdom is leading the charge, by investigating "greenwashing" claims on various consumer products, including clothing.
McCartney takes an optimistic, holistic approach to the whole thing. "I love hearing stories from my customers, who, on many occasions, have said they didn't realize their Stella McCartney handbag wasn't made from real leather," she says. "We have worked so hard over the past two decades to pioneer a movement that is growing by leaps and bounds, and I really do believe the best is yet to come."
In a few short years, maybe we won't even blink at the idea of a starlet at Cannes outfitted in a dress sewn from what used to be ocean plastic, heels crafted from a fungus, and recycled gold earrings. For now, I'm just waiting around for a chance to buy a MycoWorks Birkin.
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Today was our second day mobilizing for a planned departure tomorrow morning. It'll take us about 12 hour running to reach the waters of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Our work yesterday alternated between pre-cruise loading and preparations, and orientations by SOI staff designed to introduce the science team to the Falkor crew and familiarize us with the ship's interior spaces. Thankfully Verena Neher, the purser, showed the team one of the most important things we'll need to know about the ship: how to operate the coffee and espresso machines.
By the end of the day, the Falkor dry lab was filled to the brink with computer workstations for processing the multibeam sonar data that will be pouring in during most of the expedition. We've also installed a leased gravimeter, a remarkable instrument we'll talk more about in the coming days.
Later in the afternoon, we had an operations meeting during which we went over the cruise plan with the captain and chief mate. Finally the day ended with a meeting with SOI's co-founder, Wendy Schmidt, who had come aboard mid-afternoon for a brief visit. All in all, it was a productive first day.
This morning we started stowing our personal belongings in the cabins that will be home for more than five weeks, and then it was on to a safety briefing and a safety drill. Daniel Wagner volunteered to put on the "survival suit" which I call the Gumby suit because that's what you look like when you wear one. Daniel is the first person I've ever known to actually look good in one of those things, but that's OK because they're not really about style, they're built to keep you alive if you find yourself in the water.
We continued getting computers hooked up to the network and making the final adjustments to the gravimeter. We head out at 8 am tomorrow morning, and after months of preparations for this cruise we all are ready and raring to go.


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Top 10 reads of 2020
As the year draws to a close, ECFR presents a run-down of the 10 most popular publications of 2020
From the worst pandemic in over a century to one of the most intense presidential elections of our time, and everything in between, 2020 has been a year of great uncertainty and political anxiety, to say the very least. As ever, our researchers have worked diligently to keep you informed on global issues and address the greatest strategic challenges facing Europeans during this time.
As the year draws to a close, ECFR presents a run-down of the 10 most popular publications of 2020.
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- Sweden goes it alone: The EU's coronavirus exception by Marlene Riedel
Covid-19 serves as a magnifying glass for even the smallest differences between countries – in governance, society, and attitudes. - Military lessons from Nagorno-Karabakh: Reason for Europe to worry by Gustav Gressel
The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war holds important lessons for European defence. European governments should study it urgently. - Bad company: How dark money threatens Sudan's transition by Jean-Baptiste Gallopin
The transition will only succeed if the government stabilises the economy and civilians work hard to tilt the balance of power away from the military. - Serbia's coronavirus diplomacy unmasked by Majda Ruge with Janka Oertel
The Serbian president has exploited the EU's internal divisions to insult the bloc and legitimise his policies, as well as his courtship of authoritarian partners. - Deep sea rivals: Europe, Turkey, and new eastern Mediterranean conflict lines by Asli Aydıntaşbaş, Julien Barnes-Dacey, Cinzia Bianco, John V. Bowlus, Hugh Lovatt, Tarek Megerisi, and Michaël Tanchum
The eastern Mediterranean is becoming ever more perilous as geopolitical fault lines steadily enmesh the region. These rifts emerge from the Cyprus 'frozen conflict', competition for valuable gas fields, and the increasingly entangled wars in Libya and Syria. - Seven early lessons from the coronavirus by Ivan Krastev
The Covid-19 crisis will dramatically reshape the EU's response to all other crises it has faced in the last decade. - Infected: The impact of the coronavirus on the Middle East and north Africa by Julien Barnes-Dacey, Cinzia Bianco, Anthony Dworkin, Ellie Geranmayeh, Hugh Lovatt, Tarek Megerisi, and René Wildangel
The coronavirus has hit the Middle East and north Africa at a time when the region is already burdened with multiple problems, including a series of long-running conflicts, sectarian tension, economic crises, and widespread political unrest. In this survey, experts at the European Council on Foreign Relations analyse the Covid-19 pandemic's current impact on, and likely implications for, the region. - How a Biden win could transform US policy in the Middle East and North Africa by Asli Aydıntaşbaş, Julien Barnes-Dacey, Cinzia Bianco, Anthony Dworkin, Ellie Geranmayeh, Hugh Lovatt, and Tarek Megerisi
Victory for Joe Biden is likely to bring three big policy shifts in the region, opening new possibilities and challenges for Europeans. - It's Turkey's Libya now by Tarek Megerisi
European countries should try to revive the political approach to resolving the Libya conflict, particularly given that Turkey may want to do so from its current position of strength. - Europe's pandemic politics: How the virus has changed the public's worldview by Ivan Krastev and Mark Leonard
European countries should try to revive the political approach to resolving the Libya conflict, particularly given that Turkey may want to do so from its current position of strength.
The European Council on Foreign Relations does not take collective positions. ECFR publications only represent the views of their individual authors.


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The study has been conducted by Professor Antonis Metaxas, Chairman of the Hellenic Energy Regulation Institute, Michalis Mathioulakis, Research Director and Maria Lykidi, Research Associate of the Institute.
The EEJ is offering a pro-active information on energy law and policy to academics and energy professionals throughout Europe. It is reporting comments on relevant developments in the areas of internal market competition law, energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, climate change, infrastructure, security of supply, and foreign energy policy. Providing high-quality articles and straightforward information on political, legal, economic, environmental, industrial, financial and technical aspects of energy, the EEJ is a leading cross-border platform for a multidisciplinary dialogue between stakeholders in the European energy sector.
In this study, the Institute's research team is focusing on the implementation of the Target Model between Member States and its purpose is to produce significant results in regional markets, leading to increased price convergence, enhanced competition, lower overall energy system costs and increased security of supply. Moreover, the study is analysing the conditions under which overall market integration is stalled by slow and complex decision-making and implementation processes, diverging national policies and interests, and inadequate interconnection capacity coupled -in some cases- with problematic capacity allocation procedures.
Further information on the "European Energy Journal" and our team's recent publication could be found in the following link: https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cclp/eej


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Arches UK - a collection of Nature's arches and bridges
Dentelles Arches
NABSQNO 34Q 628975 - 1856222Ennedi Region. The Ennedi is a large remote area in the north east of the country and is part of the Sahara desert. Here there are many spectacular rock formations as well as a great many natural arches. The arches are in the Oued Aloba (Aloba Wash) and are about 50 miles south east of Fada.There are a number of openings but the largest has a span of about 33 ft and a height of 79 ft.


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Last week we were all about boats for our weekly photo contest. This week your job is to go out and find some sweet looking curves. Lines are all around, so head out and look for some lines in your environment that have a curve to them.
Winner from last week
We had a ton of good entries into last week's textures contest, but I had to settle on the one I liked the most. Congrats to SomeGuy11 for winning! And congrats to everyone else who entered you're all very talented! Head to the forums to check out all entries.
whosane_14 took the photo above with his Lumia 920 on a beach in Mumbai, India. The photo was taken at sunset and edited with Adobe Photoshop.
'Tetons and the Snack River is one of my favorite photographs by Ansel Adams. I love how the Snake River forms a gentle 'S' curve as it heads towards the Tetons. Head out this weekend and try and find some curvy lines in your surroundings.
The above photo at the top of this post is from the Lumia 635. Saturation upped a little bit and the image cropped for the site. Yup, the Lumia 635 and not one of my higher-end Lumias. We just reviewed the Lumia 635 and I thought this would be a good opportunity to show of the camera on it. I also like the gentle curved line formed by the seats at this angle.
Rules are going to be just like last week. Here they are:
- Picture must be taken with a Windows Phone
- Picture must be uploaded to the contest thread (linked below)
- You have to tell us what device you used to take the picture, and any special software or apps you might have used. Editing your pictures is fine, this is art
- Feel free to add a little back story, we want to know how the picture came to be
- You must have used a valid email address to register here at Windows Phone Central, so I know how to contact the winner
- Only ONE entry per week per person
We're going to continue our social experiment from last week. Share any pictures you take for the contest on Instagram, Twitter and Fhotoroom using the following hashtags. It's a fun way to at a glance check out your competition and get inspiration. Plus we're building a community of Windows Phone mobile photographers!
Here's how it looks this week.
- #WCpc
- #CurvesWC
This doesn't count as your entry; it's just a fun way to track the photos on social media. Your entry still needs to be in the forums!
One winner will get a $25 gift card to the Windows Phone Store. You can use it to buy apps and games in the Windows Phone Store, Windows Store or Xbox Store.
We'll pick a winner Tuesday night (November 4) at 11:59 PM ET. Winners will be announced in a blog post for the contest next week.
Quick PSA: We've set up dedicated sub-forum in the Windows Phone Central forums to keep the photo contests in one location going forward. You should bookmark this page, so you never miss a contest.
- Windows Phone Central – Photo Contests
- Weekly photo contest: Curves
Good luck and have fun!
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You can reference external graphics in HTML templates. Help+Manual parses the template code for image references and automatically includes the graphics in your output.
In addition to this you can also embed graphics in your project by adding them to the Baggage Files. Baggage graphics are always exported automatically when you publish and they can be referenced without any path information in all HTML-based output formats. See below for details.
Nowadays you will almost always choose an HTML skin to publish your project to WebHelp or HTML Help/CHM. A skin is a special kind of Help+Manual project without topics that only stores your HTML templates and all the settings relevant for HTML output to these two formats. When you choose a skin, the templates and settings in the skin completely replace those in your project.
Normally, a skin is pre-designed and you don't need to change anything. However, if you do want to change something, you must do all your editing in the .hmskin skin file. Editing in your Help+Manual project won't have any effect because those templates and settings are not used.
To edit a skin, make a copy of the .hmskin skin file in your project folder and then open it in Help+Manual by selecting .hmskin as the file type to open in the Open dialog. All the templates and settings are in the same places as in a normal Help+Manual project.
Exception: HTML Export Options
The HTML Export Options section is not stored in skins and needs to be edited in your project.
See also:
Graphics in HTML templates (Reference)


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Tower Hamlets has the lowest late HIV diagnosis rate in the country, according to the latest figures published by Public Health England.
The council is once again supporting this year's Do It London campaign, a London-wide initiative that aims to encourage people to get tested regularly and raise awareness of HIV prevention, including using condoms.
Since the campaign began in 2015, Tower Hamlets has also seen the total number of new diagnoses of HIV fall by 50 per cent.
Late diagnosis means that people are not able to benefit from treatment at the start of their HIV infection. Diagnosing HIV and starting treatment early will lead to a near normal life expectancy. Effective HIV treatment will also mean that someone is U=U (Undetectable=Untransmittable), where once the virus is undetectable and a person remains on effective treatment then it cannot be passed on to another person.
Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, said: "HIV treatment has come on in leaps and bounds over the last few years. It's fantastic news that Tower Hamlets has seen one of the largest decreases in new HIV infections in London and that people are getting diagnosed early. There is still more work to be done, especially in tackling the stigma associated with HIV, but by working alongside other London councils as part of the Do It London campaign, we hope we can continue to reduce HIV in the capital."
Fewer than 1 in 5 (19 per cent) HIV diagnoses in Tower Hamlets are classed as late, compared to 43 per cent in England. The council, local NHS and charity Positive East have been working together to increase access to free and confidential HIV tests across the borough. In 2018/19, there were over 30,000 HIV tests taken by Tower Hamlets residents.
Councillor Amina Ali, Lead Member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing, said: "Providing easy access to testing is key to reducing the number of people diagnosed late with HIV. Sadly, people who are diagnosed late are ten times more likely to die as a result of HIV compared to those who are diagnosed early. If people in Tower Hamlets continue to make safer sex choices, use PrEP and are tested regularly then we will continue to move ever closer to achieving zero new HIV infections."
This year, the organisers of the latest Do It London campaign say the capital can achieve zero new HIV infections if Londoners keep making safer choices.
The campaign, part of the London HIV Prevention Programme, is particularly significant for its London-wide approach to tackling HIV, with collaboration and joint funding from London boroughs, including Tower Hamlets.
Since Do It London began in 2015, there has been a 37 per cent reduction in new HIV diagnoses in the capital. The campaign promotes the many ways there are to prevent HIV, including through the 'combination prevention' approach, based on robust scientific evidence:
Increased and more frequent testing for HIV
HIV treatment leading to an undetectable vial load (Undetectable = Untransmittable)
Access to, and uptake of, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Condom use


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ERA King Real Estate to Run Ad Campaigns Using Adwerx™ Marketing Automation
Customized ads give properties additional exposure beyond conventional listing sites
DURHAM, N.C. — Family-owned ERA King Real Estate has joined forces with Adwerx to promote properties using integrated marketing automation. The Adwerx Enterprise Automated Listing Advertising Program creates ads directly from the firm's listing feed. When a property is listed with ERA King Real Estate, it will receive an automated ad campaign featuring the property, agent, and ERA King branding. Ads are specifically targeted to individuals actively seeking real estate, based on their browsing behavior and geography.
"Adwerx provides some of the most advanced marketing technology available for real estate," said ERA King Real Estate owner Everett King. "By providing this at the firm level, we are investing in our agents so they can continue to deliver exceptional service to our clients."
ERA King Real Estate serves the East Central region of Alabama. The location opened over 50 years ago and has grown to include eight offices and over 240 agents across the state. ERA King is part of the ERA Real Estate global network, which was founded in 1971 with the vision of utilizing cutting edge technology to provide exceptional service. ERA King strives to continue that tradition in support of the brand.
"Adwerx's easily customizable ads offer consistent brokerage branding, while providing maximum exposure for property listings," said Adwerx CEO Jed Carlson. "Realtors who use Adwerx's services offer more to their clients with no additional effort."
Adwerx is a real estate innovator in marketing automation technology, providing digital advertising services for real estate listings, sphere of influence, zip code targeting, and more. Advertisements are displayed across websites, apps, and social media. In just a few clicks, agents and firms are able to build critical brand awareness with target audiences. Over 40,000 real estate agents, insurance advisors and mortgage lenders use the platform today.
About ERA King Real Estate
ERA King Real Estate is family-owned and has been operating throughout East Central Alabama for over 50 years. We are dedicated to helping our clients in every aspect of the real estate transaction and supporting our local communities. As an agent services company, we are a company fiercely determined to help our agents grow their business their way, with smarter support and smarter solutions.
About Adwerx
Adwerx provides Brilliantly Simple Digital Advertising™ for real estate, mortgage, insurance, financial services, and other businesses. Ads powered by Adwerx have received billions of impressions on social media, mobile platforms, and the most widely read news sites. Adwerx has served over 150,000 customers across the U.S., Canada, and Australia and has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies for two years in a row. To see how Adwerx can work for you, please visit www.adwerx.com. Plus, NAR members receive 15% additional impressions on Adwerx campaigns, which can be combined with other eligible discounts. This exclusive benefit is available through the National Association of REALTORS®' REALTOR Benefits® Program.


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According to TMZ, the former One Direction member is listing his LA home which he shared with former partner Danielle Campbell before they split in 2017. And, according to Architectural Digest, Tomlinson originally bought the property to be closer to his son, Freddie Reign Tomlinson, who he shares with LA stylist, Briana Jungworth.
The art deco home features four bedrooms and five bathrooms—one of which includes a giant bath in the middle of a room—and sits around 371 square metres. There's also a screening room (fit with gorgeous views of the Hollywood Hills from his windows, ofc), a wine cellar, decorative mirrored doors, a firepit and a huge infinity pool. Oh, and the best bit? It has three luxurious guest suites, all with amazing views. So, y'know, perfect for the odd sleepover or two.
So, how much is this lil art deco mansion? Oh, y'know, just a measly $6,750,000 USD ($9,348,898 AUD…), a few hundred thousand shy of what Louis Tomlinson originally bought the property for back in 2016—a whopping $7.3 million USD ($10,110,660 AUD…). In fact, the "Two Of Us" singer actually first tried to sell it for $6.9 million but didn't get anyone's interest.
In retrospect, it's no Kendall Jenner's cozy little LA cottage, but it *is* nicer than whatever concoction led to Jeffree Star's former bubblegum pop design nightmare of a home.
You can check out the full virtual tour of Louis Tomlinson's LA mansion here.


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See DNet enabled device list.
Only supports Netgear R7800 router
, more routers support will be added. More about the DNet Edge Router.
md5: df7c58649cea41130ced42d0ca4f420d
link: R7800-V184.108.40.206_291729.img
After installing the firmware successfully, you can enter the router management page to configure:
Make sure the computer is connected to the router's network.
Open the web browser, goto https://routelogin.net.
Follow the prompts to set or enter the [Management Password], and click the [Next] button to enter the management interface. (Default account: admin/password)
In the router management page, "dnet" in the navigation bar is used for dnetvlan management:
The head of the dnet home page, showing the node information, including the address(c2pkh)
, virtual IP
fields. Now the virtual IP
is empty, and also the dnet list is empty, because the dnetvlan gateway node has not joined the dnet. (Virtual IPs are assigned by the dnet admin
If the dnetvlan node needs to join the specified dnet, provide the dnetvlan node address (c2pkh
) to the dnet administrator.
The dnet admin
uses the dnetcoin to add the dnetvlan node (address) as a dnet member node. After joining, it takes about 2-3 minutes to wait for the blockchain miners to verify. If the dnet to join is not displayed for a long time, you can try to click the Refresh button to force a refresh.
After the dnetvlan node is synchronized with the setting in the testdnet chain, the dnet will be displayed on the home page.
The first time a dnetvlan node connects to a new dnet is not automatic, and requires manual operation to connect
or disconnect
the specified dnet. The dnetvlan node will remember this operation and will automatically connect
or disconnect
on the next run start.
In the dnet list on the home page, disconnect
is displayed on the dnet, indicating that the local dnetvlan node has not established a connection with the dnet.
Select the specified dnet to enter the dnet member list page:
If the dnetvlan node does not establish a connection with the dnet, the member nodes will not be displayed. Click the connect
button to establish the connection. (The connection may time out, please try again)
When the dnetvlan node successfully establishes a connection with the dnet, you can view the member nodes in the dnet (the online nodes are displayed by default).