text:
Photo: Rozette Rago
The Best Surround-Sound Speakers for Most People
Updated September 2, 2019
We tested 10 surround-sound systems and found the Polk Signature S15, S10, and S35 combination to be the best overall choice for most movie and music fans.
Brent Butterworth
A surround-sound speaker system gives movie lovers a home audio experience that's more like what they hear in the theater. We picked the Polk Signature Series as our favorite because it delivers the best combination of performance, design, user-friendliness, and affordability. The speakers sound as good as anything we tried in their price range, and they look terrific.
Polk Signature Series S15
Great performer, great value
The S15 bookshelf speaker pair sounds great, looks cool, and is surprisingly affordable.
$182* from Amazon
(pair)
*At the time of publishing, the price was $160.
A compact surround speaker
The small S10 is easy to fit or install just about anywhere, so it's ideal as a surround speaker.
An easy-to-place center speaker
Thanks to the S35's low-profile design, you can fit it easily in front of a TV or mount it on the wall.
The Polk Signature Series is the best deal we've found in a surround-sound speaker system. The Signature line includes a variety of models, but we recommend the S15 for the front left and right channels, the S10 as surround speakers, and the S35 center speaker. In our tests, this combo's performance was competitive with everything we encountered in its price range—and better than that of many more-expensive systems we tested. The S15's sound wasn't quite as dynamic as that of some of the larger bookshelf speakers we tested, but it was robust enough to play at high volumes without distortion. The S35 center channel sounded clear for dialogue in our tests, and its low-profile, 4.1-inch-high design lets it sit in front of most TVs without blocking the picture. The Signature Series design is far more stylish than we expect to see in such an affordable speaker line.
ELAC Debut 2.0 B6.2
Big sound for home theater
The B6.2 has a powerful sound, and a matching Dolby Atmos add-on module is available. But its shape is bulky and not very attractive.
A smaller bookshelf speaker
The B5.2 is a little smaller and usually a little less costly than the B6.2, so it's a good choice for the surround channels.
$210 $180 from Amazon
You save $30 (14%)
ELAC Debut 2.0 C5.2
A matching center speaker
This fairly compact center speaker is a good match for the B6.2 bookshelf speakers.
$200 from Amazon
The ELAC Debut 2.0 speakers are larger and have a more robust sound than the Polk Signature Series speakers, which might make this system a better choice for serious home theater enthusiasts who like to crank it up, or for someone who has a very large room. Many system configurations are possible; we recommend two B6.2 bookshelf speakers for the front left and right channels, the slightly smaller B5.2 as surrounds, and the compact C5.2 center speaker. ELAC also offers the option to add matching A4.2 Dolby Atmos–enabled speakers, which makes it easy to create an even more immersive surround-sound experience if you own an Atmos-equipped AV receiver. But the Debut 2.0 speakers are bulkier and far less attractive than those of the Polk Signature Series, and they cost more.
Why you should trust us
Who this is for
Our pick: Polk Signature Series speaker system
Flaws but not dealbreakers
Runner-up: ELAC Debut 2.0 speaker system
What to look forward to
As senior editor of Video magazine in the early 1990s, I was one of the first two or three people ever to review home theater speaker systems; my work includes the first review of a horizontal center speaker and a home THX speaker system. I learned more about the category while writing and editing speaker reviews and performing measurements for Home Theater magazine, Sound & Vision magazine, SoundStage, and HomeTheaterReview.com. I also served as marketing director for Dolby Laboratories, the company most responsible for developing surround-sound technologies and standards.
I had help in this evaluation from Wirecutter editor-at-large Geoffrey Morrison, who has written countless reviews of surround-sound gear while working as a writer and editor for Home Theater, Sound & Vision, CNET, and Wirecutter, and from Wirecutter senior staff writer and headphone reviewer Lauren Dragan, who has served as a listening panelist in numerous audio tests for Wirecutter and Sound & Vision.
A surround-sound speaker system, combined with a suitable AV receiver, is a fantastic investment for any dedicated movie lover because it delivers an experience more like that of a commercial cinema—and more like what the filmmakers intended when they mixed the movie's sound.
The speakers built into TVs are too tiny to play loud or to reproduce bass, and at best they can create a poor simulation of surround sound. Soundbars can offer a substantial sonic upgrade over TV speakers, but a good surround-sound speaker system plays louder, sounds clearer and more natural, produces more realistic surround-sound effects, and delivers the kind of seat-shaking bass you can hear in a good movie theater. Separate speakers take a bit more work to plan and set up than a soundbar, but the work is worth it if you want to experience movie-theater-quality sound.
Essential home theater gear
The Best 4K Blu-ray Player
Sony's UBP-X700 4K Blu-ray player supports both Dolby Vision and HDR10 video, and it does a great job upscaling DVD and Blu-ray discs.
The Best Media Streaming Devices
The 4K/HDR-friendly Roku Streaming Stick+ delivers the best selection of apps and services and the best search function in a convenient design.
A basic surround-sound speaker system usually employs a "5.1" arrangement: front left and right speakers, a center speaker (mostly for dialogue), left and right rear speakers (for surround-sound effects), and a subwoofer (that's the ".1"). For most people, a 5.1 setup will provide an adequately realistic surround experience. However, you can add more speakers as long as your AV receiver has enough amp channels to power them. Some people add extra surround speakers to the sides or rear for more-enveloping sound, as well as additional subwoofers. You can also add extra speakers in the ceiling or use upward-firing speaker modules that sit atop your front and rear speakers and bounce sound effects off the ceiling to produce the overhead surround effects that Dolby Atmos and DTS:X movie soundtracks provide (you also need an AV receiver that supports those formats).
This guide focuses on the "5" part of 5.1: front left/right and surround speakers matched with a center speaker. Instead of including subwoofers in these systems (as we did for previous versions of this guide), we decided to break our subwoofer recommendations out into a separate article this time. Other than the aesthetic appeal of having your entire system come from a single brand, there's no reason your subwoofer needs to be of the same brand as your speakers. Manufacturers may claim that their speakers work best with their subwoofers, but they rarely design their speakers to work specifically with their subwoofers or vice versa. You'll get optimum results by choosing the best possible speakers and the best possible subwoofer.
The Best Budget Subwoofer
The Dayton Audio SUB-1200 is the best way we've found to add awesome (and affordable) bass to a stereo or home-theater system.
Because the top picks from the previous version of this guide have all been discontinued, we started from scratch, compiling a spreadsheet of every 5.1 speaker system that fit our target price range of roughly $500 to $2,500. The difficulty in putting together a test of this sort is that many companies offer several different sizes of bookshelf and center speakers at varying prices. So after eliminating systems that had limited distribution and availability, I contacted the manufacturers whose models we were considering and asked for their advice about what they thought would be their most competitive system. In a couple of cases, the companies sent me an extra model to check out.
We used the following criteria to help us decide which speaker systems to test:
Type: We requested bookshelf speakers instead of tower speakers for the front left/right and surround channels. We think most people will prefer this configuration because it's more affordable, it detracts less from the look of a room, and in most cases it has no real sonic disadvantages compared with a system with tower speakers, as long as you use the speakers with a subwoofer.
Price: We originally intended to review systems priced up to about $2,500, as we did for the original version of this guide. However, most manufacturers sent us systems priced in the $1,000 to $1,500 range. We did get in a couple of higher-priced systems but not enough to make for a good test, so we intend to call in some more models and add an upgrade pick to this guide. We also hope to find a compact, all-in-one 5.1 system (including subwoofer) that can replace our previous compact 5.1 pick, the Paradigm Cinema 100 CT.
To power the speakers, I used a Sony STR-ZA5000ES AV receiver. Although it's a relatively high-end model that's more expensive than the receivers that people would likely use with these speaker systems, I wanted to make sure that any flaws we heard during testing were the fault of the speakers, not the receiver. Given the STR-ZA5000ES's 130 watts per channel of rated power (into two channels at 8 ohms), I knew it would have enough power to get the best performance from these systems. The STR-ZA5000ES has many features intended to optimize the sound of the speaker system it's connected to, but I turned all of those off because we wanted to hear what the speakers could do on their own.
I set up all of the speakers in my listening room (here are the dimensions and layout), which I've used since 2002 to test hundreds of audio systems. Countless manufacturers have set up their speaker systems in this room, and I've performed many measurements in it over the years, so I know its properties well. I designed the room's acoustic treatments with the help of Floyd Toole, the scientist whose research at the Canadian National Research Council and Harman International has practically defined the generally accepted rules of good speaker design. (Read more about Toole's work in his book Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms.)
Before we did any formal testing, I ran each system in my home for several days to familiarize myself with it and make sure all the speakers were well broken-in. I then set up blind evaluations for two of my Wirecutter colleagues: senior staff writer and headphone reviewer Lauren Dragan and editor-at-large Geoffrey Morrison.
I placed all of the speakers behind thin black fabric to conceal their identities. For all the systems, I used an RSL Speedwoofer 10S subwoofer.
I used a selection of movie and music clips that I've found to be revealing of speaker sound quality—most notably, the opening chapters of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, the opera scene from The Fifth Element, and Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car." I started with the smaller systems and moved up gradually to the larger ones, telling the listeners nothing about the models' identities. For the panelists, I played the movies at a volume 6 decibels down from Dolby reference level, which means each channel could hit a maximum of 99 dB. This is as loud as most home theater enthusiasts would want to play their systems, but louder than most families would be likely to listen. For music, I turned the level down an additional 3 dB. For my longer listening sessions, I played the systems louder and softer to see how they'd sound at a range of levels.
Each time I changed systems, I used the Sony receiver's internal test tones to calibrate the channel balance and listening level so that we would experience every speaker system under the same conditions. For smaller systems, I set the receiver's crossover frequency (the frequency at which the receiver sends the sounds to the subwoofer instead of to the speakers) to 120 Hz to ensure that the smaller speakers weren't unduly stressed. For larger systems (those with at least 5.25-inch woofers in the satellite speakers), I set the crossover frequency to 80 Hz.
During the blind testing, I asked each panelist to judge the speakers based purely on sound quality, including these characteristics:
How natural did the system (especially the center speaker) sound when playing movie dialogue?
How clear and undistorted did the system sound when playing loud movie soundtracks?
What sense of envelopment did the system produce when playing movie soundtracks and stereo music?
How well did the speakers blend with the subwoofer? Did they have enough bass to create the impression that the panelists were hearing full-range speakers rather than separate speakers and a subwoofer, or did it sound as if there was a hole in the lower-midrange/upper-bass region?
After we finished the listening tests, I polled the panelists to get their impressions of each system's sound quality, then I showed them the speakers and asked them what they thought of the size and design. This factor is especially important with a surround-sound speaker system because generally you need to place the speakers in a way that makes them readily visible in a room, and because five or more speakers are far more noticeable than two.
Following the listening tests, I ran frequency-response measurements of all the speakers. This served as a check on our tests, to make sure we weren't picking something that strayed outside of well-established engineering norms. Decades of research (PDF) has shown that listeners consistently prefer speakers that produce a "flat" frequency response—producing all frequencies of sound at approximately even levels—and maintain similar frequency response on-axis and off-axis. We have included the frequency-response measurement charts for each pick.
Note that all of the speaker systems we tested are of similar configuration, and all are designed along the basic principles outlined in Floyd Toole's book. Thus, most of them delivered very good sound reproduction in our tests; essentially, our picks won by small margins and after much deliberation on our part.
Polk's Signature Series speakers seem as if they were designed to quiet every objection to surround-sound speaker systems. First and most important, they have a neutral sound character that works beautifully for movies and any type of music. They also look great, with a stylish modern design that should suit just about any room. Polk has included thoughtful design twists that make it easier to incorporate them into your AV system and your room. Last but not least, they're affordable.
The system Polk sent us included two S15 bookshelf speakers for the front left and right channels, two S10 mini bookshelf speakers for the surround channels, and an S35 center speaker. Although you could use the S15 for the surround channels as well, you don't really need to, and the smaller S10 may prove much easier for you to install at the side or back of your room. If you want to set up a 7.1 system, simply get two more S10 speakers.
The low-profile S35 center speaker has keyhole-type mounts that allow you to mount it directly to a wall, underneath a wall-hung TV. Photo: Rozette Rago
Polk includes magnetically attached grilles that help protect the speakers from accidental damage and curious kids. Photo: Rozette Rago
In our tests, the S15/S10/S35 combination delivered a robust, full sound with both stereo and surround sources. The results are not quite as robust as what you can get from the larger ELAC Debut 2.0 speakers, so it may not be the best fit for a really large room or for someone who likes to crank up the volume. But we found that the treble had a slightly mellow quality that allowed the speakers to play respectably loud without sounding blaring or fatiguing. The S15's bass seemed subtly pumped up, which gave kick-drum notes and explosions in action movies a little more power and made it easier to get a good blend between the S15 speakers and the subwoofer—we didn't feel like there was a hole in the lower-midrange/upper-bass region where the speakers ended and the subwoofer began. The S35 center speaker sounded clear with voices, so movie and TV dialogue was easy to understand.
From a user-friendliness standpoint, the star of the system is the S35 center speaker. Instead of using two large woofers and one tweeter, it uses one tweeter with six small woofers, which allows for a super-slim enclosure that stands just 4.1 inches high. That's low enough for you to put it right in front of many TVs without blocking the picture. It also has two keyhole mounts, which makes the speaker easy to attach to the wall under a wall-mounted TV, although its 13.1-pound weight demands the use of sturdy drywall anchors or toggle bolts.
The S10 includes a keyhole wall-hanging mount near the top as well as a standard ¼″-20 threaded mounting hole for compatibility with most speaker mounting brackets. Photo: Rozette Rago
The S10 mini-speaker also offers user-friendly features. It includes a keyhole screw mount plus a socket for a ¼″-20 speaker mounting bracket, so you can easily hang it on a side or rear wall or suspend it from the ceiling. At 8.5 inches high, the S10 is small enough to fit inconspicuously on a bookshelf. It's also inexpensive enough that adding an extra pair of surround speakers probably won't bust your budget.
The Signature Series speakers are available in a black or walnut woodgrain finish, both with a gloss-black trim around the speaker drivers. They look great without their magnetically attached grilles, but because the drivers are completely exposed, you'll probably prefer to use the grilles if your household includes kids or perhaps an overly inquisitive golden retriever.
My technical tests revealed the Signature Series models to be exceptionally well-engineered for their price. You can find more details in our Measurements section; to sum it up, the Signature Series speakers had no significant performance quirks that I could find, and they can reach very loud levels in an average room when paired with practically any AV receiver.
We wish Polk offered an optional, upward-firing Atmos module or a version of the S15 with an Atmos speaker built in. If you want Atmos, you could use a third-party Atmos speaker module, such as the Onkyo SKH-410 or the Sony SS-CSE. Although both of those modules would fit atop the S15, they would overlap the sides of the S10. You could also install two or four ceiling speakers for Atmos, which would deliver much more realistic overhead surround effects but would require much more effort and expertise to install. Or you can check out our runner-up, the ELAC Debut 2.0 series, which includes an optional Atmos speaker.
Lauren and I both thought the S15's stereo sound wasn't quite as enveloping as what we heard from some other speakers we tried. If stereo music is your main thing and movies and TV are just an occasional indulgence, you might prefer the ELAC Debut 2.0 system or the Q Acoustics 3020i system, both of which are picks in our best bookshelf speakers guide.
For hardcore home theater enthusiasts, ELAC's Debut 2.0 speakers are likely to work better than the Polk Signature Series. For one thing, the speakers in the Debut 2.0 line are generally larger and more robust sounding than those in the Signature Series; the B6.2 bookshelf speaker we used for the front left and right channels is 57 percent larger than the Polk S15, and the C5.2 center channel is 150 percent larger than the Polk S35. Those sizes give the ELAC system better bass performance, which allows it to sound clear and unruffled even when it's playing very loud, though to get the most out of these speakers you may need a more-powerful-than-average receiver. Also, the Debut 2.0 line includes an optional up-firing Atmos module that can sit atop the main speakers and bounce sound off the ceiling if you want to add a sense of overhead effects.
ELAC protects the tweeters in the Debut 2.0 line with permanently attached metal grilles but also includes fabric grilles for those who prefer a cleaner look. Photo: Rozette Rago
But you do make some trade-offs. First, the Debut 2.0 system is more expensive than the Polk Signature system. Plus, any decor-conscious cohabitants likely won't forgive the speakers' plain, hard-edged black woodgrain enclosures, and the speakers' larger form may make them more challenging to integrate into your room. They also use old-school friction-fit grilles, so the look of the front baffles is somewhat marred by grommet holes (four per speaker in the case of the B6.2 and B5.2, eight in the case of the C5.2). However, the tweeter is covered with a fixed metal grille, so there's no need to worry about accidental damage if you use the speakers without grilles.
The system we tested used two Debut 2.0 B5.2 speakers for the surround channels. This speaker is 27 percent smaller than the B6.2 and usually a little less costly, so it's an appropriate choice for surround channels. You could use the B6.2 for the surround channels, though, if you intend to play your system loud.
The Debut 2.0 models incorporate sturdy, all-metal binding posts for speaker cable connections. Photo: Rozette Rago
As we noted earlier, in our tests the Debut 2.0 speakers had a big, full sound that blended easily with a subwoofer and allowed (and perhaps even encouraged) listening to action movies at very loud levels. Yet even at high volumes, they didn't sound harsh or strained. Like the Polk Signature Series, they had a smooth treble that wasn't fatiguing and rarely caused voices to sound sibilant. If you don't like a lot of bass, note that Lauren thought the B6.2's bass was a little overwhelming and made some male vocals sound bloated. Geoff also thought the C5.2 center speaker sounded a little bloated.
ELAC's optional A4.2 Atmos module makes it easy to add immersive Dolby Atmos and DTS:X sound if your AV receiver supports those technologies. The A4.2's footprint is almost exactly the same size as the top of the B5.2 (it's about 1/16 inch wider on each side) and only about ¼ inch narrower than the top of the B6.2, so it looks pretty good atop either speaker. So if you want Atmos and don't want to install speakers in your ceiling, the Debut 2.0 speakers are an especially good choice.
The A4.2 Atmos module can sit atop the B6.2 and B5.2, although its footprint isn't a perfect match for either speaker. Photo: Rozette Rago
According to my technical tests, the Debut 2.0 series speakers we tried were clearly the product of careful engineering. My measurements revealed no significant performance issues except one: For a given volume setting on your AV receiver, they put out about 2 dB less sound than the Polk Signature Series. Of course, you can just turn up the volume, but that 2 dB volume increase will require a whopping 60 percent more power from your amp. So we'd caution against mating these speakers with a typical under-$400 AV receiver if you plan on playing your system loud. For more detail, see our Measurements section below.
The charts below show the on-axis (directly in front) and off-axis (30 degrees to the side) frequency response of our picks. The accepted tolerance for the on-axis frequency response of a high-quality speaker is plus or minus 3 dB—meaning that, when given a certain signal level from an amplifier, a speaker reproduces all frequencies of sound within that tolerance. The resulting line in the chart should look fairly flat, with no significant peaks or dips.
We also measured sensitivity, which lets you know how much power a speaker needs to play at a certain volume. We fed the speaker a 1-watt signal and measured its volume output (in dB) from a distance of 1 meter away. A higher sensitivity means the speaker needs less power to play louder.
Polk Signature Series
For the center speaker (green lines), we scaled the response curves down by -10 dB just so you could read them more easily and they're not obscured by the main speaker's response curve. Illustration: Sarah MacReading
Within the speakers' operating range, the Polk S15's frequency response stayed within ±2.0 dB, the S35's remained within ±4.1 dB, and the S10's (not shown in the chart) stayed within ±1.8 dB. Their response also stayed relatively smooth off-axis.
Sensitivity was 86.4 dB for the S15, 86.1 dB for the S10, and 88.1 dB for the S35. Those results are typical for speakers of this sort, and they indicate that the Signature Series models will easily break 100 dB with any AV receiver; that's about the volume of a gas lawn mower or a garbage truck at close range.
ELAC Debut 2.0 Series
Within the speakers' operating range, the B6.2's frequency response remained within ±1.8 dB, the C5.2's stayed within ±1.9 dB, and the B5.2's (not shown in the chart) remained within ±1.7 dB. They all showed a narrow dip around 16.5 kHz, but that's way out at the edge of most adults' hearing range. Like the Polk Signature Series, the Debut 2.0 speakers' response stayed relatively smooth off-axis.
Sensitivity was 84.5 dB for the B6.2 and B5.2 and 84.1 dB for the C5.2. This means that, given the same amount of power, the Polk main speakers will give you almost 2 dB more volume than their ELAC counterparts, and the Polk center speaker will give you 4 dB more volume than the C5.2 center speaker. A couple of decibels might not seem like a big deal, but getting an extra 3 dB of volume from a speaker requires twice as much power from a receiver, so home theater enthusiasts who like to crank their systems up should be careful about pairing the ELAC system with a cheap, low-powered receiver.
We're currently calling in systems in the $1,500 to $2,500 price range to test as an upgrade pick. We're also researching compact, all-in-one 5.1 systems (that include a subwoofer) priced below $1,000 for people who want good performance in a smaller, simpler package.
We expect introductions of several new models in the coming year. At least a few are likely to be announced at the CEDIA Expo 2019 trade show in September. We'll be attending that show, and we'll update this guide with any new models and systems that look promising.
We tested the following systems for this update:
Emotiva Airmotiv B1 and C1: Our panelists liked the robust, enveloping sound of this system but occasionally complained that the treble was overemphasized and fatiguing, and that the design was suited only for hardcore enthusiasts who don't care about looks.
KEF T301 and T301C: We requested this system because of its flat design. The speakers are only 1.5 inches thick, so you can easily wall-mount them. In our tests, they couldn't match the dynamics and clarity of our top picks, but they did sound pretty good, so if you want a wall-mounted system, they're a good choice.
MartinLogan Motion 4i and 8i: Our panel liked the looks of these mod-styled speakers but thought they put a bit too much emphasis on the treble.
Paradigm Monitor SE Atom and SE 2000C: This system sounded somewhat pumped up in the bass and treble, which made voices sound less natural than with our top picks.
PSB Alpha P5 and C10: We liked the way these speakers sounded, but their bass performance wasn't quite as clean as that of our top picks, and they're also rather pricey for the performance and finish.
Q Acoustics 3020i and 3090Ci: The 3020i is the current top pick in our guide to the best bookshelf speakers for most stereos, and this system was also one of our favorites for home theater. Our panelists thought the better bass performance of the Polk Signature and ELAC Debut 2.0 speakers made them a little better for home theater, though.
RSL CG3 and CG23: We liked the compact design and gloss finish of these speakers, but their small woofers make them more challenging than the larger speakers to mate smoothly with a subwoofer.
SVS Prime Bookshelf, Prime Center, and Prime Satellite: This slick-looking system impressed the panelists with its clarity and power. It came close to being a top pick; we faulted it only for the treble getting a little rough-sounding during loud passages.
We tested the following systems for previous versions of this guide (we have removed systems that are no longer available):
Aperion Audio Intimus Speaker System 5.1 Bundle: This previous Wirecutter pick is still worthy of recommendation, but the company has struggled to maintain stock, and the price has risen substantially since we initially tested it.
Axiom Audio Epic Midi 125: This relatively large system missed the first cut in our tests for the previous version of this guide.
Bowers & Wilkins MT-50: This compact 5.1 system is beautifully designed, but in our tests it didn't sound quite as natural as some other compact systems we tried. Still, it's one of the better choices in the compact 5.1 speaker system category.
ELAC Debut: The company has replaced this system with the Debut 2.0 series, but it's our previous top pick for this guide, and you may still be able to find it. If you can, and if the price is significantly lower than that of the new system, it's a great choice.
Focal Dôme Flax: Our previous panelists loved the sound of this compact 5.1 system but thought it too pricey for a small system.
GoldenEar Technology SuperCinema 3: This compact 5.1 system, which can easily mount directly to walls, sounded very good in our tests but uses small satellites that don't blend easily with the included subwoofer.
Paradigm Cinema 100 CT: This was our top pick for a compact 5.1 system in the previous version of this guide, but even though it's still listed on Paradigm's website, its availability seems questionable.
Pioneer SP-BS22-LR and SP-C22: These speakers were a previous budget pick, but the tower speaker that was in the system we tested has been discontinued. We didn't make it a pick this time because we're not sure how much longer these speakers will be available, but if looks don't really matter to you, four SP-BS22-LR units and one SP-C22 would be a great choice for a budget system.
5.1 Surround Speaker Placement, Dolby
Floyd E. Toole, PhD, Audio - science in the service of Art (PDF), Harman International Industries
The Best AV Gear for Console and PC Gamers
by Grant Clauser
Here's the best audio and video gear, plus accessories, to improve your gaming enjoyment.
Dear Wirecutter: What's a Good Wireless Surround-Sound System with HDMI?
by Chris Heinonen
You have two options: pairing a Denon HEOS Receiver with wireless speakers or buying a soundbar bundled with a wireless subwoofer.
The Best Multiroom Wireless Speaker System
Sonos offers the best selection of hardware and software integration for wirelessly playing music in any room in your home.
The Best Bookshelf Speakers for Most Stereos
The Q Acoustics 3020i is the best bookshelf speaker because it sounds better and offers better build quality than anything else in its price range.


text:
Die Snooker-Saison 1989/90 war eine Snooker-Turnierserie, die zehn Turniere mit Einfluss auf die Snookerweltrangliste (Weltranglistenturniere) und eine Reihe von Einladungsturnieren, die keine Auswirkungen auf die Weltrangliste haben, umfasste.
Die Turniere wurden zwischen Juli 1989 und Mai 1990 ausgetragen.

Saisonergebnisse
Die folgende Tabelle zeigt die Saisonergebnisse.

Qualifikationsturniere

Weltrangliste

Einzelnachweise

Snooker-Saison
!
!
Sportsaison 1989/90

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


would hear our verses. I was well-received and garnered much praise.
At the time there were no libraries for children, but elders still possessed childlike sentiments and they found it easy to communicate their own thoughts to their offspring. Except for the book Orbis pictus by Amos Comenius there were no other books of this type within our reach. However we often paged through the large folio bible with engravings by Merian. Gottfried's Chronicle with engravings by the same master gave us instruction on the wondrous events of world history. The Acerra philologica * was filled with fables, mythologies and oddities. From there I was introduced to Ovid's Metamorphoses and I diligently studied the first few books in particular. My young brain was quickly filled with images and facts concerning significant and wondrous personages and events. I was never bored because I was forever busy memorizing and repeating these new acquisitions so I could easily recalled them.
follow him with our fingers on the globe. A rich harvest now stood before me as I came upon a mass of writings, which in their present forms could not be considered excellent works but whose content served to bring me closer to past times in an innocent way.
he gave those still recovering double lessons. These certainly were not difficult for me but they were bothersome because they held up and to a certain extent repressed my own internal development, which had taken a different direction.


URSA • Unmanned • Robotic • Systems • Analysis | BuzzFeed News Trained A Computer To Search For Hidden Spy Planes. This Is What We Found.
BuzzFeed News Trained A Computer To Search For Hidden Spy Planes. This Is What We Found.
to receive news, events and company updates.


The goal of ChristianChurch.Net is to provide friendly, and usable sources of information for everyone.
And Then Enjoy A Lot More On Our Web Site.
out to the world to teach the message of God and Jesus Christ.
like to read then try the ones found at the "News - Articles" tab.
misconception that 7 of 10 Americans have on going to heaven.
by the finest of medical minds.
Entertainment abounds with jokes, stories, audios & videos by clicking the tab "Humor, Stories, & Music".


Welcome to our Florida vacation condo. We are residents of Ottawa, Canada and invite you to enjoy our great property at Oakwater.
This 3 bedroom, 2 bath condo can sleep up to 7 and is one of the closest in Oakwater Resort to the fabulous pool and clubhouse. The main living areas have ceramic tile on the floor and the three bedrooms have beautiful laminate flooring. There is a king size bed in the master bedroom, one queen bedroom and double/single bunk bed combination in the third bedroom. There are 4 flat panel TV's, including a 42 inch with over 100 channels and high definition signal in the living room and master bedroom.
Don't forget to take your laptop/tablet along as there is free wireless internet.
This ground floor unit has ramp access to the door. The condo is a 1 minute walk from the fantastic recreation area which has a pool and hot tub along with a kids playground and small kids water play area. You can enjoy the tennis courts or the fitness room located inside the clubhouse.
This resort is one of the closest to Walt Disney World. I drove from the door to the gates of Disney and it took me 4 ½ minutes. It is also close to plenty of restaurants, shopping and other recreational activities.
PLEASE NOTE THAT PETS ARE PERMITTED, HOWEVER, ANY STAY OF A PET REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF $100 AS EACH TIME A PET STAYS ALL COMFORTORS ARE DRYCLEANED FOR OUR FUTURE GUESTS.
Windsor Hills - Vacation in Style - Just Minutes from Disney!
Jumba's Villa: 4M, GmRm, Privt Pool Area, 1 Mile to Disney!


text:
Načal'nik Kamčatki () è il terzo album in studio del gruppo rock sovietico Kino. Il titolo dell'album si riferisce al lavoro che il leader della band Viktor Coj mantenne per gran parte della sua vita come addetto alle caldaie di un condominio di Leningrado, infatti in russo Načal'nik vuol dire "capo" e Kamčatki è un termine dialettale per "caldaia"

Tracce

Formazione
 Viktor Coj - voce principale, chitarra
 Jurij Kasparjan - chitarra
 Aleksandr Titov - chitarra basso, percussioni
 Boris Grebenščikov - drum machine, tastiere (Casiotone)
 Sergej Kurëchin - tastiere
 Pëtr Troščenkov - percussioni
 Vsevolod Gakkel' - violoncello
 Georgij Gur'janov - percussioni
 Igor' Butman - sassofono

Collegamenti esterni


Fly Dubai Careers : jobsatgulf.org, here we are going to provide a new employment vacancies list of FLYDUBAI CAREERS, all the interested candidates can register for this employment vacancy of FLY DUBAI CAREERS from here itself.
All the attentive job seekers can visit the Fly Dubai careers official web site before registering to this above job recruitment post.
• B737-300 to 900 (NG/EFIS) endorsed within the last 24 months.
• At least 5,000 hours total flying time.
• At least 1000 hours in command of B737-300 to 900 (NG/EFIS) type aircraft.
• International aviation experience is preferable.
• International aeronautics experience is preferable.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.


text:
Calgary Shepard
Consisting of that part of the City of Calgary described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the Canadian National Railway with 17 Avenue SE; thence easterly along said avenue to the easterly limit of said city; thence generally southerly and generally westerly along the easterly and southerly limits of said city to Deerfoot Trail SE (Highway No. 2); thence generally northerly along the left bank of the Bow River to Glenmore Trail SE (Highway No. 8); thence northwesterly along said trail to the right bank of the Bow River; thence generally northerly along said bank to the westerly production of 26 Avenue SE; thence easterly along said production, 26 Avenue SE and its easterly production to 48 Street SE; thence southeasterly along said street and its southeasterly production to the Canadian National Railway; thence northeasterly along said railway to the point of commencement.
Not sure if you live in the riding? Click here to use Election Canada's tool to find out which riding you live in.
Authorized by the official agent for Tom Kmiec

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Cordless grinders are readily available and would make short work of any bars if no one home, lot better to have someone in the house.
^O my Buddha, that got a reaction!
Been around a good while - just an actor doing his job!
Sorry, I thought you would comprehend, your actually dumber than I thought, which is saying something.


Giftcards of 15, 20, 25, 50 and 100 euro.
You can purchase the gift cards in the webshop.
With the purchase of a gift card you will receive the gift card with an unique code by mail.
You can use and activate the code at the shopping card.
The gift card can be used up to a year.


So, what is the church to make of this survey? Is there anything we can learn? How should we respond? It seems to me we have a few choices. We can ignore surveys like this and claim they don't affect the church. This attitude is one that many choose to adopt. If we ignore things like this, it will just go away.
We can respond with statements like, "Well, that's just the younger generation, you know how kids are these days." Growing up in the church I don't know how many times we heard preachers, teachers, and leaders discuss how important it is for us to teach/train young people because "they are the church of tomorrow." If the church is going to survive and thrive in the coming years we must do our part to train future generations (Deuteronomy 6; 2 Timothy 2:2, etc.).
However, the news is not all bad. There is much good being accomplished. There are churches who are hosting dynamic Bible school programs, using advanced technology to teach the same Gospel we have always taught. There are many churches involved in programs such as Lads to Leaders where young people are developing their skills to be used for many years. We continue to learn of new leadership camps for boys and girls that will further their ability to teach others. Preacher Training Camps are being conducted by congregations around the country that teach young men how to develop and deliver sermons from the Word of God.
Our young people are reading books and being influenced in ways that previous generations have not known. We must not develop a defeatist, "the sky is falling," mentality. God's Word is as powerful as it has ever been. Hearts and lives can still be and are being changed. God is still Sovereign and He is still in charge of our universe. His Church will never crumble and fall (Daniel 2, Matthew 16:18, etc.) We need men and women of God who will rise to challenges presented by a new generation of Christians and non-Christians. We need to help our young people in every way we possibly can to ensure future growth in the Kingdom. We must focus more on the teaching of the Gospel. We need to be willing to show this generation that we really care about people by reaching out to the poor, hurting, and lonely. We need to communicate with your young people and not close them out of the dialogue taking place in the church. Our young people are not just the church of tomorrow, they should and can be a vital part of the life of the church today!
Dear Father, we thank You for Your infinite wisdom and for the plan You put into action long before we were born. Father, help us to love one another more, and help us to work together in all generations to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Dear God, may we never forget that You are in charge and that Your Sovereign Will can always be accomplished. Father help us to love your church, to love one another, and to love everyone around us who does not know Christ.


text:
Q: what's the ideal way to store files in spring boot application? I am working with one spring boot maven application, so here on registration form customer has to upload two documents.

*

*License

*PAN card.

so these documents i am storing on physical location and path i am keeping in DB.
So to store License i have created one folder customerLicense under proejct root folder parellet to POM and for PAN card also i created customerPANcard folder on same location parellel to  POM.
and in yml file i have made entry for path, so in code i am reading folder location and storing documents.
    application:
        customerLicensePath: /customerLicense
        customerPANPath: /customerPANcard

So to build the project i run command mvn clean install under the root folder where POM is there. then target folder generated and to run the  war i run command java -jar ./target jarName.war  that command also i run from root folder.
i don't go inside target because those folder where i am keeping documents that are under project root folder, if i run war file from target folder then will not be able to access those folders.
Here my question is :- Now if i give this war file to client , so first client has to create two folder manually to store documents otherwise he will get error in file upload.
Do we have option like that client don't have to do anything he will only run war file and automatically these folder should get created ?

A: A few things.

*

*You don't want to put things 'parallel' to the pom.xml. Do this instead:
projectRoot/src/main/java/uniquePackageNameHere/ // all your code in here
           /pom.xml

*If you want the client to provide the files themselves, simply accept the path at runtime. Something like java -jar jarName.jar -license /path/to/license -pan /path/to/pan (use Apache Commons-cli or something)

*If instead you want to provide the files, then include them in the resources folder of your project:
src/main/resources/customerLicense
src/main/resources/customerPANcard

then, in your code, refer to the files by calling:
Main.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("customerLicense")
Main.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("customerPANcard")

This will make it such that wherever the code is run from, your program will always go in resources to find them.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


For the film buffs, the world might be fragmented because of the three Khans, there might be constant tug of war between the fans of Mammootty and Mohanlal, the mega stardom of Kamal Hassan and Rajinikanth might have segregated the society on the filmy line, but the one who makes India united and has acceptance among people of all generations, rank and file, the megastar with universal acceptability across the class and the mass is none other than Mr.Amitabh Bachchan, the true ambassador of Indian film fraternity.
When his contemporaries from the industry are at the autumn of their cinematic life, he is still as zestful as he was in the 70s. He is the enigmatic living legend, indomitable in mind and spirit. In this fragile, mortal world, he is the most agile immortal icon. He is the superstar of the millennium, the undisputed Shahenshah of Bollywood, the one and only angry young man of Indian cinema.
Being born in mid 80s and nurtured in the pristine ambience of a village where almost each family proudly possesses theatre artists of three generations, where the stage performers have earned sobriquets for a life time based on the characters they portrayed on stage, where along with daily evening kirtan, stories of reel life heroes and their fantasies used to take the center stage in majority of the discussions, its not an eighth wonder to mention my inclination for theatre and Indian cinema and its larger than life on screen heroes.
Though late, I came to know the greatness of Amitabh Bachchan from my elder brother in the January of 1993 when he mimicked the hero on stage in the annual cultural festival of my village and got a huge round of applause from the jam-packed audience. For quite a long period of time, the hero who implicitly helped the budding actor in my brother to set the stage on fire was Amita ( yes.. u read it right) Bachchan before I could rectify myself and get to know the real name "Amitabh". Before I could learn to understand his cinematic excellence or acting prowess like any other cine goer, it was the cumulative positive feedback of the people around me about the superstar that germinated the Bachchan mania in me.
When I entered into my teens and the absence of a television set at home added woos to my helplessness and desperation of watching movies, I simply practiced to run away from home and be a part of the video shows organized by the young village movie buffs and started spending sleepless nights to watch movies under the night sky of my village or even in the nearby areas.
Khuda Gawah was the first movie I watched to unleash the marvels of the megastar on screen in one of those countless video shows. It was that period when Bachchan Saab was going through the rough patch of his career. He was more fallible and part of a string of flops and average cinemas in the late 90s. As I was yet to get a chance to explore the master pieces of Mr Bachchan, I happily managed to watch Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Lal Badshah without an iota of criticism.
For students like me who had an aspiration of reaching the pinnacle of success and left home with the baggage of expectation from not only the parents but also the well wishers, watching cinema in theatres without the consent of parents were somewhere regarded as a deterrent in the path of success. So even after being away from the family in a city like Berhampur which has its own share of importance in the history of cinema and cinematic idol worshipping, I have never dared to watch a movie without the knowledge of my family members in the local cinema halls.
It was during the summer vacation of 2001 that I got the privilege of watching a hindi movie on a 70mm screen for the first time in my life. I got the go ahead from my father without much persuasion as it was the movie of the legendary Amit Ji. The movie was Ek Rishta and it rightly set the platform to strengthen my rishta with the messiah on a long run.
The rebooted and rejuvenated version of Big B had the maximum impact on me and compelled me to have an experience of his angry young man days. Thanks to the developing economy of my family which could afford a television set in the late 2004 and thanks to Zee Cinema for the series 'Shanivar ke Raat Amitabh Ke Saath' and special gratitude to the cable operator for letting me experience the aura of the superstar on small screen.
Bachchan 2.0 is filled with diversity, experimentation and of course cinematic excellence. The lost era and aura was back with the creative associations of new age directors Sanjay Leela Bhansali, R Balki, Sujoy Ghosh, Ram Gopal Verma, Karan Johar and many more. The matinee idol is back with a bang in his each outing on screen. Be it the character Debraj Sahai, the old teacher suffering from Alzheimer's disease in the movie Black or the arrogant yet romantic, 64 year young bachelor chef Budhdhadev Gupta in Cheeni Kum, the 12-year-old boy Auro who is suffering from progeria, a rare genetic disorder that accelerates the aging process or Bhashkor Banerji, the hypochondriac who has put all his emotions in his motion in the movie Piku, all added fillip to my bachchan mania and my motion picture watching experience.
The young man with unconventional looks, great height, intense eyes and trademark deep baritone voice who left his job in Calcutta and came to the city of Mumbai to chase his much cherished dream of acting encountered a series of professional heart breaks and was on the verge of giving it up before he got the much needed break as of one of the Hindustanis in Khwaja Ahmad Abbas' Saat Hindustani in 1969 and won his first National Award for Best Newcomer. Though Anand was a movie of the then established superstar Rajesh Khanna, he was pretty much supported by the young reel life doctor Bhaskar portrayed by Amitabh, all thanks to the actor's director Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
Surprisingly the duo delivered maximum number of blockbusters together. After a series of setbacks, Amitabh rose to the occasion and changed the dimension of Indian cinema when he got his biggest break from Prakash Mehra in Zanjeer in the year 1973. There was no more looking back after that for the superstar. Indian Cinema is incomplete without the cult hits like Sholay and Deewar which hit the screens in 1975. These are the movies which established the angry young man persona of Mr Bachchan. The mojo of the megastar continued with diverse movies like Namak Haram, Abhimaan, Mili, Chupke Chupke, Kabhi Kabhie, Amar Akbar Anthony, Trishul, Don, Muqaddar ka Sikandar, Kala Pathar, Silsila, Namak Halal, Coolie, Sharaabi, Shehanshah, Agneepath, Khuda Gawah and so on.
In October 1978, he delivered four back to back hits of different genre in four consecutive weeks with diverse directors. His association with Prakash Mehra, Manmohan Desai and Ramesh Sippy produced magic on screen. Directors like Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Yash Chopra found the actor in him and were able to deliver all time classics of Indian cinema. On the sets of the film Coolie in July 1982, the star encountered a near fatal injury and went to coma in hospital. The nation was in standstill and prayed for the speedy recovery of the legend. We were never sure whether English was funny or not, but it became the funniest after the considerations made by the small town aspiring young man Arjun Singh in Namak Halal who could walk English, talk English and laugh English with so much ease and eloquence.
The life of Amitabh Bachchan is an inspiration to people across all generations. His humility has carved a niche of its own which helps him connect better to the people on and off the screen. He is a true professional who has never imposed his so called stardom on the directors and co actors. He has always valued others' time and does reach the workplace in time which is a rare trait among the stars. Even at this age, he is on the path of continuous learning. He is the embodiment of adaptability, epitome of excellence and apostle of self realization and self motivation.
If cinema is the mirror of the society and reflects its myriad moods, then it'is his presence in the movie that makes the social message more effective. In the age of digital world and disruptive technologies where the power of technology overrules the traditional family values, ethics and morals, Big B is the one who every time ensures the essence of family upbringing and the influence of parents on the life of their offshoots by making a reference to his babuji, poet, late Harivansh Rai Bachchan. At this age, he is full of enthusiasm and energy and involved in various social responsibilities. He has the attitude of never say never and highly self-motivated. In a volatile world where every relationship is transient and life is full of inconsistencies, he is the constant companion of Jaya Ji. When the world of cinema is marred with controversies related to relationship, he is above all such criticism. He is the storehouse of patience, perseverance and positivity.
Though he has experienced seventy five Octobers, for him age is just a number and super fans like me are ready to listen from him thousand times "Budhdha Hoga Tera Baap"" in his signature voice. I may not emulate the fan who could win heart of the icon by walking backwards, that too barefoot, from Baroda to Mumbai to meet him in his bungalow and seek his blessings. I may not be that magnanimous to go up to the Shahenshah with truck load of samosa and ask him to touch it once before I could distribute it among others. Even I have never been to Mumbai, the city of dreams and opportunities and be a part of the league of fans who wait with bated breath to have a glimpse of the icon on every sunday in front of Jalsa, his residence. But there is hardly a single incidence when tears of joy and ecstasy didn't come out seeing Mr Bachchan being revered on screen, on different podia, on different occasion.
On each outing on stage, I have my own style of paying gratitude to the star by singing my version of Bachchan aarti. My respect for those who have immense respect and gratitude for Bachchan Saab has increased manifold over the years. In due course of time, with each passing day, Aaj khush to bahut hoge tum has become my mantra of stress release in office. kabhi kabhie mere dil me khayal ata hai has become my anthem to uplift the depressed me and express the romantic side of my personality and hum jahan khade hote hain line wahin pe shuru hoti hai has become my jovial punchline.
If today I am asked to fill someone's slam book, then without any doubt the space meant to mention the happiest moment in my life would depict the euphoria and excitement I have experienced after getting the response in Facebook from none other than the legend, the muqaddar ka shikandar, Mr. Amitabh Bachchan in the intervening night of 5th and 6th of September 2016. On his Birthday, wish him pink of health and all happiness under the sun. Jeevet Sharadah Shatam. Let him entertain, energize and inspire the mass with his larger than life persona on and off the screen for 30 more Octobers at least. Let he be 102 not out.
Unfathomed love towards great and legendary actor none other than big b ! Happy bday amitabh ji! U r the inspiration for all .. stayed blessed and get physical imortality..
All the best Sravan ?
Big B is the real example of lifetime achievement in the Agneepath of life.. A salute to him.
Really a very good..rather the best tribute to Bachan ji on his birthday from you….like a true fan u hav mentioned about his each and every film and about your experience .
Expression of a true fan.
A great article on a great personality on his 75th birthday. I wish Mr. Bacchan a very happy and healthy years ahead and hope he inspires us with his incomparable contribution towards Indian cenema in the upcoming days as well.
Also wish to see more and more such articles from you Sravan da. All the best.
Truly Brother, as you said the life of Bachchan is a source of inspiration to people across all generations. Another big learning for everyone from this great actor is the humility. Love, respect, dedication towards the profession and the consistency are the things which makes an angry young man a superstar, a historic figure. The article is a great tribute to the legendary actor.
A beautiful article and a zest of Legendary Amitabh Ji.. No doubt he is so dear to all of us. I still remember those school days when you used to mimic both "Badey Miyan and Chote Miyan" and you were a true fan of both.. Yes, as like last year hope you will a get a nice reply from the Legend, So I will get a chance to show that among my friend circle with full of happiness.
Keep writing and do excel!!!


This year's Village Lunch is taking the opportunity to celebrate the Queen's 90th Birthday. On Sunday 12th June the Village Lunch will be held at the Village Hall 12:00 for 12:30 start time.
Previous PostPrevious Wanted! Mums and Tots Organiser.


text:
Artist: Tenacious D
Album: Tenacious D
Tenacious D Tenacious D Explosivo
Climb upon my faithful steed,
Then we gonna ride,
gonna smoke some weed.
Climb upon my big-ass steed,
And ride, ride, ride.
Eeeee-eee-eee-eeeee-eeeee-eee-eee-eeeee-eeeee-eeeee-eeeee,
What's the name of the song,
Explosivo!
Don't know what it's about,
But it's good to go.
What's the name of my girlfriend
I don't know,
But she's built like the shit
And she's good to go, go,
She's good to go,
She's good to go.
We are fuelled by Satan,
Yes we're schooled by Satan.
Fuelled by Satan!
Writin' those tasty riffs
just as fast as we can.
Schooled by Satan!
We were the inventors
of the cosmic astral code.
We've come to blow you away,
We've come to blow your nose.
We've come to fuckin' blow,
We've come to blow the show.
You know it, you know it!
Don't know what it's about
But it's good to riddle-ah!
[spoken]
I am not one of you. I come from an ancient time.
I am known as The Kicker of Elves. I am also known as The Angel Crusher!
Explosivo.
Mushroomhead: Exploiting Your Weakness Exposé: Exposed to Love


So Garth has announced that he's going to open and close the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in 2018. This is huge news. In all my years living here in Houston, I've never seen anyone booked to open and close it down.
I went to Sam Houston State where everyone went to the livestock show in Houston. Your right. This never happened.


text:
The Common Heritage of This State by Susannah Tuttle – Voices of Moral Mondays
January 12, 2014 by Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director
Photo by Flickr member yashmori
The NC Council of Churches is proud to publish a brand new e-book collection of testimonies from Moral Mondays. With 32 short vignettes from North Carolinians across the state, Voices of Moral Mondays tells the story of everyday folks being motivated to speak out on account of their faith. Many, though not all, of the accounts describe what it was like to engage in civil disobedience and be arrested by the authorities. Click here to download the free e-book.
By Susannah Tuttle, North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light, Raleigh
As Director of NC Interfaith Power & Light, it is both my personal and professional responsibility to draw connections between the spirituality of stewardship and the procedures of policy making. I often lead my presentations with the point that caring for the environment is not just political, it is spiritual doctrine shared by all faith traditions.
When the seventh Moral Monday focus was designated as environment, justice, and health, I was absolutely elated. Too often environmental protection issues take a back seat to other subjects of social justice. It gave leaders in the Creation Care movement reason to celebrate when Rev. Barber publicly pronounced:
"We have a moral call to protect the environment… When these leaders deny people the basic human rights of health care, education and environmental justice, so that they can give more to the wealthy, they are defying one of the greatest moral principles of faith and the values of our Constitution."
I was inspired that Rev. Barber so eloquently balanced the values of church and state in this statement. It encouraged me to review the law, and I admit I was surprised to learn that with all of the destructive environmental policies that were presented by NC Legislators this past session, Article XIV Sec. 5. of North Carolina's state constitution reads:
It shall be the policy of this State to conserve and protect its lands and waters for the benefit of all its citizenry, and to this end it shall be a proper function of the State of North Carolina and its political subdivisions to acquire and preserve park, recreational, and scenic areas, to control and limit the pollution of our air and water, to control excessive noise, and in every other appropriate way to preserve as a part of the common heritage of this State its forests, wetlands, estuaries, beaches, historical sites, open lands, and places of beauty."
My work and leadership across the state has been affected tremendously by the outreach, education, and community building impacts of the Moral Monday experience. The transparent orientation of Moral Mondays through the NAACP's leadership and Rev. Barber's captaincy has created a movement re-birthed from the civil rights progressions of the last half century combined with the evolutionary awareness of our interdependence with all of Creation.
The massive positive response to the invocation to publicly hold our elected officials morally accountable for their policy decisions is profound and inspiring. I have never been prouder to serve the people of North Carolina, and it is an incredible privilege to join hands with the faithful — from the mountains to the sea — as we walk "forward together, not one step back" into the future of the promised land!
Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Environment, Moral Mondays
About Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director
Susannah Tuttle joined the staff in August 2011. She received a Masters of Divinity degree from Starr King School for the Ministry at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. In 2004 Susannah was hired as UNC Chapel Hill's first Sustainability Research Associate and went on to co-initiate Trace Collaborative, LLC a consulting firm specializing in the implementation of sustainability within the design and construction industry. Susannah currently serves on Interfaith Power & Light's national Board of Directors, Southeast Climate & Energy Network Board of Trustees, Duke Energy's NC Eastern Advisory Council, and UNC School of Law's Center for Climate, Energy, Environment, and Economics (CE3) Advisory Board.
Learn more about NC Interfaith Power & Light: ncipl.org.
Nancy Corson Carter says
Susannah is one of my local heroines! Her work and that of the Interfaith Power & Light is crucial to our lives in North Carolina. I say this because I see, as she does, the absolute inextricability of matters of Earth and spirit–and that includes politics!
Just focusing on one element, water, which I am doing because that is the focus of our Earth Sabbath coming up in May (this is at the Church of Reconciliation in Chapel Hill), I see how politics as practiced recently is endangering our health by loosening protective regulations.
We have been gifted with such life-giving natural beauty in North Carolina; why would we condone the lax or greed-engendered loss of it? Humans cannot live without clean earth, air, and water. We cannot stand idly by while they are desecrated.


In the afternoon your guide will pick you up from Gulshan 2 circle and transfer to Kanchan bridge. here you will aboard our traditional yacht S. B. Ruposhi on the Shitalakhya River begins.
The cruise will continue, and tea, coffee, and french fries will be served. The boat will anchor at a convenient place for you to enjoy the peaceful evening sunset mood or a refreshing swim. A delicious barbeque dinner will be prepared and served on board. The boat will start the return journey, reaching Demra around 7:30 pm. After disembarking we will drive you back to Gulshan 2 in Dhaka.
Personal expenses, and gratuities any activity not specifically mentioned in the itinerary.


text:
Skip to main content Well+Being Well+Being Food & Nutrition Well+Being Fitness Well+Being Mind Well+Being Body Well+Being Life
Keep these healthy snacks at your desk to stave off midday hunger
By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
National higher education reporter covering the economics of higher education
You eat a big breakfast and even a satisfying lunch, but it never fails that by 3 p.m. you're famished. Though the office vending machine, with all of its not-so-healthy options, may be good for a quick fix, a better long-term solution would be to stash away a few healthy snacks at your desk. But which ones?
"Focus on the kinds of snacks that are filling, with adequate amounts of protein, fiber and that are nutrient dense, in that they provide a lot of vitamins and minerals that are low in calories," said Lisa M. Davis, chief nutrition officer of Terra's Kitchen healthy food delivery service.
There are many options that fit those parameters, so to narrow the field Davis and other experts shared some of their top choices.
Plant-based chips
This is a great alternative to your garden-variety fried chips. Yes, those greasy little pieces of heaven are delicious, but all of the excess salt, fat and sugar are no good. Instead, Davis recommends Siete's grain-free tortilla chips. They come in three flavors and all are made with cassava flour, avocado oil, ground chia seed and other natural ingredients.
"It's cool because people who are gluten-free, vegan or following a paleo diet could munch on these," Davis said. "They're crispy, tasty and go great with pico de gallo, salsa or just on their own."
Jica Chips, which are made from the Mexican root vegetable jicama, are another plant-based snack that is high in fiber and vitamin C, while Dang coconut chips provide as much fiber and less sugar than a medium-sized apple. There are also a variety of roasted bean chips on the market offering a balanced mix of protein and fiber to keep you feeling full, Davis said.
[Good news for chocolate lovers: The more you eat, the lower your risk of heart disease, study suggests]
If you have a sweet tooth, dark chocolate is one of the healthiest ways to satisfy a midday craving. Studies have shown it can decrease blood pressure and reduce the risk of death from a heart attack.
"Dark chocolate contains less added sugar than milk [chocolate] and it's also higher in antioxidants thanks to the cocoa," said Nichola Whitehead, a registered dietitian and a British food blogger.
You can nosh on a single square, but Whitehead is all for combining dark chocolate with cashews for a sweet and savory treat filled with protein.
This low-calorie option is chock full of fiber, potassium and vitamins A and C. Red bell peppers are also pretty portable once you slice them up and put them into a resealable bag, but it's best to keep this office snack refrigerated.
"Most veggies can taste bitter or even a bit sour, but I love starting people off with red bell peppers because they're very sweet," said Ilana Muhlstein, a registered dietitian and nutritionist for Explore Cuisine, a company that makes gluten-free pastas and soups. "Not only do red bell peppers have more vitamin C than oranges, they are also low in sugar."
Squeeze pouches
No one is saying take your toddler's food. There are actually all sorts of squeeze packs for adults that are filled with nutritious fruits and vegetable purees.
Davis is a fan of Mamma Chia Squeeze Vitality Snack, a 3½ -ounce blend of chia seeds, purees, fruits and veggies that comes in six flavors such as blackberry bliss and cherry beet. "They are a great source of omega-3," she said. "They are gluten free and vegan, so it caters to different dietary preferences."
Happy Family, a brand known for healthy kid-friendly snacks, promotes its Happy Squeeze line as an option for parents and kids alike, with flavors such as apple, kale and mango. The organic snacks are 100 calories or less and contain a half-cup of fruit.
Eating dried apricots with almonds offers a good mix of fiber and healthy unsaturated fats, Whitehead said.
"The fiber from the apricots helps to keep our digestive systems moving, and healthy fats from the almonds help to keep our hearts healthy," she said.
But be mindful of just how much of this sweet and savory snack you eat. An ounce of almonds, or 23 pieces, is about 163 calories, while six pieces of dried apricots has 100 calories, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department.
You can also opt for freeze-dried fruit packs by Crispy Green that come in seven varieties. There are no preservatives or added sugar, and all fruits are 55 calories or less per serving.
Selecting the right granola can get a little tricky. Some products on the market are full of added sugar that can easily derail your healthy diet. Michele's Granola, a Timonium, Md.-based company, keeps its ingredients simple and wholesome, Davis said.
"It's seed-based and doesn't have oats, so it's gluten free," she said. "It has hemp, sesame, pumpkin and flax. And the ginger hemp flavor they have is out of this world."
The 12-ounce bags come in flavors such as lemon pistachio and cherry chocolate. Davis said you can eat the granola by itself or add a bit of it to your favorite low-fat yogurt.
[5 strategies to end late-night snacking]
Hummus and carrots
Like chips and salsa, carrots and hummus are a perfect match.
"Hummus is made from chickpeas, which are a great source of both fiber and protein to keep us fuller for longer, while carrots are not only rich in fiber but vitamin A, too, which is essential for healthy vision," Whitehead said.
You can pack a zip-top bag full of baby carrots with your lunch, and if you have access to a refrigerator at work, keep a small container of hummus stored for daily use.
@DaniDougPost on Twitter
More from Lifestyle:
When it comes to vitamin supplements, more isn't always better
New diploma? New job? Here are 4 healthy habits to start right now.
Why flavored waters are bad for your teeth
Keep watch for these three new labels on packaged foods
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel Danielle Douglas-Gabriel covers the economics of higher education, writing about the financial policies that determine a student's access to education and ability to complete a credential. Follow


The Samsung Galaxy Alpha launched recently, and it packs something surprising inside.
Samsung (NASDAQOTH:SSNLF) unveiled its next generation Galaxy Alpha smartphone on Aug. 13. Samsung looks to be positioning the handset as a mid-range, "premium" device. While much about the phone was known prior to the launch, the official specifications of one of the variants was unexpected.
While the North American variant of the Galaxy Alpha contains a Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) Snapdragon system-on-chip, the international version -- according to AnandTech -- includes a Samsung-designed applications processor, and an Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) XMM 7260 LTE-Advanced cellular modem.
Those following Intel may be aware that the financial results of its mobile division have been a significant drag on what is otherwise a very strong core business. Just how bad is it? It lost more than $1 billion last quarter on sales of just $51 million.
A substantial portion of that year-over-year decline in Intel's mobile revenue has been, according to the company, due to a large falloff in the sales of its 2G/3G cellular modem business. Though Intel had expected this decline to be offset by the ramp of LTE products, these products were a bit late to market, pushing out that ramp by several months.
Intel's original LTE ramp plan. Source: Intel.
However, with Samsung formally announcing that the XMM 7260 will provide cellular connectivity for its Galaxy Alpha, it seems that Intel's mobile business is set to see much improved results during the coming quarters.
This announcement is significant in a number of ways. First off, it appears that Samsung is still either unable or unwilling to equip one of its more important handset designs with a Samsung-designed modem. This signals that Qualcomm and Intel -- two key vendors of stand-alone modems -- may be less at risk of being displaced by internally designed solutions than it had originally seemed.
Additionally, it seems that Samsung is becoming more comfortable with using Intel's stand-alone modems, even in premium devices. Prior Intel modem wins at Samsung have been models of relatively lower importance, like the Galaxy K Zoom, and the international variant of the Galaxy S5 mini.
It's also worth mentioning -- and this is the real shocker -- that the Intel modem used in the international variant of the Galaxy Alpha actually supports higher LTE-Advanced speeds than the modem block found inside of the Snapdragon 801, which powers the North American version of the phone. The MDM9x25 inside of the Snapdragon 801 supports up to category 4 LTE-Advanced, which means download and upload speeds are 150 megabits per second and 50 megabits per second, respectively.
The XMM 7260 inside of the international version of the Galaxy Alpha, on the other hand, supports 300 megabits per second download and 50 megabits per second upload speeds -- similar to Qualcomm's higher end MDM9x35 stand-alone modem found inside of the Galaxy S5 Broadband LTE-A.
Is Intel finally catching up with Qualcomm?
While Qualcomm is still firmly in the lead when it comes to wireless chips, Intel has made significant progress. This time last year, Intel was barely shipping its first multimode LTE modem -- the XMM 7160 -- and even then, this solution was missing quite a few features relative to similar Qualcomm offerings.
The XMM 7260, on the other hand, comes much closer. Qualcomm's own category 6 LTE-Advanced modem, known as the MDM9x35, is still more sophisticated than the Intel part -- it's built on newer manufacturing technology, for example -- but the gap between the capabilities and time-to-market of Intel's best modem and Qualcomm's best modem has shrunken dramatically.
It will be interesting to see how the competitive dynamic shifts as Intel moves its next generation modems internally on its leading-edge manufacturing technology.
What does this mean for Samsung (and potentially Apple)?
The development of competitive cellular modem technologies is difficult. Even Samsung, which has been developing modems internally for a number of years, still relies on external vendors for its premium products. Apple, too, another major handset vendor, currently relies on Qualcomm for stand-alone modems.
Perhaps some day, both Samsung and Apple will have competitive enough in-house solutions so as to obviate the need for external vendors; but, given the R&D intensity of this market, it's more likely that both companies will rely on external vendors for years to come.
If Intel can show multiple generations of consistent, timely execution, then it could not only be a trusted supplier to Samsung, but it could even supply Apple, as well. This could potentially be good for Apple and Samsung, as having two strong component vendors probably means lower component prices than in the case of having a single dominant vendor.
It's interesting to see Intel gain increasing traction within Samsung's supply chain. In this case, Samsung wins, as it now has two credible high-end modem suppliers, and Intel wins because it looks like it's finally going to start seeing a reversal in the multi-quarter slump of its mobile business. Qualcomm, on the other hand, probably isn't too excited that it has some real competition in the upper end of the stand-alone cellular baseband space.


Those really were the Droids you were looking for!
This entry was posted on July 14, 2009, 8:20 pm and is filed under Images. You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.


Home / Blog / Are Prescription Drugs Really Helping?
Are Prescription Drugs Really Helping?
When reading the side-effects of these common medications, it almost sounds comical! Many people read the list of possible side-effects, and say, "No thank you! I'll stick to the one problem that I already have!" We can make light of the situation that we are in, but it truly isn't very funny. Especially when you consider that adverse side-effects from medicine and surgery is the third largest cause of death in the United States, only behind Heart Disease and Cancer. This is a frightening statistic, and it is not common knowledge.
Certainly, traditional medicine has its place and purpose. However, what if society were to embrace the possibility that there is a better way? What if we began to look at the root of the problems, and go directly to the source? Interference in the nervous system (caused by Subluxation) is a major cause of many health issues. Yes, we must eat right, and maintain physical activity, but if we neglect our nervous system, we may be putting ourselves at risk.
If you or someone that you love is dependent upon prescription drugs, please tell them, there may be a better way and Discover Health and Wellness may be able to help!


text:
Q: Tcl - Free up memory in the middle of procedure We have a web application which is running on AOLServer. One of the features we provide requires the application to process large amount of data which is stored in several ns_sets. The process includes five steps. What we noticed is that the memory usage goes towards the limit after the first 3 steps and it goes out of memory in step 4. I have tried to use "unset" to free up the ns_sets used in step 1-3 without any success. So my question is how to properly free up those ns_sets used in those 3 steps and then step 4 and 5 can run through with adequate available memory?
Your help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

A: You can use ns_set free as noted in one of the comments above, see here for documentation:
http://panoptic.com/wiki/aolserver/Ns_set
You might want to consider using external storage such as the file system or a database. If you happen to be using the request thread to do the processing, you should consider using ns_thread or ns_schedule_proc -thread to execute each step. When a thread is finished (joined if using ns_thread) any ns_set created by the thread should be freed.


Free Download Pandao CMS pro Nulled. This is the latest version which was updated on March 18, 2015 on PHP scripts. Enjoy from " Pandao CMS pro" !
Don't forget to rate this item after purshasing.
Pandao CMS is a professional and complete Content Managment System which contains an ergonomic admin panel which allows you to manage easily the content of your website coupled with an easyly customizable template.
Portable: localhost, root, subdirectory, subdomain or not… Wherever you like!


text:
Video Game Development Studio
Austin, Texas, US
Gary Gattis, Cinco Barnes, Anthony L. Sommers, Jake Rodgers
http://www.spacetimestudios.com/
Spacetime Studios (STS) is a games development studio, based in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2005 by a small group of experienced PC MMO game developers: Gary Gattis, Cinco Barnes, Anthony L. Sommers and Jake Rodgers. With experience developing such games as Wing Commander and Star Wars Galaxies, the start-up was created with the aim to create Sci-Fi MMOs for the PC market.
2 Spacetime Engine
3 Developing Mobile MMOs
4 iOS & android markets
5 Games developed or published by Spacetime Studios
In 2005, Spacetime Studios was founded by a group of developers with collaborative experience working on such titles as Wing Commander, Star Wars Galaxies and Ultima Online.[1] In March 2006, they successfully contracted to begin development of an original IP for a PC sci-fi MMO for NCSoft called Blackstar. This was facilitated in part by the veteran game developer's long-standing working partnership with personnel at NCSoft and familiar with their previous work on sci-fi games.[2]
After several years of preproduction work, in January 2008, NCSoft cancelled their agreement with STS to publish Blackstar,[3] citing a change in economic conditions in the market, after poor performance of two other MMOs in their publishing group such as Tabula Rasa[4] and a consequent reassessment of the Korean publisher's North American portfolio strategy.[5] Spacetime Studios had initially contracted the full rights and ownership of the technology and tools for the newly created in-house game engine called the Spacetime Engine, written in C++ for the purpose of massively scalable tools and in-game assets. But NCSoft still owned the Blackstar IP, including all artistic concepts and narration assets.[6]
STS laid off 12 team members as a result of this and continues to explore options to bring its flagship IP Blackstar to market in addition to unveiling a first glimpse of Blackstar video clip in February[when?] to market the project to a new publisher[3] in addition to a presence at Games Developer's Conference that year.[7] In May 2008, STS reacquires the Blackstar IP from NCSoft.[6] Uncertainty in what is perceived as a difficult market transition leads to STS to consider various options to attract a new publisher or market the project to console and/or as a free-to-play business model.[6] In August 2008, STS halved its staff in search of a new publisher and delivered video footage of preproduction of their game for GDC showcase.[8]
In June 2009, STS published some concept art from Blackstar in a sign that it is still confident and committed to developing the project.[9] STS announces completion of pre-production ready for mass production of Blackstar[1] but subsequently reduces staff to the four founding members plus two. During 2009 STS invested time experimenting with the iOS applications during self-publishing games such as Shotgun granny under the moniker of ClockRocket Games and decided a Mobile MMO is achievable on this platform using the spacetime engine.[10]
Work began in October 2009 and completed the underlying mechanics of a new game called Pocket Legends in January 2010.[11] On 3 April 2010, Spacetime Studios launched Pocket Legends in a stripped-down mobile mmorpg.[12] In September 2010 Spacetime Studios updates the app regularly Spacetime and announces multiplatform support including the Android platform with Investment from Insight Venture Partners.[13]
On February 10, 2011, STS announced development of their original title, Blackstar, and confirm it will be released Quarter 2 of 2011.[14] Subsequently Blackstar was showcased at GDC, in March 2011, for the third time in its development history and receives widespread press coverage and interest in the games industry.[15] In April 2011, Spacetime Studios celebrated the anniversary of its fantasy mobile mmo, Pocket Legends release.[16]
On January 12, 2014, they explained that no new expansions for Pocket Legends were released since 2012, as the player base has shrunk due to the company's focus on the launch of new titles.[17]
Spacetime Engine[edit]
The Spacetime Engine[18][14] allows a cross-platform[19] (iOS, Android, Windows, OS X, Linux, PC[20]) play across a wide range of radio-transmission technologies (edge, 3g, 4g, Wi-Fi) across a wide range of device specifications and types, allowing effective performance data communication between the client and server, e.g. consistently <1kbit/s.[21] It allows rapid delivery of updates (in addition & external to Apple app store approval process), resulting in such statistic as updating Pocket Legends MMO on average 2 times daily with over 200 updates over a 12-month period. "We can do that because that's our engine, and we know that we can release stable content. People ask how much we test the content, and sometimes not that much. But we know it's going to be stable, it's not going to break the servers. It might be off balance, but we release it, put up a feedback thread..." ~ Gary Gattis at GDC 2010.[22][23][20]
Developing Mobile MMOs[edit]
With the unveiling of the iPhone at MacWorld, 2007, signified an important development in developer environment and an entirely new digital market of downloadable apps with micro-transactions. These factors led to Spacetime Studios investigating the developer and production "pipelines" of this new market opportunity and deciding that a 3D mobile MMO was a newly viable development prospect.[10] Technically in 2009: "We're done with pre-production, which means we can confidently mass-produce engaging content. Our tools are data-driven, so they're very extensible. [...] Developers can have a fresh build of the game installed on their systems with a single-click.[18] This would allow Spacetime Studios to have a fully multiplayer game running within one month and full prototype within two months.[10] and within four months the core game had been completed (TenTonHammer Podcast #27).
Spacetime Studios summarized the challenges creating a mobile mmo that was restricted by hardware power, bandwidth over EDGE, small display size, touch controls for user input, wide appeal to a casual userbase for whom games would be a secondary consideration, significantly reduced gaming sessions ranging from 5–10 minutes and a bottom-line of highly consistent levels of performance, underpinning an active and responsive core gameplay experience with scope in future design that allowed for organic growth.[10][24] Instanced levels, as opposed to a persistent open world, allowed the game to be playable on low end devices and low-bandwidth connectivity. It Allows quick formation of groups of players through hot-joinable hosted games, allows for short 10-minute level completion and future levels addition with scope for variable duration and depth of gameplay required.[25][24]
iOS & android markets[edit]
Pocket Legends has been downloaded over 4 million times in over 200 countries from April 2010 to May 2011 on both iOS and Android platforms.[23][20] On top of those download figures, Pocket Legends monetizes at 10% compared to an average of 2% for other apps.[26]
Pocket Legends initially released on iOS on 3 April 2010, with subsequent release onto Android in September, 2010. Currently Apple has over 190m iOS devices (with 350,000 apps downloaded >10b times) compared to Android's 100m devices (150,000 apps downloaded 3.7b times) as of March–April 2011.[27][28] expectations would be in line with general trends in financial success of other apps that would predict higher monetization on iOS than Android.[29] But in an interview with Computerworld's JR Raphael Spacetime Studios disclosed app data comparing iOS with Android first 30 & 60 days:
Daily user activity on Android is more than double its level on iOS in practically every measure
9,000 daily downloads on Android compared to 3-4,000 daily downloads on iOS in the same time periods
App use is x3 times higher on Android than iOS.
30-50% higher revenue on Android than iOS.
Ad clicking is also x3 higher and Ad purchasing x2 higher on Android than iOS over the same timeframe.
Gary Gattis: "In some ways, it's kind of like the wild, wild West, but that's where the gold rush people made their claim. For us, the challenges have become opportunities."[30]
Games developed or published by Spacetime Studios[edit]
Pocket Legends (fantasy style MMO, development of new expansions ceased since 2012[17])
Star Legends: The Blackstar Chronicles (science fiction style MMO)
Dark Legends (vampire style MMO)
Arcane Legends (another fantasy style MMO)
Battle Dragons (Strategy Games)
Battle Command! (Strategy Games)
Arcane Battlegrounds (Strategy Games)
Call of champions (MOBA game)
Pocket Legends Adventures
^ a b "Creating a Science-Fiction Epic: An Interview with Space Time Studios". Tentonhammer.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ "Yahoo!". massively.joystiq.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ a b Alexander, Leigh. "NCsoft Cancels Spacetime MMO, Layoffs Result". Gamasutra.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ "Earnings Releases". Ncsoft.net. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ "Spacetime & Blackstar in Austin Economic News". Tentonhammer.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ a b c Chris Remo. "Interview: Spacetime Studios Talks Re-Acquired Blackstar IP". Gamasutra.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ Alexander, Leigh. "Spacetime Studios Halves Staff In Blackstar Publisher Search". Gamasutra.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ a b c d "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-05-14. CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Pocket Legends on Ten Ton Hammer Live Episode 27". Tentonhammer.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ Remo, Chris. "Interview: Spacetime Reveals iPhone, iPad MMO Pocket Legends". Gamasutra.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ Alexander, Leigh. "Spacetime Gets Investment, Announces Cross-Platform Play For iOS, PC MMO". Gamasutra.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ a b "Spacetime Studios Unveils Mobile Sci-Fi MMO Blackstar". Businesswire.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ "Spacetime Studios - Recent Blackstar Press Links". Spacetimestudios.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ "Pocket Legends - First Anniversary Interview". Mmorpg.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ a b "Why we didn't make a new expansion for Pocket Legends in 2013". Pocket legends forums. Spacetime Games. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
^ a b "Spacetime Studios: An Interview on the Future of Blackstar". Tentonhammer.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ "Spacetime Studios Reveals Plan To Launch Mobile Cross-Platform 3D MMO". Businesswire.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ a b c "HugeDomains.com - IgameRadio.com is for sale (Igame Radio)". Igameradio.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018. Cite uses generic title (help)
^ "Spacetime Studios - The Spacetime Engine". Spacetimestudios.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ "Topic: apple articles on Engadget". Engadget. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ a b "Spacetime Studios - Spacetime Studios Celebrates 1 Year of Pocket Legends With Massive Giveaway and Celebration Activities". Spacetimestudios.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ a b "Yahoo!". massively.joystiq.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ "GDC Roundup: Blackstar, DJ Rivals, and Death Rally announced". Macworld.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ (Nix), Nicolas SOREL. "AndroLib, Find all the applications and games available in the Android Market for your Android Phone, Droid, Galaxy S etc..." Androlib.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ "∞ One developer's success does not make Android better than iOS". Loopinsight.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2011-05-20. CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Spacetime Studios Forum [1]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spacetime_Studios&oldid=991278645"
Mobile game companies
Video game companies of the United States
Companies based in Austin, Texas
Massively multiplayer online role-playing games
2010 video games
CS1 errors: generic title
Vague or ambiguous time from December 2011


text:
New numerical techniques to quantify and predict the effect of entrainment defects, applied to high pressure die casting
Watson, Robert (2016). New numerical techniques to quantify and predict the effect of entrainment defects, applied to high pressure die casting. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.
Watson16PhD.pdf
PDF - Accepted Version
High Pressure Die Casting (HPDC) is an attractive option for automotive manufacturers, as it has a number of advantages over wrought process routes.
An improved understanding of the defects which may result from the process could allow castings to deliver lighter vehicle structures.
A novel algorithm was developed to predict the formation of entrainment defects, which may limit the strength of castings. This model was integrated into FLOW-3D, a fluid dynamics solver.
Theoretical advances were made, which offer a means of extrapolating a spatial distribution of damage to location specific statistical distributions, an improved way of characterising the contribution of each defect type to strength, and a means of correlating parameters for statistical distributions, allowing the variation in strength may be predicted at arbitrary locations within a casting.
Casting and numerical experiments were performed, to evaluate these algorithms and underlying fluid flow solution, and to test the influence of entrainment defects on the strength of HPDC parts.
Defects formed by air entrainment were found to significantly limit the strength of the studied castings. The methods and techniques explored in this work showed promise, but further advances would be needed, before ab intio strength prediction for HPDC parts can be realised.
Griffiths, William D UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
Colleges (2008 onwards) > College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
School of Metallurgy and Materials
T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
T Technology > TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy


Follow blue motorway signs. There is a toll between Santiago de Compostela and Lalín.
With three motorway exits to Ourense it can be quite complicated to drive through Ourense so follow our suggestion to get through the city quickly and easily. Ourense is the OU-536 signed to Pobra de Trives / Terras de Trives.
At roundabout take first exit signed Terras de Trives OU 536. This is the road you need to take out of Ourense and which takes you most of the way to Cristosende.
Keep straight, past various traffic lights, ignoring turns to right or left. You will see the railway station (on left). Here keep straight, keeping straight, avoiding a right turn by the railway station.
Keep straight as the road slopes down, and after going under road bridge, keep in left lane, in order to go straight over a mini roundabout. Then go straight over a second mini roundabout.
This takes you over the River Miño again and to a big roundabout with pyramid-like fountains.
At next roundabout go straight over (second exit). You are now on the OU-536.
Continue on the OU536 for about 30 minutes. You will pass through a number of towns and villages, cross the Rodicio pass (Alto de Rodicio), and come to the village of Valilongo.
After about 5 minutes, at the hamlet of Pedra do Sol turn left. You will drive through chestnut groves and, after a couple of steep bends with views over the River Sil canyon, arrive at Cristosende.
1. Observe speed limits especially in the rural villages – the police sometimes organise crackdowns on offenders & you can be fined or have points on your licence.
2. Flashing orange lights at traffic lights and zebra crossings mean "go if the coast is clear".
4. The Guardia Civil (Traffic Police) routinely organise spot checks and you can be stopped and and asked to show your driving licence, car documents and passport. If you do not have these with you you can be fined.
5. Random breath-testing for alcohol is also more routine than in the UK. You may be stopped and asked to do an on-the-spot test.


Remember photographer Murad Osmann's viral series of photos where he follows his girlfriend to exotic locations around the world? Well, now you can do the same single-handedly without a significant other, thanks to the Selfie arm.
It's a new concept, still in the design phase and is strong on sarcasm. In a bid to have us rethink social media, artists Aric Snee and Justin Crowe have presented a product which creates the illusion of having a person right there with you taking that shot instead of your lone self.
The Selfie Arm is made of fiberglass and is thus lightweight enough to be used by the gentler half of the population. It takes the selfie stick and adds a whole new dimension to it, with the new product posing as a human arm.
Now, if the Selfie arm moves from being a mockery of modern day life, devoid of personal contact, to actual production, we would certainly like to see a less zombie-like color on the hand. The more entrepreneurial type could already envision a vast market of accessories for the arm too, because no one wants to be seen with a friend dressed the same for days on end.


text:
Q: SQL query to combine two different table structures I am trying to combine the data from two different table structures into the one query. I think it can be done, but I am lost as to the syntax and way to go about it. Below are the structures of my two tables: Table 1 and Table 2. Table 1 was previous old data. New data was placed in a different structure, Table 2. The actual values are still the same, having two revenue types for which three business types can be assigned. Table 2 no longer needs     BusinessTypeC though, so is not included.     BusinessTypeA and     BusinessTypeB in Table 1 are just     BusinessType 1 and 2 in Table 2.
I know to UNION the data in the query, as the data do not overlap. But how would I make a new dataset in the query, essentially rebuilding Table 1 like Table 2, so they could     UNION and be one query dataset?
any ideas or pointing me in the right direction is much appreciated. If you need more detail please let me know! I have another few tables like this, but of the same problem. So I could apply the help here elsewhere!
ReturnsID and SubmissionID are dual primary keys. Sorry I would include some sample data but I do not know how to tag it or include it!
Table 1 structure:
>CREATE TABLE [dbo].[RevenueOLD](
[ReturnsID] [int] NOT NULL,
[SubmissionId] [int] NOT NULL,
[RevenueType] [int] NOT NULL,
[BusinessTypeA] [numeric](13, 2) NULL,
[BusinessTypeB] [numeric](13, 2) NULL,
[BusinessTypeC] [numeric](13, 2) NULL

Table 2 structure:
>CREATE TABLE [dbo].[RevenueNEW](
[ReturnsID] [int] NOT NULL,
[SubmissionId] [int] NOT NULL,
[RevenueType] [int] NOT NULL,
[BusinessType] [int] NOT NULL,
[Value] [numeric](13, 2) NULL

A: Maybe something like this:
SELECT
    ReturnsID,
    SubmissionId,
    RevenueType,
    BusinessTypeA,
    BusinessTypeB,
    BusinessTypeC,
    NULL AS BusinessType,
    NULL AS Value
FROM
    RevenueOLD
UNION ALL
SELECT
    ReturnsID,
    SubmissionId,
    RevenueType,
    NULL AS BusinessTypeA,
    NULL AS BusinessTypeB,
    NULL AS BusinessTypeC,
    BusinessType,
    Value
FROM
    RevenueNEW

A: Since you want the structure from RevenueNEW, I think you need to union a query of it with three (or two if you don't care about BusinessTypeC) queries from RevenueOLD:
SELECT *
FROM RevenueNEW
UNION ALL
SELECT ReturnsID, SubmissionId, RevenueType,
    1 AS BusinessType, BusinessTypeA AS Value
FROM RevenueOLD WHERE ISNULL(BusinessTypeA, 0) <> 0
UNION ALL
SELECT ReturnsID, SubmissionId, RevenueType,
    2 AS BusinessType, BusinessTypeB AS Value
FROM RevenueOLD WHERE ISNULL(BusinessTypeB, 0) <> 0
UNION ALL
SELECT ReturnsID, SubmissionId, RevenueType,
    3 AS BusinessType, BusinessTypeC AS Value
FROM RevenueOLD WHERE ISNULL(BusinessTypeC, 0) <> 0


During the summer holidays I have been painting figures... or trying to do so. Not only this is not my strongpoint, but I am really slow, and more when these guys carry so "fancy" clothes. To cut the story short, I have only managed to finish one of the five figures that (maybe) the "night shift" dio includes. By the way, the figures is from Dragon with a Hornet head.