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Monthly Archive for February, 2013
: February, 2013
Houston seeking its first poet laureate
By Maggie Galehouse	on February 26, 2013 at 8:36 AM
Walt Whitman said that to have great poets, there must be great audiences. In seeking its first poet laureate, the city of Houston will likely draw more attention — and drive more people — to poetry …
Houston area book events: Feb. 25-March 3
MONDAY (2/25) Terrance Hayes and Kim Addonizio: The poets will discuss poetic craft and take questions from the audience, 4:30-5:15 p.m., University of Houston, M.D. Anderson Memorial Library, second …
Review: Divine protection in Kent Haruf's "Benediction"
'Benediction' By Kent Haruf. Alfred A. Knopf, 272 pps., $25.95. Reviewed by Bruce Machart When I was a boy, while visiting relatives near Schulenburg, I once ran headlong into an electric cattle …
Cover of new Dan Brown book revealed
The cover of Dan Brown's upcoming book, "Inferno," has arrived. "Inferno," which will be published by Doubleday on May 14, features the return of Robert Langdon, the Harvard symbologist at the center …
What boys like to read: Jon Scieszka in town Sunday, Feb. 24
When I asked children's author Jon Scieszka — "rhymes with Fresca," he said— what boys want from books, he replied: A sense of humor. Action. Short chapters. Cliff-hangers. "I never set out to write …
British author Hilary Mantel criticizes Kate Middleton and co.
By Maggie Galehouse	on February 19, 2013 at 1:01 PM
Hilary Mantel, two-time winner of the much-esteemed Booker Prize, had some choice words about Kate Middleton in a recent speech reprinted in the London Review of Books, titled "Royal Bodies." Mantel …
Review: "A Cold and Lonely Place," author in Houston on Thursday
By Maggie Galehouse	on February 19, 2013 at 10:01 AM
Author Appearance Sara J. Henry will discuss and read from "A Cold and Lonely Place," 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Murder By The Book, 2342 Bissonnet; 713-524-8597 or murderbooks.com. 'A Cold and Lonely …
Houston area book events: Feb. 18-24
MONDAY (2/18) Lincoln Peirce: Author will discuss and sign "Big Nate Flips Out," 5 p.m., Blue Willow Bookshop, 14532 Memorial; 281-497-8675 or bluewillowbookshop.com. Julie Kibler: Author will discuss …
Hey kids! Big Nate author in Houston on Monday
"Big Nate" is big in my house. For my 9-year-old son, he's the flavor of the month. The series of books by Lincoln Peirce (that's not a typo — it's pronounced "purse") follows sarcastic sixth-grader …
A V-Day gift for book lovers
By Maggie Galehouse	on February 14, 2013 at 12:27 PM
I stumbled on this charging station in a magazine and decided I had to post it. RichNeelyDesigns creates iPhone and iPod charging stations from bound books, for sale on etsy.com from $48. "The Hound …


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Tag: Beau Vernon
Beau Vernon became a quadriplegic at 23. He has since coached two country teams...
Published: April 11, 2019 | Spinal Cord Injury: Quadriplegia
As Beau Vernon scooped up the football one Saturday afternoon at Leongatha seven years ago, he was collected in the head by a Wonthaggi opponent. It wasn't a big hit, he said, just "wrong angle and wrong time". He could have added "wrong bloke", but did not.
"I fell to the ground and knew straight away something was very wrong," he said.
He could not move his arms or legs. Nor could he feel his limbs when trainers touched them. "That time laying on the ground was the scariest of my life," he said. Thinking he had broken his neck, he warned teammates, including his younger brother Zak, not to touch him. Less than two hours later, he was in an induced coma in the Alfred hospital. His parents, then on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Africa, flew home in a miserable hurry.

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Photo, Print, Drawing Maintenance worker José Rodriguez paints a wall.
Maintenance worker José Rodriguez paints a wall.
Taylor, David Alan, Jose Rodriguez, and Martha Cooper. Maintenance worker José Rodriguez paints a wall . New Jersey Paterson United States, 1994. -09-14. Photograph. https://0-www.loc.gov.oasys.lib.oxy.edu/item/afcwip001038/.
Taylor, D. A., Rodriguez, J. & Cooper, M. (1994) Maintenance worker José Rodriguez paints a wall . New Jersey Paterson United States, 1994. -09-14. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://0-www.loc.gov.oasys.lib.oxy.edu/item/afcwip001038/.
Taylor, David Alan, Jose Rodriguez, and Martha Cooper. Maintenance worker José Rodriguez paints a wall . -09-14. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afcwip001038/>.


by Jane Chuck.: Valentine's day??
Been talking to my girlfriends earlier about relationship, I mean since Valentine's Day is tomorrow already maybe I should share something related to this special day. Well, this year it's a bit different to me cuz I'm a single lady *Beyonce's single lady verse in* and so it's going to be another Friday to me, except most restaurants are fully book by happy couples lololl.
Anyway, it's nothing to feel ashamed for being single. I know there's time we need companion, we need love, we need affection, we need attention but this doesn't mean we want to have a boyfriend/girlfriend for the sake of wanting one. You know that's the right person when time comes and you'll feel the sparks telling you this is the one.
Love used to be easy, but when we grow up, things become complicated. Especially where social media has already taken the whole world, almost everyone compares their other half, which I think it's a very bad thing. People start wanting more, expecting more for what he/she should do as a girlfriend/boyfriend cuz it's like the "logic" thing.
Speaking about gifts, why not try writing a love letter to express your affection to your other half. I know it sounds dodgy but trust me, hand written words could be so so so romantic where nowadays most people don't do that anymore. Well at least I think it's really romantic where someone actually spend time thinking about you to write this love letter. You prolly even forget/dont know how your other half hand writing looks like. It's something really sweet. ( or maybe it's just me lololll) Or you can do it double where gifts + love letter, sort of making the gift looks more special... I think.
I think every couple deserve to be happy for having each other so I wish all couples Happy Valentine's Day and to those who are single, Happy Friday to you lolololollll.
Like it when you write about your thoughts.


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FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CELEBRATES 75 YEARS OF 'MOVING FORWARD'
March 1, 2019 March 4, 2019 The Waynedale News Staff
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. is proud to announce 2019 as the company's 75-year anniversary. A lot has changed at Franklin Electric since E.J. (Ed) Schaefer and T.W. (Wayne) Kehoe founded the company in 1944 in Bluffton, Indiana. Since then, we have grown from a small motor manufacturing company into a leading global provider of systems and components for moving water and fuel. What hasn't changed are the core values we all share. We remain focused on our customers and dedicated to delivering on our Key Factors for Success. 2019 will be a celebration of all we've accomplished in many places and for many customers around the world.
Named after Benjamin Franklin, a pioneer in electrical engineering, Franklin Electric's core is the world's first reliable submersible electric motor for water systems, which has remained a staple of the water well industry. 75 years later, we continue to manufacture and distribute improved versions of this unrivaled motor design all around the world, and have expanded our expertise to create innovative solutions, including pumps, electronics, and adjacent products, addressing modern industry challenges and serving our customers' needs.
"We would like to recognize and thank all of our employees, customers, partners, and investors that have played a role in helping shape Franklin Electric into the company it is today. As we reflect on our past during this milestone, we find ourselves even more focused on our vision of being an indispensable partner to our customers," states Gregg Sengstack, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Franklin Electric is a global leader in the production and marketing of systems and components for the movement of water and fuel. Recognized as a technical leader in its products and services, Franklin Electric serves customers around the world in residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial, municipal, and fueling applications. Moving Water. Moving Fuel. Moving Forward.
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BUDAPEST, November 29, 2018 – Architectural software has certain characteristics that make it the right tool for architects. The most important of these are user-friendliness, clarity, flexibility, interoperability and, above all, efficiency. Germany's Architects' Darling Award is presented by Heinze Marktforschung in the field of architectural software according to these criteria. In 2018, more than 2,100 architects voted for their favorite out of 6 architecture programs. ARCHICAD was rated highest in all the categories.
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Like the very popular 1st edition, this ebook "A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis 2nd edition" puts the reader in the place of a first-year attorney/lawyer faced with real life assignments. In doing so, it teaches law students not only how to succeed in law school, but also how to succeed in the practice of law. Using visual samples and graphics, the ebook shows best practices in both electronic and traditional environments. Speaking to its readers in a straightforward manner, A Lawyer Writes 2nd edition communicates essential skills and theories so that they will be retained for a lifetime of legal practice.
There are two significant changes in the 2nd edition of A Lawyer Writes. First, 2 new chapters have been added: Chapter 17, Client Letters, and Chapter 19, The Transition from Objective to Persuasive Writing. (What was Chapter 17, Professional E-mails, will appear as Chapter 18.) In addition, section 8.3, Applying the Law: Counter Analyses, has been re-organized, but the content has remained the same. All other updates to the book are smaller edits that create consistency, fix errors, or further clarify an existing idea.
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No Man's Sky är ett äventyrsspel från 2016 utvecklat av den oberoende studion Hello Games. Spelaren utforskar ett processuellt genererat universum, som innefattar cirka 18 triljoner planeter, många med en egen och unik slumpgenererad  flora och fauna. Det är därför sällsynt att stöta på andra spelare i spelet, eftersom rymden är så stor att det skulle ta 585 miljarder år att besöka alla planeter, även om spelaren bara var en enda sekund på varje planet. Planeterna har även månar.

Genom att utforska får spelarna information om planeterna som de kan lägga till "The Atlas", en databas som kan delas med andra i spelet. Spelare kan också skaffa material och ritningar för att uppgradera sin rollfigurs utrustning och köpa olika typer av rymdskepp som möjliggör resor längre in i galaxen. Detta kan i sin tur leda till fredlig eller fientlig interaktion med datorstyrda rymdfarande fraktioner, eller handel med andra skepp. Spelaren kan inte ha mer än ett skepp och ett vapen. Vapnet går dock att uppgradera. Det går inte att sälja föremål till andra spelare då multiplayer-funktionen inte är implementerad.

Vissa aktiviteter resulterar i att så kallade "Sentinels" dyker upp som kommer att försöka döda den spelarstyrda rollfiguren om denna dödar för många livsformer eller utvinner för mycket resurser från planeterna. Robotarna byggdes för länge sedan av en annan ras, men är nu ur kontroll. Spelarna delar på universumet men kan inte utbyta koordinater med varandra. Om två spelare ändå råkar hamna på samma planet, även offline, skulle systemet med processuell generering säkerställa att båda skulle se samma förhållanden, former av liv och andra aspekter. Ingen ytterligare data behöver förvaras eller hämtas från spelservrarna.

Spelets originalprototyp utarbetades av Sean Murray på Hello Games och utökades senare till en grupp på 5 personer, innan den första teasern presenterades i december 2013. Sedan dess har mer än halva teamet på Hello Games jobbat med spelet fram till dess utgivning. Sony tillhandahöll stöd för marknadsföring men spelutvecklarna avböjde ytterligare uppbackning. Sony utannonserade formellt spelet under deras presskonferens vid E3 2014. No Man's Sky blev därmed det första indiespel som presenterats på konventets huvudevent.

Under Paris Games Week i oktober 2015 offentliggjorde Sony att spelet skulle släppas till Playstation 4 i juni 2016. Det utgavs i augusti 2016 till PS4 och Microsoft Windows.

Spelupplägg

No Man's Sky är ett open worldspel i ett förstapersonsperspektiv. Spelaren kontrollerar en upptäcktsresande i ett outforskat universum. Rollfiguren är utrustad med en uppsättning överlevnadsredskap; en rymddräkt med jetpack, ett multiverktyg som kan användas för scanning, grävning, insamling av resurser och vid stridssituationer med varelser på planeter, samt en rymdfarkost som kan landa och resa mellan planeter och ingå strid med andra rymdskepp. Den av spelaren styrda figuren kan samla in information om planeterna, livsformerna och andra delar av planeterna och ladda upp till The Atlas, en galaktisk databas som figurerar på spelomslaget, vilket belönas med "units", spelets valuta. Units används för inhandling av ny överlevnadsutrustning, nya verktyg, och nya rymdfarkoster med kraftfullare förmågor och försvarssystem, något som tillåter att spelaren kan utforska mer av galaxen och överleva i mer ogästvänliga miljöer. Sådana uppgraderingar medför diverse effekter; scanningen med multiverktyget inleds i början med en kort riktad stråle, men kan uppdateras till en betydligt större räckvidd som täcker samtliga riktningar och lokaliserar mineraler och andra fyndigheter i marken.

Spelarens möjlighet att utforska planeter begränsas enbart av hur stora avstånd rymdfarkosten kan flyga mellan och hur mycket bränsle det för tillfället har. Spelaren kan beskåda en galaktisk karta för navigering mellan olika system, en karta som uppdateras när andra spelare laddar upp sina upptäckter till the Atlas. Ett flertal funktioner finns i rymden mellan planeter, däribland skepp och flottor som tillhör diverse fraktioner som kan vara fientliga mot spelaren eller inleda strider med. Spelarens handlingar påverkar hur fraktionen behandlar denna i framtida möten; till exempel kan hjälp till en fraktions vinst i en batalj resultera i hjälp från fraktionens sida när spelaren stöter på en annan fraktion senare. Det finns också olika rymdbaser där spelare kan ägna sig åt handel med resurser och varor i ett system med fri marknad; en sådan bas finns i varje system med tillhörande planeter, så att spelare kan ha alternativet att köpa bränsle för förflyttning i hyperrymd till andra system. Spelaren har möjlighet att bruka resurser som den har samlat in för att tillverka nya varor, men för detta krävs recept som antingen kan erhållas på egen hand eller köpas från handlare. Detta innebär att spelaren kan införskaffa sällsynta ting i avlägsna delar av galaxen, för att sedan tillverka högt efterfrågade varor som kan säljas. Sådana stationer kommer också sälja ny utrustning till spelaren utifrån varierande utbud.

Utvinning av resurser från en planet eller skador på dess livsformer gör att spelaren får en "wanted level", en indikation på hur eftersökt denna är, liknande det system som återfinns i Grand Theft Auto-serien. Detta orsakar närvaro av robotliknande Sentinels på planeterna. Låga nivåer på eftersökningen kan innebära att små drönare uppenbarar sig, som ganska enkelt kan besegras, medan jättelika vandrande maskiner kan slå till mot spelaren vid högre nivåer. Den spelarstyrda rollfiguren kan dö på ett flertal olika sätt. Exempelvis kan giftiga eller syrefattiga omgivningar, attacker från farliga livsformer eller Sentinels, eller tillintetgörande vid rymdstrider med diverse datorstyrda fraktioner i galaxen orsaka dödliga skador. Om rollfiguren dör på en planet återuppväcks den i närheten av dess rymdfarkost. Om det skulle ske vid en strid i rymden väcks spelarfiguren till liv på en närliggande rymdstation. Oavsett går all information förlorad om den inte laddats upp till "the Atlas", tillika insamlade resurser, men all utrustning som tidigare erhållits återfås.

Spelupplägget med processuell generering
Kärnan i No Man's Sky är att spelets virtuella verklighet med dess stjärnor, planeter, livsformer, ekosystem, och beteendet hos de rymdburna fraktionerna, är skapade genom slumpmässig processuell generering via deterministiska algoritmer. Ett enskilt så kallat "seed number" används för att få fram innehållet, vilket därigenom tar bort kravet på att skapa detta innehåll för hand. Detta möjliggör en nästintill obegränsad spelvärld. Den virtuella galaxen består av över 18 triljoner planeter. En spelare kan besöka en specifik planet, förutsatt att rymdfarkosten har tillräcklig kapacitet, och därmed hitta samma förhållanden som en annan spelare upptäckt. Varje koordinat utgör grunden för en planets topografi, miljöer och växt- och djurliv. Det innebär också att No Man's Sky, förutom online, också kan spelas offline i och med att data inte förvaras i servrar utan genereras allteftersom spelaren fortskrider i spelet. Spelare behöver däremot vara online för att registrera sina upptäckter till the Atlas. Trots att spelaren tillfälligt kan ändra delar av en planet, genom att bland annat gräva efter fyndigheter, finns ändringarna bara där medan spelaren är på planeten. När spelaren lämnar den eller den besöks av en annan försvinner förändringarna. Tiden i spelet har betydelse eftersom varelser på planeterna utvecklas och effekter av erosion sker när spelet fortgår.

Systemet med generering kan skapa en mängd ekosystem på planeterna, inklusive skiftande beteenden hos varelserna. Livet på planeterna baseras på avståndet till deras sol, där planeter utanför den beboeliga zonen är mer öde. Samtidigt som alla stjärnor inte kommer ha beboeliga planeter, kommer de erbjuda potentiella resurser till spelaren. Spelutvecklarna strävade efter en 90-10 regel: omkring 90% av planeterna är obebodda och av de 10% som har liv har 90% av dessa enkla livsformer, något som gör planeter med frodiga och levande ekosystem unika i den virtuella galaxen.

När spelare först startar No Man's Sky blir de placerade på en planet vid kanten av galaxen, därifrån är de sedan fria att göra vad de vill. Spelet har inget uttalat mål men uppmuntrar spelare att försöka nå galaxens centrum utifrån förutsättningarna: planeter nära galaxens centrum har mer exotiska och ogästvänliga miljöer med mer värdefulla resurser och medel för förbättring av utrustning, vilket driver fram utforskande av dessa inre regioner av galaxen. Sean Murray på Hello Games uppgav att en spelare kan tillbringa cirka 40 timmars speltid för att ta sig till galaxens centrum utan att utföra några sidoaktiviteter, men han tror också att spelare kommer spela på det sätt som passar dem själva, några kommer försöka katalogisera all flora och fauna i galaxen, medan andra kommer fokusera på att upprätta handelsrutter mellan planeter.

Genom the Atlas blir spelare krediterade med namn som den första att upptäcka en planet och andra typer information. Spelare måste leta upp fyrbåkar på planeterna för att få tillgång till the Atlas och ladda upp sina upptäckter och därigenom bli krediterad. Spelaren kan ge namn till sina upptäckter och bifoga noteringar kring dem, som exempelvis att ange att en planet har en toxisk eller radioaktiv miljö. Det är möjligt för spelare att landa på andra planeter som har blivit upptäckta och uppladdade till the Atlas, förutsatt att deras rymdfarkoster har tillräckligt med bränsle och kapaciteten att nå de planeterna. På dessa redan utforskade planeter blir spelare ändå belönade för dokumentation av planeten och dess förhållanden, men det kommer inte gå att döpa om detaljer som spelaren som stod för upptäckten namngav.

Utveckling

Begynnelsen på utvecklingen av No Man's Sky hade sitt ursprung i Sean Murray, medgrundare till Hello Games, någon gång under utvecklingen av spelet Joe Danger 2, något han beskrev som sin egen medelålderskris. Murray, som tidigare var utvecklare på Criterion Games och Burnout-serien, var oroad över att studion skulle trilla in i ett mönster och producera uppföljare efter uppföljare som var fallet med Criterion. När Hello Games fick problem med en amerikansk utgivare insåg Murray att han hade tillfälle att skapa ett helt nytt spel baserat på ett koncept han hade haft sedan barndomen, när han hade ambitioner att bli astronaut. Murray inspirerades också av science fiction och verk av Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, och Robert Heinlein, och de omslag dessa hade under 1970- och 1980-talen. De var vanligtvis gjorda av frilansande konstnärer och hade lite gemensamt med historien, men skildrade visuellt lockande scener. Murray uttryckte att upplevelsen han fick av Elite, ett liknande open-worldspel med upptäcktsresor i rymden, var en del av inspirationen till No Man's Sky.

Spelet var ett koncept som studion hade haft sedan bildandet. Murray beskrev att när Dave Ream anslöt sig till teamet som creative director, förklarade Murray att det finns skyskrapor i världen som är väl synliga men byggda utifrån en standardiserad design, och byggnader med en mindre, minimalistiskt arkitektonisk design. Det senare var en riktning som Murray ville att studion skulle gå mot. Ream höll med men insisterade på att studion vid någon punkt skulle göra spelet likt en skyskrapa, ett spel de kunde utveckla utan några begränsningar. Det spelet, Project Skyscraper, hölls i minnet medan studion expanderade och kom över de nödvändiga ekonomiska medel som skulle krävas för förverkligande av andra spel jämte Joe Danger.

Framgångarna med Joe Danger och dess uppföljare gjorde att Sean Murray i hemlighet kunde ägna några dagar varje vecka under ungefär ett års tid med att utveckla grunden till spelmotorn för No Man's Sky. När spelmotorn färdigställdes satte Murray ett lag på fyra personer till att jobba direkt med spelet, medan Joe Danger 2 utvecklades av resten av företaget. De arbetade i ett rum där väggarna fylldes av science-fictionbilder som fungerade som inspiration. Deras jobb hölls hemligt från resten av utvecklingsteamet vilket ledde till smärre spänningar inom kontoren, men Murrays gjorde detta specifikt efter att ha bevittnat vissa gruppkonstellationer fungera mindre väl på Criterion Games. Murray var också bekymrad när det kom till att beskriva spelet för mycket, och oron för att vinkar om titeln kunde leda till missuppfattningar om spelets omfattning och natur fanns också där. Till slut fick Murray erbjudande om att premiärvisa spelet på 2013 års VGX awards och som förberedelse skapades en kort teaser som de delade med de andra på studion några dagar innan tillställningen. När utvecklingen fortsatte tillkom fler medarbetare för att hjälpa till med slutförandet, det slutliga antalet utvecklare i teamet blev 13 stycken. Teasern som presenterades på prisutdelningen på VGX fick stor uppmärksamhet från speljournalister. En översvämning i december 2013 förstörde merparten av företagets kontor och utrustning i Guildford, men de kunde rädda det de hade åstadkommit och återupptog utvecklingen kort därefter.

Precis innan visningen på VGX hade Murray presenterat spelet för olika utgivare och Sony uttryckte stort intresse för att titeln skulle komma till Playstation 4. Murray angav att trots att Sony erbjöd finansiellt stöd ville han och Hello Games bara ta del av Sonys engagemang när det kom till marknadsföring. Något som skulle innebära att spelet blev formellt introducerat på Sonys huvudsakliga mediaevent under det kommande E3 2014; fram till dess hade inget indieutvecklat spel demonstrerats under dessa former. Sonys marknadsföringsansvariga i Storbritannien, Fergal Gara, menade att Sony fullt åtar sig att stödja titeln och behandlar spelet som om det vore ett av deras egna utvecklade spel och överväger en eventuell utgivning i detaljhandeln.

Hello Games förberedde en demonstration där sex planeter skulle visas. Den skulle användas vid E3 och sedermera som en presentation för spelet inför media medan hela versionen – nästan hela tiden i ständig förändring på grund av fokuset på processuell generering – utvecklades. Spelet utannonserades på 2014 års E3 med planer på en exklusiv utgivning på PS4, och senare en utgåva till Windows. Murray kom emellertid att tala till media under E3 2015 och konstaterade då att de planerade släppa spelet samtidigt till båda plattformarna, ett specifikt datum för detta angavs inte. Murray nämnde att till skillnad från mer traditionella spel där fastställda nivåer kan avklaras i en bestämd ordning, krävs det att sammankopplingen mellan alla de olika systemen inuti No Man's Sky ska fungera och färdigställas, innan det skulle kännas rätt att förmedla ett utgivningsdatum. Det cirkulerade rykten inför Paris Game Week 2015 att No Man's Sky skulle ges ut vid sidan av Sonys presskonferens, men Murray och Sony dementerade dessa rykten. Istället offentliggjorde Sony under deras presskonferens att spelets förväntade utgivning skulle bli i juni 2016 till PS4.

Sedan dess avslöjande har Hello Games visat upp spelet inför flertalet olika pressrepresentanter och speljournalister. Många av dessa demonstrationer har resulterat i möjliga idéer kring tillägg till upplägget i spelet, som exempelvis att tillföra landfordon för utforskning av planeterna eller att tillåta spelare att konstruera byggnader på dem. Hello Games har dock undvikit att tillföra sådana funktioner. Sean Murray uttryckte att de ville leverera den stora vision de hade, och att lägga till mer detaljer skulle kräva ett större team och mer finansiering, något de inte ville. Utvecklarna har angett att de överväger att använda  tekniken med virtual reality, men har ännu inte utannonserat några vidare planer.

Systemet med processuell generering

Merparten av universumet i No Man's Sky är processuellt genererat, däribland solsystem, planeter, vädersystem, växt- och djurliv och beteendet hos dessa, samt artificiella strukturer som byggnader och rymdfarkoster. Det genererande systemet är främst baserat på tillhandahållandet av ett enskilt tal "seed number", till deras spelmotor, som i sin tur kan skapa alla funktionerna i universumet på ett identiskt sätt varje gång processen upprepas med samma tal. En upprepning som sker via pseudoslumptalsgeneratorer. En generator används för att skapa universumet, ange positionen för stjärnor och deras spektraltyper, detta genom att använda telefonnumret till en av utvecklarna på Hello Games som det grundläggande talet ("seed"). Pseudoslumptal som genereras beroende av varje stjärnas position, nyttjas för att fastställa hur planeterna runt stjärnan ser ut, medan planetens position används för att fastställa planetens funktioner, och så vidare. Det här förhållningssättet, som brukades i tidiga datorspel för att undvika stort minnes- och lagringsutrymme, krävde inte att varje planet behövde skapas för att sedan förvara den informationen på en server. Detta tillåter spelare att alltid kunna återvända till samma planeter och dela dessa med andra spelare som kan finna samma funktioner. Exempelvis består koden för genereringen av planeternas terräng, enligt Murray, bara av 1 400 rader. Koden varierades för att åstadkomma en navigerbar men tilltalande terräng på planeterna, eftersom några tidigare versioner producerade hänförande men oframkomliga planeter, eller tråkiga och enformiga sådana. Ingången möjliggjorde också för Hello Games en optimal rendering av spelet, i avseendet att det som är synligt för spelaren bestäms direkt via dessa genererande algoritmer. Detta innebar svårigheter med vissa funktioner som floder som i de flesta virtuella miljöer konstrueras genom en fysikmotor som spårar vattnets flöde nerför en sluttning. Murray och hans team utvecklade en lösning för att få med floder och liknande funktioner, utan att rendera ett tillräckligt stort landskap för att utföra samma beräkning.

Utvecklarna gjorde funktionerna på planeterna via genereringssystemet, utöver att de först gjorde huvudsakliga strukturer och utseendet hos dessa för hand. Till exempel gjordes grunderna för skelett och hud hos en varelse, för att sedan låta algoritmen göra slumpmässiga ändringar och därigenom få en stor variation av varelser som liknar mångfalden i naturen utifrån Jordens evolution. De förvissade sig om att delarna av denna genereringsprocess speglade omständigheterna – varelser och växter på en planet som hade blåfärgade mineraler skulle också vara blåfärgade. För att försäkra sig om att den processuella genereringen skulle fungera, skapade utvecklarna en typ av automatiserade sonder som besökte de olika planeterna och tog bilder för utvärdering. Det resulterade i att förändringar genomfördes av utvecklarna. Andra funktioner kom till efter observationer i områden som biologi och geologi som försöker beskriva naturliga mönster med matematik. Exempelvis innefattar koden i spelet en formel ("Superformula") framlagd av Johan Gielis, som möjliggör beskrivning av många former hos biologiska enheter med ett fåtal justerbara parametrar. Sean Murray har sagt att spelet inte använder denna formel. Spelet använder även Lindenmayersystem som kan skapa strukturer som liknar många alger och växter.

Vissa aspekter av realism har övergivits för ett bättre spelupplägg. Det planetariska genereringssystemet kommer inte att bilda gasjättar, då Murray har velat att alla planeter i spelet ska vara möjliga att utforska. Atmosfären i No Man's Sky är gjord för att få till en dramatisk effekt när en spelare far iväg från eller landar på en planet. Andra element i systemet med processuell generering skapades för att bryta realismen som tidigare fanns inbyggt i spelmotorn, detta för att få mer utomjordiska planeter och förhållanden i systemet.

Lansering
The New Yorker visade 2015 No Man's Sky på sin The New Yorker Festival, som en del i öppningseventet Tech@Fest, vilket uppmärksammar ämnen inom kultur och teknologi. Sean Murray gjorde ett framträdande och demonstrerade spelet i The Late Show with Stephen Colbert den 2 oktober 2015.

Sony uttryckte intresse att publicera en medföljande skönlitterär bok till spelet. Murray har haft kontakt med serietecknaren och konstnären Dave Gibbons för en eventuell medverkan i projektet.

Musik

No Man's Sky innehåller ett soundtrack av postrockbandet 65daysofstatic, och processuellt genererad ambientmusik komponerad av Paul Weir. Spelet använder ett genererande musiksystem kallat Pulse som utvecklats av Weir, ett system som har tillgång till ett stort bibliotek bestående av loopar och melodier gjorda av 65daysofstatic. Detta skapar slumpmässig musik för att ackompanjera spelandet och synkroniserar med det föränderliga landskapet, och blir mer eller mindre hotfull beroende på om karaktären är i fara. Weir samarbetar också med Hello Games för att skapa djurläten genom att använda ett annat processuellt genererande system vid namn VocAlien.

Mottagande

Mottagande före utgivning
Dave Lee på BBC News tyckte att spelet "stal showen" på 2014 års konferens på E3. Det vann "Best Original Game" och "Best Independent Game" på konventet, som utsågs av en panel med spelkritiker, liksom "Special Commendation for Innovation".

Flera recensenter har jämfört No Man's Sky med spelet Spore av Maxis från 2008. Spore använde processuell generering för att konstruera nya varelser och världar, men omfattningen av detta blev mindre under produktionens gång, vilket resulterade i att spelet inte fick ett lika positivt gensvar som förväntat. Murray har uppgett att han är medveten om att vissa kritiker är försiktigt inställda till No Man's Sky på grund av att Spore lovade snarlika högsträvande mål och misslyckades med att förmedla den upplevelsen till spelare.

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PULLMAN, Wash.-Richard A. Muller, author of "Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines," will present the 2011-12 Common Reading Invited Lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, in Beasley Coliseum on the Washington State University campus.
The University of California-Berkeley physics professor will discuss "Physics for Future Presidents: An Update for 2011." The event is open to the public at no charge. It is hosted by the University College, of which the Common Reading Program is a part.
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"Dr. Muller's presentation is sure to add new dimensions to our understanding of topics raised in his book, and his interactions on campus with students, faculty, and staff will enrich the Common Reading experience overall" says Mary F. Wack, vice provost for undergraduate education and dean of the University College.
"Physics for Future Presidents" is being used by thousands of students in dozens of first-year and higher classes university wide. One of many books evaluated by a selection committee, it was one of a final handful presented to Provost and Executive Vice President Warwick F. Bayly, who made the final selection.
The book is based on Muller's renowned Berkeley course for non-science students. Intended to explain basic science and how it relates to issues, the text uses little math while covering topics such as terrorism, energy, nuclear power, space, and global warming. Muller looks at history, misinformation, and hype while pointing to a more logical, scientific approach.
"In an era when national organizations and our own faculty call for increased scientific literacy among our students, the timing couldn't be better for Dr. Muller's book to be used as the common reading," Bayly says.
Muller, who is also faculty senior scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory associated with the Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics, is a frequent guest on broadcast media, writes for popular magazines, and has authored several books. He is currently writing "Energy for Future Presidents." He says, "What does a future U.S. President need to know about energy? It is at the heart of our national security, both military and economic, and it is central to the decisions made not only by Presidents, but also by every citizen." And though he or she would have excellent advisors, their advice would conflict because each is a specialist; a leader, Muller says, would have to understand how the advisors came to their opinions and then balance the advice.
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"I am taking a hiatus from the NFL and will not play during the 2016 NFL season. This decision was made after hours of conversation with close family members and mentors and considerable self-introspection and is one in which I am absolutely certain. I cannot rule out a return to the NFL in the future, but I will definitely not be playing during the 2016 season.
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Bob Maniuk wants to approach Petrolia government like a taxpayer.
Maniuk is one of three people running for the mayor's position Oct. 22. And he says each of those people come at the position with a different view. One, he says, is "defending the administration that is there now" and the other is talking about change but comes from an administrative background. "I'm just coming in as every other person who is a taxpayer."
Maniuk says there are a lot of good things the former council has done, but it dealt poorly with accusations of favouritism leveled by developers. He wants a more "pro-business attitude" working with developers in the hopes of attracting people to build seniors housing and high rises.
On the hustings, Maniuk has heard a lot of people talk about reopening the compost site – he favours looking at that.
But one of the big themes people are talking with him about is change.
"They just want a change of leadership…that's going to happen," he says noting the current mayor isn't running.
But Maniuk says there shouldn't just be change, but a change in tone. "If were going to have more of the same, someone who wants to defend the current administration that's not change…not everyone is going to bring the kind of change people want.
"I run into some people who said take the whole council out….fed up with the whole thing get a whole new bunch."
Maniuk isn't in favour of that saying experience is valuable on council, especially as councillors try to set the 2019 budget. In the last few years, the municipality has completed its budget in December.
It was said to give the municipality a leg up with the province.
But this year, the new council will just be sworn in at that time. Maniuk thinks it is reasonable to expect the budget won't be complete until January. He wants councillors to take a long look at what is proposed by administration.
"I want to see more scrutiny; not that we don't trust staff, it just yes, we with confidence endorse what staff has done."
And Maniuk wants to see the Fleming report available for the public if possible. He'd also like to look at the contracts the municipality uses.
He doesn't believe people who have been "caught with their hand in the cookie jar" should be able to write their own exit package.


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Ars Cantica è un coro polifonico con sede a Milano, fondato nel 1988.

Storia
Sotto la direzione di Marco Berrini, Ars Cantica ha conseguito nel 2003 ad Arezzo la seguente serie di premi: 1º Premio assoluto al LI Concorso Corale Internazionale "Guido d'Arezzo", il Gran Prix "Città di Arezzo" assegnato al miglior coro nell'ambito del medesimo concorso, il 1º Premio assoluto al XX Concorso Corale Nazionale "Guido d'Arezzo". Nel luglio 2004 ha vinto il II premio ex æquo al XVI Gran Premio Europeo di Canto Corale.
Ars Cantica Choir annovera prime esecuzioni assolute di composizioni di Bruno Bettinelli, Orlando Dipiazza, Pietro Ferrario, Bruno Zanolini.

Concorsi
 1986, Quartiano (Lodi) - 1º premio
 1987, Bresso (Milano) - 1º premio
 1991, Bresso (Milano) - 1º premio
 1991, Vittorio Veneto (Treviso) - 1º premio
 1995, Battipaglia (Salerno) - 1º premio
 1996, Vittorio Veneto (Treviso) "IV Gran Premio Corale E. Casagrande" - 1º premio
 1999, Tortona (Alessandria) - 1º premio
 2001, Bologna Prima edizione del Concorso Internazionale per Direttori di Coro "Mariele Ventre" - 3º premio ex aequo
 2003, Arezzo - 1º premio 51º Concorso Polifonico Internazionale "Guido d'Arezzo"
 2003, Arezzo - Gran Premio "Città di Arezzo" (miglior coro nell'ambito del 51º Concorso Polifonico Internazionale "Guido d'Arezzo")
 2003, Arezzo - 1º premio 20º Concorso Corale Nazionale "Guido d'Arezzo"
 2004, Gorizia, XVI Gran Premio Europeo di Canto Corale - 2º premio ex æquo

Discografia
 Antonio Lotti (Messa del Primo Tuono e Mottetti)
 Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi (Musica sacra S. Barbara)
 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (Missa Pro defunctis e II Libro dei Mottetti)
 Orlando di Lasso (18 Responsori per la Settimana Santa)
 Vincenzo Ruffo (Salmi Suavissimi et Devotisimi a 5)
 Michel'Angelo Grancini (Giardino Spirituale de varii fiori musicali)
 Francesco Durante (Vespro della Beata Vergine & Messa a tre voci)
 Friedrich Nietzsche (Weihnachtsoratorium, per soli, coro e pianoforte)
 Lorenzo Perosi (Missa Benedicamus Domino & 8 Responsori di Natale)
 Bruno Bettinelli (Missa Brevis & Motetti)
 Lupacchino dal Vasto (Missa pro Defunctis)
 Franz Liszt (Via Crucis per soli, coro e pianoforte)
 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Requiem KV 626 per soli, coro e pianoforte - versione trascritta per pianoforte a 4 mani da Carl Czerny)
 Franz Schubert (Messa in Mib+ nº 6; dir. Giorgio Mezzanotte)
 Alessandro Scarlatti (Sedecia, dir. Estevan Velardi)
 Alessandro Scarlatti (Serenata "Al furor di lieta tromba" dir. Estevan Velardi)

Note

Collegamenti esterni

Cori polifonici italiani
Musica a Milano


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Written Answers — Home Office: Terrorism (10 Jul 2019)
Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 25 June (HL16054), whether they will now answer the question put, namely what assessment they have made of the impact of the ban on direct flights to Sharm el-Sheikh on the current UK terrorist threat level; and whether they will reconsider this ban if it is found to have increased the threat level.
Written Answers — Home Office: Terrorism (25 Jun 2019)
Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 24 May (HL15688), whether they will now answer the question put, namely what assessment they have made of the impact of the ban on direct flights to Sharm el-Sheikh on the current UK terrorist threat level.
Written Answers — Home Office: Terrorism (24 May 2019)
Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 3 April (HL14709), what assessment they have made of the impact of the ban on direct flights to Sharm el-Sheikh on the current UK terrorist threat level.
Written Answers — Home Office: Terrorism (3 Apr 2019)
Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have of the likelihood of a terror attack in the UK as a result of tensions resulting from their ban on direct flights to Sharm el-Sheikh.
Written Answers — Department for Transport: Aviation: Egypt (1 Apr 2019)
Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the resumption of flights by Italy and Germany to Sharm el-Sheikh; what plans they have to allow the resumption of such flights from the UK; and what assessment they have made of the impact of the UK's ban on flights to that city on the likelihood of terror attacks in the UK.
Written Answers — Department for Transport: Aviation: Egypt (19 Mar 2019)
Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their ban on direct flights to Sharm el-Sheikh, and in particular of any resulting decline of employment in the tourism sector there, on the prevalence of terrorism in that city.
Written Answers — Department for Transport: Airports: Security (12 Mar 2019)
Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 5 November 2018 (HL11004), what criteria they use to assess the security requirements of airports.
Written Answers — Department for Transport: Aviation: Egypt (5 Nov 2018)
Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to allow flights to Sharm el-Sheikh again; if so, when; and if not, why not.
Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Flood Control: Finance (1 Jun 2018)
Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding they will make available in 2019–20 for nature-based solutions to reduce future flood risk in the UK, as recommended in the United Nations report Nature-based solutions for water, published on 19 March.
Written Answers — Department for Transport: Aviation: Egypt (6 Dec 2017)
Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk to UK citizens resulting from their decision to ban flights between the UK and Sharm el Sheikh.
Written Answers — Department for Transport: Aviation: Egypt (16 Nov 2017)
Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 7 November (HL2559), when they last carried out an assessment of Sharm el Sheikh airport; and whether that assessment involved UK officials visiting that airport.
Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have reviewed the ban on direct flights between the UK and Sharm el Sheikh, in the light of such flights being available from other European states, including Italy, Germany, and Belgium.
Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Egypt: Aviation (3 Nov 2016)
Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the security implications of increasing unemployment in Sharm el Sheikh arising from the continued ban on flights between Sharm el Sheikh and the UK.
Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Egypt: Aviation (12 Oct 2016)
Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 19 September (HL1630), when flights between the UK and Sharm el-Sheikh will resume.
Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Egypt: Foreign Relations (19 Sep 2016)
Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to strengthen ties, and build a partnership, with Egypt to fight terrorism and promote peace and British interests in the region.
Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Egypt: Terrorism (19 Sep 2016)
Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the Egyptian economy and tourism industry of their continued advice against all but essential travel by air to or from Sharm el Sheikh.
Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Orders and Regulations (12 Nov 2015)
Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many statutory instruments were made in the first five months of (1) the 2010–15 Parliament, and (2) this Parliament.
Written Answers — Department for Transport: Parking Offences: Fines (28 Oct 2015)
Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the statistics provided in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 showing that the London Borough of Merton did not comply with 87 per cent of the decisions by independent adjudicators regarding the issuing of parking penalty fines, what assessment they have made of (1) the value for money of, and (2) the efficacy of,...
Written Answers — House of Lords: Unmanned Air Vehicles (3 Nov 2014)
Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the growth of the use of military, commercial, and private drones, what plans, if any, they have to license or control their use, especially in relation to the potential aural and visual impact of non-military drones on urban, rural and coastal airspaces.
Written Answers — House of Lords: Email: Fraud (27 Oct 2014)
Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 7 October (HL1909), what success the police have had in identifying perpetrators of phishing emails; and what success the Action Fraud reporting has had in identifying and convicting the perpetrators of those crimes.
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Fourth of July a Good Time to Consider the Freedoms Opposed by US Allies in the Middle East
The Fourth of July — for all its pomp and patriotism — ought also to be a moment of self-reflection by U.S. policymakers struggling to develop a coherent strategy for the Middle East.
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They should consider the region's constellation of autocratic rulers who suffocate dissent and any alternative vision of political, economic, religious, and social life.
The torture, imprisonment, and murder of opposition party members, activists, journalists, and dissidents remains the favored tactic by various regimes wishing to stifle any semblance of opposition to their rule, one which has only increased both in its frequency and audacity in recent years.
Throughout the region, even mild activism has become fraught. Blog about free speech or question religious norms in Saudi Arabia: 10-years and 1,000 lashes.
Tweet about the death of Yemeni civilians at the hands of a Saudi-UAE led coalition and allegations of torture at Bahrain's notorious Jaw prison: five-year sentence. Insult Turkish president Erdogan in the slightest manner – whether in text, speech, or song: prison.
These are only some of the most high-profile cases and don't include Iran, where if one advocates for environmental protections one will be named a "bio-terrorist" or labeled a foreign agent and end-up in Evin prison.
Autocrats of the region are banking on U.S. policymakers to allow the abuses to slide, rather than raising concerns about wrongful imprisonment and death of regional political activists and dissidents.
To the extent policymakers treat each case as its own exceptional occurrence to be addressed as an uncomfortable irritant in the relationship, it prevents the formulation of a consistent and principled policy to address how multiple countries across the Middle East utilize the same tools of repression against those presenting any challenge to their power.
This approach signals to the region's autocracies that every case of repression — whether the victims be high-profile individuals, masses of everyday citizens, or even Americans — are manageable exceptions, singular matters to be addressed within the narrower context of a country's own domestic environment and evaluated in the context of the country's bi-lateral relationship with the United States.
Absent any principled or consistent U.S. approach, individual countries can be assured that there will be limited and short-term impacts of any ritualized public hand-wringing.
The United States has made itself susceptible to such manipulation, not only due to its notoriously short-sighted time horizons, but because its policy in the Middle East is founded upon the precarious notion that what matters most is state security, even if this means supporting a security state.
In the Middle East — more so than perhaps any other region in the world — the security of states and the security of peoples are mutually-exclusive: the focus on state security has in fact made people less secure. As a result, external support for security states led by autocrats continues while the support — even if only rhetorical — for human security, such as the need to address widespread repression against political opponents, is negligible.
The recent death of Mohamed Morsi, the only democratically elected president in Egyptian history, is merely the latest example of a failed approach to the region. Even more troubling is that his death was predictable.
Having spent his final years in a prison where a former warden said "those who go in don't come out again unless dead," human rights organizations and the United Nations have called for a full investigation into the causes of his death and conditions of his imprisonment. The Egyptian government claims his death is being politicized.
Morsi's death certainly represents the tragedy of Egypt's experiment with democracy, but it is also a reminder of America looking the other way.
Governments have learned this key lesson: in the absence of any principled and consistent U.S. policy, transgressions of human security will be tolerated, so long as state and regional security is not generally disturbed.
If policymakers wanted to address human rights, they would have to use tools that bite, such as reigning-in the unwieldy arms sales to Middle Eastern autocracies, rather than continuing to rubber-stamp their approval based on the enshrined logic that countries like Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and others are "important force[s] for political stability and economic growth in the Middle East."
The United States has on occasion implemented restrictions on certain types of weapons transfers and military aid, tying them to human rights abuses, potential use against protesters, and foreign adventurism. But these instances have been fleeting, withdrawn, and inconsistent.
The application of a consistent set of rules would signal that the United States does not tacitly support human rights abuses of the countries they arm.
It would also force consideration of the evidence that dumping more arms into the Middle East is not the solution to regional peace and security, as Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) recently noted in a failed attempt to block arms sales to Bahrain and Qatar.
In contrast to the heady, early hopes for progress on dignity and human rights during the Arab Spring in 2011, there has been an upswing in repression and mass incarceration in the years following its unfulfilled promises.
The conditions that led to the uprisings are, in many cases, still the same or worse: "a generation of young people… have stood up for more open societies and accountable government, only to be arrested, imprisoned, and in many cases tortured and executed as regional autocrats tighten their grip."
Such a model of state "security" is likely living on borrowed time, as mass arrests, incarceration, executions and outlawing of opposition parties may limit peaceful political expression, leaving violence as the only viable means of opposition.
The failure of U.S. policymakers even to articulate a meaningful policy (not to mention address such a trend) means these countries will in fact be less stable and secure, and present threats to U.S. national interests as well as signify a missed opportunity to promote American values.
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This clip shows the county of East Lothian, in particular the town of North Berwick and its links with Robert Louis Stevenson with impressive shots of Tantallon Castle and tourists visiting North Berwick. This clip shows aerial and general views of the Bass Rock showing the lighthouse and seabirds on its cliffs. The Lighthouse Keeper waits for the mail boat and supplies are offloaded. Shots of the ruins of the Covenanters prison. There are general shots of Tantallon Castle, church and graveyard and people in North Berwick train station and on the streets and the buses. Shots of families on the beach with children building sandcastles, family picnics, paddling, people eating ices and having their photos taken and sunbathing in deckchairs. There is a beauty competition at North Berwick outdoor swimming pool with swimming gala, comedy act with inflatable 'monster' and shots of Dave Willis beside a billboard for his show and close-ups of a postcard stating "Greetings from North Berwick".
How was Bass Rock formed?
Who were the Covenanters and why were they imprisoned?
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Research how volcanoes are formed and make a list of other volcanoes and volcanic plugs in Scotland.
Research the history of the Covenanters or the history of Tantallan Castle.
Find out the different birds that nest on the Bass Rock and study their migration to and from the Rock.
Choose one of the various birds or wildlife that live on or around the Bass Rock and sketch, paint or sculpture.
Find out about Scotland's lighthouses - you can use other films on this website such as Lighthouse Relief.
Interview someone older about their memories of the outdoor pool. Make a collage, presentation, drawing or film about their experiences.


Babysitters are tricky business. First, finding someone you can trust who has a fair amount of availability isn't easy, to say the least. Second, they are expensive! When you add the sitter fee to your nightly spend for date night, it could be $100 or more. Ouch.
But date nights are fun and necessary. It allows you time with your spouse and/or friends where you can have, gasp, adult conversation, interesting foods and a much needed respite from the daily grind. I'm not devaluing the desire to escape your home for an evening—because we all need that, too—but if you find yourself babysitter-less or fund challenged, check out these ideas for making a night-in just as special.
After the kids are off to Dreamland, prepare the fixings for an At-Home-Happy-Hour. Buy supplies for simple snacks like crackers and a fun dip, fondue or an antipasto. Create a signature drink that you and your "date" only mix up on that particular night and use Pandora to investigate some new music. Hey, you may even want to run a brush through your hair and apply a little lip gloss—get crazy! The key is to find something new, but make it your special routine for this night only. Just like the good old days.
Disclaimer: I don't own a Wii, or any other video game system. But let me tell you, everyone I know who has a Wii wildly sings its praises for adult fun. Find a game that you might enjoy playing together (I hear Bowling is a hoot) and set up weekly or monthly tournaments for just the two of you. I hear some games are great exercise which means you can skip the gym in the morning. Score!
Dinner at home can be a nice, relaxing time to reconnect and recharge…until one or both of you is stuck doing all the cooking and cleaning. That's no fun! Take turns choosing a restaurant for date night take-out, romantify (yes, I just made that word up) the dinner table with candles and enjoy a fantastic meal that requires zero work on either end. Delicioso!
Many of us have been with our partners for years and it's our presumption that we know pretty much everything there is to know about the other person—favorite food, dream car or what they'd do with a million dollars. But over time, we all discover new things and form new opinions that our better halves may not be aware of. The Table Topics Conversation Card games inspire new topics of discussion and are loads of fun. They even make family versions which are great for the dinner table.
The keys to date-night-in are simple: 1) Get the kids in bed first, 2) Limit the prep and clean-up time (this is supposed to be relaxing, not taxing), and 3) make it special by doing/eating/listening to things out of your norm. Throw in a little necking and it's just like high school again. Go on, you crazy kids!
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Samsung has announced three new cameras to their 2011 digital pocket camera lineup; Samsung WB750 featuring 18x optical zoom, Samsung MV800 multiview compact camera with an LCD panel that flips up, and the NX100 successor – the Samsung NX200 featuring a 20.3 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor.
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UNITE and LGBT Activists Unite | "THIS HOTEL IS OWNED BY HOMOPHOBES"
By Melanie Nathan, April 25, 2013.
Back in February, we reported that gay rights activists pledged a boycott of the Beverly Hills Hotel, citing the hotel owner's state-sponsored homophobia. The hotel is owned by the nation of Brunei, a country in South East Asia where male homosexuality is a crime.
This week, Brunei is hosting the annual summit of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). Brunei has excluded LGBT groups from the conference, although those groups had participated at previous ASEAN summits Phnom Phenh and Jakarta.
At ASEAN's last summit in November 2012, the organization outlined a proposal for its first ever human rights declaration, which would have granted unprecedented rights to oppressed sexual minorities in ASEAN member states. At the urging of Brunei and Malaysia, the final declaration included language that allowed member states to selectively enforce the human rights declaration. The ASEAN Human Rights Declaration was criticized by leading human rights groups, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. At the summit in Cambodia, LGBT and human rights organizations protested ASEAN's failure to include civil society groups in the development of its human rights declaration. Brunei does not allow freedom of speech or assembly, so no protests are expected outside the summit in Bandar Seri Begawan.
Brunei also owns the Bel Air hotel. The Bel Air fired 250 members of its staff after renovating in 2011. Some of the fired employees, who will partake in Thursday's protest, worked at the hotel for more than 20 years.
Alice Stanford, a member of UNITE HERE and an LGBT activist, said that the hotel's actions offended her as someone who fights for both gay rights and worker's rights. "Brunei is bad on the two issues I care about most," said Stanford. "People who spend their money at the hotel's they own should know that the owners have a bad record on labor rights and an even worse one on equality for LGBT people."
UNITE HERE is a union that represents more than 250,000 hospitality workers across North America. The union has fought for equal treatment of LGBT people, and contributed significant funds and resources to defeating proposition 8 in California.
JOIN THE PROTEST
WHEN: Thursday, April 25 5:00PM
WHERE: The Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows
VISUALS: Protest signs, large banner that reads: This hotel is owned by homophobes
SIGN PETITION AT – www.dumpbhh.org
Tags: ASEAN, ASEAN Human Rights Declaration, Bandar Seri Begawan, Bel Airr Hotel, Beverly Hills Hotel, boycott Brunei, Brunei, Gay, LGBT, protests
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2 St. Lawrence County men arrested in armed robbery case
Police said the men were part of an armed robbery that happened in the parking lot of McDonald's in the village Canastota on January 4. (Source: WSYR-TV)
January 10, 2020 at 3:18 PM EST - Updated January 10 at 3:18 PM
CANASTOTA, N.Y. (WWNY) - Two St. Lawrence County men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery in Madison County.
The Canastota Police Department arrested 36 year old Steven St. Andrews of Massena and 36 year-old James Lago of Ogdensburg on Wednesday.
Police said the men were part of an armed robbery that happened in the parking lot of McDonald's in the village Canastota on January 4.
According to police, St. Andrews was arrested at a home in Ogdensburg, while Lago was arrested after being pulled over on Route 37 in Theresa.
Both men are charged with first-degree robbery and third-degree grand larceny.
St. Andrews is also charged with criminal use of a firearm and menacing.
Lago was additionally charged with conspiracy.
Police said the two men were on parole. Both are being held without bail.
Canastota police said they were able to arrest St. Andrews and Lago on Wednesday with the assistance of the Ogdensburg Police Department, St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and the New York State Police.
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