Briefly describe Portal video calling device and how it works. Do you think using Portal puts a user's privacy at risk? Why or why not?

Answer:

yes but I don't know why

Explanation:

i don't know what to say about the explanation

25 POINTS I NEED ANSWER ASAP OR I FAIL..

Item 4
Read the passage.

Water Efficiency Strategies
courtesy of United States Environmental Protection Agency

Drinking water systems can implement water efficiency measures and still deliver an unchanged or improved level of service to consumers while reducing overhead costs. Improving water efficiency reduces operating costs (e.g., pumping and treatment) and reduces the need to develop new supplies and expand our water infrastructure. It also reduces withdrawals from limited freshwater supplies, leaving more water for future use and improving the ambient water quality and aquatic habitat.

More and more utilities are using water efficiency and consumer conservation programs to increase the sustainability of their supplies. Case studies demonstrate substantial opportunities to improve efficiency through supply-side practices, such as accurate meter reading and leak detection and repair programs, as well as through demand-side strategies, such as conservation-based water rates and public education programs.

Supply-Side Strategies for Water Suppliers

Accounting for Water—Accounting for water is an essential step toward ensuring that a water utility is sustainable. This is best accomplished when water systems meter use by their customers. Metering helps to identify losses due to leakage and also provides the foundation on which to build an equitable rate structure to ensure adequate revenue to operate the system.

Water Loss Control—National studies indicate that, on average, 14 percent of the water treated by water systems is lost to leaks. Some water systems have reported water losses exceeding 60 percent. Accounting for water and minimizing water loss are critical functions for any water utility that wants to be sustainable.

Demand-Side Strategies for Water Suppliers

Water Rates—One of the most effective ways to reduce demand for water is to establish rates that escalate as more water is used.

Consumer Efficiency—Consumers can reduce water use by installing water-efficient products or employing efficiency practices, such as turning the water off while brushing teeth or running washing machines only when they are full. Water systems can promote these actions through consumer rebate and education programs.

EPA's WaterSense Program—WaterSense seeks to protect the future of our nation's water supply by promoting water efficiency and enhancing the market for water-efficient products, programs, and practices. Visit the website for information on water-efficient products and practices, as well as utilities who offer rebates for WaterSense labeled products. Water systems can also apply to become a WaterSense program partner and receive tools they can use to promote their own water efficiency programs.
implement -- to put in place

infrastructure -- the physical structures necessary for a system to operate

ambient -- existing; already present

revenue -- earned money or income

Question 1
Part A

Which structure does the author use to organize information in the text “Water Efficiency Strategies”?


The author shares chronological instructions for managing water efficiency.

The author compares and contrasts multiple water efficiency systems and practices.

The author provides several solutions for efficient and sustainable water systems.

The author explains events that caused a need for water efficiency systems.
Question 2
Part B

How does the section "Supply-Side Strategies for Water Suppliers" contribute to the structure and organization identified in Part A?


It debates whether water loss control or accounting for water is more effective to achieve efficiency.

It describes how and when water meters were first used to measure water usage.

It provides detailed instructions for using a water meter and locating where leaks are most likely to occur.

It explains how accounting for water and water loss control are methods to achieve sustainability.

Sample response: jack is concerned with making sure that gwendolen is happy, but lady bracknell is concerned only with whether jack can prove he has important family members. lady bracknell’s response is ridiculous because it is impossible to expect jack to miraculously find one of his parents. jack’s offer to produce the handbag as a suitable substitute for his parents highlights how ridiculous her request is. what did you include in your response? check all that apply. the victorian view that is being critiqued an explanation of what makes the passage funny an explanation of how the humor makes the critique effective

PLEASE HELP ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!
Read the excerpt from "A Performance to Remember."

Bonaly earned a silver medal, losing to Japan’s Yuka Sato. A visibly upset Bonaly claimed that her routine was far more difficult than Sato’s. She not only refused to stand on the second place winner’s spot at the podium but also removed her silver medal from around her neck. Some say that she behaved poorly. To that, Bonaly responded, “When you do sport, the rule is that you're supposed to play fair, to be a good athlete and good sport, I get it,"…"But I think at this point it was more an act of saying, 'OK, this is too much.' It happened many years in a row."

How does this section contribute to the development of ideas in the text?


It illustrates that Bonaly is willing to speak up about injustice.

It is an example of how Bonaly has changed the rules of skating.

It supports the author's claim that Bonaly is disrespectful.

It shows how Bonaly learned to compete fairly.

Examples of BRIEF SUMMARY of “Excerpt from Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library.”

How would an audio production differ from a stage production of this scene? listeners would not have to focus on the words spoken by fritz and frank. listeners would have to imagine the tones fritz and frank speak in. listeners would not have to envision the props being used by fritz and frank. listeners would have to visualize the dress and movements of fritz and frank.

please help it is very important​

Use the paragraphs to complete the activity

Patrick lived in Emoryville, but every Saturday morning he rode two city buses to his uncle's bookstore in Northview where he worked. He didn't mind the
commute because he loved his job. He loved spending time with his uncle, but he also loved going to work because he had become friends with Andrew,
one of his co-workers. The boys would talk about everything from baseball scores to movies to favorite pizza toppings
So this Saturday, when Patrick got to work, he and Andrew got to talking as they always did.
"Hey, Pat" Andrew said casually
"Hey," said Patrick. "Did you have a good week?"
"Yeah," he said "Great week. My basketball team made it into the semifinals. The game is tonight. We're playing Emoryville, our nemesis
Before Patrick could say another word, Andrew continued. "I don't like Emoryville: I don't think I could ever be friends with someone from that town Our
schools are such rivals
Patrick was speechless
'Where are you from, Pat? I can't believe I've never asked you that before!"
Patrick fumbled over his words "Not too far from here," he said before he quickly changed the subject to the new shipment of graphic novels

Write a paragraph explaining the structure of the story and how the structure contributes to the meaning of the story

He had a fabulous career in high school , what is the simple subject ?

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Both the passage and the picture provide information about TetrUSS. What is emphasized in each? The main difference between the photo and the text is that the photo emphasizes that TetrUSS , while the text emphasizes that TetrUSS .

The narrators from excerpt from bloomability and excerpt from secrets of cicada summer face similar problems. what problems do the narrators face.how are these problems similar, and how are they are different

Type your response in the box.
review the essay you wrote, and look for five words that you struggled to spell correctly. list those words and
provide a definition for each one.

Find someone, your relative, friend, or acquaintance who has been to a second hand shop. Ask him/her about the experience of visiting the second hand shop and prepare a report in about one hundred words​

Iggy is revising the following excerpt from his research-based essay on the effectiveness of animal shelters

behaviorists studied sheltered animals to determine whether these animals showed increased signs of stress. these clinicians hypothesized that behaviors such as whale eye are much more prevalent in shelter inhabitants.

which revisions should iggy make to best improve the readability for his audience (tenth grade classmates and his teacher)?

a) iggy should include personal perspective of owning a shelter pet.

b) he should combine the sentences to make the text easier to read.

c) he should include extended definitions for more challenging vocabulary.

d) he should include all behaviors of the stressed dogs observed by the clinicians.

the answer is c on edg​

Are education and knowledge the most important defenses a person can have? Why or why not?

Help me come up with 5 sentences explaining why or why not

is "two dozen times a hyperbole?

Choose the adverb in the sentence.

When he looked into the backyard, Josh noted his brother and sister happily playing.
noted
backyard
happily
playing

A Quilt of a Country paragraph 5 summary

100 POINTS!! PLEASE HELP ME WRITE THIS ESSAY ASAP! (topic is attached)!!!!

- Write a complete draft of your paper. It must be at least three pages in MLA format.

- Include a works cited page in MLA format.

- Include in-text citations in MLA format.

Choose two of the poems from this unit:
"Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson
"The Death of the Hired Man" by Robert Frost
"Out, Out–" by Robert Frost
Explain how these poems convey similar themes or topics. How do they reflect the time period in which they were written? Use textual evidence to support your answer. Help asap please!

These stylistic elements create effects that share stylistic qualities with which two art forms? jazz music classical music sketch drawing classical sculpture.

Find the error with subject-verb agreement. Select the incorrect verb and type it correctly.
The
trails
in
Salem
Open
Space
Preserve
is
lined
with
thick
patches
of
wild
blackberry
bushes

literal or figurative “ that outfit has all the bells and whistles ”

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct word.

If you wrote correct answers, you ........ more marks.(would get / will get)​

What is mercy and kindness and when should we give/receive it?

knowing that we must die enables us to lead happier lives. Is it true or , in other words, how does this happen ?​

What is the primary purpose of the article? F to explain toxic stress and its effect on the body. G to detail several studies conducted on toxic stress. H to make an argument for toxic stress in infants. J to describe the lasting effects of toxic stress.

Where is the noun in this sentence: the patient harassed Dr Carter?

(BEST ANSWER GETS MARKED AT BRAINLIEST)

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Here are some brief notes i made about what is to be included in a description of a scene:

Night-time; house; trees; countryside; people entering house; cars; moonlight; noises in background; people talking; food being cooked; man in shadow of tree; games

As Chris is hitchhiking around the west, we know his parents are frantic trying to figure out where their son may be. The only clue they have to Chris’s whereabouts is a ticket he gets for hitchhiking in August. They are so worried that they hire a renowned private investigator named Peter Kalitka to track their son. Does knowing what his parents are going through affect your views regarding Chris’s journey? Explain.

3- Bob
her before the party began. (meet)
4- She
the graduation before the end of 2019. (complete)
5 - The kid
asleep before 9 o'clock. (fall)
6. Tom
smoking when the doctor advised him. (quit)
7. I was hungry. I
for six hours. (not, eat)
8 - The patient.---- medicine before the doctor came, (take)
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a lot of money before he turned 40. learn)
10 - My friend asked if
her parrot. (see)
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11 - What
before leaving school? (you, learn)