Intel says its Chandler sites, which rely on supplies from three rivers and a system of wells, reclaim about 82 percent of the freshwater they use through filtration systems, settling ponds and other equipment. That water is sent back to the city, which operates treatment facilities that Intel funded, and which redistributes it for irrigation and other nonpotable uses.
Rome finally abandons 'too complicated' Roman numerals
Italy to drop use of Roman numerals - which still appear on road signs and official documents - after thousands of years
They have survived thousands of years since their birth in ancient Rome, but Roman numerals are finally to be phased out after they were deemed too complicated for the modern-day capital.
Until now, Rome has remained stubbornly wedded to the ancient numeric system on its street signs, official documents, bills and identity cards.
However, under a new directive approved by Rome city council this week, the numerals will have to be written out fully.
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, a vast cobbled street that winds its way through central Rome, will now be Corso Vittorio Emanuele Secondo.
Nearby S. Pio X, along which thousands of tourists trek every day to visit the Vatican, will now be S.Pio Decimo.
The directive was proposed by Istat, that national statistics agency, who say they want to standardise, and simplify, Italy’s numerical system.
One of the 'confusing' street names (Alamy)
Although street signs and documents containing Roman numerals will not be immediately replaced, any new signage or identity papers will be issued according to the new rules.
Rome city council said “it had no other choice” than to adopt Istat’s recommendation. "We are following the guidelines," a spokesman said.
However the Italian press reacted angrily to the decision. Mario Ajello, a commentator for Il Messaggero, said the new rules were equivalent to “cultural suicide”.
“Taking away the Latin figures is simplifying things in the worst sense of the word,” he wrote.
“Is it easier and simpler to have no link to the past? Maybe, yes: but it is cultural suicide.”
It comes months after an uproar over the increasing use of English-language slogans in prominent publicity campaigns, with Italians complaining that their traditions were being abandoned.
The Italian navy – or Marina Militare – adopted the slogan “Be Cool, join the Navy” for its recruitment campaign in February, using English rather than Italian.
The Eternal City dropped the Italian “Roma Capitale” as its principal branding slogan in favour of the English “Rome and You”.
It also cut the image of a wolf suckling Romulus and Remus, one of the best known symbols of the capital.
The use of Roman numerals - which are letters from the Latin alphabet employed to signify values - gradually declined since their invention in Ancient Rome, replaced by Arabic numerals.
However, they continue to be used in some contexts such as in the names of monarchs or popes, when denoting volume and chapter numbers, or in sequels of films and video games.
They have survived thousands of years since their birth in ancient Rome, but Roman numerals are finally to be phased out after they were deemed too complicated for the modern-day capital.
Until now, Rome has remained stubbornly wedded to the ancient numeric system on its street signs, official documents, bills and identity cards.
However, under a new directive approved by Rome city council this week, the numerals will have to be written out fully.
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, a vast cobbled street that winds its way through central Rome, will now be Corso Vittorio Emanuele Secondo.
Nearby S. Pio X, along which thousands of tourists trek every day to visit the Vatican, will now be S.Pio Decimo.
The directive was proposed by Istat, that national statistics agency, who say they want to standardise, and simplify, Italy’s numerical system.
One of the 'confusing' street names (Alamy)
Although street signs and documents containing Roman numerals will not be immediately replaced, any new signage or identity papers will be issued according to the new rules.
Rome city council said “it had no other choice” than to adopt Istat’s recommendation. "We are following the guidelines," a spokesman said.
However the Italian press reacted angrily to the decision. Mario Ajello, a commentator for Il Messaggero, said the new rules were equivalent to “cultural suicide”.
“Taking away the Latin figures is simplifying things in the worst sense of the word,” he wrote.
“Is it easier and simpler to have no link to the past? Maybe, yes: but it is cultural suicide.”
It comes months after an uproar over the increasing use of English-language slogans in prominent publicity campaigns, with Italians complaining that their traditions were being abandoned.
The Italian navy – or Marina Militare – adopted the slogan “Be Cool, join the Navy” for its recruitment campaign in February, using English rather than Italian.
The Eternal City dropped the Italian “Roma Capitale” as its principal branding slogan in favour of the English “Rome and You”.
It also cut the image of a wolf suckling Romulus and Remus, one of the best known symbols of the capital.
The use of Roman numerals - which are letters from the Latin alphabet employed to signify values - gradually declined since their invention in Ancient Rome, replaced by Arabic numerals.
However, they continue to be used in some contexts such as in the names of monarchs or popes, when denoting volume and chapter numbers, or in sequels of films and video games.
羅馬市議會將棄用羅馬數字 媒體怒批「文化自殺」
傳統的羅馬數字系統被指太複雜。（圖取自每日電訊報）
〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕羅馬數字流傳數千年，但最近義大利羅馬市議會通過法案，決定將不再使用傳統的羅馬數字系統，包括街道門牌上的號碼、官方文件以及身分證件上都將改用以義大利文表達數字，而此舉引來許多人的不滿，媒體更批評這是個「文化自殺」的行為。
Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo space programand the third intended to land on the Moon. The craft was launched on April 11, 1970, at 13:13 CST from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, but the lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen tank exploded two days later, crippling the Service Module (SM) upon which the Command Module (CM) depended. Despite great hardship caused by limited power, loss of cabin heat, shortage of potable water, and the critical need to jury-rig the carbon dioxide removal system, the crew returned safely to Earth on April 17.
The Apollo 13 crew patch featured three flying horses as Apollo's "chariot" across space. Given Lovell's Navy background, the logo also included the mottoes "Ex Luna, scientia" ("From the Moon, knowledge"), borrowed from the U.S. Naval Academy's motto, "Ex scientia tridens" ("From knowledge, sea power"). The mission number appeared in Roman numerals as Apollo XIII.
The internet's standard e-mail protocols were developed decades ago, with little thought for security. Keeping messages safe from prying eyes remains jury-rigged today. How does "secured" e-mail work? http://econ.st/167UDBq
Jury rigging (also Jerry Rigging) refers to makeshift repairs or temporary contrivances, made with only the tools and materials that happen to be on hand, originally a nautical term. On sailing ships, a jury rig is a replacement mast and yards (which hold the ship'srigging) improvised in case of damage or loss of the original mast.[1]
Definition of
jury-rigged
in English:
adjective
Origin
Late 18th century: jury perhaps based on Old Frenchajurie 'aid'.
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