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Ecuador's Supercines Theaters Chooses Christie® DLP Cinema® Projectors
Christie Brilliant3D™, Full 2K Resolution, Exceptional Service and Support Keys to Selecting Christie CP2000-SB Projectors
Christie®, a global leader in visual solutions for entertainment, business and industry, announced that Supercines, the largest and most modern cinema chain in Ecuador, selected Christie CP2000-SB digital cinema projectors to equip its newest 15-screen multiplex in Quito, the capital of Ecuador.
Headquartered in Guayaquil and owned by Corporación El Rosado S.A., one of the region's most important industrialist groups, Supercines has theaters in all of the country's major cities. It has earned a reputation for revolutionizing the cinema-going experience in Ecuador through the introduction of innovations such as stadium seating, tri-amplified Dolby® digital sound, and high resolution wall-to-wall screens.
Martin Schwartz, general manager of the Entertainment Division for Corporación El Rosado S.A., observed, "Supercines' audiences enjoy the latest releases shown on equipment that represents the state-of-the-art in image and sound. We have had excellent results working with Christie; the Company has played an important part in our success over the years. Christie digital projectors are extremely reliable and very easy to maintain and service. In our conversion to digital technology, we have been getting exceptional technical support from Christie's expert technicians and from our supplier, Cinema Equipment and Supplies, based in Miami, Florida. We have plans on the drawing board for many more digital cinemas in the near future, and look forward to continuing our working relationships with them."
The newest Supercines, a 15-screen multiplex in Quito with 7 exclusive VIP areas, features the Supercines Giant Theater, GT-MAX. It has the biggest screen in the world, more than 77ft x 44ft (23.5m x 13.5m) and provides an overwhelming viewing experience, especially in 3-D. Christie CP2000-SB projectors are used to project exceptionally large, bright 3-D images on the giant screen.
"We installed two Christie CP2000-SB digital cinema projectors with Christie Brilliant3D triple-flash technology, providing full 2K resolution for 3-D, the most light output, and maximum lamp efficiency," said Guillermo Younger, president of Cinema Equipment and Supplies. "We plan to install another CP2000-SB projector for that multiplex in the next few months. All the digital projectors in the Supercines chain are Christie. Along with Dolby 3D servers, QSC amps and speakers, and Christie CDXL and CXL lamps, they project the best picture possible on the screen. Supercines plans to install a total of 19 Christie CP2000-SB digital projectors and Dolby 3D by the end of the year."
Jaime Sanchez, sales manager, Cinema Equipment and Supplies, added, "Over the years, Supercines has demonstrated its dedication to entertaining its customers with the highest quality equipment and facilities. Our decision to work with Christie was based on previous experience with their projectors, which have proven to be highly reliable, cost-effective and perform consistently. We know the show will always go on with Christie digital projectors."
Ecuador, located in the center of South America, has a population of close to 14 million. It is home to Corporación El Rosado S.A, whose diverse commercial activities include entertainment such as cinemas, shopping malls and radio stations.
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A Peep into The World of Green Screens
on April 2, 2020 April 2, 2020
Green screen studios are now common as films and videos are more and more using special effects. They have reached new heights with great success in film making. By using advanced shooting techniques that make use of advanced technology, it is now possible to give shape to your imaginations no matter how weird and unrealistic it might seem. It is now a child's play to include and superimpose objects upon virtual backgrounds with the help of experts in green screens that could make the impossible look very much real. You can make your hero fly like Superman and perform incredible stunts many thousands of feet above the ground or in incredible terrains while fighting the villain and chroma key saving the world from disaster. All this is possible due to the visual effect techniques by using green screens, which is a key component of chroma key photography.
Green screens essentially lets you drop in whatever foundation pictures you need behind the entertainers for a closer view. It is utilized in film creation. At the point when a foundation isn't accessible—like an anecdotal, outsider, noteworthy, modern, or even only difficult-to-get to area—the green screen is the hero.
Photo by Dane Kelly on Unsplash
What are green screens?
Today's movies and videos heavily depend on animations and special effects to create surrealistic backgrounds by using chroma key photography and green screens. The technique of special effects by using green screens saves the hassles of creating costly sets as it is possible to pull an individual from the real world and place them into a digital world projected in the background. A green screen is a green cyclorama in the background that photographers, filmmakers, and videographers use to overlay a separately filmed background image behind the actors. The green screen makes it possible to create scenes by stretching your imagination to the limits. By using the technique, it is possible to bring to life any idea no matter how wild and unthinkable it might seem.
Post-production tricks
The real excitement begins during the post-production stage when the technological wonders keep unraveling. Filmmakers use editing software to make the background appear transparent when, in reality, it is shot in front of a green screen while showing the actors and props shot in the foreground.
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Compositors take over
After shooting the footage, the compositors who are mixers take the work forward by layering the two images or video streams and creating a composite shot. The Chroma key selects the green color and removes it digitally to create a transparent background so that the other background image as desired by the director or photographer can show through. To enhance the special effects, photographers use 3D techniques for adding any new elements like rain, smoke, fire, etc. to complex movie shots.
Green screens help to create impossible scenes that seem to be out of the world but very exciting. This has expanded the filming horizon that can now depict any kind of story set against any background, no matter how fictitious it might be. It allows filming actors of the same scene separately and then makes it appear as if filmed at the same time and the same place.
While studios provide all facilities for green screens for low budget films and videos, it is possible to create the screen in the background by using sheets of green paper.
Green Screens on a Budget
At the point when you're a novice movie producer or simply beginning as a film understudy, your spending budget frequently manages your choices. For example, except if you have significant monetary sponsorship, flying over the world to film isn't likely an alternative. Luckily, it's conceivable to give your film an expert look without leaving your lounge.
Consider some huge name motion pictures like The Day After Tomorrow, 300, Sin City, and Avatar. What do these enormous blockbusters share for all intents and purposes? They were completely recorded before a green screen, a strategy you can work without stretch recreate.
Right now, let's take a look at how a green screen functions. How you can make your own. Discuss a few hints on the best way to benefit as much as possible from it.
To see how this procedure functions, we should take a gander at its history. Chroma key, or green screen, has gotten progressively well-known as of late, yet it's a genuinely old procedure. The most punctual types of this innovation were made during the 1930s when film compositing was done carefully by hand. When PCs got well known, Chroma keying turned out to be a lot simpler.
How a Green Screen Works
Chroma keying is classified as "green screening". It includes recording an entertainer before a strong hued foundation. Typically it uses a startling shade of either green or blue. The shading color doesn't make a difference. Yet it's imperative to utilize shading that can be securely expelled from the last item. Shades that are rehashed in the on-screen character on their clothing or skin tone won't work.
When the recording has been shot, the shaded foundation is expelled carefully after creation. It's at that point supplanted with another film, for example, an intriguing goal. Utilizing this method, you can put your on-screen character in any setting you wish.
You can likewise include different impacts, such as including enlivened characters or changing the presence of the entertainer. A green screen permits you to consistently mix activity with live activity film. Which deletes a considerable lot of the restrictions presented by low-spending films.
Green Screen Kits
Kits are the quick, simple choice for the individuals who need to skirt the customization and get right to the recording. There's an assortment to look over, similar to little, convenient screens to full-estimate set-ups for a progressively changeless establishment. A significant number of these units are made considering little creations, as YouTube content. Ideal for talking head portions. These screens have quite recently enough inclusion to get a straightforward foundation around the subject's face. Certain packs are likewise staggeringly valuable on the off chance that you intend to film in a hurry. With simple get together, breakdown, and streamlined stockpiling as a primary concern, these packs are ideal for the voyaging producer.
Green Screens Development
Green screens and other Chroma key screens empower you to imagine yourself anyplace known to man. It has the ability to transform that fantasy into reality with the somewhat advanced enchantment of your own. You can make a staggering YouTube video to assemble adherents. Or you can fabricate another stir introduction to wrench up deals, train groups, exhibit items, and substantially more.
You've always been unable to accomplish more from your home or office, and we're here to assist you with that green screen venture.
While green screen innovation appears to be moderately new. It has a substantial nearness in current diversion, the basic idea, and comparable advancements have been being used for over 100 years.
In 1898, George Albert Smith was supplanting portions of pictures utilizing a twofold presentation. He had a dark material instead of the green screen and utilized fantastically high complexity in the pictures to make the dark components appear to vanish.
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Report of the community led research project focusing on mental health service needs amongst the Orthodox Jewish community in Greater Manchester
Cowan, Dean
Grant, Simon
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Slade, Ann
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The project was undertaken by Binoh of Manchester amongst its client group, The Orthodox Jewish Community of North Manchester. This is mainly based in the Broughton Park area of Salford with an overspill community in the neighbouring Bury and Manchester metropolitan areas. The community is ethnically compact, little known outside its location and buffeted by racial and economic problems. Different norms exist for acceptable music, literature, images and discussion material and mainstream culture i.e. television, films, magazines and internet use etc. is prohibited. The community's growth over the last few years has been huge. High birth rates make the community 'bottom heavy', and it is estimated that the ultra-orthodox community is increasing its share of the Anglo-Jewish community by approximately 1.5% per year. The research uncovered a wealth of information that is central to understanding the mental health needs and concerns of the Orthodox Jewish Community. The foremost findings that emerged during the research were:
A distrust of non-Jewish professionals e.g. doctors, psychiatrists and nurses who were seen to be unsympathetic or ignorant of the community's cultural and religious needs. Comments such as "most Non-Jewish Practitioners have no understanding of our community and therefore can make serious errors of judgement" were commonly made.
Fear of stigma attached to mental health issues. Although this is prevalent in many close knit and ethnic minority communities this was particularly prevalent within the community as it was associated with not obtaining suitable marriage partners for themselves, siblings, children or other family members. One questionnaire respondent even said that "stigma within the community is a greater concern to people requesting and accepting help (than gaps in current service provision)
Mental Health Haredi / Strictly Orthodox Jews Main Topic: Other
National Institute for Mental Health in England
PDF, Report of the community led research project focusing on mental health service needs amongst the Orthodox Jewish community in Greater Manchester
Cowan, Dean, Grant, Simon, Lock, Miriam, Salzmann, Sholom, Slade, Ann Report of the community led research project focusing on mental health service needs amongst the Orthodox Jewish community in Greater Manchester. Binoh. 2007: https://archive.jpr.org.uk/object-uk371


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Studies reveal that brain function can improve by practicing a selection of brain protection strategies.
It's easy enough to joke about brain drain as our hair begins to show salt and pepper, and our joints develop wear and tear. But emerging research is shredding that assumption, showing that our gray matter is remarkably resilient particularly the brains working memory that's so vital to enjoying daily life.
By working memory, I'm referring to a cognitive skill that's mainly controlled by the area of the brain called the prefrontal cortex. Think of it as the brains conductor, crucial to pulling together an orchestra of information from different regions that range from the emotional centers to long-term knowledge. Working memory is what helps you during a job interview, when you must quickly spout key details about the company and show how they relate to your skills. In the classroom, students use working memory to connect new information with their existing knowledge.
Eat some dark chocolate: Yes, you can indulge in limited amounts. Dark chocolate contains flavonoids, naturally occurring antioxidant compounds that appear to help protect working memory in part by improving blood flow, according to a 2009 report in the journal Circulation. Other less fat-laden sources of flavonoids include green tea, parsley, red wine and fruity dessert wines, such as blueberry.
Learn a new language: This challenges the brain to stretch, starting with learning a new set of vocabulary and grammatical rules. Then you have to incorporate your new tongue twisting words, building upon your existing language knowledge.
Stay e-connected: Social media sites, and Facebook specifically, appear to bolster working memory, according to another study published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior in 2012. It may be because active users constantly absorb, process and reshuffle incoming bits of information as they keep up with loved ones. YouTube didn't appear to have the same effect, perhaps because its more passive.
Log on for learning: While research is mixed regarding the working memory benefits of computer-based brain games, there is some indication in my own research that these games could boost some key learning skills, such as verbal ability and working memory. In addition, video games that focus on strategy appear to help brain function, as they require a mix of planning, concentration and problem solving. Free online brain games testing memory, language and problem-solving skills are available at aarp.org.
As you go through life, continue to look out for these types of new opportunities and experiences as ways to guard against falling into mental ruts. Enjoy some antioxidants along the way. Hopefully the improved brain function that results will pay you back for many years to come.
Tracy Alloway, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at the University of North Florida. The developer of the internationally recognized Alloway Working Memory Assessment, she has conducted extensive research on brain health and working memory and has written six books, including The Working Memory Advantage: Train Your Brain to Function Stronger, Smarter, Faster.


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Why is Responsive Design Important?
Stuart Beach, Product Manager, ProQuest platform
We recently completed our first release of 2016, which continues the implementation of responsive design that began with the launch of the ProQuest platform's enhanced user interface in August 2015. With this release, all key workflows on the ProQuest platform are fully functional for mobile devices. These changes may not be apparent at the first glance, but users will find the next time they, cite, print, email or perform any other workflow related task, the interface will adapt to the screen size of their device. A "back to the top" icon offers users a quick way to jump back to the top of long page such as documents or lists of results and continue their research.
Supporting the multi-device user
It's important to us that users have a consistent research experience across all of their devices. Users expect this functionality. When we researched how users access and interact with library resources, we observed researchers working on different devices at the same time and realized that supporting the multi-device user should be a requirement of the new design.
Our research shows that users want to be able to access the same information and expect the same functionality across all of their devices. This feedback in mind, we set out to make the ProQuest platform a device agnostic experience, which offers researchers:
- A consistent search experience with access to the same content on a mobile phone, a tablet, a laptop or a desktop computer.
- Support for all common workflows across all their devices.
- Access to saved searches, saved documents, no matter the device they are using (when users are signed in & using My Research).
Dedicated mobile site will be retired on January 29, 2016 (m.search.proquest.com)
We will be retiring the ProQuest platform's mobile dedicated site (m.search.proquest.com) on January 29, 2016. After this date, all traffic will be redirected to the full ProQuest platform site, which is fully functional for mobile devices. The full platform site has seen a steady increase of mobile users since the launch of the enhanced interface last August. What's more, with this release, the ProQuest platform supports all common workflows across all devices, lessening the need for a mobile dedicated site.
A note about access to ProQuest through an app
We have considered developing apps and while we've not ruled them out entirely, our focus at this time is to deliver an improved experience for a single platform across all devices. In our experience and more importantly that of the customers and users we spoke with, apps can be very good at supporting specific tasks but they can't support the same variety of tasks and features that a responsive platform can.
As always, please contact us if you have questions or would like to share feedback.
By Stuart Beach, Product Manager, ProQuest platform
- A consistent search experience with access to the same content on a mobile phone, a tablet, a laptop or a desktop computer
- Support for all common workflows across all their devices
- Access to saved searches, saved documents, no matter the device they are using (when users are signed in & using My Research)
We have considered developing apps and while we've not ruled them out entirely, our focus at this time is to deliver an improved experience for a single platform across all devices. In our experience, and more importantly, that of the customers and users we spoke with, apps can be very good at supporting specific tasks but they can't support the same variety of tasks and features that a responsive platform can.
Focusing on User Experience Improves Research Outcomes
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New ProQuest Interface Enhancement: Article-level Metrics and Linking
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37th Annual Forensic Psychology Symposium / John H. White, PhD
John H. White, Ph.D., is a former Dallas Police Investigator Sergeant who was assigned to Patrol, Psychological Services, Internal Affairs, and the Fugitive and Special Investigations Unit. He is currently a Professor of Psychology at Stockton University in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where he developed the Forensic Psychology curricula for both graduate and undergraduate programs. He has a database of over 500 serial killers and was the technical advisor on the A&E and Biography Channel's documentary show entitled, "Killer Profile." He was the consultant to the technical advisor of the TV show "Criminal Minds" and continues to be a member of the Vidocq Society, a cold case homicide group in Philadelphia, as well as the Atypical Homicide Research Group. He has also been a speaker at CrimeCon for the past two years.
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£78 Million Homes England funding brings over 1500 homes to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
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Investment will help create two new neighbourhoods at Stratford. More than 40 per cent of homes in the first phase of the development will be affordable. The development includes schools, business and commercial space.
Two new neighbourhoods will be built at London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park following a funding injection from Homes England, the government's housing delivery agency.
More than 1,500 new homes, including 450 affordable homes, will be created across the two communities, which will be known as East Wick and Sweetwater.
Schools, green spaces, business and creative space, leisure and community facilities will also be developed at the two sites.
Homes England have agreed a £78 million loan to fund the first four phases of the scheme, being developed by a joint venture between Balfour Beatty Investments and Places For People Homes on land owned by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC).
The loan is part of the Government's £4.5 billion Home Building Fund, which provides development and infrastructure finance to home builders.
It is anticipated that the first phase of the development will be completed in summer 2021, with work at East Wick and Sweetwater being fully completed by 2028.
Work has already begun on phase one of the site, which will include 130 new affordable homes and 105 for private rental, as well as more than 33,000 sq ft of business and creative space.
Housing Minister Kit Malthouse MP said:
"We have not built enough homes in the capital over the last 30 years, and it's ordinary Londoners who are paying the price.
Brick-by-brick we are turning that around and this investment in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will help get more than 1,500 properties built."
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De volgende gebeurtenissen speelden zich af in februari 1938. De met aangegeven gebeurtenissen staan vermoedelijk op een verkeerde datum, enkele dagen te laat.

 2 - In Egypte worden het parlement ontbonden en nieuwe verkiezingen uitgeschreven.
 3 - De regering-Metaxas in Griekenland stelt de absolute dictatuur in.
 4 - De Belgische minister van Economische Zaken Philip Van Isacker stapt uit de regering vanwege het aannemen van een positie elders.
 5 - Het Verenigd Koninkrijk en de Verenigde Staten eisen van Japan garanties dat het land geen plannen heeft slagschepen te bouwen die de maximumgrootte, vastgesteld in de Londense vlootconferentie, te boven gaan. Komen deze garanties niet, dan zullen zij ook zelf grotere slagschepen bouwen om de bestaande pariteit met Japan te bewaren.
 6 - In Oostenrijk wordt een zevental nationaal-socialisten, waaronder Leopold Tavs, gearresteerd nadat een complot is ontdekt om de verboden Oostenrijkse tak van de NSDAP her op te richten en terreurdaden voor te bereiden.
 6 - In Bulgarije treedt een aantal ministers af na een interne kabinetscrisis.
 7 - Walther Funk treedt aan als Duits minister van Economische Zaken.
 7 - De Junkers Ju 90 "Grosse Dessauer", een nieuw groot Duits passagiersvliegtuig, stort neer bij een testvlucht nabij Dessau.
 8 - Adolf Hitler reorganiseert de Duitse krijgsmacht. Hij neemt zelf het oppercommando van de Wehrmacht in handen, gesteund door generaal Wilhelm Keitel. Generaal-veldmaarschalk Werner von Blomberg treedt af, en 14 generaals worden op wachtgeld geplaatst.
 9 - In Italië mogen op de radio geen werken van Joodse componisten meer worden uitgezonden.
 10 - Koning Carol II van Roemenië dwingt de regering-Goga tot aftreden, voornamelijk wegens financieel wanbeleid.
 10 - President Roosevelt verzoekt het Congres om het budget voor de steun aan werklozen met 250 miljoen dollar te verhogen.
 11 - In Duitsland mogen Joden en halfjoden hun naam niet meer veranderen.
 11 - In Bulgarije zullen in maart nieuwe verkiezingen worden gehouden.
 11 - In Roemenië wordt een nieuwe regering gevormd onder patriarch Miron Cristea. De nieuwe regering trekt alle benoemingen door de regering-Goga in.
 11 - In de Franse Code Civil worden wijzigingen doorgevoerd die de rechten en gelijkberechtiging van de gehuwde vrouw ten opzichte van haar echtgenoot versterken.
 12 - De Oostenrijkse bondskanselier Kurt Schuschnigg heeft een uitgebreide ontmoeting met Adolf Hitler in Obersalzberg.
 14 - In Letland dienen alle verenigingen zich opnieuw te registreren, en de pers wordt aan banden gelegd. De staat van beleg die sinds 1934 geldt, wordt niet verlengd.
 15 - Pierre De Smet wordt benoemd tot minister van Economische Zaken in België, als vervanger van Philip Van Isacker.
 15 - In Oostenrijk wordt na het overleg van Kurt Schuschnigg met Adolf Hitler de regering aangepast. Onder meer de pro-nationaalsocialistische Arthur Seyss-Inquart en Edmund Glaise-Horstenau zullen in de regering plaatsnemen.
 17 - De nieuwe Oostenrijkse minister van Binnenlandse Zaken Arthur Seyss-Inquart spreekt in Berlijn met Adolf Hitler en Heinrich Himmler.
 18 - In Argentinië wordt een nieuwe regering gevormd onder Roberto María Ortiz.
 20 - Adolf Hitler houdt een grote rede in de Kroll Opera in Berlijn. Hij verklaart dat Duitsland onder geen beding zal terugkeren in de Volkenbond en dat het land de regering van Mantsjoekwo erkent en herhaalt de wens tot teruggave van de voormalige Duitse kolonieën. Hij richt waarschuwende woorden aan Tsjecho-Slowakije en Oostenrijk.
 20 - Na onenigheid met de meerderheid van de overige ministers over de door hem niet gewenste toenadering tot Italië verlaat de Britse minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Anthony Eden het kabinet. Lord Halifax vervangt hem ad interim.
 22 - In Nederland wordt een aantal wijzigingen in de grondwet gepubliceerd.
 22 - Naar aanleiding van het aftreden van Anthony Eden wordt in het Lagerhuis de internationale politiek besproken. Een motie van wantrouwen tegen premier Neville Chamberlain wordt verworpen.
 22 - In Oostenrijk worden politieke betogingen voor een periode van vier weken verboden.
 24 - In een rede verklaart Kurt Schuschnigg meermalen en expliciet dat Oostenrijk, hoewel verbonden met Duitsland, onafhankelijk is. De rede wordt internationaal geprezen.
 24 - De Nationalisten in Spanje heroveren Teruel.
 24 - In Roemenië wordt bij een volksstemming de nieuwe grondwet met grote meerderheid goedgekeurd. Politieke partijen worden afgeschaft, de invloed van de koning wordt vergroot en het aantal volksvertegenwoordigers wordt verlaagd.
 27 - In Graz en Linz worden pogingen tot nationaalsocialistische betogingen van hogerhand onderdurkt.

en verder:
 In Oporto wordt een synagoge ingewijd. Het is voor het eerst in 440 jaar dat de stad een synagoge heeft.
 Bij verkiezingen in Noord-Ierland boeken de Unionisten, die geen aansluiting bij de republiek Ierland wensen, een duidelijke overwinning.
 Leningrad wordt een vlootbasis. Om die reden dienen alle buitenlanders de stad te verlaten.
 In Litouwen vindt ter gelegenheid van de twintigste verjaardag van de onafhankelijkheid een grote amnestie plaats.

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2020: VISION 2050 Adopted
The Puget Sound Regional Council adopted VISION 2050, in October 2020. The new plan is based on the previous plan (see 2008: VISION 2040 Adopted in a link below) but has been updated to address a variety of areas. VISION 2050:
Retains the same core emphasis on a strong economy, healthy environment, preserving farms and forests, and supporting growth within the urban growth area and centers.
Retains the same plan structure as VISION 2040, with a numeric Regional Growth Strategy, multicounty planning policies, and actions.
Identifies new regional outcomes and a vision statement for the region.
Addresses equity and health in policies and actions throughout the plan.
Supports implementation of recent plans and initiatives, like the Regional Transportation Plan, the Regional Economic Strategy, the Regional Open Space Conservation Plan, the Regional Centers Framework, and Growing Transit Communities.
Focus areas in VISION 2050 include the following:
Providing opportunities for all. The plan addresses current and past inequities, particularly among communities of color, people with low-incomes, and historically underserved communities.
Increasing housing choices and affordability. The plan identifies coordinated strategies, policies, and actions to expand housing options and create greater affordability.
Sustaining a strong economy. The plan encourages more dispersed job growth, especially in Snohomish, Pierce, and Kitsap counties, to provide greater access to employment and better balance of jobs and housing.
Significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The plan outlines how state, regional and local partners can act in coordination to reduce emissions in the region and prepare for climate impacts.
Keeping the region moving. The plan lays out a foundation for completing regional transportation investments and future work to strengthen connections to and between the region's centers. The plan prioritizes transportation funding investments that support regional growth centers and manufacturing/industrial centers.
Restoring the health of the Puget Sound. The plan establishes a coordinated approach to watershed planning to restore the health of Puget Sound.
Protecting a network of open space. The plan calls for the protection and enhancement of natural areas through regional, collaborative approaches that leverage local, county, and stakeholder actions.
Growing in centers and near transit. The plan supports planning for vibrant, attractive neighborhoods with access to jobs, schools, and services.
Acting collaboratively and support local efforts. The plan calls for coordinated planning between cities, counties, agencies, tribes, and military installations.
2020: Annual Amendment to 2016 Plan
On July 24, 2020, the King County Council adopted Ordinance 19146, amending the 2016 Comprehensive Plan. Some highlights of the 2020 limited-scope midpoint update are noted below.
Adopted Sea Level Rise regulations for marine shoreline areas
Adopted Fossil Fuel and Fossil Fuel Facility regulations
Amended the Transfer of Development Rights area to address equity issues
Amended development regulations related to Accessory Dwelling Units and Cottage Housing to promote their use
Restructured the Subarea Planning Program to expand the scope and focus on community identified needs
Established standard land use and zoning for the Bear Creek urban planned development
Adopted a suite of map amendments including minor adjustments to the urban growth area and agricultural production district boundary
2019/2020: Shoreline Master Program Updates to 2016 Comp Plan
Ordinance 19034 adopted King County's Shoreline Master Program. This ordinance included a set of changes to the Shorelines chapter in the Comprehensive Plan. Highlights include the following:
Updating polices and text to reflect current information and changes in state law.
Updating aquaculture policies, including new policies for finfish, net pen, and geoduck aquaculture.
A suite of amendments made to the zoning code to effectuate the policies and other changes in state statutes and rules.
These amendments were adopted by the County Council in December 2019, approved by the Washington State Department of Ecology at the end of January 2020, and became effective February 2020. Read the 2019/2020 Plan.
Highlights of 2018 Update to King County Comprehensive Plan
On October 29, 2018, the King County Council adopted Ordinance 18810, amending the 2016 Comprehensive Plan. This follows and builds on adoption of Motion 15142, the Restructure Plan for the Subarea Planning Program, on May 9, 2018. Highlights of the 2018 Update are summarized below.
Eight‑Year Update Cycle. Shifts major review from four‑year to eight‑year cycle. Dates for eight‑year cycle aligned with Growth Management Act timelines.
Four‑Year Midpoint Cycle. Revises the formerly unused midpoint update to create a new four‑year midpoint cycle. Midpoints allow substantive policy changes and amendments to the urban growth area boundary, but no longer require review of the entire plan on a four year basis. The intent of these updates is to be limited in scope. The legislation also directs a 2020 Midpoint update.
Annual Cycle.Revision to allow adoption of: (a) CSA subarea plans, (b) updates to improve alignment with the state and regional planning, and (c) workplan changes as part of the 2018 subarea planning restructure.
Land Use Process. Leaves other land use planning process – Zone Reclassification, Docket Process, Area Zoning and Land Use Studies – relatively unchanged except for changes to deadlines to align with new Comprehensive Plan deadlines.
Subarea Planning. Budget proposal to add two new Subarea Planners (for a total of three). Defines a standard approach and process for developing plans. The scope and content is to be primarily focused on land use issues. Schedule to include six rural area and five urban area geographies; adding these geographies extends the development and adoption dates for some subarea plans.
Definitions. Adds or revises a definition for Area Zoning and Land Use Study, Public Review Draft, Subarea Study, and Subarea Plan.
Public Review Draft. Requires a Public Review Draft be published for each Comprehensive Plan amendment.
On an annual basis, the 2016 Plan is updated with technical changes that do not require substantive policy changes or alterations to the Urban Growth Area boundary.
2017 – Ordinance 18623 with amendments related to the adoption of the Vashon-Maury Island Community Service Area Subarea Plan. The edits are included in the 2017 Adopted Plan.
2016: Fifth Significant Revision of the Plan
King County completed the fifth four-year cycle amendment with adoption of the 2016 update. Adopted by Ordinances 18427, some highlights of the amendments include:
A minor contraction of the Urban Growth Area.
A minor increase in the size of the Agricultural Production District through some land use actions.
Stronger protection of the Forest Production District through some policy changes.
Stronger and more specific language about how consideration of Equity and Social Justice will shape County actions.
Stronger commitments to Climate Action, with new policies on environmental and climate justice, more specific references to our efforts to reduce County greenhouse gas emissions and a commitment to become a carbon neutral government.
Consolidation and refinement of policies related to Housing and Human Services into a new chapter.
Launching a new Subarea Planning Program for each of the Community Service Areas with the Department of Permitting and Environmental Review.
Grammatical and design changes to create a more transparent, modernized and consistent document with an Implementation Workplan, Executive Summary and new design.
The 2016 update included a strong public involvement program with community meetings, e-Newsletters, a larger email list, consistent updates to the website, and a public comment period that was open for the duration of the update process.
2015-2013: Annual Amendments to 2012 Plan
On an annual basis, the 2012 Plan was updated with technical changes that did not require substantive policy changes or alterations to the Urban Growth Area boundary.
2015 – No amendments.
2014 – Ordinance 17842 to allow recreational marijuana in the Vashon Rural Town Plan, to allow the Rainier Ridge Four to One Project, and to integrate the updated King County Strategic Plan.
2013 – Ordinance 17687 included minor technical changes to comply with Growth Management Hearings Board case 13-3-0002 (City of Snoqualmie v. King County).
2012: Fourth Significant Revision of the Plan
King County completed the fourth four-year cycle amendment with adoption of the 2012 update. Adopted by Ordinance 17485, some highlights of the amendments include:
Integrated the King County Strategic Plan into the Plan with a new Guiding Principle to promote the linkage.
Promoting public health and healthy communities.
New policies and development regulations to implement the School Siting Task force recommendations.
Alignment with the County's Road and Transit Functional Plans.
Reinvigorating the role of annexations in achieving and ensuring the efficient provision of urban services.
Significant revisions to affordable housing policies to bring greater clarity and emphasis on the role the county and the cities have in providing access to housing for all the county's residents.
Better defined policies and text regarding designating species and habitat of local importance
Acknowledging the role of the Strategic Climate Action Plan.
Changes to the King County Shoreline Master Program required by the state Department of Ecology.
Alignment with the 2010 King County Open Space Plan.
2012: Countywide Planning Policies Updated
The Countywide Planning Policies (CPPs) are a series of policies that address growth management issues across the entirety of King County; these are developed by the Growth Management Planning Council (see description under 1990, below).
The 2012 CPPs were prepared to address changes to the Growth Management Act, to take into account the passage of 20 years since their initial adoption, and to specifically reflect the regional direction established in VISION 2040 (see description under 2008, below). The 2012 CPPs provided direction at the county and jurisdiction level with appropriate specificity and detail needed to guide consistent and useable local comprehensive plans and regulations. While VISION 2040 was consistent with the overall growth management strategy of the 1992 King County CPPs, restructuring the 1992 document into the six chapters of Environment, Development Patterns, Housing, Economy, Transportation, and Public Facilities and Services was done to match the structure of VISION 2040.
2011 – No amendments this year.
2010 – Ordinance 16949 with amendments to technical appendices, and work program direction relating to aquatic habitat restoration in an agricultural production district.
2010 – Ordinance 16985 concluded a year-long review and first major update to the County's Shoreline Master Plan ("SMP") in over 30 years. The Shoreline Master Plan is comprised of both policies and regulations to guide development within the County's shoreline jurisdiction and set policy to protect the ecological functions within the shoreline while allowing reasonable and necessary use of the shorelines to support the region's economy and provide recreational opportunities. The Shoreline Master Plan was added as chapter 5 to the Plan.
2010 – Ordinance 16919 approving an amendment to the Grand Ridge Joint Agreement to authorize a Four-to-One project.
After more than a decade of planning under VISION 2020 (described below), the Puget Sound Regional Council adopted VISION 2040, a four-county regional growth, economic and transportation strategy. VISION 2040 contains updated multicounty planning policies and, for the first time, a numeric regional growth strategy. VISION 2040's Regional Growth Strategy outlines how the four-county Puget Sound region should plan for additional population and employment growth. The Regional Growth Strategy supports all jurisdictions having a role in accommodating growth, using sustainable and environmentally responsible development practices.
VISION 2040 polices and growth strategy established a common region-wide framework that ensures consistency among county and city comprehensive plans adopted pursuant to RCW 36.70A.070, and county-wide planning policies adopted pursuant to RCW 36.70A.210 (Washington Administrative Code, 365-196-305).
2008: Third Significant Revision of the Plan
King County completed the third four-year cycle amendment with adoption of the 2008 update. Adopted by Ordinance 16263, some highlights of the amendments include:
Provided incentives for farmers, and promoted partnerships with local farmers' markets.
To focus growth in urban areas, provided greater incentives in the Transfer of Development Rights program, and revised the transportation concurrency model to permit more housing units per development where there are the roads, sewers and other infrastructure and services.
Simplified the concurrency system with a more transparent model and growth map.
Encouraged sustainable development and low impact development in all county construction projects.
Updated the County's greenhouse gas emissions inventory and called for King County to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent of 2007 levels by the year 2050. Also, included climate change in future disaster preparedness, levee investment and land use plans
Supported a regional trails system that links corridors to form a countywide network.
Inclusion of Equity and Social Justice Initiative principles.
Introduced three new framework policies: health, equity, social and environmental justice; climate change; and measurement and monitoring.
2007 – Ordinance 15772 Juanita Firs Subarea Plan
2006 – Ordinance 15607 and Ordinance 15606 included amendments to development codes and policies, updated the Transportation Needs Report and the Regional Trails Needs Report, and changed a few arterial classifications.
2005 – Ordinance 15244 an Annual Update with policy changes and directing subarea planning
2005 – Ordinance 15326 in compliance with Growth Management Hearings Board case 04-3-0024 (Keesling)
2004 - Second Significant Revision of Plan
King County completed the second four-year cycle amendment with adoption of the 2004 update. Adopted by Ordinance 15028, some highlights of the amendments include:
Clarified the County's support for annexations and incorporations of the urban unincorporated areas to provide more predictability for cities and for residents of those areas.
Required a life-cycle cost/benefit analysis of sustainable development projects.
Clarified the County's role in managing the regional trail system, and acknowledged the roles in cultural affairs.
Prioritized the spending of limited transportation dollars in the urban unincorporated area, and promoted an innovation to address mobility needs of persons with disabilities.
Clarified the importance of clean air to the health of all citizens, and the need to focus on such critical issues as greenhouse gases.
The 2004 Plan confirmed the adequacy of development capacity within the existing Urban Growth Area to accommodate adopted growth targets.
2003-2001: Annual Amendments
On an annual basis, the 2000 Plan was updated with technical changes that did not require substantive policy changes.
2003 – Ordinance 14775 included minor policy changes to reflect changes in endangered species listings; amendments to properties (Tanner Mill) within the North Bend Urban Growth Area.
2002 – Ordinance 14448 revised references to Regionally or Locally Significant Resource Areas as a criteria for placing R1; revised mining site designation criteria; amendments to implement the Snoqualmie Urban Growth Area Subarea Plan; corrected minor mapping errors; and allowed kennels and catteries as a home occupation in the Agriculture zone on lots that are five acres or more.
2002 – Ordinance 14286 in compliance with Growth Management Hearings Board case 01-3-0008c (Forster Woods)
2001 – Ordinance 14241 amended land uses and development conditions related to one property (Marshall/Oatfield property) to require compliance with the Four to One program.
2001 – Ordinance 14185 in compliance with Growth Management Hearings Board case 98-3-0008c (Green Valley)
2001 – Ordinance 14156 in compliance with Growth Management Hearings Board case 96-3-0022c (Buckles)
2001 - Ordinance 14117 Adopting Snoqualmie UGA Subarea Plan
2000 – Ordinance 13987 in compliance with Growth Management Hearings Board case 95-3-0008 (Vashon-Maury Island)
2000 - Ordinance 13875 Adopting Fall City Subarea Plan
2000: Four-Year Cycle process begins, First Significant Revision of Plan
The year 2000 marked the first quadrennial review and significant revision of the Plan since 1994 . Adopted by Ordinance 14044 and Ordinance 13962, the major goals for the 2000 Plan were to improve its usability, eliminate inconsistencies, and improve public understanding of growth management issues. The 2000 Plan also acknowledged King County's changing role as a regional government with significant responsibilities as a local service provider to the rural area; the need to effectively integrate land use and transportation planning; and amendment to protect Chinook salmon in accordance with the Endangered Species Act.
1999-95: Annual Amendments to 1994 Plan
Starting in 1998, annual amendments were limited to technical policy changes and not allow changes to the urban growth area boundary except for Four to One projects. Annual amendments are made through the following actions:
1999 – Ordinance 13672 amended the RA-2.5 density policy; disallowed annexation of parcels in the Agricultural Production District; processed a Four to One proposal; and made other technical changes.
1998 - Ordinance 13147 Revamp of Title 20 and creation of the four-year major update cycle
1998 – Ordinance 13273 established a review process that limited annual updates to "technical' amendments" and reserved substantive policy issues to be addressed once every four years to allow for cumulative analysis of Plan amendments, consistent with GMA. Once every four years thereafter, major changes to the plan's language and changes to the Urban Growth Area boundary could be considered.
Prior to changes in 1998, Annual Cycle changes were not limited to technical amendments and therefore many of the updates included a substantial number of changes. Given the number of changes, they are not summarized below but can be viewed in the attached documents.
1997 - Ordinance 12824 to finalize the Zoning Code Conversion under the GMA.
1997 - Ordinance 12927 - 1997 Plan Amendments with a variety of policy and land use changes.
1996 - Ordinance 12170 to comply with Growth Management Hearings Board case 95-3-0008 (Vashon Maury Island, et al, v. King County)
1996 - Ordinance 12531 with a variety of policy and land use changes.
1996 - Ordinance 12536 adopting the 1997 Transportation Needs Report.
1996 - Ordinance 12535 adopting the City of North Bend urban growth area boundary, land use and zoning.
1996 - Ordinance12534 adopting the Black Diamond urban growth area agreement.
1996 - Ordinance12533 adopting the Black Diamond urban growth area boundary.
1996 - Ordinance 12532 amendments to capital facilities plan
1996 - Ordinance 12501 in compliance with Growth Management Hearings Board case 96-3-0013 (Copac-Preston Mill, Inc.,)
1996 - Ordinance 12395 adopting the Vashon Town Plan.
1995 - Ordinance 12065 related to Black Diamond UGA changes.
1995 - Ordinance 12051 amendments reorganizing the County's planning departmental structure.
1995 - Ordinance 11653 amendments to West Hill Community Plan zoning
1994 - Ordinance 11620 revamp of Title 20 to comply with GMA
1994 - Ordinance 11593 UGA Joint Planning Areas defined
1994 - Ordinance 11568 adoption of White Center Community Plan (and amendments to Highline Community Plan)
1994 - Ordinance 11446 updated UGA Map - GMPC Phase II CPPs
1995: VISION 2020 Updated
Following adoption of Countywide Policies in each county, the regional plan is updated in 1995 to include multicounty planning policies, pursuant to RCW 36.70A.210 (Washington Administrative Code, 365-196-305). VISION 2020 also establishes, for the first time, a system of designated regional centers intended to accommodate growth and focus high-capacity transit investments.
1994: Comprehensive Plan Updated for Compliance with GMA
With the ratification of the Countywide Planning Policies in 1992 (described below), the County proceeded to adopt its first comprehensive plan under the auspices of the GMA (Ordinance 11575). The 1985 Plan was expanded to meet all GMA requirements and contained policies related to urban and rural land use, economic development, housing, resource lands, natural environment and critical habitats, facilities and services, transportation, and parks, recreation and open space. Special designations were made to include agricultural production districts for the protection of farming areas; provisions for housing on larger lots in the rural area; establishment of forest production districts for the continuation of large-scale forestry activities; and designation of open space areas for protection of the natural environment. King County was the first jurisdiction in Washington State to adopt a GMA comprehensive plan.
In early 1995 the County adopted development regulations necessary to implement the Comprehensive Plan (Ordinance 11653). By definition, development regulations include zoning ordinances, critical areas ordinances, shoreline master programs, official controls, planned unit development ordinances, subdivision ordinances, and binding site plan ordinances that control the development or land use of a property. The most significant outcome of this process was the rezone of approximately 54,000 parcels, consisting of 52 square miles, from urban to rural densities, to comply with the land use classification requirements of the GMA.
1992: Countywide Planning Policies Adopted
In response to the passage of the GMA, King County and cities within its boundaries formed a collaborative inter-jurisdictional body, the Growth Management Planning Council, to develop the King County Countywide Planning Policies to meet the GMA requirements to coordinate planning among all of its jurisdictions. These policies (Ordinance 10450 in 1992 and Ordinance 11446 in 1994), serve as a countywide framework for County and City comprehensive plans, and provide guidance to Functional and Special District Plans. The Countywide Planning Policies established an urban growth area within the western one-third of King County where most growth and development was projected to occur. The policies and goals included reducing urban sprawl, protecting rural areas, and more efficiently providing roads, parks and other services.
1990: Growth Management Act Enacted / VISION 2020 Adopted
The Washington State Legislature passed the Growth Management Act (GMA) as a way to address "uncoordinated and unplanned development, together with a lack of common goals expressing the public's interest in the conservation and the wise use of our lands, pose a threat to the environment, sustainable economic development, and the health, safety, and high quality of life..." The GMA directed the state's most populous and fastest growing counties and their cities to prepare comprehensive land use plans that anticipate and manage growth for a 20-year horizon.
In anticipation of, but prior to the passage of the GMA, the four-county central Puget Sound region formed a new regional and transportation agency – the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC). In 1990, PSRC adopted VISION 2020, a four-county growth strategy addressing where and how Central Puget Sound will grow and meet the transportation, economic and housing needs of those living and working in this region. Those strategies, consistent with the goals of the GMA, envisioned that growth to be concentrated into urban areas, thus protecting the rural and resource lands from the effects of sprawl and unchecked development.
1985: First Major Update to 1964 Comprehensive Plan
Twenty years after the first plan was adopted, as rapid growth threatens forests, farmlands and open spaces, and the costs of housing, energy, and police and fire protection soar, the County began the process of creating a new Comprehensive Plan (Ordinance 07178) .
Preserving King County's natural beauty, and ensuring affordable housing and diverse living environments, remains fundamental considerations in the Plan. The new Plan creates stronger linkages to the Community and Functional plans, and seeks to address the need to coordinate development concurrent with public improvements.
The 1985 Comprehensive Plan identifies an "urban growth boundary line." This line encourages growth to areas with an existing infrastructure for facilities and services; it protects critical habitats, open spaces and natural resource lands; and it states that rural areas remain largely intact through a slower the rate of growth. The Plan also guides cities, service districts and the private sector in working together to manage growth responsibly.
History Link Article.
1964: The King County Comprehensive Plan
Concerned residents prompt King County to draft the first Comprehensive Plan. One goal is to better connect individual zoning and land use decisions to broader community goals through the comprehensive planning process (Ordinance 00263). In 1978, Ordinance 03669 is adopted to create better linkages between zoning change, subarea planning and the Comprehensive Plan and to have the County engage with residents to develop "Community Plans" for smaller subareas. Also in 1978, the County embarks on a study of its planning policies with the intent of revising the 1964 plan.
1958: King County Comprehensive Plan
In response to a superior court rule requiring that the plan and zoning be filed with the County auditor, the County enacts a comprehensive zoning plan. This formalized the adoption of the plans that had been developed in the 1950s.
Older Ordinances Page
The links above reference old plans and ordinances; however, at times there are associated documents. To search for these older documents, or older County legislation, click here.
Comp. Plan Environmental Review Page
To view the environmental review for past Comprehensive Plan updates, click here.
2015 marked the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Growth Management Act and over 50 years since adoption of the first King County Comprehensive Plan. The adoption of the current Comprehensive Plan marks yet another step of King County's ongoing success at balancing economic vitality and healthy neighborhoods with careful stewardship of our farms, forests, and open spaces. The County's long history of planning has been successful, by most measures, in realizing the broad goals of the Growth Management Act.
Working with residents, businesses, non-profits and community groups, the Comprehensive Plan continues to try to ensure that that our region manages growth effectively, protects thriving rural and resource lands, and remains in compliance with the Growth Management Act.
More History on King County's Comprehensive Plan
The organization HistoryLink has a number of informative articles regarding planning in King County:
King County Council approves Growth Management Act Comprehensive Plan on November 18, 1994
King County sets urban-growth boundary on July 6, 1992
King County adopts a comprehensive zoning plan on August 11, 1958
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Q: Regex to Split String which follows ABNF form I do have a string which follows a particular grammar.
String could be like this :
String query = query1 (param1,param2), query2, query3, query4 (param1);

There is no common word available. All query/param can be any string which may contain characters and digits.
We need a regex to split this form in such a way that, it should return:
query1 (param1,param2)
query2
query3
query4 (param1)

Currently I have used this regex "\\)," Like : query.split ("\\),");
so it is returning following result:
query1 (param1,param2
query2, query3, query4 (param1

Do I need to correct this regex? Is it feasible to use regex to split this form of String?

A: Solution
You can use this regex to achieve what you need:
\s?(.+?)[,;](?![\w,]+?\))

And here's a snippet that does the matching:
String query = "query1 (param1,param2,param3), query2, query3, query4 (param1);";
String pattern = "\\s?(.+?)[,;](?![\\w,]+?\\))";
List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();

Pattern r = Pattern.compile(pattern);
Matcher m = r.matcher(query);

while (m.find()) {
  list.add(m.group(1));
}

System.out.println(list); // [query1 (param1,param2,param3),  query2,  query3,  query4 (param1)]

Explanation
We create a capture group using the paranthesis, and tell it to end when it sees a , or a ; character, but only if there's no ) right after it (this is what the negative lookahead is for - (?!\w+?\)))
We also want to remove the leading whitespace so we added the \s? part outside of the capture group.

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The Illustrator
Background evening
– 30/11
The artist states:
When I think of background, a hazy fog of anecdotes appears. This cloud contains elements of information. It's time to transition them into a form. I imagine the evening to be something of a radio show: records will be played, a BBQ will be set up, little texts will be recited (ones I've written, ones I've read), images and video clips will be screened. The program has a sympathetic exchange to what is available from the all-over frieze inscribed on the walls. It will be quite casual, as visitors can come and go as they like. Because, naturally, a background persists if it's invited or not. This performance will be somewhat of an analog to the ideas of translation and language that have gone into the show – thoughts taking shape within the void.
How does an idea develop into a gesture?
What shape does it take?
How is it recorded?
The room presents a stage for thinking, and I'll be the Illustrator of these thoughts. Let the landscape of caricature activate into opportunities – where the form of one language takes on the form of another.
About Zin Taylor: Taylor (1978, Canada) earned a BFA in 2000 from the Alberta College of Art and Design. Moving to Toronto in 2001, he later earned an MFA from the University of Guelph. Known internationally for installations that include performance, drawing, sculpture, printmaking and video, Taylor often includes narration in his work, culled from popular culture, storytelling, news stories and his own research.
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Scott Lyall
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T3 explains: Bluetooth aptX HD and next-gen wireless audio streaming
Bluetooth gets an upgrade
By David Nield 2017-09-11T09:00:44.253Z
Those of us with a keen interest in technology know that getting to grips with new terms and acronyms comes with the territory, and the latest bit of tech-speak to get your head round is Bluetooth aptX HD, an upgraded type of Bluetooth just arriving on the market.
It's good news for anyone who likes high-quality audio streaming over Bluetooth. Here we'll explain what Bluetooth aptX HD does, why it's better than what's gone before, and when you can expect to find it appearing in your smartphones and other devices.
What is Bluetooth aptX HD?
Simply put, aptX HD means better-quality audio streaming over wireless Bluetooth connections - your music and your movie audio and your podcasts should end up sounding better with the new technology installed.
To get more technical, it's a type of codec, or a way of encoding the 1s and 0s that make up the audio as it flies through the air. All codecs have to compress audio tracks to some extent to make them small enough to work over Bluetooth, but the best codecs (like aptX HD) keep audio quality high and file sizes low.
The problem with codecs is they need to be supported by the hardware you're using, both for playing back audio and listening to it, and latency and connection stability can be affected as well as the quality of the sounds you're hearing.
The aptX HD standard is designed in part to try and standardise all these codecs and create a high-quality Bluetooth standard everyone can get behind. It boosts quality and signal-to-noise ratio, and reduces latency, compared with standard Bluetooth.
In other words you should be able to hear those background instruments more clearly than ever and not notice any problems with the dialogue falling behind the visuals when you're watching videos.
In its 'classic' form, aptX supports wireless audio transmission at a close-to-CD level of 16-bit/44.1 kHz. The overall data rate (another measure of quality) is 352 kbps and the compression level is 4:1. The new aptX HD standard ups that to 24-bit/48 kHz and a data rate of 576 kbps, while keeping the same 4:1 compression ratio.
The history of aptX
The origins of the aptX audio-coding algorithm stretches all the way back to the 1980s, where it was initially developed as part of a PhD project and then went on to find favour with film studios and radio broadcasters.
It wasn't until the 1990s that aptX started to appear in commercial gear that you could actually go out and buy, and support for it has been gradually expanding since (Windows 10 now supports the aptX encoder, for example, so will work with aptX receivers over Bluetooth).
In August 2015, tech giant Qualcomm picked up the technology, and the next-gen aptX HD standard was actually launched at the start of 2016, bringing 24-bit hi-res audio quality for wireless speakers and headphones. As we know though, it can take a while before new technologies finally make it into actual devices.
That's been the story with aptX HD so far - it hasn't made its way to too many of the flagship phones, headphones, and other devices that you'll find on the market, but it's slowly gaining traction and is definitely a spec to look out for with your future purchases.
To be labelled Bluetooth compatible, a device needs to at least support the standard Low Complexity Subband Coding (SBC) codec, which will work everywhere you see the Bluetooth logo but doesn't always give you very good audio quality.
To get up to aptX HD standard, devices need the CSR8675 Bluetooth chip, which can handle the 24-bit audio processing that the codec requires. It needs to be fitted in both the playback device (like your phone) and the listening device (like your headphones).
Any device that uses aptX HD is backwards compatible with older Bluetooth products, but to get that great-sounding audio quality, you need to have aptX HD installed at both ends of the wireless connection. There's no way to add it in with an audio update, and there's no sort of upscaling (like you might be familiar with from 4K TVs).
LG has been a prominent supporter of aptX HD, and you'll find it in the LG G5, LG G6, LG V20 and LG V30. OnePlus has also packed its phones with the high-quality wireless streaming standard - it's available in the OnePlus 5, the OnePlus 3T, and the OnePlus 3.
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iOS 13 will make listening to music on iPhone much more sociable
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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend to be Honored at ACLU Centennial Gala
The ACLU is turning 100 — that's 100 years of speaking truth to power, fighting for our fundamental freedoms, and demanding justice for all. Benefiting the ACLU and NYCLU Foundations and the organizations' life-changing work, the Centennial Gala will be an unforgettable evening of community, connection, and celebration of all that we have accomplished together.
The American Civil Liberties Union was founded in 1920 and is our nation's guardian of liberty. The ACLU works in the courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all people in this country by the Constitution of the United States.
Expected to attend are honorees Chrissy Teigen & John Legend; Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation; and Crista Ramos & Cristina Morales, plaintiffs in a landmark lawsuit brought by the ACLU, the National Day Laborer Organizer Network, and Sidley Austin LLP against the Department of Homeland Security for its attempt to terminate Temporary Protected Status, a nearly 30-year-old immigration program. Speakers include America Ferrera, Natalie Portman, Padma Lakshmi, ACLU Artist Ambassador and Gala Co-Chair; Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director, ACLU and Donna Lieberman, Executive Director of the New York ACLU. Additional attendees include Questlove and many others to be announced. Global Sports Company PUMA serves as lead corporate sponsor.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Red carpet: 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Program: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
WHERE: Pier Sixty
Chelsea Piers, New York, NY 10011
Padma Lakshmi
Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson
John Legend Announces Bold, New Initiative To Build Communities That Work For All Oct 6, 2021
John Legend has announced HUMANLEVEL, a new initiative to uplift communities disproportionately impacted by institutionalized racism. More →
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Stars To Join Poderistas Second Annual Latinas Make A Difference Summit Sep 9, 2021
Chrissy Teigen and Diamond Art Club Donate Art Kits to Children's Hospital Los Angeles Aug 5, 2021
#DefyTheName | A PSA by Monica Lewinsky
Natalie Portman Wants Everyone to Treat Animals With Kindness
John Legend: "I Write Because..."
It's On Us: Sexual Assault PSA
Presenters Announced For The ADAPT Leadership Awards Jan 19, 2022
The ADAPT Community Network Board of Directors announced today the 2022 presenters for the ADAPT Leadership Awards, which will take place on Thursday, March 10th, 2022, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. More →
Scleroderma Research Foundation Announces $1.5M Matching Gift in Honor of Bob Saget Jan 17, 2022
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module Morito
  class Processor
    def initialize(body)
      @body = body || ''
    end

    def allowed?(user_agent, path)
      UserAgentPermission.new(user_agent, whole_permission).allowed?(path)
    end

    private

    def whole_permission
      return @whole_permission if @whole_permission

      @whole_permission = Hash.new {|h, k| h[k] = Hash.new {|h2, k2| h2[k2] = [] } }
      parser = LineParser.new

      @body.split(/\n+/).each do |line|
        parser.parse(line)
        if parser.disallow?
          @whole_permission[parser.user_agent][:disallow] << parser.disallow
        elsif parser.allow?
          @whole_permission[parser.user_agent][:allow] << parser.allow
        end
      end

      @whole_permission
    end

    class UserAgentPermission
      def initialize(user_agent, whole_permission)
        @user_agent = user_agent

        if whole_permission[user_agent].empty?
          @permission = whole_permission['*']
        else
          @permission = whole_permission[user_agent]
        end
      end

      def allowed?(path)
        return true if disallow_unavailable?

        if !allow_unavailable? && regexp(:allow) =~ path
          true
        else
          regexp(:disallow) !~ path
        end
      end

      private

      def allow_unavailable?
        @permission[:allow].empty?
      end

      def disallow_unavailable?
        @permission[:disallow].empty?
      end

      def regexp(type)
        raw_regexps = @permission[type].map do |permission|
          Regexp.escape(permission).gsub('\*', '.*').gsub('\$', '$')
        end

        Regexp.new("\\A(?:#{raw_regexps.join('|')})")
      end
    end

    class LineParser
      attr_reader :user_agent, :allow, :disallow

      def parse(line)
        clear_permissions

        case line
        when /\AUser-agent:\s+(.+?)\s*(?:#.+)?\z/i
          @user_agent = $1
        when /\ADisallow:\s+(.+?)\s*(?:#.+)?\z/i
          @disallow = $1
        when /\AAllow:\s+(.+?)\s*(?:#.+)?\z/i
          @allow = $1
        end
      end

      def allow?
        @user_agent && @allow
      end

      def disallow?
        @user_agent && @disallow
      end

      private

      def clear_permissions
        @disallow = nil
        @allow = nil
      end
    end
  end
end

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Ultrasonic therapy with the frequency of 1 MHz or 3 MHz.
Economical, portable and user - friendly device that despite of its light weight and small size provides all the benefits of ultrasound therapy.
Continuous and modulated modes of operation that allow for the therapy of both chronic and acute conditions.
The ultrasound therapy has been recognized as a very effective modality for treating different malfunctions of neuromuscular system. Acoustic energy of ultrasound waves penetrates the tissue and causes molecules to vibrate, thus producing heat and mechanical energy. The temperature in the target tissue increases what significantly improves bloods supply and consequently promotes healing.
The device supports two ergonomically designed 1 and 3 MHz dual-frequency ultrasound heads. The classic therapeutic frequency of 1 MHz penetrating deep into the tissue is mainly used for treatment of the structures such as joints and tendon, whereas the frequency of 3 MHz affects cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue, and is therefore an ideal tool for skin specialists.
The ultrasound can be applied in two modes, continuous and modulated. In continuous mode, the heat is transferred to the body tissues resulting in thermal effect what makes this mode perfect for the therapy of chronic diseases. On the other hand, in modulated mode the waves are delivered in short pulses what prevents the tissue heating. This mode therefore provides a micromassage effect, and is mainly used for treatment of acute conditions.
The dual-frequency heads of two different sizes, adjustable therapy time and intensity make the universal ultrasound device suitable for both medical and cosmetic treatments. In addition, Medio SONO 2 eco can be connected to other Iskra Medical instruments, and used simultaneously with diadynamic and interferential currents.
Ultrasound indications for use are acute and subacute traumatic and inflammatory conditions, chronic rheumatoid and arthritic conditions, venous ulcers and pressure sores, scar tissue and excessive fibrous tissue, pain relief.