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Mongo Santamaria was born in Cuba, the largest island of the Antilles group. Here, he cut his teeth listening to and eventually joining in with the local 'Congeros' singing and dancing to their songs of love, listening to their stories of war and religion whilst their polyrythmic sounds were quite literally drummed into him.
His is a music of sticks and drums, skins and bells, of rhythm and counter-rhythm. It's a down-home sound encompassing at once the rural folk beat of Cuba and the finesse of jazz made amongst skyscrapers.
Moving to the "Uni" as the US was known amongst Cubans in the 50's, Mongo found a welcoming home in New York where he briefly played with Perez Prado before moving on to work with Tito Puente as a percussionist. It was with Tito, that Mongo's star really began to shine. Some say that the rhythm section of Tito Puente and Mongo Santamaria has yet to be surpassed, as they both had an innate understanding of the rhythmic forms at the heart of the afro-latin and specifically, the afro-cuban sound. This music was in their blood.
As the 50's drew to a close, Mongo was riding a wave, as one of, if not the best conga player in America. Soon he was to branch out on his own, as leader of his own band. Before long he was taking the musical and rhythmic power of soul, funk and jazz and melding it with the polyrhythms from his own heritage to create something entirely new.
As this new sound developed, Boogaloo was born. It swept across America. Tunes such as 'Watermelon Man' sealed Mongo Santamaria's fame and brought his joie de vivre to thousands of attentive ears. Within a few years, even the Beatles were using the word boogaloo in their songs (Ringo Star's 'Back off Boogaloo'). To this day, the boogaloo beat is synonymous with the latin soul sound, and is played in nightclubs and dancehalls across the world.
In the late 60's and early 70's, Mongo helped to develop the careers of many young latin and Jazz musicians. He gave opportunities to newcomers, allowing them to play in his band, helping them to get ahead by teaching them the ropes of a difficult business. He also frequently worked on collaborative projects with more established players. Artists as diverse as La Lupe, Chick Corea, Cal Tjader and Herbie Hancock have benefitted from his musical patronage. In this way, they were able to boost their careers and build reputations in their own right.
Mongo has never forsaken his heritage, returning time and again to the classic call and response of his West African roots. The rhythmic and vocal patterns at the heart of his music come directly from Yoruba and Ebo tribal tradition, however, his work is not a straightforward re-presentation of these ethnic styles. Instead, they are filtered through Cuban, Jazz or other influences.
Mongo has always taken these ideas and used them to sympathetically create new fusions entirely his own. Throughout his musical career he has searched for a truth of identity which is not straightforwardly apparent. His roots, obfuscated by slavery, had melted into the mists of time and there is a drive within his work to reassert ownership of these musical traditions by hook or crook and force them into new forms which could be entirely owned and regained by his own people…
Put simply, Mongo Santamaria is a major player. Purely through his own musical curiosity, he has been a lynch-pin in rediscovering and representing African traditions in Caribbean music. The reassertion of African roots. When Mongo Santamaria 'bangs' the drum, other people listen. He is one of the greatest percussionists ever recorded and to hear his music is a fine privilege indeed.
Essential Listening:
Mongo (1959 Fantasy Records)
Contains the track 'Afro Blue' which became a Jazz Standard covered by John Coltrane and others.
There's a live version on YouTube which starts with the most awesome polyrythmic percussion: check it out If you like that also check out 'Sofrito' from the same session recorded at University of Massachusetts in 1985
Mongo at the Village Gate (1962 Battle Records)
Brilliant live album which contains the track El Toro which explores moorish traditions…
Drums and Chants (1978 Vaya Records)
Contains the excellent track 'Druma Kuyi' and many others. Mongo looking backwards to go forwards. This album is all about his Afro-Cuban roots.
Discography (with thanks to Wikipedia – this is not an exhaustive list by any means)
Tambores y Cantos (1955)
Afro-Roots(1960)
Yambu: Mongo Santamaria y Sus Ritmos Afro Cubano (1958)[1]
Mongo (1959) – with the theme "Afro Blue"
Our Man in Havana (1959)
Mongo en La Habana (1960) with Carlos Embale and Merceditas Valdés
Sabroso! (1960) – with tresero and composician Andrés Echeverría
Go, Mongo! (1962)
Watermelon man! (1963) (Battle Records)
El Bravo! (1964)
La Bamba (1965)
Pussy Cat (1965)
"Hey! Let's Party" (1967)
Afro-American Latin (1969)
Stone Soul (1969)
Mongo´70 (1970)
Feelin' Alright (1970)
Mongo's Way (1971)
Up From the Roots (1972)
Ubané (1974) with Justo Betancourt on vocals[2]
Sofrito (1976)
Amanecer (1977) – won a Grammy award
Soy Yo (1987)
You Better Believe It (1979)
Mambo Mongo (1993)
Mongo Returns (Milestone Records, 1995)
Conga Blue (1995)
Come on Home (1997)
Mongo Santamaria (1998)
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As Downeaster nears a milestone birthday, questions arise about its future
While politicians favor expanding the train service, COVID has changed riding habits, perhaps permanently. Expenses and emissions also warrant consideration.
By Eric ConradThe Maine Monitor
It's tough to find critics who question expanding Downeaster to serve more of Maine, but a historic look at its financial performance, and a COVID-induced workplace trend, make a case that tapping the brakes on the political momentum is worth considering. Photo by Jill Brady for The Maine Monitor
State Sen. Joe Baldacci wants it for Bangor, and 1,700 people at the "Bring the Downeaster to Bangor" Facebook page agree with him.
State Sen. Ben Chipman of Portland has had it in his city for years, and hopes to see it go well beyond.
Mayor Jay Coelho of Waterville says passenger rail service to his city of 18,000 — which is revitalizing already, without the Downeaster train — would "allow people to access our businesses to work and to shop, which would be incredible."
In fact, it's a near unicorn hunt in Maine public policy and state politics to find critics who question the wisdom of expanding the diesel train to Lewiston, Augusta, Rockland, Bangor — or 150 miles beyond that to Aroostook County.
Even the conservative Maine Policy Institute, which historically has criticized taxpayer-subsidized services, offered faint skepticism. "It's really not an issue that we hear about from a lot of people," Institute analyst Nick Murray said. He said finding future train passengers in northern Maine would be "tough."
But a historic look at the Downeaster's financial performance, and a COVID-induced workplace trend, make a case that tapping the brakes on the 20-year-old Amtrak Downeaster's political momentum is worth considering.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, from fiscal year 2009 to 2019, expenses to run the Downeaster grew by 61%, from $14.1 million in 2009 to $23.47 million 10 years later. Thanks to a passenger fare increase in 2017, revenues nearly kept pace, rising 55%, according to figures provided to The Maine Monitor by the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, which operates the Downeaster.
During the same 10-year period, actual ridership — the number of people using the train, which now stretches from Boston's North Station to Brunswick — rose 34.4% (407,288 to 547,293), just over half of the growth rate of Downeaster expenses.
So as the Maine media regularly reported that the Downeaster set ridership records from 2010 to 2019 — which was true — operating costs were climbing much faster.
Looking ahead, the Downeaster's forecast is one of uncertainty. That's true for passenger trains and subways in general because COVID-19 caused cutbacks in the number of days that millions of Americans commute to a job or office. Many 2019 office jobs are now entirely remote.
Yet when the Downeaster rail service was born 20 years ago on Dec. 15, 2001, a well-publicized rationale was that York and Cumberland counties were becoming bedroom communities for high-tech and other office workers in places like Danvers and Waltham, Massachuttes, and in Boston. Projected Maine commuting patterns were baked into the Downeaster cake.
At the September and October meetings of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, Executive Director Patricia Quinn cited a partial rebound in ridership last summer over the summer of 2020 as good news. She said that September 2021 ridership numbers were 68% of the pre-COVID September 2019, and October 2021 numbers were about 75% of October 2019.
Patricia Quinn, Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority executive director. Submitted photo
Quinn also acknowledged that most of the rebound was due to a strong 2021 summer tourist season and students returning to Maine colleges from Brunswick to Biddeford.
Casual, weekend ridership was up, Quinn told her board. Business and weekday numbers were not.
"This is a hunch as much as anything," Quinn told the Monitor during a subsequent interview, "but we do expect that (commuting frequency) has changed. I think a five-day workweek is a thing of the past."
National rail skeptics
None of this is a surprise to Marc Joffe, a senior policy analyst for the Washington, D.C.-based Reason Foundation. Joffe is one of a few national experts to question the political momentum that passenger rail has amassed during the Biden administration, especially in rural areas such as northern California and Maine.
Joffe said the biggest hurdles facing passenger rail include a new, critical look at whether office workers need to commute on a daily basis; "green" competition from environmentally friendly hybrid and electric-powered passenger cars; and an old but still relevant fact that in many markets, traveling by bus is more convenient than trains for scheduling and drop-off locations.
As many Mainers know, you can't get directly to Boston's Logan Airport on the Downeaster, but you can by bus.
The rising anti-commuting sentiment among both employers and their workers may be passenger rail's biggest threat. The trend affects much more than train service.
From fiscal year 2009 to 2019, actual ridership on the Downeaster — the number of people using the train, which now stretches from Boston's North Station to Brunswick — rose 34.4%, from 407,288 to 547,293, just over half of the growth rate of Downeaster expenses. Photo by Jill Brady for The Maine Monitor
"COVID has shown up and now everyone wants to work from home," Joffe said. "No one is making a profit from people working from home. Well, maybe Zoom."
The "green" argument that worked well for trains, subways and buses for decades is now equally questionable.
Joffe said trains that burn diesel fuel — as the Downeaster does — have a hard time making an environmental argument because people are buying hybrid and electric-powered vehicles, and U.S. automakers have pledged to stop making gasoline-powered vehicles by 2040 or sooner.
"If (a train) is diesel, there really is no scenario where it's 'green,'" he said.
The Cato Institute, another D.C.-based think tank, has argued for years that passenger rail has a weak argument that it is environmentally friendly. It questions the Biden administration's ambitious, $53 billion high-speed rail proposal by saying massive construction would be required.
"Rail supporters claim that high‐speed train operations will emit less greenhouse gases than flying," senior fellow Randal O'Toole wrote earlier this year.
"What they don't say is that building high-speed rail lines generates thousands of tons of greenhouse gases per mile, and it would take decades for any operational savings to recover that cost, and then only if the lines were heavily used. Such heavy use is unlikely in most corridors in the United States," O'Toole said.
Proposals to expand rail service in Maine do have the benefit of using existing freight-rail right of ways and state-owned lines, Joffe said. Although significant track upgrades would be needed, that is better expense-wise and environmentally than starting from scratch.
Still, no one disputes that rail upgrades are needed before the Downeaster line is extended, requiring tens of millions of dollars in state and federal tax money, and burning fossil fuels in the process.
Not how Maine leaders see it
Many Maine leaders are undeterred. They view passenger rail coming to their municipalities and legislative districts in local business terms.
They don't look at Amtrak in general, or the Downeaster in Maine, as a service that should break even financially. The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, which operates the Downeaster, is 45% supported by federal and state taxpayers. Most don't question it environmentally.
"The part of Maine that's north of Augusta needs a new deal," said Baldacci, the Bangor senator who wants to see the train run to Augusta, then Bangor and even as far north as Fort Kent. "Part of that green new deal involves passenger rail with higher technology" that could allow trains to reach 79 mph or more.
Baldacci supports several proposals to "study the feasibility" of extending the Downeaster's run beyond Brunswick up the coast, and beyond Portland to Lewiston and Augusta.
State Sen. Ned Claxton, D-Auburn, a physician whose district would be served by a Portland-to-Lewiston extension, expressed skepticism. Claxton said studies in 2012 and 2018 found that passenger train volumes beyond Portland would be low.
Sen. Ned Claxton, D-Auburn
LD 991, a measure passed last session and signed by Gov. Janet Mills, asked for another look.
This time a consultant will also weigh the economic development impact that train stations along the route could have on communities, and will assess the availability of federal funds to pay for an expansion. Improved freight service is another consideration, Claxton said.
The consultant will need six months to complete the work, and the state is still waiting for municipal matching funds to arrive before the study begins, Paul Merrill, spokesman for the Maine Department of Transportation, said. That timing makes it iffy that the Legislature can receive the study and act on a Downeaster route extension before adjourning next year, although LD 991 included a March 1, 2022, deadline for the consultant's work.
Claxton said reductions in business commuting are likely here to stay.
"There's a lot up in the air" about how many office employees will return to daily commutes in the future, he said. "We don't know if it will be 40% or 80% of what it was."
Chipman, the Portland senator, said traffic congestion and highway safety should also be considered. The Portland area has seen unprecedented growth in real estate development, much of it in previously rural towns such as Windham, Standish, Gray and New Gloucester.
Chipman, unabashed in his desire to expand passenger rail, hopes that reductions in commuting are permanent because vehicle traffic on Route 302 through Portland and on Interstate 295 is bad. Accidents are up.
"There's still going to be people who need to get to work," Chipman said, citing hospital and hotel employees as examples. "The question is: How do we want them to get there?"
The official line
Quinn explained that the Downeaster is a "public service, not a business." It started because Maine citizens pushed for it. Passenger rail in Maine was never built on a premise that it would break even financially, she said.
It is true that operating costs were rising faster than ridership pre-COVID, but many of those costs were out of Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority's control, such as fuel and labor costs.
"We're somewhat pleased that we've been able to keep that ratio as close as it is," she said. "Fuel prices go up, it is what it is. You have a certain amount of crew on the train, it is what it is."
The COVID-19 pandemic, as it did in so many aspects of our work and personal lives, changed everything.
"The whole situation, including for the Downeaster, was heartbreaking," Quinn said.
Entering 2020, it appeared that the rail service would set another record and eclipse 600,000 riders that year. Instead, by mid-April the Downeaster was reduced to one run a day, prompting the authority board to suspend service entirely.
Then the federal CARES Act kicked in. The point of that legislation was to keep businesses and governments operating as close to normal as possible, and to keep as many people employed as possible. Amtrak nationally, and the Downeaster in Maine, responded. Vaccines came along, COVID restrictions eased and people started traveling again.
By May of this year, the train was up to five runs a day. Current passenger volumes, while still well below 2019 levels, are exceeding projections for 2021.
Environmentally, Quinn said Amtrak plans to replace its aging fleet of diesel locomotives with essentially hybrid ones within the next "five to seven to nine years."
The new trains will run on diesel fuel in places like Maine, where tracks are not electrified, and on electricity where possible. Amtrak projects diesel emissions will be cut by 85% with the conversion.
In terms of future expansion, Quinn said her authority and its board don't have enough data to know if that's a good idea. The factors required in LD 991, which include station-centric economic impact, availability of federal funds and benefits to freight rail in the state, make sense, she said.
This story was originally published by The Maine Monitor. The Maine Monitor is a local journalism product published by The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, a nonpartisan and nonprofit civic news organization.
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Rachel Kunstadt is a queer Jewish theatre writer. She writes musicals, plays, and more, with a focus on theatrical memoir; and she has spent the last decade as a freelance theatre producer and artistic director.
Rachel holds an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and studied lyric writing at the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.
Her writing credits include the musicals PRESS PAUSE, FRANKIE SILVER (music by Hali Alspach), and CORONA ISLAND (music by Teresa Lotz, lyrics by Briana Harris) and the plays PANCAKES/CIGARETTES, PRESENT TENSE, WE MET ON THE STAIRS, and SONDHEIM, MY SPONSOR. She is currently developing a jukebox musical that she can't talk about yet, but she promises it's really cool.
Rachel is the Founder and Artistic Director of Quintessence of Dust Theatre Company, with which she has produced concert readings of Fun Home (a site specific performance in a funeral home, starring Jenn Colella, Kate Baldwin, and Will Swenson), Significant Other (starring Ethan Slater), and Next to Normal. Previously, she led LezCab, NYC's premiere cabaret series celebrating queer women in musical theatre.
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If You Want to Lead, Start With a Vision – Vinay Lamba, Founder & President, International Business School of Washington (IBSW)
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Every successful leadership position, regardless of whether it's a department chair, director, dean, vice president or president, requires the leader to articulate an organizational vision.
Mr. Lamba vision is to help develop the knowledge and skills critical to businesses around the world today and learn to navigate a global landscape that is changing faster than ever before.
working toward a clearly defined vision can create educational opportunities that not only benefit students but can also give the institution a leadership position in higher education.
Vinay Lamba is a bonafide leader who has given the average Indian a glimmer of hope of making it big in the industry. Hailing from a humble and quintessentially middle-class Punjabi household, his meteoric rise to the top is nothing short of a reassuring reminder of the 'American Dream'. His unwavering commitment to pushing the envelope with innovation is commendable.
Mr. Lamba, an entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in the education/training industry, channel development and global alliances. His career highlights include the management and coordination of multiple projects in both the global alliances and educational markets.
In 2018 he became president of International Business School of Washington US. Lamba, the embodiment of competence and character, is a global leader and a well-established entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in the global education and training industry, channel development and global alliances. His vision for the college was to become the business school of choice for students and employers. To achieve that goal, he focused on important initiatives that raised the profile of the college in the World. His initiatives focused on the development of the college. His success set the college firmly on a path to becoming a top choice among potential students. As you develop your organizational vision, you too will be developing a path toward future success.
Mr. Lamba is the resourceful and high-energy founder of Nextec Inc, a global technology services company & IBSW, a school of higher education in the field of fashion, design, business, technology and hospitality. He is also the founder of University of Reston, a college of higher studies based out in DC metro region. As the CEO for both IBSW and Nextec, he is responsible for vision and strategic leadership who envisions smart solutions and executes them with urgency across all levels of organizations. He is a transformational marketing, strategic problem-solver and product leader that gets things done with limited resources.
With years of experience Mr. Lamba has established relationships with business and education partners globally that represent significant growth opportunities for the school, employees and above all its students. During his career, he has successfully developed and delivered training to students and companies in the areas of leadership & management, technology and fashion industry.
As an educator, he strongly believes, in today's landscape, schools remain the greatest driver of socioeconomic mobility globally, but if we don't do more to keep it within reach for middle class families it could have the opposite effect – serving as a barrier instead of a ticket to the western education. Every qualified student deserves access to an affordable, high-quality degree or credential that allows them to put their talent to work. Many more students need access to affordable and quality higher education opportunities – including tuition- and debt-free degree options.
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Home Sport Andrew Bogut inks deal with Warriors sealing his return to the NBA
Andrew Bogut inks deal with Warriors sealing his return to the NBA
Bogut playing for the Bucks in the NBA in 2011. Photo: Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons
Andrew Bogut, one of Australia's most decorated basketballers on the world stage, has signed a deal with the Golden State Warriors for the remainder of the 2018/19 NBA season. He previously played with the Golden State Warriors after being traded in 2012, where he won the 2015 NBA Championship. Suffice to say, he has had an incredibly illustrious career in the NBA.
Bogut was the first Australian to be the number 1 pick in the NBA Draft (2005). He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks, where he was named in the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2006 and achieved all-league honours with the Bucks in 2010.
Bogut's return to the NBA ensures that Australia continues to boast strong representation in the NBA.
Return to Sydney
Bogut signed a two year deal with the Sydney Kings, after being waived by the Lakers in January 2018. His career in the NBA was largely viewed as being over, as he returned home to be with his family. However, after one season with the Kings, Bogut was named the MVP and Best Defensive Player in the NBL.
Sydney Kings' coach, Andrew Gaze, has praised Bogut for spending time in the NBL and providing guidance to younger players. Clearly, the NBA offers started rolling in for Bogut during the NBL season; however, Bogut was committed to seeing out the remainder of the season with the Kings.
What will Bogut's role be?
Bogut has confirmed that he has spoken with Warriors coach, Steve Kerr, regarding what his role in the squad would entail. Bogut has been honest and upfront about his age and the plethora of young talent on the court with the Warriors. He has said that it's 'an absolute honour to go and sign there', even if it means he doesn't 'play a minute' of game time.
Before Bogut's signing was formally announced, superstar Steph Curry admitted that he was surprised Bogut had been re-signed. Nonetheless, Curry said that he was excited at linking up again with the Aussie player, saying that the Warriors will benefit from Bogut's existing experience with the team.
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Applications' Trends in 2017
More than one-third of the global population has access to mobile applicationslications, comprising a staggering of 4 billion people. The most amazing part though; out of the 4 billion applications users worldwide, 1.441 billion is contributed by the Asia Pacific region (almost 36%).
So how much time do people spend on applicationslications? According to the study conducted by Flurry Analytics, consumers spend a whopping 5 hours per day on mobile devices, the majority of which is spent on applications (nearly 90 per cent).
With four million applications on the Applications and Google Stores combined, only 36 applications are being installed by a regular user; and just 26 are being regularly used. All these numbers suggest that due to the availability of mobile data solutions we are way too much dependent on a select few applications for our day-to-day activities.
Millennials spend the majority of their time on applications, starting from opening their email and chat applications very first in the morning. The usage continues with putting on music through streaming applications, calling for a ride, and checking the social media updates. Such is the glory of mobile applications now!
The year 2017 saw some new trends in applications with the rise in on-demand applications, augmented reality/virtual reality applications, mobile payments, iot + wearables applications and so on. Here is what we saw in some of the most promising applications of 2017.
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Facebook has always been ahead of the game when it comes to experimenting with new ideas and providing a better user experience. With updates and expansions in mind and increase in mobile data solutions, Facebook saw the following trends in 2017:
Astounding 500 million users watch an average of 100 million hours of video every day. The live video trend launched in 2017 prompted many exciting ways to find, create, share, and react to them. Brands were also seen adding a video element to carousel ads for promoting their products along with 'Facebook Stories' being creatively employed to connect with their customers.
Out of 2 billion users, 1.50 billion people on average log onto Facebook daily and are considered daily active users (Statista). Facebook saw mobile optimisation with Facebook Lite, and Messenger Lite meant to tap the mobile segments of emerging economies with slower internet connections.
With more than 60 million businesses onboard, 'Messenger Platform 2.0' was introduced with the aim to enhance customer experience. The 'discover section' was added to allow businesses to customise a chatbot according to their requirements and needs.
Use of advanced marketing analytics using Page interactions, Facebook Workplace, Facebook Marketplace and Multi-Product Dynamic Ads were on the rise in 2017.
Used by over 1.3 billion people worldwide and 200 million in India alone, WhatsAppis the most widespread messaging applications in the world. The following updates made WhatsApp more popular in 2017:
WhatsApp most important updates this year, the new 'Status' feature was introduced in February, allowing users to change their status by adding multiple photos or a short video which automatically disappears in 24 hours.
WhatsApp being one of the primary platforms for media sharing, increase in the media sharing limit to 30 was a welcome change by users all over.
The 'Revoke' feature has allowed users to recall or unsend the messages that have been sent to their contacts. The 'Two-step verification' feature which rolled out in February allowed users to more securely verify their number while installing the applications on a new device.
While still dwarfed by Facebook's social networks, including the core Facebook applications, Messenger, and WhatsApp; Twitter notably has a crucial place among the world's top social networks with 330 million monthly active users.
This June, Twitter redesigned its desktop site and mobile applications to make Twitter lighter, faster, and easier to use. These UI and UX innovations were aimed to attract people to Twitter, and prevent existing users from leaving it.
Twitter has begun to respond to threats and harassment and has introduced series of features aimed to keep people safe, like notification filtering, mute option, reporting transparency, safe search, hiding abusive tweets, and preventing new abuse.
For millions of creators, YouTube isn't just a creative outlet; it's a source of income. With 1.5 billion logged-in monthly users watching tons of mobile video, YouTube has gained popularity due to the following factors:
SEO related edge given by Google to YouTube videos
A channel to make millions of dollars in revenue from Google AdSense ads displayed on the videos
A channel for promoting the products
In April 2017, YouTube introduced 'Expanded YouTube Partner Program (YPP) Safeguards' to protect creators, wherein ads on YPP videos will not be served until the channel reaches 10k lifetime views.
Augmented reality and virtual reality applications will slowly invade more of our lives including applications in real estate, fashion, and retail to woo customers.
Progressive applications will make a significant impact in the future. Users could just make use of progressive applications at once, as the bridge between the internet experience and native applications functionality.
Mobile applicationss have started leveraging IoT and going forward, IoT will allow mobile applicationss to connect with more devices and more customers to enable data collection and contribute to improving the standard of life.
By using location-based services or geofencing software, users will get an alert about the nearby businesses.
With an expected increase to USD 98.03 billion in 2021 for enterprise applications market, micro-applications with features like lightweight, targeted, HTML, and ad-hoc-based, will continue to see a push in future.
In 2017, we saw a lot of interesting stuff happening in the applications arena due to rise in mobile data solutions. There is no doubt that mobile applications will turnaround our dependencies in the coming future, well, that's the beauty of technology, isn't it?
Despite stiff competition in the industry, the applications market will leverage new monetisation methods and useful solutions for users. It will continue to generate higher revenue in the foreseeable future. The applications revolution is just beginning!
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How many homes does Our Towns Habitat build each year?
We build, on average, 15 homes per year. This fiscal year, Our Towns Habitat plans to build 15 homes and complete 30 critical repairs. Weekday crew members work on build sites in our Habitat neighborhoods from Tuesday through Thursday many weeks of the year, and volunteer builds happen most Saturdays as well.
Where does Our Towns Habitat for Humanity build?
We build homes in Statesville, Mooresville, Davidson, Cornelius and Huntersville; our current projects are in Mooresville, Statesville and Cornelius.
No. Approved applicants will pay an affordable mortgage through Our Towns Habitat.
Do Habitat homes require a down payment?
Yes. We require future Habitat homeowners to pay a 1–3% down payment on their home.
The physical labor that future homeowners must put into building their home, volunteering in the ReStore(s) or in the main office, taking homeowner education classes, etc.
Do I have to have perfect credit to apply to become a Habitat homeowner?
No. Free credit counseling is available for applicants.
How do I apply to become a Habitat homeowner?
The first step to buying a Habitat home is to attend an information session to get acquainted with the program. If you are unable to attend one of our sessions, call the main office at (704) 896-8957 to schedule an individual appointment.
How long will it take to complete the homeownership program?
What is the mortgage payment of a Habitat home?
Monthly mortgage varies depending on the cost of each individual home. Currently, the average monthly payment for new homebuyers is estimated to be between $400 and $650.
What is included in a homeowner's monthly mortgage payment?
How much money do Habitat homeowners save?
On average, $425–$804 per month based on fair market rents as identified by the HUD (U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development).
Do I have to have children to qualify for a Habitat home?
No. Anyone who meets our 3 criteria (in need of housing, able to pay and willing to partner with us) may qualify.
Can I ever sell my Habitat home?
Yes. However, Habitat has the right of first refusal, meaning the seller must ask if Habitat wishes to purchase the home. If Habitat does not purchase the home, it can be put on the open market. Some homes may have a second mortgage that must be paid off once the home is sold.
Does Habitat charge a late fee on mortgage payments?
Yes, there is a late fee if your payment is not received by the due date. If delinquency continues, your account may be referred to an attorney.
If applicants do not meet Our Towns Habitat for Humanity's criteria and are not accepted into the program, they will receive a letter with the reason and a referral to other resources, if applicable. There is no limit to how many times an individual can apply for a Habitat home; we encourage applicants to reapply when their situation changes.


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NBA Power Rankings: Time to believe in the Magic?
627dKevin Arnovitz
NBA Power Rankings: Are Magic, Clippers' starts for real?
Magic, Clippers among early surprise NBA teams (2:25)
Rachel Nichols explains that teams like the Magic were underreported, but have started the season unexpectedly well. (2:25)
Kevin ArnovitzESPN Staff Writer
NBA writer for ESPN.com since 2008
Former contributor and editor at NPR
The last of the undefeated fell this week, with an LA Clippers loss on Saturday night to the suddenly red-hot Detroit Pistons. This leaves a group of mystery guests near the top of the league standings, with the remnants of the Memphis Grizzlies' "Grit 'N Grind" crew joining the Clippers as the only NBA teams with just one loss as we turn the corner into November.
Rank 'em! Week 3 NBA Power Rankings
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Lowe: Clips keep winning without CP3 and start work on 'unfinished business'
Early-season power rankings are a tough exercise, because it's difficult to know which teams are showing their true selves, and which are just subjects of small sample-size theater. Are Orlando, Memphis and Detroit for real? Is Dallas really this bad? Is Oklahoma City not the juggernaut many thought they'd be? Figuring out where to slot a struggling Cleveland Cavaliers team is also a challenge because whatever the record might indicate in autumn, few believe the Cavs will be anything other than a top-five team come April.
Editor's note: Every Monday throughout the regular season, our panel -- ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz, Amin Elhassan and Ramona Shelburne, The Undefeated's Marc J. Spears and FiveThirtyEight's Chris Herring -- will rank the league's 30 teams from top to bottom.
Previous rankings: Week 2 | Week 1
1. Houston Rockets
2017-18 record: 5-2
Previous ranking: 1
The Rox are 0-2 against Memphis, and undefeated against the rest of the league. Friday night's win at Charlotte was Houston in technicolor. The Rockets set a record for the fewest 2-pointers attempted in a game, with 28. It also was only the third time in NBA history a team attempted 57 3-pointers or more. The other two occasions? The 2016-17 Houston Rockets.
2. Golden State Warriors
Are the Warriors turning into a spring "switch-flipping" team right in front of our eyes? Through the first couple of weeks of the season, the Dubs look a lot like the brainy kid who starts the term paper the night before it's due -- witness the comeback from 18 down against the Wizards on Friday -- and still coast to an A-minus. Not so against Detroit on Sunday night, when the Warriors got blitzed for 33 points in the fourth quarter.
3. San Antonio Spurs
The Spurs finally took their first L of the season on Friday night at Orlando, then followed it up by blowing a late lead to the Pacers on Sunday. Though he hasn't shot the ball well, Dejounte Murray has proved to be a quick study, and whatever LaMarcus Aldridge and Gregg Popovich schmoozed about in Pop's office should be preserved for posterity. After a date at Boston, the Spurs settle in at home for a couple of weeks -- a chance to bank a few more wins before Kawhi Leonard returns.
4. LA Clippers
The glow of Blake Griffin's game winner at the buzzer in Portland on Wednesday faded with a loss to Detroit on Saturday, their first of the season. The Clips still own the NBA's best defense by a considerable margin. They can get greedy this week, with four games at home. The first will be against the Warriors, against whom the Clippers are 1-11 since defeating the Dubs in a first-round playoff series in 2014.
5. Memphis Grizzlies
Previous ranking: 14
Another week, another impressive display for the Grizzlies, who are showing few signs of coming back to Earth. They're doing it in classic Grizzlies fashion -- elite defense coupled with a passable offense predicated on the Conley-Gasol combo. The Grizzlies rank in the top three in points per pick-and-roll possession and are getting needed offensive output from James Ennis and Tyreke Evans.
6. Boston Celtics
The C's found their footing with a 3-0 week, as they continue to navigate life without Gordon Hayward. The Celtics still rank below league average in offensive efficiency, but a second-ranked defense should keep them in the mix at the top of the conference. Brad Stevens has called on rookie Jayson Tatum and he has continued to deliver, averaging 18 points on a true shooting percentage of 76.5 for the week.
7. Cleveland Cavaliers
Surrendering 112, 123 and 114 points in three consecutive losses to non-playoff teams is the stuff of panic attacks in Cleveland. The Cavs rank in the bottom quarter of the league defensively, and the lineup experiments haven't produced success on either end of the floor. Are the Cavs bored, old or poorly assembled? Or are they toying with us, as they traditionally do, until it's time to flip the switch?
8. Toronto Raptors
Two full weeks into the season and the the Raptors are in full Raptor mode. They've won each of the three games they entered as the favorite, and have lost both contests in which they were the underdog, including a couple of road tilts this week at San Antonio and Golden State. Some good news: The Raps are getting quality production from young big men Pascal Siakam and Jakob Poeltl.
9. Milwaukee Bucks
Giannis Antetokounmpo maintained his pole position for the MVP race with another eye-popping week, posting point totals of 32, 28 and 33 in the Bucks' three games, with high rebounding and assist numbers to boot. This season's League Pass darlings are getting positive results from most of their high-usage lineups, except the one that matters most -- the starters.
10. Portland Trail Blazers
If not for the heartbreaker against the Clippers on Thursday night, Rip City would've recorded a clean three-game sweep at home this week. Defense has long been the iffy variable in Portland during the Lillard-McCollum era, so the Blazers have to be thrilled about their early-season stinginess. They currently rank sixth in defensive efficiency, and are the NBA's top rebounding team.
11. Oklahoma City Thunder
Nothing jells a team trying to incorporate new personnel like a matchup with a doormat. Accordingly, the Thunder took out a couple of weeks worth of frustration on Chicago on Saturday night. Getting the choreography right will take some time. But can someone explain how OKC, a team that led the NBA last season in rebounding rate, can rank 30th on the defensive glass?
12. Orlando Magic
Break up the Magic! Though if they keep this up, the front office might not! A big win over San Antonio on Friday turned heads, and Aaron Gordon has established himself as a contender for Most Improved Player -- and toss Evan Fournier into the mix, too. One notable difference this season? A middle-of-the-pack pace team last season, Orlando ranks a zippy third in possessions per game this season.
13. Minnesota Timberwolves
Last season, the Pups ranked 28th during the final four minutes of one-possession games with a net rating of minus-24.9. But this season's older, wiser, clutchier Wolves are getting it done in crunch time. They've outscored opponents 25-19, and notched a big win in a nail-biter on Friday against OKC. That allowed Minny to salvage an otherwise forgettable week that included losses to Indiana and Detroit without Jimmy Butler.
14. Washington Wizards
The Wizards finished up a western swing a somewhat unsatisfying 2-2, including a lazy overtime loss to the Lakers and a blown lead to the Warriors after leading by 18. On a positive note, the starting unit with Kelly Oubre Jr. slotted next to Otto Porter Jr. at forward has been one of the league's most efficient with a net rating of plus-23.6.
15. Detroit Pistons
The Pistons enjoyed a productive weekend out west, winning back-to-back over the Clippers and Dubs. To make a dent in the Eastern Conference, the Pistons needed a player or two from their starting core to outperform expectations -- and Tobias Harris obliged. He and CJ McCollum are the only players in the NBA this season to score 100 points while turning over the ball five times or fewer.
16. Denver Nuggets
The Nugs have fallen short of early expectations, but after a date at the Garden with the Knicks on Monday night, they can fatten up back at the Pepsi Center with a six-game homestand. Once Paul Millsap and Jamal Murray turn it on, and the Nuggets start taking care of the ball, a solid, versatile offensive team should emerge from its early-season jitters.
17. New Orleans Pelicans
A huge week for a team that desperately needs a playoff berth in April. After a loss in Portland, the Pellies got a DeMarcus Cousins vengeance win at Sacramento, then bludgeoned Cleveland at home. Boogie assembled player-of-the-week-worthy numbers, averaging 36.3 points, 16 rebounds and 6.3 assists with a 65.7 true shooting percentage.
18. Utah Jazz
Finding quality shots in life after Hayward has challenged the Jazz, who rank 26th in offensive efficiency. The starting lineup of Rubio-Hood-Ingles-Favors-Gobert has been particularly unproductive with the ball, with a net rating of minus-11.3. But rookie Donovan Mitchell showed promise this week, with two big games, including a 22-point effort in a win over the Lakers on Saturday.
19. Miami Heat
There are only so many shots to be created for this squad, overachievers as they are. The Heat have only one rotation player with a positive net rating -- Josh Richardson at plus-0.1. At No. 27 in rebounding rate, the Heat desperately need Hassan Whiteside to return from a knee injury. He returned to practice on Friday, but was a no-go in Saturday night's loss to Boston.
20. Charlotte Hornets
The good news for the Hornets? A league-average defense last season has vaulted to seventh with the arrival of Dwight Howard from Atlanta. The bad news? A league-average offense last season has tumbled to 21st. Now Charlotte faces a week when they'll play three tough road games at Memphis, San Antonio and Minnesota, along with a home date against Team Giannis.
21. Brooklyn Nets
The gutsy win over Cleveland on Wednesday had the feel of a franchise-turning moment, but the good vibes faded as the Nets laid an egg over the bridge at the Garden on Friday night. Still, the Nets are shooting the ball exceptionally well in the early going. Only Caris LeVert has posted a true shooting percentage below 54 percent among Nets regulars.
22. Indiana Pacers
The offensive output from the post-PG Pacers defies earthly logic. How is the league's No. 4 offense getting it done without Myles Turner, who still hasn't been cleared to play after suffering a concussion? Look no further than Victor Oladipo, who is averaging 26 points per game on a true shooting percentage of 64.3. Domantas Sabonis, his fellow traveler from OKC, has also been a net positive for Indy. He scored 22 points on Sunday in a win over the Spurs, shooting a perfect 9-for-9 from the floor.
23. Philadelphia 76ers
If not for Eric Gordon's buzzer-beater, the Sixers would be celebrating an undefeated week of basketball, with road wins over Detroit and Dallas. Ben Simmons turned in a monster week: 19.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 9 assists per game with a 60.1 true shooting percentage. Brett Brown has been faithful with the restrictions on Joel Embiid -- he has yet to play 30 minutes in a game.
24. Sacramento Kings
The Kings found themselves on the receiving end of a DeMarcus Cousins revenge game during a winless week. On the upside, De'Aaron Fox has shown Sacramento flashes of everything they hoped he'd be for the rebuilding franchise -- a lightning-quick guard who can get to his spots with ease, shoot from distance, and finish at the rim. In the restricted area, Fox has converted 14 of 22 shots -- a cool 63.6 percent.
25. Los Angeles Lakers
Aside from acclimating rookie Lonzo Ball to an NBA starting point guard gig, the first item on the Lakers' agenda this season was improving their woeful 30th-ranked defense. The early results have been auspicious, as the Lakers enter the week ranked 11th in defensive efficiency. The offense remains a work in progress as Luke Walton tinkers with lineup combos and the young'uns adapt to the read-oriented scheme.
26. New York Knicks
This past week saw the debut of first-round draft choice Frank Ntilikina on Friday night in a win over Brooklyn. The Knicks then followed it up by crushing the Cavs. They enter one of their most forgiving weeks of the season, and a chance to pick up a couple of wins with four games at MSG. To do so, they'll need to shoot better. They rank 27th in true shooting percentage entering play this week.
27. Dallas Mavericks
The Mavs' win over Memphis on Wednesday is their only win during a home-heavy opening stretch -- now they hit the road for five of their next seven. Dallas is the league's worst rebounding squad and the defense has been porous. Dennis Smith Jr. has turned some heads with his nose for the rim, but Harrison Barnes has been inefficient.
28. Phoenix Suns
While the league waits for an outcome on Eric Bledsoe's pending departure from Phoenix, the Suns played a downright dignified brand of basketball last week, picking up a couple of home wins over Sacramento and Utah. Though there haven't been any individual standouts in the inefficient offense, Mike James has been a pleasant surprise. Now the Suns take the road for four games this week.
29. Atlanta Hawks
What do you do when your top two usage players are Dennis Schroder and Kent Bazemore, both of whom sport true shooting percentages below 51? Likely answer: lose a lot of basketball games. The Hawks haven't won since an opening night win at Dallas, and will start November with five of seven on the road, and home games against Houston and Boston.
30. Chicago Bulls
The Bulls found their first win of the season over Atlanta on Thursday, but this is still a roster that practically invites misery. The Bulls rank dead last in offensive efficiency, last in net rating, and last in workplace harmony, as Nikola Mirotic told management that it's either him or Bobby Portis. On the bright side, sweet-shooting rookie Lauri Markkanen looks like a keeper.


The 2nd PMBRC Analytical Forum to be held at Waterford Institute of Technology on the morning of Wednesday 09 May 2012. This is an industry-driven initiative following on from our 1st Analytical Forum held in December 2010. The aim of the event is to bring scientists from industry and academia together to discuss their work and emerging areas in the field of analytical science. The full agenda for the forum is given below.
Attendance is free of charge but attendees must register by emailing pmbrc@wit.ie RSVP 02 May 2012. Download a pdf flyer here.


Preview "The Stories We Tell," episode one of Finding Your Roots. Kara Walker uncovers aspects of her family tree.
John McCain explores his past in Finding Your Roots.
Uncover Patricia Arquette's family history in Finding Your Roots.
Julianne Moore tells Henry Louis Gates, Jr. about her family and childhood.
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We bought a different brand of nappies for our toddler. The packet had lots of pictures of a baby playing with a large purple ball all over it. Our toddler spotted the packet and was very agitated, and insisted we open the packet of balls for her to play with.
She was so insistent and didn't believe us that it was just nappies in the packet, so we had to open the packet and take some of the nappies out just to prove to her that it was not, in fact, a packet of balls.


Not been to Tom and Jees for a while but we had lunch there today. Mrs M had Tuna pasta that was adapted to her taste i.e. made spicy, I went for the moussaka and we shared a Greek salad. For those who haven't been here yet I recommend you give it a try, it's truly authentic and our bill was only 410 baht! Fantastic value!
and can never get them to look " round and even " thanks .
Lazada has quite a few varieties for sale, I bought one a couple of weeks ago.
My moussaka was absolutely wonderful, Jee is going to kill me if she makes the salads any bigger, Fa says thanks for the spiced up pasta, she really enjoyed it. See you soon.
will second that, lot of pride in the food.
Thank you all for your kind words. Hope to see you soon.
Tomorrow Tuesday 3 April we will open a little later than usual, around 13:00.
new batch of strog w/ pasta today was great. ty.


Bows & Braces will be creating a Vintage Village at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu. The Vintage Village will be supporting two separate car shows Simply VW and The Hot Rod & Custom Drive In Day making this a very unique event over one weekend. The events attract thousands of families, car & vintage enthusiasts who have been dying to get their hands on good quality vintage items. There will be a colourful display of VW campervans & classic beetles plus hundreds of hot rods, custom cars & bikes over the weekend with live music and entertainment for the whole family to enjoy.
In a dedicated area within the grounds of Beaulieu, Bows & Braces Vintage Village will be choc-a-block with a variety of high quality vintage traders celebrating decades of all things vintage. It will be an opportunity to purchase unique items from the 1920s to the 1980s for your wardrobe and decorating your home. Glamorous ladies fashion & menswear, an array of vintage jewellery, upcycled furniture, vibrant homewares and kitchenalia. Look out for Vintage luggage, maps, records and curiosities.
Paula's Vintage Parlour IS BACK!
From Vintage hair styles to full makeovers, Paulas Vintage Parlour will be there to make you feel like you have stepped back in time. Over the weekend you'll be able to visit the pop up salon for Victory Rolls, Marcel Waves or a 60's Beehive.
We would love to hear from you if you are a vintage trader, trading in quality and quirky vintage items, or the very best in vintage inspired wares.


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Oil Rallies as OPEC Mulls Deeper Cuts
10/10/2019 | 3:50 PM CDT
By Liubov Georges , DTN Energy Reporter
WASHINGTON (DTN) -- New York Mercantile Exchange oil futures and Brent crude on the Intercontinental Exchange settled sharply higher on Thursday. That was with U.S. crude benchmark gaining more than 1.5% in market-on-close trade, boosted by positive signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks and assurances from Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries that the group is willing to cut supply further to deliver a tight global oil market.
NYMEX November West Texas Intermediate futures ended the session $0.96 higher at $53.55 per barrel (bbl) and the ICE December Brent contract gained $0.78 to settle at $59.10 bbl. Both contracts settled at nearly 1-1/2 week highs Thursday after declining for three consecutive sessions. NYMEX November ULSD futures NYMEX November ULSD futures edged 0.15 cents higher to a $1.9208 gallon settlement and the November RBOB contract rallied 3.62 cents to $1.6233 gallon, a two-week high on spot continuous chart.
Thursday's session sent oil prices sharply higher, propelled by reports of progress in U.S.-China trade talks during the first day of a bilateral summit. U.S. President Donald Trump is now scheduled to meet the top Chinese envoy on Friday after both sides reportedly agreed on an accord to prevent currency manipulation.
Prior to the talks, the White House also approved licenses for American companies to do business with blacklisted Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co., a move seen as an effort to improve the environment for the talks.
Markets seemed upbeat by the positive tone in Thursday's negotiations, with Dow Jones Industrial gained than 150 points to 26,497 and S&P 500 ended 0.64% higher.
Oil complex was also boosted by comments from OPEC's Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo suggesting the cartel is ready to ensure tighter supplies on the global oil markets through deeper cuts. OPEC's official said the soon to be 13-member cartel will make "appropriate, strong, positive decisions," to sustain oil prices when they meet on Dec. 5 in Vienna.
"All options are open, including deeper production cuts," Barkindo added, and that he was inviting the United States to join the OPEC alliance with 10 non-OPEC countries led by Russia.
"The OPEC + charter fits the U.S. very well," he said. "It's for all producers today and U.S. is the biggest producer."
Separately, OPEC downgraded its 2019 oil demand growth estimates for the fourth time in five months, citing slowing global economic growth and U.S.-China trade tensions.
Citing preliminary data, OPEC said commercial oil inventory held by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development increased 10 million bbl in August to 2.937 billion bbl, 85 million bbl above year ago and 11 million bbl more than the five-year average. OECD commercial crude stocks were drawn down 21.9 million bbl in August to 28 million bbl below the five-year average while oil products increased 32 million bbl from July to 39 million bbl above the five-year average.
OPEC reported its crude production plunged 1.318 million barrels per day (bpd) in September to 28.491 million bpd, driven by steep declines in Saudi Arabian output, down to 8.564 million bpd or 17% below the allotted quota under OPEC+ accord. Venezuelan crude production slid 82,000 bpd to 644,000 bpd in September, with output by Iran falling 34,000 bpd to 2.159 million bpd. Both countries are under U.S. sanctions, limiting their ability to export oil.
Liubov Georges can be reached at liubov.georges@dtn.com
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Red Dead Redemption 2 Is Having Serious Issues on PC: What to Do
By Michael Andronico
You might want to wait for a patch
(Image credit: Rockstar)
Red Dead Redemption 2 has finally landed on PC today (Nov. 5), but PC gamers eager to dive into Rockstar's open-world Western might want to wait before pulling the trigger. According to a large portion of players across the web, Red Dead Redemption 2's PC port is having a ton of critical issues, from crashes to poor performance.
Our friends at TechRadar seem to have run into the game's most prevalent issue: it simply won't launch. Numerous press outlets as well as Reddit users report getting an error message that reads "The Rockstar Games Launcher exited unexpectedly" before directing people to the Rockstar Games support page.
Even after following all of Rockstar's instructions and testing the game on both AMD and Nvidia graphics cards, reinstalling it and updating all necessary drivers, TechRadar had no luck launching the game.
On top of failing to launch, Red Dead Redemption 2 is crashing unexpectedly for many users, as a separate Reddit thread points out.
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Q: Scons/Doom 3 compile error on ubuntu When I run the scons command from the neo folder in my extracted source tree, I get the following output:
nroach44@ASUS-P5G43T-U1110:~/Source/doom3engine/neo$ scons
scons: Reading SConscript files ...
Loading build configuration from site.conf:
  BUILD_GAMEPAK='0'
  JOBS='1'
  DEDICATED='0'
  SILENT='0'
  GL_HARDLINK='0'
  ID_MCHECK='2'
  BUILD_ROOT='build'
  ALSA='1'
  CC='gcc'
  TARGET_D3XP='1'
  TARGET_CORE='1'
  BUILD='debug'
  TARGET_GAME='1'
  TARGET_MONO='0'
  BASEFLAGS=''
  CXX='g++'
  NOCURL='0'
  DEBUG_MEMORY='0'
  IDNET_HOST=''
  LIBC_MALLOC='1'
  ID_NOLANADDRESS='0'
  TARGET_DEMO='0'
AttributeError: 'SConsEnvironment' object has no attribute 'M4':
  File "/home/nroach44/Source/doom3engine/neo/SConstruct", line 422:
    SConscript( g_build + '/core/glimp/sys/scons/SConscript.gl' )
  File "/usr/lib/scons/SCons/Script/SConscript.py", line 614:
    return method(*args, **kw)
  File "/usr/lib/scons/SCons/Script/SConscript.py", line 551:
    return _SConscript(self.fs, *files, **subst_kw)
  File "/usr/lib/scons/SCons/Script/SConscript.py", line 260:
    exec _file_ in call_stack[-1].globals
  File     "/home/nroach44/Source/doom3engine/neo/build/debug/core/glimp/sys/scons/SConscript.gl", line 69:
gl_env.M4( i_m4, i_m4 + '.m4' )

I can't tell if it's missing something, not referenced something or what. This does happen from a fresh extract into a new folder too.
Thanks!

A: Try installing the m4 macro package -- perhaps scons is looking for it and this is its way of reporting missing tools?

A:
sudo apt-get install m4

that fixed problem for me...
then I got:

scons: done reading SConscript files. scons: Building targets ...
  scons: building associated VariantDir targets: build/debug/core/glimp
  build/debug/core build/debug/game build/debug/d3xp g++ -o
  build/debug/d3xp/d3xp/AF.os -c -fPIC -pipe -Wall -Wno-unknown-pragmas
  -fmessage-length=0 -fpermissive -fvisibility=hidden -m32 -g -O1 -D_DEBUG -fno-strict-aliasing -D_D3XP -DCTF -DGAME_DLL d3xp/AF.cpp In file included from d3xp/../idlib/precompiled.h:142:0,
                   from d3xp/AF.cpp:29: d3xp/../idlib/../renderer/qgl.h:51:19: fatal error: GL/gl.h: No such
  file or directory compilation terminated. scons: ***
  [build/debug/d3xp/d3xp/AF.os] Error 1 scons: building terminated
  because of errors.

fixed by:

sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dev

then got:

In file included from
  build/debug/core/glimp/sys/linux/glimp_dlopen.cpp:3:0:
  ./sys/linux/local.h:40:38: fatal error: X11/extensions/xf86vmode.h: No
  such file or directory compilation terminated. scons: ***
  [build/debug/core/glimp/sys/linux/glimp_dlopen.o] Error 1 scons:
  building terminated because of errors.

fixed by:

sudo apt-get install libxxf86vm-dev

then got:

In file included from openal/stubs.cpp:29:0:
  openal/../sound/snd_local.h:44:19: fatal error: AL/al.h: No such file
  or directory compilation terminated.

fixed by:

sudo apt-get install libopenal-dev

then got:

In file included from sys/linux/sound.cpp:42:0:
  sys/linux/sound.h:90:28: fatal error: alsa/asoundlib.h: No such file
  or directory compilation terminated. scons: ***
  [build/debug/core/sys/linux/sound.o] Error 1 scons: building
  terminated because of errors.

fixed by:

sudo apt-get install libasound2-dev

then got:

/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lz collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
  scons: *** [build/debug/core/sys/scons/doom] Error 1 scons: building
  terminated because of errors.

fixed by:

sudo apt-get install g++-multilib gcc-multilib
  sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dev

and finally:

Install file: "build/debug/core/sys/scons/doom" as "doom.x86" Install
  file: "build/debug/game/sys/scons/libgame.so" as "gamex86-base.so"
  Install file: "build/debug/d3xp/sys/scons/libgame.so" as
  "gamex86-d3xp.so" scons: done building targets.

Please also check:
http://mapopa.blogspot.com/2011/11/building-doom3-gpl-code-on-ubuntu.html

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"In the morning, trainees had to fold their blanket, get dressed and line up outside the barracks within three minutes. If they were late, a senior soldier would beat them with a bamboo sword. "
Poor Japanese.LOL
When a was a draftee in french army , end of the eighties, it was standard practice and 3 minutes also, and I was in artillery not even infantery.I remember when they were turning light on, waking up you brutally at 5 AM and said everybody in the courtyard in 3 minutes clean and well dressed.
Except they had no bamboo, but if you failed to fold properly your blanket, NCOs come back in your dormitory and throw everything from the 4th floor and you have to take everything down , climb by running the stairs and redo everything in few minutes, then compelled you to do push up on some rocky ground were your hands would be painfull after few minutes and the adjutant put its boot between your legs under your balls if you go to low.Of course ass kicking or a slap in the face was standard practice.
I have to clean also shity toilets with my bare hands including the holes and at beginning you are disgusted.
But a good army is about disciplin, professionalism, respect of orders, and being preparing to endure everything and most understood that.And I think it is normal.
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dhw: If you have a "separate consciousness mechanism" which continues to think after the death of the brain, then clearly your consciousness does not use the brain for thinking: it uses your brain to gather the information it thinks about, and then to express or implement the thoughts and concepts it has developed. Hence "DUALism", as described below.
You still insist on a static consciousness mechanism, and I see it having two forms.
But what I accept is your statement: ("operates by a different form"), which I state is saying it operates one way in life and different way in death. Do you mean what I mean?
dhw: The two mechanisms concern the mode of observing and of expressing/implementing, not of THINKING!
There is our difference! The soul uses the brain circuits in life but can think on its own in death (from NDE evidence). Two forms of ability to think.
dhw: And back you go from the dualism you have accepted to the materialism you have rejected – though materialism may very well be true. Above, you agree that in dualism the immaterial soul and material brain interlock (= the relationship, which I do not deny) but perform different functions – respectively thinking, and supplying information plus expressing/implementing the thoughts – and now you say that if the material brain doesn't get larger, the "consciousness mechanism" (soul) can't think new thoughts. If your form of dualism is true, the larger brain "allows" the implementation of the soul's new thoughts, as shown by the artefacts produced by pre-sapiens. You believe your God reaches down to enlarge everyone's brain so that it can think deeper thoughts, although the brain doesn't do the thinking, and yet you refuse to consider the possibility (theistic version) that he might have designed a "separate consciousness mechanism" called the brain to generate a form of immaterial consciousness like his own.
We remain apart. A larger brain allows the soul to have more complex thought. It is possible God had the brain generate its own consciousness. If He is reaching in that way, why not just gift part of His own universal consciousness when a new brain appears?


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