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Last update: Wednesday 29 January 2014 [28 news items]
Socle agrees to merge with Foxconn
Jan 29, 15:26
Shareholders of Socle Technology have approved an offer from an investment company of the Foxconn Group under which the investment firm will take up a 100% share of the IC design...
Foxconn plans to take over IC design house Socle
Jan 22, 22:02
An investment arm of Foxconn Electronics reportedly plans to acquire IC design house Socle Technology, in which Globalfoundries has a portion of shares, according to industry sourc...
Apr 3, 12:27
Socle Technology, an IC design service company partnering with Globalfoundries, has appointed Michael Noonen to serve as its new chairman. The appointment is effective immediately.
Globalfoundries to fab 28nm chips for Qualcomm, says paper
Newswatch - Jul 13, 11:05
Qualcomm has contracted Globalfoundries' Dresden fab to manufacture 28nm chips, the Chinese-language Commercial Times cited unnamed equipment makers as saying in a recent...
Socle 1Q12 revenues hit record
Apr 17, 15:03
Socle Technology, an IC design service company partnering with Globalfoundries, hit record high revenues in the first quarter, with sales from the ASIC segment reaching NT$185 million,...
IC design house Socle appoints new CEO
Dec 2, 01:10
Socle Technology has announced the appointment of Stone Peng as its new president and CEO. Peng, a 25-year veteran, has extensive and deep experience in engineering, sales, marketing,...
Partnering with Globalfoundries: Q&A with Socle chairman Song-Hwee Chia
May 5, 15:27
Socle Technology, formerly a IC design service subsidiary of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, now works closely with Globalfoundries and looks to become the bridge between the...
Socle to unveil new design platform for tablet PCs in 2H10
Apr 20, 11:05
SoC design service provider Socle Technology has revealed plans to launch a design platform built on Globalfoundries' 65nm low-power (LP) process technology for tablet PCs in the...
Andes, Socle both cooperate with universities on SoC development
Jan 7, 15:07
Taiwan-based processor core IP vendor Andes Technology has agreed to release its AndesCore N9/N10/N12 hardcore and firmcore as well as AndeSight development platform to National Chiao...
Globalfoundries to tap Asia IC-design market through Socle Technology
Dec 25, 10:49
Globalfoundries' acquisition of Singapore-based Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing will also enable the US pure-play foundry to tap the IC-design market in Asia thanks to Chartered's...
Charterted, Globalfoundries set to merge foundry operations
Dec 22, 15:17
Singapore-based Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, which is scheduled to be delisted from the Nasdaq stock market on December 28, has begun to proceed with its merger with Globalfoundries...
Chartered offers 65nm RF process for wireless applications
Jul 15, 14:55
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing has recently ramped up production of its 65nm low-power (LP) process, dubbed 65nm LPe, targeting battery-operated and cost-sensitive mobile applications...
Socle adopts Platform Core Compiler to accelerate customer SoC design
Jun 17, 10:52
SoC design service provider Socle Technology has announced to adopt Socle SoC Platform Core Compiler, an automation platform core generation and verification environment, as a tool...
Socle partners with Catena, CoreSonic to drive wireless SoC platform in 65nm
Jun 1, 14:09
Socle Technology has announced its partnership with Catena and CoreSonic to develop a comprehensive design platform on Chartered Semiconductor's 65nm process with integrable wireless...
ARM stepping up cooperation with Taiwan IC design houses
Mar 6, 16:29
IP vendor ARM is stepping up its cooperation with Taiwan IC design service providers, including Global Unichip, Socle Technology and Faraday Technology, in order to get better access...
Faraday increases China investment
Dec 25, 16:07
Faraday Technology, an IC design service provider, announced on December 24 that it plans to inject US$3 million into its wholly-owned subsidiary in China, Aicestar Technology.
Socle licenses USB 2.0 OTG IP cores from MIPS
Dec 22, 11:22
Socle Technology, a Taiwan-based IC design service company in which Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing has a major stake, has licensed USB 2.0 On-The-Go (OTG) PHY (physical layer)...
Socle expected to enter MID market with ARM11 platform
Nov 24, 17:08
After announcing its cooperation plans with ARM, Socle Technology has proclaimed its ARM11 platform built on Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing's 65nm technology has reached 1GHz,...
Commentary: ARM-Socle alliance stirs up rivalry among foundries
Nov 24, 17:06
ARM's license agreement with Socle Technology, a IC design service subsidiary of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, has heated up the competition in the foundry...
Chartered CEO: No merger talks for now
Nov 21, 10:07
Song-Hwee Chia, CEO of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, has denied that his current visit to Taiwan is aimed at any merger talks, but he has not ruled out the possibility of...
Socle's alliance with ARM to shake up SoC industry
Nov 21, 01:00
ARM and Socle Technology, a subsidiary of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, have released details of their cooperation plans which will see Socle gain licenses...
Socle to license ARM11 multiprocessor
Nov 19, 10:28
Socle Technology, a Taiwan-based IC design service company in which Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing has a major stake, will announce Socle's further license agreement with ARM...
IC design service company Socle in merger talks with GSI
Oct 28, 01:10
Taiwan-based IC design house service companies, Socle Technology and Gateway Silicon Incorporate (GSI), invested by foundry Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing are in merger talks,...
Socle sees greater business potential under Chartered Semiconductor 32nm process
Oct 21, 16:54
Taiwan-based IC-design house Socle Technology expects its business to grow by leaps and bounds in the next three years, especially when Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing begins...
Chartered Semiconductor seeks to establish cooperation alliances with IC design houses
Sep 30, 16:32
While seeking technological advancement by joining the IBM-led Common Platform technology alliance, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing is also pushing the establishment of design...
Gateway Silicon and Socle now focusing on 65nm SoC solutions
Sep 5, 16:59
Two Taiwan-based IC-design service companies – Gateway Silicon Incorporate (GSI) and Socle Technology – are ready to offer customers IC solutions for SoC designs that...
Chartered invests in Taiwan-based IC design house Socle
Jun 10, 01:10
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing announced it has made a strategic investment in Taiwan-based IC design house Socle Technology.
Chartered said to be taking major stake in Socle
Jun 6, 11:25
Chartered Semiconductor has plans to take a major stake in Taiwan-based Socle, an IC design service company that provides system-on-chip (SoC) platform solutions and services, according...
Taiwan June CPI down on year, says DGBAS
Bits + chips | 6min ago
Digitimes Research: LED bulb prices drop in China market
LED | 8min ago
China market: Meizu ships 8.9 million smartphones in 1H15
Mobile + telecom | 12min ago
Silitech sees revenues down slightly in 2Q15
Mobile + telecom | 18min ago
LG expected to invest over US$800 million in new OLED facilities
Displays | Jul 6, 22:07
Windows 10 expected to benefit notebook market more than smartphone market
IT + CE | Jul 6, 22:06
Foxconn Electronics to produce Xiaomi, Asustek smartphones for sale in Brazil
Mobile + telecom | Jul 6, 22:02
SAS starts construction of PV power-generation station in Philippines
Green energy | Jul 6, 22:00
SPIL 2Q15 revenues meet low-end guidance
Bits + chips | Jul 6, 21:57
Novatek June sales up 4%
Bits + chips | Jul 6, 21:56
Win Semi 2Q15 sales increase 10%
Bits + chips | Jul 6, 21:54
Solomon Systech launches PMOLED driver ICs for wearable displays
Bits + chips | Jul 6, 21:53
Giantplus reports June 2015 performance
Displays | Jul 6, 21:51
SAS June revenues hit record
Green energy | Jul 6, 21:48
Getac reports growth in June revenues
IT + CE | Jul 6, 21:46
Inspection firm Sporton reports record revenues for 2Q15
Before Going to Press | Jul 6, 21:36
Novatek June sales up 4%
Before Going to Press | Jul 6, 21:36
Samsung slashes handset panel pricing to bump up orders
Before Going to Press | Jul 6, 21:35
Silitech Technology sees decreased June revenues
Before Going to Press | Jul 6, 21:34
SerComm June revenues hit record for 2nd time straight
Before Going to Press | Jul 6, 21:26
Lextar Electronics sees decreased June revenues
Before Going to Press | Jul 6, 21:25
Green Energy Technology June revenues down sequentially
Before Going to Press | Jul 6, 21:24
Digitimes Times: Taiwan 2Q15 handset shipments up 18.6 sequentially
Before Going to Press | Jul 6, 21:22
Intel said to postpone Kaby Lake processor launch to late 2016
Before Going to Press | Jul 6, 21:21
Diode maker Eris 1H15 revenues flat
Before Going to Press | Jul 6, 21:17
Taiwan market: Oppo to launch Mirro 5s, unveil R7 series
Before Going to Press | Jul 6, 21:17
- New iPhone enters production, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Shipments of white-box phablets suffer first on-year decline in 2Q15
- China-based Xi'an LONGi lowers prices for M2 solar-grade monocrystalline wafers for Taiwan solar cell makers
- Taiwan IC design houses to see profits shrink in 2015
- Intel to push IoT business partnerships with China supply chain
- Phison 1H15 EPS to exceed NT$9, says report
- 43-inch TV panels becoming new dominant size
- Acer cooperates with Hope Bay Technologies to launch OfficeBox
- Giga Solar acquires PV power-generating station in Japan
- Taiwan panel makers further down-talk merger possibilities
- LED lighting forecast to reach 32% of total lamp revenues in office lighting during 2015
- Korea panel makers see reserves hit 3-year high, says report
- LCD monitor shipments drop in 2Q15, says WitsView
- India to be second-largest smartphone market by 2017, says Strategy Analytics
- Xilinx tapes out MPSoC on TSMC 16nm FF+ process
- Globalfoundries completes acquisition of IBM microelectronics business
- Taiwan IC design houses looking for more orders from China handset vendors
- Digitimes Research: China makers expanding production for wearable displays
- Radiant revenues drop on year in June
- HTC posts net losses of over NT$8 billion in 2Q15
- TPK sees June revenues drop
- Realtek revenues decline in June
- Taiwan panel makers focusing on niche products to stay afloat
- Pegatron China subsidiary recruiting workers for new iPhone, says report
- Largan sees increased June revenues
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- Echoing Government's Productivity 4.0, IoT Automation Boosts Taiwan's Competitiveness
- ASUS selects Pixelworks' Iris mobile display processor and True Clarity enhancements for ZenPad tablet
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- Greece debt crisis: Tsipras says voters made "brave choice" (Jul 6) - BBC News
- S Korea to inject $10bn into economy after Mers outbreak (Jul 3) - BBC News
- Tesla Model S deliveries surge 52% (Jul 2) - The Wall Street Journal
- As California kill-switch law takes effect, smartphone theft already down 32% (Jul 1) - Forbes
- STMicro signs US$500 million supply deal with China's Huawei (Jul 2) - Reuters
- Euro dips as officials strive to head off Greek exit (Jul 1) - Reuters UK
- Samsung accused of disabling Microsoft security updates (Jun 25) - BBC News
- Shareholders call for Toshiba head to quit (Jun 25) - The Financial Times
- Digitimes Research: Tablets with phone functionality from white-box players to suffer over 15% decline in 2Q15
- Digitimes Research: China smartphone shipments see weaker-than-expected growth in 2Q15
- Digitimes Research: Intel 28nm SoFIA 4G AP delayed to early 2016; may face overlap issue with 14nm version
- Digitimes Research: White-box players pushing 10.1-inch Windows tablets
- Silicon providers main beneficiaries of enthusiast PC growth; opportunities exist for vendors to raise profits with innovative products, says HWinsights
- Zoom Storage looking to become media library for mobile device users
- AMD unveils sixth-generation A-series APUs for mobile products
- Computex 2015: Startup company Endless pushing PC for developing countries
- Computex 2015: Nvidia unveils GTX 980 Ti and G-Sync technology
- Computex 2015: BioLogic SportCase wins Design and Innovation Award
Gigabyte to stay competitive in VGA market with new technology: Q&A with Eddie Lin, associate vice president of Gaming Product Business Unit
Competition in the graphics card market has grown fierce as demand for graphics cards from the gaming...
Japan startup Socionext aiming big in IT industry
Socionext, a Japan-based corporation focused on the design, development, and sales of system-on-chip...
TCA chairman optimistic about Taiwan ICT industries despite challenges
Computex has evolved into one of the biggest and most important ICT trade shows in the world since...
Gigabyte pushing in-house designs for gaming notebooks to stay competitive: Q&A with Vincent Liu, Gigabyte director of sales
Although the company has not been operating in the gaming notebook industry for long, Gigabyte Technology...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
- 2015 global tablet demand forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a 2015 forecast for the global tablet market and analyzes the strategies of key market players such as Google, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft.
- 2015 China smartphone panel trend forecast
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Advertisement - Install Report
RevMob SDKs can be used by advertisers who want to report the installation of the advertised app. Reporting installation is very simple and starting RevMob session is enough.
Take a look at Start Session section in order to understand its implementation.
Uploading App to AppStore
When uploading your app to AppStore using RevMob SDK, you will be asked about the use of IDFA, according to the image below.
RevMob uses IDFA for targeting purposes. So, checking "Yes" for the option in the right side of the page will improve a lot your earnings.
Then, for the three checkboxes at the bottom, here is what you have to do:
- From RevMob side, you certainly have to check first check-box.
- Then, if you are advertising the app you are uploading and will track its installation, the second one must be checked too.
- The third one is up to you, depends on your app and not on RevMob.
Access the RevMob Console and register your application to get your Media ID;
Download the latest version of the SDK;
Then, import it as a Custom Package:
Be aware to test only in devices, using Android APK files or generated XCode projects. The ads will not be show in Unity editor or XCode simulators.
You can integrate RevMob Unity SDK using C# or Javascript.
You can use the RevMob SDK for iOS and Android applications, but be aware about some differences for each platform:
To build your app with RevMob for iOS, you must have the XCode 4.4.1+.
And it is also required to include the two libraries: AdSupport and StoreKit. Warning: not including AdSupport framework may affect your revenue.
- Add the required permission in your AndroidManifest.xml file by putting the following code inside the
<!-- Required -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
- Add the required RevMob activity in the application node:
<activity android:name="com.revmob.ads.fullscreen.FullscreenActivity"
Start Session
Before showing any ads, you must start a RevMob session with your RevMob Media ID.
To start using RevMob for Unity, you need to instantiate the RevMob instance in accordance to the deploy device. A good place to start it is in the
Awake() method of your GameObject:
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class GameObject : MonoBehaviour {
private static readonly Dictionary<String, String> REVMOB_APP_IDS = new Dictionary<String, String>() {
{ "Android", "copy your Android RevMob Media ID here"},
{ "IOS", "copy your iOS RevMob Media ID here" }
private RevMob revmob;
void Awake() {
revmob = RevMob.Start(REVMOB_APP_IDS, "Your GameObject name");
- This is very similar using Javascript:
import System.Collections.Generic;
private var APP_IDS = new Dictionary.<String, String>();
APP_IDS["Android"] = "copy your Android RevMob Media ID here";
APP_IDS["IOS"] = "copy your iOS RevMob Media ID here";
private var revmob:RevMob;
function Awake() {
revmob = RevMob.Start(APP_IDS, "Your GameObject name");
Testing Mode
While you are developing your app, you will probably want to test two scenarios:
- When RevMob shows you an advertisement successfully;
- When RevMob does not deliver an advertisement for any reason.
By activating Testing Mode you can reproduce these two scenarios easily and do not need to worry about statistics, since the impressions/clicks/installs will not be counted while it is 'on'.
You can turn it on/off whenever you want through the Edit Media page (in your 'Monetization' tab, click on the Edit button of the App you want to test).
Remember to turn it off in order to start Monetizing!
Rewarded Video
Only supported by SDK version 9 or later.
Rewarded Videos are a great way to monetize interacting with your user. The most common way to display them is by showing a pre-roll text box inviting them to watch the ad and then a post-roll text box letting them know they earned the reward. We designed 7 amazing pre-roll and post-roll boxes for you to use. You can activate and personalize them through our console. If you don't want to use them, you can also use yours.
- For rewarded ads to work properly, you must load them before trying to
public class GameObject : MonoBehaviour {
void Start() {
public class GameObject : MonoBehaviour {
void Start() {
Only supported by SDK version 9 or later.
Video ads are top performers on both user satisfaction and monetization.
- To show a video ad, it is mandatory to call the
createVideomethod. A good place to call this method is after the startSession.
public class GameObject : MonoBehaviour {
void Start() {
public class GameObject : MonoBehaviour {
void Start() {
With SDK 9 our fullscreen ad unit can show either an interstitial or a video ad. It will always return the best campaign for your app. This will only happen though if you call
showit after the RevMobAdReceived listener is called.
If you want to display only interstitial ads in your app, uncheck "Accepts Video" in the "ad units-actions".
public class GameObject : MonoBehaviour {
void Start() {
In the code above I just called ShowFullscreen() using the previously created RevMob object.
For Android it is required to add RevMob activity in AndroidManifest.xml. Just add the following code in application node:
android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation" >
- To integrate for iOS only, you must call the
public class GameObject : MonoBehaviour {
void Start() {
#if UNITY_ANDROID || UNITY_IPHONE
RevMobBanner banner = revmob.CreateBanner();
- You can also call methods to hide or remove the Banner:
#if UNITY_ANDROID || UNITY_IPHONE
banner = null;
- To customize size and position, use the following method, which is also different for each platform:
// Definition
#if UNITY_ANDROID
RevMob.CreateBanner(RevMob.Position position, int x, int y, int w, int h);
#elif UNITY_IPHONE
RevMob.CreateBanner(float x, float y, float width, float height, string placementId, ScreenOrientation[] orientations);
// Example
#if UNITY_ANDROID
banner = revmob.CreateBanner(RevMob.Position.TOP, 0, 0, 350, 50);
#elif UNITY_IPHONE
banner = revmob.CreateBanner(0, 0, 350, 50, null, null);
- For Android is required to add unityplayer.ForwardNativeEventsToDalvik in AndroidManifest.xml.
If you are using Unity 4.5 or above, put that flag in the UnityPlayerNativeActivity:
<activity android:name="com.unity3d.player.UnityPlayerNativeActivity" android:label="@string/app_name" android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize">
<meta-data android:name="android.app.lib_name" android:value="unity" />
<meta-data android:name="unityplayer.ForwardNativeEventsToDalvik" android:value="true" />
If you are using Unity 4.3, put that flag in the UnityPlayerProxyActivity:
<activity android:name="com.unity3d.player.UnityPlayerProxyActivity" android:label="@string/app_name" android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize">
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
<meta-data android:name="unityplayer.ForwardNativeEventsToDalvik" android:value="true" />
If you are using Unity 4.2 or bellow, put that flag in the UnityPlayerNativeActivity:
<activity android:name="com.unity3d.player.UnityPlayerNativeActivity" android:label="@string/app_name" android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize">
<meta-data android:name="android.app.lib_name" android:value="unity" />
<meta-data android:name="unityplayer.ForwardNativeEventsToDalvik" android:value="true" />
Use the Link to redirect the user to the advertised mobile application download page. A common usage is to associate the link to a "more games" button or to a custom banner. Be sure you are using listeners to check if the link was loaded successfully, otherwise you create a workaround for this situation, like hide the button.
- Just call the
OpenLinkmethod and implement the
public class GameObject : MonoBehaviour, IRevMobListener {
void OnGUI() {
if( GUI.Button(new Rect(0, 0, 320, 50), "Download a Free Game") ) {
- A better usage is pre-loading the link:
public class GameObject : MonoBehaviour, IRevMobListener {
private RevMobLink link;
public void Start() {
link = revmob.CreateLink();
void OnGUI() {
if( GUI.Button(new Rect(0, 0, 320, 50), "Download a Free Game") ) {
Popup is the simplest ad unit. We recommend it only for apps that will be intensively used by old devices with a slow internet connection. For all the other cases, we recommend you to use the fullscreen or video ad unit.
Listeners - Delegates
With Listeners (also known as Delegates or Callbacks) you can follow the ad workflow. The RevMob SDK will fire events for every important change in the ad state. For example, you can identify if the ad was loaded successfully or if the user clicked on the ad.
To pass a GameObject to receive a callback message from RevMob ads, you must implement the interface
IRevMobListener. Follow the example below (note that it includes start session and EULA listeners):
public class RevMobGameObject : MonoBehaviour, IRevMobListener {
private RevMob revmob;
public void Awake() {
revmob = RevMob.Start(appIds, "Your GameObject name");
#region IRevMobListener implementation
public void SessionIsStarted () {
Debug.Log("Session started.");
public void RewardedVideoLoaded (string revMobAdType) {
public void RewardedVideoNotCompletelyLoaded (string revMobAdType) {
public void RewardedVideoStarted (string revMobAdType) {
public void RewardedVideoFinished (string revMobAdType) {
public void RewardedVideoCompleted (string revMobAdType) {
public void RewardedPreRollDisplayed (string revMobAdType) {
public void VideoLoaded (string revMobAdType) {
public void VideoNotCompletelyLoaded (string revMobAdType) {
public void VideoStarted (string revMobAdType) {
public void VideoFinished (string revMobAdType) {
public void SessionNotStarted (string revMobAdType) {
Debug.Log("Session not started.");
public void AdDidReceive (string revMobAdType) {
Debug.Log("Ad did receive.");
public void AdDidFail (string revMobAdType) {
Debug.Log("Ad did fail.");
public void AdDisplayed (string revMobAdType) {
Debug.Log("Ad displayed.");
public void UserClickedInTheAd (string revMobAdType) {
Debug.Log("Ad clicked.");
public void UserClosedTheAd (string revMobAdType) {
Debug.Log("Ad closed.");
public void InstallDidReceive(string message) {
Debug.Log("Install received");
public void InstallDidFail(string message) {
Debug.Log("Install not received");
public void EulaIsShown() {
Debug.Log("Eula is displayed");
public void EulaAccepted() {
Debug.Log("Eula was accepted");
public void EulaRejected() {
Debug.Log("Eula was rejected");
- You can use callbacks using Javascript too:
private var revmob:RevMob;
function Awake() {
revmob = RevMob.Start(APP_IDS, "Your GameObject name");
function SessionIsStarted(adUnitType) {
Debug.Log("Session started.");
function SessionNotStarted(adUnitType) {
Debug.Log("Session not started.");
function AdDidReceive(adUnitType) {
Debug.Log("Ad did received");
function AdDidFail(adUnitType) {
Debug.Log("Ad did not received");
function AdDisplayed(adUnitType) {
Debug.Log("Ad displayed");
function UserClickedInTheAd(adUnitType) {
Debug.Log("Ad clicked");
function UserClosedTheAd(adUnitType) {
Debug.Log("Ad closed");
function EulaIsShown(adUnitType) {
Debug.Log("Eula is displayed");
function EulaAccepted(adUnitType) {
Debug.Log("Eula was accepted");
function EulaRejected(adUnitType) {
Debug.Log("Eula was rejected");
Placement IDs
Placement ID is an optional feature recommended for experient publishers. If you want to enable/disable specific ad units in real time, or, if you want to have an exclusive tracking for an ad unit, you must use Placement IDs (do not confuse with Media ID). First of all, you need to create one or more Placement IDs (for each ad unit) in the RevMob Console. Then copy the corresponding ID, and pass it through the ad method calls.
- Do not forget to create Placement ID for both iOS and Android platforms (one for each Media ID).
You can change the connection timeout to the RevMob servers, if necessary.
If you are having any issue to integrate the RevMob SDK, check our RevMob Forum Site where you can find posts from other RevMob's publishers and maybe find the same issue that you're experiencing.
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RequirementsUnity 3.5.6+
Change Log (yyyy/mm/dd)
9.0.0 (2015/05/19)
- Added video ads, rewarded video ads and support to VAST.
- Refreshable banners.
- Many internal improvements and performance enhances.
7.5.0 - 2015/04/07
- Added x86_64 architecture support due to Apple's new requirement.
- Added refreshable banners.
7.4.2 - 2014/11/28
- Fixes violations in the newest Google's Policy for advertising
- Fixes issues that were causing the SDK to be flagged by some antivirus
7.4.1 - 2014/11/04
- Support to iOS 8.1
7.4.0 - 2014/09/09
- Support to iOS 8.0.1 (fullscreen now supports video ads)
7.3.2 - 2014/07/10
- iOS Banner dimensions are not limited anymore. Logs inform if they are smaller than the expected.
- Android Banner dimensions are not limited anymore.
- iOS Banner was being shown in front of the keyboard.
- Support for Google ID for Advertisement (details)
- New listeners for Eula popup window (details) for Android.
- New public methods for accepting and rejecting the Eula programmatically - ONLY for testing purposes (details) for Android.
7.3.1 - 2014/05/15
- Fixed an issue in iOS and Android that crashes app when calling ad in testing mode.
7.3.0 - 2014/05/14
- New listeners for start session in iOS and Android (documentation).
- In iOS, status bar was being shown even if the app was hiding it.
- Internal improvements.
7.2.7 - 2014/04/10
- Fixes last remaining bugs on iOS that could lead to "SESSION NOT STARTED" warning.
7.2.6 - 2014/04/03
- Fixes a bug on iOS that could lead to "SESSION NOT STARTED" warning.
7.2.5 - 2014/03/13
- Fixes a bug on iOS that was preventing some apps to be approved at AppStore.
- iOS fullscreen and banner were not preserving app supported orientations.
- Preload button for banner in Sample App.
7.2.4 - 2014/02/17
- Important internal improvements for iOS releases.
7.2.3 - 2014/02/14
- Important internal improvements for iOS releases.
7.2.2 - 2014/02/14
- Changed the plugin structure (new revmob folder).
7.2.1 - 2013/12/18
- iOS 7 banner crash.
7.2.0 - 2013/12/17
- Preload banner for Android.
7.1.2 - 2013/11/04
- Android banner crash when rotate the device.
7.1.1 - 2013/10/29
- Android banner position.
7.1.0 - 2013/10/24
- Banner for Android improved and with more options for position and resize.
- Important internal improvements for Android releases.
- Important internal improvements for iOS releases.
7.0.1 - 2013/09/26
- Sample App project added to the SDK.
7.0.0 - 2013/09/18
- Support to iOS 7 GM (arm64 architecture are not supported yet).
- Dropped support to iOS 4.
- Important internal improvements for Android releases.
- Important internal improvements for iOS releases.
6.3.0 - 2013/08/27
- Fullscreen animations.
- Notification removed to respect the new Google policy.
6.2.5 - 2013/08/06
- iOS build issue.
6.2.4 - 2013/08/01
- Important internal improvements for iOS releases.
6.2.3 - 2013/07/24
- Important internal improvements for Android releases.
- Important internal improvements for iOS releases.
6.2.2 - 2013/07/19
- Banner issue on iOS.
6.2.1 - 2013/07/18
- Banner for Android.
- Important internal improvements for Android releases.
6.2.0 - 2013/05/23
- Important internal improvements for Android releases.
- Important internal improvements for iOS releases.
- Using less memory in Android fullscreen.
- Banner in iOS can now be in the 0,0 position.
6.1.0 - 2013/04/10
- - This version no longer send the UDID in iOS platform, according to the new Apple rules (More info).
- Method isLoaded was removed from all ad units for iOS and Android.
6.0.0 - 2013/02/27
- Internal improvements that implicates in better statistics management in the RevMob console.
- RevMobIosLink is now public.
5.0.2 - 2013/02/21
- Important internal improvements for iOS releases.
5.0.1 - 2013/01/30
- Important internal improvements for Android releases.
5.0.0 - 2013/01/21
- Custom timeout for Android and iOS.
- Notification ad for Android.
- Option to customize banner size and position for iOS.
- - New way to set the testing mode.
- - Added RevMob prefix in all SDK objects. Banner renamed to RevMobBanner, Fullscreen renamed to RevMobFullscreen, Popup renamed to RevMobPopup. AdLink renamed to RevMobLink.
- Backing out printEnvironmentInformation method.
4.4.1 - 2012/11/09
- Changed Link to allow preload the ad.
- CreateAdLink method.
4.3.0 - 2012/10/19
- Support to armv6 for iOS builds.
- Added support to placements.
4.2.2 - 2012/10/05
- Memory management improvement for iOS.
- Fixed callback names in android.
- Avoid app crash when gameObjectName is null.
4.2.0 - 2012/10/04
- Sends callback message to a GameObject.
- Open itunes in app (iOS).
- Supports armv7s.
4.1.1 - 2012/09/18
- Sending sdk name and version.
4.1.0 - 2012/09/14
- Added testing mode for iOS and Android.
4.0.1- 2012/08/27
- Can be used in unity editor.
4.0.0 - 2012/08/24
- RevMobAndroid and RevMobIOS objects.
- revmob-ios-sdk and revmob-android-sdk to the newest versions.
3.0.1 - 2012/08/09
- Method for print environment information: RevMob.PrintEnvironmentInformation(REVMOBAPPID).
3.0.0 - 2012/08/09
- Method startSession is now mandatory. There are significant chances in the facade (only the startSession method requires the Media ID).
- Now it is possible to use the RevMob SDK in Unity-JavaScript too.
- (iOS) feature to deactivate banner.
- (Android) Fullscreen is now an Activity.
- (Android) Open advertisements in Amazon App Store for Amazon Campaigns (not yet implemented in server).
- Using RevMob iOS SDK to version 3.0.0.
- Using RevMob Android SDK to version 3.5.0.
1.6.2 - 2012/07/19
- iOS sdk to version 2.0.6
- android sdk to version 3.2.6
1.6.1 - 2012/07/18
- Android sdk to version 3.2.5.
1.6.0 - 2012/07/10
- Now it is possible to customize orientations for banner and fullscreen for iOS.
- Delegate methods for iOS.
- Fullscreen with pre-load for Android.
1.5.0 - 2012/07/03
- Added a Ad Link for iOS.
- Fullscreen and banner for iOS now only rotates to orientation defined in the shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation of the rootViewController.
- Fullscreen rotation for iOS is now working for iOS 4 too.
1.4.5 - 2012/07/02
- Changed polish fullscreen translation.
1.4.4 - 2012/06/29
- Fullscreen with pre-load for iOS.
- Ad Link for Android.
1.4.3 - 2012/06/28
- Better log messages for iOS.
1.4.2 - 2012/06/28
- Internal improvements in the Fullscreen ad.
1.4.1 - 2012/06/27
- Better iOS memory management.
- Fullscreen with pre-load for Android.
1.4.0 - 2012/06/25
- Banner advertisement for iOS.
1.3.2 - 2012/06/21
- Renamed iOS headers to avoid conflicts.
1.3.1 - 2012/06/20
- Fullscreen for iOS has modal behavior.
1.3.0 - 2012/06/18
- Fullscreen without loading timefor iOS.
- Fullscreen without loading timefor Android.
- Fullscreen with pre-load for iOS.
1.2.0 - 2012/06/13
- Fullscreen with pre-load for iOS.
1.1.0 - 2012/06/09
- Fullscreen for iOS.
1.0.1 - 2012/06/07
- isAdLoaded method for fullscreen.
- Popup Ad for iOS and Android.
- Fullscreen Ad for Android.


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But I had Michigan over Duke in the final. Of course, Michigan was my only final four team to make it through, so my bracket is still a mess.
Have them winning against Ohio as well. If Wichita state had pulled the upset I was guaranteed 3rd (2,000$) with the potential to win (12,000$). Now the only way I win money is Michigan winning it all which gives me first in my father in law's work bracket for 280.
2700 brackets, pays out top 20 people, 10$ buy in. A friend from undergrads buddy runs it, has been for at least 8 years that I know of.
Have M over L'ville. In 1st place in one and 36th in the Mgoblog pool. Cannot wait for 9pm tomorrow. Go Blue!
Had a pretty good bracket except for the West...
Fuck the West. Had 3 of 4 Final Four teams and the Championship game
Doesn't it just feel great when you see you're in teh 100th perceintile hahah
I had Michigan beating ohio with Duke and Indiana losing the final four
Michigan over Louisville. Don't ask me about the other two regions.
My Final Four was UM, UL, Miami and Ohio State. I have Michigan beating Louisville with a tie breaker of 71-67. Outside of the West Region I really didn't do that bad. Ranked 35,811 overall in ESPN and in the Mgoblog group tied for 21st which is like 8th. I'm pretty proud of my brackets this year and this team for finally making me not look so crazy for them to win the title every year!
I had the homiest homer bracket but I really thought it would work out with 3-4 Big ten teams in the final four.
I had a final four of Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Duke, with Michigan beating Ohio for the national championship.
I have 3 brackets there. My first entry I have Louisville-Michigan. Good guys win it all of course. My other 2 final four teams were K-state and Indiana. Who cares now. GO BLUE from Tampa!!! Oh yeah my wife is a gator. Last sunday was fun for me.


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The 64GB S301 can be ordered directly from SuperSSpeed USA. The 64GB SuperSSpeed S301 we're looking at today retails for $150. This seems like a high price, but you get what you pay for in this case. SLC NAND has inherently superior performance, and vastly superior endurance to MLC NAND. Typically, SLC NAND is rated for 100,000 P/E (Program/Erase) cycles, and MLC NAND 3,000 P/E cycles. SuperSSpeed backs the S301 with an industry leading five-year warranty.
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Umut Uras | 11 Aug 2014 06:36 GMT | Politics, Turkey, Middle East
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, has won the country's first direct presidential election in the first round after taking more that 50 percent of the vote, according to Turkey's election board.
Sunday's victory will extend Erdogan's more than 10-year rule over the country for another five years.
"The provisional results show that Erdogan has the majority of the valid votes," High Election Board chairman Sadi Guven told a news conference in the capital Ankara.
"We have received more than 99 percent [of the votes]. Tomorrow we will announce the provisional results."
Erdogan declared victory by addressing his supporters from his party's headquarters in Ankara.
"Today national will and democracy have prevailed again… Today, greater Turkey has prevailed again... With the president being elected by popular vote, obstacles between Cankaya [the presidential palace] and the public have been lifted," he said, striking a conciliatory tone after a tense campaign period.
"Our political views, lifestyles, beliefs and ethnicities can be different, but we are all offspring of this country. We are all owners of this state... I will embrace all 70 million [Turks] as president."
The vote has been seen as a milestone in Turkish politics as Turks are electing their president by a popular vote for the first time in the country's history, bringing the office a new legitimacy.
In a brief statement to reporters in Istanbul, the main opposition candidate Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said: "I congratulate Mr Prime Minister and wish him success."
At midnight (9pm GMT) on Sunday, the prime minster had received 52 percent of the votes, Ihsanoglu on 38 percent and the third candidate Selahattin Demirtas taking 10 percent, after 99 percent of the votes had been counted, the semi-official Anatolia news agency said.
Erdogan's opponents accuse him of undermining the secular norms of Turkey and pushing it towards autocracy, while his supporters see him as a charismatic leader who changed the crisis-hit Turkey of the early 2000s into a prospering and respected country.
"For the first time in Turkish history, a strong political leader elected by the public is taking over the presidential seat," Ali Bayramoglu, a political analyst and columnist for the pro-government Yeni Safak newspaper, told Al Jazeera."These are signals of Turkey moving away from parliamentary system in favour of the presidential system, a change Erdogan seeks."
The presidency in Turkey has relatively more powers compared to similar parliamentary governments. The office has the power to promulgate laws or return them to the parliament for reconsideration, to call public referendums, to call new parliamentary elections, to appoint the prime minister, ministers and key bureaucrats.
Koray Caliskan, a professor at Istanbul's Bogazici University, believes that Turkey will now slip further away from democracy and the country will be more polarised in the future.
"In time, Turkey will look more and more similar to [President Vladimir] Putin's Russia. He will use all his presidential powers to tighten his grip on the country," he told Al Jazeera.
Different campaign rhetorics
During campaigning, Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics since 2002, has talked about infrastructure projects, foreign policy moves, economic reforms, and a new constitution featuring a presidential system, signaling an unconventional and active presidency.Conversely, Ihsanoglu had stressed "unity" and "neutrality", drawing a more traditional and passive picture for his potential presidency.
Ihsanoglu was backed by the left-leaning secularist Republican People's Party (CHP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), the two largest opposition parties in the country, in addition to various smaller ones.
Ihsanoglu has no political identity and his discourse was more about keeping the status quo in Turkey and preventing the other candidate [from being elected]
Ali Bayramoglu, Turkish political analyst
As a conservative academic and diplomat who used to lead the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, he spent most of his life abroad and therefore was largely unknown by Turkish public.
Caliskan told Al Jazeera that the election has taken place in an unfair atmosphere, where Erdogan campaigned as prime minister, using state facilities and media throughout the campaigning process.
"I don't think the two main opposition parties made any mistakes in their alliance in this process, but the dynamics of the election was fundamentally unfair," Caliskan said.
"Erdogan campaigned through state visits, used state properties and appeared on state media far more than Ihsanoglu."
Bayramgolu said: "Erdogan might have appeared more than his opponents on state television, but there was diverse media coverage by tens of media organisations affiliated with the government and the opposition."
"I don't think him campaigning as prime minister had any effect on the result."
Bayramgolu also said the opposition failed to pick a candidate who could represent them and reveal the synergy of their alliance.
"Ihsanoglu has no political identity and his discourse was more about keeping the status quo in Turkey and preventing the other candidate [from being elected]," he said.
"I think this explains why the sum of two party's votes is far lower than their aggregate votes in the local elections of March."
Alleged use of state resources
The alleged use of state resources by Erdogan's presidential campaign was a source of controversy before the election. Last month, Ihsanoglu said Erdogan was using state-owned planes, helicopters, and other facilities, which were not being provided for his presidential campaign.
"We know we are competing in unequal circumstances. But there, the will of the people and God is superior to all of this," he said.
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), a Vienna-based international security and rights organisation, also criticised the government for the same reason.
"The campaign activities of the prime minister are large-scale events, often combined with official government events," an OSCE report of July 31 said.
"While other candidates actively campaign, the public visibility of their campaigns is limited."
In another development, Turkey's media watchdog said in July that Turkey's state television covered the upcoming election in a one-sided manner that favoured Erdogan.
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Helping children become good readers is a gift that lasts a lifetime. It gives them the tools to do well in school and will remain a critical skill throughout their personal and working lives. Experts agree: parents are their children's first and best teachers. Children who are read to at the earliest age are the most likely to become good readers themselves.
Read to your children. It does not make a difference what you read. Read the newspaper, read a magazine, read a picture book. It does not matter what language you read in, or if you think the child is too young to understand. Simply read to them, regularly.
Queens Library is your partner in developing good readers. We have many, many fun, high-quality books to lend in English and in many other languages. Children love them. Through picture books, children learn letters, numbers, colors and a lot of information about how the world works. Don't be shy — borrow as many as you like!
Play time offers more opportunities for learning. Rhymes and finger games help little ones learn basic reading and math concepts. Queens Library has a variety of programs, parenting tools and materials that will help make reading and play even more fun, as well as educational.
Queens Library is NYC's first library to introduce a Family Place. We are currently offering this program in five libraries and will be expanding the program in the autumn. Through this interactive program, parents and caregivers experience the learning opportunities of the library together with their children. Family Place provides a wide array of developmentally appropriate children's books, parenting books and hands-on toys in a welcoming area designed exclusively for them. It has been so popular, we can't wait to bring it to more Queens neighborhoods.
Kickoff-to-Kindergarten is a structured eight-week school-readiness program for children ages 3 and 4, currently offered at eight Queens Library locations. The goal is to encourage parents and caregivers to be the "first teachers" of our youngest patrons and help ensure that children are ready to learn at school.
You are never too young — or too old — to enjoy a great library story time. Many of us have wonderful memories of listening to stories, whether it was on a grandparent's lap or in the library. Every culture, the world over, tells stories, and for good reason — stories teach while they entertain. Queens Library's early childhood programs are for children as young as 12 months and up to pre-kindergarten. The little ones have a great time, learning and developing a love of reading and books.
Registration for summer reading is going on in every Queens Library location right now. Even children who do not read by themselves yet are welcome to sign up. School-aged children and teens keep their reading skills sharp and retain what they learned in school. Plus, it's fun, it's free and it's right in the neighborhood. It's an all-around win.
Queens Library invites you to partner with us to make great readers of every child in Queens.
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Chambers County, Texas Genealogy
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The first permanent settlement began in 1821 when the Spanish established a fortress at Anahuac and allowed American colonists to enter.
Parent County
1858--Chambers County was created 12 February 1858 from Jefferson and Liberty Counties. County seat: Anahuac [1]
The county was named for Thomas Jefferson Chambers, (1802-1865), a lawyer and land speculator, was born in Orange County, Virginia, on April 13, 1802, the youngest of twenty children of Thomas Chambers and the ninth of his second wife, Mary (Gore).
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1875--Courthouse and most, if not all, county records were destroyed by fire on 2 December 1875.
1935--Chambers County Courthouse in Anahuac destroyed by fire on April 28, 1935. All records were saved. [2]
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Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
Vital Records
- Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
- Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images]
Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903
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- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ GenDisasters.com - Anahuac, TX Chambers County Courthouse Fire, Apr 1935 http://www3.gendisasters.com/texas/18201/anahuac-tx-chambers-county-courthouse-fire-apr-1935
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Nice Côte d'Azur Airport Information
The Nice Côte d'Azur Airport terminal was built in 1987 and passenger traffic has been rising every year since. The airport's runway was extended to 2700 meters by filling the ocean with land.
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A bus to Nice Côte d'Azur Airport can be caught 2 to 3 times an hour on bus lines 98 and 99. A small station located a 10-minute walk from NCE services those wishing to take a train to Nice Côte d'Azur Airport. Taking a taxi to Nice Côte d'Azur Airport is ideal for travelers in a rush, taking a quick 15 to 20 minutes.
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The St. Louis Rams used three turnovers, a trick play, and the booming leg of Greg Zuerlein to beat Seattle 19-13 Sunday.Both teams are now 2-2 overall, 2-0 at home, and 0-2 on the road.The Rams used stiff defense, a trick play, and that canon of leg attached to Zuerlein for a 13-7 half time lead.After falling behind on a Marshawn Lynch touchdown early in the first quarter the rams scored the next 13 points of the half, and 16 of the game.The Rams got on the board with a franchise record 58 yard field goal from Zuerlein. It was a record that would not stand for long.A beautiful deep pass from Sam Bradford to Chris Givens for 52 yards set the Rams up on the Seattle 28. A Roger Sherman interception on the next play prevented St. Louis from scoring on that drive or the halftime deficit for Seattle may have been much greater. It was an interception caused by miss-communication. Rams receiver Brandon Gibson ran long and Bradford threw short right into the chest of Sherman, the only St. L...
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In order to obtain a pilot certificate of any kind in the United States, a pilot must take an FAA Practical Test, better known as a check ride. The checkride standards haven't changed much in years, but recently the FAA has announced that they practical test standards that we all know so intimately will be overhauled. But will it be a productive change?
The first official pilot license was issued to William P. MacCracken, Jr., after the creation of the Air Commerce Act in 1926, which introduced new rules for pilot certification and the first ever regulations pertaining to aviation, along with a host of other things like new navigational aids and designated airways.
At some point, the FAA also created the Practical Test Standards, which were introduced to standardize the requirements for FAA check rides. These practical test standards outlined more specific expectations for pilot applicants and gave pilot examiners a rubric with which to evaluate pilot applicants. The test standards began mostly as a maneuvers-based evaluation, making sure the pilot could take off, land, recover from stalls, navigate by means of pilotage and dead reckoning, and others. Today, we still use these same practical test standards, although they've been modified over the years to include advanced navigation and new safety protocols. Still, the practical test standards remain primarily maneuvers-based: The PTS lists what the applicant should be able to do, the conditions under which each task is to be performed and an acceptable performance standard for each maneuver or task.
The trouble, as accident data suggests, is that mastering a maneuver to a certain level, while it requires effective airspeed and altitude management, is not the most effective indicator of a safe pilot. The Nall report, for example, tells us year after year that improper decision-making and improper planning are common causes of accidents. The 2010 Nall report states that, "After excluding accidents due to mechanical failures or improper maintenance, accidents whose causes have not been determined, and the handful due to circumstances beyond the pilot's control, all that remain are considered pilot-related. Most pilot-related accidents reflect specific failures of flight planning or decision-making or the characteristic hazards of high-risk phases of flight."
The PTS was created principally to provide objective standards for evaluating and certifying pilots. We have since learned that most of the qualities and abilities that separate safe from unsafe pilots are very difficult to quantify. In an effort to focus attention on these more subjective qualities – knowledge, discipline, risk assessment and management – the flight training community has in recent years created training techniques designed to incorporate these concepts. These techniques would include scenario-based training, FITS (FAA-Industry Training Standards), and training focused on technically advanced airplanes. Most thoughtful flight instructors make every attempt to include risk management in the training regimen.
The question remains as to how to evaluate these principles, which are really processes of thought, mental and emotional approaches to flight, in the course of a practical test. In recent years, these concepts have made their way into the existing PTS as front matter as "special emphasis areas," but only now, with the FAA's new Airmen Certification Standards (ACS), has there been a serious attempt to integrate these concepts into the specific objective tasks of the PTS.
But what exactly does this mean? Will it accomplish anything productive or valuable to flight training? The most prevalent change you'll see will be in the task list included. What we know currently as the PTS will be incorporated into the ACS, and the task list items, which were fairly brief, will be expanded to include many more specifics. For example, the current version of the Private Pilot PTS has 10 objectives listed for the Soft Field Approach and Landing task. It looks like this:
The new ACS project, to be implemented over the next year, will have much more specific tasks in four different areas under the Soft Field Approach and Landing task: Objective, knowledge, skills and risk management. It goes into much more detail about what could be evaluated on the check ride, including an entire section on risk items. It will look like this:
Some students and instructors may be relieved to know that there will also be a change in the FAA's written knowledge tests. The FAA admits that over the years, parts of the knowledge test question bank has become redundant and outdated. With the new ACS, we should see the demise of old questions about NDBs and and irrelevant and poorly worded questions that include multiple calculations and interpolations. That's good news.
The FAA wants us to look at the new ACS as an improved PTS. They define it as "a holistic, integrated presentation of specific knowledge, skills, and risk management elements and performance metrics for each Area of Operation and Task." I'm not entirely convinced that this will be anything new or unusual for instructors or examiners. The performance standards will remain the same, and, according to the FAA, the ACS will not change the check ride. Most instructors teach (and judge) decision-making and risk management without the added bullet points on the PTS/ACS, anyway. In the end, this is a change that is past due, but that will go almost unnoticed.
Tags: airman certification, FAA, practical test standards, PTS
Aviation Safety | Flying | Sarina Houston
Last Monday I had the opportunity to be a small part of history. 50 teams participating in an air race dating back to 1929 were landing at an airport right in my backyard and I had the opportunity to visit and help as they arrived. As the all-female Air Race Classic came to their third stop along the 2,200 NM route, Clark County Airport in Jeffersonville, Indiana, a small army had gathered to welcome them, provide them with food, fuel, and transportation to hotels. I was a volunteer "greeter," meeting the racers as they came into the airport and providing them with answers to any questions that had about operations. Most importantly, I directed them to the restrooms and food.
The Air Race Classic had not been in the area since 1981, so spirits were high as many people worked hard to make this the best stop of their trip. In addition to an abundance of food and desserts provided by UPS, racers were offered complimentary massages and transportation to their hotels. The stop had a Kentucky Derby theme, so several volunteers wore colorful derby hats. The men's restroom had a sign saying "Fillies (Women); Men's Restroom Outside," to accommodate the 123 women who would be flying in.
Special accommodations had to be made for the 123 women flying in.
Preparations for this day started almost an entire year ago. Once the route for the race was announced, Honaker Aviation teamed up with several local pilots and organizations to gather volunteers and create a game plan for the day the racers arrived. It was difficult to predict how weather would affect the day from months away, so Stop Chair Amy Bogardus prepared for every possible outcome. An online scheduling system through Sign Up Genius was set up with slots for Timers, Greeters, Transporters, Hospitality, and Stuff to Bring. Time slots were available for each task for Monday-Thursday. The organizers anticipated racers being able to spend the night and leave out Tuesday, but with the unpredictable weather it was best for there to be too many volunteers than too few.
My time slot was from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm but I ended up staying until 6:00 pm. My younger sister has recently taken an interest in aviation, so I brought her along to meet all of the Ninety-Nines who were volunteering and to experience the race. I had been watching the racers make their way towards our stop since they took off in the morning through the live tracking at Trackleaders.com. Excitement was building as I arrived at the airport and watched the same live tracker from a large TV in the command room. All volunteers were given bright yellow arm bands to identify themselves, and we were ready for racers to begin flying in.
The first few racers came in at a moderate pace, having left the last airport sooner than the others. After an hour or so of airplanes steadily coming in 10 minutes apart, the bulk of the racers came and it was amazing to see them doing a high speed pass and landing one after another. Because the race is judged on a handicap speed, the only time that the racers had to beat was their own.
My sister commented on how young many of the collegiate racers looked, as most of them are in their early 20s. I could see in her face that her dream of becoming a pilot seemed more and more realistic as she saw these shining examples of female pilots casually walking into the airport from their aircraft. It was different for her from hearing about my piloting adventures and actually being at an airport and experiencing the sights and sounds. The entire drive home she excitedly spoke about how she was beginning to find her purpose in life, and that becoming a pilot and flying medical missions was her dream.
I had an amazing experience volunteering at the Air Race Classic, and all racers said that the Clark County stop was well done and efficient. A huge thank you to every single volunteer, organizer, and sponsor for making the day incredible for everyone.
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Flying | Tori Williams
Bixby, OK – Summer temperatures inside aircraft cockpits can rapidly rise to unhealthy levels. The options for air conditioning in small aircraft have been expensive. However, that changed this summer with the introduction of IcyBreeze, and eco-friendly air conditioning cooler that will swiftly bring down ambient air temperature and keep the cockpit cool on long cross country flights. An IcyBreeze unit can easily be stored in the back seat or baggage area of any single or light twin to keep beverages cold and cockpit air cool.
We are able to provide all the benefits of a cooler plus true air conditioning, in a compact and portable unit that has no Freon or chemicals and gives off no harmful exhaust," said Andrew Jenkins, IcyBreeze CEO and President. With some ice and a little bit of water, the 38-quart smart cooler can blast cool air recycled from inside the cockpit and driven by a small electric pump. Many people are surprised at how well IcyBreeze cools, providing a 25-mph breeze at temperatures 35 degrees cooler than the surrounding air.
The air conditioner feature is powered by a rechargeable 12V battery which keeps cool air running up to seven hours on the standard setting. The battery allows pilots to use the cooler in their aircraft, boat, camper, or at a picnic or sporting event. There are two adaptor options for continuous use. When stocked with ice and water an IcyBreeze weighs 46 pounds, including a battery (dry weight is 21 pounds). The cooler measures 23.5" long X 16.25" wide X 18.5" high.
Pilots can choose from one of three price packages and a choice of colors at IcyBreeze.com or by calling 855.216.6300 for more information.
A war hero…
The Mustang is an airplane with a story. It's a war hero - a sigh of relief in a dark time, a ray of sunshine that helped end an uncertain era in our nation's history. It's quick, easy on the eyes and music to our ears. The P-51 Mustang is so well loved and so respected because it tells the story of innovation, speed, valor and beauty during a time of difficulty.
As the first aircraft designed around a laminar flow wing, the Mustang was ahead of its time. And it wasn't just the 425+ mile per hour airspeed that made it impressive. The aircraft was rolled out in record time -about 100 days - making it one of the fastest aircraft to be produced, even during wartime. In a 1943 Popular Science article, author Andrew Boone predicted, "When the history of this war is written, there may be a hundred days underlined in red pencil - a period in which a young engineer and a veteran designer took a theory on airflow and turned it into the deadliest change-of-pace fighter airplane this stage of the war has yet produced." He was right.
The production of the P-51 was a demonstration of our nation's ability not only to innovate, but to innovate rapidly and on demand. The P-51 was designed by request of the British Purchasing Commission, and around 100 days after signing the first contract with the British Purchasing Commission, North American rolled out the first P-51, initially dubbed the NA-73X.
The British ordered 320 more aircraft from North American in March 1940, and soon after, America jumped on board, too. The U.S. Army Air Force took possession of its first Mustangs in March 1942. The airplane flew in every theater during World War II and continued to serve throughout the Korean War. By the end of World War II, it had destroyed 4,950 enemy aircraft - more enemy aircraft than any other fighter aircraft in Europe.
That engine...
There's no doubt that the P-51 Mustang, with its numerous capabilities, had a tremendous effect on the outcome of the war. But we should give credit where credit is due, and the Merlin V-1650 engine, originally designed by Rolls Royce, was a game-changer.
Early on, the P-51 was fitted with an Allison V-1710 engine and used as a dive-bomber and for reconnaissance missions. But the Allison engine, as good as it was, lacked performance at high altitudes, and in 1942, Mustangs were fitted with more powerful 1,430-hp Packard-built Merlin V-1650 engines. The aircraft's capabilities expanded greatly, marking a turning point in the war.
With the Merlin engine, the P-51 could fly up to 441 miles per hour at almost 30,000 feet. Flying at altitudes without losing power made the Mustang capable of both long-range, high altitude escort missions as well as its low-altitude reconnaissance missions that it was known for.
The sound of the Merlin engine is one that's not easily forgotten. It's a slow, rumbling sound that sneaks up on you, maybe startles you, only to put you at ease, knowing that behind the whir of the engine is the sound of victory that many people know and remember. In a 1943 article in Popular Mechanics, the author describes the airplane as fast and quiet. "There is no distant engine drone, growing louder as the plane approaches, but a sudden screaming roar overheard and the wild horse is upon you."
Pure elegance…
Today, we marvel at the history and the airplane and the sound of the Merlin, but we also stand in awe of an airplane that it not only fast and practical, but absolutely stunning to look at. With its bubble canopy, its sleek lines and silver wings... the P-51 Mustang is simply one of the most beautiful airplanes in the word.
Never has an airplane surpassed the P-51 when it comes to utility and beauty in one. It's strong and powerful, yet quiet and elegant. It's a natural performer, and it demands respect without the dog and pony show. For those who witnessed its prowess during the war, it's evocative. For the others who marvel at it during air shows today, those who can only look into its past and wonder, it's an airplane with a strange pull, an often unexplained attraction.
You may wonder why they're so drawn to an airplane that is before your time, why this particular airplane is such a showstopper. Because whether you know the history of the airplane or not, the Mustang is an airplane that stops you in your tracks. Its beauty captivates you, lures you in, and makes you want to hear its story. And it's a story worth repeating, air show after air show.
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Aviation History | Flying | Sarina Houston
By Adam Doyle, Paint & Interior Sales Managerwww.elliottaviation.com
When modifying an aircraft to meet your mission, there are many factors that must be considered. Recently, a customer requested their Hawker 800XP be retrofitted to a double club when it is currently designed with a standard divan. Though it may sound easy, this modification is anything but simple and includes a list of items that need to be addressed which will determine the possible solutions.
In this case, the floor plan requested was not available for the Hawker 800XP due to safety regulations. Though this option was impossible, the next best option is to add seven cabin seats instead of the eight. Eliminating a seating position when opting for seven over eight cabin seats allows for an upgrade to either a cabin seat with a cabinet or even a full berthing seat.
Although possible, changing the floor plan of the Hawker 800XP from a standard divan to seven cabin club seating is a significant amount of work. However, the average retrofit of this caliber may cost less than you might think. Each modification is specific in need and pricing will vary due to the amount of parts and work needed to complete each retrofit.
Since there is not currently a STC for the Hawker 800XP with a double club configuration, an STC will be required before the modification can be done. Next, proper burn documentation will be needed for all interior mods to be included in a 8110 package before the aircraft can be released.
Adding the new seating will affect many things. The left aft closet and the divan will have to be removed to make room for the new seating. By doing this, new up-wash lighting will be needed along with modifications to the headliner, window, lower cabin panels, and carpet since they are currently not there where the closet and divan once were. The headliner, window, and lower cabin panels will have to be extended while the carpet will have to be patched or replaced.
Changing the seating positions also affect the oxygen requirements. If the O2 boxes are positioned incorrectly for the new arrangement, they will have to be moved and in most aircraft, the masks are out of date or deteriorating which will require replacement. By moving boxes, the headliner will then need to be modified or unfurnished to accommodate the new box placements.
The lav door operation will be affected and will only be able to open a third of the way due to binding against the seat's inboard armrest. The only option is to change the door style to accommodate the door movement.
When adding the new cabin seats, the new frames must match the original frames. If matching frames are unavailable, purchasing all new frames is the next option.
If a 7 place modified double club configuration is desired, the aft closet would need to be removed. The seat pictured would move back and the lav door would need to be modified. Lower sidewalls and window panels would need to be extended.
Additionally, new card tables will need to be constructed, as they were not originally there. If the aircraft has existing front card tables, the process can be smoother. It is possible to reconstruct new aft card table structures based on the original front under the stipulation that the floor plan is approved. If the aircraft does not have any existing card tables, then an STC must be obtained for a new approved floor plan.
Once having approval for the card tables, modification or refurbishment of drinkrails will be needed since the closet and the divan covered where they would typically be. Also because of this, relocation of the cabin switches, phone, and new outlets to match the rest of the aircraft will be needed. Lastly, if there are existing tables, plated accents from the front will need to match the new aft tables if they are available.
There will be further choices to consider when doing the Hawker 800XP retrofit to meet your mission. The above describes a small number of them that will arise with this type of modification of a standard divan to double club retrofit. Modifications can be done but proper information is needed to do it. A simple modification may seem easy, but nothing is simple in aviation.
The best time to do any modification is when a major evaluation is scheduled. This timing would allow the aircraft to be modified simultaneously instead of grounding the aircraft at two different times. A down aircraft could result upwards of $1K/day loss in revenue. We strive to maximize evaluation, maintenance, and modification schedules and minimize down time. Instead of an aircraft being down for eight or more weeks, maximizing the schedule for both the evaluation and the modifications to a possible six weeks is essential.
Standard divan in a Hawker 800XP
What may seem like a simple modification can be incredibly complex. Remember to think about having all the proper information before starting a modification. Think about what the retrofit could affect and if the floor plan is approved, what is the most cost effective option, when and how long is the downtime, and finally, would it be better to sell the current aircraft and purchase another with the desired floor plan.
Adam Doyle joined Elliott Aviation in 2000 as an interior technician after graduating from Wyoming Technical Institute. While at Elliott Aviation, Adam has earned many different promotions on the shop floor including Install Team Lead, Soft Goods Team Lead, Assistant Interior Shop Manager and Seat Shop Manager. Adam's most recent promotion has been to Paint and Interior Sales Representative for Elliott Aviation. He uses his experience with various vendors, products and processes to educate our clients by providing direction and helping plan for future investment with realistic and accurate figures.
Elliott Aviation is a second-generation, family-owned business aviation company offering a complete menu of high quality products and services including aircraft sales, avionics service & installations, aircraft maintenance, accessory repair & overhaul, paint and interior, charter and aircraft management. Serving the business aviation industry nationally and internationally, they have facilities in Moline, IL, Des Moines, IA, and Minneapolis, MN. The company is a member of the Pinnacle Air Network, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), National Air Transportation Association (NATA), and National Aircraft Resale Association (NARA). More information can be found at www.elliottaviation.com
Elliott Aviation is a second-generation, family-owned business aviation company offering a complete menu of high quality products and services including aircraft sales, avionics service & installations, aircraft maintenance, accessory repair & overhaul, paint and interior, charter and aircraft management. Serving the business aviation industry nationally and internationally, they have facilities in Moline, IL, Des Moines, IA, and Minneapolis, MN. The company is a member of the Pinnacle Air Network, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), National Air Transportation Association (NATA), and National Aircraft Resale Association (NARA). More information can be found at www.elliottaviation.com
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