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Nine Below Zero
Yeah, I know we don't post videos on this blog anymore.
Who cares, it's MY damn blog!!!
Nine Below Zero perform Eleven Plus Eleven
on the first episode of The Young Ones (1982)
Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly
Labels: 1986 | 0 comments
In February of 1986, Pet Shop Boys released their fourth single, "Love Comes Quickly". It was backed by "That's My Impression". The A side appeared on their debut album, Please. The B side was a non-LP track. The single reached the #19 spot on the U.K. singles chart and the #62 spot on the U.S. singles chart. The London new wave band still records and performs.
Video: Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly - youtube
Blogload: Pet Shop Boys - Please - ksose.blogspot.com
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair
In February of 1985, Tears For Fears released their second album, Songs From The Big Chair. It contained the singles, "Head Over Heels" (#12 U.K., #3 U.S.), "Mother's Talk" (#14 U.K., #27 U.S.), "I Believe" (#23 U.K.), "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" (#2 U.K., #1 U.S.) and "Shout" (#4 U.K., #1 U.S.). The album reached the #2 spot on the U.K. albums chart and the #1 spot on the U.S. albums chart). The Bath, England new wave band was driven by Curt Smith and Roland Orzabel. Curt left the band in 1990 but returned in 2000. They are still active.
Blogload: Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair - historyofthe80s.blogspot.com
Echo & The Bunnymen - Porcupine
In February of 1983, Echo & The Bunnymen released their third album, Porcupine. It contained the singles, "The Back Of Love" (#19 U.K.) and "The Cutter" (#8 U.K.). The album, itself, reached the #2 spot on the U.K. albums chart. The Liverpool, England post punk band disbanded in 1992 but re-formed in 1996 and has been active in the studio and on the stage ever since.
Blogload: Echo & The Bunnymen - Porcupine - ulakanakulot2.blogspot.com
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
On this date in 1980, The Feelies released their debut album, Crazy Rhythms. It included the singles, "Fa Ce La" and "Everybody's Got Something To Hide (Except For Me And My Monkey)". The Haledon, NJ power pop band disbanded in 1991 after four albums.
Blogload: The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms - ongakubaka.blogspot.com
U.K. Subs - Warhead
On this date in 1980, U.K. Subs released their fifth single, "Warhead". It was backed by "The Harper" and "I'm Waiting For The Man". The A side appeared on their second studio album, Brand New Age. Neither supporting track made the album but both were added as bonus tracks when the album was re-released on CD. The single reached the #30 spot on the U.K. singles chart. The London punk band is still active in recording and performing.
Video: U.K. Subs - Warhead - on Top Of The Pops 1980 - youtube
Blogload: U.K. Subs - Brand New Age - wwwpunxpunx-punk.blogspot.com
The Portraits - Hazards In The Home
On this date in 1980, The Portraits released their debut single, "Hazards In The Home". It was backed by "Never Let Go". Neither track appeared on an album. In fact, the band only released two singles under this name and this was the end of their catalog. However, the London new wave band would have a much more extensive catalog of material under the name they chose in 1982--The Fixx.
Blogload: The Portraits - "Hazards In The Home" and "Never Let Go" - plus much more - www.sightnsound.org
This one has no significance with today's date but a reader named Charles had asked that we find an opportunity to post something from The Times.
The Times was a side project from Edward Ball and Daniel Treacy of Television Personalities. The London mod revivalist band lasted from 1980 until 1986 and then released some additional material in the late '80's.
Blogload: The Times - Times TV five song 12 inch - punkrokaparmezana.blogspot.com
Blogload: A Splash Of Colour compilation - includes The Times "I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape" - digivinyltal.blogspot.com
Dalek I Love You - Heartbeat
On this date in 1981, Dalek I Love You released their fourth single, "Heartbeat". The B side was "Astronauts (Have Landed On The Moon)". Neither track appeared on an album. The band, at this time, was officially only Alan Gill (ex-The Teardrop Explodes) though he brought in musicians to help record this song. Merrick (future Adam and The Ants) played drums for these tracks. The Liverpool post punk/new wave band with a constantly changing lineup called it quits in 1990.
Blogload: Dalek I - "Heartbeat" and "Astronauts" - and much more - music-isms.blogspot.com
Cindy Wilson of The B-52's turns 51 today.
The B-52's, clockwise from bottom:
Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Ricky Wilson, Cindy Wilson, Keith Strickland
The B-52's...courtesy of wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The official B-52's website: theb52s.com
Video: The B-52's - Private Idaho - on TV (probably 1980) - youtube
Blogload: The B-52's - Pre Album Versions of "Rock Lobster" and "52 Girls" - learning2share.blogspot.com
Bad Manners - Ne Ne Na Na Na Na Nu Nu
On this date in 1980, Bad Manners released their debut single, "Ne Ne Na Na Na Na Nu Nu". It was backed by "Holidays". The A side appeared on their debut album, Ska 'N' B. The B side was a non-LP track. The single reached the #28 spot on the U.K. singles chart. The London ska band still performs but has not released any new material since 2003.
Blogload: Bad Manners - Ska 'N' B - www.taringa.net
The Business - Smash The Discos
On this date in 1982, The Business released their debut EP, Smash The Discos. Aside from the title track, the EP also included "Disco Girls" and "Dayo". None of the tracks appeared on an album but all were added to their debut, Suburban Rebels, when it was re-released on CD. The London punk/Oi! band is still going strong.
Blogload: The Business - Suburban Rebels - hooligansong.blogspot.com
Lora Logic - Pedigree Charm
On this date in 1982, Lora Logic released her debut solo album, Pedigree Charm. It contained the single, "Wonderful Offer". The London punk/post punk musician was formerly in X-Ray Spex and Essential Logic. She later became a Hare Krishna.
Blogload: Essential Logic and Lora Logic - Fanfare In The Garden - a compilation - musicisabetternoise.blogspot.com
Paul Humphreys of Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark turns 48 today.
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, clockwise from bottom left:
Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Martin Cooper and Malcolm Holmes
OMD...courtesy of wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The OMD website: omd.uk.com
Video: OMD - Enola Gay - live 1981 - from Urgh! A Music War - youtube
Blogload: The Best Of OMD - blogremembermusic.blogspot.com
Nine Below Zero - Don't Point Your Finger
Labels: 1981 | 18 comments
On this date in 1981, Nine Below Zero released their debut studio album, Don't Point Your Finger. It contained the single, "Three Times Enough". The London new wave/mod revivalists are still at it though rhythm and blues is their passion now.
Not from Don't Point Your Finger but...
Blogload: Nine Below Zero - "Eleven Plus Eleven" - ninpetitmrmagic.blogspot.com
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Spandau Ballet - Journeys To Glory
On this date in 1981, Spandau Ballet released their debut album, Journeys To Glory. It contained the singles, "To Cut A Long Story Short" (#5 U.K.) , "Muscle Bound" (#10 U.K.)and "The Freeze" (#17 U.K.). The album reached the #5 spot on the U.K. albums chart. The London new wave band disbanded in 1990.
Blogload: Spandau Ballet - Journeys To Glory - ellexico.blogspot.com
Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
On this date in 1981, Heaven 17 released their debut single, "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang". It was backed by "The Decline Of The West". The A side appeared on their debut album, Penthouse And Pavement. The B side was excluded but did appear on their Music For Stowaways cassette-only release. It was also added as a bonus track to their debut album on a subsequent CD re-release. Despite being banned by the BBC for its politically critical lyrics, the song did reach the #45 spot on the U.K. singles chart. The Sheffield, England new wave band formed when Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh split from The Human League.
Blogload: Heaven 17 - Penthouse And Pavement - nrrules.blogspot.com
The Desperate Bicycles - Remorse Code
On this date in 1980, The Desperate Bicycles released their debut album, Remorse Code. It did not contain any of their four singles. The London punk band disbanded in 1981 after one album, four singles and one EP.
Blogload: The Desperate Bicycles - the complete catalog - derekerdman.com
Slaughter and The Dogs - Quick Joey Small
On this date in 1978, Slaughter and The Dogs released their fourth single, "Quick Joey Small". It was backed by "Come On Back". The A side appeared on their debut album, Do It Dog Style. The B side was a non-LP track that was added as a bonus track when the album was re-released on CD. The Manchester, England punk band disbanded in 1978 but re-formed in 1979. They disbanded again in 1981. Theie current status is that they are back together and playing live.
Blogload: Slaughter and The Dogs - Do It Dog Style - ustedville.blogspot.com
8 Eyed Spy - Diddy Wah Diddy
In February of 1982, 8 Eyed Spy released their only single, "Diddy Wah Diddy". It was backed by "Dead You Me". The A side appeared on their self-titled debut album. The B side was a non-LP track. The New York City no wave band was fronted by Lydia Lunch, the same Lydia Lunch who fronted Teenage Jesus and The Jerks. They lasted through one single, one studio album, one live album and one cassette, all issued within a year.
Blogload: Lydia Lunch - Hysterie (includes 8 Eyed Spy and Teenage Jesus and The Jerks) - direct-waves.blogspot.com/
XTC - Ball And Chain
On this date in 1982, XTC released their fifteenth single, "Ball And Chain". It was backed by "Punch And Judy" and "Heaven Is Paved With Broken Glass". The 12" single contained "Punch And Judy" plus "Cockpit Dance Mixture" as the supporting tracks, the latter of which was a remixed version of an LP track from English Settlement called "Down In The Cockpit", though the song was only on the U.K. edition of the album. The single peaked at #58 in the U.K. The A side also appeared on English Settlement, their fifth album, while the other supporting tracks were not. The Swindon, England post punk/new wave band called it quits in 2006.
Video: XTC - Ball And Chain - on TV 1982 - youtube
Blogload: XTC - English Settlement - faunigena.blogspot.com
Pigbag - Dr. Heckle And Mr. Jive
On this date in 1982, Pigbag released their debut album, Dr. Heckle And Mr. Jive. It included the single, "Getting Up" (#61 U.K.). The album consisted of eight instrumental tracks. The album reached the #18 spot on the U.K. albums chart. The Birmingham, England post-punk band disbanded in 1983 after five singles and three albums.
Blogload: Pigbag - Dr. Heckle And Mr. Jive - heapsofships.blogspot.com
Chron Gen - Jet Boy, Jet Girl
On this date in 1982, Chron Gen released their third 7 inch record, "Jet Boy, Jet Girl". It was backed by "Abortions" and "Subway Sadist". The A side appeared on their debut studio album, Chronic Generation. The two supporting tracks did not though "Subway Sadist" was added to the album as a bonus track when it was re-released on CD. The single reached the #4 spot on the U.K. indie singles chart. The Hertfordshire, England punk band called it quits in 1985.
Blogload: The Best Of Chron Gen - dieorbedied.blogspot.com
Classix Nouveaux - Is It A Dream?
On this date in 1982, Classix Nouveaux released their seventh single, "Is It A Dream?". It was backed by "Where To Go". The A side appeared on their second album, La Verite. The B side was a non-LP track that was added as a bonus when the album was re-released on CD. The single reached the #11 spot on the U.K. singles chart. The London post punk/new wave band was formed after Jak Airport and BP Hurding left X-Ray Spex. They disbanded in 1985.
Video: Classix Nouveaux - Is It A Dream? - youtube
Blogload: Classix Nouveaux - Is It A Dream? - and more - jukebox-jp.blogspot.com
Thompson Twins - Set
On this date in 1982, Thompson Twins released their second album, Set. It contained the singles, "In The Name Of Love", "Perfect Game", "Make Believe" and "Runaway". The album reached the #48 spot on the U.K. albums chart. The London new wave band lasted until 1993.
Blogload: Thompson Twins - The Greatest Hits - audioscreen.blogspot.com
Jaz Coleman (born Jeremy Coleman) of Killing Joke turns 48 today!
Killing Joke, left to right:
Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson, Geordie Walker and Youth
Killing Joke...courtesy of wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Killing Joke has an official website: killingjoke.com
Video: Killing Joke - Love Like Blood (1985) - youtube
Blogload: Killing Joke - Wardance - nrrules.blogspot.com
Blurt - In Berlin
On this date in 1981, Blurt released their debut album, In Berlin. The album contained 8 tracks recorded live in Berlin. The Gloucestershire, England post punk band is still performing. Their last release of new material was in 1999.
Blogload: Blurt - In Berlin - mutant-sounds.blogspot.com
The Lambrettas - Good Times
On this date in 1981, The Lambrettas released their fifth single, "Good Times". It was backed by "Lamba-Samba". The A side appeared on their second album, Ambience. The B side was a non-LP track that was added as a bonus track when the album was re-released on CD. The Brighton, England mod revivalists released nine singles and two albums before disbanding in 1982.
Not Good Times but...
Blogload: The Lambrettas - Beat Boys In The Jet Age - debut album - earfulofnoize.blogspot.com
Fine Young Cannibals - The Raw And The Cooked
On this date in 1989, Fine Young Cannibals had the #1 album in the U.K., The Raw And The Cooked.
Video: Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing - from The Raw And The Cooked- youtube
Blogload: Fine Young Cannibals - The Raw And The Cooked - screwmusic.blogspot.com
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
On this date in 1985, The Smiths had the #1 album in the U.K., Meat Is Murder.
Video: The Smiths - The Headmaster Ritual - from Meat Is Murder - on TV 1985 - youtube
Blogload: The Smiths - Meat Is Murder - and more - musiqueindieegeste.blogspot.com
Thompson Twins - Into The Gap
On this date in 1984, Thompson Twins had the #1 album in the U.K., Into The Gap.
Video: Thompson Twins - Sister Of Mercy - from Into The Gap - youtube
Blogload: Thompson Twins - Greatest Hits - audioscreen.blogspot.com
Bad Religion - How Could Hell Be Any Worse?
On this date in 1982, Bad Religion released their debut album, How Could Hell Be Any Worse? It did not produce any singles. The Los Angeles punk band still records and performs. Greg Hetson of Circle Jerks was actually in both bands at the same time.
Blogload: Bad Religion - How Could Hell Be Any Worse? - proudtobehc.blogspot.com
The Bongos - Zebra Club
In February of 1982, The Bongos released their third single, "Zebra Club". It was backed by "Certain Harbours". Both tracks appeared on their second album, Time And The River. The Hoboken, NJ power pop band disbanded in 1985 after three albums.
Not Zebra Club but...
Blogload: The Bongos - Numbers With Wings EP - cueburn.blogspot.com
Mike Peters of The Alarm turns 49 today!
The Alarm, left to right:
Nigel Twist, Dave Sharp, Eddie McDonald and Mike Peters
The Alarm...courtesy of wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Official Alarm website: thealarm.com
Video: The Alarm - Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke? - live 1984 - youtube
Blogload: The Alarm - Standards - a retrospective collection - fishtank2007.blogspot.com
B Movie - Remembrance Day
On this date in 1981, B-Movie released their third single, "Remembrance Day". It was backed by "Institution Walls". The A side appeared on their debut album, Forever Running, which was released in 1985. The album and single version were remixed from the version that appeared as the B side to "Nowhere Girl" in 1980. The B side was a non-LP track. The single reached the #61 spot on the U.K. singles chart. The Mansfield, U.K. new wave band disbanded in 1985.
Blogload: B Movie - The Platinum Collection - nrrules.blogspot.com
Wah! Heat - Better Scream
On this date in 1980, Wah! Heat released their debut single, "Better Scream". It was backed by "Hey! Disco Joe". Neither track appeared on a regular album but both tracks appeared on their 1982 compilation, The Maverick Years 1980-81. The Liverpool post-punk band was fronted by Pete Wylie, who once was in a band called The Crucial Three with Ian McCulloch (later with Echo and The Bunnymen) and Julian Cope (later with The Teardrop Explodes). The band, at various points in their career, was also called Wah! Heat, Shambeko! Say Wah!, JF Wah!, The Mighty Wah! and Wah! The Mongrel.
Blogload: Wah! Heat - "Better Scream" and "Hey! Disco Joe" and more - music-isms.blogspot.com
Any Trouble - Yesterday's Love
On this date in 1980, Any Trouble released their debut single, "Yesterday's Love". It was backed by "Nice Girls". The B side appeared on their debut album, Where Are All The Nice Girls? The A side did not but it was added as a bonus when the album was re-released on CD. The Manchester, England new wave/power pop band broke up in 1984 after five albums. They recorded for Stiff Records.
Not Yesterday's Love but...
Blogload: Any Trouble - Wheels In Motion and Any Trouble LP's - digivinyltal.blogspot.com
The Teardrop Explodes - Treason (It's Just A Story)
On this date in 1980, The Teardop Explodes released their third single, "Treason (It's Just A Story)". It was backed by "Books". Both tracks appeared on their debut album, Kilimanjaro. The single reached the #18 spot on the U.K. singles chart. The Liverpool, England post punk band disbanded in 1982 after two albums. Lead singer Julian Cope went on to become a successful solo artist. Keyboardist Paul Simpson formed The Wild Swans.
Video: The Teardrop Explodes - Treason (It's Just A Story) - on Top Of The Pops 1980 - youtube
Blogload: The Teardrop Explodes - Kilimanjaro - commercialzone.blogspot.com
Nick Lowe - The Jesus Of Cool
On this date in 1978, Nick Lowe released his debut album, The Jesus Of Cool. It contained the singles, "I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass" (#7 U.K.), "Little Hitler" and "So It Goes". The power pop singer from Surrey, U.K. was later teamed with Dave Edmunds in Rockpile.
Blogload: Nick Lowe - The Jesus Of Cool - tamatamahappen.blogspot.com
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The Damned - Neat Neat Neat
On this date in 1977, The Damned released their second single, "Neat Neat Neat". It was backed by "Stab Your Back" and "Singalongascabies". The first two tracks appeared on their debut album, Damned Damned Damned. The third side was a non-LP track that was simply "Stab Your Back" played backwards. The London punk band, despite several breakups along the way, are still together.
Video: The Damned - Neat Neat Neat - on TV 1977 - youtube
Blogload: The Damned - Damned Damned Damned - tari-eluch.blogspot.com
Red Alert - In Britain
In February of 1982, Red Alert released their debut single, In Britain. Aside from the title track, it also included "Screaming At The Nation" and "Murder Missile". None of the tracks appeared on their debut album, We've Got The Power, but all three were added as bonus tracks when the album was re-released on CD. The Sunderland, England Oi! band disbanded in 1983 after three singles and one album. They re-formed in 1990 and have released new material.
Blogload: Red Alert - We've Got The Power - hc-punk-ska.blogspot.com
Christian Death - Only Theatre Of Pain
On this date in 1982, Christian Death released their debut full length LP, Only Theatre Of Pain. There were no singles released from the album. The Los Angeles goth band is considered the father of American gothic rock. The name of the band was originally meant as a parody of Christian Dior, the designer clothing brand. They continue to record and perform despite the death of founder, Rozz Williams, who hung himself in 1998.
Blogload: Christian Death - Only Theatre Of Pain - mortique-musique.blogspot.com
The Gonads - Pure Punk For Row People
On this date in 1982, The Gonads released their fourth record, an EP called Pure Punk For Now People. The five track EP included "Punk Rock Will Never Die", "Got Any Wrigleys John?, "Sandra Bigg (Really Big) (Parts 1,2 & 3)", "I Lost My Love To A UK Sub" and "Annie's Song". None of the tracks appeared on a regular album. The London punk band is still active.
Blogload: Various Artists - The Punk Generation - Punk Rock Will Never Die - includes "Punk Rock Will Never Die" by The Gonads - this-is-not-a-love-song.blogspot.com
Lene Lovich - New Toy
On this date in 1981, Lene Lovich released her eighth single, "New Toy". It was backed by "Cats Away". Both tracks appeared on her six-track EP, New Toy. The single reached the #51 spot on the U.K. singles chart. The new wave singer was born in Detroit, Michigan but relocated to England as a child. The title track to this single was written by Thomas Dolby.
Video: Lene Lovich - New Toy - on Top Of The Pops 1981 - youtube
Blogload: Lene Lovich - New Toy - 12 inch version - retrowonderland.blogspot.com
The Brains - Electronic Eden
On this date in 1981, The Brains released their third album, Electronic Eden. There were no singles produced from the album. The Atlanta, Georgia new wave/power pop band released three albums and an EP before disbanding in 1982. The biggest claim to fame may be that Cyndi Lauper covered their "Money Changes Everything".
Blogload: The Brains - Electronic Eden - tunelovinjacket.blogspot.com
Dexys Midnight Runners - Plan B
On this date in 1981, Dexys Midnight Runners released their fifth single, "Plan B". The B side was an instrumental called "Soul Finger". The A side appeared on their second album, Too-Rye-Ay. The B side did not. The single reached the #58 spot on the U.K. singles chart. The Birmingham, England new wave band disbanded in 1986.
Blogload: Dexys Midnight Runners - Too-Rye-Ay- www.taringa.net
Sex Pistols - The Great Rock ' N' Roll Swindle
On this date in 1979, Sex Pistols released their second album, The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle. Actually, it was the soundtrack to the movie of the same name and there were recordings by other artists on the album. The album produced the singles, "No One Is Innocent" (#6 U.K.), "Something Else" (#3 U.K.), "Silly Thing" (#6 U.K.), "C'mom Everybody" (#3 U.K.), "The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle" (#21 U.K.), "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone" (#21 U.K.), "My Way" (#6 U.K.) and "You Need Hands". This was, of course, the post-Johnny Rotten Sex Pistols though a lot of the footage in the movie and the recordings were from his time. "No One Is Innocent" was sung by Ronnie Biggs. "Something Else", "C'mom Everybody" and "My Way" were sung by Sid Vicious. "Silly Thing" was sung by Paul Cook. "The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle" was sung by Eddie Tenpole (also known as Eddie Tudor-Pole). "You Need Hands" was sung by Malcolm McLaren. "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone" wqas actually sung by Johnny Rotten. The album reached the #7 spot on the U.K. albums chart.
Blogload: Sex Pistols - The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle - turbocity.blogspot.com
On this date in 1978, 999 released their self-titled debut album. It contained the singles, "I'm Alive" and "Emergency". The London punk band is still fronted by Nick Cash and still has an aggressive performance schedule while working on new material.
Blogload: 999 - debut album - www.borninthebasement.net
The Vibrators - Automatic Lover
On this date in 1978, The Vibrators released their fifth single, "Automatic Lover". It was backed by "Destroy". Both tracks appeared on their second album, V2. The single reached the #35 spot on the U.K. singles chart. The London punk bank is still active with lead singer, Knox, and drummer, Eddie, still there.
Video: The Vibrators - Automatic Lover - on Top Of The Pops 1978 - youtube
Blogload: The Vibrators - V2 - punknotprofit.blogspot.com
Howard Jones turns 53 today!
Howard Jones... courtesy of wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The official Howard Jones website: howardjones.com
Video: Howard Jones - What Is Love? (1984) - youtube
Blogload: Howard Jones - Human's Lib - historyofthe80s.blogspot.com
The Fleshtones - Blast Off!
On this date in 1982, The Fleshtones released a cassette only album, Blast Off! The recordings were actually from 1978. "American Beat" (backed by "Critical List") was released as a single from the album (thanks evr! --- see comments for more info). The punk/new wave band formed in Queens, NY still perform.
Blogload: The Fleshtones - Blast Off! - rideyourpony-twighlightzone.blogspot.com
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Go-Go's - Automatic
On this date in 1981, Go-Go's re-released their third single, "Automatic". It was backed by "Tonite". Both tracks appeared on their debut album, Beauty And The Beat. The Los Angeles new wave all-girl band broke up in 1985 but re-formed in the 1990's and are still performing.
Blogload: Go-Go's - Beauty And The Beat - www.taringa.net
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Meantime - Two For One
John Cooper Clarke - Gimmix, Play Loud!
Sex Pistols - Something Else
The Shapes - Wot's For Lunch Mum? (Not B****s Again!)
The Skids - Scared To Dance
The Clash - English Civil War
Alternative TV - Life After Life
Wire - I Am The Fly
Court Martial - Gotta Get Out
Gary Numan - Music For Chameleons
The Cravats - Terminus
The Boomtown Rats - House On Fire
Blitz - Never Surrender
Charge - Destroy The Youth
Furious Pig - I Don't Like Your Face
I'm So Hollow - Dreams To Fill The Vacuum
Necros - Sex Drive
The Wipers - Is This Real?
The Banned - Him Or Me
Fear - The Record
Essential Logic - Music Is A Better Noise
The Skids - Animation
Secret Affair - My World
Stranglers - Live (X Cert)
Snatch - Stanley
Kraut - Unemployed
The Wild Swans - Revolutionary Spirit
The Queer Pills - Stupid Jerk
Plan 9 - Frustration
Peter Godwin - Emotional Disguise
Simple Minds - Celebrate
Depeche Mode - Dreaming Of Me
The Plimsouls
Polecats - John, I'm Only Dancing
Simple Minds - Sparkle In The Rain
The dB's - Neverland
Haircut One Hundred - Pelican West
Orange Juice - You Can't Hide Your Love Forever
Spizzenergi:2 - Mega City 3
The Fix - Lost Planes


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Q: using pipes to channel file i/o to another process Just started learning/using pipes and was wondering how to route file output of an application into a pipe so that another application can use it.
To be exact, I want to pipe ffmpeg's output (transcoded video data) into my application to use it. If I create a named pipe like /tmp/out.mp4 and give it to ffmpeg as output filename, ffmpeg is going to try to create this file again, probably overwriting my pipe (Or something like that). How to deal with this kind of situation?
is there any general way to divert File IO of an application transparently?
(I am trying to write a video streaming server (Just for learning and fun) which transcodes formats like avi into streaming friendly format like mpeg4 during streaming, I found ffmpeg to be too slow for this purpose, it was taking like 2 secs to transcode 1 sec video :(
Is it the problem with my setup/PC or ffmpeg is known for sluggishness?
)
PS : I am writing this in C by the way.

A: ffmpeg can be persuaded to output to a pipe:
ffmpeg -i whatever.avi -f mp4 -

The "-" tells it to output to stdout instead of to a file, and the "-f" tells it what output the output file should be.
You could redirect that to a named pipe, of course, but calling it with popen to get the output as a file descriptor directly seems the way to go to me.

A: ffmpeg can also read from stdin and write to stdout like this:
ffmpeg -i pipe:0 -f wav pipe:1

where 0 and 1 are the standard POSIX file descriptors.

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is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Wakayama Electric Railway.

Lines
Oikeyūen Station is served by the Kishigawa Line, and is located 11.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Wakayama Station.

Station layout
The station consists of one side platform connected to an open-fronted shelter containing a ticket machine by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

History
Oikeyūen Station opened on August 18, 1933.

Passenger statistics

Surrounding Area
Oike Pond

See also
List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

  Oikeyūen Station timetable

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1933
Railway stations in Wakayama Prefecture
Kinokawa, Wakayama

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Culture Shots are capsule reports on framing patterns in news coverage on cultural themes, in a small, easy-to-swallow dose!
Do you know which country is the "best restored country in the world"? We discovered the answer to this question by investigating media coverage around the French word patrimoine or "heritage".
We thought we'd take a closer look at recent French-language news and blogs to discover more about this complex word.
As it happens, our search of articles appearing between September 5 and October 5, 2017 coincided with a yearly series of cultural events and a political controversy. These two factors—both things of which French media is always fond—meant that our search results focused less on some of the other senses and meaning of the word patrimoine, including wealth and property.
Many of the articles we found that addressed these themes were the result of an annual ritual called Journées européennes du Patrimoine (European Heritage Days), that took place on September 16-17. This event, which started in France in 1984, is the equivalent of Doors Open Days in Anglo-Saxon countries. The idea spread to other places in Europe, until the project was internationalised under the Council of Europe in 1991. 2017's "Days" attracted a total of 12 million visitors.
From the Saint-Anne psychiatric hospital to the legend of the Dame Blanche, the Crazy Horse cabaret and a police investigation in the middle of the Jura vineyards, the Journées du patrimoine are also an opportunity to discover original places and amazing activities.
Heritage, perhaps unsurprisingly, also has to do with monuments. One example among thousands can be found south of Paris where the "lovely" domain of Sceaux and its beautiful château, grounds and gardens, awaits visitors.
A few days ahead of the launch of the must-attend exhibition dedicated to Picasso, zoom in on this lovely domain in Hauts-de-Seine with its rich past from Colbert to today.
But patrimoine-related monuments don't have to be locations. Consider this episode from aeronautical history: the 1953 "Super Constellation", whose restoration operation took several years.
Adopt a Castle achieved its goal of collecting 500,000 euros, thanks to 6,000 co-owners. It's planning to buy Paluel on Thursday in Bergerac.
Celebrations in September focused not merely on national memories, but very much highlighted the strong regional and sometimes legal dimension of the idea of patrimoine. Consider this court battle over the naming of baby Fañch. Fañch, a name of Breton origin, was refused as legitimate for registration by the civil registry service because of the tilde above the "n".
"Since regional languages are part of France's heritage, the consequences should instead be drawn. However, by banning the Breton tilde [the sign above the n in "Fañch"], "the 2014 circular [giving a restricted list of the diacritical marks – à, ç, ï, etc – permitted by the French civil registry] causes a degradation of this heritage," – Executive Director of the Public Bureau for Breton Language Fulup Jakez said.
Stéphane Bern never hid his fondness of 'order and monarchy', nor that he was in favor of a 'national storytelling', which is nothing else then an identity fiction made of heroes and strong but idealized episoes. His vision of history and heritage is thus a narrow and oriented vision.


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Including Indigenous voices, worldviews and resources into classrooms throughout Canada is an essential part of that change. In doing so, it is equally essential to bring a breadth of resources into classrooms so students encounter a diversity and depth of lived experiences. The following post, written by Ontario Institute of Studies in Education librarian, Desmond Wong, helps us to do that.
It's playoff time! Toronto is welcoming the Cleveland Indians for the American League Championship Series, and things are stirring on social media. Why hasn't Cleveland changed their name? For years, they've been using culturally insensitive names; and as Canadians, we can no longer stand by the degradation of Indigenous culture and beliefs.
In December of 2012, I visited the Woodland Cultural Centre and former Mohawk Institute in Brantford, Ontario for the first time. This visit had a lasting impact upon my understanding of the residential school system in Canada. Subsequently I asked myself, how could I further embed Indigenous history into my courses?
The truth needs to be told. The truth needs to be taught.
This year has brought a lot of change to my classroom - for one, it's in a new school! I started the year at Central Toronto Academy (CTA) in downtown Toronto. It has been a fantastic experience working with the staff and getting to know a whole new group of students. I was particularly excited to bring Facing History and Ourselves into a new school and see how it was picked up by students unfamiliar with the organization and it's pedagogy.


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Slightly smaller than a Common Gallinule. In 2014 the American Ornithologist Union split the Clapper Rail into three species, the Clapper Rail, Ridgway's Rail and Mangrove Rail (not in North America). They live in salt and brackish marshes and feed on mussels, clams and arthropods. Elusive, chickenlike rail of mangroves, less often occurs in freshwater marshes. Endangered. Ridgway's rail (Rallus obsoletus) is a near-threatened species of bird. When a species is wiped out, that's almost always the end of it. Ridgway's rail is one of the largest rails. That was the case on the coral atoll of Aldabra, where a flightless species of rail — a medium-sized bird about the size of a chicken — went extinct roughly 136,000 years ago. DESCRIPTION. Juvenile is much darker than the adult, with indistinct flank barring. Ridgway's Rail (previously called California Clapper Rail) Rallus longirostris obsoletus. The term "extinction" is usually permanent. Similar Species. Like most rails, can be trusting if you watch quietly and don't move. The orange-brown breast band distinguishes the Buff-banded Rail from the similar but smaller Lewin's Rail, Dryolimnas pectoralis, which has a rich chestnut crown and nape and a proportionally longer pink bill. This species is closely related to the clapper rail, and until recently was considered a subspecies. Sexes are similar. It is found principally in California's San Francisco Bay to southern Baja California.A member of the rail family, Rallidae, it is a chicken-sized bird that rarely flies. Seldom seen but often heard, this medium-sized rail lives in marshes across much of our continent. A secretive bird of freshwater marshes, the Virginia Rail often remains hidden in dense vegetation, but its loud grunting may give away its presence. Usually seen walking among mangrove roots, at times coming out in the open on muddy flats. This species is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, a study found that the bird's native … According to CBS News, however, the Asian bird known as the Aldabra rail has re-evolved its way back into existence from the same ancestral species more than once.. This bird and the Sora are often found together, but their diets differ: the short-billed Sora eats many more seeds, while the long-billed Virginia Rail eats mostly insects. As it slowly pokes its way through the marsh, you might get a glimpse of its reddish bill, black-and-white barred sides, and its twitching tail, showing off white tail feathers beneath. Tasi is a 4-year-old Guam rail and a marvel, considering that just a few decades ago his species … The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small- to medium-sized, ground-living birds.The family exhibits considerable diversity and includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules.Many species are associated with wetlands, although the family is found in every terrestrial habitat except dry deserts, polar regions, and alpine areas above the snow line. We care for many rare and endangered species here at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia, including a little brown bird named Tasi. While advocates were heartened by the recognition of the rail's uncertain status, the listing did not come with a designation of "critical habitat" for the bird. Basic Species Information STATUS.
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Q: How do I show null in data set instead of nothing while importing excel sheets     string SheetName = dtExcelSchema.Rows[0]["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();

    connExcel.Close();

    //Read Data from First Sheet
    connExcel.Open();
    cmdExcel.CommandText = "SELECT * From [" + SheetName + "]";

    oda.SelectCommand = cmdExcel;
    oda.Fill(dt);
    connExcel.Close();
    GridView1.Caption = Path.GetFileName(FilePath);
    GridView1.DataSource = dt;
    GridView1.DataBind();

I am importing an Excel sheet but in place of null value I want the data set to show null instead of nothing.

A: You need to add a method to the RowDataBound event and then iterate over each cell. If its content is null we set it to "null":
void GridView1_RowDataBound(Object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
    for(int i = 0; i < GridView1.Columns.Count, i++)
    {
        if(String.IsNullOrEmpty(e.Row.Cells[i].Text))
        {
             e.Row.Cells[i].Text = "null";
        }
    }

}

If you want to do it outside the above event you need to iterate over each row first and then check the cells like demonstrated by Tim Schmelter here:
foreach(GridViewRow row in GridView1.Rows)
{
    for(int i = 0; i < GridView1.Columns.Count, i++)
    {
        if(String.IsNullOrempty(row.Cells[i].Text))
        {
            row.Cells[i].Text = "null";
        }
    }
}


A substantial infestation exist in the Nth lounge room wall which backs up to garage. it appears to be extending along NS wall plates towards front entrance.
Termite galleries are rising up between timber form work, cement sheets and concrete stumps from under garage slab. Garage slab is a void concealing possible nest. Poor building practices regarding garage slab form work appear to be assisting colony enter dwelling. Timbers attached to roller door guides in garage have also been attacked.
Positive indication by termite dogs in other locations was also observed, indicating that substantial networks exist under and around your home. Scrap and stored timbers have also been attacked.
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Home » World News » Family's touching request for funeral of boy, 6, killed in pellet gun tragedy
Family's touching request for funeral of boy, 6, killed in pellet gun tragedy
The family of a little boy who was tragically killed by a pellet gun while visiting his great-grandparents have one touching request for his funeral.
Six-year-old Stanley Metcalf died after he was shot in the abdomen in the accident in Sproatley, East Riding of Yorkshire, on July 26, the Hull Daily Mail reports.
On Wednesday, a public funeral will take place to mark the youngster's short life.
And movingly, instead of having a 'wake' after the formal service, his grieving relatives have asked mourners to take part in a 'day of fun' in his memory.
They want it to be "as fun as it possibly can".
The event will be held at Hull's St Mary's Queen of Martyrs Academy in celebration of Stanley, who leaves behind twin sister Elsie May.
Organiser Kayleigh Pepper said: "Stanley's family have made the decision not to have a wake as we know it but to celebrate his life in doing something that represents everything he stood for.
"The fun day will begin at 12.30pm, straight after Stanley's service and Jenny and Andy (Stanley's mum and dad) have one request and that is for it to be as fun as it possibly can.
"This is what Stanley would have wanted, especially in seeing all of his family and friends smiling together."
All are welcome to the service for Stanley, which will be followed by the 'fun day' the same afternoon for everyone who wants to celebrate his life.
Stanley's death has touched people across Hull and throughout the UK.
A sponsored walk over the Humber Bridge last week saw hundreds turn out dressed in orange 'Stan' t-shirts, in recognition of his support for Hull City FC.
More than £2,000 was raised on the day, which will be added to the £3,000 donated by well wishers through a Just Giving page set up to support his family and cover funeral costs.
Classmates of Stanley at St Mary Queen of Martyrs Primary School have also paid their tributes.
A group lit candles and released balloons in his memory, with Elsie May laying out his school shirt and tie for friends to sign.
Stanley's beloved Tigers also provided a fitting tribute for the little boy when they scored during 60 seconds applause on the sixth minute of their match against Aston Villa on August 6.
In a tribute to Stanley, Sarah Carr, the mother of his best friend and one of the organisers of the fundraising appeal, said: "To describe Stanley, he was beautiful, had the most amazing eyes and the longest eye lashes that only a girl could dream about.
"He was lots of fun and happy all the time.
"Stanley had the ability to melt your heart as soon as you saw him.
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"He was everybody's friend and everybody loved him."
Wednesday's 'fun day' will include fun games, refreshments, balloon makers and a bouncy castle. Among those helping at the event are the Nature Ninjas Lifestyle group .
Evie Neman, Amaya Newman, 11, Ellie Barker, 12, and Millie Wardell, 11, all from east Hull, will be giving out drinks to people from their own fundraising events.
Stanley has been described by family friends as a "beautiful boy inside and out".
An inquest, which was opened and adjourned on August 6, heard the cause of his death was "an airgun projectile wound to his abdomen".
Humberside police were called to a house in Sproatley shortly before 4pm on July 26 after reports that a boy had been seriously injured.
Stanley was taken to hospital, where he died at 5.23pm the same day.
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Morea Steinhauer --- article featuring her work and research published within Costa Rica's national newspaper, La Nación.


The ruling sets a high bar for the level of "creativity" that APIs may need to show before they deserve protection under copyright law.
When the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in 2014 that Java APIs deserved copyright protection, siding with Oracle over Google in the matter, it shocked many in the developer community and the tech industry at large. Some said that the ruling would have a "chilling effect" on software development, but that prediction didn't really materialize.
Thursday's verdict in the second round of Oracle's case against Google -- this time coming down in Google's favor -- may explain why.
"A lot of concern was raised, but the market and developers were waiting for the other shoe to fall," said Uri Sarid, CTO of MuleSoft, a firm that helps build APIs.
"If you look at it narrowly, [the case] is just about Java and Android, but if you look at it as a precedent of using APIs, that affects the global economy... The ruling today basically said, yes, it is fair use to go ahead and have a completely different software system. That, I think, is a victory, and we're definitely very happy about that."
Oracle first sued Google in 2010 for using 37 Java API packages -- without paying licensing fees -- to develop the Android mobile operating system. After the Federal Circuit's 2014 ruling, Google argued that it could use the APIs for free thanks the to concept of "fair use."
Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court in San Francisco explained fair use to the jury this way: "The policy behind the right of fair use is to encourage and allow the development of new ideas that build on earlier ones, thus providing a counterbalance to the copyright policy to protect creative works."
Part of Google's winning argument was that APIs serve more of a functional purpose, rather than a creative one. The Federal Circuit has already established that APIs show a degree of creativity meriting copyright protection -- but Thursday's ruling set a very high bar for the level of creativity needed to exempt APIs from fair use, said IDC analyst Al Hilwa.
Clearly, "Oracle and others with strong, widely adopted platforms like Java have a higher bar," he said. "It seems natural that the design of complex APIs involves creativity; however, the court has decided that this creativity bar is not reached by this relatively complex set of Java APIs."
All that said, Thursday's ruling doesn't actually set any real legal precedent. Every "fair use" claim is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. And while Google's victory may seem to set a high bar for the level of "creativity" that APIs must show to merit legal protection, the jury simply answered a yes-or-no question.
"That doesn't give much guidance about the bounds of fair use, but a ruling by Judge Alsup on Oracle and Google's post-trial motions might give more clarity," said Mitch Stoltz, senior staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Even so, Sarid said he's optimistic the case will serve as guidance in future legal battles, and that it will encourage the standardization of APIs.
"This would be an example where interoperability of this type constitutes fair use, so other companies would feel encouraged to have common APIs," he said. "The way you talk to programs should be very standard, very easy, very generic."
Meanwhile, Oracle is, of course, planning to appeal the ruling.
"We strongly believe that Google developed Android by illegally copying core Java technology to rush into the mobile device market," Oracle general counsel Dorian Daley said in a statement. "Oracle brought this lawsuit to put a stop to Google's illegal behavior. We believe there are numerous grounds for appeal and we plan to bring this case back to the Federal Circuit on appeal."


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It's that time of year when you hear bakers and non-bakers alike mutter that famous line: I gotta make my Christmas cookies!
I make a truckload of cookies the week before Thanksgiving for our annual Open House at the Farm and once that weekend is over, I'm so sugared-out that I cannot even think about cookie baking OR cookie eating.
However, for a cause such as Cookies for Kids Cancer, I'll suffer just a little and bake up a batch. Love and Olive Oil and The Little Kitchen have teamed up to host The 3rd Annual Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. I participated last year and had a blast baking, packaging, and shipping my molasses-spice cookies. It was even more fun receiving packages of cookies from three other bloggers! There are so many awesome recipes and fabulous bloggers out there on the web.
I received some terrific cookies already – Melissa sent a soft, chewy oatmeal cookie and the Chat Chow team sent a cute tub of chocolate oat coffee cookies. Ali's white chocolate salted caramel cookies are on their way here and I'm expecting deliciousness.
This year, it's all about biscotti. I made two different flavors for the Open House and both the anisette and the vanilla-almond flew off the tables like nobody's business. This made me very happy as my previous attempts at biscotti-making were less than stellar.
I took a leap and jazzed up the recipe I started with but altered, as I usually do, to include the pretty little cranberries that I had on hand. A bit of orange extract helped push these babies over the top, and if I'd had an orange in the fridge, I would have also included some zest.
I'm hoping my biscotti arrived at their destinations and that Cari , Amanda, and Jenn are enjoying them with a steaming cup of coffee or tea.
Preheat oven to 350° and have ready a baking sheet lined with parchment.
In a large bowl, combine flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, almonds and cranberries. Stir together well. In a small bowl, beat eggs and extracts together with a fork.
Stir the wet ingredients into dry using a rubber scraper – it's easier to mush it together. It will look like a shaggy mess that won't ever come together, but trust me…. it will.
Turn the dough out onto a surface lightly dusted with flour. Knead it a bit (a plastic bench scraper helps tremendously), bringing all the ingredients together. Add some flour if you must, but be careful not to add too much.
Divide the dough into two equal pieces and roll each into a log shape about 2-inches in diameter and about 8-inches long. Carefully transfer logs to the baking sheet and flatten to a height of 1-inch. Sprinkle each log evenly with a teaspoon of sugar.
Bake the logs for 20-25 minutes or until tops are puffy, slightly cracked and golden brown. Transfer logs, parchment and all, to a wire rack to cool for about an hour. Move logs to a cutting board, and, using a serrated knife, cut each log crosswise into 1/4-inch slices. Lay slices cut side down onto two parchment lined baking sheets and return to preheated oven for another 10-15 minutes or until barely golden and crisp.
Cool cookies on a wire rack then store in an airtight container for a week or so (if you can keep your hands out of them).
Adapted from Martha Stewart's Everyday Food Cookie Edition.
I read this article and found it very interesting, thought it might be something for you. The article is called A Sweet Gift: Cranberry Almond Biscotti and is located at https://thefarmgirlcooks.com/a-sweet-gift-cranberry-almond-biscotti/.


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The subject of zombies is nothing new, but it has continued to increase in popularity as the decades have rolled by. These peculiar undead creatures have been the topic of countless movies, books, TV shows, comics, websites, video games and other bastions of pop culture for well over 80 years, but in more recent times, the advent of the Internet has brought with it an almost rabid obsession with zombie-related themes and memes. There are groups of people who are literally training for an unsettling forthcoming event known as the "Zombie Apocalypse", and others are becoming more convinced that the undead are actually among us in our everyday lives, lying in wait to attack us at any moment. So what's with all of this hype surrounding these ghoulish monsters? It's a long story, but let's start by defining what a zombie actually is.
The most popular working definition of a zombie is a half-dead (or, for the optimists, a "reanimated") corpse that has an insatiable craving for human flesh, and human brains in particular. They are somehow suspended between the world of the dead and the world of the living, essentially unable to complete their passage into the unknown afterlife. This would definitely be a frustrating prospect, so naturally zombies are not known to be friendly creatures. They are antagonistic to humans, and will cannibalize any living person on sight, presumably in an attempt to siphon whatever "life" they can get from them. The concept of zombies has existed in one form or another for countless decades, but to really get to the root of the zombie phenomenon, we have to take a trip back to the voodoo-infused culture of 17th Century Haiti.
During the 17th and 18th centuries, Haiti was under French rule, and slaves were imported from West Africa to power the rapidly growing sugar trade in Haiti (then called Saint-Domingue) and other key locations in the New World. Voodoo was heavily practiced by slaves as well as slave drivers during this time, and the mixture of superstition, mythology and occultism that accompanied the practice of voodoo gave rise to the idea of the zombie as a way to keep recalcitrant slaves from trying to escape or act out in rebellion against their masters. In a recent New York Times op-ed piece, expert voodoo researcher Amy Wilentz provides further insight into this phenomenon:
"The only escape from the sugar plantations was death, which was seen as a return to Africa, or lan guinee (literally Guinea, or West Africa). This is a phrase in Haitian Creole that even now means heaven…The zombie is a dead person who cannot get across to lan guinee. This final rest–in green, leafy, heavenly Africa, with no sugarcane to cut and no master to appease or serve–is unavailable to the zombie. To become a zombie was the slave's worst nightmare: to be dead and still a slave, an eternal field hand."
Many of the slave drivers on the plantations were voodoo priests themselves, and they would threaten to "hex" or "curse" a slave with zombie-hood if they tried to escape or commit suicide. The prospect of dying but never escaping their oppressive conditions was a very real phenomenon that created somewhat of a mental prison for slaves, essentially coercing them to continue to endure their brutal existence. During this time, the word "zombie" suggested an entity that had a body, but little else; a zombie was basically thought to be a shell of a person, a creature who could no longer be autonomous or self-aware, but was banished to live a primal, unthinking existence.
In the 1980s, an anthropologist named Wade Davis claimed to have discovered a powder that could essentially "zombify" a person, asserting that his discovery provided a scientific explanation for the various zombie legends that existed in various cultures that practiced voodoo. This mysterious "zombie powder" was a highly potent neurotoxin known as tetrodotoxin, found in various species of animals including the highly poisonous pufferfish. Although Davis did not believe in voodoo or magic, he claimed to have infiltrated the secretive ranks of various voodoo priests (known as "bokors" or "houngan"), obtaining samples of various "zombie powders" for chemical analysis. Davis later wrote a book about his experiences entitled "The Serpent and the Rainbow", which recounted his investigation of the story of Clairvius Narcisse, a Haitian man who was allegedly poisoned with a combination of chemical substances that turned him into a zombie. Davis's book was later adapted into a Wes Craven-directed horror film by the same name.
Cinema historians largely agree that the first full-length zombie movie ever created was a 1932 film entitled "White Zombie", which was directed by brothers Edward and Victor Halperin and starred famed horror actor Bela Lugosi. The movie depicts the experience of a young woman who was transformed into a zombie at the hands of a nefarious voodoo priest. While "White Zombie" received largely negative or lukewarm critical reviews upon its release, zombie enthusiasts now view the movie as an important model or archetype for all zombie movies that were to follow. Of all the zombie-themed horror films that have been produced over the years, the release of George Romero's classic 1968 film "Night of the Living Dead" was widely considered to be a watershed moment in the rise of the zombie phenomenon. Interestingly enough, the movie referred to the undead villains only as "ghouls", but the word "zombies" caught on with the public, so the name stuck.
In popular culture, much attention is given to the ways in which zombies can be destroyed (e.g., gunshots, decapitation, fire, etc.), but in traditional Haitian folklore, the objective was actually to free a person from their zombified state if at all possible. According to the tradition, one of the ways this could be done was to feed the zombie salt, which would then cause the will and soul of the zombie to return. The Haitian roots of zombie folklore have largely disappeared over time, and as big-budget zombie-themed Hollywood films and television shows have proliferated (and subsequently exploded in popularity), zombie invasions are now commonly set against dystopian or post-apocalyptic backdrops, and zombies are primarily depicted as imminent threats that cannot escape their undead state. Several new variables that are present in our modern world (e.g., genetic modification, biological experiments, advanced chemical and nuclear weapons, etc.) have served as excellent fodder for zombie enthusiasts who are looking for the next big catalyst that could spark a large-scale zombie invasion.
While the existence of zombies has never been scientifically proven, the mystery and excitement surrounding the zombie phenomenon will provide fans of the undead with plenty of fuel for their imagination. Courtesy of the seemingly endless stream of zombie-related entertainment that has come out in recent years, zombie fans can now enjoy an invasion of the living dead any time they choose.
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Sense Photonics says new solid state 3D sensor offers longest range for industrial use
By Eugene Demaitre | October 23, 2019
The Sense Solid-State Flash LiDAR is available for preorder. Source: Sense Photonics
DURHAM, N.C. — Sense Photonics Inc. today said its Solid-State Flash LiDAR sensor, which is designed for industrial usage, is available for preorder. The company claimed that its 3D time-of-flight camera provides a wide field of view and has the longest range available on the market.
The Sense Solid-State Flash LiDAR comes in three customizable versions — Sense 30, Sense 60, and Sense 75 — and is configurable to an outdoor range of up to 40m (131 ft.). "Current off-the-shelf products are much more limited in range," said Scott Burroughs, CEO of Sense Photonics.
The company was founded in 2016, and it raised $26 million in Series A funding in June. "We're between fundraising rounds right now, and we want to accelerate growth even faster next year with expanded product lines and new markets," Burroughs told The Robot Report. "We are currently hiring."
Sense Photonics improves perception
The Sense cameras provide an angular resolution of 0.27 degrees horizontally and vertically. The time-of-flight (ToF) sensors also offer a vertical field of vision of up to 75 degrees.
"For resolution, a lot of products are just a line scanner — that might be enough for a bumper monitor on a robot, but they can't see objects or recognize them," said Burroughs. "Our resolution is 7.5 times better than the competition."
"The vertical field of view is also really important," he said. "Ours is 2.5 times better than the competition."
"The most important thing is not just the range, resolution, and vertical field of view, but also that we can address all three at the same time," Burroughs added. "There's not a tradeoff."
The new 3D camera is designed to work in sunlight. Source: Sense Photonics
Solid-state and sunlight
Solid-state lidar is becoming more popular, noted Burroughs. "Everybody's moving toward it, and both automotive manufacturers and industrial automation customers have asked for it," he said. "It has many advantages — no moving parts, increased reliability, and a more compact form factor."
"Our solution uses an architecture called Flash LiDAR. There's no spinning, but one large flash of light," Burroughs said. "All of the reflected photons are converted into a 3D depth map. There's nothing simpler than that, and it provides high reliability and eventually a lower price point."
Sense Photonics said its Sense cameras use a high dynamic range (HDR) technology that can "accurately image a wide range of object surface reflectivities without saturation."
"Our camera can create a black-and-white intensity map. The lidar doesn't just provide depth, but it also measures intensity," explained Burroughs. "We could very easily integrate an RGB camera with our lidar system to provide a rich data set, and we've thought about a lot of things that can be done with gathering and combining data."
"In all cases, higher resolution is better, whether picking something off a pallet or identifying an object," he said. "The ability to work in sunlight is important for both outdoor and indoor applications such as those near loading docks. A lot of current products don't do well in direct sunlight."
"We chose the wavelength and power output to work well in sunny environments," Burroughs said. "That use case is a big opportunity and a good match to our product, whether you're looking into a trailer for volumetric measurements, moving a forklift, doing last-mile delivery, or picking from pallets on a loading dock."
The Robot Report is launching the Healthcare Robotics Engineering Forum, which will be on Dec. 9-10 in Santa Clara, Calif. The conference and expo will focus on improving the design, development, and manufacture of next-generation healthcare robots. Learn more about the Healthcare Robotics Engineering Forum, and registration is now open.
Sensors to serve distinct markets
"When we first founded the company, we were primarily focused on the automotive market and got feedback on what was needed for autonomous vehicles," Burroughs recalled. "When we talked with industrial automation customers, we got similar feedback. They wanted longer range, more resolution, and a wider vertical field of view."
"They're not exactly the same, so to take advantage of our strengths, we've developed one product line for automotive and one for industrial automation," he said. "The latter is what we're announcing this week. Because we provide a solution to a market need, we expect a fairly quick adoption rate."
Sense Photonics is taking preorders now for its Sense Solid-State Flash LiDAR, which is priced at $2,900 per unit, plus shipping. The company said it expects the first shipments worldwide to begin in the first quarter of 2020.
"We're offering these cameras at a price that allows scalability to high volumes," Burroughs said. "Spinning lidar would cost several times that much. Over time, as we get to millions of units, the price will come down to hundreds of dollars. We expect this to be very disruptive, and there will be markets that we're not yet aware of that will evolve."
Eugene Demaitre
Eugene Demaitre is senior editor at The Robot Report. Prior to working at WTWH Media, he was an editor at BNA (now part of Bloomberg), Computerworld, TechTarget, and Robotics Business Review. Demaitre has participated in robotics webcasts and conferences worldwide. He has a master's from the George Washington University and lives in the Boston area.
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It's the beginning of a new year, and chances are you're resolving to do several (hundred?) things for the first time, differently, or better. But before you start listing out your new and improved social media plans for 2014, find out what the experts are saying will be big in social media this year, read on.
Their predictions will help you nail those resolutions — and maybe even keep a few of them.
According to Business Insider, there are six social media jobs that are going to explode in 2014: SEO Specialist, Social Media Strategist, Online Community Manager, Social Media Marketing Manager, Social Media Marketing Coordinator, and Blogger or Social Media Copywriter.
If you're determined to find a social media job this year, research the jobs on this list — which are you most qualified for? Interested in? On the flip side, if you're an executive at a company that plans to invest more in social media this year, these jobs is good predictors of what people will be paying attention to in the social world in 2014. Know anything about SEO and social media? If not, you may want to add "hiring an SEO specialist" to your resolution list.
· Since MySpace part two is still in its infancy, Building out an entire social strategy for your brand on the platform just yet is not suggestible. However, keep an eye on if — and how —brands are adopting the platform this year.
· As the article states, Google+ is proving itself to be an integral part of Google's grand scheme in terms of SEO, social signals, and providing a more personalized search experience. If you don't have a Google+ account, this should be the year you resolve to try it out.
· If you haven't mastered Vine or Instagram's video feature yet, now is the time to get comfortable. If the prediction is correct, making compelling short videos will be as important as writing in 140 characters. The earlier you can master the trend, the better.
PR Daily took a look at 10 social media moments in 2013 that it believes are precursors to major trends in 2014, including Oreo's tweet during the Super Bowl, Facebook launching hashtags, and Pinterest's makeover. What do these milestone moments mean for your social media resolutions this year?
· PR Daily predicts that Facebook's introduction of hashtags signals that brands will be incorporating hashtags into their TV, print, and radio spots more frequently to strengthen their social campaigns. If you're not fluent in the language of hashtags, make that one of your top goals.
· Pinterest got a makeover this year and introduced features like Place Pins, analytics, and Rich Pins, strengthening its ROI for brands. Not on Pinterest? Make a point to check out its new functionality.
As you're mapping out your priorities for the year, there's nothing more powerful than arming yourself with information. But if you find yourself getting lost in the noise, remember your #1 resolution for your brand: Keep it genuine and authentic. The rest will follow.


text:
#define	BASE_NAME	int
#include "dpml_ux.h"

#if !defined(MAKE_INCLUDE)
#   include STR(BUILD_FILE_NAME)
#endif

/*
** The basic approach is based on the observation that directed rounding
** can be done by "incrementing" the fraction field based on the value of
** four bits.  Consider the following diagram:
**
**	+-+-----------+------------------------+-+-+--------------+
**	|S|    exp    |                        |L|R|              |
**	+-+-----------+------------------------+-+-+--------------+
**	 ^                                     / | \
**	 |                Least significant bit  |  Rounding bit
**	sign bit                          Rounding Position
**
** Define K to be the "sticky" bit - i.e. the 'logical or' of all of the bits
** to the right of R.  Then, for a given rounding mode, the values of S, L, R
** and K uniquely determine whether or not to increment L.  Or to put it
** another way, S, L, R and K defines a binary value I to be added to L.  The
** following table defines I as a function of rounding mode and S, L, R and K
**
**				                  I
**				-------------------------------------
**		S K L R		 RZ	  RP	  RM	  RN	  RV
**		-------		----     ----    ----    ----    ----
**		0 0 0 0		  0	   0	   0	   0	   0
**		0 0 0 1		  0	   1	   0	   0	   1
**		0 0 1 0		  0	   0	   0	   0	   0
**		0 0 1 1		  0	   1	   0	   1	   1
**		0 1 0 0		  0	   1	   0	   0	   0
**		0 1 0 1		  0	   1	   0	   1	   1
**		0 1 1 0		  0	   1	   0	   0	   0
**		0 1 1 1		  0	   1	   0	   1	   1
**		1 0 0 0		  0	   0	   0	   0	   0
**		1 0 0 1		  0	   0	   1	   0	   1
**		1 0 1 0		  0	   0	   0	   0	   0
**		1 0 1 1		  0	   0	   1	   1	   1
**		1 1 0 0		  0	   0	   1	   0	   0
**		1 1 0 1		  0	   0	   1	   1	   1
**		1 1 1 0		  0	   0	   1	   0	   0
**		1 1 1 1		  0	   0	   1	   1	   1
**
** The above table gives rise to bit vectors, one per rounding mode, that
** determines I as a function of index = 8*S + 4*K + 2*L + R
**
**	#define RZ_BIT_VECTOR	0x0000	(* 0000 0000 0000 0000 *)
**	#define RP_BIT_VECTOR	0x00fa	(* 0000 0000 1111 1010 *)
**	#define RM_BIT_VECTOR	0xfa00	(* 1111 1010 0000 0000 *)
**	#define RN_BIT_VECTOR	0xa8a8	(* 1010 1000 1010 1000 *)
**	#define RV_BIT_VECTOR	0xaaaa	(* 1010 1010 1010 1010 *)
**
** the UX_RND_TO_INT routine is the common logic for all of the "round-to-
** integer" routines.  Most of the arguments are self explanatory.  The
** low 16 bits of the 'flags' is one of the R<Z,P,M,N,V>_BIT_VECTOR's
** described above.  Bits 16 and 17 of 'flags' determine which results to
** compute according to the flags:
**
**		INTEGER_PART
**		FRACTION_PART
**
** Additionally, UX_RND_TO_INT returns the low BITS_PER_WORD of the integer
** result.
*/

WORD
UX_RND_TO_INT( UX_FLOAT * unpacked_argument, WORD flags,
  UX_FLOAT * unpacked_result, UX_FLOAT * unpacked_fraction )
    {
    WORD index, num_digits, shift, LR, SKLR;
    UX_EXPONENT_TYPE exponent, int_exponent;
    UX_FRACTION_DIGIT_TYPE *arg_ptr, *int_ptr, current_digit, new_digit,
       incr, sticky, lsd, mask;
    UX_FLOAT dummy;

    /*
    ** Get fraction digits into integer variables and initialize state
    */

    unpacked_result = unpacked_result ? unpacked_result : &dummy;

    sticky        = 0;
    num_digits    = NUM_UX_FRACTION_DIGITS;
    exponent      = G_UX_EXPONENT(unpacked_argument);
    arg_ptr       = &G_UX_LSD(unpacked_argument);
    int_ptr       = &G_UX_LSD(unpacked_result);
    shift         = 128 - exponent;
    current_digit = 0;

    do  {
        current_digit = *arg_ptr--;
        if (shift < BITS_PER_UX_FRACTION_DIGIT_TYPE)
            goto get_LR;

        /*
        ** The current digit is completely to the right of the binary point
        ** so zero out the corresponding digit in the result and accumulate
        ** the current digit into the sticky bits
        */

        *int_ptr--    = 0;
        sticky = current_digit | (sticky != 0);
        shift -= BITS_PER_UX_FRACTION_DIGIT_TYPE;
        } while (--num_digits > 0);

    sticky = (shift) ? (sticky != 0) : sticky;
    current_digit = 0;
    shift  = 0;

get_LR:

    if (shift < 0)
         shift = 0;
    incr = (UX_FRACTION_DIGIT_TYPE) 1 << shift;
    mask = incr - 1;

    /*
    ** At this point, we introduce a bit or a wort, but it makes processing in
    ** other routines easier.  We compute the least significant digit of the
    ** abs(int(x)) as the return value.  This mean we have to fetch one extra
    ** digit.
    */

    new_digit = 2*current_digit;

    if (mask == 0)
        { /* The L and R bits straddle a digit.  Get them back together */
        LR = (new_digit & 2) | ((UX_SIGNED_FRACTION_DIGIT_TYPE) sticky < 0);
        sticky += sticky;
        lsd = current_digit;
        }
    else
        { /* L and R are contiguous */
        LR = (current_digit >> (shift - 1)) & 0x3;
        sticky |= (new_digit & mask);
        lsd = (num_digits > 1) ? *arg_ptr : 0;
        lsd = (lsd << (BITS_PER_UX_FRACTION_DIGIT_TYPE - shift)) |
               (current_digit >> shift);
        }

    SKLR =
        ((G_UX_SIGN(unpacked_argument) >> (BITS_PER_UX_SIGN_TYPE - 3)) & 0x8)
          + (((sticky != 0) << 2) + LR);

    /* Get increment value, add it in and propagate the carry */

    SKLR = (flags >> SKLR) & 1;
    incr = SKLR ? incr : 0;
    current_digit &= ~mask;
    lsd += SKLR;

    while (num_digits-- > 0)
        {
        new_digit = current_digit + incr;
        incr = (new_digit < incr);
        *int_ptr-- = new_digit;
        current_digit = *arg_ptr--;
        }

    if (incr)
        /*
        ** A carry out from the last add ==> result = 2^(exponent + 1) or
        ** 1, depending on whether or not exponent >= 0.
        */

        {
        exponent++;
        exponent = (exponent < 1) ? 1 : exponent;
        int_ptr[1] = UX_MSB;
        }

    P_UX_SIGN(unpacked_result, G_UX_SIGN(unpacked_argument));
    P_UX_EXPONENT(unpacked_result, exponent);

    if ( flags & FRACTION_RESULT )
        /* subtract int_func(x) from x */
        ADDSUB(unpacked_argument, unpacked_result, SUB, unpacked_fraction);

    return lsd;
    }

/*
** Each of the round-to-int functions calls a common routine C_UX_RND_TO_INT,
** to unpack its arguments; handle special input, and pack the results.
*/

#if !defined(C_UX_RND_TO_INT)
#   define C_UX_RND_TO_INT	__INTERNAL_NAME(C_rnd_to_int__)
#endif

static void
C_UX_RND_TO_INT( _X_FLOAT * packed_argument, U_WORD const * class_to_action_map, WORD flags,
  _X_FLOAT * packed_result, _X_FLOAT * packed_fraction
  OPT_EXCEPTION_INFO_DECLARATION )
    {
    WORD fp_class;
    UX_FLOAT unpacked_argument, unpacked_result, unpacked_fraction;

    fp_class  = UNPACK(
        packed_argument,
        & unpacked_argument,
        class_to_action_map,
        packed_result
        OPT_EXCEPTION_INFO_ARGUMENT );

    if (0 > fp_class)
        {  /* Set error value for fraction also */
        if (flags & FRACTION_RESULT)
            (void) UNPACK(
                packed_argument,
                & unpacked_argument,
                class_to_action_map + WORDS_PER_CLASS_TO_ACTION_MAP,
                packed_fraction
                OPT_EXCEPTION_INFO_ARGUMENT );
        return;
        }

    (void) UX_RND_TO_INT( &unpacked_argument, flags, &unpacked_result,
              &unpacked_fraction );

    if (flags & INTEGER_RESULT)
        PACK(
            & unpacked_result,
            packed_result,
            NOT_USED,
            NOT_USED
            OPT_EXCEPTION_INFO_ARGUMENT );

    /* We assume the following call will normalize unpacked_result */

    if (flags & FRACTION_RESULT)
        PACK(
            & unpacked_fraction,
            packed_fraction,
            NOT_USED,
            NOT_USED
            OPT_EXCEPTION_INFO_ARGUMENT );
    }

/*
** The following code provides the user level interfaces to the trunc, modf,
** nint, ceil, float and nint routines
*/

#undef  F_ENTRY_NAME
#define F_ENTRY_NAME	F_FLOOR_NAME

X_X_PROTO(F_ENTRY_NAME, packed_result, packed_argument)
    {
    EXCEPTION_INFO_DECL
    DECLARE_X_FLOAT(packed_result)

    INIT_EXCEPTION_INFO;
    C_UX_RND_TO_INT(
        PASS_ARG_X_FLOAT(packed_argument),
	FLOOR_CLASS_TO_ACTION_MAP,
	RM_BIT_VECTOR | INTEGER_RESULT,
        PASS_RET_X_FLOAT(packed_result),
	NOT_USED
        OPT_EXCEPTION_INFO );

    RETURN_X_FLOAT(packed_result);

    }

#undef  F_ENTRY_NAME
#define F_ENTRY_NAME	F_CEIL_NAME

X_X_PROTO(F_ENTRY_NAME, packed_result, packed_argument)
    {
    EXCEPTION_INFO_DECL
    DECLARE_X_FLOAT(packed_result)

    INIT_EXCEPTION_INFO;
    C_UX_RND_TO_INT(
        PASS_ARG_X_FLOAT(packed_argument),
	CEIL_CLASS_TO_ACTION_MAP,
	RP_BIT_VECTOR | INTEGER_RESULT,
        PASS_RET_X_FLOAT(packed_result),
        NOT_USED
        OPT_EXCEPTION_INFO );

    RETURN_X_FLOAT(packed_result);

    }

#undef  F_ENTRY_NAME
#define F_ENTRY_NAME	F_TRUNC_NAME

X_X_PROTO(F_ENTRY_NAME, packed_result, packed_argument)
    {
    EXCEPTION_INFO_DECL
    DECLARE_X_FLOAT(packed_result)

    INIT_EXCEPTION_INFO;
    C_UX_RND_TO_INT(
        PASS_ARG_X_FLOAT(packed_argument),
	TRUNC_CLASS_TO_ACTION_MAP,
	RZ_BIT_VECTOR | INTEGER_RESULT,
        PASS_RET_X_FLOAT(packed_result),
        NOT_USED
        OPT_EXCEPTION_INFO );

    RETURN_X_FLOAT(packed_result);

    }

#undef  F_ENTRY_NAME
#define F_ENTRY_NAME	F_NINT_NAME

X_X_PROTO(F_ENTRY_NAME, packed_result, packed_argument)
    {
    EXCEPTION_INFO_DECL
    DECLARE_X_FLOAT(packed_result)

    INIT_EXCEPTION_INFO;
    C_UX_RND_TO_INT(
        PASS_ARG_X_FLOAT(packed_argument),
	TRUNC_CLASS_TO_ACTION_MAP,
	RV_BIT_VECTOR | INTEGER_RESULT,
        PASS_RET_X_FLOAT(packed_result),
        NOT_USED
        OPT_EXCEPTION_INFO );

    RETURN_X_FLOAT(packed_result);

    }

#undef  F_ENTRY_NAME
#define F_ENTRY_NAME	F_RINT_NAME

X_X_PROTO(F_ENTRY_NAME, packed_result, packed_argument)
    {
    EXCEPTION_INFO_DECL
    DECLARE_X_FLOAT(packed_result)

    C_UX_RND_TO_INT(
        PASS_ARG_X_FLOAT(packed_argument),
	TRUNC_CLASS_TO_ACTION_MAP,
	RN_BIT_VECTOR | INTEGER_RESULT,
        PASS_RET_X_FLOAT(packed_result),
        NOT_USED
        OPT_EXCEPTION_INFO );

    RETURN_X_FLOAT(packed_result);

    }

#undef  F_ENTRY_NAME
#define F_ENTRY_NAME	F_MODF_NAME

X_XXptr_PROTO(F_ENTRY_NAME, packed_result, packed_argument, packed_n)
    {
    EXCEPTION_INFO_DECL
    DECLARE_X_FLOAT(packed_result)

    INIT_EXCEPTION_INFO;
    C_UX_RND_TO_INT(
        PASS_ARG_X_FLOAT(packed_argument),
	TRUNC_CLASS_TO_ACTION_MAP,
	RZ_BIT_VECTOR | INTEGER_RESULT | FRACTION_RESULT,
        packed_n,
        PASS_RET_X_FLOAT(packed_result)
        OPT_EXCEPTION_INFO );

    RETURN_X_FLOAT(packed_result);

    }

#if defined(F_NEAREST_NAME)

#   undef  F_ENTRY_NAME
#   define F_ENTRY_NAME	F_NEAREST_NAME

    X_X_PROTO(F_ENTRY_NAME, packed_result, packed_argument)
        {
        EXCEPTION_INFO_DECL
        DECLARE_X_FLOAT(packed_result)

        INIT_EXCEPTION_INFO;
        C_UX_RND_TO_INT(
            PASS_ARG_X_FLOAT(packed_argument),
            TRUNC_CLASS_TO_ACTION_MAP,
            RV_BIT_VECTOR | INTEGER_RESULT,
            PASS_RET_X_FLOAT(packed_result),
            NOT_USED
            OPT_EXCEPTION_INFO );

        RETURN_X_FLOAT(packed_result);

        }
#endif

#if defined(MAKE_INCLUDE)

    @divert -append divertText

#   undef TABLE_NAME

    START_TABLE;

    TABLE_COMMENT("floor class-to-action-mapping");
    PRINT_CLASS_TO_ACTION_TBL_DEF( "FLOOR_CLASS_TO_ACTION_MAP");
    PRINT_64_TBL_ITEM( CLASS_TO_ACTION_DISP(4) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_SIG_NAN,    RETURN_QUIET_NAN, 0) +
	    CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_QUIET_NAN,  RETURN_VALUE,     0) +
	    CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_POS_INF,    RETURN_VALUE,     0) +
	    CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_NEG_INF,    RETURN_VALUE,     0) +
	    CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_POS_DENORM, RETURN_VALUE,     1) +
	    CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_NEG_DENORM, RETURN_NEGATIVE,  2) +
	    CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_POS_ZERO,   RETURN_VALUE,     0) +
	    CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_NEG_ZERO ,  RETURN_VALUE,     0) );

    TABLE_COMMENT("ceil class-to-action-mapping");
    PRINT_CLASS_TO_ACTION_TBL_DEF( "CEIL_CLASS_TO_ACTION_MAP");
    PRINT_64_TBL_ITEM( CLASS_TO_ACTION_DISP(3) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_SIG_NAN,    RETURN_QUIET_NAN, 0) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_QUIET_NAN,  RETURN_VALUE,     0) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_POS_INF,    RETURN_VALUE,     0) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_NEG_INF,    RETURN_VALUE,     0) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_POS_DENORM, RETURN_VALUE,     2) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_NEG_DENORM, RETURN_NEGATIVE,  1) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_POS_ZERO,   RETURN_VALUE,     0) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_NEG_ZERO ,  RETURN_VALUE,     0) );

    /*
    ** the trunc class to action mapping is used by trunc, nint, rint and
    ** modf.  In order to accommodate returns for both results in modf, there
    ** are actually two mappings, the first one is for the integer result, and
    ** the second one is for the fraction result.
    */

    TABLE_COMMENT("trunc, nint, rint and modf class-to-action-mapping");
    PRINT_CLASS_TO_ACTION_TBL_DEF( "TRUNC_CLASS_TO_ACTION_MAP");
    PRINT_64_TBL_ITEM( CLASS_TO_ACTION_DISP(2) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_SIG_NAN,    RETURN_QUIET_NAN, 0) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_QUIET_NAN,  RETURN_VALUE,     0) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_POS_INF,    RETURN_VALUE,     0) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_NEG_INF,    RETURN_VALUE,     0) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_POS_DENORM, RETURN_VALUE,     1) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_NEG_DENORM, RETURN_VALUE,     1) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_POS_ZERO,   RETURN_VALUE,     0) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_NEG_ZERO ,  RETURN_VALUE,     0) );

    TABLE_COMMENT("this class-to-action-mapping used by modf only");
    PRINT_64_TBL_ITEM( CLASS_TO_ACTION_DISP(1) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_SIG_NAN,    RETURN_QUIET_NAN, 0) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_QUIET_NAN,  RETURN_VALUE,     0) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_POS_INF,    RETURN_VALUE,     1) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_NEG_INF,    RETURN_VALUE,     1) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_POS_DENORM, RETURN_VALUE,     0) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_NEG_DENORM, RETURN_VALUE,     0) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_POS_ZERO,   RETURN_VALUE,     0) +
            CLASS_TO_ACTION( F_C_NEG_ZERO ,  RETURN_VALUE,     0) );

    TABLE_COMMENT("data for the above class to action mappings");
       PRINT_U_TBL_ITEM( /* data 1 */ ZERO );
       PRINT_U_TBL_ITEM( /* data 2 */  ONE );

    END_TABLE;

    @end_divert

    @eval my $tableText;                                                \
          my $outText    = MphocEval( GetStream( "divertText" ) );      \
          my $defineText = Egrep( "#define", $outText, \$tableText );   \
             $outText    = "$tableText\n\n$defineText";                 \
          my $headerText = GetHeaderText( STR(BUILD_FILE_NAME),         \
                           "Definitions and constants 'round to int'" . \
                              " routines", __FILE__ );                  \
             print "$headerText\n\n$outText\n";

#endif

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Serena powers to French Open win
American proves too much for Maria Sharapova claiming her second title at Roland Garros and 16th Grand Slam overall.
Sat Jun 08 2013 16:05:05 GMT+0000
Overpowered: Defending champion Sharapova threw everything she had at the 31-year-old Williams but it was not enough to stop the American becoming the oldest woman to lift the Suzanne Lenglen Cup [AFP]
Serena Williams won her 16th Grand Slam title and her first French Open championship since 2002 when she beat familiar foe Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.
The victory completed the No. 1-ranked Williams' rebound from a shocking loss to 111th-ranked Virginie Razzano in the first round at Roland Garros a year ago. Since that defeat she's 74-3, including titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, the London Olympics and the season-ending WTA Championships.
Williams whacked 10 aces, including three in the final game to extend her career-best winning streak to 31 matches. She improved to 14-2 against Sharapova, including victories in their past 13 meetings, with four of the wins this year.
At 31, Williams became the oldest woman to win a major title since Martina Navratilova won Wimbledon in 1990 at age 33. Her 11-year gap between Roland Garros titles is the longest for any woman.
Sharapova completed a career Grand Slam by winning Roland Garros last year.
In an all-Spanish final Sunday, Rafael Nadal will try to become the first man to win eight titles at the same Grand Slam event when he plays first-time major finalist David Ferrer.
Aggressive start
The women's final was the first between No. 1 and No. 2 at a Grand Slam since 2004, but wasn't as close as their rankings. It has been 12 years since the most recent three-set women's final at Roland Garros.
"It was very difficult today. After 11 years (since last win) and now I have 16 (Grand Slam titles). But I want to come back next year because I adore Paris and I adore the public here. I want to win here again
Serena Williams,
"It was very difficult today. After 11 years (since last win) and now I have 16 (Grand Slam titles)," said Williams, addressing the crowd in French.
"But I want to come back next year because I adore Paris and I adore the public here. I want to win here again.
"I spend a lot of time here (In Paris) ... and I think I am becoming a Parisienne."
Sharapova said: "I played a great tournament, but ran into a really tough opponent today. She has been playing so well this year and the whole of last year as well.
"But this court has brought me so many nice memories. Last year was so incredible to win and to be back as one of the last two players was great."
Both players swung with their typical aggressiveness from the baseline, and Williams' superior serve and defence proved the difference. She silently ran side to side whipping groundstrokes with little apparent strain, while Sharapova often found herself lunging after the ball to stay in the point, with each shot accompanied by her familiar shriek.
When Williams once summoned a grunt herself to match Sharapova's volume and pound a winner, the crowd responded with a laugh.
Playing in hazy, warm weather, the finalists took ferocious swings from the start. With fans perhaps fearful that Williams would win quickly, they began shouting encouragement toward Sharapova after she lost the first two points.
She overcame four break points to hold in the opening game, and led 2-love before Williams began to assert herself. It took Williams 17 minutes to win a game, but then she swept four in a row.
After Sharapova took the next two for 4-all, Williams surged at the end of the set, taking the lead for good by winning eight of the final 10 points.
Sharapova had to dig in again to hold at the start of set two, fending off five break points, and it was all downhill for her from there. Williams easily held serve all the way to the finish.
She improved to 16-4 in Grand Slam finals. She leads all active women with her 16 major titles and is sixth on the all-time list. Margaret Court holds the record with 24.
Williams improved to 43-2 this year, including 23-0 on clay. Now comes the switch to grass, and she'll be a heavy favourite to win Wimbledon for the sixth time.


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At the dentist
Paul	· May 2, 2014
Having Pierre Robin Sequence, Namine sees Alcan Dental Group dentists at the hospital. She used to be afraid of the dentist, but that seems to be well in the past — I suspect her comfort in taking care of her teeth helps play a part. As for the appointment itself, it went without surprise or fanfare. Namine has no more cavities than she did last time, and will likely lose at least four more baby teeth that are already loose within the next six months.
Namine's existing cavities, we were originally told (and the story has not changed), are there due to her small jaw. Her lower jaw is regressed and smaller because of the Pierre Robin, and her teeth are pressed closer together, resulting in extra wear on the teeth themselves, which in turn resulted in cavities. Fortunately, Namine has good teeth habits — she brushes, flosses, and uses mouthwash on her own, with just spot-checks done by Jessica or myself — and has prevented further cavities from forming.
Namine with her jaw distractors.
Caring for a growing child's teeth is a tricky business in and of itself, but PRS throws a few more curveballs. In order for Namine to be decannulated in the first place, she had to have two operations: a mandibular distraction, and a cleft palate repair. The distraction, you may recall, brought her jaw forward, preventing her airway collapse. It was also the first of potentially many.
The plastic surgeon who performed the initial distraction warned us that many children's jaws, having undergone the procedure, failed to continue growing. This would require a new distraction as often as every six months, depending on the child's growth speed. I am happy to say, however, that Namine's jaw continues to grow with the rest of her, removing the need for further mandibular surgery.
But as Namine continues to grow, there remains the possibility that there will not be enough room in her jaw for all her new adult teeth. Her lower jaw will always be proportionally smaller to the rest of her head, and it will also always be a little further back — no amount of surgery can change that. As a result, Namine will not only likely require braces, but she may also need to have a couple molars pulled in order to make room for the rest of her teeth. Buying good quality mouthwash will help with gingivitis and reduce infllamation in your gums to keep most of the gum diseases at bay.
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