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China Is Reviving the World's Fastest Train
Speeds will return to 350 km/h but will be capable of going 400 km/h (248 mph).
Kyree LearyAugust 21st 2017
/ Advanced Transport
/ Beijing
/ Bullet Trains
/Beijing
/Bullet Trains
/China
China once held the title for the world's fastest train, but a devastating crash in 2011 forced the country to slow down their transits, lest they experience another tragic event.
Next month, however, China will regain is lost title, as it plans to introduce several new bullet trains that will move at the speeds necessary to once again be the world's fastest. Prior to the aforementioned accident, China's bullet trains traveled at 350 km/h (217 mph), but were then reduced to 250-300 km/h (155-186 mph).
Come September 21, when the new trains are up and running, speeds will return to 350 km/h, but will be capable of going 400 km/h (248 mph). For comparison, the still-in-development Hyperloop One recently reached speeds of 308 km/h (192 mph), though the plan is to hit 402 km/h (250 mph) while still in testing.
Railway workers pose next to one of China's new bullet trains. Image Credit: Chinatopix Via AP
Zhao Jian, Beijing Jiaotong University professor and a leading researcher on China's high-speed railway network, told the South China Morning Post that in order to avoid more accidents at higher speeds, the railway operator will need to reduce the number of trains in use at one time.
According to the Associated Press, China has laid over 20,000 kilometers (12,400 miles) of high-speed rail, and intends to add another 10,000 kilometers (6,214 miles) by 2020. To date, over $360 billion has been spent on the railway's creation.
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The SHIFT... In today's Episode (Host) Salahdeen Asad is joined by (Special Guests) - The Good Brothers: Renard "Azibo" Turner (Vanguard Ranch) & Dealow "Brother Insight" Morgan (40 day Fruit Fast) who weigh in to discuss their views of what steps "The Black Community" as a collective should implement to dispel dependency /victimization to achieve True Sovereignty!
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Exceptional six bedrooms, five full, three half bath home ideally located on the 12th Tee of Echo Lake Country Club. Open floor plans offer spacious, light-filled rooms with designer touches throughout including decorative moldings, custom millwork, hardwood floor and divided light windows. Highlights include and impressive living room, banquet-sized dining room, library with custom cherry cabinetry, den with wet bar, gourmet kitchen with walk-in pantry and separate dining area and expansive master bedroom retreat featuring a dressing room and walk-in closet as well as a gorgeous bath with hydrotherapy whirlpool tub, marble shower and private commode. The fully finished lower level offers a recreation room, exercise room, playroom, kitchenette, wine cellar and more. Offering fabulous outdoor space with spectacular panoramic views, this home is sure to impress.
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Love the I-No, but I think I can resist that one- but the Makimoto Misae PVC……I'm not gonna be able to resist that one…I have the resin and spent all of one day on her and lost interest- I have modelers ADD.
Great to know that these are coming out!!
good to see a guilty gear figure but i won't be getting that one. as for the second figure it just looks amazing. really like the scarf flow.
Hopefully this I-no release means plenty of Guilty Gear PVC material down the line.


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Hero Histories: Reading Room: WOLFF "Mother of Waters"
...as our post-apocalyptic barbarian and Galadra meet...guess who?
This tale from New England Library's Dracula #7 (1972), by Luis Gaska (aka Sadko) and Estaban Maroto takes a tragic turn.
But, it also sets up a major change in the storyline, as we'll see in the near-future!


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Sándor Wladár (born 19 July 1963 in Budapest) is a Hungarian retired male swimmer. He won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in 200 m backstroke.

Wladár was a swimmer of Központi Sportiskola (1972–1980), Újpesti Dózsa (1981–1985). From 1985 to 1987 he was a water polo player for Újpesti Dózsa.

He was named the Male European Swimmer of the Year in 1981 by Swimming World magazine. The same year he was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year.

After retiring from active sport he opened a veterinarian clinic with his brother Zoltán who was also a swimmer.

Wladár was elected president of the Hungarian Swimming Association (MÚSZ) on 24 September 2017.

Achievements
 World Championships
 Silver medal in 1982 (200 m backstroke)
 European Championships
 Gold medal in 1981 (100 m backstroke)
 Gold medal in 1981 (200 m backstroke)
 Silver Medal in 1983 (200 m backstroke)

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Living people
Male backstroke swimmers
Olympic swimmers of Hungary
Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Swimmers from Budapest
Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
European champions for Hungary
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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Big changes to the import tax in Australia took place on July 1st, 2018. Are you compliant with the new charges and processes? Here's what you need to know about the GST on imports Australia is now facing, to ensure that you comply.
The ATO now requires all foreign shippers and electronic distribution platforms who ship in excess of A$75,000 to register with them and apply to obtain a GST number. Registration is required to obtain an Australian Registration Number (ARN). This is an alternative to an Australian Business Number (ABN) or Australian Company Number (ACN) and does not require the company to file annual tax declarations.
If a shipper does not expect to surpass this threshold of A$75,000, they will not be required to pay GST. However, if the shipper does exceed the threshold, they will be required to pay 10% on the entire value. If a shipper wishes to "cover" themselves in the event of exceeding the threshold by collecting the GST, they are legally responsible to pay this value to the ATO regardless of the threshold level.
The alternative to any liability is where the shipper DOES NOT arrange for the shipping to the buyer. In this case, the freight agent is responsible to pay and collect the applicable GST and their shipping costs (of which GST will also apply) from the receiver.
Sellers who sell in a foreign currency will have huge exposure to exchange risks, with potential AUD settlement taking place up to to 4 months after collection. Shippers following an EDP will not have any process to reclaim GST for returns, which is particularly important for high rated returns such as apparel. Many SME shippers will also find it challenging to adapt their websites to include this GST at checkout.
Most foreign-based companies will engage accounting firms to handle this. But these firms charge an excessive fee and will be a significant burden, particularly to SMEs. A quarterly filing cost will run between A$2000-A$5000, and the ATO requires online filing by registered Tax Agents and CPA's. The ATO will monitor activity and value capture through Australian Border Force, where quarterly reconciliations will take place.
Items arriving through the postal system will have new barcode data, with both shipper and value data captured. This will create the same collection policies through the mail channel, leading to massive delays such as those seen with Royal Mail.
We've developed some smart import GST solutions to help you adjust to and comply with the changes to import tax Australia has put in place. These are provided free of charge where Freipost services are engaged, or through a nominal subscription fee where a shipper's own resources are used. More information is available by contacting us directly.
Freipost offer a clear guide to the latest ATO processes and regulations surrounding the export tax Australia requires and the GST on imports to Australia. We also offer a step by step guide on how a foreign shipper can apply for an ARN and a GST number.
The Freipost Qbit software will then enable the shipper to produce all label and sortation functions, either using the services of Freipost or their own shipping credentials. All value and shipping data can be captured through Qbit or through an API and converted to AUD using the applied Border Force exchange rate.
The Freipost system will also provide the shipper with an automated Business Account Settlement (BAS) lodgement for GST to the ATO for each quarter, without the need to engage the services of a local accounting firm to ensure their compliance.
Freipost can provide a GST collection facility on arrival at the intended destination. This will support shippers who don't have the facility to change values or integrate GST collection at check out level.
This solution allows shippers to maintain their existing currency and sales values on their website. Instead, we suggest the buyer be reminded that taxes and charges will be payable.
When the data is entered into the Freipost Qbit software (upload or API) the system will automate a collection notice to the customer. It will then declare the respective GST component to the ATO by uplifting the original sales value at the border.
The collected GST will be held in a trust account and upon lodgement of the quarterly BAS report, payment will be made to the ATO with any exchange rate risk eliminated.
Make it easier to receive with our comprehensive concierge solution. Using the Freipost Qbit Software, full reports are viable thanks to features such as drawback reporting. It enables all inward stock data including the duties and GST on imports Australia requires, shipping details and the quantities to be recorded.
All subsequent exports of an SKU will present a stock reconciliation, including original import data. This will assist in the reclaim of prior paid duties through customs and tax authorities.
Qbit also allows for Return Management Authorities labelling to be produced, including prepaid local postal/couriers. These returns will be recorded and reported through Border Force and support the claim for prior GST paid on the original import.


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Hugh Jackman in Broadway's 'Music Man' revival
Actor Hugh Jackman will return to Broadway in an upcoming revival of Meredith Willsons "The Music Man".
New York: Actor Hugh Jackman will return to Broadway in an upcoming revival of Meredith Willsons "The Music Man".
It marks Jackman`s first musical role in more than a decade. His last one, "The Boy From Oz", resulted in a Tony Award for best actor.
Jackman will play con man Harold Hill, a role made famous on screen and stage by the late Robert Preston. The show follows Hill`s latest scheme, one that finds him posing as the head of boys` marching band. Scott Rudin will produce the revival, reports variety.com.
On Twitter, Jackman said "The Music Man" will come to Broadway on October 22, 2020.
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Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Is Coming To Netflix
Cowboy Bebop is getting a live-action series on Netflix, with the anime's creator Shinichiro Watanabe consulting.
The Cowboy Bebop anime debuted back in 1998 with Watanabe at the helm.
The live-action first episode will be written by Christopher Yost, who recently penned Thor: Ragnarok.
In the late 2000s, Keanu Reeves was attached to a live-action movie adaptation as protagonist Spike Spiegel but the production never got off the ground.
"Cowboy Bebop does not look like it is going to happen with me in it." Reeves wrote in a 2013 Reddit Q&A, adding that the script was "great and amazing," but would "cost like a half a billion dollars to make."
Hopefully, this Netflix series will cost less!
Originally from Texas, Ashcraft has called Osaka home since 2001. He has authored six books, including most recently, The Japanese Sake Bible.
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Here's a fun conversation that's gonna happen: what race/ethnicity do they cast Faye? The only thing we do know is she's from Singapore, but they don't really address what kind of, or if she even is, Asian.
I wonder if we're gonna go careening back into ScarJo/GITS territory, or will people actually leave this alone (doubt it). I feel like it would be hard to scream 'accuracy!' in a context where there were never actual answers. But knowing the internet that's probably asking for too much.


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Q: Passing matrix as a parameter I am new to c, I am using CUDA compiler. I want to declare five matrices, from a[1][1] to a[5][5]. Initialize them with random values. Print these values. I have shown the whole code I wrote. I face problems

*

*Passing matrix as parameter

*Initialize a matrix (should be constant)
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

void printMatrix(int **a, int rows, int cols)
{
    for(int i=0; i<rows; i++){
        for (int j=0; j<cols; j++){
            printf("%d\t", a[i][j] );
        }
        printf("\n");
    }
}

int main() {
    int N;

    for (int n=0; n<=5; n++)
        N = n;
        int a[N][N];

        for(int i=0; i<N; i++)
            for (int j=0; j<N; j++){
                a[i][j] = rand() % 256;
            }

        printf("Matrix A\n");
        printMatrix(a, 10, 10);
    }
}

This works fine if i define N on the top. If I did that, I couldn't change N value using for loop. How can I correct.

A: For starters there is a typo in the program. You omitted the open brace after the loop statement
for (int n=0; n<=5; n++)
                        ^^^^
    N = n;
    int a[N][N];
    //...

There should be
for (int n=0; n<=5; n++) {
                        ^^^^
    N = n;
    int a[N][N];
    //...

Array a is a variable length array. Its dimension may not be equal to 0. So the variable n must to start from 1 as it is written in the assignment
for (int n=1; n<=5; n++) {
         ^^^^

This function call
printMatrix(a, 10, 10);
               ^^  ^^

does not make sense because the number 10 has nothing common with the array.
And the function declaration
void printMatrix(int **a, int rows, int cols);
                 ^^^^^^^

is invalid. There is a mismatch between the argument type and the parameter type and there is no implicit conversion from one type to another type.
The program can look like
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>

void printMatrix( size_t rows, size_t cols, int a[][cols] )
{
    for ( size_t i = 0; i < rows; i++ )
    {
        for ( size_t j = 0; j < cols; j++ ) printf( "%3d ", a[i][j] );
        printf( "\n" );
    }
}

int main( void )
{
    const size_t N = 5;
    const int UPPER_VALUE = 256;

    srand( ( unsigned int )time( NULL ) );

    for ( size_t n = 1; n <= N; n++ )
    {
        int a[n][n];

        for ( size_t i = 0; i < n; i++ )
        {
            for ( size_t j = 0; j < n; j++ ) a[i][j] = rand() % UPPER_VALUE;
        }

        printf( "Matrix A[%zu][%zu]:\n", n, n );
        printMatrix( n, n, a );
        printf( "\n" );
    }

    return 0;
}

Its output might be
Matrix A[1][1]:
117

Matrix A[2][2]:
 57 216
 50 233

Matrix A[3][3]:
 42 117 215
177 218  26
202  81 163

Matrix A[4][4]:
205 178 157   2
229 165  93  94
 91 160  39 205
 26 242 131  69

Matrix A[5][5]:
147 248 126 107  42
103 149 160  62  70
122  89  17 203 252
222 125 154 224  98
 63  61 192 155 222

If the compiler does not support variable length arrays then you have to allocate the arrays dynamically. For example
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>

void printMatrix( int **a, size_t rows, size_t cols )
{
    for ( size_t i = 0; i < rows; i++ )
    {
        for ( size_t j = 0; j < cols; j++ ) printf( "%3d ", a[i][j] );
        printf( "\n" );
    }
}

int main( void )
{
    const size_t N = 5;
    const int UPPER_VALUE = 256;

    srand( ( unsigned int )time( NULL ) );

    for ( size_t n = 1; n <= N; n++ )
    {
        int **a = malloc( n * sizeof( int * ) );

        for ( size_t i = 0; i < n; i++ )
        {
            a[i] = malloc( n * sizeof( int ) );
            for ( size_t j = 0; j < n; j++ ) a[i][j] = rand() % UPPER_VALUE;
        }

        printf( "Matrix A[%zu][%zu]:\n", n, n );
        printMatrix( a, n, n );
        printf( "\n" );

        for ( size_t i = 0; i < n; i++ ) free( a[i] );
        free( a );
    }

    return 0;
}

A: for (int n=0; n<=5; n++){  /* <--missing { which causes N to be 6 after last iteration */
 //your code
}

You missed a { after first for loop in main that's why int a[N][N] and other loops are not inside its body (which you probably want "changing value of N ")

A: It seems that the number of matrices is constant, so just #define it at the top. Without touching your printMatrix method, you can have a main body as follows:
#define N 5
int main(int argc, char ** argv)
{
    int **data[N]; // Array of length N of int **, where each int ** will store a matrix.
    for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
        int matrixSize = i + 1; // creating the ith matrix
        data[i] = malloc(matrixSize * sizeof *data[i]);
        for (int j = 0; j < matrixSize; j++) {
            data[i][j] = malloc(matrixSize * sizeof *data[i][j]);
            for (int k = 0; k < matrixSize; k++) {
                data[i][j][k] = rand() % 256;
            }
        }
    }
    // Printing the first one
    printMatrix(data[0], 1, 1);

    // don't forget to loop again to free the buffers allocated...
    return 0;
}

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NZ Business Email - New Years Resolution.
We would like to wish all our clients a very Happy New Year, and hope you all had a great Christmas break.
The year has gotten off to a busy start, and it is no more busy than for Telecom NZ (which they subcontract out to YahooXtra), whose email service appears to have been hacked all over again. As at the time of writing this, they haven't disclosed too much information on their website, apart from saying that there is a problem, but it appears to be a similar problem to what occurred last year. This appears to be the third time in the last year that this sort of thing has happened. When this happens, it also causes problems for us, as we get a dramatic rise in the number of email spam going through our systems. We also get a huge rise in false support requests, which we have to manually check.
It also causes other problems for our clients, who have had problems receiving emails from YahooXtra email addresses, due YahooXtras email servers IP being blacklisted with RBL databases around the world. Like many of our clients who have been affected by this, we are totally over YahooXtras email service and these problems. We have therefore decided to lay down the challenge to all NZ Businesses who still happen to be using the free email address their ISP provides to them, to make a New Years resolution. That New Years resolution is to get a proper domain based email address instead of the free one that your ISP gave you. This doesn't just apply to YahooXtra / Telecom customers either, but to all NZ businesses who are still using the free email address that their ISP gave them when they signed up. In 2014 there is no reason why any NZ based business should be still using a free ISP email address. The only use for an ISP these days is for a backup email address to use.
Some time ago we wrote the following article ' Top 10 Reasons why NZ Business's need to stop using free ISP email addresses'. We suggest all NZ businesses that are still using a free ISP email address read this. It could potentially save your business a lot of money and lost business resulting from lost emails.
If you are a NZ business, and need help moving to a domain based email system, we are specialists in this area and can help you. Please contact us for more info.
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Hansi Berger (bürgerlich Johann Berger; * 24. Dezember 1992 in Ainring) ist ein Moderator und Musiker der volkstümlichen Szene aus dem deutschen Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land. Hansi Berger singt volkstümliche Lieder sowie Schlager.

Karriere und Auftritte
Das erste Mal war Berger mit vier Jahren im Fernsehen als Gast in einer ARD-Volksmusikshow von Carmen Nebel. Es folgten Auftritte bei Wenn die Musi spielt, Achims Hitparade und Wernesgrüner Musikantenschenke. Insgesamt war er drei Mal bei Karl Moiks Musikantenstadl. Mit seinem Titel Hallo i bin's, da Hansi eröffnete er als Sechsjähriger den Musikantenstadl in München zum Oktoberfest.

Der Musiker nahm bei Immer wieder sonntags im Jahre 2014 teil und war darüber hinaus bei diversen Fernseh- und Radiosendungen zu Gast.

Im Jahre 2017 präsentierte er das TV-Format Von Klagenfurt nach Berlin auf Folx TV. Seit 2017 moderiert er die Musik-Unterhaltungsshow Folx Stadl beim Sender Folx TV. Im Oktober 2018 wurde Hansi Berger gemeinsam mit seiner Moderationskollegin mit dem "TOP OF THE MOUNTAINS AWARD" ausgezeichnet in der Kategorie "Best Duett".

Im April 2020 veröffentlichte er die Single Auf die Tage die vor uns liegen. Es wurde zugleich ein Musikvideo veröffentlicht wo prominente Gäste zu sehen sind, wie beispielsweise Willi Gabalier.

Privates
Von 2018 bis 2020 war er mit der Schlagersängerin Lara Bianca Fuchs liiert.

Unternehmerische Tätigkeiten
Hansi Berger ist Betreiber vom Hotel Rupertihof in Ainring, vom Klosterwirt Höglwörth in Anger und vom Gasthaus Ulrichshögel im Berchtesgadener Land.

Diskografie

Alben
 2015: Juchee!
 2017: Vanessa
 2018: Lügen haben schöne Beine

Singles & EPs
 2014: Die Zeiten, die san anders word'n
 2016: Koa Bier
 2016: Du da du (wenn der Kugelschreiber rollt)
 2017: Vanessa (feat. Richard Lugner)
 2019: Vanessa 2.0
 2020: Auf die Tage die vor uns liegen

Auszeichnungen

 2018: Top of the Mountains - Award "Best Duett"

Weblinks
 Offizielle Website von Hansi Berger

Einzelnachweise

Schlagersänger
Ainring
Moderator
Deutscher
Geboren 1992
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Is The LEGO Iron Man Armoury More Than Just A Bunch Of Cool Minifigures?
Ironman once again gets an armour extension, but has the idea out-stayed its welcome?
LEGO 76216 - Iron Man Armory
RRP AUD $149.99 - CA $119.99 - EUR €89.99 - UK £79.99 - USA $89.99
Available from LEGO.com and LEGO Stores now.
The Iron Man Armory is now the 3rd version of Tony Stark's workshop, once again having a modularised way to display new and previous Iron Man armours. The set contains some new figures, some reused figures, and some that sit in between.
We're up to the third version of this now. Plain and simple, does it hold up? Read on!
LEGO 76216 - Iron Man Armory - Set Review Brick Banter
The inclusion of Tony Stark's car in this set gives it a bit of disparity between this set and the previous ones, as it references one of the iconic scenes from Iron Man 3; Tony driving his car alongside the coast with the Stark Expo maps sticking up from the back seat.
This is a fun new addition to the line-up, gives us a neat looking car build that isn't too chunky, and gives us something uniquely Tony Stark rather than Ironman.
The other accessories in the set gives us, what I would call, a proper messy workshop. Parts, tools, random pieces and all sorts just scattered everywhere. This a bit of chaos, but it is good chaos. Amongst it all, we get blueprints, digital and physical, the "Proof Tony Stark has a Heart" arc reactor, a miniature Ironman Figure, and tools that do god-knows-what.
Iron Man Armours
The set introduces us to the Mk 25, and a new updated Endgame armour as well. It's worth noting that the figures introduce a new Ironman helmet mould for the wave, which is admittedly larger than previous helmets.
If I'm being honest, the new helmets don't really work for some of the newer figures. The Mk 25 is my favourite armour of this set, as the aesthetic just looks spot-on to me - but for the other figures, the helmets are disproportionate to the sleeker aesthetic that some of the other sets have.
Tony's Endgame armour doesn't look right in my mind, and adding the neck accessory to the figure means that he stands significantly taller. The Mk 25 however is supposed to be a larger Ironman suit, and this is an example of where it works.
Tony Stark is admittedly quite bland here, re-using various elements from previous version of Tony. The shirt comes from his What If? version, which is somewhat rarer to get however.
Pepper Potts
This is the exact same version of Pepper Potts that appeared in the Iron Monger set from the other year. She doesn't add anything new to the set, unless you don't already have a Pepper Potts figure.
Whiplash is one of my favourite Ironman villains, and this figure is almost, almost, perfect. The use of the translucent chains in light blue are great for his whips, and his armour looks great here. So what's wrong? His skin colour does not match the actor. A simple change similar to Wong's skin colour could of fixed this character to perfection, but yet, here we are.
War Machine's new version is a nice addition to the collection for people who do not have the early instances of his figure, and it's nice that LEGO made sure to include James Rhodes' head rather than a translucent one so kids can pretend he is part of the action.
Overall though? Still not liking the new helmet on this figure. The issue this time around comes from how small the faceplate looks on the printed helmet. The helmet looks oversized compared to printing, and the faceplate just needed to be a bit bigger. It also doesn't line up when you flip open the helmet face.
Nick Fury once again manages to squeeze into another Marvel set unexpectedly, and for good reason - where else do you put him? This figure feels like it is mainly here to provide an updated version of the character, rather than increase the desire for people to go for this set. He feels a bit generic at this point, and I would have really preferred him to come in his outfit from the Barton's farm from Age of Ultron.
Okay, here it goes; I don't recommend this set.
I understand LEGO are wanting to create more versatility with the Iron Man armours by introducing a new head mould. I understand LEGO are trying to give consumers easier ways to get iconic characters in lower price point sets. I get that.
The problem? Well, that's just it. This isn't a lower price point set. Yes, the world is going through inflations due to an ongoing pandemic and everything else that is wrong with the world, but holy heck this is expensive for what you get!
Yes, you are technically getting 8 Minifigures (if you count the disassembled Mk 3 on the table), but more than half of them feel re-used. The Mk 3 (barring the helmet) and Pepper Potts are the exact same from a set released less than a year ago, Tony Stark, the Endgame suit and Nick Fury don't feel unique enough, and of the three figures that are new, only one of them feels correct.
I like the new Ironman helmet mould - but it's not right for every single Ironman figure. Some helmets are better than others on certain figures, but a lot of them are really just missing the mark. And Ivan Vanko, Whiplash, suffers the same fate as Chang-Shi sets - being white-washed when he should clearly have a darker flesh tone.
I just can't justify the price point. And that's my truth.
I Am Groot. Translation: This Set Is Just Too Damn Cute For Its Own Groot!
LEGO Continues To Make Its Way Into The Action Figure Market With Iron Man


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'Folk Rock Road Trip' Coming to Amendment 18 June 28, 29, 30
"Folk Rock Road Trip," by the Spotlight Repertory Theatre, is a Staten Island based revue of classic songs and stories from the halcyon days of the 1970s coming to Amendment 18 on June 28th, 29th, and 30th.
Broadway veteran Phil Hall is the musical director on the project and promises that the revue will showcase fresh and unique versions of '70s Folk, Pop and Rock classics. The show will celebrate such iconic artists as Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Carole King, Simon and Garfunkel, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Billy Joel, The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Carly Simon, and others.
Cast members include Staten Islander Mary Lee Marson Aloia, a professional actor and singer, and co-founder of Spotlight Repertory Theatre; the revue's director and designer John (Jacques) Stewart, a professional performer and co-founder of Spotlight Productions; Broadway veteran Jennifer Neuland Gerlach; professional actor and singer Mark Bradley Miller; professional performer and Staten Islander Nicole Williams; rising musical theater personality and Staten Islander Kaelan O'Donnell; stage veteran Max Joseph, and professional stage actor Robert Koutras.
Spotlight Repertory Theatre is a Staten Island-based professional Actors' Equity Association theater company offering high quality stage productions that feature a mix of seasoned professionals as well as top and up-and-coming local performers. The Spotlight Repertory Theatre is a branch of Spotlight Productions, which also operates the Spotlight Children's Theatre Company and Spotlight Studios, a rehearsal studio and performing-arts learning venue in West Brighton.
Opening night "Folk Rock Road Trip" audience members are encouraged to assist Project Hospitality by contributing toward the purchase of gas cards to fuel vehicles used by the organization in its mission of helping Staten Islanders who are hungry, homeless or otherwise in need.
General admission is $25 (ticket price only); no cover charge; table seating; first come, first served and can be bought by going to Brown Paper Tickets. Amendment 18 Bar & Grill is located at 691 Bay St., Staten Island, NY
Check out a few clips from performers Mark Bradley Miller and Kaelan O'Donnell, respectively:
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Amendment 18's decor and dining options will transport you back in time to the era of prohibition. This Staten Island "Speakeasy" features menu items inspired by the food and drink in the 1920s.
Address: 691 Bay Street Staten Island, NY 10304
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Jake ili Jage (portugalski: Jagas), izumrli afrički narod koji je u 16. stoljeću poharao Kraljevstvo Kongo spalivši i prijestolnicu Mbanzu. Danas ne postoji narod ili pleme tog imena, a opširnih podataka ili isprava o njima nema. Sredinom 16. stoljeća izbili su na zapadnoafričku scenu i nakon otprilike stotinu godina ispunjenih jezivim pokoljima tajanstveno iščezli. Najpouzdaniji izvor podataka o njima je kronika engleskog mornara Andrewa Battela.

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Najvjerodostojnija od svih teorija je da su bili jedan od naroda iz govornog područja Bantu koji je živio duboko u unutrašnjosti središnje Afrike, možda srodnici naroda Masai ili Galla u današnjoj Keniji ili Tanzaniji. Nepoznato je zašto su krenuli iz visokih savana kroz prašume sliva rijeke Kongo prema obali Atlantskog oceana. Nisu bili ni ratari ni stočari, a jedina poljoprivredna djelatnost bila im je obaranje cijelih šuma palmi kako bi dobili opojno palmino vino. Odmah bi zaklali i pojeli svaku domaću životinju koja bi im pala u šake.

Od samog početka pokreta prema zapadu bili su ratnička vojska na pljačkaškom pohodu. Slično plemenu Nguni koje je došlo iz oblasti jezra Malavi da bi u južnoj Africi stvorilo veliko carstvo Zulu, tako su i Jake već u samom početku migracije bili organizirani za stalno ratovanje. Živjeli su u malim, pokretnim, dobro utvrđenim logorima, ratnici su im bili okosnica društvene strukture i zahvaljujući krutoj disciplini i iznenadnim napadima pokoravali su plemena daleko brojnija od njih samih. Ubijali su vlastitu djecu da im ne bi smetala u neprestanim pokretima, tako što su odmah nakon rođenja zakopavali žive bebe u zemlju. Slično mamelucima u Egiptu, često su usvajali odrasle dječake iz pokorenih plemena i odgajali ih u ratnike svoje vojske. Prakticirali su kanibalizam kako bi zaplašili neprijatelje, ali i zato što su voljeli okus ljudskog mesa.

Engleski gusar Battel 1600. ili 1601. godine, sa skupinom Portugalaca i mulata, uputio se do jednog plemena udaljenog od obale današnje Angole dva dana hoda kroz prašumu. Kad su formirali karavanu i spremili se za povratak do broda, napao ih je poglavica Mofarigosat. Domoroci su dopustili bijelcima otići ako ostave jednog taoca, pa su se Portugalci odlučili za Engleza Battela, umjesto nekog od svojih sunarodnjaka. Plašeći se za život, Battel je uspio pobjeći kroz prašumu u čijim su ga dubinama zarobili Jake. Svi stanovnici naselja okupili su se gledati ga i čuditi mu se, jer dotad tamo nitko nikada nije vidio bijelca.

Logor je bio podignut među baobabima, cedrovima i palmama tako da je na ulicama naselja usred dana vladao mrak. Na sredini je stajao idol veličine čovjeka, podignut na postolju visokom 4 m. U podnožju idola nalazio se krug od u zemlju probodenih slonovskih kljova, a na kljove su bile nasađene mnogobrojne lubanje ljudi ubijenih u ratovima. Konačno je Englez izveden pred poglavicu Jaka, kojeg naziva Veliki Gaga Calandola.

Poglavica Jaka imao je veoma dugu kosu u koju su bili upleteni nizovi banba školjki, a oko vrata mu je visila ogrlica od školjki masoa. Oko pojasa nosio je niske landesa, perli koje se izrađuju od nojevih jaja. Donji dio tijela bio mu je uvijen u tkaninu od palminog vlakna, a gornji bio nag i prekriven u kožu usječenim ornamentima koje je svaki dan premazivao ljudskom mašću. Kroz nos mu je bio provučen bakreni ukras, kao i kroz uši. Tijelo je bojio u crveno i bijelo, a 20 do 30 žena pratilo ga je na svim pohodima. Jedna od njih nosila je njegov luk i strijele, a četiri posude s pićem. Kad bi pio sve bi pale na koljena i pjevale, u ritmu udarajući rukama.

Englez se svidio poglavici, a osobito mu se svidjela njegova musketa. Tako je primljen u vojsku Jaka i sudjelovao u njihovim ratnim pohodima, spaljivao sela, pio palmino vino, plesao i orgijao na gozbama s ljudskim mesom. Ostao je među Jakama gotovo pune dvije godine, ali se u toku pljačkaških napada našao tako daleko na zapadu da ponovno ugleda more. To mu je omogućilo pobjeći brodom, ali dotad je već bio prinuđen ostati jedan od rijetkih očevidaca života i običaja jednoga tajanstvenog naroda.

Battel tako opisuje kako se Jake zadržavaju na jednom mjestu dok ne posijeku sve palme, u cilju proizvodnje vina. Ne drže stoku osim one koju otmu od neprijatelja. Kad prodru u neku jaču zemlju, koju je nemoguće pokoriti u jednome danu, sagrade utvrđeni logor u kojem miruju mjesec do dva. Kad konačno odluči prijeći u napad poglavica tijekom noći pošalje prema naprijed oko tisuću ratnika da zauzmu zasjedu oko jedne milje ispred logora. Ujutro poglavica iziđe iz logora na čelu cijele vojske, kao da se sprema napasti grad, a stanovnici spremni braniti svoju zemlju krenu prema logoru. Kad se približe Jake daju bubnjevima znak onima u zasjedi. Prelaze u napad, a od branitelja tako napadnutih sa svih strana malo koji izvuče živu glavu. Tog dana obično cijela napadnuta zemlja biva osvojenom.

Prije kretanja na veliki pohod, prema Engleževim zapažanjima, poglavica rano ujutro podnosi žrtvu Sotoni. U tom dugom obredu pet ljudi biva svečano ubijeno. Jake su nagrnuli iz prašuma duž jugozapadne granice kraljevstva, prešli rijeku Kwango i nastavili nadirati prema sjeveru pljačkajući i ubijajući. ManiKogo Alvaro, njegova crna i bijela svita i narod pobjegli su do rijeke Kongo i sklonili se na jedan od otoka u njenom donjem toku. Jake su zauzeli Mbanzu, spalili ju, poklali i pojeli sve koji su ostali u gradu. Nakon toga su podijelili vojsku u više odreda i nastavili napredovati ka unutrašnjosti koljući stanovnike, paleći polja i pljačkajući sela. Izbila je epidemija žljezdane kuge i pokosila na tisuće izbjeglica zbijenih na otocima. U tom kaosu profitirali su lovci na robove. Godine 1571. Francisco de Gouvea iskrcao se na ušću Konga s vojskom od oko 600 vojnika i krenuo u krvavi pohod protiv Jaka. Ljudožderi su protjerani iz zemlje, a Alvaro vraćen na prijestolje u Mbanzi.

Literatura

 Peter Forbath-Rijeka Kongo, preveo Nikola Kršić, "Otokar Keršovani-Rijeka", Opatija 1977.

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Q: eclipse is not starting in ubuntu and it is stuck I have installed eclipse using the command sudo apt-get install eclipse, then i have added Java EE plugin by following the steps given in this link:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/81341/install-eclipse-ide-for-java-ee-dev-via-apt-get-is-it-possible
I created a project in eclipse and it worked for 2 days without any issues. Suddenly today wen I am trying to start the eclipse I am getting the screen to select a workspace, when I selected my workspace then the eclipse is showing in dull color and it is not starting even after waiting for a long time. I am using eclipse 3.8 version.
Below are details from my eclipse.ini file
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I have set the heap memory minimum as 1GB and maximium as 2GB but still I am facing same issue.
If I try to select a different workspace then the eclipse is loading fine. Please help me how can I solve this issue.


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'Top Chef' Recap: When You're Here (in Charleston), You're Family (Meal)
The first true elimination challenge claims a victim
by Alison Leiby Dec 9, 2016, 12:16pm EST
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Finally, six days after the hour-long Quickfire Challenge episode to kick off Top Chef Charleston, we get the first true Elimination Challenge. Only getting the first half of an episode was kind of brutal. It was like watching the first part of When Harry Met Sally and then waiting an entire week to find out if they end up together or not and if "baby fish mouth" is in fact the right answer in Pictionary. (Sorry, it's the holidays — it's all rom-coms and entire pizzas until the January 2nd gym and juice cleanse regimen begins.)
Padma Lakshmi, noticeably jumpsuit-less for the plantation "sudden death" Quickfire, introduces the guest judge for this challenge, Frank Lee. The chefs join him for a low country boil and Jim Smith notes that you can smell the Old Bay in the air. I didn't realize Old Bay was so important to southern cuisine, but apparently it is. I'm from Maryland, so we put Old Bay on everything from crabs to fries to lacrosse sticks. Okay, but for real though, put it on eggs. Trust me.
For the Elimination Challenge, the chefs are split into two teams that will each prepare a family-style southern meal inspired by having dinner at a local South Carolinian chef's home. But how on earth will they ever split up all of these competitors? Will they do it as men versus women? Restaurant owners versus executive chefs? Beards versus non-beards? Kidding, obviously this is a rookies versus veterans challenge.
'Top Chef' Recap: Gluttons for Punishment
By Alison Leiby
Though it's an obvious dividing line, many chefs aren't happy with this separation. Emily Hahn is sick of being considered a rookie chef when she's really anything but, she just happens to not have cooked in any ridiculous televised challenges before: Doesn't make her a rookie, it makes her a sane person because she's never been on a reality show. BJ Smith also hates the split because he thinks he associates more with the veterans, that they have more in common. BJ is basically the sophomore in high school who thinks he's friends with seniors and they're all like, "You don't even have your license yet, loser."
Emily, BJ, and the rest of their team go to dinner at biscuit queen (I don't think this is an official nickname, but she's welcome to it) Carrie Morrey's home for some real southern cooking. She explains that her family secret ingredient in biscuits is cream cheese. Yup, just double the fat. Her logic is, "If you're going to have a biscuit, have a biscuit." I would like this on my tombstone.
The vets head to dinner at the home of personal chef and Gullah cuisine expert B.J. Dennis. Look, we know I mean the veteran Top Chef contestants, but isn't it just a little fun to imagine that a bunch of animal doctors showed up for a homestyle dinner? And also maybe they brought a bunch of cats and dogs and one of them has wheels for legs. Anyway, that's just what's happening in my head right now. Everything is fine.
Over the course of these family meals we learn that many of the chefs have southern cooking roots, like Annie Pettry's Appalachian hippie upbringing and the Texas kitchen of Casey Thompson's grandparents. Notions of togetherness and connection and everything that food can do for us brings Casey to tears in her confessional as her voice shakes through saying, "Isn't food cool?" It sounds like the 2 a.m. revelation of a stoned college student, but I totally get it. Yes Casey, food is cool.
The chefs change gears quickly from a heart-warming dinner to a heart-racing trip to Whole Foods. This is one of the main areas where I think the veterans have a real edge. Chefs on the veteran team have already done many runs of this higher-stakes Supermarket Sweep (I know that sounds redundant because nothing was possibly more high stakes than the errand-based '90s game show). But the vets know the challenges, they know how to manage their time, they know how to think about the total budget. No amount of Klonopin could make these shopping trips tolerable for me.
In the store, the vets seem to get everything they need, but the rookie team is struggling as they near the $500 budget with several chefs not even ringing up any of their ingredients yet. BJ takes control in the least surprising move possible. Like, of course he appoints himself some kind of group leader. Coordinating everyone's shopping lists looked like the world's worst birthday dinner check split. I was waiting for someone to yell out, "I mean, I didn't have any of the brussels sprouts you ordered for the table."
Whenever I've had a very full glass of cold wine my friends refer to it as an "Alison pour," but this sounds better.
Dreamboat Sam Talbot takes the shopping trip to inform us that he's doing fried chicken for this challenge because he's opening a fried chicken restaurant in Brooklyn. Really, Sam? Are you trying to be the most perfect person alive? Do you also have a health condition that makes you more aware of yourself and those around you? Oh, you have Type 1 Diabetes and strive to incorporate healthier recipes into your businesses for everyone? For god's sake. You probably have a great dog, too, don't you? Of course you do. (Yes, this last part is thanks to some internet stalking that I have done and am not proud of, but just let it go.)
Back at the house, the rookie team is already coming apart at the seams. Despite having dinner at a bona fide biscuit maven's home, no one on the team is doing a biscuit for the challenge. This feels like a huge missed opportunity, but it's too late now. Shopping is done, dishes are planned, they just need to move forward.
In the less stressful part of the house, Casey teaches everyone what a "country club pour" is. Whenever I've had a very full glass of cold wine my friends refer to it as an "Alison pour," but this sounds better. As the ladies are sipping on glasses of rosé with ONE ice cube in each, Casey lifts her hefty glass and reveals this amazing name that I will use probably more often than any other phrase in the English language.
Prep in the restaurant kitchen is expectedly hectic, and it's the most literal definition of "too many cooks" I've ever seen. Not only is it crowded, but the ovens have no racks, so everything will have to be cooked at the base, which isn't ideal for most dishes. Judges Tom Colicchio and Frank Lee tour the kitchen asking what different contestants are making. Sheldon Simeon explains his eggplant dish and Frank comments, "I've never met an eggplant I didn't like." Well then you, sir, have never been a woman on Tinder.
The rookies serve first, and along with Padma, Tom, and Gail Simmons, the diners are other famed South Carolina chefs who know southern cooking better than John Mayer knows his way around a vest store. As in last week's episode, Jim hits another home run with his grits and charred asparagus, ham hock, and spring onions. The judges also love Sylva Senat's cornish game hen with permanent slaw and Emily's refreshing pickled shrimp and dressed cucumbers.
Not everything was great, though. BJ, despite being a self-proclaimed "meat guy," cooked his meat so inconsistently that while some diners got tough pieces of his pork and pickled peaches, other diners, like Gail, got pieces that were practically raw. Annie also struggled with cooking technique as the dough for her tomato tart — her take on the classic tomato pie — was nearly raw, as well. And Jamie Lynch, despite his desperate attempt to redeem the burned vegetables of his Quickfire Challenge, failed plants again with his messy and muddled summer squash casserole.
It's overall not a bad meal, but Tom notes there are a few misses and it didn't quite come together all the way. And before anyone even took a single spoonful of food, Padma lamented the lack of biscuits on the table.
The veteran meal is a much better experience as pretty much everyone hits it out of the park. Every dish wows the judges, from Shirley Chung's pork and oyster stew to Amanda Baumgarten's whole fish ceviche with Old Bay.
Standouts for the veteran team's meal, however, are Sheldon's eggplant stewed in tomato, fish sauce, and pickled onion; Casey's collard greens with turnips, coconut, peanut, crispy chicken skin, and trout roe; and John Tesar's Carolina rice with caramelized okra, green onion, and crab gravy. Tom is a famed hater of okra, mostly thanks to its slime, yet even he was on board with John's dish.
With such an outstanding meal overall, it's no surprise that the veteran team wins the challenge. And of all of the excellent dishes, Casey's collard greens are deemed the best of the day.
Unfortunately, this means the rookie team has lost and someone needs to go home. They still cooked a great meal, but the vets were just batting a thousand. Of the three weakest dishes, it is Annie's undercooked tomato tart that gets her sent home. Well, not quite home, but to Last Chance Kitchen, and then probably home.
Alison Leiby is a comedian and writer in Los Angeles.
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I upgraded 6 blogs over the weekend from various flavours of V2.x, all with different themes and upwards of 10 plugins. Zero problems so far. I think all the themes I was using were widget-enabled already. Genuinely surprised by lack of hassle.
I have been having trouble with a plugin that is essential for one blog.
Still, the 2.5 upgrade seems really nice.
Same problem hit me but I've been too busy to fix it. I so rarely view the dashboard anyway, although it's become a lot more useful in 2.5!
There appear to be more problems than just not viewing the dashboard. Deleting spam, updating posts and more all cause failures. Everything works as it should, but you're taken to an error page.
I hope the K2 community rises up in assistance!
Brilliant – worked for me first time. Thanks for sharing!
The recent svn version fixes the problem.
WoW, that saved me. Getting this error at 3am on April 1st, is not a pleasant joke.
Thanks for being so unfunny.
I just tried your fix to the same problem that you had. Now im getting a funny php thing at the top… Would you know the reason why this would happen? check the website out and see what i mean by this.
But thank you for the first workaround.
Jerome – I have no idea what is causing that error on your website.
Try going back to the file, selecting all, deleting and then copying in exactly the code from above, being sure not to have any extraneous spaces or anything.
Tom, thanks for the solution!
I was checking a bunch of plugins on their compatibility with wp2.5 and suddenly that error kinda spoiled my enthusiasm.
Glad to see there was an easy (theme related) fix to it.
Thanks a lot, Tom. A simple fix — the best kind.
Remove the space between < and ?
Thank you all for your responses to my heartache.
Thanks for that fix, and yes, the removal of the space at the beginning is crucial!
and it worked. So far at least, got to go try and turn on all my plugins again (yuck).
Thanks so much for this info Tom. A user on the WP forums posted this solution (with credit given to you ;)) when I ran into this problem myself last night. Very frustrating, but this fix worked like a charm. Thanks again.
Tom, Thank you. This was the easiest fix I've ever had to do, just search "Fatal error: Call to undefined function: wp_register_sidebar_widget()" and your post is the first result.
btw: DON'T JUST COPY/PASTE THE WHOLE THING LIKE I DID, Instead copy/paste from **IF** to (and including) the second to last **}** and replace that.
Thank you for this article, please allow me to quote your article in my blog, this will help my friends fix this issue, I did put link back here at my the end of post at my site.
thanks for stopping by and commenting. Please feel free to quote this article in your blog.
Thanks- I was panicking when I started to get the error, but the solution turned out to be very simple thanks to you. Appreciate the help.
Someone from the WordPress forums pointed me to this post and I just wanted to say thank you!
Now if only you could solve all my other problems, hmm….
For me, it was the Now Reading plugin. I had to go to phpMyAdmin and find the activated plugins and delete the Now Reading plugin from there. After doing so, all is back to normal.
One more person here who benefited from this fix. Thanks, Tom!
hmm i did experience the same thing though right now i just used my backupand reverted my blog back to 2.3.2. im think of just waiting for the K2 compatible with WP2.5 which will be up soon as per dev's notes. though im gonna try once more using the workaround you've given on my next free time.
however, i do have a question on one scenario i experience. i had another blog which uses k2 also. however the k2 sidebar manager is deactivated as im using wp's widgets for it. when i upgraded it to 2.5, i didnt encounter a single problem and everything works fine. but im wondering and correct me if im wrong on my idea, IF ever i decide to activate k2's sidebar manager, would it then cause an error? due to the said conflict on k2 and 2.5? and if it did, will your workaround still work?
im kinda not willing to try it yet as of the moment as if my hunce is correct and it suddenly causes an error, i dont have ample time to restore my blog presently.
and the latest K2 nightly build work nicely without any work around.
can be found here. The SBM is more stable too for sure now.
That's a beautiful thing my friend, worked perfectly. Thank you.
Thanks a bundle for this fix, Tom.
Thanks for that, a simple fix which had me worried for a short while!!
Oh man, you cant guess how much did you help me!!
This man is too much.
Hey Thanks for the help. Worked fine.
K2 is now 2.5 stable.
but i am not running K2.
it is triplek2 based upon K2.
I don't have the file mentioned above.
i tried to replace this with the recent k2, but that didn't work out well.
anyone an idea what I can do to fix the dashboard?
I don't feel like making a new theme (it's an modified theme which looks great in my opinion).
Also, the Sidebar Module Reloaded plugin produces this same error message and disables the Dashboard. Any ideas on how to get around this? I much prefer the SBM plugin to the WP built-in widgets. Much easier and nicer to navigate.
originally I had a couple other errors but knocked it down to this one since my widget.php file was in the wrong dir.
I started receiving errors when I accidently put a tracking code into my widgets instead of my sidebar.php. I've been spending hours trying to fix it and now I'm at a loss with this one. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
what if the fatal error is in the comment section?


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The next part of my recovery.
It was four weeks ago today that I had my accident. I went to school for half a day. I had a few pains in the back of my head, and I looked a bit tired. I just didn't feel well enough for gym. I came home had some medicine and rested.
Then Bella was practising gym at home, and I wanted to help her! She was practising on beam at home and I worked with her on some new dance sections.
Today I went proper swimming with school! It felt good! I wanted to jump in, the teacher told me, 'No'. (I knew that really!) I liked being in the water, but I was tired afterwards. I just couldn't go to gym as well, so I went home to rest.
When Bella came home, she told me that she'd achieved great things! I was so happy and proud of her backward walkover split flic on beam. https://www.instagram.com/p/BVSQhgSD7Xw/ Brilliant Bells.
Only half a day at school, as I was too tired.
Oceanfest at Croyde today! So excited! Shorts on! I could do Zumba! I was lucky that I got to eat a snow cone. Yum yum in my tum! My family and I also had a beach walk in the evening.
I managed my programme in the gym for 2hrs. Kelly changed some of my conditioning to make it a bit harder. It was good to be in the gym with everyone. Afterwards I started to help coach. I had a sticker saying 'Coach' Fliss, Mike thought it was funny to put a sticker on me saying 'Bus' Fliss. Get it?!
I really felt tired and felt a bit sick this morning, but went to the beach early anyway. I felt better and thought I could give body boarding a go – carefully in the sea. It was brilliant to be doing that! I also did some relaxing fun therapy just playing in sand. When we got home I helped Bella with her beam routines.
BLAZING hot, 30deg C! It was Sports Day in the afternoon but we could only do half of it. There were a few team games I could take part in but there were no running races anyway today. I was too exhausted from the heat and sun to go to gym.
It was swimming with school again. It was too hot to try and do gym too. 33 degree C today! I am looking forward to gym and water squirting outside after gym tomorrow. I've packed my swim costume!
I went to school for half a day today, then had some rest then felt OK to go to gym. I managed my conditioning and visualisation programme which took 2hrs, then helped out with the others before it was outside water fun! I knew I had to be really careful of my head, and not run in case I slipped, but I still took part. We were 'Gym busters'! Our coaches got wet.
There was no gym training planned today. I did a full day at school. I find that I struggle in the afternoons to concentrate, and so I get a bit frustrated. It's Taylor's (from gym) Prom tonight. We went down to surprise her. She didn't expect it. She looked beautiful. There were big smiles from us all.
I am really excited to be going to gym this afternoon.
I wanted to get there EARLY.
I'm pleased as I managed to do my full 2 hour programme.
I set my alarm early so I could help set up Falcons gym ready for the national Gymstars comp tomorrow. Dad helped too. It felt good to help. It is International handstand day! I couldn't go upside down as it would be too serious to put pressure to my head so we had to be innovative in the garden. This is a picture of me doing a Handstand 😉 😉 My mum and Bella joined in too.
This is how I can do it when I'm well! Hope I do this again soon.
Gymstars day – the first national comp at Falcons! I helped from 8am. I REALLY REALLY wished I was doing gym and competing, but never mind I am still recovering. I was at the gym from 8am til 7pm. I was asked to present all the medals and rosettes. I loved it! I felt very special to be doing this job and it was brilliant when I got to put medals over the heads of club mates and other gymnasts from other clubs I know. It was good to meet people too. I felt a bit famous! It was quite hot in the gym all day so I had to keep drinking water.
A brilliant first national comp at Falcons.
In my brain I felt like I was competing too, and remembered all my skills. I hope I can get back to gym skills soon.
I felt so tired this morning. I was really exhausted. Mum had to pick me up from school at lunchtime. I knew I just needed to rest.
I've been talking to mum about food, and thinking about what food I need to eat to make me better, feel healthy and get me back to being an athlete.
I've also be thinking about doing a skydive! When I'm old enough I'd like to try. I think it would be great fun and I'd try and raise money for Bristol Children's Hospital.
I felt better going to school, but missed my two friends not being there. I went swimming with school. It was hard stuff trying to treading water for one minute. I felt like I was going to be sick! After swimming I watched my friends play tennis. After a couple of hours I really wanted to go to gym, so I asked Kelly if I could come in 5-7pm. It was COOL tonight!
The postman has left a note to say that my new shoes for my Devon Sports Awards Night on Friday have been delivered and left in the shed. Can't find them anywhere! Oh no, I need them!!!
It's frustrating not being able to do amazing things in the gym but I know this slow recovery time is going to be worth it in my life.
My Mum and Dad and Jack and Bella are really supporting me and I also want to say thanks for helping me too everyone.
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Who Is Rex Manning and Why Are People Celebrating Him Today?
By James Crowley On 4/8/20 at 10:02 AM EDT
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On this fateful day back in 1995, Rex Manning visited the independent record store Empire Records much to the employee's indifference, who dubbed it "Rex Manning Day."
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If you're not familiar with the 1995 coming-of-age dramedy Empire Records, all the people celebrating this obscure 80's pop icon may be surprising. The Allan Moyle-directed film follows the trials and tribulations of record store employees over the course of a day.
Store manager Joe Reaves (played by Anthony LaPaglia) is stressed due to Manning's impending arrival but also the store's financial woes, which have it on the verge of closing. That day is April 8.
Who is Rex Manning?
Portrayed by Maxwell Caulfield, Manning is a fictional 80's pop icon due to visit the titular record store to sign autographs to promote his latest album in the film. His latest single is "Say No More (Mon Amour)," a synth-driven 80's sounding pop-rock song.
The singer is incredibly self-centered despite the heyday where he was the biggest star in the world passing. When Reaves tells him that the employees all love his new album, he responds, "Good for you."
In another scene, when a fan tells Manning that he was her favorite singer in high school, Manning asks her a really insecure followup question: "Who's your favorite singer now?" Taken aback, she pauses and says "You! It's still you!" Even Manning's manager (Debi Mazar) has a distaste for her client's music.
The store employees' reactions to Manning's visit vary. Corey Mason (Liv Tyler) plans to offer herself to Manning, while Debra (Robin Tunney) declares that she'd rather kill herself than meet Rex Manning. Other employees fantasize about whether Guns N' Roses vocalist Axl Rose would help Manning if he was stranded on the side of the road. "Axl would spin the wheel, take aim, pound on the gas, and take that sucker out." Before the singer leaves the store, the employees tell him off, letting him know that not only do they hate his new album (and the ones before it), but also that his hair looks stupid. To which Manning responds, "Why don't you all just fade away."
Despite Mason's failure to convince Manning to have sex with her, Gina (Renee Zellwegger) does manage to hook up with the "washed-up imposter" by successfully guessing the color of his underwear.
So call out, "Oh Rexy, you're so sexy" and put on "Say No More (Mon Amour)" and celebrate Empire Records on the film's 20th anniversary.
Maxwell Caulfield poses at the opening night party for Martin McDonagh's new play "Hangman" at The Gallery at The Dream Downtown Hotel on February 5, 2018 in New York City. Caulfield played Rex Manning in 1995's "Empire Records" Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic/Getty


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a blog by pianist, composer and teacher Tom Cleary about improvisation, piano, and the Jazz tradition (comments and questions welcome in the comment section of each post, or email tgcleary@uvm.edu)
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Six Degrees of Bud Powell, Part ii-V-I
Posted on March 22, 2014 by tgcleary
Note: as in previous posts, I have included YouTube links for some of the recordings mentioned; however, as always, readers are encouraged to purchase the recordings themselves, as YouTube considerably limits a listener's ability to fast forward and rewind, which are essential functions for studying these recordings in the depth that they require. In addition, the recordings for which I have not provided links are equally important and should be sought out as well.
Continuing with the last post's theme of Bud Powell's influence, here are four licks that outline the major ii-V-I progression, each with a connection to Bud. The first ii-V-I lick listed above is from the Denzil Best tune 'Move' . The best known version of this bop standard is on Miles Davis' 'Birth of the Cool' album. In his excellent and exhaustive biography 'Wail: The Life of Bud Powell', Peter Pullman relates how, although Powell never recorded 'Move' with Miles Davis, he played it live (and took a rapturously received solo on it) with an iteration of Davis' 'Birth of the Cool' band, and played it with his trio. A measure of the usefulness and durability of this lick is that a particular five-note fragment of it shows up, with different rhythmic placements, in Clark Terry and Jimmy Hamilton's tune 'Perdido Line' (based on Duke Ellington and Juan Tizol's 'Perdido'), Miles Davis' solo on 'Oleo' (from 'Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants'), Clifford Brown's solo on 'Pent Up House', and much earlier in the vocal scat portion of Louis Armstrong's solo on 'Hotter Than That'.
The lick that I have excerpted from Clifford Brown's 'Pent-Up House' solo begins with what Barry Harris calls 'the G seventh scale with the half step between the root and the seventh' (sometimes also called the 'bebop seventh scale'). It also demonstrates one of the basic concepts through which Harris teaches the bebop style – anticipating the V chord in a ii-V progression by using the scale based off the root of the V over the ii chord. The original recording of 'Pent Up House' featured Powell's brother Richie on piano (in addition to Sonny Rollins, who was both a collaborator and student of Powell's.) Pullman's biography suggests that Richie had little contact with Bud during his formative years as a musician, due in part to the time Bud spent in psychiatric institutions, and that in fact Bud Powell's other student and collaborator Jackie McLean arranged for much of Richie's musical education. As a result, over the course of his short life Richie developed into a player with a marked similarity of style to Bud, although his compositions also show a marked contrast with those of Bud. I hope to discuss these in a future post.)
I encourage pianists to practice each of these licks in the right hand in combination with a left hand voicing, either the shell voicing ( p. 23 in Jazz Keyboard Harmony by Phil DeGreg, sometimes called the 'Bud Powell voicing') or what Phil DeGreg calls the 'A form voicing' (in which the minor and major seventh chords are voiced 'off the seventh') (DeGreg p. 79).
The Sonny Rollins lick shown above is taken from the fourth chorus of his solo on 'Tune Up' (from the album 'Newk's Time'). The first seven notes of this phrase, like the 'Move' lick, also show up on recordings from disparate eras of jazz history; before Rollins used it, it was part of Duke Jordan's piano intro to Charlie Parker's original recording of 'Scrapple From The Apple'; shortly after Rollins used it, it was the opening phrase of the melody to Ornette Coleman's tune 'The Blessing' (on his early album 'Something Else!!!!'). It is also used by Dianne Reeves in a live 2012 solo on 'Love Is Here To Stay' (the tune begins at 44:10 in this video.) (On piano, this lick may be practiced in the right hand along with what Phil DeGreg calls the 'B' voicing, of the major ii-V-I, shown on p. 81 of Jazz Keyboard Harmony. This is the voicing where the minor and major chords are voiced 'off the third'.) Sonny Rollins made some of the first recordings in his massive career with Powell, notably on 'Bouncin' With Bud' and 'Wail'. The 'Tune Up' solo is also an interesting document in terms of Rollins' digestion of Charlie Parker's influence: Rollins uses one of Parker's signature motives in the second chorus of the solo, although it is surrounded with the kind of intervallic ideas that would become characteristic of Rollins. (Wynton Kelly also uses the same Charlie Parker phrase later in his piano solo on the same recording. One of the many uses Parker made of this phrase can be heard in his classic 'Koko' solo, near the end of the bridge in the first chorus.)
The last ii-V-I pattern is from the first chorus of Parker's solo on 'Billie's Bounce'. (On piano this can be played in the right hand with the shell voicing from p. 24 of DeGreg in the left hand). Like the Clifford Brown lick, the Parker lick exhibits the bebop concept of 'half steps' (i.e., non-scale tones on upbeats of an eighth-note-based line); in this case Parker uses what Barry Harris calls the half step between the second and root of the D seventh scale.
(I encourage pianists to practice all the licks above in the RH with the suggested LH voicing, and then transpose each one through a pattern of ii-V-I progressions descending by whole steps. In the case of the first two licks this would mean starting with the ii-V-I in the written key of C (Dm7-G7-Cmaj7) and then moving down to the key of B flat (Cm7-F7-Bbmaj7), and continuing until the key of D is reached (Em7-A7-Dmaj7). The next step is to start up a half step from the written key (in the case of the first two licks, on the ii-V-I in D flat, Ebm7-Ab7-Dbmaj) and follow a descending whole step pattern from there, moving through six keys as before.)
Pullman's biography of Bud Powell includes some fascinating details of the relationship between Powell and Parker, which included both friction and mutual respect. In an interview quoted by Pullman, Billy Taylor says that Powell told him: 'I want to make the piano sound just like Charlie Parker'. Pullman's account of the relationship, however, reveals that Powell and Parker did not get along. The uneven nature of their professional relationship is indicated by the history of their recordings: while Powell recorded a number of highly personalized versions of Parker's tunes, these two giants of the bebop movement seem to have recorded only one set of tunes in the studio together (Donna Lee, Buzzy, Chasin' The Bird, and Cheryl), on which Powell is not featured much as a soloist. One can only wonder if this is part of the reason that some of Powell's versions of Parker's tunes (his readings of Ornithology and Moose The Mooche, for example) are less respectful 'covers' than recompositions of the melody where Powell personalizes Parker's work, takes control of it through the force of his musical imagination, almost to the point where it becomes a Bud Powell tune.
Great jazz soloists such as Rollins and Parker are often portrayed as rugged individualists whose creativity far outshone their less remarkable bandmates; as I mentioned in another post, this makes it easy to overlook the fact that many of these great soloists were equally great collaborators who excelled at ensemble improvising techniques such as trading fours. I would argue that, especially in the bebop style, a number of great improvisers who seem focused almost exclusively on the single note line, particularly Parker, often have an interest in counterpoint (i.e. the creation of independent melodic lines that express the same harmonic movement) that can be detected beneath the surface of their composing and improvising.
Parker's tunes 'Ornithology' is based on the chord changes of 'How High The Moon', and 'Donna Lee' (which is commonly attributed to Parker but has been more recently claimed as a Miles Davis composition) is based on 'Back Home In Indiana'. Although the melodies of the source tunes are not included in Parker's recordings, it turns out that both bop tunes work well as countermelodies to the melody lines of the tunes on which they are based. This raises the question of whether writing a countermelody was one of Parker's (or Davis') goals in the process of composing these tunes, even though it did not play a role in the way he performed them. (Pullman notes that one of the reasons bop players created new melodies for existing chord changes was to make the quick money of an advance against copyright royalties. Given that necessity was the mother of invention here, it was left to later generations to discover what great counterpoint Parker had devised with these original tunes.) Thomas Owens has shown how Parker's solo on 'Shaw Nuff' and J.S. Bach's Partita for Solo Violin in D Minor both 'illustrate how monophonic lines are able to project harmonically sophisticated counterpoint with unexpected twists of syncopation.' (His discussion of this is on p. 15-19 of the Google books excerpt to which I linked; the musical examples are missing, but the Bach score can be viewed at IMSLP and the 'Shaw Nuff' solo is in the Reeves textbook. As the excerpt gives only a flavor of Owens' analysis, I encourage anyone interested to seek out the book.)
Joe Lovano (on his album 'Bird Songs'), Dexter Gordon and I have all created arrangements in which multiple bop tunes on the same changes combine to form a two-voice texture, and the counterpoint is so strong that it almost seems the tunes were intended to be played together. These kinds of experiments follow the lead of Parker's rare but notable experiments in counterpoint, 'Ah-Leu-Cha' and one of the tunes he recorded with Powell, 'Chasin' the Bird'. These pieces both show Parker's well-documented interest in more large-scale composition that might have flourished had he lived longer. Although Powell lived longer than Parker, his recorded work also includes some tantalizing hints of an interest in large-scale composing, including his composition 'Glass Enclosure' and an arrangement of 'Sure Thing' in which he seems to have moved through the re-composition process and arrived at a completely original piece. It was only after Parker and Powell's time that the larger scale contrapuntal works of John Lewis, such as 'Three Windows', offered examples of what more extended composition informed by a bop sensibility sounds like.
In the spirit of these experiments in bop counterpoint, I have grouped the ii-V-I patterns above into pairs that may be practiced simultaneously by two instruments or by the two hands of a pianist. (The staff brace lines indicate the pairs.) This is only meant as a secondary application of the patterns; I strongly suggest practicing each pattern by itself along with chord changes, through all keys, before trying to combine the patterns. Although there are examples of contrapuntal bop improvising (such as in this example from the Gerry Mulligan pianoless quartet with Paul Desmond, where trading fours gives way to counterpoint), I hope the examples here make the point that improvising simultaneous contrapuntal lines is only one of many ways that improvisers can think contrapuntally. Practicing these ii-V-I patterns could help you think of your soloing as part of an imagined contrapuntal texture, where the countermelody you are improvising forms a counterpoint to an unheard melody, or possibly even a counterpoint to your previous chorus.
I encourage readers to leave a comment mentioning a short lick from a bop tune, transcribed solo or recording (maybe even a ii-V or ii-V-I pattern) which you've found particularly memorable or which 'lies' well on your instrument. First make sure to mention the name of the tune and the recording. Then, if you can, describe the pattern using letter names, numbered scale degrees, solfege, or even a link to a notated score excerpt, so other readers can try learning the pattern. Even if you have trouble describing the lick, leave us a link where we can hear it – maybe another reader can find a way to describe it!
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State of The Blues, part 3: Joe Davidian's solo on 'Straight, No Chaser'
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An excerpt from Shirley Horn's solo on 'What Would A Woman Do?' (The State of the Blues, part 5)
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'Silverbird' – a tune on the changes to 'There Is No Greater Love'
Terry Town Line – a melodic line based on 'I Could Write A Book'
You Are Here: a melodic study on 'All The Things You Are'
That Thing You Said: a line on the changes to "What Is This Thing Called Love"
Harmonic Moss (rootless voicings of the ii-V and ii-V-I)
Harmonic Moss, Part 1: The 'A form' voicing of the major ii-V-I (including a scale outline and related melodic patterns)
Harmonic Moss, Part 2: The 'B form' voicing of the major ii-V-I (including a scale outline and various melodic patterns)
Harmonic Moss, Part 3: Route 37, a voicing-based melodic line
Harmonic Moss, Part 4: the 'A' form voicing of the minor ii-V-i progression
Harmonic Moss, Part 5: The 'B' form voicing of the minor ii-V-i progression
Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Part 1: the seventh scale, the circle of fifths, melodic patterns from rootless dominant 7th voicings (featuring 'October Blues')
Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Part 2: an exercise and reflections on the circle of descending fifths and the dominant cycle
'Making the changes' on the blues
Everybody's Inside Blues: 'making the changes' in a blues line
Rhythm Changes and Trading Fours
Simple Paris Dancers: a bop-style rhythm changes
Charlie Parker and Alan Turing: Cracking the bebop code in 'Anthropology'
One half step of separation: Miles Davis and Ray Vega (a.k.a. the half step between the root and the seventh in the seventh scale)
'Now What?': a modal melody collage
Midnight Donna and Reets in Paris: anagrams, mirrors and the one bar ii-V
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'Ornithology': the memory palace of two bebop masterminds
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Root Systems (root position voicings)
Root Systems, Part 1: Join the ii-V-I Club
Root systems, part 2 / Take three at a time: an approach to learning major scales and ii-V-I progressions in all keys along with tunes from The Real Book (Volume I, sixth edition)
Root systems, part 3 / outlining the ii-V and ii-V-I progressions with 7-up scales
Root systems, part 4: Give it up for the root (position pattern)s! – Melodic patterns based on root position voicings
Root systems, part 5 / Elijah's Bounce
Pairings (jazz and classical pieces)
Pairings, part one: left-hand walking bass and right hand lines in Dave McKenna, Bach and Handel
Pairings, part two: left hand walking bass with right hand chordal comping by Kenny Barron, John Coates Jr. and G.F. Handel (or, Spring Comping Trip)
Pairings, part three – Hand-some conversation: Two-handed melodic conversations by J.S. Bach and Oscar Peterson
Sonatinas and other two-sided stories
Look who's Bartok-in': folk song reinvention from Bela Bartok to Chick Corea and beyond
Conversation pieces from Joe Henderson and Charles Lloyd
Conversation Pieces, Part Two: Carla Bley and Horace Silver
Comping Trips (examples of comping by great jazz pianists)
Summer Comping Trip: a play-by-play analysis of two great jazz soloist-accompanist combinations
'You Need To Lift It': A Visit From Henry Butler
One, Two and Three Chord Tunes (New Orleans jazz standards)
'Making the changes' on short forms, part 1: Liza Jane
'Making the changes' on short forms, part 2: Polly Wolly Doodle (a musical cousin of Iko Iko)
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Like other parts of our body, our teeth and gums start changing as we get older. Knowing how to deal with these changes and prevent any problems will help greatly in maintaining your oral health.
What Happens to Teeth as You Get Older?
As you age, your teeth will appear to get darker and less white, due to changes in the dentin beneath the surface enamel. The enamel itself may become worn down from years of chewing and this causes teeth to generally become more sensitive.
The teeth themselves also become dryer and more brittle, which makes them more likely to break or crack during the course of normal chewing.
Meanwhile, gums may start to recede, especially if they are suffering from periodontal disease or have been subject to too-forceful brushing. Receding gums can increase the risk of tooth decay - in addition, plaque build up increases as you age and this sticky layer of bacteria can also encourage dental decay. Any old fillings you may have had may start to fracture and will probably need repair, otherwise they allow bacteria to accumulate in tiny crevices.
Finally, reduced saliva flow may not be a normal sign of ageing but it can be a side-effect of many medications that are required to combat illnesses that come with age. This reduced saliva flow causes mouth dryness, which can cause further problems since saliva has an important role in cleaning and rinsing the mouth, as well as removing any leftover food and decay-causing acids.
Otherwise known as gum disease, periodontal disease causes inflammation in your gums and if untreated, will cause them to recede, as well as contributing to tooth root decay. Eventually, it affects your jawbones and your teeth will weaken and drop out. It is now even believed that periodontal disease can contribute to organ failure and inflammation in other parts of the body, through bacteria in the bloodstream.
Gum disease is a very common problem – the majority of people over 50 years suffer from some form of gum disease. Periodontal disease can be prevented by regular flossing and brushing, dental check-ups and good nutrition.
Taking Care of Ageing Teeth?
Start by ensuring that you have a good, balanced diet. Choose calcium-rich foods, such as dairy products, to help promote good, strong teeth. Make sure that you also have enough Vitamin D as a study in the British Dental Journal showed that vitamin D can help calcium prevent bone loss and gum inflammation.
Vitamin D is available from oily fish or simply from spending 15 minutes in the sunshine. Avoid carbonated drinks like the plague – these not only cause dry mouth but also contribute to tooth decay. Any caffeinated carbonated drinks will also stain your teeth.
Next, make sure that you follow good oral hygiene, such as brushing and flossing regularly and scheduling regular check-ups with the dentists. If you're worried about brushing too forcefully, consider investing in an electric toothbrush. Consult your dentist for advice if you are unsure of which dental cleaning device to use or if you're having trouble with things like flossing correctly. Choose a fluoride toothpaste and drink plenty of water.
To keep teeth white, avoid cigarettes, alcohol and caffeinated drinks– this will also reduce your risks of oral cancer. Nowadays, you can also use whitening toothpastes to help maintain your teeth's brightness and remove stains. Professional teeth whitening treatments are also available – your dentist will be able to advise you on these – but remember that these are only temporary solutions and will not work if you continue smoking and drinking alcohol and caffeinated drinks.
Remember also that teeth whitening is a complicated procedure and should not be carried out until your dentist has conducted a thorough examination of your teeth. Certain features, such as crowns and dentures, will not bleach well and you could run the risk of certain teeth showing whiter than others, giving your mouth a resemblance to a piano keyboard! This is one reason why DIY whitening kits are not really advisable.
Always see your dentist at the first sign of trouble, whether this is sore gums, pain on chewing, swollen or red gums, bleeding gums or loose teeth. Other things to look out for include difficulty chewing and swallowing, moving your tongue or jaw or even speaking – and any change in the way your teeth fit together.


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10 Ways to Optimize Your iPad for Kids With Special Needs
By Zoe Fox 2012-05-11 21:50:58 UTC
When we think about ways the iPad has changed the world, our minds usually shoot to publishing, entertainment, or mobile communication.
For the community of people living with disabilities, the iPad may have broken even more ground. The iOS device is not only cool, but provides education, therapy and, of course, entertainment.
Last summer, Mashable explored ways iPads are making these changes. Now we're following up with Sami Rahman, the father of 4-year-old Noah and co-founder of BridgingApps, the Internet's largest database of special needs app and reviews.
Noah began using his iPad when he was two and was assessed to be 12 months behind with language and cognition. Within four months, he was on par for his age. Now, two years since he began using the iPad, he is 15 months ahead developmentally, can read English and Arabic, and is learning Mandarin.
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Rahman recently released his book Getting Started: iPads for Special Needs. Rahman shared some of his insights for preparing an iPad for people with disabilities. Most of the tricks are tailored for parents or educators working with children.
1. Pick the Right Specs
One of the biggest differences between the iPad 2 and the new iPad is retina display, which can create an incredible visual experience. Most special needs iPad users will not appreciate it at all, Rahman says, unlike artists or photographers. The reason to choose the new iPad would be if you want or need 4G connectivity.
The iPad 2, however, offers a major advantage over the original iPad — cameras. A major problem for many people living with learning disabilities is learning to associate an abstract concept with the physical object. In other words, recognizing that an illustration of a tree is related to the tree outside of the window. Taking photos on the iPad can be helpful for learning to associate food as an icon with food as an item, for instance.
This can be useful in the classroom environment, where a teacher can create content on the go without going back and forth to the computer.
When it comes to choosing the right size, Rahman says most social needs apps are not too large. If your iPad is just going to have one primary user, you won't need any larger than 32GB. However, if the device is going to be shared in a classroom, 64GB could be worthwhile.
2. Volume Control
Rahman says his wife's favorite tip is to cover the speaker with masking tape. His son Noah, who has cerebral palsy, loves to jack up the volume on his iPad to be "blood curdling loud."
"Because the iPad is a platform I can't install software on to regulate the overall volume, we literally put cellophane tape over the speaker," Rahman says.
Another option is to get a big case, which can muffle some of the sound, if you don't want to restrict control over the tablet.
3. Explore Accessibility Features
The iPad comes with a lot of accessibility features already included, which you should explore.
Voice over is one great feature for the visually impaired, which reads what you swipe out loud when it's switched on. You can also try "white on black" view, zoom (for the visually impaired) and assisted touch (press a button instead of shaking your iPad).
Rahman recommends setting the triple click on the home button to turn on the accessibility feature you use most regularly.
4. Try an External Keyboard
While some special needs users are great with the touchscreen keyboard, there can be two advantages to attaching an external keyboard to the iPad. First, it's easier for people with fine motor issues to get an accurate touch.
Second, if you're trying to work with multiple languages with different alphabets, you can attach character stickers on to keys rather than flipping between the iPad's language options.
5. Make Time for FaceTime
For people on the autism spectrum, learning to make eye contact can be incredibly challenging — it's also one of the first warning signs that a child may not be inputting social interactions correctly.
Using FaceTime to chat with friends and relatives outside of your home can be a great way to build those skills. The facial close-up forces kids to look into the eyes of the person with whom they're chatting.
"For any child that has a hard time with social interactions, FaceTiming with relatives can be fun and incredibly therapeutic," Rahman says.
6. DIY Keyguard
Keyguards are a very inexpensive way to give a voice to people who are uncommunicative and can be purchased cheaply for $20 or made by hand from foam board and an X-Acto knife.
Rahman recalls visiting with a non-verbal student in one school who used a two-button keyguard to communicate yes and no. After answering a sequence of yes or no questions, expressing his preferences for different needs and likes, the boy told a joke. Humor is, of course, a huge indicator of intelligence, Rahman notes.
"Do you have fun in school?" Rahman asked, expecting a yes, following a series of correctly answered questions.
The boy smiled, placed his hand near the yes, and then slid his finger over to the no button.
The boy again hit down the no.
"Really?" Rahman asked a final time.
The boy moved his hand over and pressed yes, indicating he in fact enjoyed school.
7. Set Boundaries
It should come as no surprise that iPads can be lots of fun for the special needs population, so parents need to set boundaries from the start.
"The iPad is totally useless without a plan," Rahman says. "Everyone owns a hammer but few people can use it to build a building."
Comparing an iPad to a pacifier, Rahman says parents must draw lines to prevent the iPad from becoming just an entertainer, and to ensure it is used for education and therapy.
8. Make Photo Albums
Learning to associate pictures of objects with concepts can take years for some people with special needs, but the iPad can be an important learning tool if you take pictures and organize photo albums. The tablet can become a great communicator when you view 16 icons at once, and allow the user to choose what they want.
You can give people who are non-verbal and partially non-verbal the ability to express preference by showing them, for instance, pictures of foods that they can eat for a given meal. You can also show options of activities, clothes or people.
9. Keep Cleaning
While iPads can be great babysitters, if you want to use the tablet for therapy or education you'll need to frequently mix up the types of apps your child is using.
"If you're not removing apps on a regular basis, you're focusing on entertainment, not education and therapy," Rahman says.
Parents almost always tell Rahman that they're not removing apps from their children's iPads, meaning they're not letting their children flex their muscles or learn new skills.
10. Lock Screen
The constant rotation of the screen can be incredibly frustrating for some individuals with special needs. You can choose to lock the screen to prevent the display from reorienting as the device moves. This will give the user a greater feeling of control over their experience.
Rahman notes that for his own son, after two years with his iPad, it was a big moment when he learned to navigate with an unlocked screen.
"I don't want him to just settle, I want a kid that forces the world he wants," Rahman says.
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