![]() ![]() KeywordsĬarbon capture, utilisation and storage CCS CCUS carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions geological storage greenhouse gas monitoring enhanced oil recovery EOR coal oil gas hydrogen GEODISC CO2CRC NCIP Carbon Storage Task Force. On this page, you can find out more about our current work on CCS-related projects, completed projects, our engagement in partnerships and collaborations, and further information - including our key publications and data releases. Much of our work is closely aligned with or funded through our parent department, the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources ( DISER), and CO2CRC. Geoscience Australia has had an active role in CCS for some 20 years, primarily in the areas of geological storage, greenhouse gas monitoring and verification, provision of technical advice, and outreach and education. ![]() CCS also has the potential to directly remove CO 2 from the atmosphere and store it permanently deep underground. CCS complements these technologies by addressing emissions that currently cannot be avoided, such as CO 2 emissions from industrial processes like steel or cement manufacturing. Technologies such as renewable energy, improved energy efficiency and fuel switching are aimed at preventing the creation of CO 2 emissions. Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS or CCS) is one of the technologies that can help to reduce our carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions to the atmosphere. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a process in which a relatively pure stream of carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial sources is separated, treated and transported to a long-term storage location. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Once a book is on your Kindle device or reading app, you can read it just like any other Kindle Book. If you don't have a Wi-Fi connection, you'll need to transfer the title via USB. Your Kindle ereader needs a Wi-Fi connection to download library Kindle Books from Amazon. If you're not signed into your Amazon account, select Get Library Book, and sign in.If you're signed into your Amazon account, verify the "Deliver to:" device and select Get Library Book.If the book doesn't appear in this list, you won't be able to download it on any device. Note: You must complete this step for the book you borrowed to appear in the "Your Content and Devices" list in your Amazon account. You'll be taken to Amazon's website to finish getting the ebook. ![]() After you borrow the title, select Read now with Kindle.Choose a lending period for the title (if available).Note: You may want to check whether a Kindle Book has any device restrictions before you borrow it (this is most common for picture books, read-alongs, and graphic novels). You can see all of your library's Kindle Books by selecting the Kindle Books link near the top of the site (or under on mobile devices). Open your library's OverDrive website (you can find it using.Note: Kindle Books are currently available for U.S. You can borrow Kindle Books from your library's OverDrive website, then read them on Kindle devices or Kindle reading apps. Borrowing Kindle Books from your library's OverDrive website ![]() ![]() ![]() Liz: I don't know, Kelsey, how's your mom's pill addiction? Lost Food Grievance: Do not even think of touching her food.It's very occasionally used behind Jenna and Tracy as well, but nearly all of its appearances are in scenes that feature Liz. Leitmotif: A variation of the very first piece of music heard on the show – the theme song for the TGS sketch "Pam, the Morbidly Obese Woman." See Unique Pilot Title Sequence on the main page.When Pete objects the now paranoid and drunk with power Liz threatens to do the same to him. Hypocrite: achingly good Hollywood liberal Liz Lemon becomes suspicious of her Arab neighbour so calls Homeland Security who abduct him and attach electrodes to his genitals.Somewhat inverted, though, in that Liz dates numerous attractive men throughout the series, so the revulsion may instead stem from Liz's behavior and rejection of traditional hallmarks of femininity. Characters often react with disgust at the idea of anything sexual relating to Liz, but she is played by the attractive Tina Fey. Goofy Print Underwear: Of the childish kind: blue with yellow buses.She dressed like Princess Leia for her wedding and scoffed at visiting Harry Potter World in Orlando: "I'm not some kind of nerdery slut!" Fan Girl: For Star Wars and only Star Wars.She also delivers a big tirade to the guy that she thinks is righteous (and in some other shows it would be presented as such) but just unsettles everybody else standing in line, doubly so because of the aforementioned act. Establishing Character Moment: The very first thing we see her do is buy out a hotdog vendor's entire stock to prevent someone who cut in the line from getting one.Quite frankly, Liz Lemon is Brown who is realistically an underachiever with a fiercely intense anger at times, a sarcastic wit, an incredibly viciously condescending and self-righteous manner, an extremely stubborn streak and a drive to prove herself that goes past feminism and straight into It's All About Me territory. Deconstructed Character Archetype: Characters like Murphy Brown, women that constantly fight to stand up for themselves and use their sharp wit to sarcastically put down those who are unrighteous.Deadpan Snarker: One of her's biggest traits to the point that it makes her seem insufferable at times.The Chew Toy: "There's no chance that I'm blowing this.".Catchphrase: "Blerg", "I want to go to there", and " What the what?!".Butt-Monkey: Liz is frequently mocked by the rest of the TGS staff, to the point where they use the expression "Lemon'd," to mean "made a mistake" or "behaved improperly.".Brainy Specs: Jenna mentions that she only wears her glasses to look smarter.Brainy Brunette: She's the Only Sane Woman of the main cast played by brunette Tina Fey. ![]() ![]() The steering wheel is brand new and lifted straight from the Discovery, but there are chunky metal paddle shifters flanking from behind. The menus are clear and concise, the fonts are large, and they really take advantage of its bright and high-definition visuals. It doesn’t utilize rotary dials or hard buttons, but the touch interface is quick, responsive, and lag-free. The infotainment unit is heavily improved over previous iterations, and is arguably one the best and the most seamless systems out there. The 12.3-inch driver’s display is also carried over, and is fully digital and customizable with multiple views and even a full screen navigation map like Audi’s Virtual Cockpit. ![]() The center console remains spacious, a bit bare, and pretty much follows the same layout as the new Jaguar F-PACE and XF, replete with the same 11.4-inch touchscreen, HVAC dials, and gear shifter. The interior receives a few goodies for 2021. On a positive note, the front end looks mega, sporting redesigned LED lights and bumpers front and back, and a new R-Dynamic trim that offers a more aggressive look that falls in line with the Velar and Evoque. It’s not our favourite angle of the Discovery but it certainly makes it unique. We won’t comment too heavily on the appearance as much of it is subjective, but the tapered, curved, and asymmetrical rear end seems to draw the most criticism. If you’re not one to dabble over brand prestige, the Discovery is easily the most road-trip worthy Land Rover in their entire lineup. The Discovery matches its charming demeanor with upscale amenities, a buttery new powertrain, and a gentle, isolated ride. It’s got the looks, the presence, and the spacious interior of its premium counterpart, but with less of the garnish and dressings that make the Range a celebrity favourite. You can barely see the wires, and the defogging works a treat, but it does make windshield replacements exceptionally expensive, so make sure your insurance covers it.The Land Rover Discovery is a handsome, seven-seater SUV that we like to think of as a budget Range Rover. Apple Maps via CarPlay looks exceptionally good, though I wish CarPlay and Android Auto were wireless.Įxtra equipment included a $600 Cold Climate Pack that included a heated windshield that uses tiny wires embedded in the glass to warm it up for defogging, much like your rear window does. It's one of the best-looking systems out there, and it's easy-to-use and easy on the eyes. It has all manner of safety features, but the terrific 11.4-inch touchscreen in the center is running Land Rover's Pivi Pro infotainment system and is worth the price of admission right there. ![]() It's not a selling point anymore - it just is. The only mention of the hybrid powertrain on the window sticker for the Discovery is the bewildering acronym “MHEV” on the engine description, standing for “Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle.” That doesn't mean anything to anyone who isn't a car journalist, so you'll be forgiven for being surprised about it being a hybrid. Interestingly, we've gotten to a point where car companies barely mention the hybrid-ness of their vehicles. I wish CarPlay and Android Auto were wireless. That's what the old Discovery used to be (I owned a 2001 Land Rover Discovery, and it was glorious until the engine grenaded itself on the highway), but now it seems like it might be getting squeezed out. These days, it's still a hardcore offroader, but it's been draped in fancy leather and excellent on-road manners. It used to be that the Defender was a hardcore offroader that made no compromises in the name of comfort. I suppose it's for people who can't quite make up their minds. Given how luxurious and still capable the Range Rover lineup is (for buyers who will likely never take them off-road) and given how capable and still luxurious the Defender is (for buyers who will likely never take them off-road), the Discovery occupies a slightly odd niche. Last year, I reviewed the new Defender 110 and declared it “the perfect embodiment of off-road lux.” I stand by that assessment, even as I slid behind the wheel of the 2021 Land Rover Discovery as my test car this week. Land RoverĮxcept all are capable, and all are luxurious, just in slightly different ways. ![]() The Discovery occupies a slightly odd niche. ![]() ![]() ![]() I’m sure you’ve already guessed by its name that early blight is the first of these on the scene each year. There are three different types of blight you need to keep an eye out for. So, we’re going to take a good hard look at them and discuss what they are, how to spot them (ha, pun intended) and most importantly, what to do if you find blight in your garden. Nothing spells the end of a tomato season faster than finding your plants infected with any of these blights. There’s nothing sadder than losing your harvest to tomato blight. (Ha! Who am I kidding? I’ll be lucky if I have any left in November.)Īnd to help you get more of those perfect tomato years, we’re going to tackle a word that strikes fear into every tomato gardeners’ heart – blight. And pint-sized jars of ratatouille stacked two high and four deep that you tell yourself you’re going to savor and make last to February this year. ![]() Fresh, spicy salsa is ready to be enjoyed all through the winter. You end up with jars of diced tomatoes and tomato juice lining your shelves. I’m sure you can relate.īut oh, when you get that perfect year where you’ve done everything right, that year where the pests congregated in someone else’s garden and mother nature blessed you with the perfect amount of rain and sun. Life would be so much easier if I were one of those people who didn’t like tomatoes. Why are my tomatoes still green it’s nearly September?Īnd yet, I don’t think I’ve ever had a garden without tomatoes.Lettuce? With a little care, you can say goodbye to grocery store lettuce forever. Potatoes? Not nearly as hard as I thought they would be. If there is one plant in my garden that gives me problems year after year, it’s tomatoes. ![]() ![]() support for XML data structures, and/or support for XPath, XQuery or XSLT. 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SQLite System Properties Comparison Microsoft Azure SQL Database vs. ![]() ![]() My participating in “Running in Heels” was really minimal and I was happy that it was just minimal because I was starting my job at Marie Claireand it can be very intrusive to have the cameras following you around. ![]() How was being in “Running in Heels’ different from “Project Runway”? I would love to have another challenge where the designers get to travel abroad and experience Milan or Paris or London. In terms of international design, I think someone like Jean Paul Gaultier, who we were very close to having this season, or Donatella Versace. We’ve tried for several seasons to get him on and there have been scheduling conflicts. In terms of American designers, Marc Jacobs. He’s very gentle and soft-spoken and yet very tenacious in his determination. He wants it so badly and he’s very talented and I’m very impressed with him. I’m very happy he won “All-Stars.” When his season aired, he had a huge following people would stop me on the street and ask why he didn’t win. When I spoke with Daniel Vosovic after winning the All-Star Challenge, he said that you were his favorite judge because of your honesty.ĭaniel is lovely. She’s one of the judges we should have every time because she’s just very knowledgeable and has a CFDA and designers love her, so she’s one of my favorites. Diane Von Furstenberg has been very good, she’s very encouraging to the designers. Richard Tyler was very good and very articulate and he understood a lot about the way clothes are put together. What usually happens is that they get there and no matter what their real personality is, once that little red light goes on they panic and they don’t really say what they’re supposed to say or mean to say, but she was very good. Victoria Beckham, because she was very honest and she had a very clear point of view and she wasn’t scared of saying what she meant. We did one where you went and worked with the plants and foliage. The Twizzlers dress was one of my favorite dresses. When I saw that challenge, I thought “This is going to be terrible, what can possibly come out?” and I was very surprised. The first challenge ever where they went to the supermarket and Austin Scarlett made the corn husk dress is up there with my many favorites, then we also did the candy one and we went to the Hershey’s candy store. The ones that involve fantasy have been the most surprising and the most enjoyable. What have been some of your favorite challenges over the span of the show? Some of them just stand by their design and that’s fine, what can you do? I think that we all have a lot of years of experience and we have seen a lot of designers, so my criticism is for them to help them grow and for them to get better but it’s a question of personality also. I really am interested in them getting the most out of the panel that is there. I am not there to be critical just for the sake of being critical or to make good TV. I don’t mind giving them further comments on it. I am always very happy to go into the reason why I don’t think their design is strong or not. Speaking of which, what’s the line between a designer sticking up for his or her design and just making excuses? So much of the personality is included in the talent. ![]() It’s also important for the designer to be personable and articulate and deal with what it takes to be a designer. The most fun to watch are the most fun to judge, but when it comes down to the last episode, we were really looking for the fact that it could translate into something that is salable has a sense of practicality. Some of the challenges require fantasy and creativity. Obviously what I’m looking for the most is creativity, but I also like to see a sense of practicality. With what criteria do you judge the show’s runway shows? It was impossible to be there for an entire month. He has another job, he’s a designer and work on his collection, and I had to fly to Paris to see the fashion shows for the fall. and in that time period that we filmed, it was very difficult to be there the entire time. The reality is that both Michael and myself have other jobs besides “Project Runway” and he probably had to work on his following collection and I had to go to the collection. Several fans of the show have missed seeing you and Michael Kors in the judges’ chairs these last few weeks. Considered by many to be the most no-nonsense of the judges, Nina took the time to talk to us about her favorite moments of the show, her judging criteria and her occasional aversion to the camera. Nearly every week on ‘Project Runway,’ host Heidi Klum is joined by co-judges designer Michael Kors and Marie ClaireFashion Director Nina Garcia. This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. ![]() ![]() Due to this, the drawn-out methods of photo-editing in the past can now be simplified with a few clicks and keystrokes presently, along with an array of cameras with built-in filters. Additionally, Adobe Photoshop released its first version in the 1980s and has since then become one, if not the top, of the most popular and widely-used photo-editing programs in the world. Photo manipulation was rather tedious and time-consuming back then until technological advancements gave way to photo-editing programs made for personal computers. This photo was then manipulated further with lighting effects and artificial changes in order to improve it. ![]() However, during Abraham Lincoln’s campaign for the presidency during 1860, people have zero to no idea on what he looked like, leading the masses to begin spreading rumors of his rather “hideous appearance.” While these rumors mostly spread within the opposition’s circles, Lincoln enlisted the help of a well-known photographer named Mathew Brady, who then conceptualized and produced a photo of Lincoln which would make him look better. ![]() The photo-editing application is useful for both novices and professionals, and it is a popular download with more than 100,000,000 downloads. It can also be used on Windows PCs (Windows 7/8/10) if an android emulator such as Bluestacks is used for the download. Did you know that one of the earliest examples of photo-editing happened to a photo of none other than former United States president Abraham Lincoln? Before the dawn of the computer, photos were edited by hand using paint, airbrushes, ink, and glue or by simply scratching Polaroids during its developing stages. Snapseed is a free photo-editing application for use on android and ios phones. ![]() ![]() ![]() These cases “might be recognized as examples of apparent fine-tuning” between the system and its environment, Horowitz and England write, in which the system finds “rare states of extremal thermodynamic forcing.” (The second law is true because there are more ways for energy to be spread out among particles than to be concentrated, so as particles move around and interact, the odds favor their energy becoming increasingly shared.)īut for some initial settings, the chemical reaction network in the simulation goes in a wildly different direction: In these cases, it evolves to fixed points far from equilibrium, where it vigorously cycles through reactions by harvesting the maximum energy possible from the environment. This tendency to equilibrate, like a cup of coffee cooling to room temperature, is the most familiar outcome of the second law of thermodynamics, which says that energy constantly spreads and the entropy of the universe always increases. Often, the system settles into an equilibrium state, where it has a balanced concentration of chemicals and reactions that just as often go one way as the reverse. Starting with random initial chemical concentrations, reaction rates and “forcing landscapes” - rules that dictate which reactions get a boost from outside forces and by how much - the simulated chemical reaction network evolves until it reaches its final, steady state, or “fixed point.” Energy sources in the soup’s environment facilitate or “force” some of these chemical reactions, just as sunlight triggers the production of ozone in the atmosphere and the chemical fuel ATP drives processes in the cell. The simulation involved a soup of 25 chemicals that react with one another in myriad ways. The dynamics of the system are too complicated and nonlinear to predict what will happen. “That doesn’t mean you’re guaranteed to acquire that structure,” England explained. The paper strips away the nitty-gritty details of cells and biology and describes a simpler, simulated system of chemicals in which it is nonetheless possible for exceptional structure to spontaneously arise - the phenomenon that England sees as the driving force behind the origin of life. “But the obvious interest is to ask what this means for life.” It’s “a case study about a given set of rules on a relatively small system, so it’s maybe a bit early to say whether it generalizes,” Lässig said. “This is obviously a pioneering study,” Michael Lässig, a statistical physicist and quantitative biologist at the University of Cologne in Germany, said of the PNAS paper written by England and an MIT postdoctoral fellow, Jordan Horowitz. The outcomes of both computer experiments appear to back England’s general thesis about dissipation-driven adaptation, though the implications for real life remain speculative. The two most significant of these studies were published this month - the more striking result in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ( PNAS) and the other in Physical Review Letters ( PRL). Since then, England, a 35-year-old associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been testing aspects of his idea in computer simulations. ![]() The existence of life is no mystery or lucky break, he told Quanta in 2014, but rather follows from general physical principles and “should be as unsurprising as rocks rolling downhill.” England said this restructuring effect, which he calls dissipation-driven adaptation, fosters the growth of complex structures, including living things. His equations suggested that under certain conditions, groups of atoms will naturally restructure themselves so as to burn more and more energy, facilitating the incessant dispersal of energy and the rise of “entropy” or disorder in the universe. The biophysicist Jeremy England made waves in 2013 with a new theory that cast the origin of life as an inevitable outcome of thermodynamics. ![]() ![]() ![]() Qt Creator runs happily on 2 GB of RAM, but the compiler and linker used by Qt Creator can run a lot faster if they have more RAM available. You should also ensure that your development box has plenty of RAM the more the better. (It is especially important to plan for this if you're running Qt Creator on a virtual machine make sure that the virtual hard drive for your virtual machine image has plenty of disk space.) Qt Creator doesn't consume that much disk space, but software development does figure at least 500 MB for the tools and libraries, and budget a few gigabytes free on your main drive for your source code, intermediate object files, debugging symbols, and of course, your compiled application. You'll want to have plenty of disk space. It'll launch an installation wizard for your platform, and installation should typically take about 3 to 4 minutes. Once the installer downloads, run it in the usual way. On Mac OS X, you'll need to have Xcode and the command-line development tools installed first you can download Xcode from the Mac OS X App Store and then use Xcode to download the command-line development tools. So, if you prefer using Visual Studio for your compilation and Qt Creator as your IDE, this is also an option. However, you can also download Qt Creator for Windows that uses the Microsoft Visual Studio compilers. ![]() For example, on Windows, there's a variant that includes the MinGW tool chain, so you have everything you need to build applications. Some downloads include the C++ compiler and the linker that you need for your development, while others don't. If you're developing on Linux or Mac, the process will be similar, although it won't include MinGW. ![]() You'll get a version of Qt that matches your flavor of Linux, although it might not be the latest and greatest build from Digia.īy following the link and downloading Qt, you should now have Qt, Qt Creator, and the MinGW toolkit for developing software on Windows. On my Ubuntu box, Qt Creator is just a sudo apt-get install qtcreator command away. On many Linux variants-notably Ubuntu, my personal favorite-you can get Qt Creator using the package manager. One of the most popular platforms for application development with Qt is Linux. ![]() |
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