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A Former Overmedicated 90s Kid's Message for Today's Parents
by [REDACTED] By the time I went from elementary to junior high school in 2000, I had been on 8 different psychiatric medications, and as an adult I'm starting to get angry. I'm writing this anonymously because I don't want to put my parents on blast. My parents were young
Wiener's Green New Deal Pledge Conflicts with his Campaign Contributors
GUEST POST BY: IAN FIRSTENBERG As Election Day nears, candidates are solidifying policy proposals, hoping to bolster their platforms; for Scott Wiener, this came in the form of a recent pledge to support the Green New Deal. Originally proposed by Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), it
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San Francisco Eyes Additional Vehicle Triage Center Sites
By Jerold Chinn While it's still too soon to report results for San Francisco's first safe parking program for vehicle dwellers, officials have already begun eyeing additional sites to establish another vehicle triage center. The City's Real Estate Division Director Andrico Penick told the Board of Supervisors Land Use and
Manchester as a Case Study in Gentrification-Weaponized Art
by Xan Holbrook As anyone who has read my work can intuit, I am an Englishman. Specifically, from Manchester. The story of Manchester is one of change. Ask anyone who sells apartments or business space around here and they'd trot out "rebirth" or "reinvention" but the point remains true. A
Your Witch Friends are Casting Spells with Their Orgasms
by Laurie Riihimaki From the astonishing tricks of Houdini to the spectacular world of Harry Potter, magic has always been a part of our society. The idea that something dazzling and unexpected could wondrously appear in our average existence is a concept that continuously blows our minds and makes our
What Brought Down the Boy Scouts?
by Kate Brunotts Amongst hundreds of open sexual assault cases, Boy Scouts of America has officially filed for bankruptcy. Boy Scouts, which serves as the largest scouting organization, is no stranger to controversy. Let's take a look at how the collective's problematic policies were bound to lead them astray. Sexual
I'm Worried About Quaden Bayles
by [redacted] Last week a heartbreaking video of a 9-year-old kid in Australia went viral. His name was Quaden Bayles, and he was being bullied in school. He was sobbing on camera begging his mother to give him a knife so he could kill himself. The mother said that this
Jackie Fielder's State Senate Campaign Puts Working People First
GUEST POST BY: IAN FIRSTENBERG The March 3rd California primary has garnered national attention as a contested and messy presidential race that could be solidified for the frontrunning Senator Bernie Sander. But all politics are local and as such, it's important to pay attention to local officials as well as
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This eye-catching dwarf caladium has lime green foliage with dark pink freckles. Miss Muffet is a great companion for taller, large-leaf caladiums and is an ideal size for lining a pathway, enhancing a perennial border or growing in containers. The colors are brightest in shade, but this variety also tolerates full sun.
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Bible and Culture is a fantastic 4 week long course taking place in July in Woltersdorf, just on the outskirts of Berlin.
In 2014 the dates will be 29 June to 27 July.
In the course we get a chance to think deeply about the God of scripture, who He is and what He says from His word. But we also get a chance to ask what His word says to His world today. And we have the chance to learn to articulate our faith as it connects from Scripture to the 21st Century.
We look at worldview, identity, Genesis, politics, environment, business, Ezekiel, Luke, Pop-culture, and a whole lot more. And all this in a community drawn from across Europe and Eurasia. | {
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Q: Drupal 7 Search Module Increase snippet result I want to increase my snippet result. When I'm going to print . It display few data from the content along with "..." 3 dots. Please help me to increase the snippet result.
Thanks
A: I found an answer. In your search-result.tpl.php file.
Try to find the value of your body from result array and mentioned in under node_load function. For ex:- node_load($result['node']->entity_id)->body['und'][0]['value'];
This will fetch all the results. :)
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Residence Permit in Latvia - What is the procedure?
Here you will find detailed information regarding the procedure of applying for a residence permit in Latvia and the related mandatory payments as well as the time required to complete the official stages of the process.
Income or funds of at least LVL 600 per month if the person does not plan to be employed in Latvia. As a practical matter, the person can provide a bank statement confirming existence of sufficient funds to cover the period until the next residence permit renewal.
a document confirming payment of the state fees.
220 LVL (approximately 320 EUR) for the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs issues the decision within 5 days.
If any additional information or verification of the foreign national is required, the process may be extended by up to 90 days.
The applicant has to visit Latvia to obtain the actual residence permit not later than three months after having his/her application approved.
LVL 10 if the residence permit has been made within 20 business days.
in some cases it may be required to confirm that the company is a running business, paying taxes and employing people.
Each year the person shall submit the same documents.
LVL 45 (EUR 66) if the decision is made within 5 business days.
See previous entry - How to apply? | {
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Monomoy Regional High School is a regional secondary school located in Harwich, Massachusetts, United States, within Barnstable County. Monomoy Regional High School serves approximately 625 students in grades 8-12 from the towns of Chatham and Harwich.
Construction of the high school was completed in early 2014 and officially opened in September 2014. The school's mascot is the Sharks and the school colors are Navy Blue & Silver.
Athletics
All the athletic teams from Harwich High School and Chatham High School began competing cooperatively as the Monomoy Sharks in Fall 2012 for all sports offered by both schools.
Monomoy offers 20 interscholastic athletic teams along with multiple club and intramural teams. As of 2016, Monomoy is a member of the Cape & Islands League, which competes in the Division 4 level of athletic competition in Massachusetts, and is affiliated with the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association.
In May 2015, Monomoy Regional High School gained approval from the South Shore League at the annual league meeting to leave the league and join the Cape & Islands League, citing travel expenses and competition as the main factors regarding their departure. Monomoy was a member of the South Shore League since the mid-1990s. The change will take effect during the beginning of the 2016–17 academic year. The football team's league affiliation is in question due to the change, as the Cape & Islands League does not sponsor football. Ultimately, the Sharks will either continue to compete in the South Shore League as a football only member, or pursue an independent schedule with no league affiliation. With the departure of Monomoy, Mashpee is left as the South Shore League's lone representative from Cape Cod.
Recent Success in Sports: The Monomoy High School's Basketball team went from 1–19 in 2015-2016 while competing in the South Shore League to 15-6 after switching into the Cape and Islands League. The team went under a controversial time after the school's administration decided to fire beloved Coach and Harwich High School Alumni Adam Rose. Rose was then hired as a head coach at CCA. Monomoy then hired Coach Keith Arnold a former DY and Nauset boys basketball coach to take over. Part of the team's core of Junior-Meehan and Senior-Mazulis were Nauset Transfers who founded the foundation for Monomoy Basketball success. The team won the Cape and Islands Large League Title and also made it to the Division 4 South Sectional Finals as the #9 seed after beating Sturgis East, Southeastern, and Old Colony in the MIAA tournament. Later on the team would lose to D4 powerhouse Cathedral Catholic. Players Nick Meehan, Chris Mazulis, Sam Reed and Eli Nickerson were vital to this team's cinderella run in the MIAA tournament.
Listed below are the sports offered at Monomoy Regional High School:
Fall
Football
Field Hockey
Boys' Soccer
Girls' Soccer
Cheerleading
Cross Country
Boys' Golf
Winter
Boys' Basketball
Girls' Basketball
Ice Hockey (co-op with Mashpee)
Cheerleading
Spring
Baseball
Softball
Boys' Tennis
Girls' Tennis
Boys' Lacrosse
Girls' Lacrosse
Track & Field
Sailing
Girls' Golf
References
Monomoy High School cost estimated at $65.4 million
2014 establishments in Massachusetts
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Between Love & Goodbye
Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 24
"Can you promise forever?"
Love makes the world go round. At least that's what Marcel and Kyle believe, until they suddenly discover that love can alternatively flip the world upside-down. When certain elements are set into motion, they tend to stay in motion. If tampered with, they can spin out of control. Marcel and Kyle are in love at first sight, and even though they can't legally marry, they will find a way to make it work. French Marcel marries their lesbian friend Sarah so he can stay in the USA with Kyle. Enter Kyle's sister April, a former prostitute. She needs a place to crash, but for how long? Taking a quick dislike to Marcel, April methodically drips poison into their happiness. But where Marcel sees a conniving woman with a not-so-hidden agenda, Kyle only sees his sister - in need. Love isn't pure after it's been tainted. Our perfect couple fall headlong into possessiveness, jealousy and rage; trapped in the tangled emotions found in that space between love and goodbye. Just how far will one of them go to put a stop to the madness?
Between Love & Goodbye is the new film from writer/director, and recent OUT 100 Honoree, Casper Andreas (Slutty Summer, A Four Letter Word). It is a modern gay drama about falling in and out of love, and the rocky ride in between. Filled with unqualified romance, hilarious situations, and plenty of low down and dirty drama, this is one story where the stakes run as high as the hysteria. The film is set to an original soundtrack and is starring a sexy young cast.
MORMOR'S VISIT, a short film by Casper Andreas
Director's Commentary
Deleted/Extended Scenes
Queer Culture
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From your Facebook homepage, click Groups in the left menu and select a Facebook Group you admin.
Click Members in the left menu located under announcements.
Click the three dots on the right of the person's name you want to make an admin or a moderator.
Select Make Admin or Make Moderator.
On my Facebook homepage, I see two options to get to the Facebook Group. You may only see one if you don't have the group as a shortcut. If you do have it there, then click on that group name under shortcuts. Otherwise, hit Groups under the explore tab on the left-hand side.
Now that you're in the Facebook Group, click Members on the left-hand side located in the menu that falls under your group name.
You'll now see a screen like the one below. Here, you can choose to make a Moderator an Admin by clicking on the three dots next to their name. You can also remove Admins and Moderators this way as well.
If you need to find particular members then you use the search bar located above. This will bring up the person you're looking to make or remove as an admin.
Please know that once you make someone an admin they can jump into your group setting and change anything they need about the Facebook Group. They can change the name of the community, location, description, and even add pages to the community. Moreover, they can change posting rules and survey questions people answer when requesting access.
In this example, you want to open your Facebook mobile app, then click on the three lines on the bottom right-hand corner. You might see your Facebook Group listed at the top. If so, click on it there to get to your community. If not, then click on Groups.
If you click on Groups, you'll see a list of your Facebook Groups. Select the one you own that you want to add another admin to.
Now click on the members' pictures that are set in a row under your Facebook Group's name.
This will take you to a list of your Facebook Group's members. You can also search for specific people using Facebook's search in the picture below. Once you find a profile, click on it. You'll see this window popup below. Here, you can choose to make that member an Admin or a Moderator.
By giving someone admin powers you're enabling them to kick-out members at will and change the group to how they see most beneficial. I recommend only making people you've known for quite some time admins of your community; otherwise, you may be making a big mistake. The last thing you want to end up doing is having to delete your Facebook Group after you've created it.
Keep in mind, Facebook is notorious for responding slow to help requests. In other words, if you do appoint someone as an admin who then does damage to your Facebook Group's reputation, it will be hard to stop it.
However, more often than not, having another Facebook Group Admin can help you manage your community better. It relieves your time with many tasks like approving members and kicking them out. It's well worth it for the right person. | {
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KenyaIntroductionNamed after its most prominent geographical feature, Mount Kenya, Kenya stretches from well populated tropical coastal lowlands and d...
Kongo and the Coastal States of West Central Africa
Jelmer Vos
Kongo and the Coastal States of West Central AfricaIntroductionThe kingdom of Kongo emerged sometime in the 14th century in the border region of moder...
Language and the Study of Africa
Lameen Souag, Philip J. Jaggar
Language and the Study of Africa Introduction Africa is home to a substantial portion of the world's linguistic diversity. Estimating the ...
Law and the Study of Sub-Saharan Africa
Kristin Mann, Richard Roberts
Law and the Study of Sub-Saharan AfricaIntroductionIn all societies, law together with social norms act to maintain the social order by creating rules...
Law, Islamic
Allan Christelow
Islamic LawIntroductionThe continent of Africa offers a complex and challenging setting for the study of Islamic law. Today, this continent contains s...
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Lesotho Introduction Most of Lesotho's people are of southern Sotho origin, speak Sesotho, and identify themselves as Basotho; however, Lesoth...
LGBTI Minorities and Queer Politics in Eastern and Southern Africa
Andrew Mickleburgh
Lgbti Minorities and Queer Politics in Eastern and Southern AfricaIntroductionLGBTI embodies diverse life experiences of the groups included, with dif...
Adebayo Oyebade
Liberia Introduction Liberia is located on the continent's west coast on the Atlantic. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to the west, Guinea to t...
Silvia Marsans-Sakly
Libya Introduction Libya is the fourth-largest nation in Africa in area, but the least populated. Population is concentrated along the narrow ...
Literature and the Study of Africa
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Lord's Resistance Army
Patrick Vinck, Phuong N. Pham, Niamh Gibbons
Lord's Resistance Army Introduction Since 1987, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a violent rebel group headed by Joseph Kony, has been terror...
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The Maasai and Maa-Speaking Peoples of East Africa Introduction The term Maasai is used here to refer to the central core of East African past...
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Owen Kalinga
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Susanna Wing
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MandeIntroductionThe term "Mande" covers a linguistically and historically related group of peoples sharing an extremely rich and vibrant historical b...
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Mau MauIntroductionThe Mau Mau war exploded in the British colony of Kenya during the 1950s. It pitted dreadlocked guerrilla fighters drawn from the G...
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MauritaniaIntroductionWhile relatively understudied as compared to many of its neighbors, Mauritania has a rich history. As a place where North and We...
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I became interested in Just Treatment when I read about their campaigning to keep secondary breast cancer drugs available on the NHS. These often pioneering drugs are increasingly either in danger of being taken out of the system, or of being rejected by NICE before making it into the system, purely on the basis of their prohibitive cost.
I'm a secondary breast cancer patient myself, and am currently on pretty mainstream maintenance drugs which are available to all on the NHS. I am very fortunate in that I haven't been directly touched by the high prices of medicines - yet. Sadly, I've realised that everybody's experience of cancer treatment isn't the same as mine.
Through my involvement with online cancer groups and hearing anecdotes from others elsewhere in the country, I know that the postcode lottery is alive and kicking. From three month waits for results for some, when my own scares were answered in two weeks, to the availability of a BCN (breast cancer nurse) to provide a communication between me and the oncologist and surgeon and to generally hold my hand through treatment and beyond. Every breast cancer patient is supposed to be allocated a BCN, but I know this isn't always the case.
Patchy treatment might not seem the same issue as that of high medicine prices but I feel the two are closely related. The NHS is no magic porridge pot: every time we overspend in one area, it has a knock-on effect on another.
Despite my strength of feeling about this, initially I didn't rush to sign the petitions but found myself all-consumed with the ethical question: if there isn't enough money to provide every treatment to every patient, how on earth do we choose? And I thought we had to choose because the NHS wasn't a bottomless money pit.
I thought I understood that this issue wasn't as simple as the drug companies charging an exorbitant cost per medicine, because they had to cover their research and development costs. In short, I thought that if we demanded the large pharmaceutical companies drastically cut their current prices, this would inhibit their ability to research and develop game-changing drugs in the future. As we'd all pray for medicines to turn terminal diagnoses into treatable diseases, I thought we had to pay high prices to make sure these big pharmaceutical companies stayed in business.
But here's the thing. I've since learnt that the profits these companies make far exceed the amounts needed to cover their costs, and that includes the research and development of new drugs. Even more disappointingly, it would appear that much of the research and development they claim needs funding is actually being done by publicly funded institutions - so we are paying twice.
And of course, we're not just losing out financially. I've learnt that the pharmaceutical companies could still provide medicines, invest in and carry out research and development, make a tidy profit and keep people in jobs, without charging so much that the NHS has to make devastating choices about which medicines can be funded, and which can't.
We need to address the monopoly issue which enables drug companies to hike up prices so that they bear no resemblance to the actual cost of researching, developing and manufacturing drugs. Tackling this would benefit the NHS as a whole, as well as enabling wholesale provision of life-saving and life-lengthening drugs to all who could benefit from them.
I've realised that directly, or indirectly, every single one of us would benefit from cheaper prices and yes, new medicines would still be discovered at the fastest possible rate. That is why I want to be involved with Just Treatment. I want other people to know that this is a fight worth fighting and, apart from slightly lower dividends for the pharmaceutical shareholders, there aren't really any losers if we win.
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This modern take on a classic is such a beautiful way to honor those you love. You can choose to leave it blank or have it hand engraved. The ring holds up to 4 uppercase initials or a name with 5 letters (first letter will be uppercase). I personalized mine with the first initial of my family of 4. | {
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However, based on the current legal proceedings at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Robert Bosch Tool Corporation will be required to stop sales of the REAXXTM Table Saw on March 27, 2017, unless the ITC ruling is overturned. This sales hold will be in place until Bosch can clarify next steps through the ITC appeal process.
Bosch will continue to fight for our ability to sell REAXX in the future by appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Background: On January 27, 2017, the ITC instituted a ban prohibiting the import of REAXX table saws into the U.S. There was a 60-day window in which the ruling could be overturned, but that window will soon close. | {
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Rowan Blanchard Siblings – You Didn't Know This
Introduction: The story of Snowpiercer is being adapted into a movie and a television series.
The Plot of Rowan Blanchard SiblingsRowan Blanchard Siblings
On a train that never stops, the last people alive live in a world of their own. The train is divided into classes, where the lower class lives in squalor while the upper class delights in the best life has to provide. When Curtis, a member of the lower class, discovers of a plot to topple the elite and take control of the train for themselves, he must choose whether or not to participate in. With the assistance of his buddies and a not likely ally, Curtis will have to combat his way to the front of the train if he wants any opportunity at conserving humankind.
Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs star alongside Mickey Sumner, Alison Wright, Iddo Goldberg, Susan Park, Katie McGuinness, Sam Otto, Sheila Vand, Mike O'Malley, Annalise Basso, Jaylin Fletcher, Lena Hall and Roberto Urbina. Steven Ogg, Rowan Blanchard, and Sean Bean joined the main cast in the second season and both Chelsea Harris and Archie Panjabi signed up with the primary cast in the 3rd season.
Rowan Blanchard is a young starlet who is quickly increasing to fame. She is best understood for her function as Riley Matthews on the Disney Channel show Girl Satisfies World. Rowan has been applauded for her acting skills and her ability to motivate other girls. She is likewise associated with social advocacy and speaks up about crucial problems like feminism and racial diversity. The very first season of the program was released on Netflix on Might 26, 2015. It was produced by ABC Studios and stars Rowan Blanchard, Ben Savage, Sabrina Carpenter, Vincent Martella, Peyton Meyer and Mitchell Hope.
She made her film debut in 1984's "Labyrinth" and continued to work steadily in films throughout the '90s and '80s. In recent years, she has actually starred in such films as "He's Simply Not That Into You" (2009) and "Wrath of the Titans" (2012 ).
In Daveed Diggs, we see an artist who defies categorization. He is a rap artist, a singer, an actor, and an author, and he has handled to stand out in all of these fields. His work is both ingenious and effective, and it has won him important acclaim and a big following.
Sean Bean is an English star best understood for his functions in the television series "Sharpe" and the movies "Goldeneye," "The Lord of the Rings," and "Game of Thrones." Born in Sheffield, England, Bean began his acting profession in 1987 with a function in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of "Antony and Cleopatra." He has because starred in many films and tv series, earning a credibility as one of Hollywood's the majority of flexible stars.
Snowpiercer is a 2013 American science fiction action movie based on the French graphic unique Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette. The movie was directed by Bong Joon-ho, and written by Kelly Masterson. It stars Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, John Hurt and Ed Harris. Embed in a future where a stopped working climate-change experiment has killed all life on the world other than for those aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that takes a trip around the globe, the film follows its guests as they fight for their survival. Rowan Blanchard Siblings
Chris Evans leads an all-star cast in this epic post-apocalyptic thriller set aboard a train powered by a perpetual movement engine.
The series will follow the survivors who live on the train as they attempt to reconstruct society.
The world will alter. A new post-apocalyptic society has been created, where the only way to make it through is by riding the tracks of a massive train that circles the globe. The travelers of this train are divided into classes: the wealthy elites, who reside in high-end on the upper levels; and the rest of the travelers, who survive on floors listed below in squalor. On board this train are a varied group of characters, all struggling to find a location they can call house.
On a train that never ever stops, the last human beings alive live in a world of their own. The train is divided into classes, where the lower class lives in squalor while the upper class enjoys the finest life has to provide. When Curtis, a member of the lower class, finds out of a plot to topple the elite and take control of the train for themselves, he must decide whether or not to join in. Set in a future where a stopped working climate-change experiment has killed all life on the planet other than for those aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, the movie follows its passengers as they fight for their survival.
The travelers of this train are divided into classes: the wealthy elites, who live in high-end on the upper levels; and the rest of the guests, who live on floorings below in squalor.
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Google Makes Voice Search More 'Personal'
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Google has added personalization features to its Voice Search speech recognition technology that aim to help the system customize itself to improve accuracy for the phone's user, the company said.
"We always knew we could build a more accurate model by listening to your voice, and learning how you -- as a unique individual -- speak. So today, we're launching personalized recognition," Amir Mané, product manager and Glen Shires, member of technical staff, said in a post to the Google Mobile Blog, Tuesday.
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) views it as critical.
"One in every four searches from an Android phone in the U.S. is by voice," Heaven Kim, a product marketing manager for Google Voice said in a post to the Google Mobile Blog in September.
For users who decide to opt into recognition personalization, Google Voice Search will associate recordings of the words that the user wants to be recognized with that person's Google account, the blog post said. Google then automatically generates a speech model that's individualized for that user -- and refines the model over time.
"This speech model enables us to deliver greater recognition accuracy. Although subtle, accuracy improvements begin fairly quickly and will build over time," Tuesday's blog post said.
According to that post, the first time a user uses Voice Search, a dialog will lead the person through the process of enabling personalized recognition. Users can turn the personalization on and off via the phone's voice recognition settings. If they wish to disassociate their voice recordings from their Google accounts, that can be accomplish through the system's dashboard.
"With this new [personalization capability], it actually learns your voice, and its nuances, so it'll fine tune to your voice over time," Tim Bajarin, principal analyst at Creative Strategies, told InternetNews.com. "[And] it goes beyond search to lookups and actions [voice commands]," he added.
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Google Voice Search, with recognition personalization, requires Android 2.2 or higher, and is downloadable from Android Market.
Meanwhile, Google also released an update to Google Voice that adds support for the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad and iPod Touch.
"Starting today, you can download a new version of Google Voice that lets you use all the features of the app on these devices, such as sending and receiving free text messages - except, of course, make cellular calls," said a post on the Google Voice Blog on Tuesday by Marcus Foster, a Google Voice product manager.
The latest update for Google Voice is available for download from the Apple App Store.
Stuart J. Johnston is a contributing writer at InternetNews.com, the news service of Internet.com, the network for technology professionals. Follow him on Twitter @stuartj1000.
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Ego Check: Spencer Estabrooks, Creator of One Hit Die
I did not realize what was missing in my life until I received a press release for One Hit Die, a new webseries that combines "the journey and adventure of a Dungeons & Dragons game with the intimate aside interviews of The Office." I quickly followed the link, watched the first four episodes of the series, and fell in love with the concept. Considering how much of my blog is dedicated to navel gazing the various levels of communication involved in roleplaying games, One Hit Die is a critical hit on my sensibilities.
I reached out to the creator of One Hit Die, Spencer Estabrooks. He has directed numerous short films in the past and was able to fund One Hit Die by earning a grant through the Alberta Foundation of the Arts. He is in the process of raising funds to advance the show, and was kind enough to share some of his time to discuss the genesis of the series – and some of the wonderful moments in the first four episodes currently available online. Before reading the interview, I suggest you first watch the first four episodes, which will be time well spent!
When previously asked about your inspiration for the series, you responded, "It came out of a desire to relive my early Dungeons & Dragons gaming experiences . . . we always had a lot of inter-party treachery, and I thought it was fun, and wanted to do a show based on that." How would you describe the world of One Hit Die, and how does it relate to your early gaming experiences?
I grew up in a small town, and we played D&D and other games with very eclectic people. Everyone played with different ambitions, but it started to get fun when characters passed secret messages to the DM. It went like this:
Player A passes message to the DM
Player B asks, "What was that?"
Player A responds, "Your character wouldn't know."
Player B grumbles
Which is why I like focusing on the characters in One Hit Die, not just on their class and race. I started with the four standard classes, because what's interesting is how people play them, and how that effects interactions with others.
So to sum it up, One Hit Die is not about games as much as it is about how people play them.
The series itself seems like those messages passed to the DM – the characters break the fourth wall and communicate directly to the audience without the other members of the party knowing. What inspired you to create a show in that format?
The Office and D&D both have the same inside joke. They rely on the actors or player characters playing in a documentary or fantasy world that they believe is true. Critics may say that my genre mix is too disjointed, but shows like Community and The Office have shown that the audience is sophisticated enough to enjoy and appreciate it.
You mentioned earlier that One Hit Die is not about games but how people play them. What are some of the dynamics that have most interested you about how people play games?
Conflict and betrayal are the most fun. The dark side of humanity, which shows like Game of Thrones dwells in. It creates great drama, and great drama is fertile ground for comedy.
Perhaps you can elaborate on how the show evolved from an idea in your mind to something that was captured on film and placed online. When did you first have the moment of inspiration, and what hurdles have you cleared to make the series a reality?
In 2008 I directed a zombie western and during the auditions an actor submitted their own D&D webseries that they were doing. It was pretty much the worst thing I had ever seen from a production quality standard, but it had a charming heart. I liked the rough style and thought with a bit better production value – it could be a pretty cool concept. A couple years later I got the idea of shooting it more like a documentary. Last September I got the idea to write it. I completed the grant application for funds in February, and shot the footage in July.
In seems like you were inspired by multiple sources leading up to the creation of the show. What has it been like for you to take an idea in your head to a finished project the world can see in less than one year? I imagine your work in traditional film is quite different.
Spencer Estabrooks is watching.
Compared to my more traditional short films the preparation time and shooting is very similar. The difference is the exhibition. My last short film was shot on December 1st, 2012 and I finished posting in January 2013. The film has been out for eight months and has had some great success with in the festival run, but it's still in its festival run.
In just its first week of release, Episode 1 of One Hit Die cleared 12,000 views. There is instant feedback from the audience. There's more mystic and anticipation around a film in a film festival. The immediacy of a webseries going online is something tangible too.
How does it feel to get immediate feedback from the audience for One Hit Die?
It's great to get immediate feedback for One Hit Die, especially when they just quote something I wrote like it's the funniest thing every. Although there is a dark side.
Trolls.
Not the ones that would live in the world of One Hit Die, but real Internet trolls. We fell victim to a bad grammar troll that blamed our mayor, who had nothing to do with this, for it being a bad show. The nice thing is that before we could do anything, our fans came to our defense.
If only feedback was 100% positive! Although it would make the world a dull place. What seems to be the one moment from the show thus far that has resonated the most with the audience?
It's hard to say. I can only judge that when I watch a film with an audience physically. When groups of people watch a film, there is a "feeling" collectively that you can tell the moment that resonates with everyone. I've only seen it in public once and I couldn't tell because I was so nervous. That's the upside of watching a film in a theater and the downside of launching a show on the web.
For those who have not yet watched the first four episodes, stop reading and go watch them now. Really – we will wait.
Back? Good!
I love the concept of combining the format of shows like The Office with the fantasy setting. It is such a great way to explore topics like metagaming. For example, one of my favorite moments is when Torvold, the rogue, calculates the math for an upcoming battle with some goblins and comes to the conclusion that the group is in serious trouble. What inspired that bit? And perhaps more generally, what does "metagaming" mean to you and how does it affect a game?
The min-maxers? It's natural.
Maximize your strength and minimize your weakness regardless of your character's style. Is is me or is it always the Thief or Fighters who do it? I think it's fine. There are always people that look at the rules that govern the world of a RPG and will find ways to exploit them. In the world of One Hit Die, it's Torvold the thief, in our world it's Bernie Madoff. A good GM should deal with them appropriately.
It's delicious that you compared min-maxers to an infamous modern-day criminal! I do not believe optimizers are limited to any one class of character, but it seems those who are focused on combat mechanics care the most about statistics. Since this is a blog offering advice for GMs, how exactly would you suggest a GM deal "appropriately" with min-maxers?
There's a certain amount of karma that's dealt out. In the dice or in the description.
I'm going to let that answer stay open to interpretation. Back to the show, the pinnacle for me is Azurus, the perpetually-hungover wizard. Sheer genius. Please share how that character came together?
Throughout the writing, Azurus was the wildcard. His character went through dramatic changes on every rewrite. After casting Phil Burke we chatted every morning on the way to set, and it came out of that. It was also influenced by the time I booked an interview and got too drunk the night before and thought I could handle the interview. By the time I got to the interview, I realized I couldn't. Sigh.
Phil also did some amazing improv interviews, but forgetting the question midway through the answer, that's personal experience. For your amusement, it's the last clip they used in this video – and when it played, got the biggest laugh.
Torvold, Azurus, Gwen, Sasha. This is the true story… of four strangers… picked to go on a quest…work together and have their lives taped… to find out what happens… when characters stop being polite… and start getting real…One Hit Die.
I gave everyone a great deal of creative freedom. I think it's important in comedy to allow actors to explore their characters, try different things. I treated the script like a backbone structure that we would all work off. That let people explore. Phil did a lot of exploring, but if things strayed too far away from my intent or story, I could always bring them back to the script. It also gave me a chance to have fun, banter with jokes and try new ideas. "Son of a Harpy Whore" is a perfect example of a collaboration with a couple actors and myself challenging each other with jokes.
I imagine the cast trying to out-do each other with jokes. Good times! How much roleplaying-game experience did the actors bring to the table? (pardon the pun)
Phil Burke surprisingly had the most. Larissa Thompson hosted an unsuccessful D&D game. Julie Orton and Andrew Long had only working knowledge, but Andrew did some excellent research for the role. I didn't mind that much. I made this series for gamers, but I also wanted non-gamers to be able to relate to the characters.
There are so many moments from the show that resonated with me as a gamer – Sasha and Torvold arguing over XP, Torvold mentioning his backstab damage from a sling attack (a mechanic I loathed in 4th edition D&D!), the party bantering about the merits of talking to NPCs instead of killing everything, Torvold begging Azurus to check the "crappy Goblin dagger" to see if it's magical, etc. etc.
What has the reception been from non-gamers who might be totally lost in those references?
Almost every non-gamer I talk to like it. They don't get the subtle references, but they see the over arcing problems as character conflicts. Gwen vs Sasha, are not arguing over, merit's of talking to NPC's they're arguing different techniques of problem solving. Direct vs Non-direct. Active vs Passive. Even if you didn't know that you could get a backstab bonus with a sling, to an uninitiated ear it's sounds pretty funny. The best part about RPG games is there played by people. People, no matter how unique they think they are, all have similarities. What I'm doing with One Hit Die is playing on these similarities as a way to engage peoples empathy for the characters whether they're gamers or not.
I won't dumb down my gaming references for the audience, I want my audience to rise to meet them and if they're engaging with the characters, they will. In the first 4 episodes they do.
The first four episodes end with the party failing their quest. But they rally for another day when Gwen says, "Then it's settled. we'll farm the rat-infested forest until we all level up and then we'll try again." I cannot wait to see what's in store next for the party.
What are the plans for One Hit Die beyond the four episodes currently online?
I've got four mini-episodes called One Hit Die: Rat Die Nasty. Each one is about 30 seconds and is more of a skit than an episode. The episodes show the troubles the party encounters when hunting for rats to level up. I'll be releasing them shortly.
After that I've written seven more episodes and I've got an IndieGoGo to raise money for. I have now confirmed publicly the presence of owlbears.
I have another season after that planned. There's so much more I want to do with this series, it's really hard for me not to talk about the future.
It'll be great to see new One Hit Die footage. The future episodes that are planned – how can people who appreciate the series help to make those happen?
Either donating to the cause, or helping spread the word. There's so many webseries out right now, so any help from people to increase awareness of the show would be wonderful.
How likely is it that the current roster of actors/characters will return for future episodes?
As long as they're interested they'll be back. This was a basically a pilot. The more we do the better we get. These characters have big arcs and may come and go throughout the series. I'll be adding a fifth party member as well.
What are your hopes for the future of the series?
My hopes are grand in scale. It's difficult right now to see the future because we're so small. There are some plans for off screen stuff as well. I just really want to shoot more footage next month to keep this rolling.
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4 Responses to Ego Check: Spencer Estabrooks, Creator of One Hit Die
froth says:
Sounds like an awesome idea, I will watch it tonight.
The Id DM says:
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No food, no water, no electricity: Hotel owner denies basic facilities to Kashmir docs as govt delays payment; Div Com says 'resolving issue'
by Hirra Azmat
Srinagar: More than 50 doctors and paramedics are struggling to access basic facilities after a local hotel owner denied them food and snapped their electricity in an apparent bid to pressurize the government to clear his dues.
District administration had converted 'The Valley View Hotel' Karan Nagar into the administrative quarantine. More than 50 frontline medicos from SMHS Hospital including resident doctors, registrars, senior registrars, and technicians were lodged in the center.
The health professionals, who are from the Department of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, and Department of Anesthesiology, are posted in the medical ICUs.
"We have been staying here since April and not even a single bill has been released in their favour. Till now they were providing services by spending from their own pocket. However, last week the kitchen was closed, and food services were stopped," a group of doctors told The Kashmir Monitor.
What is more baffling is that the doctors who are supposed to stay in administrative quarantine have to wander on the streets to buy food. "Imagine the doctors who come to the hotel after discharging their duties and are sent to fetch food. When we were supposed to be in the quarantine, we were going out and ordering food from outside?" said a doctor.
The healthcare workers said the problem worsened after the electricity supply was snapped.
"There is no electricity, fan, or water supply available at present. The hospital should have been a priority for the government, but we don't even have access to basic amenities like electricity and water. How do they expect us to work in hospitals? Forget food, at least provide us these basic things," a resident doctor rued.
He pointed out that frontline workers are already been targeted for being associated with Covid-19.
"We have been stigmatized for discharging COVID duties. We are not even allowed to visit shops or canteens. Who would give us a rented accommodation in this crisis?" asked another doctor.
General Manager of The Valley View Hotel Sheikh Adil said the electricity supply was snapped after they failed to clear the dues which amounted to Rs 1.45 lakh.
"For the last four months, we were providing the best services to doctors who are at the frontline of the Covid-19. But now the hotel has a liability of grocery shops, departmental stores, electricity bills, cable fee laundry, and internet bills, etc, which need to be cleared," he said.
Adil noted that he had submitted all the details to the DC office but has not received any positive response. "Our savings have been exhausted. We kept on reminding them to release the payments but they were dilly-dallying," he said.
A top official from district administration said they have taken cognizance of the matter. "We are on the job and will do the needful," he said.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, P K Pole told The Kashmir Monitor that he is aware of the issue and will resolve it soon.
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My Link to the Past – Tomb Raider
Concluding the trilogy in this Tomb Raider mini-series, is the game of where it all started.
I remember first hearing of this game from a friend in the playground of primary school near to the end of 1996. A game where you could move around in a fully three dimensional world? Up to this point, I had my Mega Drive, and the closest to a 3D-game was the bonus stage in Sonic 3.
He had a Sega Saturn, and his brother would rent the game from Blockbuster, and try to get further at the weekend, and I'd be told of the next point the coming Monday.
After completing Tomb Raider II and getting up to London in III, I thought I'd finally try the original, and see how I would do.
I didn't get too far, only going halfway, so I came back to it in July this year, and decided to finally go from start to finish. So this is a half retrospective, half review of sorts.
So Tomb Raider was released on the 25th October, 1996 for the Sony Playstation, Sega Saturn and PC.
A time when the Spice Girls were about to achieve world domination, and Saturday night TV was at its best. This was a game that was going to show just what this generation of consoles could achieve, with Super Mario 64 and Crash Bandicoot not far on the horizon.
In a Derby studio by the name of 'Core Design', Lara herself was thought of by a lad called Toby Gard, who had the idea for this game featuring an archeologist in the form of Indiana Jones. But instead of a man, it was to be a woman called 'Laura Cruz'. After deliberation, it became the name she's now well known as.
The story of TR I involves a young archeologist called Lara Croft, who is in a race to collect pieces of the 'Scion', before an Atlantean God called Natla, gets there first and revives an army to conquer the world.
The game is set across 4 locations:
Lara's Home makes its first appearance, without Winston, a freezer (or a kitchen for that matter) and the outside, but it gives first time players a chance to get familiar with the controls. But if you're playing this game in reverse from III, then you won't be in there long, just to see how it began. but i'm sure back in 1996, it was incredible to freely walk around a rendered area as big as the mansion was.
Lara was given a voice by the name of Shelley Blond. I would show a video from Peep Show, but you can see her play 'Michelle' in episode 1 of Series 3. But there is a CITV show that had her as one of the presenters, you can see her from 01:45.
It's a good voice, but I still prefer Judith Gibbons' for II and III.
As I said last week, Tomb Raider II was and still is, an all time classic that can still be fun and immensely challenging in different ways, that I always come back to, and it never gets boring to play.
Whereas TR II was more focused on action than on puzzle solving in a way, its predecessor had puzzle solving at its heart, with most levels requiring the player to collect a certain amount of keys or even cogs to progress to the next area.
If I could put the three games into categories, it would be this:
Tomb Raider – Puzzle Adventure
Tomb Raider II – Action-Adventure
Tomb Raider III – The Difficulty of Adventure
This game rewards you for your puzzle solving, and makes it fun in the journey of it too.
The game introduced a fully 3D environment where you could freely move around and not be limited to a single 2D direction. Granted Doom and Wolfenstein introduced this in first person, but with Tomb Raider, it was a fully third person adventure, with features and innovations that had never been done before.
The first level begins with a great cinematic. As Lara and her guide are trawling through the snowy mountains, they get to their destination, where the guide is suddenly mauled by wolves as soon as the doors to the entrance open. Lara quickly disposes of them, and goes into the temple.
Straight away, it's almost something from an Indiana Jones film, with darts to avoid, wolves and bats to dispose of, and doors to run through in a limited time before they shut. It showcases all of Lara's moves and her twin-pistols, and once the level is finished, we are brought to the City of Vilcabamba.
This level is what I recognise most. When I first received my Playstation in July of 1997, a demo disk came with it, that showcased Crash Bandicoot, Lifeforce Tenka, Xtreme, and Tomb Raider.
So far to this point, I was familiar with a set linear path like Sonic or at the time, Pandemonium, so to be given free reign over a 3D environment was completely different to my 8 year old self.
I remember the bear that would come out of this small entrance, and the swimming and keys across this level, while grabbing a new weapon for Lara, the shotgun. Then of course, the wolves looking, unique when they're disposed of.
But for many others, it's the next level that people remember, which is a tradition that I've mentioned of in the last two retrospectives.
You run across this great valley, and after some encounters with raptors, you come across the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Then that feeling of 'I've got a shotgun and pistols against a 20ft T-Rex' occurs.
Then the music occurs to lift that feeling.
With a hidden tomb to collect the first part of the Scion, you are confronted by Larson, one party who is attempting to also obtain the artefact. After a short shootout and a cutscene, we are brought to the next location, Greece.
The challenge is stepped up a gear, with five levels in this location, and a lot of collecting to accomplish.
In this level especially, (St Francis Folly) requires you to use different tactics to collect the keys from four different rooms. They are represented by a Greek God, such as:
I don't want to spoil what surprises they each have, but the Thor room especially is where you may struggle the most. But of course, it's always fun, and you'll rarely be frustrated, just encouraged to try a different tactic.
This also shows the introduction of the other party, Pierre DuPont, who uses Magnums to try and dispose of you in events scattered across the game, up to a point where there is a showdown of sorts. Once you've used enough bullets, he'll disappear behind a pillar, out of sight like the Batman, until you meet him again. It all adds credence to a believable world, that gives you the feeling that someone else is almost controlling Pierre and Larson from their own viewpoint, ablest probably waiting for Lara to do most of the work, but that point aside, it adds to the realism.
With the other 4 levels, they show wide open areas such as the Colosseum, and the other fondly-remembered level, Palace Midas. make sure you save before you reach 'that' hand.
With the next piece obtained, it's off to Egypt to obtain the final piece. Many traps and backtracking is here, but with the magnums now obtained, it's much easier to be rid of the mummies if the pistols were otherwise used.
The scale of these levels are in awe, but if you miss one ledge, its either death, or a large portion of the health taken, and it's back to the beginning of running, jumping and shimmying. It can grate at times, but all in all, it's a fun time still.
With another showdown and a cutscene shown, we are brought to another tradition of the trilogy.
Namely, the weaponless level.
Out of the three, 'Natla's Mines' the most frustrating, and at times, you just have no idea where you may be going. There was one time where I got further than I should have, and was quickly shown death's door by one of the levels' bosses, so explore every single room and waterfall to get those irritating fuses.
But even though the previous cutscene showed, I didn't think that I'd be facing a kid on a skateboard to get the Uzis back.
How wrong I was.
Somehow, i'd completely missed this out in roughly sixteen-odd years, and it just seemed..bemusing to me, but still, Bart Simpson was easily defeated.
After facing off against Lara's henchmen, the entrance to the pyramid is open for Lara, and the final levels to this section begin.
I won't say much about these areas for someone who may be new to this, but one thing I will say is, the pulsating textures throughout is really something. Giving the whole area an organic, living being feel, almost giving you the impression you're just running around in a boss' digestive system, and you'll be facing off against something much bigger than the T-Rex before.
Not quite, but the last level gives the game a fantastic showdown, and the finish that it deserves. Really fun, immensely challenging, and you'll want to keep replaying them.
One thing I will say is, which I think is the most innovate, is Lara's doppelgänger. Or as she's more commonly known, 'Bacon Lara'.
She will follow your every move, and shoot you as much as you will shoot 'it', which leads to a great puzzle to solve.
Throughout, the levels give you that exploration and puzzle-solving that the other two relied less on. I also saw that in some, you'd finish the level in a different way rather than just walking through a door, or on a zipline. You'd fall through a pit to start the next level, or slide down a slope.
You'd also backtrack to the previous level to access previously inaccessible doors and areas, such as with 'Tomb of Qualopec' and 'Great Pyramid'. These weren't apparent in II and III, and gave you the impression again that it was all a connected world, whereas in the others, it was one level to the next, while Thames' Wharf ending to Aldywich is surreal. The 'All Hallows' secret level bridges and explains how Lara can slide into the cathedral in one cutscene at least, but its jarring.
Weapons consist of:
Uzi's
The only difference from the other two entries, are the magnums. They were renamed the 'Automatic Pistols' for a reason only the staff know of, and was replaced by the 'Desert Eagle' in III.
Now the music, is where it couldn't be Tomb Raider without it. There's Lara, her iconic pistols, and the music that follows her around. Nathan McCree and his team nailed it with the ambience, danger and action that lifted this and the other two games into a great atmosphere that is still regarded today as an iconic theme. It's part of a trinity that one without the other, doesn't make it Tomb Raider, which is why I don't regard the fourth subsequent instalments with much recognition.
The music was alright, it served a purpose for giving a game some musical tunes, but instead of building on the themes, this downbeat, almost depressing theme replaced the iconic soundtracks of the first three, and it just didn't, and still doesn't for that matter, make the other instalments in any way memorable.
Could you imagine James Bond theme being replaced with a Danny Elfman score from Liar Liar? It just doesn't work, and it's sorely missing from the reboot especially. Hopefully its sequel will bring back some of the themes from the trilogy.
With the save system, a series of purple crystals are permanently found across each level. You can save once, and it will then disappear. This enhances the tension and removes the safety net that II and II had with their own save-system. To note though, this is only found in the Playstation and Sega Saturn version, with the PC port allowing you to save anywhere.
But this isn't the only major difference with the PC and console versions.
I had bought Tomb Raider from Steam, and noticed that not only could i save anywhere, but the music that shaped the game, was completely absent.
Digging into this, I found that it wasn't a fault of Steam, but rather of how it was in 1996, due to space limitations somehow.
This completely took away the majority of the atmosphere for me, and when I met the T-Rex, it was just the stamping of the dinosaur I could only hear. A great shame. But when I replayed some of the levels on the Playstation, the music was obviously there, and the atmosphere was restored.
Hopefully Steam and other PC stores can rectify this in some way, rather than a patch found on other sites.
As this was the very first game in the series, lots, and lots of revisions were made in its 3 year development cycle.
As seen, there were items such as dynamite and grenades to be used, and her glasses used from the first level's cutscene was seen to be worn.
Even the title was changed from 'Tomb Raiders'.
Not wanting to simply take images from another site, rather, a greater detail on this and more can be seen on 'Unseen64', along with TR III, right here.
For a game that was said to be rushed in development, they certainly achieved an incredible deal for what is still remembered to introduce a fully 3rd person controllable environment.
There were glitches abound throughout, with the corner bug and the ability to jump through fences abound throughout the game. It was still present in much of II and III, but for an untested engine in 1996, it was still an impressive feat, and even added to the charm of the game.
Tomb Raider and its sequel seem like two sides of the same coin in a way. Whatever ideas they had that couldn't be implemented for the original, they were brought to full force in the sequel. Whereas with III, most of the traits remained, but it gave you the feeling that the team just had enough after 5 years of non-stop development.
Overall, this introduced the world to Lara Croft, an icon that is still widely recognisable, and no matter what form she takes in each game, she's still remembered as the one who'd say 'No' to a key lock, and scream in terror after falling down a pit.
It gave you the real sense that you were in a movie blockbuster. With the awe of the environments, and the camera angles of when it zooms out to a Sphynx in a later level, reducing Lara to a dot in the distance. The music of course only heightened this, and it was those times where everything aligned to make the game the classic it still is today, along with the two sequels.
It was a huge success, spawning adverts of Lucozade featuring her, and even a myth about having Lara shed all of her clothes called 'Nude Raider', which is firmly a myth. But some haven't accepted this, and have come up with their own, 'hacks' to make up for this. GameTrailers did a great episode to disprove this on a favourite feature of mine called 'Pop Fiction', of which you can watch here.
After finishing it on PC and replaying some levels on Playstation with the music fully restored, it's a great introduction to the series, and for me, only second to its sequel.
So, that concludes my thoughts on the trilogy. Each one different than the last, but the traits of the series all remained the same.
Since 1998, there hasn't been a game that, I felt, was as fun as the trilogy like this. They each had something that made you go back to them time and time again. Whether it was because of the music or how a level you was stuck on, you always wanted to try and complete it again. It never got old, and it still never gets tiresome. When that happens, you know you're playing a series that is a classic of its time, and can still in many ways, stand its ground today.
Core Design really did make something special with the first three out of a small team from Derby, only up the road from where I'm typing this. People have reminiscent memories of their childhood, whether it be of a World Cup, their favourite Doctor from the 70's, 80's, or a band with their favourite album.
But for me, it was games like this, and I thank you for that.
Starting with Sonic 3, then jumping to another generation to Crash Bandicoot and Tomb Raider, it showed me that with just a gamepad, a console and a TV, you could play something you know that was special. Made by people dictated from their passion of games and music, not from a passion to just make profit, it's a series that I highly regard, and everyone who worked on these games should be proud of, whatever they may be doing now.
The fact that Lara Croft is now overseas is a great shame. For me, its like having James Bond being americanised and being renamed 'Jimmy Bonds', with dramatic music and cuts like something from the terrible Ramsay Kitchen Nightmares USA.
She is a British icon, and maybe one day she will once again be made by a british team. A passionate one like the one before at Core, and she'll have that british-ness injected back to her. Whether it's the voice, or even the music making a well-deserved comeback, it will be surely welcomed with open arms by new and old fans alike.
I think one day we'll see that, but not in this decade.
So while some people will be sucked in by a useless weapon from Hitman to come into Tomb Raider 2013 as DLC, I'm more than happy to be fighting against a dragon with some twin pistols and a grenade launcher from 16 years ago.
I hope that this trilogy of write-ups has given you some insight to the three games I played in Christmas 1997, 1998, and TR I in 1999, and why they all hold a special resonance with me from that time.
But, we're not finished yet.
My Link to the BETA Past.
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Last chance for the world's forests: Collaboration is the only way forward
This week, many of the world's leaders are gathered in Paris as part of the COP21 climate negotiations to discuss the role of forests within the broader climate debate.
This is a critical moment. We need them to agree a shared vision, matched by commitments, so that all of us – the industry, governments, civil society and consumers – can work together to halt and reverse the demise of the world's precious forests.
That demise has been in the public eye in recent months as a result of forest fires in many parts of the world, which have been exacerbated by the one of the worst El Niño since 1950.
The destruction of land and the displacement of people and grave health problems which have affected many serves to highlight the need for an urgent, regional and multi-stakeholder approach to tackling this problem.
We must seize the opportunity of COP21 to implement strong policies which prevent recent events from repeating themselves. There are a number of areas which, as a forester turned sustainability professional, I hope those in Paris can focus on to help save the world's forests...
A multi-stakeholder approach is the most effective way to protect natural landscapes. This is a philosophy we have adopted as part of our own work in Indonesia, and the development of public-private partnerships is a key way to address some of the fundamental issues we face in effectively managing land for economic development whilst ensuring sustainable land management.
When it comes to forest protection, a landscape approach is vital. Administrative boundaries – whether it be concessions, provinces, or countries – simply don't matter. Forest conservation cannot be undertaken by individual actors but require all stakeholders in the landscape to work together. This means bringing together central and local government, companies operating in different sectors in the landscape from pulp and paper to palm oil to mining, civil society actors and local communities.
We must look for and learn from examples of best practice, and in that regard, the solutions being presented during COP21 will be invaluable.
Responsible peat management
One of our greatest challenges in the protection of forests is the implementation of processes to prevent the exploitation of peat. Peatlands provide a vital carbon sink and their protection will help to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The recent announcement by President Widodo committing Indonesia to better management of peatland, and a moratorium on new developments on peat, is certainly very welcome. The next target must be for all those operating in peatland areas to establish and share best practice in peatland management.
Finance is also an important part of the puzzle - by reforming the lending criteria for financial institutions, it is possible to use capital in order to drive positive changes along the forestry supply chain.
Companies, smallholders and individuals are all ultimately economic actors and as such they must be incentivised to protect forests. We must work towards a global system where trees are worth more standing than they are chopped down.
We fully support the development of initiatives such as REDD+ and the Green Climate Fund, but we must recognise that to date, these have failed to yield concrete results on the ground. Billions have been pledged, only a fraction has been spent, and that fraction has made too little difference in countries like Indonesia.
So we would urge governments in particular to look at their financing mechanisms for emerging economies and work out how we can put them to use in a transparent, accountable and effective way, including by working through the private sector.
COP21 is the last opportunity for the world to reach a legally binding agreement to tackle climate change. The protection of forests and peatlands need to feature in this agreement and in return, can make a major contribution to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.
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. 2013 PHSG, (High School) Art Project, St. Gallen:" Courageous People".
. 2012 Anne - Frank - Schule Art Project, Eschwege, Germany:" Courageous People".
"Twenty years ago, Swiss artist Verena Brassel made her first trip to Israel, an encounter that decisively influenced her work. She cites a visit to the "Shrine of the Book" in the Israel Museum's archeological section and the dramatic landscape of the Negev Desert as defining experiences. Over the next two decades, as she delved deeply into Israel's history and culture, Brassel also discovered her own artistic identity and visual language. Since she began painting, Brassel has turned her interest in history and the ancient cultures of the Orient and Asia into themes for her work. The quest for the ancient roots of mankind is her real motivation. Through many years of artistic and archeological investigation Brassel realized how tightly these civilizations were interwoven with the cultures of Europe, and thus her own culture.
Various trips have taken Brassel to the Orient, Morocco and India. She pores over historical relics and collects whatever she can, especially fragments of ancient scripts. These are usually copies that she first transfers to hand-made paper and then incorporates as collages into her work. Whenever possible, she has experts translate the script fragments. Brassel views her paintings as a meditation, of sorts, on the meaning of these texts. A number of script fragments have refused to give up their secrets; these are the ones that she finds herself almost mystically drawn to. Her abstract imagery and expressiveness refer to underlying, hidden meanings - messages from another realm and fragments of a reality that cannot be understood on a purely rational level.
Verena Brassel was born in Winterthur, Switzerland, and has lived for many years in Altstätten. In 1987 she started painting intensively, studying at a vocational art school and taking various courses with internationally renowned artists. Brassel developed her own expressive techniques, often employing earth, pigments, and various mixtures. Her paintings evoke timelessness, mystery, and transcendence.
Brassel's work has also been exhibited in countries other than her home country of Switzerland and her adopted country Israel. She has had shows in Germany, USA, Austria, Netherlands, and Italy.
In Germany she undertook a series of special projects. Her art project with students in Eschwege received second prize in a regional competition. Following a project with students and adults and her exhibition at the Breitenau Monastery and World War II Memorial in Guxhagen, the monastery purchased altar-paintings as well as paintings with historical scripts. At the Anne Frank Schule, Brassel explored the theme "Strong Personalities in Difficult Times" with a group of selected students.
She was invited to exhibit at the Bozen Biennial.
For more information please contact: [email protected] or visit www.verena-brassel.ch "
Verena Brassel's paintings cast a spell over the viewer. New worlds materialize; color and light forms play games, take on shapes and then dissolve again. Mysterious symbols appear, archaic hieroglyphs of another, transcendental world. Her paintings must be viewed with more than just the eyes. They blossom under the gaze of viewers who are not guided by and caught up in the outer form, but rather are willing to undertake a voyage of discovery into the unique universe of Brassel's work. | {
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British & Irish Art
John William Godward, R.B.A.
A PRIESTESS OF BACCHUS
60,000 — 80,000
10 December 2014 | 1:00 PM GMT
Simon Toll
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signed and dated u.r.: J.W.Godward. 1890.
29 by 45cm., 11½ by 17¾in.
Thomas McLean, London (Godward's agent), 1890, for £25;
George James, London, by whom sold Christie's, London, 10 April 1897, lot 105 as Bacchante Resting for £97.14s to Arthur Tooth & Sons, London;
Sotheby's, Belgravia, 22 February 1972, lot 163 as On the Terrace, to Edward Crawshaw, London, by whom sold to Peter Child, London, in the same year, by whom sold Sotheby's, Belgravia, 23 June 1981, lot 38, where purchased by the present owner
Vern Swanson, John William Godward - The Eclipse of Classicism, 1997, p.178, cat.no.1890.11, illustrated p.40, colour plate 10
Brilliant sunlight bathes the terrace of a high vantage above a calm and azure-blue ocean, where a young girl is seated on a marble exedra, wreathed with ivy and dressed in a golden toga tied at the waist with a wine-coloured ribbon. In her hand she holds a thrysus - a wand made from the branch of a giant fennel surmounted by a pinecone, the symbol of the Bacchantes, followers of the Roman God of Wine. She is exhausted by the dancing that accompanied the festivities of the Bacchanalia and perhaps also intoxicated by the wine. For a moment she rests in the sunshine and smiles beguilingly at the spectator as though greeting a lover. Roses and white doves - the symbols of Venus - add to the romance of the scene in which lovers are walking arm in arm down the steep flight of marble stairs.
Estimate 60,000 — 80,000
The canvas has been lined. There are some discoloured retouchings in the sky and sea and a fine craquelure pattern. Faint surface dirt. Ultraviolet light reveals flecked retouchings to the figure and sweeping retouchings to the sky. A line of vertical retouching in the sea and a horizontal line of retouching on the right side of the bench. A few other small areas of retouching. Contained in a gilt reeded frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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Are You Diversified?
Published Thu, Oct 11 200710:36 AM EDT Updated Fri, Sep 13 20134:33 PM EDT
Tom Brennan
Take a deep breath, look into Cramer's eyes, and let him suggest to you the power of the diversified portfolio.
Cramer doesn't care for Southwest, he said. If forced to own an airline, he'd go with United parent UAL. He's a believer in Wachovia and Nastech, which is his speculative pick of the year. But Cramer said he would sell eBay to balance out this portfolio, even though he thinks it's a great stock with takeover potential. Mike should pick up a defense contractor instead.
Am I Diversified?
Wells Fargo is a premier bank, Cramer said, and Lockheed Martin is "absolutely one of my favorite stocks." Like LMT, Texas Instruments is a good buyback stock. Exxon is good, and so is Dover. "The word 'diversification' in Wikipedia has a picture of that gentleman from Maryland."
Cramer already gave the nod to Wachovia and Lockheed Martin, RIMM is one of his Four Horsemen of Tech, and Schlumberger is another favorite. That leaves Lundin, which is Cramer's speculative mineral play. "Fantastic!"
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Minn Kota's Riptide Transom line is ideal if you need a well-built saltwater Transom mount motor. With available thrust options between 55lbs and 112lbs, Riptide Transom is suitable for medium to larger boats. Using One-Hand Stow, you can easy stow the motor with one sweep of the arm -- no buttons or levers required. Dial in steering tension with the included Steering Tension Control collar, and set your Riptide motor at the perfect depth no matter what the conditions using the Quick-Lock Cam Depth Adjuster. With ample thrust and multiple features to make life on the boat easier, Riptide Transom is a great saltwater choice.
Large saltwater v-hull, flats, center console, and general fishing boats up to 25'. The 112 lbs thrust motor is recommended for boats weighing up to 5,500lbs. For more help picking the right thrust level - or to learn how much your boat weights - please refer to our thrust guide.
The Minn Kota Riptide Transom is made specifically for saltwater use and features advanced corrosion protection, a heavy-duty motor mount with multiple adjustments, a tilting and extending control handle, one hand motor stowing, and variable speed operation. Additionally, Riptide Transom features an integrated battery meter that allows you to monitor the charge of your battery.
The MotorGuide Great White is a heavier duty saltwater trolling motor that is available with transom mount. Consider the Great White if you have a large boat and need a motor with more thrust.
A shaft length of 52" is available for the Riptide Transom 112 motor. For help selecting a shaft length, please see our shaft guide.
Mount the Riptide Transom motor to your boat using the heavy-duty Riptide mount. Simply place the mount over the top of your boats transom and tighten two heavy-duty clamps to secure the motor in place.
Riptide 112 Transom can be wired directly to the batteries, and can also be used in conjunction with a plug and receptacle for a cleaner, more professional installation that's easy to remove. To protect your motor from damage, a circuit breaker is also recommended but is not required for installation.
Minn Kota Riptide Transom 112 is a 36 volt motor and requires (3) 12-volt marine batteries. For more information, see our articles on battery selection or battery wiring diagrams.
With a single hand, you can remove your motor from the water without needing to fuss with buttons, levers or locks. Pull the motor slightly up to disengage, then rotate back for convenient stowing.
Steer the Riptide Transom with the included hand tiller. Riptide Transom's steering control lets you fine-tune the amount of play in the steering column. Want smooth steering for precise maneuvering? It's easy to dial the tension back using the tension collar. Need a more rigid steering column to maintain a course? Tighten down the collar to eliminate steering play and keep the motor in place. Riptide Transom's collar lets you customize tension for any situation, making motor operation more convenient.
Adjusting motor depth is fast and easy with the built-in Cam Depth Adjuster. Simply loosen the quick lock, adjust the motor shaft length, and re-tighten. The Depth Adjuster makes it possible to quickly change motor depth for varying water conditions.
The motor's composite shaft caries a lifetime guarantee. If it's ever broken - regardless of the circumstances - Minn Kota will replace it at no charge. The rest of the motor caries a two year warranty backed up by hundreds of local Minn Kota service centers across the country.
Haven't used the rip tide yet still assembling a total electric only boat. The boat was purchased for this project and has been completely stripped and rebuilt. If your still interested the boat should be ready in about 4 to 6 weeks. Started last summer and to do it right it is time consuming. That said the MTR was deliverd promptly and in excellent condition. Would do business with Trolling MTRS again and will.
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Very powerful motor. The buying experience was great with fast shippng!!
Wanted the ease of an electric motor rather than fussing with starting and maintaining a gasoline outboard. The Riptide 112 transom mount fits in place and is just right for my needs, about 20 minutes each way from dock to open water. Three DC27 handle the electric power needs. Time will tell how well this hold up but so far so good. Ordering and two day delivery was excellent. | {
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With this additional mid-size bevel gear grinding machine, we are expanding our capacity to meet the growing need for high-precision, noise-optimized gears and continue to deliver attractive leadtimes.
WELTER zahnrad gets prepared for the future with HYDRA 8 by MPDV. According to VDI 5600, Hydra 8 includes powerful information, analysis and planning features for a detailed and clear production planning inclusive production data acquisition (BDE) and realtime monitoring of all machine data (MDA).
Bevel gear grinding machine of the type G30 from Klingelnberg with extensive optional equipment. With a nominal output of 14 kW it provides sufficient power to components up to a diameter of 300 mm in the module range of 0.7 to 8 mm. High-precision gears according to Klingelnberg, Oerlikon and Gleason can be manufactured.
The machining center Hessapp VDM 800-12 allows to turn, mill and cut gears in one setting. A disconnectable milling / turning and drilling spindle allows maximum flexibility of the sequential to chaotic production. The center is completed by a clocked mounting system - making it suitable for small and medium series. The workpieces are handled by robot.
The Gear Grinding Machine Niles ZE 800 provides the efficient and high-precision production of double helical gears from the turbo transmission area to grinding with CBN wheels for the aeronautics sector. Furthermore, Hirth-serrations and internal teeth can now be grinded from a minimum diameter of about 180 mm. | {
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Cooperation Agreement between Automechanika and AAAA
James Hilton
Automechanika and The Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) intend to collaborate closer in the future.
The official signing ceremony is on May 9 on the second day of Automechanika Johannesburg at Expo Centre, Nasrec. The Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) will promote six key Automechanika trade fairs of strategic interest to Australian aftermarket businesses following the signing of an international cooperation agreement with Messe Frankfurt, the global operator of 13 major international automotive trade fairs.
Stuart Charity, Executive Director, Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) about Automechanika: "This agreement presents AAAA members with significant opportunities to more readily access expanding international markets. The Australian aftermarket now exports about $800 million worth of product a year. This agreement will increase international marketing opportunities and lower costs for innovative Australian aftermarket businesses. It will help more AAAA members open the door to growth through exports. We are honoured that this global group has recognised the value we have added in promoting Australian participation in Automechanika trade fairs and we are confident that our closer collaboration through this agreement will deliver significant benefits to AAAA members and Messe Frankfurt."
Michael Johannes, Brand Manager of Automechanika, about the plans: "We have great potential for a successful collaboration and I am very happy we can intensify our international cooperation program. More than 40 international and national supporters assist us and our 13 Automechanika Fairs worldwide."
Automechanika is the world's leading trade fair for the automotive industry, which is held every two years at the Messe Frankfurt fairground, and at other venues of Exhibition affiliates and partners around the world. The latest locations are New Delhi (launch in February 2013, next time coming up in Feb 2015) and Kiev (launch planned for May 21-23, 2015).
Background information on AAAA:
The Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) has been serving the automotive parts, accessories, tools & equipment industry in Australia since 1980. Members of the AAAA can be manufacturers, re-manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, importers, resellers and retailers of automotive parts, accessories, tools and equipment as well as companies and consultants who service the automotive aftermarket industry. The AAAA plays an important role in the recognition, development and support of the automotive aftermarket industry and represents the automotive aftermarket industry before federal, state and local governments and other regulatory bodies. The AAAA actively participates in more than 20 Standards Australia committees, liaises with international automotive aftermarket industry associations and attends major international automotive aftermarket events.
Background information on Messe Frankfurt
Messe Frankfurt is Germany's leading trade fair organiser, with 538* million euros in sales and 1,891* active employees worldwide. The Messe Frankfurt Group has a global network of 28 subsidiaries and approx. 50 international Sales Partners, giving it a presence for its customers in more than 150 countries. Events "made by Messe Frankfurt" take place at more than 30 locations around the globe. In 2012, Messe Frankfurt organised 109* trade fairs, of which more than half took place outside Germany.
Messe Frankfurt's exhibition grounds, featuring 578,000 square metres, are currently home to ten exhibition halls and an adjacent Congress Center. The company is publicly owned, with the City of Frankfurt holding 60 percent and the State of Hesse 40 percent.
For more information, please visit our website at: www.messefrankfurt.com
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Martyr De Mona - New single "Gravity Breaks"
THE NEW SINGLE 'GRAVITY BREAKS'.
RELEASED 21st APRIL 2014 VIA IN AT THE EYE RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC.
With three records and a Best British Band of the year award under their belts; MARTYR DE MONA have already performed in support of Guns N' Roses, Black Sabbath, Avenged Sevenfold and Alter Bridge and are the leading light of a burgeoning Midlands rock scene; signing to In At The Eye Records/Universal Music in late 2012.
Consisting of founding member Louis Hale, Ant Rickett, Josh Wooldridge and Ashley Leatherland; MDM are on the brink of a major breakthrough with the Worldwide highly acclaimed release of their brand new album; 'IMPERA' which was Produced by Romesh Dodangoda (Funeral For A Friend, Motorhead).
The first singles 'SIEGE MENTALITY' and 'INFLUENCE & PERSUASION' have received massive rotation on national radio and the brand new single 'GRAVITY BREAKS' will precede the final leg of the UK Tour, which includes headline shows in London, Manchester and Cardiff. | {
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Safety should be a priority
Hilary Thomson
It's always kind of exciting when Kemptville gets in the news. I always loved to hear The Branch get mentioned on the CBC's All in a Day as a venue for live music on the weekend, it's a reminder for our neighbours to the north that we are a presence in the greater Ottawa area.
This week, however, Kemptville has been in the news for a particularly grim reason. I'm speaking, of course, about the death of 63-year-old Gary Boal who was hit by a car on County Road 43 last weekend. The tragedy has brought to light the serious issue of safety along CR 43 that has been apparent to many, including myself, for quite some time. Just this week, I saw a parade of elderly people being pushed in wheelchairs along the highway on their way to the Kemptville Mall; presumably tenants of Bayfield Manor on their way for coffee at Tim Hortons or McDonalds. They were being pushed along a stretch of road that does have a sidewalk, however I am sure at some point in their travels they were forced on to the gravel shoulder, much too close to oncoming traffic to be safe for the elderly, or anyone else for that matter. There is currently another retirement home going in along the highway, close to the Colonnade complex and almost right beside where Gary was killed. Many of the people living there will not have cars and, therefore, will not have a safe way to get to the restaurants, banks and shops that are in Colonnade and along CR 43. Driving is not a safe or viable option for many seniors, but the lack of sidewalks, crosswalks, and lighting along that stretch of road makes walking a dangerous alternative.
It is not just seniors that are affected by the lack of walkable streets in Kemptville. I see students from St. Michael Catholic High School walking along CR 43 all the time to go to the restaurants at the Kemptville Mall. There are some sidewalks along that stretch, but, more than once, I have seen kids walking in the ditches along the highway. The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario told the CBC that no students walk along Highway 43 to get to school: "All of the walkers live on the south side of Highway 43, and access the school via the crosswalk that connects the neighbourhood to the school property. All other students are bused," the school board told CBC. This may be true on paper, but it is impossible for the school to control where the kids go on their lunch and after school, especially if they have permission to leave the premises. It will be even more important for both CR 43 and 44 to have proper sidewalks, crosswalks and lighting once the new Kemptville Public School is finished.
In the school's current location, it is easy and safe for kids who live in downtown Kemptville to walk to school, but, once they are moved to the new building in September, this will no longer be the case. The last thing we need is for the next fatality or injury to be a young child.
According to CBC News, the Municipality of North Grenville is passing the buck to the County, as CR 43 is maintained and controlled by them. There have been plans for years to widen the road and it's likely that they have been waiting for that project to be completed before they put in sidewalks. The problem is they haven't been able to secure funding from the provincial and federal government, so the project has been left untouched. The Municipality often boasts that North Grenville is "Green and Growing", however, how can they say that when it is impossible to safely use sustainable forms of transportation like walking and biking to get around town?
It is long overdue for someone to take responsibility for the safety of pedestrians along County Road 43, and this recent tragedy is proof of that. A man who made the responsible choice to walk home after having a few drinks with his family lost his life because of poor infrastructure for pedestrians, and that is not right. It is unfortunate that a member of our community had to die for this issue to come to light, but, hopefully, it will be the catalyst for the Municipality and the County to take this situation seriously and work together to make the streets in Kemptville safe for all forms of transportation.
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The 100 Tallest Buildings in New York City
If you go to the Big Apple, the city's signature skyline can make quite an impression.
The fact is, New York City has over 6,000 high-rise buildings in total, 274 of which are skyscrapers standing over 492 ft (150 m) tall. It's an impressive portfolio of real estate, putting NYC as the number two destination globally for such towers, only behind Hong Kong.
But while some of the buildings have dominated the skyline seemingly forever, it's also a landscape that is changing fast. New projects coming online will be among the city's tallest, and they will dramatically alter any view of Midtown of Lower Manhattan for future onlookers.
A List of NYC's Tallest Buildings
Today's infographic comes to us from Liberty Cruise, and it shows the tallest buildings in New York City.
Here are the individual profiles of the current top ten:
#1 One World Trade Center 1,776 feet (541 m) 2014
#2 432 Park Avenue 1,396 feet (426 m) 2015
#3 30 Hudson Yards 1,268 feet (387 m) 2019
#4 Empire State Building 1,250 feet (381 m) 1931
#5 Bank of America Tower 1,200 feet (366 m) 2009
#6 3 World Trade Center 1,079 feet (329 m) 2018
#7 53W53 1,050 feet (320 m) 2018
#8 Chrysler Building 1,046 feet (319 m) 1930
#9 The New York Times Building 1,046 feet (319 m) 2007
#10 35 Hudson Yards 1,009 feet (308 m) 2018
Two of the biggest skyscrapers, the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building, were erected during the Great Depression and still crack the top ten list today.
The Chrysler Building was actually the first skyscraper ever to be built at a height exceeding 1,000 feet. Meanwhile, the Empire State building, which was finished one year later, was the "world's tallest building" for nearly 40 years.
However, as you can see, the rest of the buildings on the top ten list are more recent builds. It's a testament to how fast the skyline of New York City has changed even in the last decade.
Towers in the Pipeline
But that's not all, because the skyscraper boom in NYC hasn't ended yet. The following megatowers are closing in on completion, and will displace many at the top of the current list:
This building is set to be operational in mid-2019, and it's already very noticeable on the NYC skyline. With a height of 1,428 feet (435 m), it will be the "skinniest" skyscraper in the world when completed, with a width-to-height ratio of 1:23.
Central Park Tower
This building, which was designed by the same people who did the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, will be the tallest building in the country by roof-height when done in 2020. It will clock in at 1,550 feet (472 m), making it the most sky-high residential building in the world.
With a height of 1,200 feet (366 m), this new building in Lower Manhattan is expected to be completed by 2021. If it were finished today, it would tie the Bank of America Tower for the fifth spot on a list of tallest buildings in the city.
This massive building will be the fourth tallest in the city when completed in 2021. Standing at 1,401 feet (427 m), it will have a highly anticipated observation deck set 1,000 feet above the ground.
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When shopping for a new car, what is the most important factor you look for? According to Statista, it's not design, quality, or even safety—it's fuel efficiency.
Because of this, automakers are always looking for clever ways to improve gas mileage in their cars. Beating the competition by even the slimmest of margins can give valuable bragging rights within a segment.
In this infographic, we've used data from the EPA's 2022 Automotive Trends Report to list off the most fuel efficient cars from 1975 to today.
Editor's note: This is from a U.S. government agency, so the data shown skews towards cars sold in North America.
All of the information in the above infographic is listed in the table below. Data was only available in 5-year increments up until 2005, after which it switches to annual.
Real World Fuel Economy (mpg)
1975 Honda Civic 28.3 Gas
1980 VW Rabbit 40.3 Diesel
1985 Chevrolet Sprint 49.6 Gas
1990 Geo Metro 53.4 Gas
2000 Honda Insight 57.4 Hybrid
2006 Honda Insight 53 Hybrid
2007 Toyota Prius 46.2 Hybrid
2010 Honda FCX 60.2 FCEV
2011 BMW Active E 100.6 EV
2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV 109 EV
2013 Toyota iQ EV 117 EV
2014 BMW i3 121.3 EV
2017 Hyundai Ioniq Electric 132.6 EV
2020 Tesla 3 138.6 EV
From this dataset, we can identify three distinct approaches to maximizing fuel efficiency.
Prior to 2000, the best way for automakers to achieve good fuel efficiency was by downsizing. Making cars smaller (lighter) meant they could also be fitted with very small engines.
For example, the 1985 Chevrolet Sprint was rated at 49.6 MPG, but had a sluggish 0-60 time of 15 seconds.
The 2000s saw the introduction of mass-market hybrid vehicles like the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius. By including a small battery to support the combustion engine, automakers could achieve good MPGs without sacrificing so heavily on size.
While the Insight achieved better fuel economy than the Prius, it was the latter that became synonymous with the term "hybrid". This was largely due to the Prius' more practical 4-door design.
The following table compares annual U.S. sales figures for both models. Insight sales have fluctuated drastically because Honda has produced the model in several short spans (1999-2006, 2009-2014, 2018-2022).
Insight Sales
Prius Sales
2005 666 107,155
2007 3 181,221
2008 - 158,884
2009 20,572 150,831
2012 6,619 236,655
2016 67 136,629
2018 12,513 87,590
2022 7,628 33,352
Source: goodcarbadcar.net
The Prius may have dominated the hybrid market for a long time, but it too has run into troubles. Sales have been declining since 2014, even setting historic lows in recent years.
There are several reasons behind this trend, with one being a wider availability of hybrid models from other brands. We also can't ignore the release of the Tesla Model 3, which began shipping to customers in 2017.
We're currently in the middle of a historic transition to electric vehicles. However, because EVs do not use fuel, the EPA had to develop a new system called MPGe (miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent).
This new metric gives us the ability to compare the efficiency of EVs with traditional gas-powered cars. An underlying assumption of MPGe is that 33.7 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity is comparable to the energy content of a gallon of fuel.
The most fuel efficient car you can buy today is the 2023 Lucid Air, which achieves 140 MPGe. Close behind it is the 2023 Tesla Model 3 RWD, which is rated at 132 MPGe.
Check out this page to see the EPA's top 10 most efficient vehicles for 2023. | {
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XM vs. the iPod
Will XM's new portable satellite radio make the iPod obsolete?
By Paul Boutin
Oct 26, 20046:53 PM
Apple Computer and XM Radio both unveiled hot, next-generation portable music players this morning. Apple's upgraded iPod Photo has 60 gigs of storage capacity, a color screen, and new software that lets you bloat it with photos as well as music. (Cost: $499 for the 40-gig model, $599 for the 60-gig version.) XM's new MyFi player is, in short, the first satellite radio Walkman. It can tune into 130-plus channels of digital radio and even store five hours of programming for you to play back at your leisure. (Cost: $349.99, plus $9.99 per month for an XM subscription.)
My instant take on today's game of whiz-bang one-upmanship is that both companies lost. It's now five hours after Apple's U2-bedecked press conference, and I still haven't stopped yawning. This new iPod Photo is the same iPod we're already sick of hearing about. The 2-inch color screen isn't the start of any digital revolution—all it does is turn your iPod into a camera phone that can't take pictures or make phone calls.
XM's MyFi isn't as disappointing as a gadget. Just a week ago, I was wondering why there wasn't a satellite radio that I could wear on my hip. Now there is one. If you're sick of the songs on your iPod or the crappy stations on the local FM dial, MyFi gives you 130 channels to flip through.
One really disappointing thing about MyFi is that it doesn't let you create customized play lists—you can jump between the individual songs and talk show segments you record, but only in a prescribed order. The biggest problem with XM right now, though, is content. It's got 130 channels that I don't want to listen to. There's no Howard Stern, no Car Talk, no Rush Limbaugh. If XM has ever played Fischerspooner or Trooper, I missed it. If you want your music, stick to the iPod. The million or so tracks available through the iTunes store are only a subset of the millions of songs, shows, and books ever recorded, but that's still an order of magnitude more than what XM can fit on 130 play lists. You can also rip your CD collection onto your iPod, legally.
But we already know all that stuff about the iPod. Sure, it allows you to control what you listen to and when you listen to it, but the device still has one major flaw, and a tiny color screen doesn't come close to fixing it. Apple's player is the only way to go if you suddenly want to listen to a Clash song from 25 years ago, but if you need to find out the news from five minutes ago, your iPod is useless. You're better off with MyFi or even a clunky, AM-only boom box. Forget that new U2 tune—the iPod theme song should be "Dancing With Myself."
Some techies think they've stumbled onto a solution to the iPod's disconnection from the real world. It's something called podcasting, which is basically RSS for your portable music player. Dock your iPod into the computer at night; in the morning, you'll have brand-new versions of your favorite Internet radio shows. Since the podcasting trend has only just begun, the content can be a bore. Most podcasts these days are being done by early adopting audiobloggers—imagine an hourlong recording of two guys talking about how cool it is to be podcasting.
But even if podcasting does take off, your iPod will always be just slightly out of sync with what's happening in real time. Adam Curry, the former MTV host who came up with podcasting, admitted to me, "If Osama Bin Laden gets caught, you won't learn about it from your iPod."
So, XM offers live breaking news, but you're stuck with what they pick for you. Apple gives you all the storage space you want, a cocoon against the outside world, and a mostly useless color screen. Is it just me, or is it obvious that these companies should get together? What I really want is a wireless iPod that can suck down live updates or a MyFi that lets me play every track that XM has ever broadcast. Instead, I'm forced to choose between immediacy and control—or forced to spend $700 to have both. I'll save my money and hope they solve my dilemma for me. | {
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Guojiatuo Yangtze River Bridge opens to traffic in China's Chongqing
2023-January-20 13:48 By: Xinhua
This aerial photo taken on Jan. 18, 2023 shows the Guojiatuo Yangtze River Bridge in southwest China's Chongqing.
With a total length of 1,403.8 meters and a main span of 720 meters, the Guojiatuo Yangtze River Bridge was open to traffic on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
This aerial photo taken on Jan. 18, 2023 shows the north end of the Guojiatuo Yangtze River Bridge in southwest China's Chongqing.
Vehicles run on the Guojiatuo Yangtze River Bridge in southwest China's Chongqing, Jan. 18, 2023.
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Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin Sweat It Out at John Elliott
Matt Moen
At New York Fashion Week, the clothes may take center stage but the celebs take up the whole front row. If designers got points for how many A-list stars they could get lined up around their runways, John Elliott would be winning.
The streetwear designer, presented his latest collection, an ode to his hometown of Hollywood, in one of the most L.A. way possible: in the belly of a skate park. Braving the heat and humidity, LeBron James, Whoopi Goldberg, Pete Davidson, and Miles Richie all lined the edge of the half-pipe but it was the arrival of Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin that had everyone buzzing. The engaged couple showed up holding hands, looking the part of the skate couple hanging around at the end of the cul-de-sac your parents told you to be careful around.
Photo via Getty Images
Despite the heat forcing the singer to shed his long-sleeve sweatshirt, Bieber looked to be enjoying himself at John Elliott. He was even seen busting out some moves walking out of the show.
And in a candid moment, we see Bieber shielding Baldwin from the temptation of a shirtless Pete Davidson.
Ah, what it must have been like to be a fly on that vert ramp. It's easy to imagine Davidson and Bieber comparing notes for their respective upcoming Bachelor's parties. New York Fashion Week has only just begun!
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Diamond View School will be on Spring Break 4/15-4/22. Enjoy!
As soon as roll and lunch count are taken report to the gym. Students do NOT need their backpacks. If your classroom is being used throughout the day for presentations, please have your 1st-period students put their backpacks in the room next door.
LAST CALL FOR YEARBOOKS: Yearbook orders will be taken through this Friday, April 12th. Cost is $30. Please get your orders in ASAP.
Gate: Please turn in your parent permission slips to the office or Mrs. V. There will also be no GATE today!
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Changes to the Miami Marlins coaching staff
By David Levin
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - APRIL 10: A baseball sits on the field before the game between the Houston Astros and Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on April 10, 2016 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
The announcement that bench coach Tim Wallach will not return to Miami in 2020 means there will be changes to the Marlins coaching staff.
Marlins fans expect there to be changes to the team's 25-man roster heading into the 2020 season, but they should also expect new faces to make up the team's coaching staff as well.
We know that Don Mattingly has been given a two-year contract extension by the front office, hoping the work that has already begun in turning this organization around from top to bottom will continue.
Derek Jeter saw fit to keep Mattingly, who has dealt with the destruction of this franchise the past two seasons, as the point man in the dugout. It is now a waiting game to see if Jeter's decision pays off or more criticism will come from the national media.
News broke late last week that Tim Wallach will be leaving the team to be closer to his family out west. This means at least one member of Mattingly's staff will come aboard for the ride in 2020.
""For the past four seasons, Tim Wallach has been a staple on the Marlins' staff, serving as bench coach to manager Don Mattingly. Before that, they were together for five seasons with the Dodgers," Joe Frisaro of MLB.com wrote."As bench coach, Wallach has been a sounding board for Mattingly, and in many ways, a second skipper in the dugout. But after the Marlins' 2019 season comes to a close on Sunday against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, Mattingly will be in the market for a new bench coach.""
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Can Mattingly find someone who becomes his right hand, someone who can offer another opinion and more than anything, become part of the culture of the Marlins focus on slow growth?
""You're looking for a person you're hopefully on the same page [with]," Mattingly said. "So you're kind of in tune during the game. They are really an extension in all different ways, from your prep work and everything you're doing getting ready for a game. But also getting ready for Spring Training and what we're trying to accomplish. It's really like having another manager right there with you.""
Another thing to consider here is that just because Mattingly got the new deal, which also calls for a third season provided the Marlins improve, it does not mean he is still there at the end of 2021. I thought the move to bring him back was the right one for now. That might look different midway through next year.
As big-name managers get the ax next week and front off personnel leave other baseball organizations, we will all play the "what if" game, wondering if the Marlins still need improvements at the top of the food chain.
The 1998 Marlins went from 54 wins to 64 in 1999. A + 10 win jump is pretty solid. So are we looking at 65 wins in 2020 for the Marlins ? 66 ? 67 ? Daunting.
— Craig Mish (@CraigMish) September 29, 2019
In other words, someone is going to get a really good manager if Joe Maddon is shown the door with the Chicago Cubs.
There is speculation the Marlins may make a move from within the organization to fill Wallach's spot. As Frisaro added, Trey Hillman, the club's first-base/infield coach this season, was Mattingly's bench coach with the Dodgers from 2011-13. It seems like a logical fit and would fall along the same lines of keeping the band together as the younger players on the roster continue to develop.
""I started with Trey, and 'Wally' came in, and it just felt good knowing that somebody has got your back all the time, and not letting you just sit there," Mattingly said."
Personally, I like the idea of Fredi Gonzalez moving into the role as he has experience as a manager and is respected within the organization. It's something Mattingly and Jeter should consider.
While Wallach leaves the Marlins for potential other opportunities, he is behind the work the organization has done to build from the ground up and thinks the winning will come at some point soon, something he won't be around to witness.
""That's going to be the hard part, not seeing this come to fruition, and I think it will. I think it's going to start coming fast," Wallach said. "There is no question I will be paying attention, watching and rooting for them. There's a lot of good kids in here who have worked hard, and there's a lot more coming.""
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To start a business, you will have to register a company. However, there are many questions and issues to consider during the company formation process, such as where to register the company, what legal structure to choose, what documents you will need, how to reduce your expenses and tax burden, what the procedure involves, etc. Confidus Solutions is here to clarify everything.
Before even drafting the documents, there are two decisions you will need to make in order to determine subsequent action: what jurisdiction are you going to incorporate your company in? This is the major factor that will determine a wide range of things, such as the company formation procedure, the documents required and the taxes your company will have to pay. Below you can find a directory, which will help you choose the best possible jurisdiction based on one of the several criteria.
Confidus Solutions can offer you company formation services in any country in the world, including popular offshore locations. However, there are numerous possible jurisdictions, all offering different benefits, and so it is essential to choose the right country for setting up your company. Depending on your personal goals, corporate structure and other requirements, our professional lawyers will advise you on the best jurisdiction in which to start your business.
You should bear in mind that every country has its own legal conventions. For example, countries using a British-style common law system will have slightly different company formation procedures and legal business structures to countries that use a continental European legal system or Sharia law. When it comes to company formation, cultural and historical differences should also to be taken into consideration, as different regions have different cultural backgrounds and legal traditions. Choose a jurisdiction for your company based on geographical positioning.
Depending on the fact, if you are going to have a trading or a holding company - difeerent solutions may be applied. That is why it is essential to choose the right business structure.
As different legal entities are usually subject to different taxation rules, it is essential to have a clear vision for your company, including its scope of activity and corporate structure. For tax planning purposes, it is crucial to choose the right legal structure for your business; otherwise, you risk incurring extra expenses that could easily have been avoided.
Read here about each of the most common legal company structures and decide whether you are going to register an LLC, LP, branch office or something different.
Company formation refers to the process of incorporating a company, which leads to registration in the official public register. For convenience, we will split the whole procedure into three main stages, but you should bear in mind that, in reality, the incorporation procedure is much more complex and there are many factors to be taken into account.
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Publications by authors named "Enrico Coscioni"
Prosthesis depth and conduction disturbances after last generation balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
Interventional Cardiology Service, 'Montevergine' Clinic, Mercogliano, Italy.
Comparison of Biolimus Versus Everolimus for Drug-Eluting Stents in the Percutaneous Treatment of Infra-Inguinal Arterial Disease.
Department of AngioCardioNeurology, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy.
Cognitive Function and Heart Failure: The Role of the Adrenergic System.
Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via S. Pansini, 5 - 80131 - Naples, Italy.
Combined use of directional atherectomy and drug-coated balloon for the endovascular treatment of common femoral artery disease: immediate and one-year outcomes.
Division of Invasive Cardiology, Montevergine Clinic, Mercogliano, Italy.
Endovascular Therapy for Infrainguinal Artery Disease With Coronary Devices: A Retrospective Observational Study Comparing Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds.
Angiology 2017 Jan 15;68(1):59-66. Epub 2016 Mar 15.
Effects Of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Antagonists: Anti Platelet Aggregation And Beyond.
Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
Real Data on Effectiveness, Tolerability and Safety of New Oral Anticoagulant Agents: Focus on Dabigatran.
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2016 Jun 20;23(2):115-22. Epub 2016 May 20.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Hypertension Research Centre, University of Napoli "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
Increased Epicardial Adipose Tissue Volume Correlates With Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation in Patients With Heart Failure.
Circ Res 2016 Apr 29;118(8):1244-53. Epub 2016 Feb 29.
From the Department of Translational Medical Sciences (V.P., G.R., G.P., G.D.F., L.P., G.G., A.C., N.F., D.L.) and Department of Advanced Biomedical Science (P.P.-F., T.P., A.C.), University Federico II, Naples, Italy; Department of Cardiology (G.R., G.G.) and Department of Neurology (M.N., A.E.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Istituto di Telese, Benevento, Italy (G.R., G.G., M.N., A.E.); SDN Foundation, Institute of Diagnostic and Nuclear Development, Naples, Italy (S.P.); Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Casa di Cura San Michele, Maddaloni (CE), Italy (A.C., M.G.G., F.B., A.D.B.); Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ruggi D'Aragona Hospital, Salerno, Italy (E.C.); and Institute of Biostructure and Bioimaging Italian National Research Council (CNR), Naples, Italy (T.P.).
Successful treatment of recurrent carotid in-stent restenosis and drug-eluting balloon failure with a coronary bioresorbable vascular scaffold: A case report.
Int J Surg Case Rep 2016 27;21:78-82. Epub 2016 Feb 27.
S.C. Cardiochirurgia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona", Salerno.
Commentary: Cilostazol and Carotid Stenting: A Merry Marriage?
Unità Operativa di Interventistica Cardiovascolare, Presidio Ospedaliero Pineta Grande, Castel Volturno, Italy Unità Operativa di Emodinamica, Casa di Salute Santa Lucia, San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Italy.
Commentary: Carotid Stent Design: More Than Meets the Eye?
On-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in high-risk patients: operative results of a prospective randomized trial (on-off study).
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012 Mar 10;143(3):625-31. Epub 2011 Dec 10.
Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Luigi Sacco University General Hospital, Milano, Italy.
Surgical results of aortic valve replacement via partial upper sternotomy: comparison with median sternotomy.
Cardiac Surgery Department, S. Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona' Hospital, Salerno, Italy. | {
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Learning and Tracking the 3D Body Shape of Freely Moving Infants from RGB-D sequences
Hesse, N., Pujades, S., Black, M., Arens, M., Hofmann, U., Schroeder, S.
Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (TPAMI), 2019 (article)
Statistical models of the human body surface are generally learned from thousands of high-quality 3D scans in predefined poses to cover the wide variety of human body shapes and articulations. Acquisition of such data requires expensive equipment, calibration procedures, and is limited to cooperative subjects who can understand and follow instructions, such as adults. We present a method for learning a statistical 3D Skinned Multi-Infant Linear body model (SMIL) from incomplete, low-quality RGB-D sequences of freely moving infants. Quantitative experiments show that SMIL faithfully represents the RGB-D data and properly factorizes the shape and pose of the infants. To demonstrate the applicability of SMIL, we fit the model to RGB-D sequences of freely moving infants and show, with a case study, that our method captures enough motion detail for General Movements Assessment (GMA), a method used in clinical practice for early detection of neurodevelopmental disorders in infants. SMIL provides a new tool for analyzing infant shape and movement and is a step towards an automated system for GMA.
pdf Journal DOI [BibTex]
Hesse, N., Pujades, S., Black, M., Arens, M., Hofmann, U., Schroeder, S. Learning and Tracking the 3D Body Shape of Freely Moving Infants from RGB-D sequences Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (TPAMI), 2019 (article)
Perceptual Effects of Inconsistency in Human Animations
ACM Trans. Appl. Percept., 16(1):2:1-2:18, Febuary 2019 (article)
The individual shape of the human body, including the geometry of its articulated structure and the distribution of weight over that structure, influences the kinematics of a person's movements. How sensitive is the visual system to inconsistencies between shape and motion introduced by retargeting motion from one person onto the shape of another? We used optical motion capture to record five pairs of male performers with large differences in body weight, while they pushed, lifted, and threw objects. From these data, we estimated both the kinematics of the actions as well as the performer's individual body shape. To obtain consistent and inconsistent stimuli, we created animated avatars by combining the shape and motion estimates from either a single performer or from different performers. Using these stimuli we conducted three experiments in an immersive virtual reality environment. First, a group of participants detected which of two stimuli was inconsistent. Performance was very low, and results were only marginally significant. Next, a second group of participants rated perceived attractiveness, eeriness, and humanness of consistent and inconsistent stimuli, but these judgements of animation characteristics were not affected by consistency of the stimuli. Finally, a third group of participants rated properties of the objects rather than of the performers. Here, we found strong influences of shape-motion inconsistency on perceived weight and thrown distance of objects. This suggests that the visual system relies on its knowledge of shape and motion and that these components are assimilated into an altered perception of the action outcome. We propose that the visual system attempts to resist inconsistent interpretations of human animations. Actions involving object manipulations present an opportunity for the visual system to reinterpret the introduced inconsistencies as a change in the dynamics of an object rather than as an unexpected combination of body shape and body motion.
publisher pdf DOI [BibTex]
Kenny, S., Mahmood, N., Honda, C., Black, M. J., Troje, N. F. Perceptual Effects of Inconsistency in Human Animations ACM Trans. Appl. Percept., 16(1):2:1-2:18, Febuary 2019 (article)
Perceiving Systems (2016-2018) Scientific Advisory Board Report, 2019 (misc)
The Virtual Caliper: Rapid Creation of Metrically Accurate Avatars from 3D Measurements
Pujades, S., Mohler, B., Thaler, A., Tesch, J., Mahmood, N., Hesse, N., Bülthoff, H. H., Black, M. J.
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 25, pages: 1887,1897, IEEE, 2019 (article)
Creating metrically accurate avatars is important for many applications such as virtual clothing try-on, ergonomics, medicine, immersive social media, telepresence, and gaming. Creating avatars that precisely represent a particular individual is challenging however, due to the need for expensive 3D scanners, privacy issues with photographs or videos, and difficulty in making accurate tailoring measurements. We overcome these challenges by creating "The Virtual Caliper", which uses VR game controllers to make simple measurements. First, we establish what body measurements users can reliably make on their own body. We find several distance measurements to be good candidates and then verify that these are linearly related to 3D body shape as represented by the SMPL body model. The Virtual Caliper enables novice users to accurately measure themselves and create an avatar with their own body shape. We evaluate the metric accuracy relative to ground truth 3D body scan data, compare the method quantitatively to other avatar creation tools, and perform extensive perceptual studies. We also provide a software application to the community that enables novices to rapidly create avatars in fewer than five minutes. Not only is our approach more rapid than existing methods, it exports a metrically accurate 3D avatar model that is rigged and skinned.
Project Page IEEE Open Access IEEE Open Access PDF DOI [BibTex]
Pujades, S., Mohler, B., Thaler, A., Tesch, J., Mahmood, N., Hesse, N., Bülthoff, H. H., Black, M. J. The Virtual Caliper: Rapid Creation of Metrically Accurate Avatars from 3D Measurements IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 25, pages: 1887,1897, IEEE, 2019 (article)
Active Perception based Formation Control for Multiple Aerial Vehicles
Tallamraju, R., Price, E., Ludwig, R., Karlapalem, K., Bülthoff, H. H., Black, M. J., Ahmad, A.
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Robotics and Automation Letters, IEEE, 2019 (article) Accepted
We present a novel robotic front-end for autonomous aerial motion-capture (mocap) in outdoor environments. In previous work, we presented an approach for cooperative detection and tracking (CDT) of a subject using multiple micro-aerial vehicles (MAVs). However, it did not ensure optimal view-point configurations of the MAVs to minimize the uncertainty in the person's cooperatively tracked 3D position estimate. In this article, we introduce an active approach for CDT. In contrast to cooperatively tracking only the 3D positions of the person, the MAVs can actively compute optimal local motion plans, resulting in optimal view-point configurations, which minimize the uncertainty in the tracked estimate. We achieve this by decoupling the goal of active tracking into a quadratic objective and non-convex constraints corresponding to angular configurations of the MAVs w.r.t. the person. We derive this decoupling using Gaussian observation model assumptions within the CDT algorithm. We preserve convexity in optimization by embedding all the non-convex constraints, including those for dynamic obstacle avoidance, as external control inputs in the MPC dynamics. Multiple real robot experiments and comparisons involving 3 MAVs in several challenging scenarios are presented.
Tallamraju, R., Price, E., Ludwig, R., Karlapalem, K., Bülthoff, H. H., Black, M. J., Ahmad, A. Active Perception based Formation Control for Multiple Aerial Vehicles IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Robotics and Automation Letters, IEEE, 2019 (article) Accepted
Inferring hand motion from multi-cell recordings in motor cortex using a Kalman filter
Wu, W., Black, M. J., Gao, Y., Bienenstock, E., Serruya, M., Donoghue, J. P.
In SAB'02-Workshop on Motor Control in Humans and Robots: On the Interplay of Real Brains and Artificial Devices, pages: 66-73, Edinburgh, Scotland (UK), August 2002 (inproceedings)
Wu, W., Black, M. J., Gao, Y., Bienenstock, E., Serruya, M., Donoghue, J. P. Inferring hand motion from multi-cell recordings in motor cortex using a Kalman filter In SAB'02-Workshop on Motor Control in Humans and Robots: On the Interplay of Real Brains and Artificial Devices, pages: 66-73, Edinburgh, Scotland (UK), August 2002 (inproceedings)
Bayesian Inference of Visual Motion Boundaries
Fleet, D. J., Black, M. J., Nestares, O.
In Exploring Artificial Intelligence in the New Millennium, pages: 139-174, (Editors: Lakemeyer, G. and Nebel, B.), Morgan Kaufmann Pub., July 2002 (incollection)
This chapter addresses an open problem in visual motion analysis, the estimation of image motion in the vicinity of occlusion boundaries. With a Bayesian formulation, local image motion is explained in terms of multiple, competing, nonlinear models, including models for smooth (translational) motion and for motion boundaries. The generative model for motion boundaries explicitly encodes the orientation of the boundary, the velocities on either side, the motion of the occluding edge over time, and the appearance/disappearance of pixels at the boundary. We formulate the posterior probability distribution over the models and model parameters, conditioned on the image sequence. Approximate inference is achieved with a combination of tools: A Bayesian filter provides for online computation; factored sampling allows us to represent multimodal non-Gaussian distributions and to propagate beliefs with nonlinear dynamics from one time to the next; and mixture models are used to simplify the computation of joint prediction distributions in the Bayesian filter. To efficiently represent such a high-dimensional space, we also initialize samples using the responses of a low-level motion-discontinuity detector. The basic formulation and computational model provide a general probabilistic framework for motion estimation with multiple, nonlinear models.
Fleet, D. J., Black, M. J., Nestares, O. Bayesian Inference of Visual Motion Boundaries In Exploring Artificial Intelligence in the New Millennium, pages: 139-174, (Editors: Lakemeyer, G. and Nebel, B.), Morgan Kaufmann Pub., July 2002 (incollection)
Wu, W., Black M., Gao, Y., Bienenstock, E., Serruya, M., Donoghue, J.
Program No. 357.5. 2002 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner, Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC, 2002, Online (conference)
abstract [BibTex]
Wu, W., Black M., Gao, Y., Bienenstock, E., Serruya, M., Donoghue, J. Inferring hand motion from multi-cell recordings in motor cortex using a Kalman filter Program No. 357.5. 2002 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner, Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC, 2002, Online (conference)
Automatic detection and tracking of human motion with a view-based representation
Fablet, R., Black, M. J.
In European Conf. on Computer Vision, ECCV 2002, 1, pages: 476-491, LNCS 2353, (Editors: A. Heyden and G. Sparr and M. Nielsen and P. Johansen), Springer-Verlag , 2002 (inproceedings)
This paper proposes a solution for the automatic detection and tracking of human motion in image sequences. Due to the complexity of the human body and its motion, automatic detection of 3D human motion remains an open, and important, problem. Existing approaches for automatic detection and tracking focus on 2D cues and typically exploit object appearance (color distribution, shape) or knowledge of a static background. In contrast, we exploit 2D optical flow information which provides rich descriptive cues, while being independent of object and background appearance. To represent the optical flow patterns of people from arbitrary viewpoints, we develop a novel representation of human motion using low-dimensional spatio-temporal models that are learned using motion capture data of human subjects. In addition to human motion (the foreground) we probabilistically model the motion of generic scenes (the background); these statistical models are defined as Gibbsian fields specified from the first-order derivatives of motion observations. Detection and tracking are posed in a principled Bayesian framework which involves the computation of a posterior probability distribution over the model parameters (i.e., the location and the type of the human motion) given a sequence of optical flow observations. Particle filtering is used to represent and predict this non-Gaussian posterior distribution over time. The model parameters of samples from this distribution are related to the pose parameters of a 3D articulated model (e.g. the approximate joint angles and movement direction). Thus the approach proves suitable for initializing more complex probabilistic models of human motion. As shown by experiments on real image sequences, our method is able to detect and track people under different viewpoints with complex backgrounds.
Fablet, R., Black, M. J. Automatic detection and tracking of human motion with a view-based representation In European Conf. on Computer Vision, ECCV 2002, 1, pages: 476-491, LNCS 2353, (Editors: A. Heyden and G. Sparr and M. Nielsen and P. Johansen), Springer-Verlag , 2002 (inproceedings)
A layered motion representation with occlusion and compact spatial support
Fleet, D. J., Jepson, A., Black, M. J.
We describe a 2.5D layered representation for visual motion analysis. The representation provides a global interpretation of image motion in terms of several spatially localized foreground regions along with a background region. Each of these regions comprises a parametric shape model and a parametric motion model. The representation also contains depth ordering so visibility and occlusion are rightly included in the estimation of the model parameters. Finally, because the number of objects, their positions, shapes and sizes, and their relative depths are all unknown, initial models are drawn from a proposal distribution, and then compared using a penalized likelihood criterion. This allows us to automatically initialize new models, and to compare different depth orderings.
Fleet, D. J., Jepson, A., Black, M. J. A layered motion representation with occlusion and compact spatial support In European Conf. on Computer Vision, ECCV 2002, 1, pages: 692-706, LNCS 2353, (Editors: A. Heyden and G. Sparr and M. Nielsen and P. Johansen), Springer-Verlag , 2002 (inproceedings)
Implicit probabilistic models of human motion for synthesis and tracking
Sidenbladh, H., Black, M. J., Sigal, L.
In European Conf. on Computer Vision, 1, pages: 784-800, 2002 (inproceedings)
This paper addresses the problem of probabilistically modeling 3D human motion for synthesis and tracking. Given the high dimensional nature of human motion, learning an explicit probabilistic model from available training data is currently impractical. Instead we exploit methods from texture synthesis that treat images as representing an implicit empirical distribution. These methods replace the problem of representing the probability of a texture pattern with that of searching the training data for similar instances of that pattern. We extend this idea to temporal data representing 3D human motion with a large database of example motions. To make the method useful in practice, we must address the problem of efficient search in a large training set; efficiency is particularly important for tracking. Towards that end, we learn a low dimensional linear model of human motion that is used to structure the example motion database into a binary tree. An approximate probabilistic tree search method exploits the coefficients of this low-dimensional representation and runs in sub-linear time. This probabilistic tree search returns a particular sample human motion with probability approximating the true distribution of human motions in the database. This sampling method is suitable for use with particle filtering techniques and is applied to articulated 3D tracking of humans within a Bayesian framework. Successful tracking results are presented, along with examples of synthesizing human motion using the model.
Sidenbladh, H., Black, M. J., Sigal, L. Implicit probabilistic models of human motion for synthesis and tracking In European Conf. on Computer Vision, 1, pages: 784-800, 2002 (inproceedings)
Robust parameterized component analysis: Theory and applications to 2D facial modeling
De la Torre, F., Black, M. J.
In European Conf. on Computer Vision, ECCV 2002, 4, pages: 653-669, LNCS 2353, Springer-Verlag, 2002 (inproceedings)
De la Torre, F., Black, M. J. Robust parameterized component analysis: Theory and applications to 2D facial modeling In European Conf. on Computer Vision, ECCV 2002, 4, pages: 653-669, LNCS 2353, Springer-Verlag, 2002 (inproceedings)
Probabilistic inference of hand motion from neural activity in motor cortex
Gao, Y., Black, M. J., Bienenstock, E., Shoham, S., Donoghue, J.
In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 14, pages: 221-228, MIT Press, 2002 (inproceedings)
Gao, Y., Black, M. J., Bienenstock, E., Shoham, S., Donoghue, J. Probabilistic inference of hand motion from neural activity in motor cortex In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 14, pages: 221-228, MIT Press, 2002 (inproceedings)
Probabilistic detection and tracking of motion boundaries
Black, M. J., Fleet, D. J.
Int. J. of Computer Vision, 38(3):231-245, July 2000 (article)
We propose a Bayesian framework for representing and recognizing local image motion in terms of two basic models: translational motion and motion boundaries. Motion boundaries are represented using a non-linear generative model that explicitly encodes the orientation of the boundary, the velocities on either side, the motion of the occluding edge over time, and the appearance/disappearance of pixels at the boundary. We represent the posterior probability distribution over the model parameters given the image data using discrete samples. This distribution is propagated over time using a particle filtering algorithm. To efficiently represent such a high-dimensional space we initialize samples using the responses of a low-level motion discontinuity detector. The formulation and computational model provide a general probabilistic framework for motion estimation with multiple, non-linear, models.
pdf pdf from publisher Video [BibTex]
Black, M. J., Fleet, D. J. Probabilistic detection and tracking of motion boundaries Int. J. of Computer Vision, 38(3):231-245, July 2000 (article)
Stochastic tracking of 3D human figures using 2D image motion
(Winner of the 2010 Koenderink Prize for Fundamental Contributions in Computer Vision)
Sidenbladh, H., Black, M. J., Fleet, D.
In European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV, pages: 702-718, LNCS 1843, Springer Verlag, Dublin, Ireland, June 2000 (inproceedings)
A probabilistic method for tracking 3D articulated human figures in monocular image sequences is presented. Within a Bayesian framework, we define a generative model of image appearance, a robust likelihood function based on image gray level differences, and a prior probability distribution over pose and joint angles that models how humans move. The posterior probability distribution over model parameters is represented using a discrete set of samples and is propagated over time using particle filtering. The approach extends previous work on parameterized optical flow estimation to exploit a complex 3D articulated motion model. It also extends previous work on human motion tracking by including a perspective camera model, by modeling limb self occlusion, and by recovering 3D motion from a monocular sequence. The explicit posterior probability distribution represents ambiguities due to image matching, model singularities, and perspective projection. The method relies only on a frame-to-frame assumption of brightness constancy and hence is able to track people under changing viewpoints, in grayscale image sequences, and with complex unknown backgrounds.
pdf code [BibTex]
Sidenbladh, H., Black, M. J., Fleet, D. Stochastic tracking of 3D human figures using 2D image motion In European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV, pages: 702-718, LNCS 1843, Springer Verlag, Dublin, Ireland, June 2000 (inproceedings)
Functional analysis of human motion data
Ormoneit, D., Hastie, T., Black, M. J.
In In Proc. 5th World Congress of the Bernoulli Society for Probability and Mathematical Statistics and 63rd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Guanajuato, Mexico, May 2000 (inproceedings)
Ormoneit, D., Hastie, T., Black, M. J. Functional analysis of human motion data In In Proc. 5th World Congress of the Bernoulli Society for Probability and Mathematical Statistics and 63rd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Guanajuato, Mexico, May 2000 (inproceedings)
Stochastic modeling and tracking of human motion
Ormoneit, D., Sidenbladh, H., Black, M. J., Hastie, T.
Learning 2000, Snowbird, UT, April 2000 (conference)
Ormoneit, D., Sidenbladh, H., Black, M. J., Hastie, T. Stochastic modeling and tracking of human motion Learning 2000, Snowbird, UT, April 2000 (conference)
A framework for modeling the appearance of 3D articulated figures
Sidenbladh, H., De la Torre, F., Black, M. J.
In Int. Conf. on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition, pages: 368-375, Grenoble, France, March 2000 (inproceedings)
Sidenbladh, H., De la Torre, F., Black, M. J. A framework for modeling the appearance of 3D articulated figures In Int. Conf. on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition, pages: 368-375, Grenoble, France, March 2000 (inproceedings)
Design and use of linear models for image motion analysis
Fleet, D. J., Black, M. J., Yacoob, Y., Jepson, A. D.
Int. J. of Computer Vision, 36(3):171-193, 2000 (article)
Linear parameterized models of optical flow, particularly affine models, have become widespread in image motion analysis. The linear model coefficients are straightforward to estimate, and they provide reliable estimates of the optical flow of smooth surfaces. Here we explore the use of parameterized motion models that represent much more varied and complex motions. Our goals are threefold: to construct linear bases for complex motion phenomena; to estimate the coefficients of these linear models; and to recognize or classify image motions from the estimated coefficients. We consider two broad classes of motions: i) generic "motion features" such as motion discontinuities and moving bars; and ii) non-rigid, object-specific, motions such as the motion of human mouths. For motion features we construct a basis of steerable flow fields that approximate the motion features. For object-specific motions we construct basis flow fields from example motions using principal component analysis. In both cases, the model coefficients can be estimated directly from spatiotemporal image derivatives with a robust, multi-resolution scheme. Finally, we show how these model coefficients can be use to detect and recognize specific motions such as occlusion boundaries and facial expressions.
Fleet, D. J., Black, M. J., Yacoob, Y., Jepson, A. D. Design and use of linear models for image motion analysis Int. J. of Computer Vision, 36(3):171-193, 2000 (article)
Robustly estimating changes in image appearance
Black, M. J., Fleet, D. J., Yacoob, Y.
Computer Vision and Image Understanding, 78(1):8-31, 2000 (article)
We propose a generalized model of image "appearance change" in which brightness variation over time is represented as a probabilistic mixture of different causes. We define four generative models of appearance change due to (1) object or camera motion; (2) illumination phenomena; (3) specular reflections; and (4) "iconic changes" which are specific to the objects being viewed. These iconic changes include complex occlusion events and changes in the material properties of the objects. We develop a robust statistical framework for recovering these appearance changes in image sequences. This approach generalizes previous work on optical flow to provide a richer description of image events and more reliable estimates of image motion in the presence of shadows and specular reflections.
pdf pdf from publisher DOI [BibTex]
Black, M. J., Fleet, D. J., Yacoob, Y. Robustly estimating changes in image appearance Computer Vision and Image Understanding, 78(1):8-31, 2000 (article) | {
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I have been trained at a floral collage. I know the rules. Looking at the new romantic floral art movement, it got me thinking of a rather famous quote from the Dalai Lama and his 18 rules for living – learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
The rules I refer to of course are those taught around floral design, and whilst some may think of these as too restricting and rigid, despite my earlier quote, I am a fan. To a point.
There is one element that is rather tricky to teach – emotion.
Emotion in floral art is key. That ability to generate a connection at a deep level when someone looks at your floral creation is a skill indeed. I have a hypothesis, a theory if you like, that how you are in yourself when you design and create your floral work radiates out from that piece without you even knowing it. I'll cite my most recent example as evidence but could call on numerous designs to illustrate the point.
A dear friend died quite recently. She was spirited, kind and beautiful and much too young. After her funeral, I was making a Christmas wreath and when I had finished it quite honestly it could have been her floral tribute. I don't know about you, but when I am actually hands on, I am lost to everything, in some sort of floral mind state, and my mind at that point was sad, and it translated to what I was doing. The wreath utterly reflected that in the placement and choice of its elements. My melancholy was beautifully etched in the design by the grace of those flowers.
Looking at instagram and pinterest, ahem, as I do quite often, I see bouquets that are perfectly constructed but they appear to have no soul, nothing that reaches out to touch me.
I see bouquets that are perfectly constructed but appear to have no soul.
Yes, the flowers are gorgeous but it feels like something is missing. Others are less perfect but I am drawn to them somehow as they creators seem to have captured an expression of the love of their art. And art it most definitely is. I am drawn to that wild garden floral design style but beyond that somehow, some florists manage to convey a serious and significant emotional connection in capturing natures breathtaking beauty in a hand tie. | {
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Upcoming book releases in June 2012 are going to witness several débutante novelists coming up with their first publications. the most promising débutante authors in June 2012, as selected by our editorial team, are Maggie Shipstead and Karen Thompson Walker. Here is a list of some notable works among the upcoming book releases in June 2012. Give them a read if you can!
Note, this is a list of new book releases in June 2012 in the genre of fiction. These include summer reads, wedding stories, coming of age narrations - you can say the major books to be published in June 2012 are mostly casual novels you can enjoy on an armchair in your garden, or in the beach. Share this page with your friends, and write to us if you like our editorial picks for upcoming books in June 2012!
The most anticipated work among the upcoming book releases in June 2012, is Mark Haddon's The Red House . In his first two novels, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and A Spot of Bother , Mark Haddon experimented a lot with narrating from different viewpoints and providing the readers with deep insights into the human psyche. Haddon's skills have been even sharper in The Red House , which depicts a British family on a vacation, struggling to find a connecting thread throughout. Among upcoming book releases in June 2012, this is our top editorial pick! The book is scheduled to release on June 12.
Scheduled to be published on June 26, The Age of Miracles is the début novel narrated by an eleven years old. Julia, who hails from an ordinary California family, suddenly discovers one fine Saturday morning that the earth is suddenly rotating at a slower pace. It affected the days and nights, the gravity, and the environment. At the same time, Julia's family life also goes bizarre with loss of old friends, destabilization in her parents' married life, and her first love. An amazing amalgamation of the science fiction and the bildungsroman, Karen Thompson Walker's début work is a must read among upcoming fictions and novels in June 2012.
Scheduled to published on 12th, Maggie Shipstead's début fiction Seating Arrangements is expected to be one of the best sellers among new book releases in June 2012. The plot of Maggie Shipstead's Seating Arrangements deals with a wedding weekend where some unexpected characters and incidents mess up the family plans. How all the detailed plans of the bride's mother goes array forms the main story line of this fiction, and provides the reader with all the interest and fun. Among upcoming book releases in June 2012, this one is going to be a casual, fun read.
The month of June is typically known for casual reading. Books published in June are usually light, fun readings that you can enjoy on a vacation, in the beach, comforting on an armchair. Dorthea Benton Frank's Porch Lights is just a typical vacation novel in that sense. The plot traces the protagonist relocating to South Carolina with her son, after the sad demise of her husband. The relocation of the protagonist to the beaches of South Carolina where she grew up running around turns out to be a metaphor for her to regain hope and enterprise. This latest book by Dorthea Benton Frank, a New York Times best-selling author, is scheduled to be published on June 12, 2012. | {
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Creating green facilities
The new HVAC system brings Selkirk's ventilation to code
by Submitted — November 01, 2009
Selkirk College's Castlegar campus is bringing its ventilation system up to compliance with current B.C. Building Code requirements, thanks to funding from the federal and provincial Knowledge Infrastructure Program.
In June, 2009, the college received $1.88 million through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program (KIP) for the replacement of its existing heating and ventilating (HVAC) system. The replacement is required to improve the system's energy efficiency and ventilation and to increase summer programming capacity at the college.
Kootenay HVAC contractor Venture Mechanical Systems, in Castlegar, was the general contractor for the installation system and the job is very close to completion. The system will be in compliance with the current B.C. Building Code and its energy conservation measures, which were amended in 2008.
The three campus wings currently undergoing renovation—Monashee, Granite and Upper Bonnington—were never air conditioned in the past, with the exception of local cooling systems located in the computer server and computer lab areas. The current mechanical systems renovations will provide air conditioning for non-air-conditioned classroom and lab areas in an energy efficient manner and will also provide appropriate ventilation.
Despite the ventilation capacity increase and the expansion of the existing campus-wide chilled water cooling system for the three building blocks, there will be a zero per cent increase in Selkirk's carbon footprint. This is largely due to the innovative HVAC system design that incorporates an overall chilled water cooling system without the use of refrigeration compressor bearing machinery. This, in combination with the heat recovery ventilation components and motorized economizers, permits free-cooling with outside air on cooler days, without having to operate the regular air-conditioning system.
The chilled water cooling system incorporates the existing ground source well water system with relatively minor additions to the existing heat exchanger unit. Conservative estimates indicate that the new HVAC system will save at least 71 per cent in energy costs compared to standard systems of equal capacities.
The KIP is a two-year, $2-billion economic stimulus measure to support infrastructure enhancement at post-secondary institutions across Canada. As part of Canada's Economic Action Plan, the program provides funding to support deferred maintenance, repair and expansion projects at universities and colleges.
Kootenay BizBlog, West Kootenay, Castlegar, Entertainment and Hospitality, Small Business Castlegar businesses reap the rewards at the annual Chamber of Commerce Excellence awards
Castlegar businesses came together on Saturday, June 8 to celebrate their achievements at the annual Excellence awards
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"We want to be a good, old-fashioned automotive shop that treats people fair," said Brandon Black, head of the Powerstroke Diesel division
West Kootenay, Castlegar, Environment, Small Business, Featured Stories Recycling is a passion at Ernie's
Thanks to Stuart Ady, Ernie's Used Auto Parts has a long history of exceptional environmental standards and customer service in Castlegar.
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You're a 21st-century administrator. Now what? Chris Lehmann is the Founding Principal of the Science Leadership Academy (SLA), an inquiry-driven, project-based, one-to-one laptop science and technology high school in Philadelphia, a school that has garnered international recognition. Sharing his hard-won experience, Chris has been a speaker at International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) events and will be the keynote speaker for the upcoming inaugural ISTE Leadership Forum 2012. For today's school leaders, the rules of the game have changed, and in his talks, Chris shares what it takes to be a 21st-century administrator with practical examples of how to create learning environments for the digital age, offering up what amounts to a pragmatic playbook for the new game. In addition to his other commitments, he authors the education blog Practical Theory. In this in-depth discussion, Chris goes above and beyond in addressing the issues and challenges facing administrators today.
Briefly (and you don't need to spoil any future presentation by giving it all away!) what is your answer to those questions?
Chris: What I think we have to do is create opportunities for students to do real work that matters and leverage all of our tools in real ways. What we do a lot of times is say, "Let's have the kids do a blog project or a video project." What we need to do is empower kids to do real work using technology tools in an authentic manner that allows them to do that work in a transformational way.
Victor: Breaking it down further: Why do you classify our current, modern toolset as "transformative"? What makes you say that?
Chris: I think that what is transformative is what the kids can do with them. We finally have the tools that allow us to achieve the dream, that lets kids to do real work that matters. We can allow kids to create, network, share, and present in more powerful ways than ever before.
The tools we have today are more far reaching in their communications capabilities, efficiency, or speed. A laptop is probably one of the most powerful, personal productivity devices we've ever seen before. It allows us to do things in new ways. True, many of the things our tech tools allow us to do, I think that we've done before, but now we can do them for more efficiently and more people have access to them.
The transformational nature of the tool is that they allows us to see far more clearly than ever before that our classroom should not be defined by the four walls, but by what we hope kids are able to do.
Victor: How do we ensure that we truly leverage the transformative nature of these modern tools?
Chris: We develop common languages of teaching and learning. We develop the visions of why and how we use tools in schools that builds that common language. I don't want to see "You get with this tech or you lose your job." That's a bad idea!
We ensure that we leverage these tools by creating visions of schools and building systems and structures around those visions that allow kids to build an authentic skill set. Hopefully, in the grand scheme, we have policies that reward that.
Victor: How do you get people in and around education to reimagine what our schools can be?
Chris: Help them see the vision. Help them to see the path to new ways of doing things. Give them models.
Victor: What is something educators can do right now to reimagine their schools?
Chris: I think what every educator should be able to do is to consider "What do I control, what do I have control over?" And by control, I don't mean command-and-control teaching, I mean, if you're a classroom teacher, what you own inside your classroom or, if you are a principal, within your school. Within the boundaries that we have control over, how can we develop visions of what we want in order to invest in our kids? Then, latch all of our systems and structures that we have control over to that overall vision.
The way kids produce information, the way they consume information, the way they reflect, the way that we as educators grade, the way we sit kids in the classroom, anything that you have control over, ask yourself, "Does it leverage the best ideas that we have? Does it leverage the best vision for what we have for what we hope kids can do and learn and be with us?" If not, change your policies! Change your structures so that they are more closely aligned to that best vision of what we are and what we can be.
Victor: What do you mean by 'authentic powerful artifacts' of a student's learning?
Chris: It varies. What I mean by that is that students should be able to create things that are of interest to them, that matter to them, that allow them to see the effects they can have in the world as the people they are today – not just as what they may do someday. I think it can be everything from building catapults in a physics class, to building architecture plans in a geometry class, to writing for publications in an English class, to doing original mini-documentaries in a history class. There is all kinds of work that kids can do that is authentic, that is real, that is owned by them, that allows them to see themselves as active agents in the world and that is more empowering than bubbling in the answers on someone else's test.
Victor: When we speak of "maximizing your tech investment and stretching your dollars" – could you give some context for this well-worn phrase? Why does this ring so true these days? Could you point to any examples that illustrate the huge difference between a school or district that accomplishes this and one that does not?
Chris: These are hard economic times. When people think that we're going to save lots of money with technology, they generally end up regretting it. You have got to find a way to use the technology without breaking the bank, but technology is going to cost money, and that is okay. That shouldn't be what we're thinking about.
What we should be thinking about is how we can put the tools in the hands of students and teachers so that they can do powerful things. Sure, people can use online learning and distance learning to extend their classroom offerings; they can use it to save money, but that is borrowing from Peter to pay Paul on some levels. Anyone with the goal of using technology is to be able to hire fewer teachers and just put kids in front of computers all day long really doesn't deserve the title of educator. Kids learn by doing and interacting.
Leaders have to save right now, I get that. We are experimenting with some online Spanish courses due to cuts in our budget. But that doesn't make it good. It makes it a necessity, right now that we should understand as a manufactured crisis in this country.
We should be able to conceive of a school system in this nation where kids have powerful, caring adults who work with them every day and a laptop. That shouldn't be a stretch for one of the wealthiest nations in the world.
Victor: There is a tremendous reach for Common Core help. What do you have in mind when you suggest that educators might "employ technology to meet the Common Core"?
Chris: You should use technology in teaching and learning. If the coin of the realm is going to be Common Core, then we should use technology with Common Core. If the coin of the realm is whatever the next set of standards are five years from now, we will use technology for that.
Use technology to do profoundly important and interesting and authentic things with kids. Let them build stuff, create stuff, do stuff, use stuff, share stuff that matters. If that meets the standards, all the better.
Victor: How specifically do leaders actually support and motivate their staff to embrace new strategies? Easier said than done?
Chris: I think you let people see what is best. I think you let people what is possible. You stop making this one more thing that teachers have to do and help them see that using this technology will allow them to transform their practice.
Very few of us live the way we lived 15 years ago. Fifteen years ago, no one was buying anything online. Fifteen years ago, we didn't engage in the political process online. Fifteen years ago, we didn't get our news online. We certainly didn't get much of our entertainment online. Today, all of life is transformed by the new ways in which we act within the Internet. There's so much that has changed. The nature of communication, commerce and politics has changed. How can anyone argue that education should remain unchanged?
Victor: What sort of tech tools are out there that assist with parent communication and involvement? Where are we in terms of using what we have? And where will we be in two years in regards to this area?
Chris: Social media is amazing for that. You can look at the work of someone like Joe Mazza in the suburbs of Philadelphia or the pioneering work of Tim Lauer out in Portland. People are using social media, whether it is Facebook or Flickr or Twitter or something new. Or if it's just an old-fashioned email listserv to communicate with parents and to be able to do this work. There are tons of tools these days. It is less about the tools and more about what do you want to do.
I don't know about the future. I don't have a crystal ball! I could care less about the tool, if it is Twitter or Facebook or whatever, I want to make the schools as transparent as humanly possible. I want teachers and parents and students to be able to talk authentically on an ongoing and as-needed basis. I want more structures inside of schools that allow teacher and parents and teachers and families to know each other. We need to leverage the technology to support and transform those communications structures.
I think too often, we see home and school as separate and not always on the same side. That has to change. We need to leverage the tools to help that change. The specific tools we use is less important than the fact that we use them at all.
Victor: Are 1 to 1 laptop programs going to be superseded by tablets in the classroom? iPads, mini tablets, etc?
Chris: I don't know. I'm sure we'll see. The funny thing is that we don't have enough laptop implementations to know. Tablets are cheaper so I'm sure there will be schools that will use them.
What I hope is that we have a wide range of devices being used in schools. Whether it is an Apple laptop, or an iPad, or a Chromebook, what I want to see is authentic use of the tools. I want to see kids being able to learn. I want to see them be able to create. I want to see them be able to share. I want to see them be able to network. I want to see them be able to research. What device they use — well what's the best device for that?
The devices continue to evolve; the devices continue to get more powerful and more interesting. I don't think we know what will be best. I think there is always space. I think giving kids access to really powerful tools is key. I love laptops because as much as I love my iPad, there are things it can't do. Now, will that change over the next few years? Quite possibly. I don't know.
Victor: Let's talk about BYOD and the issues and challenges involved – what are the key issues and challenges, what direction should leaders be headed in?
Chris: The single greatest issue that we should be concerned with about BYOD is simply this: BYOD cannot be an excuse for districts to not provide technology to students who come from economically challenged backgrounds. Asking a kid to use a $150 Smartphone when the kid next to him has a $2,000 laptop is not educational equity.
What I'd like to see is a hybrid. If you are on free or reduced lunch, schools can provide robust, powerful devices. If not, then we can make sure there is a sliding scale of paying for this. There are a million different ways to make sure that you maintained educational equity.
We need to understand that the difference between a kids using a laptop and a kid using a Smartphone, but at the same time, if we can provide devices and kids have other devices and they want to bring them in, rock on! We give every single kid a laptop at Science Leadership Academy; we also let them use their Smartphone and their iPads if they want to bring those in too.
Letting a kid bring in their own device does not absolve me of my responsibility as a school leader to provide them the tools that they need in order to succeed. If there are more tools that they've got that they think are useful, bring them in and we'll make that happen. We will let them use it. But when I'm running a school with a 50 percent economically challenged environment, BYOD doesn't absolve me of my responsibility to make sure that every child has access to a powerful learning tool like a laptop or a tablet.
Victor: The inaugural ISTE Leadership Forum is upcoming in October. Why would leaders want to attend? Any words of wisdom for the thousands of other leaders out there who may not be attending but are still willing and eager to learn?
Chris: What I hope comes out of the ISTE Leadership Forum is multifaceted. I think that it is important to have the opportunity to come together with leaders who are also engaged in the change process, in the evolution of their schools and their districts. I think coming together among a group of people who are all grappling with these same issues, who are all looking to solve these problems, is a powerful experience. What ISTE has done with the ISTE Leadership Forum is create a moment and a forum and a community that will live beyond the meeting, where school leaders can come together with people to solve some of these problems together, face-to-face, and then continue that work virtually when they leave.
I'm sure that best thing will be to be there, but, knowing ISTE as I do, I am sure that they will make sure that those folks who cannot come have the opportunity to engage in parts of this conversation and grow themselves and, hopefully, will come next year.
This is an amazing opportunity to look at these issues specifically through a leadership lens and ask ourselves the hard questions about what it means – as leaders – to try to make the transformation in our schools. My hope is that my keynote will be a piece of that puzzle, but when you have someone of the esteem of Michael Fullan there to help these leaders through a transformational process, amazing things can come out of this. Leaders will have the opportunity to learn how to take their vision and enact that vision and setup plans and possibilities to implement in their communities and in their schools.
Victor: What important questions should leaders be asking themselves and their colleagues these days?
Chris: What is our best vision of what we hope kids can learn and do and be while they are with us, and what is our hope for the people they will become? | {
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Spectrum Auction: Advantage to Companies, Government
Published : Friday, 24 April, 2015 11:26 AM
Spectrum Auction: Advantage to Companies, Government and Consumers
India is world's second largest telecommunication market which has registered exponential growth over the last few years. In March 2014, the total telephone connections in India existed at 933 million while teledensity reached 75.2 percent. According to a report by GSM Arena (GSMA), there would be around 213 million internet connections by June 2015 and by 2020, India would become the fourth largest smartphone market in the world. Ensuring the continuous growth of telecom sector, Government auctioned 380.75 megahertz (MHz) of second generation (2G) spectrum in three bands—the premium 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 800 MHz in March 2015.
According to a recent 'MBit Index study' by Nokia highlighting details about mobile broadband performance in India, there was an increase of 74% in mobile data traffic generated by both 2G and 3G mobile broadband services in 2014.
The Government of India has earned nearly INR1,10,000crores by auctioning the spectrum to the private players which is higher than the previous record of INR1,06,000 crores registered in 2010 for the 3G and broadband auctions. While the latest auction has filled the coffers of the government, it would also help in expanding the base of the telecom companies and consumer, the most important stakeholder in a market economy, would have a better services. The detailed effect on all the three stakeholders is as under –
Apart from generating huge revenues for the government, the latest auction had also helped in cleaning the blot of 2G scam.
It would help in realising the vision of 'Digital India'.
Improvement in telecom infrastructure is crucial for wholesome development of smart cities.
Additional spectrum released during the auction would help in expansion of 3G services across the country.
It had also unleashed the opportunity to selectively roll out 4G services.
Government's plans to roll out free high-speed Wi-Fi in 2,500 cities and towns across the country over the next three years would get a boost.
Consumers are expected to get a minimum of 2 megabits per second (MBPS) Wi-Fi speed at every government owned service.
With the development of telecom sector, services such as security and surveillance, remote monitoring of ATM machines, traffic management, retail, logistics, and grid energy would also benefit.
Around 77% of the bids came from just three players – BhartiAirtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular. If MukeshAmbani's Reliance Jio is also included the total earnings from four players in the latest auction reached 86%.
When most of the new allocated spectrum is cornered by these four big telecom companies, it is highly likely that these companies will strengthen their base in the coming days while the rest may shrink.
The companies with relatively small market share may go into merger and acquisitions thus consolidating the telecom industry.
Most of the money paid by the companies would obviously come from banks. Weak players may have to sell their allocated spectrum to big players at a premium to repay the bank loans.
As the voice calling is becoming unremunerative due to low prices and new web based technologies like Skype, small players are expected to focus on data.
In most likelihood, consumer would be the biggest beneficiary as they would be getting better services.
Improved infrastructure would also see the expansion of 3G services and launch of 4G services.
However, high price paid by the companies would be passed on to the consumers thus increasing their mobile bills.
The latest spectrum auction is benefitting every stakeholder in some way or other. India is poised to have 700 million internet subscribers in next 10 years. With the favourable policies and 4G services being rolled out, the Indian telecom sector is expected to witness huge growth over the next few years. | {
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To prepare for IELTS Reading module, read articles in English newspapers, magazines, travel brochures, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia etc. You should read English story books too. Try to read a variety of topics-- History, science, culture, social and natural sciences.
Tips 1: Make the habit of reading faster by reading words in groups/chunks rather than word by word. Try to read minimum 2 hours per day.Read whatever interest you but obviously written in English. The three reading passages are on topics of general interest and usually, these passages are taken from books, newspapers, journals or magazines. So try to read recent news, newspapers, magazines, travel brochures etc. whenever possible.
Tips 2: Remember that you are reading for a purpose, not for pleasure. While practising, make a habit of looking at the title and headings when you survey the text, as well as ant special print like CAPITAL, Bold, italic , "quotation", underlined words. Try to understand exactly what the question wants and always followed the instructions carefully provided with the reading passages.
4. Notes/ table/ summary / flowchart/ diagram completion.
5. Yes, No, Not Given or True, False, Not Given.
8. Choosing headings for paragraphs/ sections of a text.
9. Scanning and identifying the location of information.
1. Multiple choice questions can test both your global understanding of the text or ask you for specific information. This means you will have to make the decision yourself whether to skim or scan the text.
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St Kitts Nevis Events:
What's Going On in St. Kitts and Nevis?
Wondering what St Kitts Nevis events will be going on while you are here?
The calendar of events for St. Kitts Nevis features a blend of cultural, sporting, heritage and other events that take place throughout the year, at the national as well as the community level. Although I'm sure you would like to hear more about all the events, it will not be possible for me to highlight all of them on this page. Instead, I will focus on the major happenings on the St Kitts Nevis events calendar.
Major St Kitts Nevis Events
St Kitts Events
St Kitts Carnival
Carnival in St Kitts is celebrated from about the middle of December to early January and features street jamming, carnival shows, parades of troupes, bands and folklore. A major highlight of St Kitts carnival is 'J'ouvert Morning', where revellers party and dance in the streets to the pulsating sounds of the steel bands, brass bands and hi-fi sets. The jamming starts from dawn on December 26 until the last band stops playing. Since carnival in St Kitts takes place during the Christmas season, there is a double reason to celebrate. This time of the year is by far the most festive time on the island.
Photos of St Kitts Masquerades
2005-2006 Children's Carnival Parade Photo Album
St Kitts International Triathlon
This St Kitts Nevis event which is held in May, is the main athletic event that is held in St. Kitts. Over the years it has attracted a large number of local, regional and international competitors, some from as far away as Australia. The course includes a swim in the calm waters of the Caribbean Sea at South Frigate Bay, a challenging ride along the scenic Southeast Peninsula, and a run along in the Frigate Bay area. The St Kitts triathlon was once designated as an ITU sanctioned event that allows elite competitors to earn points towards world rankings.
2004 St Kitts Triathlon
Photos of the 2004 St Kitts Triathlon Winners
St Kitts Music Festival
Photos from 2006 St Kitts Music Festival
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The St Kitts Music Festival was launched in 1996, and since then the annual St. Kitts Music Festival has usually been held over the last weekend in June.
Unlike other festivals held in the Caribbean, the St. Kitts Music Festival is a creative blend of musical genres. This feature of the St. Kitts Music Festival has contributed to it becoming one of the Caribbean's most popular music festivals. In the past, the festival has featured an interesting line-up of international, regional and local artistes including Arturo Tappin, Tabou Combo, Inner Circle, Maxine Nightingale, Latin Legends, Freddie Jackson, Cece Winans, Mighty Clouds of Joy, Krosfyah out of Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago's Roy Cape Band featuring Nigel Lewis, Kenny Rogers, Brian Mc Knight, Jagged Edge, Bunji Garlin, Destra Garcia, Square One out of Barbados, Earl Klugh, Kool & The Gang, Burning Flames, Hugh Masekela, Chaka Khan, Peabo Bryson, Culture, Shirley Caesar, David Rudder, Mighty Sparrow, Arrow out of Montserrat, Bobby Caldwell, Ashanti, Beres Hammond, DMX, Nestor Torres, Burning Spear, Maxi Priest, Sean Paul and Vegas, Chante Moore, K-CI and Jojo, Yolanda Adams, Glen Washington and Deanna Wattley. The venue for the festival in its early years was the historic Fort Thomas Hotel. Presently the festival is held at Warner Park in Basseterre.
St Kitts Music Festival Summer Caribbean Event
Nevis Events
Nevis Annual Olympic Triathlon
The Nevis Olympic Triathlon now dubbed the Tristar111 Nevis Triathlon is usually held in March and attracts competitors from far and near including England, Canada, USA, France, Martinique, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad, Sint Maarten, St Martin, Puerto Rico, Tortola, St Kitts and home team Nevis to compete in the 111 Distance 33.3 or 11.1 Triathlon. The following is the information for the categories for the Tristar111 Nevis Triathlon:
TriStar111 Distance – 1000m Swim - 100km Bike - 10km Run (individual or relay)
TriStar33.3 Distance - 300m Swim - 30km Bike - 3km Run (individual or Relay)
TriStar11.1 Distance – 0.1km Swim - 10km Bike - 1km Run (individual only)
2006 Nevis Olympic Triathlon
Culturama is Nevis' summer festival. Culturama festivities get started during the later part of July and climax on the Tuesday after the Emancipation weekend. Street jamming, j'ouvert, cultural shows, calypso competitions, horse racing, and parades of troupes and bands all form part of Nevis Culturama.
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Black sailor faked racist graffiti against himself, says U.S. Navy
Dec. 9, 2017 10:30 am Dec. 9, 2017 10:19 am by Fred T • No Comments
A sailor who reported last month that he was the victim of a hate crime has now been revealed to have staged the incident himself, according to a report by the Navy Times.
Marquie Little, a 27-year-old African American in the Navy, claimed to have found his rack and personal belongings vandalized, posting pictures to Facebook of the wreckage. The "vandalism" included racial slurs.
Photo from alleged vandalism aboard carrier George H.W. Bush, posted to Facebook in November. The Navy said Friday that the incident was staged. (Facebook)
He posted several images to Facebook, in a post that quickly went viral and caused much outrage. "I proudly serve the Navy and this is what I'm receiving in return," he wrote. "Things are getting out of hand." (See screenshot of post below.)
In an interview with the Times, he described his dismay and stated that this had happened before.
"It's not my first time being called a word such as that," the aviation boatswain's mate airman said in a phone interview later that month. "It puzzled me as to who would do it and why they would do it."
However, an NCIS investigation revealed that Little staged the scene himself.
But on Friday Cmdr. Dave Hecht, a spokesman for Naval Air Force Atlantic, said "a thorough investigation" conducted with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service found inconsistencies in the sailor's account.
"A NCIS-supported command investigation following claims of racially-motivated vandalism aboard the (carrier) has determined that the alleged victim staged the incident himself," Hecht said in an email.
"The United States Navy does not tolerate racial discrimination of any form and the well-being of our Sailors is our top priority," Hecht said.
Hecht declined to identify the sailor because he was not charged with a crime, but said the sailor had "received appropriate administrative actions and additional counseling and training."
Below, a screenshot from the original Facebook post.
https://therightscoop.com/black-sailor-faked-racist-graffiti-against-himself-says-u-s-navy/ | {
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>IF YOUR TEAM IS SUBMITTING YOUR EVENTS & TIMES VIA HYTEK TEAM MANAGER, ENTER USING THE HYTEK ENTRY STEPS.
>IF YOU NEED TO SUBMIT ALL OF YOUR EVENTS& TIMES MANUALLY PLEASE ENTER USING THE EVENT ENTRY STEPS BELOW.
HyTek Entry route and pay entry fee.
3. Import to HyTek Team Manager (Required) using HyTek Entry button below.
1. Join the AAU as a member.
2. Register online using Events Entry button below.
3. Reserve your hotel through AAU website. | {
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Q: How to automate the ajax testing? I have a city field in a form that suggest city names on input, I want to test this scenario using selenium webdriver.
A: Be specific to what you want to do with it like if you want to validate whether the right suggestions are retrieved or you just want to check if its working.
You may have some good reference from here:
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The Associate Business Continuity Professional certification is for those who are new to our industry.
The CBCP is our most widely recognized and held business continuity certification in the world.
CBCA demonstrates an ability to validate and evaluate plans based on any applicable standard.
Those who have been responsible for planning, scheduling and implementing an audit program are excellent candidates for CBCLA.
To provide and recognize the importance of business continuity best practices in the field, but are not necessarily working planners.
The Master Business Continuity Professional distinguishes those with superior knowledge and significant experience in our profession.
The Associate Risk Management Professional certification is for those who are new to Risk Management. ARMP certification supports entry-level proficiency with knowledge in Risk Management. Starting your career path in Risk Management through ARMP certification demonstrates to your peers, colleagues and management that professionalism within the industry is your goal. | {
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Q: Fast single precision reciprocal square root in C++ on very low precision I have a line in C++
c[i] = sqrtf(a[i]);
and assembly code looks
002D11D0 vsqrtps ymm0,ymmword ptr a (202D3380h)[eax]
With a line
c[i] = 1.0f / sqrtf(a[i]);
i have an assembly
00E71210 vrsqrtps ymm1,ymm0
00E71214 vmulps ymm0,ymm1,ymm0
00E71218 vmulps ymm0,ymm0,ymm1
00E7121C vsubps ymm0,ymm0,ymm6
00E71220 vmulps ymm0,ymm0,ymm1
00E71224 vmulps ymm0,ymm0,ymm7
It is obviously reasonable becouse vrsqrtps is much more faster than vsqrtps. So in case of reciprocal value of square root its simply faster to call non-accurate function vrsqrtps and then do some two iteration to get more precise value.
And my question is:
Is it possible to tell the compiler that additional iterations are not nessesary? So the assembly will be without additional multiplications. Error of ~1.5 * 2^-12 is fully sufficient for me, since i want to add thousands of these results where many bits of accuracy will be droped as well. I prefer a way to not inlining some assembly code into C++ code.
(after edit) Compiler comand line:
/GS /Qpar /GL /analyze- /W3 /Gy /Zc:wchar_t /Zi /Gm- /Ox /Ob2 /sdl /Fd"Release\vc141.pdb" /Zc:inline /fp:fast /D "_MBCS" /errorReport:prompt /WX- /Zc:forScope /arch:AVX2 /Gd /Oy- /Oi /MD /Fa"Release\" /EHsc /nologo /Fo"Release\" /Ot /Fp"Release\performancetest.pch" /diagnostics:classic
A: I am afraid, there are no compiler flags to force reduced precision calculation for the reciprocal square root.
But you can easily write your own function for that using intrinsics, for example:
#include <immintrin.h>
float fast_rsqrt( float x ) {
return _mm_cvtss_f32( _mm_rsqrt_ss( _mm_set_ss( x ) ) );
}
This will work on x86-64 platforms in Clang, GCC and MSVC compilers. The latest MSVC will produce such assembly code for it:
float fast_rsqrt(float) PROC ; fast_rsqrt
rsqrtss xmm1, xmm0
movaps xmm0, xmm1
ret 0
float fast_rsqrt(float) ENDP ; fast_rsqrt
Demo: https://gcc.godbolt.org/z/dE47M6a8x
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The JW Marriott in Bangalore has most of the details that make it possible to call a luxury hotel 'an outstanding property'.
After seeing so many hotels in Asia it may be difficult to find something that stands out of the high norm. I am not saying here that hotels in this part of the world are bad, but properties in most Asian countries are usually so good and affordable that it is difficult to choose which one is better.
Bangalore is known as the Silicon Valley of India. Many IT companies are located in this city; this is one of the reasons why hospitality industry is so well developed here.
The JW Marriott has an excellent location in the sense that it sits in the downtown, next to the most luxurious mall and great restaurants and just steps from one of the most beautiful parks of Bangalore. The airport is a little far away, but regular cabs and Ubers are quite affordable.
The building itself is a modern skyscraper, the lobby is huge, airy and with a lot of light coming through the windows. Our welcoming was excellent, my birthday happened three weeks before and they still acknowledged it offering me flowers, chocolates and a bottle of wine, that was indeed a wonderful token.
We have access to the lounge that is located in the last floor. It offers breathtaking views. The service there is excellent as well, those working in the lounge are always ready to offer drinks, food, and to provide suitable options to those who suffer allergies or have some dietary restrictions.
Our room was beautiful as well, they upgraded us to a massive suite (because of my birthday) it was so spacious, modern and well appointed. We loved all the windows around that offered us the views of the park and the mall.
We splurged at the wellbeing facilities, the excellently equipped Gym and the Spa. I enjoyed a body massage and a face cleaning, I have to say it was excellent as well. The outdoor swimming pool is a very chic space where people get together to hang out and enjoy a drink.
There are several restaurants in the JW Marriott, we tried the Italian venue. That day they were only offering a buffet, we told them we did not want to eat a lot, so they were immediately ready to prepare a cooked to order pasta dish, it was delicious!
The JW Marriott is the kind of hotel I like to stay at, it has everything I expect from a luxury property but the attention to details and service of the personnel make the place to feel even more special. I really believe this is one of the best places to stay in Bangalore. The check out from the hotel was at 3:30 am, saying good bye in the main door was the chef who at that time of the morning prepared a delicious breakfast to go and hot coffee (all complimentary) these are the little details that make me love a hotel.
Upscale shopping in the Philippines, Makati is the home of chic. | {
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Telstra calls for mobiles in-flight
Advances in aviation technology should mean that the hassle of being forced to switch off your phone during a flight should become a thing of the past, according to Telstra's spectrum policy group manager Brian Miller.
By Josh Taylor | May 26, 2011 -- 06:31 GMT (23:31 PDT) | Topic: Telcos
(Concord cockpit image by Marko Karppinen, CC2.0)
"The current restraints on the use of phones on aircraft do seem to be overly conservative, and I know Telstra is not aware of any evidence pointing to interference between mobile phones and aircraft electronic systems," Miller told the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)'s RadComms conference in Sydney this afternoon.
"The avionic systems of today are designed to be very robust and withstand very high electromagnetic field and densities, including those generated by static build-up and direct lightning strikes, which are ... in orders of magnitude, greater than those generated by mobile phones," he said.
"There's a large travelling business population ... that could be a whole lot more productive if this was possible," he added."
In July last year, the ACMA decided to implement licensing arrangements that would allow airlines to deploy technology on the aircraft such as picocells that would allow passengers to connect and make phone calls using their own mobile phones.
It is understood, however, that no Australian airline has yet made the service available to the public.
ACMA's general manager of communications infrastructure, Maureen Cahill, had earlier told the conference that the current regulatory regime for spectrum was very inflexible, and as a result it was not easy to bend the rules to allow mobile phone usage on aircraft.
"In the end, to enable this service to be provided to people [who] want to take it, the proponent [that wanted to offer the service] had to have, in place, third-party authorisation in Australia with three spectrum licensees. Part of its base station concept was apparatus licensed. Parts of handsets and all the rest of it had to be classed licensed," she said.
"We had to make significant changes to regulatory determinations to enable what this day and age you might have through a simple approach."
Miller said that all of this complexity could be avoided if mobile phone customers could just connect straight down to their existing telco network from the aircraft.
"We note that services are being introduced ... which involve phones connecting to a picocell on the aircraft along with a wide-band jamming transmitter," he said. "So why can't those phones also be permitted to connect to a terrestrial network?
"I suggest that a simpler way of doing this 'mobile phones in aircraft' thing might be to simply allow terrestrial access," he said.
Hundreds of megahertz required in the future
Miller also called on the ACMA to get on with the upcoming auction of the 700MHz and 2.5GHz spectrum bands as part of the digital dividend, in order to meet demand for spectrum for mobile broadband services.
"From our perspective, it is essential that the ACMA gets on with the clearance and allocation of the 700MHz band and also the 2.5GHz band to meet the medium term demand for mobile broadband capacity. We can't afford to have any more slippages in the published timetable," he said.
While the ACMA has estimated that Australia will need 300MHz of additional spectrum in order to meet demand by 2020, Miller said that the International Telecommunications Union is looking at an additional 700MHz, while the United States is seeking an additional 500MHz. Miller said that Telstra has yet to determine how much it thought would be required.
"We're still thinking about the quantity of mobile broadband spectrum that is required beyond those two bands. The jury is still out on what is required, but I think it's fair to say that we will need to find hundreds of additional megahertz and primarily below 5GHz as well."
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Q: Hive is automatically rounding of the precision I am doing a division operation in hive and it seems like automatically rounding of the values. Is there a way i can avoid this.
Example
select cast(600/27701.47 as decimal(31,20));
+-------------------------+
| _c0 |
+-------------------------+
| 0.02165950000000000000 |
+-------------------------+
Expected value:
0.0216595003803047
I am using hive on EMR - Hive 2.3.6-amzn-1
A: What version do you use?
In Hive 1.1.0-cdh5.14.2 it's working well.
A: It's bit late in responding, but I have a tricky answer for others.
select cast(600 as varchar(10))/cast(27701.47 as varchar(10));
It worked for me.
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Great Job Internet
Trump's "America first" slogan parodied as other countries vie to be second
Clayton Purdom
Filed to:AUX
President Donald Trump represents a threat to all organic life on the planet, denying as he does the existence of climate change and toy as he does with our country's horrible nuclear arsenal. But he also represents a threat to language itself. Whether it's his iterative, rambling, accusatory spoken dialogue; his terse, pugnacious Twitter musings; or the apocalyptic vocabulary used by his speechwriter and boss Steve Bannon, he uses words to fundamentally refigure meaning, creating a world in which he is right, America is first, and everything else is bad.
An article today on The Awl proposes, convincingly, that the anti-Trump resistance movement and its elected allies must adopt the rhetoric and language of Trump in order to combat it. That's what a slate of countries in Europe is already doing. Last week a television show in The Netherlands parodied Trump's "America first!" slogan with a "Netherlands second" video, turning his own hotheaded, insult-riddled linguistic choices against him. Dutch has "all the best words," it claims, and the Netherlands features "the best ponypark in the world":
It's being joined by many other countries, each abusing Trump's rhetoric in order to promote themselves. Each was produced by its country's satirical late-night talk shows. Here's Switzerland, "the sexiest country in Europe":
Germany claims to be "the orangest country in Europe":
Denmark attempts to sell Trump on the deliciousness of rye bread and the lovability of actor Mads Mikkelsen:
Portugal heralds its triumph as the world champions of "the real football":
Belgium uses alternative factuality to claim that it brought us ABBA, whose members are actually Swedish:
Lithuania gets in on it:
You still there? It sucks that the U.S. president has inspired the entirety of Europe to shit on him. Here's Luxembourg:
Morocco, too, is the best kingdom:
They're all being collected on Every Second Counts, which has spaces open for every other country in Europe. Which one will get the coveted nod from Trump as the official, arbitrary second-best country in the world? The winner will presumably be announced in a prime-time special hosted by Omarosa and soundtracked by the best band, 3 Doors Down.
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Expand current law that protects servicemembers and their families from eviction from housing while on active duty due to nonpayment of rents that are $1,200 per month or less. Under the new provisions this protection would be significantly updated to meet today's higher cost of living – covering housing leases up to $2,400 per month – and then be adjusted annually to account for inflation.
Provide a servicemember who receives permanent change of station orders or who is deployed to a new location for 90 days or more the right to terminate a housing lease.
Clarify and restate existing law that limits to 6 percent interest on credit obligations, including credit card debt, for active duty servicemembers. HR 100 unambiguously states that no interest above 6 percent can accrue for credit obligations while on active duty, nor can that excess interest become due once the servicemember leaves active duty – instead that portion above 6 percent is permanently forgiven. Furthermore, the monthly payment must be reduced by the amount of interest saved during the covered period.
Update life insurance protections provided to activated Guard and reserve members by increasing from $10,000 to $250,000 the maximum policy coverage that the federal government will protect from default for nonpayment while on active duty.
Prevent servicemembers from a form of double taxation that can occur when they have a spouse who works and is taxed in a state other than the state in which they maintain their permanent legal residence. HR 100 will prevent states from using the income earned by a servicemember in determining the spouse's tax rate when they do not maintain their permanent legal residence in that state. | {
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Daddy Yankee and Zumba Announce Global Partnership in Support of Artist's New Single "Hula Hoop"
Zumba® PR
MIAMI, March 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — International Superstar Daddy Yankee and global dance powerhouse Zumba announce today a global partnership in support of the artist's new single "Hula Hoop". This is the follow up single after his smash hits "Shaky Shaky" and "Despacito" (along with Luis Fonsi) that, combined, have reached over 1.4 billion views on YouTube. "Hula Hoop" is available today on all digital platforms and the official Zumba choreography can be found on the artist's Facebook and Instagram pages.
"Hula Hoop" was born from Yankee's #1 hit song "Shaky Shaky Remix," where the addicting Hula Hoop Hook was first featured–fans and Zumba instructors from around the world begged Daddy Yankee to build upon the hook and the new song and choreography was born.
Zumba made a name for itself as a music platform for both emerging and well-known artists and labels by launching music through its instructor network—which spans across 186 countries with classes in 200,000+ locations—as well as producing over 600 original songs in its music library.
"Dancing is a universal language and 15 million people will soon be following along to the official choreography of 'Hula Hoop'", says Zumba VP of Marketing, Carolina Morales. "When you're in a Zumba class, it's like you're turning on the radio, and discovering new songs and rhythms—'Shaky Shaky' was such a hit in class are thrilled to bring our fans and instructors this new track and choreography to create a global 'hula hoop' movement."
"This is a track I made by popular request. The fans asked me on my social media platforms to create a track off the Hula Hoop hook on Shaky Shaky. They asked for it, and I gave it to them. It's incredible how easily I can listen to my fans ideas, and respond! It (social media) really helps artists have a clear idea of what they (the fans) want and expect from us" said Daddy Yankee.
Daddy Yankee who has over 7.5 million subscribers on his YouTube and VEVO channels is also the Most Played Latin Male Artist Globally on Spotify and the Top 31 played worldwide with over 20 million listeners a month. This partnership with Zumba begins with 'Hula Hoop' and the future holds exciting launches for the dance-fitness brand and Reggaeton super star–stay tuned! | {
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Q: Tracking Items Quantity & Price In Shopping Cart I have a shopping cart in a Django application. You can add and remove items from the cart.
I have finally got my logic to work. Through much trouble shooting it will add items from the cart and remove them. The price is being recalculated each time you add or remove an item from the cart.
But only on the first product in the cart. The top product in the cart readjust the price based on its quantity. The rest of the products can be increased or decreased but the cost of the total always stays the same. I am unclear if this problem is in my logic in the view or model.
Thank you,
models.py
class Cart(models.Model):
user = models.ForeignKey(User)
active = models.BooleanField(default=True)
order_date = models.DateField(null=True)
payment_type = models.CharField(max_length=100, null=True)
payment_id = models.CharField(max_length=100, null=True)
def __unicode__(self):
return "%s" % (self.user)
def remove_from_cart(self, book_id):
book = Book.objects.get(pk=book_id)
try:
preexisting_order = BookOrder.objects.get(book=book, cart=self)
if preexisting_order.quantity > 1:
preexisting_order.quantity -= 1
preexisting_order.save()
else:
preexisting_order.delete()
except BookOrder.DoesNotExist:
pass
views.py
@login_required
def add_to_cart(request,book_id):
book = get_object_or_404(Book, pk=book_id)
cart,created = Cart.objects.get_or_create(user=request.user, active=True)
order,created = BookOrder.objects.get_or_create(book=book,cart=cart)
order.quantity += 1
order.save()
messages.success(request, "Cart updated!")
return redirect('cart')
def remove_from_cart(request, book_id):
if request.user.is_authenticated():
try:
book = Book.objects.get(pk = book_id)
except ObjectDoesNotExist:
pass
else:
cart = Cart.objects.get(user = request.user, active = True)
cart.remove_from_cart(book_id)
return redirect('cart')
else:
return redirect('index')
def cart(request):
if request.user.is_authenticated():
cart = Cart.objects.filter(user=request.user.id, active = True)
orders = BookOrder.objects.filter(cart=cart)
total = 0
count = 0
for order in orders:
total += (order.book.price * order.quantity)
count += order.quantity
context = {
'cart': orders,
'total': total,
'count': count,
}
return render(request, 'store/cart.html', context)
else:
return redirect('index')
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CoPower is a capital solutions provider for clean energy generation and energy efficiency projects. Our solutions include equity, construction, and debt financing for project developers, engineering firms, building owners or independent power producers.
Jon is a member of the corporate management committee and leads the company's clean energy project investment strategy, business development, and project finance activities. Jon has been involved in a wide range of clean energy technologies across Canada including solar energy, energy efficiency retrofits, geothermal heating, and cooling, renewable natural gas, microgrids and energy storage.
Over his career Jon has worked at companies like SunEdison and RESCo, has consulted with industry-leading real estate companies and is one of the founding executives of Emerging Leaders for Solar Energy and has served as Co-Chair of the National Board of Directors leading initiatives including a charity solar project in Nepal and Canada's first national mentorship program for renewable energy professionals. He is also the 2015 recipient of the Canadian Solar Industries Association's "GameChanger" Award for Emerging Solar Leader. | {
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Q: How to fit Stargazer tables to the page width (! please not scale the table) Is there a way to get page-width tables by slightly revising the tex code generated from Stargazer?
Tex code generated from Stargazer does not adjust the table's width, so it is often too long or narrow.
A short example of the original Stargazer code is as follows. You could offer advice applied to the code. That is, how to slightly revise the code so that the table width fits the page width in a way not scaling the table.
\begin{table}[!htbp] \centering
\caption{}
\label{}
\begin{tabular}{@{\extracolsep{5pt}}lD{.}{.}{-3} }
\\[-1.8ex]\hline
\hline \\[-1.8ex]
\\[-1.8ex] & \multicolumn{1}{c}{Duration Gap in 0.5M} \\
\hline \\[-1.8ex]
Constant & 8.496^{***} \\
& (0.060) \\
& \\
\hline \\[-1.8ex]
Observations & \multicolumn{1}{c}{2,241} \\
R$^{2}$ & \multicolumn{1}{c}{0.820} \\
Adjusted R$^{2}$ & \multicolumn{1}{c}{0.820} \\
\hline
\hline \\[-1.8ex]
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
I found the solutions, such as using \resizebox, but the scales of the table are changed.
Other solutions using different packages (i.e. tabularX), seem to need many changes in the code generated from Stargazer. Is there a way to get page-width tables using the Stargazer code without making many changes?
A: Start from here
library(stargazer)
linear.1 <- lm(mpg ~ cyl + disp + hp, data=mtcars)
linear.2 <- lm(mpg ~ log(cyl) + disp + hp, data=mtcars)
stargazer(linear.1, linear.2, type="latex")
% Table created by stargazer v.5.2.3 by Marek Hlavac, Social Policy Institute. E-mail: marek.hlavac at gmail.com
% Date and time: Mi, Jan 11, 2023 - 17:06:46
\begin{table}[!htbp] \centering
\caption{}
\label{}
\begin{tabular}{@{\extracolsep{5pt}}lcc}
\\[-1.8ex]\hline
\hline \\[-1.8ex]
& \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textit{Dependent variable:}} \\
\cline{2-3}
\\[-1.8ex] & \multicolumn{2}{c}{mpg} \\
\\[-1.8ex] & (1) & (2)\\
\hline \\[-1.8ex]
cyl & $-$1.227 & \\
& (0.797) & \\
& & \\
log(cyl) & & $-$7.833$^{*}$ \\
& & (4.136) \\
& & \\
disp & $-$0.019$^{*}$ & $-$0.018$^{*}$ \\
& (0.010) & (0.010) \\
& & \\
hp & $-$0.015 & $-$0.014 \\
& (0.015) & (0.014) \\
& & \\
Constant & 34.185$^{***}$ & 40.165$^{***}$ \\
& (2.591) & (5.139) \\
& & \\
\hline \\[-1.8ex]
Observations & 32 & 32 \\
R$^{2}$ & 0.768 & 0.777 \\
Adjusted R$^{2}$ & 0.743 & 0.753 \\
Residual Std. Error (df = 28) & 3.055 & 2.996 \\
F Statistic (df = 3; 28) & 30.877$^{***}$ & 32.488$^{***}$ \\
\hline
\hline \\[-1.8ex]
\textit{Note:} & \multicolumn{2}{r}{$^{*}$p$<$0.1; $^{**}$p$<$0.05; $^{***}$p$<$0.01} \\
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
and change
\begin{tabular}{@{\extracolsep{5pt}}
to
\begin{tabular*}{\textwidth}{c @{\extracolsep{\fill}}
Note that you have an option inside stargazer to adjust column width, I get a very similar result within stargazer via:
stargazer(linear.1, linear.2, type="latex", column.sep.width = "120pt")
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Police: 3 shot, 1 dead in shooting at Connecticut home
BETHEL >> Authorities say a shooting inside a western Connecticut home has left a man dead and two other people injured in what appears to have been an attempted murder-suicide.
Police and paramedics in Bethel responded to the home Friday afternoon after receiving a 911 call. It's not clear who made the call.
Bethel Police Chief Jeffrey Finch told the News-Times that a woman who was shot is expected to survive, but it wasn't clear how serious the other victim's injuries are. Both victims are hospitalized. He said all three people suffered gunshot wounds.
First Selectman Matt Knickerbocker says the shooting appeared to be an attempted murder-suicide and a gun was recovered at the scene. Finch called it a possible domestic disturbance.
The names of the three people haven't been released. | {
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The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12979-017-0110-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
A possible relationship between periodontitis and Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been reported. However, there is limited information on the association between the Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) periodontal infection and the pathological features of AD. The hypothesis that P. gingivalis periodontal infection may cause cognitive impairment via age-dependent neuroinflammation was tested.
Thirty 4-week-old (young) female C57BL/6 J mice were randomly divided into two groups, the control group and the experimental group. Thirty 12-month-old (middle-aged) were grouped as above. The mouth of the mice in the experimental group was infected with P. gingivalis. Morris water maze(MWM) was performed to assess the learning and memory ability of mice after 6 weeks. Moreover, the expression levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β in the mice brain tissues were determined by Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay(ELISA) and immunohistochemistry. Our results showed that the learning and memory abilities of the middle-aged P. gingivalis infected mice were impaired. Moreover, the expression levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β in the brain tissues of the middle-aged P. gingivalis infected mice were increased.
These results suggest that P. gingivalis periodontal infection may cause cognitive impairment via the release of the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β in the brain tissues of middle-aged mice.
Kamer AR, Fortea JO, Videla S, Mayoral A, Janal M, Carmona-Iragui M, et al. Periodontal disease's contribution to Alzheimer's disease progression in down syndrome. Alzheimers Dement. 2016;2:49–57.
Liu Z, Chen Y, Qiao Q, Sun Y, Liu Q, Ren B, et al. Sesamol supplementation prevents systemic inflammation-induced memory impairment and amyloidogenesis via inhibition of nuclear factor kappaB. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2016; https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201600734. | {
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Q: How to implement HMVC using Kohana's cascading file system Kohana 3.2 was designed to support the HMVC design pattern. The HMVC pattern consists of nested MVC-triads. Yet as far as I can tell, Kohana's cascading file system requires all Models and Controllers to be placed within a top 'classes' directory, and Views into a top 'views' directory. If Model/Controllers are thus separated from Views at the top level of the file system, then how are we supposed to implement nested MVC-triads?
A: Not sure if you'd want to hack the way that views are processed, but you can extend the Kohana_View class so that set_filename() function will accept any directory that you want.
If you want an auto-loading feature similar to controllers / models, you could implement it yourself.
For example (untested):
public function set_filename($view)
{
// Transform the class name into a path
$file = str_replace('_', '/', strtolower($view));
if ($path = Kohana::find_file('classes', $file))
{
// Store the file path locally
$this->_file = $path;
return $this;
}
throw new View_Exception('The requested view :view could not be found', array(
':view' => $view,
));
}
A:
Yet as far as I can tell, Kohana's cascading file system requires all Models and Controllers to be placed within a top 'classes' directory, and Views into a top 'views' directory.
What you seem to want is a folder structure like Kohana 2, codeigniter and most likely other frameworks, which have dedicated folders for controllers, models, and views. Kohana 3 has a dedicated folder for classes. The way Kohana 3 is built enforces that controllers should have a Controller_ prefix. The Kohana 3 autoloader will look for classes with a Controller_ prefix in the classes/controller folder.
Then Kohana 3 also comes with very basic Model and View classes. The Kohana 3 core does not use the Model class as far as I am aware and it uses the View class only on a few occasions. But the convention to give models the Model_ prefix can be found in Model::factory(), it is not enforced however. You do not have to use them.
The View class looks for templates in de views folder. The (not recommended by Zombor) View_Module by Zombor (one of the devs) also happends to look there. The (redommended by Zombor) KOstache module, again by Zombor, looks for its templates in the templates folder. Both modules let you create View-Model classes for which the convention is to have the View_ prefix so they end up in classes/view. But nothing stops you from creating a View_ class which extends View for every template you put into the views folder and hardcode the path for that View-Model.
Please respect that the classes folder is only for classes.
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Seychelles tourism marketers head to World Travel Market in London
Victoria, Seychelles | November 9, 2022, Wednesday @ 09:37 in Business » TOURISM | By: Betymie Bonnelame | Views: 2818
Willemin said that Seychelles' participation is aimed at reinforcing its presence on the market to keep up the momentum. (Gerard Larose)
(Seychelles News Agency) - With the aim of keeping Seychelles as a destination in the limelight, Tourism Seychelles – the marketing arm of the Department of Tourism – is taking part in the World Travel Market in London taking place from November 7-9, said a top official on Tuesday.
In a press statement, the director general of marketing at the Tourism Department, Bernadette Willemin, stressed the importance of the destination's participation at the event.
"The UK is part of the top 10 markets for Seychelles. We have recorded some 18,431 visitors from the region until 30th October of this year. Our participation in the WTM this November is aimed at reinforcing our presence on the market to ensure we keep up the momentum," said Willemin.
She added that "we are conscious of two elements: on the one hand, the purchasing power of our potential visitors is decreasing every day, impacted by inflation worldwide, and secondly, our competitors around the world remain fierce. We need to strike while the iron is hot, and our aim for the coming days would be to strengthen our trade relationship with our partners on the market, to build new partnerships and continuously find ways to remain relevant on the market."
According to the figures of the National Bureau of Statistics released on November 3, a total of 275,523 visitors disembarked in Seychelles, an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean. Among the figures, 203,585 visitors came from European countries with France topping the list with 37,973 visitors. Germany is second with 37, 390 followed by Russia with 24,041.
The UK is currently in 4th place with a total of 18,431 visitors to Seychelles from January to October 31.
The Seychelles' delegation at the 43rd edition of the prominent business-to-business travel and tourism exhibition for international travel professionals is headed by foreign affairs and tourism minister, Sylvestre Radegonde.
During the three-day event, participants will have the opportunity to hold business-to-business meetings with international buyers while engaging with potential buyers.
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By this customer account is automatically created and they can login in UVdesk using their Google credentials and see tickets on their dashboard provided Google Login is enabled by the administrator.
On the Dashboard, you will see "APP CENTRE" menu and under it, you will find "Youtube App".
Once you click on Youtube App, you will see two option "Overview" and "Documentation". In the "Overview" section, you will see Install button. Click on that button and Youtube App will get installed.
Alternately, for uninstalling the app, you can go to Youtube App "Overview" section then click Uninstall button.
Now go to the "Configure" tab and click on "New Channel" to add Youtube App Channel in the UVdesk.
If your Google session is inactive, you need to log in to Google. Click "Continue with Google" option.
Once you are logged in, you need to click on "Retrieve My Youtube Channel" which will then fetch all the youtube videos uploaded to your account.
Under "Videos Available for channel Integration, you need to select the videos you'd like to subscribe to channels and for which you want to receive tickets upon any comments by the user.
You then need to click "Subscribe Selected Videos" button after which your youtube channel will be integrated.
Now your Youtube App has been successfully integrated, any comments from the user on your selected video will be shown as tickets on your UVdesk dashboard. | {
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William Bell - "I Need Your Love So Bad"
Oh yes, this is true southern soul and I've fallen in love with this beautiful love song. William Bell lost his girl and says that he's hoping and praying that she'll come back and make everything alright. He never meant to hurt her and he's sorry that he let her go - he needs her love so bad. Beautiful! "I Need Your Love So Bad" can be found on his "On A Roll" CD.
William Bell has a phenomenal background and you should read his bio: http://www.williambell.com/index.html. The man even has his own label!
The Voice 2014 Blind Audition - Toia Jones: "One a...
Toia Jones - The Voice
Dr. Nick
Johnnie Taylor - "Drown In My Own Tears"
Lebrado - "Try Me"
Tyrone Davis - "It's a Miracle"
Mel Waiters - "Hole In The Wall"
Hardway Connection
Grady Champion - "On The Southside"
Roy C in Concert
Willie Clayton - "Girl I Want Your Body"
Denise LaSalle - "Pay Before You Pump"
WBFZ - Selma, Alabama
Southern Soul Blues Report
Ms. Jody & O.B Buchana - "One-Way Love"
TK Soul - "She Told On Herself"
Vick Allen - "True To Me"
September Concert Dates
Ms. Jody - "He's My Candy Man"
Pokey - "My Sidepiece" | {
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We hear regularly from readers who say they were discharged by their doctor after failing a urine drug test. Often it's a case of an opioid painkiller not being found, which leads the doctor to believe a patient is selling or diverting their medication.
"The doctor said after 12 years of never having a bad urinalysis or anything ever happening, such as lost medication, asking to receive more or an early prescription, they said no medication was in my system. No one would retest and I was cut off cold turkey!" a pain patient recently told us.
Why are patients being falsely accused? In many cases, it's because they have genetic differences that make them a low or high metabolizer of certain opioids. A painkiller like hydrocodone, for example, can quickly be utilized or pass through their system -- with little or no trace of the drug left behind.
Urine drug tests that are typically done in a doctor's office -- known as point-of-care (POC) tests – do not identify these poor drug metabolizers. And studies show that about 30 percent of POC tests have "false negative" findings about opioid medication.
"Just because it may not show up in their system may not mean that they're not taking it. There are two rational justifications for that. One is a bad drug test and the other is a patient may be a poor or ultra-rapid metabolizer of the medication that is being prescribed to them," said David McCrea, CEO of Insight Diagnostics.
Insight Diagnostics recently began offering a new testing service – called Genetically Enhanced Medication Monitoring (GEMM) – that combines a saliva-based genetic test with a laboratory test that more precisely identifies drug molecules in a patient's urine. When used together, the two tests can reassure a doctor that a patient is telling the truth about their drug use.
"This is a game changing test that will allow physicians to uncover why some patients say, 'I am taking my medication, I am taking it as prescribed and it's just not showing up.' This is scientific information that can validate a patient's assertion," McCrea told PNN.
McRae says GEMM costs "a couple hundred dollars at the most" and is covered by Medicare and most private insurers. It doesn't offer immediate results, as POC tests do, but the findings are far more accurate. They can also help physicians identify medications that will be metabolized normally by a patient and will be more effective.
Genetic tests cannot be used to explain "false positive" findings from a POC test – the detection of a drug that isn't actually there. But laboratory testing can. Retesting a urine sample is more expensive, but it can help prevent patients from being falsely accused – something that happens far too often.
A recent survey of doctors and health care providers by PNN and the International Pain Foundation found that 20 percent had discharged a patient for failing a drug test in the past year. About four percent of patients said they had been "fired" by a doctor over a failed test.
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Kilis es una ciudad y distrito situada al sureste de Turquía, capital de la provincia de Kilis. Tiene una población de 93266 habitantes.
Geografía
La frontera con Siria se encuentra a 5 km al sur y la ciudad de Gaziantep está a 60 km al norte. Hasta 1996, Kilis fue un distrito de la provincia de Gaziantep hasta que Tansu Çiller la convirtió en provincia tras las elecciones de 1995.
Kilis en la actualidad
Kilis es una pequeña ciudad con ambiente rural. El tráfico consiste sobre todo en gente joven en moto. La población de la ciudad era de 20.000 personas en 1927, 45.000 en 1970, 60.000 en 1980, 85.000 en 1990, 77.706 en 2007 y 93.266 en 2015.
Al encontrarse próxima a la frontera, Kilis ha sido conocida durante mucho tiempo por el contrabando y el tráfico de drogas. Aunque actualmente se ha reducido, aún se puede comprar tabaco, bebidas alcohólicas y electrodomésticos en efectivo a bajo precio.
La gastronomía local es una mezcla de platos turcos y árabes; es conocido el kebab local, los panes, el baklava y las verduras rellenas.
Lugares de interés
Los principales lugares de la ciudad incluyen diferentes mezquitas del periodo otomano y casas de piedra con patios y elaborados muebles de madera.
Referencias
Enlaces externos
Información sobre Kilis
Capitales de provincia de Turquía
Localidades de la provincia de Kilis | {
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Kerala reports 6,049 new COVID-19 cases, 27 deaths
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 22 (ANI): A total of 6,049 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Kerala on Tuesday, taking the total number of active coronavirus cases in the state to 61,468.
According to the state's health department, a total of 27 patients succumbed to COVID-19 on Tuesday, surging the death toll to 2,870.
As many as 5,057 recoveries were recorded today, pushing the total recoveries in the state to 6,50,836.
A total of 64, 829 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, said the state health department.
Kerala Government on Monday issued an order allowing bars, wine, beer parlours and toddy shops to reopen following COVID-19 norms.
India's total COVID-19 count stand at 1,00,75,116 after 19,556 cases reported on Tuesday. At present, the active coronavirus cases in the country dropped to 2,92,518 after 30,376 new recoveries were recorded. The overall recoveries have now mounted to 96,36,487.
As per Health Ministry, 301 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 1,46,111. (ANI) | {
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The copper woolly bat (Kerivoula cuprosa) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.
It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, and Guinea.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical swamps.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
Kerivoulinae
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Mammals described in 1912
Bats of Africa
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot | {
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La colección de Ports de FreeBSD es un sistema de gestión de paquetes para el sistema operativo FreeBSD, que proporciona una forma fácil y consistente de instalar paquetes de software. En febrero de 2020 había más de 38.487 ports disponibles en la colección. También ha sido adoptado por NetBSD como base de su sistema pkgsrc.
La colección de ports utiliza makefiles organizados en una jerarquía de directorios para que el software pueda ser construido, instalado y desinstalado con el comando 'make'. Cuando se instala una aplicación, se requiere muy poca (o ninguna) intervención del usuario después de emitir un comando de inicio como 'make install' o 'make install clean' en el directorio de ports de la aplicación deseada.
Referencias
Gestores de paquetes libres
FreeBSD | {
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The Former North Dakota Executive Mansion, also or formerly known as Old Governor's Mansion or Asa Fisher House, at 320 Ave. B., E., in Bismarck, North Dakota, was built in 1893.
It served "as the official residence of the governors of North Dakota for nearly 67 years. The last Governor to occupy it was John E. Davis whose term of office ran through 1960." From 1961 through 1975, the former house was used for offices of the State Health Department.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
The original governor's mansion was built in 1884 as a private home for Bismarck businessman Asa Fisher. Fisher homesteaded in Edwinton (Bismarck) in 1872 and made his fortune in banking, real estate and liquor sales. In 1893, the house was sold to the state for $5000. The house was used as the governor's residence from 1893 to 1960 and was the home of twenty North Dakota governors. In 1975, the State Legislature passed House Bill 1315 which transferred ownership to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. The house was renovated to look as it did in 1893 and opened to the public as a North Dakota State Historic Site in 1983.
See also
North Dakota Governor's Residence
References
External links
Former Governors' Mansion - official site at State Historical Society of North Dakota
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota
Victorian architecture in North Dakota
Houses completed in 1884
Museums in Bismarck, North Dakota
North Dakota State Historic Sites
Historic house museums in North Dakota
Houses in Bismarck, North Dakota
National Register of Historic Places in Bismarck, North Dakota
North Dakota
Governor of North Dakota | {
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Construction of new homes rebounded in December in the United States, reports The Associated Press.
Last month, builders started construction at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.09 million, an increase of 4.4% from November when unusually severe weather pushed activity down a revised 4.5 percent, the Commerce Department reported.
For all of 2014, builders started construction on 1.01 million new homes and apartments, an increase of 8.8% from 2013. It was the first time construction has topped 1 million since the height of the housing boom in 2005, when builders started work on 2.07 million homes.
Construction activity plunged to 587,000 in 2010 and has been making a slow recovery since then. | {
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Q: JS/PHP form to mysql I am trying to get data from a js form using php to mysql database to register new users to my university project website. I am quite new and I tried to work out what is going on but could not get it to work. Everything seems to be working but the data does not get sent to the database.
<?php
// initializing variables
$username = "";
$password = "";
$title = "";
$firstname = "";
$lastname = "";
$gender = "";
$address = "";
$postcode = "";
$email = "";
$telephone = "";
$errors = array();
$_SESSION['success'] = "";
// connect to the database
$db = mysqli_connect('localhost', 'root', '', 'cmetmarketplace');
// REGISTER USER
if (isset($_POST['reg_user'])) {
// receive all input values from the form
$username = mysqli_real_escape_string($db, $_POST['username']);
$password = mysqli_real_escape_string($db, $_POST['password']);
$password2 = mysqli_real_escape_string($db, $_POST['password2']);
$title = mysqli_real_escape_string($db, $_POST['title']);
$firstname = mysqli_real_escape_string($db, $_POST['firstname']);
$lastname = mysqli_real_escape_string($db, $_POST['lastname']);
$gender = mysqli_real_escape_string($db, $_POST['gender']);
$address = mysqli_real_escape_string($db, $_POST['address']);
$postcode = mysqli_real_escape_string($db, $_POST['postcode']);
$email = mysqli_real_escape_string($db, $_POST['email']);
$telephone = mysqli_real_escape_string($db, $_POST['telephone']);
// form validation: ensure that the form is correctly filled ...
// by adding (array_push()) corresponding error unto $errors array
if (empty($username)) { array_push($errors, "Username is required"); }
if (empty($password)) { array_push($errors, "Password is required"); }
if (empty($title)) { array_push($errors, "Title is required"); }
if (empty($firstname)) { array_push($errors, "First name is required"); }
if (empty($lastname)) { array_push($errors, "Last name is required"); }
if (empty($gender)) { array_push($errors, "Gender is required"); }
if (empty($address)) { array_push($errors, "Address is required"); }
if (empty($postcode)) { array_push($errors, "Postcode is required"); }
if (empty($email)) { array_push($errors, "Email is required"); }
if (empty($telephone)) { array_push($errors, "Telephone number is required"); }
if ($password != $password2) {
array_push($errors, "The two passwords do not match");
}
// Finally, register user if there are no errors in the form
if (count($errors) == 0) {
$password = md5($password_1);//encrypt the password before saving in the database
$query = "INSERT INTO users (username, password, title, first_name, last_name, gender, address, postcode, email, telephone)
VALUES('$username', '$password', '$title', '$firstname', '$lastname', '$gender', '$address', '$postcode', '$email', '$telephone')";
mysqli_query($db, $query);
}
}
A: If there are no errors, I would recommend to make something like that:
if( mysqli_query($db, $query) {
//SUCCESS
} else {
printf("Error: %s\n", $mysqli->error);
}
That should help with debugging problem.
Can not say what is wrong right now as we would have to see print of arrays etc.
Otherwise, check what is the error.
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BREAKING: Trump Sues Big Tech
BY KEVIN DOWNEY JR. | P J MEDIA
AP Photo/Jason Behnken
Drain the Tech Swamp
Former President Trump announced today he is suing big-tech companies Facebook, Twitter, and Google in the Southern District of Florida.
"Today I'm filing as the lead class representative a major class-action lawsuit against the big-tech giants Facebook, Google and Twitter and [CEOs] Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, and Sundar Pichai," Mr. Trump said at a press conference at his luxury golf resort in Bedminster, N.J.
"We are demanding an end to the shadow-banning, a stop to the silencing, and a stop to the blacklisting, banishing, and canceling that you know so well," he continued.
Trump was permanently booted from Twitter and temporarily banned from Facebook following the mostly peaceful (no, really) January 6 Capitol protest that turned somewhat violent when Trump supporters, armed with flags and donning MAGA hats, breached the Capitol and scared commie politicians. No word on when members of Antifa and BLM will be held responsible for their year-long attack on American cities—which were planned on Facebook.
Wealthy Marxist CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg decided on January 7 that Trump would be suspended from Facebook, stating that Trump used his profile to "incite violent insurrection against a democratically elected government." Facebook extended the ban last month to at least January 2023.
Trump snapped back at Zuckerpig's decision, stating: "Next time I'm in the White House there will be no more dinners, at his request, with Mark Zuckerberg and his wife. It will be all business," suggesting he may run for president in 2024.
FACT-O-RAMA! To date, no sedition charges have been filed against a Capitol rioter or protestor.
Trump said the suits against the big-tech goliaths will show that the companies enact "censorship of the American people." Hailing the suits as a "beautiful development for our freedom of speech," Trump said, "we're going to hold Big Tech very accountable."
The suit is backed by the America First Policy Institute, a nonprofit launched by several former Trump administration members, to maintain and advance the former president's policies.
Big-tech companies have a habit of banning conservatives. Twitter banned the New York Post for its exposé on Hunter Biden's laptop, stating that the information was false. The story turned out to be accurate. None of the big-techs have banned left-wing news sites for reporting the myth of Trump/Russian collusion over a two-year stretch.
Kevin Downey, Jr. Is a comedian and columnist. When he isn't writing or performing on stage he is collecting surf records and perhaps practicing his mixologist skills at his tiki bar. His apartment, the Atomic Bunker, looks like it was furnished from George Jetson's garage sale.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2021/07/07/trump-sues-big-tech-n1460038?utm_source=pjmedia&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=&bcid=227841a8b1ca836b99e21ea36efa6859&recip=28551147
47% BELIEVE BIG TECH COMPANIES ACTIVELY SUPPORTED BIDEN IN 2020; 10% SAY THEY SUPPORTED TRUMP
By Scott Rasmussen
Forty-seven percent (47%) of voters believe Big Tech companies actively supported Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential election. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that just 10% think they actively supported Donald Trump.
Twenty percent (20%) believe that the companies remained neutral and 23% are not sure.
In every measured demographic group, more voters believed that the companies supported Biden rather than Trump. Even Democrats, by a 3-to-1 margin, held that view.
Other data showed that 78% of voters believe tech companies like Twitter, Facebook, and Google could swing the results of the election to benefit their preferred candidate. Additionally, 62% believe technology companies have too much influence on our politics and political campaigns.
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act gives big tech companies special immunity from prosecution for things posted on their platforms. Since they received this immunity from the government, 63% of voters believe they should they be required to abide by the 1st Amendment guarantee of free speech.
Sixty-eight percent (68%) of voters believe it is more important to ensure that social media companies operate fairly rather than protecting the companies from government interference. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 19% disagree and believe protecting social media companies from government interference is the higher priority.
Note: Neither Scott Rasmussen, ScottRasmussen.com, nor RMG Research, Inc. have any affiliation with Rasmussen Reports. While Scott Rasmussen founded that firm, he left more than seven years ago and has had no involvement since that time.
https://scottrasmussen.com/47-believe-big-tech-companies-actively-supported-biden-in-2020-10-say-they-supported-trump/
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How the CIVC is helping keep Champagne growers ahead of the game.
The Plumecoq experimental vineyard was created sixty years ago by the CIVC – the professional and trade body that unites producers and growers in Champagne. Laurent Panigai, the CIVC's head of viticulture kindly loaned me a pair of wellies and showed me round. Plumecoq is in a key position in Champagne, roughly at the spot where the Montagne de Reims, Marne Valley and Côte des Blancs sub-regions come together. It was established to try and discover a solution to leaf-roll and fan-leaf (court-noué) viruses. The answer was to produce high quality virus-free clones by clonal selection, a big task with the vine varieties of Champagne: Pinot Noir now has more registered clones than any other variety in the world and Chardonnay is in third spot.
A systematic approach that still characterises the CIVC's research involved trails of three hundred plants from each clone, with vinification and regular tasting from vin clair stage through yearly monitoring of the wine as it aged on the lees.
There are over twenty Pinot Noir clones now in commercial use in Champagne, most of which are grafted, as is overwhelming the norm in the region onto rootstock 41B. This choice of rootstock was criticised a little in the past because it encouraged late ripening; but with the effects of climate change, this is now clearly a quality much in its favour.
The next stage of experimental planting was to gather together as many varieties and sub-varieties that exist in the region as a reference collection to help preserve bio-diversity.
Clonal trials on disease resistance were then extended to an organically-managed plot.
Laurent has also trialled biodynamic-style tisanes, but argues that although they may have some effect, it is generally so slight to provide empirically reliable results. He is, however, convinced that those organic growers who are best equipped to deal with a year with affected, like this, with mildew and oidium are simply those who best know their land.
More signficantly, perhaps, trials on fungal diseases suggest that many common diseases are endemic but that most plants seem to have either immunity or an ability to co-exist with them. The real issue for viticulture, Laurent argues, is to try to understand what triggers an outbreak of disease such that one plant may succumb, while its neighbour remains healthy. It is, therefore, not so much a question of combating the disease itself, but in learning how a vine may live with the disease and what may 'rupture the physiological balance of the plant'.
When I asked a question about use of Copper Laurent used the analogy of common salt to argue that no substance per se is a problem, it is only, he said, the level of the dose which is an issue. Monitoring of soil health is done with the assistance of microbiologists and entomologists specialising in the earth worm.
The CIVC is researching the effect of grassing between the rows. Weeds are not 'mauvaises herbes', Laurent insists. The results of trials at Plumecoq are fascinating. The effect of competition reduces yields (a mixed blessing in Champagne) – in a dry year by 10 to 15% and in a dry year by significantly more. The 'grass' consumes oxygen and nitrogen and the vine is less vigorous – and effect, which even in wet years serves to reduce the incidence of rot and mildew.
No representative of any Champagne house has yet responded more than dismissively when I have asked if climate change might necessitate a change to canopy management in the region, so I was fascinated to see that the CIVC have been granted permission to experiment with wider rows and higher canopies. A small change has a marked effect. As long as the overall size of canopy per hectare is maintained to allow the same capacity for photosynthesis, the sugar levels remain the same, but the acidity increases and the pH drops slightly. Why? It is as yet uncertain, but maybe because with better air circulation and therefore less trapped heat, the level of malic acid, which degrades with heat, is better maintained.
Many other experiments take place at Plumecoq including highly detailed work on the extent of biodiversity and precision viticulture, but one of the more surprising initiatives is a move, in association with the INRA, to develop new disease-resistant hybrid strains, which by back-crossing remain as close to the classic Champagne varieties as possible. The big question is how acceptable these might be to producers and consumers, and whether public attitudes to GM will soften enough to allow GM experiments to come up with alternative solutions to hybridisation that might have an even more significant effect in producing vines able to withstand the effects of climate change.
In addition to what takes place at Plumecoq and the other experimental vineyards owned by CIVC – one in the Aube at Essoyes and another being developed near Epernay on a site surrounded by woodland where there will be less chance of disease contamination from surrounding vineyards, the real work of research Laurent emphasises, is carried out through and by networks of growers working together and sharing results. This is the means by which research most effectively gets into the commercial bloodstream.
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Pol Roger were my generous hosts today. I've never before visited the cellars, which gleam impressively with stainless steel. Wine-making is reductive and squeaky clean, only the first pressing is used and a full malo-lactic is done on all the wine. There's not a barrel in sight. The quality of the wine and thus the blend for any of their special cuvées is only decided once the vins clairs are finished.
Brut Reserve is, of course, the house's chief standard-bearer, an elegant blend, aged four years on lees, of a third each of Pinot Noir, Meunier and Chardonnay. I love its focus and purity of fruit, with a very slightly spicy Meunier twist. 'Pure' Extra Brut, the same blend, with an extra year aging on lees is much more austere, but also more expressively – and spicily aromatic. The deliciously fruity 2004 Rosé, rich structured 2000 Vintage and sublime, elegant, but very richly complex Cuvée Winston Churchill 1999 all follow the same path of superb balance and great purity of fruit, but the real star for me – by a mile – is the 2002 Blanc de Blancs, which will be launched in the UK next month. What a wine! It combines yet more richness, with a superb depth of almost exotic fruit, but overwhelmingly white and yellow peach. Soft and creamy, it has extraordinary length and not a trace of the chalky austerity of lesser Blanc de Blancs.
During a tour of some of the vineyards with Hubert de Billy, I was able to see a new Coquard PAI tilting press at work, which as the blurb says, enables a high grape volume to be press with a high pressing surface area. A cycle lasts around four hours. I think the model we saw was the 4000kg – which, I gather costs a cool €120,000.
I asked Hubert about overall production costs in Champagne. As a rough guide, he estimates €5-6 for a bottom of the range wine that includes second-pressing juice, to €20 for a top quality wine from Grand Cru grapes. The price of grapes is around €5.60/kg for Grand Cru quality – and a bottle requires 1.5kg. Vineyard land rarely comes on the market but Grand Cru sites in Oger changed hands this summer for €1.6 to €1.8 million.
The 2012 harvest is small but genuinely very good indeed. Sugar levels approach 11% potential, pH is low and acid fairly high. Mathieu Kauffmann, Bollinger's Cellar Master believes that it will be on a par with 2002, though with slightly higher acidity, and that most houses will declare a vintage. The flowering was drawn out from the first of June to the first of July. There is a lot of millerandage, but as I was able to taste for myself, the small seedless berries are fully ripe.
Organic growers had a very different experience – regular rains washed off Bordeaux mixture used to treat mildew and sulphur to treat oidium and they were left with little or no crop.
The juice with highest sugar and lowest pH is the cuvée (first pressing). The pH rises by as much as 0.2 with the second pressing as more elements such as Potassium are released into the juice. This was apparent even on tasting the freshly pressed juice. The secret of freshness in the wine is therefore to use as much first press juice as possible. With this, Bollinger still feel able to do a full malo-lactic fermentation.
The new shaped bottle, released earlier this summer is based on an old bottle found by Mathieu in the cellars. It is modelled on a magnum. It has a wider body and narrower neck – with a 26mm ring. The bottling line had to be adapted to take it, but it offers not only an 'aesthetic appeal' but better aging capability with a much reduced cork size.
The secret of Bollinger lies in the magnums of special reserve wine bottled directly from the barrique, with a dosage of 6g/l sugar to give a very modest pressure of CO2 – 'Quart de mousse'. The wine aged between 5 and 15 years represents 5 to 10% of the Special Cuvée.
A riddler can turn 50,000 bottles a day.
SO2 levels have been gradually reduced to around 50g/l and Bollinger is probably the only Champagne house not to sulphite the final liqueur d'expedition. A full malo also makes a lower level of sulphur feasible.
The wine is better than ever. In particular, I was privileged to be able to taste the 2004 Grande Année ( a bottle disgorged in July) – which is yet to be released. Fleetingly reductive, the familiar brioche –like oxidative richness soon asserted itself. The fruit is markedly citrus (much more than the fabulous 2002) with lemon and grapefruit to the fore. Grapefruit is particularly marked in the mouth, with just a hint of pithy bitterness. It has lots of fruit, maybe even more in the mid palate than 2002, but is rather shorter. It will be all too easy to enjoy as soon as it is released. | {
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Home Local TRAFFIC, CRIME AND FIRE BLOTTER
by Annelise Hanshaw October 25, 2021 0 comment
Man dies hours after moped collision
SANTA BARBARA — A 53-year-old male died hours after falling off his moped during a collision in the 900 block of Hope Avenue.
The man and his friend were both riding mopeds around midnight and collided, according to a police investigation. They fell from their mopeds and landed on the road, seemingly uninjured.
The two remounted their vehicles and rode to a friend's house, where the man started to experience chest pains and went home.
At home, his condition quickly deteriorated. Around 2 a.m., the Santa Barbara Police Combined Communications Center received a call that a 53-year-old male collapsed in his bathroom at a residence in Broadmoor Plaza.
The dispatcher instructed the reporting party over the phone while American Medical Response paramedics and the Santa Barbara City Fire Department drove to the residence.
Paramedics conducted CPR on the man, but he was declared deceased at the scene.
The incident is under investigation. The decedent's name is withheld pending notification of next of kin.
— Annelise Hanshaw
Family displaced after residence fire
LOMPOC — The American Red Cross is assisting a family of seven after their home caught fire Saturday evening.
Smoke and flames were reported coming from a home in the 900 block of E Pine Avenue around 5:45 p.m. Saturday. Heavy smoke could be seen from blocks away.
Crews from Lompoc Fire Department, Santa Barbara County Fire and Vandenberg Space Force Base Fire departments responded alongside medical assistance from American Medical Response and Calstar.
The family initially thought a child remained inside the house, and crews quickly searched the home. They were relieved to find all had evacuated.
The crew attacked the flames from the interior and exterior. The outside personnel protected neighboring homes from the fire.
Inside, firefighters worked to knock down the fire, and a ventilation crew on the roof cut a hole to let the smoke out of the home.
The fire was controlled in approximately 20 minutes.
One person was injured outside, and two cats died in the fire.
The damage did not extend to neighbors' homes.
Annelise Hanshaw
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This morning we loaded up two cars and drove Downtown to meet the McKenzies and have breakfast. We parked in our usual parking garage a block from our office, and escalated up to the adjacent Metro-Mover platform, catching a car heading north to the Omni. We met the McKenzies there in the lobby of the Hilton, and led them back to the Metro-Mover and back downtown. We found a little restaurant that gave us a room almost to ourselves and had a wonderful visit.
Jennifer McKenzie is Carol's niece, Mary Ann's daughter. She is married to Preston, and they have three daughters, Taylor, Bailey, and Abigail. They live in Minneapolis, but for the last several weeks they have been staying in an apartment in Manhattan, where Preston has been getting acquainted with the company for which he is the new chief executive.
But last night they flew in to Miami just to see us this morning. Oh, and while they are down here, they are going on a cruise this afternoon for a week, with a great gathering of other members of Preston's clan. We will see them again next weekend, though, when they come back, and by then Walter, Morgan, Felicity, and Nautica will be in town. | {
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To keep its projected commuter rail fleet of 83 locomotives and 600 coaches operating efficiently, the client wanted to design and build a state-of-the-art heavy rail maintenance facility.
The ability to keep the rail system running reliably and on time, thus maintaining customer satisfaction and enabling ongoing revenue generation.
To provide mechanical construction services for a large state-of-the-art rail maintenance facility. The building has enough utilities to service a town of 10,000 and enough concrete for the foundations of those people's homes. The roof area alone spans nine acres. Seven miles of new track were installed on the 36-acre site. The length of the service and inspection area is equivalent to four football fields.
The $200-million Boston Engine Terminal is the MBTA's largest single construction contract ever.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is part of the Massachusetts Transit Authority. It provides commuter rail system services in the Boston area for more than 100,000 passengers daily. | {
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HIGH POINT, N.C., Nov. 2, 2016 — Amid great fanfare, the High Point Convention & Visitors Bureau (HPCVB), in partnership with Business High Point, Inc., has announced the return of high level cycling competition to downtown High Point in 2017. Sims Hinds, a longtime leader in the field of sports and music events, has been named chairman of the High Point Cycling Classic, which is slated for September 8 and 9. The development is the result of two years of strategic planning by the HPCVB Sports and Events committees. High Point Cycling Classic also announced a new partnership with the Bobby Labonte Foundation to host the weekend's events, including Labonte's annual Tour de Reason charity bicycle ride.
More than 15,000 people from the High Point region and the Southeast attended the most recent Cycling Classic in 2014. The Cycling Classic was launched in 2010 as a community event that included music, food and other fun activities for local families and cycling enthusiasts. In 2013 and 2014, the High Point Cycling Classic included the USA Cycling Professional Criterium National Championships, a prestigious annual bike race held on a course of city streets. Organized and managed by Piedmont Charity Sports Promotions, a local nonprofit, the event generated more than $223,000 in funding for select local charities and agencies.
The 2017 return of the High Point Cycling Classic brings even more excitement and an opportunity to further impact community-based causes through its new presenting sponsor, the Bobby Labonte Foundation.
Bobby and Kristin Labonte bring decades of experience in entrepreneurship, marketing and cycling. Bobby Labonte is the owner of Bobby Labonte Enterprises, which includes Breaking Limits, a full-service public relations and marketing agency, Longhorn Chassis and the Bobby Labonte Foundation. He's also owned motorsports teams and built a track for children in North Carolina who are seeking a start in racing.
Kristin Labonte has 24 years of marketing and advertising experience. She currently serves as vice president of client services and marketing for Momentum Sports Group, the owners and operators of the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team.
The Bobby Labonte Foundation is a non-profit organization started by NASCAR champion Bobby Labonte with the goal of giving back to his local community. Since 2003, the Foundation has worked in partnership with families throughout High Point, N.C., and the surrounding Triad areas to build a strong foundation for their children's future success. The organization envisions a cohesive community in which parents and families are empowered to fulfill children's needs and to find joy, love and happiness. For more information, visit www.bobbylabontefoundation.org or follow Bobby Labonte Foundation on Facebook. | {
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// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
// Licensed under the MIT License.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Azure.Core.TestFramework;
using Azure.IoT.TimeSeriesInsights.Models;
using FluentAssertions;
using NUnit.Framework;
namespace Azure.IoT.TimeSeriesInsights.Tests
{
public class TimeSeriesInsightsHierarchiesTests : E2eTestBase
{
private static readonly TimeSpan s_retryDelay = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);
private const int MaxNumberOfRetries = 10;
public TimeSeriesInsightsHierarchiesTests(bool isAsync)
: base(isAsync)
{
}
[Test]
public async Task TimeSeriesInsightsHierarchies_Lifecycle()
{
// Arrange
TimeSeriesInsightsClient client = GetClient();
var tsiHiearchyNamePrefix = "hierarchy";
var tsiSourceNamePrefix = "hierarchySource";
var tsiHierarchyName = Recording.GenerateAlphaNumericId(tsiHiearchyNamePrefix);
var hierarchyNames = new List<string>
{
tsiHierarchyName
};
var hierarchySource = new TimeSeriesHierarchySource();
hierarchySource.InstanceFieldNames.Add(Recording.GenerateAlphaNumericId(tsiSourceNamePrefix));
var tsiHierarchy = new TimeSeriesHierarchy(tsiHierarchyName, hierarchySource);
tsiHierarchy.Id = Recording.GenerateId();
var timeSeriesHierarchies = new List<TimeSeriesHierarchy>
{
tsiHierarchy
};
// Act and assert
try
{
// Create Time Series hierarchies
Response<TimeSeriesHierarchyOperationResult[]> createHierarchiesResult = await client
.Hierarchies
.CreateOrReplaceAsync(timeSeriesHierarchies)
.ConfigureAwait(false);
// Assert that the result error array does not contain any object that is set
createHierarchiesResult.Value.Should().OnlyContain((errorResult) => errorResult.Error == null);
Response<TimeSeriesHierarchyOperationResult[]> getHierarchiesByNamesResult;
// This retry logic was added as the TSI hierarchies are not immediately available after creation
await TestRetryHelper.RetryAsync<Response<TimeSeriesHierarchyOperationResult[]>>(async () =>
{
// Get the created hierarchies by names
getHierarchiesByNamesResult = await client
.Hierarchies
.GetByNameAsync(new List<string>()
{
tsiHierarchyName
})
.ConfigureAwait(false);
getHierarchiesByNamesResult.Value.Should().OnlyContain((errorResult) => errorResult.Error == null);
getHierarchiesByNamesResult.Value.Length.Should().Be(timeSeriesHierarchies.Count);
foreach (TimeSeriesHierarchyOperationResult hierarchiesResult in getHierarchiesByNamesResult.Value)
{
hierarchiesResult.Error.Should().BeNull();
hierarchiesResult.Hierarchy.Should().NotBeNull();
hierarchiesResult.Hierarchy.Id.Should().NotBeNullOrEmpty();
}
return null;
}, MaxNumberOfRetries, s_retryDelay);
// Update hierarchies with adding a source and set Id
var updateTsiName = Recording.GenerateAlphaNumericId(tsiHiearchyNamePrefix);
hierarchyNames.Add(updateTsiName);
hierarchySource.InstanceFieldNames.Add(Recording.GenerateAlphaNumericId(tsiSourceNamePrefix));
var tsiHierarchyToAdd = new TimeSeriesHierarchy(updateTsiName, hierarchySource);
tsiHierarchyToAdd.Id = Recording.GenerateId();
timeSeriesHierarchies.Add(tsiHierarchyToAdd);
Response<TimeSeriesHierarchyOperationResult[]> updateHierarchiesResult = await client
.Hierarchies
.CreateOrReplaceAsync(timeSeriesHierarchies)
.ConfigureAwait(false);
updateHierarchiesResult.Value.Should().OnlyContain((errorResult) => errorResult.Error == null);
updateHierarchiesResult.Value.Length.Should().Be(timeSeriesHierarchies.Count);
// This retry logic was added as the TSI hierarchies are not immediately available after creation
await TestRetryHelper.RetryAsync<Response<TimeSeriesHierarchyOperationResult[]>>(async () =>
{
// Get hierarchy by Id
Response<TimeSeriesHierarchyOperationResult[]> getHierarchyByIdResult = await client
.Hierarchies
.GetByIdAsync(new string[] { tsiHierarchy.Id })
.ConfigureAwait(false);
getHierarchyByIdResult.Value.Length.Should().Be(1);
foreach (TimeSeriesHierarchyOperationResult hierarchyOperationResult in getHierarchyByIdResult.Value)
{
hierarchyOperationResult.Hierarchy.Should().NotBeNull();
hierarchyOperationResult.Error.Should().BeNull();
hierarchyOperationResult.Hierarchy.Name.Should().StartWith(tsiHiearchyNamePrefix);
hierarchyOperationResult.Hierarchy.Id.Should().Be(tsiHierarchy.Id);
}
return null;
}, MaxNumberOfRetries, s_retryDelay);
// Get all Time Series hierarchies in the environment
AsyncPageable<TimeSeriesHierarchy> getAllHierarchies = client.Hierarchies.GetAsync();
await foreach (TimeSeriesHierarchy hierarchy in getAllHierarchies)
{
hierarchy.Should().NotBeNull();
}
}
finally
{
// clean up
try
{
Response<TimeSeriesOperationError[]> deleteHierarchiesResponse = await client
.Hierarchies
.DeleteByNameAsync(hierarchyNames)
.ConfigureAwait(false);
// Assert that the response array does not have any error object set
deleteHierarchiesResponse.Value.Should().OnlyContain((errorResult) => errorResult == null);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Test clean up failed: {ex.Message}");
throw;
}
}
}
}
}
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<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace Aedart\Model\Traits\Strings;
/**
* <h1>Role Trait</h1>
*
* @see \Aedart\Model\Contracts\Strings\RoleAware
*
* @author Alin Eugen Deac <[email protected]>
* @package Aedart\Model\Traits\Strings
*/
trait RoleTrait
{
/**
* Name or identifier of role
*
* @var string|null
*/
protected $role = null;
/**
* Set role
*
* @param string|null $identifier Name or identifier of role
*
* @return self
*/
public function setRole(?string $identifier)
{
$this->role = $identifier;
return $this;
}
/**
* Get role
*
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The Shanghai Pearl's Burlesque Royale.
La Chica Boom will appear in Burlesque Royale, September 14 (Photo by Hanna Quevedo)
~ Written by Jessica Price
The Shanghai Pearl's upcoming Burlesque Royale is in many ways the show she was born to create. Though she's been producing since she was just an eager young lass brandishing her bona fides from the Academy of Burlesque (some may recall shows she had a hand in at the Jewelbox and Wallingford's Seamonster), it wasn't until the successful Burlesque for Barack fundraiser in 2012 that Shanghai began producing on a grand scale. Burlesque Royale will take place at Seattle's elegant Triple Door, the perfect setting for Shanghai to realize another little fantasy: bringing San Francisco's Grant Avenue Follies to Seattle for the first time.
Pat Chin from the 50s (Photo credit pending, used by producer permission)
From approximately 1937 to 1964, San Francisco's Chinatown was home to a thriving and glamorous nightclub scene. Chinese singers, dancers, and burlesque performers regularly starred in lavish floor shows at clubs like Forbidden City, The Chinese Skyroom, Kubla Khan, and Club Shanghai. The "exotic" nature of the dancers was commonly capitalized on and bizarre publicity taglines were often attached to the Asian dancers, comparing them to familiar Caucasian entertainers. Billed as "the Chinese Ginger Rogers", "the Chinese Frank Sinatra", or "the Chinese Sally Rand", these men and women were stars of their own accord, entertaining GIs in wartime as well as Hollywood royalty from Ronald Reagan, Jane Wyman, and Boris Karloff to Bing Crosby and Duke Ellington. Their histories were not as celebrated as the legendary Caucasian burlesque dancers we may recall first today, but the golden age of Chinese nightclubs was a microcosm of show business with a huge draw. These clubs and their many entertainers were the cornerstone of a huge part of San Francisco's Asian-American history. Some of the chorus girls, dancers, and burlesquers from the nightclub scene at that time remained in contact over the years. Retired dancer Cynthia Yee came across a Palm Springs Follies show (some may recall that Joan Arline was once a member of PSF) and realized that she and her friends were more than capable of doing the same…or better. They formed a nonprofit dance troupe called the Grant Avenue Follies and began staging shows at community centers, veterans' groups, and hospitals. The ladies quickly realized it wasn't too late to roll up those fishnets once again and relive the fun of their dancing days.
The cover of Trina Robbins' excellent history.
Meanwhile back in Seattle…
After "politely stalking" the ladies of the Grant Avenue Follies for years ("I think they thought I was just this funny, weird stripper" the Shanghai Pearl recalls), she struck up a collective friendship with them, asking numerous questions about their nightclub days. The ladies invited Shanghai to perform with them at a Chinese Historical Society Gala in San Francisco. "These are the women I've been looking for my entire life," Shanghai recalls of bonding with the living Legends and simultaneously unearthing a whole new family of adventurous, sexy role models from the Asian community. Before this, "all of my lady role models were white…and Margaret Cho," Shanghai recalls.
Six members of the Grant Avenue Follies (Cynthia Yee, Pat Chin, Ivy Tam, Lillian Poon, Emily Chin, and Avis See-Tho) will perform in a pair of group numbers at Burlesque Royale. Shanghai says the ladies are thrilled to come to Seattle and have made a working vacation of the trip (book-ending the Triple Door performances with two shows at local senior homes as well as a visit to a retired showgirl friend in Vancouver).
Shanghai with the ladies of Grant Avenue Follies in Las Vegas at The 2011 Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend (Shanghai's personal photo)
Shanghai with Legend Barbara Yung (Shanghai's personal photo)
Shanghai mindfully curated Burlesque Royale, inspired in part by the undisguised sexuality and directness of the recent all male KINGS show in Seattle as well as by her own desire to feature high impact performers and a diverse cast. Putting on a truly great show spotlighting powerful women capable of commanding a room was foremost in her mind. And though she loves and has often employed comedic tactics of "surprise sex" in her acts, Shanghai has recently been preoccupied with why those layers of pretense are necessary. "It can be alienating- even in burlesque- for people to be faced with sex when it comes to women," she muses. "There's a layer of safety that comes with joking and irony- and I love that layer, but why is it that we need that layer?"
Fittingly, Burlesque Royale features a heavy-hitting lineup. Sydni Deveraux ("1st Runner Up, Reigning Queen of Burlesque", Seattle), Donna Denise (The Most Powerful Chest in Burlesque, Dallas), and performance artist/activist/ecdysiast La Chica Boom (founder and producer of Kaleidoscope Cabaret, San Francisco) will perform, as well as Burgundy Brixx (winner of "Best Solo" at the Boston Burlesque Expo, Vancouver BC). Burgundy's classic style and execution are something Shanghai admires. "Watching her is like watching an old reel come to life," she says. Performer and lady MC Foxy Tann (The Boss of Burlesque, Minneapolis) will host because – among other charms – "she's just kind of a badass," says Shanghai. "I want this show to be a good representation of what this craft has been, and what it can be, and all the different evolutions of it," Shanghai explains. "In burlesque we have so many opportunities."
Martha Enson and Cathy Sunderland of Moisture Festival and Aerialistas fame also guest star. Burlesque Royale takes place at 7:30 and 10:30 on Saturday, September 14. Get tickets HERE.
AND—- check out La Chica Boom's amazing mission statements over HERE, get more info on Grant Avenue Follies HERE, and please…you won't regret it…check out Trina Robbins' vital paperback on the golden age of Chinese nightclubs, Forbidden City.
La Chica Boom (Photo Amanda Brooks)
Sydni Deveraux (POC Photo)
Burgundy Brixx (Photo credit pending, used by producer permission)
Donna Denise (Photo credit pending, used by producer permission)
Foxy Tann (Liquid Mojo Photography)
Design by Caitlin Finn Daost in collaboration with The Shanghai Pearl
~ by angrytruffle on 09/07/2013.
Tags: Academy of Burlesque, Burgundy Brixx, Burlesque Royale, Donna Denise, Foxy Tann, Grant Avenue Follies, La Chica Boom, Moisture Festival, Shanghai Pearl, Sydni Deveraux
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[…] Written by Jessica Price and published here courtesy of Burlesque Seattle Press. […]
The Shanghai Pearl's Burlesque Royale. | 21st Century Burlesque Magazine said this on 09/11/2013 at 1:42 pm | Reply | {
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Q: How to find p-values of emperical distribution in Matlab?
Possible Duplicate:
Finding 99% coverage in Matlab
How can I compute P10, P50 and P90 given an emperical distribution?
Where, P90 means that 90% of the estimates (or outcomes) are expected to be bigger than this estimate. P50 means that 50% of the estimates (or outcomes) are expected to be bigger than this estimate.
A: If you have the statistics toolbox, prctile does the trick. If your data is X, then prctile(X,[10,50,90]) will return the 10th, 50th and 90th percentile.
If not, just sort the data and take the percentiles using indexing. If X has a small number of entries, be careful with interpolating.
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Q: Bundler could not find compatible versions for gem "typhoeus" v. 1.3.0 Incorporo en mi Gemfile:
gem 'khipu-api-client', '2.7.1'
gem 'typhoeus', '1.3.0'
Sin embargo genera el siguiente error al usar el comando : bundle install
Bundler could not find compatible versions for gem "typhoeus":
In Gemfile:
typhoeus (= 1.3.0)
khipu-api-client (= 2.7.1) was resolved to 2.7.1, which depends on
typhoeus (>= 0.2.1, ~> 0.2)
Solicitando una version del typhoeus que no es posible instalar
¿Alguna ayuda?
A: El problema se debe a que estás especificando una versión de typhoeus diferente a la que necesita la gema khipu-api-client.
Si únicamente necesitas la gema typhoeus para utilizar khipu-api-client, entonces el problema se soluciona eliminando la línea gem 'typhoeus', '1.3.0' de tu Gemfile, así automáticamente se instalará la versión adecuada de typhoeus en tu proyecto:
# Gemfile
gem 'khipu-api-client', '2.7.1'
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They provide limited liability. This means that the corporation acts so that the shareholders do not normally exposed to personal liability when acting through a corporation.
There are often very good tax benefits and lower tax rates to having a corporation.
Having a corporation is more efficient when selling a business, rather than selling a business as a sole proprietor.
There could be an enhanced level of credibility of a business as a corporation.
This article will discuss the items that make up the structure of a corporation.
The Certificate of Incorporation is a one-paged document that shows the legal name of the corporation, the corporate access number, and date when the corporation came into existence.
The number of directors allowed.
The registered and records address. This is the formal address by law for the corporation. For instance, if anyone needs to serve documents onto the corporation they will go to this respective address.
Voting: which is often associated with a common share as opposed to a preferred share.
Dividends: these are frequently used for investment purposes.
Participation: the right to share in the net asset value of the corporation, when the corporation is being dissolved.
Who are Directors and Shareholders?
It is important to distinguish between a director and a shareholder. The shareholders are the owners of a corporation, and the directors are the managers. The directors have a duty to manage and act in the best interest of a corporation. In many circumstances, such as a small business, the directors and shareholders can be the same individuals, but this does not have to be the case. Generally, shareholders do not contract personal liability for the actions of a corporation. However, directors can sometimes be subject to director liability.
The issue of shares for considerations other than many when the consideration is worth less than what the corporation would have received if the share was issued for money.
The payment of an unreasonable commission on a sale of shares.
Indemnification of a director or officer contrary to the Business Corporations Act.
Unpaid wages up to six months.
Non-payment of certain taxes, such as GST and employee tax remittances.
Who are Officers of a Corporation?
While there are directors and shareholders of a corporation, there are also officers. All directors, by virtue of holding this position are automatically officers of a corporation. It is common to appoint three officers, the President, the Secretary, and the Treasurer, from the board. The President is usually the head of the Board of Directors, the Secretary is in charge of the minutes, and the Treasurer is in charge of the finances.
The bylaws serve as the internal rules for the corporation, meetings, proxies, and day-to-day secretarial management of a corporation. Topics in the bylaws may include: director's meetings, director's elections, the responsibilities of Officers, dividend payments, and shareholder voting procedures.
Annual Returns: must be filed every year, declaring to the Corporate Registry who are the Directors and Shareholders of the corporation.
Resolutions: are the written record of the director's decisions. There is also a duty to maintain proper minutes for meetings of the directors and voting shareholders. These are necessary as it is important to have proper written record of the decisions being made.
Share certificates and register: are issued to the shareholders, and they state the number and class of shares has issued, the name of the shareholder, the date of issue, and the share certificate number. Any corporation must maintain appropriate share ledgers and registers, to record the shareholders of the corporation, and what specific shares they hold.
The Business Corporations legislation for most provinces determines that if a corporation does business in another province, it must register in that province. For example, if an Albertan consulting company that provides consulting work to a few clients in British Columbia, it is essential to extra-provincially register in British Columbia. This means that the corporation would have to appoint an agent office in British Columbia. Typical examples are accountant's or lawyer's offices who simply receive formal notices for the corporation.
It is highly advisable to have a unanimous shareholders agreement if there is more than one shareholder. This serves as a collection of rights and responsibilities of the shareholders and governs how the shareholders deal among themselves and with third parties.
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