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A while back the order of Just Sustainability episodes got a bit disrupted and I skipped posting episodes 28B and 28C. Episodes 28B and 28C are now ready for posting […]
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In this episode, Conor and Bryce chat about how to implement the std::merge in parallel.Link to Episode 188 on WebsiteDiscuss this episode, leave a comment, or ask a question (on GitHub)TwitterADSP: The PodcastConor HoekstraBryce Adelstein LelbachShow NotesDate Recorded: 2024-06-11Date Released: 2024-06-28C++ std::mergethrust::copy_ifthrust::permutation_iteratorIntro Song InfoMiss You by Sarah Jansen https://soundcloud.com/sarahjansenmusicCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/l-miss-youMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/iYYxnasvfx8
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Kim Wilkinson, founder of Verve Recruitment joins us to debate and discuss what the world of work will shake out like in the coming 12 months. Kim brings us real time insights to what's happening on the front lines of recruitment. Sharing our family plans for Christmas, Kim wins. Doing the holidays on a warm sandy beach in +28C weather, as Shelley & Serge sit under heated blankets to keep the frost bite away. Is it possible for someone who hasn't updated their LinkedIn profile in two years to be as successful as someone with over 50,000 views per post and industry influencer status? Apparently Top Recruiter thinks so! TRF's Crystal Ball The conditions are perfect, women will take on traditionally male dominated role and be welcomed in. OpenAI ChatGPT will cause ripples of opportunities and concerns in the world of work. Throwback to 1967, drop out and do your own thing. Student debt and empty promises from post secondary institutions will drive more of the gig economy. YouTube Shorts will dominate as TikTok goes off the air.
Kim Wilkinson, founder of Verve Recruitment joins us to debate and discuss what the world of work will shake out like in the coming 12 months. Kim brings us real time insights to what's happening on the front lines of recruitment. Sharing our family plans for Christmas, Kim wins. Doing the holidays on a warm sandy beach in +28C weather, as Shelley & Serge sit under heated blankets to keep the frost bite away. Is it possible for someone who hasn't updated their LinkedIn profile in two years to be as successful as someone with over 50,000 views per post and industry influencer status? Apparently Top Recruiter thinks so! TRF's Crystal Ball The conditions are perfect, women will take on traditionally male dominated role and be welcomed in. OpenAI ChatGPT will cause ripples of opportunities and concerns in the world of work. Throwback to 1967, drop out and do your own thing. Student debt and empty promises from post secondary institutions will drive more of the gig economy. YouTube Shorts will dominate as TikTok goes off the air.
Built for professionals in some of today's most extreme environments, Dell Technologies has announced its newly redesigned Latitude 7230 Rugged Extreme, a premium tablet delivering the ultimate in-field performance and productivity. The lightest and most powerful 12” fully rugged tablet on the market, the new Rugged Extreme is designed specifically for professionals in arduous roles demanding critical reliability. The 7230 Rugged Extreme Tablet's durability and mobility, perfect for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and other first responders, are matched by its reliability and security features required to help military and government officials, for example, safely manage highly sensitive information. Regardless of the environment, the tablet now provides up to 20 hours of battery life, with dual hot-swap batteries for continuous operation of the device. This is critical for shift work in manufacturing, the military, first responders and more. A true 16:10 aspect ratio display now provides 13% more active screen area than previous generations giving the 7230 Rugged Extreme the largest screen area in a 12” fully rugged tablet. Plus, glove-touch capability allows optimal screen interactivity. The 7230 Rugged Extreme is drop-tested from up to 1.2m and temperature-tested from -28C to 62C to withstand the most strenuous circumstances. Commenting on the launch of the new device, Tom Tobul, Vice President and General Manager for the Performance PCs portfolio of products at Dell Technologies, said: “From factories to ambulances, deserts to the Arctic, professionals working in harsh edge environments turn to Dell Latitude Rugged for peace of mind. The new Latitude 7230 Rugged Extreme Tablet is no exception – it's the latest in a line of trusted devices for workers in some of today's most challenging environments. This premium tablet is built for outstanding field performance and productivity, delivering critical reliability, all while withstanding extreme surroundings.” In addition, new and enhanced accessories are built to match the ruggedness of the tablet and support its use in a broad range of environments. Some of those accessories include: New detachable keyboard — Active pen to further enhance screen interactivity — Rotating hand strap and shoulder strap built with durable and cleanable materials — Magnetic mount that enables users to attach the tablet to any metallic wall or surface — Rigid handle that supports ease of mobility and is reversable, according to preference and ergonomics Showing the device in action, Dell released a video of Mike Libecki, National Geographic Explorer and Dell Ambassador, who used the Rugged Extreme tablet in the extremes of Antarctica to study the environmental impact of microplastics. The 7230 Rugged Extreme tablet will be available globally by the end of 2022. More about Irish Tech News Irish Tech News are Ireland's No. 1 Online Tech Publication and often Ireland's No.1 Tech Podcast too. You can find hundreds of fantastic previous episodes and subscribe using whatever platform you like via our Anchor.fm page here: If you'd like to be featured in an upcoming Podcast email us at Simon@IrishTechNews.ie now to discuss. Irish Tech News have a range of services available to help promote your business. Why not drop us a line at Info@IrishTechNews.ie now to find out more about how we can help you reach our audience. You can also find and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat.
There are temptations that assail me all the time; I feel like giving up. I'm never going to escape their grip. Have you ever had thoughts such as these as you try to live out the faith? Does it seem hopeless at times to escape the grip of temptations? What I am about to suggest will help in all matter of temptations, but here I will specifically address the temptation of lust.First, temptation is not a sin! Jesus experienced temptations in the dessert. Today we live in a world that has normalized the fall of brokenness...and the world wants us to believe that we have just 2 ways to deal with our desires...nope! When you "See" in 3D it will change your life! Romans 8:23; 29 and Matt 5:27-28C.S. Lewis from "The weight of Glory"LISTEN TO OUR WEDNESDAY AUDIENCES OF THE THEOLOGY OF THE BODY!!Please consider being a Sponsor of the show! "We need You!"Buckle up! Here is your Hero (Become a Saint) Homework! 1. Go to Mass, the most important prayer! Try to make an extra Mass during the week. 2. Take the wedding bath...the Sacrament of Reconciliation at least once per month 3. Read Scripture daily 4. Pray the Rosary Every Day! See Podcast #'s 118, 119, 120, 121 to pray along as a family! See Podcast #'s 108, 110, 111, 112 to to pray the Rosary with the Gospel Story! 5. Spend 10 minutes a day in Silence.Please share this with your friends and family!Don't forget to sign up for our Newsletter!! JPll Renewal Center email listEmail me with questions!Contact Jack: BWYR Podcast is a production of the John Paul ll Renewal Center or email him at info@jp2renew.org Support the show (http://jp2renew.org/donate/)
Elyse KayeBloomBras.comNiche Down To Profit UpHow do you go about inventing a one-of-a-kind product? Why is it important to find your niche? How can you utilize crowdfunding to launch your product? And, what does NASA have to do with this product? Elyse Kaye, the Founder/CEO of BloomBras and the Founder of Aha Product Solutions, answers these questions and many more. Elyse Kaye discusses the way she helped build a sustainable factory to manufacture her product in a quality and sustainable way, how NASA scientists were brought in to develop a brand new design, and incredibly valuable information for new inventors and product marketers. You don't want to miss this one!About Bloom BrasBloom Bras is a patented, one-of-a-kind sports bra invented by Elyse Kaye. Elyse Kaye partnered with NASA, shipping and packaging experts, and a celebrity corset designer to develop this product. It has no underwire, while still lifting rather than squishing which removes pressure on the shoulders and ribs. They are the most body-inclusive line on the market, carrying sizes from 28C to 56L. Bloom Bras have been featured in publications including Huffington Post, Thrive Global, and Elite Daily. In today's episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, we'll cover:Why it's important to niche down so you can profit up How to remain authentic by always listening to what your customer is asking for What led Elyse Kaye to invent Bloom Bras Advice for new inventors and product marketers & so much more! Check it out at BloomBras.com, and get a 10% discount off your purchase by using promo code “harvestgrowth.”Do you have a product that you'd like to launch or grow? Do you want help from a partner that has successfully launched hundreds of products, now totaling over $2 billion in revenues? Visit HarvestGrowth.com to set up a free consultation. Check out InfomercialMarketer.com for educational content on all things surrounding direct-response TV and digital media marketing.
Endurance Innovation is now on Patreon! Have a peek at our page and show us some love.3:00 how hot Frankfurt races helped promote innovation in thermal stress management7:00 the effects of heat on performance8:45 the role of sodium in maintaining blood plasma volume during exercise11:15 optimal sodium, liquid, and carb intake in racingCarbs as much as possible. But this must be trained!Liquid intake should be ~65% of plasma volume lost in sweat up to 1L / hr15:00 assessing sweat rate18:45 assessing sodium concentration in sweat22:00 advice for replacing sodium lostFocused on the bike leg in long courseAim for replacing 80% of sodium lost after the bike legLogistics of replacing sodium: in fluid vs other sources30:00 sodium preload (before the race) advice750mg - 1000mg of sodium the night before a race and the same amount again on race morning34:30 the effect of sodium and caffeine loading core body temperature during a temperature ramp testCaffeine can increase core temp more rapidly41:00 the case for heat adaptation trainingWho is heat adaptation for?Confidence building for folks who have struggled in the heat in the pastAnyone looking to improve performance through blood plasma volume increasesCan replace altitude training45:15 Mario's protocol for heat adaptation trainingeach block is 5-8 days in duration, with 4-5 heat stress sessionsRecovery or base intensity only, no high intensity trainingCan travel to a hot area or do it at homeIf at home:25-28C ambient, no fanIncrease body temperature in the last 20' by putting on warm clothing or stopping drinkingAfter the workout, hit the sauna or a hot bath with 38-40C water for 15-20'Repeat a heat block every 5-6 weeks in the early seasonNo closer than 10 days before a key race52:30 advice for non-heat block trainingAvoid the heat for training whenever possibleLower intensity if training in hot conditionsDo quality / high intensity work when its cool55:15 using the Core body temp sensor in training: the heat threshold ramp test5' @ 55% of FTP in a 27-28C room with no fanAdd 8% of FTP every 5'Stop increasing wattage when core temp reaches 38.5CThen modulate wattage to keep core temperature as close to 38.5C as possibleStop test once power declines by 15% from maximum attainedAdd 0.3C to 0.6C to maximal temperature achieved to determine thermal threshold temperature 1:03:00 subjective core temperature experiments1:03:45 using the Core sensor in racingLearn more about Mario and Sisu Training on the web, Instagram, and Facebook.
28C الحديد تفسیر 6-3
Look I’m sorry I’m harping on this, and using roughly the same sentence as last week, but man it is cold. It is currently, as I type this at 8 am, -28C. It’s one of those morning where the first thing you do is check to see if the pipes are frozen. Jon has an Oscar pool you should enter. Isabelle’s program about abstract art for kids is done for now. It picks back up in May. We talked a bit about getting kids to do abstract stuff and how hard that is. They’re slowly installing new, energy efficient, windows at the U, hence the picture. They’re doing mine Monday night. So, I have to move some stuff. I’m not moving my filing cabinet, wrong union…. We had quite a few stops today, but Backpack studio seems to have held on.
Look I’m sorry I’m harping on this, and using roughly the same sentence as last week, but man it is cold. It is currently, as I type this at 8 am, -28C. It’s one of those morning where the first thing you do is check to see if the pipes are frozen.Jon has an Oscar pool you should enter.Isabelle’s program about abstract art for kids is done for now. It picks back up in May. We talked a bit about getting kids to do abstract stuff and how hard that is.They’re slowly installing new, energy efficient, windows at the U, hence the picture. They’re doing mine Monday night. So, I have to move some stuff. I’m not moving my filing cabinet, wrong union….We had quite a few stops today, but Backpack studio seems to have held on.
28C القيامة تفسیر 31-40
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Friday 20th April 2018. Coming up today but we’ll start with three luxury cars. AUDI E-TRON QUATTRO NÜRBURGRING VIDEO Firstly the new Audi e-tron Quattro has been seen on the track! What has been called just the Audi e-tron for a long time looks like it’s now e-tron Quattro as they use e-tron for lots of cars. So this is the SUV, the Jaguar I-PACE challenger and the latest electric offering from VW. There were plenty of them at the Geneva motor show ferrying around journalists and they were looking pretty finished and new video shows one being driven at speed around the Nürburgring race track Stats on this as a reminder: 95kWh pack with is smaller than the very top Teslas, but charging speeds of 150kW which bests the I-PACE at 100kW, that’s80% charge in half an hour. And I think that’s realistically 250miles ish of range, some say 300, either way it’s up there at the top end of anything you can buy in the next couple of years. And three motors will provide that intelligent 4 wheel drive system. I can’t wait to try it, I used to own a very quick Audi TT four wheel drive which used Audi’s famous Haldex system for transferring power from front to rear, and it was good. But I bet it’s norhing compared to the instant power offered by electric. The delivery date is still set for the end of this year, which surely means production is starting soon. The starting price is 80.000 euros but it’s never easy to do a direct translation due to taxes. Almost 250 prototypes will in the meantime complete a testing programme covering a target of over three million miles of real-world driving – equivalent to 125 linear trips around the world. Some markets can already pre-order one. POLESTAR ONE VIDEO OF ARCTIC WEATHER TESTING Let’s stay with road testing gorgeous EV’s which are on our wish list. The Polestar 1. It is a very beautiful car, it’s not a full BEV but a PHEV and it’s officially launching next year. The engine is not only supercharged but turbocharged for good measure. They’re going for a pair of motors on the rear axle and that will provide the all-wheel drive. Just an aside – I heard from a motor journalist friend today that’s how the next gen VW Golf will do all wheel drive: motor up front, and electrified rear wheels, on something like the new Golf R. I’ll dig into that. Back to Polestar: "Our test drivers have given us some enthusiastic feedback on the handling and dynamics especially," Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar CEO, said in a press release. "This is a driver's car. We have now passed a major milestone in the development of the Polestar 1, and prototype testing continues throughout 2018." The electric range is pretty good too, they say and official range of 93 miles which is way above the typical PHEV luxury car, which even for the next gen models is around 20-30 miles. These tests, which you can watch on the short video Polestar posted, are all about matching the right parts together for best performance. Test drivers spent a fortnight in the Arctic, driving at -18F or -28C to try suspension parts. If you thought the Audi was pricey, the Polestar is $150,000, although I’m still a little confused. I thought it was only available on Volvo’s new subscription service. Then again if I walked in – although I’m not sure where ‘in’ would because it’s all online – but if I had 150k in cash I’m sure they wouldn’t kick me out of bed for farting. 7,000 potential customers have expressed an interest. Remember as well, Polestar 2 and 3 will be full BEVs. NISSAN’S INFINITI TO USE E-POWER HYBRID Nissan’s Infiniti brand, much like Toyota’s Lexus, aims to capture the top end of the market and that still counts for EVs. And they plan to increase sales in China which can only mean one thing – electric versions. They want to go from 50,000 to 150,000 vehicles a year in China with 4 new models. From 2021 every Infiniti model launched will be either an all-electric car or so-called "e-Power" hybrids The e-power models Nissan make for China are selling really well; e-POWER adds a small gasoline engine to charge the high-output battery when necessary, eliminating the need for an external charger while offering the same high-output. So there’s no plug, like the way Toyota have laid out their stall for the future. The e-POWER system features full electric-motor drive, meaning that the wheels are completely driven by the electric motor. The power from a high-output battery is delivered to the e-POWER’s compact powertrain comprised of a gasoline engine, power generator, inverter, and a motor. In conventional hybrid systems, a low-output electric motor is mated to a gasoline engine to drive the wheels when the battery is low (or when traveling at high speeds). However, in the e-POWER system, the gasoline engine is not connected to the wheels; it simply charges the battery. China traditionally buys Mercs, BMW’s and Audis so it’s a big time for Nissan’s Infiniti. NISSAN VAN GETS THE BIGGER BATTERY And staying with Nissan, but at the other end of the scale I think the e-NV200, apart from having a slightly stupid name, is an underrated gem. In van or people carrier body styles, the only thing that has started to date the van is being stuck with the original LEAF battery. Until…now. One of the best things about the battery is the thermal management which lacks on the LEAF and makes it very usable. Now Nissan are adding the 40kWh pack into the van, with an official range of over 180 miles. I reached out to YouTuber Ian Sampson, who has posted videos about his van, to ask for help on realistic range. He reckons 120 miles, at 60% motorway and 40% B roads. Thank you Ian. Deliveries will begin by the end of the year, I can’t tell you any more about US or European prices, it launches in the UK in 5 days’ time, so we can do some crude conversions when I know the price. I think a 120 mile, 7 seater EV, made by Nissan is the ideal taxi. I can’t begin to tell you how yesterday, in the heatwave we had in the UK, all those London black cabs sitting at the train stations just idling and pumping out diesel, we need 2 or 3 realistic choices for taxis and not just the official black cab from LEVC. The Nissan Press Release says: “A full charge in eight hours, even with higher capacity The Nissan e-NV200’s standard-equipment normal charger now has a capacity of 6 kW, up from 3 kW. By adding a wall-mounted 6kW normal-charging system, the 40kWh battery can be fully charged in about eight hours – roughly the same as the previous standard charger – at places such as a customer’s office or shop. Power Plug is now standard equipment in all models - a 100-volt outlet, can provide electricity for tools and equipment. 1000 watts of power from the Power Plug can be accessed for up to 15 hours, up from eight hours in the current model. With the optional EV Power Station installed, the Nissan e-NV200 can even supply electricity to offices and shops and serve as a backup power source during blackouts and emergencies. CLARIFICATION ON CHADEMO CHARGERS AT ELECTRIFY AMERICA A quick correction on InsideEVs, and in turn, I guess a good clarification on this show, I told you how the Electrify America chargers would feature 50kW CHAdeMO plugs as well as 150kW or 350kW CCS plugs. But I never made the connection that they were in any way, dissing CHAdeMO. But Electrify America felt the need to issue a statement to InsideEVs: “The CHAdeMO connectors are certified at 100kW at 200 amps, however we have de-rated those connectors to 50kW. The CHAdeMO connectors will stay de-rated until testing with all vehicles and adaptors are successfully completed. The intent is to offer 100kW for electric vehicles in the future. As a clarification – all dual-CHAdeMO and CCS chargers are capable of 150kW on the CCS-side and capable of a 100kW on the CHAdeMO-side. As previously explained the CHAdeMO is de-rated to 50kW. (And that is for ABB, BTC Power, Efacec and Signet). Since the de-rating is done by software, we will enable the 100kW CHAdeMO connectors at new and existing chargers after sufficient testing.” ELECTRIFY AMERICA ADD CHARGERS TO WALMART Electrify America and Walmart announced a new partnership that will see the installation of fast charging stations at Walmart stores across the country” says Slashgear “Specifically, Electrify America plans to install its fast chargers at more than 100 Walmart locations in 34 states across the US by June 2019. In today’s announcement, Electrify America said that this initiative will more than double the number of Walmart locations in the US that offer EV charging stations.” CHARGING MADE FRICTIONLESS What’s the worst thing about charging? Many would say having a card for every network, or fob, or contactless not being rolled out enough yet. German company Hubject has developed a solution which enables customers to access charging stations by means of a digital certificate: Plug&Charge via the international standard ISO 15118” says Green Car Congress: “The smart owner registers with the electricity supplier once using the Plug&Charge ID; the smart EV identifies itself as soon as it is plugged into a compatible charging station and charging starts automatically. Plug&Charge handles the authentication and billing. In conjunction with smart charging, tariff information provided by the charging station is used to optimise the charging process. Daimler AG has been a shareholder of Hubject GmbH since 2012, along with the BMW Group, Volkswagen Group, Bosch and others. In addition to the shareholders of Hubject, all market players worldwide across all industries can now join Hubject’s ISO 15118 ecosystem. And surely that’s the dream for EV’s when they become truly mainstream, lots or chargers in car parks or workplaces, and you just plug them in. That’s it. That does seem like a more ‘2018 solution’ if you get my drift, it’s more like tapping my phone on a contactless reader to pay for shopping. But actually even easier, it’s like the shop knowing it’s me when I’m shopping without ever having to tap my card anywhere. I’d love to spread the word about electric cars so, if you can, share this somebody who might be interested. 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Last week I spoke with Lyndsay Kearns about a canister of bear spray that exploded in her car. It was a horrible situation and the damage to her car was significant. If you'd like to hear her interview, check out www.mountainnaturepodcast.com/ep033. During the podcast I mentioned bear spray safety containers sold by Kodiak Wildlife Products. I've since received one and decided to give it a test. Yesterday I placed it in a car parked in the hot sun with a thermometer inside the canister. I also placed an oven thermometer in the windshield to see how hot the interior of the car became after a few hours in the hot sun. The outside temperature was a scorching 28C, but the interior of the car, it reached 70C or a whopping 158F. When I picked up the bear safety container it was extremely hot to the touch. When I opened it to check the thermometer, it had exceeded its maximum temperature of 50C. The website says that it protects against "accidental impact and heat that could damage or discharge your bear spray canister". It's clear from testing that it does not keep the bear spray below the maximum storage temperature of 50C as shown on the label of the Sabre Max bear spray canister. Will it still protect your car in the case of a canister explosion? I contacted the manufacturer and they said that they had not specifically tested whether it would stop an exploding canister from piercing the container. They are considering using more 'cooler' style materials thought to try to reduce the chance that the temperatures keep climbing beyond dangerous levels. I'll keep you posted as this story evolves. Next up - wildlife crossings Wildlife Crossing structures are expanding and changing The wildlife crossing structures in Banff National Park are an amazing success story of protecting wildlife and people from high speed collisions along park highways. Studies have shown that a properly designed and implemented combination of highway fencing along with under and overpasses for wildlife can reduce animal vehicle collisions by up to 95%. Banff National Park led the way in terms of building the first series of under and overpasses along a major highway. Their studies have documented more than 200,000 individual animal crossings so there can be absolutely no doubt as to their effectiveness. The average cost of hitting wildlife can be very high, if not fatal. Deer impacts typically exceed $6,000 while moose average out at around $30,000 or more. Banff has shown that investing in wildlife is effective for wildlife and dramatically reduces loss of life along highways - both for people and wildlife. I remember in the early 1990s, we used to call the Trans Canada Highway between Banff and Lake Louise the meat grinder because of the number of people and animals that were being killed. Thankfully, we can now look at that same stretch of highway as an inspiration for other destinations to aspire to…and that's what I want to talk about today. The work that Banff has done has shown that not only do the structures reduce mortality but they dramatically increase connectivity as well. A large highway can have the effect of completely dividing a landscape into two. In the past 20 years, more and more research has shown that good habitat for wildlife is not good enough. We need corridors that allow for a steady stream of fresh genetic material to move through landscapes. In many cases, a stretch of road with as few as 3.2 deer-vehicle collisions per kilometre per year would actually see a net benefit by building structures. Studies have shown that in cases like this, the cost benefits of building the structures can quickly exceed any costs involved in their construction. In 2015, Banff saw a total of 19 moderate to large animals killed along the Trans Canada Highway. This was less than half of the 41 animals killed in 2006. The stats in Banff show an 80% reduction in wildlife collisions. Carnivores are seeing a huge reduction in deaths but the real winner seems to be elk. Virtually no elk die in fenced sections of highway in Banff as opposed to 100 or more prior to the fences being constructed. Today in Banff, there are a total of 44 different crossing structures of which six are overpasses and 38 underpasses. While Banff got the ball rolling, by 2010 the research had finally led to interest from other jurisdictions. That’s why in 2010, an organization known as Animal Road Crossings or ARC, sponsored a design competition designed to bring fresh ideas and potentially cost savings to the design and implementation of future crossing structures. Every dollar saved in the construction can help to move the political process towards a yes decision in terms of expanding the use of crossing structures to new destinations. In fact in a 2012 survey of U.S. State Department of Transportation professionals, 84% indicated that their state considers the building of crossing structures to improve safety and connectivity. Unfortunately, those numbers don't translate into implementation. Funding was the number one reason given for not including them in the planning of highways and upgrades to road systems. Despite resistance in some areas, other areas in Canada and the U.S. are going full-steam ahead with new projects. Now that the Trans Canada is twinned and fenced all the way through Banff National Park, crews are working hard on expanding the twinning and fencing through neighbouring Yoho. They are already working on both an overpass and an underpass just west of the British Columbia Border. Perhaps the most ambitious one at the moment is taking place along Interstate 90 in Washington State which runs between Seattle and Spokane. The first overpass is being built near Snoqualmie Pass, just an hour east of Seattle. Like the overpasses in Banff, it will eventually be a forest covered crossing. When the project is finished, there will be a total of 27 over and underpasses along a 24 km stretch of highway. Programs have also taken place or been started in Colorado, Utah, Montana, and Nevada. Jackson Hole, Wyoming is also looking into creating a series of structures as well. Florida has a long history of using crossing structures particularly to protect the endangered Florida panther and California has used them to protect desert tortoises. More and more, the value of these structures are being applied to a wider diversity of wildlife - even salamanders. In Waterton Lakes National Park, specially designed underpasses were built specifically for the long-toed salamander. In a study conducted in 2009, research showed the salamanders had suffered a 60% loss in population since 1994. By building the underpasses, 130 salamanders were able to safely cross the road, dramatically reducing highway mortality. Banff should be very proud of the role it has played in helping spread the word about fencing and crossing structures and their role in helping to reduce wildlife mortality. Over the next decade, we can hope to see them spread far and wide as new jurisdictions begin to add them to their normal planning process for highway improvement projects. After all, 200,000 animal crossings in Banff has to say something about their effectiveness, not to mention an 80% reduction in animal deaths caused by vehicles. Wildlife Crossings Next up…Bear 148 gets one more chance Bear 148 in Trouble Grizzly 148, the well-known daughter of Banff most famous bear, number 64, has once again run afoul of provincial conservation officers by leaving the protection of Banff National Park and hanging around Quarry Lake and the Peaks of Grassi neighbourhood in Canmore. Despite the fact that they are built on a primary wildlife corridor and that they are right on the route that any bear would need to take were it to connect with the (hopefully) soon to be established Three Sisters Corridor, it seems provincial conservation officers have little tolerance for 148. She has never made contact with people, but she does not do well with dogs. This past week, she bluff charged a man with a child in a stroller that also had two dogs on leash. Any time dogs are involved in bear encounters there is a chance that the encounter may escalate. In most situations, when bears encounter people, they are looking to see whether we pose a threat or not. Two barking, growling dogs can definitely be interpreted that way and so she escalated to a bluff charge just to let them know that she was in charge. Bluff charges are just that…a bluff. It's a way to let something know that she is ready for business if need be. Like most bears, she then left them alone. No injuries occurred, just some shaky nerves. She essentially just did what she was supposed to do. She warned them to stay away and then she moved on. She is collared and so officials should have known she was in the area. As a result of this encounter, officials live trapped her and moved her back to her main turf around the town of Banff. They did state though that if she comes back to Canmore and has another similar encounter that they will euthanize her. As Bill Hunt from Banff National Park stated in a recent story in the Rocky Mountain Outlook: "Female bears are the reproductive engines of the population and she's lived her entire life in Banff National Park and surrounding area without incident so far." There's also a very good chance that she has mated for the first time this spring. At 6-1/2 years old, she's right at the age when bears in the central Rockies tend to begin mating. As it is, we have one of the lowest productivity rates of any bear population and so the loss of even one breeding female can make a big impact on the population. Canmore is her territory, just as much as Banff. As a community we need to find ways to live with bears or we will see more and more of them shot simply for hanging out where people can harass them. Just after closing off the area where 148 had her incident, Conservation Officers charged two people with a dog for crawling under the closure tape and ignoring the closure. Unfortunately, all it takes is a few more morons like these two that will help ensure that bears are no longer welcome on the landscape. It makes no sense to fight for a corridor along the Three Sisters lands if bears are not allowed to move through the Canmore Nordic Centre, Power Line Trail, Quarry Lake and Peaks of Grassi in order to actually reach it. They are all connected. We already have the most developed landscape in the world where grizzlies still exist and unless we as a community vow to share the mountains with bears than the bears will simply be shot one after the other. Let's hope that 148 stays put in Banff, but the buffaloberry season is now upon us. I spotted my first ripe berries last week, right in the heart of Canmore. Even if 148 stays away, bears WILL be moving into the valley bottoms to feed on these berries. A bear like 148 can eat up to 200,000 buffaloberries every day. That's the equivalent of you eating 75 Big Macs, every day for the next 6 weeks. It's the one food that allows them to build their fat layers for winter. The safety concern is that the berries need sunlight to grow. That means they need an opening in the forest canopy…which is exactly what a trail or a road provides. This means that almost all low elevation trails in the area are lined with grizzly bear buffets. If there are buffaloberries, there will be bears nearby. If you learn to identify just one plant in the central Rockies, make it this one. This summer, instead of complaining about the closures that will be coming as bears gather to feed on berries, forget about the low elevation trails. This is a great time of year to do some of the higher ridgewalks like the Mount Allan Centennial Trail or Sunshine Meadows. You can avoid the bears simply by avoiding the berries. It doesn't mean you won't encounter a bear, but you can dramatically shift the odds in your favour by avoiding areas with large patches of buffaloberries. If you're a mountain biker, sloooooow down. The bears are so focused on feeding that if you scream down some of the nordic centre trails, you may find yourself with a very close encounter. Everyone needs to carry bear spray, even along local town trails. Make sure it is on your belt and not strapped to your pack or your bike. If you get separated from them, you will still have your spray only if it's on your person. Bears are an amazing part of the mountain landscape. They are one of the key reasons that visitors state for visiting this area. We all rely on tourism for the lifeblood of the valley and we need to do our part to make sure that the grandchildren of today's visitors will still be able to see grizzlies 50 years from now. I hope to be around to see bear 148s great grandchildren as well. New Method to Count Bears Biologists have developed a new method to estimate bear populations and densities in the mountains. By placing hundreds of remote wildlife cameras along trails throughout the mountains, and combining this with radio collar data, they can get a much more accurate estimate of grizzly populations. Historically, they would need to do extensive field work to collect dna from hair and scat samples. As biologists look at the cost of another dna study in Banff, the estimate runs at almost a half a million dollars and hundreds of man hours in the field. During the study, researchers Jesse Whittington and Mark Hebblewhite trapped and collared 22 grizzlies. This was followed up by placing 214 remote cameras they were able to track the collared grizzlies as well as unknown individuals as they were captured on the cameras. Without the help of cameras, they would have come to the conclusion that the population had dropped by as much as 51%. The use of cameras makes it much easier for researchers and land managers to estimate population densities for animals like grizzlies. Parks Canada cameras have captured more than 2,000 images of bears in just the past 3 years. They are also regularly capturing photographs of five females and their young. The important thing in this method is that the combination of collar data and cameras is what allows them to estimate density. In the central Rockies, they estimated around 13 bears per 1,000 km. These are fairly stable numbers and compare well to studies done 10 or more years ago. However, this stability relies on keeping breeding females like 148 on the landscape. If we start to lose the reproductive engines of the population, we could see a steep decline in numbers. Let's all do our part in not just staying away from bear prone areas during buffaloberry season but also reporting violations like off-leash dogs that could result in a very negative interaction with a grizzly. If a bear has to die because you thought it was your God given right to have your dog illegally off-leash, then you should not be living in a community that prides itself on being bear aware. And I would hope that everyone around you would report that violation to the appropriate authorities. Let's celebrate that our bears are doing well, but maintain our vigilance so that the trend continues. Next up…Where did Waterton get it's name. Carol Patterson has spent the last two decades traveling the world. She writes and speaks extensively about reinventing your business and your life with travel. Her writing has been featured in BBC Travel, Avenue Magazine, Roadstories.ca, Alaska magazine and more. More recently, one of her stories won second place in the Best Sustainable/Responsible Tourism Feature category at the Travel Media Association of Canada Conference. In June, Carol presented at the Waterton Wildflower Festival about the naming of Waterton Lakes National Park and about the park's namesake Charles Waterton. Recently she was nice enough to share some of her story with me in an interview. I hope you enjoy it.
Romans 11:33 NLT Oh, how great are God's riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand His decisions and His ways! Isaiah 55:8-9 ESV For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Matthew 11:28 NLT Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Matthew 6:19-21 ESV Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Mark 12:28C-31 ESV Which commandment is the most important of all? Jesus answered, the most important is, Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these. Mark 12:38-44 ESV And in his teaching he said, beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, who devour widows houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation. And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on. 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 ESV The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 1. God cares how we give. Mark 12:41 ESV And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. 2. God cares where we give. Mark 12:41 ESV And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. Exodus 23:19A NLT As you harvest your crops, bring the very best of the first harvest to the house of the Lord your God. Malachi 3:10 NIV84 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, says the LORD Almighty, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it. 3. God wants our giving to cost us something. Mark 12:43-45 ESV And he called his disciples to him and said to them, Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on. 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 NLT Now I want to tell you, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done for the churches in Macedonia. Though they have been going through much trouble and hard times, their wonderful joy and deep poverty have overflowed in rich generosity. For I can testify that they gave not only what they could afford but far more. And they did it of their own free will. They begged us again and again for the gracious privilege of sharing in the gift for the Christians in Jerusalem. Best of all, they went beyond our highest hopes, for their first action was to dedicate themselves to the Lord. Ephesians 2:10 NKJV For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Summer Time in full effect! It has been around 25C or higher during the last 4 weeks I think... in the studio/house/bedroom the temperatures rise till 28C just like that.... Perhaps we should invest in serious Air Conditioning? Looking for a sponsor to do that. Let yourselves hear if you care. This show: heavenly productions. Serious LOUNGE and smooth RELAXATION music like the way we love it. Music performed by The Velvet Lounge Project, Goldfrapp, Sine, Sounds from the Ground, Charlie North & Michael E., Dash Berlin and many more... FAQ: How do you find this podcast when Google doesn’t pickup subdomains like this one? We don’t know. That’s why we mentioned the tag ‘underground’ lately. And we will stay that way. >>> SPOTLIGHT: Samantha James (Los Angeles, California, USA) WATCH THE VIDEO ON THE SPOTLIGHT PAGE START (00:00) FRESH AIR! LOUNGE SERIES 12 for July 17th 2010 (03:01) The Velvet Lounge Project - Make me Yours (07:11) Sine - Smooth Relaxation (11:59) Musetta - Red Star (15:39) Goldfrapp - Utopia (19:47) Sounds from the Ground - Move On (25:14) Spotlight!!! (26:47) Samantha James - Tree of Life (31:31) Samantha James - Subconscious (37:32) Genuine - Reflect (42:37) Stockfinster - Crack in Time (47:33) Summer Shower (48:27) Dash Berlin - I Believe in You (53:34) Cool down... (54:56) Charlie North Michael E - Chinese Whispers (59:11) This couple just got married... (59:58) William Orbit - Optical illusions END