/EIN News/ -- Dublin, April 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Inflation Device Market by Display Type (Analog & Digital), Capacity (20ml, 30ml, 60ml), Application (Interventional Cardiology, Radiology, Peripheral Vascular, Urology), End User (Hospitals & Clinics, Ambulatory Surgery Centers) - Forecasts to 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The global inflation devices market is projected to reach USD 600 Million by 2024 from USD 480 Million in 2019, at a CAGR of 4.7% from 2019 to 2024.
The increasing incidence of target diseases, favorable medical reimbursement for minimally invasive procedures in developed countries, rising demand of minimally invasive surgical procedures across major countries, and increasing applications of inflation devices are the key factors driving the growth of inflation devices market.
Government initiatives to control the burden of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in developed countries and increasing healthcare expenditure across emerging markets are further assisting market growth.
Based on display type, the inflation devices market is segmented into analog and digital display inflation devices. The analog display inflation devices segment is expected to account for larger share of inflation devices market in 2019.
Based on application, interventional cardiology, interventional radiology, peripheral vascular procedures, urological procedures, gastroenterological procedures, and other applications. The interventional cardiology application segment is estimated to command the largest share of the inflation devices market in 2018.
The inflation devices market is segmented into four major regions, namely North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of World. North America accounted for the largest share in 2018.
The availability of reimbursements for medical procedures, increasing preference for minimally invasive surgical procedures, and the presence of major market players in the region are the key factors contributing to the market growth in this region.


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As the world's leading renovations franchise, we're always trying to find out how we can make the experience of renovating your home easier and more stress free for our customers. So we went out to find out what was holding people back from starting that renovation they dream about.
To us, it's a no brainer - investing in improving your property can drastically improve your lifestyle and if done right, increase the home's value for when it's time to sell. But the industry is full of horror stories of budget blowouts, unfinished projects, and dodgy tradespeople.
We asked homeowners from New Zealand, Australia, the UK and the USA to share their biggest fear when starting a renovation. We'll share with you the 5 most common fears and how we have structured our process to avoid the nightmare scenarios future renovators lose sleep over.
Word of mouth has a lot of influence within any industry, and the renovation sector is no different. Most renovation concerns are valid, considering personal stories of renovation disasters are widespread. When it comes to unwanted renovation surprises popping up, these were the top 5 on people's lists.
The survey found that the highest concern people have going into a renovation is that there will be hidden costs down the line. 30.6% of people who took part in the survey expressed this as their biggest home renovation fear.
Their concern isn't without reason; News network CNBC has reported that more than one third of homeowners find it difficult to stay within their home renovation budget.
Financial stress came up again as the second highest fear, with 12.8% of people saying that they were concerned about the general cost of a renovation.
According to Refresh Renovations co-founder Chris Caiger, the current disorganised state of the renovation sector results in a costly and stressful experience for the homeowner. Refresh Renovations provides a solution to this, through a 6 step process.
Many homeowners selected that they were worried about getting their money's worth. 9% of homeowners fear that, after investing a significant amount of money in improving their home, they won't be satisfied with the final result and will regret the renovation.
This can often be the result of a homeowner having to deal with too many trades and trying to manage a home renovation without the time or experience to ensure it is carried out efficiently.
9% of survey participants said that they weren't confident in the skills and knowledge that they would personally be bringing to the renovation, while 7.4% felt uneasy about their ability to find tradesmen who would provide high-quality workmanship. A fear of having to coordinate trades was also noted.
Again, facts suggest that these are practical fears. In 2018 The New York Times published an article which revealed that complaints against home improvement contractors are consistently within the top 5 complaints filed annually in New York.
Renovations running over the estimated timeline is another concern, especially as it causes homeowners to spend more than what they originally budgeted for. It is a common issue which can sometimes be put down to unexpected challenges such as long-term hidden damage. For the most part, however, projects running overtime comes down to poor project management and processes.
"As working parents with three young children, our renovation project would have been impossible without Saleem and his trusted, hard-working team, who are reliable and efficient".
Another Refresh customer, Justine Cornwell, comments on how working with renovation consultant Steve Wang resulted in her ideal renovation. She also notes that having him project manage for her had a positive influence on her schedule and finances.
Why do stressful and disastrous renovations happen?
Most people who carry out a renovation say it was one of the most stressful experiences in their lives", tells Refresh Renovations co-founder Chris Caiger.
The reason that stressful renovation experiences are so common, explains Chris, is because of the way they are generally managed.
After gaining a deep understanding of how fragmented and disorganised the renovation sector is, Chris, along with co-founders Jon Bridge and Barry Bloomfield, developed a solution: Refresh Renovations.
"The Refresh process covers all stages and ensures the homeowner has good costing information early in the process", reveals Chris.


St Brelade secured a third consecutive season in Jersey's Premiership after they won a tense relegation play-off 1-0 against Rozel Rovers at Springfield.
Kyle Hampshire's 91st-minute penalty was the difference between the sides.
It means First Tower and St Lawrence will be promoted to the top flight after a restructure to add an extra team to the Premiership.
"On the balance of play I think we did deserve to win the game," St Brelade manager Gary MacDonald told BBC Sport.
But MacDonald conceded that his side were lucky to get the spot-kick was secured their survival.
"With the amount of pressure we put on them at the end something had to give, but had that penalty been given against us I would have been disappointed," he added.
"I think we controlled the game but in the second half Rozel made it very difficult for us to find any space, so it was a relief to get a penalty albeit a fortuitous one."


INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – Get in. Get out. Get better. That's what patients soon will discover for their healthcare needs at Franciscan ExpressCare CityWay.
Downtown Indianapolis' only urgent care center will begin welcoming patients Octotober 29 at 325 South Alabama Street. It will be open 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day of the year.
In addition to treatment of minor illnesses and injuries, Franciscan ExpressCare CityWay will offer a full-service occupational medicine clinic, X-ray and lab services, school, sports and camp physicals, electrocardiograms, breathing treatments, employment and insurance physicals, drug and alcohol screenings, flu and tetanus shots, immunization clinics and travel medicine expertise.
"Our new facility will provide close and convenient access to medical care not only to nearby residents, but also to those who work and socialize in downtown Indianapolis," said Paul Driscoll, MD, executive medical director for Franciscan Physician Network.
The clinic occupies 10,000 square feet. The development, which broke ground in June 2018, was coordinated in partnership with Buckingham Companies.
Patients will also have the added convenience of access to the nearby Franciscan CityWay, 426 South Alabama Street, Suite 100. Doctors and other clinicians provide a range of expertise including family and sports medicine, free sports injury checks, physical therapy, obstetrics/gynecology care, massage therapy, and lab and imaging services.
For years, Franciscan Physician Network has operated urgent care centers in Beech Grove, 5210 East Thompson Road, and Greenwood, 1001 North Madison Avenue. Soon, patients in northwestern Johnson County will have the option of visiting Franciscan ExpressCare Stones Crossing ,1703 West Stones Crossing – opening November 14, 2018.
Most insurance and managed care plans are covered at all Franciscan ExpressCare centers. No appointments are necessary.


An anti-vaping sign stands at the entrance of the high school. School administrators have noticed an increase in vaping at the school this year.
The vaping trend amongst teenagers has made itself apparent at WHS.
More and more students have been caught using e-cigarettes on campus, prompting discussion amongst teachers and administrators who are noticing the trend.
In a survey taken by The Wildcat staff through Google forms found that 46.6 percent of students surveyed have experimented with vaping. The anonymous survey was sent to all high school students through student email from March 14 to 20 with 103 students responding.
"I believe that vaping is harmful for our youth. It's just as dangerous as tobacco, if not worse," said assistant principal Cody Wright.
There are other consequences besides health risks, there are social and legal consequences too.
School administrators have noticed an increase in the possession and use of e-cigarettes at school. Out of the 103 students who answered the survey, 14 (13.6 percent) of them have admitted to vaping in school, or at a school function.
"The consequences of vaping at school, are three days in school suspension (ISS) if it's found on you at school, or five days if it is consumed in the school," said Wright.
It is also illegal in the state of Missouri for anyone under 18 to purchase or possess vape products, according to Public Health Law Center.
In her article "Recreational Vaping 101; What is Vaping?", on Center on Addiction, Linda Richter reported "vaping is the act of inhaling and exhaling the aerosol, often referred to as vapor, which is produced by an e-cigarette or similar device." It is called vaping because instead of tobacco smoke being seen, it's aerosol, which is sometimes mistaken for water vapor.
There are a few different types of e-cigarettes, one of the most well-known is a Juul. A Juul looks just like a flash drive, making them easy to hide or disguise.
Out of the 103 participants in the survey, 49.5 percent of the students said that they think vaping is a safer alternative to smoking, and that is not entirely true.
The University Health News article reported that many experts admit vaping might be "the lesser of two evils. Although formaldehyde levels are show to be higher, a study found that some toxic substances have levels 9 to 450 times lower than in regular cigarette smoke." However, the long-term effects are unknown.
In an Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) article titled "Quick Facts on the Risks of E-Cigarettes for Kids, Teens and Young Adults" reported e-cigarette aerosol that users exhale from the device, contains potentially harmful substances like Nicotine, Diacetyl a chemical linked to a serious lung disease, cancer causing chemicals, and metals like nickel tin and lead. Which is not only harmful to the person vaping, but to others. Just like with regular cigarettes, the second-hand smoke is almost worse than actually smoking because without the filter more gets into lungs.
Of the 103 surveyed, 24 students (23.3 percent) admitted that they either vaped or used Juuls, on a regular basis. Out of those 24 people, 22 believed that vaping is safer than actually smoking, which is a big reason why teenagers vape.


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Mono Lake part of Highway 120s unique charms
Updated: July 19, 2017, 8:08 a.m.
By DENNIS WYATT
LEE VINING — Walk along the shores of Mono Lake 160 miles east of Manteca via Highway 120 and you'll be struck by two oddities of nature you won't find anywhere else in California.
First, there are the brine flies. Each step you take, they swarm up from the ground and buzz your ankles without ever making landing on you.
The other is perhaps the most eerie thing you'll see — tufa towers.
The tufa (pronounced ('toofah') are what forms when the carbonates in the salty lake water combine with the calcium on fresh spring water that forces its way up beneath the lake's bottom. They combine to become limestone. Tufa is found in other alkaline water but the quantity and variety of tufa towers found at Mono Lake are unlike any elsewhere on earth giving you the feeling you're gazing at a half hobbit, half Star Wars landscape with a whimsical touch.
Some of the towers on the south shore are between 200 and 900 years old while those high above the current lake bed are estimated at 13,000 years of age or older.
Make no mistake about it. The appeal of a stay in Lee Vining — the only eastern gateway to Yosemite National Park — is Mono Lake and the volcanic scars that Mother Nature has carved into the landscape.
Since Mono Lake is 2.5 times saltier than the ocean and eight times more alkaline, a swim in the waters is an experience unparalleled anywhere else. The buoyancy you experience in a swim gives you a strange yet relaxing feeling of calm. Just be careful to keep the water out of your eyes and any cuts as it will sting.
The 60 square miles offer ample opportunity for boating and canoeing but you are advised to stay close to shore unless you are familiar with the lake since shortly after mid-morning breezes kick up and often turn into severe winds.
A must for any weekend visit are the summer canoe tours ($25 per person with no pet or kids under age 4 owed) that depart Saturday and Sunday mornings at 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m. to explore groves of tufa spires and take in birds and the vast scenery of the Mono Lake Basin. Reservations are required and must be made through the Mono Lake Committee Information Center and Bookstore that doubles as the Lee Vining Chamber of Commerce. The center is open daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week and can be reached by calling 1-760-647-6595.
The information center on Highway 395 and Third Street is a mecca of sorts for those who joined the Save the Mono Lake campaign in 1978 to greatly reduce the Los Angeles Water Department's diversion of fresh water flows into the lake in a never-ending bid to quench the thirst of the L.A. Basin. Mono Lake, which has no outlet had been steadily shrinking the lake which to half of its 1941 levels. Seven streams at one time provided 65 percent of the freshwater flow into Mono Lake. By 1978, they were providing 17 percent of the water supply for Los Angeles. The direct result was a drop of 40 feet in lake elevation and doubling the salinity.
The shrinking lake threatened to create a land bridge to two islands in the middle of the lake to allow easy access for predators to where many birds nest. Altogether 98 species of water birds thrive at Mono Lake.
It is at the information center that you can browse perhaps the most diverse book selection on California water politics in one spot (at least what is primarily a tourist attraction) as well as find out more about the committee's ongoing efforts to save one of North America's oldest lakes as scientists put its birth at 700,000 years ago.
To properly explore Mono Lake, you need to start at the information center.
You'll find out about the Mono Craters on the south shore off of Highway 120 that range from 600 to 40,000 years of age. Several are easily accessible by car, others by short hikes.
Most roads providing access near the shore are classified as four-wheel drive including the access to Navy Beach which is the best place to launch a boat even though there is no ramp. Slow driving allows you to reach many points on the south shore as long as your vehicle has fairly decent clearance.
There is excellent access at the Mono Lake County Park just north of Lee Vining that includes plank pathways that take you by high and dry tufa towers and to vista points where you can see others in the water. The northeast side of the lake is where you can access a fairly decent dirt road to take you to the amazing Black Point fissures where the power of the earth is revealed in tortured layer after layer of rock.
These seven streams, by the way, are home to some of the best trout fishing you'll find in the eastern Sierra. The lakes at Tioga Pass alongside Highway 120 are just 12 miles away.
If fishing isn't your bag, a 45 minute drive north of Lee Vining takes to Bodie — the best and most well-preserved, historic ghost town in the country bar none.
There are numerous camp grounds in the Lee Vining Canyon, June Lake Loop and elsewhere maintained by the Forest Service and Private concerns. Lee Vining also has motels,
The first time I came across Mono Lake I was headed on a fully loaded bicycle touring trip with another bicyclist from Sacramento. We climbed eastward up Highway 120 some 12 miles gaining 4,000 feet in elevation until we reached Tioga Pass — the eastern entrance to Yosemite — at nearly 10,000 feet. It is the loftiest segment of state highway in California.
I subsequently bicycled twice from Manteca over the pass on loops back up Monitor Pass through Jackson before taking my first trip in a car that afforded me the chance to explore the lake.
The trip — either by bicycle or in car — is my favorite for several reasons. You pass through the Yosemite high country which IÊprefer to the Yosemite Valley Ñ and then enjoy the alpine beauty near summit before plunging to toward the desolate beauty of the Mono Basin through a glacier carved canyon.
To reach Mono Lake from Manteca, take Highway 120 east into Yosemite National Park (you have to pay a $30 entrance fee that's good for a week) and take the high country road (which still Highway 120) at Crane Flat.
The trip takes a good four hours without stopping.
And if you come back, you'll be able to see the state highway sign giving direction to Manteca that's the farthest away from the Family City as you turn off Highway 395 and start the climb back up Tioga Pass.

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Drug user health is on the ballot in November
Fryda Enriquez Pedraza
As we move through the remembrance and grief of International Overdose Awareness Day to the optimism and resilience of National Recovery Month, it may be helpful to take a moment to reflect on the current state of the overdose epidemic in the United States.
Nearly 108,000 people died from drug overdose in 2021 — a number so large it is nearly impossible to adequately conceptualize, much less process.
It would be hard enough to attempt to cope with the ever-growing death toll of the overdose epidemic on its own, but it is so much harder to bear when we know that most of these tragic deaths were preventable through education, harm reduction interventions and non-coercive treatment and recovery services.
But not everything is bleak.
We do have elected officials who are becoming increasingly willing to adopt harm reduction approaches to the overdose epidemic, including many within the Biden administration. Since taking office, President Biden has promoted harm reduction interventions in ways that we have not seen from the White House before. These efforts include openly calling for increased harm reduction funding in a State of the Union address and helping secure a $30 million dollar grant for syringe services programs and other harm reduction organizations as part of the American Rescue Plan Act.
There is certainly plenty of room for growth around issues like the federal implementation of harm reduction funding and on support for overdose prevention centers, drug decriminalization, and naloxone access, but progress is being made.
Unfortunately, harm reduction has increasingly been caught in the partisan political crossfire in recent years, with life-saving public health interventions often weaponized by politicians who care far more about their own re-election chances than they do the lives of their constituents. Given the current makeup of Congress and the unwillingness of many in the House and Senate to support harm reduction interventions, there is not much chance of passage for the substantial reforms and funding increases that are needed to ensure the health of people who use drugs in the United States.
But we can change this.
This November, we have the opportunity to vote for Congressional candidates who will fight alongside us for the rights and well-being of people who use drugs. We can elect a Congress that will finally remove the federal syringe funding ban for syringe services programs and support meaningful investment into harm reduction organizations that are doing the work required to turn the tide on the overdose epidemic in the U.S.
And, while it is also essential to vote for pro-harm reduction candidates in your state and local election, please know that not everyone has the benefit of living in a state or county or city where those candidates have a realistic chance at winning.
Far too many people who use drugs live in states that are governed by legislatures that are openly hostile to evidence-based drug user health practices and do not support syringe services programs or access to lifesaving naloxone and fentanyl test strips. For a lot of harm reduction providers in more conservative states and localities, federal support is their best — and often only — chance to receive government funding for the services they offer.
Right now, we are at a critical moment in the evolution of drug user health care in this country. We can either continue to move forward into a new era where our elected officials actually support people who use drugs to live their best lives or fall back into the racist and dehumanizing drug policies of the past. The direction we go will be determined by the makeup of this next Congress — and what that makeup looks like depends on whether or not we go to the polls in November.
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Q: Update in SQL Server leads to very high value in a column We encountered a very strange behaviour that happened only once in a few years of production of our application: An update happened via "normal" ADO.NET out of a WinForms app on a database table and a field of that table that should have remained 0 in this update contains now a value in the order of 3 billion. The field in the database is specified as decimal(18,2) and the SQLParameter used in .NET when calling the update procedure is also set to decimal with the right scale and precision.
(We have a simple update procedure that just takes all fields of that table as parameters and updates all values of the specified row.)
We have never seen this situation before and looking at the code there is no calculation around this field that could possibly end up with this high value.
I know this is a broad question, but where would you be looking for an error in this case? It happened only once and it is not reproducable. (We restored for example the databases and the application to the right point in time and replayed the user action leading to this strange behaviour. The field wasn't updated to such a crazy value in that scenario.)
We are using SP4.

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Srikanth sets new goals for himself
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Hyderabad: Fresh from his latest triumph that has created ripples within the Asian badminton fraternity, Kidambi Srikanth appears to have matured...
Hyderabad: Fresh from his latest triumph that has created ripples within the Asian badminton fraternity, Kidambi Srikanth appears to have matured overnight. Modest and down to earth, he, apparently, believes in talking less. Srikanth returned to the city on Monday after becoming the first Indian male to win a Grand Prix singles crown outside Indian shores while stunning an impressive field, along the way.
'It has been an incredible week for me. I must say that beating the local favourite in the title clash in his backyard was euphoric,' was how the 20-year-old from Guntur reacted on touching base at the Pullela Gopichand badminton Academy. The 13th seeded Srikanth accounted for the World No 7 and top-seeded Thai Boonsak Ponsana to annex his maiden Grand Prix Gold title in 31 minutes at Bangkok on Sunday. But then Srikanth is no stranger to upsetting higher ranked payers. He has been doing it ever since last year's the Indian Open, when he won the title. 'It has been an unforgettable triumph. It means a lot more to me because I could defeat the player who had won the India Open earlier. I am happy that I could keep the Indian flag flying high,' he said. Meanwhile, his parents, Krishna and Radhamukunda who received him, could not hide their joy on seeing their son after his latest accomplishment. Rising shuttler P V Sindhu, who was alongside him at the Academy, lauded him for his efforts. The jubilant father said, 'I am happy as both my sons (elder son Nandagopal won the mixed doubles title at Maldives on the same day) have done well this week. It has been a steady rise since the time Srikanth began his career as a SAAP product in Khammam as a youngster. Actually, there was a time when he almost decided to call it a day.' He did not imply it but it is understandable because as a farmer the earnings were not sufficient to handle the expenses of to talented shuttler-sons. However, it is a tribute to their courage that despite the poor economic conditions, Srikanth was sent to the Academy four years back. 'Actually, when he started winning small tournaments, we felt encouraged to put him in the Academy. It has been a wise move because the Maldives International Challenge, 2012 title triumph bolstered our confidence levels,' Krishna said. Srikanth won a rare double in the 2011 edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games. Partnering K Maneesha he won a silver medal in mixed doubles and subsequently notched up a bronze in the men's doubles along with H Thandarang. Incidentally, although Srikanth is presently ranked 61, he achieved a career high of 45 late last month. 'I wish to win as many laurels as possible and perhaps cement a regular place in the Indian squad,' is the avowed immediate dream of Srikanth. For now, it is back to the courts as Srikanth gears up for his next engagement, the Singapore Open Super Series from June 18 to 23.


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Declaring the law unconstitutional, a federal judge on Wednesday permanently blocked the state Department of Education from restricting "ethnic studies" programs in the Tucson Unified School District — or even demanding information from the school officials about what is being taught.
But it remains to be seen what changes the school board might enact now that they've been freed from state oversight.
More to the point, Tashima told Diane Douglas, the current state Superintendent of Public Instruction she cannot conduct "any inspections or audits of any program, curriculum or course" at the district to verify compliance with the 2010 law.
For the moment, that is an academic victory.
In 2015, shortly after taking office, Douglas declared that what replaced Mexican American Studies complies with the 2010 law. And Douglas spokesman Dan Godzich said Wednesday his boss is not now requiring any sort of reports.
This afternoon, Douglas released a statement expressing her disappointment at the ruling. She said she will discuss it with legislators in a meeting next week.
While there appear not to be the votes to reinstate the original program, Tashima's ruling opens the door to the governing board reinserting some of the elements into what is now being taught.
There also is some question of whether Wednesday's order is the last word. A spokesman for the Attorney General's Office said no decision has been made whether to appeal.
The program, dating back to the late 1990s, was designed to provide culturally relevant curriculum for students by incorporating historical and contemporary Mexican-American contributions into classroom studies.
That got the attention of Tom Horne, then her boss, who pushed for the 2010 law. John Huppenthal, who followed Horne as schools chief, subsequently declared the Tucson program in violation of law and threatened to withhold aid.
Parents responded by filing this lawsuit.
In an initial ruling earlier this year, Tashima said the law violated the rights of students "because both enactment and enforcement were motivated by racial animus." But he left it until Wednesday to issue the injunction.


Madrid's status as the national capital reflects the centralizing policy of the 16th-century Spanish king Philip II and his successors. The choice of Madrid, however, was also the result of the city's previous obscurity and neutrality; it was chosen because it lacked ties with an established, nonroyal power, rather than because of any strategic, geographic, or economic considerations. Indeed, Madrid is deficient in other characteristics that might qualify it for a leading role. It does not lie on a major river, as so many European cities do; the 16th–17th-century dramatist Lope de Vega, referring to a magnificent bridge over the distinctly unimposing waters of the Manzanares, suggested either selling the bridge or buying another river. Madrid does not possess mineral deposits or other natural wealth, nor was it ever a destination of pilgrimages, although its patron saint, San Isidro, enjoys the all-but-unique distinction of having been married to another saint. Even the city's origins seem inappropriate for a national capital: its earliest historical role was as the site of a small Moorish fortress on a rocky outcrop—part of the northern defenses of what was then the far more important city of Toledo, located about 43 miles (70 km) south-southwest.
Madrid was officially made the national capital by Philip III, an entire generation after Philip II took the court to Madrid in 1561. Under the patronage of Philip II and his successors, Madrid developed into a city of curious contrasts, preserving its old, overcrowded centre, around which developed palaces, convents, churches, and public buildings. Pop. (2006 est.) 3,128,600.
Madrid is a city of contrasting styles, reflecting clearly the different periods in which change and development took place. The old centre, a maze of small streets around a few squares in the vicinity of the imposing Plaza Mayor, contrasts with the stately Neoclassical buildings and grand boulevards created by the most eminent architects of their day. Modern office buildings in the centre and swaths of apartment blocks around the outskirts attest to the styles and economic realities of present-day development.
Much of Madrid gives the impression of being cramped. When Madrid was first made the capital, the king obliged the city's inhabitants to let a floor of their houses to ambassadors and visiting dignitaries, which prompted many people to build structures with only one floor or sometimes (in the so-called casas a la malicia, or "spite houses") with two floors but with a facade giving the impression of only one. Subsequent development of the city generated an enormous demand for land, particularly with the extensive construction of public buildings and convents. The last of Madrid's four sets of city walls was built in 1625 and was not demolished until 1860 (by which time the population of the city had quadrupled). The situation was not alleviated even when Napoleon's brother Joseph Bonaparte, who briefly interrupted the Bourbon line of kings, demolished the convents to create more open space. Joseph's nickname El Rey Plazuelas ("King of the Small Plazas")—one of the few complimentary ones he was given—derived from the squares he created. They did little to appease the ecclesiastical authorities, whose alienation contributed to his downfall. One of the squares, the Plaza de Oriente, facing the palace of the same name, was cleared of 56 houses, a library, a church, and several convents.
"Los Madriles" ("the Madrids") is a traditional phrase that acknowledges the fact that each barrio (quarter) has developed its own style. There was also a geographical and social distinction among the geographically placed barrios altos (upper quarters), barrios centrales (middle quarters), and barrios bajos (lower quarters). The last, spilling downhill from the Plaza Mayor along the Calle de Toledo toward the river, are still poor, albeit picturesque. Later development, also accommodating Madrid's poorer citizens, spread down toward the reclaimed marshland on both sides of the river, where low-cost housing can still be found. Construction of the Valdecarros district in the southeast of Madrid's municipality, expected to house about 150,000 residents, began in 2007. Just over the brow of the hill is the Rastro, the popular flea market. Despite a number of urban development plans, Madrid did not spread into the open spaces around it, not even crossing the Manzanares River until 1948. By contrast, the city as a whole has some extensive parks, with more open space overall than Paris. Some, like El Pardo or Casa de Campo, are survivals of hunting parks; the Retiro, on the other hand, is the site of a former royal palace.
Madrid has not escaped the problems common to so many modern cities. Pollution can be intense, and severe traffic congestion is common. Personal safety is not as certain as it once was in the days of the serenos (night watchmen). But the city has preserved the charm, character, and vivacity that give it and its inhabitants a style of their own—an important aspect of modern Spain, where each region seeks to express its own identity.
Being the centre of government, finance, and insurance has long contributed to the prosperity of the capital, as have tourism and the city's position as Spain's transportation hub. Following the Spanish Civil War (1936–39), the city became an important manufacturing centre for the automotive and aircraft industries and for electric and electronic equipment, metallurgical manufactures, and optics, as well as for the production of plastics, rubber, and consumer goods. Madrid, with Barcelona, dominates publishing in Spain. Despite the traditional preeminence of industry, services now account for some four-fifths of employment in the capital. Madrid is home to the Spanish Stock Market, one of Europe's busiest.
The road and rail systems both converge on the capital from all corners of the country. A subway system, the Metro, serves Madrid with various lines that extend throughout the city. Barajas Airport, Madrid's international airport, lies about 8 miles (13 km) east of the city. A motorway (expressway) system encircles Madrid in a roughly pentagonal shape, coming to a point in the south. Other major motorways radiate from the encircling artery in all directions. There are numerous bus routes operated by municipal and private authorities, serving both the city's residents and those commuting from the metropolitan municipalities. Suburban trains also serve commuters. The road-building programs of the 1960s, when much was sacrificed to the convenience of automobile owners, have since been recognized as less than wholly beneficial. Some of the overpasses that were introduced to speed up traffic flow have since been dismantled.
With the return of democracy to Spain in the late 1970s and the development of autonomous regional governments, more emphasis has been placed on local consultation and issues such as the future of the environment. In 1982 the city administration carried out a massive public opinion survey to find out what people really wanted at the neighbourhood level. The resulting General Ordinance Plan (Plan General de Ordenación) attempted to establish a long-term, full-scale scheme for future directed growth, aiming not only to modernize the infrastructure of essential services but also to improve the quality of life in the city. Local administration is under the direction of a mayor and city council, elected every four years.
Despite the introduction of the autonomous regions, Madrid continues to be the focus of Spain's government. It is also a bishopric, headquarters of the army corps, and residence of the captain general of the first military region. Moreover, the Supreme Court and government ministries are located there, as is the Cortes Generales (the Spanish parliament), which is housed in a 19th-century Neoclassical building. Characterized by the bronze lions (made from melted down Moorish cannon) flanking the entrance, it is one of the smallest parliament buildings in Europe.
Modern pressures have perhaps inhibited the extensive street life for which Madrid has been famous, although people still live very much in the streets, especially during the intense heat of summer when the café terraces fill and people stroll up and down in the evenings. Modern culture, in the form of film, theatre, and music, is extensively represented, as is to be expected in a city with several major universities and academies. But the tertulias for which Madrid was once noted—that is to say, the informal conversational gatherings and informal societies—have all but faded, along with the elegant cafés that housed them. Madrid's literary traditions, its associations with Lope de Vega, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Miguel de Cervantes, Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Villegas, Benito Pérez Galdós, Mariano José de Larra, Pío Baroja, and Azorín, continue in the city's varied cultural life, as demonstrated by the fact that it is one of the major publishing centres for the Spanish-speaking world.
Modern Madrid has attractions at all levels. Las Ventas—the largest bullring in Spain, with a capacity of some 25,000 people—is where novice bullfighters have to display their skills in the alternativa (the occasion on which a matador kills his first bull) in order to become established. The bullfighting season runs from March to October. There are two major football (soccer) teams (Real Madrid and Club Atlético de Madrid), and the annual matches against the Barcelona squads are among the high points of the year. Important matches are played in two stadiums, Santiago Bernabéu (home of Real Madrid) and Vicente Calderón (Club Atlético). The verbenas, special fiestas held in each quarter in honour of its patron saint, are regular public events, especially in warm weather, with San Isidro (mid-May) taking pride of place. The zarzuelas (light opera of mildly satirical flavour, indulging in topical comment and set by tradition in Madrid) are commonly held in the open air at this time. There are in fact more than 40 parks and public gardens, the principal ones being the Retiro, Campo del Moro, Casa de Campo, and Oeste Park, not to mention the curious temple of Debod (an ancient Egyptian temple acquired by Spain at the time of the construction of the Aswān High Dam) near Rosales, with splendid panoramic views of the western side of the city.
Madrid is home to many varied museums. Unusual ones include those for theatre, the military, railways, and (understandably enough for Spain) tauromaquia, the bullfight. The city is richly endowed with artistic masterpieces: tapestries in the Casa de Cisneros (the mayor's residence) and the Royal Palace; paintings by Pieter Bruegel, the Elder, and Titian in the convent of the Descalzas Reales; and Spanish and foreign masters in the Palacio de Liria, home of the dukes of Alba. The most famous collection is housed in the Prado Museum, which displays the artworks collected by the Spanish monarchy over the ages and reflects the pattern of Spain's alliances. Charles V and Philip II were patrons of Venetian art; Philip IV was a great collector in the 17th century; and the accession of the Bourbon family led to an influx of French works. Spain's control of the Netherlands led to a solid Flemish section. El Casón del Buen Retiro is nearby and houses 19th- and 20th-century works. The collection of the Queen Sofia Museum (El Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia), sited in a building that was once a general hospital, includes Pablo Picasso's Guernica, which in 1981 was sent to Spain (originally to Buen Retiro) from New York City in accordance with Picasso's directive that the painting be moved there only after democracy had returned to the country. Other fine museums include the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, specializing in paintings; the National Archaeological Museum; the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of the San Fernando Museum, with sculptures and porcelains; and the Museum of the Americas.
Notable among an abundance of libraries are the prestigious National Library and the Library of the Royal Palace, acclaimed for its historic collection. Madrid is also famous for its secondhand bookshops, and the Feria del Libro (book fair), held in the spring, is a widely heralded event.
Madrid is Spain's foremost centre of higher education and includes several of the country's leading universities, including the Open University (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia), the Complutense University of Madrid, and the Polytechnical University, all in Ciudad Universitaria (University City), and the Autonomous University to the north. There are several other public and private universities in the city.
The Arab town, or medina, grew around the alcazar (castle) on a promontory overlooking the Manzanares River. The name Majerit first appears in ad 932, when the Christian king Ramiro II of León razed the town's walls, but there are traces of earlier (even prehistoric) habitation. The Christian king Alfonso VI of Castile and León captured the town from the Muslims in 1083, and thereafter a number of kings of Castile spent time there. The parliament (Cortes) was called there as early as 1309. The alcazar was damaged in an earthquake in 1466 and the subsequent medieval palace was extended by various monarchs, notably Charles I and Philip II. During this period the town grew to the east up both sides of what are now the Calle Mayor and the Calle de Segovia, with the Moors (who continued to live there until after the Christian reconquest of Spain was completed in 1492) jammed into the southwest corner, which is still called the Moreria. The whole of the city at this time was only about 500 by 900 yards (450 by 825 metres) in area. Some of the street patterns of the pre-16th-century city remain, but few buildings; one that still stands is the much-restored Casa de los Lujanes, where it is believed the French king Francis I was once held prisoner. Charles I enjoyed hunting near Madrid, and it is said that the widening of the city gates to accommodate his carriages opened the cramped streets to heavier traffic, a process that was to increase when the court was properly established in the city. By 1598 the population of Madrid had reached 60,000, and by the time of the first extant plan of Madrid (Pedro Teixeira's in 1656) it had grown to be an imposing city of 100,000 people and 11,000 buildings.
Under the Habsburg monarchs (known in Spain as the house of the Austrias), Madrid expanded even more rapidly. The foreign ministry (1634), the Casa de Cisneros, and the Segovia Bridge date from this time, as does the church of San Isidro el Real. Architects such as Juan de Herrera and Francisco de Mora contributed to the monumental quality of the city. But the most striking contribution of this period is generally considered to be the Plaza Mayor, designed by Juan Gómez de Mora and built between 1617 and 1619; it was modified after the great fire of 1790. Graceful in concept, it is surrounded by five-story houses with balconies and topped with steeples. Nine archways open onto the plaza at oblique angles from surrounding streets, and the continuous arcade at street level contains shops and restaurants. Bullfights (in those days conducted by noblemen on horseback), fireworks displays, and plays all took place there, as did the grim ceremonies of the Inquisition. Until 1765 public garrotings were also carried out there. The last bullfight to take place in the Plaza Mayor was in honour of the wedding of Isabella II in 1846.
An equally impressive landmark dates from the next great phase of the city's growth, under the Bourbons, whose side Madrid took against the Habsburgs in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14), although the city was briefly occupied by pro-Habsburg troops. The Royal Palace was begun by Philip V after the disastrous fire that destroyed the Alcazár on Christmas night, 1734. His grandiose plan, with 23 inner courts, was never realized, although the finished work did have 500 rooms. It was a fitting addition to the other major city features created under his patronage—the Royal Spanish Academy, the National Library, and the Royal Academy of History. The Royal Palace, with its elegant granite and limestone walls, contains a ceiling by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo in the throne room and, in the Armeria, one of the world's finest collections of armour, including the swords of the conquistadores Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro. The last king of Spain actually to live there was Alfonso XIII, whose apartments have been preserved just as he left them when he abdicated in 1931. The royal family now resides in the more private and less ostentatious La Zarzuela Palace, set in its own grounds to the northwest of Madrid. A less important palace, Buen Retiro, was also favoured by the Bourbon kings; its gardens, which were much admired for their French style, are still a much frequented open space.
The greatest Bourbon builder was Charles III (1759–88), who is known as the mayor-king for his interest in the growth and development of the city and his many contributions to its skyline. This was the age of Enlightenment, and Charles tried to establish a harmony between leisure and science, culture and industry. His style was cosmopolitan, reflecting the tastes of the Europe of his time. With his concern for the appearance of the city, its gates, avenues, and trees, he anticipated the designs of modern city planners. He relied heavily in his schemes on the works of three Neoclassical architects, Francisco Sabatini, Ventura Rodríguez, and Juan de Villanueva. During this period the city continued to grow eastward to the present Plaza de la Independencia, which is the site of a monumental arch, the Puerta de Alcalá, built in 1778 and still a key landmark.
One of Madrid's most popular and busiest squares is Puerta del Sol ("Sun Gate"). The original post office building (1768) is located there (the building is now the seat of the Madrid community). All distances in the country are measured from the zero-kilometre stone beneath its wall. Aside from being a basis for numbering Spain's roads, the zero-kilometre stone is the symbolic centre of Spain, and it is where many rallies, protests, and other gatherings have taken place. Puerta del Sol is particularly popular on New Year's Eve, when Madrileños go to hear the clock strike midnight and to eat the 12 grapes that supposedly ensure good luck in the following months. In earlier times the square was significant because of the stagecoaches that left from there to all parts of the peninsula. Its appeal made it the site of various innovations in urban amenities, from the first gas lamps in 1830 through the first mule trams and first public urinal to the first electric streetlights and electric streetcars. Charles III set up the Botanic Garden (which still exists), with a "physic" garden from which anybody could (and still can) collect medicinal herbs. He planned a natural history and science museum next to it but died before it could be completed.
Madrid was occupied by French troops during the Napoleonic Wars, and Napoleon's brother Joseph was installed on the throne. On May 2, 1808, there was a mass uprising against Joseph, leading to what the Spaniards term the Guerra de la Independencia ("War of Independence"). Ferdinand VII, on his return in 1814 from imprisonment by Napoleon, bestowed the title of "heroic" upon the city. In 1819 the building intended by Charles III to house a natural history and science museum was completed. Into it Ferdinand moved artworks of the royal collection, until then scattered among various palaces. This was the start of what was to become one of the world's major art galleries, the Prado. The Madrid of this period can still be studied in close detail, thanks to the remarkable model constructed by León Gil Palacios in 1830. It was during this period that the city expanded to the north, under the direction of Joaquín Vizcaíno, a nobleman who was also mayor (as was customary at the time). He is also known as the man who introduced such innovations as street numbers for buildings, street lighting, and municipal refuse collection. The Paseo del Prado was extended by a new boulevard, called the Paseo de los Recoletos. This area, for years presenting an almost rural atmosphere, being bordered by imposing town houses with great gardens, is now the site of tall office blocks, apartment buildings, luxury hotels, and embassies, as well as the National Library, the National Archaeological Museum, the Queen Sofia Arts Centre, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. One of the area's mansions, now converted into a bank, belonged to the marqués de Salamanca, who in 1872 also contributed to the drive northward by building 28 streets on a grid plan, starting from the Calle de Alcalá and parallel to the Paseo. Still bearing his name, this area remains one of the most elegant barrios in Madrid.
Somewhat earlier, in 1860, the Plan Castro—also referred to as the Ensanche ("Widening")—had further expanded and modernized the city, adding convenience and meeting the economic and commercial needs of the time. It was the first comprehensive, forward-looking modern plan for Madrid. However, it was to be frustrated by population growth, land speculation, and the poor areas that sprang up outside the planned zones.
With the advent of the Republic in 1931, radial and ring roads appeared, and the Paseo de la Castellana was extended even farther. The city suffered heavily in the Civil War, with two years of aerial and artillery bombardment and combat lines drawn up as close as University City in western and northwestern Madrid. War damage to public buildings was repaired, and ambitious reconstruction plans were drawn up, but once again these were by and large unsuccessful in practice. The city spread outward, swallowing its own suburbs; between 1948 and 1951 Madrid burgeoned to cover a total of 205 square miles (531 square km), an approximately 10-fold growth rate. Land speculation, uncontrolled urban sprawl, and industrial development led to the changes of the 1960s, which, in common with the experience of many European cities, caused often irreparable damage to aspects of the city's cultural heritage. A 1963 plan redirected growth without controlling it. Legislation passed in the 1980s and '90s protects many of the city's most prized structures, and there is emphasis on preserving older buildings, even if only elements of them can be saved.
During the 1980s and '90s, major remodeling programs were inaugurated, and tens of thousands of new residences were constructed. A National Music Auditorium opened in 1990 along Calle Príncipe de Vergara, and during the decade several major building projects were undertaken, including the construction of a new railway station, and several cultural institutions, such as the Queen Sofia Museum, opened. Adjacent to the Royal Palace and near the Plaza de Oriente is Almudena Cathedral, now the city's main cathedral. Construction began in 1883, but its completion was long delayed by work stoppages (because of financial constraints and the Spanish Civil War), and it was consecrated in 1993 by Pope John Paul II (a statue of whom is located on the grounds). Solidifying its role as a thriving metropolis, Madrid was designated the European Capital of Culture for 1992.
On March 11, 2004, Madrid suffered a devastating series of terrorist attacks when 10 bombs, detonated by Islamist militants, exploded on four trains at three different rail stations during rush hour. The attacks killed 191 people and injured some 1,800 others. Notwithstanding this tragedy, Madrid remained a major tourist attraction and a focus of Spanish political and cultural life in the 21st century.


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Zootaxa: references
Instructions for Zootaxa authors: references
1) How to format references list. An example posted on Zootaxa website http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/support/reference.pdf (you can find a copy here) shows how to list a journal paper, a book chapter, a book and an internet resource (including a web page). Please pay particular attention to what should be italicized (this depends upon the type of reference you are citing), use n-dash to indicate page range, and closely follow the format.
2) How to cite a reference in the text. References should be cited in the text as Smith (1999), Smith and Smith (2000) or Smith et al. 2001 (3 or more authors), or alternatively enclosed in parentheses (Smith 2000; Smith & Smith 2000; Smith et al. 2001). Please note that there is no comma separating the author(s) and the year. The format used to cite a reference is slightly different from the format used to cite the author of a taxon when listing taxon name. In the latter case there should be a comma between the author name and the publication date: Aus bus Smith, 1888 or Cus bus (Smith, 1888).


St Senans RFC held their AGM on Wednesday last the 17th of May 2017 in the Goalpost bar in Shannon.
Before the meeting formally began, outgoing president Jody O 'Donoghue called for all the members present to stand for a minute silence in memory of our underage player Connor Wilmot who passed away suddenly last week.
The meeting formally started with Hon. Secretary Padraig Rowe reading the minutes from last year AGM, which were proposed seconded and passed by the meeting. Padraig then proceeded to give his Hon Sec report. He outlined the performance of the Men's First team which this year won 7 out of 18 games, finished 9th in the Munster Junior league division One and left all cup competitions in the early stages.
Anthony Martin who gave the underage report provided the next report of the evening. Anthony spoke of the great success that the under 13's had bringing home the first underage trophy the club have won he also commented on how close the under 14's came. Over all the view from the underage side of the club is very positive and there will be good players coming through to ensure the future of the club.
Feargal Lawlor the current club captain spoke next on the importance of the underage in the club and how getting involved in the local schools will help solidify the future of the club.
Michelle Grimes the current club treasurer gave an outline of the current club finances and spoke of the importance of the 300 club and the ongoing events we hold during the year. Without these things, the club would not survive.
Jody O 'Donoghue the outgoing president then gave his final speech as current club president; he thanked his committee and officers for their help during his time as President. He believes the club is in a good place now and we can all help to drive the club forward during the next few years building on the enormous groundwork that has been completed by his committee.
Then came the time to vote in the new officers and the clubs new president. This is where History was made when for the first time in the history of the club a former president's son became president of the Club. Derek Clancy was voted in unopposed as the new club President for 2017/18 Season. Derek is the son of former club president and founder member Tom Clancy who sadly passed away last year.
The meeting was well attended this year by both members and players, which was welcomed by all. After AOB the meeting was closed by Padraig Rowe.


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PS5 release date, specs, news and features for Sony's PlayStation 5
PS5 (or PlayStation 5) is the next-generation PlayStation, with a release date planned for late 2020. Though Sony has remained tight-lipped about its new console, it has drip-fed us a few juicy details on what we can expect from its next-gen offering.
We've already had our first look at the DualSense PS5 controller, which boasts some impressive-sounding features such as haptic feedback, adaptive triggers and a built-in mic. But what is arguably most interesting about the DualSense controller is its radically different look and space-age black-and-white color scheme, which suggests the PS5 design will look something similar – and will be a big departure from its predecessors.
Just as important as the DualSense Controller are the PS5 specs discussed at Sony's March reveal event. Lead system architect Mark Cerny provided us with a deep dive into the PS5's system architecture, revealing the technical inner workings of the PS5. We'll cover them in more detail down below, but for now know that the PS5 is rocking an AMD Zen 2-based CPU with 8 cores at 3.5GHz, 16GB of GDDR6 memory and a custom RDNA 2 AMD GPU that puts out 10.28 TFLOPs of processing power.
In terms of features, we know the next-gen console will have ray-tracing, a super-fast SSD, a built-in 4K Blu-ray player and will be backwards compatible with a huge swathe of the PS4's game catalogue. Heck, it might even have voice assistant capabilities to tell you how long it will take to beat levels. So far, the PS5 is living up to the hype.
Want all the juicy details? Here's everything we know about the PS5 so far – and what we hope will be revealed the closer we get to launch.
[UPDATE: We finally got our first look at next-gen gameplay thanks to the Microsoft's Xbox Series X gameplay reveal – here are five things you may have missed.]
PS5: key facts
What is it? The Sony PS5 is the next-gen PlayStation console, replacing the PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro.
When will it release? "Holiday 2020" in the US, says Sony, so between October and December 2020.
What can I play on it? Only a few titles have been confirmed, but expect all of Sony's big franchises, as well as the potential for upgraded versions of in-development exclusives like Ghost of Tsushima.
Will PS5 have VR? Oh yes. The next-gen console will be compatible with current PSVR hardware, and there are also rumors of PSVR 2.
What will the PS5 cost? TBC. The PS4 and PS4 Pro were both $399 / £349 at launch, but we expect the PS5 will cost somewhat more. Leaks have suggested around the $499 mark.
Can I play PS4 games on the PS5? The PS5 will definitely be backwards compatible with "almost all" PS4 games – earlier generations are still to be confirmed. It will launch with support for the majority of the top 100 PS4 games, according to Sony's Mark Cerny.
Will coronavirus delay the PS5 release? Sony has confirmed the PS5 release date is not currently delayed by coronavirus.
PS5 release date
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Sony has officially confirmed that the PS5 will release "in time for Holiday 2020", so likely some time between October and December 2020 – putting it in direct competition with the Xbox Series X, which is releasing in the same window. A leak has suggested that the release date will be November 20, 2020 but that's yet to be confirmed.
However, this date would be in the right window, as we're predicting the PS5 will release in November, 2020. November is historically when we've seen PlayStation's launch and it would leave time before Christmas to get those orders in.
Despite rumors, a Sony PR has confirmed the PS5's release date has not been delayed by coronavirus so we should still see the next-gen console release in late 2020 – even if we're not sure exactly when that will be.
AMD, the tech giant that's been commissioned to make the processor and graphics chips in both the PS5 and Xbox Series X next-gen consoles, is "ramping up production" to prepare for their respective launches, AMD CEO Dr Lisa Su confirmed in early May 2020. This timing too is also suggestive of a November launch window.
We're expecting to find out the PlayStation 5's official release date in the coming months, having not been revealed at the March 18 technical talk.
PS5 price
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Sony hasn't officially confirmed a PS5 price yet and, according to the company, that's because it hasn't actually decided how much the next-gen console will cost.
In a quarterly earnings call (via Spiel Times), Sony's chief financial officer Hiroki Totoki revealed the company still hasn't nailed down the PS5 price.
"What is not very clear or visible is because we are competing in the space, so it's very difficult to discuss anything about the price at this point of time, and depending upon the price level, we may have to determine the promotion that we are going to deploy and how much costs we are prepared to pay," Totoki explained.
"First, we must absolutely control the labour cost, the personnel cost, it must be controlled, and the initial ramp up, how much can we prepare initially, we will work on the production and the sales and we will have to prepare the right volume as we launch this," Totoki continued.
"It's a balancing act it's very difficult to say anything concrete at this point of time," Totoki said. But we do know that Sony is aiming for "the best balance so that we will be profitable in the life, during the life of this product."
While Sony may not have a price nailed down, there have been rumors about how much the PS5 could cost. While the latest PS5 price leaks are wild – and can't be trusted – some predictions seem a bit more feasible (even if they're not reliable).
One rumor has suggested that the console will cost $499 in North America when it launches. Naturally this should be treated with skepticism, but it would be welcome news if the console did launch at this price, as it's only $100 more than the launch price of the PS4 and PS4 Pro.
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We think this could be the most likely price for the console, however, that could be wishful thinking. A recent report by Bloomberg claims that Sony will not be making as many PlayStation 5 consoles for launch as it did for the PS4's launch back in 2013, despite no delay to production or on sale date being expected.
Bloomberg's sources are anticipating shipments to max out at six million consoles through to March of 2021, whereas the PS4 sold 7.5 million over the same post-launch time period – despite itself suffering a delay.
According to the report, Sony is simply anticipating less demand. This is likely due to what is expected to be a higher asking price for the PS5 than the PS4 launched with. The PS5 is expected to really push the boat out in terms of high-end components, and as such will be met with a higher price tag.
However, Microsoft's plans for the Xbox Series X are key here, and Sony could well decide to sell the hardware at a slight loss to stay competitive with the other console. The PS4 benefited from a lower cost than the Xbox One, and Sony likely won't be keen to reverse that for this generation. We hope.
We can expect that the console's price will be in line with the technology it uses, but Sony will also have to be aware of its competition. It's unlikely, with the Xbox Series X, that Microsoft will repeat the mistake it made by launching the Xbox One at a prohibitively high price point, so Sony will have to ensure that it doesn't make a similar mistake by making the PS5 too expensive.
PS5 specs
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CPU: AMD Zen 2-based CPU with 8 cores at 3.5GHz (variable frequency)
GPU: 10.28 TFLOPs, 36 CUs at 2.23GHz (variable frequency)
GPU architecture: Custom RDNA 2
Memory interface: 16GB GDDR6 / 256-bit
Memory bandwidth: 448GB/s
Internal storage: Custom 825GB SSD
IO throughput: 5.5GB/s (raw), typical 8-9GB/s (compressed)
Expandable storage: NVMe SSD slot
External storage: USB HDD support (PS4 games only)
Optical drive: 4K UHD Blu-ray drive
Sony finally lifted the hood on the PlayStation 5 during its first official PS5 reveal event, giving us a better idea of the specs the next-gen console will offer. But what do we think?
What's interesting so far is Sony's commitment to custom silicon, with a full focus on raising gaming capabilities to the next level, without alienating developers now comfortable with developing on the PS4. Custom hardware in the PS3 proved to be a difficult element for devs to get their heads around, but the PS5 aims to be as developer-friendly as possible.
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The importance of the SSD
As has already been explored, the SSD is key to the PlayStation 5 experience. Internal storage will be built in at 825GB for the custom SSD – that's less than you'll find in the Xbox Series X, but with just as clever an implementation of the technology.
SSDs don't just load faster, but allow for bigger open worlds, theoretically. Developers don't need to make games with smaller worlds due to the limitations of mechanical hard drives, while SSDs will also allow system memory to be used more effectively.
SSDs have more bandwidth, so data can be loaded from the SSD when it's needed, rather than heaps of potentially needless data being loaded into RAM. In pure gameplay terms that means that games will suffer less from texture pop-in, while load times will be hugely reduced when using a game's fast-travel option. Booting up from standby should be generally much faster, too.
You'll also have more control over how you install and remove games, meaning you could just install a game's multiplayer mode rather than the full block of data. This will allow for launch of direct gameplay, allowing players to jump straight into aspects of different games (such as match-making, continue save game etc) without having to boot up the full game.
This means you could be able to jump into Overwatch match-making, for example, straight from your home screen and would prevent the need to take steps such as booting up an entire game and selecting particular games modes. It would also make it easier for players to quickly jump between the games they have installed.
As for expandable storage, Sony appears to be allowing for off-the-shelf NVMe PC drives, rather than proprietary storage systems that Xbox will primarily be relying on. However, there aren't many drives on the market right now that use the PCIe 4.0 interface required – they need to be capable of at least a 5.5GB/s transfer speed.
"NVMe PC drives will work in PlayStation 5," said Cerny. "The only problem is that PC technology is significantly behind PS5. It'll take some time for the newer, PCIe 4.0-based drives with the bandwidth required to match Sony's spec to hit the market."
PS4 games on the PS5 will work just fine if saved to a regular HDD, however, so you won't need to tap into that precious SSD space unnecessarily.
A custom processor and GPU – what that means for backwards compatibility
We were already aware that Sony will be using AMD's Zen 2 CPU processor tech, with eight cores and 16 threads. The reveal stream, however, also revealed that the PS5 will be delivering 3.5GHz frequencies – so, the PlayStation 5 would be running 8x Zen 2 Cores at 3.5GHz (at variable frequencies) over the PS4's 8x Jaguar Cores at 1.6GHz. That's a huge jump in performance.
Move over to the GPU, and you're looking at the AMD RDNA 2 GPU, itself customized. It makes use of 36 compute units capped at 2.23GHz. A compute performance peak of 10.28TF was stated.
What's smart is that the combination makes it simple for the PS5 to easily handle PS4 backwards compatibility – through GPU architecture rather than hours of coding. Almost all of the top 100 PS4 games will be fully compatible at launch. PS4 games will be supported natively on the GPU silicon, but here the GPU seems to be emulating PS4 and PS4 Pro graphics chips, which is a strange solution, and not as interesting as Xbox Series X's method, which will also be capable of upscaling previous Xbox generation games and adding HDR to previously HDR-less titles.
Tempest 3D audio tech
Perhaps the biggest reveal of the day was the 3D audio support, thanks to the new Tempest Engine. It's an incredibly powerful system: if the PSVR can support "50 pretty decent sound sources," according to Cerny – with the PSVR's distinct audio system being one of the more complex audio systems in gaming at the moment – the PS5's Tempest Engine can support hundreds.
The example Cerny used described it in terms of rainfall. Today, the sound of rain in a game is a single audio track, but the PS5 would theoretically be capable of letting you hear individual raindrops, in relation to where the player character is.
"Where we ended up is a unit with roughly the same SIMD (single instruction, multiple data) power and bandwidth as all eight Jaguar cores in the PS4 combined," said Cerny.
"If we were to use the same algorithms as PSVR, that's enough for something like five thousand sound sources – but of course we want to use more complex algorithms, and we don't need anything like that number of sounds."
Perhaps best of all is the way you'll get to experience this – even a lowly pair of headphones at launch will be able to take advantage of the sense of presence and directionality Sony is promising here, with the company also committing to later support multi-speaker surround systems with the tech.
But this is an ongoing project for Sony. To accurately model surround data positioning, Sony needs to create a Head-related Transfer Function, or HRFT, map. Essentially, that's a distinct algorithm that works best if the system knows the precise shape of your ears.
"Maybe you'll be sending us a photo of your ear, and we'll use a neural network to pick the closest HRTF in our library," Cerny teased. "Maybe you'll be sending us a video of your ears and your head, and we'll make a 3D model of them and synthesize the HRTF. Maybe you'll play an audio game to tune your HRTF, we'll be subtly changing it as you play, and home in on the HRTF that gives you the highest score, meaning that it matches you the best.
"This is a journey we'll all be taking together over the next few years. Ultimately, we're committed to enabling everyone to experience that next level of realism."
PS5 design
There's still been no official PS5 design reveal, but the reveal of the DualSense PS5 controller has given us a fairly good idea of what we can expect the next-gen console to look like (we've even created our own PS5 render, which you can see above, based on what we know so far).
While we're mostly dealing with speculation, we can assume that the PS5 console's design will match (or at least be similar to) that of its controller. To date, PlayStation controllers have always matched their console counterparts – it would be odd for this not to be the case.
And, what's immediately striking about the DualSense controller is its new design; and, in particular, its two-tone white and black color scheme. This suggests that we could see a two-tone white and black PlayStation 5 console, similar to the controller, with the console itself boasting a primarily white design with black lining or sections.
Not only is the DualSense controller's color scheme different from what we've seen in previous PlayStation gamepads, but its overall shape and design is also a huge departure.
Sony has gone futuristic with the DualSense's design. And, while we know that the PS5 won't look anything like the dev kits we've seen so far, the alien-futuristic design may be in the right vein. The controller is white (as we've discussed) but looks pretty simple and sleek. With a boomerang-like rounded shape, no definition in the button colors, and a blue light on either side of the touchpad, it looks like Sony is aiming for a minimalistic, futuristic design for the PS5.
As we pointed out with the color scheme, PlayStation controllers often match their counterpart consoles, so we can expect a similar minimalist design for the PS5 – likely with blue lighting, slightly rounded edges and little definition when it comes to buttons and ports.
PS5 design render (Image credit: Future)
However, all of this is mere speculation and we won't know for sure until Sony official unveils the PS5 design. We're expecting Sony to host another PS5 reveal around June or July to reveal the console's price and design – similarly to how it did with the PS4.
While we may not know exactly what the PS5 will look like, Sony did reveal the PS5's official logo at CES 2020. It's essentially just the PlayStation 4 logo with a '5' replacing the '4'.
PS5 DualSense Controller
The PS5 will come with a new gamepad, one that Sony is dubbing the DualSense PS5 controller, not the DualShock 5, like you'd expect. Also a departure is the black-and-white color scheme that is bold – and likely to be divisive. That's the confirmed design in the picture above.
The two-tone PS5 controller color scheme extends to the four face buttons, which still consist of Triangle, Circle, Square and Cross (or X), but they're devoid of color. There is a pop of color around the side of the central touchpad, as the PS4 Lightbar has moved from the top of the gamepad on the PS5.
The PS5 controller includes haptic feedback in the L2 and R2 shoulder buttons that are going to be adaptive. Sony explains that these adaptive triggers are important to let players feel the tension of their actions, like drawing a bow to shoot an arrow. This will let developers program the resistance of the triggers to simulate actions more accurately.
The DualSense will include a microphone inside of the controller, allowing gamers to ditch their headset to communicate with friends. And the 'Share' button is dead. Long live the 'Create' button. That's what Sony is calling the the button that's in the same spot and still intended for gameplay content to share with the world. Sony is teasing more details about this button ahead of the console launch.
PS5: what will I be playing?
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The majority of the PS4 library, including PSVR games, will be supported by the PS5; that much is known. But we're now hearing more about confirmed – and rumored – PS5 games.
At this point, any first-party PS4 game in the pipeline – from Ghost of Tsushima to The Last of Us 2, would be prime candidates for PS5 cross-gen upgrades. We've also heard enough chatter around a Horizon Zero Dawn sequel and new God of War game to assume we'll be seeing both land on the PS5 console.
And while we don't know much about PS5 exclusives, we do know Sony will continue to focus on "strong narrative-driven, single-player games" with the PS5.
But what about third-party titles? We've had confirmation that Gearbox's new IP Godfall is coming exclusively to PS5, as is a title from Bluepoint Studios that's rumored to be a Demon's Souls remake. We will also see a remake of THQ Nordic's cult classic Gothic, Gollum, WRC 9, Battlefield 6, Dying Light 2 and Outriders land on PS5. In addition, Ubisoft has confirmed that Watch Dogs: Legion, Rainbow Six Quarantine, Gods and Monsters and Assassin's Creed Valhalla are all coming to Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 – with a new Far Cry also rumored to be coming to the platforms. We also know Rainbow Six Siege will be available on PS5 and Xbox Series X from launch. However, Ubisoft has said that it could delay these games if the next-gen consoles don't make their launch window.
It's likely that we'll see the likes of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6 coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X, too.
While this is a good start, we're expecting plenty more third-party games to be announced in the coming months – and we may see some of the Xbox Series X games announced at the Xbox Series X gameplay reveal making their way to PS5. However, while we know of a few third-party games in the pipeline for the PS5, there's still no confirmation on what the PS5's launch titles will be, but we're expecting first-party games to take the lead.
One rumor also introduces the concept of "Instant Demoes" on the PlayStation 5 in-console store. Before purchasing a game, it's been claimed that you'll be able to use PlayStation Now streaming technology to instantly play a chunk of a title to see whether or not it's something you'd be interested in. There's the possibility that making such a demo available would also be mandated for all PS5 developers.
In addition, for those torn between picking up any EA games before the release of the PS5 or after, then you'll be pleased to hear that EA has confirmed that certain games the company is launching this year on current-gen consoles "can be upgraded for free for the next generation" i.e. on the Xbox Series X and PS5. While we won't know which titles, this suggests we may see other game publishers taking the same route, and the PS5 could have a feature similar to Xbox Series X Smart Delivery. However, Sony hasn't confirmed this and we can only speculate.
Sony has also confirmed that the PS5 will prioritize AAA games over indie games in an effort to focus on "serious gamers".
PS5 reveal event
Sony has already hosted a PS5 specs deep-dive reveal but, while it was informative, it wasn't exactly the event we were hoping for. We didn't see the PS5 in all its glory, we heard little about features and nothing about price or PS5 games.
We're expecting that Sony will host another (likely digital) PS5 reveal event in the coming months, showcasing the PlayStation 5's features, design, price and some of the games we'll be playing on the next-gen console.
According to a Restera post by GamesBeat's Jeffrey Grubb (who correctly leaked last month's Nintendo Direct date) the PS5 reveal event is "currently planned for June 4". But this hasn't been confirmed by Sony.
However, this date would fall into the predicted PS5 reveal event window. The company has previously said that it's following a similar reveal roadmap to that of the PS4, although the Covid-19 pandemic may have disrupted this somewhat. The PS4's specs were revealed in February 2013 before Sony revealed the console, its pricing and launch lineup of games in June of that year, at E3 2013.
Sony revealed the PS5 specs in February of this year (in lieu of a GDC presentation), so we've been expecting a full PS5 reveal event to take place in either June or July (this has been made harder to predict by the fact that Sony wasn't planning to attend E3 2020).
But, it's worth noting that, when its come to the revealing details about the PS5, Sony has been somewhat of a wildcard – posting the controller reveal as a blog post and spec details by interview.
We will update you as soon as we have official news on the PS5 reveal event.
What about a PS5 Pro?
Rumors have cropped up suggesting that Sony will double down by launching the PlayStation 5 Pro at the same time as its base-model PS5.
Spotted by Wccftech, noted Japanese games journalist Zenji Nishikawa made the claim in a video on his YouTube channel, and while that kind of thing wouldn't normally be considered a rock-solid lead, Nishikawa has been proven correct in the past with his predictions about the PS4 Pro and Switch Lite.
According to Nishikawa, the PS5 Pro will cost around $100-$150 more than the basic PS5 console. The report states that Sony is taking this approach because it has "acknowledged the interest in a high-end model and wants to give players what they want right from the beginning of the generation".
NeoGaf user FXVeteran (via TweakTown) has since added fuel to the fire by claiming Sony plans to release two PlayStation 5 models at the same time: a PS5 Pro and a PS5, with the PS5 Pro being "top of the line" to compete with the Xbox Series X's potential iteratively more powerful versions.
While a PlayStation 5 Pro is likely on the cards, we don't think it'll release at the same time as the regular PS5. In our opinion, it's more likely that Sony will wait around three years (2023) before giving the console an upgrade – usually this happens mid-cycle and the PS5 lifecycle is estimated to be around six to seven years.
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Home » Business » US lawmakers calls for diversity and inclusion data from 20 digital assets firms
US lawmakers calls for diversity and inclusion data from 20 digital assets firms
Business 9 August 2022
Wahid Pessarlay
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee is looking to shine a light on the level of diversity and inclusion in the digital assets space. A coalition from the committee has sent requests to 20 key players in the U.S. digital assets space requesting data around their diversity and inclusion practices.
According to a press release, the House Financial Services Committee has made "diversity and inclusion a core pillar of its efforts to ensure that the U.S. financial services system works for everyone. It added that there is a concerning lack of diversity and inclusion data among firms in the digital assets space, hence the request.
"There is a concerning lack of publicly available data to effectively evaluate the diversity among America's largest digital assets companies, and the investment companies with significant investments in these companies. We believe transparency is a critical, first step to achieving racial and gender equity," the lawmakers wrote.
The committee has singled out 20 firms it believes to be the "largest crypto, Web3, and digital assets companies," as well as venture capital firms in the space. These include Aave, Andreessen Horowitz, Binance.US, Circle, Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), Crypto.com, Digital Currency Group, FTX, Gemini, Haun Ventures, Kraken, OpenSea, PancakeSwap, Paradigm, Paxos, Ripple, Sequoia Capital, Stellar Development Foundation, Tether, and UniSwap.
The house members conducting the study include House Financial Services Committee chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chair of the Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Al Green (D-TX), Chairman of the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Bill Foster (D-IL), and Chairman of the Task Force on Financial Technology Stephen Lynch (D-MA).
The firms have until September 2 to provide the requested data. The committee has conducted similar studies among traditional banks, investment managers, insurance, and fintech key players since 2020.
Diversity and inclusion gaining significant focus in the digital assets industry
The sensitive subject of diversity and inclusion has already been taking center stage in the digital assets industry. Several initiatives to make the space more inclusive have cropped up.
A few highlighted recently by CNBC include Black Women Blockchain Council (BWBC), Women in Blockchain (WiB), and the Komorebi Collective. Founded in 2021, BWBC has partnered with ConsenSys to train 500,000 women globally to become blockchain developers by 2030.
Governments have also been supporting such initiatives to actualize their aim. One such government is Abu Dhabi's. Back in June, the city's government partnered with Unstoppable Domains to give out web3 domain names to all its female residents.
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