- If the ISG related sensors or system error occurs, the yellow AUTO STOP indicator ( ) on the instrument cluster will stay on after blinking for 5 seconds and the light on the ISG OFF button will illuminate.
• If the ISG OFF button light is not turned off by pressing the ISG OFF button again or if the ISG system continuously does not work correctly, please contact an authorized Kia dealer as soon as possible.
If you want to use the ISG function, the battery sensor needs to be calibrated for approximately 4 hours with the ignition off and then, turn the engine on and off 2 or 3 times.


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The city of Cairo is the capital of Egypt and is located on the east bank of the Nile River , about 150 km from the Mediterranean Sea. The largest city in Africa has six million and three hundred thousand inhabitants, according to the last census, with the population of its metropolitan area already exceeding eight million. The city of Cairo today began approximately two thousand years ago, when the Romans built a fort, called Babylon, right where the capital is located. Much later, exactly in the year 640, Arabs took over the place and established a military camp there, whose name was al-Fustat.
The place only ceased to have exclusively military functions when, after 970, the Fatimid family took possession of the old forts and transformed them into cities, proclaiming them the capital of their dynasty. At this time, Cairo enjoyed constant and balanced economic and political growth, gaining prestige in comparison with other European and African metropolises. Even though it was dominated a number of times during its existence and, despite the fact that most of these conflicts never managed to stop or slow down the development of the city, which, by the way, in the middle of the 14th century already had a prosperous population of half a million people. inhabitants, only a century later Cairo would decline.
After the attack by the Mongols and Turkish domination, the largest African metropolis saw its economy and political prestige suffer an apparently irrecoverable stagnation. Cairo did not progress again until the 14th century, when the current head of government, Muhammad Ali, made Egypt and, consequently, the city of Cairo, independent of the Turkish-Ottoman empire. One of Muhammad's successors, Ismael Pasha, started a wide variety of European-style buildings, giving the capital a new look. In 1882, however, the city of Cairo returned to foreign hands, remaining under British rule until 1922, when it was returned to its country of origin, Egypt.
From that date on, Cairo began to develop rapidly and enjoyed, especially after the Second World War, a solid and relevant industrialization process. The existence of the Nile River was essential for this industrialization process to be so successful, since it served, and continues to serve, as a cheap and appropriate means of transport for the products manufactured there. In addition, the Nile is a constant provider of clean and fresh water, one of the main local needs, both in the human sphere and in agriculture, because of the dry climate of the place.
According to themotorcyclers, the city of Cairo today has eleven bridges that cross the Nile River or reach its islands, in addition to old alleys and small bazaars dating from many years ago. In the most modern part of the Egyptian capital, tall buildings, busy streets and the subway testify to the development achieved over the centuries. The metropolis is the largest commercial and industrial center in your country, producing mainly iron, steel, textile products, plastic derivatives, automobiles and metallurgical products.
But, precisely because it is such an old city and because it has picturesque buildings that do not exist anywhere else in the world, the city of Cairo contains enormous tourist potential, which collaborates in a fundamental way with the capital's economy. Thousands of people from all over the world flock to the city to visit its famous museum, which contains the largest collection of archaeological objects from all over the planet, the result of years of excavations and the work of renowned archaeologists from all over the world and which serve to tell the story of one of the most fascinating empires that ever existed. But the biggest tourist attractions in the Egyptian capital are located just a few kilometers from the center and can be easily visited by car, bus or even camel. The pyramids of the pharaohs and the sphinx attract admirers and onlookers at all times of the year.
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Who will be the next Reading manager?
Reading are looking for a new manager to try and keep them in the Premier League after Brian McDermott left the club.
Four successive defeats have left the club bottom of the table and four points away from safety and it would seem that they need to go in a different direction to make sure they do stay in the Premier League but personally I feel McDermott should have stayed in charge for the rest of the season. After leading the club to promotion last season they were expected to struggle and the signings they made did not give me any confidence that they were going to survive this season but they are still in there battling away and a lot of credit does have to go to the manager for that. Recent losses to Wigan Athletic and Aston Villa both at home must have been hard to take and obviously the board felt that these results were simply not good enough. In his 169 matches in charge of Reading he won 76 games, giving him a 44.97% win rate. But they need to bring someone in that can have an immediate impact, so who will be given the chance to succeed?
The current favourite is Paolo Di Canio and I would love to see him managing in the Premier League but maybe not because of his managerial ability, more to do with the entertainment factor and unpredictability he will bring. But to be fair to him he did have a good record at Swindon Town and his crazy methods seemed to be working and he probably should not be unemployed right now. If they do go down then I think the Italian can do a good job in the Championship and at least give them the opportunity to bounce straight back.
Maybe a more realistic target and a more sensible one would be Nigel Adkins. He is another manager that should not be unemployed and it looked as though he was going to keep Southampton in the Premier League before being replaced. He does not have a lot of experience in the top division but yet again looking more long term he would do a very good job in the Championship. Would he take the job? I think he would be tempted to have another go at the Premier League even if it is only for a few more games.
Another early favourite is Roberto Di Matteo and if they could convince him to join the club then it would be a fantastic appointment. He is a Champions League winner and he, yet again, maybe should not have been sacked by his former club Chelsea. He does have experience in the Premier League and should get the respect of the Reading players straight away and if he can lift their spirits a little he may just do enough to keep them up. He also got promoted with West Brom so he may even stay if they go down. I think they need to look long term and not just try and bring someone in to keep them up and change again in the summer if they fail.
Others that are linked with the job are Dick Advocaat, Steve McClaren and Alan Curbishley
Posted in Football, Soccer, Sport, Sports, Uncategorized	| Tagged Alan Curbishley, Brian McDermott, Champions League, Championship, Chelsea, Dick Advocaat, entertainment factor, good job, Italian, managerial ability, Nigel Adkins, Paolo Di Canio, Premier League, Reading, Roberto Di Matteo, Southampton, Steve McClaren, Swindon Town, target	| Leave a reply
Who will be the next Nottingham Forest manager?
Posted on December 27, 2012 by patto1992
Nottingham Forest are searching for a new manager after sacking Sean O'Driscoll who had just led his team to a 4-2 victory over Leeds United
O'Driscoll, joined the club in strange circumstances after earlier in the summer being appointed Crawley Town manager, however he never managed the team in a competitive fixture and left for Forest. He was given just 26 games in charge and only lost seven of those games, so his record was not that bad and there was a very realistic chance of the club getting promoted this season with the former Doncaster Rovers manager in charge. The team are currently 8th in the table and only one point outside the playoffs and with a crucial game against promotion rivals Crystal Palace next it is a very strange time to sack their manager. If they win the game then they will only be four points behind their opponents so it is actually unbelievable that the manager has gone, but the players need to move on and try and get promotion under the new manager, and there certainly will be some high profile names linked with the job and the former champions of Europe will be looking to appoint a well known name.
The clear favourite for the job is Alex McLeish and it will be interesting to see what the fans think of this decision because he has had an indifferent time as a manager in England. Under his guidance, Birmingham City were relegated twice but he also led them to a ninth place finish in the Premier League and a Carling Cup, as well as a promotion from the Championship. But, his time at Aston Villa was a disaster and he was hated by most of their fans for his negative style of football. However, I do not think he was ever given the chance to succeed at Villa Park.
The next manager linked with the job is the recently sacked Chelsea manager Robert Di Matteo. If they could convince him to join the club then it would be fantastic for them as he lifted the Champions League trophy last season. For him, personally it may not be exactly what he is looking for, but he will surely be given money to do what he wants, rather than getting players bought for him which seemed to happen at his former club. I honestly can't see this happening but there have been stranger things happen in football.
Finally, Roy Keane has been linked with the job and he also has experience of winning promotion from the Championship with Sunderland, so he knows the league and what is needed to succeed. However, his time at Ipswich Town was not so successful and he did not achieve his own expectations and they struggled for long periods under his management. He played 123 times for Forest and scored 22 goals so he knows exactly what the fans expect and will want to be the one that gets them back into the Premier League.
Posted in Football, Soccer, Sport, Sports, Uncategorized	| Tagged Alex McLeish, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Carling Cup, Champions League, champions league trophy, Championship, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Doncaster Rovers, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest, Premier League, profile names, Roberto Di Matteo, Roy Keane, Sean O'Driscoll, strange circumstances, Sunderland, Villa Park	| 2 Replies
Who will win the Premier League?
Posted on August 16, 2012 by patto1992
Manchester City won the title last season in the last minute of the last game which ended one of the best ever Premier League seasons.
This year in my opinion there are only three real contenders for the title but I will include five with two of them being very outside chances that even I don't believe they could actually win it but you never know, football is a very strange game and even Blackburn Rovers have won a Premier League title (things were slightly different when they won it though).
Obviously, Manchester City are the favourites to once again win the title and they will be hoping it is a little more straight forward than last year. I don't think I need to go into too much detail on why they could win the title because it is obvious, they have the players and now the experience of winning the big one, and they will want even more success. One thing that does worry me though is this change of formation manager Roberto Mancini is trying and maybe he should remember the saying if it isn't broke then don't fix it.
Alex Ferguson will want his title back and I think this is his last objective as manager of Manchester United. He won't retire in my opinion until he has toppled the noisy neighbours and he obviously wants to do it this year with the signings of Shinji Kagawa and they expected arrival of Robin Van Persie. They already look a more attacking threat and if all the players click then it may be an even closer title race than last year, if that is even possible.
Chelsea will be hoping for a much better season than last year and they have made their intentions known to the rest of the country with their signings this summer, in particular, Eden Hazard who was wanted by pretty much all of Europe so it was quite a coup for them. The big question is whether Roberto Di Matteo is good enough to challenge for the title? Yes he won the Champions League and FA Cup last year but he was also sacked as manager of West Brom not long ago, to me , this was a harsh decision but it happened nevertheless.
Now, we get onto the outsiders. Arsenal could challenge for the title if there team can perform well together both offensively and defensively. Their new signings Santi Cazorla, Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud all have a lot of ability but with their lack of Premier League experience they may not be at their best till half way through the season and by then it will be too late. Losing Van Persie will obviously weaken them so they cannot afford to lose anyone else and with Alex Song linked with a move to Barcelona they definitely need to keep hold of him.
From Arsenal to a team that may not even finish in the top six in the coming season, Liverpool. This can only go in one of two ways for me, 1) Brendan Rodgers gets the team playing brilliantly and they adapt to his style of play and new signing Fabio Borini and Luis Suarez both score goals for fun leading them to at least a place in the top four, or 2) The players just can't get to grips with the new tactics and have yet another season of disappointment, finishing around 7th place.
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Will Thomas Muller join a Premier League club this summer?
Thomas Muller scored in the Champions League final for Bayern Munich but he may be on his way out of the club this summer.
Muller also has 10 international goals for Germany
Last season he spent a lot of time on the bench and it would seem that the 22 year old wants to be guaranteed first team football. He did actually play 53 games last season which is the most in his career but a lot of them were from the bench and he does have the ability and the talent to be a regular in a lot of sides all around Europe. He did still however manage to score 11 goals and play a major part in Germany's Euro 2012 campaign in particular the qualifiers where he started all 10 games and contributed seven assists. Muller's versatility works for him and against him because he can play in any of the forward roles which means he is always there in case of injuries but whenever everyone if fit he is put back on the bench just in case someone isn't having an effective game or is struggling with an injury. But his main strength is his composure as he never looks fazed and if he is given an opportunity to score he will usually take it.
So would he be interested in a move to the Premier League and which teams would he realistically sign for? Tottenham Hotspur are the first team that spring to mind as they are in desperate need of a striker with Jermain Defoe being the only experienced striker at the club and it is not clear whether he will stay either. Muller would fit perfectly into their side with him able to capitalise on the through balls from Rafael Van Der Vaart and the crosses of Gareth Bale, I am sure he would score plenty of goals in England.
Another team linked with a move is Manchester City who will be linked with any player that becomes available and has proved to be a good player for their club. But, I could see them going for the German international because it looks like they may lose out on Robin Van Persie. With them interest in him it suggests to me that they are in the market for a new striker and Muller would fit the bill as he can play in a front two or three and will do a job out wide for them. If Edin Dzeko leaves I think he would be a perfect replacement.
The team that he scored against in that Champions League final, Chelsea have also been linked with a move for him and even though they have spent a lot of money so far this summer they haven't really invested in their strike force and after losing Didier Drogba they will need some reinforcements for the currently inconsistent Fernando Torres. Daniel Sturridge is still at the club but he probably didn't play as much as he would have hoped after Roberto Di Matteo took over so he will be hoping for more starts this year. But the new manager may look elsewhere and Muller could be a good signing for them and with Romelu Lukaku joining West Brom on loan they definitely need a new striker at least for backup.
Posted in Football, Soccer, Sport, Sports, Uncategorized	| Tagged Bayern Munich, Champions League, Chelsea, Daniel Sturridge, Didier Drogba, Edin Dzeko, Euro 2012, fazed, Fernando Torres, Gareth Bale, Germany, international goals, Jermain Defoe, Manchester City, Premier League, Rafael Van Der Vaart, Roberto Di Matteo, Robin Van Persie, Romelu Lukaku, team football, Thomas Muller, Tottenham Hotspur, van der vaart, West Brom	| Leave a reply
Chelsea's best performance for years is enough to beat Barcelona
Posted on April 19, 2012 by patto1992
Chelsea beat Barcelona 1-0 to give them an excellent chance of qualifying for the Champions League final but it is still a tough task.
Di Matteo has now won 10 of his 13 games in charge of Chelsea
First things first, Barcelona were not at their best and even though they weren't at their best they still dominated the game and possibly should have won the game. They had numerous chances to work Petr Cech who did pull off a few wonderful saves but on the whole they just missed chances, hitting the woodwork and missing guilt edged opportunities. In particular the Cesc Fabregas chance which was brilliantly cleared off the line by Ashley Cole, but in all honesty should have been a goal and Fabregas should never have given Cole the chance to hack it away.
Onto Chelsea and what has on a whole been quite disappointing, it was a very good performance by them and the goal they now take to the Nou Camp should give them at least a lift and a bit of confidence. Roberto Di Matteo should be getting praised for what he has done because under Villas Boas the team from London were going out of the Champions League and may have not got as far as they have done in the FA Cup. His team selection turned out to be perfect, choosing Didier Drogba instead of Fernando Torres. This was a very big decision and in the end it made the difference with Drogba scoring the only goal of the game. He may have split opinion on his performance with him at times looking very strong and powerful with the Barcelona defence struggling to cope with him then at other times flopping to the floor at the slightest touch. With a lot of controversy about diving at the minute Drogba didn't do anything to help the situation but in his defence the opposition players were doing very similar things and maybe it was just a little more embarrassing to watch him do it because of his size. However, I thought he had a decent game and held the ball up well and allowed his team to push out at times, he also took his goal brilliantly.
The defence deserves the most praise out of everyone and that includes John Obi Mikel who was fantastic and sat in the back four cutting out a lot of the little through balls that Barcelona like to play. He did give away a few free kicks in dangerous areas but he kept possession well when he had it and nullified the threat of the oppositions attacking players. In the centre of defence John Terry had arguably one of his best performances for a number of years but man of the match for me was Gary Cahill, for a player to play the way he did just a few months after being in a relegation threatened side was unbelievable. I think Cahill is good but I have said it before that he struggles when a striker has clever movement. He dealt with Lionel Messi better than most this season and even when his team were under pressure he bailed them out with a last ditch tackle or block.
It must have been a fantastic night for the Chelsea fans but they and the team know this tie is not over and it will be a lot more difficult in the away leg but at least they have something to hold onto. There is far more optimism that they will be in the final now than there was when the draw was made.
Posted in Football, Soccer, Sport, Sports, Uncategorized	| Tagged Andre Villas Boas, Ashley Cole, Barcelona, Cesc Fabregas, Champions League, Chelsea, decent game, Didier Drogba, FA Cup, Fernando Torres, Gary Cahill, John Obi Mikel, John Terry, Lionel Messi, Nou Camp, Petr Cech, Roberto Di Matteo, Semi Final, slightest touch, Stamford Bridge, team selection	| 2 Replies
Chelsea will face Benfica in the quarter final of the Champions League
After overcoming Napoli, Chelsea will face Benfica in the next round of the Champions League as they look to progress to the semi final.
Roberto Di Matteo will not be too disappointed with this draw as they know Benfica are a good side therefore they will not underestimate them and make sure his team prepare for the game properly but on the other hand he will also know that it could have been worse for his side. They came back fantastically against Napoli after a 3-1 defeat in the first leg but they managed to win 4-1 in extra time at Stamford Bridge and by doing this they have let everyone in Europe know that they are not finished yet and they still have enough quality left to win the whole competition.
Would they have progressed if Andre Villas Boas was still in charge? In my opinion no because the players looked happier and looked like they wanted to play for the man in charge. John Terry scored and had an all round fantastic game before going off injured, he wanted to get his head on every ball possible which he may not have done a few weeks ago. Frank Lampard scored a crucial penalty and he was also more influential in this game than I have seen him for quite a while and when he is on form you know he can get a goal or provide an assist. Didier Drogba opened the scoring and looked like a man possessed and someone that wanted to get Chelsea through all by himself and his performance reminded me of when Jose Mourinho was in charge and he destroyed opposition defences.
Lampard, Terry and Drogba celebrate a goal
These players may be a few years older now but they have proven when they want to, they can still put in match winning performances and on the night they all had to. The players showed a lot of togetherness and as soon as the first goal went in there was no doubt in my mind who would go through.
If Chelsea do progress, and they will be favourites to do so, they will face either Milan or Barcelona. Which will not be easy as Barcelona are clearly the best team in Europe right now and Milan showed everyone against Arsenal that if they are on form they can give a team a good beating, so it will not be easy for Chelsea but if they can get through the Benfica tie, they will grow more in confidence and they could spring a shock in the semi final.
The other quarter finals drew together APOEL from Cyprus and the European giants Real Madrid and in the other semi final they will face either Marseille or Bayern Munich. In my opinion even though APOEL have done amazingly well Real Madrid will be the happiest of all the teams in the draw while Marseille and Bayern could be really close as they both possess real quality in their side.
It could be a fantastic quarter final this year with a lot of goals rather than the usual tactical battle so I for one cannot wait for the games to get underway.
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Q: Visual FoxPro - Memo field operations lead to "String is too long to fit" error Fox: Visual FoxPro 6 / SP5 & Visual FoxPro 9 / SP2
OS: Windows 7 Professional & Windows 10 Professional
I have a legacy application that imports data from a text file of wage information. Each data line is SSN, Name, Wage. As you can expect, these wage files can get quite large, a few hundred MB sometimes.
The data from the wage file is imported into a memo field of a FoxPro table.
append memo xmemo.xmemo from (m.drive_file)
This works as it should, even with files nearing 400MB.
Then there's some code that verifies and checks the new data in the memo field for things that may need to be stripped out. (linefeeds and carriage returns).  The code that does this uses the OCCURS() function.
m.nchr10 = occurs(chr(10), xmemo.xmemo)   && count for line feeds
m.nchr13 = occurs(chr(13), xmemo.xmemo)   && count for carriage returns
Within the last week, the above two lines have failed with the error "String is too long to fit". Smaller wage files (about 60MB or so), will work fine. But anything larger than that will throw the error. I can even reproduce the error from the command line with
?occurs("x", xmemo.xmemo)  && show a count of 'x' characters.
Background:

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*This application has been in production for over 20 years and has taken large files without issue all of that time.

*I can reproduce the error in Fox 6 and Fox 9.
At this point, I'm stumped. Anyone have any idea what the issue is? Thanks in advance to anyone that can offer some help.

A: First....thanks to everyone that's replied so far. I'm sorry if this seems confusing. It's confusing to me as well.
Second, I was wrong about the working file size. The memo field can accept data up to 2GB. But if you use a string operation against any memo field holding more than about 16MB worth of data, you will get the 'String is too long to fit' error. This is the part that's new and confusing. It's CLEARLY in the documentation as such, but like I said...this has worked without error for a very long time with very large files.
As for why it's not working:

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*There HAS BEEN very recent updates to my Win 7 and Win 10 PC's that I use to develop. The timing does coincide with when this stopped working correctly.

*The error occurs regardless of the contents of the memo field (thank you, Tamar).

*No changes have been made to the import code. I'm sure of this, as I'm the only FoxPro Dev here. I'm not the original Dev for the app, but it's been under my umbrella and mine alone for about 6 years and I've never needed to work with the 'import' module.

*The data isn't funky. It's just alpha and numeric text.  We deal with wages and they come to us in files that are formatted like below.  The Fox app takes the entire file of data, brings it into the memo field, checks it for anything that needs to be stripped out, then processes the file line by line.
 E2021000000000        9999999999       99      12212021119999
 S999999999LASTNAME   FIRSTNAME   X47   00000000000000  12212021119999
 S999999999LASTNAME   FIRSTNAME   X47   00000000000000  12212021119999
 S999999999LASTNAME   FIRSTNAME   X47   00000000000000  12212021119999
 S999999999LASTNAME   FIRSTNAME   X47   00000000000000  12212021119999
 S999999999LASTNAME   FIRSTNAME   X47   00000000000000  12212021119999
 S999999999LASTNAME   FIRSTNAME   X47   00000000000000  12212021119999
 S999999999LASTNAME   FIRSTNAME   X47   00000000000000  12212021119999
 S999999999LASTNAME   FIRSTNAME   X47   00000000000000  12212021119999
 S999999999LASTNAME   FIRSTNAME   X47   00000000000000  12212021119999
 F99999999

At this point, I've spent way too much time trying to figure it out. I'm going to chalk it up the Windows updates or just…magic. My solution, at least until the app can be truly replaced, is to take any large files  (15MB+) from my Users, split them up into 15-16MB chunks, and then let them get processed individually.  As you can imagine, this takes a chunk of my time, but this is wage data and it's time sensitive.
Thanks again, to anyone that spent any brain power on this.

A: For each memo, I would copy it to a file (COPY MEMO MemoFieldName TO FileName),
Fopen() it and use fgets() to process the file line by line

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This year, I was fortunate enough to be able to attend my first AAIR Forum in Geelong, Australia. There were several reasons why I was excited to take part in the Forum, including the fact that this was my first visit to Australia. In addition, as a former President of the (American) Association for Institutional Research and member of our Board of Directors, I wanted to see how the AAIR organization and conference compared to ours, and what we might learn from each other.
I was very impressed by the structure of the AAIR Forum and the quality of the presentations. Presenters were very knowledgeable about their topics, and the questions and comments from the audience greatly enhanced the sessions. I moderated a session at the conference where participants reviewed Alan Mackay's observations of the AIR Forum in Chicago. The session was helpful in pointing out to me that the American AIR Forum is both cursed and blessed by its size. Another difference between our respective conferences is that while AAIR tends to focus more on higher education policy issues, AIR has a larger portion of our program devoted to specific IR skill development. Finally, presenters at the AAIR Forum were much better than those at the AIR Forum in explaining to the audience how their topic can be generalized outside of their national context. I have seen improvements in the US in this regard, but we still have a ways to go.
On the last day of the conference, I gave a plenary talk about "Putting the 'R' Back in IR." This was one of the themes that I identified for my year as President of AIR. In the talk, I argued that in recent years the field of institutional research has been drifting away from the "research" side of the field and towards the practitioner side, and that we need to strive towards a better balance between the two. Although this problem appears to me to be greater in the US than it is in Australia and New Zealand, comments during the session illustrated that this concern was not lost on AAIR as well.
Overall, I had a terrific time during my visit to Australia and my participation in the AAIR Forum. Everyone made me feel very welcome, and I greatly appreciate the invitation from the conference organising committee to take part in this year's conference. I have already shared my observations – and your wonderful newsletter – with my American counterparts on the Board. I hope that some of the readers will have an opportunity in the future to attend our annual Forum as well (the next AIR Forum is in Toronto, Canada May 21–24, 2011). My only piece of advice to you is that if you do travel to the US, try to avoid sitting in the bulkhead section of the plane where most of the screaming children can be found.
Thank you again for your hospitality and allowing me to take part in your conference.


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A long-standing challenge in the dissemination and study of Indian classical music has been accurate and efficient notation. The most commonly used notational system, developed by the lawyer and musicologist Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande in the early 1900s resulted in the preservation of many compositions and songs that may otherwise have been lost. Nonetheless, pieces reproduced automatically from Bhatkhande notation are incomplete in that they lack many of the features that give Indian music its characteristic sound, a quality that even greats like Leonard Bernstein have inadequately referred to as ["boing"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB7ZOdp__gQ&feature=youtu.be&t=6m22s)

One way to address this has been using pitch versus time graphs that allow the viewer to observe different ornamentations of the transitions between notes. Building upon work by many in the field is my attempt to automatically visualize pitch over time. If you like what you see and think it would be useful to you in your study of music, do read on for a brief background of the field and the methods I used.

[![Experiment fail](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/genepoo/genepoo.github.io/master/images/Azambai.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLtDQ5jCAA8 "Experiment Fail")

A few years ago, Wim van der Meer and Suvarnalata Rao published [Music in Motion](https://autrimncpa.wordpress.com/), a database of Hindustani recordings that enable viewers to visualize changes in the performer's fundamental frequency over time. They used [PRAAT](http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/), a software for phonetic research developed in Amsterdam University for melody capture. Their implementation of the melody extraction algorithm in PRAAT works best for monophonic recordings containing only voice.

Justin Salamon and Emilia Gomez of the the Music Technology Group of the [Universitat Pompeu Fabra](http://mtg.upf.edu/) in Barcelona developed a method, Melodia, that works for polyphonic recordings containing a lead instrument or voice along with accompaniment. Luckily for many of us, they made their algorithm easy to use via a [VAMP plugin](http://mtg.upf.edu/technologies/melodia) for [Sonic Visualizer](http://www.sonicvisualiser.org/) and within [Essentia](http://essentia.upf.edu/), which is an open source C++ library with Python bindings for audio information retreival.

I decided to try using Essentia to see if I could automate visualizations in the way Rao et al. did. Installation was [easy](http://essentia.upf.edu/documentation/installing.html). Essentia's extensive documentation and tutorials made implementation a breeze. Below is what I used to get time versus frequency data.

```python
import essentia
from essentia.standard import *
loader = essentia.standard.MonoLoader(filename = '/path/to/yourfile.mp3', sampleRate = 44100)
audio=loader()
pExt = PredominantPitchMelodia(frameSize = 2048, hopSize = 128)
pitch, pitchConf = pExt(audio) #this step could take a while
time=numpy.linspace(0.0,len(audio)/44100.0,len(pitch))
output = np.column_stack((time.flatten(),pitch.flatten()))
np.savetxt('path/to/output.txt',output,delimiter='\t')
```

To animate the results I got, I divided the frequencies we calculated by the tonic of each piece, also detectable using Essentia. This allowed me to view the results in the solfege space familiar to me. I reverted to R's ggplot to first generate individual frames of the time vs frequency videos. I'm not going to put all the R code here but as an illustration, I looped through the data to produce images corresponding to each frame of the video I wanted. I wonder if there's an easier way to do this..

```python
winS = 15 #Time window for each frame in seconds
fps = 10 # frames per second
min=0.6 # lowest frequency ratio (to tonic) I want in the plot
max=3 # highest frequency ratio I want in the plot

# generate plots for initial phase
# (during which the red reference line doesn't move, the pitch graph appears to move behind it)
init = 4 #duration in seconds - initial phase
for (i in  seq(0,init,by=1/fps))
{

  jpeg(paste(getwd(),"/", folder,"/tunePlot",sprintf("%07.0f", fps*i),".jpg", sep=""), width=640, height=360)
  print(ggplot(TvsP[TvsP$Time>0&TvsP$Time<=winS,], aes(x=Time, y=p2))+geom_line(size=0.5)+scale_y_continuous(breaks = c(0.6667, 0.75, 0.8333, 0.9375, 1.000, 1.125,1.25, 1.333, 1.5, 1.6667, 1.875,2, 2.25, 2.5, 2.667, 3), labels=c("fa", "sol", "la", "ti", "do", "re", "mi", "fa", "sol", "la", "ti", "do", "re", "mi", "fa", "sol"), trans='log2', limits=c(min, max))+scale_x_continuous(breaks=seq(0,winS))+ geom_vline(xintercept=i, linetype = "dashed", color='red')+xlab("Time (seconds)")+ylab("Pitch"))
  dev.off()
}
```

Then I used FFmpeg to stitch the images into a video, along with an mp3 of the source track to give me the result! Easy peasy :)

```python
ffmpeg -framerate 10 -i location/of/generated/plots/tunePlot%07d.jpg -i sourceaudio.mp3 -c:v libx264 -pix_fmt yuv420p yay-video!.mp4
```

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Волиняни () — середньовічне східнослов'янське плем'я, що населяло територію Волині, північно-східну Галичину, басейн середнього Бугу. Згадки про волинян містяться у середньовічних джерелах: Повісті минулих літ (XII ст.), хроніці Баварського аноніма X ст., та у творах арабського географа Аль-Масуді. Згідно Повісті минулих літ раніше називались дулібами та бужанами. У X ст. були приєднані до Київської Русі великим князем київським Володимиром Святославичем. З пізнього середньовіччя і до наших днів волиняни відомі як етнографічна група українського народу.

Територія

Волиняни проживали у межиріччі Західного Бугу, Прип'яті з притокою р. Горинь (басейну р. Дніпра). Діаспора волинян також була відома й в тодішній Чехії.  Вже у X ст. арабський історик Аль Масуді згадує на Волині плем'я «волінана» з їх царем Маджаком, якому підкорялася значна частина слов'янських племен. Центральне місто волинян Волинь згадується вперше у X ст. в літописі часів Київської Русі, за Баварським географом волиняни мали 70 міст. До того періоду згадувалися на Волині власне дуліби (які після 560 р. навали тюркської орди аварів над р. Бугом втрачають вплив на регіон), остання згадка про плем'я дулібів була у 907 р. (при описі походу князя Олега на Царгород), а з X ст. називають дулібів — волиняни і бужани.

Історія
В. Ключевський вважав, що існував великий військовий союз чи федерація антських князів під проводом короля дулібів. Те саме думав другий московський історик — Б. Греков.

Гегемонія дулібів поширювалася на весь підвладний їм регіон ще в VI ст., але після аварського завоювання дулібський племінний союз розпався, і частина його територій підпала під залежність Аварського каганату, через що відігравали пізнішу роль регіонального лідера представники окремих регіонів розселення дулібів (див. «бужани», «волиняни», «черв'яни»). У IX-Х ст. черв'яни мали чільне місце в суспільстві перед бужанами, пізніше волиняни зайняли лідерство у політично-економічному житті надавши назву Волині.

На початку 9 ст. у волинян панували феодальні відносини.

В 2-й половині 10 ст. баварський анонім називає волинян поряд з бужанами. Він повідомляє також, що у волинян було 70 міст (типу замків). Арабський історик Аль Масуді та Ібрагім ібн Якуб пишуть, що волиняни (валінана) були могутнім слов'янським племенем, якому підкорялися інші племена. Головними містами у Волинян були Волинь, Червен, Бужськ.

У 981 році князь Володимир Святославич підкорив населені волинянами Червенську і Перемишльську землі: «Пішов Володимир на ляхів і зайняв їх городи, Перемишль, Червен і інші городи, які і до цього дня є під Руссю». У своєму поході Володимир не тільки зайняв Червен і Перемишль, але пішов далі, у землі Польщі. Галицько-Волинський літопис з нагоди походу Данила на Сілезію згадує далекий похід Володимира у польські землі: «інший князь не входив у землю лядську так глибоко, окрім Володимира Великого, який охрестив землю». Після вдалого походу Володимир Святославич переніс столицю Волинської землі з Волині до міста Володимир. Із створенням нової столиці була пов'язана нова форма управління. Волинська земля стала зватися Волинське князівство, владу в якому він передав своїм синам — спершу Борисові, пізніше Всеволодові.

За даними археологічних досліджень, волиняни — землеробське населення; розвинуті були також промисли і ремесла (обробка заліза, гончарство тощо). В кінці 10 ст. на території, де жили волиняни, виникло Володимир-Волинське князівство, яке згодом стало частиною Галицько-Волинської держави.

Чоловічий стрій

Волиняни зберігали в одязі давні звички, традиції. Серм'яги носили брунатого кольору, часом також білого або чорного, обшиті біля коміра, на рукавах та біля кишень червоними шнурами. Носили також червоні пояси та суконні або баранячі шапки, обшиті також шнурами. Серм'яги мали також каптурі, які в дощову погоду одягали на голову. З взуття носили чоботи.

Жіночий стрій

Жінки носили чоботи на високих каблуках червоного або як подолянки жовтого кольору. Спідниці носили кольорові, в клітинку, клітинка була зелених, жовтих або червоних кольорів. В багатьох місцях замість цілої спідниці носили дві плахти: одну ззаду і одну спереду. Дівчата на голові носили квіти, а жінки кольорову хустку або намітку, вишиту на кінцях .

Сорочки біля коміра та на рукавах вишивали білими, небесними або червоними кольорами. В свята поверх строю одягали бекешу з небесного сукна, з чорних або сивих баранів

Житло на Волині

Хати на Волині були переважно з дерева, мазані глиною та побілені. Хати мали призьбу та були оточені земляним плотом (там де було мало лісу) чи дубовим тином. Церкви на Волині були трьохкупольні. Вози на Волині запрягали трьома або чотирма кіньми.

Галерея

Див. також

 Анти
 Антський союз
 Прабатьківщина слов'ян
 Норік
 Бурштиновий шлях
 Серби
 Сорби
 Поліщуки
 Черв'яни
 Дуліби
 Бужани
 Товариство «Волинь» та Інститут Дослідів Волині (Вінніпеґ)

Примітки

Джерела

 А. Г. Плахонін. Волиняни  //
 «Літопис Руський», м. Київ, вид. «Дніпро», 1989 р., 591 с. — ISBN 5-308-00052-2
 Гайдай Л. Історія України в особах, термінах, назвах і поняттях. — Луцьк: вид «Вежа», 2000 р.
 «Довідник з історії України ». За ред. І.Підкови та Р.Шуста.- Київ: вид «Генеза», 1993 р.

Посилання
 Племінні об'єднання. Приєднання до Київської Русі , сайт «Ізборник»

Анти
Східнослов'янські племена
Волиняни
Дуліби
Середньовічні слов'яни України
Стародавні народи України

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Published date 5th July 2020
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Something that I did a lot of when running D&D and Pathfinder on Roll20 was write scripts to automate a lot of the work. Since I've started running Traveller, I've started doing the same thing – though Traveller is a much simpler system so it's been a lot easier.
The scripts, which are completely unofficial, are available on GitHub here:
https://github.com/samuelpenn/rpg/tree/master/roll20/traveller
They will probably see continuous updates whilst I'm running Traveller and think of other things to add to them.
Firstly, I'm using a hex grid at a scale of 1 hex = 1m for my maps. I know that Mongoose Traveller suggests 1 hex = 1.5m, but that's just a silly scale (presumably used for compatibility with D&D's 1 square = 5ft). Hexes make it a bit harder to get the lighting maps right, but they're much nicer for movement and ranges than squares are.
I'm using the standard Mongoose Traveller character sheets that are available on Roll 20, and these have buttons for making skill rolls and attacks, but these are cumbersome to use, especially for a GM trying to manage multiple characters and blind players where the sheets aren't very accessible. So the main feature I've added is the ability to make skill checks and attacks from the chat box.
Skill Checks
You can select one or more tokens and make a skill check directly with an API command. The one or more is important, since it allows me to make rolls for multiple characters simultaneously.
You can also make a roll with no token selected – in this case, if you are not the GM, it will look for a token that you specifically have permission to control, and use that one. This allows someone who can't see the tokens to be able to make rolls using them.
Firstly, you can list all your skills
!skills
This will display a list of all the skills you have displayed on your character sheet. Clicking on any of them will roll that skill with no modifiers, using the default characteristic defined for that skill.
Alternatively, you can directly make a skill roll.
!skill int recon
!skill i recon +2
!skill dex recon +
In turn, these commands will roll your Recon skill with Intellect, roll your recon skill with intellect with a +2 modifier, and roll your recon skill with dex using a boon (3d6, take the highest two). You can use +/- for boon and bane dice, and positive or negative modifiers, or a combination.
You can use any abbreviation of the characteristics, right down to a single letter. In the case of Education and Endurance, Education is matched first (in the case of 'e'), since more skills use that characteristic.
Skill names can also be abbreviated, down to a single letter in some cases. Skills with specialisations are rolled all in one go – so you don't need to specify the exact skill. For example:
!skill edu elec
will roll your Electronics skill, and show you all your specialisation levels together.
When matching skill names, they are always case insensitive. Exact matches are preferred over partial matches, then 'starts with' matches are tried and finally 'contains in' matches.
So "i" matches to "Investigate", but "x" will match to "Explosives". Due to an unfortunate similarity in skill names, "gun" matches to "Gunner" rather than the probably more common "Gun Combat". You'll need "gun c" or "combat" to match the latter.
So far, I've found that some players prefer the buttons on the character sheet, and some prefer typing the API commands – both are available for use. Personally, I find the typing quicker and more flexible.
Attack Rolls
Making attack rolls works in a similar process. There is a command to list all your attacks, which you can make by clicking on them or typing a command directly.
!attacks
This lists all the attacks defined on your character sheet, together with some information about those attack types. You can then click on one to make a basic roll.
If you prefer typing, or want to automatically add modifiers or penalties, then you can do this in a similar way to skills.
!attack laser
!attack carbine +2
!attack laser carbine -4 +
The first will attack with your "Laser Pistol", then second with your "Laser Carbine" at +2, and the third with your "Laser Carbine" at -4 but with a boon.
Your attack roll and damage will immediately displayed. Effect isn't added to damage though – you'll have to do that yourself.
Tracking damage is tricky in Traveller, since it's not just a case of having a hit point total which goes down. Well, it is for creatures, but characters have a more complicated set of rules.
Damage comes off your END initially, then after that it comes off STR or DEX. When two characteristics are at zero, the character is unconscious. When all three are at zero, you're dead.
The scripts also include some automation to handle this. It assumes END, STR and DEX are tracked on your three token values (Red, Green and Blue). Damage should always be applied to END (Red). The script automatically selects which characteristic to take the damage off.
If you have positive END, then the damage is first taken from END.
Otherwise, further damage is taken from either STR or DEX, based on the lowest one which can take the damage without going to zero.
So if you have a STR of 7 and a DEX of 9, then 6 damage would be taken from STR, but 8 damage would be taken from DEX. This prolongs the character going unconscious. Once two characteristics are at zero, the token is marked as being unconscious. When three are at zero, it is dead.
Status markers are used to show whether a token is injured (orange dot), unconscious (skull) or dead (red cross).
For now, I am ignoring damage to characteristics reducing skill rolls and the like. Combat currently seems dangerous enough as it is. Also, creatures don't suffer penalties, because they have a separate Hits track.
Speaking of creatures – these are also catered for. A token which doesn't have a max set on the blue or green token values is assumed to be a creature with a single Hits track. Damage off this will be tracked, and their current status (alive, unconscious or dead) will be shown as markers on their token.
Characters can take a reaction during a combat round, allowing them to dodge or parry attacks. Each reaction gives a -1 DM to their next set of actions. This means we need to keep track of how many reactions a token has taken.
A blue status marker is used to track this, and there is an API command to automatically modify it.
!react
!react 0
By itself, !react will increment the current value of the marker, or set it to 1 if it isn't currently set. If a value is given, then this is the value the marker is set to. Setting it to zero will clear it. I have a macro button to both increment and clear the marker.
Roll20 will only display values from 0 to 9, but if the value is 10 or higher it is still tracked – it just isn't displayed.
If the token ever makes skill checks or attack rolls, then the current value of this marker will be subtracted as a penalty automatically. Hopefully, this will simplify tracking things in combat and stop myself and players forgetting what penalties to apply.
The downside of this particular penalty is that the character sheet won't use it, so it will only be automatically applied when using the API scripts.
I've also written a simple Linux script to create tokens. Some of the tokens in the screenshots are from some paper minis products available on DriveThruRPG from El Cheapo Products. They are very cheap, and though they're meant for printing out and cutting out into paper miniatures, the portrait packs are good for digital use.
Since each portrait is in roughly the same place on each page of the PDF, it was possible to script cropping, re-sizing and tokenizing each character image. It makes use of imagemagick to perform the graphics manipulation, and pdf2images to rip the images out of the PDF.
The script creates a 400px square portrait, plus a 140px token with a circular border automatically added. It needs a couple of base images to help create the token, but I've provided these as well. These can be uploaded directly to Roll20 for use in a game. The script and border images are available here:
https://github.com/samuelpenn/rpg/tree/master/misc/scripts/tokens
If you have PDF tokens from another product, then the script should be easily modifiable to cope with different sizes and positions.
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Since the appearance of connected driving, cars have become increasingly vulnerable to hacker attacks. But while most drivers might view the potential threat of car hackers obviously as a curse, automated driving without "hackers" would be even more harmful.
Many people may not know that the term "hacker" originally had a positive connotation, referring to the elites of the computer field who try their utmost to make the best use of computer programs. However, with the flourishing of the Internet, people who have suffered from virus attacks or disclosure of their confidential information have gradually started to think of "hackers" as a group of people that are synonymous to injurious insects. The vigorous propaganda propelled by work of cinematography and literary fiction has created the impression that a hacker's behavior consists mostly of damage and attack. The movie "The Fast and the Furious 8," serves as a good example: It depicts a scene with thousands of driverless automobiles remotely controlled by hackers, that suddenly transform into weapons of mass destruction. This powerful image suggests to the audience that vehicles with automated navigation features are inherently dangerous, and that the lives of drivers and passengers can easily be controlled by hackers.
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When thinking of hackers, we usually envision computer criminals; however, in China the terminology itself was adapted from foreign languages, and the nature of a hacker (good or bad) is not determined by the term itself. As a veteran Internet user who surfed the Internet using a 28.8K modem in 1994, similar to most other early users, and as a veteran reporter who has been reporting on the Internet from early on, I am something of an expert in the offense and defense of hackers and the use of tricky technology on the Internet.
The attack and defense of automated driving technology nowadays bears resemblance to what in that context would be called a war between Black Hat and White Hat users. Black Hat users carry out attacks in a hostile manner and sell security information and relevant technologies gained through the attack to other criminals. White Hat users on the other hand maintain the security of system they have breached, as well as block on-board network vulnerabilities and continuously patch and perfect the system with technology. Black Hats are easy to identify, but White Hats – and Grey Hats, who wander between White Hat and Black Hat activity – are difficult to distinguish. White Hats interact with manufacturers through cooperation, detection, upgrades and the blocking of vulnerabilities as commissioned by the manufacturer before the product is ultimately released. Grey Hats detect vulnerabilities all by themselves, although they can get rewards by reporting those vulnerabilities to manufacturers.
This "smokeless war" has been on-going over the past several years. One famous example is the ConnectedDrive Service vulnerability submitted to BMW in Germany by White Hat security researcher Benjamin Kunz Mejri in his Vulnerability Laboratory. ConnectedDrive was the "connected driving" service developed by BMW in conjunction with Google in 2006. In February 2015, the German automobile club ADAC (18 million members in Germany) reported that about 2.2 million automobiles equipped with BMW Connected Drive and using EDGE for access – including the Rolls-Royce Phantom, MINI hatchback, i3 electric car and some products of the BMW brand – had security vulnerabilities in their digital services. Technicians could take advantage of such vulnerabilities by remotely opening the car door. Soon afterwards, BMW announced that they had upgraded the digital system and thereby solved this security problem. Another case, making even bigger waves, was the "Jeep hack" in 2015.
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stealing, falsifying or resetting communication content in the process of transmission in order to obtain information or the right to control vehicles.
These shocking presentations show that the interference of hackers in the automobile industry, where automated driving technology is getting more and more advanced, is like a game of thrones, and the technology that is mastered resembles a sword of Damocles dangling over the field of automated driving. The only question of true relevance is who controls this double-edged sword – Black Hat, White Hat or Grey Hat.
The existence of hackers has its justifications. In automated driving technology, hackers play an indispensable role. The attack from Black Hats forces us to find problems, the counterattack from White Hats lets us solve the problems, and the ambiguity of Grey Hats makes up for the careless mistakes of Black Hats and White Hats. Automated driving technology needs to take precautions against users with ulterior motives, while praising and honoring contributions made by conscientious users. In this modern age of automated driving, we can achieve nothing without the help of hackers.


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RS Recommends: The Best Outdoor Projectors for Movies, Sports and Gaming
Take your 'Netflix and chill' to the backyard, patio or rooftop
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Summer is around the corner, and what could possibly be more sublime than watching a movie in your backyard, back patio or rooftop? The answer, of course, is nothing. Thanks to warmer weather, now is the perfect time to grab some friends, some food, some beach chairs and an outdoor projector to set up a movie night.
We've covered projectors before — check out our guide to the best portable and 4K models — but the ones on this list are suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. They're all under 12 pounds (some are less than half that weight), so they're easy to move from your home theater to your outdoor space.
Their bulbs are bright enough to create a clear image even when there's some light pollution (a factor you can't control outside), and they have built-in speakers, so you don't have to lug a pair outside from inside your house; just plug in the projector, connect your device, and hit play. For a more granular breakdown of everything we considered when selecting projectors for this guide, check out our full criteria below.
One last tip: while a blank sheet, or white wall should do the trick, we'd recommend picking up some blackout cloth or projector paint to ensure the best possible viewing experience.
What Are the Best Outdoor Projectors?
There are many factors to consider when choosing the best outdoor projector for you; below are the most important ones, which we considered while we were researching this list.
Native Resolution: A lot of projectors accept HD content, but very few of them can actually produce an HD image. Many of them use a technology called "downsampling," which means it takes a high resolution image, and scrunches it down to a lower quality one. Think of it this way: You could play a Blu-ray on an old tube TV. We made sure that all of the projectors in our guide have a minimum native resolution of 720p, so your movies and TV shows will look as good as possible.
Throw Distance: This is a math equation that calculates how big a projector's image will be based on how far away it is from the screen or wall it's projecting onto. The further away the projector is from the wall, the larger the image will be. Some projectors are categorized as "short throw," which means they're calibrated to throw a larger image from a shorter distance.
Brightness: The video thrown by a projector is highly susceptible to light pollution, which will dim the image before it hits your screen or wall. The brighter the projector, the more it's able to overcome light pollution. Light is measured in Lumins, and our picks all have a luminosity of at least 600, but most are between 2,000 and 3,000.
Ports: Ports let you connect computers, game consoles, phones, or tablets to the projector, so more is better. We chose projectors that have a wide array of ports, including HDMI, VGA, and USB. Some even support WiFi or Bluetooth, which lets you connect them to your phone or other accessories wirelessly.
Speakers: Not all projectors have built-in speakers — they're about displaying video, after all — which means you may have to connect an external set. We mostly stuck to projectors that have an integrated speaker system, but for a full movie theater experience, you'll probably want to invest in some good audio gear.
1. XGIMI Halo True 1080p Portable Projector
If you're looking for a good way to throw a casual movie night, XGIMI's Halo True is the right choice.
It has a native resolution of 1920 x 1080 (1080p), which is pretty impressive, but the screen edges tend to not be as clear as the center, so make sure it's dark out if you're watching outdoors. The Halo True has a maximum screen size of 300″, and can create a 46″ picture from 2.59 feet away, so this projector will work best if you have a lot of room.
This projector has a wide array of ports: an HDMI, USB, audio, and DC port. That's great for people who want to have options when connecting their devices — think smartphones, computers, Nintendo Switches, or streaming sticks — or keep a couple of things plugged in at the same time. You'll also have access to 5000+ apps through Android TV via Google Play, including Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, and HBO Max.
The Halo True's speaker system has pretty good sound thanks to dual-5W Harman Kardon speakers, enough that you won't need external speakers or a soundbar (although you can connect some over Bluetooth). Overall, this projector has a nice balance of features, and is a good all-in-one solution for a lot of people.
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2. Anker Nebula Cosmos Laser 4K Portable Projector
If you want to turn any remote place into an impromptu movie theater, you'll want Anker's Nebula Cosmos Laser 4K projector.
Debuting at CES 2022, the projector has a native resolution of 1080p and extra-crisp, theater-quality 4K, and can run for 3 hours on battery power. Yes, this is a projector you can take with you anywhere. It has a maximum screen size of 150″, and can throw a 100″ screen from 8.7 feet away, which is pretty solid. With a longer battery life and brighter bulb than previous models, this projector is the total package.
Dual 10-watt speakers also add a more robust sound, which is absolutely necessary for backyard and outdoor film-viewings. For streaming, the projector still uses Android TV 10 to give you access to multiple streaming apps.
On top of that, you can connect to the Nebula Cosmos Laser to the Nebula Connect app to navigate the projector without a remote. This projector also connects to WiFi, which lets you stream content from popular video services.
Besides the 4K picture quality, the surprise "it" feature of the projector is its ultra-bright 2,400 lumen bulb, brighter than any of Anker's portable lineup. For us, Anker's Nebula Cosmos Laser projector is bigger, bolder, and brighter in all the ways that count.
Buy Anker Nebula Cosmos Laser 4K Projector $1,599+
Note: For more portable projector picks, check out our full guide.
3. BenQ TH585
With the TH585 BenQ has created a fully-featured home theatre projector that's ideal for both indoor and outdoor viewing.
It has a native resolution of 1080p, and a peak brightness of 3,500 lumens — the highest in our guide. If you live in a place with a lot of ambient light (neighbor's houses, street lamps, city life), the benefit of the extra light can make a big difference.
The projector can create a screen up to 300″ large, and a 100″ screen from 9.2ft away. In terms of connectivity, BenQ did a good job: the projector has two HDMI ports, three VGA ports, an audio in and audio out port, RCA in, and S-Video In port.
That's a big assortment, and the RCA and S-Video ports should excite retro gamers, since they'll be able to plug classic consoles into this projector without any adapters.
While some projectors sound better when connected to a larger sound system, this one boasts built-in 10W speakers for surprising big sound.
Buy BenQ TH585 Projector $990.00
4. ViewSonic X10-4KE
The star of the show is this projector's 4K native resolution, which will make video — especially ultra high resolution content — look excellent. It also supports HDR decoding and a custom technology called SuperColor, so videos have lifelike shadows and colors.
It has a maximum screen size of 200 inches, and can create a 100 inch screen from 10.9 feet away. So, like many of the projectors in this guide, you'll need space for a big screen.
The X10-4KE has a fair amount of ports: two HDMI and three USB, but it's not as robust on the connectivity front as some of our other picks. It makes up ground by having the exceelent smart features, letting you stream movies and TV over WiFi and connecting to Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.
It has one of the best built-in audio systems of the bunch, dual Harman Kardon Bluetooth speakers, that should be loud and clear enough that you won't need to connect other speakers to it.
Buy ViewSonic X10-4KE Projector $2,334.95
5. Optoma UHD35
If you're looking for a luxury projector to fully recreate the experience of going to a movie theater in your backyard Optoma's UHD35 can almost get you there.
Its native resolution is 4K, and it supports HDR-10, which means it can reproduce colors and shadows more accurately than any projector in our guide. It's capable of projecting images up to 300 inches.
The UHD35 throws up a 120-inch screen, from 13-14 feet away. Images are crisp and detailed, even from far away. Turn on "Enhanced Gaming Mode" to help reduce lag.
Audio-wise this projector has a pair of 5W speakers, and has both a standard audio port and optical audio port. The latter lets you hook up a high resolution 5.1 surround sound system to the projector, for a fully cinematic experience. If you have the backyard for it, this will make a huge difference.
Those ports are joined by two HDMI ports, a VGA port, and a USB port, which makes the UHD35 a really good overall package. Its balance of audio and video technology, coupled with its solid assortment of ports make it a compelling option for the most hardcore movie and TV watchers. With this projector in your setup, your space into a modern drive-in.
Buy Optoma UHD35 Projector $1,399.00
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Peafowl are members of the pheasant family and the group includes peacocks, peahens and peachicks. The males of the species are well-known for their impressive feather displays; any cages for these birds need to take into account the size of the male's train. Since peafowl prefer to roost as high as they can at night you'll also need to cover the cages or the birds will be out from the start. House them in groups to keep their social interactions as natural as possible.
Choose a sheltered spot that offers the birds some protection from the elements along with some natural cover and forage such as bushes and grass. The place you pick should have a building so that the birds can get out of the sun and away from the cold if they need to. You can add a three-sided shelter if there's nothing available.
Lay out the cage by marking the boundaries with string, a long garden hose or spray paint. Allow at least 100 square feet per bird. Peafowl will thrive in small groups containing one male and up to five females; plan your cage size accordingly.
Set wooden fence posts 18 to 24 inches into the ground at every corner and on both sides of the gate opening. The posts should extend at least 5 feet above the ground so the peacock can display his train without hitting the top of the pen. Add extra posts every 10 feet along the fence line for stability and security.
Dig a 12-inch deep trench along the fence line. Set field fence into the trench. Lay chicken wire over the lower part of the field fence so that the fence is strong enough to keep out predators and has the small holes common to chicken wire.
Attach the two layers of fence wire to the posts all the way around the perimeter of the cage, pulling it as tightly as possible as you go. Use a fence stretcher to pull the wire tight for best results. Hold the wire in place by hammering in fence staples about 6 inches apart from the top of the post to the ground.
Hang the gate from one of the wooden fence posts. Install the latch by screwing it to the post on the other side of the gate opening.
Stretch chicken wire over the top to discourage winged predators and to keep your peafowl from flying out in the evening.
Install 2-by-4 boards in the corners of the pen, inside the shelter and in other locations within the pen to provide roosts for your peafowl. Place the roosts as high off the ground as possible so that your birds will feel safe while they sleep.
Fill in the trench around the bottom of the fence to stop predators from digging under the wire.
Add food and water dishes to complete the cage.
 Add heat tape to the roosts to keep the birds' feet from freezing in the winter. This type of tape is made to keep pipes from freezing and is available at hardware stores and home centers.
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You may object to calling God Father but really the word father simply means 'source'. This 'source' is the Principle from which all things and beings spring.
I am grateful that this comfort is integral to my experience as a human.
What is comfort but the awareness that everything is OK.
When the awareness of God's Spirit reaches the heart, you know comfort. You know everything is OK.
How do you get the sense of that comfort?
This comfort is the presence of Spirit. It is undeniable when you experience it.
The Spirit can also be referred to as The Principle.
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