text: Test & Evaluation/Science & Technology Program Unmanned and Autonomous Systems Test (UAST) FY2009 Program Execution Review Objectives Project Status UAST Accomplishments UAST Lessons Learned Summary T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 2 UAST Technology Overview T&E capability shortfalls – – – – – – – • UAS Layered Architecture Predicting UAS Intelligence and Behavior Emulating Mission & Environmental Complexity Assessing UAS Effects and Capabilities UAST Protocols and Design UAS Test Bed and Environment Cross-layer Mgmt and Control • Autonomy Knowledge Interaction Net-Centric Comms (GIG) Platforms Sensors Weapons UAST Reference Data (Ground Truth) UAST Tools and Techniques Major technology challenges (in the S&T solution development) – Develop algorithms for predictive behavior by integrating genetic algorithm, probability theory, and autonomous behavior theory – – – Construct models to analyze UAS decision operations in complex and uncertain environment – Develop realistic test bed components, and environments to support UAS evaluation approaches to unfolding missions via range assessments – Compile 'truth data' to support range safety, and protocols development Develop methodologies and metrics to evaluate distributive control and situational awareness Develop test protocols and algorithms to support on-board management system evaluation and UAS shutdown T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 3 UAST Technology Overview (cont.) How does the focus area prioritize the technology challenges (state your rationale)? Net-Centric Comms (GIG) UAS Layered Architecture Cross-layer Mgmt and Control – Mapping of T&E needs to POR or NPOR as defined by: – UAST WG – DoD Roadmaps – SPO/ Project Managers By technology having broad applications across UAS Domains Cross-layer Mgmt and Control – Metrics and Analysis • Autonomy Knowledge Interaction Net-Centric Comms (GIG) Autonomy Mission and Behaviors Knowledge Knowledge Injection Interaction Collaboration and Actuation Platforms Sensors Weapons Terrain, Weather, Comms, Threats, Friendlies, Neutrals Air, Space, Surface, Subsurface Platforms Sensors Weapons UAS Architecture Layer Emulations Virtual, Constructive, And Live (mixed) Environment (Physical, Tactical, Social, etc.) T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 4 Roadmap leverage of accepted reference models for testing UAS • NIST Performance Decomposition Model • As opposed to componentized UAS view presented in roadmap • Another alternative would be a test framework over ALFUS Predict Assess Emulate T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 5 Operational UAST Challenge UAS Test Challenge UAS Environment Test Control Threats Data to Knowledge Management Targets Scoring and Feedback Instrumentation System of Systems Under Test T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 6 Autonomy-Base UAST Challenge T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 7 Cognitive Autonomous System Tester (CAST) Project Description Deliverables The overall CAST methodology learns each mission's • CAST integration strategy report goals, learns vehicle-specific characteristics and • Stand-alone toolkit for UAS autonomous behavior behaviors, and identifies vehicle behavioral anomalies. testing In addition, a self-organizing knowledge representation • Final Project report system will organize and categorize the information in a way that permits the tester to test complex emergent behaviors and anomalous behaviors to be differentiated and evaluated during highly difficult missions and mission failure modes. Key Future Events & Dates • • • • • • • • Start/Finish : October 2008/September 2010 PDR: July 2009 Phase 2 Component Demo: September 2009 Phase 2 Scientific Report: September 2009 CDR: January 2010 Final Integrated CAST Demo: August 2010 Final CAST Scientific Report: September 2010 Final CAST Transition Report: September 2010 Project 1 of 13 Transition Partners & Dates • Army Research Lab-BCT (FCS) Mission Based Applications. 4Q FY10 • Army Advanced Technology Directorate (AATD), TBD T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 8 High-Fidelity Communications, Modeling & Analysis (HFCMA) Project Description Deliverables HFCMA is a Live/Virtual/Constructive T&E framework that merges Live and Constructive assets, including heterogeneous collaborative UxVs with the ability to mirror One to Many Live UxV's performance in the V/C simulation. T&E Use Case is a) multiple vehicles interacting, b) each with collateral systems and c) a test system that must coherently stimulate the vehicles under test and capture limits of UxVs whole system performance and integrity. HFCMA is concerned with testing the dynamic limits of autonomy • • • • Key Future Events & Dates Transition Partners & Dates • • • • • • • • • • • Start/Finish : January 2008/May 2010 Phase 2 Documentation: September 2009 Collaborate with transition partner: December 2009 Define User Cases: January 2010 Incorporate Selected assets Demo: February 2010 Effectiveness of interaction and multiple assets report April 2010 • Final Integrated report: May 2010 Project 2 of 13 LVC framework for test data recovery and analysis Delivery of prototype test framework Framework training manual Final project report Incorporate use cases for air, ground & sea Verify adequacy with transition partner ATEC-BCT(FCS) Robotic convoy 1Q/FY10 NAVAIR/452 FTS-Scan Eagle/Predator 2Q/FY10 NUWC-Undersea environments TBD T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 9 Remote Embedded System Test (REST) Project Description Deliverables REST is the integrated set of technologies that replaces a wired instrumentation system with a wireless, self powered, self organizing, self healing network of sensor nodes designed to be manufactured (embedded and assembled) into the platform structure and provide continuous test and evaluation capability as well as integrate into the platform Integrated System Health Manager. REST is designed to provide UAST capability for multiple platform types and DoD services. • Prototype TRL 6 system components • Flight and Ground Demonstration • Final Report and White Papers Key Future Events & Dates Transition Partners & Dates • • • • • Start/Finish : October 2007/December 2009 Field Demonstration: August 2009 Final Report: October 2009 Conduct Field Test November, 2009 Final Report: December, 2009 Project 3 of 13 • Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft (ACCA) Program, Phase III FY09 (REST TRL 6 Baseline Technology) – Installed and evaluated in ACCA Fuselage Fatigue Test Article (Mar CY2010) • Vulture (DARPA), In-Work T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 10 Software Configurable MultiChannel Transceiver (SCMT) Project Description Deliverables Flexible multi-band command and control • Project will provide a 4-channel SCMT demonstration communications system supports test data capture and prototype command/control applications during complex multi• Set of capability demonstrations for core functionality agent (UAS) test scenarios. Effectively implements a • Aeronautical TM modulation formats software-customizable transceiver system that is frequency agile with modulation and protocol independence. SCMT encompasses four transmitters and four receivers in a single unit the size of a commodity disk drive programmable for any frequency band between 1 MHz and 6 GHz. Key Future Events & Dates • Start/Finish : August 2008/August 2009 • Transceiver Completion Report: August 2009 • Transceiver link Demonstration: October 2009 Project 4 of 13 Transition Partners & Dates • Phase 1 completion Oct 2009. Must coordinate with SET to determine if project will continue • Test community interest: 452nd Test Wing, NAVAIR, ATEC T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 11 Micro-beacon Tracking of Autonomous Systems (MTAS) Project Description Deliverables Effective evaluation of a UAS performance depends on • Three prototype beacons ground truth about the world, the vehicle and what the • Full scale system demonstration at Ft. Devens airfield • Final project report vehicle senses. MTAS is designed to provide vehicle localization data utilizing small self-contained, and inexpensive RF micro-beacons affixed to test vehicles. Portable ground stations receive the signal and calculate range to each test vehicle.This supports multiple autonomous systems, low latency, sub-meter positioning performance, and a full performance operation in GPS-denied environments. Key Future Events & Dates Transition Partners & Dates • • • • • Brigade Combat Team Modernization (BCTM) Experiment (RCX), 4Q/FY09 Start/Finish : October 2007/September 2009 System Design Review: June 2008 Field Demonstration: August 2009 Final Report: October 2009 Project 5 of 13 T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 12 Virtual Autonomous Teaming Tool (VATT) Project Description. VATT is a tool used for Deliverables autonomous vehicle simulation, teaming, and decision • Requirements Document making analysis. It aims to develop a VATT • VATT-T Software Toolkit configuration for T&E applications, that can predict • Final Report how modifications to external stimuli will produce changes within the UAS autonomy logic processes. VATT environment strives to seamlessly integrate simulation subsystems with real UAS hardware subsystems. Simulated systems could replicate multiple platforms for the development of mutli-platform behaviors thus supporting repeatable events and detailed system/ event logging. Key Future Events & Dates Transition Partners & Dates • • • • • RTTC; John Hardison- 4 Q FY10 Start/Finish : April 2008/November, 2010 End of Phase 2 Demo: February, 2010 Start of Phase 3: February, 2010 End of Phase 3: November, 2010 Project 6 of 13 T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 13 Standards, Software and Hardware for Multi-Resolution Maps/Models (MRMM) Project Description Deliverables High precision site data is an essential tool in deriving ground truth. Comparison not only of the vehicle's position with actual location but with what the vehicle senses in its surroundings. This S&T project is based upon analytical studies and laboratory studies to physically validate theoretical foundations using software and standards for the implementation of multiresolution models for unmanned autonomous systems testing. The analysis, models, software and standards will be evaluated through both hardware emulation and experimental evaluation. • Software module libraries modified for hardware deployment. • Ground / Air testing of laptop payload • Detail design specifications of Prototype FPGA-based I/O Board. Key Future Events & Dates Transition Partners & Dates • • • • • • • Army Research Laboratory, 4 Q/FY10 • Air Force Research Laboratory, 4 Q/FY10 Other dates of interest: • ARL Test Collaboration TBD LIVEFIRE Program • AFRL/NASA Phase II SBIR – TBD Helicopter flight demonstration April 2008/December 2010: Start/Finish Sept 27-28 : Final Large Prototype Static Test Oct 15-16 : Final Small Prototype Static Test Nov 5-6 : Final Large Prototype Dynamic Test Nov 26-27: Final Small Prototype Dynamic Test Dec 10-11: Final Demo Phase II Project 7 of 13 T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 14 An Integrated Agent-based Framework for Simulated, Virtual and Live Testing of Teams of Unmanned Vehicles (IABF) Project Description Deliverables IABF will allow for systematic and structured T&E of technologies in the cognitive/social domain using a combination of simulation, hardware in the loop testing and live testing. Testers will quickly and efficiently be able to develop test plans and validate UAS Team performance with respect to: • C2 navigation approaches utilizing NLOS techniques • Collision avoidance • UAS Team coordination and performance • Fault tolerance under various failure modes and bandwidth constraints • • • • Key Future Events & Dates Transition Partners & Dates • • • • • • Picatinny Arsenal, ARDEC,1Q FY10 • Naval Research Lab (NRL),4QFY09 • OneTEss/PEOSTRI/OTC, 4QFY09 Start/Finish : September 2008/September 2010 CDR: April 2008 Phase 1 Demo: September 2008 Phase 2 Demo: August 2009 Final Report and User Documentation Project 8 of 13 DCTF Software and libraries Phase I : Indoor demonstration of Test-framework Phase II: Outdoor advanced Technology Demo Final report and User documentation T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 15 Reconfigurable Wireless Measurement System (RWMS) Project Description Deliverables Ground truth measurement infrastructure to support UAS testing and vehicle safety analysis. The measure system consists of components that can provide an alternative source of data to compare with those organic to the system under test. Three levels of modularity, namely, i) physical interface (face plate), ii) hardware stack, and iii) computational fabric (FPGA based) are employed to provide maximum flexibility • RWMS prototype (HW and SW) • Documentation of the miniaturized RWMS design RWMS Demo in 2 or more UAS test case Scenarios • Final report and analysis of demonstrated capability Key Future Events & Dates Transition Partners & Dates • Start/Finish: January 2009/Sep 2009 • LVC & RWMS Demonstration: August 2009 • Phase 2: Prototype & Documentation: Sept. 2009 • ATEC White Sands Missile Range, 1QFY10 • NAVAIR, 1QFY10 • 412 FTS EDWARDS, 1QFY10 Project 9 of 13 T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 16 Flexible Command and Control Systems (FCCS) Project Description Deliverables FCCS is a user facing application framework that • Prototype Demonstration provides C2 capabilities, its primary functions are to • FCCS Documentation reduce the amount of time to display meaningful data to • FCCS Final System the user and improve the C2/HRI functionality of the targeted robotic device. When a new UAS is presented for testing, The C2 system must be able to be rapidly adapted to the unique qualities of the new UAS. The C2 system must also have a standardized, welldocumented framework so that UAS developers can prepare their UAS for integration with the C2 system before arriving at the test facility. Key Future Events & Dates Transition Partners & Dates • • • • • • • Global Observer 412 FTS EDWARDS, 1QFY10 Start/Finish: October 2007/December 2009 Acquisition of telemetry source: June 2008 Delivery of Second Telemetry Source: Sept. 2008 Initial Demonstration: December 2008 FCCS workbench demonstration: August 2009 Delivery of Final Documentation: December 2009 Project 10 of 13 T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 17 A Prescriptive and Adaptive Testing Framework (PATFrame) Project Description Deliverables PATFrame is a decision support tool encompassing a • Tool delivery (Software) prescriptive and adaptive framework for UAS SoS • Final demonstration Testing. PATFrame will be implemented using a • Final Documentation software dashboard that will enable improved decision making for the UAS T&E community. The technology addresses the Modeling & Architecture and Testbeds & Test Environments areas in the UAST capability framework. Key Future Events & Dates Transition Partners & Dates • • • • • • • • • • • U.S. Army Operational Test Command (USAOTC), Ft. Hood, TBD • Naval Air System Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, MD, TBD • Air Force: 303rd Aeronautical Systems Wing, WrightPatterson Air Force Base, OH, TBD Start/Finish : October 2009/September 2012 PDR: September 2010 Event Workshop 1&2: September 2010 CDR: March 2011 Event Workshop 3: March 2011 Phase2 :Progress Report Tool: September 2011 Event Workshop 4: September 2011 Final Demonstration: September 2012 Final Demonstration: September 2012 Final out brief & Deliverables: September 2012 Project 11 of 13 T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 18 Synthetic Collective Unmanned Underwater Laboratory (SCUUL) Project Description Deliverables SCULL applies dynamic systems theory to design reduced order models of cooperative UUV navigation, sampling, performance, and control. UUV technology includes operations in remote/inaccessible, and dynamic environments; autonomous trajectory generation, tracking, and coordination. The value added to UUV testers is (1) tests to guide UUV development and deployment; (2) help to define T&E for cooperating underwater vehicles; and (3) provide T&E with a capability for fielding autonomous systems that are suitable, effective, and survivable. • Interim report on reduced-order modeling of cooperative behavior • Interim & final reports on model-based simulation framework • Prototype micro-UUV platform and software Key Future Events & Dates Transition Partners & Dates • Start/Finish : October 2009/October 2012 • Demo underwater motion capture system: Oct 2010 • Demo Model-based simulation and hardware prototype: October 2011 • Phase 2 Scientific Report: October 2011 • Prototype deployment and demonstration: 2012 • Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), 1Q FY12 Project 12 of 13 T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 19 M&S for UAST Project Description Deliverables Proposed technology is a developmental support tool that focuses on a collection of entities for UAS testing. This support tool is known as an Ontology/Taxonomy application containing knowledge about existing UASs. Real time positioning of equipment to monitor UAS experiments via the internet for T&E observations occurring within the UAST Enclave. The ontology/taxonomy will be implemented as a decision support system to improve UAS T&E outcomes. Appropriate UAS choice for the mission & environment. • • • • Key Future Events & Dates Transition Partners & Dates • • • • • • UAST WG/ UAST Prototype Testers, 4Q FY10 Start/Finish : October 2008/December 2009 Progress report of current tasks: December 2008 Ontology/Taxonomy task begun: January 2009 Protocols Document: December 2009 Software solution for Ontology researched and identified: December 2009 Development of Test Protocols Evaluation tool Ontology/Taxonomy working application Final Report UAST Technical Topic Areas = Framework Aspects & Protocols Modeling and Architecture Test Beds & Test Environments JPL B SNL Obstacles LU Lab Picatinny WSMR ( ", t ",", x", y", z") UAS Ft. Bliss A ( ( Project 13 of 13 UAST Analytics T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review ', t', x', y', z') ,t, x, y, z) 20 UAST FY09 Achievements Project Description Remote Embedded Development of alternative energy harvesting and storage technology. System Test Self healing power harvesting (REST) Implemented and demonstrated switching between vibration and thermal energy harvesting modes as well as dynamic power summing from vibration and thermal. Benefit T&E Self powered wireless structure sensor network replacement for wired structure network provides for continuous T&E at low installation weight and O&M. Micro Beacon Track of Autonomous System (MTAS) First available T&E/S&T technology which addresses high accuracy full I performance TSPI in GPS denied environments. Demonstrated on manned and small UGV (static and moving vehicles with up to 3 vehicles tracked simultaneously. •Sub-meter 3d positional accuracy.68m •Position fix latency-1.0 s •1km2 tracking range •Applicable to manned or unmanned systems and dismounted soldiers Integrated Agentbased Framework (IABF) Unified platform independent distributed control framework for simulated and mixed mode testing (live-simulated) of unmanned systems teams. Extensive use of M&S with integrated comm/networking capability, allowing support for a broader and more robust set of testing in a more realistic simulation environment. T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 21 UAST FY09 Achievements (cont.) Project Description Benefit T&E Reconfigurable Wireless Measurement System (RWMS) Miniaturized RWMS to provide unobtrusive real-time situational measurements and perform override/shutdown actions if safety is compromised. Report the kinematics, monitor the operating environment, UAS health monitoring. Non-intrusive, user-defined data interface device for real time data collection of UxV system and subsystem levels for both truth and perceived truth data. Addresses the need for multi-platform modular,scalable data collector tool. Candidate solution for ATEC's Field Data Collector.Utility for TENA in a Resource Constrained Environment (TRCE). Software Configurable MultiChannel Transceiver (SCMT) Emerging and next-generation test instrumentation increasingly require network communication to manage complex and dynamic test scenarios, particularly for UAST. Adapting wireless communication infrastructure to accommodate challenging testing needs can benefit from reconfigurable radio technology. SCMT enables four transmitters and four receivers in a single unit, programmable for any frequency band between 500 MHz and 6 GHz. Multiple communications links needed for interface to different systems. Real-time reprogramming of transceiver will allow versatility of system. T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 22 UAST FY 09 Lessons Learned • UAST Working Group MUST shift focus from 'marveling about UxS's' to 'T&E'ing UxS's.' We must devise a UAST framework so that the S&T that will enable various 'paths' through the framework can be highlighted and justified then the ROI of S&T projects can be measured. • We can move from a focus on a) measuring the autonomy algorithm in the payload to b) measuring the autonomy of the Whole System and doing so sufficiently to Predict, with stated Confidence, the anticipated Suitability, Safety, Effectiveness and Survivability of the whole system. "How can you 'prove' that your systems design will solve the customer's problem before you build and prove that design?" • The UAST process must be synchronized with PMO's view of the world and the TRMC process. Drop 'ConOps' and talk in terms of Use Cases and Use Case Portfolios. Then S&T projects must state Objective in terms of Use Case hot spots and a) S&T intent regarding ameliorating the hot spots and b) requirements allocated to other of TRMC's S&T activities. • Use Cases must state the T&E implications of the whole UxS. T&E implications are objectives and concepts as stated at the Effects --> Capabilities -->Algorithm/Timeline level (not System Shall statements) across development, prototype, IOC, production T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 23 Accelerating UAS Deploy through Test T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 24 Safety in the Battlespace T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 25 Three Phases of Startups 1. 2. 3. Glimpse of "Market" Learning enough to match market with technologies Create value proposition for garnering ROI – – – Variety Extent Ambiguity of Operational Necessity; Fast Tracking; Need for Testing for Safe, Suitable, Effective, and Survivable UAS We are currently finishing Phase II T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 26 Three Questions • Are we progressing fast enough to help the Warfighters? – Prototypes, Demos, Beta-Testing • How can we accelerate S&T activity for UAST? – Use cases – Connections to UAS programs: workshops, outreach, conferences, web site, magazine, flyer – Other? AUVSI, Robotic Rodeo, PERMIS, NIST, SAE, INCOSE, IEEE, NDIA, UARCs, Academia • These rules for triage? – Must address a T&E need – Must require S&T – Should have a big payoff – Should have wide applicability – Should have a transition partner T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 27 Summary • UAST – – – Working Group MUST devise a UAST ROI framework Use-case mapping of test needs for safe, suitable, survivable and effective UAS Technology forecasting •CTEIP Mitigation – Solicit needs from Warfighters, Testers, Developers, PMs – Transition partner development – How do we accelerate S&T investments into T&E capability? •UAST overarching role – Filling in the gaps for testing UAS that are being deployed using rapid acquisition practices – Focus on autonomy T&E – Focus on safety of UAS •Stakeholder collaboration (COI-UAST) – Use Cases must state the T&E implications of the whole UxS – T&E implications are objectives and concepts as stated at the – Effects --> Capabilities -->Algorithm/Timeline level (not System Shall statements) across development, prototype, IOC, production T&E/S&T Program FY2009 End-of-Year Program Execution Review 28


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This article features some of the most useful apps university students are encouraged to explore. The apps are into 10 categories, which for each category two apps are identified that go with it. A table is also included below the visual where links to the featured apps are found.
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Great apps to be used by any students undertaking the quest for knowledge. Rescooped via Jan Swanpoel's curated collection.
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Extremely useful tips for newcoming teachers embracing this methodology
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The tools we use in our classroom should reflect the technology that they should be able to implement in their lives.
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Whether teaching in the online or in-person classroom, presentations occur from both the students and the instructor. Take a peek at some of these fabulous and often 'free' digital tools for presenting content.
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At least read the descriptions and see if any will provide you the tool you are looking for. You will already be familiar with a few tools but a couple of others might interest you.
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I found this graphic to be interesting and thought provoking, so I am sharing it so we can all consider the best practices for 21st Century learning. Let me know what you think!
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With the new google forms that is so much easier!!! https://support.google.com/docs/answer/7032287?hl=en-BR&ref_topic=6063584
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Essential to information literacy: spot the fake!
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Sony Santa Monica's new God of War title for the PS4 kicked off the PlayStation E3 2016 press conference in an unexpected way. Check out the first gameplay trailer and screens.
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Fat Princess Adventures review for PS4
A fun hack and slasher that retains the charm of the original games, but may not appeal to fans.
Bound leaps onto the PS4 from Linger In Shadows developer, Sony Santa Monica
The studio behind some mind-bending demoscene-style PS3 releases are apparently hard at work on a unique looking, full-fledged PS4 platformer.
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Not with a bang, but with a whimper.
God of War III Remastered review for PS4
In this five year old HD remastered release, watching Kratos dismember gods and slice open trolls never looked so good.
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To celebrate God of War's 10th Birthday, Sony has officially announced that God of War III is headed to the PlayStation 4. Screens, trailer and details!
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Kratos is (sort of) back, this time on the PS Vita. Is he better than ever?
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Even though it may not be my absolute favorite God of War game in the series, God of War: Ascension is proof that there is indeed more life left in Sony's brutal, action-packed PlayStation franchise.
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Sony today announced that the two biggest first party PS3 titles of the year, God of War: Ascension and The Last of Us (of course), will be working together to drum as much excitement as possible.
God of War: Ascension – Multiplayer Beta first impressions
Matt takes the online multiplayer beta for God of War: Ascension out for a test drive and ends up pretty bruised and battered. Read on for the details.
By Zeus! God of War: Ascension multiplayer beta details and trailer now available
God of War fans will be able to test out the God of War: Ascension multiplayer action soon with the upcoming multiplayer beta. The new official site has also launched which includes social challenges that allow gamers to unlock content for use in the real game including beta codes. Read on.
The Unfinished Swan review for PSN
A creative, surreal and frequently brilliant downloadable PS3 release that once again pushes the boundaries of videogames as art.
Sound Shapes review for PS Vita, PSN
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Integrating existing models, into one State-wide Solid Geology model
The current State 3D Solid Geology Model is a compilation of the pre-existing 3D Gawler Craton and 3D Curnamona Province models constructed with 3D GeoModeller and available on DVD and as downloads through the South Australian Resources Information Geoserver (SARIG).
These original 3D models were converted to GoCAD and then extended to cover the remainder of South Australia using a generalisation of the Solid Geology of South Australia GIS dataset.
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Can you explain the strategy for winning this game with any target?
Some puzzles requiring no knowledge of knot theory, just a careful
inspection of the patterns. A glimpse of the classification of
knots and a little about prime knots, crossing numbers and knot
Investigations based on an Indian game.
The jail is represented by a four by five rectangle as shown.
Starting with the square representing Khun Phaen and the rectangles
and squares A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, representing the guards in
the positions shown in the diagram, you have to slide the pieces,
keeping them all inside the jail at all times, to move Khun Phaen
past all the guards into the position at the centre bottom from
which he can escape to freedom.
The best way to try this challenge is to make yourself a model
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Dr. Shefali Patel, Plainfield dentist, encourages patients to leave reviews of her practice on Google, Yelp, and Yahoo.
"I want my patients to know that we listen to them and are welcome to hearing about their experiences. I want people to think of Ivory Dental as their dental home, so I am constantly working on improving the practice according to my patients' wishes. It's important to maintain open communication between dentist and patient to ensure patients have the most positive, comfortable experience possible," said Dr. Shefali Patel, dentist in Plainfield.
Dr. Patel encourages patients to leave online reviews after visiting her dental practice in Plainfield. Patients can find Ivory Dental's Google, Yelp, and Yahoo pages by visiting each individual site and typing the practice name into the search bar. Patients can also find links to Dr. Patel's online reviews by visiting the Testimonials page of her website.
Besides the online review system, Dr. Patel offers a comprehensive introduction of her practice via her website, http://ivorydentalhealth.com. The website contains a doctor biography, testimonials, thorough procedural explanations, and other important information for new patients.
Plainfield and surrounding area residents who are interested in scheduling an appointment with Dr. Patel or learning more about Ivory Dental can call (815) 577-0900. Dr. Patel and the Ivory Dental staff are dedicated to providing professional, compassionate dental care in their family-friendly office.
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Sinobiopharma Inc.'s (SNBP.OB) Flagship Product Covered by China's Basic Medical Insurance
Sinobiopharma Inc. is a fully integrated specialty biopharmaceutical company in one of the world's fastest growing pharmaceutical markets – China. Known as Dong Ying (Jiangsu) Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. in China, the company's current therapeutic focus is on cardiovascular drugs and anesthesia-assisted agents.
The company announced today that the Chinese government has approved the company's flagship product, Ku Tai (Cisatracurium Besylate) for coverage under National Basic Medical Insurance, Employment Injury Insurance and Maternity Insurance. Sinobiopharma's flagship product, which has been on the market since 2006, had not been covered by any medical insurance before the Chinese government granted approval for its inclusion on the list of insured drugs on November 27, 2009.
Before coverage was approved, patients who chose Ku Tai – a skeletal muscle relaxant used for surgery and used in more than 1,000 hospitals located in almost every province, did so at their own expense. National Basic Medical Insurance will now provide for patients to be reimbursed for any use of Ku Tai. This insurance is part of China's major healthcare reform plan. Under this plan, more than 90 percent of its urban population of 600 million will be covered by National Basic Medical Insurance by the end of 2010.
Similar drugs from Sinobiopharma's competitors were already covered by insurance. But even with this competitive disadvantage, Ku Tai still managed to gain significant market share because of its greater efficacy and superior safety profile. The company expects Ku Tai's inclusion on the list of insured drugs will drive a significant increase in Ku Tai's sales volume and further gains in market share.


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We are a development company that builds shopping centres and office parks within the Alberta marketplace.
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The Metropolitan police will deploy 650 officers to busy London junctions in response to the recent series of cycling deaths. 2,500 officers will hand out leaflets and fixed penalty notices at 166 junctions marked as the capital's worst. It comes after six cyclists died in two weeks.
Superintendent Rob Revill of the Safer Transport Command said: "Every road death is a needless tragedy that wreaks devastation on the victim's friends and family. Every serious injury is life-changing and distressing.
"This operation will be intensive and far-reaching. Our aim is to reduce the appalling number of people who die or are injured on London's roads each year.
"Traffic and Safer Transport officers will be out in force, and even officers who don't specialise in traffic policing will be watching and dealing accordingly with anyone they see breaking the law."
The House of Commons transport committee announced it would hold an evidence session on 2 December to examine drivers' behaviour and ask whether London's cycling superhighways are safe.
The committee's chair, Louise Ellman, said: "Many of these casualties involve large vehicles, especially HGVs, and there is now debate about whether they should be banned from city centres at peak times."


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The Portuguese holiday flat from which Madeleine McCann vanished is on sale for £250,000.
The apartment's British owner Ruth McCann - who is no relation to Madeleine's family - has put the property on the market with a local estate agent.
Potential buyers could begin viewing the the two-bedroom flat in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz from next week, according to a Portuguese newspaper.
For sale: The apartment in Praia da Luz where the McCanns were staying when Madeleine vanished has been put on the market for £250,000
The price is above the market average for the area despite its notoriety.
An estate agent told the newspaper 24 Horas that this is because it is being aimed at the British market.
Flat 5A at the Ocean Club holiday complex has two bedrooms, measures 90 metres squared and is 20 years old. It is 500 metres from the beach.
The McCann's had rented the flat from Mark Warner Holidays for around £1,500 for their one-week holiday in the Ocean Club complex.
Until now it has been owned by British woman Ruth McCann, a retired teacher, of Aigburth, Liverpool.
The 53-year-old was not available for comment on Wednesday.
The estate agent, which has not been named, said: 'We should have the key by the end of this week. The owner is asking for £250,000 (300,000 euros) for the flat.'
Another apartment just one minute from the beach is currently on sale for less than half the price at £103,000 (127,500 euros).
Focus: Detectives on the flat's balcony in the days after Madeleine disappeared
The next door flat, where Kate and Gerry McCann's friends Matthew Oldfield and his wife Rachel were staying when Madeleine vanished, is also said to be on sale.
Case shelved: Portuguese police have given up looking for Madeleine, who vanished last May days before her fourth birthday
The apartment was used by holiday-makers for nearly two months after Madeleine disappeared before police sealed it off as a permanent crime scene.
It was crucial to the police investigation with forensic teams dusting the shutters and specialists taking DNA samples from furniture.
After the McCanns moved out, it remained empty for a month but was then made available to tourists last summer. It was later cordoned off in August last year.
Its sale comes weeks after the Portuguese authorities officially shelved the case and declared Mr and Mrs McCann to be entirely innocent.
They had been official 'arguidos' in the case since last September but always strenuously denied any involvement.
Robert Murat, the British ex-pat who was the first to be made an arguido in the case, was also cleared.
Police files released after the investigation was halted revealed scores of 'sightings' of Madeleine across Europe.
It was not clear to what extent they had been followed up by police, giving fresh hope of new leads which could help the McCanns discover what happened to their daughter.
So far, however, all appear to have been dead ends but the couple from Leicestershire, who are both GPs, have vowed never to give up their search.
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Cams seem pointless unless your charging your car.
remaps offer 10%
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One Last Ditch Effort To Agree
Today's Pfennigfor your thoughts…
Good day, and a Tom terrific Tuesday to you!
Well, another day of the Greek Drama, has the Greek leaders heading to Brussels with their latest attempt at submitting an agreement that everyone can feel good about.
I would think that after the "no" vote in Greece over the weekend, the eurozone leaders would be a little more receptive to the Greek proposal, and not have that holier-than-thou attitude.
But then they have the gold. and he who has the gold, makes the rules, right? I'm just hoping that the eurozone will see the "greater good" here, and not just say "no" to everything the Greeks propose.
Of course that doesn't mean the Greeks can go hog wild on getting loans with no strings attached. There just has to be some give and take here, wrap it up, and move on.
Again, this is Greece, and not Illinois.
Oooooh, that was an ugly swipe at Illinois. But then you get what you deserve, right? And Illinois has a real debt, and underfunded pension problem folks, just like Greece. And just like Greece is going to find out. I told my friend Dennis Miller, yesterday that the folks in Illinois are going to learn that pensions can be adjusted.
So, with all this high drama, and "unknowns" hanging over the euro this morning like the Sword of Damocles, the euro is getting sold once again.
Yesterday, as the day went along, the euro pared its losses and gained back some of the lost ground from the overnight sessions, but once again the overnight session has brought some pain to the euro, and as I write, the euro is trading below the 1.10 handle.
I do realize that "time is running out" for the negotiations, especially if you are one of the many traders that believe a Grexit is still in the cards. I'm just not one of those. I've said all along that I believe that an 11th hour agreement will be carved out. OK, so maybe we're into overtime now, but at least the two sides are still talking!
In other things going on in the eurozone besides negotiations with the Greeks…
German Industrial Production for May printed weaker than expected, coming in flat vs. a 0.1% expected gain. April's 0.9% gain was revised downward to 0.6%… a setback if you will for the recovery that seemed to have been going on in the eurozone, especially in Germany.
Could it be that all the fuss and confusion regarding Greece's ability to pay their debts is weighing down the eurozone economy? I think so, folks. But the important thing is that the recovery is still intact, it's just had a setback.
And no, I didn't forget to update you on the ELA's that I talked about yesterday.
The ECB decided to keep its ELA for Greek Banks at the previous 89 billion euros. But then the ECB announced that they were adjusting the haircuts on collateral accepted from Greece.
That probably rules out a lot of the collateral that Greece either had on deposit or was going to put on deposit. So, the ELA (Emergency Loan Assistance) is in place, but might be adjusted due to collateral.
I think that was the ECB's way of saying, "OK, Greece, you voted "no", we're not going to pull away the punchbowl completely, but we're beginning to pull it away nonetheless."
The other somewhat bigger news overnight, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left rates unchanged, just as I thought they would. Whew! I was sweating that one out, given my track record on calling what I thought the RBA would be doing lately…
Unfortunately for the Aussie dollar (A$), the RBA was not very kind to their currency. The RBA made a point of making sure the markets understood the A$'s current weakness isn't enough for them.
RBA Gov. Stevens had this to say — and remember, don't shoot the messenger:
The Australian dollar has declined noticeably against a rising U.S. dollar over the past year, though less so against a basket of currencies. Further depreciation seems both likely and necessary, particularly given the significant declines in key commodity prices.
And the A$ is getting whacked. And when the A$ gets whacked so too does the New Zealand dollar/kiwi. Remember, these two have tons of trade with each other, so the currencies can't get too far out of whack with regards to the normal ranges.
The Chinese renminbi was allowed to appreciate last night after the news yesterday that the Chinese were injecting stimulus into the stock market and economy.
China is injecting stimulus, and why is that different than when the U.S. did it and I banged on the U.S. leaders for doing it? Well, it's the lesser of the evils out there folks.
Of course, normally I would say let the markets take control, and they'll direct everything according to the economy, and keep the Central Bank planners out of the equation.
But, China is a different cat.
First of all, they do have the funds just sitting there to use, and what good are "reserves" if you don't use them when needed?
And second. In this "controlled economy" that is busting at the seams to be a capitalist economy, the "controllers" still have the conn.
In the U.K. overnight, May Industrial Production printed better than expected, which was one of rare pieces of good data from the U.K. lately to print. But, with all the unknowns in the eurozone, and the euro falling like a rock, the British pound sterling is falling even faster and further than the euro!
How is that? Good data, can't support a currency anymore? Well, I guess when you are so closely related to the eurozone, even though not a part of it, it's a guilt by association thing.
I read a piece last night that talked about Japanese yen being bought as a "safe haven." I said to myself, HOGWASH! Yen has not been getting bought, and neither has Swiss francs, and neither has oil, or gold! The only safe havens, and I use that term loosely here, are the U.S. dollar and U.S. Treasuries.
Once again, U.S. Treasury yields are dropping, with this morning's 10-year yield at 2.26%. Spanish 10-year government bonds yield 2.35%, so what's wrong with that picture?
Or maybe nothing is wrong with it, as long as you believe, like I do, that rate hikes here in the U.S. are not going to be seen this year, and IF they are they will be so minuscule that it will be like the Fed shouldn't have even bothered!
But IF the Fed decides to hike rates and if they do it will be by the smallest of margins, they will be doing it because they told the markets last year that they would be hiking rates this year, and so far, we're 7 months into "this year" and no rate hike.
Speaking of the U.S. Another reason for the Fed to be on the sidelines is the lack of labor progress.
I can hear you saying, "Wait a minute here, Chuck, we've been booking more than 200,000 in new jobs each month, how can you say there's been no labor progress?" Ahhh, grasshopper. I've said this month over month, have you been listening?
Yes, there may be rising job creation, but it's not "bread winner" jobs. That's the problem with the BLS report, folks, besides the hedonic adjustments, it's simply a survey, and it doesn't designate whether the jobs were minimum wage, or new CEO's.
Well, there's been a ton of stuff written in the past few days regarding the jobs numbers last week. So much so that I wanted to highlight them, but there are far too many to highlight.
So, I'll just pick up one here to point out some stuff that I've been saying all along, that people are just now picking up on, but picking up on it, which is a good thing!
There's David Stockman, you know the former budget director for President Reagan. Now David Stockman has been quite critical of the current administration at times, but this criticism that I'm going to show you is about how the jobs numbers last week didn't tell the whole story. Stockman said:
When you get right down to it, however, even labor hours do not fully capture the actual jobs disaster happening in America. That's because we keep shedding high productivity hours in the full-time jobs sector in favor of low-skill, low-pay gigs in bars, restaurants, Wal-Marts and temp agencies.
So notwithstanding another month of 200,000 plus headline job gains, here's where we actually are. The number of breadwinner jobs full-time positions in energy and mining, construction, manufacturing, the white collar professions, business management and services, information technology, transportation/distribution and finance, insurance and real estate – is still 1.7 million below the level of December 2007; in fact, it is still lower than it was at the turn of the century.
Still 1.7 Million below the level of December 2007? YIKES! So, there you have the "no progress" that I talked about above. Any further questions?
The U.S. data cupboard will have just one major piece of data today, and that's the May Trade Balance, which is a deficit, so it should just be called the Trade Deficit, because as long as I can recall it's been that way.
Well, the May Trade Deficit is expected to be wider than the April Deficit of $40.9 billion. I would say that's probably the case, given the strength of the dollar, making our exports so darn expensive.
We already were behind the 8-ball because of the high cost of our exports due to the wages here in the U.S. and then add on to that, a stronger dollar, and you have weaker exports.
And gold is down a couple of bucks again this morning. Yesterday's early morning gain in gold was wiped out as soon as the NY traders arrived… and that's all I'm going to say about that!
Before I go to the big finish today, I wanted to give a shout out to my friend Dave Gonigam over at Agora Publishing's 5 Minute Forecast (The 5).
Dave decided to use some of my thoughts on Greece from the Pfennig on Monday for The 5. I always love it when I see my name up in lights. Well, while reading The 5, as I always do every day, I noticed something from James Rickards that caught my eye.
I warn you to put away the sharp objects before reading his thought for the global financial system… but for those of you who follow Jim from time to time, this will be somewhat watered down compared to what he talks about when he has an open forum! So, here's James Rickards from The 5 yesterday:
But "the makings of a massive global meltdown are still in place," Jim says, zooming out to his wider outlook.
As you know, Jim anticipates a financial "avalanche." It's just that Greece and China won't be the snowflakes that set it off. It will be something else. "The event that causes the crackup will come like a thief in the night. Yet it will come."
And the global elites are preparing for that day — perhaps as soon as October, he suggests. "Years from now, historians will look back at this date as the day the rules of international finance were completely rewritten.
"If you're a senior and rely on the government for income, you'll be badly hurt. If you have any portion of your savings wrapped up in stocks. or if you hold any of your savings in U.S. dollars. you could instantly become poorer when this deal gets inked.
I didn't know whether to talk about this when talking about China or when talking about gold, because it concerns both! So, I'll just talk about it here! This was an article on Bloomberg and can be found in its entirety here.
What I'm talking about here, is this guy at Bloomberg (Hoffman — you can read all his credentials when you click on the lick to the article) believes that when China backs their currency with gold that it will be a "game changer." Of course I've said that for 5 years now, so it's nice to see someone else joining me on my bandwagon.
Here are a couple of snippets:
Why would China consider such a move? Hoffman explains that Chinese policy makers are already trying to establish the yuan as a reserve currency, and backing it with gold would help attract foreign capital.
China is expected to receive approval from its central bank for a yuan-denominated gold fix, with a potential for an announcement as early as next week.
Hoffman explains that a gold standard would not necessarily create a big constraint to the Chinese central bank, as many believe.
"It could be at any price they fix. There's a lot of things that they can do to make this work," he says.
Hoffman estimates that to create an exchange rate of one ounce of gold for every $64,000, the country would need about 10,000 metric tons of the metal. "That's nine times the national official holdings and about 6 percent of all the bullion ever mined globally," Hoffman says.
Chuck again. Notice this guy, Hoffman, is quoting what the World Gold Council (WGC) says China has in gold reserves, and not the more up to date numbers that gold Researcher Koos Jansen has put together, that shows that China already has 10,000 tonnes of gold, and probably closer to 14,000 tonnes.
So, when China begins to do the price fix of gold in renminbi (it still has to be approved, but it will) that'll be the first step to backing the renminbi, folks. And for all of you who snickered the first time I ever mentioned this at the Orlando Money Show in February 2010, I forgive you. HA!
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Ess Dee Aluminium cracks 15% on CARE downgrade
Delays in debt servicing due to strained liquidity is being cited as one of the reasons for the downgrade. Reacting to the downgrade, the stock slipped 15.44 per cent to hit a low of Rs 216.30.
Asian Paints Ltd to buy Ess Ess Bathroom's front-end sales business
Asian Paints said the acquisition is subject to satisfaction of certain conditions precedents and applicable statutory approvals.
SAT sets aside Sebi's Rs 9 lakh fine on Ess Ess
SAT today set aside Sebi's Rs 9 lakh penalty on Ess Ess Intermediaries related to fraudulent trade practices in shares of Adani Export Ltd.
Ess Dee Aluminium bags two global quality awards
Ess Dee Aluminum, one of the country's leading aluminium foil manufacturers, has bagged two awards in International Concept On Quality Convention.
CPCB's ESS inspects 201 industrial units in 2013-14: Government
The CPCB has set up a mechanism under its ESS programme to carry out surprise inspections of pollution levels of industrial units.
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"ESS DEE Aluminium Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 690 and a stop loss of Rs 645."
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Buy Ess Dee Aluminum Ltd with a target of Rs 705 for stoploss of Rs 660.
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The event was held in Durgapur from December 20 to 23, 2013 and attracted more than 1,200 teams and 5,000 participants from across the country.
Ess Dee Aluminium rallies over 9% as RBI raises FII limit
The limit on investments in Ess Dee's equity shares and convertible debt by foreign institutional investors through the primary or secondary markets was raised to 100 per cent, the RBI said.
RBI allows FIIs to increase stake in Ess Dee Aluminium to 100%
Under this scheme, FIIs/NRIs can acquire shares/debentures of Indian companies through the stock exchanges in India.
Ess Dee Aluminium enters into tie-up with Germany's Chemnitz University for R&D in packaging
The tie up aims to improve the existing products in terms of quality, price and overall performance and to develop new products based on the existing capabilities.
Ess Dee Aluminium surges on promoters' stake sale buzz
The stock has surged over 60 per cent in less than a month on hopes that a stake sale would unlock value for shareholders.
Ess Dee Aluminium in sale talks with Australian packaging giant Amcor
On the back of the deal talks, Ess Dee Aluminium has surged 64% since March 20. Ess Dee is trading at fresh highs on April 8.
Buy Ess Dee Aluminium with target around 385: CK Narayan
Buy Ess Dee Aluminium which is in a nice uptrend. A pullback into support zone and seemingly upward thrust is renewing the upside trend once again.


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The following is from week 2 of the sermon series "Doors and Windows: Faces of Faith in Transition." Since many of you followed last week's conversation about "Mapping the Message," I thought you might like to see the product of all that series planning. I really enjoyed sharing some of the creative process, and I hope we can talk more about that soon! Meanwhile, read on for some thoughts on finding that still, small voice--even when all around us feels like chaos. It's official. Nothing is … [Read more...]
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Four months ago, I was preparing to leave Phoenix. In early September, it was still pretty common to see the thermostat register 110-degrees. Of course, that was downright breezy after the July and August heat waves, which would sometimes reach 119. (But it's a dry heat! Um…so is your oven).Fast forward to yesterday in my new midwest location. Wind chill of -16. Math is not my strong suit but I know there are a lot of digits that fall between -16 and +119. I'm amazed at my body's ability to … [Read more...]
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It's fixin to be June in Phoenix. Lord help us...Some of you know that I'm kind of a snob about tomatoes. I mean, I LOVE tomatoes…But by 'tomato,' I do not mean those things that come out of a California hot house in January. That is NOT a tomato.But I can rhapsodize about a real tomato all day long—and the perfect BLT that I make when, on the rarest of occasions, I can lay hands on an actual tomato in the desert. My 4-year-old daughter loves tomatoes too. In fact, she frequently asks for … [Read more...]
Rootless and Wandering
If you ever wonder what pastors talk about when we get together, the topics are, in no particular order:-Church people. I mean, we don't spill pastoral confidences, but we definitely talk about our people. It's mostly good news. Mostly...-Sermons; process, upcoming themes, recent triumphs and epic disasters.-Kids (if we have kids) and how we balance the parent and pastor acts. (The answer is: just barely, most days).-Which new tv show/band/book series has THEOLOGICAL SUBTEXT. We … [Read more...]
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For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you."A truth of desert life, and life in general: after the blessed benediction of rain, you will have weeds to contend with.The earth is so parched around here that the first drop of moisture brings forth all manner of latent vegetation—from beautiful wildflowers to potent, allergen-baring stuff. After a few ea … [Read more...]
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Ashes and Casseroles: The Business of Life
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Goodness and Truth
It was that lovely week of Christmas when utterly NOTHING happens at church, and we clergy types can lounge in our sweats for days on end, in recovery from the high holy days. Christmas had fallen in that same week of blessed cool weather that the desert gets, just every now in then, when the sun is still shining but you can actually wear a jacket outside without melting. It was like that. My mom was in town, and we had walked the kids over to a neighborhood park for some excercise.There was … [Read more...]
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Next weekend, I'm going to Prescott with 10 other people from my church, and about 60 folks from other congregations in the Arizona region. We are gathering for a leadership training/church transformation event. I'm looking forward to the event itself, but even moreso to the time spent with other people who are passionate about the future mission of our church. These people are gifted with creative vision, innovative spirit, and a broad range of faith and life experience. We've been planning th … [Read more...]


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When starting a playlist of images using Player.Open thru a JSON request, I get no reply until the player is stopped.
Is this correct behaviour ?
This is rather annoying as it causes plugin code to completely hang.
First observed using the python api, I confirmed with curl as well.
I'm running Kodi 17.0 under Ubuntu Linux.
The request which hangs is:
Thank you for your help.
JSON blocking/timeout with Player.Open
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There are quite a few RPC calls that you can make to Kodi that cause the api to stall. Just use a fire-and-forget method to send this command. You don't really care for the response anyway as it is likely to just be "OK".
Another example of an apparent hang is if you open a ISO file that has multiple tracks. The UI pops up a window asking you which track you want to open and the api will not respond to the command until this choice is made.
Another example is if you activate the Favourites window. {"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"GUI.ActivateWindow","params":{"window":"favourites"}}
Just send any ActivateWindow or Player.Open commands async
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Thanks for the explanation.
Cant seem to find an asynchronous option directly using the pythonAPI executeJSONRPC function but I'll work around it some other way.
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|Reviews for A Delightful Little Jog In People Park
| Team Belikov chapter 1 . 9/10/2012
| SpaceCaseWriter chapter 1 . 1/22/2011
xD Haha, love the concept.*pats on back*
| Coxo chapter 1 . 6/11/2010
This just made mah day, really...
| Syous99 chapter 1 . 6/9/2010
Ha, this fic gave me more than a chuckle! I was laughing very hard, and I'm so lucky my mom is asleep!
| still.looking chapter 1 . 5/31/2010
The writing style by Phoenix's was a lot more serious than the one on Edgeworth's part, that really felt wrong. Overall though it was hilarious. It's so something to think up during PE. :D
| Satoumon chapter 1 . 2/23/2010
My gosh, this is hilarious! Weird concepts like this usually turn out to be a lot of fun to read, and this was no different. Loved all the imagery used, and a very advanced vocabulary contrasted with the mood of the story, thus making it all the more funny. Congratulations!
| NAVINTAGEdeactivated chapter 1 . 2/23/2010
I just got an image of Edgeworth from the 80's in my head. Sweating along with Richard Simons.
I laughed a few times, good job over all!
| Candy Ride-DiNozzo chapter 1 . 2/23/2010
Nick/Edgey FTW!
Haha, great. *produces ice cream out of thin air.*
| Bunnyxgun chapter 1 . 2/23/2010
HA HA HA! This was actually really funny!
| vampiresemana chapter 1 . 2/23/2010
Haha! A hilarious story! Poor, poor Phoenix for shouting Edgeworth's name out. But it was very funny your writing style was awesome (:
| WaiiKitsune chapter 1 . 2/23/2010
When I saw the summary in my e-mail, I was like:
'Wait... This sounds familiar... What a coincidence. We talked about this in PE today.'
Then I saw the author.
' OH! ...Wait... She wrote this today?'
Haha. Once again, I am amazed by your descriptions. Phoenix really is too engrossed in his work. I can almost imagine Phoenix screaming, 'TAKE THAT!' at the trash can. (Don't ask why.)
What cracked me up too was the title. What's with the 'delightful little jog'? Oh. And I can't believe you actually embarrassed Edgeworth with the clothes.
One comment though. The way you wrote it, 'Edgeworth has thought he could get away from his office for a bit...', it sounds like Edgeworth came jogging from the office. Are you seriously telling me that Edgeworth keeps such... clothes in his office? *stares*
Frankly, the last part where Phoenix started running away from Edgeworth, it reminded my of one of my own FMA fic, where Edward runs away from Roy. ('Questions and Answers'. Hint, Hint!) Teehee.
I really enjoyed this. I was giggling the entire way. Dang. With this dedication fic, I can't bear to sue you for attempting to murder me by making me choke on air. (I'd still like to remind you that you make me throw up on the one day that I ate breakfast.)


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