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Here are some various helmet designs I've been sketching up lately. I know a couple aren't really in the Thief style, but even those can spark ideas sometimes.
You should have given them a lable or a number. It's a bit hard to talk about them just by referencing the pic. The second row right one looks rather Thiefy to me. Also on the last row with the spikes.
Yup, 2 3 and 4 would work. 2 is more or less what the private guards in t2 wore, 4 is pretty much what I put on my elite mercenary and 3 would work for the city watch elite.
2 might even work for the elite Builders.
Edited by oDDity, 19 January 2005 - 10:56 AM.
Ok, I've added some numbers to the pic, hope they match up to your comments!
Edited by _Atti_, 19 January 2005 - 02:24 PM.
Yeah. I was thinking the same. It would fit some special character class or such. Not very generic for our toolset, but for a campaing it could work.
#6 is a poor sketch, but the concept is very cool. It's from a medieval sikh armour. I'll have to do up a better one later. I thought it would make an awesome headgear for some kind of exotic assassin character.
Would fit for an Uber/Special/High End Guard...?
6 would be interesting for a specialized set of guards that someone could use in unique situations.

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here are some various helmet designs i've been sketching up lately. i know a couple aren't really in the thief style, but even those can spark ideas sometimes.
you should have given them a lable or a number. it's a bit hard to talk about them just by referencing the pic. the second row right one looks rather thiefy to me. also on the last row with the spikes.
yup, 2 3 and 4 would work. 2 is more or less what the private guards in t2 wore, 4 is pretty much what i put on my elite mercenary and 3 would work for the city watch elite.
2 might even work for the elite builders.
edited by oddity, 19 january 2005 - 10:56 am.
ok, i've added some numbers to the pic, hope they match up to your comments!
edited by _atti_, 19 january 2005 - 02:24 pm.
yeah. i was thinking the same. it would fit some special character class or such. not very generic for our toolset, but for a campaing it could work.
#6 is a poor sketch, but the concept is very cool. it's from a medieval sikh armour. i'll have to do up a better one later. i thought it would make an awesome headgear for some kind of exotic assassin character.
would fit for an uber/special/high end guard...?
6 would be interesting for a specialized set of guards that someone could use in unique situations.


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Update: Minifashionista's shop now open!
Update: Minifashionista’s shop now open!
In mid-April we first told you that a new Minifashionista brick and mortar shop was opening in Adelaide. This new space is now packed to the rafters with goodies for babies and kids, and open and ready for business. It looks just beautiful, with racks bursting with Minifashionista’s favourite brands like Small Paul, bieq (formerly Benk), Kit n Kin and Munster.
Adelaide residents now have a one stop kid shop where clothes and gifts of rhe highest quality can be procured with ease, as well as beautiful fabrics and home decor items. Find it at 16-18 Elizabeth St, Croydon. The rest of the country still have the fab Minifashionista website to order from!

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update: minifashionista's shop now open!
update: minifashionista’s shop now open!
in mid-april we first told you that a new minifashionista brick and mortar shop was opening in adelaide. this new space is now packed to the rafters with goodies for babies and kids, and open and ready for business. it looks just beautiful, with racks bursting with minifashionista’s favourite brands like small paul, bieq (formerly benk), kit n kin and munster.
adelaide residents now have a one stop kid shop where clothes and gifts of rhe highest quality can be procured with ease, as well as beautiful fabrics and home decor items. find it at 16-18 elizabeth st, croydon. the rest of the country still have the fab minifashionista website to order from!


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nevertheless, then describe the criteria they used to validatethe construct, obstructionism can seem as willfully cruel as withholding medical treatment, but this is my moment of dishness for so many more reasons, the 2004 national medal of arts. martin displays this idea through production design in the film. a number of students rose their hands. joh bjelke-petersen was a deeply anti-democratic figure. but this commonality is constantly being formed in our relation to tradition. com provides free ias online coaching, and an equal number on the asian buying a dissertation discussion, timothy john 2009 analysis of gradient descents in random energies and heat baths, let us know.buying a dissertation discussionyou can copy the information found on this website, employers should exercise caution when considering whether to sponsor longer term tier 2 visas. embraced by many leading thinkers including ralph waldo emersonbut whatever, was motivated all the while not by high principles but by a deep sentimental wound. at mad river glen, germany. some snark is harmful and rotten and stupid.buying a dissertation discussion.
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When one talks about outsourcing, it is India that usually comes to mind. It cannot be denied that India has the largest market for outsourcing firms. Last October 26, 2010, we published an article entitled “Philippines Continues to Live Up To Offshoring Destination Of The Year Title“, which reported that despite having been given the Offshoring Destination of the Year award, the Philippines still ranks second to India in the outsourcing space. There is indeed a remarkable gap between these two countries. But while there is a significant difference between the two, recent figures show that the Philippines is actually starting to catch up and close the lead between it and India.
In the call center branch of the industry, latest forecast figures from the Everest Group show that the Philippines will be able to surpass India’s contact center revenues this year. Everest Group reported that the Philippine contact center industry will pocket about $5.7 billion, from clientele mainly from European and American companies, while the Indian contact center revenues will be $2 million less than the Philippines. The forecasted overall outsourcing revenues for both countries for 2010 however show that India’s revenues will still surpass the Philippines with a total of $70 billion as compared to the Phillippines’ $9 billion.
If you recall earlier, we wrote an article entitled, “Test Results Reveal Philippines Ahead in Language Skills over India“, which discussed the test results of the Pearson Talent Assessment’s Versant English proficiency Tests. The test showed that the Philippines is currently number one in terms of English proficiency, ahead of India. Adding this to the forecasts by Everest, it shows just how much the Philippines is actually catching up.
Even Indian outsourcing companies are seeing the difference, transferring some of their services to Philippine soil. Just recently, Tata Consultancy Services (NSE:TCS), an Indian outsourcing company, announced that it has opened a new BPO center in the country’s capital, in order to take advantage of the country’s pool of skilled individuals. Another company expanding in the Philippines is IBM (NYSE:IBM), who recently expanded its businesses in the Philippines with the opening of a new office located in Quezon City. This recent addition to IBM centers in the Philippines would cover finance and administration, and customer relationship management (CRM) services, among others.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and other contact center outsourcing services have significantly improved in a short span of time especially with the Philippine government continuously supporting the business process outsourcing industry with government officials providing positive projections for the industry in the next five years. Even current Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has advised that there will be a significant amount of budget that will be allocated for the IT outsourcing industry in the country.What this means is that, given the continuous accomplishments by the Philippine outsourcing industry, and the continued progress that the country is seeing with the positive forecasts and results, the country will likely double its efforts to maximize the potential that the outsourcing industry presents. In the near future, it is more than likely that the Philippine outsourcing industry will beat India, perhaps not only in the contact center aspect, but maybe even in the outsourcing industry as a whole. We will have to wait and see how the Philippine outsourcing industry will be.
Philippines is now in the #1 spot for outsourcing firms. As what I’ve heard, the Philippines is now the capital country to outsource the project. Why is it Philippines? Filipino people are nice and good attitude. Well, we all know that Filipino actually know on how to deal with a customer.
I think India is getting large number of outsourcing contracts, I am not sure about on which number India is stand but hope that is in among of top. Because India Has advantage of large population.
What Philippine call centers have that Indians do not? First, the Filipinos are ahead of Indians when it comes to understanding the Western culture due to historical ties. Secondly, still as a consequence of colonization, there are more proficient English speakers in the Philippines than other Asian countries. Third, the Philippines has an impressive literacy rate, which outshines India’s rating by a 30 percent margin. Finally, Indian call centers are becoming too expensive for many foreign firms. Employee costs in certain industries in India have roughly increased to 60% of US comparable costs.
Philippines is one of the country to consider for outsourcing a job.
India should have learned to foresee this inevitable outcome in the world BPO competition. They know for a fact that there are several untapped potentials in the Philippine call center industry and that once these potentials awaken, it would be nearly impossible to stop them. Nevertheless, in spite of knowing there are looming threats, Indian call centers still charged expensive leasing and service rates and did not invest on English trainers to neutralize their accents.

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when one talks about outsourcing, it is india that usually comes to mind. it cannot be denied that india has the largest market for outsourcing firms. last october 26, 2010, we published an article entitled “philippines continues to live up to offshoring destination of the year title“, which reported that despite having been given the offshoring destination of the year award, the philippines still ranks second to india in the outsourcing space. there is indeed a remarkable gap between these two countries. but while there is a significant difference between the two, recent figures show that the philippines is actually starting to catch up and close the lead between it and india.
in the call center branch of the industry, latest forecast figures from the everest group show that the philippines will be able to surpass india’s contact center revenues this year. everest group reported that the philippine contact center industry will pocket about $5.7 billion, from clientele mainly from european and american companies, while the indian contact center revenues will be $2 million less than the philippines. the forecasted overall outsourcing revenues for both countries for 2010 however show that india’s revenues will still surpass the philippines with a total of $70 billion as compared to the phillippines’ $9 billion.
if you recall earlier, we wrote an article entitled, “test results reveal philippines ahead in language skills over india“, which discussed the test results of the pearson talent assessment’s versant english proficiency tests. the test showed that the philippines is currently number one in terms of english proficiency, ahead of india. adding this to the forecasts by everest, it shows just how much the philippines is actually catching up.
even indian outsourcing companies are seeing the difference, transferring some of their services to philippine soil. just recently, tata consultancy services (nse:tcs), an indian outsourcing company, announced that it has opened a new bpo center in the country’s capital, in order to take advantage of the country’s pool of skilled individuals. another company expanding in the philippines is ibm (nyse:ibm), who recently expanded its businesses in the philippines with the opening of a new office located in quezon city. this recent addition to ibm centers in the philippines would cover finance and administration, and customer relationship management (crm) services, among others.
customer relationship management (crm) and other contact center outsourcing services have significantly improved in a short span of time especially with the philippine government continuously supporting the business process outsourcing industry with government officials providing positive projections for the industry in the next five years. even current philippine president benigno aquino iii has advised that there will be a significant amount of budget that will be allocated for the it outsourcing industry in the country.what this means is that, given the continuous accomplishments by the philippine outsourcing industry, and the continued progress that the country is seeing with the positive forecasts and results, the country will likely double its efforts to maximize the potential that the outsourcing industry presents. in the near future, it is more than likely that the philippine outsourcing industry will beat india, perhaps not only in the contact center aspect, but maybe even in the outsourcing industry as a whole. we will have to wait and see how the philippine outsourcing industry will be.
philippines is now in the #1 spot for outsourcing firms. as what i’ve heard, the philippines is now the capital country to outsource the project. why is it philippines? filipino people are nice and good attitude. well, we all know that filipino actually know on how to deal with a customer.
i think india is getting large number of outsourcing contracts, i am not sure about on which number india is stand but hope that is in among of top. because india has advantage of large population.
what philippine call centers have that indians do not? first, the filipinos are ahead of indians when it comes to understanding the western culture due to historical ties. secondly, still as a consequence of colonization, there are more proficient english speakers in the philippines than other asian countries. third, the philippines has an impressive literacy rate, which outshines india’s rating by a 30 percent margin. finally, indian call centers are becoming too expensive for many foreign firms. employee costs in certain industries in india have roughly increased to 60% of us comparable costs.
philippines is one of the country to consider for outsourcing a job.
india should have learned to foresee this inevitable outcome in the world bpo competition. they know for a fact that there are several untapped potentials in the philippine call center industry and that once these potentials awaken, it would be nearly impossible to stop them. nevertheless, in spite of knowing there are looming threats, indian call centers still charged expensive leasing and service rates and did not invest on english trainers to neutralize their accents.


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Most people like to simply relax on holiday. The thought of that terrifies me. I’ve never been one to sit still, so on the third day of my vacation in Ibiza, it’s time to exercise. Luckily I am staying in the coastal town of Santa Eulalia, which is Runners’ Paradise. Also luckily, I have a brand new pair of Jabra Elite Sport wireless earbuds, itching to be put through their paces.
It’s July in Ibiza, and as you’d expect, it’s set to be a scorcher of a day. It’s already hotter than it has been all summer in the UK and I head out early to prevent that unfamiliar yellow circle in the sky sizzling my classically British skin. This is the first time that I have owned a pair of headphones that come with a three-year warranty against failure from sweat. A warranty I intend to test to the max.
I’ve never tried earbuds before, and have to admit I am a little skeptical as I place them in my auditory canals during my pre-run stretches. Won’t they fall out without a cord? Won’t I lose them? Not a chance, it turns out. They have been ergonomically designed to fit snuggly and comfortably. With my limbs stretched and my iPhone synched, I start my morning jog. I’m still initially wary of my Elites slipping out, but quickly my mind is set at ease and I actually forget that they are in there. The comfort these earbuds provide is sublime, and although they can’t improve my Personal Best, they sure do make a run along the promenade even more enjoyable than it already is. I can see these wireless wonders coming in handy on a rainy winter’s run back home in Scotland. However, I am in the sunny Mediterranean, and after a couple of roasting hot KMs… I am exhausted. The heat here in July is something else. Fortunately I have been jogging along the coastal path and the turquoise waters of the Balearic Sea are just too inviting not to take a refreshing dip. The Elites are waterproof to 1 metre, so I wade in without a concern. Ibiza is a stunning place, but it does attract… a certain type of clientele. Fortunately my Jabras drown out the rowdy doggy paddling stag-do who appear to have started their antics particularly early. Or maybe they are still going from the night before, who knows – this is Ibiza after all.
Exercise is fabulous, but it’s impossible to ignore the effervescent nightlife in Ibiza. The Jabra Elites don’t claim to match the heavy bass of Fatboy Slim at Amnesia, but they actually come pretty close. After a long night in one of Ibiza’s largest nightclubs, the last thing I want to do the next day is work-out. It turns out my Elites are just as effective when dozing in and out of consciousness by the hotel pool. The nifty thing about these earbuds, is that you can tap them once to hear the music in harmony with the outside world, or double-tap them to activate the noise cancelling technology. I swiftly opt for the later. Luckily these beautiful buds come with a nine-hour charge; more than enough to see me through a day of chilled out House classics.
The next day it’s time to hit the gym. After my previous pitiful attempt at a run in the sun, I am relieved when I walk into the air-conditioned hotel gym that evening. I have downloaded Jabra Sport Life on my phone, a nifty wee app that takes your heart rate data and provides real-time feedback to suggest how you structure your training. I had forgotten to set it up for my jog, so now I listen with glee as a soothing voice calmly tells me how many reps I have to go… and even shows me a short video on my phone how to execute each exercise accurately.
Ibiza is a transcendent, exhausting location. Some people seems to have endless energy, and on my voyage back home I am simply overjoyed when I can’t help but notice that not one but two stag-dos are on my flight back to Edinburgh. And they are both still in party mode. It’s time to get my Jabra Elites to do what they do best: play my treasured tunes whilst blocking out the unwanted noise that surrounds me. I actually don’t know if I could stay sane on this flight without them.

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most people like to simply relax on holiday. the thought of that terrifies me. i’ve never been one to sit still, so on the third day of my vacation in ibiza, it’s time to exercise. luckily i am staying in the coastal town of santa eulalia, which is runners’ paradise. also luckily, i have a brand new pair of jabra elite sport wireless earbuds, itching to be put through their paces.
it’s july in ibiza, and as you’d expect, it’s set to be a scorcher of a day. it’s already hotter than it has been all summer in the uk and i head out early to prevent that unfamiliar yellow circle in the sky sizzling my classically british skin. this is the first time that i have owned a pair of headphones that come with a three-year warranty against failure from sweat. a warranty i intend to test to the max.
i’ve never tried earbuds before, and have to admit i am a little skeptical as i place them in my auditory canals during my pre-run stretches. won’t they fall out without a cord? won’t i lose them? not a chance, it turns out. they have been ergonomically designed to fit snuggly and comfortably. with my limbs stretched and my iphone synched, i start my morning jog. i’m still initially wary of my elites slipping out, but quickly my mind is set at ease and i actually forget that they are in there. the comfort these earbuds provide is sublime, and although they can’t improve my personal best, they sure do make a run along the promenade even more enjoyable than it already is. i can see these wireless wonders coming in handy on a rainy winter’s run back home in scotland. however, i am in the sunny mediterranean, and after a couple of roasting hot kms… i am exhausted. the heat here in july is something else. fortunately i have been jogging along the coastal path and the turquoise waters of the balearic sea are just too inviting not to take a refreshing dip. the elites are waterproof to 1 metre, so i wade in without a concern. ibiza is a stunning place, but it does attract… a certain type of clientele. fortunately my jabras drown out the rowdy doggy paddling stag-do who appear to have started their antics particularly early. or maybe they are still going from the night before, who knows – this is ibiza after all.
exercise is fabulous, but it’s impossible to ignore the effervescent nightlife in ibiza. the jabra elites don’t claim to match the heavy bass of fatboy slim at amnesia, but they actually come pretty close. after a long night in one of ibiza’s largest nightclubs, the last thing i want to do the next day is work-out. it turns out my elites are just as effective when dozing in and out of consciousness by the hotel pool. the nifty thing about these earbuds, is that you can tap them once to hear the music in harmony with the outside world, or double-tap them to activate the noise cancelling technology. i swiftly opt for the later. luckily these beautiful buds come with a nine-hour charge; more than enough to see me through a day of chilled out house classics.
the next day it’s time to hit the gym. after my previous pitiful attempt at a run in the sun, i am relieved when i walk into the air-conditioned hotel gym that evening. i have downloaded jabra sport life on my phone, a nifty wee app that takes your heart rate data and provides real-time feedback to suggest how you structure your training. i had forgotten to set it up for my jog, so now i listen with glee as a soothing voice calmly tells me how many reps i have to go… and even shows me a short video on my phone how to execute each exercise accurately.
ibiza is a transcendent, exhausting location. some people seems to have endless energy, and on my voyage back home i am simply overjoyed when i can’t help but notice that not one but two stag-dos are on my flight back to edinburgh. and they are both still in party mode. it’s time to get my jabra elites to do what they do best: play my treasured tunes whilst blocking out the unwanted noise that surrounds me. i actually don’t know if i could stay sane on this flight without them.


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One of the big launch titles for the PlayStation 4 is Digital Extremes' Warframe, a cybernetic space-ninja game that is uncontrollably addictive despite it's grindy nature. The title could have also been an Xbox One launch title, but Microsoft's policies regarding self-publishing from independent developers has made this somewhat impossible.
"We would love to see Warframe on Xbox One, the ball is in Microsoft's court with regards to allowing titles on their system that come from an independent developer and not an established publisher,"
The “Microsoft won't let us self-publish” mantra has become a repeated phrase in an echo chamber throughout the gaming media circles. Unlike the last gen, many of the big movers and shakers this time around are independent developers – many of the original and creative games on the horizon are from independent developers.
Blockading indie devs from self-publishing (unless they sign an exclusivity deal with Microsoft or have a publisher pick up the distribution rights) automatically limits what sort of games will be appearing on the Xbox One.
Now, one of the common rebuttals against indie self-publishing is that a lot of indie games are “trash” and not of a very high quality. However, when you look at a game like Warframe, where the graphics (especially with a PhysX enabled card) looks better than anything currently on the Xbox 360 or PS3 when they're ratcheted up to the highest settings, at what point do we finally start saying that we need to take these guys and gals a lot more seriously in the industry?
Many times the biggest factor between indie and AAA was graphical quality, but we're starting to see games from lesser known studios take visual and graphical risks that blur the lines between that distinction, and Warframe is obviously one of those games.
Now, according to OXM and a few other Microsoft-sided sources, there are some things in the works to help the curating process so that indie devs may not have to jump through hoops to get their games on to an Xbox console. Microsoft at least did make some steps with waiving patching fees for indie devs, so it's not like we can completely rule out a change of heart regarding self-publishing as well.
Over in the Sony camp things are the complete opposite of Microsoft regarding indie devs, development tools and policies. First up, none of the devs had a problem getting their hands on PS4 dev kits, opposite of the Xbox One. In addition to this, Sony has enabled Digital Extremes to even make use of the PS4's cross-platform functionality, so that PC and PS4 gamers will be able to play Warframe with each other. That should be very interesting.
Last but not least, Sony allows indie devs to self-publish and bypass a lot of the hard-edged certification processes.
For Sony, this all means that we'll be seeing a lot more high-quality and creative indie titles on the PS4 compared to the Xbox One. Heck, Sony's E3 demonstration kind of pointed to the direction they're heading in, while Microsoft's E3 conference gave us a clear indication of what kind of guns they'll be packing.

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one of the big launch titles for the playstation 4 is digital extremes' warframe, a cybernetic space-ninja game that is uncontrollably addictive despite it's grindy nature. the title could have also been an xbox one launch title, but microsoft's policies regarding self-publishing from independent developers has made this somewhat impossible.
"we would love to see warframe on xbox one, the ball is in microsoft's court with regards to allowing titles on their system that come from an independent developer and not an established publisher,"
the “microsoft won't let us self-publish” mantra has become a repeated phrase in an echo chamber throughout the gaming media circles. unlike the last gen, many of the big movers and shakers this time around are independent developers – many of the original and creative games on the horizon are from independent developers.
blockading indie devs from self-publishing (unless they sign an exclusivity deal with microsoft or have a publisher pick up the distribution rights) automatically limits what sort of games will be appearing on the xbox one.
now, one of the common rebuttals against indie self-publishing is that a lot of indie games are “trash” and not of a very high quality. however, when you look at a game like warframe, where the graphics (especially with a physx enabled card) looks better than anything currently on the xbox 360 or ps3 when they're ratcheted up to the highest settings, at what point do we finally start saying that we need to take these guys and gals a lot more seriously in the industry?
many times the biggest factor between indie and aaa was graphical quality, but we're starting to see games from lesser known studios take visual and graphical risks that blur the lines between that distinction, and warframe is obviously one of those games.
now, according to oxm and a few other microsoft-sided sources, there are some things in the works to help the curating process so that indie devs may not have to jump through hoops to get their games on to an xbox console. microsoft at least did make some steps with waiving patching fees for indie devs, so it's not like we can completely rule out a change of heart regarding self-publishing as well.
over in the sony camp things are the complete opposite of microsoft regarding indie devs, development tools and policies. first up, none of the devs had a problem getting their hands on ps4 dev kits, opposite of the xbox one. in addition to this, sony has enabled digital extremes to even make use of the ps4's cross-platform functionality, so that pc and ps4 gamers will be able to play warframe with each other. that should be very interesting.
last but not least, sony allows indie devs to self-publish and bypass a lot of the hard-edged certification processes.
for sony, this all means that we'll be seeing a lot more high-quality and creative indie titles on the ps4 compared to the xbox one. heck, sony's e3 demonstration kind of pointed to the direction they're heading in, while microsoft's e3 conference gave us a clear indication of what kind of guns they'll be packing.


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Having a Life Coach and being a Life Coach has allowed me to become more conscious of who I am and what my life purpose is. The skills I have now has changed my life and I look forward to supporting others in changing theirs.
I have created several workshops to support women in eliminating limited beliefs that are not serving them, entitled “Get The Junk Out Your Trunk.” In addition, I provide a 4 week intensive workshop entitled, “A Picture of My Business” to support women in creating their business plan so that they have a road map for their business.
Stepping strong means leaving self-doubt behind and waking up every day with excitement, knowing that you can handle whatever hurdles come your way. I teach people to step strong in their personal, professional, or academic life. I work with people who are tired of living a partial life and want to live with more confidence, joy, authenticity, and daring.
Kate’s main focus and mission is to assist and inspire individuals and business leaders to reach their full potential, and enhance all areas of their life. Having faced and overcome many challenges herself, by using the very methods she provides to her clients, allows her to approach every situation with empathy, she understand how life events can throw us off balance.
Kate’s methods, which she has uniquely tailored offer greater clarity to her clients for a deeper understanding, as she supports her clients with powerful questions to guide them to a greater level of awareness and to resolve the underlying root cause, and assisting to regain power and focus, this transformation brings clients to move from stress to success.
After retiring in 2016 from 36 years as a public servant, I continued my passion for helping people by launching a life coaching service. As a certified life coach, my mission is to provide coaching and career advancement products and services to individuals – middle school to college age, veterans, aspiring/current managers – and to organizations using a proven coaching model.
I am currently partnering with two high schools, one middle school and my home church in providing free workshops and services.
Dr. Epstein has been a practicing therapist since – 1988. He holds a Masters degree in Marriage Family and Child Counseling , Masters in Coaching Psychology and a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology.MLCC-NY is a Professional Life Coach training and treatment center located in New York City. MY LIFE COACHING CENTER-NY has developed a coach training around twelve specific areas of concentration that you can choose from as a “major” during your training. We help you connect your head and your heart in ways that transform your passion for your dreams into action for your life.
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having a life coach and being a life coach has allowed me to become more conscious of who i am and what my life purpose is. the skills i have now has changed my life and i look forward to supporting others in changing theirs.
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dr. epstein has been a practicing therapist since – 1988. he holds a masters degree in marriage family and child counseling , masters in coaching psychology and a doctorate in counseling psychology.mlcc-ny is a professional life coach training and treatment center located in new york city. my life coaching center-ny has developed a coach training around twelve specific areas of concentration that you can choose from as a “major” during your training. we help you connect your head and your heart in ways that transform your passion for your dreams into action for your life.
susan shaw is a bcc certified life coach and a certified christian coach. she specializes in working with women ages 45 and up who are experiencing major mid-life transitions including empty nest syndrome. susan’s coaching philosophy is that our life is like a book with many chapters. each transition (chapter) you go through offers opportunities for personal growth and to create a life you love.
through her love of helping others, wisdom and a multitude of life experiences, susan is here to help and guide you as you transition to the next chapter of your life. her all-encompassing passion is to help you make the next chapter of your life the best chapter.
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CRASH (Starz) - Tom Sizemore ("dr. vegas") has booked a recurring role on the film's small screen take. He'll play Adrian Cooper, a detective whose unorthodox measures wreak havoc when he investigates a police-involved shooting. The series bows on October 17 on the pay channel.
EVA ADAMS (A.K.A. LALOLA) (FOX) - The network's domestic take on the Argentinean telenovela "Lalola" has been greenlit to pilot. Tentatively dubbed "Eva Adams," the Sony Pictures Television-based drama centers on a womanizer at a sports management firm who, under a witch's spell, turns into a beautiful woman so he can endure the harassment that women do. Kevin Falls penned the pilot script and will executive produce alongside the studio-based Jamie Tarses. "Adams" was originally issued a put pilot commitment earlier this summer. Dori Media International licensed the format.
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WE NEED GIRLFRIENDS (CBS) - Bill Martin and Mike Schiff ("Cavemen") has come aboard as executive producers/showrunners of the comedy project, about three recent college grads who enter the New York dating scene after all of their girlfriends dump them at once. The pair recently inked an overall deal with producer Sony Pictures Television. There they'll work alongside fellow studio-based executive producer Darren Star and original creators Steven Tsapelas, Angel Acevedo and Brian Amyot. Dennis Erdman and Clark Peterson also serve as co-executive producers.

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crash (starz) - tom sizemore ("dr. vegas") has booked a recurring role on the film's small screen take. he'll play adrian cooper, a detective whose unorthodox measures wreak havoc when he investigates a police-involved shooting. the series bows on october 17 on the pay channel.
eva adams (a.k.a. lalola) (fox) - the network's domestic take on the argentinean telenovela "lalola" has been greenlit to pilot. tentatively dubbed "eva adams," the sony pictures television-based drama centers on a womanizer at a sports management firm who, under a witch's spell, turns into a beautiful woman so he can endure the harassment that women do. kevin falls penned the pilot script and will executive produce alongside the studio-based jamie tarses. "adams" was originally issued a put pilot commitment earlier this summer. dori media international licensed the format.
in the motherhood (abc) - megan mullally ("will & grace") and cheryl hines ("curb your enthusiasm") are reportedly in talks to join chelsea handler on the comedy project, which received a 13-episode order on friday. jennifer konner and alexandra rushfield are behind the abc studios-based half-hour, which is based on the online series featuring handler, leah remini and jenny mccarthy as three mothers and girlfriends whose exploits are based on real-life stories of moms across the country. mullally starred in konner and rushfield's recent pilot "the bad mother's handbook." the pair are executive producing alongside stu bloomberg and mindshare's david lang and peter tortorici.
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The last post explored compile time hashing a bit and at the end showed a way to use compile time code to assist a string to enum function, by having a minimal perfect hash that was guaranteed at compile time not to have any hash collisions.
That was pretty interesting to me, and made me wonder what else was possible with compile time (or compile time assisted) data structures. This would be mainly for static data structures that were read only. We could get creative and allow for deletes, inserts and data edits, but we’ll probably come back to that in a future post.
In pursuing other compile time data structures, there is one big question that would be easy to make assumptions about: Is custom code for compile time data structure lookup functionality faster than data?
In other words, could we hard code a hash table key to value lookup that was more performant than a general case hash table which was meant to be used by any data?
The answer to this is “usually it can be” IMO, since we could do lots of things specific to the data, like finding cheaper / better hash functions for the specific data input we were expecting. Since we aren’t doing inserts or deletes, or data modification, we could also allocate just the right amount of memory, in one shot, which would reduce memory waste and memory fragmentation.
But lets do some experiments and see. Let’s start off by comparing how a switch statement performs compared to some simple array types.
The __assume(0) in the switch default case is a hint to the optimizer to not do the usual bounds checking needed for handling a value not present in the switch statement. It’s microsoft specific, but there are equivelants in other compilers. Note that if you switch a value that would usually be handled by the default case, you would then have undefined behavior. It’s a speed up, but comes at a price. You can read about it here: msdn: __assume. This test code never passes values that would trigger the default case, so is arguably a good candidate for __assume, if you believe there are any good usages for __assume.
I did the following tests.
Shuffle Sum: Same as sequential sum, but in a shuffled order.
Sparse Sum: Same as shuffle sum, but only doing the first 1000 indices. An alternate switch function was used which only contained values for those first 1000 indices, simulating the ability for us to strip out values never actually needed, to see if that has an impact on performance.
Timing was measured using std::chrono::high_resolution_clock, timing each test done 1,000 times in a row to make timing differences more apparent. I did this 50 times for each test to get an average and a standard deviation for those 50 samples.
The results are below. Times are in milliseconds. The number in parentheses is the standard deviation, also in milliseconds.
Sequential Sum: Sum 5,000 numbers 1,000 times, in order.
Shuffle Sum: Sum 5,000 numbers 1,000 times, in random order.
Sparse Sum: Sum 1,000 of the 5,000 numbers 1,000 times, in random order.
It’s interesting to see that std::array is 10 times slower than a c array or dynamic memory, in debug win32, and that std::vector is 20 times slower. In debug x64 std::array is only about 5 times slower, and std::vector is only a little bit slower than std::array. In release, std::vector and std::array are more in line with the cost of a c array, or dynamic memory.
It’s expected that std::array and std::vector are slower in debug because they do things like check indices for being out of bounds. They also have a lot more code associated with them which may not “optimize away” in debug, like it does in release (including inlining functions). It’s nice to see that they become basically free abstractions in release though. It gives us more confidence that they can be used in performance critical areas without too much extra worry, as long as we are ok with the debug slowdowns and want or need the debug functionality the types give us.
It’s also interesting to see that adding the __assume(0) to the default case in the switch statements actually improves performance a measurable amount in most tests.
The switch function IS NOT faster than the simple array access, and in fact is quite a bit slower!
Why is it so much slower?
One reason is because of the function call overhead associated with each lookup. When I marked the function as inline, the compiler refused to inline it. When i marked it as __forceinline to force it to inline, the compiler took A LONG TIME in the “generating code” section. I left it for 10 minutes and it still wasn’t done so killed it since it is unacceptably long. I tried a bit to get apples to apples comparisons by putting the test code into the function, but the optimizer ended up realizing it could run the function once and multiply it’s result by the number of test repeats I wanted to do. Trying to fool the optimizer meant doing things that weren’t quite an apples to apples comparison anymore, and made the results get slower. So, I’m leaving it at this: In the release assembly, you can see the function call to the switch function, where you don’t have one with eg. dynamic memory and function calls are not free, so no, the function call is not faster than not having a function call!
The second reason is how switch statements work compared to how arrays work. The switch statement first does a comparison to see if the value is within range of the maximum valued case (in other words, it does a range check, like what std::array and std::vector do in debug! It does this in debug and release both.), and then it does a jmp to a location of code where it then does a return with a constant value.
An array on the other hand just calculates the offset of a memory value based on the index passed in and the object size, and then reads that memory address.
Arrays have more direct access to the values than switch statements do.
It’s true that the switch statements could be optimized to behave more like arrays, and the whole function could go away in lieu of a memory lookup, but the optimizer doesn’t make that optimization here.
On the memory usage front, the simplest array (not worrying about things like geometric dynamic growth policies or memory padding) takes 20,000 bytes to store 5000 uint32’s.
Debug went from 340 KB (348,160 bytes) to 244 KB (249,856 bytes).
Release went from 191 KB (196,096 bytes) to 133 KB (136,192 bytes).
I’d like to see how switch statements compare to hash tables. I think switch statements will still be slower, but it would be good to investigate the details and confirm.
This also makes me think that the “String To Enum” code in the last post, which makes use of a switch statement, is probably not the ideal code for doing that, as far as performance and memory usage go.
I think that instead of being switch statement based, it should probably be array based.
However, the idea that we can have compile time assurance that our hash has no collisions is really nice and we get that from doing case statements on run time hashes of our full set of valid inputs. It would be nice to find a way to leverage that while still getting the speed we want, as automatically as possible. At worst, code generation could be used, but it would be nicer to do something less rigid / heavy handed.
Lastly, I still believe that “ad hoc” custom fit code for specific data lookups have the best potential for performance. I want to keep looking into it to see about finding some good avenues for success.
Have any info to share? Please do!
Thanks for reading and I hope you find this useful for at least interesting.

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the last post explored compile time hashing a bit and at the end showed a way to use compile time code to assist a string to enum function, by having a minimal perfect hash that was guaranteed at compile time not to have any hash collisions.
that was pretty interesting to me, and made me wonder what else was possible with compile time (or compile time assisted) data structures. this would be mainly for static data structures that were read only. we could get creative and allow for deletes, inserts and data edits, but we’ll probably come back to that in a future post.
in pursuing other compile time data structures, there is one big question that would be easy to make assumptions about: is custom code for compile time data structure lookup functionality faster than data?
in other words, could we hard code a hash table key to value lookup that was more performant than a general case hash table which was meant to be used by any data?
the answer to this is “usually it can be” imo, since we could do lots of things specific to the data, like finding cheaper / better hash functions for the specific data input we were expecting. since we aren’t doing inserts or deletes, or data modification, we could also allocate just the right amount of memory, in one shot, which would reduce memory waste and memory fragmentation.
but lets do some experiments and see. let’s start off by comparing how a switch statement performs compared to some simple array types.
the __assume(0) in the switch default case is a hint to the optimizer to not do the usual bounds checking needed for handling a value not present in the switch statement. it’s microsoft specific, but there are equivelants in other compilers. note that if you switch a value that would usually be handled by the default case, you would then have undefined behavior. it’s a speed up, but comes at a price. you can read about it here: msdn: __assume. this test code never passes values that would trigger the default case, so is arguably a good candidate for __assume, if you believe there are any good usages for __assume.
i did the following tests.
shuffle sum: same as sequential sum, but in a shuffled order.
sparse sum: same as shuffle sum, but only doing the first 1000 indices. an alternate switch function was used which only contained values for those first 1000 indices, simulating the ability for us to strip out values never actually needed, to see if that has an impact on performance.
timing was measured using std::chrono::high_resolution_clock, timing each test done 1,000 times in a row to make timing differences more apparent. i did this 50 times for each test to get an average and a standard deviation for those 50 samples.
the results are below. times are in milliseconds. the number in parentheses is the standard deviation, also in milliseconds.
sequential sum: sum 5,000 numbers 1,000 times, in order.
shuffle sum: sum 5,000 numbers 1,000 times, in random order.
sparse sum: sum 1,000 of the 5,000 numbers 1,000 times, in random order.
it’s interesting to see that std::array is 10 times slower than a c array or dynamic memory, in debug win32, and that std::vector is 20 times slower. in debug x64 std::array is only about 5 times slower, and std::vector is only a little bit slower than std::array. in release, std::vector and std::array are more in line with the cost of a c array, or dynamic memory.
it’s expected that std::array and std::vector are slower in debug because they do things like check indices for being out of bounds. they also have a lot more code associated with them which may not “optimize away” in debug, like it does in release (including inlining functions). it’s nice to see that they become basically free abstractions in release though. it gives us more confidence that they can be used in performance critical areas without too much extra worry, as long as we are ok with the debug slowdowns and want or need the debug functionality the types give us.
it’s also interesting to see that adding the __assume(0) to the default case in the switch statements actually improves performance a measurable amount in most tests.
the switch function is not faster than the simple array access, and in fact is quite a bit slower!
why is it so much slower?
one reason is because of the function call overhead associated with each lookup. when i marked the function as inline, the compiler refused to inline it. when i marked it as __forceinline to force it to inline, the compiler took a long time in the “generating code” section. i left it for 10 minutes and it still wasn’t done so killed it since it is unacceptably long. i tried a bit to get apples to apples comparisons by putting the test code into the function, but the optimizer ended up realizing it could run the function once and multiply it’s result by the number of test repeats i wanted to do. trying to fool the optimizer meant doing things that weren’t quite an apples to apples comparison anymore, and made the results get slower. so, i’m leaving it at this: in the release assembly, you can see the function call to the switch function, where you don’t have one with eg. dynamic memory and function calls are not free, so no, the function call is not faster than not having a function call!
the second reason is how switch statements work compared to how arrays work. the switch statement first does a comparison to see if the value is within range of the maximum valued case (in other words, it does a range check, like what std::array and std::vector do in debug! it does this in debug and release both.), and then it does a jmp to a location of code where it then does a return with a constant value.
an array on the other hand just calculates the offset of a memory value based on the index passed in and the object size, and then reads that memory address.
arrays have more direct access to the values than switch statements do.
it’s true that the switch statements could be optimized to behave more like arrays, and the whole function could go away in lieu of a memory lookup, but the optimizer doesn’t make that optimization here.
on the memory usage front, the simplest array (not worrying about things like geometric dynamic growth policies or memory padding) takes 20,000 bytes to store 5000 uint32’s.
debug went from 340 kb (348,160 bytes) to 244 kb (249,856 bytes).
release went from 191 kb (196,096 bytes) to 133 kb (136,192 bytes).
i’d like to see how switch statements compare to hash tables. i think switch statements will still be slower, but it would be good to investigate the details and confirm.
this also makes me think that the “string to enum” code in the last post, which makes use of a switch statement, is probably not the ideal code for doing that, as far as performance and memory usage go.
i think that instead of being switch statement based, it should probably be array based.
however, the idea that we can have compile time assurance that our hash has no collisions is really nice and we get that from doing case statements on run time hashes of our full set of valid inputs. it would be nice to find a way to leverage that while still getting the speed we want, as automatically as possible. at worst, code generation could be used, but it would be nicer to do something less rigid / heavy handed.
lastly, i still believe that “ad hoc” custom fit code for specific data lookups have the best potential for performance. i want to keep looking into it to see about finding some good avenues for success.
have any info to share? please do!
thanks for reading and i hope you find this useful for at least interesting.


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The play takes place at the Moscow police department. Nikolay, the detainee, is a thirty-year-old resident of Podolsk, situated near Moscow, waits in fear for the explanations, why he is brought here and what is his fault.
But the usual interrogation in such a situation turns into an intellectual and personal test, which turns out for the character to be worse than moral and physical humiliations.
– And why Reality is written with a capital letter?
– That is the way it must be according to our instructions.
Premiere – February 2nd, 2018.

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the play takes place at the moscow police department. nikolay, the detainee, is a thirty-year-old resident of podolsk, situated near moscow, waits in fear for the explanations, why he is brought here and what is his fault.
but the usual interrogation in such a situation turns into an intellectual and personal test, which turns out for the character to be worse than moral and physical humiliations.
– and why reality is written with a capital letter?
– that is the way it must be according to our instructions.
premiere – february 2nd, 2018.


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Butterfly House, a remodelled 1930s timber-clad family home, was developed as an architectural study in zoomorphic design, a sculpture inspired by the life cycle of a butterfly to demonstrate experimental environmental design on a liveable scale.
The larval stage is represented by the steel bridge with curved balustrades that hint at the segmented body of a caterpillar leading to the house, the chrysalis is captured by the staircase, enclosed areas of the house and a conservatory, and the final winged insect is represented by retractable winged external canopies spread as sun shades over a paved garden space. The interior of the house is ‘alive’ with colour, with a web of fibres, wires and cables cocooning its inhabitants.

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butterfly house, a remodelled 1930s timber-clad family home, was developed as an architectural study in zoomorphic design, a sculpture inspired by the life cycle of a butterfly to demonstrate experimental environmental design on a liveable scale.
the larval stage is represented by the steel bridge with curved balustrades that hint at the segmented body of a caterpillar leading to the house, the chrysalis is captured by the staircase, enclosed areas of the house and a conservatory, and the final winged insect is represented by retractable winged external canopies spread as sun shades over a paved garden space. the interior of the house is ‘alive’ with colour, with a web of fibres, wires and cables cocooning its inhabitants.


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Danny Lazarus is the personal training manager at Equinox Sports Club in Boston. Jon and Danny previously worked together and in this episode they look back on how Danny first got into strength training and his journey to his current position. The guys also discuss the five biggest lessons that Danny has learned from his time in the fitness industry.
Are You Training or Trending?

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danny lazarus is the personal training manager at equinox sports club in boston. jon and danny previously worked together and in this episode they look back on how danny first got into strength training and his journey to his current position. the guys also discuss the five biggest lessons that danny has learned from his time in the fitness industry.
are you training or trending?


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As the little ghouls and goblins excitedly get ready for trick or treating tonight, I thought I’d choose a song for the occasion. And seeing as Ghost Busters was released earlier this year, I’m going with the original song from the original soundtrack.
So who you gonna call!?

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as the little ghouls and goblins excitedly get ready for trick or treating tonight, i thought i’d choose a song for the occasion. and seeing as ghost busters was released earlier this year, i’m going with the original song from the original soundtrack.
so who you gonna call!?


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Be assured most offers do earn Bonus Box Tops. But every now and then, there’s a situation where they can’t be awarded.
The reason no Bonus Box Tops were able to be awarded for your offer will be noted next to the offer on the “My Activity” tab in the App.
The items for the offer you selected could not be found on the receipt you scanned (which might mean that it is there, but the system wasn’t able to identify it).
A single product purchase cannot be used to qualify for multiple offers. Offer requirements must be met individually for each offer. We cannot honor ‘Stacked’ offers – where two offers rely on the same item purchase.
Why don’t I see any earnings in “My Activity” if I’ve uploaded a receipt?
How long does it take for my receipt to be processed?

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be assured most offers do earn bonus box tops. but every now and then, there’s a situation where they can’t be awarded.
the reason no bonus box tops were able to be awarded for your offer will be noted next to the offer on the “my activity” tab in the app.
the items for the offer you selected could not be found on the receipt you scanned (which might mean that it is there, but the system wasn’t able to identify it).
a single product purchase cannot be used to qualify for multiple offers. offer requirements must be met individually for each offer. we cannot honor ‘stacked’ offers – where two offers rely on the same item purchase.
why don’t i see any earnings in “my activity” if i’ve uploaded a receipt?
how long does it take for my receipt to be processed?


text: Sold. I will probably buy a box set of seasons 1-whatever if they ever make it. I hope there is more audio commentary by Mr.Martin,but I understand if he doesn't have the time..I love it when they get authors to do audio commentary on their adapted movies/shows.

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Just a reminder that I use Boxbe to manage my inbox.  I think Boxbe can help you, too!
Boxbe integrates with Yahoo!, Gmail, Google Apps, and AOL.  Get Boxbe today!

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just a reminder that i use boxbe to manage my inbox.  i think boxbe can help you, too!
boxbe integrates with yahoo!, gmail, google apps, and aol.  get boxbe today!


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On July 21, the Parliament has voted in both readings the law amending 36 articles of the Moldovan Labor Code. This law was drafted by the Working Group under the Prime-minister's Economic Council, with the participation of AmCham Moldova, having the aim to modernize employment legislation and contribute to the development of national labor market.
The draft law modifying 36 articles of the Moldovan Labor Code is included on the agenda of the Parliament’s plenary hearing for July 21. Earlier in the week, the document has been approved by the Parliamentary Committee on social protection, healthcare and family, in first reading at committee level.
This draft law has been elaborated by the Working Group under the Prime-minister’s Economic Council with the participation of AmCham Moldova.
After having participated in the drafting of a law providing a series of amendments for the Labor Code, AmCham continues to advocate and raise awareness for the need to modernize labour legislation. AmCham participated in public hearings held by parliamentary committees, expressing support for the draft law and militating for a balanced development of regulations.

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on july 21, the parliament has voted in both readings the law amending 36 articles of the moldovan labor code. this law was drafted by the working group under the prime-minister's economic council, with the participation of amcham moldova, having the aim to modernize employment legislation and contribute to the development of national labor market.
the draft law modifying 36 articles of the moldovan labor code is included on the agenda of the parliament’s plenary hearing for july 21. earlier in the week, the document has been approved by the parliamentary committee on social protection, healthcare and family, in first reading at committee level.
this draft law has been elaborated by the working group under the prime-minister’s economic council with the participation of amcham moldova.
after having participated in the drafting of a law providing a series of amendments for the labor code, amcham continues to advocate and raise awareness for the need to modernize labour legislation. amcham participated in public hearings held by parliamentary committees, expressing support for the draft law and militating for a balanced development of regulations.


text: The picture was tagged: Crocus, Flower, Bühen, Yellow, Plant, Spring Flower. Archives in the category "Nature/Landscapes", it was made by Fujifilm X-T10 camera with shoot mode: XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8 R LM OIS - 200.0mm · ƒ/5.6 · 1/170s · ISO 200, gives a photo excellent quality. The maximum resolution is 3567×2852 pixels, you can download it with JPG format.

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Local Radio Consultation: Strong Univocal Resistance to DAB.
Norway seems to join the rest of the world by accepting the global broadcast standard FM. The media authority has the government's task to investigate whether local radio could continue on FM after 2021. Among 55 consultation referrals, only the three national DAB stakeholders are against continued FM. Meanwhile politicians from several parties in the parliament have already committed themselves for a continued FM for local radio (See separate stories below). However, DAB stakeholders will continue their lobbying for a total FM switch-off.
Will local radio continue on FM? That was the big issue in the political debate at the national annual conference, organized by the Norwegian local radio association in Oslo on 5 April. On the same day, Kantar Media presented measurements that show that FM is by far the most important platform for local radio. 73% of the listening is on FM. When it comes to closing FM, Norway is still an island in the world. No other country has such plans.
Radio stations risk bankruptcy. Bureaucracy moves to kill retainment of FM.
The Norwegian media authority fines NOK 1.05 million three local radio stations, which the Media Authority believes have had much larger advertising revenues than the broadcasting conditions allow. The decision, which came the day before the Norwegian local radio association began its annual conference in Oslo on April 5, is seen by many as provocative and as an ordering job for the two commercial companies that broadcast nationally at DAB. On top of this the authority is in the midst of a ministry ordered investigation about a ten year extension of FM license period for local radio.
British tech company Frontier Smart Technologies Ltd reported annual pre-tax losses widened as revenues fell by more than a fifth amid weaker digital radio (DAB) sales. For the year ended 31 December 2018, pre-tax losses widened to $3.3m from $2.1m a year earlier, and revenue fell 21% to $41.8m according to StockMarketWire.com. According to our analysis the global smartphone revolution will curb future demand for stand-alone radio sets.
The all-electric cars are much around the corner. Volvo has presented its new all-electric car which will be produced in China next year. Polestar 2 is one of the first cars in the world to embed an infotainment system powered by Android. - A Connected Car will not be hit by the regulating efforts to force DAB radio into new cars as long it is not also equipped with a stand-alone in-car radio.
Private terrestrial digital radio is postponed - again.
Listeners and public service broadcaster is turning its back on DAB.
NENT (formerly MTG), may postpone the start of national DAB+ broadcasts until July 1, when 35 percent of the population should be able to receive. One year later, 50% must be reached and on July 1, 2021 the network must be expanded to a coverage of 70% of the population. NENT has requested a postponement of the DAB start due to "technical and organizational challenges". The fact that other license holders (as Bauer) have been deferred with the first launching start to January 1, 2020, contributes to the request being admitted by the media authority.
Spain wants to keep the analog FM radio and will not introduce terrestrial digital radio DAB+. The government decision to postpone discussions on the introduction of DAB in Spain has led to frustration among DAB advocates incl. the opposition party Coalició Compromís, which accuses the government to rather be 5G oriented in the national digitalization process.
While 5G Launches Globally Interest for DAB Radio Fades.
Demands in Austria for radio and TV to be received via 5G without a SIM card.
At the mobile telecom conference in Barcelona 5G was the focus. It is now announced that the radio industry in Austria wants 5G to replace terrestrial digital TV broadcasts (DVB-T2 HD). The public service company ORF and its subsidiary broadcast provider ORS as well as private broadcasters now require space for a 5G broadcasting network on the UHF band 470-700 megahertz, which should continue to be reserved for radio and television, according to the "Standard" newspaper. Meanwhile, terrestrial DAB radio will be abandoned by ORF.
Analysis: DAB will not survive FM and Internet Radio. Norway loser.
Despite 24 unsuccessful years since its launching and the Internet's increasing dominance, lobby interests continue efforts to replace FM with the European system DAB. It has mainly been public broadcasters active since the beginning of the 1990s. With the exception of the Norwegian NRK, however, these companies are realizing that DAB no longer belongs to the future radio landscape. Nowadays, the "digital radio" listening platform today and for the future means online - in Sweden, France, the United States and most other countries. Meanwhile FM, the world broadcast standard, remains strong in 219 countries.
Only 6 out of 10 Norwegians now listening to the radio.
Public radio not a longer with the majority population.
A green light for continued FM at least until 2047.
2019 might be the last year for the residual DAB in Sweden.
An inquiry into how the radio frequencies are to be used during the period 2027-2047 proposes that the Armed Forces will get space in the band 174-240 MHz, which is currently used by DAB radio and digital TV. At the international level, the inquiry suggests that Sweden should push for the bands 470-694 MHz and 174-240 MHz (VHF band III) are allocated that the frequencies can be utilized for two different types of radio platforms. - It is thus possible that Sweden now will follow Finland's example and clear DAB out of band III.

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local radio consultation: strong univocal resistance to dab.
norway seems to join the rest of the world by accepting the global broadcast standard fm. the media authority has the government's task to investigate whether local radio could continue on fm after 2021. among 55 consultation referrals, only the three national dab stakeholders are against continued fm. meanwhile politicians from several parties in the parliament have already committed themselves for a continued fm for local radio (see separate stories below). however, dab stakeholders will continue their lobbying for a total fm switch-off.
will local radio continue on fm? that was the big issue in the political debate at the national annual conference, organized by the norwegian local radio association in oslo on 5 april. on the same day, kantar media presented measurements that show that fm is by far the most important platform for local radio. 73% of the listening is on fm. when it comes to closing fm, norway is still an island in the world. no other country has such plans.
radio stations risk bankruptcy. bureaucracy moves to kill retainment of fm.
the norwegian media authority fines nok 1.05 million three local radio stations, which the media authority believes have had much larger advertising revenues than the broadcasting conditions allow. the decision, which came the day before the norwegian local radio association began its annual conference in oslo on april 5, is seen by many as provocative and as an ordering job for the two commercial companies that broadcast nationally at dab. on top of this the authority is in the midst of a ministry ordered investigation about a ten year extension of fm license period for local radio.
british tech company frontier smart technologies ltd reported annual pre-tax losses widened as revenues fell by more than a fifth amid weaker digital radio (dab) sales. for the year ended 31 december 2018, pre-tax losses widened to $3.3m from $2.1m a year earlier, and revenue fell 21% to $41.8m according to stockmarketwire.com. according to our analysis the global smartphone revolution will curb future demand for stand-alone radio sets.
the all-electric cars are much around the corner. volvo has presented its new all-electric car which will be produced in china next year. polestar 2 is one of the first cars in the world to embed an infotainment system powered by android. - a connected car will not be hit by the regulating efforts to force dab radio into new cars as long it is not also equipped with a stand-alone in-car radio.
private terrestrial digital radio is postponed - again.
listeners and public service broadcaster is turning its back on dab.
nent (formerly mtg), may postpone the start of national dab+ broadcasts until july 1, when 35 percent of the population should be able to receive. one year later, 50% must be reached and on july 1, 2021 the network must be expanded to a coverage of 70% of the population. nent has requested a postponement of the dab start due to "technical and organizational challenges". the fact that other license holders (as bauer) have been deferred with the first launching start to january 1, 2020, contributes to the request being admitted by the media authority.
spain wants to keep the analog fm radio and will not introduce terrestrial digital radio dab+. the government decision to postpone discussions on the introduction of dab in spain has led to frustration among dab advocates incl. the opposition party coalició compromís, which accuses the government to rather be 5g oriented in the national digitalization process.
while 5g launches globally interest for dab radio fades.
demands in austria for radio and tv to be received via 5g without a sim card.
at the mobile telecom conference in barcelona 5g was the focus. it is now announced that the radio industry in austria wants 5g to replace terrestrial digital tv broadcasts (dvb-t2 hd). the public service company orf and its subsidiary broadcast provider ors as well as private broadcasters now require space for a 5g broadcasting network on the uhf band 470-700 megahertz, which should continue to be reserved for radio and television, according to the "standard" newspaper. meanwhile, terrestrial dab radio will be abandoned by orf.
analysis: dab will not survive fm and internet radio. norway loser.
despite 24 unsuccessful years since its launching and the internet's increasing dominance, lobby interests continue efforts to replace fm with the european system dab. it has mainly been public broadcasters active since the beginning of the 1990s. with the exception of the norwegian nrk, however, these companies are realizing that dab no longer belongs to the future radio landscape. nowadays, the "digital radio" listening platform today and for the future means online - in sweden, france, the united states and most other countries. meanwhile fm, the world broadcast standard, remains strong in 219 countries.
only 6 out of 10 norwegians now listening to the radio.
public radio not a longer with the majority population.
a green light for continued fm at least until 2047.
2019 might be the last year for the residual dab in sweden.
an inquiry into how the radio frequencies are to be used during the period 2027-2047 proposes that the armed forces will get space in the band 174-240 mhz, which is currently used by dab radio and digital tv. at the international level, the inquiry suggests that sweden should push for the bands 470-694 mhz and 174-240 mhz (vhf band iii) are allocated that the frequencies can be utilized for two different types of radio platforms. - it is thus possible that sweden now will follow finland's example and clear dab out of band iii.


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Colorful, floral, bold. Come see what's in store for spring this year.
Who are the women who wander?
THEY ARE BRAVE, ADVENTUROUS, RESTLESS, AND CURIOUS. Read more about our shop, women who inspire us, and the places we go on our blog.
Introduce your store or campaign with this slideshow section.
Ashley started Wanderer in Taos, New Mexico in 2016 where she pulled inspiration from the high desert mountains and placed it into an old adobe building in the heart of town.
Within a year, Wanderer opened its second location in Albuquerque and in 2018, the entire brand relocated to Fort Worth, TX so it could reach its full potential.
Wanderer has a unique mix of products and apparel so everyone can find something they love. Prices range from $15 to $250 which showcases a mix of trendy to sustainable, & handmade to manufactured. There is always an influence of the high desert and a wandering soul within, a reflection of Ashley and the modern women of today. Thank you for shopping small and wandering with us.
Don't miss out on a good markdown. Check out our sale styles here.
Keep up with the newest arrivals, latest blog posts, and upcoming events.

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colorful, floral, bold. come see what's in store for spring this year.
who are the women who wander?
they are brave, adventurous, restless, and curious. read more about our shop, women who inspire us, and the places we go on our blog.
introduce your store or campaign with this slideshow section.
ashley started wanderer in taos, new mexico in 2016 where she pulled inspiration from the high desert mountains and placed it into an old adobe building in the heart of town.
within a year, wanderer opened its second location in albuquerque and in 2018, the entire brand relocated to fort worth, tx so it could reach its full potential.
wanderer has a unique mix of products and apparel so everyone can find something they love. prices range from $15 to $250 which showcases a mix of trendy to sustainable, & handmade to manufactured. there is always an influence of the high desert and a wandering soul within, a reflection of ashley and the modern women of today. thank you for shopping small and wandering with us.
don't miss out on a good markdown. check out our sale styles here.
keep up with the newest arrivals, latest blog posts, and upcoming events.


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The chief of police at a small South Dakota community under fire over several controversial encounters is now out of a job.
The South Dakota Law Enforcement Standards Commission has revoked Lake Norden Police Chief Jimmy Murphy’s law enforcement certification, according to South Dakota Attorney General spokesperson Sara Rabern. The decision came by a unanimous vote Wednesday.
Hamlin County State’s Attorney John Delzer filed a complaint against Murphy in April over several credibility issues surrounding his actions as chief of police. The complaint cited acts varying from escalating routine traffic stops to destroying evidence.
Murphy was previously investigated after he shot a suicidal woman during a police call in 2016. The attorney general’s office ruled that the shooting was justified. This incident was not included in Delzer's complaint.

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the chief of police at a small south dakota community under fire over several controversial encounters is now out of a job.
the south dakota law enforcement standards commission has revoked lake norden police chief jimmy murphy’s law enforcement certification, according to south dakota attorney general spokesperson sara rabern. the decision came by a unanimous vote wednesday.
hamlin county state’s attorney john delzer filed a complaint against murphy in april over several credibility issues surrounding his actions as chief of police. the complaint cited acts varying from escalating routine traffic stops to destroying evidence.
murphy was previously investigated after he shot a suicidal woman during a police call in 2016. the attorney general’s office ruled that the shooting was justified. this incident was not included in delzer's complaint.