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Adele isn't allowed to send her own tweets because of too much drunk tweeting
LONDON — Adele may have smashed all kinds of streaming and sales records with her new single "Hello," but it seems her managers don't trust her with her own Twitter account.
The singer's tweets have to be signed off by several people, Adele admitted on a Graham Norton BBC special, as she has a history of drunk tweeting. Perhaps that's why she's been downgraded to a flip phone, too. (To be fair, most big stars aren't the ones doing the actual tweeting from their official accounts.)
"Rumour has it, you're not allowed access to your own Twitter account," a member of the audience said.
"That is true, yeah, ha ha ha," Adele answered. "I'm not a drinker any more, but when Twitter first came out I was drunk tweeting and nearly put my foot in it quite a few times. So my management decided that you have to go through two people and then it has to be signed off by someone. But they're all my tweets. No one writes my tweets. They just post them for me. So yeah, that's very, very true."
Adele has nearly 24 million followers on Twitter.
Thankfully, some of her funnier tweets do make it through the approval process.
Throwing it way back with this! Thank you for all the love, I am so blown away. X #TBT pic.twitter.com/MdpONeUnEt
— Adele (@Adele) October 29, 2015
In a clip released ahead of the show airing, she's seen performing a stunning live version of "Hello."
During the Adele at the BBC special, she will perform hits from her back catalogue as well as from the new album, 25, and discuss her life and career with host Graham Norton. It will air in the UK on Nov. 20.

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Board #265 | Winter Birds and Berries
I don't claim to love the winter or anything, but I can appreciate how really beautiful it can be. And I couldn't resist creating a winter wedding board based on this beautiful photo by Jacqueline Veissid. I love the combination of the stark white and bare branches with sweet birds and pops of red – perfect for winter.
Mood: winter chic
Palette: cool white, red, gray-brown
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Top row from left: photo by Jacqueline Veissid, red lipstick photo from Sarah Kaye, branch centerpieces from Rebecca Thuss
Row 2: porcelain photo by Gemma Comas, currants photo from La Tartine Gourmande
Row 3: Brooklyn Bridge photo by Erik Ekroth, mini angel food cake from Martha Stewart Weddings, pussy willow branches via An Angel at My Table, photo from Jennifer Leigh Veils
Row 4: cake from Rebecca Thuss, save-the-date by Ceci New York, red currant champagne cocktail from Martha Stewart Weddings, branches via Weddingbee


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After an amazing season for both teams we somehow arrived at the end of May, how on earth that appeared so quickly I have no idea? Before I get into the actual match shizzle I will as always go into my pre-match preparations! I had a mission before the game, to pick up the *shakeshands* trophy. The trophy is part of an amazing project started by Mark Horbury of the Sale Sharks #rugbyunited account; it's a confirmation of the ethos of rugby in wishing your opponents luck before every game. There are now over 60 club and country #rugbyunited accounts and the trophy has visited Gloucester, Munster, Leinster, Edinburgh and Glasgow amongst others. I picked the trophy up from @rugbyquins man Henry to take it to Twickenham. I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Peter of @rugbysaints before the game and we took to the hallowed turf to have some photos taken. The plan was for the trophy to end up with the ultimate winner at the end of the game.
And so now to the match report, this is going to be a tough one again. I should probably warn some of my fellow Saracens fans, I am likely to comment on the officiating, but I won't be bad mouthing the referee. My thoughts in the stadium were that it was regrettable that he awarded a try then took it away, but I thought he had a good game on the whole. That opinion may of course change when I watch the replay. I had felt when the semi-finals played out that I would have preferred a rematch with Leicester Tigers; Northampton have become something of a bogie team in the last few years for Saracens. But I knew that whatever the result, the game would be a cracker! With an edge of bias I really hoped the game would go Saracens way, Jonny wasn't the only player making a last appearance, Steve Borthwick was in the same position. I've been lucky enough to get to know him a little in the last few months, as well as being a record holding player he's also a thoroughly decent man. 80 minutes would see if he was to retire with a trophy in his hand.
The teams emerged to the now traditional really hot flames! I think Northampton must have been half empty, the stadium was very green! Stephen Myler kicked off and Marcelo Bosch had his clearing kick charged down; not the best start for Saracens. Schalk Brits looped round from the maul after the lineout making one of his, I'm really a flanker runs. Saints were penalised for failing to roll away allowing Saracens a relieving kick. However the advantage was lost as Matt Stevens strayed into the middle of the lineout, giving Saints a free kick. It was clear we were going to see some top class performances from England players, as Ben Foden, Courtney Lawes and Luther Burrell shine early on for Saints. A promising attack by Saints was halted after Alex Corbisiero knocked the ball on; George North had shown enormous strength early in the move as he literally swatted Steve Borthwick off. The theme of knock ons continued as Mouritz Botha dropped the ball in the tackle as Saracens attacked; the game was being played at 100mph errors were bound to sneak in. The first opportunity for points came as Saracens rolled forward after a lineout, with Corbisiero coming in at the side. Owen Farrell who hadn't been in his usually immaculate form kicked the conversion successfully.
The Northampton line came under pressure after Luther Burrell put up a kick straight into Alex Goode's hands. Another man returning to the England shirt he kicked into touch, the smile on Wayne Barnes face was a picture as Goode attempted to claim the throw in! Saracens attacked with the ball in hand after it was again kicked away; there was no way through the defence however. Chris Ashton much maligned for his unsportsmanlike behaviour during the semi-final intercepted the ball in midfield the ball was taken by Jacques Burger who flipped up a ball to Botha. Botha was virtually cut in 2 as Burrell pounced! Lawes and Burrell were taking it in turns to cut the attacker down. Owen Farrell put up a high kick which was taken brilliantly by David Strettle, Saracens were awarded a penalty, one that looked a little harsh. Farrell did however take advantage taking the lead to 6 points. It was Saracens turn to defend next and they put in their fair share of tackles, Goode kicked the ball away clearing the lines temporarily. A penalty was awarded when Sam Dickinson was deemed to be offside; the kick was from a long distance and veered to the right of the posts.
The first scrum was set at 24 minutes, not quite as far into the game as the Wales v Oz game when it was to be the second half before the big men got to show their scrummaging skills. By way of a pleasant change the scrum was successful at the first attempt. Saracens built a good attack with Neil De Kock putting in a grubber kick for Strettle; Ken Pisi managed to guide the ball into touch with his knee. The Saints forwards won the ball back after the lineout as their forwards messed up the Saracens maul. Owen Farrell found a gap and went for it setting a good position for a Saracens attack but the ball was ultimately passed forward. Ken Pisi made a brilliant break as the ball was passed from the scrum, with a run worthy of a try. Burrell was on his shoulder the whole way, cleverly blocking Brad Barritt, but he passed to Kahn Fotuali'i, Saracens were penalised as they tried to defend their line. Myler kicked to touch to the delight of the crowd. A 2nd penalty was given for side entry and again was kicked to touch. The tactic paid off as Saints spread the ball this time, the backs interchanged well with Ken Pisi flicking a lovely pass to Ben Foden in to send him in to score. Stephen Myler stepped up and converted the try to put Saints ahead.
Saints went on the attack again with some wonderful handling by Fotuali'I and George North, the ball was knocked on to the relief of the defenders. A very strange thing happened in the scrum as Burger left the scrum and ran to where he thought the ball was, rather than penalise him JP Doyle allowed the scrum to be reset. The scrum collapsed twice and the penalty was awarded the way of Saracens. The men in red and black rolled forward before spreading the ball; Farrell kicked a neat ball to force Fotuali'I to take the ball into touch. Saracens were unable to take advantage of a great attacking position as the ball was turned over. Saints were awarded a penalty from the resulting scrum and the half finished as Myler kicked the ball to touch.
The 2nd half started and with a 1 point gap the game was anybody's. Saracens started well but lost the ball, they were playing a very narrow game, which hadn't been their strength this season; that wouldn't be the way to breach a very strong Saints defence. Alex Goode made a good break but the ball was knocked on by Barritt, a penalty had been awarded in the run up. Farrell had a much easier kick this time and slotted the ball over the posts. It was great to see him again do the Joining Jack sign, raising awareness of a great charity! Neil De Kock made an error kicking the ball to touch having been warned that it had been taken back into the 22. His error wasn't to be punished as Myler threw a big pass straight into touch. Jacques Burger had put in a huge hit on Alex Corbisiero in the build-up stopping the big prop in his tracks. De Kock kicked the ball away; Fotuali'i caught the ball ensuring the put in by Saints. The Saints attack was halted after Goode caught the ball after Myler kicked through; Tom Wood was penalised for tackling without his arms allowing Saracens the chance to clear their lines.
A controversial moment happened as Saracens looked to clear the ball after facing an onslaught, Steve Borthwick flicked the ball back to Farrell who seemed to quite clearly knock the ball on; greater controversy was to take place later in the game. George North who had looked very dangerous in attack knocked Farrell clean off his feet as he tried to tackle the Welsh winger, I question whether Farrell used his arms in the tackle. With 25 minutes to go Saracens were still ahead by 2 points; a superb kick by Farrell put the ball back close to the Saints line. Dylan Hartley had entered the fray and Tom Wood failed to take the ball, it went Saracens way. This time they spread the ball but knocked it on, the play switched to the other end of the field and Myler again put in a grubber kick, George Pisi pounced onto the ball and scored! The kick was a very challenging one; Myler slotted the ball over the posts.
On 61 minutes we had one of the more controversial moments of the game as Saracens at last spread the ball. Alex Goode threw a pass to Chris Wyles that was clearly forward, Wyles passed inside to Farrell who ran in to score. JP Doyle awarded the try; but we then saw replay after replay; Graham Hughes the TMO intervened asking Doyle if he was happy or wanted a review. It has to be asked what the precedence is or in fact the law regarding a try that has already been awarded. However the pass was indeed forward so it can also be argued that justice was done. Not a moment I enjoyed as a Saracens fan but I think the Saints camp would have been very aggrieved if the score had stood. Farrell exited the game at this point as he damaged his leg kicking the ball away in celebration. Saracens went on the attack again with some ferocity, but the defence matched the attack and Hartley won his team a penalty to momentarily clear their lines. Saracens were awarded a penalty but needed a try, they went for it and Marcelo Bosch scored after a great pass by Schalk Brits. The scores were even, and Charlie Hodgson stepped up to take the kick that could have won the game; the ball hit the inside edge of the post however. Amazingly the game approached 80 minutes with the scores tied and remained that way when the final whistle was blown. We were in an extra time situation, I have to say my heart was pounding, I wasn't sure another 20 minutes was bearable! But I can only imagine how the men on the pitch having given their all were going to face a further 20!
The extra time saw the same level of attritional play; Saints were given the 1st chance to kick at goal as Saracens were penalised for holding onto the ball. Myler struck the ball beautifully to put his team ahead. That wasn't to last long as Saints were penalised in the scrum; Hodgson made no mistake this time and the scores were back to even. Saracens attacked and substitute Jackson Wray stormed through, the ball looked short of the line, but again the TMO intervened rather than this time, let play go on. The try/non try was ruled out as Billy Vunipola had obstructed Dickinson. The 1st half of extra time finished with the scores on Saracens 14 Northampton Saints 14. Alex Waller had gone down very heavily towards the end of the half, but reappeared stitched up to return, hard to imagine he wasn't concussed. Charlie Hodgson was given the chance put his team ahead and he kicked an immense penalty. With 7 minutes remaining Saints would just need a penalty kick to win the game as they'd scored more tries and after the extra 20 minutes that was to be the measure. Saints went on the attack and were awarded a scrum close to the Saracens line when the ball was knocked on. For the 3rd final in a row involving Saracens the last few minutes were to see them defending their line. Stephen Myler ignored the drop goal option and Saints continued to batter the Saracens line. With the final play of the game Saints were battering the Saracens line and Burrell went very close. With time having been played Dylan Hartley leapt up sure he had scored. The referee asked – 'Try, yes or no?' So the decision rested with the TMO again. There was no way to tell in the stadium whether or not the ball was grounded on or over the line. Having watched the replay again and again I'm still very unsure that the ball reached the line. However the try was awarded and Northampton Saints finished a great season by lifting the Premiership Trophy, as wonderful for them as it was disappointing for Saracens.
Both teams had a wonderful season and both can be proud of what they achieved; very sad for Steve Borthwick to finish his career without the trophy his skill and passion deserved. But, in the cold light of day, rugby is a game, a fantastic one, but only a game. It isn't life; to dedicate the win to Luis Ghaut a very brave 12 year old suffering a rare form of bonce cancer puts the whole thing into perspective. For those that were there as I was, be pleased you were there to experience such an epic game and look forward to cheering your team on next season!


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Grow your horizons and taste the fruits of wisdom in the Garden of Delights.
Make seedbombs, plant seedlings and learn plant magic in the Sorcerer's Shed, with Josie Jeffreys of http://www.seedfreedom.net (author of SeedBombs)
Stitch butterflies and rosebuds, fold origami flowers, knit bees and let your crafty side blossom in the Fairy Circle.
Share a teddy bear's picnic and make your own toys with Crafternoon
Meet the Gastrognome and learn fairyland cooking secrets, withmagical food to confound your senses.
With grow-your-own and foraging tips, local produce and magical surprises, see how you grow in the Garden of Delights.
PLUS: Dress as your favourite garden creature or plant for a chance to win magically creative prizes.
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The Romanian born author receives honor for works depicting life in Communist Romania.
Press Release Service – Wired PR News – Herta Mueller has been awarded a Nobel Prize in literature. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), the controversial author of works that discuss the strict conditions of living in Communist Romania received the honor this week.
Mueller is quoted by the AP as remarking of the award in a statement, "I am very surprised and still cannot believe it… I can't say anything more at the moment."
Michael Krueger, head of Hanser Verlag, Mueller's publisher in Germany, is further quoted as stating of the honor, "By giving the award to Herta Mueller, who grew up in a German-speaking minority in Romania, (the committee) has recognized an author who refuses to let the inhumane side of life under communism be forgotten."
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The ambush on the military convoy was the single deadliest strike on US forces since May.
Falluja, 65km (40 miles) west of Baghdad, has witnessed some of the strongest resistance to US-led forces.
US troops have not patrolled inside the city since April after a three-week siege there in which hundreds died.
The US military has launched several air strikes on suspected insurgents in the city in the past few months, with reports of many Iraqi casualties.
The attack took place at Saqlawiya, some 15 km (nine miles) north of Falluja.
"The vehicle-borne improvised explosive device which killed both
Iraqi National Guard personnel and marines was detonated late this
morning near Falluja," a US military statement said.
"The explosion killed seven marines who were assigned to 1st
Marine Expeditionary Force and three Iraqi National Guard soldiers."
A military official told the Associated Press that the strength of the blast sent the engine from the vehicle used in the bombing flying "a good distance" from the site.
The deaths raise to at least 985 the number of US soldiers killed in Iraq
since the US-led forces invaded the country in March 2003.
Record number of wounded
Meanwhile, a report says that the number of US soldiers injured in Iraq in August is the highest since the war began.
About 1,100 soldiers and marines are thought to have been wounded last month.
Intense fighting in the city of Najaf last month is partly to blame for the high toll, the Washington Post newspaper suggests.
The number of fatalities among US troops was 66, the highest since May, but considerably lower than the 135 combat deaths recorded in April.
There are no official figures available for the number of Iraqi insurgents and civilians killed or hurt.


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- The rise of technology is going to force fundamental changes to the approach of central banks in the coming years, argues Barclays' Christian Keller.
- Central banks will almost inevitably move away from their focus on keeping inflation around 2%.
- Instead, they're likely to look at ensuring financial stability and the distributional effects of monetary policy.
LONDON – Advances in technology and huge shifts in the way society functions mean that the way central banks operate will fundamentally change in the coming years, according to one of Barclays' most senior economists.
Speaking on Tuesday at the launch of Barclays' annual Equity Gilt Study, Christian Keller, the bank's head of economics research, said that major central banks will almost inevitably be forced to move away from their focus on keeping inflation at or around 2%.
"We're coming to a point whereby there needs to be a rethinking of the current inflation targeting models. They were perfect in the 90s and all the way up to five or six years ago," Keller told journalists.
"I have doubts whether this will ever come back again. Right now, central banks are very reluctant to talk about it," he added.
Under the current model of central banking, interest rates are changed to correspondent with rising or falling inflation and economic growth. At the most basic level, rates tend to increase when inflation is rising, while they are kept low during periods of low price growth as a means to try and stimulate activity, pushing up both inflation and growth.
This is very much the case in Australia, where the Reserve Bank of Australia has an official mandate to try and keep inflation between 2% and 3% over the course of the economic cycle.
In the future, however, Keller believes that inflation targets be made more flexible, with banks not so aggressively tied to keeping inflation around 2%.
Central banks will also have a greater remit for areas beyond traditional inflation targeting. Those could include financial stability, and the distributional effects of monetary policy – a policy area that is a a huge talking point among some central bank watchers and economists right now.
"We'll go to more flexible targets, and move away a little bit from the fixation on inflation. Banks will also have to take into account financial stability, because as we try very hard to reach 2%, we have all kinds of side effects."
In Australia, the RBA already has a significant role in ensuring financial stability. One of its key mandates is to ensure its powers are "exercised in such a manner" to contribute to the "economic prosperity and welfare of the people of Australia". This is interpreted as a mandate to ensure financial stability, given that problems in the financial sector can wreck the economy.
However, this trend now looks set to become a more important focus of the RBA and its peers around the world.
Less influence on inflation
One of the reasons for that, Keller said, is that central banks are becoming less and less powerful in their abilities to actually have a significant impact on inflation through traditional monetary policy tools.
Much of that is down to technological developments, he said.
"Increasingly maybe those inflationary developments that we try to hit with domestic interest rates may be driven by global and technological factors that are no longer under monetary policy control."
There has been a significant debate in recent years about the possibility that big tech companies, the likes of Amazon and Spotify, are creating deflation by drastically decreasing the price of key services.
In particular, Amazon is making the supply and distribution of goods so cheap that "Amazonisation" itself is now a deflationary force at a macro level, according to Nomura analyst Bilal Hafeez.
"Amazon's unique distribution model and widening range of products could impart a new disinflationary impulse on goods prices," Hafeez said back in October 2017.
Keller's thesis is similar, although he did not mention any specific companies.
Ultimately, Keller doesn't think, in the words of Milton Friedman that "inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon," and believes that attempting to keep it at a specific level will become a less and less important form of monetary policy in the coming years.
"The fine tuning of inflation through the inflation targeting regime we've been used to in the last 20 years, I don't think that is necessarily the system of the future," he concluded.
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Yemen: Nine family members including six children killed in Saudi air strike
Yemen has been torn by a civil war in which the exiled government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, backed by the Saudi-led coalitionworld Updated: Aug 05, 2017, 14:28 IST
Three women and six children from the same family were killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition on their home in northern Yemen on Friday, a local health official said, the latest in a series of attacks since 2015.
Yemen has been torn by a civil war in which the exiled government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, backed by the Saudi-led coalition, is trying to roll back gains made by the Iran-aligned Houthi group which controls most of northern Yemen, including the capital Sanaa.
The head of the local health department, Dr Abdel-Ilah al-Azzi, said the attack at dawn on the family home of Taha al-Dharafi in Mahda district on the south-western outskirts of Saada city, also injured three other people.
"We are recording all the crimes of the enemy and we will not forget them," Azzi said. "All the criminals will be put on trial soon, God willing," he added.
A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition did not respond to a request for a comment.
It was not immediately clear if the house was hit by mistake, but the coalition says it does not target civilians.
A family relative, who declined to be identified, said the attack happened before dawn while the family slept. He said the bodies were taken to the morgue while rescue workers continued to search for a missing woman in the rubble of the house.
Pictures from the scene showed the house completely destroyed by the strike. Residents who rushed to the scene were afraid to start rescue work while aircraft hovered overhead.
Saada, a stronghold of the Houthi group, which hails from the Zaidi branch of Shi'ite Islam, has been repeatedly hit by air strikes since the coalition of Arab states joined the civil war in March 2015. They see the war as an attempt by Iran to expand its influence in Yemen.
At least 25 Yemenis were killed in June when Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck a market in the Saada province.
And in March, another coalition air strike killed 22 people and wounded dozens in a market in western Yemen near the Red Sea fishing town of Khoukha.
Khoukha and the nearby city of Hodeidah are controlled by the Houthis who overran Sanaa in 2014 and moved south to Aden in 2015 forcing Hadi and his administration to flee into exile.
The Yemen war has killed more than 10,000 people, displaced more than three million and ruined much of the impoverished country's infrastructure.
The Saudi-led coalition was formed in 2015 to fight the Houthis and troops loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh who have fired missiles into neighboring Saudi Arabia.
In December, the coalition acknowledged it had made "limited use" of British-made cluster bombs, but said it had stopped using them.
Nearly half of Yemen's 22 provinces are on the verge of famine, according to the U.N. World Food Programme.


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Sunday, March 30, 2003 -- Morgantown, WV
Cooper's Rock 2003 (MAGP #1) (iPO Event Id#: 5372)
Story and photos by Erin O'Reily
[Overall Results] [Results by Class]
Pictures: [Set 1] [Set 2] [Set 3] [Set 4] [Set 5] [Set 6] [Set 7]
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For those of you that chose the Coopers Rock 10k for their first ever... Don't worry, not all 10k's are as hilly as this one. Everyone should give thanks to Bob Baker (race director) for putting on a great race and a special thanks for the lovely up hill finish. Check out Bobs picture, I think I see horns behind his ears!
Another great performance was put on by Jaron Hawkins from
Frostburg, MD. The 21-year-old won the race in a time of 33:46, an
impressive time for this challenging course. Many college coaches
wished they could have Jaron on their team.
Third Place overall was the notoriously dominant masters runner out of Morgantown WV, Ed Frohnapfel. Ed ran a time of 35:40. Let me say that Ed often makes the young and out of shape feel guilty. Check out his picture and decide for yourself, is he one or two percent body fat?
Fourth overall as well as third in the men's division was Isaya
Okwiya out of Charleston WV. The 32-year-old ran a time of
36:00.0. Great job Isaya!
This concludes the top three men and women overall for the Coopers rock 10k. But I need to mention two more people who ran with all their heart, Richard Bunner and Maurice Miller. At the ages 73 and 74 Richard and Maurice are an inspiration to everyone in the running community! I hope I'm still going strong in my late 30's.
Last but not least was the 5k race walk. Leading the men overall was
Ken James, a neighbor from north of WV in Trafford, PA. Ken
finished in a time of 30:14. Working hard for his second place was
another race walker from PA, Graig Baer. Graig represents his
hometown of Fort Hill and raced in at a time of 33:22. Third was
Morgantown's Keith Bailey. Keith finished in a time of
36:17. Great job guys!
And rounding out the women's division for the race walk was Leah Hammer of Morgantown. Leah hammered in her third place finish at 38:26. Leah was also 8th overall out of 30 race walkers. Great job ladies and gents!
Thanks again to race director Bob Baker for a great show. And thank you for the painfully challenging course. We can always count on you!


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Learning to code, one game at a time
Many see video games purely as a form of entertainment, but they can also be educational. Not only can they teach us to open our eyes and see new aspects to the world such as different ways of living and other cultures; they can help us learn employable skills that can be used in our day-to-day lives.
Most of my career so far has been in an IT role where I've looked after best-practice and policy, so a move in July to a new job where I'm required to write code has been a little daunting. Although it's fun there's so much I need to learn – but I don't need to worry because games may have the answers. A number of releases make use of mechanics that help teach various programming mechanics, so I'm adding the following onto my study-list. Bring on the revision.
2013: Typing of the Dead: Overkill
Although this title doesn't teach any programming skills directly, what it does do is teach players how type faster – and that's invaluable for getting the code out of your head and onto the screen as quickly as possible. Rather than blasting away at zombies with a gun using a controller, in Typing of the Dead: Overkill you instead use your keyboard to enter words and fire shots. Modern Dream's release is my guilty pleasure: I really shouldn't like it for several reasons, but somehow it manages to suck me in every time.
2015: Hacknet
I initially had to tell him know when a colleague asked me recently whether I'd ever used Unix. But after he showed me a few of the commands it hit me: I recognised them from playing Hacknet by Team Fractal Alligator. This title simulates computer hacking through a Unix-like operating system, and the core gameplay is to connect to other machines and run dedicated programs to break their security. Get in, take what you need, and get out again – but don't be reckless, and don't leave a trace.
2015: Human Resource Machine
Playing a game where you're a corporate office worker who must complete mundane tasks like moving things from an inbox to an outbox doesn't sound all that entertaining. But when it's by Tomorrow Corporation and teaches you elements of assembly language, it's kind of fun. Once a puzzle in Human Resource Machine is completed, you're shown how many instructions were used and how long they took to process, giving you the opportunity to optimise your code.
2018: ERROR: Human Not Found
If you're looking for a game that's going to introduce you to programming without getting too heavy, ERROR: Human Not Found by CelleC Games is a good choice. This visual-novel is about a scientist who's trying to clear her name after the death of an artificial intelligence (AI), and has portions of point-and-click adventure interspersed with four types of computer-science-based puzzles. It's free on Steam so there's nothing stopping you from giving it a go if you have a couple of hours to spare.
2019: Baba Is You
This one was recommended to me recently by quietschisto from RNG and, although I usually prefer my titles to have a storyline, it sounds like it's good for helping you get to grips with programming. Baba Is You by Hempuli Oy teaches you how to code in a roundabout way: the rules you have to follow are present as physical blocks in the game world and you can manipulate them to cause surprising interactions. Turn yourself into a rock, patches of grass into hot obstacles, or even the goal of the puzzle into something entirely different.
2019: while True: learn()
while True: learn() isn't only a game about machine learning, neural networks, big data and AI; it's also one about understanding your cat. You're a machine learning specialist who makes neural networks but it turns out your cat is better at it than you are, so build a kitty-to-human translation system to find out what else your pet is capable of. This title is used in schools and universities in countries all over the world and developer Luden.io receives tons of pet photographs from players each week.
Have you played any other video games that have taught you something, programming or otherwise? Let me know about them in the comments below so I can add them to my study list.
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Good Morning/Afternoon!! Today on the site I have Sophia Rose back with an Audiobook review of Year One by Nora Roberts, Narrated by Julia Whelan. I'm so excited for Sophia's lovely review that it has myself eager to pick up this book this month. Hope you enjoy her review and leave your thoughts below, have you read this book yourself yet?Year One by Nora Roberts, Julia Whelan
Series: Chronicles of The One, #1
Published by Brilliance Audio on December 5th 2017
Genres: Post- Apocalyptic, Fantasy
Format: Audiobook
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A stunning new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author?an epic of hope and horror, chaos and magic, and a journey that will unite a desperate group of people to fight the battle of their lives…
It began on New Year's Eve.
The sickness came on suddenly, and spread quickly. The fear spread even faster. Within weeks, everything people counted on began to fail them. The electrical grid sputtered; law and government collapsed?and more than half of the world's population was decimated.
Where there had been order, there was now chaos. And as the power of science and technology receded, magic rose up in its place. Some of it is good, like the witchcraft worked by Lana Bingham, practicing in the loft apartment she shares with her lover, Max. Some of it is unimaginably evil, and it can lurk anywhere, around a corner, in fetid tunnels beneath the river?or in the ones you know and love the most.
As word spreads that neither the immune nor the gifted are safe from the authorities who patrol the ravaged streets, and with nothing left to count on but each other, Lana and Max make their way out of a wrecked New York City. At the same time, other travelers are heading west too, into a new frontier. Chuck, a tech genius trying to hack his way through a world gone offline. Arlys, a journalist who has lost her audience but uses pen and paper to record the truth. Fred, her young colleague, possessed of burgeoning abilities and an optimism that seems out of place in this bleak landscape. And Rachel and Jonah, a resourceful doctor and a paramedic who fend off despair with their determination to keep a young mother and three infants in their care alive.
In a world of survivors where every stranger encountered could be either a savage or a savior, none of them knows exactly where they are heading, or why. But a purpose awaits them that will shape their lives and the lives of all those who remain.
The end has come. The beginning comes next.
Audiobook length: 12 hours and 20 minutes
My mind just reels after finishing this book. My hands twitched to grab for more even when I knew that I would have to wait to see what comes next. One can read the blurb and see the cover and title to form certain expectations and I thought I was spot on when this one got started. But then, I realized it was something so much more. Just an astounding blend of post-apocalyptic, paranormal, mystical, and suspenseful romance.
The book opens with ground zero for what is to come. The reader is introduced to a set of characters and follows them and a plague that oozes and rushes horrendously across the world. The author's choice in how to open this sets the tone and gives the reader the great, hideous picture of it all. World-wide death, then pandemonium, and then that something more- a darkness and a light.
The book introduces a large cast of characters who slowly start making their way in the same direction. It brings them along in paths full of danger and survival, switches to others, shows the crazed and senseless brutality, but also the hope and joy. There is much to show that no matter if the world gets a reset that humans bring their very natures right along with them.
So much is happening in this book that I can't really summarize it. And I also don't want to summarize so that others can experience this riveting book for themselves without losing any of the wonder and surprise, shock, and more. Some things were cut and dry and not a spoiler to say that a few rag-tag groups make it through the plague only to discover that this is just the beginning- government has collapsed, the military is herding survivors into labs and pens, evil people are on the rampage, those who are deemed different are open season, and those who just want to rebuild and start over seem to be the most vulnerable from all sides and can't seem to catch a break for long. A prophecy promises the coming of the light bringer, but most have not heard it and the few who have are confused and can't take it seriously. But they will when hope is at it's lowest.
I experienced Year One as an audio so I was carried along in the talented, capably hands of Julia Whelan. Remember me mentioning a huge cast? Oh, and all those emotions and conflicts? She handled it like a pro that just gave so much more to this story than I would have got reading it for myself. It still would have been good in print, but I definitely am glad for the listening experience.
So, in the end, I was both gutted and immensely eager to press on. So many of these characters became favorites and I need to know what becomes of them and the ones I loathed as well. This will appeal to a wider range of readers since its dystopian and urban fantasy, suspenseful and romantic.


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I thought AE uses JavaScript, and not Java?Originally Posted by stib
But yeah, plugable scripting would be neat (XSI that is, not Maya ! ).
I thought AE uses JavaScript, and not Java?Originally Posted by stib
But yeah, plugable scripting would be neat (XSI that is, not Maya ! ).
Like I said IANAP. What's the difference between java script and java?
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http://www.firststep.com.au/educatio.../javadiff.htmlOriginally Posted by stib
However, this is written with web based apps in mind.
Basically JavaScript is just a subset of Java, with a completely different runtime environment.
The main difference imho:
In many ways, LScript has a lot of similarities to JavaScript.Java is a strongly-typed, object-oriented, complex programming language. It's a very powerful language, and easily stands along-side other object-oriented languages like C++ or Eiffel. Some of the syntax is similar to C++, but Java is a lot easier to learn and use than C++.
JavaScript is a loosely-typed language which is much simpler than Java. In complexity, it's at a similar level to BASIC.
I think the main gripe you have are actually issues with how the SDK, or interior of LW, is "displayed" in the scripting language.
Last edited by Lightwolf; 11-13-2004 at 06:19 AM.
I haven't used basic, but I think javascript is more advanced than basic. It's sort of java without needing to set types, so yeah, in that way it's similar to lscript.
I personally don't want Newtek to use a language other than lscript because of lscript's shortfalls, I want them to use something else as then they'd have a really solid base to work from and wouldn't only need to code Lightwave commands, not "standard" stuff like dealing with strings etc.
I mean lscript was originally just AREXX with hooks into lightwave wasn't it?
Hi Karmacop,
I'm not sure how many open Javascript interpreters there are out there to use, but there should at least be one that is a part of Mozilla.
Another nice alternative is Lua, as used by DF.
I did mention XSI because it actually allows you to swap scripting languages.
Ideally the host (i.e. LW) would just provide access to a hierarchy of objects and functions, which can be mapped into language specific objects, so you could swap scripting languages out.
After all, you don't want a solution like currently implemented in Modo:
lx_command("SetLayer 1");
but rather
SetLayer 1;
And have the LW specific functions appear as part of the language.
(A)Rexx was way ahead back then I guess
Hooray for mozilla!
I've heard that about XSI, and I'd really like if lightwave allowed multiple languages too. Maybe instead of making a c++ wrapper you should make lava/javascript/c# etc wrappers
Anyway, we can only hope right?
Are you nuts? Only whimps scriptOriginally Posted by Karmacop
Seriously though, it might be easier to add new scripting languages with an OO based wrapper, but I didn't think about it yet. First things first
And, after all, if we manage to make the SDK more accessable, even more so than using a scripting language, there's nothing wrong with that, is there?
The only reason I say this is because most people probably know one of these languages, or if not they are much easier to learn than C. For example, I think of myself as quite capable when using Java, but I am lost and confused when using C
For instance, I find doing anything with strings (adding, clearing etc) impossible with C ... as I know it's meant to be. Also, does C have standard regex files or is there some sort of standard ones I could get? But still, strings in C are a nightmare
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Hi karmacop,
this is exactly why I prefer C++. It allows you to abstract so much more, but still has the low-level options of C.
I think the only difference between a decent C++ wrapper/API, and a OO (object oriented) scripting environment is the quicker turnaround when scripting, and less hassle setting up a compiler.
The disadvantage is of course the performance.
And if you know Java, C++ ain't that far away...
Sorry about my previous post, I said a word starting with d and it got picked up as offensive .. I'm not sure why. Anyway, it ended up looking very offensive as it said "**** you! " , when I meant it as a joke because I use Java. Hope it didn't offend you.
Anyway, I can only hope that c++ is close to java (I haven't used c++), because java is very simple and natural to me. Nothing is too low level
Hi karmacop,
now darn you - see, it works with the right words
And no worries as they say on your end of the world, I'm not that easily offended, especially not if you add or whatever...
I know what you mean by low-level, although, to be honest, I meant something different (low-level as in down to bit twiddling), whereas high level would be more abstract (as in working with LW meshes as a part of the programming language, or, a bit simpler like LScript, to be able to add two vectors like v= v1 + v2; )
Grant access to the actual position of an object after modifiers have been applied.
Read this thread for the discussion
Here's more:
Reveal what IA modifiers have been applied to an object and allow the programmatic disabling/enabling of these plugins.
Grant access to the actual position(time), rotation(time), and scale(time) of an object with any or all the of IA's applied.
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Good suggestions Greg. I shall add them to the list.
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thanks Art,
And please add some kinda indicator that would tell when a scene has completed loading. That way an LScript could wait to establish things like effectedby() until after all the loading and object renaming has completed. Probably useful in many other ways too.
Oh and I officially request that ObjectMan & SceneMan be resurrected to work in LW8.x Those were some nice capabailities I missed out on (and which probably broke some useful LScripts).
Oh, and don't forget about that Hawaiian coffee offer, good for one functioning E or T toggle-shift control button. heh heh
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Suggestion: Ability to store variables in the global system clipboard
I have a script that tells me the bounding box of my selection in Modeler whose values I use for various things, mainly for changing the mirror axis to exact centres between geometry within my model.
I tried to find a way to copy the value(s) into the global system clipboard so all I had to was paste them into the Numeric panel.
I couldn't find one! If it doesn't exist already, a set of commands for cut / copy / pasting (of variables) into the system clipboard would be very useful.
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Well today is my due date and baby is showing every sign of NOT coming today, lol-what I expected though- If you follow me then you know I'm using a midwife (GASP! I know—it's not for everyone, but for me and my husband it's the ONLY way) and I'm planning on having her at home (double GASP) but there is a slight possibility that I'll be going to the birth center, since we recently moved a fair distance away and in the country, so I'm preparing an overnight bag just in case it comes to that. In a way I'm kinda glad she's coming late, because with all the craziness and bad colds over the past week I ddin't think I was going to get this post up. The lady who was going to take my photos had a crazy week too and couldn't do the shoot and for a bit I was just gonna forget about this post, but then Daniel being the sweetheart he is insisted that I just let him snap a few photos.
So here is my list of items I want in my bag for myself and for the baby…ps this will be my first time leaving home to have a baby, so if any of you experienced mothers out there notice anything crucial I left out, please share! 😀
ONESIES-You can never have enough onesies. They say that babies need an extra layer and even though I plan on doing skin on the first night and as much as possible the first few days of her life, she obviously can't ride home naked in the car seat. Carters are my favorite, they are thick, soft, and long and thin (like most babies are) and since she's a winter baby I'm going with the long sleeve ones. SIDE TIP-I almost always buy Carters stuff from Target…because they are cheaper. YAY for Target <3
SOCKS-Kylie's toes were always cold. So socks are a must to keep those little piggies warm
SWADDLES-Swaddles are great for newborns. They're so used to being in an enclosed space up till now…so makes sense right? These are my favorite swaddles. They're big, lightweight, absorb spit up, milk and slobber, and babies stay swaddled in them 🙂
PACI-I've recently discovered these NaturSutten pacifiers. They made from toxin-free materials. I've been all about the natural baby products this time around.
BEANIE-For keeping that little head and those little ears warm
DIAPERS/WIPES-Uhhhh for obvious reasons. I'm giving Parasol diapers a try to see if they're really worth all the hype that people seem to be giving them. Plus they are super cute! For wipes, these Pampers sensitive ones have been my favorite, but Parasol also sent me some wipes that I'll be trying too.
COCONUT OIL-For those first few days it's best to have some sort of cold pressed pure oil on their bum so that the meconium (the sticky tar like poop they have the first day or so) doesn't stick to their skin and then you're left having to rub rub rub their poor little newborn skin in order to get it all off.
BURT'S BABY BEE DIAPER CREAM-I've tried like 100,000,000 diaper creams, THIS one is the BEST!
PROTEIN BARS-Of course the first thing on my list is food LOL. After pushing out a baby and then nursing that little baby 5 times that night, nothing feels better than a protein reload. I'm also taking a little container of trail mix.
ROBE-For the first few days after birth it's nice to have something that's not binding, easy to nurse in and easily accessible for skin on skin.
NURSING BRAS– I'm bringing two, because I don't want to end up leaking like crazy and then only having a milk soaked bra haha. These bras are my absolute favorite. Mainly because they comfortable enough to sleep in.
LANSINO SOOTHING PADS-I got these from my dear friend. She highly recommends them. They are reusable, soothing and really help you get through those first days of breastfeeding-she has eight kids so I trust her advice-I'm excited to give them a try.
SOCKS-A) because my feet are always cold B) to avoid the cold floors when getting up and down to use the restroom and C) because there's just something comforting about wearing socks and a robe especially in winter.
COMFY SWEATS-For the drive home. These pajama pants are theee softest things.
SLIPPERS-Also for the drive home. Because who wants to tie shoes??? Usually I'd opt for flip-flops…but seeing as it will be December, slippers are the obvious choice.
Well that's my list of items that they most likely won't have on hand at the birth center. I can't believe she could come any day now! Again, if there's anything you think I'd regret not having, please SHARE in the comments. Otherwise I'll figure that I did a pretty good job 😀
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Cambodia bond a possibility
The launch of an unrated Laotian government bond on Thailand's bond market could pave the way for Cambodia to issue its own government bond denominated in Thai baht.
The Bangkok Post reported yesterday that Thailand's Finance Ministry and Public Debt Management Office had allowed Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar to follow in the steps of Laos and raise capital through the issue of their own sovereign bonds on Thailand's financial market.
Grant Knuckey, chief executive officer of ANZ Royal Bank, told the Post yesterday by email that the Thai framework opened up the opportunity for Cambodia to permit small debt issues to a willing high-yield investor community.
"It could possibly serve as a 'training ground' for Cambodia to prepare for a larger international US dollar debt issuance in say, one to two years time," he said.
The Laotian government became the first country in the region to raise capital in Thailand through a bond sale, with the issue of 1.5 billion baht ($50 million), three-year bonds in May last year. The notes were priced at a yield of 4.5 per cent. Two more subsequent installments of 3 billion baht and 4.5 billion baht have since been issued.
Adisorn Singhsacha, managing director of Twin Pine Consulting Co, a financial adviser on the Laos bond sale, told the Bangkok Post that the Laotian government planned more bond issues in the future to raise capital for energy and infrastructure projects.
His company was also working with the Myanmar and Cambodian governments on possible baht denominated bonds, Singhsacha added.
Singhsacha said that the cost of raising funds in Thailand was greater than borrowing from international institutions, but that a bond issue did not come with a lot of the ties applied to foreign lending.
Svay Hay, president and CEO of ACLEDA Securities, said that the offer of unrated bonds, or a bond that has not had its creditworthiness assessed by an international credit rating agency, provides the Cambodian government with another tool to raise capital.
"The government and corporations can mobilise funds from the public investors to support project and growth, and the securities sector will be more active and attract more investors both local and overseas," Hay said.
"Sufficient sources of funds would fulfill shortages in the budget for expenditure and there will be a change in debt scenarios with [the Cambodian government being] less dependent on partners
or lenders."
In principle, debt securities are rated to give investors trust in the issuer, but in the instance of an unrated security, investors would rely solely on trusting the country that issues the bond, Hay added.
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Approximately ten minutes before 6 p.m. on a Friday, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a trove of declassified documents relating to the National Security Agency's collection of telephone metadata.
Here's how the ODNI describes what's in the documents:
The documents being released today comprise orders from the FISC approving the National Security Agency's (NSA) collection and use of telephony metadata under Section 501. These orders provide additional information regarding the controls imposed by the FISC on the processing, dissemination, security and oversight of telephony metadata acquired under Section 501. This includes the Court's imposition of additional controls in response to compliance incidents that were discovered by NSA and then reported to the FISC.
So, basically: the documents that authorized, refined and renewed the metadata collection program as time went on. Today the President vowed to scale back the telephone data collection program from three-hops to two-hops from a desired target, and changed the restrictions on accessing the bulk data collection database to require judicial approval. It's interesting to note that, in one 2006 court document, the NSA argued to the FISC they would provide three phone numbers to the FBI every day. Now, the NSA collects hundreds of thousands of text messages a day.
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This weekend our special is an awesome collaboration between Ernest Emerson and Zero Tolerance, the 0620 folder. Emerson's utilitarian, tactical design paired with ZT's top-notch American craftsmanship has produced an admirably rugged folding knife, so let's check it out.
Design-wise this looks exactly like what you'd expect from an Emerson design, especially the G10 version. That G10 face scale and the patented wave opening feature on the blade instantly scream Emerson. These are precisely the kind of stout, sturdy workhorse folders Emerson is known for.
This knife sports a razor-sharp tanto blade made from Elmax stainless steel with a black powder coating. Handle is large and comfortable, with the G10 scale and a long stretch of jimping providing a really secure grip. The back frame is titanium with a bead-blast finish, and the sturdy frame lock keeps the blade safely locked in place. As nice as the G10 version is, I prefer the carbon fiber variant with its two-stone stonewash/satin blade, which is manufactured from a premium grade Carpenter steel.
Deployment is handled by either the ambidextrous thumb stud or the wave feature. The benefit of ZT's construction is a much smoother action than is typical with an Emerson. The large, deep-carry pocket clip enables both a secure hold and a smooth draw, and can be positioned for either left or right side, tip-up carry.
All-in-all, Emerson and ZT are two of the finest knife makers in the game right now, and the 0620 admirably pulls together their best traits to make a knife that is well worth carrying. To learn more about this knife, click here. To see our entire inventory, visit knifecenter.com


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Hidden Agenda
Blending the best elements of movies and games, this story based adventure drops you into a tale rife with chilling moral dilemmas. Up to six of you can join in and influence the narrative, but beware – not all of you will be working towards the same objective…
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Hidden Agenda is a PlayLink title that requires a companion app to play. Up to six players can play together as long as they're on the same Wifi network and download the companion app on their compatible mobile devices. Hidden Agenda does not support online network play.
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FindingBreathless is now a little more than a month old and is wanting to see and be seen–for the sake of all of our tiny people growing out of infancy and learning their most important lessons of life as they get ready for their first days of school.
My vision for this point of the journey is to gather a collection of brief accounts (no names attached unless you choose), so people can begin to recognize how pervasive bullying really is—as well as how easily it can be hidden or disguised. I think it is important to build a public awareness of red flags that differentiate bullying behaviors as being vastly different from compassionate behaviors.
Seemingly innocent comments like, "What's it to you?", "Make me!", name calling, whispering behind someone's back, purposeful exclusion, etc. are often ignored. These are warning signs that the person is hurting and needs friendship and guidance. If these are passed over, aggression does nothing but grow to the point of choking out the good.
Raising Awareness
By raising awareness of signs that a bullying or hurtful personality is developing, intervention can begin before irreversible damage is done. By suspending judgment of the person (of any age) and addressing the hurts of both aggressors and victims, I believe that we can start to build a network of positive support, so that healing and joyful living can grow (as opposed to hurt and violence).
What do you think? Do you agree? Do you see it differently? Would you be willing to take a few minutes to help? Call me crazy, if you want–for seeing this big picture, but I know that you are not crazy! What an amazing group of thinkers and writers we have here in the world of blogging! I am thankful for you every day.
Starfish Mission
If this is your first time visiting this site, I encourage you to browse through Starfish Mission. My hope for Starfish Mission is for it to exist as a conduit– providing and continuing to build entry points to access practical, credible resources for healing for various phases of life. I maintain that we need to prevent hurtful behavior and grow compassionate children before a child takes the first steps through school doors. To do this, we must reach an entire population-all of us–who influence children.
Would you be willing to write a brief paragraph explaining your experience of the effects of bullying? It is a symptom of mental hurt! You can reply in the comment section below, or e-mail me directly by tapping on the word HERE (below). If you would like your website included along with your response, simply include the link at the end of your message. My goal is to provide a page here on FindingBreathless that exposes the myriad red flags people use to call out for help.
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Nilüfer Göle is Professor of Sociology at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. She works on Islamic visibility in European public spaces and the debates it engenders on religious and cultural difference. Her sociological approach aims to open up a new reading of modernity from a non-western perspective and a broader critique of Eurocentrism in the definitions of secular modernity. She is the author of Islam in Europe: The Lure of Fundamentalism and the Allure of Cosmopolitanism (2010) and The Forbidden Modern: Civilization and Veiling (1997). She is member of the Executive Committee of the Istanbul Seminars. Director of EuropeanPublicIslam at the European Research Council Project 2008-2012.


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PlayStation Home has grown and expanded over the past year, with an increasing number of spaces hitting the service as it continues to evolve. One of Sony's biggest franchises, Singstar, has been known to have an upcoming Home space for quite a while with gamers and singers alike looking forward to dancing the virtual night away. Now, Sony has announced the SingStar: VIP space as another available area for Home users.
Speaking on the EU PlayStation Blog, Naomi Castle, from Sony's London Studio, announced that British rapper, songwriter and record producer Dizzee Rascal will launch their new SingStar Rooms: VIP space in PlayStation Home on September 24th at 20:00 BST/21:00 CEST. The Mercury Award Winner will launch the Space, while promoting his new album 'Tongue n' Cheek'.
He will be performing six of his tracks exclusively for the PlayStation Home and SingStar community, including 'Chillin Wiv Da Man Dem' for the first time in the public domain. Dizzee will also answer Home users questions, trying to meet as many people as possible, and will be around for an hour after the performance.
There's a free Dizzee Mask up for grabs if you visit the gig (available for 48 hours only) and plenty of other limited edition items for your PS Home avatar.
If Dizzee's rap music isn't to your liking don't worry, Carly Byron, European Product Manager at SCEE commented below the article:
"The launch event with Dizzee is just the start, and moving forward the space will be used to host even more special events and gigs. Keep an eye on the blog for future announcements!"


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CeBIT 2007: Review Acer Aspire 5114WLMi Notebook
Multimedia for Everyone. Among other Acer notebooks which were exhibited at the CeBIT, we would also like to present the Aspire 5114 to you. The Aspire 5114 is basically interesting, because it provides multimedia equipment, is fit for current games and this all for an absolutely low price - a mobile Core 2 Duo processor and an ATI X1600 video card just under 1000.- Euro.
This review is a summary of tests done on-site. We ask for some understanding that some of the measurements could, therefore, not be done.
The Aspire 5114WLMi's case is the well-known Acer case, which is basically used for all notebooks of the Aspire 5000s series. This type of case is wide-spread, basically, because Acer wants to have its notebooks placed on the multimedia segment, which plays an import role, and on the other hand because the design pleases the eyes. E.g. the Die Aspire 5600 series comes with the same case than the 5114. Simple geometric forms and well-placed curves is what most of the customers seem to like.
The quality of case is in our opinion not really the most important reason for the wide spreading and the success of this design. Even at the first glance the first the first inexplicable weakness gets obvious: Above the keyboard there is a gap across the whole notebook. The problem is that this is not only for the eyes, instead the parts of the case are really separated from each other.
Therefore, if you, e.g., apply bending forces in order to adjust the position of the display by moving the hinges, these can hardly be absorbed by the whole case and you can observe clear deflections in the region of the cut. To be fair, we have to mentioned, that this issue has been improved compared to older model, however, in principal the problem resists.
Furthermore, the moderate flexural rigidity of the base unit and the poor pressure resistance at some parts have to be criticized. Especially these should be definitely be improved at the display or more precisely at the display cover.
In general the Aspire 5114 should be, therefore, more or less be used as desktop notebook, whilst it should be avoided to expose it to extraordinary stress or force. If you treat your notebook carefully, the above mentioned weaknesses are put into perspective and should not cause any problems. In case you are planing an intensively mobile use this notebook, you should maybe reconsider buying it.
The order of the ports of Aspire 5114 is again typical Acer: The audio ports are in the middle of the front edge, the right side keeps the card reader, and the card slots, and the backside keeps most of the ports, among others fortunately a DVI port. Besides the audio-ports at the front, this order seems to be rather reasonable.
Input Devices
The keyboard seems to be rather dense, because it is only slightly structured. However, the big keys make a comfortable use possible. The travel seems to be somewhat short, if you type, however, we could not observe any annoying rattling.
Furthermore, we observed that the right upper part of the keyboard unit does not have a stable support plate, so the keyboard heavily deflects under pressure. We think, that this stems from missing support points or struts above the DVD drive, which is placed in this region.
The touch pad is excellent in use, and pleased us by good and precise response, and a comfortable surface. The touch pad buttons were too easy to use. Maybe you might need to first get used to the 4-way button in its center.
The Acer Aspire 5114WLMi is equipped with a 1280x800 Acer CrystalBrite TFT display. The reflecting surfaces contributes to a good subjective contrast and a good brightness.
Horizontally, the stability to the vantage point is limited by reflections at too acute angles. Vertically, the usual darkening and lightening can soon be observed.
The Aspire 5114 is equipped with an AMD Turion 64 X2 CPU with a clock rate of 1.8 GHz and a L2 Cache of 1MB (TL-56). An ATI X1600 video card with 128MB video ram, which can be enhanced to provide up to 512MB by hypermemory, is the provided graphical solution. Furthermore, 1GB memory and a 160GB hard disk are provided. Considering a price of hardly 1000.- Euro, this is more than adequate.
Still you should consider a memory upgrade, because using Windows Vista and a video card with hypermemory will quickly use it all up, so that the available memory could easily become the bottle neck regarding performance. So: A GB more can not do any harm...
The performance of this notebook is sufficient for current Windows and office applications as well as for current games, which should run without problems, if you adapt the resolutions, and the level of details. However, it's yet a long way from the Aspire 5114 to a top notebook.
Further information about the video card can be found here or in our comparison of mobile video cards. Detailed information about the Turion 64 X2 CPU can be found here.
Please also look at our benchmark list of mobile processors or at our benchmark list of mobile video cards, in order to compare this notebook to other configurations.
The temperature of the upper side as well as of the bottom was on-site (idle mode) clearly increased, but yet alright. Thereby, the left side got slightly warmer than the right side.
Most of the time the fan was deactivated during idle mode. Under load it started to run, but its noise emissions were rather decent.
Battery Runtime
This notebook is equipped with a 4800 mAh 8-Zellen lithium ions battery, which should be able to provide 2 up to 3 hours unplugged use, depending on the chosen energy profile.
The Acer Aspire 5114 has some weaknesses regarding case robustness and workmanship. Therefore, and because of an only moderate stability to the vantage point of the display the mobile use is rather limited.
The input devices are besides some trifles alright and can be used without problems.
So, the Aspire 5114 is a only partly mobile desktop notebook, which can be used to play some games every now and then, whereby the price is clearly the most important aspect.