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Trek 5 Series Madone and Domane comparison review
by Matt Wikstrom
With the Madone and Domane, Trek offers riders a choice of two very different road bikes. The former is fashioned for performance, while the latter is devoted to endurance. In this review, CTech Editor Matt Wikstrom rides both models in Trek's 5 Series to see what they have to offer.
Most readers will be familiar with Trek. The company was born in 1976, when Dick Burke and Bevel Hogg started with steel touring frames, and by 1982, they were manufacturing their own road bikes. The company's subsequent growth was assisted first by the mountain biking boom of the late-80s and early-90s, then, by its early adoption of carbon fibre, followed by the success of Lance Armstrong at the Tour de France.
The company still operates a manufacturing facility in Waterloo, Wisconsin in addition to partnering with Asian manufacturers. All of Trek's high-end 6 and 7 series road bikes are manufactured by the Waterloo facility, which also houses Trek's research and development operations.
Trek's road bike range is separated into two broad categories: Performace Road versus Endurance Road. The Madone populates the majority of the Performance Road category in which there are six models (2-7 Series). Likewise, the Domane accounts for the majority of the Endurance Road category in which there are four models (2, 4, 5, 6 Series).
The price and specifications for each model increase with the series number, such that a 2 Series Madone costs $1,599 compared to more than $14,000 for a custom-painted and -specified 7 Series Madone. Pricing for the Domane is similar, starting at $1,799 for a 2 Series and rising to over $14,000 for a custom 6 Series Domane.
For this review, Trek Australia supplied a Madone 5.9 and a Domane 5.9. The two bikes share the same price ($4,999) and essentially the same build kit (11-speed Ultegra Di2 with Bontrager wheels), but they are designed with very different intentions: the Madone is a race-ready rig offering pro-level performance, while the Domane promises all-day comfort, regardless of the terrain.
Before the ride
The 5 Series Madone and Domane are both made in Asia using Trek's 500 Series OCLV carbon. This blend sits in the middle of the range of five OCLV blends utilised by Trek and is described as the best available outside of the USA.
Trek offers a variety of builds for its higher series (4 and above) road bikes and for the 5 Series, there are four builds for the Madone and three for the Domane. Buyers prepared to spend $4,999 for a Madone 5.9 can have the bike with mechanical Dura Ace, Ultegra Di2, or SRAM Red, while the Domane 5.9 is available with either mechanical Dura Ace or Ultegra Di2.
Bontrager supplies the same suite of parts for each 5.9 Series build. The Madone gets Race Lite Aero handlebars, Race X Lite stem, Race Lite wheels with R3 Hard-Case Lite tyres, an Affinity Race Lite saddle that features hollow titanium rails, and Speed Limited direct-mount brake calipers. The Domane shares the same wheels, tyres, saddle and stem, but uses Bontrager's Race Lite IsoZone bars and Shimano's Ultegra brake calipers.
The Madone has reasonably aggressive race geometry moderated by Trek's H2 fit, which utilises a taller head tube compared to its pro-level H1 fit. The Domane has an even taller headtube and relatively shorter top tube for every frame size, as shown in the charts below:
Another 0.7-0.8cm can be added to the stack of the Domane thanks to a lower bottom bracket (Madone BB drop 6.8 to 7.2cm compared to 7.5 to 8.0cm for the Domane). For more details, see the complete geometry tables for the Madone and Domane.
The Domane is further distinguished from the Madone by its IsoSpeed decoupler, a hinge that anchors the seat tube to the top tube of the frame. This hinge allows the seat tube to flex under load, providing a small amount of travel for the seat, and thus, a measure of shock absorption. As a result, Trek promises a lot more comfort for the Domane rider compared to the Madone.
The design of the Madone focuses on aerodynamics instead. The cables are tucked away in the handlebars and frame, while the rear brake has been relocated to the underside of the chainstays. Both front and rear brakes mount directly to the frame like cantilevers on a mountain bike (or CX bike). The new direct-mount design allows the brake caliper arms to hug the frame and forks to minimise aerodynamic drag.
The Domane and Madone are finished with a handful of thoughtful touches that enhance the utility of each bike. Trek's DuoTrap (a speed and cadence sensor that will connect via ANT+ to any compatible device including Trek's own bike computers) is installed in the left chainstay. Both bikes have an integrated chainguide that mounts directly to the frame below the front derailleur.
The quick release for the out-of-reach rear brake is integrated into the cable stop at the head tube of the Madone, while the Domane is equipped with hidden bolts for mounting front and rear fenders. And extra attention to detail ensures the headset spacers match both the colour and finish of the stem and headset cap for each bike.
It is worth noting that the 11-speed Ultegra Di2 groupset misses out on Shimano's new internal battery and is powered by the Shimano's familiar (and heavier) external Di2 battery. Both frames are equipped with direct mounts for the battery under the bottom bracket, so they are tucked out of the way to some degree, though for the Madone, it adds to the clutter around the rear caliper.
Each 5 Series build is finished impeccably with a distinctive colourway. The Madone Ultegra Di2 build is gloss white ("Crystal White") and pearlescent black ("Starry Night Black") while the Domane is matte black with turquoise ("Leopard Blue") highlights.
Total weight for size 56 Madone is 7.45kg (sans pedals and bottle cages) compared to 7.49kg for the Domane in same size. As mentioned above, the Series 5.9 bikes retail for $4,999 in Australia. For more details, visit the Trek Australia website.
After the ride
I was impressed with the presentation of each bike and the attention to detail. My eye preferred the racier lines of the Madone compared to the hunched stance of the Domane, but I was intrigued by the IsoSpeed decoupler. My initial approach was to ride both bikes over the same route on consecutive days to get a feel for the strengths and weaknesses of each bike, but I abandoned that idea after my first ride on each bike.
In short, the Madone and the Domane are distinctive bikes and there was no point in trying to compare them. One is not a variation on the other, and deciding on their suitability and appeal is a matter of determining where your priorities lie: try a Madone if you have a need for speed, and take a look at the Domane if you have an eye for challenging terrain.
The Domane
The Domane's IsoSpeed decoupler is very effective, providing substantial travel for the saddle. Yes, it will smooth out road buzz and chatter through the saddle, but the Domane has more capability than that. Think cobbles, rocks and gravel, the sort of terrain where a road bike (like the Madone) really should not be ridden. That is where the Domane really shines.
Any rider that has ridden a suspension bike will immediately understand the shortcomings of the Domane's "suspension". With no lockout, the travel has the potential to undermine the efficiency of the bike when it is needed on the road. And that is exactly what I experienced.
On smooth tarmac, I found myself bobbing on the bike and losing momentum with every pedal stroke. The effect was very much like riding on a soft rear tyre: bearable if you're making your way out to an enjoyable trail, maddening if you're trying to stay in contact with the bunch.
The suppleness of the Domane's seat tube contrasts markedly with the stiffness of the bottom bracket and chainstays. Rising out of the saddle, the plush ride disappears altogether and the Domane transforms into an efficient climbing and sprinting machine. Very little effort is wasted on the bike under these circumstances.
Similarly, the front end of the bike is surprisingly rigid. I'm sure this helped with the steering and handling of the bike, but my hands could feel plenty of chatter while my backside was completely cushioned. Ultimately, the bike felt unbalanced on rough trails, though my weight distribution may have had an influence.
I ride with the majority of my weight over the back wheel, which unweights the front end, so in this instance my position may have accentuated the rear travel of Domane and increased my susceptibility to chatter through the handlebars.
The Domane proved very stable on and off the road. On the road, the steering tended to be slow and suffered understeer through sharp corners, but off-road, it stopped the front wheel from crabbing, enhancing its sure-footedness through dusty bends. The lower bottom bracket also added to the stability of the bike, and overall the handling was well suited to challenging terrain.
My only disappointment with the Domane 5.9 was that Trek did not supply the bike with tubeless tyres. With the rest of the bike's design, specifications, and marketing heavily biased towards challenging terrain and/or off-road use, Bontrager's excellent TLR R3 tyres would have been a thoughtful addition to the Domane.
The Ultegra Di2 groupset worked as expected, shifting and braking was both reliable and excellent. The Bontrager Affinity saddle was something of any oddity in today's road bike market. Where so many brands seem to specify narrow saddles, Trek has opted for a wide saddle, and that should improve its appeal. The compact handlebars should also enjoy the same appeal though the drops have a very tight radius, so riders with large hands may find them difficult to grip.
The Madone
The Madone was an easy bike to like. It does everything well: the stiff bottom bracket and chain stays offer efficient acceleration and respond perfectly to efforts out of the saddle. And yet the frame was comfortable on all road surfaces — the steering was stable and predictable, though the bike never hesitated when pushed aggressively through corners. Trek's marketing emphasises the Madone's racing pedigree and I agree — this bike offers plenty of race-oriented performance.
The Madone promises a reduction in aerodynamic drag comparable to a Cervelo S5 and a Specialized Venge but independent testing suggests that it is trumped by other aero bikes, such as Giant's Propel or BH's G6. Out in the real world, such gains are difficult to perceive, but in my hands, the Madone was an easy bike to keep going.
Off the rack, the Madone 5.9 will appeal to enthusiasts with an eye for an upgrade in performance, whether they are racing or not. The geometry tends towards an aggressive race fit, however hardened racers are likely to find more appeal in the 6 and 7 Series Madone that offers the more aggressive H1 fit and a lighter frameset.
The Bontrager Race Lite wheelset was a versatile performer, and suited the Madone 5.9 as much as the Domane 5.9. The rims are wide (23mm) making for a comfortable ride, and the overall weight (sub-1,600g) helped acceleration and climbing. If cost is no hurdle, then an aerodynamic wheelset such as Bontrager's Aeolus 3 wheels will suit the Madone beautifully.
There was just one shortcoming with the Madone 5.9: the brake calipers undermined the otherwise impressive performance of the bike. Supplied by Bontrager, the direct-mount calipers blend into the frame and forks, but they performed poorly when compared to the Ultegra calipers on the Domane 5.9.
The front caliper was too heavy to operate, requiring considerable effort; power modulation was also lacking. In contrast, the rear caliper offered a much lighter touch, and while there was good modulation, it lacked power. At present, there is only one aftermarket choice for direct-mount brakes — Shimano — but it performs well and there is a choice between Ultegra and Dura Ace (with a 105 version to be released later this year).
The rest of the build performed well, as noted above for the Domane. The Race Lite Aero bars have very flat tops — like spatulas — but they were comfortable to hold on to, while the drops shared the same tight radius as the bars on the Domane.
I'd be tempted to swap out the white tyres, saddle and bar tape once they started to get grubby, perhaps experimenting with parts that were black with white stripes. I'm still impressed by the ergonomics of Shimano's Di2 levers, and still frustrated by the lack of feedback offered by the shift buttons.
Final thoughts and summary
On the basis of building materials and specifications alone, the Madone 5.9 and Domane 5.9 are priced at the upper end of the market, though they both benefit from a superb finish with thoughtful touches.
Trek has distilled all of its road racing experience into the design of the Madone, and then developed a mid-level blend of OCLV that offers a good balance between performance, weight and affordability to yield the 5 Series. The Madone 5.9 performs well in every regard and offers racing performance without an aggressive race fit, though the brake calipers undermine the final product to some degree.
At first sight, the Domane appears to be Trek's road bike for everybody else. The bike has a relaxed fit that will appeal to enthusiasts and there is the promise of more comfort. The Domane's rear "suspension" definitely works, but the amount of "travel" on offer is better suited to challenging terrain such as semi-groomed trails or gravel rather than dampening road buzz. Some riders will revel in the extra comfort, but equally, some may be frustrated by the loss in pedalling efficiency when riding on the road.
Click here to learn what each of our review criteria mean and how we arrived at the overall score. Please note that while these two bikes have different strengths, they both ranked the same according to our rating criteria. Hence we've presented them with one score between them.
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Philosophy in the real world
Conservatives should embrace same-sex marriage
Russell Blackford, University of Newcastle
Conjoint Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Newcastle
University of Newcastle provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.
The US Supreme Court decision should make conservatives around the world pay attention. Flickr/Guillaume Paumier
In the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, decided on 26 June 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled by a 5-4 majority in favour of same-sex marriage. The majority judges have held that state governments must license same-sex marriages and recognize same-sex marriages lawfully licensed and performed elsewhere.
The SCOTUS decision
The "opinion of the Court" - i.e. the opinion commanding a majority of judges - was delivered by Justice Kennedy, joined by Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan. Chief Justice Roberts dissented, along with Justices Scalia, Thomas, and Alito.
Although I have not yet digested the entire 100 pages of the judges' opinions, it is clear that the case turned on the court's interpretation of the US Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment, which, most relevantly, requires as follows: "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State … deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
The legal issue, then, was whether the refusal by numerous states of the union to license, register, and recognize same-sex marriages amounted to a breach of the Equal Protection Clause, i.e. a denial of the equal protection of the laws.
The Fourteenth Amendment was adopted in 1868, soon after the American Civil War, and the obvious intention of the Equal Protection Clause was to forbid discrimination in the American legal systems of the time on racial grounds - particularly, it was to forbid discrimination against emancipated black slaves. The wording is, however, sweeping, and there is nothing to prevent its interpretation as forbidding discrimination by the law on the ground of sexual orientation.
Still, it's obvious enough that, simply as a matter of black letter legal interpretation and established precedent, the case of same-sex marriage could be argued either way. After all, four of the nine judges dissented in this case, and a court with only a slightly different composition could have ruled the other way. Nor is it clear from what I've read so far that the dissenters reasoned in a merely contrived manner: they argue, with much exasperation but some plausibility, that it is the majority who have stretched the historical and legal intention of the words.
At the same time, it is also obvious enough how the words, broadly and generously construed, can be used to strike down state laws that allow opposite-sex couples to marry - with all that that entails socially and legally - while not allowing same-sex couples to do so.
My own support for the provision of same-sex marriages is already on the public record, so it's not surprising that I welcome the outcome, and I am pleased for the same-sex couples who will benefit from it. (I examine the issues in some detail in my 2012 book, Freedom of Religion and the Secular State.) There is much euphoria, and I extend my congratulations to all the gay men and lesbians who will now have what was denied them: the ability to marry partners whom they love.
Conservatives should move on
There is also room for some dispassionate reflection on what this judgment really signifies in historical perspective. One point that has been missed by many commentators is that this legal victory for gay couples, the result of many years of activism, is not entirely a social defeat for conservatives; and, although they are not my political tribe, I urge them to embrace the outcome as reflecting a social compromise that they can live with and even take some comfort from.
For an earlier generation of left-wing activists, marriage was an outmoded, patriarchal, and oppressive institution aimed largely at reining in the sexuality of women. Prior to the 1980s, it had little attraction (or perceived relevance) to the gay and lesbian community, and many sexual radicals sought its destruction as a key social and legal institution.
For now, that viewpoint - one for which I retain some residual sympathy - has lost out. This happened in the context of a grand social compromise, whereby the nature of marriage was considerably, and increasingly, transformed. In earlier centuries, within European Christendom and its colonial extensions, the purposes of marriage tended to be patriarchal and disadvantageous to women, often less than romantic, and largely concerned with economic ends. The ideal of an equal union involving love, intimacy, and companionship gradually became the dominant understanding of marriage only during past two centuries or so, and marriage's rejection as a means of sexual control - as a narrow circle within which sexual experience would be legally and socially acceptable - is even more recent.
The institution of marriage has survived the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. It continues to maintain social prestige, and it retains deep emotional significance for most citizens, including very many gay men and lesbians. Once they shed their aversion to homosexuality itself - as, to their credit, many have - social conservatives should take heart that marriage is something that so many gay men and lesbians actually want, and that it remains, admittedly much transformed, a treasured and idealised institution.
Social conservatism likewise needs to transform itself: conservatives should accept the legal outcome in this case, understand the continuing social importance of marriage as in many ways a victory for their viewpoint, and move on. There are many other issues around which they can continue to define themselves. This should no longer be one of them. The contemporary conception of marriage is one that conservatives can find the resources to accept and value, but it is a conception of marriage from which gays can no longer rationally be excluded.
For the foreseeable future, at any rate, marriage is not going away as a crucial, widely endorsed and admired, social institution. The campaign leading up to the latest result in the US is evidence of that, and the Supreme Court victory may well consolidate, rather than diminish, the institution's ongoing relevance.
The social meaning of marriage has altered dramatically over the past half-century - for the better, in my opinion - but note that Obergefell v. Hodges is the culmination of changes that had already taken place during that time. This social, and now legal, result confirms that marriage is a different, a kinder, more companionate, less patriarchal, institution from what it was in the eighteenth century or even, say, the 1950s. The provision of same-sex marriage makes sense only in that context: but again, the increasing availability of same-sex marriage is a result, not the cause, of the changing nature of marriage itself.
What about Australia?
My own country, Australia, is increasingly an outlier among Western liberal democracies in not providing for same-sex marriage. At this point, resistance to the idea has become absurd and unnecessary (even, I submit, from the viewpoint of realistic conservatives). It looks mean-spirited and out of touch.
Australian politicians need to understand that the popular mood has changed. Marriage itself has changed, along with its social meaning. It's about time to accept that.
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package com.fasterxml.jackson.core.base64;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;

import java.io.*;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.*;

public class TestBase64Parsing
    extends com.fasterxml.jackson.core.BaseTest
{
    public void testBase64UsingInputStream() throws Exception
    {
        _testBase64Text(true);
    }

    public void testBase64UsingReader() throws Exception
    {
        _testBase64Text(false);
    }

    // [Issue-15] (streaming binary reads)
    public void testStreaming() throws IOException
    {
        _testStreaming(false);
        _testStreaming(true);
    }

    /*
    /**********************************************************
    /* Test helper methods
    /**********************************************************
     */

    // Test for [JACKSON-631]
    @SuppressWarnings("resource")
    public void _testBase64Text(boolean useBytes) throws Exception
    {
        // let's actually iterate over sets of encoding modes, lengths

        final int[] LENS = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 32, 33, 34, 35 };
        final Base64Variant[] VARIANTS = {
                Base64Variants.MIME,
                Base64Variants.MIME_NO_LINEFEEDS,
                Base64Variants.MODIFIED_FOR_URL,
                Base64Variants.PEM
        };

        JsonFactory jsonFactory = new JsonFactory();
        final ByteArrayOutputStream bytes = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        StringWriter chars = null;
        for (int len : LENS) {
            byte[] input = new byte[len];
            for (int i = 0; i < input.length; ++i) {
                input[i] = (byte) i;
            }
            for (Base64Variant variant : VARIANTS) {
                JsonGenerator jgen;
                if (useBytes) {
                    bytes.reset();
                    jgen = jsonFactory.createGenerator(bytes, JsonEncoding.UTF8);
                } else {
                    chars = new StringWriter();
                    jgen = jsonFactory.createGenerator(chars);
                }
                jgen.writeBinary(variant, input, 0, input.length);
                jgen.close();
                JsonParser jp;
                if (useBytes) {
                    jp = jsonFactory.createParser(bytes.toByteArray());
                } else {
                    jp = jsonFactory.createParser(chars.toString());
                }
                assertToken(JsonToken.VALUE_STRING, jp.nextToken());
                byte[] data = null;
                try {
                    data = jp.getBinaryValue(variant);
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    IOException ioException = new IOException("Failed (variant "+variant+", data length "+len+"): "+e.getMessage());
                    ioException.initCause(e);
                    throw ioException;
                }
                assertNotNull(data);
                assertArrayEquals(data, input);
                assertNull(jp.nextToken());
                jp.close();
            }
        }
    }

    private byte[] _generateData(int size)
    {
        byte[] result = new byte[size];
        for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
            result[i] = (byte) (i % 255);
        }
        return result;
    }

    private void _testStreaming(boolean useBytes) throws IOException
    {
        final int[] SIZES = new int[] {
            1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
            7, 8, 12,
            100, 350, 1900, 6000, 19000, 65000,
            139000
        };

        JsonFactory jsonFactory = new JsonFactory();
        final ByteArrayOutputStream bytes = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        StringWriter chars = null;

        for (int size : SIZES) {
            byte[] data = _generateData(size);
            JsonGenerator g;
            if (useBytes) {
                bytes.reset();
                g = jsonFactory.createGenerator(bytes, JsonEncoding.UTF8);
            } else {
                chars = new StringWriter();
                g = jsonFactory.createGenerator(chars);
            }

            g.writeStartObject();
            g.writeFieldName("b");
            g.writeBinary(data);
            g.writeEndObject();
            g.close();

            // and verify
            JsonParser p;
            if (useBytes) {
                p = jsonFactory.createParser(bytes.toByteArray());
            } else {
                p = jsonFactory.createParser(chars.toString());
            }
            assertToken(JsonToken.START_OBJECT, p.nextToken());

            assertToken(JsonToken.FIELD_NAME, p.nextToken());
            assertEquals("b", p.getCurrentName());
            assertToken(JsonToken.VALUE_STRING, p.nextToken());
            ByteArrayOutputStream result = new ByteArrayOutputStream(size);
            int gotten = p.readBinaryValue(result);
            assertEquals(size, gotten);
            assertArrayEquals(data, result.toByteArray());
            assertToken(JsonToken.END_OBJECT, p.nextToken());
            assertNull(p.nextToken());
            p.close();
        }
    }
}

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I love glossy and effortless eyeshadows for Summer, as thick and caked on powders can begin to feel a bit heavy. Not to mention, pigments start to slide around on your lids and all of your hard work at blending goes down the drain. Sad times. It's a bit early to be talking about Summer, yes, but the drastic changes in temperature have had me reaching for these creamy shadows with a glossy finish on the daily.
The first of the bunch and the one I've had for the longest period of time now is the Giorgio Armani Eye Tint in #11. I only have one color of this product because they are a bit on the pricey side, but the one tube has served me well. I love the rose gold shade of this and the crease-proof tint dries down to a glossy finish in seconds and won't be moving all day. I'd definitely recommend picking up one shade as well because there is a hefty amount of product in the tube and the doe-foot applicator is near genius. One rave done, and onto the next. There are so many really great eyeshadow sticks on the market, but the By Terry Ombre Blackstars stand out to me for their multidimensional and complex color range. I have the shade Misty Rock and Bronze Moon and both are stunning and can either give the lids a gilded-full on metal look, or can be worn sheer for a great daytime wash of color. These have become my go-to sticks for that five second smokey eye look we all lust after.
Whipped, mousse like cream-shadows are also having their moment currently - and I am not complaining. I've wanted to get my hands on the Tom Ford Cream Shadows forever, but never placed an order in time for their quick sellouts. Luckily, the Tom Ford Soleil collection included four shades of beautiful Cream and Powder Eye Color*. I can't begin to tell you how versatile and beautiful these pots are; one whipped cream shade and one gilded complementary powder make for the most dreamy duos of this Summer. Get them before they're gone people.
Last, but certainly not least are the Charlotte Tilbury Eyes To Mesmerise. Pots of creamy shadow goodness in the most beautiful array of neutrals that give eyes a wash of sultry color. These are so great for the lazy-makeup days when you just want to pat something onto your lids and be finished. My favorite shades are Mona Lisa and Norma Jean. What are your favorites mentioned here?
I'm so looking forward to trying the Charlotte Tilbury Eyes to Mesmerize!!!
I've been curious about the CT Eyes to Mesmerize! I love using MAC Groundwork and lately, a few new cream shadows from ColourPop. They last better than powder shadow over NARS Smudge Proof! Always a bonus in sultry weather where everything gets a bit slippery.


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Valve timing diagram is a simple diagram which shows the position or opening closing time of both inlet and exhaust valves with respect to crank rotation angle. In which TDC and BDC are taken as two references for crank angles.
Drawing a valve timing diagram for a four stroke engine.
1. Draw two references TDC and BDC at an angle of 180 degree to each other.
2. Start from TDC when piston starts to move towards BDC. Check after how much rotation of crank w.r.t TDC, Inlet starts to move to open the inlet port for suction. Mark that angle and draw a line from center with same angle with TDC.
3. Now check at which angle of crank with BDC inlet returns back to close the port. Mark that angle and draw a line with that angle with reference BDC.
Repeat the procedure w.r.t to BDC and TDC for Exhaust Valve, Draw a spiral moving towards the center pointing position of valves.
Consider clockwise direction while drawing. Will get the valve timing diagram of that four stroke engine in observation.
Quite difficult to measure exact crank angle practically so standard values are considered for drawing this diagram.
While designing an engine cam and timing gears are the key element to vary the valve timing according to design.
we can draw ideal diagram with equal distribution of the degrees for every strokes. but at the high rpm rotation the ideal diagram is inefficient because insufficient amount of fuel mixture entry and incomplete scavenging. so giving some advanced degrees on valve timing that gives efficient fuel mixture admission and scavenging process completion. that s why the inlet valve opening before tdc and closing after bdc. and exhaust opening before bdc and after tdc.


The strategy for the new Alitalia was unveiled earlier, with an unequivocal commitment by the new executive team and strategic investors to reinvent the airline.
The new Alitalia commenced operations on January 1st 2015, following the completion of equity investments by Etihad Airways and Alitalia's existing shareholders.
The new company's board meeting yesterday ratified the business strategy, which was outlined today by Luca di Montezemolo, chairman of Alitalia, Silvano Cassano, chief executive of Alitalia, and James Hogan, president and chief executive of Etihad Aviation Group and vice chairman of Alitalia.
di Montezemolo said: "The energies, passion and expertise I have experienced at Alitalia in recent weeks do not leave any doubt that the airline we're unveiling today will become once again a premium Italian airline recognised worldwide.
"This is why I believe the people in Alitalia are a pillar of the history we're about to write.
"Our priority is to put the customer at the centre of everything we do. And to do that, we will change many things, starting with the way we work.
"We need to work as one united team to achieve this great common goal.
"In a market still beset by the continuing Eurozone crisis, anything other than rapid, decisive change is simply not an option," he said.
"We've invested in the new Alitalia because we believe it can flourish again. It will only succeed if there is 100 per cent support from everyone.
Hogan said that Alitalia's major investors had set a clear deadline for the airline to deliver profitability by 2017.
The new Alitalia will operate a new three-hub strategy in Italy.
Milan Malpensa will increase long-haul services, while Milan Linate will increase connectivity with partner airline hubs.
Rome Fiumicino will grow long-haul flying and continue to expand short and medium haul flying to maintain relevance to the Italian market.
While exploring further opportunities to deepen the relationships with Skyteam members and in particular Air France/KLM and Delta, there will be a major new partnership with airberlin & NIKI, as well as increased connectivity with Etihad Airways.
There are also plans to work more deeply with Air Serbia and Etihad Regional.
These partnerships will increase customer choice across many markets.
Alitalia and Etihad Airways and its partners are exploring opportunities to improve jointly fleet efficiency.
For example, Alitalia is in the process of relocating 14 Airbus A320s to airberlin, and looking into options with Etihad Airways to acquire additional wide-body aircraft for Alitalia.
Alitalia will also have opportunities to receive aircraft from Etihad Airways' existing fleet orderbook.
A new customer-first culture, with new product and service standards across the airline.
A new Customer Excellence Training Academy will deliver skills to all customer-facing staff, while customers will experience traditional Italian hospitality, new food service options, new-look lounges in Rome, Milan Malpensa and Milan Linate.
Alitalia will launch a new brand and visual identity, covering aircraft, uniforms and all other customer touch-points.
While the name will remain unchanged, the new branding will seek to capture and embody the essence of Italy.
Outlining the airline's new strategy, Cassano said: "The new Alitalia strategy is serious, it is exciting and it is commercial.
"It is a strategy for success – if everybody delivers.
"And it is commercial because that is the only way this can work.
"Every single employee at Alitalia has to get into a commercial mindset, one in which the basis of every decision is: Does this add value to our customer? Does it add value to our company? And does it help us to deliver a financial return?
"We need to create a performance-based, customer-focused culture which results in a sustainability profitable airline, one which can grow over the long term.
Cassano added: "A successful Alitalia means jobs, it means trade and it means tourism.
hoteliersfriend: finally! an all new representation company with a hotel-centric approach!


We enjoy meeting the needs of our customers. Our Flexibility accommodates production requirements for immediate delivery or release orders to smaller quantities and bin servicing. Most of our quotes are made immediately over the phone. We look forward to a lasting relationship.
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Bloombees is simple and powerful. An approach that's 100% guaranteed at every stage of our app, including the Checkout Creation process, perhaps one of the most critical points to start selling online.
Bloombees is the only app in the market that allows sellers to create and manage their instant checkouts from a mobile device. Sure, there are other apps that allow sellers to manage their products and sales, but you need a computer to set them up. Fill out endless forms and complicated settings and then, download their limited mobile app to manage your sales.
Bloombees is everywhere, on your mobile phone, tablet and of course, on your good old trustworthy computer. The Checkout Creation process is so simple and intuitive that in under 3 minutes you are ready to sell worldwide via social media.
Once you have downloaded the Bloombees app and created your account, you can upload your brand logo which all your customers will see, and a brand or account name.
The next step is to upload photos of the products you want to sell. By clicking on the + button, you can snap a new photo and upload it instantly, or add photos already saved in your phone.
Add product descriptions and start selling!
Add a description that gives your customers extra details about the product that isn't obvious from the photo. Once your product is ready, start sharing it on your social networks and sell instantly!
Bloombees is easy to set up, using step-by-step wizards and on-demand settings configurations… We have created a simple and intuitive Checkout Creation process to provide you with a fresh and fun user experience.The Bloombees app is unique and powerful, just like your brand. Bee yourself and enjoy it.


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Despite new regulatory attention to the gig economy, gendered labor remains invisible and unregulated when performed in private homes.
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New spending on "supremacy in the skies" accompanies paid parental leave for two million federal workers. But what about the rest of America's families who are still left high and dry?
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While FOSTA was an important step to protect victims of online trafficking, we must do more to protect marginalized people who engage in street- or survival-based sex trading, which has become more dangerous post-FOSTA.
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K2 was discovered a couple of years ago at the base of the K2 mountain in Pakistan. It is granite and they believe the beautiful blue is azurite. This stone is 16x22 mm and the sterling silver ring is a size 8 3/4.


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Bugsy Siegel was shot dead by truck driver lover of his best friend's wife: Mobster's murder solved after 67 years
Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel was shot dead in his girlfriend's home in June 1947
His murder became Beverly Hills police's most famous unsolved crime case
Led to series of rumors, including that he was killed in dispute over money
Now, the family of Siegel's friend, Moe Sedway, has claimed they know truth
Say gangster was murdered after turning against Moe and threatening him
Moe's wife Bee's lover, Mathew 'Moose' Pandza, 'agreed to shoot mobster'
By Sophie Jane Evans for MailOnline
Published: 21:40 EDT, 30 September 2014 | Updated: 12:56 EDT, 1 October 2014
He was one of the most infamous and feared gangsters of his time.
But Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel's unsolved murder in June 1947 sparked decades of mystery.
Now, the family of his former best friend, Moe Sedway, has told Los Angeles magazine that they know who was behind the brutal shooting - and why they did it.
Siegel, an American mobster with the Luciano crime family, was shot dead in his girlfriend Virginia Hill's Beverly Hills home, just south of Sunset Boulevard, on the night of June 20, 1947.
Mystery: Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel (pictured), an American mobster with the Luciano crime family, was shot dead in his girlfriend Virginia Hill's Beverly Hills home, just south of Sunset Boulevard, on June 20, 1947
The 41-year-old was reading a newspaper in the living room when a gunman fired a .30-caliber military M1 carbine through the window, fatally striking him in the head and torso.
Iconic black-and-white photos, later released by police, show the glamorous Hollywood gangster slumped backward on a sofa, his head drooped to the side and his left eye blown out.
In subsequent decades, Siegel's murder became Beverly Hills Police Department's most famous unsolved case, leaving both historians and law officials perplexed.
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It sparked a series of rumors over the circumstances of his death, including that Mob boss Meyer Lansky ordered his murder due to his overspending on the Flamingo Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Siegel, who named the hotel after his girlfriend's 'flamingo-like' legs, had spent up to six times his original $1million budget, including vast amounts of Lansky's money, on the venture.
But in a new interview, Robbie Sedway, whose father, Moe, was Siegel's best friend for years, claims the famous gangster was not killed in a dispute over money.
Killed: This iconic black-and-white photo shows Siegel's body on a morgue table, with a tag looped on his toe
Famous: 41-year-old Siegel was reading a newspaper in the living room when a gunman fired a .30-caliber military M1 carbine through the window, fatally striking him in the head and torso. Above, his gravestone
Instead, Siegel was apparently murdered for love.
'It's a love story,' said Robbie, revealing his mother, Bee Sedway, was at the center of the dispute.
Bee, who lived her later years in a ranch house in Corona, California, gave a two-hour interview to documentary filmmakers in 1993, which was recently obtained by the magazine,
In the footage,the 75-year-old told of how she had been introduced to Siegel by her husband Moe, whom she met while working at The Paradise Cabaret in Manhattan and married in 1935.
Plot: Siegel was murdered by his friend Bee Sedway's (left) lover, Mathew 'Moose' Pandza (right), on behalf of Bee's husband, Moe Sedway, it is claimed. Bee and Moose met at a Los Angeles club and later married
Family: When asked why he has finally decided to break his silence over Siegel's death, Robbie Sedway (right), who was the son of Moe (left) and Bee, replied: 'Everyone's been wondering for 67 years. I mean, why not?'
Six weeks after they met, Moe reportedly told Bee: 'I want you to meet one of my best friends in all the world,' before introducing her to Siegel, whose 'beautiful blue' eyes 'fascinated' her.
However, Siegel was apparently not as enamored with Moe's new woman, telling his friend: 'Moey, she's so pretty, but she's got that little hairline space between her teeth.'
But in following years, the pair became close friends, with Siegel teaching Bee how to walk properly, introducing her to his fellow gangster friends and calling her his 'little lunatic'.
In the footage, Bee confirmed the star was not gunned down over money, saying he would 'never' have been killed for financial reasons.
In trouble with the law: It was in a proposal for a book called Bugsy's Little Lunactic that Bee Sedway revealed what she claimed to be the truth behind Siegel's murder. Above, Siegel (left) with his attorney Jerry Giesler
However, it was only in a proposal for a book called Bugsy's Little Lunactic - that was never published amid fears it was 'too dangerous' - that she revealed the 'truth' behind Siegel's murder.
In the document, also seen by the magazine, Bee explained how Siegel had threatened the life of her husband, who was tasked with keeping track of the money Lanskey was fronting for the casino, which was poorly received when it first opened in December 1946.
She said Siegel had declared he wanted Moe 'gone', saying: 'I'll have Moe shot, chop his body up, and feed it to the Flamingo Hotel's kitchen garbage disposal.'
She revealed that she had then called up her lover - Mathew 'Moose' Pandza, a truck driver and crane operator - and asked him to help protect her husband from the gangster.
Partner: Siegel's girlfriend, Virginia Hill, testifies before the Kefauver organized crime hearings in New York
Interview: Al Tannebaum (l-r), Abe 'Kid Twist' Reles and District Attorney Burton Fitts give evidence on Siegel
Bee had met Moose, a 6ft 3in native Angeleno whom she described as a 'great cook', at a Los Angeles club at a time when Moe was seeing a mistress. The pair quickly fell in love.
She later told her husband that she had met someone and wanted to get married, before he insisted on meeting Moose and agreed on a deal to 'share' his wife.
Moe and Moose shortly became 'as close as two fingers on one hand,' according to Bee's book proposal.
Threat: Shortly before his death, Siegel (pictured) appearnetly declared he wanted Moe Sedway 'gone', saying: 'I'll have Moe shot and chop his body up'
It was this man - Bee's lover, Moe's trusted friend and a non-member of the crime family - who killed Siegel, according to Robbie.
Robbie, who saw Moose as a 'fatherly figure' during his childhood years, revealed he had asked his mother aged 16 whether she knew who killed the gangster.
'She said, 'Moose.' And I'm like, 'Moose?' She said, 'Don't ever tell anybody', he said.
Bee later told him that Moe had finally decided he could no longer live in fear of Siegel following his death threat, Robbie said.
'Moose, he's got to be gotten rid of,' Moe reportedly told Bee's lover. 'What other answer is there?'
Robbie added that Lansky gave his blessing to the murder - but insisted that no-one within the 'family' could be involved.
In the following weeks, Moose reportedly practiced shooting targets in the sand dunes of El Monte, before monitoring police patrols on Linden Drive and waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
He then stepped through Siegel's flowerbeds, rested his gun on Miss Hill's windowsill and fired at the mobster, is is alleged. He later covered his tracks and was never found out.
When asked why he has finally decided to break his silence over Siegel's death, Robbie, who was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2007, replied: 'Everyone's been wondering for 67 years. I mean, why not?'
Robbie passed away in July this year following the interview with Los Angeles magazine, which features in its October edition.
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The players on the pitch like tumbler shuffling back and forth ,a variety of wacky action.
This is very nice game you will play on mobile phone.
This is a unique leisure and Funny football game, this game has a lot of funny,quickly to enjoy it.
Click the button to kick the ball fired into the goal villain.


What if your athletic potential was a difference of inches? What if your athletic potential was a difference of seconds? Well the fact of the matter is that it's true….those inches…those seconds…are making all the difference in the world. In the next month, we'll be unveiling a series of videos that will bring your athleticism to a whole new level. It's what makes the pro's great. Not Strength. Not Power. Not Endurance. It's MOBILITY. What is Strength without the MOBILITY to Squat or Dead-Lift properly. What is Power without the MOBILITY to exert force on joints and not rupture them. What is Endurance without the MOBILITY to do it over and over again and not get injured. MOBILITY. IS. EVERYTHING.
Client was logo for a sale page to sell their mobility products. Typically sales pages are left to be short and sweet with a call to action on the main page. I know I want to make the lettering stand out to the prospective client. We also wanted to place a disclaimer to the prospect to protect the client from potential lawsuits.
Mario created our website in less then 5 hours. I wanted the website to be exactly 3 pages that I could place my products on. I wanted the call to action to be short and sweet. Since I didn't have a book cover yet he was able to create one for us as well. He created a cheat sheet and resource pages to follow along the mobility drills. I will definitely use Mario again to help me create other sales pages in the future.


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Q: Fast dynamic invoke between assemblies Invoker.csproj -> Program.cs
namespace InvokeLibrary
{
    public class Invoke
    {
        public static void Invoker(Delegate method, params object[] data)
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < 1000000; i++)
                method.DynamicInvoke(data);
        }
    }
}

Caller.csproj -> Program.cs
using InvokeLibrary;

object obj = new A("Message from caller");
Invoke.Invoker(ToBeInvoked, obj);

void ToBeInvoked(A obj) =>
    Console.WriteLine("A: " + obj.Message);
record A(string Message);

What would be the most efficient way for the library to invoke given delegates?
The library will call the same methods multiple times and the given data will always match the function's parameters.
Is there a way to improve performance or make the call less 'dynamic' trading for a slow overhead? Functions will be called many times so I don't mind if the first invoke will be slow.
I know about MethodInfo.Invoke but it takes too much memory to store in a list and Delegate.DynamicInvoke is too slow for my requirements

A: Check out the EfficientInvoker implementation from Tom Dupont which he claims is 10 times faster than Delegate.DynamicInvoke
GitHub path:
https://github.com/tdupont750/tact.net/blob/master/framework/src/Tact/Reflection/EfficientInvoker.cs
The Tests class contains examples of usage:
https://github.com/tdupont750/tact.net/blob/master/framework/tests/Tact.Tests/Reflection/EfficientInvokerTests.cs

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Reverend Doctor Fredina Weems – Wonderfully Made Inc.
I have a passion for the field of health and wellness. My journey began at the young age of 12 when neighborhood friends and family members declared me the fitness instructor at the daycare center my parents owned in Cleveland, Ohio. When the kids came in, we started our mornings off doing laps, jumping jacks, and push-ups.
I have a double major degree in Business Administration and in Health and Fitness. I also have a Master's degree in Art and Religion along with a Master of Divinity in Professionalism. I have a Wellness, Doctorate in Ministry. My final ascent in education will be receiving a Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling and Leadership.
While pursuing double majors in undergraduate studies, I have taught aerobics classes, and gave health and fitness presentations at Cleveland area fitness centers. I also provided services to Girl Scout events, Cleveland Clinic's fitness facilities, Health Expression and the Cleveland Public School System. I hold several certifications including the American College of Sports Medicine, the Aerobic Fitness Association of America, and the Cooper Institute in Dallas, TX.
I currently carry the distinction of Distinguished Presenter in public speaking from Toastmasters International. I have been seen on local TV, written for Cleveland Clinic's Today's Daily Dose, The Health Hub Blog, as well as contributed to the YouBeauty web site, The List (Channel Five) and other national publications. One of my greatest achievements however, was to find time to author my first wellness book called Fun Fitness: Living a healthy lifestyle and having fun.


Description	Automatic garbage collection, used to free unused objects, generally provides a finalization mechanism that allows developers to execute some arbitrary code when an object was or is about to be garbage collected. This finalization mechanism, useful to free external resources, is implemented in Pharo through the usage of special weak references and a weak registry. While this finalization process was in place and working since several years, with the increase of the complexity of the Pharo IDE it demonstrated to not be sufficient. In this talk we will show some popular misconceptions of the idea of "weak" references, and how memory leaks can be (and were) created from these misconceptions. We will also show how to avoid and solve this problem, ending up in the introduction of Ephemerons in latest Pharo 6.


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CSR is already woven into Māori leadership
I was fascinated to read a New Zealand Herald story on the Māori (the native people of New Zealand, or Aotearoa) asset base, though it wasn't the financial part that hit me. What was more significant were the principles behind Māori businesses.
About 15 years ago, when chatting to a woman representing a Māori winery, I said that she had an amazing opportunity to show that Māori were far ahead of the game when it came to corporate social responsibility, something that was close to my heart with my work for Medinge Group. It's interesting to see that that impression I had in the mid-2000s wasn't wrong, and is now backed up by Dr Maree Roche of Waikato University.
She identifies five values behind Māori leadership, which blends their needs to support marginalized communities, kaupapa, and contemporary influences.
The values are:
whakaiti (humility): the leader enables others but doesn't take credit themselves;
ko tau rourou and manaakitanga (altruism): ensuring the well-being of others and the generosity of spirit;
whanaungatanga (others): collectivism and relationships with past, present and future generations;
tāria te wā and kaitiakitanga (long-term thinking and guardianship);
tikanga Māori (cultural authenticity).
You'll recognize a lot of the same words used in much of Medinge's work on humanistic branding: the need for serving communities; to consider far more than the immediate quarter ('finance is broken'); and being authentic.
Māori may find themselves better equipped with their newer organizations to weave in a message about CSR, considering the successful ones already practise it for their own people. Translating that in an export market, for instance, to serving a cause that is of concern to that market, should be comparatively easier than for a company so entrenched in delivering quarterly results to shareholders. Promoting ties between tangata whenua (the indigenous people) and the export market could be of interest, especially in Asia where many of the same ideas about family, whānau (extended family) and community are shared. They are in an advantageous position and those of us in New Zealand would be foolish to ignore it.
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Aw, it thinks it's people! The eternal issue of narrating nature docs.
Posted by Vadim Rizov on April 22nd
Just in time for Earth Day, here comes "Avatar" again….wait, I mean, here comes "Oceans," the second installment in the newly rebooted Disneynature series. As AV Club critic Scott Tobias pointed out, "For consecutive years, Disney has honored land (EARTH) and water (OCEANS) on Earth Day. This strikes me as short-sighted. What next?" Indeed.
When Walt Disney kicked-off the True-Life Adventures in 1948 — first as two-reel doc shorts, graduating to features with 1953's "The Living Desert" and rounding off with 1960's "Islands of the Sea" — he spread it out between micro-focused locals: desert, prairie, the wilderness in winter. As it happens, Disneynature has a plan (including the delightfully titled "African Cats: Kingdom of Courage") for one nature doc a year.
After the Disney True-Life empire collapsed, the nature documentary was for years the province of TV with sporadic exceptions. Presumably Disney was inspired to reinvigorate the genre after the 2005 success of "March of the Penguins," which leaves us with a problem — one of sober narration. When "March of the Penguins" had its original release in France, the penguins narrated from "their perspective": one adult male (Charles Berling from "Summer Hours," no less), one adult female and one baby penguin. For English release, however, we were given a portentous voice-over by Morgan Freeman. I'm guessing the intent to strip away charges of gratuitous cutesiness, but with its assumptions of parental love and nobility, the English narration was just as condescending in a different direction.
The main complaint in reviews of "Oceans" is that Pierce Brosnan's po-faced voice-over doesn't really bring anything to the party. This has always been an issue with nature docs — it's always tempting to either be ponderous or reduce animals to character types people can more easily relate to.
Frankly, if you're going to anthropomorphize the animals (something that annoyed Werner Herzog so much he gave us the world's first suicidal penguin in "Encounters at the End of the World"), there's not much wrong with the unrepentently for-your-entertainment approach of the old True-Life Adventures, which — whatever their faults — made no attempt to conceal the fact that they were actively Disneyfying nature. Take 1953's "The Living Desert," which — in its most infamous sequence — starts with basic footage of a scorpion mating dance and runs it forwards, backwards and pretty much any which way in time to an unbelievably cheesy square-dance vocal. It's ridiculous, but at least it's entertaining and more straightforward than trying to pretend animals have the same psychology as people. (The True-Life series, while shot by veteran photographers, was sculpted into shape by veteran animator James Algar, best known for "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" — raw footage was the grist for the Disney sensibility.)
Here it is, the scorpion square dance. It's not quite KittehRoulette, so tread carefully. In fact, if you've seen "Twin Peaks," the owl bobbing its head in time to music might scare the hell out of you:
[Photos: "Oceans," Disneynature, 2010; "The Living Desert," Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 1953]


One of the approaches that is a good option in China, and is probably the most popular model for web apps in the US, is the "Freemium" approach. This is were you give users access to limited functionality for free, and then ask them to pay for "premium" or "advanced" features, generally through a subscription. While this model has the same structure as in the US, in China I have found that you have to give users more features in the free version than you would have to in the US. You need to work hard to prove your value to users through the free version, but have to also provide enticing options in the premium versions so they will consider upgrading.
An interesting hurdle I recently discovered is that automatic recurring payments aren't a viable option in China right now. Whereas in the US users are fairly comfortable signing up for a subscription service and having their credit card automatically charged every month, in China web apps usually use a service like Alipay to process their payments because credit cards are still used fairly rarely. Since users need to put money into their Alipay account before any payments can be processed, the users have to reauthorize their payments every month. Essentially, users have to make a conscious decision to pay for your service every month.
The implications of this are rather significant. Whereas in the US, once you have convinced a user to sign up for a subscription service you just have to keep them happy enough that they don't cancel it, in China you have to keep proving your value to your users so they choose to pay you again whenever their prepaid subscription period expires. This requires teams to continue iterating to ensure that users are seeing improvements to the app every month, and it also means that, when you're planning your pricing strategy, you have to entice users to sign up for longer periods of time with discounts. For example, you could offer one month of service for one price, and then offer 3 months prepaid at a 10% discount, and 6 months prepaid at a 20% discount. While you would generally see discounted annual pricing in teh US, multiple lengths of time and discount levels are quite common for apps in China.
Freemium in China is certainly a viable option, although it's not the only one. In future posts I'll discuss different monetization strategies and will go into their strengths and weaknesses. Whichever model you choose, however, is fraught with difficulties in a country filled with competitors awash with capital and willing to quickly clone your app and offer a free version that includes your premium features.
My advice to entrepreneurs and development teams is to keep iterating as you listen to your customers. By iterating quickly and intelligently you have a good chance of staying ahead of your competition and convincing your customers that you're worth paying again when their monthly subscription fees are due.


Every holiday meal, as far back as I can remember, has included this hot fruit compote. It is as important to the meal as the jellied cranberry goo from a can. Any leftovers can be re-heated or served cold. I tried for a family picture to go with this recipe, but noone could stop chewing long enough for me to snap the picture....the actual fruit compote was much more cooperative!
*I like to add 5 or 6 additional prunes since there never enough in the bag.
Place cut up dried fruit in a 2 QT casserole dish.
Pour enough wine over the fruit to just cover it. Refrigerate the fruit for several hours or overnight.
Pour the can of pineapple (with juice) over the fruit.
Spread the cherry pie filling over the pineapple.
Cover and bake for 45-60 minutes.


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Doing Mushrooms at Prom
Nathan Hale HS Prom, 1983 (Photo credit: litlnemo)
As the year slid into the summer of 1999, I wanted my world to be freer than ever. I had stayed sober from psychedelic and harder drugs for 3 months in order to attempt graduating high school. I had succeeded by the skin of my teeth, and my marginal success had dumped me back into libertine freedom. I had used self-control to avoid the humiliation of staying back a grade in my senior year and joining the class of 2000. As soon as I accomplished what I had to, I let my inhibitions go once again.
There is no institutional moment that a typical high-school student longs for more than their senior prom. Mine was on its' way. My girlfriend Jamie had been away at an all-girls school in the middle of nowhere, Pennsylvania, for almost the entire spring semester of that year. She was to return back to the town of Hudson, Ohio, and back into my life. She had made a few friends during her stint at the school who were partiers, but she swore up and down that her sobriety had remained in tact. She had only continued to smoke Camel Red Lights daily, drink coffee, and study, or so she said. Of course, our MDMA fueled romance led me to believe what I wanted to believe- that she was completely faithful to her word and to me. To this day, I'm unsure of details as to how many lies were flying around, but I was equally guilty of living in a fantasy world.
Jamie was to be my prom date at the senior prom of 1999. Hudson High School was a wealthy school fueled by stinking rich, Upper-Middle class taxpayers. We were to have our senior prom at the newly built Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland Ohio. This should have been a dream come true for me, as my life was fueled by the inductees who did and were to line the halls… people like Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Sting, Jim Morrison, Bono, Eddie Van Halen, Kurt Cobain and Lars Ulrich. But by this point, drugs and their subsequent selfish pursuits had pulled me far away from pursuing the heights with playing music. I hadn't been in a well functioning band in years, and my efforts at making music were very secluded and personal. I made songs for Jaime and myself instead of sharing them with my peers. To make it worse, the rival high-school band, who went by the name "Discordant", had become far more popular than me and my friends. They were going to play live on the Rock Hall's prestigious stage during our prom. I hated them passionately for this. Joni Mitchell, the great folk songwriter who began her career in the late sixties once wrote;
Oh the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling
It's the unraveling
And it undoes all the joy that could be
When James, the brother of Jesus, spoke of the jealousy that was among Jesus' early followers, he said that "where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice." (James 3:16), and he was speaking to people who were supposed to have known better. I suppose in a way, I should've known better as well. But just like Joni Mitchell and James the brother of Jesus collaboratively pointed out nineteen centuries apart, my jealousy was unraveling my soul and leading me down a road of bitterness and stagnant soul-eradication.
This is the downward spiral of the drug user. One who uses drugs to cope with life becomes more and more disabled within reality. Deep inside I hated most everyone, especially those who were "succeeding" in life, I loathed myself for my disinclined suicidal tendencies and instead of rightfully blaming myself and beginning to deal with the problems that plagued me, I blamed everyone else. I was the victim in their cruel game. As long as I stayed high or drunk, everything would at least seem serene.
The High School prom of Hudson High in 1999 was an amazing party that only the most privileged would have attended, relishing the memory for years beyond. Jamie and I went and had dinner with another couple, my friend Duane and his date Kali, we attended the prom, fueled by an over-load of caffeine and nicotine. We slow danced a few times and I sat in rage and sweaty bitterness as Discordant played through their pop rock set, complaining to Jamie about how much they were sell-outs that sucked, though inwardly I wished I was in their place. In my mind were delusions of grandeur, the way life should have been. Me up there on the Rock Hall stage playing solo with my back up band… "Ben White and the Misfits of Love", singing original tunes that made people cry and ponder the deep things of life. Instead, I was a washed up drug addict that had barely made it out of High School, with his drug addict girlfriend who was two years younger than him.
During the "after-prom", they had decked out the Hudson High School gymnasium with inflatable obstacle courses, games, photo booths, memories, and other joyous moments of the past four years that our entire class could share together.
Jamie and I ditched the after-prom, and headed to the backyard of my parents' house. It was 1 a.m. and they were asleep. I had a half ounce of psilocybin mushrooms, and we were going to take a small dose and trip the night away. Forget our peers. Forget meaningful social ties. We were wanna-be hippies and just wanted to do what we always did best; hide in a vacuum and waste our lives away.
We each took a small dose of psilocybin mushrooms and sat in my parents' backyard, staring at the canopy of the trees above us as it merged and twisted like a kaleidoscope. Our peers were at the all night lock-in at my High School, which was a couple of miles away from my parents' house. There we were, alone and tripping, the dissenters continuing their lone escapade. We stayed up all night, most of which I don't recall, and the morning brought in a new summer that would certainly be filled with wanton hedonism.
We had purchased these mushrooms at a large reenactment of the 1969 Woodstock concert aptly named "Hookahville" somewhere in the middle of nowhere in central Ohio. Jamie and I had paid about $50 apiece to enter the concert for one day, even though we paid for the three day event. We couldn't come up with lies to stay all three days together, because we knew our parents would figure out we were both gone.
Hookahville was a wild array of hippies, and proved that even in the year 1999, the Grateful Dead's anthem "Golden road to unlimited devotion", written in 1967, was still being lived out;
Well everybody's dancin' in a ring around the sun
Nobody's finished, we ain't even begun.
So take off your shoes, child, and take off your hat.
Try on your wings and find out where it's at.
This place was a huge collection of hippies. There were people with long hair and beards that walked around in a thick haze of psychedelic craziness. Many people were wearing tie-dyes and bell bottoms, and the air smelled of dope smoke and patchouli incense. These were happenings where somehow the cops couldn't come, either. So there were literally little stands that sold balls of peanut butter and marijuana for $10 and called them "Dank Goo-Balls". For me at the time, I felt that I had stepped into a utopian dream, though really, it was a disturbing place full of darkness and people wandering around on an imaginary lost planet.
But being the gregarious one I was, I knew what Jamie and I had come for. I wanted to find a bag of psilocybin mushrooms. I literally walked around just yelling; "Shrooms! Does anybody have shrooms?" Even Jamie thought I was totally crazy.
A wild cat heard me. He had black opal dilated pupils, and was thin as a rail with a huge beard, long hair, and a tall hat that belonged on the head of the Mad Hatter of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. "Hey man, you need shrooms?" He said, obviously tripping on them himself. "Yeah that'd be great man." I responded, trying my best at the age of seventeen to appear like an experienced hippie.
That was where we scored our half ounce of mushrooms for prom. We didn't stick around long for Hookahville after, even though the Grateful Dead spin-off band "Ratdog" led by ex-Dead guitarist and singer Bob Weir, were on the stage, making all the hippies dance like it was the summer of love. We needed to get back home before curfew.
Fast-forward to the day after prom, after the first dose of those shrooms had been consumed. Jaime had to head back to her boarding school in the middle of nowhere, Pennsylvania to take her finals. We had only taken a very small amount of these mushrooms, and I was left with more than three-eighths of an ounce of them to myself. When Jaime headed back for her finals, she made me promise her something. She pleaded with me; "Ben, please save these for me so we can do them together again." Of course I agreed. But I was a drug-head with an insatiable hunger to do stupid things. I hadn't yet tasted the sweet honey of wisdom, the "drippings of the honeycomb sweet to the taste, such could wisdom have been to my soul; where if I had found it, there would be a future, and my hope would not be cut off." (Prov. 24:13-14) Instead, I was often tasting the bitter gall of sin and self-loathing. Leaving a huge bag of mushrooms in the hands of such a young man was a bad thing to do…
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The Joy of Violent Movement
Independent Music with an International Focus
covers, hip-hop, neo-soul, New Audio, New Single, Single Review, women who kick ass
by William Ruben Helms July 10, 201902:35 July 9, 2019
New Audio: The Brand New Heavies Release a Soulful Cover of a Kendrick Lamar Banger
Earlier this year, I wrote about the commercially and critically successful London-based soul and funk act The Brand New Heavies. And as you may recall, the act which is led by founding members, primary songwriters and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Levy and Simon Bartholomew was at the forefront of Britain's late 80s and early 90s Acid Jazz movement, alongside the likes of Young Disciples and Grammy Award-winning and multi-BRIT Award-winning act Jamiorquai.
With the release of their debut single, the celebrated club classic "Got To Give," through Chrysalis Records, the members of The Brand New Heavies began to make waves in their native UK. Eventually, the band signed to Acid Jazz Records, who released their applauded self-titled debut album in 1990 across Europe and elsewhere, while the album was picked up in the US by renowned hip-hop label Delicious Vinyl. Now, if you were around and conscious back in 1990, you'd likely recall their debut album's Top Three R&B smash hit, "Never Stop," which led to the album being on the R&B Album charts for the better part of year — and to the act winning a MTV award for the track. As a result of the wild success of "Never Stop," the album went on to becoming arguably the most commercially successful of their career, as it went Gold in the UK.
Interestingly, the London-based funk and foul act's full-length debut proved to be both popular and influential within hip-hop circles. In fact, the members of the band have wound up collaborating with an impressive array of the genre's luminaries including A Tribe Called Quest, and Kool G. Rap, Gang Starr and Main Source for Heavy Rhyme Experience.
The London-based neo-soul act's follow-up two immediate efforts — 1994's Brother Sister and 1997's Shelter — went Platinum, with the act eventually scoring 16 Top 40 hits including "Dream Come True," "Stay This Way," "Midnight At The Oasis," "Sometimes," and "Dream On Dreamer."
Coincidentally, the acclaimed London-based funk and foul act have been a major influence on the equally acclaimed, smash-hit multi-instrumentalist, producer, DJ and singer/songwriter Mark Ronson, who caught their first lineup and first show in New York in 1991. Ronson invited the members of the band to play at his 40th birthday party — and later began collaborating with the band on the first batch of new material in over five years, the disco-like groove "Getaway" which featured a horn line that hinted at Cheryl Lynn's 1978 disco smash hit "Got To Be Real," and the soulfully sultry vocals of longtime vocalist N'Dea Davenport, with whom they've earned their biggest charting, best-selling work.
Slated for a September 6, 2019 release through their longtime label home Acid Jazz, the band's forthcoming Sir Tristan Longworth-produced album TBNH finds The Brand New Heavies carefully refining and reimagining the sound that won them international acclaim while featuring a variety of vocalists throughout the album — including longtime vocalists N'Dea Davenport and Siedah Garret along with Beverly Knight, Angie Stone, current vocalist Angela Ricci and labelmate Laville. TBNH's latest single is a breezy, 70s soul-tinged cover of Kendrick Lamar's "These Walls" that features longtime vocalist N'Dea Davenport, a warm, Quincy Jones-like horn arrangement, twinkling Rhodes and a sultry hook — and while retaining the soulfulness and swagger of the original, The Brand New Heavies gently push the street banger into the lounge and into the club.
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Huddersfield town centre
Town centre boutique Pink Cadillac suddenly shuts after 46 years
Store had been established in Huddersfield since 1972
Robert Sutcliffe
Huddersfield town centre's high class ladies' boutique, Pink Cadillac, which has been established since 1972, has suddenly shut down.
The store on Market Walk had been running increasingly large discounts on its stock beginning at 25% off and then 50%.
The shop's window was plastered with discount sale posters.
A notice on the door headed Shyheath Ltd t/a Pink Cadillac says: "Please note that this store is now closed."
The notice says all enquiries should be addressed to Clive Swindell, a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner, of Yorkshire House, South Lane, Holmfirth .
Mr Swindell's website says he specialises in advising sole traders, partnerships and companies who find themselves in financial difficulties.
Yesterday (Thurs) Mr Swindell declined to comment when contacted by the Examiner.
The closure comes after Wimpy also shut down.
A prominent town centre businessman, Paul Wood, who runs The Keys Restaurant near St Peter's Church, said: "Pink Cadillac was an institution.
The notice on Pink Cadillac Boutique's door informing customers it's all over and the shop is shutting (Image: Reach Plc)
Wimpy boss slams 'lack of investment in town centre' following shock closure
"It's getting to the stage where there is no reason for anyone to come into town."
A female shop assistant, who works near the Pink Cadillac, said the shop had closed suddenly.
"People did ask him if he was closing as the sales discounts he was offering became increasingly generous but he said no," she said. "The next thing that happened was he had gone."
End of an era: Pink Cadillace ladies boutique in Market Walk, Huddersfield town centre, has shut (Image: Reach Plc)
£2.5m Huddersfield town centre makeover will include anti terrorism measures
A middle-aged man, David Shelf, from Marsh added: "I used to go in there occasionally to buy birthday and Christmas presents for my wife. There was a good selection of stuff. I'm sorry to hear it has gone. It's the end of an era."


The Mills College volleyball team took on visiting UC Santa Cruz for the second time of the season. The Banana Slugs used hard attacks and skillful serving to best Mills in three sets. First year setter Sydney Huddleston led Mills on offense, finishing the match with three kills on sixteen attacks. Huddleston also added three service aces on the day. On defense, senior Vivian Kang paced the Cyclones with twelve digs. She was followed by first year Taylor DeLuna who finished with seven.
The Cyclones return to action tomorrow night as they kick-off the Reunion Weekend events with the annual Alumnae Volleyball Match. They then begin a long away stand, returning to play at home on October 25.


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Race To The Sea
When: 7.30pm on Friday 11 October 2013
We're delighted to be working with Manchester's own Race to the Sea.
Race to the Sea is the musical guise of Dan Peacock, Manchester-based songwriter and instrumentalist.
The project began 2007 as a full band of the same name, with Peacock providing the songwriting, vocals and guitar for a series of acclaimed gigs on the Manchester circuit. When the band split in 2009, he took off on a year-long trip across the world, seeking adventure and unwittingly gathering material for the next project. Living with friends in a seaside house on the other side of the world, he found a guitar and began writing what would become the new songs for the new Race to the Sea. These songs are abstract yet personal, ideas taken from snapshots of a life on the move, and both lyrics and melodies were crafted with these half-remembered images in mind: memories of the sea, the desert, the forest and the mountains.
In the studio, Race to the Sea's songs are heavily layered and atmospheric, with textured guitars, synths and percussion. Live shows range from stripped-back acoustic guitar versions, to looped and effected orchestrations, and, more recently, the inclusion of full live percussion and bass.
After a year packed with local headline gigs, and supports for Rebekka Karijord and Olympian, Manchester Evening News recently named Race to the Sea as 'One to watch'. Here's what they said:
'Race to the Sea's talent for delicate folk songcraft is equally matched by his grasp of experimental, shoegazey atmospherics. With his soulful, breathy vocals, quietly strummed acoustics and judicious use of effects pedals, he's a one-man indie-folk orchestra, creating music of considerable shape and texture, but with an intimacy and emotional heft that sometimes feels like he's singing directly into your ear. The missing link between Lost Souls-era Doves, Nick Drake and Cocteau Twins; you don't so much listen to these songs as allow them to soak blissfully into your synapses.'
Support comes from Olympian, who headlined for Hey! Manchester earlier in the year, and Alex Chow, who specialises in loops and fingerstyle guitar work.
Buy tickets now with no booking fee. Tickets are also available from the bar, Common (both no booking fee), Piccadilly Records, Vinyl Exchange, Seetickets.com, WeGotTickets.com, Ticketabc.com, Ticketline.co.uk and on 0871 220 0260.


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District 12 is often perceived as a quaint and humble abode to the average Singaporean. However various developments over the recent years have turned District 12 consisting of Toa Payoh and Balestier as its main regions into a vibrant heartland. This includes The Arte at Thomson which began sales in March 2009 at an average price of S$880 psf that was revised to S$900 psf by City Developments Limited (LDT) later in May 2009. Toa Payoh, translated as "big swamp" in the local Hokkien dialect, makes implicit references to the area as a large swampy area that pre-existed its later development. In early Singaporean history, Toa Payoh was an extensive squatter district that was utilized mainly for farming and rearing pigs. Despite these humble beginnings of Toa Payoh perceived to be far from glamourous, Toa Payoh was visited by Queen Elizabeth II in 1972 and 2006 during her tour around the Commonwealth. Moreover, Toa Payoh New Town was HDB's second satellite town in 1968 as the main centre for shopping and entertainment for the residents. On top of various amenities in the area, Toa Payoh is also home to several sports and recreation centres like the Toa Payoh Stadium, the Singapore Table Tennis Association and the Toa Payoh Swimming Complex. One can also easily find SAFRA right next to the Toa Payoh Stadium. Balestier also forms a prominent component of District 12. Balestier Road can be easily recognized for its rows of shophouses, low-rise apartment blocks and commercial buildings and shopping malls like Shaw Plaza. Balestier is also known for its mouth-watering local food like the flaky bean jam pastry locally known as tau sar piah and pork rib soup bak kut teh which can be found at the House of Tau Sar Piah and Founder Bak Kut Teh respectively along Balestier Road.
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What day was this? That move looks sick.
What happens if the guy on the bottom releases your leg, say if he knows what's coming or has seen this roll before?
Good video, keep em coming.
I am going to try that asap!
Thanks for the lesson Jeff. Great move and reward Erik. Looking toward seeing more.
Kinda looks like something I learned in HS wrestling called the Granby Roll, except this is from a completely different position. That was one of my favorite escapes from the bottom position. I think I may have found a new favorite for MMA… I'll have to practice this one a few times.


Re-keys are one of the most effective ways of guaranteeing the ongoing security of your property. Virtually any lock can be refitted, and having it done brings many secondary benefits beyond what motivates most people to get one. Any time your keys are lost, a new person moves into your property, there is a burglary, or it has simply been awhile since you changed your locks, it is a good idea to have the service performed. If you are considering a having the locks changed for one entry point and have a large number of other locks, you may even consider having the service performed on several of them to create a master key system, which may allow you to retire much of your keyring.


Remember that Czech food like Goulash, Beef Sirloin and Braised pork as well as beer tasting are included in the Czech Food and Beer Tasting walking tour which includes the Old Town and Jewish Quarter.
Coming to Prague for a few days and want to know what Prague food is like? Want to know which you absolutely have to include as part of your trip? then my top 6 Prague food meat classics (and one dessert) are below.
There will not be a Prague food menu in the city that does not have some reference to Goulash. Just note that we have several kinds but they can be broken down into Beef Goulash or Pork Goulash (Pork is more popular with Czechs). Goulash is usually served only with sliced bread dumplings but a restaurant can offer different types of dumplings including Karlovarsky (Herb dumplings) or Bramborovy (potato dumplings) or Bramboračky (potato pancakes). The goulash itself can be cooked and presented in different ways but personally I prefer the dark goulash served with raw onions. You can also find "goulash in bread" where a round loaf of bread is hollowed out to hold the goulash.
I'm not giving any secrets away by saying this will be two or three slices of baked beef sirloin. No vegetables though. This Prague food will be served with sliced bread dumplings, the meat will be covered in a creamy thick sauce and on the meat will usually be a slice of lemon. On the lemon will be cream and on the cream will be Cranberry jam. If you want to say it in Czech it sounds like "Svitchkova na smettan-eay".
For this Prague food you must like Pork and you must like a bit of fat on the meat. It's my personal favourite and I expect it to be served in a certain way. Pork baked until it's falling to pieces served with sliced potato dumplings, red and white sweet cabbage. Remember that there is no gravy or sauce with this meal so the cabbage (zeli) provides the moisture and it's ideally accompanied by a large beer.
There's a bit of variety when it comes to Pork Knuckle and especially when it comes to price. In Czech the "koleno" is the knee joint but some places seem to think they can get away with the ankle. It's a question of the amount of meat because the true Czech Koleno will have 300-400g of meat on it. The other variant is how it is presented. The true "koleno" will be spiked at both ends above a board and you'll be expected to cut bits of meat off onto the board where they'll be condiments like ketchup, horseradish and mustard waiting. You'll need to order vegetables separately and in my experience with this kind of Prague food, roast potatoes goes well with it.
If I had a pound for each time I've heard people say that there is "zebra" on the menu then I would have eaten for free these last 10 years. Czechs like Pork Ribs, usually marinated (smoked or with a pepper marinade) and cooked to the point that it's falling from the bone so it's not expected that you will eat it with your hands. There is no recognised side dish with this meal. You may have potatoes or possibly grilled vegetables or a salad. For a little bit more detail read the We Don't Eat Zebra post.
Again it's a pork dish but with a difference. Uzená is smoked pork that can be served in slices but more usually pieces. The side dish is Spinach which has been reduced to a mass of green on the plate and also some fried onions in most cases. It's one of the only classic Prague Food dishes that does not come with dumplings.
For the pork knuckle and a nice "beer hall experience" I recommend U Vejvodu in the Old Town. I could recommend separate places to try but to be honest, many of the others above can be found at my favourite local restaurant called U Pivrnec. If you are looking for a few other places to try Prague food then look at my Recommended Czech Restaurants page. And if you are intending to take a beer or two with your meal then take a look at the Czech Beer page.
Let's not forget my dessert tip. My favourite Czech dessert is Livanec which are small thick pancakes (as opposed to regular pancakes called palačinky). Livanec is always served in a portion of 3 or 4, surrounded by a sea of fruit sauce (usually raspberry) and a serious serving of double cream. It's a real diet buster but if you are walking around the city then you'll burn it off.
If the above list has got your appetite going and you fancy learning how to cook some of these meals then now you have a way. These guys offer an experience of preparing and cooking your own Czech lunch. I'll admit it's not the cheapest but with a professional chef looking after to you and all the ingredients included it's definitely worth it for people who want a great food-related memory of the city. Take a look at the Czech Food Cooking Classes post.
Hi Kristen, take a look at the post at https://livingprague.com/food-and-drink/prague-nut-allergy-advice/ and you'll see the general EU Allergen System. The numbers 1, 3 and 7 correspond to the ingredients used in that meal. 1-3-7 is the most common because its for Gluten/Dairy/Eggs.
Do you have any recommendations for restaurants in prague in general which are meat and vegetarian friendly as we are a mixed group?
Hi there, this all depends on the non-meat eaters. Although they may not eat meat they may also not want to be in the presence of people eating large meat cuts where there will be a definite "cooked meat" smell. In that case you should avoid the Czech pub environment and stick to restaurants with a more international offer.


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Suny Behar
Suny's career began in the theater, where he wrote and directed several plays for the stage in Toronto and Los Angeles. In 1997, he shifted his focus and enrolled in UCLA's prestigious Masters Program in Film and Television, earning himself an MFA in Directing and Cinematography. From there, his work in the field of visual storytelling has included a wide array of forms and formats over the years. From working in Camera Layout on PIXAR's animated feature "CARS", to shooting live in-studio rock bands (Eve6, Saliva, Jimmy Eat World, Hoobastank, etc…) for Digital Planet, to shooting numerous short narrative films, feature films, and commercials, Suny has been able to explore all sorts of capture mediums ranging from Super8 film all the way through 35mm, and from consumer DV, to all current formats of HD.
He currently resides in Los Angeles, where he continues his work as a freelance director and cinematographer.
Stephen Beres
Steve currently serves as Technology Architect for HBO in the Studio and Broadcast Operations division. As a member of the HBO Studios West team Steve is actively researching and testing new acquisition formats and helping HBO original programming to bridge the digital gap. Steve represents HBO on a number of industry organizations including the SMPTE technology committee.
Previously, Steve worked with FotoKem Inc. as Director of Engineering for nextLAB. NextLAB is a division dedicated to pioneering file based workflows and empowering filmmakers with the tools they need to produce exceptional work in the digital cinema age. Steve's lab helped to integrate new technologies and processes into the vast array of services already offered by FotoKem and it's subsidiaries Burbank's Keep Me Posted and San Francisco's Spy Post.
Before that, Steve served as Chief Technical Officer for PlasterCITY Digital Post (PCDP) of Hollywood, California. PCDP was an acknowledged leader and innovator in post-production processes for feature films, commercials, music videos, and non-fiction programming. As system architect for PCDP's nonlinear editing facility-designed around Apple Final Cut Pro and central storage-Steve was a key player in developing the industry's first 4Gb SAN solution, based on Apple Xsan technology. Steve also earned distinction on television and film projects for Sony Pictures Classics, Mandalay Entertainment, Canada's YTV, Fox Sports,Comedy Central, The WB and many others. Before joining PlasterCITY, he worked with Apple Computer as a Final Cut Pro Trainer and Video Systems Engineer. Steve's insights and experience have made him a popular guest speaker at The National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB), MacWorld and the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE), as well as an instructor and curriculum developer for Panasonic & HD Expo.