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Let's Talk Tsunami!
Tsunami is a new Robertsonics / SparkFun product, available now. Think WAV Trigger on steroids.
You can read the details on the new product page. I thought I'd use this post to discuss the design philosophy, how Tsunami differs from the WAV Trigger and what that means for you.
The WAV Trigger has been an ongoing exercise in optimization; trying to eke out the maximum performance in terms of number of voices without sacrificing quality and stability. I don't ever want to hear a glitch, and nor should you!
While the WAV Trigger's STM32F405 processor speed is certainly a factor, the limiting resource is actually the amount of on-board SRAM, used to buffer each wav file being played by a voice. The absolute maximum number of voices the WAV Trigger can support with 44.1kHz, 16-bit, stereo wav files is 14. Even then, I don't have enough memory to support true seamless looping (which requires more buffering per voice.) With the latest WAV Trigger firmware release, I feel as though I've reached the performance limit for this platform.
Tsunami began when I read about the new Atmel S70 ARM Cortex-m7 processor and realized that it runs almost twice as fast and has twice the amount of on-board SRAM. If I was going to design yet another audio player, this seemed like a good place to start.
Another motivating factor for a new product was the fact that customers were writing to tell me that they really wanted more than a single stereo output. Indeed, some people were using multiple WAV Triggers not to get more voices, but to get more audio output channels. In addition, people are always asking about audio input, which the WAV Trigger doesn't support since it only has a stereo DAC.
I started with the following goals based on customer feedback from the WAV Trigger:
- More voices
- Seamless looping
- 8 line-level audio outputs (4 stereo)
- 2 line-level audio inputs (1 stereo)
- Reset button for changing microSD card without a power cycle
- Ability to update the firmware directly from the SD card
- Dedicated MIDI port so you can use MIDI without additional circuitry
I also thought long and hard about connectors. Everyone seems to want something different – 3.5mm, 1/4″, RCA, direct solder terminals… I ultimately decided to keep it simple and just provide dedicated 0.1″ header for everything. You can either wire directly to another unit or make your own connector/cable assembly. This also keeps both the size and cost down. Same with MIDI – No sense in burdening the board with a 5-pin DIN since not everyone will use MIDI. If you do, you can just cut the end off a MIDI cable, connect two wires to the header and you're in business.
After selecting a multi-channel audio codec and designing a prototype board, I started porting the WAV Trigger code to get a feeling for the performance capabilities of the new processor.
Mono vs Stereo
Another consideration was that many customers have expressed a desire for support for mono wav files. Stereo is not necessary, or even desirable, for every application. And moving to a mono format increases the output routing flexibility, not to mention the fact that memory-wise I can support almost twice as many voices in mono as stereo. In considering this for the WAV Trigger, I came to the conclusion that supporting mono was too costly from a DSP standpoint. The WAV Trigger's stereo DAC is actually better served by stereo data – it's much more efficient because the wav files contain the same interleaved format that the DAC wants. Supporting mono playback in the WAV trigger would very likely have reduced the performance.
Tsunami's TDM codec, however, wants the channels split to begin with, so the penalty for mono is nowhere as severe. Since Tsunami's firmware can be updated easily from the SD card, without additional hardware, I decided to provide both mono and stereo firmware versions. (Supporting both at the same time is a bit more complicated, and I've provided a way to play stereo content in the mono version.) The stereo version is similar to the WAV Trigger, with 18 stereo voices to any of 4 stereo output pairs. The mono version provides a whopping 32 mono voices to any of 8 mono outputs. A new "Synced Pair" trigger function in the mono version plays 2 specified tracks out adjacent outputs for stereo content. (Yes, they are sample-synced.)
MIDI was an afterthought with the WAV Trigger. By that I mean that when I initially designed the WAV Trigger, I had no inkling that the performance would allow for real-time playability. It wasn't until I got the latency down to around 8ms and the voice count up to 12 (now 14) that serious MIDI control seemed sensible. While it works great, I had to share the serial port and customers have to construct their own MIDI input circuit (to convert MIDI's 20mA current loop to logic level serial.) This is a royal pain.
So Tsunami has a dedicated MIDI IN (and OUT, not implemented in firmware yet) with an integrated opto-isolator. It's a separate UART from the serial control port so you can use both at the same time. The firmware now supports proper use of MIDI Channel, including Omni mode. Even more exciting is a new file-naming convention that lets MIDI users specify the output and looping on a per MIDI note basis. Yes, you can map each key to any of 8 mono (or 4 stereo) outputs.
3.3V Only!
I know, but unfortunately the Atmel SAM S70 is a 3.3V device without 5V tolerant inputs. This means that your first choice in mating it with another microcontroller should be a 3.3V Arduino. Tsunami, like the WAV Trigger, has a pin-compatible header for the FTDI-Basic USB-to-Serial adaptor, but make sure you're using the 3.3V version! For you modular synth folks, you have to voltage-limit the gate signals anyway, so this shouldn't be any more of a burden than for the WAV Trigger.
Please use this post to ask questions and provide comments, feedback… whatever.
Update: First panel off the press:
New WAV Trigger features
I've just finished adding a bunch of new features (and one bug fix) to the WAV Trigger firmware. Version 1.30 includes the following changes and enhancements:
- Increases total supported track count to 4096 – double the previous 2048 tracks.
- Increases total MIDI Banks to 32.
- Trigger Banks – map triggers to different banks of 16 tracks.
- Voice Lock – when starting a track using a trigger or serial command, you can specify the track to not be used by the voice stealing algorithm. This lets you, for example, start a backing track and then play MIDI without risk of cutting off the backing track.
- New serial reporting mode – The WAV Trigger can now be set to send track status messages whenever a track starts or stops.
- True MIDI Channel/Omni – The WAV Trigger can now be set to respond to only a specific MIDI channel, or to Omni mode (all channels.)
- Improved performance and timing of volume faders.
- Fixed bug that allowed re-triggering when both Re-Trigger and Polyphonic trigger options were de-selected.
- Fixed sample-rate offset algorithm to allow full 2X up.
I've also update the WAV Trigger InitMaker app to v1.20 support the new options. The screenshot below highlights some of the new features, and the app now (finally) sports it's own application icon.
If you'd like to help me test all this, the links below will get you preliminary releases of both the new WAV Trigger firmware and InitMaker app. Please let me know here if you discover any issues with either.
WAV Trigger Firmware v1.30b (beta) hex file (zip)
WAV Trigger Init File Maker Utility v1.20 – Windows executable (zip)
WAV Trigger Init File Maker Utility v1.20 – OS X (10.6 and above) Install Image (dmg)
Finally, I've also revamped the Arduino Serial Control Library to take advantage of the enhanced features. A new advanced example sketch demonstrates how to put the WAV Trigger in reporting mode and use the library to find out when specific tracks have completed or stopped. Get the updated library here.
WAV Trigger performance improvements and update
Just posted v1.28 of the WAV Trigger firmware that dramatically improves the quality of the built-in track fades, and MIDI attack and release volume fades. Previously, volume was adjusted on a per audio buffer basis, resulting in small steps in volume that produced slight, but sometimes noticeable, distortion during fades. The new version now adjusts volume on a per sample basis, producing much smoother dynamic volume adjustments.
I also nailed a couple of subtle issues with interrupt priorities that caused random audio glitches when maxing out 14 voices repeatedly, such as rapidly playing lots of MIDI notes/chords with long release times.
Finally, this new version implements the MIDI Sustain Pedal controller, to make the WAV Trigger even more of a musical instrument.
As I mentioned previously, I'm currently working on support for seamless looping, eventually to include adjustable loop length and starting positions. Loops take more memory than voices, so adding loops will reduce the number of traditional voices. The first implementation will likely be a separate firmware release that supports say 4 independent loops and 8 traditional voices. Exact allocation TBD.
WAV Trigger firmware update
Haven't posted in a while, so I thought I'd give a brief update. After seeing the appreciated, but rudimentary demo video for the WAV Trigger posted by SparkFun on the product page, which doesn't even mention polyphony – the very same demo could have been done with the MP3 Trigger – I decided that I needed to put some effort into a killer demo of my own.
I won't spoil the surprise, but suffice to say that my application requires seamless looping, so I'm currently working on providing this capability in the WAV Trigger firmware. I mention this here because a number of people have asked for it. I used to think it was too hard, given the architecture, but it turns out that some changes I made for sample rate conversion / pitch bending have quite possibly made it more achievable.
A number of people have made some perfectly valid requests for other new features. I'm not ignoring you, I just want to try this first.
Stay tuned…
WAV Trigger Gets Noticed by Embedded.com
WAV Trigger Around the Web
A few recent WAV Trigger related projects worth mentioning.
First up, here's a new Python library for controlling the WAV Trigger serially from a computer. Here's the documentation. Thanks to Eberhart Fahle.
Next up, my favorite WAV Trigger project so far. I want one.
Drum Machine – XOXX Composer from Axel Bluhme on Vimeo.
Here's another interesting interactive audio toy idea implemented with just a WAV Trigger.
Melodia from Liana Kong on Vimeo.
Update on WAV Trigger Hardware Versions
There's been some confusion about whether or not you need to modify your WAV Trigger to use the on-board amplifier. The first hardware version of the board was shipped from SparkFun with a capacitor missing from the input of the on-board audio amp that resulted in a DC offset on the speaker output. This post details how to add the cap.
The board design was amended and a new hardware version of the WAV Trigger made its way into the SparkFun manufacturing pipeline about 8 months ago. The new version requires no modification to use the amp.
Since then, SparkFun has not shipped any of the older version. However, it's certainly possible that some distributors still have the older version in stock.
Unfortunately, while the SKU number changed, there's no clear indication on the board itself of the version. Here's how you can tell:
Again, if you have the newer hardware version of the WAV Trigger, you do not need to make any modification in order to use the on-board amplifier.
Arduino Serial Control Tutorial
I've had a number of requests recently for help with using the WAV Trigger Serial Control Library for Arduino, so here's a basic "how-to" using the example Uno sketch that's now included in the library. For those of you unfamiliar with GitHub, fear not; Just use the "Download Zip" button on the library's GitHub repo page (above link.)
Step 1: Install some Arduino libraries.
At a minimum, you'll need to know how to install third party libraries into your Arduino development environment. There are plenty of tutorials available on that subject, so check 'em out and come back here when you're up to speed. The example sketch requires 3 libraries be installed into your Arduino "libraries" folder.
Some Arduinos, such as the Uno, only have a single hardware serial port. I find it cumbersome to have to share with the USB connection when you need a serial port for your sketch. The AltSoftSerial library effectively creates another serial port out of normal digital pins. The specific pins it uses for RX and TX vary with the Arduino board type, and you can find out which ones by looking in the "known_boards.h" file in that library. All we need to know for now is that for the Uno, it makes Pin 9 be the TX pin.
Update: If you'd rather use a hardware serial port (UART) instead, the library now also supports Serial, Serial1, Serial2 or Serial3. The caveat is that you have to make one small edit in the wavTrigger.h file. See the library readme file for the details of how to do this.
Metro is a great interval timer class when you need to schedule events that you can't use delay() for, such as blinking lights. The nice thing is that it doesn't use any hardware timer resources. I use it a lot, and you should too.
Step 2: Prep your WAV Trigger.
I strongly advise that you install post headers or receptacles in any WAV Trigger connector that you're planning to use. PCB connector pads are not meant for direct soldering and I've seen too many pads ripped off boards because people solder directly to them and don't provide strain relief.
The example Arduino sketch is written to use a specific set of audio tracks. Download these tracks, unzip and copy them to the WAV Trigger's microSD card. They already have the correct track names. You do not need an init file for this example unless you're using the on-board amplifier and a speaker instead of the line out audio jack.
Step 3: Connect the WAV Trigger to the Uno.
The library currently only implements commands to the WAV Trigger, so you only need to connect 2 wires: GND, and the Uno TX pin to the WAV Trigger RX pin.
Step 4: Power up and run the sketch.
Apply power to both boards and connect your USB cable to the Uno. If the libraries have been installed properly, you should be able to open the WTriggerUno sketch: File->Sketchbook->libraries->WavTrigger->wTriggerUno.
This example sketch demonstrates many of the library's functions for starting, looping, fading, cross-fading, stopping tracks and groups of tracks and sample-rate (playback speed) control. It makes use of the sample tracks from Step 2 above, and probably won't make much sense if you try to use your own sounds as is. You can of course, modify the example sketch to work with any sounds you wish.
The example sketch also assumes you have recent firmware in your WAV Trigger. Some of the features demonstrated by the sketch, such as pitch bending, have been added since the last SparkFun release firmware, so in order to get the full effect, you may need to update your WAV Trigger with the latest version from the download page.
Extra Credit: Powering the WAV Trigger from the Uno.
It's possible to power the WAV Trigger from the Arduino 5V, although you probably should not do this if you're planning to drive a speaker continuously at high-levels using the on-board amplifier, due to potentially high 5V current draw (even though I do.)
First you'll need close the solder jumper on the WAV Trigger that connects the on-board 5V to the serial connector. The WAV Trigger doesn't ship from SparkFun this way, because people might connect an FTDI Basic at the same time that they're powering the WAV Trigger from the barrel connector. I always close this jumper because it allows me to power the WAV Trigger from the FTDI basic.
Now just connect a 3rd wire from the Uno 5V pin to the WAV Trigger pin labeled "5Vin" next to the serial RX pin. Make sure not to power the WAV Trigger from the barrel connector at the same time!
Pitch Bend and Variable Sample Rate Control Are Here
WAV Trigger firmware version 1.06 adds variable sample rate conversion on the main output. This comes in the form of MIDI Pitch Bend support and a new serial control protocol message.
By default, in MIDI mode, MIDI Pitch Bend (any channel) raises and lowers the pitch of the WAV Trigger's main output mix by plus and minus 2 semitones. The latest version of the InitMaker app allows for changing the pitch bend range to from 1 to 5 semitones using a new #BEND command in the init file.
There's also a new samplerateOffset serial command that allows for adjusting the output sample rate between 1/2x to 2x with 16-bit resolution – while audio is playing. Documentation for this message has been added to the Online User Manual and the latest version of the Remote Control demonstration app adds a sample rate control knob to demonstrate this. I'll add support for this feature to the Arduino Serial Control Library shortly.
The new firmware and update related apps are all on the download page.


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Eamonn Sweeney: Ireland simply outgunned by far superior force in clash of cultures
It was a clash of footballing civilisations. A Space Age one against a Stone Age one. Belgium did their thing, passing and moving, combining well, doing things at pace, utilising their technical expertise and attempting to play constructive football at every opportunity. And Ireland did our thing, running and chasing, defending in depth, trying to stifle the opposition and hitting the long ball from the back in the hope of a lucky break.
When the latter style of football comes up against the former style, there should only be one result. Occasionally, as in Ireland's qualifying games against Germany, a combination of good fortune for the technically inferior side and lassitude on the part of their superiors can produce an upset.
But nine times out of 10 Space Age beats Stone Age.
There's no point in portraying this defeat as anything other than a disaster. Ireland's current assistant manager has been vocal in the past about his frustration with those who condescend to the national team and try to turn every defeat into a gallant one. He's right.
The old boiler plate phrases about character and willingness and desire and so on are grand when applied to the fans but they have little to do with what happens on the pitch. Every team at this tournament is full of players who are giving a 100 per cent for their country. Ireland have no monopoly on character. We do, however, have a terrible lack of technical ability which was exposed to the utmost by Belgium.
The jig is not up yet. Ireland have been lucky with the other results which mean we will finish off the group against a second-string Italian team with little to play for. We would not have had a chance against a full-strength Italy who needed a result but, though it seems unlikely at the moment, stranger things have happened than the win Ireland need to progress to the final stages.
For that to happen, though, there will need to be changes. The question of what Glenn Whelan and James McCarthy are supposed to achieve in the centre of midfield where they neither create nor destroy is as puzzling as that of how Jacobs get the figs into the fig rolls. McCarthy, as is his wont in the Irish jersey, achieved nothing yesterday. It was as though someone had reminded him that Scotland aren't playing in these championships. And when he failed to track Axel Witsel into the box and the Belgian midfielder duly put the clinching goal in the net, the Everton man's account nosedived into the negative. Perhaps embarrassed, Martin O'Neill subbed him immediately.
The favouring of Ciaran Clark over Richard Keogh continues to seem like the worst idea in Irish life since some politician said: "Do you know what people'd just love? Water charges."
There was a lot of talk before the championships about the potential for Shane Long to shine. But at the moment Long's task is as thankless and impossible as that of Sisyphus. And at least Sisyphus was getting on the ball regularly. Condemned to chase after balls hit in his general vicinity and labour without any significant support, Long might as well be watching the championships on TV in Tipperary. To see him and Wes Hoolahan, our two most talented attacking players, subbed by Aiden McGeady and Robbie Keane, a never-was and a has-been, compounded the feel-bad factor by a significant amount.
You can make the excuse that the Belgians have better players than us and that we are a small country. But this disparity in talent did not arise by chance. Belgium have greater talent than us because of the footballing culture in that country. And Croatia, for example, have a smaller population than us but are light years ahead in terms of ability. Every national team embodies a national footballing culture, the decisions taken, the way of doing things, the philosophy adopted.
Yesterday Ireland showed the results of a culture where the investment is not made or the respect given to advanced coaching or underage facilities. Like the Polish cavalrymen taking on the German panzers in World War II, our men were sent out on to the battlefield hopelessly outgunned against a force enjoying absolute technical superiority. That's where we are.
Positives from this match?
None to speak of. The most positive thing that has happened for Ireland in the last couple of days has been the late Eder goal for Italy which means they'll be at half-cock when the play us in Lille. We need a win and a win has not been beyond Northern Ireland, Wales, Slovakia or Hungary, outsiders who've punched above their weight at this championships.
But whatever happens on Wednesday, this absolute eye-opener of a match should make us think about what has happened to Irish football since the days when our national team was full of players from the top English clubs. Brady, McGrath, Moran, O'Leary, Stapleton, Whelan et al. Back then we were where Belgium are now.
There must be more to us than there was in this game. There has to be. Over the past week it's become clear that this is the poorest European Championships since 1980. That's because there are too many teams in France who have no business being at a major finals.
It's time to prove we're not one of them.
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I have flashed the May 16th rom and when it came time to input the password for Twitter it would not stay "locked in". I had to disable then re-enable Twitter in the sense settings tab under data services. I put in my password and everything worked fine.
Just a heads up to anyone else who might run into this.
Great job NRGY! rom is lightspeed
All greetings!
Not able to connect your phone as a disk drive. Just does not see drive.
Active Sync works fine.
Firmware May 13 23569 Cookie HomeTab.
And, please refresh the screenshots - they are now become more beautiful and functional.
Thank you, thank you very much!
O.K. here we go again, flash of 23569 CHT on my Raph110/Fuze:
Since XDA_UC has been cooked in I've been trying to figure out how to migrate from SASHIMI to XDA_UC seamlessly. It didn't quite workout that way, but it really only took a couple of tries before I got it to go and do everything I wanted it to after a Hard Reset / Fresh Flash.
The Backup:
As I still prefer SASHIMI's custom regexport.ini and filebackup.ini's over energy "Settings Exporter" I took some time to copy over the parts needed from sashimi.mscr to my "standalone" version of customFRE.mscr. I also borrowed the piece from XDA_UC.mscr for determining the sd card location. So here we go:
1. Run customFileRegExporter.exe (sashimi script launcher exe) which performs
First Impressions:
1. seems as fast as the previous May2nd build I was running.
2. really nice to have Kimi's people messaging mod cooked in as well as the proper BG4all
3. Got My Location, Twitter & GPS locks easily after soft reset
4. Happy enough with XDA_UC now to ditch SASHIMI
To use the CustomFRE I included below unzip to the ROOT of your Storage Card... it will place the xcopyce.txt in the root of sd and copy the necessary files/folders to XDA_UC folder to have the same backup and customization setup abilities that I have now. After using XDA_UC with this customization, a shortcut will be placed in Start Menu\Programs\Tools\customFRE.lnk just click it and it will open a menu where you can choose some options to export all the files and keys located in the filebackup.ini and regexport.ini
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A year full of danger
Do economic development and democracy ensure true freedom of the press? Not if you judge by the 2006 record in the Americas, where the holding of 12 major elections was offset by a grim toll for journalists. From five killed in 2002, the figure rose to seven in 2005 (after 12 in 2004) to 16 in 2006, plus four others who disappeared.
Mexico recorded nine dead and three missing as drug-trafficking spread, political instability was aggravated by serious unrest in Oaxaca state from May onwards and the 2 July election of Felipe Calderón to the presidency was disputed. The shooting death of American cameraman Brad Will, of the Indymedia news agency, while he was filming a 27 October teachers' demonstration in Oaxaca showed the ready violence of the authorities and continuing failure to punish those responsible for attacks on journalists. Two policemen reportedly close to the state governor who were involved in the killing were freed after being held for a month.
Three journalists were killed in Colombia and a dozen others were forced to flee their region (and sometimes the country) after being threatened. The break-off in negotiations between the government and the FARC guerrillas once more prevented the media travelling to some parts of the country.
The failed demobilisation of the right-wing paramilitary forces, many of whom switched to drug-trafficking and contract killings, was a major threat to local journalists in the northern provinces and coastal regions. "Demobilised" paramilitaries were reportedly behind the 4 February shooting in the northern town of Montería of Gustavo Rojas Gabalo, of Radio Panzemu, who died six weeks later in hospital.
Caribbean prison
Cuba, the last dictatorship in the Americas, is thus no longer the only country in the region to jail journalists but it remains the world's second biggest prison for them, with 24 detained. President Fidel Castro's handover of power to his brother Raúl on 31 July did not soften the regime's attitude to dissident media and secret police hounding and summoning of journalists increased in the second half of the year.
Two journalists arrested in 2005 were freed but two others were imprisoned. They were Armando Betancourt, a freelance working with the Nueva Prensa Cubana agency in Camagüey held without trial by state security police since 23 May, and Raymundo Perdigón Brito, founder of the Yayabo Press news agency, who was given a four-year prison sentence on 5 December for "socially dangerous behaviour." Guillermo Espinosa Rodríguez, of the Agencia de Prensa Libre Oriental (APLO), was put under house arrest for two years.
A 25th journalist is a prisoner in Cuba but Sami Al-Haj, a Sudanese cameraman for the Arab TV network Al-Jazeera, was being held by the United States at its military base of Guantanamo (in southern Cuba) among 400 "enemy combatants" out of the reach of US laws in the name of the US "war on terrorism." He has not been charged, but has been interrogated almost daily and is now in his fifth year of captivity in this base, which is largely out of bounds to the media and which the international community has urged be closed.
This legal and humanitarian scandal was accompanied by a worsening of press freedom in the US, as shown by the imprisonment on two occasions of blogger Josh Wolf (in August and in September). He could stay in jail until July 2007 unless he formally agrees to hand over his video archives. More than a dozen cases concerning the privacy of journalistic sources are before federal courts, while 33 US states recognise a journalist's right not to reveal them. A federal bill to do the same, proposed in February 2005, has not yet been debated or voted on.
Peace or freedom?
In Central America, the media is fairly free in Costa Rica and Panama. The rarity of physical attacks on journalists in Nicaragua and El Salvador has less to do with true press freedom and more due to political control of the media and self-censorship. In Guatemala and Honduras, these problems combine to produce violence against a lively media. Guatemalan radio journalist Eduardo Maas Bol was killed on 9 September and Vinicio Aguilar Mancilla, of the independent station Radio 10, escaped assassination in August. Journalists on the Honduran website Revistazo.com were repeatedly threatened by a security firm. Politicians committed violence against journalists or demanded their dismissal.
In Haiti, the media only suffered a few physical attacks or abuses of authority in 2006. However the killers of journalists murdered under the rule of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and the interim government that succeeded him remained unpunished and the suspects walk freely in public. New President René Préval has a big job ahead of him to create a fair and effective system of justice.
In South America, three journalists were killed and one vanished. Two were murdered in Ecuador in 24 hours in February, though only that of José Luis León Desiderio, of Radio Minutera, may have been because of his work. The disappearance and probably murder in Paraguay of Enrique Galeano, of Radio Azotey, on 4 February and the attempted shooting of a reporter of the daily ABC Color showed how exposed the media was to shady links between politicians and organised crime.
Peru kept its regional record for daily physical attacks and threats against the media, with more than 100 recorded during the year. Two politicians jailed for killing two journalists in 2004 were controversially freed.
Political rows
Tension remains high between the privately-owned media and President Hugo Chávez' government in Venezuela. Nearly five years after a failed coup against him and his easy reelection on 3 December 2006, the country's broadcasting groups remain under pressure but the government has made little use of the media-curbing laws it has pushed through, such as the November 2004 media social responsibility law and a March 2005 reform of the criminal code. Indeed, 25 articles of the new code have been appealed against by the prosecutor-general as unconstitutional. The media paid the price of persistent lawlessness. Jorge Aguirre, a photographer of the daily El Mundo, was shot dead by a bogus policeman during a demonstration and a score of journalists were physically attacked, especially during the presidential election campaign.
Violence also increased at election time in Brazil, where a journalist was beaten to death by a town councillor and a community radio commentator was shot and wounded by a gunman while he was on the air. Some media outlets were targets of legal harassment, censorship and sometimes spying by federal police during the election campaign in October. But relations between government and the major privately-owned media became easier.
In Argentina however, President Néstor Kirchner still refused to hold press conferences. Intimidation, political pressure and especially blackmail by withholding public advertising led to broadcasts being censored and journalists at local and national level dismissed. The personal e-mail accounts of two journalists on the national daily Clarín, were hacked into in May, causing a scandal.
Though it came top among southern hemisphere countries in the 2006 worldwide press freedom index, Bolivia once more plunged into crisis in the last quarter of the year. Evo Morales, who took office in early 2006 as the country's first indigenous president, now faces the threat of secession by four provinces. The media was the first target of the struggle between government and opposition. As happened in Venezuela, the gap between state and privately-owned media has widened and a "media war" may erupt. Two fire-bombs damaged the pro-government TV station Canal 7 in the opposition-controlled city of Santa Cruz.


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I got a late start due to difficulty sleeping. I decide that with the island tour the next day, I would spend the day exploring Victoria.
I head up the hill to the Citadel. There had been a fortification here since Phoenician times. The Romans continued the development. It's a mini city, walled and centered around an amazing church set high within the interior. Services are still held here, regularly. I climb the many layers, levels, and steps. I go through many archways and corridors so very narrow. I reach the fortification wall and climb up to the walk. I can see most of Gozo. It is an amazing vantage point. I can see cities, villages, fortresses, farms, churches, mountain plateaus and valleys in between.
I head down to explore the lower city, it's churches, it's squares, it's life. It's laid back. Some might even feel the need to check for a pulse but, It's peaceful and real. No tourism here......not really. It's real people and real life. I walk the alleyways enjoying the unique architectual details on average homes. Due to the almost 100% use of limestone in the construction of ......everything, it's easy to rout details. So, there are very elaborate designs on everyones homes.
I stop at Plaze St. Geoge for lunch. It's a secluded square with a fantastic Maltese baroque Basilica St. George. I have a nice late lunch at Grape's Wne Bar (review). The sun is high bright and not a cloud in sight. I sit at a table with an umbrealla with a view of the church as I lunch. It's a nice experience.
After a thorogh walk through lower town, it's pretty small, I head back up the hill. I to stand on the wall of the citadel and journal and watch the sunset. I expect to be inspired.
I stand on the outer wall looking to the north at the valley of many farms. Plateaus frame this view. There is quite a city on plateau to the right with a prominent basilica.
I walk down the wall to take in the western view. The view is little kingdoms in the distance. there is a large terraced, lush, green plateau in front of me. It is a sight......it looks prehistoric or other worldly.
The view that I am taking in is probably a very old one that hasn't changed in hundreds of years or even longer. I see style influences of Italian, Arabic, French, and British. It is an interesting mix to say the least.
It's a stange and wonderful feeling to be standing in a place that I am able to see so much of the island's makeup and structure. It's like floating above and looking down.
I think of the history that has unfolded within this vantage point. Today, I am able to ponder that and am witness to an end of another one of it's days, high atop the Citadel, high atop Gozo.
The sun has set now so, I climb down from the Citadel and into the evening traffic???, on a Sunday???, in Gozo???, bumper to bumper??? I start my search for an evening meal. After browsing a few menus and not being inspired, I see a sign for a restaurant that had been recomended, Moldonado Bistro (Review). I'm not sure where to go as the sign is not giving directions. I ask the cop, who is directing the traffic threw town. He knows it and gives directions.
There are no sidewalks along this area as this is a very old part of town and two way traffic has had to be accomodated.
I am seated and place my order. The waiter comes back and I ask about the traffic situation. He tells me while rolling his eyes. The people of Gozo are car people. They are strange. On Sundays, the make the rounds of the island. They have a ritual, west side to east then central and back to west for church services. Even on a small island, this creates a traffic jam. He also says "We are really strange. We are on an island and we don't fish. We hunt but we have no forrests. I can't explain it." He's a funny guy. As I eat my meal I am treated to a jazzy version of "Que Sera Sera." It makes me laugh.
Dinner finished, I am pleasantly full and ready for a rest. I return to the hotel anxiously thinking about tomorrow's jeep tour of Gozo!


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ContentsThis lecture provides the basic knowledge that a successful researcher or quality manager needs today. On the basis of practical examples, it shows how to plan and realize empirical methods in software engineering, which empirical methods are used for testing research hypotheses, which empirical methods are used for descriptive modeling of software products and processes, and which empirical methods are used for improving either software product models or software process models. Contents of the class include:
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- Runeson, Höst, Rainer, Regnell (2012). Case Study Research in Software Engineering, Wiley.
- Juristo, N., and Moreno, A.: Basics of Software Engineering Experimentation, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001
- Boehm, Rombach, Zelkowitz (Eds): Foundations of Empirical Software Engineering Legacy of Victor R. Basili, Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York, 2005
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The Macroeconomics of Sovereign Wealth Funds
The dramatic growth in sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) has implications which are still emerging for national economies and globally. This paper considers why SWFs have become key international financial institutions for some countries, particularly developing ones. This adds to the literature on second best development strategies (Hausmann and Rodrik 2003), here applying it to SWFs. A macroeconomic approach is taken towards the phenomenon of reserves accumulation and motives for SWFs. These are evaluated in terms of balance of payments positions and inferred trade and exchange policies. The role of SWFs in promoting country growth and international stability is considered in view of the global financial crisis (GFC).
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Perched over the Indian Ocean, Gili Lankanfushi offers closeness to sun and sea with its luxurious accommodation. Aside from free Wi-Fi, it also has an ocean-view outdoor pool and relaxing spa. Located on the private island of Lankanfushi in Male Atoll, Gili Lankanfushi Maldives is a 20-minute speedboat ride from Male International Airport. Featuring private sun decks and a water garden, each eco-friendly residence is equipped with a cable/satellite TV, DVD player and BOSE surround-sound system. An espresso machine and minibar are also included. With glass-panelled floors, the elegant spa provides traditional Ayurvedic treatments and yoga programmes. Other recreational activities include tennis, island day trips and scuba diving. Enjoy premium wine and gourmet chocolate at The Wine Cellar and Underground Chocolate Cave. By the Sea Restaurant serves fusion Japanese-Peruvian cuisine. The Main Restaurant and Bar offers international buffet spreads. Over Water Grill offers fresh seafood and a 360-degree view of the Indian Ocean.
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May 05, 2014 - Drawing 8,068 electronics manufacturing professionals from 47 countries, IPC APEX EXPO® saw 14% increase in registrations to technical programs and near-record participation levels in IPC's Standards Development Committee meetings. Event took place in Las Vegas, NV and host sold out exhibition with 443 exhibitors encompassing 137,700 ft² net. More than 80% of 3,801 attendees identified themselves as key buyers or influencers. In 2015, IPC APEX EXPO will move to San Diego, CA (Feb 24–26, 2015).
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"The 2014 IPC APEX EXPO in Las Vegas was exceptional," said Pat Ortiz of Flexlink Systems Inc. "This was the best event in eight years with customers who came with real budgets. The sales leads generated during the exhibition will yield great results this year."
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Who could believe that it's been three beautiful years since we were blessed with the wondrous and imaginative movie Sharknado?!
That's right, Sharknado celebrates its third anniversary today, and I think you'll agree we're a lot better off for its existence. After all, without Sharknado we wouldn't have so many other things, including but not limited to, Sharknado 2: The Second One, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, Tara Reid's career renaissance and the upcoming Sharknado: The 4th Awakens.
So in order to properly celebrate this most hallowed of days, take a look below at the carefully selected Sharknado trivia and rejoice in its third anniversary:
1. The film was shot surprisingly quickly
You'd be forgiven for thinking months and months of filming went into Sharknado, but in fact the director managed to shoot the whole film in just 18 days.
2. There are a lot of Steven Spielberg tributes
When Steven Spielberg directed Jaws back in 1975, I doubt he could have predicted the multitude of shark-based horror films to come after it, and I certainly doubt that he could have ever envisaged one made about sharks swept up in a tornado, but it happened. In order to pay tribute to Spielberg's shark contributions, Sharknado included a number of hat tips to the shark master:
- The shark being killed on Santa Monica pier using an air tank was how the shark in Jaws was killed.
- The shark that lands outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre lands just behind the piece of sidewalk with Spielberg's handprints and signature.
- When Nova and Matt go up in a helicopter, Nova says "we're gonna need a bigger chopper," similar to the famous line in Jaws, "you're gonna need a bigger boat!"
- The character Nova tells a similar story that of Quint in Jaw talking about the sinking of the Indianapolis.
- There is also a nod to Spielberg's films 1941 and Raiders of the Lost Ark when a ferris wheel rolls down the pier similar to in 1941, and people run away from it in an Indiana Jones-style.
3. It was the subject of Cory Monteith's last tweets
The film has the dubious honor of being the subject of Glee star, Cory Monteith's last tweets before he died on July 13, 2013:
4. An actor who passed up the lead role totally regrets doing so
Before Ian Ziering took on the role of Fin Shepard, Steve Guttenberg was offered the lead role and turned it down! However, after seeing the film's cult status, Guttenberg was so overcome with regret that he took up a role in another Syfy film, Lavalantula (a movie is about fire-breathing tarantulas which attack Los Angeles). However Guttenberg is set to appear in Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens.
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5. Ian Ziering almost didn't take the role
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Well readers, we are officially in the heat of summer and it has been HOT. What better way to cool down than playing with water outside? My daughter enjoys her water table and swimming pool, but I'll be honest-neither of those are really made for adults. Now I guess water balloons aren't really made for adults either, but I would be lying if I said I hadn't thrown these at my husband. I claimed that I needed to perform some prototype testing :) If you start now, you will be able to make several of these in time for a weekend water fight!
These water balloons are awesome! By making them with Bernat Blanket Brights, you get classically colorful water balloons that are super absorbent and squishy! This also means that they are washable, reusable, dryer safe, and eco friendly! No more spending time filling balloons with a hose only to have them bounce off your opponents back and break on the ground! These give you a satisfying splash :)
NOTE: I have had questions from some about whether these will hurt upon contact. I bit the bullet and let my husband throw one at me TWICE. I really didn't think that it hurt. I would use the same rules as I would advise with regular water balloons: don't throw at the face/head and don't throw TOO hard. Use these at your own risk and encourage your children to use them carefully :)
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Start with a magic circle
Round 1: Ch 2, 8 DC in magic circle, pull tight (carefully, this yarn has a lot of friction), attach to first st of the round with sl st. (8)
Round 2: Ch 2, 2 DC in each st around, attach to first st of the round with a sl st (16)
Round 3-4: Ch 2, DC around, attach to first st of the round with a sl st (16)
Round 5: Ch 2, DC2Tog around, attach to first st of the round with a sl st (8)
Round 6: Ch 2, DC2Tog around, attach to first st of the round with a sl st (4)
Round 7: Ch 1, 2 SC in each st around, attach to first st of the round with a sl st (8)
Tie off the yarn. Cut a small piece of yarn to tie around the balloon where the knot would be in a real balloon. This makes it look more cinched in. To finish you can either weave in your ends or just push them into the inside of the balloon.
And there you have it! Make a couple of these, and in as much time it would take you to fill up regular water balloons you will be able to have a fun, safe and reusable water balloon fight!
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Kick! magazine - Finger Footy! (2016 - Issue 135)
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Issue 135 of Kick! magazine includes a new Finger Footy game and a Footy Notes! thingy, as well as a small sheet of six stickers shown previously.
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Well it's been a long while since I have blogged. Health issues, family illness, family having operations and being in and out of hospital….this year seems to have gotten away from me but I guess that's life…tends to happen when you aren't planning for it.
The universe grounded me in more than one way this year…physically I haven't been mobile much over the past few months, before that family was in and out of the A&E and then recovering from more than one operation. Just as things seems to be calming down and getting back to normal more upheaval comes along and more family issues rear their heads…but honestly I didn't come back to talk about any of that….this isn't a journal…it's a blog and I am stalling as I am out of practice at writing….or of having anyone read my writing – I guess that's my introverted nature though *smiles* and honestly I was worried as I hadn't picked up my oracle cards all year – yes I know, such a long time and I have sorely missed them. I was worried that I may lose my connection (a silly worry I know but there it is – we all have these doubts) or lose my ability to listen to them or them to me….
So I picked them up…felt them and I knew they had just been waiting for me. I closed my eyes and I saw a woman…in a cave with only a fire for light – I couldn't see her face but I could see her wild hair – I swear there was a twig or leaves in it! She was throwing bones on the floor in front of the fire…there were drawings behind her on the wall – and as she noticed me she asked me "What do you want to know?" I replied "I want to know what I need…" Her eyes seemed to light up at my answer and I felt her smile as she asked me "So what do you need…" as she threw down some bones I answered…"Hope…" as I said this I was thinking about the world, the earth and the way everything has felt so dismal and overshadowed by fear and negativity….and at that point the shaman cards I was shuffling pushed a card out…I felt it come away from the rest of the pack and nudge my hand with its curved corner. I opened my eyes, sad to be away from the cave I saw and looked at the card…and smiled...
"I am the Hunter of Strength. I seek the shapes and patterns of energy to find the name and nature of the strength you need. Wherever you stand in the journey of life, you require strength to empower you. Soul-strength and heart-strength, bone-strength and emotional strength are all a part of the pattern you walk. At your side I guide you toward all that you need and ensure that you do not overreach your native power"
The Hunter Of Strength
Here, a hunter is reaching down to tap into the strength of a great animal. We too can draw strength from many places: from the inner worlds, from our family and loved ones, from the Earth and the creatures with whom we need, while at the same time helping us to understand the nature of that strength, which is often spiritual rather than physical. Strength is a natural part of our daily lives. To make progress we need to acknowledge where best to find it – and how to recover it if it should ever be lost.
*Interpretations: Force of will; Strength to accomplish your dreams; Recognition of your own power and that of others; Recognising weakness; Drawing on the energies that surround you*
My interpretations for me:
I guess I had never looked at hope as strength...but it is. It can be a great strength in this world. Hope can stop you crumbling, it can make you strive for what you want and need. It can turn the worst day into something good by seeing things differently – hope can help you overcome the negativity and fear in this world. In being able to hope, you are choosing to believe in a different future, a different time, a better place. In not choosing hope you make yourself miserable and critical of not only the world around you but also of yourself and those you love. In being critical and always seeing what is lacking and what is wrong you don't see the potential for what is right and what could be achieved by looking forward in the best possible way. Without destruction…there is no creation, without death…there is no rebirth.
Hope is a powerful ally. It gets put down a lot – it gets laughed at, the piss taken out of it, crushed yet it always survives, hope is always there… Hope is a lot stronger than people give it credit for *smiles* hope is resilient so it truly is a good strength to have in your spiritual arsenal!
Other things that comes to mind with this card is how I always assume strength is physical…I have literally been grounded by the universe for putting too much stress on my body and making it over-do exercising – hip bursitis, tendonitis, back and ankle sprains….had it all over the past few months. I forgot my limits, I forgot to listen to my body…it does not have an ever-ending supply of strength. Strength has to be built….and built up slowly – just like emotional strength, bone strength, soul strength or heart strength…nothing becomes strong overnight.
Something else to consider….once you have strength it has to be tested. This universe has a way of seeking out where you are vulnerable…where you could improve your strength. Only by being tested do you truly find your strength or see how strong you are – I am mostly talking emotional & spiritual strength here but it can be applied to most areas of strength – family strength, soul strength, strength of character or will. I guess that is the price of any strength…once you have it you have to maintain it & strengthen it otherwise is can wilt – just like a muscle can.
Well I know I have more cards to pull so I shall be back but for now I am glad…glad that my connection to my oracle is still there…that I can still connect on a soul level with my cards and glad that I have finally dusted off the blog and posted!
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Christine's pride as Frank Lampard hangs up his Chelsea boots
Christine Lampard has said she is proud of her husband Frank after the footballing veteran called time on his football career yesterday after 21 years.
As Frank Lampard announced his retirement, friends and old rivals hailed the player's achievements.
The 38-year-old received a glowing tribute from John Terry, his long-time friend and Chelsea team-mate.
Steven Gerrard, with whom Lampard tussled at club level and never quite gelled with for England, added his congratulations.
On her Instagram page, his Co Down-born wife Christine posted a photo of Frank in his Chelsea kit in front of a sea of adoring fans.
"Very proud of my husband today," she wrote beside it.
Lampard hinted at his future career direction in his retirement statement after revealing he declined offers to continue playing.
"After 21 incredible years, I have decided that now is the right time to finish my career as a professional footballer," Lampard wrote on Instagram.
"Whilst I have received a number of exciting offers to continue playing at home and abroad, at 38 I feel now is the time to begin the next chapter in my life.
"Looking forward, I'm grateful to the FA (Football Association) for the opportunity to study for my coaching qualifications and I look forward to pursuing the off-field opportunities that this decision opens."
That leaves open the prospect of a return to Chelsea, who have long stated a desire to retain a lasting affinity with players of Lampard's generation, through ambassadorial, commercial or coaching roles.
Terry paid an emotional tribute. "The GREATEST player in the history of our great football club," Terry wrote.
Gerrard added: "Congratulations to @franklampard incredible player, incredible career. Good luck for your future mate."
Chelsea's record scorer also played for West Ham and Man City in the Premier League. He left New York City FC last autumn. For club and country, Lampard made 1,019 appearances, scoring 302 goals.
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"The company news that we've seen over the past few days has been, on balance, positive, and that's giving investors the courage to buy," said Hugh Johnson, chief investment officer for First Albany. "There's definitely some window dressing going on as well, where you have portfolio managers making sure they have good performing stocks in their portfolios before year's end. But for the most part, investors seem to be in a holiday mood."
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