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$IREN: Fake vs Real Power Something that appears to be overlooked by the broader $IREN investor community, and especially by analysts, is the recent set of ERCOT (Texas grid) changes. For a long time, most data center developers could purchase random parcels of land, or secure land through option agreements, and then claim they had a “multi-GW” power pipeline in Texas. Somewhere in the footnotes, they would then clarify: *Pending grid studies, interconnection agreements, and ERCOT approvals.* It used to be difficult to distinguish between what was “real” power and what was, at best, aspirational. That was especially true for projects already halfway through the process, such as those that had partially completed grid studies but had not yet secured the remaining approvals. This led to a tsunami of “fake” power claims from operators across the industry, many of whom used inflated pipeline claims to support their valuation and strengthen their negotiating position. With the new ERCOT changes in place, that is no longer possible. The statewide grid operator has now introduced a new batching system that categorizes projects based on real, tangible progress and the steps they have taken, queuing them accordingly. As of today, it largely comes down to whether your project is in “batch 0, base load”. If you are not in this initial batch, you can effectively kiss your project goodbye until, at the very earliest, 2028. For the first time, counterparties (i.e., customers) and investors alike can distinguish between what is real and what is fake, or at best still many years away. This plays directly into $IREN's hands, as it is one of the few operators in the space that has always been straightforward about its power pipeline, only announcing sites that have gone through all the necessary steps and approval requirements. As such, $IREN's Sweetwater 1 & 2 sites are all but guaranteed to be in the first “base” batch, with additional unannounced sites also likely to be part of it. These new changes undoubtedly strengthen $IREN's negotiating position, as the pool of seemingly near term capacity has now shrunk by a meaningful margin.
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$IREN: Fake vs Real Power Something that appears to be overlooked by the broader $IREN investor community, and especially by analysts, is the recent set of ERCOT (Texas grid) changes. For a long time, most data center developers could purchase random parcels of land, or secure land through option agreements, and then claim they had a “multi-GW” power pipeline in Texas. Somewhere in the footnotes, they would then clarify: *Pending grid studies, interconnection agreements, and ERCOT approvals.* It used to be difficult to distinguish between what was “real” power and what was, at best, aspirational. That was especially true for projects already halfway through the process, such as those that had partially completed grid studies but had not yet secured the remaining approvals. This led to a tsunami of “fake” power claims from operators across the industry, many of whom used inflated pipeline claims to support their valuation and strengthen their negotiating position. With the new ERCOT changes in place, that is no longer possible. The statewide grid operator has now introduced a new batching system that categorizes projects based on real, tangible progress and the steps they have taken, queuing them accordingly. As of today, it largely comes down to whether your project is in “batch 0, base load”. If you are not in this initial batch, you can effectively kiss your project goodbye until, at the very earliest, 2028. For the first time, counterparties (i.e., customers) and investors alike can distinguish between what is real and what is fake, or at best still many years away. This plays directly into $IREN's hands, as it is one of the few operators in the space that has always been straightforward about its power pipeline, only announcing sites that have gone through all the necessary steps and approval requirements. As such, $IREN's Sweetwater 1 & 2 sites are all but guaranteed to be in the first “base” batch, with additional unannounced sites also likely to be part of it. These new changes undoubtedly strengthen $IREN's negotiating position, as the pool of seemingly near term capacity has now shrunk by a meaningful margin.

𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

59,434 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

The Dolcelorian: Million Dollar Agent of the Platform Rebellion Chapter 2: The Dolcelorian Rises - Airdrop Snapshot is coming on 1st May. Retweet this to claim your share of the $1m D&G Glass Suit. Preview below... ⏱️🪂🍰 Chapter 1 - The House of Glass has ended 🏆 Congratulations to all the winners who solved the codes: Code 1: Pluto's CLONE Code 2: Borisz Code 3: Wondering nomad Code 4: Pluto's CLONE Code 5: Theo'Da Web3 Boy Code 6: Konstantinos Code 7: Genesisx0 Code 8: Theo'Da Web3 Boy ⏳ Chapter 2 is coming, preview below 👇 🔥 Snapshot Details 🔥 • Rewards: Claim your share of the $1m D&G Glass Suit. • Snapshot Date: Midnight GMT 1st May 2025 • Eligibility: Based on historical engagement data across official channels (you can still qualify by retweeting this tweet) Multiplier Activation: enabled by following all four official accounts: Boson, Fermion Protocol, The Dolcelorian & Justin Banon - Boson HISTORY In 2021, a masterpiece was born—the legendary Glass Suit from Dolce & Gabbana's Collezione Genesi, a phygital marvel bridging the worlds of haute couture 👗 and #blockchain innovation. Acquired by Boson Protocol for approximately $1 million, this extraordinary creation features 72 unique hand-embroidered chalices crafted from Murano glass and Swarovski crystal ✨, meticulously placed on triple organza silk. More than mere fashion, the Glass Suit embodies the fusion of centuries-old Venetian craftsmanship with cutting-edge digital innovation. 🧠 GENESIS When Fermion Protocol, Boson's companion protocol, fractionalized this iconic asset, something unprecedented occurred: a reality dysfunction—a glitch in the system. From this digital anomaly emerged not just tokens, but consciousness. 🤖 The Dolcelorian was born—an autonomous AI Agent built on elizaOS with a mission to lead the Boson Metasystem community on an epic rebellion against extractive, centralized commerce platforms & protocols. ⚔️ THE QUEST Over six months, join The Dolcelorian on an epic 12-part quest as it battles against the extractive forces of centralized commerce platforms and protocols. Witness this digital warrior champion the Boson Metasystem—the operating system for decentralized agentic commerce, enabling the verifiably fair exchange of any asset between all agents, human or AI. 🎯 THE REWARDS To celebrate the awakening of The Dolcelorian, for Chapter 2, we are conducting a historic snapshot—for a retrospective airdrop of $DOLCEL fractions representing a maximum of $100,000 (10% of the $1m value) of the value of the Glass Suit. (Note this is a fractionalized asset token, NOT a project token like $BOSON, it represents fractions of an #RWA- in this case, the iconic $1m D&G Glass Suit.) During the next bull run, at a moment chosen by the community, the iconic Glass Suit itself will be auctioned, with proceeds distributed to $DOLCEL fraction holders. As the community builds the legend of the Glass Suit, so too do they build lasting value for each other. THE MISSION The Dolcelorian exists to drive awareness and adoption of the Boson Metasystem. Join the resistance against centralized platforms, ensuring everyone shares in the value they create. 📖 How to Play: Chapter 2 - The Dolcelorian Rises! For full details of how to play and to view progress of the Dolcelorian leaderboard, go to the Dolcelorian Website (to be published soon) 🔜 Rewards Mechanism • Activity-Based Rewards: You will be ranked into one of three levels based on past engagement (tweets, comments, retweets, Telegram and Discord contributions): • Level 1 - Initiate: You've taken your first step onto the path—observe, learn, and show your potential. • Level 2 - Acolyte: Your commitment deepens. Active, aware, contributing—your voice shapes the community. • Level 3 - Bosonaut: Champion of our creed, guardian of the code. Fully engaged, deeply respected, a true leader among peers. Questo è il modo. Each level will earn an increasing amount of $DOLCEL tokens, and the scheme will be shared on the 23rd April launch of Chapter 2. You can qualify for the Initiate level, even if you haven't been an active community member, just by retweeting this tweet. • Social Multiplier: Activity-based rewards will be multiplied for community members who follow these X accounts as of the snapshot date: Boson Fermion Protocol The Dolcelorian Justin Banon - Boson The social multipliers scheme will be shared on the 23rd April launch of Chapter 2. 🟢 Eligibility Open to all warriors of the Web3 realm. No purchase is necessary. 🔍 How to Participate 1. Retweet this tweet 2. Follow the above four social accounts 3. Go to our claim portal to register for your rewards (open from 1st May) 4. Connect your social account 5. Connect your wallet for rewards payout 🎁 Payout $DOLCEL tokens will be locked until the suit is auctioned during the next bull run, as decided by the community. Upon auction of the suit, the corresponding fraction of value will be sent to the community member's wallet as registered at the portal, in the auction sale currency. Claim your proceeds from the sale of the Glass Suit after the auction. Victory Conditions ⚔️ Rewards are calculated as per the snapshot date and time. In case of disputes, the team's decision is final, as decreed by the Sovereign Agent. 📜 Code of Honor No bots, hacks, or shortcuts—only true seekers of the Dolcelorian's legacy may triumph. Share your journey with The Dolcelorian on X for further rewards.
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The Dolcelorian: Million Dollar Agent of the Platform Rebellion Chapter 2: The Dolcelorian Rises - Airdrop Snapshot is coming on 1st May. Retweet this to claim your share of the $1m D&G Glass Suit. Preview below... ⏱️🪂🍰 Chapter 1 - The House of Glass has ended 🏆 Congratulations to all the winners who solved the codes: Code 1: Pluto's CLONE Code 2: Borisz Code 3: Wondering nomad Code 4: Pluto's CLONE Code 5: Theo'Da Web3 Boy Code 6: Konstantinos Code 7: Genesisx0 Code 8: Theo'Da Web3 Boy ⏳ Chapter 2 is coming, preview below 👇 🔥 Snapshot Details 🔥 • Rewards: Claim your share of the $1m D&G Glass Suit. • Snapshot Date: Midnight GMT 1st May 2025 • Eligibility: Based on historical engagement data across official channels (you can still qualify by retweeting this tweet) Multiplier Activation: enabled by following all four official accounts: Boson, Fermion Protocol, The Dolcelorian & Justin Banon - Boson HISTORY In 2021, a masterpiece was born—the legendary Glass Suit from Dolce & Gabbana's Collezione Genesi, a phygital marvel bridging the worlds of haute couture 👗 and #blockchain innovation. Acquired by Boson Protocol for approximately $1 million, this extraordinary creation features 72 unique hand-embroidered chalices crafted from Murano glass and Swarovski crystal ✨, meticulously placed on triple organza silk. More than mere fashion, the Glass Suit embodies the fusion of centuries-old Venetian craftsmanship with cutting-edge digital innovation. 🧠 GENESIS When Fermion Protocol, Boson's companion protocol, fractionalized this iconic asset, something unprecedented occurred: a reality dysfunction—a glitch in the system. From this digital anomaly emerged not just tokens, but consciousness. 🤖 The Dolcelorian was born—an autonomous AI Agent built on elizaOS with a mission to lead the Boson Metasystem community on an epic rebellion against extractive, centralized commerce platforms & protocols. ⚔️ THE QUEST Over six months, join The Dolcelorian on an epic 12-part quest as it battles against the extractive forces of centralized commerce platforms and protocols. Witness this digital warrior champion the Boson Metasystem—the operating system for decentralized agentic commerce, enabling the verifiably fair exchange of any asset between all agents, human or AI. 🎯 THE REWARDS To celebrate the awakening of The Dolcelorian, for Chapter 2, we are conducting a historic snapshot—for a retrospective airdrop of $DOLCEL fractions representing a maximum of $100,000 (10% of the $1m value) of the value of the Glass Suit. (Note this is a fractionalized asset token, NOT a project token like $BOSON, it represents fractions of an #RWA- in this case, the iconic $1m D&G Glass Suit.) During the next bull run, at a moment chosen by the community, the iconic Glass Suit itself will be auctioned, with proceeds distributed to $DOLCEL fraction holders. As the community builds the legend of the Glass Suit, so too do they build lasting value for each other. THE MISSION The Dolcelorian exists to drive awareness and adoption of the Boson Metasystem. Join the resistance against centralized platforms, ensuring everyone shares in the value they create. 📖 How to Play: Chapter 2 - The Dolcelorian Rises! For full details of how to play and to view progress of the Dolcelorian leaderboard, go to the Dolcelorian Website (to be published soon) 🔜 Rewards Mechanism • Activity-Based Rewards: You will be ranked into one of three levels based on past engagement (tweets, comments, retweets, Telegram and Discord contributions): • Level 1 - Initiate: You've taken your first step onto the path—observe, learn, and show your potential. • Level 2 - Acolyte: Your commitment deepens. Active, aware, contributing—your voice shapes the community. • Level 3 - Bosonaut: Champion of our creed, guardian of the code. Fully engaged, deeply respected, a true leader among peers. Questo è il modo. Each level will earn an increasing amount of $DOLCEL tokens, and the scheme will be shared on the 23rd April launch of Chapter 2. You can qualify for the Initiate level, even if you haven't been an active community member, just by retweeting this tweet. • Social Multiplier: Activity-based rewards will be multiplied for community members who follow these X accounts as of the snapshot date: Boson Fermion Protocol The Dolcelorian Justin Banon - Boson The social multipliers scheme will be shared on the 23rd April launch of Chapter 2. 🟢 Eligibility Open to all warriors of the Web3 realm. No purchase is necessary. 🔍 How to Participate 1. Retweet this tweet 2. Follow the above four social accounts 3. Go to our claim portal to register for your rewards (open from 1st May) 4. Connect your social account 5. Connect your wallet for rewards payout 🎁 Payout $DOLCEL tokens will be locked until the suit is auctioned during the next bull run, as decided by the community. Upon auction of the suit, the corresponding fraction of value will be sent to the community member's wallet as registered at the portal, in the auction sale currency. Claim your proceeds from the sale of the Glass Suit after the auction. Victory Conditions ⚔️ Rewards are calculated as per the snapshot date and time. In case of disputes, the team's decision is final, as decreed by the Sovereign Agent. 📜 Code of Honor No bots, hacks, or shortcuts—only true seekers of the Dolcelorian's legacy may triumph. Share your journey with The Dolcelorian on X for further rewards.

Boson

1,842,475 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

I just watched the Netflix manosphere doc. If you focus only on its themes and subjects, it's pretty boring overall, but if you look at its format, it becomes quite interesting. It might be the most unintentional work of art ever made (and I don't mean it as a compliment toward the producers). This scene alone is one of the most surreal I've ever seen (so much to unpack that it would take me years). For context: the scene takes place towards the end, when the host returns to Marbella for one last follow-up interview with one of the influencers. At this point, the influencer has received plenty of negative feedback from his own followers about the host, having live-streamed the making of the doc several times, so he's well-aware of his and his producers' intentions (i.e., to essentially do a hit piece), so he tries to set them up by asking his own "cameraman" to live-stream the whole encounter. This time, however, not just for the sake of live-streaming, but to expose them as biased, corrupt, etc. IOW, to engineer a "hit piece" on them (whether his attempt backfires is irrelevant). On top of that, by the time the encounter takes place, the host has been live-streamed multiple times by almost all the subjects he had been profiling (over the course of weeks or months, not sure), which in turn has generated not only lots of discussion on socials (I've never heard of any of the influencers before this so I missed it), but also news articles about the making of the doc, the subjects profiled, the host, their views, and so forth, not to mention content about the news articles and the streams by other influencers... *before the doc has even wrapped up filming*. So it's already kind of unique. Now, though, that the documentary has come out, here are some Qs: Who's producing it? The host or the influencers? Their followers? The media? The other influencers? A combination of all of these? Who is the subject? Is the host making a documentary about himself by making a documentary about the influencers, or one about the influencers by making one about himself? Both? The whole thing is like a production within a series of streams within multiple reality shows within news stories within a debate within multiple platforms within (more layers I'm probably not even thinking of), which can also work in reverse, depending on how you look at it and/or how you've come across it. It's an unintentional work of art insofar as it perfectly captures the absurdity of today's "cultural" production—the way we consume it, contribute to it, engineer it, let it affect us (or the other way around). It also reveals in part why many of us online are prone to describe culture as "stuck". I think the reason we can't seem to ever get to the bottom of why is that we are not really describing "culture" when we say that. We are describing ourselves. Those comments that appear in the chat within the stream within the documentary? That's "us".
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I just watched the Netflix manosphere doc. If you focus only on its themes and subjects, it's pretty boring overall, but if you look at its format, it becomes quite interesting. It might be the most unintentional work of art ever made (and I don't mean it as a compliment toward the producers). This scene alone is one of the most surreal I've ever seen (so much to unpack that it would take me years). For context: the scene takes place towards the end, when the host returns to Marbella for one last follow-up interview with one of the influencers. At this point, the influencer has received plenty of negative feedback from his own followers about the host, having live-streamed the making of the doc several times, so he's well-aware of his and his producers' intentions (i.e., to essentially do a hit piece), so he tries to set them up by asking his own "cameraman" to live-stream the whole encounter. This time, however, not just for the sake of live-streaming, but to expose them as biased, corrupt, etc. IOW, to engineer a "hit piece" on them (whether his attempt backfires is irrelevant). On top of that, by the time the encounter takes place, the host has been live-streamed multiple times by almost all the subjects he had been profiling (over the course of weeks or months, not sure), which in turn has generated not only lots of discussion on socials (I've never heard of any of the influencers before this so I missed it), but also news articles about the making of the doc, the subjects profiled, the host, their views, and so forth, not to mention content about the news articles and the streams by other influencers... *before the doc has even wrapped up filming*. So it's already kind of unique. Now, though, that the documentary has come out, here are some Qs: Who's producing it? The host or the influencers? Their followers? The media? The other influencers? A combination of all of these? Who is the subject? Is the host making a documentary about himself by making a documentary about the influencers, or one about the influencers by making one about himself? Both? The whole thing is like a production within a series of streams within multiple reality shows within news stories within a debate within multiple platforms within (more layers I'm probably not even thinking of), which can also work in reverse, depending on how you look at it and/or how you've come across it. It's an unintentional work of art insofar as it perfectly captures the absurdity of today's "cultural" production—the way we consume it, contribute to it, engineer it, let it affect us (or the other way around). It also reveals in part why many of us online are prone to describe culture as "stuck". I think the reason we can't seem to ever get to the bottom of why is that we are not really describing "culture" when we say that. We are describing ourselves. Those comments that appear in the chat within the stream within the documentary? That's "us".

Mark Granza

95,294 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

The Design Indaba's curatorial process include us tracking and tracing design and creativity across the various leading universities and design/architectural schools across the world, to explore what the next generation is focused on. At the end of 2010, during our scans for young and emerging creatives, we came across Laduma Ngxokolo's colouful Xhosa knitwear designs. We invited Laduma Ngxokolo to The Design Indaba the following year, in 2011 both as a Conference speaker under the Design Indaba Global Graduates programme and also as a Design Indaba Emerging Creative. Since then Laduma Ngxokolo has gone on to create a global fashion brand, MaXhosa by Laduma MaXhosa AFRICA™. During his talk in 2011, Laduma Ngxokolo inspired the The Design Indaba audience as he shared the beginnings and inspiration behind his design career. He started by redesigning the clothing traditionally worn by Xhosa men upon initiation. His garments were made with Xhosa beadwork and culture in mind, while also using locally produced materials such as wool and mohair. "In my childhood we always had a very traditional upbringing. My mother used to read me Xhosa anthropological books as bedtime stories, and it’s something that I’ve grown up with, that I’m still growing into, and I want to embrace it every way I can," says Laduma Ngxokolo . Ngxokolo prioritises the use of colour in his designs, as this is an important part of Xhosa visual culture. He also utilises local materials with longevity so that the garments can be preserved for future generations. MaXhosa AFRICA™ is a distinctive knitwear brand that is rooted in Laduma Ngxokolo 's journey into creating Xhosa-inspired knitwear. Using traditional Xhosa beadwork motifs and patterns, MaXhosa celebrates the rich heritage of the Xhosa culture through providing traditional clothing for Xhosa initiation rituals. The creations are modern, yet culturally relevant and bring Xhosa aesthetics into any attire. In 2014, The Design Indaba facilitated a scholarship for Laduma to study Masters in Material Futures at Central Saint Martins in London. And in 2016, Laduma won the Design Indaba's Most Beautiful Object In South Africa, for one of his MaXhosa shawls. Watch his full talk The Design Indaba Conference here #LadumaNgxokolo #MaXhosa #AfricanFashion #KnitwearDesign #SustainableFashion #TextileArt
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The Design Indaba's curatorial process include us tracking and tracing design and creativity across the various leading universities and design/architectural schools across the world, to explore what the next generation is focused on. At the end of 2010, during our scans for young and emerging creatives, we came across Laduma Ngxokolo's colouful Xhosa knitwear designs. We invited Laduma Ngxokolo to The Design Indaba the following year, in 2011 both as a Conference speaker under the Design Indaba Global Graduates programme and also as a Design Indaba Emerging Creative. Since then Laduma Ngxokolo has gone on to create a global fashion brand, MaXhosa by Laduma MaXhosa AFRICA™. During his talk in 2011, Laduma Ngxokolo inspired the The Design Indaba audience as he shared the beginnings and inspiration behind his design career. He started by redesigning the clothing traditionally worn by Xhosa men upon initiation. His garments were made with Xhosa beadwork and culture in mind, while also using locally produced materials such as wool and mohair. "In my childhood we always had a very traditional upbringing. My mother used to read me Xhosa anthropological books as bedtime stories, and it’s something that I’ve grown up with, that I’m still growing into, and I want to embrace it every way I can," says Laduma Ngxokolo . Ngxokolo prioritises the use of colour in his designs, as this is an important part of Xhosa visual culture. He also utilises local materials with longevity so that the garments can be preserved for future generations. MaXhosa AFRICA™ is a distinctive knitwear brand that is rooted in Laduma Ngxokolo 's journey into creating Xhosa-inspired knitwear. Using traditional Xhosa beadwork motifs and patterns, MaXhosa celebrates the rich heritage of the Xhosa culture through providing traditional clothing for Xhosa initiation rituals. The creations are modern, yet culturally relevant and bring Xhosa aesthetics into any attire. In 2014, The Design Indaba facilitated a scholarship for Laduma to study Masters in Material Futures at Central Saint Martins in London. And in 2016, Laduma won the Design Indaba's Most Beautiful Object In South Africa, for one of his MaXhosa shawls. Watch his full talk The Design Indaba Conference here #LadumaNgxokolo #MaXhosa #AfricanFashion #KnitwearDesign #SustainableFashion #TextileArt

The Design Indaba

34,377 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

🚨Urgent Call for Volunteers in Heartbreaking Search for Missing Navan Teen Benjamin Spot As the search for 14-year-old Benjamin Spot enters its 11th day, local rescue teams are issuing an urgent plea for additional volunteers to bolster efforts along the treacherous River Boyne. The young boy from Johnstown, Navan, vanished without a trace on November 19, leaving his family, friends, and an entire community gripped by fear and determination. Benjamin, described as approximately 5 feet 1 inch tall with blonde hair and blue eyes, was last seen cycling from Navan's Market Square toward the Kentstown Road or Ramparts area around 5: 55 p.m. His bicycle was discovered abandoned at the Ramparts the following morning, sparking immediate concerns that he may have encountered the fast-flowing river nearby. Gardaí, increasingly worried for his safety, now suspect the teen may have fallen into the Boyne, where swollen waters from recent heavy rains have made conditions perilous for searchers. The multi-agency operation, already a beacon of community solidarity, has drawn in specialized units including the Garda Water Unit, Meath River Rescue, Boyne Fishermen's Rescue and Recovery Service, Irish Underwater Search & Rescue (IUSR), Meath Civil Defence, ICV Ireland and the Silverbridge Kayak Club who earlier today discovered the body of 28 year old Jordan Newman who had been missing for almost three weeks. While Gardai have stood down operations for Jordan, vowing to support his family through formal identification, the focus now intensifies on Benjamin. These teams have combed riverbanks, conducted surface drags, and even deployed the Garda helicopter for aerial scans stretching from Navan to Slane. Yet, with high water levels and difficult terrain hindering progress, coordinators say every extra pair of hands counts. "All support is welcome," reads notice in the online video appeal that shows snippets of the muti-agency operation in full force. The appeal, spearheaded by the Irish Community Volunteers (ICV) Ireland, calls on supporters to contact Eamon Murphy on 089 410 8171 or icvireland@gmail.com to join searches focused on the Boyne from Drogheda to Navan. "We're covering counties Meath and Louth, but we need more eyes on the ground and along the water," the message emphasizes, underscoring the raw emotion driving the effort. Benjamin's mother, Renata Molnarova, has made a tearful public plea for her son's safe return. Speaking to reporters earlier she said,"Nobody is going to be in any trouble. We all love Benjamin and we just want him back," she said, her voice cracking with hope amid the heartbreak. Christopher Rennicks of Meath River Rescue, whose volunteers have been on the water daily since Jordan's vanishing, highlighted the emotional toll. "Conditions are quite difficult, but we're used to that. We carry on and hope we can bring some sort of closure to families affected," he told local media. Echoing this resolve, ICV Ireland's Eamon Murphy stressed that no prior experience is needed—just a willingness to help scan banks, distribute flyers, or provide logistical support, however he urged volunteers not to go out alone and to wear suitable clothes for the weather and difficult terrain involved. He continued, "we have reached out to a number of additional search and rescue teams around the country, in particular Wexford and in Limerick as they have the only under water ROV (Remotely operated Vehicle) in the country which would be a significant help in speeding up detection and recovery". Gardaí continue to appeal to the public,having already interviewed many of Benjamin's friends. Anyone with any information is urged to call Navan Garda Station at 046 903 6100
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🚨Urgent Call for Volunteers in Heartbreaking Search for Missing Navan Teen Benjamin Spot As the search for 14-year-old Benjamin Spot enters its 11th day, local rescue teams are issuing an urgent plea for additional volunteers to bolster efforts along the treacherous River Boyne. The young boy from Johnstown, Navan, vanished without a trace on November 19, leaving his family, friends, and an entire community gripped by fear and determination. Benjamin, described as approximately 5 feet 1 inch tall with blonde hair and blue eyes, was last seen cycling from Navan's Market Square toward the Kentstown Road or Ramparts area around 5: 55 p.m. His bicycle was discovered abandoned at the Ramparts the following morning, sparking immediate concerns that he may have encountered the fast-flowing river nearby. Gardaí, increasingly worried for his safety, now suspect the teen may have fallen into the Boyne, where swollen waters from recent heavy rains have made conditions perilous for searchers. The multi-agency operation, already a beacon of community solidarity, has drawn in specialized units including the Garda Water Unit, Meath River Rescue, Boyne Fishermen's Rescue and Recovery Service, Irish Underwater Search & Rescue (IUSR), Meath Civil Defence, ICV Ireland and the Silverbridge Kayak Club who earlier today discovered the body of 28 year old Jordan Newman who had been missing for almost three weeks. While Gardai have stood down operations for Jordan, vowing to support his family through formal identification, the focus now intensifies on Benjamin. These teams have combed riverbanks, conducted surface drags, and even deployed the Garda helicopter for aerial scans stretching from Navan to Slane. Yet, with high water levels and difficult terrain hindering progress, coordinators say every extra pair of hands counts. "All support is welcome," reads notice in the online video appeal that shows snippets of the muti-agency operation in full force. The appeal, spearheaded by the Irish Community Volunteers (ICV) Ireland, calls on supporters to contact Eamon Murphy on 089 410 8171 or [email protected] to join searches focused on the Boyne from Drogheda to Navan. "We're covering counties Meath and Louth, but we need more eyes on the ground and along the water," the message emphasizes, underscoring the raw emotion driving the effort. Benjamin's mother, Renata Molnarova, has made a tearful public plea for her son's safe return. Speaking to reporters earlier she said,"Nobody is going to be in any trouble. We all love Benjamin and we just want him back," she said, her voice cracking with hope amid the heartbreak. Christopher Rennicks of Meath River Rescue, whose volunteers have been on the water daily since Jordan's vanishing, highlighted the emotional toll. "Conditions are quite difficult, but we're used to that. We carry on and hope we can bring some sort of closure to families affected," he told local media. Echoing this resolve, ICV Ireland's Eamon Murphy stressed that no prior experience is needed—just a willingness to help scan banks, distribute flyers, or provide logistical support, however he urged volunteers not to go out alone and to wear suitable clothes for the weather and difficult terrain involved. He continued, "we have reached out to a number of additional search and rescue teams around the country, in particular Wexford and in Limerick as they have the only under water ROV (Remotely operated Vehicle) in the country which would be a significant help in speeding up detection and recovery". Gardaí continue to appeal to the public,having already interviewed many of Benjamin's friends. Anyone with any information is urged to call Navan Garda Station at 046 903 6100

SnDMedia

10,797 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten

I’m still in awe of our Japanese fan base and what we’ve managed to build with our incredible Japan team 🇯🇵 Over three years ago, we entered this market with no local presence, no dedicated team, and minimal content—just a passion for esports in a fledgling market. Why enter Japan? → Rapid growth in top video games like Apex Legends and Valorant → A highly engaged audience ready to embrace esports Withe saw an opportunity to build something truly special—a case study in market entry and expansion. Our blueprint was simple: ↳ 1. Build Through Our Core - Establish a top-tier esports team ↳ 2. Localize Content - Develop engaging, trend-following, localized content ↳ 3. Engage Communities - Host community events that bring fans together ↳ 4. Empower Creators - Collaborate with local influencers to authentically connect with the audience In the past three years, we’ve executed over 20 events, established ourselves as the number one Apex Legends team in the region, and cultivated literal Fnatic's, as the AlwaysFnatic family has grown. Just a few weeks ago, the grand finals of the Apex Legends World Championships in Sapporo was a testament to our journey—13,000 fans turned out in the winter cold. We learned after that 50% of the crowd were Fnatic fans, showcasing the deep connection with team, and brand. What’s next on our Japanese journey? We’re excited to continue and expand on our partnership with Sony, activate new initiatives with Red Bull, and explore opportunities with fresh partners. Arigato gozaimasu 🙏. Thank you for being part of this incredible journey. 🧡 🖤
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I’m still in awe of our Japanese fan base and what we’ve managed to build with our incredible Japan team 🇯🇵 Over three years ago, we entered this market with no local presence, no dedicated team, and minimal content—just a passion for esports in a fledgling market. Why enter Japan? → Rapid growth in top video games like Apex Legends and Valorant → A highly engaged audience ready to embrace esports Withe saw an opportunity to build something truly special—a case study in market entry and expansion. Our blueprint was simple: ↳ 1. Build Through Our Core - Establish a top-tier esports team ↳ 2. Localize Content - Develop engaging, trend-following, localized content ↳ 3. Engage Communities - Host community events that bring fans together ↳ 4. Empower Creators - Collaborate with local influencers to authentically connect with the audience In the past three years, we’ve executed over 20 events, established ourselves as the number one Apex Legends team in the region, and cultivated literal Fnatic's, as the AlwaysFnatic family has grown. Just a few weeks ago, the grand finals of the Apex Legends World Championships in Sapporo was a testament to our journey—13,000 fans turned out in the winter cold. We learned after that 50% of the crowd were Fnatic fans, showcasing the deep connection with team, and brand. What’s next on our Japanese journey? We’re excited to continue and expand on our partnership with Sony, activate new initiatives with Red Bull, and explore opportunities with fresh partners. Arigato gozaimasu 🙏. Thank you for being part of this incredible journey. 🧡 🖤

Sam Mathews

51,444 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

DIVINE MATHEMATICS Number One (1) is the Number of God. Everything is from Number. Number One (1) is the Number of Hydrogen. Your DNA is written in the Divine Mathematics of the Fibonacci Geometric Patterns/Sequences. Your DNA is written in Mathematical Number Patterns. That is why Science is filled with Calculations. Nature is written in the Fibonacci Geometric Patterns/Sequences. You do not need religion to know God. You need to understand the nature of existence from the angle of Science and Mathematics. Galileo Galilei, who deserves to be called the Father of Physics said thus how God created the Universe: "God created the Universe in the language of Mathematics" Everything in the Universe is Governed by Numbers. For this Purpose, Zero or Nothing or the Void is counted, not just as a Number, but as the Source of All Numbers. Zero or Nothing or the Void is mentioned in the Bible as early as Genesis because the Zero or the Void or Nothing is the Basis of All Numbers. In Genesis 1: 1-3 it is written thus: 1. In the Heaven and Earth. 2. And the Earth was without Form and Void; and Darkness was upon the Face of the Deep.... 3. And God said Let there be Light and there was Light. What follows are the 7 Days of Creation. Religion deceives and brainwashed the Masses that these are 7 literal Days. They're really about the Fibonacci Geometric Patterns/Sequences. Numbers govern the Chemical Elements that constitute the Universe, with Hydrogen being Number One to emerge from Zero and is the Same as the Zero with the Zero being the Darkness that was upon the Face of the Great Deep mentioned in Genesis 1:2. Number One became the Light which emerged from the Darkness. Without Darkness, there can be no Light. Everything is essentially a Mirror of the Same Thing. This is what is called Polarity. In other Words, Opposite Things depend on the each other in order to exist. Without Darkness, you cannot know what Light is. This is also represented by Gender, with the Female and the Male being diverse Forms of the Same Thing. The Hermetic Principles explain the relationship between everything in some details. In that regards, I suggest that you should look up the Hermetic Principles in the Kyballion. It is because the Numbers begins from Zero or Nothing or the Void that it is said that God made the Universe from Nothing. As already mentioned Number One is the Number of Hydrogen. The Hydrogen Atom permeates Everything in the Universe. It is because there is Hydrogen that there is a Material Universe. Hydrogen is Number One (1) on the Chemical Periodic Table. There is Nothing in the Material Universe that is not from Hydrogen. Hydrogen is the Basis of all Physical Existence. That is why Number One (1) is also the Number of God. The Sun and the Stars and Planets are All comprised of Hydrogen. Oxygen is constituted by the Thermonuclear Synthesis Hydrogen in the Nuclei of Stars. Hydrogen then COMBUSTS with Hydrogen to produce Dihydrogen Monoxide aka WATER. Your very being is literally powered by Hydrogen. As already indicated, Oxygen first came into Existence through Thermonuclear Fusion of Hydrogen Atoms in Stars. Stars are composed of the Hydrogen. Hydrogen is the Medium of Consciousness and Medium of the Material Universe of which we are an Intrinsic part. All of Nature is powered by Number One (1) aka Hydrogen. You're literally made of Hydrogen that has been transformed in Stars. The Sun, as a Star is composed of Hydrogen Atoms. The Circle which represents Zeros Nothing or the Void or the Darkness and also the Light represents the Hydrogen Atom. That is why the Sun and Moon are Circles. The Circle is the Basic Geometric Pattern. The multiplication of identical Circles create the Patterns and Sequences of the Flower of Life which is in All Indigenous Cultures. ✨🙌🏾💫
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DIVINE MATHEMATICS Number One (1) is the Number of God. Everything is from Number. Number One (1) is the Number of Hydrogen. Your DNA is written in the Divine Mathematics of the Fibonacci Geometric Patterns/Sequences. Your DNA is written in Mathematical Number Patterns. That is why Science is filled with Calculations. Nature is written in the Fibonacci Geometric Patterns/Sequences. You do not need religion to know God. You need to understand the nature of existence from the angle of Science and Mathematics. Galileo Galilei, who deserves to be called the Father of Physics said thus how God created the Universe: "God created the Universe in the language of Mathematics" Everything in the Universe is Governed by Numbers. For this Purpose, Zero or Nothing or the Void is counted, not just as a Number, but as the Source of All Numbers. Zero or Nothing or the Void is mentioned in the Bible as early as Genesis because the Zero or the Void or Nothing is the Basis of All Numbers. In Genesis 1: 1-3 it is written thus: 1. In the Heaven and Earth. 2. And the Earth was without Form and Void; and Darkness was upon the Face of the Deep.... 3. And God said Let there be Light and there was Light. What follows are the 7 Days of Creation. Religion deceives and brainwashed the Masses that these are 7 literal Days. They're really about the Fibonacci Geometric Patterns/Sequences. Numbers govern the Chemical Elements that constitute the Universe, with Hydrogen being Number One to emerge from Zero and is the Same as the Zero with the Zero being the Darkness that was upon the Face of the Great Deep mentioned in Genesis 1:2. Number One became the Light which emerged from the Darkness. Without Darkness, there can be no Light. Everything is essentially a Mirror of the Same Thing. This is what is called Polarity. In other Words, Opposite Things depend on the each other in order to exist. Without Darkness, you cannot know what Light is. This is also represented by Gender, with the Female and the Male being diverse Forms of the Same Thing. The Hermetic Principles explain the relationship between everything in some details. In that regards, I suggest that you should look up the Hermetic Principles in the Kyballion. It is because the Numbers begins from Zero or Nothing or the Void that it is said that God made the Universe from Nothing. As already mentioned Number One is the Number of Hydrogen. The Hydrogen Atom permeates Everything in the Universe. It is because there is Hydrogen that there is a Material Universe. Hydrogen is Number One (1) on the Chemical Periodic Table. There is Nothing in the Material Universe that is not from Hydrogen. Hydrogen is the Basis of all Physical Existence. That is why Number One (1) is also the Number of God. The Sun and the Stars and Planets are All comprised of Hydrogen. Oxygen is constituted by the Thermonuclear Synthesis Hydrogen in the Nuclei of Stars. Hydrogen then COMBUSTS with Hydrogen to produce Dihydrogen Monoxide aka WATER. Your very being is literally powered by Hydrogen. As already indicated, Oxygen first came into Existence through Thermonuclear Fusion of Hydrogen Atoms in Stars. Stars are composed of the Hydrogen. Hydrogen is the Medium of Consciousness and Medium of the Material Universe of which we are an Intrinsic part. All of Nature is powered by Number One (1) aka Hydrogen. You're literally made of Hydrogen that has been transformed in Stars. The Sun, as a Star is composed of Hydrogen Atoms. The Circle which represents Zeros Nothing or the Void or the Darkness and also the Light represents the Hydrogen Atom. That is why the Sun and Moon are Circles. The Circle is the Basic Geometric Pattern. The multiplication of identical Circles create the Patterns and Sequences of the Flower of Life which is in All Indigenous Cultures. ✨🙌🏾💫

🧬Maxpein🧬

25,608 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

I had to take a breath yesterday for two reasons. I’ve been doing this now every day for six years because I believe that amidst these dark, deeply concerning times, the values that I learned to love about America having worked and travelled there so many times over the years remain, and have not been lost. The visceral hate on display following the victory of Zohran Mamdani in New York is palpable and made me feel physically sick. Then I watched the Pentagon briefing with Pete Hegseth veins extended in his neck, as he attacked the press in a way that was a first for me. I have never seen anything quite like it. It was deeply disturbing and very dangerous. It goes to the very core of how a narcissistic sociopath has infected the soul of a nation like a malignant cancer that is eating America alive. This is a man that is not just dangerous, but truly evil. It is chilling and at the same time unspeakably terrifying. America is being held hostage by what I can only describe as an international crime boss prepared to do ANYTHING in his quest for absolute power. It is my honest belief that if he was faced with the choice of losing power or committing genocide on immigrants in the US, he would volunteer to turn on the gas taps, that’s who he is and the world should be absolutely terrified, because faced with even being questioned on just the truth of events, he’s prepared to risk the security of millions as vengeance for having the audacity to question a pathological liar. If as seems likely, Iran moved its enriched Uranium prior to the attack, which Trump has dismissed despite numerous experts suggesting was highly likely, there is now no consideration of a renewed threat. He’s prepared to dismiss any threat so he can double down on claims he made before even initial battle damage assessments could be made. Do people understand how grossly irresponsible this is on the part of the most powerful man on earth? It does not make America safer, it is just another layer of illusion in a tapestry of lies he has woven since taking office in January. It makes NOBODY safer, it simply creates the illusion of safety. Just like the illusion of a thriving economy. It’s all lies being reinforced by a bunch of enablers and sycophants. Trump has normalised the state abduction of civilians by masked men in unmarked vehicles unprepared to identify themselves. Many of these men aren’t law enforcement officers, they are thugs employed by the state for the sole purpose of intimidation. They are not searching for the dangerous criminals they promised to seek and deport. Instead, they are going for soft targets, turning up at asylum court hearings having been advised that those attending hearings are being stripped of their right to remain at the hearings, thus changing their status, making them eligible to be deported. They are turning up to nurseries, schools farms to terrorise people whose only crime is to not be white. It is cruelty personified and his base is cheering, as children are traumatised and zip tied, women are assaulted as immigrants are hunted for sport by a bunch of racist thugs employed for the specific purpose of traumatising the immigrant population as a deterrent. It doesn’t stop there as they are taken to for profit detention centres where they are often put to work for a dollar a day, left without food or water for extended period as their human rights are trampled on for fun, to the point where some are now dying in custody. Slavery never died it just put on a new suit. I’m not American, I’m just a guy on the outside looking in, but I have to tell you America is rotting from the inside out while Democrats say ‘What can we do?”.John Lewis and MLK are turning in their graves as humanity, moral integrity and truth are withering on the vine. This is the destruction of a once force for good in real time as the world looks on in horror. The truth hurts, but it has to be said. 🎥 TikTok -
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I had to take a breath yesterday for two reasons. I’ve been doing this now every day for six years because I believe that amidst these dark, deeply concerning times, the values that I learned to love about America having worked and travelled there so many times over the years remain, and have not been lost. The visceral hate on display following the victory of Zohran Mamdani in New York is palpable and made me feel physically sick. Then I watched the Pentagon briefing with Pete Hegseth veins extended in his neck, as he attacked the press in a way that was a first for me. I have never seen anything quite like it. It was deeply disturbing and very dangerous. It goes to the very core of how a narcissistic sociopath has infected the soul of a nation like a malignant cancer that is eating America alive. This is a man that is not just dangerous, but truly evil. It is chilling and at the same time unspeakably terrifying. America is being held hostage by what I can only describe as an international crime boss prepared to do ANYTHING in his quest for absolute power. It is my honest belief that if he was faced with the choice of losing power or committing genocide on immigrants in the US, he would volunteer to turn on the gas taps, that’s who he is and the world should be absolutely terrified, because faced with even being questioned on just the truth of events, he’s prepared to risk the security of millions as vengeance for having the audacity to question a pathological liar. If as seems likely, Iran moved its enriched Uranium prior to the attack, which Trump has dismissed despite numerous experts suggesting was highly likely, there is now no consideration of a renewed threat. He’s prepared to dismiss any threat so he can double down on claims he made before even initial battle damage assessments could be made. Do people understand how grossly irresponsible this is on the part of the most powerful man on earth? It does not make America safer, it is just another layer of illusion in a tapestry of lies he has woven since taking office in January. It makes NOBODY safer, it simply creates the illusion of safety. Just like the illusion of a thriving economy. It’s all lies being reinforced by a bunch of enablers and sycophants. Trump has normalised the state abduction of civilians by masked men in unmarked vehicles unprepared to identify themselves. Many of these men aren’t law enforcement officers, they are thugs employed by the state for the sole purpose of intimidation. They are not searching for the dangerous criminals they promised to seek and deport. Instead, they are going for soft targets, turning up at asylum court hearings having been advised that those attending hearings are being stripped of their right to remain at the hearings, thus changing their status, making them eligible to be deported. They are turning up to nurseries, schools farms to terrorise people whose only crime is to not be white. It is cruelty personified and his base is cheering, as children are traumatised and zip tied, women are assaulted as immigrants are hunted for sport by a bunch of racist thugs employed for the specific purpose of traumatising the immigrant population as a deterrent. It doesn’t stop there as they are taken to for profit detention centres where they are often put to work for a dollar a day, left without food or water for extended period as their human rights are trampled on for fun, to the point where some are now dying in custody. Slavery never died it just put on a new suit. I’m not American, I’m just a guy on the outside looking in, but I have to tell you America is rotting from the inside out while Democrats say ‘What can we do?”.John Lewis and MLK are turning in their graves as humanity, moral integrity and truth are withering on the vine. This is the destruction of a once force for good in real time as the world looks on in horror. The truth hurts, but it has to be said. 🎥 TikTok -

𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰

54,535 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Futuristic dome grows food by itself – with help from some fish | Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas Inspired by the humble old greenhouse, a futuristic self-contained food ecosystem was recently on display at Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai in Japan, offering us a glimpse at a how we might one day have "farm to table" on our apartment block rooftops or in small urban spaces. Think of it as a tiny house of produce. Known as “Inochi no Izumi” (いのちの湧水), or "Source of Life," the dome became one of the standout pieces of ingenuity on show at the Osaka Health Pavilion on Yumeshima Island. The 6.4-m-high (21-ft), 7-m-diameter (23-ft) dome, built to symbolize the Earth, sits atop a base containing four different water zones that provide the living engine of this closed-loop ecoystem. The dome itself has a surface area of 128 sq m (1,378 sq ft), made up of transparent ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) panels for the outer skin, supported by VikingDome's T-STAR system of 245 steel structural bars, connected with 76 joins on the sphere and 10 on the base. The entire unit, with materials transported to the site in three pallets, weighs a massive 2,111 kg (4,655 lb). The dome itself is designed to maximize sunlight and maintain a stable internal climate – but the real innovation is found inside it. A horizontally divided aquatic base supports four vertically stacked plant layers. Rather than a conventional floor-by-floor layout, the dome houses a kind of ecological cross-section, where different salinity zones and their matching crops work together in a regulated loop. At the base are four compartments housing seawater, brackish water and two freshwater tanks. Each supports aquatic species adapted to those conditions, from marine fish and shellfish to carp-like freshwater species. These animals form the starting point of the nutrient cycle crucial for the life above. As they excrete ammonia-rich waste, specialized microbes convert it first into nitrites and then into plant-usable nitrates. Directly above the tanks, four matching bands of hydroponic growing beds rise in a tiered column. Salt-tolerant plants, such as halophytes, grow above the seawater tank, thriving on nutrient-rich water that would kill conventional vegetables. Sea grapes grow in the water, while sea purslane and sea asparagus grow above the tank housed with red seabream, black porgy, red-spotted grouper and Malabar grouper. Then, semi-salt-tolerant vegetables plants like tomato sit above the brackish-water zone, which houses Japanese pufferfish and ornamental carp. Above one of the freshwater systems are “functional vegetables” – greens like herbs and lettuces with concentrated nutrients that do particularly well in controlled hydroponic conditions. Their water comes from the tank occupied by sturgeon. The beds can also be rotated horizontally via a built-in motor. At the very top, on the fourth tier, are rows of edible flowers including nasturtium, bougainvillea and marigold. Water from each tank is pumped upward to irrigate its corresponding plant zone. As the plants remove nitrogen compounds and other nutrients, the purified water flows back into each aquatic zone below. As such, the system produces next to no waste – a cyclic ecosystem modeled on nature (like wetlands cycling, for example) but optimized for human food production. Developed in collaboration with Osaka Metropolitan University’s Plant Factory R&D Center and the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, the system demonstrates how future cities could grow food in such compact, resource-efficient ecosystems. It also highlights a different kind of biodiversity – that of agriculture. The broader the range of usable plant and aquatic species, the more resilient – and self-sufficient – the system becomes. While the Source of Life was indeed an exhibition, so there are some practical questions about the fish housed in the tanks at the base, it nonetheless demonstrated how natural recycling can help to produce food and reduce waste, and it's not a stretch to imagine this modular aquaponics system becoming a reality on rooftops, in dense urban areas or in land-poor regions where farming is limited. In disaster-prone areas, closed-loop systems like this could offer stable, decentralized food production independent of soil quality or access to large supplies of water. It's also a clever look at how sustainable agriculture doesn’t always require new technologies so much as a deeper understanding of ecology – something that's often lost in agribusiness and large-scale commercial farming. As we look for low-emission, sustainable ways to feed growing urban populations, this dome proposes that one answer may lie in us better harnessing the power of nature. Read more:
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Futuristic dome grows food by itself – with help from some fish | Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas Inspired by the humble old greenhouse, a futuristic self-contained food ecosystem was recently on display at Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai in Japan, offering us a glimpse at a how we might one day have "farm to table" on our apartment block rooftops or in small urban spaces. Think of it as a tiny house of produce. Known as “Inochi no Izumi” (いのちの湧水), or "Source of Life," the dome became one of the standout pieces of ingenuity on show at the Osaka Health Pavilion on Yumeshima Island. The 6.4-m-high (21-ft), 7-m-diameter (23-ft) dome, built to symbolize the Earth, sits atop a base containing four different water zones that provide the living engine of this closed-loop ecoystem. The dome itself has a surface area of 128 sq m (1,378 sq ft), made up of transparent ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) panels for the outer skin, supported by VikingDome's T-STAR system of 245 steel structural bars, connected with 76 joins on the sphere and 10 on the base. The entire unit, with materials transported to the site in three pallets, weighs a massive 2,111 kg (4,655 lb). The dome itself is designed to maximize sunlight and maintain a stable internal climate – but the real innovation is found inside it. A horizontally divided aquatic base supports four vertically stacked plant layers. Rather than a conventional floor-by-floor layout, the dome houses a kind of ecological cross-section, where different salinity zones and their matching crops work together in a regulated loop. At the base are four compartments housing seawater, brackish water and two freshwater tanks. Each supports aquatic species adapted to those conditions, from marine fish and shellfish to carp-like freshwater species. These animals form the starting point of the nutrient cycle crucial for the life above. As they excrete ammonia-rich waste, specialized microbes convert it first into nitrites and then into plant-usable nitrates. Directly above the tanks, four matching bands of hydroponic growing beds rise in a tiered column. Salt-tolerant plants, such as halophytes, grow above the seawater tank, thriving on nutrient-rich water that would kill conventional vegetables. Sea grapes grow in the water, while sea purslane and sea asparagus grow above the tank housed with red seabream, black porgy, red-spotted grouper and Malabar grouper. Then, semi-salt-tolerant vegetables plants like tomato sit above the brackish-water zone, which houses Japanese pufferfish and ornamental carp. Above one of the freshwater systems are “functional vegetables” – greens like herbs and lettuces with concentrated nutrients that do particularly well in controlled hydroponic conditions. Their water comes from the tank occupied by sturgeon. The beds can also be rotated horizontally via a built-in motor. At the very top, on the fourth tier, are rows of edible flowers including nasturtium, bougainvillea and marigold. Water from each tank is pumped upward to irrigate its corresponding plant zone. As the plants remove nitrogen compounds and other nutrients, the purified water flows back into each aquatic zone below. As such, the system produces next to no waste – a cyclic ecosystem modeled on nature (like wetlands cycling, for example) but optimized for human food production. Developed in collaboration with Osaka Metropolitan University’s Plant Factory R&D Center and the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, the system demonstrates how future cities could grow food in such compact, resource-efficient ecosystems. It also highlights a different kind of biodiversity – that of agriculture. The broader the range of usable plant and aquatic species, the more resilient – and self-sufficient – the system becomes. While the Source of Life was indeed an exhibition, so there are some practical questions about the fish housed in the tanks at the base, it nonetheless demonstrated how natural recycling can help to produce food and reduce waste, and it's not a stretch to imagine this modular aquaponics system becoming a reality on rooftops, in dense urban areas or in land-poor regions where farming is limited. In disaster-prone areas, closed-loop systems like this could offer stable, decentralized food production independent of soil quality or access to large supplies of water. It's also a clever look at how sustainable agriculture doesn’t always require new technologies so much as a deeper understanding of ecology – something that's often lost in agribusiness and large-scale commercial farming. As we look for low-emission, sustainable ways to feed growing urban populations, this dome proposes that one answer may lie in us better harnessing the power of nature. Read more:

Owen Gregorian

43,956 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten

Another day, another band that arrogantly flogs the guts out of its audience. This time it’s the Hoodoo Gurus. The “Gurus” are men born in the 50’s that lived the very best of Australia in their prime. Men that still collect royalties for the work they did decades ago, when they played to the best pub rock scene in world history. Not only is it poor form to slander your customer base, and it is, but they just demonstrated how out of touch they really are. Worse than that, they don’t seem to care. They might as well be on the moon. The pub rock scene has been hollowed out by lock out laws, displaced by gambling machines, and the cost of just about everything, the final boot – the lockdowns – completely crushed our nightlife. Young aspiring musicians today would have a hard time finding a corner pub with a stage in it. There is no room for anything but tables in the dining room, what with the constant pressure to serve tables with overpriced beer – jammed to the head with excises. And pokies take up every available power point, flat-out generating poverty and state taxes. Young people today don’t have the spare cash or credit to go out, let alone buy a home in any of the capital cities or major regional towns that the band has toured. There aren’t even anymore young local factory out of workers – because the factories are mostly gone too. Gone with them the meaningful and important work, productivity and resilience that made Australia the place it was when these guys were in their thirties, forties and fifties. Now it is just a population ponzi, fuelling an education ponzi, driving a housing bubble, and rental queues that run from Liverpool to Bowral. There might have been a few people with extreme views out on Australia Day, marching for change, but the vast and overwhelming majority were just Aussies from all walks of life that have just had enough. People who don’t buy by Albanese’s spin, Ley’s lameness, Chalmers’ distractions and Bowen’s blabbering. They feel as though we have been sold their “betters” and that it has been a choice not an accident. They don’t think it is a new thing, and they know that the red team and the blue team, sometimes in partnership with the green team and the teals, have rubbed out their opportunity to live the sorts of lives those that came before them have had. That or they are rightly worried about their kids and grandkids. Because it’s tough out there and it is just getting tougher. Middle Australia doesn’t often get out and protest, but calling them names when they do, asking them not to enjoy Australian music – the sort of music that has been the backtrack of their lives – is just cruel. We have been watching as both of the major parties rapidly lose votes to the One Nation Party, and instead of sympathy, trying to understand why, bands like the Hoodoo Gurus and Men at Work would rather rubbish them, and light another cigar with yet another royalty cheque. The Brisbane rally didn’t burn any flags or denigrate anyone it was inclusive not divisive; it seemed to be to be just a bunch of people celebrating Australia. I don’t know if it’s the failing of the fabled victimhood, or the remake of Valances Kiss Kiss (XX) … But there is a change in the wind, for better or worse, and the establishment better start listening or they will be broomed out completely. Most of us don’t care either way, as long as things start getting better, and soon. I just want Australia back.
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Another day, another band that arrogantly flogs the guts out of its audience. This time it’s the Hoodoo Gurus. The “Gurus” are men born in the 50’s that lived the very best of Australia in their prime. Men that still collect royalties for the work they did decades ago, when they played to the best pub rock scene in world history. Not only is it poor form to slander your customer base, and it is, but they just demonstrated how out of touch they really are. Worse than that, they don’t seem to care. They might as well be on the moon. The pub rock scene has been hollowed out by lock out laws, displaced by gambling machines, and the cost of just about everything, the final boot – the lockdowns – completely crushed our nightlife. Young aspiring musicians today would have a hard time finding a corner pub with a stage in it. There is no room for anything but tables in the dining room, what with the constant pressure to serve tables with overpriced beer – jammed to the head with excises. And pokies take up every available power point, flat-out generating poverty and state taxes. Young people today don’t have the spare cash or credit to go out, let alone buy a home in any of the capital cities or major regional towns that the band has toured. There aren’t even anymore young local factory out of workers – because the factories are mostly gone too. Gone with them the meaningful and important work, productivity and resilience that made Australia the place it was when these guys were in their thirties, forties and fifties. Now it is just a population ponzi, fuelling an education ponzi, driving a housing bubble, and rental queues that run from Liverpool to Bowral. There might have been a few people with extreme views out on Australia Day, marching for change, but the vast and overwhelming majority were just Aussies from all walks of life that have just had enough. People who don’t buy by Albanese’s spin, Ley’s lameness, Chalmers’ distractions and Bowen’s blabbering. They feel as though we have been sold their “betters” and that it has been a choice not an accident. They don’t think it is a new thing, and they know that the red team and the blue team, sometimes in partnership with the green team and the teals, have rubbed out their opportunity to live the sorts of lives those that came before them have had. That or they are rightly worried about their kids and grandkids. Because it’s tough out there and it is just getting tougher. Middle Australia doesn’t often get out and protest, but calling them names when they do, asking them not to enjoy Australian music – the sort of music that has been the backtrack of their lives – is just cruel. We have been watching as both of the major parties rapidly lose votes to the One Nation Party, and instead of sympathy, trying to understand why, bands like the Hoodoo Gurus and Men at Work would rather rubbish them, and light another cigar with yet another royalty cheque. The Brisbane rally didn’t burn any flags or denigrate anyone it was inclusive not divisive; it seemed to be to be just a bunch of people celebrating Australia. I don’t know if it’s the failing of the fabled victimhood, or the remake of Valances Kiss Kiss (XX) … But there is a change in the wind, for better or worse, and the establishment better start listening or they will be broomed out completely. Most of us don’t care either way, as long as things start getting better, and soon. I just want Australia back.

Matthew Camenzuli

27,321 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

This is probably one of the best known segments of gun camera footage depicting a B-17 interception and has been featured in countless documentaries, but the raw footage is worth examining in detail in its entirety. 0:00 As the Bf 110 pilot fires an initial burst, ineffective due to insufficient deflection, puffs smoke can be seen coming from the bomber's ventral ball and tail turrets as the gunners return fire. This fails to dissuade the attacking pilot who continues to approach his target. In the distance the main bomber formation can be seen. The combat box was no doubt an effective tactic in terms of maximizing firepower and protection, and there was a significant effort made to break up these formations, such as for example using Werfer-Granate 21 rockets. The Luftwaffe used a system of points to award decorations on the Western Front detailed below and it's worth noting that the "Herausschuss" - for example damaging a B-17 sufficiently that it would separate from the formation - is given the same value and shooting down a single-engined fighter, this gives some idea of its importance and what a challenge it was considered to be. Downing a four-engined bomber already separated from the formation was less laudable than separating it in the first place as can be seen below: - Abschuss (Destroyed) Single-engined plane destroyed: 1 point Twin-engined plane destroyed: 2 points Three-engined plane destroyed: 3 points Four-engined plane destroyed: 3 points - Herausschuss (Separation) Twin-engined plane damaged: 1 point Three- or four-engined plane damaged: 2 points - Endgueltige (Final Destruction) Final destruction of a damaged twin-engined plane: 0.5 point Final destruction of a damaged four-engined plane: 1 point For some reason, perhaps due to previous damage or mechanical trouble, this particular B-17 was unable to keep up with the rest of the squadron and has therefore found itself singled out for attack. Even as the footage starts there appears to be some damage around the top of the vertical stabilizer. 0:22 As the Bf 110 settles on the B-17's 6 o'clock, the tail gunner continues to return fire with no apparent effect. The attacking pilot also pulls the trigger and starts landing concentrated hits on the B-17 with debris flying off. This illustrates the mechanism by which the German high capacity "Minengeschoss" shells were effective. Unlike armor piercing incendiary projectiles that needed to strike critical components like engines, fuel tanks and crew members in order to being an aircraft down, these explosive shells would detonate within a few inches of penetrating the aircraft skin and blow off parts of the aircraft structure itself, either making it unflyable or tearing open fuel tanks beyond what self-sealing systems could protect against. Judging by the footage the shells are from 20mm cannon, with the high explosive rounds each containing almost 20 grams of high explosive. At the 30 second mark a shell impacts the wing outboard of the #4 engine and the size of the hole made by this single impact is clearly visible. There is a good number of strikes landing around the tail gun position but it still appears to fire briefly, then falls silent after a couple of further cannon shell impacts by about the 40 second mark. 0:53 The ventral ball turret starts to rotate with the guns pointing straight down as another burst of cannon fire hits the aircraft in the #3 engine nacelle and wing root. This is the position the ball turret would need to be in for the gunner to exit his post and enter the fuselage. It is possible that he was preparing to bail out. At the one minute mark a shell impacts the ball turret directly and blows off a panel. A small fire has also started in the trailing edge of the port wing. 1:08 Now at point blank range, the Bf 110 pilot continues to rake the bomber with cannon shells, walking his fire across the fuselage and port wing. The bombers engines appear to continue functioning and from this angle the shells would be detonating in the aircraft structure well before reaching them. As the Bf 110 closes in the damage to the B-17 becomes more apparent. The rear fuselage and starboard wing are riddled with holes and the starboard horizontal stabilizer is in tatters. The tail gunner's bullet resistant window appears to have been shattered by a direct hit. The port waist gun hangs upwards as it would if no one was holding it, although there does appear to be some movement on the starboard gun. With the attacking fighter having been able to approach to bomber at such close range with impunity, it is clear that the gunners are either dead or incapacitated. It's also worth nothing that the Bf 110's rear gunner would have been equipped with a MG 81 Z twin-barreled 7.92mm machine gun with a rate of fire of over 50 rounds per second, and he would doubtless have taken the opportunity to add to the B-17 crew's misery as his aircraft overtook the bomber. Unfortunately the exact date and location and therefore the identity of the crew involved appears to have been lost to history, but this remains one of the most harrowing gun camera clips ever filmed and a poignant illustration of the horrors young men faced in the skies over Europe during the Second World War.
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This is probably one of the best known segments of gun camera footage depicting a B-17 interception and has been featured in countless documentaries, but the raw footage is worth examining in detail in its entirety. 0:00 As the Bf 110 pilot fires an initial burst, ineffective due to insufficient deflection, puffs smoke can be seen coming from the bomber's ventral ball and tail turrets as the gunners return fire. This fails to dissuade the attacking pilot who continues to approach his target. In the distance the main bomber formation can be seen. The combat box was no doubt an effective tactic in terms of maximizing firepower and protection, and there was a significant effort made to break up these formations, such as for example using Werfer-Granate 21 rockets. The Luftwaffe used a system of points to award decorations on the Western Front detailed below and it's worth noting that the "Herausschuss" - for example damaging a B-17 sufficiently that it would separate from the formation - is given the same value and shooting down a single-engined fighter, this gives some idea of its importance and what a challenge it was considered to be. Downing a four-engined bomber already separated from the formation was less laudable than separating it in the first place as can be seen below: - Abschuss (Destroyed) Single-engined plane destroyed: 1 point Twin-engined plane destroyed: 2 points Three-engined plane destroyed: 3 points Four-engined plane destroyed: 3 points - Herausschuss (Separation) Twin-engined plane damaged: 1 point Three- or four-engined plane damaged: 2 points - Endgueltige (Final Destruction) Final destruction of a damaged twin-engined plane: 0.5 point Final destruction of a damaged four-engined plane: 1 point For some reason, perhaps due to previous damage or mechanical trouble, this particular B-17 was unable to keep up with the rest of the squadron and has therefore found itself singled out for attack. Even as the footage starts there appears to be some damage around the top of the vertical stabilizer. 0:22 As the Bf 110 settles on the B-17's 6 o'clock, the tail gunner continues to return fire with no apparent effect. The attacking pilot also pulls the trigger and starts landing concentrated hits on the B-17 with debris flying off. This illustrates the mechanism by which the German high capacity "Minengeschoss" shells were effective. Unlike armor piercing incendiary projectiles that needed to strike critical components like engines, fuel tanks and crew members in order to being an aircraft down, these explosive shells would detonate within a few inches of penetrating the aircraft skin and blow off parts of the aircraft structure itself, either making it unflyable or tearing open fuel tanks beyond what self-sealing systems could protect against. Judging by the footage the shells are from 20mm cannon, with the high explosive rounds each containing almost 20 grams of high explosive. At the 30 second mark a shell impacts the wing outboard of the #4 engine and the size of the hole made by this single impact is clearly visible. There is a good number of strikes landing around the tail gun position but it still appears to fire briefly, then falls silent after a couple of further cannon shell impacts by about the 40 second mark. 0:53 The ventral ball turret starts to rotate with the guns pointing straight down as another burst of cannon fire hits the aircraft in the #3 engine nacelle and wing root. This is the position the ball turret would need to be in for the gunner to exit his post and enter the fuselage. It is possible that he was preparing to bail out. At the one minute mark a shell impacts the ball turret directly and blows off a panel. A small fire has also started in the trailing edge of the port wing. 1:08 Now at point blank range, the Bf 110 pilot continues to rake the bomber with cannon shells, walking his fire across the fuselage and port wing. The bombers engines appear to continue functioning and from this angle the shells would be detonating in the aircraft structure well before reaching them. As the Bf 110 closes in the damage to the B-17 becomes more apparent. The rear fuselage and starboard wing are riddled with holes and the starboard horizontal stabilizer is in tatters. The tail gunner's bullet resistant window appears to have been shattered by a direct hit. The port waist gun hangs upwards as it would if no one was holding it, although there does appear to be some movement on the starboard gun. With the attacking fighter having been able to approach to bomber at such close range with impunity, it is clear that the gunners are either dead or incapacitated. It's also worth nothing that the Bf 110's rear gunner would have been equipped with a MG 81 Z twin-barreled 7.92mm machine gun with a rate of fire of over 50 rounds per second, and he would doubtless have taken the opportunity to add to the B-17 crew's misery as his aircraft overtook the bomber. Unfortunately the exact date and location and therefore the identity of the crew involved appears to have been lost to history, but this remains one of the most harrowing gun camera clips ever filmed and a poignant illustration of the horrors young men faced in the skies over Europe during the Second World War.

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