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Nuclear trade ban with India lifted
The agreement will allow the US and India to proceed with their nuclear pact.
07 Sep 2008 03:52 GMT
The deal will now advance the US-India nuclear plan [AFP]
The US needed approval from the nuclear group, which governs the legal trade in nuclear components and technology.
George Bush, the US president, and Condoleezza Rice, the secretary of state, had telephoned counterparts, lobbying them to agree.
The US-India deal still needs approval from the US congress. The president has been trying to get approval before members recess for the year to devote time to re-election campaigns.
Austria issued a statement saying it lifted its objections after India pledged not to touch off a nuclear arms race or share sensitive technology with other countries.
Austria's government called that pledge "decisive".
Before the group approved the deal, US officials had contended that selling peaceful nuclear technology to India would bring the country's atomic programme under closer scrutiny and boost - not undermine - international nonproliferation efforts.
Steadfast commitment
Many members of the cartel, which seeks to prevent the spread of proliferation-prone nuclear fuel and technology, welcomed an Indian pledge rejecting any nuclear arms race and reaffirming a voluntary moratorium on tests.
India issued a statement insisting it had "a long-standing and steadfast commitment to universal, non-discriminatory and total elimination of nuclear weapons".
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) approved an India-specific safeguards agreement in August.
But some in the suppliers group felt the commitment was not sufficiently binding.
Six nations had been demanding a clause stipulating an automatic cessation of the waiver if India tested another bomb.
After India's statement, the group splintered as Norway, the Netherlands and Switzerland indicated they could accept more limited language, diplomats said.
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Q: `useState` erroneously links multiple instances of a single Redux + React Native Component Context
I've created a custom React Native Text component that I call TextInputSetting, which should update the redux state as a user enters text into it.
The component works fine if I use it just once, but as soon as I try to reuse it, I run into problems (see GIF below to see what I mean).
In experimenting, I found that if I duplicate the component definition (i.e. create TextInputSetting2), I run into the same problem. However, if I duplicate the component and use different variables names for the results of the call to useState (i.e. tempText2 & setTempText2 in one component definition and tempText & setTempText in the other), only then the component instances will function as expected.
Question
Why can't I invoke useState in a reusable React Native + Redux component, and have it work as expected?
Details

TextInputSetting.js
import React, { useState } from "react";
import { Text, TextInput, View } from "react-native";
import { useDispatch, useSelector } from "react-redux";
import { updateSetting } from "./actions";

export const TextInputSetting = (props) => {
  const settings = useSelector((state) => state.settingsReducer);
  const dispatch = useDispatch();
  [tempText, setTempText] = useState(settings[props.settingKey]);

  return (
    <View style={[{ paddingLeft: 50, marginTop: 5, flexDirection: "row" }]}>
      <Text>{props.label}:</Text>
      <TextInput
        value={tempText}
        style={{
          backgroundColor: "yellow",
          borderWidth: 1,
          width: props.boxWidth,
          textAlign: "center",
        }}
        onChangeText={(text) => setTempText(text)}
        onEndEditing={() => dispatch(updateSetting(props.settingKey, tempText))}
      />
    </View>
  );
};

actions.js
export const UPDATE_STATE = "UPDATE_STATE";

export const updateSetting = (k, v) => (dispatch) => {
  dispatch({
    type: UPDATE_STATE,
    payload: { key: k, value: v },
  });
};

reducers.js
import { UPDATE_STATE } from "./actions";

const defaultSettings = {
  set1: "default1",
  set2: "default2",
};

export const settingsReducer = (state = defaultSettings, action) => {
  switch (action.type) {
    case UPDATE_STATE:
      return { ...state, [action.payload.key]: action.payload.value };
    default:
      return state;
  }
};

App.js
import React from "react";
import { Text } from "react-native";
import { Provider } from "react-redux";
import { PersistGate } from "redux-persist/integration/react";
import { persistor, store } from "./store";
import { TextInputSetting } from "./TextInputSetting";

export default function App() {
  return (
    <Provider store={store}>
      <PersistGate loading={null} persistor={persistor}>
        <>
          <Text style={{ fontSize: 50, textAlign: "center", paddingTop: 200 }}>
            Hi there
          </Text>
          <TextInputSetting
            label="First Field"
            settingKey="set1"
            boxWidth={200}
          />
          <TextInputSetting
            label="Second Field"
            settingKey="set2"
            boxWidth={200}
          />
        </>
      </PersistGate>
    </Provider>
  );
}

Code
You can run the code for yourself; I've zipped the full example here (less than 1 MB): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FJ5AGXlT680uvHIjKxaZUEwliW79_MmT/view?usp=sharing

A: The issue is on this line.
[tempText, setTempText] = useState(settings[props.settingKey]);

It should be
const [tempText, setTempText] = useState(settings[props.settingKey]);

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Are State Medicaid Programs Doing Enough to Support Telemedicine?
The Trump Administration announced it would further cut funding for community outreach grants that help individuals sign up for health exchanges created under Obamacare. Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services announced it would provide only $10 million for the navigator program for this fall's open enrollment period, down from $36 million last year, which itself was a drop from the $63 million provided for assistance programs in 2016.
This year's theme for National Case Management Week, Case Management: Improving Outcomes. Improving Care., was selected to emphasize the impact professionals in case management make every day. Help us celebrate and recognize the dedication, compassion and patient care outcomes achieved by case managers in your organization. Learn more, and start planning now for special events, merchandise and gifts. Shop now.
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As the healthcare industry continues its shift into value-based care, many are looking for new ways to replace traditional care models and improve care quality. While there's no consensus on the right strategy to make better use of the stores of data, AI may hold the key to creating a more predictive care model.
When it comes to designing hospitals, the majority of the focus is understandably on the clinical side. Rebecca Donner, the founder and owner of Inner Design Studio, a healthcare interior design firm, has designed everything from ambulatory surgical centers to full-blown acute care hospitals, medical office buildings and cancer centers.
The only hospital serving the community of rural Callaway County, Missouri — Fulton Medical Center — was set to shut down last September. When staff arrived one afternoon for a potluck goodbye party, they were met with an unexpected guest, Jorge Perez, a management consultant from Florida. He announced he'd just bought the hospital, and planned to keep it open.
Roughly 40 percent of the nation's Medicaid programs are taking a progressive approach to telehealth and telemedicine reimbursement, according to a new analysis. At the same time, about 20 percent of state programs are classified as restrictive. The results are part of a state-by-state analysis by the Manatt legal and consulting firm.
Consumers ranked patient privacy and data security above cost of care as the most important concerns they have about healthcare, according to a recent survey of 1,000 consumers by health insurance company Aetna. Around 80 percent of consumers view patient privacy as a very important aspect of healthcare, and 76 percent have the same view of data security.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed changing a regulation that currently allows states to divert Medicaid payments away from the primary provider. In 2014, CMS created a new exception to the direct payment requirement which allowed states to divert part of the Medicaid payment to third parties such as independent, in-home personal care workers, on behalf of the provider.
Online patient portals and automated visit reminders are standard components of care for most hospitals and practices today. But did you know that there are other simple uses of technology that can raise the quality of care you provide — and contribute to better outcomes across the board for your patients? Research shows that implementing the following technological strategies can lead to excellent results.


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Tomodachi Life Review
Remember virtual pets? The runaway kids' fad from the 1990's that disrupted classrooms and annoyed parents before cellphones properly took their place in the following decade?
Well, Tomodachi Life aims to take them to the next level, and thankfully, you can actually turn off Tomodachi Life. Nintendo's latest 3DS experiment, a sequel to a last-gen DS game from 2009 called Tomodachi Collection that was never released outside of Japan, allows you to put Mii variations of your friends, family, or perhaps even your favourite celebrities or fictional characters, on an island to live and frolic together. You can even name the island! It's a simple, accessible game, but one that's more fun and amusing than it has any right to be.
Comparisons to Nintendo's virtual life darling, Animal Crossing are going to be inevitable here, but Tomodachi Life is a very different kind of game in contrast to Animal Crossing. It's not as deep, but it's also not as demanding, being more of a glorified social toy than a full-fledged video game experience.
If Nintendo made games for mobile devices, Tomodachi Life would probably be something they would come up with for your smartphone or tablet. There's not a lot to it, and it probably won't hold the attention of more hardcore gamers, nor people who don't care for virtual life or social games, but if you're looking for something cute and accessible to unwind with on your 3DS/2DS, Tomodachi Life makes for a nicely quirky distraction, even if it could have presented a better value.
Tomodachi Life is a rather unassuming-looking game. It almost looks like the last-gen DS could pull it off to at least some degree, but that's not to say it's ugly. It's more accurately, quaint.
Some of the island locations look decently colourful, and there's definitely plenty of character to some of the interior decorating options on offer for your Mii apartments. A few of the other locations across your island are snazzy too, namely the concert hall and observation tower.
The highlight of the visuals is arguably the often manic and highly expressive Mii animations though, which are admittedly funny and likeable. You've never seen Mii characters come to life quite like this before, and some of the actions that your Mii's can perform together really give the little avatars more personality than they've ever had. Even just watching a Mii fool around on a white background while you're waiting for your game to save is difficult not to at least smile at.
Naturally, there is also a 3D effect for those playing on a 3DS or 3DS XL as well. It's a pretty potent 3D effect to boot, and it does add some atmosphere to your concerts and apartments. It's far from essential however, and those playing on a 2DS, or simply opting to switch off the 3D Slider, really aren't missing anything.
The same simple charm of the gameplay is felt in the rather straightforward visuals. Tomodachi Life is obviously not a game meant to stimulate, but to amuse, and that wholesomeness is found in the basic, but serviceable art style.
For all of its quirky energy, Tomodachi Life's soundtrack entirely consists of relaxed, serene music. Watching your Mii characters interact, get into mischief, mess around, and just generally show off their wacky personalities is complemented by a 'home sweet home' vibe from the music, which is just as quaint and simple as the graphics.
Sound effects are also predictable and very simplistic, though blatantly Nintendo-esque. They feel like the same kooky effects that play when you navigate the base menus of your Nintendo devices, with some extra character given to sounds like a Mii munching on a plate of food, or perhaps tinkering with some object that you gave to them as an amusing toy.
What's most surprising about Tomodachi Life however, and strangely revolutionary for Nintendo in general actually, is that any Mii you put on the island is fully voiced! Mii characters will speak to you, including reciting names you give to them, and you have some degree of control over what kind of voice you give them, including the ability to mis-match certain voices with certain genders or ages, Saints Row-style.
It's initially shocking and soon after endearing to hear a Mii talk to you as if you were actually there. It also helps to give them extra character when they beg you for food, clothes and decorations as well. The only minor issue here is the fact that their monotone robot voices don't really do a great job at communicating actual emotions, since there's obviously a programming algorithm in the game that focuses on pronouncing words, not understanding the meaning behind them.
It may also be unfair to say, but the robotic voices can be a bit creepy in some cases as well, especially for any adult Mii you make. It's frustrating, because the potentially off-putting, emotionless voices are often at odds with the personality-filled actions and antics that any given Mii could get up to at any point.
All in all though, this is another audio job that works well. Even with some expected drawbacks, the amount of effort put into giving a Mii speech capability in particular is something that's very ambitious, and just as commendable!
While you do have freedom to customize a Mii in terms of their appearance and basic personality, much of Tomodachi Life is played as an observer. This is one of the main things that separates Tomodachi Life from Animal Crossing. Animal Crossing is all about actively working to build up capital, improve your town, and naturally, pimp out your house with decorations and other pretty scenery.
Tomodachi Life on the other hand is a much more passive experience. The core appeal of the game comes from the fact that you don't actually have control over your Mii population, nor what they may do at any given point. It sounds lazy on paper, but in practice, it leads to a sense of novelty and surprise that will keep players coming back to see what other shenanigans their islanders will get up to on any given day.
Beyond creating Mii characters and populating your island with them, and watching them mess around naturally, you do solve simple issues that they come to you with. This is where the game is comparable to the virtual pets of yesteryear. Between any given day, a Mii may be hungry, or may desire new clothes, or may want to make a friend and ask you for advice, among other things.
These tasks are always very simple to accomplish, and performing any of them will net you money that you can save up and spend on more food, clothes, decorations, and more for any Mii you wish. You often just have to buy a Mii something they like, or give them an answer that makes sense on some level. If they get sad, such as if they are rejected by a fellow Mii that they develop romantic feelings for, you can give them a toy to cheer them up as well.
Yes, your Mii population can romance each other in Tomodachi Life, and the fact that it's completely out of a player's control, beyond occasionally contributing advice, can lead to all sorts of unexpected and funny surprises, especially if you use your real-life friends and family as the basis of your Mii characters. You can thankfully specify which Mii's are related to each other as well, to avoid any awkwardness there.
Not only can Mii's become 'sweethearts', but they can also even get married and have children together. Seeing prospective children can also be interesting, even if it's a tad odd that baby Mii's will grow into adult Mii's very quickly, often in just a day or two! Apparently, Mii biology is very, very different from actual human biology!
Here however, the controversy must be addressed; No, Tomodachi Life does not allow same-sex relationships and marriages. This caused an online uproar when Nintendo patched out a bug in the initial Japanese release that allowed Mii's of the same sex to enter a relationship, but it is genuinely baffling that Nintendo has opted not to accommodate the LGBT community in Tomodachi Life in the first place.
There is a bit of a workaround, since you can lie about a Mii's gender, and there are no limits to how a Mii can be customized in terms of appearance, so you could just, say, claim a gay man is a female Mii and just make the Mii look like the man in question. Still, this isn't a perfect solution.
Nintendo has claimed that they will consider same-sex relationships in potential follow-ups to Tomodachi Life, but even for people outside of the LGBT community, it is a disappointing omission. I'm a straight, cisgendered person myself, and, frankly, the majority of gamers and the world's population are, that's true. Even then however, I have homosexual and transgendered friends that I can't represent properly in Tomodachi Life now, especially if I want to include their partners. For a game released in 2014, this insistence on straight, cisgender characters comes off as undeniably backwards.
In any case, at least Mii's making friends and performing all sorts of fun, quirky actions is consistently fair game. As you solve the problems of your Mii characters, they'll 'level up', allowing you to give them more gifts, teach them new phrases and actions, and even teach them songs. Once your Mii's learn songs, they can even perform concerts across several genres of music, complete with other Mii's as their background dancers. You can create some funny compositions with the ability to change the words in their tunes, though, as with any other portion of Tomodachi Life, you can't curse, nor use hateful and/or offensive language.
As you perform actions and create more Mii's for your island, new locations will open up, and thus, new activities. You can even gain the ability to send Mii's and treasures off to other players using StreetPass, which is another good way to build up the population and swag on your custom island. As you unlock more places for your Mii's to go, and more goodies you can share with them, cute news reports will detail each expansion to your island, complete with kooky quotes from the Mii's that live there, with one even taking on the role of newscaster.
Ultimately though, this is pretty much all you do in Tomodachi Life; Check back every so often with your Mii's, solve their simplistic problems, occasionally play a dull minigame with them (which range from memory games to trivia to a few other things), and buy things to keep gradually pimping out your Mii apartments. This is why the game feels like more of a virtual toy than an actual video game.
With that comes the other ugly reality that, for many players, the novelty of Tomodachi Life can wear off quicker than you would expect. The game can be full of delightful surprises and fun kookiness, certainly, and you definitely won't often get the sense that you know what to expect in advance as your Mii's bumble about your island, especially when they interact with each other.
As a full $39.99 retail game in the 3DS library however, Tomodachi Life feels rather overpriced. Had it been a dedicated 3DS eShop game for about half that price, it would have presented a much better value. Being a full retail offering however, Tomodachi Life does feel like it's sometimes wanting for more depth, especially compared to something like Animal Crossing: New Leaf, which has a much more expansive and deeper wealth of activities and rewards.
There is definitely fun and amusement to be had with Tomodachi Life's unpredictable nature, but when you realize that you're no longer amused by the exaggerated actions and bizarre hobbies of your Mii population, the game's value plummets pretty fast. It's nice that Tomodachi Life is so accessible, and that its characters don't have that passive-aggressive neediness that Animal Crossing: New Leaf's population is guilty of if you put the game down for a considerable amount of time, but maybe it needed a bit more than personality to have a better shot at continually keeping people coming back.
Tomodachi Life is a solid virtual life game that isn't wanting for charm or personality. It begs the question of how much a game can sell itself on just charm though. It's difficult not to love your Mii population's hijinx, but given the lack of depth in the package, Tomodachi Life just feels like it's missing that extra something, especially for a full retail 3DS game commanding a $39.99 price tag.
If money is no object to you, and you love the idea of watching caricatures of your friends get up to mischief and fool around together at their leisure, then Tomodachi Life is an amusing experience while it lasts. If you're looking for a game that you can really dive into and play for hours on your 3DS/2DS however, this isn't it. In that case, you're better off sticking with Animal Crossing: New Leaf for your virtual life fix.
Nintendo may be on to something with this undeniably upbeat formula, but it can definitely be taken further. Here's hoping that a sequel can fully realize the potential of what's currently a loveable, but rather fleeting experience.
Tomodachi Life is amusing, but for what it is, it's overpriced and excessively simplistic. Animal Crossing still rules Nintendo's virtual life roost.
VISUALS70%
AUDIO75%
GAMEPLAY70%
Lots of charm
Accessible gameplay
Social rewards
Kind of shallow
No LGBT options
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FT: Global banks boost Singapore hiring to mitigate Hong Kong risk
Banks are looking to hire up to eight times as many employees in the rival regional financial hub, in what recruiters describe as an under-the-radar shift aimed at reducing staffing levels in Hong Kong while avoiding angering the Chinese government.
A December survey of LinkedIn data conducted by the Financial Times found eight times as many jobs available in Singapore at UBS and JPMorgan as in Hong Kong, while Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Citibank were advertising more than double the number.
One investment bank executive said there was a low-key effort under way to add more jobs in Singapore, where investment firms have traditionally had a lower headcount. "It is prudent to spread the risk given the geopolitical situation," the person said.
The full article is available at https://www.ft.com/content/c3478b85-2be5-449b-90b1-c4ffe78150d8
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This Ellsworth radio station is stopping the music for the first time ever in station history to air an informational program on the COVID-19 pandemic with two local physicians. The hour-long program airs Tues. March 31 at 12:30 p.m.
"The Day the Music Died" – for an hour
March 27, 2020	on Health, News
ELLSWORTH — Radio station Star 97.7 announced Friday that it's going to stop the music for one hour on Tuesday, March 31 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. to air an informational program with two local physicians about the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is something the station has never done before, said co-owner and general manager Mark Osborne in a statement.
"These unusual times call for unusual measures," he said. "For the first time in the radio station's history, Star 97.7 is going to stop the station's 'Smooth Rock 'n Roll' music for one hour.
"During that hour, our morning host, Paul Dupuis, will be interviewing two local physicians; Dr. Sheena Whittaker from N. Light Maine Coast Hospital in Ellsworth and Dr. Michael Murnik from N. Light Blue Hill Hospital. Each physician will be answering questions live that will have been submitted from local citizens pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic."
Star 97.7 is inviting listeners to send in their coronavirus questions for the doctors prior to the program. They may do so through the station's Facebook page, or by email at [email protected].
"We are extremely grateful for this amazing public service being provided by two of our local Hancock County hospitals," said Osborne. "That these two physicians are taking time out of their already overloaded schedules to address the concerns of our local citizens, speaks volumes about the importance of the subject matter."


Patsy and Jillian had received the most fantastic news from the dean of the college. The news was unexpected, and stunned Patsy to the point that she could do nothing other than mumble. Jillian on the other hand, held her own with the dean and spoke to him about all the books in his office.
The visit to the farm was a new experience for Jillian. Milking a cow by hand was a wonderful feeling of fulfillment, and achievement. Patsy had noticed the twinkle in her brother's eye for Jillian. Helmet was smitten by Jillian's beauty and her childish nature.
Patsy had moved into the same room as Jillian. Her brothers had helped bring her things into the room. As patsy went to close the door, one of her brothers gave her a teddy bear and embarrassed her in front of Jillian. But Jillian pulled out her teddy bear and made Patsy feel at ease.
Jillian was settled into college and mom and dad had gone home. She would be starting classes the next day, and she was super nervous. She did not know anyone, and she needed to start reassuring herself for tomorrow. She knew she would be fine but her stomach was making her insecure. She didn't like that at all.
Love can be found in many places. But when that one comes along, the whole world changes. The sun shines warmer, the noon seems brighter, and your beats faster than it ever did before. Love does that to a person.
The fun that the children have been having over this past week, will stay with them forever. Nanna hopes that the episode with the robber does not stick with the children and they forget what happened. Once they arrived at the Art Store all the prior events were chased away by all the fun they had.
Nanna and Papa with Pearl and Parker…….
Going to the trampoline place was the highlight of the day for Parker and Pearl. Nanna had made that surprise one that they would never forget. Papa had his share of fun but the best part of the event was watching the twins on the trampolines and the big smiles on their faces.
Papa and Nanna with Parker…..
Life is a wonderful place to be when you have so much love and support. Grand-parents are a blessing sent from heaven to shower their grand-children in unconditional love. There is nothing a nanna would not do for the ones she loves. Nanna was a mom once or twice and the tiger in her will always be there to protect her loved ones.
To many children going to nana and papa's place was the highlight of the day. Being at their can be the best fun ever. Things are better than at home and the ice-cream tastes better at nanna's and papa's place. Plus what happens at nanna and papa's place stays at nanna and papa's place.
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Burundi calls for special summit over Rwanda row
Presidents Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi (left), and Paul Kagame of Rwanda. Relations between the two neighbour countries have deteriorated over the past three years. PHOTOS | AFP
Relations between Burundi and Rwanda have deteriorated over the past three years, with armed attacks resulting in the deaths of civilians and fighters among border communities.
By MOSES HAVYARIMANA
President Pierre Nkurunziza has asked the East African Community leadership to urgently convene an extraordinary summit to address the differences between Burundi and Rwanda.
While addressing journalists at his home town in Ngozi Province on Friday, President Nkurunziza once again accused Rwanda of harbouring ill motives.
"We want the EAC to intervene because the matter involves armed groups… People are getting killed and it shouldn't be taken lightly," he said.
"Burundi does not harbour bad intentions; Rwanda does, and we will continue to say it."
Kigali has repeatedly denied allegations that it is meddling in Burundi's politics, with President Paul Kagame recently saying Bujumbura has repeatedly provoked Kigali.
Rwanda's Minister of State in charge of EAC Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe dismissed calls for the special summit, saying that Bujumbura was only trying to deflect the attention of the Community away from its political crisis.
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"This summit will not take place. What will take place is the ordinary summit. The situation in Burundi is internal and the EAC has called on Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni to intervene," he said.
The International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) has called on EAC member states and partners to urgently address the crisis.
Secretary General Zachary Muburi-Muita said that Burundi and Rwanda had recently allowed the Enhanced Joint Verification Mechanism team based in Goma, DR Congo, to conduct a verification mission on their border issues.
"Although the report is yet to be discussed by the ministers of defence, we welcome the spirit of submitting to this confidence-building organ of the ICGLR," said Mr Muita.
The call by ICGLR comes as tensions between the two countries continue to rise with Burundi boycotting the EAC Heads of State Summit that was to take place in Arusha on November 30. It was rescheduled to December 27 but later moved to February 2019.


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K11 Mall Hong Kong - The First Art Mall in the World
K11 is a 6-storey shopping centre housed within The Masterpiece skyscraper in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It opened in December 2009 and dubbed by its developer, New World Development Company Ltd, as "the first art mall in the world" and "intertwining the functions of art galleries and shopping malls and pioneers the blend of art, people and nature." Apart from the shopping mall, The Masterpiece also houses a high-end luxury residential apartments and the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
The mall covers an area of 340,000 square feet featuring more than 100 retail shops selling mid-range to high-end designer fashion, accessories, jewellery and watches, beauty and healthcare products, leather goods, shoes and bags, and lifestyle products.
Some of the popular with stores at K11 include Aigle, Samsonite, Chow Tai Fook, Omega, Lens Crafters, D-Mop, Laura Ashley, Fortress, Levis, Miss Sixty, Tiffany & Co, Vica Moda, FILA, Vica Moda, Mademoiselle, Miss Sixty, Barbara Milano and Longchamp, Hush Puppies, Jill Scott, Milan, Clarks, Eric Bompard Paris, Menard and Dymocks Booksellers. There is also a Marketplace by Jasons supermarket and Mannings personal store at basement level.
A total of 22 dining establishments which include casual to high end restaurants, cafe's and fast food chains offer a variety of cuisines and treats. The "Gourmet Tower" features restaurants serving a variety of international cuisines such as Japanese, Thai, Chinese, Western and Thai. There is also an IMAX cinema.
True to its "art mall" tag, numerous art pieces are displayed in strategic locations on each of K11's 6 floors, including display windows between stores. The pieces range from purely ornamental such as sculptures and wall decorations to functional such as benches. The art pieces, which came from various sources including local artists, are said to cost a total of 2.6 million dollars.
At the center of the mall is a large activity area, called The Piazza, which features a glass ceiling and a large LED screen.
The mall's opening hours vary depending on the shop from 10/11am to 9/10pm daily. Supermarket opens at 9am to 11pm daily. Restaurants open various hours until late.
K11 is at 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. To get there, take MTR to Tsim Sha Tsui Station exits D1, D2 or M2. MTR East Tsim Sha Tsui Station exits N1 or N2. The mall is about ten minutes walk from Star Ferry Pier, Tsim Sha Tsui and Star Ferry Bus Terminus.
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Refrigerator and freezer shipments in the U.S. 2013-2017
Refrigerator and freezer unit shipments in the United States from 2013 to 2017 (in millions)
by Shanhong Liu, last edited Jun 28, 2019
This statistic shows refrigerator (6.5 & over) and freezer shipment numbers in the United States from 2013 to 2017. In 2017, 11.41 million refrigerators were shipped in the United States.
2017 11.41 1.85
2016 10.9 2.04
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Sales of the leading household appliance companies worldwide in 2019
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Household appliance store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Market value of consumer appliances in the United States from 2015 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)*
U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on household appliances and electrical and electronic goods from 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Unit shipments of major home appliances in the U.S. from 1st quarter 2014 to 4th quarter 2019 (in millions)*
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Unit shipments of home refrigeration and laundry appliances from 2015 to 2021, by region (in millions)
Commercial refrigeration market size in North America by product from 2012 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Number of households using a refrigerator in the U.S. in 2015, by number of refrigerators (in million housing units)
Households in the United States with a refrigerator by number of household members in 2015 (in million housing units)
Households in the United States with a refrigerator by household income in 2015 (in million housing units)
Number of households using a refrigerator by most-used refrigerator type in the U.S. in 2015* (in million housing units)
Average annual expenditure on refrigerators and freezers (owned home) per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2017 (in U.S. dollars)*
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Product shipment value of the U.S. household refrigerator and home freezer manufacturing industry from 2008 to 2014 (in million U.S. dollars)
Unit shipment of freezers in the U.S. from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2019 (in 1,000s)
Chest freezer unit shipments in the United States from 2013 to 2017 (in millions)
Upright freezers unit shipments in the United States from 2013 to 2017 (in 1,000s)
Shipment value of refrigerators and freezers in the U.S. from 2005 to 2010 (in million U.S. dollars)
Number of refrigerators per 100 households in China in 2012, according to income group
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Number of refrigerators per 100 rural and urban households in China from 1990 to 2017
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SCOTLAND: The Land of the Gaels
The name Scotland comes is derived from the Latin name for the Gaels – a linguistic group native to Scotland and other countries and regions in the United Kingdom. Alba, the Scots name for Scotland is derived from the Celtic name, Albion.
Travelers to this popular tourist destination are captivated by its rich and stunning landscapes, 1200 medieval castles and historic houses, Gaelic language, nearly 300 Scottish clans, tartan, unsurpassed and world recognized golf courses, and Scotch Whisky. Scotland's folklore evokes images of mythical creatures, beasts and serpents Common tourist and historical attractions Scotland also include almost 130 whisky distilleries and 587 golf courses.
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Scotland is the second largest country in the United Kingdom and comprises about 33% of its total land area. It shares its southern border with England with the remainder of Scotland being surrounded by water including the North Sea, Irish Seas and the Atlantic Ocean. The country has 6170 (10,000km) miles of coastline. From north to south (vertical measurement), Scotland is about 280 miles in length and between 25 and 150 miles in width.
The country is comprised of 4 archipelagos (Hebrides, Orkney, Shetland, and Faroe Islands) and well as 796 islands with Lewis and Harris, Shetland, Orkney, and Skye the most populous of the ten largest islands. Many of hundreds of Scotland's islands are either uninhabited or have a population of less than 200 residents with 125 islands inhabited.
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Below is our country profile containing facts and information to familiarize you with Scotland.
Common English Country name: Scotland
Official Name: Scotland
Formation: Devolution (1998), Union with England (1707)
Historical Nicknames: The Kingdom of Scotland, Scoti, Alba (the Scottish Gaelic name)
Country Motto: "In My Defens God Me Defend" ("In my Defense God Me Defend")
Government: Devolved Parliamentary Legislature
Capital: Edinburgh
Largest City (Population): Glasgow
Select Cities: Glasgow (largest), Aberdeen, Dundee, Paisley, East Kilbride
Points of interest: Edinburgh, the Highlands, Glencoe, Shetland Islands, Isle of Sky
Nationality: Scottish (preferable) or British
Religion: Church of Scotland, Roman Catholic
Population: 5,500,000 (2018)
Life expectancy: 77 years for males and 81 years for females
Primary ethnicity: White
Languages: English. Scottish Gaelic and Scots are officially recognized as regional languages.
National Anthem: Various national Anthems exist but "Flower of Scotland" is most common
Area: 78,000 Km² (30,000 mi²)
National Symbols: Thistle and its blue flag with Saltire (Saint Andrew's Cross)
Average temperature: 51°F (11 °C)
Climate: Cool and Wet. July is the hottest month (11 °C), January is the coldest (4 °C)
Highest elevation: Ben Nevis, elevation of 1,345 m (4,413 ft)
Longest River: River Tay, length of 188 km (117 miles) long
Deepest Lake (Loch): Loch Morar, depth of 309 metres (1,014 ft)
Largest Lake: Loch Lomond (25 miles/40km in length)
Location: United Kingdom, in Europe
Calling code: +44 (same as England)
Coordinates: GPS- 56° 29' 26.416" N 4° 12' 9.525" W (Center-point)
Currency: Pound Sterling (GBP; £)
Time zone: Greenwich Mean Time (UTC); Summer Day Light Savings Time (DST) is UTC + 1
Internet TLD: .scot (which is commonly known as a Geo top-level domain); otherwise ".uk"
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Scotland's official currency is the Pound Sterling which is common represented by the symbols (GBP; £). If you are visiting Scotland from the United States, then type "USD to GBP" in your browser for the current exchange rate.
Where should I visit when in Scotland?
Scotland is known for its hundreds of iconic castles and is referred to as the "Home of Golf" with its world famous golf courses hosting the Ryder Cup, the British Open, and the PGA European Tour. While in Scotland consider visiting one of its National Parks or nature reserves or partake on a tour of the hundreds of historic churches and museums. For those interested in distillery tours be sure to explore the Scottish Whisky Trail.
When is the best time of year to travel to Scotland?
The temperature usually fluctuates between 3–7 °C (37–44 °F) and 15–17 °C (59–63 °F) but the weather can be very unpredictable. Many travel experts recommend planning your trip either in the springtime (between the months of March and May) or visiting Scotland in the autumn (September through mid-November). Summers are warm although rain showers are quite common but most notably in the North. Snow is common in the Highlands during the winter months. Be sure to bring the appropriate clothing and plan accordingly.
What are some of the "must see" destinations in Scotland?
Scotland has a diverse and fascinating attractions. From off the beaten path tours to exploring the countryside and cites you will find the Scottish countryside dotted with quaint towns, beautiful landscapes and historical treasures. In between its rugged coastline and snow-capped mountains, we recommend that you consider visiting Cairngorms National Part, the Isle of Sky, the and Trossachs National Park.
How expensive is Scotland?
Youth hostels and rooms are plentiful with season prices ranging between USD$20 and USD50 a night. Mid-range hotels in the larger cities such as Edinburgh and Glasgow can cost upwards of USD225 to $450 a night. Be sure that your budget accounts for meals, ground transportation, entrance fees, and entertainment which can cost $100 a day per person. Transportation, day tours, and rental car costs will vary based on your travel itinerary.
Do I need a visa to visit Scotland?
Depending on your citizenship and country of origin, a visa and other travel documentation may be required to visit or study in Scotland. At present, no visa is currently required if you are British (or a part of the United Kingdom (UK) or if you are from within the EU. However, with the heightened possibility of the UK leaving the EU (Brexit) travelers from other countries should need to check with UK immigration.
Is Scotland a Country?
There is not a clear-cut answer. Scotland has a limited, self-government but is part of the United Kingdom which retains partial control over some of Scotland's internal matters such as social security, defense, international relations and limited matters of taxation. The Scottish Government is headed by a First Minster who serves as the political leader of Scotland and is appointed by the Monarch. Scotland's future status will be determined once the United Kingdom's withdrawal ("Brexit") from the European Union Brexit has been concluded.
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Go to site - Granite Falls School District http://www.gfalls.wednet.edu/'
School review and Information: Provides a district directory, links to schools, school closure information, phone list, daily schedule, and other community information.
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Previous 10 school Ephrata School District http://www.ephrataschools.org/ Ephrata School District Operates two elementary, two junior and two senior high schools.
Previous school Grandview School District #200 http://gsd200.org/ Grandview School District #200 They offer pre-school through 12th grade education.
Random 1 school Scuba School and Dive Center http://www.scuba-school.com/ Scuba School and Dive Center PADI 5 star dive center and universal referral location (YMCA, PDIC, SSI, NAUI, IDEA, and NASDS). Plus rentals, sales, service, and air or nitrox fills. Fort Lauderdale, Southeast Florida.
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thanks - guess where I've just put it?
I like that one particularly.
I like this one too (Drops of Jupiter - Train).
And a bit more astronomy: Whole of the Moon - The Waterboys.
Goodnight Elisabeth - Counting Crows.
She's Got a New Spell - Billy Bragg.


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Q: Manipulating a stream inside a using statement I'm handling uploads in .NET Core, which are passed in as IFormFile. I need to manipulate the stream to remove Exif data before I ultimately pass the file to be saved. I don't know how to handle this, however. I'm trying the code below, but it doesn't work because stream is readonly inside a using statement.
What is the correct way to do something like this?
public async Task<IActionResult> UploadImage(IFormFile image)
{
    using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
    {
        // image is IFormFile
        await image.CopyToAsync(stream);

        // doesn't work, stream is readonly
        stream = StripExif(stream);

        // save stream
    }

    return Ok();
}

public static Stream StripExif(Stream stream)
{
    stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);

    // remove Exif data

    return stream;
}

A: The using is only having a problem because you are trying to assign to the using variable. You could create a new MemoryStream in StripExif, and then assign the result of StripExif to a new stream variable.
public async Task<IActionResult> UploadImage(IFormFile image)
{
    using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
    {
        // image is IFormFile
        await image.CopyToAsync(stream);

        var strippedStream = StripExif(stream);

        // save strippedStream, not stream.
    }

    return Ok();
}

public static MemoryStream StripExif(MemoryStream stream)
{
    var result = new MemoryStream();

    stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);

    // remove Exif data from result

    return result;
}

Updated :
public async Task<IActionResult> UploadImage(IFormFile image)
{
    using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
    using (var writer = new StreamWriter(new MemoryStream())
    {
        // image is IFormFile
        await image.CopyToAsync(stream);

        var strippedStream = StripExif(stream, writer);

        // save strippedStream, not stream.
    }

    return Ok();
}

public static void StripExif(MemoryStream stream, StreamWriter writer)
{
    // lets assume for sake of example that removing ExIf just removes the
    // the first 10 characters of the stream
    stream.Seek(10, SeekOrigin.Begin);

    writer.Write(stream.ReadToEnd());
}

A: StripExif is not actually creating a new Stream, rather, it's mutating the Stream passed to it, so it shouldn't be returning a Stream at all.  When the caller then modifies the call to reflect that it mutates the parameter, rather than creating a new stream, the problem goes away:
public async Task<IActionResult> UploadImage(IFormFile image)
{
    using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
    {
        // image is IFormFile
        await image.CopyToAsync(stream);

        StripExif(stream);

        // save stream
    }

    return Ok();
}

public static void StripExif(Stream stream)
{
    stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);

    // remove Exif data
}


Engineering students, from left, Anthony Defilippo, Cullen Fitzgerald and Jennifer Ambrose repair the damaged "Wind Dancer" sculpture of Pegasus, which lies hobbled on its back in the Manufacturing Lab at the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
Burnett Honors College alumnus Jeff Douglass, '02 — the founder and CEO of Cybis Communications who contributed significantly to the original cost of the sculpture in 2007 — has offered to cover the cost of repairs. As it turns out, those costs should be minimal.
"It should be sturdier after we fix it and make these modifications," Defilippo said.
Gordon's research focuses on fatigue that causes materials to fail after repeated stress. The damage to Wind Dancer is a good example, he said, and provides his students with an opportunity to see material failure in the real world.
my boy cullen doing his part!!!! look at that cool kid!!!!


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Shipping Must Accelerate Carbon Cuts, Coalition Tells UN
September 24, 2019 10:35am 490 Comments
As the shipping industry prepares for the ground-breaking but costly introduction of IMO 2020 low-sulfur fuels by the start of next year, some leading voices believe more radical action is not only environmentally desirable but also commercially viable.
The Getting to Zero Coalition. a partnership between the Global Maritime Forum, the Friends of Ocean Action and the World Economic Forum, said at the Sept. 23 United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York that existing carbon emission reduction targets could be accelerated by deploying zero-emission vessels (ZEV) powered by zero-emission fuels by 2030.
Søren Skou, CEO of A.P. Møller – Maersk, a leading member of the coalition, said energy-efficiency savings could only take the industry so far. "Efficiency measures can only keep shipping emissions stable, not eliminate them," he said. "To take the next big step change towards decarbonization of shipping, a shift in propulsion technologies or a shift to clean fuels is required, which implies close collaboration from all parties. The coalition launch today is a crucial vehicle to make this collaboration happen."
As reported in FreightWaves, there have been recent calls to make shipping "zero carbon" by 2030 by using zero-carbon fuels such as ammonia and green hydrogen. However, when it was suggested that freight rates might double as a result, one leading shipping executive questioned whether markets would accept this.
The Getting to Zero Coalition's aims are similar but more conservative. Its plan aligns with the International Maritime Organization's Initial GHG Strategy. This prescribes that international shipping must reduce its total annual greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% of 2008 levels by 2050 while pursuing efforts toward phasing them out as soon as possible in this century.
The coalition argues that ships can be operated for 20 years or more and emissions are projected to grow by between 50 and 250% by 2050 if no action is taken. If the shipping industry is to hit the 2050 emissions target, therefore, vessels entering the world fleet around 2030 will need to operate with zero emissions.
"The coalition is committed to making this ambitious target a reality by getting commercially viable deep-sea zero-emission vessels powered by zero-emission fuels into operation by 2030," said a statement.
Details of how this might be achieved were patchy, but another influential member of the coalition said a solution must be found.
"Decarbonizing maritime shipping is a huge task with no simple answer, but it has to be done," said Ben van Beurden, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell. "We intend to be part of the long-term, zero-carbon solution by seeking out the most feasible technologies that can work at a global scale. Starting now is essential because ships built today will stay on the water for decades."
The coalition also issued a call to arms to "governments, international organizations and other stakeholders" to work together to help achieve its vision of "commercially viable and scalable solutions that enable ZEVs by 2030 and rapid growth of this fleet thereafter."
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Mandurah Coastal Times
Mandurah man to break world record in India for PYMS
June 28th, 2018, 10:30AM Written by Victoria Rifici Mandurah Coastal Times
Halls Head resident John Nye will attempt to break a world record.
HALLS Head resident John Nye will attempt to break a world record in August by traversing the four corners of India as a solo motorcyclist.
The 62-year-old said he will travel about 14,100kms throughout the challenge, alone, with no support.
"It's all down to me and my bike," he said.
"I'm trying to show people that age or situation doesn't matter – if they want to do something they should do it."
Mr Nye's ride will attempt to raise $10,000 for the Peel Youth Medical Service (PYMS).
A cause close to his heart, Mr Nye will hold a fundraising night at Mandurah City Football Club on July 14 at 7pm to launch his campaign.
"Sadly, my wife Debra and I lost our son in a car accident in December 2010," Mr Nye said.
"When it happened to us the community helped and some young people were distressed by it as well but PYMS supported them.
"I'm looking for as much public attention and donations as possible, any way we can raise funds toward PYMS and help support the good work they do."
The current world record of 34 days is held by an Indian national who set the record in October 2016.
Mr Nye will try to reduce this time to a maximum of 30 days and set a new record registered with the Guinness Book of World Records.
"I will start in Chandigarh and go up around, in an anti-clockwise direction, to the high reaches and back through to Chandigarh, and out to the far eastern tip of India on the border of Burma," he said.
"I will then travel back down south to the tip of India in Sri Lanka and around again to the Pakistan border up through Goha and Mumbai, and back to Chandigarh to complete it."
Some of the challenges of the trip include altitude sickness, landslides, hostile regions, weather conditions ranging from -15 to +35C, roaming wildlife and crazy motorists.
Mr Nye said he had apprehensions but it was for a good cause.
"I've never ridden in India and stories that come out of their are fairly alarming but it's all part of the challenge," he said.
Mr Nye said he created a Facebook page JCridesagain and website jcridesagain.com to showcase live updates of his journey in India
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I'm worried Nathan isn't talking to much yet. He says Da Da consistently. He will say All done, I did it, and Right there when he feels like it. That's about it. Otherwise we just get babble babble, usually with dada in there somewhere. He used to say Bye Bye ( his first words), but he won't say it any more. He won't say bath or ball or cookie - nothing. I've heard him say banana and dogie once. He will point to all body parts. He can point to pictures I name in book. He make a ton of animal noises or imitations (raise his arm like a trunk for elephant, pant like a dog, moos like a cow), signs probably 8-10 words, kick and throw a ball. He also has the leap frog letter factory video and will tell me what a F, H, M, P, S, T, V, and Z says. What's up???? Should I be worried? At he 15 month check up the doctor acted concerned.
I wouldn't worry. Each child has their own time table. Talk with your ped. if you're really concerned.
My son was like that he is basically a quiet child, but in the space of a month he went from saying only mama and bye-bye to chatterbox. Children learn at their own time. Now he is 20 months and has a whole bunch of new words.
I agree with the others that I wouldn't worry! My nephew was like that. . . wouldn't say anything - then around 2 years he just started with sentences! I think boys take longer with some things (talking and potty training) than girls do - they're just lazier! I would only worry if he wasn't saying anything at all! I would try making him ask for things. . . when he points, don't go get it - tell him to "Tell mommy what you want!"
I've been worried about the same thing. But mine says less than yours does. My dd is 15 mo. and she says dad and mom. Sometimes it sounds like she says the dogs name and just yesterday she was saying hot. But that's it. We were worried too and asked at her pedi appt. They asked if she understands us and she does. She understands everything. Then they said she will get there in her own time. She has been babbling tons since she was so young. I thought she would be talking earlier. We have been telling her what things are before we give them to her since she was under 1 year. I guess she is just going to be one of those that are a little behind. Not much more we can do but wait.
Thanks everyone! I've been feeling like I've been doing something wrong. I feel like I'm a bad mom sometimes because he's not talking. I will continue to name things and ask him what things are. That's about all I can do, I think. He's so funny. He knows how cute he is and when I say something like "Say cookie" before I give him his cookie, he'll try and kiss me instead of saying cookie. Today he picked up my cell phone and put it to his ear and said "hi." Of course he wouldn't do it again! KIDS!!!
Nathan is perfectly fine. My DS just turned 19m and he went through the same pattern. He started saying words very early at 8 months (tiger, dog, da da, ma ma, Tessa, Duke, bye bye and at least 10 more) And then all of a sudden he stopped repeating lots of words. Its a stage they go through. They did not forget but just more busy with other stuff liking playing.
He will start again. But honestly I think he is fine and he is doing a lot of stuff that most 16m dont do. Pointing to all body parts, most kids do that around 18m. Pointing at pictures in books alaso comes later with most kids and your DS is doing all that now. Thats great. Just enjoy him and dont put too much pressure on him to repeat stuff. In a few months time you are going to get tired with all the questions.


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An Infrastructure Arms Race Is Fueling the Future of Gaming
The future of gaming lives inside metal cages, if you believe some of the biggest gaming companies out there. Piled on hardware racks, blinking with little green lights, it's calculated inside stacked-together computers and pumped out of a remote server through big underground tubes. It is distributed across the globe—Shanghai, London, Prague, Virginia—from nondescript, city block-sized architectural monoliths. To see it up close, you would need to pass through multiple levels of security.
Over the past two years, it seems every major gaming and tech company has launched a cloud gaming service: Microsoft's Project xCloud, Sony's PlayStation Now, Google's Stadia, Nvidia's GeForce Now, Tencent's Start. Facebook and Amazon are reportedly sniffing around too. For a monthly fee—$10 to $35—users can play a library of videogames on demand, streamed to their phone, television, console, computer, or tablet.
Big Tech expects cloud gaming to be white-hot, if the major ante they've pushed into it says anything. Like a lot of cutting-edge tech, it cloaks the technology behind the magic, giving you the impression that you're barely dealing with hardware at all. It's a charming effect. Don't fall for it. In interviews with WIRED, the people behind some of cloud gaming's biggest services and data center organizations lifted the curtain on the infrastructure powering these immaterial services. Many agree that, as competition becomes more fierce, and cloud gaming sees mass adoption, success in cloud gaming could mean an infrastructure arms race.
"We live in a culture of 'instant' when it comes to any kind of electronic media," says Microsoft corporate vice president of cloud gaming Kareem Choudhry. He was winding up for the cloud gaming pitch: Of the world's 8 billion human beings, over 2 billion are gamers. Gaming is as culturally impactful as music, television, and movies. And until cloud gaming, there was no mass-market Netflix for videogames—on-demand content that's device-agnostic. Besides, says Choudhry, "we know we're not going to sell 2 billion consoles."
Take something as simple as piloting Witcher 3's Geralt a few steps to the left in a cloud gaming service. Flicking the controller's analog stock initiates a ping-pong of invisible signals to an uber-powerful and remote computer: from the controller, through the internet, to the cloud gaming service's nearest data center and then the cloud gaming server, which processes your action and calculates a new game state—which it then feeds back to your monitor, where Geralt has inched closer to the bar.
Cloud gaming is software as a service. That service is two-pronged: a library of videogames the cloud service provider has negotiated with game publishers, and a way to stream those games over the internet. This culture of "instant" has generated big demands for that delivery service: low-latency, so you can dodge a combo in Street Fighter V; and no packet loss, so your very alive-seeming Overwatch character isn't suddenly dead. While a service's performance depends in part on your home internet situation—and will change with the arrival of 5G, at least on your phone—much of its lasting success will hinge on data taking as short and uninterrupted a round trip as possible from your hardware to a data center.
"It's everything besides bandwidth, second only to bandwidth," says David Linthicum, Deloitte's chief cloud strategy officer, of the importance of data centers to cloud gaming competitors. "The company that provides the fastest infrastructure and the largest points of presence in data centers around the world—that's gonna go to who's gonna be successful."
If you're playing God of War in Egypt, but your cloud gaming service's closest data center is in Qatar, there might be enough delay between your inputs and Kratos' movements to emotionally disconnect you from gameplay. In the US, sending an ax-slash signal from the East Coast to the West Coast takes 40 to 60 milliseconds; enough time for frustration to creep in. To give as many people as possible the best latency possible, you need to own or rent space from a lot of well-located data centers. "The slightest increase in latency, lag, or jitter can send early adopters away from these new platforms and back to their consoles and PCs," says Jennifer Curry, the senior vice president of product and technology at data center colocation company INAP. "Just 20 to 30 additional milliseconds can be the difference between a top-tier service and an unviable service."
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Yet cloud-gaming-capable data centers can cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build. They need to be central to large populations—inside or nearby cities—require fiber-optic connectivity, and eat up immense amounts of power, including for cooling. They can be huge; Microsoft owns a Dublin data center that's 550,000 square feet, nearly 10 football fields. On top of size and location, these facilities require top-of-the-line hardware, security, maintenance. And gaming servers are specialized with powerful graphics cards and other high-octane tech ensuring low latency, beyond what might be expected from a server that hosts Google Docs. It's a gargantuan risk to invest all of that cash in infrastructure supporting a not-quite-mainstream-yet technology. At the dawn of cloud gaming, some tech companies are better set up than others to succeed in an industry so reliant on infrastructure.
"It is an expensive thing," says Jim Poole, the vice president of business development at Equinix, the largest data center and colocation provider in the world. Consoles are simpler math: If Sony makes a million boxes, it will probably sell a million boxes. A hundred-million-dollar investment in data centers for cloud gaming, a million-dollar investment in high-end gaming servers—these may not pay off for years, or even ever. "The thing about cloud services that a lot of people don't appreciate is that you're investing a massive amount of capital ahead of demand."


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Power, Control, and Survival: PW Talks with Nalini Singh
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In Allegiance of Honor, Nalini Singh examines the aftermath of a war between the psychic Psy and the shape-shifting changelings, with ordinary humans caught in the middle.
What inspired the Silence, in which the Psy attempted to suppress all their emotions?
I've always been fascinated by the idea that we don't use our brains to their full potential, or that there's more we could be doing with them. Like the idea that we could have true telepathy or true telekinesis. I remember thinking one day, "Well, wouldn't it be cool to be a telepath?" And then I thought, "What if there's a flip side? What if it drove you insane or it drove you to violence? What would you do to survive?" And that was really the genesis of Silence. In the case of the Psy, they tried to eliminate rage, and they found they had to either eliminate all their emotions or keep them all. And they chose to eliminate everything. When Silence first began, people were like, "It's this great savior. It's what we need." And slowly, as you go along, you start to realize, maybe they replaced one bad thing with another. They did it with a good heart, but as time went on, it became about power and control, and it changed them as a people.
In Allegiance of Honor we learn more about Naya, a child who's both Psy and changeling. Where did that character come from?
When I was growing up, I was one of the big kids in the family. So I spent a lot of time around younger children, and I think I absorbed how they behaved. But in terms of Naya herself, you know, she's very much her own personality, and I love seeing that personality develop.
Was she as fun to write as she is to read about?
Oh, absolutely! I mean, she could have taken over the whole book if I'd let her.
Do you feel that you make a difference in the romance and speculative fiction fields with the way you celebrate diversity in your books?
I think so! I think sometimes we don't realize what's missing until we read it. Then we think, "Now I know to look for it." Genre fiction reflects the world as it is, or it should. And I hope, you know, I'm making a small change and that will snowball and have more of an effect, slowly, as more and more people begin to become aware of it. The thing is that diversity is my normal. I live in a diverse world, and I always have.
Is there any other genre or subject matter you'd like to tackle next?
I always wanted to write a historical, which is terrible— I wouldn't do the research. So I'd just have to make everything up. I'd love to do more science fiction, just a little bit less romantic. I have an idea for that that's kind of interesting and I want to explore. Within romance, contemporary and paranormal are my two loves. There's so much room to move. I've written mysteries within my paranormal books, and I've gone back into the past, and all kinds of interesting things. It's this huge canvas. I find it does give me a lot of freedom.
A version of this article appeared in the 05/23/2016 issue of Publishers Weekly under the headline: Power, Control, and Survival


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Leathbridge has a thriving marriage industry, mainly for the scenic locale that affords an expansive view of the valley. With lush backgrounds, unusually temperate climates and competitive prices, it's no surprise that parts of the Morehouse State Park are booked for wedding parties months in advanced.
This isn't so much an advertisement for the services. Heaven knows that the local Tourism Board pumps enough into drawing in as much as possible with its savvy ad campaigns. This is more of an explanation that, come May through September, we often see many brides being transported around town as if maids-a-marrying were valued dry goods and we had somehow been taken back in the trading post days of Cole Leathbridge.
Most of the weddings are traditional, which isn't to say they are strictly man-woman pairing. Quite the contrary, as all types of human-on-human, consensual matrimonies are welcomed so long as the money is legal tender. No, the traditional aspect is in the garments worn by those participating. A lot of white gowns are seen and sold throughout town, with a bevy of men suited up in fine rented tuxedos.
There are a few creative types, though, eschewing convention for more flamboyant or discreet wedding day wear. Couldn't have been more than two weeks ago that we caught sight of a woman striding to the towncar, an electric pink veil with matching train blowing in the wind. She looked so happy.
There are options for some of you horror fans when, despite what perceptions others might have about you, you decide to marry.
First off, don't get married on Halloween. That's free advice. It seems appealing, it seems like it's appropriate to do but it's more than just cliché. It s 'gauche,' a term we've picked up from Poinsettia since she and her father were around here recently. 'Gauche' is gaudy, tasteless and somewhat repulsive when it comes to behavior. Unless your relationship has a significant, undeniable attachment to October 31st, do not get married on that day. The idea is that you're cementing a date on the calendar as your own, as audacious as that sounds. Leave Halloween alone and get your own day.
Second, don't go all black in your outfit choices. You can do magic with white and a little accessories. In fact, Zombie Bride has done just that. As focus of this week's Tuesday uEtsy, Zombie Bride showcases that you can be just as horrifying as you can be romantic with white wedding finery.
Ladies, Bluebeard was a man who killed his wives. It might be time to change up the myth. Don't be a black widow. Be a white widow. And when you do that, NO FINGERPRINTS. So get these gloves if you plan on having a short honeymoon and an even shorter marriage. Divorce is cheap. Just make sure they can't trace you to the body. Also, do it so it looks like an accident so you can keep your registry gifts.
Not all clothing sold by Zombie Bride has to be reserved for your special night. This blood splattered bra is actually, in our minds, a very amusing joke. Some young, attractive mate (male or female) has finally convinced you to let them take your shirt off. It's an exciting moment, never to really be reproduced throughout the whole of the relationship. After either excitingly undoing the buttons, pulling at the zipper or sliding the shirt up your side, they reveal an undergarment that looks like it's been through a slaughterhouse. Instant libido killer? Or libido ENHANCER? Either way, interesting results will vary. Let us know.
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Die Berliner Straße () in Cottbus führt vom Altmarkt, die Altstadtgrenze überschreitend, über den Berliner Platz hinweg in westliche Richtung bis nach Ströbitz. Sie folgt dem Verlauf der bedeutenden traditionellen Handelsstraße in Richtung Vetschau, Lübbenau, Luckau und Berlin bzw. Erfurt. Im Mittelalter war sie Teil der niederen Salzstraße zwischen den Messestädten Leipzig und Breslau. Die Straße trug in der Vergangenheit schon viele Namen. Auf einer Karte aus dem Jahr 1720 wird sie außerhalb der Altstadt als Weg nach Ströbitz bezeichnet. Bis 1845 wurde dieser Teil als Luckauer Straße bezeichnet und dann in Berliner Chausseestraße umbenannt. Im Ergebnis der generellen Reform der Straßennamen wurde sie ab 1892/93 als Berliner Straße bezeichnet.
Mit der Errichtung der Cottbus-Schwielochsee-Pferdeeisenbahn 1845/46 und des Gaswerks 1861 wuchs die Bedeutung dieses Verkehrsweges. Die Straße entwickelte sich bis zur Wende zum 20. Jahrhundert zu einer wichtigen, in ihrer Bebauungsstruktur vielschichtigen Geschäftsstraße. Es entstanden zahlreiche Fabriken, Gewerbehöfe, Wohn- und Mietwohnhäuser des gehobenen und einfachen Standards sowie Verwaltungsbauten. In den 1920/30er und 1960er Jahren entstanden Wohnsiedlungen und ab 1972 Plattenbauten.

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Literatur
 Gerhard Vinken u. a. (Bearb.): Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Brandenburg. Deutscher Kunstverlag, München/ Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-422-03054-9.
 Irmgard Ackermann, Marcus Cante, Antje Mues: Denkmaltopographie Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Denkmale in Brandenburg. Band 2.1: Stadt Cottbus. Teil 1: Altstadt, Mühleninsel, Neustadt und Ostrow, innere Spremberger Vorstadt, "Stadtpromenade", westliche Stadterweiterung, historisches Brunschwig. Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Worms 2001, ISBN 3-88462-176-9.
 Antje Mues: Cottbus. Architektur und Städtebau 1871 bis 1918. Westkreuz-Verlag, Berlin/ Bonn 2007, ISBN 978-3-929592-99-3.
 Ingrid Halbach, Karl-Heinz Müller, Steffen Delang, Gerold Glatte, Peter Biernath: Architekturführer Cottbus. Wanderungen durch die Stadt und Umgebung. Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin/ München 1993, ISBN 3-345-00506-9.

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The park is open today from 10am to 5pm (last entry 4pm). We are open every day of the year.
Enjoy lunch at the restaurant or a coffea at the café. The restaurant and hotel is open daily.
We have an exciting weekend programme including feeding at the Farm and the wild animals.
Become a member of the Friends of Nordens Ark – help and visit the animals as often as you like!
Recently the wolverines at Nordens Ark helped Alaskan resarchers. Hear researcher Tom Glass from University of Alaska Fairbanks och Wildlife Conservation Society talk about how he's been studying our wolverines and collected data from their gps collars.


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