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The Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) reported that numbers have been strong at the eight regional shows held throughout the state this year.
According to a press release, the show season kicked off with the Fort Myers RV Show in January. Marking its 27th year, the event featured 15 Gulf Coast dealers along with over 100 vendors. Show Chairman Chris Morse reported heavy traffic of over 11,500 attendees along with steady sales by participating dealers.
"While customer traffic was very good, our dealer body was very pleased with the many sales made at the show and afterward," he said.
Results from other shows included:
- The Ocala RV Show, held the last week in January, drew over 5,300 people despite a day of rain on Friday and moving to a new location this year. "This was the first year at the new location adjacent to the Super Flea Market, which gave us great visibility from I-75," said FRVTA Marketing Director Dave Kelly. "It's easier to get to and we are closer to town than the old location. I believe we would have had a better crowd if not for the big accident on I-75 on Sunday morning."
- The Jacksonville RV Show returned for the third year to the Jacksonville Equestrian Center. "We used a new promotion to prompt visitors to go to every dealer and get a card stamped that made them eligible for a drawing every hour for a $50 gas card," said Region 6 President Tom Tibbitts. "This not only got people to visit every dealer, it also gave every dealer the chance to interact with every visitor."
- The Central Florida RV Show, held at the Volusia County Fairgrounds in DeLand the third weekend of February, was impacted by poor weather and competing with the new dates for the Daytona 500. "We really felt the effects of the new dates for the Daytona 500 and the bad weather didn't do us any favors either," said Ken Prentiss, Region 4 President. "We will be addressing these concerns at our next meeting to make sure we don't get into the same situation next year."
- The 6th Annual Spring Clean-out RV Show took place the last weekend in February. The admission-free event is held in conjunction with an annual home and garden show at Germain Arena, which is situated along I-75 and adjacent to a large outlet mall. Beautiful weather drew an increased patron count of more than 3,500 attendees over three days to see new and used product from seven dealers. "This event is designed to attract those undecided customers from our January event," explained Show Manager Jack Carver. "We also target the many RVers in the Naples-area market where no RV Dealers are located."
- The Destin Commons RV Show was held in the parking lot at the Destin Commons Mall in front of the Bass Pro Shops which drew a lot of outdoor enthusiasts. This show is free to the public so there is no record of actual attendance. The three participating dealers even had good crowds during the set up of the show. "I think we all sold something even before the show opened on Thursday," said Region 5 President Neal Stewart. "We are looking at other facilities that will allow us to set up a paid gate."
- The West Palm Beach RV Show was staged during the second week of March. Held in the parking lot of the South Florida Fairgrounds, this show had about the same attendance as last year in spite of rain on three of the four days. Over 4,500 people attended the event over the weekend with most of the dealers reporting good sales.
- The final show in March was the Tampa Bay Spring RV Show held in the middle of the month at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. Moving the show from last year's Plant City site proved to be a winning strategy as the event, which drew 2,500 last year, attracted close to 3,000 consumers over the four days of the show. Additionally, great weather and an aggressive ad campaign added up to a busy weekend.
The FRVTA will stage two more RV Shows this season before wrapping things up. The 17th Annual RV SuperSaver Show in Fort Myers in mid-April and the Stuart RV Show in May are expected to continue drawing consumers interested in the RV Lifestyle.
For more information, contact the FRVTA at (813) 741-0488 or www.frvta.org.


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Pokémon Emerald Version
Pokémon Emerald Version (Japanese: ポケットモンスターエメラルド Pocket Monsters Emerald) is a solitary version to Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, and is the fifth and final Generation III core series game. Like its predecessor, Pokémon Crystal, it added many features not present in the earlier paired versions. It was released in Japan on September 16, 2004, in North America on May 1, 2005, in Australia on June 9, 2005 and in Europe on October 21, 2005.
It was the second highest-selling video game of 2005 in North America. It was also the third best-selling game for the Game Boy Advance, losing to the other Generation III games, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
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The Hoenn region is unstable — Rayquaza has awakened! Your skills as a Trainer will be challenged like they've never been challenged before as you try to maintain balance between Kyogre & Groudon. Prove your skill by earning Badges & gaining access to the Battle Frontier — the front line of Pokémon battling that offers a whole new level of competition. Never-before-experienced battles await you!
- The third adventure with new episodes in the Hoenn region!
- Tons of new features, including surprising plot twists and changes to where and how often you can catch certain Pokémon!
- Use the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter to trade & battle between Pokémon Emerald and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen versions.
- Expand your collection when you trade with a friend. Using a Game Boy Advance Game Link™, link up with Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire, Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen, or connect with Pokémon Colosseum using a Nintendo GameCube® Game Boy Advance cable. See instruction booklet for more details.
Changes from Ruby and Sapphire
- e-Reader support is removed from the international releases, requiring players to mix records with a Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, or LeafGreen cartridge containing e-Reader-exclusive items in order to obtain them.
- Groudon and Kyogre are now respectively captured at the new locations Terra Cave and Marine Cave and at higher levels.
- The entrances to the Team Magma and Team Aqua Hideouts are not sealed after defeating Tate and Liza.
- The Pokémon roaming across Hoenn, Latias or Latios, can be selected right after beating the Elite Four. The one that is not selected is available on Southern Island, requiring the promotional Eon Ticket.
- The Legendary titans' puzzles are slightly different, though the same in principle.
- Multi Battles are available outside link-cable battling, being featured in the Battle Tower with a computer player (or, using the Wireless Adapter, a human player), as well as through an in-game plot event at the Mossdeep Space Center, battling alongside Steven.
- Double Battles are more common as different Trainers can team up if the player is able to be spotted by two Trainers at once.
- Gym Leaders may be rebattled in Double Battles, with new Pokémon on their teams that are not normally found in Hoenn.
- The Trainer's Eyes in the PokéNav is replaced by Match Call, which integrated a calling system similar to the Pokégear cellphone.
- Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile may be acquired from Professor Birch after obtaining every Pokémon in the Hoenn Pokédex (excluding Deoxys and Jirachi).
- Deoxys is in its Speed Forme.
- Abilities have new field effects. For example, Abilities also have a role in breeding as Magma Armor and Flame Body speed up the hatching process if a Pokémon which has either Ability is in the party.
- Pickup has a new item list; Pokémon pick up items based on their level.
- Having a female Pokémon or Ditto of the breeding pair hold an Everstone grants a 50% chance of passing down their nature to the hatched Pokémon when breeding.
- Raising friendship and lowering effort values can be done with certain Berries.
- Pokémon Contests are all held in Lilycove City.
- Unlike Ruby and Sapphire, trade restrictions between games are in place. Trading with Ruby and Sapphire as well as with another Emerald only allows trading of Pokémon indigenous to Hoenn while the player possesses only the country's regional Pokédex, while the National Pokédex is required to trade with FireRed and LeafGreen and XD: Gale of Darkness. This restriction also includes Pokémon Eggs from Ruby or Sapphire regardless if it contains a regional Pokémon. However, trading with Colosseum only requires the Hoenn Pokédex regardless of the Pokémon being traded.
- All the Gym Leaders from Ruby and Sapphire, including former Gym Leader Wallace, have upgraded Pokémon teams. Changes include the addition of Pokémon they did not have in Ruby and Sapphire, or in rare cases the removal of some of their previous Pokémon.
- When encountering either of the villainous team leaders, the game will now play the encounter theme and battle animation of their respective team, unlike in Ruby and Sapphire in which they had no encounter theme and used the standard battle animation.
- The passage between Verdanturf Town and Route 117 was widened. Route 118 was also modified slightly.
- The Fossils (Root Fossil, Claw Fossil) in the desert are now found in a short-lived tower called Mirage Tower that sinks into the ground once a Fossil is chosen. However, the other Fossil can now be acquired after the Elite Four challenge.
- Battle Tents replace Contest Halls in Verdanturf Town, Fallarbor Town, and Slateport City. Instead, Pokémon Contests of all four ranks take place in Lilycove City.
- Another new battle area, the Battle Frontier, greatly expands the existing Battle Tower. This is also the only place to find a wild Sudowoodo and Smeargle (Inside Artisan Cave) in the Generation III handheld games.
- The Desert Underpass and new areas within the Safari Zone appear, introducing 19 Pokémon native to Johto and Kanto. 12 of these Pokémon consist of Johto Pokémon that can only be found in this version other than the Johto Starters, Sudowoodo, and Smeargle, while the other 7 can also be found in FireRed and LeafGreen.
- Terra Cave and Marine Cave, accessible only after defeating Elite Four, are home to Groudon and Kyogre, respectively. The caves are not fixed to one location, and in order to track them, it is necessary to investigate the unusual patterns concluded by the Weather Institute.
- Mew appears on Faraway Island, an island that is located remote from Hoenn. Reaching the island requires a special promotional item, the Old Sea Map, which was only distributed to Japanese players for a limited time.
- While Team Aqua's hideout is at Lilycove City just like in Sapphire, Team Magma's hideout has been moved to a hidden cave at Jagged Pass and has been given a completely new design. Also, Team Magma Hideout is now where Groudon is first encountered.
- Both Team Magma and Team Aqua are featured as the villainous teams, each stirring trouble at different stages in the game. The objective of each team, to awaken Groudon and Kyogre, respectively, is eventually fulfilled.
- Rayquaza is prominent plot-wise, awakened in order to stop the destructive battle between Groudon and Kyogre. It is now the one out of the three ancient Pokémon that can be caught prior to the Elite Four challenge, while still at the same place and at the same high level as in Ruby and Sapphire.
- Brendan and May have slight changes to the design of their outfits, primarily from the change in color scheme from red to green (tying into the game being named "Emerald").
- Vigoroth move boxes into Brendan's or May's house instead of Machoke (though the cries are not changed in the Japanese version due to an oversight, but this was corrected in the localizations).
- A Zigzagoon chases Professor Birch instead of a Poochyena. In contrast, the first Pokémon Trainer fought after the rival has a Poochyena instead of a Zigzagoon.
- Contest Lady, Quiz Lady, or Favor Lady in Lilycove Pokémon Center.
- New Move Tutors added, including most of the ones in FireRed and LeafGreen (all but Frenzy Plant, Blast Burn and Hydro Cannon), along with 15 others that teach moves previously acquired through Generation II TMs.
- A new Gym Leader in the Sootopolis Gym, Juan, while its former Gym Leader Wallace is now the Pokémon Champion.
- The former Champion Steven can be fought in Meteor Falls after the Elite Four challenge, with all of his Pokémon at exactly 20 levels higher than in Ruby and Sapphire.
- Scott, a new character introduced in Emerald, will meet the player numerous times throughout the game, ultimately inviting the player to the Battle Frontier after beating the Elite Four.
- Animated Pokémon front sprites return for the first time since Pokémon Crystal. This feature was defined as standard for the core series Pokémon games ever since. Emerald is also the first game to have animated back sprites.
- The cave floor design has slightly changed.
- Every Gym has received at least a slight renovation due to the addition of Trainers for the option of Double Battles. Some of these Gyms received complete overhauls in their designs, such as the Mossdeep Gym, which was given a new, rearranged puzzle that the player must navigate through. All Gyms now have the Badge mounted on the wall behind the Leader.
- The color of the Champion's room at the Elite Four was recolored from its original shade of purple to blue.
- The text and required actions in Sealed Chamber have changed slightly.
- The Legendary Pokémon battle intros include a different animation before moving into the battle scene. This animation involves the body patterns of the weather trio and the Legendary titans's braille eye patterns.
- A young girl now blocks Route 101 instead of a young boy.
Incorporated from FireRed and LeafGreen
Although Emerald is a modified version of Ruby and Sapphire, a number of changes occurred to make it more similar to FireRed and LeafGreen.
- Wireless linking with Union Room, as in FireRed and LeafGreen.
- The Mystery Gift system from FireRed and LeafGreen is added, and relies on both e-Reader and Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter in Japan (e-Reader support was removed from overseas releases), being available alongside Mystery Events in the Japanese version.
- A new battle area, Trainer Hill, which is similar to Trainer Tower found in FireRed and LeafGreen. Has support for the e-Reader in the Japanese version.
- The wireless minigames Pokémon Jump and Dodrio Berry Picking were added and are found on the Game Corner in Mossdeep City, which replaces the e-Reader Trainer house from Ruby and Sapphire.
- The Pokémon List interface was updated to match the one in FireRed and LeafGreen. The background color was changed but other elements like the larger HP bar and colon-less level indicator are unaltered. Field move entries also appear in the Pokémon List's menu after the entry for the Pokémon's status screen, as in FireRed and LeafGreen.
- The text font has been changed to one very similar to that of FireRed and LeafGreen.
- The PP counter for a move now changes color depending on how many points are left.
- The two event locations from FireRed and LeafGreen, Navel Rock and Birth Island, make a return.
- Altering Cave, from FireRed and LeafGreen, appears in Emerald.
- Stars pop out of a Poké Ball after a successful capture, rather than no animation happening.
- All of the music tracks from FireRed and LeafGreen were inserted into Emerald, but only a handful are actually used:
- The caught Pokémon fanfare was changed to the one from FireRed and LeafGreen.
- Navel Rock plays Sevii Islands.
- Altering Cave plays Caves of Mt. Moon.
- Battles with the non-Hoenn Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh and Lugia in Navel Rock play Battle! (Legendary Pokémon) from FireRed and LeafGreen. Encountering and battling Deoxys in Birth Island also plays Deoxys Appears and Battle! (Deoxys), respectively, like in FireRed and LeafGreen. The battle with Mew in Faraway Island plays a new theme exclusive to Emerald, Battle! (Mew), which is a more intense version of the aforementioned Battle! (Legendary Pokémon).
Missing Pokémon
These Hoenn Pokédex Pokémon are missing from Emerald and must be traded to the game from another Generation III game to be obtained. While wild Surskit can appear in Emerald, the player needs to mix records with a copy of Ruby or Sapphire in order for Surskit to appear by way of swarming; otherwise, Surskit cannot be legitimately caught without the aid of another game.
These Pokémon can all be obtained in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness alone.
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Emerald maintained the same levels of compatibility as its companion games Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. Trading between each of these games is possible, but not with games from Generations I and II. This utilizes the traditional Game Link Cable, or alternatively, the GBA Wireless Adapter like in FireRed and LeafGreen.
While Emerald cannot trade directly with the Generation IV games Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, a player's Pokémon may be permanently transferred via Pal Park, and some of the Generation II Pokémon introduced into the Hoenn Safari Zone extension can be found using the dual-slot mode.
Many reviews criticized Emerald for being too similar to Ruby and Sapphire, with Game Informer stating that "there simply aren't enough changes to make this a must-buy."[4] However, IGN gave the game a "Great" rating of 8.0/10, stating that there are "special, newly-created treats sprinkled throughout the experience to make experiencing this repeat worthwhile."[5] Gaming magazine Famitsu gave Pokémon Emerald a score of 34 out of 40. It holds a rating of 76.65% on GameRankings, based on 29 reviews.[6]
As of March 31, 2007, Pokémon Emerald has sold 6.32 million copies worldwide.[7]
Japanese sales
Pokémon Emerald sold 790,527 units on its first week on the Japanese market,[8] with a sell-through of 91.37%. By January 2, 2011, the end of its 329th week, it had sold 1,916,505 copies.
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- Main article: Staff of Pokémon Emerald
- Main article: Pokémon Ruby & Pokémon Sapphire: Super Music Collection
The soundtrack contains all of the background music used in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (the basis for a majority of the music in Pokémon Emerald), composed by Junichi Masuda, Gō Ichinose, and Morikazu Aoki. However, the soundtrack does not include the remastered music from Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal or the other unused music, all of which are present in the internal data of Ruby and Sapphire, as well as Emerald.
The entire soundtrack is present in the internal data of Emerald; however, only select pieces of music are used during gameplay.
Several music tracks exclusive to Emerald went officially unreleased until 2012, when they were included with the official soundtrack of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. These Emerald-exclusive tracks comprise tracks 1-17 of Disc 4 of the soundtrack.
Development cycle
- Main article: Pokémon Emerald beta
Internal battery life
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Clock-based events in this game as well as Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire are controlled by a CR1616 lithium battery in the game cartridge. When starting up a file, players may receive a notification that the internal battery has run dry, and that clock-based events will no longer occur. This does not affect the save file or progress in the game, only events that happen in real-time, such as berry growth or the Shoal Cave tides.
Even after replacing the battery, symptoms may persist in existing save files. This is because as soon as the battery runs dry, the timestamp associated with real-time events (that had been increasing steadily since the file was created) reverts to its initial value. This means that if the game was played for 5 years before the battery ran dry, it would take 5 years with a new battery for the new timestamp to catch up to the old value and for time to "progress" once more. Furlock's Forest details this issue and possible solutions.
Starting a new save file after the battery is replaced will fix the problem because all events will be triggered relative to a new timestamp.
It should be noted that the same symptoms, but lacking the notification about the internal battery, may be caused by the Berry glitch.
Title screens
- Groudon and Kyogre appear in Fiore after Pokémon Ranger's ending. The two seem to have been injured in a battle, which took place in Hoenn, according to Emerald.
- The game uses a faulty implementation of the pseudorandom number generator used in Generation III and IV games, which allows literally identical personality values for a Pokémon even after multiple resets. The game neglects to reseed the PRNG on startup (only doing so when the adventure is begun), which means that the personality values of an encountered Pokémon follow a predictable sequence once the seed is found and/or forced.
- Pokémon Emerald has many similarities with Pokémon Platinum:
- Both are the third versions of their respective storylines.
- Both add a Battle Frontier in the place of the regional Battle Tower.
- Both are represented by the final member of a Legendary trio which was not confirmed to be part of it beforehand.
- Both share features with the remakes of their generation that are not present in the original paired games.
- Both added the ability to rematch Gym Leaders after obtaining the National Pokédex.
- Both allow the player to capture both of the game mascots from the original paired games.
- Emerald was the last Nintendo game with a specially colored cartridge.
- However, since Nintendo DSi-enhanced cartridges are black, Pokémon Black 2 is technically the last Pokémon game to have the color of its cartridge match its name.
- Of note is that, in Japan, the cartridges of the Generation I games and Pokémon Gold and Silver used the generic cartridge color.
- Emerald was the final core series game released on the Game Boy line of Nintendo handheld video game consoles.
- Various retailers had a special tin with a Frontier Pass as a pre-order bonus with Pokémon Emerald.[9]
- During rematches with Roxanne, Flannery, and Winona; their Pokémon are male instead of female. The reason for this is unknown.
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See also
- ↑ Pokémon.co.jp
- ↑ Pokémon.com (US)
- ↑ Pokémon.com (UK)
- ↑ Pokémon Emerald Version Critic Reviews for Game Boy Advance - Metacritic
- ↑ Pokemon Emerald - IGN
- ↑ Pokémon Emerald Version for Game Boy Advance - GameRankings
- ↑ Nintendo Co., Ltd. - Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2007
- ↑ Media Create Sales: Archive Thread 2 | NeoGAF
- ↑ Pokemon Emerald | EBgames.com (archive)
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Fans will be able to listen to Race Control (Channel A, Priority) and PA (Channel B).
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At one cubic millimetre in size, this endoscopy camera has got to be more palatable than the usual cameras used to peer into the human body.
Developed in Germany, the prototype camera could go on sale as early as next year, but first researchers must ensure it can be affordable enough to be marketed as a disposable camera. They've thrown the rule book out of the window by the sounds of it, fusing the sensor and lens using a different method than normal. The megapixel count may be below one, but apparently that's enough for surgeons to get the inside story on a patient's organs. [GizMag]


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Last week I decided to run a little competition to see your tips related to UNIX and Linux. A massive thank you to all that have participated.
There were total 185 entries. Many entries were nice and I really enjoyed reading all of them. But, there can only be 3 winners (randomly selected):
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=> Hunter Perrin
=> Michael
There were many other great entries and I recommend you to check them out in the comments section.
Next month I will announce another small competition. If any one is interested sponsoring or would like give away as a prize in a competition, please contact me.


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It's halftime at Staples Center, where the Clippers are having their way with the 76ers 69-30. It could be worse; they were up 52-15 early in the second quarter. The L.A. weapon of destruction has been, as always, the lob—though a completely inept Philadelphia squad has been a willing participant in their own demise.
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Apologies about the down time — I returned home on 17 Dec from a one-week vacation to learn all sites were down. Our hosting company had decided to abandon the business without warning.
The owner of that hosting service apparently has not only double- and triple-billed people but also left a lot of clients hanging because all site data is inaccessible. Other customers have lost everything and there is some speculation the owner is now in the process of launching a new hosting service! While fortunately I keep good backups, it has still taken this long to move all my domains and upload sites to a host who has been around awhile and who we expect to offer stability. So, if you see the name Javier Vidueira associated with any web hosting service, look elsewhere. Trust me on this.
Please bear with me if you notice some minor problems — they are being fixed.
Thank you for your patience — and Happy New Year to each one of you!
Berkshire County, originally a part of Hampshire County, was incorporated April 24, 1761, and named from Berkshire County in England. It occupies the western extremity of the State, and is bounded on the north by Vermont, on the east by Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties, on the south by Connecticut, and on the west by New York. It has an area of about 1,000 square miles,—not including water surfaces. The city of Pittsfield is the county seat.
Literary Associations of Berkshire County is a reproduction of an 1893 article describing the many authors of Berkshire County including: Catherine Sedgwick, William Cullen Bryant, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, the Field brothers and many others. Some discussion of the author's books and relationships—includes a number of towns in the county.
History of North Adams, Mass. by W. F. Spear — 1885 Town history of North Adams. Includes material on founding, churches, schools, prominent citizens, Hoosac Tunnel, Fort Massachusetts, industry and manufactories and much more.
A New England Village, by Leverett W. Spring —Originally published in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, 1871. Describes the history of the town of Stockbridge, John Sergeant and his relationship with Native American tribes, Jonathan Edwards, Cyrus Field, founding of the Library and much more.
The Home of Josh Billings, by Edith Parker Thomson. — Short article describing the author Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818-1885), who had the pen name of "Josh Billings" Shaw was a well-known humorist and was said to be better known than his contemporary, Mark Twain—he is often quoted even today. Shaw was originally from Lanesborough, a focus of this article.
Look within each town listing, in the left column, to see resources available. There is also a collection of Postcards depicting a variety of Berkshire County scenes.


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We've looked at the MyBook before. In fact, we can't seem to stop looking at it. It's a brilliant piece of kit: lovely looking case, spinning blue lights on the front, hidden morse code messages in the ventilation holes - everything you could want from an external drive.
It also tested a tad faster than the other units we tested, although this is likely because our 1TB Hitachi Deskstar test drive sacrifices a little speed for its absurd capacity.
Purchasing a pre-built external drive isn't something to be ashamed of, despite the new simplicity of assembling the construction yourself.
The cheapest we could find a 500GB WD Caviar drive (similar to that contained within the MyBook) was £85. Add to that the price of an enclosure, and the MyBook shines. Ignore the mild lack of flexibility, because this is probably the best eSATA drive out there right now.


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Coca-Cola?s Fanta focuses on mobile gaming for branded engagement
Coca-Cola is going after mobile gamers with an application that lets users challenge their friends and family through levels of branded activities.
The Fanta Fruit Slam app is available for free download on Apple?s App Store. Coca-Cola has relied on mobile gaming in the past to build awareness of several of its brands.
?Mobile gaming will continue to grow significantly as consumers are spending more time playing games on mobile than any other app activity,? said Matt Shea, executive vice president of product development at WildTangent, Redmond, WA.
?Free-to-play games will also increase in popularity given that the majority of mobile users prefer not to pay for apps,? he said. ?We also expect to see more mature publisher models for mobile games.?
Mr. Shea is not associated with Coca-Cola. He commented based on his expertise on the subject.
Coca-Cola did not respond to press enquiries.
Drink on mobile
The premise of the game revolves around the characters from Fanta?s ?Play? campaign.
Users can choose a character and play a game in either single-player or multi-player mode.
Players then try to hit their component with as many pieces of fruit as possible before losing their power.
Between rounds, users power back up with a Fanta soda. The Fanta brand is also splashed across many of the game?s pages.
The Fanta Fruit Slam app is also available on a Facebook app. Users who want to play in multi-player mode on mobile can sync the app with their account to challenge their friends and family.
Scores and content is also shared in a consumer?s Facebook News Feed, which could help Fanta generate more app downloads.
Coca-Cola claims that the app is available in 12 different languages.
Branded Fanta content
Brand opportunity
Fanta is the latest brand to tap into mobile gaming to reach an engaged group of users.
Most recently, Coca-Cola also rolled out an app as part of its partnership with the nonprofit (RED) to drive donations and awareness.
Throughout the game, consumers could buy power-ups and in-app purchases with all proceeds going to (RED) as part of Coca-Cola?s mission to help end the mother-to-child transmission of HIV by 2015. (see story).
Last year, Fanta rolled out a similar app that combined mobile and social for its European market (see story).
Mobile gaming can be a great way to get a brand in front of a consumer while they are engaged in an activity.
The trick though is to not bombard users with advertising messages.
One way to do this is to think about the type of app and how it aligns to content that they expect to interact with.
?In order for advertisers to optimize mobile in their overall advertising mix, they need to understand the context in which an app is being used on a mobile device, and map their advertising objectives to that context,? Mr. Shea said.
?For example, travel apps align nicely with geo-targeted campaigns with a direct response component, while games apps align nicely for brand advertising,? he said.
?In other words, brand advertisers need to accelerate their campaigns to mobile so they can capture the growth in mobile gaming. They need to get their brand destinations ready for mobile and more brand dollars must be spent in mobile.?
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7-Day Antelope Canyon/Grand Canyon(West Rim/South Rim), Yosemite, San Francisco City, South California theme items Tour from San FranciscoSF7-8463
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San Francisco
Holiday Inn SFO/ Park Pointe Hotel SFO or similar
You may arrive in SFO International Airport any time. Our tour guide will wait for you at Information Center on the 2nd floor of terminal 2 at 10:30a.m-22:30p.m and then arrange you to take the hotel shuttle heading to the hotel.
If you arrive in SFO International Airport at 22:30p.m-00:30a.m or 4:30a.m-10:30a.m, you may contact the airport hotel by yourself and ask the hotel to send a shuttle to pick up you at the "Hotel Shuttle" area of Terminal 2.
San Francisco Airport Hotel information:
Holiday Inn SFO
Contact number: (650)873-3550
ParkPointe Hotel SFO
Contact number: (650) 589-7200.
If you arrive in SFO International Airport at 00:30a.m-04:30a.m, you need to arrange your ground transportation to get to the hotel by yourself at your own costs.
Things to Know
- Tips (recommended tour guide tip: $10 per person per day; Airport pickup tip: $10 per person, no tips for self check-check-in)
Day 2
San Francisco→Cable car→Aquarium→Berkeley University
Meet Point
On the designated pick-up area
University of California Berkeley
Union Square
Lombard Street
Palace of Fine Arts
The Golden Gate Bridge
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
Quality Inn or similar
You can join our Extensive City Tour. This in-depth tour of the city will bring travelers to other famous sightseeing points in SF, such as: Cable Car, Lombard Street, City Hall, St. Mary's Cathedral, and Chinatown in San Francisco. After city tour, SF self-dismiss travelers may leave the tour at Fisherman's Wharf - Pier 39. We will stop by the famous Fisherman's Wharf - Pier 39, you will have a chance to taste the local delicious seafood and take a boat ride (Optional) around the beautiful SF Bay area and enjoy the scenic views of the SF City Skyline, Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island and the special pier with hundreds of joyful sea lions.
The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California. Founded in 1868, Berkeley is the flagship institution of the ten research universities affiliated with the University of California system and is ranked as one of the world's most prestigious universities and the top public university in the United States. For 2017–18, the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranked Berkeley 5th in the world and 1st among public universities. Berkeley is also ranked 18th internationally among research universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 6th in the 2017 Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings. It is additionally ranked 4th internationally (1st among public universities) by U.S. News & World
San Francisco: this California's culture capital is located at the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula, therefore three sides surrounded by water. Furthermore, the peninsula was consisted of 43 hills, so the city's streets and buildings are in concordance with those natural slopes. The most distinguished feature of San Francisco is its perfect weather, as well as its culture tolerance.
Day 3
Yosemite→Los Angeles
Meet Point
On the designated pick-up area
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Waterfall
El Capitan
Half Dome
Bridalveil Falls
Quality Inn&Suite or similar
In the morning, the group will tour the Yosemite national park which is famous for its colossal granite rocks, spectacular waterfalls, and glacier formed U-Shaped valley.
You will have a chance to see the Yosemite waterfall, the El Capitan and Tunnel View Point. After the lunch, the group will drive through the richest California Central Valley before heading back to Los Angeles.
Yosemite waterfall: the second highest waterfall in North America, comprises three sections, all combined together with an amazing drop of 720 meters.
El Capitan: It is the largest integral granite rock in the world, and the ultimate challenge for those rock climbers.
Tunnel View Point: the best spot to appreciate the Glacier formed U-shaped Yosemite Valley. Standing at the rim, you are able to see the Half Dome, which is the icon of California and the well-known sporting goods brand name "North Face", Bridal Veil Falls, three sentinel rocks and so on.
Day 4
South California theme items
Meet Point
On the designated pick-up area
Desert Hills Premium Outlets
Universal Studios
Naval Base San Diego
SeaWorld San Diego
Disneys California Adventure Park
Quality Inn or similar
Choose 1 from 9 options:
1. Palm Spring Outlet Shopping, Duration: 6 hours
2. Joshua Tree National Park+Sunnyland/Palm Springs town (including Joshua Tree admission, Sunnyland is closed on every Monday to Wednesday, will be replaced by the Palm Springs town), Duration: Joshua Tree National Park (3 hours) Sunnyland (30 minutes)
3. Newport Beach+Crystal Cathedral+South Coast Plaza (including Gondola cruise), Duration: Gondola Cruise (1 hour), Crystal Cathedral (30 minutes), South Coast Plaza shopping (2 hours)
4. Los Angeles City Tour (including tickets for Celebrity Mansion Tour + California Science Center), Duration: Beverly Hills Celebrity Mansion Tour (90 minutes), California Science Center (60 minutes), Hollywood Blvd Walk of Fame (30 minutes), Staple Center (15 minutes), Walt Disney Concert Hall (15 minutes)
5. San Diego City Tour (including Harbor Cruise Boat Tour + USS Midway ticket), Duration: San Diego Harbor Cruise Boat Tour (60 minutes), USS Midway (90 minutes), Balboa Park (45 minutes), Old Town San Diego (1 hour)
6. San Diego Ocean View Train (Ocean View Train Deluxe cabin ticket), Duration: Unconditional Surrender Statue (30 minutes), Ocean View Train (3 hours), USS Midway (optional, 90 minutes), San Diego Harbor Cruise Boat Tour (optional, 60 minutes)
7. San Diego Sea World (including Sea World admission), Duration: Sea World (5 hours), San Diego Harbor Cruise Boat Tour (optional, 60 minutes)
8. Hollywood Universal Studio tour (including Universal Studio admission), Duration: Hollywood Blvd Walk of Fame (20 Minutes), Universal Studio tour (7 Hours inside the Park)
9. Disneyland Theme park or Adventure Park (including park ticket), Duration: Disneyland theme park (7 hours)
Things to Know
- * please pay the nanga theme project fee at the time of placing the order, which cannot be changed after confirmation. If you do not choose or do not pay, we will default to your choice of free activities, the day will not arrange any shuttle service
- * Tour guides are not accompanied into the park of Disney theme parks, adventure parks, universal studios
Day 5
Los Angeles→Las Vegas (268 Miles/4 hours)
Meet Point
Please see detailed pickup and starting point information
Las Vegas
Mojave Desert
The Strat Hotel or similar
In the morning we will travel along Interstate 15 freeway, passing through the largest desert in North America: Mojave Desert. We will arrive at State Line "Fashion Outlet" to have lunch and quick shopping. In the afternoon we will check in at Stratosphere Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. At night you may join our exciting Las Vegas "night tour" ($35) and/or try the world famous highroller($37) at your own cost.
[Guests joined the group at Las Vegas can choose 1. Las Vegas Airport pick-up or 2. Arrive at Las Vegas hotel at your own for assembly]
Mojave Desert: Largest desert in North America, crossing four states. On the way you will see the unique Joshua trees as well as the Pacific Railroad serving as the economic vein that connects the East Coast to the West Coast. You will also pass by the mysterious "Ghost Town" during the Gold Rush era and the world's largest solar electric power plant invested by Google.
Las Vegas Night Tour: Entire trip will be lead by our tour guide. You will visit Venetian Hotel & Casino's indoor "sky dome", San Marcos Square, and man-made water canals. Next you will view the "volcano eruption" show in front of Mirage Hotel & Casino. Next you will go to Luxor Hotel & Casino and take the "tram" to the Excalibur Hotel & Casino. There we will stop to take pictures of MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, and "Statue of Liberty" at New York, New York Hotel & Casino. .Finally we will go back to our hotel Stratosphere Hotel & Casino where you can go up to the 108th floor roof top for a breath-taking, panoramic, night view of this "sin city."Entire night tour lasts four hours.
Time reference (This schedule is for under ideal conditions, in case of traffic congestion, bad weather, holidays and other special circumstances, process time will be out of):
08:00am Departure together
08:30am - 10:30am 2 hours
10:30am - 11:00am Barstow Rest area 30 minutes
11:00am - 12:45pm 1 hour 45 minutes
12:45pm - 02:15pm Fashion Outlets 1 hour 30 minutes Lunch
02:15pm - 03:00pm 45 minutes
03:00pm Stratosphere Hotel Dinner
6:00pm - 10:00pm Las Vegas Night Tour
Day 6
Las Vegas Around Activities (select 1 from 7 events)
Meet Point
On the designated pick-up area
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon West Rim
Grand Canyon South Rim
Hoover Dam
Horseshoe Bend
Lower Antelope Canyon
The Strat Hotel or similar
In the morning, the tour guide will arrange a variety of different activities for guests. In the afternoon, The tour will return to the Las Vegas. In the evening, guests can watch the famous performances in Las Vegas at their own expense.
Option 1: Grand Canyon South Rim - Hoover Dam
Grand Canyon South Rim Mandatory fee: $90 includes lunch bag, transportation and fuel surcharge.
South Rim o Grand Canyon - It is one of seven natural wonders in the world. If you choose to go to South Rim, you will see the grand view of Grand Canyon at Mather View Point. The South Rim of the Grand Canyon is the most visited location at Grand Canyon National Park. The Scenic views and vista's are what you are expecting and have been waiting a lifetime to see.
Option 2: Grand Canyon West Rim - Hoover Dam
Grand Canyon West Rim Mandatory fee: $90 includes lunch bag, transportation and fuel surcharge.
West Rim of Grand Canyon - It is located in the Indian Reservation area. For centuries, the Hualapai Indians have guarded this mystical land. Grand Canyon is 6,000 feet deep, with the Colorado River quietly flowing through at the bottom, giving it life. At west rim, there you will visit the famous "Eagle Point" landmark and pay a fee to go on the amazing, man-made "Sky Walk" if you choose to. Then we travel to "Guano Point" landmark for an incredible view of the Grand Canyon.
Hoover Dam: Situated at the border of Nevada and Arizona, Hoover Dam crosses the Colorado River. It is the largest dam in the United States, known as "the diamond in the desert". Hoover Dam was built during the "great economic depression", but created more than 5,000 jobs at the time. It was a milestone achievement for US Water Works history and opened the gate for American Western frontier exploration. Please note that only those who choose to visit west rim or south rim of Grand Canyon will stop by The Hoover Dam before heading back to Las Vegas.
Las Vegas Shows: These shows are the best in the world. When you come to Vegas, you must see for yourself why they have established Las Vegas as the "entertainment capital" of the world. Many stars perform "live", making it a unique experience to be in the audience, to be part of the show. Some famous shows include: Le Reve, David Copperfield's Magic Show, The Vegas Show, etc. No matter which show you pay to see, you will remember it for a life time.
Option 3: Antelope Canyon - Horseshoe Bay
Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend Mandatory fee $135, includes lunch bag, transportation and fuel surcharge.
Early in the morning, we drive through America's famous Glen Canyon Dam to see its grand dam project and power plants. After a short break, we will go to the world famous slot canyon, also the world's photographer's ultimate destination - Antelope Canyon. Experienced guides will choose the best time lead visitors entering the canyon, allowing immersive visitors to this magical light. Later the tour goes to Horseshoe Bend. Everyone will be shocked, when they overlook the 270-degree angle of curved bay with the clear water from 300 meters high,.
Option 4: West Canyon - Lake Milton - Hoover Dam Pure Flying Tour
Grand Canyon West Rim-Lake Mead-Hoover Dam Flight Tour Mandatory fee: $189, includes ticket, transportation and fuel surcharge.
In the morning, take bus to the airport, fly over the largest artificial lake in the United States - Lake Mead, then reach the west rim of the Grand Canyon, look down from the sky, and look at the magnificent scenery. Then fly back to Las Vegas on the way through one of the seven major US projects - Hoover Dam.
Option 5: Las Vegas Outdoor Shooting
Las Vegas Outdoor Shooting Mandatory fee: $200/$280/$360, includes materials, transportation and fuel surcharge.
In the morning, go ahead to the Mojave Desert. A professional senior coach explains how to use various military guns. Then, under the leadership of the coach, you can experience the fun of shooting outdoors.
Option 6: Premium Outlet Shopping Tour
Premium Outlets Shopping Mandatory fee: $50, includes transportation and fuel surcharge.
In the morning, go to the largest outlets shopping center in Las Vegas, where the world's major brands, Armani, Bally, Bose, Burberry, Coach, D&G, Kate Spade, MK, Nike, Polo, Ferragamo, Swarovski, Tory Burch has hundreds of stores.
Option 7: Las Vegas Free Day
If you decide to arrange your free day in Las Vegas by yourself, you are responsible to submit $30/person tour fare variance to your tour guide. Additionally, we do not provide any ground transportation and tour guide service to you.
Things to Know
- Please note: depending on the itinerary you choose, you will have to pay the required fee for the itinerary. You can pay in advance or pay cash to the tour guide when you place the order. Pre-paid itinerary cannot be changed after confirmation
Day 7
Chocolate Factory→Cactus Garden→Barstow Outlet→Los Angeles
Meet Point
On the designated pick-up area
Ethel M Chocolate Factory
Cactus Gardens
Early morning we will head toward the M&M Chocolate factory and the Cactus Garden. At the chocolate factory you can taste some of the famous specialty chocolates. Take the included onsite tour and you can see the process of making chocolates. At the Cactus Garden you can take pictures of hundreds of cactus plants from all four US deserts. After lunch, we will go to Barstow Outlet for brand name shopping. In the early evening we will return to Los Angeles.
Chocolate Factory: Established to commemorate the mother of M&M Brand founder. Take a free tour and you can actually see how chocolates are made. You can also sample and purchase M&M specialty chocolates. The Cactus Garden next door displays a collection of more than 200 species of desert plants and over 40 varieties of unique cactus: including the rare Saguaro Cactus where every 75 years it grows one arm.
Barstow Outlet: This outlet shopping center offers famous name brands at factory direct discount prices. Some famous brands include: Coach, Nike, Ralph Lauren Polo, CK, MK, UGG,etc.
The End
Departure & Return
Pickup Locations
|SFO airport
|San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, CA 941281
|Airport tour guide service charge is $5 per guest.
|SJC airport
|1701 Airport Blvd, San Jose, CA
|Paid pickup service will charge $126(1 person), with $11 for each additional person, Maximum 5 person
Dropoff Locations
|Los Angeles International AirportDrop-off service only provided at the end of the day of trip
|Providing the last day drop off service only, please book flight after 20:30 for domestic flight and after 21:30 for international flight
|Las Vegas self dismissNo trip on the last day, after hotel check out in the morning (latest check out time is 11:00) self dismiss immediately
|Las Vegas AirportVisit the chocolate factory and cactus garden in the morning.After leaving at around 11:00 at Buffet Asia, you can take shuttle bus to LAS airport at your own expense
Includes & Excludes
- Luxury air conditioned bus
- Professional bilingual tour guide
- 6 Nights Hotel Accommodation
- Meals
- Service fee ($10 per person per day)
- Any private costs (such as hotel telephone charges, laundry etc.) and personal travel and medical insurance
- Las Vegas Night Tour: $35
- Las Vegas High Roller: $40; Child (age 4-12) $25; Child (age 3 and below) free
- Las Vegas magic show: $78
- Vegas! The Show: $92
- Ka Show (Cirque du Soleil): $129
- Le Reve - The Dream: $176
- O Show: $211
- David Copperfield Magic Show: $143
- San Francisco Bay Cruise: $42; Child (age 5-11) $28; Child (age 5 and below) free
- Aquarium of the Bay: $27; Child (age 3-12) $17; Child (age 3 and below) free
- Mandatory fee: $50 (Berkeley University+Yosemite+Cable car+San Francisco in-depth tour+Fuel surcharge)
- Grand Canyon West Rim-Skywalk: $25
- Grand Canyon West Rim Helicopter (without landing): $184
- Grand Canyon West Rim Helicopter & Boat Tour: $233
Optional activity prices in the excluded list is for reference only.
- 1.If you have children under 3 years old, please let us know when you book the order. If he doesn't need to occupy a seat, he is free to join the tour.
- Optional items marked 【Must Pay】 have to be paid to tour guides by cash. If you refuse to pay those items, tour company has the right to terminate your tour without any refund.
- The ticket price listed here is only for reference and subject to change without prior notice.
- Under certain circumstances, such as weather and accident, tour guide has the right to reschedule the tour. Thus we don't recommend you planing to leave the tour before it ends in case any loss caused by reschedule.
- There are only two full-size beds in one room. If you need additional beds, please ask the front desk by yourself.
- All rooms are non-smoking.
- Each passengers can only bring 2 luggages, one standard check-in luggage and one carry-on luggage. Every extra luggage is charged $25.
- Hotels can only be checked in after 15:00pm. If you want to check in by yourself, please arrange your time well.
- Some hotels of LA and Yellowstone National Park require passengers to provide credit card for pre authorization deposit when check in.
- Under certain force majeure, such as weather, 1. Grand Canyon South/West Rim will be replaced by the Lake Mead and Premium Outlet; 2. Antelope Canyon will be replaced by the Grand Dam and Lake Powell; 3. Yosemite National Park will be replaced by the Paso Robles Chateau and Santa Barara. Relevant expenses should be paid to the tour guide.
- All optional items have to be purchased through the tour guide. You are not allowed to purchase those items from any other channels.
- For bus tours more than 3 days, you can reserve seats for first five rows, $10/person/day. If you need, please let us know when book the order and make extra payment.
- During holidays and Las Vegas' convention and exhibition, hotel expenses will be raised. We will contact you to make extra payment.
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Within 72 hours of booking, if you find this site lowers the price of the same tour you booked, we'll refund the price difference with equal value credits. Those credits can be applied in your next purchase.
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Booking Confirmation
Once confirmed, we will send you E-voucher via email. Please double check and make sure the booking information in the E-voucher is correct.
In case the booking cannot be confirmed subject to availability of seats, customer service will contact you to reschedule or cancel without charge. In case the tour price varies after booking, customer service will inform the price difference and you can choose to compensate the price difference or cancel the booking.
Related Arrangements
If you need to arrange or book other related trips, for example arrival/departure flights, ferry, bus transportation, and etc., please do this after the current booking is fully confirmed.
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Safety Reminder
We do not recommend baby under two years old, people over seventy years old, pregnant woman, people in a low state of health to participate the tour. Our tour guide are not trained or licensed to work in specific scenarios and you need to independently bear risks and obligations on your own. Please take care of your personal belongings during the tour. This site assumes no responsibility for any loss or damages of your personal belongings.
Print Your E-voucher
Once E-voucher is received, please double check and ensure that the booking information is correct. You need to print out the voucher or show the E-voucher to tour guide when participating the tour.
In case of any possible delays, please contact tour operator or customer service immediately. We will cooperate with different parties to catch you up with the tour. You may need to pay the transportation expense to the next meet point. No part or full refund/compensation will be offered for unnoticed delays or no show.
No Show
Once the booking is confirmed, an absence or failure to show up on the scheduled date is NO SHOW. No show is non-refundable.
|Cancellation Period
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|Refund 90% payment
|15 - 29 days prior to tour departure date
|Refund 75% payment
|8 - 14 days prior to tour departure date
|Refund 50% payment
|7 days prior to tour departure date
- Cancel the entire order.
- Reschedule tour departure date. Subject to availability of seats, modification service fee will be applicable over & above the cancellation charges. This request will not be accepted if the tour start date is less than 7 days from the date of change request being made.
- Change to a different tour. Possible only 31 days prior to the tour departure date. Modification service fee will be applicable over & above the cancellation charges applicable.
- Reduce the number of travelers.
- $25 modification service fee will apply each time you modify the order. No modification request will be accepted 7 days period before the tour departure date.
- Acceptable modification includes changing pickup location, adding more number of travelers (subject to availability of seats), changing contact information and/or flight information.
- Except $25 modification fee, cancellation rules apply to the price difference when the total tour cost is reduced after modification.
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Table of Contents
This Howto explains, step by step, how you can download and build the firebird-documentation repository from the Firebird Project.
The firebird-documentation repository is part of the Firebird Project on GitHub: https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird-documentation. It is a collective effort, aimed at producing comprehensive and accurate documentation on the Firebird RDBMS (Relational Database Management System).
It is important to understand that the firebird-documentation repository contains the documentation in source form – to be more precise: in DocBook XML format. These sources need to be processed (built) to obtain easily readable docs, which can then be published on the Internet.
Yes! At the time of this writing, most useful Firebird documentation has been produced outside the Firebird documentation repository. We still have a long way to go before the documentation in the manual module will be anywhere near complete. In fact, one of the reasons this Howto is written is that it can help would-be docwriters to overcome their first hurdles.
If you are looking for ready Firebird documentation and lots of it, your best starting places are:
https://www.firebirdsql.org/en/documentation/ – the Firebird Documentation Index.
https://www.firebirdsql.org/en/external-documentation/ – a listing of other sites with valuable Firebird documentation.
Sure there's an easier way. As soon as a piece of documentation reaches a certain level of maturity, it is published – in PDF and HTML – on the Firebird website. You can find all the docs we have published via the Firebird Documentation Index (see link above).
You should download the manual module and build the docs yourself if and only if:
You want to check on the absolutely latest state of the docs. (Be aware though that one of the reasons a version has not yet been published may be that it contains errors.)
You want to help write documentation yourself.
You're interested in learning how this doc building stuff works, and/or you think DIY is more fun than an easy file download.
If one of the above applies to your situation, this Howto is for you.
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The zipper is an object we all rely upon on a regular basis. Be it clothing, bags, and a whole host of other fabric items, the zipper acts as a way of joining fabric together temporarily, but in such a way as to offer a reliable and permanent fastening solution.
While the zipper is a commonplace device, someone had to invent it in the first place, and that someone was Gideon Sundback. Today would have been Sundback's 132nd birthday, and Google has decided to mark the occasion with a Google Doodle you can't fail to miss on its homepage.
Visit google.com today and you will be presented with a page that is cut in half by a giant zipper. The page functions just like the typical Google search page, but if you click the zipper it unzips the page to show a number of links relating to Sundback.
The invention of the zipper came about as part of experiments to solve the "pulling-apart problem." Before the zipper existed a hook and eye system was commonly used to hold fabric together. However, that system always had a tendency to pull apart and it was desirable to find a better fixing mechanism–a so-called "hookless fastener."
In 1913 Sundback created the first version of what would become the zipper. It used two rows of teeth that faced each other and were joined by a slider. A year later he updated the design to use offset interlocking teeth and held them together with a strong fabric cord. It was called the Separable Fasterner and the design was awarded to Sundback as a patent in 1917.
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The 2016 Regional Murrow Awards, honoring the best in electronic journalism, were announced by The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) today.
KUSA won seven Murrow Awards, including overall excellence, sports, hard news and feature reporting and writing.
That was a good haul for Denver's 9News but it wasn't tops in the regionals: in the large market television category, KING-TV in Seattle led with nine Murrows this year.
In the regional competition, KDVR won for its 9 p.m. newscast. KCNC won for breaking news coverage of the "Planned Parenthood Shooting" and the news documentary regarding the Henthorn case. KMGH's reports on "Children Abused: Deaths Ignored" won the news series category.
KOA won for overall excellence in the radio category. Colorado Public Radio won for continuing coverage and investigative reporting.
In the small market competition KUNC won for hard news reporting. KKTV in Colorado Springs won for its 10 p.m. newscast.
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Good fishing is just a matter of timing. You have to get there yesterday. - Milton Berle
A dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream. - WC Fields
Clement Attlee reminds me of a dead fish before it has had time to stiffen. - George Orwell
What you need is somebody new - there's more than 1 fish in the woodpile. - Archie Bunker
Don't be a fish; be a frog. Swim in the water and jump when you hit ground. - Kim Young-ha
Is this chicken or is this fish? I know it's tuna but it says chicken of the sea. - Jessica Simpson
I went fishing with Rod Ewert. He was using a dotted line. He caught every other fish. - Steven Wright
Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking. - Lao-Tzu
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. - Henry David Thoreau
The dent in his car is hardly cold and he's coming over here to claim his pound of fish. - Archie Bunker
Cajun is country food by farmers and fisherman that arrived in Louisiana from Acadiana, Canada. - Paul Prudhomme
Of all the useless things a person can do, limerick writing is right up there with golf and fishing. - Garrison Keillor
Give a man a fish and you have fed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you have fed him for a lifetime. - Chinese Proverb
If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. - Doug Larson
It is our art that has an opportunity to leave a footprint in the sand. They don't wrap fish in our work. - Hugh N Jacobsen
I refuse to believe that trading recipes is silly. Tuna-fish casserole is at least as real as corporate stock. - Barbara Harrison
Luck affects everything; let your hook always be cast. In the stream where you least expect it, there will be fish. - Ovid
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day. - George Carlin
I love lean meats like chicken, turkey. I'm obsessed with sushi and fish in general. I eat a lot of veggies and hummus. - Shawn Johnson
Somebody just back of you while you are fishing is as bad as someone looking over your shoulder while you write a letter to your girl. - Ernest Hemingway
Only when the last tree has withered, and the last fish caught, and the last river been poisoned, will we realize we cannot eat money. - Cree Proverb
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it was stupid. - Albert Einstein
What's the two things they tell you are healthiest to eat? Chicken and fish. You know what you should do? Combine them, eat a penguin. - Dave Attell
I'll paddle board, swim in the ocean, roll in the sand, soak up the sun, eat good food, be with friends and family and go fishing with my dad. - Behati Prinsloo
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Colorado's Taylor Phinney, Alex Howes named to U.S. roster for UCI road world championships
Boulder native Taylor Phinney, whose cycling career nearly ended after a horrific crash in May 2014, will compete in the elite men's road race and the individual time trial for the United States at the world road cycling championships in Richmond, Va., beginning Sept. 20.
The turnaround is remarkable for Phinney, who returned to racing just last month at the Tour of Utah after 15 months recovering from a crash into a guard rail during a race in Chattanooga. The BMC Racing rider had told The Denver Post before then racing in the USA Pro Challenge that he was unsure whether he would be strong enough to make the U.S. roster. He put those doubts to rest early, winning the 605-mile event's first stage in Steamboat Springs.
He will be one of two riders representing the U.S. in the elite men's individual time trial, with the other spot to be named later, and will also be a part of the elite men's road team. USA Cycling must name the remaining elite men's road race and time trial spots before UCI's Sept. 11 deadline.


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Do you know an everyday hero who is making great strides today to ensure a greener tomorrow? WSB-TV Channel 2, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land (TPL), has launched Cox Conserves Heroes-Atlanta, a national awards program to honor and celebrate conservation in everyday life.
The program is now accepting nominations at the WSB-TV website. The Cox Conserves Hero, chosen by online consumer voting, will be awarded $5,000 to donate to the environmental nonprofit of his or her choice.
"The Trust for Public Land's mission is to conserve land for people to use and enjoy forever, so we are thrilled to partner with Cox to identify and honor people who are making a personal difference in Atlanta," said Helen Tapp, TPL's executive director. "We're fortunate to have engaged citizens who want to be actively involved in creating more green spaces, promoting environmental best practices and enhancing the quality of life in the metro area."
WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News reporter Justin Farmer will broadcast public service announcements, encouraging viewers to nominate people in their community who are helping to create, preserve or enhance places for everyone to enjoy — parks, greenways, gardens, waterways, plazas, streets and public squares. By improving our shared environment, these conservation heroes make Atlanta a better place for everyone to live.
The finalists will be selected by the Cox Conserves Judging Circle, a group of local civic leaders. The finalists' stories can be viewed at WSB-TV's community website, allowing the public to learn more about them before voting. The finalist receiving the most online votes will be named the Cox Conserves Hero.
Nominations will be accepted from May 26 to June 19. (Nominations are made at the WSB-TV site listed above.) Voting will be from Aug. 10 through Aug. 31. Also during this time, the public can view videos of the finalists.
Following the online voting, Atlanta's Cox Conserves Hero will be announced in early September.
By showcasing these unsung heroes, WSB-TV and TPL hope to inspire more people to take an active role in neighborhood conservation activities.
The Cox Conserves Heroes program was created in 2007 through a partnership between The Trust for Public Land and Cox Enterprises, the parent company of WSB-TV. The partnership stems from Cox Enterprises' national Cox Conserves program designed to reduce the company's carbon footprint by 20 percent by 2017, and promote eco-friendly behavior among its employees, communities and other corporations. The Cox Conserves Heroes program is active in Seattle and San Diego and will launch in San Francisco and New Orleans this year.


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My colleague Al Pike likes to tease me about the college football team I root for.
"New Mexico," he says, "is the only school which invented its own bowl game just so it could play in one."
I graduated from New Mexico in 1998, and I have to admit Al is somewhat right on this one. The New Mexico Lobos, who have never played in a postseason game more prestigious than one of only three championships the now-defunct WAC hosted between 1996 and 1998, played in the first two New Mexico Bowls at their own University Stadium in Albuquerque. Their last appearance was in 2007, a 23-0 win over Nevada, and since then the Lobos have played in zero postseason games while going 15-59.
Since then the New Mexico Bowl has been much maligned, held up as a symbol of everything that is wrong with college football's bloated bowl season, in which any team with a .500 record or better is "rewarded" by playing in a usually overhyped game that is of little interest to anyone save the alumni of the participating schools. The criticism is that the New Mexico Bowl is beyond unglamorous, features mediocre programs, is played in a dumpy, half-empty stadium, usually in cold weather, and is so low on the hierarchy of bowls that it is played first, just to get it out of the way as soon as possible.
But I'm here to defend the New Mexico Bowl. While the game is played in a stadium that is plain as can be and usually the participants will rarely compete for a national title, it fits quite nicely the criteria of what makes bowl games special.
The original concept of bowl games, starting with the Rose Bowl near the turn of the 20th Century, were to promote tourism. Invite a pair of college football teams to play in sunny places like Florida or California, and entice those who travel (and later, watch on television) to consider making a trip later on. The idea grew and now every warm-climate city (and even some not-so-warm, such as Detroit and Boise, Idaho), has its own bowl game.
The New Mexico Bowl is no exception. Though University Stadium is kind of a dump and rarely attracts a capacity crowd for Lobo games even when the team is doing well, it has has a backdrop the snow-covered Sandia Mountains. Almost every commercial break on ESPN featured a pleasant New Mexico vista.
And what a game! Colorado State rallied from a 22-point deficit, including two scores in the final minute to stun Washington State 48-45. The year before, Arizona beat Nevada 49-48 after scoring a pair of touchdowns in the final two minutes. If you're looking for an exciting way to kick off the bowl season, you can't do much better than the New Mexico Bowl the last two seasons.
In conclusion, go ahead and mock the bowl system if you must, but leave the New Mexico Bowl alone.
A playoff would be better, though.
I invite you to follow me on Twitter @JohnDoyle603, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
In defense of the New Mexico Bowl
My colleague Al Pike likes to tease me about the college football team I root for.


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Competition promotes real world experience in water sciences
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) announced the University of Colorado-Boulder and the University of Florida as winners of the 2009 Student Design Competition. The eighth annual competition took place earlier this month at WEFTEC.09, WEF's 82nd annual technical exhibition and conference in Orlando, Fla.
The University of Colorado-Boulder team's project, "Robert W. Hite Treatment Facility: South Complex Secondary Treatment Upgrade, Denver, CO" won in wastewater design category. The University of Florida (UF) team's project, "Green Infrastructure and LID Design for a Florida Constructed Environs Subject to Rainfall-Runoff Loadings" won in the environmental design category. This was the first entry and win for the University of Colorado-Boulder, and the fourth win for the University of Florida in eight years.
A program of the WEF Students & Young Professionals Committee, the competition promotes "real world" design experience for students interested in pursuing an education and/or career in water/wastewater engineering and sciences. It tasks individuals or teams of students within a WEF student chapter to prepare a design to help solve a local water quality issue. Teams evaluate alternatives, perform calculations and recommend the most feasible solution based on experience, economics and feasibility.


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Video appears to show Islamic State beheading U.S. journalist
A gruesome video released Tuesday appears to show an Islamist fighter beheading a U.S. freelance photographer who was kidnapped in Syria nearly two years ago.
The video, posted by the media arm of the Islamic State and titled "A Message to America," says James Wright Foley was executed "in Iraq" as a result of President Obama's decision to bomb Islamic State fighters battling Kurdish forces north of Baghdad.
The video, in Arabic with English narration and subtitles, concludes with another missing U.S. journalist, Steven Joel Sotloff of Miami, and tells Obama his life "depends on your next decision."
The video's authenticity has not been verified independently. A federal law enforcement official, who is not authorized to speak publicly, said U.S. investigators were still examining the video, but "nothing appears to contradict'' that the victim is 40-year-old Foley, who was raised in New Hampshire.
National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said the intelligence community is working "as quickly as possible" to determine its authenticity.
"If genuine, we are appalled by the brutal murder of an innocent American journalist, and we express our deepest condolences to his family and friends," she said.
The President was briefed by Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes about the video while on Air Force One, said Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz.
Foley's mother posted a message on Facebook where she called her son "extraordinary."
"We have never been prouder of our son Jim," she wrote. "He gave his life trying to expose the world to the suffering of the Syrian people. We implore the kidnappers to spare the lives of the remaining hostages. Like Jim, they are innocents. They have no control over American government policy in Iraq, Syria or anywhere in the world."
Foley, who worked for several news outlets, including GlobalPost and AFP, was kidnapped Thanksgiving Day 2012 with his translator after leaving an Internet cafe in Binesh, in northern Syria. The FBI said that Foley was planning to cross the border into Turkey and that the two were grabbed by "an organized gang," which later released the translator.
Foley is one of an estimated 30 journalists missing in that country's nearly 3-year-old civil war.
The four-minute, 40-second IS video opens with footage of Obama's Aug. 7 news conference announcing targeted airstrikes to protect U.S. personnel and thousands of Yazidis trapped on a mountain.
The screen then shows a black-clad and masked militant standing next to a shaved-head man, who is kneeling in the desert dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit with his hands behind his back.
The captive then delivers a statement, which appears to be scripted, in which he criticizes U.S. policy in Iraq and says he is being killed because of the airstrikes on Islamic State fighters.
"My message to my beloved parents: Save me some dignity and don't accept any meager compensation for my death from the same people who effectively hammered the last nail in my coffin with their recent aerial campaign in Iraq," he says.
He then addresses his brother, John, who he says is in the U.S. Air Force, asking him to "think about what you are doing," saying the decision to bomb "signed my death warrant."
In a statement on its Facebook page, Foley's family said, "We know that many of you are looking for confirmation or answers. Please be patient until we all have more information, and keep the Foleys in your thoughts and prayers."
The family had created a website that appealed for his release.
The founder and CEO of Boston-based GlobalPost, Philip Balboni, said on behalf of Foley's parents and the news organization that "we deeply appreciate all of the messages of sympathy and support that have poured in since the news of Jim's possible execution first broke."
He added that GlobalPost would not comment further until the FBI confirms the video's authenticity.
"We ask for your prayers for Jim and his family," Balboni said.
The family of another kidnapped American freelance photographer, Austin Tice, said in a statement that the "last 635 days, we have had to share a horrible nightmare, which has made us close to the Foley family and our heart goes out to them. We pray eternal rest for James' soul and comfort and peace for his family."
Tice, from Plano, Texas, was abducted outside Damascus, on Aug. 13, 2012, after illegally entering Syria from Turkey. At the time, the State Department believed that the government of President Bashar al-Assad was holding the 31-year-old former Marine, who had worked for The Washington Post, CBS News and McClatchy Newspapers.
Sotloff attended the University of Central Florida, according to UCF spokeswoman Zenaida Gonzalez Kotala, who confirmed Sotloff was a student from fall 2002 through December 2004 as a journalism pending major. Sotloff also was a contributor to the Central Florida Future, a Florida Today property, during his time at UCF.
Sotloff has freelanced for Time and other outlets. He last tweeted on Aug. 3, 2013, about Miami Heat basketball player Greg Ogden. A few days earlier, he tweeted that he had been pepper-sprayed at a protest in Antakya, Turkey. His Twitter profile said he was "currently in Libya."
News of the video was first reported by Zaid Benjamin, a reporter with Radio Sawa, a U.S.-funded Arabic-language radio station. After several tweets, which include images and a link to the Islamic State video, Twitter suspended Benjamin's account.
Twitter also suspended an account belonging to the Islamists' media arm, the latest Islamic State social media site to be shut down.
As a result, the BBC reported, the Islamic State has opened several accounts on Diaspora, a community-run, decentralized social network.
Tuesday evening, the Internet Archive deleted the video, saying it was unavailable "due to issues with the item's content."
Contributing: Danielle Hendrix, Central Florida Future (Orlando, Fla.)


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Lady Flames reach regionals with fourth-place finish at JMU
April 15, 2014 | Harrisonburg, Va.
For the first time since the program's inception in 2010, Liberty University's women's Ultimate Frisbee team has secured a bid to the May 3-4 Regional Championships in Martinsville, Va.
The Lady Flames qualified by going 4-4 and placing fourth out of seven teams in this past weekend's Virginia Division I Conference championship tournament, hosted by James Madison University.
Liberty, seeded fourth, went 1-3 on Saturday, losing to the University of Virginia, the eventual tournament champion, 13-0, and Virginia Tech, which placed third, 11-6, before beating George Mason University, 9-4, and falling to fifth-seeded Virginia Commonwealth University, 8-3.
Lady Flames Assistant Coach Jonathan Mast said the Lady Flames made the play of the tournament for the first point in the triumph over the Patriots, which he considered a must-win game for Liberty to have a shot at the playoffs.
"Kaitlyn Kane throws a bullet of a forehand to the back right corner and (fellow senior) Ashley Condon lays out like superman and catches it one-handed while keeping one foot in the back right corner," Mast said. "That was a great way to come out and make a statement. It got us fired up and made us want to play harder."
On Sunday, the Lady Flames defeated the College of William & Mary, the only team in the tournament they hadn't faced this season, 12-7, before losing to host JMU, the tournament runner-up, 13-1. That sent Liberty into the fourth-place semifinals, where they won a rematch with GMU, 11-4, before avenging the loss to VCU in the final, 11-10, eliminating both teams from regional consideration.
A consistent 15-mph wind was a factor in the fourth-place final.
"Our motto was to win with your legs, to make shorter passes and run more," Mast said. "My girls made pass after pass after pass. Once we finally got away from the zone trap they were running, it was off to the races."
Jillianne Hook scored a "Callahan goal" for Liberty, which is an interception in the opponent's end zone, in this case aided by the strong wind with the Lady Flames applying an aggressive zone trap.
The Rams came out in the second half with the wind at their backs and scored on two quick breaks to tie the contest at 9-9. The two teams traded points before Sydney Comer threw the winning pass to fellow senior Krista Johnson for the final point set up by four passes completed by teammates just outside the end zone.
Next, Liberty will challenge for one of three national tournament bids at the regional tournament, which will include between 10 and 15 teams.


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Released earlier this week for all Android smartphone owners, Instagram for Android is rapidly becoming an extremely popular application after more than one million users downloaded the app during the first twelve hours after release. According to Instagram, the application supports all smartphone devices that include a camera and runs Android 2.2 or above with support for OpenGL ES 2. Android powered phones without OpenGL ES 2 aren't supported as the OpenGL technology is required for the various filters within the application. Instagram also supports a maximum resolution output of 2048 by 2048, but output is limited by camera technology and available memory.
With more than 30 million Instagram users on the iOS platform, Instagram is hoping to have the same success with the Android version. The company is working diligently to include all the current features of the iPhone version in the Android version of the app. While the core features are present within the Android version, Instagram developers are working to include features like "Tilt Shift/Blur, Share from Feed, Live Preview and Share to Flickr" in the near future. When the two applications reach the same level of development, the company plans to roll out updates to both versions concurrently.
The development team at Instagram has already rolled out an update for the Android version of the application. On April 6, Instagram added support for Android tablets such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab and the ASUS Transformer Prime. However, the application doesn't have support for landscape view yet on tablets, only portrait view for now.
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2 arrested after hit-and-run, burglary in Eldersburg
Jerry, Timothy Johnson arrested after home burglarized, Nissan stolen
Two people were arrested in connection with the burglary of a home and the theft of a vehicle in Eldersburg.
Law enforcement responded to Liberty Road at Sykesville Road around 7:30 a.m. Monday after getting reports of a two-vehicle crash.
Investigators said the person driving a Nissan who was at fault for the crash took off, but troopers said they eventually found the driver, identified as Jerry Johnson Jr., 28, not far from the scene.
Troopers said they found Johnson in possession of a check with an address in the 6500 block of Marvin Avenue in Eldersburg. Sheriff's deputies went to the home and found a side door open and the resident asleep.
It was determined the home had been burglarized and that a second suspect, Timothy Johnson, 18, was asleep in a Jeep outside the home.
Police determined the Nissan involved in the earlier crash and the Jeep that Timothy Johnson was asleep in were stolen.
Investigators said they believe the men had driven to the area in the Jeep but that it became disabled at the Marvin Avenue location. Police said they believe Jerry Johnson left his cousin asleep in the Jeep and burglarized the Marvin Avenue home before stealing the homeowner's Nissan. They said he was then involved in the hit-and-run crash.
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To the left a new oil palm plantation near the road of Douala. Oil palm plantations in Cameroon cover a total of 60,000 ha, but in 2011, the government received applications for the opening of more than 1,000,000 ha of new plantations. As most of the land available at the moment is natural forest, oil palm expansion is becoming a major threat to Cameroon's as well as the rest of Congo Basin's Rainforest.02/21/2012
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