Civ to play Opponents Democracy Game Revival DemoGame Social Group MTDG II - Mad Scientists Listening: "A king, in order to be a true leader, must listen with his ears, eyes, and heart, giving his people his undivided attention." dutchfire Deity Retired Moderator Joined Jan 5, 2006 Mes...
CIVIL rights activist Jesse Jackson is back in the United States after delivering a message from President Clinton to Nigeria's military ruler, Gen. Sani Abacha. It seems the Clinton administration is realizing the dangers in that West African country of nearly 114 million people, with more than...
play an active role in governing these issues. In Germany, for example, migration is the responsibility of the Foreign Office and the Ministry of the Interior. Also the defence ministry is not responsible in disaster assistance as this is the responsibility of civil forces. According to the ...
10. In fact we see here 'pure' self- healing of the material due to densification of the matrix around the crack. Besides local densification of the paste adjacent to the crack, the crack itself is gradually filled with reaction products. Simulations showed that the healing mechanism will ...
Consequently, this principle takes into consideration the local and actual effects of different actions on the power grid. The difference in GHG emission intensity between “average electricity” and “marginal electricity” tends to be significant [34]. It is highly dependent on the combination of ...
Besides local densification of the paste adjacent to the crack, the crack itself is gradually filled with reaction products. Simulations showed that the healing mechanism will benefit from the presence of relatively large cement grains, i.e. coarsely ground cement. This might explain why older struc...
If you read the trades, it’s the Big Fairs – but you have to be invited to those, lest you attend as a nobody. More democratically, the scene could be one’s local community arts council chapter, or First Thursdays in your town, or your family museum membership, or the comments se...
But if one dares to play a different game or to suggest different rules? Well, then they are a threat. We see threats everywhere, and frankly, in this competition for influence, many of our friends are starting to look longingly in their directions. It is time for America to become ...
However, when it comes to reusing reclaimed water from centralized wastewater treatment systems, the distance between facilities and agricultural areas can become a major drawback, as a reclaimed water distribution network has to be enabled that would duplicate treatment, reclamation and discharge ...
Building CER, therefore, is an intrinsic component of ensuring long-term steady economic growth and a green, healthy environmental development trajectory [6,7]. Consequently, the construction sector is widely regarded as holding the key to achieving long-term CER objectives and sustainable economic ...