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package ac.at.tuwien.infosys.visp.runtime.ui;

import java.util.List;

import ac.at.tuwien.infosys.visp.runtime.configuration.Configurationprovider;
import ac.at.tuwien.infosys.visp.runtime.datasources.DockerContainerRepository;
import ac.at.tuwien.infosys.visp.runtime.datasources.entities.DockerContainer;
import ac.at.tuwien.infosys.visp.runtime.resourceManagement.DockerContainerManagement;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.DependsOn;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
import org.springframework.ui.Model;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;

@Controller
@RequestMapping("/")
@DependsOn("configurationprovider")
public class ContainerController {

	@Autowired
	private Configurationprovider config;

    @Autowired
    private DockerContainerRepository dcr;

    @Autowired
    private DockerContainerManagement dcm;

    @RequestMapping("/container")
    public String containerOverview(Model model) {

        List<DockerContainer> dcs = dcr.findAll();

        model.addAttribute("containers", dcs);
        return "container";
    }

    @RequestMapping("/container/name/{name}")
    public String containerOverviewName(Model model, @PathVariable String name) {

        List<DockerContainer> dcs = dcr.findByOperatorName(name);

        model.addAttribute("containers", dcs);
        return "container";
    }

	@RequestMapping("/container/host/{id}")
	public String containerOverviewHost(Model model, @PathVariable String id) {

	    List<DockerContainer> dcs = dcr.findByHost(id);

        model.addAttribute("containers", dcs);
        return "container";
	}

    @RequestMapping("/container/kill/{id}")
    public String killContainer(Model model, @PathVariable Long id) {

        DockerContainer dc = dcr.findFirstById(id);

        dcm.removeContainer(dc);

        List<DockerContainer> dcs = dcr.findAll();

        model.addAttribute("message", "Container with name " + dc.getOperatorName() + " has been removed");
        model.addAttribute("containers", dcs);
        return "container";
    }

}

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Boadicea's Chariot
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Destroying History and Civilization
Before I begin, let me say that my own hands are clean. My family background is mostly Swedish and none of my known ancestors was ever involved with slavery of mistreatment of darker-skinned people. I have nothing against black people per se and judge individuals more by the content of their heads than by the skin covering them. Indeed, I have known a number of blacks whom I considered friends.
But what a mess the George Floyd incident, as unfortunate as it was, has grown into! It seems that every time one turns around, there's another protest incident involving not only black people but also whites and others who think (wish?) they were black. The slogan of the day has become, "black lives matter," as though brown, yellow and white lives did not count for a fraction of a ha'penny. To me, LIFE matters, although I see rather less than no hope that that will ever become a slogan.
Such things are not new. Is anyone besides me old enough to remember who Stokely Carmichael was? The purported founder of the "black power" movement that cast such a pall over the 1960s, that's who. Among other things, their clenched fist / raised arm salute was frighteningly reminiscent of what was symbolic of a certain other group only some twenty years previously.
The difference is that now all non-blacks seem to be running scared, falling all over each other in a rush to issue (hopefully) conciliatory statements and, astonishingly, to change the way they run their own lives and businesses. Even the Uffizi gallery in Florence, home to many acknowledged art masterpieces, is setting some of those aside in order to make way for a "black presence" display. Even the producers of The Simpsons TV program have announced that they will no longer have black characters voiced by white actors. (Just wondering: does this mean that some white actors will lose their jobs as a result?) To me, such fear-inspired overreactions are just plain wrong! So far as I know, such things do not constitute any part of the political demands of any black groups. I suppose much may have to do with wishing to avoid having masses of unruly people who just happen to be black gathering in front of ordinary business places and defacing those premises with graffiti or whatever. I fail, however, to see that as much of an excuse for cowardice.
So much for real democracy!
Worst of all, various groups have taken to pulling down or destroying statues, including some with no apparent relation to slavery, and other monuments. Whatever could they be thinking? Even here in the USA, where many statues in the South are likely to represent Confederate officers, they still reflect part of our history. Yet even a certain University is now backing down and removing the Rhodes statue, notwithstanding that a fair number of blacks have benefited from the scholarship that still bears the Rhodes name. Will the removal of such pieces somehow make blacks' lives better? Or is this all intended to make the perpetrators merely feel better, being out of sight equating to being out of mind, at least for those with weak minds. Forget about any artistic value that statuary may have! Why not destroy all statues and plunge us into Muslim-type aniconism?
I can't help thinking that, if there are any living descendants of the subjects of such destroyed statues, they should sue the destroyers thereof. My own reaction to any who dared to threaten, destroy or deface any property in which I have an interest would be rather more harsh.
Investigation of police misconduct and regulation of police action is another matter for another day.
Author cogitationatorPosted on July 3, 2020 July 8, 2020 Categories General
16 thoughts on "Destroying History and Civilization"
Araminta says:
What a refreshing change, Cog, to read your opinion on a world that seems to be in a muddle. Destroying our history and our cultural heritage, here and in America lest it offend, seems to be somewhat Orwellian. It happened good or bad and should be preserved. Viewing the past, and making moral judgements about slavery or Imperialism by our current moral standards seems to be somewhat revisionist. Would it not be preferable to educate children to understand history and this is also the shared history of our events whatever ethnicity, white or black. Where will it end? Here we've gone back to the Romans, with howls of protest about statues of those dastardly slavers. As to what set this off, is indeed another topic. It started in America. From my view in England, and with due respect to our colonial cousins, it is an import we could well do without!
Sipu says:
Good day, Cog. " My family background is mostly Swedish and none of my known ancestors was ever involved with slavery of mistreatment of darker-skinned people." Perhaps, but you Scandiwegians did a fair amount of raping and pillaging to the detriment of the melanin-challenged folk good old Blighty. I reckon it was from your lot that we Anglos learned the propensity for invasion and exploitation.
cogitationator says:
Araminta: Thanks. Few ever seem to consider my rants "refreshing." I must admit that I'm baffled, though, as to why defacing/destroying statues has become such a pastime, no matter how badly reasoned such activities are. I mean, assailing the memory of *Winston Churchill*!!! The last time I checked, vandalism was still a crime. I do hope that it won't be spread about that the ancient Romans weren't altogether nice people. If that happens, the contents of our museums would no longer be safe. There are all too many who seem to go through life looking for something that they can claim offends them in some way. They just haven't caught onto me yet.
As this current wave of nonsense started in the USA, I might, if given to such things, feel just a tad guilty that it has spread to other places. Actually, I darkly suspect that much of it has to do with this (expletive deleted) Coronavirus. The masses simply haven't liked being made to stay in their burrows and, once the lid is even partially taken off, they come out swinging.
Sipu: Alright, I'll leave the pillaging to others but I'm keeping the raping. Even though what was done in Britain was more gratuitous than in other places. Today's Scandihoovians seem to have forgotten even the concept of "thralldom." But a good idea is a good idea, regardless of its origin. A few years ago, there was an article in one of the British newspapers entitled, "22 countries Britain has never invaded."
sheona says:
Cog, I read a report about one idiot – meant to be some sort of advisor to the Met too – who said that some thought Churchill was racist while some thought not. She herself, she said, hasn't met the man! Some of this statue destroying seems to be based on ignorance more than anything. In Bratislava there is a life size statue of Stalin and the hands are painted, and regularly repainted, red. Seems to say it all.
Can anyone explain this "taking the knee" to me. The first time I saw it, I couldn't understand why the guy was paying homage to his country's flag by kneeling, a sign of respect and humility. I thought the intention was to disrespect the flag.
I do hope the Rhodes foundation will stop forcing money on black students. What a dreadful insult.
Hi Sheona. With respect to Rhodes, as you can imagine this is fairly close to home, what really got my goat the other day was an article in the Daily Mail that casually stated that he had built his diamond empire using slave labour. Rhodes was born in 1853, twenty years after slavery had been abolished throughout the British Empire, including South Africa. The actual slave trade had ended about 25 years before that. Rhodes paid his native workers, as did all miners. These natives came from right across the Southern African region to earn relatively good pay. Inevitably, perhaps, there was a huge problem with theft and so there was very strict monitoring of their behaviour and they were locked up in enclosures over night to prevent them running away with their loot. But they were not forced to work. Truth of the matter is that they would work for a few months and then go home with their wages and stay there until their money was spent.
This easy distortion of the truth, either deliberate or careless, is deeply troubling.
Rhodes was an extraordinary man, and while he was by no means perfect and made at least one terrible mistake, he was a man of great honour, loyalty and vision. His downfall was his involvement in the disastrous Jameson Raid, an event the consequences of which were very far reaching. Even then his intentions were to choose the lesser of 2 evils. If the foreigners who had come to Johannesburg to mine for gold had successfully overthrown President Kruger's South African Republic, aka the Transvaal, as was quite possible given their numerical superiority, philosophical differences and general antipathy, they would have put in place a regime that would have been hostile to Britain. This was something which Rhodes, who had the blessing of the Colonial Secretary, Joseph Chamberlain, was anxious to avoid. Rhodes felt that he had to control the 'inevitable' coup. It went horribly pear-shaped and was a major cause of the Boer War that followed. Further it contributed greatly to the animosity felt by Britain towards the German Kaiser, who had publicly taken the side of Kruger against the British.
During the early days of the Rand gold rush, his advisors and partners pleaded with Rhodes to leave Kimberly, where he had amassed a great fortune and come to Joburg to buy up claims. Had he done so, his wealth would have been increased immeasurably. Instead he chose to stay where he was to be with his close friend and personal secretary, Neville Pickering who was dying and whom he nursed for 6 weeks. While there has been considerable and understandable speculation that the two were 'intimate', there has never been any substantial evidence that Rhodes was homosexual; quite possibly he was asexual. Ironically, given the woke world in which we live, had he been recognised as being gay, it may have absolved him of all his colonial guilt and his Oriel statue may have withstood the assault of the BLM brigade.
With regard to the riposte to BLM, that All Lives Matter, I am increasingly leaning towards the sentiment that No Lives Matter. In the scheme of things, I think I may be right.
In certain areas of Britain it seems that black lives don't matter at all to other blacks who stab and shoot them. Do we see anyone worrying about them?
I'm still of the opinion that all lives matter, be they skyblue pink or bumbee tartan.
Sipu: Thanks for keeping the record straight on Cecil Rhodes. I hoped we could count on you for this. So many of today's troublemakers will believe whatever suits their purpose of the moment, whatever they want to believe, true or not.
The other day an editorial piece appeared in one of the papers saying that, as soon as a protest movement seems to be getting off the ground, the "woke" leftniks move in with the intent of taking the movement over and bending it their own cause.
It grieves me that I can only agree with you regarding "No Lives Matter." We can only agree with Darwin regarding the behavior of these people.
Sheona: Ditto my last previous paragraph. According to the AP, the tally for the just-past holiday weekend in Chicago was 17 deaths, including a 7-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, and 70 more wounded. Can you guess the ethnicity of who was shot by whom?
christinacleone says:
I am strictly of the 'No lives matter' school. the world is hideously overpopulated and needs a damned good Darwinian culling of about 50%. Human expansion into wild creature territory has led to nearly all these pandemics where disease jumps from species to species. I hope they continue so that the world and all its denizens have a reasonable chance of survival, nor just us!
Mongolia sounds hopeful! a nice round of Bubonic plague so aptly named the Black Death! Needs to get on with it. No doubt China will see it gets to Chicago!
All splendid theatre from the vantage of my greenhouse!
What a world we live in, what a society we have! Accountability, responsibility and just plain common sense are being lost at an ever increasing rate. It's not only the police who need to be held accountable for their actions, it's also the public, many of whom feel free to infest the beach at Bournemouth and other places – maskless, of course.
What brought all this on? An AP report that the descendants of a man whose statue was removed, beheaded and tossed in the water are pressing for its repair and return. The man in question was Hans Christian Heg, who, according to Wikipedia, was, "a Norwegian American abolitionist, journalist, anti-slavery activist, politician and soldier, best known for leading the Scandinavian 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment on the Union side in the American Civil War." Another statue destroyed at apparently the same time was of a woman pointing toward the horizon as an embodiment of the state's "Forward" motto. To the best of my knowledge and belief, neither of these statues can in any way be linked to the George Floyd case.
The great-great-grandsons of Colonel Heg, who was a dedicated abolitionist, have called the destruction of his statue "shocking," "senseless," "thoughtless" and "a dumb thing to do." I would not have been so polite.
Apparently the State has scheduled a meeting to discuss the cost of restoring the Heg and "Forward" statues but, in my not-very-humble opinion, it's not the taxpayers of the State of Wisconsin who should bear that burden.
Let the police do what they should really be paid for (other than abusing and killing presumably innocent blacks) and launch an investigation to identify and charge at least some of the individuals responsible for that act of wanton vandalism. Then make *them* pay. If they have no funds of their own, sentence them to a lifetime of public service work.
To borrow one of Yul Brynner's recurring lines from *The Ten Commandments*, "So let it be written, so let it be done!"
Having read about the death of Pop Smoke, an African American rapper, I'm waiting for BLM to do something, something useful I mean. Come on Markle, the guy was practically a neighbour, living like you in someone else's house. His violent death was caused by African American violence. Does that sort of black life not count then? The police have arrested five suspects, but no one else seems to have said "boo". Too busy destroying statues that have nothing to do with black lives? Lewis Hamilton, for all his pretentious posturing, has not returned to the UK to start protesting in those areas where black lives seem cheap if you're in the wrong gang or "diss" the wrong person. Didn't Henry Ford say there was only one shade of black? BLM, which is doing itself no favours, seems to disagree.
Sheona: I'm afraid that's nothing new. To me, the death of a rapper is no great loss, whatever his race, but the fact that the crime was committed by some of his own is a major irritant. The police finally got off their collective rear end to clear out that "CHAZ" -» "CHOP" area in Seattle *after* there were a number of incidents involving black-on-black violence.
But wait, there's more. Here's a sad news story as it was reported:
What was omitted until much, much later in the reporting game was any mention of the driver's race. Wanna guess what he turned out to be? His two victims, whose faces were shown early on, were both white. In fact, I'd refer to the poor girl who died as "whiter than white," fair-skinned and blonde (dyed pink). What do you think, should we start a new movement called "WLANNM" (White Lives Ain't No Never Mind)?
It's troubling that BLM seem to be adopting the raised clenched fist gesture. I wonder how may of today's lot remember the "Black Power" movement of the 1960s and all the trouble it caused, for "them" as well as "us." Looking further back in history makes me wonder what's next, black uniforms?
Mumble, grumble…
Goodonyer, Bristol City Council. You removed that Jen Reid statue by Marc Quinn and didn't take a year and a day to get around to it.
The only thing is, for my money you treated it far too nicely. I'd much prefer to have seen it beheaded and thrown in the water. The lady of the house thinks that would be descending to the level of the rabble who pulled Edward Colston's statue down, but I ask: what other sort of behavior would that type be likely to understand?
I'm really getting fed up with those destructive demonstrators and am tempted to adopt their raised-right-arm gesture – only, in my case, without the clenched fist but with the middle finger extended.
Boadicea says:
I've followed all the comments here – and, as I suspected, the Charioteers have already said everything that I would say.
As Alexander Pope said in the early 18th C 'The proper study of Mankind is Man'. I'm not too certain that he meant it in quite the same the way as I see it. As a historian I believe that we all need to know exactly where we have come from before we can work out how we can get to where we want to be without making the same mistakes we have made in the past. And that means that we have to look at how the people in the past thought.
That is no longer being taught and neither is tolerance for other people's opinions. Unfortunately, like so many things 'history' has become politicised and has been taught as though those in the past wilfully disregarded 20th / 21st Century philosophy rather than acting under the mores of their own times.
If I had one wish, I would dearly love to live long enough to see how people in 200 years time write about this era. It 'ain't gonna happen' and I am going to go long before then! But I have trust enough in humanity to hope that there will be huge backlash against the tyranny of thought that the minority with exceedingly loud voices are trying to foist upon us.
I, needless to say, will continue to say what I think – and I'm sure that many others will do the same.
They're still at it, trying to destroy history.
The current issue involves the proposed renaming of a tertiary street in Bellingham currently known as, "Pickett Road." They've already succeeded in having a brass plaque removed from a modern bridge that replaced the one built by one George E. Pickett.
The name "Pickett" is, of course, most closely associated with the ill-fated "Pickett's Charge" during the battle of Gettysburg in our Civil War. Pickett was the Confederate general who led the charge (acting on orders) and I gather that the resulting huge loss of his troops' life haunted him all the rest of his life. But simply because he served on the "wrong" side leads many to demand removing his name from anyplace in the City of Bellingham where it may now appear. Those advocating such action clearly have, at best, an incomplete knowledge and understanding of American history.
George E. Pickett was, first and foremost, a professional soldier. He served the United States of America with distinction in the Mexican War and, later, in the "Pig War" in the San Juan Islands. He oversaw much-needed development and construction in the Bellingham area, including the bridge from the modern replacement of which his name has now, lamentably, been stripped.
Although a native of Virginia, he was not a keeper of slaves and, to the contrary, became known as an opponent of slavery. He was not a racist and, indeed, married a Native American woman of the Haida tribe.
At the start of the Civil War, it was a sense of duty to his home state of Virginia that led him to travel, with great difficulty, from Bellingham to Richmond, where he joined the Confederate Army, and to Washington, DC, where he formally resigned his commission in the Union Army. Nothing more than that, driven by nothing other than loyalty to his birthplace.
So, then, is the very name "Pickett" to become yet another victim of today's "cancel culture?" Can history legitimately be amended, forgotten or hidden? Surely "out of sight, out of mind" cannot be good public policy. The one place in these parts that they can't touch is the Pickett House, which is privately owned by an historical society and on the national register of historical places.
These "cancel" types would forget at their peril that "what goes around, comes around." What if, some years in the future (probably well after my time), people started pulling down statues of, say, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? Just some food for thought.
Someone has had a far better idea than mindlessly tearing down statues! Looky here:
https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-renowned-sculptor-touts-shock-rebuttal-to-not-destruction-of-historical-statues/wcm/6e967b90-8028-479c-9815-074f33f3d5f2/
Now maybe I can relax just a bit.
There are those who understand that 'the past is a different country' and that those living in the 21st Century have no more right to judge past eras than those living in the future should judge us without understanding the full context of our mindset.
Future generations may well condemn us because this generation is destroying the idea that few humans are a mixture of both good and evil – or, in my opinion, limited by the philosophy of the era in which they live. I was going to say that they see history only in terms of black or white – but that age-old saying has probably become politically incorrect! I trust my readers here not to do that – but to take its original meaning.
The 'woke' generation only see 'the evil' in the actions of men (not too many were women!) of the past who did what we consider wrong but also did great good. What a miserable lot the present 'woke' generation are! I sincerely hope that their legacy of trying to stifle knowledge is condemned in the future.
I read the article – sounds like a great idea to me.
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Discussion in 'Heating and Air-Conditioning' started by Robert Clark, Oct 24, 2014.
The water heater symbol flashes as is the water is still being heated.
Turning the water down to 60 - the hot water symbol stops flashing and the heating comes back on.
Sorry, don't understand the boost bit?
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Is a Sprint iPhone on the Way?
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The stars seem to be aligning for a Sprint iPhone.
Verizon announced its version of the iPhone yesterday in New York. Sprint operates the same kind of CDMA wireless network that Verizon does, so the same phone would work on Sprint's network. We also learned from Apple's Tim Cook during the event yesterday that Verizon does not have an exclusive deal with Apple on the CDMA iPhone. This can only mean that Sprint at least has the option of making the iPhone available to its customers if it wants to.
And wouldn't you know it, Sprint sent out invitations last night for a splashy press event in New York on February 7. According to the event invite, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse will act as MC. The invite also says that Sprint will show that "the impossible is possible." Magician David Blaine will be on hand to do some slight of hand. We'll see if Sprint can make iPhones disappear from the shelves as successfully at AT&T has.
These facts have many--including me--speculating (hoping) today that a Sprint iPhone is indeed coming.
AT&T had an exclusive deal with Apple to sell the iPhone in the US, but the deal expired in 2010. AT&T is said to have paid Apple a premium for each phone in exchange for the right of exclusivity. Apple now appears to feel that it can earn more from iPhone sales by selling through more US carriers, even if the carriers pay a lower subsidy on each phone.
We're also hearing today about a planned T-Mobile announcement, but a T-Mobile iPhone seems less likely at this time.
Sprint did not return calls for comment by press time on the issue. If nothing else, PCWorld will be present at the New York press event in February, at which time we'll have full coverage of the new Sprint phone if it indeed appears.


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Home Torah Ask The Rabbi Hey Taxi!
A person hired a taxi while traveling up North in Israel. The emergency siren went off and the driver and passenger quickly ran to an underground shelter. After fifteen minutes the all clear was given and the driver and passenger were able to return to the car. In the interim, the meter of the taxi was running. Is the passenger required to pay for the time they were in the shelter or not?
An additional related question; a couple were flagging down a taxi to go to Manhattan when a third person stopped them and said, "I need to go to the same location in Manhattan as you. May I join?" They then took the taxi together. How does the payment get divided? Does the couple pay half and the other person half? Does the payment get divided per person; with the couple paying two thirds and the other person paying only one third?
Reb Yitzchok Zilbershtein and others paskened regarding the first question that the passenger would be required to pay for the time spent in the shelter while they waited for the all clear signal. The driver behaved as he was supposed to by stopping and seeking shelter, so it is considered as if they were stuck in traffic; time the passenger must understandably pay for. Rabbi Shamai Gross added that had the driver refused to stop, the passenger would have protested and said that it is dangerous to be on the roads right now. This indicates that the stopping for shelter is part of the taxi ride. In addition, since this alarm is not heard across the whole country, it is only heard in that section and the passenger asked to be driven there, the passenger is required to pay for the stop.
Reb Naftoli Nussbaum argues with this and says that this would be considered as if an "oneis" occurred. The halacha is that if one hires a person and the person gets caught up with an accident and he can no longer do the job, the "Baal Habayis" is not responsible to pay.
Reb Shmuel Eliezer Stern said that this would be considered a "makas medina" where everyone is afflicted with this problem. He rules that in such a case there is an argument whether the "Baal Habayis" is required to pay and therefore one would pay only half of the time for waiting. This would depend upon the area of the alarm. If the alarm is just concentrated in one area, then it would not be considered a "makkas medina." However, if the alarm is across the country, then they would need to split the cost of the stop.
Reb Chaim Kanievsky, among other Gedolim paskened regarding the second question that the couple is required to pay half and the other passenger is required to pay the other half. The reason for this is that it is considered as if two families hired a cab and each family may bring up to two people. Just because the third passenger did not bring an extra person does not mean that the first family should pay per person.
There are other Gedolim who disagreed with this psak, among them Rabbi Mordechai Gross and Rabbi Yaakov Meir Stern. They are of the opinion that if people travel in a "tender," (a group taxi) the fare is based on the amount of people in the car.
It would stand to reason that the answer depends upon what type of taxi one takes. If one is using an Uber, the latest mode of transportation, it usually includes up to two people unless you order for extra passengers. It would stand to reason that in the case mentioned above that the couple should pay for half and the other passenger pays the other half.
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2019 Bend Film Fest Preview- Southern Film Spotlight
By	Melanie Addington
Southern filmmakers are ascending upon Bend, Oregon this weekend as part of Bend Film Festival. Bend Film Festival, set in Bend Oregon will be held October 10-13 with over 70 films, 30 musical acts and a ton of parties. HtN Editor Don R. Lewis is also a juror for the Documentary shorts and features categories.
Programmer Erik Jambor was one of the founders of Sidewalk Film Festival in Birmingham, and long time programmer for Indie Memphis. His southern roots are showing in film selection this year with I Want My MTV with guest subject Alan Hunter of MTV and Inaugural Board President for Sidewalk Film Festival. Opening with the film is the documentary short PIE IN THE PUSS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF PIEING IN FILM. Directed by Stacey Davis, who first met Jambor and Hunter in 2002 when she first began volunteering for the Sidewalk Film Festival. Davis is now the President of the Board of Directors for Sidewalk.
"It's been a long journey for all of us since the early days of the Sidewalk Film Festival," Davis says. We've gone our separate ways and pursued new adventures. It's great to all come back together again in celebration of independent film. For Erik to have programmed my short in front of Alan's feature, is very special. It's going to be a great weekend."
PIE IN THE PUSS traces the history of pieing in film from a pie in the face, to the pie toss, to the ultimate pie fight. Davis will also join Christine Vachon (Carol, Far From Heaven) on the IndieWomen Producing IndieFilm panel.
In discussing her film and how it will play with a Northwestern audience Davis said "Everybody loves pie! It's true that the South does have a soft spot for this particularly sweet treat as its buttermilk, Mississippi mud, pecan and Derby pies are legendary. But the northern states do have a few claims to fame themselves with the Boston Cream Pie and the Marionberry Pie (which the Oregon State Legislature named the 'Official State Pie' in 2017). If watching PIE IN THE PUSS puts you in the mood for the creamy confection, I hear the slices at Nancy P's Cafe & Bakery are delish."
Another Southern female filmmaker Lane Skye shared about her narrative feature Reckoning.
"Northwest Audiences may find the language and culture a little less familiar, but the themes of the film are very much universal," Skye said. "Motherhood, family, class, justice. We dare anyone, no matter where they are from, to watch Reckoning and not root for Lemon as she does everything in her power to save her son."
After the disappearance of her husband, a struggling farmer in an isolated Appalachian community discovers she is a pawn in a blood-soaked revenge plot and the only way out for her and her son could mean destroying a decades-old truce. Co-directors and writers Lane and Ruckus Skye will be in attendance for a Q&A after their screenings.
Yoshi James also has a film set in the South with Singing for King. Her short documentary plays in the documentary shorts #2 program at the festival.
"I think Singing for King will touch many people regardless of where they may be in the world,: James said. "In the film you hear the voices from surviving members of the 1968 Prairie View A&M choir. They share stories of their chance meeting with civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, TN, two weeks before his assassination. Dr. King touched many lives. He constantly put his body in harm's way to fight for people who wanted and deserved equal rights, pay equality, housing and more. We continue to fight the same issues he died for over 50 years ago. We've made significant progress, but we still have a long way to go."
Other short southern films highlighted this year include Morgan Jon Fox's The One You Never Forget about Carey, a 14-year-old African American boy nervously prepares for his first dance as his parents reminisce about their own. The film plays with Little Miss Westie, a documentary feature about two transgender siblings.
"I feel like my film is pretty ambiguous in its setting, although very acute in tone and message and I believe that is something Northwesterners can identify with," Fox said.
Uniontown and Mossville: When Great Trees Fall will play together in a documentary block about Alabama and Louisiana.
A still from UNIONTOWN
Uniontown weaves together the unheard individual narratives of grassroots organizers in Uniontown, Alabama, as they fight to take back the town from the hands of industrial polluters and complacent politicians in the midst of a high stakes local election.
Director Fraser Jones said his film deals with environmental issues in Alabama but the subject matter translates easily to Northwest audiences.
"Because communities across the nation, regardless of their region or demographics, are experience industrial pollution and oftentimes political neglect in the midst of global climate change," Jones said. "I believe a story like this, one of hope and community, can inspire communities from all over to speak up and let their voices be heard."
Mossville: When Great Trees Fall is about a town in Louisiana and follows Stacey Ryan as the chemicals from the Sasol's plant impact his health. Also screening over the weekend is All on a Mardi Gras Day, about African-American men who continue the Mardi Gras Indian culture.
But Bend focuses not just on the South and Northwest but universal films. Being home to the last Blockbuster Video store, a stand out is At The Video Store which Director James Westby manages to weave together memories of video stores from icons like John Waters and store owners.
Check out the full Bend schedule here…
– Melanie Addington (@MelAddington)
Guest writer, Executive Director, Oxford Film Festival
2019 Bend Film FestivalAlan HunterAll on a Mardi Gras DayBend Film FestivalChristina VachonDr. Martin Luther KingErik JamborFraser JonesI Want My MTVIndie MemphisJames WestbyJohn WatersLane Skyelast Blockbuster Video storeLittle Miss WestieMorgan Jon FoxMossville: When Great Trees FallPIE IN THE PUSS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF PIEING IN FILMReckoningRuckus SkyeSidewalk Film FestivalSinging for KingStacey DavisThe One You Never ForgetUniontownYoshi James
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Melanie Addington likes watching movies and has worked with the Oxford Film Festival since 2006 in various capacities and became Executive Director in August 2015. She also directs, writes, and produces films and serves on the Mississippi Film Alliance as President. She co-founded OxFilm, the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council's program to lend equipment to Oxford filmmakers.


Many schools and nurseries throughout the UK are celebrating with book related events to promote reading amongst children. It's not just schools that should do something special for World Book Day, but it's something all parents can involve their children with.
As a parent I believe that reading with my children and encouraging my children to enjoy books and reading is one of the most important things that I can do to help their education. I am an avid reader myself, which includes the books (fiction and non-fiction) and magazines, but also following tweets, reading blogs and reading other information on the Internet.
My wife and I try to read to or with our children every day. This varies from just reading a bedtime story to sitting with our child to read her school book or, when we have more time, reading a book to them and then talking about the story.
Last night we read "Little Red Train: The Runaway Train " and "My Daddy is a Giant ". I'll need to wait until tonight to find out what tonights story will my wife is taking our dauhter to a school book sale after school today.
Reading doesn't have to be expensive. Many charity shops sell books at very affordable prices and it doesn't need to cost anything if you visit your local library. We are lucky in Redditch to have a newly refurbished library. Our children love going to the library to choose books to read and most libraries run a reward scheme for young readers where they can gain a certificate through regularly borrowing books from the library.
What will you be doing to encourage your children to enjoy reading?
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The Air Force Association's (AFA) CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Education program announced that Gannon University has become the program's newest sponsor.
"We are delighted to welcome Gannon University to a wonderful select group from industry, government, and academia working with AFA to promote cybersecurity and STEM education in America and beyond," said Bernie Skoch, CyberPatriot National Commissioner. "The school offers a variety of degrees in computer science and cybersecurity and our partnership with them will allow us to reach many more youth with the excitement of our growing the National Youth Cyber Education Program."
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"At Gannon, we are committed to providing a high-quality, hands-on experience for our students and we recognize the critical need for trained professionals in the field of cybersecurity. We are honored to build on this commitment by partnering with CyberPatriot and equip students with the skills and experience they will need to enter this high-demand industry."
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References to other literature
The Witcher saga, as with Sapkowski's other works, draws heavily from existing folktales and literature. Below are some examples.
1 Cinderella
2 Hansel and Gretel / Baba Yaga
3 The Pied Piper of Hamelin
4 Rumpelstiltskin
5 The Six Swans
6 Snow White / The Snow Queen
7 Arthurian legend
Cinderella[edit | edit source]
" Last winter Prince Hrobarik, not being so gracious, tried to hire me to find a beauty who, sick of his vulgar advances, had fled the ball, losing a slipper. "
— pg(s). 127, The Last Wish (UK edition)
Hansel and Gretel / Baba Yaga[edit | edit source]
" They told me about a black annis who has its hideout somewhere in these woods, a little house on a chicken-claw tripod. "
The Pied Piper of Hamelin[edit | edit source]
" Do you remember? And the ratcatchers with pipes? Everybody was fighting over their services. But they were finished off by alchemists and their effective poisons and then domesticated ferrets and weasels...
...The ratcatchers... Well, you'd better not copy them, because they, to a man, took to drink and went to the dogs.
Rumpelstiltskin[edit | edit source]
In the short story "A Question of Price":
" Remember Zivelina, who became the Queen of Metinna with the help of the gnome Rumplestelt, and in return promised him her first-born? Zivelina didn't keep her promise when Rumplestelt came for his reward and, by using magic spells, she forced him to run away. Not long after that, both she and the child died of plague. "
The Six Swans[edit | edit source]
In the short story "The Sword of Destiny", we hear that the baron Freixenet once suffered a curse very similar to that in the Grimm fairytale "The Six Swans". Further, Geralt tells of how the tale has changed through retelling to become even more like the original fairytale.
Snow White / The Snow Queen[edit | edit source]
" Aridea quite often turned to Mirror—
With the usual question, I take it, interrupted Geralt. "Who is the fairest of them all?" I know; all Nehelenia's Mirrors are either polite or broken.
— pg(s). 87, The Last Wish (UK edition)
" Then, four years later I received news form Aridea. She's tracked down the little one, who was living in Mahakam with seven gnomes whom she'd managed to convince it was more profitable to rob merchants on the roads than to pollute their lungs with dust from the mines. She was known as Shrike because she liked to impale the people she caught on a sharp pole while they were still alive. Several times Aridea hired assassins, but none of them returned. Well it then became hard to find anyone to try — Shrike had already become quite famous. "
Arthurian legend[edit | edit source]
Too numerous to list, notably relating to Ciri
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President Donald Trump delivers remarks to reporters in Morristown, N.J., on Aug 18, 2019. (Screenshot/White House).
President Trump at the White House on Tuesday, Aug. 20, said the Trump administration has long been considering tax cuts to payroll amid warnings about a looming recession. The resident talked with reporters in the Oval Office while meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, "Payroll tax is something that we think about and a lot of people would like to see that and that very much affects the working, the workers of our country and we have a lot of workers."
President Trump was responding to a report made On Monday by The Washington Post which reported the Trump administration was considering a temporary payroll tax cut to boost the economy in the U.S.
President Trump said at the Oval Office on Tuesday, Aug. 20 right now in America, there are 160 million people in the workforce. This is the highest number that has ever been seen in the history of the country. He also said the word 'recession is a word that's inappropriate,' because this word has been used by certain people in the media, who the president believes would love to see a recession. "We're very far from recession," said President Trump.
According to the president for the last year and a half, the Federal Reserve has done very poorly. He said if they stepped up and improved the situation the United States would have already seen tremendous growth, such as lowering interest rates. Looking to the future he said, "I think that we are set for a tremendous surge of growth. If the Fed would do its job that's a big if frankly. The Fed should be cutting and I would say they should say at a minimum 100 basis points over a period of time. Not at one time but over a period of time."
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Reporters also asked the president about background gun checks and whether he thinks the background laws are currently strong enough.
"We have very, very strong background checks right now. But we have sort of missing areas and areas that don't complete the whole circle. And we're looking at different things. And I have to tell you that it is a mental problem and I've said it 100 times: it's not the gun that pulls the trigger it's the person that pulls the trigger. These are sick people and it is also that kind of a problem and we're looking at mental institutions which we used to have, like as an example where I come from in New York they closed up almost all of their mental institutions or many", President Trump said.
President Trump had just finished meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis at the Oval office. He said, "what an honor" it was to be meeting with the European country and that the relationship between the two is now stronger and better than ever.
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The Southern Baptist (Re-)Emergence in Church Planting
Church planting accelerates and advances the kingdom in exponential ways.
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In the last few years, Southern Baptists have made a significant turnaround in their church planting efforts. It's something I'm excited about and care about, and as such I've been reflecting on what has happened and how we need to move forward.
The Landscape 30 Years Ago
When I started my first church in 1988, I was 20 years old and church planting made a dumpster fire look like a walk in Central Park on a cool spring day. I had an undergraduate degree in biology and chemistry, but God called us to plant a church. Ironically, I got turned down by the SBC Home Mission Board to be a church planter. (Later, I was one of the people in charge of turning people down for the North American Mission Board.)
Despite the rejection, my wife Donna and I moved to the inner city of Buffalo, New York, because we knew we had a calling from God. I blew insulation as a contractor and Donna worked as a school teacher in a Christian school. While serving bivocationally, we started our first church in Buffalo.
It was a lonely and challenging time, but also fruitful.
However, church planting back then was a mess—at least in my denomination.
It was less like a mission field and more like a buzz saw, and I saw time and time again friends get deeply cut trying to start new gospel works in the city. For example, eight of us went to plant in Buffalo, which at the time was considered a 'focus city' for the SBC. Out of those eight planters, five are out of the ministry, four are out of their marriages and faith, and there is only one church remaining of those that were planted in that class.
That's a mess.
At that juncture, Southern Baptists were in the midst of a major struggle that would result in what we call the Conservative Resurgence, and we had a major generational struggle as well. There was little support or understanding of church planting, there were certainly no systems, and, until about 15 years ago, there were prominent Southern Baptists preaching against church planters wearing Hawaiian shirts in the pulpit.
Ten to 15 years ago, young leaders were not sure what the future held for the SBC. Church planters were on the margin. They were not affirmed and really were not even engaged with, and felt a bit alien in their denominational context.
Church planting was not a priority as it had been in the past, and needed to be rediscovered.
Things have ebbed and flowed since then. Systems approaches were adopted (and I wrote my Ph.D. dissertation on them), the denomination reorganized its structure and changed names of entities. Some things went well, and some things went badly, but people kept trying.
I started working for SBC entities in 1998, first at a school and then at the mission board. You could feel the inertia against church planting in the denomination as if you were always pushing uphill.
The Shift in the Last Few Years
Within the past ten years there have been encouraging shifts.
On the national level, a resurgence of church-planting focus started with the North American Mission Board (following yet another reorganization). However, with the adoption of this mini-reorganization (called the Great Commission Resurgence), the mission board was told that they had to prioritize church planting.
Before that, we had tried to keep pushing forward, and made good progress (with good people) at times, but the inertia was too great, the anti-contemporary forces too strong, and the denominational dysfunction too great. But, when I was at NAMB, we didn't make the progress we hoped.
Many people who wanted the best training would go to other places. The work was initially more about awareness than in really advancing the ball down the field.
But, with new leadership, Kevin Ezell simply continued on one path for a long time—the church planting path. He was not without stumbles, but he set the organization on a path that said they would focus on planting and be the best at it. The national decisions began to influence state conventions to raise their game. Everyone began to lift their levels of excellence and to be more intentional towards church planting.
But the culture was also changing. Those prominent anti-contemporary and often-divisive leaders simply don't get the platform anymore. (I am actually almost 100 pages into writing a book on the backroom history of the SBC, including how that changed.)
Today, the Southern Baptist Convention meetings look remarkably different. Young leaders are not out of the ordinary, new ideas are being encouraged and discussed, and we are more serious than ever about seeing church planting as the most effective strategy for making disciples. Church planting as a profession is affirmed and encouraged.
In years past, I used to have to say to SBC church planters, "Please don't give up." Today, we have people joining with the SBC because of the church-planting focus (including McLean Bible Church, Harvest Bible Chapel (James MacDonald, pastor), and Harvest (where Greg Laurie is pastor).
SBC training is getting more effective, there are coaching and support systems in place, and awareness has given birth to a real strategy. We have missional applications in settings and are recognizing the HOW of church planting is, in many ways, determined by the WHO, WHEN, and WHERE of culture.
It has been fascinating to watch, partly because a few (very few!) people thought I'd be the new NAMB president several years ago. (One person even announced it!)
That has never been an option as they did not ask and I would have declined if they did, largely because I thought you could not transition NAMB to be a church-planting machine. I did not think the job could be done.
NAMB has become the leading agency for North American church planting and, if they continue on their path, Southern Baptists may just experience a church-planting renaissance, building on their church-planting momentum.
The Moment We Are In
Simultaneously with this shift in Southern Baptist life, we are seeing a culture become more secular and increasingly less open to evangelism and church planting. It's one of the reasons I quit my job at LifeWay and came to the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College. I want to spend the next decade of my ministry pushing Evangelicals to be more evangelistic in an increasingly secular context.
And that means more church planting that reaches unchurched people.
Here is the opportunity we have, and also an exhortation. We need to be asking the question, "Are men and women hearing and responding by grace, through faith to Jesus' work on the cross for their sin and in their place? Are we making new followers of Jesus?" If all we are doing is shuffling sheep around for the next 10-15 years, it's a waste of my life and a waste of yours too.
Most of my readers are not Southern Baptists, but even if you aren't you should care because Southern Baptists are the largest Protestant denomination in the country. Their church planting success influences everyone.
When it's done right, church planting advances the kingdom in exponential ways. And Southern Baptists have made advancements, but we need to double down—because we are not there yet. Actually, Southern Baptists have still not grown planting to a place where they are breaking even with decline—so while we have made good progress, there is much more work to do.
But, as one who has been quite honest about the state of the SBC over the years, I do think it's worth saying it this way: Yes, Southern Baptists, there's much more to do—but way to go in ramping up church planting.
For a long time I've said that what you celebrate, you become. We've still got miles to go, but I'm happy to say that we have much to celebrate.
Ed Stetzer holds the Billy Graham Distinguished Chair of Church, Mission, and Evangelism at Wheaton College, is Executive Director of the Billy Graham Center, and publishes church leadership resources through Mission Group.
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Key historical events of the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen
Manufactured: North American Aviation in Dallas, Texas
Delivered: US Army Air Corps, April 7, 1944
1st Assignment: 341st AAF Base Unit Pinellas, Florida; flown as trainer
Transferred: 378th AAF Base Unit in Venice, Florida, December 1944; flown as trainer
Transferred: 339th AAF Base Unit in Thomasville, Georgia, June 1945; flown as trainer
Declared Surplus: October 1945; P51-C 42-64129 was dropped from inventory
Last Flight: September 1945; flown to Montana State College in Bozeman, Montana; utilized for vocational training
Donated: 1970; donated to Confederate Air, in Harlingen, Texas. Registered as N215CA, the airframe traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota, back to Harlingen, and then to the Great Planes Wing of CAF in Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1983.
Transferred: 1988, transferred to CAF Minnesota Wing
First restoration: Began in 1996, completed May 2001
Second restoration: Began in 2004, completed 2009
"Tuskegee Airmen" Restorations
In the mid-1990s, Don Hinz, a retired US Navy Commander and businessman, spearheaded the foundation of what would become the CAF Red Tail Squadron along with members of the CAF Minnesota Wing. Their vision was to restore a P-51C Mustang as a vehicle to spark conversations and educate young and old alike about the often-overlooked history of the Tuskegee Airmen.
The CAF Minnesota Wing dubbed the initial restoration the "Red Tail Project" and raised more than $500,000 to complete the work. Volunteers provided much of the labor, contributing their time and expertise to bring the project to fruition. In 2001, the Mustang was christened Tuskegee Airmen, painted with a bright red tail and flew again for the first time in more than 45 years.
Unfortunately, at a great loss to the organization and entire aviation community, Don lost his life in an accident caused by an engine malfunction of the Tuskegee Airmen at an airshow in 2004. Don was credited with using his piloting skills to avoid injuries on the ground and a post-crash fire in the dead-stick situation. Tragically, he survived the accident only to succumb to his injuries the next day.
To honor him and to continue the important outreach work of the CAF Red Tail Squadron, the aircraft was fully restored a second time and returned to the skies in 2009, a testament to the group's perseverance, belief in its mission and commitment to the vision of Don and other founding members.
For an in-depth look at the history of the CAF Red Tail Squadron, the restorations of the aircraft and the Squadron's commitment to the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, check out the award-winning film "Red Tail Reborn"
AT-6 Specifications
North American Aviation
• Wingspan 42 ft. 0 in
• Length 29 ft. 0 in
• Height 11 ft. 9 in
Pratt & Whitney R-1340-49 radial piston engine rated at 600 hp for takeoff and 550 hp at 8,000 ft
Empty 3,900 lb.; maximum takeoff 5,155 lb
Provisions for one forward-firing cowl-mounted .30 cal. machine gun, one wing mounted .30 cal. machine gun, and one trainable .30 cal. machine gun in the rear cockpit (SNJ only)
• Maximum level speed 'clean' 182 kt (210 mph) at 5,000 ft.; normal cruise 126 kt (145 mph)
• Maximum range 546 nm (629 miles)
• Service ceiling 24,000 ft.
Nella has had the privilege of flying several WASP during its tenure as the aircraft of the CAF WASP Squadron. When one of these special guests takes a flight, the heroic, groundbreaking aviator signs her name to the aircraft's luggage compartment making this "museum without walls" a truly remarkable, one-of-a-kind artifact!


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Report: Shipments of wearable devices triple as prices get lower
The wearable market recorded its eighth straight quarter of solid growth, according to a new report by IDC.
Even in the months leading up to the highly-anticipated release of the Apple Watch, the wearable space continued to show strong growth, IDC has confirmed. In its latest report, the research firm revealed that the worldwide market recorded its eighth consecutive quarter of steady maturation in the first quarter of 2015. During this three-month period, vendors shipped a total of 11.4 million devices — a 200% jump from the 3.8 million wearables shipped that time last year.
"Bucking the post-holiday decline normally associated with the first quarter is a strong sign for the wearables market," IDC research manager Ramon Llamas said in the report. "It demonstrates growing end-user interest and the vendors' ability to deliver a diversity of devices and experiences. In addition, demand from emerging markets is on the rise and vendors are eager to meet these new opportunities."
The top five wearable vendors over the timespan included Fitbit, Xiaomi, Garmin, Samsung and Jawbone, in that order, each of whom have been able to collectively grow their dominance from two-thirds of the market in Q1 2014 to three-quarters Q1 2015. Fitbit's extensive lineup of bands, such as the Charge, Surge and older Flex models, led the way by capturing just over a third (34.2%) of the space. Not far behind, Xiaomi made up about a quarter (24.6%), driven by the tremendous popularity of its Mi Band, primarily from China.
Meanwhile, Garmin's health and fitness-focused devices, Samsung's Gear smartwatches and Jawbone's UP MOVE and continued demand of UP24 round out the list at 6.1%, 5.3% and 4.4%, respectively. Now with the Apple Watch in the equation, however, IDC expects that the wearables landscape will experience a seismic shift, one in which will "force the competition to up their game in order to stay on the leading edge of the market."
Without question, helping to spur widespread adoption has been price erosion. As seen with many young forms of technology, gizmos and gadgets become much more affordable over time. In the case of wearables, more than 40% of devices are now priced under $100.
"Despite this price erosion, Apple's entrance with a product priced at the high end of the spectrum will test consumers' willingness to pay a premium for a brand or product that is the center of attention," explained IDC research analyst Jitesh Ubrani.
Want to learn more? Download the entire report here.
This entry was posted in Design Trends, IoT, Wearables and tagged Fitbit, Garmin, IDC, IoT, Jawbone, Samsung, Wearable technology, Wearable Technology 2015, Wearables, Wearables Report, Xiaomi on June 3, 2015 by The Atmel Team.
Photos: The best of Mobile World Congress 2015
A look at some of the biggest product news to come out of Barcelona…
Wearables and tablets and phones, oh my! Mobile devices of every kind were sprawled out across the exhibition halls at Mobile World Congress this week, where nearly 2,000 companies gathered in Barcleona to show off a slew of products to a 90,000-plus crowd. While every major brand was well-represented, HTC, Huawei, Samsung, LG and Microsoft were among the names that stole the spotlight as they debuted next generations of their flagship gadgets. Beyond that, a number of emerging IoT startups also drew a great deal of attention with their new wave of projects, from smart buttons to slick watches.
So without further ado, here's some of the best things we saw over the last couple of days — other than the paella, tapas and Catalan wine, of course!
Microsoft Lumia 640 and 640 XL
Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge
HTC Grip
HTC Re Vive
Huawei Smartwatch and Talkbands
Runcible Anti-Smartphone
Pebble Time Steel
LG Watch Urbane and Urbane LTE
LG Spirit and Magna
Microsoft Folding Keyboard
Silent Circle Blackphone 2
Ford MoDe:Me Bike
Xiaomi Yi Action Camera
IKEA Qi Wireless Charging Furniture
La Comanda Click'N'Pizza
This entry was posted in Lists and tagged BlackBerry, Ford, HP, LG, Mobile World Congress, Mobile World Congress 2015, Pebble Time Steel, Runcible, Samsung, Sony Xperia, Xiaomi on March 3, 2015 by The Atmel Team.
Samsung: Wearables will lead to a 'new era of power dressing'
As 2014 comes to an end, Samsung has shared a set of predictions around wearable technology for year ahead. Following the release of several smartwatches over the past 12 months, the electronics company believes that wearables will make the crossover from the consumer market into the workplace.
(Source: Business Insider)
According to the Samsung, wearable technology will not only be the "2015 equivalent of the shoulder pads of the 1980s," but today's business leaders will rely heavily on connected devices to "stay always-on," with the first wave of that change being smartwaches.
The manufacturer delved deep into business attitudes around wearables, which revealed that nearly half (47%) of users felt more intelligent, 61% felt more informed and efficient, and 37% believed that devices adorned to their bodies could potentially assist with career development.
These devices will not only make life easier for employers and their teams, but will improve productivity and streamline business processes. In fact, Samsung expects that:
Wearable technology will create a new era of power dressing for business leaders.
People will restructure their working lives around personal "Power Hours'' – as technology reveals peak performance times.
Virtual reality technology and the innovative use of displays will lead to a new generation of digital shops, allowing retailers to overcome space constraints and high rent.
Automated home systems will move from 'geek' to 'chic' driven by a dramatically improved user experience.
Every child born in the next 12 months will learn coding as a core subject alongside numeracy and literacy.
This entry was posted in Design Trends, IoT and tagged Business Wearables, Enterprise Wearables, Internet of Things, Samsung, Wearable technology, Wearables on December 17, 2014 by The Atmel Team.
Exploring smart meters in the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) isn't a single homogenous market but splits up into different segments with very different requirements. A lot of IoT markets are still in our future: next generation wearable medical devices, autonomous cars and more. One area where IoT has been going strong, long enough that it probably pre-dates the catchy buzzword IoT, is smart power meters.
Atmel recent announced their latest power line communications SoC specifically designed for this market. The SAM4CP16B is an extension of Atmel's SAM4Cx smart energy platform built on a dual-core 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4 architecture. It is fully compatible with Atmel's ATPL230A OFDM physical layer device compliant with PRIME standard specification. The flexible solution addresses OEM's requirements for various system partitioning, BOM reduction and time-to-market requirements by incorporating independent application, protocol stack and physical layer processing functions within the same device. Key features of the SoC include integrated low-power driver, advanced cryptography, 1MB of embedded Flash, 152KB of SRAM, low-power real-time clock, and an LCD display controller.
I think that as various submarkets of the Internet of Things develop, we will see a lot of devices like this; SoCs that integrate everything that is required for a particular application, leaving the system company to customize the hardware, add their own software and so on. IoT will not be a market like mobile, with huge chips being done in the latest process generation. Many IoT designs will include analog, RF and sensors, all of which are best designed in older processes like 65nm or even 130nm.
The system volumes for many designs will be relatively low and so designing a specific chip for each application will be unattractive. Even in mobile where the volumes are much higher, only Apple and Samsung design their own application processors, as far as I know. Everyone else licenses one from Qualcomm, Mediatek or others… Even Apple gets the modem (radio) from Qualcomm. The aggregate volumes will end up being large (there will be a lot of things) so the prize goes to the semiconductor companies that do the best job of designing chips that match what the system companies require.
Interested in learning more? The data sheet for the part can be found here. (Warning: It's 1,000 pages!)
This post has been republished with permission from SemiWiki.com, where Paul McLellan is a featured blogger. It first appeared there on August 13, 2014.
This entry was posted in Design Tips & Tricks, Engineering Perspectives, Product News and tagged 32-bit ARM cores, 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4, apple, Atmel's ATPL230A OFDM, Atmel's SAM4Cx, BoM, Internet of Things, IoT, LCD Display Controller, Mediatek, Qualcomm, RF and Sensors, SAM4CP16B, Samsung, SoC on September 9, 2014 by Paul McLellan.
Samsung stays ahead of the curve with the Galaxy Note Edge
Samsung's concept for a smartphone with a slanted screen edge that could easily be viewed from the side is now a reality, in the form of the company's first-of-its-kind device aptly named the Galaxy Note Edge.
Announced last week at IFA 2014, the smartphone's wraparound display boasts a 5.6-inch Quad HD+ Super AMOLED at a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, with an additional 160 pixels on the edge which cascades off to the right. The sole curved edge serves as a fully-functional touchscreen independent from the main screen itself, and features the app shortcuts one would typically find along the bottom of a phone's home screen — such as the dialer, your contacts, web browser and camera.
"The Galaxy Note Edge's unique curved screen provides quick access to frequently used apps, alerts and device functionality – even when the cover is closed – all with the swipe of a thumb," the company's press release stated. The Edge's side screen offers a dynamic user experience, providing owners with a variety of immersive apps, including camera, video, S Note, ticker board, night clock among several others. Users can also receive notifications directly on the Edge Screen while watching videos without disturbing their viewing session. What this means is that a user would simply have to swipe in order to access their latest Twitter updates, sports scores and an assortment of other alerts.
Similar to the other Galaxy Note family members, the Edge comes with Samsung's S Pen stylus. Using the pen, a user can do things such as capture images off the screen and edit them on the fly, take handwritten notes, and more.
The company's latest design will run Android 4.4 KitKat, and will be powered by a 2.7-gigahertz quad-core processor. The system also is equipped with 3 gigabytes of RAM, with storage options of 32 or 64 gigabytes, and a microSD slot that offers expansion up to 64 gigabytes. The Note Edge's rear-facing camera is a 16-megapixel shooter with smart optical image stabilization, while the front-facing lens is 3.7 megapixels.
In terms of connectivity, the Note Edge will support up to LTE Cat 6 for 300Mbps download speeds, and also includes next-generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, infrared LED remote control, and NFC technology.
While the Galaxy Note Edge puts Samsung ahead of the 'curve,' it looks like we're in for a flexible future. As previously reported here on Bits & Pieces, the share of flexible smartphones in the overall smartphone market is expected to reach 40% in 2018, up from merely 0.2% last year. This should come with little surprise following recent analyst forecasts projecting the flexible display market to cross the $3.89 billion threshold by 2020 – growing at an impressively high CAGR from 2014 to 2020.
As more tech giants look to curved displays, we will be right there to offer our magic touch. Atmel's Sensor Hub and MaxTouch T are high-performance solutions to bridge the scaling of these touch display markets while application use-cases will surely grow of smartphones and display markets. The MaxTouch T series architecture combines the best of mutual and self-capacitance to ensure optimal touch performance with the highest noise immunity and lowest power consumption. As for Atmel's Sensor Hub, in more frequency for new products (embedded designs and display markets) are going to demand upon higher levels of integration especially when there are other fusion of data involved. Many of these tasks require the simultaneous analysis and fusion of data from different sensors and sensor types. These can include motion sensors (accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers), environment sensors (light level, color, temperature, pressure, humidity) and many others. To ease the design and build out of such new products, Atmel has partnered with the leading sensor manufacturers. Sensor fusion specialists can be available to provide a complete, easy to implement Sensor Hub Solution to facilitate the flexible display market.
This entry was posted in Design Trends, Product News and tagged AMOLED, curved display, Flexible Display, Galaxy Edge Note, IFA 2014, mobile devices, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, smartphones on September 9, 2014 by The Atmel Team.
Atmel teams up with industry leaders to form IoT group
With 212 billion connected devices expected to arrive within the next few years, Atmel is joining forces with tech leaders Broadcom, Dell, Intel, Samsung and Wind River to establish a new industry group focused on improving interoperability and streamlining connectivity. At this point, there are multiple proposals and forums driving varying approaches, yet no single solution addresses the majority of key requirements. The newly-unveiled Open Interconnect Consortium (OIC) looks to define a common communications framework based on industry standard technologies to wirelessly connect and intelligently manage the flow of information among personal computing and emerging Internet of Things (IoT) devices, regardless of form factor, operating system or service provider.
The initial aim of this new project is to create an open source code that will transform the Internet of Things from mere concept into a reality that benefits consumers, developers and end users. This will help ensure that OIC specifications and open source implementations will help companies design products that intelligently, reliably and securely manage and exchange information under changing conditions, power and bandwidth, and even without an Internet connection.
"Atmel is excited about our participation in OIC to establish an open source framework that goes beyond the digital home and supports services for multiple verticals including consumer, industrial and automotive markets," said Kaivan Karimi, Vice President and General Manager of Wireless MCUs at Atmel Corporation. "Together with other industry leaders, we are committed to building a strong technology infrastructure for the Internet of Things; one that is instrumental in solving the pain points where other industry standards fall short today."
Leaders from a broad range of industry vertical segments – from smart home and office solutions to automotive and more – will participate in the program to enable emerging applications in all key markets. However, the first OIC open source code will target the specific requirements of smart home and office solutions. For instance, the specifications could make it simple to remotely control and receive notifications from smart home appliances or enterprise devices using securely provisioned smartphones, tablets or PCs. Possible consumer solutions include the ability to remotely control household systems to save money and conserve energy. In the enterprise, employees and visiting suppliers might securely collaborate while interacting with screens and other devices in a meeting room. Specifications for additional IoT opportunities including automotive, healthcare and industrial are expected to follow.
"Open source is about collaboration and about choice. The Open Interconnect Consortium is yet another proof point how open source helps to fuel innovation," said Jim Zemlin, executive director of The Linux Foundation. "We look forward to the OIC's contribution in fostering an open environment to support the billions of connected devices coming online."
Member companies will contribute software and engineering resources to the development of a protocol specification, open source implementation, and a certification program, all with a view of accelerating the development of the IoT. The OIC specification will encompass a range of connectivity solutions, utilizing existing and emerging wireless standards and will be designed to be compatible with a variety of operating systems.
"The rise and ultimate success of the Internet of Things depends on the ability for devices and systems to securely and reliably interconnect and share information," said Doug Fisher, Intel Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the Software and Services Group. "This requires common frameworks, based on truly open, industry standards. Our goal in founding this new consortium is to solve the challenge of interoperable connectivity for the Internet of Things without tying the ecosystem to one company's solution."
This exciting news follows yesterday's big announcement of Atmel's definitive agreement to acquire Newport Media, Inc. that will enable Atmel to offer designers and Makers the industry's most complete wireless portfolio of smart, connected devices for the Internet of Things (IoT). The acquisition will immediately adds 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to the company's offerings and will accelerate an introduction of low-energy Bluetooth products.
"Combined with our existing Wi-Fi and Zigbee solutions and industry leading microcontroller portfolio, Atmel is positioned for substantial growth in the Internet of Things marketplace." explains Atmel CEO Steve Laub.
Have questions regarding the OIC? Learn more by reading the entire press release. Interested in the ever-evolving Internet of Things? You'll want to check out our extensive Bits & Pieces IoT article archive here.
This entry was posted in Design Trends, IoT, Product News and tagged Atmel, Broadcom, Dell, Intel, Internet of Things, Internet of Things Standards, IoT, Open Interconnect Consortium, Samsung, tag1, Wind River on July 8, 2014 by The Atmel Team.
Samsung builds a Smart Bike
Designed by Italian frame-builder Giovanni Pelizzoli and student Alice Biotti, the Samsung Smart Bike is built around an aluminum frame that boasts curved tubes to soak up vibrations from riding on rough city streets.
As Gizmag's Ben Coxworth reports, a rearview camera is located between the seat stays of the frame to stream live video feeds to a handlebar-mounted Samsung smartphone.
"There are four lasers built into the frame, that project a bike lane onto the road on either side of the bike, as it's moving. Those lasers automatically come on as ambient light levels drop, as detected by the smartphone," writes Coxworth.
"Additionally, an app on the phone uses GPS to make a note of routes that are often traveled by the cyclist. It then offers the option of notifying city officials of those routes, with the suggestion that they add officially-designated bicycle lanes."
The frame is also equipped with a battery, Atmel based Arduino board, as well as WiFi and Bluetooth modules.
Interested in learning more? Ride on over to Smart Bike's official page here.
This entry was posted in Arduino, Maker Movement and tagged Alice Biotti, Arduino board, Atmel, Ben Coxworth, Bluetooth, Giovanni Pelizzoli, Gizmag, Samsung, Smart Bike, WiFi on June 11, 2014 by The Atmel Team.


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Organisers for the fifth annual 7 Sunshine Coast Marathon and community run festival have set their sights on raising $250,000 in 2016, making it a total of $1,000,000 raised for charity in the five years since the event began.
Event Director Jason Crowther said 'This milestone is a very special one for us; the event was started by three mates who love to run and had a vision to give something back to community through a sustainable, world-class athletic event. Every year, we are so inspired to see the support of this not-for-profit event from all across the country, and our reputation internationally is really taking off.
We believe that this festival can continue to build into an iconic fundraising event and we thank all our entrants for their continued support'.