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I Look for the Resurrection of the Dead, and the Life of the Age to Come
Holy Hierarch John (Maximovitch)
Our grief for our loved ones who have died should be inconsolable and boundless, had the Lord not given us eternal life. Our life would be senseless if it ended in death. What benefit would there be from virtue, or from good deeds? Then they would be right who say, "Let us eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die!" (cf. 1 Cor. 15:32). But man is created for immortality, and Christ by His Resurrection threw open the gates of the Kingdom of Heaven and eternal blessedness to those who believe in Him and live righteously. Our earthly life is preparation for the future, and our death is the end of that preparation. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment (Heb. 9:27).
Then, a person leaves all his earthly cares and the body decays, in order to rise again at the general resurrection. But his soul continues to live, and does not cease its existence for a moment. The many dead who have appeared to us allow us to know to some extent what happens to the soul when it leaves the body. When it ceases to see with its earthly eyes, its spiritual sight opens up. This often happens to the dying even before the end, and they see what others do not see, while still seeing those around them and even talking with them. Coming out of the body, the soul finds itself amongst other spirits, both good and evil. Usually it goes toward those who are closer to it in spirit, but if it was under the influence of others while it was in the body, it will remain dependent upon them when it leaves the body, however unpleasant that meeting may be.
For two days the soul is relatively free and it can visit its favorite places on the earth, but on the third day it departs for other spaces. In this process it passes through the hordes of evil spirits who block its path and accuse it of various sins—sins that they tempted the person to commit. According to certain revelations, there are twelve such obstacles, the so-called "tollhouses," and one or another kind of sin is examined at each tollhouse. Having gone through one, the soul goes on to the next; only after having passed through them all can the soul continue on its path, and not be cast forthwith into Gehenna. These demons and their tollhouses are so horrifying that when the Mother of God herself was informed by the Archangel Gabriel of her coming death, she prayed to her Son to deliver her from those demons. Fulfilling her prayer, the Lord Jesus Christ Himself appeared from Heaven to receive the soul of His Most Pure Mother and carry it to Heaven. The third day is dreadful for the soul of the reposed, and therefore the soul especially needs prayers then. After successfully passing through the tollhouses and bowing down before God, the soul over the next thirty-seven days visits the Heavenly Habitations and the abysses of hell, not yet knowing where it will end up, and only on the fortieth day is its place appointed until the resurrection of the dead. Some souls will be in a state foretasting eternal joy and blessedness, while others will be in fear of eternal torments that will come in full after the Last Judgment. Until then the souls' condition can change, especially through the Bloodless Sacrifice (commemoration at the Liturgy), and through other prayers.
That the commemoration at the Liturgy is so important can be seen in the following event. At the opening of the relics of St. Theodosius of Chernigov (1896), the priest who was re-vesting the relics grew tired, and sitting down near the relics, dozed off. He saw before him the saint, who said to him, "I thank you for laboring for me. I ask you also to commemorate my parents when you serve the Liturgy," and he said their names (Priest Nikita and Maria). The priest asked him, "How can you, a saint, ask me for prayers, when you yourself are standing before the heavenly Throne, granting God's mercy to people?!" "Yes, that is true," replied St. Theodosius, "but the sacrifice at the Liturgy is more powerful than my prayers."
Thus, pannikhidas (requiems) and prayers at home for the reposed are beneficial, as are good deeds done in their name—for example alms or donations to the church, but commemoration at the Liturgy is especially helpful. There have been many appearances of the reposed and other occurrences that confirm how beneficent it is to commemorate the reposed. Many who have confessed before death but did not have a chance to manifest their repentance during life have been freed from torments and received rest. Prayers are always said in church for the eternal rest of the reposed, and even on the day of the Descent of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost), during the "kneeling prayers" at Vespers, there is a special prayer "for those held captive in hell." Each one of us who wishes to show his love for the dead and give them true help can best do this by praying for them, and especially by having them commemorated at the Liturgy. They need this always, but particularly during those forty days in which the soul makes its way to the Eternal Habitations. Then, the body feels nothing, it does not see its gathered loved ones, does not smell the fragrance of the flowers, does not hear the eulogies. But the soul feels the prayers made for it, and is thankful to those who make them and spiritually abide near it.
Relatives and friends of the reposed! Do for them what they need, and what is within your power! Spend money not on the outer adornment of the coffin and grave, but on help to the needy in memory of your reposed loved one, and donate to the church where prayers are made for him. Show mercy towards the reposed, take care for his soul. All of us must make that journey. How we will wish then that people would pray for us! So let us also be merciful towards the reposed. As soon as someone dies, call or send a message without delay to ask a priest to read the "Prayers at the departure of the soul," which are to be read over every Orthodox Christian just after the moment of their death. If possible, try to have the funeral service in a church, and have the Psalter read over the body of the reposed up to the commencement of the funeral. The funeral service can be without pomp, but must be served in full, without any abbreviating; do not think about yourself and your own comfort, but about the reposed one with whom you are parting forever. If there are several reposed ones in the church, do not demand that the funerals be served separately. It is better that two or more be included in one funeral service than to have them served in turn, and the services be shortened due to lack of time; for every word of prayer for the reposed is like a drop of water to the thirsty. Take care without fail to request a forty-days Liturgy—that is, the daily commemoration for the next forty days at the Liturgy. In a church where the Liturgy is served daily, the reposed who have had their funerals there will usually be commemorated for forty days or more. If the funeral was served in a church where there is no daily service, the loved ones should order a forty-days Liturgy in a place where there are daily services. It is also good to send prayer requests to the monasteries in Jerusalem, where prayers are continually made at holy sites. But the forty-days Liturgy should begin immediately after death, when the soul especially needs prayerful help, and therefore the forty-days commemoration should begin in the nearest place where there are daily services.
We shall take care for those who have departed before us to the other world, and to do everything we can, remembering that Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy (Mt. 5:7).
From May the Russian Land be Renewed,
Moscow: Sretensky Monastery, 2006
St. John of Shanghai
Translated by Nun Cornelia (Rees)
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With each new presidential administration comes a level of uncertainty in Indian Country. The uncertainty is not based on the fear of what the new administration knows about Indian affairs, rather their level of ignorance. Most political figures in the United States, as well as the general populous, are poorly educated on the legal relationship between the federal government and the 566 federally recognized tribes that have called this continent home for thousands of years. To understand this relationship is to understand the foundations of poverty in Native America, the actions that have been taken to address it, and the implications of the policy trajectory of the new administration.
The United States holds 56 million acres of land in trust for the benefit of tribes and their citizens. Congress estimates that the natural resources housed within these lands are worth approximately $1.5 trillion. These lands contain 30% of the nation's coal reserves, 50% of its uranium reserves, 20% of the known natural gas and oil reserves, 5.3 million acres of timber land, and 77% of tribal trust lands are classified as rangelands. Despite these vast and commercially viable resources, the 2015 American Community Survey shows that American Indians had a median household income of $38,530 and a 26.6% poverty rate.
Map of Federally Recognized Tribes in the US. Courtesy American Library Association.
These natural resources make the poverty rate among American Indians not only unjustifiable, but mind boggling. This stark reality can only be understood through the historical development of the relationship between the United States and Indian Tribes. The U.S. government, through centuries of policy and practice, established and maintained Indian poverty. From the outset, the United States worked to incorporate systems that would dispossess tribes of their lands by creating legal fictions in precedent-setting judicial opinions. Then under guise of liberating the American Indian from the paternal relationship with the federal government, successive U.S. administrations engineered a policy that not only dispossessed tribes from their lands but also ended the federal Indian trust responsibility. From the darkest period of the U.S. presidency came the reestablishment of the federal Indian trust relationship and a new era of self-determination. In this new era, the mismanagement and neglect of the United States' legal obligations at the expense of Native America was brought before the courts to address centuries of a failed trusteeship. Understanding this historic and legal relationship provides an insight into the structural causes of poverty in Native America and the one-sidedness of federal Indian policy.
In 1823, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in Johnson and Graham's Lessee v. William M'Intosh which settled a land claims dispute in Illinois. The case centered on the question of whether tribes had the right to sell their land to individuals or were obligated to sell only to the Untied States government. The question arose from competing claims to the same parcels of land: one from individuals who claimed to have purchased the land from the Piankeshaw Indians, and a second who was given a land grant as a pension for services in the Revolutionary War by the United States. This case, which on its surface would seem to have been restricted to a narrow question of which parties' claim was valid, solidified the principle that has governed the complex relationship between federally recognized tribes and the United States for the last two centuries: that the tribes do not have direct ownership of land, but rather a right to occupy that land which can only be extinguished by legal instrument with the United States.
The United States has not always adhered to its legal and moral obligation towards American Indians.
Chief Justice John Marshall. Courtesy Wikimedia.
In his opinion, Chief Justice John Marshall wrote, "discovery gave an exclusive title to extinguish the Indian title of occupancy, either by purchase or by conquest; and gave the right to such a degree of sovereignty, as the circumstances of the people would allow them to exercise." Marshall had embedded the Doctrine of Discovery under the European Law of Nations—the principle that title to discovered lands transferred to the Crown upon "discovery" by a Christian monarch—into United States jurisprudence. While the indigenous people retained a right to occupy the land, title was restricted to transfer only to the Crown or its successors, in this instance the United States.
Additional rulings in the following decade would limit the definition and extent of the sovereignty tribes would be permitted to exercise. Court rulings in two separate opinions, which when added to the decision in Johnson v. M'Intosh became known as the Marshall Trilogy, significantly curtailed Indian sovereignty. In Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831), the Supreme Court held that the Cherokee were neither citizens of the United States nor a foreign nation, but rather "domestic dependent nations" with a relationship to the United States that "resembles that of a ward to his guardian." This decision became the foundation of the trust-relationship between tribes and the United States. Rounding out the trilogy was Worcester v. Georgia (1832), which further clarified the status of tribes, declaring that Congress had plenary power over the tribes and that states could not extend their laws into Indian Country.
This was followed by a vote in Congress to terminate seventy tribes through various legislation. Final rolls were to be prepared, and each tribal citizen was to be given a personal property right in the undivided tribal assets. Yet on July 8, 1970, the termination era officially came to an end when President Richard M. Nixon, in a Special Message to Congress on Indian Affairs, articulated a new direction for federal Indian policy—one of self-determination without termination.
The era of self-determination did not usher in prosperity for American Indians. With the federal Indian trust relationship firmly intact, the obstacles of the fiduciary responsibility continued to hinder individuals and tribes from escaping the entrapments of poverty. On June 10, 1996, Elouise Cobell filed the largest class action lawsuit in United States history against the United States government, asking for an accounting of trust assets since the late nineteenth century that were valued in billions of dollars.
The United States government was responsible for the negotiation and issuing of leases for natural resource extraction (ore, oil, and gas), grazing and timber harvesting, and for the collection of lease payments for distribution to individual American Indians and tribes. Cobell, as lead plaintiff, argued that the United States government had not only mismanaged the revenues from these leases but had diverted funds to other areas of federal government operation, which amounted in some cases to pure theft. For fifteen years, the case lingered in the federal court system, encountering numerous appeals and the holding of the Secretary of Interior, Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, and Treasury Secretary in contempt.
In June 2011, the case came to an end, with the signing of legislation by President Barack Obama that compensated individual American Indians and tribes with a $3.4 billion settlement. While the settlement brought one-time payments to individual American Indians and tribes, it did not require the United States to produce the accounting of revenues that was the premise for the lawsuit. It may never be known exactly how much money was left unaccounted by the trustee for American Indians.
Elouise Cobell with President Barack Obama. Courtesy Indianz.
In the months following the election of Donald J. Trump to the presidency of the United States, Congressman Markwayne Mullin, co-chair of his Native American Affairs Coalition, proposed the removal of public land restrictions as an effort "to end the overreaching paternalism that has held American Indians back from being the drivers of their destiny." Mullin's rhetoric is reminiscent of the era of termination, demonstrating a lack of understanding of the history of federal Indian policy from one of the two American Indians currently serving in the United States House of Representatives.
Mullin's demeaning, misleading remarks, coupled with President Trump's history as a private citizen of disparaging Indian tribes, do not bode well for addressing the issues of poverty in Native America. Trump viewed Indian tribes as competitors in the casino industry, and he brandished his ignorance before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources, which has jurisdiction over Indian Affairs, when he said, "…I'll tell you what, if you look—if you look at some of the reservations that you have approved—you, sir, in your great wisdom, have approved— will tell you right now, they don't look like Indians to me, and they don't look like Indians." This is just one example of Trump's ignorance about American Indians, many of which were detailed in The Washington Post article, "Donald Trump's long history of clashes with Native Americans," in July 2016.
If budgets are the moral statements of a nation, then the President's first budget demonstrates the turning of the United States' moral compass away from the federal Indian trust responsibility. The proposed budget calls for cutting approximately $300 million from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, $64 million from Indian education programs, $21 million from Indian Country law enforcement and $22 million from community and economic development programs. This turning away from the federal Indian trust responsibility is a rebuke of the nation's moral obligation and the compounding of the issues that have imposed poverty on Native America.
Within Native America lies an abundance of natural resources that has the potential to change the lives and living conditions of the first people of this continent. The quagmire of the federal Indian trust responsibility holds this potential hostage, thus denying individual American Indians and tribes of economic security. Tribes and their citizens must seek, in most cases, the approval of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to enter leases with companies to extract those resources that would provide revenues combat poverty. Adding to this bureaucratic melee is the willful ignorance of members of Congress and the President himself. Though they are not entirely to blame for the state of Indian affairs, the American public shoulders part of the responsibility for its own decision to not understand the relationship between the United States and the federally recognized tribes.
While the final decision on if and how to utilize the natural resources of their land lies with the tribes, they are held hostage by a system that is rooted in the ideals of paternalism—ideas of white superiority and guardianship over inferior Indians.
Fortunately, the issues that have imposed poverty on American Indians can be addressed. Doing so requires education and an understanding of the historical legal relationship that has developed between the United States and federally recognized tribes. It demands that we view poverty in Native American as a wrong worth addressing. But most importantly, it requires a willingness to learn.
 18 U.S. Code § 1151 defines "Indian Country" as (a) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States Government, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and, including rights-of-way running through the reservation, (b) all dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States whether within the original or subsequently acquired territory thereof, and whether within or without the limits of a state, and (c) all Indian allotments, the Indian titles to which have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running through the same.
 Trust land is land that the United States Federal government holds legal title to but for the beneficial interest of an individual American Indian or a tribe.
 United States Senate. 2009. Energy and Energy Efficiency: Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs. 111th Cong. (October 22) (statement of Hon. Marcus Levings, Chairman, Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Secretary, Council of Energy Resource Tribes).
 Federally recognized tribes are American Indian or Alaska Native tribal entities which the United States recognizes has having a government-to-government relationship with and the responsibilities, powers, limitations, and obligations that are part of that designation, and are eligible for funding and services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
 US Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs. Frequently Asked Questions: Why Tribes Exist Today in the United States. Accessed: August 28, 2017. https://www.bia.gov/frequently-asked-questions.
 83rd Cong. 1st Session (1953) 67 Stat. B122; Documents of United States Federal Indian Policy 234 (Francis P. Prucha 3rd ed. 2000).
 Cohen, F. (2005). Cohen's handbook of federal Indian law. (2005 ed.). Newark, NJ: LexisNexis.
 The case originally filled as Cobell v. Salazar was settled as Cobell v. Norton. Information on the settlement and related court documents can be accessed at http://www.indiantrust.com/.


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Children love the silly rhymes in this classic children's song. This upbeat version by Stephanie Burton can be sung as an echo song or just sing along with the CD. Why not have the children illustrate their own rhyme book using the verses in this song?


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Covid-hit Chelsea were held to a goalless draw by Wolves on Sunday after the Premier League rejected their request to postpone the game as Manchester City put struggling Newcastle to the sword.
Just four games were left on the schedule this weekend out of the original 10 as Britain's worsening coronavirus crisis took its toll on the English top flight.
Clubs will meet on Monday to discuss what action to take, with growing questions over the integrity of the competition as the busy festive period looms.
Stumbling Chelsea, who have struggled with illness and injuries in recent weeks, were only able to name four outfield players on the bench for their match at Molineux.
The visitors, who have now won just two of their past six league games, enjoyed the bulk of possession but mustered just one shot on target and are now six points behind leaders City.
Thomas Tuchel was without Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner and Callum Hudson-Odoi, who have all tested positive for Covid-19. Jorginho, Kai Havertz and Ruben Loftus-Cheek were also not in the squad.
Chelsea earlier confirmed that their request to have the game called off been turned down.
The European champions' appeal is understood to have been rejected because the Blues were deemed to have had enough players to fulfil the fixture.
"I gave my opinion and you can do with it what you want," a frustrated Tuchel told the BBC after the match. "I can't compare to other games, it is just our situation.
"It is not safe. We talk about protecting players and a safe environment but it is not safe. I would not be surprised if the next test shows up and we have more positives.
"How should it stop if we sit in the bus and have dinners and just stay together like nothing happened?"
Newcastle calamity
Defending champions City crushed Newcastle 4-0 to confirm their position at the top of the table at Christmas.
Eddie Howe's side shot themselves in the foot in just the fifth minute, when calamitous defending handed City the lead after goalkeeper Martin Dubravka had carelessly conceded a corner.
The defence only half-cleared and Joao Cancelo hooked the ball back into the six-yard box. Newcastle appeared to be in little danger but Ciaran Clark inexplicably chose not to make a simple headed clearance and Ruben Dias headed the loose ball into the net.
The home side rallied and Joelinton went close to equalising with a stinging shot from distance that flew just wide of Ederson's right-hand post.
But City silenced the passionate crowd at St James's Park shortly before the half-hour, when Cancelo jinked his way past Joe Willock and Isaac Hayden before smashing a right-footed shot past the helpless Dubravka from the edge of the area.
City maintained their firm grip on the match in the second half, with Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling doubling their lead.
City manager Pep Guardiola was surprisingly harsh on his team, saying their first-half performance was one of the worst of the season before an improved showing after the break.
"Records show consistency we have as a team — it is not winning titles or finals but it is winning and winning," he said. "Records are there to be broken and happy to have them."
City have now won eight league games in a row to move four points clear of second-placed Liverpool, who are in action at Tottenham later on Sunday.
But relegation-threated Newcastle remain three points from safety having now played two games more than Watford, who are just outside the drop zone.
The Magpies' wealthy new Saudi-backed owners have indicated they will invest significantly in the squad but before the January transfer window opens they have fixtures against Manchester United and Everton.
Liverpool's preparations for their Premier League visit to Spurs were hit after Thiago Alcantara became the latest of Jurgen Klopp's players to return a suspected positive test for Covid.
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We work very closely with all our partner primary schools to ensure the smooth transition to high school for all our students. Furthermore, we consider it important to get to know the families of our pupils, so we can work together for the benefit of every child placed in our care. The school values the excellent support it receives from parents and carers.
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#ifndef R8B_CDSPREALFFT_INCLUDED
#define R8B_CDSPREALFFT_INCLUDED

#include "r8bbase.h"

#if !R8B_IPP
	#include "fft4g.h"
#endif // !R8B_IPP

namespace r8b {

/**
 * @brief Real-valued FFT transform class.
 *
 * Class implements a wrapper for real-valued discrete fast Fourier transform
 * functions. The object of this class can only be obtained via the
 * CDSPRealFFTKeeper class.
 *
 * Uses functions from the FFT package by: Copyright(C) 1996-2001 Takuya OOURA
 * http://www.kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~ooura/fft.html
 *
 * Also uses Intel IPP library functions if available (the R8B_IPP=1 macro was
 * defined). Note that IPP library's FFT functions are 2-3 times more
 * efficient on the modern Intel Core i7-3770K processor than Ooura's
 * functions. It may be worthwhile investing in IPP. Note, that FFT functions
 * take less than 20% of the overall sample rate conversion time. However,
 * when the "power of 2" resampling is used the performance of FFT functions
 * becomes "everything".
 */

class CDSPRealFFT : public R8B_BASECLASS
{
	R8BNOCTOR( CDSPRealFFT );

	friend class CDSPRealFFTKeeper;

public:
	/**
	 * @return A multiplication constant that should be used after inverse
	 * transform to obtain a correct value scale.
	 */

	double getInvMulConst() const
	{
		return( InvMulConst );
	}

	/**
	 * @return The length (the number of real values in a transform) of *this
	 * FFT object, expressed as Nth power of 2.
	 */

	int getLenBits() const
	{
		return( LenBits );
	}

	/**
	 * @return The length (the number of real values in a transform) of *this
	 * FFT object.
	 */

	int getLen() const
	{
		return( Len );
	}

	/**
	 * Function performs in-place forward FFT.
	 *
	 * @param[in,out] p Pointer to data block to transform, length should be
	 * equal to *this object's getLen().
	 */

	void forward( double* const p ) const
	{
	#if R8B_IPP

		ippsFFTFwd_RToPerm_64f( p, p, SPtr, WorkBuffer );

	#else // R8B_IPP

		ooura_fft :: rdft( Len, 1, p, wi.getPtr(), wd.getPtr() );

	#endif // R8B_IPP
	}

	/**
	 * Function performs in-place inverse FFT.
	 *
	 * @param[in,out] p Pointer to data block to transform, length should be
	 * equal to *this object's getLen().
	 */

	void inverse( double* const p ) const
	{
	#if R8B_IPP

		ippsFFTInv_PermToR_64f( p, p, SPtr, WorkBuffer );

	#else // R8B_IPP

		ooura_fft :: rdft( Len, -1, p, wi.getPtr(), wd.getPtr() );

	#endif // R8B_IPP
	}

	/**
	 * Function multiplies two complex-valued data blocks and places result in
	 * a new data block. Length of all data blocks should be equal to *this
	 * object's block length. Input blocks should have been produced with the
	 * forward() function of *this object.
	 *
	 * @param ip1 Input data block 1.
	 * @param ip2 Input data block 2.
	 * @param[out] op Output data block, should not be equal to ip1 nor ip2.
	 */

	void multiplyBlocks( const double* const ip1, const double* const ip2,
		double* const op ) const
	{
	#if R8B_IPP

		ippsMulPerm_64f( (Ipp64f*) ip1, (Ipp64f*) ip2, (Ipp64f*) op, Len );

	#else // R8B_IPP

		op[ 0 ] = ip1[ 0 ] * ip2[ 0 ];
		op[ 1 ] = ip1[ 1 ] * ip2[ 1 ];

		int i = 2;

		while( i < Len )
		{
			op[ i ] = ip1[ i ] * ip2[ i ] - ip1[ i + 1 ] * ip2[ i + 1 ];
			op[ i + 1 ] = ip1[ i ] * ip2[ i + 1 ] + ip1[ i + 1 ] * ip2[ i ];
			i += 2;
		}

	#endif // R8B_IPP
	}

	/**
	 * Function is similar to the multiplyBlocks() function, but instead of
	 * replacing data in the output buffer, the data is summed with the output
	 * buffer.
	 *
	 * @param ip1 Input data block 1.
	 * @param ip2 Input data block 2.
	 * @param[out] op Output data block, should not be equal to ip1 nor ip2.
	 */

	void multiplyBlocksAdd( const double* const ip1, const double* const ip2,
		double* const op ) const
	{
		op[ 0 ] += ip1[ 0 ] * ip2[ 0 ];
		op[ 1 ] += ip1[ 1 ] * ip2[ 1 ];

	#if R8B_IPP

		ippsAddProduct_64fc( (const Ipp64fc*) ( ip1 + 2 ),
			(const Ipp64fc*) ( ip2 + 2 ), (Ipp64fc*) ( op + 2 ),
			( Len >> 1 ) - 1 );

	#else // R8B_IPP

		int i = 2;

		while( i < Len )
		{
			op[ i ] += ip1[ i ] * ip2[ i ] - ip1[ i + 1 ] * ip2[ i + 1 ];
			op[ i + 1 ] += ip1[ i ] * ip2[ i + 1 ] + ip1[ i + 1 ] * ip2[ i ];
			i += 2;
		}

	#endif // R8B_IPP
	}

	/**
	 * Function multiplies two complex-valued data blocks in-place. Length of
	 * both data blocks should be equal to *this object's block length. Blocks
	 * should have been produced with the forward() function of *this object.
	 *
	 * @param ip Input data block 1.
	 * @param[in,out] op Output/input data block 2.
	 */

	void multiplyBlocks( const double* const ip, double* const op ) const
	{
	#if R8B_IPP

		ippsMulPerm_64f( (Ipp64f*) op, (Ipp64f*) ip, (Ipp64f*) op, Len );

	#else // R8B_IPP

		op[ 0 ] *= ip[ 0 ];
		op[ 1 ] *= ip[ 1 ];

		int i = 2;

		while( i < Len )
		{
			const double t = op[ i ] * ip[ i ] - op[ i + 1 ] * ip[ i + 1 ];
			op[ i + 1 ] = op[ i ] * ip[ i + 1 ] + op[ i + 1 ] * ip[ i ];
			op[ i ] = t;
			i += 2;
		}

	#endif // R8B_IPP
	}

	/**
	 * Function multiplies two complex-valued data blocks in-place,
	 * considering that the "ip" block contains "zero-phase" response. Length
	 * of both data blocks should be equal to *this object's block length.
	 * Blocks should have been produced with the forward() function of *this
	 * object.
	 *
	 * @param ip Input data block 1, "zero-phase" response.
	 * @param[in,out] op Output/input data block 2.
	 */

	void multiplyBlocksZ( const double* const ip, double* const op ) const
	{
		op[ 0 ] *= ip[ 0 ];
		op[ 1 ] *= ip[ 1 ];

		int i = 2;

		while( i < Len )
		{
			op[ i ] *= ip[ i ];
			op[ i + 1 ] *= ip[ i ];
			i += 2;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Function performs in-place spectrum squaring. May cause aliasing
	 * if the filter was not zero-padded before the forward() function call.
	 *
	 * @param[in,out] p Pointer to data block to square, length should be
	 * equal to *this object's getLen(). This data block should contain
	 * complex spectrum data, previously obtained via the forward() function.
	 */

	void sqr( double* const p ) const
	{
		p[ 0 ] *= p[ 0 ];
		p[ 1 ] *= p[ 1 ];

	#if R8B_IPP

		ippsSqr_64fc( (Ipp64fc*) ( p + 2 ), (Ipp64fc*) ( p + 2 ),
			( Len >> 1 ) - 1 );

	#else // R8B_IPP

		int i = 2;

		while( i < Len )
		{
			const double r = p[ i ] * p[ i ] - p[ i + 1 ] * p[ i + 1 ];
			p[ i + 1 ] = p[ i ] * ( p[ i + 1 ] + p[ i + 1 ]);
			p[ i ] = r;
			i += 2;
		}

	#endif // R8B_IPP
	}

private:
	int LenBits; ///< Length of FFT block (expressed as Nth power of 2).
		///<
	int Len; ///< Length of FFT block (number of real values).
		///<
	double InvMulConst; ///< Inverse FFT multiply constant.
		///<
	CDSPRealFFT* Next; ///< Next object in a singly-linked list.
		///<

	#if R8B_IPP
		IppsFFTSpec_R_64f* SPtr; ///< Pointer to initialized data buffer
			///< to be passed to IPP's FFT functions.
			///<
		CFixedBuffer< unsigned char > SpecBuffer; ///< Working buffer.
			///<
		CFixedBuffer< unsigned char > WorkBuffer; ///< Working buffer.
			///<
	#else // R8B_IPP
		CFixedBuffer< int > wi; ///< Working buffer (ints).
			///<
		CFixedBuffer< double > wd; ///< Working buffer (doubles).
			///<
	#endif // R8B_IPP

	/**
	 * A simple class that keeps the pointer to the object and deletes it
	 * automatically.
	 */

	class CObjKeeper
	{
		R8BNOCTOR( CObjKeeper );

	public:
		CObjKeeper()
			: Object( NULL )
		{
		}

		~CObjKeeper()
		{
			delete Object;
		}

		CObjKeeper& operator = ( CDSPRealFFT* const aObject )
		{
			Object = aObject;
			return( *this );
		}

		operator CDSPRealFFT* () const
		{
			return( Object );
		}

	private:
		CDSPRealFFT* Object; ///< FFT object being kept.
			///<
	};

	CDSPRealFFT()
	{
	}

	/**
	 * Constructor initializes FFT object.
	 *
	 * @param aLenBits The length of FFT block (Nth power of 2), specifies the
	 * number of real values in a block. Values from 1 to 30 inclusive are
	 * supported.
	 */

	CDSPRealFFT( const int aLenBits )
		: LenBits( aLenBits )
		, Len( 1 << aLenBits )
	#if R8B_IPP
		, InvMulConst( 1.0 / Len )
	#else // R8B_IPP
		, InvMulConst( 2.0 / Len )
	#endif // R8B_IPP
	{
	#if R8B_IPP

		int SpecSize;
		int SpecBufferSize;
		int BufferSize;

		ippsFFTGetSize_R_64f( LenBits, IPP_FFT_NODIV_BY_ANY,
			ippAlgHintFast, &SpecSize, &SpecBufferSize, &BufferSize );

		CFixedBuffer< unsigned char > InitBuffer( SpecBufferSize );
		SpecBuffer.alloc( SpecSize );
		WorkBuffer.alloc( BufferSize );

		ippsFFTInit_R_64f( &SPtr, LenBits, IPP_FFT_NODIV_BY_ANY,
			ippAlgHintFast, SpecBuffer, InitBuffer );

	#else // R8B_IPP

		wi.alloc( (int) ceil( 2.0 + sqrt( (double) ( Len >> 1 ))));
		wi[ 0 ] = 0;
		wd.alloc( Len >> 1 );

	#endif // R8B_IPP
	}

	~CDSPRealFFT()
	{
		delete Next;
	}
};

/**
 * @brief A "keeper" class for real-valued FFT transform objects.
 *
 * Class implements "keeper" functionality for handling CDSPRealFFT objects.
 * The allocated FFT objects are placed on the global static list of objects
 * for future reuse instead of deallocation.
 */

class CDSPRealFFTKeeper : public R8B_BASECLASS
{
	R8BNOCTOR( CDSPRealFFTKeeper );

public:
	CDSPRealFFTKeeper()
		: Object( NULL )
	{
	}

	/**
	 * Function acquires FFT object with the specified block length.
	 *
	 * @param LenBits The length of FFT block (Nth power of 2), in the range
	 * [1; 30] inclusive, specifies the number of real values in a FFT block.
	 */

	CDSPRealFFTKeeper( const int LenBits )
	{
		Object = acquire( LenBits );
	}

	~CDSPRealFFTKeeper()
	{
		if( Object != NULL )
		{
			release( Object );
		}
	}

	/**
	 * @return Pointer to the acquired FFT object.
	 */

	const CDSPRealFFT* operator -> () const
	{
		R8BASSERT( Object != NULL );

		return( Object );
	}

	/**
	 * Function acquires FFT object with the specified block length. This
	 * function can be called any number of times.
	 *
	 * @param LenBits The length of FFT block (Nth power of 2), in the range
	 * [1; 30] inclusive, specifies the number of real values in a FFT block.
	 */

	void init( const int LenBits )
	{
		if( Object != NULL )
		{
			if( Object -> LenBits == LenBits )
			{
				return;
			}

			release( Object );
		}

		Object = acquire( LenBits );
	}

	/**
	 * Function releases a previously acquired FFT object.
	 */

	void reset()
	{
		if( Object != NULL )
		{
			release( Object );
			Object = NULL;
		}
	}

private:
	CDSPRealFFT* Object; ///< FFT object.
		///<

	static CSyncObject StateSync; ///< FFTObjects synchronizer.
		///<
	static CDSPRealFFT :: CObjKeeper FFTObjects[]; ///< Pool of FFT objects of
		///< various lengths.
		///<

	/**
	 * Function acquires FFT object from the global pool.
	 *
	 * @param LenBits FFT block length (expressed as Nth power of 2).
	 */

	CDSPRealFFT* acquire( const int LenBits )
	{
		R8BASSERT( LenBits > 0 && LenBits <= 30 );

		R8BSYNC( StateSync );

		if( FFTObjects[ LenBits ] == NULL )
		{
			return( new CDSPRealFFT( LenBits ));
		}

		CDSPRealFFT* ffto = FFTObjects[ LenBits ];
		FFTObjects[ LenBits ] = ffto -> Next;

		return( ffto );
	}

	/**
	 * Function releases a previously acquired FFT object.
	 *
	 * @param ffto FFT object to release.
	 */

	void release( CDSPRealFFT* const ffto )
	{
		R8BSYNC( StateSync );

		ffto -> Next = FFTObjects[ ffto -> LenBits ];
		FFTObjects[ ffto -> LenBits ] = ffto;
	}
};

/**
 * Function calculates the minimum-phase transform of the filter kernel, using
 * a discrete Hilbert transform in cepstrum domain.
 *
 * For more details, see part III.B of
 * http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Niranjan_Damera-Venkata/files/ComplexMinPhase.pdf
 *
 * @param[in,out] Kernel Filter kernel buffer.
 * @param KernelLen Filter kernel's length, in samples.
 * @param LenMult Kernel length multiplier. Used as a coefficient of the
 * "oversampling" in the frequency domain. Such oversampling is needed to
 * improve the precision of the minimum-phase transform. If the filter's
 * attenuation is high, this multiplier should be increased or otherwise the
 * required attenuation will not be reached due to "smoothing" effect of this
 * transform.
 * @param DoFinalMul "True" if the final multiplication after transform should
 * be performed or not. Such multiplication returns the gain of the signal to
 * its original value. This parameter can be set to "false" if normalization
 * of the resulting filter kernel is planned to be used.
 * @param[out] DCGroupDelay If not NULL, this variable receives group delay
 * at DC offset, in samples (can be a non-integer value).
 */

inline void calcMinPhaseTransform( double* const Kernel, const int KernelLen,
	const int LenMult = 2, const bool DoFinalMul = true,
	double* const DCGroupDelay = NULL )
{
	R8BASSERT( KernelLen > 0 );
	R8BASSERT( LenMult >= 2 );

	const int LenBits = getBitOccupancy(( KernelLen * LenMult ) - 1 );
	const int Len = 1 << LenBits;
	const int Len2 = Len >> 1;
	int i;

	CFixedBuffer< double > ip( Len );
	CFixedBuffer< double > ip2( Len2 + 1 );

	memcpy( &ip[ 0 ], Kernel, KernelLen * sizeof( double ));
	memset( &ip[ KernelLen ], 0, ( Len - KernelLen ) * sizeof( double ));

	CDSPRealFFTKeeper ffto( LenBits );
	ffto -> forward( ip );

	// Create the "log |c|" spectrum while saving the original power spectrum
	// in the "ip2" buffer.

	ip2[ 0 ] = ip[ 0 ];
	ip[ 0 ] = log( fabs( ip[ 0 ]) + 1e-50 );
	ip2[ Len2 ] = ip[ 1 ];
	ip[ 1 ] = log( fabs( ip[ 1 ]) + 1e-50 );

	for( i = 1; i < Len2; i++ )
	{
		ip2[ i ] = sqrt( ip[ i * 2 ] * ip[ i * 2 ] +
			ip[ i * 2 + 1 ] * ip[ i * 2 + 1 ]);

		ip[ i * 2 ] = log( ip2[ i ] + 1e-50 );
		ip[ i * 2 + 1 ] = 0.0;
	}

	// Convert to cepstrum and apply discrete Hilbert transform.

	ffto -> inverse( ip );

	ip[ 0 ] = 0.0;

	for( i = 1; i < Len2; i++ )
	{
		ip[ i ] *= ffto -> getInvMulConst();
	}

	ip[ Len2 ] = 0.0;

	for( i = Len2 + 1; i < Len; i++ )
	{
		ip[ i ] *= -ffto -> getInvMulConst();
	}

	// Convert Hilbert-transformed cepstrum back to the "log |c|" spectrum and
	// perform its exponentiation, multiplied by the power spectrum previously
	// saved in the "ip2" buffer.

	ffto -> forward( ip );

	ip[ 0 ] = ip2[ 0 ];
	ip[ 1 ] = ip2[ Len2 ];

	for( i = 1; i < Len2; i++ )
	{
		const double p = ip2[ i ];
		ip[ i * 2 + 0 ] = cos( ip[ i * 2 + 1 ]) * p;
		ip[ i * 2 + 1 ] = sin( ip[ i * 2 + 1 ]) * p;
	}

	ffto -> inverse( ip );

	if( DoFinalMul )
	{
		for( i = 0; i < KernelLen; i++ )
		{
			Kernel[ i ] = ip[ i ] * ffto -> getInvMulConst();
		}
	}
	else
	{
		memcpy( &Kernel[ 0 ], &ip[ 0 ], KernelLen * sizeof( double ));
	}

	if( DCGroupDelay != NULL )
	{
		double tmp;

		calcFIRFilterResponseAndGroupDelay( Kernel, KernelLen, 0.0,
			tmp, tmp, *DCGroupDelay );
	}
}

} // namespace r8b

#endif // VOX_CDSPREALFFT_INCLUDED

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Now, two new characters are being hinted at and one of them is the villain for the series, or at least a villain as it isn't clear how many there will be at this time.
The first character that we have a description of is Matthew Cable and he is described as "the sheriff of the town and former high school sweetheart to Abby Arcane. A good guy with anger issues."
The actor that they're hoping to find will be in their mid-30's, use James Marsden as their guide, and it sounds like his story will be somewhat different from that in the comics. Previously he was a government agent that did security for Alec Holland's project. When he couldn't keep Alec and his wife safe, he went on a personal vendetta against those who had killed them. Later he marries Abby Arcane, gets reality-altering powers, and loses his mind.
It does sound like some of these ideas can easily be fit into the overall story arc that they have planned just by the characters being included.
As to the second character, no name is shared yet, but it is the role of the villain. The studio wants someone in their late-40s to late-50s who is similar to either Lawrence Fishburne or Jeff Goldblum. The description of the character is that he is a "smart, slick and cunning" villain.
While that isn't too clear on who they're speaking of, it could quite possibly be Anton Arcane who is Swamp Thing's nemesis in the comics. On the flip side, they could also be going with General Avery Carlton Sunderland as the villain since the Sunderland Corporation will be part of the series.
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Philip Wegmann	/ @PhilipWegmann / July 10, 2016
At 22, Tommy Valentine is one of the youngest delegates to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. (Photo: Courtesy of Tommy Valentine)
Tommy Valentine still lives at home, hasn't graduated from college yet, and barely looks old enough to buy a beer. But the baby-faced 22-year-old with thick glasses will help plot the course of the Republican Party—and perhaps the direction of national politics.
Valentine isn't just one of Virginia's 49 delegates to the Republican National Convention. The young delegate also sits on the influential platform committee.
Along with 2,471 other delegates, he heads to Cleveland, Ohio, Monday to pregame the Republican Party's 2016 presidential nomination. There, as one of 112 delegates elected to the platform committee, he will help draft what essentially is the party's official vision statement.
His single focus, Valentine told The Daily Signal, is to "strengthen our party platform and oppose attempts by liberals to water down and weaken it."
For Valentine, that means keeping the Republican platform pro-marriage and pro-life.
Before the convention convenes July 18, the platform committee—made up of one man and one woman from all 50 states, five territories, and the District of Columbia—will set out the party's official position on everything from national security to social issues.
Every four years the committee undergoes this exercise, reevaluating old policy planks to hammer together a comprehensive, new platform. Then, a majority of delegates—at least 1,237—must approve the policy document in a floor vote.
But some conservatives fear that Donald Trump's positions on issues could complicate an already arduous task.
"We have a presumptive nominee in Trump, who we honestly don't know where he stands on many of the platform issues," Valentine said. "It doesn't seem like he's given much thought to the abortion issue."
On the campaign trail, Trump strayed from traditional Republican orthodoxies on issues ranging from the minimum wage to free trade agreements and from gender identity to abortion.
In April, Trump said the party position on abortion, which asserts "that the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life," should be amended. During a town-hall event televised on NBC, the candidate said he wanted to include exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother.
But Trump aides have telegraphed that the New York businessman does not intend to pick policy fights at the convention. After a June meeting with conservative groups, senior aide Ed Brookover told The Washington Times that Trump "is committed to a conservative platform."
Valentine says he will remain on the lookout for any last-minute moves to soften the party's position on social issues such as life and marriage.
For a game plan, the young delegate points to conservatives' defeat of an effort by Bob Dole's presidential campaign to insert a "declaration of tolerance" into the GOP position on abortion. That was in 1996, when Valentine was 2 years old.
It's remarkable that someone as young as Valentine could even hope to influence the party platform, said Morton Blackwell, president of the Leadership Institute.
"It's wonderful for young people to be delegates," Blackwell told The Daily Signal. "Frankly, there's something about their involvement in politics that pleases people; I mean, that's the coming generation."
Valentine's post on the platform committee is indicative of the party's evolution over the last half a century, Blackwell said.
Back in 1964, Blackwell recalled, he was the youngest delegate to the Republican convention in San Francisco.
"At that time," he explained, "to be delegate you had to have gray hair or none."
Just 24 at the time, Blackwell said he spent much of the convention waving signs and stuffing envelopes for nominee Barry Goldwater.
As one of the younger delegates to offer new blood and fresh perspectives to the Grand Old Party's delegation, Valentine had to prove he was up to the task. And that meant skipping class at Franciscan University of Steubenville, in Ohio.
To win, Valentine became a commuting candidate. Last semester, he says, he almost spent more time making the five-hour drive back to Virginia's 8th Congressional District than he did in the classroom.
Each weekend for months, the emerging politico knocked on doors, made phone calls, and eventually beat out 19 other candidates to punch his ticket for Cleveland.
Valentine bristles at the suggestion that his slot in the Virginia delegation amounts to an ageist gimmick. Instead, he says, Republicans must meet millennials halfway to attract a demographic that "grew up in a much different time than our parents and grandparents."
Valentine argues that millennials make up "the most pro-life generation ever" and insists that, with time, conservatives can win the marriage debate as young people mature and make families.
"Rather than just running away from these issues," Valentine said, "I think the Republican Party should embrace it and not back down from our principles."
He won't have much time to make his case, though. After his two weeks in Cleveland, Valentine will return to school to finish his senior year of college before graduating into politics full time.
This report has been modified to correct the name of the college Tommy Valentine attends.
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SAN BERNARDINO - Giroux Glass, a glazing contractor that built a glass bridge over the Grand Canyon, has opened a new fabrication facility.
Division manager Rick Lawler said Giroux's facility, which is in southeastern San Bernardino near the Santa Ana River bed, is the city's first business to be boast its own solar panels.
Lawler said the rooftop panels can generate about 20 percent of the facility's power when things are running at full tilt.
"It doesn't generate all the power, but it will pay for itself over time," he said.
Giroux Glass Division Manager Rick Lawler points to a picture of the Grand Canyon Skywalk, which the company built. Giroux Glass has opened a new fabricating facility in San Bernardino and plans to hire from the area. (Al Cuizon/Staff Photographer)not only for the juice, but to train future electricians are how to install the technology.
Giroux is based in Los Angeles and also has an office in Las Vegas. The company has been in San Bernardino for about three weeks. The firm's local spot has offices and workspace in a nearly 40,000-square-foot warehouse on Riverview Drive.
Inside the facility, glass can be sawn and prepared for delivery to construction sites in the Inland Empire, High Desert or Palm Springs area. The firm derives most of its business supplying glass for commercial construction, and also deals to builders of pricy homes.
"We do the high-end residential homes. The Disneys. The J-Lo's. The glazing contracts will range from $1 to $2 million just for the glass," Lawler said.
Lawler said the company tallied about $80 million in sales over 2008 and spent about $3 million to acquire its San Bernardino facility.
"We picked San Bernardino, I don't know if you want to quote me on this, but you get a lot of bang for your buck here," Lawler said.
As is the case with homes, the Inland Empire has been home to a buyers' - or tenants' - market lately for industrial locations.
In its Industrial Market Trends report for the first quarter of 2009, real estate firm Grubb & Ellis' found that for the first time since 1997, more industrial units were vacated than filled.
The business is also located inside the San Bernardino Valley Enterprise Zone, where businesses can be eligible for certain tax breaks.
A dozen people work at the facility, Lawler said. The payroll could eventually expand to 24 to 30 people.


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Viper Innovations, Winner of the 2017 PwC West of England Business of the Year Award
New Delhi: Viper Innovations celebrates the prestigious 2017 'PwC West of England Business of the Year Award' in the under £30M category. The event has become one of the most significant business awards in the West and celebrates Business and enterprise, across small, medium and large companies. The award was presented at the Aerospace Bristol on the evening of the 6th of September.
Viper Innovations Ltd, established in 2007 with an initial working capital of £45k has established itself as an example of British engineering prowess, with a company culture of continual investment in Research and Development (R&D) and, delivering ground breaking technology that maximises the operational life of control and electrical distribution equipment.
One example of the success of Viper's innovative capability is V-LIFE. A technology that can reverse the detrimental effects of water ingress into subsea electrical cables without the need of cable recovery and replacement. Launched in 2012, the technology has had global success providing companies with an alternative solution to remediating failing cables, with significant cost savings in the oil and gas industry.
Pippa Clarke, private business leader for PwC in the West and chair of the Judges said: "This year's competition was tough as there were four great businesses in the final. The Independent Judges were hugely impressed by Viper Innovations' all round strong business model, which includes impressive innovation, contribution to the region plus a highly engaged workforce and career progression opportunities available for their people".
"I would like to personally congratulate Viper Innovations on being awarded this title, and also to congratulate all the 2017 finalists. It is an amazing achievement to make it through to being a finalist, given the high standards required across all facets of the business and the rigour which the judges apply"
Neil Douglas, Managing Director of Viper Innovations said "We are absolutely delighted and honoured to have been selected as the winning company. This is very much the South West's most prestigious business award and the rigour of the judging process justifies the high standing of the award within the business community. The award is a recognition that all our staff can celebrate and are very proud of the achievement"
The 2017 West of England Business of the Year Award will be added to various accolades the company has received in recent years for their technology innovations, but this award is in recognition of the success of business as a whole.
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OrderPaperToday – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Senator Buruji Kashamu, has cautioned the party's national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, over moves to substitute him.
Mr. Kashamu specifically warned the party to stop blackmailing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over his candidacy.
Kashamu's reaction is sequel to a letter written by Secondus and the party's National Secretary, Senator Ibrahim Umaru Tsauri, dated 4th February, 2019 and titled: "Re: Final List of Nominated Candidates in Ogun State", addressed to the National Chairman, requesting the electoral body to recognize Mr. Ladi Adebutu as candidate.
This is coming on the heels of the final gubernatorial list published by the electoral body that listed Kashamu as the governorship candidate of the state.
The party, Kashamu and INEC have been entangled over issue of selecting the authentic candidature for the seat.
But the commission reportedly acted based on a ruling from the Federal High Court, Lagos.
Kashamu in a statement by media aide, Austin Oniyoko on Wednesday explained: "The indubitable fact is that the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos had on the 24th of June, 2016, delivered a judgment in which it directed the PDP and INEC to deal exclusively with the Engr. Adebayo Dayo-led Ogun State PDP Executive.
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How Finland created the mobile games industry
The house that Nokia made
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Alex Bubb Head of Partner Management and Marketing Microsoft Mobile
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August 13th, 2015 - 12:30pm
By Chris Kerr
Why is the Finnish mobile games industry leaps and bounds ahead of the competition, and how can everyone else emulate that success?
As is always the case, the answer isn't a simple one. It's engrained in the history of the Finnish industry, and in order to coax it out, you'll need to take a step back in time.
Luckily for you, at PG Connects Helsinki 2014, we aimed to do just that.
We began by assembled a crack team of Finnish gaming giants to take us on a trip through time and space, showing us how Finnish success was born, and pointing out what lessons we can learn from an era bursting with innovation, risk, and, ultimately, reward.
It started with a snake
You can't look back at then history of Finnish mobile gaming without fondly remembering Snake.
Nokia's addictive, simple, and endlessly enjoyable mobile title might not have been seen as a game changer at the time, but it got the ball rolling, becoming the unwitting founder of the mobile industry we've all come to know and love.
"Frankly, I don't think anyone could have predicted an industry growing out of that. It was just a time waster," explained Everyplay's Jussi Laakkonen.
"I highly doubt there was much of a plan behind [Snake]."
Even if Nokia did simple stumble upon Snake, the game's success shouldn't come as a surprise, because, according to Microsoft Mobile's Alex Bubb, it had all of the ingredients of a classic in the making.
"I think the one thing you can learn from Snake, and it was as true then as it is today, is that it was dead simple, and if you combine 'dead simple' with distribution, you've got a hit," said Bubb.
"It was fun, very simple to play, and quite viral in a social way, and I think that's where it all started."
A cultural fit
Nokia will always be seen as the catalyst that helped spark the Finnish scene into life. It has undoubtedly earned that honour.
However, without the support of the Finnish developers, and even the Finnish government, mobile gaming might have fizzled out.
Indeed, when you look back at the history of the scene it's hard to escape the feeling that the mobile games industry and Finland were made for each other.
One man who believes this to be true is Rovio Star's Wilhelm Taht, who explained why the pair found love at first sight.
"There were a few things that I think drove the whole revolution, if that's what you want to call it, and the demo scene certainly was one of them," offered Taht.
"I think we also have to give credit to the Finnish innovation of public funding, while the Finnish culture, and the Finnish climate [also played their parts].
"Touching upon the culture a little bit, I want to argue that Finns, from a cultural perspective, are quite risk averse, quite introverted, so mobile games in general had a far smaller budget.
"So, from a cultural perspective, mobile games fit in quite well in Finland."
You can see the full discussion about the history of Finnish mobile gaming in the following videoes.
You can see all the video presentations from Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2014 here.
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After all, the extra severe intentions a man has, the extra attentive and affectionate he becomes to the chosen one. Moreover, Ukrainian women do not tolerate men who're rude towards folks round them. Eugenia is a feminine form of the male name Eugene, translated from the traditional meet russian Greek as "noble," "high-born," "descendant of a noble family." In Ukraine, the name Eugenia became popular within the XIX century. They say that it got here to Ukraine from France in the era of princes who liked to adopt international names and traditions.
You are from totally different countries, and it means you have been brought up in different cultural environments. It's necessary to be affected person and well mannered and ready to fill this gap by attending to know each other higher. When you walk on the street with her, she turns people's heads, they usually also look at you to examine that lucky man who gained such a magnificence. If you might have conflicts, you should resolve them instantly. Try to scale back to the minimal the time when you have a grudge against one another.
Zoya Berber was born on the 1st of September, 1987 in Permi. The star could be very in style for her TV series "Realinie Patsani" . In the 12 months 2011, Zoya Berber earned the 5th place within the Russian edition of 'Maxim' journal during which she was nominated in the record of "100 sexiest girls within the country". This beautiful Russian magnificence is a TV host and a "socialite".
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But what can make you wish to spend some large cash and time so far single Ukrainian ladies until you find the one true love if you'll find a way to seek for an ideal partner amongst American girls? So, here's a list of explanation why you undoubtedly must attempt dating a Ukrainian woman. Before starting, you ought to be completely sure in your intentions.
A dinner date, with candles, wine, and all that, can also be a pleasant concept. Some would possibly say it's fairly trivial, but it's never-aging classic. Light a couple of candles, turn the music on, and benefit from the evening.
Anna Khilkevich is so gifted, that just one film helped her to turn into known through Russian borders. As a model, Lopyreva has appeared in magazines similar to Cosmopolitan, Gala, Future Television, L'Officiel, Beauty, Beauty Unlimited, NRG, OK! She additionally was a director of the Miss Russia pageant for a while. In 2006, Lopyreva hosted the Miss Europe pageant held in Ukraine. In 2008, she took part within the Russian version of Survivor, Last Hero. Lopyreva is an envoy of the FIFA World Cup 2018.
Glukoza received lucky with her music career when she was found within the 12 months 2002 by producer Maxim Fadeev. She additionally recorded her music video, "Nevesta" and "Nenavizhu" , which was completely computer-animated.
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Raised in Suffolk, VA, he was a bookkeeper in Norfolk, but moved to Murfreesboro, Hertford County, NC in the months before the War. On 16 May 1861, then age 23, he was commissioned First Lieutenant, Company F, First North Carolina Infantry.
Lt. Shepherd, L.C. Lawrence and I had squatted down just to the rear of Co. F., a bullet from the enemy's line struck Lt. S. somewhere about the heart and that noble spirit in an instant "crossed over the river."
Service and other details from the Roster 1 via the Historical Data Systems database. His gravesite is on Findagrave, source also of his picture, from a photograph in the Suffolk Nansemond Historical Society.
See a most excellent rendition of Lt Shepherd's story from the June 2012 edition of the newsletter [pdf] of the Suffolk Nansemond Historical Society. It has his birth year as 1830.