It seems everyone from the smallest B2B home business to the largest global corporation is targeting schools. Marketing is a process driven discipline – not a leap into the unknown.
Subject line must be relevant and intriguing. You will only put schools off with slogans in your subject line or words like "sale" or "discount". These words may also set off spam filters and thus reduce the number of emails delivered. Read more about subject lines HERE.
Don't say too much. The most common fault suppliers make when sending emails is they try to say too much. The purpose of the promotional email is to tease the prospect into wanting more information.
Include case studies and testimonials. A case study should talk about how your product or service added value to the customer. Include real life examples and photographs of your solution being used in the school. Be sure to seek permission to publish the pics.
This is the point when you begin to engage with the prospect on a deeper level. Completing a call to action is a step of trust on behalf of the prospect. They may have to supply their personal details, which can create concerns over their privacy, or they may have issues they want addressed before they take further action. Make sure information they need is readily available. For example, they should not have to go hunting for delivery charges or a return policy. You will need to advise those signing up for a newsletter about the frequency you will email them. They will also want to know it is easy to unsubscribe.
Create a 1:1 communication by personalising emails with name, position and school name at the top of the email then use the person's name and / or school name within the body text.
The key to dealing with schools effectively is connecting with decision makers on a personal and emotional level. While it is easy to break up the school market according to geographical location or type of school, it is important to remember that behind every school are people.
An accurate and reliable list from an experienced list supplier should be sourced that provides comprehensive contact information for all education sectors, including all contacts in Schools (Public, Private and Catholic) and cover positions including Principals, IT managers, Librarians and more. This allows you to tailor the contacts you require and create a target marketing campaign.
For more on this go to Selling to Schools Part 2: Tips to monopolise the K-12 market.
What needs to happen before they can buy?
Timing – when do they intend to purchase?
Have you provided everything they need in order to make a purchasing decision?


A prayer of one afflicted, when faint and pleading before the Lord.
11 For your name's sake, O Lord, preserve my life.
14 Therefore, my dear friends,* flee from the worship of idols. 15I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. 16The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ? 17Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.


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module Qunit
  class Parser

    attr_reader :current_module
    attr_reader :current_test
    attr_reader :unfinished_modules
    attr_reader :failed_assertions
    attr_reader :total_failed
    attr_reader :total_passed
    attr_reader :total
    attr_reader :duration
    attr_reader :logger

    def initialize
      @logger = Qunit::Logger
      @unfinished_modules = Hash.new
      @failed_assertions = Array.new
      @total_failed = 0
      @total_passed = 0
      @total = 0
      @duration = 0
    end

    def parse(line)
      params = JSON.parse line
      event = params.shift
      case event
      when 'qunit.moduleStart'
        module_start *params
      when 'qunit.moduleDone'
        module_done *params
      when 'qunit.testStart'
        test_start *params
      when 'qunit.testDone'
        test_done *params
      when 'qunit.log'
        qunit_log *params
      when 'qunit.done'
        qunit_done *params
      when 'fail.load'
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      when 'fail.timeout'
        fail_timeout *params
      when 'console'
        console *params
      end
    end

    def module_start(name)
      name ||= "Unnamed Module"
      @unfinished_modules[name.to_sym] = true
      @current_module = name
      # exit status
      return false, nil
    end

    def module_done(name, *args)
      name ||= "Unnamed Module"
      @unfinished_modules.delete(name.to_sym)
      # exit status
      return false, nil
    end

    def test_start(name)
      prefix = @current_module ? "#{@current_module} - " : ''
      @current_test = "#{prefix}#{name}"
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      return false, nil
    end

    def test_done(name, failed, *args)
      if failed > 0
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      if not result
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          name: @current_test,
          actual: actual,
          expected: expected,
          message: message,
          source: source
        }
        @failed_assertions.push assertion
      end
      # exit status
      return false, nil
    end

    def qunit_done(failed, passed, total, duration)
      @total_failed += failed
      @total_passed += passed
      @total += total
      @duration += duration
      log_summary
    end

    def fail_load(url)
      logger.puts "PhantomJS unable to load #{url} URI", :red
      @total_failed += 1
      @total += 1
      log_summary
    end

    def fail_timeout
      logger.puts "PhantomJS timed out.", :red
      @total_failed += 1
      @total += 1
      log_summary
    end

    def console(message)
      prefix = ''
      if @current_test
        prefix << "\n[%s]" % @current_test
      elsif @current_module
        prefix << "\n[%s]" % @current_module
      end
      prefix << ' CONSOLE: '
      logger.print prefix, :magenta
      logger.print message
      logger.print "\n"
    end

    def log_summary
      logger.puts ''
      @failed_assertions.each do |assertion|
        logger.puts assertion[:name]
        logger.puts "Message: #{assertion[:message]}", :red
        if assertion[:actual] != assertion[:expected]
          logger.puts "Actual: #{assertion[:actual]}", :magenta
          logger.puts "Expected: #{assertion[:expected]}", :yellow
        end
        if assertion[:source]
          logger.puts assertion[:source], :cyan
        end
        logger.puts ''
      end
      if @total == 0
        logger.puts "0/0 assertions ran (#{@duration/1000.0}s)", :magenta
      else
        logger.puts "#{@total_passed}/#{@total} assertions passed (#{@duration/1000.0}s)"
      end
      if @total_failed == 0 and @total > 0
        logger.puts "OK", :green
        # exit status
        return true, 0
      else
        # exit status
        return true, 1
      end
    end

  end
end

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For years, the green and nature-friendly call has been to "reduce, re-use, recycle", but now there's a new term to add to the list. Upcyle. The concept is simple; instead of recycling something by breaking it down into something of lower quality, you re-invent something useless or disposable and turn it into something of a higher quality.
Upcycling is big business, with interior decorators, designers, and fashion moguls all getting in on the act. The goal for those companies is to make a process of "closed loop manufacturing". You take the useless product that would otherwise be headed for landfill and make it into something awesome, with as little waste as possible along the way.
Upcycling isn't just something that big name designers are doing. Many home based entrepreneurs are getting in on the act. A search for "upcycled" on Etsy will reveal a huge list of jewellery, ornaments, and even shabby-chic small furniture items that have all been made out of boring items that were given the upcycling treatment.
If you're re-modelling your home, you might want to think about upcycling. Those old wooden doors you're getting rid of might make good headboards for your bed - or, if they're multi-panel wooden doors, they could have their panels ripped out and turned in to a giant pop-art picture frame.
Even something as boring as skirting boards can be upcycled. If you're artistically inclined, chop your skirting boards up and paint them to make picture boards. Otherwise, cut, sand, and varnish them to make cutting boards. Some people even make skirting board sculptures. Your imagination is the only limit.
The old adage about one man's trash being another man's treasure is as true today as it was when it was first said. If you're clearing out your house, stop and examine each item before you consign it to the bin. With practice you'd be amazed at the creative ideas you come up with.
Old glass light covers can be painted and turned into desk tidies. Staircase spindles can be spruced up and made into candlesticks, and a battered old suitcase could become a pet bed. The more artistically inclined you are, the wilder and more creative your upcycling projects can be.
It's always nice to breathe new life into old stuff, but don't put your health, or the health of others, at risk. Converting wooden doors into picture frames is one thing, as long as you make sure they're well-made and hang properly, but messing with electronics is not a good idea unless you have some training.
It's best to stick to cosmetic items, or creative storage, for your first few projects. If you plan on attempting something more ambitious, or something that would involve electricity or fire, then make sure you know exactly what you're doing. Test the finished product carefully before you try to use it under normal circumstances. That might feel overly paranoid, but if you spot even one problem or design flaw, those tests could save your life.
Writteny by Amy Fowler on behalf of UK Oak Doors, suppliers of wooden doors and skirting boards that are just as useful when upcycled.


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By Edynol
May 21, 2012 in Wheel of Time Books
Edynol
First off, this isn't a debate on what will or will not happen. So please, don't nock anyone's opinions or try to despute what they think. This is just for seeing what others think on this particular subject.
I am wondering, the titles of all the books refer to something actually in that book in one way or another, Eye of the World, Crown of Swords, etc. So, what will this memory of light be? Will Rand have some sort long forgotten memory about how to use the actual power of light, something seperate from the true source, to defeat the DO? Or will maybe Moridin be reminded of a time where he fought for good and switch sides? Or something similar with the other forsaken? Or is the memory the conclusion of the TG as counted by the 4th age narrator?
What exactly will the memory entoll? Will it cause Rand to have a revilation of some sort in which holds the key to sealing the DO's prison for good(Until someon in the future bores into it again, that is)?Will Rand somehow remind everyone fighting for the shadow how they weren't born evil, convince them to look back at their childhoods before they became evil and how they weren't meant to be this way? Everyone has a memory of light, even if it is buried really deep beyond normal recallection. A memory when they were the happiest just running around in the sunlight and taking in the wonders of nature.
Sure, there will be fighting, but when the forces of shadow are beaten back enough, Rand will talk to them, remind them of their earliest memories when they were still untouched and untainted. And with Perrin and Matt with him, it will be just enough ta'veren pull to make them see his reasoning and denounce the DO. And as the DO loses followers, maybe his strength and enfluence over the world will also decrease, making it easier to seal him away. Maybe this is why Mat and Perrin need to be with him, not for their talents and armies, but because of their ta'veren pull and ability to make people do what they normally wouldn't.
These are my thoughts on the Memory of Light. What are yours?
Maleshub
Regardless of the "in-book" references and inferences, this book will be Jim's (RJ's) lasting memory. It will be a memory of the light he left behind in the epic fantasy world.
That could very well be it. Never thought of that.
RandA lThor
I think that it means that something bad will happen and people will remember the good times with the light.
Sephie913
Could mean DO will win this time. I mean, it's happened before. It would the upset. Fantasy series just don't end like that. Which is why it would be sweet.
fikkie77
I don't recall the Knife of Dreams being something particular in the book.
The Towers of Midnight weren't something very dominant in that book.
The Shadow Rising could be the title of about every book in the series.
So... the title doesn't have to be in the book.
Nevertheless, I think it's simple. In this book the world will be on it's darkest. It will feel as a dark tunnel with only the memory of light (no actual light) giving hope.
Luckers
I was hoping that it would be something along the lines of how light would fade to nothing but a memory, and that people would be left with nothing but the hope that a memory would be enough to hold them against the darkness.
It's why I kept expecting that puddle of Light around Rand to go away.
Ryrin
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I thought the same. The Shadow wins and there is only memory of the light but I hope that's not it.
bbarrett90
I've had the idea that maybe the use of the OP becomes lost to humanity. A new age starts where there is no OP, or rather, humanity is unable to access the OP. We know that at some point channeling needs to be "rediscovered" in order to lead into the Age of Legends once again. The title would make sense because the OP is essentially the light, and after Rand seals the DO away for good, all that is left is a Memory of the Light that everyone used to know. I believe that the Ogier might be involved in this, and what could theoretically happen is the entire planet becomes a stedding somehow. I see the Ogier as sort of...guardians of the light...if that makes sense. They understand the pattern in a way similar to the Finns, except they take a more active roll in the running of things.
So in closing, I think access to the OP will be lost, and this is what "A Memory of Light" refers to.
Or it becomes another Far Madding under a huge indestrucitble ter'angreal. I personally don't support this because of Avi's visions, but it is a possiblity.
Rufae
I think it is just that everything will plunged into darkness when Rand breaks the seals and threatens to envelope all of Creation with darkness (kinda like the Ways). So that the light of the world would be just a memory.
Barid Bel Medar
tGH 2: The Welcome
"Why should we watch?"
"For the hope of humankind"
"Against what do we guard?"
"The shadow at noon"
But the DO shouldn't have that much power over what happens, because then we would know about it from when the DO's bore was first opened in these ages. I think it will be something else like a bunch of bubbles that cause weird things to happen.
We know that there will be an unnatural eclipse during this time. We know that black clouds have obscurd the sky for two books now. There are also numerous prophecies which speak of unnatural darkness spreading across the land.
The signs are just too strong for it not to happen.
Haha, coinicdence, the first annular solar eclipse visible in California since 1994 occurred two days ago. :)
yoniy0
Signs? I would say nothing else needs happen, it's all right there in the clouds and eclipse.
Leyrann
It took me a few times reading to understand it, you Aes Sedai. I guess you mean "against what do we guard?" "the Shadow at noon"? In that there will be Shadow at noon?
The Shadow is weakest at noon.
The Shadow's power in aMoL will grow so strong it will consume the world. It will be cloaked in the Shadow's glory.
I am not saying that this refers to an eclipse, because I don't think that the eclipse is what we know as an eclipse. Nor am I saying all light will disappear like the Ways. Although it might, I don't think it will.
I think that the "eclipse" is actually the Shadow's influence. It will act like an hourglass, once the sun is fully consumed, the Shadow is victorious.
Thus, the Shadow will be so influential and powerful that the Light seems a distant memory.
The Karatheon Cycle gives us evidence of this.
and the Shadow shall lie across the Pattern of the Age
The Shadow shall rise across the world, and darken every land, even to the smallest corner, and there shall be neither Light nor safety.
And also the Dark Prophecy, which will come true, remember, even if it is from the Shadow.
Once again, His glorious cloak shall smother the Pattern of all things
I am of a mind the world will be at its darkest when rand breaks the seals so all that will remain is the memory I also think slot more friends of the dark will showup amongst the forces of light and the whole let caose rule thing will take hold stronger than ever so the good guys will need that memory to have a chance
Edited May 24, 2012 by Conan
TreeJoe
I support multiple thoughts here in that I've found the wheel of time likes to layer meaning on top of meaning behind a certain set of words.
I think a Memory of Light refers to:
1. The loss of the Dragon once more from the land (to be reborn again)
2. The total eclipse of light from the land
3. The dissapearance of the One Power from the land either immediately following the Dark One's banishment or sometime thereafter. This may simply be the death of all existing channelers, so that wilders re-emerge sometime in the future and eventually start to form schools.
....Regarding #3, i think there are multiple important precedents. One is that channeling essentially ceases to exist for quite some time in the wheel on any large or recognized scale.
Two is that to prevent a Seanchan takeover of the land, the Seanchan need to have their structure fundamentally destroyed. Revelation of Sul'dam being Damane would help that, but the true potential to level the playing field is to actually disable their army of channelers.
The third is more philosophical but essentially there are evil people in the world, and brilliant evil people, and brilliant evil channelers. If they have their power, and knowledge that the Dark One exists, they'll try to re-access him. The only way an entire world like that could go thousands of years without knowledge of the Dark One, to the point he ceases to exist and no one is trying to find him, is a prolonged absence of channelers where such primal powers are forgotten to even exist, and even legend has faded.
Final thought: I don't think Avi's vision is that likely. To be accurate, you would need to fundamentally still have society exist when this is done. Large armies of seanchan, channelers, andoran armies, aiel, etc....they would still need to exist once the Last Battle is done.
I find that unlikely the way things are going. A remnant of a remnant is not 25% of your population. It's 1%. Or .1%. etc.
The world is being unmade, broken down, and only possibly able to be re-forged anew. Such does not start with large knowledge bases, existing nations, etc....in my mind.
rand4747
well the shadow is across the land already and with the future bleak, the Light is becoming just a memory. There will be a point in the book where all is just about lost perhaps many deaths and a near defeat of everyone, Perhaps at the time Rand dies and so everyone believes all is done for. Then a miracle happens of some sort and the Light is restored.
Tyzack
Okay, when the seal break (or are broken), wouldn't the shadow's strength be restore to what it was in the War of Power? These prophies, and the characters, seem to think that then the seals are broken the bore will grow/expand to envolpe the entire pattern. Am I misreading this? How will the DO be able to have a stronger influence this time than the last time he was freed?
Mubz
I think that it is basically sayin that Rand a we know him after VOG is a model of what a person in the light should be. And because we know he has to die it means that the people will not find out if he is reborn or whatever...Thus they will remember him as the champion of the light an their saviour and will not slander him as was done to LTT.
This also helps with my opinion that Rand will not die near the beginning of the book but at the confrontation with whoever at SG
I think of it like, this if a fabric rips an u put sew it then when it rips again through the stitching then the whole will be bigger...but that's just my thinking. Not even sure if the Bore will be any bigger, but I expect it will be
Edited May 24, 2012 by The Next Dragon Reborn
TristanWebb
Demandred says/thinks that the bore is bigger behind the seal than it was when he was sealed when he goes to SG I believe.
But the AS do seem to think that the DO would be free if the seals were broken which is clearly wrong.
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> That's not what I meant. I just question whether it makes sense to declare a class like QMatrix obsolete.
> It is not like QFtp or QHttp, QMatrix is so entwined in old code, it can never be removed or changed.
but I don't really remember using QMatrix.


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Q: How to find the linear recurrence in this case? Suppose $c_0$, $c_1$, $c_2$ satisfies the recurrence $c_n = 3c_{n−1} − 3c_{n−2} + c_{n−3}$ for $n ≥ 3$.
Let $a_n = c_{n+1} - c_n$ for $n \geq 1$, and $a_0 = 0$, how to find a linear recurrence of degree at most $2$ for the sequence $a_0, a_1, a_2, ...$
I'm not sure how to start with this question, what I do for step 1 is finding out the characteristic polynomial
$c_n - 3c_{n−1} + 3c_{n−2} - c_{n−3} = 0$
I got $h(x) = (x+1)^3$
then i stuck on this step. Can someone tell me am I on the right truck and provide some hints for me? If I'm not on the right track, can someone tell me how should I should this problem?
Thanks in advance.

A: $$c_{n+1} = 3c_{n} − 3c_{n−1} + c_{n−2}\implies (c_{n+1}-c_n) = 2(c_{n} − c_{n−1})-(c_{n-1}- c_{n−2})$$

A: $$c_n-3c_{n-1}+3c_{n-2}-c_{n-3}=a_{n-1}-2a_{n-2}+a_{n-3}$$

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Matthew Stafford said he was relieved to sign his three-year contract extension Wednesday and now hopes to win a Super Bowl sometime in the near future with the Detroit Lions.
The quarterback said a ring is what separates him from the top quarterbacks in the NFC, such as Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers, who each received more lucrative extensions in the last two years.
"That's what those guys have. League MVP, Super Bowl rings, years of experience doing it, all of that. You know, I think that's what is a great opportunity for me the next four or five years to get to that level and hopefully stay with this organization for a long time," Stafford said Wednesday.
Stafford, who had two years and $23.5 million remaining on his previous deal, will be paid $53 million in new money, with $41.5 million guaranteed with his extension. Brees signed a five-year, $100 million contract with the New Orleans Saints last year, while the Green Bay Packers rewarded Rodgers with a five-year, $110 million extension earlier this offseason.
The 25-year-old quarterback signed a six-year contract worth up to $78 million, with $41.7 million in guarantees, when he was selected No. 1 overall in 2009.
Stafford officially signed his extension Wednesday and the team tweeted a picture of him signing his contract.
It's official! @Staff_9 @tomlewand #Lions pic.twitter.com/TLpdQA0px3
— Detroit Lions (@DetroitLionsNFL) July 10, 2013
He said Wednesday it was a relief to get the extension done so it won't be a topic of conversation going forward and instead, the focus can be about the Lions.
"I want to be about the team. I want to help the team out if I can in cap space, whatever it is. I want good players around me as a quarterback. It doesn't hurt to have weapons and, you know, if I can help out anyway I can, I'm happy to do it," he said.
After playing in just 13 games over his first two injury-shortened seasons, he flourished in the 2011 season, his first full year, with 41 TD passes while completing 64 percent of his attempts and throwing 16 interceptions in leading Detroit to the playoffs.
The Lions didn't do much of that last year, losing their last eight games to flop to a 4-12 record after a 10-win season.
Stafford said he's eager for training camp to begin so he and the Lions can work to erase the memory of last year's disappointing results.
"You know, I feel great physically and mentally ready to go. I know all the guys are. You know, we're excited to get back out there as a team and kind of get the bad taste out of our mouth from last year and I'm going to be the one spearheading the charge and getting this going in the right direction," he said.
Lions president Tom Lewand credited Stafford for driving the talks between the sides.
"This process started back in February when he was in here by himself, nobody else in the building. He was here working out, he was here getting better, he was here looking to the future and looking to the season.
"Part of that process, and he referenced it, is becoming a leader in the locker room, a leader on the field, a leader off the field, and he has worked incredibly hard at all phases of that over the last few years, but particularly this offseason. He worked hard on the contract front and for him, it really was more about the process, more about being here, more about solidifying himself as the leader of this team and of that locker room than it was about every last zero or every last dollar and cent on the contract. Without his active involvement and his leadership, I don't think we're standing here talking about it today," he said.
News of Stafford's extension was warmly greeted by Stafford's teammates, including his favorite target, wide receiver Calvin Johnson, who tweeted his thoughts Wednesday.
Shout out to my QB @Staff_9 on his contract extension. Now let's get after it in a couple weeks
— Calvin Johnson Jr. (@Bigplaycj) July 10, 2013
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HP Download and Install Assistant makes it easy to download and install your fingefprint. If you wish to use this for cursor control, an extra pair of mouse buttons fingerprinh directly beneath the space bar may prove more convenient than those beneath the touchpad. You do have access, though, to several elements ranged around the frame of the display, and of course to the various ports, connectors and switches around the edges of the notebook.
This lives in a housing on the left edge of the screen, so it's easy to access with the tc in either Tablet or notebook mode. A powerful business laptop with a top-quality 4K screen. Next to the jog dial is a button that opens the Windows Task Manager you'll need the stylus to access its tabbed windows and buttons. Select your desired files and a list of links will be sent by email. The only time I noticed any heat issue is when the battery is charging.
To keep the unit compact, HP decided to forgo a built-in optical drive which I can live with. My Profile Log Out. Operating System – Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8. HP could have put a little more thought into user interface design in this respect. On the upper right edge in portrait orientation sits a jog wheel that handles vertical scrolling.
This could take up to 3 minutes, depending on your computer and connection speed. The keyboard is responsive, although touch typists may find that the amount of key travel slows them down a little: Europe, Middle East, Africa. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme review: The HP TC is backed by a 3 year warranty.


SUNDAY DECEMBER 18, 2011, 3pm at AMERICAS AMPHITHEATER (allowing weather).
Over 85 musicians from The Heart of Texas Concert Band will be performing our 2nd Annual Christmas Concert at our Americas Amphitheater. This is the perfect activity for a Sunday afternoon to enjoy with the family!
American Cancer Society will have a table accepting ANY DONATIONS.


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James K. Wicklund
Email: schesebro@preng.com
James Wicklund is a Managing Director and Senior Banker in the Energy Group at Stephens Inc. This follows a career in geophysics, engineering and operations in the global oil and gas industry, four years managing a broad energy investment portfolio and decades of following the industry as a senior research analyst.
He spent 15 years in the oil and gas industry, working in geophysics and engineering, living in Australia, Singapore, Milan, London several times as well as the US, with Western Geophysical, Sun Oil, and ECL before joining the financial services industry as a research analyst covering the Oilfield Services sector.
He has been head of the energy research group at Rauscher Pierce, now Royal Bank of Canada, managing director and head of energy research at Banc of America Securities Inc., a portfolio manager at Carlson Capital, an $8 billion hedge fund responsible for all of energy investments, and the senior Oilfield Services analyst at Credit Suisse and now a Senior Banker and Managing Director in Energy Investment Banking for Stephens Inc. He has been recognized by various awards and recognition including #1 rankings in Institutional Investor, Greenwich Surveys and the Wall Street Journal's "Best on the Street" and was a frequent contributor to CNBC, CNN and other media outlets.
He is a member and past symposium chair of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), on the boards of the National Offshore Industry Association (NOIA), the Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association (PESA), and the Maguire Institute Advisory Board, at SMU his alma mater.


Coding and marking is a small but integral part of production within many industry sectors such as food, beverage, and pharmaceutical plants across the globe. Legislation dictates that nothing can leave the factory unless the right code has been applied to the product's packaging – be it a date/batch code or a code for identification purposes. If a product does leave without a code (or an incorrect one), recalls and possible fines are costly, in both cash terms and potential impact on the manufacturer's brand.
This can become more complicated in industries where regulations are being introduced to enable individual products to be tracked through the entire supply chain, verified by retailers and customers and traced back to the origin of their production.
While coding and marking safeguards consumers, it adds complexity to production especially when it becomes the root cause of unplanned downtime on a production line. From a coding and marking perspective, combatting the factors that cause unplanned downtime in production can be segmented within groups: keeping printers running and ensuring the right code is applied on the right product. At insignia, we call this maximum efficiency, our mantra for Industry 4.0.
Industry 4.0 is an umbrella term for a range of technological advances that are transforming the way we manufacture. The picture of Industry 4.0 is one of intelligent, autonomous factory systems integrated with the internet, making complex decisions on the fly, fed by a never-ending stream of data.
In the world of the smart factory, there are no mistakes. However, Industry 4.0 isn't an all or nothing state, it should be moulded to your business and guided by the impact it has on your bottom line. Products, technologies and processes can be gradually introduced, eventually building up to a whole system optimised for maximum efficiency. 'Being Industry 4.0' should be thought of as a journey, rather than a single event, where improvements can be made to systems across the factory in manageable stages. This way of thinking ensures that processes are set up correctly and Industry 4.0 is being used to its full potential.
It is in the areas of IoT and cloud computing that Domino is shaping Industry 4.0. Through new technologies, operators can use coding equipment and systems as part of a singular intelligent factory operation.
Domino's iTech-x platform collects a vast array of data on printer operation – from ink and makeup levels through to wear and tear on components, this information is then sent up to Domino's Cloud databases. insignia's Technical Support team uses the collated data to remotely diagnose faults and proactively identify potential future faults, ensuring maximum uptime for our customers. Additionally, printer metrics that contribute to the printer's Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) are monitored remotely, providing customers with the tools to improve their production. This data is available for customers too, accessible from any device connected to the internet. This provides our customers with the freedom to work away from their factory with full visibility of their working system.
Connecting coding and marking machines to the Domino Cloud means that keeping them working no longer requires an engineer to physically be at the machine. Instead, potential issues can be identified, and faults diagnosed in advance, ensuring optimal production uptime.
Domino's Ax-Series CIJ coders can automatically monitor ink and makeup levels, adjusting them depending on environmental conditions so that it is optimised for the printhead. This intelligence built into Dominos Ax-Series coder ensures high-quality codes are printed, thus reducing the likelihood of recalled products and unplanned downtime needed to clean and adjust printers.
Through Industry 4.0 technology such as the Domino Cloud, Domino endeavours to make coding errors and unplanned downtime caused by coding and marking machines a thing of the past. If you would like more information on how the Domino Cloud can reduce downtime and increase supply chain efficiency, contact our team on 1300 467 446.


Following last year's exhibition, Swiss design will be again highlighted at Palazzo Litta during Fuorisalone.
The exhibition will take place at the Teatro Litta, the oldest active theatre in Milan, in a site-specific scenography created by Geneva-based bureau sasha von der potter.
Selected by a call for participation, the eleven participating studios have in common ambitious solutions that significantly improve people's lives in a smart, engaging and sparkling way.


Anyone have an ideas about what nations will be included except France and Britain as shown in the trailer? We don't really know what part of the Napoleonic Wars the game will be set in but I think I saw Portuguese soldiers in the trailer.
I hope this game will bring more nations.with that many players will be interested around the world.like battlefield 1 did.
Yeah. A peninsula game would be nice.
I would love to see Prussia/Russia in this game. But it all depends on what plans the devs have for the game, they may eventually add a 'Eastern Front' DLC adding those nations and appropriate battlefields for them aswell.
Or just an update/have it as part of the base game instead of a DLC?
In my opinion I'm fine with just Britain / France when the game comes out intentionally. Maybe in later patches or updates they can slowly add in nations like Prussia, Russia, Austria, Spain, etc. However I don't see it crucial to the game's immediate success if all the nations are out on Day 1.
Denmark-Norway would indeed be a most interesting addition. As I mentioned earlier, judging from the screenshots, it looks like this game is based in Spain/Western-France, so adding Russia, Prussia and Austria would only be an option if the developers choose to make maps for the Eastern Front aswell, which I think would be quite a nice expansion. But I believe the game is still in relatively early development days, so there is a lot ahead.


The Bluebellgray Mode is considered as among the original rug designs coming out from the various Bluebellgray creations. Still, the Bluebellgray Mode 19507 is seen as an effective rework of the initial Bluebellgray design in that it has produced that fresh new look while retaining its link to the original creation. Enjoy the Bluebellgray Mode with its attractively popping colors set on a cream-based foundation.


What a terrific idea! Wonderful and refreshing flavor for summer and I like the shortcuts. Very easy.
What an inventive idea! I LOVE me some horchata, but to turn them into Popsicles?? Even better! We are SO going to do this!!


A view of my uncharacteristically tidy shop.
Maple, jointed and planed, ready to be resawn into thinner boards.
Finished blanks in the background, halves ready to be tumbled smooth in the foreground.
Stainless steel springs from BC. Yes, all from Canada!
The finished product. They're made to be functional, but they're also nice to look at.


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Streets to remain open as work on new Luas extension begins
The first stage of the works on the new Luas line through Dublin city centre will involve trenches being dug on the footpaths and kerbsides on Dawson Street, Westmoreland Street, Parnell Street, Marlborough Street and Dominic Street. But Luas has insisted there will be no disruption to shoppers, pedestrians or motorists until September when the main construction works begin. The trenches are needed to identify cellars hidden under the city streets which must be filled in, before utilities, including power lines and water pipes, are diverted and tram lines installed. Many cellars have been closed off by owners, and just 25 have been identified. Dozens more may exist.
While there will be local disruption caused by footpaths being dug up, there will be no traffic diversions and bus routes will not be affected. Grainne Mackin, director of communications for the Luas Cross City project, said the works would take up to three months. "While these works signal the beginning of the project, it's important to say the streets will remain open to shoppers, traffic and pedestrians." Once the first phase ends, work will move to St Stephen's Green north and lower Grafton Street. Heritage items including statues will be relocated from next month. The building of the Luas Cross City line, which will link both light-rail systems in the capital, will provide 600 construction jobs until the end of 2017 when it opens. The €368m project will not only open the city to commuters, it will also give people travelling from the west of Ireland access to the entire Luas network and connections with Iarnrod Eireann services. The 5.6km line runs from St Stephen's Green to Broombridge, near Cabra, a journey time of 24 minutes. There will be 13 stops, eight in the city centre. It will provide access to the new Dublin Institute of Technology campus at Grangegorman, and serve stps on Westmoreland Street, O'Connell Street and Dominic Street
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Mayor offers financial aid to grieving family of slain taxi driver, Jabu Baloyi
Pretoria News / 12 September 2019, 08:17am / RAPULA MOATSH
Santaco chairpeson in Tshwane Xolly Tshabalala joined the police in instructing Pretoria taxi drivers to disperse and abandon their protest following the death of driver Jabu Baloyi. Picture: Bongani Shilubane/African News Agency (ANA)
Mourners carry the coffin of taxi driver Jabulani Baloyi who was shot dead in a skirmish with a drug dealer in the Pretoria CBD. Picture: Oupa Mokoena African News Agency (ANA)
Taxi drivers continued war against drugs in Sunnyside under the watchful eye on SAPS officers. Picture: Thobile Mathonsi/African News Agency (ANA)
Pretoria - Tshwane mayor Stevens Mokgalapa has said he will give R100000 to the family of slain taxi driver Jabulani Baloyi, who was gunned down, allegedly by a drug dealer in the Pretoria CBD last month.
Baloyi's killing resulted in violent riots that were instigated by taxi drivers targeting foreign nationals who they claimed were responsible for the city's drug problem.
Mokgapala announced his donation to the family during his visit to their home in Soshanguve on Tuesday.
He said the family had previously pleaded with him for financial assistance and this gesture from the city was in response to their request.
Mokgalapa also visited the family to provide feedback on investigations into the death of Baloyi.
The visit, he said, was an opportunity to provide a progress report on steps taken by the joint steering committee formed to address criminal activity in the Pretoria CBD, especially in the vicinity of the taxi rank.
The committee was set up to ensure collaboration between the taxi industry, law enforcement and the City in addressing safety concerns across the city without scenes such as were witnessed during a week of protest action.
Mokgalapa said: "Following the events of the recent weeks, we have taken a stance to ensure a more concerted and co-ordinated effort between the Tshwane metro police department and the SAPS to combat crime in the city as we do not want to see a repeat of what transpired."
He said the SAPS had promised that the investigation into Baloyi's killing and related matters would be undertaken swiftly.
The case had been sent to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate, and the family would be kept abreast of developments.
He said that the City had already given support to the family by contributing towards funeral arrangements for Baloyi.
He reiterated that the City would continue to engage with the family and help them to deal with the death of Baloyi. Baloyi's sister, Hlamalani Baloyi-Jele, said: "Losing Jabu has devastated this family. We lost a very good person, a hard-working person. This commitment means mayor Mokgalapa cares enough to invest in the future of this family."
On Tuesday, she told the Pretoria News that the progress report by authorities was reassuring, despite the family still trying to cope with their loss.
Baloyi left behind three daughters, Kgaugelo, 21, Koketso, 15, and Kamogelo, 6.
His death sparked widespread violence in the city, during which businesses owned by foreign nationals were looted and burnt by taxi drivers. They claimed that foreign nationals were supporting the drug trade.
Pretoria protest: MMC says drivers 'meant well, modus operandi was the problem'


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Dragon Ball FighterZ – Review
Whether you're a fan of the series or not, it's hard to deny that Dragonball is a storied and much beloved property. We've seen numerous video game adaptations of the show in the past, ranging in quality. Dragonball FighterZ nails the look of the flashy anime series, but does it also nail the feel? We've come to expect fast action and colorful visuals, all matched with wacky characters and larger-than-life battles. Does Dragonball FighterZ deliver, or come up short?
Modes of Play
Dragonball FighterZ is broken up into several modes, all displayed in a cute and interactive hub menu. When you first start the game, you'll choose a cute chibi version of a Dragonball character. Using this as your avatar, you move around a courtyard where you can access all of the game's content. There are separate islands for Story mode, Arcade mode, Pratice Mode, and more. You can also spend your Zeni (money won from successful fights and content completion) to unlock new avatar characters, costumes, color variations, and more.
There's a good tutorial system both in the hub menu and baked into story mode progression. The tutorials do a good job teaching the fundamentals of the fighting system. Dragonball FighterZ's mechanics are far more simplistic than what we've seen in past games. You have light, medium, and heavy attacks, and also a button dedicated to throwing fireballs. Strategy revolves around using auto-combos in successful strings, mixing up your opponent. Special moves are also pretty limited; the most difficult move you'll come across is no harder than a "hadouken" in Street Fighter. This makes the game an easy entry for newcomers to the fighting genre, and deep enough to reward combo-fiends.
The Throne of Clones
The main story of Dragonball FighterZ is broken up into three main arcs. Each arc gives you a different perspective on the same story; the invasion of the clones. In the story, clones of Goku and other fighters have started appearing and wreaking havoc on the world. Big bad villains Frieza and Cell have returned to add some more chaos, and the world is in general disarray. The mysterious Android 21 sits among the chaos, intentions unclear.
The story starts out with an interesting hook, but I slowly lost interest over my time with the game. by the second arc, I was losing almost all interest. Pre-fight scenes are character specific, resulting in some great fan service with fun and interesting interactions. That being said, the overall quality of the main narrative leaves a lot to be desired.
Each chapter is laid out on a map with connecting lines. You're always trying to reach the purple boss icon, and you often have to move through spaces occupied by clone fighters. As you progress through story mode, you unlock skills to equip on your three-man team. These bonuses range from attack boosts to health gauge recovery, but they don't make a noticeable impact on actual gameplay. You'll also be able to unlock new fighters by completing "rescue missions". This encourages you to experiment with different characters, as each fighter carries their health from one fight to the next. Had a particularly tough fight, and now your Goku is worse for wear? Switch him out for Krillin and let him rest. By constantly switching the members of my team, I got comfortable using most characters.
All told, the story offerings in Dragonball FighterZ are entertaining, but grow repetitive after a few hours. Boss fights are fun, and the fights that move the story along are also quite good. However, most of the 10 hour storyline is full of boring clone fights that ultimately feel like padding. Combining the three arcs and losing the repetitive clone fights would've been a better move, in my opinion, but the structure of the story as it stands is at least reminiscent of the show.
Other mode offerings are more basic, covering the essential fighting game modes. Practice, tutorials, and several online modes await. The only other mode that shakes things up is Arcade mode. Arcade mode is comprised of three different courses, with difficulty variants unlocking with time. After choosing one of the three courses, you engage in fights against themed teams. Your performance is rated at the end of each fight, and depending on that performance, you diverge paths to different fights. Your main objective is to get the highest rank (S rank) on each fight, staying on the highest difficulty path. Performing well rewards you with Zeni and other goodies, occasionally even unlocking new characters to play as.
Visual Spirit Bomb
Regardless of how well the game plays or how interesting the content is, there's one thing that's a certainty with Dragonball FighterZ; the visuals. Like Cuphead last year, Dragonball FighterZ absolutely nails the signature style of the anime genre unlike anything we've seen before. This especially rings true for Super Moves, when the HUD disappears and the game becomes an absolute visual treat. The game's visual style is so well done, that it's hard to distinguish between the game and the show.
It really is a sight to behold; Goku throwing a massive Ki charge as Frieza intercepts it with a purple blast of his own. Each character is incredibly memorable, thanks to a great visual identity in the form of special moves and visual effects. I often chose characters for the sole purpose of seeing their super moves time and time again. Even when I found myself bored with the repetition of the story, I never became tired of the presentation.
The Bottom Line on Dragonball FighterZ
I really liked Dragonball FighterZ's visuals, it's interesting approach to menus, and the fast-paced combat. Great tutorials make the game an easy one to start playing, and you'll quickly feel powerful without having to learn too much. The true complexity of the character roster might be lackluster for those who are looking for a tech-heavy fighter like BlazBlu, but most players should find it satisfactory.
My main gripes with the game stem from the repetitive and dull story mode, and various performance issues I encountered during my time. Load times between fights are painfully long, often lasting more than 30 to 40 seconds a piece. The visuals make up for the wait, but the constant downtime during loading hurts the momentum of the experience. I also saw multiple crashes, which forced me to replay entire chapters and rewatch unskippable cutscenes.
Dragonball FighterZ is an absolutely beautiful game, and it's awfully fun to play. However, I think it's the kind of fighting game that is best played with friends. Solo players will find enough content to keep them occupied, but the content is shallow and repetitive. Online competitors may find issues with lag, but your mileage may vary depending on console of choice and personal internet connection.
The game scrapes by on its visual merits, and the overall quality of the presentation. It's fun to play but can grow boring quickly if you're not a competitive player. I had fun playing it, but I don't think it's a game I'll continue playing unless I'm in a room of friends. Dragonball FighterZ is a pretty looking house built on an excellent foundation, but before long you'll realize the rooms are mostly empty.
Mathew Falvai
Psychonauts 2 Review – A Mind-Blowing Trip


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Florin Cezar Ouatu, born in Ploiesti, Romania, is the son of a late flautist and music teacher at Mozarteum University of Salzburg. He is a pianist and a classical singer by profession; specifically, a countertenor.
He has been nicknamed Cezar Vocea (Cezar the voice) and simply Cezar, by which he is commonly known.
A Music Academy, Milan graduate, Cezar has won hearts and fans all over Europe thanks to the Eurovision singing contest where he represented Romania and stood 13th among numerous contestants.
And guess what? He came to audition for X-Factor UK.
And boy oh boy, what a performance he delivered. The 38 year old man, who really doesn't look like much of a singer, had everyone overwhelmed with emotional release through his rich countertenor voice, that could just keep going higher and higher in pitch, to incomprehensible heights.
The language of the song he sung was Nessun Dorma, an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot; it was previously recorded by Bocelli, with whom the Romanian had performed before.
What his performance showcased perfectly was the fact that experience and skill won the day all the time.
He was born in a family of musicians and was raised in Italy, the heartland of operatic music. He has been playing the piano since a meagre six years of age.
And he is still at it, to this day, more than three decades later.
The audience too, who are not normally used to operatic music in this modern age, were simply spellbound, a testament of the age-old adage, that music needs and knows no boundaries, especially not of language.
The spontaneity of the performance, combined with the bordering-on-shy personality of the 38 year old Romanian, who was already quite famous even before coming to X-Factor and winning four yesses obviously, just made everyone's day.
Let's see what the judges had to say about him, shall we?
The world is a small place now, thankfully, with old things, new things and common things and rare things, all come together to compete on a shared stage; the crux is however, in such an era of cultural exchange, there are never any losers; only winners and better winners.


MANILA, Philippines – Resorts World Manila announced Thursday, June 29, it was resuming its gaming operations.
In a statement, the hotel-casino said the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) has lifted the June 9 suspension order on the company's provisional license to operate casinos and gaming facilities.
The resumption of the hotel-casino's services follows the company's presentation of its Casino Security Protective Action Plans. Resorts World Manila also passed an inspection from Pagcor, which checked improvements to its various protocols.
"With Pagcor's assistance and guidance, we can now start the difficult task of rebuilding as it is also our responsibility to take care of our 6,000 staff and personnel," said Resorts World Manila president and chief executive officer Kingson Sian.
"We are bringing back the gaming operations on the ground and third floors of our integrated resort. The second floor will no longer be used for casino operations and will be utilized for other non-gaming purposes instead," he also said.
In a hearing at the House of Representatives last June 7, Resorts World Manila chief operating officer Stephen Reilly had admitted that there were "lapses in security" during the deadly attack.
Resorts World Manila then reviewed its external and internal security protocols for the premises, with the help of international security outfit Blackpanda.


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Timelapse shows Bath's empty streets during coronavirus outbreak
It cuts an almost eerie atmosphere
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This video captures the near-empty streets of Bath that have been likened to a "ghost town" amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Photographer Paul Gillis went around Bath city centre and captured the near-deserted streets that were once full of bustling residents and tourists.
Now, Bath cuts an almost eerie atmosphere.
The video starts along a quiet Kingsmead Square before venturing to Westgate Street where there is a smattering of cars, but very few people.
The footage then shows a deserted part of Abbey Churchyard and the usually packed areas of Union Street and Stall Street are virtually empty.
The beating heart of an idyllic, vibrant and teeming city centre now appears to have bradycardia.
Businesses that were once full of life look forlorn and appear to be from a bygone era, a time that that has not long passed but feels like a distant memory.
Yet, the resolve of the community is shining through.
Local pub, The Packhorse, is doing all it can to help the community and Larkhall Butchers have set up a delivery service to meet people's needs.
And there is more goodwill and resolve to come.
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Since March 23, the Government urged people to stay at home and away from others (social distancing).
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It introduced three measures:
Requiring people to stay at home, except for very limited purposes.
Closing certain businesses and venues.
Stopping all gatherings of more than two people in public.
The Government has stated you can do one form of exercise a day, for example, a run, walk, or cycle - alone or with members of your household.
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Latest UK figures:
The number of coronavirus deaths across the UK has soared past 1,400, according to NHS England.
A total of 180 people have died after testing positive for the disease in the last 24 hours as the UK recorded another huge rise in deaths.
The number of people who have died in England after contracting coronavirus now stands at 1,284, a rise of 159.
A spokesman for NHS England said: "The patients were aged between 32 and 98 years old and all but four, aged between 56 and 87 years old, had underlying health conditions."
The latest figures showing the number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 in the UK is due to be published by Public Health England later this afternoon (Monday, March 30).


Lakeside's highly anticipated 2018 Calendar of Events brochure has arrived! The brochure is filled with highlights of Lakeside's 145th anniversary season.
To be included on our mailing list, email your name and home address to marketing@lakesideohio.com. Please note if you'd like to receive the brochure annually.
From January-May, Lakeside invites friends and neighbors to gather for monthly Community Potlucks. The gatherings are great for reconnecting with other year-round community members and share favorite, family recipes.
The potlucks are held from 12-1:30 p.m. every Third Thursday of the month in Wesley Lodge, unless otherwise noted. The first potluck will be held on Thursday, Jan. 18.
The main dish will be provided by Otterbein North Shore. Guests are invited to bring a side dish or dessert to share.
Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and it's never too early to show your love for Lakeside. Here are five ways you can spread the Lakeside love this year.
Do you love Lakeside? Show your love by purchasing a $25 Lakeside T-shirt ($15 for youth) - and an extra one for your special valentine! All proceeds benefit the Lakeside Annual Fund. To order, visit www.bonfire.com/love-lakeside . Orders will be accepted until Wednesday, Jan. 24, while supplies last. All orders will ship within three weeks of the campaign, closing on January 24.
The Rhein Center may be closed for the winter, but that doesn't mean you can't participate in this beloved Lakeside tradition! Find some rocks outside your home (or brave the cold and see what you can find on the frozen Lakeside shore). Then gift them to your Lakeside friends or valentine.
At each gathering, Lakeside Chautauqua President/CEO Kevin Sibbring will meet with Lakesiders, give an overview of the past year and highlight the 2018 Chautauqua summer programs.
In the biblical tradition, keeping Sabbath is essential to maintaining a relationship with God. Lakeside provides a scholarship for clergy of the East or West Ohio United Methodist Church Conferences to rest, renew and deepen the spiritual lives of clergy.
The scholarship provides up to three overnight stays at the Fountain Inn, which cannot be used from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Contact the Conference & Event Planning Office to plan your next group event at Lakeside at (419) 798-4461, ext. 279.
Each summer, at the Memorial Day weekend Hoover Community Worship Service, we formally remember loved ones who have died throughout the year.
If a loved one has passed away during the 2017-18 year, download the Memorial Remembrance Form .
Forms are due by Friday, April 20, 2018.


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TORONTO CELEBRATES "WE THE NORTH" DAY WITH A RAPTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP PARADE
TORONTO — 7:20 p.m.
Toronto police now say they have made three arrests in connection with a shooting that took place as a large victory rally for the Raptors was underway.
They also say four people have injuries related to the shooting, which took place around 3:45 p.m. local time.
Anyone with photos or videos from the area at the time of the shooting is being asked to share them with authorities.
Toronto Mayor John Tory called the shooting an unfortunate part of an otherwise "spectacularly successful" day.
Crowds have dispersed from Nathan Phillips Square following a massive rally for the Toronto Raptors that was briefly interrupted by a shooting at the edge of the festivities.
The event continued even as pockets of fans rushed for safety.
Police say two people were shot and suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries.
They say two suspects were arrested and firearms were recovered.
City spokesman Brad Ross says more than a million people were gathered in and around the area of Nathan Phillips Square.
The Raptors celebratory rally at Nathan Phillips Square was briefly suspended after police said there were reports of a woman being shot.
Cellphone videos posted on social media show people running from the area near the stage.
Police did not have any further details.
Eye witnesses say word of the shooting sent a section of the crowd into a stampede, with people screaming and hiding in nearby bushes.
They say children in strollers were bowled over as frantic parents tried to shield them.
Police have set up barricades on the south side of the square.
Toronto Mayor John Tory has given Kawhi Leonard the key to the city.
Tory says the 2019 Finals MVP and his teammates already have the key to the hearts of Torontonians.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed the celebrating crowd saying the Raptors brought all of Canada together.
He said he would like the new NBA champions to do it all over again next year.
The Raptors have arrived at Nathan Phillips Square where fans are gathered for what is being touted as the biggest party in the city's history.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is also in the crowd, shaking hands with fans, some of whom have been waiting for over eight hours.
At one point, Trudeau briefly shook hands with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who was decked in a Raptors T-shirt.
Police have closed off the square outside city hall, and viewing screens have been set up at Yonge-Dundas Square for those who couldn't make it.
The celebration rally at Nathan Phillips Square was scheduled for 12:30 p.m., but the massive crowds slowed down the procession.
The Toronto Raptors parade moved up to the sky this afternoon, as Royal Canadian Air Force jets flew over Nathan Phillips Square.
The roaring sound of the Snowbirds was followed by the cheers of the massive crowd awaiting the arrival of the new NBA champions.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are expected to attend the rally.
Mayor John Tory has declared Monday "We The North Day" in Toronto
With the help of Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry, fans along the parade route are voicing what they hope Kawhi Leonard decides as he approaches free agency.
The crowd is chanting "one more year" as the double-decker bus carrying Leonard, Lowry and others slowly makes its way toward Nathan Phillips Square.
When Lowry holds out five fingers, the crowd starts bellowing "five more years."
The Raptors can offer Leonard a five-year extension worth about US$190 million, while other teams can offer only four years for about US$140 million.
Leonard could start negotiating with teams as a free agent on June 30.
Police officers are trying to stop more people from entering Nathan Phillips Square, where the Raptors parade procession is expected to arrive.
The city tweeted the square is at capacity and no one else will be allowed in.
Some fans are already leaving the square saying the crowd is getting rowdy.
A child that appeared to be semi-conscious was pulled over the crowd by security and put on a stretcher.
Other fans are complaining about lack of water and say they're getting dehydrated.
Police say "several children" have been separated from their parents.
They say the children will be taken to 52 Division, where parents can pick them up.
Toronto police say all viewing areas along the route of the Raptors parade are close to capacity.
They are urging fans to stay off the road so that the players and their floats can move along.
The procession was expected to reach city hall at noon, but was slowed down by the massive crowds.
At Nathan Phillips Square, police officers are taking families with young kids to a separated section away from the main crowd.
Meanwhile, GO Transit has set up a designated spot at Union Station for any children who may get separated from their families.
Mayor John Tory has declared Monday "We The North Day" in Toronto.
The crowd at Nathan Phillips Square is awaiting the arrival of the Raptors players as the parade continues.
Some fans are holding signs that read "Stay" aimed at Raptors star Kawhi Leonard, who was named 2019 Finals MVP last week.
Leonard has a player option on his contract for next year, but is expected to decline it and become a free agent.
He is eligible to start talking to teams on June 30 at 6 p.m. ET.
The Raptors acquired Leonard in a trade with the San Antonio Spurs last summer, sending former Toronto star DeMar DeRozan to San Antonio as part of the multi-player deal.
Toronto rapper Drake is riding alongside the Raptors in the team's victory parade.
A staunch supporter and the team's global ambassador, Drake has been a fixture at every home game.
He watched the final game against the Golden State Warriors last Thursday at Jurassic Park with thousands of boisterous fans.
The rapper was with the team this weekend as they celebrated their historic win in Las Vegas.
Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry is holding the Larry O'Brien Trophy given to the new NBA champions.
He is one of the Raptors riding in a double-decker bus moving slowly along the parade route lined up with thousands of fans.
Lowry is wearing a Damon Stoudamire jersey with the Raptors' original logo.
Stoudamire was the Raptors' first-ever draft pick and went on to win rookie of the year in 1995-96.
Lowry and Stoudamire were teammates with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2007-08.
The Raptors' victory parade has kicked off in Toronto, with thousands of fans turning out to celebrate the NBA champions.
Players and their families are riding in five open top double-decker buses along the route, smiling and waving to the cheering crowds.
Some of the Raptors are smoking cigars and drinking champagne.
Head coach Nick Nurse is in a red convertible with his family, while other coaches and executives are on floats and other vehicles.
The parade is set to end at a square outside Toronto's city hall, where a rally will be held.
Thousands of Raptors fans have packed the route of the parade celebrating the Toronto team's NBA championship win.
The basketball team clinched the title on Thursday, becoming the first NBA franchise outside the U.S. to win the Finals.
The parade is set to start at fair grounds by Toronto's lakefront and end at a public square outside city hall.
Players will be riding in open top double-decker buses, along with the families, coaches and team executives.
Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry hoists the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy during the 2019 Toronto Raptors Championship parade in Toronto on Monday, June 17, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Late last year, Keith Moliné and I had an idea whilst having a pint and staring at a circle of chairs. What if we created an improvised and completely unplanned performance between a number of players sitting in a circle with all their equipment in the middle? It might be terrible. But it could be amazing. So, we did it in January at The Harrison in Kings Cross.
The players were Frank Byng (drums), Kavus Torabi (guitar), Merlin Nova (synth and vocals), Farz (synth and samplers), Keith Moliné (guitar and effects) and me (bassoon, voice, effects, tapes and radio).
The premise of the 'game' is that the players are assigned as a-f and each play solo for 5 minutes and improvise with the player both before and after them in the randomly drawn order. so, a played for 5 minutes, b joined them for 5 minutes, a dropped out while b played on their own for 5 minutes before c joined them et cetera. This part took an hour and then there was a shorter, full group, improvisation after a break.
Weirdly, it worked. The interplay between musicians who had never performed together in this situation and this happening with no conversation or 'plan' before hand was quite special and there was certainly a feeling of something very new occurring. Very small segments of part one were recorded onto tape and then reused in part two - these segments will continue to be used in different ways in future overlaps to allow each performance to overlap with the others, regardless of time, space or players.
There are details in the planning that need to be ironed out for future performances but we definitely plan to arrange some more of them.


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download_all_files()
{
    # download files in parallel using keepalive - a little bit faster
    # than calling wget for a single file more than 100 times
    urls=
    for f in `cut -f1 -d: x11_file_list.txt`; do
        if ! test -s "downloads/$f"; then
            urls="$urls ${download_url}/$f"
        fi
    done
    if test -n "$urls"; then
        echo $urls | \
        xargs -P2 -n $(expr $num_modules / 2 + 1) \
        wget \
          --directory-prefix=downloads \
          --no-verbose \
          --timestamping \
          --continue
    fi

    status=$?
    return $status
}

remove_modules()
{
    local mod_file mod_dir mod_args
    if [ -d cookies ]; then
        rm cookies/*
    fi

    if [ ! -d build_dir ]; then
        echo ""
        echo "build_dir does not exist; nothing to delete"
        echo ""
        exit 0
    fi

    while IFS=: read mod_file mod_dir mod_args
    do
        (cd build_dir; [ -d $mod_dir ] && rm -rf $mod_dir)
    done < $data_file
}

extract_it()
{
    local mod_file mod_name mod_args comp
    mod_file=$1
    mod_name=$2
    mod_args=$3

    if [ -e cookies/$mod_name.extracted ]; then
        return 0
    fi

    cd build_dir

    # if pkg has not yet been extracted, do so now
    if [ ! -d $mod_name ]; then
        case "$mod_file" in
        *.tar.bz2) comp=j ;;
        *.tar.gz) comp=z ;;
        *.tar.xz) comp=J ;;
        *.tar) comp= ;;
        *) echo "unknown compressed module $mod_name" ; exit 1 ;;
        esac
        if ! tar x${comp}f ../downloads/$mod_file > /dev/null
        then
            echo "error extracting module $mod_name"
            exit 1
        fi
    fi

    # patch and configure module - we only need to do this once
    cd $mod_name
    # check for patches
    if [ -e ../../$mod_name.patch ]; then
        patch -N -p1 < ../../$mod_name.patch
    fi
    # now configure
    echo "executing ./configure --prefix=$PREFIX_DIR $mod_args"
    if ! ./configure --prefix=$PREFIX_DIR $mod_args
    then
        echo "configuration failed for module $mod_name"
        exit 1
    fi

    cd ../..

    touch cookies/$mod_name.extracted
}

make_it()
{
    local mod_file mod_name mod_args
    mod_file=$1
    mod_name=$2
    mod_args=$3

    count=`expr $count + 1`

    # if a cookie with $mod_name exists...
    if [ -e cookies/$mod_name.installed ]; then
        # ...package has already been installed
        return 0
    fi

    echo ""
    echo "*** processing module $mod_name ($count of $num_modules) ***"
    echo ""

    if ! extract_it $mod_file $mod_name "$mod_args"
    then
        echo ""
        echo "extract failed for module $mod_name"
        echo ""
        exit 1
    fi

    # make module
    if [ ! -e cookies/$mod_name.made ]; then
        if ! make -j $NPROC -C build_dir/$mod_name
        then
            echo ""
            echo "make failed for module $mod_name"
            echo ""
            exit 1
        fi
        touch cookies/$mod_name.made
    fi

    # install module
    if ! make -C build_dir/$mod_name install
    then
        echo ""
        echo "make install failed for module $mod_name"
        echo ""
        exit 1
    fi

    touch cookies/$mod_name.installed
    return 0
}

# this is where we store list of modules to be processed
data_file=x11_file_list.txt

# this is the default download location for most modules
# changed now to server1.xrdp.org
# was www.x.org/releases/X11R7.6/src/everything
download_url=http://server1.xrdp.org/xrdp/X11R7.6

num_modules=`wc -l < $data_file`
count=0

##########################
# program flow starts here
##########################

if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
    echo ""
    echo "usage: buildx.sh <installation dir>"
    echo "usage: buildx.sh clean"
    echo "usage: buildx.sh default"
    echo "usage: buildx.sh <installation dir> drop - set env and run bash in rdp dir"
    echo ""
    exit 1
fi

# remove all modules
if [ "$1" = "clean" ]; then
    echo "removing source modules"
    remove_modules
    exit 0
fi

if [ "$1" = "default" ]; then
    export PREFIX_DIR=$PWD/staging
else
    export PREFIX_DIR=$1
fi

# prefix dir must exist...
if [ ! -d $PREFIX_DIR ]; then
    echo "$PREFIX_DIR does not exist, creating it"
    if ! mkdir -p $PREFIX_DIR; then
        echo "$PREFIX_DIR cannot be created - cannot continue"
        exit 1
    fi
fi

# ...and be writable
if [ ! -w $PREFIX_DIR ]; then
    echo "$PREFIX_DIR is not writable - cannot continue"
    exit 1
fi

echo "installation directory: $PREFIX_DIR"

export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PREFIX_DIR/lib/pkgconfig:$PREFIX_DIR/share/pkgconfig
export PATH=$PREFIX_DIR/bin:$PATH
export LDFLAGS=-Wl,-rpath=$PREFIX_DIR/lib
export CFLAGS="-I$PREFIX_DIR/include -fPIC -O2"

# create a downloads dir
if [ ! -d downloads ]; then
    if ! mkdir downloads
    then
        echo "error creating downloads directory"
        exit 1
    fi
fi

# this is where we do the actual build
if [ ! -d build_dir ]; then
    if ! mkdir build_dir
    then
        echo "error creating build_dir directory"
        exit 1
    fi
fi

# this is where we store cookie files
if [ ! -d cookies ]; then
    if ! mkdir cookies
    then
        echo "error creating cookies directory"
        exit 1
    fi
fi

if ! NPROC=`nproc`; then
    NPROC=1
fi

if ! download_all_files; then
    echo ""
    echo "download failed - aborting build"
    echo "rerun this script to resume download/build"
    echo ""
    exit 1
fi

while IFS=: read mod_file mod_dir mod_args
do
    mod_args=`eval echo $mod_args`

    make_it $mod_file $mod_dir "$mod_args"
done < $data_file

echo "build for X OK"

X11RDPBASE=$PREFIX_DIR
export X11RDPBASE

if ! make -C rdp
then
    echo "error building rdp"
    exit 1
fi

# this will copy the build X server with the other X server binaries
cd rdp
cp X11rdp $X11RDPBASE/bin/X11rdp
strip $X11RDPBASE/bin/X11rdp

if [ "$2" = "drop" ]; then
    echo ""
    echo "dropping you in dir, type exit to get out"
    bash
    exit 1
fi

echo "All done"