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David Tennant just celebrated his 48 yo birthday 6 days ago. It's still not too late to say happy bday.
David (and his Doctor Who co-star Catherine Tate) were chief investors in their 2011 stage production of 'Much Ad About Nothing'. The production took u00a33 million in ticket sales before press night. On August 31st 2007, he turned on the illumination lights for Blackpool. Attended Paisley Grammar. In 2009, he was cast in the film 'Burke and Hare,' playing William Hare, which was filmed in early 2010. However NBC forced him to drop out of the role, as he had recently filmed a TV pilot for a show called 'Rex Is Not Your Lawyer' and he was still under contract to them. NBC originally made the Rex pilot as a potential Fall 2010 show, but when the Today Show crisis happened, they considered putting it into production as a mid-season replacement, which meant that David would be needed to film earlier. Ironically NBC never picked up Rex at all, meaning David lost the Burke and Hare role needlessly. Andy Serkis went on to play the role of Hare.
In January 2012, David recorded a voice-over movie role (in The Pirates), an audio book, a radio play (Waiting for the Boatman), filmed a TV presenting job (Prefaces to Shakespeare), did press interviews, hosted the BBC Audio Awards, and attended several charity events.
In late 2011, he landed the role of Peter Inglis in the feature film 'Filth' however he had to drop out because filming was postponed by two months and would have clashed with filming for 'A Miracle'. Ironically 'A Miracle' ended up not shooting.
Decided to be an actor at the age of three.
Is the second Scots actor to be cast as the Doctor. The first was Sylvester McCoy who was cast as the seventh Doctor in the original series. McCoy's time in the TARDIS was from 1987-1989.
Work schedule for 2013: From 2nd-23rd January he recorded several audio-jobs, including the audiobook 'How to Steal a Dragon's Sword' and the radio play 'Every Seventh Wave.' Between 24th January-22nd March he filmed 'The Escape Artist' 6 days a week in London, Hertfordshire, and Scotland. Between 1-30th April he filmed the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special in Wales. In May he shot a new v*rgin Media commercial and some other audio work, and did ADR for 'The Escape Artist.' During June and July he'll film the movie 'What We Did On Our Holidays' in Glasgow and the Scottish Highlands. Between August and January 2014 he'll star as Richard II in the Royal Shakespeare Company stage play in Stratford-upon-Avon and London.
His heroes are John Cleese and Derek Jacobi.
Engaged to Georgia Moffett whom he met on the set of Doctor Who in December 2007. She is the daughter of former Doctor Who actor Peter Davison. In January 2011 UK tabloids reported that they had moved in together and become engaged. Moffett gave birth to the couple's first child two months later. Neither Moffett nor Tennant have ever spoken about or confirmed their relationship to the media.
Best friends with Louise Delamere ("No Angels" (2004)). They went to Glasgow's Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama together and shared a flat.
Chose his acting surname from Neil Tennant, singer with Pet Shop Boys. This came after reading an interview with Tennant in Smash Hits shortly after learning that he would have to change his professional name in order to join the actors' union, Equity, as there was already a registered member with his real name, David McDonald.
Tennant revealed on "The New Paul O'Grady Show" (2004) that he had auditioned for the role of "the Blue Meanie" in the remake of Yellow Submarine (1968).
Work schedule for 2012: Between January-March he recorded numerous audio and radio roles, shot a series of TV commercials for v*rgin Media, and starred in the one-off Sky drama The Minor Character. Between April-June he filmed the BBC4 drama series The Spies of Warsaw in Poland. In June-July he filmed the BBC2 drama series The Politician's Husband in London and Hertfordshire. In July he paid a visit to LA. Between August-December he filmed the ITV detective series Broadchurch in Bristol and Dorset, and during October and November he also filmed the C4 comedy panel show 'Comedy World Cup' on his Sundays off from filming Broadchurch. In December he made a second visit to LA.
Says his favorite Doctor from the original Doctor Who was Tom Baker.
Is a big fan of film director Alfred Hitchc*ck.
Acted with the 7:84 Theatre Company, a genre-bending, ground-breaking, political Scottish Theatre Group.
He was scheduled to start filming the independent romantic comedy 'Emotional Rescue' in New York in February 2012, however the film was postponed due to a financing crisis.
Won Best Actor, Theatre Management Association for his role in "The Glass Menagerie" as Tom.
In January 2012, he was scheduled to start filming the independent film 'A Miracle' in Turkey, however a few weeks before filming Film 4, who were funding the film, pulled funding. The film was delayed indefinitely.
David Tennant is a respected classical actor who has performed numerous starring roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company, including Touchstone in "As You Like It", Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet", Antipholus of Syracuse in "The Comedy of Errors" and Captain Jack Absolute in "The Rivals".
In 2011, he worked non-stop from 4 April to 15 December, with only the odd day off between projects. (First Much Ado in London, then Love Life in Margate, then Nativity 2 in Coventry, Wales and Stratford-upon-Avon, then Prefaces to Shakespeare in London and Stratford-upon-Avon.) Between January and early April he did many audio jobs and meetings and preparatory work for Much Ado, which he also financed and exec produced, but did not take on any major onscreen role, as he was preparing for the birth of his child.
Graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
He is the second of two non-English actors to portray the Doctor Who character. The other was Sylvester McCoy who portrayed the Doctor from 1988-1996.
In 2010, he worked mostly non-stop between March up till Christmas Eve. However he had one month 'off' in June, though he still had meetings, smaller jobs and took a trip to LA during this month. He also conceived his first child during this month!
Cast as "Tenth Doctor" for BBC "Doctor Who" (2005) series to star alongside Billie Piper (April 2005).
Is only the 2nd actor to play The Doctor in the whole run of the show, both old and new, to have been born in Scotland.
He was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor of 2002 for his performance in "Lobby Hero" performed at the Donmar Warehouse and the New Ambassador's Theatres.


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Flossie spins into a Pacific hurricane
Hurricane Flossie has formed in the open Pacific, gathering up enough wind speed after first forming as a tropical storm two days ago, the National Hurricane Center said Friday.
Hurricane Flossie has formed in the open Pacific, gathering up enough wind speed after first forming as a tropical storm two days ago, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Friday.
Flossie's winds increased to 75 mph and a slight strengthening is expected during the next 24 hours, the center said.
On Friday morning, the hurricane was hundreds of miles off the coast of Mexico and 1,300 miles southeast of Hawaii, moving west at 14 mph, said Richard Knabb, a hurricane specialist with the center.
Flossie could remain a hurricane for the next two days but is expected to weaken by the time it nears Hawaii, in about four days, Knabb said. Flossie is forecast to move south of the islands, possibly as a tropical storm.
"But even a system passing to the south can bring significant rain" and surf swells, he said, adding that Hawaiian residents should be on alert.
If the storm moves farther north, it will encounter cooler waters and should weaken. Tropical storms derive much of their force from the energy contained in warm waters.

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If you remember Ichabod Crane, You'd recognize Rene. Hawk nose. Deep set piercing eyes. High cheekbones. Angular face. And a frame more "fashionably lean" than even da BG! When I tried to visualize him at school, I first thought – President of the chess club. Then, I realized, more likely, brainy loner who refused to join the chess club!
Now, hunched over his computer, heavy curtains barricading the waning Autumnal light, "computer drone" would seem to be the accurate phrase. But then, you'd be hard pressed to explain the lyrical piano music flowing from the living room in the afternoon.
Whenever he needed a break, Rene lost himself in the keys. He was, fortunately, self-taught. Free from the strait-jacket of "instruction." Expressing maximum emotion with minimum technique. I quickly gave up asking him to show me what He'd played. Because He had no idea. But He did teach me one important thing. How to be free on the keys.
"Papa tractor" – was what Rene's kids called him. The height of their excitement was to perch on that shiny, red American import, with Papa at the wheel. He was their merry-go-round. And behind that wheel, Rene was at the center of his World. The French countryman. Checking fences. Moving stones. Gathering wood. Fixing what needed it. An idyllic existence. Except for one thing. Rene's business. Although not in the toilet, it was definitely circling the bowl.
The problem, was Rene. A businessman of the Twentieth Century attempting business in the twentyfirst. Rene was a gentleman of the old school. Swimming in a school of Baracudas. Handshake contracts. Your word is your bond. He hand crafted his shipping boxes from furniture quality wood. With bevelled edges. Recessed brass screws. A zippered, fabric-lined plastic envelope for the shipping manifest. Artistry that drew comments even from jaded parcel truck drivers.
But Rene's insistence that clients receive,inspect,and approve of the goods before paying, predictably resulted in a "slow pay/no pay" situation. Guaranteeing the ink in his accounts receivable ledger would be the same colour as his tractor. Rene was a nice guy. And, He was finishing last. Tho' eating regularly. Thanks to Sacha's gig at the hospital.
Despite the black clouds, Rene put a positive spin on it all. Whenever a supplier came to lunch, above average grub, wine, and Granny's silver, all made it to the table. The other occasion in which will triumphed over adversity, was the Sunday visit of Sacha's parents.
This was a positive, relaxed experience for everyone except Sacha. Owing to the fact her parents thought, that after marrying Rene, (mature, positive influence) Sascha had put her days of nicotine and Bordeaux Red behind her. And She had. They were directly behind her in the liquor cabinet. And would reappear the moment Mummy and Daddy disappeared.
Marie and I enjoyed Sascha's performance almost as much as the grub. Usually We gave her an Oscar. And I gave them all an Oscar in the category of : "Most-excessive-smoking-ever-by- three-French-people-during-aperitifs." As you are well aware, dear reader, the aperitif ritual is numero uno on the list of all things French and sacred. To imagine the fate of any guest A.W.O.L. from this holiest of holies, is to contemplate an end more horrific than a long shower at the Bates Motel!
Fortunately, after my first night of lung-filled conviviality, I was able to finesse a solution. Positioning myself downwind, while surfing the conversation as I "noodled" on the guitar; I was able to move back further. So as to "noodle" in the correct position.
I should explain here that "noodling", while technically "playing",is not "playing a tune." Nor is it, in my case,"improvising." Suffice to say, it's "musical", but you can't hum along. Fortunately, the puffing-gabbing-drinking brigade did'nt care.
I don't know whether Rene revived his business. Or Marie sold hers. Or if Sascha is still working at the hospital.If changes did come, I suspect they, like the fog that cocoons the fields at dawn, crept in slowly. Without fanfare. My hope, of course, is they got more of what they needed. On their terms.
sound like a hoot! keep this good stuff comin'!
Your country life posts just keep keep getting better and better.
Won't ever think french country life is boring after reading this.
I can totally relate to your description of the aperitf ritual. The first time I experienced it, I could'nt believe the amount of smoke!
"60" minutes could really use someone like you.
I have an Uncle, much like Rene. As you put it a businessman of the "Old School." Sadly, his business did not "revive." I hope your friend Rene had better luck. Cheers again for another brill post.
i read with much interest this writing. always i am glad to see what yopu are writing; thank you.
Your portraits of the French people in the country and their liestyles are the most honet, perceptive, and refreshingly interesting that I have seen. Online and Off.
what i like most about your posts is that they're not the usual clich-ridden ramlings about how perfect and one sides french country life is. you show all the faces and the pimples!
Your always authentic, always perceptive essays are a breath of fresh air in the too polluted internet landscape. Never doubt that your comittment to excellence is appreciated.


Cult metal band, Anvil, played an amazing show to a packed house bursting at the seams with enthusiastic loyal fans from both the US and its northern neighbor.
Anvil formed in 1978 in Ontario. The band ironically has become one of heavy metal's most influential yet commercially unsuccessful acts according to the 2008 movie documentary, Anvil: The Story of Anvil. Their performance at The Token Lounge in Westland, Michigan, brimming with attitude and vigor, proved these guys can still deliver after more than 35 years.
Following the success of their documentary, they gained a second wave of popularity; playing Download Festival 2009, headlining the Tuborg stage and support slots for both AC/DC and Saxon. From June to July 2010 the band went on a headline tour of Europe, selling out venues in the UK, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands.
Forward to 2013 which sees Anvil release a new album Hope In Hell. The album included original founding members Steve "Lips" Kudlow (guitar/vocals), Robb Reiner (drums), and newest member Sal Italiano (bass).
I don't think I've ever seen a band as happy to be playing their music as Anvil is! These guys were truly amped to play. Lips had a giant smile on his face practically the whole time. The passion and joy they felt playing in front of the eager crowd was palpable at The Token Lounge that night.
No other band deserves the success they are finally getting more than Anvil. They made a pact to rock together forever. They meant it. They're doing it.
Dark Avenger is a classic style heavy metal band based in Detroit. The band consists of Dennis Schwan (Vocals), Michael Erdody (Guitars), Nick Marocco (Drums), Ryan Goldsworthy (Guitars), and Art Mccauley (Bass).
Originally starting out in 2009 under the name JOSH PIT, they changed their name to Dark Avenger in 2011, named after the Manowar song of the same name. They now play all around Detroit, keeping true metal alive. Pulling the crowd in with their hoard hitting guitar riffs and drums, and frontman Dennis Schwan's powerful voice, the band gave a performance worthy of an arena show.
HazardHead is a local Detroit hard rock band, formed by guitarist Kyle Mikolajczyk and drummer Taylor Greenshields, later joined by Steve Hazard on bass. Hazard later took on the role of lead vocalist, solidifying the band.
HazardHead has been avidly playing shows in Southeast Michigan, opening for national acts such as Faster Pussycat, RATT, LA Guns, The Bullet Boys, Saxon, and Powerman 5000.
The band has been busy in the studio, putting the finishing touches on their debut album, to be released later this fall.
The MOD is a one man hard rock band. Gary Modlinski started the instrumental one man band a few years back with classic covers, and has since started to integrate his instrumental originals. Shredding on guitar to a killer back track, it was an awesome opening act.
Calling Detroit, Michigan home, Sami has been photographing for many years and has been with National Rock Review since near the beginning. She is a photographer and writer for National Rock Review as well as being the US Marketing Manager, PR Correspondent, and Editor. She also owns her own photography business, Sami Lipp Photography. Capturing the excitement of live music and the passion of musicians is something she lives for. She is excited to grow her career in music photography every day.


This book is one of the most important Islamic books which gives right answers about Christianity.
This is the english book "Ibn Tamiyyah Expounds on Islam" – A book of various fataawaa on Islamic faith, life and society. Translated by Muhammad Abdul Haqq Ansari and printed by The Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America (IIASA).
The Decisive Criterion between the Awliyaa of The Most Merciful and the Awliyaa of Shaytaan Indeed the enmity between man and Shaytaan is old, commencing from the time that Adam (alayhi as-salaam) was created, from the time he was ordered to prostrate to him. Shaytaan refused, become arrogant and hence disobeyed his Lord. His arrogance and pride let him to commit a whole host of sins, it made him expend every effort in misleading the children of Adam and made him beautify and embellish sins such that they accepted them and eagerly committed them Due to this Allah the exalted revealed the Books sent the Messenger and enjoined His servants to various injunctions and admonitions in order to secure them from the evil of Shaytaan. In the light of His advice, profound injunctions and admonitions in order to secure them from the evil of Shaytaan. In the light of His advice, profound injunctions and sever warnings, mankind becomes separated into two groups: a group who were guided and a group who deserved to be misguided. The groups who were guided are the inhabitants of Paradise and the groups who were misguided are the denizens of the Fire. The inhabitants of Paradise are the Awliyaa of the Most Merciful and the denizens of the Fire are the Awliyaa of Shaytaan.
Part Two of the Towards Islamic Psychology series, (Part 1: Patience and Gratitude), is a planned series of books which, drawing on the Islamic scholarly heritage, will offer practical advice rooted in the Qur'an and Sunnah, to address many psychological woes of our modern age.
Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah defines the concept of worship in Islam and explains that to be a true "slave of Allah" is a status of both virtue and nobility. The title "slave of Allaah" is one of great honor which Allah bestowed upon the best of creation, Muhammad (SAW). Ibn Taymiyyah highlights the prevalent traps which people fall into, when becoming enslaved by, or allowing their hearts to become attached to worldly objects. The emphasis is on servitude to Allah which is adorned with the true love we hold for Him in our hearts — a matter of central importance for every Muslim.
In fact, he was an original thinker who merely drew upon the wisdom of the four established schools.
The book is divided into various topics ranging from Fasting, Marriage, Inheritance, Marriage and others.
The source of all evil is the deviation from the truth and its straight path. The goodness of all matters is the following of truth and adherence to its right way. Truth is the fixed state in which Allah has created every creature in a particular way and managed its affair in a certain manner. Allah is Perfect and exempt from any deficiency or error. This book aims to elucidate the pillars of Imaan (basis of belief, faith) and the characteristics of Kufr (disbelief) and its causes.
Jazakallahu Khairan for this books, but notice that the Book of Eman of Ibn Taymiyyah have been altered so much!! It contains in it even words of Sayd Qutb!! and his commentary of the Qur'an.
Jazakallahu Khairan for these wonderful books.
I want to hear more audios in English.
Are you looking for explanation of Imaam Ibn Taymiyyahs books?
alaykum salaam sorry for the very late reply, hard copies of Ibn Taymiyyah's books are available evreywhere alhamdulilaah. If you are specifically looking online then it depends on which country you are in but alhamdulillaah most online shops now deliver worldwide.
great work for providing such wonderful books.. which are very handy for references.. n boosting out imaan..
Can pls any one give me d address from where can i download full book of shayk ibn taymiyyah .. SIRAAT AL MUSTAQEEM..
Can i ask question on thinks that are bodering me?
Nice one! May Allah reward you here for these pieces.


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C. Suetonius Tranquillus, The Lives of the Caesars (ed. Alexander Thomson) 8 0 Browse Search
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Q. Horatius Flaccus (Horace), Odes (ed. John Conington), Book 2, Poem 7 (search)
O, oft with me in troublous time Involved, when Brutus warr'd in Greece, Who gives you back to your own clime And your own gods, a man of peace, Pompey, the earliest friend I knew, With whom I oft cut short the hours With wine, my hair bright bathed in dew Of Syrian oils, and wreathed with flowers? With you I shared Philippi's rout, Unseemly parted from my shield, When Valour fell, and warriors stout Were tumbled on the inglorious field: But I was saved by Mercury, Wrapp'd in thick mist, yet trembling sore, While you to that tempestuous sea Were swept by battle's tide once more. Come, pay to Jove the feast you owe; Lay down those limbs, with warfare spent, Beneath my laurel; nor be slow To drain my cask; for you 'twas meant. Lethe's true draught is Massic wine; Fill high the goblet; pour out free Rich streams of unguent. Who will twine The hasty wreath from myrtle-tree Or parsley? Whom will Venus seat Chairman of cups? Are Bacchants sane? Then I'll be sober. O, 'tis sweet To fool,
P. Vergilius Maro, Georgics (ed. J. B. Greenough), Book 1, line 466 (search)
ronzes sweat. Up-twirling forests with his eddying tide, Madly he bears them down, that lord of floods, Eridanus, till through all the plain are swept Beasts and their stalls together. At that time In gloomy entrails ceased not to appear Dark-threatening fibres, springs to trickle blood, And high-built cities night-long to resound With the wolves' howling. Never more than then From skies all cloudless fell the thunderbolts, Nor blazed so oft the comet's fire of bale. Therefore a second time Philippi saw The Roman hosts with kindred weapons rush To battle, nor did the high gods deem it hard That twice Emathia and the wide champaign Of Haemus should be fattening with our blood. Ay, and the time will come when there anigh, Heaving the earth up with his curved plough, Some swain will light on javelins by foul rust Corroded, or with ponderous harrow strike On empty helmets, while he gapes to see Bones as of giants from the trench untombed. Gods of my country, heroes of the soil, And Romulus
Cornelius Tacitus, The History (ed. Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb), BOOK I, chapter 50 (search)
worthless of mortals, had been selected, it would seem, by some fatality to ruin the Empire, became the open complaint, not only of the Senate and the Knights, who had some stake and interest in the country, but even of the common people. It was no longer to the late horrors of a dreadful peace, but to the recollections of the civil wars, that men recurred, speaking of how the capital had been taken by Roman armies, how Italy had been wasted and the provinces spoiled, of Pharsalia, Philippi, Perusia, and Mutina, and all the familiar names of great public disasters. "The world," they said, "was well-nigh turned upside down when the struggle for empire was between worthy competitors, yet the Empire continued to exist after the victories of Caius Julius and Cæsar Augustus; the Republic would have continued to exist under Pompey and Brutus. And is NEW RIVALRIES it for Otho or for Vitellius that we are now to repair to the temples? Prayers for either would be impious, vows f
Cornelius Tacitus, The History (ed. Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb), BOOK II, chapter 38 (search)
d unconstitutional power; it was in the capital and the forum that we first essayed civil wars. Then rose C. Marius, sprung from the very dregs of the populace, and L. Sulla, the most ruthless of the patricians, who perverted into absolute dominion the liberty which had yielded to their arms. After them came Cn. Pompeius, with a character more disguised but no way better. Henceforth men's sole object was supreme power. Legions formed of Roman citizens did not lay down their arms at Pharsalia and Philippi, much less were the armies of Otho and Vitellius likely of their own accord to abandon their strife. They were driven into civil war by the same wrath from heaven, the same madness among men, the same incentives to crime. That these wars were terminated by what we may call single blows, was owing to want of energy in the chiefs. But these reflections on the character of ancient and modern times have carried me too far from my subject. I now return to the course of events.
C. Suetonius Tranquillus, Divus Augustus (ed. Alexander Thomson), chapter 9 (search)
Having thus given a very short summary of his life, I shall prosecute the several parts of it, not in order of time, but arranging his acts into distinct classes, for the sake of perspicuity. He was engaged in five civil wars, namely, those of Modena, Philippi, Perugia, Sicily, and Actium: the first and last of which were against Antony, and the second against Brutus and Cassius; the third against Lucius Antonius, the triumvir's brother, and the fourth against Sextus Pompeius, the son of Cneius Pompeius.
C. Suetonius Tranquillus, Divus Augustus (ed. Alexander Thomson), chapter 13 (search)
Having entered into a confederacy with Antony and Lepidus, he brought the war at Philippi to an end in two battles, although he was at that time weak, and suffering from sickness. A. U. C. 712. In the first battle he was driven from his camp, and with some difficulty made his escape to the wing of the army commanded by Antony. And now intoxicated with success, he sent the head of BrutusAfter being defeated in the second engagement, Brutus retired to a hill, and slew himself in the night. to be cast at the foot of Caesar's statue, and treated the most illustrious of the prisoners not only with cruelty, but with abusive language; insomuch that he is said to have answered one of them who humbly intreated that at least he might not remain unburied, "That will be in the power of the birds." Two others, father and son, who begged for their lives, he ordered to cast lots which of them should live, or settle it between themselves by the sword; and was a spectator of both their deaths: for th
and settling them in the country bordering on the Rhine. Other nations also, which broke into revolt, he reduced to submission. But he never made war upon any nation without just and necessary cause; and was so far from being ambitious either to extend the empire, or advance his own military glory, that he obliged the chiefs of some barbarous tribes to swear in the temple of Mars the Avenger,The temple of Mars Ultor was erected by Augustus in fulfilment of a vow made by him at the battle of Philippi. It stood in the Forum which he built, mentioned in chap. xxix. There are no remains of either. that they would faithfully observe their engagements, and not violate the peace which they had implored. Of some he demanded a new description of hostages, their women, having found from experience that they cared little for their men when given as hostages; but he always afforded them the means of getting back their hostages whenever they wished it. Even those who engaged most frequently and wit
ng established universal peace both by sea and land. He twice entered the city with the honours of an Ovation,"The Ovatio was an inferior kind of Triumph, granted in cases where the victory was not of great importance, or had been obtained without difficulty. The general entered the city on foot or on horseback, crowned with myrtle, not with laurel; and instead of bullocks, the sacrifice was performed with a sheep, whence this procession acquired its name."-Thomson. namely, after the war of Philippi, and again after that of Sicily. He had also three curule triumphs"The greater Triumph, in which the victorious general and his army advanced in solemn procession through the city to the Capitol, was the highest military honour which could be obtained in the Roman state. Foremost in the procession went musicians of various kinds, singing and playing triumphal songs. Next were led the oxen to be sacrificed, having their horns gilt, and their heads adorned with fillets and garlands. Then in c
C. Suetonius Tranquillus, Tiberius (ed. Alexander Thomson), chapter 5 (search)
Some have imagined that Tiberius was born at Fundi, but there is only this trifling foundation for the conjecture, that his mother's grandmother was of Fundi, and that the image of Good Fortune was, by a decree of the senate, erected in a public place in that town. But according to the greatest number of writers, and those too of the best authority, he was born at Rome, in the Palatine quarter, upon the sixteenth of the calends of December [16th Nov.], when Marcus AEmilius Lepidus was second time consul, with Lucius Munatius Plancus,A.U.C. 712. Before Christ about 39. after the battle of Philippi; for so it is registered in the calendar, and the public acts. According to some, however, he was born in the preceding year, in the consulship of Hirtius and Pansa; and others say, in the year following, during the consulship of Servilius Isauricus and Antony.
C. Suetonius Tranquillus, Tiberius (ed. Alexander Thomson), chapter 14 (search)
with her own hands, and those of her maids, by turns, until a fine cock-chicken, with a large comb, was hatched. Scribonius, the astrologer, predicted great things of him when he was a mere child. " He will come in time," said the prophet, "to be even a king, but without the usual badge of royal dignity;" the rule of the Caesars being as yet unknown. When he was making his first expedition, and leading his army through Macedonia into Syria, the altars which had been formerly consecrated at Philippi by the victorious legions, blazed suddenly with spontaneous fires. Soon after, as he was marching to Illyricum, he stopped to consult the oracle of Geryon, near Padua; and having drawn a lot by which he was desired to throw golden tali into the fountain of Aponus,This fountain, in the Euganian hills, near Padua, famous for its mineral waters, is celebrated by Claudian in one of his elegies. for an answer to his inquiries, he did so, and the highest numbers came up. And those very tali are s


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Marc Márquez Shows MotoGP Superiority At Sachsenring
The bike and rider with the roundest qualities win again.
By Kevin Cameron
Starting from pole, Marc Márquez (93) outbraked Fabio Quartararo and Maverick Viñales (12) into turn 1 and never looked back. After Sunday's victory, he said, "My plan was two laps to warm the front tire, then push, and that's exactly what I did. Step by step, I opened the gap. When it was 3 seconds, I said, 'Okay, I start to save the tire.' It was the perfect strategy."Courtesy of Honda
Marc Márquez, despite being bested at times in practice by younger riders, came through as expected with his 10th win in a row at the unique Sachsenring, located in the former East Germany. His first victory there was on a 125cc two-stroke in 2010, followed by wins in both his Moto2 seasons. Since then, he has dominated the Sachsenring every year in MotoGP.
The Yamahas and Suzukis showed they could be remarkably fast in "Márquezland." But prior to the race, the outcome was clear: Márquez alone could unroll long strings of low 1-minute, 21-second laps.
As Márquez flubbed the start but casually resumed leading at turn 1, the race sorted itself into three levels: the hot young lads on Yamahas and Suzukis, followed by a growling pack of Ducatis fighting eventually for fourth place, after which came the less fortunate and the grid-filler bikes. As a special feature, there was Cal Crutchlow, having a really good day and acting as a points spacer between Márquez and Andrea Dovizioso. After crash-outs by the impressively quick Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha) and Álex Rins (Suzuki), the finish order was Márquez, Maverick Viñales, Crutchlow, Danilo Petrucci, Dovizioso, and Jack Miller.
The Ducati, which, in the hands of Dovizioso, had been Honda's most serious competitor in the past two seasons, was effectively relegated to third-tier status by the unique nature of this track and its surface. Michelin race boss Piero Taramasso observed that grip improves here after the first day about twice as much as at normal tracks because this one is not often used and therefore its texture has longer in which to fill up with airborne dirt. Yet that improvement was knocked for six Sunday morning by overnight rain that left a wet surface for warm-up, a wash that reduced grip considerably and resulted in cooler-than-expected temperature.
Maverick Viñales backed up his victory one week earlier at Assen with a second in Germany. "It was a really tough race," the Yamaha rider admitted. "This morning, the grip dropped so much after the rain. We knew the hard tire gave me an 'extra' the first 20 laps. We are getting more consistent. Today, the best was this place."Courtesy of Yamaha
This is a left-hand track with the unique aspect that while bikes turn left for more than 30 continuous seconds, the less-used right sides of the tires cool off. To compensate, Michelin applies a tread rubber on the right so much softer than on the left that it was graining, a symptom of inadequate tensile strength. Short of installing induction tread heaters on all bikes, that's the best that can be done; the more-rapid heating up of such soft rubber is essential in the right-handers.
At Sachsenring, rear tires spin:
Jack Miller: "I was saving the tire, trying not to spin."
Aleix Espargaró: "There is a lot of spinning, and the tires need to be managed."
Maverick Viñales: "I'm sliding all the time."
Cal Crutchlow: "When there is high grip, we struggle to turn the [Honda], and when we can slide the rear of the bike this helps."
Yet Sachsenring also has abrasive pavement, so using that sliding to steer and accelerate your bike has a cost in tire fatigue.
Dovizioso laid out Ducati's problem: "We finished the tire because we had to use it to be fast. We are too slow in the middle of the corners, and the only way to go faster is to accelerate."
Strong acceleration is one of the Ducati's three great strengths—acceleration, top speed, and braking ability—so the men in red had to pick one: Either be fast now and slow later or be uncompetitive the whole race. So, there they all were, fighting for fourth place.
Ducati riders Danilo Petrucci, Andrea Dovizioso, and Jack Miller—tailed here by Valentino Rossi—qualified 12th, 13th, and fifth, respectively. After 30 laps of racing, they finished fourth, fifth, and sixth, separated by just 0.259 second. "It wasn't easy to hold off the other riders," Petrucci said. "The only negative note is the gap from the winner."Courtesy of Yamaha
This brings us to the concept of the "round" motorcycle, one that is fairly and uniformly strong in all areas versus designs deliberately made one-sided in a way that will work on most of the tracks. Márquez commented back in April that the Honda's improved acceleration and top power have opened riding-style options not previously available to him. He is now able to explore other ways of going fast, not just relying, as he had to last year, on radically late, hard braking. The Honda's abilities have become rounder, allowing Márquez to do much the same with his riding.
The Yamahas, reliably fast on tracks like Assen with long corners, which put point and shootists at disadvantage, and high grip, which makes the Hondas hard to throttle steer, are at sea on tracks with many small corners. Their special problem at Sachsenring was the temptation to play their corner-speed card, inviting more rapid tire decline.
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The Suzukis were fast as well, but their chief "un-roundness" is lesser engine performance. This is not from lack of knowledge; we've seen that outsiders such as Ilmor, Cosworth, and mighty Formula 1 player BMW have had zero trouble coming up with killer horsepower for MotoGP. It's just that those organizations lack the motorcycle experience to tailor engine qualities to MotoGP's little tire footprints. An F1 car has huge wide tires and uses 100 percent of its width at all times. A MotoGP bike is limited to one rather small drive tire, of whose tread width only about a third is actually applied to the pavement. Horsepower is easy. What's hard is making that power usable by the rider and survivable by the tire. You can bet that Suzuki is working hard on this problem with all the resources it can spare.
Now the natural question is, how could Márquez reel off the very 1:21.4 lap times that Taramasso predicted would win the race, and still have tire left at the end? As a Moto2 rider, Márquez came to the attention of Honda because of his standout ability to conserve tires and come from the back to win. When he arrived in MotoGP, despite having to "ride every lap like qualifying," he quickly showed the same ability. In one of his early MotoGP races, his lap times remained consistent the longest before "the drop"—the step-like change in tire properties brought on by temperature and stress—strikingly longer than for the two former champions Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi. In this respect, Márquez was the teacher, and they the students.
Expectations were high once again for Quartararo and Álex Rins (42), both of whom crashed. Third for three laps, second for 15, Rins fell two-thirds through Sunday's race. "I lost a podium today," he said. "It's a shame because it's my second DNF in a row." Rins is fourth overall in the championship with 10 races yet to run.Courtesy of Suzuki
I learned more about this by watching and by remembering what Öhlins technician Jon Cornwell says: "Edge grip is a wasting asset." I watched Márquez and Dani Pedrosa in corners, entering at a high but not on-the-edge lean angle. Then, as they approached the apex, they dropped down to elbow-grinding level. This is damage limitation, keeping off the vulnerable tire edges as long as possible. As soon as turning is finished, lift and accelerate, no gradual feeding power while down on the tire edges.
Pedrosa's unforgettable words: "We'd like to stay down longer, but if we do, the tire won't finish the race."
A pre-event knee injury put Cal Crutchlow's weekend in question, but the LCR Honda rider qualified sixth and finished third following a lengthy battle with Viñales. "We worked really hard on race pace," the 33-year-old Brit said. "A couple laps to go, I had a big moment on the rear tire, and I thought, 'Maverick can have it.' "Courtesy of Yamaha
In practice at Sachsenring, Márquez wowed 'em with a 66-degree lean angle. "I use all this banking not because it's my riding style, not because I like it, but because I need to." When there's a good reason not to steer with the throttle, you have to stay down longer, just as happened to Tom Sykes before changes to the Kawasaki improved its ability to turn in World Superbike.
What happened to sensational rookie and number-two qualifier Quartararo? "On the second lap, I tried to overtake Petrucci," he explained, "but I hesitated a little too much and ended up going into the corner with too much lean angle, too fast, and I lost the front."
The FIM MotoE World Cup made its competition debut at the Sachsenring. Pole-sitter Niki Tuuli (66) won the red-flagged race, which had been scheduled for eight laps. "In the fast corners, I've been really good," he said, "Unfortunately, today we had a really short race." Tuuli was joined on the podium by Bradley Smith (38) and Mike Di Meglio (63).Courtesy of Dorna
Rins crashed out of second on lap 19 at the wasserfall corner: "I lost the front on a fast right-hander," he said. "I entered into it just a couple of kilometers per hour faster than usual, and that's why I crashed."
These sound like lapses of concentration, but there can be other reasons. For example, engine map changes are periodically required to compensate for changes in fuel weight or tire condition. Because they change engine delivery, they also alter handling. Lots to keep in mind in this riding business.
Márquez made a last-moment change on the grid to a medium rear. "I was convinced about taking the hard rear, but then, after warm-up, on the grid we picked the medium. That was the correct choice as I felt good from the beginning until the end. I pushed more or less for 10 laps, then I tried to save the tires for 10 more laps."
King of the 'ring: Márquez is in control of the championship as MotoGP begins its three-week summer break. The Repsol Honda rider has won five races thus far this season, finished second in three others, and crashed once, at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. The 26-year-old Spaniard has a 58-point lead over second-place Andrea Dovizioso.Courtesy of Dorna
The numbers show Márquez doing low-to-mid 1:21s until lap 10, and then, at lap 15, his times became 1:22s. His biggest lead, 6.8 seconds, came on lap 28 of 30. "It is true that I had more, but in the end, Austin was in my head." There's no sense staying on the edge just because you're comfortable there!
The future? Márquez said, "Of course, Ducati will come back and will be very fast. But at the moment, the guys to beat are both on Yamahas—Viñales and Quartararo."
Now comes the midseason break, followed by possible equipment upgrades in the Brno test.
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Q: Would it be better security to write a backup script in PHP or shell? I have a server running Ubuntu 10, it mostly has PHP websites with MySQL databases.
I need to write a backup script

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*to backup the database

*to zip up all the php files.

Is it better security to do write my backup script in PHP or shell?  Or does it not matter?
I like PHP more, because that lets me have the database password in only one place, a PHP file.
If I write this in shell, then Ill need to put the database password in the shell script.  When I change the password, then Ill need to change it in two places.

A: Speaking form the security point of view, best would be if your mysql password would not be exposed at all / be hardcoded in the script.
Both php and shell scripts will need the password decrypted if you plan to execute an external tool, such as mysqldump, to backup up the database so - no, there's no extra security, whichever solution you choose.
Concerning the last question, it's very easy for a shell script to grab a password from a php configuration file (hint: grep and sed are your friends here), so you don't have to modify in a lot of places.
Concerning php versus shell - the cli of php does pretty well, the only difference is that you may have to write larger amounts of code in php for the same thing where shell scripting would fit in one line.

A: Write the script as root, put the password into root's .my.cnf (with permissions 600).  You can then run mysql commands without ever having to pass the password.
I can hear a million people screaming already - but my logic is simple.  If someone breaks into your server and manages to escalate their privileges to root, you've already lost and they already have access to everything.
If only root can read .my.cnf then it's as secure as putting a password into any other file, but it means you never run scripts passing the password on the command line which can be read by any user using ps -ef.

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Ackermans Connect Online store: Wide variety of smartphones at affordable prices
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South African retailer Ackermans recently launched the Ackermans Connect Online – a tech store with a wide variety of products at affordable rates. And the best part? You can peruse their wares from the comfort of your home.
You will be able to purchase the same cellular products available at Ackermans clothing stores, as well as other high-end devices. Here's what you need to know.
Ackermans Connect Online – Overview
User-friendly and easy to navigate
The Ackermans Connect Online is user-friendly with a secure and convenient UX (user experience) design to make navigation a breeze.
The store showcases all the latest deals and promotions at a glance and features a selection of cellphones, tablets, laptops, accessories, routers and decoders on the front page. Don't forget the Promotions sections, which is packed to the brim with the latest mobile deals at the best prices.
"It is our hope that the online store can be seen as yet another convenient means for customers to purchase Ackermans' range of cellular and tech products at great prices".
Ackermans' Cellular Manager, Michael Grace
Convenient, safe, and secure
Ackermans' Cellular Manager, Michael Grace explains that the retailer needed to offer customers easier access to cellular and tech products after lockdown was implemented in March 2020.
Grace said that even though "customers were subsequently unable to access [Ackermans'] stores, the demand for connectivity increased as consumers were driven online".
"We needed to offer customers easier access to our cellular and tech products, through a convenient, safe, secure and easy-to-use shopping portal," he added.
The curated selection of premium products will also be exclusive to Ackermans' cellular online store, and Grace says customers will have access to exclusive competitions and promotions as well.
"We will consistently strive to present our customers with a fulfilling online experience, which includes more choice and an online offering that continues to evolve in line with changing customer needs and preferences".
The range of high-end devices and gadgets listed on the website were previously only available from Ackermans' Connect stores located in Gauteng. If you're looking to buy a new gadget, you can't go wrong with Ackermans. Why?
Well, cellular has been a key component of Ackermans' retail offering since 1998 through its physical stores, and the retailer sells more than 2.5 million handsets every year. With that in mind, it's clear to see why Ackermans' slogan is "Bringing Value to Life".
Bring value to your life with these notable deals:
Some of the specials from the online store include the Samsung Galaxy S12 for only R3 299, while the Huawei Y5 Lite is available for a low R1 599. If you're looking for something more higher-end, I suggest taking a look at the Huawei P40 Lite on an MTN package for only R5 999.
Ackermans also has its own in-house brand – Premio – available on the site. It's a cellular brand packed with premium features at affordable rates. You can, for example, get the Premio X83 or the Premio X82 on MTN (both carry a price tag of R1 399) while the Premio S82 sells for only R1 099.
The Premio S73 is available for an unbelievable R840. The device is powered by Android 9, with a six-inch screen, 2GB RAM, a rear camera with an 8MP lens, a front-facing 2MP camera lens, and a 3 000mAh battery.
And let's not forget one of my favourite devices: the Samsung Galaxy A21s, a mid-range smartphone powered by an Android 10 operating system. It has a notch-less design on the front, along with a quad-camera layout on the rear.
The front-facing camera lens is discreetly situated in the upper left corner. On the rear, you'll find a 48 MP main camera that supports pixel binning, along with an 8 MP ultra-wide lens, a 2 MP macro lens and a 2MP depth camera lens.
It's not only an affordable device, but it's also beautiful too. When light hits the back, it becomes refracted and creates a stunning rainbow effect.
For more amazing deals, visit the new Ackermans online cellular store now.
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An external graphics card aka eGPU allows you to house a desktop graphics card and connect it to your laptop, allowing it to run apps or connect it to an external monitor with the desktop graphics card.
Currently, it's possible to embrace the full power of desktop-grade GOUs on an eGPU thanks to the latest technologies such as Thunderbolt 3 that provides bandwidth up to 40Gbp.
All major companies have released their eGPU enclosures to try and create the best external graphics card on the market. Before the adoption of Thunderbolt connectivity in lots of high-end laptops, eGPUs never got the chance to take off due to the limitations of bandwidth when using USB 2.0 to connect the laptop to the eGPU.
But now, Thunderbolt 3 offers bandwidth that provides four times the speed of USB-C. Here are five of the best eGPUs that you can find on the market today that comes with USB-C ports.
Sonnet's eGFX Breakaway Box brings the power of a dedicated GPU to your system. You simply have to add your compatible video card, connect your Thunderbolt 3 system with the included Thunderbolt 3 cable and enjoy some desktop class level gaming performance and video acceleration.
It delivers higher frame rates for smoother play.
The eGPU is ideal for enabling graphics-intensive gaming on computers that couldn't otherwise produce an acceptable gaming experience.
It supports the acceleration of special effects, rendering, color grading and editing.
The blazing fast 40Gps Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) interface provides a full 2,750MB/s PCIe bandwidth.
Sonnet's eGFX Breakaway Box is one of the quietest and coolest eGFX boxes on the market with a significant variable speed and a temperature-controlled fan.
The support includes all Thunderbolt-compatible cards with popular GPU chipsets such as Radeon Pro, AMD Radeon, NVIDIA Geforce, VEGA, TITAN X and Quadro cards.
Akitio has been a designer, OEM and vendor of Thunderbolt products from the beginning and with Thunderbolt 3, technologies such as the eGPU enclosures can finally be taken seriously. The Node eGPU is claimed to be the very first affordable eGPU enclosure that is designed for the masses.
It comes with Thunderbolt 3 connectivity via USB-C, and it provides up to 40Gbps of bandwidth speeds.
A 400W SFC power supply is built into the Akitio Node, and it provides more than enough juice for the most powerful graphics cards out there.
It supports one full-length, full-height, double-width PCIe cards.
It has a simple interface, and it's effortless to use.
It comes with a great design and a high-quality built using only great components.
It comes with a carry handle to easily transport the device for a true portable gaming experience.
It instantly upgrades a laptop or a mini PC, and it makes it possible to do things that would typically require a high-end workstation or a gaming computer.
Thunderbolt 3 creates one compact USB-C port that delivers the fastest and the most versatile connection to any dock, display or data device. You can get the Akitio Node from Amazon.
The mantis Venus is an eGPU enclosure for Thunderbolt 3 ultrabooks that aim to offer high compatibility, an excellent array of expansion ports and a sleek enclosure.
It is designed to house an external graphics card that can be connected to any Thunderbolt 3 enabled laptop via a single USB-C port.
The 40Gbps provides full 2,750 MB/s of PCIe bandwidth.
The basic laptop requirements include Windows 10 with Intel certified Thunderbolt 3 Type C connector.
It also features six expansion inputs: three rear USB 3.0 ports, two front USB 3.0 ports, and one Gigabit Ethernet port.
The Mantis Venus enclosure includes a notable internal SATA III connector for a 2.5 inches hard drive or SSD providing a way to expand storage capacity for ultrabooks.
This is a well-rounded Thunderbolt 3 eGPU enclosure that does everything that's supposed to, and it does it flawlessly. It also works on systems that are not designed to support it, and it provides a really high performance.
You can currently check out more of its features on Amazon and purchase it from there.
Asus introduces its eGPU, the ROG XG Station 2 in January 2016 and the Republic of Gamers (ROG) which is a brand of Asus saw the opportunity and the high potential of eGPUs for dramatically boosting your laptop gaming performance.
It provides Thunderbolt 3 connectivity, and it offers lightning-quick bandwidth speed up to 40Gbs via a USB-C port.
It also comes with an exclusive proprietary connector that claims to deliver an additional 15% improvement in graphics performance.
The XG Station 2 houses a 680W power supply which is enough wattage to satisfy even the most demanding video cards.
It will upgrade your laptop or tablet's graphics performance to Nvidia GeForce GTX 9.10 series and later or to AMD Radeon R9/RX and later.
It comes with AURA Sync ready with the ROG XG Station 2's plasma tube. You can currently get the ASUS ROG-XG-STATION-2 2 Thunderbolt 3 on Amazon.
This is one of the best eGPUs, and the Aorus box is compact, and it comes pre-assembled with a Gigabyte-branded short-barrel GeForce GTX 1070 card inside.
This external desktop graphics card enclosure connects to laptops via Thunderbolt 3.
The unit is small and portable enough.
The gaming box has a nice design with metal on all sides and large vents on the left and the right side.
Setting it up is effortless, and all you have to do is plug in the power cords, connect it to your laptop via Thunderbolt 3 and install Nvidia's GeForce graphics driver.
It comes with all the display outputs from the graphics card: DisplayPort, HDMI, and two DVI.
It leverages Gigabyte's GTX 1070 Mini ITX OC along with a slimline 450W 80Plus Gold power supply. Regarding the temperature, the GPU sits comfortably at around 70 degrees Celsius under load, and this is exactly what you would expect from this card in a desktop PC as well.
You can currently get the Gigabyte Aorus gaming box on Amazon.
These are five of the best eGPUs with USB-C ports out there that will definitely be able to unleash your notebook's true potential for graphics-intensive apps such as rendering but most importantly gaming.
All these eGPUs future-proof your laptop allowing upgradeability of your GPU and they'll all be able to reduce the chance of you being stuck with an outdated laptop. Pick your favorite one from Amazon according to your preferences.


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Here's why 'native ads' are a very bad idea... So why is the NYTimes so clueless?
The New York Times has sold its soul for a handful of beans...and there's no magical beanstalk to save it from a very bad decision.
By Tom Foremski for Tom Foremski: IMHO | January 9, 2014 -- 05:40 GMT (21:40 PST) | Topic: Innovation
Native advertising is the world's worst idea and I can't believe the New York Times management is so gullible and clueless in agreeing to its publication.
Gullible — because they were talked into giving away their hard won position as the nation's top newspaper by marketing people looking for short-term gains.
Clueless — because they can't see the stupidity of their actions and how they've shot themselves in the foot, groin, and brains.
The brands and marketing agencies are clueless, too. The practice is exceptionally harmful because it makes it seem as if all content is corrupt.
Native advertising poisons the well of trust that publishers have worked so hard to build, and that advertisers benefit from.
Ads are more effective in highly trusted publication. So why would brands and marketing agencies allow the erosion of readers' trust in publications they need for their commercial messages? It makes no sense.
The New York Times' first native ad page is seen in the screenshot above, and although it has a line of text, "Paid for and posted by Dell" it has New York Times branding all over the page.
The next time New York Times reporters write about Dell its readers will think it's paid for by Dell. This is very bad news for both parties.
A good story on a public company, written by New York Times reporters, has tremendous value: in gaining new customers, pleasing shareholders, and raising the morale of staff.
Now, the value of such a hard won article will be lost because readers' trust is being eroded with each native ad they see — even if the article were to state: "This was not paid for and posted by Dell."
Labeling something "Paid for by Idiot Corp." does not protect a publication from the loss of trust.
A banner ad is a banner ad, we see it, we know it. Content that looks like trusted editorial content fools the mind of the reader. Which is the entire point of buying native advertising! It's deception! Why would a newspaper want to publish deceptive content?!
Bean counters…
The New York Times has sold its future for a handful of beans. The trouble is that we don't live in a magical world of beanstalks and golden eggs.
A handful of beans satisfies the bean counters for a few financial quarters but it won't cover the huge cost to the newspaper's credibility and viability.
Selling trust is foolish because it's not a renewable commodity. Twice bitten, then thrice it's gone. It's the same way between people.
The expanding use of native advertising will accelerate the demise of the media industry. Newspapers and marketers need to come to their senses and stop this practice now.
Please return for my interview with Peyman Nilforoush, CEO of InPowered, and co-founder of the Netshelter advertising network. He feels as strongly as I do about the harm native advertising will have on trusted publishers.
The New York Times management has a history of being clueless about important trends affecting their revenues. I remember being shocked about ten years ago, looking at the home page of the New York Times, and all the ads were served by Google's AdSense network.
This is what shocked me: Underneath each Google ad was a line of text: "Click here to advertise on this site." The click went to Google.
The New York Times had given away its customer relationship to Google — to another media company!!! What a foolish move.
Ah, but Google is a tech company, thought the New York Times. Eric Schmidt brokered that AdSense deal but the deal hid a masquerade. Google was never a tech company.
Oracle, Intel, and many others are tech companies. They sell tech. Google has always been a media company. It makes money from publishing. It uses Internet technologies to publish pages of content with advertising. That's what a media company does. That's not what a tech company does.
The New York Times failed to see Google in its true colors until many years later. Today, its management continues to misunderstand important trends in its industry, and it continues to make bad business decisions. We are rapidly losing an important national resource.
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package com.intel.analytics.bigdl.nn

import com.intel.analytics.bigdl.nn.abstractnn.TensorModule
import com.intel.analytics.bigdl.tensor.TensorNumericMath.TensorNumeric
import com.intel.analytics.bigdl.tensor.{DenseTensorConv, Storage, Tensor}
import com.intel.analytics.bigdl.utils.{T, Table}

import scala.reflect.ClassTag

@SerialVersionUID(5288662921102331388L)
class SpatialConvolutionMap[@specialized(Float, Double) T: ClassTag](
  val connTable: Tensor[T],
  val kW: Int, // The kernel width of the convolution
  val kH: Int, // The kernel height of the convolution
  val dW: Int = 1, // The step of the convolution in the width dimension.
  val dH: Int = 1, // The step of the convolution in the height dimension
  val padW: Int = 0, // The additional zeros added per width to the input planes.
  val padH: Int = 0 // The additional zeros added per height to the input planes.

)(implicit ev: TensorNumeric[T]) extends TensorModule[T]  {
  val nInputPlane = ev.toType[Int](connTable.select(2, 1).max())
  val nOutputPlane = ev.toType[Int](connTable.select(2, 2).max())
  val weight: Tensor[T] = Tensor[T](connTable.size(1), kH, kW)
  val bias: Tensor[T] = Tensor[T](nOutputPlane)
  val gradWeight: Tensor[T] = Tensor[T](connTable.size(1), kH, kW)
  val gradBias: Tensor[T] = Tensor[T](nOutputPlane)
  reset()

  override def reset(): Unit = {
    val ninp = Tensor[T](this.nOutputPlane).zero()
    var i = 1
    while (i <= connTable.size(1)) {
      ninp(Array(ev.toType[Int](connTable(Array(i, 2))))) = ev.plus(ninp(Array(ev.toType[Int](
        connTable(Array(i, 2))))), ev.fromType[Int](1))
      i = i + 1
    }

    var k = 1
    var stdv = ev.fromType[Int](0)
    while (k <= connTable.size(1)) {
      stdv = ev.divide(ev.fromType[Int](1), ev.sqrt(ev.times(ev.fromType[Int](kW * kH), ninp(
        Array(ev.toType[Int](connTable(Array(k, 2))))))))
      weight.select(1, k).apply1(_ => weight.uniform(ev.negative(stdv), stdv))
      k = k + 1
    }

    k = 1
    while (k <= bias.size(1)) {
      stdv = ev.divide(ev.fromType[Int](1), ev.sqrt(ev.times(ev.fromType[Int](kW * kH), ninp(
        Array(k)))))
      bias(k) = bias.uniform(ev.negative(stdv), stdv)
      k = k + 1
    }
    zeroGradParameters()
  }

  override def updateOutput(input: Tensor[T]): Tensor[T] = {
    require(input.nDimension() == 3 || input.nDimension() == 4,
      "3D or 4D(batch mode) tensor expected")
    val dimw = if (input.nDimension() == 4) 4 else 3
    val dimh = if (input.nDimension() == 4) 3 else 2
    val dimc = if (input.nDimension() == 4) 2 else 1
    val nbatch = if (input.nDimension() == 4) input.size(1) else 1
    require(input.size(dimc) >= nInputPlane, "invalid number of input planes")
    require(input.size(dimw) >= kW && input.size(dimh) >= kH,
      "input smaller than kernel size")

    val inputW = input.size(dimw)
    val inputH = input.size(dimh)
    val outputW = (inputW - kW) / dW + 1
    val outputH = (inputH - kH) / dH + 1

    // force batch
    if (input.nDimension() == 3) {
      output.resize(Array(1, nOutputPlane, outputH, outputW))
    } else {
      output.resize(Array(input.size(1), nOutputPlane, outputH, outputW))
    }

    val connTableIndex = new Array[Int](2)
    val outputIndex = new Array[Int](4)
    val biasIndex = new Array[Int](1)
    var m = 0
    while (m < nbatch) {
      var p = 0
      outputIndex(0) = m + 1
      while (p < nOutputPlane) {
        outputIndex(1) = p + 1
        biasIndex(0) = p + 1
        val z = bias(biasIndex)
        var j = 0
        while (j < outputH) {
          outputIndex(2) = j + 1
          var k = 0
          while (k < outputW) {
            outputIndex(3) = k + 1
            output(outputIndex) = z
            k += 1
          }
          j += 1
        }
        p += 1
      }

      val nWeight = connTable.size(1)
      var k = 1
      while (k <= nWeight) {
        connTableIndex(0) = k
        connTableIndex(1) = 2
        val o = ev.toType[Int](connTable(connTableIndex))
        connTableIndex(1) = 1
        val i = ev.toType[Int](connTable(connTableIndex))
        DenseTensorConv.validXCorr2Dptr[T](output.storage(),
          output.storageOffset() - 1 + (o - 1 + m * nOutputPlane) * outputH * outputW,
          ev.fromType[Int](1), input.storage(),
          input.storageOffset() - 1 + (i - 1 + m * nInputPlane) * inputW * inputH, inputH,
          inputW, weight.storage(), weight.storageOffset() - 1 + (k - 1) * kW * kH, kH, kW, dH, dW)
        k += 1
      }
      m += 1
    }

   if (input.nDimension() == 3) {
      output.squeeze(1)
    }
    output
  }

  override def updateGradInput(input: Tensor[T], gradOutput: Tensor[T]): Tensor[T] = {
    val dimw = if (input.nDimension() == 4) 4 else 3
    val dimh = if (input.nDimension() == 4) 3 else 2
    val nbatch = if (input.nDimension() == 4) input.size(1) else 1

    val inputW = input.size(dimw)
    val inputH = input.size(dimh)
    val weightH = weight.size(2)
    val weightW = weight.size(3)
    val outputH = gradOutput.size(dimh)
    val outputW = gradOutput.size(dimw)

    gradInput.resizeAs(input)
    gradInput.zero()

    val connTableIndex = new Array[Int](2)
    var m = 0
    while (m < nbatch) {
      val nkernel = connTable.size(1)
      var k = 1
      while (k <= nkernel) {
        connTableIndex(0) = k
        connTableIndex(1) = 2
        val o = ev.toType[Int](connTable(connTableIndex))
        connTableIndex(1) = 1
        val i = ev.toType[Int](connTable(connTableIndex))
        //        println(s"o:${o} i:${i}")
        DenseTensorConv.fullConv2Dptr(gradInput.storage().asInstanceOf[Storage[Double]],
          gradInput.storageOffset() - 1 + (i - 1 + m * nInputPlane) * inputW * inputH,
          1.0, gradOutput.storage().asInstanceOf[Storage[Double]], gradOutput.storageOffset() - 1
            + (o - 1 + m * nOutputPlane) * outputH * outputW,
          outputH, outputW, weight.storage().asInstanceOf[Storage[Double]], weight.storageOffset()
            - 1 + (k - 1) * weightW * weightH, weightH, weightW, dH, dW)
        //        print(gradInput)
        //        println()
        k += 1
      }
      m += 1
    }
    gradInput
  }

  override def accGradParameters(input: Tensor[T], gradOutput: Tensor[T],
    scale: Double = 1.0): Unit = {
    val dimw = if (input.dim() == 4) 4 else 3
    val dimh = if (input.dim() == 4) 3 else 2
    val nbatch = if (input.dim() == 4) input.size(1) else 1

    val inputW = input.size(dimw)
    val inputH = input.size(dimh)
    val outputW = gradOutput.size(dimw)
    val outputH = gradOutput.size(dimh)
    val weightH = weight.size(2)
    val weightW = weight.size(3)

    // force batch
    val forceBatch = if (gradOutput.nDimension() == 3) {
      gradOutput.addSingletonDimension()
      true
    } else {
      false
    }

    var m = 1
    val gradOutputIndex = new Array[Int](4)
    val gradBiasIndex = new Array[Int](1)
    while (m <= nbatch) {
      gradOutputIndex(0) = m
      var k = 1
      while (k <= nOutputPlane) {
        gradOutputIndex(1) = k
        gradBiasIndex(0) = k
        var l = 1
        while (l <= outputH) {
          gradOutputIndex(2) = l
          var n = 1
          while (n <= outputW) {
            gradOutputIndex(3) = n
            gradBias(gradBiasIndex) = ev.plus(gradBias(gradBiasIndex),
              ev.times(ev.fromType[Double](scale), gradOutput(gradOutputIndex)))
            n += 1
          }
          l += 1
        }
        k += 1
      }
      m += 1
    }

    val nkernel = connTable.size(1)
    val connTableIndex = new Array[Int](2)
    m = 0
    while (m < nbatch) {
      var k = 1
      while (k <= nkernel) {
        connTableIndex(0) = k
        connTableIndex(1) = 2
        val o = ev.toType[Int](connTable(connTableIndex))
        connTableIndex(1) = 1
        val i = ev.toType[Int](connTable(connTableIndex))

        DenseTensorConv.validXCorr2DRevptr(gradWeight.storage(),
          gradWeight.storageOffset() - 1 + (k - 1) * weightH * weightW,
          ev.fromType[Double](scale), input.storage(),
          input.storageOffset() - 1 + (i - 1 + m * nInputPlane) * inputW * inputH,
          inputH, inputW, gradOutput.storage(),
          gradOutput.storageOffset() - 1 + (o - 1 + m * nOutputPlane) * outputW * outputH,
          outputH, outputW, dH, dW)
        k += 1
      }
      m += 1
    }

    if (forceBatch) {
      gradOutput.squeeze(1)
    }
  }

  override def parameters(): (Array[Tensor[T]], Array[Tensor[T]]) = {
    (Array(this.weight, this.bias), Array(this.gradWeight, this.gradBias))
  }

  override def getParametersTable(): Table = {
    T(getName() -> T("weight" -> weight, "bias" -> bias,
      "gradWeight" -> gradWeight, "gradBias" -> gradBias))
  }

  def decayParameters(decay: T): Unit = {
    weight.apply1(ev.minus(_, decay))
    bias.apply1(ev.minus(_, decay))
  }

  override def zeroGradParameters(): Unit = {
    gradWeight.zero()
    gradBias.zero()
  }
}

object SpatialConvolutionMap {

  def apply[@specialized(Float, Double) T: ClassTag](
      connTable: Tensor[T],
      kW: Int,
      kH: Int,
      dW: Int = 1,
      dH: Int = 1,
      padW: Int = 0,
      padH: Int = 0)(implicit ev: TensorNumeric[T]) : SpatialConvolutionMap[T] = {
    new SpatialConvolutionMap[T](connTable, kW, kH, dW, dH, padW, padH)
  }

  def full[@specialized(Float, Double) T: ClassTag](nin: Int, nout: Int)(
    implicit ev: TensorNumeric[T]): Tensor[T] = {
    val ft = Tensor[T](nin * nout, 2)
    var p = 1
    var i = 1
    var j = 1
    while (j <= nout) {
      while (i <= nin) {
        ft(p)(1) = ev.fromType[Int](i)
        ft(p)(2) = ev.fromType[Int](j)
        p = p + 1
        i = i + 1
      }
      j = j + 1
    }
    ft
  }

  def oneToOne[@specialized(Float, Double) T: ClassTag](nfeat: Int)(
    implicit ev: TensorNumeric[T]): Tensor[T] = {
    val ft = Tensor[T](nfeat, 2)
    var i = 1
    while (i <= nfeat) {
      ft(i)(1) = ev.fromType[Int](i)
      ft(i)(2) = ev.fromType[Int](i)
      i = i + 1
    }
    ft
  }

  def random[@specialized(Float, Double) T: ClassTag](nin: Int, nout: Int, nto: Int)(
    implicit ev: TensorNumeric[T]): Tensor[T] = {
    val nker = nto * nout
    val tbl = Tensor[T](nker, 2)
    val fi = Tensor.randperm[T](nin)
    var frcntr = 1
    val nfi = Math.floor(nin / nto).toInt // number of distinct nto chunks
    val totbl = tbl.select(2, 2)
    val frtbl = tbl.select(2, 1)
    val fitbl = fi.narrow(1, 1, nfi * nto) // part of fi that covers distinct chunks
    val ufrtbl = frtbl.unfold(1, nto, nto)
    val utotbl = totbl.unfold(1, nto, nto)
    val ufitbl = fitbl.unfold(1, nto, nto)

    // start filling frtbl
    var i = 1
    while (i <= nout) {
      // fro each unit in target map
      ufrtbl.select(1, i).copy(ufitbl.select(1, frcntr))
      frcntr = frcntr + 1
      if (frcntr - 1 == nfi) {
        fi.copy(Tensor.randperm[T](nin))
        frcntr = 1
      }
      i = i + 1
    }
    var tocntr = 1
    while (tocntr <= utotbl.size(1)) {
      utotbl.select(1, tocntr).fill(ev.fromType[Int](tocntr))
      tocntr = tocntr + 1
    }

    tbl
  }
}

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Home » Six Retro Horror Games That Would Make Great Movies
Six Retro Horror Games That Would Make Great Movies
Nat Brehmer June 12, 2020 No Comments 617 views 1 like
Horror video games are definitely in a resurgence right now. They just seem to be getting more and more popular, with horror games like Dead by Daylight, Until Dawn, Outlast and Friday the 13th (2019) we are living in an exciting time. Not to mention classic horror characters like Jason, Leatherface, Freddy, Alien, and Predator are taking over Mortal Kombat. But horror has a long history in gaming. Some of the greatest classic games had huge horror influences. Some of them are obvious: Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Castlevania, and House of the Dead. But there are many horror-themed games that come to mind.
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Some have made the leap to the big screen, but very rarely with any degree of success. Silent Hill actually turned out pretty well, and Resident Evil has fared favorably as a sustainable action franchise. But other than that, the results have been fairly abysmal.
I think to make a great film out of a horror video game, we need to look to the past. There are so many horror games that have been lost to time, but could actually work on the big screen. They have short, simple premises that could allow a writer and/or director the creative freedom they would need.
Phantasmagoria is an old-school, point-and-click adventure. Not exactly the most riveting of games, but it has a lot of solid atmosphere that I think would work well on screen. The investigative nature of it would also translate really well to film. Above all, though, the game is weird. It's like if Lucio Fulci created a video game with Ken Russell. It's not an obvious choice for adaptation, but I think that makes it even more worthy of consideration.
MediEvil
I know that this doesn't exactly feel retro, but the game is over twenty years old, so I think it's worth considering. This one's interesting, because I couldn't imagine it being a live-action film. The game animation is so stylized and specific that I think it would have to be animated similarly if this undead knight's tale made it to the big screen.
Master of Darkness
Most people haven't even heard of this game and the ones who do remember it just dismiss it as a Castlevania rip-off. In terms of gameplay, it absolutely is. But as a kid it was one of my favorites and I actually think the plot is screaming for adaptation. Set in Victorian London, it reveals that Jack the Ripper is slaying his victims as sacrifices so that he may resurrect the lord of vampires himself, Count Dracula. I love the idea of tracking Jack to stop him from raising Dracula, like a supernatural version of Time After Time.
Nightmare Creatures
Another game that counts even though it feels fairly recent, Nightmare Creatures would make for a great feature film. It's got a great visual style, atmosphere; it's the perfect combination of action and hardcore horror. I think that would all make for a great adaptation. I'm thankful this escaped the clutches of Uwe Boll so that we can still hold out hope, even though the idea of actually ever seeing it on the screen seems unlikely.
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
I was hoping that kids' horror would see a big resurgence after Goosebumps, but sadly that hasn't really been the case. At least not for live-action. But I can't get enough of the idea of an Amblin-esque family horror comedy about a Monster Squad type group of youngsters setting out to save their small, suburban community from an invasion of the undead. Seriously, just take my money. Yes, ParaNorman hit some of these same beats, but I think Zombies Ate My Neighbors could absolutely benefit from an adaptation. This is just something I really want to see in live-action.
Splatterhouse
Imagine Friday the 13th if Jason was the hero. Rick is a parapsychology student trapped in a haunted mansion. When his girlfriend is taken, Rick bonds with a sentient hockey mask to transform into a superhuman monster to fight off hordes of creatures in attempt to get her back. It's a game that still has a lot of fans and would make for a great time at the movies.
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TNA: Egypt and Saudi markets growing exponentially
By Rod Addy
Related tags: Middle east, Tna
The Egypt and Saudi markets for bespoke integrated food processing systems are growing "exponentially" despite political instability in Egypt, according to packaging solutions provider TNA.
The company said there was particular demand for equipment that could handle coated nuts as appetite for such products takes off in these countries.
"The snack industry and the nut industry are growing at an exponential rate: [potato] chips and different types of extruded snacks have been growing for a while and will continue to grow," Bachar Ghadri, TNA general manager, Middle East, told FoodProductionDaily. "One emerging product is the peanut, and countries such as Lebanon have started to adopt coated peanuts."
TNA offers what it calls 'turnkey' solutions to food processors that incorporate tailored end of line systems. Its specialities include bagging, packaging, weighing and seasoning systems.
Egypt and Saudi Arabia
Ghadri said TNA's turnover in the Middle East as a whole had climbed by an average of 27% every year for the past three years. And the top two countries offering the most potential for TNA were Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Recent political instabilities in Egypt have been caused by events leading up to and immediately following the ousting of president Hosni Mubarak, aged 84, who had been in power for 30 years, in a coup last year. "In the region things are moving up and down and the situation is unclear," said Ghadri.
However, he added: "In Egypt, business went down for a couple of months, then went up all over again. It's still growing. The country is very big and its buying power is very strong. We have new projects happening all over the region."
Growth rate phenomenal
TNA commenced business in Egypt seven years ago, but had seen the market take off in recent years, he said. "It's one of those leader countries in new products and flavours. The growth rate is phenomenal." The Sudan was also an area with big growth potential, he said.
In the Middle East as a whole, TNA's turnover was expanding both because the market was expanding and also because it was stealing share off competitors, said Ghadri.
TNA recently announced the appointment of its first dedicated sales representative: regional sales manager Mohamed Hussein. Based in Cairo, he has been given the task of strengthening and maintaining relationships with existing TNA customers and capitalising on emerging business opportunities.
The move represented TNA's aim to increase its focus on the Middle East, the firm said.
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JPEG is awarded 2019 Engineering Emmy
IEC, ISO and ITU committee for JPEG are honoured for their innovative work
By Antoinette Price
The old saying "a picture is worth a thousand words" could not be more apt in today's visual world.
The JPEG committee receiving the 2019 Engineering Emmy Award
We have become a planet of avid photographers, capturing all manner of moments on our devices and sharing them through a growing number of online platforms. For example, Instagram reported 500 million daily active stories that users posted worldwide this year, up 100 million from 2018, while numbers of Snapchat and Whatsapp users posting photos and video grew to 190 and 500 million respectively in the first quarter of 2019. Supporting this data is JPEG, used by 71.6% of all websites, according to Web Technology Surveys.
The global experts who developed the standard for JPEG were awarded an Emmy by the US Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at the 71st Engineering Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on 24 October.
IEC and ISO Joint Technical Committee (JTC 1) develops international standards for information technology. The ISO/IEC and ITU Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) is part of JTC 1 subcommittee 29 which covers coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information.
Teruhiko Suzuki, who chairs ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29, said upon accepting the award: "JPEG is used everywhere, all the time. Every day around the world, a huge number of JPEG images are created, uploaded and shared. It's a great achievement by the JPEG committee."
Introduced in 1992, JPEG has been universally adopted to preserve high-quality imagery in television production and its tangential yet essential workflows. The Standard ISO/IEC 10918, Information technology – Digital compression and coding of continuous-tone still images, comprises seven parts.
The television industry has benefited greatly from JPEG, which has put users first by providing royalty-free open standards, practical implementation in both hardware and software, and the ability to add in options as required.
Images and video represent huge amounts of data. The initial motivation for the JPEG standard was to find a way to compress this content in order to make it affordably manageable, storable and transferable, while maintaining the image quality in its reduced size.
Given today's dominant global trend of video and image content usage, the continued work of JPEG remains very important.
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£25 to £1000 Challenge | Manchester United to Keep Up Winning, 29 January.
Bet #4 – Manchester United v Burnley – English Premier League – 29 January 2019, 20:00.
The Red Devils entered a great winning streak since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over the bench as they managed to celebrate eight times in a row. Although they had a very tough challenge in FA Cup last weekend against Arsenal, they managed to book a 3-1 away victory and proceed to the next round. Manchester United got back in the race for the place in Champions League for the next season as they are only three points behind Chelsea. They managed to improve their finishing significantly and home side wants to keep up in the same fashion.
Burnley are having a lot of troubles this season as they are fighting for the survival, but they managed also to improve lately as Sean Dyche's side picked up ten points from the last four matches. This good streak dragged them out of the relegation zone and the visitors are now three points ahead of Cardiff City who are the first team under the red line. The away side haven't produced too many goals, while their defence is one of the weakest in the competition. Their away performances have been pretty poor, but from the last two outings they snatched four points. However, Manchester United are looking unstoppable at the moment and they should be able to book another important victory.
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Maritime Forces Train in Air Defense during BALTOPS 2012
By Lt. Cmdr. Candice Tresch, Expeditionary Strike Group 2 Public Affairs USS NORMANDY, At Sea (NNS) -- Maritime forces participating in Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012, one of the largest multinational maritime exercise in the Baltic region, opened its third day at sea by training to respond to airborne adversary attacks, June 5.
The crew of USS Normandy (CG 60) and the embarked Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2 staff; in cooperation with 11 other partnering nations; trained to spot, prepare for, and defend against various airborne attacks to include low sly flyers dispersing toxic chemicals as part of the BALTOPS 2012 exercise.
"Today was the first big day of air battle," said German navy 1st Lt. Oliuer Salmen, air safety officer embarked aboard USS Normandy. "There were twenty-two aircraft sorties that contributed to the exercise by flying against ships, providing support through reconnaissance, and independently observing for the CET/FIT portion of the exercise."
The Combat Enhancement Training (CET) and Force Integration Training (FIT) phase of BALTOPS is the scripted portion of the exercise which allows participating nations and units to build a common operating picture and understanding of each others' tactics in order to strengthen interoperability for the follow-on unscripted phase of the exercise, where simulated opposition forces are identified and combated.
"To prepare for this event, we ran two, three air and subsurface attack scenarios a day during our translant to the Baltic," said Lt. j.g. Michael Foster, the ship's training officer. "During a segment of the event, an inbound PC-9 dropped red dye water and the crew donned gas masks and flash gear in accordance with our pre-planned responses."
"We learned a lot from each other throughout the air defense exercises; there is always something to be learned when navies come together," said Lt. Cmdr. Brandon Murray, ESG-2's BALTOPS operations officer/lead planner. "Everyone brings different perspectives on how to attack the same problem. That extends our knowledge base and makes us a stronger, more capable force."
During air defense events, USS Normandy and the U.S. Air Force alternated serving as Airspace Safety to ensure a safe and realistic training evolution. The embarked ESG-2 Commander, Rear Adm. Ann C. Phillips, is the exercise Combined Forces Maritime component commander.
Air defense is one set of skills which will be honed during BALTOPS 2012. Other events include towing, subsurface exercises and visit boarding search and seizure operations.
Labels: Air Defense, Exercise Baltops, US Navy


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Q: How to add filters(picklist) headers on vf page I have developed a VF page with 5 columns. My requirement is that, I need to add filters on the header and the results should show based on the Filter header. The filters are picklist values. So, if the user selects any value on that picklist field, the result should show based on that value only.
I am not able to paste the code, as it is big. Sorry.
Kindly help me, so that I can learn

A: You can try something like when user select anything in picklist pass the value in controller and add this in query.
Example: if user select Name  = 'Test' then in query add Where Name= 'Test' and display the result in your query.

for pass the value in controller you can use apex:param tag to pass the value and bind this with your controller variable.


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