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![]() ![]() The king’s arms are glued to the body and he places his left hand extended on his knee. His face sketches a faint smile and his gaze is lost in infinity.īehind the pharaoh, a falcon, a representation of the god Horus, a divinity with which the monarch identified himself in life, spreads its wings around Khafre’s head, offering him its protection. The statue shows Khafre as a young man with a perfect, athletic physique, dressed only in a kilt, wearing the ceremonial nemes headscarf and the false beard characteristic of his position (which is broken). It represents Khafre, pharaoh of the 4th dynasty and architect of the second largest pyramid of Giza (the largest is the one built by his father Khufu), a monument that still preserves part of the original limestone cladding on its apex. This work of art, made to be seen from the front, measures 1.68 meters high, 57 centimeters wide and 96 centimeters long. One of them is in such a state of preservation that you might think it came out of the box yesterday”. Five of them are mutilated, but the other two are complete. ![]() The Egyptologist wrote in his diary: “These are seven statues representing King Khafre. Much later, some of these statues were buried in a pit that was covered with stone slabs, and it was there that, centuries later, Mariette discovered them. They were to serve as a receptacle for the ka or life force of the deceased pharaoh. In it, the ancient Egyptians arranged an ambitious iconographic program consisting of a set of 23 statues representing Khafre. The building has a square floor plan and its walls (which do not show any type of decoration) are covered with red granite slabs and the pavement is white limestone. The Valley Temple of Khafre is 500 meters from his pyramid and is located near the Great Sphinx. The Egyptologist was excavating the funerary complex of Khafre, specifically the Monarch’s Valley Temple (which he himself had discovered in 1852), an enclosure where the purification ceremonies of the sovereign’s mummy took place before it was taken to the high temple, located next to the pyramid, through a long ceremonial causeway. The statue, which with its half smile seems to contemplate from the abyss of millennia the astonished visitor who sees it for the first time, was discovered in 1860 by the Frenchman Auguste Mariette, then head of the Egyptian Antiquities Service, during excavations in Giza. ![]() Although it was made not to be seen, today its beauty continues to fascinate travelers who visit it in Cairo. Depicting Pharaoh Khafre, son of Khufu, at the height of his power, this splendid 4,500-year-old work of art is considered a masterpiece of Egyptian statuary. ![]() ![]() ![]() Almost every writing rule can be broken and broken to good effect. ![]() Since Bob wore a white suit, Billy Ray wore a black one.Ĭan you break this rule about not using comma splices? Of course. Change one independent clause to a dependent one. Use a dash to join/separate the clauses.īob wore a white suit-Billy Ray wore a black one.ĥ. Add a conjunction to join the two clauses (keep the comma).īob wore a white suit, but Billy Ray wore a black one.Ĥ. It allows for a stronger separation than a comma does.īob wore a white suit Billy Ray wore a black one.ģ. Use a period and separate one sentence into two.īob wore a white suit. There are a handful of ways to correct comma splices:ġ. While the phrases might be related, punctuation rules require a stronger break between them than a comma provides. He drank the poison, Sally was the one to die. Tina hoped Santa would come soon, she had plans for her new doll. (Independent clauses have conjugated verbs and can stand alone as sentences.)Įxamples of comma splices (this is what you don’t want to do):īob wore a white suit, Billy Ray wore a black one. Januby Fiction Editor Beth Hill last modified January 3, 2011Ĭomma splices are a common and an easily identified writing mistake.Ī comma splice is found in a sentence where a comma is used to join independent clauses when a stronger separator is called for. ![]() ![]() But in the house, you never see a light or something. And because you never have the feeling of a set … OK, the green screen, yeah, that was Hollywood. When he had these night scenes, how he could shoot night, that was the idea. There wouldn’t be a big lighting rig when you were filming on set? I'm trying to visualize this. If you ask me for future movies, it could be an inspiration. I really, really like to shoot in this way. Don’t know what’s going on or which angle is important. He described his vision and said, “I want to observe these characters.” Sometimes he said, “Big Brother in a Nazi house.” And that was really interesting, and really new for me, to be more spontaneous. It was amazing, and that was the first time I shot a movie in this way.Īnd I think when I met Jonathan for the first time in a pub in London, he was very transparent. The technicians were in the basement, and Jonathan was next to the set in a trailer with ten monitors. It was not so technical in a way, we were there in this house, alone, without technicians. There were no technical interruptions, no thinking of continuity things. We’d come to the set and started immediately, and we had the possibility and opportunity to do variations. We were searching for situations for normality, for the banality of these persons. And that was really different because I would like to describe the shoot as a search. Sometimes, when we shot in an area in a landscape, we had ten cameras too, and I had two beautiful shooting days with my son in the movie and the horseback riding through landscapes. Sometimes, ten cameras at the same time, scenes simultaneously inside and outside from the set. It’s different because we shot the movie with the multi-camera system. How did this set feel different than any others you had been on? ![]() Sometimes I think, “Wow, Americans, I don’t know if it’s a good or bad taste.” It’s my first time in Chicago, I had a great walk with my publicist through the city. I have had a great time in the US, through many different areas and cities. ![]() That’s the importance of art it inspires the people to talk about it. It’s so great to look into the faces of the audience, and sometimes you see questions, sometimes you see emotions. But I think with this movie … it was and it is an amazing project. Sometimes you travel with a movie you don’t like, or you have to lie about what an amazing project. And for me, it’s a gift to have this movie in my pocket. When you signed on to this film, was the responsibility of having to promote it something you were thinking about? That you'd have to talk about it and handle the weight of the story? ![]() spoke with Friedel about the making of “The Zone of Interest,” collaborating with Sandra Hüller, applying his emotional archive to such a role, and more. In two excellent but nauseating performances, Friedel and Hüller maintain the humanity of these real-life people, as much as we may yearn for some type of justice to be brought against them. ![]() Sandra Hüller, following her acclaimed work in Justine Triet’s “ Anatomy of a Fall,” shares the screen with Friedel in passages that depict a marriage that’s more like an amicable business transaction. Christian Friedel plays the commandant, the real-life Rudolph Höss, the longest-serving person in that position at Auschwitz. ![]() ![]() ![]() Here are Jack Daniels’s rates in Pune: Brand The Tennessee Fire variant is priced lower at ₹3140 for 750ml. In Chennai, a 750ml bottle of Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey and Old No.7 costs ₹4980. Jack Daniels Price in ChennaiĬheck out Jack Daniels whiskey prices in Chennai: Brand In Hyderabad, Gentleman Jack and Single Barrel premium variants are priced between ₹7520 to ₹9450. ![]() ![]() Here are the latest Jack Daniels rates in Hyderabad: Brand The higher-end Tennessee Rye expression is priced at ₹6359 for a 750ml bottle. In Bangalore, a 750ml bottle of Jack Daniels Fire and Honey variants costs around ₹5490. Jack Daniels Price in BangaloreĬheck out Jack Daniels whiskey prices in Bangalore: Brand Being a premium liquor brand, Jack Daniels is priced at a slight premium over regular whiskey in Mumbai. Here are the latest Jack Daniels whiskey rates in Mumbai: BrandĪ 750ml bottle of Jack Daniels Old No.7 costs approximately ₹2750 in Mumbai. Other premium variants like Single Barrel and Gentleman Jack cost between ₹4490 to ₹7400. 7 with a 750ml bottle costing around ₹3250 in liquor stores. The most popular Jack Daniels variant in Delhi is the Old No. Here are the latest Jack Daniels whiskey prices in Delhi for 2023: Brand Now let’s take a look at the latest Jack Daniel’s prices in major Indian cities and states for 2023. This imparts a smooth mellow flavor along with subtle smoky and vanilla notes. Jack Daniel’s uses new charred oak barrels for maturing their whiskey. Other popular expressions include Single Barrel, Gentleman Jack, Honey, Fire, etc.7 is their flagship product and best-selling variant Currently owned by American alcoholic beverage company Brown-Forman.Uses a charcoal filtration process called the “Lincoln County Process”.Founded in 1866 by Jasper Newton “Jack” Daniel.It is one of the world’s best-selling American whiskey brands. Jack Daniel’s is a brand of Tennessee whiskey produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee by the Jack Daniel Distillery. In this article, we will look at the latest Jack Daniel whiskey prices in major Indian cities and states for 2023. Known for its smooth taste and iconic square bottle, Jack Daniel’s whiskey prices in India vary depending on the specific expression and location. Jack Daniel’s is one of the most popular whiskey brands in India. ![]() ![]() ![]() From folding bikes to rugged fat tire bikes, RPB has something for everyone. Their lineup is incredibly diverse with 10 different models to choose from. This is coming from experience as a rental fleet operator who is constantly maintaining bikes that see excessive usage. As the largest e-bike manufacturer in North America, they have the supply chain and stockage to get you the replacement parts you'll need. If something happens to my bike or when the parts wear and tear, will I be able to replace the parts needed. This is a really big one for people looking to purchase a value e-bike online. Availability of replacement parts and componenets How many other direct-to-consumer e-bike manufacturers are at that scale? None! 4. Rad Power Bikes recently received a minority investment of $150 million from private equity firms to assist in their future expansion. Try finding replacement parts, getting support or being able to sell the bike if these resources aren't available. Do you want to buy a bike from a smaller outfit that might not be around in a few years? I don't think so. There will undoubtedly be winners and losers in the process and consolidation will likely occur. The e-bike segment is growing fast and rapidly changing. Whether that is a good thing or a bad thing is up to to you! 3. The attention these bikes command is undoubtable. Their bikes are super cool and stylish! Style is so subjective but these bikes are definitely radical. No other manufacturer has that much consistency on the list and the e-bikes from Rad are all less expensive than rivals. No joke, Rad wins in just about every category of the Best Electric Bikes of 2021 from. This means no additional retail markup is needed on the bike for the distributor or local retailer. At this price range, the lineup of e-bikes from Rad Power Bikes (all under $2,000) out perform every other e-bike manufacturer when it's comes to quality of the components used and features (fender, integrated lights, suspension fork).Īnother huge cost savings is the direct to consumer model of RBP where they are the online retailers of their own bikes. In my opinion, the sweet spot price for an e-bike purchase is around $1,400 to $3,000 for the average consumer. ![]() I'd argue that reliability is the most important factor in e-bike components, unless you need an ultra lightweight e-bike. The benefit of using higher quality components to improve performance in traditional cycling is very different than the benefits of high-quality components used for e-bikes. Bikes that are over $3,500 are certainly composed of higher quality components but you're also paying a 'brand tax' for the name. For the most part, bikes that are under $1,000 are too cheap in our opinion and will likely have quality issues and/or cause headaches when trying to find replacement parts. The opinions expressed below are all based on our experiences as personal owners of Rad Power Bikes and from our journey in establishing and operating a rental fleet of RPB e-bikes.Į-bikes range from cheap $500 bikes that you can buy on Amazon up to $10,000 eMTB from Specialized and Santa Cruz. ![]() Long story short, we fell in love with our e-bikes from Rad and this passion lead us to establish a rental e-bike business. Our journey with RPB started well before we started Naples Electric Bikes. your LBS (local bike shop)? We cover it all here and outline all of the reasons that demonstrate why Rad Power Bikes is the best e-bike brand!įull disclaimer, we're Radvocates that operate a rental bike company with primarily Rad Power Bikes in our fleet. cons of purchasing direct-to-consumer (online) vs. With 100s of e-bike brands to choose from and many electric bikes having similar features, how do you pick which brand to go with? What about the pros vs. ![]() ![]() ![]() The City of Detroit, an urban government that famously suffers resource limitations, just this month used that authority to go after hundreds of delinquent properties in three large lawsuits. The Michigan Supreme Court has interpreted this provision to grant municipalities broad authority to create and enforce public nuisance regimes. An example outside Eisenberg’s piece is illustrative. States could, for example, provide even small towns with expansive “home rule” authorities. Yet Eisenberg also stresses that state governments must empower rural municipalities and counties. They could also, as towns in West Virginia have, impose liens on fire insurance proceeds to force absent owners to pay. For the ambitious, Eisenberg outlines measures to extradite out-of-state owners that fail to maintain their rural properties. Just as consumers can act as “ private attorneys general,” rural residents could act as private code officers.īut working within their means does not mean that local rural governments have to be timid. consumer protection laws, which provide individuals the means and financial motive to sue when government resources are lacking. This proposal resembles the enforcement of U.S. ![]() Local governments could also empower local residents to go after blighted property through conservatorship laws. If state law allows it, a more politically palatable approach is for local governments to share resources, like law enforcement, through intergovernmental agreements. Understandably, though, local residents tend to resist mergers that erase historical boundaries. This could, on one extreme, occur by merger. I highlight only a small sample here.įor starters, local governments could expand their available resources by drawing upon neighboring jurisdictions. Instead, Eisenberg identifies a series of realistic local, state, and regional approaches. Many common approaches by urban governments-like aggressive eminent domain usage-are simply too “drastic” for their rural counterparts. Local rural governments often lack the fiscal resources to pursue solutions in earnest because of declining revenues, a situation made even more difficult by a pure human capital shortfall due to a chronic shortage of rural attorneys, meaning there are not enough legal resources to support solutions.Įisenberg centers these limits on local rural governments in her solutions. Though the law provides mechanisms to hold these owners accountable, the procedures are often tedious and span years. Further complications come from the problem of absentee landowners who sometimes live out of state. But many states’ foreclosure proceedings are drawn-out and confusing. Tax foreclosure, for example, is a common cause of blight, rural and urban alike. ![]() The theme of the last cause is complexity. And the effects of globalization and agricultural consolidation are a tragic but all-too-familiar story. Courts tend to protect rural land from public control and only reluctantly conclude that rural properties are nuisances. Policymakers at the local, state, and regional levels have much to learn from Eisenberg’s piece.Įisenberg sorts causes of rural blight into three buckets: judicial doctrines that overly protect rural property rights, macroeconomic changes that steadily undermined rural economic livelihoods, and proximate causes that sap local governments’ power to address blighted properties. As my title suggests, Eisenberg’s analysis is deeply practical, identifying real challenges that rural governments face while pinpointing solutions learned in other communities. This last step is the piece’s chief virtue. The literature rarely acknowledges blight in rural areas and even less frequently prescribes solutions tailored to rural spaces.Īnn Eisenberg’s aptly-named Rural Blight is a welcome effort to fill this gap and builds on the author’s earlier work. And more insidiously, the term historically implied a particular target for removal: communities of color. Yet when blight is discussed, it is almost inevitably preceded by the same adjective: urban. President Trump’s inauguration speech referenced “rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones.” Think tanks like Pew discuss blight’s harmful effects today much as groups like RAND did decades ago. Blight-empty and decaying buildings that harm their communities-receives significant attention from politicians and wonks alike. ![]() ![]() It is therefore still relevant now as it was then to try and analyze what it is as human beings that most drives our sense of identity.Īs Madeleine Bunting says in her article ( 'After my Father's death I went North deep into the politics of home' Guardian newspaper Monday 5th October) 'there's been a widespread assumption that in an age of mass tourism and mass migration, a sense of belonging is a concept which has passed its sell-by date'. In 2002, according to the United Nations international migration report, 175 million people were living in a country they were not born in. ![]() Although most of these newly formed countries came about through forces of violence and exploitation amongst other things they were also the beginning of a fusion between many different peoples and cultures. Like any child wanting to assert its own identity from a parent it is this journey to forge new paths and create a new sense of community that was the challenge for most former colonies of European imperialist powers. It is also the date that Colombia will mark its 200th anniversary of Independence from Spain. On July 20th 2010 I shall be presenting a new body of work which will be titled 'Todo Sobre Mi Padre' (Everything to do with my Father). Master Of Illusion by Lesley Jackson 2002 Living Dangerously by Emmanuel Cooper 2002 Todo Sobre Mi Padre by Oscar Guardiola-RiveraĪrtist's Statement on the body of work titled 'Throwing Lines' The Journey Man by Teleri Lloyd-Jones - Craft Magazine July/August 2010 pdf (8MB)Įxhibition review by Simon Olding - Ceramic Review November/December 2010 ![]() Transitions, translations, migrations by Professor Valerie Fraser Spanish Translation Home work master classes/workshops essays cv contactĪrtist's Statement on the body of work titled 'Consciousness'Īrtist's Statement on the body of work titled 'Todo Sobre Mi Padre' (Everything to do with my Father) ![]() ![]() ![]() Provide feedback to software developers and stakeholders regarding usability and functionality.Document and report defects or problems with software.Implement software testing, using either manual or automated programs and exploratory testing, and evaluate results.Identify project risks and recommend steps to minimize those risks.Create test plans, scenarios, and procedures for new software.Software quality assurance analysts and testers typically do the following: Document every aspect of an application or system as a reference for future maintenance and upgrades.Ensure that a program continues to function normally through software maintenance and testing.Create a variety of models and diagrams showing programmers the software code needed for an application.Design each piece of an application or system and plan how the pieces will work together.Recommend software upgrades for customers’ existing programs and systems.Analyze users’ needs and then design and develop software to meet those needs.Software developers typically do the following: Software quality assurance analysts and testers design and execute software tests to identify problems and learn how the software works. Software developers create the computer applications that allow users to do specific tasks and the underlying systems that run the devices or control networks. Learn more about software developers, quality assurance analysts, and testers by visiting additional resources, including O*NET, a source on key characteristics of workers and occupations.ĭevelopers create diagrams that help programmers write computer code. More Information, Including Links to O*NET Similar OccupationsĬompare the job duties, education, job growth, and pay of software developers, quality assurance analysts, and testers with similar occupations. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.Įxplore resources for employment and wages by state and area for software developers, quality assurance analysts, and testers. Overall employment of software developers, quality assurance analysts, and testers is projected to grow 25 percent from 2022 to 2032, much faster than the average for all occupations.Ībout 153,900 openings for software developers, quality assurance analysts, and testers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. The median annual wage for software quality assurance analysts and testers was $99,620 in May 2022. The median annual wage for software developers was $127,260 in May 2022. Some employers prefer to hire developers who have a master’s degree. Software developers, quality assurance analysts, and testers typically need a bachelor’s degree in computer and information technology or a related field. How to Become a Software Developer, Quality Assurance Analyst, or Tester They often work in offices and on teams with other software developers or quality assurance analysts and testers. Many software developers, quality assurance analysts, and testers work in computer systems design and related services, in manufacturing, or for software publishers. Software quality assurance analysts and testers identify problems with applications or programs and report defects. ![]() Software developers design computer applications or programs. What Software Developers, Quality Assurance Analysts, and Testers Do Quick Facts: Software Developers, Quality Assurance Analysts, and Testers Please enable javascript to play this video. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The company pivoted to batteries when one of its researchers discovered that graphene derived from that carbon could be used as a buffer between lithium and sulfur inside a new kind of battery. “It turned out that the economics didn’t work at all for that,” Liddle tells me. Lyten began as a commercial endeavor to collect waste methane from oil fields, convert it to inert carbon and sequester it deep underground. “If you do this, you end up with 3D graphene, which is 1,000 times more reactive, electrically and chemically” than the flat version. “That’s two-dimensional graphene,” he says, which is structurally similar to a soccer net laid flat, “only in nano form.” Liddle then crumples the paper into a ball. On a video call, George Liddle, director of analytics for Lyten, a San Jose-based company that specializes in making composites for batteries, holds up a piece of paper with the edge facing outward. We want to make sure we’re around for another 100 years.” “We’re transforming a 100-year-old business based on the internal combustion engine into an all-EV business. In 2021, when GM CEO Mary Barra committed to go 100 percent electric by 2035, Maten says, “The first thing we said was, ‘Oh man, we’re going to need a lot of batteries.’” That led to taking a hard look at the supply chain and making “a concerted effort to onshore or nearshore that supply chain to make sure it’s sustainable.” Now, he says, “just about every month we bring on another partner to secure” critical minerals.įailure is not an option, Maten says. Michael Maten, GM’s senior strategist for EV and energy policy says the change was coming whether Congress acted or not. Or let’s make batteries that use less nickel.” China refines nearly all of the minerals used by battery makers, Prochazka adds, “so now we’ll have processing facilities in the U.S.” Last month, Nevada-based Panasonic Energy announced that in 2025 it would start making EV batteries from nickel recycled in that state. If cobalt and nickel are hard to get, Prochazka says, then “let’s make batteries that use less cobalt, or no cobalt. Taken together, the bills stand to transform the electric vehicle battery industry and force innovation, much as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act did in the 2010s, when Tesla secured a $465 million federal loan to complete development of its Modern S sedan and open its plant in Fremont, California. or its allied nations and 100 percent North American-manufactured or -assembled components will qualify for the full credit. By 2029, only EVs with 80 percent of their minerals sourced within the U.S. has offered a $7,500 tax credit to buyers of most new EVs since the end of 2009 but starting in 2023, the IRA ties that tax credit to certain requirements for sourcing of critical minerals and manufacturing of batteries. The passage of two new federal laws, the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, is expected to move the industry along. Other minerals come from countries with which the United States would prefer to loosen economic ties, including Russia, which provides 20 percent of the world’s dwindling stores of nickel, and China, which supplies virtually all the graphite used in EV batteries internationally. The Democratic Republic of Congo produces more than 70 percent of the world’s cobalt, often by exploiting child labor under unsafe working conditions. It relies on imported critical minerals - not just lithium, but cobalt, copper, graphite, and nickel - that are acquired by hacking into mountains or by pumping scarce desert groundwater into ponds, then waiting for water to evaporate and leave the mineral behind. Lithium’s better energy density means a li-ion battery can store a third more watt-hours per kilogram than Ni-MH batteries can, which means they last longer and weigh less.īut the lithium battery still has serious drawbacks. ![]() Lithium-ion, or li-ion, was a big step up from the nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) batteries that had been powering most hybrid and electric vehicles, including the wildly popular Prius. “The battery system is the secret,” Eberhard explained at the time, “behind our four-second 0-60 mph acceleration.”Įberhard and his collaborator, Marc Tarpenning, named their new electric vehicle company after Nikola Tesla, and two years later, in 2008, the Tesla became the first commercially produced, lithium-ion-powered vehicle to hit the auto market. The Roadster, as it was called, contained a lot of innovative engineering, but nothing about it mattered more than the 6,831 lithium-ion battery cells packed into its rear compartment, which gave the vehicle its range and speed. Sixteen years have passed since engineer Martin Eberhard unveiled his futuristic custom-designed sports car before a crowd of investors, journalists, and potential buyers in a Santa Monica Airport hangar. ![]() |
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