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Trainingskurs "Introduction to parallel programming with MPI and OpenMP" @ JSC
- Anfang
- 03.02.2020 09:00 Uhr
- Ende
- 07.02.2020 16:30 Uhr
- Veranstaltungsort
- JSC, Jülich
An introduction to the parallel programming of supercomputers is given. The focus is on the usage of the Message Passing Interface (MPI), the most often used programming model for systems with distributed memory. Furthermore, OpenMP will be presented, which is often used on shared-memory architectures.
The first four days of the course consist of lectures and short exercises. A fifth day is devoted to demonstrating the use of MPI and OpenMP in a larger context. To this end, starting from a simple but representative serial algorithm, a parallel version will be designed and implemented using the techniques presented in the course.Knowledge of either C, C++ or Fortran, basic knowledge of UNIX/Linux and a UNIX standard editor (e.g. vi, emacs) is a prerequisite.
This course is given in English.


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A's Sonny Gray tunes up; Jesse Hahn out, Felix Doubront in
MESA, Ariz. — Opening Night starter Sonny Gray made his final spring appearance in something of a marquee matchup Tuesday. Meantime, the rest of the rotation was solidified behind him, with Jesse Hahn out and Felix Doubront in.
Gray pitched five innings against the Cubs and NL Cy Young winner Jake Arrieta, allowing eight hits and three runs. Gray, who finished third in the AL Cy Young race, gave up a solo homer to Kyle Schwarber and a two-run shot to former A's prospect Addison Russell.
Gray " gave up some hits, but really only two of them were hard and they left the ballpark," manager Bob Melvin said. "You've got to give the hitters some credit; (the pitches) were both in and they kind of inside-outed it the other way. The ball was carrying."
Said Gray: "I didn't have a great fastball today but I was able to throw strikes with it, make some good pitches." Of Schwarber's homer, Gray said, "It was a pretty weird game from the first hitter; I thought I made a really good pitch there and the ball just snuck over the fence, just floating, kept carrying."
For the past week or so, it was increasingly evident that Hahn was teetering on the edge of losing his rotation spot, and Tuesday, the A's sent the right-hander to Triple-A Nashville. After allowing six runs Monday, Hahn's ERA stood at 11.15 for the spring and opponents were batting .382 against him. Hahn had missed most of the second half of last season with a forearm strain, and although he is healthy — he's throwing 96 mph — his command was not good.
"It was a tough one," Melvin said. "I'd be shocked if he wasn't back, and in our estimation, really soon."
Said Gray: "He was in good spirits and it seemed like he was going down to work hard, and I really, truly think for us to get where we want to go that he's going to have to be a big part of it."
Doubront, who had only one poor outing in Arizona, will start Saturday's game against the Giants at the Coliseum and will be the A's fifth starter.
In addition, Hahn's demotion means that Ryan Dull, who made a strong impression in September and has been even better this spring, will be in the bullpen on Opening Night. Dull could have a major impact: He has been the reliever most often used with men on base this spring. The other relievers typically are used to start innings. Opponents are batting .091 against Dull.
The A's recorded two hits and one run in Arrieta's five innings.
"That run he went on last year, I'm sure it was great for him to go through it, but it was also fun for people on the outside to watch and follow, and I was definitely one of those guys," Gray said of Arrieta's 11-0 run from August on. "That second half of the year — there were times we weren't playing and I'd watch the game tracker."
Reddick update: The A's still are talking with Josh Reddick's agent, Seth Levinson, about a multiyear extension, and though there are no indications that anything is imminent, things are "percolating a little bit," according to a source.
Reddick said he did not want to have any negotiations beyond spring training, but teams are seldom overly concerned with artificial deadlines, reasoning that if the numbers are right that a deal usually can be finalized beyond such a date. In this case, there might be even less urgency because if the outfielder has a strong season, the A's could make him a qualifying offer.
Many in the industry believe a long-term contract for Reddick is a long shot unless he were to accept a team-friendly deal a la Sean Doolittle.
Susan Slusser is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: email@example.com Twitter: @susanslusser
Cubs 9, A's 5
Notable: Josh Phegley hit his third homer of the spring in the seventh. ... Billy Butler hit two doubles and is 13-for-37 (.351). ... Outfielder Andrew Lambo also had two hits and is 16-for-45 (.356). … Fernando Rodriguez, who'd allowed only one run in his previous eight outings, gave up four hits and four runs in the eighth. ... Coco Crisp initially was in the lineup against the Cubs but was scratched with minor hamstring tightness.
Quotable: "It's good, I miss those guys. I have great relationships with those guys. I'm glad I was able to spend more time saying hello, that way when we play them during the year, I don't have to go through that gig, I can kind of just go out there and play. There were a lot of precious moments and a lot of good dudes and I'm glad to kind of turn the page even more."
— Ex-Cubs utilityman Chris Coghlan, who homered in the sixth against his former club.
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Harry Kane finally scored his first Premier League goal in August as Tottenham maintained their 100% start to the season with victory over newly promoted Fulham.
England striker Kane had failed to find the net in 14 previous games in the first month of the season and it looked like his barren run was going to continue as he had a goal ruled out and hit the crossbar at Wembley.
But his luck turned with 13 minutes remaining as he cleverly turned his marker inside the area before tucking the ball into the far corner for his side's third.
Lucas Moura had opened the scoring in the first half with his first Premier League goal, curling a clinical strike beyond Fabri's dive.
However, Fulham – who lost to Crystal Palace last weekend in their first game back in the top flight following promotion – levelled just after the break when Aleksandar Mitrovic nodded in from close range.
Kieran Trippier restored Tottenham's lead with a stunning free-kick that stirred memories of his strike for England against Croatia at this summer's World Cup, before Kane's strike secured the points that moved the hosts top of the Premier League with two wins from their opening two games.
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Kane finally breaks August hoodoo
Kane scored 52 goals in 59 games last season – an incredible figure considering he failed to get off the mark in the Premier League until September.
The striker has been a notoriously slow starter to a new campaign and he once again failed to score in Tottenham's opening win against Newcastle last weekend.
Kane looked short of match fitness in that game – not surprising considering he only returned to training five days prior to the start of the season following the World Cup – and for large spells he struggled to make an impression against Fulham on Saturday.
But even when he did have the chance to make his mark it looked like his August struggles would continue.
He first had the ball in the net midway through the first half, picking up a loose ball before clipping it into the net after Moura had charged through on goal – but that was ruled out after referee Anthony Taylor deemed the Brazilian had fouled Fulham keeper Fabri as they challenged for the ball.
There was more frustration in the second half when Kane timed a run perfectly to meet Trippier's cross, but this time his volley cannoned back off the bar.
But if Kane was starting to become frustrated by his early-season struggles in front of goal he did not show it, finally breaking his August duck with a composed and clinical finish.
The goal ended a barren run in the first month of a Premier League campaign that had lasted for 1,065 minutes over five seasons.
Kane happy to put unwanted record to bed
|Kane in the Premier League
|Goals per game
Kane's finish also came with his 49th attempt on goal during his run and the 25-year-old told BBC Radio 5 live: "There has been a lot of talk about it every year and thankfully I got on the scoresheet and we got the win – and that is most important.
"It is one of those things that you can't explain. I had chances today and everyone must be thinking it must be another one of those.
"I am not silly and I know people talk about it, but it is nice to put it to bed."
This London derby brought together two sides who had employed very different approaches to the summer transfer window.
Fulham spent a reported £100m as they brought in 12 players in an effort to give themselves the strongest chance possible of survival on their Premier League return. Tottenham did not make a single signing.
It was that familiarity the Spurs players had with each other that ultimately came out on top, but there were promising signs for the Cottagers.
After looking like a collection of individuals for the first 20 minutes – struggling to put together a coherent spell of possession – they improved significantly as the game wore on.
Jean Michael Seri displayed excellent passing ability, most notably putting Ryan Sessegnon through with a wonderful ball over the defence, while Sessegnon himself highlighted why he is one of the most promising youngsters in England by getting in behind the Tottenham defence on a couple of occasions.
Given a bit more time together, Fulham fans can feel confident their team should soon start to justify the money spent to assemble it.
Man of the match – Kieran Trippier
Spurs put newcomers to the sword again – the stats
- Tottenham have won nine of their past 10 Premier League meetings with Fulham, losing in a home match in March 2013 (0-1).
- Fulham have conceded in their past 19 Premier League away games – the longest current run without a clean sheet away in the top flight (among this season's 20 teams).
- Spurs are on a run of 19 consecutive home Premier League victories against newly promoted opponents, conceding just twice in their past 10 matches.
- Sessegnon has either scored or assisted each of Fulham's past four goals in all competitions (1 goal, 3 assists).
- Since his debut for Fulham in February, Mitrovic has scored 13 league goals – only Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (14) has more in the top four tiers of English football in that time.
- Moura has had a hand in six goals in his seven starts since joining Tottenham (two goals, four assists).
- Kane has scored 24 goals in 36 London derbies for Tottenham (0.67 goals per game). Only former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry has a better goals-per-game ratio of players to have played in 10 or more such matches (43 goals in 59 games – 0.73 goals per game).
What next?
Tottenham head to Old Trafford to face Manchester United on Monday, 27 August (20:00 BST kick-off, while Fulham host Burnley the previous day (16:00).


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WordPress is always evolving, whether that means new plugins coming out, updated versions of the platform, or even the design trends that set the tone for each year. If you want to stay ahead of the curve, you need to figure out how to match your design process with the latest WordPress trends.
The good news is that keeping up with the latest WordPress developments isn't complicated. There are plenty of websites and resources to help you keep your design process up to date. Plus, knowing these trends will enable you to stay at the top of your design game.
In this article, we're going to talk about why your web design process needs to evolve, by introducing you to a couple of ways to stay ahead of the WordPress curve. Let's jump right in!
1. Focus on Custom Design Solutions to Compete Against Website Builders
Website builders are powerful tools, but they often fall short for clients with custom requirements.
Depending on which side of the fence you're on, website builders are either God's gift to mankind or a serious threat to your business. If you're a professional WordPress designer or a developer, chances are you've lost business over the years due to site builders. Other potential customers might just chose to use WordPress.com and set up everything on their own – especially since the platform now offers a lot more customization options, including the ability to install third-party plugins.
While the drag-and-drop builder trend can be troubling for business, however, it also represents an opportunity. Whether you're a coder or a designer, you're now free to focus on more custom solutions. By that, we mean offering the kinds of elements regular users can't pull off with the latest trendy site builder. Here's why that's good news for you:
- It enables you to stay relevant. If you can adapt to the latest trends in WordPress, you'll always come out ahead of other professionals.
- You can charge a premium for your services. The more specialized your work gets, the more you can charge for it, and the less pushback you'll receive for your rates.
However, pulling these benefits off in practice can be a challenge. The first thing you'll want to do is sell clients on your expertise, rather than your rates. A great way to do this is to find a specific niche where you're an absolute rockstar! For example, if you're great at designing or creating landing pages that are proven to convert (and you can showcase that to your clients), you'll never lack business.
On the other hand, you can also stand out by offering to provide user-friendly solutions. If you develop WordPress products, for example, you'll want to make sure they're as easy to use as possible so they can compete against free site builders. Take Weglot, for example – while the built-in editor of our plugin isn't a marquee feature, we still take pains to optimize it for ease of use. That way, we can reach users who would otherwise go to different platforms.
2. Target More Upmarket Niches to Expand Your Business
WordPress started off as a blogging platform, but nowadays it's powerful enough to help you create any type of website.
As we mentioned earlier, a side effect from the WordPress user base's love affair with drag-and-drop builders is that you may see less people looking for professional help to build a website. This means your best course of action is to focus on a more upmarket clientele. There are plenty of reasons for doing so, besides simply being able to charge more:
- They're less likely to use platforms such as WordPress.com and Squarespace. Larger clients don't want to use all-in-one platforms in most cases; they want good talent who can help them create custom websites.
- You're more likely to get good references. Small projects are great, but upmarket clients may be likely to recommend you to other businesses. If you're talented enough for the big leagues, chances are you'll always have work coming your way.
More importantly, WordPress itself is also trying to shed its image as just a blogging platform. For example, Software as a Service (SaaS) business models are becoming more commonplace, which in turn tends to attract bigger fish. Plus, as we said earlier, WordPress.com has recently enabled the use of custom themes and plugins on its Premium theme, which now means power users can consider it seriously as an option.
In short, when an entire platform starts moving upmarket, it sends a signal that you should too. If you've only been using WordPress for small projects so far, it's probably time you tried it for more serious business ventures. On the other hand, if you're a developer or designer, you'll probably have an easier time convincing clients that WordPress is the right platform for them. Not only is it powerful enough to handle almost any type of website, but it's also working on improving its interface to become more user friendly, with advances such as the Gutenberg editor.
Overall, this means you'll have an easier time talking serious clients into using the platform. Together, you'll be able to create stylish and easy-to-use sites with powerful features.
If you dabble or work as a WordPress designer, you need to find ways to provide exceptional value to your clients. These days, it's becoming easier for anyone to create beautiful WordPress websites, even if they don't have experience with the platform. That doesn't make design work obsolete in the slightest, though – it just means you need to evolve.
Here are two ways to stay on top of the WordPress design process:
- Focus on custom design solutions.
- Target clients with decent budgets.
Do you have any questions about how to adapt your design process to the current state of WordPress? Let's talk shop in the comments section below!
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September 30, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pmFREE
The Cypress Gardens Water Ski Team is hosting an adaptive water ski event for amputees. This is a free event where children and adults with physical disabilities can lean to water ski with the assistance of specialized adaptive water ski equipment and instructors. The event includes a free lunch. Children must be 6 years and older and participants will not be allowed to participate if they have any brittle bone disorders.


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Here you will find news, features and reviews on bands ranging from Folk to Heavy Metal, from Punk to Acoustic. You probably won't find country music here though… Sorry, not sorry.
With a handful of writers that love music, Anchor Music News is dedicated to writing about who they feel is doing music the right way. They want to give credit where credit due. Sure it's based on the personal opinions of the writers but what media isn't biased at least a little?
AMN is open to most any submission so if you feel you have what it takes to be reviewed or featured here send any news, music or requests to anchormusicnews [at] gmail [dot] com or to the writers below that decided to publicly display their emails/contact information.
Anchor Music News has limited staff and therefore limited bandwidth. If you'd like to write for us, please send us your résumé or if you know one of us personally feel free to reach out.
Another option is guest-posting. If you have a blog or news site where you are already featuring content for musicians, send us your articles and we will pick the ones we like to be featured on our site.
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Thanks for your support and thanks for reading. In the long run, we are all just trying to keep the music industry going! Let's do it together!
Jeremy Boyum is a 24 year old entrepreneur who fell in love with music at the age of 13. He fell in love with business in high school and has been passionately pursuing the idea of combining the two into one ever since. Always rooting for the underdog, he created Anchor Music News to provide a platform for artists (both major and independent) to broadcast media and news to new and attentive audiences. When he isn't pitching about something, he is rocking out with his band, hanging out with his beautiful wife, or if time allows it, sleeping.
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5 takeaways from the Patriots' preseason loss to the Panthers
The primary receivers looked adequate in the 25-14 defeat Friday night.
Five takeaways from the Patriots' 25-14 preseason loss to the Panthers, which featured appearances from Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, New England's projected defensive starters – and yet struggles on both sides of the ball:
Primary receivers look adequate
Danny Amendola is in Miami. Malcolm Mitchell, Jordan Matthews, and Kenny Britt have all been released since the start of training camp. Julian Edelman will soon be banned from the Foxborough facility until after the Patriots' fourth game of the regular season. And, thus, many consider the quality of New England's receiving corps a chief concern.
Friday night, however, lent some support to the idea that while the unit may lack both elite talent as well as depth, the Pats' primary group of receivers is more adequate than it's given credit for being.
Edelman let a couple of balls slip through his fingers, but coming off ACL reconstruction his footwork has looked quick and sharp enough to expect that upon return from suspension he'll be able to execute the short, go-to routes that were his bread and butter before being injured. Chris Hogan should remain a reliable threat, especially in the red zone.
And, in Carolina, Phillip Dorsett made a case for himself as a capable starter, too. Brady looked his way four times, and the former first-round pick caught all four, including a six-yard snag on fourth down, and a swing pass that put Dorsett in space as he turned it into a 16-yard pickup. The game plan appeared to give him an opportunity, and he took advantage with a performance that was unspectacular but befitting the third receiver role in the Pats' attack.
Cordarrelle Patterson also got an opportunity to play with Brady, and to run with the ball after hauling in a pass as he broke across the middle of the field at full speed. He made a shifty move to create space, reached for the marker, and turned it into a first down.
Given the presence of Rob Gronkowski and how much the Pats use their running backs as part of their passing game, New England doesn't necessarily need more than four receivers – even with Edelman suspended for the first four weeks. (Case in point: Dorsett was the Pats' fourth-most productive receiver last year with 12 catches for 194 yards; the year before it was Amendola with 23 catches for 243 yards.)
The rest of the group has left a lot to be desired this preseason, with nobody among Eric Decker, Riley McCarron, Devin Lucien, and Braxton Berrios having shown enough to think they will be legitimate factors as receivers. But that's overblown in terms of importance. The group Brady will trust may not be great, but it might be good enough.
Gronk gets on the field
Gronkowski made a rare – albeit brief – preseason appearance that was seemingly designed to get him reps under game conditions while doing so with minimal risk.
He was targeted once, on a short pass with the Pats facing second and four in the first quarter. He finished that series and one other, though Brady didn't look his way again, even in the type of scenario where the quarterback would likely have been locked in on his tight end if the game really mattered. The Patriots were on the Panthers' 8-yard line at the end of an impressive drive, facing a third down, and Gronkowski muscled his receiver at the goal line before coming wide open in the shallow part of the end zone. Brady wasn't looking at him, though, so he forced a throw to fullback James Develin that would not have resulted in a touchdown even had he held on to it.
Get yourself a fullback who does it all. @James_Develin: Pro Bowl fullback & kick return specialist. #NEvsCAR pic.twitter.com/wq6Zed78Co
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) August 25, 2018
It suggested that Brady and the Patriots were working under the instruction to not put their injury-prone star in position to take a big hit, or lead him into traffic. They didn't avoid contact entirely, as he was asked to block both in-line in the running game and out front on a bubble screen, but the Patriots appeared to prefer that Gronkowski was the one initiating the collisions he partook in as they ramp him up toward the regular season.
If so, it worked. After his two series he exited without apparent injury, and with the presumption that he won't play against the Giants he should now be ready to go for the opener on Sept. 9.
No apparent injuries
As a so-called dress rehearsal for the real thing, the third preseason game is typically the exhibition in which a team most exposes its key assets to injury risk. Last year, in fact, that was the occasion on which Edelman tore up his knee.
This year the Patriots appeared to escape unscathed, with no obvious, season-altering incidents arising in the course of play. The closest thing was incurred by Jeremy Hill, the veteran running back on the roster bubble who was dragged down by a horse-collar tackle in the fourth quarter, and looked to get his ankle caught under him in the process.
Ankle surgery unceremoniously ended Hill's 2017 season, and his four-year run with the Bengals, so the play became increasingly concerning when he pounded the turf in apparent frustration as trainers closed in. He eventually got to his feet, however, then hobbled off. Minutes later he was jogging on the sideline, and had his helmet on as he stood there during New England's final offensive series.
At that point it looked as though he and the team had dodged a bullet – not only for the running back's sake, but for a team that can much more afford to lose a preseason game than a player.
First-team defense shaky
The Patriots' starting defense seemed to take a step forward in its second exhibition, against the Eagles – but the visit to Carolina soured some of that progress, with the Panthers moving the ball as effectively as the Redskins did against New England's first unit a couple of weeks earlier.
The Pats' primary group played the whole first half. And by the midway break it had yielded just nine points. But the scoreboard didn't tell the story. The Panthers opened action with a 16-play march that absorbed a tick less than 10 minutes, and had advanced to New England's 2 before a false start precipitated Carolina settling for a field goal.
The home team ran the ball successfully on that first series, especially against the nickel package that is effectively the Pats' base defense, then on the second series they came out throwing and in two plays picked up 56 yards by toasting cornerback Stephon Gilmore.
That drive stunted, but still produced a field goal. And then just when a three-and-out seemed like the Patriots had figured things out, Carolina took possession with 1:49 and one timeout, and way-too-easily stomped 59 yards in nine plays to produce a chip-shot field goal before the halftime buzzer.
So while Carolina had just nine points to show for it, the Panthers piled up 203 yards by intermission, on 31 snaps. To the Patriots' credit, they did hold their ground in the red zone, with Gilmore breaking up a pass to snuff the first series, and with that series being extended at one point by a questionable pass interference call against Devin McCourty.
But after showing a ferocity against the Eagles, failing to keep moving forward was a disappointment.
What does the fourth quarter say?
There were a few early personnel choices that brought about questions for the Patriots. McCarron saw time with Brady and the first-team offense, but Decker did not – so what does that say about the rankings on the receiver depth chart? The Pats attempted a deep third-down pass, out of a timeout, with Brady still at quarterback, to Will Tye – not Dwayne Allen, so is the third tight end job up for battle? Mike Gillislee had five carries before halftime, despite James White starting and Hill having seemingly played his way into a role with this team – so what does that say about the injury status of Rex Burkhead, who hasn't played yet in the postseason?
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Just as intriguing, though, were the personnel choices in the fourth quarter. In the preseason that's traditionally a time when prove-it-to-me players are trying to salvage their jobs, or do something to stand out, or auditioning for another team. That's even truer now, with the cutdown from 90 players to 53 occurring all at once instead of first trimming the roster to 75.
So, then, what can be gleaned from the fact Decker saw his heaviest action in that final quarter – and still didn't impress? Tye was out there at that point, too, as were Patterson and Hill, a couple of credentialed veterans whose spots appear almost secure. After leading the team in rushing during the first half, Gillislee scored New England's touchdown and its two-point conversion with less than three minutes to go in regulation.
Former second-round pick Cyrus Jones spent the second half both returning kicks and playing cornerback as he works back from a knee tear.
Particularly with no joint practices, every repetition matters, and represents a chance to show something to the coaches. Friday night, however, the players who remained on the field suggest there are a few intriguing commodities that Bill Belichick's staff believes still has work to do.
Bill Belichick and Tom Brady Postgame Press Conferences: https://t.co/sqrbMEQQVf
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Ledow's Football Server
Just to let people know that I have a server and to try to stop the questions I find myself answering every time I'm on it:
I have a ball_football-only, hard walls, 20 min round, 14-player (may raise if necessary but probably won't lower) server up at:
It's in Globalswitch 2 datacentre, which is situated in London Docklands, so UK players should all get good pings, as should the majority of Europe.
It's likely to stay there for as long as I keep playing altitude and a bit more - I am renting my own server to host some SVN repositories and other stuff that's important to me and that server sits absolutely idle while I'm not doing those things (and none of them are particularly CPU/bandwidth intensive), so I slapped an Altitude server on there to fill in the time seeing as it's effectively "free" to me.
The altitude process is launched with extremely high priority because, well, it doesn't matter if my SVN server takes a second to respond but it does matter if stuff interferes with a game. The only time the server goes down is when there's a security update that requires it, and they are manually triggered by myself only when the server is empty.
The server isn't likely to go anywhere without notice. It's not going to be swamped with other tasks because it's just an offsite backup for some of my personal things (and none of them are publicly-visible services, and they all run with a much lower priority). The bandwidth used is a phenomenally percentage of what I can use so there's nothing to worry my limits. It's unlikely to change IP or, for that matter, settings because it's just a fun server for myself. It's been running for a few months already and is often busy with real players in the evening (GMT).
I'm on it quite regularly and people can reach me on the forums if they really need to, but I have a strict "fun game" policy so bans are more likely for constantly trying to join with a high ping or obviously throwing the game than other things. I don't really care if people are learning, or practising, or playing but the server is there for entertainment - if you're doing something that spoils people's fun, expect to leave permanently. If you want to try and shout and organise your team that's fine up to a point but it is, at the end of the day, a game. Get on with your life and let other people play how they want. Win or lose doesn't matter, so long as they aren't messing up the game deliberately.
So, if you fancy a warm-up, or just play altitude for fun, or just want some easy kills to get to the next rank, or the other football servers are busy, come and join us. And have fun.
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There are now other football servers up at 220.127.116.11 on ports 27276, 27278, 27280, 27282 and 27284.
Also, to quell any of the rumours that I've been hearing, they all have identical configs and all have standard, unmodified damage. Always have had, always will have. The only settings I change are user permissions (i.e. who can run commands, who can vote, what they can vote for, who's an admin, etc.), map rotation lists (i.e. nothing but football) and the name/IP of the server - I don't play with anything that will affect gameplay (even the default ping limit). Personally, I think it's just people getting their ass kicked by the regulars who think that the server is somehow mystically enhancing their damage. It's not true.
EDIT: Turns out that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Apparently, there are a couple of "fake" Ledow's servers. It's a sad way to gain traffic, I assume, I don't know. I haven't joined any of them but I'd suggest people mark them as bad given that they rely on "passing off" in order to get customers.
The ONLY Ledow's servers that I know of are on IP's 188.8.131.52 and 184.108.40.206. Anything else isn't run by me. My servers also have a cron script that tells you people banned but that's easily replicated and I have no idea if the "fake" servers are using something similar.
If you want to join a server of mine, check the IP, or look for me online and ask about it. I (obviously) have no control over anything that's not on those IP's and I suggest you mark any "Ledow" servers that you see on other IP's as "bad" in your server list.
Hi Ledow,
First off thanks a ton for the football server. But I've seen many a time people request (and sometimes change servers) because 20 minutes is rather long.
We have another UK server that is 10 minutes football that constantly is full so your server will be a great addition and attract more people IMHO.
Would you mind changing it to 10 minutes? Just a request and frankly I don't mind if it's 20 minutes is what you want it at.
Thanks again for a nice server!! :)
I agree with Tecno. 20 minutes per round is too long.
And by the way, please give someone RCON or Admin access in case something goes wrong (cheaters, etc.). One admin per server is too low IMHO.
ps love the server dude, very refreshing to get hard walls football.
Request for unban
Hello, my name is Ducky (my Altitude name is the same as it is here in the forum). I'd like to request my banning be reversed from your server Ledow. If there is another forum which would be more proper for my request, please let me know where I may find it.
I was banned for typing too much and making insensitive jokes. I understand that my texts were disagreeable, and I apologize for that, but I was not aware that I was breaking any rules and I was either not warned, or did not notice any warnings. I've always followed server rules (not just in your server, but in all servers) when I've been aware of them, and have always responded to admin instructions by fulfilling any requests given to me.
I play altitude rather often, usually frequenting football servers. Many ball-players know me, and enjoy my participation to the point those on my friends list will follow me to an empty server knowing that it will quickly fill up (which had happened in your server on more than one occasion prior to my account being banned). Tekno, for example, has been on the receiving end of many passes from me, and I'm sure he and many others would confirm that I would follow the rules that you have implemented if I were permitted to play in your server.
Once again, I'd like to apologize if I broke your server rules and thank your for your time.
100% back up Ducky - very shocked that this player has been banned. Ducky is well known on the servers and when playing there are always shouts of Duck! from himself as well as other players. True this can grate on your nerves if you are on the opposing team since it generally means you are getting yer ar@e handed to you by him... but still you want to play against GOOD players right?
I for one would totally stake my gaming rep against repealing this players banning. Its a shock and a disgrace especially after such a full apology like that.
PS I was also banned by Ledow. My infraction was for one time stating the obvious. His server is laggy. Not the my brothers in the other room downloading donkey pr0n kind of lag either - the worse kind, server side lag. Maybe Ledow is downloading pr0n i dunno.
While I appreciate your support, Yank, we shouldn't be insulting. I was wrong for using insensitive language, and it's Ledow's server to do with it what he will.
You should make a tbd server too, hard wall please. ty :D Need more euro tbd server imho.
hi there ledow you have just banned me for twenty years when i asked if it was me you were warning and i asked, "can i not call him a knob?"
no answer just the ban,
i am by no means a cyber bully or someone who types all the time and generally just play my game but 20 years for saying knob, seriously?
i would like you to reverse it since i do use your server when friends are playing
thanks for taking the time,
on altitude i am LF::Ragnorak
Looks like Ledow's having a bad day
Another Request
My friend also banned like for 20 years or like something, he said he did not understand the situation, he keeps disconnecting and connecting when he caused a lag. I think he was warned about this but his English is not well enough to understand, he is now aware of what he must not do. Please let these banned people enter. :)
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There are no much ball_football servers, I think all ball teams appreciate your server, thanks.
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i can't make a server from windows i have altitude off steam is it possibale to make one?
I made a stupid joke about homosexual people today during game at your server. I apologise for my own stupidity. Shouldn't have done that. You banned me for 20 years: after one hour I can already say, lesson learned. Is it possible for you to unban me? As I already said, i'm terribly sorry! :(
Only 175 199 hours to go!
I've just added some info to the original post concerning the second server that's up, and hopefully clarify that neither server has ever had "greater damage" settings.
You cant change damage in the server settings anyway. Only thing that affects actual gameplay that can be changed is wall damage modifier.
Server ping-limit on both servers has been set lower to ease user complaints.
300 ping is a bit high for such a game, anyway, even if it's only fleeting and randa's with such pings cause huge "backtracks" where the server decides that actually you *DIDN'T* get the ball three seconds ago, etc.
Certain to annoy some of our American friends (one server in the UK, one in Germany) but to be honest, they'll never get a nice game on an EU server.
what is the ping limit? i get 120 ping there, am i good to go?
Attention members of the Ledow Lifetime Ban Club.
Ledow does not reverse bans (although he might now just to spite me). If you want to play football in his server so bad, just spend another $10 on the game and keep quiet. That's what I did and now I can play in his server all I want even when he is around. It's worth the $10 to me because I think his server is a fun place to kill some time.
I would prefer to be given a proper opportunity to make amends but that's just not how it is, and not how it's ever going to be. If you want to be a badass, Ledow's servers are not the place. He is highly sensitive and there are NO SECOND CHANCES. You may not even receive a warning. Any bad behavior will get you banned for life (Unless you have an extra $10).
If you want to do the crime, you have to do the time. See y'all later! :)
Sounds like Ledow is netting Karlam some extra cash, good work.
And if you're *that* determined to play on a particular server that you buy another licence, well done, welcome back to the server and I hope you find playing on it as much fun as everyone else does... there isn't anything I can do to stop that or mitigate it. If you keep your chat sensible, play the game, etc. you never have to worry about a ban.
And, no, I wouldn't revert a ban, and similarly won't "hunt you down" and find out what your new vaporid is just to ban it. I don't care enough about it and you found a way around it at your own expense and have been sensible since (or you would have been banned again, just like anyone else). Not many people are willing pay $10 and change the way they behave in order to play on a server, and I think that's worth recognising.
Just for the record, the ban list is on 24 vaporid entries at the moment (not bad considering I get more than 200 unique players a week and it's been running for 6 months) . Seems to grow quite linearly. And banlists are shared between the two servers - a ban on one is automatically translated into a ban on both.
and if you get banned on his server there is always my servers which are full regularly now during US prime time =P
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Hurray for capitalism in the Football servers market!
I don't know how much captitalism it is, I just know that my server(s) are hosted in professional data centers on enterprise hardware systems which results in little to no lag regardless of where you are from. I'm not sure how ledow's server wouldn't provide a good experience to a non euro, I personally never had an issue there when I wasn't banned but maybe something changed.
I also don't ban on a whim, generally you will only get banned if you talk a lot of crap or are trolling (taking the ball and spinning in circles in front of the goal) at which point I will generally friend you and try to discuss the matter with you. If I feel you just made a mistake, I will unban you about 5 minutes after you were banned. I think I've banned 3 people in a month and 2 / 3 got unbanned on the same day they were banned.
This is a game and it should be about having fun, not about looking over your shoulder for a banstick. Anyway,enjoy some altitude!
Ledow, thank you for your server. It's a great lobby and time killer and the lack of constant swear words or 12 year old kids being dicks (see: post above^) is refreshing.
This aint counterstrike - or xbox live or some dodgy chat room we are talking about here.
TBH I have YET to see a server where there are a ton of Kiddies annoying me in chat or stupid racist names etc.
Most servers are empty - and the ones that are full - people are having too much fun playing to get all bothered about causing hassle.
The community is just that small i guess. :)
I don't wanna get in a stupid web argument, but I've seen you play and you were always cursing at everything. Maybe if you haven't seen annoying people on servers that is because you're too busy being annoying yourself.
Yeah was about to post the same thing, haha.
Please stop de-railing this thread with nonsense or insults to the person who runs the server. If you don't like the way ledow runs his server don't play there. He's paying for the server and if he wants to ban EVERY player in the game that's his choice.
there's no such thing as an empty server. bots play 24/7. :)
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Multinational consumer brands appear to be coming under attack from regulators and state-sponsored media—if not overtly, then at least with aggressive, "nonnational treatment." Is this just a vestige of state support for domestic firms in the face of China's ongoing structural slowdown? Or is it a harbinger of the closing of the "open door" era? Either way, senior management of companies with operations in China should focus on compliance and brand management.
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NaNoWriMo is not universally loved, even among those taking part. Certainly I've found that the big problem with it is one of guilt: that when I want to write something, that isn't NaNoWriMo, I feel like I ought to be doing that instead. If I have a set number of urges to write this month, they ought to all be sunk into my big project.
This is a foolish idea, of course, but psychologically understandable. I don't know whether breaking the spell by writing here is a good idea or not – whether indeed it might hole my NaNoWriMo below the WaTerLiNe – but I'm going to give it a try anyway. In the best of worlds, I will end up writing twice as much. Lucky you, hm?


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My parents were so popular with our friends and neighborhood kids that my father, Dell Anderson, was given the nickname "Daddy Dell."
(Try singing this... 'The farmer Daddy Dell, the farmer Daddy Dell, Heigh ho the dairy-o, the farmer Daddy Dell.') See? It works!
(Isn't he handsome? He never lost his hair throughout his life, either! I think he looks like a celebrity.)
Daddy Dell
President Kennedy
So then the neighborhood kids came up with "Mama Ru" for my mother, Ruth Anderson. She was always setting extra places at the table for kids who would frequently drop by for meals, especially only child Ronnie Ballant, who seemed to be there every evening for dinner. Mom didn't even blink an eye, but fed whoever, whenever.
More than one person said she resembled the actress Myrna Loy. Go ahead, see for yourself! They could be sisters!
Mama Ru
Myrna Loy
So at this Thanksgiving time, I wish to say I'm thankful for my parents adding me to their big, happy family, because my brothers (2) and sisters (5...I make 6) are my ROCKS. They ROcK LiKE A PaRTy!
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Donald Trump has incited violence against protesters and immigrants. He's done it loudly and publicly, and his violent followers have heeded his words. On the 4th of July a 92 year old Mexican immigrant became the target of all the hate Trump has been spreading, after a woman and four men almost beat Rodolfo Rodriguez to death.
Rodriguez had just finished eating his dinner with his family and went for his daily walk around the block, where he accidentally bumped into a woman's young child. The woman confronted him, then picked up a brick and started beating Rodriguez with it. He was knocked to the ground where the beating continued, then four other suspects joined in the assault and appeared to start kicking him too. The beating left Rodriguez with a broken cheek bone, bruised ribs and other head injuries.
Rodolfo Rodriguez, 92 years old, was attacked by a woman with a brick while visiting family in Los Angeles on July 4th.
The woman who hit him yelled "Go back to Mexico" according to witnesses. It was only his 2nd day visiting his family in the U.S.
This is Trump's America. pic.twitter.com/If30yZYbM0
— TOᑭ ᖇOᑭE TᖇAViS (@TopRopeTravis) July 7, 2018
A neighbor saw the attack and ran out of her home to scream at the suspects. She told KTLA she then also came under attack, saying the suspects then tried to hit her. Luckily someone caught the assault on their camera phone. The police haven't yet released the video as of yet, but are searching for the suspects.
This is a picture submitted by a follower. According to local L.A. CBS affiliate, this is the woman who attacked the 92 year old. She is still holding the brick in her hand. pic.twitter.com/ok57RsB6cI
— TOᑭ ᖇOᑭE TᖇAViS (@TopRopeTravis) July 7, 2018
This is the kind of violence that Trump's rhetoric is causing. It's hard to believe that Americans would turn to such hate because of the words of one man. We're supposed to be better people than that. What happened to us being a shining city on a hill that accepts the downtrodden? If Trump gets his way we're going to be a nation full of violent, straight, white, people who feel free to beat or kill those who are different from us. He's brought shame to our shores.
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Are there any real dragon deities exist in this world?
Are there any real dragon deities exist in this world?
I'm not an expert when it comes to japenese traditions but the 龍神 (read that "ryuujin") is kind of a dragon god of the sea. According to Wikipedia there's even something called 竜神信仰 (read that ryuujin shinkou) which is a form of Japanese worship of dragons as sea gods tied to agriculture and fishermen as well.
The indian and Indonesian folklore have the Naga which are divine and benevolent in nature.
I know of worshippers of Apep/Apophis (Egyptian mythology) and they consider it to be a dragon.
And well, my patron demon, Azazel, is a Dragon.
there is Tiamat here.
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interesting pic.
MAGIC is MAGIC,black OR white or even blood RED
all i ever wanted was a normal life and love.
NO TERF EVER WE belong Too.
don't stop the tears.let them flood your soul.
my new page here,let me know what you think.
nothing but the shadow of what was
It depends on how you define real. Can you go out somewhere and see a real, physical dragon flying in the sky? I'm fairly sure that would be alllll over the news. But there is definitely a basis for dragon magic and a belief in dragons at least in the astral sense. I borrowed Dancing with Dragons by Conway from a friend. It's still on my shelf (I haven't seen him in a year).
We are what we are. Nothing more, nothing less. There is good and evil among every kind of people. It's the evil among us who rule now. -Anne Bishop, Daughter of the Blood
I wondered if he could ever understand that it was a blessing, not a sin, to be graced with more than one love.
It could be complicated; of course it could be complicated. And it opened one up to the possibility of more pain and loss.
Still, it was a blessing I would never relinquish. Love, genuine love, was always a cause for joy.
-Jacqueline Carey, Naamah's Curse
Service to your fellows is the root of peace.
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Do Not Meddle In The Affairs Of Dragons, For You Are Crunchy And Good With Kethup.
Tiamat is also a Dungeons and Dragons dragon deity.
Anyone have experience working with Tiamat?
Tiamat predates Dungeons and Dragons by a good couple thousand years. D&D has been known to aggressively borrow interesting Powers to flesh out sourcebooks with. Tiamat is one of many to fall victim to this habit.
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"It is not simply enough to know the light a Jedi must feel the tension between the two sides of the Force in himself and in the universe."
"When to the Force you truly give yourself, all you do expresses the truth of who you are,"
Yoda told stories, and ate, and cried, and laughed: and the Padawans saw that life itself was a lightsaber in his hands; even in the face of treachery and death and hopes gone cold, he burned like a candle in the darkness. Like a star shining in the black eternity of space.
Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
"But those men who know anything at all about the Light also know that there is a fierceness to its power, like the bare sword of the law, or the white burning of the sun." Suddenly his voice sounded to Will very strong, and very Welsh. "At the very heart, that is. Other things, like humanity, and mercy, and charity, that most good men hold more precious than all else, they do not come first for the Light. Oh, sometimes they are there; often, indeed. But in the very long run the concern of you people is with the absolute good, ahead of all else..."
John Rowlands, The Grey King by Susan Cooper
"You come from the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve", said Aslan. "And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth; be content."
Aslan, Prince Caspian by CS Lewis
connection of Tiamat and Sumerian myth
connection to creation myth.
MAGIC is MAGIC,black OR white or even blood RED
all i ever wanted was a normal life and love.
NO TERF EVER WE belong Too.
don't stop the tears.let them flood your soul.
my new page here,let me know what you think.
nothing but the shadow of what was


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BioWare announced during Anthem's PAX West 2018 panel that any story DLC the game receives post launch will be free of cost for all players. The developer has said that it doesn't want to divide its audience, and as previously stated, only cosmetic items will be purchasable.
"First, so, no loot boxes," executive producer Mark Darrah reiterated. "There will be some cosmetic stock that you can pay for but it will always be earnable. For storytelling we don't want to divide the audience, we want people to be able to experience the same stories so none of that is going to be locked."
High-level gear and weapons can be earned by playing the game but some of them may be locked behind certain challenges. For example, "Strongholds will give certain things," according to Darrah.
Separately, in an interview with CinemaBlend, Darrah said that Anthem's DLC will continue evolving character stories.
"Because of the way that we're going to release story and additional character moments in Anthem, we can continue to evolve the character forward in a way that we haven't done before," he explained.
Anthem is scheduled for release on February 22, 2019 on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. A public demo is set to launch on February 1.
Anthem Story DLC Will Be Free for All Players, Says BioWare
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Archive for May, 2012
"For those who just want cremation"
May 21, 2012
For as long as I can remember, our family has been listening when you have said, "I don't feel right about a fancy funeral" or "I just want something simple." Therefore our family established Cleveland Cremation. The Cleveland area's first licensed firm dedicated to our community's needs for a business focused on cremation only. Our […]
What's the Value of a Memorial Service?
May 9, 2012
Memorial Services have become increasingly more common in the United States. Just because they tend to be more informal and less expensive, doesn't mean they are less meaningful. Actually, memorial services can be more meaningful. First off, let's explain the difference between a funeral and a memorial service. A funeral is where the body of […]


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Thu 27 Sept
La Higuera de los bastardos
103 mins
in Spanish with EN subs
ESP | 2017 | dir. Ana Murugarren, with Karra Elejalde, Pepa Aniorte, Carlos Areces, Andrés Herrera | UK premiere
Adapted from Ramiro Pinilla's homonymous novel, The Bastards Fig Tree is a black comedy about the redemption of a trigger-happy fascist tormented by the acts of murderous violence he committed during the Spanish Civil War. Wracked with the guilt of having executed the local teacher, he becomes convinced that his son will come for revenge and decides to dedicate the rest of his life to taking care of the fig tree that boy has planted at his father's gravesite to atone for his sins. But his act of redemption doesn't go unnoticed.
Followed by a Q&A with director Ana Murrugarren
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In celebrity child care news, the E! Network (motto: E! It's the fifth letter! And a vowel! How can you not be excited!) reported that actress and child collector Angelina Jolie! was spotted leaving the Los Angeles International Airport with all six of her children!
The 38-year old Oscar-winning actress (who looks 23!) appeared satisfied at the number of children departing with her, although two of the children looked very similar, feeding rumors that one was a backup child in case the other was lost in transit!
Paparazzi were fortunate enough to stumble upon the actress as she and her family were departing for Australia! Like most celebrities, Ms. Jolie! is rarely seen in public, and almost never caught on camera!
Ms. Jolie! attributes the successful travel experience to proper planning! Before leaving home, she asked one of the paparazzi to snap a picture of her standing by the back of her SUV! The picture, which she then autographed, included the set of Family Icons on the rear windshield, indicating the number, relative size, and interests of her children! Upon arrival at her destination, she Googled the picture online, and compared the pictured icons to her traveling companions!
A nearby stalker, who requested anonymity because he was supposed to be stalking Uma Thurman!, explained! "Traveling with six children is very hectic! That's nearly half a dozen people! On past trips, Angelina! has used a method she learned from the family cat, carrying the children in her teeth one at a time to their destination until she goes back and finds no more children! This is way easier on Angie! and her smile!"
The problem of unclaimed children in airports has been on the rise in recent years! Increasing fees for checked children have resulted in a sharp rise in the number of carry-on children, many of whom are forgotten in overhead bins or under the seat in front of the parents! These lost boys and girls eventually become feral, and form separate societies living on the fringes of remote concourses! Renegade spy Edward Snowden! spent weeks living with one such abandoned child colony in Moscow International Airport!
The use of windshield iconography has been so helpful to the mother of 6 that she has recently renamed her children! The kids (seen in the INFphoto.com picture above) are now called (l-r) Loves to Be a Twin, Loves to Dress Like Dad, Loves to Hide Behind Stuffed Animals, Loves to Look Like Her Brother, Loves to Glare at Mom, and Loves to Stand Behind Stuff!
Sadly, the Jolie! family was forced to return to LAX shortly after this picture was taken, when Angelina! realized that the plane to Australia was still at the airport!
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My gorgeous desktop (dual-monitor Windows 7 setup).
Stuff I'm using:
- This wallpaper on the 1st monitor;
- And this wallpaper on the 2nd monitor;
- Rainmeter skins: Enigma (by Kaelri), Elegance2 (by lilshizzy), SimplyNova (by NovaSev), Notebook (by Hammer-and-Nail86) and SimpleRecycleBin (by maxvanijsselmuiden);
- Nexus Ultimate Dock (by Winstep) with a couple of custom icons;
- And finally, AIDA64 Extreme Edition (by finalwire) with SensorPanel On (that blue window on the 2nd monitor).
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When you buy a new PC, the vendor will almost always provide you with a "driver CD" that has the device drivers for all the hardware that's inside your new machine. The CD comes handy when you are reinstalling Windows from scratch or are trying to recover your machine to its original state after, say, a system crash.
There are however two drawbacks with the driver CD. Leer más "A Free Utility to Backup all your Windows Drivers"


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August 6, 2018
Cannock trail 10k race. Report by Colly. Well my first trial experience I would describe as Three H's hot, hilly and hard terrain. The start lured you into a false sense of security with a wide path and downhill section that got you into your stride. Mile two to three were tough with lots of hills and narrow sections with no overtaking. Lots of people were walking and it was difficult to go round them. At half way there was a much needed water station followed by a steep downhill which gently shook all the water over me. That enjoyment didn't last long as another turn led you up another steep hill. Mile 4 to 5 I was starting to wonder if there was going to be a ski lift as there was really long hard hill. My feet barely moved as I shuffled up the hill. The last mile was really enjoyable and before you know it you are out of the woods with the end in the sight. Tough going but the medal was worth it. POS NAME BIB GUN TIME 175 Lisa Abbott 783 00:55:05 271 Collette Oækeefe 795 01:00:27 406 Graeme Smith 192 01:06:42 656 Victoria Hand 191 01:27:00 Results can be found at sdfs


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English + Performing Arts
The summer of 2019 will see the launch of Samiad's very own Performing Arts specialism. Our Performing Arts course gives our students a new and interactive way to hone their English skills and become stars of the stage!
The programme is offered from our Nottingham Trent College campus, where students will perform a play around one of the city's famous legends; Robin Hood! A qualified performing arts teacher will run sessions on improvisation, stage settings, and theatrical techniques.
Students will also have the chance to visit Stratford-Upon-Avon, the home of Britain's most famous playwright, William Shakespeare. Along with visiting the famous sights that Stratford-upon-Avon has to offer our students will also get the chance to take part in workshops at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre taught by some of the countries leading thespians!
Prices and Dates
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- LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE Dates: 05/07/2020 – 19/07/2020
- Full-board residential accommodation
- 15 hours of English language tuition per week
- 4 x 3-hour Performing Arts classes per week from a qualified teacher
- Structured evening activity schedule
- 2 full-day excursions per week
- Certificate on completion of the course
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Putty Is an open source SSH terminal application write for Windows & Linux/Unix systems, licenced under the MIT licence.
To Enable your number pad in putty
Where does PuTTY store its data?
On Windows, PuTTY stores most of its data (saved sessions, SSH host keys) in the Registry. The precise location is
and within that area, saved sessions are stored under Sessions while host keys are stored under SshHostKeys.
PuTTY also requires a random number seed file, to improve the unpredictability of randomly chosen data needed as part of the SSH cryptography. This is stored by default in a file called PUTTY.RND; this is stored by default in the 'Application Data' directory, or failing that, one of a number of fallback locations. If you want to change the location of the random number seed file, you can put your chosen pathname in the Registry, at
You can ask PuTTY to delete all this data; see question below.
On Unix, PuTTY stores all of this data in a directory ~/.putty.
What does PuTTY leave on a system? How can I clean up after it?
PuTTY will leave some Registry entries, and a random seed file, on the PC (see question A.5.2). If you are using PuTTY on a public PC, or somebody else's PC, you might want to clean these up when you leave. You can do that automatically, by running the command
putty -cleanup.
(Note that this only removes settings for the currently logged-in user on multi-user systems.)
If PuTTY was installed from the installer package, it will also appear in 'Add/Remove Programs'. Older versions of the uninstaller do not remove the above-mentioned registry entries and file.


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Fundamental Science
One of CanmetENERGY research centre in Devon's key strengths is its depth of understanding of the basic fundamental science and its influence on technology development. The multi-disciplinary project teams ensure that this in-depth knowledge is applied to solve complex oil sands and heavy oil production and environmental problems on a commercial scale.
Studies of the fundamentals of interfacial science, physical science and thermodynamics, as well as tools such as process and molecular modeling and computational fluid dynamics, enable us to identify and focus on the most critical factors that influence the process under investigation or the phenomena being studied.
Fundamental studies are supported by state-of-the-art advance analytical equipment and software programs.
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Ex-CBI JD to confirm political entry on Wednesday - AP24x7
Fri, Sep 21, 2018, 12:52 PM
Former CBI Joint Director VV Lakshminarayana will confirm his political entry on Wednesday. In a phone conversation, Lakshminarayana said that he will join the political party which gives priority for resolving the issues of farmers. After he tendered resignation to his post in Maharashtra, Lakshminarayana has been visiting several towns and villages in districts across Andhra Pradesh and interacting with people from all walks of life to know their burning problems. Earlier, there were rumours that Lakshminarayana might join the BJP.


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Saturday, March 22, 2008
More about my "treasure"!
Ok so along with the mountain of demi-john brewing jars I got from ebay, the bloke also threw in an old tyle adhesive bucket full of lids. Some had been used some not. They were really skanky. Covered in years of dirt, mould, etc. So I've spent the afternoon picking the old "seals" out of the caps. I had hoped that they'd just be pushed in, but they weren't, they'd been glued in. The actual seals were made up of a couple of layers of paper, that sandwiched a layer of cork, and the layer that came in contact with the original contents of the demi-johns was plastic coated.
The gluing in bit, could have made it a real pain in the arse to sort. Luckily, and partly due to the age of the lids (at least 20 years old), they where glued in with some sort of natural glue (animal based ???).
The picture shows the state of them after I'd picked the seals off (sorry about the shit focussing of the picture, but it's just so you can see what I'm dealing with).
This picture shows the progress. I soaked the lids in warm water with "washing up liquid", a small amount of effort (with a small vegetable paring knife) to remove the glue, followed by soaking them in more warm water, but this time with a little bleach.
As you can see, they're returning to their original white (actually some of the lids are black, but I just decided to clean up a batch, as there was exactly 200 lids in total).
I'm very pleased with my efforts, because it means that I should, theoretically, just be able to find a small amount of expanded polyethylene sheeting to cut out small discs to make new seals for them, and consequently use them to seal some of the demi-johns so that I can make some "sparkling" mead.
If course, I should point out that that will be a bit experimental because these demi-johns originally contained cider, so should be able to take the pressure produced from natural carbonation i.e. a little sugar/dextrose in the bottle before filling. That is then converted into alcohol and CO2 - the CO2 being the bubbles. I doubt that they'd have taken the pressure if I had the facilities to just pump the mead with compressed CO2.
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Performing Arts at ESJ are unparalleled. The school boasts a state-of-the-art theatre, complete with fly system, orchestra pit and best of class lighting and audiovisual equipment. As such, the theatre program often makes use of video project effects in its scenic designs.
In 2017 for "The Wiz", Claymaker took on the task of developing a complete visual architecture that supported the visions of Director Taylor Lee Horne, Technical Director Megan Elsila Hunt and Scenic Designer Johnny Pettigrew.
Keeping with the show's ethos, we used the urban core of downtown Jacksonville for our principal photography of background plates. Alleyways, industrial parks, graffiti murals and textured walls all found their way into our "land of Oz".
A favorite element of the show was the animated twister. As the sun sets over the plains of Kansas, a sinister vortex of wind and debris slithers forward from the distance. We used an existing fluid simulation we had, created with Fume FX, and we composited some stock elements of dust and debris. We also added multiple layers of particle systems with standard Adobe After Effects plugins.
One of the more interesting challenges for the special effects was the timing of The Wiz head. We filmed the leading man on blue screen, distorted his head and tinted him green in post. The real challenge however was coordinating the timing of the video projection, practical set pieces and the live cast and orchestra. To solve that, we embedded a click track in the video and fed it the conductor. With that and the perfectly timed calls of the show's Stage Manager, we had a spectacle before us!
ClientEpiscopal School of JacksonvilleServicesVisual Architecture, 3D Animation Year2017Linkwww.esj.org
how Claymaker created visual architecture
how we helped an audience become mesmerized
one of the most exciting projects for ESJ's 'The Wiz' was creating an animated 3D twister to transport the audience back to Kansas
Claymaker's primary role for 'The Wiz' was to focus on creating visually-stunning, digital architecture to compliment the quality of the overall production
to bring an extra dose of magic to the design, we implemented blue screen technology for complex projections throughout the play