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INTERVIEW w/ TOMMY KAREVIK OF KAMELOT & SEVENTH WONDER
Tommy Karevik has had a busy life as of late. Between fronting one of the biggest Power Metal bands in the world, Kamelot, fronting one of the best Progressive Metal bands, Seventh Wonder, and many cool guest spots; Karevik has really been able to show off everything he is capable of with his voice. A while back, I got to send Karevik a few questions about everything he has going on lately. ENJOY!
Thank you very much for taking the time to do this interview!
TK: No, Thank you =)
First things first. The brand new Kamelot album, The Shadow Theory, came out April 6th through Napalm Records. How does it feel to have your 3rd album with Kamelot out?
TK: It feels great. We are all very happy with the album and the general direction the band is moving in right now. Needless to say the sound has evolved in comparison to the the old Kamelot records which is only natural because times evolve and people as well. But the cool thing is that we managed to keep that Kamelot trademark sound through it all, the instant recognition factor when putting on a song.. Yup this is Kamelot!
How did the songwriting process begin for The Shadow Theory?
TK: The same as always actually. Thomas and Oliver got together to work on ideas a couple of times to hammer out the basis of the musical framework. I was then working on song ideas with Oliver over skype mostly. I spent the majority of the time writing with Sascha in Wolfsburg though, writing music, melodies, arrangements and lyrics as well as recording the final product.
What is the story behind The Shadow Theory lyrically?
TK: It is a loose concept based around the theories of Carl Jung´s "The shadow aspect" where everyone has a shadow and the less we embody it the darker it gets. We use that as a platform to tell a story of a dystopic world where most of the worlds money is in the hands of only a handful of people. These people rule the world behind closed doors and make us believe that they want us to believe, making us think we are making decisions based on what we need or want. There are 3 main elements to the story.
The Shadow Empire being the top layers with all the power. The Shadow Key being the growing resistance of enlightened and free thinking people. Connecting the shadow key back to psychological aspect of the overall theme we also want to convey the message that only you possess the key to your own happiness and self growth. No one else can do that for you. It will require work but you can do it. The 3rd one is The Shadow Wall and that is the smoke screen they put in front of our eyes to distract us in favor of their hidden agenda… Social media, commercials, religion and war.
I noticed throughout the album, Kamelot has really spread their wings, musically, and a lot of diversity is going on throughout. Was this a conscious decision or did that happen naturally?
TK: I think it just happened naturally. I mean we always try to have diversity in every album. There has to be a certain flow and pacing for the fans that wants to enjoy the album from start to finish. We still write for people to be able to listen like that and we take pride in that.
As of the time of writing this, Ravenlight is the sole single for the album so far. How was Ravenlight chosen to represent the album as a single?
TK: Well knowing what the first 2 real video songs would be we felt that "Ravenlight" would be a great instant gratification track in terms of having all these elements that a Kamelot song should contain. It is a pretty direct song with a great message that you can instantly hear is us=)
Now that you're 3 albums deep into Kamelot, how did you approach your work on this album?
TK: Every new album is always a great challenge. The more music you write, the harder you have to work to not repeat yourself. It can be daunting at times but the feeling of finding solutions that is something new and fresh and that hasn´t been written before but that still sounds like you, is just fantastic. Of course writing is also more relaxed though after 3 albums in terms of feeling comfortable with the band and the fans. I know that I have their support and that feels great. This time around I just sat down and started writing and basically didnt stand up before it was done. It was very condensed and intense in the end.
The album not only features your amazing vocals, but also features Lauren Hart and Jennifer Haben doing guest vocals. How did they come aboard for The Shadow Theory?
TK: Thank you! Lauren Hart was recommended to us by my girlfriend Kobra Paige. She joined us for a show in California where we opened up for Iron Maiden and did a great job. She is a screamer and when there was a few parts on the album that called for that style she was asked and happily accepted. Jennifer is the singer of "Beyond the Black" and has been working with Sascha a lot in the past. He knew she was a great person and easy to work with in the studio so she is singing a duet with me on the ballad "In Twilight Hours". I really like that song and her voice fits perfectly.
Earlier this year, Kamelot hit North America with Battle Beast and Delain. How did it feel to be back on the road to promote the new album?
TK: It was a great tour. Our biggest and best North American tour to date and that was awesome to see. NA is growing to be a real main market contender for Kamelot. It was a great package with bands that delivered a killer show night after night for month straight… Very consistent tour and great people.
With playing song from both your era and previous work; what are your favorite songs to sing live (from before your time, and what you've recorded)?
TK: From the older songs I would say "The Human Stain" is a favorite. I think it is just a beautiful song with fantastic lyrics and a highly relatable topic. When it comes to my own songs it is more difficult ha ha… The energy with songs like "Sacrimony", "Liar Liar" and "Insomnia" never fails though and those are songs that people know word by word so it´s very rewarding to play live.
What is next for Kamelot?
TK: We got kind of a busy festival summer ahead of us followed by a European tour in the fall where we will also record a live DVD in Tilburg Holland. After that we have a Japan/Australia tour planned so some exciting times for sure!
Any updates in the world of Seventh Wonder?
TK: The new concept album "Tiara" will finally hit the streets in October this year. It will feel very nice after such a long time to give something back to the fans. We are very proud of the album and we are looking forward to be able to play some shows on it come release date! There are some things brewing as we speak =)
Last year, you lent your voice to the amazing project, Ayreon for the album, The Source. What was it like to lend your voice once again to Arjen's masterpiece songwriting?
TK: Yeah Arjen asked me again and I totally didn't expect that since I was on the previous album, so yeah I was surprised. I had a lot on my plate at the time but I made it happen anyway for Arjen because I love that guy and I really wanted to do it. Arjen typically sends me guide vocals of melodies he wrote and I adapt them to my style of singing and make adaptations. It´s fun and very different to all my other bands where I write my own melodies and lyrics from scratch.
Was their any albums in 2017 that you enjoyed?
TK: Actually 2017 was such a crazy year in terms of being totally buried in work so I don´t even remember most of it… Let alone did I have time to listen to a lot of music unfortunately. Whenever there was time to wind down I would typically turn to music completely different from metal or rock. I listen to a lot of Swedish singer song writer music and my favourite is Lars Winnerbäck. There is nothing like listening to beautiful lyrics in your own language I find.
Once again, thank you very much for taking the time to do this interview. As a long time fan of ALL of your work, it was a complete honor to be able to ask you some questions about everything you have going on and promoting the brand new album from Kamelot; which I very much enjoy. Before we are done, is there anything else you would like to mention that I haven't brought up yet?
TK: Thank you for those kind words and thanks a lot for your support! Also a big thank you to all of the readers out there! Hopefully I will see you all somewhere down the road!
Kamelot- The Shadow Theory is out NOW through Napalm Records.
Seventh Wonder- Tiara is out October 12th through Frontiers Music.

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Q: flutter notify from top of the screen I'm trying to figure out how to notify user with alert that comes from top of the screen like normal push notification does.
How can I alert user from top of the screen.
AlertDialog is not customizable so I'm stuck with this. Is there any way to show something like alert or snack bar from top of the screen?

A: Flutter gives you the possiblity to create notifications with the help of the class Overlay. To animate these entering the screen from the top you can use the SlideTransition in combination with an AnimationController. Here is an example application I created:

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() => runApp(MyApp());

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(home: Home());
  }
}

class Home extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      body: Center(
        child: RaisedButton.icon(
          icon: Icon(Icons.notifications_active),
          label: Text('Notify!'),
          onPressed: () {
            Navigator.of(context)
                .overlay
                .insert(OverlayEntry(builder: (BuildContext context) {
              return FunkyNotification();
            }));
          },
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

class FunkyNotification extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  State<StatefulWidget> createState() => FunkyNotificationState();
}

class FunkyNotificationState extends State<FunkyNotification>
    with SingleTickerProviderStateMixin {
  AnimationController controller;
  Animation<Offset> position;

  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();

    controller =
        AnimationController(vsync: this, duration: Duration(milliseconds: 750));
    position = Tween<Offset>(begin: Offset(0.0, -4.0), end: Offset.zero)
        .animate(
            CurvedAnimation(parent: controller, curve: Curves.bounceInOut));

    controller.forward();
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return SafeArea(
      child: Material(
        color: Colors.transparent,
        child: Align(
          alignment: Alignment.topCenter,
          child: Padding(
            padding: EdgeInsets.only(top: 32.0),
            child: SlideTransition(
              position: position,
              child: Container(
                decoration: ShapeDecoration(
                    color: Colors.deepPurple,
                    shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(
                        borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(16.0))),
                child: Padding(
                  padding: EdgeInsets.all(10.0),
                  child: Text(
                    'Notification!',
                    style: TextStyle(
                        color: Colors.white, fontWeight: FontWeight.bold),
                  ),
                ),
              ),
            ),
          ),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

A: Here you can dismiss notifications using the swipe up or down. This is the perfect notification for promotion in-app.
class Home extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  _HomeState createState() => _HomeState();
}

class _HomeState extends State<Home> with TickerProviderStateMixin {
  bool _fromTop = true;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(
        child: Icon(Icons.fireplace_outlined),
        onPressed: () {
          showGeneralDialog(
            barrierLabel: "Label",
            barrierDismissible: true,
            barrierColor: Colors.transparent,
            transitionDuration: Duration(milliseconds: 700),
            context: context,
            pageBuilder: (context, anim1, anim2) {
              return GestureDetector(
                onVerticalDragUpdate: (dragUpdateDetails) {
                  Navigator.of(context).pop();
                },
                child: Column(
                  children: [
                    SizedBox(height: 40),
                    Card(
                      margin:
                          EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 20, horizontal: 10),
                      child: Container(
                        height: 100,
                        child: Image.asset('lib/model/promo.png',
                            fit: BoxFit.fill),
                        decoration: BoxDecoration(
                          color: Colors.white,
                          borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(40),
                        ),
                      ),
                    ),
                  ],
                ),
              );
            },
            transitionBuilder: (context, anim1, anim2, child) {
              return SlideTransition(
                position: anim1.drive(Tween(
                        begin: Offset(0, _fromTop ? -1 : 1), end: Offset(0, 0))
                    .chain(CurveTween(curve: Sprung()))),
                child: child,
              );
            },
          );
        },
      ),
    );
  }
}

class Sprung extends Curve {
  factory Sprung([double damping = 20]) => Sprung.custom(damping: damping);

  Sprung.custom({
    double damping = 20,
    double stiffness = 180,
    double mass = 1.0,
    double velocity = 0.0,
  }) : this._sim = SpringSimulation(
          SpringDescription(
            damping: damping,
            mass: mass,
            stiffness: stiffness,
          ),
          0.0,
          1.0,
          velocity,
        );

  final SpringSimulation _sim;

  @override
  double transform(double t) => _sim.x(t) + t * (1 - _sim.x(1.0));
}

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Environ Health Perspect. 2014 Apr;122(4):412-7. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1306722. Epub 2014 Jan 28.
Birth outcomes and maternal residential proximity to natural gas development in rural Colorado.
McKenzie LM1, Guo R, Witter RZ, Savitz DA, Newman LS, Adgate JL.
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, and.
Birth defects are a leading cause of neonatal mortality. Natural gas development (NGD) emits several potential teratogens, and U.S. production of natural gas is expanding.
We examined associations between maternal residential proximity to NGD and birth outcomes in a retrospective cohort study of 124,842 births between 1996 and 2009 in rural Colorado.
We calculated inverse distance weighted natural gas well counts within a 10-mile radius of maternal residence to estimate maternal exposure to NGD. Logistic regression, adjusted for maternal and infant covariates, was used to estimate associations with exposure tertiles for congenital heart defects (CHDs), neural tube defects (NTDs), oral clefts, preterm birth, and term low birth weight. The association with term birth weight was investigated using multiple linear regression.
Prevalence of CHDs increased with exposure tertile, with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.3 for the highest tertile (95% CI: 1.2, 1.5); NTD prevalence was associated with the highest tertile of exposure (OR = 2.0; 95% CI: 1.0, 3.9, based on 59 cases), compared with the absence of any gas wells within a 10-mile radius. Exposure was negatively associated with preterm birth and positively associated with fetal growth, although the magnitude of association was small. No association was found between exposure and oral clefts.
In this large cohort, we observed an association between density and proximity of natural gas wells within a 10-mile radius of maternal residence and prevalence of CHDs and possibly NTDs. Greater specificity in exposure estimates is needed to further explore these associations.


My dear little boyfriend got me a membership to the cheese of the month club for Christmas, and this weekend we got to try out my first monthly shipment of cheese!
For the month of cheese numero uno, we have a nice little assortment of gorgonzola, camembert, and Amish bleu cheese.
Call me crazy, but I never realized that the blue flecks in bleu cheese was mold.
After I read the handy dandy little newsletter that comes with each shipment, I became very cultured in the ways of the cheese.
The gorgonzola was perfect for my steak date night with Dad Friday.
I've always been obsessed with the mac & bleu cheese at Bistro Byronz, so I figured I would make a brave little attempt at creating my own version of it.
We were out of elbow pasta (and I was a little too lazy to go alllllll the way to the grocery store) so I just crunched up some lasagna.
Cheese makes you do weird things.
While letting those eclectic shaped noodles boil, I crumbled up some of the Amish bleu cheese.
. . . and in the end, I kinda impressed myself!
Life lesson: baked mac and cheese is always the way to go.
Combine 2 tbsp butter, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 cup flour, 3/4 cup heavy cream, 1/4 cup milk in a saucepan until heated through.
Then add 1 cup of the bleu cheese and 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese in the sauce, until it is melted and thick.
Stir the sauce into the pasta (plus 1/4 cup bread crumbs) until it the pasta is uniformly covered.
Pour into baking dish and sprinkle more bread crumbs and parmesan cheese on top, bake for about 30 mins at 350 degrees, then sprinkle a little more bleu cheese on top.
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12/6: Lia Purpura, Walk with Escaped Convicts Nearby
Walk with Escaped Convicts Nearby
Grass that won't spring back into upright. Sky that won't keep its dark tacked down. Dogs won't quiet. Dogs changing this story, hour to hour. Mid-morning. Every twig-snap scattering birds. Where's water. Where's cover. The end of it all very close and then not. Consequences recede then grow too large to see. Prayers from childhood come -- for the basics, water, a hunter's shack and no hunter, then the bargain-and-promise kind, then the prayer-questions: why was I given these two good legs? All the eluding, all the close-calling, the ropes, knives, and dusk-travel.
It's been weeks of this running.
One doesn't think it will end. One doesn't imagine it will continue either.
And there, in that space between those two thoughts – there's the plan. Not enough material for a future but still, here comes the next move.
It makes no sense at all, I know. I've known those very simple days, the small and highly detailed, practical irrationalities that fill them.
Lia Purpura is the author of eight collections of essays, poems, and translations, most recently a collection of poems, It Shouldn't Have Been Beautiful (Penguin). Her awards include Guggenheim, NEA, and Fulbright Fellowships, as well as four Pushcart Prizes. On Looking (essays) was finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her work appears in The New Yorker, The New Republic, Orion, The Paris Review, The Georgia Review, and elsewhere. She lives in Baltimore, MD and is Writer in Residence at The University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
This essay originally appeared in Ocean State Review.
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Caroline Romano
THE NEW SINGLE "GAMES"
FROM CAROLINE ROMANO
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Caroline's new single "Games" is available now!
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At just 17, pop singer/songwriter Caroline Romano is already on her way to stardom. After the release of original "Masterpiece," featuring pop sensation Jacob Whitesides, the Mississippi native was credited by Popmania with releasing "the best music video of 2017." "Masterpiece" is the perfect display of Caroline's soulful songwriting and powerful vocals. A major milestone in Romano's young career, The Daily Shuffle said of the release, "we can't get enough of it! Caroline... is undoubtedly going to be your new fave."
While the song is Romano's first collaboration with a marquee artist, she has shared the stage with an impressive resume of others, including Daya ("Don't Let me Down"), Shawn Mendes ("Stitches"), Why Don't We ("Something Different"), Kelsea Ballerini ("Yeah Boy") and Whitesides ("Lovesick"). TeensWannaKnow has said of Romano, "there is something very genuine about her, which we really like and think you will too. She deserves a much bigger audience!"
Romano got that audience in October of 2016, when she appeared on the nationally televised HLN network show MichaeLA with television personality Michaela Pereira. She performed a deeply personal song entitled "Inside," written to bring comfort to teenagers like herself who have struggled with the issue of body shaming. Romano has worked hard to be a voice for everyone who has felt the pain and destructive effects of bullying, and has partnered with the PACER organization to address this important topic in the age of social media.
A unique and passionate force in the music world, Romano is a breath of fresh air who is forging a path of her own in the industry.
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He probably would have gotten away with it too if he didn't insist on peeling the darn thing.
You may have woken up today feeling that the world is a slightly better place. Well, it's no coincidence, because Fukuoka Prefectural Police just announced the arrest of a 73-year-old man for the crime of eating a grape from a storefront.
The incident occurred at approximately 9:50 a.m. on the morning of 3 October outside a greengrocer in Higashi Ward, Fukuoka City. The suspect allegedly walked past the front of the store, pinched off a single grape valued at 55 yen (US$0.48), and ate it. Just then, he was apprehended by the store manager, who had been secretly watching, and turned over to police.
▼ 55 yen for one grape might seem quite expensive depending where you're from, but it's not uncommon in Japan. This photo of a fruit display in Yamanashi shows bunches selling from 1,200 yen ($10) to 2,000 yen ($17).
The store manager had been tipped off to the crime because for about half a year leading up to the arrest, discarded grape peels were repeatedly found on the pavement in front of the store.
In an almost nauseatingly unflinching dedication to due process, police are currently investigating the suspect's connection to the past incidents of grape peels found on the sidewalk as well. If found guilty he could be responsible for damages running upwards of 1,000 yen (US$9).
The suspect also denies the charges, saying he "wasn't stealing" at the time. Other readers of the news, however, were far less sympathetic.
Whether you abhor the suspect's behavior or not, everyone can agree it was the peeling of the grapes that did him in. In the end he was allegedly a victim of habit, as peeling grapes before eating is a common custom in Japan, often because the varieties of grapes sold typically have thick skins.
Sadly many people just don't realize that for various reasons, such as added nutrition, delectable texture, and more efficient larceny, eating grape skins is recommended by nine out of ten doctors and degenerates alike.


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"Melanoma and Seborrheic Keratosis Differentiation using Texture Featur" by Srinivas V. Deshabhoina, Scott E. Umbaugh et al.
Purpose: To explore texture features in two-dimensional images to differentiate seborrheic keratosis from melanoma.
Methods: A systematic approach to consistent classification of skin tumors is described. Texture features, based on the second-order histogram, were used to identify the features or a combination of features that could consistently differentiate a malignant skin tumor (melanoma) from a benign one (seborrheic keratosis). Two hundred and seventy-one skin tumor images were separated into training and test sets for accuracy and consistency. Automatic induction was applied to generate classification rules. Data analysis and modeling tools were used to gain further insight into the feature space.
Result and Conclusions: In all, 85-90% of seborrheic keratosis images were correctly differentiated from the malignant skin tumors. The features correlation_average, correlation_range, texture_energy_average and texture_energy_range were found to be the most important features in differentiating seborrheic keratosis from melanoma. Overall, the seborrheic keratosis images were better identified by the texture features than the melanoma images.
S. V. Deshabhoina et al., "Melanoma and Seborrheic Keratosis Differentiation using Texture Features," Skin Research and Technology, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 348-356, John Wiley & Sons, Nov 2003.
This research was funded in part by an SBIR Phase II grant from the National Institutes of Health through a subcontract from Stoecker and Associates, Rolla, Missouri, USA, SIUE account #2-70252.
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Melanoma and Seborrheic Keratosis Differentiation using Texture Features, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0846.2003.00044.x. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
© 2003 John Wiley & Sons, All rights reserved.


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Inkjet Printing Industry Remains Resilient During Pandemic
By Stephen Buchanan
Watching for — and responding to — disruptive technology and changing consumer interest factors into business decisions every day. But the coronavirus pandemic changed almost everything.
Countries locked down. Consumers became hoarders. Business travel stopped.
Few leaders or strategic planners could have envisioned the worldwide disruption from the spread of COVID-19, but finding ways to endure and thrive when these events happen is part of strategic planning and visionary leadership.
The industrial inkjet printing industry was no exception. Kao Collins, which manufactures inkjet inks for commercial printers, has seen significant increases in orders for some inks and decreases for other inks.
"We're adapting and finding new ways to navigate the new normal now," said Stephen Buchanan, Business Development Manager at Cincinnati-based Kao Collins.
A research and development chemist, Buchanan moved from the lab at Kao Collins into his new role as Business Development Manager in January, before the pandemic upended business and life in general.
He discusses what he's seen so far in the inkjet printing industry, and how the industry is adapting:
Demand for Food Packaging Inks is Growing
As the pandemic took hold, consumers stockpiled more than toilet paper—packaged food was also disappearing from store shelves fast. Consequently, the demand for food grade inks often used in food packaging increased dramatically, as food producers struggled to keep pace.
"Flexible packaging and labels are definitely booming right now," Buchanan said.
Likewise, health-conscious consumers around the world bought up over-the-counter medicines. Pharmaceutical and medical-supply companies worked at a faster pace to supply hospitals.
While some manufacturers and distributors were forced to close, Kao Collins continued production as an essential business to supply inks for packaging and labeling medical and pharmaceutical items.
The company worked extra shifts to meet customer demand.
"We wanted to show our customers we were here to support them," he said.
One ink distributor that was shut down contacted Kao Collins to help supply a customer. Inks were shipped directly to the end-user.
"It shows that in the ink industry, we're collaborating; we're working together."
Wide-Format Printing Dips, Then Rebounds
Trade shows around the world were canceled, and wide-format commercial printers initially took a big hit. Their printing business depended on orders for banners used during conventions and in-person events.
Stores also stopped ordering promotional banners.
This industry is an example of how the sector could adapt, Buchanan said.
"Social distancing" became the buzzword around the world. Essential retail stores needed to remind their customers to keep six or more feet of space between each other. To do that, they turned to wide-format printers to print floor decals.
When restaurants began offering carry-out service, they ordered banners that shouted "We're open!"
Buchanan saw the work firsthand, from floor and window decals to bathroom signage.
"Going out in public, I've seen different printing and interesting signs that say 'stay six feet away' or 'stand here.'" The new normal, he said, "allowed wide-format printers to forge a new path forward and really make up some volume."
Direct Mail Takes A Direct Hit
With unemployment increasing and consumer spending power dropping, companies began cutting their marketing budgets to reduce spending on direct mail advertising.
High-speed direct mail printing of brochures, pamphlets, and fliers slowed, Buchanan said. But he expects the direct mail segment to bounce back.
There's a good reason for that optimism. A 2016 study by the United States Postal Service found that 40% of the lucrative millennial demographic reads direct mail thoroughly, compared to a very modest 18% for non-millennials.
Another study by Access Development, a company that manages networks of discounts and loyalty programs, found that direct mail effectively supports brand loyalty among millennials.
"All the industries have been finding a way to adapt," Buchanan said.
eCommerce Serves Home-Bound Consumers
Similar to grocery store sales, eCommerce sales soared as consumers moved their shopping habits online to reduce potential exposure to the highly contagious virus.
This has increased the demand for inkjet inks from the eCommerce sector, since e-tailers need inks for direct printing on corrugated boxes and labels used on secondary packaging.
Statistics Canada, a government agency, found that consumers flocked to eCommerce during the lockdown. May 2020 sales more than doubled year-over-year, an increase of almost 111%.
Short-run Product Labeling Inks – Beyond Budweisers and Miller Lights
Craft breweries and regional wine producers are hitting the mark with consumers. Both often use inkjet printing to produce eye-catching labels, especially for seasonal and special releases. Inkjet printing is more cost-effective for producing the shorter runs of the labels needed for bottles.
"It's fun to see all the different labels on the shelf, knowing that some of these are being done with inkjet," Buchanan said. "It's very cool."
Niche segments like those are not the only businesses turning to inkjet printing for packaging. With the explosion of product SKUs, even big brands are needing more labels in lower quantities.
Also, Buchanan said, brands now customize product packaging to appeal to unique customer tastes or regional marketing campaigns.
"Brand owners are really trying to get creative with their packaging," he said.
Buchanan noted that higher-volume runs of inkjet printing are also profitable for converters.
Kao Collins Remains Customer-Focused
Throughout its long history, Japan-based Kao Corporation and subsidiaries have focused on innovation that results from the close relationships with customers. Kao Collins is no exception.
Since the onset of the pandemic, in-person visits with customers happen now on the web or on the phone.
"What I miss more than anything is jumping on a plane to go see our customers," said Stephen Buchanan.
Some of the best information comes from the equipment operators, he says.
"The most interesting people I've spoken with are the press operators. They are running the ink through printing systems every day, so they have a lot of interesting information to share–how the ink performs, what the pluses and minuses are."
Like many other companies, Kao Collins is adapting by staying connected to customers with FaceTime calls and video meetings on Microsoft Teams.
More Than Ink Sales
As the interview continued, Buchanan became introspective as he discussed what the new normal may look like for every industry.
"In the grand scheme of things, this is a lot bigger than inkjet. Anything we can do to help our customers, that's priority number one," Buchanan says.
"A little empathy goes a long way. That's really what it's all about."
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Oregon Ducks – nazwa drużyn sportowych University of Oregon w Eugene, biorących udział w akademickich rozgrywkach w Pacific-12 Conference, organizowanych przez National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Sekcje sportowe uczelni

 Mężczyźni
 baseball
 bieg przełajowy
 futbol amerykański
 golf
 koszykówka
 lekkoatletyka
 tenis

 Kobiety
 akrobatyka
 bieg przełajowy
 golf
 koszykówka
 lacrosse
 lekkoatletyka
 piłka nożna
 siatkówka
 siatkówka plażowa
 softball
 tenis

W nawiasie podano liczbę tytułów mistrzowskich NCAA (stan na 1 lipca 2015)

Obiekty sportowe
 Autzen Stadium – stadion futbolowy o pojemności 54 000 miejsc
 Matthew Knight Arena – hala sportowa o pojemności 12 364 miejsc, w której odbywają się mecze koszykówki i siatkówki
 Pape Field – stadion o pojemności 1000 miejsc, na którym odbywają się mecze piłkarskie i lacrosse
 Hayward Field – stadion lekkoatletyczny o pojemności 10 500 miejsc
 PK Park – stadion baseballowy o pojemności 4000 miejsc
 Jane Sanders Stadium – stadion softballowy o pojemności 1500 miejsc
 Student Tennis Center – korty tenisowe

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
 Strona oficjalna

NCAA
Sport w Eugene

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When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going! 06 May 2021
Being the last full week of the holy month of Ramadan, it was no surprise to see numbers drop for the Dubai real estate market, with a total of 1,557 real estate and properties registered transactions, valued at US$ 926 million, during the week ending Thursday, 06 May. The Dubai Land Department confirmed that 1,027 villas/apartments were sold for US$ 510 million and 111 plots for US$ 133 million. The three most expensive residential units sold were a Marsa Dubai villa for US$ 92 million, a Palm Jumeirah apartment for US$ 59 million and another Palm Jumeirah apartment for US$ 35 million. The most popular locations were in Al Hebiah Third, with 30 sales transactions worth US$ 18 million, Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid with 15 sales, at US$ 33 million, and Nad Al Shiba First with 15 sales for US$ 10 million. The top two land transactions were in Al Thanayah Fourth, selling for US$ 10 million, and a US$ 10 million sale in Palm Jumeirah. Mortgaged properties for the week totalled US$ 272 million, including a plot for US$ 25 million in Al Thanyah First. 63 properties were granted between first-degree relatives, worth US$ 30 million.
Property Finder posted that the value of Dubai's April transactions hit a four year high of US$ 3.0 billion, bringing the YTD total of US$ 9.8 billion, involving 16.6k sales. In the off-plan market, 1.9k properties, worth US$ 842 million, with 2.9k properties, valued at US$ 2.15 billion, being sold in the secondary market. The consultancy also noted that there was a tripling in the number of ready villas and townhouses being sold in Q1, as residents upgraded to bigger homes amid the coronavirus pandemic. Interestingly, three of the first four months of the year recorded the highest number of monthly transactions since March 2010.
Last month, 70% of the total transactions were for less than US$ 545k (AED 2 million), 23% between US$ 545k to US$ 1.36 million, (AED 2 to 5 million), 4% between US$ 1.36 million to US$ 2.72 million (AED 5 to 10 million), and 3% between over US$ 2.72 million (over AED 10 million). For the month, 60% of all real estate transactions were for secondary/ready properties and the balance for off-plan properties. The most transactions in a single community were Mohammed bin Rashid City, followed by JVC, which accounted for 5.8% of all transactions, and Dubai Marina with 5.6%. The five leading communities, recording townhouse/villa transactions, were Mohammed bin Rashid City, Dubailand, Dubai Hills Estate, Rukan and Town Square accounting for 18.5%, 10.3%, 9.4%, 5.0% and 4.9% respectively. The five leading communities, recording apartment transactions, were Dubai Marina, JVC, JLT, Downtown Dubai and Business Bay, accounting for 8.5%, 8.4%, 7.6%, 7.3% and 5.4% respectively.
wasl properties has announced the release of 'masaken wasl,' a new leasing project in Al Qusais, offering 777 modern and spacious apartments, (from studio – 3 B/R apartments), with rentals from US$ 8k to US$ 20k. Located in Al Qusais, and close to the Metro and Al Mulla Plaza, the project comprises several modern facilities, including a gymnasium, a swimming pool, a kids' play area, and parking lots for tenants.
A report by Juniper Research estimates that digital commerce spending is expected to jump 11.5% to US$ 16.1 trillion which includes money transfers and payments related to digital, as well as physical goods purchases, digital ticketing, banking, bills and NFC mobile retail. By the end of the year, mobile commerce will account for 73% of all digital trade transactions, increasing to 79% by 2025. Although much of the recent boom has been put down to the impact of Covid-19, it is expected that consumer behaviour will become increasingly digital, rather than reverting to pre-pandemic norms. January saw Mastercard recording a 30% increase in digital e-commerce spending and it seems likely that this will become a permanent feature, as the online share of retail spending in the Middle East and Africa region grows.
The annual 'Dubai Summer Season' opened last Saturday, 01 May. The Dubai Shopping Malls Group's campaign, in association with Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment, will last over four months to close on 04 September. During that period, it will run four mega promotions, including EID in Dubai, Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS), Back to School and Eid Al Adha. The first campaign will see forty lucky shoppers standing a chance to take home a total of US$ 54k, with draws being held on the 3 days of EID. EID in Dubai will run for six weeks until 14 August, with six prizes of brand-new Infiniti Q50s being won in the weekly draws. With every spend of US$ 54, at any of the participating malls, shoppers will also be eligible to enter the digital raffle draw and win major prizes.
The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre confirmed that the UAE's economy declined by 6.1% last year, attributable mainly to the negative effect of Covid-19 which saw foreign trade and investment slump, along with tourism, transportation and logistics. The non-oil sector was off 6.2%, with major falls of 23.6%, 13.1% and 10.4% seen in accommodation/food services, wholesale/retail trade and construction respectively.
The UAE retained its Moody's Aa2 long-term issuer rating, with a stable outlook, mainly because of its exemplary record in its vaccine protocol and general control over the pandemic. The government's policies have resulted in a "relatively muted impact of the pandemic on the federal government's fiscal strength". The ratings agency also noted that the country's progress in vaccinating its population could allow for an easing of inbound international travel, supporting a "faster-than-expected recovery in the tourism sector, and providing a boost to the hospitality and retail sectors". To date, the federal government has injected US$ 106 billion in economic support packages and has recently extended its Targeted Economic Support Scheme, a zero-cost loan initiative aimed at boosting liquidity in the banking system, until June 2022.
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise posted a 13% decline in Q1 revenue to US$ 308 million, with profit slumping to US$ 8 million from US$ 77 million in the same period in 2020, driven by falls in net lease revenue and maintenance revenue. However, it is confident that, with global vaccinations picking up and lockdown restrictions easing in many countries, air travel will expand. Over the period, DAE offered relief packages, valued at US$ 196 million, and in the form of either lease deferrals or amendments, to 38 airline customers. By 31 March, it had a total owned, managed and committed fleet of 377 aircraft, with an aggregate book value of its owned fleet, including finance lease and loan receivables, of US$ 11.6 billion and an estimated value of its managed fleet at US$ 1.4 billion. During Q1, its total available liquidity was US$ 3.3 billion, with cash and cash equivalents growing to US$ 717.4 million.
Flydubai posted a US$ 194 million 2020 loss, (for the year ended 31 March 2021), with revenue down by more than a half to US$ 763 million, as passenger numbers plummeted because of the various international lockdowns, attributable to the impact of Covid-19; a year earlier its profit was US$ 54 million. The main damage was seen in H1 when the deficit was at US$ 149 million. The budget carrier was also impacted by the almost two-year grounding of the Boeing 737-MAX.
April was a great month for DMCC, with 216 new businesses joining the free zone, following on Q1 numbers, recording their best quarterly returns since 2014. There are over 18k businesses operating in the free zone. This year, the Centre has introduced innovative bundled price packages, as well as new initiatives such as DMCC Cacao Centre and the upcoming DMCC Crypto Centre which have helped keep the company numbers high. Over the first four months of the year, it has seen strong interest from China, France, India, Israel and the UK.
Despite Covid-19 problems but assisted by providing several stimulus packages last year to support companies, Dubai Airport Free Zone reported that 2020 non-oil trade reached US$ 32.4 billion. DAFZ accounts for 10% of Dubai's non-oil foreign trade, and 25% of the total commercial activity last year through Dubai's free zones. Following the initial negative impact on business, because at the onset of Covid-19, both Q3 and Q4 witnessed "exceptional growth", climbing 36.4% and 23.0%, year-on-year. H2 saw trade increasing by 7.1%, with imports, exports and reexports improving by 10.7%, 7.0% and 4.5% respectively, with H2 trade surplus coming in US$ 7.3 billion higher. Country-wise, China (with 27% of total trade) was the free zone's biggest partner, accounting for 62.6% of all imports, followed by India and the US with 15.5% and 5.0%. Iraq was DAFZA's largest export market with 17.5% of the total, followed by Switzerland (7.5%) and Saudi Arabia (6.2%).
During last Saturday's "Most Noble Numbers" auction, Dubai car plate number AA9 went for over US$ 10 million, whilst mobile number 056 9999 999 went under the hammer for US$ 817k. Total money raised in this special Dubai car number and exclusive mobile numbers auction was US$ 13.2 million, with all proceeds going to UAE's '100 Million Meals' Ramadan campaign, recently launched by HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. This week, the campaign provided 20.5 million meals for Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan and Bangladesh.
Now that the economy is picking up, many residents are receiving an increasing number of cold calls, with the three biggest culprits being financial advisers, real estate agents and banks. The authorities are enhancing their efforts to put an end to this malpractice. Now anyone receiving an unsolicited call can notify the Dubai Economic Department's Commercial Compliance & Consumer Price Protection division – 600545555 – to lodge a complaint, follow a few steps and that caller will not be phoning again.
Following a Q4 loss of US$ 443 million, Mashreq returned to a profit of US$ 12 million in Q1 – but this was well down on the same period profit in 2020 of US$ 95 million; total operating income was down 7.9% at US$ 351 million but 12.0% higher than posted in Q4. Fees and commissions were up 29.0% to US$ 122 million, whilst customer deposits grew 2.2% to US$ 24.6 billion. The bank's financial ratios remained stable, with a liquid asset ratio of 28.8%, capital adequacy ratio of 14.4% and Tier 1 ratio at 13.3%.
Meanwhile, CBD posted a Q1 net profit increase of 3.1% to US$ 89 million, compared to the same period in 2020, attributable to decreased credit losses and reduced operating expenses; operating income slipped 3.4% to US$ 199 million, driven by reduced market interest rates and a 6.4% decrease in other operating income because of lower fees and commissions. Operating expenses were 2.7% lower. Total assets, net loans/advances and customer deposits all headed north by 5.2% to US$ 27.9 billion, 6.6% to US$ 19.0 billion and 1.75% to US$ 19.0 billion. Its non-performing loan ratio dipped 0.15% to 6.62%, with quarterly impairment charges of US$ 57 million.
It is reported that the cumulative Q1 profit for the eleven UAE national banks grew 9.6% to US$ 2.11 billion, compared to the same quarter in 2020. The five listed Dubai banks posted a cumulative profit of US$ 1.02 billion, comprising US$ 632 million, US$ 231 million, US$ 89 million, US$ 57 million and US$ 12 million – Emirates NBD, DIB, CBD, EIB and Mashreq.
The bourse opened on Sunday 02 May and, having shed 28 points (0.3%) the previous fortnight, gained 39 points (1.5%), to close on 2,664 by Thursday 06 May. Emaar Properties, US$ 0.04 lower the previous fortnight, regained the US$ 0.04 to close at US$ 1.06. Emirates NBD and Damac started the week on US$ 3.39 and US$ 0.33 and closed on US$ 3.39 and US$ 0.34. Thursday 06 May saw typical Ramadan market trading at 76 million shares, worth US$ 28 million, (compared to 134 million shares, at a value of US$ 40 million, on 29 April). The market will only be open for two days next week and be closed from Tuesday to Thursday for Eid Al Fitr.
By Thursday, 06 May Brent, US$ 7.41 (12.1%) higher the previous fortnight, slipped by US$ 0.29 (0.4%) to close on US$ 68.27. Gold, down US$ 59 (3.2%) the previous five weeks, regained US$ 44 (2.5%) by Thursday 06 May to close on US$ 1,814. Brent started the month on US$ 64.42 and gained US$ 2.83 (4.4%) during April to close on US$ 7.25. Meanwhile, the yellow metal shed US$ 4 (0.2%) in April, having started the month on US$ 1,773 to close on 30 April at US$ 1,769.
The UN Conference on Trade and Development estimated online sales rose from 16% to 19% of all retail transactions in 2020, with the process "fast-tracked" somewhat by the advent of Covid-19. Countries reporting large growths included South Korea, China, UK and US, with increases of 5.1% to 25.9%, 4.2% to 24.9%, 7.5% to 23.3% and 3.0% to 14.0%. The top five countries, when it came to actual e-commerce sales, were the US, Japan, China, South Korea and the UK, with totals of US$ 9,580 billion, US$ 3,416 billion, US$ 2,604 billion, US$ 1,302 billion and US$ 885 billion. Ten of the top thirteen e-commerce businesses reside either in China or the US, with all of them experiencing sharp declines in gross merchandise volume and booking values. Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba retained the top position with a gross merchandise value of US$ 1.14 trillion last year, followed by Amazon at US$ 575 billion and Chinese site JD.com at US$ 379 billion.
As Barclays announced a doubling of Q1 profits to US$ 3.3 billion, its boss Jes Staley reckoned that the UK will see an economic boom and grow at its fastest rate since 1948. His reasoning is on the back of the success of the country's vaccine roll-out and that his bank's estimate there is an extra US$ 275 billion in customer and company bank accounts. He put the bank's impressive profit figure down to growing customer confidence and that the bank's impairment provision has fallen from more than US$ 2.75 billion to just US$ 75 million in a year. (Interestingly, Barclays – unlike other big banks in the UK and US – have decided not to adjust previous estimates of bad loan provisions but hinted that they will do so in future).
Bitcoin has been left in the blocks by the progress of ether which this week topped US$ 3.1k and is 325% higher YTD, compared to Bitcoin trading just 95% higher in 2021. Ether has benefitted by improvements to the ethereum blockchain and a marked move to decentralised finance, (DeFi), referring to transactions outside traditional banking for which the ethereum blockchain is a crucial platform. There are some analysts of the opinion that ether will be of even greater use in a decentralised future financial system, and it is reported that the European Investment Bank is planning to issue a digital bond over the Ethereum blockchain.
In another buying frenzy, Robinhood's trading app crashed on Tuesday as crypto investors were in the market for so called altcoins, resulting in Dogecoin 50% higher as well as Dash and Ethereum Classic moving 14% and 30% to the good. The latest rally saw the value of all digital tokens surge past US$ 2.25 trillion and Dogecoin has already gained 14,180% YTD and was changing hands yesterday 05 May at US$ 0.67 – a year ago it was worth US$ 0.002. It is very difficult to see the logic behind such a surge for a "currency" that was created as a joke in 2013 and is now in the top ten of the most highly valued digital assets this year. Even Jerome Powell Federal Reserve chairman, answered "some of the asset prices are high" when asked if things like GameStop's and Dogecoin's supercharged rallies created threats to financial stability.
PayPal reported a record Q1 net profit climbing more than 12 times to US$ 1.1 billion, (compared to US$ 84 million a year earlier), with revenue 31% higher at US$ 6.0 billion, driven by strong payment volumes, boosted by the shift to online shopping and digital transactions during the pandemic. As at 31 March, the company's cash, cash equivalents and investments totalled US$ 19.1 billion. The tech giant has 392 million active accounts, (with an additional 14.5 million new accounts in Q1), with payment volumes 50% higher at a quarterly record of US$ 285 billion. It expects Q2 revenue to top US$ 6.3 billion and has revised upwards its annual forecast to US$ 25.8 billion. In 2021, 26 million merchants had access to PayPal's new service enabling them to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency. Over the past twelve months, its share value has risen 90%.
Not surprisingly, Amazon posted a tripling in Q1 profit from US$ 2.5 billion to US$ 8.1 billion, with revenue moving 44.7% higher to US$ 108.5 billion – it expects more of the same in the coming months. Just as with Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Google's parent firm Alphabet, in many ways Covid-19 has been a godsend for Amazon. Almost every aspect of the Covid-19 pandemic has served to boost its revenues, including video streaming, cloud-based web-services and grocery delivery, with the tech giant also branching out into automated grocery stores and online healthcare services. The ten-year old Prime Vision has over 175 million Prime members, with streaming hours up 70% during the year, as AWS has current annual revenues of US$ 54 billion. Recent innovations have seen the arrival of Amazon Pharmacy, which allows Amazon Prime members to save money on prescriptions, Prime Wardrobe which offers personal shopping services and Discover Rooms, which the company described as "an immersive shopping experience that helps customers browse and shop from thousands of home room designs".
With the future of the App Store at stake, (and the amount it charges developers), Tim Cook and his Apple team started their court battle on Monday against Epic Games who have been claiming for years that Apple charges are exorbitant. It is estimated that Apple have already made hundreds of millions from charges it has made on their premier game, Fortnite. Last August, it implemented its own in-app payment – bypassing Apple's 30% charges – following which Apple ejected Epic Games off its App Store. The response was immediate with a 65-page lawsuit claiming that Apple's control over the App Store is anti-competitive, arguing that developers should be able to make apps for smartphones, without having to pay large sums to Apple; it concluded that if you want to make games for smartphones you have to be on either the App Store or Google Play. In a separate but related incident, the EU has announced that it was charging Apple for its behaviour on the App Store, whilst last month, the US Senate was unusually united in their attacks on Apple. In addition, Spotify, Match and Tile are just a few of the many companies that have also claimed Apple's charges are unfair. It is going to be a long hot summer.
After failing to revive their dimming fortunes, Verizon has sold its media interests, including both Yahoo and AOL, to Apollo Global Management for just US$ 5.0 billion, with Verizon retaining a 10% stake in the division. It had previously invested US$ 9.0 billion when acquiring Yahoo in 2017 and AOL in 2015. Unfortunately, these two brands, that were once trailblazers, offering a wide range of free and informative web services to consumers, soon lost ground and could not keep up with the newcomers such as Google and Facebook. In the early part of this century, Yahoo and AOL predominated the online advertising market but lost out with the market becoming saturated, with new entrants including Google, Bing, Facebook, Twitter, ESPN, Fandango and Weather.com.
McDonald's has posted a 40% hike in Q1 profits to US$ 1.54 billion, with quarterly sales returning to pre-pandemic levels, despite Covid restrictions remaining in place in many countries. The sales boost comes after Q4's global net income slumped 12% to US$ 990 million and 2020 profits 22% down at US$ 4.73 billion. The main driver behind these impressive results is the return of US customers, aided by growth in the UK, Australia and Canada. The food chain noted that it would "double down" on marketing its staple items, such as Big Macs and Chicken McNuggets, and continue expanding drive-throughs, delivery and online offerings, which it sees as major growth areas. Last October, food delivery company Just Eat Takeaway said orders had expanded 40% on the back of adding 800 McDonald's restaurants, (and 300 Greggs outlets), to its network.
In Q1, the Eurozone slipped into a double dip recession, with a 0.6% contraction following a 0.7% fall in Q4 2020, as pandemic lockdown measures were reintroduced. This is in direct contrast to the likes of the US and China, with Q1 growth levels of 1.6% and 0.6%. In the bloc, Germany returned a 1.7% Q1 decline and Spain down 0.5%, both driven by falling household consumption. Portugal fell 3.3%, whilst Italy dipped 0.4% attributable to lower services sector activity. The main exception turned out to be France, actually expanding by 0.4%, driven by a marked rise in household consumption and a construction rebound.
The ongoing spat between Australia and China sees the Beijing administration indefinitely suspending all activities under the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue – as a direct response to the Morrison government tearing up two Belt and Road agreements. Some will argue that Australia should have known that its outspoken stand on requesting an inquiry into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, or its criticism of the government's handling of the Uyghur Muslims and their dealing with the troubles in Hong Kong, would inevitably face a backlash – and that is what has happened! The National Development and Reform Commission has accused Australia of unfairly targeting China and accusing the country of disrupting "the normal exchanges and cooperation between China and Australia out of Cold War mindset and ideological discrimination."
Despite ongoing trade tensions with the US and other countries, China's April exports, at US$ 264 billion, were almost US$ 43 billion greater than its imports, a more than threefold increase. China's exports in dollar terms surged by more than 32% from a year earlier to almost US$ 264 billion. In contrast, Australian exports for March declined 2.0%, on the month, to US$ 29.8 billion. A belated cursory warning for the Australian administration – When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going!
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Quirky, lighthearted, spooky, and pretty, Ghosthunter has a heck of a lot going for it. But, should you buy-in?
As common sense will tell, technical brilliance can only take a title so far. But, when a game's outstanding engine assists in delivering a truly atmospheric, immersive experience, it can often work to overcome minor faults present in gameplay. Ghosthunter has the technical brilliance down and the sometimes lacking gameplay. Even though the powerful technology behind this one may allow us to overlook a touch of redundancy and a few numbing puzzles, it's the atmosphere, the artistic flair, and the dramatic splash of style -- the experience -- that truly makes this a worthwhile purchase.
If you're into seriousness, stay away. This premise is wacky. As a Detroit police officer named Lazarus Jones, players are sent along with partner Anna Steele to investigate a purportedly haunted school that local construction workers are refusing to bulldoze because of its overt spookiness. After a brief look about, Lazarus pushes the big red button on what looks like a mystical jukebox and ghosts start flying all over the damn place. Directed by a floating digital head, he dons an outfit ravers would shame and becomes a Ghosthunter on a journey to reacquire and contain all of the specters he's unleashed so that he can eventually rescue his partner, who coincidentally found herself abducted by a scarred and lonely spirit.
As you might have guessed, Ghosthunter isn't always the fright fest we might have expected it to be. Instead, this game offers a wildly lighthearted, whimsical, and plain goofy trek that will suddenly switch gears to become something truly creepy. This swift, recurring, and very positive change in pace can be largely attributed to the technical achievement that is Ghosthunter and also to the artistic excellence found throughout the title.
Levels, first of all, do not load. Once you're in a zone, you're playing straight to the end (and it's a very, very long zone). The game also has a delightful tendency of not only offering a variety of fantastically disparate locales, but often times switching up the mood of different sections within these environments. Early in the game you'll find yourself traversing a putrid Louisianan swamp bathed in hues of green and brown and gold, but this changes from bayou to cemetery to shanty town to claustrophobic mine to plush mansion to rotten hell-shack just as quickly as the protagonist can walk. The way perpetually vivid imagery dynamically mutates from the absurd to the intentionally hilarious to the horrific in environments that go from traditionally horror-esque to outstandingly Alice really drives home a level of environmental diversity and intrigue that most titles never come close to approaching.
Though the adventure is entirely linear, and exploration is defined by strict paths and inoperable doors, it's this level of suddenly changing exploratory grace that immediately forces us to expect the unexpected. In a spiritually effed world there are no laws. So, rooms will change, corridors will loop, lights will swirl, houses will sink, and everything in the middle will just be darn weird, but amazingly appropriate -- a testament to the amount of care SCE Studios Cambridge put into level design. Truly top-notch stuff.
Of course, this plush design is only strengthened by one of the most impressive engines found on PlayStation 2. What Ghosthunter does for the eyes and ears, we simply do not see that often. Rare is the PS2 game that is this crisp, this well-defined, this polished, this flicker free, and this extravagantly detailed.
It's a marvel done by ballsy developers not afraid to craft a dramatic, sweeping cutscene with a variety of close-ups, pans, well-lit environments, and angles most game creators shy away from for fear of highlighting their title's glaring technical faults. I suppose it's actually not brashness, as Ghosthunter can get away with zooming in on its hero's head and showing off the wrinkling face of Lazarus, his stubble, Anna's freckles, the odd and bizarre structure of the hill folk, and the incredibly detailed effects we're hit with turn after turn after turn. Again, it's this marriage of artistry and technical sophistication that makes it all happen.


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Hi Tashmead! I love reading your posts and you really inspire me to keep travelling and I really hope I can make it to Cambodia one day. Katie and I always look forward to when we get emails of your posts and talk about it on the way to college. Katie, Kim and I miss media with you!
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Welcome to World University and School, a global, virtual, open, (potentially degree-granting - Ph.D., M.D., & Music School, etc.), free-to-students, university and school, with great universities (e.g. MIT, Ivy League Schools, Stanford, U.C. Berkeley, Oxford, T.U.M., Sorbonne, L.M.U., Juilliard Music School, Cambridge, Collège de France, Cal Tech, B.T.U., University of Chicago, etc.) as key web content generators, based on a Wikipedia with MIT Open Course Ware model, especially for the developing world, and for everyone.
Welcome to World University and School, a global, virtual, open, (potentially degree-granting - Ph.D., M.D., & Music School, etc.), free-to-students, university and school, with great universities (e.g. MIT, Ivy League Schools, Stanford, U.C. Berkeley, Oxford, T.U.M., Sorbonne, L.M.U., Juilliard Music School, Cambridge, Collège de France, Cal Tech, B.T.U., University of Chicago, etc.) as key web content generators, based on a Wikipedia with best STEM-centric OpenCourseWare model (e.g. Yale OYC, MIT OCW), especially for the developing world, and for everyone.
=== Mission ===
World University & School's (http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University - like Wikipedia with MIT Open Course Ware) - mission, in reaching out to the entire world, is to provide a free, wiki-based education platform and, through facilitating the development of broadband worldwide, to make our service accessible to under served parts of the world. The WUaS mission is thus to facilitate all levels of teaching and learning opportunities (and future degrees) through an open, editable wiki in all languages, nation-states and subjects with great universities, and for One Laptop per Child countries and everyone.
World University & School's (http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University - like Wikipedia with best STEM-centric OpenCourseWare) - mission, in reaching out to the entire world, is to provide a free, wiki-based education platform and, through facilitating the development of broadband worldwide, to make our service accessible to under served parts of the world. The WUaS mission is thus to facilitate all levels of teaching and learning opportunities (and future degrees) through an open, editable wiki in all languages, nation-states and subjects with great universities, and for One Laptop per Child countries and everyone.
ChemLab Boot Camp: MIT OpenCourseWare launches reality series
A new series of videos to be published this fall follows 14 MIT freshmen through their introduction to hands-on science:
http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/chemistry/chemistry-lab-boot-camp/trailer/ (THOSE WHO PASS GET A JOB IN A MIT RESEARCH LAB - WUaS will do something like this too, and will add this here - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Research) ... and two, new, wiki Subjects at WUaS: Green Chemistry - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Green_Chemistry - and Laboratory Courses Online at WUaS - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Laboratory_courses_online_at_World_University_and_School - WUaS is wiki with MIT OCW.
http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/chemistry/chemistry-lab-boot-camp/trailer/ (THOSE WHO PASS GET A JOB IN A MIT RESEARCH LAB - WUaS will do something like this too, and will add this here - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Research) ... and two, new, wiki Subjects at WUaS: Green Chemistry - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Green_Chemistry - and Laboratory Courses Online at WUaS - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Laboratory_courses_online_at_World_University_and_School - WUaS is wiki with best STEM-centric OpenCourseWare.
soulskill. 2012. [http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/06/22/1837257/mit-research-amplifies-invisible-detail-in-video MIT Research Amplifies Invisible Detail In Video]. June 22. news.slashdot.org.
Stand with Science. 2012. [http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/graduate-student-funding-petition-0326.html MIT graduate students head to Capitol Hill to deliver research-funding petition]. Cambridge, MA: MIT>
Stand with Science. 2012. [http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/graduate-student-funding-petition-0326.html MIT graduate students head to Capitol Hill to deliver research-funding petition]. Cambridge, MA: MIT.
Stodden, Victoria. 2011. [http://blog.stodden.net/2011/05/21/generalize-clinicaltrialsdotgov/ Generalize clinicaltrials.gov and register research hypotheses before analysis]. May 21. blog.stodden.net
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2 Research
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4 Web accessible populations for clinical trials
5 Open, Free World University & School Brain, Mind and Language Research
6 Open, Free World University & School Cancer Research
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8.56 Select Videocasts, Podcasts, etc.
8.59 Select Writers, Researchers, etc.
8.60 Subjects' Social Networking Sites
8.62 Wikimedia Commons
8.63 Wikipedia
8.64 Wikiquotes
8.65 Wikisource
8.66 Wikivoyage
9.6 Assistive Technologies
9.10 Careers
9.25 The "Universitian" Newspaper at World University and School
By developing a wiki school in every language and country/territory, WUaS will facilitate a wiki-conversation between languages and countries, in terms of teaching/learning, free and open software, and also vis-a-vis free degrees. It will generate a language database to facilitate translation technologies in all possible language combinations, that will become a rich resource for brain and language research on end-users, using, for example, neural 'hats.' WUaS research mission is to move from its wiki teaching and learning focus on all languages and nation states, for example, to make possible digitally-oriented language and brain research, even on end users in the home. WUaS will thus become a broad, worldwide research platform open to wiki-oriented, academic research.
World University & School is open to all academic and other research projects, especially those which are open and participatory. In focusing on wiki-listing all languages at World University, WUaS's initial research focus is linguistic. Digital and wiki technologies make real remarkable possibilities for linguistic research and WUaS plans to facilitate these as a beginning research trajectory.
ChemLab Boot Camp: MIT OpenCourseWare launches reality series A new series of videos to be published this fall follows 14 MIT freshmen through their introduction to hands-on science: http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/chemistry/chemistry-lab-boot-camp/trailer/ (THOSE WHO PASS GET A JOB IN A MIT RESEARCH LAB - WUaS will do something like this too, and will add this here - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Research) ... and two, new, wiki Subjects at WUaS: Green Chemistry - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Green_Chemistry - and Laboratory Courses Online at WUaS - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Laboratory_courses_online_at_World_University_and_School - WUaS is wiki with best STEM-centric OpenCourseWare.
Add your open, free research here
Expand linguistic research on Google Translate.
Google Translate. http://translate.google.com/translate_t#
Web accessible populations for clinical trials
ClinicalTrials.gov. 2011. ClinicalTrials.gov. Washington, DC: U.S. National Institutes of Health.
Open, Free World University & School Brain, Mind and Language Research
Open, Free World University & School Cancer Research
Add free, open Cancer Biology subjects below.
Add free, open Cancer Biology courses
Cancer Biology: From Basic Research to the Clinic http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/biology/7-342-cancer-biology-from-basic-research-to-the-clinic-fall-2004/ MIT non-degree Dr. Carla Kim, Dr. Kevin Haigis Browser Start anytime English undergraduate
The DNA Damage Response as a Target for Anti-Cancer Therapy http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/biology/7-341-the-dna-damage-response-as-a-target-for-anti-cancer-therapy-fall-2008/ MIT non-degree Dr. Hans Christian Reinhardt Browser Start anytime English undergraduate, biology
Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering http://oyc.yale.edu/biomedical-engineering/frontiers-in-biomedical-engineering/ Yale non-degree Professor W. Mark Saltzman Browser Start anytime English undergraduate, biology
GlobalHealth Lab http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/sloan-school-of-management/15-s07-globalhealth-lab-spring-2013/ MIT non-degree Dr. Anjali Sastry Browser Start anytime English Graduate
Health in Numbers: Quantitative Methods in Clinical and Public Health Research https://www.edx.org/courses/HarvardX/PH207x/2012_Fall/about HarvardX non-degree Earl Francis Cook, Marcello Pagano Browser Start anytime English Undergraduate
Introduction to Biology non-degree MIT Browser Cancer English
This main Research page at WUaS - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Research - is for actual research, including clinical trials, finding sample populations, research projects, as well as courses, and teaching & learning resources ... as wiki and collaborative as possible - WUaS is like Wikipedia with the rigorous research approaches of Harvard & MIT, for example.
Bliss experiments? In what ways might WUaS develop a far-reaching, developing set of experiments on bliss, (love) & happiness vis-a-vis music, MDMA, & Omega 3s, to further focus this developing World Univ & Sch with rigorous scientific experimentation?
How to facilitate a Stanford University / Haverford College / Swarthmore College (Quaker/Friendly) academic excellence ethos for World University & School, especially informing WUaS Research (e.g. medical, computer science, etc.) ... http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Research ... at WUaS? Hire Quaker researchers with an undergraduate / graduate degree from these great universities - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Courses#University_course_listings - esp. MIT, Stanford, Harvard , Yale, Princeton, Cambridge, etc.? That would do it ...
Solar car, and green battery foci here at WUaS, too.
(WUaS's wiki, information technologies and criteria for this - informed by the WUaS academic journal subject matter - are developing, since you can already publish your article at Academia.edu http://www.academia.edu or Research Gate - http://www.researchgate.net/ - or Spire - http://spire.sciences-po.fr/web/ - for example); See Library Resources below at WUaS for further resources.
Occupy Research Blog. http://blog.occupyresearch.net
Revolution and crisis in Europa. http://traficantes.net/index.php/editorial/catalogo/otras/Crisis-y-revolucion-en-Europa.
Select Calendars for Events in this Subject
Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS. 2014. Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS. New Haven, CT: Yale University Youtube channel.
Select Conversations / Dialogues / Idea Competitions
Select Facts
Select Film Reviews
Select Institutes, Centers, Networks of Centers, etc.
Network of Centers. 2015. Network of Centers. networkofcenters.net/
Berkeley Journal of Sociology. http://bjsonline.org/
Maley, Carlo. 2011. Applying Evolutionary & Ecological Theory to Neoplastic Progression and Cancer Therapy. San Francisco, CA: University of California, San Francisco.
Maley, Carlo. 2011. [The Center for Evolution and Cancer. San Francisco, CA: University of California, San Francisco.
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Select Poetry
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Select Questions, Inquiries, Problems, FAQs
McGann, Matt. 2010. Q&A with Prof. Nancy Kanwisher '80 (CPW Preview!). Cambridge, MA: mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/qa_with_prof_nancy_kanwisher_8 .
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Ball, Madeleine P., Jason R Bobe, Michael F Chou1, Tom Clegg, Preston W Estep, Jeantine E Lunshof, Ward Vandewege, Alexander Wait Zaranek and George M Church. 2014. Harvard Personal Genome Project: lessons from participatory public research. genomemedicine.com/content/6/2/10.
Buchanan, Elizabeth A. and Michael Zimmer. 2012. Internet Research Ethics. Stanford, CA: Stanford University.
Cutler, Kim-Mai. 2012. Academia.edu Adds Analytics To Bring Transparency To How Research Spreads. Aug 17. techcrunch.com.
Darling, Daniel. 2014. MIT's Synthetic Biology Center collaborates with Pfizer to advance synthetic biology research in drug discovery and development. Cambridge, MA: MIT News.
dstates. 2012. White House Petition For Open Access To Research. May 21. science.slashdot.org
MacLeod, Scott. 2013. How the Nissan Leaf Battery is made Video, Cool, Made in the USA is significant, WUaS may spin off such a Battery-making company in the future for WUaS's Solar Car. (See related, recent, 'Solar Car' blog posts in this entry, as well). Canyon, CA: scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2013/07/banyan-tree-how-nissan-leaf-battery-is.html.
MacLeod, Scott. 2014. Melaleuca species: How to best incentivize the main "Research" focus - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Research - and in all 7106+ languages and 240 + countries at MIT OCW centric WUaS?, Really making a difference with their research and publishing, Stanford Economics' Professor Nicholas A. Bloom, WUaS seeks to model the development of its various online accrediting universities on unprogrammed Quaker Meetings' distributed monthly meeting process ... worldwide ... so not very hierarchical at all, yet also where clerks of these WUaS meetings play a facilitating role, including in incentivization for research. Canyon, CA: scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2014/12/melaleuca-species-how-to-best.html .
Maglio, Paul P., Stephen K. Kwan, Jim Spohrer. 2014. Workshop to Develop a Research Agenda for Service Innovation. ccss.ucmerced.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/NSF-Report.final_.pdf .
Marshall, Wayne. 2012. Summer of Beat Research. May 30. Cambridge, MA: wayneandwax.com/?p=6755.
Miller, Geoffrey. 2012. The Smartphone Psychology Manifesto. 7:221. (http://pps.sagepub.com/content/7/3/221). Perspectives on Psychological Science.
Poppick, Laura. 2014. How Wearable Tech Could Improve Your Mental Health. (Re: Rosalind Picard, director of the Affective Computing Research Group at MIT). April 01. Cambridge, MA: livescience.com/44516-future-of-smart-wristbands.html.
soulskill. 2012. Human Stem Cell Transplants Successfully Reversed Diabetes In Mice. July 12. science.slashdot.org/
soulskill. 2012. MIT Research Amplifies Invisible Detail In Video. June 22. news.slashdot.org.
Stand with Science. 2012. MIT graduate students head to Capitol Hill to deliver research-funding petition. Cambridge, MA: MIT.
Stodden, Victoria. 2011. Generalize clinicaltrials.gov and register research hypotheses before analysis. May 21. blog.stodden.net
Understanding the Occupy Movement: Perspectives from the Social Sciences. 2012. http://bjsonline.org/2011/12/understanding-the-occupy-movement-perspectives-from-the-social-sciences/ . bjsonline.org.
Wilner, . 2014. Closer and Closer to the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis. September 11. neurologytimes.com/articles/closer-and-closer-cause-multiple-sclerosis.
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Risk Factors and Potential Causes of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction in Adults. 2014. Risk Factors and Potential Causes of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction in Adults - Clinicaltrials.gov. (See, too: William Doyle Ph.D. - http://www.researchgate.net/profile/William_Doyle2) Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh - clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01251432.
Research Review Boards
Whittle, Amy, Seema Shah, Benjamin Wilfond, Gary Gensler, David Wendler. 2004. Institutional Review Board Practices Regarding Assent in Pediatric Research. Vol. 113, No. 6, June 1, pp. 1747 -1752. Elk Grove Village, IL: Pediatrics.
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Biswas, Soutik. 2013. Digital Indians: Ben Gomes. Mountain View, CA: BBC News.
Duke University Students Chat: Academics and Research. 2014. Duke University Students Chat: Academics and Research. Durham, NC: Duke University Youtube channel.
Miller, Geoffrey. 2013. N=billions: The smartphone revolution in the behavioral sciences. March 12. Cambridge, MA: cyber.law.harvard.edu.
Prakash, Manu. 2012. Manu Prakash: A 50-cent microscope that folds like origami. Edinburgh, Scotland: TEDx.
Price, Richard (interview). 2012. Academia.edu and the Evolution of Peer Review with Richard Price. July 25. San Francisco, CA: mendelspod.com.
Odwazny, JD, Laura. 2014. Conducting Internet Research: Challenges and Strategies for IRBs. (Slides: http://videocast.nih.gov/pdf/hhs050814.pdf). Washington, DC: videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=13932&bhcp=1.
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National Institute for Health. 2014. Videocasts. Washington, DC: videocast.nih.gov/.
Academia.edu. 2012. Academia.edu - Share Research. San Francisco, CA: Academia.edu.
Boston Area Research Initiative. 2012. Boston Area Research Initiative. Boston MA: bostonarearesearchinitiative.net/
Guidelines for Writing a Lab Report. 2007. Guidelines for Writing a Lab Report. Cambridge, MA: MIT OCW.
Guidelines For Writing Up Your Research. 2010. Guidelines For Writing Up Your Research. Cambridge, MA: MIT OCW.
Observatorio Metropolitano. 2012. http://www.observatoriometropolitano.org (Spain)
PARTICIPATE IN OCCUPYRESEARCH: Main Mailing list: occupyresearch@autistici.org; subscribe here: https://www.autistici.org/mailman/listinfo/occupyresearch Blog: http://blog.occupyresearch.net Website: http://occupyresearch.net (currently points to http://occupyresearch.wikispaces.com) Zotero Group: https://www.zotero.org/groups/occupyresearch Delicious: http://delicious.com/tag/occupyresearch Hashtag: #OccupyResearch Chat/IRC: http://irc.lc/indymedia/OccupyResearch/ Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/occupyresearch/302535899763077 Google groups - see the project website for links to groups for different occupyresearch projects OR Projects (share, join, recruit): http://occupyresearch.wikispaces.com/#x-Projects Conference calls. Info circulated via facebook, occupyresearch.net. and the listserv Form a local Occupy Research Working Group! See http://occupyresearch.net/orwg
Research Paper Style Sheet. 2012. Research Paper Style Sheet. Cambridge, MA: MIT OCW.
OccupyResearch Wiki. 2012. OccupyResearch. (occupyresearch.wikispaces.com). occupyresearch.net.
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Hann, MD, PhD., Byron C. 2014. Byron C. Hann, MD, PhD. San Francisco, CA: cancer.ucsf.edu/people/profiles/hann_byron.3491.
Subjects' Social Networking Sites
Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wikipedia: https://www.wikipedia.org/
Wikiquotes
Wikiquotes: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wikisource: https://wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wikivoyage: https://www.wikivoyage.org/
Brain and Cognitive Science: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Brain_and_Cognitive_Sciences
Cancer Biology: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Cancer_Biology
Clinical Trials at WUaS (for all languages): http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Clinical_Trials_at_WUaS_(for_all_languages)
Computer Science: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Computer_Science
Computational Biology: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Computational_Biology
Evolutionary Biology: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Evolutionary_Biology
Hospital: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Hospital
Laboratory courses online at WUaS: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Laboratory_courses_online_at_World_University_and_School
Loving Bliss (eliciting this neurophysiology): http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Loving_Bliss_%28eliciting_this_neurophysiology%29
Medicine: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Medicine
Music: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Music
Neurobiology: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Neurobiology
Omega_3_Fatty_Acids: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Omega_3_Fatty_Acids
Public Health: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Public_Health
Psychiatry: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Psychiatry
Science: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Science
Technical Writing: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Technical_Writing
Flyer seeking degree-oriented, WUaS students: 'Quaker-informed World University & School seeks friendly, undergraduate students for free, online, Greatest Universities-centric, bachelor's degrees to apply in the autumn of 2013, for matriculation in autumn 2014' - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSFriendsFlyerforProspectiveStudentApplicants.pdf - and accessible here, also - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSNoticeArchive.html. WUaS holds open, electronically-mediated, hour-long, monthly business meeting on the second Saturdays at 9 am Pacific Time, in the manner of Quakers - email worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com if you'd like to participate.
Digital and Print catalog
WUaS plans to anticipate numerous developing assistive technologies for sight-impaired, hearing-impaired, and similar -
Assistive Technologies: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Assistive_Technologies
Geodetic datums such as WGS84 or GPS
Geohash keys
Broadcast to radio frequencies
Broadcast to TV / television
MIT OCW Audio Video Courses: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/audio-video-courses/
(beginning with United Nations' languages - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)
(Search on the word 'lists' here, too: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Virtual_Worlds)
3D Learn. 2013. http://www.learningin3d.info/
Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com
Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/
Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net
Edusim. 2013. http://edusim3d.com/
Gifted Kids.ie. 2013. http://www.giftedkids.ie/daynuv.html
ISTE – SIGMS. 2013. http://sigms.iste.wikispaces.net/secondlifeplayground2010
Kaneva. 2014. http://www.kaneva.com/
Open Cobalt. 2013. http://www.opencobalt.org/
Open Croquet. 2012. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?OpenCroquet and http://www.opencroquet.org/
Primary Games. 2013. http://www.primarygames.com/arcade/virtualworlds.php
Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://atlantisremixed.org/ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoT3pilNPI).
SimScience. 2012. http://simscience.org/
SmallWorlds. 2014. https://www.smallworlds.com/
There.com. 2014. http://www.there.com/
Twinity. 2014. http://www.twinity.com/en/choose-your-free-avatar
Unity3D. 2012. http://unity3d.com/
WiloStar3D. 2013. https://www.wilostar3d.com/
World of Warcraft in School. 2014. http://wowinschool.pbworks.com/w/page/5268731/FrontPage
Teach and Learn using free Social Networking software to share what courses, etc., you find edifying, what you enjoy learning ....
About Me - World University and School - http://about.me
Facebook.com's World University and School - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48753608141 ('This group may be archived').
Good Reads - http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/99021-worlduniversityandschool
Google + Profiles - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com - Scott MacLeod - https://plus.google.com/115890623333932577910/
Google + Profiles Company page - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com - World University and School - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108179352492243955816/108179352492243955816/posts
LinkedIn's World University and School - http://www.linkedin.com/groups/World-University-School-4024337
Quora - http://www.quora.com/
Research Gate - http://www.researchgate.net/
Wer Kennt Wen - World University and School - http://www.wer-kennt-wen.de/
World University & School 'subject page' group
Google + Hangouts - https://plus.google.com/hangouts
AnyMeeting - http://anymeeting.com/homepage/
Google + Hangout - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/hangoutplugin - http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/
Meeting Burner - http://www.meetingburner.com/index?page=signup-v2 – up to 15 connection
ooVoo - http://www.oovoo.com/home.aspx
Paltalk - http://www.paltalk.com
sifonr - free communication - http://www.sifonr.com/
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Missouri vs. Tennessee, 10/3/20 College Football Week 5 Betting Predictions
Missouri vs. Tennessee Prediction
No. 21 Tennessee looks to improve to 2-0 on the new season when it hosts fellow SEC foe Missouri at 12:00 p.m. ET. Will the Vols cover as large home favorites or is there a better play on the board for bettors?
115 Missouri Tigers (+12) at 116 Tennessee Volunteers (-12); o/u 49.5
Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
12:00 p.m. ET, Saturday, October 3, 2020
Missouri Tigers Game Notes
Missouri redshirt junior Shawn Robinson and sophomore Connor Bazelak are listed as co-starters at quarterback ahead of Saturday's game at Tennessee. Robinson (6'2/220) had the better stat line in Missouri's 38-19 loss to Alabama, as he completed 19-of-25 passes for 185 yards and a touchdown. But 54 of those yards came on a touchdown pass to Tyler Badie well after the outcome had been decided, so it makes sense that HC Eliah Drinkwitz would not make a change to the depth chart. Both Robinson and Bazelak should see action in Saturday's game as the Tigers look to avoid falling to 0-2 on the season.
Tennessee Vols Game Notes
Tennessee HC Jeremy Pruitt has signed an extension through the 2025 season. Stability is long something the Tennessee Volunteers have been searching for. In Pruitt, they seem to believe they have found it. Pruitt kicked off his tenure with a middling 5-7 year in 2018 before opening the 2019 season with an abysmal loss to Georgia State. Since that upset loss, though, Tennessee have gone 8-4. Over that span, three of their four losses were to top-ten ranked SEC teams (Florida, Georgia, Alabama), and they rattled off six wins to finish the season. Pruitt also led the program to its first bowl appearance and win since 2016. if that weren't enough, Tennessee currently holds a top-ten 2021 recruiting class, according to 247 Sports, so the future is looking even brighter.
Missouri vs. Tennessee Betting Prediction
The Tigers are 1-7 against the spread in their last eight games overall, are 1-7 against the number in their last eight conference games and have dropped five straight at the betting window when coming off a loss. On the other side, the Vols are 5-1-1 against the number in their last seven conference games, have covered four of their last five games played in the month of October and are 6-2-1 at the betting window in their last nine games overall.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 5 BETTING PREDICTION: TENNESSEE VOLS -12