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[New Age, Enigmatic] Various Artists - Pure Moods (1997-2004) [5CD] [FLAC]
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Various Artists - Pure Moods (1997-2004)
| FLAC+CUE | 5CD (2.2 GB) | New Age, Enigmatic, Instrumental |
| Label: Virgin Records | Country: U.S | 1997-2004 |
[1997] Pure Moods I
01. "Return to Innocence" - Enigma - 4:10
02. "Orinoco Flow" - Enya - 3:46
03. "Sweet Lullaby" - Deep Forest - 3:51
04. "Oxygene Part IV" - Jean Michel Jarre - 3:19
05. "The X-Files Theme (DADO Paranormal Activity Mix)" - DJ Dado - 3:30
06. "Tubular Bells Part 1" - Mike Oldfield - 4:59
07. "Sadeness, Pt. 1" - Enigma - 4:16
08. "Adiemus" - Adiemus - 3:59
09. "Crockett's Theme" - Jan Hammer - 3:34
10. "Theme from The Mission" - Ennio Morricone - 2:52
11. "Main Title Theme from The Last Emperor" - David Byrne - 4:03
12. "Yeha-Noha (Wishes of Happiness & Prosperity)" - Sacred Spirit - 4:26
13. "The Theme from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me" - Angelo Badalamenti - 5:01
14. "Makambo" - Geoffrey Oryema - 5:01
15. "My Wife with Champagne Shoulders" - Mark Isham - 5:32
16. "The Promise" - Michael Nyman - 3:13
17. "Lily Was Here" - David A. Stewart, Candy Dulfer - 4:18
[1998] Pure Moods II
01. "The Mummers' Dance" - Loreena McKennitt - 6:08
02. "Montezuma" - Cusco - 5:18
03. "The Cradlesong (DaWa)" (remix) - Sacred Spirit - 4:00
04. "Nightingale" - Yanni - 5:44
05. "Life in a Northern Town" - Dream Academy - 4:18
06. "Zarabanda (Saraband)" - Adiemus - 4:37
07. "Euphoria (Firefly)" - Delerium - 4:36
08. "Weather Storm" - Craig Armstrong - 6:05
09. "Teardrop" (edit) - Massive Attack - 4:10
10. "Theme from Harry's Game" - Clannad - 2:27
11. "Chariots of Fire" - Vangelis - 3:31
12. "Breezin'" - George Benson - 5:39
13. "Emily" - Dave Koz - 5:30
14. "2 the Night" - Ottmar Liebert - 4:19
15. "Beyond the Invisible" (short radio edit) - Enigma - 3:43
16. "The Mystic's Dream" - Loreena McKennitt - 7:43
[2001] Pure Moods III
01. "Only If..." - Enya - 3:18
02. "Porcelain" - Moby - 3:31
03. "Life in Mono" - Mono - 4:27
04. "Games Without Frontiers" (Massive Attack / David Bottrill remix) - Peter Gabriel - 5:18
05. "Cristofori's Dream" - David Lanz - 6:03
06. "Land of Anaka" - Geoffrey Oryema and Brian Eno - 5:19
07. "Dela Dela" - Sacred Spirit - 4:42
08. "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" - Ryuichi Sakamoto - 4:36
09. "The Velocity of Love" - Suzanne Ciani - 4:27
10. "Ever So Lonely / Eyes / Ocean" - Sheila Chandra - 3:24
11. "Virtue" - Jesse Cook - 4:08
12. "Theme from Silk Road" - Kitaro - 4:30
13. "Synaesthetic" - Blue Man Group - 5:32
14. "On Sacred Ground" - Yanni - 7:07
15. "Gravity of Love" - Enigma - 3:57
16. "Deliver Me" - Sarah Brightman - 4:00
[2002] Pure Moods IV
01. "November" - Mythos - 4:58
02. "Purify" - Balligomingo - 4:14
03. "Shadows in Silence" - Enigma - 4:19
04. "Silence" - Delerium featuring Sarah McLachlan - 6:34
05. "Songs from a Secret Garden" - Secret Garden - 3:31
06. "One Man's Dream" - Yanni - 2:45
07. "Devotion" - Jim Brickman - 3:36
08. "Fields of Gold" - Eva Cassidy - 4:42
09. "Garden of Eden" - Govi - 2:54
10. "La Valse d'Amelie (Theme from Amelie)" - Yann Tiersen - 2:00
11. "Sea" - George Winston - 2:42
12. "God Moving Over the Face of the Waters" - Moby - 5:45
13. "Main Titles (From Chocolat)" - Rachel Portman - 3:09
14. "Angel" - Sarah McLachlan - 4:28
15. "She Moves Through the Fair" - B-Tribe - 5:00
16. "This Love" - Craig Armstrong featuring Elizabeth Fraser - 6:19
17. "River of Stars" - Paul Schwartz - 4:04
18. "When You're Falling" - Afro Celt Sound System featuring Peter Gabriel - 5:17
[2004] Pure Moods V (Celestial Celebration)
01. "Here with Me" - Dido - 4:16
02. "Building a Mystery" (live) - Sarah McLachlan - 4:08
03. "Love of Strings" - Moby - 6:12
04. "More Than This" - Charlie Hunter featuring Norah Jones - 4:11
05. "Wake Up in New York" - Craig Armstrong featuring Evan Dando - 3:32
06. "Have a Day / Celebratory" - The Polyphonic Spree - 4:39
07. "Amado Mio" - Pink Martini - 4:48
08. "San Antonio" - Kinky - 3:33
09. "Euphoria" (edit) - Delerium - 4:35
10. "Voyageur" (Chillout Mix) - Enigma - 4:54
11. "Crescent Silver Scythe" - Sheila Chandra - 3:48
12. "I Don't Know What I Can Save You From" (Royksopp Remix) - Kings of Convenience - 4:16
13. "Weather Storm" - Massive Attack - 5:01
14. "Harvest Moon" - Cassandra Wilson - 5:03
15. "The Chokin' Kind" - Joss Stone - 3:38
16. "Days Go By" (Acoustic Version) - Dirty Vegas - 2:46
17. "Ain't No Sunshine" - Eva Cassidy - 3:25
18. "What a Wonderful World" - Sarah Brightman - 3:41
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A daily devotion for October 31st
The Care and Feeding of Fellow-Workers
Read the Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:10-24
Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was quite unwilling to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.
That is a most remarkable verse, especially in view of the attitude many today have that the apostles were, in a sense, generals in the army of the Lord, sending out people, ordering them here or there, and commanding these younger Christians to go at their beck and call. But you do not find that here. This verse indicates that Paul does not command Apollos at all; he has no authority over him. He urges him, rather. In several places in the New Testament we are reminded by the apostle that he was not lord over anybody else.
Lording it over the brethren is one of the great curses of the church today. Some men assume, for instance, that the office of pastor gives them an authority over other people. But notice that Paul respects the personal freedom of Apollos to be directed of the Lord, even as he himself is. He does not tell Apollos what he has to do, but he says it was not his will to come, and Paul accepts that. Apollos, too, was operating under the direct control of God. This is not only true of leaders, such as Paul and Apollos, it is true of all Christians. Perhaps the clearest word on this was spoken by the Lord himself when he said, For you have one teacher and you are all brothers, (Matthew 23:8). The church must return to that restoration of the sense of being brothers with one another, not in position over one another, but working together. I find Christians everywhere under the authority of men who seem to be dictators — much like Diotrephes, whom John mentions in one of his letters, who loved to have the pre-eminence among them (3 John 1:9). Believers must understand that no pastor has the right to tell them what they can do with their spiritual gifts and no pastor has the right to tell them that you cannot have a meeting in their home and teach the Word of God to whoever will come and listen.
Now they should listen to him as a wise brother who understands the nature of truth, perhaps, and can give them helpful suggestions. But no pastor ever, anywhere, has the right to tell another that they cannot follow the leading of the Lord as to the ministry that they have. Paul makes that clear in this passage.
Observe how he supports Apollos in this. Apollos will come, he says, when he has opportunity. Paul and Apollos and Peter were three men around whom factions were gathering in this church. Perhaps Paul wanted Apollos to go because he thought it might improve that situation. But that may be the very reason Apollos did not want to go. As he might have seen it, and evaluated it, and understood it, his visiting Corinth might even have aggravated the tendency of the Corinthians to cluster around an individual. So he did not choose to go, and the apostle supports him. This is a very helpful glance into New Testament life.
Lord, thank you for your Word. Teach me to listen to you and pray for those around me who are called to shepherd the flock of God.
Does command-control leadership have biblical authorization? Are we honoring the Holy Spirit's prerogative in our fellow believers with prayerful support?
10 When Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is carrying on the work of the Lord, just as I am. 11 No one, then, should treat him with contempt. Send him on his way in peace so that he may return to me. I am expecting him along with the brothers.
12 Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was quite unwilling to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.
13 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. 14 Do everything in love.
15 You know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the Lord's people. I urge you, brothers and sisters, 16 to submit to such people and to everyone who joins in the work and labors at it. 17 I was glad when Stephanas, Fortunatus and Achaicus arrived, because they have supplied what was lacking from you. 18 For they refreshed my spirit and yours also. Such men deserve recognition.
Final Greetings
19 The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Priscilla[a] greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house. 20 All the brothers and sisters here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
21 I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand.
22 If anyone does not love the Lord, let that person be cursed! Come, Lord[b]!
23 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.
24 My love to all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen.[c]


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Sterling, the daughter of a jet setting hippie and a psychedelic beach comber with the likes of cellist, concert pianist, thespians, and jazz musicians running through her legacy, its no wonder she can't find a box to fit into. While her mother was away managing rock tours most of her childhood and her father wandering Venice Beach, Sterling spent her adolescence bouncing from aunt, to grandmother, to cousin soaking up their artistic influences and squeezing them out through her pen. Coupled with toddler memories of her teen mother's obsession with all things Michael, Janet Jackson, and Prince – choreography came natural to Sterling. She began transforming her feelings, experiences and heartbreaks into poetry which evolved organically into lyrics and eventually songs. In regards to Sterlings style? Well, If Erykah Badu, MIA, and Gwen Stefani had a Child cosmically who listened to Digable Planets and N.E.R.D. while in the womb.....that would be Sterling.


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Catching Nuclear Smugglers: Fast Algorithm Could Enable Cost-Effective Detectors At Borders
May 1, 2020 May 1, 2020 Eurasia Review 0 Comments
By Eurasia Review
A new algorithm could enable faster, less expensive detection of weapons-grade nuclear materials at borders, quickly differentiating between benign and illicit radiation signatures in the same cargo.
The development is a collaboration among researchers at the University of Michigan, University of Illinois, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh, Scotland) and University of Edinburgh.
"We hope that the findings will be helpful in reducing the false positive alarms at radiation portal monitors, even in scenarios with multiple sources present, and enable the use of cost-effective detectors, such as organic scintillators," said Angela DiFulvio, assistant professor of nuclear, plasma and radiological engineering at the University of Illinois and corresponding author of the study recently published in Scientific Reports.
DiFulvio is also a former postdoctoral researcher in the Detection for Nuclear Nonproliferation Group at U-M, led by Sara Pozzi, a professor of nuclear engineering and radiological science.
Nations need to protect their citizens from the threat of nuclear terrorism. Nuclear security deters and detects the smuggling of special nuclear materials–highly enriched uranium, weapons-grade plutonium or materials that produce a lot of radiation–across national borders.
The researchers developed an algorithm capable of identifying weak radiation signals, such as might be seen from plutonium encased materials that absorb radiation. It works even in the presence of a high radiation background, including everyday sources such as cosmic rays from space and radon from the rock underfoot.
Based on their results, they believe the use of their algorithm could improve the ability of radiation portal monitors at national borders to tell the difference between potential smuggling activity and benign radiation sources. For instance, naturally occurring radioactive materials such as ceramics and fertilizers, or radionuclides in recently treated nuclear medicine patients, can set off "nuisance" alarms at radiation scanning facilities.
"There's also the concern that somebody might want to mask a radioactive source, or special nuclear material, by using naturally occurring radioactive materials such as granite or kitty litter," said Pozzi, who is also senior author on the paper.
"As vehicles or boxes are scanned, the data from the detector can be put through these algorithms that unmix the different sources. The algorithms can quickly identify whether special nuclear materials are present."
Unmixing sources so that smuggling activity can't be hidden among benign radiation sources is hard to do quickly. For that, the team turned to specialists in machine learning, who could use data collected by Pozzi's group to "train" algorithms to look for the signatures of materials that could be used to make a nuclear bomb.
"We crafted an unmixing model that both reflects the basic physics of the problem and was also amenable to fast computation," said co-author Alfred Hero, the John H. Holland Distinguished University Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and R. Jamison and Betty Williams Professor of Engineering at U-M.
This research began at U-M as part of the Consortium for Verification Technology, a five-year $25 million nuclear nonproliferation research program funded by the U.S. Nuclear National Security Administration, led by Pozzi. DiFulvio continued the work when she moved to Illinois in 2018.
"This work is a powerful example of the benefit of close and sustained collaboration between computational data scientists and nuclear engineers, resulting in major improvement of nuclear radiation detection and identification," Hero said.
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in: Characters, Pirates of the Caribbean characters, Historical characters,
Live-action characters
Live-action villains
Neutral characters
English characters
Elderly characters
Characters in video games
Characters based on real people
Richard Griffiths
The notorious king of the same name
Your Heinie
King of Great Britain and Ireland
St. James's Palace, London, England
Things going his way, giving orders, beating the Spanish, food
Lies, traitors, Jack Sparrow ruining his palace, his rival the Spanish King gaining eternal life
King George II is a major antagonist in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. He is a greedy king of England who lives in St. James's Palace and the true leader of East India Trading Company.
2.1 The Curse of the Black Pearl
2.2 Dead Man's Chest
2.3 At World's End
2.4 On Stranger Tides
King George II was shown to be a greedy, arrogant and power-hungry tyrant, as he plans to expand the British Empire through all means necessary, such as ridding the Seven Seas of the piracy and the Brethren Court, which would leave the East India Trading Company in charge of international trade for the Empire. He is also shown to be prejudiced towards the Spanish and Catholics, as he sternly states that he won't let the Fountain of Youth fall into their hands and have them achieve eternal life.
The Curse of the Black Pearl
King George is first mentioned in the first film, where he orders the extermination of all pirates on the island of Isla de Muerta following the death of Hector Barbossa and the arrest of Barbossa's crew.
Dead Man's Chest
The King is mentioned again in the second film, where he provides signed Letters of Marque for Lord Cutler Beckett after the latter takes possession of the heart of the notorious pirate Davy Jones. As it turns out, the King plans to use Jones and his crew to rid the world of the Brethren Court (a notorious pirate council), and control the Seven Seas for the true purposes of international trade.
At World's End
The King is mentioned again in the third film, where he happily appoints Beckett as commander of a Royal Navy armada to attack and eliminate the Brethren Court at all costs. However, this all fails when Captain Jack Sparrow and his crew (along with a revived Barbossa) manage to kill Davy Jones to free his crew from Beckett's control, and they team up together to kill Beckett for good by sinking his ship. With both Beckett and Jones killed, the armada is forced to retreat from the seas, leaving the King's plans for conquest completely in vain.
On Stranger Tides
The King finally makes his debut appearance in the fourth film, On Stranger Tides, when Joshamee Gibbs and Sparrow are caught by his Redcoats. The guards take the pirates to St. James' Palace, where they place Jack in a chair, and moments later the king meets him in person. King George tells Sparrow of his plan to find the Fountain of Youth before the Spanish do. It is also revealed that Blackbeard was a former privateer of the King before he became a pirate, as he too intends to seek out the Fountain for eternal life. As such, King George intends of having Sparrow lead an expedition to find the Fountain, but Sparrow escapes, leaving an annoyed King George to appoint Barbossa (who became a privateer following Beckett and Jones' deaths) to lead the expedition. Little did George know that the Spanish were actually attempting to destroy the Fountain rather than using it to gain eternal life and that Barbossa only became a privateer to exact his revenge on Blackbeard for taking away the Black Pearl. Eventually, the Spanish succeeded in destroying the Fountain while the British troops were killed, except for Barbossa, who reverted back to piracy following Blackbeard's death. It is unknown what happened to the King afterwards.
King George II is only mentioned in the first three films and makes a cameo in the fourth film, but he affects the plot of the films as Davy Jones and Cutler Beckett were answering to him, and Barbossa and Blackbeard used to serve him as privateers before their turn to piracy.
According to the audio commentary, Griffiths' casting as George II was partly because of Johnny Depp's admiration for Withnail and I, another film starring Griffiths. Coincidentally, both Richard Griffiths and Johnny Depp previously participated in Sleepy Hollow.
George II and Ferdinand VI of Spain are the first historical monarchs who appear in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
According to Terry Rossio's original script for Dead Men Tell No Tales, the deleted villain Sea Widow (disguised as Cora June) mentions that "Jack Sparrow vanished into thin air before the eyes of King George II".
Jerf Nathanson's 2013 script for the same film included Carina Smyth planning to present the Trident of Poseidon to the King in order to avoid being declared a witch and instead have her name spoken in high regard.
King George on Pirates of the Caribbean Wiki.
Films: The Curse of the Black Pearl • Dead Man's Chest • At World's End • On Stranger Tides • Dead Men Tell No Tales
Short film: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked
Books: Jack Sparrow prequel novels • Pirates of the Caribbean: Legends of the Brethren Court • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: The Visual Guide • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Ultimate Sticker Book)
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Dead Man's Chest: Davy Jones • Cutler Beckett • Ian Mercer • Tia Dalma • Kraken • Bootstrap Bill Turner • Maccus • Clanker • Penrod • Angler • Ratlin • Koleniko • Hadras • Palifico • Ogilvey • Crash • Wyvern • Greenbeard • Jimmy Legs • Leech • Pelegostos Tribe
At World's End: Sao Feng • Tai Huang • Lian and Park • Eduardo Villanueva • Sri Sumbhajee Angria • Capitaine Chevalle • Ammand the Corsair • Mistress Ching • Captain Teague • Morey • Greitzer
On Stranger Tides: Angelica • Blackbeard • Philip Swift • Syrena • Garheng • Salaman • Scrum • Derrick • Gunner • Quartermaster • Marina • Mermaids of Whitecap Bay • Tamara • Spaniard • King Ferdinand • King George II • Redcoats
Dead Men Tell No Tales: Captain Salazar • Lesaro • Henry Turner • Carina Smyth • Uncle Jack • Scarfield • Shansa • Ghost Sharks • Ghost Seagulls
Tales of the Code: Mungard • Marquis d'Avis
Attraction: Redd • Auctioneer • Captain X • Prison Dog • Hook Hand Pirate • Skeleton Helmsman • Barker Bird • Beacon Joe • The Pooped Pirate • Old Bill • Carlos • Fortune Red • Captain Gore • Jean Lafitte • Tom Sawyer • Skeleton Pillager • Skeleton Pirate Captain • Pirate Robber
Video Games: Black Barty • Jolly Roger
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Pirates of the Caribbean Trading Card Game • Liar's Dice
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Huawei MediaPad 7 Lite Review: You Can Use It As A Hammer, Because It Isn't Good For Much Else
Cameron Summerson
2012/11/12 4:30pm PDT Nov 12, 2012
1 Details
1.1 Specs
2 Build Quality, Design, and Feel
3 Software, Performance, and Battery Life
So, the MediaPad 7 Lite from Huawei. Maybe you've heard of it. Maybe you haven't. What it is, though, is a "budget" - and I use that term loosely - tablet with a 7-inch form factor. Of course, automatic comparisons to the Nexus 7 are going to be drawn here, and without getting further into the review, I can tell you this: it's not better. It's not as good. In fact, it's not even half the tablet that the Nexus 7 is, and I mean that both in terms of hardware specifications and in actual performance. If you're looking for something more than the N7, keep looking - 'cause this ain't it.
If, however, you have some unreasonable dedication to Huawei (hey, every brand has its fanboys, right?), then read on.
Display: 7" 1024x600 IPS display
CPU: 1.4GHz single-core Cortex-A8 processor
Storage: 8GB on-board storage, microSD card slot with support for up to 32GB
Cameras: 3.2MP rear shooter, VGA front-facing camera
Battery Capacity: 4,100mAh
Connectivity: Wi-Fi, 3G (GSM), Bluetooth
Dimensions & Weight: 193mm x 120mm x 11mm, 370 grams
OS: Android 4.0.3
Availability: Not yet released
Price: Unknown
It's solid. From front to back and all around, this tablet feels great. It's well made and everything about it just feels good.
Beautifully crafted. Not only does it feel good, but it looks good, too. I really love the look of the matte aluminum next to the white plastic. It's classy.
Very minor OS modifications. There's a nifty little button that hides the notification bar for a full-screen experience, and that's the extent of Huawei's softmods. I dig.
It feels bulky for a 7" slate. While it's only a tiny bit thicker than the Nexus 7, it feels substantially thicker in the hand.
The device orientation just doesn't feel right. 7" tablets shouldn't be designed for landscape-specific use.
Confusing orientation. The branding on the back suggests portrait, yet the software and volume rockers are laid out otherwise.
Piss-poor performance. Popular games like Dead Trigger are basically unplayable, the launcher is choppy, and overall performance is just bad.
Awful battery life. Good luck getting a day out of it - regardless of whether you use it or not.
The screen is crap. There is no excuse for putting a 1024x600 display in a tablet at all. None. On top of that, it smears easily and is impossible to keep clean. Distractingly so.
ICS. Not that ICS is bad, just that Jelly Bean is better. A lot better. Especially on a 7" slate.
Scrolling is always choppy, even in something as simple as an RSS reader.
The keyboard makes no sense. The toggle for the number pad is on the right side, but to toggle back to the letter pad, the button's on the left.
No NFC. Every Android device should ship with NFC at this point.
Build Quality, Design, and Feel
If there's one thing to say about the MediaPad 7 Lite, it's that Huawei knows how to build a solid tablet. From front to back and everything in between, this device is well built and reeks of quality. It's a shame the user experience ruins it, but we'll get to that in a bit.
The first thing you see once the box is cracked open is the back of the device. It's made of a really nice, matte silver aluminum, with smooth plastic caps along the top and bottom (in portrait). The Huawei logo is at the bottom, a "with Google" logo is found in the center, and the 3.2MP rear shooter at the top. Beside the camera is the device's single speaker - a tiny little thing that doesn't put out much sound. The odd thing here is that there's a small piece of raised plastic in the center of the speaker - considering the random hump in the middle of speaker, I thought the plastic was defective. Turns out I was wrong and that's actually a design choice. It can only be assumed it's so the speaker doesn't rest flush against a surface when the device is laid down. Otherwise, this decision makes no sense at all.
Speaking of questionable design choices, all the markings on the backside of the tablet (as well as most of the press shots) lead you to believe the device will be used in portrait mode - wrong. The rest of the hardware configuration is designed for landscape use. The volume rocker actually gives this away - the leftmost side always turns the volume down, regardless of whether the device is in landscape or portrait. It's very contradictory. And absurd.
Moving past that - and flipping into the landscape orientation - on the top side of the device you'll find the power button and volume rocker, as well as the microSD card slot and SIM card slot, both of which are covered by plastic doors that blend in perfectly with the tablet's aluminum body. So well, in fact, it made me question whether or not the entire back of the device is made of plastic (it's not).
Continuing around the device, the 3.5mm headphone jack and microUSB port are on the right side (or bottom in portrait mode), with the other two sides void of anything. Really, it's very similar to the Nexus 7 in both button and port layout (save for the microSD card and SIM slots).
As I've already said, the build quality here is outstanding. Everything about the MediaPad feels solid and well put together, and the buttons have absolutely zero play in them - it's coated in layers of clean lines and smooth finish. It's a shame that such a beautifully crafted device can has such piss-poor performance. Speaking of...
Software, Performance, and Battery Life
God, where do I even start? The build and overall look of this tablet are both great. Unfortunately, that's where the good news ends. As soon as you fire this device up, it's all downhill from there.
Take the launcher, for example. Something as simple as swiping through the homescreens should be a fluid, lag-free task, right? Not on the MediaPad Lite. I wouldn't say it's laggy per se, but it's choppy as hell. Even if you don't have pages full of widgets. In fact, it's choppy even if you only have one or two widgets in use. And that just annoys me. If Google can put out a buttery-smooth tablet with 32GB of storage for $250, this kind of performance is unacceptable. There's simply no excuse.
Despite this, I decided to install a couple of games just to see if they were playable, starting with Dead Trigger. As you can probably imagine, that experience didn't go so well. In short, If I left the choice up to the MediaPad Lite, I would be eaten alive long before even having a chance to defend myself. Sadly, The processor in this little guy just can't handle the zombie apocalypse. Or much of anything else for that matter.
Since a super popular game like Dead Trigger was a bust, I decided to fire up YouTube to see how HD video playback was. For this test, I went for one of my favorite videos on YT - this 1080p clip of a Buckethead show from October 2, 2011. Why this video? Because it's high-def, has good audio, and I love Buckethead. The MPL got about two percent into the clip before it started having buffering issues. I'm not sure if the GPU just couldn't keep up with the HD video or the Wi-Fi on the tablet is just terrible - either way, the clip was basically unwatchable. For the record, I watched the entire thing on my Nexus 7 without issue right after I tried to play it on the MP Lite. Again, another bust.
I also stream quite a bit of music from my tablet to a Bluetooth speaker, so I gave the MediaPad Lite a shot in that area, too. The Bluetooth connection was so weak that the music continuously cut out at an annoying rate. I finally gave up and switched back to the Nexus 7. Do I really need to keep going with this? Performance is just bad. In basically all areas.
Just for fun, I ran an AnTuTu benchmark. The results are just plain sad.
But what about battery life? Here's a shocker: it's bad, too. Possibly even the worst I've ever seen from a tablet (thought it's comparable to the Acer A100, which is equally as awful in the area of battery life). Here's a scenario: the above mentioned Dead Trigger and video test took about 30 minutes. Between that and then sitting idly on my desk while I type these words you're reading right now, it lost 18 percent. Nearly twenty percent gone in a little over an hour with half an hour of use - that's not very good. At all. Don't plan on leaving it overnight, either - this thing consistently lost about 60% while I was sleeping. By comparison, the Nexus 7 loses about 15%, and the Nexus 10 about 7%. Ouch.
Lastly, let's talk about the software. For the most part, the MediaPad Lite offers a stock Android 4.0 experience, save for one minor tweak that I actually like. On the status bar, there's a small down arrow. Tapping that arrow hides the bar. To bring it back , simply swipe up from the bottom in the center of the screen. And that's basically it. A neat little feature for watching videos or playing games. Er... well, you know. It's good for... something.
Huawei also threw their own keyboard onto the device, and I have to say, it's one of the worst software keyboards I've ever used. The worst part is the number pad toggle: to bring up the numpad, the toggle is on the right. To go back to the text keypad, the toggle is on the left. This makes so little sense I can't even begin to understand why they designed it this way. I'm just glad there are other options for soft keyboards out there.
I feel like it's worth mentioning that I do like the stock wallpapers, though. They're pretty nice - especially the snowy one shown above.
I'll preface this section by saying this isn't the worst display I've ever seen. It's not even the worst display I've ever seen with a 1024x600 resolution. But... it's not good, either. Really, by today's standards, it's bad. It's just not awful.
The color reproduction is decent for what it is - basically what you'd expect from IPS. Blacks aren't super dark, but they're acceptable, colors aren't vibrant enough without being oversaturated, thought they do get pretty washed out at higher brightness.
Similarly, viewing angles are decent. I wouldn't say there's anything groundbreaking here, but it's not the bottom of the barrel. Maybe three-fourths of the way down, but not absolute bottom.
The worst part of the display is definitely its crap-tastic 1024x600 resolution. If you don't want to see pixels - and I know many of you don't - then you will despise the screen on the MP Lite. Images aren't sharp, text is blocky, and, well, everything just kind of looks bleh. It didn't help that I had to focus on this screen after seeing the beautiful 2560x1600 panel on the Nexus 10, buy hey - that's today's standard. This one's the standard from three years ago.
In a nutshell, this display is very meh. And that's being optimistic.
The MediaPad's 3.2MP rear shooter is, well, a 3.2MP camera. The photos really aren't that bad, though they're a little washed out indoors. Outdoors, most bright colors are oversaturated, but that's basically expected on a tablet camera. I guess it could work if in a pinch if the MP7L is the only device on you at the time, but I'm not sure that's even a feasible scenario to begin with.
It's painfully obvious that the MediaPad 7 Lite isn't a good tablet. The experience is beyond lackluster, the display is dated, and performance is just all around bad. The only redeeming quality the MP7L has is its build quality, which I commend. It's a beautiful tablet - it's such a shame that it sucks in all other areas.
Despite the fact that pricing nor availability have been announced yet, there really is no reason to even think about buying this tablet. For $299, you can get the best 7" Android slate on the market - the Nexus 7 -complete with 32GB of storage and HSPA+ connectivity if that's something you require from a tablet. Drop the mobile 'net, and the same tablet is only $250. Even if the MediaPad Lite were just $150 - which is highly unlikely - it can't begin to compete with the Nexus 7 dollar for dollar.
So, save yourself the trouble, and just bypass this device altogether. It's not worth your money, no matter which way you slice it.
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Paco Ibáñez canta poetas latino-americanos
Etiquetas: Alfonsina Storni, César Vallejo, Música, Nicolás Guillén, Pablo Neruda, Paco Ibáñez, Poesia, Rubén Darío
Sunday, 03 Feb 2013, 19:00 – Grande Auditório da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
PACO IBÁÑEZ (guitar)
MARIO MAS (guitar)
CÉSAR STROSCIO (bandoneón)
GORKA BENÍTEZ (saxophone)
Music of the World: Paco Ibáñez canta os poetas latino-americanos
Salvador Dalí called him «the most Spanish of all voices». But this doesn't mean Paco Ibañez, a historic figure of the opposition to Franco's dictatorship, didn't want to sing other lands and voices of Castilian expression. At seventy he set out to homage some of the most important Latin American poets, and so he brings to us in his songs the words of Alfonsina Storni from Argentina, César Vallejo from Peru, Pablo Neruda from Chile, Nicolás Guillén from Cuba, and Rubén Darío from Nicaragua.


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package org.springframework.boot.actuate.health;

import java.util.Collections;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
import reactor.test.StepVerifier;

import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;

/**
 * Tests for {@link ReactiveHealthIndicatorRegistryFactory}.
 *
 * @author Stephane Nicoll
 */
@Deprecated
class ReactiveHealthIndicatorRegistryFactoryTests {

	private static final Health UP = new Health.Builder().status(Status.UP).build();

	private static final Health DOWN = new Health.Builder().status(Status.DOWN).build();

	private final ReactiveHealthIndicatorRegistryFactory factory = new ReactiveHealthIndicatorRegistryFactory();

	@Test
	void defaultHealthIndicatorNameFactory() {
		ReactiveHealthIndicatorRegistry registry = this.factory.createReactiveHealthIndicatorRegistry(
				Collections.singletonMap("myHealthIndicator", () -> Mono.just(UP)), null);
		assertThat(registry.getAll()).containsOnlyKeys("my");
	}

	@Test
	void healthIndicatorIsAdapted() {
		ReactiveHealthIndicatorRegistry registry = this.factory.createReactiveHealthIndicatorRegistry(
				Collections.singletonMap("test", () -> Mono.just(UP)), Collections.singletonMap("regular", () -> DOWN));
		assertThat(registry.getAll()).containsOnlyKeys("test", "regular");
		StepVerifier.create(registry.get("regular").health()).consumeNextWith((h) -> {
			assertThat(h.getStatus()).isEqualTo(Status.DOWN);
			assertThat(h.getDetails()).isEmpty();
		}).verifyComplete();
	}

}

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What makes a successful CEO? [Podcast]
Ian Altman
Many of us can easily rattle off qualities or traits of an unsuccessful CEO. That said, what is it about a great CEO that separates them from the rest of the pack? I recently interviewed Jim Schleckser on the Grow My Revenue Business Cast. Jim sheds light on the biggest things he sees holding CEOs back, the five roles of a CEO and when to play each, and the importance of defining and measuring your effectiveness.
Jim has spent his career running companies for other people, and used CEO peer groups to help him make difficult decisions and when to cross certain bridges. When he left that environment Jim opted to continue working with CEO peer groups and founded the Inc CEO Project, a company devoted to helping CEOs become great leaders for their companies.
In the interview, Jim and I talk about the biggest things he sees holding CEOs back, the five roles of a CEO and when to play each, and the importance of defining and measuring your effectiveness.
Listen to this episode and discover:
What is player mode and could it be stifling your business?
Does having a leader in a key role lower the value of a business being sold?
What makes mastermind and peer advisory groups so valuable?
Do you want all 'A' players in your business or are 'B' players also important?
When I asked Jim what he sees holding most CEOs back from realizing their full potential, Jim said it's how they allocate their time and engage in their business. Often CEOs are engaging in low-leverage roles and activities, when they should be engaging in high-leverage ones instead.
In essence, great CEOs understand their business is a system and if that system is underperforming in some way (not growing as quickly as it could, not earning as much as it could, etc.), it's up to the CEO to find out why.
Jim compares this experience to that of a hose; if your business is a hose and the water is turned on but not flowing through as quickly or as heavily as you want it to then there's a kink in the hose. It's the CEO's job to find that kink and un-kink it. Once that's done they move on to the 5 primary roles of a CEO. In this podcast, he explains what those roles are and what is involved in each.
1. Architect.
The CEO explores how to architect the company and what business model to use. Who should the company be selling to and how should they sell so the customer only says yes? What should the price be? What should the margins be? Those are all questions the CEO asks and answers as the architect.
2. Coach.
The CEO plays the role of coach when dealing with any aspect of team talent. Who should be hired, fired, recruited, retained, retrained? All important considerations for the CEO acting as coach of the company.
3. Engineer.
The CEO as engineer is working on process and systems of the company such as what IT should the company have. He or she answers the questions: What should the website look like? The engineer role for the CEO also means they need to decide what values the company has, what stories the company tells, and what rewards are given within the company.
4. Player.
The CEO as player is the CEO who is actually working in the business in some way – such as making a sale. The CEO should only be in this role about 20% of the time so as not to interfere with the growth of the company. Being in this role is important because it gives you, the CEO, an opportunity to stay connected to the business firsthand, and ask a lot of questions from the other 4 roles' perspectives.
5. Learner.
The truly exceptional CEOs of the world are voracious learners. When your business is running well that's the time to go into learner-mode because you need to be asking what's next for your business. If you aren't asking that question no one else will.
Jim goes on to share the greatest piece of advice he'd give anyone else today, and shares why it is powerful to define and measure your effectiveness and your impact on your business, and to do this for yourself and your team. Jim provides those valuable lessons and more, so listen in and take action to implement learnings he provides on this episode.
The Interview is also available on iTunes and Stitcher.
"The power of the group mind is irreplaceable."
– Jim Schleckser
The Grow My Revenue Business Cast with Ian Altman – Unconventional strategies for Selling, Innovation, and Leadership.
Ian Altman, a Vistage Speaker, interviews some of the brightest minds who share proven methods to help you achieve success and grow revenue with integrity.
As an internationally respected business expert, Ian draws on his experience as a former CEO of two decades to help people and organizations achieve their business objectives. Through his energetic and interactive talks, Ian engages audiences from beginning to end to ensure they leave with actionable take-away messages they can immediately put into practice.
Ian is a weekly contributor to Forbes.com and two-time bestselling author on how to successfully grow business with integrity.
Grow Revenue in a Way Everyone Can Embrace…
Even Your Customer. Discover more at www.growmyrevenue.com
Tags: CEO, Leadership, podcast
About the Author: Ian Altman
Ian Altman, CEO of Grow My Revenue, LLC, is a speaker, author, and strategic advisor. He brings energy and humor, backed by research and real


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#Linkedln
Iran-based cyberspies targeting USA officials
Hackers apparently based in Iran have mounted a three-year campaign of cyberespionage against high-ranking U.S. and international officials, including a four-star admiral, to gather intelligence on economic sanctions, antinuclear proliferation efforts and other issues, according to cybersecurity investigators.
Using an elaborate ruse involving more than a dozen personas working for a fake U.S. news organization, the hackers developed connections to their targets through websites like Facebook and LinkedIn to trick them into giving up personal data and logon information, the investigators say. The alleged campaign, which dates back at least to 2011 and is still under way, principally has focused on U.S. and Israeli targets in public and private sectors.
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Madera Unified hosts Battle of the Books
For The Madera Tribune
Students from 14 Madera Unified elementary schools were represented in the first district-wide literacy competition, Battle of the Books.
Fourteen Madera Unified elementary schools were represented in the first district-wide literacy competition, Battle of the Books.
Approximately 140 third through sixth grade students participated in the event held at Torres High School on April 6.
This competition was coordinated through the Madera Unified School District's Educational Services Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment department led by Assistant Superintendent Sheryl Sisil and Elementary Director Nicole Guerriero.
School site Library Media Technicians coached both levels (third-fourth and fifth-sixth) of student teams. Student participants displayed their knowledge around pre-selected books they'd been reading since February. Teams competed in four events, of which only one was an individual event.
Teams ran a relay, collaborated to solve multiple questions based on their books, and raced against time to provide the correct and quickest answers. Students were judged on knowledge about the text details as well as their ability to work efficiently as a group.
Students from the following schools earned awards for high scores in the various events:
3rd-4th grade: Alpha, Chavez, La Vina, Monroe, Parkwood
5th-6th grade: Alpha, Berenda, Chavez, Howard, La Vina, Millview, Monroe
La Vina was the highest scoring team for third and fourth grade teams. Meanwhile, Millview was the highest scoring team at the fifth and sixth grade level.
More than 50 volunteers from all over the district including high school students, directors, coordinators, district coaches, administrative assistants, assistant superintendents, superintendent Todd Lile, and other district personnel helped out.
As one coach put it, "The overall energy and spirit of this incredible event will forever be ingrained in our students. I truly believe this event furthers students' academic success and enhances their love of literature."
By the end of the day, feedback from the event included elementary students clamoring to participate again next year.
One team coach reflected, "They (the students) began this journey timid, shy and uncertain. By its completion, they were brave, outspoken and ready to conquer the world. MUSD has truly granted them a priceless gift."


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The Ingram Prize 2021
Finalist Exhibition
Exhibition dates: 19— 26 November 2021
Private View: Thursday, 18 November 6-9PM
Now in its 6th year, The Ingram Prize was established to celebrate and support artists at the start of their careers.
Announcing the shortlist, Jo Baring, Director of The Ingram Collection said "The Ingram Prize is a barometer of artistic excellence in contemporary British art. 29 exceptional finalists whose bold and startling work encapsulates contemporary themes and issues. One of the joys of the Ingram Prize is how it helps new artistic talent to bring their art to the widest possible audience."
The work of three winners will be purchased for The Ingram Collection. One prizewinner will be offered a solo exhibition at The Lightbox gallery and museum in 2022, and all finalists will be offered the opportunity to apply for an artist residency project in 2022, given in partnership with Hestercombe Gallery in Somerset.
The Ingram Prize Exhibition will take place at Unit 1 Gallery ǀ Workshop, London from 19 – 26 November 2021 and the winners announced at the opening event on Thursday 18 November.
The Ingram Prize is generously supported by Rawlinson & Hunter.
Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop is an exhibition and residency space in London and unique in its approach to bringing artists and their practices to the public. They support a diverse range of emerging and mid-career contemporary artists by providing them with space and time to develop their practice, network within our growing community, be mentored by team members and crucially be introduced to their expansive network of collectors, art educators, professionals and visitors.
Fair Art Fair, a new app-based digital platform that facilitates relationships between everyone interested in Art in a confident transparent environment. Whoever you Art you will find a place to explore and discover, buy and sell, organise and document, communicate and be supported. Now available in Beta, sign up here.


Originally Published: December 8, 2018 2:22 p.m.
The president's tweet also said"WE WILL NOT LET THEM through. Big danger.'' And it said "Nancy and Chuck must approve Boarder Security and the Wall,'' misspelling the term "border'' and referring to Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.
"They included tactical operations with the use of role players and inert smoke to simulate real-word environments,'' the CBP statement said.
The governor said, though, that his lack of knowledge of what the presidential tweet suggested was an impending invasion -- assuming it actually is true -- may be no surprise.


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Q: LuaLaTeX does not compile after upgrade to TeX Live 2020 Edit: Compiling documents by running LuaLaTeX as an administrator does work. Therefore, running my editor (TeXstudio) as an administrator does serve as a workaround. However the question remains, why this is suddenly necessary after upgrading to TeX Live 2020.
After upgrading from TeX Live 2019 to TeX Live 2020, I am no more able to compile documents with LuaLaTeX. PDFLaTeX and XeLaTeX work fine.
Even compiling a minimal document leads to no result, here is the example and the log:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
Hello World!
\end{document}

This is LuaHBTeX, Version 1.12.0 (TeX Live 2020/W32TeX)  (format=lualatex 2020.6.20)  20 JUN 2020 19:28
restricted system commands enabled.
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This problem appears on both of my machines, running Windows 10.
So far, I have tried to update my packages using Tex Live Manager and a reinstall of Tex Live 2020.
Running luaotfload-tool -u -vvv yields:
luaotfload | util : Task completed successfully.
luaotfload | db : Updating the font names database.
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luaotfload | db : Blacklisted file "spltfgrg.ttf" via "c:/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/luatex/luaotfload/luaotfload-blacklist.cnf".
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Q: Neural network accuracy for character recognition I have implemented a handwritten character recognition system in Matlab using neural networks. I am confused on how to calculate the accuracy of the system. Do I have to consider the performance on testset only? Or, do I need to calculate the overall accuracy using training set + test set?

A: The accuracy of the system is considered to be how the trained network performs on the test set, ie, a set it hasn't seen during training.
The accuracy on the training set is only used during training, to update the weights and potentially determine when to exit training.


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Free dental care for fishermen and their families with Smiles at Sea. Drop in at Newlyn Harbour on 18 and 19 June only. Then in various harbour around Cornwall.
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RadioShack is back, the retailer proclaims
Published Tue, Jun 30 2015 1:06 PM EDT Updated Tue, Jun 30 2015 2:24 PM EDT
Krystina Gustafson@KrystinaGustafs
RadioShack is still kicking—and it wants everyone to know it.
The electronics chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February and has since entered into a partnership with Sprint on more than 1,400 co-branded stores. Even as details of the brand's future are being hashed out, it has launched a marketing campaign to let shoppers know that it's still in business.
By using the hashtag #RadioShackisBack, the firm is posting to its Twitter and Facebook accounts its products, deals—and endorsements by celebrities Carlos Mencia and Orlando Jones.
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Jones created a YouTube video touting RadioShack's rebirth, in which he dramatically exits his vehicle in the company's parking lot, before breaking out into dance with shoppers and employees inside the shop—all the while singing "The Shack is Back."
Mencia also stars in a video short that shows him searching for a Father's Day gift in one of the company's stores. The campaign kicked off about two weeks ago and will live strictly on social media, said Michael Tatelman, RadioShack's new chief marketing officer. He declined to share details on the cost of the ads.
"After RadioShack's successful emergence from bankruptcy as a revitalized company with over 1,700 stores in 1,200 communities, we had to address the reality that many people thought we were no longer in business," Tatelman told CNBC in a statement. "#Radioshackisback is a central pillar of that strategy, and we're very excited by the results."
RadioShack operated more than 4,000 stores before it filed for bankruptcy.
There also are about 700 franchised RadioShack stores across the U.S. still operating. And while the company's website is no longer shoppable, the retailer is working to get it relaunched as soon as possible, hopefully at the end of the third quarter or the start of the fourth, Tatelman said.
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This isn't the first time RadioShack has used celebrities to generate buzz. During the throes of its financial troubles, the company last year ran ads featuring Weird Al Yankovic. Earlier in 2014, it placed a big bet on a Super Bowl ad featuring once-prominent stars from the '80s.
Meanwhile, the old RadioShack, which remains in bankruptcy, is still sorting out its future. The company reached a deal with Standard General in April, through which the hedge fund acquired the inventory and assumed the leases of 1,743 RadioShack stores and exited bankruptcy as a new, separate company. Then in May, Standard General paid $26.2 million for the rights to RadioShack's name.
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Still, the retailer remains a point of conflict. Salus Capital Partners, one of RadioShack's key lenders, recently pressed to have RadioShack's Chapter 11 filing converted into a Chapter 7, or a "liquidation" bankruptcy.
Since then, however, Salus and RadioShack—which formally changed its name to RS Legacy Corp—have decided to hold discussions in hopes of reaching a settlement.
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Kyle Butler draws influence from the structures and systems of architecture and urban planning. He explores the contrast between destruction and renewal through a combination of mediums. The abandoned houses, rubbish piles, topographical maps, and dilapidated buildings that populate his work serve as visual metaphors for the precarious relationship between control and uncertainty. The artist's interest in the blighted urban environment is partly biographical; Butler lived for a time in Detroit, Michigan, and is now based in Buffalo. The postindustrial landscapes of both cities suggest ideas of both despair and rebirth. Butler often sources his material from Google Maps, extracting screenshots from regions where neglect has overcome the cityscape. In Keep it Together, the artist meticulously spraypainted and drew his imagery on birch and poplar, which takes the place of canvas or paper. This approach constructs a seemingly three-dimensional effect.


To hear many experts tell it, businesses that fail to develop products outfitted with extensive automation and controls are missing out.
They're missing out on making their solutions easier to use. They're missing out on helping users make their facilities higher performing.
And, most importantly, they're missing out on what most of their customers these days are demanding.
Automation proved an obvious theme throughout the sea of booths set up at 2018 AHR Expo at Chicago's McCormick Place, with countless exhibitors showcasing heating, ventilation, air condition and refrigeration solutions driven by technology.
Thermostats. Boilers. Water heaters. Mini-split devices. Industrial fans.
Research shows that the global building automation market is poised for continued growth over the next five years, driven by increased use of the Internet of Things (IoT), implementation of LED lights, increased reliance on wireless technology and concern for overall energy consumption in buildings.
In 2017, the global commercial building automation market surpassed $77.63 billion. In terms of revenue, the market is expected to reach $108.49 billion by 2024, expanding at an annual growth rate of 4.3 percent.
Consumers and structural designers have significantly shaped the design of automation platforms recently. It used to be that manufacturers built systems that tied in only its equipment.
But those who own homes and commercial buildings strongly advocated for open systems that enable them to link a multitude of products, regardless of the maker. That gives users unprecedented freedom.
LG Electronics designed its smartThinQ app to control systems, appliances and devices through a common platform, which also is compatible with cloud-based voice services such Amazon Alexa and Google Home.
"There's no more of this proprietary stuff," said David Graff, senior controls engineer of product development for LG Electronics. "They're not locked into providers; they're not locked into equipment manufacturers. … Open is the new thing. In fact, customers won't stand for proprietary anymore. They don't want systems that they're stuck with.
Companies are finding that building automation systems are playing pivotal roles not just in the performance of buildings, but also in the performance of those who occupy those structures. Achieving optimal air quality levels in school buildings, for instance, can help students achieve their full potential, a recent report from the World Green Building Council says.
Manufacturers, realizing the need for managers to easy control equipment and monitor performance, are designing their wares specifically with the capability to tie into any building management system.
Hunter Industrial designed its latest line of fans to not only put control of them at the user's fingertips, but also to sense when an area needs controlled air.
Experts agree that the connectivity products and HVAC and refrigeration systems only will continue to grow, based on demand, convenience and efficiencies.


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Christmas Buying Guide – Our Top 5 Dive / Sports watches of 2015
calendar 22/12/2015 | ic_dehaze_black_24px By Brice Goulard | ic_query_builder_black_24px 5 minute read |
Yesterday, we showed you our Top 7 Chronographs of 2015, a category that we believe to be one of the most important of them all… "One of", yes because there's a second one that must be regarded as pretty damn important, first because this category certainly represents the largest portion of sales for most brands and also because that's the one collectors cherish most. We're talking about dive and sports watches. And here is our buying guide focused on the best Dive / Sports watches of 2015.
Tudor Heritage Black Bay Black Ref. 79220N
This is THE ONE that collectors were expecting (and us too, as we already imagined this edition almost 2 years ago, in our usual Baselworld predictions). After being launched with a burgundy bezel and gilded accents, followed by a cold and cool blue edition with silvered accents, Tudor finally creates the proper vintage-inspired edition, a watch that reunites all the beloved features of antique Submariners: black bezel with red triangle, matte black dial, gild indexes, tracks, hands and logos, chamfered lugs, big crown… This watch is a time capsule, made for vintage lovers. And it does work very well. If you're looking for a great quality watch, for a reasonable price, the Tudor Heritage Black Bay has to be considered (but that's something you already knew). Up to you now to choose the right color. And this Black ref. 79220N should be well positioned on your wish-list. Price: 2,910 Euros on leather strap and 3,210 Euros on metallic bracelet (both with an extra-fabric strap). All the details in our review here.
Omega Seamaster 300 SPECTRE Limited Edition
When a watch turns itself into a movie-star, it becomes the Omega Seamaster 300 SPECTRE Limited Edition. In order to better fit its new character (being one of James Bond 007 best ally), The SM300 endorses a new actor's suit: new bezel with 12-hour scale (instead of the typical 60-minute dive scale), new dial with larger logo (and not 12 index anymore, making the dial more balanced in the flesh), new military-inspired lollipop second-hand (don't forget that Bond is a military commander) and a new NATO strap (inspired by the original RAF strap worn by Bond in Dr. No). Even if technically identical to the normal Seamaster 300 (fully reviewed here), this Spectre Limited edition has a slightly different feeling on the wrist – and it looks properly good. Furthermore, you'll enjoy the hyper-innovative in-house / antimagnetic / chronometer movement. Its name is Seamaster, Omega Seamaster… and you probably won't forget it. Price: 6,300 Euros, limited to 7,007 pieces. All the details in our exclusive review and photoshoot here.
Rolex Yacht-Master ref. 116655 (Everose gold on Rubber Strap)
There are things in the watchmaking industry that I'm usually not really fond of: rubber straps, gold watches mixed with black ceramic or rubber and Rolex watches (not because they are not good – they are excellent products – but because they are overseen). However, a recent phone conversation between me and Frank (our Editor-in-Chief) about this Rolex Yacht-Master ref. 116655 (the new one in Everose gold and on Rubber Strap) ended-up to this usual "I have to have one"… Well, I have to admit it, but even if made of pink gold, matched with a black ceramic bezel and a black rubber and if being a Rolex, I love this new edition. Why? Not only because it looks good, with its reasonable size and its matte black bezel, with polished numerals, but also because it wears extremely well.
The Oyster-Flex rubber strap is a revolution at Rolex (and at first, we all thought it was nothing more than another rubber strap). But, we're at Rolex and when they do something, they do it like no-one else. This strap is a piece of engineering made to be comfortable: it supple, smooth, pleasant to touch and balanced (thanks to these flappy parts under the strap) but also extremely flexible and rigid at the same time. Well, I'll again have to say it: I have to have one… Price: 21,700 Euros. Details to be read here.
Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/1R-001 – Rose Gold with Chocolate Dial
This full gold edition of the Patek Philippe Nautilus is an heresy. Why? Simply because it goes against everything the Nautilus was, when designed by Gerald Genta and launched in 1976 – meaning a sports watch in stainless steel made with the same quality as all the other Patek watches and priced even higher than these simple, elegant dress watches. The Nautilus is born in steel, to fight against conservative gold watches… and it now comes in full rose gold, with a chocolate brown dial! Whatever, the new Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/1R-001 looks superb. The combination of this warm material with the dial is a faultless.
What doesn't change however is the overall quality of the construction, with a case and a bracelet made to the perfection, with plenty of details and different execution (polishing, brushing, chamfering) all perfectly realized. Is it still a sports watch? It depends on the way to wear it (and we clearly encourage you to mix it with a pair of jeans and sneakers). Price: 44,580 Euros. For more details, read our in-depth article here.
Richard Mille RM 27-02 Tourbillon Rafael Nadal
Even if priced at nearly 800k (yes, 800k), the RM 27-02 Tourbillon Rafael Nadal is not even a sports watch anymore but a watch designed for sports, to the requirements of one of the greatest actual tennis players and tested on field, during major tournaments. The goal of Richard Mille when collaborating with Rafael Nadal is to push boundaries, to break the rules, to set new limits. You certainly always thought that playing tennis or golf with a mechanical watch was risky. Richard Mille proves that a delicate and super-light tourbillon watch can resist to Rafael's services – or to a 5000g force…
Everything is superlative. The case is made in TPT quartz, composed of hundreds of layers of quartz filaments piled on top of each other. Then, silica layers are inserted between layers of NTPT carbon, creating this unusual but super-light and resistant black and white material. The watch is constructed like a Formula 1, with a monobloc chassis to resist to shocks. The entire movement weights 3.35 grams but is finished to the perfection and features a tourbillon. It is watchmaking to the highest level but still, you can wear it in almost every situations. Price: 777,000 Euros. Details here.
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Well the quote on Nadal's service is hogwash, as he wears his watch left and does his service with the right. In turn, yes he wears his watch during the service but it doesn't do anything to his watch.
Er – u might wanna get that right – Nadal is a LEFTIE – plays and serves with his LEFT!


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French Zouaves 1914
Armorama
The Zouaves earned themselves a great reputation fighting for many European armies and even the Americans during the Civil War and so deserve the respect of all. It would appear that the first Zouaves units were formed by the French in the early 1830's and were primarily of Algerian extraction. The units were made up of Muslim, Arabic and French with French officers, and so could be considered a true multi ethnic force fighting as one. The Zouaves had a long and distinguished history with the French, only being disbanded in the early 1960's.
The Zouaves served with the French Forces during World War 1 forming three Battalions that served in the trenches of World War 1 in Europe, other battalions served further afield. The uniform worn in 1914 by the Zouaves is as indicated by the artistic representation on this offering from ICM, only switching to a khaki uniform in 1915. The red trousers and headwear made for a great look on parade, but on the battlefield these colours made them far too easy to spot and the colourful uniforms seen on soldiers of many countries faded from the battlefield. It is my understanding that the uniform presented here could be utilised on the figures covering a long period of history rather than early World War 1 only.
The model is packaged inside a substantial cardboard tray with a flip top lid, and that has a card lid with all of the artwork and model information. ICM are one of the few companies where I feel I can reasonably post one of their products without further protection. Inside the box is a single re-sealable plastic bag containing the sprues. There is also a single sheet of instructions covering both assembly and painting of the figures and an additional sheet cover the weapons and equipment. The figures are indicated as fighting in a built up area and so I have to believe a setting before trench warfare really set in.
The poses of these figures are a little odd in that at least one of the poses does not fit with the others in my opinion. You have a French officer down on one knee firing a revolver, but the pose looks more as if the officer has been hit in the leg or slipped rather than being in a designated firing position. One of the Zouaves is in a nice interactive pose with the officer in that he is reaching out to the officer as if attempting to help the officer rise; these two figures would make a great vignette scene. Another Zouave is in standing position sighting down his rifle and could easily be used with the two figures already mentioned. The final Zouave is the one I have concerns about as regards belonging in this group. His pose is more of a stand too pose or waiting to go into action rather than in action; I suppose he could be placed as being behind cover but my gut says he does not fit this puzzle.
The French officer is suitably dressed in red trousers with long blue jacket. There is a shoulder strap going to the right hip where ICM has indicated the officers sabre should go, my searches indicate this is wrong and instead a holster from the weapons sprue should be utilised. The officer is wearing shoes rather than boots and this again is indicative of very early in the war as boots were the norm from very early in the war. The officers flat hat is another nicely replicated feature of this figure and the modeller should note the very well replicated braid on the top of it. The officer has a medal on his left breast and a search reveals only one match for this; the Knights Cross in the Order of the Legion of Honor. A number of these medals were issued during World War 1, but I would not expect to see one this early on. The hands are of a very good quality as is the face with an especially well replicated moustache that will add a lot of attraction to this figure.
The uniform of the Zouaves is another very well replicated aspect of this figure set from ICM. The red silk pantaloons designed to catch on anything and everything look good in this presentation and have very nice crease detail. The short open bright blue jackets and red braiding are well done with the braiding detail needing a little care in some spots, these results in a uniform that should never have been worn in a war with artillery and machine guns. The black shoes and white spats have also been well replicated. Under the open jacket there are shirts that I believe are buttoned at the front, ICM has depicted this as black but I have found red, white and even blue in addition to black. The pantaloons and undershirt are brought together with a cummerbund in a bright sky blue indicated here, but I have found reference that indicate red as an alternative, I am wondering if these colour changes relate to different units but I am unable to say for sure. Around the cummerbund is a standard belt with ammunition pouches. The hat indicated in my limited reference is a Fez, but ICM has provided is a material tube that is folded over the top with a tassel. The hands and faces of these figures is especially exceptional and I do not believe I have see their better in injection moulded plastic.
The figure sprue supplies a holdall that is hung from a strap beneath the open jacket, searches provided me with no information on the contents but I believe it would contain food and water and general personal pieces of kit due to the ease of access. When this is attached the scabbard for the bayonet should protrude from beneath it. The scabbard and bayonets are on the weapons sprue. A backpack is supplied for each of the three Zouaves which is a very good match for photographic reference. I believe that the mess tin is on the centre rear and one each side there is a change of footwear that could be the difference between life and death as trench warfare really set in due to the risk of trench foot that would lead to gangrene and amputation at the very least. Supplied on the weapons and equipment sprue are the items below that can be used as wished while supplying lots for the spares box.
2 x Hotchkiss Mle 1909 machine guns
2 x Chauchat CSRG Mle 1915 machine guns
2 x Chauchat magazines
2 x Chauchat magazine pouch (right)
2 x Chauchat magazine pouch (left)
3 x Lebel-Berthier Mle 1916 rifle OF-15 grenade
6 x Label Mle 1886/93 rifle with bayonet
18 x Lebel ammunition pouch
2 x Ruby pistol holster
2 x Ruby pistol
6 x F-1 grenade
6 x Lebel rifle bayonets in scabbard
6 x Lebel bayonet scabbards
2 x axe in case
2 x sickle in case
2 x wire cutters in case
2 x wire cutters
6 x small shovel in case
6 x ARS respirator canister
6 x M2 respirator canister
2 x mess tin (big)
2 x basin
6 x mess tin small
2 x coffee mill
6 x mug
2 x canteens
2 x binocular
2 x binocular cases
8 x Adrian M1915 steel helmets
30 x equipment fastening small strap
This offering from ICM is truly stunning in my opinion. The figures offer some extremely good detail in just about every respect. The only complaint I can really lay at the door of ICM is that one of the figure poses does not really fit with the others and the mistake with the officer having a sword rather than a holster, an issue that is easily resolved due to the supplied equipment. I believe the faces of this set surpass everything I have seen before in this material and have the possibility to look exceptional when painted. The officer and the Zouave aiding him would make a great last stand vignette possibly improved with the Zouave firing beside or in front of them.
Darren Baker takes a look at the latest figure release from ICM in the form of French Zouaves 1914 in 1/35th scale.
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NATIONALITY: France
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Bravo1102
The hat is called a "chechia" which was a kind of floppy fez with a tassel. It is not a cumberbund, but a waistband similar to the Foreign Legion and the alpine chasseurs. Zouaves were native Frenchmen who lived in the colonies and some battalions were actually raised in Paris and Lyon. The different color in the circle are actually for the different regiments of Zouaves. The colors were used by the Algerian and Tunisian Tirailleurs to indicate countries of origin. The Tirailleurs wore the same uniform as the zouaves but with a lighter blue jacket, yellow piping and red waistband. White trousers were worn in summer and all the regiments switched to mustard khaki in 1915. In fact much of that cloth was supplied by Great Britain. There were only slight changes in the uniform between 1853 and 1915 so with appropriate weapons the figures could be used as Zouaves or Tirailleurs in Crimea, Franco-Prussian War and 1914. Some American Civil War Zouave regiments had uniforms that closely matched the French as well.
Steven thank you for your input but they were not French Nationals as it would appear that they were originally a tribe that was beaten by the French and agreed to fight for the French. As time progressed men from many different countries joined up due to the great record they had and it only required that the person had 2 years military service. The information on the hat is very helpful. I also found that many countries raised Zouaves regiments including the US.
Taeuss
Didn't we recently discuss these guys and their "Oh shoot me as I'm ever so colourful" uniforms recently? Could have sworn that we did.
Steven thank you for your input but they were not French Nationals as it would appear that they were originally a tribe that was beaten by the French and agreed to fight for the French. As time progressed men from many different countries joined up due to the great record they had and it only required that the person had 2 years military service. The information on the hat is very helpful. I also found that many countries raised Zouaves regiments including the US.[/quote] Though originally organized from the Zoudaouas militia of the Dey in 1832 by the time of the Crimean war the native element had almost completely disappeared. Three of five regiments were French and the native regiments were about 3 to 1 Frenchmen to native. By 1914, they were nearly all Frenchmen. (Refer you to L'Armee Franciase by Edouard Detaille) The US Zouave craze started with the Ellsworth US Zouave cadets of 1860. McClellan admired zouaves in the Crimea and his HQ guards were a NY zouave regiment. (Osprey Elite: American Civil War Zouaves) Wow, you'd almost think I knew what I was talking about.
bill_c
And just so we're clear: the Zouaves who fought in the American Civil War (mostly for the North) were NOT in any way related to the French Zouaves other than that the Americans adopted their colorful uniforms. That's because when the war started, troops were largely raised by individuals or occasionally state militias to fill state quotas. Some of them procured their own uniforms, as well as the NY Fire Zouaves who joined up as a group and had very colorful uniforms to start out. As has been pointed out, these bright colors (especially the red coats and fez hats) made good targets. By mid-war, most of the Zouave units had adopted the regular Army-issue indigo fatigue wool blouse and sky-blue kersey pants that other units wore. In some cases individual soldiers retained the fez, but not overall.
Hi Bill in fact the colorful uniform was replaced in 1915 by the "mustard" one. Only the chechia was retained : This uniform was worn until the 20's and even after... H.P.
Tank1812
You mean this one? LINK
Some US Zouave units also adapted the drill of the French light infantry which was different from standard drill. Some zouave uniformed regiments hung on to their distinct uniforms out of unit pride until the very end of the war. Others adapted standard uniforms only to revert to zouave uniforms when they became available again. And other regiments received zouave uniforms as an award for excellence in drill such as the 3rd NJ in 1864. A number French zouave veterans served with the US regiments, especially officers. See Osprey elite Zouave regiment and William C. Davis' books on ACW equipment and units, and Embattled Courage the experience of battle in the Civil War. The basic zouave/Tirialluers uniform changed little from 1853 to 1914. The ACW uniforms varied in how well they copied the French originals but are close to that worn by many regiments. I need these figures for a Franco-Prussian War diorama.
I think you will be very impressed with what ICM has offered here Stephen.
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