Drive

2022 - 9 - 12

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How Long Is the Drive to the Edge of the Universe? (The New York Times)

See you in a quadrillion years or so. Don't forget to pack zillions of tons of snacks!

The edge of the observable universe isn’t the edge of space, just the edge of the map. As far as we know, the edge of the observable universe isn’t the edge of the actual universe. A 10¹⁷-year road trip would be long enough to replay the lives of every one of those people in real time — in a sort of unedited documentary — and then rewatch every one of those documentaries 150 times, each time with a different commentary track by the 150 people who knew the subject best. Once the stars have burned out, you’ll have to find a new source of entertainment. At 33 miles per gallon, it would take a moon-size sphere of gasoline to reach the edge of the universe. The trip would take a lot of fuel.

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CAO authorizes $750000 to rebuild Pinecone Drive (KenoraOnline.com)

Geotechnical Engineer and Team Lead with Stantec, Kevin Baylis, explains that the firm has completed over 100 similar remediation projects across North America, ...

During the meeting, Attanasio explained that due to the upcoming municipal election, the City of Kenora’s council is in a ‘lame duck’ period – meaning they aren’t able to approve much spending. It would rebuild the roadway’s slopes with synthetic material, but would have forced a shutdown of the roadway with major excavation work in the area. Attanasio says the final engineering drawings are expected to be completed later today, with quotes extended for materials likely by tomorrow. The first option, which Baylis described as a ‘no brainer’ recommendation and was eventually accepted by the city, is a granular berm with a shear key project – with new local materials used to flatten out the slopes, which will also help with drainage. [In a Special Council Meeting on September 8](https://video.isilive.ca/kenora/2022-09-08.html), Kenora’s Chief Administrative Officer, Kyle Attanasio, confirmed that Kenora will be spending $750,000 with Winnipeg’s Stantec general engineering firm to conduct the repairs ahead of the winter season. Baylis explains that geotechnical studies and borehole drilling have been taking place throughout the summer to determine why Pinecone Drive failed.

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How teeing the ball higher can help you drive it longer (Golf.com)

Changing tee height has a direct impact on the launch and spin of the ball off your driver and can help you get more distance off the tee.

This is a modal window. An alumni of the International Junior Golf Academy and the University of South Carolina–Beaufort golf team, where he helped them to No. 1 in the national NAIA rankings, Luke moved to New York in 2012 to pursue his Masters degree in Journalism from Columbia University. Under testing conditions using a robot swinging at 95 mph with GOLF research partner Golf Laboratories, we found that nailing the proper tee height can deliver up to 25 more yards of carry distance because of where contact is made on the face. Low strikes (below center) averaged 219 yards of carry compared to 244 yards when struck above the middle. Editor’s note: This tip was featured in GOLF’s Play Smart package from the September/October 2022 issue of GOLF Magazine.

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Evergreen Boulevard closed between Glacial Shores Way and ... (Saskatoon.ca |)

Evergreen Boulevard will be closed between Glacial Shores Way and Fedoruk Drive on Tuesday, September 13, at 7:00 a.m. for roadway crack sealing work.

Evergreen Boulevard will be closed between Glacial Shores Way and Fedoruk Drive on Tuesday, September 13, at 7:00 a.m. - Fedoruk Drive eastbound right turn and curb lanes; and westbound left turn lane to Evergreen Boulevard southbound will be closed Detours will be in place guiding motorists around the work zone.

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Researchers explore enzymes that use a cation, not oxygen ... (Phys.Org)

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Texas at Austin have defined the structure of a substrate-bound iron 2-oxoglutarate ...

"So we looked at a couple of different enzymes within the Fe/2OG family to see how they performed different transformations using the same substrate, or molecule they bind to." "Now we know how these enzymes catalyze transformations and have found the binding sites, we have a foundation for determining what they can do in terms of reactions," Chang says. Enzymes in the Fe/2OG family are naturally occurring—they are found in everything from bacteria to plants and animals. Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Texas at Austin have defined the structure of a substrate-bound iron 2-oxoglutarate (Fe/2OG) enzyme to explore whether these enzymes could be used to create a wide array of molecules. The work, published in Nature Communications, could lead to the use of Fe/2OG enzymes in making a wide array of valuable molecules. They identified binding sites on both enzymes, but when it came to exploring how the enzyme performed its transformations, they made a surprising find.

Researchers explore enzymes that use a cation, not oxygen ... (Science Daily)

Researchers defined the structure of a substrate-bound iron 2-oxoglutarate (Fe/2OG) enzyme to explore whether these enzymes could be used to create a wide ...

"So we looked at a couple of different enzymes within the Fe/2OG family to see how they performed different transformations using the same substrate, or molecule they bind to." "Now we know how these enzymes catalyze transformations and have found the binding sites, we have a foundation for determining what they can do in terms of reactions," Chang says. The Fe/2OG family of enzymes are naturally occurring -- they are found in everything from bacteria to plants and animals. Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Texas at Austin defined the structure of a substrate-bound iron 2-oxoglutarate (Fe/2OG) enzyme to explore whether these enzymes could be used to create a wide array of molecules. The work could lead to the use of Fe/2OG enzymes in making a wide array of valuable molecules. They identified binding sites on both enzymes, but when it came to exploring how the enzyme performed its transformations, they made a surprising find.

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China Biotech Rout Shows Growing Pain From US Decoupling ... (BNN)

(Bloomberg) -- The latest US effort to reduce reliance on China is striking hard at the Asian nation's biotech stocks, as investors price in more ...

In Hong Kong, Wuxi Biologics tumbled nearly 20%, the biggest drag on the Hang Seng Index. It may also target areas that may threaten US position, such as new energy and AI-related industries, he said. and WuXi AppTec were the worst performers on China’s CSI 300 Index Tuesday, falling at least 10% each. With the Asian nation also manufacturing a host of industrial and high-tech products, there are questions over what other sectors may be affected next. “I think market hasn’t fully priced in such a risk of Sino-US conflicts. Following US President Joe Biden’s executive order to bolster domestic bio-manufacturing and cut reliance on foreign companies, bellwether Chinese stocks such as Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc.

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Food Works launches 2023 recruitment drive (Business Plus)

Food Works is seeking participants for its latest programme with the promise that they can tap public funding.

“Food Works also provided a huge networking opportunity, which ultimately provided access to HPSU funding we received from Enterprise Ireland. “Food Works gave us an opportunity to really focus on what we were trying to do," said Lynch. "We had a business plan coming into the programme and the Food Works team helped us to analyse and drill down into it.

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Collision in drive-thru leads to impaired driving arrest in Peterborough (Globalnews.ca)

Officers in Peterborough were called to a parking lot near George Street North and Townsend Street in connection with a collision in a drive-thru on Monday.

The 22-year-old woman from Peterborough was charged with one count of impaired driving (alcohol). [Lakefield teen charged with impaired driving after fleeing crash: Peterborough County OPP](https://globalnews.ca/news/9122571/lakefield-teen-impaired-driving-peterborough-county-crash/) [Peterborough Police Service](https://globalnews.ca/tag/peterborough-police-service), around 1:30 p.m., officers were called to a parking lot in the area of George Street North and Townsend Street in connection with a collision in a drive-thru and a suspected impaired driver.

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Drive-thru collision in Peterborough leads to impaired driving charge ... (Toronto Star)

A 22-year-old Peterborough woman is facing an impaired charge after an incident in a drive-thru on Monday afternoon.

The accused was released on an appearance notice and is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 12, officers were called to a parking lot in the George Street North and Townsend Street area in connection with a collision in a drive-thru and a possible impaired driver. A 22-year-old Peterborough woman is facing an impaired charge after an incident in a drive-thru on Monday afternoon.

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