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London is the home to the worlds most famous, lavish, well engineered, unique and fashioned attractions that will leave you completely amused from past to the present day era. its contemporary and ancient attractions is a must see when you visit this magnificent city. This City of the Royals will completely entertain you from the Tower Bridge to the houses of Parliament by allowing you to explore and discover its past and present iconic attractions in London. So come and get yourself entertained while experiencing London through a wide variety of opportunities you get to come up front through VLondonCity.
Across the River Thames is this wondrous structure called the Tower Bridge and is a notable exemplar of a bascule bridge, this great feat of engineering was accomplished to allow large and tall ships to exit under the bridge while connecting both the banks of the River Thames, due to the traffic which outstripped the capability of the other existing bridges. The Tower Bridge is the most famous bascule bridge in the world that still works at its best till date. The work on this bridge started in April 1886 after the foundation stone was laid on behalf of Queen Victoria by the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII and the bridge, was completed in the year 1889. But due to some difficulties, the Parliament extended the time of completion and the bridge officially was opened on 30th of June 1894 and the cost for construction amounted to one million sterling pounds, which is a small sum for such a remarkable bridge to be positioned. The length of the bridge is about 800 feet and consists of two huge towers built on piers that is 213 feet high, the centre of the bridge spans 200 feet wide and the area between the bridge is split into two equal leaves or bascules that is brought up to the angle of 86 degrees which allows tall ships or river traffic to pass. The weight of the bascules is over 1000 tons each which are counterbalanced to reduce the force required that will allow the rising of the bridge in five minutes. The suspension of the bridge which spans 270 feet long is suspended with rods anchored on both the abutments and through the rods which are contained within the upper walkways of the bridge. So come and get fascinated with the Tower bridge as there is a lot to see and do through VLondonCity.
This incredible feat of engineering achievement is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, which is a giant Ferris wheel and is also known as the Millennium Wheel. But its official name is the British Airways London Eyes which then subsequently modified as the Merlin Entertainment London Eye and since 2011 January it was renamed as the EDF Energy London Eye. The Eye was inaugurated on December 31st, 1999 by the then Prime Minister Tony Blair and was opened to the public on March 9th 2000. This brilliant feat of engineering is 443 tall as the wheel is 394 feet in diameter and the London Eye is currently the tallest, Ferris Wheel of Europe and is the most visited tourist attractions in the entire United Kingdom. With over 3.5 million visitors crowding this structure each year, The London Eye EDF in London has made many appearances in the popular culture and is one of the London icons, so come and get captivated by the prospects of London in a much more different perspective through VLondonCity.
Being the main and the focal point of the shopping world since the 19century, the Covent Garden has since been enlarged, as this place is a must to visit, whether if you intend to shop or just desire to loosen up, sightsee or soak in its carnival atmosphere. The main focus of the Convent Garden is the market that has been dominated ever since through the middle ages when the monks' market garden was set up in the area. In this region you will see a lot of mime artists as you will want to maintain your distance from them though they are harmless, they are annoying. At the Covent Gardens, High Street outlets you will find the Mango, All Saints, Zara, Marks & Spencers, Hobbs, Next, French Connection and the Oasis and also available are the menswear exclusives such as Fire Trap, Paul Smith and Diesel along with a huge bit of woman's fashion shops. The Neal Street is famed for the best for street shoe shoppers in London with a number of releases that includes Office and Size. There are spots for a coffee to pick up energy that will allow you to continue shopping and while you're on this shopping spree, don't forget to visit some of the excellent specialist shops of the Covent Garden that sells anything from maps to sweets, cigars and cheese. So come and buy yourself the best fabrics that should suit your closet or even purchase items which will beautify you and your houses by visiting Covent Garden through VLondonCity.
Though the Piccadilly Circus isn't a circus for real, it is a huge road junction which was established in the year 1819 connecting Piccadilly to Regent Street, Haymarket and Shaftesbury Avenue, the name circus was derived from the Latin form which meant circle. This spot is noted for its neon advertising hoardings and twinkling lights which are immediately restricted to the building along the northwest corner. Toward the south of the circus is a Statue of Eros atop the fountain of Shaftesbury memorial and this angle is one of the famous London icons. Around the circus, are these notable and best theatres of London and behind the statue of Eros you will arrive across the entrance of the 600 year Criterion Theater, which is entirely built underground. Just further up the Shaftesbury Avenue is the Piccadilly Theater, Queen's Theater, Palace Theater and the Apollo Piccadilly which is famous amongst other grand theatres. At the No.1 Piccadilly is this very mammoth music Megastore and Lillywhite. So add up hither and get entertained at the Piccadilly Circus which is completely surrounded by theatres through VLondonCity.
Dedicated to the Apostle Paul, the St. Paul's Cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese as well the Seat of the Bishop of London. This magnificent cathedral was built in the year 604 AD, which was the original church; but the present church dates back to the 17th century, which was planned by Sir Christopher Wren in an English Baroque Style, its completion was made out in the lifetime of Wren as it was reconstructed after the Great Fire of London. The cathedral is situated along the upper side of Ludgate Hill, which is the highest area in London, the dome of this wonderful cathedral was framed by the spire of Wren's City churches that has been dominating the city's skyline for over 300 years. This most famous cathedral of London is 365 feet high and was the tallest building in London from the year 1710 to the year 1962 as its dome is the highest in the world. The St. Pauls Cathedral is the second largest church building in the United Kingdom, as first being the Liverpool Cathedral. With three or four services every day the St. Pauls Cathedral is a very busy church that includes Evensong or Evening Prayer, Eucharist and Matins and in addition to the services, are a lot of exceptional service that are held associated with the City of London. So come and spend your time in this holy place which is so magnificent through VLondovCity.
Located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster is a very famous and large Gothic Church, the Westminster Abbey and is formally titled as the Collegiate of St. Peter at Westminster. The Westminster Abbey is London's most famous religious place for the English and later British monarchs as the Abbey is the Royal Peculiar as it was also reckoned as a Cathedral during the 1540 and 1550. There have been at least 16 Royal Wedding ceremonies held since 1100 although there were none for about 500 years since 1919. Since the 1066 the Abbey has taken in the coronation of English and British monarchs which, amongst them were William the Conqueror and Harold Godwinson. The Westminster Abbey welcomes over one million visitors every year who come to explore this 700 year old edifice and thousands of people get together in adoration in the daily services, the tour offers audio guides of eight languages or you can arrange for this highly famous Verger-Led Tour. So add up here and witness this spectacular Westminster Abbey through VLondonCity.
The meeting place for both the houses the House of the Commons and the House of Lords is the Palace of Westminster, which is normally known as the House of Parliament of the United Kingdom. The epithet of the Palace is derived from the Westminster Abbey, which is next to it. During the eleventh century the court of King Edward the Confessor was moved to the Palace of Westminster, which is situated over a central site close to the River Thames in the City of Westminster. In the 1265 a parliament was created with the famous two houses is the Lords and Commons, though the house of Commons did not have a permanent place to meet; the House of Lords was housed in the Palace of Westminster. Later in the 1547 the House of Commons moved into the Palace, which made the Westminster as the Governments centre seat. To visit this great place you need to take permission from a member of the parliament or you will need to wait for a long time in a queue to get a chance to see the debates or decisions. So come here and see the magnificent and wonderful building of the Palace of Westminster and the houses of Parliament through VLondonCity.
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World's Largest Telescope to Be Built in Chile
A new architectural concept drawing of ESO's planned European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) shows the telescope at work, with its dome open and its record-setting 42-metre primary mirror pointed to the sky. In this illustration, clouds float over the valley overlooked by the E-ELT's summit.
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The world?s largest optical telescope ? to be called,appropriately, the European Extremely Large Telescope ? will be built on amountain in Chile, the observatory's planners announced Monday.
The telescope's newly chosen home is the Cerro Armazonesmountain in the central part of Chile?s Atacama Desert. This location was pickedfor its optimal weather conditions ? the skies are clear overhead about 320nights a year, according to its European Southern Observatory (ESO) builders.
Chile's Cerro Amazones beat out a bid by Spain to build the EuropeanExtremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) in that country's La Palma region. But theChilean location won in the end because of its balance between consistent clearnight skies and the ability to work in conjunction with other nearbyobservatories run by ESO, which is an astronomy collaboration by 14 Europeancountries.
The new mega-observatory will have a primary mirror 138 feet(42 meters) wide and is reportedly expected to cost more than 1 billion Euros (US$1.3billion).
In comparison, other famousoptical telescopes, like the Keck Observatory in Hawaii (with a mirror 33feet, or 10 meters, wide) and the 27-foot (8.2-meter) Subaru telescope, also inHawaii, will be dwarfed by its size. The HubbleSpace Telescope, with a mirror almost 8 feet (2.4 meters) wide, soundstiny, but it can achieve higher resolutions than many larger Earth-basedtelescopes by being outside of Earth's atmosphere.
"This is an important milestone that allows us tofinalize the baseline design of this very ambitious project, which will vastly advanceastronomical knowledge," said Tim de Zeeuw, ESO's director general. ?Ithank the site selection team for the tremendous work they have done over thepast few years.?
ESO already operates three observatories in Chile, includingthe ParanalObservatory and its so-called VeryLarge Telescope (VLT), which is also in the Atacama Desert, a little morethan 12 miles (20 km) away from Cerro Armazones. Since they are so close, thenew telescope will be operated in cooperation with Paranal.
"Adding the transformational scientific capabilities ofthe E-ELT to the already tremendously powerful integrated VLT observatoryguarantees the long-term future of Paranal as the most advancedoptical/infrared observatory in the world and further strengthens ESO?s positionas the world-leading organization for ground-based astronomy," de Zeeuw said.
Construction on the European Extremely Large Telescope isexpected to receive a final go-ahead at the end of 2010, and the observatorycould begin operations in 2018.
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She's the queen of perfectly tanned, glowy skin that radiates with intensity so hard that even a lightbulb would be jealous. Known to rock virtually every look in the books from a well-defined red lip to a razor sharp cat's-eye, and everything else that falls in between, diehard J.Lo fans and makeup junkies alike will be pleased to know that the superstar is launching her very first makeup line on April 26.
Aptly titled Jennifer Lopez x Inglot (she teamed up with the Polish makeup brand Inglot and was involved in everything, including creating and naming the shades, the ad campaign and the packaging), the 70-piece limited-edition collection is set to include everything to color the lips, eyes, cheeks—with highlighter, of course—and lashes. And, undeniably, bronzer will be key here. The matte offering, named "Boogie Down Bronze" and emblazoned with J.Lo's initials, is destined to be a hit with its blend of cool and warm tones. "What I think is unique and exciting is our Freedom System Palette, which allows you to create your own personalized palette with the specific colors and products that you need. Now you no longer have to buy that 5-piece eyeshadow kit to get the one color you really want!," says Lopez.
Both Lopez and her on-again, off-again (right now they are "on") longtime makeup artist, Scott Barnes, teased the collection this morning on Instagram.
This isn't Lopez's first go at beauty. She reaped success from her early 2000's fragrance collection. But makeup, that's a new thing, and there's no one better we would rather stockpile cosmetics from than the queen herself.
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Persian language main discipline in four Georgian universities
Persian language and literature were among the main disciplines in four Georgian universities and most of the university students were interested in taking part in and completing their courses, a senior Georgian scholar said.
Georgian Dream Party secures landslide victory in disputed polls
Georgia's ruling party has scored a landslide win in the second round of contested parliamentary elections, official results show.
Georgian translation of Qur'an unveiled at Tehran exhibition
The latest rendering of the Qur'an in Georgian was unveiled in a ceremony at the 24th Tehran International Holy Qur'an Exhibition.
Iranian, Georgian artworks exhibited in Tbilisi
Over 40 paintings created by Iranian and Georgian artists were exhibited in Tbilisi in cooperation with National Association of Painters of Georgia.
Georgian ex-president, Ukrainian official plotting coup against Tbilisi government
The government of Georgia has demanded clarifications from Ukraine following a leaked tape implicating a local governor and fugitive former Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili over calling for a violent coup against the government in Tbilisi.
Georgian lawmakers clash with each other in parliament
A fist fight has broken out between Georgian ruling and opposition lawmakers during a legislative session in the country's parliament.


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The rapper reportedly turned down an $8 million offer to star for director Doug Liman in the science fiction movie, Jumper, in which he and Samuel L. Jackson would have co-starred.
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Is Foursquare a Fad?
From time to time, I don't mind informing others where I am in the world, especially if it's on the other side of the planet, or somewhere which some of my friends would be envious of, such as a theme park…
In comparison, some of my good friends tag themselves in various locations on a daily basis, including train stations, the hotel they're staying at or all the pubs on a night out. There are even a couple of people from school who are quite happy to publicise where they live on social media, not something I would ever consider doing personally.
At this point, you may think that I get a little bit irritated with people frequently stating where they are or who they're with. But it's your profile, and generally you can post what you want, provided that it's within the rules. In addition, tagging that you're at the football probably isn't going to be offensive, unless you support a rival of course, and if I do believe that someone is stating where they are too often, I can easily hide the post, edit viewing settings or delete the contact. I sometimes shake my head with the home address issue though. Why do you want to pass private information to hackers or potentially help to write the script of another Bourne movie?
We probably wouldn't be talking about this subject though had Facebook not introduced its Places feature in 2010, which has always been very easy to use in my experience and now also allows users to publish where they are and who they're with as part of a status update. But Foursquare, which was launched just over a year earlier in March 2009, and is now used by over ten million people at least once a month, continues to hold its own in the crowded social media marketplace. Personally, this is due to the fact that it was the first social network to consider location as a motive for posting content, and also because of the emphasis placed on competition when checking in. Finally, I also seem to recall, although I could be wrong, that Foursquare was the first of the social networks which allowed users to automatically share content on similar websites, including Facebook and Twitter.
In summary, Foursquare has successfully managed to combine check ins with competition, by awarding badges for completing tasks and mayorship's for the user that has been to a location more than anyone else in the previous sixty days. However, whilst their growth so far is admirable, it's difficult to identify at present where future success will come from. But because of how long they've managed to survive so far, they're not a fad. This term should be reserved for other things, including micro scooters, yo yo's and Pokemon.
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I'm not sure Foursquare is a fad but they could be imploding with the introduction of Swarm. I've been a user of Foursquare for around 4 year and have felt businesses have missed an opportunity when it come to using the platform as a marketing tool. However in the newly launched Swarm I feel Foursquare may have taken a backward step.
While I understand they are keen to separate the location "sign-in" from the recommendations / friends element of the app the success for Foursquare has been built on this sign-in element, I guess time will tell whether this is a successful decision but so far it dosen't seem to have had the desired results.
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British Monks Discovered a Curry Recipe in a 200-Year-Old Cookbook
The Portuguese brought the dish to Europe when they began colonizing India
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As a dish, the spicy, saucy stew now called curry has deep roots. Archaeologists have uncovered dishware dating back more than 4,500 years in the town of Farmana (a two-hour drive west of Delhi, India, today), covered in the remains of ancient proto-curries made from ingredients like ginger, garlic and turmeric, which are all still used today in curries around the world. Over thousands of years, the stew evolved as trade brought new ingredients and cooking traditions to spice up the meal: Muslim traders introduced meat into curry sometime around the year 1,000, and later, Indians began incorporating cloves imported from Southeast Asia into the meal, Andrew Lawler writes for Slate. But it wasn't until the Portuguese began colonizing India that the spicy dish began to become popular in Europe. Recently, a group of British monks stumbled across a 200-year-old cookbook in their library that, among other things, includes a recipe for chicken curry.
The 1793 cookbook was discovered at Downside Abbey, a Catholic monastery in Somerset. The recipes were written out by hand and compiled instructions for meals made by generations of a wealthy local family, the Western Daily Press reports.
"You can tell it's been very well used," Simon Johnson, the abbey's librarian and archivist, tells the Western Daily Press. "It's in a pretty good condition, but there are a few splatters of something or other all over it...It seems to be a working kitchen cookbook as opposed to being for special occasions."
Along with recipes for pigeon pie and turtle soup, the book includes instructions on how to make a simple chicken curry. Because the book was clearly used in a working kitchen, it seems likely that the curry was already a popular dinner choice in England as far back as the 18th century, Nick Rose writes for Munchies.
"It's evoked so much interest because it's a Georgian, Regency cookbook," Johnson tells the Western Daily Press. "I think people are generally [interested] in the more domestic parts of history. The social history is forgotten – the day to day running of a house."
The word curry most likely comes from "kari," the Tamil word for "sauce." Over the years, it evolved into the modern "curry" and has became popular in kitchens all over the world. The first known curry recipe written in English was published in a 1747 cookbook written by Hannah Glasse, though it was already quite different from what people in India were making, Anna-Louise Taylor writes for the BBC.
"What had been an Indian sauce to go with rice, became an English stew with a little rice in it," food historian Alan Davidson tells Taylor.
You can check out Glasse's curry recipe here.
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All of Jacobson's friends laughed at me. He's found a new love. Respect the rights of the disabled just as you respect those of pregnant women and the elderly. Do you need the phone? I'll be about again when my leg heals. I'm not competitive. The letters q, w and x exist in English. Precautions may be advisable. His large income enables him to travel abroad every year. I think that the circumstances were very risky.
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She was a pioneer in this field. I was aware of the danger. Evan never seems to be very happy. A snowplow tried to keep the highway near Oslo free of snow on Thursday morning. I was contributing. Brandi grew his sideburns back. Joubert laughed wholeheartedly. Kirk is looking for a belt. Am I the only one who thinks this is strange? Are you the girl Jacobson has been hanging out with?
I'm not very athletic. He prefers French to German. Today we are going to show you something of our country and introduce you to some very interesting people. I wish you both a lifetime of happiness. Dimitry did what he wanted to do. You must be hungry. It's too dangerous! Come on, give me a hand. Do you think I would leave you here? Like a thorn stuck in your throat.
The play was produced by him. We managed to swim across the river. Do you know if he left the hotel during the night? My shoes need polishing. The rumor has no foundation. In these mountains, nature is at its best. Edmund is hard at work. A book is always an acceptable gift. You should stockpile necessary supplies in case of a big earthquake. In school, Hotta was often teased.
Would it help if I turned on the light? We need to build a bridge. Nathaniel has always performed well in every job he has had. Some parts of this city are very ugly. I like to decorate my apartment to suit my taste. I wouldn't want you to leave too soon. Such a philosophy seems reasonable on paper, but it never works out in the real world. I'm glad I got to see you again. I like curry rice. They are Japanese sumo wrestlers.
I just want you to scare them. I know Dimitry is right. The old man set off at a quick trot. You wouldn't happen to have a knife on you, would you? I'm pretty sure that Donne has already forgotten what I told him yesterday. Gill is scaring the crows away. All of the boys are asleep in the next room. He stood on the floor. This is my last one. We're just about the same age.
I don't want to end up dead. We'd love for you to join us for dinner. A 43-year-old woman suspected of having shot dead her husband. Derek and William's wedding anniversary is today. A mortgage is a kind of loan that people can use to buy a house. They are pursuing the robber. I paid R$2600.00 for these speakers. Vidhyanath should quit for the good of the agency. I would have come to the cinema with you all, but unfortunately I had a headache. Why is there no food in my refrigerator?
I'm scared of King's dog. Where did you take your gloves off? Among us today a concentration of private power without equal in history is growing. Here we see confirmation of an old truth: war is never useful. Tomorrow is convenient for me to call on you. Sofoklis was in that building. I'd rather that we break up. We haven't seen this before. That's the last straw. His failure in the examination drove him to despair.
This could change everything. I only had to take off my skirt and his pants were soaked with precum. That's not exactly what I said. When Angela Merkel rang Barack Obama, he already knew what she was going to say. That secret can't be kept forever. I have climbed Mt. Fuji. How big a disaster was it? They are bitter enemies. What is good to do cannot be done too soon. Tell her what happened.


In February, the Media Centre achieved a high number of high-value features, including several features in The Times, The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, and the Epoch Times.
The total EAV in February this year was &617,364 and we were featured 75 times. We had much larger features this month rather than a lot of small features. However, overall its a positive increase in comparison to last years statistics.
February's overall circulation was 13,686,669, which is an improvement from January's circulation of 12,861,195. Due to the circulation increase this month, the media team are on track to increase circulation in March.
The MUU was 1,162,505,000 in February, which saw an increase from January's figure of 966,499,738. The overall improvement in the MUU is down to the fact we've had both an equal amount of features in print and online.
We gained 735 new followers this month which is well above our target of 190 followers per month.
The Cowshed gift basket competition saw our account massively increasing in interaction and generated a large number of new followers.
By the end of February, we had 336 new likes on the Fine & Country page, which is a very successful month. Our posts continue to be very engaging. People continue to tag their friends in posts, which increases the reach of each post. We've found that our followers are more likely to interact with job advertisements, while competitions are the best way to attract new followers.
We have increased corporate content and office news on LinkedIn to attract potential licensees, industry experts and associates. This month, our office openings have generated the two highest levels of post engagement. We will continue to highlight office openings and job postings in the coming months.
The Media Centre have received great traffic to the blog with 18,425 visits in November.


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The Rosselkhoznadzor from April 10 to prohibit the supply of pig products from Belarus
MOSCOW, April 9. /TASS/. The Rosselkhoznadzor on April 10 temporarily stops the supply of pigs and pork products from Belarus in connection with the spread of African swine fever (ASF), said the Russian Ministry.
"In connection with the discovery of eight cases of detection of genetic material of the virus of African swine fever (ASF) in Belarusian meat products, the Rosselkhoznadzor has to impose temporary restrictions on import of pork products from the entire territory of Belarus from April 10, 2018", – said the Rosselkhoznadzor.
As noted in the Department, the restrictions apply to live pigs and their genetic material, pork and raw pork meat products and by-products, finished products made of pork or containing pork in the composition of raw meat used for feed production with the exception of goods processed by technology, which destroys the virus. The ban applies to deliveries of meat of wild boars, rogakopita, leather, intestinal materials, bristles, hunting trophies from susceptible to the virus species of animals, not have undergone a full taxidermy treatment, all kinds of swine feed and feed additives, excluding additives chemical and microbiological synthesis and prepared feed subjected to heat treatment.
The Rosselkhoznadzor has to take restrictive measures in view of the fact that after the study of samples of meat products of the Belarusian company "Gomel meat plant", identified the genome of the ASF virus in sausage "Krakowska" sausage "Garlic Relish".
Thus, according to the representatives of the Republic, outbreaks of the disease in the country is not fixed, according to Rosselkhoznadzor. The specialists of the Ministry believe that the presence of ASF virus genome in products not talking about the need to do research in animals and raw materials in the production process in enterprises, and use in processing of meat of sick animals.
Enterprise "Gomel meat plant", according to the Rosselkhoznadzor in products also found the bacteria Listeria. In this regard, the Rosselkhoznadzor took a decision to temporarily limit from 10 April 2018 the import into Russia of products with this enterprise.
Rosselkhoznadzor said that the restrictions will apply to determine the epizootic situation in Belarus, negotiations and implementation of the regionalization of the veterinary service of the Republic.
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I tuned my truck at 1200 miles. My only regret was not choosing Tyrant for the tunes the first time.
Who did you go with the first time? Was it the TCM tune you were unhappy with?
I had PPEI. I was not satisfied with the tcm. Have only had Tryrant for a week but so far it much better.


MTV News is reporting that the upcoming MTV Asia Awards, which Christina Aguilera is slated to host, has been recast as a global disaster relief event to aid South Asian tsunami victims. It will air on February 3rd from Bangkok, Thailand. MTVAsiaAwards.com still hasn't updated visitors on the revised plans.


A loophole within iOS that allows developers to surreptitiously upload users' photos and location data without their knowledge may soon have a fix. The Verge reported on Tuesday evening that its sources said Apple is aware of the bug and is "likely planning a fix" as part of an upcoming update to iOS.
The loophole first came to light earlier this month when various sites began reporting on different aspects of the bug. A couple of weeks ago, following the Path address-book-uploading controversy, 9to5 Mac pointed out that iOS developers not only have access to your entire contacts database—they also have access to your photos, music, movies, calendars, and more with their associated geotags.
The New York Times then published its own investigation into the matter earlier this week by having an anonymous developer create an app to test the loophole. As long as the user grants permission for the app to access a particular kind of information, such as photos with location data attached, those photos can begin to be siphoned to a remote server without the user's knowledge or permission.
Apple released a statement shortly after the Path controversy saying it was planning a future software release that would force developers to ask for explicit permission before uploading user data. Since the address book behavior is the same as that with photos and other data, it indeed seems very likely that the Verge's sources are correct and upcoming fix will address all of those issues at once. In the meantime, if you're a C-level celebrity who's afraid of your photos being siphoned and mapped out by a crazed fan, do what I do: go into your Settings > Location Services and turn off location services for the Camera app. It helps—a little.


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Starmont Community School District Holiday Calendar 2022-2023
Are you interested in Starmont Community School District holiday calendar 2022-2023? If that is the case, I am very happy to let you know that Starmont Community School District calendar for 2022-2023 academic session is now available. Here in this page on Starmont Community School District calendar 2022-2023, you are going to see major holiday dates of Starmont Community School District.
The Starmont Community School District holiday calendar 2022-2023 posted here on this page include activities such as Thanksgiving Break, Christmas Break and many other holidays.
Starmont Community School District is located in Iowa, United States. To get more and updated information about Starmont Community School District calendar, you can visit the school website at https://www.starmont.k12.ia.us/. More information on the holidays can be found on the official calendar of Starmont Community School District.
Visit Starmont Community School District website at https://www.starmont.k12.ia.us/ to access the latest 2022-2023 holiday calendar.
Starmont Community School District Holiday calendar is as follows:
First Day of School 23 Aug 2021
(Wed) 29 Nov 2021
Spring Break 25 Mar 2022
(Fri) 28 Mar 2022
Easter Break 15 Apr 2022
Last Day of School 19 May 2022
(Wed) 1 Jan 2021
(Thu) 5 Apr 2021
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The Liar's Key
Author: Mark Lawrence
Publisher: Ace Books, 2015
HarperCollins/Voyager, 2015
Series: The Red Queen's War: Book 2
1. Prince of Fools
2. The Liar's Key
3. The Wheel of Osheim
Sub-Genre Tags: Dark Fantasy
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After harrowing adventure and near-death, Prince Jalan Kendeth and the Viking Snorri ver Snagason find themselves in possession of Loki's Key, an artefact capable of opening any door, and sought by the most dangerous beings in the Broken Empire--including The Dead King.
Jal wants only to return home to his wine, women, and song, but Snorri has his own purpose for the key: to find the very door into death, throw it wide, and bring his family back into the land of the living.
And as Snorri prepares for his quest to find death's door, Jal's grandmother, the Red Queen continues to manipulate kings and pawns towards an endgame of her own design...
Two men in a room of many doors. One tall in his robes, stern, marked with cruelty and intelligence, the other shorter, very lean, his hair a shock of surprise, his garb a changing motley confusing the eye.
The short man laughs, a many-angled sound as likely to kill birds in flight as to bring blossom to the bough.
"I have summoned you!" The tall man, teeth gritted as if still straining to hold the other in place, though his hands are at his side.
"A fine trick, Kelem."
"You know me?"
"I know everyone." A sharp grin. "You're the door-mage."
"And you are?"
"Ikol." His clothes change, tattered yellow checks on blue where before it was scarlet fleur de lis on grey. "Olik." He smiles a smile that dazzles and cuts. "Loki, if you likey."
"Are you a god, Loki?" No humour in Kelem, only command. Command and a great and terrible concentration in stone-grey eyes.
"No." Loki spins, regarding the doors. "But I've been known to lie."
"I called on the most powerful--"
"You don't always get what you want." Almost sing-song. "But sometimes you get what you need. You got me."
"You are a god?"
"Gods are dull. I've stood before the throne. Wodin sits there, old one-eye, with his ravens whispering into each ear." Loki smiles. "Always the ravens. Funny how that goes."
"I need--"
"Men don't know what they need. They barely know what they want. Wodin, father of storms, god of gods, stern and wise. But mostly stern. You'd like him. And watching--always watching--oh the things that he has seen!" Loki spins to take in the room. "Me, I'm just a jester in the hall where the world was made. I caper, I joke, I cut a jig. I'm of little importance. Imagine though... if it were I that pulled the strings and made the gods dance. What if at the core, if you dug deep enough, uncovered every truth... what if at the heart of it all... there was a lie, like a worm at the centre of the apple, coiled like Oroborus, just as the secret of men hides coiled at the centre of each piece of you, no matter how fine you slice? Wouldn't that be a fine joke now?"
Kelem frowns at this nonsense, then with a quick shake of his head returns to his purpose. "I made this place. From my failures." He gestures at the doors. Thirteen, lined side by side on each wall of an otherwise bare room. "These are doors I can't open. You can leave here, but no door will open until every door is unlocked. I made it so." A single candle lights the chamber, dancing as the occupants move, their shadows leaping to its tune.
"Why would I want to leave?" A goblet appears in Loki's hand, silver and overflowing with wine as dark and red as blood. He takes a sip.
"I command you by the twelve arch-angels of--"
"Yes, yes." Loki waves away the conjuring. The wine darkens until it's a black that draws the eye and blinds it. So black that the silver tarnishes and corrupts. So black it is nothing but the absence of light. And suddenly it's a key. A black glass key.
"Is that..." there's a hunger in the door-mage's voice"... will it open them?"
"I should hope so." Loki spins the key around his fingers.
"What key is that? Not Acheron's? Taken from heaven when--"
"It's mine. I made it. Just now."
"How do you know it will open them?" Kelem's gaze sweeps the room.
"It's a good key." Loki meets the mage's eyes. "It's every key. Every key that was and is, every key that will be, every key that could be."
"Give it to--"
"Where's the fun in that?" Loki walks to the nearest door and sets his fingers to it. "This one." Each door is plain and wooden but when he touches it this door becomes a sheet of black glass, unblemished and gleaming. "This is the tricky one." Loki sets his palm to the door and a wheel appears. An eight-spoked wheel of the same black glass, standing proud of the surface, as if by turning it one might unlock and open the door. Loki doesn't touch it. Instead he taps his key to the wall beside it and the whole room changes. Now it is a high vault, clean lines, walls of poured stone, a huge and circular silver-steel door in the ceiling. The light comes from panels set into the walls. A corridor leads off, stretching further than the eye can see. Thirteen silver-steel arches stand around the margins of the vault, each a foot from the wall, each filled with a shimmering light, as if moonbeams dance across water. Save for the one before Loki, which is black, a crystal surface fracturing the light then swallowing it. "Open this door and the world ends."
Copyright © 2015 by Mark Lawrence
- MMOGC


Thursday, December 15, 2016 6:00 PM North White High School AWAY 29 Attica High School HOME 23 Game Recap The JV Lady Ramblers played a solid game but fell short of the victory. They continue to get better each and every game. Good job ladies!
Thursday, March 10, 2016 6:00 PM Attica High School AWAY 21 Western Boone High School HOME 13 Game Recap Great win to end a great season.
Saturday, March 5, 2016 9:00 AM Attica High School AWAY 24 Delphi Tournament HOME 13 Game Recap Big win in first game. Tough loss to Clinton Prairie in championship game 31-3.
Saturday, February 13, 2016 9:00 AM Attica High School AWAY 6 Warren Central Invite HOME 31 Game Recap Won first game against Williamsport 17-13. Finished 2nd place behind a very good Warren central team. Very proud of our girls.


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package org.apache.poi.hwpf.model;

import org.apache.poi.util.Internal;
import org.apache.poi.util.LittleEndian;

/**
 * The FFData structure specifies form field data for a text box, check box, or
 * drop-down list box.
 *

 * Class and fields descriptions are quoted from [MS-DOC] -- v20121003 Word
 * (.doc) Binary File Format; Copyright (c) 2012 Microsoft Corporation; Release:
 * October 8, 2012
 *

 * This class is internal. It content or properties may change without notice
 * due to changes in our knowledge of internal Microsoft Word binary structures.
 *
 * @author Sergey Vladimirov; according to [MS-DOC] -- v20121003 Word (.doc)
 *         Binary File Format; Copyright (c) 2012 Microsoft Corporation;
 *         Release: October 8, 2012
 */
@Internal
public class FFData
{
    private FFDataBase _base;

    /**
     * An optional STTB that specifies the entries in the dropdown list box.
     * This MUST exist if and only if bits.iType is iTypeDrop (2). The entries
     * are Unicode strings and do not have extra data. This MUST NOT exceed 25
     * elements.
     */
    private Sttb _hsttbDropList;

    /**
     * An optional unsigned integer that specifies the default state of the
     * checkbox or dropdown list box. This value MUST exist if and only if
     * bits.iType is iTypeChck (1) or iTypeDrop (2). If bits.iType is iTypeChck
     * (1), wDef MUST be 0 or 1 and specify the default state of the checkbox as
     * unchecked or checked, respectively. If bits.iType is iTypeDrop (2), wDef
     * MUST be less than the number of items in the dropdown list box and
     * specify the default item selected (zero-based index).
     */
    private Integer _wDef;

    private Xstz _xstzEntryMcr;

    private Xstz _xstzExitMcr;

    private Xstz _xstzHelpText;

    /**
     * An Xstz that specifies the name of this form field. xstzName.cch MUST NOT
     * exceed 20.
     */
    private Xstz _xstzName;

    private Xstz _xstzStatText;

    /**
     * An optional Xstz that specifies the default text of this textbox. This
     * structure MUST exist if and only if bits.iType is iTypeTxt (0).
     * xstzTextDef.cch MUST NOT exceed 255. If bits.iTypeTxt is either
     * iTypeTxtCurDate (3) or iTypeTxtCurTime (4), xstzTextDef MUST be an empty
     * string. If bits.iTypeTxt is iTypeTxtCalc (5), xstzTextDef specifies an
     * expression to calculate.
     */
    private Xstz _xstzTextDef;

    private Xstz _xstzTextFormat;

    public FFData( byte[] std, int offset )
    {
        fillFields( std, offset );
    }

    public void fillFields( final byte[] std, final int startOffset ) // NOSONAR
    {
        int offset = startOffset;

        this._base = new FFDataBase( std, offset );
        offset += FFDataBase.getSize();

        this._xstzName = new Xstz( std, offset );
        offset += this._xstzName.getSize();

        if ( _base.getIType() == FFDataBase.ITYPE_TEXT )
        {
            _xstzTextDef = new Xstz( std, offset );
            offset += this._xstzTextDef.getSize();
        }
        else
        {
            this._xstzTextDef = null;
        }

        if ( _base.getIType() == FFDataBase.ITYPE_CHCK
                || _base.getIType() == FFDataBase.ITYPE_DROP )
        {
            this._wDef = Integer
                    .valueOf( LittleEndian.getUShort( std, offset ) );
            offset += LittleEndian.SHORT_SIZE;
        }
        else
        {
            this._wDef = null;
        }

        _xstzTextFormat = new Xstz( std, offset );
        offset += this._xstzTextFormat.getSize();

        _xstzHelpText = new Xstz( std, offset );
        offset += this._xstzHelpText.getSize();

        _xstzStatText = new Xstz( std, offset );
        offset += this._xstzStatText.getSize();

        _xstzEntryMcr = new Xstz( std, offset );
        offset += this._xstzEntryMcr.getSize();

        _xstzExitMcr = new Xstz( std, offset );
        offset += this._xstzExitMcr.getSize();

        if ( _base.getIType() == FFDataBase.ITYPE_DROP )
        {
            _hsttbDropList = new Sttb( std, offset );
            offset += _hsttbDropList.getSize();
        }
    }

    /**
     * specify the default item selected (zero-based index).
     */
    public int getDefaultDropDownItemIndex()
    {
        return _wDef.intValue();
    }

    public String[] getDropList()
    {
        return _hsttbDropList.getData();
    }

    public int getSize()
    {
        int size = FFDataBase.getSize();

        size += _xstzName.getSize();

        if ( _base.getIType() == FFDataBase.ITYPE_TEXT )
        {
            size += _xstzTextDef.getSize();
        }

        if ( _base.getIType() == FFDataBase.ITYPE_CHCK
                || _base.getIType() == FFDataBase.ITYPE_DROP )
        {
            size += LittleEndian.SHORT_SIZE;
        }

        size += _xstzTextFormat.getSize();
        size += _xstzHelpText.getSize();
        size += _xstzStatText.getSize();
        size += _xstzEntryMcr.getSize();
        size += _xstzExitMcr.getSize();

        if ( _base.getIType() == FFDataBase.ITYPE_DROP )
        {
            size += _hsttbDropList.getSize();
        }

        return size;
    }

    public String getTextDef()
    {
        return _xstzTextDef.getAsJavaString();
    }

    public byte[] serialize()
    {
        byte[] buffer = new byte[getSize()];
        int offset = 0;

        _base.serialize( buffer, offset );
        offset += FFDataBase.getSize();

        offset += _xstzName.serialize( buffer, offset );

        if ( _base.getIType() == FFDataBase.ITYPE_TEXT )
        {
            offset += _xstzTextDef.serialize( buffer, offset );
        }

        if ( _base.getIType() == FFDataBase.ITYPE_CHCK
                || _base.getIType() == FFDataBase.ITYPE_DROP )
        {
            LittleEndian.putUShort( buffer, offset, _wDef );
            offset += LittleEndian.SHORT_SIZE;
        }

        offset += _xstzTextFormat.serialize( buffer, offset );
        offset += _xstzHelpText.serialize( buffer, offset );
        offset += _xstzStatText.serialize( buffer, offset );
        offset += _xstzEntryMcr.serialize( buffer, offset );
        offset += _xstzExitMcr.serialize( buffer, offset );

        if ( _base.getIType() == FFDataBase.ITYPE_DROP )
        {
            offset += _hsttbDropList.serialize( buffer, offset );
        }

        return buffer;
    }
}

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As a club BMCC considers safety & welfare a vital part of creating a healthy environment for people of all ages and abilities to enjoy cycling.
It is mandatory for clubs in England and Wales who have under 18s or vulnerable adults as members or users of their services to appoint a Club Welfare Officer (CWO).
Club Welfare Officers play a key role in maintaining British Cycling's high standards in relation to vulnerable groups participating in cycling: allowing piece of mind for participants, their families and cycling clubs by ensuring those working with young people and vulnerable adults are suitable to do so.
We would encourage clubs to recruit two interested volunteers to take on this challenging but rewarding role. It is important to highlight however that safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and all at the club should do their bit.
Your welfare officers also collate incident reports in the unfortunate event of accidents taking place. These are used to help the club promote safer cycling.
The club has trained a number of members in basic First Aid and intends to make this training available on a regular basis.
We have also taken steps to encourage and coach new ride leaders for our social rides ensuring all such rides are lead competently and safely.
We also have generic risk assessments in place for our weekend social rides as well as our Time Trial events at Weston on the Green.


Too often we underestimate the power of a smile, which have the potential to turn a life around.
Children smile on the average 400 times/day; Adults: 15 times/day.. Ever wonder why?
If I thought that a smile of mine, might linger the whole day through and lighten some heart with a heavier part, I'd not withhold it -- Would you? ??


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[MUSAI] Hidden Contributor of 'Cyberpunk 2077' Korean Localization: Script Adaptation (feat. Secrets Behind the Effective Use of Slangs in Games)
The Korean dubbing of 'Cyberpunk 2077' has struck the gamers heavily; they finally were able to play the game without reading captions, and the level of immersion it presented was something they have not experienced so far. After playing the game with the Korean voice on, the users' response was hot. And this altered perception of users towards dubbed games is now engaging as a turning point in the perception of those who work in the gaming industry. Therefore, we will start a series on 'the wind of change blown from the Korean dubbing of Cyberpunk 2077 towards to voice-over on games.'
First, we will talk about the usage of swearing on games. 'Dubbing of the swear words' is a common related topic that emerges especially when talking about Korean dubbing of Cyberpunk 2077. As many will know, only based on 'a solid script,' profound acting and direction can be built and completed. Through the interview with Yu Jaewoon, the general director of Musai L10n Studio, we will be hearing the secrets behind the script translation, also the story behind dubbing the swear words to carry such an impact, in a voice from the working site.
[Image 1] Interview with Yu Jaewoon, the General Director of Musai L10n Studio (source: Musai Studio)
Please introduce yourself.
Hello, I am Yu Jaewoon, the general director of Musai L10n Studio. This is the 15th year since I started working for Musai.
What was your main job in the 'Cyberpunk 2077' localization project?
I provided the overall direction in the localization process during the preparation period, reviewed and adapted a part of the script, and managed the overall adaptation process involving many people.
I imagine game translation and dubbing of such tremendous number of texts must have been the first time. Is there any difference between translating lines to be dubbed, and translating texts for subtitles?
Yes, it was the first time translating such large volume of texts for dubbing. It took several months just to adjust the length and revise the already-translated texts to prepare scripts to be recorded. Even after spending so much time, some revisions were made at the recording site. When recording, even if the text lengths were adjusted, the actual length of the recorded voice may differ depending on the actors, and the words or expressions were modified as emotions and acting came into play. Sometimes watching the awesome acting of the voice actors in the recording booth just inspires me, makes me want to make the lines even better.
Are there any specific lines you can think of, which were created like that?
When you select corp V, V and 'Jenkins,' V's superior, talk in this scene in the beginning. In this scene, Jenkins says something like 'if I do my work, she goes nuts, if I don't do my work, she goes frantic, that fucking bitch,' and this Korean dubbed version actually is very different from the original line. When working on this line, I thought about it a lot, because if we follow the original text, it will sound very unnatural. It was something that I would not say, if I were in is shoes. So we decided to change the entire line. The voice actor did a great job with it, as though he has had this kind of experience (laughs). Fortunately, the line came out so great, and users also showed positive response to it.
[Image 2] The famous line of Jenkins. All workers would know the feeling. (source: gameplay screenshot from Cyberpunk 2077)
Seems like adaptation process is very important. However, the schedule is usually pretty tight just to do the translation. Is there any specific reason for devoting time and effort on adaptation process in such tight schedule?
Before I joined Musai Studio, I too wondered why there is adaptation process for game scripts. However, after working at the site, I came to realize. There is a huge gap when the translators write the script and actors do their acting. We work on the adaptation process with the functional reasons like modifying pronunciation, adjusting the lengths in order to use the recording time more efficiently, and there are other aspects as well. For example, the weight that lines carry varies depending on emotion and acting. When those generate synergy, it just becomes a whole different thing, and I've witnessed such cases a lot. Moreover, an artistic director can bring out all the potential that the actors have much easily, if his/her direction is based on a well-written script. I have experienced myself that one extra step between translation and recording was needed, and this is the reason that I put great emphasis on that step.
[Image 3] Continues to ruminate during the recording session, as script adaptation continues on-site (source: Musai Studio)
The users' response to somewhat 'satisfying' candid use of slangs and swearing in Cyberpunk 2077 was very enthusiastic. What direction did you provide when proceeding the overall Korean localization?
I lifted the limitations on using profanity. 'Let's use it as much as we want!' (laughs) In terms of directions… Actually, it slightly changed when the game decided to support full dubbing for Korean. When translated scripts are presented as subtitles, the translation must be in sync with the original language rather than variation, otherwise it will feel awkward. Users hear the original text while playing the game, and if they hear different things than what they read, it can really generate confusion. So, when translating the scripts before the full dubbing was announced, we tried to match all the slangs and swearing words to the original scripts. After they decided to do full dubbing for Korean users, we put more emphasis on sounding natural. This was the major component we considered during the adaptation process as well. We can say that the overall direction for localization of 'Cyberpunk 2077' did not change, but the methodical aspect on how to make the users really feel the beauty of playing the game in Korean did alter a bit.
How would your rate the Korean localization of Cyberpunk 2077? Would you say it was a success? Any specific points you feel satisfied or regretful?
The most interesting thing was that when the NPCs swear in Korean it really intimidates the users and make them angry. In scenes where NPCs swearing and if it were in captions, users would just be like 'why is he cursing?' and just mind their own business. But when those words like "fuck off, you idiot" just pierces through their ears so vividly, anyone would be angry; it has such a huge impact. (laughs)
The thing I feel regrettable is that some words being repeated too many times in some sections, and the fact that we could not revise such points. When recording the script, we did not notice it because the script was not given as a continuous paragraph. For example, we recorded the phrases in order, like A-B-C-D-E, according to the script. But in the actual game, it gets played in order A-C-D-B-E, or even in A-B-E, some scenes being omitted. Sometimes the whole thing varies depending on the players' choice. As a result, in some sections, same words are repeated too many times.
Is there any specific terms that are often used when a game containing profanity?
You may think it's surprising, but we prefer using sentences rather than direct words like 'fuck,' 'shit,' 'bitch,' etc. For example, we try to use sentences like 'who do you think you are (fucking) messing with?', and like the Jenkins' line mentioned earlier. When a line comes to mind and if it fits perfectly with the character I imagined, I really feel excited. I've watched a lot of movies like 'Tazza,' ''The Thieves,' 'New World,' etc., which are famous because of its well-written scripts and lines. I got my inspiration form those movies and it had considerably affected me; when I was working on GTA localization project, I watched such movies repeatedly I almost learned all the lines word for word.
[Image 4] Focusing on expressing nuance by combining sentences instead of using direct swearing words. Example of using 'dog (may be translated as 'fucking')' as an adjective to add emphasis (source: gameplay screenshot from Cyberpunk 2077)
By looking at the previous article about user reaction analysis article on Musai Blog, we can see there are both positive and negative feedback from the users. Why do you think the users are so excited about games containing profanity? Why do you think appropriate use of swearing words may be important for games as a media platform?
The most exciting content of gaming experience is the immersion they can feel when playing; They leave the material world for a moment to enter the world of imagination. It's not just an indirect experience; you get to actually dive into the world the game provides, by being the character. You can jump into a battle ground, be an assassin, a spy, a gangster, a hero, a villain, just everything you wish to become. But if everyone you see in the world says, 'damn it,' or 'rubbish,' 'hell' all the time, it will seem so awkward. You just need to hear lines that perfectly fits the situation and characters. It's not just a matter of using lots of swearing words. In my opinion, the degree of satisfaction significantly varies depending on how the slangs or swearing words express the nuance, containing the impact. Moreover, it is fun only when the lines are not awkward when spoken in Korean.
reference article: "User Response Analysis Article, "More Thank Half (54%_ of Gamers Prefer the Korean Dubbed Version of Cyberpunk 2077" http://blog.musaistudio.com/musai-user-response-analysis-article-more-than-half-54-of-gamers-prefer-the-korean-dubbed-version-of-cyberpunk-2077
On the other hand, many also commented that 'fuck (sibal)' appears too many times making it seem rather awkward. But what is being said is that there were much more F-words in the original text, and it had been reduced. Is it true?
Yes, the 'F-word (sibal)' does appear a lot. Some incidents occasionally happened during the recording session; the length of the script would not match the original language and would delay the whole process. In these cases, the magic word that can be adjusted into appropriate length while maintaining the meaning, would add the suitable emphasis and blend into the situation so naturally was the f-word. So, we reverted to the easier option several times due to the time-ticking, urgent situations of the recording site, to use the word, and those incidents just accumulated. We totally understand all the complains since we also figured out the word is repeated bit too much in the game. We will be careful to use wide range of words.
The localization of Cyberpunk 2077 has laid a huge impact on the game localization industry. As a game translator, how do you think this project affected the industry? Do you feel any change?
What I was most surprised is that many users commented that 'the level of immersion' they could feel 'playing the game without subtitles was just different, almost like entering a new world.' Korean gamers are very used to playing games with captions; gamers were accustomed to turn on the subtitles even when playing dubbed games. So, watching the players turning off the captions and being immersed into the game, it felt like 'it really worked.' As a person who have been working in the industry for a long time, it was like crossing a huge mountain.
If you have any wishes or personal goals for game localization, including translation of games containing profanity, please share with us.
It would be perfect if more great titles provide the Korean voice-over, giving players options to choose like 'Cyberpunk 2077.' Reading subtitles while playing games is just so inconvenient. So much easier to get lost in the middle of the context or literally get lost in middle of nowhere…
We will continue to do our best to fulfill gamers' expectations and raise the level of satisfaction, with the best-quality translation and brilliant dubbing. Thank you.
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KV says:
I've been learning a little Korean for fun, and I was happy to see Cyberpunk has such a wonderful Korean dub. The language is so rich, the acting is great, and there's SO MUCH REAL SPOKEN DIALOG in the game. (The language in the game is quite difficult, far above my level, but it's so good I try anyway.)
Seriously, I don't even mind the repetition. I will finally learn the correct pronunciation of fuck and stop mixing it up with the word for 18. (씨발 and 십팔)
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Q: Parameter specified as non-null is null - loading Image in Kotlin I'm using Picassos Target to load a image from the Internet and generate a Color Palette out of it. When the image doesn't exist anymore, I get the following crash with the Error in the Logcat:
 java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Parameter specified as non-null is null: method kotlin.jvm.internal.Intrinsics.checkParameterIsNotNull, parameter placeHolderDrawable
        at .ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3260)
        at .ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3396)
        at .servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:83)
        at .servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:135)
        at .servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95)
        at .ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2009)
        at .Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
        at .Looper.loop(Looper.java:214)
        at .ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7319)
        at .reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at .os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:492)
        at .os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:934)
     Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Parameter specified as non-null is null: method kotlin.jvm.internal.Intrinsics.checkParameterIsNotNull, parameter placeHolderDrawable
        at .LoadImage$onCreate$1.onPrepareLoad(Unknown Source:2)
        at com.squareup.picasso.RequestCreator.into(RequestCreator.java:559)
        at .LoadImage.onCreate(LoadImage.kt:154)
        **at .LoadImage.onCreate(LoadImage.kt:154)**

Ok, I understand what's going on - Picasso loads the image, the image is null and therefore the app crashes. But how can I handle this problem with a line of code?
This is the section where the problem happens, I marked line 154 for you:
    Picasso.get()
            .load(eventimgurl)
            **.into(object : com.squareup.picasso.Target {**
                override fun onBitmapLoaded(bitmap: Bitmap, from: Picasso.LoadedFrom) {
                    assert(iconImg != null)
                    iconImg!!.setImageBitmap(bitmap)
                    Palette.from(bitmap)
                            .generate(Palette.PaletteAsyncListener { palette ->
                                val dividerswatch_dom = palette!!.dominantSwatch
                                val dividerswatch_sub = palette.lightVibrantSwatch

                                if (dividerswatch_dom == null || dividerswatch_sub == null) {

                                    return@PaletteAsyncListener
                                }

                                val gd = GradientDrawable(
                                        GradientDrawable.Orientation.LEFT_RIGHT,
                                        intArrayOf(dividerswatch_dom.rgb, dividerswatch_sub.rgb))
                                gd.cornerRadius = 0f
                                gd.gradientType = GradientDrawable.RADIAL_GRADIENT
                                gd.gradientRadius = 700.0f

                                eventdividerheader.background = gd
                                eventdividerdjstart.background = gd
                                eventdivider_detail_top.background = gd
                                eventdivider_detail_bottom.background = gd

                            })
                }

                override fun onBitmapFailed(e: Exception, errorDrawable: Drawable) {

                }

                override fun onPrepareLoad(placeHolderDrawable: Drawable) {

                }
            })

A: Actually, the problem is that library code is not fully compatible with Kotlin. Or in fact, it's more about the IDE you use than the library.
Why?
interface Target {
    void onBitmapLoaded(Bitmap bitmap, Picasso.LoadedFrom from)
    void onBitmapFailed(Exception e, Drawable errorDrawable)
    void onPrepareLoad(Drawable placeHolderDrawable)
}

The interface above would be the java interface of Target.
As there are no null-annotations using this in Kotlin code can be quite tricky, because we don't know if the type of placeHolderDrawable (and other variables) is nullable or not.
So, the kotlin implementation of this interface would be following:
object : Target {
    // ...
    override fun onPrepareLoad(placeHolderDrawable: Drawable) {
    }
}

or...
object : Target {
    // ...
    override fun onPrepareLoad(placeHolderDrawable: Drawable?) {
    }
}

And here we are.
When Kotlin compiles to Java byte code it adds not-null checks for not-null types:
kotlin.jvm.internal.Intrinsics.checkParameterIsNotNull(param)

So, to make your code work... just change Drawable to Drawable?. Then, there will be no Intrinsics call and there will be no exception.
So, even if your method is empty compiler adds Intrinsics checks for all not null parameters at the beginning of the method. Feel free to decompile your code and find those calls in empty methods :)
Conclusion
The problem is that code without nullability annotations is not properly generated by IDE, as types are converted to nonnull types instead of nullable.

A: check the condition before loading image like this
if (isNullOrEmpty(eventimgurl)) {
        // display default image
    }
    else {
        // load you image from url that is eventimgurl
    Picasso.with(YourActivity::this)
   .load(eventimgurl)
   .into(imgView, object: com.squareup.picasso.Callback {
                override fun onSuccess() {
                    // done
                }
                override fun onError() {
                    // load default image or do something
                }
            })
    }

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Q: List search in Prolog I'm trying to make a search in a list in Prolog, but I would like to start right at a certain position. Will I have to do that boring recursive search?
Thank you.

A: you can Skip N positions using N free_vars, and append/3 to get rid of list' header:
?- [user].
|: find(Needle, Haystack, Skip) :-
|:       length(Header, Skip),
|:       append(Header, Actual, Haystack),
|:       memberchk(Needle, Actual).
|: % user://1 compiled 0,04 sec, 2 clauses
true.

?- find(3-X,[1-alfa,2-beta,3-gamma,4-delta,1-abba,2-bridge],1).
X = gamma.

?- find(3-X,[1-alfa,2-beta,3-gamma,4-delta,1-abba,2-bridge],3).
false.

?- find(3-X,[1-alfa,2-beta,3-gamma,4-delta,1-abba,2-bridge],2).
X = gamma.

If there are many search to to, the list build length(Header, Skip) it's better done once...


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Conquering Children's Cancer
Betty Casey,
When 14-year-old Holly Benningfield was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), it was a complete surprise to her. She was an active teenager who, as she put it, did "normal stuff like clean the kitchen floor and help load and unload the dishwasher." She went to karate two or three times a week and had a pet rabbit named Ginger.
All that changed in a matter of days. Holly said her throat had been bothering her and the lymph nodes in her neck were very swollen. She was given a CT scan at the Children's Hospital at Saint Francis, and admitted to the hospital.
"They knocked me out for six days, and when I woke up, they told me I had T-cell ALL leukemia," she said. "And that they found a huge mass across my airway and across my chest and heart."
During Holly's first week in the hospital, she learned about the changes (such as losing her hair) and challenges ahead, but the reality didn't hit her until she was free to go home at the end of the week. "I started crying," Holly said, "because I realized that I wasn't going to be normal for awhile."
Now, Holly is adjusting to what she calls her "new normal." Because her treatment leaves her vulnerable to infection, she had to find a temporary home for Ginger the rabbit, and she can't go to school, so what was to be her ninth grade year at Union, will now be spent studying at home. She's weaker and can't stand or walk for long periods, or walk in the grass barefoot, or do her usual kitchen chores. Her formerly active lifestyle has been replaced with what Holly calls being "a couch potato."
While Holly faces a two- to two-and-a-half year treatment, she tries to follow her mom's advice. "She told me to make the best of it every day, and I have ever since. Even on the days when I just feel like giving up, I don't."
Dr. Wendy Bourland, a pediatric hematologist/oncologist with The Children's Hospital at Saint Francis, is Holly's doctor. Besides being is a busy physician, she is the mom of two young children. But for the second year in a row, she is adding one more activity to an already full life. She is chairing the Tulsa CureSearch Walk 2012, which will be Sat., Sept. 29 at Oral Roberts University.
Dr. Bourland said that she wanted to bring the CureSearch Walk to Tulsa, not only because it funds important research to help find a cure for children like Holly, but also because it gives current and former patients and their families a chance to celebrate success, and to remember those who lost the fight.
"The walk is healing for both the families and the staff," Dr. Bourland said. "We see these kids once or twice a week. They're our precious children. We're family, not just healthcare providers."
Children's cancer research is different from adult cancer research because there is a smaller number of children than adults with cancer in the United States.
Because of the small pool, "children's cancers are 90 percent treated on clinical trials," she said. "The only way to improve current cure rates for children is to find what works. Most children's cancer research is done through the Children's Oncology Group (COG)."
"The more research we do," Dr. Bourland said, "the more cures we can find. I love my job, but I'd love to be put out of it. I'd love to promise every child 100 percent guarantee of a cure."
Because the number of children with cancer is statistically small, essentially everyone is part of the national research, Dr. Bourland explained. That means even "small" populations, such as those treated at the Children's Hospital at Saint Francis, are being given the same treatment as children in more populated areas of the country.
"Saint Francis Warren Clinic Pediatrics is one of 200 clinics in the country which can offer treatment," Dr. Bourland said. "And we use phase three treatment, which means that the study has gone through two previous levels of trials and the treatment has been shown to be beneficial. Parents know their children are on a nationally standardized trial, so you have expert eyes watching."
One hundred percent of the money raised from the CureSearch Walks is invested in the collaborative research efforts of the COG, which treats 90 percent of children with cancer in the United States. Because of its work, COG has improved the cure rate for children's cancer to 78 percent, when just 40 years ago, children's cancer was virtually incurable.
Dr. Bourland said that approximately 65 children in Tulsa each year are diagnosed with cancer. "Every five days, a parent in northeastern Oklahoma has to hear that their child has cancer," she said. "By bringing the CureSearch Walk to Tulsa, we can raise awareness. Tulsa needs to know that we have a lot of kids diagnosed."
And there is no predicting who that next child will be. As Holly said, "Even if you're very healthy like I started out, it could still happen to you."
For those who may be facing a difficult and long illness, Holly has this advice: "Never give up. Always fight through it, and keep a smile on your face!"
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The Trinity Book Club meets on the last Thursday* of the month at 10:45 am. February selection will meet on Thursday, February 17th. Everyone is welcome. Even if you haven't read the current book but would like to learn about it, come join us. *February Book Club meeting on the 3rd Thursday of the month, February 17.
We try to read a wide variety of interesting books, educational, stimulating, humorous, artistic, historical and contemporary.
These are the books we have lined up for the coming months:
February Selection: "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand" by Helen Simonson
This past year our reading has included:
"Beneath a Scarlet Sky" by Mark Sullivan (Jan. '22)
Past book selections:
"The Book Woman of Troubled Creek" by Kim Michele Richarson (Nov. '21)
"Brooklyn" by Colm Toibin (Oct. '21)
"The Four Winds" by Kristin Hannah (Sept. '21)
"A Soldier of the Great War" by Mark Helprin (August '21)
"We Are All the Same: A Story of a Boy's Courage and a Mother's Love" by Jim Wooten (July '21)
"I Wish He'd Taught Me How to Shave" by Dave Landers (June '21)
"The Signature of All Things" by Elizabeth Gilbert (May '21)
"The Lions of Fifth Avenue" by Fiona Davis (April '21)
"Tightrope" by Nicholas Kristof (March '21)
"Same Kind of Different as Me" by Ron Hall and Denver Moore
"Black Dog of Fate: A Memoir" by Peter Balakian
"The Other Einstein" by Marie Benedict
"Giants in the Earth" by O.E. Rolvaag
"The Road to Character" by David Brooks
"The Sympathizer" by Viet Thanh Nguyen
"The Unstoppable Ruth Bader Ginsberg: American Icon" by Antonia Felix
"Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owen
"Becoming" by Michelle Obama
"The Overstory" by Richard Powers
"Unsheltered: A Novel" by Barbara Kingsolver
"The Only Woman in the Room" by Marie Benedict
"The Orphan Keeper" by Camron Wright"American Gothic" by Gene Smith
"Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
"A Man Called Ove" by Fredrik Backman
"All the Rivers" by Dorit Rabinyan
"Wonder" by R.J. Palacio
"Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
"A Gentleman in Moscow" by Amor Towles
"Pompeii" by Robert Harris."Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women" by Geraldine Brooks
"Crazy in America: The Hidden Tragedy of Our Criminalized Mentally Ill" by Mary Beth Pfeiffer
These and other equally fascinating books made this past year one of lively discussions among the members of the book club. Come for one session or come for all, we'll be happy to have you.
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