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What's News: Telltale is trying to shake off the past by embracing 'Stranger Things'
Amanda Farough
Telltale Games officially partners with Netflix and confirms their new games will be Unity-powered. National Health Service in London will fund first video game addiction clinic in the UK. Microsoft employs the blockchain to calculate publisher royalties. Trion Worlds acquires Gazillion.
Telltale is trying to shake off the past by embracing a new collaboration (and engine)
Source: Netflix
It's been a really tough go for Telltale Games over the last few years. Between games flopping, the studio has been under fire for toxic management practices and an unforgiving work environment. Former CEO Kevin Bruner is suing Telltale, too. It's been challenging all around. But Variety has reported that Telltale is clawing its way back from the brink with a promising new collaboration and a new engine.
During the hubbub of E3, Netflix and Telltale were forced into an awkward reveal after Techradar broke a story about Minecraft: Story Mode making its way to the streaming platform. Netflix has since clarified what they're doing, but there was more to the story than just Minecraft: Story Mode. Telltale is working on a brand new collaboration with Netflix: Stranger Things. The deal is the result of Pete Hawley, current Telltale CEO, moving the company towards the deal that Telltale had been toying with for a couple of years, but couldn't get any traction on it, thanks to upper management.
In addition to working with the Stranger Things property, "the days are numbered for Telltale Tool, the company's in-house game engine," according to Variety. "The studio is shifting to Unity for its projects (both detailed by Variety's source and referenced in job listings), with the final season of The Walking Dead the last to premiere on the old engine. Stranger Things is slated to be the first Unity engine project, according to multiple sources."
Stranger Things is a great IP for Telltale to focus on, given how well they handled Wolf Among Us, which is built off of the Eisner award-winning comic series, "Fables". And with Telltale Tool being retired, we'll hopefully see a departure from the formulaic Telltale experiences and a return to the magic of The Walking Dead: Season One that so firmly enraptured us.
UK National Health Service to fund its first video game addiction clinic
Source: David Levene for the Guardian
Hot on the heels of the World Health Organization's confirmation that they'll be including "gaming disorder" in their 11th International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), the National Health Service in Central and West London comprises the trust behind the Centre for Internet Disorders which, according to Eurogamer, "will initially focus on gaming addiction. The idea is it will offer treatment and advice to families as well as conduct research."
The Guardian talked to psychiatrist and clinic founder, Henrietta Bowden-Jones about gaming disorder.
"Gaming disorder is finally getting the attention it deserves. The distress and harm it can cause is extreme and I feel a moral duty on behalf of the NHS to provide the evidence based treatment these young people and their families need," she told The Guardian. "We are unlikely to witness an epidemic of young players with an addiction to gaming but for the ones who do struggle, the Centre for Internet Disorders will be a life-changer."
It's important to acknowledge that gaming addiction is a problem, but perhaps not the sweeping pandemic that the video game moral panic would lead us to believe. It's unclear what Bowden-Jones' stance on video games is, but taking the research out of the hands of advocacy groups like the American Psychology Association and putting it in the trust of public health is a step in the right direction for conducting even-handed research.
Blockchain enables Microsoft to calculate and pay out royalties to publishers much faster
Gaming and blockchain feels more buzzword than actual technology these days, especially with our inboxes full of "Gaming in the Blockchain: The Game!" In actuality, the blockchain is pretty powerful encryption technology and does all kinds of neat things to ensure both privacy and efficiency across everything from cryptocurrency to food. Microsoft, usually near the front of bleeding-edge tech (especially these days), has implemented blockchain tech for an unexpected process: royalty payments.
"To calculate royalties for Xbox publishers, Microsoft used a manual method that relied on spreadsheets, and the process typically took 45 days," an update on Microsoft's website said. "[...] blockchain operates on a continuously running distributed network, [so] the Microsoft blockchain solution offers the power of actionable information in real time."
In using Microsoft Azure to calculate Xbox publisher royalties, it will keep the process transparent, secure, and efficient. No more waiting for 45 days after a sale to pay out to publishers. The data will be updated in real-time without the need to cross-reference spreadsheets or pour through reams of data.
"We are developing an ecosystem within the gaming industry that connects developers and publishers to game performance," said Tim Stuart, Chief Financial Officer of Xbox. "Providing near real-time access to data greatly improves the process' effectiveness and insights that lead to a more enriching experience for the partners."
Trion gobbles up Gazillion's assets and acquires more MMO publishing partnerships
Source: Trion Worlds Defiance 2050
Trion Worlds, massively multiplayer game publisher, has acquired Gazillion and all of its assets, as reported by GamesBeat. Prior to November 2017, when Gazillion lost its Disney license and had to shut down, the studio made MMOs like Marvel Heroes, a free-to-play experience that was released in 2013 and kept going until the studio closed down. Trion has been dedicated to MMOs for a number of years, as they're the minds behind Rift, Trove, and Defiance (as well as Defiance 2050), and with Gazillion under its belt, it's poised to create a "Trion ecosystem."
In an interview with GamesBeat, Scott Hartsman, CEO of Trion Worlds, said that "new technology and infrastructure gained through the acquisition will empower Trion Worlds to provide better technology to outside teams looking to bring their games and ideas to fruition through its publishing and partnership program."
"We've built an amazing ecosystem in support of our games and those we've published," Hartsman continued in the interview. "We're excited to add more tools to our library in order to embolden our teams and partners to create truly fantastic games."
MMOs have been waxing and waning far more slowly than they have been over the last ten years, which really leans into the modern gaming maxim of "this is my game" as opposed to "I play this genre of games." Much as Paradox has positioned itself as the strategy game publisher, Trion is setting itself up to become the MMO publisher.
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Tetsuya Nomura admits that they announced Final Fantasy 7 too early
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Q: How to Convert CRYPT_CONTEXTS structure to C# PInvoke I am trying to convert some WinAPI stuff to C#. I'm not very good at it, and these particular functions are not on pinvoke.net (which is probably another sign that I shouldn't be doing this, but I am anyway.)
The structure that I am trying to implement is here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/aa376218(v=vs.80)
typedef struct _CRYPT_CONTEXTS {
  ULONG cContexts;
  PWSTR rgpszContexts;
} CRYPT_CONTEXTS, *PCRYPT_CONTEXTS;

You can find this in bcrypt.h.  I'm wanting to use this (and other) structures in my pursuit of ultimately using the Schannel/SSPI API.  The reason I feel the need to use the native API for this is that the managed C# for SSL streams don't give me the flexibility to choose my own cipher suites, etc.
Edit: Adding the signature that I'm using for BCryptEnumContexts (which is probably wrong):
[DllImport("Bcrypt.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = false)]
public static extern NTSTATUS BCryptEnumContexts([In] ulong dwTable, ref int pcbBuffer, ref IntPtr ppBuffer);

A: It is a variable-sized struct, always difficult.  The best way to deal with it is to not declare it at all, the api is willing the allocate the memory itself.  So declare the 3rd argument of BCryptEnumContexts as ref IntPtr.  Then read the result with code similar like this:
var result = new List<string>();
int size = 0;
IntPtr ptr = IntPtr.Zero;
int err = BCryptEnumContexts(table, ref size, ref ptr);
if (err != 0) throw new Win32Exception(err);
int cnt = Marshal.ReadInt32(ptr);
int offs = IntPtr.Size;           // Note alignment requirement
for (int ix = 0; ix < cnt; ++ix) {
    var ctxptr = new IntPtr(ptr.ToInt64() + offs + ix * IntPtr.Size);
    result.Add(Marshal.PtrToStringUni(ctxptr));
}
BCryptFreeBuffer(ptr);

Untested, ought to be reasonably close.

A: Here is a working version
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("Bcrypt.dll", CharSet = System.Runtime.InteropServices.CharSet.Auto)]
static extern uint BCryptEnumContexts(uint dwTable, ref int pcbBuffer, ref IntPtr ppBuffer);

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.StructLayout(System.Runtime.InteropServices.LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct CRYPT_CONTEXTS
{
    public uint cContexts;
    public IntPtr rgpszContexts;
}

const uint CRYPT_LOCAL = 0x00000001;
const uint NCRYPT_SCHANNEL_INTERFACE = 0x00010002;
const uint CRYPT_PRIORITY_TOP = 0x00000000;
const uint CRYPT_PRIORITY_BOTTOM = 0xFFFFFFFF;

private System.Collections.Generic.List<string> GetContexts(){
  var list = new List<string>();
  int size = 0;
  IntPtr ptr = IntPtr.Zero;
  var err = BCryptEnumContexts(CRYPT_LOCAL, ref size, ref ptr);
  if (err == 0) {
    var contexts =
        (CRYPT_CONTEXTS)System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal
          .PtrToStructure(ptr, typeof(CRYPT_CONTEXTS));
    IntPtr pStr = contexts.rgpszContexts;

    for (int i = 0; i < contexts.cContexts; i++){
        list.Add(
          System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.PtrToStringUni(
            System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReadIntPtr(pStr)));
        pStr += IntPtr.Size;
    }
  }
  BCryptFreeBuffer(ptr);
  return list;
}

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Q: python cant open file 'manage.py' - "heroku run python manage.py migrate command input" Hi I have finished my Django pycharm project and I'm now trying to upload it to heroku/ host it on heroku. I have followed this link https://medium.com/@qazi/how-to-deploy-a-django-app-to-heroku-in-2018-the-easy-way-48a528d97f9c which has actually successfully worked for me in the past. When I get to the step were you put this command in however 'heroku run python manage.py migrate' I continue to get this error message 'Running python manage.py migrate on ⬢ radiant-retreat-19016... up, run.6371 (Free)
python: can't open file 'manage.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory'
Im not that much of a beginner so I know that my manage.py file is in the right place especially cause I can run ' python manage.py runserver '. I will attach the code to my procFile below along with my manage.py code and settings. I have looked everywhere on the internet for the problem and some people have it but nothing has worked for them. I will attach any other code if you need it. I even transferred all code to a new project and the same problem occurred.
web: gunicorn inspect_list2.wsgi

#!/usr/bin/env python
"""Django's command-line utility for administrative tasks."""
import os
import sys

def main():
    """Run administrative tasks."""
    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'inspect_list2.settings')
    try:
        from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
    except ImportError as exc:
        raise ImportError(
            "Couldn't import Django. Are you sure it's installed and "
            "available on your PYTHONPATH environment variable? Did you "
            "forget to activate a virtual environment?"
        ) from exc
    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

"""
Django settings for inspect_list project.

Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 2.2.14.

For more information on this file, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/topics/settings/

For the full list of settings and their values, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/ref/settings/
"""

import os
import django_heroku

# Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
TEMPLATE_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates')

# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/howto/deployment/checklist/

# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
SECRET_KEY = 'not showing this but its there'

# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
DEBUG = True

ALLOWED_HOSTS = []

EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend'

# Application definition

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    'django.contrib.admin',
    'django.contrib.auth',
    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
    'django.contrib.sessions',
    'django.contrib.messages',
    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
    'my_app',
    #'auth',

]

MIDDLEWARE = [
    'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
]

ROOT_URLCONF = 'inspect_list2.urls'

TEMPLATES = [
    {
        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
        'DIRS': [TEMPLATE_DIR,],
        'DIRS': [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates')],
        'APP_DIRS': True,
        'OPTIONS': {
            'context_processors': [
                'django.template.context_processors.debug',
                'django.template.context_processors.request',
                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
                'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
            ],
        },
    },
]

WSGI_APPLICATION = 'inspect_list2.wsgi.application'

# Database
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/ref/settings/#databases

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
        'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
    }
}

# Password validation
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators

AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
    },
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
    },
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
    },
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
    },
]

# Internationalization
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/topics/i18n/

LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'

TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'

USE_I18N = True

USE_L10N = True

USE_TZ = True

# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/howto/static-files/

STATIC_URL = '/static/'
STATICFILES_DIRS = (os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static'),)

AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'my_app.CustomUser'

LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = 'front_page'
LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL = 'home'

django_heroku.settings(locals())

A: Fixed by this
heroku run python **FOLDER**/manage.py migrate

ex
heroku run python HOME/manage.py migrate

A: I finally figured it out after 10 hours. Other sources online were right. If you refer to the link I posted above at the very bottom command. If you run the git push stuff first than that last command and after that you run the heroku migrate command it should work. WAIT! If it doesn't work then if you have touched your git repository stuff or changed the name or messed with your squilte3 file and you didn't know what you were doing then transfer all your code to another project so the git stuff and squilte3 stuff automatically is made and resets then follow the instruction in this comment again. If not I don't know what to tell you but it worked for me.

A: You can try this. Right click manage.py file and look for the option of open in terminal when it does run the code again


Home / Business / Bicycle recyclers: are you on this list?
Industry-funded website BikeHub.co.uk lists 52 of the UK's bicycle recycling schemes.
Bicycle recyclers: are you on this list?
BikeHub.co.uk, the levy-funded website which carries articles for newbies on how and why to get into cycling, has commissioned journalist Laura Laker to compile a list of the UK's bicycle recycling projects. 52 schemes have been identified and BikeHub.co.uk will add others that may have been missed.
Bicycle recycling schemes take in discarded or unwanted bikes and refurbish them for re-sale, or donating to students, job seekers and similar. Some recycled bicycles are also sent to projects in the Developing World.
One of the community recycling projects in the piece – Cycle Mania of Risca in Wales – benefitted from a grant from Live Unltd, which offers grants to schemes run by people under 21.


I plan to be qrv over the weekend from EX8MAT's qth in Bishkek.
Starting approx at 05 UTC on Saturday 07 June until Sunday morning.
NOTE: 6m operations are difficult from Bishkek city due to a TV transmitter generating QRM on the band.
I WILL REPLY TO ALL DIRECT RECEIVED QSL (the January 2014 Qso as well) during the month of July at my return.
EX/HB9DUR Guest op activity was successful this time. No power cutout in spite of a short thunderstorm last night.


The San Diego Zoological Society announced today they're teaming up with Animal Planet for a brand-new show!
The series will go behind-the-scenes at the San Diego Zoo Global, and both parks, the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
The working title is THE ZOO: SAN DIEGO, and is expected to debut later this year.
San Diego Zoo Global's mission to save animal species worldwide will be highlighted, and the series will have a special look at a wide range of animals, the animal ambassador program, and the teams that care for the animals including the keepers and the veterinarians as they work toward that mission.
Some of the animals expected to be featured on the series include pandas, giraffes, Galápagos tortoises, koalas, elephants, mountain lions, and the two young cheetahs who are in training to become animal ambassadors.


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I think shutting down and again recover them in standby mode after doing force logging.
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This Vertical Kilometer in Zermatt is organised by the Zermatt Running Community on Facebook.
You pay on the day to run from Zermatt up to Sunnegga. Poles are allowed and the rule of the road is keep to the right side of the path unless you are overtaking!
The bibs are available from 10am and runners start from 11am onwards. Bananas, raisins, juice and water are available at the finish – a BBQ with local specialities will round off the day.


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Computer prediction of allergen proteins from sequence-derived protein structural and physicochemical properties
Juan Cui, Lian Yi Han, Hu Li, Choong Yong Ung, Zhi Qun Tang, Chan Juan Zheng, Zhi Wei Cao, Yu Zong Chen
Background: Computational methods have been developed for predicting allergen proteins from sequence segments that show identity, homology, or motif match to a known allergen. These methods achieve good prediction accuracies, but are less effective for novel proteins with no similarity to any known allergen. Methods: This work tests the feasibility of using a statistical learning method, support vector machines, as such a method. The prediction system is trained and tested by using 1005 allergen proteins from the Allergome database and 22,469 non-allergen proteins from 7871 Pfam families. Results: Testing results by an independent set of 229 allergen and 6717 non-allergen proteins from 7871 Pfam families show that 93.0% and 99.9% of these are correctly predicted, which are comparable to the best results of other methods. Of the 18 novel allergen proteins non-homologous to any other proteins in the Swissprot database, 88.9% is correctly predicted. A further screening of 168,128 proteins in the Swissprot database finds that 2.9% of the proteins are predicted as allergen proteins, which is consistent with the estimated numbers from motif-based methods. Conclusions: Our study suggests that SVM is a potentially useful method for predicting allergen proteins and it has certain capability for predicting novel allergen proteins. Our software can be accessed at http://jing.cz3.nus.edu.sg/cgi-bin/APPEL.
Molecular Immunology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molimm.2006.02.010
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Cui, J., Han, L. Y., Li, H., Ung, C. Y., Tang, Z. Q., Zheng, C. J., Cao, Z. W., & Chen, Y. Z. (2007). Computer prediction of allergen proteins from sequence-derived protein structural and physicochemical properties. Molecular Immunology, 44(4), 514-520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molimm.2006.02.010
Computer prediction of allergen proteins from sequence-derived protein structural and physicochemical properties. / Cui, Juan; Han, Lian Yi; Li, Hu; Ung, Choong Yong; Tang, Zhi Qun; Zheng, Chan Juan; Cao, Zhi Wei; Chen, Yu Zong.
In: Molecular Immunology, Vol. 44, No. 4, 01.01.2007, p. 514-520.
Cui, J, Han, LY, Li, H, Ung, CY, Tang, ZQ, Zheng, CJ, Cao, ZW & Chen, YZ 2007, 'Computer prediction of allergen proteins from sequence-derived protein structural and physicochemical properties', Molecular Immunology, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 514-520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molimm.2006.02.010
Cui J, Han LY, Li H, Ung CY, Tang ZQ, Zheng CJ et al. Computer prediction of allergen proteins from sequence-derived protein structural and physicochemical properties. Molecular Immunology. 2007 Jan 1;44(4):514-520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molimm.2006.02.010
Cui, Juan ; Han, Lian Yi ; Li, Hu ; Ung, Choong Yong ; Tang, Zhi Qun ; Zheng, Chan Juan ; Cao, Zhi Wei ; Chen, Yu Zong. / Computer prediction of allergen proteins from sequence-derived protein structural and physicochemical properties. In: Molecular Immunology. 2007 ; Vol. 44, No. 4. pp. 514-520.
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Phoebe Forrester is a fictional character from the CBS Daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. The first actress to play the character on a contract basis was Addison Hoover, who joined the show in April 2005 and left just months later. From July 11, 2006 to 2008, Phoebe was played by MacKenzie Mauzy. The character was killed off in 2008. Phoebe Forrester and her twin sister, Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood), were born in September 1999 to Ridge Forrester (Ronn Moss) and Taylor Hayes (Hunter Tylo). As a result of constant SORASing, Phoebe was seventeen by 2006.
Phoebe has been described as an "ill-fated beauty".[1]
1 Creation
1.1 Casting
1.2 Development
2 Storylines
After being played by a range of child actors, Brynne McNabb began portraying Phoebe in January 2002, and departed in August 2003. Chandler Mella took over from January to March 2004, followed by Keaton Tyndall from April to December 2004. Addison Hoover played the role from April to September 2005. Phoebe has been aged multiple times; first in January 2002, when she was aged to 6. In 2004, she was aged to pre-teen, and by 2006 was nearly 20 years old.[2] Mauzy relocated to Los Angeles to be on The Bold and the Beautiful.[3] In May 2008, Steffy, who had been out of town since December 2006 was re-cast with Jacqueline MacInnes Wood; the character was re-written as fraternal twins.[4] On July 3, 2008, it was announced that Mauzy was now on a recurring status, as the actress had been cast in the Broadway production of A Tale of Two Cities.[5][6]
Phoebe had a major romance with Rick Forrester (Kyle Lowder), her legal uncle, although they are not blood related. At the time of the storyline, Mauzy was just 18 years old. Lowder stated that she was "so mature for her age", and that off-screen the actors did not feel "awkward" as they formed a bond which translated well on-screen.[7] Prior to Rick, Phoebe had a brief attraction to Shane McGrath (Dax Griffin). Mauzy observed that the writers initially had Phoebe "so creeped out by him, but now, she's turning around and falling in love with him", a switch she called "fun" and "a challenge to figure out" as an actor.[8]
Mauzy and co-star Lowder are both singers off-screen, which prompted executive producer Bradley Bell to have both sing on the soap. Speaking of how this came about, Mauzy said, "It kind of evolved. I think I talked to Brad about having done theater in the past. One day, he called me and asked, 'Do you want to start singing on the show?' I said, 'Absolutely!'"[9] In August 2007, former American Idol contestant Constantine Maroulis was cast as record promoter Constantine Parros on the show, with Phoebe as his protege. On the website for his company Boldface Records, he and Phoebe post a duet they recorded together, and another duet she recorded with now ex-boyfriend Rick, asking viewers to select their favorite. The series aired a special concert with Constantine, Phoebe, Rick, and recording artists Elliott Yamin and Jon McLaughlin.[10] Maroulis told People "[My character] becomes sort of fixated on Phoebe" who is "beautiful and young and very, very talented".[11] Mauzy said that Maroulis' character "adds such a great dimension to the show", and described filming Phoebe and Rick's duet as "the ultimate form of expression, because you're really putting yourself out there".[9] The actress found that shooting the concert before a live audience was "a different energy" from where the soap is usually filmed, in a studio.[9]
Phoebe and her twin, Steffy, were born onscreen on September 21, 1998, to Ridge Forrester (Ron Moss) and Dr. Taylor Forrester (Hunter Tylo). Taylor nearly died giving birth to them after suffering from tuberculosis. Steffy was named after her grandmother, Stephanie Forrester (Susan Flannery). In February 2001, Ridge and Taylor took the twins and Thomas to Saint Thomas, where they renewed their wedding vows. The family, along with the babysitter Catherine, then took a boat trip, and two-year-old Steffy fell overboard during stormy weather and was presumed eaten by sharks. However, Steffy turned up weeks later at Morgan DeWitt's house. Morgan, an old flame of Ridge's who desperately wanted to have his child, had kidnapped her and was holding her captive. Taylor grew suspicious of Morgan and was shocked to discover Steffy in her house. As Taylor was about to take her daughter home, Morgan returned and held them both captive. Ridge eventually saved his wife and child by driving his car through Morgan's house as she was about to shoot Taylor. Morgan was eventually committed to a psychiatric institution. Family problems continued to spiral when Taylor was presumed dead after being shot by Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown), Steffy and her siblings wanted Bridget Forrester to live with them and raise them. Instead, Ridge married Brooke Logan a woman he had been involved with and engaged to prior to meeting Taylor. A new addition, R.J Forrester was added to their family when Brooke and Ridge had their first child together before Ridge and Brooke married. Years later, Taylor was revealed to be alive and Ridge and Taylor renewed vows. The following year, they split up due to Taylor revealing the truth about her sleeping with a man named James in 1993. Phoebe believed that her older brother Thomas' (Drew Tyler Bell) relationship with illegal immigrant Gaby Moreno (Shanelle Workman) was what divided Ridge and Taylor, and informed Taylor that the two had sex, knowing that this would cause Taylor to have Gaby deported. Taylor did call the immigration department, but was unsuccessful in convincing them to deport Gaby. After Taylor's second death from a gunshot wound, Brooke and Ridge married and she moved in with the family. Later Phoebe and Steffy chose to go to boarding school to gain more of their own independence.
On July 11, 2006, Phoebe returned to Los Angeles to see her family, and explained that Steffy had opted to stay in London, where they were on vacation. As she was driving home one night she got a flat tire. Her aunt, Darla (Schae Harrison), arrived to help her fix it. While strenuously pulling, Darla was jolted back onto the road and run down by a drunken Taylor who was coming to Phoebe's rescue. This resulted in Darla's death. Phoebe, Hector Ramirez (Lorenzo Lamas), and Phoebe's grandmother Stephanie all conspired to keep Taylor's part in Darla's death a secret. Phoebe being the emotional twin, feared losing her mother again and begged for her mother to remain silent which Taylor gladly went along with. Phoebe had taken a liking to gardener Shane McGrath (Dax Griffin), who was a witness to Darla's accident. However, there has been a growing attraction between Phoebe and Rick (Kyle Lowder) since his return from Europe. It has been explained that Phoebe and Rick are technically not related, as Phoebe's father Ridge is the son of Massimo Marone and not Eric Forrester while Rick's father is Eric. The Forresters are strongly opposed to the growing relationship between Rick and Phoebe.
Phoebe's recent friendship with singer Constantine Parros has caused some friction between her and Rick. Constantine, who saw her and Rick singing in a video posted by Rick's friend C.J. Garrison offered for them to join his label, Boldface Records, but Rick declines while Phoebe agrees, much to Rick's dismay. Rick believes that Constantine has an "ulterior motive" to his relationship with Phoebe and is determined to find out what he can all while he hides his affair with Ashley Abbott. Rick and Constantine make a bet, to which Phoebe reluctantly agrees, that they will both sing at C.J's cafe Insomnia with Phoebe. The flirtatious and complicated triangle between Phoebe, Rick, and Constantine continues. Eventually Constantine 'moves on' with Rick's half-sister Felicia ending the love triangle between them and Phoebe. For a while, Rick and Phoebe were happy, despite the disapproval from both of their families, but then Phoebe was devastated when she discovered Rick had slept with Ashley so she broke things off.
About a year later Phoebe suddenly says she still has feelings for Rick, but Rick has fallen in love with her mother Taylor. Phoebe then went to Australia, unaware of Rick and Taylor's feelings. Meanwhile in L.A., Taylor told Rick that she loved him. When Phoebe returned, she walked in on her mother and Rick in bed together. After talking with her mother, Phoebe bravely let her mother know that she won't stand in the way of them being happy. However, she had no way of knowing her mother's main reason for suddenly loving Rick was her desire to try and hurt Rick's mother Brooke. Taylor also thought she could blackmail Brooke into giving up Ridge who very deeply loved Brooke. Phoebe reunited with her twin, Steffy (now played by Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) upon her arrival back home from France. Their relationship was strained by Steffy falling for Marcus Walton. Phoebe had told her father about Marcus being Donna's son, and Ridge, feeling Marcus was too mature for Steffy, pleaded with Steffy to not be with him. Steffy decided to stay with Marcus though.
Phoebe left to tour with a band but returned to Los Angeles for her father's upcoming wedding to Brooke Logan.[12] She told her mother that she stayed away on tour and promoting Forrester Creations's new fragrance "Phoebe" because she didn't want to see her mother and Rick together. Phoebe talked with Steffy about Rick's recent antics toward their father. What she didn't expect to hear was her sister's confession that Rick had recently kissed her, against Steffy's will. Extremely furious, Phoebe told Steffy she had to make a stop before going to Ridge and Brooke's wedding rehearsal party. Hurt, angry and immaturely thinking that Rick had used her, her mother, then her sister Phoebe argued with Rick in his office at Forrester Creations then followed him to his car to continue the argument. She told Rick to pull over but he refused wanting to get to the rehearsal and away from Phoebe as quickly as possible. Phoebe commence to pummel Rick furiously yelling and screaming causing it to be hard for him to control the car. She also unknowingly placed her foot atop his on the accelerator flooring the gas which led to a very bad car crash. After the accident, Rick very injured, in pain, and dizzy from a head injury managed to walk to Eric's house for help. He encountered Ridge in front of the house trying to call Phoebe and got him to help. Ridge went with Rick to the site of the accident and found a barely conscious Phoebe. As he called to her she woke up and began to sing the song she wrote for Ridge and Brooke's wedding then died in her father's arms. He screamed out in horror at the site of Phoebe's death.
In 2007, Soap Opera Digest named Mauzy their annual "Hottest Newcomer" on soaps, noting that she had been "thrown into heavy story right away" upon her casting.[7]
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Chelsea Does
Director: Eddie Schmidt
This four-part feature documentary series from Netflix features best-selling author, talk show host, and stand-up comedian Chelsea Handler as she explores topics of personal fascination: marriage, racism, drugs, and Silicon Valley. She's no expert in these areas, but that won't stop her from digging in. Bringing her signature brand of humor and unfiltered opinions with her—she challenges convention—she goes there. Chelsea Does is directed by Academy Award–nominated Eddie Schmidt and is executive produced by Chelsea Handler and Academy Award–winning director Morgan Neville.
The Festival debuts "Chelsea Does Marriage," with Chelsea Handler traveling to different places to get the best answers about everything that comes with marriage. Through conversations with her father, her ex-boyfriend, young children, and the former CEO of Ashley Madison and his wife, among others. We see her open up and talk about her own relationships, calibrating who she is and where she falls on this topic along the way.
The screening is followed by a conversation and Q&A with Chelsea Handler, Eddie Schmidt and, Morgan Neville.
— Trevor Groth
Section: Special Events
Film Type: Documentary Series
Run Time: 75 min.
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Athletics hands off tailgating to students
Campus events flood parking Lots 100 (East Headhouse), 101 (North Animal Science), 103 (West Vet Science), 104 (East Vet Science), Lot 115 (West Ag Museum), Lot 173 (West Motor Pool Gravel) and Lot 166 (West Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium) will be barricaded late evening Wednesday in preparation for Thursday's football game. Parking lots north of North Campus Drive will be used first with attendees expected to begin arriving by 12 p.m. Additional lots along North Campus Drive will be restricted to event parking beginning at 4 p.m. North Campus Drive is expected to close to traffic at 5:30 p.m. Gates to the stadium will open at 5:30 p.m. with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m.
By EMILY DE WAARD Managing Editor
Students will kickoff the South Dakota State football season in their own tailgating area for the second year at the Aug. 31 home opener.
Jonathan Treiber, director of athletic marketing, said the process to secure students their own tailgating area began a couple years ago. They were relocated last year to the north Frost Arena lot.
"The best thing about the tailgating changes is that it will be a student-led experience," Treiber said. "We want campus groups and organizations to take full advantage of this with tents and grills — it's meant for the students to gather and enjoy."
Athletics opened the lot to students, but tailgating attendance was low, so they teamed up with Students' Association President Taylin Albrecht to help get students to tailgate there.
Albrecht said she will focus efforts on engaging students in the tailgating area this year by working with students to secure whatever they need, like tents, booths, games or other entertainment.
"Student Affairs and Athletics offered to provide financial support as needed for activities and events," Albrecht said. "They've been really supportive of enhancing that space."
While there is no programming or events set in stone yet, Albrecht said it's entirely in the hands of students to make tailgating their own experience.
"We've talked about having Aramark cater, an ice cream scoop, bean bag tournaments and other yard games, live music, DJs — it's really up to the students," Albrecht said.
Treiber said putting student tailgating in student hands is their biggest goal.
Jacob Von Bergen, senior wildlife and fisheries major, was part of the discussions and planning to revamp tailgating and give students ownership of their experience.
"This year, students can look forward to a better experience with a more student-led focus," Von Bergen said. "The goal is to get student groups and individuals to make this their own spot with the opportunity to have a free area to grill, play yard games and enjoy a great game-day experience."
Engaging students from the start of tailgating to the end of the game is Athletics' main goal, which they are striving toward with a bigger push on social media.
"We are trying to let students be a part of every moment of game day," Treiber said. "We are partnering with Tagboard for more social engagement on the video board. It will filter through posts with #GoJacks to share as much fan content on the board as possible."
Overall, Treiber said the football team simply wants their fans to support them in the stadium; to be loud and rowdy and help motivate them against the opposing teams.
"There is no better atmosphere than when students are going bananas," Treiber said. "We continue to hear from the community, as well as the players and coach Stig, that they feed off student energy."
Last year, Treiber said there was a 5 percent increase in student attendance at football games, but he hopes for a 10 percent increase this year, which is about 250 more students per game.
Treiber has even higher hopes for the home opener against Duquesne Dukes on Thursday.
"3,814 (students) is our attendance record, which we set at last year's home-opener and we want to break that," Treiber said. "My goal for Thursday is 4,500."
The game was moved up to Thursday specifically with students in mind as "a great way to kick off the weekend," Treiber said. There will be 1,500 free sunglasses handed out and the Barnyard Cadets will lead the game day walk from Larson Commons at 5 p.m., which Treiber hopes will help attract students.
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But it all starts with tailgating, Albrecht said. Traditionally, students who come to tailgating will go to the game, which is why Albrecht is focused on revamping the student tailgating experience.
Von Bergen said student organizations are encouraged to set up their own areas to gather together and recruit, or showcase what they do.
"The school gave one of the best parking locations and tailgating areas to students to basically do what they want with the location," Von Bergen said. "So utilizing it should be a no-brainer when it comes to needing a place to get excited for football games on a Saturday, or in this week's case, a Thursday-night game."


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Kanal X (Channel X), «Channel X», 1990 – 1991
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Besides producing for its own programmes, Kanal X also accepted commissions by 'real' television. The East-German broadcaster DFF, for instance, commissioned 'weiter nichts' ('nothing else'), a review of 40 years of [more]
Categories: Television
Keywords: Counter Culture | East/West
Kanal X (Channel X)
«Channel X»
Dieter Daniels organized a symposium on intermedial art in East and West Germany on March 13-14, 1990 at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst (College of Graphic and Book Art) in Leipzig. The artist Ingo Günther took this symposium as the occasion to develop the concept for an autonomous television broadcasting station for the citizens' movement 'Neues Forum' (New Forum). This movement had won a victory that, with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the resignation of the government, signalled the beginning of the end of communist East Germany. But the 'Neues Forum' lacked all access to the mass media for the country's upcoming first free elections.


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Q: Cross platform compatibility in C++ I have an Arduino micro-controller that sends data to a HC-05 Bluetooth module via a serial port. Since the implementation of connecting to a communication port is specific to the OS, the include files will be different.  Is there a better way to structure the code than with #ifdef _WIN32?
The current OS I am working on is Windows 10.
#ifdef _WIN32
#include <io.h>
#else
#include <unistd.h>
#include <termios.h>
#endif

ArduinoDevice::ArduinoDevice(const char *dev)
{
    device = dev;
    fp = NULL;
    started = false;
    iostarted = false;
}

void ArduinoDevice::connect()
{
    #ifdef _WIN32
      //windows code
    #else
      //mac code
    #endif
}

A: You could use a single neutral header file (e.g. ArduinoDevice.h) and more platform specific source files, one for each supported platform with extensions such as *.win32.cpp, *.posix.cpp (e.g. ArduinoDevice.win32.cpp, ArduinoDevice.posix.cpp, etc).
On each OS you will compile only the source files with the related extension, not requiring changes to the calling code. The conditional code (#ifdef #endif block) is not required, the use of a file or the other for compilation can be handled in the project build configuration.

A: Consider instead having your application logic call a library that abstracts the hardware knowledge.
Define

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*A header (bluetooth.h or similar) that provides the functions for the functionality you need (open, close, read, write, etc...), possibly bundled in a class

*A different CPP file (winBluetooth.cpp, macBluetooth.cpp, etc...) for each platform

*Possibly a CPP file full of common functionality to reduce code duplication.

Each platform-specific CPP file includes the correct headers and uses the platform-specific calls required to implement the functions in the header. This eliminates the need for conditional compilation and managing who needs what headers with more conditional compilation by pushing the problem from the code to the build system.
Building the program may get a bit trickier, but any development environment worth using will allow you to define different targets, the toolchain required to build the target, and which files are included in the build for the target. In the old days this would result in a few extra rules in a makefile. How it's done on your system varies from system to system.


Monsoon season officially begins today, and brings with it some potentially hazardous driving conditions that all motorists should be prepared for.
According to the National Weather Service, Monsoon season lasts now until the end of September ... that means we're in for more humidity, which leads to thunderstorm activity across higher terrains, lightning, hail, high winds, flash floods, dust storms and extreme heat.
When it doubt, wait it out! If you see a dust storm ahead, it's best to exit and wait for the dust to move through the area.
When faced with low or zero visibility conditions, pull your vehicle off the road as far to the right as possible. Turn off your lights, set the parking brake and take your foot off the brake pedal. These steps reduce the chances that other drivers mistake your vehicle as the one to follow.
Don't risk crossing a flooded wash, even if it doesn't look deep. Water is a powerful force that should not be underestimated.
Do not drive around 'Road Closed' signs. You risk your life and face being cited under the state's stupid motorist law.
Expect the unexpected. Have extra supplies, including an emergency kit and drinking water, in case you experience an extended highway closure.
Storm runoff can loosen boulders and rocks on slopes above highways. Stay alert in rockfall prone areas.
ADOT highway maintenance teams are prepared for the Monsoons, too! In fact, ADOT maintenance teams work to clear drainage catch basins throughout the year to limit flooding. Crews also check on the condition of dozens of storm water pump stations along freeways.
To stay up to date on highway conditions across Arizona visit ADOT's Travel Information site http://www.az511.gov/ or call 511 from within Arizona.


Lawyers and conveyancers are set to feel the impact of new regulatory regime coming into effect in Victoria today.
From 1 October, practitioners in the state must lodge certain conveyancing transactions using an Electronic Lodgment Network (ELN) unless they qualify for an exception.
With the mandated lodgement coming into effect today, InfoTrack has unveiled a new settlement service, dubbed SettleIT, which aims to take the pressure off conveyancers struggling to come to grips with the regime.
"We are currently travelling around the country to speak with conveyancers who have confirmed that these new regulations and processes are generating increased pressure and risk. There is a real call for help to deal with these changes which our clients feel have been thrust upon them," said InfoTrack CEO John Ahern, commenting on the reason behind the move.
The introduction of SettleIT comes after a survey by InfoTrack showed that although the majority of legal and conveyancing professionals in Australia "plan to tackle the challenging transition to processing settlements in-house", 11 per cent plan to use an agent to complete their settlements, 15 per cent are too busy to deal with the changes that come with the mandate and 7 per cent plan to stop doing conveyancing work altogether.
"We feel that InfoTrack's role is to champion the needs of practitioners and support them through this transition to digitisation. InfoTrack already has a highly experienced network of settlement staff across Australia that serve over 7,000 clients and process an average of 200,000 settlements per year," Mr Ahern said.
Speirs Ryan partner James Ryan said the new service has played an integral role in simplifying his business.
"Within our business it's essential that we are in constant communication with our clients. In using InfoTrack's SettleIT service Speirs Ryan has been able to reallocate some of our administration team that were focused on the process steps of our settlements," he said.


I'm continuing with our little party project theme today and sharing with you a few more diy party decorations that we did for my niece's sixteenth birthday. Last week I showed you the signature board and table centerpiece I made from items I already had and dollar bin finds. Today I'll let you know what I did with all of this ribbon (which I found either in the dollar bin at AC Moore or at the Dollar Store). I know you just can't wait.
I tried to make things that my niece would want to use again and maybe even put up in her room. It's tough to gain the approval of birthday decorations from a sixteen year old but I got a huge thumbs up from Ashleigh on these next two. She actually got down right excited when she saw them, and I'm not even exaggerating.
These are both so easy and inexpensive. The first little project was a ribbon garland. I'm sure you've seen these all over pinterest and blogland. I think they are so cute. In order for this to work for my niece though it had to be a bit funky. Ever since she has moved in with us she has talked about wanting a room painted lime green, orange and purple. Even though we haven't busted out the paint brushes one this on yet I thought I'd give her some things in those colors to make her room more fun.
In addition to cutting my ribbon strips I also cut up a bandana to use with this as well. All this took were my strips of ribbon, a piece of yarn and me tying the ribbon on the yarn. Simple.
So while I was making this, Justin thought that this was something I was making to actually leave in our kitchen for decoration - like all the time. When I asked him what he thought he said, ummm, well it's a little kermit the frog, haha! He kept asking me questions like, Where exactly are you putting this? and What exactly is this again? I finally realized he wasn't getting that this was a birthday party project so when I filled him in he let out a huge sigh of relief, realizing that I hadn't gone all wacky and kermit the frog on him. Although, Ashleigh thought this was the coolest thing ever and that was all that mattered.
Ok, next up is a little bandana wreath I made from a beaten up old wreath form from the Dollar Store, a bandana (that I just cut in strips) and a few felt flowers.
Just a little hot glue was all I needed.
I have a little tutorial on how to make felt flowers, don't worry they are easy and it involves no sewing!
For some reason, this is the best picture I took of the final wreath. But, you get the idea. I also used a little flower cut-out I made to finish it off and make it birthdayish.
Once again - I scored some cute lanterns at the Dollar Store in our perfect colors. Always check there first!!!
I think I'm all partied out now between this and the Senior Salute event. Don't forget to join us tomorrow for the first story in our new Share Your Story series!!! Can't wait!


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Malin Akerman, The Awkward Girl Next Door
MALIN AKERMAN (RIGHT) WITH JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT IN ELEKTRA LUXX. STILL COURTESY OF SAMUEL GOLDWYN FILMS
Following a porn star, a high-class escort, and an aspiring porn blogger through few hectic days, Elektra Luxx is a whirligig of a movie that has a surprising amount of heart. Of the interweaving story lines, perhaps the most innocent thread belongs to Malin Akerman as Trixie, the drug-store clerk head over heels for Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character, a blogger obsessed with the film's title character. Providing a breath of fresh air, Akerman changes up her bombshell image as the sweet and slightly odd Trixie. We caught up with Akerman to talk about shooting a movie in ten days and getting to be the "awkward" girl for once.
GILLIAN MOHNEY: Elektra Luxx is the second in a trilogy by Sebastian Gutierrez; what was your reaction when you saw his first film, Women in Trouble?
MALIN AKERMAN: Carla and Sebastian are all really good friends of mine. So I went to see the screening when it first came out. I had a chat with Sebastian afterwards and just sang his praises. He said, "I wrote the second one, and I have a part in mind for you. If you'd be interested…" I was like "Absolutely!" I read the script and loved it. It's so much fun to do something with people who are like your family here in Hollywood. We had a blast doing that. And I just love Sebastian's way of writing. He writes really sexy, funny stuff for women. He respects women so much, and I feel comfortable going out on a limb with him. But my character isn't so crazy. The relationship is really beautiful and I love Joseph Gordon-Levitt—it was so much fun doing a scene with him. I'm excited to see where that relationship goes.
MOHNEY: Well, are you going to be back for the final movie?
AKERMAN: I think so. If Joey is coming back, then I certainly am as well.
MOHNEY: In this film, you're pretty covered up and conservatively dressed while everyone else is in lingerie. Was that a relief?
AKERMAN: Honestly, I'm enjoying being the awkward one. I feel like I had the opportunities to wear the crazy latex outfits in Watchmen. So I'm happy—I'm very satisfied with the clothing area. I'm happy to just be a clerk at a drug store. I hope she stays innocent and does not get involved in the porn industry. Just for her own storyline—it's nice to have a lot of opposites that all come together, [it's] always more interesting to watch.
MOHNEY: I loved your scene with Joseph—it's very sweet, but it has your edge on it. What was your take on Trixie?
AKERMAN: I kind of love it, because I think we all have weird thoughts and have our own visions of things that you don't necessarily express to the rest of the world. I kind of feel like that this is one of those moments—she's saying things that she wouldn't normally say, but since [Joseph] fainted, it's just kind of an intimate moment. And I really liked that about it. Even though it might be a little odd-sounding—I think it's cool. Because we all in real life put on these masks—we don't swear when we're around certain people… When we come home, when you're on your own I'm sure you're really different than when you're with your boss.
MOHNEY: What was it like working on a movie that had an overwhelmingly female cast?
AKERMAN: I think that's what attracted me to it. I love the fact that Sebastian wasn't afraid to write a script where women were sexy and empowered. A lot of [times], when women are written as strong characters, they wear suits and try and fit in a man's world. This is set in a woman's world, and they're very strong and very human. They're fallible, but sexy and funny. I like that whole idea of us using our femininity and being okay with it. I like that aspect of the way Sebastian writes, and I unfortunately didn't have a lot of time with all the women. I had my scene with Joey—which is not unfortunate at all! But I didn't get to see [everyone.] It's such a quick shoot for everyone—it's a ten-day shoot. Which is amazing to think about, shooting a film in ten or eleven days.
MOHNEY: I can't even process how you would do that.
AKERMAN: Yeah for me, it was fine. I was in and out in a day. But for Sebastian, I think he must have just been out of his mind.
MOHNEY: It can be an odd movie to describe. Is there anything you'd want the audience to come away with?
AKERMAN: I think it's a fun way to look into a few people's lives. I think life is based on relationships in general, and I think that it's basically what it is. These characters, although they may be former porn stars or high-priced call girls, they're all just human and struggling with different kinds of relationships on all different levels. At the base we're all human, and at the base we're all in search of love. I think that makes the world go round—having love in your life.
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Amanda Close is a Street in the Greater London city of London .
The local council responsible for Amanda Close is Redbridge London Boro Council which is a London Borough Council.
Amanda Close is located within the county of Greater London which is in the London region of the UK. 11.2 miles North East from the centre of London, 18.75 miles South West from the centre of Chelmsford, 21.01 miles South East from the centre of St Albans and 28.74 miles South East from the centre of Luton.
What Council (Local Authority) is Amanda Close in?
Amanda Close is located within the local authority area of Redbridge London Boro Council which is a London Borough Council.
What Parish Council is Amanda Close in?
Amanda Close is in an unparished area.
What Electoral Ward is Amanda Close in?
Amanda Close is located within the ward of Fairlop Ward.
What County is Amanda Close in?
Amanda Close is located within the ceremonial county of Greater London.
What Constituency is Amanda Close in?
Amanda Close is located within the constituency of Ilford North Boro Const.
What Region of the UK is Amanda Close in?
Amanda Close is located within the London region of the United Kingdom.
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Rare Ferrari for 540.000 UAH
On eBay there was an announcement for the sale of a very cheap Ferrari – this is a 308 GT4 of the 1978 model, for which the seller from the UK asks for only 15 thousand pounds (less than $ 20,000). And there are reasons for this low cost. The sports car is in a terrible state and has even been named "the rusted Ferrari in the world" by YouTube blogger Number 27. In addition, the car has no engine.
The body of the 43-year-old car rusted from front to stern, and in some places impressive holes formed from corrosion. The interior with blue upholstery is slightly better preserved: the original steering wheel and seats are visible inside, but it looks badly shabby and requires expensive restoration. At the same time, the coupe's mileage is relatively small – about 70 thousand kilometers.
The 308 GT4 does not have an engine: it is noted that it was retrieved and refurbished, but sold separately. The five-spoke wheels are in the best condition, which may be useful to owners of the less rusty 308 GT4.
The seller addresses the ad to fans of the brand from Maranello, who have extra funds to deal with the restoration of the coupe, or offers to simply put it "in a glass window and admire it" as an art object. The second scenario is quite real: this is how, for example, the fate of the crashed Ferrari Dino GT4, which was sold in 2013 at a contemporary art exhibition for 181,185 euros.
Introduced in 1973, the 308 GT4 was a landmark for Ferrari: it was the first sports car to have a V8 behind the seats, and the first car to be styled by Bertone rather than Pininfarina.
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This Christmas felt extra festive this year.
having a kid on Christmas is!
Seeing the joy in their eyes brings me more joy than I could have ever imagined.
I'm pretty sure Rein & I had more fun than he did.
I hope you guys had a wonderful Christmas!!!!
that I was at the BLITSY headquarters working on a special project.
Have you guys heard of Blitsy?
Blitsy is an online Arts & crafts store based out of Chicago that offers products up to 70% off retail!
& if that wasn't amazing enough.... BLITSY also accepts competitor coupons!!!!
visit this link to view all the products used for this video.
this would be so ADORBS for a little girls room!
I hope you guys enjoyed this how to!!!!
and I cant forget about this..... my favorite little bow tie!!!
I was surprised how well it turned out actually.
My little man is growing so fast!
the layers came out really nice but it was a pain to put pop up tape for each individual layer.
I also needed a table seating chart I found this board at Hobby Lobby for 90% off DEAL!!!!
I just repainted the design using acrylic paint & a sharpie metallic marker & Voila!
BUT I tried 3 different types of chalk markers & real chalk & nothing would write on the board!
So, I did the next best thing & just cut it out on my cricut.
I liked how it turned out but I wish I could've drawn on it.
That is pretty much everything I made for his baptism.
It is so hard to craft with this little guy!
Just updating you guys with pics of my Lil dude.
he lights up my life each and every single day.
Roshambo baby sunglasses we want them in every color!!!
Reinor met Hailey the hedgehog for the 1st time.
Hailey was a bit shy though.
My little lovebug is 1 MONTH already?!?
I wanted to make him a chalkboard monthly milestone so I worked on it while he napped.
so I got it for only $3.99 & just painted the edge white.
I used Marvy Uchidas Bistro markers as well as regular chalk to decorate the board.
As for his outfit I wanted him to wear suspenders I searched EVERY store that carried childrens clothing by my house & nada! This onesie from Target was the best I could find so I just sewed him a matching bow tie instead.
That's all for now! Happy hump day!
Because its usually the time I'm up nursing the new love of my life!
I can't even believe how quickly hes growing!
Just this morning I had to switch his diapers to a size 1 already!
On V-day Rein & I went out to dinner we came home around 9pm & shortly after I started feeling weird....around 11 I started to time the pain & thats when I realized OMFG Im having contractions! It was about an hour or so apart. I tried to sleep it off but yeah its kinda hard to do when you are in pain! I woke up at 4:30am took a shower, did some laundry, Rein woke up & was like whats going on?
I told him todays the day! I called the hospital when I was 15 min apart & they told me I had to wait to come in til I was 5 min apart for 1 hour long. When I really couldn't take the pain anymore we went in it was around 4pm 2/15 I was already 4cm dilated.
They had issues finding my veins (story of my life tiny veins problems) & getting the anesthesiologist out of a C section by this time my water also broke while I was in the labor bed. Long story short & 2 hours later by the time they gave me the epidural I was already 7cm & screaming bloody murder in pain!
We waited....and waited til I was 10cm dilated before I started pushing which wasn't til 11:58pm & Reinor came out at 12:53am.
Similar to gel polish BUT without curing & best part....SOAK-Free Removal!!!
you have to be pretty generous with application so it doesn't streak & my 1st try had bubbles when it dried :( It did remove really easily though, I used my Zoya Remove Plus nail polish remover.
I did a much better job with application this time around.
The Girl Without Limits is more opaque so to me it applied better than the lighter pink.
I used my FAVORITE Pueen Encore Nail plates to stamp with.
Rein & I got married in September! Horray!
More pics to come in the future.
We'll meet him soon enough!
I'm hoping to be able to blog more 2015!


All production stages of a cotton clothes in Ernika includes the production of yarn, cloth, cutting, sewing, and packaging is done under the supervision of each section experts. Ernika is trying to provide its product to sale quite standardly and correctly.
Ernika production with accurate quality control believes that all the goods that deliver to customers are safe and without difficulty.
In 1393 (2014), Ernika production with new management began to work. Ernika's staffs were attempting and tries to do their quality of work twice before. Nevertheless, have tried to hold constant prices of goods. Main sale center of Ernika production is located in Tabriz, but according to customers need Ernika has sale branches in Tehran and Azerbaijan that you can receive this branches information from the Contact Us section. Ernika is trying to satisfy their customers with quality production, keep prices fair, and appropriate supply of goods.
All production stages of a cotton clothes in Ernika includes the production of yarn, cloth, cutting, sewing, and packaging is done under the supervision of each section experts. Ernika is trying to provide its product to sale quite standardly and correctly.Ernika production with accurate quality control believes that all the goods that deliver to customers are safe and without difficulty.


Hitha Herzog discusses "Vanity Sizing" on Dr. Oz, womenkind breathes a sigh of relief.
Ever wonder why jeans fit differently based on where you shop? We went undercover for the Dr. Oz show to show exactly why that happens.
#TBT Tax Talk on Fox News... including BIG hair.


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Improving Electric Motor Efficiency While Reducing Rare Earth Materials in EVs
Tula Technology, Inc. says its Dynamic Motor Drive mitigates electric motors' efficiency losses, significantly reducing reliance on rare-earth materials. Tula argues by using DMD's application to electric vehicle motors can increase range while using less energy.
Improving the efficiency of the powertrain is key to reducing the energy consumed by an electric vehicle. Electric motors equipped with rare earth magnets can exceed 90% efficiency at peak performance; however, real-world driving conditions often reduce motor efficiency to approximately 70-85%, far below the peak. The patented DMD pulse density strategy mitigates efficiency losses through improvements in control software. Tula has simulated the DMD concept and projects efficiency improvements of 2.5% on the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) cycle for an average electric vehicle. These improvements increase the driving range while lowering the total energy consumed. DMD is cost-effective, software-driven and does not require hardware changes to the motor or vehicle. Additionally, DMD avoids many rare earth material challenges, including escalating future costs, limited supply and sourcing risks.
R. Scott Bailey, president and CEO of Tula Technology, commented, "By 2040, more than half of all passenger vehicles sold globally will be electric*. Tula's Dynamic Motor Drive technology delivers high-value efficiency improvement to the full spectrum of electrification applications. With DMD, we can take a synchronous reluctance motor with low permanent magnet content and increase its efficiency to a level nearly comparable to a full permanent magnet motor. This reduces reliance on rare earth metals, which translates to lower cost and greater supply chain security. We are very excited about our DMD results, and our team is ready to work with partners and customers to optimize motor system performance in the transportation, industrial and power generation industries."
Tula's first product, Dynamic Skip Fire (DSF®), is an advanced cylinder deactivation control strategy that has been shown to reduce CO2 emissions in gasoline engines significantly and has been in production since 2018 with more than one million vehicles on the road. As presented jointly with Cummins at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress this year, the diesel application of DSF, Diesel Dynamic Skip Fire (dDSF™), was shown to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 74% and CO2 emissions by 5% in a Class 8 truck operating in a low-load cycle. DMD takes Tula's control strategy to electric motors and can improve efficiency beyond electric vehicles into other modes of transportation, propulsion, and power conversion.
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Q: Profiling asp.net application - You do not have any binaries chosen for sampling When profiling an asp.net web application I get the error message "you do not have any binaries chosen for sampling."  If I continue anyhow the web page will run and the profiler appears to be running as well.  However when the profiler is stopped, no data is collected.  I am choosing the option "An ASP.NET or JavaScript application."
If instead I do the following steps listed below, then only javascript functions in my asp.net MVC application get profiled. What am I doing wrong here? The web application is being run in IIS and the target framework of the application is .net 3.5 if that helps any.  I'm using Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate edition as well.

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*Run the Visual Studio with Administrator permission,

*Performance Wizard -- Page 1 of 4 -> Instrumentation

*Performance Wizard -- Page 2 of 4 -> An ASP.NET or JavaScript application

*Performance Wizard -- Page 3 of 4 -> Write down the URL, and choose the "Profile JavaScript" option.


The aural rendering of a document, already commonly used by the blind and print-impaired communities, combines speech synthesis and "auditory icons." Often such aural presentation occurs by converting the document to plain text and feeding this to a screen reader -- software or hardware that simply reads all the characters on the screen. This results in less effective presentation than would be the case if the document structure were retained. Style sheet properties for aural presentation may be used together with visual properties (mixed media) or as an aural alternative to visual presentation.
Besides the obvious accessibility advantages, there are other large markets for listening to information, including in-car use, industrial and medical documentation systems (intranets), home entertainment, and to help users learning to read or who have difficulty reading.
When using aural properties, the canvas consists of a three-dimensional physical space (sound surrounds) and a temporal space (one may specify sounds before, during, and after other sounds). The CSS properties also allow authors to vary the quality of synthesized speech (voice type, frequency, inflection, etc.).
This will direct the speech synthesizer to speak headers in a voice (a kind of "audio font") called "paul", on a flat tone, but in a very rich voice. Before speaking the headers, a sound sample will be played from the given URL. Paragraphs with class "heidi" will appear to come from front left (if the sound system is capable of spatial audio), and paragraphs of class "peter" from the right. Paragraphs with class "goat" will be very soft.
Volume refers to the median volume of the waveform. In other words, a highly inflected voice at a volume of 50 might peak well above that. The overall values are likely to be human adjustable for comfort, for example with a physical volume control (which would increase both the 0 and 100 values proportionately); what this property does is adjust the dynamic range.
Any number between '0' and '100'. '0' represents the minimum audible volume level and 100 corresponds to the maximum comfortable level.
Percentage values are calculated relative to the inherited value, and are then clipped to the range '0' to '100'.
No sound at all. The value '0' does not mean the same as 'silent'.
A browser for in-car use has a setting for when there is lots of background noise. '0' would map to a fairly high level and '100' to a quite high level. The speech is easily audible over the road noise but the overall dynamic range is compressed. Cars with better insulation might allow a wider dynamic range.
Another speech browser is being used in an apartment, late at night, or in a shared study room. '0' is set to a very quiet level and '100' to a fairly quiet level, too. As with the first example, there is a low slope; the dynamic range is reduced. The actual volumes are low here, whereas they were high in the first example.
In a quiet and isolated house, an expensive hi-fi home theater setup. '0' is set fairly low and '100' to quite high; there is wide dynamic range.
The same author style sheet could be used in all cases, simply by mapping the '0' and '100' points suitably at the client side.
Suppresses aural rendering so that the element requires no time to render. Note, however, that descendants may override this value and will be spoken. (To be sure to suppress rendering of an element and its descendants, use the 'display' property).
Uses language-dependent pronunciation rules for rendering an element and its children.
Spells the text one letter at a time (useful for acronyms and abbreviations).
Note the difference between an element whose 'volume' property has a value of 'silent' and an element whose 'speak' property has the value 'none'. The former takes up the same time as if it had been spoken, including any pause before and after the element, but no sound is generated. The latter requires no time and is not rendered (though its descendants may be).
Expresses the pause in absolute time units (seconds and milliseconds).
Refers to the inverse of the value of the 'speech-rate' property. For example, if the speech-rate is 120 words per minute (i.e., a word takes half a second, or 500ms) then a 'pause-before' of 100% means a pause of 500 ms and a 'pause-before' of 20% means 100ms.
The pause is inserted between the element's content and any 'cue-before' or 'cue-after' content.
Authors should use relative units to create more robust style sheets in the face of large changes in speech-rate.
The 'pause' property is a shorthand for setting 'pause-before' and 'pause-after'. If two values are given, the first value is 'pause-before' and the second is 'pause-after'. If only one value is given, it applies to both properties.
The URI must designate an auditory icon resource. If the URI resolves to something other than an audio file, such as an image, the resource should be ignored and the property treated as if it had the value 'none'.
No auditory icon is specified.
The 'cue' property is a shorthand for setting 'cue-before' and 'cue-after'. If two values are given, the first value is 'cue-before' and the second is 'cue-after'. If only one value is given, it applies to both properties.
Please see the sections on the :before and :after pseudo-elements for information on other content generation techniques.
The sound designated by this <uri> is played as a background while the element's content is spoken.
When present, this keyword means that the sound inherited from the parent element's 'play-during' property continues to play and the sound designated by the <uri> is mixed with it. If 'mix' is not specified, the element's background sound replaces the parent's.
When present, this keyword means that the sound will repeat if it is too short to fill the entire duration of the element. Otherwise, the sound plays once and then stops. This is similar to the 'background-repeat' property. If the sound is too long for the element, it is clipped once the element has been spoken.
The sound of the parent element continues to play (it is not restarted, which would have been the case if this property had been inherited).
This keyword means that there is silence. The sound of the parent element (if any) is silent during the current element and continues after the current element.
Spatial audio is an important stylistic property for aural presentation. It provides a natural way to tell several voices apart, as in real life (people rarely all stand in the same spot in a room). Stereo speakers produce a lateral sound stage. Binaural headphones or the increasingly popular 5-speaker home theater setups can generate full surround sound, and multi-speaker setups can create a true three-dimensional sound stage. VRML 2.0 also includes spatial audio, which implies that in time consumer-priced spatial audio hardware will become more widely available.
Position is described in terms of an angle within the range '-360deg' to '360deg'. The value '0deg' means directly ahead in the center of the sound stage. '90deg' is to the right, '180deg' behind, and '270deg' (or, equivalently and more conveniently, '-90deg') to the left.
Moves the sound to the left, relative to the current angle. More precisely, subtracts 20 degrees. Arithmetic is carried out modulo 360 degrees. Note that 'leftwards' is more accurately described as "turned counter-clockwise," since it always subtracts 20 degrees, even if the inherited azimuth is already behind the listener (in which case the sound actually appears to move to the right).
Moves the sound to the right, relative to the current angle. More precisely, adds 20 degrees. See 'leftwards' for arithmetic.
This property is most likely to be implemented by mixing the same signal into different channels at differing volumes. It might also use phase shifting, digital delay, and other such techniques to provide the illusion of a sound stage. The precise means used to achieve this effect and the number of speakers used to do so are user agent-dependent; this property merely identifies the desired end result.
Specifies the elevation as an angle, between '-90deg' and '90deg'. '0deg' means on the forward horizon, which loosely means level with the listener. '90deg' means directly overhead and '-90deg' means directly below.
Adds 10 degrees to the current elevation.
Subtracts 10 degrees from the current elevation.
The precise means used to achieve this effect and the number of speakers used to do so are undefined. This property merely identifies the desired end result.
Specifies the speaking rate in words per minute, a quantity that varies somewhat by language but is nevertheless widely supported by speech synthesizers.
Same as 80 words per minute.
Same as 180 - 200 words per minute.
Same as 300 words per minute.
Same as 500 words per minute.
Adds 40 words per minute to the current speech rate.
Subtracts 40 words per minutes from the current speech rate.
Values are voice families. Possible values are 'male', 'female', and 'child'.
Values are specific instances (e.g., comedian, trinoids, carlos, lani).
Names of specific voices may be quoted, and indeed must be quoted if any of the words that make up the name does not conform to the syntax rules for identifiers. It is also recommended to quote specific voices with a name consisting of more than one word. If quoting is omitted, any whitespace characters before and after the font name are ignored and any sequence of whitespace characters inside the font name is converted to a single space.
Specifies the average pitch (a frequency) of the speaking voice. The average pitch of a voice depends on the voice family. For example, the average pitch for a standard male voice is around 120Hz, but for a female voice, it's around 210Hz.
Specifies the average pitch of the speaking voice in hertz (Hz).
These values do not map to absolute frequencies since these values depend on the voice family. User agents should map these values to appropriate frequencies based on the voice family and user environment. However, user agents must map these values in order (i.e., 'x-low' is a lower frequency than 'low', etc.).
Specifies variation in average pitch. The perceived pitch of a human voice is determined by the fundamental frequency and typically has a value of 120Hz for a male voice and 210Hz for a female voice. Human languages are spoken with varying inflection and pitch; these variations convey additional meaning and emphasis. Thus, a highly animated voice, i.e., one that is heavily inflected, displays a high pitch range. This property specifies the range over which these variations occur, i.e., how much the fundamental frequency may deviate from the average pitch.
A value between '0' and '100'. A pitch range of '0' produces a flat, monotonic voice. A pitch range of 50 produces normal inflection. Pitch ranges greater than 50 produce animated voices.
Specifies the height of "local peaks" in the intonation contour of a voice. For example, English is a stressed language, and different parts of a sentence are assigned primary, secondary, or tertiary stress. The value of 'stress' controls the amount of inflection that results from these stress markers. This property is a companion to the 'pitch-range' property and is provided to allow developers to exploit higher-end auditory displays.
A value, between '0' and '100'. The meaning of values depends on the language being spoken. For example, a level of '50' for a standard, English-speaking male voice (average pitch = 122Hz), speaking with normal intonation and emphasis would have a different meaning than '50' for an Italian voice.
A value between '0' and '100'. The higher the value, the more the voice will carry. A lower value will produce a soft, mellifluous voice.
Punctuation such as semicolons, braces, and so on are to be spoken literally.
Punctuation is not to be spoken, but instead rendered naturally as various pauses.
Speak the numeral as individual digits. Thus, "237" is spoken "Two Three Seven".
Speak the numeral as a full number. Thus, "237" is spoken "Two hundred thirty seven". Word representations are language-dependent.


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Canada's largest RE/MAX conference is coming to Winnipeg this September 20 – 22. Over the three days at the RBC Convention Centre, you will hear from keynote speakers such as Amanda Lang and Craig Kielburger, as well as experience productive sessions featuring Real Estate Coaches Jackie Leavenworth and Jared James.
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English to Tajik Meaning :: author
English to Tajik Meaning : noun : муаллиф
Author - муаллиф Authored :: муаллифи Authoress :: authoress Authorial :: authorial Authoring :: authoring
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Noun(1) writes (books or stories or articles or the like, for pay(2) someone who originates or causes or initiates something
Verb(1) be the author of
(1) But Verne was a prolific author , and he wrote over 50 novels between 1863 and his death in 1905.(2) Father Yvon was also a noted writer, the author of several books about the sea.(3) Acclaimed author Margaret Atwood writes of the influence George Orwell had on her and her writing, to mark the centenary of his birth.(4) He is also a prolific writer, being the author of a dozen books on subjects such as Islamic theology, ethics, Sufism and comparative religions.(5) The author of this article was reviewing a recently released book.(6) he is the author of several books on the subject(7) He is the author of seven books and more than a hundred articles and chapters.(8) Let me start out by saying that the author of that article was my aunt, and I don't believe she would ever intentionally misrepresent me.(9) Years ago, science fiction author Isaac Asimov wrote an anthology of books entitled I, Robot.(10) A prolific writer, Horowitz is the author or co-author of over 30 books and thousands of articles and essays.(11) She is the author of numerous research articles in scholarly journals and has co-authored a book chapter.(12) He is a journalist, computer columnist, and the author of 11 books.(13) Wilson seized on writing in an effort to author an alternative relationship to domesticity for herself.(14) Not all politicians can find the time to author a book, not even something that is classed as lighter stuff.(15) Although Stoker managed to write a number of novels, he was not primarily an author by profession.(16) He is the author of numerous articles and published papers.
1. writer ::
нависанда
3. source ::
сарчашма
author, authored, authoress, authoresses, authorial, authoring, authors, authorship, coauthor, coauthored, coauthoring, coauthors
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Meaning and definitions of author, translation in Tajik language for author with similar and opposite words. Also find spoken pronunciation of author in Tajik and in English language.
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