The renowned Christian music festival that has earned countless fans all over the world is finally ready for another event. The Spirit West Coast will now be enthralling the audience in your town. Featuring some excellent Christian artists specializing in many different genres, the show will also be featuring a series of lectures, kids' shows, comedians and workshops in tents. A getaway for summer, event has something lined up for each of your family member. So, if you and your family are looking for fun time together, this is an ideal opportunity for you. Get your hands on the Spirit West Coast tickets now to be a part of this show.
Created in 1995 by five families, Spirit West Coast was first arranged in 1997 as an annual festival in California. Held every summer, these two events are always looked forward to by the families and music lovers. Ever since the start of the Spirit West Coast festival, the event has gained a reputation for featuring some of the best Christian play concerts, including performances by Newsboys, Chris Tomlin, Michael W. Smith, Skiller, The Kry and Jars of Clay. Not only this, the event has something to offer to literature geeks as well, since famous Christian authors and speakers deliver sermons and lectures. In the past, renowned authors like Luis Palau, Ron Luce, Tony Campolo, Louie Giglio and Greg Laurie have marked their entry at the SWC.
The Spirit West Coast is mostly associated with the famous program, Compassion International. Focused on helping children in need and working to alleviate their sufferings, Compassion International has a tent at the festival every year. In order to encourage the participation of the attendees at this tent, the SWC keeps a record of the amount of sponsorships and constantly announces the growing number on loudspeakers. So, in essence, the festival not only offers you an opportunity to spend some leisure time with your family, but also gives you a chance to give back to the community through such programs. The festival's interest in supportive programs, such as the Compassion International, are also a major reason why people from all over the United States look forward to being a part of it.
Featuring a massive main stage and many large screens for the ones sitting far away, the Spirit West Coast festival aims to enhance the experience as much as possible. Apart from the main stage that is fixed for big performances, there are other side stages as well. Always providing delicious food, this time too, the SWC festival is likely to feature even better and more food vendors on site. Offering a combination of good music, food, drinks, literary sermons and much more, the event surely has something of interest of everyone. This is a major reason why the Spirit West Coast tickets always run out as soon as they are put up for sale.
You'd think it wasn't possible for the event producers to offer anymore facilities, but you've got that wrong. The Spirit West Coast also offers camping for all those people who don't live close by and those who don't want to stay in hotels. For the convenience of such guests, they have buses running from campgrounds to the main stage till midnight. Lasting about 3 to 4 days, the festival also presents many church groups and Christian Goths and punks. This time around, the SWC has been in the news for its upcoming single-day festivals in Concord and Ontario. With stars like Jeremy Camp, Tenth Avenue, Colton Dixon and New Boys ready to set the arena ablaze, this is really not a show to miss. Now that the tickets are finally up for sale, make sure you get your hands on them early to get the best seats.
The average Spirit West Coast tickets price will cost you between $154 and $172, if you are looking for the cheapest seats then catch the event being held at the Citizens Business Bank Arena - CA, Ontario on 08/06/2019. The average ticket will cost you the highest on 07/06/2019 at the Concord Pavilion, Concord.
Minimum get in price is for Spirit West Coast tickets is $25 for the event being held at the Citizens Business Bank Arena - CA, Ontario on 08/06/2019 , there are some venues that have a much higher get in price, for instance the cheapest seats at the Concord Pavilion, Concord on 07/06/2019 will set you back $27.


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Ola UK has launched a fleet of bright green Bajaj and Piaggio autorickshaws or 'tuk tuks' in the city, with over 500 drivers in neon green jackets on board, media reports said.
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Under the new policy, visitors will be able to opt from three hour-specific time slots – early morning (hourly from 6 to 9am), morning (hourly from 9am to 12pm) or afternoon (hourly between 12 and 3pm), media reports said.
The rule requires visitors to choose their favoured time slots, and arrive within an hour of them, failing which they will not be permitted to enter at all.
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I am looking for some advice and opinions on what to consider with early stage non-responders. If you are not near your database limit should you just suspend them or should you delete them from your database. If they were list purchases I would for sure delete but some are older leads from tradeshows and that sort. Just trying to weigh my options.
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Hi Nate - If we are not near our limits, we suspend after a certain amount of non-opened emails. We have deleted non-responders when we were close or over our database limit and used a time frame of I believe 120 days of no activity.
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Inactive leads that aren't customers should be removed and backed up someplace else. Your criteria is up to you. I usually do 6 to 12 months or target bad emails first. Also look at the Stage with Sales because you don't want to delete leads in process.


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Or Paula Deen, who was scared to go out of her house for a long time….
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Preview: James Bond 'Spectre' Movie Begins Production, Scheduled For 2015 Release
By Isaiah Narciso ( [email protected] ) Dec 09, 2014 11:10 PM EST Comment
Director Sam Mendes has announced the 24th James Bond movie, which begins filming next week, is to be called Spectre. Picture: Rex
Although production only started this week at the famous Pinewood Studios in London, the 24th James Bond film known as Spectre has been generating buzz for fans of the iconic British secret agent.
In the official Twitter account for Agent 007, a tweet featured an official photo from the shoot showing the clapperboard of an old wooden desk accompanied by the reconstructed ceramic bulldog owned by M (played by Judi Dench), who was wiped out by Silva (played by Javier Bardem) in Skyfall. The caption "Day 1. #SPECTRE" accompanied the photo in the tweet.
According to Alex Ritman of The Hollywood Reporter, Daniel Craig will return to the 007 role alongside Naomi Harris (Eve Moneypenny), Ben Whishaw (Quartermaster, also known as Q) and Ralph Fiennes (Gareth Mallory, who later becomes M), who are all reprising their roles from the last James Bond film in 2012, Skyfall. Director Sam Mendes, along with Skyfall writers John Logan, Neil Purvis and Rob Wade, will return behind the scenes.
As for the new cast members, Ritman noted that Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Dave Bautista, Andrew Scott and Monica Belluci will be in the upcoming film. Based on information from the 007 Twitter feed, Waltz will play Oberhauser, Seydoux will be Madeleine Swann, Belluci will star as Lucia Sciarra and Bautista will be Mr. Hinx.
Ritman speculated that the film's title may pay homage to what is mentioned in the original James Bond novels written by Ian Fleming.
"The name Spectre is likely to refer to the fictional terrorist organization that featured in James Bond novels and first appeared on screen in 1962's Dr. No," Ritman wrote. "It was led by Bond's nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld."
According to a CNN article, Mendes hinted that the speculation by 007 fans may be spot on.
"Those of you who have some knowledge of the Bond franchise and the legend of Bond will probably have some idea of what that refers to, but I couldn't possibly comment," Mendes said.
Besides shooting at Pinewood Studios, Ritman mentioned that film production will also take place around London as well as Rome, Morocco, Mexico City and the Austrian Alps.
In the event announcing the cast and location, the newest car for James Bond was revealed for the upcoming film, the Aston Martin DB10. Stephen Dobie provided a description of Bond's cool ride on the Top Gear website.
"It looks an entirely road-ready vehicle, and its Aston convention-matching name ought to be a deep hint that we're looking at a preview of the DB9's replacement," Dobie wrote. "As such, a 4.7-liter eight-cylinder apparently sits beneath that svelte bonnet. The DB10's panels are crafted from carbon fiber, as it's the quickest material to work with."
Dobie added that the DB10 shared similar traits with the Jaguar F-Type in terms of the side profile and the hindquarters. Not surprisingly, various car models from both Aston Martin and Jaguar have previously appeared in James Bond films.
According to Ritman, Spectre will make its United Kingdom debut on Oct. 23, 2015 and on Nov. 6, 2015 in the United States.
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Dresden researchers want to generate an innovative class of materials involving the intergration of actuator and sensor networks into flexible fiber-reinforced composite materials. For this purpose, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) has recently approved a new Research Training Group 2430 termed "Interactive Fiber Rubber Composites" at TU Dresden in collaboration with the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden. Prof. Chokri Cherif from the Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology (ITM) of TU Dresden acts as spokesman.
Within the upcoming 4.5 years, equipment and material in addition to PhD students will be funded, who will participate in 11 interdisciplinary subprojects.
It is aimed at the simulation-based development of smart material combinations to create so-called self-sufficient fibre rubber composites. For this purpose, actuators and sensors are directly integrated into these structures instead of adding them subsequently. Hence, systems become more robust and complex deformation patterns can be specifically adjusted, whereas these change are produced in a reversible and contactless manner. At TU Dresden in general and at ITM in particular, extensive research efforts have been dedicated to this subject area in recent years.
Creating a new materials class "Interactive Fiber Rubber Composites"
Fiber-reinforced composites are increasingly used for moving components due to their high specific stiffness and potential in terms of the customized modification of properties. As adaptive functionalities are directily integrated into these innovative materials, the need for subsequent actuator placement is eliminated, and the system robustness is significantly enhanced. Textile-based actuators and sensors represent a particularly promising approach- and have therefore been in the centre of attention at ITM - because they can be intregrated into fiber-reinforced composites during the manufacturing process.
The innovative feature of this project lies in the generation and scientific permeation of Interactive Fiber Rubber Composites (I-FRC), a materials class that is not yet available and characterized by structure-integrated actuator and sensor networks. Their development will, for example, allow for the reversible and contactless adjustment of geometric degrees of deformation for mechanical components; thus, various environmental requirements can be met in a quick and precise manner.
Due to their innovative properties, Interactive Fiber Rubber Composites are suitable for numerous fields of application, such as mechanical engineering, vehicle construction, robotics, architecture, orthotics, and prosthetics. Potential applications include their use in systems for precise gripping and transportation processes (e.g. hand prostheses, automated lids, shapeable membranes) and structural components (e.g. trim tabs for ground- and watercraft).
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Notes to the endlessly unemployable.
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Hello Candidate,
We wanted to thank you for the time and effort you put into your application. Unfortunately, we will not be selecting you for this position given the vast numbers of applicants who were wildly more qualified than you. It's honestly laughable. You'll absolutely die over this, but one of my colleagues saw your resume and joked that his Pekingese would be a better fit than you! Can you believe he said that? LOL, he's so bad. His dog!
Again, we're truly thankful for the laugh, and we encourage you to keep exploring our jobs page as I'm sure other departments would welcome a chuckle.
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Thank you for your interest in position #19872BL. We know that you have your choice of companies when it comes to the crushing defeat of a job search, and we appreciate that you are giving us the opportunity to destroy your dream of a stable income (plus benefits!) via form email.
We enjoyed reviewing your qualifications, which admittedly are an exact match for the available position. Unfortunately, we are considering other, more physically attractive candidates for this role. While you're not a match at this time we encourage you to explore fillers, contouring, perhaps some tasteful bone shaving in order to advance your career.
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'Sup Reject,
Thank you for your interest in pursuing the most radical career opportunity of your life with us. After scopin' out your C.V., you have not been selected for an in-person hang sesh with our bros over in HR. We generally only hire individuals who hold a Ph.D. in rock 'n' roll. Mad respect for applying, though. Best of luck with not boring your future employer with your bummer resume and poseur personality.
"The Man" says we have to invite you to view our current job postings and apply for other positions you feel you may qualify for, which sucks butt.
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Greetings aspiring applicant,
Thank you again for applying to this role. We're truly inspired by all of the talented people who, against all odds, find a way to work with us. We know that it took a lot of time and effort on your part to brush up your resume, build a compelling portfolio, and collect a vial of your own blood to bless the corporate onyx-handled athamé upon hire. We hate to say it, but we're not going to be able to move forward with your application.
Honestly, it's 100% us. Our standards are just too high. We've been told (by our award-winning in-house magazine) that it's easier to get into Harvard than it is to get an entry-level position here.
We appreciate your care in sharing your extensive present life qualifications of 12+ years of direct experience and numerous prestigious accolades, but we're looking for someone who has been in this role for at least two to three reincarnation cycles. Unfortunately, your past life regression career trajectory has proved to be unfocused and shows no real commitment to the position for which you've applied.
We will definitely keep your information on file—if there's an opening that's a better match, something along the lines of contract crystal cleanser or unpaid kombucha intern or you reincarnate as a more desirable candidate, we will contact you. Feel free to refrain from reaching out to us in the future.
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Scientists agree that vaccines do not cause autism. Studies confirm the scientific community's point of view. Anti-vaxxers agree that vaccines do cause autism and cited their own study—sort of. The study that anti-vaxxers brought up to justify their decisions used falsified data and has been retracted. Anti-vaxxers show up to a debate with no guns, not even a rock to fling: pro-vaxxers have many studies at their disposal proving that autism has no link to vaccines. Anti-vaxxers can counter the argument but have bunk to back up their claims.
So what's an antivaxxer to do? How about commission studies that will support their ideologies? It's a great idea, unless the data is not out there to back up their claims.
The anti-vaccination and autism advocacy group SafeMinds, funded a scientific study to prove their point that vaccines are dangerous for children. The extensive, six-year study analyzed the effect that vaccinations have on the neurological development and social behavior of infants monkeys. The findings are in: the research group's study, paid for by anti-vaxxers, concluded that there was no evidence at all for such a link.
But instead of going away to hide and perhaps think of a new reason for choosing not to vaccinate their children, like, for example, philosophical reasons or religious beliefs, the group publicly claimed that the results didn't change things.
In a statement, they say that they had "concerns about changes in the study design protocol and analysis that may have led to these contradictory results." The contradiction they are referring to is the fact that they jumped the gun after preliminary results from a smaller, limited trial that seemed to back their claims. When the study was expanded to include more subjects studied longer and under more rigorous standards, it appeared that the quick, initial findings on a handful of subjects was a fluke.
Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study tested 79 infant monkeys divided into six groups. Two groups were given thimerosal-containing vaccines. Thimerosal is the antifungal component of a vaccine that was removed from the composition of the vaccines in the 1990s. Anti-vaxxers point out that thimerosal is the ingredient responsible for causing autism. The next two groups were given the MMR vaccine, which is also widely claimed to cause autism, without thimerosal, and the final two study groups were given saline injections as a control.
The scientists then studied the monkeys during periods of social interaction, looking for "autistic-like" behaviors. They saw no unusual social behavior that could be construed as autistic.
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CAOLAN LAVERY
Full Name: Caolan Owen Lavery
Born: 22 October 1992
Came from: Sheffield Wednesday Went to: Sheffield Wednesday
First game: 23 November 2013 Last game: 01 January 2014
Appearances: 8 (4/4) Goals: 3
Lavery was born in Red Deer in the prairie province of Alberta, Canada and played junior football for the fabulously-named Red Deer Renegades and also the provincial side, Team Alberta. In 2008 he was capped by Canada's under-17s in warm-up matches for the 2009 FIFA U17 World Cup, but, having Irish parents, he was also entitled to represent both Ireland and Northern Ireland. In 2009 he played in Northern Ireland for Goodyear FC, and had trials with Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic and Portsmouth.
Later in 2009, Lavery signed for Ipswich Town and played for their reserves under the stewardship of Chris Kiwomya - alongside Conor Hourihane, although like his future Argyle team-mate, he was unable to break into the first team at Portman Road. With three passports, he decided on Northern Ireland for international honours and won three caps for their under-19s in 2009 and six for the under-21 side in 2010. He rejected a new deal at Ipswich late in 2011 and left the Suffolk club when his scholarship expired, and had further trials with Sunderland and Leicester City and talks with Bradford City and SPL side Kilmarnock.
However, it was Sheffield Wednesday he elected to join in the summer of 2012, becoming part of their development squad. In January 2013 he was loaned to League Two side Southend United for a month, making his Football League debut and three further appearances, all as a substitute, without scoring. Returning to Hillsborough, he accumulated three appearances, again from the bench, for the Championship side before John Sheridan signed him on a month's loan in November 2013 to boost the Pilgrims' attacking options.
Unfortunately for Argyle, Lavery proved too successful during his brief spell in tandem with Reuben Reid that Sheridan's former club invoked a 24-hour recall clause in January 2014, a few days after the striker's original loan deal had been extended.
On his return to the Owls, he fired braces for Wednesday in resounding Championship wins over Leeds United (6-0) and Birmingham City (4-1). His progress was then curtailed by a cruciate knee ligament injury but upon returing to match fitness, he teamed up with neighbouring League One Chesterfield on loan in the 2015 January transfer window and scored the winner on debut for the Spireites at Notts County. Lavery ended up mirroring his record at Home Park whilst with Chesterfield, three goals in eight games, before being recalled by Wednesday and making a goal-scoring return to their first team in March.
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About W.R. Miller
W.R. Miller—known informally as "Bob"—is a writer whose work includes The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook series, from 1971-1990, The Animated Voice: Interviews with Voice Actors; and May the Facts Be With You, published by Pulp Hero Press. He also contributed to Jerry Beck's The Animated Movie Guide and The Hanna-Barbera Treasury, and a chapter to Defending the Resurrection, 2010, edited by James Patrick Holding. Since 1985 Bob has written numerous articles covering the animation industry, for publications such as Starlog, Comics Scene, Comics Buyer's Guide, Animation Magazine, Animato! and Animation World Magazine. He is currently writing a children's book series featuring The Justice Dragon, who made his first public appearance on PBS affiliate KLCS-TV in March 2010.
Bob has been involved in animation for two decades, as a writer (Gerhard Hahn Filmproductions, Germany; Stretch Films, New York; Cornerstone Animation, Glendale, CA); character animator (Sullivan Bluth Productions), special effects animator (Rich Entertainment, Warner Bros.), and storyboard artist (Film Roman, Universal, Hyperion, Warner Bros., Hanna-Barbera, Philips Media, Cornerstone Animation and SD Entertainment).
In 1998 Bob became Storyboard Supervisor on The Lionhearts for MGM Animation. A year later he served as Storyboard Supervisor for the first season of Courage the Cowardly Dog for The Cartoon Network. He developed the template for Courage to be the first cartoon compatible with the HDTV format. He joined The Simpsons as a storyboard artist in June 1999. He boarded Act One of "Behind the Laughter," the episode that won The Simpsons its 16th Emmy. In June 2001, he joined Cornerstone Animation as Creative Director of Your Child, a direct-to-video series for Focus on the Family, and co-wrote and storyboarded two episodes of the hand-drawn animated Veggie Tales series, Larryboy. In 2003, Bob became storyboard supervisor on the Cartoon Network series, Megas XLR. In 2005 he was storyboard supervisor for Say It with Noddy for SD Entertainment. He returned to The Simpsons in 2006 and won a second Emmy certificate for storyboarding Act One of the episode "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind."
He served a lengthy term on the board of directors at the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood. He is a member of ASIFA-Hollywood, the Animation Guild and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
For his contributions to the animation field, Bob was honored with a Certificate of Merit at the 28th Annual Annie Awards.
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Best Christmas Tree Farms in Fort Worth, TX
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To help you find the best tree for the holidays, we researched every tree farm in Fort Worth, TX and narrowed down to the top 13 Christmas tree farms based on their availability, customer reviews, and other amenities.
Here are the top picks in Fort Worth, TX
Mainstay Farm Park
Haynie's Green Acres Christmas Tree Farm
Santa's Christmas Trees
Flower Mound Christmas Trees
4D Christmas Tree Farm
Sunset Hill Tree Farm
Moomey Christmas Trees
Calloway's Nursery
Elves Christmas Tree Farm and Pumpkin Patch
Radde Tannenbaum Farm
Kadee Tree Farm
Savvy's Christmas Trees
Christmas Traditions Inc.
How We Arrived at Our Top Christmas Tree Farms
Our goal is to connect homeowners with the best Christmas tree farms in the area. To find the top picks in Fort Worth, we scored companies on 25 criteria across five categories and hand-picked a list of the best.
Responsive communication and convenient scheduling for customers.
Years of experience in the field, plus appropriate licensing and awards.
A track record of positive customer reviews and outstanding service.
Offers the most important services popular with customers.
A reputation of reliable and honest business practices.
Top Rated Christmas Tree Farms in Fort Worth, TX
1004 W. Bethesda Road Cleburne, TX 76031
Founded in 1989, Mainstay Farm Park offers choose-and-cut Christmas trees. The tree varieties available are Blue Ice and Fraser fir. Trees are available on a first come, first served basis, and customers can choose to cut their own tree or seek help from the staff. The farm is open for tree sales on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
10405 Shannon Valley Drive Crowley, TX 76036
Founded in 1998, Haynie's Green Acres Christmas Tree Farm has 4- to 12-foot tall Virginia pine, Carolina Sapphire, Blue Ice, and Fraser fir trees. Customers can visit the farm and purchase trees from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturdays, and from 12:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Sundays. Customers can also book photography appointments at Haynie's Green Acres Christmas Tree Farm.
6113 Colleyville Boulevard (Hwy 26) Colleyville, TX 76034
Start the festive season by purchasing a tree from Santa's Christmas Trees. Tree species include Noble, Douglas, and Grand firs. Customers can also purchase uniquely handcrafted garland wreaths for the mantle or front door. The Christmas tree lot is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and on Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Delivery and tree setup are also available for an additional fee.
5100 Cross Timbers Road Flower Mound, TX 75028
Visit Flower Mound Christmas trees and purchase a high-quality tree for the holiday season. Customers can choose from freshly cut Nordmann, Noble, Douglas, and Grand firs of any size. The trees can also be flocked according to customer specifications. Visitors can purchase trees on weekdays from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on weekends from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Other flocked Christmas decorations include candy canes, crosses, custom-length cut garlands, and door wreaths.
3900 Upper Denton Road Weatherford, TX 76085
Head over to 4D Christmas Tree Farm to cut down a tree or purchase one that's freshly cut. Available tree types include Arizona cypress, Fraser fir, and Leyland cypress. Fraser fir wreaths are also available. The farm is open to customers on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
3400 County Road 206 Alvarado, TX 76009
Families can visit Sunset Hill Tree Farm to choose and cut their Virginia pine Christmas tree. Freshly precut Fraser firs that originate from a tree farm in North Carolina are also available. The staff serves visitors on a first come, first served basis; however, supplies are limited, so customers who plan on cutting their own tree should go early. Sunset Hill Tree Farm is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
1307 Coit Road Plano, TX 75075
Moomey Christmas Trees is a family-owned business that has grown and sold trees since 1958. Available tree species include Black Hills spruce, Fraser fir, White pine, Douglas fir, and Concolor. Customers will find trees of various sizes, ranging from 3 to 15 feet in height. The friendly staff is always ready to assist with tree selection and packaging for transportation. Fresh wreaths are also available.
2651 South Hulen Street Fort Worth, TX 76109
Calloway's Nursery has delivered freshly cut Christmas trees since 1986. Customers can choose between Noble and Fraser firs to decorate their homes and make lasting memories. The tree farm sells high-quality trees sourced from family farms that are cut on-site. Other indoor decor items include flocked or nipped Noble firs, fresh wreaths, door charms, garlands, and tabletop trees. Calloway's Nursery is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
601 Harvey Lane Denison, TX 75020
Start the holiday season by choosing and cutting a tree at Elves Christmas Tree Farm and Pumpkin Patch. Available tree species at the 75-acre tree farm include Grand, Fraser, Nordmann, and Oregon Noble firs, as well as Virginia pines. Hours of operation are from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays, and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sundays.
2673 County Road 1060 Meridian, TX 76665
Radde Tannenbaum Farm has provided Christmas trees since 1990. The tree species available include Fraser fir and Afghan pine, and trees range from 5 to 10 feet tall. Customers can cut their own tree, or they can dig one if it has a small enough trunk diameter. Radde Tannenbaum Farm is open from 3:00 p.m. until dark on weekdays, 9:00 a.m. until dark on Saturdays, and 1:00 p.m. until dark on Sundays.
5054 Highway 69 South Greenville, TX 75402
Established in 1982, Kadee Tree Farm offers a wide variety of imported precut fir trees and Virginia pines that are up to 12 feet tall. Customers can choose and cut their own Christmas trees, and garlands and natural wreaths can also be purchased on-site. The farm is open from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays and from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekends.
821 West Davis Street Dallas, TX 75208
Savvy's Christmas Trees is a family-owned business that offers a wide selection of trees. It delivers premium freshly cut Fraser, Noble, and Nordmann firs ranging from 2 to 12 feet in height. The staff can help load the tree and tie it down in the vehicle for transportation. Customers can also buy custom stands, along with other decorations, such as fresh wreaths and garlands. Savvy's Christmas Trees is open from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. every day.
1301 South Central Expressway
Christmas Traditions is a family-owned company that has been in the Christmas tree business since 2001. It sells freshly cut Noble, Nordmann, Douglas, and Fraser fir trees. It's also possible to get large Christmas trees that fill up entryways, but it's best to contact the staff beforehand. Christmas Traditions is open Sunday through Friday from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.


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Director: Martin Provost
Starring: Yolande Moreau and Ulrich Tukur
Theaters: Galaxy Cinema in Cary
As yet another examination of the blurry line between creativity and madness, Séraphine paints a portrait of an inspired, tortured artist whose genius is compromised by the rigors of external judgment and acclaim. Among the plethora of pop culture parallels, two contemporary comparisons sprang to my mind. First is how superior this decorated French film from director Martin Provost is to the pandering, exploitative Jamie Foxx vehicle, The Soloist, about a classically trained musician whose schizophrenia consigns him to living homeless on the streets of Los Angeles.
Second, I was struck by the striking similarities between Séraphine Louis (1864-1942), also known as Séraphine of Senlis, and English singing sensation Susan Boyle. Each is dowdy, eccentric and blessed with raw artistic talent that eventually outshines the superficial ridicule of others. And, most poignantly, both had difficulty coping with the pressure of achievement and unexpected celebrity.
Séraphine (Yolande Moreau) was a lowly French washerwoman who, when not wandering the forest and conversing with natural spirits only she could seemingly detect, used her sparse sous to indulge her love for painting naive—and later, Naive—still-lifes of flowers and fruits.
Her work was discovered in 1914 by Wilhelm Uhde (Ulrich Tukur), a German art critic and collector. A homosexual Jew living in pre-World War I Europe, Uhde saw in Séraphine not only as a repressed genius, but a fellow outsider. Uhde helps Séraphine attain praise and financial success she is ill-equipped to handle. He also proves an inconstant benefactor, twice abandoning his protégé, due to WWI and, later, the Great Depression. In this respect, Provost skillfully—and accurately—avoids casting Uhde totally as either a saint or a parasite.
Provost makes the interesting decision not to primarily focus on Séraphine's work, but on Séraphine herself. His principal implement is Moreau, whose already award-winning performance is restrained but expressive, capturing Séraphine's inner tumult without a hint of showiness or condescension. While we learn little about Séraphine's life pre-Uhde, Moreau manages to convey insight into the gifts and pain stirring beneath a frumpy mass and sagging visage.
What we are left with is a sometimes moving, occasionally distressing, but always fascinating depiction of Dionysian virtuosity. Nevertheless, it is worth considering whether Provost intends Séraphine as merely a biopic or also as a broader commentary on the way outside influences, economic and otherwise, corrupt the purity of art and artists. If the latter is his true aim, he ignores the irony that this movie—which cost money to make and requires money in order to see it—would not exist if Séraphine's celebrated paintings were not still hanging in galleries throughout the world.
- Neil Morris
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Campus Notebook: Stock sales, gallery closures and a broken window
Plus a shuttle suspension and a marijuana arrest
Rep. George Holding, R-N.C. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)
By Chris Marquette
Posted March 27, 2020 at 2:58pm
Rep. George Holding, a North Carolina Republican, sold seven different stocks, each valued between $1,000 and $15,000, on Feb. 24. Holding sold Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Chevron Corp., Coca Cola Company, Johnson and Johnson Microsoft Corp., Pfizer Inc., and Proctor and Gamble Co.
Rep. Tim Burchett, a Tennessee Republican, sold between $1,000 and $15,000 worth of Denny's Corp. stock on Feb. 12 when the company's stock was selling for $20 a share. It's now at $8 a share.
Rep. Cheri Bustos, an Illinois Democrat, sold between $15,000 and $50,000 worth of Comcast Corp. and between $15,000 and $50,000 in Target Corp. stock on Feb. 25. The day she sold Comcast shares, it was trading at $43 a share. Now it's selling at $35 per share. Target was trading at $111 per share when Bustos sold and now it's at $94 a share.
Rep. Susan Davis, a California Democrat, sold between $1,000 and $15,000 in Royal Carribean Cruises Ltd. stock on Feb. 11 when it was selling for $113. It is now at $33 a share. That same day she also bought between $15,000 and $50,000 in Vestas Wind Systems stock, which has gone down from $34 a share to $27.
Note: Current share values are as of noon EDT.
Press galleries respond to coronavirus
In order to quell the spread of COVID-19, the House and Senate Periodical Press galleries will be closed through April 19. This also includes the PPG Annex at HVC-125. These workspaces will be shuttered at close of business Friday. The Periodical Press Gallery will reopen only if the House is in session conducting legislative business. Gallery staff will be remotely available weekdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
All current credentials will not expire as scheduled on March 31. That expiration date will be extended through May 31 and any non-urgent credentialing needs should be delayed, gallery staff said in a message to credentialed members.
Meanwhile, the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms announced that all Senate Chamber Press Galleries will be remote until April 20, when the Senate returns. However, they will be open during pro forma sessions on March 30, April 2, April 6, April 9, April 13 and April 16.
Shuttle suspended
Shuttle services for the House office buildings will be suspended until further notice, Joseph Campbell, the acting superintendent of the House office buildings said in an email on March 26.
Marijuana arrest
On March 23, a Capitol Police officer searched a vehicle at First and C streets Southeast and saw a gun case inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle. The officer also found a blue pipe and multiple containers with a waxy, yellow substance inside the gun case. That substance tested positive for marijuana and the person was arrested and charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Marijuana is decriminalized in D.C., but not under federal law.
Broken window
On March 18, a Capitol Police officer responded to a broken window report at the exterior of the west front of the Capitol building. The officer saw a person in a restricted area who injured his foot in the process. The suspect was arrested and transported to the hospital.


4. Department of Clinical Laboratory, the Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Huai'an, Jiangsu 223002, China.
Objective: To determine the correlation between differential leukocyte counts and hyperglycemic emergencies.
Methods: Fifty patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), 50 patients with diabetic ketosis (DK), 50 non-DK diabetic patients with stable glycemic control, and 50 normal controls were enrolled. Their total and differential leukocyte counts were measured and evaluated at admission and after treatment.
Results: The patients with DKA and DK had higher plasma glucose levels (20.84±6.73 mmol/L, 15.55±2.6 mmol/L, respectively) and more median leukocytes (13325/mm3 and 6595/mm3, respectively) and median neutrophils (11124 /mm3 and 4125/mm3, respectively) but fewer median eosinophils (28/mm3 and 72/mm3, respectively) compared to non-DK and control groups (all p < 0.05). Acute infection increased the elevating extent. The median leukocyte counts in DK and non-DK patients (6595/mm3 and 6008/mm3, respectively) were within the normal range. The counts of total leukocytes and neutrophils were significantly higher but eosinophils lower in severe DKA cases than in mild/moderate cases (p < 0.05). When the DKA and DK and infection resolved, total leukocytes and neutrophils fell, but eosinophils increased. The counts of total leukocytes, neutrophils, and monocytes were negatively correlated with arterial pH levels (r = -0.515, r = -0.510, r = -0.517, all p < 0.001, respectively) and positively correlated with plasma glucose levels (r = 0.722, r = 0.733, r = 0.632, all p < 0.05, respectively) in DKA patients. The arterial pH level was the most significant factor affecting total leukocytes in DKA (β = 0.467, p = 0.003). The diagnosis analysis showed that higher total leukocyte and neutrophil counts and lower eosinophil counts had a significant ability to reflect the presence of hyperglycemic emergencies.
Conclusion: More total leukocytes and neutrophils but fewer eosinophils was significantly correlated with DKA and DK. Leukocyte counts can add valuable information to reflect the presence of hyperglycemic crisis and acute infection.
Keywords: Diabetic ketoacidosis, Diabetic ketosis, Leukocytes counts.


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Your fic is a very happy place!
I don't know why they can't just use the same voice they've been using this whole time. And the usual Michael Giacchino music. These bizarre promos are what... aimed at drawing the casual fan back in for the finale? They'll have no idea what's going on if they haven't watched lately!


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Author: Kramer Wetzel Published: May 15, 2019
Bone In
From the moment I was handed the name of the crematorium? Fernwood? Echos from a distant past, something to do with California, in the first place, Fernwood Tonight, anyone?
Blank stares. You're not my people. I never knew the TV show its self as it was way before my time, but as a cultural artifact, that's there.
Couple of items: when I drove my sister over the hill to get the ashes, cf., Valkyrie Air, the way the bereaved treat the ashes is always a little weird to the left-over living.
"I think we should strap her in the back seat," Sister suggested.
Wouldn't want anyone to steal her, a car parked with a package in the backseat, bet some one would steal that package only to discover it is no value to any but certain folks still living.
"But she'll get hot in the trunk."
Deadpan delivery. It's a family trait. Who knew?
After we got back, Sister told me where to place the box, then complained that her wife had gotten carsick from the ride, stuck in the trunk and all. I reminded her, the late Linda wasn't green but ashen.
Anyway, the Fernwood Crematorium and Cemetery? No idea about the cemetery but the facilities are really rather lovely, and the workers were amazing from collecting the body to allowing extra time for the small but extended-play memorial service, to the point of letting a number of people watch as the box was shoved in the furnace.
A note about the box itself? Cardboard box, then earthly vessel therein, but as part of the memorial, a number of crayons, colored pens and other artistic tools were laid out, and everyone was encouraged to doodle, draw, or otherwise inscribe a message for the fallen. Send her off in style. A pair kids were there, like — the next-door neighbors — typical kids, shy and not understanding the whole solemn affair, but with markers in hand? The kids did the send-off in style. The way it was intended.
Fernwood, in Tam Junction or Mill Valley, or I don't know because it all runs together in my mind? Great place.
Get roasted there. Then get toasted at the Siren Canteen. By the Death Doulas.
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Discussion in 'Research' started by Lylun, Apr 16, 2019.
Character 'A' attacks and inflicts grievous bodily harm on 'B'.
'A' then calls an ambulance and turns himself in to the police.
'B' tells the police he doesn't want to pursue it because it was a 'settling of a score' kind of situation and 'B' wants to forgive 'A'.
I've read that it doesn't necessarily matter what 'B' wants. Apparently if it's a pretty serious assault (which it is) then the police or the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will probably want to take it to court. However, that's if there is a 'suspect'. In my situation they have a confession already. All that needs deciding is the severity of the punishment if any and I'm not sure how that would happen and what would be the realistic sentencing.
Any help would be huge, thanks very much!
It might be helpful in this case.
I believe you are correct in that it doesn't really matter what 'B' wants. If a serious assault has been committed, a prosecution is highly likely to follow.
I believe this was partly due to domestic abuse cases where the victim was often reluctant to press charges against the assailant for varying reasons.
I've seen cases where the victim writes a letter to the court asking for leniency, however the sentencing can remain quite severe.
@Lylun - There might be a difference depending on what part of the UK you are dealing with. Scots law is different from English law in many respects. I'm not sure how laws operate in the other two parts of the UK, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Scots law is different from English law in many respects. I'm not sure how laws operate in the other two parts of the UK, Wales and Northern Ireland.
...where anyone can check anything when needed.
I wonder if there is something like that in UK, USA, Germany, Australia, Canada, Ireland....?
* Sorry, but it seems that we don't have Chinese, Arabic or other versions.
Thanks everyone! This was a big help.
I can help you out if any of your story is in Scotland, but I have no idea about English law.


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UP govt to issue press notes, CM Adityanath's speeches in Sanskrit
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 18 (ANI): In an attempt to promote Sanskrit language, the Uttar Pradesh government will now issue press releases in Sanskrit along with Hindi and English.
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Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, April 1981, Economic Behavior Program. Survey Research Center. University of Michigan, (electronic resource)
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These surveys were undertaken to measure changes in consumer attitudes and expectations, to understand why these changes occur, and to evaluate how they relate to consumer decisions to save, borrow, or make discretionary purchases. This type of information is essential for forecasting changes in aggregate consumer behavior. Since the late 1940s, these surveys have been produced quarterly through 1977 and monthly thereafter. Each monthly survey contains approximately 40-50 questions and probes a different aspect of consumer confidence. Open-ended questions are asked concerning evaluations and expectations about personal finances, employment, price changes, and the national business situation. Additional questions probe buying intentions for automobiles and the respondent's appraisals of present market conditions for purchasing houses, automobiles, and other durables
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The next great indie game is about the dragon apocalypse
There's no such thing as an "overnight success." Sure, some folks get lucky with a snappy catchphrase or a $30 Chewbacca mask and they experience a wave of sudden, unplanned popularity, but generally, people don't achieve their dreams over the course of a single evening.
Rich Siegel is living proof of this myth. He's an independent game developer who's been quietly working on his dream title, EarthNight, for years. It's a beautiful, hand-painted platformer about the dragon apocalypse. Players careen across the backs of massive, snake-like dragons as they soar high above the planet, all while an original chiptune soundtrack pounds away in the background.
EarthNight has received some scattered press, but it's not a household name. When it finally lands on PlayStation 4 and PC, it will probably be a surprise to most people, another indie game in a sea of new releases.
However, there's something special about EarthNight. It has all the trappings of a sleeper hit: It's gorgeous, unique and whimsical, and it feels fresh even as it embodies the nostalgia of classic platformers. It has built-in Twitch streaming capabilities, it's a blast to watch and it features permadeath, which means once players die, they have to start the entire game over. EarthNight inherently caters to competitive people and repeat plays. If any indie game is going to be an "overnight success" in 2017, this is it.
"I'm just a total unknown," Siegel says. "In a lot of ways I feel like we've gotten a lot of press, and in a lot of ways I feel like we haven't broken through. …I'm a guy who works out of his house making a video game. I'm not a big company."
However, Siegel does have experience with fairly big companies. He's 31 and for the past eight years, he owned his own business in Philadelphia, Main Line Delivery, which brought food from high-end restaurants straight to people's doors. In 2014, when he was still in his 20s, Siegel employed about 90 people.
Four years ago, he started working on EarthNight in the evenings and on weekends. It became his passion. So, in December, he sold Main Line Delivery to Caviar.
"Now I'm going to be funded to finish EarthNight, and actually have the time to truly focus and finish it right," he says.
This is important to Siegel — getting EarthNight right. It's not only for himself and his own vision; Siegel is working with renowned chiptune musician Paul Weinstein, who goes by the moniker Chipocrite, and accomplished artist Paul Davey, otherwise known as Mattahan.
Siegel started following Davey on DeviantArt 15 years ago, when Davey was creating custom icon packs for PC and Mac, including the massively popular Buuf theme for iOS.
"I didn't know at the time that he was 11 when I started following him," Siegel recalls.
Over the years, Davey and Siegel teamed up on a few smaller projects, such as the BeardWars and PuppyWars apps. When Weinstein (the other, more musical Paul) and Siegel sat down four years ago to dream up their ideal game, they knew which artist they wanted to use.
"He was born with it," Siegel says. "He grew up in Jamaica, in the middle of nowhere. I have a canvas painting in my house he did when he was 14 — it's better than I'll ever be able to do in my whole life, than any of us will be able to do in our whole lives."
"The Only Providers" by Mattahan
Siegel is in awe of Davey's art. He thinks Davey is a genius, and his work certainly speaks for itself: his portraits are infused with a glowing, soft light and fantastical settings. Giants, trolls, dragons and vicious bears surround images of women and families as they navigate cities, forests and the cosmos.
"The style of the game is just his art style," he says. "It's just how he paints."
Siegel compares Davey to Johannes Vermeer, one of the greatest painters of the 1600s and the artist behind Girl with a Pearl Earring. Vermeer is known for the way he depicted light, though it's recently been suggested that he used a camera obscura — a primitive kind of projection technique — to frame his paintings. Essentially, he traced projected images onto a canvas, according to a handful of academics and entrepreneurs.
Siegel argues that Davey captures light in a way that Vermeer only wished he could.
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"Obviously he's worked at his skill," he says. "He works real hard, he's cultivated it. But he can do what the most famous artist in the world was trying to do."
EarthNight takes full advantage of Davey's talent: It's a hand-painted game, meaning its creatures and settings are detailed and decadent. However, there's a reason most games aren't hand-painted — it takes an immense amount of work. There are two main characters in EarthNight and each one is about 350 frames alone, and then there are hordes of enemies, the dragons themselves and all of the backgrounds to configure.
The game itself uses a technique that Siegel calls "hand-designed procedural generation." Every dragon (meaning, every level) has 125 ways of playing out. As Siegel explains it, the second dragon has 125^2 possible variations to pull from, and the third has 125^3 variations, and so on. The final game features 360 pieces that Siegel programmed himself, but they can be combined in about 18 quadrillion ways — all of them hand-painted.
"I'm really hoping that we can break through and he can really get the recognition that he deserves, because I have seen a lot of artists and I have never been so impressed," he says.
Sydney and Stanley hang out in zero gravity. (Image credit: Mattahan)
Davey helped infuse the game with effortlessly unique art in a few ways. Not only is EarthNight hand-painted, but it stars two black characters, Sydney and Stanley. It's still uncommon to find video games with a non-white, non-male protagonist, despite a few years of public discussion about the realities of industry diversity.
Davey is Jamaican, though he lives in Philadelphia now. Sydney, EarthNight's young female character, is based on his little sister, and Stanley is a tweaked version of one of the BeardWars icons. Both protagonists are natural extensions of Davey's own life and experiences.
When Siegel, Weinstein and Davey were building the game in obscurity, they didn't give the character designs a second thought. But now that EarthNight has been featured at a few conventions and on the PlayStation Blog, Siegel says he's had to think about issues of race and diversity in video games — and he's happy with EarthNight's place in the conversation.
"Especially where the country is right now, it's like what can we do except express diversity in art? I think that's important," he says. "And, honestly, it wasn't an intentional decision. It was just like, these are the characters. But now that it's happening, I'm super proud to say, yes, our game stars a female black protagonist — and she's the cooler one."
Siegel hopes that as many people as possible play EarthNight once it comes out. Indeed,that's one reason he's building Twitch streaming into the PS4 version, and he plans to release it for PC, Mac, Vita, iOS and Android eventually. He wants people to play, watch and dissect EarthNight just like they do to any popular game. Spelunky, for example, became a massive hit (some might even be tempted to call it an overnight success) in 2012, and fans ended up combing through its code in order to uncover all of its hidden treasures. EarthNight, Siegel says, is similarly brimming with secrets.
Sydney takes on some adorable foes. (Image credit: Mattahan)
"There's a lot that I'm never going to talk about," he says. However, Siegel hopes that he'll have a fanbase so dedicated that he won't have to actively spoil anything: "Collectively, the world's going to find everything. I just can't wait for that."
Siegel hasn't locked down a release date for EarthNight, but without a company to run, he plans to have it on PlayStation 4 and Vita by late 2017, with PC and Mac versions soon after. That means he's just one more year away from achieving his dream; it means he'll be five years into the creation of his overnight success.
"If I could go back and tell my five-year-old self that I'm making a video game that's going to be on a console, he wouldn't believe me," he says. "And there's so much love that comes from people who play it. … That joy is certainly worth it. And that's part of why I guess I'm not done yet. I've come so far. I feel like I'm on the verge of being able to create a timeless piece of art. My first thing that will outlive me and be here forever."
'Elite: Dangerous' finally beams onto PS4 in Q2 2017
Space adventure Elite: Dangerous is coming to the Playstation 4 in the second quarter next year, completing its gaming platform sweep. The trading and combat sim will have all the latest Horizon expansions, letting you tear around the surface of planets at up to 100mph using a Surface Recon Vehicle. The game is available on VR for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, but the Elite team unfortunately didn't mention Playstation VR support for the PS4 version — at least, not yet.
The trading, combat and exploration sim offers multi- and single-player modes, and lets you explore the Milky Way galaxy at your own speed, either as a sandbox or part of a mission. The team has also accurately recreated our solar system and parts of the galaxy, letting you see "familiar constellations" and visit "white dwarfs, neutron stars and even black holes that exist in our real night sky."
The team did leave the door open a crack for Playstation VR support, saying "we're looking forward to telling you more about how we're supporting PS4 in the coming months." There's no specific date other than Q2 2017, or a price, but the Xbox One version starts at $29.99.
Source: Playstation Blog
Sony revives its $50 PS4 price drop for two weeks
Disheartened that you missed out on a price-cut PlayStation 4 around Black Friday? You're about to get a second chance. In a near-repeat of what happened last year, Sony is resurrecting its $50 discount on the Uncharted 4 slim PS4 bundle between December 11th and December 24th. Yes, you'll still get the console for $250 in the US if you're a last-minute shopper. And Canadians get an extra break — while the PS4 costs $330 in local currency, they have until December 29th to go shopping. You're stuck if you'd rather buy a PS4 Pro, but this remains a solid deal if you're not interested in 4K and just want to see what all the fuss is about.
Via: Polygon
Comcast finally allows HBO, ESPN streaming via PlayStation 4
For those who maintain a cable subscription, one of the (many) annoying aspects is that sometimes channels have streaming apps you can't use, despite being a paying customer. Over the years, Comcast has decided that it's not going to allow customers to use whatever channel's app on one platform or another, but now the PlayStation 4 is off of that list. According to a tweet, owners with Comcast subscriptions can finally log in and use the WatchESPN and HBO Go apps on their game console.
Good news: Xfinity TV customers can now log-in and access HBO Go and WatchESPN on PS4.
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) December 6, 2016
As usual, there's no explanation as to why it took so long (HBO Go launched on the PS4 in May 2015, WatchESPN just arrived in September). Even Roku scored Comcast support for HBO streaming back in 2014. Now, Comcast is one of the notable holdouts from the Apple TV single sign-on scheme. Whatever the reason, it's resolved in this case, so it's time to catch up on that Westworld finale.
Source: PlayStation (Twitter)
Sony has sold 50 million PlayStation 4s
After surpassing 40 million sales back in May, Sony has now sold 50 million PlayStation 4s. That figure includes PS4, PS4 Pro and the new slim version of the console, and represents sales to customers, rather than shipments to stores.
The 50 million milestone took just over three years for Sony to reach. For comparison, the PlayStation 3 was on sale for four and a half years before Sony had shipped the same number.
Software sales have also been fairly strong. Sony says that, as of December 4th, it's sold 369.6 million games across retail and digital downloads. That means that roughly seven games have been purchased for every one console.
As Sony's announcement gives only a grouped figure for console sales, it's impossible to know exactly how many of the 10 million PS4s sold since May were the "Pro" edition. Similarly, there have been absolutely no firm figures for PlayStation VR sales. The headset came out back in October, and at the time SCEE president Jim Ryan said launch sales were expected to be "many hundreds of thousands." Analytics firm SuperData projects that total sales of the headset in 2016 will be less than 750,000.
Microsoft stopped reporting figures some time ago. The launch of the smaller Xbox One S has revitalized sales somewhat, with the Xbox One outselling Sony's console for several months in a row this year. Third-party estimates suggest that Microsoft has sold between 25-30 million Xbox Ones, giving Sony close to a two-to-one sales lead.
This is why 'Destiny' studio Bungie stopped making 'Halo' games
Destiny is a self-contained example of 21st-century video games: It's online, ever changing and beautifully built by a team of practiced veterans. Destiny represents the evolution of Bungie, the studio that created Halo, and it also encapsulates the shifting nature of video games as a whole. Modern AAA experiences take advantage of online functionality more than ever before, but this connected gaming ecosystem is still new for the industry as a whole. Destiny helped normalize the idea in 2014, when players weren't yet convinced they wanted an MMO-like experience on a living room console.
Bungie stepped away from Halo and its publisher, Microsoft, in 2007, in order to push forward in the industry rather than be tied to a franchise that had found success at the start of the century, according to community manager David "DeeJ" Dague. Today, Destiny has millions of active unique players per month, which Bungie keeps entertained via steady online updates and sprawling seasonal events.
"This has been the dream state that Bungie has envisioned for themselves for a long time," Dague says. Bungie developers wanted to create a game they could consistently update, and they wanted to be able to respond to players' desires in real time. Sparrow racing is a good example of this adaptability: Players naturally began racing their floating speedsters around Destiny's worlds, so Bungie took the hint and added races to the game itself.
"We actually took it and turned it into a six-player death race through enemy territory, but we draw a lot of inspiration from the players," Dague says. "Because Destiny is always online, always connected, we can reach out to where they thrive and we can give them new things to do. This is why we stopped making Halo games, this is why we wanted to envision a brand-new world that would enable us to do these sorts of things."
Sparrow racing is back in The Dawning, the latest seasonal event for Destiny: Rise of Iron, which will be live from Dec. 13th to Jan. 3rd. The Dawning also features scoring for Strike events, new quests and, of course, new weapons, goodies and gear.
Rise of Iron is the latest expansion for Destiny, landing on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 this past September. This is another benefit of building an online game: Bungie not only gets to release a constant stream of new content but also charge players for every expansion. Rise of Iron, for example, costs $30, and that's on top of the base game plus its three previous expansions. This ensures that a steady stream of cash flows into Bungie and publisher Activision throughout the year.
However, Rise of Iron marked a shift in Bungie's approach to Destiny. The September expansion did not come out for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Destiny, and it's not going to. Until this point, Destiny had been the same game across modern- and last-generation consoles.
"We actually reached the point where, in order to add on to the world of Destiny, we were going to have to start to take away," Dague says. "So it was PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 that we sort of froze the state of the game where it was at that time. It's not receiving any updates."
Destiny will continue to live and evolve on Xbox One and PS4, but last-generation players are frozen in a pre-Rise of Iron galaxy. Roughly 5 percent of Destiny players are on Xbox 360 and PS3, Dague says.
"They're still important to us, we still sustain the game on those platforms, but instead of degrading the player experience and starting to remove missions or destinations, we decided to keep it the way it was and continued to add to it on the modern decks," he explains.
The definition of a modern gaming console is changing as rapidly as Destiny itself: Sony just launched the PS4 Pro, a 4K-capable console, and Microsoft is poised to drop its own beefed-up version of the Xbox One, codenamed Project Scorpio, next year. Dague didn't comment on a potential 4K version of Destiny, though upgrading for these platforms would make sense for a franchise that's all about taking advantage of the latest and greatest console gaming specs.
Destiny is a living game. It's a far cry from a series like Halo, which still conforms to a traditional release model — the same one Bungie used when it created the franchise in 2001. Destiny evolves with players and with the industry, giving Bungie ample opportunity to constantly improve the experience.
"This is us living the dream," Dague says.
Survival smash 'The Flame in the Flood' comes to PS4 in January
The Flame in the Flood's distinctive approach to wilderness survival gaming was well-received when it reached PCs and the Xbox One earlier this year, so it's only natural that the game come to PlayStation gamers, right? Right. The Molasses Flood and Curve Digital have revealed that the game will reach the PS4 sometime in January. The dystopic title will arrive with a director's commentary offering a peek into the creative process, a "host of gameplay enhancements" and PS4-specific perks like avatars and a dynamic theme. More info about the updated mechanics should come soon.
The game drew initial attention due to the pedigree behind it: The Molasses Flood was founded by a key member of the BioShock Infinite team (Forrest Dowling), and other members are responsible for classics like Guitar Hero, Halo and Rock Band. However, the setting and gameplay are noteworthy in themselves. It's set in a post-calamity version of the American South with the audiovisual atmosphere to match (alt-country singer Chuck Ragan wrote the soundtrack), and its version of survival emphasizes a nomadic life instead of Don't Starve-like base camps. In short: while industry veterans are behind The Flame, it's not a me-too clone in an already crowded genre.
Source: Curve Digital (YouTube)
All the reveals from PlayStation Experience 2016
It definitely feels like Sony showed off more games during the PlayStation Experience keynote today than it did at E3. Which is pretty impressive, when you think about it. The show started out with a glimpse at the next chapter of the Uncharted saga and ended with, well, the next chapter in the The Last of Us.
Both were extremely unexpected treats from developer Naughty Dog, but in between those bookends were a ton of other teases and announcements from the company's 20-plus years of gaming history. If you wanted fresh versions of Parappa the Rapper and WipeOut, or even an updated take on the obscure Windjammers, you're all set. Oh, and how about the next game from Housemarque, the Robotron-esque Nex Machina? Now, let's get to the videos.
Ellie is all grown up in 'The Last of Us: Part II'
Sony closed out its PlayStation Experience keynote with the first trailer for The Last of Us: Part II, the sequel to Naughty Dog's breakout 2013 shooter. The stars of the original game, Joel and Ellie, return in Part II, older and apparently filled with a desire for vengeance. In the trailer, after strumming a guitar and singing for a while, Ellie tells Joel, "I'm gonna find, and I'm gonna kill, every last one of them." And it looks like she means it.
There's no word on an expected release date or any more details for the new game, but fans have been clamoring for a sequel since The Last of Us debuted three years ago and won all of the awards.
'Wipeout' comes to the PS4 through the 'Omega Collection'
Have you been suffering from Wipeout withdrawal symptoms since getting a PS4? You can relax. Sony has revealed that Wipeout Omega Collection is coming to the PS4 with remastered versions of three games (or two, depending on your point of view): Wipeout HD, Wipeout HD Fury and Wipeout 2048. It's not saying a whole lot about what's new, but it's safe to say that a graphical upgrade is on order — especially for 2048, which was meant for the PS Vita. They're all getting 4K support, high dynamic range graphics and a "targeted" performance of 60 frames per second. You should see an "all-new" soundtrack, too. It's not a true sequel, and you'll have to wait until summer 2017 to get it, but it should at least end a years-long drought for people who have fond memories of racing hoverships to a thumping beat.
The crowd goes wild! Wipeout Omega Collection is coming to PS4, includes three classic games. #PSX16 pic.twitter.com/73oYTsjf3y
Source: PlayStation (Twitter), PlayStation Blog
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The Physicians Formula brand of cosmetics has long confused me. I just didn't get it – the name, the un-glamourous packaging, the cheeky advertisements featuring vacant-eyed Donna Reed/Barbie models, the weird-looking mosaic powders. I couldn't help noticing, though, how the section of Physicians Formula at Target and Ulta has steadily grown over the years, commanding more and more space amongst the other beauty brands. Obviously, someone is getting it!
I decided to stop avoiding Physicians Formula and dive in to the products, which I reasoned would tell me everything I need to know about the brand. I picked up the Talc-Free Mineral Wear Matte Finishing Veil, Talc-Free Mineral Wear Mineral Foundation and Powder Palette Multi-colored Blush.
The Mineral Wear Matte Finishing Veil is absolutely ingenious, especially compared with what other brands are doing around this same concept. I've always struggled with the messy nature of mineral makeup, but Physicians has packaged theirs in a portable tube of powder attached to a brush. The powder flows into the brush when tipped upside down and applies like a dream. The brush is topped with a cap featuring a mirror – so smart! The mineral veil doesn't alter the rest of my makeup; it provides a sheer, silky finishing touch. My skin looks flawless (which it isn't) and polished.
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Old Encounters of the New World Kind
by BMINT STAFF
September 26, 2015 September 25, 2015 by BMINT STAFF
Christopher Columbus by Ghirlandaio
The weekend after next, Boston Camerata offers its multicultural celebration "Nueva España: Close Encounters in the New World," exploring the meld of Spanish Baroque music with indigenous American cultures and African rhythms. All Saints' Ashmont at 3pm on Saturday October 3rd and Trinity Church, Copley Square on Sunday October 4th will resound with guitar, maracas, tambourine and Caribbean singers complementing the grandeur of cathedral voices, organ, and sackbuts. This Latin American Baroque program calls attention to the meetingplaces of light and beauty which arose in those terrible centuries of the Age of Exploration in the New World, emphasizing fruitful exchanges among American cultures, the Spanish, and Africans.
Camerata is joined by the Trinity Choristers, Boston City Singers, and the Haitian women's choir Les Fleurs des Caraïbes. We spoke recently with Camerata artistic director Anne Azéma.
BMInt: Buenos dias; ¿cómo estás? Or as I usually ask, Wassup¿
Anne Azéma: Je vais très bien, merci.
We're used to hearing you in French and in English. What led to this "Nueva España" season start?
First of all, we and our friends at Trinity Church wanted something special to follow up on the Play of Daniel production that turned out so well there last year. I thought, okay, this Spanish-Latino Baroque repertoire, with its choral sounds, salsa-tinged carols and praise songs, cornet and sackbuts, guitars and gamba, claves, maracas, castanets and what have you, is just the thing to make an autumnal joyful noise in the magnificent Trinity space. Great architecture filled by great sound.
And also in Dorchester.
This music, from places we now call Mexico, Peru, and Bolivia, relates to the cultural roots of many newer Bostonians who may not be aware of Camerata activities. We'd like to bring these pieces, including the ones with a strong African component, into the lives and activities of these neighbors. Also because All Saints' Church in Dorchester, a recently restored masterpiece of 19th-century Boston architecture, is, like Trinity, a totally awesome place in which to perform early music.
Vicente with guitar
The Spanish conquest of the New World is an epic of horrible memories. Do you get pushback about performing music from this period?
A few years back, when we performed "Nueva España" for a big festival in Mexico, several people associated with the event told us that this "colonial" repertoire had been more or less kept under wraps for generations, precisely because of the persecutions and injustices of the period. The tide seems to have turned, and there is now acceptance and appreciation of the music. When we ended this program at the Morelia Cathedral, filled to capacity with local citizenry, their ovation must have lasted around 15 minutes, perhaps the longest sustained applause Camerata has ever experienced.
Another anecdote to illustrate the growing affection for this colonial repertoire: one day Joel Cohen, who conceived and constructed the program for the 1992 Tanglewood Festival, went on YouTube to see who else had been performing this music. He discovered any number of young Mexican ensembles at work in the field, some of them making use of our arrangements from the Nueva España CD. The sincerest form of flattery, as they say.
Anecdotes aside, this is a chance to peer behind the curtain of history and discover that, all the dark aspects of the period notwithstanding, there were areas of fellowship. The choirmasters often came from Spain, but most of the original performers of this magnificent music had brown and black skin.
In terms of personnel it's one of Camerata's bigger productions. Who are your associates, and why them?
Amidst a uniformly excellent cast, I want to single out two native Latino-Americans: Camilla Parias from Colombia, and Vicente Charvarria, originally from Nicaragua, who are joining seasoned veterans for this production. Camila and Vicente help us give the music the right color and flair. Then, the two children's choirs, Trinity Choristers and Boston City Singers, did a fantastic job last year at the Daniel performances. In this program of New World repertoire, where young high voices were often favored, their presence seemed utterly natural. We really love these kids.
The third choir, Les Fleurs des Caraïbes, helps us recover the specifically African sound and ethos, evoked by a number of the works. You can't perform a 17th-century rhumba or guaracha without paying homage to the African continent, whose influence was present and vital in the New World centuries before the age of ragtime. Some members of Les Fleurs have been singing with us in this production since its earliest days, so what they contribute is essential.
Can we inflect history with concerts?
Maybe a teeny bit. Together we light one small candle, to illuminate other lives.
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Boston Camerata
Saturday October 3 at 3pm
209 Ashmont St.
Dorchester Center MA
Sunday October 4 at 3pm
Trinity Church, Copley Square
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6 Reasons Why Twitter Japan's Subscription Model Might Work (In Japan)
Serkan Toto	@serkantoto / 10 years
We reported today that Digital Garage, Twitter's partner in Japan, is ready to roll out a new, Japan-only way to monetize the service. The way it'll work is pretty simple: Japanese Twitter users will soon be able to charge their followers to view tweets – on a monthly basis or per single tweet. Otherwise they will only see excerpts or no text in the postings at all. Digital Garage gets a 30% cut.
Not charging companies for holding accounts but having users pay to view tweets? What may sound like a bold move at first actually makes sense, as the web in Japan (where I am based) features a number of peculiarities that play into the hands of Digital Garage's Japanese operations:
Japan is the only market in the world where Twitter offers an official mobile client (launched last month). And in this country, the mobile web is bigger than the fixed Internet, with no signs of a reversing trend (not too few people even expect the gap to be widening in the future).
Japanese mobile web users are used to pay for content. The possibility to conveniently pay through the monthly phone bill makes it easy for content providers to charge fees ranging from a few cents to many dollars (more background). And tweets are nothing but content.
Charging for premium access on the fixed web isn't unusual either. Japanese social networks like Mixi or special interest sites such as super-popular recipe site Cookpad have been doing this for years (paying monthly unlocks premium features on both the mobile and fixed Internet). Roughly speaking, between 5 and 15% of all members usually opt for these premium models in Japan. Twitter is estimated to have around 2 million registered users in Japan – enough critical mass to make a payment model experiment worthwhile.
Writing in Japanese and Chinese characters, Japanese Twitter users can squeeze considerably more text into single tweets than those posting in English, for example. This theoretically boosts the potential for posting tweets that are "valuable" content-wise. It might also be part of the thinking behind the pay-per-tweet option.
In sharp contrast to the West, Japanese web users are generally way more interested in what celebrities (singers, actors, TV stars etc.) "are doing" or "what's happening" in their private lives. Some posts on their official blogs can contain simple content such as a picture of a lunch meal and still draw thousands of comments – on a single posting (click here for an example with 10,000 comments). Digital Garage explicitly says the payment model is geared towards fans of those "famous" Twitter users.
Fueled by coverage in the press and even on national TV (unusual for any web service in Japan), Twitter's growth in Japan has been accelerating in the past weeks. Elsewhere it seems to be flattening currently.
It's unclear at this point if only users of the Japanese interface will be able to see if Digital Garage's experiment (Twitter Japan doesn't exist as a separate entity) turns out to be successful or not. Another question is how the payment option will be handled in the API and how closely Twitter in the US is watching what's going on in Japan. We'll stay tuned.
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Video: Watch EHang's heavy lift cargo drone take flight in China
Chinese autonomous aerospace vendor EHang Holdings has launched a short-to-medium haul, autonomous logistics drone for urban and rural areas.
The EHang 216L can haul a payload of 440 lb (200kg), which EHang claims is the largest for multi-rotor drones for aerial logistics. The all-electric drone features eight arms and 16 motors and propellers with a fully redundant safety design.
EHang said the heavy lift drone opens new use cases that require frequent and point-to-point flight tasks. The EHang 216L could transport agricultural products to help boost local economies in areas where there are poor conditions or hard to reach areas. The drone could also be deployed to deliver supplies or oil samples for offshore rigs autonomously, replenishing supplies in busy international ports. The drone could also be used in emergency situations for supply transport and in disaster relief.
The urban air mobility logistics market is forecast to reach $46 billion by 2023, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 740%, according to market research firm Frost & Sullivan. China is projected to be the largest regional market for air mobility logistics by 2023, accounting for 45% of the global logistics air market.
EHang has been developing autonomous air mobility aircraft for the past few years including the EHang 184, a ready-to-fly electric manned air taxi that can take off and land vertically requiring no runways. Two years ago, EHang made waves by claiming to be the first flying car (again the EHang 184) to carry an actual passenger in Lianyungang city, a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu province in China. The travelers flew in a remote area of the city to other parts of the city and back again.
EHang said that aerial logistics are expected to be one of the initial commercial applications of autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs) as the aircraft are higher in efficiency but lower in emissions than conventional ground transportation. The EHang 216L will join the smaller cargo drones in EHang's fleet including the medium-sized Falcon B and the smaller-sized GS 2.0X.
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