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Q: Toggle function not working in Processing (ControlP5) I just made my image generator work with PNG files. For now, it's divided into 3 categories (backgrounds, objects & texts). These are now all combined, and with every mouse click it randomises these PNGs.
I made three toggles, where you could to choose to show either the background and the objects on top, all of them, or all separate. Whenever I run the sketch, it shows the "grey" background, but when I use the toggles, it doesn't show anything, or shows a flickering image, where the mouse-click can't be used to go to the next image. I can't seem to find the problem. Hopefully, you can help. :)
import controlP5.*;

boolean showBackground = false;
boolean showObjects = false;
boolean showGrids = false;

ControlP5 cp5;

PImage[] myImageArray = new PImage[8];
PImage[] myImageArray2 = new PImage[15];
PImage[] myImageArray3 = new PImage[15];

void setup() {
  size(1436, 847);
  background(211, 211, 211);

  for (int i=0; i<myImageArray.length; i++) {
    myImageArray[i] = loadImage  ( "o" + i + ".png");
    myImageArray2[i] = loadImage  ( "g" + i + ".png");
    myImageArray3[i] = loadImage( "b" + i + ".jpg");
    cp5 = new ControlP5(this);

    // create a toggle and change the default look to a (on/off) switch look
    cp5.addToggle("showBackground")
      .setPosition(40, 250)
      .setSize(50, 20)
      .setValue(true)
      .setMode(ControlP5.SWITCH);

    cp5.addToggle("showObjects")
      .setPosition(40, 400)
      .setSize(50, 20)
      .setValue(true)
      .setMode(ControlP5.SWITCH);

    cp5.addToggle("showGrid")
      .setPosition(40, 600)
      .setSize(50, 20)
      .setValue(true)
      .setMode(ControlP5.SWITCH);
  }
  display();
}
void display() {

  image(myImageArray3[(int)random(myImageArray.length)], 0, 0, 1436, 847); // b

  image(myImageArray2[(int)random(myImageArray.length)], 0, 0, 1436, 847); // g

  image(myImageArray[(int)random(myImageArray.length)], 0, 0, 1436, 847); // o
}
void mousePressed() {
  display();
}

void draw() {
  pushMatrix();

  if (showBackground==false) {
    image(myImageArray3[(int)random(myImageArray.length)], 0, 0, 1436, 847); // b
  } else {
    background(211, 211, 211);
  }
  if (showGrids==false) {
    image(myImageArray2[(int)random(myImageArray.length)], 0, 0, 1436, 847); // g
  } else {
    background(211, 211, 211);
  }
  if (showObjects==false) {
    image(myImageArray[(int)random(myImageArray.length)], 0, 0, 1436, 847); // o
  } else {
    background(211, 211, 211);
  }

  popMatrix();
}

A: Here are a couple of things where the logic your wrote in your code might not match what you had in mind:

*

*When you call display() on mouse it renders those 3 images once (also it will be different images within those since it's using a randomised index). Similarly in draw(), when an does get picked to be rendered, frames will be flickering fast as a random index is generated multiple times per second(each frame). You may want to randomise indices in a different event (e.g. mouse or key press) and store this value in a variable you can re-use.

*the conditions you use in draw(): you probably meant to check if the values are true(toggled enabled/turned on in controlP5) ? (e.g. e.g. if (showBackground==true) and initialise the toggles with false, instead of true?)

*a big one: in draw() , after each condition(showBackground,showGrids,showObjects), if it's false, you're clearing the the whole frame (so a previous image would be erased)

*you have 3 arrays, but you use the size of the first(myImageArray.length) only, which means, even though you may have more images for myImageArray2 and myImageArray3, you're not loading, nor displaying them.

*The third grid is labeled "showGrid" when it should be "showGrids": if you aren't consistent with the toggle labels and variable names, toggles won't update the variable names.

*you should use more descriptive names for the arrays: it will make it easier to scan/follow your code on the long run.

*there's no need to add toggles multiple times in the for loop where you load images: once will do.

Here's what I mean:
import controlP5.*;

boolean showBackground = false;
boolean showObjects = false;
boolean showGrids = false;

ControlP5 cp5;

PImage[] objects = new PImage[8];
PImage[] grids = new PImage[15];
PImage[] backgrounds = new PImage[15];

int currentImage = 0;

void setup() {
  size(1436, 847);
  //load objects
  for (int i=0; i<objects.length; i++) {
    objects[i] = loadImage  ( "o" + i + ".png");
  }
  //load grids
  for(int i = 0 ; i < grids.length; i++){
    grids[i] = loadImage  ( "g" + i + ".png");
  }
  //load backgrounds
  for(int i = 0 ; i < grids.length; i++){
    backgrounds[i] = loadImage( "b" + i + ".jpg");
  }
  //setup UI
  cp5 = new ControlP5(this);
  // create a toggle and change the default look to a (on/off) switch look
  cp5.addToggle("showBackground")
    .setPosition(40, 250)
    .setSize(50, 20)
    .setValue(false)
    .setMode(ControlP5.SWITCH);

  cp5.addToggle("showObjects")
    .setPosition(40, 400)
    .setSize(50, 20)
    .setValue(false)
    .setMode(ControlP5.SWITCH);

  cp5.addToggle("showGrids")
    .setPosition(40, 600)
    .setSize(50, 20)
    .setValue(false)
    .setMode(ControlP5.SWITCH);
}
void mousePressed() {
  //go to next image index
  currentImage = currentImage + 1;
  //check if the incremented index is still valid, otherwise, reset it to 0 (so it doesn't go out of bounds)
  if (currentImage >= objects.length) {
    currentImage = 0;
  }
}

void draw() {
  //clear current frame
  background(211);//for gray scale value you can just use one value: the brightness level :)

  if (showBackground==true) {
    image(backgrounds[currentImage], 0, 0, 1436, 847); // b
  }
  if (showGrids==true) {
    image(grids[currentImage], 0, 0, 1436, 847); // g
  }
  if (showObjects==true) {
    image(objects[currentImage], 0, 0, 1436, 847); // o
  }
}

Note that currently the same index is used for all 3 arrays.
You may want to add a separate index variable for each array (e.g. currentObjectIndex, currentBackgroundIndex, currentGridIndex) that you can increment independently of each other.
I recommend having a bit more patience and double checking your code first.
Visualise what each line of code will do, then check if it actually does what you expect it to do. Either you will learn something new or improve your logic.
Also, if mentally joggling 3 arrays is tricky (and it can be), go one step back: try your logic with one array only until you get the hang of it, then move on.
A step backwards is sometimes a step forward when you're going in the wrong direction.
As creative as you'd like to be with Processing, bare in mind, the interface to plugging your ideas to it is still a series of one instruction at a time, each precisely tuned to do exactly what you want it to do. There's room for fun, but unfortunately you need to get past the boring parts first


It's disappointing to hear that there are still McDonald's Operators who are afraid to attend Operator-Only meetings.
* The McDonald's USA management team is incompetent, the gang that can't shoot straight. They don't understand the business, franchising, or franchisees.
* McDonald's USA appears to be understaffed and no longer has the army of corporate goons with which to bully Operators. They've downsized themselves into impotency.
out, who buys the stores? If they deny a rewrite, who takes the store? This is especially important now that there are so few McOpCos.
* The USA management team will spend 2019 distracted by the problems with BBV2020.
* I can see how, if a McDonald's Operator attends a worldwide convention along with thousands of other people, they might come away feeling like a tiny cog in a huge machine. Well, they're not a tiny cog. If there are really only 1,700 McDonald's Operators left in McDonald's USA the individual Operator is part of a very select group.
* And there's safety in numbers. These Operator-Only meetings aren't a dozen nervous people secretly meeting in the back booth of a Denny's. The first meeting involved 25% of USA Operators. The next meeting looks like it will involve more than half of USA Operators.
How does McDonald's corporate put that many Operators on their enemies list?
If an Operator is afraid to attend such meetings they might be reacting to years of conditioning that no longer applies.
Keep this in mind - The corporate side of McDonald's USA has been pushing hard on BBV2020 yet it's unlikely that the people doing the pushing will still be with the company when the 2020 Worldwide rolls around.
I walked among many of them this week at a regional meeting. My impression is that they are smart, work hard, mean well, nice people. However, they just don't know what they are doing. They are starting to realize it themselves. They all have a steep learning curve to get through which can take years. The marketing crowd just doesn't get it. I told one of them that we need better local store marketing. The response was happily that you guys can do whatever you want to do in that regard. I explained that with all of the national discounting you can't do much local store marketing as we would be discounting the discounts. Who ever heard of "any size drink for $1.00" Its like they don't want to make any money at all. I was hearing from other operators that in many major markets that maybe one store out of five have completed an MRP. Florida and California are way ahead of the system. Thus, it's going to take many mega millions of dollars to implement that program and to get it done in the time frame they are demanding is near impossible. The new contractors are also going through a learning curve, as well. Because of their ignorance they have built themselves huge problems that could really hurt all of us. They don't realize it and would never admit it but they need the operators now more than ever. I predict that the company will soon be required to provide internal financing as the banks will see the cash flow problems that they have created and are not going to want to make loans without full recourse to the company. Store values are dropping!! I urge everyone to come to the meeting in Dallas on the 12th. We need to be a major part of the solution.
As a leader of another franchise system's owner association: attend. Every Wall St analyst and investor I've spoken to asks my opinion of what is going on with MCDonalds, Jack in the Box and Papa Johns franchisee associations and how they will affect the business. MCD management is afraid of you because of this. Keep it up. That is all the management cares about, not your opinion. They are desperate to keep you quiet for fear of answering to Wall St. Wall St is paying attention to you for once. Take advantage. MCD managers don't care about you at all. They will heed their money masters, though. Cut manage to out of your conversations until they start respecting and acting on your requests.
As long as the stock is at an all time high, management will delude themselves into thinking that everything is ok and that they are doing a great job. After all, look at their bonuses. As such, the problems are with the operators of which there are always a few complainers that stir up the system. I'm sure that is what the Chicago folks are thinking.
Unfortunately, I cannot attend the meeting in Dallas. However, I did send in my commitment card -- as should everyone who cannot attend. One problem with recent mcd announcements, that I think needs to be addressed, is the extension in BBV2020 and the perceived "punishment" associated with it.
That being mcd was contributing larger dollars to get these projects done -- and now, with no fault of the operator -- they are reducing their contribution as the projects get extended. This essentially penalizes the operator because of increasing costs, lower cashflow, and high unemployment. NONE OF THESE ARE CONTROLLABLE by the operator -- Even cashflow to a certain degree.
There are so many markets that have not begun to make the required improvements that the time extension will likely need to be increased. Plus, financing will become a major issue. I personally know of operators that have been denied financing from long term MCD Banks. When they look at pre-debt cash flow and the amount of money needed to complete these projects and the low sales increases generated it is not a good loan from the bank perspective unless guaranteed by MCD. When that happens the stock price may be impacted. We need to get back to thinking about selling product as our main focus. There is real pressure on wages and debt service is increasing, sales are struggling and USA top management doesn't seem to understand the problems. All of this has been brought on by corporate decisions. All of it!
2. 2 scheduled in 2019 ASSUME similar results. All that money - for what?
can cover your entire relationship with the Company, whether financial or not. In other words, McDonald's can keep you from getting approved for a loan needed to upgrade your store which does not meet RB&ES. Good news: US Bank does not use "growth and rewrite" in their loan decision criteria. You probably already knew this, but I wanted to get the information out there for all to be aware of.
I am attending Dallas and in support of the group's efforts whether you agree with them or not you should attend as they have an ear to McDonald's Corporation and NLC and they will drive change so if anyone is driving change in my business I would want to be there to give my feedback.
I can't help but think that the Banks will start asking MCD to guarantee the loans to operators. At least to the operators that are in trouble. It only makes sense for them to do it. The company will likely begin by making internal ten year loans with repayment included in the rent collection. They have said that the number one priority for 2019 is to improve operator cash flow but no information was given on how they plan to do it. As a factual matter, the MCD system is moving away from a pure franchisee system because of the high cost of store operations requiring MCD to partner, become a lender with better terms than the banks or repurchase stores and give them back as BFL's or some other solution. Regardless, a pure franchisee system where the franchisee is independent with control of his business has not existed in MCD for a longtime. MCD wants to control too much. When they do that they always create problems. When they have the authority to force discounting, reinvestments, staffing, new products and national marketing programs we are no longer franchisee's. We are simply partners with all of the liability. MCD is constantly trying to change the system to give themselves more and more control of store operations without actually becoming operators themselves. Join NOA!!!
When is Charlie Robeson and Charlie Strong going to either leave the company or be fired. They have been around long enough to know better than to be part of what this company's has become!
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong but I read someplace that Robeson was "retiring" soon, at the end of the year?
Scratch that - it's Doug Goare who's retiring.
At least Goare was smart enough to go over seas and take their money...instead of the foreign invasion that seems to run the company here in the United States!
it is not rocket science. good folks are leaving (on the store level) at a rapid pace due to the complexity of the business. if you eliminate an egg white sandwich and add 5 other complex products, that does not help. chris k. needs to go on undercover boss during a $5,000 weekend breakfast.
Hey McDonalds, I am sitting in a room with my Fellow Owners 1,300 strong. I am looking around and see Men & Women that have lead this business to great success in Previous years.
I thought you said this is just a small fringe group of Disgruntled Operators. We have found our voice, the Train is Coming.


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Danny Bethea didn't know it was gone off the bat. He just busted it out of the batter's box as hard as he could.
"At first I was in shock as to what actually happened," the St. John's junior catcher said. "Right when I rounded first and saw the ball go over, I got really pumped. Rounding third, I just saw all my teammates surrounding me and it was just a great feeling."
Bethea had just hit the biggest home run of his life, a three-run walk-off to lead No. 3 St. John's to a stunning, 5-4 win over top-seed and host North Carolina last night on the second day of the Chapel Hill Regional.
The Red Storm remain in the winner's bracket and play at 6 p.m. today against either UNC, ranked No. 6 in the country by Baseball America, or East Carolina. The Johnnies are now just one win away from advancing out of the regional for the first time since 1980.
If not for Bethea's blast, SJU would be facing the end of its season this afternoon in the double-elimination format.
"A typical storybook ending for a game like that," St. John's coach Ed Blankmeyer said. "You never know. That's why this game is the greatest game around."
Sean Hagan gave up four runs on eight hits in 8 1/3 innings for St. John's. In the ninth, Jeremy Baltz led off with a double and Sean O'Hare followed with a single. Two batters later, Bethea delivered.
Either North Carolina or East Carolina will now have to beat St. John's twice to advance to the Super Regionals.
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In other local NCAA tournament baseball, Stony Brook fell to Central Florida, 9-8, and Manhattan lost, 11-1, to Coastal Carolina. Stony Brook meets Missouri State today at 1 p.m. Manhattan's season is over.
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- April 28, 2020April 29, 2020 - Marc Robinson
By far the most important reason why government expenditure can be expected to increase greatly over coming decades is growing health expenditure. There are strong grounds to expect that government health expenditure will grow by at least 4 percent of GDP in all advanced nations in the period up to 2050.
Although everyone is conscious of the need for additional spending to strengthen national health systems in the light of the weaknesses revealed by the coronavirus pandemic, this is not the reason why spending will increase so much. The really big driver of health expenditure will be the rapid expansion of the "capabilities of medicine." The bioscience revolution which is currently underway is delivering an increasing flow of new and more effective treatments – many of them for conditions which are currently untreatable or only poorly treatable. Governments will not be able to avoid paying, in large measure, for these.
Advances in medical science have in fact always been the dominant factor behind the long-term growth of health expenditure. They are the main reason why government health expenditure has more than doubled as a percentage of GDP over the past half-century in almost all advanced countries. What is new today is the way in which the bioscience revolution is delivering increasingly-effective precision and customized treatments, which are generally expensive because of their scientific complexity and relatively small target patient groups.
The bioscience revolution centers on advances in molecular biology that are furnishing medical science with increasingly detailed knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of disease. It is supported by the growing field of bioinformatics, which applies advanced computing to the biosciences.
There are many who think that population aging has been the main force driving health spending up. If this were true, it would mean that health spending could be expected to stop increasing several decades from now – when, as is projected, population aging stops in most advanced countries. However, the fact is that population aging has played only a distinctly subordinate role in increasing health spending. It is notable that very few health economists assign a primary role to population aging in increasing spending – for reasons which are explained in my book.
There are two other theories about what drives health spending which are popular amongst economists. One is the "cost disease" theory, which holds that the problem is that supposedly there is little cost-saving technological innovation in the healthcare sector. This is wholly incorrect, as even a cursory look at the big changes which have occurred in many areas of medical treatment in the past. Consider the example of the treatment of heart attacks. In the 1960s, 95 percent of heart attack patients had hospital stays of twenty-one days or more. Today, the average stay is less than a week, even though post-discharge survival rates have increased enormously. Per-patient treatment costs have fallen dramatically as a result. Technological innovation is the reason for this huge productivity growth. There are many other similar examples. The problem is not a lack of cost-saving technological advances. It is that the expenditure reducing impact of these is swamped by the costs of the constant arrival of new and better medical treatments which are often costly.
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Good health care is one of the most important human needs. It is completely rational for societies to pay an increasing part of their income on paying for the new and better treatments which medical science delivers. Because governments pay for such a large part of the costs of health care, this presents a problem for budgets. But from the overall point of view of society, it makes total sense to spend more on services which do so much to save and improve the quality of our lives.
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Aaron - First time home defense gun.
New Jersey to ban anyone without an FID card from using a gun range.
Apellate court reverses dismissal of NSSF microstamping suit in CA. Might be possible to invalidate 'safe handgun roster'.
Thank you so much for including Savage on the show, I've been a fan of his since he played Corley on wonder years. It's great you opened your hearts like that. Peace and love to all of you, in John Moses Brownings name we pray.
If you enjoy listening to a show that's funny, honest, brutal, and occasionally hosted bourbon hammered AF, then this is the podcast for you.
An "informative" firearms show with a fantastic panel: a drunken pair of ears, Murr from Impractical Jokers, redneck Dwayne Johnson, caveman Matt Damon, diabetic Mandy Patinkin, and actual woman Caitlyn Jenner. Love the show, guys!


Alex McLeish believes former Birmingham owners David Sullivan and David Gold deserve credit for keeping the club on an even financial keel.
The duo will return to St Andrew's with West Ham on Saturday for the first time since selling up to Carson Yeung in a £81.5million deal last season.
Sections of Blues fans criticised Sullivan and Gold at the end of their reign for a lack of investment in the team.
But McLeish recognises their contribution to City and the former Rangers and Scotland boss will always be grateful to them for giving him his first managerial job in England.
McLeish said: "I don't know what reception they will get, it's not for me to say. But I've got a lot of respect for them, the job they did for this club.
"They brought the club up from the bones of their backsides to being a pretty decent outfit without getting that real consistency of the Premier League.
"I think Steve Bruce had a really good spell of five years in the Premier League and that was a magnificent achievement for a club that is low on resources and revenue. Steve did a brilliant job.
"That is the challenge for the smaller clubs but they did a great job."
McLeish added: "They never let the spending get out of hand. The fans got a little bit annoyed that there wasn't enough investment but that is another story.
"We've seen some clubs struggle financially. We've seen the big clubs go down the divisions and it is a tragedy.
"We wouldn't want to see that happen to Birmingham, certainly in my time here."
McLeish is hoping the Blues fans will channel their efforts into making life uncomfortable for the West Ham players rather than Sullivan and Gold.
He said: "I would like the Birmingham fans to unnerve the opposition, but more so the team on the pitch.
McLeish is prepared to allow striker Garry O'Connor go back on loan for a second spell to gain sharpness.
O'Connor has already spent a month with Barnsley this season after a lengthy lay-off following a double hip operation.
McLeish said: "Garry is going to go out on loan again. We just feel he is a bit rusty. He is not going to get regular first- team football at the moment and he asked to go out on loan.
"He came in for the Blackpool game and did well and I was hoping he would move forward but he said he needed more time."


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Ward v. Commonwealth
Bond v. Commonwealth
1. While Code Sec. 19.2-188 (formerly Sec. 19.1-45) allows in evidence a statement of fact derived from…
Corrales v. Commonwealth
In short, Corrales avers the autopsy report should have been redacted to omit the cause of death section.…
Full title:JOHN LEWIS WARD, JR. v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
Court:Supreme Court of Virginia
Date published: Sep 5, 1975
217 S.E.2d 810 (Va. 1975)
217 S.E.2d 810
Supreme Court of Virginia
In Ward v. Commonwealth, 216 Va. 177, 217 S.E.2d 810 (1975), upon which defendant expressly relied when he raised the objection below, we held that a statement recorded in a medical examiner's postmortem report concerning the "probable cause of death" was "an expression of opinion" and, since only statements of fact are within the purview of the statutory exception, the opinion "was incompetent to show the cause of... death."
Summary of this case from Bond v. Commonwealth
See 2 Summaries
43241 Record No. 741101.
Present, All the Justices.
Manslaughter — Autopsy Report — Cause of Death.
Medical examiner's report on post mortem examination, while admissible in evidence, is prima facie evidence only of facts stated therein. Examiner's statement in report on cause of death was an expression of opinion which, standing alone, was incompetent to show cause of death. Since there was no other proof of cause of death, verdict cannot stand.
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond, Division I. Hon. J. Randolph Tucker, Jr., judge presiding.
Reversed and remanded.
John Dirffie Tyler, for plaintiff in error.
Alan Katz, Assistant Attorney General (Andrew P. Miller, Attorney General, on brief), for defendant in error.
A jury convicted John Lewis Ward of voluntary manslaughter and fixed his punishment at three years in the penitentiary.
During an argument on November 26, 1973, Ward shot Benjamin Daniel in the head. Daniel remained in the hospital until his death on February 6, 1974. Dr. R. C. Henry, Medical Examiner for the City of Richmond, performed a post-mortem examination. His report listed six "pathological diagnoses" and cited "[g]unshot wound of head" as the "probable cause of death." Dr. Henry died before Ward was brought to trial.
Over defendant's objection, the autopsy report Was admitted into evidence; it was the only proof of the cause of death.
While autopsy reports and duly attested copies thereof are admissible in evidence as provided in Code Sec. 19.1-45 (Repl. Vol. 1960), "only facts contained in the certificate are accorded the dignity of prima facie evidence." Robertson v. Commonwealth, 211 Va. 62, 67-8, 175 S.E.2d 260, 264(1970). Although signed by the decedent's attending physician, a statement in a death certificate concerning the cause of death "was but the expression of an opinion" and "was not, therefore, competent to show the cause of the decedent's death." Edwards v. Jackson, 210 Va. 450, 453, 171 S.E.2d 854, 856 (1970). We have only recently declined to extend the shopbook exception to the hearsay rule to "include opinions and conclusions of physicians or others recorded in hospital records." Neeley v. Johnson, 215 Va. 565, 571, 211 S.E.2d 100, 106(1975).
"Sec. 19.1.45. Reports and records received as evidence. Reports of investigations made by the Chief Medical Examiner or his assistants or by medical examiners, and the records and reports of autopsies made under the authority of this chapter, shall be received as evidence in any court or other proceeding, and copies of records, photographs, laboratory findings and records in the office of the Chief Medical Examiner or any medical examiner, when duly attested by the Chief Medical Examiner or one of his Assistant Chief Medical Examiners, or the medical examiner in whose office the same are, shall be received as evidence in any court or other proceeding for any purpose for which the original could be received without any proof of the official character or the person whose name is signed thereto."
Dr. Henry's recorded statement was an expression of opinion and, standing alone, was incompetent to show the cause of Daniel's death. Since there was no other proof of the cause of death, we hold that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. The judgment is reversed and the case is remanded for a new trial if the Commonwealth be so advised.
In Ward the Supreme Court of Virginia ruled that a statement as to the cause of death in the medical examiner's report was inadmissible because "[the] recorded statement was an expression of opinion and, standing alone, was incompetent to show the cause of [the decedent's] death."
Summary of this case from Corrales v. Commonwealth


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5 Cyclones To Hit Zimbabwe
Five cyclones are expected to hit Zimbabwe in the current rainy season, although there are no predictions of when, where they could strike, and their strengths.
But the Government has drawn valuable lessons from past cyclones and put in place measures to warn and protect people even should a high-energy cyclone with extreme rainfall hit.
Speaking during the National Tobacco Workshop, an agriculture meteorologist at the Meteorological Services Department, Benjamin Kwenda, said there would be an increase in cyclone activity from next month, with the risks being high over the next four months during the cyclone season.
"This season we are anticipating an increase in cyclone activity in January, February, March up to April but in terms of projections we are expecting five cyclones," he said.
It was only when a cyclone finally formed in the Indian Ocean that it would be possible for meteorologists to start working out their likely path and updating that information frequently as the cyclone started moving towards Madagascar and Africa.
But even so the warnings were fairly short-term as the storms were unpredictable.
"The tropical cyclone, its just like a whirlwind so when the whirlwind is generated you are not able to pick where exactly it will go but as it grows bigger you will then able to pick the direction and then you can actually say this is where it is going," said Mr Kwenda.
He said the Met Department was expecting rains into next week. There would be a decline of rainfall up to Wednesday next week, with some places experiencing sunny conditions.
The first half of the season, up to the end of the year, the expectation was that most of the country would be in the category of normal to below-normal, but the southern parts would see normal to above-normal totals.
"For the period December, January and February we are expecting the bulk of the country to receive normal to above-normal rainfall in this season and this is the same that we are expecting in January, February and March. We are generally looking for a better season in terms of seasonal totals," he said.
The Met Department saw a possibility of having more frequent extremes, such as hailstorms, and so there was a need for crop insurance because that was the only way farmers could cope with losses to their crops.
Hail is ideally suited to insurance, since the odds of destruction of a crop on any particular farm is low, so premiums can be low, but if a hailstorm does move over a farm, the damage is extreme, and the insurance payout is vital.
The Government has been budgeting to ensure that adequate responses can be made for storm and flood damage.
Recently, the Department of Civil Protection chief director Mr Nathan Nkomo said adequate funds to deal with disasters such as flash floods associated with the rainy season have been set aside.
"The rainfall season comes with a lot of challenges, but more importantly, it also comes with a lot of hope because most of our agriculture is rain-fed. So we welcome the rainfall season in Zimbabwe. However, in terms of preparedness, we have done our level best. Remember we are preparing to handle natural hazards in the form of flash floods and ultimately, when we get into the cyclone season, mostly from January to March, we will escalate our level of preparedness," he said.
Zimbabwe Farmers' Union economist Ms Nyasha Taderera said staggering of crops is critical when the floods occur because not all crops will be affected. Diversification was crucial tp spread risk, hence a need to plant different types of crops.
"Cyclones are usually accompanied by dry spells so not all crops will be destroyed. The effects of floods are different to crops. Some can be totally destroyed but some may survive," she said.
Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers' Union president Dr Shadreck Makombe urged farmers to stay away from river banks adding that farmers should take all warnings seriously to keep themselves safe.-state media


Registered developers can download the new iOS 12.2 beta from Apple's Developer Center or over-the-air once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Developer Center.
The software introduces support for AirPlay 2 and HomeKit on third-party TVs in light of recent AirPlay 2 announcements, with a new option for limiting TV access joining the speaker access option in the Home app. There's also a redesigned TV remote in Control Center, and when paired with tvOS 12.2, you can ask Siri to play specific TV shows, movies, and music on your HomeKit devices like the Apple TV.
For some AT&T users, there's a new "5G E" icon for the cellular signal, replacing the standard LTE icon. This is a bit misleading of AT&T, because the iPhone does not support 5G, nor is the network AT&T calls 5G E actual 5G. Instead, it's an upgraded version of LTE, with more info available here.
The Wallet app's interface has been streamlined and tweaked, there's a new interface for Apple Pay Cash, and the Downtime feature in Screen Time now allows you to customize by day. Apple has also made minor changes to some icons (including Apple News, AirPlay, and Remote in Control Center) and has introduced new Safari features, with a full list of changes introduced throughout the beta testing period available in our iOS 12.2 tidbits post.
Apple is improving Safari's privacy in iOS 12.2 through a new Motion & Orientation toggle located under Settings > Safari > Privacy >Security, which is disabled by default. The setting needs to be enabled on to allow websites to display content that relies on motion data from the accelerometer and gyroscope in the iPhone and iPad.
iOS 12.2 confirms that Apple is planning to release second-generation AirPods with "Hey Siri" support, thanks to a hidden "Hey Siri" AirPods setup screen in the beta. The inclusion of the AirPods setup option in the beta indicates that Apple could perhaps be planning to release new AirPods when iOS 12.2 is released.


For those who are seeking English Language movies in cinemas every day, Cinema di Roma offers a daily programming every day.
All the best titles of the season to fulfill your thirst for movies in the city.
With the WIR Card from Monday to Friday movie tickets at 6 euro instead of 8.50 and Saturday and Sunday mornings 4 euros instead of 6 euros.


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Die Köchin und der Präsident ist ein französischer Spielfilm von Christian Vincent aus dem Jahr 2012.

Handlung
Hortense Laborie arbeitet als Köchin für die Alfred-Faure-Station auf dem abgelegenen Archipel de Crozet im südlichen Indischen Ozean. Sie ist die einzige Frau unter den Arbeitern und fällt daher einem australischen Filmteam auf, das auf dem Archipel einen Dokumentarfilm drehen will. Man berichtet der Journalistin Mary und ihrem Kameramann John, dass Hortense hoch geachtet ist, hat sie doch früher für den Präsidenten Frankreichs gekocht. Hortense jedoch will über diese Zeit, über die zahlreiche Gerüchte kursieren, nicht sprechen, und meidet das Filmteam.

Eine Rückblende zeigt, wie Hortense vier Jahre zuvor von ihrem Anwesen im Périgord abgeholt wird. Man hat die bekannte Köchin einem Minister als Köchin empfohlen. Erst auf der Fahrt nach Paris erfährt Hortense, dass sie als Privatköchin für den Präsidenten engagiert wurde. Im Élysée-Palast wird sie eingewiesen und mit der Etikette vertraut gemacht, fragt sich jedoch nach einer Weile, was der Präsident denn gerne isst. Als man ihr nur vage sagt, dass er einfache Küche wie bei seiner Mutter mag, beginnt sie mit bodenständigen, jedoch verfeinerten Gerichten. Die leeren Teller, die zurück in die Küche gebracht werden, überzeugen sie, dass sie auf dem richtigen Weg ist. Eines Tages verläuft sich Hortense im Palast und steht plötzlich dem Präsidenten gegenüber. Er jedoch bedeutet ihr, dass er sie noch nicht empfangen kann und lässt sie sich entfernen. Erst einige Tage später empfängt der Präsident sie zu einer Audienz. Obwohl er eigentlich nur zehn Minuten Zeit hat und bald am Flughafen sein muss, unterhält er sich mit Hortense am Ende über eine halbe Stunde lang über das Essen. Beide stellen fest, dass sie seit frühster Kindheit Kochbücher gelesen haben, und der Präsident empfiehlt ihr sein Lieblingskochbuch. Er macht zudem deutlich, dass er gerne Gerichte so einfach wie möglich hätte, dabei jedoch das Beste aus Frankreich auf dem Teller sehen will.

Hortense, die bisher Zutaten verarbeitete, die die Großküche des Élysée-Palastes nutzte, organisiert die Zutaten für die Speisen des Präsidenten nun selbst. Sie erhält seltene Zutaten über ihre privaten Kontakte, lässt schon einmal Pilze von Familienmitgliedern sammeln und nach Paris bringen. Sie beginnt, Gerichte aus dem Lieblingskochbuch des Präsidenten nachzukochen. Als sie das Menü für ein großes Familienfest des Staatsoberhaupts festlegen soll, entscheidet sie sich für das Thema Die Loire und ihre Nebenflüsse mit zahlreichen Fisch- und Käsevariationen. Der Präsident ist beglückt, rufen die Speisen bei ihm doch alte Kindheitserinnerungen wach.

Nicht begeistert sind die Leibärzte des Präsidenten, die ihm eine strenge Diät verordnen. Er darf keinen Käse, keine schweren Soßen und kaum noch tierische Fette zu sich nehmen. Hortense wird gezwungen, sämtliche Speisepläne vorher mit den Ärzten zu besprechen. Häufig muss sie nun Kompromisse eingehen. Weitere Probleme kommen hinzu: Die Zentralküche fühlt sich von Hortense in ihrer Autorität beschnitten und behindert ihre Arbeit. Aus ihrem Spitznamen Dubarry wird später das Gerücht entstehen, dass sie mit dem Präsidenten eine Affäre hatte. Die Finanzprüfung bemängelt wiederum Hortenses hohe Nahrungsmittelkosten sowie unnötige Fahrten zur Zutatenorganisation. Zwar kommt der Präsident eines Tages sogar in ihre Küche und zeigt Mitgefühl für die Schwierigkeiten, die sie hat, kann jedoch an der Situation auch nichts ändern. Ein Ermüdungsbruch im Bein, anscheinend fehlende Kompromissfähigkeit der Zentralküche und ein kurzfristig gestrichenes Essen führen schließlich dazu, dass Hortense aufgibt. Sie reicht nach knapp zwei Jahren ihre Kündigung ein und die Zentralküche triumphiert.

Hortense meldet sich als Köchin auf dem Archipel de Crozet, tausende Kilometer von Paris entfernt. Hier arbeitet sie ein Jahr lang und gibt nun ihr Abschiedsfest mit einem großen Essen. Sie wird sich nach Neuseeland zurückziehen, wo sie Land zur Trüffelzucht erworben hat.

Produktion

Die Köchin und der Präsident beruht lose auf der Biografie Mes carnets de cuisine. Du Périgord à l'Elysées von Danièle Mazet-Delpeuch, die von 1988 bis 1990 Köchin für François Mitterrand war. Der Name des Staatsoberhaupts wird im Film nie genannt; der Präsident wurde von dem Schriftsteller Jean d'Ormesson dargestellt, der damit seine erste Rolle in einem Kinofilm übernahm. Die Köchin und der Präsident wurde unter anderem in Périgord und Paris gedreht. Den Archipel fand man in der isländischen Insel Reykhólar.

Der Film erlebte am 26. August 2012 auf dem Festival d'Angoulême seine Premiere und kam am 19. September 2012 in die französischen Kinos. In Deutschland lief der Film am 20. Dezember 2012 in den Kinos an und erschien im Mai 2013 auf DVD.

Kritik
Der film-dienst befand, dass Die Köchin und der Präsident ein sympathischer Film sei, der "durchaus hingebungsvoll den Genuss des Essens und die sich dabei entwickelnde zwischenmenschliche Wärme" feiere. Der Film sei "so stilvoll und bodenständig zubereitet wie die Delikatessen, die Köchin Hortense […] zaubert". "Ein köstliches Vergnügen für den kleinen Kinohunger zwischendurch", schrieb Cinema. Für den Spiegel war Die Köchin und der Präsident ein "harmloser, aber leichtfüßiger Spaß mit umwerfender Hauptdarstellerin und einer endlosen, geradezu lüstern in Szene gesetzten Parade von Köstlichkeiten."

Auszeichnungen
Catherine Frot erhielt für ihre Darstellung der Köchin Hortense Laborie 2013 eine César-Nominierung in der Kategorie Beste Hauptdarstellerin.

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Filmtitel 2012
Französischer Film
Filmdrama
Essen und Trinken im Film

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Founded September 11, 2001
Cleveland Nonviolence Network
Cleveland Nonviolence Network Navigation
Nonviolence Works
In the past 30 years, civilians have nonviolently overthrown their repressive governments in dozens of countries throughout the world including:
• Chile
• The Philippines
• Czechoslovakia
• Poland
• East Germany
• South Africa
• Lithuania
• The Soviet Union
Before the armed US invasion and occupation of Iraq, the United Nations effectively disarmed Saddam Hussein's repressive regime there, eliminating his chemical weapons and ending his development of other weapons of mass destruction — after the first Gulf War failed to do so.
Clearly, it is time to focus more efforts on nonviolent action and diplomacy — methods that effectively stop repression and build toward a democratic government and a civilized society — and less on the military whose arms destroy, kill, and dominate — leaving countries devastated and their people resentful. It is time for the United States to move beyond domination and learn to work cooperatively with other countries to challenge repressive regimes and build structures that support people.
Confusing Entertainment and War
Today's Air Show glorifies warplanes and their massive power. The Blue Angels fly the F/A-18 Hornet fighter — a combat jet used by the US Navy and also sold by US corporation Boeing to other countries that use it in wars around the world. This warplane, and its fancy flying maneuvers, attracts attention and is effective in recruiting young pilots. But not featured is its use in killing human beings and destroying civilian infrastructure, its ineffectiveness in building a good society, and its incredible cost to our country and to the world. Each F/A-18 Hornet jet costs $40–60 million — just one expensive component of the massive US military budget that has now grown to $653 billion/year. Just 8% of that amount — $50 billion/year — could provide health coverage for every American child who lacks it, modernize and rebuild every public school in America over ten years, and double US humanitarian aid to poor countries.
http://www.warresisters.org/pages/piechart.htm
http://www.sensiblepriorities.org/budget_analysis.php
Values — Peace, Democracy, Freedom
The values we most cherish as US citizens — peace, democracy, and freedom — are not fostered by violence and war. Warplanes create fear and more victims. Long-lasting peace comes through civilized, peaceful means — addressing grievances through international law, diplomacy, and goodwill. Freedom and real justice are best secured by a country's civilians using nonviolent action to end their repressive governments.
We ask you to consider these weapons of massive destruction on display from the perspective of their victims and recognize their inconsistency with our values as US citizens.
A PEOPLE'S JUSTICE AND PEACE CONVENTION
MORE THAN A ZIP CODE
To learn more about effective nonviolent campaigns, see:
A Force More Powerful:
A Century of Nonviolent Conflict
Nonviolent Action:
A More Ethical and Effective Alternative to War
The Cleveland Nonviolence Network is a group of people in the Cleveland area committed to nonviolent, justice-based responses to war and terrorism and the promotion of peace — personally, locally, nationally and internationally.
email us at clevelandnonviolence@gmail.com .


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Home :: 2007 January :: The embezzlement plate
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2007/01/16/a14a_diocese_edit_0116.html
The embezzlement plate
Itis counterintuitive for faith-based organizations to need safeguardsagainst breaches of faith. That's probably part of the reason religiousleaders of all denominations still are looking for ways to ensure thatthe donations of the faithful go where they're intended.
Villanova University researchers just surveyed the nation's 174Roman Catholic dioceses and found that 85 percent of the 78 thatresponded had discovered embezzlement of church funds during the pastfive years. In 93 percent of those cases, church officials filed policereports, 11 percent of which involved more than $500,000 missing.
Embezzlement isn't exclusively a Catholicproblem, but the Diocese of Palm Beach had three cases surface lastyear. The most egregious scandal was in Delray Beach, where policeaccused two former priests, Francis Guinan and John Skehan, ofmisappropriating $8.6 million and spending much of it on trips to LasVegas, vacations and personal investments. Bishop Gerald Barbaritoresponded with a plan to strengthen financial accountability and giveparishioners more oversight.
All parishes in the five-county diocese now must have a financecouncil, each parish and school is subject to an independent biennialaudit, and each must submit quarterly and annual financial reports. Thediocese also has a finance council - the bishop, clergy members and laypeople - with access to forensic accountants. The more people who knowhow much money comes in and where it ends up, the less likely mischiefbecomes. Irregularities need to be reported to the police, not handledinternally.
The diocese has helped restore credibility by working with Voice ofthe Faithful, a Boston-based reform group that advocates financialtransparency and accountability on other church problems such as sexualabuse by priests. Peter Amann of Palm Beach Gardens, chairman of Voiceof the Faithful in Palm Beach County, wants to open lines ofcommunication: "Our goal is to establish a collaborative dialogue amongthe faithful and the hierarchy."
The faithful place great trust in their clergy. But as recent eventshave shown, no church can take everything from its clergy on faith.


rie kugimiya ( born may 30, 1979 in osaka ) is a japanese voice actress affiliated with i'm enterprise.
kugimiya is most known for the roles of nagi sanzenin in hayate no gotoku!, shana in shakugan no shana, kagura in gintama, louise in zero no tsukaima, and more recently, taiga aisaka in toradora!. She is typecasted to tsundere loli roles due to her voicing of tsundere characters nagi ( hayate no gotoku! ), shana ( shakugan no shana ), louise ( zero no tsukaima ), and yuuhi ( akaneiro ni somaru saka ), all of whose anime aired around the same time. Due to her popularity in such roles, some of her fans have named her as the queen of tsundere.
she has also contributed her voice to various merchandise such as with mugen puchi puchi moe, a virtual bubble-wrap popping game, and voiced various characters on a set of moe karuta cards.
she was nominated for best actress in leading role in the first seiyu awards for the role of louise in zero no tsukaima, and jointly won best actress in a supporting role with mitsuki saiga at the second seiyu awards. Kugimiya won best actress in the third seiyu awards for the role of taiga aisaka in toradora!.
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A $36.4 million MOCCA
by Fresh Cup Staff
[T]echnoServe, an international non-profit organization that helps to alieve poverty through enterprising farm management, announced a new $36.4 million project to boost Latin America's coffee and cocoa sectors.
The initiative, called "Maximizing Opportunities in Coffee and Cocoa in the Americas" (MOCCA), is funded by the Department of Agriculture, and will be implemented with principal partner Lutheran World Relief.
Organizers intend for the project to improve the lives of 120,000 coffee and cocoa farmers throughout Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Ecuador, and Peru over the next five years. It aims to help farmers and their families by training them in climate-resilient agronomic practices, facilitating access to financing, making it easier to access high-quality genetic material for planting, and helping research focused on developing more resilient plants. MOCCA will also connect farmers to higher-value markets, helping them to earn higher incomes that can be reinvested into their farms.
To achieve these goals, TechnoServe is also partnering with organizations around the world including Rikolto, World Coffee Research, Bioversity International, The Initiative for Smallholder Finance, Conservation International, and the J. M. Smucker Company.
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Dog is not listening during training: is he distracted?
Always start training in a low distraction area. The more that is going on around your dog, the less likely he is to focus on you. You have to keep in mind their recall level. As your dog advances through training, his success rate for respond will increase. If you have not worked with him on responding when he is at the dog park, he might have a hard time listening. You might want to go over commands with him before letting him run off to play at the park.
Why is my dog not listening to my commands?
There is nothing more frustrating than trying to call your dog at a dog park and him completely ignoring you. Or having your dog jumping all over your guests while trying to get him to sit down and be nice. Until your dog is proficient in his recall and commands, you have to put realistic expectations on him. A one-year-old dog is not going to be able to sit quietly while a group of wild dogs is running around him. If your dog can do this, he is very advanced. Your dog is not being disobedient; he is simply not able to sit still for so much fun.
How can you teach your dog to be less distracted?
Practice his recall, commands, and tricks while increasing distractions. You might also have to use a higher value reward to motivate your dog to listen to you. One important thing to remember is to set your dog up for success. If you know that you will be in an area with high distractions and you are worried you would not be able to call him to come to you, you have a couple of options. Avoid those situations or come prepared. If it takes you 20 minutes to get your dog to leave a dog park, plan that 20 minutes so that you are not in a hurry and getting upset.
Some distractions are things like stress, fear, and anxiety. If your dog is unsure of himself or is afraid, he is going to have a hard time focusing on you. This is the worst time for the dog owner to get frustrated or upset as it could make the fear even worse. So if your dog is not paying attention to you, look around at the environment to see what is happening.


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Judge Dredd Megazine 393
Hard Rain!
Released 21st Feb 2018
Digital Edition $3.99 Print Edition $7.99
Arthur Wyatt, Dan Abnett, Rory McConville & Alex De Campi
Carlos Ezquerra, Henry Flint, Michael Dowling, Jake Lynch & Phil Winslade
Colourers
Chris Blythe & John Charles
Annie Parkhouse, Ellie De Ville & Simon Bowland
Episodes include:
Judge Dredd » Krong Island (part 2)
Mega-City One, 2140 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to over 72 million citizens. Stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges, empowered to dispense instant justice. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law! Advances in science in the 22nd century have led to intelligent apes now having their own society in the metropolis...
Lawless » Breaking Badrock (part 5)
Colonial Marshal Metta Lawson was appointed to the frontier township of Badrock on the planet 43 Rega, intent on stamping her authority on the colony. But in doing so, Lawson made many enemies, including Munce, Inc., the mega-corporation that funds Badrock, which has attempted to have her killed. Now, Munce is planning to dispose of Badrock once and for all...
Devlin Waugh » Blood Debt (part 6)
Brit-Cit, 2139 AD. A freelance paranormal troubleshooter and exorcist for the Vatican, Devlin Waugh is the world's foremost supernatural investigator. Despite becoming a vampire after getting bitten tackling an outbreak in an underwater prison, Devlin seeks out the finer things in life – but recently he's been receiving messages about his missing brother Freddy...
Cursed Earth Koburn » The Law of the Cursed Earth (part 2)
The Cursed Earth, 2140 AD. Cool and calculating Judge-Marshal Koburn is a future lawman unlike any other. A circuit Judge for the radlands, he patrols the outposts and townships that eke out a living in these desolate wastes, and tries to maintain the peace in an otherwise chaotic environment. There's little law and order in the Cursed Earth, and Koburn likes to take it eazy...
DREDD » The Dead World (part 2)
Mega-City One, the cusp of the 22nd century. Eight hundred million people are living in the ruin of the old world, a planet devastated by atomic war. Only one thing fighting for order in a metropolis teetering on the brink of chaos – the men and women of the Hall of Justice. One such lawman is Judge Joe Dredd, who is about to be confronted with his strangest and most challenging case yet...
Supplement episodes include:
Outlier » Dark Symmetries (parts 1 - 10)
Alliance Territory. PI Jared Carcer was hired to look into a series of murders, the victims all personnel of salvage ship the Outlier. The killer was a crew member called Caul, who'd been experimented on by alien race the Hurde when the Outlier tried to strip one of their craft, and turned into a hybrid being, bent on revenge. Now, Carcer, haunted by Caul's rampage, has been asked to look at further Hurde technology...
Tharg The Mighty » Building a Better Comic (part 1)


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PlayStation 4, Reviews
Titanfall 2 [PlayStation 4] – Review
May 28, 2019 John	3 Comments
It was big news when Jason West and Vince Zampella, two of the three co-founders of Infinity Ward, were dismissed by Activision back in 2010. After all, the pair was instrumental in creating the Call of Duty series, and genre-defining entries such as Call of Duty 2 and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Following their departure, they co-founded the aptly named Respawn Entertainment, and with a few dozen of their former co-workers, began development on Titanfall. The multiplayer-focused first-person shooter was highly regarded when it released in early 2014, and remains one of the noteworthy Xbox-platform exclusives of the generation. It wasn't until the follow-up that Respawn captured my attention: they included a single-player campaign.
Continue reading Titanfall 2 [PlayStation 4] – Review →
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The Top 10 Games I Played in 2018
December 31, 2018 John	Leave a comment
At the beginning of 2018, I made a conscious effort to work through my backlog and play those games I'd always wanted to, but never did for this reason or that. Happily, I actually worked through a not insignificant portion before the summer. Then, the home buying process, and Octopath Traveler, took up any free time I had. When the dust settled, I was bombarded by new releases that occupied my time for the last half of the year.
Like always, this list is in alphabetical order.
Continue reading The Top 10 Games I Played in 2018 →
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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare [PlayStation 4] – Review
April 16, 2018 John	3 Comments
Acting upon a sense of urgency for no particular reason, this year has seen me completing many of the games that have populated my backlog for ages. Singularity and Syndicate, a pair of narrative-orientated first-person shooters, each with unique gameplay hooks, are two such games. While it misses the mark on alliteration, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare otherwise fits the bill, scratching that itch for what I want in an FPS. Published by Activision on November 4, 2014, it was Sledgehammer Games' second entry in the series, following their co-development of Modern Warfare 3 alongside Infinity Ward. Additionally, Raven Software (the studio behind Singularity, coincidentally enough) developed the multiplayer components while High Moon Studios handled the previous generation versions. Continue reading Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare [PlayStation 4] – Review →
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Reviews, Xbox 360, Xbox Live Arcade
Call of Duty Classic – Review
Box art for the PC release of Call of Duty.
Playing Call of Duty Classic on the hardest difficulty is the worst game experience I've had in recent memory, and probably up there as one of the worst mistakes I've made playing video games. I suppose the initial reason for choosing this difficulty was the ability to get all of the achievements (playing the Xbox 360 version) on one play through; I didn't take into account that it would be nigh impossible and make me want to break my controller on multiple occasions.
Going through Call of Duty Classic on veteran reminds me of Call of Duty 3 on veteran, which I did a year or two ago. I had a terrible time, and hindered my impressions of that game, and I actually broke an Xbox 360 controller during that play through. You'd think I'd learn my lesson after that; hopefully I have after this time, what's the saying again: fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on me?
Call of Duty Classic is straight up difficult; your health doesn't recharge and there aren't any health pickups, it usually only takes an enemy two shots to take you out, they can spot you from very far away, and they utilize cover, often leaving their heads or arms vulnerable for a few seconds. The checkpoint system is frustrating as well. It seems to checkpoint at certain times, naturally, but only if you have more than half health. I can see how this is helpful, preventing you from continuing a long level with barely any health after getting shot early on.
So that's how it's difficult, what makes it frustrating and just a terrible time is the amount of repetition. In many sections, I'd have to repeat them multiple times, with some taking double digit retries. To progress, I'd literally have to kill one enemy and then die by the next, just to figure out where that second enemy is hiding, and then make it one enemy/wave farther, hopefully not getting shot and thus triggering a checkpoint.
It's not that Call of Duty Classic is a terrible game, it's probably a very good World War II shooter, and I guess I wouldn't really know having only played a handful. The game seems to include many familiar scenes, albeit all the highlights it seems that should be in a WWII product; to someone who has played many WWII shooters it probably feels stagnant. Playing the game on the hardest difficulty makes me want to yell as loud as I can (expletives), smash my controller into anything that'll produce a loud sound, get up and storm around, quit the game in a rage and never play a game on the hardest difficulty again! For some reason I stuck through it all though, but I wouldn't recommend anyone else to do the same.
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First Impressions, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Blur Beta – First Impressions
March 12, 2010 John	Leave a comment
A still from the Blur website.
Blur is a racing game being developed by Bizarre Creations; it will be published by Activision this spring. They gave away beta codes so they could test the multiplayer and see if there are any balancing issues. I received a code and have played through to the level cap in the beta. For an easy summary, the game can be described as Mario Kart plus Project Gotham Racing with Call of Duty influences in the online play.
From the start there are only two modes and a handful of cars to choose from. As you progress, you'll unlock two additional modes, more cars and modifiers which act like perks from the Call of Duty games. I found little differentiating three of the modes; they were normal races with one for 2-10 players, one for 4-20 players and the third one limited to the fastest class of car. The fourth mode was a battle royale which played like a game of Twisted Metal or a battle in Mario Kart.
The races were fun and there was always a lot going on. I rarely finished in the top three, but even when coming in a lower position the game was exciting just battling it out with the different power ups. The power-ups are creative and not as derivative of Mario Kart as I initially expected. There are around six power ups and most can be used in offensive and defensive ways. You can hold three power ups at a time and cycle through them which allows for unique strategies; I tried to always have a shield on hand just in case. There were a few tracks in the beta and they all had alternate paths which helped in splitting up the sometimes twenty car group. The battle royale mode was nuts; throwing you into an arena left carnage as the only objective. You are ranked according to your points which are received from attacking foes; you are also assigned a rival which will net you bonus points if you attack them.
There were a handful of modifiers available in the beta and there appears to be three sets. One set seemed to net you more fans for your actions, one seemed to affect your defense and the third set seemed offensive. Similar to leveling up weapons in Modern Warfare 2, as you use your power ups in different ways; they'll level up and unlock rewards. Say you have a shunt which is essentially a homing missile. You could shoot that in front of you and attack someone, or you could save it and when someone shoots one at you, fire it backwards and destroy them both. You also gain fans for using power ups effectively, drifting and finishing. Fans represent your overall level which allows you access to different modes and more. Regardless there will be plenty of unlockables to keep playing the game a long time after you've reached the level cap.
People looking to Blur for a straight up racing game might be disappointed. There are a few good ways to progress in the game and strictly trying to finish in top positions looks to be the hardest and least fun. There will be modes that don't have power ups in the retail game but those won't be the draw I presume. The element of luck in the game is heavy and will provide for a fun online racing experience. Frankly, I could see getting this game and never touching the single player.
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Could an asteroid hit Earth? The answer is 'yes'...and some already have! Craters here on Earth were made a long time ago by objects from space colliding with Earth. Could it happen again? Find out in this book. Detailed facts and photos help to answer your questions about the stars and beyond.
Asteroids, comets and meteoroids — Asteroids or planets? — What is a comet? — Deep impact — Meteoroids, meteorites, and meteors — How long before Earth gets hit?


Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather stations. The nearest temperature station is XN VALLEY FA which is approximately 11 miles away and has an elevation of 150 feet (67 feet higher than Lake Abert). The nearest precipitation station is PAIS which is approximately 16 miles away and has an elevation of 150 feet (102 feet higher than Lake Abert). Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have differences in elevation and topography, the historic weather at the two separate locations may be different as well.


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Products and services revenue is primarily derived from ancillary services such as treasury management and foreign exchange, regulatory compliance, chargebacks and fraud services for which the fees charged may or may not be related to the volume or number of transactions.
Costs to Obtain and Fulfill a Contract
ASC 606 requires capitalizing costs of obtaining a contract when those costs are incremental and expected to be recovered. Since incremental commission fees paid to sales teams as a result of obtaining contracts are recoverable, the Company recorded a $28.8 million ($22.3 million net of deferred taxes) cumulative catch-up capitalized asset on January 1, 2018. As of December 31, 2018, the amount capitalized as contract costs is $39.3 million, which is included in other non-current assets.
In order to determine the amortization period for sales commission contract costs, the Company applied the portfolio approach for "like-kind contracts" to which sales compensation earnings can be applied and allocated incentive payments to each portfolio accordingly. The Company evaluated each individual portfolio to determine the proper length of time over which the capitalized incentive should be amortized by analyzing customer attrition rates using historical data and other metrics.
The Company determined that straight-line amortization would best correspond to the transfer of services to customers since services are transferred equally over time and have limited predictable volatility. The amortization periods range from 3 to 10 years and are based on the expected life of a customer. In 2018, the amount of amortization was $10.3 million, which is recorded in sales and marketing expense. There was no impairment loss in relation to the costs capitalized.
The Company recognizes incremental sales commission costs of obtaining a contract as expense when the amortization period for those assets is one year or less per the practical expedient in ASC 606. These costs are included in sales and marketing expense.
Customer incentives represent signing bonuses paid to customers. Customer incentives are paid in connection with the acquisition or renewal of customer contracts, and are therefore deferred and amortized using the straight-line method based on the expected life of the customer. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had $71.5 million and $68.4 million, respectively, of customer incentives included in other assets in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Company had $27.4 million, $24.3 million and $25.8 million, respectively, of amortization expense related to these costs recorded as contra-revenue in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income.
The Company capitalizes conversion costs associated with enabling customers to receive its processing services. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had $51.7 million and $21.1 million, respectively, of capitalized conversion costs included in Intangible assets—net in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company has $6.8 million and $2.5 million, respectively, of amortization expense related to these costs, which is recorded in depreciation and amortization expense in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income. These costs are amortized over the average life of the customer.
Contract Balances
Accounts Receivable-net
Accounts receivable primarily represent processing revenues earned but not collected. For a majority of its customers, the Company has the authority to debit the client's bank accounts; as such, collectibility is reasonably assured. Aside from debiting a client's bank account, the Company collects a majority of its revenue via net settlement with the remaining portion collected via billing the customer. The Company records a reserve for doubtful accounts when it is probable that the accounts receivable will not be collected. The Company reviews historical loss experience and the financial position of its customers when estimating the allowance. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the allowance for doubtful accounts was not material to the Company's Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.


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Insider View, Twists & Turns in International Venture Capital
Here's a recent publication by Thomas Nastas, one of Marchmont's Advisory Board members.
In January I delivered a lecture to MBA students, Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. David Brophy, Director of the Office for the Study of Private Equity Finance & Associate Professor of Finance invited me to speak at his private equity class about my experiences in doing VC since 1986, with what he calls "Tom is 3 feet deep into VC, with mud on his boots."
If you don't know David you should, as he was the instrumental force in developing the venture capital and private equity industry in the State of Michigan. He was the creative force behind business plan competitions in the Midwest of the USA, in 1980, way before anyone in the world was thinking of bringing companies and investors together to mix, interact and network around this asset class we know as venture capital. His event, called the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium is one of the longest running programs in the USA, in operation since 1980.
I quote from the Symposium's web site, "Celebrating its 31st anniversary, the 2012 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium is the Midwest's leading event for attracting the best investors from across the U.S. and showcasing high-quality investable companies. In the past decade alone, more than 300 companies have presented. About 70% of these have raised capital totaling more than $1.7 billion in investments and nearly 20% have realized successful exits.
Year after year, the MGCS has brought greater awareness and opportunity to startups emerging from research departments of leading universities across the country. Over the past 10 years nearly a quarter of the presenting companies have been university-based spin-outs, raising capital totaling some $430 million in investments. About 70 percent (a total of 49 companies) have come from Michigan's University Research Corridor institutions—U-M, Michigan State and Wayne State and one-fifth of these companies have realized successful exits.
MGCS is presented by the University of Michigan Zell Lurie Institute's Center for Venture Capital & Private Equity Finance at the Ross School of Business in partnership with the Michigan Venture Capital Association."
As always, comments are welcome here, or write me directly at Tom@IVIpe.com
You may visit http://scalingupinnovation.com/ to read more of Tom Nastas' publications.
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JONESBORO – KASU, the on-air and online public media service of Arkansas State University, presents 10 outstanding Arkansas musicians in an Arkansas Roots Concert: From the Ozarks to the Delta, on Saturday, June 20 at 7 p.m., in Riceland Hall at Fowler Center, 201 Olympic Drive.
KASU station manager Mike Doyle described the concert as, "another major outgrowth from the KASU Arkansas Roots initiative that presents Arkansas talent on the air and in live performance."
Tickets for the KASU Arkansas Roots Concert in Riceland Hall can be purchased in person at the A-State Central Box Office online at http://www.astate.edu/tickets/ or by calling (870) 972-2781. All tickets are general admission: $20 for adults; $15 for seniors, A-State faculty and staff; and $6 for students, plus any applicable fees. The Riceland Hall box office will open at 6 p.m. on the evening of the June 20 concert.
Five-time Arkansas and two-time national fiddling champion Tim Crouch of Strawberry has appeared on thousands of recordings, including those of nationally known superstar performers. A former staff fiddle player for Nashville's "Grand Ole Opry," Crouch has also performed on numerous television programs including "Late Night with David Letterman," the "Conan O'Brien Show," "Austin City Limits" and "Hee Haw." Crouch will appear with five other musicians from the Ozarks in the first portion of the KASU event.
Pam Setser is an Arkansas native who has been performing since the age of five when she appeared with her parents in the Simmons Family Band. She spent three years as the featured lead-female singer of The Country Music Story, a stage show in Hot Springs. Setser also received the second runner-up award in the national finals of the Wrangler Country Showdown talent competition. She has appeared on the "Louisiana Hayride" radio program as well as the television shows "You Can Be A Star," "Nashville Now," "Hee Haw" and the "Tonight Show."
Brad Apple from Independence County sings and plays mandolin, guitar and bass. The third-generation musician, who has appeared on the worldwide broadcast of the "WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour," works extensively as a recording engineer for other musicians in his own studio and for Raney Recording Studio in Drasco.
Gary Rounds is a gifted vocalist from the Batesville area who is known for his very expressive and smooth singing style. A past performer on the syndicated radio program "At Home In The Country," he has recorded a CD of music with his friend Tim Crouch that ranges from folk songs to bluegrass to classic country hits.
Sam and Nathan Cobb round out the Ozark Musicians portion of the KASU event, performing on a variety of instruments. With their brother Caleb, the multi-talented Cobb Brothers have performed at the Ozark Folk Center, Cash's White River Hoedown, Mickey Gilley's Theatre, Silver Dollar City and many bluegrass festivals in Arkansas and in the surrounding areas.
Three Jonesboro blues-rock-and-roots artists known as The Arkansas Brothers will join another veteran Arkansas bluesman in the concert's second portion. The Arkansas Brothers trio includes real brothers Jess and Tim Hoggard, and their longtime associate Matt Pierce. Joining the Arkansas Brothers as special guest will be Charles Woods of Little Rock, who possesses masterful guitar skills and smooth mature vocals. Woods has played with such notable acts as the Staple Singers, Rufus Thomas, Little Johnny Taylor, Fenton Robinson, Larry Davis and (on bass guitar) with Albert King.
Jess Hoggard's musical resume includes a stint as rhythm and lead guitarist with Mark Sallings and the Famous Unknowns, the first house band to play at B.B. King's nightspot in Memphis. Jess played with the Muddy Waters Rhythm Section and the Jelly Roll All Stars, bands that included legendary musicians "Fuzz" Jones, Sam Carr and Willie "Big Eye" Smith.
Jess's brother Tim Hoggard, who carved out his own niche on the blues harmonica, has recorded with his brother in Clarksville, Mississippi, and played at blues festivals in Chicago and Peoria, Illinois.
Guitarist Matt Pierce recorded and toured with Mississippi roots/blues icon Jimbo Mathus and the Tri-State Coalition. Most recently, he has played in the band of country roots singer-songwriter Jesse Charles Hammock and with Sky City, the neo-honky tonk band from Jonesboro. Like the Hoggard Brothers, Pierce has decades of experience playing club dates with various bands.


Hoovered and dusted earlier on, going to hang curtains in the newly decorated toilet and hubby has a towel stand to assemble, after that friends, i'm chillin.
Planned a visit downtown but the rain put paid to that. Chillin at the computer instead.
Got everything done this morning, so just relaxing this afternoon.
Between last night and this morning, i got everything done that needed done, so today, yes you've guessed it, i'm chillin.
got to go shopping, do some washing, just wish we had good weather to get it dry outside.
Got everything i needed to done in the A.M. as usual, so the rest of the day is my own. I'm going nowhere it's sunny but a wild wind out there, so i'm staying put at the computer instead.
Going nowhere today, not with that Weather outside.
have the bed to change later and also curtains to hang in the bedroom.
It's Sunday and in my case, chill out Sunday. Well guys, this is my day off.
Having done my housework over the w/end, which i don't usually do, i might add, i'm having a relaxed day today. Goody, Goody.
Got eveything done this morning that needed doing so, the rest of today i'm relaxing.
Gave the house a quick hoover and dust this morning, so planning to chill the rest of the day.
Everythings done that needed doing, so the rest of the day is mine, all MINE.
Everything done this morning that had to be done, so a chilling day calls again, goody, goody.


CoinMarketCap is removing the trading volume requirement for cryptocurrency exchanges and is introducing new algorithm and metrics.
CoinMarketCap, the go-to source for reliable information on cryptocurrencies and exchanges volume for the crypto industry, has responded to growing concerns for fake volumes and other manipulations.
In a recent blog post, CoinMarketCap addressed the issues and announced it is changing its listing requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges. First off, the site has removed the volume factor as a main requirement for listing "due to the recent changes in the exchange landscape, and the concerns aired by our community." This has come into effect last Monday.
Additionally, the site is introducing new filters and will progressively change the ranking methods. CoinMarketCap also plans to add more levers and toggles so users can filter the exchanges most relevant to them. There will also be new metrics, such as 7-day and 30-day volume, and the establishment date of each exchange, so that users can use those as a way to evaluate for themselves the consistency of the volume on the exchange.
"In this way, by introducing different ways to look at exchanges and their respective features, the ranking system will be able to take into account various expectations that users have and help them view and digest exchange information better," CoinMarketCap said.
The past few months saw several brand new cryptocurrency exchanges shoot up in the CoinMarketCap rankings. Coinsuper, for example, rose from the 16-th to the Top 5 within a month, temporarily displacing giants like Binance who usually sit at the top spots.
Other examples include Fcoin, a virtually unknown until recently crypto exchange, that at the time of writing, is ahead of OKEx, Binance and Bithumb.
All those strange and unexplicable moves raised the suspicions of the crypto community of fake volumes and manipulations. So much so, that authors of the blog CryptoExchangeRank did a research of the "phenomenon" of BitForex, FCoin, and CoinEx, reaching a conclusion that BitForex was pumping its volumes using wash trade.
Whether or not the new CoinMarketCap requirements and algorithms will put an end to this type of manipulations, remains to be seen.