When SiFive launched the FE310 and HiFive1 in 2016, the product received a very warm and enthusiastic reception. The project received much more attention and traction than we could have ever hoped for. We were nominated for two ACE awards and the HiFive1 team won "Design Team of the Year".
In the short period of time since we launched the HiFive1, we have seen new RTOSes, software stacks, toolchains, debuggers, mechanical cases, and dev kits in different form factors. SiFive is proud to see the growth of the RISC-V Revolution alongside fellow RISC-V Foundation platinum members such as Western Digital, Microchip, Google, Samsung, and NVIDIA. We want to thank the community for openly embracing the FE310 and HiFive1 and helping us to drive the adoption of the free and open RISC-V ISA.
Last week, we launched an upgraded Freedom Everywhere SoC and corresponding development kit, the HiFive1 Rev B, powered by SiFive's E31 CPU, the FE310-G002. A small yet mighty 68 mm x 51 mm, the HiFive1 Rev B can connect to Arduino-compatible accessories and is a great platform for real-time embedded applications.
Here's what's new . . .
The ability to power-off the core power (1.8V) during sleep mode.
Optimization and power savings at the edge for IoT devices also necessitate that developers not be unnecessarily frustrated by walled-off gardens. Critically, The FE310 is the first open source, commercially available RISC-V SoC.
Since 2016, the most frequently requested feature for our next embedded dev board has been wireless networking connectivity. On the HiFive1 Rev B, we have added a Wi-Fi / Bluetooth module from Espressif to enable the community to use the FE310 as a truly connected IoT device.
Another new feature that we have enabled in partnership with Segger is the drag-and-drop flash programming. When the HiFive1 Rev B is plugged into a PC, it appears as a mass storage device and you can copy your compiled binary (hex) directly to the board. This dramatically simplifies the re-programming of the HiFive1 Rev B.
We also have enabled Zephyr RTOS to run on the FE310 and HiFive1 Rev B. All HiFive1 Zephyr apps are forward-compatible. With Zephyr RTOS, you get a complete execution environment with portable peripheral drivers for all hardware on the board. Zephyr's SDK removes the pain points of toolchain management, as all the tools needed for porting are provided. Everything that Zephyr has to offer is available on our platform thereby allowing us to ship silicon and boards that run a full-featured, well-supported, community-driven real time operating system.
We are proud of our robust little MCU and we hope that you will like it, too. The support of the open-source community has helped us build the most open commercial hardware available. Our dream has always been to democratize access to custom silicon and hardware. We absolutely cannot wait to see what new applications the HiFive1 Rev B and FE310 will be used for. We are especially excited to see how people might make the best use of the ability to power-off the core power during sleep mode. Optimizing power usage is a key feature for any IoT or connected device. We are thrilled to be able to put upgraded hardware and capabilities into the hands of all the innovators and RISC-V revolutionaries out there.
You can preorder your HiFive1 Rev B today here.
Let us know what you come up with on Twitter or LinkedIn!


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How Conservatives Can Force Votes Showing Democrats Are Behind High Gas Prices
By: Christopher Jacobs
Image Credit Ken Teegardin/Flickr/Cropped/CC BY-SA 2.0
Republicans should offer many energy exploration amendments to budget reconciliation, highlighting how Democrats are keeping gas prices high.
Christopher Jacobs
Visit on Twitter @chrisjacobsHC
Thanks in large part to resistance from Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Democrats appear to have lowered their ambitions for reviving the "Build Back Bankrupt" tax-and-spending legislation. Last Friday afternoon, President Biden suggested that the Senate use the budget reconciliation process to pass a bill imposing price controls on prescription drugs, while also extending Obamacare insurance subsidies to the wealthy.
But even if Democrats have now pared back their big-government legislation to focus "only" on advancing socialized medicine, conservatives still have an opportunity to highlight the way in which "Bidenflation" has harmed the economy. Republicans can and should offer numerous amendments to this reconciliation bill that would expand energy exploration, highlighting how Democrats want to keep American energy in the ground — and keep gas prices as high as possible.
The Policy
Language adopted by the Senate in 2005 serves as a potential model for lawmakers. In that year, the Senate passed a reconciliation bill that allowed for energy exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
The language from 2005 (beginning on page 105 here) holds importance for two reasons. First, it didn't just permit energy exploration within ANWR — it attempted to force the administration's hand.
It explicitly said that Congress "authorizes the leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas" within ANWR. It directed the Secretary of the Interior to conduct lease sales by a date certain. In addition, it deemed existing reviews and findings compatible with requirements under existing federal law. It also said that the Secretary "shall only identify a preferred action for leasing and a single leasing alternative, and analyze the environmental effects" only for those two leasing options for purposes of complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). It required challenges to the NEPA review to be filed within 90 days in a specified federal court. Lastly, it stated that "judicial review of a decision of the Secretary to conduct a lease sale under this section … shall be limited to whether the Secretary has complied with this section."
These legislative provisions made very clear: Congress wanted to support energy exploration within ANWR; the administration had to take very specific steps to advance that goal; and environmental groups could not use NEPA or other federal laws to bog these exploration efforts down in endless red tape and litigation. Amendment language this prescriptive would provide little "wiggle room" to a Biden administration desperate not to expand American energy.
The Politics
Second, the 2005 language got blessed by the parliamentarian as complying with the "Byrd rule" tests for budget reconciliation. Even though the Senate-passed ANWR language got stripped from the final reconciliation bill President Bush signed into law, the fact that the parliamentarian blessed the ANWR language gives it particular importance.
While any senator can offer an amendment during a Senate vote-a-rama on budget reconciliation legislation, constructing an amendment that requires a simple majority for passage takes more effort. Germane amendments must pertain to subject matter within the jurisdiction of the reconciliation instructions, not increase the budget deficit over 1-, 5-, and 10-year periods, and not contain "extraneous" material outside the purview of budget reconciliation.
Amendments that cannot meet these strictures will require a 60-vote threshold for passage, to waive point(s) of order under the Congressional Budget Act. Since the Senate currently consists of 50 Republican and 50 Democrat members, at least ten Senate Democrats must vote for these non-germane amendments for the amendments to succeed — meaning Democratic leaders could give their vulnerable members a "pass" to vote for politically difficult proposals, knowing the amendments will not get adopted.
By contrast, energy exploration amendments will require only a simple majority for passage, as they meet all three tests:
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which has jurisdiction over energy exploration, received a reconciliation instruction in the budget Democrats passed last summer. Even if Democrats' "slimmed down" budget reconciliation bill only includes health care provisions, lawmakers would still have every right to offer amendments within the Energy and Natural Resources Committee's jurisdiction, and have those amendments be considered germane to the underlying bill.
Legislation expanding energy exploration, which will result in additional royalties to the federal government, by definition will reduce and not increase the deficit.
The parliamentarian previously advised in 2005 that the energy exploration amendment did not constitute "extraneous" material.
As a result, a single Democrat voting for the amendment, coupled with the support of all Republicans, will lead to its passage. And with the Senate evenly divided, Republicans can point out that, in the case of an energy exploration amendment that fails along party lines, every Senate Democrat "cast the deciding vote" to keep oil and natural gas in the ground — and gasoline prices higher.
Republicans should offer numerous energy exploration amendments — the more, the better — echoing the 2005 language to Democrats' reconciliation bill. If Republicans make only clerical changes to the rubric from 2005 (e.g., substituting dates, place names, etc.), the Senate parliamentarian should bless them as requiring only a simple majority for passage.
Republican lawmakers can then sit back and watch Democrats squirm. If even one "moderate" and/or vulnerable Democratic lawmaker — whether Manchin, Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), or others — votes for the amendments, they could pass.
Passage of energy exploration amendments would infuriate climate activists, who even as gas prices have approached $5 a gallon are pressuring Biden "to stop new drilling for oil and gas as well as coal mining on federal lands and waters," The New York Times reported. Conversely, if Democrats stay united and all vote against the Republican efforts, it will show how the Democratic Party supports higher gas prices — the prime issue facing American families today.
Few things would more starkly define the stakes in the upcoming midterm elections than to have Senate Democrats vote dozens of times to keep gas prices high. And few things would do a better job of sealing Democrats' fate in November.
Chris Jacobs is founder and CEO of Juniper Research Group, and author of the book "The Case Against Single Payer." He is on Twitter: @chrisjacobsHC.
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Words and language at the Dublin Theatre Festival 2015
Dublin Theatre Festival is over for another year, though they have already made the first announcement for next year's festival – a production of Don Giovanni, translated by Roddy Doyle and directed by Pan Pan's Gavin Quinn. I'm a little bit disappointed that Roddy Doyle, who writes such great dialogue (I love his Two Pints series on Facebook), is writing an opera. In my limited experience of opera, the words tend to get lost in the beautiful melodies and soaring arias. I didn't get much out of the opera in this year's festival – Enda Walsh's The Last Hotel. Maybe I just don't get on with opera.
Aside from that, I really enjoyed the festival. The two Chekhov plays – tg Stan's The Cherry Orchard and Dead Centre's Chekhov's First Play – were both highlights for me and it was lovely to see Dancing at Lughnasa in the Gaiety. I'm also looking forward to seeing The Train this week, stretching out my festival experience a little longer.
I also enjoyed the post-show talks and the other discussions that happened as part of the festival. Last Thursday I went to Found in Translation, a fascinating discussion about the challenges of translation. The panellists was made up of two translators – Joanna Crawley and Christine Madden, and Eugene O'Neill, who's play Eden has been translated into many different languages, including Dutch, Romanian and Catalan. They talked about how translating doesn't mean just translating the words, you also have to translate into the culture of the new country. There's also the added layer of different theatre conventions in different countries. Eugene O'Neill said some European countries had great difficulty with the idea that the cast stayed still and delivered their lines, a typical thing in Irish theatre, but a radical idea when their idea of theatre is full of movement and visual metaphors.
These are my three favourite things I took away from the talk:
That the word "baluba", meaning mad or drunk, was (is?) the name of a tribe in the Congo and came into Irish lexicon after a UN Peace Keeping mission in the 1960s. It was a new one on me, though Urban Dictionary knew about it. The full details of the conflict are here.
It came up last Thursday because one of the characters in Eden talks about how he "got balubas last night" and O'Neill had to describe what this word meant to his Romanian translator.
There is no German word for silly. This was from Christine Madden (who translates from German) and it came up when she was describing a talk she went to, given by a man who had translated PJ Woodhouse into German. He said that his way into the work was realising that what Woodhouse did was treat light subjects very seriously, and serious subjects very lightly. She felt it was the perfect definition of silly.
And this article from Joanna Crawley about the first production of her translation of Amy Conroy's I ♥ Alice ♥ I and how this very Irish play resonated with Polish audiences – Somewhere under the Rainbow
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In this session, I simplify the process of authoring XML content. Since I have to use *a* standard for this, I'll work with DITA content. My goal is to show you that creating, editing, saving, re-opening and publishing DITA content doesn't have to be tough. Since DITA is primarily used for tasks, I have created sample task-related content with the aim of showing you the tools to get you up and running.
The goal is to show you (and have you be able to recreate this yourself) how to do all of this without source code editing in any tools. Instead, I'll show you how to work in a structured environment using Adobe FrameMaker.
It's important to set up a workspace that is best suited to your needs. I'd also suggest looking at a few sample files (and, of course, watching the video that I made first!).
Ensure you are working with Structured FrameMaker (or using Adobe FrameMaker XML Author) so that DITA is supported.
In Global > General, choose Structured FrameMaker or FrameMaker XML Author.
I also like to turn off the Automatic Backup on Save feature to reduce the number of files I end up seeing in my folders.
Click OK, and then restart FrameMaker.
If you want to explore a set of DITA samples, you can go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\AdobeFrameMaker12\Structured\xml\TravelDITA and look through the documents that are included. Depending on your installation, this path may be a bit different, but as soon as you get to AdobeFrameMaker12, the rest should be easy.
When working with samples I suggest creating a duplicate of the TravelDITA content and modifying that. Then, if you edit the XML and inadvertently create errors you don't lose the original content.
If you try to open erroneous content in FrameMaker, it will not be recognized as valid and display an error message.
It is best to work in the FrameMaker environment, especially if you are new to XML, because your content will be evaluated against a rule-set that will prevent you from making these kinds of errors.
FrameMaker gives you the option to create and manage your workspace according to needs such as authoring or managing graphics. In the Author workspace the default setting will show you the paragraph, font and text catalogs. However, for our purposes choose the XML/Structured Workspace.
In the default workspace, you will see the Structure View, the Elements, and the Attributes, which you can undock and play with to create your ideal environment. This is relatively easy to do and results in a workspace set to your specific needs.
For an idea of how to do this, take the time to watch the video. Details start at about the 16 minute mark. I like to have the Element Catalog, and the Structure View displayed, and often keep the Attributes tucked away, but quickly available. You should set the display up based on your screen size, work environment, and the specific job you have, but FrameMaker allows broad customization.
While working, you can view the elements within the document view and the Structure View windows, so you can better understand how those elements affect your content as you edit.
Select View > Element Boundaries (as Tags) View tab.
XML does not have any formatting associated with it, so FrameMaker's formatting is useful if you want to use styles to create a different look and feel for your document. FrameMaker templates can be configured to work with differing needs using a familiar interface to customize content appearances.
For example if you are delivering content that needs to be optimized with differing styles for global publishing, you may need an 8.5 by 11 page, and an A4 page. Both templates can also contain multiple different styles, and all you to format your content so that it can be delivered to the right audience in the right page configuration, with all the look and feel of your company design, and even reuse much of what you may have done to customize unstructured templates. You do NOT need to work with FO, or other code to drive the appearance!
These optimizations are important if you need to cater to an international audience, which is increasingly the case.
Working in FrameMaker also helps you quickly adapt to unstructured templates used by a company, because you will already understand the concepts behind paragraph tags, character tags, master pages and reference pages.
FrameMaker also integrates with the DITA Open Toolkit so that you can convert and later publish your content. There is also support to publish to outputs such as ePUP or Responsive HTML5, based on preconfigured style sheets.
Using the Element dialog, the Structure View, and the Document view, populate the document as needed.
The function of this dialog is to contextually display elements you can choose. If you click on or in between different elements, then different options appear in the dialog.
For example, clicking below the taskbody gives you the option to insert related-links or a task. If you click below the title, then you will have the option to insert an abstract, a short description, title alternatives, related-links, tasks or the taskbody.
In the Elements window double-click an element.
There are concepts, tasks, and references, as well as maps that you can create. If you watch the video you can see my build a few of these, but I'll outline some steps below as well for a few types of content.
Procedural "how to" information in DITA is based on the task element and contains support for a taskbody with steps. Within steps one or more step elements are added, and each contains, at a minimum, a cmd.
Select DITA > New DITA File, and choose New <task>.
Click in the placeholder text Enter title here and type Create documents.
Add your name as the author.
Click in the placeholder text Enter taskbody here and insert the element steps.
Remember that you can double-click it in the Element Catalog to insert it.
The nested children step, and cmd are added as well.
Type in the word Select, and add one space.
In the Element Catalog double-click menucascade.
The nested child uicontrol is added as well.
Click immediately below the uicontrol and insert a second uicontrol.
Collapse the step by clicking the minus sign on the left side of the element.
Click below the collapsed step and insert another step.
Type Specify any required options and click New. as seen below.
Save the file as xml in a folder that you can manage content from.
I like to have a dedicated folder, such as one on the Desktop titled SampleDITA or something similar to this. For the purpose of the video, I created one called TekWriterPro and I populated it with a mix of topic, concept, and task files.
Tip: To clean up your Structured View, you can collapse any element by clicking on the minus symbol beside it. You can also hold Shift, and then click on the minus to collapse (or expand) all equal siblings.
Using the same general ideas as demonstrated for the task, you can also create concepts, tasks, and references, as well as generic topics. In the video I demonstrate a few ideas that help you along the way.
After you have created a collection of files, such as tasks, content, and topic, you can create a corresponding DITA map for those files. This allows content to be organized, grouped, and eventually published.
Tip: If you give your map the same name as your introductory topic, and simply use .ditamap rather than .xml as the file extension, then they will be stored together.
Before creating a map, ensure you have several topics, and that they are created based on a planned hierarchy.
In FrameMaker, select DITA > New DITA File > New <map>.
Select DITA > Insert Topicref > Topicref.
At this point, there is a lot of similarity to adding content to a book.
Select a topic to add.
To select more than one, select the first topic, then press and hold Ctrl and click additional topics, and click Select when done.
Reorganize the topics using the arrows at the top of the ditamap.
You can also view the map as a map, or as a structured file.
Select View, and then choose Document View or Resource Manager.
Forget working with stylesheets and FO development. You can publish using the Adobe FrameMaker connection to the DITA Open Toolkit, or simply publish content to FrameMaker documents and use the integrated publishing features.
The DITA Open Toolkit provides a basic interface for publishing content and is integrated right into FrameMaker.
While in a DITA map document, select DITA > Generate DITA-OT Output.
Choose an output type, sect any options, and click Build.
For greater control, you can also publish using FrameMaker and its built in and visual editor.
While in a DITA map document, select File > Publish.
Double click one of the output types.
I suggest that you start with Responsive HTML5 and then resize the resulting browser window.
Change Settings if desired, and then double click to rebuild output.
If you are a beginner FrameMaker user, I suggest that you get comfortable with generating content that you can play with. Once you have become more advanced you can begin working with longer documents, converting them to PDFs and publishing them in the necessary platform.
If you need further help generating, mapping, and publishing DITA content, then please don't hesitate to contact me and I will assist you by answering questions you may have or providing you with sample content that you can play with.
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Antioxidants. Chances are, you've heard this term thousands of times because of their importance to overall health. Given the broad (and possibly overwhelming) selection on the market, it may be tough to figure out how to select the best antioxidant supplements to add to your daily regimen. Here's where vitamin C comes in. You've certainly heard of it before; you probably even know that oranges are full of it. But, do you fully understand how this antioxidant powerhouse works and why you need it?
Even in small amounts, vitamin C can protect indispensable molecules in the body such as proteins, lipids (fats), carbohydrates and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) from damage by free radicals that can be generated during normal metabolism as well as through exposure to toxins and pollutants (1). Free radicals, by the way, are highly unstable atoms with unpaired electrons in their outer shells. For the non-chemists among us, that means these atoms really want to get one more electron in order to have a complete pair—this is called oxidation (the same process that causes iron to rust). While those are noble intentions, the way these free radicals generally go about getting that last electron is by stealing from atoms around them. Those atoms, in turn, will steal electrons from other atoms, creating a type of chain reaction (2). In a human body, this process can kill otherwise healthy cells and even can even cause tumors in the process.
So, where does vitamin C fit into all of this? Vitamin C is, as mentioned before, an antioxidant, which literally means that it "battles oxidation." It works by kindly donating one electron to those greedy free radicals, so that they might leave your personal cells alone (stay away from my cells, free radicals!). Take enough vitamin C for a long enough time (that's more than 83 mg a day) and your risk for lung cancer goes down—get ready—64% (1)! The key, though, is to take it every day; your body has no organ that makes or stores vitamin C (3). Free radical damage also accumulates with age, so it's never too early to start piling on the vitamin C.
As if all this isn't enough for you to drop everything right now and run to the vitamin section, there are even more reasons to take vitamin C daily. It benefits your immune system by stimulating the production of white blood cells, primarily neutrophils, which attack foreign antigens such as bacteria and viruses. It also boosts the body's production of both antibodies and interferon, the protein that helps protect us from viral invaders and cancer cells (4). In fact, in a recent study of marathon runners, skiers and soldiers training in the Arctic, doses of vitamin C ranging from 250 mg/day to 1 g/day decreased the incidence of colds by 50%. Overall, the preventive use of vitamin C supplementation is said to reduce the duration of colds by about 8% in adults and 14% in children (1).
It's also required for the synthesis of collagen (1), which partly makes up that skin of yours. Healthy collagen levels mean that potential invaders get weeded out before they even get a chance to enter the body. On a side note, the degradation of the collagen in your body is a major aspect of skin aging—it leads to wrinkles and sagging. Can you guess what is the main cause of that degradation? It's free radicals! By taking plenty of vitamin C (it's also available in some topical skin creams), you can boost your immune system, prevent cancer and look young while you do it!
Vitamin C is also great for the heart. Studies suggest that it may protect against artery damage, keep arteries flexible and slow the development of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) (2). And, taking vitamin C (more than 700 mg/day) may even prevent coronary heart disease (1).
You can get vitamin C from many different fruits and vegetables. Oranges are a crowd favorite, as well as most other citrus varieties. However, you can also get tons of the vitamin from tomatoes, strawberries (which pack a punch with 82 mg in one cup!), red peppers, broccoli and even potatoes (1). Supplemental vitamin C is also available in traditional tablets, chewable tablets, gummies and effervescent supplement powders. Whatever you choose, be sure that you're getting enough—the Linus Pauling Institute recommends up to 400 mg per day for most healthy adults!
1. The Linus Pauling Institute, "Vitamin C," http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/vitamins/vitaminC/index.html, accessed February 12, 2009.
2. University of Maryland Medical Center, "Vitamin C," www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/vitamin-c-000339.htm, accessed February 18, 2009.
3. Medline Plus, "Vitamin C," www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002404.htm, accessed February 12, 2009.
4. G. Null, The Antioxidant Vitamin, www.garynull.com/Documents/vitaminc.htm, accessed February 12, 2009.


Arc System Works is known for being associated with great anime style fighting games. Titles like Blazblue not only have a deep, yet easy to pick up fighting system, but also beautifully rendered characters and backgrounds. The backstories that Arc System Works make really compliment the fun fast paced gameplay of the fighting. However, this isn't the only fighting game that Arc System Works has made. Chaos Code, a fighting game once popular in Japanese arcades, has been released for download on PlayStation 3.
The game features fourteen playable characters, each with their own back story related to the Chaos Code universe. The main plot revolves around everyone fighting for possession of one scientist's creation to harness energy called Chaotics. None of this back story is fully explained within the game however, as only bits and pieces of it are given as you play through each character's story in Story Mode. This could be because most of the information about Chaos Code's story was put on the arcade cabinets in Japanese arcades, or online for everyone to read up on, but this should have been presented easier for players to explore. Having a more cinematic approach for the console version of the game similar to that of Blazblue would have been a major improvement. Fighting in Chaos Code is similar to what you would expect from any other 2D fighting game, especially those who are veterans to games like Blazblue or Guilty Gear. The main difference in Chaos Code is the ability to choose not only specific special and super moves before each bout, but also the ability to run or dash in battle. Each character has their own special attacks and unique abilities, giving a nice diversity among all fourteen fighters. The designs of each fighter are outrageous and exaggerated, something typically found in many anime style fighting games, but no one character really stands out of the cast as memorable. There isn't a whole lot of personality found within any of the characters despite their appearance being out of this world.
Choosing a mode to play in Chaos Code doesn't offer a whole lot of variety. Much of the time spent playing Chaos Code will be playing through each character's Story Mode and the typical fighting game Survival Mode. Some artwork opens up when you use each fighter in Story Mode, but there isn't much to see outside of character designs, group shots, and the Japanese arcade cabinet promotional material. It would have been interesting to see anything along the lines of how Blazblue featured easter eggs and extra content based off the universe or side-stories. There just isn't enough to warrant playing Chaos Code for an extended period of time.
The biggest crime committed by Chaos Code is the lack of any online mode. The standard for most fighting games released on modern consoles is to have online matchmaking so players can compete with each other online. There is a local Versus Mode for Chaos Code, but that is about it. No other online modes like lobbies or matchmaking are available. Most gamers now play their fighting games online with other people, making this a huge missed opportunity for Arc System Works. Because of this, there isn't any sort of incentive to continuing play Chaos Code once you finish exploring the Story Mode a bit. A game like this needs an online versus mode to not only extend the longevity of the game, but help overshadow the other shortcomings it has in single player content.
Chaos Code is a port of an arcade game that should have been given a better treatment than it received. The exclusion of any online modes for a fighting game is flat out inexcusable in this day and age. The rest of the game only includes enough to hold anyone's attention for a short time and doesn't offer much outside of the meager fighting game basics. There are way too many other fighting games out now that provide much more content and replay value than what is found in Chaos Code, some of which are made by the same developer. Had there been an online versus mode there may have been more reason to dive into Chaos Code. As it stands now though, the game is just a big misstep, even for fighting game fans.
This review of Chaos Code was played on a PlayStation 3 and was provided by Arc System Works.


Many people, particularly Australians, hate speaking in public.
Some of us have no problem with it but, for others, it's one of their greatest fears.
If you are starting a company and need to pitch your ideas, learn how to speak in public.
So, with this in mind, you're likely to really feel for Cullen Dudas pitching at the TechCrunch Battlefield in New York in 2011. He is obviously very uncomfortable on stage.
After the compere announces a joint-pitch from two founders, only one takes to the stage: Dudas. The absence of the other person is not explained. Instead an awkward presentation follows that is neither concise, nor inspiring. In fact, in some parts, it's downright confusing.
Then, after the long-coming, yet abrupt conclusion, the compere states that he may have just been punked. No one really knew what was going on with this pitch.
Be so nervous that you lose your train of thought.
Be unclear in your message.
Go on for too long.
Fail to articulate what problem you are trying to solve.
Failing to explain what the company does.
Lumier learned a lot from this 'failed' pitch. That is, Lumier flearned.
The company raised some initial funding from respected investors, including SV Angels and the Founders Fund. The company is currently taking email submissions for its beta release.


Microsoft has revealed that 10 later-stage startups are joining a new batch at its ScaleUp program (formerly Microsoft Accelerator), in Berlin.
The participating startups come from eight European countries and are developing solutions for sectors such as marketing, automotive and medical industries. The program, designed to offer support for Series A startups, shows Microsoft's commitment to expanding its startup activities with the targeted promotion of AI solutions that could become innovation drivers for Germany.
Microsoft will work with the founders on their growth strategies for four months – with the help of co-selling, access to Microsoft's international sales and partner network and to the Azure cloud platform without taking shares in exchange. In doing so, Microsoft is promoting technological progress and entrepreneurship for a digitization for all.
"Cooperation with mature startups and established companies represents enormous potential for Germany as a business location. This is why it is particularly important to us to promote innovation, most of all in the area of artificial intelligence, and to build a strong community with our program – in Germany, Europe, and worldwide," says Iskender Dirik, Managing Director of Microsoft ScaleUp Berlin.
Microsoft ScaleUp is aimed at mature, later-stage startups in the expansion phase with completed seed financing, which solve problems in various industries and advance the development of new technologies such as artificial intelligence. The program's goal is to support them in their growth. Over the course of four months, ScaleUp offers coaching in the areas of negotiation, sales, talent development and technological scaling with the help of the cloud platform Microsoft Azure.
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Be My Eyes (Denmark) – this app helps blind people and people with impaired vision: if they are having visual problems, they can simply ring a volunteer who will "lend" them their eyes and assist them via video call.
Bestmile (Switzerland) – this startup allows mobility providers to use, manage and optimize fleets of autonomous or conventional human-driven vehicles.
Processgold (the Netherlands) – uses process mining to make real business processes transparent in companies across all industries. This makes efficiency potential and risks visible and the processes can then be optimized.
Scortex (France) – this AI-based solution automates quality control in factories. The Scortex deep learning platform integrates a robust imaging solution that can be used to fully automate visual inspections, for example.
Seerene (Germany) – by analysing the data from various applications, systems and development environments that are used in a company, Seerene can identify potential for optimization, so that software can be developed and rolled out more quickly and efficiently.
Sword Health (Portugal) – offers an AI-powered digital therapist with which is building the standard of care for the physical rehabilitation industry for the next 50 years, by reducing costs and increasing accountability.
Ultimate.ai (Finland) – uses deep learning technology to help customer service employees respond to inquiries in real time. The artificial intelligence from ultimate.ai also analyzes old chat records and uses this as a basis for generating reply suggestions.
Userlane (Germany) – is a navigation system for software and automates user onboarding and employee training. In this way it allows all users to use new software straight away.
The program will begin with the first batch week on September 3–7, 2018, in the ScaleUp rooms at Microsoft Berlin. The focus will be on workshops and training sessions, including sessionsn with Holger Klärner and Till Großmaß from McKinsey on the topic of pricing, negotiation expert Daniel Reisner, sales strategist Peter Krauss and talent development expert Matthias Ehrhardt. Participants will also be granted access to Microsoft's cutting-edge technologies such as the Azure cloud platform.
Microsoft ScaleUp helps enterprise-ready startups to bring their product even closer into line with customer requirements and raise their business to the next level – not least of all with the Corporate Access-Event at the end of the four-month program, at which participants can pitch their solution to large organizations from the Microsoft network. Microsoft ScaleUp is represented in eight locations across the globe: Bangalore, Beijing, London, Seattle, Shanghai, Sydney, Tel Aviv and Berlin.
In order to boost the potential of innovative technologies, above all artificial intelligence, it is important to have a healthy startup ecosystem in addition to leading industrial companies and strong medium-sized organizations. Microsoft's activities for entrepreneurs are part of the "digitization for all" initiative. With this initiative, the company is championing the way to enable all people to profit from the progress and opportunities offered by digital society on the basis of digital security. This is based upon trust in digital technologies, which is only possible through transparent action. All of the initiative activities can be found under the hashtag #digitalfueralle.


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Daniel Schlereth
LEFT HANDED PITCHER
Bats: Left
Drafted: 1st round, 26th overall, 2008 (Diamondbacks)
College: University of Arizona
Agent: Relativity Baseball
Arizona drafted Schlereth in the first round as a power left hander with a mid-90s fastball and a plus curve. He also threw a change but had seldom used it in college. The Diamondbacks evidently regarded Schlereth as a reliever, and possible closer, right from the start; he's never started a game as a pro except for rehab outings. He initially had very high K rates, but struggled to throw strikes. As he started having shoulder problems, though, he stopped missing bats. His fastball velocity declined from an average of 93 in 2009 to just over 90 in 2012. He missed most of 2012 and 2013 with shoulder problems. The Pirates signed him to a minor league deal for 2014 with an invitation to spring training.
R+: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 3.0 IP, 6.0 BB/9, 18.0 K/9
A: 1-0-0, 2.00 ERA, 0.78 WHIP, 9.0 IP, 4.0 BB/9, 14.0 K/9
Schlereth pitched only briefly in his debut, but obviously showed the ability to miss bats.
AA: 0-0-4, 1.01 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 26.2 IP, 5.4 BB/9, 13.2 K/9
AAA: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, 1.0 IP, 9.0 BB/9, 9.0 K/9
MLB: 1-4-0, 5.89 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 18.1 IP, 7.4 BB/9, 10.8 K/9
The Diamondbacks sent Schlereth to AA and he dominated there, with a very high K rate but also a high walk rate. Arizona called him up at the end of May and he bounced back and forth between AA, AAA and the majors over the rest of the season. He also missed over a month with a broken rib. During his time in the majors he missed a lot of bats, but his control wasn't adequate. After the season, the D'backs sent him to Detroit in a major, three-team trade.
AAA: 1-3-0, 2.37 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 49.1 IP, 6.2 BB/9, 10.9 K/9
MLB: 2-0-1, 2.89 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 18.2 IP, 4.8 BB/9, 9.2 K/9
The Tigers optioned Schlereth to AAA to start the season. He continued to be difficult to hit there, but also continued to walk too many. Detroit called him up briefly in July and then for good in mid-August. He pitched better in the majors, but not as well as his ERA suggests.
Schlereth spent most of the season with the Tigers, holding hitters to a .209, but continuing to walk too many and seeing his K rate drop.
A+: 0-0-0, 1.12 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 8.0 IP, 7.9 BB/9, 10.1 K/9
AAA: 0-0-0, 10.80 ERA, 4.20 WHIP, 1.2 IP, 21.6 BB/9, 10.8 K/9
MLB: 0-0-0, 10.29 ERA, 2.71 WHIP, 7.0 IP, 6.4 BB/9, 7.7 K/9
Schlereth opened the season in the majors, but struggled badly. The Tigers optioned him to AAA in late April, but he couldn't throw strikes at all and was shut down a few weeks later with left shoulder tendonitis. He returned to make eight rehab appearances, but didn't pitch any more above high A. After the season the Tigers took the surprising step of non-tendering him, seemingly indicating that they had little faith in him recovering. He signed a minor league deal with the Orioles.
AAA: 2-0-0, 0.82 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 11.0 IP, 6.5 BB/9, 5.7 K/9
Schlereth seeming pitched well early in the season, but the walk and K rates indicate something wasn't right. He went on the disabled list in early May and didn't return except for two outings near the end of the season.
Schlereth seems like a good project for the Pirates to undertake. Hopefully, he'll be healthy and regain his stuff. Of course, he'll also have to address his control issues. Given the problems he has to address, it's very hard to see him reaching the majors without showing in the minors that he's made considerable progress.
Baseball Reference–Majors
Signing Bonus: $1,330,000
MLB Debut: 5/29/2009
MLB FA Eligible: 2018
Added to 40-Man: 5/29/2009
Options Remaining: 1 (USED: 2010, 2011)
June 7, 2007: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 8th round, 270th overall pick.
June 5, 2008: Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1st round, 26th overall pick; signed on July 16.
May 29, 2009: Contract purchased by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
December 8, 2009: Traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Max Scherzer to the Detroit Tigers in a three-team deal that sent Curtis Granderson from the Tigers to the New York Yankees, Ian Kennedy from the Yankees to the Diamondbacks, Austin Jackson and Phil Coke from the Yankees to the Tigers, and Edwin Jackson from the Tigers to the Diamondbacks.
November 30, 2012: Non-tendered by the Detroit Tigers and became a free agent.
December 19, 2012: Signed as a minor league free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
December 18, 2013: Signed as a minor league free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.


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Invading Colombia: Spanish Accounts of the Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada Expedition of Conquest
by J. Michael Francis J. Michael Francis
In early April 1536, Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada led a military expedition from the coastal city of Santa Marta deep into the interior of what is today modern Colombia. With roughly eight hundred Spaniards and numerous native carriers and black slaves, the Jiménez expedition was larger than the combined forces under Hernando Cortés and Francisco Pizarro. Over the course of the one-year campaign, nearly three-quarters of Jiménez's men perished, most from illness and hunger. Yet, for the 179 survivors, the expedition proved to be one of the most profitable campaigns of the sixteenth century. Unfortunately, the history of the Spanish conquest of Colombia remains virtually unknown.
Through a series of firsthand primary accounts, translated into English for the first time, Invading Colombia reconstructs the compelling tale of the Jiménez expedition, the early stages of the Spanish conquest of Muisca territory, and the foundation of the city of Santa Fé de Bogotá. We follow the expedition from the Canary Islands to Santa Marta, up the Magdalena River, and finally into Colombia's eastern highlands. These highly engaging accounts not only challenge many current assumptions about the nature of Spanish conquests in the New World, but they also reveal a richly entertaining, yet tragic, tale that rivals the great conquest narratives of Mexico and Peru.
Latin American Originals , #1
J. Michael Francis is Hough Family Chair of Florida Studies and Professor of History at the University of South Florida - St. Petersburg
List of Maps and Tables
1. Introduction: The Other Andean Conquest
2. Three Capitulaciones: Don Pedro Fernández de Lugo and the Governorship of Santa Marta
3. By Land and by Sea: From Santa Marta to La Tora
4. Into the Highlands: From La Tora to Muisca Territory
5. Treasure, Torture, and the Licenciado's Return
To add to the tragic brutalities of Cortés's conquest of Mexico and Pizarro's conquest of Peru, J. Michael Francis now offers us an admirable reconstruction of the hitherto unexplored events that took place to the east of Peru. His Invading Colombia: Spanish Accounts of the Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada Expedition of Conquest is the result of an exhaustive exploration of Sevillian archives. Accompanied by a lively introduction, and by commentaries and annotations that are as reliable as they are readable, the book poses the intriguing question of why an exploration that led more Spaniards into Colombia than Cortés led into Mexico, or Pizarro into Peru, should have remained almost completely unknown."
—Fernando Cervantes, Times Literary Supplement
"Not only does this volume present a fascinating story as told by participants and contemporaries, its impeccable scholarship, useful maps, tables, and index, and the lucidity of Francis's writing will make it valuable not only to students but to others as well who are interested in the early period of Spanish expansion in the Americas and the varied peoples they encountered there."
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Bordentown Fire Companies, mutual aid companies battle well-involved garage fire
By: Tyler Eckel
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP (BURLINGTON)– Bordentown Fire Companies along with mutual aid fire companies from Hamilton and Chesterfield battled a first alarm fire on Groveville Road tonight.
The fire happened around 9:55 pm. Fire crews arrived on the scene of 62 Groveville Road with a well-involved two car garage, detached from the home. The "all hands" was called for additional resources and manpower to the scene.
Two hose lines along with a master stream were put into operation to bring the fire under control.
The fire was placed under control around 10:30 pm. The incident remains under investigation.
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State Police Arrest Four and Seize $150K worth of Heroin, Fentanyl, Oxycodone, and Cash, Seized Narcotics Stamps Linked to Two Fatal Overdoses and One Non-fatal Overdose
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–The New Jersey State Police have arrested Lawrence Priester, 39, of Morrisville, PA, Deniece Reeves, 26, of Browns Mills, N.J., Rosa Lind, 36, and Tyran Kelsey, 35, both of Trenton, N.J., for drug offenses and money laundering during an investigation that led to the seizure of $150,000 worth of narcotics and stamps linked to two fatal and one non-fatal overdose.
During a four-month investigation, detectives with the New Jersey State Police Crime Suppression Central Unit and the Opioid Enforcement Task Force (OETF) began investigating the distribution of narcotics in and around the City of Trenton. Through various investigative means, detectives determined that Priester was involved in narcotics trafficking in Pennsylvania and in the Trenton area of New Jersey. Additionally, detectives were able to identify narcotics mills located in Bucks County, PA and in Trenton, N.J. where Priester was allegedly packaging heroin and fentanyl for distribution.
On Tuesday, March 16, 2021, detectives with the Crime Suppression Central Unit, Opioid Enforcement Task Force, along with members of the Trenton Police Department SWAT, West Windsor Police Department, agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and detectives from the Bucks County Prosecutor's Office executed search warrants in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Evidence seized as a result of the search warrants included approximately $150,000 worth of narcotics and more than $5,000 cash.
During execution of a search warrant in Trenton, detectives seized several different stamps used to brand packaged narcotics. Drug traffickers market their "brand" of drug by ink-stamping the outside of a wax fold with a unique image, word, or phrase such as "Facebook," "187," and "Completed" which are examples of stamps that were recovered. "Facebook" has been linked to two fatal overdoses in New Jersey and "187" has been linked to one non-fatal overdose in New Jersey.
Lawrence Priester was arrested on March 16, 2021 at a residence in Pennsylvania and charged with the following:
• Maintaining/ Operating a CDS production facility
• Possession of drug paraphernalia
• Possession of heroin and fentanyl with intent to distribute
Rosa Lind was arrested on March 16, 2021 at a residence in Trenton and charged with the following:
• Possession of heroin and oxycodone with intent to distribute
Tyran Kelsey was arrested on March 16, 2021 after a motor vehicle stop in Trenton and charged with the following:
• Possession of heroin with intent to distribute
• Money laundering
Deniece Reeves was arrested on March 16, 2021 following a motor vehicle stop in Trenton and charged with the following:
Kelsey and Reeves were lodged at the Mercer County Jail pending detention hearings. Lind was released pending a future court date. Priester was lodged at Bucks County Jail. The case is being prosecuted by the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice.
"Through their innovative strategies, the State Police have dismantled over 40 opioid mills over the last two years and arrested nearly 370 suspects involved in criminal activity. In the process, they have seized over $12 million worth of dangerous opioids and more than $3 million in illegal drug proceeds, while recovering 165 firearms used in furtherance of drug activity," said Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal. "They have undoubtedly saved lives and improved communities, but the State Police's enforcement efforts are only one part of our fight against the opioid epidemic, which also focuses on prevention and treatment strategies. I commend the State Police and all of the law enforcement partners that contributed to this operation."
"Oftentimes massive, bulk seizures make the headlines, but the most vital component of a narcotics trafficking network is the processing mill. Through collaboration with our partners, we were able to identify and assist with shutting down a Pennsylvania mill producing brands of narcotics linked to fatal and non-fatal overdoses here in New Jersey," said Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police. "The opioid epidemic recognizes no borders, jurisdictions, or state lines, which is why we will continue to work together with our partners across the river to shut down processing mills and bring those responsible to justice."
"Drug dealers don't stop at state borders, and neither do we, thanks to our highly effective law enforcement partnerships both inside and outside New Jersey," said Director Veronica Allende of the Division of Criminal Justice. "I commend all of the agencies in New Jersey and Pennsylvania that worked together to take down these alleged interstate drug traffickers."
To date, the OETF has conducted 168 enforcement operations and seized more than 843,862 individual doses of packaged opioids valued at $4,219,310, more than 82 kilograms of raw heroin valued at $4,920,000, more than 30 kilograms of fentanyl valued at $1,500,000, more than 51,000 fentanyl-based pills valued at $510,000, more than 42 kilograms of cocaine valued at $1,512,000, more than $3,424,430 in U.S. currency, and 165 firearms. The OETF has also disrupted or dismantled 39 fully operational opioid packaging facilities, four fully operational fentanyl pill pressing operations, and arrested 370 suspects during this time.
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Charity bazaar will be organized in the Gallery of the Cultural Center Bol, starting on November 20th, when you can start bringing your items to donate. Used or unused or unwanted clothes and things like that (in good condition) will be stored and presented for sales. CZK Bol will receive the items, cataloge them all with their number, name of the owner and the price. 80% of the money will go to the seller and 20% will go to a humanitarian fund that will be divided between Brač buds.
Start of the sale will begin on November 24th, and all the unsold items will be donated to Humana Nova, social company which recycles old clothes into amazing new garments.
Join this great initiative, as a buyer or as a seller. Either way, you'll be doing an amazing thing for the community! See more about the event here.


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Mariwasa unveils new tiles at 2017 Worldbex
After marking its 50th anniversary last year as the Philippines' ceramic-tile industry leader and standard-setter for beauty and durability, Mariwasa introduced its new tile designs at the 22nd Worldbex, held from March 15 to 19 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.
"By harnessing the innate expertise of the Filipino artisan, Mariwasa was able to maintain world standards of beauty and durability that it set in 1966," said Mariwasa Siam Ceramics Inc. (MSC) President Phaskorn Buranawit, also the country director for SCG Philippines, Mariwasa's mother company.
"We felt that the best avenue to launch our modern designs is through Worldbex, where Mariwasa has been a proud partner for years," added Buranawit, referring to the country's largest construction building materials' exposition.
Mariwasa was the first to manufacture both wall and floor tiles in a vast range of colors and sizes in response to a steadily growing market.
"Mariwasa is committed to be always attuned to the demands of an upbeat, young and upwardly mobile market," Mariwasa Vice President for Sales and Marketing Jakkrit Suwansilp said. "I have no doubt that our new, innovative designs will catch the fancy of millennials, a growing and important target market."
"Our 20×60 wood designs, for example, are better because they are more durable, easy to clean and environment-friendly, compared with vinyl flooring and real wood planks, not to mention our competitive pricing. Our new designs can also be used in the living room, bedroom and other interior requirements," he added.
Suwansilp also said Mariwasa tiles even go beyond their usual application.
"Now, Mariwasa tiles are being used as wall cladding—substitute for bricks and wood planks. (Their) designs can replicate natural materials—stone, marble, wood—which are cost-efficient and easier to maintain than natural materials," he said.
Mariwasa's newest tile designs are grouped into three themes: Morphology, which is about innovation inspired by biomimicry and organic forms; Indie-fluence, which celebrates individuality and cultural heritage; and Innotherapy, which induces relaxing and healing effects produced with modern technology and the heavy use of natural colors.
Mariwasa's 2017 tile collection is expected to meet the requirements of today's Filipinos. Thanks to its understanding of human excitement and desire, and combined with extensive innovation management and commercialization experience, the company created new designs that provide both exterior and interior application that will never limit one's imagination.
"With each Mariwasa tile comes a firm commitment to product excellence that is fully supported by extensive research and development (R&D), innovative design, and some of the most modern production facilities and processes in the Philippines, all of which are now operating under ISO 9001:2000 and PNS/ISO 13006 quality standards," Buranawit said.
For 51 years, Mariwasa has been synonymous with constant innovation and durability, thanks to ingenious Filipino designers famed for their skill, creativity, and talented R&D team. These pushed Mariwasa as an industry leader as it offered an extensive range of ceramic wall and floor tiles in a variety of designs, sizes, colors and finish, thereby providing customers with an array of prime choices.
"As Mariwasa continues to develop high-value products to serve the growing demand for highly innovative tile designs, we take pride in the truth that a Filipino brand can compete with the world's best, setting the bar high for quality, coupled with our utmost commitment to customer satisfaction, thus, earning the distinction as the preferred brand among architects, designers, and end-users," Buranawit said.
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