3 "Then you will go on from there until you reach the great tree of Tabor. Three men going up to worship God at Bethel will meet you there. One will be carrying three young goats, another three loaves of bread, and another a skin of wine. 4 They will greet you and offer you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from them.
5 "After that you will go to Gibeah of God, where there is a Philistine outpost. As you approach the town, you will meet a procession of prophets coming down from the high place with lyres, timbrels, pipes and harps being played before them, and they will be prophesying. 6 The Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person. 7 Once these signs are fulfilled, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God is with you.
12 A man who lived there answered, "And who is their father?" So it became a saying: "Is Saul also among the prophets?" 13 After Saul stopped prophesying, he went to the high place.
16 Saul replied, "He assured us that the donkeys had been found." But he did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.
25 Samuel explained to the people the rights and duties of kingship. He wrote them down on a scroll and deposited it before the Lord. Then Samuel dismissed the people to go to their own homes.
26 Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, accompanied by valiant men whose hearts God had touched. 27 But some scoundrels said, "How can this fellow save us?" They despised him and brought him no gifts. But Saul kept silent.


There can be few more peaceful places than Llanynys Church. This ancient church, the old mother church of the southern Vale of Clwyd, is one of the most interesting churches in North Wales. It is bounded by fields, the only other buildings near the church being a pub and a small cluster of houses. There is a yew tree in the churchyard which is said to be at the centre point of the Vale of Clwyd.
Llanynys Church has its origins in the 6th century when it was founded by Saeran a Celtic saint bishop. Parts of the present church date from the 13th century. The most famous feature of the church is a 15th century wall painting of St Christopher. This was discovered in 1967. St Christopher is the patron saint of travellers.
There is an Elizabethan panel near the altar with interesting carvings and a fine Georgian chandelier. The church also has a dog tong, which were used to keep fighting dogs in order during church services!
The village of Rhewl, 2 miles north of Ruthin on the main A525 is in the parish of Llanynys, so St Saeran's is Rhewl's parish church too.


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He did it again! In a sweet show of friendship, former Pres. George W. Bush appears to sneak Michelle Obama candy before his father's funeral.


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Alice B. McGinty | Stories that celebrate friendship
Alice B. McGinty
Since summer is about little things, friendships and time together, check out these two new picture books that celebrate just that.
I recently discovered this lovely book written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein called "Hush, Little Bunny" (2019, Balzer and Bray, ages 1-5). Based on the lullaby, "Hush, Little Baby," Papa bunny calls to his little bunny, "Come, little bunny, don't be shy. It's time to tell the snow goodbye."
Off they hop into the wide world, where Papa gives little bunny the big blue sky. Joyous watercolor and ink illustrations ring true with their love and connection. "And if that big blue sky clouds over, Papa's gonna give you a patch of clover," Papa continues. There are meadows to run through and safe nests underground, and should there be afternoon showers, there are trees to stay by, hung with flowers.
As the day goes on, there are fireflies to play with, and when those "take wing," there is the place where the blackbird sings. Finally, as the sun goes down, Papa finishes his song and tribute, "Come, little bunny, come what may, I'll watch you grow from day to day. And when the spring has come and gone, I'm still gonna love you all year long."
"Vernon Is On His Way: Small Stories" (2018, written and illustrated by Philip C. Stead, Roaring Brook Press, ages 3-8) is a sequel to Stead's 2012 book, "A Home for Bird" (Roaring Brook Press), during which Vernon (a frog) and his friends discover a lost and silent cuckoo clock bird and work to find it just the right home.
Now, in "Vernon Is On His Way," we find Vernon in the first of the three stories, "Waiting." The sketched illustrations of Vernon sitting on a snail by a single flower surrounded by white space show his emptiness, as the text reads, "Vernon waits, and waits, and waits. Vernon wonders if he will ever not be waiting." Finally the snail pops his head out and off they go. Vernon is on his way.
In the next story, Vernon meets up with his friends Skunk and Porcupine and they decide to go fishing. Though we find later that none have gone fishing before, Porcupine is nervous because he doesn't know how to fish. The banter between the three friends is priceless, and the genuine emotion comes across in a child-accessible way. "I am not good at fishing," Porcupine worries. "I am ruining everything." Later, however, as they are all trying unsuccessfully to fish, Porcupine speaks up, suggesting that if they do see a fish, they might say hello. "That is a very good idea." Skunk agrees. Colorful, expressive spreads follow, where the pictures finish the story.
In the last and longest story, "Gardening," Vernon sits alone, sad, in his garden thinking of Bird and he wanders off to look for his memories of Bird. On his journeys to the river and forest, where Bird liked to go, he picks up water and flowers to replant in his garden. Finally, he is so tired, he falls asleep.
Skunk is worried about him. "I am worried too," said Porcupine. "There are a lot of things to worry about," he says. But they can't find anything to cheer him up. The reader sees, though, that as they are rummaging through Vernon's garden, the flowers Vernon has brought there get caught in Porcupine's quills. Finally, when Vernon wakes up, he says, "You brought me my garden," and he is happy. These gentle stories celebrate friendship and small things, brimming with lots of love.
Alice B. McGinty (alicebmcginty.com) is the award-winning author of almost 50 books for children and runs a summer writing camp for teens, Words on Fire. She just celebrated the release of two books, "The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney" (Schwartz and Wade Books) and "Pancakes to Parathas: Breakfast Around the World" (Little Bee Books).
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Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Alpha 1 released in last month and now Ubuntu team has released the Alpha 2 of Lucid Lynx. You can download and test the Alpha 2 version on your computer or server.
As there were some guesses that Gimp will be removed from Alpha 2 as well, but Gimp is still there. Apart from that there are some newly added features and some removal.
The Shutdown button Applet has been changed in new Lucid Lynx. Now you can set your status using a social applet (newly added) and then there is a shutdown button which can be used to shutdown the Ubuntu System.
Software Center is having a new "Free Software" category under "Get Software". The breadcrumb has a new stylish design like Apple's site navigation.
After the release of Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Alpha 2, the next Alpha release is scheduled for 25'th February 2010. The final Stable version of Lucid Lynx is scheduled for 29'th April 2010.


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Martha Coleman heads for Goalpost
Outgoing dead of development at Screen Australia Martha Coleman is to join Australian production company Goalpost Pictures.
Author: Nia Daniels
Coleman has been at Screen Australia since 2009, and is due to leave her post at the end of this year, ready to start at Goalpost Pictures in early 2014.
Martha Coleman
Her new position will see her produce both TV and film projects for the independent production company, which was established in 2008. Goalpost Pictures won international acclaim for their 2012 hit The Sapphires, and have recently finished shooting on Felony, written by and starring Joel Edgerton.
Goalpost's Rosemary Blight has been quoted as saying: "We are absolutely thrilled that Martha will bring to Goalpost her tremendous experience and knowledge in development both in Australia and internationally, as well as her experience as a producer of distinction. We have known Martha for many years and are looking forward to welcoming her into the Goalpost team."


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Floella Benjamin
Baroness Benjamin
Floella entered the House of Lords on 28 June 2010. She was born in Trinidad but was brought up in England. After leaving school she spent a short time in the world of banking and accountancy, but soon found her way into the theatre in 1970.
She then appeared in numerous films and television dramas and became a household name after presenting children's programmes 'Playschool' and 'Playaway'. In 1987 she went on to form her own award winning film and television production company.
In 2001 received an OBE for services to broadcasting and 2004 she was awarded the BAFTA Special Lifetime Award for her services to children's television.
She has written over 25 books including 'Coming to England' which is now used as a resource tool in schools and in 2003 it was adapted by her production company into a film for the BBC.
Floella has sat on several boards and committees, including the Ofcom Content Board, the Millennium Commission, the National Film & Television School and BAFTA.
Floella is particularly concerned with the plight of children and their human rights throughout the world and dedicates a great deal of time to supporting pressure groups and charitable organisations. She campaigned tirelessly for a Minister for Children to oversee joined up Government policy, a position which is now successfully in place. Much of her time is spent touring the country, visiting children's hospitals, schools and children's homes in an effort to help advance the idea that the welfare, care and education of our children is of vital importance to our future.
She is the Chancellor of Exeter University, a Vice President of Barnardos, a trustee of 'SPARKS' as well as patron of a number of other charities including, 'The Home Farm Trust', 'The Sickle Cell Society' and British Association of Play Therapist.
In the past she has been an advisor and supporter of many other organisations including: Pre-schools Playgroups Association, Oxfam, Save the Children, Friends of the Young Deaf, Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund, Parent Network, WATCH ( What About the Children), Turning Point and Brixton Prison Education Department, Save the Children.
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2018 / BloodHorse / Frank Angst / Fred Stone / Uncategorized
Equine Artist Stone Dies at Age 87
February 7, 2018 louisianathoroughbred
Through his work, Stone supported many racing charities.
Equine artist Fred Stone, whose works are in the White House and Buckingham Palace, died Feb. 4. He was 87.
On his Facebook page, Stone's family reported that the artist died due to complications from cancer. They said he was surrounded by family.
Born April 13, 1930, in St. Louis, Stone's family moved to Los Angeles when he was 3. He studied art at the Otis Art Institute as a child. Later, he attended The Art Center School and Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. Stone worked as a commerical artist and painted backgrounds for the film industry. In the late 1970s he turned to painting racehorses.
In a 1990 BloodHorse story, Stone described that transition.
"At first they all looked alike," Stone said. "But I fell in love with racing and once I studied horses, they becamse individuals—full of emotion and power."
Stone's large murals can be found all over the world, including the world's largest horse mural at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas.
Stone supported worthy charities in the racing community and beyond, including families of New York firefighters impacted by 9-11, handicapped children on horse back foundations, disabled jockeys, and finding homes for retired racehorses, among others. On his passing, groups like After the Finish Line noted his contributions.
Throughout his career, Stone donated proceeds from the sale of various prints to many equine-related charities.
"I have been fortunate," Stone said in the 1990 BloodHorse story. "I made my career from horse racing and I want to share that with others."
Fred Stone and Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker
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Posted on 01-13-11 at 2:58 p.m.
The call sounded from Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel, in a well-planned speech, declared that multiculturalism in Germany was a total failure and had led to the ghettoization of immigrants.
This statement had a lot of power due to the size of Germany. However, it echoed the thinking of many nations like the Netherlands, who have embraced the path of multiculturalism and are now questioning that choice.
In England, which is to some extent the cradle of multiculturalism, this method of living together is also being questioned. The bombings of July 2005 shocked the English because they were committed by terrorists who were born in England, had studied in good schools and had benefitted from a favourable economic climate.
Other countries, such as France and Greece, have taken a different path. They promote integrating immigrants into a strong national culture. Similar events in these two countries have caused racial and social tensions. In Clichy-sous-Bois in 2005, two teenagers were killed after having been chased by police. This event triggered riots that broke out in many French suburbs. Despite these tensions, French politicians have not questioned their policies, although they face similar challenges such as exclusion and ghettoization. On the contrary, they seem to have hardened their attitude, which is supported by public opinion.
In Canada, in a very thorough series of articles, The Globe and Mail recommended discarding the term multiculturalism. For the average Canadian reader, it was as if the National Post announced that Canada is not ″Socialist″ enough. Or if The Gazette printed an editorial stating that Quebec's language laws should be reinforced. For the Canadian intelligentsia in general, and particularly for Torontonians, this charge against multiculturalism would have been unthinkable a few years ago. Moreover, the current mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, clearly differentiated himself from his opponents during the election campaign by making a statement against rising immigration levels.
For many countries, multiculturalism constitutes a policy of integrating immigrants. In Canada, it is at the very heart of its identity. This policy is enshrined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, article 27.
In Quebec, this famous article is far from unanimously accepted. It caused the crisis on reasonable accommodations. The Supreme Court judgement on the right to wear the kirpan in schools triggered discontent among many Quebecers who viewed it as a breach against Quebecois identity, contrary to Quebecois communal values. This crisis allowed a third party (the ADQ) to take power. To calm the storm, the Charest government announced the establishment of the Bouchard-Taylor commission to investigate the issue. Their answer was interculturalism, which Charles Taylor has admitted is very close to multiculturalism (″multiculturalism with a twist″ was his answer to a journalist who asked him the difference between multiculturalism and interculturalism). Daniel Weinstock, expert advisor on the commission declared that ″Therefore, I don't think that interculturalism and multiculturalism are all that different (...) The difference lies more in nuances than in fundamental principles″. In fact, Jean Charest, who ordered the report, even admitted that the report is very complex and difficult to understand for those of us who do not earn a living examining such questions.
In fact, these questions lead to our relationship with another issue: that of religion (or secularism) and citizenship.
Beyond intellectual reflections and political agendas, what do Canadians think of these questions? Thanks to CROP's Panorama (formerly known as 3SC), our unique tool to measure social values, we have been measuring these perceptions since 1983.
Of course these beliefs contain many nuances, but we wanted to reduce them to their most simple form for the purpose of this report. As a result, we have divided the possible attitudes regarding new immigrants into three positions.
These Canadians perceive immigration in a negative light, notably because it threatens the idea of purity. They agree with the statement, ″On the whole, there is too much immigration and it threatens the purity of the country″. With regard to values, they clearly believe that their country is superior to others. They are cynical, and they prefer social Darwinism and are allergic to progressiveness, social measures, the implication of government and the mixing of cultures. Consumption plays a very big role in the construction of their identities. There are more of this type of people in Quebec and Alberta and less in the coastal regions of Canada (the Maritimes and British Columbia). The majority of them have little education and live in small communities.
At the other extreme of the spectrum, there are Canadians who believe that the host country should do everything possible to adapt to immigrants. They disagree with the statement ″Immigrants from other races and ethnic groups should put aside their culture and try to adapt to Canadian culture″. In the psychological sense, they are very flexible, very open to new types of families, to new gender roles, to others and to cultural mixing. They are not deeply rooted in the sense that they are not very concerned about their own history, customs and traditions. They experience life through their emotions and their relationships with others. Their relationship with the state is complex, because they want the state to implicate itself to an extent but at the same time they rather distrust it. They are concerned about the environment and they distrust large corporations. Finally, they feel in control of their lives and are neither fatalistic nor cynical. From a sociodemographic point of view, multiculturalists are more common among the well-educated, people under the age of 35 and women. They are proportionally more common in the Maritimes and less common in Quebec.
This group has a favourable opinion of immigration, as long as new immigrants integrate themselves within the host country. They agree with the affirmation that ″Immigrants from other races and ethnic groups should put aside their culture and try to adapt to Canadian culture″. They are pragmatic people, moderates who value certain ethics. They are Canadians who believe that citizenship brings rights but also responsibilities. They cultivate and value their own traditions.
In 1995, close to one out of two Canadians (45%) were against immigration. This proportion rapidly diminished by the end of the 1990s, stabilizing at around 35%.
Multiculturalist Canadians were at 29% in 1995 and their proportion rapidly increased around the turn of the millennium, reaching 40%. This period was a tipping point in public opinion. We witnessed a quick and drastic change from a state of tension regarding immigration to a completely open position.
Then the events of September 2001 changed the figures. While temporary, the 2002 rate revealed a return to a closed attitude toward immigrants. We must recall the climate of that era to truly comprehend this result.
However, from 2005 to today, we have observed an erosion of support of multiculturalism and an increase of people who advocate integrating immigrants into a strong culture. This position has been constantly increasing since 2005. Today, almost one in three Canadians place themselves in this category (32%) while it was only one in four (26%) in 1995.
In their 2010 annual report on immigration, the Canadian ministry of Citizenship and Immigration announced that Canada will receive about 250,000 new immigrants in 2011 (between 240,000 and 270,000 to be more precise). Therefore, over the course of the next five years, we will welcome more people than the population of Manitoba. In Quebec, the established immigration threshold is 55,000. For a country such as Canada, with an aging population and a low birth rate, immigrants constitute an increase to the active population and an economic boost as well. The major urban Canadian cities already have very high immigration rates. For example, in 2006, 52% of Toronto inhabitants were not born in Canada.
The success of immigration depends on the ability of immigrants to find a place for themselves within the host country and also for society to welcome the immigrants. From this point of view, the main danger would be if public opinion began to view immigration in a negative light. As we have shown, this is not the case; negative views regarding immigration have remained stable for the last decade or so.
However, Canadians increasingly want immigrants to adopt Canadian values. Is this in response to activism among certain religious groups? Is it because certain Canadians who were born here have the impression that they are minorities in their own communities? It is dangerous to abstract upon this sentiment as it might lead to an increasingly tense attitude toward immigration. If Canadians feel that they are only being offered a choice between multiculturalism and anti-immigration, many will choose the latter.
Why are there so many festivals in Quebec and how can we benefit from them?
Posted on 01-07-11 at 3:29 p.m.
If someone wanted to devote themselves to attending a festival in Quebec every weekend, it would take them five years or more to attend all of them. There are more than 250 festivals in Quebec (or even more according to the source we consulted). Why are there so many festivals? Why do Quebecers attend so many? What opportunities does this represent for brands?
We have heard about Quebecers' legendary joie de vivre that is often mentioned to explain this passion for festivals. We are hedonists. We love to party, we love to laugh, sing and dance. But that's not all. As part of CROP's Panorama (3SC) program, we have identified the personal values of people who attend some of the big festivals in Quebec and have realized that Quebecers' legendary hedonism is not the only factor in motivating Quebecers to attend festivals.
Going to a festival also fills the need to be around other people, to share emotions with others. In Europe, people go out in the streets or to cafés, while in Quebec people go to festivals. It's a natural desire to communicate, to be in contact with others, to be immersed in a crowd. Quebecers who attend festivals take immense pleasure in finding themselves among hundreds of thousands of other people in festive environments (we have only to think of the big shows on the Plaines d'Abraham in Quebec City during their Summer Festival or the Place des Festivals in Montreal during the Jazz Festival).
Festival-goers are also very open-minded. Going to a festival is an opportunity for discovery; it fosters opening one's heart and mind to new things, to originality and cultural diversity. It's an opportunity to share experiences with others, talk to others, get out of isolation and have new experiences. Festival-goers consider themselves citizens of the world and going to a festival is a way of being connected to what's going on in the rest of the world.
However, Quebecers who attend festivals are critical people who do not easily trust big corporations, thereby making it necessary for sponsors to make concrete gestures that improve the festival-goers' experience. Their mere presence does not guarantee success. For the same reason, overly commercial operations that are too intrusive should be avoided, as they may provoke the opposite of the desired effect.
Quebecers love their festivals and attend in large numbers. The many surveys we have conducted among people who have attended festivals such as the Just for Laughs Festival, the Jazz Festival, the St-Tite Western Festival, Divers/Cité etc. all show very high levels of satisfaction and loyalty. Attendees enjoyed their experiences and the majority said that they will go again.
In terms of marketing, this represents a wonderful opportunity for brands to take advantage of this situation to, among other things, reinforce their popularity. For a brand seeking to maintain or improve its image, its popularity, nothing could be more effective than being associated with a festival and contributing to festival-goers' experiences. However, as festivals are generally places to have fun and discover new things, brands must respect this fact. They must not be overly serious or try to sell things or display their products to no end. They must not be overly intrusive or bother festival-goers by being too persistent. They should respect the festival atmosphere and not try solely to build brand awareness. Research shows us that operating in a discrete and integrated manner can be more beneficial in terms of improved image and popularity than operations that are overly aggressive and intrusive that will only serve to make the company more well-known. After all, Quebecers go to festivals to have fun and discover more about the world. Let us respect them.
In the end, there are no hard and fast rules and only a deep, detailed and thoughtful analysis of your needs and objectives with regards to the available events will allow you to make the right choice. After all, sponsoring a festival generally entails a more or less long-term relationship (3, 4, 5 years). Make the right choice… and enjoy the festival!
The need to decelerate and Kronenbourg 1664 beer!
Posted on 01-07-11 at 11:49 a.m.
It has been five years since we first introduced the trend that we call Deceleration into our Panorama (3SC) program. As its name suggests, this trend measures the need to slow down the pace of life, the feeling that life is going too fast and, in the daily frenzy, we might be missing out on certain pleasures. This trend is especially expressed in the need to create and enjoy experiences that allow us to relax from time to time, to calm down, experiences that offer a temporary escape from the usual hectic pace of life.
This trend of deceleration, which was created in 2005, today includes (at its peak) about 1 in 6 Canadians. Our studies indicate that 15% of Canadians are extremely strong followers of this trend. They feel like they are constantly in a rush and heartily embrace experiences that are conducive to relaxation. We have observed that in these moments of respite, they enjoy sensual experiences that allow them to savour certain pleasures and recharge before once again facing their hectic lives (as they tend to be high achievers).
However, if we add to this number all those who, albeit occasionally, dream about these types of relaxing experiences, the proportion of Canadians characterized by the need to slow down increases substantially to include one in two Canadians (53%, if we rely on this indicator alone)! It's very interesting that we created this trend in 2005 and over the following two years it made dazzling progress in Canada, growth that was temporarily reversed during the 2008 recession but has increased again since 2010 (now situated at more than 1 in 2 Canadians). Although the trend is somewhat stable at the moment, it still includes a significant segment of the population who strongly value experiences of relaxation, serenity and escape.
It is equally interesting to observe that these individuals who feel this need to decelerate also exhibit all the characteristics of high achievers in our society: people who feel the need to assert themselves, to accomplish and set new goals for themselves, thus creating a hectic pace of life. These high achievers need to accomplish projects, whether in their professional or personal lives; they are people who constantly feel the need to try new things, express their creativity, and as a result, live their lives to the fullest. They are truly people who rarely stop and are always thinking up new ways of fulfilling their maximum potential.
Still, they seem to realize that they must "recharge their batteries" from time to time and are therefore looking for relaxing experiences and quiet time. This doesn't mean that they want to sit around and do nothing during those times; they are, after all, people focused on achievement! For them, relaxation means discovering new things but at a different pace; experiences that are calming but at the same time intellectually and emotionally stimulating. People who long to decelerate are strongly attracted by "Polysensoriality″, meaning that they seek unique experiences that they can feel with all their senses. They are interested in learning about other people, they enjoy discovering about other cultures; our statistics show that they are fascinated by different cultural influences. They are also attracted to innovation and consumption; they want to know all about new things in life and on the market, therefore, due to their desire for discovery and experimentation, they make very good consumers.
It is interesting to note that this group of trends is only slightly related to specific sociodemographic or socioeconomic factors as we have observed only a minor over-representation of young people and women. We therefore seem to be looking at a sociocultural phenomenon, a mental attitude that includes people from all sections of society.
A KRONENBOURG 1664 TO DECELERATE!
We are drawing attention to this trend because we recently came across an advertisement on the Internet that perfectly expresses this need to decelerate. In fact, due to the large percentage of Canadians who are touched by this phenomenon (depending on its intensity, it can affect from 1 in 4 to 1 in 2 people), we would like to emphasize that this sociocultural trend is extremely important as it represents important positioning opportunities for brands, products and services that promise calming and relaxing experiences that are also intellectually and/or sensually stimulating. This British beer advertisement marvellously expresses this spirit of deceleration! It is part of an advertising campaign called "Slow the Pace″.
This ad promises the consumer of Kronenbourg 1664 beer a calming, sensual and stimulating experience. It takes place in a bar and the scene begins with a close-up on a clock showing that it is 6:37 PM; we can imagine that the people have just finished work and have come to the bar to relax and have a beer. Then we see the musicians from the band Motörhead, with the group's founder and singer Lemmy Kilmister singing a wonderful blues version of their song "Ace of Spades″ at a much slower rhythm than the original version, a hypnotising rhythm that expresses all the relaxation and contentment one could hope for, listening to good music and savouring a good beer.
However, if we make a semiotic analysis of the details, meaning that when we identify the sociocultural trends, values and motivations that are expressed by this ad, we realize that it is highly charged with symbols and significance. This advertisement perfectly expresses certain trends from our Panorama (3SC) program such as Polysensoriality: we can almost taste the beer, we see the foam on people's lips and we feel that they are savouring the bitterness and the freshness. Also, throughout the scene, none of the colours assault the eyes. The music is a feast for the ears and the senses.
The Kronenbourg 1664 beer ad also expresses Cultural Fusion: the bar brings together people from different social groups; young people, old people, workers and students rub elbows and form an eclectic social patchwork during this moment of relaxation. Moreover, by choosing to place the action in a French bar, we witness Brand Genuineness (as the beer originated in a Strasbourg brewery in 1664), further emphasized by the genuineness of the characters. The singer clearly doesn't fit within classical standards of beauty and the camera angles do not minimize his "faults″; the bar clientele is composed of people who are ordinary and real-looking.
In short, the whole ad is a wonderful call to the senses and to the spirit, demonstrating extraordinary creativity on the part of the creators. We therefore have a cocktail of sociocultural trends and motivations that precisely reflects the lifestyles and desires of people who are, in one way or another, strong on the Deceleration trend. It expresses "stimulating idleness″ and invokes the desire to have an experience that is both sensual and cerebral. This ad wonderfully positions the brand in relation to calming experiences and polysensorial deceleration. We consider it an excellent example of expressing a brand promise that responds to the need that many of us feel to slow down the pace of our lives.
Once again, let us mention that a significant portion of the population is centered on deceleration and our statistics indicate that the need to relax causes them, for example, to regularly drink premium alcoholic beverages. Their desire to have stimulating sensual experiences inspires them to choose products that express refinement. In light of this, we can see that this beer is positioned in a niche of sophistication and sensuality that perfectly corresponds to the desires of this type of consumer.
And on top of all this, the music is fantastic!
We thought that you might find this ad interesting: it might inspire you if you have brands or products or services that provide moments of deceleration.
Watch this wonderful ad – we hope you will enjoy it as much as we do!
Posted on 12-21-10 at 9:24 a.m.
The holiday season is, for brands, products and services, a time of year centered on sales, numbers that we examine under a magnifying glass with charts, comparatives and projections, but what does this festive season mean to consumers?
To answer this question, CROP turned to its new product, ″Jam″, the qual/quant iDeation protocol to survey people's perceptions with a special ″Christmas Jam″ and the results we obtained thanks to this powerful tool are absolutely fascinating!
We asked Quebecers to talk about holiday shopping.
They simply didn't want to!
Instead, they talked about the spirit of sharing at Christmastime by denouncing the fact that holiday shopping has become overly commercialized. This has implications for marketing and branding. What this tells us is that during the holiday season, we must put the emphasis in our positioning on generosity and the contribution of brands toward conviviality among people!
We are sharing extracts of a conference given by Alain Giguère on this subject. Simply click on the following link to view the document.
How many axes in your factor analysis? The little unknown history.
Posted on 12-13-10 at 11:47 a.m.
Thoughts on the number of axes to be kept in a factor analysis, or how obsolete economic constraints still affect factor analysis.
Market research frequently uses factor analysis, especially in order to reduce the number of dimensions of the analysis space, get rid of residual noise, and set up the table for clustering or regression. A commonly used criterion to determine the number of axes to be kept is a minimum threshold (usually 1 or slightly above 1) to be applied to the associated eigenvalues – Kaiser Guttman rule (KG). This seems reasonable since a retained axis should carry at least as much information as every single variable on which the analysis space is built. What has always looked awkward to us, however, is that this criterion is applied before the axes rotation while the whole remaining analysis is performed after rotation. We will demonstrate through a few examples why it seems more logical to apply the criterion after rotation (in which case one does not talk about eigenvalues, but their equivalent: sum of squared loadings) and will tentatively suggest explanations of the current practice, one of which is rather unexpected. Finally, we shall shortly explain our own practice.


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Football Concludes Season With 24-16 Win Over Idaho
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State football team finished off the 2013 season by holding off the Idaho Vandals, 24-16, in Aggie Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Aggies finish the season with a 2-10 record while the Vandals finish at 1-11.
Game Preview Men's Basketball vs. CSU & TV Information
Courtesy of AggieBall.com.
Marvin Menzies 7-1 Aggies take on the 5-2 Colorado State Rams on Saturday at 4PM MST. Game can be seen on Root Sports Rocky Mountain: DirecTV 683 (SD/HD)
Dish Network 414 (SD) 5414 (HD). Will also be available on Comcast in Las Cruces on Channel 4 due to deal with Root, per Steve Macy Associate Athletic Director.
NCAA Volleyball Selection Show Watch Party Sunday Dec 1st
Courtesy of New Mexico State University/Edward Morelos
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State volleyball team will host a watch party for the NCAA Tournament selection show, Sunday, Dec. 1 in the Barbara Hubbard Room of the Pan American Center Annex.
New Mexico State Sports Weekly Episode 14, 11/28/13
On this episode of New Mexico State Sports Weekly we'll have the highlights from this past weekends football game against Florida Atlantic. Coach Martin will join us to recap the game as well as preview the teams final game against the Idaho Vandals. We followed equipment manager Louis Sandoval and his team during an away game to see just how much they do to make the trip run smoothly. We end with the seniors of the Aggie Volleyball team and here from them what the learned and what they'll miss the most from their time with head coach Mike Jordan.
Aggie Volleyball beats CSUB for the WAC Championship, 2nd Straight Tournament Title
Courtesy of New Mexico State University and the WAC
PHOENIX, ARIZ. – The New Mexico State volleyball team earned its second straight Western Athletic Conference Tournament title in straight sets (25-9, 25-12, 25-16) on Wednesday, Nov. 17. Senior Desiree Scott was named the tournament's most valuable player. Senior Stephanie Ziegler, senior Ciara Brown and redshirt sophomore Bradley Nash each earned all-tournament honors.
Aggies Beat Idaho and Head to Volleyball Championship Game
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The No. 1-seeded New Mexico State volleyball team claimed a 3-2 win (27-29, 26-24, 26-28, 25-12, 15-12) over No. 4 seed Idaho on Tuesday, Nov. 26, at the Grand Canyon University Arena. The Aggies advance to the championship match on Wednesday evening.
Weekly Aggie Notes 11/25/13
Courtesy of New Mexico State University/ Tyler Dunkel
Weekly Aggie Notes about Football, Volleyball, Men's and Women's Basketball
Jordan WAC Coach of the Year, Scott WAC player of the Year
Courtesy of the WAC
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The 2013 WAC volleyball award winners, as selected by the league's nine head coaches, were announced today. New Mexico State senior middle hitter Desiree Scott was named WAC Player of the Year, while Seattle U's Iris Ivanis was named Freshman of the Year. New Mexico State head coach Mike Jordan was named WAC Coach of the Year.
Aggies Sweep UTEP in 2nd Game
Courtesy of New Mexico State University and El Paso Times
EL PASO, Texas – Junior guard K.C. Ross-Miller tallied a career-high 26 points as the New Mexico State men's basketball team defeated UTEP, 77-68, in the Don Haskins Center, Saturday, Nov. 23, sweeping the Miners for the first time since 2006. The Aggies improve to 5-1 while the Miners fall to 3-2.
NMSU @ UTEP Mid-Major Game of the Week Part 3 0f 3
Courtesy of SB Nation
As with all of our Mid-Major Games of the Week, we go inside the HOOPWAR numbers and last game's Game Score to see which team has the edge in the computer. Will the Aggies or the Miners be favored?
The thing that stands out from the numbers standpoint is how good the defense on both UTEP and New Mexico State should be, and how it isn't just concentrated in the front courts.
2014 Softball Schedule Announced
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State head coach Kathy Rodolph announced the 2014 softball schedule, Friday, Nov. 22 featuring 14 home games including the annual Aggie-hosted Hotel Encanto Classic and Troy Cox Classic.
Volleyball Coach Mike Jordan Picks up 350th Win!
Courtesy of New Mexico State Athletics
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State volleyball team swept Utah Valley (25-18, 25-18, 25-20) in the Pan American Center, Thursday, Nov. 21 to finish the regular season 20-10 overall and 14-2 in Western Athletic Conference play. Utah Valley falls to 18-14 overall and 11-5 in WAC play.
NMSU @ UTEP Mid-Major Game of the Week Par 2 of 3
SB Nation continues with ther Mid-Major Game of the Week with an inside look of both the New Mexico State Aggies and the UTEP Miners. What do both teams need to do to come out victorious on Saturday?
Pan American Center Turns 45
Courtesy of NMSU Athletics Facebook
Forty-five years ago this month, NMSU's Pan American Center opened for the first time. The Pan Am has been home to the men's and women's basketball teams and the NMSU volleyball team since 1968 and it has hosted thousands of other events. The arena also has hosted the NCAA Men's Basketball Midwest Regional, state high school basketball tournaments and hundreds of concerts featuring some of the top entertainers in America including George Straight, Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, Pearl Jam and Notorious B.I.G. When the facility was constructed, the price tag was $3.5 million and was part of a $22 million construction program for the entire university, which included Corbett Center and two observatories on campus.


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Spicers Retreats and Queensland Ballet have today announced an Australian-first partnership that will position both brands centre stage in the Queensland tourism market.The exclusive partnership will see three of the luxury Spicers Retreats properties across Queensland play host to a series of intimate weekend experiences and performances, curated by Queensland Ballet's Artistic Director, Li Cunxin.
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Queensland Ballet Artistic Director, Li Cunxin, said that guests will receive a truly unique experience at each of the retreats, with no two packages the same.
"Each package has been curated to reflect the retreat at which we are hosting guests, but regardless of the location, people can expect wide-ranging experiences over two days spanning intimate Q+A sessions and Queensland Ballet coaching sessions, interspersed with Spicers Retreats' finest restaurant offerings through to champagne masterclasses," Mr Cunxin said.
Spicers Retreats Owner Jude Turner said that only a very limited number of tickets would be available for the boutique events, ranging from 24 – 40 guests depending on the retreat.
"Our retreats are ideal for hosting intimate events in stunning open spaces, and we could not be more excited to facilitate this opportunity at three of our leading Retreats in Queensland," Mrs Turner said.
"Guests can expect a bespoke experience, with degustation menus from our hatted-restaurants to match the accompanying performance – such as a Golden Goose egg dessert to accompany the Swan Lake at Spicers Hidden Vale.
Spicers Hidden Vale Retreat will play host to the first experience from 4-6 August, with performances from La Bayadere and Swan Lake.


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15 Oct Army Scholarship Foundation, Elbit Systems of America Establish Honorary Scholarship to Support Army Families
Elbit Systems of America, LLC, in conjunction with the Army Scholarship Foundation, has established a scholarship to assist family members of United States Army personnel in their pursuit of higher education.
This scholarship, designated as the Sergeant First Class Neal Benson Elbit Systems Honorary Scholarship, will be awarded annually to a deserving son or daughter of a U.S. Army soldier or to the spouse of a serving active duty enlisted soldier studying in the science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) fields. Elbit has established this scholarship in the honor of SFC Neal Benson, a current Elbit Systems employee and United States Army soldier. The scholarship results from Elbit System's generous donation and pledge of funding to the Army Scholarship Foundation.
Sergeant First Class (SFC) Neal Benson enlisted in the United States Army during Operation Desert Storm. He went on to become a Special Forces engineer sergeant.
During his career, SFC Benson was deployed to Afghanistan twice and to Iraq as an operator on a Special Forces Team. These deployments included training the Afghanistan host nation forces as well as the Romanian Special Forces as a partner force. While in Iraq, SFC Benson also helped train and conducted combat missions with the Iraqi 2nd Battalion Special Forces. On October 29, 2007, while SFC Benson and his Special Forces team were on patrol in Kajaki, Afghanistan, he was severely injured when an improvised explosive device detonated. The deadly explosion killed his team leader and left him with serious head, eye, and facial trauma.
Although seriously injured, SFC Benson's commitment to his Country and team did not waver. Even though he was no longer on the battlefield in Afghanistan, his battle to recvover proved just as challenging as he underwent reconstructive surgery and several operations to restore his vision. His injuries were no match for his resiliency in his pursuit of a return to his Special Forces team. In 2010, SFC Benson did return for a deployment to Iraq, serving as an inspiration and role model to all those who come in contact with him.
SFC Benson was awarded the Bronze Star (2 Awards), Meritorious Service Medal, Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal (4 Awards), Combat Infantry Badge (CIB), and Parachutist Badge.
Elbit Systems of America is a subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd. and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX. Elbit Systems of America delivers commercial aviation, defense, homeland security, and medical instrumentation products for the North American market. Elbit Systems of America is where the American spirit meets the spirit of innovation.
"Elbit Systems of America has long been a supporter of the U.S. Army and Army families. We are thrilled to assist Army family members in seeking to continue their goals of higher education," said Raanan Horowitz, President and Chief Executive Officer.
The Army Scholarship Foundation was founded in 2001 by concerned Army veterans who desired to support families of soldiers. The foundation provides scholarships to deserving sons and daughters of U.S. Army soldiers and veterans, as well as to spouses of active duty enlisted soldiers. The foundation is sustained by the generous donations of its supporters. Tax deductible donations can be sent to the Army Scholarship Foundation, 11700 Preston Road, Suite 660-301, Dallas, TX 75230.


ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulation, and Coordination (NHSR&C) Aamer Mehmood Kiani said that the National Essential Medicine List 2018 will be implemented in all provinces across the country for the benefit of patients.
He said that the National Essential Medicine List (NEML) is an important element of national health system policies and practices and has proven to be a useful tool to help the country in selecting quality, safe, efficacious and affordable medicines.
While he was addressing the formal ceremony for the dissemination of standardized list for essential medicine and launching of its mobile application, the minister emphasized on the availability and access of essential medicine for common people in the country.
The minister said the access to essential medicines is part of the right to health and an important tool to provide access of quality medicines to the people of Pakistan. Cost-effectiveness is an important concern for the poor masses.
Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan's (DRAP's) CEO Dr Sheikh Akhter Hussain on the occasion said that NEML 2018 has been standardized in line with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Essential Model List 2017.
The list of essential medicines is aimed at satisfying the primary health care needs of the population. It will provide guidelines to Basic Health Units (BHUs), Rural Health Centres (RHCs), and Tertiary Care Hospitals for the selection of essential medicine. The list is a commitment from the Government of Pakistan to ensure cost-effective ways to deliver equitable access to affordable medicines that are safe, effective, and aimed at improving the quality of patient care as well as clinical decision making.
Addressing on the occasion, USAID Pakistan's Mission Director Jerry Bisson stated that the National Essential Medicines List 2018 would enable policymakers and service providers to ensure an adequate supply of quality medicines across the healthcare continuum and would be instrumental in addressing the priority health problems of Pakistan.
USAID Global Health Supply Chain (GHSC) project's Country Director Dr Muh0ammad Tariq highlighted USAID's support to the government and its impact on mother and children's health in Pakistan.
The event was attended by DRAP CEO Dr Sheikh Akhter Husain, USAID Mission Director Jerry Bisson, Pakistan Society of Health-System Pharmacist CEO, WHO Country Head Dr Nima Saeed Abed, and representatives from international and national health partner organizations.


Today, large pharmaceutical companies are leaning on outside contract manufacturing organizations (CMO) to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) more than ever. This allows big pharmaceutical companies to focus their efforts on research and development of new drugs as well as keep up with demand. Because CMOs are focused solely on manufacturing quality products, they have the expertise, tools and equipment in place that big pharmaceutical companies may not have. The key difference between the two is that big pharmaceutical companies have a lot of resources while CMOs often have small margins to work within. Thus, CMOs are always seeking new ways to increase efficiency to meet and maintain lean budgets, while ensuring high-quality output.
When it comes to compressed air, a high-cost utility, maintaining high air quality at the lowest possible operating cost is paramount for CMOs because of their restricted budgets. There are three key API manufacturing factors that play into a compressed air strategy, and it takes the right operating strategy to achieve energy efficiency, performance and quality targets. It's important to know which approach to take for a compressed air system – any downtime or quality and performance issues can result in a significant loss of resources for CMOs. This, in turn, impacts the corresponding big pharmaceutical companies.
When a contracted API manufacturing facility makes a hefty investment, like a compressed air system, it's important to consider all associated costs – the compressor itself, maintenance and service, parts, quality of output, among others. In this situation, CMOs are paying for the equipment as well as the air power. They need to consider all of the associated costs and create a plan for if downtime occurs.
To combat some of the associated maintenance costs of purchased equipment, API manufacturers are turning to renting compressed air equipment versus buying a compressor through a dedicated rental with a multi-year agreement. By treating compressed air like any other utility, such as water or electricity, API manufacturers no longer have to worry about buying compressed air equipment and can "rent" it instead, freeing up capital to purchase other equipment they need to optimize production of the pharmaceutical ingredients. Dedicated compressor rentals are provided according to the unique needs of the site and give CMOs the benefits of high-quality equipment, without the hassle of dealing with maintenance over time since service is included with the rental equipment.
Another factor to consider is the type of equipment that is being utilized. With dedicated rentals, CMOs can pay a little extra every month to use new, advanced compressed air equipment that can save them resources on power and increase energy efficiency. For some CMOs, the cost of an oil-free compressor is too much to take on, so they opt for oil-flooded equipment to save money upfront. Renting equipment can allow CMOs to upgrade to oil-free equipment, which ensures the cleanest air possible from the compressor.
If a CMO chooses to purchase equipment, it should consider several expense factors including: installation, depreciation, acquisition costs, power costs, maintenance costs and disposal costs. Similar to a car that depreciates the moment it's driven off a lot, when CMOs purchase their own equipment, it also depreciates over time. On the contrary, facilities that utilize dedicated rentals are relieved of worrying about deprecation costs as well as acquisition costs, maintenance costs or disposal costs, cutting their investment and stress significantly.
Lastly, the disposal cost of a compressor can be a hefty expense for a CMO. When purchasing equipment, manufacturers have to consider the disposal cost when the equipment is decommissioned. Facilities can't just throw it away, but instead have to deal with the cost to remove, dispose and demolish parts. With a dedicated rental program, the disposal costs are often covered by the OEM so a CMO does not have to pay them.
· Is the compressor near a loading dock where it can ingest diesel fumes?
· Is the compressor air vent sealed or plugged?
· Is the demister element that removes liquid from the air intact and serviced?
· Has any lubricant spilled near the compressed air equipment?
There are new and innovative sampling or metrology systems available that CMOs can use to ensure their compressed air output remains high-quality. For most, the traditional DraegerTM tubes detect the presence of oil in a system, for example. More advanced metrology equipment, such as instantaneous microbial detection through spectroscopy or rapid microbial methods, may give API manufacturers peace of mind that they can detect contaminants instantly, and by asking the above questions, they are armed with preventable ways to protect their compressed air system and quality of output.
API manufacturers should consider these key factors when assessing compressed air equipment and how they contribute to overall operating costs and manufacturing processes. Dedicated compressed air rentals and sampling strategies allow CMOs to maintain lean margins, increase efficiency and manufacture high-quality products.
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package com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Storage;

import android.content.Context;
import android.location.Location;
import android.util.Log;

import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.annotation.Nullable;

import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.APIListCallback;
import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Enums.ContentSortFlags;
import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Enums.SpotSortFlags;
import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Filter;
import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Offline.OfflineEnduserApiHelper;
import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Resource.Content;
import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Resource.ContentBlock;
import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Resource.Marker;
import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Resource.Menu;
import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Resource.Spot;
import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Resource.Style;
import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Resource.System;
import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Resource.SystemSetting;
import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Storage.Database.ContentBlockDatabaseAdapter;
import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Storage.Database.ContentDatabaseAdapter;
import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Storage.Database.MarkerDatabaseAdapter;
import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Storage.Database.MenuDatabaseAdapter;
import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Storage.Database.SettingDatabaseAdapter;
import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Storage.Database.SpotDatabaseAdapter;
import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Storage.Database.StyleDatabaseAdapter;
import com.xamoom.android.xamoomsdk.Storage.Database.SystemDatabaseAdapter;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.EnumSet;
import java.util.List;

import at.rags.morpheus.Error;
import timber.log.Timber;

/**
 * OfflineStorageManager is used to communicate with the databaseAdapters to save, query and delete
 * data.
 */
public class OfflineStorageManager {
  private static OfflineStorageManager mInstance;

  private DownloadManager mDownloadManager;
  private FileManager mFileManager;
  private ContentDatabaseAdapter mContentDatabaseAdapter;
  private ContentBlockDatabaseAdapter mContentBlockDatabaseAdapter;
  private SpotDatabaseAdapter mSpotDatabaseAdapter;
  private SystemDatabaseAdapter mSystemDatabaseAdapter;
  private StyleDatabaseAdapter mStyleDatabaseAdapter;
  private SettingDatabaseAdapter mSettingDatabaseAdapter;
  private MenuDatabaseAdapter mMenuDatabaseAdapter;
  private MarkerDatabaseAdapter mMarkerDatabaseAdapter;

  private ArrayList<String> mSaveDeletionFiles = new ArrayList<>();

  /**
   * Get instance with context.
   *
   * @param context Android application context.
   * @return OfflineStorageManager instance.
   */
  public static OfflineStorageManager getInstance(Context context) {
    if (mInstance == null) {
      mInstance = new OfflineStorageManager(context);
    }
    return mInstance;
  }

  private OfflineStorageManager(Context context) {
    mFileManager = FileManager.getInstance(context);
    mDownloadManager = new DownloadManager(mFileManager);
    mContentDatabaseAdapter = ContentDatabaseAdapter.getInstance(context);
    mContentBlockDatabaseAdapter = ContentBlockDatabaseAdapter.getInstance(context);
    mSpotDatabaseAdapter = SpotDatabaseAdapter.getInstance(context);
    mSystemDatabaseAdapter = SystemDatabaseAdapter.getInstance(context);
    mStyleDatabaseAdapter = StyleDatabaseAdapter.getInstance(context);
    mSettingDatabaseAdapter = SettingDatabaseAdapter.getInstance(context);
    mMenuDatabaseAdapter = MenuDatabaseAdapter.getInstance(context);
    mMarkerDatabaseAdapter = MarkerDatabaseAdapter.getInstance(context);
  }

  // Saving

  /**
   * Saves content object and it's contentBlocks. Will automatically save
   * content image and media files from contentblocks (images, videos, audio).
   *
   * @param content Content object to save.
   * @param queueDownload True to queue download. Use {@link DownloadManager#downloadQueriedTasks()}
   *                      to start download.
   * @param completion DownloadCompletion.  @return true if successfully saved to database.
   * @throws MalformedURLException if file url is badly formatted.
   */
  public boolean saveContent(Content content, boolean queueDownload, DownloadManager.OnDownloadManagerCompleted completion)
      throws MalformedURLException {
    long row = mContentDatabaseAdapter.insertOrUpdateContent(content, false, -1);

    if (content.getPublicImageUrl() != null) {
      mDownloadManager.saveFileFromUrl(new URL(content.getPublicImageUrl()),
          queueDownload, completion);
    }

    if (content.getContentBlocks() != null) {
      for (ContentBlock contentBlock : content.getContentBlocks()) {
        if (contentBlock.getFileId() != null) {
          mDownloadManager.saveFileFromUrl(new URL(contentBlock.getFileId()),
              queueDownload, completion);
        }

        if (contentBlock.getVideoUrl() != null) {
          if (!contentBlock.getVideoUrl().contains("youtube.com") ||
              !contentBlock.getVideoUrl().contains("youtu.be") ||
              !contentBlock.getVideoUrl().contains("vimeo.com")) {
            mDownloadManager.saveFileFromUrl(new URL(contentBlock.getVideoUrl()),
                queueDownload, completion);
          }
        }
      }

    }

    return row != -1;
  }

  public void saveContents(List<Content> contents, boolean queueDownload, DownloadManager.OnDownloadManagerCompleted completion)
          throws MalformedURLException {
    for (Content content : contents) {
      Log.println(Log.DEBUG, "", "conId " + content.getId() + " TAGS " + content.getTags() + " size " + contents.size());
      mContentDatabaseAdapter.insertOrUpdateContent(content, false, -1);

      if (content.getPublicImageUrl() != null && !content.getPublicImageUrl().isEmpty()) {
        mDownloadManager.saveFileFromUrl(new URL(content.getPublicImageUrl()),
                queueDownload, completion);
      }

      if (content.getContentBlocks() != null) {
        for (ContentBlock contentBlock : content.getContentBlocks()) {

          if (contentBlock.getFileId() != null && !contentBlock.getFileId().isEmpty()) {
            mDownloadManager.saveFileFromUrl(new URL(contentBlock.getFileId()),
                    queueDownload, completion);
          }

          if (contentBlock.getVideoUrl() != null && !contentBlock.getVideoUrl().isEmpty()) {
            if (!contentBlock.getVideoUrl().contains("youtube.com") ||
                    !contentBlock.getVideoUrl().contains("youtu.be") ||
                    !contentBlock.getVideoUrl().contains("vimeo.com")) {
              mDownloadManager.saveFileFromUrl(new URL(contentBlock.getVideoUrl()),
                      queueDownload, completion);
            }
          }
        }

      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Deletes content on database. Won't delete saved files.
   *
   * @param jsonId id of content to delete.
   * @return true if successfully deleted.
   */
  public boolean deleteContent(String jsonId) {
    long row = mContentDatabaseAdapter.getPrimaryKey(jsonId);

    ArrayList<ContentBlock> contentBlocks = mContentBlockDatabaseAdapter
        .getRelatedContentBlocks(row);

    for (ContentBlock block : contentBlocks) {
      mContentBlockDatabaseAdapter.deleteContentBlock(block.getId());
    }

    boolean deleted = mContentDatabaseAdapter.deleteContent(jsonId);
    return deleted;
  }

  /**
   * Saves spot and automatically downloads spot image.
   *
   * @param spot Spot object to save.
   * @param queryDownloads True to queue download. Use {@link DownloadManager#downloadQueriedTasks()}
   *                      to start download.
   * @param completion Callback for download.  @return true if successfully saved to database.
   * @throws MalformedURLException if file url is badly formatted.
   */
  public boolean saveSpot(Spot spot, boolean queryDownloads,
                          DownloadManager.OnDownloadManagerCompleted completion)
      throws MalformedURLException {
    long row = mSpotDatabaseAdapter.insertOrUpdateSpot(spot);

    if (spot.getPublicImageUrl() != null) {
      mDownloadManager.saveFileFromUrl(new URL(spot.getPublicImageUrl()),
          queryDownloads, completion);
    }

    return row != -1;
  }

  /**
   * Deletes spot by their id. Won't delete saved files.
   *
   * @param jsonId id from Spot object.
   * @return true if successfully deleted.
   */
  public boolean deleteSpot(String jsonId) {
    long row = mSpotDatabaseAdapter.getPrimaryKey(jsonId);

    ArrayList<Marker> markers = mMarkerDatabaseAdapter.getRelatedMarkers(row);
    for (Marker marker : markers) {
      mMarkerDatabaseAdapter.deleteMarker(marker.getId());
    }

    boolean deleted = mSpotDatabaseAdapter.deleteSpot(jsonId);
    return deleted;
  }

  /**
   * Saves system to database.
   *
   * @param system System object to save.
   * @return true if successfully saved to database.
   */
  public boolean saveSystem(System system) {
    long row = mSystemDatabaseAdapter.insertOrUpdateSystem(system);
    return row != -1;
  }

  /**
   * Deletes system by id.
   * @param jsonId id from System object.
   * @return true if successfully deleted.
   */
  public boolean deleteSystem(String jsonId) {
    return mSystemDatabaseAdapter.deleteSystem(jsonId);
  }

  /**
   * Saves style to database.
   *
   * @param style Style object to save.
   * @return true if successfully saved to database.
   */
  public boolean saveStyle(Style style) {
    long row = mStyleDatabaseAdapter.insertOrUpdateStyle(style, -1);
    return row != -1;
  }

  /**
   * Deletes style by id.
   *
   * @param jsonId id from Style object.
   * @return true if successfully deleted.
   */
  public boolean deleteStyle(String jsonId) {
    return mStyleDatabaseAdapter.deleteStyle(jsonId);
  }

  /**
   * Saves systemSetting to database.
   *
   * @param setting SystemSetting object to save.
   * @return true if successfully saved to database.
   */
  public boolean saveSetting(SystemSetting setting) {
    long row = mSettingDatabaseAdapter.insertOrUpdateSetting(setting, -1);
    return row != -1;
  }

  /**
   * Deletes systemSetting by id.
   *
   * @param jsonId id from SystemSetting object.
   * @return true if successfully deleted.
   */
  public boolean deleteSetting(String jsonId) {
    return mSettingDatabaseAdapter.deleteSetting(jsonId);
  }

  /**
   * Saves menu to database.
   * @param menu Menu object to save.
   * @return true if successfully saved to database.
   */
  public boolean saveMenu(Menu menu) {
    long row = mMenuDatabaseAdapter.insertOrUpdate(menu, -1);
    return row != -1;
  }

  /**
   * Deletes menu with id.
   *
   * @param jsonId id from Menu object.
   * @return true if successfully deleted.
   */
  public boolean deleteMenu(String jsonId) {
    return mMenuDatabaseAdapter.deleteMenu(jsonId);
  }

  // Query

  /**
   * Query content by id.
   *
   * @param jsonId id from Content object.
   * @return Content object or null.
   */
  public Content getContent(String jsonId) {
    return mContentDatabaseAdapter.getContent(jsonId);
  }

  /**
   * Query content by locationIdentifier.
   *
   * @param locId LocationIdentifier with connected content.
   * @return Content object or null.
   */
  public Content getContentWithLocationIdentifier(String locId) {
    long spotId = -1;
    if (locId.contains("|")){
      String[] beaconIds = locId.split("|");
      spotId = mMarkerDatabaseAdapter.getSpotRelation(beaconIds[0], beaconIds[1]);
    } else {
      spotId = mMarkerDatabaseAdapter.getSpotRelation(locId);
    }

    Spot spot = null;
    if (spotId != -1) {
      spot = mSpotDatabaseAdapter.getSpot(spotId);
    }

    if (spot != null && spot.getContent() != null) {
      return spot.getContent();
    }

    return null;
  }

  /**
   * Query content by location within a 40 meter radius. (geofence)
   *
   * @param location Android location object.
   * @param pageSize PageSize for paging. Limit 100.
   * @param cursor Cursor when paging. Null when first call.
   * @param sortFlags Sort query result.
   * @param callback Callback when finished.
   */
  public void getContentsByLocation(Location location, int pageSize, String cursor,
                                       EnumSet<ContentSortFlags> sortFlags,
                                       APIListCallback<List<Content>, List<Error>> callback) {
    ArrayList<Spot> allSpots = mSpotDatabaseAdapter.getAllSpots();
    allSpots = OfflineEnduserApiHelper.getSpotsInGeofence(location, allSpots);

    ArrayList<Content> contents = new ArrayList<>();
    for (Spot spot : allSpots) {
      if (spot.getContent() != null) {
        contents.add(spot.getContent());
      }
    }

    sortContents(contents, sortFlags);

    OfflineEnduserApiHelper.PagedResult<Content> contentPagedResult =
        OfflineEnduserApiHelper.pageResults(contents, pageSize, cursor);

    if (callback != null) {
      callback.finished(contentPagedResult.getObjects(), contentPagedResult.getCursor(),
          contentPagedResult.hasMore());
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns contents from offline with the given filters.
   * Used for calls with tags, names, dates and relatedSpots.
   *
   * @param filter Filters for offline query
   * @param pageSize PageSize for paging. Limit 100.
   * @param cursor Cursor when paging. Null when first call.
   * @param sortFlags Sort query result.
   * @param callback Callback when finished.
   */
  public void getContents(@NonNull Filter filter, int pageSize, @Nullable String cursor,
                          EnumSet<ContentSortFlags> sortFlags,
                          APIListCallback<List<Content>, List<Error>> callback) {
    ArrayList<Content> contents = mContentDatabaseAdapter.getContents(filter);
    if (filter != null && filter.getTags() != null) {
      contents = OfflineEnduserApiHelper.getContentsWithTags(filter.getTags(), contents);
    }

    sortContents(contents, sortFlags);

    OfflineEnduserApiHelper.PagedResult<Content> contentPagedResult =
        OfflineEnduserApiHelper.pageResults(contents, pageSize, cursor);

    if (callback != null) {
      callback.finished(contentPagedResult.getObjects(), contentPagedResult.getCursor(),
          contentPagedResult.hasMore());
    }
  }

  public ArrayList<Content> getContents(@NonNull Filter filter) {
    ArrayList<Content> contents = mContentDatabaseAdapter.getContentList(filter);
    if (filter.getTags() != null
            || !filter.getTags().contains("x-app-config")
            || !filter.getTags().contains("x-quiz")) {
      contents = OfflineEnduserApiHelper.getContentsWithTags(filter.getTags(), contents);
    }

    return contents;
  }

  /**
   * Get spot by id.
   *
   * @param spotId id from Spot object.
   * @return Spot object or null.
   */
  public Spot getSpot(String spotId) {
    return mSpotDatabaseAdapter.getSpot(spotId);
  }

  /**
   * Query spots by location and radius.
   *
   * @param location Android location.
   * @param radius Radius to query around the location.
   * @param pageSize PageSize for paging. Limit 100.
   * @param cursor Cursor when paging. Null when first call.
   * @param sortFlags Sort query result.
   * @param callback Callback when finished.
   */
  public void getSpotsByLocation(Location location, int radius, int pageSize, @Nullable String cursor,
                                 @Nullable EnumSet<SpotSortFlags> sortFlags,
                                 APIListCallback<List<Spot>, List<Error>> callback) {

    ArrayList<Spot> allSpots = mSpotDatabaseAdapter.getAllSpots();
    allSpots = OfflineEnduserApiHelper.getSpotsInRadius(location, radius, allSpots);

    allSpots = sortSpots(allSpots, sortFlags, location);

    OfflineEnduserApiHelper.PagedResult<Spot> spotPagedResult =
        OfflineEnduserApiHelper.pageResults(allSpots, pageSize, cursor);

    if (callback != null) {
      callback.finished(spotPagedResult.getObjects(), spotPagedResult.getCursor(),
          spotPagedResult.hasMore());
    }
  }

  /**
   * Query spots by tags.
   *
   * @param tags ArrayList<String> of tags.
   * @param pageSize PageSize for paging. Limit 100.
   * @param cursor Cursor when paging. Null when first call.
   * @param sortFlags Sort query result.
   * @param callback Callback when finished.
   */
  public void getSpotsByTags(List<String> tags, int pageSize, @Nullable String cursor,
                             @Nullable EnumSet<SpotSortFlags> sortFlags,
                             APIListCallback<List<Spot>, List<Error>> callback) {
    ArrayList<Spot> allSpots = mSpotDatabaseAdapter.getAllSpots();
    allSpots = OfflineEnduserApiHelper.getSpotsWithTags(tags, allSpots);

    allSpots = sortSpots(allSpots, sortFlags, null);

    OfflineEnduserApiHelper.PagedResult<Spot> spotPagedResult =
        OfflineEnduserApiHelper.pageResults(allSpots, pageSize, cursor);

    if (callback != null) {
      callback.finished(spotPagedResult.getObjects(), spotPagedResult.getCursor(),
          spotPagedResult.hasMore());
    }
  }

  /**
   * Search spots by name.
   *
   * @param name Name to search for.
   * @param pageSize PageSize for paging. Limit 100.
   * @param cursor Cursor when paging. Null when first call.
   * @param sortFlags Sort query result.
   * @param callback Callback when finished.
   */
  public void searchSpotsByName(String name, int pageSize, @Nullable String cursor,
                                @Nullable EnumSet<SpotSortFlags> sortFlags,
                                APIListCallback<List<Spot>, List<Error>> callback) {
    ArrayList<Spot> spots = mSpotDatabaseAdapter.getSpots(name);

    spots = sortSpots(spots, sortFlags, null);

    OfflineEnduserApiHelper.PagedResult<Spot> spotPagedResult =
        OfflineEnduserApiHelper.pageResults(spots, pageSize, cursor);

    if (callback != null) {
      callback.finished(spotPagedResult.getObjects(), spotPagedResult.getCursor(),
          spotPagedResult.hasMore());
    }
  }

  /**
   * Get saved system.
   *
   * @return System object or null.
   */
  public System getSystem() {
    return mSystemDatabaseAdapter.getSystem();
  }

  /**
   * Get menu by id.
   * @param jsonId id from Menu object.
   * @return Menu object or null.
   */
  public Menu getMenu(String jsonId) {
    return mMenuDatabaseAdapter.getMenu(jsonId);
  }

  /**
   * Get saved systemSettings.
   *
   * @param jsonId Id from SystemSetting object.
   * @return SystemSetting object or null.
   */
  public SystemSetting getSystemSetting(String jsonId) {
    return mSettingDatabaseAdapter.getSystemSetting(jsonId);
  }

  /**
   * Get saved style by id.
   * @param jsonId id from Style object.
   * @return Style object or null.
   */
  public Style getStyle(String jsonId) {
    return mStyleDatabaseAdapter.getStyle(jsonId);
  }

  // file operation

  /**
   * Delete file from phone storage.
   *
   * @param url Url of the file.
   * @param saveDeletion True to save and delete a patch with check if the file is somewhere else.
   * @return true when deleted. False when not deleted or when saveDeletion is true.
   * @throws IOException if file url is badly formatted.
   */
  public boolean deleteFile(String url, boolean saveDeletion) throws IOException {
    if (saveDeletion) {
      mSaveDeletionFiles.add(url);
      return false;
    }

    return mFileManager.deleteFile(url);
  }

  /**
   * Deletes files saved for saveDeletion after checking for usage in other saved objects.
   *
   * @throws IOException if note able to delete file.
   */
  public void deleteFilesWithSafetyCheck() throws IOException {
    for (String url : mSaveDeletionFiles) {
      if (mContentBlockDatabaseAdapter.getContentBlocksWithFile(url).size() > 0) {
        continue;
      }

      if (mContentDatabaseAdapter.getContentsWithFileId(url).size() > 0) {
        continue;
      }

      if (mSpotDatabaseAdapter.getSpotsWithImage(url).size() > 0) {
        continue;
      }

      mFileManager.deleteFile(url);
    }

    mSaveDeletionFiles.clear();
  }

  // private helpers

  private ArrayList<Content> sortContents(ArrayList<Content> contents,
                                          EnumSet<ContentSortFlags> sortFlags) {
    if (sortFlags != null) {
      // sortFlags.contains(ContentSortFlags.NAME) true if ASC, false if desc
      contents = OfflineEnduserApiHelper.sortContentsByTitle(contents,
          sortFlags.contains(ContentSortFlags.NAME));
    }

    return contents;
  }

  private ArrayList<Spot> sortSpots(ArrayList<Spot> spots, EnumSet<SpotSortFlags> sortFlags,
                                    Location location) {
    if (sortFlags != null) {
      if ((sortFlags.contains(SpotSortFlags.DISTANCE) ||
          sortFlags.contains(SpotSortFlags.DISTANCE_DESC)) &&
          location != null) {
        spots = OfflineEnduserApiHelper.sortSpotsByDistance(spots, location,
            sortFlags.contains(SpotSortFlags.DISTANCE));
      } else if (sortFlags.contains(SpotSortFlags.NAME) ||
          sortFlags.contains(SpotSortFlags.NAME_DESC)) {
        spots = OfflineEnduserApiHelper.sortSpotsByName(spots,
            sortFlags.contains(SpotSortFlags.NAME));
      }
    }

    return spots;
  }

  // getter & setter

  public void setContentDatabaseAdapter(ContentDatabaseAdapter contentDatabaseAdapter) {
    mContentDatabaseAdapter = contentDatabaseAdapter;
  }

  public void setContentBlockDatabaseAdapter(ContentBlockDatabaseAdapter contentBlockDatabaseAdapter) {
    mContentBlockDatabaseAdapter = contentBlockDatabaseAdapter;
  }

  public void setDownloadManager(DownloadManager downloadManager) {
    mDownloadManager = downloadManager;
  }

  public void setSpotDatabaseAdapter(SpotDatabaseAdapter spotDatabaseAdapter) {
    mSpotDatabaseAdapter = spotDatabaseAdapter;
  }

  public void setSystemDatabaseAdapter(SystemDatabaseAdapter systemDatabaseAdapter) {
    mSystemDatabaseAdapter = systemDatabaseAdapter;
  }

  public void setStyleDatabaseAdapter(StyleDatabaseAdapter styleDatabaseAdapter) {
    mStyleDatabaseAdapter = styleDatabaseAdapter;
  }

  public void setSettingDatabaseAdapter(SettingDatabaseAdapter settingDatabaseAdapter) {
    mSettingDatabaseAdapter = settingDatabaseAdapter;
  }

  public void setMenuDatabaseAdapter(MenuDatabaseAdapter menuDatabaseAdapter) {
    mMenuDatabaseAdapter = menuDatabaseAdapter;
  }

  public void setMarkerDatabaseAdapter(MarkerDatabaseAdapter markerDatabaseAdapter) {
    mMarkerDatabaseAdapter = markerDatabaseAdapter;
  }

  public ContentDatabaseAdapter getContentDatabaseAdapter() {
    return mContentDatabaseAdapter;
  }

  public ContentBlockDatabaseAdapter getContentBlockDatabaseAdapter() {
    return mContentBlockDatabaseAdapter;
  }

  public SpotDatabaseAdapter getSpotDatabaseAdapter() {
    return mSpotDatabaseAdapter;
  }

  public SystemDatabaseAdapter getSystemDatabaseAdapter() {
    return mSystemDatabaseAdapter;
  }

  public StyleDatabaseAdapter getStyleDatabaseAdapter() {
    return mStyleDatabaseAdapter;
  }

  public SettingDatabaseAdapter getSettingDatabaseAdapter() {
    return mSettingDatabaseAdapter;
  }

  public MenuDatabaseAdapter getMenuDatabaseAdapter() {
    return mMenuDatabaseAdapter;
  }

  public MarkerDatabaseAdapter getMarkerDatabaseAdapter() {
    return mMarkerDatabaseAdapter;
  }

  public void setFileManager(FileManager fileManager) {
    mFileManager = fileManager;
  }

  public ArrayList<String> getSaveDeletionFiles() {
    return mSaveDeletionFiles;
  }
}

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The Quetta Gladiators (QG) would start yet another Pakistan Super League (PSL) campaign this year with hopes of winning the trophy for the first time as they have been defeated in 2 finals in the previous 3 seasons.
In a recent interview, Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan applauded the role of the franchise in promoting cricket culture in the province. He said that the PSL could be turned into a great platform for Baloch youth to showcase their talent at the highest level.
Moreover, Kamal Khan has emphasized on the importance of learning from the experience of West Indian cricket legend Sir Vivian Richards who is currently coaching the Quetta franchise.
The chief minister also applauded Sarfraz Ahmed for being a great leader along with being a full-time wicket-keeper. He has wished him all the very best for the upcoming season as he hopes that the team would give its best just like the previous seasons.


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Home News Dundee
'You're going to kill him': Man hit by car then attacked by gang on Dundee street
By Amie Flett and James Simpson
January 6 2022, 1.06pm Updated: January 6 2022, 5.46pm
The attack happened on Finavon Terrace in Fintry.
Residents have told how there were cries of "you're going to kill him" as a gang drove a car into a man then attacked him on a Dundee street.
Police say the group turned up on Finavon Terrace in Fintry before damaging the windows of a house and a vehicle on the street.
A 23-year-old man was then chased along the street before he was struck by the black 4×4 they were travelling in.
Officers say the occupant got out the vehicle and began assaulting the man, in what they believe was a targeted attack.
Victim taken to Ninewells Hospital
The victim was taken to Ninewells Hospital for treatment but police say he did not suffer from any life-threatening injuries.
The attack happened just before 5am on Monday December 27 but Police Scotland has only now issued an appeal for witnesses.
Concerned neighbours contacted the police as the assault took place.
One woman, who did not wish to be named, told The Courier that she heard someone shouting "you're going to kill him" as the incident unfolded.
I heard a bang as the 4×4 crashed into the railing when they were trying to get away from the street
She said: "There must have been six people in that 4×4. I heard the screaming first, it was a mixture of men and women in their 20s.
"But I believe only two people attacked the other person. The whole thing maybe went on for about 10 minutes.
"The people got back in the car and I heard a bang as the 4×4 crashed into the railing when they were trying to get away from the street.
"The guy who had been attacked got back to his feet and hobbled towards Fintry Drive."
Police have been asking residents for information.
Another resident says police carried out door-to-door inquiries in the days after the attack.
She said: "The police were here asking questions about if we heard anything around that time but they never elaborated on any details as to what had taken place.
"Given it had happened on the Monday and they came on the Thursday I didn't think it could have been that bad, but hearing what's unfolded I'm horrified, it reads like a scene from a bad mafia film."
The vehicle involved is said to have had a cream interior and distinctive alloy wheels.
Meanwhile the driver is described by police as being white with a half facial tribal tattoo.
'This appears to have been a targeted attack'
Inspector Chris Boath said: "Our inquiries are ongoing into this incident and I would urge anyone who saw or heard a disturbance around that time to get in touch.
"We would also be keen to speak to anyone who may have dashcam or private CCTV footage from the area.
"From our inquiries so far, this appears to be have been a targeted attack and I would assure people we are thoroughly investigating to identify those responsible.
"Anyone who can help is asked to call 101, quoting incident 0593 of December 27, 2021 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."
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After a long journey about the Mathematics of Forward Kinematics and the geometrical details of gradient descent, we are ready to finally show a working implementation for the problem of inverse kinematics. This tutorial will show how it can be applied to a robotic arm, like the one in the image below.
The previous tutorial, An Introduction to Gradient Descent, laid the mathematical foundations for a technique called gradient descent. What we have is a function, , which takes a parameter for each joint of our robotic arm. That parameter is the current angle of the joint. Given a particular configuration of joints, , the function return a single value indicates how far the effector of the robotic arm is from the target point . Our objective is to find the values for that minimise .
To do so, we first calculate the gradient of a function for the current . The gradient is a vector that indicates the direction of the steepest ascent. To put it simple, it's an arrow that tells us the direction in which the function grows. Each element of our gradient is an estimation of the partial derivative of .
and , and are sufficiently small values.
where is the learning rate, a positive parameter that controls how fast we move away from the ascending gradient.
When invoked, this function returns a single number that indicates how the distance from our target changes as a function of the joint rotation.
What we have to do is to loop over all the joints, calculating its contribution to the gradient.
Invoking InverseKinematics repeatedly move the robotic arm closer to the target point.
One of the main problems of inverse kinematics made with such a naive implementation of gradient descent is that it is unlikely to converge. Depending on the values you have chosen for LearningRate and SamplingDistance, it is likely your robotic arm will "wiggle" around the actual solution.
If we repeat this check after each joint rotation, we ensure that we perform the minimum amount of movements required.
To further improve the performance of our arm, we can apply gradient descent in reverse order. Starting from the end of the arm, instead of its base, allows us to make the smaller movements. Overall, these little tricks allow to converge to a more natural solution.
Even with angle constraints and early termination, the algorithm that we have used is very simple. Too simple. There are many issue that you might encounter with this solution, most of them related with gradient descent. As described in An Introduction to Gradient Descent, the algorithm can get stuck in local minima. They represent suboptimal solutions: ways to approach the target that are unnatural or undesirable.
The robotic arm has gone too far, and now that has returned back to its original position, is twisted. A better approach to avoid this is to add a comfort function. If we have reached destination, we should try to re-orient the robotic arm to a more comfortable, natural position. It should be noted that this might not always be possible. Re-orient a robotic arm might force the algorithm to increase the distance from the target, which might be against the specification.
How to speed up robot-arm movement to maximum speed?
There is no concept of "maximum speed" in IK.
The "speed" is mostly determined by how many iterations it takes to find a solution to the IK problem.
If you need an arbitrary speed, then you need to change the way this works.
A good solution is to calculate the "final" point in a single Update call. Then, when you have it, you can lerp as fast as you want to the target.
This solution will work regardless of the language you are using. So yes, it will work on an Arduino as well.
The only problem, however, is that Arduino doesn't use C#, so you'll have to adjust the code accordingly.
The hardest bit might be the Maths. Unity comes with a lot of libraries to rotate points in 3D space. Arduino doesn't have that, so you'll have to write those equations yourself. I have a tutorial on that as well, hopefully it can help ( https://www.alanzucconi.com/2016/02/03/2d-rotations/ ).
I'm not sure what you mean exactly with your second question.
Loving the tutorials, been a huge help in some projects of mine. It seems that that part 7 (spider legs) is missing and brings me to an error page. Has it not been finished yet?
Awesome job on the tuts, thanks!
I have most of the stuff ready, so hopefully it will be released soon!
I'm wondering that myself. Although he says: "The name is self-explanatory: angles[i] contains the local rotation for the i-th joint. ", this tells us nothing about which angle of the joint we're talking about, and on which axis.
Angles is an array that, as Micheal highlighted, contains the local rotation for each joint. The inverse kinematics algorithm requires to "explore" how a certain rotation would affect the position of the end effector. You can't really move the actual robotic arm to test this. So the angles of the joints are copies into this array, and the algorithm changes it until it finds a solution.
In this specific solution, each joint can only rotate on a single axis.
So there is *no* ambiguity. If this is for a 2D game, it will most likely be the Z axis.
The full project is also available on Patreon if you need!
Oh, okay, so it's a single axis, and the axis depends on where you want to go. Oddly enough though when I aim the tip of my arm to (0,2,0) and use the x axis of the two joints, it doesn't go anywhere near the target (Arm starts on the floor), Somehow it reaches down. Maybe calling InverseKinematics from the Update() loop with the target vector isn't right?
I'm trying to figure this out at least a little on my own before I download the project and cheat by just blindly using that.
but then, how would we re-apply it to Joints[i].transform.rotation? We can't just plug the float value of angles[i] into the quaternion.
In that particular implementation, each joint only moves along one axis (X, Y or Z).
You can simply change the localEulerAngle to update the rotation of a joint.
Thank you, great tutorial series. Just a question, would it be easier to implement this solution using FABRIK?
I am not familiar with FABRIK, so, unfortunately, I can't really advise you on that.
I know how to use CCD very well, and I am planning on having a tutorial on that relatively soon.
Okay, sorry about the pushiness here, but I see that it's impossible to download the project without paying $25 on Patreon. In order to consider that I would need to see the final tutorial part with the spider legs completed, and maybe a part thrown in about robot legs, if it isn't obvious enough from the spider legs part when that's complete. In order for this to be really worth my time/money, I need to be able to use it to procedurally move procedurally generated robots around a room. (I am making a Berzerk clone in 3D).
Yes, the technique can be implemented in any language.
Well like I said trying to do a Robotic arm like the JEMRMS.
But calculating the vectors to move the joints is what I haven't figured out yet?