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    <title>Processes</title>
    <prepared></prepared>
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    <title>Processes</title>

Erlang is designed for massive concurrency. Erlang processes are
      lightweight (grow and shrink dynamically) with small memory
      footprint, fast to create and terminate, and the scheduling
      overhead is low.

    <title>Process Creation</title>

A process is created by calling <c>spawn</c>:

spawn(Module, Name, Args) -> pid()
  Module = Name = atom()
  Args = [Arg1,...,ArgN]
    ArgI = term()

<c>spawn</c> creates a new process and returns the pid.

The new process starts executing in
      <c>Module:Name(Arg1,...,ArgN)</c> where the arguments are
      the elements of the (possible empty) <c>Args</c> argument list.

There exist a number of other <c>spawn</c> BIFs, for example,
      <c>spawn/4</c> for spawning a process at another node.

    <title>Registered Processes</title>

Besides addressing a process by using its pid, there are also
      BIFs for registering a process under a name. The name must be an
      atom and is automatically unregistered if the process terminates:

      <row>
        <cell align="left" valign="middle">BIF</cell>
        <cell align="left" valign="middle">Description</cell>
      </row>
      <row>
        <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>register(Name, Pid)</c></cell>
        <cell align="left" valign="middle">Associates the name <c>Name</c>, an atom, with the process <c>Pid</c>.</cell>
      </row>
      <row>
        <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>registered()</c></cell>
        <cell align="left" valign="middle">Returns a list of names that
        have been registered using <c>register/2</c>.</cell>
      </row>
      <row>
        <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>whereis(Name)</c></cell>
        <cell align="left" valign="middle">Returns the pid registered
        under <c>Name</c>, or <c>undefined </c>if the name is not
        registered.</cell>
      </row>
      <tcaption>Name Registration BIFs</tcaption>

    <marker id="term"></marker>
    <title>Process Termination</title>

When a process terminates, it always terminates with an
      exit reason. The reason can be any term.

A process is said to terminate normally, if the exit
      reason is the atom <c>normal</c>. A process with no more code to
      execute terminates normally.

A process terminates with an exit reason <c>{Reason,Stack}</c>
      when a run-time error occurs. See
      <seeguide marker="errors#exit_reasons">Exit Reasons</seeguide>.

A process can terminate itself by calling one of the
       following BIFs:

    <list type="bulleted">
      <item><c>exit(Reason)</c></item>
      <item><c>erlang:error(Reason)</c></item>
      <item><c>erlang:error(Reason, Args)</c></item>
    </list>

The process then terminates with reason <c>Reason</c> for
      <c>exit/1</c> or <c>{Reason,Stack}</c> for the others.

A process can also be terminated if it receives an exit signal
      with another exit reason than <c>normal</c>, see
      <seeguide marker="#errors">Error Handling</seeguide>.

    <title>Message Sending</title>

Processes communicate by sending and receiving messages.
      Messages are sent by using
      the <seeguide marker="expressions#send">send operator !</seeguide>
      and received by calling
      <seeguide marker="expressions#receive">receive</seeguide>.

Message sending is asynchronous and safe, the message is
      guaranteed to eventually reach the recipient, provided that
      the recipient exists.

    <title>Links</title>

      Two processes can be linked to each other. Also a
      process and a port that reside on the same node can be linked
      to each other. A link beteen two processes can be created
      if one of them calls the
      <seemfa marker="erts:erlang#link/1"><c>link/1</c></seemfa> BIF
      with the process identifier of the other process as argument.
      Links can also be created using one the following spawn BIFs
      <seemfa marker="erts:erlang#spawn_link/4"><c>spawn_link()</c></seemfa>,
      <seemfa marker="erts:erlang#spawn_opt/5"><c>spawn_opt()</c></seemfa>, or
      <seemfa marker="erts:erlang#spawn_request/5"><c>spawn_request()</c></seemfa>.
      The spawn operation and the link operation will
      be performed atomically, in these cases.

      If one of the participants of a link terminates, it will
      <seeguide marker="system/reference_manual:processes#sending_exit_signals">send
      an exit signal</seeguide> to the other participant. The exit
      signal will contain the
      <seeguide marker="system/reference_manual:processes#link_exit_signal_reason">exit
      reason</seeguide> of the terminated participant.

      A link can be removed by calling the
      <seemfa marker="erts:erlang#unlink/1"><c>unlink/1</c></seemfa>
      BIF.

      Links are bidirectional and there can only be one link between
      two processes. Repeated calls to <c>link()</c> have no effect.
      Either one of the involved processes may create or remove a
      link.

Links are used to monitor the behaviour of other processes, see
      <seeguide marker="#errors">Error Handling</seeguide>.

    <marker id="errors"></marker>
    <title>Error Handling</title>

Erlang has a built-in feature for error handling between
      processes. Terminating processes emit exit signals to all
      linked processes, which can terminate as well or handle the exit
      in some way. This feature can be used to build hierarchical
      program structures where some processes are supervising other
      processes, for example, restarting them if they terminate
      abnormally.

See <seeguide marker="system/design_principles:des_princ#otp design principles">
      OTP Design Principles</seeguide> for more information about
      OTP supervision trees, which use this feature.

      <marker id="sending_exit_signals"/>
      <title>Sending Exit Signals</title>

	When a process or port
	<seeguide marker="#term">terminates</seeguide> it will
	send exit signals to all processes and ports that it
	is <seeguide marker="#links">linked</seeguide> to.
	The exit signal will contain the following information:

      <taglist>
	<tag>Sender identifier</tag>
	<item>

	  The process or port identifier of the process or port
	  that terminated.

</item>
	<tag>Receiver identifier</tag>
	<item>

	  The process or port identifier of the process or port
	  which the exit signal is sent to.

</item>
	<tag>The <c>link</c> flag</tag>
	<item>

	  This flag will be set indicating that the exit signal
	  was sent due to a link.

</item>
	<tag><marker id="link_exit_signal_reason"/>Exit reason</tag>
	<item>

	  The exit reason of the process or port that
	  terminated or the atom:

	  <list>
	    <item>

	      <c>noproc</c> in case no process or port was
	      found when setting up a link in a preceeding
	      call to the
	      <seemfa marker="erts:erlang#link/1"><c>link(PidOrPort)</c></seemfa>
	      BIF. The process or port identified as sender
	      of the exit signal will equal the <c>PidOrPort</c>
	      argument passed to <c>link/1</c>.

</item>
	    <item>

	      <c>noconnection</c> in case the linked
	      processes resides on different nodes and
	      the connection between the nodes was lost or
	      could not be established. The process or port
	      identified as sender of the exit signal might
	      in this case still be alive.

</item>
	  </list>
	</item>
      </taglist>

	Exit signals can also be sent explicitly by calling the
	<seemfa marker="erts:erlang#exit/2"><c>exit(PidOrPort,
	Reason)</c></seemfa> BIF. The exit signal is sent to the
	process or port identified by the <c>PidOrPort</c> argument.
	The exit signal sent will contain the following information:

      <taglist>
	<tag>Sender identifier</tag>
	<item>

	  The process identifier of the process that called
	  <c>exit/2</c>.

</item>
	<tag>Receiver identifier</tag>
	<item>

	  The process or port identifier of the process or port
	  which the exit signal is sent to.

</item>
	<tag>The <c>link</c> flag</tag>
	<item>

	  This flag will not be set, indicating that this exit
	  signal was not sent due to a link.

</item>
	<tag>Exit reason</tag>
	<item>

	  The term passed as <c>Reason</c> in the call to
	  <c>exit/2</c>. If <c>Reason</c> is the atom <c>kill</c>,
	  the receiver cannot
	  <seeerl marker="erts:erlang#process_flag_trap_exit">trap
	  the exit</seeerl> signal and will unconditionally
	  terminate when it receives the signal.

</item>
      </taglist>

      <marker id="receiving_exit_signals"/>
      <title>Receiving Exit Signals</title>

What happens when a process receives an exit signal depends on:

      <list>
	<item>

	  The <seeerl marker="erts:erlang#process_flag_trap_exit">trap exit</seeerl>
	  state of the receiver at the time when the exit signal is received.

</item>
	<item>

	  The exit reason of the exit signal.

</item>
	<item>

	  The sender of the exit signal.

</item>
	<item>

	  The state of the <c>link</c> flag of the exit signal. If the
	  <c>link</c> flag is set, the exit signal was sent due to a
	  link; otherwise, the exit signal was sent by a call to the
	  <seemfa marker="erts:erlang#exit/2"><c>exit/2</c></seemfa> BIF.

</item>
	<item>

	  If the <c>link</c> flag is set, what happens also depends on
	  whether the <seemfa marker="erts:erlang#unlink/1">link is still active
	  or not</seemfa> when the exit signal is received.

</item>
      </list>

	Based on the above states, the following will happen when an
	exit signal is received by a process:

      <list>
	<item>

The exit signal is silently dropped if:

	  <list>
	    <item>

	      the <c>link</c> flag of the exit signal is set and
	      the corresponding link has been deactivated.

</item>
	    <item>

	      the exit reason of the exit signal is the atom <c>normal</c>,
	      the receiver is not trapping exits, and the receiver and
	      sender are not the same process.

</item>
	  </list>
	</item>
	<item>

The receiving process is terminated if:

	  <list>
	    <item>

	      the <c>link</c> flag of the exit signal
	      is not set, and the exit reason of the exit signal
	      is the atom <c>kill</c>. The receiving process will
	      terminate with the atom <c>killed</c> as exit reason.

</item>
	    <item>

	      the receiver is not trapping exits, and the exit
	      reason is something other than the atom <c>normal</c>.
	      Also, if the <c>link</c> flag of the exit signal
	      is set, the link also needs to be active otherwise the
	      exit signal will be dropped. The exit reason of the
	      receiving process will equal the exit reason of the
	      exit signal. Note that if the <c>link</c> flag
	      is set, an exit reason of <c>kill</c> will not
	      be converted to <c>killed</c>.

</item>
	    <item>

	      the exit reason of the exit signal is the atom
	      <c>normal</c> and the sender of the exit signal is
	      the same process as the receiver. The <c>link</c>
	      flag cannot be set in this case. The exit reason
	      of the receiving process will be the atom <c>normal</c>.

</item>
	  </list>
	</item>
	<item>

	    The exit signal is converted to a message signal and
	    moved into the message queue of the receiver, if the
	    receiver is trapping exits, the <c>link</c> flag
	    of the exit signal is:

	    <list>
	      <item>

		not set, and the exit reason of the signal is not
		the atom <c>kill</c>.

</item>
	      <item>

		set, and the corresponding link is active.
		Note that an exit reason of <c>kill</c> will
		not terminate the process in this
		case and it will not be converted to
		<c>killed</c>.

</item>
	    </list>

	      The converted message will be on the form
	      <c>{'EXIT', SenderID, Reason}</c> where <c>Reason</c>
	      equals the exit reason of the exit signal and
	      <c>SenderID</c> is the identifier of the process
	      or port that sent the exit signal.

	</item>
      </list>

    <title>Monitors</title>

An alternative to links are monitors. A process
      <c>Pid1</c> can create a monitor for <c>Pid2</c> by calling
      the BIF <c>erlang:monitor(process, Pid2)</c>. The function returns
      a reference <c>Ref</c>.

If <c>Pid2</c> terminates with exit reason <c>Reason</c>, a
      'DOWN' message is sent to <c>Pid1</c>:

{'DOWN', Ref, process, Pid2, Reason}

If <c>Pid2</c> does not exist, the 'DOWN' message is sent
      immediately with <c>Reason</c> set to <c>noproc</c>.

Monitors are unidirectional. Repeated calls to
      <c>erlang:monitor(process, Pid)</c> creates several
      independent monitors, and each one sends a 'DOWN' message when
      <c>Pid</c> terminates.

A monitor can be removed by calling
      <c>erlang:demonitor(Ref)</c>.

Monitors can be created for processes with registered
      names, also at other nodes.

    <title>Process Dictionary</title>

Each process has its own process dictionary, accessed by calling
      the following BIFs:

put(Key, Value)
get(Key)
get()
get_keys(Value)
erase(Key)
erase()

</chapter>

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The giant panda is one of the national treasures of China. Many factors, related primarily to increased human activity, have caused a marked decline and geographic fragmentation of the wild population. To preserve this endangered species, the Chinese government, in partnership with many nongovernmental organisations (inside and outside China), has invested significant human and material resources to benefit in situ conservation. These collective efforts have resulted in the establishment of more than 40 nature reserves in southwest China in the provinces of Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi.
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Phones as desktop PCs: Is this just a user interface problem?
Microsoft Continuum, Samsung Dex, HUAWEI Easy Projection: If the vision for "phone as PC" has real potential, what's stopping it from taking off?
Bob Myers
Until recently, the concept of a "desktop PC phone" would have been laughable. Even now, in the era of phone-PC crossovers like Samsung Dex and HUAWEI's PC mode (Easy Projection), the idea still seems slightly unbelievable. It's sobering — at least for we (*ahem*) older watchers tech industry enthusiasts — that modern smartphones or tablets pack about as much computing power as was found not too long ago in a pretty high-end PC.
A Snapdragon 660 SoC — a fairly typical midrange chip in 2018 — is an octa-core, up-to-2.2-GHz-clock-rate number cruncher. It often comes with 2GB of RAM and upwards of 64GB of flash storage these days. A little bit of work with your favorite search engine will show these numbers are pretty comparable to what you would've had sitting on your desktop just a decade ago
The modern smartphone or tablet packs about as much computing power as was found not too long ago in a pretty high-end PC.
It's always a fool's game to compare computing devices on such gross measures as clock speed and memory. There are still considerable differences between even a 2008 desktop PC and a 2018 phone or tablet. Graphics processing power is still an area of considerable difference. No one will confuse a mobile OS with its "mainstream PC" counterpart, either (but they are getting a lot closer). However, if like so many users, your computing needs stay within the bounds of web browsing, email, video streaming, and running a word processing app or spreadsheet, you've got all the power you need in the palm of your hand.
Capabilities aside, we have yet to see any product truly realize the potential of using your phone or tablet as your primary computing tool. The industry has long since moved away from the traditional desktop setup to the laptop on one side of the spectrum and the Chromebook on the other. I personally haven't had an actual "desktop PC" at either home or work for over 20 years. Taking that a step further and relying on an even smaller device for everything still hasn't happened, though.
Probably the closest attempt at achieving this came with HP's Elite x3 phone, a Windows product intended for use with an external monitor and keyboard via Microsoft's Continuum feature. These came very close to the vision of "phone as PC," even running such apps as AutoCAD and Photoshop, but they failed to gain traction in the market. As a result, both these products and Windows Mobile itself have quietly faded. The Elite x3 has been discontinued, and Windows Mobile is essentially on hold, planned now for only bug and security fixes through the end of 2019. Other attempts at crossing the smartphone-PC border, such as Samsung's Dex mode (and accessories) or Huawei's EMUI "Easy Projection" via just an HDMI cable are still hanging in there on the Android front, but to decidedly mixed reviews. Is this whole concept just something no one really wants?
I find myself carrying a laptop, a tablet and a smartphone practically all the time. That's a lot of redundancy when you think about it, but there's no way I can make calls on my laptop (no, Skype isn't the answer — I'm not firing up the laptop and hoping for a Wi-Fi connection while dashing through an airport terminal!), and I can't use my phone to give presentations or edit documents. While the tablet is great for streaming video, playing some games, and chilling out with a good book, it's not going to replace either of the other two. Right now, there's little choice.
I can't count on having a better screen to connect to wherever I am, and even if I did, I can't run all the apps I need on any single one of these three platforms.
I can't count on having a better screen to connect to wherever I am, and even if I did, I can't run all the apps I need on any single platform. So I'm carrying all three, along with their chargers, cables, a keyboard, and other various bits of ephemera. Of course there's also duplicate data across the three, since there's usually compatibility problems trying to transfer files.
One big problem is that our mobile tech has the muscle, but it's not really equipped to make that power very accessible. What prevents you from doing a lot of these basic, not-so-processing-power-intensive operations on your phone or tablet is you. You're a human being, which means you can't really use a keyboard on your touchscreen as well as a full size one, and you certainly don't really want to edit documents or browse through web pages on a screen not much bigger than an index card. We need some way to use these devices with a bigger screen and better input devices.
Complicating that situation, of course, is the fact that our mobile devices need to be just that: mobile. If you're making a product for people to carry in their pockets (or a purse, briefcase, or backpack) it needs to be small and lightweight. Too small to carry a lot of the standard connectors the industry uses for video or input devices, or a larger display or keyboard (or the battery you'd need to power these, especially the display). There is, after all, a reason that laptops, phones, and tablets are all pretty different products.
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Bluetooth, the ubiquitous wireless interface in everything from smartphones through desktop PCs, covers the input requirements quite nicely. It's a megabits-per-second connection, which means there's plenty of capacity for things like keyboards, mice, and audio I/O, but not really enough for high-resolution video. So getting to a decent external display is the real problem. Let's take a look at what's needed here, what solutions have been developed, and — perhaps most importantly — whether this is all just another case of trying a solve a problem no one's really all that worried about.
The challenge in developing any standard for carrying video data is that there's just so darn much of it. Even a basic 1,280 x 720, 24 bits/pixel, 60Hz video stream (pretty average by current mobile-tech standards) still represents a whopping 1.33Gbps of data. Going "full HD" (1,920 x 1,080) kicks that up to just about 3Gbps. On top of that we'd need small, low-power products to hit those speeds. Not only do higher speeds generally require more power, smaller connectors mean smaller conductors in the cable, and smaller conductors mean more loss, especially at higher rates. It's a lose-lose situation.
That hasn't stopped anyone from trying, though, and two standards have been particularly successful at providing a video interface option for these sorts of products. After creating the digital video interface of choice in the consumer TV market, several of the makers of the HDMI format turned their attention to the mobile market. The result was the Mobile High-definition Link (MHL), which was first demonstrated by MHL promoter Silicon Image in 2008 and first released by the new MHL Consortium in 2010. The original spec permitted up to 2.25Gbps in 24-bit mode, sufficient for 1080p or 720p video.
Despite the advancement on the video-interface front, we still don't have a truly universal mobile device video connection.
Not to be outdone, the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA), publisher of the PC industry's DisplayPort (DP) standard, countered with a version of the DP spec known as Mobility DisplayPort, or (MyDP). A key point about both MyDP and MHL is that neither standard defined a new physical interface; they simply noted that these new interfaces could be supported on various existing connectors. VESA member company Analogix Semiconductor developed a MyDP-compatible implementation called SlimPort which put the interface on the standard 5-pin micro-USB connector. MHL has been provided on both the 5-pin micro-USB, as well as the less-common 11-pin version (usually in Samsung products).
There are a few reasons why the industry hasn't rushed to embrace these formats and freed us from dragging so many different gadgets around. Despite advancement on the video-interface front, we still don't have a truly universal mobile video connection standard, at least for now. With the USB Type-C standard's introduction in 2014, micro-USB's days were numbered, and with it the support for either MHL or MyDP/SlimPort on that connector. USB Type-C established the Alternate Mode feature, which permits some of the interface's high-speed data channels to support alternate protocols. The USB Implementers Forum has been working closely with the publishers of the major digital video interface specs to ensure they all work on the connector. The interface (which, even while carrying high-resolution video, still offers enough extra data capacity, charging power, and more to act as a full-fledged dock connection) continues to grow in popularity in the mobile market. It's already found on plenty of Android devices. Even Apple is rumored to be switching from its proprietary Lightning connector to USB Type-C starting next year.
Source All of the major consumer digital video interfaces are now available under USB-C's Alternate Mode
Having a single universal interface connecting a mobile device to external displays, keyboards, and storage might make it possible to rely on just a single device for everything, or at least transition seamlessly from that device to a computer. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean we're finally about to achieve one-device Nirvana.
One major hurdle still remains, and until it's resolved there's going to be little motivation of any manufacturer to try to create such a unified system.
One major hurdle still remains, and until it's resolved there's going to be little motivation to create such a unified system. Of the major operating system providers across both the PC and mobile markets, only Microsoft has had any real success in unifying its operating system, though the company has also clearly given up on smartphones since then. Apple has reiterated it has no intention of merging macOS and iOS, despite years of rumors to the contrary.
While there have been some third-party attempts with varying degrees of success to put Android on a desktop (or at least to give Android devices a sort-of-desktop-ish mode, as with the Dex and EMUI examples), it's clear Google's official position is that the desktop or laptop solution is the cloud-centric Chrome OS. There have been several attempts to make Chrome OS play nice with Android apps in one way or another, but the situation today is nowhere near what anyone would call well integrated.
What do you think? Is there, as these companies claim, just not enough desire to warrant unifying the market? Would you want to see a single environment for all your computing needs? Do you think smartphones should be smartphones, PCs should be PCs, and never the twain shall meet? Sound off in the comments, and a bit later we can take another look at how this situation might develop longterm.

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The Charles Mack Citizen Center is a beautiful and convenient location for rehearsal dinners, weddings, and/or receptions. Located in the heart of downtown Mooresville, it has a small-town feel, with big-city perks. The Citizen Center has several options for the setting of the special day and the staff works with the bride and groom to accommodate their wishes!
Reservations can be made up to a year in advance. Spaces can be rented by the hour or by the day. There are two outdoor garden locations available and six indoor ballrooms. This way if you are looking to have an outdoor wedding and and indoor reception, you can have both without completely moving locations!
In the ballrooms, there are customizable dance floors depending on the size of your wedding. Flexible room options are also available based on the number attending the wedding. Also available is state of the art audio and video equipment. To help make the big day run smoothly, a list of local caterers and service providers is also provided by the Citizen Center. There is also easy and convenient parking for the wedding party and guests.
For a full list of rates for the different spaces, be sure to check their website. Here you can see an entire list of what is available at The Citizen Center and what the fees are.
1. Book in Advance! Weekends get booked fast, so if you are looking to host your rehearsal dinner, wedding, and/or reception here, act fast!
2. Take Advantage of the Location. With the venue being in the middle of Downtown Mooresville, be sure you use what is available to you for photos!
3. Have both your ceremony and reception at the Citizen Center! There are a total of 8 spaces(indoor and outdoor) for you to choose from, all offering something a little different.
The Breezy Meadows Farm is not only a fully equipped farm with horse stables, but it is also a popular wedding venue. The owners began the farm due to their daughters love for horses. They had spent some time on farms and felt this was really where their family thrived! Today they offer a full boarding service for horses, riding lessons, and week-long camps during the summer.
The boarding service offers awesome stables and includes feeding twice a day. They receive grain and hay, along with any supplements they need. Fresh water is provided in the stalls and on the pastures. The stalls are maintained and cleaned regularly (twice daily) and horses are given blankets during chilly weather. All of this is available to horse owners for only $400 a month!
Lessons are private and are one hour in length. Because lessons are offered privately, they will be specialized to your needs. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or an advanced rider, the lessons will be on your level! In addition to riding, grooming, tacking, and untacking are included in the lessons. Lessons are $35 per hour.
Summer camps are a wonderful way for kids to expand their knowledge of horses and learn different riding techniques, while also gaining life experiences and making new friends. Kids get the chance to learn how to properly care for a horse and get to show off their new skills by preparing for the horse show held every Friday afternoon. Summer camp lasts from Monday-Friday and starts at 8:30 and ends at 1:30. Be sure to check the website for the next summer schedule!
If you are looking for a rustic, barn wedding, then look no further! There are indoor and outdoor spaces available for ceremonies and receptions. Breezy Meadows offers a full planning service or just the rental of the space- it's up to the bride and groom! The farm is where southern elegance meets rustic charm. There are several different decorative items that can be used which include; chandeliers, ceiling drapes, lights, wooden wagon wheels, crates, and mason jars. Whatever theme you are interested in creating, it can be done here!
1. Visit! The Farm is beautiful and on a great piece of land. Be sure to bring an apple with you because there are always horses that would enjoy a snack!
2. Attend Camp or Take Lessons. If you or your children have an interest in horses, these are both wonderful ways to expand your knowledge and gain first-hand experience with these amazing creatures.
3. Board your Horse. If you or someone you know needs to board their horse, the Breezy Meadows Farm is a great place! Your horse will receive the best care and attention.
The Arbors is a 112-acre tree farm in western Rowan County North Carolina. It is the perfect place for a wedding or corporate event to take place. There are two unique venues to choose from which are The Main House and the Pavilion. Both packages include an outdoor wedding ceremony location, followed by an indoor reception.
The Main House overlooks a three acre pond that is full of fish and wildlife. The House is a custom built home with an attached 4700 square foot reception area. The reception space is heated and cooled, includes commercial restrooms, a bar, and a catering prep area. The outdoor space includes a large dock, huge outdoor living areas with a fire place, and two fire pits. With the beautiful stone, rustic beams, and cedar shakes, the main house truly has an outdoor and picturesque feel to it!
The Pavilion is the brand new 4200 square foot reception facility constructed of stone and cedar shake siding. This offers guests the rustic feel of the farm with the amenities of a climate controlled banquette. The Pavilion has restrooms, a dressing room,a bar, and a place for catering prep.
The Mason Dixon Collection offers a wide variety of vintage and eclectic rental items available on site. With everything from mason jars, to tabletops, to wooden church pews, to vintage sofas, the Mason Dixon Collection has everything you need to make your wedding personalized. Brides who have booked their weddings at The Arbors, receive a $100 credit towards the rental items and receive advice on how to create the perfect theme they are going for.
The Arbors is a well known wedding venue and has received accolades and features by several different organizations. The magazines that have featured The Arbors include Carolina Bride, Inpire Weddings and Marriage, Ruffled, and Style Sweets Magazine. The Arbors also received the Wedding Wire Bride's Choice Award in 2013!
*To Schedule a tour of the venue or if you need additional info, call them at (704)614-5856.
1. Take a Tour! Whether you are looking for a beautiful outdoor wedding venue or a great location for a corporate event, The Arbors is a wonderful option.
2. Check out the Mason Dixon Collection. This is a fantastic way to personalize your wedding and to guarantee your special day looks exactly how you envisioned.
3. Have a Rustic Outdoor Wedding! With everything from church pews, to mason jars, to vintage sofas, your day can have a wonderfully rustic feel!
The Brawley House is a historic home built in 1907. It is a Queen Anne Victorian House on almost 23 acres of landscaped land. The 5,500 square foot mansion has all original wood floors and 12ft ceilings. The house has been beautifully restored and now has wood paneling, textured interior walls, and the exterior has a fresh coat of paint. From the historic home, to the carefully landscaped surrounding land, it's no surprise many couples choose to spend their special day at The Brawley House.
The Estate not only has a beautiful historic home, but also lots of lush green land surrounding it with several different options for event spots. There is a newly constructed stable that can be used for the wedding ceremony or reception. The stable is 3,400 square feet, with tall ceilings, and can hold up to 250 people. Outside of the stable is a lovely white arbor that is a perfect spot for the ceremony nuptials to take place.
The Brawley House is a great location for not only weddings and receptions, but also corporate events, birthdays, anniversaries, and any other special occasion worth celebrating! There are small ceremony packages and semi-inclusive packages. The small ceremony is for two hours and does not include a reception or food. The semi-inclusive package includes tables, chairs, linens, buffet tables, cake and gift tables. There are also wedding coordination packages available. Call (704)222-8185 for pricing, a quote, or to schedule a tour of the estate.
There is a food vendor requirement, however all other vendors are up to the guests. If you are looking for suggestions on vendors for other aspects of the event, they have a list of recommended vendors available.
1. Schedule a Tour! The Brawley House and surrounding grounds are historic and have been preserved beautifully.
2. Host a Celebration. Weddings, receptions, birthdays, anniversaries and corporate parties can all be held at the estate. There are several awesome locations for events to be held, whatever the event is!
Whether you are interested in a small, medium, or large size wedding ceremony, The Quarry at Carrigan Farms is a wonderful location! Because of the beautiful landscape, many describe the Farm as a piece of "Heaven on Earth". It has the perfect blend of mountain and beach vistas, blue water, and towering granite walls as the wedding backdrop. There is also a large covered pavilion that is perfect for the reception.
Flash weddings are spontaneous wedding ceremonies that are only booked a few days in advance. Carrigan Farms takes care of everything, minister, music, flowers, food, cake, etc. The months of February, March and November occasionally have unusual warm, sunny days that are typically chosen for a flash wedding. During the peak season, April-October, flash weddings are during the week, mainly Monday-Thursday. They can either be during the day (10am-3pm), or evening (5pm-11pm). The flash weddings are a great alternative to a courthouse or chapel wedding. They still feel personal and special, while not taking months to plan!
Carrigan Farm is not only a special place to have a wedding, it also makes for a great spot for other celebrations! The following are just some of the most popular events held here; company picnics, swim parties, graduation parties, church picnics, birthday parties, and even Christmas parties! If the event is during a colder season, like Christmas, The Farmhouse Cellar can be rented. The Cellar has rich walnut woods and handmade brick floors and makes for a great, festive space!
There is actually a real working farm that specializes in growing only the finest fruits and vegetables. Depending on the time of year you can find everything from strawberries to asparagus, lettuce, apples, and even pumpkins! Nearly all of the produce is sold on the farm and a lot is used in catered events. Carrigan prides itself on being able to provide the best and freshest produce to their guests.
1. Tour the Farm & Quarry! If you are interested in hosting a wedding or other special event, the Quarry at Carrigan is a breathtaking location.
2. Buy some Produce! Everything grown on the farm is extremely fresh and has had such care shown to it. Stop by the farm and see what's available when you are in town!
3. Have a Flash Wedding. Whether you are looking for a quick and easy way to have a wedding ceremony, or you know someone who is looking to do so, the flash weddings at the Quarry are a great option.
The mission of the staff at Oak Ridge is to eliminate as much stress a possible for the bride, groom, and wedding guests. They do this by only having one event per day, which allows for flexibility when setting up and tear down. Brides also have the opportunity to schedule their bridal portraits or other photography sessions on the grounds on another day at no extra charge.
Oak Ridge prides itself on being an "open venue". This means the caterer, music, photographer, etc are entirely up to the bride and groom. They do not require a certain list of vendors, however they do have a recommended list if the couple would like to choose from that!
The bed and breakfast is a great place for close family and friends to stay during the wedding weekend. A relaxing breakfast is served each morning and can be enjoyed in the dining room or outside on the porch! Typically brides book rooms the night before the wedding with their maid of honor and bridesmaids. This is a good opportunity for a last hoorah with the girls before she gets married! The breakfast also serves as a nice relaxing hour for the bridal party before the wedding ceremony.
If you are considering having your wedding, reception, or the rehearsal dinner at the Oak Ridge Farm, definitely come out and take a tour! To schedule an appointment to see the grounds and the historic home call them at (704)663-7085 or (704)807-2433.
1. Plan a Visit! If you are just passing through, or are looking for a wonderful outdoor venue for an event, this is a quant little place to visit!
2. Book an Event. This is a great location for weddings, receptions, and rehearsal dinners and will guarantee a good time!
3. Book some Rooms! This is a wonderful place for the bridal party and family to stay and includes an awesome breakfast the next morning.


The Lebanese Oil and Gas sector is once again making the headlines. Over the past few weeks, excitement has built in anticipation of a political agreement that would contribute to clearing the obstacles the nascent sector has suffered from since 2013. Though this enthusiasm must be tempered before a final deal is indeed reached, Kamsyn seized the opportunity to talk about the sector with Mona Sukkarieh, co-founder of Middle East Strategic Perspectives (MESP), and in particular MESP's latest initiative: The Beirut Energy Club.
There was an initial hype in July after a number of political developments suggested the oil and gas sector might be overcoming the many obstacles it ran into the past couple of years. Do you share the enthusiasm?
I think you are referring to the deal between Speaker Nabih Berri (and head of the Amal movement) and Foreign Affairs Minister Gebran Bassil (and head of the Free Patriotic Movement). This is certainly a positive sign. It is necessary, but on its own, it is not enough. It should be perceived as a preliminary deal, laying the ground for a broader, national deal. Once this is achieved, we can move forward with the oil and gas file.
In the meantime, MESP continues to work on the sector and, on the sidelines, it is preparing to launch the Beirut Energy Club. Could you tell us more about it?
The Beirut Energy Club is an informal forum bringing together energy professionals, from Lebanon and abroad, to engage with leading experts, share experience and connect with peers in a stimulating environment.
The objective is to provide a platform for a rational debate on the oil and gas sector. I stress on the word 'rational' because, as a result of the hype surrounding the nascent sector, the current debate suffers from certain misconceptions and people are easily overwhelmed with the load of information provided by virtually everybody, be it the media, politicians, political analysts etc.
Connect professionals who have an interest in and/or are working on the emerging oil and gas sector in Lebanon and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Brainstorm with leading experts and exchange ideas.
Provide a space for networking and sharing experience.
The discussions are held under the Chatham House rule.
That's correct. By definition, the Chatham House Rule encourages open discussions and the sharing of information. It encourages participants to express views they might otherwise not share if they knew their comments would be made public. To avoid misconceptions, it's important to recall the definition of the rule: When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.
What is the profile of members you are targeting?
The Club is open to professionals associated with the oil and gas and energy industry, in addition to ancillary activities, including experts, corporate officials, government representatives, diplomatic corps and members of civil society organizations.
MESP is a political risk consultancy focusing on strategic sectors in the MENA region. It is a pioneer in offering consultancy services covering the emerging oil and gas sector in Lebanon and the Eastern Mediterranean. MESP provides companies, public sector institutions and other stakeholders interested in the emerging oil and gas sector in Lebanon and the wider Eastern Mediterranean with the strategic insight needed to give them a competitive advantage in a complex and continuously evolving environment.
The MESP Oil & Gas page http://www.mesp.me/category/oilgasupdates offers a preliminary insight into MESP analysis. MESP also uses this platform to help set the framework for a rational and reliable debate on oil & gas in a country, and a region, that is finding it difficult to manage expectations and is struggling to develop an accurate reading grid.


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Dr. Kevin J. G. Snider:
Writing recently about preparing college graduates for opportunities in the workplace of today—and tomorrow—Dr. Kevin J.G. Snider, chancellor at Penn State New Kensington, said this: "Technology is about to change our world in ways that we can't even comprehend…Innovative solutions to problems are what companies will need across industries and functions in the 4.0 era, and the people who can provide them will be invaluable."
Snider's understanding of technology (digital twinning, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence, among other aspects of the field) and its critical role in the workforce of the future make Penn State New Kensington an ideal home for the Digital Innovation Lab, which is receiving support from the Foundation. He calls it "a tremendous boost to our efforts to revitalize a Rust Belt area," noting that "the Digital Innovation Lab will give the area an entrepreneurial ecosystem focused on building Industry 4.0 awareness and skill sets in area youth, college students, community members, and local business and industry."
Snider holds bachelor's and master's degrees in international relations from San Francisco State University and a Ph.D. in political science and government from American University. Prior to his leadership role at Penn State New Kensington, he was an administrator and chief of staff to the president at Indiana State University.
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Q: How do I enable Vim bindings in GNOME Text Editor? In the Gitlab page for GNOME Text Editor, it mentions that this app has this feature:

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How do I enable Vim key bindings for GNOME Text Editor? (Note that I'm talking about GNOME Text Editor, not gedit)

A: Here's how. Open the command-line, and run:
gsettings set org.gnome.TextEditor keybindings vim

This is assuming that you are using GNOME Text Editor installed from APT, and not Flatpak or another installation method.
sudo apt install gnome-text-editor

That's it! Now you have enabled Vim key bindings in GNOME Text Editor.

To reset the key bindings back the default setting, run:
gsettings reset org.gnome.TextEditor keybindings

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A control scheme is presented for reducing dynamic coupling between an underwater robotic vehicle (URV) and a manipulator. During task execution the torques commanded at the manipulator joints lead to reactions at the junction point of the manipulator and vehicle. These reactions disturb the vehicle position and orientation and are the source of the vehicle-manipulator coupling. In underwater robotic vehicle-manipulator (URVM) applications, the URV serves as a base while the manipulator performs a required task. Therefore, it is necessary to hold the URV as stationary as possible. In the current work, URV thrusters are used to compensate for the dynamic coupling forces. Slotines sliding mode control approach is used to reduce the dynamic coupling present in URVM systems. The articulated body (AB) algorithm is used both for the time-domain simulation of the system and for the dynamic equations within the model-based sliding-mode controller. Finally, the results of time-domain numerical simulation of the proposed control scheme on a URVM system are presented.


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Former FSU QB Johnson signs with FAU
Former Florida State quarterback De'Andre Johnson has signed with Florida Atlantic, and will play under new head coach Lane Kiffin per a 247Sports report.
Former FSU QB Johnson signs with FAU Former Florida State quarterback De'Andre Johnson has signed with Florida Atlantic, and will play under new head coach Lane Kiffin per a 247Sports report. Check out this story on reporternews.com: http://on.tdo.com/2hNBAH8
Wayne E McGahee III, Democrat staff writer Published 9:16 a.m. CT Dec. 14, 2016 | Updated 2:23 p.m. CT Dec. 15, 2016
De'Andre Johnson drops back to pass during Florida State's Garnet and Gold spring game at Doak Campbell Stadium.(Photo: Getty Images)
Johnson was removed from the FSU team on July 6, 2015 after video surfaced of him punching a woman in a Tallahassee bar.
He signed with East Mississippi Community College, and earned the starting quarterback job this season. Johnson led the Lions to an 11-1 record while throwing for 2,646 yards, 6 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. He also led the team in rushing with 834 yards and 5 touchdowns.
FSU's Dalvin Cook a unanimous, DeMarcus Walker a consensus All-American
Johnson was named Mr. Football for the state of Florida his senior year of high school, and was an early enrollee at FSU in January, 2015. He participated in the 2015 Garnet and Gold game completing eight of his 11 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns.
Johnson is the first commitment for Kiffin at FAU after his hiring on Tuesday.
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Beautiful watercoloring Kerstin! I love the colors and the great layout. Perfect!
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I am in awe as usual. Beautiful water-colour!! I have the hex punch and have been lost as to how to use it well. Thanks…I can see a card in the near future . Thanks and hugs Shelagh.


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Why Scientific Philosophy Is Important
I recently talked to a person who was convinced that scientific theories, mathematical theories, mathematical theorems, knowledge, truth, and scientific laws were all basically synonymous. He said that physics could not exist without math, because math defined physics. He also was convinced that believing and agreeing were the same thing. I attempted to remedy these misconceptions using some basic arguments, but I was finally written off as "not understanding anything" and "unwilling to do the math". When I asked him to define the word truth, he merely kept repeating, "I don't know what you mean. Truth is just that which is." When I attempted to explain that the word "truth" was a symbol referring to a concept, and that we couldn't have a discussion if we were referring to different concepts with the same word, he said "you don't need to define truth, it just is. It's very simple." He couldn't understand why I kept "bringing up philosophy when we're talking about simple truths here."
Sigh. If I can't break through that kind of rhetoric, I might as well just explain my thoughts here.
Why is it important to know about the philosophy behind knowledge, truth, and science when talking about it? Isn't it possible to rely on a the natural human consensus of truth? Besides, while it is so hard to explain using language, people intuitively grasp the concept. Right?
Well, let's give some examples. It's true that if you drop an object, it falls, right? Well, yeah, that statement is true if you are on the surface of a planet, and not orbiting it. Or if you are underwater and you drop a buoyant object — it goes up! But wait, can you drop something underwater if it doesn't go down? No, that wouldn't be dropping it would just be… releasing? Hold on, when an object is in orbit, isn't it actually just falling in a special way? It's moving sideways fast enough that it misses the ground by the time it's fallen far enough. But if an astronaut releases a wrench, and it float right in front of him, you wouldn't call that "dropping".
What we see is that the word "drop" has a definition, and we need to know what the definition of "drop" is before we can begin to assess the truth of the statement "if you drop an object, it falls". As it turns out, "dropping" an object consists of releasing it such that it falls away from you. Uh oh. So yeah, "if you drop an object, it falls" is true, but it doesn't actually convey any physical knowledge; it just defines a property of the word "drop" in terms of another word, "fall".
So lets look at some more meaningful examples. Most people would say it's true that planets orbit the sun in an elliptical manner. Except it isn't true. It's true that the movement of the planets can be approximated into ellipses, but in fact there are measurable deviations. "Okay, sure. The movement is actually described by Newton's laws of motion, and the law of gravitation." Okay, yes, an N-body approximation gets much, much closer to describing reality. In fact, it perfectly matched the observations Newton was working from. However, it's still not true the Newton's laws describe the motion of the planets.
We can look to general relativity to describe the motion of the planets even better. We have launched satellites to observe very minor fluctuations in the path of the Earth that would confirm the prediction made by general relativity. As it turns out, general relativity makes predictions that perfectly match our observations. Woof. Finally, we've found some truth. The path of the planets around the sun is described by general relativity.
But wait, can we say this in good conscience? No! Just like Newton, we've found a set of laws which create predictions that match our observations. But just like Newton, we cannot measure the motion perfectly. All we can say is that general relativity describes the motion of the planets as far as we can observe. We don't know if there is some unknown mechanic that affects the motion of planets in a way we can't measure right now. We can't say that general relativity is "true", we can only say that it is confirmed by all of our observations to date, much in the same way that Newton could not say that his laws of motion were true; they merely described the all physical data he was capable of obtaining.
This gets to the root of the problem. While mathematical notions can be "true" because they exist within an entirely constructed framework defined through logic, theories in science can never be "true". The point of science is not to find things that are true, but to find the best explanation for why the world works the way it does. And just to get one thing clear, theories are explanation of "why", and laws are explicit definitions of how physical quantities relate. So no, we don't use "math to define physics", physics uses math to explain the physical universe. But even without math, we can perform a sort of qualitative physics.
For instance, "things stay still until you push them, and things keep going straight unless you push them." This phrasing of Newton's first law of motion is simplistic and uses words like "thing" and "push" without really defining them, but it gets the point across. Similarly, "big things move less when you push them, and small things move more." This is very simplistic, and doesn't even mention the fact that acceleration changes linearly with force, but it communicates the basic idea of Newton's second law of motion, without even getting into what "big", "small", and "move" really mean.
The point is that the traditional phrasing of Newton's second law, F=ma (which, by the way, is more accurately ΣF = m * Σa), merely uses mathematical symbols rather than English symbols, which allows us to manipulate it using the rules of mathematics. But just because we are manipulating arbitrary quantities with math doesn't mean anything physically. Just because I calculate that an object which masses 1 kg should accelerate at 1 m/s^2 when I apply 1 N of force doesn't mean the thing is actually going to act that way if I perform the experiment. This is because "mass" is really a simplification of a whole range of things, as is "acceleration". It doesn't even account for internal forces, and only describes the movement of the center of mass.
Math may be true, but only within the realm of math. When we translate physical quantities into the mathematical universe, they lose they physical meaning. We may translate them back, but the results we get can only be an approximation, not a truth, not a reality. These approximations can be very useful, but we have to remember the limitations of our theories, and our instruments.
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Election 2016 · The Tea Party
Sarah Palin 'One of America's Most Astounding Morons' According To McCain Senior Advisor
January 21, 2016 by Samuel Warde No Comments
Former Senior Adviser to John McCain blasts Sarah Palin and her endorsement of Donald Trump.
An unnamed former senior adviser to Senator and former Republican presidential candidate John McCain (R-AZ) blasted Sarah Palin, calling her "one of America's most astounding morons."
"It's just classless," said the adviser of Palin's recent endorsement of Republican front-runner Donald Trump. "It's undermining to a key Trump message which is one of competency. What Trump has said is that he's going to hire the very best people and bring in men of Carl Icahn's ilk … and he's appearing with someone who's viewed as one of America's most astounding morons."
As conservative website Breitbart reports: "Palin's endorsement of Trump follows a public dispute between the New York real estate tycoon and the Arizona senator who accused Trump of "firing up the crazies" after Trump held a campaign rally in Phoenix with supporters who comprise McCain's own constituents. Trump fired back by dismissing McCain's status as a war hero and calling out McCain's disparagement of thousands of Arizonans as 'crazies.'"
Her endorsement also followed a public war of words between Sarah Palin her daughter Bristol and Republican hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). Rick Tyler, the spokesperson for Ted Cruz's presidential campaign, told CNN that a Palin endorsement of Trump would " be a blow to Sarah Palin" hours before the actual endorsement.
Bristol Palin responded in a blistering article published by Patheos entitled "Is THIS Why People Don't Like Cruz?" In the article she wrote that she hoped her mother would, in fact, endorse Trump in light of the remarks from the Cruz campaign:
After hearing what Cruz is now saying about my mom, in a negative knee-jerk reaction, makes me hope my mom does endorse Trump. Cruz's flip-flop, turning against my mom who's done nothing but support and help him when others sure didn't, shows he's a typical politician. How rude to that he's setting up a false narrative about her! America doesn't need that. We need someone who has a vision for economic prosperity, who won't let us get kicked around in the world, and who will fight for our future.
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Bear in mind that our Lord's patience means salvation.
There's an old Jewish story about Abraham. Abraham was sitting outside his tent when an old, weary man came by. Abraham invited him in and fixed him a meal. As they sat down to eat, however, the old man dived right into his food without even a prayer.
"Don't you believe in God?" asked Abraham. "No," the man replied. Indignant, Abraham sent the man away without another word.
It's just a non-biblical story, of course. Nevertheless, it does illustrate a very biblical truth. Before we get too far into the new year, take a moment to look back into the old. How many times did you and I come up with noble-sounding reasons for giving in to raw impatience towards others? How I treated that new co-worker who was just learning the ropes? How I treated the nurses at the hospital when they were clearly short-staffed? How I treated my elderly parent who tends to repeat things?
How many times, under the guise of righteous indignation, did you and I write off the souls around us—the souls of those who do not yet know Jesus as their Savior from sin?
Thank God that he has been patient with us. Thank God that he brings us to repentance again and again. Thank God that he comes to us with his forgiveness in Jesus again and again. As Peter says to us, it's the Lord's patience that means salvation.
Lord, thank you for your patience in my life. Thank you for your forgiveness of my sins in Jesus. Strengthen my resolve to demonstrate patience towards others. Amen.


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SDM TopicsLife Safety & Fire AlarmMonitoringVideo Solutions
Video Walls and Their Importance in Monitoring Centers
Convergence and the role of big data make video walls increasingly critical to the success of monitoring centers.
By Derek Rice
PHOTO COURTESY OF VISTACOM
Given the critical nature of security, there is no room for downtime, particularly when it comes to airports and other locations where security and critical operations go hand in hand.
PHOTO COURTESY OF NEC DISPLAY
The physical characteristics of operators' workspaces, including line of sight, have to be key considerations in the selection, design and deployment of video walls.
PHOTO COURTESY OF RGB SPECTRUM
Given the expanding range of critical data that video walls deliver today, the stakes are high for integrators to ensure their customers get the most optimal performance from their solution.
Marrying a variety of software and hardware, the goal of a video wall in any operations center or monitoring center is to provide operators with the visual information they need to monitor, assess and respond accordingly to a variety of threats.
"Whether it's a large-scale, wall-to-wall install of monitors or a simple two-by-two video wall that allows operators to see what they need to see in a smaller facility, video is central to the success of a GSOC," says Dan Gundry, director of national control room sales, Vistacom, Allentown, Pa.
As video walls are primarily used to highlight critical information for operators, it is essential to understand the types of data that could be important for both standard operations and emergency situations. This common operational picture (COP) is then viewed by operators and other stakeholders to provide the right actionable information and enhanced situational awareness, Gundry says.
Keeping in line with the overall security industry trend of increasing convergence between technologies — including video, audio, access control, intrusion detection and more — video walls are being used to display a growing amount of information in a quickly accessible, user-friendly format.
"Video walls are incorporating more and more content than ever before from remote sources and pushing content out to remote locations, so today's video wall processors must display IP-based content along with traditional sources connected directly to the chassis," says John Henkel, director of product marketing, RGB Spectrum, Alameda, Calif. "Additionally, remote workers are common these days, so the processor must also be able to send the wall or any area of interest to a mobile device."
Begin With the Basics
For integrators charged with designing and installing these solutions, there are a number of factors that go into a successful project, beginning with the basics.
"The two most important criteria when planning for a video wall are sight lines from the operators to the displays and the consideration of the right content that is to be displayed," Gundry says. "We're therefore seeing video monitors that can be adjusted to help fight operator eye strain and fatigue based on the time of day, as well as the rise of LED displays that provide a clear picture of incoming data points."
The importance of operators' comfort in their workspaces cannot be understated in sourcing equipment for and designing video walls.
"There are a variety of physical characteristics of video walls that also merit careful consideration for maximum efficiency, including the attributes of an operator's workstation (sit/stand versus stationary), height of their chair, line of sight to maximize what they can see, and their comfort level when sitting and monitoring a scene for hours at a time, says Grant Wylie, senior product manager for LED signage solutions," NEC Display, Chicago.
For security, where any downtime could literally be the difference between life and death, the purpose and quality of monitors also should be a primary factor for video walls, which introduces even more criteria for selecting equipment.
"The displays selected should be of a control-room grade, as opposed to displays intended for conference rooms or lobby video walls, have remote and redundant power supply options, and be fully rated for 24/7 operation," Gundry says.
Visual Characteristics
The key aspects in addressing overall value for monitoring companies are the visual characteristics of the display, the content to be displayed, end user expectations, and, most importantly, the customer's budget, Wylie says.
To that end, understanding the minimum acceptable viewing distance compared to the optimum viewing distance of a display's pixel pitch (PP) is critical to success.
"All too often we hear of requests for displays that must have sub-1mm PP because the customer thinks they need a Retina display, but when we get into the actual consulting aspect for the customer, we find that they can actually utilize something closer to 2mm — or higher in some cases — due to the real-life viewing distance of the audience and the type of content that will be displayed. A change like this can result in an overall cost that is a third of what was originally thought to be needed," Wylie says.
Developing Technologies Drive Reduced Costs
With nearly all of the latest security devices and applications leveraging Big Data, the amount of information available to command centers will only continue to increase, placing increasing demand on the processors behind video walls," Gundry says.
"The processor that drives the content and arranges it on the wall should be scalable enough to ingest these different types of content and to add new sources over the life cycle of the video wall," he says.
Not surprisingly, in terms of technology, one of the biggest impending changes concerns those processors. Currently, chip on board (COB) is the leading foundational technology for direct-view video walls. The technology eliminates the cost of a surface-mount device package, allows for increased contrast ratio and offers the potential for reducing the cost of these displays by allowing alternate methods for placing the red, blue and green sub-pixels through pixel sharing, but also comes with drawbacks.
"Unfortunately, COB requires very thin metal bonds for each LED, which is very difficult and costly to manufacture at the level needed for the typical video wall, which requires millions of pixels for each display," Wylie says. "Also, these wire bonds are very fragile, which leads to a larger number of defects in the manufacturing process, which can amount to scrapping as much as 30 percent of the manufactured product."
There is an alternate process currently in development, known as Flip Chip. Similar to traditional COB designs, Flip Chip swaps the locations of the LED substrate and other components to eliminate the need for wire bonds, reducing the cost and complexity of the manufacturing process.
"This technology is much easier to manufacture with fewer defects and lower costs, plus it offers the same operational and visual benefits as the traditional COB technologies," Wylie says. "I suspect we will see more and more COB options through 2019 and into 2020."
As evidenced by this coming shift in the technology behind video wall equipment, integrators must stay up-to-date on all the latest developments in technology that may improve or enhance control rooms, such as artificial intelligence and virtual/augmented reality.
"Today's security threats require a predictive and preventative stance, so an integrator must adopt the same mindset and seek out partners that are interested in emerging technologies such as analytics and machine learning that enable operators to stay ahead of the game," Gundry says.
KEYWORDS: life safety monitoring security industry video wall
Derek Rice is a contributing writer for SDM.
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Apple should enforce the App Store privacy promise – Computerworld
A Financial Times report seems to argue that Apple has allowed app developers to collect customer data from iPhone users without their permission. This isn't a new story, but shows that those of us who have denied App Tracking permission may still be tracked, thanks to a loophole.
Apple's decision to introduce App Tracking Privacy controls generated lots of controversy and considerable pushback from Facebook. The latter even complained it would make life hard for small businesses. Apple took a little time, but introduced it all the same.
How the feature is meant to work is that when an app requests permission to track your activity across other companies' apps and websites, you get to give permission. Most people say no, which means those entities that want to track you and what you do should find it much harder to do so.
The theory is that this denies companies that make their money collecting, curating, and selling your information the right to track what you do online. But it seems some developers have found what might be a loophole in the system – one that the Financial Times report suggests Apple is permitting developers to exploit.
The report claims Facebook and Snapchat are exploiting a loophole in Apple's guidelines in a way I feel undermines the spirit, if not the rules, around tracking.
The Apple Developer guidelines specific to fingerprinting and other technologies designed to identify a device or user say:
"Per the Apple Developer Program License Agreement, you may not derive data from a device for the purpose of uniquely identifying it. Examples of user or device data include, but are not limited to: properties of a user's web browser and its configuration, the user's device and its configuration, the user's location, or the user's network connection. Apps that are found to be engaging in this practice, or that reference SDKs (including but not limited to Ad Networks, Attribution services and Analytics) that are, may be rejected from the App Store."
The loophole is that services such as Snap and Facebook have changed the way they gather data to create anonymized groups of users, rather than to identify individuals.
How this works, apparently, is that they still collect your information, but do not share "unique and identifiable" data. Instead, they gather what they call "signals" from an iPhone at a group level, which enables them to target cohorts of users. Personal data is anonymized and unique identitifiers are not collected, apparently.
Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg says the company is also working to rebuild its ad infrastructure "using more aggregate or anonymized data."
What this means in practice is that someone who regularly shops at Target online may be included (albeit anonymously) as part of a cohort of those who do so, but you shouldn't have "Target shopper" beside your name on file.
Though it doesn't work like that.
This MIT Technology Review report gives you a fairly terrifying insight into how even anonymized data can be exploited to build substantial quantities of information about you.
We know through bitter experience that surveillance capitalists will attempt to turn any amount of information into actionable data they can then sell to others. Those who purchase that data often then use AI and their existing data stacks to develop stacks of information about you. Which means that Target shopper will then receive ads personalized to them, even thought they've asked not to be tracked.
Though no one — technically — broke the rules.
I think this is a lull in an ongoing war. Apple always says it believes the best way to protect people's data is not to gather it in the first place. It has made privacy a pillar to its product offering. We know the battle for privacy — like security — is an eternal one. Each time Apple improves it, others will seek to undermine it, as seems to be happening here.
What's missing is regulation.
I think the loophole used here contravenes the spirit and expectation of Apple's rule, that this data "may not be combined with other data to track a user across apps and websites owned by other companies unless you have been granted permission to track by the user."
While Apple's App Tracking controls do represent some privacy improvement for users, I do not believe an ordinary person in the street would understand the differences in nuance — they wouldn't easily be able to figure out why this loophole seems to be permitted.
With this in mind, Apple should intensify its privacy protections. I think it likely we will see it move to warn developers of future enforcement against such bending of its rules, probably at WWDC.
Apple's prohibition cites its Developer Program License Agreement.
This strongly suggests it reserves the right to punish developers who go against the spirit of that deal. There should be consequences for companies that choose to undermine end user protection.
It wouldn't be the first time Apple threatened to kick Facebook out. It last did so after it was found that domestic slaves were being sold on Facebook's Instagram service.
So, will Apple boot Facebook from its servers for seemingly undermining the spirit of its developer agreement?
Not if the Financial Times is to be believed — the report suggests Apple is turning a blind eye to this practice. It does also say that while Apple hasn't responded to questions, it has said privacy "remains its North Star."
My feeling? It may be time for Apple to make a symbolic example to illustrate just how serious it is about privacy. That means punishing those who transgress the spirit of its developer agreement. It's time to police the privacy promise of apps distributed via the App Store.
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Q: What does the %= operator do? What does the %= operator do, as shown in this example:
if (a > b)
   a %= b;

What are its uses and is it commonly used?

A: It's a shortcut for
a = a % b;

which gets the remainder of a and b and stores the result in a.

A: From MSDN:

The % operator computes the remainder after dividing its first operand by its second. All numeric types have predefined remainder operators.

So in your case, the following string
a %= b;

is the same as this one:
a = a % b;

Which also applies to all operators:
a += b equals to a = a + b
a /= b equals to a = a / b
a -= b equals to a = a - b
etc.

A: It's the same as this:
a = a % b

A: % is a % operator of C#, that

computes the remainder after dividing its first operand by its second

So 5 % 2 would equal to 1 .
The a %= b is equal to a = a % b, just short way to write the same thing, as
i+=a => i = i + a
i*=a => i = i * a
i/=a => i = i / a

A: %= is a compound operator.It is similar to a = a % b
% is used get the remainder
5 %= 2;//1
6%=2;//0

Generally % is used to to map many elements to less number of elements..
So,if you have 100 elements and you want to map them to say an array of 20 elements..You can use % operator
99%20;//19...So assign 99 to array index 19
50%20;//10...So assign 50 to array index 10


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TV Show Robin Hood to Shoot in Serbia
filipJuly 2, 2022Culture, NewsComments Off on TV Show Robin Hood to Shoot in Serbia
Abacus Media Rights with the Amcomri Entertainment Company has launched a brand new, premium drama series Robin Hood, created by Jonathan English with John Glenn as showrunner, and Tanjug received confirmation from the show's production office that Robin Hood would be shot at the PFI Studios in Belgrade and on location across Serbia.
The series will be produced by English/Glenn Media and Balkanic Media, and the filming of the television program will be financed by Head Gear run by Phil Hunt, with the support of the Serbian incentives program run by the Ministry of Culture of Serbia.
This authentic and exciting drama series with ten 60-minute episodes will portray the most realistic version of Robin Hood yet, set against a backdrop of a cruel, corrupt and mysterious medieval land.
Robin was born around 100 years after Anglo-Saxon England was conquered by the Normans, who brought with them Christianity, stone castles and taxes.
It was a mythical period in history when England was covered in forest and old Pagan beliefs were slayed by the force of the Norman sword.
In this extremely dark and highly dangerous point in history, the enigmatic Robin and his savage outlaws were the medieval avengers in a battle against oppression.
Jonathan Ford, the General Director of Abacus Media Rights, pointed out that people around the world have heard of Robin Hood.
"There have been many, highly successful iterations of the English hero of folklore yet none has recreated the ruthless, tyrannical atmosphere of the time. This is a universal story of survival, conflict and love with spectacular action sequences set to strongly appeal to global audiences," said Ford.
Jonathan English, the creator of the series, emphasized his desire to show the world who the real Robin Hood was.
"I researched the original ballads and justiciar records that still exist from the 12th and 13th Century. They reveal a far more gripping and dangerous figure, a Robin that is gritty, authentic and deeply rooted in history. This is the Vikings or Peaky Blinders version of Robin Hood."
John Glenn added that this was a version of Robin Hood that he had seen before.
"Historically accurate, full of characters rich and complex, timely themes, and loaded with action and intrigue. There are no damsels in distress, no men in tights, it frankly reads more like Peaky Blinders than any Robin Hood I'd ever seen," said Glenn.
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