The researchers compared the devices to FDA-approved gold standards, rather than to each other.
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When it comes to action/adventure writing, the gold standards are Clive Cussler and Tom Clancy.
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This one's all about the Oldsmobile Six and Eight models of 19603, the gold standards of prewar car design.
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Let's say you'd like to accent your pout but steer clear of injectable fillers like Restylane and Juvéderm, the gold standards.
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These new devices haven't received regulatory clearance just yet, but Omron claims they meet the gold standards for accuracy in blood pressure monitoring.
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The Federal Aviation Administration's failure to catch glaring issues has also rocked confidence in what were once the gold standards of global flight safety.
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And several of the studies don't include control groups or placebos — gold standards in science to ensure noted effects aren't caused by something else.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health are the gold standards for public health research in the United States.
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The hair is bigger, the lapels wider and the shows move much more slowly than soaps of today, but these are the gold standards of the genre.
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In Mississippi, for example, it would cost $2000,2100 to $2000,000 more to build an 1,800-square-foot home to gold standards versus basic code standards, according to the IBHS.
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The company has made strides in fostering a robust community of VR developers while also selling consumers on its headsets which have managed to become the gold standards in quality.
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At the turn of the millennium, Singapore and the U.S. signed the United States Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA), which was considered the "gold standards of FTAs," AmCham Singapore's Fergin told CNBC.
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The current in-office gold standards — laser treatments, injectables, Thermage — are costly, and even a trip to your aesthetician for something like an acid peel or microdermabrasion can hit your bank account hard.
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But most jails and prisons around the country do not give inmates access to methadone or buprenorphine, two medications that many experts consider to be the gold standards for treatment of opioid-use disorder.
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Mr. Nolan, perhaps Hollywood's most outspoken advocate for the continued use of celluloid, shot the movie in a mixture of 240-millimeter IMAX and 303-millimeter, the gold standards for movies designed to be seen big.
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If we view the meta-analysis as the "gold standard" in our current era of "evidence-based medicine," how is the average doctor or policymaker or even patient to react when two gold standards contradict each other?
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Critics pointed to the bill's prioritization of drug enforcement, and its failure to expand medication-assisted treatment by using drugs such as methadone and buprenorphine, known by its brand name Suboxone, the gold standards for treating opioid addiction.
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The two [current] gold standards are the TV show Speechless, which is scripted, and Born This Way, which is reality unscripted, and that's because the leads are people with disabilities — played by people with disabilities — authentically portraying their lives.
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Considered to be one of the gold standards of military memoirs, Grant's book was an instant best seller, hailed by both critics and the public for its honesty and high literary quality, and has remained in print and on college curriculums ever since.
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But, as is evident in today's ASA ruling and the dozens of unwanted pregnancies last year, an FDA clearance and a convincing marketing strategy are not the gold standards for predicting the efficacy of birth control, and women must be aware of the risks. [TechCrunch]
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In the meantime, Cardiogram and UCSF will continue its eHealth study and plan to further validate its deep neural network "against multiple gold standards, incorporating the results into the Cardiogram app itself, and investigating the ability to detect health conditions beyond atrial fibrillation," according to Cardiogram.
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Because we as a society have an obsession with scale and other common measures of success, researchers and do-gooders have a natural tendency to want to use simple measures (as described in our blog post) and other "gold standards" to gauge the impact of the money spent and effort expended.
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In the short term, products like Senso are a fun proof of concept, but camera-based hand tracking and handheld controllers are still the two gold standards of VR. For gloves to have any place in the future of computing, they'll have to beat both of these technologies while being legitimately wearable — and so far, that's an elusive combination.
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International gold standards often limit which entities have the right to redeem currency for gold.
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After renovations completed in 2010 which brought the building up to LEED Gold standards, the first retrofitted building in Toronto to achieve the standard, the site has been partially used by CIBC.
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This relegated the previously applicable manuals to Version 1.0. The Version 2.0 also supports Program of Activities (PoA). In July 2017, a new version called the Gold Standard for the Global Goals was released, superseding previous Gold Standards.
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It has a range of activities pensioners can join, from pottery classes to poetry recitals. The infirmary received the Quality Hallmark Award at Beacon Status (the highest level possible) from the National Gold Standards Framework Centre in End of Life Care in 2015.
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The recently opened Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy (Canmore, Alberta, Canada) was also designed and built to LEED Gold standards. It is anticipated that the new St. Anthony's School (Drumheller, Alberta, Canada), currently under construction, will receive the same designation.
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Annex 1, a three-story addition containing office space, opened in 2004. Annex 2, which was built to LEED Gold standards, consists of a north wing opened in 2007, and a west wing opened in 2008. As of 2013, 894 employees worked at the complex.
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For 2019, the school paraded in a theme of remembrance of Brazil's Native American populations who were the first inhabitants of the country before Portuguese colonization, and finished its campaign with its 20th general championship, plus two Gold Standards (for best school and best flag bearer).
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In 2008, Sanders et al proposed an alternative system for assessing skeletal maturity, using hand x-rays in a manner similar to "gold standards" (Greulich and Pyle, Tanner-Whitehouse-III) skeletal maturity assessments. Whether the use of the Sanders vs Risser staging for management of scoliosis would lead to different treatment decisions is being debated.
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Yale University also is one of the schools most dedicated to green building design with 9 projects already with LEED, several more seeking LEED, and all new buildings to be built to LEED Gold standards. The Yale University Sculpture Building and Gallery has a green roof, eight- foot operable windows, and a skin that lets in natural light.
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The Durham County Justice Center is a civic building in downtown Durham, North Carolina. The $120 million building opened to the public in February 2013. The building houses the Durham County Sheriff's Office, the Durham County District Attorney's Office, and has 20 courtrooms. The building is 318,533 square feet and was built to LEED Gold Standards.
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Continuous noninvasive arterial blood pressure measurement (CNAP) combines the advantages of the following two clinical “gold standards”: it measures blood pressure (BP) continuously in real-time like the invasive arterial catheter system (IBP) and it is non-invasive like the standard upper arm sphygmomanometer (NBP). Latest developments in this field show promising results in terms of accuracy, ease of use and clinical acceptance.
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University of Colorado has 5 LEED buildings (3 of which are Gold) and about a dozen that qualify under LEED but are not certified. All new buildings must adhere to LEED Gold standards. The Science and Engineering Building at the University of Colorado has thin-film solar panels, ice-storage system, high-efficiency windows, energy-efficient lighting, and low-chemical paints.
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The company has set up the world's third largest data centre in Whitefield, Bengaluru. Built to LEED Gold standards, it is designed to be a true Tier 4 Data centre. It is recognized as being one of the best data centers globally and achieves a very low PUE. The company's customers includes AT&T;, Orange Business Services, IBM, HP and UIDAI.
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A 1948 Aluminum Franc coin Before 1890, the French franc and Canadian dollar both circulated on the islands. These were supplemented with local banknotes from 1890. The exchange rate of 5.4 francs = 1 dollar was used on the island, although the exchange rate from the two gold standards was 5.1826 francs = 1 dollar. After the franc left the gold standard, only the franc circulated.
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During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many other countries adopted the gold standard. As a consequence, conversion rates between different currencies could be determined simply from the respective gold standards. The pound sterling was equal to 4.87 United States dollars, 4.87 Canadian dollars, 12.11 Dutch guilders, 25.22 French francs (or equivalent currencies in the Latin Monetary Union), 20.43 German marks or 24.02 Austro-Hungarian krone.
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The approved proposal includes a significantly smaller Main Buddha Hall, at a maximum height of 25.9 metres (85 feet). This represents a decrease of 53% from the first proposed expansion. The expected size of the monastery has also been reduced, from an expected 147 resident nuns to 60. The new temple buildings will be the tallest religious buildings in the area, and are expected to be built to LEED Gold standards.
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440 South Church, also known as the Ally bank building 440 South Church also known as the Ally CenterTrinity Partners: Ally Center is a 15-story skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina with of space. Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates designed the building, and Bovis Lend Lease was the general contractor. Major tenants are Ally Financial and HDR. It was built according to LEED gold standards, making it a green building.
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The Hazel McCallion Campus (HMC) is home to the Pilon School of Business. Built to LEED gold standards, this campus is tucked right in the heart of Mississauga, Ontario — Canada's sixth-largest city. Sheridan’s only urban campus is located adjacent the Square One Shopping Centre, Canada’s second largest mall, and the Living Arts Centre. In 2017, HMC officially opened a brand new wing, increasing enrolment capacity to over 5,500 students.
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Santa Clara University is a member of The Green Building Council, the overseeing body of the LEED rating system. In the fall of 2011, Paul Locatelli, S. J. Student Activities Center was certified LEED Gold. In addition, Schott Admission and Enrollment Services, Donohoe Alumni House, and Graham Residence Hall have all been designed to LEED gold standards and are pending certification. All new buildings are designed with the Sustainable Building Policy, adopted in May 2014.
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From an earlier preference in using silver, European economies re-established the minting of gold as coinage during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Bills (that mature into gold coin) and gold certificates (convertible into gold coin at the issuing bank) added to the circulating stock of gold standard money in most 19th century industrial economies. In preparation for World War I the warring nations moved to fractional gold standards, inflating their currencies to finance the war effort.
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In 1973 a single storey concrete structure was added on the southeast corner of the site.School history webpage. Retrieved 2013-01-05Heritage Vancouver, 2010 Top Ten Endangered Sites. Retrieved 2013-01-05 In 2010 the school board approved a concept plan for the seismic upgrades to the facility. In October 2011 the provincial government announced a $57.8 million restoration project that will include seismic upgrades and new construction meeting Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Standards.
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In October 2011, the Sustainable Endowments Institute gave the campus a grade of B for sustainability in its 2011 College Sustainability Report Card. Strengths noted in the report included the campus's adoption of LEED gold standards for all new construction and major renovations and its public accessibility to endowment investment information. The university makes a list of endowment holdings and its shareholder voting record available to the public. The weaknesses are areas such as student involvement and investment priorities.
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University of Florida has 12 LEED buildings with over two dozen somewhere in the LEED process. All new construction must be built to LEED gold standards. The James W. Heavener Football Complex at the University of Florida was the first LEED Platinum athletic building in the United States and the first Platinum rated building in Florida. The James W. Heavener Football Complex uses 100% reclaimed water for irrigation, dual flush toilets, and occupancy sensors to control and reduce lighting.
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In addition to the main gymnasium, there is a separate wrestling room. The auditorium includes trap doors on the stage as well as a full-size orchestra pit. Overall, the building was designed to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold standards, with sustainable features such as solar panels. Other features of the building include a kitchen for students in the culinary arts program, a media studio complete with green screen, flexible classroom spaces, medical classrooms, and lab space for jewelry-making.
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In J. V. Hoffman & Y. M. Goodman (Eds.), Changing literacies for changing times: An historical perspective on the future of reading research, public policy & classroom practices (pp. 98–107). New York: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group. Alvermann, D. E., & Mallozzi, C. A. (2009). Moving beyond the Gold Standard: Epistemological and ontological considerations of research in science literacy. In M. C, Shelley, II, L. D. Yore, & B. Hand (Eds.), Quality research in literacy and science education: International perspectives and gold standards (pp. 63–81).
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The Ronald McDonald House in BC opened in 1983 with 13 bedrooms in the Shaughnessy neighborhood of Vancouver. In 2014, a new House opened on the grounds of BC Children's Hospital that serves 73 families every night and offers many expanded services. This Ronald McDonald House, completed by MGA Michael Green Architecture, is built to LEED Gold Standards and won the 2016 Governor General's Award for Architecture. This Chapter also operates a family room at Surrey Memorial Hospital with four sleeping rooms.
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As part of its stewardship of resources pillar, the jurisdiction has become a national leader in designing and constructing "green" school facilities. Most recently (2008), the newly constructed Holy Trinity Academy (Okotoks, Alberta, Canada) was built to LEED Gold standards; the first high school to receive this prestigious recognition in Canada. LEED refers to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). It provides a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction.
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Centennial Secondary's original school building, constructed in 1967, is currently being replaced with a newer building located on the same site. Once construction is complete, the old building will be demolished, with the exception of one of its gymnasiums. The new building was designed by Graham Hoffart Mathiasen Architects, and will have a capacity of 1250 students. The school's design is expected to meet LEED Gold standards, by utilizing features such as environmental conservation, energy efficiency, an emphasis on use of natural lighting, and natural landscaping.
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When the United States became a belligerent in the war, President Wilson banned gold export, thereby suspending the gold standard for foreign exchange. After the war, European countries slowly returned to their gold standards, though in somewhat altered form. During the Great Depression, every major currency abandoned the gold standard. Among the earliest, the Bank of England abandoned the gold standard in 1931 as speculators demanded gold in exchange for currency notes or in settlement of debts, threatening the solvency of the British monetary system.
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The project is developed by a joint venture, Dundee Kilmer Developments, formed by Toronto-based real estate company Dream and Kilmer Van Norstrand Co. Construction companies Ledcor Group of Companies and EllisDon have completed the construction on the project. All buildings in the district are built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold standards. The first residential buildings ready for occupancy at the western end of the district served as the Athlete's Village. The apartments that housed the athletes were not be fully finished.
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Oberlin College in Ohio features the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certified music facility, while Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, has pledged that all new buildings will meet these same Gold standards. LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system created by the U.S. Green Building Council. This ranking system offers an incentive for building owners to implement green design, construction, efficient operations and eco-friendly solutions over the years. Buildings are responsible for about 40% of total carbon emissions.
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After a 2000 seismic evaluation, the building was condemned but used for classes due to a lack of space. Oregon governor Ted Kulongoski urged the Oregon Legislature to pass funding to pay for improvements, part of a $175 million stimulus package for state agencies. A $29 million seismic retrofit, replacement of the asbestos roof, and general remodel was begun in the summer of 2008 with designs by Boora Architects and Howard S. Wright Construction as the general contractor. Construction was completed in August 2010, and has acquired LEED Gold standards.
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Ludwig and his wife Jessica have three children; one daughter Jade, a son named Duane Jr., on November 10, 2010, and a son named Carter Bas Ludwig born in 2013. Before becoming a professional fighter, Ludwig used to work as an electrician. Before his move to Colorado, Ludwig previously served as the camp's head coach, where his impact was believed to have had the "missing link" in elevating the team as one of the gold standards for training camps in the world. Ludwig has been voted the Coach of the Year in 2013 and 2014.
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TM-align, for instance, is particularly robust in quantifying comparisons between sets of proteins with great disparities in sequence lengths, but it only indirectly captures hydrogen bonding or secondary structure order conservation which might be better metrics for alignment of evolutionarily related proteins. Thus recent developments have focused on optimizing particular attributes such as speed, quantification of scores, correlation to alternative gold standards, or tolerance of imperfection in structural data or ab initio structural models. An alternative methodology that is gaining popularity is to use the consensus of various methods to ascertain proteins structural similarities.
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Piramal is a global business conglomerate, with business interests in Pharma, Information Management, Financial Services, Glass Packaging and Real Estate. Piramal has aimed to enrich lives by setting gold standards for customer- centricity, architectural design, quality and safety. Piramal Group’s legacy of responsible stewardship for individual and community growth, as well as the group’s unwavering commitment to Knowledge, Action, Care, and Impact is reflected in our activities as its development arm. Our empathetic engagement with customers, guarantees that their needs are continually met and exceeded, making Piramal Realty developments, places that offer opportunities to thrive.
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In 2006, Monkey Majik's first major label album, Thank You was released, with two leading singles paving the way to success: “Fly” (typeset as “fly”), and smash hit “Around the World”. The album hit gold standards with 97,000 albums sold during its initial run. “Around the World” reached No. 4 on the Oricon charts and became the theme song to the Japanese television drama, Saiyūki , or Journey to the West. It sold a total of 164,299 copies in Japan, becoming the 62nd most-purchased single of 2006 in the country.
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20 Luxembourg franc banknote Before the First World War, notes were issued by the International Bank in Luxembourg and the National Bank, denominated in Thaler, Mark and, occasionally, francs, with an exchange rate of 1 franc = 80 Pfennig (the relative gold standards would have implied a rate of 1 franc = 81 Pfennig) used on bi-currency notes. In 1914, State Treasury notes were issued. The first series was denominated in francs and Mark but these were the last Luxembourg notes to feature the German currency. Denominations were of 1, 2, 5, 25 and 125 francs (80 Pfennig, 1.6, 4, 20 and 100 Mark).
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Another rating scheme of note is the Government sponsored EcoHomes rating, mostly used in public sector housing, and only applicable to new properties or major refurbishments. This actually measures a range of sustainability issues, of which energy efficiency is only one. EcoHomes is to be replaced by the Government's Code for Sustainable Homes in 2007. The Energy Saving Trust set requirements for 'good practice' and 'advanced practice' for achieving lower energy buildings,About Good and Advanced practice while the Association for Environment Conscious Building's CarbonLite programme specifies Silver and Gold standards, the latter approaching a zero energy building.
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The organization announced plans in August 2009 to build a new complex in Cornelius in order to consolidate all the Cornelius clinics and provide administrative offices. At the time, plans by architecture firm Scott/Edwards called for a design that met LEED Gold standards with an opening as early as 2011. The organization received a $12 million grant from the federal government in October 2010 to help pay for construction on the new complex. The grant was part of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and Virginia Garcia hoped to open the new clinics in July 2012.
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Technologies based upon the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method will become nearly ubiquitous gold standards of diagnostics of the near future, for several reasons. First, the catalog of infectious agents has grown to the point that virtually all of the significant infectious agents of the human population have been identified. Second, an infectious agent must grow within the human body to cause disease; essentially it must amplify its own nucleic acids in order to cause a disease. This amplification of nucleic acid in infected tissue offers an opportunity to detect the infectious agent by using PCR.
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In close collaboration with Klaus H. Rateitschak, Heinz H. Renggli, Jean-Pierre Bernimoulin, Zvonimir Curilovic and Herbert F. Wolf, he presented continuing education courses and wrote textbooks dealing with the pathophysiology and the systematic therapy of periodontitis.Wolf H, Rateitschak E, Rateitschak KH. Parodontologie, 3. Aufl. Stuttgart: Thieme; 2004: 10-11 His textbooks became the gold standards for dental students in Switzerland, and were translated into many different languages. The introduction of the profession of Dental Hygiene was another of Mühlemann’s goals, which he supported vigorously. Since 1973, four dental hygiene schools were founded, educating auxiliary personnel for the prevention of oral diseases and for conservative periodontal therapy.
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Continuous Noninvasive Arterial Pressure (CNAP) is the method of measuring arterial blood pressure in real-time without any interruptions and without cannulating the human body. CNAP combines the advantages of the following two clinical “gold standards”: it measures blood pressure continuously in real-time like the invasive arterial catheter system and it is noninvasive like the standard upper arm sphygmomanometer. Latest developments in this field show promising results in terms of accuracy, ease of use and clinical acceptance. An advanced hemodynamic monitoring system incorporating the CNAP method is the NICCI technology of the company Pulsion Medical Systems. The system uses photoplethysmography to detect the blood flow in the patient’s fingers and pressure cuffs to create a constant flow.
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HIV tests have been criticized by AIDS denialists (a fringe group whose members believe that HIV either does not exist or is harmless). The accuracy of serologic testing has been verified by isolation and culture of HIV and by detection of HIV RNA by PCR, which are widely accepted "gold standards" in microbiology. While AIDS denialists focus on individual components of HIV testing, the combination of ELISA and western blot used for the diagnosis of HIV is remarkably accurate, with very low false-positive and -negative rates as described above. The views of AIDS denialists are based on highly selective analysis of mostly outdated scientific papers; there is broad scientific consensus that HIV is the cause of AIDS.
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City Council determines the needs to be addressed and the degree of service to be provided by the administrative branch of city government. In 2005 Mayor Charles Worley signed the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement and in 2006 the City Council created the Sustainable Advisory Committee on Energy and the Environment. In 2007 the Council became the first city on the East Coast to commit to building all municipal buildings to LEED Gold Standards and to achieve 80 percent energy reduction of 2001 standards by 2040. Also in 2007 the Council signed an agreement with Warren Wilson College stating the intent of the city and college to work together toward climate partnership goals.
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Towards the end of the 19th century, some silver standard countries began to peg their silver coin units to the gold standards of the United Kingdom or the United States. In 1898, British India pegged the silver rupee to the pound sterling at a fixed rate of 1s 4d, while in 1906, the Straits Settlements adopted a gold exchange standard against sterling, fixing the silver Straits dollar at 2s 4d. Around the start of the 20th century, the Philippines pegged the silver peso/dollar to the U.S. dollar at 50 cents. This move was assisted by the passage of the Philippines Coinage Act by the United States Congress on March 3, 1903.
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Post-war, the victorious countries, most notably Britain, gradually restored gold-convertibility, but international flows of gold via bills of exchange remained embargoed; international shipments were made exclusively for bilateral trades or to pay war reparations. After World War II gold was replaced by a system of nominally convertible currencies related by fixed exchange rates following the Bretton Woods system. Gold standards and the direct convertibility of currencies to gold have been abandoned by world governments, led in 1971 by the United States' refusal to redeem its dollars in gold. Fiat currency now fills most monetary roles. Switzerland was the last country to tie its currency to gold; it backed 40% of its value until the Swiss joined the International Monetary Fund in 1999.
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The name "double" derived from the French "double deniers", although the value of the coin was equal to the liard (three-denier piece) still circulating. Coins were issued in denominations of 1, 2, 4 and 8 doubles. The 8 double coin was a "Guernsey penny", with twelve to the "Guernsey shilling" (worth 1.2 francs). However, this shilling was not equal to the British shilling (worth 1.26 francs, as the exchange rate according to the respective gold standards was 25.22 francs = 1 pound sterling). Banknotes were also produced by the States of Guernsey from 1827, denominated in pounds. In 1848, an ordinance was passed that the pound sterling should be legal tender at a value of £1 1s 3d (2040 doubles).
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The BC Cancer Research Centre (also known as the BCCRC, BC Cancer Agency Research Centre, or BCCA Cancer Research Centre) is located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Scientists and researchers perform basic, epidemiological, and clinical research on cancer prevention, early diagnosis of cancer, the molecular and genetic characteristics of the cancer process, and basic research related to new treatments for cancer. With direct links to the cancer centres across the province, discoveries at the Research Centre are quickly translated into clinical applications. In 2005 the Canada Green Building Council certified the building had met LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold standards for its sustainable design, making it the first health-care facility in Canada to attain that distinction.
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Randall E. Parker, Reflections on the Great Depression, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003, , p. 20 Under the gold standards, price–specie flow mechanism countries that lost gold, but nevertheless wanted to maintain the gold standard, had to permit their money supply to decrease and the domestic price level to decline (deflation).Randall E. Parker, Reflections on the Great Depression, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003, , p. 16 As long as the Federal Reserve had to defend the gold parity of the dollar it had to sit idle while the banking system crumbled. In March and April in a series of laws and executive orders, the government suspended the gold standard. Roosevelt stopped the outflow of gold by forbidding the export of gold except under license from the Treasury.
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NEPIC has taken a lead in skills development and are encouraging young people into science and engineering. The Cluster's Skills Industry Leadership Team developed a Skills Strategy to support the growth of the sector and this led directly to the creation of the National Skills Academy for the Process Industries (NSAPI) which has its head office in Darlington in the region and is part of the COGENT Sector Skills Council (COGENT SSC). COGENT and NSAPI developed skills profiles for most jobs in the process sector and these are becoming the standards for the industry across the UK. These are known as the "Gold Standards". The Skills Academy is also accrediting those delivering apprenticeships and courses into the sector, effectively, approving quality of delivery and course content.
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Some $150 million was to be budgeted to the project, but the renovation itself would cost $110 million, while proposed new programming would cost $40 million, The city had budgeted $50 million and the Central Park Conservancy was raising the remainder. As part of the plan, the Loch running underneath Lasker Rink would be restored to a more natural state, necessitating the demolition of the existing rink's bulky structure. A boardwalk would be added along the newly restored Loch, and a new year-round facility would be built east of the site of the existing rink. The facility would be built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold standards and would be set within a slope, containing a new pool that would be located at a lower elevation than the existing pool.
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Henry VIII in 1542The Great Debasement (1544–1551) was a currency debasement policy introduced in 1544 England under the order of Henry VIII which saw the amount of precious metal in gold and silver coins reduced and in some cases replaced entirely with cheaper base metals such as copper. Overspending by Henry VIII to pay for his lavish lifestyle and to fund foreign wars with France and Scotland are cited as reasons for the policy's introduction. The main aim of the policy was to increase revenue for the Crown at the cost of taxpayers through savings in currency production with less bullion being required to mint new coins. During debasement gold standards dropped from the previous standard of 23 carat to as low as 20 carat while silver was reduced from 92.5% sterling silver to just 25%.
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On May 8, 2008, eBay announced the opening of its newest building on the company's North Campus in San Jose, which is the first structure in the city to be built from the ground up to LEED Gold standards. The building, the first the company had built in its 13-year existence, uses an array of 3,248 solar panels, spanning , and providing 650 kilowatts of power to eBay's campus. The array can supply 15–18% of the company's total energy requirements, reducing the amount of greenhouse gases that would be produced to create that energy by other means. SolarCity, the company responsible for designing the array, estimates that the solar panels installed on eBay's campus will prevent 37 million pounds of carbon dioxide from being released into the environment as a result of replaced power production over the next three decades.
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