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Sue Cunningham's Images at the Proud Gallery
Published 6 October 2009	Exhibitions & Events , indigenous people , Links , People of the Xingu Leave a Comment
Tags: amazon, brazil, exhibition, fund raising, fundraising, rainforest
As well as the Heart of Brazil Exhibition, ten of Sue's images of indigenous people are included in the Rainforest Foundation's 20th anniversary photographic exhibition at the Proud Gallery, Camden.
The exhibition runs from the 7th to the 18th October 2009. Proceeds from the sale of prints will go to support the work of both the Rainforest Foundation and Indigenous People's Cultural Support Trust's Tribes Alive initiative.
For further information click here.
Belo Monte Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Published 27 March 2009	Belo Monte Hydroeletric Dam , indigenous people , News , People of the Xingu , Xingu River; Environment and Geography Leave a Comment
Tags: accelerated development plan, amazon, arara, Belo Monte, brazil, destruction, environment, hydroelectric dam, hydroelectricity, indians, indigenous people, Juruna, kararao, pac, social issues, threats, Xicrin, xingu, Yudja
The Brazilian Environment Agency, IBAMA, now has the EIA for the Belo Monte dam project, and parts are beginning to leak out.
Wading through the mix of academic, governmental and industrial jargon, it is easy to lose sight of the real, actual and immediate impacts that this monstrous project will have on the environment and the people of the Xingu.
The sections I have seen so far cover the impact on the area known as the Volta Grande, and on the diversity and populations of fish species. They make depressing reading. Phrases like "The impact will be irreversible, of the highest significance and of a high magnitude. The duration will be permanent, it will affect the entire cycle, the impact will be immediate and will take effect in the short term. The nature of the impact will be negative" occur several times.
My thoughts go back to our time on the river. We navigated the bubbling, crystal waters of the Volta Grande when we visited the Yudja (Juruna) village of Paquissamba. The river was alive with rapids, and fish were plentiful in the healthy waters. Occasionally, local people, both Indians and settlers, would pass in their boats with a friendly wave.
All of this will come to an abrupt halt if this project goes forward. The rushing, clean water will be replaced by fetid, stagnant pools and lakes full of mosquito larvae and dying fish. The already difficult-to-navigate channels will dry up and become impassable. The rocky riverbed, stripped of its water, will attract the attention of illegal gold prospectors, adding to the environmental destruction.
People who rely on the fish for their daily food will be forced from the area into the fringes of Altamira, to swell the already crowded and insanitary shanty towns which line the urban waterways. Nobody knows what will happen to the Yudja, or to the Arara settlement on the opposite side of the river. The Xicrin of Bacaja will no longer be able to navigate the river from their villages to the town, making the already long and dangerous journey in search of medical help impossible. Having made the Indians reliant on outside help, the government now plans to cut them off from the outside world.
The most productive land, in the areas beside the rivers which are flooded by rich sediment-laden water each year, will disappear below the water, or be left permanently dry and starved of its annual input of natural fertiliser. The people who farm this land will lose their livelihoods and be forced to migrate.
In terms of biodiversity, the impact could not be greater. The Volta Grande attracts adventurous fishermen from all over the world to pursue the rare game fish to be found there. These, some of them endemic, will be dramatically affected; many are likely to die out completely under the environmental stress of such a sudden and profound change in the local ecology.
My loss will be the chance to visit again a place of wild and unfettered beauty, to battle the rapids and to explore the myriad channels, backwaters and islands. But the loss to the local people and to mankind will be greater, the loss of species and the loss of a vibrant ecosystem, which is one of the few areas of the world where Man has had only a marginal impact.
Millions of tons of concrete will change this place forever. We need to fight this environmental crime with all of the weapons available to us.
Hydroelectric Dams: The Indians Unite
Published 25 April 2008	Belo Monte Hydroeletric Dam , News , People of the Xingu , Xingu River; Environment and Geography Leave a Comment
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In response to the Brazilian government's stated objective of issuing a license for the construction of the Belo Monte dam in 2009, the Indians of the Xingu have united once again to confront the threat to their lives.
They are planning a large gathering of the tribes, to run from the 19th to the 23rd May. Over a thousand Indians will join with as many local people in the frontier town of Altamira to press the government to refuse permission for the construction of the dam. They will also use the opportunity to voice their objections to other smaller but no less controversial proposals to build hydroelectric plants on the headwaters and tributaries.
The Indians will run the gauntlet of gunmen hired by local landowners who stand to see the value of their land shoot up as the area becomes commercialised.
But they will not be prevented from staging a spectacular display of solidarity, resplendent in feathers and warpaint, as they argue their case.
In 1989, after a similar gathering, the government was forced to climb down when the World bank withdrew funding because of the environmental and social problems the dam will cause.
That was at the peak of interest in the environment. The 1989 gathering brought together Brazilian organisations, international charities, and celebrities, including Sting and the late (and much missed) Anita Roddick. Under the watchful gaze of the international media, the gunmen held back.
There were supporters from many other countries. It was a turning point for Brazil, which was emerging from decades of military rule. New Brazilian organisations were forming, and Brazilians were beginning to stand up to the powerful establishment and its nefarious outer fringes, which inhabited the lawless Amazon.
Today, there are many Brazilians active in the fight to prevent the destruction of the Amazon forest. The Indians have organisations of their own, and are better prepared to take on the government. Now they can speak the government's language, and they understand more of how the Brazilian world which encompasses theirs operates.
But it will not be an easy battle. Finance for the dam will come from Brazilian banks, raised on the back of the Government's Programme of Accelerated Growth. This means that the international money which will be used is one removed from the project, and the ultimate providers of the funding may not know (or care) that their money is being used for a project which has already been condemned as an environmental, social and human disaster.
For more information see our Press Release about the protest meeting.
Hydroelectricity in the Heart of Brazil
Published 5 April 2008	Belo Monte Hydroeletric Dam , News , People of the Xingu , Xingu River; Environment and Geography Leave a Comment
Tags: Belo Monte, Eletrobras, environment, environmental degradation, human rights, hydroelectric dams, hydroelectricity, indians, indigenous people, social impacts, xingu
Hydroelectricity has been promoted as a 'clean' energy source, capable of providing huge amounts of electricity without adding to global warming. Brazil already obtains 80 percent of its electricity from this source.
But the reality is that large dams cause immense disruption to the local environment and produce huge amounts of powerful greenhouse gases. These include methane, which is 21 times more powerful in terms of global warming than carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide, which is 310 times more potent.
Dams in tropical areas are especially polluting. In the early years, they produce many times more global warming than the equivalent amount of electricity obtained from burning fossil fuels. Even decades after they were constructed, dams in the Amazon continue to generate more global warming than equivalent natural gas power stations.
Dams begin to contribute to global warming before the ground is broken. Manufacture of steel and cement, the core materials used to build the dams, are both significant sources of greenhouse gases.
Once the dam begins to fill with water, greenhouse gas production reaches astronomical proportions because of the decaying vegetation from the trees and plants which are drowned as the water rises. These produce a surge of global warming in the early years, which reduces over time as the drowned organic matter decays, eventually reaching a more or less stable state.
But this stable state still produces high levels of greenhouse gases. Even taking into account natural processes of decay which occur in undisturbed tropical forests, these levels are high. They are several times higher than in a similar-sized natural lake. And they continue for the life of the dam.
Were the dam eventually to be decommissioned and drained, there would be yet another pulse of greenhouse gases, as organic matter trapped in sediment is exposed to oxygen and is attacked by
bacteria and other organic processes, releasing yet another raft of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide.
On a local level, dams interfere with the life cycles of tropical plants, insects, fish and land animals, destroying the ecological balance of the river basin. Fish can no longer reach their spawning grounds, mammal migration routes are blocked, the annual inundation of riverside land (which brings with it nutrients to feed crops and natural plants growing beside the river) is stopped, and insect populations are affected unpredictably. Aquatic life is damaged by changes in the chemistry of the water trapped in the reservoir, causing many fish species to decline dramatically. The dams create ideal conditions for malaria mosquitoes, and malaria becomes endemic in the areas surrounding dams.
This is but one of the social repercussions. People already living in the area will be displaced; the worst affected will, as ever, be the poorest. Few of the self-sufficient settlers who live along the banks of the Xingu have proper legal title to the land they occupy – and may have occupied for generations.
The experience of people in a similar situation who were affected by construction of the Tucurui dam, only 250 km to the southeast, is not encouraging; over twenty years after the dam was completed many people have not seen any compensation, and are forced to live a marginal existence in shanty towns.
Large construction projects inevitably attract thousands of migrant workers. They bring with them increased deforestation, increased demands on already inadequate local infrastructure, and increased social stress between the immigrant population and the people already living in the area. The problems worsen on completion of the construction, which leaves the new population largely unemployed. Neither the companies involved in the construction and operation of the dam nor the government are prepared to take responsibility for these problems.
Belo Monte, the latest scheme for the Xingu being promoted by the Brazilian government-owned electricity company Eletrobrás , promises to bring all of these problems to the Xingu, with very little benefit.
Further hydroelectric dams are proposed for all of the tributaries of the Xingu. These so-called 'Small Hydroelectric Plants' will have a far from small impact on the river and its people, affecting water quality and flow throughout the Xingu basin. The entire ecology of the river will be damaged, disrupting food sources and transportation.
For the indigenous people the dams will destroy their lifestlyes and their very cultures. We must support them in their fight to prevent this unwanted and unjustifiable destruction.
Philip Fearnside on Greenhouse Gas emmissions
International Rivers: Fizzy Science
Published 16 March 2008	indigenous people , News , People of the Xingu Leave a Comment
During the Heart of Brazil Expedition, we identified several projects which we intend to support. I will be posting details of each project over the coming weeks.
The projects we are working to develop are, in brief:
Purchase of boat for transporting crops, mainly bananas, from the village to the nearest road.
Radio Xingu: provision of broadcast transmission equipment to allow the existing team to broadcast their material instead of sending it on CDs to the villages of the Xingu Indigenous Park.
Xingu Indigenous Park: Geographical Information System for monitoring/policing the boundaries of the reserve.
Various villages: establish a marketing/research facility to identify markets for products and products for markets, and to facilitate the sale of produce at advantageous prices.
Various villages: facilitate growth and expansion of existing honey production by establishing a Fair Trade partner in the UK
Establish Fair Trade partner in the UK or USA for chocolate (cacau) production; investigate organic certification; technical assistance in the propagation, collection, transport, storage and processing of cacau.
Medicinal plant nursery so that the knowledge of medicinal plants can be safeguarded and extended.
Reforestation of recovered land.
Assistance with video camera and ancillary equipment for recording cultural and historic material.
Assistance with recuperation of traditional crop plant species.


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Q: Configuring timeout on a per request basis for Spring WebClient? I'm aware of Spring 5 webflux how to set a timeout on Webclient but this configures the timeout globally for all requests. I'm looking for a way to configure the timeout on a per request basis. I.e. something like this (pseudo-code that doesn't work):
WebClient client = ...

// Call 1
client.timeout(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS).contentType(APPLICATION_JSON).syncBody(..).exchange(). ..

// Call 2
client.timeout(4, TimeUnit.SECONDS).contentType(APPLICATION_JSON).syncBody(..).exchange().

The timeout function is made-up to demonstrate what I'm after. How can I achieve this? It's also important that resources are cleaned up properly on timeout.
If it makes any difference I'm using Netty (reactor-netty 0.8.4.RELEASE):
HttpClient httpClient = HttpClient.create(). ...;

 WebClient webClient = WebClient.builder()
          .clientConnector(new ReactorClientHttpConnector(httpClient))
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A: These two answers clearly explains it.
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spring-5-webflux-how-to-set-a-timeout-on-webclient.
Additionally if you are looking to mutate the options,
you could do like below,
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It's an exciting time here at Metropolis. Not only are we working with more clients beyond the five boroughs than ever, but we're also continuing to make an impact here in New York.
On July 13, 2017, two of our projects were honored at the Building Brooklyn Awards. This annual event recognizes recently completed construction and renovation projects that enrich the neighborhoods and economy of this thriving borough.
429 Kent Avenue – Residential: Condominium
Known as The Oosten, this new seven-story building consists of four large quadrants, built around a large interior courtyard. The façades feature alternating custom brick walls and glass window walls. The design elements recall a townhouse scale to make the streetscape experience of this large building more intimate—and in line with the rest of the neighborhood.
We assisted the project team with the construction strategy and the occupancy strategy. The project was initially filed as a single, large building. As construction progressed, each quadrant followed its own time line. We worked with ownership on splitting the project into four separate buildings. This shift allowed the developer to open the property to new residents sooner.
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At 95 Evergreen, we helped convert a 150,000-square-foot industrial building into office space for creative firms—tech start-ups, media companies, advertising. The glass, brick, and concrete façade remains true to the building's historic character, and the lobby features a backlit montage of 8,400 beer bottles manufactured by Schlitz Brewery, the former tenant.
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Meet the Group That Helps Kids Turn the Page Toward a Better Future
by Kathleen O'Brien
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The Children's Literacy Foundation brings books and hope to low-income communities in Vermont and New Hampshire
By reading his words, Dr. Seuss taught us about all of the places we will go. Opening a book and falling into the pages transports you to a new land with new adventures — whether it is eating green eggs and ham or meeting the Cat in the Hat.
But for some kids, reading is much more than just a trip down imagination lane; it is the pathway to a more successful life. And that's the mission of the Children's Literacy Foundation (CLiF): to show kids in low-income communities the opportunities that reading can provide them.
Since 1998, CLiF has been serving low-income, at-risk and rural children in Vermont and New Hampshire. Through partnerships with schools, libraries, shelters and other organizations, the group works to inspire the love of writing and reading in children ranging from birth to age 12.
So how do they encourage passion for the written word? The Foundation hosts events throughout various communities featuring a published author who gives an inspirational presentation on his or her life, tell stories and conduct a writing workshop with the kids.
Further, CLiF donates books to schools, libraries and kids themselves, as well as works with the community to create a more literary-friendly environment.
It all began 16 years ago when Duncan McDougall founded the organization with one staff member (himself) and one program. Now, CLiF boasts a staff of five as well as 50 professional presenters.
Over the years, they've given away $3 million worth of books, and worked with more than 160,000 kids across 400 communities.
They've also added a new program that allows CLiF to interact with kids throughout the entire year. Children have the opportunity to participate in at least 12 activities and get their own personal collection of new books.
And just because school is out during the summer, that doesn't mean that the CLiF stops working. CLiF also coordinates its Summer Readers Program, reaching 3,700 kids in over 50 summer camps, childcare centers, libraries and recreation programs in low-income areas.
Why the focus on children from low-income areas? Because, perhaps not surprisingly, they're the ones most at risk for low literacy rates. CLiF chooses communities that contain a high number of kids on the free or reduced lunch program or have a high number of below proficient scores in reading and writing on standardized tests.
The kids that live in these areas are often the children of inmates, recent refugees, or simply don't have access to enrichment activities because they live in rural areas.
For kids of prison inmates, this program gives both parent and child a chance for a better life. CLiF offers a program where inmates (70 percent of them have poor literacy) can record themselves reading a book and then send that recording to their children.
For one inmate in New Hampshire, CLiF seminars changed the way he viewed reading.
"I am not able to be there and actually read them books," he told CLiF. "Since I started attending [the CLiF seminars] we have started storytelling at night on the phone. Either I will tell one or they may but there is always a story."
While some may consider this to be mission impossible, CLiF isn't going giving up. After all, for some kids, counting one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish is the key to success.
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Helen Grote: Shielding in silence
Aug 2020 The BMJ
Life throughout the pandemic has been one of cancelled plans and changing roles. As a neurology trainee, I was redeployed to a general medical ward, caring for older patients. The long days, changing guidance on personal protective equipment, difficulty containing the virus, and liaising remotely with relatives over complicated discharge arrangements was exhausting.
But I had an additional burden. I am profoundly deaf and have been since birth. Even with a high-power hearing aid I rely on lipreading which became impossible with masks, isolating me from my colleagues and more so my patients as many were themselves hard of hearing. End of life conversations do not lend themselves well to being shouted through a mask or written down on bits of hospital paper. I had more to worry about. I feared for the loss of my livelihood and childhood ambition to be a doctor. I have spent twenty years in medical training and now it seemed that my deafness was going to jeopardise this.
Then in early June I was offered a cochlear implant. Having been on the waiting list for months and the operation postponed due to covid, suddenly I was offered a lifeline. New guidelines meant that I had to self-isolate for 14 days prior to surgery. I felt a fraud, sitting alone in my flat. I was not physically unable to go to work, only prevented from doing so by this plague. I used the time to write, read ahead of a forthcoming consultant interview, and dial into a plethora of webinars—an unexpected bonus of the lockdown.
The surgery went well, but communicating with mask-wearing staff was a challenge. Some took the time to write things down, or stand at a distance without a mask, so I could lipread. Being included in conversations mattered so much to me. After a week of convalescing I returned to the hospital for a follow up appointment. Unfortunately, a repeat scan showed that the electrodes had migrated, and another operation was needed. The surgeons were disappointed. I was devastated. I began to question whether proceeding with the implant in the first place had been the right decision after all. I tried to appear a calm, professional doctor and yet felt like an anxious, needy patient. The prospect of a further period of self-isolation and more surgery just seemed too much. But I felt I had no choice. A future with no meaningful sound, and the loss of my career, or the chance of hearing the world around me, in a fullness and beauty that I have only ever been able to imagine.
My second operation, three weeks later, meant a further period of shielding, in silence. I rearranged bookshelves, sorted photos, finished academic papers and started new ones. I returned to the familiar comfort of reading. Even as a small child, I loved picture books. They gave me a world in which I could piece a story together; a space in which I spent hours in peace and comfort, even though I had no communication with the adults around me.
It will be several weeks before the implant is switched on, and even more before my brain learns to transcribe a series of electronic signals into useful sound. I am living in silence, save for the constant ringing in one ear, which has been present for years. I have learned to make my peace with this tinnitus. Still, there are nights when I am woken by it, and believe that the sound of a fire alarm is real, and that I must escape. It is invariably worse when I am stressed or anxious. Juxtaposed with this are musical hallucinations; a repeating motif of Beethoven's moonlight sonata. The irony that the only pleasant thing I can now "hear" is the music of a deaf composer is not lost on me.
My experiences as a doctor at the start of lockdown, and as a patient at the end of it, could not be more different. As a doctor, I have learned much about coronavirus and its impact on older patients. Yet, it is the profound isolation, silence, and disappointments of patienthood that have been the hardest lessons to learn and the ones that will remain with me long after this pandemic is gone.
Helen Grote is a neurology registrar at Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare Hospital.
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A poll conducted by them found that gifts were deemed 'unsuitable' by Scottish people because they weren't something the person was interested in (36%), they disliked them (40%) or the item was the wrong size (25%).
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High-profile drunk driving defendants face tough time in court
On behalf of Bryan Penick of Sebaly Shillito + Dyer posted in OVI on Friday, March 24, 2017.
Does being a public figure make fighting the charge of operating a vehicle while under the influence (OVI) of alcohol or drugs harder?
Quite probably. In Butler county alone, there have been three high-profile OVI cases recently. One involved Middletown's Fire Chief, one involved Ohio Representative Wes Retherford, and the last involved a West Chester police officer. All three are public figures who are expected to set an example for others.
The failure to be a paragon of virtue and obedience to the law may not be why public figures like those three men face a rougher time in court, however. Instead, the issue is probably related to the amount of public attention given to the cases and fears by the prosecution that the public will see any leniency as a "favorable deal" offered to the defendants only because of their status.
Is that fair to the defendants in these kinds of cases?
In many cases, a driver with a clean record may be able to plead a first-time offense down to what's sometimes called a "wet reckless," or reckless driving charge -- which is what happened with the West Chester officer. He was eventually ordered to a 3-day alcohol evaluation class, had his license suspended with work privileges for 180 days and fined $250 plus court costs. The city also suspended him for five days without pay.
The other two high-profile defendants still haven't settled their cases. They may be taking their cue from experts who suggest that the best thing to do when faced with a situation like theirs is mix honesty with patience. One public relations expert says that high-profile defendants should keep in mind that saying "no comment" is usually a mistake with the public. Instead, it's better to approach the situation with as much honesty as possible without jeopardizing the chance of a fair trial down the road.
Additionally, experts recommend remembering that the news cycles rapidly -- a story that's hot today can be relegated to the back pages tomorrow. That may make a prosecutor more open to a deal once the public scrutiny has died down, so delaying a plea or a trial for a while may work in a public figure's favor.
If you're a prominent member of your community, it's important to take any OVI charge very seriously. Talk to a defense attorney as soon as possible.
Source: www.journal-news.com, "High-profile people charged with OVI face public perception battle," Rick McCrabb and Michael D. Pitman, March 19, 2017
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Street Fighter III es una serie de videojuegos de peleas pertenecientes a la franquicia Street Fighter producida por Capcom, que fueron lanzados entre 1997 y 1999 para el sistema de hardware CPS-3 y relanzados posteriormente en la consola Dreamcast entre 1999 y 2000. Poseen una conversión a las consolas Xbox 360 y PS3 con soporte en línea, y gracias al Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection se pueden jugar en Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS4 e incluso PS5 por su retrocompatibilidad.

La serie de videojuegos Street Fighter III está compuesta por tres videojuegos:

 Street Fighter III: New Generation (en la marquesina de la máquina aparece solo el título "Three")

 Street Fighter III: Second Impact - Giant Attack

 Street Fighter III: Third Strike - Fight for the Future (llamado por muchos como solamente "3rd Strike")

Acerca de la serie

El primer juego de la serie de videojuegos Street Fighter III, al cual se le dio el nombre de Street Fighter III: New Generation, se lanzó por primera vez en febrero de 1997 en Arcade. El segundo llamado Street Fighter III: Second Impact se lanzó por primera vez el 28 de septiembre de 1997 en Arcade. El tercero y último llamado Street Fighter III: Third Strike se lanzó por primera vez el 12 de mayo de 1999 en Arcade.

A pesar de que Street Fighter III es una serie de juegos, compuesta por tres videojuegos, hay veces que se usa el nombre Street Fighter III para referirse únicamente al juego Street Fighter III: New Generation.

En 2011 se lanzó una versión en línea descargable del videojuego Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike titulada Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition para PlayStation Network y Xbox Live Arcade.

Street Fighter III contó con solo diez personajes, pero posteriormente se introdujeron otros más en la segunda y tercera entrega.

En Street Fighter III se introdujo un nuevo protagonista llamado Alex.

Forma de juego
La característica principal en este juego fue el "bloqueo ofensivo" (Conocido como "Parrying"). Se requiere presionar adelante (o abajo, si es un ataque bajo) al hacer contacto el ataque del oponente.

Fue eliminado el bloqueo aéreo para darle mayor constancia al juego, pero se puede hacer "Parrying" aéreo (introducido en Alpha).

El sistema de las "Súper Artes" es muy parecido a los súper movimientos de otros juegos, con la diferencia que en Street Fighter III, el jugador deberá escoger uno de los tres súper artes que su personaje realizará antes de la pelea. Cada súper arte tiene su propia longitud de la barra de poder, y una cierta cantidad de "unidades" que puede acumular, también la barra de Súper Artes es usada para los movimientos EX [Similares a los movimientos ES (Enhanced Special moves) de Darkstalkers, que son versiones aumentadas de los movimientos especiales. Es ejecutado haciendo el mismo movimiento de la técnica, presionando dos puños o patadas, dependiendo de cual sea esta técnica. La barra de Súper Artes es reducida dependiendo del personaje y del ataque realizado.

Personajes

Personajes de New Generation

Seleccionables:

Jefe final

Resumen de los Personajes

 Alex: Humano que busca venganza contra Gill, fue concebido como el protagonista principal del juego.
 Ryu: Uno de los personajes principales de la saga Street Fighter.
 Ken: Uno de los personajes principales de la saga Street Fighter.
 Dudley: Boxeador que ingresa al torneo para recuperar el auto de su padre, ahora en poder de Gill.
 Elena: Princesa de una tribu en Kenia, entra al torneo para conocer y hacer nuevos amigos.
 Ibuki: Estudiante de Ninjitsu, fue enviada para arruinar los planes de Gill.
 Necro: Su auténtico nombre es Illia, era un chico normal hasta que Gill lo secuestró para el Proyecto G y mutó en Necro. Entró en el torneo para encontrar y derrotar a Gill, pero fue detenido, sin embargo apareció su novia Effie y lo salvó, ahora huyen juntos. Necro es lo más cercano a una criatura ideada por Jonás Barnaby, ya que su perfil genético ha sido modificado, así poder ser usado como un arma biológica dándole poderes especiales y una misión desconocida que decidió no cumplir. Al parecer se encuentra envuelto en una relación romántica o de matrimonio, siendo que tiene un noviazgo con Effie.
 Oro: Anciano ermitaño con unos poderes que le otorgan una larga vida. Le falta un brazo, pero en realidad no es manco, sino que selló dicho brazo ya que, al ser tan poderoso, si luchaba con un solo brazo podría darles a sus rivales la oportunidad de enfrentarse a él en un combate más igualado. Durante el tercer Street Fighter, sintió que había llegado la hora de encontrar a un alumno. Esa fue la razón por la que entró en el tercer torneo. Finalmente, Ryu fue quien le impresionó y lo buscó para llevárselo como alumno. Ryu aún entrena con Oro. Extrañamente, no se sabe por qué Sakura no lo ha encontrado (tal vez coincidiera con el momento en que Sakura dejara finalmente la lucha).
 Sean Matsuda: Estudiante de Ken que entra al torneo para demostrarle a él que es el mejor luchador del mundo. Es experto en combate a estilo de baloncesto.
 Yang (aprendiz de Gen)
 Yun (aprendiz de Lee)

Final:
 Gill (No seleccionable) (Solo seleccionable en las versiones Dreamcast, PS2 y la edición descargable para Ps3 y Xbox 360): Líder de los Illuminatium y hermano de Urien, controla el fuego y el hielo.

Agregados en Second Impact

Resumen de los Personajes

 Gouki (Akuma) (regresa de Super Street Fighter II Turbo)
 Hugo (Proviene de Final Fight, conocido mundialmente como Andore): Exmiembro de la Organización Criminal "Mad Gear", esta vez entra al torneo para demostrar su fuerza y demostrar que es más fuerte que Ryu retándolo a un combate. Su estilo es la Lucha Libre, es un personaje fuerte y pesado, abandonó la vida delictiva para dedicarse a ganarse la vida honradamente en los cuadriláteros de pelea ya que con el tiempo destacó como luchador de Lucha Libre y viene acompañado junto a su mánager y mejor amiga Poison.
 Urien (Personaje Nuevo) OG: Hermano de Gill, quiere hacerse con el control de la organización Illuminatium. Sus poderes son el control de los elementos Tierra, Electricidad y Espejo.

Agregados en Third Strike

Resumen de los Personajes

 Chun-Li: Miembro que investiga la desaparición de su hija adoptiva, la cual tiene que ver con la organización de Gill.
 Makoto: Luchadora que busca mostrar al mundo que su karate es el mejor. Y para esto busca derrotar a Ryu.
 Q: Poco se sabe de Q, solo se sabe que fue testigo de la caída de Shadaloo.
 Remy: Luchador que odia a los guerreros callejeros, y posee sus movimientos muy similares a los del estadounidense Guile.
 Twelve: Prototipo de la nueva línea de fabricación de mutantes que no pueden conservar su memoria, tiene la capacidad de transformarse en cualquier luchador del torneo, copiar sus habilidades y superpoderes, asimismo puede hacerse invisible y usa su capacidad mórfica para detonar ataques devastadores emulando con sus extremidades todo tipo de armas cortantes.

Desarrollo
Capcom anunció que Street Fighter III se encontraba en desarrollo durante una reunión el 27 de marzo de 1996, en Tokio, Japón. Posteriormente manifestó que el desarrollo tuvo una duración de más de dos años.

El juego se reveló por primera vez en la feria de muestras de la Japanese Amusement Machine Manufacturers' Association como parte de la cinta de demostración del área de relaciones públicas de Capcom.En una entrevista realizada poco antes de esta feria el planificador de Capcom Shinji Mikami expresó que sería imposible adaptar Street Fighter III a alguna de las consolas caseras que en ese entonces se encontraban a la venta.Esto inició rumores de que será adaptado a la consola Panasonic M2, que aún no se encontraba en el mercado.En enero de 1997, personal de IGN presenció en Japón una demostración de una versión de desarrollo de Street Fighter III para para el periférico Nintendo 64DD del Nintendo 64, que estaba programado para lanzarse a finales de 1997 aunque Capcom se refirió al lanzamiento de la versión de Nintendo 64 como "únicamente un rumor".Rectificando las declaraciones previas de Mikami, a finales de 1997 Capcom expresó que sería posible crear una versión del juego para la consola Sega Saturn si se usaba uno de sus cartuchos de ampliación de memoria RAM.

Debido a que Street Fighter III se desarrolló para el sistema arcade CPS-3 fue posible crear sprites más complejos y numerosos. Cada personaje esta conformado por entre 700 y 1200 cuadros de animación mostrándose a sesenta cuadros por segundo.

Noritaka Funamizu, productor general de Capcom, explicó la entonces controvertida decisión de mantener a la serie de Street Fighter en 2D: «sentimos que 3D no es realmente apropiado para luchas lado a lado [...] y, para ser franco, Capcom no tiene la técnica para mostrar gráficas de alta calidad en 3D».

Conversiones

La saga Street Fighter III  ha tenido pocas conversiones a consolas domésticas. Se tenía pensado hacer una conversión a Sega Saturn, pero debido a las bajas ventas de la consola en América y Europa se canceló.

En 1999, Capcom lanzó el juego compilatorio Street Fighter III: Double Impact (Street Fighter III: W Impact en Japón) para la consola Dreamcast de Sega, que contenía New Generation y su secuela 2nd Impact.Este compilatorio incluye modos Arcade, Versus y Entrenamiento para ambos juegos así como el modo «Parry Attack Mode» para 2nd Impact, en el que el jugador puede poner a prueba su habilidad para usar la mecánica parry. Este compilatorio también permite seleccionar a Gill en ambos juegos y a Shin Akuma in 2nd Impact, quienes en la versión arcade sólo puede controlar la CPU.

En 2001 se lanzó Street Fighter III: Third Strike también para la consola Dreamcast de Sega.  Tres años después, en 2004, se hicieron conversiones de Street Fighter III: Third Strike para las consolas PlayStation 2 y XBox en el recopilatorio Street Fighter Anniversary Collection.

Street Fighter III: Third Strike estuvo disponible como juego descargable para Xbox 360 a través de Xbox Live, y en PlayStation 3 a través de PSN, las dos versiones tienen modo versus en línea.

Los tres juegos de Street Fighter III también se incluyeron en el compilatorio Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection Para PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch y PC.

Otros Datos

En Japón, América y Europa se celebran torneos, los más famosos donde Street Fighter III ha estado presente son Super Battle Opera SBO "Tougeki" (Japón) y EVO (USA).

La banda sonora de New Generation fue lanzada en disco compacto por el sello discográfico First Smile Entertainment en 1997.Los temas musicales tienen elementos de drum and bass, jazz, hip-hop, house y techno. Yuki Iwai trabajó en las bandas sonoras de New Generation y 2nd Impact y Hideki Okugawa trabajó en todos los juegos de Street Fighter III.

Véase también

 Street Fighter (serie de videojuegos)
 Street Fighter (videojuego de 1987)
 Street Fighter II
 Street Fighter III: Third Strike
 Street Fighter IV
 Street Fighter V
 Street Fighter 6

Referencias

Videojuegos de 1997
Videojuegos de lucha
Videojuegos de Capcom
Videojuegos de Street Fighter
Videojuegos ambientados en Japón
Videojuegos con finales alternativos
Videojuegos para Panasonic M2 cancelados
Videojuegos arcade
Videojuegos para Dreamcast
Videojuegos para PlayStation 2
Videojuegos para Xbox

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Bible: Hold fast to the body
Jun 10, 2019 by Melissa Florer-Bixler
What does it take to believe? Perhaps it is a body.
The writer of the letter to Colossae is filled with longing. "I am struggling for you"; "I am with you in spirit." His letter pours forth with the pathos of someone who wants to bridge the gap of human contact, to bring his body near to their bodies.
Florer-Bixler
The beloved who wait are the new believers of Colossae, struggling to make sense of the world turned upside down by Jesus, who live in the dangerous shadow of the Roman Empire and in an internal struggle to live out the new order of Jesus Christ.
In Colossians, the writer's concern is that those who have come to trust in God would be turned around from Jesus by an intriguing philosophy or enticing human tradition. His fears are not unfounded.
There was no "religion," as we understand it, in the ancient Roman world. There was no membership, no order, no allegiances. You were not part of a faith community nor committed to a particular institution. What it meant to be Roman was to dabble in the gods, to throw a few coins at the temple of Jupiter one day and to bathe in the bull's blood of Mithras the next. The idea of leaving or switching "religions" didn't make sense. To worship the gods, Rowan Williams reminds us, was to be a Roman citizen.
When the writer introduces the people of Colossae to Jesus, it is more than a conversion. It is a reorientation of their lives, an uprooting of the old order.
In Colossians 1, we see that the God of Israel will challenge the empire's false peace. Jesus is not another subject, another god to fiddle with, another philosophical point to score.
"For in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers — all things have been created through him and for him" (Col. 1:16).
What the people in the letter to the Colossians need is a body. They need to cling to the body of Jesus — the body they have become as the church.
They don't need new ideas or interesting teachings, intriguing mysteries or divining spirits. If they want to know God, they have the fullness of God in the person of Jesus (Col. 2:9). That completes them, makes them whole. There are no intellectual mysteries about God left to uncover.
We might expect the writer of Colossians to take a firm stand on keeping pure, steering clear of the cult of Colossae. But the writer cautions the opposite. The believers at Colossae are warned against the corrosive and exacting standards of conduct cropping up within their own gathering of believers.
"Therefore do not let anyone condemn you in matters of food and drink or of observing festivals, new moons or sabbaths" (Col 2:16). There's no power here. These are silly, meaningless rituals.
Instead, hold fast to the body.
God does not have a body. God is a body. God is not an idea, a series of rules, a set of rituals or a moral code demanding stringent self-deprivation. God is fully enfleshed, loved with arms and legs, hair and muscle, now constructed of other bodies, the bodies of the people of the church, the bodies of the Colossians.
There is nothing left to do, no work left to complete. Instead, the writer uses the phrase "in Christ/in him" an astounding 15 times in two chapters. We are no longer fiddling around within the structure of the old order. What came before has passed. The former reality — the power of sin that oriented the world around death — is gone in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
In 1955, Karl Barth preached a sermon, one of many as he led worship in a prison in Basel, Switzerland. Into the remnants of the old order, into the last dying gasps of personal failure and punishment, he spoke these words to the men who gathered — perhaps as the writer of Colossians once penned his own letter from a jail cell:
"Sin and death are conquered; God's free gift prevails, his gift of eternal life for us all. Shall we not very humbly pay heed to this message? Death — but life! 'Wake up, sleeper, and rise from the dead, that Jesus Christ may be your light!' He, Jesus Christ, who made our history his own and, in a marvelous turnabout, made his wondrous history our own! He in whom the kingdom of the devil is already destroyed! In whom the kingdom of God and of his peace has already come, to us, to you and me, to us all, on the earth and in the whole world! Amen."
Melissa Florer-Bixler is the pastor of Raleigh (N.C.) Mennonite Church and the author of Fire By Night: Finding God in the Pages of the Old Testament (Herald Press, 2019).
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Graveyard of Trucks
What I love about photography, as a hobby, is that it has pushed me to explore my surroundings. At home, in DC, that means exploring every inch of the city in an effort to find interesting buildings, hidden gems, and otherwise see people live their lives. in my other home, Charlottesville, that means exploring the whole of central Virginia.
To that end, over holiday break, I went with my wife and in-laws to a truck graveyard near Columbia, Virginia; an aging town, long past it's former glory. The graveyard itself sits on a field about 20 minutes from town, and is owned part of an actual trucking company, which rents out tractor trailers for use. There is no admission, but you do have to contact the owners and ask permission to visit. we did that, and brought some beer as a "thank you" for letting us take pictures.
I brought two cameras. The first, a fixed-lens, medium format rangefinder, is equipped with a "normal lens" that gives you a perspective roughly equivalent to what you see. The second was an Olympus OM-1 with a 24mm lens, for an ultra-wide perspective. The rangefinder had a roll of Kodak Porta 400, with 10 exposures. And I was finishing a roll of Ilford Delta 400 in the Olympus. Sunset was approaching as we got there, so we were racing against time a bit for photos, but I think the results were great.
With my shots, I tried to capture as much as the graveyard as I could, with an emphasis on color. I love the way the rust and decay looks, how it interacts with light, how it looks in its surroundings. Also, every so often, I think about giving up medium format, and then I look at the sharpness and tonality of these shots and I immediately think—no way.
Anywho, I hope you like these shots. Let me know what you think.


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Q: Coloring cells of a column with custom rgb to create a gradient pattern in the column with each cell having its own rgb using apache poi I am trying to create a gradient pattern in a column with each cell having its rgb value. The problem that I am facing is that the rgb color is being overwritten in other cells of that column. So the last generated rgb color is being given to all the cells in the column. I tried creating new objects in the loop for each iteration but the overwriting still persists.
public static void giveGradientToColumn(HSSFWorkbook workbook, HSSFSheet sheet, String yemi, Double minimum, Double maximum) throws IOException {

    int columnIndex = 5;
    int maxRows = sheet.getPhysicalNumberOfRows();
    Random rand = new Random();

    int i = maxRows+1;
    for(int rowIndex = maxRows-1 ; rowIndex > 0 ; rowIndex--){

        Row row = CellUtil.getRow(rowIndex, sheet);
        Cell cell = CellUtil.getCell(row, columnIndex);
        String cellContent = cell.toString();
        String percentvalue = cellContent.split("%")[0];
        if(!(percentvalue.equals("NaN")))
        {
            FileOutputStream fileOut = new FileOutputStream(yemi);
            double value;
            HSSFWorkbook workbook1 = workbook;
            try{
                value = Double.parseDouble(percentvalue);
            }
            catch(Exception e){
                continue;
            }
            double ratio;
            if(maximum!=minimum)
                ratio = 2 * (value-minimum) / (maximum - minimum);
            else
                ratio = 1;

            int b = (max(0, 255*(1 - ratio)));
            int r = (max(0, 255*(ratio - 1)));
            int g = 255 - b - r;

            r = rand.nextInt(255);
            g = rand.nextInt(255);
            b = rand.nextInt(255);

            System.out.println(r+" "+g+" "+b);
            HSSFCellStyle style = workbook1.createCellStyle();
            HSSFPalette palette = workbook1.getCustomPalette();
            HSSFColor myColor = setColor(workbook1, (byte) r, (byte) g, (byte) b);
            short palIndex = myColor.getIndex();
            style.setFillPattern(FillPatternType.SOLID_FOREGROUND);
            style.setFillForegroundColor(palIndex);

            cell.setCellStyle(style);
            workbook1.write(fileOut);
            fileOut.close();

        }
    }
}

@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
public static HSSFColor setColor(HSSFWorkbook workbook, byte r,byte g, byte b){
    HSSFPalette palette = workbook.getCustomPalette();
    HSSFColor hssfColor = null;
    try {
        hssfColor= palette.findColor(r, g, b);
        if (hssfColor == null)
        {
            palette.setColorAtIndex(HSSFColor.GOLD.index, r, g, b);
            hssfColor = palette.getColor(HSSFColor.GOLD.index);
        }
    } catch (Exception e) {
        System.out.println(e);
    }

    return hssfColor;
}

I am printing the rgb values for debugging and the last printed color value is being given to all the cells in the column. (rgb currently is calculated as random.)
Output:-
Output Image

Where am I going wrong?

A: There are multiple issues with your code leading to multiple different problems then. So answer will be little bit lengthy.
First to how a Excel workbook is structured:
A workbook consists of at least one but maybe multiple sheets each having multiple rows each having multiple cells. Each cell may have style. But the style settings are not stored in the cell but in a style sheet (styles table) on workbook level. Thus styles are stored across cells, rows and even sheets. Multiple cells may share the same stored style if they have the same look. Same is for colors. Colors also are stored on workbook level. And unfortunately in *.xls BIFF format colors are limited to indexed colors within a color palette. In BIFF8 there are 49 (index 16 to 64) in user-defined PALETTE record plus some single more. Those 49 can be overwritten but count cannot be increased.
Now to your code:
You are writing out the whole workbook every time you have changed a cell in a row of a sheet. You should not do so. Instead you should writing out the workbook once if you are finished with it.
You are creating a new cell style for every cell you needs putting style on. You should not do so. Excel *.xls is limited to approximately 4,000 different combinations of cell formats. So you need checking whether the style you are needing not is already present in the workbook. This can be very tedious but there is CellUtil, which you have found already and do using in your code already. This provides setCellStylePropertieswhich "attempts to find an existing CellStyle that matches the cell's current style plus styles properties in properties. A new style is created if the workbook does not contain a matching style.".
You are first searching whether a needed color already exists. That's good. But if not, you are overwriting always the same color index of color GOLD. Since colors also are stored on workbook level, only the last overwritten color value will be stored as GOLD. You need overwriting different color indexes if different colors shall be stored in workbook.
Example:
Source Excel:

Code:
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;

import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.*;
import org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.*;
import org.apache.poi.hssf.util.HSSFColor;

import org.apache.poi.ss.util.CellUtil;

import java.util.Map;
import java.util.HashMap;

public class ExcelSetHSSFCellStyleColors {

 static void giveGradientToColumn(HSSFSheet sheet, int columnIndex, double minimum, double maximum) throws Exception {
  DataFormatter formatter = new DataFormatter(java.util.Locale.US);

  short colorIndex = 16; //color indexes 0 to 15 should not be overwritten
  HSSFPalette palette = sheet.getWorkbook().getCustomPalette();

  for (Row row : sheet) {
   Cell cell = CellUtil.getCell(row, columnIndex);
   String cellContent = formatter.formatCellValue(cell);
System.out.println(cellContent);
   String percentValue = cellContent.split("%")[0];
   double value = Double.NaN;
   try {
    value = Double.valueOf(percentValue);
   } catch(Exception e){
    //percentValue was not numeric
   }
   if (!Double.isNaN(value) && value >= minimum && value <= maximum){
    double ratio = (value - minimum) / (maximum - minimum);
    byte r = (byte)Math.round(Math.max(0, 255 * (1 - ratio)));
    byte b = 0;
    byte g = (byte)Math.round(Math.max(0, 255 - (int)b - (int)r));
System.out.println(ratio + " " + String.format("%02X", r) + ":" + String.format("%02X", g) + ":" + String.format("%02X", b));

    HSSFColor hssfColor = palette.findColor(r, g, b);
    if (hssfColor == null /*&& colorIndex < 64*/) {
     palette.setColorAtIndex(colorIndex, r, g, b);
     hssfColor = palette.getColor(colorIndex);
     colorIndex++;
    }
System.out.println("got color: " + ((hssfColor!=null)?hssfColor.getIndex() + ": " + hssfColor.getHexString():hssfColor)); //if not a index available, hssfColor may be null

    if (hssfColor != null) {
     Map<String, Object> styleproperties = styleproperties = new HashMap<String, Object>();
     styleproperties.put(CellUtil.FILL_FOREGROUND_COLOR, hssfColor.getIndex());
     styleproperties.put(CellUtil.FILL_PATTERN, FillPatternType.SOLID_FOREGROUND);
     CellUtil.setCellStyleProperties(cell, styleproperties);
    }
   }
  }
 }

 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
  Workbook workbook = WorkbookFactory.create(new FileInputStream("ExcelTest.xls"));

  HSSFSheet sheet = (HSSFSheet)workbook.getSheetAt(0);

  giveGradientToColumn(sheet, 5, 10, 90);

  workbook.write(new FileOutputStream("ExcelTestNew.xls"));
  workbook.close();
 }
}

Result:

Disclaimer:
Code is tested and works using latest stable version 3.17 of apache poi. Your code had used older version (I know because of used HSSFColor.GOLD.index) .
Btw.:
What I really would suggest is upgrading the Excel file format to the modern *.xlsx Office Open XML file format. Not only that there the color limit has gone, there you could simply using Conditional Formatting with Color Scales which probably fulfills your requirement even better.


There has never been a better time to start a small business. Thanks to social media platforms, there is a variety of ways in which you can market your brand, with just a little bit of creativity.
More than half-a-billion people are logging on to Facebook daily. Twitter growing in unimaginable ways. Countless business networking opportunities exist on LinkedIn. While picture-based social media tools like Instagram and Pinterest have made it easy to reach out to millions of people to tell your brand's story.
All you need is a great idea and a dose of determination to build a business from scratch. The internet and social media have opened up a magnitude of possibilities for anyone with an internet connection, a computer and a camera.
In other words, the digital age has leveled the playing field to an extent where anyone and everyone can compete in the marketplace.
Nowadays, even tiny home-based businesses know that they need to maintain a social media presence. But, just 'being on social' is not enough. If you want to market your small business on social media effectively, then you should have the right kind of mindset. After all, it is not advertising, you have to do a lot more than just putting your message out there for everyone to see.
Many people fail to realize that social media and its various tools have become one of the strongest ways to improve customer service.
It allows you to hear from customers and prospects. But the reviews from your customers will not always be positive. You have to deal with them appropriately when they are unhappy, as most of these communications are visible to public. This is why you are under constant pressure to get it right.
Let me put in a word of caution here. Just because social media has given easy access to everyone, doesn't mean it is an easy journey. Trying to use this platform without expertise can actually stall your growth and cause the profits to drop! This is why you should be aware of top social media mistakes that can hurt your business and cause your efforts to go down the drain.
But don't fret. The public nature of social media have provided some great examples we can learn from. Just steer clear of these 11 classic social media mistakes, and you'll watch your marketing graph rise in no time.
You'll notice a lot of new businesses committing this mistake without realizing it. We're not asking you to be robotic and publish the same number of posts every day, at the exact same time. But following an underlying pattern can help your brand stay on top of your follower's newsfeeds – and their minds.
Maintaining a consistent framework can also help you stay prepared beforehand, hence making it easier to stay on track and alleviating the pressure to create new content on the spot.
Sweetgreen is one great example of this. They have built an iconic brand based on the concept of fresh and sustainable food. All their content is clean and consistent. Whether you are using their mobile app, buying in store or following them on social media – their content is recognizable even without their logo.
Sweetgreen has a strong visual presence and they also seem to have developed a clear emoji strategy for social media.
Inconsistency can also reflect in your brand's voice and design. If it looks like many different people are writing your content, it will be difficult for your fans to relate to you. And this is one of the main reasons to use social media in the first place. Similarly, if you keep on changing your color schemes and design, you'll fail to impress your potential customers.
This is why it is essential to build a style guide for your brand at the very beginning. It will make it easier for your team to collaborate while creating social media content. And your brand will end up making a positive and lasting impression too.
Just because you have to maintain consistency, doesn't mean that you have to post exactly the same update on all your social media accounts.
It is important to understand that each social media platform is different. What works for one channel will not work on another. So, don't link all your accounts together. You can post similar content, but tweak it according to the tastes of the users on that particular medium.
Sharing your tweets on Facebook and posting your LinkedIn updates on Instagram can be really boring for people. It may look like you're just being lazy and people will start to ignore your updates. So, be careful before it actually happens. Take a look at how Adidas is slaying it on social media!
A note that all small businesses should keep in mind – you can't head anywhere on social media unless you have a solid social media content strategy. It is crucial to identify your primary and secondary social media platforms, central theme of your content, target audience and hashtags to help you stay on track.
You can reach your marketing goals much faster if you stick to your social media strategy.
You'd be astonished to hear that the Dutch airline, KLM, makes €25m directly from social media. Their marketing experts revealed at the Festival of Marketing in 2014 how its last-click attribution model managed to generate such sales by using a remarkable social media strategy.
Defining your target audience is the first step that will help you build an effective social media strategy. Start observing which social media platforms they prefer, and make them your primary marketing channel.
Learn about your audience's demographic, interests and online behavior patterns. Utilize this data to shape your brand voice, design and content themes so that they can resonate instantly with your audience.
Your social media strategy won't be effective unless it's helping you reach some goals. This is why you should lay out the most common social media goals, such as awareness, user engagement, and direct response. Identify which key performance indicator (KPI) associates well with them.
Alternatively, if you want to drive more clicks, you can post "Check out these deals on our instant coffee ranges and save up to 20%!". Which Wich Superior Sandwiches topped the charts for social media engagement in Q1, by using Twitter polls to engage social media followers and show off their vibrant brand personality.
Always remember, don't produce meaningless content without having a certain goal in mind.
Your strategy is always fueled by data. Thus, take out the time to measure the numbers and evaluate your content's performance on social media. User insights should be analyzed regularly and you can use free data analyzing tools that are available for all social media platforms.
By measuring your metrics, you can get a better understanding of your hard work and choose to create better data-driven strategies to increase your social presence.
For example, did a certain type of content perform better than another? Which channel helped you engage your audience most effectively? By taking the time to reflect on these questions, you can make a huge difference in the social presence of your brand by creating successful opportunities for content optimization.
To further highlight this point, let us take a look at Dell's case study. They faced ROI losses and a disconnect between marketing efforts and sales channels. All because Dell's previous marketing strategy did not account for following up on leads through partner campaigns.
Dell initiated a lead nurturing solution in which thousands of pieces of unique content was personalized for every lead. These leads were guided through interactive emails, personalized landing pages and more. This strategy enabled the viewers to explore and educate themselves about Dell's products before deciding to buy them.
The results Dell saw were nothing short of spectacular. They witnessed 35% increase in sale value in nurtured leads vs. unnurtured. Their engagement rate improved by 300% and it resulted in a $40 million incremental revenue from marketing partners.
This is why you should make it a point to always follow up on leads and never leave your customers with a dead end when they are viewing your content. Dell's efforts in creating a highly personalized campaign was rewarded instantly because it appealed to a wide audience.
Social media is named so for a reason. It's all about engaging and creating an approachable image for your customers. Forget the old style of push marketing. It's all about creating opportunities to engage and converse with your followers.
Make sure you regularly appreciate followers who took the time out to engage with your brand. Red Bull does a great job of engaging with their fans on their Facebook page.
Their responses are witty and entertaining, which also reflects their brand personality. It's the perfect combination to stay on top of your social media game.
Remember, your gateway to fandom is excellent customer support and community management. It may seem tempting to hide or delete negative comments, but don't!
Look at it as an opportunity to set things right on social media. In fact, always respond to negative comments with a heartfelt apology and it can do wonders to repair your strained relationship with a potentially loyal customer.
Hashtagging is one of the most underutilized methods that can help you reach your potential followers instantly. It is often misused by the average social media user. Every hashtag acts as its own unique categorization tool.
Try searching your business name's hashtag on Instagram and Twitter and you might come across quite a few fans posting pictures of your product.
One of the best way to boost user engagement on your Instagram profile is by sharing consumer-related content. Use this as an opportunity to reach out to them and thank them. If they have a complaint, try to resolve it as soon as possible.
Reposting customer content is a great way to show the credibility of your business, plus it's easy and you won't have to think about new content every day.
Bobbles & Lace Boutique is a great example of this strategy. They took their customer content to the next level by coming up with a hashtag "Tag Tuesday".
Customers tag them in their posts once a week for a chance to get reposted on their Instagram feed. It's an excellent way to engage your customers consistently and increase your conversion rate. You'll notice that your followers will soon turn into paying customers and your current customers will become loyal ones.
If you are simply using social media to broadcast your business products and services, you are losing out on its true essence. Don't turn off your followers by being robotic. Start a conversation with them.
Treat them as individuals rather than customers, and make them feel that their opinion matters. This is the only way you can encourage true engagement with your brand. Read how Walgreens made a customer feel special via social waves. Share your daily 'life' with your audience. Give them a chance to know you and your brand inside out. People love to connect with people rather than mere logos.
Remember that friend who won't stop talking about himself? Well, no one wants to hang out with such people. Keep this point in mind whenever you compose a copy for your social posts. Customers can sense desperation from a mile away. Instead of using phrases like "we this" and "we that," sprinkle some "you guys" and "our fans" to show that you actually care about your audience.
This doesn't mean that you shouldn't promote any direct mentions of your brand. Just do it tactfully to suit the platform you are posting on. Humanize your business to a certain extent so that users can relate with your brand effectively.
This can be done by re-sharing users' posts and pictures, in which they promoted your product. Or you can post pictures of your hard-working employees, to show that your team is dedicated to giving the best experience to customers. Mei Mei Street Kitchen has achieved this by profiling the people behind their business. They share funny anecdotes about the staff, making their customers feel more connected to the business.
In a report published by WASP Barcode Technologies', it was highlighted that only 37% of small businesses use designated business social media accounts to reach out to their audience.
This means that nearly 63% of small business owners are blending personal and business accounts. Unfortunately, it will not only make your business look unprofessional but will also inhibit your personal activity on social media platforms. This is why it is important to create separate accounts for your business postings.
The final mistake that most small businesses make while handling social media is thinking that they can succeed on their own without any training or support.
It may seem easy to handle your personal Facebook and LinkedIn profile, but all we're doing there is catching up with long lost friends or relatives.
Creating and maintaining a professional social media account is a separate story altogether. It is not as simple as logging in and posting random stuff.
Which is why it is better to hire a freelance social media manager. Or better yet, a content marketing agency that can do a great job at it. Armed with the resources, knowledge and experience, outside help can ease your load by doing the heavy lifting for you.
Here are some case studies in which an agency helped 3 small businesses to grow their online presence.
What's more, it will also leave you with some free time to focus on other important areas such as product development and pricing. You won't have to worry about your social media marketing strategy, because you'll have a pro working on your behalf.
The secret to increasing your social media presence is to think like your customers. Share what they want to see and provide them with impeccable customer service, and you'll get a business-building channel in no time.
It is natural to make a few common mistakes when venturing into a new marketing channel like social media. But don't worry, a few mistakes can't ruin all your hard work. Just do you research and ask for help whenever you need, and you can make social media an invaluable asset to market your brand.


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Ever the promoter, Fred Brownfield (right) congratulates Danny Lasoski while, at the same time, slapping on 'The Dude' a National Sprint Tour hat for winner's circle pictures after Lasoski won the NST main event May 2 at Davenport Speedway in Davenport, Iowa.
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Fred Brownfield drives trophy dash participants back to the pits following a dash pill draw during the June 6 National Sprint Tour show at Fremont Speedway in Fremont, Ohio.
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Fred leadfooting a trip around the newly configured Elma track in Derek Ingalls car.
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That guy in the first pic looks like Tiger Woods...he wasn't dating Lasoski was he?
I remember those laps Fred took. I believe that is me in the yellow coat. I had a stop watch on him. Can't remember the time but I know it wasn't till mid season that someone was able break his time. The guy still had it.
I remember that as well Speedbuggy, that was cool to see him get a few laps on the track that year.
Pic 3: Debbie and Fred Brownfield make their way to the infield during a pause in National Sprint Tour action June 2 at Bloomington Speedway in Bloomington, Ind.
Fred in Ingalls car-after the paces he put it through!
Fred Brownfield leans in to talk with Steve Kinser prior to the 2004 World of Outlaw main event at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash.
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Fred Brownfield (right) and National Sprint Tour driver Paul McMahan (left) wait for McMahan to be interviewed during the June 2 NST event at Bloomington Speedway in Bloomington, Ind.
Fred Brownfield watches National Sprint Tour action May 2 at Davenport Speedway in Davenport, Iowa.
NASCAR Nextel Cup star Kasey Kahne (left) talks with Grays Harbor Raceway promoter Fred Brownfield at the Elma, Wash. track in 2004.
Fred Brownfield (front) and Kasey Kahne walk through the pits at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash. in July 2004.
I finally found the email that Craig Murphy sent me with the pictures and the description of the pic (and the where). Many, many thanks to Craig for helping me out with the Memorial Album. Actually, many thanks to EVERYONE who sent me pictures and stories.
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Bill Nutter is going to get a "Debbie Present" as Fred sets up his victim!
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And finally, the presentation of the Memorial Scrapbook to Debbie at the 2006 NST Banquet. Danny Horner was the Champion in 2006.
Michelle these pictures are so nice to look back on, I just love them, and I am sure the scrapbook will always hold a special place in Debbies heart!


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May 12, 2020 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0
One of the most frequently talked about substances for enhancing wellness in recent years, cannabidiol, or more commonly known as CBD, is a chemical compound that comes from the Cannabis sativa plant, or marijuana, cultivated throughout recorded history for medicine, industrial fiber, food, recreation, and other purposes. After the passage of the 2018 US Farm Bill that legalized industrial hemp, and the legalization of both recreational and medical cannabis in multiple states, CBD products began to explode in popularity thanks to its therapeutic properties.
The only thing that's spread faster, is the confusion over what it really is.
What Exactly is CBD?
CBD is a phytocannabinoid, one of 113 identified cannabinoids found in cannabis plants, accounting for as much as 40 percent of the plant's extract. Unlike its cousin, THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), the major active ingredient in marijuana, it's not psychoactive. In other words, it won't get you "high."
Both THC and CBD work by interacting with the endocannabinoid system. This is a regulatory system in the body that consists of naturally occurring cannabis-like molecules. These molecules, or endocannabinoids, are similar to neurotransmitters in that they carry messages throughout the body to help maintain homeostasis. CBD and THC are known to interact with the body's endocannabinoid system at two currently known receptors, CB1 and CB2.
Primarily present in the brain, CB1 receptors are involved in the thyroid, liver, peripheral nervous system, and more. THC attaches to those receptors to inhibit the release of neurotransmitters and may also increase the release of others, which alters normal functioning. It was once believed that CBD worked the same way, but with CB2 receptors, found in abundance in the gastrointestinal, immune, brain, and nervous systems; however, researchers no longer believe that's the case. It's still unknown as to exactly how CBD affects the body, although many experts think it encourages more of the body's own endocannabinoids to be produced, in turn, helping to combat inflammation, ease pain and reduce anxiety.
How CBD is Used
CBD comes in multiple different forms. How one chooses to use it is simply based on personal preferences and requirements. The method of how it's delivered affects how fast it will work and the types of effects it will have on the body too.
CBD is available as an edible with a wide range of products that can be consumed such as chocolates and other candies, which may take anywhere from about 30 minutes to four hours to take effect. It also comes in pills and capsules, oils, and tinctures, which are placed under the tongue using a dropper. It can also be found in CBC drops. CBC is another one of the hundreds of cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant, known for its powerful anti-inflammatory properties. It's believed to fight inflammation without activating cannabinoid receptors and produces a stronger effect when combined with CBD.
Lotions, creams, and oils with CBD, are yet another option, used directly on the skin to treat localized pain.
When trying to determine which to use, drops under the tongue are generally quicker than edibles, with effects often felt in just a few minutes. With topicals, the time frame varies widely – some may feel it right away, others may not feel it for a few hours.
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Q: Accessing Objects from Class or Method I have 2 classes in my Cocoa project (Xcode). First is AppDelegate class and the second is a Book class.
In my Book class, I set an integer property in the @interface which is the book's chapters. In its @implementation, I have created objects (ex. Book *firstBook = [[Book alloc]init]) and set their properties (In the Book.m file). Those are my data and will not change.
In my app delegate, I have a method that will fetch what the user selected from an interface item, get the title of the selected item, who's name will be identical to one of those in Book.m. Then a for loop will run to create menu items for a popUpButton so the user can select which chapter to jump to.
The problem I am seeing now is that when I try running the for loop to create menu items, I need the limit amount of the loops. That limit amount is based on the selectedObjectByUser's chapter property (listed in Book.m). How do I access that.
I am sure it will work if I can connect these two together because it works when create the object inside this method(under AppDelegate.h) but the problem is that it is too space consuming and it changes often.

A: I'm not entirely sure what the situation is here, but let's take a look at some sample code first.
//// Book.h
@interface Book : NSObject

@property (nonatomic, retain) NSString *title;
@property (nonatomic, retain) NSString *author;
@property (nonatomic, assign) NSInteger numberOfPages;

- (id)initWithTitle:(NSString *)aTitle andAuthor:(NSString *)anAuthor;

@end

//// Book.m
@implementation Book

- (id)initWithTitle:(NSString *)aTitle andAuthor:(NSString *)anAuthor {
    if ( self = [super init] ) {
        self.title = aTitle;
        self.author = anAuthor;
    }
    return self;
}

- (void)dealloc {
    self.title = nil;
    self.author = nil;
    [super dealloc];
}

@end

So in this we establish a class and provide it with 3 properties, title and author (which are both NSString's) and numberOfPages (which is an integer). Within the class we can manipulate those values by calling things such as self.propertyName = value.
This is all well and good, but what actually is happening? Well let's update the header a little more:
//// Book.h
@interface Book : NSObject {
@private
    NSString *_title;
    NSString *_author;
    NSInteger _numberOfPages;
}

@property (nonatomic, retain) NSString *title;
@property (nonatomic, retain) NSString *author;
@property (nonatomic, assign) NSInteger numberOfPages;

- (id)initWithTitle:(NSString *)aTitle andAuthor:(NSString *)anAuthor;

@end

In this, we have just explicitly defined something that the compiler will normally infer through the @property construct. These new additions are what we call instance variables, or ivars, and are where the values you assign to your properties are actually stored.
However, manipulating the ivars can be dangerous if you are not yet 100% comfortable with memory management. Even if you are using ARC, you should still understand how that management works.
So we've now exposed where these properties actually store there data, but what about that @private job? What's it all about? @private is part of a family of keywords that help to denote the "Accessibility Scope" of something. The other two keywords in this family are @protected and @public, however the use of the second two is infrequent, if not unusual. These keywords are responsible for saying where you are allowed to access things. Here's a quick definition of them.

*

*@public Freely accessible from anywhere, even outside of the object itself. However accessing an instance variable directly from outside of its own class is generally considered to be extremely bad practice in the Cocoa development world, hence why you'll find very little on how to do it.

*@protected Freely accessible within the class and its own subclasses. Can not be accessed outside of the class/object.

*@private Freely accessible within the class, but not anywhere else. Can not be accessed outside of the class/object or even in its subclasses.
So now that we've covered what is actually driving the storage behind a property, let's take a look at using our Book object in another part of the app, such as AppDelegate.
//// AppDelegate.m
@implementation AppDelegate

- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification {
    Book *myBook = [[Book alloc] initWithTitle:@"pending title" andAuthor:@"Foo Bar"];

    myBook.title = @"My Cool Book";

    NSLog(@"%@ by %@", myBook.title, myBook.author);

    [myBook release];
}

@end

In this we create a new Book object, to put it in more technical terms, we define a variable called myBook with a type of Book and instantiate it. In this we're using the -initWithTitle:andAuthor: method that we created earlier in order to tell the Book object that it should have an initial title and author.
Following this line we then arrive something a little more curious. myBook.title = @"My Cool Book"; You might recall that we had something similar back in Book.m, self.title = aTitle. So what is going on here? Why are we using myBook now rather than self, like we did previously? The reason is because of what self actually is.
self is a keyword provided by the Objective-C runtime, and refers to the current object that you are within. So if we write code inside Book.m, self will refer to the current Book object. If we use self within AppDelegate.m, it will refer to the AppDelegate. So in our earlier code, self was referring to the current Book object much like our myBook object is now referring to a specific Book object. They essentially are equal to each other (not exactly, but thats another area of discussion).
This means any of the properties within Book or methods can be accessed through the myBook variable, much like you would using self inside of Book.m. So we could also do
myBook.title = @"My Book";
myBook.author = @"Baz Quux";
myBook.numberOfPages = 100;

Hope this helps (and answered your question, if not then may it serve as a reference to people wishing to know more about properties and instance variables)