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Sinningia gerdtiana is a tuberous member of the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. It is found in Brazil.

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Colorado selected as winner of Pac-12 Zero Waste Challenge for 2018 football season
Arizona, Arizona State and Washington also recognized across 2018 football campaigns
SAN FRANCISCO – One of the core pillars of Pac-12 Team Green, the Conference today announced that the University of Colorado Boulder has been selected as the overall winner of the "Pac-12 Zero Waste Challenge" for the 2018 football season. Also recognized as subcategory winners included the University of Arizona (most-improved), Arizona State University (best student-athlete engagement) and the University of Washington (best fan engagement). All four institutions will be recognized and honored during a special ceremony during the 2019 Pac-12 Sustainability Conference set for June 25-26 at the University of Washington.
"Sustainability is a very important key for us, something we take a great deal of pride in," said Rick George, athletic director at Colorado. "We want to be leaders in this area and we are certainly excited about being recognized in this way."
The Pac-12 Zero Waste Challenge is held annually during both football and basketball seasons. Each university selects one home football game and one home basketball game to compete and provide a platform for engaging on best practices in waste diversion. As part of the competition, each university submitted a scorecard describing the efforts around its Zero Waste game. Criteria is weighted as such: 25 percent participation and partnerships, 25 percent innovation credit and 50 percent stadium diversion rate.
A total of five judges selected one overall winner and one winner in three categories. The judging panel consisted of:
Bill Walton – Pac-12 representative, sustainability advocate & basketball legend
Mike Carey – LEED Expert & sustainability coordinator at Orange Coast College
Graham Oberly – Sustainability coordinator at Ohio State University
Cheryl Wong – Assistant commissioner, sports management & championships, Pac-12 Conference
More information on the Pac-12 Zero Waste Challenge is available at Pac-12.com/teamgreen. More information on the 2019 Pac-12 Sustainability Conference set for June 25-26 at the University of Washington is available at Pac-12.com/sustainability.
Overall Winner – 2018 Football Season: Colorado (vs. Arizona State, Oct. 6, 2018)
Achieved 91.82% stadium diversion rate, including over 8,700 lbs in compost, over 3,900 lbs in bottles and cans and over 1,300 lbs to landfill.
The NCAA's first Division I sustainable athletics program, "Ralphie's Green Stampede" has seen Buffs athletics implement zero waste programs in all venues, zero net carbon emissions in all facilities, zero net water use practices in all facilities as well as a zero net-energy football practice facility.
In promotion of a circular economy, Colorado collects plastic bags from stadium activities and sends them to a recycler who then manufactures new 70% recycled content plastics bags, which the university then uses to collect tailgate recycling on gamedays.
As a zero-waste, zero-car and zero-glass organized tailgate, the "Franklin Field Tailgate" area of Colorado football games has become a platform for a high-diversion tailgate area with a zero-waste eco product package, complete with plates, napkins, cups and utensils.
Best Fan-Engagement: Washington (vs. Colorado, Oct. 20, 2018)
Achieved 87.67% stadium diversion rate, including over 8,100 lbs in compost, over 7,800 lbs in recycling and over 2,200 lbs to landfill.
During the second half of each game this season, Husky Stadium recognized a "Green Minute" where customer services team members walked through each section to collect recyclable materials while in-stadium announcements and video boards provided information on UW Athletics sustainability and zero waste efforts.
Volunteers staffed a sustainability info table as the team worked with Coca-Cola to introduce a bottle launch game, giving fans a fun, interactive point of engagement to around proper recycling practices, composting and general sustainability efforts.
The team utilized a plush Husky toy as a visual mascot named "Eco" as fans were encouraged to take selfies with to draw attention to informational posts.
Most-Improved: Arizona (vs. California, Oct. 6, 2018)
Achieved 45.71% stadium diversion rate, including over 10,000 lbs to landfill, over 7,600 lbs in recycling and over 800 lbs in compost.
Following their 2017 Zero Waste game which had a diversion rate of 20%, the Wildcats' were able to increase their diversion rate in their 2018 game to 45.71% thanks to increased efforts with planning, preparation and education. Also, by working with various stakeholders and participating with the postgame cleanup process, Arizona was able to ensure that more material ended up in the correct waste systems.
Best Student-Athlete Engagement: Arizona State (vs. Utah, Nov. 3, 2018)
Achieved 80% stadium diversion rate, including over 7,700 lbs in recycling, over 7,200 lbs in compost and over 6,000 lbs to landfill.
Distributed and placed on the uniforms of over 350 Arizona State band members, spirit squad and cheerleaders for the game, Arizona State's sustainability logo was seen by fans in attendance as well as at home via television appearances.
About the Pac-12 Zero Waste Challenge
The Pac-12 Zero Waste Challenge is one of the core pillars of Pac-12 Team Green, the sustainability platform launched in 2018 to promote sustainability efforts taking place on Pac-12 campuses and around the Conference. Each Pac-12 institution participates in the competition with the goal of determining which university diverted the most waste from the landfill at a select football and basketball game, as well as which used the most innovative methods to expand reach and impact of sustainability education efforts.
About the Pac-12 Conference
The Conference has a tradition as the "Conference of Champions," leading the nation in NCAA Championships in 52 of the last 58 years, with 516 NCAA team titles overall. The Conference comprises 12 leading U.S. universities - the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Colorado, the University of Oregon, Oregon State University, Stanford University, the University of Southern California, the University of Utah, the University of Washington and Washington State University. For more information on the Conference's programs, member institutions, and Commissioner Larry Scott, go to Pac-12.com/conference.
California selected as overall winner of Pac-12 Zero Waste Challenge for 2018-19 basketball season
USC selected as Pac-12 Zero Waste Competition winner
Pac-12 and Green Sports Alliance name basketball season Zero Waste Bowl winners

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Zunar: Why ban cartoons during elections?
A political cartoonist has attacked the ban on political caricatures during the next election as a case of shooting the messenger.
PETALING JAYA: A decision to ban caricatures in the next general election was nothing short of hilarious, says a political cartoonist.
Zulkiflee Anwar Haque (popularly known as Zunar) criticised Election Commission (EC) deputy chairman Wan Ahmad Wan Omar's May 30 call, who claimed that political caricatures were inappropriate.
"[The drawing of cartoons] is a legally-practised medium in Malaysia and therefore the EC does not have the right to forbid its use," he said in a press statement.
He said that instead of attacking the medium, the EC should have gone for the message itself.
Political personal attacks, he added, could have come in any shape and form.
According to a Bernama report, Wan Ahmad said that the 2011 Sarawak state election saw "too many" examples of "inappropriate" political caricatures.
"The election is a serious matter and we cannot allow political parties to display campaign materials which put down any person," he said at the time.
The EC, he added, would remove any banners bearing political caricatures during the election campaign period, speculated to begin a few months from now.
Wan Ahmad's call left Zulkiflee, well-known for his unflattering depiction of the Malaysian government (especially of Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor), wondering.
He said that instead of banning cartoons, the EC should have spent its time fulfilling Bersih's eight electoral reform demands (which include cleaning the voter rolls and free and fair media access).
In defiance of the EC's call, Zulkiflee said that he would be leading a group of cartoonists known as Kumpulan Kartunis Independen (KKI) during the coming election.
"We will be opening our own cartoonist operations room and will be moving as a group in a van while campaigning for the coming election," he said.
Focusing on government scandals, the KKI's cartoons would be distributed to the public.
Court case on 23 May 2012 has been delayed.
Keputusan kes Zunar saman polis/kerajaan Malaysia kerana tangkapan tak sah yang sepatutnya dijadualkan esok 9 pagi 23 Mei 2012, ditangguhkan ke 6 Jun 2012.
The Malaysian cartoonist Zunar issued a press notice yesterday to remind that a decision will be rendered in two days on his civil suit against police political authorities in his country regarding his unlawful detention a couple of years ago due to the content of his bookCartoon-O-Phobia. The cartoonist was held for two days, was investigated under the Sedition Act, and if my memory serves was picked up right before some crucial publicity-style events designed to drive sales of that volume. One of the key concerns in the suit is that Zunar was arrested before the books were publicly available, which combined with the fact that no one has come close to rioting or anything like that due to Zunar's cartoons, puts some stress on officials' claims that there was some sort of imminent danger that called for the cartoonist's detention.
Due to Malaysian law, the court could also decide that Zunar has to pay the government about 8000 Euros for bringing the case in the first place. This also to my mind doesn't really get at a key of the Zunar matter, which is the chilling effect the government's actions have had on the artist's ability to print and distribute his comics in his home country just generally, due to potential partners and commercial allies being frightened away. Even so, there are preferred outcomes here, obviously. So all eyes on Kuala Lumpur.
1 Moolaysia book launch in Penang on 19 May 2012.
Zunar will launched his book "1 MOOLAYSIA" in Penang on 19 May 2012 ( Saturday ), 5pm to 8pm at Esplanade. If you are free may pay a visit there to meet him in person and to get his new book + signature. EVERYONE IS WELCOME !
ZUNAR akan melancarkan buku "I MOOLAYSIA" peringkat negeri Pulau Pinang di Padang Kota pada 19 Mei (Sabtu) jam 5 - 7 petang dan jualan berlangsung di tempat yang sama pada jam 8 malam. SEMUA DIJEMPUT HADIR.
Sekumpulan seniman bebas menyampaikan penghargaan kepada pengerusi bersama BERSIH, Datuk A Samad Said atas pengorbanan yang ditunjukkan Sasterawan Negara itu dalam membela hak rakyat.
Pemimpin utama Kumpulan Kartunis Independen, Zunar (foto)berkata anugerah Seniman Rakyat itu diberikan atas pengorbanan tenaga, minda, bakat dan titik peluh oleh A Samad.
"Hari ini kami, Kumpulan Kartunis Independen mengiktiraf seorang seniman, budayawan yang mengabdikan karya-karyanya demi membela rakyat, demi membuka mata rakyat dan sentiasa berjuang di garis depan membimbing rakyat.
"Beliau tidak mengharapkan darjat dan kebesaran malah sanggup menempuh rintangan biar berdepan dengan kekuasaan dan hujung senapang demi sebuah prinsip dan kehormatan sebagai manusia," katanya.
Zunar atau nama sebenarnya Zulkiflee SM Anwar ulHaque berkata tidak memadai sekiranya seorang seniman hanya berjaya menghasilkan karya seni demi keuntungan peribadi tetapi mengabaikan penderitaan rakyat di sekeliling.
Seniman seharusnya mengabdikan karya "untuk kepentingan rakyat terbanyak, membela rakyat tertindas dan perakam denyut nadi rakyat," katanya dalam ucapan di satu majlis KKI di Kuala Lumpur semalam.
Perhimpunan BERSIH 3.0 untuk menuntut pilihan raya bersih dan adil yang dipimpin A Samad menarik kehadiran sehingga 100,000 orang pada 28 April lalu.
Dalam ucapannya selepas itu, A Samad turut memberikan semangat kepada kartunis dan seniman supaya terus memperjuangkan kebebasan dan menjaga hubungan dengan tuhan.
"Kalau ada halangan, rempuhlah kerana itulah maruah seorang seniman," katanya yang turut menceritakan pengalaman beliau mengadakan protes 'duduk bantah' di Kuala Lumpur.
Majlis ringkas itu turut diserikan dengan persembahan lagu Mentari Kuning, Menyalalah yang turut disertai Pak Samad dengan isterinya.


For information about Created at the Canyon, click here.
At the Yukon Conservation Society, we believe in getting people outside to connect with nature. We offer free, fun interpretive programming for all ages throughout the summer at Miles Canyon, Canyon City, and other Whitehorse parks.
Through our free guided hikes and Kids' Ed-Ventures at Miles Canyon, we help visitors and locals alike learn about conservation by exploring nature. We also offer a glimpse into the Yukon's First Nations heritage and Gold Rush history. See human and natural history come to life before your eyes as you explore and learn with our trail guide interpreters!
In McIntyre Creek Park, we're working to protect the area from harmful development and support Whitehorse residents in their enjoyment of the trails. With community support we created interpretive panels and self-guided hike pamphlets for the area. We also conduct citizen science such as the McIntyre Creek BioBlitz to collect vital data about the ecosystem.
We promote the responsible use of trails and greenspace throughout Whitehorse and the Yukon. Did you know that Whitehorse has over 800 km of trails for you to explore? Stop by the office to pick up a copy of our Hikes and Bikes book ($20), a great guide to hikes in and around Whitehorse.
YCS is sponsoring this film at the Available Light Film Festival - Friday Feb. 9, 2018 at 12pm.
In summer 2018, with funding from the City of Whitehorse Environment Grant, we started our own edible garden project at YCS. Click here for more information about how to get involved or how to build and plant your own garden north of 60!
In McIntyre Creek Park, we're working to protect the area from harmful development and support Whitehorse residents in their enjoyment of the trails. With community support we created interpretive panels and self-guided hike pamphlets for the area.
Click to learn more about our summer programming. Hikes will run June 8 - August 17, 2019.


When you are running an e-commerce business the platform that you choose to work with will set the tone of how your business will start working from the beginning, which is why it is very important that you find the perfect one. There are a ton of amazing options out there now thanks to the sudden growth of the ecommerce world and the fact that people now shop online more than ever before.
The right platform needs to offer you all of the right features that will help make running your business much easier and make it more efficient overall. Taking a good look at, both, the advantages and disadvantages of the platform is very important, and that is exactly what we're going to do today. Keep reading below in order to find out a little bit more about some of the best ecommerce platforms out there, and hopefully, we will be able to find the best ecommerce platform for startups in the USA.
This is an online shopping platform that comes with five different models of pricing, which means that you will be able to pick the perfect one for you depending on the size of the business and the amount of product that you're selling. This is also a platform that, unlike many others, comes with unlimited options when it comes to product storage. You will be able to use a wide range of payment gateways on your e-commerce things to the fact that this platform supports a lot of them, which is amazing because you were getting a lot of flexibility in terms to the checkout options that you can offer to your customers.
It is also a platform that will allow you to achieve scale which is definitely a feature that a lot of companies find very beneficial. However, something that can be considered as a downside of this platform is the fact that it is not one of the most intuitive ones out there, especially when compared to our next candidates. It also offers very limited free template options and some of the overall processes can be very difficult to understand, especially for a business owner of a startup.
Is one of the most popular platforms out there, this is definitely the platform that has the best chance of being the best e-commerce platform for startups in the USA. This platform has been specifically designed for small businesses and small online stores, which is probably a big reason of why this platform is so popular. Just as our previous option had several plants to choose from, this platform also offers you the same.
However something that most other platforms don't offer you is a plan specifically designed for small businesses that are just starting out, and in this case, that is the shopify.com/plus/solutions/international-ecommerce plan that start at only $9 which is amazing. Some of the great advantages of Shopify include things like providing you with hundreds of apps that you can use to enhance your online store, integration with fulfillment centers, drop shipping companies, shipping carriers and so on. It is also an amazing option if you only have a brick and mortar store because it also offers a point of sale system that is perfect for handling transactions in a physical shop.
However, the one pretty big downside of shop if I is the fact that it does cost a lot of money because apart from there being a monthly subscription fee there is also a transaction fee which is something that a lot of customers don't like.
Since this is the top choice for some of the biggest brands in the world, you can definitely see why we chose to put this platform on our list. This is a very versatile and flexible platform that will allow you to get the exact look you want for your online store. This is a very user-friendly solution and one of the best parts about it is that it is a very scalable platform, which means your business will be able to grow and the platform will grow with it.
However, when you're running a start up business and you don't have the biggest technical experience, Magento can get very expensive in terms of technical support. This is a platform that has a very steep learning curve, and that is definitely something that can be very time-consuming, which is definitely something that you need to keep in mind.
Whether you decide to use Shopify, Magento or 3DCart, it is still incredibly important for you to do all the research you can in order to pick the best ecommerce platform for startups in the USA. We hope that you found this article useful and that you managed to find the perfect platform for your own business.


STEP UP 2 follows much the same formula as the original dance-school teen romance. A girl from a rough neighbourhood gets into a performing arts school and clashes with the classical dance curriculum. She leads a posse of renegade misfits into competing in a street dance contest, hooking up with a hunky colleague in the process.
The sequel is weaker than the original in several respects. Channing Tatum was far more convincing as a kid from the streets that clean-cut Briana Evigan: the writers seem to think that by rolling up one of her trouser-legs to her knee, she'll look credible!. The love interest (Robert Hoffman) is so bland as to be boring and the Evil Dance Teacher (Will Kemp) may well be a talented dancer but his acting is wooden. Overall, the central love story is not going to capture the teen imagination in the way that the first movie did.
For all that, STEP UP 2 THE STREETS is still well worth seeing for the brilliantly choreographed dance scenes and music mixes in the final contest. It's truly impressive, and it's nice to see popular dance taken beyond a 3 minute backdrop to a rapper and given it's own show-case and soom room to breathe.
STEP UP 2 THE STREETS is already on release in the USA, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Iceland, Lithuania, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Russia, Estonia, Greece, Poland, Romania, Germany, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand,Slovakia, Australia, Israel, the UK and Croatia. It opens in April in France and Italy; in Spain and Finland in June.


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(1) Any quotation given by the Company shall, unless withdrawn by the Company, be valid for a period not exceeding twenty-eight days from its date. No order made by the Customer shall be deemed accepted until the Company's written Order Acknowledgement has been made.
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(1) The price of the goods shall be the Company's price as set out in its Order Acknowledgement.
All Prices are subject to the addition of value added tax at the appropriate rate which the Customer shall be additionally liable to pay to the Company.
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(3) Delivery notes bearing the signature of the Customer, its employee, officer, agent or representative, shall be conclusive evidence of receipt of Goods described thereon, unless claims for investigation are made in writing to the Company as from the delivery date, as set out below in clause 4(4).
(4) Any claim by the customer which is based on any defect in the quality or condition of the Goods (including, without limitation, that the Goods have been damaged in transit) or their failure to correspond with the specification shall (whether or not delivery is refused by the Customer) be notified to the Company within 30 days from the date of delivery. If delivery is not refused, and the Customer does not notify the Company accordingly, the Customer shall not be entitled to reject the Goods and the Company shall have no liability for such defect or failure, and the Customer shall be bound to pay the price as if the Goods had been delivered in accordance with the Contract.
(5) Any claim by the Customer which is based on defect in quantity of the Goods shall be notified to the Company within 30 days from the date of delivery. If the Customer does not notify the Company accordingly, the Company shall have no liability for such failure and the Customer shall be bound to pay the price as if the Goods has been delivered in accordance with the Contract and the Customer shall not be entitled to reject the Goods so delivered and shall accept the Goods delivered and shall accept the Goods delivered as part performance of the Contract.
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(i) If the Customer fails to make any payment for the Goods to the Company when due, or becomes insolvent, or bankrupt or goes into liquidation, or makes any arrangements with its creditors, or has a Receiver appointed over any of it property or undertaking then the right to deal with the Goods under clause 6 (1) shall automatically cease, and the Company shall be thereupon entitled to enter upon the premises of the customer or any third party and re-claim the Goods.
(2) The Customer shall be wholly responsible for the Goods when they are delivered and shall ensure they are stored in an appropriate manner and in an appropriately controlled environment. The Customer can obtain guidelines as to storage from the Company on request.
(1) The Customer shall pay strictly net thirty days from the date of the invoice unless otherwise agreed in writing. Time of payment of the price of the Goods shall be of the essence.
(2) The Customer shall pay all accounts in full and not exercise any rights of set off or counter-claim against invoices submitted.
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(ii) Charge the Customer interest (both before and after any judgement) on the amount unpaid at the rate of 8% per annum above Barclays Bank plc. base rate from time to time until payment in full is made.
(1) An order accepted by the Company may only be cancelled on the Customer giving two weeks written notice to the Company and such cancellation shall only be accepted by the Company if the Customer indemnifies the Company against any loss or liability that the Company shall suffer or incur (which shall include any loss of profit to the Company by its fulfilment of its part of the contract) by reason of the cancellation.
(1) The Company warrants the Goods supplied for a period of 12 months from the date of manufacture. Any Goods used after the warranty period are used at the customers risk.
(2) Subject to compliance with all the obligations under clause 4 hereof, which shall be a condition precedent to the Company's liability, the Company will repair or replace (at its option) any components of the Company's manufacture which are found to be defective due to faulty materials or workmanship. This warranty does not extend to parts, materials or equipment not manufactured by the Company, in respect of which the Customer shall only be entitled to the benefit of any such warranty or guarantee as is given by the manufacturer to the Company.
(3) In clause 9 (2) "defective" means not in accordance with contractual specification. The Company will accept that Goods are defective only after it has been given the opportunity to verify that the allegedly defective Goods do not meet the contractual specification.
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(1) Nothing in this Agreement shall limit the Company's liability to the Customer for personal injury or death caused by its negligence or fraudulent misrepresentation.
(2) The Company's liability to the Customer, in contract, tort or otherwise for loss or damage to the Customer's tangible property, caused either by defects in the Good resulting from the Customer's negligence or by the negligence of its employees shall be limited to a maximum amount paid for the Goods in question per event or series of connected events.
(4) Subject to clauses 10 (1) to 10 (3) above, the Company's total liability in contract, tort (including without limitation, negligence) or otherwise whether arising out of, in connection with or in relation to the Goods or the supply or non-supply of the Goods or otherwise under this Agreement shall be limited to the price paid or payable for the Goods for any one event or series of connected events in aggregate.
(1) If either party is affected by Force Majeure it shall promptly notify the other party of the nature and extent of the circumstances in question.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Contract, neither party shall be deemed to be in breach of the Contract, or otherwise be liable to the other, for any delay in performance or the non-performance of any of its obligations under the Contract, to the extent that the delay or non-performance is due to any Force Majeure of which it has notified the other party and the time for performance is so prevented provided that is such delay or failure persists far more than 28 days the Contract shall terminate forthwith.
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Since the 1980s, UC San Diego has been at the forefront of discoveries that shape care and treatment standards on a global scale. Since 1996, The HIV Institute has served as an umbrella organization to many diverse HIV-related activities across UC San Diego. By coordinating and promoting scientific research and exchange within the academic community, as well as providing clinical resources and education to the community at large, our members strive to halt the spread of HIV through cutting-edge research, innovative clinical trials, compassionate care, and public education.
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Following the Tigor EV and Tiago EV, Tata Motors will introduce a pure electric variant of the Altroz and even the production version of the H2X concept (codename: X445). While the Altroz EV was already confirmed, the X445 EV has come into the picture only now.
"Our first two offerings on the Alpha architecture will have an EV option," Guenter Butschek, CEO and Managing Director, Tata Motors, told The Economic Times recently.
Elaborating on the company's EV plans, Butschek said that the company has been working on a higher range of 200-230-km-per-charge model as it is the best solution for delivering adequate driving range at an affordable price point. He has further said that the company will price all the future electric passenger cars under INR 15 lakh. Furthermore, he revealed that a connected vehicle solution platform for all its electric vehicles is in the works.
The Tata H2X Concept was unveiled at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show last month. The show car will give birth to an A-segment SUV that will likely make its public debut at the Auto Expo 2020 in February next year. Pratap Bose, Head of Design, Tata Motors has earlier revealed that 70-80% of the design is ready to go into production.
Tata Motors has said that the production-spec Tata H2X will provide "exemplary performance, future-ready connectivity and outstanding interior room". The ICE-equipped variant of the new model will be powered by the same 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine that will be found under the hood of the Tata Altroz. The X445 will be the second model, after the Altroz, to be underpinned by the company's Agile Light Flexible Advanced (ALFA) architecture. The concept version measures 3,840 mm in length, 1,822 mm in width, and 1,635 mm in height. It has a wheelbase of 2,450 mm.


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Q: Year 2038 problem What is the likelihood of the Year 2038 issue being very problematic?

A: A few years ago, there were reports of problems already, in areas like mortgage programs doing calculations on 30-year loans: 2008 + 30 = 2038.

A: This is my opinion, but this problem is due to a 32 bit counter problem, today most os are updated to handle time on 64 bit (at least on 64 bit computers), so I guess that all OS and software will be ready a long time before 2038, let's say 2020. So you might only have problems if in 2038 you will still be running software from 2020.
It likely not be a problem in almost all case. I hope.

A: A 64 bit OS is ultimately irrelevant to the 2037 problem.  (CTIME runs out closer to 2037 than 2038).
The question is not the bit depth of the OS, rather how does the OS store time.  Or how does the database column choose to store time.  Or how does this directory services time syntax attribute store time at the back end.
This is a much bigger problem than people think, since it is so endemic and common to have used 32 bit time counters.
Each instance that stores time needs to be revisited, and all API's updated, and all tools that use it updated as well.
Abstraction layers that let you set time via a human readable time format, instead of the raw data written out make it easier, but that is only one case.
I suspect this is going to be a much bigger deal than most people think.

A: I have encountered this problem in an embedded Linux system that needed to handle dates past 2038 in some long-term cryptographic certificates, so I'd say the likehood of this depends on your application domain.
While most systems should be ready well before 2038, if you find yourself today calculating dates far into the future, you may have a problem.

A: I think this is going to be a significant problem, much more pernicious than the Y2K issues of 1999/2000 because the affected code is generally lower-level (it's CTIME) and so it's harder to spot places where time is being stored that way.
To complicate matters further, the fact that Y2K was perceived to be a damp squib will make it harder to draw attention to the problem in the runup to the event.
Cultural references:
Cory Doctorow was trying out a new model for short story commisioning / publishing under open licenses, and I suggested a 2038 theme o one of them, which he did brilliantly in Epoch: http://craphound.com/?p=2337

A: Not such a big deal.
During the first Y2K blitz, in which software and hardware vendors were required to certify their products as "Y2K compliant" in order to be sold (I remember network cables on PC Connection being certified Y2K compliant) a lot of companies did detailed audits of everything, by setting clocks in the future and testing.
At the time, since the cost of testing was so high, they almost always tested with several dates, such as 1/1/99 (some developers may have used 99 as a sentinal), 12/31/99, 1/1/00, the leapness of 2000, 1/19/38, and many others. See here for a tedious list.
Thus I believe that any important software that was around in 1999 will probably not have 2038 bugs, but new software written since then by ignorant programmers might. After the whole Y2K debacle programmers generally became much more aware of date encoding issues so it's unlikely to be as big an impact as Y2K was (which, in itself, was something of an anticlimax).

A: 32 bit systems still running by then will be a problem.

A: #include <time.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
  time_t t = (time_t)(1L << (sizeof(time_t)*8 - 9));
  printf("%d\n", sizeof(time_t));
}

it should be 1 instead of 9 but ctime does not handle larger date:
8 - Sun Jun 13 07:26:08 1141709097

My system (64 bit of course) time can run even 1 million years more. The solution is to update the systems to 64 bits.
The catch is that the programs may not handle it. Especially old, propertary and not maintained. Devs are used to following facts:

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*int's are 32 bits (in fact they are preserved as 32 bits on 64-bit systems among others because it was assumed they are 32 bit always)

*Most types (such as time_t) can safely be casted on int
In popular FLOSS software both things will probably not get through the 'many eyes' review. On less popular and propertary it will largly depend on author.
I guess on free *nix world the 2038 will get 'unnoticed' while I do expect problems on "propertary" platforms (i.e. those with large number of propertary software) - especially if some of the crutial part will not be maintained.

A: If it's anything like Y2K, some people have already been affected and are changing software, but most developers will ignore it until sometime in the 2030s, probably 2035 or so, at which point there will be a lot of work done, and anybody old enough to know K&R C and not yet too senile will suddenly be able to contract out for a lot of money.  The actual transition will show a lot of things not yet done, probably none all that important.

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Will this finally be the end of speculative "Oprah 2020" think pieces?
After rampant speculation about Oprah Winfrey considering running against President Donald Trump in the 2020 election following her acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille award at the Golden Globes earlier this month, it appears she is finally putting it all to rest.
Winfrey said "someone" did approach her recently about helping her begin a campaign for president, but shot the notion down.
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Dopo la laurea in Scienza e il Master of Fine Arts presso l'Università della Columbia Britannica nel 1985, comincia ad operare all'interno dell'arte concettuale, utilizzando diversi media tra cui pittura, scultura e fotografia. Nella sua arte egli analizza l'individuo e il ruolo che ricopre nella società. Spesso abbina le immagini con testi per invitare lo spettatore a porsi delle domande su questioni sociali.

Lum ha esposto le sue opere sia in Canada sia a livello internazionale ed ha rappresentato la sua nazione alla Biennale di San Paolo del 1998.

 insegna presso il Dipartimento di Belle Arti presso l'Università della Columbia Britannica di Vancouver.

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"North Capital Investment Technology (NCIT) was founded earlier this year to 'disrupt the private placement market' in the new private offerings environment created by the JOBS Act," said NCPS founder and Managing Director Jim Dowd.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 3, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — North Capital Investment Technology has closed its seed funding round of $1 million, attracting support from major institutional investors including JFO, Karlani Capital and Green Visor Capital.
The funding enables the San Francisco-based private placement technology company to continue technology innovation, roll out proprietary funding platforms and hire staff to support its growing broker-dealer, North Capital Private Securities Corporation (NCPS).
Green Visor Capital General Partner Michael Walsh said the private securities markets are in the early stages of a period of unprecedented change. General solicitation and crowdfunding will drive transparency and broader distribution, leading to a deeper and more liquid secondary market, he said.
North Capital Investment Technology (NCIT) was founded earlier this year to "disrupt the private placement market" in the new private offerings environment created by the JOBS Act, said NCPS founder and Managing Director Jim Dowd.
NCPS, the broker-dealer for over 20 funding portals, is preparing to launch innovative proprietary platforms in several vertical markets built upon the Transact API and Accredited.AM technology, Dowd said.
The company is preparing to launch its new transaction technology to issuers and financial institutions. Its Software as a Service solution, TransactAPI, will facilitate the offering, transaction and settlement of private securities. TransactAPI is designed for seamless integration into websites to serve issuers, platforms, funds and broker-dealers so that it can expand access for investors and distribution for issuers.
NCIT also recently launched a free verification service for accredited investors, Accredited.AM.
The North Capital team has a combined three decades of experience in private placements. Before forming North Capital, Dowd was a senior managing director at Bear Stearns. He designed and launched the company's HedgeSelect program, the first open-architecture technology platform for hedge fund investments. NCPS Managing Director Craig Goos was part of the HedgeSelect management team before moving to UBS Securities to run the alternative investments business.
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That bit after the question mark is the tracker.
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'Forever Friends': Pel remembers Maradona
The great Brazilian footballer Pele paid tribute to his legendary friend Diego Maradona on Thursday on the first anniversary of the Argentine's 60th birthday.
"A year without Diego. Friends forever," Pel wrote on Instagram, posting a photo of the two of them embracing with a big smile.
Pele and Maradona, who have never faced each other on the field, often compete for the title of best footballer in history.
But Pele, 81, has left behind their bad rivalry since Maradona's death, instead of focusing on the warm friendship they also shared.
"The world has lost a legend," Maradona wrote the day he died of a heart attack.
"One day, I hope, we'll play football together in heaven."
In 2000, Pele and Maradona were named the best players of the 20th century by FIFA together – a Brazilian selected by an expert jury, an Argentine in the popular vote of the fans.
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The West Valley men's soccer team remained unbeaten in the Coast-North with a methodical 5-0 shutout of Gavilan Tuesday in Gilroy. The Vikings (7-2-1, 3-0 Coast-North) built a 2-0 first-half lead on goals from Ronan Gillies (Sam Ludley assist) at 32' and Richie Licon off an assist from GK Yannick Lamers in the 42nd minute. WVC dominated the second half, picking up goals from Miguel Paz (Pedro Silva), Michael Robles (Vittorio Baglioni) and Mathew Cannon (PK). Lamers and Julian Lorenzo Garcia combined on the shutout of the Rams (2-9, 0-3). The Vikings continue their three-game road swing with a game Friday (10/6) at Chabot (1-8-1, 0-0-1). Kickoff is 3pm.


To the English public in the 1920s, ballet meant a glamorous Russian performance. It was an Irish woman who convinced people they could create their own national tradition.
Dame Ninette de Valois began life as Edris Stannus on June 6th 1898, at Baltiboys near Blessington, Co Wicklow. The family moved to Kent when Edris was seven but, as was noted in the introduction to her Selected Poems, "Ireland, its countryside and its people ... remained intrinsic to her whole being". She went to the Lila Field Academy for Children, whose alumni included playwrights and actors such as Noël Coward and Micheál MacLiammóir. Early in 1913, after changing her name, she went on tour with a company from the school called The Wonder Children. This helped to instil into de Valois an iron discipline which never left her.
In 1923 she joined Russian ballet impresario Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, which was at the forefront of theatrical dance, music and design. She was very influenced by the Polish choreographer Bronislava Nijinska. They had a natural affinity: they both came from countries with strong cultural traditions; they worked in a sphere dominated by men; both were interested in folk dance and how classical technique could be applied in non-classical ways.
De Valois was determined to have a permanent company with its own base, not a touring one. But the idea of an English ballet struck many people as ludicrous. Ballet, at that point, meant the Russian ballet in all its glamour. In 1926 she approached Lilian Baylis, director of the Old Vic, with a proposal to establish a ballet company. Baylis could not oblige but offered de Valois work coaching actors in movement.
Dame Ninette de Valois photographed for The Irish Times in 1959.
Later that year de Valois became choreographer at the Festival Theatre in Cambridge. In 1927 she worked on two plays by WB Yeats, On Baile's Strand and The Player Queen. Yeats saw her work and invited her to come to Dublin to set up a ballet school at the Abbey Theatre and to help him restage his Plays for Dancers there. The first season at the Abbey was in January 1928. De Valois began to divide her time between London, Dublin and Cambridge. She commissioned music and designs from Irish composers and artists. Her first collaboration with Yeats was in August 1929. He had rewritten The Only Jealousy of Emer as Fighting the Waves and gave her the central role. Such was her fame in Dublin that in 1931 she was imitated by Micheál MacLiammóir in a skit. The King of the Great Clock Tower (1934), which Yeats wrote for her, was their last collaboration, as de Valois was busy with a new company. She wrote about Yeats with great affection in her memoirs, Come Dance with Me and Step by Step.
Baylis had long nursed an ambition to renovate the dilapidated Sadler's Wells Theatre in north London. It opened in January 1931; the theatre became the home of an opera company and de Valois's ballet company. Between 1933 and 1939 she produced Coppélia, Giselle, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and The Sleeping Beauty. For 40 years her choreography defined English classical ballet and provided roles for generations of dancers, starting with Margot Fonteyn. In 1935 de Valois married Dr Arthur Blackall Connell, a London GP. After war broke out, Sadler's Wells became a shelter for the homeless and the company led a peripatetic existence on tour, narrowly escaping the German invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940. The war years were the making of Sadler's Wells Ballet, as regular touring made it well known.
Colette Collins (13), presenting a bouquet to Dame Ninette de Valois at a reception given in her honour by the Irish region of the Royal Academy of Dancing, in the Gresham Hotel in Dublin in 1960.
After the war, it was invited to become the resident company at Covent Garden. This reopened in February 1946 with a lavish version of The Sleeping Beauty produced by de Valois, a major achievement since strict rationing was still in force. In 1949 the Sadler's Wells Ballet was invited to the Metropolitan Opera House in New York and got a triumphant reception. The US became its most important touring destination. De Valois achieved success on the lecture circuit; her work with Yeats attracted great interest.
She was made a dame by King George VI in 1951, and in 1956 her company and school received a royal charter from Queen Elizabeth II, becoming the Royal Ballet. She urged John Cranko to take on the directorship of the Stuttgart Ballet, and sent Celia Franca to Canada in 1951, where she founded its National Ballet. In 1963 she persuaded Peggy van Praagh to become director of the Australian Ballet. She took an active interest in companies she had helped to found in the 1950s – the Turkish State Ballet and the Iranian National Ballet.
In Ireland she was patron of companies run by Joan Denise Moriarty: the Cork Ballet Company, the Irish Theatre Ballet, and the Irish National Ballet. In 1985, when the Arts Council ended funding for Moriarty, de Valois wrote a letter to The Irish Times declaring that "one woman's intelligent effort should not be forgotten or underwritten". De Valois attended a number of events to celebrate her 100th birthday in 1998, and died on March 8th, 2001 at her London home.
This article is reproduced from The Irish Times, dated Tue, Feb 6, 2018. Based on Deirdre McMahon's biography of Dame Ninette De Valois (edited for this article by Clare McCarthy) in the Royal Irish Academy's Dictionary of Irish Biography © 2018 irishtimes.com.
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Greve Graphics was the first video game developer in Sweden and Scandinavia. The company was founded in 1984, by Nils Hård (graphics) and Bengt Caroli (programmer). Lars Hård (music) was asked to join. The publisher was American Action.

Releases
Greve Graphics developed and released the following games:

 1985 – Soldier One , a wargame consisting of seven minigames. The game was marketed hard in Scandinavia; hundreds of thousands kids received an advertisement leaflet in their mailboxes. The game sold over 75.000 copies in Sweden.
 1986 – The SuperCan / Captured, multiple names during development
 1986 – Blood'n guts
 1987 – 1943 – One Year After

Unreleased:
 1987 – Goremium

Four of the company's games were re-released in a collection 1987 called 4 Action Hits.

Greve Graphics also released a development kit called The Basic Revenge.

References

External links

Homepages
gd64.com's page about Greve Graphic's game Soldier One
Lemon64.com's page about Greve Graphic's game Soldier One
gd64.com's page about Greve Graphic's game Captured
Lemon64.com's page about Greve Graphic's game Captured
ZZAP!'s page about Greve Graphic's game Captured
gd64.com's page about Greve Graphic's game The Super Can
gd64.com's page about Greve Graphic's game Blood'n guts
Lemon64.com's page about Greve Graphic's game Blood'n guts
ZZAP!'s page about Greve Graphic's game Blood'n guts
gd64.com's page about Greve Graphic's game 1943 – One Year After
Lemon64.com's page about Greve Graphic's game 1943 – One Year After
ZZAP!'s page about Greve Graphic's game 1943 – One Year After

Videos
Loadingsceen for Soldier One
Longplay of Soldier One

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Fortunately, I think Dickens may have known a thing or two that science has not considered.
I have to admit that Gleiser's reasoning went over my head initially, but when I look at the concept of time without the influence of strange notions put upon me by science fiction stories, where people find it possible to travel back and forth through time, the reasoning becomes obvious. Time is nothing more than a way of measuring change, and since everything which exists is in a perpetual state of change, there can only be past and future – how a thing was before change, and what it will be after change. There can be no present.
Something in Gleiser's words haunts me, however – "If the present is a moment in time without duration…" What if there is such a moment – one that cannot be measured? "Now" does not exist scientifically; of that I have no doubt, but I am haunted by the idea that there is more to these moments – these microscopic spaces between the "has changed" and "will change" – than mere illusion. I wonder if these are the places in which we encounter the transcendent Spirit of God.
I'll attempt to use words to illustrate my meaning, but as I've said before – though a writer, I am also a mystic; thus I'm compelled to attempt these illustrations, but I'm simultaneously frustrated with the futility of language to convey the transcendent.
Last week, I experienced several of these now moments. Truly, I believe each of us is living through hundreds of them a day, but we are rarely awake enough to acknowledge them. My awareness of the Holy Now became keen as I accompanied my son to his final swim meet of the season – a championship meet in which he was privileged to take part.
It was relay day. God, I love relays. For some reason, the intensity of the race is amplified when multiple swimmers combine their efforts toward a common goal. I found a place to sit among our team's families, and though race time was yet hours off, my skin literally tingled with anticipation.
The first now moment came earlier than expected. It occurred as four of Samuel's teammates raced in the Girls 200 IM Relay. I happened to be seated next to one of the girl's grandmother, and I think there was deep wisdom in that sweet lady, because as she and I chatted before the race, I sensed there was an awareness in her. She knew of the Holy Now, and she knew we were on the verge of seeing it. Her granddaughter swam breaststroke in the relay – those who know swimming know this is the most difficult of the four strokes – and the child swam it beautifully.
Sometimes, we don't so much say a thing, as we hear ourselves saying it, as if we're merely giving wind to the truth which hovers in the air. I turned to the girl's grandmother and heard from my own mouth, "Wow, she's doing great," and she nodded. There were tears in her eyes, as there were in mine, and I thought to myself that the reality of Heaven is made up of moments like these.
Her tears, I could understand, but why were my eyes wet? I think it might have to do with surprise. There is an element of the unexpected in the Now, which I suppose is necessary in order to rouse us from our preoccupation with the Was and the Will Be. When you see a child of ten doing something so difficult, and doing it with such grace and skill, it surprises you; it shocks you into the present. The tears must be a reaction to seeing an incredible thing – the sort that may even occur all the time – and the realization that, more often than not, we miss it.
My son swam shortly after – anchor for the Boys 200 IM Relay. I'd pulled my phone out to record the race, but as the buzzer sounded, I forgot to raise the device. Shortly into the first leg, I realized my oversight, and I told myself that, when the time came, I'd snap a picture of Samuel as he blurred past my front-row seat in the bleachers; maybe I'd get lucky and nail a shot of him side-breathing. Maybe I'd be able to capture the intensity in his expression. But something in me knew such a thing is not possible. This was the Holy Now happening before me. You cannot hold on to it, and once it's passed, you can never find your way back to it.
Samuel cheered his teammate onward from the starter block, cheered him right up to the wall, and as my boy's body passed into the shimmering blue and his arms began to perform their practiced, mesmerizing arcs, my camera remained on the bench. My attention was unencumbered. I was swept up and embraced in the space between what was and what will be. Enraptured by the Holy Now.
Jesus said, "Whenever two or three are gathered in my name, there am I with them." I think I'm starting to understand what he meant by that. A gathering might be two – like me and that sweet grannie shedding tears together on a metal bench – or it may be thousands. The numbers are not important. What's important is the understanding, the awareness that we are together in the moment, and we are experiencing something that can never be experienced again.
Who was, Who is, Who is to come. Would it(He) mean the same with out the "Who is"?
We're all falling. This hand is falling. And look at the other one. It's in them all.
And yet there is Someone, whose hands infinitely calm, holding up all this falling.
Those are beautiful lines, my friend. Thanks for reading and sharing.
I love those perfect moments in time. Beautifully captured.
Thanks for taking part in one such moment.


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Theatre has to reach a wider audience' pledge Mita Vashisht, Ratan Rajput and Vikram Kochar
Tata Sky & Zee Theatre celebrate World Theatre Day
Mumbai, 26 March 2019: Tata Sky, India's leading content distribution platform along with ZEE Theatre, a business vertical of ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., celebrated World Theatre Day with renowned Theatre artists Mita Vashisht, Vikram Kochar and Ratan Rajput and at JLWA in Mumbai. The event included a cinematic screening of the critically acclaimed Play 'Wrong Turn' along with a panel discussion on the need for archiving & televising some of the best plays in the country to enable wider reach for millennials and future generations.
As a part of the celebration, Tata Sky also announced the free screening of its recently launched service, Tata Sky Theatre on 27th March at Zee's Preview Theatre at Fun Republic in Mumbai for audiences.
Tata Sky Theatre powered by Zee Theatre has a bank of over 100+ plays from across genres. Subscribers can now watch a wide variety of plays - classic, period drama, social satire, comedy, etc. at the comfort of their homes thanks to the evolving cinematic format.
Speaking on the occasion, Pallavi Puri, Chief Commercial Officer, Tata Sky said, "The concept of bringing rich & imaginative theatre to life on TV screens with Tata Sky Theatre has worked well with our subscribers. As over the last few months we have seen a constant rise in subscribers from across the country. On World Theatre Day, Tata Sky in partnership with Zee Theatre and the theatre artists pledge to continue this endeavour of making quality theatre plays available by televising & archiving plays for the audience of today."
Tata Sky Theatre brings a special line-up of renowned Plays including the most celebrated artists and playwrights on the occasion of World Theatre Day. These include Agnipankh, Piya Behrupiya, Sandhya Chhaya, Shyam ki Mummy, Doll's House, Bagiya Bancharam Ki, Savita Damodar Paranjpe, Wrong Turn and The Big Fat City. With this you can now watch the performances of leading stars from theatre like Mita Vashisht, Nirmiti Sawant, Milind Phatak, Joy Sengupta, Govind Namdev, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Shikha Talsania, Shilpa Shukla and Varun Badola amongst many others.
Commenting on the occasion, Shailja Kejriwal, Chief Creative Officer – Special Projects, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. said, "For over 2000 years Theatre has brought forth the most pertinent stories to the world, becoming a mirror to the society. It is also a platform that brings together storytellers and performers who are driven by passion and not commercialism. By televising plays, Zee Theatre in partnership with Tata Sky is proud to take Indian Theatre to more and more viewers who can now watch not only the most relevant stories but also the best artists and entertainers."
Tata Sky Theatre service is available for subscribers on Channel #315 in HD and #316 in SD at just Rs.99/month and Rs.75/month respectively. These plays are also available on Tata Sky Mobile App under Live TV.
Check out the service on Tata Sky Theatre!
About Tata Sky:
Tata Sky Limited, is a joint venture between Tata Sons and TFCF Corporation (formerly known as Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.). Incorporated in 2001 and launched services in 2006, Tata Sky is India's leading content distribution platform providing Pay TV and OTT services. With the objective of connecting to the best content in the world on any budget, any screen, anytime and anywhere, Tata Sky was the first to launch multiple products and services that redefined the subscribers viewing experience in the country. Tata Sky has been a pioneer in the HD Set top box segment having significant market share in the category. It has been continuously adding new channels and platform services across various genres and languages to beef up its content offering to cater to all segments of the audience. Tata Sky currently has its footprints spread across 2 lakh towns with over 18 million connections in India.
About Zee Theatre:
Zee Theatre aims to provide a timely boost that will help create a modern take on this form of performing arts and proudly take Indian plays on the global stage. At Zee Theatre, we aim to revive, restore and spread our rich cultural heritage by bringing together some of the finest theatre works for audiences to experience. By partnering with renowned Indian theatre veterans, Zee Theatre recreates some of the most celebrated Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi and Bengali stories with magnificent production and refreshing music based on contemporary taste. We aim to revive the inheritance of Indian Theatre for the future generation and expand the theatre universe. Make Indian plays a cultural experience for the audiences and encourage the new generation to enjoy India's finest art form and take Indian theatre to the world.
For more information on Tata Sky, visit www.tatasky.com & watch.tatasky.com
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Video: Construction May Begin Soon On Graham NC Drive-In
Posted on Jan 28, 2018 by mrdrivein
The couple that owns the indoor theater in Graham NC says that they'll soon be able to break ground on a new drive-in there. Sitting on a 34-acre lot just north of the interstate, the I-40 Drive-In will have room for about 1000 cars watching five screens, plus a restaurant, a playground, and mini golf.
Jennifer and Chuck Talley announced the project last March, as shown in the embedded video above from WFMY, Greensboro's News Leader. (By the way, that's a fine video if you were ever curious what a drive-in looks like before they break ground for it.) Back then, they had hoped it would be ready to open this spring. However, the Burlington Times-News reported this week that progress had been slowed by land preparation issues.
Chuck Talley told the News Leader that the drive-in had to have proper facilities to handle water drainage. "We're making sure we have the retaining ponds and other things in place," he said. Groundbreaking is now expected to take place this spring, followed by "six to eight months" of construction.
When the Triad Business Journal interviewed Jennifer Talley in March, she said the plan was inspired by Martin Murray, a co-owner of Graham's indoor theater. She said Murray, a native of Alamance County NC, owns the four-screen Town and Country Drive-In Theatre in Abilene TX and the seven-screen Galaxy Drive-In Movie Theatre in Ennis.
"She said they're optimistic the venture will succeed, and believes the Triad's relatively mild climate makes conditions ideal for a drive-in theater," wrote the Business Journal. Jennifer also said they hope to host car shows and music festivals at the I-40. Sounds like they've got a solid plan together, and I look forward to hearing more about it later this year.
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As a faithful Nikon DSLR user, I was completely stoked when they introduced their lineup of Z-series full-frame mirrorless cameras and lenses. Designed with the same standards as the undeniably impressive D850 DSLR, the Z7 blends ultra-high resolution and flagship performance with advanced movie features — and packs it all into a slim but rugged camera body that weighs just over a pound.
I love the images I get from my Nikon DSLRs, but I don't love the wrist fatigue that sets in after a long day of shooting, and that's just one reason I'm dying to get my hands on one of these. Are you ready to lighten your load too?
The combined power of the Z7's 45.7-megapixel backside-illuminated full-frame sensor and EXPEED 6 image processor results in high-quality, richly detailed images with reduced noise and faithful color rendering, even in low light. Thanks to its substantial autofocus and processing power, the Z7 can capture a series of images in a single burst at a rate of up to nine frames per second.
If you're a loyal Nikon user, you'll notice that the Z7 has a familiar look and feel. Only it's much slimmer and lighter than the camera bodies you're used to lugging around. It still has a sturdy frame with a substantial grip, and the controls are all where you'd expect to find them. Plus it works with Nikon Speedlights and accessories for a seamless transition from your old DSLR system to a new mirrorless system.
Nikon has already released a few high-quality native lenses for its Z-mount mirrorless cameras, but you don't have to wait for more options to max out this camera's imaging potential. You can use your existing F-mount Nikkor lenses with Nikon's optional Mount Adapter FTZ. This adapter provides full AF/AE support for any F-mount lens with a built-in AF motor (AF-S and AF-P lenses).
The Z7 has built-in five-axis VR image stabilization for consistently blur-free photos and shake-free videos at up to five shutter speeds slower than you'd normally use — perfect for shooting handheld in low light. Use Normal VR mode for stationary subjects, or Sports VR mode for moving subjects. For shooting movies, Hybrid VR combines optical and electronic VR stabilization for even steadier shots — great if you don't have a tripod handy.
All your favorite F-mount lenses can benefit from the camera's built-in stabilization too. Lenses without built-in VR gain three-axis stabilization, while lenses that have built-in VR gain an additional roll axis for three-axis VR stabilization.
The Z7's large 3.2" touchscreen tilts to help you compose shots from high or low angles. You can tap the screen to focus and trigger the shutter, swipe through photos and videos, pinch to zoom, and navigate settings, just like you would on your smartphone.
You can also use the Z7's QUAD VGA electronic viewfinder for shooting stills and video. It has the feel of an optical viewfinder, only it lets you preview changes to your settings in real time, and will also let you view the photo or video you just shot. Its icon-driven info display is easy on the eyes, and you can also pull up a customizable menu right in the viewfinder to make quick adjustments to your settings without taking your eye off your subject.
With 493 on-sensor phase-detect autofocus points, the Z7 lets you acquire your subject immediately and keeps you locked on target, even when your subject is on the move. The camera's powerful Subject Tracking lets you follow a single face in a crowd, tracking the upper body too, so focus is maintained even if your subject briefly turns away from the camera or moves out of view.
The Z7 records 4K movies at rates of up to 30 frames per second, using the full width and resolution of the camera's FX-format sensor. The large sensor allows for shooting with no crop factor using any full-frame Nikkor lens, and output is clean even at higher ISOs.
Experienced videographers will appreciate some of the Z7's more advanced recording features. Nikon's N-Log format preserves more details, reducing heavy shadows and blown-out highlights for movies with up to 12 stops of dynamic range for more precise color grading in post processing.
Nikon's new View Assist function displays simple gradation compensation for easier spot-checking of focus and exposure. And a 10-bit HDMI output lets you record 4K footage to an optional external recorder for smoother, richer post-processing. You can also simultaneously record uncompressed 8-bit 4K movie files to the memory card and an external drive.
The included zoom lens is a great complement to the Z7. Like the camera itself, its solid dust- and moisture-resistant design let you use it in a variety of situations. The useful 24-70mm focal range lets you capture everything from expansive wide-angle views to tight close-ups and detail shots. A constant f/4 aperture throughout the zoom range lets you easily change focal lengths without having to alter your exposure settings.
The Z7 has built-in Bluetooth for a constant connection with your compatible device for easy image transfers whenever the camera is in-range. You can transfer JPEGs in their original resolution or have the camera automatically transfer 2MB versions of your photos as you shoot them. For faster transfers, use the camera's built-in Wi-Fi. It can transfer images at up to 25 Mbps — twice as fast as any other Nikon camera to date.
Nikon's SnapBridge app lets you monitor your subject from your mobile device's screen and adjust settings like exposure, white balance, and more. You can also touch to focus and shoot right from your device — great for self-portraits and group shots, or any time you want to keep your hands off the camera for a steadier shot.
weight (camera body only): 20.7 oz.
Overview: The Z7 is the first camera in Nikon's new Z Series of mirrorless, full-frame digital cameras. The Z7 can produce stunning 45.4-megapixel still images and broadcast quality 4K video. The camera has the new Nikon Z mount, and is compatible with Z mount NIKKOR lenses. With an available mount adapter, you can use F mount NIKKOR lenses. The package includes the NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S zoom lens.
Image Sensor: The Z7 is equipped with an FX-format, 35.9 x 23.9mm CMOS image sensor with 45.7 million effective pixels (and 46.89 million total pixels). The Nikon FX format, with its native 3:2 aspect ratio, enables photographers to take advantage of the familiar perspective characteristics of 35mm film photography. You can choose to shoot in the FX format (36 x 24), or switch to 5:4 (30 x 24), 1:1 (24 x 24), 16.9 (36 x 20), or DX format (24 x 16).
Dust Reduction System: The camera has an integrated ultrasonic Self-cleaning Sensor Unit, which employs four different resonance frequencies to vibrate the optical low-pass filter and shake dust away from the sensor. Image sensor cleaning can be set to operate automatically when the camera is turned off or on, or can be operated from the camera's menu.
Magnesium Alloy Body: The Z7 is made with rugged, durable, and lightweight magnesium alloy, the same material used in the D850 and D5 DSLRs. The Z7 is 26% lighter than the D850, but maintains outstanding balance and handling. The body is weather-sealed to resist dust, moisture, and electromagnetic interference.
* RAW data from the image sensor is saved directly to the memory card in Nikon Electronic Format (NEF). You can process RAW images to JPEG files in the camera, or on your computer using the downloadable Capture NX-D software.
Recording Media: The Z7 has a single memory card slot that can accommodate XQD memory cards. Cards with write speeds of 45 MB/s (300x) or better are recommended for movie recording. No memory cards are supplied with the camera.
Touch-sensitive LCD Monitor: The Nikon Z7 features 3.2-inch, 2,100,000-dot tilting TFT LCD monitor with a 170° wide viewing angle and 100% frame coverage. The monitor has an 11-level adjustable brightness control. The Z7 features a Live View that lets you use the monitor in place of the camera's viewfinder to confirm your subject and composition while shooting. The touch screen can be used to position the focus point during live view, measure a value for preset manual white balance, and for typing. During playback you can swipe to view images, zoom in or out of images, view thumbnails, and view movies.
OLED Viewfinder: In addition to the LCD monitor, the Z7 has a 0.5", OLED viewfinder with approximately 3,690,000 dots, and 100% vertical and horizontal frame coverage. It has a diopter adjustment knob so you can set the viewfinder to your personal eyesight (with or without eyeglasses). The bright and sharp viewfinder makes focusing in low-light situations possible. The viewfinder offers approximately 0.8x magnification. An eye sensor near the viewfinder automatically switches between the monitor and viewfinder as you raise or lower the camera to your eye.
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth: The Z7 has built-in Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac, 2.4 and 5 GHz) and Bluetooth (4.2), allowing you to wirelessly connect the camera to computers, smartphones, or tablets running the SnapBridge app. On the app, you can download pictures from the camera, or control the camera for taking pictures remotely. You can also connect an optional WT-7 wireless transmitter to the camera's peripheral connector for connecting to a wireless network.
Vibration Reduction: The Nikon Z7 features built-in Vibration Reduction (VR) in the camera. This 5-axis image sensor shift can be applied while shooting still images or movies. In the menu, you can select Normal VR (for static subjects) or Sport VR (for rapidly moving subjects), or Off. In addition, lens shift Vibration Reduction is available with certain VR lenses.
493-Point Autofocus System: The Z7 is equipped with a hybrid phase-detection/contrast Autofocus system with AF assist. With 493 focus points, you can select from the following AF-area modes: Pinpoint AF, Single-point AF, Dynamic-area AF, Wide-area AF (S), Wide-area AF (L), and Auto-area AF. You can choose from Single or Continuous Auto Focusing, or Manual Focusing.
Continuous L: while shutter-release button is held down, the camera records 1 to 5 frames per second, as selected in the menu.
Continuous H: while the shutter-release button is held down, the camera records continuously at up to about 5.5 frames per second.
Continuous H (Extended): while the shutter release is held down, the camera records continuously at up to about 9 frames per second.
Interval Timer Photography: The Z7 is equipped to take photographs automatically at preset intervals. Shooting will begin about 3 seconds after the interval is set or you can set a start time. You can select the number of intervals, and the number of shots taken per interval. The interval length can be set in hours, minutes, and seconds. You can also set up the camera to take a silent time-lapse movie, with the frame size, frame rate, and image area currently selected in the movie shooting menu.
Auto: A "point-and-shoot" mode in which the camera sets exposure and hue.
Programmed Auto (P): The camera sets shutter speed and aperture for optimal exposure according to a built-in program; recommended for snapshots and other situations in which there is little time to adjust camera settings.
Shutter-Priority Auto (S): The user chooses the shutter speed while camera sets aperture for best results; use to freeze or blur motion. The shutter speed can be set from 30 to 1/8000 seconds.
Aperture-Priority Auto (A): The user chooses the aperture while camera sets shutter speed for best results; use to blur background for portraits or bring both foreground and background into focus for landscape shots.
Manual (M): The user controls both shutter the speed and aperture for complete control over exposure.
User Settings (U1/U2/U3): You can assign frequently-used settings to these positions for quick recall.
Long Time-Exposures: When the M (manual) exposure mode is selected, you can choose between two Long Time-Exposure modes: Bulb and Time. During Bulb shooting, the shutter will remain open while the shutter-release button is held down. Bulb shooting is used for long time-exposure photographs of moving lights, the stars, night scenery, or fireworks (an optional tripod and optional remote cord are recommended to prevent blur). Time exposures start when the shutter-release button is pressed on the camera or an optional remote control. The shutter remains open until the button is pressed a second time.
Exposure Compensation: You can alter the exposure from the value suggested by the camera, making pictures brighter or darker. You can adjust the exposure from -5.0 to +5.0 EV in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV. Exposure compensation is available in P, S, A, and M modes.
Matrix Metering: The camera meters a wide area of the frame and sets exposure according to tone distribution, color, distance, and composition for natural results.
Center-weighted: The camera meters the entire frame but assigns greatest weight (75%) to the 12mm area in the center of the frame. The weighting can also be based on the average of the entire frame.
Spot: The camera meters inside a 4mm diameter circle (approximately 1.5% of frame). The circle is centered on the selected focus area, centered on selected focus points.
Highlight-weighted: The camera assigns the greatest weight to highlights to reduce loss of detail in highlights.
Multiple Exposure: This feature records a series of two to ten NEF (RAW) exposures in a single photograph. Multiple exposures can be recorded at any image quality setting, and produce results with colors noticeably better than photographs combined in an imaging application because they make use of RAW data from the camera image sensor.
White Balance: White balance is used to preserve natural colors under different types of lighting. You can choose one of the following white balance options: Auto (3 options), Natural Light Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent (7 options), Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, or Shade. You can also choose a color temperature from a list of values (2500K-10000K), or manually set the white balance using the subject, light source, or existing photograph in the memory card as reference. The White Balance Fine Tuning feature allows you to compensate for variations in the color of the light source or to introduce a deliberate color cast into an image by adjusting the amber, blue, green and magenta color settings.
Bracketing: Bracketing automatically varies exposure, flash level, Active D-Lighting (ADL), or white balance slightly with each shot, "bracketing" the current value. You can set the increment to 1/3, 2/3, 1, or 1.3 EV, and the number of shots to 2, 3, 5, 7, or 9. In exposure, flash level, and ADL bracketing, multiple shots are required to complete the "bracket" as the camera will vary the settings with each shot. With white balance bracketing, the camera creates multiple copies of each photograph, each with a different white balance. Bracketing can be combined with continuous shooting or the self timer modes.
ISO Sensitivity: ISO Sensitivity is the digital equivalent of film speed. You can set the ISO Sensitivity to Auto or Manual. You can manually select settings of ISO 64 to ISO 25600 in steps of 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV. For special occasions, expanded settings of Lo 0.3-Lo 1 (equivalent to ISO 50-32) through Lo-1 (ISO 50), and Hi 0.3-Hi 2 (equivalent to 32000-102400) are available.
Auto: The camera automatically adjusts hues and tones based on the Standard Picture Control. Complexions of portrait subjects are softer, and foliage and sky colors are more vivid than Standard.
Standard: Standard processing for balanced results; recommended for most situations.
Neutral: Minimal processing for natural results; recommended for photographs that will later be extensively processed or retouched.
Vivid: Pictures are enhanced for a vivid, photo-print effect; recommended for photos that emphasize primary colors.
Portrait: Process portraits for skin with natural texture and a rounded feel.
Landscape: Produces vibrant landscapes and cityscapes.
Flat: Details are preserved over a wide tone range; good for photos that will be retouched or processed later.
Creative Picture Controls: You can choose from the following: Dream, Morning, Pop, Sunday, Somber, Dramatic, Silence, Bleached, Melancholic, Pure, Denim, Toy, Sepia, Blue, Red, Pink, Charcoal, Graphite, Binary, and Carbon.
Active D-Lighting: Active D-Lighting preserves details in highlights and shadows, creating photographs with natural contrast. Active D-Lighting offers the following application strength levels: Auto, Extra High, High, Normal, Low, and Off.
Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS): The Z7 does not have a built-in flash. Optional flash units can be attached to the camera's accessory shoe. The camera supports the Nikon Creative Lighting System when used with CLS-compatible flash units, such as the SB-R200, SB-300, SB-400, SB-500, SB-600, SB-700, SB-800, SB-900, SB-910, and the new flagship flash SB-5000. The following flash modes are supported: Front-curtain sync, Rear-curtain sync, Red-eye reduction, Red-eye reduction with slow sync, Slow rear-curtain sync, Slow sync, and Off.
Flash Control: The camera supports the following Flash Control modes: TTL, Auto external flash, Distance-priority manual, Manual, and Repeating Flash.
HDMI: The camera features a mini-HDMI (Type C) output for connecting the camera to an HDTV or other high-definition video device via an optional HDMI cable.
SuperSpeed USB: The Z7 has a SuperSpeed USB Type-C connector. This high-speed USB port can be used for downloading photos to your computer or connecting the camera to a printer. With the included AC adapter, you can charge the battery in the camera through the USB port. A 24" USB-C cable is included.
Microphone: The camera has a 3.5mm input for an external microphone, such as the Nikon ME-1 Stereo Microphone. The sensitivity of a connected external microphone can be set in the menu.
Headphone: The camera has a 3.5mm stereo headphone output to allow you to monitor audio during movie recording.
Accessory Terminal: The Z7 has an accessory terminal for connecting other optional accessories, such as the MC-DC2 Remote Cord, GPS Units (GP-1 or GP-1A), and the WR-R10/WR-T10/WR-1 Wireless Remote Controllers.
Overview: The Nikon Z7 kit includes the Nikkor 24-70mm f/4 S, a versatile standard zoom lens that is ideal for both still images and movies. The lens is sealed to prevent dust and moisture from entering, especially around the moving parts of the lens barrel. the lens comes with front and rear lens caps, a lens hood, and soft lens case. It will accept 72mm screw-on filters.
Focus Mode Switch: The lens features a two-way switch that lets you choose between Auto focus (A) or Manual focus (M). If the camera is set to Manual Focus mode using camera controls, you must adjust the focus manually, regardless of the setting on the lens.
Control Ring: The lens has a smooth operating Control Ring that has numerous functions, depending upon the setting of the Focus Mode switch. If the switch is set to M (manual), the Control Ring rotates to adjust focus. If set to A (auto focus), you can perform the Control Ring function selected in the camera's menu. In the Z7, for example, you can use the lens Control Ring to adjust the power aperture, focus mode (M/A), or Exposure Compensation.
Electromagnetic Diaphragm: The lens has an electromagnetic diaphragm mechanism in the lens barrel which provides accurate aperture blade control during auto exposure.
Stepping Motor (STM): NIKKOR Z lenses incorporate a stepping motor to give you fast and accurate auto focusing. The drive system is whisper quiet, making the lens ideal for recording movies.
IF Lens: NIKKOR IF lenses focus by shifting only the internal lens elements. Internal Focusing lenses do not change in size during AF operation, and are typically more compact, lightweight, and capable of closer focusing distances.
Aspherical Lens Elements (AS): The lens contains curved non-spherical lens elements to reduce aberrations. They are used to correct distortion in wide angle lenses.
Aspherical - Extra-low Dispersion Elements (AS-ED): The lens features Aspherical - Extra-low Dispersion glass lens elements, developed by Nikon to correct chromatic aberrations.
Nano Crystal Coat (N): Nikon's Nano Crystal coating helps eliminate internal reflections and ghosting effects caused by red light. It also reduces lens flare caused by light entering diagonally into the lens.
Fluorine Coating (FLC): The lens features Nikon's fluorine coating on the front element to repel smudges and fingerprints, dust, and water droplets. The lens is easy to clean, and can withstand frequent wiping. The coating is also anti-reflective, which helps you achieve clear images.
Lens Hood: The Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70 f/4 S comes with the HB-85 lens hood. The hood helps to block stray light from entering the lens from the sides, causing flare or ghosting. It also protects the front lens element from rain and snow, or accidental impact. When mounted, the lens hood adds approximately 1-13/16" to the overall length of the lens. When not in use, you can reverse-mount the lens hood.
Auto Image Rotation: Photographs taken while Auto Image Rotation is set to "On" contain information on camera orientation, and allow the images to be rotated automatically during playback, or when viewed using the ViewNX-i or CaptureNX-D software.
After Burst: Choose whether the camera displays the first or last photo in the burst after photos are taken using continuous release mode.
Slide Show: allows you to play back images one after the other in a slide-show fashion. You can select the type of images to display, and how long each photo will be displayed, and if audio will be played.
Rating: You can rate pictures from zero to five stars, or mark them for later deletion.
Full-Frame Playback: During Full-Frame playback, you can view all the pictures stored on the memory card one at a time.
Retouch Menu: The Retouch Menu allows you to create trimmed, resized or retouched copies of the photographs you have taken on the memory card. The Retouch Menu gives you the following editing options: NEF (RAW) processing, Trim, Resize, D-Lighting, Red-eye correction, Straighten, Distortion control, Perspective control, Image overlay, Trim movie, and Side-by-side comparison.
Image Comment: The camera allows you to input up to 36 characters of alphanumeric text and save it to a recorded image. The comment can be viewed in CaptureNX-D or ViewNX-i software as metadata.
Battery: The Z7 is powered by the EN-EL15b Lithium-ion battery (7.0 V, 1900 mAh, 14 Wh). A fully-charged EN-EL15b can provide enough power for approximately 330 shots (400 with monitor only) or 85 minutes of movie footage. The battery charges in approximately 2 hours and 35 minutes using the supplied MH-25a battery charger.
Note: The Z7 can also use EN-EL15a or EN-EL15 batteries.
ViewNX-i: No software is included with the Z7. You can download Nikon's ViewNX-i software for uploading and viewing pictures and videos. In addition, Nikon's Capture NX-D, which launches within ViewNX-i, can be used for editing and fine-tuning photos, and to change the settings of NEF (RAW) images and convert them to other formats. For editing movies and creating multi-media projects, ViewNX-Movie Editor software (included with ViewNX-i) can be used.
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Capsule welcomes adventurous, innovative Dutch band The Ex to Birmingham this April 27th. The band will headline an extraordinary night of music at Hare & Hounds on April 18th which will include two stages and a multitude of bands (for more info on the line-up go here). Tickets are available now from here.
When did you start playing your instrument, and what or who were your early passions or influences?
finger tips are needed for reading pulses and guitar playing is a no-no. My first influences were the giant rock bands like Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix and later I discovered Gang of Four, Sonic youth, The Fall and a lot of African music and this became a much stronger influence on my playing once I started playing 'live". But the biggest influences have come from other musicians I have played with, particularly Dog Faced Hermans, The Ex, Kletka Red, and many individual musicians with whom I have collaborated.
Forming the band Volunteer Slavery & Dog Faced Hermans in Edinburgh in 1986 and in 1988 seeing The Ex live for the first time in a pub in Sheffield in 1988 and joining the Ex in 1990.
Playing with Tom Cora and The Ex was also a great shifting moment for all of us. Equally when we started a project with Ethiopian saxophonist Getachew Mekuria. Hearing and seeing Big Flame, Sonic Youth, Don Cherry, Art Ensemble of Chicago, the Birthday Party, Han Bennink, Konono No 1, DJ Rupture, John Butcher, Anne-James, Chaton. All of these concerts changed me fundamentally – on a musical level anyway. Discovering Ethiopian, Ugandan and Algerian music and Rebetika from Greece were also big moments in my musical life and working with Yannis Kyriakides was a big change in direction for me.
What are currently your main artistic challenges?
In the Ex I'm trying to learn how to play the baritone guitar using it as both a bass instrument and a chord instrument. It's a big challenge and I have a long way to go, but I love the sound. It's always a challenge with The Ex because we don't have a formula. We create new songs using a combination of collective improvisation and collective arrangement. Working collectively is always a challenge. Working with Yannis Kyriakides, Colin Mclean and Anne-James is also a big challenge as I am working with primarily electronic sounds (especially with Yannis and Colin) and trying to find a way to fuse my analogue electric guitar sound with these incredible sounds they produce. With Chaton it's more of an adventure because I'm working with someone who does not see himself at all as a musician … though I hear many musical aspects in his poetry.
How do you see the relationship between sound, space and performance?
They are all extremely important, each one effecting the other. Awareness of the acoustic space, especially during free improvisation, is vital. I particularly like how John Butcher approaches this. He is hyper-aware of the resonant frequencies in the room and works with them in relation to his own sound but also to the other musicians he is playing with. When I improvise I focus a lot on sound. Sometimes I try to blend a sound or create a texture with another other musician and I am thinking more in terms of rhythm or frequencies than notes or chords or melodies. To me, this is all musical and of course performance is vital, how one's body moves and relates to the music is very telling and revealing. I don't feel I need to act in anyway on stage but I am very aware of the audience and the fact that they are watching as well as listening.
Finish reading the interview in full here.
Tickets for The Ex plus support from Rattle + Health & Efficiency can be bought here. This also includes entry into a second stage programmed by our friends and co-hosts Milque & Muhle who have lined up acts including Ghold, Bayonnebleeder, Mob Rules, & Sump.