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Q: Installing nio4r via brew install throws an error on macOS catalina I understand that this issue has a ton of answers on stack overflow (and other sites) but none of them seem to work for me. Here is where the issue arises. When I tried to run my server, this error popped up:
Could not find nio4r-1.2.1 in any of the sources
So I ran bundle install which threw this error:
Gem::Ext::BuildError: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

Make sure that `gem install nio4r -v '1.2.1' --source 'https://rubygems.org/'` succeeds before bundling.

When I do that, this happens:
    ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

    current directory: /Users/admin/.rbenv/versions/2.3.1/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/nio4r-1.2.1/ext/nio4r
/Users/admin/.rbenv/versions/2.3.1/bin/ruby -r ./siteconf20201129-28103-lmj40x.rb extconf.rb
checking for unistd.h... yes
checking for rb_thread_blocking_region()... no
checking for rb_thread_call_without_gvl()... yes
checking for sys/select.h... yes
checking for poll.h... yes
checking for sys/epoll.h... no
checking for sys/event.h... yes
checking for sys/queue.h... yes
checking for port.h... no
checking for sys/resource.h... yes
creating Makefile

To see why this extension failed to compile, please check the mkmf.log which can be found here:

  /Users/admin/.rbenv/versions/2.3.1/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/extensions/x86_64-darwin-18/2.3.0-static/nio4r-1.2.1/mkmf.log

current directory: /Users/admin/.rbenv/versions/2.3.1/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/nio4r-1.2.1/ext/nio4r
make "DESTDIR=" clean

current directory: /Users/admin/.rbenv/versions/2.3.1/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/nio4r-1.2.1/ext/nio4r
make "DESTDIR="
compiling monitor.c
compiling nio4r_ext.c
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:487:48: warning: '/*' within block comment [-Wcomment]
/*#define MIN_INTERVAL  0.00000095367431640625 /* 1/2**20, good till 2200 */
                                               ^
./../libev/ev.c:1829:31: warning: 'extern' variable has an initializer [-Wextern-initializer]
  EV_API_DECL struct ev_loop *ev_default_loop_ptr = 0; /* needs to be initialised to make it a definition despite extern */
                              ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
In file included from ./../libev/ev.c:2694:
./../libev/ev_poll.c:110:18: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
        assert (("libev: poll() returned illegal result, broken BSD kernel?", p < polls + pollcnt));
                 ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:3100:12: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
  assert (("libev: watcher has invalid priority", ABSPRI (w) >= 0 && ABSPRI (w) < NUMPRI));
           ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:3103:14: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
    assert (("libev: pending watcher not on pending queue", pendings [ABSPRI (w)][w->pending - 1].w == w));
             ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:3113:16: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
      assert (("libev: active index mismatch in heap", ev_active (ANHE_w (heap [i])) == i));
               ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:3114:16: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
      assert (("libev: heap condition violated", i == HEAP0 || ANHE_at (heap [HPARENT (i)]) <= ANHE_at (heap [i])));
               ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:3115:16: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
      assert (("libev: heap at cache mismatch", ANHE_at (heap [i]) == ev_at (ANHE_w (heap [i]))));
               ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:3126:16: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
      assert (("libev: active index mismatch", ev_active (ws [cnt]) == cnt + 1));
               ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:3144:14: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
    assert (("libev: negative fd in fdchanges", fdchanges [i] >= 0));
             ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:3157:24: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
              assert (("libev: io watcher list contains a loop", w != w2));
                       ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:3161:20: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
          assert (("libev: inactive fd watcher on anfd list", ev_active (w) == 1));
                   ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:3162:20: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
          assert (("libev: fd mismatch between watcher and anfd", ((ev_io *)w)->fd == i));
                   ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:3344:24: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
              assert (("libev: negative ev_timer repeat value found while processing timers", w->repeat > 0.));
                       ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:3406:24: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
              assert (("libev: ev_periodic reschedule callback returned time in the past", ev_at (w) >= ev_rt_now));
                       ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:3551:1: warning: non-void function does not return a value [-Wreturn-type]
}
^
./../libev/ev.c:3568:12: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
  assert (("libev: ev_loop recursion during release detected", loop_done != EVBREAK_RECURSE));
           ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:3737:9: error: implicit declaration of function 'rb_thread_call_without_gvl' is invalid in C99 [-Werror,-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
        rb_thread_call_without_gvl(ev_backend_poll, (void *)&poll_args, RUBY_UBF_IO, 0);
        ^
./../libev/ev.c:3752:22: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
            assert (("libev: pipe_w not active, but pipe not written", ev_is_active (&pipe_w)));
                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:3926:12: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
  assert (("libev: ev_io_start called with negative fd", fd >= 0));
           ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:3927:12: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
  assert (("libev: ev_io_start called with illegal event mask", !(w->events & ~(EV__IOFDSET | EV_READ | EV_WRITE))));
           ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:3936:12: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
  assert (("libev: ev_io_start called with corrupted watcher", ((WL)w)->next != (WL)w));
           ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:3951:12: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
  assert (("libev: ev_io_stop called with illegal fd (must stay constant after start!)", w->fd >= 0 && w->fd < anfdmax));
           ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:3971:12: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
  assert (("libev: ev_timer_start called with negative timer repeat value", w->repeat >= 0.));
           ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:3999:14: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
    assert (("libev: internal timer heap corruption", ANHE_w (timers [active]) == (WT)w));
             ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:4061:16: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
      assert (("libev: ev_periodic_start called with negative interval value", w->interval >= 0.));
               ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:4093:14: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
    assert (("libev: internal periodic heap corruption", ANHE_w (periodics [active]) == (WT)w));
             ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:4130:12: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
  assert (("libev: ev_signal_start called with illegal signal number", w->signum > 0 && w->signum < EV_NSIG));
           ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:4133:12: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
  assert (("libev: a signal must not be attached to two different loops",
           ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:4251:12: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
  assert (("libev: child watchers are only supported in the default loop", loop == ev_default_loop_ptr));
           ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
In file included from nio4r_ext.c:7:
./../libev/ev.c:4830:14: warning: expression result unused [-Wunused-value]
    assert (("libev: loop to be embedded is not embeddable", backend & ev_embeddable_backends ()));
             ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/assert.h:93:25: note: expanded from macro 'assert'
    (__builtin_expect(!(e), 0) ? __assert_rtn(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #e) : (void)0)
                        ^
30 warnings and 1 error generated.
make: *** [nio4r_ext.o] Error 1

make failed, exit code 2

Gem files will remain installed in /Users/admin/.rbenv/versions/2.3.1/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/nio4r-1.2.1 for inspection.
Results logged to /Users/admin/.rbenv/versions/2.3.1/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/extensions/x86_64-darwin-18/2.3.0-static/nio4r-1.2.1/gem_make.out

The things I have tried so far are:

*

*Updating xcode and accepting terms. - sudo xcodebuild -license accept

*Installing nio4r using this command - bundle config build.nio4r --with-cflags="-std=c99" then gem install nio4r -v '1.2.1' -- with-cflags="-std=c99"

*Tried installing libgmp3-dev for mac via brew install gmp

*There was a stack answer which mentioned postgres file port.h which needed to be deleted. That didn't work for me either.

I am running Mac OS Catalina(Recently upgraded). When I upgraded I also had to upgrade my Xcode - Version 12.2 (12B45b)
I am running ruby version 2.3.1
If anyone has experienced this after catalina upgrade and has a solution, please help. I'd be happy to provide more info if needed.

A: You can disable this error with option -Wno-error=implicit-function-declaration
So try this
gem install nio4r -v '1.2.1' -- --with-cflags="-Wno-error=implicit-function-declaration"

You can add the same option for bundler:
bundle config --local build.nio4r --with-cflags="-Wno-error=implicit-function-declaration"
# and then
bundle install

A: I seen this problem yesterday and my problem solved code:
sudo gem install rails


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More than 200 Vintage and rare Barbie dolls are displayed.


I recently did a pre wedding photo shoot with Corrine and Adam in Adam's home town of Thaxted in North Essex.
I love to photograph weddings, to work closely with the bride and groom and to fulfil their wishes by presenting them with beautiful and natural images of their special day.
One of the best ways, I find, of helping to do this is by getting to know them beforehand and making a personal connection with them. What better way to do that than by way of a pre wedding photo shoot. A chance to get together have a chat (and a laugh) and find out a bit more about each other. I get to find out (if I don't know already) how long they have been together how they met, what their hobbies and interests are and how the wedding plans are coming along.
I first met Corrine and Adam back in January when they booked me to photograph their wedding and it was really nice to see them again on the evening of the shoot. They were great fun to work with; a really lovely couple and we all had a great couple of hours or so walking around and taking the photographs.
I have included some of the pictures from the photo shoot below.
If you are planning to get engaged and would like a romantic portrait shoot or a pre wedding photo shoot to celebrate or if you would like to discuss your wedding photography then contact me now to discuss the details.
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Frances and Martin's wedding at Our Lady & St John's Catholic Church in Sudbury.
Not everyone wants a large or lavish wedding, some aim for something a little more modest a little more low key but something which is very significant to them and those close to them. Not everyone wants the bells and whistles wedding photography, with lots of images of the bridal preparation, detail shots, stylish portraits, speeches, dancing, fireworks etc.
That was the case with Frances and Martin, a wonderful couple who were married at Our Lady & St John's Catholic Church in Sudbury. Both had been married previously and were having a fairly intimate wedding with family and close friends.
When it came to their wedding photography they didn't want any photographs taken whilst they were getting ready or at the reception, they just wanted images taken at the church and it was an absolute pleasure for me to take the photographs for them.
I met Martin, outside the church, prior to the ceremony, together with his best man / men Gavin and Noel and the groomsmen where we did some individual portraits as well as some fun shots of the 'boys together'.
When Frances arrived it really was a picture, she arrived in fantastic vintage wedding car ( sorry I'm not good with cars and can't tell you exactly what it was) and she looked absolutely amazing in her wedding dress, as did her two daughters, Julie and Sarah who were her bridesmaids.
This was the first time I had photographed a wedding at Our Lady & St John's Catholic Church and it really was a beautiful church. There was some wonderful light inside and a nice little balcony area which a great place to take some 'different' photo's.
Frances and Martin requested quite a few formal groups shots and the front steps of the church provided an ideal backdrop to take them. I then took some final shots as they left in the car.
Here's another amazing little story for you. About two months before Frances and Martin's wedding I met with a couple from Ipswich, Liz & Ollie, who booked me to photograph their wedding in August this year. It was only during conversation that it came out that Liz's dad was getting married in a two months' time and guess who her dad turned out to be? None other than Martin, and they had no idea at that time that they had hired me to photograph their wedding. What was also amazing is that whilst chatting with Liz and Ollie I showed them a slide show from a previous wedding, Jade & Dave and it turns out that Liz used to work with Jade some years ago – small world.
If you are planning a Sudbury wedding and would like to discuss your wedding photography then contact me now to discuss the details.


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Ethiopia's economic gains tainted by violent repression – Financial Times
ከጦላይ፣ ይርጋለምና ብርሸለቆ የወጣቶች አፈና ማዕከላት የሕወሃት ኮማንድ ፖስት በሁለተኛው ዙር 7,487 እሥረኞችን ለጊዜው ለቀቀ፤ ገና ብዙ አሥር ሺዎች ዜጎች እንደታፈኑ ናቸው! https://t.co/9MGvB6IXfU
— @EthiObservatory (@EthiObservatory) February 2, 2017
RECALL THAT DEPUTY CHIEF OF TPLF DEBRETSION GEBREMICHAEL WARNED PUBLICLY IN HIS FACEBOOK [he suppressed shortly after] HIS ORGANIZATION IS "CAPABLE OF DESTROYING THE WHOLE OF AFRICA, MUCH LESS 30 MILLION POPULATION [AMHARA]."
by John Aglionby in Gondar
Emergency fails to protect regime from biggest threat to 26-year grip on power
Six soldiers burst into Beckham's dormitory at Gondar university in northern Ethiopia one evening without pausing to question the student.
Beckham's crime was to share with the world, via a diaspora network, how 104 other Ethiopian students had been detained for complaining about conditions on campus.
Despite the beating, the smiling Ethiopian, who is studying applied science, considers himself lucky because he is still alive.
Beckham was held in a police station rather than a military camp, unlike many of the tens of thousands of people detained under a state of emergency imposed last October to contain anti-government protests.
"After a few weeks the police let me go. They seemed to sympathise with our cause," says Beckham, who asked to use the name of his favourite footballer for fear of reprisals.
Beckham is among hundreds of thousands who joined protests over the past two years in the biggest threat to the ruling Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front since it seized power 26 years ago. The autocratic government has responded with force, sending troops and police to break up protests, in which more than 500 people have been killed, imposing the state of emergency and rounding up tens of thousands.
It has vowed to crush any threat to its economic model, which has been lauded by development experts and helped lure billions of dollars to one of Africa's best-performing economies. Yet the protests have underlined the fragility of the economic success. They spread from Oromia region in the centre to the northern highlands around Gondar, for generations the seat of imperial power, drawing in Ethiopia's biggest ethnic groups, the Oromo and Amhara.
Human rights groups, domestic and foreign, have documented repeated and widespread abuses by the security forces. They also reported increasing use of violence by the opposition, particularly before the emergency was imposed.
Ethiopia faces its Tiananmen Square moment
Alarmed by a wave of protests, the regime has answered as the Chinese did in 1989 — with bullets
Protesters' grievances include a lack of democracy, repressive rule, limited job opportunities and the dominance of the Tigrayan ethnic group, which accounts for 6 per cent of the population, in the state and ruling coalition.
"We have no freedom and no prospects unless we join a party in the EPRDF," Beckham says. "We need change and so we have to fight for it however we can."
Raised in the city of Ambo, 120km west of Addis Ababa in Oromia, Beckham, who is in his 20s, has experienced the manner in which the EPRDF crushes dissent.
The unrest began in early 2014 when the government announced it wanted to extend the capital Addis Ababa into Oromia. Locals considered it a land grab and protested.
"In Ambo 72 people were killed on one day," Beckham says of a demonstration in April 2014. "I was there and saw them shot [by soldiers]."
The authorities say the highest number of fatalities in Ambo on any day during that period was eight.
Stung by the level of anger, the government offered to negotiate with the Oromo over the Addis Ababa master plan. No deal was reached and 18 months later, in November 2015, protesters took to the streets again.
Beckham was then studying in Gondar, 730km north of Addis Ababa, but rushed back to Ambo after his 16-year-old brother was killed by soldiers in one of the first protests.
"He had been shot once in the heart and hit on the head with a stick," he says. "It was difficult to identify if it was him or someone else because he was beaten so badly."
The capital expansion was scrapped but the protests morphed into a wider anti-government movement and spread north.
A further source of discontent was the annexation of Welkait, once part of Amhara, into Tigray more than two decades ago. Protests flared in Gondar in July after Tigrayan police tried to arrest Demeke Zewdu, a former colonel and leader of the self-styled Welkait Committee, which has agitated for the area's return to Amhara.
"About 300,000 people took to the streets of Gondar when they tried to arrest Colonel Demeke and everything went from there," says a university lecturer who asked to be called Sufi Seid. "For about 20 days shops did not open as a sign of protest and demonstrations continued."
"In Gondar and a couple of other towns that I know of about 120 people were killed and many many were arrested," says a café owner.
Hailemariam Desalegn, the prime minister, said in November the death toll since November 2015 might be 500. His ministers admit that more than 20,000 have been detained. Activists say those are huge underestimates.
The emergency has brought a semblance of calm to Gondar, although grenade blasts rocked two hotels last month and violence has been reported in nearby towns.
"The protests have not gone away. People are just waiting because they don't want to get into trouble," Beckham says. "And nothing is being done to address the roots of the problem. So some people are now fighting back with weapons.
አቶ "የራስሽን ባወቅሽ…", i.e., a nincompoop as a messenger from the corrupt and not so good America's foot soldier in Somalia, the TPLF He is angered by his masters being ignored by President Donald Trump, after he called Egypt's President Sisi on Jan 23/2017 as among the first. Therefore, the TPLF prime minister is now daring to give advise to the new US president to turn to China to benefit from its successes. This same is coming out of TPLF humiliation by way of the its revenge against the US. Ignorance is bad. He may have not heard that Deng Xiaoping was the first to advocate in the early 1980s in his "one country two systems" argument affirming it is China that must move to capitalism.
Besides the TPLF repression, this shameful person and his masters are forcing Ethiopians to live in shame because of their shamelessness and under Nazi-esque rights violations! This stooge the TPLF has put as prime minister as usual talks his nonesense, according to the Wall Street Journal: Ethiopian Premier, a China Ally, Calls Beijing a Model for U.S. on Job Growth
Discontent grows louder in Ethiopia as the ethic minority TPLF regime fights for survival
Popular unrest in Ethiopia triggers collapse in tourism; TPLF regime sets up command post to work on security of tourists
Ethiopia's bond prospectus warns investors of risks of "famine, political tension and war"
በዕጦቶችና የሥልጣን ብልግና የተፈጠረው የኢትዮጵያ ምሬቶች የዛሬው ሥዕልና የነገው ሥጋት
THE VULTURES ALSO MUST REALIZE THAT IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE THE SKY FALLS ON THEIR PARADISE IN A POOR COUNTRY THEY SKIN ALIVE!
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How Do I Turn On Privacy In Safari In iOS7?
Where do you turn it on? iOS6 it was in settings under safari. Where is it now?
It is easier to turn it on in iOS 7. You don't need to leave Safari and go into the Settings app.
Here's how to do it on the iPhone and iPod touch with iOS 7.
If you see the address field at the top, and the buttons at the bottom, then tap on the button at the lower right. It looks like two boxes, one behind the other.
If you don't see the buttons, then scroll to the top of the web page so they will appear.
Now you will see a view of all of the open web pages, and three buttons at the bottom: a + button to open a new page/tab, a Done button to return to the page, and a Private button to turn on Private mode.
If you choose Private, then you can choose to close all browser pages or keep them open.
To exit Private mode, just repeat the steps. You'll notice the Private button has a background to it now, to signify that it is on.
It is a little different with the iPad, since tabs look like regular desktop computer tabs. There may be other ways to get to the Private button, but the one I found was to tap in the address field at the top. The keyboard will pop up and on top of the Keyboard will be a Private button.
I've also noticed that if you tap the address field, then dismiss the keyboard, the Private button remains at the bottom of the screen. So you can turn on Private mode without needing to go to a new page.
Thanks. I didn't see it there but it's a much better place for it.


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British Prime Minister Theresa May said Thursday she may give Parliament a greater role in implementing her controversial Brexit deal as she sought to rescue the agreement from a widely expected defeat.
Gordon Brown, the former United Kingdom prime minister, said there is no chance Theresa May will get her proposed Brexit deal through parliament next week and suggested the current PM could lose her job over it.
Opening the third day of debate in the House of Commons over the European Union withdrawal agreement, the chancellor accepted that leaving the European Union would have an economic cost but added that the deal Mrs May had negotiated "minimises that cost".
The events of December 4, not just the contempt of parliament motion, but also the success of MP Dominic Grieve's amendment that means parliament will have a say in what happens should Theresa May lose the vote on the withdrawal agreement on December 11, show that parliament is beginning to reassert itself.
"In global law, the protocol would endure indefinitely until a superseding arrangement took its place", Cox said in the document, further stating that the protocol would continue even if negotiations broke down between the two sides.
"I believe that the deal we have negotiated is a good deal", she said, adding: "I'm continuing to listen to colleagues on that and considering a way forward".
In June 2016, the British people voted to take back control, and it is their democratic right to expect this from the negotiations.
Labour's shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer said: "Having reviewed the Attorney General's legal advice, it's obvious why this needed to be placed in the public domain".
The proceedings against the government for contempt of parliament could potentially result in one or more ministers being suspended or expelled from the House of Commons.
Mr Javid warned that "no matter how effectively" the government prepares for a no-deal Brexit, there would be "consequences" for the UK's security.
He spoke of first meeting Bush as a 29-year-old entering politics and of a letter his son, an enlisted Marine, received from Bush. Bush will be honoured at a state funeral service at the cathedral tomorrow, which Trump has declared a national day of mourning.
"If this deal does not get the necessary support in the House of Commons, I am sure that Brexit will be discussed among the leaders in December".
"If she is short of 15, 30 or 40 votes, we could think of a gesture to let her try again", said one European Union official.
That could range from giving more time for May to find other ways to convince the parliament, to even helping Britain halt the Brexit process altogether, as many European Union leaders have regularly said would be their ultimate preferred option.
She has toured the country and television studios to try to sell her deal, but a move to present her government's legal advice to parliament seemed to backfire.
"The vote will take place on Tuesday as planned", May's spokesperson said.
Commission vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis told Yahoo Finance UK: "We are preparing for the deal".
"She is now talking to colleagues, and listening to them", said Alison Donnelly, May's spokeswoman. Another said it was: "Too little, too late".
The announcement came amid suggestions from ministers that she should find ways to avoid losing the vote, which could bring down the government, or see Britain leave the bloc without a deal.
"We now think the chances of both a no-deal Brexit (10%) and that of the current/similar deal being passed (50%) have fallen and that the probability of remaining in the EU/EEA solution (40%) has risen", Buckley and his team said.
Those calling for a second referendum "want that because they hope there is going to be a different answer - I don't think that's right", she said.
For Tests, there's more grass cover on day one and two, with the pitch drying out over the next few days. When he is playing in Australia he knows what to do and he has also played here in 2014-15.
Homeland Security said the section of wall the children were dropped from is a legacy fence already slated for replacement. Border Patrol agents had the territory between the two barriers heavily covered.
The decision comes after the Saints drew 2-2 with Manchester United on Saturday, having led 2-0 during the first half. He also led them to the semi-finals of the FA Cup, where they eventually lost to eventual winners Chelsea.
But experts have warned her arrest could inflict another hugely damaging blow in the ongoing trade war between the USA and China. But CNN, quoting an unnamed official, said that the United States saw the arrest as providing leverage in trade talks.
The findings, co-authored by a team of almost 80 scientists, were published in the journal Open Access Earth System Science Data. USA emissions are expected to resume their downward trend in 2019 as cheap gas, wind and solar power continue to displace coal.
But it's clear Epic Games isn't done surprising us with new content, keeping players coming back to see the next big thing. Thursday's seasonal update also adds some new wintry locations, such as Frosty Flights, Polar Peak, and Happy Hamlet.
Corker pointed out that a jury "would have a unanimous verdict in about 30 minutes" if the crown prince went on trial. The journalist, who had lived in the U.S. and wrote for The Washington Post , had been critical of the Saudi regime.


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Your MP can also only act on behalf of constituents who contact him directly. This means that if you would like your MP to act, for instance, on behalf of a family member, that family member will need to make contact directly. This is necessary to maintain confidentiality between your MP and the individual constituents who contact him. All communications sent to your MP and data stored is completely confidential.
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Gentex to Demonstrate Emerging Automotive and Aerospace Technologies at CES 2023
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX) is once again using CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) to showcase its product portfolio designed to help automakers progress toward the autonomous age with scalable, camera-based driver-assistance features ready for implementation on today's vehicles. In addition, the company will debut an all-new aircraft mockup that demonstrates next-gen features designed to enhance the flight experience.
Gentex is a technology company and long-time supplier of electro-optical products for the global automotive, aerospace and fire protection industries. It's best known for supplying nearly every major automaker with vision, dimmable glass, sensing, and connected-car technologies that optimize driver vision while enhancing driving safety and comfort.
"This year at CES, our automotive and aerospace customers will be able to experience Gentex technologies in new and exciting ways," said Neil Boehm, Gentex vice president of engineering and chief technology officer. "We've developed advanced vehicle and aircraft fuselage simulators that allow show attendees to experience first-hand the benefits of our technology right on the show floor."
Evolving NCAP regulations and increasing levels of driving automation have automakers scrambling to implement safety systems for monitoring the driver and vehicle occupants. Gentex's strategy to address this need will be central to the company's expansive CES booth, which will feature a unique vehicle demonstrator that showcases a scalable yet holistic approach to driver and in-cabin monitoring. It provides an immersive experience that allows visitors to see what the system's mirror- and overhead-integrated camera see, understand the system's decision-making processes, and learn about corresponding feature sets.
Gentex's driver monitoring system tracks driver head pose, eye gaze, and other metrics to determine distraction, drowsiness, sudden sickness, and return of manual control in semi-autonomous vehicles. The system can be easily expanded to include 2D and 3D cabin monitoring for detecting passengers, behavior, objects, and even presence of life. Additionally, machine olfaction sensors provide a digital sense of smell for detecting airborne chemicals and particulates, helping keep passengers safe and vehicles up and running.
As an added benefit, the system can also turn the vehicle into a mobile communications center for making a video phone call, conducting a virtual meeting, or capturing in-cabin selfies.
"Our goal is to provide comprehensive cabin monitoring solutions, from core driver monitoring through complete cabin monitoring and machine olfaction," said Boehm. "We want to provide solutions for today's vehicles as well as transitionary and autonomous vehicles, and that means engineering a comprehensive and scalable monitoring platform based on unique sensor fusion techniques."
Digital Vision
Gentex's CES booth will also highlight the company's industry-leading Full Display Mirror (FDM), an intelligent rear-vision system that uses a custom camera and mirror-integrated video display to optimize a vehicle's rearward view. The system captures video from a rearward-facing camera and streams it to a unique mirror-integrated LCD that provides the driver with an unobstructed, panoramic view behind the vehicle. The FDM debuted just six years ago and is already available on nearly 80 different vehicles from 14 different automakers around the world.
The FDM also serves a platform for additional innovation. Add-on features include a mirror-integrated digital video recorder (DVR), scalable trailer cam system, touch screen display, lane-line projection overlays, and mirror-integrated selfie cam for capturing photos within the vehicle cabin.
Dimmable Glass
Gentex is the world's leading supplier of dimmable devices, shipping over 40 million units annually. The Company's current product portfolio consists of glare-eliminating interior and exterior rearview mirrors, and electronically dimmable windows for the aerospace industry.
New to the product lineup are large-area dimmable devices, including sunroofs that darken on demand or in conjunction with system intelligence, and sun visors that fold down like a traditional visor but include a clear, dimmable panel that can darken on demand or in conjunction with sunload sensors.
The company will also highlight small-scale dimmable devices that darken to improve contrast and legibility for transparent displays, conceal sensors, and dynamically adjust camera exposure.
Car Connectivity
At CES 2023, Gentex will also highlight connectivity features like HomeLink, the industry's leading car-to-home automation system. It uses RF and wireless cloud-based transmission to activate a wide variety of home automation devices from within the vehicle, including garage doors, thermostats, home lighting, security systems, and much more.
The company will also demonstrate how automakers can develop new revenue streams by offering their customers exclusive e-concierge and travel booking services via Simplenight, a Gentex partner and provider of a white-label e-commerce platform that can be custom-branded and integrated into OEM mobile apps, center consoles, and customer engagement web sites.
Gentex's growing aerospace technologies will be prominently displayed in an all-new aircraft mockup.
"Many of the products initially developed for the automotive industry are built on technology platforms that can be customized for the aerospace industry," said Boehm. Dimmable glass, smart lighting, biometrics systems -- we believe these, and other technologies can make the flight experience safer and more enjoyable."
To demonstrate this premise, Gentex's aircraft mockup will feature fully functioning dimmable windows and cabin partitions; passenger smart-lighting that automatically optimizes illumination for various in-flight activities like reading, dining, or computer work; biometric systems for personalizing the in-flight experience; and in-cabin particulate and chemical sensors for monitoring cabin air quality.
Innovation Lab and the eSight Go
Recent Gentex technology acquisitions, partnerships, and prototypes will be showcased in a special Innovation Lab within the company's booth. It will also be home to the design debut of the all-new eSight Go, the latest in a line of vision-enhancing electronic eyewear designed to help those with low vision regain sight.
eSight is a developer of wearable assistive technologies that allow people living with visual impairment to stay on the go while performing the tasks of daily living.
Gentex utilized its expertise in digital vision, software development, and industrial design to help develop the eSight Go, which combines a high-definition camera, proprietary algorithms, and powerful processing to capture and project real-time video onto two high-resolution, near-to-eye screens for full binocular vision. The eSight Go will also be manufactured by Gentex and is currently targeted for launch later in 2023.
CES is the world's gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technology. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association, it has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for over 50 years. This year's show runs January 5-8 in Las Vegas.
Gentex technologies will be on display in the Las Vegas Convention Center, West Hall, booth #6341.
Founded in 1974, Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX) is a supplier of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and electronics to the automotive industry, dimmable aircraft windows for aviation markets, and fire protection products to the fire protection market. Visit the company website at www.gentex.com.
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Puerto Rico Skips Debt Payment
Updated 04.14.17 10:12AM ET / Published 08.03.15 4:19PM ET
Ana Martinez / Reuters
Puerto Rico defaulted for the first time on Monday, paying just $628,000 of the $58 million of interest and principal due on its bonds. The U.S. commonwealth of 117 years is attempting to negotiate its $72 billion debt. This was a decision that reflects the serious concerns about the Commonwealth's liquidity," said the president of the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico. The island's governor says the debt is "unpayable" and has asked for a moratorium on the debt.
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Affect Intensity Measure
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About Affect Intensity Measure
The AIM is a 40-item questionnaire designed to measure the characteristic strength or weakness with which one experiences emotion.The scale is copyrighted but you are free to use it without permission or charge by all professionals (researchers and practitioners) as long as you give credit to the authors of the scale:
Larsen, R. J. (1984). Theory and measurement of affect intensity as an individual difference characteristic. Dissertation Abstracts International, 85, 2297B. (University Microfilms No. 84-22112)
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Important Papers on the AIM:
The Affect Intensity Measure Simplified
Affect Intensity and Controlled Emotional Stimuli
Important papers on Affect Intensity Measure
Larsen, R. J. (2009). Affect Intensity. In M. R. Leary & R. H. Hoyle (Eds.), Handbook of individual differences in social behavior (pp. 241-254). New York: The Guilford Press.
Larsen, R. J., Diener, E., & Emmons, R. A. (1986). Affect intensity and reactions to daily life events. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 51, 803-814.
Larsen, R. J., & Diener, E. (1987). Affect intensity as an individual difference characteristic: A review. Journal of Research in Personality, 21, 1-39.


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Lee Otterson Professor in the School of Engineering and Professor of Bioengineering, of Applied Physics and, by courtesy, of Physics
Stephen Quake
Stephen Quake is the Lee Otterson Professor of Bioengineering and Professor of Applied Physics at Stanford University and is co-President of the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub. He received a B.S. in Physics and M.S. in Mathematics from Stanford University in 1991 and a doctorate in Theoretical Physics from the University of Oxford in 1994. Quake has invented many measurement tools for biology, including new DNA sequencing technologies that have enabled rapid analysis of the human genome and microfluidic automation that allows scientists to efficiently isolate individual cells and decipher their genetic code. Quake is also well known for inventing new diagnostic tools, including the first non-invasive prenatal test for Down syndrome and other aneuploidies. His test is rapidly replacing risky invasive approaches such as amniocentesis, and millions of women each year now benefit from this approach. His innovations have helped to radically accelerate the pace of biology and have made medicine safer by replacing invasive biopsies with simple blood tests.
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Silence can be heard loud and clear
Posted on November 1, 2017 by Taber Times
Prior to the Taber municipal election, every single candidate for both mayor and council were featured in The Taber Times in which they got a voice for what their various platforms were and how they would engage with the public.
'My door is always open, stop me in the street if you have a concern, I will be the voice for everyone of Taber,' were common refrains from many of the candidates in how they would be there 'for the people.'
Yet, before council even had a chance to officially be sworn in on Oct. 23, already many did not follow the creed that helped get them elected. I'm referring to a chain letter from the Taber Equality Alliance that was issued to both mayoral candidates and every single one of the 11 people vying for a council seat. It was a letter that was issued nine days prior to the final polls opening, inquiring about the candidate's views on issues the TEA found important so that they could make a more informed vote. It was no different than if a senior sat down with a candidate over a cup of coffee or a chat after church.
Yet, four of the current seven members on council did not bother to give a reply which could have taken all of 10 or 15 minutes to craft a response… and that action I find disturbing.
Disturbing, because I know full well had it been a letter from an organization like the Taber Chamber of Commerce inquiring about solutions to job creation/downtown/low-cost housing, or Communities In Bloom asking candidates about town beautification, the response rate would have likely been 100 per cent.
But no, this is the TEA where there are gay/transgendered people involved, and their allies, and the controversy surrounding the Pride Flag, that had it stolen once and burned the second time under the laughable guise of 'flag protocol' and 'everyone being equal' with actions by vandals proving otherwise.
It's ironic that some current members on council decided not to touch the issue with a 10-foot pole.
This is not a witch hunt in shaming certain individuals, but more about the actions of a collective, as in the end, it is the majority of votes on council that decides the future course of the town. And it seems as some on council are embarking on its new four-year journey, already one group of people are being left behind in getting their voices heard.
None of the candidates were required to give the answers the TEA wanted to hear, and some of them didn't in their response, but they afforded the TEA a response nevertheless in addressing their concerns and should be commended for it — as it is an action that anyone who holds public office should be making a priority. For those who did not, it certainly doesn't look good for optics when you campaign on the promise you represent every person in Taber and not just the powerful, and yet one group was not worth 10 minutes of your time.
Asking if you are an ally, or about the Pride Flag issue, is not going to go away simply because one chooses to ignore it.
Paraphrasing one councillor I talked to before the election who received the TEA letter, and decided not to respond, he said he didn't like how the issue divided the town. There have always been social movements that have divided people.
Would there have been any forward movement with slavery, women's rights, segregation, etc. had we taken this attitude of 'don't rock the boat'?
"What if someone asks to raise a Nazi flag? What if they want to raise a Pro-Life or Pro-Choice flag on town land?" is a question I'm often asked about the issue.
If the first comparison that comes to mind towards a group of people that were born a certain way is a fan club of Hitler and years of ideology that includes denying the Holocaust ever happened, then maybe you are tipping your hat already in how you view people that you claim are 'equal' if you are equating gay people with Nazis. Pro-Life or Pro-Choice is an ideology one grows into and even at that, the town has already gone down that slippery slope with having Pro-Life engraved benches in the cemetery that are on town-owned land. So, if you are worried about ideologies being on town-owned land, then council already has an issue to deal with.
"It's against the Bible" is another common refrain I hear from others. If one chooses to take a literal interpretation of one's Bible, I can bring anyone into my office and within an hour's worth of research, show dozens of actions said person is doing that is against the Bible. The pick-and-choose style some use in their scripture I find baffling in how one channels their disdain.
"We're all equal, why do they need a parade/flag?" Going out of one's way to mask yourself while stealing and burning flags, mentioning in a crowd at an interdenominational church service that God is taking back the rainbow while pointing at the flag pole, hearing frequent insults in the community I travel in of 'that's gay' or 'faggot,' having councillors going out of their way to have their vote recorded on 'flag' issues does not really scream equal to me. It also shows why a flag is needed in the first place to show where people can gather for but a brief time in a safe and welcoming place, be you a member of the LGBTQ+, an ally or just someone who may admittedly be uncomfortable with the community in question, but wants to learn more about their neighbour in expanding their horizons.
We have special days already for many things, including the Irish (St. Patrick's Day) and Germans (Oktoberfest). We have special days for Christians (Christmas) and even vegetables (Cornfest) and slick romance marketing campaigns (Valentine's Day).
Yet, fly a flag in behind a building for a few days that no one would likely notice unless you told them it was there, and have a day of fellowship of music, food, company and heart-felt testimonials of the persecution some have faced with homophobia, and some people lose their minds of being disenfranchised all of the sudden.
We celebrate diversity in so many different ways already and yet this is frowned upon.
"Where is my Straight Pride Day?" I hear as another argument. We heterosexuals have those days every day, they are called Sunday to Saturday. They are being able to travel anywhere in the world without being killed or beaten to an inch of our lives for being straight. We are able to kiss our partner or hold their hand in the park without the audible snickers or children getting their eyes shielded. We don't have derogatory slurs based on our sexual orientation. We have our questions answered by all members on council, not just three.
I don't know about you, but I'm certainly not feeling left out just because a sub-group of people that affects me in no way, shape, or form of how I conduct my heterosexual life wants to be brave enough to have a special day/week set aside to not be ashamed of who they are, despite a prevailing attitude towards the opposite, judging by reaction to Taber's first Pride event by some. We have so much diversity in this town, why not celebrate it by setting aside the flag pole on the southwest corner of the Administration Building for that diversity? Have a bunch of Dutch people get together and fly their flag while we have a day learning about their customs and sharing in their delicacies among master chefs. Do the same for the Filipino, Aboriginal or Mennonite or any other born demographic as we understand and celebrate our differences as we live together in this community in harmony. All while still keeping the flag protocol in front of the Administration Building.
But, somehow if we want to have that greater understanding of the gay community through a Pride Flag day in a 365-day year, and all of the sudden, it is 'shoving it down our throats' or weak platitudes of everyone being 'equal' while at the same time a shame that a 'few bad apples' in Taber steal or burn flags. Meanwhile, the good apples cannot even spend 10 minutes to answer someone's questions to feel like they are part of the community too.
Hopefully, the silence by many on council is not speaking volumes of how one segment of society will be treated for the next four years, both by council and the public as well.


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FBIAS™ for the week ending 9/9/2016
September 10, 2016 July 15, 2017 / bigblue16
In the "decades" timeframe, the question of whether we are in a continuing Secular Bear Market that began in 2000 or in a new Secular Bull Market has been the subject of hot debate among economists and market watchers since 2013, when the Dow and S&P 500 exceeded their 2000 and 2007 highs. The Bear proponents point out that the long-term PE ratio (called "CAPE", for Cyclically-Adjusted Price to Earnings ratio), which has done a historically great job of marking tops and bottoms of Secular Bulls and Secular Bears, did not get down to the single-digit range that has marked the end of Bear Markets for a hundred years, but the Bull proponents say that significantly higher new highs are de-facto evidence of a Secular Bull, regardless of the CAPE. Further confusing the question, the CAPE now has risen to levels that have marked the end of Bull Markets except for times of full-blown market manias. See graph below for the 100-year view of Secular Bulls and Bears.
Even if we are in a new Secular Bull Market, market history says future returns are likely to be modest at best. The CAPE is at 26.42, down from the prior week's 27.07, and only a little lower than the level reached at the pre-crash high in October, 2007. Since 1881, the average annual return for all ten year periods that began with a CAPE around this level have been just 3%/yr (see graph below).
The "big picture" is the months-to-years timeframe – the timeframe in which Cyclical Bulls and Bears operate. The U.S. Bull-Bear Indicator (see graph below) is in Cyclical Bull territory at 63.88, down from the prior week's 67.21.
In the intermediate picture:
The Intermediate (weeks to months) Indicator (see graph below) turned positive on June 29th. The indicator ended the week at 33, down from the prior week's 34. Separately, the Quarterly Trend Indicator – based on domestic and international stock trend status at the start of each quarter – gave a positive indication on the first day of July for the prospects for the third quarter of 2016.
In the Secular (years to decades) timeframe (Figs. 1 & 2 above), whether we are in a new Secular Bull or still in the Secular Bear, the long-term valuation of the market is simply too high to sustain rip-roaring multi-year returns. The Bull-Bear Indicator (months to years) is positive (Fig. 3 above), indicating a potential uptrend in the longer timeframe. The Quarterly Trend Indicator (months to quarters) is positive for Q3, and the Intermediate (weeks to months) timeframe (Fig. 4 above) is also positive. Therefore, with all three indicators positive, the U.S. equity markets are rated as Very Positive.
Stocks suffered their largest weekly decline since the start of a year, due almost entirely to a sharp sell-off on Friday. Friday's plunge marked the end of an extended period of light trading activity and relatively stable stock prices. For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -406 points to 18,085 down -2.2%. The NASDAQ Composite declined more than -123 points to 5,125, down -2.36%. LargeCaps did better than SmallCaps and MidCaps for the first time in a while: the S&P 500 LargeCap index ended down -2.39%, while the S&P 400 MidCap index lost 3.19%, and the SmallCap Russell 2000 lost over -2.61%.
Most international markets were also lower, but not to the extent of the U.S. Canada's TSX fell -1.73%, the United Kingdom's FTSE declined -1.71%, Germany's DAX lost -1%, France's CAC 40 ended down -1.1%, and Italy's Milan FTSE remained nearly flat, down just -0.16%. But major markets in Asia bucked the trend by ending the week on a positive note. China's Shanghai Composite was up for the week, rising +0.37%, Japan's Nikkei rose +0.37%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index surged a very strong +3.58%. As a group, international developed markets fell 1.51% (EFA), while as a group international emerging markets fell -1.87% (EEM).
Commodities demonstrated their uncorrelated-ness with equities. Gold added +$7.80 to $1,334.50 an ounce, up +0.59% and Silver ended the week flat at $19.37 an ounce. Oil rebounded from the previous 2 weeks decline, rising +3.24% to $45.88 a barrel.
In U.S. economic news, the number of Americans who applied for new unemployment benefits fell by 4000 last week to 259,000, remaining near the lowest level since the early 1970's. Economists had forecast a reading of 265,000. The less-volatile four week moving average of claims fell 1,750 to 261,250. New claims have remained below the key 300,000 threshold for 79 straight weeks, the longest stretch since 1970. Continuing jobless claims were also positive, dropping 7,000 to 2.14 million in last week of August. These claims reflect people already receiving unemployment benefits. All figures are seasonally adjusted.
Unfilled job openings reached an all-time high of 5.9 million in July, according to the Labor Department's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). In the report, hires increased to 5.23 million from 5.17 million in June. The number of people quitting jobs voluntarily remained flat at 2.98 million, but that number remains up substantially from recessionary levels, interpreted to mean that departing workers are confident about finding another job. The JOLTS report follows the monthly nonfarm payrolls data, but provides greater detail in labor market conditions, particularly how fluid or stagnant it is.
The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) services gauge missed expectations, dropping abruptly to a six year low in the latest string of unexpectedly weak economic data. The ISM services index dropped to 51.4 last month from 55.5 as new orders plunged. Consensus expectations had been for a reading of 55. While readings over 50 still indicate expansion, companies in the US that offer services such as healthcare, transportation services, and financial services grew at their slowest pace since 2010. The report is of particular concern because services make up roughly 80% of the U.S. economy. ISM's manufacturing survey turned negative last month. Jennifer Lee, a senior economist at BMO Capital Markets stated "much like its manufacturing cousin, the nonmanufacturing services ISM could pour cold water on expectations for a Fed rate hike later this month and also called into question the strength of the economy heading into the fall." In the details of the report, the ISM manufacturer new orders index plunged almost 9% to the lowest level since the end of 2013. The production index had a similar large decline, and the employment gauge remained barely in expansion at 50.7%.
The Federal Reserve's Labor Market Conditions Index (LMCI) slipped back into negative territory last month, the seventh negative reading in the last eight months, falling to -0.7 from 1.3 in July. The LMCI combines 19 labor market indicators and is designed to give a broad view of jobs market momentum. The index confirms the Conference Board's employment trends index, which also slowed in August. Gad Levanon, chief economist for North America at the Conference Board remarked "The employment trends index is consistent with moderating job growth in the second half of 2016."
The Federal Reserve's Beige Book, a summary of current economic conditions from 12 Fed districts, reported that the U.S. continues to experience "modest" economic growth in most districts. However, key regions like New York and Kansas City showed no growth, and Philadelphia and Richmond reported slower economic growth. The report showed rising wages, but inflation remains tame. Most districts reported that labor markets remained tight, but price increases were described as "slight overall". Overall consumer spending was little changed in most districts, and auto sales declined slightly but remained at high levels. Respondents indicated that they expected growth to continue at a "moderate" pace in coming months.
Consumer credit jumped to $17.7 billion in July as borrowing accelerated in July, supporting expectations that consumer spending will remain a key factor in economic growth. Economists had expected an increase of "only" $16 billion. In the second quarter, real consumer spending rose at an annualized 4.4% rate. Non-revolving credit, such as student and auto loans, drove borrowing in July with a 6.7% annual gain in July, compared to a 2.4% annual gain the previous month. Revolving credit, representing mostly credit card debt, rose at a 3.5% annual pace in July, down from June's 11.5% spike.
The Canadian job market rebounded last month, creating 26,200 net new jobs In August and partially offsetting the loss of 31,200 jobs in July, according to Statistics Canada. However, even with the improved jobs number, the unemployment rate crept up to 7% from 6.9% in July as more people entered the labor force. Economists were expecting a gain of only 15,000 jobs. TD Bank economist Brian DePratto wrote in a note to clients that "Job growth came from full-time employment, and the unemployment rate rose for the 'right' reason as more Canadians were engaged with job markets in August, reversing a four month trend."
In the United Kingdom, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ate some crow regarding its earlier doom and gloom forecasts, admitting that Brexit will not have a major impact on the UK economy after all. In addition, it stated that the global outlook now remains unchanged following the vote. It was a major retreat from its forecast ahead of the referendum, when it warned that a Brexit vote would have a 'large negative shock' on the economy – rightly described as "scare tactics" by Brexit proponents.
German exports plunged in July, the latest in a string of weak economic data from Europe's leading industrial economy. The Federal Statistical Office, Destatis, reported that exports dropped -2.6% from June. Even worse, exports were down -10% from July last year– the steepest twelve-month decline since the fall of 2009. Industrial orders barely rose in July and output was down the most in nearly 2 years. Demand for goods in countries outside of the EU, such as China, Russia, Japan, and the U.S. was down the most – more than -13% compared to July of last year.
The Italian statistics agency and Eurostat (the EU's statistical arm) agree that Europe's third-largest economy experienced no growth in the second quarter of 2016. The data comes as another blow to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi as he prepares for a major referendum on constitutional reform. The referendum aims to streamline Italy's political system by giving more power to the prime minister. There have been 63 Italian governments since the end of World War 2—many lasting just a few months – and governmental chaos is more the rule than the exception.
This week China hosted the G20 summit where world leaders gathered to discuss the shared challenges of encouraging global economic growth and avoid protectionist policies. The fact that China hosted the event is further evidence of China's ascension among the world's economies. China's economic transformation has been one of the most dramatic in modern history. Per capita incomes have risen six-fold in just over a decade, and the country holds the world's largest amount of foreign exchange reserves. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), China now accounts for more than 12% of world exports – more than any other single country.
In Japan, the economy expanded at an annualized pace of +0.7% from the previous quarter, beating expectations of a +0.2% rise. Improved capital expenditure figures, higher inventories, and strong public investment all contributed to the modest rise. But business investment declined -0.1%, better than the expected fall of -0.4%, but still negative and down a second consecutive quarter.
Finally, the housing market continues to power ahead month after month as we note prices rising and inventory continuing to shrink. However, real estate consultant John Burns has dug deeper into the numbers and noted that while the housing market continues to move ahead (mostly on limited supply), a generation of home buyers is being left behind. His research notes that home ownership rates have fallen across all age groups since the housing collapse in 2009, but the biggest drop has occurred in the millennial generation. Burns predicts that the homeownership rates will continue to fall through 2025, meaning that millennials will be renting or living with their parents a lot longer than their own parents did.
(sources: all index return data from Yahoo Finance; Reuters, Barron's, Wall St Journal, Bloomberg.com, ft.com, guggenheimpartners.com, ritholtz.com, markit.com, financialpost.com, Eurostat, Statistics Canada, Yahoo! Finance, stocksandnews.com, marketwatch.com, wantchinatimes.com, BBC, 361capital.com, pensionpartners.com, cnbc.com)
The ranking relationship (shown in Fig. 5) between the defensive SHUT sectors ("S"=Staples [a.k.a. consumer non-cyclical], "H"=Healthcare, "U"=Utilities and "T"=Telecom) and the offensive DIME sectors ("D"=Discretionary [a.k.a. Consumer Cyclical], "I"=Industrial, "M"=Materials, "E"=Energy), is one way to gauge institutional investor sentiment in the market. The average ranking of Defensive SHUT sectors was unchanged at 23.3, while the average ranking of Offensive DIME sectors fell to 15.8 from the prior week's 15.3. The Offensive DIME sectors remain higher in rank than the Defensive SHUT sectors. Note: these are "ranks", not "scores", so smaller numbers are higher ranks and larger numbers are lower ranks.
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Jennifer Lawrence: Life in pictures
Whether she's leading an indie film or starring in a top box-office saga, Jennifer Lawrence is one to be watched. We highlight the movie darling's beginnings and upcoming endeavors. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
The Kentucky native begged her parents to live in New York for a summer, hoping to break into the industry at 14 years old. She later moved to Los Angeles to launch her career and was cast in the sitcom "The Bill Engvall Show" (2007), and later in indie drama "The Poker House" (2008), pictured. (Phase Films)
Lawrence sustained her indie film path by starring in the drama "Winter's Bone," pictured. The producers of this film initially rejected Lawrence; they feared her good looks weren't right for the grueling role. She appeared at the New York casting call once more and proved them wrong. (Sebastian Mlynarski / Roadside Attractions)
Her performance in "Winter's Bone" was so riveting, she earned an Oscar nod. And unlike in the film, Lawrence wasn't afraid to put her good looks on display when she arrived at the 2011 Academy Awards in a figure-hugging red Calvin Klein gown. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
In 2011, Lawrence appeared in another Sundance Grand Jury Prize indie movie (first was "Winter's Bone") when she played a small role as the sweet, temporary girlfriend, Sam, to actor Anton Yelchin's Jacob in "Like Crazy," which also starred actress Felicity Jones. (Fred Hayes / Paramount Pictures)
Changing gears quite a bit, Lawrence played a blue shape-shifting creature in the sci-fi reboot film "X-Men: First Class." It took seven hours of makeup to turn Lawrence into her character Mystique. On set, Lawrence met Nicholas Hoult, who became her on-again, off-again beau. (Murray Close / Fox)
While Lawrence was a fan of Suzanne Collins' bestselling novels, she was hesitant to take the role of Katniss Everdeen in the film "The Hunger Games," knowing it would shoot her fame to another level. After three days of consideration, she accepted the offer and things took off. (Murray Close / Lionsgate)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tapped Lawrence to reveal the 84th Oscar nominations alongside academy President Tom Sherak. She donned a Prada blue/black eyelet outfit from the spring/summer 2011 collection for the occasion. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
In her first collaboration with a luxury brand, Lawrence was named the new face of French fashion house Dior, replacing actress Mila Kunis. She followed in the fashionable footsteps of Charlize Theron, Marion Cotillard and Natalie Portman. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Lawrence returned to indie films in the romantic comedy "Silver Linings Playbooks." She portrayed recently widowed Tiffany Maxwell, who meets Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper), a teacher with bipolar disorder trying to reconcile things with his wife. (Jojo Whilden / Toronto International Film Festival)
Turning to horror films, Lawrence portrayed a teen in for a shock after befriending a young man (Max Thieriot). The thriller was shot before Lawrence was cast in "The Hunger Games," but the production company waited to release the film to capitalize on Lawrence's fame. (Relativity Media)
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Reinforcing her status as a fashion icon, Lawrence landed a coveted spot on Vogue's largest issue, the 902-page September issue. Shot by Peruvian fashion photographer Mario Testino, Lawrence was featured in a country-themed spread in the thick of roses in every hue. (Vogue)
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In perhaps one of the most memorable moments of the 2014 Oscars, and certainly the most viral, host Ellen DeGeneres recruited a who's who of Hollywood, including Lawrence, to snap a Twitter portrait. The pic, retweeted by more than half a million people, knocked Twitter offline for a few moments. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
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Making it official (for the second time), Lawrence and actor Nicholas Hoult split in August 2013. The pair, who met while filming "X-Men: First Class," had a difficult time making their relationship work due to their busy, not to mention highly successful, schedules. (Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images; Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Snowlodge)
What began as a rumor proved to be true after it was confirmed that Lawrence and Coldplay frontman (and Gwyneth Paltrow's ex) are an item. The new couple have yet to be publicly photographed together. Pictured, Lawrence attends the iHeartRadio Music Festival, in which Martin performed. (Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Clear Channel; Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Clear Channel )
In a major breach of celebrity accounts, Lawrence was among a number of victims whose nude and risque images leaked online. She kept mum for nearly one month, until she landed the October 2014 cover of Vanity Fair and broke her silence, saying she felt angry but not apologetic. (Arthur Mola / Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Come Christmas 2015, Lawrence will star in director David O. Russell's rag-to-riches tale "Joy," centered on Miracle Mop inventor Joy Mangano. Lawrence said Russell approached her through a text, and she happily obliged. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images; Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Lawrence, with Evan Peters, suited up to play Mystique a third time in Bryan Singer's "X-Men: Apocalypse."
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Ogata Gekkō – Flute Player, Koto Player, Gekko's Essay
The series Gekko Zuihitsu (Gekko's Essay) is among the artist's major works, created in 1886 and 1887; this is Kogo, a renowned Koto player who exiled to Saga, responds Minamoto-no-Nakakuni's flute by a Koto music from a small house at the Saga-no moor.
Kogo, a renowned Koto player who exiled to Saga, responds Minamoto-no-Nakakuni's flute by a Koto music from a small house at the Saga-no moor.
Gekko's Essay - Gekko Zuihitsu
The series Gekko Zuihitsu (Gekko's Essay) is among Ogata Gekkō's major works, created in 1886 and 1887. The series was published by Matsuki Heikichi in 1887 and consists of 47 designs plus a title page. The format of the single sheets is oban tate-e (portrait format).
The subjects are a diverse collection - history, mythology, warriors, poets, common and not so common people. Gekko's great contemporary Yoshitoshi had created around the same time a large series with no focus on a specific content, the series Tsuki Hyakushi ("Hundred Aspects of the Moon"). But while Yoshitoshi's hundred designs have the image of the moon as common bond, the Gekko series is missing any formal or contents-related bond. Only the design frame with title and text cartouche and the typical Gekko style of composition and mostly subdued colors make the prints recognizable as part of a series.
The Woodblock Print
This woodblock print is approximately 9"x13" (Aiban). The colors are sharp, with incredible usage of embossing to be seen as well as metalic pigment (silver) details throughout.
Ogata Gekkō (1859 - 1920) was a Japanese artist best known as a painter and a designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. He was self-taught in art, and won numerous national and international prizes and was one of the earliest Japanese artists to win an international audience.
Gekkō was self-taught in art, and began decorating porcelain and rickshaws, and designing flyers for the pleasure quarters. About 1881 he took the surname Ogata at the insistence of a descendant of the painter Ogata Kōrin. He soon was designing prints and illustrating books and newspapers. In 1886 Gekkō produced the print series Gekkō Zuihitsu (月耕随筆, "Gekkō's Random Sketches"). In 1888, he married an art student of his, Tai Kiku—his second marriage—and changed his family name to Tai. The First Sino-Japanese War was the subject of a number of triptychs he designed in 1894–95. From the 1890s Gekkō won a number of art prizes, both national and international, one of the earliest Japanese artists to win international attention.
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British Transport Police (BTP) has confirmed that a person hit by a train at Littlehaven station yesterday died at the scene.
Officers were called to the railway station in Horsham at 2.30pm yesterday, after reports that a person had been struck by a train.
Colleagues from the ambulance service also attended.
A spokesman for BTP said today: "A person was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
"Officers are working to identify the person and inform their family.
Rail services between Three Bridges and Horsham were cancelled and delayed yesterday afternoon following the tragic incident.
All lines between the two stations were blocked, Network Rail said. Disruption was expected to last until 6pm.


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Supermicro Launches Next-Gen UP Platforms at CES
High-Performance Desktop based on Intel P67 and Q67 Chipsets
SAN JOSE, Calif., January 5, 2011 - Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), the global leader in server technology innovation and green computing, today announced the launch of its next-generation, high-performance, UP (Uni-processor) platforms based on the new Intel P67 and Q67 chipsets optimized for Intel 2nd Generation Core i7/i5/i3 processors. Supermicro is demonstrating these new platforms at CES 2011 in Las Vegas, January 6-9 in booth 5621 of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
"These newest additions to our UP product portfolio deliver Supermicro's server-class quality and technology benefits to the workstation and high-end desktop markets," said Phidias Chou, senior vice president of worldwide sales at Supermicro. "Designed with the latest chipsets from Intel, these feature-rich platforms are ideal for both personal workstations and gaming solutions."
"We are very excited to join Supermicro at CES for the debut of their new high-performance next-generation Intel processor and chipset-based UP desktop platforms for gaming enthusiasts" said Bjoern Metzdorf, Director of Information Technology at Turtle Entertainment, the company behind the Electronic Sports League (ESL). "Supermicro server products are highly innovative in performance, features and power efficiency, providing a solid back-bone for ESL gaming to our millions of online gamers. The new Supermicro UP platform will intensify gamers' entertainment experience from the front-end as well."
The Supermicro C7P67 and C7Q67-based systems are advanced products that support a variety of leading-edge capabilities. Featuring new technology such as USB 3.0 and SATA 3.0, these systems are capable of delivering amazing data transfer rates of up to 5 Gb/sec and 6 Gb/sec respectively. In addition, these systems provide optional Disk On Module (DOM) support for boot-capable storage devices. They also deliver incredibly fast conversion of video files, enhanced visual quality, color fidelity for spectacular HD playback and significant 3D performance for life-like gaming. These features provide the professional and extreme gaming enthusiasts with the best in extended performance and the ultimate in flexibility.
The systems will be demonstrated at the gaming zone of the CES show, and will be used for the game tournament hosted by ESL in Supermicro's booth. The tournament will be broadcast live with commentary at http://www.ustream.tv/
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