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Systematic study of interdependent relationship on gold nanorod synthesis assisted by electron microscopy image analysis†
Seokyoung Yoon, a Byoungsang Lee, b Jaesub Yun,c Jeon Geon Han,b Jong-Seok Lee*c and Jung Heon Lee *ab
a SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, South Korea
E-mail: jhlee7@skku.edu
b School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, South Korea
c Department of Systems Management Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, South Korea
E-mail: jongseok@skku.edu
Fax: +82-31-290-7610
Here, we systematically investigated the independent, multiple, and synergic effects of three major components, namely, ascorbic acid (AA), seed, and silver ions (Ag+), on the characteristics of gold nanorods (GNRs), i.e., longitudinal localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) peak position, shape, size, and monodispersity. To quantitatively assess the shape and dimensions of GNRs, we used an automated transmission electron microscopy image analysis method using a MATLAB-based code developed in-house and the concept of solidity, which is the ratio between the area of a GNR and the area of its convex hull. The solidity of a straight GNR is close to 1, while it decreases for both dumbbell- and dogbone-shaped GNRs. We found that the LSPR peak position, shape, and monodispersity of the GNRs all altered simultaneously with changes in the amounts of individual components. For example, as the amount of AA increased, both the LSPR peak and solidity decreased, while the polydispersity increased. In contrast, as the amount of seeds increased, both the LSPR and solidity increased, while the monodispersity improved. More importantly, we found that the influence of each component can actually change depending on the composition of the GNR growth solution. For instance, the LSPR peak position red-shifted as the amount of AA increased when the seed content was low, whereas it blue-shifted when the seed content was high.
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7NR01462G
Nanoscale, 2017,9, 7114-7123
Systematic study of interdependent relationship on gold nanorod synthesis assisted by electron microscopy image analysis
S. Yoon, B. Lee, J. Yun, J. G. Han, J. Lee and J. H. Lee, Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 7114
DOI: 10.1039/C7NR01462G
Seokyoung Yoon
Byoungsang Lee
Jaesub Yun
Jeon Geon Han
Jong-Seok Lee
Jung Heon Lee


Tech alumnus Pablo Catal n recounted his experiences during and after the earthquake which struck Chile on February 27th - one of the most powerful quakes ever recorded.
Tech alumnus Pablo Catal n recounted his experiences during and after the earthquake which struck Chile on February 27 - one of the most powerful quakes ever recorded.
Catal n, who has a Master's from, and is a PhD candidate in, the School of Public Policy lives in Concepci n, Chile with his wife, Teresita Marzialetti, and 8-month old daughter, Candela. His wife is also a Georgia Tech alumna, a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Catal n works in the Research Directorate at Universidad de Concepci n, Chile. They were in Concepci n when the earthquake struck.
"The earthquake was at 3:30 in the morning, and we were sleeping and I started to feel the earth moving under my feet. We jumped out the bed...ran to get our baby girl and we stayed under the frame of her door, her bedroom's door. We...live in a 10th floor apartment so you can imagine the building was moving, shaking like crazy."
"My first idea was just hugging my wife, and my baby girl and staying there because I thought, 'Well this is kind of normal, probably it's going to end by I don't know 30 seconds or something like that'. But...it started hitting very very hard, harder and harder and harder. And it never stopped. So...for the first time in my life, I was hearing all my dishes, all our furniture falling down. And even the drawers in the closets flying. We (could hear) people screaming on the streets." Catal n, his wife and daughter took shelter under the bedroom door frame; all fortunately, were unharmed. After the quake stopped, they headed to his parents, who were also unharmed. They have since been living with Catal n's parents. Although their apartment building is still standing, many of their possessions are destroyed. Catal n admits they are slightly scared to go back home.
"(A week) after the earthquake we got electricity (again). I watched TV, I watched the news and then we learned how devastating the earthquake was in other regions of our country." Death toll estimates range from 300 to 800 dead. About 500,000 homes were destroyed and damage estimates were as high as $30 billion. The earthquake measured 8.8 on the Richter and was so powerful that seismologists believe that it may have shortened the length of the Earth's day by 1.26 microseconds.
Since the quake, the Chilean army has been deployed throughout most of the country, for safety and security as well as rescue work. They are especially called upon to deter looting, which has been an issue in Chile, post-quake. Supplies of food, water, electricity and natural gas in Concepci n are gradually returning to normal. Communications, which were knocked out during the quake, are also inching towards normalcy, although Catal n had an interesting aside to offer. Even though mobile phone call services were hit, mobile Internet services were working for some time after the quake. "The only way to tell friends that we were OK was through Facebook. My wife and I are great Hawks fans, and we checked for the games too."
Because Chile is an earthquake-prone country, the country's building codes call for strong construction. As a result, most of the buildings in Concepcion are still standing. Catal n's university, however, lost two buildings; the school of chemistry and a marine biology station located approximately 40 miles of Concepci n, which was devastated by the tsunami that followed the earthquake.
"A lot of research, samples, students' work, labs were lost in the earthquake," said Catal n. Classes resumed at the university on April 5.
The mood overall, is still positive. Catal n explains, "The people here are kind of down but at the same time we are very optimistic that we have a responsibility to rebuild our country and our city here."
It will take some years for Chile to recover from the disaster. But for Chileans, that's a part of life. "In Chile, we are used to having natural disasters; earthquakes, floods and droughts," concluded Catal n.


This is the second post I've written recently that uses packaging that I've had wine delivered in but hey! Crafting can be expensive if you buy loads of things in the shops, it really doesn't need to be that way though. This preschool butterfly craft is perfect for little ones and allows them to create something really pretty themselves without too much adult intervention – as a mum I love to see what my child has made in preschool but I can normally tell straight away if someone else has done something for her! I really love to see crafts for toddlers that they have led on themselves. That said I also love to be able to put her art up on the wall…but I still want it to look nice! This cute craft ticks both boxes and if you're doing this with older kids (my daughter is two) then I'll be sharing a few ideas on how you can change this up to suit them too.
My daughter adores butterflies and this was a really simple craft to be able to set up for her. I cut out the butterfly shapes and she chose the paints she wanted to use – a good excuse to practice colour recognition too. Using corrugated cardboard gives this craft a fun texture and gives children the chance to explore painting on a material they might not have used before.
For slightly older kids you could ask them to help with the cutting, the butterfly shapes themselves might be a bit tricky but I think that my daughter probably would have managed cutting the main body of them – I would have asked her but she was a bit too excited and wanted to get on with the painting! You could also use this as an excuse to look at symmetry, taking the classic folded paper with paint butterfly craft and trying it out with a new material.
I think a big group of these would look great up on a wall!


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Diana Ross :: Charts & Sales History
Thread: Diana Ross :: Charts & Sales History
Fri June 10th, 2016, 17:04 #51
Topicel
» Fri June 10th, 2016, 17:04
Originally Posted by rubcale
This would mean that on average this album is selling over 300 copies a week which is amazing.
So it seems Rub, which is steady going but, contrary to the misguided figures of others from time-to-time who claimed this to have been a far bigger seller over the years, we have to consider it was/is a budget collection selling to crinklies (well, I'm one so I can say it!) whose music medium of choice are physical CDs - particularly if they're cheap and full of hits like this collection!
While I'm here, I came across a claim by MJDangerous of the sales of some Motown artists to the blog site Hitsville a few years back. Being a fan of most of the acts, but in particular La Ross, I thought I'd reproduce it here:-
"Motown sales were truly gigantic in the 60s and 70s. Single sales were huge at that time and to be honest they were definitely dominating that sector. Album sales of Motown acts are very often not that impressive: First because the market wasn't big at the time, second because their acts are more remembered for their singles than their albums in general, third because Motown releases the same hits packages again and again, cannibalizing sales of original albums. Only Stevie Wonder, and later Lionel Richie, sold loads of albums while signed by Motown. It is hard to guess the entire sales of the label (especialy since I haven't studied several of their key acts), but let's check a few of them:
– Jackson 5 – 70 million (not including sales of the Jacksons, who weren't on Motown anymore)
– Michael Jackson – 20 million
– Stevie Wonder – 170 million
– Lionel Richie – 85 million
– Diana Ross/Supremes – 190 million
– Commodores – 60 million
– The Temptations – 110 million
– Marvin Gaye – 110 million
– Four Tops – 40 million
– Miracles/Smokey Robinson – 55 million
A total of 910 million – most of them were singles. With all their acts, it is safe to say the Motown label sold well over 1 billion records, which is an incredible total."
No doubt the breakdown between the solo career and the Supremes is available somewhere, but it would be equally unrealistic however the two were carved up imho. Sadly, like so much that is sent out into the ether via the wonders of the internet, the recipient at Hitsville thought it all perfectly sensible...
Still, there are more important misinformation matters out there at the moment, such as the curious propaganda during the current EU referendum campaign in the UK. Both sides are to be blamed, but the Brexit mob take the cake with the '£350m Sent to Brussels Every Week' emblazoned across their campaign 'battle bus'...
Figures eh?!
Sat June 11th, 2016, 12:47 #53
rubcale
» Sat June 11th, 2016, 12:47
Apparently Budget albums now only have to sell 60k for a Silver Disc rather than 120k.
And here's MJDangerous' estimates of Diana/Supremes' US single sales, Topicel:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=57981&start=900" target="_blank
Make of it what you will.
Fri July 1st, 2016, 18:47 #54
» Fri July 1st, 2016, 18:47
Diana Ross Canadian gold and Platinium certifications.
October 1, 1984 - Gold Single - Julio Iglesias & Diana Ross 50 000
All Of You
December 1, 1981- Platinum Single - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie 150 000
February 1, 1981 - Platinum Single 150 000
November 1, 1980 - Platinum Single 150 000
I'm Coming Out - Upside Down
April 1, 1978- Gold Album
February 1, 1981- Platinum Album
November 1, 1982- Gold Album
January 1, 1982- Gold Album
December 1, 1984- Gold Album
Fri July 22nd, 2016, 10:43 #55
» Fri July 22nd, 2016, 10:43
Looks like similar to US Motown in Canada only began claiming certifications in late 70s.
Tue June 27th, 2017, 13:37 #56
borderwolf
Traversetolo - Italy
» Tue June 27th, 2017, 13:37
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Spotify Rewind 60s
Someday We'll Be Together
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Sat January 13th, 2018, 21:13 #57
Jimshakes
» Sat January 13th, 2018, 21:13
So Diana Ross just hit number 1 on Billboards Dance Club Chart with the new mix of Ain't no Mountain High Enough. When was her last number 1 on a Billboard chart?
Originally Posted by Jimshakes
"Take Me Higher", #1 on Dance Club Songs in 1995.
Oh wow, quite some time
Fri January 19th, 2018, 07:23 #60
» Fri January 19th, 2018, 07:23
Diana Ross Reigns Supreme on Dance Club Songs With 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough 2017'
https://www.billboard.com/articles/colu ... nough-2017
1/18/2018 by Gordon Murray
Remixes of the classic take Ross to the summit for the first time in 22 years. Plus, moves for Marshmello & Clean Bandit.
Icon Diana Ross rolls to her fifth No. 1 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart (dated Jan. 20) with "Ain't No Mountain High Enough 2017," which rises 2-1. The classic, updated for Ross' Diamond Diana: The Legacy Collection, was remixed by StoneBridge, Eric Kupper and Country Club Martini Crew, among others.
"Mountain" is Ross' first Dance Club Songs No. 1 in over 22 years, since "Take Me Higher" in December 1995. Her other leaders: "The Boss" (all cuts, 1979); "Upside Down"/"I'm Coming Out" (1980); and "Swept Away" (1984). While the original "Mountain" pre-dated the chart's 1976 inception, it served as Ross' first solo Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 (of six) in 1970. Fronting The Supremes, she earned 12 Hot 100 No. 1s with the act in 1964-69, the most for an American group.
thebigham
1/19 HITS chart:
new 28	DIANA ROSS DIAMOND DIANA: THE LEGACY COLLECTION
MOTOWN	14,270
new 5	DIANA ROSS DIAMOND DIANA: THE LEGACY COLLECTION
Mon January 22nd, 2018, 07:22 #62
» Mon January 22nd, 2018, 07:22
https://www.billboard.com/articles/colu ... mens-group
1/21/2018 by Keith Caulfield
With Cabello's arrival at No. 1, she joins an exclusive club of female performers who initially reached the Billboard 200 as part of a group, and then later hit No. 1 with a solo album. Cabello was formerly a member of the all-female vocal group Fifth Harmony, which claimed three top 10s while Cabello was in the group. Cabello departed Fifth Harmony in December of 2016.
Here's a look at the ladies who hit No. 1 after previously scoring chart success with a group.
Stefani notched her first solo No. 1 album in 2016 with her third solo studio effort, This Is What the Truth Feels Like (April 9, 2016-dated chart). Her first solo album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby., was released in 2004, years after her band No Doubt had made a name for itself on the chart. No Doubt first dented the chart on Jan. 20, 1996, when its Tragic Kingdom album arrived at No. 175. The set would eventually climb to No. 1 that December, and the band would follow with five more charting efforts — most recently 2012's No. 3-peaking Push and Shove.
LeToya's self-titled album opened atop the list dated Aug. 12, 2006 — a little over five years after she departed the pop/R&B vocal group Destiny's Child. While LeToya was a member of Destiny's Child, the group scored a pair of charting albums: Destiny's Child (No. 67 in 1998) and The Writing's on the Wall (No. 5 in 2000).
Another member of Destiny's Child, Beyoncé, stormed out of the gate in 2003 with her debut solo studio set, Dangerously in Love. The album — led by the smash single "Crazy In Love," featuring JAY-Z — debuted at No. 1, and Beyoncé has since followed it with five more chart-topping efforts. (By the time Dangerously in Love was released, Beyoncé's time with Destiny's Child had yielded five charting albums for the group, including its first No. 1, 2001's Survivor.)
Before Hill debuted at No. 1 with her first solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (Sept. 12, 1998), she was a member of Fugees, who claimed two entries on the list, including the No. 1 The Score (1996).
The R&B diva notched her first (and so far only) solo No. 1 with The Winner in You on the July 19, 1986-dated list. Before she released her self-titled debut album in 1977, her trio Labelle scored three charting sets: Nightbirds (No. 7 in 1974), Phoenix (No. 44 in 1975) and Chameleon (No. 94 in 1976). (Labelle originally started as the Bluebelles, then morphed into Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles.)
Nicks started her solo career with a bang — reaching No. 1 with her first album, Bella Donna, on the Sept. 5, 1981-dated Billboard 200. Before that, Fleetwood Mac (which Nicks joined in 1974) notched three albums with Nicks in the group: a self-titled album (No. 1 in 1976), Rumours (No. 1 in 1977), and Tusk (No. 3 in 1979).
Before Linda Ronstadt hit No. 1 as a soloist (with Heart Like a Wheel in 1975), she had dented the chart as a member of the Stone Poneys. The trio reached No. 100 in 1968 with the album Evergreen, Vol. 2.
Ross topped the list as a solo act for the first time with 1973's Lady Sings the Blues (the soundtrack to the film of the same name, starring Ross). Before that, as a member of the Supremes (and later Diana Ross & the Supremes), the group claimed a trio of chart-toppers between 1966 and 1969.
The rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company, with Joplin as its lead singer, hit the chart twice: with its 1967 self-titled set (reaching No. 60) and its hugely successful follow-up, Cheap Thrills (No. 1 for eight weeks in 1968). Joplin departed the group after Cheap Thrills, and released her solo debut in 1969: I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!, which reached No. 5 that same year. After Joplin died in 1970, her first posthumous album, Pearl, was released in 1971 and spent nine weeks at No. 1.
Lastly, an honorary mention goes to Selena Gomez, who notched three albums first with Selena Gomez & the Scene, before going totally solo with the No. 1 album Stars Dance in 2013.
1/27/18 Billboard 200:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/cha ... 24563.html
Chart Watch: Who needs Fifth Harmony? Camila Cabello debuts at No. 1
by Paul Grein
Yahoo Music
Diana Ross's Diamond Diana: The Legacy Collection debuts at No. 30. This gives Ross a more than 53-year span of top 30 albums. She first cracked the top 30 in the fall of 1964 with the Supremes' Where Did Our Love Go.
Tue January 23rd, 2018, 02:33 #64
» Tue January 23rd, 2018, 02:33
1/27/18 Billboard's Top Album Sales
Total = Chain, Independent, Mass Merchants, Non Traditional
5. ROSS*DIANA|DIAMOND DIANA: THE 14,016 = 52 44 0 13,920
Hhhmmm.....
Must have been an online sale...
Wed January 24th, 2018, 11:23 #65
» Wed January 24th, 2018, 11:23
It was sold on a shopping channel along with her new perfume...
Saw these:
#5 U.S. Billboard Top Album Sales
#6 U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums
#18 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
#30 U.S. Billboard's Top 200 Albums
Tue January 30th, 2018, 21:57 #66
» Tue January 30th, 2018, 21:57
Originally Posted by BrainDamageII
Current Boxscore
Rank	Artist/Event	Venue	City/State	Event Dates	Gross Sales	Attend/	Capacity	Shows/Sellouts	Prices	Promoters
89	Diana Ross	Blue Hills Bank Pavilion	Boston, Mass.	July 27, 2017	$250,210	3,805 /	5,173	1 / 0	$77, $41	Live Nation
Fri February 16th, 2018, 18:18 #67
» Fri February 16th, 2018, 18:18
2/17/18 Billboard charts:
Sales estimate by oldbloke:
DIAMOND DIANA: THE LEGACY COLLECTION	-	Diana Ross	(	16,000	)
Fri March 9th, 2018, 07:08 #68
» Fri March 9th, 2018, 07:08
1970 – DIANA ROSS – DIANA ROSS
http://chartmasters.org/2018/03/yearly- ... 0-1982/10/
Although several previous releases by the Supremes credited Diana Ross explicitely, her eponymous LP from 1970 was her true solo debut. The lead single Reach Out and Touch peaked at #20 in the US and #33 in the UK, quite disappointing considering the standards of her former group. The second single was a cover of Ain't No Mountain High Enough. It may seem surprising nowadays, but the original Marvin Gaye / Tammi Terrell duet wasn't so big, peaking at #19 in the US and failing charts in the UK. Ross version popularized the track, hitting #1 for 3 weeks in the US and #6 in the UK.
This million selling single boosted the album Diana Ross which made the Top 20 in both the US and the UK. The single was later surpassed by bigger hits like Endless Love, Upside Down and I'm Coming Out, but it always stood on track lists of the diva's compilations, generating several millions of sales in the process. Considering the lack of serious competition from this year, it settles her spot at the top of 1970. Nice start!
Fri March 30th, 2018, 12:31 #69
» Fri March 30th, 2018, 12:31
As of 16 March 2018 You Can't Hurry Love single has been certified Silver in the UK.
This is based on sales since 2004 and is the Supremes' first single certification in the digital era in the UK.
In 1966 it sold somewhere approaching 200k so total sales are now c400k - this makes it their third biggest selling single here after Baby Love and Where Did Our Love Go having surely now overtaken Stoned Love.
You would expect Baby Love to also receive a Silver certification reasonably soon since although it was "awarded" a Silver Disc in 1964 this was before the BPI started official certifications and it is eligible.
Interesting that YCHL outperforms everything else on Downloads and Streams.
Mon May 28th, 2018, 03:07 #70
5/26 Catalog Album Sales
188. Best Of Diana Ross & The Supremes, Diana Ross & The Supremes 755 873,539 - not certified
4/2014 figure - 615,949 +257,590 in sales
The last Catalog sales chart we received was in April 2014! Finally!
Wed June 6th, 2018, 15:40 #71
Nice! Thx for the update, I guess most of Diana's actual record sales figures will be lost to time lol
Mon July 16th, 2018, 19:51 #72
AndiIversen
Gold coast / Chicago
» Mon July 16th, 2018, 19:51
BB Dance Club Play
Issue date: 07/21
#3 lw#6 I'm Coming out/Upside Down 2018 - Greatest Gainer -
Sun July 29th, 2018, 20:24 #73
» Sun July 29th, 2018, 20:24
Number 1 this week! She needs an album of these mixes!
Wed September 12th, 2018, 11:39 #74
» Wed September 12th, 2018, 11:39
Diana's I'm Coming Out has been Certified Silver in the UK as of 07 September 2018. (Sales post 1994)
Before the collapse of Downloading totals I knew it had been keeping pace with Chain Reaction and Endless Love but I would be surprised if it had reached 6 figures? - I can only assume Streams of the track are enormous.
If any Diana single was to reach certification I would have expected it to be Endless Love (with Lionel Richie) which actually sold 250k+ back in 1981 but no certification was claimed by the record company
Sun September 16th, 2018, 07:39 #75
» Sun September 16th, 2018, 07:39
Great news, I guess I'm coming out had been streamed a lot due to people (especially younger generations) having more chances to connect / hear about the song due to samples and being used on various shows/series/films...if I look at her top tracks on Deezer (I don't use Apple or Spotify) I'm coming out is top, followed by Upside Down & then Endless Love...

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British novelist Boyd (Brazzaville Beach, 1991, etc.) cooks up a wild plot revolving around a long-lost, world-traveling father and his go-getter daughter, but he gets preoccupied with fictive gymnastics at the expense of creating characters to care about. Kay, a rising young architect in LA in 1936, tells the story of Salvador Carriscant, a mysterious stranger who claims to be her father. Having thought that her real father died when she was an infant, Kay refuses to believe Carriscant, but nevertheless lets him talk her into trekking to Lisbon to track down a woman from his past. This woman, not Kay's mother, was the love of Carriscant's life back in the Philippines at the turn of the century, and the majority of the book is taken up with Kay's retelling of how he lost her. A prominent surgeon in Manila, Carriscant is called in to examine the bodies of two American soldiers whose deaths prompt a murder investigation. Mired in an arid marriage to Kay's mother, Carriscant falls in love with an American officer's wife and together they plan to flee the Philippines to start their lives over. She escapes, but Carriscant is implicated in the murders and ends up being separated from her for 30 years. Hence he tracks down Kay (born after his wife left him as a result of the scandal), then convinces her to go to Lisbon for one last look at the woman who got away. Since the reader knows from the beginning that Carriscant is going to lose his love, and since the narration makes a big point of Kay not believing anything Carriscant says, it is difficult to form attachments to any of the characters. Well written, intricately detailed and researched, but uncompelling.


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The Auto Town Ambassador
Louis Uchitelle of The New York Times profiles Edward B. Montgomery today. The executive director of the White House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers has made several trips to Flint, and Mayor Dayne Walling is quoted in the article:
On his travels he has helped to channel millions of dollars from the stimulus package and other government pools. He does not know, he says, just how many millions. At many of the stops, particularly in Ohio, which went for George W. Bush in 2004 and just barely for Obama in the last presidential election, there is an implicit political message in this largess. It goes something like this: Stick with the president and the Democratic Party, and while we cannot bring back mass production with its large-scale employment, we can help you in the transition to other sources of income and jobs.
"What they are doing is all well and good," said Daniel Luria, research director of the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center. "But if you are one of the people in distress, what you really want is a national manufacturing strategy that insures that the share of what is made here does not continue to fall."
Mr. Montgomery describes that thinking as unwarranted interference in the private sector, and counterproductive. "The question of whether you should order private companies to locate in these communities; that is not a prescription for success," he said.
His approach has produced results that are hard to measure. He has visited Flint, Mich., for example, three times in the last year, and the unemployment rate remains above 25 percent. On the other hand, several hundred additional people are enrolled in job training as a result of stimulus money that Mr. Montgomery steered to Flint, according to the mayor, Dayne Walling. In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency is moving more quickly than it otherwise would have, the mayor said, to clear former factory sites for other commercial use.
"That was a thicket that Montgomery's people helped us to navigate," the mayor said.
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Topic: Nintendo's Golden Age and Dark Age
iKhan
Mon 30th Dec 2019
Nintendo has had many highs and lows as a company. But which of those periods would you consider to be a true golden age, and which would you consider to be a dark age.
Here's my take.
Golden Age: SNES era. Even though I wasn't alive for part of it, I can definitely see how this was when Nintendo really hit their stride as both a game maker and a console maker. Other great periods in Nintendo's history would be the late GC/early Wii era, and the current era, but I just don't think those had the same impact as the SNES era, which cemented many franchises as industry staples
Dark Age: This was a challenge to decide between the N64/early GC days, and the late Wii/Wii U days, but ultimately I think I have to say Nintendo's dark age was 2010-2016, because unlike with the N64/GC, the problem wasn't just with console sales, but with the games themselves. Xenoblade Chronicles and Splatoon were really the only two 1st party home console games that came out in this period that made significant impact to their genres or franchises (on the handheld side, I'd say Fire Emblem Awakening filled this role). Everything else pretty much seemed content to refine and iterate, if even that. There were lots of games that weren't even that great from a redefine/iterating perspective, from Wii Play Motion to Game & Wario to Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival.
What would you consider Nintendo's Golden age and Dark age?
Edited on Tue 31st December, 2019 @ 01:23 by iKhan
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I don't know enough about sales and things to speak from Nintendo's perspective, but from my perspective the Golden Age was definitely the N64. That was the only time we would have huge parties revolved solely around playing games (namely Smash Bros. and Goldeneye). Maybe that could be happening now for teenagers with the Switch or back with the Wii, but I was older by then and while I love those systems the sheer spectacle wasn't there. And there will never be a game again that touches the pure magic of seeing and playing Mario 64 for the first time when you had never seen 3D games before.
Dark Age for me would have to be SNES simply because other than Chrono Trigger, I didn't do much with it. I really have no other memories of any games other than Tetris Attack until I was older and able to play them on Virtual Console.
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Dezzy
Tue 31st Dec 2019
THIS is Nintendo's Golden Age.
Yes, the SNES era had some absolute gems, but they've never had the sheer quantity of amazing and varied IP that they currently do.
In just the last generation they've added 3 new franchises to their permanent AAA-level roster, in Splatoon, Xenoblade and Fire Emblem (yes Fire Emblem has existed since forever but it sold hardly anything pre-Awakening and therefore could never justify a AAA sized budget). And possibly Mario Maker, if that becomes a permanent franchise (which it might not)
They've basically got a successful franchise in every major gaming genre now.
The Dark Age for me was probably the Wii. Yes it was a huge commercial success, but in terms of quality games, it was pretty barren. The only games from the Wii that I ever replay are the Galaxy games, Xenoblade Chronicles, and Skyward Sword.
Edited on Tue 31st December, 2019 @ 09:14 by Dezzy
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For me Nintendo had more than one golden ages.
1st Golden Age was the NES.
2nd Golden Age was the Gameboy.
3rd Golden Age was GBA.
4th Golden Age was DS.
5th Golden Age was 3DS
and 6th Golden Age in the Switch.
All of those had grand success and one could argue that the Wii was also very successful.
Dark age was definitely Wii U. Such a disaster.
Edited on Tue 31st December, 2019 @ 09:20 by Zuljaras
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I disagree that 2010-2016 was a "dark age". If Nintendo had their home console division alone at this time I'd be more inclined to agree - but the 3DS was too good of a system to place in a "dark age" imo.
That said, I think the console industry is competitive enough that any dark age would be the end of a console manufacturer. I'd say that Sega had a dark age with the Saturn (in the West, at least), and...we know the end of that story. The current manufacturers have had low points (Nintendo with Virtual Boy and Wii U, most recently a very dead 2016, and Microsoft with a shoddy XBO launch), but these have been short enough to recover from.
I won't disagree that SNES was a golden age, but I'd also argue that we're experiencing a Nintendo Renaissance right now.
I'd say Switch is Nintendo's Golden Age because of the device itself being a hybrid and the games available. 3rd party games are flourishing, even Microsoft is supporting the Switch outside of Minecraft meanwhile plenty of 1st party franchises have some of their best games on the Switch.
Nintendo's Dark Age is easily mobile. Nintendo's mobile games' monetization have gotten increasingly questionable with Mario Kart Tour's monetization being absolutely disgusting.
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Zuljaras wrote:
But I would add the SNES in there.
Edited on Tue 31st December, 2019 @ 15:22 by linq
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Nintendo hasn't had a "dark age" unless you only stick to their home consoles or are insanely picky about what games you play.
With that said, I have no love whatsoever for the N64. If I had to pinpoint a "dark age" for Nintendo in terms of what period had the games I was least interested in, it would definitely be the GBC/N64 era.
My second choice would be Wii/DS. The NDS had way too many games that were almost entirely focused on touch controls, and the Wii, outside of a few really amazing games, never particularly appealed to me.
On the positive side, I do think, for primarily handheld-oriented gamers, the transition from 3DS to Switch/Switch Lite was mind-bogglingly cool. It's like Nintendo skipped an entire generation of handheld devices.
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I think everything is relative. I love my 3DS, and there are still a bunch of games I'd love to play for it, even in the Switch era. However, I don't think the 3DS had anywhere near the same impact on the gaming industry or on Nintendo's own franchises as other generations of handhelds have had. It also saw the decline of both Mario RPG series, the NSMB series, and (as many people believe, though I disagree*) the Pokemon series. At the same time, the 3D gimmick never caught on like the DS's dual screens or the Wii's motion controls did.
For the era as a whole (including consoles), many Nintendo franchises saw what many regard to be their worst (or at least most disappointing) entries in this time such as:
3D Mario
Warioware (if Game & Wario counts)
Dark Age for me is NES. I was 3 when I got mine so "Nintendo Hard" didn't endear me to the system. Honestly if I didn't hate sonic and if A LttP didn't literally save my life, I would have been a SEGA/Sony fan I think. I respect the NES but I don't actually like the system or most of the games.
Golden Age is really hard for me, Nintendo has yet to let me down. Also for me anything that is great has cons that puts it on the same level as everything else. I think if you MADE me say something I'd say the wii era, in part because of the gcn functionality (so I'm cheating I know) and the VC functionality (so still cheating) but there were a lot of really unique games during the wii era and a lot of my favorite series have some of my favorite entries on the wii (harvest moon for instance, I love animal parade and tree of tranquility, brawl is my favorite smash and the last smash were I was actually engaged with the franchise). Also the blue ocean strategy that others dismiss was a sound one in that games were more unique, accessible and fun on the wii imo.
If you go by modded capability though I have to say the wiiu is still Queen. I loved the wiiu library and if you add the vc and wii capability along with modding in gcn capability via dolphin and it is the system to beat for me. The switch is my favorite hardware design but the wiiu is my favorite console all around. N64 was the system of wonder for me. Those graphics may be clunky now but I believed that game devs finally had the hardware to truly realize their ambitions with the N64...pity the library is so small and the Squeenix split happened. I think DQ 7 would have looked really nice on the N64.
If I go by singular library I'd have to say the DS though...its just I hate every handheld prior to the switch and only bought them because the library was so strong.
Edited on Tue 31st December, 2019 @ 17:54 by Ryu_Niiyama
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Due to puberty I skipped the N64 / PS1 era.
So the trailblazing 3D polygon games are I struggle with as I have no nostalgia for them.
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The golden age to me is the DS/Wii era and the dark age to me is the 3DS/Wii U era. There is so much creativity within the DS/Wii era that it was a shame to see much of that magic gone in the next generation libraries. The 3DS's and Wii U's hardware expanded the possibilities for what Nintendo could do, but they hardly ever explored what could be done in comparison to how the DS's and Wii's hardware had been used. There are a handful of instances where Nintendo just slapped together new ideas for their IPs instead of sensibly innovating them. A couple I liked, but overall it felt like a weird time. Throughout much of the last generation, I stuck with my DS library and treated my 3DS family systems (of which I have 2 working) as additional Nintendo DS systems.
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Nintendo is a bit like disney; both have had a number of highs and lows but here's my take.
The true golden age would be the NES era: video gaming in the US was dead due to the great video game crash of 1983. The NES singlehandedly saved gaming and also laid the foundation for Nintendo in the future. Without the NES we wouldn't be on here discussing Nintendo at all.
This lead to other companies to attempt to challenge Nintendo for market share and it was SEGA who pushed to challenge the NES with the Mega Drive. It flopped in Japan but successfully challenged Nintendo in the US and finally in Europe (we'd avoided the crash in 1983 because, at least here in the UK, micro computers ruled). So Nintendo's dominance lead to some great competition and that lead to what many would regard as the greatest time to be a gamer: the Console Wars! SNES is released to fight off SEGA and we got two amazing 16 bit systems. You honestly couldn't go wrong with whichever one you went for.
The next generation it was the PS1 which was a revolution (due to a lot of hubris on Nintendo's part; it could've been the SNES PlayStation (imagine that!) but the N64 was still a great system with some brilliant games. However, it also marked the first in a string of strange decisions (sticking to cartridges, mini discs on the GameCube with no DVD playback etc). I personally love the N64/GCN era myself, but it's hard to argue that it wasn't the big N's 'dork-age'.
The Wii was a return to form, a silver age if you will. It was exciting to be a Nintendo fan again. The plucky little machine, so underpowered compared to its rivals but packed with great features and games harkens back to the OG Gameboy which achieved the same when I was a kid, seeing off much more advanced rivals due to sheer scope and personality.
Then...the Dark Times. I love the Wii U. I have most of the games for it. However, it was a terrible time to be a Nintendo console fan. For the first time I sat there thinking 'what are they doing?'. They just didn't seem to have a particular direction and yes, the 3DS (which got off to a VERY shaky start) was a different story but the Wii U was truly a worryingly dark time to support Nintendo.
Now, those of you saying the Switch era is a golden age, well, you're not entirely wrong. It does feel similar to the Wii era; three rival machines with Nintendo offering something significantly different to the others. So it is more of a harkening back to the Wii era for me. This is the pattern that they will probably follow for a while, gone are the days of them trying to directly compete in-terms of power (the last time they really did that was SNES/N64). They have found what works for them (never underestimate Nintendo) but long gone are the days when they were number 1. The true golden age was NES/SNES where they were largely dominant.
NES/SNES golden age in terms of market dominance and direct competition in terms of power.
N64/GCN dork-age losing out to newer rivals (adorably so though).
Wii/DS silver age success once again but in a different position to rivals than golden age.
Wii U the dark times....
Switch renaissance era.
Edited on Wed 1st January, 2020 @ 09:56 by Gamecuber
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I almost don't think Nintendo is capable of having a dark age, at least if we're comparing it to any other major company's dark ages.
Though I do agree with your general point that the first half of the 2010s were a time for Nintendo to do nothing new or interesting. Reminder to people that they released 3D World only two years after 3D Land, which were games made specifically to make 3D Mario more like classic styled 2D Mario. And between those two games, they released THREE NSMB games as well. Absurd.
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Golden age was definately the 90s. SNES and N64 had full Nintendo culture. Dark age would be Wii-Wii U due to their abandonment of the hardcore gamers imo.
That being said, from what I know the 7th gen wasn't really a very good gen in general.
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Speaking in terms of quality of games (and systems, to an extent), and not financially (which is completely and totally irrelevant to my opinion, so that's why):
Golden Age: Nintendo 64/GCN (this also includes some portable games during the time, like Pokemon GSC). Maybe it's just because I was a kid to teenager during this time and thus easier to please, but the games during this era really pleased me. I think nearly all of them have ultimately had a sequel that outdid them, but the reason that this era in particular sticks out is that it was just an era of amazing game after game, whereas the sequels that beat them for me have been very sporadically released. I think it set a high standard for me that no generation beyond has even come close (aside from when the 3DS was revealed - which sadly some of those games turned out to be flops, like Paper Mario Sticker Star - but I mean the sheer amount of games announced for the 3DS right off the bat was incredible, and a lot of them did pan out pretty well).
Dark Age: Wii. The games I adored so much on the GCN? Almost none of them got a sequel on the Wii that I enjoyed. I was a bit floored at the drop in quality that so many of the franchises I loved went through on the Wii. Not that the Wii did nothing good - the Virtual Console was a great new feature, and playing online in Mario Kart Wii was a total blast. However, another thing that took down the Wii for me was the motion controls. I don't like motion controls. I just want a regular controller. The only game that seemed to actually use the motion controls in a non-gimmicky way was Skyward Sword, and even there it was frustrating because it didn't respond properly for some of the moves. In the end, the motion control was just a gimmick that was forced on games that absolutely did not need them. Like Animal Crossing City Folk - that game was made substantially worse by motion control. You couldn't even get past the system's menu without using the Wii Remote.
Edited on Sun 5th January, 2020 @ 01:34 by Harmonie
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@iKhan I would argue that the Wii-U era was Nintendo's weakest era. Not just as a matter of sales but of hardware content and software releases. While the N64 and Gamecube eras saw lower sales, there are a plethora of titles from those systems that are widely beloved to this day. Also the hardware is still historically important. The N64 had early innovations in 3D games and the first smash hit console based 3D game: Mario 64. And the Gamecube controller remains a gold standard to this day. Further the Game Boy Player and Game Boy transfer pack (and the Super Game Boy) all laid the groundwork for the Switch being a hybrid device.
On the other hand the Wii U era saw very little in terms of "beloved games" on the system and most of those games have gotten or are getting or likely to get, ports to Switch. While the Wii U conceptually likely also helped lead to the Switch, very little of the Wii U's hardware actually had an impact. Nintendo didn't even keep the pro controller design from the Wii U era, instead going with Xbox 360 style instead.
While the Wii U era was certainly the dark age from Nintendo, I would say the Switch has been a golden age. I don't think anyone can argue that the Switch hasn't been a resounding success! And the Switch has boasted a rich library of games that hasn't been seen since the days of the SNES. I would honestly argue that the library of games on Switch surpasses the SNES era in terms of quality and variety. Considering smaller indies and download only titles it certainly has a larger library!
My personal nostalgia choice would be the N64, Gamecube Game Boy Color, GBA era. Nostalgia reasons alone.
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Interesting topic! I don't know enough about some of the older systems' games to make any reasonable claims so on a purely personal level, the golden ages for me would have to be the original DS era due to it being this weird time where absolutely everyone at my school within two years up or down of my grade owned a DS. Didn't matter how cool you were/n't, everyone was making flipbook style animations on Pictochat, everyone was messing around in New Super Mario Bros, everyone was showing off what new minigame they'd found on the eShop.
Another would be the Switch age, for reasons many above have detailed. Completely revitalised the gaming landscape for many people. Haven't seen such a keen interest in the layman picking up a Nintendo console since the aforementioned original DS.
And finally, the Gamecube and N64 eras. So many vivid memories of playing games like Conkers Bad Fur Day, Melee, Mario Kart Double Dash, Mario Party 4, GoldenEye, Majora's Mask/Ocarina of Time, the Metroid Prime titles, and more. Mario Party 4 might be the best party game ever made; can't think of a single game I'd rather play with a group of rowdy drunkards at 4am.
If I had to pick a dark age, it'd certainly be the Wii U age. Didn't get into the console til the end of its life cycle. Had a lot of fun with it, picking up all the important titles in bargain bins, but yea. Wasn't entirely sold on its main gimmick, found it to be a very gross looking thing, and while I adore a fair few titles that came of it, it's not a console I have any reason to return to.
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Nintendo's highest high was Wii & DS era. 100m Wii sold, 150m DS sold, both company-best records. While N64 & Virtual Boy era was the lowest low. 32m N64 sold, 700k Virtual Boy sold. Although the Wii U is Nintendo's worst selling console, it's era fared better thanks to the 3DS keeping Nintendo afloat.
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Science [Non]Fiction: The Legal Implications of Gene Editing
By Andrea J. Trozzo
Biotechnological advances, namely gene editing, have left the confines of science fiction to enter our medical reality. They provide impressive opportunities, both for the treatment of existing illnesses and for those with inheritable diseases to have their own genetic children. However, the responses of the global community have been mixed, with concerns raised surrounding the legal, political, and regulatory implications of moving gene-modification technologies from the laboratory to the clinic.
Described in layman's terms as the ability to change the sequence of the genomes of living cells, gene editing is a rapidly-developing area of biotechnology with widespread application. The medical industry has applied gene editing to the communicability of viruses, such as Lyme Disease and Zika, by engineering infected mosquitos and mice whose DNA prevents transmission. The livestock industry could see the implementation of gene editing to make animals resistant to infection, thus reducing the use of antibiotics. Gene editing of cows and chickens may enable both the removal of the genetic roots of allergens in livestock by-products as well as allow greater yield for a lower cost. Some literature has even suggested the gene editing of 'organ-donor pigs' to decrease the likelihood of tissue being rejected by human patients.
These applications would arise from a process known as somatic gene editing. Somatic gene editing allows scientists to modify various types of cells and tissues (internally or externally) and return them to the patient as a form of transformative therapy. Scientists are currently using and developing this form of gene editing as a method of treating diseases caused by a single mutated gene, including sickle cell disease and HIV.[1] While somatic gene editing corrects the patient's affected cells and tissues, offspring would not inherit such corrections.
However, beyond somatic gene editing lies the world of germline gene editing. The controversial human applications of germline gene editing, particularly to foetuses and early life, have caught the attention of legal professionals worldwide. This process involves the protection of a child from inheritable diseases, such as Alzheimer's, by altering the genetic components of early-stage embryos.[2] Unlike somatic gene editing, germline gene editing alters the whole of the embryo's DNA – therefore, offspring would inherit the modified DNA and any corrections.
Unsurprisingly, such techniques have triggered alarm, particularly in those who point to the applicability of germline gene editing to create 'designer children'. Should such practices become mainstream, parents would be able to select a child's eye and hair colour, physical fitness and endurance indicators, and 'edit' their child for genetic mutations such as Dwarfism and Down syndrome.
With rapid advances made in recent years following the discovery of Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/Cas9 system (CRISPR-Cas),a means of repairing individual genes and strands of DNA far more efficiently than previously thought possible, successful germline genetic modification has become feasible. Experiments have already begun –in April of 2015, China's Sun Yat-sen University published a study describing the use of CRISPR to edit the DNA of nonviable human embryos.
Consequently, the question turns from a scientific to a legal one. How does the law regulate the use of such gene editing techniques to ensure compliance with both ethical norms and safety standards?
One of the primary issues to be discussed is the need for research prior to widespread implementation of such gene editing procedures. This is to be encouraged for the purposes of identifying and resolving uncertainties surrounding such practices in human embryos, particularly those relating to effectiveness, success rate and accuracy, and long-term impacts. However, such research raises an important legal and ethical issue: human embryos will have to be cultured specifically for research purposes. As identified by the Netherlands Commission on Genetic Modification (COGEM), "surplusembryos (embryos left unused after an assisted reproduction treatment, which in principle should be destroyed) could be used in fundamental research, for example on early embryonic development, or in preclinical research into the safety of new reproductive techniques. However, these embryos will not be sufficient".[3] Therefore, research on germline gene editing will interfere with the earliest stages of human life and bring to light questions of i) whether it is morally acceptable to create human life solely for the purpose of experimentation and ii) the legal protections of such embryos.[4] With the current state of English criminal law refusing to recognize a foetus as a human being, and the Canadian Assisted Human Reproduction Act prohibiting the creation of human embryos solely for research, what rights of protection will be vested intrinsically in the human embryo?[5] Will it be afforded greater protection as it develops, or will the social and moral duty of developing gene editing techniques outweigh the embryo's right to protection? And how would this be reconciled with, or distinguished from, current practices in assisted reproduction whereby a greater number of embryos are produced than are ultimately implanted in the uterus?
Some bioethicists have also expressed concerns surrounding the legal implications of the inability to obtain consent for gene editing from future generations, as the decision to endure the unknown long-term effects of the treatment are made on the embryo's behalf.[6] Although the argument can be made that there already exists in the law the permission for parents to make decisions affecting their potential future children through processes such as IVF, the decision to conceive must be separated from the decision to genetically modify. Therefore, germline gene editing's creation of a new strand of the issue of informed consent must also be addressed by law and regulation.
A final issue is raised by the current status of laws restricting genetic modification internationally. Experimentation and research on human embryos (up to 14 days old) is currently governed by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, which states that such research is "permitted where i) appropriately justified, [and] ii) supported by rigorous scientific and ethical review".[7] However, the editing of embryos in a clinical context is strictly prohibited under UK law. A similar approach is found in the Netherlands, whose Embryo Actstrictly prohibits the implantation of embryos containing a modified nucleus in the uterus, and in the Canadian Assisted Human Reproduction Act's prohibition of germline engineering.[8] The key question therefore becomes how such acts should be amended and whether/how an international consensus can be achieved to prevent medical tourism. If, for example, the law is to restrict the clinical application of germline gene editing to solely the prevention of 'serious' diseases, how will 'serious' diseases be classified and differentiated from i) 'less serious' diseases and ii) human enhancement? If gene editing is not thusly restricted, how can the law react to prevent germline gene editing from "creating classes of individuals defined by the quality of their engineered genome"?[9] Will the NHS provide funding to parents seeking germline gene editing (and what criteria will qualify parents for this funding), or will it become a disparity-expanding practice only accessible to the wealthy?
It is therefore clear that gene editing is a topic that requires much discussion, and currently presents more legal, ethical, and regulatory questions than answers. The next several years will likely see germline gene editing reach the forefront of biomedical law, at which point lawmakers and policymakers worldwide will be forced to examine the aforementioned issues. For now, interested parties must be content with the 'wait and see' approach.
[1]https://wellcome.ac.uk/what-we-do/our-work/uk-legislation-and-regulation-governing-use-gene-editing
[2]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5544380/
[3]COGEM/Health Council of the Netherlands. Editing Human DNA: Moral and social applications of germline genetic modification. March 2017.
[4]https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmsctech/349/34909.htm
[5]A-G ref (No 3 of 1994) [1998] AC 245, http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/a-13.4/
[6]https://www.genome.gov/27569225/what-are-the-ethical-concerns-about-genome-editing/
[8]http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/a-13.4/
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Padmaavat had added an approx 2.5 crore nett on 4th Thursday (22nd day) at box office. Film total business currently stands at approx 267.75 crore nett. Film is on track to go past 275 crore nett mark now. Even 280 crore nett looks possible. There is a strong release coming in Aiyaary and let's see how Padmaavat stands against that.
First Tiger Zinda Hai and now Padmaavat two huge films have given a big boost to the industry in last 2 months. Now it is turn for other films to follow them. Combination of Tiger and Padmaavat has collected in excess of 600 crore nett in India alone and that also in less than 60 days time period. No doubt distributors and exhibitors are in cloud nine right now.
Tue -> 3.75 crore nett.
Wed -> 4.5 crore nett.
Thu -> 2.5 crore nett (est).


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Steve's career has taken in senior roles in three large local authorities, a period in management consultancy with Coopers and Lybrand, and a lengthy tenure (2000-2013) as the Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy.
He has a particular interest in public financial management and has served on or advised a number of prominent inquiries focusing on local government finance. He was a member of the Balance of Funding Steering Group, chaired by Nick Raynsford MP, which reported in 2004, and an adviser to Sir Michael Lyons' Inquiry into the future role, function and funding of local government, 'Place-shaping: a shared ambition for the future of local government', which reported in March 2007. He was also a member of the London Finance Commission, chaired by Prof Tony Travers, which published its report 'Raising the Capital' in May 2013. Over the years Steve has also held a number of non-executive/advisory roles. Of particular relevance to his position as Chairman of PSAA are his role as Non-Executive Director of the National Audit Office (2005-09), his trusteeship of the Centre for Public Scrutiny (2004-13), and his membership of HM Treasury Whole of Government Accounts Assurance Committee (2010-13).
Steve continues to be involved in a range of different roles and organisations. He is also a member of the Board of the Education & Training Foundation, and a member of the Audit Committee of the University of Southampton.
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Caroline was the Auditor General for Scotland from 2012 to 2020, during a period of significant growth in Scotland's financial powers. She was responsible for auditing the performance of the Scottish Government and public bodies and making recommendations to the Scottish Parliament.
In 2011 she spent a year as Chief Financial Officer to the Turks and Caicos Islands Government, appointed by the UK Government's Department for International Development to restore stability to the country's finances. She previously worked for the Accounts Commission for Scotland, the Audit Commission for England and Wales, and Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council.
Caroline is a lay member of the Court of the University of Edinburgh, a member of the Board of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), and a non-executive director of Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd. She served as President of CIPFA during 2006-2007 and was a member of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants between 2010 and 2015.
She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA).
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Clive is former Director-General of the Audit Commission in Wales and Deputy Auditor-General. He is currently Chair of the BT Wales Board.
He is an experienced International Consultant, specialising in public services, governance and performance management. He has done extensive work on decentralisation, civil service reform and public services benchmarking in Tunisia, Nepal, Kosovo, and elsewhere.
He was formerly Chair of the Local Better Regulation Office, of Supporta plc, and of SOLACE UK, and Chief Executive of Torfaen County Borough Council.
He holds a BSocSci from Birmingham University, an MA in Government from the University of California, a D Phil from Oxford University, and a Professional Diploma in Management from the Open University. He is also a qualified lawyer. He was made an OBE in the 2013 New Years Honours list for services to business and the community.
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Keith is also a county councillor, having been elected to Hampshire County Council in 2005, and is a member of Hedge End Town Council and Bursledon Parish Council.
He serves on the board of the Homes and Communities Agency, is a director of the Housing & Finance Institute Ltd (not for profit), on the Council of Governors at South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust, is a governor of Barton Peveril 6th Form College, and a well-travelled international election observer.
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He joined what was then Wragge & Co LLP in 2000 after 26 years in local government, at first with Portsmouth City Council and then Birmingham City Council. He became a partner at Wragge & Co in 2006.
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In the Aaronic priesthood this has been specially noted.	- "Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom", T. W. Allies.
I would suggest that St. Clement is considering the whole order of the Aaronic priesthood and worship as a divine appointment.	- "Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom", T. W. Allies.
For, since the dominion had been for ever transferred to the house of David, these rulers can be considered only as being engrafted into it, as representatives and vice-	regents,-	much in the same way as the blessing, which was bestowed upon the people by the priestly office of the non-	priest Samuel, must be considered as being included in the promise in reference to the Aaronic priesthood.	- "Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2", Ernst Hengstenberg.


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The shinansha, of the South pointing carriage
The compass, with its needle always pointing to the North, is quite a common thing, and no one thinks that it is remarkable now, though when it was first invented it must have been a wonder.
Now long ago in China, there was a still more wonderful invention called the shinansha. This was a kind of chariot with the figure of a man on it always pointing to the South. No matter how the chariot was placed the figure always wheeled about and pointed to the South.
This curious instrument was invented by Kotei, one of the three Chinese Emperors of the Mythological age. Kotei was the son of the Emperor Yuhi. Before he was born his mother had a vision which foretold that her son would be a great man.
One summer evening she went out to walk in the meadows to seek the cool breezes which blow at the end of the day and to gaze with pleasure at the star-lit heavens above her. As she looked at the North Star, strange to relate, it shot forth vivid flashes of lightning in every direction. Soon after this her son Kotei came into the world.
Kotei in time grew to manhood and succeeded his father the Emperor Yuhi. His early reign was greatly troubled by the rebel Shiyu. This rebel wanted to make himself King, and many were the battles which he fought to this end. Shiyu was a wicked magician, his head was made of iron, and there was no man that could conquer him.
At last Kotei declared war against the rebel and led his army to battle, and the two armies met on a plain called Takuroku. The Emperor boldly attacked the enemy, but the magician brought down a dense fog upon the battlefield, and while the royal army were wandering about in confusion, trying to find their way, Shiyu retreated with his troops, laughing at having fooled the royal army.
No matter however strong and brave the Emperor's soldiers were, the rebel with his magic could always escape in the end.
Kotei returned to his Palace, and thought and pondered deeply as to how he should conquer the magician, for he was determined not to give up yet.
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Sir George Warburton Fuller  (22 January 1861 – 22 July 1940) was an Australian politician who served as the 22nd Premier of New South Wales, in office from 1922 to 1925 and for one day in December 1921. He previously served in the federal House of Representatives from 1901 to 1913, representing the Division of Illawarra, and was Minister for Home Affairs under Alfred Deakin from 1909 to 1910.

Early life
Fuller was born in Kiama, New South Wales. He was the son of George Lawrence Fuller. He was educated at Kiama Public School, Sydney Grammar School and at St Andrew's College at the University of Sydney. He received a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in 1879, and a Master of Arts in 1882 from the University of Sydney. He studied law under Sir William Patrick Manning (eminent judge and university chancellor) and became a barrister in 1884.

Colonial politics
Fuller served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for over 18 years. Initially he represented Kiama from 1889 to 1894, but was defeated in 1894 and again in 1898.

Federal politics

Fuller was the first member for Illawarra in the new Australian House of Representatives between 1901 and 1913. He was Minister for Home Affairs in 1909 and 1910 in Alfred Deakin's Commonwealth Liberal Party government and was responsible for making Canberra the national capital. In 1911 he was an Australian representative at the coronation of George V.

State politics
From 1915 to 1928 Fuller represented Wollondilly for the Liberal Party and, from 1916, the Nationalist Party. In the part of 1916 and 1917, he was a leader of New South Wales' Nationalist Party and he became Colonial Secretary (the second most important cabinet position) in 1916.

In 1917, his heavy-handed handling of a strike by rail and tramway workers against the introduction of time cards antagonised the unions and led to a general strike. His promise of higher pay and improved seniority benefits to workers returning to work split the rail unions for most of the twentieth century and the different employment conditions lasted until the Lang Government was elected. His action was seen by supporters as the decisive leadership required in wartime. In 1919, he expanded the state-owned fishing trawler fleet "to provide cheap fish for the mass of the population".

On 3 June 1919, he was appointed as a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George for his service as Colonial Secretary.

Premier

Labor won the 1920 election and Fuller became Leader of the Opposition. In 1921 he took advantage of the death of John Storey to defeat James Dooley's Government on a motion of no confidence and as a result was asked to form a government. But Fuller himself had to give up the Premiership after only seven hours, after losing another motion of no confidence and Dooley returned to office.

In the 1922 state election, Dooley was defeated and Fuller became Premier once again. His government began the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. This time his tenure lasted till the 1925 state election, won by Labor's Jack Lang.

Later years
Shortly after Lang's victory, Fuller resigned from the Nationalist leadership in favour of Thomas Bavin. From 1928 to 1931 he was the state's Agent-General in London. He died in the Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst.

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Q: write () call failed: No space left on device: ENOSPC handling The write() call is failing with errno = 28 (ENOSPC), no space left on the device.
I am trying to handle this error in the following way. When the disk is full, I am doing lseek() to move the file pointer to the beginning of the file.
I believe that now the write() should not fail, since now the file will be overwritten from the top (File will not exapnd).
But still the write() call is failing with the same error. Please explain this behaviour.
  if(errno == ENOSPC)
  {
      curPos = lseek(gi4LogFd, 0, SEEK_SET);
      break;
  }

A: Just because you write to the beginning of the file doesn't mean that the file system will be writing to the same space on the disk or that the space at the beginning of the file is allocated at all.
You could have a hole in the file, in which case the write will fail anyway. Holes are optimizations that many filesystems do where they pretend that a piece of the file is there while it's actually just lots of zeros, so those parts never get written to disk, it's just bookkeeping saying that a particular part of the file is empty.
You could have overcommitted data to your filesystem (many filesystems don't actually allocate space on the disk until the data is flushed from the buffer cache which could be several seconds, if not minutes after the write is done), in which case the write will fail anyway. The ENOSPC you're getting could actually be because you already filled your filesystem to over 100% of the capacity and the filesystem code didn't discover it until it tried to flush a write you did a while ago.
You could be on a logging/journaling filesystem where the actual block allocation doesn't happen until the log is flushed, in which case the write will fail. Same logic as the buffer cache situation.
You could have run out of some particular preallocated metadata on the filesystem and it will fail with ENOSPC even though it's not even nearly full. This is not nearly as common today as in the past.
Your disk might have discovered that some part of it went bad and told the filesystem to not use those blocks and that took up space.
In short, there's no guarantee that the filesystem will behave like we could naively think it does once it's full. There are other reasons besides this to never fill a filesystem above 95%. Almost all filesystems are notoriously nondeterministic when nearly full.

A: Just because you are seeking to the beginning of the file doesn't mean that the file is truncated. It's possible to do random writes on a file.
Writing down a block on a full file system is going to cause issues. If you want to truncate the file use truncate(2) or ftruncate call on the file BEFORE lseek
try:
    if(errno == ENOSPC) {
        ftruncate(gi4LogFd, 0);
        lseek(gi4LogFd, 0, SEEK_SET);
        break;
    }

Okay so ext3 filesystem with journaling support does not create an issue on a full fs:
Setup:
Create an image file:
   dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/img.dsk count=8192

Created an ext3 filesystem on a 4k image file:
mkfs.ext3 /tmp/img.dsk
sudo mount /tmp/img.dsk /mnt/internal
sudo chown masud.users /mnt/internal

touch /mnt/internal/file.bin

sudo dd if=/dev/urandom of=/mnt/internal/file.bin

here sudo is necessary for dd to make sure that the reserve for superuser is filled up.
so now :
df /mnt/internal/ shows:
/dev/loop/0         3963  3963         0 100% /mnt/internal

Using the following code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <fcntl.h>

char buf[8192];

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{

    int rv;
    char *filename;

    if ( argc < 2 ) {
         fprintf(stderr, "provide the filename\n");
          return -1;
    }

    filename = argv[1];
    int rd = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY);
    read(rd, buf, sizeof(buf));
    close(rd);

    int fd = open(filename, O_SYNC|O_RDWR);

    lseek(fd, -sizeof(buf), SEEK_END);
    rv = write(fd, buf, sizeof(buf));

    if ( rv < 0 ) {
        perror(filename);
        goto out;
    }
    lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET);

    rv = write(fd, "foo", 3);
    if ( rv < 0 ) {
       perror(filename);
    }
out:

   close(fd);
   return rv;

}

Now:
    ./foo /mnt/internal/file.bin
Succeeds.
So question is how is this different from your environment?

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Amulet. Book 6, Escape from Lucien / Kazu Kibuishi.
New York : Graphix, 2014.
213 p. : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
"Navin and his classmates journey to Lucien, a city ravaged by war and plagued by mysterious creatures, where they search for a beacon essential to their fight against the Elf King. Meanwhile, Emily heads back into the Void with Max, one of the Elf King's loyal followers, where she learns his darkest secrets. The stakes, for both Emily and Navin, are higher than ever" -- from publisher's web site.
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Navin and his classmates journey to Lucien, a city ravaged by war and plagued by mysterious creatures, where they search for a beacon essential to their fight against the Elf King. Meanwhile, Emily heads back into the Void with Max, one of the Elf King's loyal followers, where she learns his darkest secrets. The stakes, for both Emily and Navin, are higher than ever.
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Time flies when you're having fun. Without noticing, I blew past my 1000th blog post here on Landless. It was a limerick about the self-publishing debate. Hardly an auspicious post for such a round number, is it?
In honor of this occasion (which I kinda missed), my collection of flash fiction and short stories, "Blood Picnic and other stories" is free to download for the next month from Smashwords. Just use coupon code LA38K and you can have this collection for Kindle, iPad, iPhone, PC, Mac, Android or three-ring binder. Totally free. You can still send me a couple of bucks if you want to, but it's not necessary.
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To everyone, reading here at the website, via RSS or via e.mail, thank you! The first 1000 posts have been fun and I look forward to the next 1000!
I blew past my thousandth, too, Tony. Ain't no biggy. But I voted!