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i set a = 1 and is said that the goto command was unexpected at this time. any help would be great
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First Temple-Era Discovery: Missing Section of Jerusalem Wall Revealed
The Biblical-era wall protected Jerusalem from attacks during the reign of the kings of Judah, until the arrival of the Babylonians.
By Aryeh Savir, TPS
Archaeological excavations in the City of David in Jerusalem's Old City have uncovered the remains of the city wall that was built during the Iron Age, the days of the First Temple in the Kingdom of Judah, to protect Jerusalem from the east.
This is part of the wall that the Babylonian armies encountered on the eve of their destruction of the First Temple on Tisha B'Av, in 586 BCE. Israel will mark the Tisha B'Av day of national mourning for the destruction of the two temples in Jerusalem on Sunday.
Directors of the excavation, Dr. Filip Vukosavović of the Ancient Jerusalem Research Center and Dr. Joe Uziel and Ortal Chalaf on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, said that the city wall protected Jerusalem from a number of attacks during the reign of the kings of Judah, until the arrival of the Babylonians who managed to break through it and conquer the city.
The remains of the ruins can be seen in the archaeological excavations, but the Babylonian armies did not destroy the protective wall in its entirety, and parts of the walls, which stood and protected the city for decades and more, remain standing to this day, they said.
The new section that was exposed connects two segments that were previously excavated on the eastern slope.
In the 1960s, British archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon uncovered a section of the wall in the northern part of the slope and dated it to the days of the Kingdom of Judah. About a decade later, Israeli archaeologist Yigal Shiloh uncovered a long section of the wall in excavations in the southern part of the slope.
Over the years, claims have been made that despite the impressive nature of the remains, these remnant stone structures should not be seen as wall remains. However, with the uncovering of this new section that connects with these past discoveries, it seems that the debate has been settled and that this was unequivocally the eastern wall of ancient Jerusalem.
Reconstruction of the sections that were dismantled during previous excavations in the early 20th century makes it possible to trace almost another 30 meters of the surviving wall to a height of 2.5 meters and a width of up to five meters.
In the book of Kings II, 25:10, there is a description of the conquest of the city by the Babylonians: "The whole Babylonian army under the commander of the imperial guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem."
However, it looks like the Babylonians did not destroy the eastern wall, possibly due to the sharp steepness of the eastern slope of the City of David, which slants towards the Kidron Valley at over a 30-degree angle.
Evidence of the destruction during the sacking of the city can be seen inside a building that stood next to the wall – rows of storage jars that were smashed when the building burned and collapsed were found inside. The jars bear "rosette" stamped handles, in the shape of a rose, associated with the final years of the Kingdom of Judah.
Near the wall, archeologists found a Babylonian stamp seal made of stone, depicting a figure standing in front of symbols of the two Babylonian gods Marduk and Nabu. Not far from there, a bulla, a stamp seal impression made in clay, was found bearing the Judean name "Tsafan."
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The Japanese tea ceremony, also called "Chanoyu" or "Sado" is the art and ritual of serving special powdered green tea (matcha). Matcha is made by adding hot water to powered green tea leaves and rapidly beating it with a bamboo whisk and served to guests at the tea ceremony. It is a Japanese cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha.
It originated in the monasteries of Zen Buddhism around in the 12th century. Later the Japanese tea ceremony had been perfected by Sen-no-Rikyu and became popular first among Samurai in the 16th century and then rich merchants in Edo era (1603 – 1868). As was introduced in Japanese Garden site, the tea ceremony is deeply related with Zen Buddhism in which people try to attain enlightenment even in harsh natural environments. So, a tea garden is often called "Roji (outdoors)", usually having only natural trees, stepping stones to the tea house and "Tsukubai" or a wash basin to purify hands and mouth along with his or her spirit before the ceremony.
Today, it is regarded as a form of artistic discipline for the cultivation of mental composure and elegant manners, which reminds people of the spirit of Zen Buddhism.
In the tea ceremony, you could enjoy not only the taste of matcha, but also the calm and silent atmosphere with appreciating various Japanese culture; such as simple flower arrangement, a hanging scroll sometimes with a calligraphy or India ink painting, and various utensils such as a Chashaku (tea scoop), the Cha-ire tea caddy (oftene lacquered one), fukusa (silk cloth) to clean the whisk and caddy, a bamboo whisk, Chawan (tea bowl of pottery or porcelain) , Furo (portable brazier) etc.
You can also enjoy an artistic Japanese confectionery ("Higashi" dried one or "Nerikiri" white sweet bean paste one), which is served with matcha. Especially "Nerikiri" is too beautiful to eat in the shape of a seasonal beautiful flower or any other seasonal object such as moon. As such, the tea ceremony has played an important role to have improved Japanese culture by accommodating the above garden, arts, utensils and sweets in the tea ceremony.


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Q: Recording webm with Android MediaRecorder I'm having some trouble switching from mp4 to webm recording.
This code records mp4 audio at 24fps and 640x480 resolution
private boolean prepareVideoRecorder(){

    // BEGIN_INCLUDE (configure_preview)

    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
        if(     ( checkSelfPermission(android.Manifest.permission.CAMERA)
                    == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED ) &&
                (checkSelfPermission(android.Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO)
                    == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED ) &&
                (checkSelfPermission(android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)
                    == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED ) )
        {
            Log.v(TAG,"Permission is granted");
        } else {
            Log.v(TAG, "Permission is revoked");
            //ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, new String[]{android.Manifest.permission.CAMERA}, 1);
            ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, new String[]{
                    android.Manifest.permission.CAMERA,
                    android.Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO,
                    android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE  }, 1);
        }
    }

    mCamera = CameraHelper.getDefaultCameraInstance();
    if( mCamera == null )
    {
        return false;
    }
    // We need to make sure that our preview and recording video size are supported by the
    // camera. Query camera to find all the sizes and choose the optimal size given the
    // dimensions of our preview surface.
    Camera.Parameters parameters = mCamera.getParameters();
    List<Camera.Size> mSupportedPreviewSizes = parameters.getSupportedPreviewSizes();
    List<Camera.Size> mSupportedVideoSizes = parameters.getSupportedVideoSizes();

    int rotationCorrected = correctCameraRotation();
    parameters.setRotation( rotationCorrected );

    Camera.Size optimalSize = CameraHelper.getOptimalVideoSize(mSupportedVideoSizes,
            mSupportedPreviewSizes, mPreview.getWidth(), mPreview.getHeight());

    // Use the same size for recording profile.
    parameters.setPreviewSize( optimalSize.width, optimalSize.height);
    mCamera.setParameters(parameters);
    try {
        // Requires API level 11+, For backward compatibility use {@link setPreviewDisplay}
        // with {@link SurfaceView}
        mCamera.setPreviewTexture(mPreview.getSurfaceTexture());
    } catch (IOException e) {
        Log.e(TAG, "Surface texture is unavailable or unsuitable" + e.getMessage());
        return false;
    }
    // Step 1: Unlock and set camera to MediaRecorder
    mMediaRecorder = new MediaRecorder();
    try
    {
        mCamera.unlock();
        try {
            mMediaRecorder.setCamera(mCamera);
        }catch( Exception ex )
        {
            Log.e(TAG, "I don't know what happened... " + ex.getMessage());
        }
        // Step 2: Set sources            mMediaRecorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.DEFAULT );
        mMediaRecorder.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.CAMERA);

        CamcorderProfile profile = CamcorderProfile.get(CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_480P);
        profile.videoFrameWidth = optimalSize.width;
        profile.videoFrameHeight = optimalSize.height;
        profile.fileFormat = MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.MPEG_4;
        profile.videoCodec = MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder.MPEG_4_SP;
        profile.videoFrameRate = 24;
        // reduce audio quality
        profile.audioBitRate = 16000;
        profile.audioChannels = 1;

        // Step 3: Set a CamcorderProfile (requires API Level 8 or higher)
        /*  This method should be called after the video AND audio sources
        are set, and before setOutputFile()  */
        mMediaRecorder.setProfile(profile);

        mMediaRecorder.setOrientationHint( rotationCorrected );

        // Step 4: Set output file
        mOutputFile = CameraHelper.getOutputMediaFile(CameraHelper.MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO);
        if (mOutputFile == null) {
            return false;
        }
        mMediaRecorder.setOutputFile(mOutputFile.getPath());
        // END_INCLUDE (configure_media_recorder)
    }
    catch( IllegalStateException ex )
    {
        Log.e(TAG, "IllegalStateException preparing MediaRecorder: " + ex.getMessage());
        return false;
    }
    catch( Exception ex )
    {
        Log.e(TAG, "I don't know what happened... " + ex.getMessage());
        return false;
    }
    // more stuff here
}

So, when I try to change the output format to webm, I have this
        CamcorderProfile profile = CamcorderProfile.get(CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_480P);
        profile.videoFrameWidth = optimalSize.width;
        profile.videoFrameHeight = optimalSize.height;
        // FIXME mp4 to webm
        profile.fileFormat = MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.WEBM;
        profile.videoCodec = MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder.VP8;
        profile.audioCodec = MediaRecorder.AudioEncoder.AMR_NB;
        //profile.videoFrameRate = 24;
        // reduce audio quality
        //profile.audioBitRate = 16000;
        //profile.audioChannels = 1;

        // Step 3: Set a CamcorderProfile (requires API Level 8 or higher)
        /*  This method should be called after the video AND audio sources
        are set, and before setOutputFile()  */
        mMediaRecorder.setProfile(profile);

And the setProfile method is throwing an IllegalStateException that says E/MediaRecorder: output format (9) is meant for audio recording only and incompatible with video recording.
Googling this message I arrived here:

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*https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/114819633470ebd5b346c13c2a82a0025d2d39c0/media/libmedia/mediarecorder.cpp

*https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/114819633470ebd5b346c13c2a82a0025d2d39c0/include/media/mediarecorder.h
So, my problem is that my profile.fileFormat = MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.WEBM is triggering this
    if (mIsVideoSourceSet
        && of >= OUTPUT_FORMAT_AUDIO_ONLY_START //first non-video output format
        && of < OUTPUT_FORMAT_AUDIO_ONLY_END) {
    ALOGE("output format (%d) is meant for audio recording only"
          " and incompatible with video recording", of);
    return INVALID_OPERATION;
}

Taking a look at the OUTPUT_FORMAT_AUDIO_ONLY_START and OUTPUT_FORMAT_AUDIO_ONLY_END values I can see that OUTPUT_FORMAT_AUDIO_ONLY_END should be 9 and, in MediaRecorder.java, the Webm format is
/** VP8/VORBIS data in a WEBM container */
        public static final int WEBM = 9;
What can I do to record video straight to webm?

A: Well, it seems to be a problem with the Android SDK version.
The IllegalStateException appeared on a device with SDK 17. Running the same app on a device with SDK 23 works fine and I can record webm video.
There is no sound, however :(

A: As far as I know, WebM container does not support AMR-NB voice codec. It supports only Vorbis and Opus audio codecs. See here: https://www.webmproject.org/about/faq/

Why you dont want to use WebM's Vorbis audio codec (Opus is for voice)? That would be logical.

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I've been flying in the Gulf of Mexico for almost 2 years now, weird to think it's been that long. When I came back from Kuwait it was right at the height of the downturn. Layoffs and hiring freezes were everywhere. I spent 11 months as an unemployed pilot and was even starting to consider a career change. In the time I've been down here I've flown for RLC and now I'm with PHI – and with both companies I flew as an "off-shore" pilot. As in, I stayed off-shore.
It was mostly due to the fact that I had more time than most of the other "new hires" so I was able to qualify for contracts with customers that wanted extra time beyond the 1500 hour hiring minimum. With PHI my current customer wanted extra experience like 50 hours in type, and a winter of winter in the Gulf flying experience off-shore – so of the 40+ new pilots PHI brought on, only a few of us actually qualified for these jobs.
If you were to ask me what life is like for a pilot that stays on-shore in base housing, with other pilots…I'd have to refer you elsewhere. My schedule is 3 nights off-shore, and then 1 night "on the beach" so that maintenance can take a look at my helicopter and do any scheduled work.
With RLC I stayed on a platform in the Vermillion lease block. All of the "fields" down here are broken into blocks, and named one thing or another. Each of these blocks is then broken into smaller numbered blocks, like South Marsh 251 or Eugene Island 11. I was flying a "loop" contract for one of RLC's customers at the time, based out of the Mouton Cove base. The living quarters on that platform were fairly small. One office, a common area with a TV, dining table, and kitchen. The common area was connected by a short hallway (with a washer and dryer in it) to two bedrooms, each with four bunks, and a bathroom with one shower and toilet. On a typical day there were only 4 of us on the platform, two operators, one lead, and the pilot.
We would start early in the day, myself, two operators and an L-4. Flying "the loop" would take us the whole day and whomever was left behind on the platform would make dinner for when we got back….9 times out of 10. Sometimes we were left to our own devices.
Fast forward to my current contract with PHI. I'm staying on a complex facility (multiple structures connected with catwalks) that on average has 30 people on it, but is designed for over 100 people (we've only been at capacity a few times since I started flying this job last year).
The top of the facility is my domain. The heli-deck, or heliport, whatever you want to call it. Several storage boxes containing straps, inlet pillows, fuel sample jars, cleaning supplies, a ladder for pre-flight, and other miscellaneous equipment line the side. This facility has fuel on it, so I've got a fuel station off to one side, and welded in tie down points.
My day starts and ends here, in the morning removing all of the tiedowns and fueling the helicopter. At the end of the day we perform a "daily inspection" which is a lengthy version of a pre-flight. Put the tiedown straps back on, including putting pillows in, and blades straps on.
My job is "field support" which affords me the luxury of having my customer dispatcher in the field with me. The office itself is where I spend a good chunk of the day between flights, it's also where my ethernet cable is located so I can upload my logs at the end of the day.
One of the best parts of this job is the fact that the PHI Pilot on this platform has individual quarters. I keep a uniform out here in a locker, as well as a shaving kit, basic supplies, some snacks – so that I can fly with less stuff in my "go bag".
A small desk gives me a place to work (I'm writing this blog post here right now), and I even have a TV hooked up to DirecTV satellite.
Though I have my own room I don't have my own bathroom – which is the only logical next step up. Some of the rooms for the big-wigs out here have their own, but for the most part the rest of us use 1 of 2 shared spaces. each one is equipped with 4 showers and a row of sinks which tends to keep the crowding down to a minimum.
two shared bathrooms, and five rooms – each with an individual sink for personal hygiene.
The trailers aren't the best, the apartments are pretty nice. I recently killed a wasp that was living in the ceiling of my trailer, and the air conditioner has failed twice this year alone. So, like I said above, I prefer my off-shore living conditions.
That first platform I was staying on had a small outdoor space with some free weights and a gerry-rigged cable system as its gym. Enough to get the job done, but not exactly a Gold's.
The platform I'm currently staying on actually has a dedicated, indoor, space for the gym. Equipped with a squat rack, bench press, a ton of free weights, a sort of combo-cable-machine, and a treadmill. It's a pretty sizable upgrade, however once you get more than 3 people in there working out it starts to feel really small. I've started pushing my workouts to later in the evening, in order to be able to get more free-range with the equipment and weights.
to an array of coffee pots in the morning.
We have a selection of a dozen cold cereal types to eat and baked goods galore.
A very large tv room pulls double duty as a tv room/common space for anyone to use and as a meeting room for the twice daily safety meetings and any other special briefings. We have safety meetings in the morning at 0600 and in the evening at 1730.
We also have a large "smoking area" that is also a pretty popular hang out, because it is one of the only places you can get the guest wifi signal that comes on at night.
This is also the muster area for the complex where, in the event of a drill or actual emergency, all of us muster. Hence the name, muster area.
So there you have it, that's life off-shore. I end my duty day with paperwork and a thorough post-flight inspection. Have dinner, a safety meeting, hit the gym, and then the shower. Afterward I retire to my room and watch a movie, read a little, and maybe write a blog post.
If you have any questions about off-shore flying, the gulf of Mexico, or anything pilot or travel related. Please send them my way and I'll try and answer them all.
Really really interesting!!! Thanks a heap for the words and photos!
EI-43AA. Been there numerous times. Do you enjoy the AT&T service out there?
I actually use T-Mobile, and since it's so close to the beach I get fairly good service. They've recently put a dozen or so signal boosters around too. My problem is that tampnet is so strong my phone connects to their Network first.


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I bring you greeting and best wishes from Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the oldest inter-collegiate African-American Greek letter organization in existence today. On behalf of this esteemed organization, I would like to take this opportunity to invite your company/organization to participate in the Fraternity's 107th Anniversary/92nd General Convention being held in Austin, TX from June 26 – 30, 2013. Attached to this message you will find the forms necessary to secure your spot at this prestigious event. This will be our first convention in over two (2) years since our leadership chose to cancel the 2012 convention in Miami, FL,. Therefore, the fraternity expects the turnout to be bigger than ever in the Lone Star State. The city of Austin has opened its doors to our dear fraternity and the response from our brotherhood has been unprecedented.
This year we have decided to implement a new voucher program to our brotherhood. Each registered brother at the conference will receive a voucher worth $15 dollars which they will be able to use at any registered vendor at the conference. Each vendor will be reimbursed for all vouchers that they receive at their booths. This is our effort to increase the number of potential buyers that frequent our vending area. This is just one of the many new items that we are introducing this year! Attached below you will find a link to our Vendor Advertisement form which you can utilize to advertise your company and the products you are offering. In addition, I am including the Convention and Fraternity licensing packet. You may also go to the Fraternity's national website under "Programs and Partnerships…Licensed Vendors" will you can click on the links that will point you to these attached documents.
ALL REGISTERED VENDORS AT THE CONVENTION WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND AN INFORMATION SESSION ON TUESDAY, JUNE 25TH FROM 6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Additional information will be provided at the time your application packet is processed.
I look forward to meeting and working with each of you.


HardwareSecrets published a follow up on their case fan place article, you can read it over here.
Let's measure temperatures on computer hot spots with different case fan configurations in order to find out which one is the best.
Here is a snippet: "Recently, we published a test where we tried to find out which position of a case fan is the best for CPU temperatures. Now, let's expand this experiment, comparing the temperatures of the computer "hot spots" under different case fan configurations. Check it out!"


The Scarred Tree is a project of St John's Glebe and Anglican Aid. It brings healing and honour to Indigenous Australians scarred by trauma, exclusion and injustice. It is located at The St John's Centre, 132 St John's Rd Glebe, but it serves the wider Sydney region.
St John's has a serious commitment to partner with Indigenous Australians.
St John's traces its history back to the first fleet, the designation of the land for church use and thus to the dispossession of the Gadigal people, the first custodians of the land now known as Glebe. Within the church grounds there is an actual scarred tree, which is thought to be the oldest tree in Sydney outside the Botanical Gardens, predating British occupation.
Research, observation and practical community experiences has revealed that Indigenous Australians in the Glebe and surrounding communities continue to be impacted by discrimination, social exclusion, poverty and the forced removal of children.
Within Glebe there are 1800 public housing tenancies, with an estimated population of 4,000 people. These tenancies are focussed on Indigenous families as well as on people with high needs, such as people suffering from mental illness, single parents, the aged and people gripped by drug and substance abuse.
The Scarred Tree project enables Indigenous culture and its contribution to society to be recognised and respected. Friendships are nurtured with non Indigenous families and individuals. Within the project Indigenous families and individuals are supported and resourced for parenting and school participation. Personal counselling and financial assistance through the No Interest Loans Scheme (NILS) is offered. Families caught up in the justice system, particularly juvenile justice, are supported. Individuals are trained in leadership and advocacy. Members of the stolen generation are encouraged to meet and to share their stories. People are invited to eat together and to learn from one another as friends and family within a Christian context, which respects Indigenous culture, acknowledges elders and recognises past traditions).
Give thanks for Paul Perini (the minister of St John's) and local Indigenous leadership as they implement this exciting project which will offer counselling, No Interest Loans (NILS) and budget assistance, parenting skills, school participation and leadership and advocacy skills.
WITHIN the grounds of St John's Anglican Church, Glebe, stands a scarred tree, thought to be the oldest tree in Sydney outside the Botanical Gardens, but one of thousands of surviving trees in NSW which bear scars resulting from removal of bark or wood by Aboriginal people in the past to make canoes, shields and other artefacts.
The Glebe survivor now has given its name to The Scarred Tree, a project of St John's supported by Anglican Aid, which aims to bring healing and honour to Indigenous Australians scarred by trauma, exclusion and injustice.
St John's has a serious commitment to partner with Indigenous Australians. The church traces its history back to early colonial settlement, the designation of land for church use and so to the dispossession of the Gadigal people, the first custodians of the land now known as Glebe.
Research, observation and practical community experience have shown that Indigenous Australians in the Glebe and surrounding communities continue to suffer discrimination, social exclusion and poverty.
More than 300 Indigenous people live in Glebe, mainly in public housing – the third largest such population in the City of Sydney local government area.
The Scarred Tree project enables Indigenous culture and its contribution to society to be recognised and respected. Friendships with non-Indigenous people are nurtured, while families and individuals receive help with parenting and school participation.
The project offers personal counselling and also financial help through the No Interest Loans Scheme (NILS). Families caught up in the justice system, particularly juvenile justice, are supported. Individuals are trained in leadership and advocacy. Members of the "stolen generation" are encouraged to meet and share their stories.
People are invited to eat together and learn from one another as friends and family within a Christian context which respects Indigenous culture, acknowledges elders and recognises traditions.


The Ravens have agreed in principle to a two-year contract with backup quarterback Robert Griffin III, the team announced in a tweet.
The deal is pending a physical. A dollar amount was not immediately available.
Griffin, who sat out 2017, saw limited action in support of Joe Flacco and Lamar Jackson. He made three appearances, completing two passes in six attempts.
In January, head coach John Harbaugh called the former Heisman Trophy winner out of Baylor a "great option" to back up Jackson going forward.


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Terry Booker (born July 4, 1985), professionally known as Internal Quest, is an American rapper from Newark, New Jersey. He began rapping in the early 2000s. He has worked with notable hip-hop artists such as El Da Sensei, Sadat X, Craig G and Trick-Trick

Biography
Terry Booker (born July 4, 1985 in Newark, New Jersey), professionally known as Internal Quest is an audio engineer, music producer, and youth mentor. He began his career in the Barringer High School marching band, producing for local artists and competing in area beat battles and talent shows. Internal Quest attended the Institute of Audio Research in New York City graduating with high honors. In 2010, he became the lead engineer and general manager of Jersey Sound Lab Recordings based in Newark, NJ. Internal Quest calls his sound, style and delivery of his music as, "Hip-Hop: With a little innovation."

Internal Quest gained notoriety when he collaborated with Sydney, Australia based DJ "Nino Brown" in 2010 where they released "Flight 973 to Sydney", an international Mix CD that reached the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Canada, and Australia. Flight 973 to Sydney featured a remixed single "Where We @?" with Bahraini former auto racing driver, Hamad Al Fardan that gained underground success due to its diverse mix of six artists from five countries.

Universal Records Australia DJ Nino Brown was impressed with "Flight 973 to Sydney" which led to a production credit on his Blazin' 2011 3-disk compilation. The compilation also featured Internal Quest as a rapper on Prinnie Stevens single "Lion".

Internal Quest has since gone on to release several singles, an album and features within underground hip hop.

His latest Release "Fade Away" (2018) was featured on "Fresh Finds" Spotify Editorial Playlist

Discography
EP and Compilations
 Flight 973 to Sydney" with DJ Nino Brown (2010)
 "Jersey Sound Lab Presents: All Hands On Deck" (2011)
 "Ideology" (2013)
 "We Came From Chains" (2018)

Features and Singles
 "Talk of the City" with El Da Sensei (2010) (Germany)
 Lion" (Remix) with Prinnie Stevens (2010) (Australia)
 Problems" (Remix) featuring El Da Sensei, Sadat X, Craig G (2011) (USA)
 Comes Around" featuring El Da Sensei (2011) (Japan)
 We Gon Turn It Out" featuring Jas Mace from (2011) (USA)
 I'm On the Edge" featuring DJ Hush (2012)
 "Goin Dummy" (2012)
 "No Shade" from Blood Album with Scifi Stu (2012) (Scotland)
 "We go to war" with Мс Атила (2014) (Bulgaria)
 "Got It" with Sicaa from Organic Symposium V.A Lp on Highlife Recordings (2017) (France)
 "CAPO" (2017)
 "PACK" (2018) (USA)
 "Last Days" with Jody McCoy (2018)
 "Fade Away" (2018)
Engineering Credit
 "The Wait Is Over" Intro from Blazin 2011 with DJ Nino Brown (2011)
 All Night" with Queen Aminah and Rueben Toro (2010)
 "XL" album with El Da Sensei and Sadat X (2018)

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Aviva made 'right decision' with preference shares U-turn, analyst says
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Author Husain RupawalaBen Dyson
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Insurance group Aviva PLC made the "right decision" in abandoning controversial plans to cancel preference shares at par value, Macquarie analyst Andy Hughes said March 23.
The insurer dropped plans to redeem the shares after heavy criticism from holders and members of the parliamentary houses of Commons and Lords. The insurer revealed that it was considering the move when it announced its full-year 2017 results March 8, but ran into controversy because the shares are described as irredeemable and had been trading at a big premium to the £1 par value.
The value of the preference shares began to recover after dropping sharply following the announcement — the 8.75% shares were up 10.8% to 153.5 pence apiece as of just before 3:30 p.m. London time March 23. They had fallen to 128 pence March 8 from 174.5 pence the day before.
Aviva's ordinary share price was down 2.2% at 492.9 pence as of just before 3:30 p.m.
"I think they have done the right thing now," Hughes said in an interview. "Had they gone ahead and done it, you could ask [how it would affect their reputation], but I think they have made the right decision in the end."
Hughes added that Aviva's intentions for the preference shares had struck analysts as odd: "I think everyone thought it was a bit strange. I was a little bit surprised — I think most people were — when they said they thought they could call [the shares] at par."
As well as avoiding a hit to its reputation, Aviva's U-turn could mean that it will use the funds that would have been consumed in redeeming the preference shares in buying back more ordinary shares. The company bought back £300 million of ordinary shares in 2017.
Aviva CFO Tom Stoddard told analysts at Aviva's results conference March 8: "To the extent that we don't do anything with [the preference shares], we still have our capital redeployment budget for this year and so that would imply a higher buyback." He added that "it would be natural for us to do something similar" to the £300 million 2017 buyback in 2018.
Hughes projected a larger buyback in the second half, adding that such a move might be more beneficial to the company than canceling the preference shares.
"They haven't said they are going to do a buyback, but if they do a straight share buyback, I think that is economically as good as, maybe even better than doing the preference shares," he said. "The preference shares still qualify for capital for nine years anyway so, by buying back the equity — I think the share price is undervalued at the moment — it gives you more upside on the equity valuation."
Aviva wanted to cancel the preference shares in part because from 2026, they will no longer count toward its capital base under the European Solvency II regime. They also pay high levels of remuneration to holders.
Aviva CEO Mark Wilson told analysts March 8 that the preference shares "are now just the equivalent of very expensive senior debt, with coupons that are not tax-deductible."
The company had not made a final decision whether to cancel the preference shares when it announced the plans, and Stoddard noted at the time that the matter needed to be handled with care. He told analysts: "We want to be very deliberate and careful in terms of how we approach them. And so we've been taking our time to work through what the possibilities are there and we're continuing to do that work now, so we haven't concluded on a specific action."
In announcing the decision not to go ahead with the cancellation, Aviva said it had received "strong feedback and criticism" and that it "has listened." It also noted that it "still plans to deploy £3 billion in excess cash in 2018 and 2019 to reduce hybrid debt, fund bolt-on acquisitions and buy back ordinary shares."
Husain RupawalaBen Dyson


An example of a male Bactrian deer (Cervus elaphus bactrianus), resting in the shade in Jerusalem zoo. / Antonio Cruz.
The word "deer" in Hebrew is ayyal, while the Hebrew word for the female deer, the hind, is ayyalah, This is the term used in numerous biblical texts (Gen. 49:21; 2 Samuel 22:84; Job 34:1; Psalm 18:33; 29:9; and Habakkuk 3:19).
Another term that is used is ayyéleth, Proverbs 5:19; Jeremiah 14:5; Psalm 22 title). In the Greek Septuagint it is translated as comoélaphos, and the Latin Vulgate term is cervus.
There are no longer any wild deer in Bible lands. The subspecies, Cervus elaphus bactrianus, which abounded in Bible times, especially to the north of Mount Tabor, subsequently disappeared from these regions due to hunting, the depletion of the forests and the presence of predators.
Nevertheless, there are now thousands of examples of this subspecies in Turkistan and northern Afghanistan, but the Bactrian deer have disappeared from Israel. Now they are being bred in captivity with a view to being reintroduced into Bible lands.
According to the Hebrew purity norms, the deer was regarded as a clean animal and, therefore, could be eaten (Deut 12:15; 1 Kings 4:23; Psalm 42:1; Song of Solomon 8:14). Venison was King Solomon's favourite game as the meat is very flavoursome (1 Kings 5:3).
In the Bible it is also admired for its light-footedness and agility (Song of Solomon 2:9; Isaiah 35:6); for its surefootedness (Habakkuk 3:19); for its affection (Proverbs 5:19), and the fact that it protects its young and hides them from harm (Job 39:1).
Subsequently, during the first centuries after Christ, Christians associated the symbol of the deer with candidates for baptism, who desired saving grace.
The Bactrian deer, like all deer, have strong antlers, which after falling leave the bony stump from which they had grown. / Antonio Cruz.
In the same way, the two deer looking at the cross which feature on the façade of the Catholic basilica of Gethsemane, in Jerusalem, represent believers receiving grace thanks to the death of Jesus Christ.
The Bactrian deer is one of 27 documented subspecies of common deer (Cervus elaphus) in the northern hemisphere. It is a large vegetarian artiodactyl which can reach a size of 250 cm in length and, in the case of the male, a weight of 200 kg.
There is a striking dissimilarity between the two sexes, in that the female is much smaller and has no antlers. Their body hair is brown, except for their gluteal folds and belly, which are white.
The young are a reddish colour, with white spots and stripes to camouflage them from predators. They have split hooves and two rudimentary lateral toes.
The large male specimens are solitary, but the females live in packs on plains, meadows, marshland or mountain regions. They normally feed on vegetation like leaves, Grass, bark, fruit and fungus.
Although they are shy and elusive, the males become aggressive and fight among themselves for the females during the mating season.
Nocturnal image of the façade of the Catholic basilica in the garden of Gethsemane (Jerusalem). The upper vertex features two deer looking at a cross. These animals were symbolic of the believer saved through the sacrifice of Christ. / Antonio Cruz.
It is customary for pregnant females to separate themselves from the pack to give birth. In the peaceful high grazing grounds, their fawns are born with a hide speckled with bright spots which enable them to avoid being noticed by predators in the surrounding vegetation (Job 39:1).
The mothers will return, after feeding, to this same isolated spot, to suckle their fawns, which will not stray far from their hiding place when they are alone.
This behaviour will save the lives of many of these fawns, because if they were with the pack, being weaker and slower than the others, they would be easy pickings for their enemies. How do the hinds know how they must act to protect their young? Who taught them to behave in this way?
The book of Job highlights the wisdom of God in creation, and in sustaining his world, and raises questions such as, is the human being capable of regulating and shaping the conduct of these animals? Can Job explain the nature of such phenomena without invoking a wise and highly intelligent creator?
Nowadays there are many who believe that nature created itself without the intervention of a supernatural designer.
However, since the days of Job until the present day, millions have believed this to be impossible because from nothing, nothing comes, however much you strain the math and physics.


Noun: the level of knowledge and development achieved in music at present.
Adjective: the most recent and therefore considered the best in music.
As noun or adjective, today´s knowledge about the state-of-the-art in music is something diffuse. We need to discuss about it, and see where it´s going. Talking about this, we could be understanding our own condition as contemporary humans. We are so immersed in the changing environment of today´s world that the speed is essential for us. We need fast food. We want fast news. And maybe, we consume fast music, as a thing to be used and discarded in a very easy way.
#iamablackhero is a project that has been born to shed some light to the inspiration, passion, compromise, challenge and effort that composes music in every single way. From the proffesional point of view of talented musicians, to the interesting opinions of unknown music consumers & listeners, we are here to talk about music. But... What is Black Hero?
Black Hero means the power of music to trascend. Probably, it´s so usual that you barely realize that music is always there. From your awakening to the moment when you close your eyes. From your cradle to your grave. When you walk, when you work, when you kiss. You could associate all of your vital experiences to a particular song, to a band, to a style, configuring a rich and special soundtrack that could reveal a draft of your own personality. Classical music? Jazz? Rock? Indie? Flamenco? Hundreds of styles, and in the end everything turns into just one thing: the human condition trying to express the inexpressible. Transforming feelings into notes, into chords, into melodies.
I believe that we all are Black Heroes. If we talk about music, we could be talking about the essence of the human being. And it´s time to rise our voices to proclaim it, and to demand the need of music in this world.
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Home » Post » Blog » What We Haven't Been Told: We Can Already Feed 4 Billion More
What We Haven't Been Told: We Can Already Feed 4 Billion More
By Robyn O'Brien
(Prevention)
No one wants to be told what to eat. I grew up in Texas eating meat at every meal and understand how sensitive this issue can be.
But a new study offers an alternative to the marketing push we are seeing by the chemical companies that is promoting their idea that we need their genetically engineered food systems and the chemicals required to feed the world.
The research is worth examining, as it would not require the introduction of new ingredients into our food supply for which no long term studies have been conducted, nor would it require the increased use of oil-derived, chemical inputs as ingredients in the production of these new food crops.
A study out of the University of Minnesota shows that a powerful way that we could address our efforts to feed a growing global population without the added use of chemically intensive agriculture is simply to consider shifting how we use our cropland.
According to the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota, "the world's croplands could feed 4 billion more people than they do now just by shifting from producing animal feed and biofuels to producing exclusively food for human consumption."
Even a smaller, partial shift from crop-intensive livestock such as feedlot beef to food animals such as chicken or pork could increase agricultural efficiency and provide food for millions, the study says.
"We essentially have uncovered an astoundingly abundant supply of food for a hungry world, hidden in plain sight in the farmlands we already cultivate," says graduate research assistant Emily Cassidy, lead author of the paper published in Environmental Research Letters. "Depending on the extent to which farmers and consumers are willing to change current practices, existing croplands could feed millions or even billions more people."
So why did we do this? Especially in light of an increasing global population? Here in the United States, when the first genetically engineered corn products were introduced on the market, we suddenly found ourselves with a surplus of one of the world's most rejected food products. Chemical companies had designed a food that no one wanted to eat, a corn plant engineered to produce its own insecticidal toxin. With a sudden surplus of corn available, new ethanol mandates were put in place to gobble up the excess. By 2005, shortly after the rejection of this genetically engineered corn around the world, the United States became the world's largest producer of ethanol.
The research out of the University of Minnesota suggests that it might be time to revisit this decision which would require revisiting policies put in place ten years ago.
"Demand for crops is expected to double by 2050 as population grows and increasing affluence boosts meat consumption. Meat takes a particularly big toll on food security because it takes up to 30 crop calories to produce a single calorie of meat. In addition, crops are increasingly being used for biofuels rather than food production." According to new research from the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota, this study sought to quantify the benefit to food security that would accrue if some or all of the lands used to produce animal feed and fuel were reallocated to directly produce food for people.
To get at that question, Cassidy and colleagues first mapped the extent and productivity of 41 major crops between 1997 and 2003, adjusting numbers for imports and exports and calculating conversion efficiencies of animal feed using U.S. Department of Agriculture data. The researchers assumed humans need an average of 2,700 calories per day, and grazing lands and animals were not included in the study. Among the team's findings:
Only 12 percent of crop calories used for animal feed end up as calories consumed by humans.
Only 55 percent of crop calories worldwide directly nourish people.
Growing food exclusively for direct human consumption could boost available food calories up to 70 percent
U.S. agriculture alone could feed an additional 1 billion people by shifting crop calories to direct human consumption.
When calculated on the basis of protein rather than calories, results were similar. For instance, of all plant protein produced, 49 percent ends up in human diets.
In addition to the global findings, the research team looked at allocation of crop calories in four key countries: India, China, Brazil and the U.S. They found that while India allocates 90 percent of calories to feeding people, the other three allocate 58 percent, 45 percent, and 27 percent, respectively.
According to new research from the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota, "Noting the major cultural and economic dimensions involved, the researchers acknowledged that while a complete shift from animal to plant-based diets may not be feasible, even a partial shift would benefit food security. Quantifying the impact of various strategies, they found that a shift from crop-intensive beef to pork and chicken could feed an additional 357 million people, and a shift to nonmeat diets that include eggs and milk could feed an additional 815 million people."
No one likes to be told what to eat. I grew up in Texas eating meat at every meal, I certainly understand how sensitive this issue can be. So the researchers emphasized that they are not making diet prescriptions or recommendations, just pointing out opportunities for gains in food production. They noted that humans can completely meet protein needs with plant-based diets, but that crop systems would need to shift (e.g., toward more production of protein-rich legumes) to meet human dietary needs.
"The good news is that we already produce enough calories to feed a few billion more people," Cassidy says. You certainly would not hear this from the biotech industry, the chemical industry or the agrichemical companies who are constantly striking fear in the heart of Americans.
"As our planet gets more crowded or we experience disasters like droughts and pests, we can find ways of using existing croplands more efficiently."
In addition to her role as Global Landscapes Initiative graduate research assistant with the Institute on the Environment, Cassidy is a graduate student in the Natural Resources Science and Management program in the University of Minnesota's College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences.
Follow Robyn on Twitter @unhealthytruth and on Facebook. She is a former financial analyst and author.
To view a video explaining the research, please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmBVbqEPeC0&feature=c4-overview&list=UUXzMUZRZtBE0GtF1RCOWMbw.
The University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment seeks lasting solutions to Earth's biggest challenges through research, partnerships and leadership development. For more information, visit environment.umn.edu.


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Government Projects Bring Losses to Builders
By	Diana Kulchitskaya
A sign showing the final result of construction on the Bolshoi Ice Dome, built for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
The construction industry is in huge turmoil as major firms, which were involved in building the infrastructure for the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games, have either been declared insolvent or are on the verge of bankruptсy, Vedomosti reported Monday.
The problems in the industry are connected with the inadequate planning of expenses, which may rise several times from initial estimates during construction. And the government does not compensate losses, forcing the contractors to stick to the originally agreed prices, industry officials said.
The companies lose great amounts of money as a result. Two major Olympic contractors — Mostovik and Tonnelny Otryad 44 — are undergoing a bankruptcy procedure, while another Olympic builder Mosinzhstroi was unable to repay bank loans and announced its liquidation.
A Vedomosti source in Mostovik said that not only companies involved with Olympic venues were affected but many other firms participating in government construction projects.
Mosinzhstroi's major rival Kosmos, one of the leading constructors of transport infrastructure in the country, is also on the brink of bankruptcy, while Gornoprokhodcheskye Raboty 1, or GPR 1, which participated in the construction of Okhotny Ryad shopping center and the restoration of Manezh Square, has almost stopped operating, sources close to the companies told Vedomosti.
Another problem is the haste with which the projects are implemented. And as they ignore the geological peculiarities of the site they have to be changed several times during the construction period.
"In European countries there is a very distinct system of implementing construction contracts. At first there is a long process of project development, then the territory is being cleared and only after that the contractors are being selected, said Vladimir Vlasov of Mostotrest, one of the biggest Russian construction companies, which belongs to Arkady and Igor Rotenberg.
"In Russia unfortunately the situation is different. We do the project development very quickly, but the actual construction may last for a long time and be accompanied by serious expenses," he added.
Government officials put the blame on constructors. "If a contractor wins an auction, but does not study the project documents properly, it is his fault. The budget will not compensate his mistakes," Andrei Bochkaryov, head of Moscow's construction department, told Vedomosti.
The total cost of the Olympic games in Sochi reached 1.5 trillion rubles ($50 billion), becoming the most expensive project in the history of the Games. Ninety-eight percent of the money was used for construction. However, the contractors did not get a chance to earn a fortune.
"One of the reasons why the Olympic venues did not bring much money to contractors was the limited period of time for their implementation. This increased spendings with the construction," said Marina Smirnova, head of hotels and tourism department at Cushman & Wakefield. She added that additional investments had to be used to double the number of construction workers because of the rush.
Contact the author at d.kulchitskaya@imedia.ru


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Q: Strange compiler speed optimization results - IAR compiler I'm experiencing a strange issue when I try to compile two source files that contain some important computing algorithms that need to be highly optimized for speed.
Initially, I have two source files, let's call them A.c and B.c, each containing multiple functions that call each other (functions from a file may call functions from the other file). I compile both files with full speed optimizations and then when I run the main algorithm in an application, it takes 900 ms to run.
Then I notice the functions from the two files are mixed up from a logical point of view, so I move some functions from A.c to B.c; let's call the new files A2.c and B2.c. I also update the two headers A.h and B.h by moving the corresponding declarations.
Moving function definitions from one file to the other is the only modification I make!
The strange result is that after I compile the two files again with the same optimizations, the algorithm now takes 1000 ms to run.
What is going on here?
What I suspect happens: when functions f calls function g, being in the same file allows the compiler to replace actual function calls with inline code as an optimization. This is no longer possible when definitions are not compiled at the same time.

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*Am I correct in my assumption?

*Aside from regrouping the function definitions as it was before, is there anything I can do to obtain the same optimization as before? I researched and it seems it's not possible to compile two source files simultaneously into a single object file. Could the order of compilation matter?

A: As to whether your assumption is correct, the best way to tell is to examine the assembler output, such as by using gcc -S or gcc -save-temps. That will be the definitive way to see what your compiler has done.
As to compiling two C source files into a single object file, that's certainly doable. Just create a AB.c as follows:
#include "A.c"
#include "B.c"

and compile that.
Barring things that should be kept separate (such as static items which may exist in both C files), that should work (or at least work with a little modification).
However, remember the optimisation mantra: Measure, don't guess! You're giving up a fair bit of encapsulation by combining them so make sure the benefits well outweigh the costs.


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Tiger Telematics
Handheld game console
March 19, 2005 (2005-03-19)
February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)
Fewer than 25,000[1]
SD, MMC
ARM9 S3C2440 processor at 400 MHz
Best-selling game
Sticky Balls
The Gizmondo is a handheld gaming console developed by Tiger Telematics. It was released in the UK, Sweden and the U.S. starting in March 2005.[2] Its first-party games were developed in studios in Helsingborg, Sweden, and Manchester, England. Gizmondo Europe, Ltd. was based in London, England, and was a subsidiary of Florida-based Tiger Telematics, whose chairman Carl Freer led Gizmondo's development.[3]
Before its launch the Gizmondo had high expectations by some journalists due to its extensive feature set, and it was aimed to compete against Nintendo and Sony;[4] however, it ended up as a major sales failure.[5] The company extravagantly spent millions on promotions such as a celebrity party at London's Park Lane Hotel, and taking part at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, despite never making a profit. Its American debut was delayed several times, and a widescreen version was announced shortly before its release - resulting in low sales.[6][7] With fewer than 25,000 units sold, the Gizmondo was named by GamePro as the worst selling handheld console in history.[8]
The Gizmondo was further overshadowed when Swedish press revealed criminal pasts of several executives, causing their resignations including Tiger Telematics CEO Carl Freer. Director of Gizmondo Europe Stefan Eriksson was involved in a Swedish criminal organisation, the "Uppsalamaffian" (the Uppsala mafia).[9] By February 2006, the company was forced into bankruptcy after amassing US$300 million (£160 million) debt, and the Gizmondo stopped production.[10] Weeks thereafter Eriksson crashed a rare Ferrari Enzo driving at 260 km/h (162 mph) in California,[11] and was later jailed and subsequently deported for driving under the influence in connection with the crash and other criminal offenses.
The Gizmondo device was originally called Gametraq. Tiger Telematics first published on their website in October 2003 about the device being developed.[12] This came in response to Nokia's N-Gage. During December that year, Gizmondo made its debut as a concept product at the Las Vegas CES in January 2004,[13] and later appeared at the German CeBIT show in March 2004.[14] The company and the console were renamed Gizmondo around April 2004.[15]
The former Gizmondo store in Regent Street, London
British Formula One driver Jenson Button appeared on magazine adverts for the Gizmondo,[16] and also had his own licensed video game for the device, Chicane, though it never released due to a dispute with Tiger Telematics and the developer of the game. In London's Regent Street, Tiger Telematics threw a party with several celebrities invited to promote the device. Busta Rhymes, Jodie Kidd and Pharrell Williams were among the celebrities invited, of whom some performed. There were also two television adverts that aired after release. Also, in an attempt to promote the console, Gizmondo's executive Stefan Eriksson took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race of 2005 in a Gizmondo-sponsored Ferrari 360 Modena GTC.
The Gizmondo's problems were compounded by the involvement of Eriksson in Swedish organized crime, and later for crashing a Ferrari Enzo in Malibu, California, which was apparently owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland. He pleaded guilty to numerous criminal charges which led him to 2 years in jail.[17][18]
In 2007, GameTrailers named it "the worst console of all time."[19]
Widescreen Gizmondo
Tiger Telematics announced a new Gizmondo model for release in Q2 2006. It was intended to have a larger, 4" widescreen screen and upgrades like Wi-Fi, TV-out support, an improved 480 × 272 pixel resolution, a 2-megapixel camera, and a 500 MHz processor.[20] It also included tri-band GSM technology, effectively making it a mobile phone too.[21] It also featured new icons on the buttons. The widescreen Gizmondo was announced just a few weeks before the U.S. launch of the Gizmondo, possibly prompting some potential customers to not buy the Gizmondo, and instead wait for the improved model, in an example of the Osborne effect.[22] Tiger Telematics promised to show the device at CES 2006 in January; however, it never appeared there.[23] Shortly thereafter Tiger went bankrupt, and thus the new Gizmondo was never released.
Gizmondo was released in the United Kingdom on 19 March 2005, priced at £229.[24] The Gizmondo was available from the Gizmondo flagship store on London's Regent Street, via Gizmondo's online shop, and other high-street and online retailers such as Argos, Dixons, Currys, John Lewis, although it was never clear how many units were actually introduced into those retail channels.
The SMS service of the Gizmondo enabled people to send messages by pre-pay Vodafone accounts bundled in with the device.
The Gizmondo sold 1000 units within an hour of launch. In April, a month after the initial release, a variant of the console with GPS-assisted "Smart Adds" advertising enabled was released with an RRP of £129.[25][5]
Gizmondo was launched in Sweden in the late Summer of 2005, with both "Smart Adds" and normal units available. Rather than opening flagship stores, the manufacturer relied on established retailers such as Webhallen. "Smart Adds" were never enabled for the Swedish market, even though the technology "was there".
A booth selling Gizmondos in West Covina, California, November 2005
In the United States, the Gizmondo launched on October 22, 2005. Retail price was $400 for a unit without "Smart Ads", or $229 for a "Smart Ads" enabled device.[26] It was available only at kiosks located in shopping malls throughout the U.S. (operated by National Kiosk, LLC, located in the western corner of North Carolina). Only 8 of the planned 14 games were ever released in the U.S., along with no CoPilot GPS software, though the software was sold on the British site for a week or two. There was little to no advertising, and some of their advertising was even put in magazines of Nintendo Power (Nintendo's official magazine). Plans to distribute the handheld through other retailers never materialized.
Main article: List of Gizmondo games
The Gizmondo launched in the United Kingdom with only one game, Trailblazer. The console launched in the United States with a line-up of eight titles, including Trailblazer. In addition to these eight, six others were released in Europe only. A further 30 titles were known to have been in development for the system, but all were canceled before their release due to Tiger Telematics' bankruptcy. Also all games released in North America were effectively launch titles.
Certain games were claimed to be capable of using "augmented reality", most notably the unreleased game Colors. It was intended to be the first GPS video game, with the ability to track a user's real world movements in real time. Additionally several games including Motocross 2005, Hockey Rage 2005, and Sticky Balls had bluetooth multiplayer features. The accessibility to purchase Gizmondo games was limited. In the United States, games were only available through a small numbers of kiosks located in shopping malls across the country. After Tiger Telematic's bankruptcy, the Gizmondo and its games were left without any proper marketing or distribution.
Fan site Gizmondo Central reviewed all games, and Trailblazer and SSX 3 had the best score. Sticky Balls and FIFA Football 2005 were second-best.[27]
Gizmondo main menu screen running on low battery
Smart Adds
The "Smart Adds" system was intended as a way for advertisers to subsidize part of the cost of the unit. The apparent misspelling of the name was intentional and a trademark and company name were registered in the UK as "Smart Adds", though even Tiger Telematics occasionally slipped up and referred to it as Smart Ads in their publicity material.[28] A "Smart Adds"-enabled Gizmondo cost less (£129/$229), but would display advertisements on the Gizmondo's screen at random intervals when the user entered the home screen. These advertisements would be downloaded via the device's GPRS data connection,[29] and would be targeted based on data inputted to the device. A maximum of three ads would be shown per day. Some ads would include special offers in the form of vouchers or barcodes, and some would utilize the device's GPS system to direct users to the nearest store carrying the advertised product.[30]
However, the "Smart Adds" service was never activated, and users who paid the reduced price for a "Smart Adds"-enabled device did not receive any advertisements through their device.[citation needed]
Display: 72 mm (2.8 inch) TFT screen
Resolution: 320 × 240 pixels
CPU: Samsung ARM9 processor running at 400 MHz
Graphics: Nvidia GoForce 3D 4500
Graphics RAM: 1.2 MB 128-bit SRAM
Graphics Performance: 1,000,000 polygons per second
RAM: 128 MB 16-bit DDR
Sound: Built-in speaker
Communication: Bluetooth class 2 for multiplayer gaming, GSM tri-band
Ports: Stereo headset socket, Mini-USB client, SD flash card reader
Power: Removable battery
Temperature Range: 32 °F to 130 °F (0 °C to 55 °C)
OS: Windows CE
Multimedia: MPEG 4 video playback, ability to play back MP3, WAV and MIDI files via Windows Media Player 9
JPEG camera
Removable SIM card
GPS tracking application
GPRS mapping application
GPRS Class 10
MMS receive and send
WAP 2.0
Polyphonic ring tones
Former Gizmondo director Carl Freer announced to a Swedish newspaper in November 2007 his intentions for a new Gizmondo, and said there were already 35 games in place, a manufacturing base in Shenzhen, China, and that he hoped the handheld would retail at US$99.[31][32][33][34]
The original planned launch date was May 2008,[35] but this was quickly pushed back to November 2008,[36] along with details of a new company, Media Power, behind the launch, headed by Carl Freer and his Swedish partner Mikael Ljungman, with development apparently proceeding according to the new schedule at least until September.[37] By December 2008, the console had still not appeared, which Freer blamed on the difficult economic conditions. The device was delayed to 2009 as a result.[38] The latest design prototype turned it into a smartphone running both Windows CE or Google Android.[39][40]
However, since then the Media Power website went offline. Co-founder Mikael Ljungman was later arrested, extradited to Denmark and convicted of serious fraud due to his activities at IT Factory.[41] Nothing more has been announced about the device by Freer, effectively confirming its cancellation.[42]
In popular culture
A reference to the Gizmondo is made in the British movie Goal!, when a meeting takes place in a Gizmondo store.
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Sapulpa Business Holds Fundraiser for Officer in Need of Liver Transplant
Saturday, April 20th 2019, 9:01 PM CDT
By: Amy Slanchik
SAPULPA, Oklahoma - The community is stepping up to help a Sapulpa police officer in need of a liver transplant.
Captain Glenn Coffey, who has worked at the Sapulpa Police Department for more than 20 years, has hereditary liver disease.
About 150 people stopped by for lunch Saturday at Lori's Sweet Sinsation for a fundraiser to help with medical expenses.
"This town has been wonderful to me," Coffey said.
Coffey found out Saturday that he is the backup for a liver recipient. If the liver is not a match for the other person, Coffey will head to Oklahoma City to see if it's a match for him.
"If for some reason it's not a match or there's something that just doesn't work out, I am the backup. So, I've gotta keep my phone handy, and I may hear something later tonight. But if not, I pray for the other individual," he said.
Coffey is still working while fighting the disease.
"God's given me another day and as long as I'm able to get up out of bed, it's time to go to work," he said. "I still have my job to do and my career."
His dad faced the same battle and received a transplant years ago.
"I think that that's something that we've been able to look at and try to learn from as we're going through this experience now," Coffey said.
Now, something as simple as visiting over lunch and making a donation, is helping Coffey with his fight.
"Sapulpa is just that community," Terri Wickliffe said. "When one of us needs something, and especially someone like Glenn and the Coffey family, we gotta be there for him."
Wickliffe was a teacher and worked with Coffey at Sapulpa High School. He was a school resource officer there for 13 years.
"He was that guy that met you in the morning when you came in - all the kids - and usually everybody came to give him a hug," she said.
Coffey's doctor told him at the end of last year he would need to get on a transplant list. Coffey said he is not afraid of what's ahead and is relying on his faith.
"Whatever God has in store for me and my family, is what we'll live with," Coffey said.
"We've got a great guy here, and a great family and we just want to keep our Coffey strong," Wickliffe said.
Next Saturday, Isabella's Collection, a boutique in Sapulpa, will host another fundraiser. That event is from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Click here if you'd like to donate to his GoFundMe page.


Last Thanksgiving, your pregame ritual involved a minimal breakfast as a warmup for the big meal, elastic-waist pants and BYO leftover containers.
You chucked your self-respect out the window long enough to stuff yourself with dinner; then you regained it as you upheld your undefeated streak as the family's champion pie-eater.
This year is different, though, and you're not sure how to handle it. You're on a diet and you're doing so well; you don't want to sabotage your progress in one day.
Here are some tips to get through, even when the going gets as tough as an overcooked drumstick.
First and foremost: Be honest and upfront with your family.
You want to avoid hurting anyone's feelings, but sometimes that's easier said than done — Nana knows you've always loved her brown sugar-honey-maple-butter-frosting-bacon-glazed sweet potatoes, so what's wrong with them this year?
Something about family tradition tends to bring out the resistance to change in all of us. Particularly when we're around relatives we haven't seen for a long time, it's often easier to just follow the same old routines and avoid answering questions.
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Perhaps give GamGam a call ahead of Thursday — the sooner the better — and let her know that although you love her super-gooey deep-dish pecan pie, she really doesn't need to make three extras for you to take home this year.
On the big day, try to let the cook know long before you sit down at the table that you don't mean any offense, but you're minding your diet and might not eat as much as you have in years past.
If you get that cliche response of "Why do you need to lose weight? You're perfect," there are other ways to explain. Tell your family members it's not just about the scale — you want to be healthier from the inside out. If necessary, kindly (that's the key word) remind them that they should want you at your healthiest, too.
It can be hard to pick healthy options on Thanksgiving, but remember that fresh produce is a good choice.
Practice good habits during the big meal.
By "practice," I don't mean rehearse a few times with a small plate before you fill up a big one.
• Drink plenty of water before, during and after meals.
• Take small bites, chew them well and space them out, so you're eating slowly and your brain will register when you're full.
• Don't make it a goal to "clean your plate" or force yourself to eat more than you feel you need to.
It can be difficult at Thanksgiving especially to gauge the healthier options on the table — you might not know how everything's been prepared or how many pounds of butter are in this dish versus that — but there are a few key pointers. Fresh produce is a great go-to. For those who eat meat, light turkey meat is lower in calories, saturated fat and cholesterol than dark meat. Follow your instincts: if it's dripping grease, it's probably not your best option.
Find a "fitness buddy" in the family.
You know that narcissistic cousin who's been posting all the gym selfies lately? Now he's on your team. Your niece who's found stress relief (and amazing triceps) through boxing? She's on your team, too.
Having someone around who has similar goals can help both of you stay on track. Maybe they'd join you for a walk after dinner — you could even invite along some of your beloved relatives who otherwise would be less inclined to get moving.
Know yourself and your limitations.
If you can stop at one slice of pie, that's probably not going to thwart weeks of effort.
One of the hardest parts of following a healthy lifestyle for me has been acknowledging that I am pitifully incapable of moderation when it comes to desserts. If I have one cookie, I will have all the cookies. It's a weakness, but I've learned to accept it.
It's important to know yourself and make the decisions that are best for you. I am not a fan of deprivation, but I know that for me, it's a necessity. I value my health and fitness goals more than I value dessert, and I remind myself of that — about 95 percent of the time.
If you can stop at one slice of pie, that's probably not going to thwart weeks of effort. Don't make yourself miserable — be thankful for your self-control. If you can't stop, just be thankful that on Friday morning, you can resume progress. And you had pie.


Hypnotic and fantastically written, Aftermath of Dreaming is an incandescent first novel of odern existence and love. except the little challenge that she is waking up screaming in the midst of the evening, lifestyles is magnificent for Yvette Broussard. Her jewelry-design profession is setting out, she's again along with her sort-of boyfriend, and, better of all, she now not thinks approximately her once-in-a-lifetime love, overseas celeb Andrew Madden. until eventually an opportunity come across with him adjustments every little thing. Swept up via stories in their complicated dating, Yvette is plunged into an obsession with Andrew that finally forces her to confront the prior she suggestion she had left in the back of. while, she is juggling the calls for of her bride-to-be sister and her male ally, who's jealous of alternative males, and innovations of her estranged father. Set opposed to the glittering worlds of la and ny, and informed with either humor and pathos, Aftermath of Dreaming explores the common issues of abandonment, forgiveness, and letting pass.
It's 1962 in a pit village in County Durham. every body appears backwards in the direction of the traditions of the prior. Gloria the hair stylist is a contemporary lady, but if her younger cousin unearths her physique floating in a pond, the village is printed to be concealing a intensity of secrets and techniques.
Komunyakaa vividly inspires his early life in Bogalusa, Louisiana, as soon as a middle of Klan job, and later a spotlight of Civil Rights efforts. He portrays a kid's dawning expertise of the normal and social order round him, rhythms of lifestyles locally, the consistent fight for survival within the face of poverty and racism, the adolescent's awakening sexuality, the beginnings of the poet's expertise of his lifestyles and group because it exists within the context of heritage, and his rising figuring out of his personal id.
The girl: She used to be a gorgeous, proficient descendant of girl Astor. yet Elizabeth Haysom used to be additionally a spoiled, willful daughter of privilege. the sweetheart: He was once the bright younger son of a German diplomat. yet his love for Elizabeth may draw Jens Soering right into a internet of insanity and homicide. The homicide: while Elizabeth's mom and dad have been stumbled on savagely butchered of their dependent Virginia state domestic, she and Jens fled to Europe-igniting a world manhunt that spanned 3 continents.
I am secretly thrilled to be alone. The objects on her coffee table are astounding, the buried treasure of some dreadfully fabulous betrothal dream come to life: garters and albums and place cards and champagne flutes and a heart-shaped ring pillow with a smaller heart in the middle. "It means a lot to me that you're doing it," Suzanne shouts from her kitchen, as I pick up the pillow to examine it. " I notice that "Suzanne" and "Matthew" are embroidered in cursive script on the white satin pillow next to ribbons that will hold their rings.
He might think it'd be fine, no reason in the world not to. Hightailing it out of the parking lot, thank you, Chevy engine, I remember that I was supposed to go to the opening-night party afterward, so I leave a "loved your show; can't—cough, cough—make the party" message at Sydney's home, so she'll know how sincere I am. When I reach a secure distance from the theater in that barren part of the 10 near Centinela, I pull over to the shoulder, put my truck into park, and lift my hands to cover my face.
I'll turn some music up loud when I get home—I figure since Gloria's never said one word about my screams, music isn't going to bother her. Maybe I'll put on that blues CD Reggie gave me on the disc rotator, with Lucinda Williams and Roxy Music, and let the hours slip away in a harmonic reverie of working on jewelry that will keep me distracted until I see Michael again. A. makes me miss New York. Or makes me try to pre- tend that I am there, depending on the way the light is hitting the buildings.


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Bike thieves hit Cambridge CyclePoint despite CCTV and security staff
by Alex Bowden April 16 2016
Police appeal for information
Three bikes have been stolen from Cambridge Railway Station's CyclePoint in four days, despite the facility being covered by CCTV and receiving regular patrols by security staff. British Transport Police (BTP) are studying footage and have appealed for further information.
Located next to the city's railway station in a building that will eventually house a Hotel Ibis, CyclePoint is Britain's largest dedicated cycle parking facility and provides space for almost 3,000 bikes.
Figures from police.uk reveal that there has been a reduction in bike theft since it opened in February, but three have now been taken in four days.
BTP's PC Matt Mildinhall told Cambridge News:
"We are investigating the theft of three bicycles from the CyclePoint facility at Cambridge station between Wednesday, 6 and Sunday, 10 April. Enquiries into the thefts are ongoing.
"Unfortunately, bicycles remain a popular target for thieves. We have a dedicated cycle theft investigation team and would advise cyclists to invest in a good quality D-lock and get their bikes securely marked and registered at www.bikeregister.com.
"Getting your cycle registered helps police trace recovered cycles and return them to their owners. Additionally it makes your property less appealing to would-be thieves. We regularly hold cycle surgeries where you can get your bike security marked for free at stations across the country, check our website for details of one near you."
"Anyone with information on the recent thefts is asked to contact British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40, or text 61016. Information can also be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."
An Abellio Greater Anglia spokesperson said: "The £2.5 million CyclePoint provides safe and secure parking for cyclists. The CyclePoint has comprehensive CCTV and colleagues also carry out regular patrols. It's very important that cyclists use good quality locks when security their property. We are working closely with the British Transport Police, who are investigating this incident."
The free-to-use CyclePoint, which spans three floors, is open 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Bike parking is a combination of Sheffield stands and two-tier FalcoLevel Premium + racks which meet the Dutch national 'FietsParkur' standard for secure cycle parking. There is also an area on the ground floor for cargo bikes, tandems and other bikes unsuitable for parking elsewhere.
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