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DJ live stream hit boiling point
One Friday afternoon last year, while I was working away on my laptop at home, I tuned in to a live video stream from an apartment on the other side of Dublin city.
Over the course of an afternoon, a rotating line-up of local DJs broadcast turntable-based sets from a nondescript living room.
It doesn't sound like the most exciting prospect in the world, but there's something entertaining about watching people spinning songs and having fun without you. And I'm clearly not the only one who thinks so.
From hard techno in the Netherlands to house music from South Africa, to rap shows from New York to dance music club nights such as Sidetracked in Dublin, niche musical genres are using the now ubiquitous laptop webcam to broadcast themselves using sites like Ustream.
These collectives are using the medium to its maximum, gathering together geographically displaced passionate fans in one virtually augmented club space.
London-based site Boiler Room (boilerroom.tv) is the best example of the recent phenomenon. Pitching itself as "London's seminal Ustream music show", the site has fast become the place for up and coming underground electronic producers and DJs to showcase their skills.
Every Tuesday, the club night is broadcast from an undisclosed warehouse in London. If you want to actually be present in the room, you've got to be invited.
But the line-up of names that have played there in recent months is a rollcall of the best producers in electronic music right now: Kode9, Four Tet, Jamie xx, Pearson Sound, Lunice, SBTRKT, Mount Kimbie, Jacques Greene and Girl Unit.
Boiler Room has quickly become one of the prime destinations for getting clued up on fresh new DJ talent, even though it has been only running a year.
It's the first place to hear that brand new cut that has other DJs watching online around the world scrambling to identify it.
For club promoters Frankie Grimes and Eimear Fitzmaurice, watching Boiler Room nights is a social thing, not something you do alone when you're bored.
The pair have begun projecting Boiler Room nights on a screen and through the PA in The Bernard Shaw in Dublin.
"It's a very entertaining three hours if you involve yourself in the chat function and spend your time searching for track IDs," says Frankie.
"If you listen through a proper PA like we do in The Bernard Shaw, it's as good as having an actual DJ there."
The reason for the success of Boiler Room and video streaming sites such as Ustream is simple: it creates communities using the language of the live experience: "It's the next best thing to radio," says Eimear. "It lets people in on more than the music. It's about atmosphere and the reaction of the crowd."
Boilerroom.tv is broadcast every Tuesday. And you can find thousands of broadcasts on Ustream.tv.
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I wanted direct exposure to the commercial property market without actually buying a building outright.
Kiwi first came onto my horizon when I noticed they had ownership of the 40 level Vero office building in Downtown Auckland, and then my interest was piqued when their Sylvia Park shopping centre in Mt Wellington opened.
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That is all I knew about the company. I like what I saw in its two high profile assets and went digging a little further. Kiwi have a good mix of quality properties, shopping centres and office buildings from Auckland down to Christchurch, among them; Northlands Shopping Centre, Centre Place Shopping Centre, North City Shopping Centre, The Plaza Shopping Centre, Downtown Plaza Shopping Centre, Langdons Road, PricewaterhouseCoopers Building, The Farmers Building and Countrywide Building.
In a property company one of the number one things an investor should look for is good quality assets. For me Kiwi fit the bill, so that for me is the main reason for me to make my small purchase of shares.
Coming a close second is management. Good properties are only going to get good returns over a long period if they are managed well and Kiwi property certainly is.
Since its creation in 1993 the company assets have grown to over NZ $2 billion, it has a great occupancy rate for its properties and it increased profit to just over $63 million in 2008, from just under $48 million last year.
The mix, age, quality of construction and geographical spread of assets show how good management have planned ahead.
The Sylvia Park shopping centre is a case in point. New Zealand's largest retail centre, it has room and space to grow and has over delivered in terms of initial expectations.
The only problem that they have had, and this seems endemic with shopping centre planners, they under estimated the need for car parking, something they are now remedying with a multi story car park now under construction.
Now another reason I bought this stock was that it was cheap in comparison to its share price high, at just over $1.70 per share, and its net asset value to capital market price. Its current market cap of NZ$872 million is less than the net asset value of just over $1.1 billion, so I had to buy.
In the Why did you buy that stock? series I have to ask myself if I would still buy today. At the current share price of $1.13 it represents excellent value and I would like to add some more, should my wife stop taking me off overseas and making me pay for it!
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b5_s4 in Evansville, Indiana
91 months ago
Alright, this is a long story. I had this on a local forum for reference if needed, but no actions were taken. I will copy and paste the original thread:
Within the next couple of weeks, this person continuously texts the new employee and it eventually turns vulgar. Starting with then wanting some "bikini cell phone pictures", to full out asking for nude pictures. Then, to texting them at 4:30 or 5:00 am saying "You should be up, I'm really horny". Mind you the entire time, your significant other has told them no and I am in a relationship, every time they ask. You wake up in the morning to her alarm every day on their phone and see a missed text from this person saying all of this.
The supervisor shows up at your store for a piece of merchandise that they are out of stock on. You have to fill out the paperwork and computer work, but you keep your cool and don't say anything to them. You walk away before you get too angry. Then, you send a text to a friend who knows the supervisor and let that person know know that you know what is going on and it is going to stop. (because you are unable to get the supervisors number) They insure the person they deleted your partners number of their phone. Three days later, you wake up to find another text from him.
You follow your requests from your partner to not start any drama because they just started there and do not want to lose their job. However, 2 weeks later, management finds out about the whole ordeal. 1 store manager confronts the partner while out on the sales floor at their cash register asking what happened.
b5_s4 in Evansville, Indiana
91 months ago
They tell the manager about the naked picture requests and what not. The manager then goes on to say, "(insert name here) is my friend." Followed by, "We will take note of this and make sure that the supervisor does not 'retaliate against you.'".
[I'm not that smart when it comes to this stuff, but isn't that information confidential and should have been spoken about behind closed doors??? and to "take note of this", it is sexual harassment by a supervisor. Shouldn't a little bit more drastic step maybe have taken place???]
Later in the day, in the break room, you're significant other is talking to their friend about sex. Someone outside the break room over-hears it. They turn them into the other store manager there. This store manager calls your significant other into an office where they discuss what happened. They try and tell that they are good friends and they are not offended by it and stick up for the person. This time, the manager requires your partner to write down on a piece of paper in their own words what happened. They write down that it was "jokingly" said. They then call in the other person and exact same procedure is followed. and that person is told that HR will be involved in this. By the end of the day, your partner was offered a promotion. (They have been there less than 4 weeks.) The very next day, your partner goes to work to find out that the person from the break-room had in fact been fired. The supervisor deletes your partner off of facebook as well, the same day.
b5_s4 in Evansville, Indiana
91 months ago
[Is it me, or does it sound like maybe the supervisor maybe told their friend (manger number 1) about the whole ordeal, and then the manager went "to take care of it" by himself without notifying the rest of management to save his buddies ass? They did not file any paper work, no signatures, and did this out on the sales floor in front of public. And then decided to give your partner a "promotion" to kiss their ass? I have a feeling manager #2 has no idea about the first situation. However, "you" can't say anything because you work on the same store chain and it may comeback to hurt "you" or "your" position.
What would be the best action for a person to do in this situation? I know about the EEOC and all of this. I want to try and stay out of this if I can, but if they are setting up your significant other to get fired , then I believe they should step in eventually.
Is there a certain protocol for the way this should be taken care of? Also, the supervisor has been on vacation this week, so hopefully, they are waiting for that person to show up to work before acting. I just wanted to see what more knowledgeable people on this have to say.]"
That was the original thread. Since then, I told my manager about it, she wrote down exactly what I said and contacted their store about it, and 3 weeks later, still, nothing has happened.
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91 months ago
b5_s4 there are many things you can do but I would suggest speaking to lawyer. Here is why: retaliation (though this may seem hard to believe) can sometimes be tricky to prove. I would get an attorney and ask them to draft a formal cease and desist. These can often be fairly cheap to have an attorney draft. This way you and yours are protected. Then I would have the lawyer send that to the regional or divisional HR. Often the district HR's try to contain a situation by firing first and then asking questions later. Once you speak to an attorney you may want to ensure you know how to file an EEOC claim in the event the cease and desist gets you some heat, which it very well may. I can not stress this enough: get a lawyer's advice so you know what legally you are dealing with and what your options are. There are lots of Home Depot Corporate folks trolling these posts that will tell you many things that are not always in your best interest. Get some professional legal advice so you guys know were you stand. I would also get as many people in your store together that know about this and possiblly have the cease and decist include thier support as well. In a case like this there is saftey in numbers. Hope that helps. Good luck and god bless.
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In my city the bird lovers and the religious minded people feed birds. But on a particular bridge someone in the morning throws 'Ganthia's on a certain spot and the birds come and eat them. Now I can accept grain eating birds to eat the 'Ganthia's as they are made of Gram flour. But I observed that Kites eagerly await the snack and as soon as it is thrown they fly down to the spot to eat the snack. As such Kites are born to hunt and it is a known fact that they easily prey upon small birds, squirrels, rats and also eat of the carcasses of dead animals. They are equipped with good wing span and sharp eyes and fierce claws on long legs and powerful sharp beaks, the necessary tools for hunting.
My thoughts wondered how far we as humans have compromised on our basic nature. We have all been blessed with intense rational capacity of mind. We have a liking for honesty which is observed while we are shopping. We expect that the shopkeeper or the Malls and company outlets provide us with good quality products. Even in very standard Malls, I have observed that the buyers really give a thorough check to the object that they intend to buy.
Most of us are well versed with the difference between Guarantee and Warranty. Some years ago, we received our salary in Cash. I have literally seen educated (sophisticated) people making an issue for good notes over soiled notes and if there are new notes, there would be a little war! In India we are exposed to the almost unnecessary bickerings between the families when a marriage is being solemnized.
The point I am making is that somehow we have compromised our Honesty standards when it comes to matters other than of short-term selfishness.
Like the Kites we have adapted ourselves to the surroundings which are basically bringing shame to us. We are not utilizing or employing the God given good tool of 'Intense rational capacity' to its limit. We dont realize that the effects of compromise are weakening us. We are robbing ourselves of lofty standards of simple living and high thinking. We cry foul all the time but infact we remain blinded to our own compromising standards. We forget that 'simple living' is nothing but being true to our original nature (Bible says " In the image of God, we are created male and female").
Bible says "let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us". The world around us is becoming a difficult place, for in the name of modernization it is killing our essential Human characteristic(s). We are now in the era of re-definning the definitions of Morals and Godly living. 'Simple living' has now changed to Sophistication (used as debasement). In my city the Newspapers report that incidents of missing children are on the rise. The Police and the Crime branch are not able to solve most of the cases even after months! We dont know what is happening with the lost children but the worst fears are that they may be pushed in to Prostitution, forced labor, begging or supplied Overseas for Organ transplant. Someone just reported that the possiblity of sacrificing children for Black Magic Rituals is also not denied!
Nationally we are reaping the consequences of failure on many fronts. How do we escape ourselves out of the ill effects that are now seen in the ugly and evil happenings raising their heads all around us? How long can we justify our compromises, even if they be in the name of Customs, Culture, Religion and gods?
I believe friends it is high time that we rise up to meet the standards of Honesty that can be only achieived by bringing all the so called objects of belief on the Anvil of Truth. Those who are shying off the Anvil of Truth have come up with a slogan 'All roads lead to heaven'….thus terming everything is acceptable and palatable. Friends the fact is that they are not. Like Kites we cannot adopt to 'silly' foods even if they are easily found! Let us set out on the honest journey to know the Truth.....ofcourse denying sophistication is difficult terrain.


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I have a question regarding postgresql db dump with pg_dump command. Than I have a big db (nominatim db, for address geocoding reverse), is about 408 gb weight.
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Virginia Woolf is one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century literature. She was original, passionate, vivid, dedicated to her art. Yet most biographies of her still revolve around her social life and the Bloomsbury set.
In this fresh, absorbing book, Julia Briggs puts the writing back at the center of the life. Working closely with diaries, letters and original manuscripts, Briggs has created a masterly study of Woolf's writing process, the finished works, and their reception in the wider world. From The Voyage Out (1915) to Between the Acts (1941), Briggs traces the creation of Woolf's major novels and explores the contradictions that recur in her life and her work: her critique of marriage as a hopelessly patriarchal institution along with her enduring, if essentially platonic, devotion to her husband; her need for solitude and contemplation along with the social skills and ambitions that would make her part of the legend of Bloomsbury; her loathing of patriotism and her love of England, its landscapes and literature; her natural reserve and her deep conviction that women need to speak more openly of their bodies and their sexuality. Using Woolf's own matchless commentary on the creative process, Julia Briggs has produced a book which is a convincing, moving portrait of an artist at full stretch, but also a brilliant meditation on the whole nature of creativity.
Virginia Woolf: An Inner Life-a profound new insight into a literary genius.
Briggs is a fluid writer, and she offers astute insights into both Woolf and her work. Making deft use of letters and diaries, Briggs always steps aside to let Woolf express it best: The urge to write was "like being harnessed to a shark," Woolf wrote, while receiving praise was "like being a violin and being played upon." Briggs even allows Woolf to have her say on the subject of biography: "People write what they call 'lives' of other people; that is, they collect a number of events, and leave the person to whom it happened unknown." Wisely, Briggs chooses not to quarrel directly with such comments. Instead, in its entirety, this biography offers a graceful refutation.


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Yet another blunder hits Edinburgh tram project
BLUNDERING Edinburgh tram workers have been forced to lay concrete along a 25-metre stretch for the third time after yet another botched job failed quality tests.
Subcontractors are digging up the concrete around Shandwick Place, with business owners claiming the disruption has ruined their normally lucrative Festival season.
It is understood unusually warm temperatures had caused the concrete to lose integrity amid claims from subcontractors that it had turned the wrong shade when set.
The news is a further blow to local traders, who learned last week that a series of concrete blunders between Haymarket and Shandwick Place had delayed the completion date along the route by more than four months.
It emerged in May that more than 150 metres of concrete would need to be relaid through the West End after quality assurance tests were failed.
The blunder is the latest setback for the project, which is expected to arrive six years behind its original 2009 schedule and cost a total of £1billion – the same as the bill for the rocket used in the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon in 1969.
The nine-mile tram project is expected to cost £776million by next summer, but loan interest will add £250million to the bill.
Jim Gow, landlord at Au Bar on Shandwick Place, said the bungle was "killing business" and left the road looking like a "bombsite". He said: "This is the worst week and a half we have had in almost two years since Shandwick Place closed. And it's bad when you think this is the middle of the Festival and everyone is looking for extra business."
We apologise for the further disturbance in the area. Contractors lay concrete and test it for strength and, unfortunately, they revealed this section must be redone
Mr Gow said workmen had erected a padded barrier to curb noise from digging up the concrete and control the clouds of dust being generated.
But he added: "All it does is mask the pub and make it almost impossible for people to see it from across the street. This is worse for our business than ever before."
A spokesman for City of Edinburgh Council said: "We apologise for the further disturbance in the area. Contractors lay concrete and test it for strength and, unfortunately, they revealed this section must be redone."


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About the game
1.1 What is the name of the game ?
The game is named "UFO: Aftershock" (note the space after the colon). It is usually abbreviated as UFO:AS (note the lack of the space after colon).
1.2 Who developed UFO: Aftershock ?
UFO: Aftershock was developed by ALTAR interactive, a company located in Brno, Czech Republic. UFO: Aftershock is the sequel to the successful game UFO: Aftermath.
1.3 Who is publishing UFO: Aftershock ?
Aftershock is published worldwide by
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1.4 What kind of game is UFO: Aftershock ?
UFO: Aftershock is a small squad based tactical game with RPG and strategic elements that builds and expands on its predecessor, UFO: Aftermath.
1.5 When will UFO: Aftershock be released ?
UFO: Aftershock was released on October 21st 2005.
Strategic game
2.1 What does the strategic game look like in UFO: Aftershock ?
You see a geosphere, where you would be able to see your bases, and outstanding missions. You can also enter Research & Development and Training & Recruitment screens from here.
2.2 What is the background story in UFO: Aftershock ?
The story connects to one of the endings of UFO: Aftermath, but takes place fifty years later. One way of losing in UFO: Aftermath was to make the pact with the alien invaders – Reticulans – and let them have the Earth in exchange for a refuge in a huge orbital space station. This situation is the basis for the story in Aftershock.
A small part of mankind is living on a floating island, the Laputa, while the Earth is used for alien research. But a revolt on the island eventually destroyed it, and you have to find out what happened to earth and how to regain it.
2.3 So I have to have played UFO: Aftermath in order to understand Aftershock ?
Definitely not. The story of Aftershock takes place fifty years later and none of the characters of the first game are taking part there. Most of the knowledge amassed in the course of Aftermath was lost and must be rediscovered or reinterpreted.
If you played Aftermath, you might be amused by observing how twisted and confused the interpretation of the events you have witnessed firsthand is. But soon you will be unraveling even bigger mysteries.
2.4 What will the campaign look like in UFO: Aftershock ?
The campaign in UFO: Aftershock revolves around research, resources and territory. You win missions, missions give you influence, influence gets territories, territories yield resources, resources fuel research and manufacturing, research and manufacturing mean more power for you, more power wins more missions, and so on.
2.5 What about these territories? Is this another name for bases ?
Territories are bit more complex in Aftershock than they were in Aftermath. There are larger regions (let's call them countries), divided into three to five districts. One of the districts is the capital of the country and is a location of a base. The other districts provide the base with resources. There are also some "neutral" districts. These belong to no country and bring no resources, but still can be captured by the player.
2.6 What kinds of bases will there be ?
The bases differ only in size, shape and origin (and it is also important if a base has an access to sea or not). It is up to you what kind of buildings will you build in a base. The buildings are essential for production – research and manufacturing. You "pay" for buildings by the resources you harvest.
2.7 What is the 'origin' of a base ?
There are other factions in the game, beside your own. These may inhabit territories suitable for bases and if your relationship with that faction is cordial enough, they may in turn invite you to build one of your bases there. The origin of a base is then the race of the faction that inhabits the territory.
2.8 Will there be diplomacy? Can I demand tribute from other factions ?
There is some kind of diplomacy, but no tributes. You are out there to help those people, not to exploit their weaknesses!
2.9 So how does research and manufacturing work ?
All production is done in buildings. Research is done in laboratories, manufacturing is done in factories, militia is produced in barracks, knowledge level is increased by schools or universities.
Each base is independent as far as defence and knowledge are concerned. Laboratories and factories work "globally", i.e. two factories of the same type in different bases work in unison on the same item, the more factories you build the faster the item will be produced. Laboratories and factories are specialized, so they cannot handle just any research or manufacturing. All production buildings can have their own production queues.
2.10 What items can be manufactured ?
You can manufacturing all items (including ammo) in the game. With the proper factory, you can produce almost anything.
2.11 How linear will the game be ?
The game will be fairly non-linear. You have a set goal in your campaign, but how you go about resolving that goal, is left to the players discretion. While the storyline itself remains static, there will be several ways which a player can accomplish his goals, some of these will be mutually exclusive.
3.1 How many soldiers will we have at our disposal ?
You can bring a maximum number of 7 soldiers with you on a tactical mission. You will need a broad range of skills to succeed however, so you will probably end up having around 15 total. Depending on your style of play, the other factions will be willing or unwilling to send you more men and this will influence your options as well.
3.2 Can I import my squad from Aftermath ?
No, these people are now either dead or senile. Their skills and trainings are forgotten and you must train new ones.
3.3 What about soldier advancement ?
You will need many types of soldiers to succeed, from snipers, to heavy weapon specialists, medical personnel, engineers, etc.
There are two ways of improving your soldiers: attributes and trainings. The attributes are improved in "traditional" RPG way: As your troops are fighting, they will earn experience points that will enable them to go up in levels. When they gain a level, they will get one attribute point they can allocate, improving their skills in the department of your choice.
The trainings are bit more fun, though nothing completely original either. There will about a dozen different trainings, each with three different "grades" (basic, medium, advanced). Every training – and every grade – gives a soldier a unique new ability (sometimes it is simply the ability to use those advanced-sniper-training-required weapons, sometimes it is something really new, as a ability to heal critically injured soldiers). Each soldier can receive only a small number of different trainings, so you have to choose carefully.
3.4 What skills can be improved ?
There are 6 core statistics, from which the skill values derive. These statistics are:
Raising Willpower should for example make the soldier more resistant to PSI influence, raising his Strength will make him able to carry more, etc.
3.5 Will there be any AI for our soldiers ?
Your soldiers have NO pre-programmed or scripted reactions to events that occur during a mission, and will only do a task when specifically ordered to. For example, a soldier will not defend himself when he comes under fire, unless ordered to do so. YOU are the AI of your soldiers. Every time something new happens, the game will pause and allow you to decide how you – and your soldiers – are going to react.
3.6 Will there be any visual representation of our soldiers' skills ?
There are soldier ranks added to the game, which should reflect their skills and survivability.
Tactical game
4.1 What kinds of missions will we get ?
There are many types of missions, including:
Acquiring specific artifacts.
Gaining new territory in the geosphere, and securing new bases.
Protecting territory that you already possess from enemy incursion.
Activating factories
Finding resources
Scouting enemies
In addition, you are able to enter buildings and partly destroy them. This changes the tactical missions completely. The missions will take place mostly in various industrial complexes – old factories, warehouses, abandoned nuclear plants, etc.
4.2 What will the gameplay be like in tactical missions in UFO: Aftershock ?
UFO: Aftershock is a top down isometric 3D game, with flexible controls for zooming and rotating the view. The game is a form of combination of turn based and real time, where you issue orders to your soldiers in a pause mode, then see the implementation of these orders in real time. When something unexpected occurs, the game pauses, allowing you to revise your orders and react to the new situation. This pause setting will be configurable, as to leave the game as fluid as the player wants it. The player can pause the game any time he wishes to change or review orders, however the implementation of those orders will only occur once the game is unpaused, where everyone, both soldiers and enemies will move simultaneously. This system is called SAS, short for Simultaneous Action System.
4.3 I played Aftermath. Is SAS going to change in Aftershock ?
The SAS system, introduced in UFO: Aftermath, undergoed several improvements for UFO: Aftershock. Furthermore, we want to make more obvious to the player what is going on. For each soldier, you are able to see the order queue and his current activity. For every action, you will see the results, how it was the influenced by soldier's skills, equipment, enhancers, etc.
4.4 And are there going to be some new tactical options ?
There are three movement modes (running, walking, crawling) and corresponding three stances (standing, kneeling, prone). You are able to specify facing of your soldiers (but not during movement, only when they are standing). The firing mode (single, burst) is decoupled from aiming mode (aimed shot, snap shot), so you can decide to take more time aiming and then fire a burst of bullets.
4.5 What kind of enemies will we be facing ?
There be many different kinds of enemies in the game, from mutants and fellow humans from different factions, to several different races of aliens.
4.6 How many weapons will there be in UFO: Aftershock, and what kinds ?
UFO: Aftershocks predecessor, UFO: Aftermath, had around 70 different weapons. UFO: Aftershock offers even more, when we count combinations with weapon enhancers and add-ons.
4.7 How will ammunition for the different weapons be handled ?
Let's take a simple example of that trusty AK-47. This weapon has the calibre of 7.62x39mm and a capacity of 30 rounds. You order your factories to manufacture two "boxes" of armour-piercing 7.62x39mm ammo and equip the soldier with the Kalashnikov with them. Each box has 50 rounds in it. The first time the soldier reloads, one box will drop to 20 rounds. The second time the soldier reloads, one box disappears completely and the other will have only 40 rounds.
Was the soldier equipped with another 7.62x39mm weapon, he would be able to reload from these ammo boxes as well.
4.8 Will there be any vehicles in the game ?
There are not any drivable vehicles in UFO: Aftershock, but there are independent remote controlled droids.
4.9 With only seven soldiers in a mission, is there point in manufacturing equipment?
There are not any "unlimited" equipment in the game. Every item you take into a mission must had been manufactured or found or scavenged from enemy.
4.10 How about different terrain, will that be a feature ?
The terrain looks differently in different mission, but Aftershock is no Carmen Sandiego. An abandoned factory is an abandoned factory and looks more or less the same all over the world. In Aftermath, great effort was made to make cities look fitting their place, but the results did not justify the amount of work required to produce all those assets.
4.11 Will a soldier be able to enter buildings ?
Not only that, but also to climb ladders and enter different levels. It will be possible to go prone on a rooftop and snipe the aliens below.
4.12 Will stealth be a factor ?
There is fog of war in the game. The soldier sees the best in a 90-degree arc in front off him, less well so in a 270 arc, and the worst behind him.
4.13 What about enemy AI ?
Enemies are smarter. All of the less intelligent enemy have been killed off over the past 50 years, and only the most able remain alive. You will be fighting more intelligent opponents, and the AI will be much better than in UFO: Aftermath.
Your enemies will employ group attacks, heal eachother, call for help, and try to seek out any cover available.
Technical details
5.1 Will there be multiplayer support for UFO: Aftershock ?
There is no multiplayer in UFO: Aftershock.
5.2 What will the system requirements for UFO: Aftershock be ?
The following minimum requirements have been released:
Operating system:
MS Windows® XP / 2000
Intel Pentium® III or AMD® Athlon 1GHz
Video card:
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5.3 What kinds of resolution will the game support ?
UFO: Aftershock supports 1024x768 resolution.
5.4 Will there be a demo of the game ?
A demo of the game is available from
and a number of popular downloading sites.
Game Discussion
6.1 The Official Forum
The official forum can be found at:
6.2 Fan Sites
Outside of the official forum, the primary site for news about the game, to ask questions about the game, etc, would be Pete's Aftermath site, at
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BOSTON -- The Red Sox knew they needed more than two hits to win a ball game. They learned that lesson on Thursday night at Fenway Park in a 5-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins.
So on Friday night, they switched gears, and finished with 14 hits. Only problem was, the result didn't change.
The Red Sox lost their third straight game, 6-5, in extra innings. But they had plenty of chances to tack onto the five runs they scored in the first three innings.
"With Felix Doubront pitching with a four-run lead, I think they thought there was going to be a different kind of game," said Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine on his offense's mindset. "And then they had to shift gears."
The Twins tied the game at 5-5, thanks to a four-run fifth. And that's where Valentine saw his team try to switch those gears.
But after going down in order in the bottom of the sixth, the Red Sox stranded two runners in the seventh, three in the eighth, and one in the ninth.
The eighth inning was the most painful of the Red Sox offensive struggles on Friday night. With one out, Boston got back-to-back singles from Carl Crawford and Kelly Shoppach, which was followed up by a Mike Aviles walk to load the bases for the top of the order.
But Jacoby Ellsbury struck out swinging, and Dustin Pedroia flied out to right field to end the inning.
"I felt like we were in complete control of the game, and then they had a big inning," said Pedroia. "We just seemed to not be able to find a way to score.
"We had chances. We just didn't come through. That's basically it. They made some good pitches . . . It's just tough.
"We're playing hard," Pedroia later added. "We just, last night, that was awful offensively. And tonight, it was a good game, we just didn't find a way to pull away. When Crawford hit that big home run, we didn't score any more runs. We've got to do a better job of that."
The Red Sox left 10 total runners on base, and finished Friday's loss 3-for-14 with runners in scoring position.Their last runner in scoring position came in the bottom of the ninth, with the game still tied at 5-5.
Ryan Lavarnway drove a two-out double off the top of the wall in left-center, and was then replaced with Pedro Ciriaco as the pinch runner. It had all the makings of a dramatic finish, but Will Middlebrooks grounded out to third to end the inning.
"Talent can only go so far," said Red Sox outfielder Cody Ross after the loss. "We have to figure out ways to win. There's a difference between being a really talented group, and being a winning group. On paper, it looks like that, but right now, it just feels like we're treading water. It's not a good feeling. We've got to snap out of it."
Crawford's talent came through with a three-run home run in the third inning that gave the Red Sox a comfortable 5-1 lead at the time. But after that, they couldn't figure out a way to drive in any more runs.
"We had good at-bats, and we had chances, and then we didn't have such good at-bats," said Valentine. "We'll get them tomorrow."
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Ademilola (Lola) Ojudinrin is a graduate of Aerospace Engineering from the University of London. He previously worked as Senior Finance analyst for British Gas. He also previously worked for the BBC as an accounts assistant. An accomplished aerobatic and racing pilot Lola has also participated in racing competitions such as ''The Kings Cup'' in the UK.
He qualified as a commercial pilot in 2010 and has clocked up over 4000 flyers hours. He has flown many times on a single engine aircraft across the Atlantic and Sahara desert.
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Ladi Ani-Mumuney, an Economist by training with years of experience within Financial Services in the United Kingdom. He is a Nigerian business man and founder of Translynx Nigeria Ltd, a multi-modal logistics company. He is a non-executive dirctor in Knots and Landings Marine Ltd, Tetrahaul and a former Non-Executive Director in LASWA (Lagos State Water Ways Authority).
An Avid aviation and boating enthusiast who project managed the Challenge 100 ( Jet-ski from the East coast to the West coast of Nigeria), Mr Ani-Mumuney is also a patriot of many foundations including the Far-Eastern Care Foundation which is an NGO teaching the slightly challenged skills to make them economically independent.
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Captain Adekunbi is a team player and has demonstrated great leadership skills throughout his career. His vast wealth of experience within the aviation sector is an asset to this project, with key focus on ensuring the efficient and safe delivery of the first african solo circumnavigation flight to Nigeria.
Bodeame Imomoh (Aircraft Consultant)
Bodeame Imomoh is a qualified commercial pilot and has flown the Bombardier CRJ 900, Airbus A340 and A330, Bombardier Challenger 604/605 and the Global Express Classic and Vision. He is also an aviation consultant specialising in procurement of aircrafts for operations within the West African region as well as Europe.
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I have been a volunteer for WIHN since its inception. What grabbed me about WIHN was that it brought families in need directly to churches. Volunteers need merely go to their own local church to help out. WIHN is a local community based organization with hundreds of volunteers annually. I contribute both financially and with my time. I've seen the results WIHN and its volunteers have had on the lives of the families that have been helped. WIHN doesn't just provide temporary housing, WIHN has an aftercare program where they continue to provide guidance and education to families once they have reached independent living. I can't think of a better way my time and money are spent than thru supporting a fantastic organization such as WIHN.
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Background: Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego turns away 100 or more families each month because not enough space exists in its 12-room facility near Rady Children's Hospital.
What's changing: The charity plans to open a 47-room residence being built atop a parking structure down the street. The charity has borrowed virtually all of the $15 million needed for the project.
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So this month, when the nonprofit celebrated the continuing construction of a new building that will hold 47 rooms, it was a step toward meeting a dire need in the community.
But the funding of the $15 million expansion – built on borrowing and credit – is a huge bet for a nonprofit that spends barely $1 million a year. And it comes at a time when stocks, the source of much of the wealth typically donated to charities, have lost trillions of dollars in value in recent weeks.
The project began a few years ago, when Rady Children's Hospital decided to build a parking structure down the street from the charity. Ronald McDonald House officials embraced a novel concept: open a new, larger center on top of the multistory garage.
They had to act quickly, however. Hospital directors were moving forward, and if the garage was to support a new Ronald McDonald House, it would require serious reinforcement.
Ronald McDonald executives pulled the trigger, borrowing at least $5 million against the charity's endowment to upgrade the parking structure, which has been completed. To pay for construction of the house itself, they secured a $17.6 million line of credit.
The new building is expected to open in the spring.
William Lennartz, hired last year as chief executive of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego, said he is confident the organization will find the money to pay for the new center.
"It's up to the community to come forward to support this project, and we have every indication that will happen," he said.
Most fundraising professionals recommend charities have at least a third of the funds they need before starting construction on any major improvement.
"Typically you want to have up to 50 percent, at least 33 percent," said Michael Nilsen of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, an industry trade group. Even "at the halfway point in this fundraising environment, it will be very difficult."
With 47 rooms, the charity will be able to serve almost four times as many families. The new Ronald McDonald House will be across the street from Rady Children's Hospital, just south of the existing facility.
"The need is just unbelievable," said Lennartz, who was a successful electronics entrepreneur before turning to nonprofit work. "I can only imagine what the families are going through. That's where I get my energy, and that's the importance of this project."
Ronald McDonald House launched a capital campaign more than two years ago aimed at raising $25 million for the new residence and operating costs, but did not set a timeframe for that goal.
So far, the charity has secured $2 million in pledges from San Diego-area McDonald's restaurant owners and operators, although that money will trickle in over 10 years.
It also got some cash and in-kind donations from the contractors and subcontractors who will build the new Ronald McDonald House, lowering the projected cost from $15 million to about $10 million, Lennartz said.
Even if expenses are limited to $10 million, the debt service will come to $1.2 million a year for the next decade. That equals the agency's entire 2007 spending, according to its federal tax filing.
Ronald McDonald House signed a 60-year lease with two 10-year options for the space atop the parking structure. The agreement is collateral for the $17.6-million credit line from North Island Credit Union.
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England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name Jenney comes from the personal name John. The feminine name Jenny was initially a masculine form and modification of the personal name Jenin.The Norman name Jenney descended from Guisnes near Calais in Normandy. The family name Jenney was brought to England after the Norman Conquest, when William the Conqueror gave his friends and relatives most of the land formerly owned by Anglo-Saxon aristocrats.
Jenney Early Origins
Suffolk where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Bredfield in that shire where they were granted land by Duke William for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. Conjecturally, they are descended from Peter who held his lands from Hervey de Bourges, tenant in chief. The village was rated in the Domesday Book Survey as a village, a Church and 3 oxen or teamlands. There is also a moated site which was known as Bradfield Castle, although the village is Bredfield. The name Jenney was descended from Guisnes near Calais in Normandy. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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Jenney Early Notables (pre 1700)
Jenney Early Notables (pre 1700)
Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Edward Jenney of Bredfield House; Sir William Jenny, one of the Judges of the King's Bench in 1477 and John Jenney, early American settler...
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The Great Migration
The Great Migration
Because of this political and religious unrest within English society, many people decided to immigrate to the colonies. Families left for Ireland, North America, and Australia in enormous numbers, traveling at high cost in extremely inhospitable conditions. The New World in particular was a desirable destination, but the long voyage caused many to arrive sick and starving. Those who made it, though, were welcomed by opportunities far greater than they had known at home in England. Many of these families went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Jenney or a variant listed above:
Jenney Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Jenney Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Jenney Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
Contemporary Notables of the name Jenney (post 1700)
Contemporary Notables of the name Jenney (post 1700)
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Deus Mihi Providebit
Motto Translation: God will provide for me.
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The Jenney Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Jenney Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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HACKENSACK, N.J., Oct. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At 23 years, and merely a physician in training, Dr. Andre Goy would experience a life-changing event that would forever alter both his personal and professional journey. The ovarian cancer diagnosis of Dr. Goy's mother, Clara, became a catalyst for his unending commitment to eradicating cancer and improving the lives of those afflicted with it.
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Clara would become Dr. Goy's first of many cancer patients.
This experience changed Dr. Goy's life considerably, as well as the lives of the thousands of patients he has treated over the years. As he, his father and siblings endured this very difficult personal ordeal, it gave Dr. Goy a unique perspective and deeper understanding of what families go through as they deal with a loved one who is battling this terrible disease. He learned first-hand what it was like to be a caregiver and the passion that comes with trying to save a loved one's life.
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As Dr. Goy continues his pursuit of innovative therapies and treatment options for cancer, he will always remember how his journey began many years ago - as a young physician caring for his mother. The Celebrating Life & Liberty event is a testament to her and all the cancer patients who fight so courageously each and every day to overcome the odds. They each deserve to celebrate their life and their unique journey that got them to where they are today.
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