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Dean Bill Boulding Shares Racial Equity Working Group Report
The message below was sent to the Fuqua community by Dean Bill Boulding on October 7, 2020:
I'm pleased to write you today to share our Racial Equity Working Group report. As you remember, in June we committed ourselves to make progress toward achieving racial equity, and to use our resources as a force multiplier to eradicate systemic racism more broadly in society.
Accountability was a critical part of those commitments. To ensure we could make true, meaningful, and deliberate change, I convened a Racial Equity Working Group charged with helping us develop specific goals, metrics and methods to measure our progress in this effort.
I'd like to thank the committee, chaired by John Graham and Derek Penn, for their extraordinary work in a short period of time. I am deeply grateful to the faculty, students, alumni and staff who served on the group. You will find their names listed below.
As many of you heard me say in the recent dean's forum, what we stand for compels us to step forward in this moment, and in the years to come, to engage in the difficult, but profoundly important, work of dismantling systemic racism. We believe business activity provides a remarkable opportunity for societal transformation. We therefore have the responsibility of using the platform of business as a force multiplier to tackle pernicious and persistent issues of racial equity, justice, and fairness that plague society.
We believe in the power of Team Fuqua and that great teams will beat great individuals. We therefore have the responsibility to ensure that we eradicate barriers, both seen and unseen, that prevent deserving talent from getting in the game and playing at peak capacity. We believe decency is an essential part of leadership. We therefore have responsibility to care for, value, respect, and bring out the best in those who may have been marginalized simply because of the color of their skin. We cannot wait for others to lead the way. What we stand for compels us to act, and we must act now.
The Racial Equity Working Group report provides a roadmap for action. As these ideas are brought to life, many of you will be involved with implementation. In many cases that hard work has begun and the outcomes will surely be shaped by those engaged in these challenging, but ultimately rewarding, activities. I thank you for what you have done, and will do, in tackling these challenges. As we move from ideas to actions to outcomes, our pledge to you is transparency.
As we engage in this work, transparency will matter deeply. We intend to share with you and make public, on an annual basis, our progress as we engage in these efforts. Transparency will allow you to judge our progress and hold us accountable. Transparency will also help us learn from one another. My hope is that other schools and businesses will choose to share their efforts in a way that helps us identify best practices in eliminating systemic biases.
In the meantime, I want your feedback about either the recommendations in the report or additional recommendations you feel we should consider. Please email me at dean@fuqua.duke.edu -- a small team will monitor that email address and share your ideas and suggestions with me.
Hopefully, we will look back on this time and view it as a rededication to live our values. Dismantling centuries of injustice will not be easy. However, I am also confident that if any community is up to being the champion for real and meaningful change, it is ours. We are uniquely positioned to do so because our values compel us to act in the name of decency, always. We must build not just a better business school, but a better world – starting today.
Racial Equity Working Group Members:
Sam Baker, Daytime '21
Talia Klein, Global MBA '20
Alysha McFall, Daytime '21
Erica Taylor, Duke Medicine '06, Weekend MBA '20
Owen May, MBA '83, Board of Visitors Emeriti
Derek Penn, Co-Chair, '79, MBA '84, Board of Visitors Emeriti
Manoj (MJ) Ramachandran, MMS '13, Alumni Council
Stacey Rasgado, MBA '07, Minority Alumni Advisory Board
Ed Bernier, Director Daytime MBA Career Services, MBA '06
Tom Kosempa, Director of Development
Stephanie Robertson, Director of Community Engagement and Inclusion, '01
Sharon Thompson, Assistant Dean of Admissions
Erin Worsham, Executive Director, CASE, '00
John Graham, Co-Chair, Finance, Fuqua Ph.D. '99
Rick Larrick, Management
Bill Mayew, Accounting
David Ridley, Strategy, Health Sector Management, Duke Ph.D. '01
Ashleigh Shelby Rosette, Management
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LXBN TV: The Basics of the FTC Privacy Report—Proskauer's Kevin Khurana
By Colin O'Keefe on April 6, 2012
Consumer privacy is, without out a doubt, the most popular topic in the law right now. When the FTC released the final version of its privacy report—formally titled "Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: A Proposed Framework for Business and Policymakers"—we saw a wealth of posts analyzing the report across the LexBlog Network. One of those posts was authored by Proskauer's Kevin Khurana on the Privacy Law Blog. We bring him in now to explain the report.
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My friend Zirkie posts a weekly quiz which I love to do. My answers might not be correct but here they are for Friday's Food Quiz Number 14.
1. What is "Au gratin"?
2. What is a challah and give another name for it?
3. What do Calendulas (marigolds), Daylilies and Hibiscus have in common?
4. Give another name for soybean curd and what is it?
5. Strawberries are native to which country?
6. Name the vegetable on which the ancient Egyptians placed their right hands when taking an oath.
7. What fruits are crossed to produce a nectarine?
8. Which country produces two-thirds of the world's vanilla?
10. What sticky sweetener was traditionally used as an antiseptic to treat cuts and burns?
11. Name the Italian Christmas cake?
12. How does double cream differ from single cream?
13. Which condiment throughout history has frequently been valued equal to or more precious than gold?
14. To what temperature would you boil sugar to get it to the hard ball stage?
15. What seeds are commonly associated with rye bread?
Tandy, I love the Friday food quiz and the big AHA moment! Salt: I remember that in some countries like Spain, salt could only be bought at a tabacco store because there was a tax on it. Strange custom using an onion for oath taking: probably it made them cry or did it make them look more plausible and dediated to their task?
So that's what a nectarine is!
Nectarines are a peaches and plum hybrid?!?!? I had no idea!
I could be wrong …..!
Hmmm???? Have you tried growing them?
I really wanted to post a quiz yesterday, but the girls are home for a short break from Varsity and we were talking till very late! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!
I think spending time with the girls is more important!
Another cracker! I do know that from salt comes the word salary…because of its value!
I knew nearly everything! I love thesefood quizzes a lot & that's also why I just gave you an AWARD! 🙂 Yeah!


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HEIDENHAIN at the SPS IPC Drives 2017 – encoders tailored for the unique requirements of demanding...
HEIDENHAIN at the SPS IPC Drives 2017 – encoders tailored for the unique requirements of demanding industries
At the SPS IPC Drives, HEIDENHAIN will be presenting encoders designed specifically for the requirements of the robotics, medical technology, and drive technology industries. HEIDENHAIN will also be providing a demonstration of how Connected Machining makes the machine tool the hub of a company's digital job management, thereby facilitating operating data diagnostics.
Significantly higher accuracy for robots at the tool center point
At the SPS IPC Drives, HEIDENHAIN will be presenting the ECI 4000 absolute inductive rotary encoder for hollow shaft diameters of 180 mm. This encoder is specifically intended for robotics applications. Not only is it robust and accurate, but, as a modular system with a scale drum and a separate scanning unit, it also features ideal mounting characteristics for use in robots. These characteristics include direct mounting, flexible mounting options thanks the modular design, and generous mounting tolerances. What's more, the ECI 4000 is suitable for safety-oriented applications up to SIL 2, category 3 PL d.
The ECI 4000 rotary encoder, as well as the ECA 4000 angle encoder from HEIDENHAIN and the WMRA from AMO, significantly improves the absolute position accuracy of the tool center point on industrial robots (by 70 to 80 percent). For this purpose, the encoder is mounted as a so-called secondary encoder to each robot axis following the respective gear train. At this location, the encoder captures the actual position of each robot joint and always takes the zero position error and backlash into account. On each axis, it also measures the retroactive forces arising from the work being performed. When equipped in this manner, robots can manage assembly tasks requiring greater accuracy and perform machining operations on large workpieces.
Accuracy in the service of healthcare
Of particular importance for medical technology machines and systems is the gentle and safe handling of patients and examination equipment. This includes, for example, being able to move a patient table or examination chair as smoothly as possible during an examination. It also plays an important role in the precise control of a CT scanner's X-ray system for delivering the greatest number of cross-sectional images possible at high resolution. And being able to precisely orient the linear accelerator of radiation equipment is clearly vital for targeted radiation therapy.
HEIDENHAIN will be presenting linear and angle encoders for the linear and rotational positioning of medical technology machines. In addition to providing accurate position measurement, these encoders meet the demands of manufacturers desiring compact dimensions, high reliability, and radiation safety. These encoders include the LIC 4000 absolute linear encoder and the ECI 4000 inductive rotary encoder for a hollow-shaft diameter of 90 mm.
As an absolute linear encoder, the LIC 4100 makes the current position available immediately after the machine has been switched on. Reference runs are not required, meaning that a patient table can be moved immediately and without inconvenient jerking. In addition, the LIC 4100 is particularly resistant to contamination thanks to the 16 mm² scanning field for its scale. The scanning head itself is contained in a sealed housing that fulfills the IP67 degree of protection. This ensures a high level of encoder availability and protection against system failure. At the same time, the LIC 4100 features a high resolution of up to 1 nm. HEIDENHAIN achieves these extremely small measuring steps by highly interpolating the measuring signals of the incremental track and by combining these signals with the absolute track to yield absolute position information.
The inductive rotary encoder of the type ECI 4000 is built modularly from a scanning head and a scale drum. This enables a hollow-shaft diameter of 90 mm with an overall height of only 20 mm. In addition, the encoders without integral bearing can be directly mounted with ease in challenging or confined mounting situations. They also feature exceptional control-related characteristics, as are required in the field of medical technology. These encoders follow the scanning principle of circumferential scanning, in which the entire graduation structure of the scale drum (rotor) with the associated scanning band of the scanning unit (stator) is involved in obtaining position signals. In this way, the rotary encoder evaluates two incremental scanning tracks of differing periodicity. This scanning principle has an extremely positive effect on the mounting and operating tolerances, as well as on position accuracy in the application.
Inductive rotary encoders for highly dynamic drives – highly accurate and robust.
The inductive rotary encoders of the type ECI/EQI 1100 without bearing (with a diameter of 37 mm) and those of the type ECI/EQI 1300 (with a diameter of 65 mm) provide position feedback in highly dynamic applications. Such applications play to these encoders' strengths, which include high control quality and system accuracy as well as high resistance to vibrations and electromagnetic influences. All variants support safety integrity level SIL 2, category 3 PL d. When additional measures are taken on the control, these encoders can even achieve SIL 3, or category 4 PL 3. A further advantage in this regard is their mechanical fault exclusion against the loosening of the shaft and stator connection. An important criterion for evaluating the suitability of an encoder for an application is the desired system accuracy. The inductive rotary encoders of the type ECI/EQI 1100 and of the type ECI/EQI 1300 feature greatly reduced measurement errors within one signal period. Thanks to these encoders' large bandwidth, high-performance systems can be implemented in which the achievable dynamics of the overall system are limited not by the system's encoders but rather by its complex control paths. These encoders feature very large mechanical mounting tolerances and support numerous diagnostic functions (e.g., monitoring of the rotary encoder temperature, the motor temperature, and the tolerances of the motor during operation). The rotary encoder evaluates this data, and, via the purely serial EnDat 2.2 interface, the subsequent electronics are able to digitally read out the data without interrupting the control cycle.
Simple and continuous operating data diagnostics with Connected Machining
At HEIDENHAIN, the operator working at the control of his milling machine or lathe stands at the center of digital job management. To this end, the options of Connected Machining, as well as its software and hardware solutions, provide the operator with access to all of the information he requires within the company network—all from the HEIDENHAIN control. At the same time, he can feed production data back into the process chain so that all participants are able to work with real production data.
At the SPS IPC Drives, HEIDENAHIN will be turning its focus to aspects of continuous operating data diagnostics. A demo application on a TNC 640 control will provide an impressive display of how easy it is to receive and process job and production data right on the control using Connected Machining.
-	With the help of the StateMonitor software and the Extended Workspace expanded display, other applications such as process monitoring and status information can be shown on the control. Whether it is a workspace camera or the display of a multi-machine status at the push of a button—a clear status overview helps the user to quickly locate and correct problems, such as a tool failure, on a machine.
-	In an automated production setup, Connected Machining can implement a targeted data exchange over the DNC interface. In this way, handover units or tool and workpiece handling systems always provide the correct information at the right time in order to keep the flow of automation trouble-free. Communication occurs via the Ethernet interface, which is supported by commonly available fieldbus systems. The advantage of Connected Machining is workload reduction thanks to easy data utilization, time-saving workflows, and transparent processes in the relevant company areas—in the shop, of course, but also in the areas of design and production planning, as well as in administration, logistics, service, and in other departments. Legwork is reduced, and errors are virtually excluded by means of direct access to data via the Remote Desktop Manager. Productivity increases, and processes become streamlined. In this way, uniformly digital networked job management with Connected Machining supports the production strengths of modern machines.
HEIDENHAIN at the SPS IPC Drives: Hall 7, Booth 190


The last five to ten years has seen a grand shift in the way businesses can (and choose to) operate. This transition has been influenced by an increased uptake in business technologies such as cloud and the Internet of Things, as well as societal changes such as the millennial influence on the workplace. This has resulted in changing workplace trends such as greater demand for flexible working by employees, a larger requirement to collaborate with external participants, and a greater onus on IT teams to provide employees working away from the office with the same level of resources as if they were at their desk.
As the need to support long-distance collaboration with colleagues, partners and customers has increased alongside these new flexible working initiatives, businesses are observing a higher demand for meeting spaces in their offices. Organisations are reviewing their meeting resources to provide greater collaboration capabilities, and for many businesses, Huddle Rooms – also commonly known as huddle spaces, or even video rooms – have proven to be the solution.
A huddle room is a small meeting space that is normally more informal than a 'traditional' meeting room or boardroom. Designed to allow small groups of individuals to meet quickly and easily with external participants, these compact spaces are perfect for video collaboration and conference calls. They're also great for quick team catch-ups and other sessions that don't warrant the use of larger pieces of meeting real estate.
What are the benefits of Huddle Rooms?
Huddle rooms have proven to be popular in modern workplaces because they make excellent use of space. Transforming larger, in-demand meeting rooms into two or more huddle rooms creates a greater number of meeting spaces, and helps to cut down on meeting room congestion. From an IT perspective, they're much cheaper to kit out effectively than a meeting room thanks to their limited size, and with a number of dedicated huddle room systems available, it's also surprisingly simple to create a number of "conference pods" perfect for conducting online meetings and web conferences with remote participants and stakeholders.
Huddle Rooms are great for supporting remote and flexible workers, as they allow them to engage with their office-based peers in a face-to-face environment without having to travel into the office. They also allow your employees to actively embrace simple video collaboration tools that historically suffer from low user uptake due to the complexity of use.
Which collaboration tools work well in huddle rooms?
With a wide range of Huddle Room conferencing platforms available, it's important to select one that best fits the space, as well as best fits your business requirements. Implementing an all-in-one room system that combines video, audio and data sharing features can keep costs to a minimum while creating an environment perfect for interacting naturally with external recipients. Most importantly, it's critical that you consider the collaboration applications that your business uses to ensure that the equipment you select works effectively alongside the software.
It's vital that Huddle Room technology is simple to use and quick to get going. Selecting equipment that integrates with desk-based conferencing tools that your colleagues are used to using such as Skype for Business makes setting up a meeting quick, effective and stress-free.
You can learn more about the best Huddle Room solutions by downloading the Prodec Networks guide to creating the Modern Huddle Room.
Prodec Networks offers a number of Huddle Room packages designed to support organisations looking to make the most out of their meeting spaces. Learn more about Prodec's Huddle Room package deals by clicking on the banner below.
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Download your free Huddle Room eGuide from Prodec Networks and discover how such a small space is making such a massive impact in the Modern workplace.


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Article/Media Response: Goodbye Cold War, by Aziz Rana
Who's it from?
n+1 Magazine
This piece attempts to lay out what a leftist foreign policy for the USA might look like. The author envisions a non-militaristic, non-interventionist, cooperative foreign policy.
Help or Hurt?
The USA currently wastes a tremendous amount of resources on maintaining a global military empire. Our decision to pay for this empire instead of for healthcare, homes, and schools, is a political one. As this author explains, "[a] necessary corollary of global social democracy is demilitarization."
Foreign policy is an area where it would seem socialists could gain a lot of ground against more traditional candidates. When Americans understand how our military is used to further the needs of capital in the form of resource exploitation, they will find a more peaceful approach desirable.
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Should DSA SF Endorse Chesa Boudin for District Attorney?
Two members share their views on a potential DSA endorsement of Chesa Boudin. Alejandro Schuler argues for an endorsement, while Melissa Hernandez argues against. DSA SF should endorse Chesa Boudin Chesa Boudin, an openly socialist deputy public defender whose parents were Marxist revolutionaries, is running for San Francisco district attorney. He speaks explicitly about addressing …
Why Should We Build a Public Bank?
Once upon a time, the United States had a much more diverse financial system. But by the end of the first Gilded Age, large Wall Street institutions had established a virtual stranglehold over the plumbing of our economy. That might change if AB857, a bill to allow the creation of publicly-owned financial institutions, passes in …
San Francisco is Waging War on Homeless People
On April 12th, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and two other ghoulish right-wing organizations filed a lawsuit against 2018's Prop C ballot measure, citing a California Constitutional amendment that requires a two-thirds majority of voters for any tax increase. Until the case is decided–which might take years–the city can't release the Prop C funds it …
Take the Power Back
In 1852, the official seal of the newly-established San Francisco Gas Company bore the words fiat lux– let there be light. A century and a half later, the time has come to say "lights out" to its successor, the company we now call PG&E. California's energy history has always been a fight between those who …
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UK could see lack of HGV drivers for Xmas rush
Christofer Lloyd
We may hate to be stuck behind HGVs on the road, but they undoubtedly play a key role in keeping the UK running. However, there could be a shortage of lorry drivers in the Christmas rush, claims the Freight Transport Association (FTA).
This lack of drivers could in turn lead to reduced deliveries to stores in the hectic run-up to the festive season. Many in the haulage industry are blaming strict EU rules for drivers and the high costs involved in getting a licence for putting off a number of potential candidates.
Compounding the issue, four in ten lorry drivers are aged over 50, while only one per cent are under 25, claims the FTA. Furthermore, even experienced drivers are being forced back into the classroom or face a steep fine thanks to EU regulations, hauliers state.
One 68-year-old driver, Roy Reynolds, who has been on the roads for over 40 years has now decided to quit the industry thanks to the prospect of needing additional training, Sky News writes: "I don't feel that I need to do that with the experience that I've gained over a number of years. It just seems pointless, so I decided to retire."
"What we're concerned about is that as things start to ramp up around Christmas...there just simply won't be enough drivers available to make all the deliveries that are needed," Natalie Chapman from the Freight Transport Association told Sky.
John Heighway, transport manager at one haulage company, added that the problem is so acute that the company is having to turn away potential work: "It's quite desperate really. We could have enough work for an extra 10 vehicles.
"But we just don't have the drivers to cover it, so we just have to turn work down which is something we don't like doing."
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A Very Green Green Paper?
This week the European Commission released its Green Paper "Towards an integrated European market for card, internet and mobile payments". Strangely the site that lists all green papers doesn't (yet) have it. For a copy, see this story here. At a high level there is perhaps nothing surprising in the paper, as many of the themes remain consistent. Indeed, in my recent paper "The SEPA Ripple Effect – Coming to A Non-European Country Near You Soon" I listed many of these themes that I expect to see, or already are seeing, in other countries. The more interesting piece will be the responses, and what happens as a result. The card schemes in particular, other than interchange, have had a fairly light touch so far and that looks set to change. One thing to note that a green paper is a vision paper. This is important as it sets out the target end state, but isn't necessarily what will come to fruition as practicalities necessarily impact. As such, its easy to wearily shake your head at the naivety of it all rather than applaud perhaps what they're trying to achieve. However, there does seem to be a danger of a growing gap between the vision and the reality. This hinges around whether payments really is a "network industry". This is central to the concept of an integrated market. In the 10 years of SEPA work so far, there would seem to be little evidence to support any of the 4 drivers listed on pages 2 & 3. That's perhaps unfair, as these drivers require the delivery of SEPA to come to fruition. With true SEPA not due until 2014, the question then becomes whether SEPA will ever work as defined by these 4 measures. For many, the jury is currently either still out or simply no. For all, the answer won't be known until for several years after the deadline has passed. Yet the assumption that it will deliver these benefits is the foundation on which this report is based. A second point is that the regulators and the interests of the supposed beneficiaries aren't 100% aligned, which can cause some strange situations. Take MIF. The regulator has a stated aim for transparency. Prices, despite the 4 drivers listed, haven't fallen naturally, but fallen because of the very large regulatory stick that was waved, including the threat of massive fines for non-compliance. But to a consumer there is no evidence of any change. Indeed, in Australia where intervention has gone further, and surcharging is allowed, prices have not fallen therefore but risen. As a result, consumers have chosen alternative payment products as a result. You can see the same impact as a result of Durbin as well! So how is transparency going to actually help? The model works at an academic level but not in real life, and perhaps nor should it in tough economic times. So, should the regulator give up? No. But perhaps it should perhaps focus on more point intervention, with a clear understanding and statement of why it is doing so, rather than trying change the world.


Holland Manufacturing provides a variety of custom coating, laminating, printing and converting capabilities, with a focus on quality, consistency, and cost-effectiveness.
Holland's unique combination of product mix, manufacturing technology, and industry experience provides our customers with a resource for custom solutions for web-based substrate applications. With a strong R&D focus, we have the ability to develop custom products to meet your functional and visual requirements. Holland's ability to wide-width coat and laminate different materials, coupled with extensive converting capabilities, positions us to service several different industrial markets, including the building products and industrial packaging industries.
Holland's commitment to quality and consistency is at the core of what we do, driving both our business and our processes. We ensure that each product meets our specifications and standards with continual testing and quality assurance methods. We strive to maintain 100% consistent quality throughout each and every order.
Our team is dedicated to delivering innovative products to the marketplace. As a custom manufacturer, Holland is constantly making efforts to improve our capabilities to coat, laminate, print and converting different types of substrates of varying thickness, weights, and surface characteristics.


The primary objective of the RVRSA Certified Laboratory is to determine if the quality of treated effluent discharging from our wastewater treatment plant conforms to standards set forth by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP).
Through the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) permit, RVRSA is permitted by the NJDEP to discharge into the Rockaway River a flow of 12 million gallons per day (MGD) of treated effluent. The permit is the "regulatory mechanism used by the NJDEP to help ensure the RVRSA discharge will not harm the environment." Additionally, an Annual Certified Parameter List is given to the laboratory with the specific analytical methods for which the laboratory is certified, corresponding to a specific parameter. Every year, the NJDEP conducts proficiency testing of all of the parameters for which RVRSA laboratory is certified to perform. Laboratory technicians at RVRSA work diligently to comply with the requirements as set forth in our NJPDES permit by conforming to required procedures, keeping accurate and current records, and maintaining a sanitary and safe working environment within the laboratory.
The NJDEP also requires all laboratories testing wastewater to adhere to tested and accepted methods of analysis, as found in the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater manual.
Additionally, random unannounced audits of the laboratory's methods are conducted by the enforcement section of the NJDEP as well as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to monitor for conformance of testing protocols to written standard operating procedures (SOPs), to insure accurate record keeping and to maintain a sanitized laboratory working environment. These unannounced laboratory inspections are to ensure that the RVRSA Certified Laboratory is accurate and up to date in adhering to the new standards or permit requirements.
The Laboratory at Rockaway Valley RSA is also committed in preparing and educating future laboratory technicians through our Co-Op program with local colleges and universities (County College of Morris, Ramapo College, etc.). In the program we hire a prospective candidate from these institutions who will work part time, while acquiring college credits and gaining experience. The candidates must be enrolled at these institutions within a Biology, Chemistry or Environmental Sciences degree so that the students can get experience relevant to their studies. Any interested candidates may contact our offices for further information on this program.


INIFD Chandigarh organised Annual Convocation Ceremony 2018 where the Star Bollywood Designer, Exclusive Stylist to Salman Khan & mentor to INIFDstudents, Ashley Rebello was the Honourable Guest.
INIFD Corporate Director Ms. Ritu Kochhar felicitated the Guest with trophy. Star Bollywood Designer Ashley Rebello gave awards to the INIFD "Young Achievers" and also felicitated "Student of the Year Award" to the students. He also addressed the budding student designers & felicitated the pass out students with the certificates & Trophies.
INIFD Designers also showcased a Mini Fashion Show of their Collections presented during London Fashion Week at Fashion Scout 2018 and GenNext show 2018 at Lakme Fashion Week.
Star Bollywood Designer & Stylist, Ashley Rebello also conducted the workshop at INIFD Chandigarh & shared the finer intricacies of the glamorous world of Fashion Design with the students. The workshop was a great learning experience for the INIFD students. Everyone enjoyed the celebrations with full enthusiasm & got their pictures clicked posing with smiles on their faces.


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At a young age my brothers, friends and I learnt how to make Lackie-guns from clothes pegs, rubber bands and wooden stakes.
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The screen is a 6' x 16' and is teamed with a twin screw. The screen is outfitted with strategically placed nozzles to scrub materials clean. High capacity dewatering screw delivers the fine aggregates while chutes and cross conveyors deliver the sized products. The portable chassis design is easy to transport to the desired site and easy to set up.


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@implementation SamuraiHtmlRenderObjectTable
{
	NSInteger			_renderMaxRow;
	NSInteger			_renderMaxColumn;
	void *				_renderMap[HTML_TABLE_MAX_ROWS][HTML_TABLE_MAX_COLUMNS];
}

+ (instancetype)renderObjectWithDom:(SamuraiHtmlDomNode *)dom andStyle:(SamuraiHtmlStyle *)style
{
	SamuraiHtmlRenderObjectTable * renderObject = [super renderObjectWithDom:dom andStyle:style];

	return renderObject;
}

#pragma mark -

- (id)init
{
	self = [super init];
	if ( self )
	{
		_renderMaxRow = 0;
		_renderMaxColumn = 0;
	}
	return self;
}

- (void)dealloc
{
}

#pragma mark -

+ (Class)defaultViewClass
{
	return [HtmlElement_Table class];
}

#pragma mark -

- (BOOL)store_isValid
{
	return YES;
}

- (BOOL)store_hasChildren
{
	return YES;
}

#pragma mark -

- (void)renderWillLoad
{
	[super renderWillLoad];
}

- (void)renderDidLoad
{
	[super renderDidLoad];

	[self parseTableGroups];
}

#pragma mark -

- (BOOL)layoutShouldWrapLine
{
	return [super layoutShouldWrapLine];
}

- (BOOL)layoutShouldWrapBefore
{
	return [super layoutShouldWrapBefore];
}

- (BOOL)layoutShouldWrapAfter
{
	return [super layoutShouldWrapAfter];
}

- (BOOL)layoutShouldBoundsToWindow
{
	return [super layoutShouldBoundsToWindow];
}

- (BOOL)layoutShouldCenteringInRow
{
	return [super layoutShouldCenteringInRow];
}

- (BOOL)layoutShouldCenteringInCol
{
	return [super layoutShouldCenteringInCol];
}

- (BOOL)layoutShouldPositioningChildren
{
	return [super layoutShouldPositioningChildren];
}

- (BOOL)layoutShouldArrangedInRow
{
	return [super layoutShouldArrangedInRow];
}

- (BOOL)layoutShouldArrangedInCol
{
	return [super layoutShouldArrangedInCol];
}

- (BOOL)layoutShouldArrangedReverse
{
	return [super layoutShouldArrangedReverse];
}

- (BOOL)layoutShouldHorizontalAlign
{
	return [super layoutShouldHorizontalAlign];
}

- (BOOL)layoutShouldHorizontalAlignLeft
{
	return [super layoutShouldHorizontalAlignLeft];
}

- (BOOL)layoutShouldHorizontalAlignRight
{
	return [super layoutShouldHorizontalAlignRight];
}

- (BOOL)layoutShouldHorizontalAlignCenter
{
	return [super layoutShouldHorizontalAlignCenter];
}

- (BOOL)layoutShouldVerticalAlign
{
	return [super layoutShouldVerticalAlign];
}

- (BOOL)layoutShouldVerticalAlignTop
{
	return [super layoutShouldVerticalAlignTop];
}

- (BOOL)layoutShouldVerticalAlignMiddle
{
	return [super layoutShouldVerticalAlignMiddle];
}

- (BOOL)layoutShouldVerticalAlignBottom
{
	return [super layoutShouldVerticalAlignBottom];
}

#pragma mark -

- (void)parseTableGroups
{
	NSMutableArray * thead = [NSMutableArray array];
	NSMutableArray * tbody = [NSMutableArray array];
	NSMutableArray * tfoot = [NSMutableArray array];

	for ( SamuraiHtmlRenderObject * child in self.childs )
	{
		if ( NSOrderedSame == [child.dom.domTag compare:@"thead"] )
		{
			[thead addObjectsFromArray:child.childs];
		}
		else if ( NSOrderedSame == [child.dom.domTag compare:@"tbody"] )
		{
			[tbody addObjectsFromArray:child.childs];
		}
		else if ( NSOrderedSame == [child.dom.domTag compare:@"tfoot"] )
		{
			[tfoot addObjectsFromArray:child.childs];
		}
		else
		{
			[tbody addObject:child];
		}
	}

	NSMutableArray * renderRows = [NSMutableArray array];

	[self parseTableRows:thead toArray:renderRows];
	[self parseTableRows:tbody toArray:renderRows];
	[self parseTableRows:tfoot toArray:renderRows];

	[self parseTableMapFromArray:renderRows];
}

- (void)parseTableRows:(NSArray *)rows toArray:(NSMutableArray *)array
{
	NSMutableArray * plainRow = nil;

	for ( SamuraiHtmlRenderObject * child in rows )
	{
		if ( NSOrderedSame == [child.dom.domTag compare:@"tr"] )
		{
		// row

			plainRow = nil;

			NSMutableArray * row = [NSMutableArray nonRetainingArray];

			for ( SamuraiHtmlRenderObject * column in child.childs )
			{
				if ( NSOrderedSame == [column.dom.domTag compare:@"td"] ||
					NSOrderedSame == [column.dom.domTag compare:@"th"] )
				{
					[row addObject:column];
				}
			}

			[array addObject:row];
		}
		else if ( NSOrderedSame == [child.dom.domTag compare:@"td"] ||
				 NSOrderedSame == [child.dom.domTag compare:@"th"] )
		{
		// column

			if ( nil == plainRow )
			{
				plainRow = [NSMutableArray nonRetainingArray];

				[array addObject:plainRow];
			}

			[plainRow addObject:child];
		}
	}
}

- (void)parseTableMapFromArray:(NSArray *)renderRows
{
	_renderMaxRow = 0;
	_renderMaxColumn = 0;

	memset( _renderMap, 0x0, sizeof(_renderMap) );

	for ( NSInteger rowIndex = 0; rowIndex < [renderRows count]; ++rowIndex )
	{
		NSArray * row = [renderRows objectAtIndex:rowIndex];

		for ( NSInteger colIndex = 0; colIndex < [row count]; ++colIndex )
		{
			SamuraiHtmlRenderObject * column = [row objectAtIndex:colIndex];

			column.tableRow = -1;
			column.tableCol = -1;

			if ( HtmlRenderDisplay_None == column.display )
			{
				continue;
			}

			NSInteger rowSpan = 1;
			NSInteger colSpan = 1;

			if ( column.dom.rowSpan )
			{
				rowSpan = [column.dom.rowSpan integerValue];
				rowSpan = rowSpan < 1 ? 1 : rowSpan;
			}

			if ( column.dom.colSpan )
			{
				colSpan = [column.dom.colSpan integerValue];
				colSpan = colSpan < 1 ? 1 : colSpan;
			}

			for ( NSInteger r = 0; r < rowSpan; ++r )
			{
				NSInteger sr = rowIndex + r;

				for ( NSInteger c = 0; c < colSpan; ++c )
				{
					NSInteger sc = colIndex + c;

					for ( NSInteger x = 0; x < HTML_TABLE_MAX_COLUMNS - sc; ++x )
					{
						NSInteger sx = sc + x;

						if ( nil == _renderMap[sr][sx] )
						{
							column.tableRow = (-1 == column.tableRow) ? sr : column.tableRow;
							column.tableCol = (-1 == column.tableCol) ? sx : column.tableCol;
							column.tableColSpan = colSpan;
							column.tableRowSpan = rowSpan;

							_renderMap[sr][sx] = (__bridge void *)column;

							break;
						}
					}

					_renderMaxColumn = MAX( column.tableCol + column.tableColSpan, _renderMaxColumn );
				}

				_renderMaxRow = MAX( column.tableRow + column.tableRowSpan, _renderMaxRow );
			}
		}
	}
}

#pragma mark -

- (CGRect)computeFrame:(CGSize)bound origin:(CGPoint)origin
{
	DEBUG_RENDERER_LAYOUT( self );

	if ( HtmlRenderDisplay_None == self.display )
	{
		return [self zerolizeFrame];
	}

// compute min/max size

	CGFloat minWidth = INVALID_VALUE;
	CGFloat maxWidth = INVALID_VALUE;
	CGFloat minHeight = INVALID_VALUE;
	CGFloat maxHeight = INVALID_VALUE;

	if ( self.style.minWidth )
	{
		minWidth = [self.style.minWidth computeValue:bound.width];
	}

	if ( self.style.minHeight )
	{
		minHeight = [self.style.minHeight computeValue:bound.height];
	}

	if ( self.style.maxWidth )
	{
		maxWidth = [self.style.maxWidth computeValue:bound.width];
	}

	if ( self.style.maxHeight )
	{
		maxHeight = [self.style.maxHeight computeValue:bound.height];
	}

// compute width/height

	CGSize computedSize = bound;

	if ( self.style.width )
	{
		if ( [self.style.width isNumber] )
		{
			computedSize.width = [self.style.width computeValue:bound.width];
		}
	}

	if ( self.style.height )
	{
		if ( [self.style.height isNumber] )
		{
			computedSize.height = [self.style.height computeValue:bound.height];
		}
	}

// compute function

	if ( self.style.width )
	{
		if ( [self.style.width isFunction:@"equals"] )
		{
			NSString * firstParam = [[self.style.width params] firstObject];

			if ( [firstParam isEqualToString:@"height"] )
			{
				computedSize.width = computedSize.height;
			}
		}
	}

	if ( self.style.height )
	{
		if ( [self.style.height isFunction:@"equals"] )
		{
			NSString * firstParam = [[self.style.height params] firstObject];

			if ( [firstParam isEqualToString:@"width"] )
			{
				computedSize.height = computedSize.width;
			}
		}
	}

// compute min/max size

	if ( self.style.minWidth )
	{
		if ( INVALID_VALUE != minWidth && computedSize.width < minWidth )
		{
			computedSize.width = minWidth;
		}
	}

	if ( self.style.minHeight )
	{
		if ( INVALID_VALUE != minHeight && computedSize.height < minHeight )
		{
			computedSize.height = minHeight;
		}
	}

	if ( self.style.maxWidth )
	{
		if ( INVALID_VALUE != maxWidth && computedSize.width > maxWidth )
		{
			computedSize.width = maxWidth;
		}
	}

	if ( self.style.maxHeight )
	{
		if ( INVALID_VALUE != maxHeight && computedSize.height > maxHeight )
		{
			computedSize.height = maxHeight;
		}
	}

// compute border/margin/padding

	UIEdgeInsets computedInset = [self computeInset:computedSize];
	UIEdgeInsets computedBorder = [self computeBorder:computedSize];
	UIEdgeInsets computedMargin = [self computeMargin:computedSize];
	UIEdgeInsets computedPadding = [self computePadding:computedSize];

	CGFloat maxColWidths[HTML_TABLE_MAX_ROWS] = { 0.0f };
	CGFloat maxRowHeights[HTML_TABLE_MAX_ROWS] = { 0.0f };

// compute size

	for ( NSInteger rowIndex = 0; rowIndex < _renderMaxRow; ++rowIndex )
	{
		for ( NSInteger colIndex = 0; colIndex < _renderMaxColumn; ++colIndex )
		{
			SamuraiHtmlRenderObject * cell = (__bridge SamuraiHtmlRenderObject *)(_renderMap[rowIndex][colIndex]);

			if ( nil == cell )
				continue;

			if ( cell.tableRow == rowIndex && cell.tableCol == colIndex )
			{
				CGSize cellBound;
				CGRect cellWindow;

				cellBound.width = self.style.maxWidth ? maxWidth : INVALID_VALUE; // computedSize.width;
				cellBound.height = self.style.maxHeight ? maxHeight : INVALID_VALUE; // computedSize.height;

				cellWindow = [cell computeFrame:cellBound origin:CGPointZero];

				if ( cell.tableColSpan <= 1 )
				{
					maxColWidths[colIndex] = fmax( maxColWidths[colIndex], cellWindow.size.width );
				}

				if ( cell.tableRowSpan <= 1 )
				{
					maxRowHeights[rowIndex] = fmax( maxRowHeights[rowIndex], cellWindow.size.height );
				}
			}
		}
	}

// compute size

	CGFloat computedBorderSpacing = [self computeBorderSpacing];

	CGFloat computedCellPadding = [self computeCellPadding];
	CGFloat computedCellSpacing = [self computeCellSpacing];

	CGFloat xOrigin = 0.0f;
	CGFloat yOrigin = 0.0f;

	xOrigin += computedBorder.left;
//	xOrigin += computedMargin.left;
	xOrigin += computedPadding.left;
	xOrigin += computedBorderSpacing;
	xOrigin += computedCellSpacing;

	yOrigin += computedBorder.top;
//	yOrigin += computedMargin.top;
	yOrigin += computedPadding.top;
	yOrigin += computedBorderSpacing;
	yOrigin += computedCellSpacing;

	CGFloat	xOffset = xOrigin;
	CGFloat	yOffset = yOrigin;

	CGSize	maxSize = CGSizeZero;

	for ( NSInteger rowIndex = 0; rowIndex < _renderMaxRow; ++rowIndex )
	{
		for ( NSInteger colIndex = 0; colIndex < _renderMaxColumn; ++colIndex )
		{
			SamuraiHtmlRenderObject * cell = (__bridge SamuraiHtmlRenderObject *)(_renderMap[rowIndex][colIndex]);

			if ( nil == cell )
				continue;

			if ( cell.tableRow == rowIndex && cell.tableCol == colIndex )
			{
				CGRect cellFrame = cell.bounds;

				cellFrame.origin.x = xOffset;
				cellFrame.origin.y = yOffset;

				cellFrame.size.width = 0.0f;
				cellFrame.size.height = 0.0f;

				for ( NSInteger colSpan = 0; colSpan < cell.tableColSpan; ++colSpan )
				{
					cellFrame.size.width += maxColWidths[colIndex + colSpan];
				}

				for ( NSInteger rowSpan = 0; rowSpan < cell.tableRowSpan; ++rowSpan )
				{
					cellFrame.size.height += maxRowHeights[rowIndex + rowSpan];
				}

				if ( cell.tableColSpan > 1 )
				{
					cellFrame.size.width += (cell.tableColSpan - 1) * computedCellSpacing;
				}

				if ( cell.tableRowSpan > 1 )
				{
					cellFrame.size.height += (cell.tableRowSpan - 1) * computedCellSpacing;
				}

//				cellFrame.size.width = fmax( cellFrame.size.width, cell.bounds.size.width );
//				cellFrame.size.height = fmax( cellFrame.size.height, cell.bounds.size.height );

				cell.bounds = cellFrame;

				xOffset += cellFrame.size.width;
			}
			else
			{
				xOffset = CGRectGetMaxX( cell.bounds );
			}

			maxSize.width	= fmax( CGRectGetMaxX( cell.bounds ), maxSize.width );
			maxSize.height	= fmax( CGRectGetMaxY( cell.bounds ), maxSize.height );

			xOffset += computedCellSpacing;
		}

		yOffset += maxRowHeights[rowIndex];
		yOffset += computedCellSpacing;

		xOffset = xOrigin;
	}

	maxSize.width += computedBorderSpacing;
	maxSize.width += computedCellSpacing;

	maxSize.height += computedBorderSpacing;
	maxSize.height += computedCellSpacing;

	computedSize.width	= maxSize.width;
	computedSize.height	= maxSize.height;

// compute function

	if ( self.style.width )
	{
		if ( [self.style.width isFunction:@"equals"] )
		{
			NSString * firstParam = [[self.style.width params] firstObject];

			if ( [firstParam isEqualToString:@"height"] )
			{
				computedSize.width = computedSize.height;
			}
		}
	}

	if ( self.style.height )
	{
		if ( [self.style.height isFunction:@"equals"] )
		{
			NSString * firstParam = [[self.style.height params] firstObject];

			if ( [firstParam isEqualToString:@"width"] )
			{
				computedSize.height = computedSize.width;
			}
		}
	}

// normalize value

	computedSize.width = NORMALIZE_VALUE( computedSize.width );
	computedSize.height = NORMALIZE_VALUE( computedSize.height );

// compute min/max size

	if ( self.style.minWidth )
	{
		if ( INVALID_VALUE != minWidth && computedSize.width < minWidth )
		{
			computedSize.width = minWidth;
		}
	}

	if ( self.style.minHeight )
	{
		if ( INVALID_VALUE != minHeight && computedSize.height < minHeight )
		{
			computedSize.height = minHeight;
		}
	}

	if ( self.style.maxWidth )
	{
		if ( INVALID_VALUE != maxWidth && computedSize.width > maxWidth )
		{
			computedSize.width = maxWidth;
		}
	}

	if ( self.style.maxHeight )
	{
		if ( INVALID_VALUE != maxHeight && computedSize.height > maxHeight )
		{
			computedSize.height = maxHeight;
		}
	}

// compute inset / border / margin /padding

	self.inset = computedInset;
	self.border = computedBorder;
	self.margin = computedMargin;
	self.padding = computedPadding;

// compute bounds

	CGRect computedBounds;

	computedBounds.origin = origin;

	computedBounds.size.width = computedSize.width;
	computedBounds.size.width += computedPadding.left;
	computedBounds.size.width += computedPadding.right;
	computedBounds.size.width += computedBorder.left;
	computedBounds.size.width += computedBorder.right;
	computedBounds.size.width += computedMargin.left;
	computedBounds.size.width += computedMargin.right;

	computedBounds.size.height = computedSize.height;
	computedBounds.size.height += computedPadding.top;
	computedBounds.size.height += computedPadding.bottom;
	computedBounds.size.height += computedBorder.top;
	computedBounds.size.height += computedBorder.bottom;
	computedBounds.size.height += computedMargin.top;
	computedBounds.size.height += computedMargin.bottom;

	self.bounds = computedBounds;

	return computedBounds;
}

#pragma mark -

- (id)serialize
{
	return [self.view serialize];
}

- (void)unserialize:(id)obj
{
	[self.view unserialize:obj];
}

- (void)zerolize
{
	[self.view zerolize];
}

@end

// ----------------------------------
// Unit test
// ----------------------------------

#pragma mark -

#if __SAMURAI_TESTING__

TEST_CASE( UI, HtmlRenderObjectTable )

DESCRIBE( before )
{
}

DESCRIBE( after )
{
}

TEST_CASE_END

#endif	// #if __SAMURAI_TESTING__

#endif	// #if (TARGET_OS_IPHONE || TARGET_IPHONE_SIMULATOR)

#import "_pragma_pop.h"

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Most people don't see the edginess in my work. They think it's all fantasy and whimsy.
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Danielle and Martin are headed to the Ski lodge. They have been driving all morning in hopes of getting there before dusk. The mood in the car is upbeat and energetic. Just like the two of them.
The sound amongst thier bouncy conversation, is the music of Eve 6. Martin's favorite band. Danielle has made several compilation cds for the trip. She masterfully combined music that would suit the both of them. Pretty soon, she would hear some Fallout Boy or My Chemical Romance. But, now it is Eve6. She likes this band too, but not one of her favorites.
Martin places his had in Danielles lap. From there he grabs her free hand and brings it to his jaw. He then slowly takes it up to meet his lips, from there he kisses her hand. She smiles at him from the drivers seat. Then maintains her attention to the road ahead.
She looks at the clock above the dash. It says ten till one.
"Man Im starving, would you like to break for lunch hon?" She inquired. "Yeah sounds good" Was his response.
Very nice, idyllic scene you've created…just perfect for something to go horribly wrong. I don't think you're using 'in lieu' right though.
Very romantic / the music /the couple, the journey. Romance is your forte.
Very romantic / the music the couple, the journey. Romance is your forte.


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Android News / All News / OnePlus 2 Hands-On Demo At Select Airtel Stores In India
OnePlus 2 Hands-On Demo At Select Airtel Stores In India
By Kishalaya Kundu
India's largest wireless carrier Airtel on Thursday, announced a partnership with smartphone startup OnePlus, whereby 50 participating Airtel stores in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore would offer a hands-on experience with the OnePlus 2 to just about anybody who walks in through the doors at those stores from this Friday. The carrier has already listed the 50 stores where the offer would be applicable, and the entire list can be found at the source link at the bottom of this article. Airtel has said that in time, the scheme will roll out to many more cities, with a number of stores in 4G territories being prepped for the OnePlus 2 hands-on demo in the coming weeks. It bears mentioning that Airtel's LTE network is presently available in over 300 towns across the country, with plans for a larger presence over the course of this year and the next.
As for the just-announced deal with OnePlus, Airtel says that its customers will also stand a chance to get an invite to buy the OnePlus 2 if they were to upgrade to a 4G SIM from their current 3G SIMs. Non-Airtel customers can port into the network and subscribe to any 4G postpaid plan offered by the carrier to be eligible for an invite. Airtel however does mention that owing to the limited availability of invites, they'll be doled out strictly on a first come first service basis. Currently, only the invited few get a chance to buy the smartphone, which is officially sold in the country exclusively on Amazon for a price of Rs. 24,999 ($380) for the 4 GB RAM / 64 GB ROM variant. The 3 GB RAM / 16 GB ROM variant is priced Rs. 2,000 ($30) cheaper at Rs. 22,999 ($350), but is not yet available for purchase.
As a quick recap, the OnePlus 2 comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p display and is powered by Qualcomm's MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 SoC (v2.1), which comes with an embedded octa-core 64-bit CPU clocked at a maximum of 1.8 GHz, along with an Adreno 430 GPU. The device comes with a choice of either 3 GB RAM and 16 GB ROM or 4 GB RAM and 64 GB ROM. The smartphone runs Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box in the form of Oxygen OS 2.0, which just got its second software update earlier in the week, after having received a patch to plug the Stagefright exploit last month. The smartphone comes with a 13-megapixel primary camera and a 5-megapixel secondary camera, and carries a 3,300 mAh Li-Po battery. The smartphone also happens to be one of the first mainstream smartphones to support microUSB 2.0 Type-C connectivity.
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@hgy29 Would it be possible to post the NDK project here (zip file) so I can use it to recreate the plugin on my PC. I'd like to start implementing some new features too, now that we also have the iOS version.
@SinisterSoft Sure. I don't really mind where it is located. I'd like to be able to document and update it for all to use.
Hi @hgy29 I understand the need to add this to the repo, but how do I compile the tts plugin without having to download the complete Gideros repo? What is the project structure on a local PC just for the tts plugin?
Done, I added a Makefile into tts folder.
To build it, just grab the entire tts folder, modify the first two lines of the Makefile so that they point to the Sdk folder of your gideros installation and to the ndk-build script from android NDK installation.
Then navigate to the tts folder from a command line and launch make.
The resulting plugin files should end up in Build/tts subfolder.
I downloaded the android-ndk-r14b SDK and updated the Makefile as to your instructions in your previous post. Gideros 2017.04.1 is installed in the default location so I did not change it.
I also updated the PATH system environment variable in include the new ndk path.
Forgive my ignorance, but how to I execute the Makefile?
I was unsure wether you were using Windows or Mac. On Mac make tool is preinstalled, but on Windows you need to install a Unix like shell with a few build tools.
@hgy29 I followed your instructions in your previous post, and all seemed to work fine. I'll need to do some dev work on tts and test it on a device to be sure!!
Thanks again for all your help. I wouldn't have been able to do this without your guidance.
@simwhi, I am glad it worked for you indeed!
With this simple setup you could even start building some gideros parts from source!
If you want to contribute to the source code, it would be best to start by forking gideros project on github, learn to use git (I use gitbash to deal with git) to checkout your repository and commit back your changes, then ask for pull requests to gideros official repository once your happy with your changes and wish to share them.
- in root directory you have the .gplugin file, which tells gideros what should be done to integrate your plugin into final project when it is ticked in plugin selection pane.
When adding iOS support, we would add a source/iOS folder with a .m file containing the iOS implementation of the same C calls.
Here is a stable version of the TTS plugin for iOS, fixing some major bugs following real world testing.
I have tried and tried to split the code into 3 files to fit the new Gideros plugin structure but have really struggled as my Objective C skills are a bit weak. The templates I followed use a single .mm file structure. So unless I figure it out or someone can help, in the meantime just adding this file to the plugin folder in XCode will work. It is dependent on the AVFoundation framework, which is already exported by Gideros.
Hi guys! I see that "text-to-speech" functionality is available.
I wanted to ask - is it possible to implement "speech-to-text" in my project?
Hi @Appollo14 Unfortunately not. I think it would be nice to have though.
It is possible to create "Speech-to-text" plugin, right? I would have to find Java Developer, who will provide api from Java side?
@Apollo14 Yes, it's definitely possible. I wrote the java code for tts with a lot of help from @hgy29 with getting the plugin working with Gideros.
I have already written a demo Android app for speech to text, but I haven't got it working with Gideros yet.
I've just finished doing some bug fixes for our main game and I noticed that the current Java source code for the TTS plugin is slightly out of date. I've also added a NULL test in the setLanguage() method as there were crash reports.
speech-to-text plugin for Gideros could be an awesome addition!
I'm testing TTS plugin on Android, can you pls help with few questions?
1) By default there's female voice, how to switch to male? Or choose between different types of voices?
Are there similar calls for Android?
2) And what does second parameter ("utterance") do?
I don't see any changes if I change parameter "hello" to any other word.
Is there a way to pre-cache it?
I'm thinking about 'setVolume(0)' and playing text strings silently in advance.
1) It isn't possible to change the voice in code in the current Android TTS plugin. However, I did hack my version of the TTS so this can be done (via setLanguage method). It's not pretty, so I don't want to release it here. It should be done correctly, but I do not know how to create new methods and callbacks for Gideros plugins. The iOS version supports changing voices in code.
2) The speak method queues each char sequence (words to be spoken). The utterance parameter is used to tag each char sequence. After the the sequence has been spoken eventTtsUtterance is called passing the utterance parameter.
3) The TTS engine can take some time to initialise for the first time. We do this when our app loads. Nothing is downloaded or translated as the voices and engine work locally. We suggest that you use the free Google TTS engine as they have the best voices. You can also download more enhanced voices (free) from within the TTS engine settings.
Most devices have google TTS but Samsung have there own TTS engine set by default. The Samsung TTS engine is terrible.


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In Togliatti, an unknown person set fire to the administration door
An unknown person set fire to the door and porch of the administration of Togliatti, the fire was quickly extinguished, the fire was put out by seven crews of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Baza writes about the discovered site of the Molotov cocktail
Law enforcement officers identify the arsonist of the door of the city administration, the fire was quickly localized and eliminated, RBC was told in the press service of the Togliatti administration.
The Center for Combating Extremism (Center "E") of the Ministry of Internal Affairs discovered on Molotov cocktails were used at the scene of the incident, the Baza telegram channel writes without indicating the source of the information.
The signal about the fire was received by the local department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations at 3:44 am (2:44 Moscow time), the fire covered an area of 10 square meters. m, the door and the porch lining were on fire, they said in the department, Volga.News reports. Seven crews arrived at the scene of the fire, 21 minutes after receiving the message, the fire was extinguished.
At the end of April, the building of the Togliatti administration was covered with red paint, wrote the Togliatti Notebook portal, indicating that shortly before that, a poster "#We Don't Abandon Our Own" appeared on the building. According to the portal, the administration staff turned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
RBC turned to the press service of the regional Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for comment.
In recent months, the authorities of the regions of Russia have repeatedly reported arson in the buildings of city administrations and military registration and enlistment offices. In mid-May, a fire broke out in the military registration and enlistment office of the village of Pronsk, Ryazan Region, the administration reported that "the door and a little window were damaged," assuring that the consequences had been eliminated. Baza then wrote about an attempt to set fire to the military registration and enlistment office at night, indicating that unknown people approached the building and tried to set fire to the window frame and door. The police opened a case of an attempt to deliberately destroy or damage property, the channel noted.
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German band The New Roses came to Scotland for the first time to play Edinburgh at Bannerman's Bar. A decent size crowd turned up for a band that really isn't that well known in the UK yet, but there were definitely a good number of them who did so off the back of the band's two internationally released albums, going by the response to some of the songs. But at the same time those who were there because they were curious to see a new band with a strong reputation, also reacted with great enthusiasm.
That enthusiasm was bolstered by a band firing on all cylinders. With some very fine songs, catchy choruses and a huge amount of "oomph", they worked the crowd superbly. They have a glam or sleaze feel at times, but the most noticeable thing is a real southern hard rock vibe. Frontman Timmy Rough, taking his que from Lemmy opened up by simply declaring "we play rock 'n' roll music," before throwing themselves into opening song Every Wildheart. The immediacy of the crowd joining in with clapping and foot stamping was amazing for what is a relatively new or less well known outfit. There was a real warmth between the band and audience and in the best traditions of rock, each fed off the other as the night wore on.
During the set Timmy explained that he had been in Edinburgh before, celebrating Hogmanay and had an absolute ball. Later he referred to that visit by saying that if it hadn't been written before that trip, then Whiskey Nightmare would have been afterwards. Being in Scotland of course, someone in the audience rushed to the bar and bought him a whiskey, which he downed in one go on stage, before quipping "has it got warmer in here?"
Guitarist Norman Bites later showed his prowess by having a solo spot which fused both classical and blues with rock. It was quite a nicely worked solo, where so many guitarists do solos which are either just shredding or screeching with lots of feedback, this was a pleasant change to hear a well put together thoughtful one. 2nd 1st Time had an air of John Mellencamp about it, where Rough's husky vocal was particularly good, and the audience played their part on quite a few tracks, most noticeably with the repeated title line of It's A Long Way, the impressive mass sing along of One More For The Road, and the clapping, dancing and singing with the chorus of Life Aint Easy (For A Boy With Long Hair) - even more fun live than the recorded version.
There is no doubt that The New Roses are a quality band with the talent to go all the way to the top. They were simply terrific in Bannerman's Bar and the amount of good feedback about the show in the bar area afterwards and also on social media speaks volumes. It may be a case of get out and see them in intimate venues now, or have to wait and see them in bigger halls. From this performance there is no doubt they will tear those places up too, and are already getting recognition on the festival stages of Europe.
Setlist: Every Wildheart / Forever Never Comes / Dancing On A Razorblade / For A While / 2nd 1st Time / It's A Long Way / Whiskey Nightmare / Life Aint Easy (For A Boy With Long Hair) / Gimme Your Love / Devil's Toy / One More For The Road / Thirsty / Without A Trace / My Own Worst Enemy / Old Time Rock And Roll
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The Polymer Processing Society Conference 2015 in Graz which was held from September 21-25, 2015, was a meeting place for more than 400 international experts and top researchers from 32 nations. We hope all PPS participants enjoyed the PPS conference and the beautiful scenery and historical sites of Graz as well. We also would like to thank all authors for their contributions and our PPS sponsors for their support! Please note that the presentations which were held at PPS2015 are not available on our Homepage. If you are interested in a presentation please contact the lecturer personally!


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You'll be with us to learn and hone your skills, so there will be plenty of help on hand; but for you to get the most out of this role, you'll need to be a true self-starter. We envisage the intern role being suitable for someone who has a relevant college training or a university degree, but we will consider anyone who can convince us otherwise.
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AM Ventures closes €100 million fund with focus on industrial 3D printing
The VC firm will use the funds to expand its strong portfolio of 17 companies to further boost the industrial 3D printing industry
Megha Paul 20 July 2022
The 3D printing or additive manufacturing industry was worth $10.67 billion in 2021 and is projected to reach $50.82 billion by 2030, according to SmarTech Analysis.
Munich-based venture capital firm for additive manufacturing AM Ventures has wrapped up €100 million fund to transform the world with industrial 3D printing hardware, materials, software, and applications. The VC firm will use the funds to expand its strong portfolio of 17 companies to further boost the industrial 3D printing industry. The company rolled out the fund last year.
Johann Oberhofer, co-founder and managing partner at AM Ventures said: "The fact that portfolio company founders are now investing in our fund is a great validation of our exceptional effort. We aim to lead the sustainable additive revolution."
The firm currently manages a seed portfolio of 17 companies in six countries on three continents. In 2021 alone, it led three investment rounds in Germany-based companies MetShape and Headmade Materials as well as Switzerland-based Scrona.
Arno Held, co-founder and managing partner added: "The additive manufacturing industry has shown steady and strong growth over the last decade and startups have played a crucial role during this time. Startups will continue to be key in providing the innovation required to finally bring the digital world to the real world, and that they will help to produce industrial goods in a sustainable manner and thus strengthen supply chains and tackle climate change."
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For the last 7 years, MYAC has shared an exclusive partnership with the Lang Lang International Music Foundation. The International Summer Music Summit is a chance for a small group of exceptionally gifted young pianists under the age of 16, hand-selected from around the globe by the internationally acclaimed pianist Lang Lang, to gather in a week-long celebration of collaborative music with MYAC's Symphony Orchestra members.
Through homestays with our host families, chamber performances, sightseeing activities, and concerts at world-renowned venues around Chicago, the students of MYAC and the Lang Lang "Young Scholars" form friendships that last far beyond their short stay in Chicago.
Collaborations have included chamber concerts at Chicago Botanic Garden and concerto performances with our Symphony Orchestra at Millennium Park for an audience of thousands. New this year, the Summer Music Summit will also include a concert at the beautiful and historic Cantigny Park in Wheaton, IL.
The free concerts of the International Summer Music Summit provide a truly eye-opening experience for members of the Chicagoland community who may not ordinarily be exposed to live classical music, as well as for MYAC's orchestra members.
"You'd be amazed at the number of times people just come up to me and say 'I was just walking by and I couldn't go, I couldn't leave," says Dr. Dennis about the Millennium Park concert.
MYAC's own Symphony Orchestra member Kimie Han recently completed her graduation recital as a 2016-2018 Lang Lang Young Scholar at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall earlier this month. She studies piano with Alexander Korsantia and Brenda Huang and is a 17-year-old senior at Lake Forest High School. She hails from Lake Forest, IL.
Kimie describes working with Lang Lang himself in Switzerland this summer. The experience taught her to manage any lack of confidence on stage by fully sharing the expression of music with her audience.
"Working with Lang Lang is such a unique experience because even though he is very down-to-earth and serious about producing the best possible performance, he creates this energy onstage that is so incredibly free and wild. So when you perform with him, all of the nerves just seem to go away, and instead the performance becomes solely about enjoying the music and sharing it with your audience," she says.
Being a member of MYAC over the last several years provided Kimie with the foundation to achieve her personal and musical goals. She plans to apply for university this fall to obtain a double degree in Piano Performance and either Biology or Neuroscience.


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On the eve of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the newly-elected AEJ President Saia Tsaousidou said today that 2021 had already seen the murder of a colleague in Athens, and this week two more in Africa. "It's enough," she said. "The intimidation or worse of journalists is an outrage. More than that, it is profoundly stupid, and threatens all of our societies."
She paid tribute to the work of AEJ colleagues who had for years now pushed the cause of media freedom in the Council of Europe. But the CoE Secretary-General's call (https://search.coe.int/directorate_of_communications/Pages/result_details.aspx?ObjectId=0900001680a2492a#globalcontainer) for more robust action from governments was, on past experience, unlikely to change very much.
"Journalists are almost invariably seen as people to bribe, mislead, flatter, or to fear, not as people whose work underpins free societies," she said. "Now we, and the European Union, have to go to the source, which is genuinely upholding European values and what they must mean in practice. That is what World Free Media Day means to me. Almost everywhere the opposite is happening."
She singled out Poland as an abject example. "This was where Solidarity was born, from which the great daily newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza (https://wyborcza.pl/0,173236.html?disableRedirects=true) emerged. Now the government is doing all it can to ruin it with lawsuits, and buy up all media it cannot control."
They were much more effective in shutting up free media than the Communists had been, she said. "Are they not ashamed that Poland has just, according to Freedom House, recorded the sharpest decline ever in democracy in a region of 29 countries? Just behind Hungary!"
The AEJ President singled out for praise Věra Jourová, (https://twitter.com/VeraJourova) European Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency. This was someone whose appointment in 2019 suggested that the European institutions had at last "got it", she said, "and not just about the need for more tough, competent women in serious jobs."
There was now a 65-strong unit in Brussels to identify disinformation, and legislation in the pipeline. "I only hope it is not too little too late to stand up to Facebook et al, and to Silicon Valley's golden flood of nonsense and disinformation."
Only today, said the AEJ President, it emerged that Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, all claiming to be "doing something" about fake news posted – last month alone – over 100 pieces of disinformation on Covid, viewed some 29 million times. "If that does not alert us to the obvious need to support serious media and not to play fast and loose with their independence, indeed their survival, what does?"
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LONDON -- BBC bosses are expected to hear the outcome of their long-awaited license fee negotiations next week, with a result expected Jan. 18, according to senior sources at the pubcaster.
By Mimi Turner, AP
LONDON — BBC bosses are expected to hear the outcome of their long-awaited license fee negotiations next week, with a result expected Jan. 18, according to senior sources at the pubcaster.
The result of the protracted negotiations between the BBC, the Treasury and the culture department is expected to be discussed at a government cabinet meeting on the 18th, with a formal announcement regarding the BBC's funding levels announced to the House of Commons by Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell the week after.
The BBC currently receives about £3.3 billion ($4.3 billion) a year to cover its television, radio and new media operations. About £3 billion ($3.9 billion) of that comes from the license fee, an annual per-household payment of £140 ($181), with the remainder generated by the BBC's commercial operations.
The BBC's senior managers already have resigned themselves to a significantly lower funding settlement than the pubcaster had originally called for, and director general Mark Thompson has described leaked government estimates of the settlement as "very disappointing."
According to the leaked reports, the BBC is expected to receive an annual funding increase of 3% for the two years beginning in April, followed by 2% for the next three years and a rise of up to 2% in the final year of the deal. The BBC had originally hoped for a 2.5% increase on top of the annual rate of inflation for six years, which would have worked out at roughly 5.5% a year. The pubcaster later scaled down its estimates to 1.8% plus inflation.
It is now resigned to an income increase that does not take inflation into account at all.
In the absence of the generous settlement it had sought, director general Mark Thompson is hoping to dramatically increase the revenues generated by its commercial division, BBC Worldwide, to make up some of the shortfall.
In addition to plans for the launch of an international media player, giving subscription access to the BBC's program archive outside the U.K., BBC Worldwide director John Smith is overseeing an expansion of the BBC's global channel business, which he said will result in "literally dozens" of new BBC branded networks in the next two years.
BBC Worldwide also is launching a series of social networking hubs relating to its lifestyle magazine brands.
Speaking at a Parliamentary briefing Tuesday night, cultural industries minister Shaun Woodward said that the settlement was still under discussion and had not been finalized.
"Despite all the rumors that people have heard in the media since Christmas, it is not finalized and will not be finalized until it goes through cabinet and we make a statement through parliament," he told lobby groups.
Of the intense media speculation relating to the BBC settlement, Woodward said some was "informed, some of it less informed and some of it is pretty accurate."