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James 'J.C.' Jones
Cryptography Engineering
On a mission to solve information security issues to make the Internet a safer place. That, and whatever else comes up.
Lead of the Crypto Engineering team, including the NSS cryptography library and involved in all code relating to the Web PKI inside Firefox. Editor of W3C's Web Authentication specification. Involved with CA/Browser Forum and the FIDO Alliance. Formerly part of the team that built Let's Encrypt, working on the infrastructure and server side. Still representing Mozilla on their Technical Advisory Board.
Contas externas
- Bugzilla (BMO): firstname.lastname@example.com
- Twitter: CipherCoffee
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JC is a trusted member of the Firefox security team. He is also deeply involved with the letsencrypt.org project.


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I'm loving all things "Grinch" right about now. We recently took the kids to see the new "Grinch" movie and every where you go, there's little reminders of it.
After making them their own Grinch-pancakes, I decided to make some of these Grinch-inspired Crinkle Cookies.
They're super easy to make. And I like the fact that I initially made up a big batch a dough, just a small batch of cookies, put the rest of the dough in a Zip-lock bag in the fridge, and have just been taking it out in little amounts to make them a small batch of cookies to enjoy at the end of their night with their hot cocoa.
If you've ever made snowball cookies, these are quite similar. You mix all of your ingredients together until fully combined, roll them in the powdered sugar, set them directly onto your cookie sheet & bake.
Unlike the snowball cookie batter, these don't need to be refrigerated before you roll them and bake them. My Russian teacake dough, usually needs to set in the fridge for about a good hour before I can really roll them and have nice firm balls that will set up and not crumble when I go to roll them a second time.
If you have heart shaped sprinkles that are ready to go, then of course use them. If you don't, try taking a few red Wilton candy melts wafers and break them into small pieces to decorate the top of your cookies to make them officially, "Grinch-ed". Creamy, buttery & even a little bit crunchy. You can't go wrong with that.
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PERCspective: A Trio of Leading Indicators Point to Strong Plastics Demand Ahead
Tue June 26, 2018
The three leading indicators released last week - two from the U.S. Census Bureau and one from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) - point to sustained economic activity ahead. For starters, monthly sales for retail and food services in May increased 0.8 percent from April, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Year over year, retail sales rose 5.9 percent. Rising retail sales indicate consumer engagement and confidence. Considering the stable long-run relationship between plastics shipments and retail sales, the $4.1 billion increase in retail sales in May suggest robust consumer spending, which should buoy plastics shipments moving forward. U.S. manufacturing activity data supports this observation.
According to the ISM® Report on Business®, of the 18 manufacturing industries, 16 reported growth in May – which includes plastics and rubber products. ISM® New Orders Index was 63.7 in May – up 2.5 percentage points from April – showing accelerated growth. The New Orders Index has stayed above 60 for the past 13 consecutive months.
Finally, new residential construction numbers for May were strong with building permits in May at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,301,000. Although this was 4.6 percent lower the revised April rate, it was 8 percent higher than May last year. Housing starts in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,350,000 – a 5 percent in May and a solid 20.3 percent increase from a year ago. In May, housing starts for single-family increased 3.9 percent and for buildings with five units or more rose 11.3%. Single-family and multi-unit housing starts rose at a robust 18.3 percent and 27.4 percent, respectively, year over year. Considering volatility in monthly data, six-month moving average suggests a continued increase in housing starts. Housing is a major end market for plastics and impressive new residential construction data could only mean good news ahead for the plastics industry.


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Ubisoft Montreal is hard at work on 'target boxes' based on the intended specifications of Microsoft's Xbox 360 successor, according to an Edge source. Delivery of the first iteration of genuine devkits, running custom hardware, is expected to reach studios before Christmas, and all signs point to the finalised console arriving at retail in late 2012.
Ubisoft's teams are said to be working on PCs containing off-the-shelf components provided by Microsoft, and it's our understanding that several other major developers, including certain EA studios, are also in possession of these target boxes. While our source was unable to share precise specifications, it is believed that AMD is providing the bespoke GPU solution for Microsoft's console. A Ubisoft spokesperson said: "We do not comment on rumour and speculation."
We can also reveal that one major Sony-owned studio has now ceased PlayStation 3 development, its entire focus having shifted to the console's successor. The studio is also said to have been involved in the development process of the graphics technology adopted by Sony's new hardware.
It is clear that both Sony and Microsoft have learned from their respective experiences this generation and recognise the importance of being first to market. Despite rushing Xbox 360's release – games shown at E3 2005 were running on overheating Power Mac G5s, just six months prior to the console's launch – Microsoft would no doubt view the billion-dollar loss caused by the RROD fiasco as more than justified by the console's eventual market share.
Sony, too, will have learned a painful lesson from coming to market a year after its competitor, with more expensive hardware. That the runaway leader of the previous generation is only now closing in on Microsoft's sales – 55.5 million PS3s had been sold by September 30, with Xbox 360 sales at 57.6 million – speaks volumes of the importance of not giving its competitor another head start.
A 2012 release would also do much to stop Wii U gathering momentum. While Nintendo's new console is significantly more powerful than its predecessor, it boasts little improvement over the current generation of HD consoles in terms of raw processing power.
Wii U has been positioned to developers as a suitable home for Xbox 360 and PS3 ports, and putting new consoles on shelves next year could leave Nintendo scrambling for thirdparty support. Reports this week claim that Microsoft could announce its console at CES in Las Vegas in January; Nintendo is not to reveal the finalised Wii U hardware until E3 in June.
Evidence of an approaching new generation of consoles has been building for some time. Square Enix announced its next-generation Luminous Engine in August, and showed it off last month, while Epic Games demonstrated an enhanced version of Unreal Engine 3, which VP Mark Rein said brought "unprecedented levels of realism and demonstrates what the next generation of gaming will be", at GDC in March.
Internet sleuth Superannuation last month found four Microsoft employees whose LinkedIn pages referenced the next-gen Xbox, and just last night discovered a casual forum reference to Kinect creative director Kudo Tsunoda's "NextGen team at MS".
Square Enix's worldwide technology director Julien Merceron told us in June that companies prepare for new hardware by moving their best talent off current projects. "In the next year and a half or so we'll see a drop in innovation," he said, "because the talent is moving on to something else."
Ubisoft Montreal is currently recruiting for a senior animation programmer, with one of the job's responsibilities the creation of a "next-generation animation system." Yves Jacquier, executive director of production services at the studio, said in July that AI, rather than better graphics, would be the "real battleground" of the next generation.
"Our challenge with the PlayStation 3 and Xbox [360] is that we're extremely limited in what we can do," he said. "It's a challenge for the engineers to provide nice graphics and nice AI and nice sound with a very small amount of memory and computation time.
"We think that the next generation of consoles won't have these limits any more." It appears Jacquier knew more than he was letting on; there is now a very real possibility that all three platform holders will have new consoles on sale this time next year.


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Eric at Classical Values has a post that is completely over my head. Envy has nothing to do with why I hate artists. I hate them simply because, first, they hate me and all that I love. Secondly, they think displaying their hatred entitles them to adulation. Thirdly, they're a bunch of obnoxious, narcissistic, self-preening weenies.
I don't hate gays in general, and gays are most certainly entitled to recognition and protection of their contracts on the same level as heterosexuals; however I do hate the SF Gays who participated in the destruction of executive/judicial/legislative checks and balances with the same cold disdain I feel towards the New Orleans 5th circuit. Envy has nothing to do with why I hate the 5th Circuit or SF Gays. It's a desire for the constitution to mean something, and a dislike for those who would destroy it.
There is a certain amount of wistfulness in my distaste for use of the word 'marriage' in connection with permanent gay relationships. The wistfulness may be nearly as strong as my concern for the degradation of the English language.
Do you know, I'm a radical liberal, which means I'm a libertarian, which in today's political climate makes me a conservative. How can we communicate?
Update: I'm sorry! I should have either not posted this at all, or else made it about 20 times longer. No, I don't really hate the entire world. Dave, you are not a slimy, narcissistic twit and I didn't mean to imply that you were. Eric at Classical Values is apparently psychic, because he said in his comments "There are some good artists, but I share your view of sanctimonious crap which passes for art (if that's what you mean). You may be complaining also about artists who think the government should fund them (which destroys art). Not sure."
So this is a very incoherent post. I hate this artist and these types. A weenie, icky artist probably chose the color scheme for this house.
So, finally, to qualify as a weenie, icky artist, one has to meet one or all of the following criteria:
you must produce sanctimonious crap; and/or
you must be government-funded (this includes taking money from town councils; and/or
you have to have bad taste.
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BMW has unveiled the third-generation X3, which will be a crucial model for the Bavarian carmaker as it looks to assert itself at the top of the premium mid-size SUV segment.
Official Australian details are not confirmed yet, but a look at what will be on offer globally shows BMW is hoping customers will take the all-new X3 very seriously.
Undoubtedly, the headline act will be the introduction of X3 into the M Performance stable, with confirmation that a wicked M40i will be available, packing a 265kW/500Nm punch from its 3.0-litre turbocharged in-line six-cylinder petrol engine.
Sprinting from 0-100km/h in 4.8 seconds with the aid of its launch control function, the spicy SUV can hit an electronically limited top speed of 250km/h. A bi-modal exhaust system with twin black chrome tailpipes ensures there will be a booming soundtrack along the way.
However, despite these performance credentials, it sips only 8.2-8.4 litres per 100 kilometres and emits 188-193 grams of CO2 per km.
This new variant replaces the flagship 225kW/400Nm 35i from the second-gen model line-up, which was not sold Down Under. Similarly, the M40i is not a certain starter for Australia.
Using the existing local range as a template, it is likely the five-seat X3 will be offered locally in 20i, 20d, 30i and 30d guises, with the 30i eschewing the existing 28i.
Therefore, expect to see the 20i and 30i petrol variants with a shared 2.0-litre turbo four-pot unit available in two states of tune – 135kW/290Nm and 185kW/350Nm respectively.
Alternatively, the oil-burning 20d will have the same capacity and cylinder count with outputs of 140kW/400Nm, while the 195kW/620Nm 30d will be the torquiest option thanks to its 3.0-litre turbo-diesel six.
All five powertrains put down power via an eight-speed automatic transmission with BMW's 'xDrive' all-wheel drive system helping provide traction. The 20i will also be offered internationally – excluding Europe – in 'sDrive' rear-wheel drive form.
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Measuring in at 4708mm long (+60mm), 1891mm wide (+10mm) and 1676mm tall (+1mm) with a 2864mm wheelbase (+54mm), the all-new X3 has grown marginally when compared to its outgoing model.
Additionally, it can swallow up to 550 litres of cargo, but this figure expands to 1600L when the 40/20/40 split rear seats are folded flat – the exact same capacities it had beforehand.
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Nevertheless, the choice of three style-focused trim levels – 'xLine', 'Luxury Line' and 'M Sport' – will provide a greater point of difference amongst the variants.
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Instead of learning about the benefits of home security monitoring the hard way, make sure you're up to date on the capabilities – and limitations – of modern home security systems without monitoring. Let's start with three of the most surprising facts about home security systems that don't include monitoring:
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If you really want to know which forms of home security are most effective, look to the experts: the insurance companies. Because security systems really do thwart break-ins (and make it easier to recover losses that do occur), many homeowners insurance policies offer discounts simply for having a system in place. But these policies usually reserve the biggest discount for home security systems with monitoring. If you invest in a home security system that doesn't include 24-hour monitoring services, you may get a smaller discount – or no discount at all.
Why the bigger discount for monitored homes? Well, insurance companies know that home security monitoring is an investment that pays off. When security systems are attached to central monitoring stations, real human beings are always on call to handle breaches. Insurance companies prefer maximum protection, so they reward homeowners who have back-up.
Emergency Response Calls Are Still Up to You
If burglars break in (or a fire starts) while you're on an airplane or out of range, who will call 911?
Wireless home security systems offer an attractive arrangement: you get instant and constant access to your home, wherever you go. Push notifications can now tell you about everything from stray movement inside the house to doors opening, windows breaking, and even temperatures changing while you're away. When you receive these notifications, you may even have the option of alerting authorities. But remember: this arrangement only works as long as the hardware is functioning and your mobile device has signal.
If burglars break in (or a fire starts) while you're on an airplane or out of range, who will call 911 and alert first responders? The convenience of wireless cameras still hasn't eliminated the need for professional help. Only home security systems with 24-hour monitoring are able to identify emergencies and call for help.
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The "Internet of Things" can turn any modern home into a "smart" home, thanks to synchronized hardware and software that links everything from home security cameras and automatic door locks to sound systems, light bulbs, and refrigerators. However, all this wireless technology still depends on one very important thing: the Internet itself. A wireless home security system uses your home's Internet connection to send updates and footage to you, unlike monitored security systems that rely on cell towers to deliver reliable and immediate results.
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"It's called a taproom in Pennsylvania, in Manhattan it's a plush lined club. It's just a gin mill in old Chicago, and London it's a bloomin' pub. They serve you cocktails in ritzy Newport and its boilermakers in Squedunk. But when you stagger from the bar, no matter where you are, you're just plain old-fashioned drunk."
Such are the delightful consequences of speaking with legendary producer Cowboy Jack Clement. You see Clement, discoverer of Jerry Lee Lewis and Charley Pride; hit-songwriter for the likes of Johnny Cash, George Jones and Bobby Bare; freelance studio guru for Waylon Jennings and U2; and part-time vocalist, is a 72-year-old genius with the free associative capabilities of a college frat boy.
One minute you'll be treated to a spellbinding reminiscence of great historical importance, the next he'll be singing his favorite verse from "The Taproom Polka." It all fits together somehow.
However, the random nature of his creativity does not always mesh with the demands of musical productivity. As a result, Dualtone's "Guess Things Happen That Way" is just Cowboy Jack's second solo release in 26 years.
When asked why it took so long, Clement, speaking from his Nashville home studio, is direct and unapologetic.
"Because I was doing a lot of other stuff, and I never was a full-time singer anyway, although I always sang. But I don't know - it took me that long to get back around to it."
Then, without missing a beat, Clement reveals, "I had a label come along and ask me to cut 'em a record. So, I had a project, and I had a studio sitting here in my house anyway. So, why not?"
The resultant album showcases the Tennessee-born singer-songwriter's ability as a '40s style crooner blessed with an edge of country irony.
"Well, yeah," responds Clement to the observation, "I liked Bing Crosby, Perry Como and Dean Martin was my favorite. I guess he's everybody's favorite crooner."
At his peak, Martin effortlessly mixed country with Big Band pop and Italian romance numbers.
"That's the way I like to do it," he chimes. "This band I've got, we play stuff like 'Brazil.' (He then sings the melody.) That's a samba. 'Brazil's not on the album, but we do it when we do these live shows. And, there's a polka on my record, really, called 'Drinkin' Carrot Juice.'"
According to Clement's Dualtone press kit, the song "Drinkin' Carrot Juice" precipitated his second divorce from his first wife.
"First of all, it tastes fairly good," Clement explains. "It's sweet. It tastes kind of like a milkshake if you don't think about it much. The problem with it is, you have to get these carrots, cut the ends off and scrub 'em real good because you don't peel 'em. You want the nutrients from the skin. But the problem with carrot juice is that it needs to be made fresh - preferably once a day. Anyway, I got my wife into making carrot juice, and she hated it! Then I wrote a song about it, and I think that's what kind of did it. I mean, we were having problems anyway, but that was something that I remember from the break up."
For Clement, making music is about creative collaboration and unexpected musical connections. Certainly the most surprising collaboration included comes via Clement and controversial Democratic Sen. Zell Miller of Georgia. (Miller nominated President Bush at the Republican National Convention.)
"Well, me and him are musical buddies," Clement says of the man who betrayed his political party. "We don't talk politics. We talk about George Jones and Waylon, me. He's a big fan of mine. He bought my first album when it came out 26 years ago. It's his favorite country album of all time. Anyway, I met him after he had been in office for about a month. He was lieutenant governor of Georgia about 15 years prior to that. So, he knew his way around there. See, he didn't want to get back into politics - he was retired. (The late Sen. Paul) Coverdell died, and he agreed to take over and run. He was happily ensconced in his little pad - and that's what that song is about. It's called 'Every Place I've Ever Been (Is On My Way Back Home).' It was his idea."
"The first thing that got me about him was - I was there to sing for a bunch of legislators. I was sitting at the table next to him, right by the stage, and I started talking to him about being governor. I said, 'Well, how do you like it so far?' He said, 'Well, I could do without it.' (Laughs.) He had me from then on."
Unlike most singer-songwriters, Clement didn't especially feel the need to maximize his potential profit by performing only songs that he wrote or has the publishing on.
"I wasn't trying to think about any of that, y'know? I was just trying to sing the song and make my voice fit in there like a trombone. It's got to be part of the band. It's an instrument. I try to keep it in there so I don't have to crowd it out too much with a bunch of other stuff. But I like to put together a program and hit the songs that fit."


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I just saw pictures of how this girl I used to know had visited Paris ( PARIS!!! ) and, well, this list sort of came up..If I had the magic carpet (= money), I'd go to these places.. 😀
- North Carolina- USA
I'm going to blame Nicholas Sparks for this.. Seriously, ALL his books describe this place in such great detail !!
2. West Virginia- USA
Almost heaven, West Virginia…. Country roads 😉
3. Paris- France
Anna and the French Kiss!!!! Ever since I read this book… ❤
4. Norway
I once saw this show on TV about this country which totally had me wanting to go FEEL this place. And plus, I've wanted to see the Northern Lights since I was 9 years old, so…
5. Venice- Italy
Have any of you watched Letters To Juliet? 🙂
6. Munnar- India
Its in my country, so there might be a real possiblity of going here.. 🙂
7. Darjeeling- India
Its in my own STATE and I've never been here, can you believe it???? 😦
8. New York- USA
Well, duh..
9. London- Great Britain
10. Andaman And Nicobar Islands- India
Mainly because of the beaches.. 😀
So have you been to any of these places? And what are your dream destinations?? 🙂


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"Homey, why don't you lie down and relax." – Marge Simpson
"No time, Marge, I think Mr. Burns wants me to do some long division." – Homer Simpson
I think all those staff cuts at IGN are finally having an effect. Last week I noticed that their fluff piece on "American History X-Cellent" was unusually short. Now comes this week's entry, and it's even shorter. Out of curiosity, I grabbed all the reviews from calendar 2010 and ran a word count. Starting with "Thursdays with Abie" and running through "The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed", IGN averaged 650.5 words per week. The highest was 720 and the lowest was 614, so the lengths were relatively stable. Then last week's checked in at only 473 words, and this week's is a mere 420. (I presume that's a coincidence, but you never know. I'd probably need to be high to write this kind of crap.) IGN just can't seem to muster the effort for a proper fellating of Zombie Simpsons.
Anyway, this week's is pretty typical: restate the plot, praise a few things, make positive reference to Three's Company . . . wait, what? Three's Company? And it's a compliment? Yeah, I'd say IGN is pretty worn down. As always, I've edited out the synergy.
April 19, 2010 – There was
a lot nothing to enjoy in "Chief of Hearts." Pairing Homer with Wiggum had not been something overdone by the series [Ed Note: leaving that alone because it's too screwed up to fix], so having the two at the center of the episode had a certain freshness to it has only been done two or three times over, instead of the usual five or six. The story, maybe not so much, but the pairing worked however, has been done so many times that it no longer matters who's doing it.
It all started with Homer's
misinterpreted unfunny and wildly nonsensical armed robbery at the Springfield bank. I thought his hidden candy apple and his caramel-filled mouth were a great way to get the story rolling a good preview of the relentlessly boring antics to come. I also loved felt the same way about his rants against doing community service. "I want to go to jail. Free food! Teardrop tattoos! Library books that come to you! I'll serve anything but the community!" That it was a cooler full of food that made Homer and Wiggum fast friends was no surprise just as unoriginal and dimwitted.
misadventures playground flirting together were entertaining was hacktacular and pointless. It was fun to learn about the versatility of police pants. Learning that Wiggum's underwear is specially made by a village in the Ukraine was another standout way to make this barren scene take even longer. ("They call me Daddy Round Round.") I wasn't expecting to see Chief Wiggum get shot, but Homer's bedside vigil made for a satisfying gave them an excuse for a clock eating montage of boring bits. The episode took an interesting embarrassingly predictable turn as Wiggum became needy and their friendship hit the rocks, and then for some reason the pair needed to work together again to free themselves from Fat Tony. Overall, the story had an interesting staggered along a tired and trod path and there were a good number of successful bits throughout without anything to keep things entertaining and funny.
Bart's "Battle Balls" storyline was also
fun a black hole of pointless suck, even though there was absolutely nothing to it. It mainly consisted of a few well-placed television trope bits about Marge's misinterpretations of things said about the Japanese game. In a very Three's Company way, Marge began to think Bart was a drug dealer, it was just a dull in 2010 as it was in 1980. Just as funny lazy were a couple great lines about why Bart couldn't possibly be dealing drugs. First was Marge with, "He doesn't have the math skills," and then later was Bart with, "Not until you raise my allowance."
An episode with Chief Wiggum as a central character means there's a chance we'll get a few Ralph bits to
enjoy make the fanboys slap their fins, both directly and indirectly. Ralph's bet with Bart during a game of "Battle Balls" was classic typical: "And if I win, you have to teach me how to play this game." And I loved Chief Wiggum sharing a couple of Ralph's major worries: "What if the bed wets him," and "What if Superman decided to kill everybody." Those were a few of the bonus failed Ralph-isms were extra uninspired dreck in an enjoyably solid episode that consisted of nothing but.


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Archive for the 'dreams' Category
I will get a dishwasher.
My 2008 will not be spent washing dishes by hand. I am resolved to do some long over due remodeling to our home and that includes getting a dishwasher installed. I would like some new furniture but not sure if that's in the cards. But if it is, then I would love to have this […]
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Dream big.
Last night I had a dream that we realized one day that we could simply drive to Italy. This came to a huge surprise to us as if we hadn't known before that such a route existed much less that we were suddenly close enough to do so. In the dream, I even said to […]
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Ladybugs cage Tigers in season opener Tuesday
November 30, 2018
The Varsity Ladybugs were victorious on the road in their season opener in Newkirk versus the Tigers on Tuesday.
The game featured two double-digit scorers for the Ladybugs. Peyton Jones led the team in scoring with 23 points, while Acacia Charles scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the game.
Haiden Huster of the Tigers scored 9 points in the game.
The Ladybugs pulled away in the second quarter, scoring 23 points in the quarter finishing the first half up 34-14.
The second half proved to be a closer game although the Tigers did not close the gap. The Ladybugs scored 10 points in the third and fourth quarters while Newkirk scored 8 points in the third and 9 points in the fourth.
Early in the fourth quarter the bench relieved the starters for Alva and finished the game.
Next Up
The Ladybugs play Blackwell High in Blackwell today, Nov. 30, at 6:30 p.m.


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PPI News
March 14, 2019 - 11:03am
We would like to invite you to visit our stand A814, Hall 13 at 22nd International exhibition of electronic components, modules and systems ExpoElectronica, which will be held from 15 to 17 April 2019 in Moscow, Crocus Expo.
Our representatives will be glad to see you at the stand and give you information and advice about the PPI products portfolio and offer customized solutions specifically tailored to your requirements.
February 19, 2019 - 10:18am
We would like to welcome you at our stand at PCIM Europe 2019 - the world's leading exhibition and conference for POWER ELECTRONICS, INTELLIGENT MOTION, RENEWABLE ENERGY and ENERGY MANAGEMENT, which will take place on 7th - 9th May 2019 in Nuremberg, Germany.
You can find us at Stand no. 345 in hall 7.
December 17, 2018 - 3:55pm
November 20, 2018 - 7:23pm
We would like to welcome you at our stand at Airbag show 2018 - 14th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM AND ACCOMPANYING EXHIBITION ON SOPHISTICATED CAR SAFETY SYSTEMS, which will take place on 26th - 28th November in Mannheim, Germany. You can find us at Stand no.5
November 17, 2018 - 2:16pm
This year was the first year of CIIE (The China International Import Expo), an initiative by the Chinese government to give support to trade liberalization and economic globalization and actively opened the Chinese market to the world. It was held on 5-10 November 2018 at National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China.
November 9, 2018 - 4:06pm
PPI Adhesive Products Ltd. arranged sales conference where marketing, R&D, sales and sales support team members from all over the world gathered together to talk about different Success Stories, to learn new strategies and network with each other. This year conference was one of our best yet.
October 29, 2018 - 11:09am
We would like to remind you about our production Winter Shutdown. The PPI production in Ireland will be closed between 21st December 2018 till 2nd January 2019. The regional sales offices will operate at limited time during this period. Please contact your local sales representative for further details.
September 19, 2018 - 12:15pm
Our colleague Jacek Marciniak from Poland represented PPI Adhesive Products on September 2, 2018 at the globally-rotating event IRONMAN 70.3 World Triathlon Championship in one of the world's most beautiful locations - Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa.
September 11, 2018 - 3:43pm
We would like to invite you to visit us in pavilion A1 - stand 031 during the International Engineering Fair (MSV) in Brno Exhibition Centre, in Czech republic.
The exhibition takes place over five days (Monday - Friday) 1.10.2018 - 5.10.2018.
July 27, 2018 - 2:05pm
We wish to remind you about our production Summer Shutdown. The PPI production in Ireland will be closed between 27th July 2018 till 14th August 2018. The regional sales offices will operate at limited time during this period. Please contact your local sales representative for further details.


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Wednesday, March 22, 2017
NEWS: Greg Howe on tour
Guitarist extraordinaire Greg Howe has announced a tour of the United States and some shows in Canada. Greg Howe first came to prominence as a shred guitarist for Shrapnel Records in late 80s. In the three decades of playing music, he has reached far and wide, and is known for the diversity of his work in shred, progressive, fusion and other styles. Howe is also recognized for his session work with many, many musicians, including pop stars like Michael Jackson, Rihanna and Justin Timberlake, to name but a few. Below is the tour information. facebook.com/greghoweguitar greghowe.com youtube.com/channel/UCrhQaEjSK4pT2Zdf_VCbNWA
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Atheism is just a way of avoiding taking responsibility for ones time here
And getting lost in materialism
There are no accidental coincidences in life
Everyone is here for a *reason*
And that reason is to learn as much as one can
About the true nature of Love
At the end of the day the lesson is always about Love
That invisible sticky glue
That holds everything together
And the real purpose for existence
To extend self-love and respect
To oneself, another, each other and every living thing
As an honest reflection of how one cares for ones own self
Ever discovering new ways of encompassing, embodying and expressing
The infinite creator's Love
Who designed us, created everything you see
From love
Oh how spoiled are we!
For only by expressing respect and gratitude daily
To our dear Mother/Father God
For making us in ones own inner-likeness
Can one achieve inner-and-outer harmony
For ultimately
One Love is 'All There Is'
And, All There Is, is 'One Love'
So think beyond 'The Self' and outside-the-box
Square-peg, round-hole, bar-code, dollar-sign… Ch-Ching!
Undertake ones path of physical existence joyfully
And never mind the bling!


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As you travel this week make sure you watch out for the TSA. Take a look at the message and video below from 1o year old Davy Cockett on his trip to Grandma's house.
I love Thanksgiving because we get to get into a cool airplane and fly to Grandma's house to eat pecan pie. Plus, we watch football and talk about how great America is. And eat more pie. Mmmm!
But this year, something really strange happened at the airport. Mom and dad hadn't flown in a while and were pretty surprised. Heck, dad even covered our eyes for what happened next. You can watch it yourself here:
Dad said that Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst had the opportunity to stand up to the TSA and President Obama, but he didn't. Mom asked him, how, if Dewhurst won't stand up to the TSA, can we expect him to stand up to President Obama? My sister said she and I will have billions of debt that our generation will have to deal with.
All I know is that Thanksgiving just isn't the same, and mom and dad say the people of Texas can thank David Dewhurst.
Next year, we'll just drive.
Davy Crockett, 10
Houston, TX
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LOVELACE's literary work emerges from his personal life experiences with diverse social groups in different areas of Trinidad and Tobago and reflects the difficulties of having to negotiate an independent present with a colonial past. His writing resonates within Trinidadian society in the efforts to rebuild a positive sense of identity in the Caribbean.
Lovelace acknowledges this notion as a life principle against which each individual whatever their social, cultural, or racial status can be an active agent in the forging of new identities.
The Dragon Can't Dance is the story of the existence of the people of Calvary Hill and the culture they create in the process of surviving.
The novel is episodic, placing greater emphasis on character portrayal than on story line.
The Hill attracts people from throughout Trinidad, who are quickly absorbed into the life and culture of the Hill, save the East Indian Pariag and his wife, Dolly who persistently fail to be symbiotically absorbed in the matrix of this mixed community.
Carnival, a festival marked by steel band and calypso music, totally transforms the Hill and its occupants to the extent that even a snob such as Miss Cleothilda can claim: "All o' we is one."
Chronologically, the novel is set in the late 1950s, a period marked by violent clashes between the politicised steel bands and toughs known as 'bad johns'.
In this environment, Fisheye and the other bad johns assert their manhood and act out the aggression that colonialism has nurtured in them.
In the same way, Aldrick uses his Carnival dragon costume to threaten and intimidate.
However, all this is not to last as modern commercialism steps in to still the steel bands and to emasculate their warriors.
In the unfolding of these altercations, Fisheye is asked to behave, and when he refuses, he is thrown out of his band.
Aldrick's dragon is disabled; Philo gives up on his 'calypsos of rebellion' and Carnival, once an expression of traditional warrior spirit is relegated to tourist entertainment.
The main stage for the development of the plot, Calvary Hill, is introduced through a series of descriptive elements that portray it as being something close to a slum.
The mood of the hill is described through the lifestyle of Aldrick Prospect, the novel's main character: "(he) would get up at midday from sleep, yawn, stretch, then start to think of where he might get something to eat, his brain working in the same smooth unhurried nonchalance with which he moved his feet."
He provides us with a picture of a sleeping world that is not in a hurry.
Carnival is set as the central focus of the novel and is portrayed as the only phenomenon that is able to bring the hill to life and corrupt everyday life in Trinidad.
The power and soul of Carnival, however, lies in calypso, the songs that "announce the new rhythms of the people, rhythms that climb over the red dirt and stone, break away rhythms that laugh through the bones of these enduring people."
Calypso music is what Trinidad and Tobago is best known for.
Along with folk songs and African and Indian-based classical forms, cross-cultural interactions have produced other indigenous forms of musical fusion. Calypso music grew together with carnival.
The music drew upon the West African Kaiso and French/European influences, and arose as a means of communication among the enslaved Africans.
Highly rhythmic and harmonic vocals characterised the music, which was most often sung in a French creole and led by a griot.
As calypso developed, the role of the griot (originally a similar travelling musician in West Africa) became known as 'calypsonian'.
The story details the demise of the 'bad johns' and the dragon.
These are major symbols of rebellion.
They resist the change and, for a while, perpetuate their 'warriorhood'.
They terrorise the community in line with the tradition of Carnival until their continued defiance leads to confrontation with the police.
In this confrontation Fisheye seizes a police jeep and two policemen hostage; and for two days, he and his gang ride with short-lived gusto through Port-of-Spain in a futile attempt to stir the people to rebellion against the system. Fisheye and Aldrick's failure results in their trial and imprisonment and brings about a transformation in Aldrick, who henceforth rejects the notion that playing a dragon once a year for two days is sufficient to constitute living.
Older and wiser, Aldrick returns to see whether there is still a life for him and the beautiful Sylvia, only to discover that the Hill has already claimed her.
She is on her way to being married to Guy, not out of love, but because he can provide her with material comforts.
For Aldrick, it is also late for a rapprochement with Pariag, who has become a shopkeeper.
Both Aldrick and Pariag pass up the opportunity to connect. Aldrick stops before the shop and moves on, while Pariag admits that "I had a chance to call him in.
"I didn't do it.
"I paused too.
"Just like him—and moved on."
The author begins with the depiction of life in the community known as 'the yard', where most of the major characters live, and the story line returns to the yard at the conclusion of the text.
The yard community has disintegrated with the departures of Fisheye, Aldrick, and Pariag. Philo has moved away, and Basil, Aldrick's apprentice in costume making, is about to join the police force.
Cleothilda, now looking her age, no longer spurns the advances of the now successful and popular Philo.
In the end everything changes.
It is now time for every character not only to soul-search, but also to redefine oneself in terms of the demands of the new age.
While the past can still inform the present, it can no longer rigidly assert itself. The dragon can no longer dance.
Footprints of Africa in the Caribbean: Part Two
LOVELACE's literary work emerges from his personal life experiences with diverse social groups in different areas of Trinidad and Tobago and reflects the difficulties of having to negotiate an independent present with a colonial past. His writing resonates within Trinidadian society in the efforts to rebuild a positive sense of identity in the Caribbean.


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Domesticated Man. Man, of course, is the most domesticated of all animals, and it is not surprising that his natural inhibition again...
Man, of course, is the most domesticated of all animals, and it is not surprising that his natural inhibition against miscegenation has become confused—even without the perverse efforts of the egalitarians to promote racial mixing. We should instead wonder at the degree to which this healthiest and most essential of our natural sexual predispositions has survived centuries of a most unnatural lifestyle.
There is a great deal of evidence, historical and otherwise, indicating that in the past the White race, at least, felt a much stronger inhibition against miscegenation than it does today. As urbanization has spread, so has racial mixing. The evidence also indicates a marked variation from race to race in the strength of the inhibition against miscegenation—a variation which, to be sure, may only reflect the effect of different racial lifestyles.
Aryans, Dorians, Goths. The ancient Nordic tribes of Europe universally abhorred racial mixing. The Aryans who conquered India more than 35 centuries ago imposed a strict ban on any sexual contact with the non-White indigenous population, a ban which survives in vestigial form to this day as the Indian caste system. The Dorians who conquered the Peloponnessus at about the same time—and were later known by the name of their chief city, Sparta—likewise forbade miscegenation with the non-Nordic Pelasgian natives. And the Goths who conquered Italy 2,000 years later refrained from mating with the mixed, partly Mediterranean population they encountered there.
In every case the inhibition eventually broke down, as the hardy conquerors settled into a new and softer lifestyle and departed more and more from their ancestral ways. As warriors, hunters, farmers, and craftsmen living in close communion with Nature in their northern fields and forests, their sexual instincts remained sound. But when they became city dwellers and merchants and clerks and administrators, their instincts became blunted, and this fact was reflected in gradually changing sexual mores.


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Qin Shi Huang was a historical character featured in Legend Quest. The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang was obsessed with immortality.
Qin Shi Huang was "powerful and stubborn". He was obsessed with the concept of immortality, which would eventually be his downfall.
Qin Shi Huang was a tall and powerful looking man. He had black hair and pale skin. His face wore a noble "Fu Manchu mustache" as he wore a wore a jet black and crimson red Hanfu Hat upon his head. With eyes of blackness and hollowness, the emperor was a proud and stout man, commanding a great presence just by merely standing as he watched over his artificial army. The emperor wore white and gray robes with crimson re and black cuffings.
Qin Shi Huang was born in the 3rd Century BC and rose to power as the first emperor of China. Powerful, yet stubborn, Qin Shi Huang was obsessed with the secrets of immortality. He had a daughter named Nu Gui, who was loyal and faithful.
She had discovered the steam that granted immortality at the cost of her sanity. She poisoned her father with the accursed steam, leaving her father to dead as she rose to power as one of the most powerful witches. His corpse still rots in the Terracotta Army as a disgusting skeleton by the events of "Nu Gui".
Nu GuiEdit
Nu Gui seemed to love her father before she lost her sanity to the Immortal Steam, as she searched high and low for the secret of immortality for her father. However, after he madness, she cared not a thing for her father and poisoned him with the steam.
- Nu Gui (Story)
Notes and TriviaEdit
- His name is never actually mentioned throughout the episode, but his role as the first emperor of China, his obsession with immortality, his eventual mercurial madness and emperor sealed in the Terracotta Army lines up with the historical figure quite well.


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The ability to control others via illusions. Sub-power to Illusion Manipulation.
Also Called
- Hypnotic Illusion
- Illusionary Control
- Illusive Subordination
The user can manipulate others by feeding the victim intricate illusive images of their worst fears, desires, etc.
- Hypnosis
- Illusive Appearance
- Mind Control
- Selective Illusions
- Subliminal Seduction
- Subordination Manipulation
- Telepathy
Known Users
- Ruin (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach)
- Itachi Uchiha (Naruto)
- Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
- Shisui Uchiha (Naruto)
- Hakuryuu Ren (Magi); via Belial
- Rokudo Mukuro (Katekyo Hitman Reborn)
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Experiment with the flagship pack of the Filaflex range. Choose the diameter and the pack with the colour combination of your choice.
With this pack of four 50 g samples of Filaflex 82A, you can test this elastic filament in your 3D printer without having to buy a larger spool. Several packs are available with various colour combinations to choose from.
The Filaflex 82A Original is the flagship filament of the Filaflex range. An elastic filament with a shore hardness of 82A, meaning that it can stretch by up to 650% before breaking. Its greatest advantage is that after stretching, it returns to its original shape without deforming or breaking. The filaments of the Filaflex range have great print bed adhesion, so they don't need a heated bed, blue tape, Kapton tape, lacquer or any other spray adhesive. What's more, they are odourless and resistant to solvents, acetone and fuel. Different guidelines are required for printing with Filaflex. That's why the 3D printer needs to be properly configured. How to get started with Filaflex? We recommend this article written by Steve Wood of Gyrobot.
Filaflex 82A is non-toxic and may come in contact with the skin, but it is not approved for medical or food use. It can be used to create:
– Insoles: orthotic insoles.
– Prostheses and models of organs: prosthetic arms and hands, organs for simulation of surgical operations, etc.
– Flexible objects and parts for manufacturing and the automotive industry: stoppers, joints, tyres, grippers, etc.
– Textile parts and accessories: textile garments, fabrics, prints on garments, bags, earrings, etc.
– Footwear: soles, shoes, sandals, slippers, etc.
Print temperature: 215-250 °C
Print speed: 20-60 mm/s
Diameter tolerance: 0.03 mm
Retractions: from 4-8 mm/s to 40 mm/s. In the extreme case of a clogged extruder, make sure you disable retractions.
Increase the flow if the extrusion of the filament is intermittent, between 105 % – 115 %.
Reduce the pressure of the lever arm that presses the filament onto the motor pulley to avoid clogging the filament and causing blockages.
Pack 'colors': yellow (1), green (1), red (1) and blue (1). Pack 'monochrome': black (1), white (1), grey (1) and transparent (1).


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Pool Tip of the Day – Salt System? What is your TDS?
Today I'd like to talk about Salt Pools, Salinity levels, and the Pros and Cons. Join the conversation! Tell me about your experiences! I love reading comments about your pools and answering questions! To begin, a Salt Pool is another system to introduce disinfectants into your pool water. It uses a process known as "electrolysis" to convert Salt into Free Chlorine. The process is fascinating and yet very basic in terms of chemistry principles. Electrolysis is a method of separating bonded elements and compounds by passing an electric current through them. The chemical makeup of salt is Sodium Chloride (NaCl). Your "salt cell" is made up of thin metal plates that are close together but not touching. An electrical current is connected to the plates. When the salt water passes through the cell, the electrical current flows through the salt water and "breaks" the salt water into Hypochlorous Acid (HCIO) and Sodium Hypochlorite (NaCIO). Sodium Hypochlorite is the same exact chlorine we all use in swimming pools as a disinfectant. So, a saltwater pool is not actually a non-chlorine pool; it simply utilizes added salt and a chlorine generator (salt cell) instead of direct addition of chlorine. Like traditionally chlorinated pools, saltwater pools must be monitored in order to maintain proper water chemistry. Low chlorine levels can be caused by insufficient salt, an incorrect (low) chlorine-generation setting on the SWG unit, higher-than-normal chlorine demand, low stabilizer, sun exposure, or mechanical issues with the chlorine generator. Salt count can be lowered due to splash-out, backwashing, and dilution via rainwater. **Note – Many times during the summer, your salt cell may have a hard time keeping up with the necessary chlorine generation for the same reasons listed in the previous paragraph. It is a good idea to keep liquid chlorine and some Trichlor tablets on-hand to assist the generator in maintaining a sufficient chlorine level. In order for your Salt pool to run efficiently and produce Free Chlorine, you must first keep the salt level between 2,500 ppm and 3,000 ppm. Check your manufacturer's recommendations to be exact. The salt levels can be measured with a TDS (total dissolved solids) meter. If the TDS is too low, add more salt. If your TDS is too high, remove water and replace it with fresh water. **Note – Your pool pump must be running for your salt system to produce chlorine. When your pool pump is not running, you will not be producing chlorine! The Benefits: Salt systems in pools are convenient and provide a constant delivery of pure chlorine-based sanitizer when the pool pump is running. There is a perceived reduction of irritating chloramines versus traditional chlorinating methods. The "softening" effect of electrolysis reducing dissolved alkali minerals in the water are also perceived as benefits. For some people that have sensitivities to chlorine, these systems may be less offensive. Salt water pools are cheaper to maintain throughout the year, since salt is significantly cheaper than the commercial chlorines. $10 can buy about 40 lbs. of salt versus only 5 gallons of liquid chlorine.
The Disadvantages: The initial cost of the salt system, maintenance costs, and the cost of replacement cells is a disadvantage to consider. Salt is corrosive and will damage some metals and some improperly-sealed stone. However, as the ideal saline concentration of a salt-chlorinated pool is very low, less than 3,500 ppm, damage usually occurs due to improperly-maintained pool chemistry or improper maintenance of the electrolytic cell. Pool equipment manufacturers will not honor warranties on stainless steel products damaged by saline pools. Have a question or concern?
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All Images Courtesy of Apple Inc.
In this week's event, Apple solidified its holiday product lineup with three new iPhones, new Apple Watch models and a 4K Apple TV. In a marketplace where phone specs are becoming increasingly difficult to differentiate on, Apple doubles-down on its commitment to software and services, particularly around augmented reality (AR) and machine learning.
No event in tech commands as much clickbait, as much speculation or as much attention as Apple's September event where, since 2011, the Cupertino company has unveiled its flagship iPhone for the year. This year has been no different.
But this year has done more. This year, it's also offered up an easy barometer to ascertain which outlets and would-be tech influencers are here for the clicks and who's here for the tech. If your headline is that the newest iPhone is a thousand dollars, surprise, you've lost the game.
And while it's true that, yes, there's a top-of-the-line model that starts at $999 ($30 more than the top-tier Plus model), it skips over several significant leaps Apple has undoubtedly popularized starting with these new devices and the iOS update that powers them. It's easy for the industry to land on similar hardware designs, but it's much harder to create experiences that become the user expectation.
With the advancements in both software and hardware across iOS and watchOS this year, Apple is doing just that, leaving a slew of opportunities for brands looking to tell their digital stories in a physical world.
Apple Watch + Cellular Makes Contextual Marketing a Reality
It was at this event in 2014 that Apple announced Apple Watch alongside the larger iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models. This week, it's the top-selling watch by revenue in the world. To celebrate the third anniversary of the watch announcement, Apple Watch Series 3 introduces two new models, one with and one without an Long Term Evolution (LTE) connection.
Like last year's Series 2 models, both Series 3 units have global positioning system (GPS) built in and are swim-proof and dust resistant. The newer model is 70% faster thanks to a new dual-core central processing unit (CPU). They also feature a built-in altimeter and a W2 chip for wireless audio—that's the second generation of the system built-in to Apple's wireless AirPods.
True, this isn't the first smartwatch to have a cellular connection, but with the Series 3, the Apple Watch reaches this milestone without compromising on its all-day, 18-hour battery life and while maintaining it's slimmer-than-most design.
For brands, the addition of a cellular radio could make watchOS a focal point for the next generation of mobile apps. Now the geofences around your store locations, your mobile ordering and payment endpoints are available even when the user is without their phone.
The opportunities for marketers also extends to healthcare, where the watch is quite literally saving lives, both in medical studies for conditions like Type I Diabetes to arrhythmia (part of a new study with Stanford announced earlier this week). The watch has been a critical component to Apple's ResearchKit, CareKit and HealthKit initiatives since its debut and is now an indispensable tool for thousands of physicians, nurses and staff at hospitals nationwide.
With new proactive watch faces like the Siri face in watchOS 4, the next year is full of opportunities for brands who are willing to make a jump to the wrist. The Apple Watch Series 3 is available on September 22nd, with watchOS 4 launching for existing users on September 19.
Apple TV 4 Meets 4K
Probably the most modest of this week's updates is that the Apple TV now supports 4K high dynamic range (HDR) video playback. If you've purchased high definition (HD) movies on iTunes, your copies will be automatically converted to 4K versions, which will make for a superb viewing experience on TVs that support it.
While we didn't see Apple's long-rumored and oft-delayed streaming TV service, the TV app on your Apple TV, iPhone and iPad will now enjoy live sports coverage and 4K support for playing back the memories you create and share on your iOS devices.
The new Apple TV is available alongside the Apple Watch, the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus on 9/22.
Two Supercharged iPhones…and the iPhone to Rule Them All
Correctly guessing Apple's product marketing names is difficult. More times than not, what you'll read on the Internet is wrong. Going into the event, we knew there were three iPhones. Thanks to a last-minute leak of a production build of iOS 11, we also knew two of them were, indeed, to be referred to as iPhone 8 rather than 7s.
In truth, the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are incredibly worthy of a full numeral jump.
- Wireless charging. Inductive charging, to be more precise. All the same, Apple has joined the Qi wireless charging standard, ensuring that wireless-ready iPhones charge just as well on their forthcoming AirPower charging mat as they do on the Belkin one in your car, or even the one embedded at your local participating McDonald's.
- Case compatibility. The new, glass-backed enclosure of the iPhone 8 series retains near enough the same device size such that most cases should be compatible. Apple says the glass used on the back is the strongest ever in a smartphone, if you're feeling brave.
- Amazing cameras. The iPhone has long been the gold standard for excellent cameras, both for the system camera as well as in apps like Snapchat and Instagram. With the iPhone 8 and iOS 11, the camera is getting a lot smarter by applying machine learning to make your photos and videos even better (more on this in a second).
And then there is the flagship of flagships. It's not iPhone Pro, and it was certainly not iPhone Edition. It's iPhone X ("iPhone 10," like Apple's old branding for macOS). Apple's pitch is that this is the device that kicks off the smartphone's direction for the next 10 years.
Gone is the home button and the bezels at the top and bottom. It's all screen, and it's a gorgeous one at that.
- SuperRetina Display. The iPhone X sports a 5.8" organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display with a pixel density of 458 pixels per inch. That makes for a display that is rich and vibrant. Like the iPhone 8, it sports a TrueTone display that automatically adjusts the color temperature to match your ambient lighting. The X model is the first iPhone to sport an OLED screen, and production standards and supply constraints are a leading contributor to the phone's $999 price tag, shipping delay, and availability constraints.
- FaceID and the TrueDepth Camera. There's no TouchID for fingerprint scanning on the iPhone X. Instead, waking your device is as simple as looking at it while you swipe up from the bottom. That's thanks to a new sensor array along the top that uses groundbreaking machine learning to recognize your face. Facial hair, glasses, scarves? Your iPhone has got it handled. Both the camera and FaceID are available to third party apps, too. Worried about security? Don't. FaceID's chances of being fooled by another human's face are one in a million (fingerprints were one in 50,000). Apple has also worked with Hollywood mask makers to ensure that 3D sculpts of your face can't fool FaceID, much less a 2D photo.
- Launching as an iMessage app, the iPhone X introduces Animoji—emojis that match the movements of your face. Through TrueDepth camera, Animojis replicate over 50 unique muscle movements in your face and let you use them as animated voice messages or stickers in iMessage. While brands will not be able to participate in Apple's pack without invitation, it would be very interesting to play with these application programming interfaces (APIs).
- Longer battery life. Optimizations and physical changes to the iPhone X give it two more hours of battery life over the iPhone 7. That's more battery in a phone with a bigger screen, but roughly the same physical size as the iPhone 6/6s/7.
The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are available beginning September 22, with the iPhone X shipping November 3. With three devices, this launch is huge. The biggest story about these three iPhones for brands, though, is what's inside.
Cameras Designed for AR, Internals Designed to Learn
The biggest thing a smartphone has replaced is the dedicated camera for all but the professional photographers. With these three iPhones, however, Apple is combining their excellence in camera design with their hardware expertise to create both camera systems and an internal processor that are designed with machine learning in mind.
The result? The largest platform for AR in the world, stunningly computed image quality and an ecosystem for the next computing paradigm.
- A11 Bionic. Apple's newest A-Series processor sports a six-core design (up from four in last year's A10), offering two 25% faster performance cores and four power-efficient cores that offer a 70% increase year-over-year. For the first time, the A11 includes an Apple-designed graphics processing unit (GPU), increasing game performance by 30% while also being architected with Apple's CoreML and machine learning in mind.
- Neural Engine. On the iPhone X, the A11 also gets a neural engine, a dedicated system capable of making 600 billion calculations a second for machine learning. This is the secret to FaceID, to be sure. It also bodes well for Apple's Siri intelligence throughout the system in iOS 11.
- Smarter Cameras. Thanks to a boost from the device's machine learning, Apple's new camera system intelligently examines over two million points inside a photo or video as you're shooting it, optimizing it for quality and compression.
- Portrait Lighting. Thanks to improvements, the dual cameras on the iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X sport enhancements to Portrait Mode like Portrait Lighting, a new setting that dynamically adjusts the lighting on portrait photos such that the subject always looks great in any light setting. Portrait Lighting can also be applied non-destructively to existing shots, where applicable. Both modes are available on the front-facing camera for the first time on the iPhone X.
- Designed for AR. Apple's investment in ARKit is no joke. These cameras not only support it, they're factory-optimized for it. Working hand-in-hand, the A11 chip and the front and rear cameras work to actively track faces, lighting and the world around the user to make possible a detailed level of AR that hasn't been seen on a phone before—if anywhere.
ARe Brands Ready?
If brands take nothing else away from this event, it's that the bar has been raised on AR.
We're not talking about Blippar anymore. We're not even talking about just a gimmick where we overlay a frame or a logo. The time has come to start talking about experiences in AR. With partners like Snapchat already working to bring AR to their app and a gold rush about to begin on the App Store, this is an area where brands can merge their physical and digital experiences like never before.
Between ARKit in iOS 11 and ARCore coming to Android phones, the next change to the game is here. The question remains: are brands ready?


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The Neal Estate Team's Victoria Real Estate Market Update for April 2018
Posted by Ron Neal on Thursday, April 5th, 2018 at 2:52pm.
As expected, government influences are impacting our Victoria and BC wide real estate market. The combination of new federal tax strategies, mortgage stress test, increased interest rates, expanded and increased foreign buyer tax and impending speculation tax is starting the push the market balance towards favouring buyers. There is widely varied market activity by price range and area with the lower end in our Victoria market still in very short supply.
Sales of all property types declined in March by 25% from the previous year with just 688 sold down from 929 in march of 2017. Condominium sales were down by 28% with just 211 sold and single family homes were down by 30% with just 337 sold this March.
The Victoria Real Estate Board reported an increase in the number of active listings at the end of March up to 1,766 from 1,566 at the end of March last year. Those numbers include properties of all types including raw land, commercial and recreational. Looking at just "residential", the trend is definitely increasing inventory and fewer sales. For the first time in more than a year we now have slightly more active residential listings (just over 1,400) than we have licensed Realtors (1,355).
As always, individual market areas, price ranges and property types are experiencing significant differences in the balance of supply and demand. While there continues to be strong interest and activity in the upper end, the proportion of sales to listings of luxury homes has slipped to more than a one year supply. Although the balance is shifting, the lower and mid-range of both condos, attached and detached housing remains significantly undersupplied with only a 6 week supply relative to sales to listings in Victoria under $500,000.
Despite all the intervention and external influences, our economy is still the strongest in Canada, unemployment the lowest, climate and lifestyle the best, so we still have people moving here who need homes! That demand appears to be continuing to drive prices up with new records for Home Price Index Benchmarks last month. Single family homes in Victoria's core increased 9.4% year over year from $785,600 to $859,400 and the benchmark for condos in the Victoria core increased 19.6% over the past year from $409,700 to $490,700.
Our provincial government has introduced harsh measures with the intention of "reducing home prices in British Columbia". I understand the intention, based on the desire to make housing more affordable. The trouble with that approach is that it will undermine our economy, lead to job losses, erode equity from the almost 70% of BC residents who own their homes and more. BCREA Economics analysis* shows that even a relatively modest negative price shock will produce significant consequences to the BC economy. The solution we need is not more restrictions and taxes but deregulation and incentives for developers to create more affordable housing.
If you are wondering about taking advantage of this market or you happen to know someone who is, give us a call. For up to date and relevant information for you please call or text us at 250.386.8181 to arrange your free consultation, without obligation of course. We can help you to navigate this year's spring market, ensuring any purchase and/or sale goes smoothly.
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Hamden Delegation BondingFebruary 1, 2017
State Representatives Josh Elliott (D-88), Michael D'Agostino (D-91) and Robyn Porter (D-94), applauded the State Bonding Commission's approval of $297,800 in funding for the Hamden Police Department.
The State Bonding Commission reimbursed the Hamden Police Department for their purchase of body cameras and video storage devices.
"Body cameras for police simultaneously help residents and police feel safer in our community," Rep. Elliott said. "For residents, they can be assured that police are held accountable for their conduct and that any interactions with police will be reviewed. For police, body cameras offer an efficient way to collect evidence and can help train fellow officers when dealing with high-intensity situations. In order to build a strong relationship between a police department and the community, there has to be trust and transparency, and these body cameras will do just that."


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Friday, January 9, 2015
A brief introduction explaining the Pixel
Have you ever heard someone say, "look twice and you may see something different?" Well sometimes in art, if you look from a distance a picture may look clearer than it does up-close. In digital art imagine one color (blue) being replicated two hundred million times on a square. If you look at the picture from far away it would look like a blue square. If you come up close it would look like a bunch of tiny dots forming a square. In digital media those little colors forming a picture are called pixels. The variations of light in regards to pixels depends on the type of monitor. You have LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or LED (Light Emitting Diode), each type varying in specifications and picture quality. To introduce the pixel you would have to emit it through one of these types of monitors. To sum it up you cannot have one without the other. This is a brief introduction explaining the pixel.
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ON SUNDAY APRIL 22, 2012, TUNE INTO KUAC's AlaskaOne service Or KAKM, YOUR LOCAL PBS STATIONS FOR THE PREMIERE OF ENERGY QUEST USA AND POWERING THE PLANET. Gather your friends and family for two new installments of EARTH: THE OPERATORS' MANUAL, the acclaimed PBS documentary series on climate change and sustainable energy. Meet people who are energizing America by rolling up their sleeves and taking control of their energy future.
ENERGY QUEST USA (4/22 3pm on KUAC & 4/30 8pm on KAKM) visits five very different American communities from Alaska to Fort Worth, Texas to the East Coast where people are making smart choices based on economics and the environment. Their experiences chart a path every U.S. community can follow to adapt to the challenges climate change may bring.
POWERING THE PLANET (KUAC WORLD 4/27/12 at 2,5 & 10pm & KAKM 4/26 8pm) takes an eye-opening look at some of the world's most important case studies in energy policy. Brazil has sugar cane. Denmark has wind. Morocco has sunshine. China has plans. And America has… politics and indecision. Using compelling stories that showcase the many ways in which great nations and smaller communities are finding sustainable solutions, this program asks an urgent question: is America making the right decisions for its own energy future?
Don't just watch – get involved! EARTH: THE OPERATORS' MANUAL is not just a documentary series; it's also a movement for people like you who want to get busy building a better future. Join our community of pragmatists on the web to learn more about how you can make a difference at home, in your town, and for our nation and planet:
EARTH: THE OPERATORS' MANUAL is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and produced by Passport to Knowledge/Geoff Haines-Stiles Productions, Inc.


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Thanksgiving and Christmas are on the doorstep – two of the most welcomed guests of the year. If I loved this time of year any more, I'd probably explode. From September to January, everywhere you look in our home (and yard), you see pumpkins, happy ghosts (I collect the smiling ones, not the grumps), scarecrows, bats, Pilgrims, Native Americans, turkeys, cranberries, snowmen, santas, angels, Christmas mice, Christmas trees, and or general hoopla.
The room, of course, with the most excitement, is the kitchen – It's a non-stop party!
An ingredient that I can't imagine anytime without, let alone the holidays, is Carnation evaporated milk. Not only does it add richness to every recipe it graces, it has a sentimental bond with me as well.
When my husband and I first started dating, I met his adorable mom (Frances) and stepfather (J.L.). They've moved on to Heaven now – I guess Heaven needed some extra cuteness. They were an older couple and he looked an awful lot like Abe Vigoda ("Fish" remember him?). When we first started going to their house, J.L. often had coffee made up (loved that about him). I normally put cool whip or whipping cream in my coffee – after all, I was 18-19 and probably didn't even know what calories were. J.L. always put Carnation evaporated milk in his coffee. The first time he made me a cup, he asked if I wanted "creamer." I said, "You bet!" To my horror, he reached in the fridge and pulled out a can of Carnation evaporated milk. My mind said, "Whoa, he's lost it. That's what my mom puts in Pumpkin pie!"
Never one to hurt someone's feelings OR turn down a cup of coffee, I graciously accepted the alien cup of coffee. And not only drank every drop – went back for more WITH the evaporated milk.
I still, to this day, love Carnation Evaporated milk in my coffee. It reminds me of afternoons around the table with loved ones – and it tastes fantastic.
I also love evaporated milk in my recipes. Did you know that you can replace whole milk with evaporated milk in just about any recipe. I've never run into one that it didn't work beautifully and richly.
Below is a fantastic recipe from Carnation Evaporated Milk. You have to try it as soon as possible… how about now?!
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 can (12 fl. oz.) NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk
- 3 large eggs
- 1 ripe pear, cored and thinly sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
PREHEAT oven to 450º F.
POUR melted butter into 9-inch deep-dish pie plate or cake pan. Swirl to coat bottom and sides of plate.
COMBINE flour, 1/4 cup sugar and salt in medium bowl. Whisk evaporated milk and eggs in another medium bowl until blended. Add to flour mixture; whisk for 30 seconds or until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pie plate. Arrange pear slices on top of batter in pinwheel design, pushing down slightly. Combine remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon in small bowl. Sprinkle top with sugar mixture.
BAKE for 15 to 20 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Serve warm.
TIP: For a harvest twist on this fabulous recipe, substitute sautéed apples for pears. YUM!
This recipe is from Carnation Evaporated Milk's Holiday Recipe Guide, Full of Flavor. Click the link for your FREE copy. I love mine and have plans to make each recipe over the next 2 months.
Visit The Cooking Milk.com for more recipes as well as an awesome Virtual Kitchen with a friendly and lovely guide filled with great ideas and information.
TIP: Use Carnation Evaporated Milk the next time you make Hot Chocolate. I'd be willing to bet it's a "secret" ingredient at a lot of coffee houses. It makes it richer and creamier somehow. Don't forget the marshmallows!


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"Gold Runner", "Truck" shine at Duhok film festival
TEHRAN – Iranian director Turaj Aslani's drama "Gold Runner" and his fellow filmmaker Kambuzia Partovi's movie "Truck" won awards at the 7th edition of the Duhok International Film Festival in Iraq, the organizers announced on Monday.
"Gold Runner" received the New Talent Award for World Cinema while "Truck" was presented with the FIPRESCI Award for the Best Kurdish Feature Film. "Truck" star Saeid Aqakhani was also named best actor for his role in the film.
"Gold Runner" is about Reza, a gold runner who delivers gold pieces after work to retailers. Delivering the gold as usual one day, he is held up by a group of gang members who hit him and steal the gold pieces. The owner of the retail business demands repayment, but Reza has no way to pay him back. Hearing from his friend Louie that there is an expensive jewel somewhere in the floor of a traditional toilet in the workshop, Reza uses the money from the aid group to bid on the workshop at an auction.
"Truck" recounts the story of a Yazidi woman who becomes homeless after the Iraqi ethnic and religious minority is attacked by Daesh forces in the summer of 2014.
In addition, Minu Sharifipur was selected as best actress for her role in Iranian director Salem Salavati's movie "At Dawn".
The film tells the story of Shakhawan, whose sister has been killed by a young boy. The killer's retaliation has been postponed twice due to the gathering of the villagers and their request for Shakhawan and his family's forgiveness.
"Xalko", co-directed by Sami Mermer from Canada and Hind Benchekroun from Morocco, was crowned best feature film while the awards for best director and best screenwriter were given to Turkish filmmaker Serhat Karaaslan for his film "Passed by Censor".
The special jury award for the best international film was presented to "Flesh Out" by Italian filmmaker Michela Occhipinti.
Ida Panahandeh, the Iranian director of the acclaimed movie "Israfil", which was the winner of the New Talent Award for World Cinema at the 6th edition of the Duhok festival, was on the jury panel of the event organized in the Iraqi town of Duhok from September 9 to 16.
Photo: Iranian director Turaj Aslani poses after receiving the New Talent Award for his movie "Gold Runner" at the 7th Duhok International Film Festival in Iraq on September 16, 2019.


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Wordpress initial design
Budget €30-250 EUR
Hi, i need a web designer who could finish building this basic things in my website (already some modifications to the theme have been made, related to the main menu)
I need a small dropdown menu opening on click, just below the hamburger menu, all the images in the website should look responsive and you should remove the arrow icon showing up in the main menu on mobile phones. (only hamburger menu should be in the main menu). Then the social icons in the right side of the main menu.
I will add an image to the homepage and galleries to the other 2 menus. This is a fashion site which in future will also have an e-commerce.
I prefer if you use the theme which is already installed but if you guess it's better for your work using another one you may, i just want the result to be graphically like the image you see in the homepage of the site and be able to modify it later on:
the site is -> [login to view URL]
You will work on local and when the site is ready you will send me the fiiles which i'm going to upload live and if everything is okay you will be fully paid. I will also need a short record of the editing/code you made to the website.
I need the work to be completed before tomorrow evening (Monday 27 may 4.00 pm GMT +2) . If everything is okay you will probably be taken in consideration for future jobs.
Thanks in advance and write me soon :)
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I guess that – when you have been reading my blog for a while now, you know about my pet-peeves of Paint.exe covers and self-edited books. Yet still, there are days I receive unsolicited manuscripts (not even in an eBook format) that have not been edited. At all.
Whether or not to use an editor is often a big debate in the Facebook groups I frequent. And no matter how often I say: if you want to be a best-selling author, you need an editor, there will always be someone telling me that I am wrong, that the only thing a bestseller needs is a great story, and that Amazon and the readers will do the rest. They do not think editing books is important – in the end, readers who like the story will give a good review anyway…
Some people you just cannot help. I love giving great advise and I love seeing authors and writers thrive of the advice… but sometimes people are just too stubborn to listen.
Here is some advice I can give you when looking for an editor.
Hire editors that worked with publishers.
A lot of editors out there are freelancers and have only worked as freelancers. This is not per se a bad thing, but you can't just wake up one day and think 'hey – I read a lot of books, I am going to be an editor now.' In fact: when working for a publisher, it takes 3 years before you can edit your own books.
I was browsing author and book promotion groups on Facebook and one of the admins had created a post that said 'After promoting books for 2 years, I am now taking the next logical step and will be offering my editing services.' – how is offering editing services the next logical step? What does editing have to do with promoting books on a Facebook Group? She is not an agency, she is not a professional marketer, she just runs a Facebook Group!
Anyway, there are a lot of editors out there that have no real experience editing books, that do not have the right education… and this is why it is always safest to ask about their previous projects. You can obviously make your own judgement, but always remember that paying money for the services of an inexperienced, freelance editor is just throwing money out of the window.
Figure out what editor you need.
There are many kinds of editors and you will need to make a conscious decision as to what kind of editing service your book will need. In fact: you might need several rounds of editing depending on the feedback of your editor.
You can read more about this via this link: http://thebookmarketingexpert.com/2018/06/04/how-to-select-the-perfect-book-editor/
Get a trial edit
Before you open your wallet, you will want to know that the editor you are hiring is doing a good job. This is where trial edits come in play. You can send off a piece of your writing to the editors you are prospecting.
Test the editor by putting in some difficult to notice spelling or grammar mistakes. This way you will know they will give your work the attention it deserves.
Still having difficulties finding an editor…?
If you are still not sure about what editor you should hire or where to find a good one? Ask referrals in author communities or send out emails to best-selling authors asking them what editors they are currently using.


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Encouraging youngsters into fishing
20th April 2015
The Scottish Fishermen's Federation (SFF) is gearing up for Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen 29 30 May 2015 where it will be promoting the themes of safety and promoting career opportunities for youngsters in fishing.
New safety rules and encouraging youngsters into fishing will be key SFF themes The Scottish Fishermen's Federation (SFF) is gearing up for Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen 2015 where it will be promoting the themes of safety and promoting career opportunities for youngsters in fishing.
Derek Cardno, SFF Safety Officer, said: "We expect to have the information on STCW-F very shortly and the SFF will be briefing the industry on its implications and the steps that need to be taken to ensure compliance."
The SFF, who are a show sponsor, believes that it is essential to attract more youngsters into fishing if the future of the industry is to be secured. This is why it has launched with its partners Aberdeenshire Council and the Scottish Maritime Academy (SMA) a new ground-breaking initiative in Aberdeenshire schools. The new scheme involves youngsters being offered introductory training at the SMA followed by work placement on a fishing vessel, with the option to go on a specially designed two-year Modern Apprenticeship course afterwards.
As part of the initiative, a small number of specially invited Aberdeenshire school leavers who have expressed a real interest to participate in this training, will visit the expo to learn more about the scheme and also see at first hand the diversity of the fishing industry. Meanwhile, the SFF will also be promoting key safety at sea issues at the Expo – including new information on the European STCW-F initiative, which aims to standardise rules. The UK is currently not covered by these regulations, but it will be shortly, and there will be significant implications for the Scottish fishing industry and how it operates.
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