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Q: ios7 UIWebView Youtube Video I have a UIWebView subclass that I used to play both youtube and local videos.  Worked perfectly under iOS6.  In upgrading to iOS7 I've encountered a problem I don't really know where to start on.  While the subclass seems to still work fine playing youtube and local video on the iOS7 simulator, when I play a youtube on the device I get the following messages logged:
Sep 26 10:17:27 JRR-IPad SVOx[558] <Error>: CGContextSaveGState: invalid context 0x0. This is a serious error. This application, or a library it uses, is using an invalid context  and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system stability and reliability. This notice is a courtesy: please fix this problem. It will become a fatal error in an upcoming update.

Sep 26 10:17:27 JRR-IPad SVOx[558] <Error>: CGContextSetBlendMode: invalid context 0x0. This is a serious error. This application, or a library it uses, is using an invalid context  and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system stability and reliability. This notice is a courtesy: please fix this problem. It will become a fatal error in an upcoming update.

Sep 26 10:17:27 JRR-IPad SVOx[558] <Error>: CGContextSetAlpha: invalid context 0x0. This is a serious error. This application, or a library it uses, is using an invalid context  and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system stability and reliability. This notice is a courtesy: please fix this problem. It will become a fatal error in an upcoming update.

Sep 26 10:17:27 JRR-IPad SVOx[558] <Error>: CGContextTranslateCTM: invalid context 0x0. This is a serious error. This application, or a library it uses, is using an invalid context  and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system stability and reliability. This notice is a courtesy: please fix this problem. It will become a fatal error in an upcoming update.

Sep 26 10:17:27 JRR-IPad SVOx[558] <Error>: CGContextScaleCTM: invalid context 0x0. This is a serious error. This application, or a library it uses, is using an invalid context  and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system stability and reliability. This notice is a courtesy: please fix this problem. It will become a fatal error in an upcoming update.

Sep 26 10:17:27 JRR-IPad SVOx[558] <Error>: CGContextGetCTM: invalid context 0x0.
This is a serious error. This application, or a library it uses, is using an invalid context  and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system stability and reliability. This notice is a courtesy: please fix this problem. It will become a fatal error in an upcoming update.

Sep 26 10:17:27 JRR-IPad SVOx[558] <Error>: CGContextDrawImage: invalid context 0x0. This is a serious error. This application, or a library it uses, is using an invalid context  and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system stability and reliability. This notice is a courtesy: please fix this problem. It will become a fatal error in an upcoming update.

Sep 26 10:17:27 JRR-IPad SVOx[558] <Error>: CGContextGetCTM: invalid context 0x0. This is a serious error. This application, or a library it uses, is using an invalid context  and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system stability and reliability. This notice is a courtesy: please fix this problem. It will become a fatal error in an upcoming update.

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This happens only on the device, not on the simulator, and did not occur under iOS6.  I've seen some posts here talking about similar problems with various classes on the beta, but I've not seen comments about the iOS7 release version.
I do not use any of these methods in my code, so these messages are originating within libraries.
Anyone?  TIA.

A: Using this you can run youtube video in your view..
UIWebView *videoView = [[UIWebView alloc] initWithFrame:self.view.bounds];
    NSString *strparse = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%@",youtubeVideoId];
    NSRange rng = [strparse rangeOfString: @"watch?v="];
    strparse = [strparse substringFromIndex:rng.location];
    rng = [strparse rangeOfString:@"&feature="];

    if (rng.length >0)
    {
        strparse = [strparse substringToIndex:rng.location];
    }
    strparse = [strparse stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@"watch?v=" withString:@""];
    //http://www.youtube.com/embed/FJkiwbqlSy0
    NSString *youTubeVideoHTML =[NSString stringWithFormat:@"<!DOCTYPE html>

   ",0.0, 0.0,youtubeVideoId];

    videoView.scalesPageToFit=NO;
    videoView.mediaPlaybackRequiresUserAction=NO;
    videoView.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
    videoView.opaque= NO;

    [SharedObj showLoadingWithText:@""];

    [videoView loadHTMLString:youTubeVideoHTML baseURL:[NSURL URLWithString:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%@",youtubeVideoId]]];

    [self.view addSubview:videoView];

A: This is the tested code in IOS7 , its working fine
[self embedYouTube:[self getYTUrlStr:@"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq4o_Ca14aw"] frame:CGRectMake(0,40,self.view.frame.size.width, self.view.frame.size.height-40)];

- (NSString*)getYTUrlStr:(NSString*)url
{
    if (url == nil)
        return nil;

    NSString *retVal = [url stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@"watch?v=" withString:@"v/"];

    NSRange pos=[retVal rangeOfString:@"version"];
    if(pos.location == NSNotFound)
    {
        retVal = [retVal stringByAppendingString:@"?version=3&hl=en_EN"];
    }
    return retVal;
}

- (void)embedYouTube:(NSString*)url frame:(CGRect)frame {

    NSString* embedHTML = @"\
    \
    \
    \
    <embed id=\"yt\" src=\"%@\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" \
    width=\"%0.0f\" height=\"%0.0f\"></embed>\
    ";
    NSString* html = [NSString stringWithFormat:embedHTML, url, frame.size.width, frame.size.height];
    if(videoView == nil) {
        videoView = [[UIWebView alloc] initWithFrame:frame];
        videoView.delegate=self;
        [self.view addSubview:videoView];
    }

    videoView.mediaPlaybackAllowsAirPlay=YES;
    videoView.allowsInlineMediaPlayback=YES;
    [videoView loadHTMLString:html baseURL:nil];

}

A: I used following way in my app and its working in both iOS6 and iOS 7. May be its works for you.
NSString *youTubeID = [self extractYoutubeID:url];   // url is youtube url
NSString *embedHTML =[NSString stringWithFormat:@"\
                          \
                          \
                          \
                          \
                          ",paddingTop,paddingRight,paddingBottom,paddingLeft,videoHeight,videoWidth,youTubeID];
[self.webView loadHTMLString:embedHTML baseURL:nil];

- (NSString *)extractYoutubeID:(NSString *)youtubeURL
    {
        //NSLog(@"youtube  %@",youtubeURL);
        NSError *error = NULL;
        NSString *regexString = @"(?<=v(=|/))([-a-zA-Z0-9_]+)|(?<=youtu.be/)([-a-zA-Z0-9_]+)";
        NSRegularExpression *regex = [NSRegularExpression regularExpressionWithPattern:regexString options:NSRegularExpressionCaseInsensitive error:&error];
        NSRange rangeOfFirstMatch = [regex rangeOfFirstMatchInString:youtubeURL options:0 range:NSMakeRange(0, [youtubeURL length])];
        if(!NSEqualRanges(rangeOfFirstMatch, NSMakeRange(NSNotFound, 0)))
        {
            NSString *substringForFirstMatch = [youtubeURL substringWithRange:rangeOfFirstMatch];
            return substringForFirstMatch;
        }
        return nil;
    }

A: Try this:
NSString* videoUrl = @"//www.youtube.com/embed/Of_hjbYCx4Y";
if([videoUrl hasPrefix:@"//"]) {
    videoUrl = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"https:%@", videoUrl]; // or http
    // if its a local file add proper scheme like "file:///"
}
NSString* iframeWidth = @"100%";
NSString* iframeHeight = @"240px";
NSString *iframeHTML =[NSString stringWithFormat:@"", iframeWidth, iframeHeight, videoUrl];
// you can directly use iframeHTML below or u can wrap it up in body and span tags and then use it if u need to add any extra stuff or customize the page itself
[videoWebView loadHTMLString:htmlString baseURL:nil];

Make sure of two things:
Video url starts with http (proper scheme) and replace the /watch?v= with embed/ if u don't have it already in url. Check other answers given here to see how to do this.
Hope it helps.

A: YouTube has made available a framework to save us from the hassle of using a web view directly. The framework is available at: https://github.com/youtube/youtube-ios-player-helper
All you need to do is to create a YTPlayerView view, add it to the view hierarchy with the constraints you like and load the video. Like so:
    youTubePlayer = YTPlayerView()
    youTubePlayer!.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
    contentView.addSubview(youTubePlayer!)
    youTubePlayer!.pinAllAnchors(to: contentView)
    youTubePlayer!.load(withVideoId: url.youTubeVideoId()!)

Note that pinAllAnchors and youTubeVideoId are helpers I created. They are not part of the framework.

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Fredericksburg, VA (FBG)
Located one block from the Rappahannock River waterfront, and anchoring the southern edge of downtown, the historic 1910 brick depot now houses a restaurant. Amtrak and VRE customers use the adjacent platforms with shelters.
Amtrak / VRE Station
200 Lafayette Boulevard
Fredericksburg, VA 22401-6067
Station Hours
Annual Ticket Revenue (FY 2021): $2,473,842
Annual Station Ridership (FY 2021): 41,297
Ownerships
Routes Served
Facility Ownership: CSX Transportation
Parking Lot Ownership: City of Fredericksburg
Platform Ownership: CSX Transportation
Track Ownership: CSX Transportation
Carolinian
Northeast Regional
Todd Stennis
governmentaffairsnol@amtrak.com
For information about Amtrak fares and schedules, please visit Amtrak.com or call 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245).
City of Fredericksburg
Amtrak Virginia
Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Virginia Railway Express (VRE) commuter trains
Fredericksburg Regional Transit
The Amtrak station in Fredericksburg consists of a platform and shelter adjacent to the 1910 brick depot, which is located one block from the Rappahannock River waterfront. Today, the building is occupied by a restaurant. The platforms and shelters run over Sophia, Caroline, Princess Anne and Charles streets in the historic downtown, and an elaborate system of stairs and ramps is used to reach the platforms from street level. The station is also served by Virginia Railway Express (VRE) commuter trains that link the area with the nation's capital, as well as by local buses.
Congresswoman Jo Ann Davis secured $2.5 million in funding to improve the station in the late 2000s. VRE subsequently renovated the facility, specifically focusing on improvements to the concrete work on the underside of the elevated track and platform structure.
Rail has been important in Fredericksburg since the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad was chartered in 1834 to run a line through from Richmond up to the Potomac River at Aquia Creek. Controlling the railroad through Fredericksburg was at issue during the American Civil War. After the war, by 1872, connections went through to Washington, D.C., giving this portion of Virginia an all-rail route from Richmond and across the Potomac to Washington.
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The city is closely associated with George Washington, whose family moved in 1738 to a farm in Stafford County, across the Rappahannock from Fredericksburg, so that Augustine Washington could live closer to the Accokeek Creek Iron Furnace, which he managed. The house—uncovered finally in an archaeological dig in July 2008—was central to the Washington family from the 1740s until 1772, when Mary Washington moved across the river to Fredericksburg.
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After the war, Fredericksburg recovered its position as a center of local trade and expanded. The University of Mary Washington was founded there in 1908 as a women's school, and evolved under the University of Virginia system into an independent coeducational institution. Today, Fredericksburg is the hub of a rapidly growing region in Northern Virginia; however it still retains its 40-block historic district and the surrounding areas maintain memorial battlefield monuments. It is aptly nicknamed, "America's most historic city."
Fredericksburg has been home to many notables other than the Washington family, including George Mason, John Paul Jones, George Wheedon, and Hugh Mercer; and in modern times, actor Judge Rheinhold and author Florence King.
Northeast Regional service within Virginia is funded in part through grants made available by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Platform with Shelter
Payphones
Quik-Trak kiosks not available
No ticket sales office
Amtrak Express shipping not available
No checked baggage service
No checked baggage storage
Bike boxes not available
No baggage carts
Ski bags not available
Bag storage not available
Shipping boxes not available
No baggage assistance
Same-day parking is not available
Overnight parking is not available
Accessible platform
No restrooms
No accessible ticket office
Accessible waiting room
No accessible water fountain
Accessible same-day parking is not available
Accessible overnight parking is not available
No high platform
No wheelchair
Wheelchair lift available

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i'm looking to lower my yaris. with past cars, i've gone the springs/shocks route. and the coilover route.
but this time i'm seriously considering the air route.
while i don't track my car, i enjoy improved handling and the aesthetics of being low. because i live in chicago, i fight through potholes and construction on a daily basis.
luckily for me, my yaris is more or less a weekend car. in the year i've owned the car, i've barely put over 4,000 miles on the thing.
having an air suspension seems beneficial for days i'd like to pile four in my car - but still be low enough when i'm riding on my own. or on smoother roads - or out in the suburbs.
i probably have a ton more questions but would maybe like to start to get the ball rolling... anybody with any insight or even personal experience is appreciated!
check this thread out. most recent member. Send them a PM, I am sure they will help you.
thanks! i'll shoot a pm over.
From AirRunner. Scroll down to the very bottom. Complete bolt-on kit.
thanks! any idea how reputable the company is?
also, as far as reliability goes - any input?
it's nice to know there's a company that does a direct bolt-on for our cars, though.
Last edited by jerome; 06-14-2012 at 02:26 AM.
maybe we should start a thread on who has air and what product they have and contact and pictures of set up and so on.
good thread to see what others did with their set up and you can get ideas if you are going to go this route.
thank you SO much for all your help already!!
the air runner kit looks nice but doesn't look like it goes super low, but it may just be the wheels on the car.
my girlfriend(dinoegg) said she messaged you. I'm sure there is a way to get lower and get better stuff for about the same price or possibly less. and there might possibly be options if you already have coil overs change over to an air ride setup for less!! for example that air runner only has 1 compressor, she has 2 compressors and a fully customizable controller for almost the same price as the air runner kit.
one of the biggest misconceptions about air is the performance: it honest to god drives like a car on coils and handles quite well. its not mushy or soft by any means. her setup even has adjustable dampening which most basic coil overs don't even offer! Her car has no front sway bar (if you want max lowness you will need to remove yours too) and it still feels great! i know Air Lift's head suspension engineer was a former race suspension engineer and is working to make Air Lift's products have the ability to go low for shows and handle as well as the best coil overs at the track.
if ANYONE has questions get a hold of Dinoegg or myself. while she did a lot of the work getting stuff, i helped her research as she is one of the first on air in the US, oh and i have many many VW friends with air so I've seen a lot of stuff haha.
You're right, I wish mine could go lower but that was a bolt-on set up that was already out on the market before anything else. I ran rims with similar specs as Dino and ride was still quite nice. $1000 for installation is about right.
jerome, hope you are able to find the right set up and be sure to post if and when you ever get it done.
Since you live in the northern states it will require a little extra maintenance but not much. Get good water traps(not a big deal, they are pretty standard) and put some air tank anti-freeze in the tank for winter use. Just empty your water traps once a month maybe twice if it's very humid in the spring and summer and that's about it.
Having a professional install, though extra money up front is a good choice because all the wiring will be legit and the plumbing will be clean and hopefully leak free. I'm wiing to do a lot of work on my or my girls car, but even I agreed that a professional install was a good idea.
We also offer a air set up for the Yaris, I would recommend at least the deluxe kit.
any pictures of a yaris that has this kit? max lowness? i think with me with my kit i wanted the most lowness competing with the dub kids and really thats all they care about. idk my struts that i purchased from japan are way more awesome.
I dont have any pics of a Yaris with this kit, the picture provided above was from a dealer that installed the kit on their show car. We basically just have to wait for a customer to send us a hi-res pics of their setup.
As far as maximum lowness, your car can/will be on the ground. Here is a pic of a few vehicles with out air kits.
do you have pictures of your car?


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Originally from Surrey, Tamara moved from Windsor to Cumbria in 2016 with her partner and their three-year-old daughter. Tamara, 38, and her family now live in Penrith.
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Ролі виконують
 Філіпп Нуаре — суддя Руссо
 Мішель Галабрю — Джозеф Був'є
 Ізабель Юппер — Роза
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 за найкращий оригінальний або адаптований сценарій — Жан Оранш, Бертран Таверньє
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Words of a higher meaning fill you with dense sorrow. A torment so solid so packed that your physical capacity for cognitive thought is blown. A neutron star of pure despair with only you in its gravitational pull. Time curves too sharply and collides with itself. You are flooded with present, future, and past. Dislocated and in total disarray, there is nothing left. You're a mental deviant and nothing more. You live far from yourself. In your eyes I see angelic things. Things I can never touch or own and I loathe you for it.
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Rene Latosa's initial exposure to the Filipino martial arts came through his ethnic and cultural environment. As a young child, Rene first witnessed martial arts during celebrations(after the crop season was over), cultural events, and hanging around the Filipino Community Center in Stockton, CA. At this community center he would watch the "Old Timers" amusethemselves by hitting their walking sticks together as if they were sword fighters and applying locks to each other. As a teenager, many of Rene's friends were studying Judo. He asked his father if he could take Judo or Karate lessons. His father offered to teach his young son "jitsu." He didn'tbelieve his father knew anything about martial arts, so he did not pursue that avenue. His mother recommended taking self-defense classes taught by a long time family friend, Angel Cabales,at the Stockton Escrima Academy.
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So you're thinking about starting a new project. Perhaps an amazon associate site? Maybe a niche site? Or perhaps even a big authority site?
But you're missing that golden idea. That one reason to create a website that's so good you're going to turn it into a well-oiled money making machine.
Well, I'll be really honest with you. It's not the idea that counts it's what you do with it. You could have the best idea in the world but if you don't act on it right away, it doesn't mean anything. It's worthless.
Now you probably know that. You've heard it a million times in a countless different ways. You just want the RIGHT idea to act on. Nobody wants to spend time or money on something that mediocre. I 100% understand that but just keep that in mind. You're better of embracing a mediocre idea and doing something about it than waiting for the perfect idea.
That all being said, here's how to make coming up with new ideas a walk in the park.
This is a point stolen from a life-changing blog post but I'll do my best to TL;DR; it.
Your brain is a muscle. Just like any other muscle – it gets weaker if you don't use it. Since you need to use your brain to come up with ideas, your brain needs to be in shape in order for it to do what you're asking it to (which is kinda funny when you think about it – your brain is asking itself to come up with something). In order to keep it in shape, you need to do stuff with it.
Read, play games, solve puzzles or best of all… come up with ideas.
It makes sense right? You want your brain to come up with ideas so you get in the habit of coming up with ideas at random times of day. By doing so, coming up with ideas will become second nature. You should definitely read that blog post to really "get it" but if not, just try to come up with 10 ideas right now.
Seriously, stop reading this, get a pen and paper (or open notepad) and just come up with 10 ideas you could start a website around. They don't have to be perfect ideas. They don't even have to be good ideas. In fact, chances are that 9/10 ideas will be bad. Nobody will judge you, nobody will laugh at you nobody will tell you "hey, that's stupid". Just, for yourself, write down 10 ideas.
Reading is great. Books, blog posts, heck even reddit. Start reading words other people have written. Get exposed to new ideas and let them cook in your head. Sooner or later you spit out something useful (that's the lazy man's approach).
What problems does the author mention in there?
What kind of solutions does he present?
You write those 3 down and you already have some material for a project. Repeat this process with a couple more posts, put all your answers to the same place and start reading it. In between those answers there's couple great ideas, guaranteed.
Go to Buzzsumo.com, open "Content Research" then "Trending Now".
Voila, you a list of very popular posts. Posts that you could probably build a niche site around.
This is one of my favorites (tho I personally use it for coming up ideas for blog posts).
Get out of your house and walk around. Take in the world around you and be open to ideas. This isn't some new age crap, it actually works.
Let your mind wonder and be mindful of your surroundings. You'll be amazed at what your mind think of while doing this. Especially after you get in the habit of doing this. And you can literaly do it anytime you're out walking in the street.
If you want a made-for-you list of ideas. Something that you can use to pull out a great project idea on demand, you should take a look at our NicheKeywordList.
It's a massive database of over 1.3 million keywords split into different 1846 niches. In there you will find ideas for massive authority sites as well as laser-targeted niche sites.
This is one of the best ways to ensure the idea you end up doing is something you care about.
So write down 3 things you like. Maybe it's reading fantasy books, maybe it's windsurfing, maybe it's cooking, whatever it is write it down (but don't be too specific, leave that for the part that follows).
Once you have those, try expanding each of those 3 things.
What things do you like about this thing specifically?
How knowledgeable would you consider yourself to be when it comes to this thing?
Would you feel comfortable talking to other people about this thing?
After reviewing what you wrote, you will find at least 1 niche you can start a website about. Congratulations! Now all you need to decide is what kind of website it's going to be.
This is almost as good as the previous method. But this time you're writing down problems that need solving. Problems that many other people might have as well. Just writing down 3 things should give you at least 1 solid idea for a niche project.
What you probably didn't expect is that most of the things mentioned here involve you to stop using your computer and spend some time in the real world. We often get so involved in our work that we forget to experience the rest of life. Staying on the computer for too long not only hinders your well-being but it also prevents you from coming up with ideas.
If you have problem coming up with ideas, take a break from work and do something low-tech. Your brain will reward you with ideas because you stopped forcing it to produce them.
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Diary Death Part 7 Conviction
Diary of Death Part 7 - Conviction
By: Travis Williams
Welcome back to Diary of Death. This series takes thematic approach to narrating a campaign of the board game Kingdom Death: Monster. If you'd like to know more about the game, you can watch our interview with the game's creator, Adam Poots, and if you'd like to see how the monster showdowns play out, you can check out our gameplay demo from GenCon 2015. The previous part of Diary of Death can be found here.
The Hooded Knight returned to the settlement, equal parts concern and relief playing across his face as the survivors told him of their victory over the King's Man. As before, he carried an elongated wrapped bundle, but, as before, he seemed disappointed after spending time with each survivor. His offer to train the settlement went unaccepted and he left, vowing to return again.
The settlement was gifted the birth of another green savior to Warmth and Burden. They named him Grace and encouraged him to join Calm, Surly, and Triumph in their upcoming hunt of another of the great phoenixes.
All four returned from the hunt, yet they had been changed. A thick green mist obscured Forlorn as the hunters arrived safely back at the settlement.
As others had before her, Surly tasted her eventual death while on the hunt. The thought of how she would die filled her with rage, and she refused to speak of the details to anyone.
Before finding their prey, Triumph had fallen behind the others, stumbling across a ruined settlement containing an alter to the phoenix. Upon the alter sat a lustrous feather, and Triumph could not resist taking hold of it. The moment she laid hands on the feather she unraveled a pocket of pure time, erasing the sum of her life, wiping away all traces of age and experience. She returned as fresh faced and youthful as she had from her very first hunt.
Once found, the phoenix had taken special notice of Grace, and had actually spoken, or, rather, un-spoken, his name. He realized that the name had been given in error, never belonging to him. Asking Warmth and Burden permission to choose his own name this time, he chose to be known as Persevere.
Calm had remained unaffected until his skin came in contact with the clinging mist surrounding the settlement. His apathy seemed to melt away. He doused himself in urine and ran through the settlement, shouting at the top of his lungs that he had learned the story of the ageless man from the white woman. No other survivor had seen her, and despite his insistence and his constant re-telling of the story, no other survivor seemed to possess the level of understanding needed to make sense of it.
As the mist began to fade, a figure approached from the darkness, following the same path that the King's Men had walked. Fearing another King's Man had come, the survivors began to gear up for battle.
The regal figure strode directly to the lantern halberd that had been left by the King's Men on their first visit to the settlement. One by one, the survivors fell to their knees, each struck dumb by the glorious presence of this new visitor.
He studied the light from the lantern halberd for what might have been moments, yet felt like an eternity to the rapt survivors. Impossibly graceful, he turned to the survivors and bid them stand. Asking to borrow a shield, he demonstrated utter mastery in its use. His movements were so fluid, so perfect, his demonstration left a lasting impression on all of the survivors, granting them skill with their shields that would be nearly impossible to replicate without his tutelage.
As the man turned to go, Calm walked over and plucked the lantern halberd from the ground, striding up to the man and offering it to him. Incredible disappointment flowed from the man, who slowly shook his head before turning on his heel, swiftly striding from the settlement.
Confused, yet unconcerned with the interaction, Calm took Surly's hand, intent on further celebrating his victory over the apathy that had plagued him for so long. Shortly after, Surly gave birth to twins Favor and Struggle.
The other survivors banded together to build a barber surgeon and to craft new gear for upcoming hunts.
Testing out the new bow, Surly caught sight of a white lion on the horizon. Quickly gathering their gear, she, Calm, Persevere, and Triumph raced out to slay the beast.
None of the hunters sustained as much as a scratch in their confrontation with the lion. As they made their way back to the settlement, the four began to tease one another, coming up with nicknames for each other. Jovially, they approached Resolve, asking their Father of Words to speak each nickname in celebration of their hunt. Resolve warned them away, knowing that power resided in words, but the hunters would not be denied and, finally, Resolve acquiesced.
As Resolve spoke the words, the names changed from simple nickname to solid truth.
Persevere, Wise Savior of the Lion.
Triumph, Foolish Sneak of the Lantern.
Surly, Dingle Savior of the Lantern.
Calm, Shining Coward of the Lantern.
The words fused with the core of their being, becoming as much a part of them as their name, their flesh and their blood.
With the realization that something as simple as a nickname could have such a profound effect came the knowledge that the entire settlement could benefit from adding their voice, their weight, to a common purpose. Under Resolve's guidance, Tragedy led the settlement in a pledge to believe in the beauty, decency, and ingenuity of each other.
They would stick to this conviction, treasuring the mystery of this Kingdom Death, using the adversity, the trials and tribulations of this world to bring them closer together. This would be the beginning of their legend, and, having spoken the words that bound them together, Tragedy became their Legendcaller. Tragedy sensed the gravitas of their conviction spread into the reaches far beyond the light of the lantern horde, and he sensed something, far out in the darkness. Something of equal weight. Something he was drawn to seek out.
Tragedy insisted on joining Calm, Surly, and Persevere on their next hunt, and the four set out on the trail of another phoenix.
As they stalked their prey, Calm stopped to chisel away at an iron deposit, breaking his pick-axe in the process. The din of bone striking metal alerted the great bird, who flew overhead, plastering Calm with droppings before flying back to land in the branches of a twisted nightmare tree. The fight was upon them before Tragedy could find the presence that he sought in the darkness.
As the hunters approached the tree, time seemed to ripple. The pulse and flicker of their lanterns stopped momentarily as time froze in place.
Surly dropped to the ground, frenzied as Persevere's mind struggled to come to terms with the sensation. He began to froth at the mouth, suffering a danger seizure.
The phoenix headed straight for Calm, who was still smeared in the filth the bird shat on him. The monster slashed him across his head and arms before narrowly missing him with a gust of razor wind from its wings.
Surly let fly her arrows, striking true with her claw headed arrow before lodging another in the beast's inner face.
Surging forward, Calm quickly guzzled his frenzy drink, finding his feet again almost instantly thanks to encouraging words from Tragedy.
Calm cut across the phoenix' back. Before he could deal a more grievous wound, the monster slipped through a crack in time, displacing itself away from him.
Tragedy rushed to attack yet was caught in the wake of the time disturbance the phoenix had used to escape from Calm.
Tragedy was slashed across his legs and body before being blasted away from the bird, caught in a gust of razor wind.
Persevere slammed his zanbato into the monster's breast, knocking it prone. As he prepared to surge and attack again, something prevented him. The seizure he'd suffered had awakened something inside of him. Some part of him was sickened at the thought of attacking a downed foe. As the honorable thing to do, he let the monster regain its feet.
Tragedy leaped back to his feet as the bird took advantage of the mercy Persevere had shown, lunging to smash its gigantic beak down upon Persevere.
No longer feeling honor bound not to attack, Persevere surged, slashing across the beast's eyes. In the moment before his weapon struck, he locked eyes with the phoenix. It stared into his future, killing his unborn children, exploding his testicles.
Persevere stumbled, surprised and horrified.
The bird's beak slammed down onto him, smashing and warping his pelvis and tearing a gushing rent in his arm before raking its claws across his head and body.
Out of range of the monster, Calm and Surly moved in to cover behind the tree, searching among the branches and roots, locating a broken lantern and a strange, biting ant.
The phoenix flew back to the tree, emitting a hissing moan. The sound caused Tragedy and Persevere to age rapidly, as if time itself was swiftly passing them by. The sound also caused Surly to burst out in maniacal laughter.
Still laughing hysterically, Surly fired an arrow, severing one of the claws from the monster's wing.
Swinging with all of his might, Calm cut the beast's inner face before smashing his zanbato to pieces as he slammed it down on the bird's hard beak.
Persevere dashed into the fray, cutting their foe under the wing before slicing completely through one of its feet, toppling it to the ground and killing it.
Persevere had just enough time to raise his hand in farewell before his skin wrinkled and sagged, his hair went shock white, and his heart gave out. He collapsed to the ground, dead, before the others could react.
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Regarding your STR-DE635, it's quite an oversight that
it won't let you adjust the level of the front versus
the back (but will still let you do SOME stuff such as
left versus right). I can't imagine any situation where
this would be expected to sound right.
Well, just to be clear, the front vs back level can be adjusted on the STR-DE635, but not for the 5.1CH analog inputs!
OP | Post 17 made on Thursday January 8, 2009 at 00:32
Just for future receiver shopping purposes, now that your
BD player will do all decoding internally, any receiver
than can accept 5.1/7.1 LPCM over HDMI will do
I just learned that there are two types of DTS-HD audio:
dts-HD High Res Audio and dts-HD Master Audio.
I've got BD's with each, but the latter seems to be far more prevalent.
The Sony BDP-S500 handles them differently. It can't decode the Master Audio, and if I'm interpreting page 48 of the operating instructions correctly, it downconverts it to DTS.
It can decode the High Res.
Interesting that you mentioned 5.1/7.1 LPCM over HDMI. According to that same page of instructions, High Res is output as 7.1 LPCM and Master Audio as 5.1 LPCM. I wonder which would sound better on a 5.1 system?
I did a little research: About a year ago these issues were discussed quite a bit on the various forums. A rumor was circulating that the S500 was going to get a firmware update that would allow it to decode Master Audio. I could find no mention of it on Sony's website, despite the fact that the firmware has been updated from v3.75 to v4.2, or something like that.
Anyway, my system sounds a lot better now that I've got the 5.1 analog audio properly balanced. By swapping BD players I've gotten what I'd originally desired: DTS 5.1. As a bonus, I think I'm also getting both the TrueHD and PCM lossless audio formats. I THINK I can hear the difference between these and the DVD-quality audio. Lossless seems richer, DVD-quality seems harsher. I really need to listen to a greater variety of music and vocals, but I think I'm training my ears to hear the difference.
Post 18 made on Thursday January 8, 2009 at 00:41
I don't know the full variants of dts-HD High Res, but basically it's normal DTS with more channel support and higher bitrates... thus higher quality sound, but it's still "lossy". I'm not sure it's been used on many mainstream discs; most seem to go right to some sort of uncompressed audio, or cheap out and only provide Dolby Digital (such as Warner is prone to doing).
Since the S500 apparantly can't handle DTS HD Master Audio, what you're getting is the core DTS 1.5mbit track, decoded to 5.1 analog. For LPCM it would be decoded to 5.1 LPCM, since there can only be 5.1 channels in the core track. But since it DOES handle the High Res codec, it'll decode that to however many channels the track actually has, up to 7.1.
DTS HD Master Audio was always something of a sticky format. It wasn't a mandated specification for BD players, thus there was little support for it in players, despite companies such as Fox making it their primary codec very early on.
You'll be hearing uncompressed from discs with LPCM or TrueHD.
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it's one volume knob).
I would recommend adding a center speaker to your system. If you add a center speaker between the front left and right speakers, you'll notice a big improvement in sound quality. IMO, it's the most important speaker in your system. If you do end up buying a center speaker, try to match it with the same manufacturer as the front left and right speakers.
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For many many years I avoided using a center channel in my system, mostly because I had no good place to put it. The phantom center seemed just fine. Then I did a little 5.1 setup in my bedroom and was amazed at how good it sounded on everything. So, when I replaced the speakers in my main system, I FOUND a place for a center channel.
It took a few weeks to get used to the localized sound over the more expansive (but hollow) sounding "phantom", and now I love it. Also much better for off-center viewers.
I don't have a place for the center speaker.
Except for the TV itself, my front speakers are the most expensive component in my system. They are 32-inch-tall floor standing speaker cabinets with 12-inch woofers -- Cerwin-Vega VS-120's. (A lot of the listening I do is out of just those two speakers.) Their center-to-center separation distance is too small -- about 5.3 ft.
I feel that if I could separate them further, and if I could find a center speaker of comparable quality, and if I was an off-center listener, I would benefit from a center speaker.
Some of these restrictions occur because, for some reason, my spouse feels that our living room should have an attractive appearance, sometimes at the expense of a more elaborate home theatre system. To her credit, though, she does have other qualities that offset this particular shortcoming.
What I really need is a new house with a room dedicated to home theatre. Then I'd have an excuse to spend more money on better equipment, like a good center speaker.
Post 22 made on Tuesday January 13, 2009 at 20:15
shepdawg7
Posts: June 2008
You have no center speaker and you're worried about lossless audio from BD? Riiiiight... Please get your center channel before you do anything else!
OP | Post 23 made on Saturday January 24, 2009 at 12:54
On January 13, 2009 at 20:15, shepdawg7 said...
You have no center speaker and you're worried about lossless
audio from BD?
It's true that I have no center speaker, but it's not true that I'm worried about lossless audio.
My problem is that my receiver is very old. It doesn't support DTS. How to get audio out of my surround speakers when playing a disc that one, has a DTS audio track but two, has no Dolby Digital 5.1 track? This was never an issue with DVD's, but is an issue with some BD's.
I needed help deciding what to do, which is why I came to ths forum and started this thread. I learned that I had a choice: Upgrade my receiver or return the BD player for one that has a DTS decoder and 5.1 analog audio outputs. This latter choice is an option for me because my receiver has 5.1 analog inputs. That's the option I chose for several reasons. It cost me nothing!
Riiiiight... Please get your center
channel before you do anything else!
I may take that advice. These issues of the lossless audio and the center speaker came up only as asides during this discussion. As I said at the beginning of this thread, I was perfectly happy with the audio I was getting. And as a result of swapping out the BD player, I am happy again.
I think, though, that adding a center channel speaker would probably be the next upgrade I'd make. As I've already said, the furniture layout and other factors make this upgrade unlikely.
I've moved on to other projects. I'm hoping to find a good deal on a HDTV for the bedroom. Yesterday and today I'm installing ceiling speakers and a shelf to accomodate an even older receiver. This'll be a major upgrade in the bedroom audio.
OP | Post 24 made on Saturday March 7, 2009 at 14:37
I think I can hear the difference between these and the DVD-quality audio. Lossless seems richer, DVD-quality seems harsher. I really need to listen to a greater variety of music and vocals, but I think I'm training my ears to hear the difference.
I just watched the Blu-ray disc Resident Evil: Apocalypse. This is a Sony release with two audio tracks: English PCM 5.1 and English 5.1. The former is of course uncompressed. The latter is Dolby Digital 5.1, DVD-quality lossy compression.
When listening through the analog inputs on my receiver, I can use the pop-up menu to do an A/B comparison. There is definitely a difference. First of all, the PCM track is louder. Also, it has a larger dynamic range. This movie is loaded with sound effects, and they've done a nice job of taking advantage of all the 5.1 discrete channels available. There really is no comparison. The difference may be due to the lossy compression, the DD 5.1 decoder in the BD player, the DD 5.1 compression algorithm employed by the authors, or the audio engineering done by the authors.
There really is no way to tell which parts of this difference are due solely to the DD 5.1 compression itself.
In other words, if the producers of the BD were so inclined, they could produce a BD that had the best DD 5.1 audio engineering possible, ditto for the PCM track. In that case, the type of A/B comparison I'm doing here would then be as true as possible, assuming the BD player had a good DD 5.1 decoder.
I read an article, but now cannot remember where, describing a process where the author and his crew visited Dolby labs. The facility had a state-of-the-art listening room where A/B comparisons could be done of their DVD-quality lossy format (DD 5.1) versus their new lossless format (TrueHD). They then visited DTS labs and repeated their listening experience comparing their DVD-quality lossy format (dts) to their new lossless format (dts-HD Master Audio).
The author reported that under these ideal conditions, only the slightest difference could be heard between the lossy and the lossless formats. Moreover, the author stated that, for the reasons discussed above, the home listener can't really perform a valid comparison.
Post 25 made on Tuesday March 24, 2009 at 21:06
towboy123
Posts: March 2009
I have an additional question. How would all this apply to 6.1 Or DTS EX receiver
Harmony 1100 , RF Extender, Sanyo DP-42647 HDTV, Sony STR-DA3400ES Receiver, Sony BDP-N460 Network Blu Ray Player, Dish Network ViP-722k, SqueezeBox Classic
Really, not any differently than an "ordinary" DTS receiver.
OP | Post 27 made on Sunday April 5, 2009 at 13:45
On March 24, 2009 at 21:06, towboy123 said...
It would apply only if the receiver isn't HDMI audio capable.
My receiver is very old and doesn't support DTS. If I had a DTS (or DTS EX) receiver that's not HDMI audio capable, the only thing I could possibly gain by using the analog inputs is lossless audio. I therefore probably wouldn't bother with getting a Blu-ray player that has analog outputs, unless it was available at little or no extra cost, and otherwise had all the features I wanted.
If I was interested, though, in using the analog inputs on a 6.1 or DTS EX receiver, I'd make sure the Blu-ray player player had 7.1 analog outputs (as opposed to only 5.1).
One brand of Blu-ray player, Panasonic I think, can fool you. It has 7.1 analog outputs, but looks like it has only 5.1. It uses the two stereo L/R analog outputs, in addition to the 5.1 outputs, to get 7.1. So, if you're shopping, look closely at the output jacks on the back of the player.
OP | Post 28 made on Saturday August 14, 2010 at 11:16
On March 7, 2009 at 14:37, Herman Trivilino said...
The article is
Signal to Noise - Dolby TrueHD & DTS-HD MA vs. Uncompressed PCM by David Jones-Birch, dated July 14, 2008. It appeared in "Home Entertainment" and can currently be found here: [Link: hemagazine.com].
Last edited by Herman Trivilino on August 14, 2010 11:36.
For many many years I avoided using a center channel in my system, mostly because I had no good place to put it. The phantom center seemed just fine.
I finally got around to adding a center channel speaker. I chose the Dayton UA721 Speaker Kit w/o Cabinet available from Parts Express as Sku 302-854.
[Link: parts-express.com]
The quality level is close, if not higher than, my two front speakers. I chose to build the cabinet myself so that I could make it fit on the shelf below the TV.
It took a few weeks to get used to the localized sound over the more expansive (but hollow) sounding "phantom", and now I love it.
After installing the speaker and calibrating the system, I was watching a baseball game and was impressed with the way the crack of the bat hitting the ball seemed to come from a central source. I now understand what you meant by the "more expansive but hollow sounding phantom".
It's a huge improvement when listening to almost any source. Both discrete 5.1 sources and 2-channel surround sources. The only source I've listened to that sounds better coming from just the two front speakers are stereo FM broadcasts and the like ... sources engineered for two-channel stereo.
Post 30 made on Saturday August 14, 2010 at 18:47
Yeah, the phantom always sounded "fuller" to me, but analyzing that I realized it also sounded kind of hollow in comparison. A real center can take some getting used to if you're used to the "fuller" phantom sound, but it's worth it.
Conveniently at the same time I added a center to my 4.1 primary system, I upgraded my bedroom speakers from 2.0 to 5.1 with a center over the TV. Now in the bedroom it sounded so clearly better than what I had before, it didn't take too long for me to get used to the primary system either. However one member of the household liked using Dolby Music processing for a bit because it expands the center onto the left/right speakers, which made it sound similar to the way it was before. That didn't last long though.


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Видовое название brunneus означает «тёмно-коричневый».

Описание
Угорь тёмно-коричневого цвета с фиолетовым оттенком на рыле. Максимальная длина достигает 58 см.

Тело полностью покрыто чешуёй. Поры боковой линии явственно бледнее, чем остальное тело. Количество позвонков 145—151.

Питается кольчатыми червями и ракообразными.

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Литература
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Рыбы Индийского океана
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Home 420 News Medical Marijuana News AZ: Phoenix Couple Opens Spa-Like Space For Medical Marijuana Patients
AZ: Phoenix Couple Opens Spa-Like Space For Medical Marijuana Patients
Lauren Castle
Photo Credit: Gabby Toman
After medical marijuana became legal in Arizona in 2010, a Valley couple thought about how to get into the business. This year, Todd and Amanda Romboli opened DommLife.
"We really want to create a patient-first environment," said owner Todd Romboli.
Todd was diagnosed with chondrosarcoma, a form of cancer at the age of 22. He received radiation but still had pain and other symptoms after treatment.
"Cannabis has helped me control pain, swelling," said Todd.
DommLife, located on Thomas Road near 32nd Street, is a "one-stop shop." A variety of services are offered to patients including a salon and spa, yoga, coffee, shopping, organic meals and a meeting space.
No medical marijuana is sold on-site.
The space operates through a membership program that allows medical-marijuana patients to use the services. However, the public can visit the space for information.
"…where we see the future of cannabis"
"It was kind of our natural progression of what we felt was lacking in the industry, as well as our vision as to where we see the future of cannabis," said Todd.
The space was inspired by the couple's travels to Europe and Asia.
"We've tried to make it like a cool industrial space that is cool for men and women," said Amanda, a former boutique owner.
The couple decided to open the space after starting DOMM, Delivery of Medical Marijuana, over a year ago.
"It's the bread and butter of our business," said Todd.
The delivery service, similar to Grub Hub, is offered across the state, expect for Tuscon. Only patients with medical marijuana cards can use the delivery service.
The couple hopes DommLife can be a destination for patients to not feel judged and can receive more information on medical marijuana.
"It's a place for like-minded people to come," said Amanda.
The Marijuana Industry Trade Association works to provide education on the state's medical marijuana program.
"Safe secure spaces, in compliance with local controls as developed by cities and counties, are an excellent idea and we support their advancement and development," said Executive Director Demitri Downing.
DommLife is located near a busy section of Thomas Road, surrounded by businesses that provide services for the home and pets. Framin' Works of Arizona-Phoenix owner Alan Abeyta has no problem being a neighbor to the company.
"I'm glad he is able to help people outside the normal medical establishment," said Abeyta.
On April 20, a date that is known as an unofficial holiday for marijuana users, DommLife hosted a fashion show to help connect patients with organizations and vendors.
Todd and Amanda hope events like that can help remove the stigma associated with medical marijuana.
"I think safe spaces like this have an important roll to play in our society," said Downing. "Having personal experience in Amsterdam Spain Portugal and other places, I can assure the public that they are a net gain for the community."
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A few Sundays ago I had the unfortunate experience of thinking that another episode of The Walking Dead was ready for ceremonious consumption. One moment I was making a dash to the couch, giggling on the inside. The next I felt like a kid with cone in hand and ice cream on the sidewalk. I looked up to my babysitter only to be informed that the sweets-bearing, horizon-bound truck will be back in February.
If you're like me, or otherwise miss AMC's mastercraft of human tension and inhuman danger, the below might slake your zombie-(killing)-lust.
The fealty that Impulse 76 pays to its source material is delicious: the cast, their attire, every little object littering the safe house. It's enough to make you think that, extrapolated into an hour-long feature, the thing could stand as a worthwhile flick, albeit of "just shut up and watch," splatter-tastic appeal. The game-to-movie adaptation often gets flak for being plain old lackluster regardless to its relation to the interactive entertainment, but here the fun fuels itself with recognizable tropes and objects. Until the dissonant appearance of the all-stars, of course. Were those cameos really necessary?
Either way, well done Impulse 76! Let me be an extra next time around – I've got my zombie shuffle down pat.