![]() ![]() In 2021, we established “Accelerate Nature”, a unique partnership with Conservation International, a nonprofit, non-governmental organization and globally recognized leader in nature-based climate solutions. We support efforts to strengthen carbon credit markets as we see them as a mechanism for delivering strong returns while diminish-ing risk. These credits help meet the urgent need to reduce global carbon emissions, and voluntary or compliance targets. Companies looking to reduce emissions that cannot yet be abated, can balance out today’s emissions by purchasing carbon credits. Carbon credits are generated from projects around the world that pull greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere or keep emissions from being released, such as by reducing deforestation. The mar-ket for high-quality, additional, verifiable, and permanent carbon credits is one of those opportunities. We believe this partnership can serve as a prototype for the types of innovative tools that investors are increasingly seeking as they tap into the opportunities presented by the whole economy transition to net zero.Īt CPP Investments, we are putting considerable effort and capital into capturing attractive investment oppor-tunities that arise as world economies ramp up efforts to decarbonize in response to climate change.Doing so will enable us to earn attractive risk-adjusted returns to benefit generations of contributors and beneficiaries and simultaneously create posi-tive externalities for the planet. Enabling more partnerships like Accelerate Nature can help expand both the supply and market infra-structure necessary to progress toward a net-zero future.O enabling the private sector to purchase certified carbon credits generated by each project that support the economic development of Indigenous communities. ![]() O supporting the development of high-quality projects that reduce and remove global carbon emis-sions and preserve biodiversity and, O creating long-term value by establishing partnerships with Indigenous communities to keep car-bon-rich tropical forests healthy Our investment in this partnership will provide us with strong returns and further enable Conservation International to deliver benefits to its stakeholders, including: With this in mind, in 2021, CPP Investments established “Accelerate Nature”, a unique partnership with Conservation International, a non-profit, non-governmental organiza-tion and globally recognized leader in nature-based climate solutions. We support efforts to strengthen carbon credit markets as we see them as a mechanism for delivering strong returns while diminishing risk.Demand for these nature-based climate solutions is rising faster than supply, and will continue to expand for decades to come, driven by fast-multiplying regulatory standards and corporate commitments to reach net zero.As the world moves towards limiting and tolling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, there is increasing de-mand for high-quality, additional, verifiable, and permanent carbon credits.This paper shares the data, analysis and convictions that helped inform CPP Investments’ decision to partner with Conservation International. This partnership is indicative of the innovative tools being increasingly sought by investors as we pursue attractive returns from climate change-related opportuni-ties. Read why we’re deploying this tool to meet the challenge of climate change.ĬPP Investments is partnering with Conservation International on a prototype for joint ventures between pri-vate capital and non-profit organizations to help scale nascent carbon markets and create enduring value by safeguarding unique forest ecosystems and communities. Our partnership with Conservation International serves as a prototype to help scale nascent carbon markets and create enduring value by safeguarding unique forest eco-systems and communities. Impact will intensify in coming years as more re-gions advance efforts to decarbonize by expanding carbon rules-pushing carbon prices higher.ĭemand for carbon credits will grow significantly in the coming decades. The pricing of carbon emissions is affecting financial markets globally. Navigating consequent risks and opportunities requires a mix of inno-vative tools – including carbon credits. Investing in the Potential of Carbon CreditsĪs the world moves toward net zero, we are putting considerable effort and capital into capturing attractive opportunities that arise as economies ramp up efforts to decarbonize.īy CPP Investments Insights Institute on March 14, 2022Ĭlimate change entails a whole economy transition.
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![]() To do batch conversions in MKVTools (or, for that matter, MP4Tools), you'll need to create a preset (or modify an existing one) that will be applied to all the files in the batch. Should you have no other test file to test the batch conversion on, I recommend duplicating the above file with slightly different names and, having finished this, dragging the whole bunch of files to the app – it'll also prove unattended batch (mass-conversion) mode works as intended. The file has, being an unaltered, original DVD rip, an MPEG-2 video track you'll need to convert to the iOS- / Apple TV- (and storage-)friendly H.264. ![]() Say we need to preserve all the additional tracks of THIS direct DVD rip file (also linked to in THIS DVD ripping tutorial). Start the app and drag-and-drop the set of files you'd like to convert. (With its bother, MP4Tools, you don't need to do the same – there, it's the beta that you should use for most purposes.) To mass-convert files to MKV, you'll need to purchase a license for the app and, assuming you do want to reencode the video track, download the regular (non-beta) version of the app. (Actually, the main difference between the two is that MP4Tools creates / changes MP4 files while MKVTools MKV files when converting, from any kind of other file type.) Its brother, MKVTools ( homepage), has the same user interface and very similar capabilities. MP4Tools is one of the video handler apps I recommend the most for, among other things, remuxing MKV's to MP4's, joining more than one MP4's into just one target MP4 and the like. Therefore, we'll need to stick with the commercial (but still very cheap) MKVTools for mass conversions. Note that, unfortunately, HandBrakeBatch (as opposed to HandBrake), the most recommended tool for mass (batch-mode) MP4 / M4V audio/subtrack preserving (see section 2.2 below) can't output to MKV files, only mp4/m4v ones. It essentially instructs FFmpeg to add the “ m2ts” extension to the original filename of the input file to save the converted file to.Ģ, Batch converting any files to MP4 / M4V / MKV's with preserving all (subtitle / audio) tracksĪlso at MacRumors, I've been asked (post HERE and HERE) to explain how one can easily fix a well-known problem of HandBrake: for input files with more than one audio/subtitle track, the need to manually add every single (with DVD's, the original bitmap VobSub) subtitle and every single audio track to the target, converted MKV and MP4 / M4V files while, say, converting the video track from MPEG-2 to H.264. The second dynamic parameter set by the loop is "$f.m2ts". It's passed two dynamic parameters: first, the input filename itself (as was the case with Project-X), "$f", right after the input flag ( -i). Here, the FFmpeg executable is in the “ Contents/Resources/” directory of the “ Video Container Switcher.app” discussed in the above discussion thread. (Originally published HERE note that you can easily check out the context of the posts I link to by clicking the first “ discussion thread” link in the “ You are viewing a single post from a discussion thread on MacRumors Forums.” title above each post.) An example of invoking FFmpeg for a quick remux (container change) with forcing (see the switch “ -bsf h264_mp4toannexb”) FFmpeg to add a keyframe before each converted H.264 stream to make it 100% compatible with the m2ts container:įor f in *.mkv do Video\ Container\ Switcher.app/Contents/Resources/ffmpeg -i "$f" -acodec copy -vcodec copy -bsf h264_mp4toannexb "$f.m2ts" done The (varying) parameter passed to the java interpreter is in “ "$f"”: it simply passes the just-iterated filename to the java executable.īased on this explanation, it's very easy to generalize this to even supply output filenames to apps that, say, require an explicitly given output filename (the above command only required an input one) to write their output to. ts extension (this is what the “ for f in *.ts do … done” part is for) and for each of them, it executes the middle part of the command, java -jar ProjectX.jar. Just enter the following at the (OS X or any kind of Unix / Linux) command line to mass-process TS files:įor f in *.ts do java -jar ProjectX.jar "$f" done With the excellent DVB TS recording processor Project-X, I've already shown (see the update at ) you how you can quickly and easily extract the subtitle tracks from several TS files at once. Should you want to mass-convert / mass-process a bunch of files in, say, a directory or of the same type, batch files can be of tremendous help. Some of the video converters (for example, Project-X or FFmpeg) (also) have a command-line interface (CLI). In the article below, I present you them all in an edited, more verbose format.ġ, Using batch files (or looping commands) with command-line applications At MacRumors, I've published a lot of tips on mass converting videos to make one's life much easier when mass-converting several videos at a time. ![]() ![]() It currently holds 2.7 on IMDB.Īnaconda 3: Offsping was released on DVD on Octoby Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.5. Similar to many made-for-television movies, the film received poor reviews for having almost nothing to do with the previous films, unoriginal confusing plot, wooden acting and low-budget special effects. Meanwhile, one of Murdoch's men drives by heading from the factory where he found one baby snake still alive to deliver the snake to Murdoch. Amanda, sitting in a roadside, burns all of her documentation on the snake research and leaves into the sunset. Once she is at a safe distance, the explosives detonate. After wounding Hammett, Amanda sets the timer on the explosives and escapes from the building, leaving Hammett to be attacked by the baby snakes while he tries to reach the bomb. Inside the building, the queen gives birth. As the two of them meet Amanda inside the factory, Andrei moves to set the charges, but Hammett kills him, causing Amanda to realize that Hammett is working for someone (Murdoch) wanting a live baby anaconda. Hammett and his last remaining hunter, Andrei (Alin Olteanu), arrive and hear the grenade go off. Nick helps Amanda escape but is wounded by the snake as it impales him with its tail, but Nick is able to discharge a grenade, killing both him and the snake. Before they can finish, the male attacks. While Hammett searches for the snake on foot, Amanda and two of the three remaining hunters, Nick (Patrick Regis) and Amanda, spot the snakes going into an old factory, and follow them in to plant explosives around the building. In the morning, the party begins searching for the snake, but Pinkus has his hand bitten off by the anaconda and is killed. The teams wants to call in the military, but Hammett forbids it and threatens Amanda with jail for her role in creating it. Amanda is rescued by Hammett and both of them escape.Īs they regroup, Amanda reluctantly reveals that the queen anaconda is pregnant and will give birth to more genetically "special" offspring in less than 24 hours. As Amanda is about to help her, the snake reappears and devours Sofia. During the next confrontation with the snake, a car crash results, with the anaconda spitting acidic venom in Victor's face, burning it, injuring Sofia with a broken leg and leaving Amanda in the car. As the group splits up, Amanda heads off in a car with two other team members, Victor (Toma Danilă) and Sofia (Mihaela Elena Oros). Hammett arrives and gives the team a lecture on how to kill the snake. During the first confrontation with the snake, two of the party are killed: Captain Gronzy is stabbed by the genetically altered anaconda's very sharp-knifed tail and Dragosh gets his head bitten off by the snake. The hunting party arrives later and begin formulating a plan of attack. At a small farm in the middle of the woods, the owner is eaten alive by one of the snakes. Murdoch calls in a team of animal hunters, led by Hammett ( David Hasselhoff), to capture both snakes. In looking through the facility, Amanda and another researcher realize that the second (Queen) anaconda has also escaped. As it escapes, it kills many of the people working in the lab, though Cupboard escapes the destruction. However, as Murdoch, his assistant Pinkus (Ryan McCluskey) and a scientist leave, the anaconda breaks through his enclosure's wall. While visiting the facility, Murdoch agitates the male anaconda with a large flashlight, and has it gassed to calm it down. Amanda Hayes ( Crystal Allen) and funded by Murdoch ( John Rhys-Davies), a well-known industrialist. Anaconda (2015).Ī very large female anaconda captured from the Amazon River basin and another larger and smarter male anaconda are being held in a scientific lab owned Wexel Hall for experimentation. The film was followed by Anacondas: Trail of Blood (2009), as well as the spin-off crossover Lake Placid vs. It stars David Hasselhoff, Crystal Allen and John Rhys-Davies. The film premiered on SciFi Channel on Jand released on DVD on October 21, 2008. The film is a sequel to Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid and the third installment of the Anaconda-series. Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)Īnaconda 3: Offspring (also known as Anaconda 3, Anaconda III, Anaconda: Offspring or Anaconda III: Offspring) is a 2008 made-for-television horror film directed by Don E. Keeping Font Fixes to a MinimumĪnother important consideration – choosing fonts that require minimal design tweaks. Play around with combinations until you find the right look, or check out websites that suggest font pairings if you need a little extra guidance. A little contrast in size and font weights can help you organize information on a flyer or a website, but if there’s too much variance in the fonts, it can make things look chaotic and disorganized. But don’t get carried away, either – stick to two or three font styles at the maximum. If you decide to use more than one font in a design, you want to ensure they work well together. ![]() What catches your attention and has you curious about their products and services? What design schemes and typographic choices seem to be working for them that you could use as inspiration for your own projects?īig-name brands often use custom-made logotypes or premium-quality (read: pricey) commercial fonts, but there are still plenty of free alternatives that might also work for you. What’s Your Competition Using?īuilding on your design goals, take a look at the work of your peers and business competitors. Your font choices should fit in naturally with the materials – something cutesy might not resonate with a mature or high-end crowd, while plain-looking fonts wouldn’t reflect a lively personality. ![]() Do you cater to a younger crowd or an older, more sophisticated demographic? Think about the colors and images you use in your branding – are they playful and light, neutral and timeless, or deep and mysterious? Think about the target audience and the image you’re hoping to project. Once you have a theme in mind, it can help you narrow down potential font categories much quicker. In other words, some projects might call for a less formal look with a sans-serif or hand-lettered font, while more elaborate designs require a brush script or classic-looking serif font. Will it be in print or displayed on a website (or both)? Is it for a major publication like a newspaper or magazine, or a casual newsletter? Handmade product labels or high-end wedding invitations? Or perhaps you have a poster that calls for a retro-style logo with bold headlines. The type of project you’re working on can help direct your font choices. Read on for some key considerations when you’re choosing fonts. Since every project is different, you want to select typefaces that reflect the goals and overall tone for each particular design. Now that you’re on the path to choosing the best free fonts for commercial use, you want to think about how you’ll be using said fonts. 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While Everwild and the team building it will get everything they need, we are still fully committed to Sea of Thieves-Joe, Mike, Shelley and the team still have plenty of creative ideas and plans to bring to Sea of Thieves for a long time to come and we have a number of central teams that support both games. Having two large games in development represents a tremendous opportunity for Rare and the talented staff here as we grow and further evolve the studio to meet the challenges of simultaneously operating a successful live service and being in pre-production for a new IP. ![]() Everwild will give you memorable, engaging and meaningful experiences for players everywhere to share. The development team, led by Executive Producer Louise O’Connor, is creating something truly original and incredibly special that aims to be more than just a new IP. The Everwild team is focused on building an experience that allows for new ways to play in a natural and magical world. PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, PC, Stadia, Nintendo Switch. While Everwild is still early in development, we are very excited about the unique potential of the game we are creating. The LinkedIn profile of Rare gameplay engineer Jordan Bell states that the upcoming Everwild will feature. Those looking for more information can find an overview as described by Rare studio head Craig Duncan below: ![]() Keel-billed Toucan nest on cavities, usually in trees with decomposed areas, which they take advantage of. In meeting season males courtship the female mainly by vocal displays, also sometimes males offer food to its couple. Find & Download Free Graphic Resources for Keel Billed Toucan. The population has a habitat spanning from. The toucans bill is amazingly dextrous and allows the bird to feed on a variety of tropical forest fruits. The keel-billed toucan can be discovered in their usual habitat, which is the Tropical rainforests of Latin America. The most obvious characteristic of the toucan is the huge yellow, orange, red, green and black bill. This birds are monogamous, many times is easy to see the couple together in the same tree, males have a slightly bigger bill. The keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) is a spectacular species with a preposterously over-sized bill, and one of the most recognized of all neotropical birds. The Keel-billed Toucan, known as the 'bill bird'locally, is the national bird of Belize. This species of toucan is mainly a fruit eater, but as well supplement its diets with occasional animal protein including snakes, small lizards and insects. Keel-billed Toucan can be seen in primary rainforest, secondary forest as well as gardens and it visits feeders with fruits, usually travels is small groups of about 6 individuals. They can be found throughout Belizes forests and nest in. This bird can be find in all the Caribbean slope, in lowlands and middle elevations where is a fairly common bird to encounter, as well it habits the dryer area of Guanacaste, and recently it has expand its habitat to the Central Pacific and very few reports in the South Pacific of the country. The Keel-billed toucan is a very social bird and can often be seen in flocks of six or more birds. As well easy to notice by its froglike croaking call. Its height is up to 17 to 22 inches, it weighs up to 4.7 to 8.8 pounds, and it has a wingspan of up to 43 to 60 inches, with a lifetime of up to. The second biggest toucan in Costa Rica, very easy to identify by its bright, multicolored bill, the Keel-billed Toucan is one of Costa Rica's most beautiful birds. A keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) is an omnivorous creature belonging to the Animalia family, phylum Chordata, class Aves, order Piciformes, and family Ramphastidae. And the species sulfuratus, means “that contains sulfur” probably from the yellow color on the head and breast of this toucan. The keel-billed toucan, also known as sulfur-breasted toucan or rainbow-billed toucan, is a colorful Latin American member of the toucan family. The Latin name of this bird is very interesting the genus was establish by Linnaeus, Ramphastos: a broad sword from the form of its bill. ![]() English might be the official language, but in a country with well over 250 other local languages, Pidgin was developed to aid communication among people from different parts of the country, as well as between locals and Europeans. Perhaps you just had one of Nigeria’s tasty traditional dishes and you want to express your pleasure and congratulate the chef. Pidgin is an English-based creole language and Nigeria’s real lingua franca. Knowing how to ask where the bathroom is in pidgin is an obvious essential. ![]() Its name, Bislama, derived from the Beche-de-mer (sea cucumber) traders who developed a form of Pidgin English. This common greeting means ‘How is everything?’. When Europeans arrived, a lingua franca evolved. How do you say I Love you in Nigerian Pidgin? Nigerian Pidgin,along with the various pidgin and creole languages of West Africa share similarities to the various English-based Creoles found in the Caribbean. How do you speak Nigerian Pidgin English? A word or phrase that stands alone as a greeting or introduces a. It is an English pidgin whose vocabulary has. Nigerian English is regarded as distinct from Pidgin English, although the exact. oles and probably to the other Indian tribes the Plains Indians of the United States were making extensive use of Pidgin. Nigerian Pidgin is spoken as a lingua franca in Nigeria, a country of over 500 languages.Anguillan Creole does not have the status of an official language.stages,namely a jargon or prepidgin,stable pidgin,expanded pidgin,and creole stage.Pidgins are real languages their just created with the purpose of making 2 communities communicable for example Nigerian pidgin, this is a real language used to make communication with the different tribes of Nigeria possible and its passed on not like a native language but when a child is older here’s how a someone from the Yoruba tribe described it to me ”at home (Nigeria)we speak many languages and you can tell where a person is from by their name but we also speak English in a way but What languages make up the pidgin language? Usage & Meaning: This is a popular form of greeting and it means How are you or How are you doing 2. “You are coming for my party, abi/shey/ba?” They are mostly used for confirmation after a statement, thereby turning it into a question. Abi, shey or ba are slang that act sort of like punctuation. Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Texas Board of Nursing required.BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained within 3 months (90 days) of hire date or job transfer date required.May provide input for hiring, training, directing, development and evaluating of staff.Respond to complaints about patient care and manage through established channels.Evaluate the effectiveness of patient care and identify any issues that affect desired patient outcomes.Assess daily patient care needs and develop and distribute patient care assignments, ensuring that population appropriate patient care is given.Contribute to or perform performance evaluations of staff.Assign, direct, educate and monitor nursing and support staff during assigned shift.Supervise and coordinate unit staffing and provide leadership while ensuring implementation of clinical objectives and quality patient care in assigned area. In March 2021 Newsweek named Ascension Seton Hays as one of the top 217 Best Maternity hospitals in 2021 using the Leapfrog Maternity standards. Additionally, Ascension Seton Hays recently launched a bariatrics and digestive health program. The campus is a destination for specialty care including heart and vascular health, and muskuloskeletal, plastic and neurological surgical care, among others. ![]() Ascension Seton Hays has also been awarded the Silver Plus Level Performance Award from the American Heart Association - Get with the Guidelines Program for providing advanced stroke care. Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance PlansĪscension Seton Hays is a regional hospital with 24/7 emergency care and is certified as a Level II trauma Center and as a primary stroke center.Location: 6001 Kyle Pkwy, Kyle, TX 78640.Role: Registered Nurse - House Supervisor ![]() ![]() The “pre-release burst” feature included in Z 9 firmware version 2.00 cannot be used.Except in the case of the D5200, the focus point will be recorded with pictures taken using the AF and Shoot button, but note that pictures cannot be taken using the AF and Shoot button when AF-F is selected with the D7000. Using AF-F with D4, D800, D800E, D610, D600, D7100, D7000, D5500, D5300, D5200, D5100, and Df cameras: The focus point will not be recorded in the photo information for pictures taken using the Shoot button while AF-F is selected for autofocus mode.The pictures will be displayed when you exit Camera Control Pro 2. To users of cameras other than the D3, D700, D300S, D300, D5000, and D90: The Explorer, Nikon Transfer 2, and other software will not show the pictures stored on memory cards inserted in the camera.Note: Some of the above products may not have been announced or released in all countries or regions. May not function as expected if camera is connected via a USB hub. Colors: 24-bit color (True Color) or moreīuilt-in USB port required.Resolution: 1024 × 768 pixels (XGA) or more.Intel Celeron, Pentium 4, or Core series, 1 GHz or betterġ GB or more (1.5 GB or more recommended)Ī minimum of 500 MB available on the start-up disk (1 GB or more recommended) Note: Pre-installed 64-bit editions only. Read the information below before proceeding.If you initiate movie recording using camera controls, a warning may be displayed close the dialog before ending recording.Users of the D5500 (firmware C version 1.01 or later) or the D5300 (firmware C version 1.01 or later) who use the Windows edition of Camera Control Pro 2 are requested to upgrade to the current version, as versions 2.22.0 or earlier will no longer detect the camera.If you are using D5 “C” firmware version 1.20 or later, update Camera Control Pro 2 to the current version, as versions 2.25.0 or earlier will not function as expected.The interface after the update will be in the same language as the current software and cannot be changed. ![]() When performing the update, log in to an account with administrator privileges.Before beginning installation, exit Camera Control Pro 2 and all other applications, including any anti-virus software.When performing the update, you may be required to enter the product key to confirm ownership.Download and run the file to perform the update. This software is distributed as a file named “S-CCPRO_-023402WF-ALLIN-ALL_.exe”.For new users, it functions as a trial version that, once installed, can be used for up to 30 days before purchase is required. This software is for current owners of Camera Control Pro 2. ![]() They behave extremely dynamically and, on occasion, erratically. They are characterized by the fact that they cannot be simplified in order to understand their dynamics. It has become broad and confusing, but in its individual applications, it achieves amazingly accurate results.Įxamples of complex systems are: man himself, his central nervous system, the climate, the abundance of ideas in young start-ups, religions, financial markets, the Internet, etc. The theory of complex systems has specialized over the years. Many calculations and experiments at nuclear research institutions roughly confirm the assumptions of our standard physical model and the theory of relativity. Superstring theory was an attempt to penetrate subnuclear space. Simultaneously, the Unified Field Theory was pursued in atomic physics, in hopes of finding an all-encompassing theory of the forces in the universe. Even these sophisticated simulations are unable to predict the famous “Black Swan” events. Suddenly we see how 10’000 times repeated calculations open up a panoply of possible future developments out of a simple starting point. The simulation of non-linear processes based on stochastic equations is employed in the calculations of risk scenarios. We are all familiar with the fascinating representations of Mandelbrot sets that dissolve into ever finer structures. Even in the production of organic food, computers calculate the correct amounts of water and feed based on data and patterns supplied by sensors in the ground and in the barn.Ĭhaos theory became popular and lost itself in endless fractal representations. Today, computers monitor the chaotic movements at a pop concert to determine where panic outbursts can arise. Non-linear processes, pattern recognition, climate change, the famous flapping of the butterfly’s wings in Brazil that causes a tornado in Texas, became hot topics. The introduction of computers into this field has added to the variety of descriptions of conversion states and their conditions. The modelling of complex and dynamic relations is closely linked to the development of powerful computers. Its ideas have influenced climate research, sociology, psychology, marketing techniques, and many other areas. Today it plays an important role in the simulation of dynamic processes. From this experience, the theory of complex systems came into being. The simulation of weather forecasts on computers showed that the slightest changes in an assumption or mere rounding differences in calculations could lead to very diverse results. ![]() They were increasingly confronted with the fundamental unpredictability of developments and events in large, and above all, dynamic systems. In the 1950s and 1960s, researchers in the West realized that many interactions were much more complex than anticipated. Atomic physics and especially quantum theory began to dissolve the deterministic outlines of the Western mechanistic world view even outside of expert groups. People began to think about the many interdependencies in nature, in our society and in our values. Systems- and interrelationships-oriented thinking and the resulting systems theory emerged – in a nutshell – as an answer to the upheavals of the first half of the 20th century. |
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