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A draft of 2 Sergeants, 1 Corporal, 1 Bombardier, 50 Gunners and 22 Signallers proceeded Overseas to France. Total 76
The undermentioned Officers proceeded Overseas
2nd Lt. H.J. PEACH
" R.H. DYER
" J.H. BROWN
" H.C. HARKER
Lieut. C.F. WOODROW, 3/1st Lon. Brigade, R.F.A. was posted to Heavy Artillery Brigade, Whitburn, Sunderland and struck off the strength of Brigade
Horse No 63 (Riding) was transferred to North Midland Veterinary Hospital and struck off the strength of the Brigade
Lieut. G.F. ILLINGWORTH 3/3rd London Brigade R.F.A. joined the Brigade and was taken on the strength
A draft of 1 Corporal, 2 Bombardiers, 45 Gunners, 200 Drivers, 6 Fitters and 6 Signallers proceeded Overseas to France. Total 260
The Brigade Headquarters and three Emergency Batteries paraded in 'Field Service Marching Order on the Driving Field, north of Biscot Camp at 9.30a.m. and were inspected by the Commandant, No. 6. Reserve Brigade R.F.A. (T)
49 Drivers were transferred to R.G.A. Winchester and were struck off the strength of the Brigade
2nd Lt. F. STADWOOD, 1st South Midland Bde. R.F.A. joined from No. 1. Cadet School, R.F.A. and was taken on the strength of the Brigade
60 L.D. Horses were transferred to Remount Depot Swaythling and struck off the strength of the Brigade
30 Recruits joined from No.4. Depot R.F.A. Woolwich
Riding Horse No. 97 L.D. Horse No. 643 and H.D. Horse No. 127 were transferred to North Mid. Veterinary Hospital, London Road, Luton.
Captain. St. J. THORPE, C.F. proceeded Overseas to Salonika and ceased to be attached to the Brigade
Lieut. W.E. BROWN, R.F.A. was taken on the strength of the Brigade
16 Mules were transferred to Remount Depot, Beech Hill, Luton
40 Gunners proceeded Overseas to France
2nd Lt. C. VAGG joined from No. 2 R.F.A. Cadet School, Exeter and was taken on the strength of the Brigade
Captain L. CONNOR joined for temporary duty as Chaplain to the Forces and was attached to the Brigade
The undermentioned Officers joined and were taken on the strength of the Brigade
2nd Lt. H. WRIGHT 2nd South Mid. Bde R.F.A.
" A.P. HUGGINS 3/1st Lon. Bde R.F.A.
" H.A. WISE 3/2nd Lon. Bde. R.F.A.
Lieut. R. COOP, West Lanc. Bde R.F.A.
2ND Lt. C.R. FASTNEDGE 4th Lon (How) Bde. R.F.A
100 N.C.O's and Men were transferred to Command Depot, Ripon.
8 N.C.O's (Signallers) were transferred to Signalling School, Swanage
100 men were transferred to Heaton Park, Manchester
The undermentioned Officers from No. 2. R.F.A. Cadet School, Exeter were taken on the strength of the Brigade
2nd Lt. J. CARR, R.F.A. S.R.
" J.J. DALY
" T.A. DRISCOLL
" G.S. DAVIDSON
" C.E. HOLLIDAY
" G.H. HALLET
" F.W. HUDD
" J.L. JOHNSTON
" L.C. HOPKINS
" J.P. LOCK " "
2ND LT. R.J. CAZEAUX 3/2ND London Bde. R.F.A.
Capt. W.G. POORE 3rd South Mid. Bde. R.F.A.
30 Recruits arrived from No. 4 Depot R.F.A. Woolwich and were taken on the strength of the Brigade
A draft of 2 Corporals, 5 Bombardiers, 15 Gunners, and 3 Signallers proceeded Overseas to France. Total 25
Riding Horse No. 330 was transferred to North Midland Veterinary Hospital London Road and was struck off the strength of the Brigade.
Horse L.D. No. 522 died and was struck off the strength of the Brigade
2nd Lt. C.R. FASTNEDGE, 4th Lon. (How) Brigade R.F.A. was posted to No. 7. Reserve Brigade R.F.A. at Bordon and was struck off the strength of the Brigade
40 L.D. Mules were transferred to Remount Depot Swaythling, and struck off the strength of the Brigade
The undermentioned Officers joined the Brigade and were taken on the strength
2nd Lt. W.E. CLARKE 2nd South Midland Bde. R.F.A.
2nd Lt. W.F. LAWRENCE 3/3rd Lon. Bde R.F.A.
2nd Lt. E.G. BELFIELD South Mid. Bde R.F.A.
2nd Lt. H. BRIDGEWATER, 3/6th Lon. Bde R.F.A. was transferred to Officers School of Equipment Henley-on-Thames, and struck off the strength of the Brigade
The undermentioned Officers proceeded Overseas to France
2nd Lt. W.H. GILLINGS T.F.
2ND Lt. J. NOBLE-SMITH S.R.
" E.E. THOMAS
" E. P. LEWNS
" D. McPHAIL
" W.H. McDONALD
" S.R. LLOYD "
10 L.D. Horses were transferred to Remount Depot, Swaythling
2nd Lt. F.S. MILLER 6th London Brigade R.F.A. joined for duty and was taken on the strength of the Brigade
200 N.C.O.'s and Men (Command Depot) were transferred to Heaton Park Camp, Manchester
2nd Lt. J.H. GAY, 2nd Sth. Mid. BDE. R.F.A.
2nd Lt. A.A.E. COWARD, 5th Lon. Bde R.F.A
" A.J.S. SUTTON 1st Sth. Mid. Bde. R.F.A.
" C.C. MAYNELL 2nd Sth. Mid. Bde R.F.A.
The undermentioned Officers proceeded Overseas (India) and were struck off the strength of the Brigade
Lieut. P. BOYDEN 3/1ST Lon. Bde. R.F.A.
2nd Lt J.A. COUSINS 3/1st Lon. Bde R.F.A.
1 B.Q.M.S., 9 Sergt, 3 Corporals, 4 Bombardiers and 1 Saddler were transferred to Aylsham and struck off the strength of the Brigade
The undermentioned Officers joined for duty and were taken on the strength of the Brigade
Major E.G.L. ALLBERRY 2nd London Bde. R.F.A
Capt. W.L. LUCAS 5th London Bde. R.F.A.
2nd Lt. H.F. CARTMEL ROBINSON R.F.A. S.R.
" J. DUNCAN
" J.C. GILLESPIE
" D. FILSHILL
" H. MILES
" J.A. NASH
" J.H. OWEN
" E. PORTER
" G.G. RICHMOND
" J.T. SMITH " "
2nd Lt. MORTON-COLE 3/6th Lon. Bde. R.F.A.
Horse L.D. No. 213 was transferred to North Mid. Veterinary Hospital London Road, Luton and was struck off the strength of the Brigade
A draft of 3 Bombardiers, 40 Gunners, 22 signallers and 2 Wheelers proceeded Overseas to France. Total 67
60 Signallers were transferred to Signalling School, Swanage and struck off the strength of the Brigade
2nd Lt. A.C. COCKRELL 1st Sth Mid Bde R.F.A. joined the Brigade and was taken on strength
The following Officers having proceeded Overseas are struck off the strength of the Brigade
Lieut. G.F. ILLINGWORTH R.F.A. T.F.
" A.J. CROSS " "
2ND Lt. D. MELDRUM R.F.A. S.R.
" W.H. MORGAN
" W. NEILSON
" C.G. OXLEY
" A. PEMBROKE
" J.C. POPE " "
2nd Lt. F.A. HARGRY R.F.A. S.R. joined the Brigade and was taken on strength
Horses L.D. No. 270 and No. 641 were transferred to North Mid. Vety. Hospital, London Road, Luton and struck off the strength of the Brigade
100 Details arrived from North Walsham and were taken on the strength of the Brigade
2nd Lt. F.J. SMITH R.F.A. Special Reserve
2nd Lt. H.P. EDMUNDS 1st Wessex Bde. R.F.A.
2ND Lt. R.B. JONES R.F.A. Special Reserve
2nd Lt. A. McINNES R.F.A. Special Reserve
2nd Lt. G.W.T. MORGAN 7th London Brigade R.F.A.
The Rev. S.L. CONNOR, C.F. proceeded Overseas to Mesopotamia and ceased to be attached to the Brigade
Capt. A.L. EDWARDS, C.F. reported for temporary duty and was attached to Brigade Headquarters
35 Details arrived from 1129 Battery R.F.A. Bacton and were taken on the strength of the Brigade
50 Details arrived from Bungay (68th Divl. Arty)
The undermentioned Officers proceeded Overseas and were struck off the strength of the Brigade
2nd Lt. B.C. GUY
" C.H. GRANTHAM
" A.N. HICKS
2ND Lt. M.J. PERRIN
" H.F. TERRY
30 A4 Details were transferred to 64th Divl. Artillery at Cawston and were struck off the strength of the Brigade.
41 details arrived from Woodbridge and were taken on strength of Brigade
The undermentioned Officers joined for duty, and were taken on the strength of the Brigade
2nd Lt. G.C. BUTTERWORTH 2nd Sth. Mid. Bde. R.F.A.
" H.A. CHAPMAN 2st Lon. Bde R.F.A.
" I. JONES 1ST Sth Mid R.F.A.
10 L.D. Horses and 10 L.D. Mules were transferred to Remount Depot Swaythling and were struck off the strength of the Brigade
Major. F.A. WILLIAMS 5th Lon. Bde R.F.A.
Lieut. A. LESLIE 3rd Lon. Bde. R.F.A.
A draft consisting of 1 Sergeant, 5 Corporals, 2 Bombardiers, 5 Wheelers, 4 Fitters, 59 Gunners, 15 Signallers proceeded overseas. Total 91
30 Recruits arrived from No. 4. Depot R.F.A Woolwich
Capt. A.W. McGOWAN T.F.
Lieut. C.E. WILES
2nd Lt. H.S. KING
" H. COTTERELL
" E.A. WELLS "
" H.H. FISHER S.R.
Lieut. P.H. DODGSON T.F.
2nd Lt. G.H. BRAZIER
" C.P. CHAMPION
" F.R. JONES
" J.D.F. LAIDLOW "
The following casualties occurred amongst the Horses and Mules of the Brigade during the month of November 1917
1 Joined, 87 Transferred, 2 Died or Destroyed, Leaving a total strength of 405
66 Transferred, Leaving a total strength of 37


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NTTB Rank: 7-5
September 20, 2017 Offseason Beat, RankingsAlex Abrines, Andre Roberson, Enes Kanter, Oklahoma City ThunderAlex Roig
Previous Player Rankings: 20-16 | 15-12 | 11-8 |
Now we get into the meat of the rotation. From here on out, these are likely the players that will eat up the bulk of the minutes played and will likely be the ones finishing out games. Injuries to any of these players will have a big effect on the team moving forward.
7. Enes Kanter
3PT FG%
REBS
ASTS
STLS
16-17 Thunder 21.3 .545 .132 .786 6.7 0.9 0.4 0.5 14.3
As one of the most maligned players in the NBA, Enes Kanter was well on his way to be a 6th Man of the Year candidate last season before he decided to go all Karate Kid on a chair. Unfortunately for Kanter, the chair was well versed in counter-moves, and struck back at Kanter's forearm, breaking it in the process. The broken forearm sidelined Kanter for several weeks, and even though he came back earlier than expected, he was not the same player as he was before the injury.
Kanter is who he is at this point. He's an enigma wrapped up in a riddle. On the offensive end, he has the feet of a ballerina, able to keep his feet planted as he does an array of up and under moves that would make Hakeem Olajuwon blush. On the defensive end, though, if he has to move outside of the paint, he becomes a just-born baby deer wobbling through the perimeter. Some nights, he's a match-up nightmare. Other nights, he's a 6'11 Achilles heel with a mustache.
Here's the major difference between Kanter this season and last season. Last year, Kanter was a necessity. The Thunder needed his scoring punch off the bench and in the post to keep the team balanced. Russell Westbrook couldn't score 50 points every night. They had to put up with his defensive deficiencies to keep points on the board. This year, though, Kanter goes back to being a luxury. With the added scoring from Paul George and Patrick Patterson, the Thunder no longer need to depend on Kanter as a second or third option. They can now deploy him as a scoring big, and if the match-up is unfavorable, they don't have to play him.
6. Andre Roberson
16-17 Thunder 30.1 .464 .245 .423 5.1 1.0 1.2 1.0 6.6
It's fitting that Enes Kanter and Andre Roberson are back to back on the ranking. What Kanter is to offense, Roberson is to defense. And, unfortunately, the visa versa is also true. Let's get the good out of the way first. Roberson is an elite-level perimeter defender. There are times where his defense completely changes the dynamic of a game. He has the perfect physique (strong, wiry frame and a long wingspan) to be a terror on the perimeter and he uses all that to the utmost. His selection for 2nd team All-Defense was well-deserved, and I think he has a good chance of getting 1st team All-Defense this season.
Now, to the bad. There should be no reason a player who has made it all the way to the pinnacle of basketball only shoots 42.3% from the free throw line. Especially a perimeter oriented player. Add to that the fact Roberson is way below average from the 3-point line, and you have the perfect recipe for a player who completely kills any offensive spacing the team has when he's on the floor.
The good news is that, a lot like Kanter, Roberson now becomes a defensive luxury on the floor. The addition of Paul George, who is a good perimeter defender in his own right, almost negates the necessity of having two elite perimeter defenders on the floor. Go into an end of game situation where the Hack-a-Dre comes into play, and you can simply take Roberson off the floor without giving up too much on the defensive end.
5. Alex Abrines
Looking at the raw numbers, you may wonder why a player with this stat line would be ranked so high. For starters, Abrines led the team in 3-point shooting %. He shot 40% or higher from deep in 4 of the 6 months of the season. In addition to the shooting, he has a high basketball IQ and has the potential to be a secondary ball-handler. And he did all this while being a rookie.
With a season of experience under his belt, I'm expecting big things from Abrines. According to reports, he's packed on a bit of muscle over the offseason and is looking to expand his game to more than just shooting. On this team, his production is tantamount to how far this team can go. If he is a reliable floor spacer, the floor gets that much bigger for Westbrook and George to operate from.
With Abrines, there are always defensive concerns. He's lacks elite-level lateral quickness on the perimeter and can sometimes get beat off the dribble. But he wasn't as bad as advertised on the defensive end last season. A lot of his troubles had to do with getting used to the speed of the game. As the season progressed, he got better at cutting his man off and staying away from the silly fouls. If that trend continues into this season, then the Thunder may have found another player to put out there against elite space and pace teams.
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Greatheart Silver and Other Pulp Heroes — Ebook Now Available!
Philip José Farmer had a life-long love affair with the pulps he read in his youth. They influenced nearly everything he wrote, but in the 1970s he paid special tribute to them with several stories. Greatheart Silver and Other Pulp Heroes collects these stories for the first time in hardcover! This collection also features an introduction by college professor and pulp historian, Garyn G. Roberts, Ph.D., and artwork by Keith Howell!
The first three stories: "Greatheart Silver," "The Return of Greatheart Silver," and "Greatheart Silver in the First Command," originally appeared in Byron Priess' Weird Heroes series and have been collected before in the paperback, Greatheart Silver. These stories are Philip José Farmer at his most irreverent.
The next two items, "The Grant Robeson Papers," and "Savage Shadow" also appeared in Weird Heroes, and set up a fantastic premise that was never fulfilled and will leave you wanting more.
The final story, "Skinburn" appeared in the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and is the most scifi of these stories, while still giving a nod to the pulps.
And now you can get the ebook version for only $2.99!
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Tarzan and the Dark Heart of Time – Now in Audio!
Meteor House is very excited to let you know that Oasis Audio, through a deal with Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., has released Philip José Farmer's Tarzan and the Dark Heart of Time as an audiobook! We couldn't have been more pleased when Christopher Paul Carey, Meteor House author and Director of Publishing at ERB, Inc., broke the news to us.
Clocking in at 9 hours and 39 minutes, this audiobook will cover the trip to grandma's for the holidays, and the drive back home!
And check it out, it looks like narrator Ben Dooley is doing the complete Tarzan series, from Tarzan of the Apes to Tarzan and the Valley of Gold, and everything in between!
It would be an interesting experiment for someone to listen to the Tarzan books in order, up through Tarzan the Untamed, then listen to Dark Heart of Time, then continue on with Tarzan the Terrible. We bet with the same narrator reading the books Phil's novel would feel even more like you were reading Burroughs.
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Virtual FarmerCon XV 2020
After FarmerCon XV was canceled (in person) then rescheduled to be a Virtual Con, then postponed, it was finally held over the weekend of September 18-19.
The Virtual Con mostly consisted of links to prerecorded videos be posted on the Meteor House Facebook page. There were also a couple of Zoom hangouts among the usual FarmerCon attendees.
Here are the videos, most of which can be found on Meteor House's new YouTube channel:
Philip José Farmer's science fiction eco-thriller Up from the Bottomless Pit
Heidi Ruby Miller reads from Man of War
Anthony Cardno reads from Up from the Bottomless Pit
Up from the Bottomless Pit, Farmer, and the Environment panel
A Rough Knight for the Queen reading by Paul Spiteri
The Many Adventures of Philip José Farmer panel
Interview with Paul Spiteri about A Rough Knight for the Queen
Philip Jose Farmer's Sir Richard Francis Burton Book Collection
These were very informative and entertaining. While, of course, we all hope FarmerCon can be held in person next year, maybe we can find some way to still incorporate some prerecorded videos.
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Dayworld: A Hole in Wednesday — Ebook Now Available!
Ebook art by Keith Howell
Philip José Farmer's Dayworld trilogy, three best selling novels: Dayworld, Dayworld Rebel, and Dayworld Breakup, as well as his short story "The Sliced-Crosswise Only-On-Tuesday World," imagines a severely overcrowded future that cures the overpopulation problem by "stoning" six-sevenths of the population each day.
Farmer began a prequel Dayworld novel, A Hole in Wednesday, but did not complete it. His grand-nephew Danny Adams finished the novel and wrote a rollicking adventure tale. Set some time before the events in the original trilogy, the novel nonetheless has direct links to the acclaimed series, exploring the developing world and antecedent characters who vigorously challenge the life in which they find themselves trapped.
And speaking of being trapped, for all of you stuck in the house, we've just released the ebook version and immediately put it on sale for only $2.99!
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A Rough Knight for the Queen – First Stand-Alone Edition!
by Philip José Farmer
Paperback Edition
Philip José Farmer fans know that he was fascinated with 19th century explorer and author Sir Richard Francis Burton. Farmer made Burton the protagonist of the Hugo winning novel, To Your Scattered Bodies Go, the first book in the Riverworld series. In Gods of Riverworld, the final book in the series, Peter Jairus Frigate (Farmer's fictional stand in) said that he had written a biography of Richard Burton but that Fawn Brodie's biography of Burton came out before Frigate could get his published. When asked about this in the early 2000s, Phil said, "I was going to write a biography of Burton but Fawn's biography came out. It seemed to be pretty definitive so I decided not to write more."
The biography Farmer did write about Burton starts in 1855, when Burton was thirty-four years old and on an expedition to find the source of the Nile. As for its origin, Phil explained, "This was written for what was called a 'Men's Magazine.' I think the magazine was titled Gonads, but I am probably wrong. Anyway, for reasons unknown, the article was rejected and so went into the proverbial trunk."
Hardcover Edition
A Rough Knight for the Queen stayed in that trunk for decades until Farmer sold the original unpublished manuscript and it eventually wound up in the hands of collector Craig Kimber. When Paul Spiteri and Michael Croteau were putting together Pearls from Peoria, a massive compilation of Farmer rarities published by Subterranean Press in 2006, Craig sent them a copy of the manuscript to include in the collection.
Now Meteor House brings you Farmer's 26,000 word biography of Burton in both an affordable trade paperback and in a signed limited hardcover. Both editions feature introductory material by Mick Walton (author of Sir Richard Burton and His Circle), Mark Hodder (author of the Burton and Swinburne novels) and Paul Spiteri (editor of Pearls from Peoria). The hardcover limited edition will be signed by Walton, Hodder, Spiteri, and cover artist Charles Berlin.
Important note: the print run of the hardcover limited edition will be determined by the number of preorders. This means the majority of hardcovers will be sold before the book is even printed, so preorder your copy today!
But first, we have some deals for you:
Purchase both the trade paperback and hardcover of A Rough Knight for the Queen and save $5*.
Purchase the paperback edition of A Rough Knight for the Queen and Up from the Bottomless Pit and save $4*.
Purchase the hardcover edition of A Rough Knight for the Queen and Up from the Bottomless Pit and save $6*.
Purchase both editions of A Rough Knight for the Queen and Up from the Bottomless Pit and save $10*.
*And additional savings with the combined shipping.
If you are only buying A Rough Knight for the Queen, follow this link to the order page.
But, if you want to purchase both A Rough Knight for the Queen AND Up from the Bottomless Pit follow this link for our 2020 package deals. (If you have already preordered Up from the Bottomless Pit go to the Rough Knight page, make your purchase there, then contact us and we will issue you a partial refund so you get the discounts).
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Stay Home – All Ebooks on Sale!
As of today, March 31, 2020, more than 225 million people in 30 U.S. states are under stay-at-home orders. And more of our loyal readers around the world are under similar conditions.
In these difficult times—literally unprecedented in our lifetimes—we at Meteor House want to do what little we can to help flatten the curve. We and our families are all self-isolating in our homes, doing our part to protect not only ourselves but also the vulnerable—and we know our readers are also doing the right thing.
It's not easy, for any of us. But please, continue to self-isolate and stay the course. As our thanks to you for doing your part, Meteor House has put all of our ebooks on sale, setting them to the minimum prices allowed by Amazon Kindle.
All novels (The Evil in Pemberley House; Flight to Opar; The Song of Kwasin; The Abnormalities of Stringent Strange; Airship Hunters; and Tarzan and the Dark Heart of Time), normally $4.99, are now only $2.99—that's 40% off! (Prices adjusted for local currencies in non-U.S. locations.)
All novellas (Exiles of Kho; Hadon, King of Opar; Blood of Ancient Opar; The Scarlet Jaguar; Phileas Fogg and the War of Shadows; Man of War: A Two Hawks Adventure; and Phileas Fogg and the Heart of Osra), normally $3.99 are now also only $2.99—that's 25% off! (Prices adjusted for local currencies.)
We value each and every one of you, we thank you, and we hope this helps, in some small way, in these trying times.
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Up from the Bottomless Pit – Full Details
On January 26, Philip José Farmer's birthday, we announced our first book of 2020, the first trade edition of Up from the Bottomless Pit. Now we can fill you in on some more details about the book…
First, it features cover art by Keith Howell, which really gives you a feel for this eco-thriller, near-mainstream novel. Phil often looked into the far distant future in his works, but here he's looking at the near future (from the late 1970s).
There is a foreword by Farmerphile editor, Farmer co-author, and all round Farmer expert, Christopher Paul Carey, that gives us context for the story and it's publication history.
And now we're extremely pleased to announce that award winning science/nature and science fiction writer Sharman Apt Russell will be writing an all new introduction for this first affordable trade edition. (See this article she wrote for Locus magazine about "Science Fiction and the Environmental Movement.") We reached out to her, and luckily for us, she is a Philip José Farmer fan! She's reading the novel now, and we can't wait to see what she thinks of it.
The book will debut at FarmerCon in August, but be sure to preorder your copy of Up from the Bottomless Pit now.
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Tarzan and the Dark Heart of Time enters the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe
We were so thrilled when Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. announced at the ERB panel at San Diego Comic-Con on July 19, 2019 that certain previously published authorized Burroughs novels by other writers—specifically Philip José Farmer's Tarzan and the Dark Heart of Time and Fritz Leiber's Tarzan and the Valley of Gold—are considered official canonical novels in terms of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™ (ERBU), that we immediately asked ERB, Inc. if we could add the ERBU logo to our next printings of Tarzan and the Dark Heart of Time.
With an enthusiastic "yes" from ERB, Inc. in response, we quickly ordered a new run of hardcovers which we'll have on hand at PulpFest 2019 / FarmerCon XIV this week—August 15 through 18—in Cranberry (Pittsburgh) PA.
Softcovers won't have the new logo until we sell through our current stock, and ebooks will be updated with the new logo shortly after PulpFest. A new first hardcover edition of Leiber's novel is also just out, published by ERB, Inc. and Christopher Paul Carey, Director of Publishing at ERB, Inc. will have copies on hand at PulpFest.
Tarzan Lives!
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Greatheart Silver and Other Pulp Hereos Cover Reveal!
Meteor House is thrilled to share another fantastic front cover by the most prolific artist in Farmer fandom, Keith Howell!
Don't forget to preorder your copy and take advantage of our early bird special. This deal goes away as soon as the books are printed in July!
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❏ Today in Part 3 of my series on 10 Slides to VC Funding Success, I'll speak on 3: Pitch Deck Market Slide – 10 Slides to VC Funding Success (Link).
The Market Slide is the third page of every successful VC Pitch Deck. After your introductory Cover Slide, followed by your Problem slide, now launch into describing the Market you are going to Attack! You have to understand the size and scope of the market for your product or service. If you don't, then you are likely wasting your time and money. Don't be a time and money waster. Learn how to accurately assess your market space and be able to share the key details on this slide.
What is the Market? You will learn in this article the answer to this question and what is essential to show on your Pitch Deck Market Slide.
Pitch Deck Market Slide – Why Is It Important?
Last week in 2: Pitch Deck Problem Slide – 10 Slides to VC Funding Success (Link), I spoke about the Problem slide and its importance. This week I'm talking to the Market Slide, the third page of every presentation and its significance. After your introductory Cover Slide, followed by your Problem slide, now launch into describing the Market you are going to Attack!
Wow, in so many Investor Pitch Decks the Entrepreneurs missed the mark when it came to presenting the Market! So many said "USD 10B Market!" yet gave no details to back up the claim. Some would claim "Just like Uber, except …". Others confuse the Market with their Competitors. I find this slide to be one that Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners do the least amount of research! Why? The answer to that question baffles me. Today with the internet so much information is available with a few key clicks. Most markets will have third party analysts that create annual, or even quarterly, reports on your market. Get them and link to them on this page. Connecting to the third-party statement shows you are using something other than your backside to report your market attributes.
Your Market Slide should convey a clear picture to both the "TAM" (Total Available Market" and the SAM (Serviceable (Sellable) Available Market). For example, in 2016 the total light vehicles sold worldwide was 88.1M (Macquarie Bank). 88.1M is a TAM number. If you're making an automobile and in the first several years all/most of your sales are going to be in the USA, the total USA 2016 Sales were $17.55M (LA Times). This number a sub-TAM number. If you're making an electric vehicle, the number sold in the USA was 159,000 (Fleetcarma). This amount would be your SAM. Show the TAM over a 3-5 year period from reputable 3rd party numbers. Use a bar chart, not line, for a stronger visualization. Show your depth of knowledge. See the image associated with this article to see an excellent Market slide example.
Pitch Deck Market Slide – What's Your Story?
So, what do you say while your Pitch Deck Market Slide is visible? If you've followed my lead on what your Content should be, that is what you're going to speak. Emphasize the (hopefully) fast growing Market. Speak to how large the Market is in the USA, Europe, Asia, the Middle East.
I love using a world map as the background for the Market slide. It instantly shows your audience several things — one that your market is global and not local. Second, it shows your audience that "YOU" are a global thinker. Third, it sets the expectation that at some point you're going to talk about how you're "going to market" globally. Even a Mom and Pop Retail outlet should be thinking and are sold, globally. My first 25 apps I designed and built for the Apple app store back in 2013 are in 25+ languages. The apps are marketed and sold in every country Apple sells iPhones and iPads. Less than 18% of my annual game players are in the USA. Allow me to give one example of your Marketing slide verbal pitch.
"Our market has an annual TAM of USD 270B from numbers supplied by NTP (National Philanthropic Trust). We see charitable giving as broken into four key segments — Charitable, Foundations, Religious and Political. With our service, we estimate that the SAM for our service is between 1% to 3% of the aggregate. 1% to 3% of the aggregate equates to $2.7B to USD 8.1B. As people handle more of their finances on mobile, this number will grow.". You've talked about the TAM, your SAM and your over-time graph showing a rapidly growing market. That's all you need to speak to, and you've covered the topic in about one minute.
So, I suspect many of you were surprised concerning the importance of the Market Slide. If you're starting you create your first investor presentation, congratulations! You're going to be starting on the right foot if you follow my recommendations above. Go back and look at your Market slide and apply what you've learned above. If possible, you should wait to read the remainder of the series before you present again. I can almost promise you a better reaction from your audience.


How do you prove the value of life by lining up on the interstate at rush hour? Last I checked, 1,800 black babies are aborted every day. This represents 30% of all abortions, while blacks only represent 13% of the U.S. population. Abortion is the #1 cause of death for blacks.
If black lives mattered, why is it only brought up when white police kill a black person?
In the 30 minutes that I-70 was blocked, nearly 40 black babies were ripped limb from limb, burned with acid, and some even sold for their parts like some perverted slavery.
But that is for convenience and by choice, isn't it?


At the end of the week, when I run out of fresh vegetables, I turn to two of my favorite ingredients - frozen peas and eggs. I must say, both are readily available in my refrigerator most of the times.
Its been ages I made a stuffed paratha in my kitchen. Egg Parathas are made in two ways - one applying beaten eggs to roti, something similar to a French toast and other stuffed with eggs. We like the latter, stuffed egg bhurji parathas with green chili achar.
In a mixing bowl, add whole wheat flour and salt. Add water, little at a time and knead to make a soft dough. Add 1 tsp oil and knead the dough well. Cover the bowl with plastic food wrap and let the dough rest for about 30 minutes.
Finely chop onions, green onions and bell pepper.
In a small bowl, add eggs, salt, turmeric, garam masala and fresh ground black pepper. Whisk the eggs well until all the ingredients are mixed well.
Heat about 2 tbsp oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds. After few seconds, add onions and ginger garlic paste. Saute until onions soften. Now add green onions and bell peppers. Saute for 2 - 3 minutes or until bell peppers are cooked.
Lastly, add the whisked eggs and continue cooking until eggs are cooked. Make sure all the moisture of eggs is lost. Taste for salt and other spices. Let the stuffing cool completely.
Divide the dough into 10 round balls. Roll each one as big as a puri, about 4 - 5 inches in diameter, dusting some flour.
Place 2 - 3 tsp egg stuffing in the center of each rolled puri. Gather the edges to form a round ball. Let the stuffed balls rest for a minute or two. Roll each stuffed ball dusting some flour, as thick or thin you like.
Heat a griddle/tawa and roast both sides of the rolled parathas, until golden brown. Apply butter or oil while roasting parathas.
Serve Egg Bhurji Parathas with Achar or ketchup.
Fantastic parathas, prefect for anytime.


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Influx Of Transfer Students Raises Eyebrows At Calabasas High School
Filed Under:Calabasas, Calabasas High School, High School Football, Local, News, sports, Transfer
CALABASAS (CBSLA.com) — It's said to be the most anticipated football game in years for Calabasas High School, with some of the best players in the Southland playing for their teams this season.
Around 30 new transfer students, mostly from areas of Compton and Long Beach, have transferred to Calabasas High School during the past two years, which has raised questions among rival teams, coaches and parents.
Cal Hamalain, whose son is playing against Calabasas High School's team Friday, said that all the transfer students raise red flags.
"I hope the CIF looks into it, and if they're all legit, then let the kids play and have a great time," Hamalain said.
Two years ago, the Calabasas High School football team did not win a single game.
The school turned to former University of Tennessee quarterback Casey Clausen in 2013 to revitalize the program.
With the new influx of players coming into the program, eyebrows have been raised among rival programs about how the high school was able to reel in such high-quality talent.
Some players who transferred were not eligible to play, while others were cleared by the CIF to play in the game Friday night.
One Calabasas High School parent offered a simple explanation for the rise in transfer students.
"One of the nice things that we offer here in Calabasas is a really good education, and if we want to give the opportunity to kids from somewhere else to get that, that's great."
Cory Chandler. the athletic director of Calabasas High, suggested that the CIF had looked into the matter and that there was nothing wrong with what the program was doing.
"We've done our due diligence, and we've followed what [the] CIF has wanted," Chandler said.
Some players who had to sit out Friday's game will be allowed to play beginning Oct. 5.


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McCaughan Associates
This list of URL's provides information on some papers given by Dr McCaughan and press cuttings in which he is referenced.
In 2001 Dr McCaughan gave the "Barlow Lecture" at University College London
Also in 2001 Dr McCaughan spoke at the Institute of Physics Annual Congress on the topic of Managing Technical Risk in High Tech markets, a topic which he also addressed during Her Majesty the Queen's visit to Korea in 1999
During 2000, Dr McCaughan was President and COO of CDT Ltd in Cambridge, and references to his work in that company may be found in press releases , and in other press reports in The New York Times, and ABCnews.com. During 2000 there were a number of significant announcements by CDT eg with Seiko-Epson.
Dr McCaughan has also recently written on the subject of Engineering Education and spoken on Networking.
In his earlier period with Nortel Networks, he commented and presented frequently on the state of the art in satellite telecomms, in eg page 5 of "Satcomms Insider".
He has also taken part in seminars promoting peace in N Ireland in Canada in 1996.
He has chaired panels in Foresight for both UK Government (Chair ICM panel 2001/2002) and N.Ireland
For the last three years he has represented the Irish Academy of Engineering as	the Irish judge on the European IST Grand Prize Jury.
He has written many technical papers and book contributions examples of which may be found in Phys Rev Letters. and "Physical Review" and the Electrochemical Society
Patents may be found at the US Government patents website. Some examples are US patents 3757119, 4000480, 4480488, 4803178, 6023762, 6055512, 6173282. Also see eg GB 2331821
© 2002 McCaughan Associates.
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The Terabyte Zone
A review of an external drive that can hold one trillion bytes of data – and how it might change the way we deal with our personal information.
Simson Garfinkel '87, PhD '05archive page
A terabyte for less than a grand! Now, that's progress.
Maxtor's new OneTouch III external drive connects to a PC, Macintosh, or Linux computer and holds a trillion bytes of data (actually a bit less than a true terabyte, which is 1,0244 or 1,099,511,627,776 bytes). This device is fast and silent and can be comfortably carried in a backpack or a thick briefcase. Open up the box and you'll actually find two 500-gigabyte hard drives: the OneTouch III uses a technology called RAID (redundant array of independent disks) to combine the drives into a single high-capacity virtual device.
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I have been using external hard drives for large-scale data storage for more than a decade. Of course, the definition of "large-scale" has changed considerably over that time. I bought my first external hard drive back in 1993; it cost $995 and stored one gigabyte. In the intervening years, engineers have improved magnetic storage technology even faster than they've increased computers' processing power. In 1993, my desktop workstation ran at a clock speed of 33 megahertz and had 32 megabytes of RAM; my desktop computer today runs at 100 times that speed and has 32 times as much RAM. But the Maxtor holds a thousand times as much data as my first external drive.
Over the years, I've bought drives from literally a dozen manufacturers. But I've never found one as good as the Maxtor OneTouch III – and not just because of its mammoth capacity, which puts it among the largest hard drives on the consumer market. The device is virtually noiseless in operation and cool to the touch, both important features in today's home offices. Unlike most other drives, the OneTouch III has three different interfaces on the back – USB 2.0, Firewire 400, and Firewire 800. That means it will work with practically every desktop and laptop on the market today; if your computer doesn't have one of these interfaces, you can buy a card for less than $30. The connector is a sturdy barrel that's unlikely to break – no delicate pins here.
All this engineering makes the OneTouch III a pleasure to use. But why would anyone actually need a terabyte of storage in a home or small office? And will someone who has it actually know what to do with it?
Back when I bought my gigabyte drive in 1993, it wasn't very hard to put all that storage to use. CD-ROMs, which were just beginning to become widespread, stored 600 megabytes each. Copying a single CD-ROM to the hard drive could nearly fill it up. It's a bit harder to generate a terabyte of data, and the average consumer doesn't need quite that much storage – yet. But in a few years, a terabyte for a household will seem pathetically small. The reason, of course, is digital video.
Music and still photography have been driving the need for consumer storage in recent years. Even with compression technologies like MP3 and JPEG, songs and high-resolution still photographs still require between one and five megabytes each. Collect your photos of the family trips, throw in a few birthday parties, and add the music collection of just one teenager, and pretty soon you need tens of gigabytes, if not a few hundred, to keep it all at hand.
But digital video is a different animal entirely. MiniDV video cameras record digital video on tape at 250 megabytes per minute, or 15 gigabytes per hour. Many new digital video cameras have flash RAM or miniature hard drives that can capture several gigabytes of compressed video per shooting. And these days, most digital cameras will create video clips – files that can quickly grow to hundreds of megabytes in length. Just a few vacation videos will stuff the hard drive that came with your PC. (The largest hard drives for off-the-shelf desktop or laptop computers these days hold only about 500 gigabytes.) So as digital recording technologies become more commonplace, consumers will face a very real dilemma: either purchase terabytes of extra storage or discard their digital memory chests. I suspect many will opt for the storage.
Although there are other ways to capture and archive digital information, none offers the permanence, reliability, and convenience of hard drives. It's certainly cheaper to keep your video on miniDV tape, which costs about $4 for each recorded hour, but it's much more convenient to have all your videos on a single drive than to have them scattered across two or three shelves. Hard drives don't degrade as fast as tapes do, and unlike tape drives, they don't need to be cleaned to maintain picture fidelity.
What's more, as download services like iTunes, YouTube, the Google Video store, and Movielink become more popular, consumers will be storing not just the songs they've purchased online but also TV shows and movies. Some computers even act as digital video recorders, copying data directly from a cable or satellite feed – which will further fuel the need for storage. Devices like the Maxtor OneTouch III will fill that need.
Combining two 500-gigabyte drives is more than just a gimmick to let Maxtor
say it sells a terabyte hard drive. Having two drives is actually a blessing. It makes the system either faster or more reliable than a similarly equipped single drive could possibly be.
Unfortunately, you need to choose between speed and reliability: you can't have them both. Under the default RAID configuration, called "drive striping," the OneTouch III alternates between drives as it records data files, writing the first segment to drive one, the second to drive two, the third to drive one, and so on. Because the device has two disk controllers and two sets of cache memory, it writes data roughly twice as fast as a single drive. But drive striping is risky: if either drive fails, all the data on both drives may be lost. A second RAID configuration is called "drive mirroring." In this mode, every block of data is stored on both drives. Mirroring reduces the capacity of the OneTouch III from a terabyte to 500 gigabytes, but it dramatically improves reliability: both drives have to fail at precisely the same time for you to lose data.
RAID technology and terabyte-sized storage systems were invented in the 1980s for supercomputers and moved to the world of corporate computing in the late 1990s. In that era, considerable skill was required to assemble and manage this much storage. And unfortunately, while storage technology has gotten a lot smaller and cheaper, the tools for managing all that stored data have not gotten much simpler. All of us are going to be spending more of our time trying to manage our storage devices effectively (as the choice between drive striping and drive mirroring illustrates), but there aren't yet many easy-to-use tools for organizing a terabyte of digital video.
Of course, there's always Windows Explorer or the Macintosh Finder: you can create a directory for each year and store your videos in chronological order. You can then use the Windows search utility, or Spotlight on a Mac, to search your collection by file name. But what I would really like is some kind of semantic video search engine that indexes video by analyzing the dialogue or the scenes, taking into account the time of year, the location, and the people in the picture. Then I could simply say, "Computer, find all video clips of my mother in a red dress." Unfortunately, that kind of search technology is still in the research stages.
The Maxtor drive does make one storage task easier: backing up other hard drives. The word "OneTouch" refers to a prominently placed push button on the front of the device; pressing that button causes your host computer to run Retrospect Express, the personal backup program included with the drive.
But I don't use Retrospect Express. When I back up my laptop, I just copy all the files into a new directory. This is less efficient, but it's a lot faster to recover the backed-up files using the Macintosh Finder or Windows Explorer than using Retrospect's "Restore" facility.
Of course, having a terabyte of backup capacity could change our notions about what it means to back up a computer in the first place. Instead of storing a snapshot of all the files on the computer at a particular point in time, the way automatic backups do, we could continuously store every version of every file that we've ever edited. Your browser's "history" could be a real history, with a copy of every Web page you ever viewed, every song or video clip you ever downloaded. Storage on this scale would mean never having to hit "delete." These kinds of desktop backup systems are also a current subject of research.
With great storage comes a great need for storage management. Today's terabyte drives deliver the bytes – but unfortunately, it's still up to the user to know what to do with them.
Simson Garfinkel researches computer forensics at the Harvard Center for Research on Computation and Society.
OneTouch III Turbo Edition Hard Drive Maxtor
$900 list, $700 street
by Simson Garfinkel '87, PhD '05


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Together with the Science Diplomats Club, the Office of Science and Technology organizes monthly Science Breakfasts, where a prominent member of the American science and technology community, speaks to an audience of counselors from embassies in Washington.
Since January 2007, these breakfasts have provided the 30-40 guests from 15-20 countries, with the opportunity to strengthen ties with American leaders in science and technology in a positive atmosphere. Visits from notable guests such as the Undersecretaries for Science in the Departments of Homeland Security and Energy as well as directors from NOAA, DARPA and the American Chemical Society have often led to further cooperation amongst their organizations.
Science Breakfast - April 2015 - Vaughan Turekian - American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Dr. Vaughan Turekian, Chief International Officer at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Director of the Center for Science Diplomacy, and Editor-in-chief of "Science & Diplomacy" magazine will address the Science Diplomats Club on Wednesday April 22, 2015 from 8am to 10am, at the Embassy of France in Washington, DC.
Science Breakfast - March 2015 - John Boright - US National Academies
Dr. John P. Boright, Executive Director of the Office of International Affairs of the US National Academies (comprising science, engineering, and medicine) will address the Science Diplomats Club on Tuesday March 24, 2015 from 8am to 10am, at the Embassy of France in Washington, DC.
Science Breakfast - March 2015 - Ticora Jones, Division Chief, Higher Education Solutions Network, U.S. Global Development Lab, USAID
Ticora Jones, Division Chief for the Higher Education Solutions Network within the USAID U.S. Global Development Lab, will address the Science Diplomats Club on Wednesday March 4, 2015 from 8am to 10am, at the Embassy of France in Washington, DC.
Science Breakfast - April 2014 - Michelle K. Lee - Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property / Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Michelle K. Lee, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), will address the Science Diplomats Club on Wednesday April 2, 2014 from 8am to 10am, at the Embassy of France in Washington, DC.
Science Breakfast - March 2014 - William Colglazier - Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary, at the Department of State
William Colglazier, Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary, at the Department of State, will address the Science Diplomats Club on Thursday March 6, 2014 from 8am to 10am, at the Embassy of France in Washington, DC.
Science Breakfast - February 2014 - Sallie Keller, Director of the Social and Decision Analytics Laboratory, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute
Sallie Keller, Professor of statistics and Director of the Social and Decision Analytics Laboratory within the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech will adress the Science Diplomats Club on Thursday February 20, 2014 from 8am to 10am at the Embassy of Francein Washington, DC.
Science Breakfast - November 2013 - Brian D. Nordmann - Department of State
Brian D. Nordmann, PhD, Director of the Office of Verification and Transparency Technologies, in the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance at the U.S. Department of State, will address the Science Diplomats Club on Wednesday November 13, 2013 from 8am to 10am at the Embassy of France.
Science Breakfast - October 2013 - Matthew Hourihan - AAAS
Matthew Hourihan, Director, R&D Budget and Policy Program at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), will address the Science Diplomats Club on Wednesday October 9, 2013 from 8am to 10am at the Embassy of France.
Science Breakfast - September 2013 - Graham Harrison - National Science Foundation
Graham M. Harrison, Ph.D., Program Officer in the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) at the National Science Foundation, joined by Dr. Rainer Gruhlich, Program Officer in the Division International Affairs at the German Research Foundation (DFG), will address the Science Diplomats Club on Thursday September 4, 2013 from 8am to 10am at the Embassy of France.
Science Breakfast - June 2013 - Cynthia Robinson
Cynthia R. Robinson, Director/Principal Investigator, Science & Technology Policy Fellowships at AAAS will address the Science Diplomats Club on Thursday June 27, 2013 from 8am to 10am at the Embassy of France.
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The smell of chocolate increases theta brain waves, which triggers relaxation, it tastes pretty good too.
White Chocolate isn't technically Chocolate, as it contains no cocoa solids or cocoa liquor.
The inventor of the Chocolate Chip Cookie sold the idea to Nestle in return for a lifetime supply of chocolate.
M&Ms were created in 1941 as a means for U S soldiers to enjoy chocolate without it melting.


Fishing Frenzy is a very popular game about fishing! You in it to fight for its prey, fish, blow rabid sharks, sea horses, collect starfish, seashells, catch bubbles with bombs, worms, treasure, watches and gifts! You have to collect everything in this game as possible as you can! Dial your top score and be top player in this sea battle! Tap on the buttons or arrow keys to move and fishing.


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Ike Strikes! (Local News ~ 09/16/08)
Remnants of Hurricane Ike stormed through Northwest Arkansas early Sunday morning, bringing heavy rains and gusty winds that littered the area with downed trees and power lines. A bartender in a Eureka Springs tavern said the wind "sounded like a freight train" as it roared up Main Street around 2 a.m., with gusts so great that it pushed storm water runoff up Planer Hill...
Letter to the Editor (Letter to the Editor ~ 09/16/08)
To the Editor: As a new non-profit organization of volunteers trying to find homes for homeless animals here in Carroll County, we at HEART would like to thank you very much for your new recurring classified ad under Pets & Livestock telling folks about the www.petfind er.com Web site...
Public invited to special presentation about new road department equipment (Local News ~ 09/16/08)
CARROLL COUNTY -- County Judge Richard Williams has invited the public to a special presentation prior to Friday's meeting of the Quorum Court. The regular Quorum Court meeting starts at 10 a.m., and Williams has planned an information session beginning at 9:30 a.m. to discuss a particular piece of equipment he would like to acquire for the Roads Department...
Sisters of Mercy present $2,520 to Merlin Foundation (Local News ~ 09/16/08)
St. John's Foundation -- Berryville presented a $2,520 check to The Merlin Foundation, a nonprofit charity providing assistance to victims of child abuse, rape, and domestic violence in the Ozark Mountain region of Northwest Arkansas. The donation was provided by the Sisters of Mercy who are part of the Regional Community of St. ...
Battle of Bobcats goes to Marshall (High School Sports ~ 09/16/08)
BERRYVILLE -- "We beat Marshall the first half, then beat ourselves the second half," Bobcat coach Bobby Bishop said after a series of mistakes and missed opportunities gave Marshall 29 points in the second half of a 21-29 loss. "We've got to learn how to win," Bishop said, then added, "I was pretty pleased with the first half. But the mistakes the second half, four turnovers, you're not gonna win that way."...
Berryville Dispatches as of Sept. 8, 2008 (Police/Fire Report ~ 09/16/08)
Sept. 8 1:12 a.m. -- A officer responded to a domestic disturbance on Bobo Street and separated the suspects. 1:34 a.m. -- A officer took a report of an accident on East College where a suspect had left the scene. 7:22 a.m. -- A report was taken regarding a fuel theft at Davis Fina...
Eureka Springs Dispatches as of Sept. 7, 2008 (Police/Fire Report ~ 09/16/08)
Sept. 7 3:40 a.m. -- A caller at Inn of the Ozarks reported a fight underway. Officers arrested Brenda Shook, 40, for third-degree domestic battery and public intoxication. 12:42 p.m. -- A report on damage to the room at Inn of the Ozarks whereas subject was arrested earlier was requested...
Green Forest Dispatches as of Sept. 8, 2008 (Police/Fire Report ~ 09/16/08)
September 8 6:12 a.m. - An officer attended classes at the Arkansas State Animal Control Association conference in Eureka Springs. 5 p.m. - An officer responded to a report of an unruly crowd in the parking lot at the Exxon station, and met with the subjects...
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Google Maps will now have the ability to display traffic signals and stop signs
If you're going on a long road trip this summer, you already know how important Google Maps is. Of course, it's not just about getting you there. Maps is a must-have app on your phone for avoiding speed traps and traffic backups, as well as sharing your location with friends. Google today announced a couple of long-awaited Maps on Android enhancements that should make your summer vacation even better.
Nothing is more frustrating than getting on the road only to discover that your route includes tolls. Knowing how much cash you'll need to get to your destination can be extremely useful, whether you're trying to make sure you have enough coins or making sure your car is equipped with electronic toll systems.
Google Maps: Traffic Signals – Depiction in real life
Beginning this month, Google Maps will display estimated toll prices along your route, based on data directly from the agency in charge of local road fees. To get the most bang for your buck on your drive, consider factors such as the time of day and the payment method. As usual, Google offers ways to avoid tolls by changing your route options, but for those who don't mind paying a little more to get somewhere faster, you'll be able to see your total cost before you get on the road. To begin with, this tool will be available to mobile users in the United States, Indonesia, India, and Japan, with more regions to follow.
While navigating, Google Maps is also adding extra information to its maps, bringing them up to speed with the competition. The main inclusions here are traffic lights and stop signs, which Apple added to its Maps app in iOS 13. It's a simple feature, but it's fantastic that Google has finally adopted it. In some cities, specific road information such as widths, shapes, medians, and islands will be added, as well as building outlines and areas of interest.
While we're on the subject of iOS, Apple users will benefit from some enhancements this summer. New pinned trip widgets, direct Apple Watch navigation, and Siri shortcut support for improved voice control all help Google Maps catch up to Apple's native app. Overall, it's a substantial, long-overdue update that couldn't have arrived at a better time.
Six major updates are coming to Google Meet that will change the way you work
To compete with Zoom and Skype, Google Meet is bringing out the big guns.
When the pandemic hit, video calling software like Zoom, Skype, and (briefly) Houseparty became much more important, and people flocked to them in droves. Google Meet was an alternative, and it did go free for all in April 2020 to help people stay connected while in lockdown, but it was a stripped-down offering with a feature set that some users found limited.
Recognizing that remote work is here to stay, Google has announced a series of Meet updates that will make it a more appealing long-term proposition. Google unveiled a slew of updates to Meet, billed as a way to help "hybrid models become the sustainable norm," that should make it more feature-rich, especially for those with Enterprise accounts.
The first feature will be in-meeting emoji reactions, which will be available next month. In a nutshell, it's a way of responding to what's being said in real-time without having to unmute and potentially disrupt a meeting's flow — something that's all too easy to do in the slightly disconnected medium of video calls. Google has gone to great lengths to ensure that they feel like a human connection while also not being too distracting — a separate blog post details the research that went into the feature.
If you need to multitask outside of Google's productivity apps, you'll be able to do so with picture-in-picture mode starting next month. This is only available in Chrome, but it allows you to pop out up to four video tiles into a floating window, freeing up your main browser window to do other things.
Google Meet will expand its live-streaming capabilities later this year, allowing users to stream directly to YouTube. Attendees will be able to participate in Q&A sessions and polls as if they were in a regular Meet session, with the existing live-streaming feature set being enhanced as well.
Then there's a security update for more sensitive chats: Google will roll out optional client-side encryption in May, followed by an end-to-end alternative later in the year. "These enhancements, taken together, strengthen the security foundation that enables secure, hybrid collaboration at scale," the company says.
Finally, users of the best webcams and hardware certified to work with Google Meet will benefit from noise cancellation, which will block out distracting sounds such as keyboard clicking and unwanted noise from the neighbors. This appears to be in the process of being rolled out, so you may have already benefited.
It's a welcome set of enhancements that should help to cleanly bridge the gap between office-based and remote workers. "You can build a sustainable hybrid work model that gives employees the ability to deliver their best from anywhere with a unified approach to communications and collaboration," Google concludes.
To read From Google itself go here
They also added a feature of reacting using emojis, which can be seen here
Y2K Again – Google Chrome v100 may kill older websites
by Atharva Gulhane March 2, 2022
This year, Chrome has been under (unprecedented) attack from all sides, and now Google has revealed a new issue that Chrome's two billion+ users should be aware of. the Google Chrome v100, the killer.
Google confirmed the news via its Chromium Bug Tracker, the Chrome codebase, confirming that the browser's next major milestone release will break a number of websites around the world. There's nothing you can do to change it.
Current Google Chrome Version v99
The issue is all about version numbers. Chrome's official build is currently at version 96, while the early access developer build, 'Chrome Canary,' is already at version 99. Affected websites will stop loading once Chrome reaches 100.
Chrome 100 will be read as 'Chrome 10' and blocked for security reasons, preventing older, unsupported versions of Chrome from visiting (version 40 and older is a common cut-off point).
It's difficult to find a solution, and time is running out. Many website owners will not realise they are affected until it is too late, resulting in potentially serious consequences. Chrome continues to race through version numbers from Google's perspective, as the company develops its browser at a breakneck pace. Chrome 95, for example, was only released in October.
According to the Chromium Bug Tracker, Google is currently experimenting with a hack that locks '99' into the first two digits of its version numbers. However, this is a clumsy solution that is still being tested to see how effective it is in practise.
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As a result, Chrome users should prepare for disruption or switch to another browser until the issue is resolved. According to Google's current release schedule, Chrome Canary users could be forced to make this decision as soon as next month, while the billions of users who use the stable version of the browser will have to wait 3-6 months.
As if Chrome and Google didn't have enough issues already.
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Most of the chrome users are on v.98, same goes with me i an curretly using google chrome extensively and on the version 98.0.4758.102.
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ChromeOS Flex: Google's New OS for Windows, Mac users
by Atharva Gulhane February 17, 2022
Google's Chromebooks and ChromeOS have made significant inroads into the Windows and Mac-dominated PC market. It's now taking things a step further by releasing a new version of ChromeOS Flex for Windows PCs and Macs. According to a Google blog post, the new operating system will be known as ChromeOS Flex. Here are the specifics:
What is ChromeOS Flex?
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Chrome OS Flex is a new, free-to-download operating system from Google, according to the company. In a blog post, Google stated, "Built for businesses and schools, it's fully compatible with Google's powerful cloud-based management." Chrome OS Flex is designed for Mac and Windows PC users who want to switch from their current operating system.
What are the key features of ChromeOS Flex?
Chrome OS Flex, according to Google, will provide quick access to web apps and ease of use. Chrome OS Flex starts up quickly and does not slow down with use. Users will experience less downtime as a result of background system updates.
Google claims that antivirus software isn't required with Chrome OS Flex. Chrome OS Flex has built-in protection against threats such as viruses, ransomware, and phishing, thanks to regular security updates.
How different is ChromeOS Flex from ChromeOS?
Not much of a difference. Google claims that Chrome OS Flex will include apps and services such as Chrome Browser, Google Assistant, and cross-device capabilities in the same user interface as Chrome OS.
Why ChromeOS is a 'lifeline' for old laptops?
Because ChromeOS is light and simple to use, it may be able to save old laptops. "Rather than throwing away old PCs and Macs, update them with a modern, fast operating system to reduce e-waste," Google wrote in a blog post.
How to download ChromeOS Flex?
Google has been testing Chrome OS Flex with Googlers and other large customers, according to the company. Users can now get early access to the operating system. "All you need is a USB drive and a compatible PC or Mac to get started, and it's completely free to download," Google explained.
Users can try Chrome OS Flex without installing it by booting from a USB drive – it's completely risk-free. Users can replace their operating system with Chrome OS Flex on their PC or Mac for the best experience.
Things to keep in mind before trying ChromeOS Flex
Users should be aware that because it is in early access and on the developers' channel, they may encounter numerous bugs. A stable version of Chrome OS Flex will be available in the coming months, according to Google.
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Google reportedly working on an AR headset: Project Iris
by Shree Patra January 22, 2022
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Google will be competing against Meta and Apple in the upcoming market of Headsets. It is working on an Augmented Reality (AR) Headset, known as Project Iris, highly expected to launch in 2024. After many unsuccessful attempts in the AR Headset sector, Google is yet to call it a day on its headgear aims and is working on Project Iris behind the scenes.
What is Augmented Reality?
Augmented Reality merges the virtual and real-world for an interactive experience. The components of the real environment are enhanced by computer graphics. Virtual objects are surfaced over the real world where even the slightest of delay can possibly break the illusion.
Appearance of the Headset
Looking forward to Project Iris, it will feature outward-facing cameras for the video feed input to augment incoming video with various graphics to develop a more realistic experience. The Verge reported after hearing from two sources that Project Iris will be an augmented reality headset that will look like a pair of ski goggles with cameras on them.
Expected Components of Project Iris
The headset will be powered by some sort of custom silicon that is expected to be based on the GS101 chip which appeared in Google Pixel 6. It will not require an external power source due to the presence of an internal battery. The recent prototype views Android as the operating system, though Google had been hiring a team for an Augmented Reality OS for an upcoming innovative AR device.
Google's Pixel Hardware team's engineers are helping in developing the project but it is yet to be confirmed if the final product will have Pixel's name or not. Currently, the details are limited and brief but due to power constraints, Google plans to "use its data centers to remotely render some graphics and beam them into the headset via an Internet connection."
The awaited AR headset will be a major investment for the company as stated by Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google.
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Google announces the Best Android Apps of 2021
by Shree Patra December 3, 2021
Following its yearly trend, Google declared the winners of Google Play Best and announced the best Android apps of 2021, games of 2021 for India under categories like User's choice, Best app, Best game, and many more. The company emphasized on the strategy like every year that a "great app or game can come from anywhere, whether you're a large or a rising developer."
Developed by Tech-enthusiasts and entrepreneurs from Bengaluru, Bitclass was selected as the Best App of the year in India. According to Google, the app shows the "emergence of a digital learning culture in India fuelled by innovative localized solutions." In free as well as paid versions, this app provides a diverse range of online lectures and sessions of cooking, personal finance, dancing, singing, etc.
The Global Head of Editorial said in a blog post, "In India, once again, we saw a diverse range of apps help people across the country with relevant – and often unique – solutions to their daily needs. This year, we saw a distinctive rise in e-learning, with many winners finding creative ways to help India learn a range of skills online, be it mastering a passion through celebrity-led virtual classes with FrontRow, or using AI to scale student learning outcomes with Embibe."
FrontRow was awarded to be one of the Best Apps for fun. Embibe is titled the Best App for Personal Growth.
Google announced Houzz, Canva, and Concepts: Sketch, Note, Draw as the Best Apps for Tablets of 2021. It also announced My Fitness Pal, Calm, and Sleep Cycle: Sleep Analysis & Smart Alarm Clock as the Best Apps for Wear.
India's increasing fondness for audio and video-based platforms made Clubhouse the Users' Choice App of 2021 for India.
For the gaming fanatics, Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) from Krafton has been titled the Best Game of the year in India. Garena Free Fire Max was awarded the Users' Choice Game of the year. People have been gaining an appreciable interest in gaming in our country.
Best App of 2021 (India):
Bitclass: Learn Anything. Live. Together!
Best Apps for Fun:
FrontRow: Learn Singing, Music, Rap, Comedy & More
Clubhouse: The Social Audio App
Hotstep
Best Apps for Everyday Essentials:
Sortizy – Recipes, Meal Planner & Grocery Lists
Sarva – Yoga & Meditation
Guardians from Truecaller
Best Apps for Personal Growth:
Embibe: Learning Outcomes App
Evolve Mental Health: Meditations, Self-Care & CBT
Best Hidden Gems:
Jumping Minds – Talk & Feel Better
Learn Product Management & Marketing Skills @ FWD
Moonbeam I Podcast Discovery
Best Apps for Good:
Evergreen Club – Health, Fitness, Fun & Learning
Being: your mental health friend
Speechify – text to speech tts
Best Apps for Tablets:
Houzz – Home Design & Remodel
Concepts: Sketch, Note, Draw
Best Apps for Wear:
My Fitness Pal
Sleep Cycle: Sleep analysis & Smart alarm clock
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10 Most Useful Google Chrome Shortcuts
by Atharva Gulhane October 12, 2021
Did you know that Google Chrome has a whopping 65 percent share of the web browser market?
Chrome has a number of features that make browsing easier and more seamless. Here are some Useful 10 Most Useful Google Chrome Shortcuts
One of the features that distinguish it is its keyboard shortcuts!!
Keyboard shortcuts make it simple to navigate the web and have everything you need at your fingertips.
You can literally speed up your online searches by learning a few savvy shortcuts without ever taking your hands off the keyboard!!
What's more, the browser includes shortcuts for tab and window navigation, tools and settings, the address bar, and much more!!!
Learn 10 simple Chrome shortcuts to make your
browsing experience more enjoyable and productive!
Go Incognito Mode
On Windows: Ctrl + Shift + N
On Mac: ⌘ + Shift + N
Open Last Closed Tab
On Windows: Ctrl + Shift + T
On Mac: ⌘ + Shift + T
Minimize the Active Window
On Windows: Windows + D
On Mac: ⌘ + M
Close the Active Tab Right Away
On Windows: Ctrl + W
On Mac: ⌘ + W
Open Your Downloads Page
On Windows: Ctrl + J
On Mac: ⌘ + Option + L
Jump Between Next & Previous Tabs
On Windows: Ctrl + Tab (Next open tab) or Ctrl + Shift + Tab Previous open tab)
On Mac: ⌘ + Option + Right arrow (Next open tab) and ⌘ + Option + Left arrow (Previous open tab)
Open Bookmarks Manager
On Windows: Ctrl + Shift + O
On Mac: ⌘ + Option + B
Snap Your Cursor to the Search Bar
On Windows: Ctrl + L
On Mac: ⌘ + L
Clear Browsing Data
On Windows: Ctrl + Shift + Delete
On Mac: ⌘ + Shift + Delete
Show or hide the Bookmarks bar
On Windows: Ctrl + Shift + B
On mac: ⌘ + Shift + B
I hope these nifty shortcuts will help you browse the web more quickly and save you time and effort.
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Google Chrome Hidden Features -15 FeatuerYou May Not Know About That Will Make Your Life Easier
by Atharva Gulhane August 3, 2021
Google Chrome hidden features that you may not be aware of browser offers a slew of them. Here are a few of the most useful suggestions for becoming a better Chrome user.
A web browser is the window frame to the internet if search engines are the window to the internet. Basic search features should be supported by a good browser, but the most popular options work as their own operating system for accessing the internet. No browser, however, has become more pervasive with online life than Google's Chrome, which has a market share of roughly 65 percent.
While the greatest web browser is still up for dispute, there's a reason why many rivals to Chrome, such as Microsoft's Edge and Opera, are built on Google's open-source Chromium project.
Chrome's sleek, polished UI and adaptability are two of the reasons for its appeal. While Chrome's capabilities are substantially enhanced when you consider the near-endless library of extensions, there is a wealth of built-in capability that you may not be aware of. And Google is always adding new features.
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Check out the list below for Chrome tips and techniques that you should be using.
With Incognito Mode, you can hide.
Go into Incognito Mode if you don't want Chrome to save your browsing history or websites to follow your movements. It's an excellent alternative for things you don't want the rest of the world to know about, whether it's holiday present shopping or more explicit activities.
Click the three-dot icon in Chrome's top-right corner and select the New incognito window to open an incognito window. [Shortcut on Windows Ctrl+shift+N] On a mobile device, select New Incognito Tab by tapping the three-dot icon in the bottom-right corner (iOS) or the top-right corner (Android).
It's important to understand that Incognito Mode will not protect you from being tracked at work or by the websites you visit (they can still log your IP address). Consider using a VPN service if you're serious about protecting your online privacy.
You Can Cast Your Screen Using Google Chrome
You're probably aware that you can use your Chromecast to cast material from video-streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu to your TV. However, Chrome's built-in Cast feature allows you to cast what's on your PC screen to your TV. The simplest method is to right-click anywhere in Google Chrome and choose Cast. You can also access it by clicking the three-dot icon in the top right corner.
Select the Chromecast-enabled device on which you want your browser window to appear in the pop-up window. You can also select whether you want to cast a single tab, your full desktop, or a specific file to the destination TV.
Integrated Music Control
You don't have to navigate away merely to press pause if you're reading an article in one tab and listening to music in another. Chrome features a built-in music controller that can be found in the menu bar under the music note symbol. You may play/pause, seek backward and forth, skip and go back a track by pressing the button. If the video is on YouTube, you can use picture-in-picture mode or turn on live captioning to watch it from any tab.
The Magic Omnibox of Google Chrome
Chrome's Omnibox, or address bar as Google refers to it, functions similarly to a built-in Google search page. It can do a lot of the same things you can, including solve math problems, answer basic inquiries, and convert numbers, all before you've finished typing your search. You can even perform a search of your favorite websites without going to them.
This method is useful if you want to go straight to the Wikipedia entry on orangutans without having to go to Google.com or Wikipedia's front page, for example. To enable this feature, navigate to Settings > Search engine > Manage search engines. Your default search engine (the one Chrome uses whenever you type a query into the Omnibox) and other sites already available for quick searches are listed there.
So, under Manage search engines, click Add and enter the site URL for rapid Wikipedia searches. The next time you type "Wikipedia.org" into the Omnibox, a prompt will appear on the far right, instructing you to press the tab to search within the site.
The Omnibox will indicate that you are now looking within that page rather than Google after you push the tab button. Instead of a Google search result, when you press Enter on a search, you will be sent directly to that page.
This feature is not unique to reference or search websites. You can use Omnibox to search almost any website directly, including teknogeeks.in, as long as it's on your managed list of search engines. Chrome will add these "keyword searches" to any site you visit automatically.
If you ever find yourself on a web page and want to learn more about a word or phrase, Chrome has a built-in search tool. Right-click on the word(s) you wish to search for, then pick Google for [highlighted text]. Your Google search will be shown in a new tab. You may also highlight a word or phrase and then drag and drop it into Chrome's Omnibox to conduct a web search.
To search for a word or phrase on an Android smartphone, long-tap any selection of text, and Chrome will create a search card for that term. To see Google search results for that term or phrase, pull up on the card that appears at the bottom of the screen.
When you highlight a word or phrase on iOS, a pop-up appears with the option to "Look up"; scroll to the bottom and hit Search Web for further information.
Manage Tab Groups
There are a variety of techniques to manage open tabs, but it can be tough to navigate the internet if you have a lot of them open and aren't sure where everything is. To keep everything properly organised and easy to discover, Chrome allows you to create groups of tabs. To make a group, right-click a tab and select Add tab to new group.
You can then name the group, assign a colour to it, add a new tab, split the group, shut all tabs in the group, and open all tabs in a new window from the pop-up menu. You may also slide tabs around to rearrange the group, add new tabs, and delete pages. To add a new tab, remove it from the group, or move it to a new or existing group, right-click a tab within the group.
After you've organised your tabs into groups, you can click the name of a group to hide all of the tabs within until you're ready to utilise them. This makes finding all of your open tabs in Chrome a lot easier.
Chrome users on Android enjoy a similar feature. To create a group, long-press on a link on a web page and select Open in new tab in group from the pop-up menu. At the bottom of the page, you'll find a menu bar with open tabs. To launch a new tab within the group, tap the plus (+) symbol. To view and reorder all tabs in the group, tap the arrow button.
You may still view all of your tabs (and groups of tabs) on one page by tapping the tab symbol in the top-right corner. From this page, you can make new groups by long-pressing a tab and dragging it over another until it fits inside. You can also select many tabs to a group at once by tapping the three-dot icon and selecting Group tabs.
Look through your Tabs
Chrome also allows you to search for open tabs so you can get to the page you need quickly. This may be done by looking up the title of an open tab in the omnibox. Chrome will autocomplete results and reveal recently used tabs that match the query as you input the title. To go to the tab, click the Switch to this tab button under the right result.
However, you may open a search field by clicking the arrow icon in Chrome's top-right corner and searching from there, which you may find to be a more reliable approach to search for active tabs.
Open Accidentally Closed Tabs
We've all worried after inadvertently closing a tab. The option to "Reopen closed window" has been removed from the Chrome tab menu, making it a little more difficult to reclaim that lost tab. You may still bring up the most recently closed tab using the keyboard shortcut Control/Command + Shift + T.
Otherwise, Windows or macOS will be able to assist you. If you close a tab by accident, right-click on the menu bar (not the tab itself) and select Reopen from the pop-up menu.
Chrome gives you a second chance on mobile by displaying a little pop-up message at the bottom of the screen. If you touch Undo quickly enough, the tab will return. Otherwise, hit the three-dot menu and select Recent Tabs from the drop-down menu to see a list of your recently closed tabs.
Add Articles to Reading list
Do you now lack the time to read everything? Save it to your reading list and come back to it later. This new feature synchronizes with your Google Account, allowing you to access your saved articles from any device. You may also open stored pages without having to connect to the internet.
To save the page, click the bookmark symbol and select Add to reading list. Then, on the bookmark bar, click the Reading list button to access all of your saved articles. Pages are divided into two categories: read and unread, and can be marked as such or removed entirely.
While this option isn't available (officially) for Android users, anyone with an iPhone or iPad can press the Share symbol and then pick Read Later from the pop-up menu. To view your saved pages, tap the three-dot icon and select Reading List.
Set Startup Pages
If you frequently visit the same websites, Chrome makes it simple to have them open every time you open Google's browser. Click On Startup in the Settings menu and select what you want to open the next time you reopen Chrome.
Chrome gives you the option of launching to the normal New Tab page, all the tabs you had open the previous time, or specified pages. You can either add individual pages or save all the tabs you currently have open if you pick Open a single page or collection of pages.
Change the Download Location
If you can't seem to locate downloaded files on your computer, Chrome lets you choose where they should be saved. Select Settings > Advanced > Downloads from the drop-down menu. Change the location by clicking the Change button. Set your downloads to be saved in a specific folder in the pop-up box.
Allow Chrome to generate and manage your passwords for you.
It can be impossible to keep up with strong, unique passwords for each website—and then remember them all. Chrome may help here by creating unique passwords and preserving them for later use whenever you try to establish a new account.
Even better, Google will notify you if and when one of your passwords has been compromised, and will walk you through the process of resetting it. In Chrome, you can also do a manual safety check from the Settings menu. Navigate to the Safety check area under Settings, then click Check now to check for security upgrades, data breaches, malicious extensions, and other issues.
Chrome Task Manager
Your desktop browser, like your Windows PC, has its own task manager, which you can use to keep track of the various programmes it's running and how much resources each one is consuming. To get to it, pick More tools > Task manager (or Shift + Esc) from the three-dot icon in the top-right corner.
The pop-up window will show you all of your open plugins, extensions, and tabs, as well as how much of your browser's resources each is consuming (things like memory and image cache). You can close any windows that appear to be slowing down or stalling your browser directly from the task manager.
To close an entry, click an item in the list and select the End process button. The task manager item will vanish, and the tab or extension will essentially crash, allowing you to reload it properly or keep it turned off for the time being.
Quick Image Viewer
Do you have a picture or media file that you'd like to check out quickly? Drag it into Chrome, and the browser will display the image, play the movie, or play the music for you.
Clean Up Chrome
Chrome is a fast browser by default, but if something is slowing it down, the browser includes several built-in tools to help you remedy the problem. Click Clean up computer under Settings > Advanced > Reset and clean up to utilise Chrome's internal antivirus to locate and delete any malicious software that may be interfering with the browser.
If that doesn't work, click Reset settings to their original defaults, which will remove temporary data like cookies and reset your starting page, new tab page, search engine, and pinned tabs, as well as disable extensions. Bookmarks, history, and passwords that have been stored will not be removed.
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Chrome comes with a lot of built-in features, but if you want to add a few more, go to the Flags page. To access a hidden Chrome page containing experimental features, type chrome:/flags into the address field. This will enable reading mode, allow for better scrolling, and much more.
Then activate the flags you want by scrolling across the page or searching for specific functionality. While several Flags will become full Chrome features in the future, many are still experimental and may be buggy. To make sure everything functions well, try activating them one at a time.
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Google Maps Tricks – 10 Amazing Tricks That Everyone Should Consider
by Atharva Gulhane July 18, 2021
Every time you go to a new area, there's a high chance you open up Google Maps to assist lead you there – there's no better tool for navigation and traffic updates out there. Even if you use it almost every day, there's a high chance you haven't taken use of some of its most useful functions.
The service has a plethora of helpful (but hidden) tools, and it's past time you checked them out.
Google Maps Tricks #1 – Check your navigation configuration
Too many individuals were stuck or delayed as a result of changing the critical navigation parameter. You could have requested Google Maps, for example, to avoid and forgot about toll roads during a journey. Google Maps recall the environment for your next journey and might lead you on longer or less secure routes (depending on where you are located).
Tap the Google Maps profile icon and navigate to Settings > Navigation before you start your journey. Ensure that the right settings are selected under Route options. In most cases you surely do not want to avoid roads or taxis, thus it is essential to check these settings frequently.
Google Maps Tricks #2 – Incognito mode
Google Maps will log your searches and location information by default unless you request that it be logged. With Incognito mode, certain tracking in Google Maps is simple to stop. Tap the icon of the profile and select Set in mode.
Google Maps Tricks #3 – Pause Location History
Tap the profile button and then click on your data in Maps if you do not enable Google Maps to keep a tab on your location history. Tap History under Location. This takes you to your Google account's Activity Controls page.
Turn the blue button next to the location history and select Pause to stop Google from logging in the places in Google Maps. You may also tap Activity management to check and delete any previously stored places. Alternatively, if you are three months old, you may maintain location history enabled and tape Auto-delete to cause Google to remove this data.
Tricks #4 – Download maps for offline use
While most of us reside in locations where the internet is very excellent, our journeys might lead us to distant locations with poorer infrastructures. Please make sure you download maps for offline usage when you plan this type of excursion. You will not have the correct, current traffic information to which you are accustomed, but it still beats that you are lost without cellphone reception.
Tap the symbol in Google Maps, then pick Offline Maps for downloading maps. Next, hit Set up your own map, and a zooming map of the location you are in will show you. You just have to slide the blue rectangle across the location that you want to visit and then hit Download. Google Maps shows you before downloading how much space your smartphone will be using the downloaded maps. Up to 30 days from the download date, you can use offline maps.
Tricks #5 – Plot Routes with multiple stops
You should simulate the trip by adding scheduled stops in the itinerary as you plan excursions using Google Maps. Google Maps usually provides the shortest feasible method between two locations, but it will help you obtain a more accurate ETA if you are thinking about visiting a few other sites along the way.
Google Maps may first be opened and a path can be designed. Tap the 3-dot icon on the right top and pick Add Stop once you've done that. You may then insert another place and move it before or after the destination by dragging the three horizontal lines symbol next to each stop.
Tricks #6 – Set a reminder to leave
Google Maps may also provide you a notice on time to reach your location. Enter the location from which you are departing and your destination in Google maps, touch on the symbol in the upper right-hand corner, and select Set a memorandum you want to leave. If you wish to exit on the Departure tab, you can select and press Finish. At the moment you choose, Maps will then send you a message.
You may also go to the Arrive page and pick when you want your destination to be reached. Google Maps will determine the best moment to depart for you and give you a memorandum accordingly.
Tricks #7 – Change vehicle icon
During one of those great road journeys, you may fast add to Google Maps a feature that is little but enjoyable. The default icon for the vehicle is a blue arrow, and you will also see different vehicle icons if you press this arrow. Choose the one you prefer and you're ready for that.
Tricks #8 – Customize public transit options
You may also see a little railway icon below if you input a destination on Google Maps. This allows you to examine public transport schedules and routes available for your trip. In many instances, this is quite precise, but the special sauce is the customizability. If you pick public transportation you will see these if you press the Options icon that displays.
In addition to favorite public transport methods, you may choose highly beneficial alternatives such as accessible wheelchairs and lower costs here.
Tricks #9 – Share your location in real time
You may also share your site with other people in real-time with Google Maps. It may sound a bit timid, but it may be beneficial. You can enable close relatives or friends to track your location for a while when you feel uncomfortable. This function is handy when you go home to a buddy and want to know how far you are from there.
Tap the Google Maps profile symbol and press Location Sharing to activate this function. Tap Share location when you wish to begin sharing and tap For 1 hour to adjust how long you want your location to be shared. Finally, you may choose one of your contacts from the list or hit More choices to use other applications for sending a link with your location.
Tricks #10 – Learn more about local businesses
You may check for your local business on Google Maps, swipe right underneath the company's name, and then tape the About tab if you are not sure if a local business has the amenités needed.
There is a lot of important information on this list, e.g. if the lot is accessible to people with wheelchairs, gender-neutral, or minority property.
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Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro – Rumored Final Specifications
We got the first peek at the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro back in May. The extremely unusual design definitely stunned the internet for a few days, and our source also stated that Google will be eliminating the traditional "XL" marking in favor of the "Pro" logo.
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Though the details for these devices already have been discussed a little online, we wanted to present you with the info that was supplied to us by highly credible sources to fill in any gaps on these units.
Here's what we've got:
Both devices use Google's proprietary chipset, WiFI 6E, 5G compatibility, and are AER Certified.
Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro Final Specifications
Google Pixel 6 (Codename: Oriel)
Display: AMOLED
Rear camera setup: 50MP (Wide) + 12MP (Ultra wide)
Processor: Google
Storage: 128GB / 256GB
Google Pixel 6 Pro (Codename: Raven)
Screen size: 6.71″
Display: Plastic OLED
Rear camera setup: 50MP (Wide) + 48MP (Tele) + 12MP (Ultra wide)
Ram: 12GB
Storage: 128GB / 256GB / 512GB
According to our sources, Google has committed to providing at least 5 years of software upgrades for each of these devices, which is Excellent news if you want to get your hands on these phones.
I don't have a firm launch date yet, but I'm told it'll be around October 2021. We'll keep you informed.
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