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Floyd Mayweather Provides $100,000 Sponsorship to Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas as Lead Sponsor for the 2012 Blitz Build
Champion boxer Floyd Mayweather will present a check for $50,000 to Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas in support of its Blitz Build project
that starts on June 4. Mayweather will be the Lead Sponsor for the build and has pledged a total of $100,000 to the organization for the
This is the second time Floyd has donated 100k in recent weeks. Just a couple of weeks ago Floyd Donated 100k to help cancer victims.
Blitz Build
2012 is a program that brings the community and volunteers together to build a home for a deserving family in just five days. The house
will be located in Vegas Heights and is being constructed for a family of five. The new homeowners will be Tanya and Trent Torrence.
"We truly appreciate Floyd's support in helping us to reach our mission of providing simple, decent, affordable homes for working families through Las Vegas," "said Delor. "Habitat for Humanity's continuing efforts in neighborhoods such as Vegas Heights helps ensure that these communities will stabilize for everyone living there and bring new working families into the community"
"I am happy to support Habitat for Humanity, a special organization that has done excellent work in Las Vegas to provide housing for needy families in the area," said Mayweather. "My boxing career has afforded me the opportunity to make charitable contribution to worthy causes and I believe the Blitz Build project is one of those causes.
About Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas
Established in Clark
County in 1991, Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas is a not-for-profit organization that builds simple, decent, affordable housing with the help of volunteer labor
and donated time, materials and funds. Each home is sold at no profit and with a no-interest mortgage to local working families who otherwise might be forced
to live in substandard housing. These families contribute "sweat equity" by helping in the construction of their own homes. For more information, visit
In addition to meeting minimum and maximum income requirements, working families who qualify for the program must perform 300 hours of volunteer labor building Habitat homes,
including the one they will eventually purchase. Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas is presently working to qualify 22 families for the Home Ownership program. The
organization has acquired 20 building lots around the valley. Information about the next Home Ownership orientation is available on the organization's website
www.habitatlasvegas.org, or by calling 702-638-6477.
About Floyd Mayweather
The best boxer of this era and without question the most talented Floyd Mayweather, an
undefeated seven-time world championship in five weight classes, has shown an
unprecedented mix of speed, power and natural instincts that has translated to a
professional record of 42 wins, 26 knockout and no losses. His phenomenal
career, which has afforded him record-setting career earnings, has allowed him
to accomplish extraordinary things in and out of the ring. Mayweather's
philanthropic efforts and dedication to those people in need motivated him to
found the Floyd Mayweather Jr. Foundation (FMJF) in July of 2007.
Through his own efforts and those of the FMJF, Mayweather has been the driving
force behind large scale food drives, education giveaways for students in need
of school supplies, Toys for Tots collections during the holidays, and many
other ongoing financial donations to organizations in Las Vegas, in his hometown
of Grand Rapids, MI, and across the United States.


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On May 10, 2016, FDA issued the draft guidance "Technical Considerations for Additive Manufactured Devices: Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff". Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is considered an emerging technology; FDA's efforts to communicate its initial thoughts and expectations via guidance prior to full emergence of the technology is considered a "leap-frog" guidance. A main advantage of 3D printing for medical devices is the ability to create "patient matched" devices, which are those that are matched to the patient's own anatomy and unique for that individual patient. For example, "patient matched" implants, prosthetic devices, surgical instruments, and dental restorations are possible by 3D printing. Another use for 3D printing is the creation of devices with complex structures that would be difficult to produce using other fabrication methods. FDA states on its website that as of December 2015, more than 85 3D-printed medical devices have been cleared by the Agency.
3D printing involves a layered fabrication process (very thin layers of raw material built upon each other) that is guided from a digital 3D computer file or patient image. This fabrication process creates unique challenges related to device verification testing and process validation. Accordingly, in the draft guidance, FDA's insights are broken into two main parts to address these challenges: (1) design and manufacturing process considerations, which provides considerations for fulfilling Quality System requirements for 3D-printed devices, and (2) device testing considerations, which provides recommendations for the type of information that should be included in premarket submissions. In the draft guidance, FDA provides specific recommendations on patient-matched device design. However, the guidance specifically states that these devices "are not custom devices meeting the FD&C Act custom device exemption requirements unless they comply with all of the criteria of section 520(b)".
Although some recommendations in the guidance may be applicable to non-printed devices (e.g., biocompatibility), there are several interesting aspects related to testing of 3D printed devices that FDA brings to consideration. For example, due to the unique fabrication method, FDA notes that 3D-printed devices have an orientation (i.e., anisotropy) associated with them, which should be considered when conducting certain verification testing and selecting "worst case" device samples for testing. Also, the Agency recommends manufacturers provide evidence that the material recycling that occurs with some 3D printing fabrication processes does not negatively impact the final device. In addition, there are software compatibility concerns related to the use of multiple software packages from different manufacturers. Finally, FDA discusses the idea that expiration dates for patient-matched devices "may be driven by the patient imaging date or the design finalization date rather than the standard methods of determining device shelf life".
The guidance does not cover 3D printing of biological, cellular, or tissue-based products. FDA also notes in the guidance that "point-of-care device manufacturing may raise additional technical considerations". Point-of-care printing would involve 3D printing "on demand" in the healthcare setting and could also raise important regulatory challenges. With the increasing development and use of the technology, 3D printing at point-of-care will likely be the topic of future FDA guidance or additional Agency discussions.
FDA's website also states that two of its own laboratories in the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories are researching the technology. The labs are investigating how design changes affect the safety and performance of devices in various patient populations as well as how printing methods affect the strength and durability of the device materials. FDA will likely use knowledge of their own research results to aid in their review of 3D-printed medical devices.
The FDA held a public workshop in October, 2014 that discussed the technical considerations of 3D printing for medical devices with various stakeholders; the feedback from the workshop helped to shape the recommendations in FDA's draft guidance. It is recommended at several points in the draft guidance for manufacturers to consider using the Agency's Pre-Submission process to obtain more detailed feedback related to 3D printed devices.
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I'm sorry, this is not Jessica Maine. If you look closely it is a european license plate, that's because this photo was taken by a german motorcycle magazine. And the rider is Mai-Lin Senft, a female german stunt rider.
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"It is important to us that our communication to our clients is as clear as possible. We want to make sure that our clients can trust us in both our abilities and our values."
"With more than 25 years experience in human resource business we know what and how important it is for companies to keep the right people on the right positions and continuously ensure their development for the benefits of both."
Lars Thomasen – Founder / General Manager
Getting the basic facts of Develosofi Management
Established: Spring 2012 – first office in Shanghai.
Number of employees: 2019 – 4 employees
Size and geographic area: 2020 offices in Shanghai China and Denmark
Growth plans: Partner companies in Singapore open in Q1 2020 and India Q2 2020.
Core areas of expertise: Assessment tools / Individual Coaching / Team Training & Workshops / Strategy Workshops
Understanding the drive and purpose of Develosofi Management
Why do we do what we do?: We want to develop people, managers and organisation's to help them explore their potential as an individual and in teams
How do we do it?: Through consulting, training and networking, we put management at the top of the agenda and contribute to results, changes and improvements which renewable strengthen the company's competitiveness
What do we do?: We bring knowledge into the organisation through training and workshops done by educated and certified coaches using strong programs developed / specialized to each customer. We certify HR professionals in the use of different assessment tools to use in their own organisation for development, team understanding / team-building, retention improvement and recruitment
Looking ahead – moving forward
We believe Develosofi Management is able to bring unique solutions to HR challenges existing in today's leading companies. By developing knowledge and solutions based on ongoing research and investigations, we firmly believe we address the root of the challenge instead of the apparent effects of the challenge
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- DeveloSofi Management will always before a process informs participants about ethics and how information is retained.
- DeveloSofi Management must respect a participant's confidentiality and avoid exposing him / her for situations that could cause injury.
- DeveloSofi Management accepts only those tasks which we are sure to be able to solve successfully in a professional manner.
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As DeveloSofi is developing as its own pace, we believed that an individual and organisations should develop with knowledge and wisdom.
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The following quotes are excerpts from Marianne Schnall's interviews, many of which appear in her books What Will It Take to Make a Woman President? and Daring to Be Ourselves.
"The power that we need is in our hands—if we can have the wisdom to see it and the courage to use it. The world is looking at women now and saying, 'This is your moment.' It's the power of possibility. It's the power of making good things happen. Making the world better for my family, my kids, my community, my world. That's how women can really make a difference. If we shift how we're thinking about power from that old-fashioned, hierarchical, traditional power over to the expansive, innovative, infinite power to, it just changes everything."
— Gloria Feldt • Author, Founder of Take the Lead —
"If you want to be successful, if you want to experience real, true happiness and a true sense of reward, you'll find that in trying to be of service to others. If you see a problem, be a part of the solution. Don't stay on the sidelines and complain—take action."
— Tulsi Gabbard • U.S. Representative, Hawaii —
"If [people] choose to get involved, they will be blown away by how joyful it actually is and how much fun it really is, and if they put their brains and their energy and their money behind something, they really can contribute to changing the world. And I believe that not just for somebody who's wealthy, but for somebody who volunteers in their local community and gives their time, too. There are a lot of benefits to giving back, time or resources, in either case."
— Melinda Gates • Philanthropist, Cofounder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation —
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— Natalie Portman • Actress, FINCA Ambassador of Hope —
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With top notch new Blu-Ray releases hitting the shelves almost every day it's hard to keep track, but here are the top high def movies to come out in September 2009. Better start saving those pennies.
This Is Spinal Tap 25th Anniversary Edition
The original rockumentary makes a return to the spotlight after a quarter of a century. Still considered by many music fans as the best biography of a band that never existed, its influence is still felt today in shows like The Office and Curb Your Enthusiasm. The special edition even comes with a mini Marshal amplifier which doubled up as iPod speakers. Turn your HD TV to 11 and enjoy!
The Quick and the Dead
In the 90s the best western in town wasn't Unforgiven, but this offering from Spiderman director Sam Raimi. Packed with shoot-outs and starring Sharon Stone and a fresh-faced Russell Crowe it's an action packed epic that doesn't take itself too seriously.
Crank 2: High Voltage
Quite simply the most bizarre, indulgent, excessive and crude action film ever made, topping the insanity of the first outing in many ways. Jason Statham takes to the streets as Chev Chelios, a virtually invincible hitman who's had his heart stolen by the Chinese mafia and replaced by an electric substitute. How does he keep his new ticker beating? With constant electric shocks. Mad genius at work.
Fast and Furious
The fourth film in the famous franchise saw a return to form earlier this year with fast cars, hot chicks and manly super studs all wrestling for superiority in the California deserts it's got everything that a blockbuster could need. Also out this month is a box set containing all four of the films in the series in high definition, a must for all petrol-heads.
The Deer Hunter
Another classic from Robert DeNiro's golden days, the Deer Hunter examines masculinity and relationships against the backdrop of Vietnam. It's a true classic that rivals anything made by Scorsese or Coppola during the same period and will make a triumphant return in high definition.
State of Play
Arguably the most intelligent blockbuster released this year, it follows Russell Crowe's investigative journalist from the oldschool and his young, female, blogging sidekick as they attempt to uncover government conspiracy. In many ways it's an old fashioned thriller filmed in a modern way, but if you want to have your head and heart satisfied this is a good buy.
Snakes on a Plane
The film that proved the true power of the internet to influence the movies, it sees Samuel L. Jackson fending off attacks from pesky snakes whilst flying at 10,000 feet. Very silly stuff but endearing because of it. It shows that the 80s cheesyness hasn't been completely washed away in a post-Bourne world.
Russell Crowe seems to be all over the September Blu-Ray release schedule and this is perhaps his most important entry onto this list. This movie won multiple Oscars and reminded the world that Ridley Scott was a great director. Ancient Rome has never been recreated with such atmosphere and authenticity and the gladiatorial fight scenes make Spartacus look like…well, Snakes on a Plane.
Just in time for the revamped remake, the classic 80s musical gets another going over for the high definition generation. The story of performing arts students trying to make it in the cutthroat world of show business isn't tarnished by time and the delicious sense of place is a rare thing to find in any movie. If you're a fan of Fame then you're probably already rushing to pre-order it now.
Leon: Director's Cut
Luc Besson's entire back catalogue is making its way to Blu-Ray this month and Leon is the best of the bunch. Jean Reno stars as a hit man with a heart of gold, who takes a young Natalie Portman into his care and imparts some of his deadly knowledge to her in the process. Americans thought this was typically French, whilst French viewers though Besson had gone all American. Have a look and decide for yourself.
Dead Man's Shoes
Before Shane Meadows took the world by storm with This Is England, he made Dead Man's Shoes, a tragic and funny story following an ex-soldier seeking revenge on the local men who tormented his disabled brother whilst he was serving abroad. Typically English in its execution, it's an involving and stylish film that invites close attention.
Freddy Vs Jason
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Cookie Dough:
Cream together butter and sugars.
Add vanilla, salt, flour, and milk and mix to combine.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Use immediately, or wrap in plastic ready and chill until ready to prepare sundaes.
Place 1 cup ice cream in the bottom of each of two glasses (you could also do this in mason jars!)
Add ¼ of the cookie dough to each glass.
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Add another cup of ice cream on top of hot fudge.
Split the cookie dough in half and and each half to the glasses.
Top with more hot fudge sauce (warm), caramel sauce (warm), chopped peanuts, sprinkles and maraschino cherries if desired. Dig in!
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StockMarketWire.com - Plastics supplier Victrex said its first-quarter revenue slumped, due to market headwinds, de-stocking and adverse currency movements.
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'Although the first quarter is always the seasonally weakest quarter for Victrex, this quarter has been slightly weaker than anticipated,' chief executive Jakob Sigurdsson said.
'Pleasingly, January and February saw some initial improvement, although given our first-quarter performance, the first half is expected to be much weaker overall, compared to the prior year.'
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It's not as if most people these days are actually under the impression that alcohol is good for you. But at the same time, evidence suggests that not nearly enough UK adults are fully aware of exactly how dangerous and harmful alcohol can be. More often than not, unless an individual is actively seeking residential rehab centres for alcoholics, they fall into the assumption that they themselves do not have a problem. Their drinking habits do not necessarily have a significantly detrimental impact on their lives, so they assume that what they are doing isn't really having much of an effect on them.
In reality however, the truth is quite to the contrary. One of the biggest problems with alcohol is the way in which it builds an accumulative effect on mental and physical health alike, which is largely undetectable until it becomes dangerously advanced. Or in other words, you don't know you have a problem until it is possibly too late to do anything about it. Which is precisely why it is of the utmost importance to occasionally revisit a few insightful facts and statistics – not to scare, but simply to educate and inform.
There's nothing to say that alcohol cannot be enjoyed sensibly and in moderation, without it having to pose a serious risk to health and wellbeing. Nevertheless, to throw caution to the wind is to open the door to an extraordinary variety of potential illnesses and issues – all of which could have been easily avoided.
Here's a brief rundown of just a few key facts and figures, just to begin illustrating the point:
1 – First of all, it's common knowledge that excessive alcohol consumption can make a person ill, but few realise that alcohol has the very real potential to contribute to more than 60 medical conditions. From cirrhosis of the liver to high blood pressure to various types of cancer to depression and so many more besides, excessive and prolonged alcohol consumption can take its toll on the body and mind in ways that are terrifying to say the least. And again, it's often not until a problem becomes somewhat advanced that it is detected.
2 – Hospital admissions directly as a result of alcohol consumption have been accelerating wildly for quite some time. Once again, a new all-time record was set in 2013, when a staggering 1,008,850 hospital admissions where recorded due to alcohol consumption. Thousands of hospital admissions in each and every month are attributed to accidents, injuries and illnesses directly resulting from alcohol misuse and abuse.
3 – The number of alcohol-related deaths recorded annually in the United Kingdom is likewise accelerating each and every year at a genuinely terrifying pace. According to official statistics, well over 8,300 people lost their lives as a direct result of alcohol consumption or abuse in 2013. The government is working frantically to bring the problem under control, though the comprehensive affordability and accessibility of alcohol is making it an extremely challenging issue to tackle.
4 – Statistically speaking, men are considerably more likely to lose their lives as a result of alcohol consumption than women. In fact, research has shown that approximately two-thirds (65%) of annual alcohol fatalities in the United Kingdom are men.
5 – The bill the taxpayer foots as a result of alcohol abuse in the United Kingdom is growing every year at an increasing pace. On an annual basis, alcohol is estimated to cost the NHS no less than £3.6 billion, which is the equivalent of every single taxpayer handing over £120 of their own money. Billions are also lost due to loss of productivity.
6 – While the healthcare system in the United Kingdom is one of the most advanced in the world, our country is one of the only nations in Europe in which liver disease rates are steadily increasing by the year. In Wales and England, 63% of deaths attributed to alcohol in 2013 resulted from alcoholic liver disease.
7 – Socio-economic class is known to be an extremely influential factor when it comes to alcohol abuse and mortality rates attributed to alcohol consumption. Research has shown that women in the most disadvantaged class are almost six times likelier to lose their lives to alcohol, while men are approximately 3.5 times more likely to die as a result of alcohol abuse.
8 – Fatal cases of alcoholic liver disease in the United Kingdom have increased by worrying 20% in less than 10 years, despite incredible advances being made in both prevention and treatment techniques.


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Getting left tackle Ryan Clady and outside linebacker Von Miller back from injury will be a major boost to Denver in 2014. Nevertheless, they face tough decisions with several of their own free agents. Adding a cornerback is definitely a priority, as Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie figures to draw heavy interest in free agency. Plus, it's likely Denver will part ways with veteran Champ Bailey. Wesley Woodyard -- who the Broncos signed as a free agent last year -- will generate interest as a starter from several teams, so replacing him could be in the cards. The Broncos do seem likely to retain defensive end Shaun Phillips, but he turns 33 in May, so they may add a young pass rusher.
Team Needs: CB, DE, & MLB
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Adding a receiver and tight end would help boost Kansas City's offense, which was 24th in passing yardage last season. An inside linebacker to compliment Derrick Johnson could give the Chiefs the AFC's best linebacker corps. Given Andy Reid's track record in the draft, you can probably expect him to target a big man. Reid has drafted a defensive or offensive lineman in the first round in eight out his last nine attempts. Adding a defensive end seems likely, as a result.
Team Needs: DL, ILB, TE, & WR
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Re-signing defensive end Lamarr Houston is Oakland's first priority. Placing the franchise tag on him would guarantee him roughly $12.6 million, but the Raiders have plenty of cap space, so they have the flexibility to fit him into their plans. Oakland needs to improve the offensive line. Bringing back tackle Jared Veldheer (also a free agent) and drafting a young tackle to play opposite of him would go along ways towards accomplishing that goal. The Raiders also need to do something at quarterback. If the Texans don't draft Louisville's Teddy Bridgewater, then perhaps general manager Reggie McKenzie would move up to select him. Whoever the quarterback is in 2014, he'll need better receivers than what Oakland currently has.
Team Needs: DL, OT, QB, & WR
San Diego Chargers
Despite losing Louis Vasquez to Denver last off-season, San Diego's offensive line and running game made major strides in 2013. They still haven't fully replaced Vasquez, though, so adding an offensive guard to the mix seems likely. Much of their off-season focus, however, will be on the defensive side of the ball. They've missed on several edge rushers via the draft, but they have to keep trying to upgrade the position. Perhaps they'll dive into free agency this time. Adding another corner or two is also likely, especially when you're up against Peyton Manning twice a year.
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Hey there, i'd like to let my enemy start chasing the player when he is in his fov (~180°). The enemy is flying btw.
I read about using Physics.OverlapSphere
Anyone got a solution for this? I don't want to use triggers because it really annoying adding all those triggers to my different kind of enemies.
My idea is making an 180° raycast on the ground (from the position of the enemy) and check if the player got hitted too! If true the enemy should directly face the player and send out a standard raycast to check if there is an object between both (the player is hidden).
But how to make a 180° hit check?
it's way easier since you're aiming for 180°. do enemy.transform.InverseTransformPoint(player.transform.position).
if the resulting z value is larger than 0 the player is in front of the enemy.It's basically how you see a position in another's view, like sitting in a class and calculating where the teacher in once own relative space is.
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Feb 23, 2017 at 10:27 PM
I would just get the vector from enemy's position to player's position (eV - pV, or reverse, always getting confused there) and then check angle: Vector3.Angle(deltaV, enemy.transform.forward);
Vector3.Angle(deltaV, enemy.transform.forward);
And that's it, you've got the angle from enemy's view to perfect view at player.
It's reverse ^^. A vector is like an arrow. You always do "Head minus Tail" or "To minus From". Since you want the vector from your enemy to your player you have to do "pV - eV".
Yeah it's reverse. Vector3.angle works perfectly! Thank you :)
Vector3 targetDir = player.position - transform.position;
float angleToPlayer = (Vector3.Angle(targetDir, transform.forward));
if (angleToPlayer >= -90 && angleToPlayer <= 90) // 180° FOV
Debug.Log("Player in sight!");
idk why but this exact method doesn't work for me, I even copied your code here but it still won't work
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Lovely photo, i have to go carefully looking in bushland to see one of these, not something that comes knocking! Where are you located?
located in gympie queensland. 180km north of brisbane.
Thats amazing - fantastic shot.
Wow lucky you to have one so close and knocking on your window. Except for the little gifts he would keep leaving for you.
Wow thats incredible and such a great shot through the glass
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Thanks everyone, i see them often here, but seeing one tap on the window is a first for me.
must be breeding season, had some good falls of rain to break the drought.
Or it might be a bird that, unfortunately, has been fed by neighbours & is looking for a handout rather than rely on its natural habitat for food.
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The era of mega-dams in the Brazilian Amazon appears to be coming to an end, per a report in Brazil's largest newspaper, O Globo, on January 2nd that quoted two high-level government officials.
The executive secretary of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Paulo Pedrosa, told the newspaper, "We have no prejudice against big projects. But they have to respect the social desire to restrict these projects. We are not willing to make moves that mask their costs and their risks."
Luiz Augusto Barroso, the president of the federal energy planning agency, EPE, told O Globo that EPE "decided to take a step back to review the process for planning large hydroelectric dams. There is a paradigm that every hydropower is good and cheap. We are studying to see if all the projects are right. It is not to build any dam under any condition."
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The ongoing Lava Jato (Car Wash) scandal has shown that rampant corruption between government and corporate officials drove the development of the highly controversial Belo Monte Dam. Amid the country's economic woes and the privatization of Eletrobras, Brazil's utility company, public funding has been drying up for large hydropower projects.
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Anton Alvarez assumes many roles in his artistic process: engineer, inventor, tool maker, designer, and craftsman, all in an effort to design machines that break with standard notions of aesthetics.
He designs his own universe—one with big, powerful machines that he considers extensions of the human body. For Alvarez, operator and machine are catalysts in the generation of objects. Without an author controlling every detail of the creation, the object makes itself, emerging from the process with natural and self-controlled force.
Alvarez's Extruder Machine reflects the importance placed on constant evolution in the creative process. Each piece is unique and more evolved than the last, as are the knowledge and skills of the operator. The title of each piece is its date of creation. This has to do with the importance placed on awareness of exact moment of completion, and how process and technique can determine the uniqueness and irreproducibility of every sculpture Alvarez creates.
Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with Alvarez over the phone. Despite being the end of a hard workday, the conversation flowed easily. We spoke about how design can give an artist the power of changing context; creating unique objects through the ideation of one's own tools; and, as the conversation went on, I realized that sometimes we should return at the beginning of things before thinking of its final form.
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Gemma Peña: How did you get into object design?
Anton Alvarez: A long time ago I was studying cabinet-making to become a wood craftsman, and at the time I thought that was what I wanted to do. After that I started thinking and studying other things. I went into architecture and then I went to the Royal College of Art in London. I took different educational paths to get to where I am now.
GP: What was the first machine or tool you created?
AA: The first tool I created was actually a knife. It was the first thing we were asked to do in a cabinet-making school; a school where we learned how to make fine wood furniture. It was a piece of metal and a piece of wood and we were supposed to make our own knife. And that was the first very basic tool: how to approach a piece of wood and how to shape it into something that it wasn't before.
Actually, I apply my product design background to the design of machines. I take the role of the designer and engineer, maybe inventor, when I'm designing my machines. And with the help of those tools I create my objects that create these sculptures or pieces or architecture.
GP: I saw that many of your projects are based on thinking about the process. And, as you said, you create your own tools and machines for making them. Why is it important for you to think about the process and methods?
AA: I think that if I create my own tools I have some sort of control over the situation, and I can hopefully create something that hasn't been done before. If I would work with standardized tools that already exist, I might be touching on some sort of subject that is already out there. So by creating my own tools, I'm creating my own universe.
GP: You work as a designer in the creation of your machines, as an artist in the making of the pieces, and also as a craftsman for the close treatment of the matter. Is there a specialist stage that suits you best? Which stage do you like most like being in?
AA: I think I appreciate the different stages a lot as they are. In the designing of the machines, my clothes are clean and I can sit on my desk with the computer and make phone calls and work like a regular office job. But then when I go to my machine, I might be messier, there might be glue and threads all over me and that would be another kind of scenario that I also like. I appreciate them differently, the different stages of my creation.
They are completely different, almost opposite of each other, and I think that's what I like. As a creator, artist or designer, I can also design my own context of work. If I get bored, I can create something new and change this environment. If I don't like to sit at my desk, I can just create a process that is much more hands-on and much more physical. If I don't like being dirty, I can create something that's the opposite of that. So that's what I like with my practice—that I can always change what's around me.
GP: How did the idea of the Extruder Machine come about?
AA: Again, the very first machine or tool that I created was a knife. But the very first refined machine was The Thread Wrapping Machine (2014), which I created while I was studying at the Royal College of Art in London. That machine was very much an extension of my body.
I had been experimenting a little bit with wrapping threads onto objects and joining objects with threads, but it was very time consuming. I saw that I needed a machine that could do that for me and this machine was born.
In that project I was very involved physically: I was holding the pieces and creating the process as it was happening. After a while, I got a bit bored with that, of having to do everything to make something happen, so I created the next machine: The Extruder, a ceramic press. And that machine, in the beginning, was like a rejection of the idea of me being involved. I wanted to take a step back and have other people work my tools and create my objects.
The very first time it was presented, it was put in an exhibition in England together with 2000 kilos of clay, and the staff at the museum were the ones that were supposed to operate the machine and make the objects for the exhibition. The exhibition was like three different stages, where there was the clay, the machine, and drying and the firing. All of that had to happen in the gallery room, and the staff usually sat at the desk and talked with the people. I bought them some working clothes and I asked them to build the exhibition themselves.
That was the contrast with the Thread Wrapping Machine, where I was the one building. The Extruder Machine was made for someone else. After that, I took it back because the result was very interesting.
GP: I can see in your art that this part of the process is based on experimentation and, as opposed to other artists who choose to hide this step, you always show it in your work. Do you think that the final result and the process have the same value?
AA: I have been taking this approach in recent years. I like to see sometimes that I did not make the object, that the object made itself, and that's what I want them to look like.
They were not interacting with a human being or with me—they came out like a natural force. And why I like that is because if I make a sketch or if I make a plan of what something would look like, it's almost like it already exists and I don't see the interest in making it. The element of surprise is the biggest joy in my work. I want to surprise myself, and that usually happens in the process of making or the process of creation.
GP: The Extruder Machine makes me ponder the distance that this causes between man and matter. Using a machine for shaping the material, in comparison to how the ancient craftsmen used to work, removes any direct contact with the craftsman's hand. What's your take on this contemporary discourse between man and machine?
AA: Sometimes my machines might be something far from a human, but they can also be an extension of a human being—a repetitive movement, like the rotation of the machine in the Thread Wrapping Machine. Then it's something that basically could be done by a human being but it would take a very long time. So my machines can be sometimes a little bit artificial, but they are also very much like an extension of myself into a stronger, faste, or bigger version of what I could do with my hands.
GP: I saw in some videos that you can remotely control the distance, the force, and the speed of the machine. So, an operator needs to be present to work the material. Do you feel connected with the material without having a direct hand in it?
AA: I put something inside of the machine and it comes out differently than I thought it would, and that is a part of my work that I like. Like I said before, the machine is like an extension of my body, and the materials which are processed in this machine will change it to something else.
GP: Every piece that you create with the Extruder Machine is completely different from the next one. Was the uniqueness and originality of each piece a decisive factor when designing the machine?
AA: It's very important for me that all the pieces that come out are unique. It's pretty hard to repeat a piece exactly the same way. Because of that, the title of each piece is its date of creation. So, if a piece were made on the 23rd of January 2019, at 11:01, that is the title of the piece. It's a number that says when it was made. That way, each piece is like an evolution of the previous one, so I can follow how things, how my knowledge has evolved during this work in progress.
GP: This detail also speaks to the importance of process for you.
AA: Exactly. It's like the evolution of skills because I'm operating the machine. Also, the machine and I are like catalysts for the generation of the object. And I might learn or understand a little bit about the process, and when I do that I try to add something else so that it becomes this unexpected result again.
There is something uniquely magical about Alvarez's machines. To strike a futuristic note, they are like cybernetic enhancements of his own body. And even though he can remotely control The Extruder Machine, placing distance between himself and his creation, there is a blurring of the lines between operator and machine, between the natural and the artificial. Where does one begin and the other end?
It's clear that Alvarez doesn't really want to offer a definitive answer. Nor does he want to create a machine that, unlike most automated devices, creates uniformity with assembly line precision and efficiency. As he said, the element of surprise is fundamental to his work.
This impulse seems to extend to question of who creates the art: the operator or the machine? Depending on Alvarez's whim, it could be one or the other, or both. In the end, maybe it doesn't matter, and it really is about the process of design and the air of the unexpected.
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Modular cube storage is one of the many types of storage systems used worldwide. With this type we can easily configure any room look good in your home or office. Many sizes and forms of cube storage are available and we can easily determine the type of storage you want for your outbound needs. Many questioned whether a standard type cube was really useful. Do you do it? Will this give you a better look?
After analyzing from different points of view, the use of modular cube storage was really possible and gave a better look to the home or office. It is very easy to assemble this typical storage cube as it is available in different shapes and sizes. This type of storage can be used in different areas, such as the kitchen cube system, as a self-storage store for books, games and files, such as printers, computers, etc. Standard storage is available at a lower price. It depends on the type of wood used.
The modular cube storage is also equipped with a key for security purposes. These drawers, shelves, containers, baskets and cabinets may be made of typical designs. Many companies offer different features by making storage cubes portable and waterproof so we can easily move storage systems from one place to another.


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Snowmobiling and cross-country skiing
With some of the longest winters in North America with an average snowfall of 400 cm, Restigouche is an ideal setting for snowmobiling and cross-country skiing. Come visit Les Aventuriers cross-country skiing and biathlon center in Charlo. World class trails in a breathtaking venue.
Heron's Nest Cottages offer you direct access to snowmobiling trails and world class cross-country skiing trails are only a few kilometers away!


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Cytoplasm Function ( More than just the clear liquid of the Cell )
Saturday, October 27, 2018
What is the structure and function of the cytoplasm in a cell?
The cytoplasm is a fluid found in cells and the organelles are suspended in this liquid.
Think of the cytoplasm like the water that fills up a swimming pool and the organelles would be the people who swim in the pool.
Cytoplasm is found in eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.
The fluid of cytoplasm is called cytosol.
The organelles are found floating in this liquid.
Along with the cytoskeleton, the cytoplasm helps give the cell it's shape. Think of filling up a water balloon.
Without cytoplasm, the cell would be deflated and materials would not be able to pass easily from one organelle to another.
In addition, there are important molecules dissolved in the cytosol.
You will find enzymes, glucose, fatty acids, sugars, and amino acids that are used to keep the cell working. Waste products are also dissolved before they are taken in by vacuoles or sent out of the cell.
The cytoplasm is also the site of ATP production through the process of glycolysis when glucose is converted into pyruvate and 2 ATP's are generated.
In addition, the enzymes found in the cytosol help break down larger molecules.
So there you go, the very important fluid of living cells, the cytoplasm. Take a journey to the cell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS274...
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Wednesday, 7 October 2015
Joey's challenge #081
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That's gorgeous Ilse! I've had the hardest time figuring out what to do with this. Well done.ReplyDelete
This is absolutely wonderful! Love what you did with the tangle - very creative and beautiful.ReplyDelete
Thanks for you kind comment on my blog, Ilse, and please know that I am not just "being nice" or "reciprocating" when I say, quite genuinely, that your version is astonishing. Fabulous line work. I'm actually going to study this one to see how you did it. What a great job.ReplyDelete
What a wonderful composition, and such precise pen work.ReplyDelete
Wat een prachtig effect Rosewood op deze manier. Mooi.👏🏻ReplyDelete
This is so precisely drawn! I thought your idea of infinite, rotated Rosewoods was just right for this tricky monotangle challenge. Well done, as always, Ilse!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous Ilse! So much detail, very elegant!ReplyDelete
~ joey ~
Ilse, I love what you have done with this!! It looks so elegant!! :) :)ReplyDelete
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July 1st is one of the most stressful days of a hockey fan's year. So often it is a day in which a team's dreams are either realized or crushed, and July 1st, 2019 was no different. Just ask the Florida Panthers, who experienced both at once.
The 2019 off-season saw two highly coveted unrestricted free agents in Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky. Rumor had it that the Panthers were heavily courting both and that they wanted to stay together, having spent the last few years playing together both for the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Russian national team, but the pair was separated when Artemi Panarin was swayed by the allure of Manhattan, while Bobrovsky chose the sunshine and beaches of south Florida. Though landing both (in addition to a defenseman) would have been the best-case scenario for the Panthers, they had a backup plan in motion, just in case. They added Anton Stralman to shore up defense, Brett Connolly to increase depth scoring, and Noel Acciari to center the fourth line. This may not have been the ideal ending for the Panthers' 2019 edition of free agent frenzy, but one cannot dispute that the team filled in the holes that needed to be filled.
The Florida Panthers had the fourth-worst goals saved above expected and the second-worst save percentage in the entire league in the 2018-19 season. With Roberto Luongo's age and injury history and James Reimer's record as a starter, it was abundantly clear to the Panthers that they needed to add a goalie on whom they could rely for at least 50 games per year until Spencer Knight is ready for the show. Enter Sergei Bobrovsky. The Panthers signed the two-time Vezina Trophy winner to a seven-year deal worth $70 million ($10 million average annual value). Bobrovsky's price tag presents a big risk to the Panthers, as he has had issues with consistency from year to year throughout his career, but they certainly bought the two Vezinas and the team hopes that he can recreate those efforts more often than not over the next seven years. Over the last seven years, since winning his first Vezina, Bobrovsky ranks 12th in save percentage on unblocked shot attempts and differential between actual and expected save percentage on unblocked shot attempts, 3rd in goals saved above expected, and 2nd in wins above replacement. In 2016-17, Bobrovsky not only lead all NHL goalies in those four metrics for that season, but his stats for that year are also the highest marks any goalie has reached since the 2013 lockout-shortened season, making it the best single season any goalie has had in the last seven years. Bobrovsky has been far from perfect throughout his career, however. In each of the three seasons following his first Vezina, he posted negative results in his actual performance relative to his expected performance and ranked outside of the top 30 in wins above replacement in both 2014-15 and 2015-16 (Table 1). In signing Bobrovsky, the Panthers acquired an established goaltender who has posted positive results more often than negative, including some truly top-tier performances. However, Bobrovsky will be 31 before his first season with the Panthers begins and the term and money from the Panthers represent an enormous gamble that he will age gracefully and that he can continue to post his elite results more frequently than those below replacement level.
Moving up the ice, the Panthers also added to their blue line by signing Anton Stralman to what is probably the worst contract that the team handed out on Monday. The three-year term will not handcuff the team in the long run, but the $5.5 million AAV will make it tough to add pieces over the course of this contract. Stralman is no longer the top-tier shutdown defenseman that he once was (Figures 1, 2), having seen a steady decline in his on-ice results each of the past five years. He was especially bad in 2018-19, posting career worsts in almost every defensive metric, but it stands to reason that it could have just been a down year compounded by an injury that kept him off the ice for nearly half the season. Panthers fans should not expect a major bounce back for the 32-year-old (33 by the time the season starts), but basic statistical regression would point towards Stralman having a slight improvement on his 2018-19 season.
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The Panthers also added two forwards to their roster on July 1st, both pieces who can contribute in the bottom-9, something the Panthers have been lacking for quite some time. The first was Brett Connolly. The 27-year-old former top-10 pick signed a four-year contract worth $13 million ($3.25 million AAV) which, contrary to Stralman, is likely going to be the best value contract that the Panthers signed. Connolly has spent the last three years with the Washington Capitals, with whom he also got his name on the Stanley Cup. Connolly is not much for driving play (Figure 3) but he is certainly one for finishing it. Over the last three seasons, Connolly ranks 11th in the league in goals per sixty minutes at 5-on-5 despite averaging just under 11 minutes per game at even strength (Table 2), mostly with Lars Eller and Andre Burakovsky as his line-mates. Secondary scoring has been a major issue for the Florida Panthers in the past. During the 2018-19 season, of the Florida Panthers 162 goals scored at 5-on-5, Aleksander Barkov was on the ice for 70 of them. The 92 goals for which Barkov was not on the ice rank among the fewest bottom-nine goals for in the league. Connolly's shooting talent and scoring rates should be a huge help to their depth scoring and, potentially, their second power play.
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The final addition that the Panthers made on the first day of free agency was Noel Acciari, who had spent his career up until this point in the Boston Bruins' system. With a three-year, $5 million deal ($1.67 million AAV), Acciari's contract does not really move the needle one way or the other, but neither does his play. He will likely slot in as the Panthers' fourth-line center, another position which the Panthers have struggled to reliably fill in seasons past. A low-event forward, Acciari is responsible defensively and mostly a non-factor offensively (Figure 4). One under-appreciated part of his profile, however, is his penchant for staying on the right side of the penalty ledger. Relative to league averages, he draws 12% more and takes 63% fewer penalties. He will not allow much in front of Bobrovsky and he will help the power play get on the ice more often than he will force a penalty kill. For $1.67 million per year, that will make for one of the more solid fourth-line centers the Panthers have had in a long time.
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Overall, the Panthers had a fine day on July 1st, 2019. It is disappointing that they lost out on adding a top forward, but they added an elite goaltender, two good value depth forwards, and a veteran defenseman. The Panthers improved in all facets of the game and did so in a way that will neither handcuff them from continuing to improve nor prevent them from maintaining their core when it comes time to re-sign Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau, and Vincent Trocheck. Though it may not have been prudent to redistribute the money earmarked for Artemi Panarin so quickly, it is hard to harshly criticize where the money ended up. That said, there is still plenty of room for this roster to improve and, while the Panthers may be done in the free agent market, fans should not expect the lineup as it is to be the one that enters the 2019-2020 season.
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While Jason Hook and Zoltan Bathory are lying down guitar riffs in the studio for FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's eighth album, the band's videographer Harry Reese paid a visit to Ivan Moody's house in Las Vegas, where the singer keeps most of his memorabilia. You can now watch the six-and-half-minute episode below.
Earlier in the month, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH confirmed that Charlie "The Engine" Engen is laying down the drum tracks for the band's new disc.
Engen made his live debut with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH during the band's fall 2018 tour with BREAKING BENJAMIN. He stepped in for FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's original drummer, Jeremy Spencer, who left the band in December.
It's not clear at the moment whether Engen will be made a permanent member of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH or will continue as a hired hand.
Zoltan recently said that the new FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH material was "shifting back to that heavier side," and he compared it to 2007's "The Way Of The Fist" and 2009's "War Is The Answer".
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's new album is once again being helmed by Kevin Churko, the Canadian record producer/engineer and songwriter who currently lives in Las Vegas, where he works out of his private studio, The Hideout Recording Studio.
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The high seas are is as crucial to life on Earth as terra firma, and with their vastness and deepness, they provide more room for myths and secrecy.
Here are five of the most unrelenting myths and Truths
MYTH 1: The deep sea is totally dark.
"It's hard to imagine a more forbidding place than the icy cold, pitch black, the crushing environment of the deep ocean," according to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. The New York Times has similarly described the deep sea as "frigid and lightless."
It's true that daylight penetrates the oceans only weakly: Below about 3,200 feet deep, there is virtually no sunlight. But there is another light: a starry flickering of blue and green luminescence thanks to an enzyme called luciferase that generates light by breaking down high-energy molecules and producing photons instead of metabolic energy in the bodies of bacteria and some deep-sea fish.
This glittering abyss was captured by the first person to ever travel there: William Beebe, a pioneer of the deep-sea bathysphere. As he sat in his tiny globe on the night of the sea, what stuck with him was not any of the fantastic predatory fish he saw. It was the lights. "We were the first living men to look out at the strange illumination," Beebe wrote in his book "Half Mile Down ." "And it was stranger than any imagination could have conceived."
MYTH 2: Oceans are experiencing unprecedented changes.
Sylvia Earle and Linda Glover preface their book "Ocean: An Illustrated Atlas" by noting that "the ocean is undergoing unprecedented change," including rising sea levels, declines in marine life and shifting temperatures. Likewise, Duke University's Nicholas Institute has warned of "unprecedented changes in ocean ecosystems."
But massive sea changes are not new. Over the past 6,000 to 18,000 years, sea levels have has risen more than 300 feet, drowning shorelines that once were high and dry. Ancient seas have disappeared and been reborn: The Mediterranean, for example, dried up about 5 million years ago, but one of the planet's major spectacles, the Zanclean flood, refilled the entire sea in as little as two years.
Marine life, too, has vastly changed. Once, the chief predators in the sea were giant cephalopods related to squids and octopi: Some had coiled shells as wide as a human is tall. Then, 400 million years ago, sharks evolved their trademark teeth and have used them effectively ever since to avoid mass extinctions. Some of the newest major animal groups are the most spectacular: Modern baleen whales, the largest creatures ever to live on Earth, evolved just 25 million to 35 million years ago.
What sets today's transformations apart is not their size or the ocean's stability until now, but the culprit, the number and the rate at which these changes are taking place. As Earle and Glover rightly point out, human activity is now altering the oceans at a pace that far outstrips what they have adapted to before.
MYTH 3: The hottest parts of the oceans are in the tropics.
If you go looking for the warmest waters around, many sources will probably point you toward the tropics. Climate.gov, for instance, states that "the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans have some of the warmest, temperatures in the world," and the news site KQED Science notes that "the tropical western Pacific, south of Guam, is the opposite of Antarctica: the warmest part of the ocean."
But those sites are talking about surface temperatures. The warmest waters in the sea are much deeper, and not necessarily in tropical areas. Far below the waves in places where the planet's crust runs thin, fiery magma courses just beneath the ocean floor, and burning-hot water screams through underground channels like steam through an old radiator. In the water, superheated minerals mingle and bind into exotic sulfurous compounds. This brew bubbles through small gaps in the ocean floor and can emerge at over 600 degrees Fahrenheit. That's impossible at the surface; water in your kitchen boils into steam at a little over 200 degrees. But water behaves differently at the base of the world. Its boiling point increases with pressure so that even 600 degrees can't induce a boil. The result is, instead, a plume of poisonous fluid so hot it practically glows.
MYTH 4: Coastlines are clear boundaries between land and sea.
In a book on landforms and disasters, two scientists call shorelines the "most conspicuous boundary on Earth." Writing aboutToronto's relationship with the sea, author M. Jane Fairburn notes that the name of the shore town Scarborough is apt, as the word "scar" is related to the Saxon word "sciran," meaning "to divide" — and "the shore divides the land from the water." This is certainly how maps are drawn, too: The land ends and the ocean begins.
But the distinction isn't really that clear. Every few seconds, waves move the edge of the sea in and out. In six-hour cycles, the pull of the moon shifts the level of the water. The combination of waves and tides means the edge of the sea is dynamic, depending on the moon, the wind and the steepness of the shore, which itself changes over time due to erosion.
This movement creates an area of mingled land and sea where certain species thrive in a half-shore, half-ocean zone. Mangroves are some of the only trees that can grow in sea water, some by secreting salt crystals through their leaves to rid themselves of saline. They expand from soil into the shallows as they grow, trapping sediment and creating new land. Marsh grasses do the same, helped by animals that live among their roots and fertilize them. Corals are probably the most stubborn of this group of in-betweeners: They live around mountainous islands, and as the mountains sink under the sea, the corals keep growing toward the surface. Eventually, the mountains disappear, leaving only a ring of coral called an atoll: neither land nor sea, but a space in between.
MYTH 5: Oceans are big enough to dilute pollutants safely.
According to one high school textbook, "Oceans can dilute, disperse, and degrade large amounts of raw sewage and other types of degradable pollutants," making them handy dumping grounds for human waste. As a handbook on environmental health put it, describing an old way of thinking, "The phrase 'the solution to pollution is dilution' epitomizes the common pollution management strategy used over the past centuries, based on the assumption that human actions could not significantly impact such a large diluent as the ocean."
That was probably true long ago when the vastness of the ocean could not be harmed by any of the trickling products of scattered human villages. But today, the scale of human industry is so great that even the oceans cannot contain its waste safely.
Over the past two centuries, the concentration of mercury in the top 300 feet of the oceans has tripled because of human activity, including the burning of coal. Likewise, carbon dioxide levels in the air have gone up about 25 percent since 1958. A great deal of this extra CO2 has dissolved in the oceans, where carbon levels have also increased. Carbon dioxide dissolves in water to create carbonic acid, and an excess of CO2 is leading to higher acidity across the world's oceans. Despite the vastness of the sea, these pollutants are affecting marine life and ocean ecosystems, dissolving the shells of some creatures and leading to higher mercury content in some species of fish.
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The highlights of Warsaw were the Old Town, the Palace of Culture and Science (PKiN - the eight tallest building in the EU and a "gift" of the Soviet People to Poland) and the Monument to the Warsaw Uprising Fighters. Other than that, really nothing to write home about.
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