Pokémon Go is currently taking the world by storm. The game uses smartphones to overlay the material world with digital elements, encouraging users to travel around to different places in order to progress in the game.
The addictive gameplay has led to police departments warning people that they should be more careful about revealing their locations, players injuring themselves, finding dead bodies, and even the Holocaust Museum telling people to play elsewhere!
But I think the game is also worth noting because it offers a nice illustration of some of the themes that Matt Zook, Andrew Boulton, and I wrote about a few years ago in the following piece.
Distributed Power: The power of a distributed group of actors to influence what is and isn't present in our augmented world. In other words, the augmented world is created in the way that it is not because of the decisions of a single actor, but from a network of people (often in opaque and untraceable ways).
Communication Power: The fact that some actors have more power than others to control and use the digital layers of place. A street takes on very different meanings for those with and without access to digital content.
Code Power: The ability for code and algorithms to impact how our augmented world are produced and brought into being.
Timeless Power: The flattening of time. Because of the ways that many augmented digital layers are constructed, time in augmented spaces takes on different temporalities. Some digital layers are relatively static and timeless; others are live.
These ways of thinking about power and augmented realities are important because digital augmentations are never imposed onto any sort of socially neutral space. There are existing social, economic, and political contexts that influence how people use these augmented spaces. Think for instance, of whether minorities might feel safe in all areas the game leads them to, or - for similar reasons - whether women can augmented their worlds in the same ways men can.
As ever more of the world becomes augmented, and as ever more people augment their lives with digital content, I hope that we can use (and improve) these ways of thinking about the power-laden practices we bring our augmented worlds into being with.
Chris Foster and I have had the opportunity to participate in the Network Inclusion Roundtable: organised by IT For Change in Bangalore.
Our short paper, titled 'Geographies of Information Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa' is available at this link.
The paper is a beginning to think about what connectivity means to inclusion in the 'network society.' Connectivity certainly isn't a sufficient condition for inclusion and equity, and we need to ask whether it is a necessary one.
We point to connectivity as an amplifier: one that often reinforces rather than reduces inequality. We therefore need to move towards deeper critical socio-economic interrogations of the barriers or structures that limit activity and reproduce digital inequality. The categorisations developed in the paper offer an empirically-driven and systematic way to understand these barriers in more detail.


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The pH-sensing receptor ovarian cancer G protein-coupled receptor 1 (OGR1; GPR68) is expressed in the gut. Inflammatory bowel disease is typically associated with a decrease in local pH, which may lead to altered epithelial barrier function and subsequent gastrointestinal repair involving epithelial cell adhesion and migration. As the mechanisms underlying the response to pH changes are not well understood, we have investigated OGR1-mediated, pH-dependent signaling pathways in intestinal epithelial cells. Caco-2 cells stably overexpressing OGR1 were created and validated as tools to study OGR1 signaling. Barrier function, migration, and proliferation were measured using electric cell-substrate impedance-sensing technology. Localization of the tight junction proteins zonula occludens protein 1 and occludin and the rearrangement of cytoskeletal actin were examined by confocal microscopy. Paracellular permeability and protein and gene expression analysis using DNA microarrays were performed on filter-grown Caco-2 monolayers. We report that an acidic pH shift from pH 7.8 to 6.6 improved barrier function and stimulated reorganization of filamentous actin with prominent basal stress fiber formation. Cell migration and proliferation during in vitro wound healing were inhibited. Gene expression analysis revealed significant upregulation of genes related to cytoskeleton remodeling, cell adhesion, and growth factor signaling. We conclude that acidic extracellular pH can have a signaling function and impact the physiology of intestinal epithelial cells. The deconstruction of OGR1-dependent signaling may aid our understanding of mucosal inflammation mechanisms.
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June 30, 2017 Review
Ivan Thanthiran movie cast: Gautham Karthik, Shraddha Srinath, RJ Balaji
Ivan Thanthiran movie director: Kannan
Ivan Thanthiran movie rating: 2.5 stars
In Ivan Thanthiran, Sakthi, played by Gautham Karthik, is an architect who runs a contraption shop with his companion Balaji, played by RJ Balaji in Chennai. He is a specialist in both programming and equipment building and sustains desire of beginning his own tech organization to challenge Apple's amazingness in the Indian device showcase. He constructs his own particular image of cell phone and calls it 'Berikai', which implies Pears in Tamil. Calling the eager venture of the lead character in this way, chief Kannan, who has likewise composed the story and screenplay, neither motivates giggles or make us trust that Sakthi is not kidding about his objective.
HRD Minister Devaraj (Super Subbarayan) suspends many designing schools in Tamil Nadu for obviously not following the rules of the administration, guaranteeing that these universities are not creating quality specialists. While it might appear like a correct move, the clergyman really utilizes his office to blackmail cash from the school administrations. Sakthi, who was introducing the CCTV cameras at the clergyman's home when Devaraj made this declaration to the press, censures him, which is heard by priest's brother by marriage. Therefore, the clergyman declines to pay Sakthi's expense, which is Rs 23,000. Sakthi won't let it slide, he visits the clergyman's home each day for the cash, until the point when one day he is offended by the pastor's brother by marriage before everybody. He pledges to make the pastor pay for everything.
He chooses to namelessly uncover the pastor's dealings with the designing school administrations. He utilizes every one of the assets available to him to pull it off. He has all the favor toys, similar to a miniaturized scale GPS tracker that could be introduced in a 100 rupees note, bug camera and other cool spy contraptions that we can discover at Batman's safehouse or at the workshop of British insight. What's more, yes, I neglected to specify about the cutting edge PCs like the one's utilized by Tony Stark in Iron Man arrangement.
On the off chance that you are prepared to disregard these intelligent indiscretions, you may discover Ivan Thanthiran as genuinely engaging. The film has its minutes, for the most part when Balaji portrays the upsides and downsides of being an architect. The chief has likewise attempted to demonstrate the challenges the understudies and their families experience at building universities. He has accomplished it with the time-regarded custom of making a top understudy from a modest family submit suicide. In any case, demonstrating a honor winning building understudy, with the capability of turning into a researcher, tending to tables at an eatery for a compensation of Rs 12,000 is somewhat of an extend. There is a motivation behind why most of the guardians select their youngsters in a building course in the nation.
Shraddha Srinath's part as Sakthi's better half contributes next to no to take the story forward. Nonetheless, the activity is engaging with acceptable trick successions.
Ivan Thanthiran is an okayish film that may keep you engaged generally in the event that you can smother your capacity of basic intuition for two or three hours.


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La quarta stagione della serie televisiva Playhouse 90 è andata in onda negli Stati Uniti dal 1º ottobre 1959 al 18 maggio 1960 sulla CBS.

Target for Three
 Prima televisiva: 1º ottobre 1959
 Scritto da: David Davison

Trama

 Guest star: Ricardo Montalbán (Vincente), George C. Scott (Juan), Marisa Pavan (Consuelo), Liliane Montevecchi (Estrella), Dale Evans, H. M. Wynant, Pedro Armendáriz (Montez)

The Sounds of Eden
 Prima televisiva: 15 ottobre 1959
 Scritto da: George Bellak

Trama

 Guest star: James Whitmore (Anderson), Kim Hunter (Mrs. Anderson), Everett Sloane (Lawson), Henry Jones (Jess Brown), Martin Landau (McCormick), Dick Foran (Brady)

Misalliance
 Prima televisiva: 29 ottobre 1959
 Diretto da: Robert Stevens
 Soggetto di: George Bernard Shaw

Trama

 Guest star: Claire Bloom (Hypatia), Robert Morley (John Tarleton), Siobhán McKenna (Lina), Kenneth Haigh (Gunner), Rod Taylor (Joey), John Williams (Lord Summerly), Isobel Elsom (Mrs. Tarleton), Robert Casper (Bentley), Patrick Macnee (Johnny)

The Hidden Image
 Prima televisiva: 12 novembre 1959
 Scritto da: David Karp

Trama

 Guest star: Franchot Tone (Avery Yarbrough), Martin Gabel (George Barrow), Nancy Marchand (Mrs. Yarbrough), George Grizzard (Leo Portnoy), Frank Maxwell (Tommy Atwell)

The Grey Nurse Said Nothing
 Prima televisiva: 26 novembre 1959
 Diretto da: Ron Winston
 Scritto da: Sumner Locke Elliott

Trama

 Guest star: Ann Todd (Laura Mills), Hugh Griffith (reverendo Light), Angela Lansbury (Hazel Wills), Don Dubbins (Bluey), Michael David (Herbert Wills), Patricia Cutts (Mavis Greenhop), Paul Comi (Patrick Aherne), Tony Haig (ragazzo)

The Tunnel
 Prima televisiva: 10 dicembre 1959
 Diretto da: Delbert Mann
 Scritto da: David Shaw

Trama

 Guest star: Richard Boone (colonnello Pleasants), Rip Torn (tenente Douty), Onslow Stevens (generale Burnside), Jack Weston (Wocziki), Ken Lynch (sergente Reese), Robert Carson (generale Meade), Sandy Kenyon (Martinson), Bartlett Robinson (capitano Handley), Sam Edwards (Confederate Corporal), Frank Killmond (Gorcey), Jason Wingreen (Blair), Oliver McGowan (generale Ledlie), Tom McKee (generale Potter), Stephen Chase (generale Wilcox), James Gavin (generale Ferraro), Jay Overholts (Litter Bearer), Fletcher Allen (Orderly), Edward Faulkner (soldato), Hal Needham (soldato)

The Silver Whistle
 Prima televisiva: 24 dicembre 1959
 Diretto da: Franklin J. Schaffner
 Scritto da: Robert Mcenroe

Trama

 Guest star: Eddie Albert (Oliver Erwenter), Henry Jones (Emmett), Bethel Leslie (Miss Tripp), Harry Townes (reverendo Watson), Doro Merande (Miss Hammer), Margaret Hamilton (Miss Hoadley), Enid Markey (Mrs. Samples), Zamah Cunningham (Mrs. Gross), Joe Sweeney (Cherry), Arthur Hughes (Beebe)

John Brown's Raid
 Prima televisiva: 14 gennaio 1960
 Diretto da: Sidney Lumet

Trama

 Guest star: James Mason (John Brown), Robert Duvall, Ossie Davis, Terry Carter

A Dream of Treason
 Prima televisiva: 21 gennaio 1960
 Scritto da: David Davison

Trama

 Guest star: Richard Basehart (Martin Lambert), Leora Dana (Eleanor Lambert), John Williams (Walter Ferguson), Susan Oliver (Valerie Ferguson)

To the Sound of Trumpets
 Prima televisiva: 9 febbraio 1960
 Diretto da: Buzz Kulik
 Scritto da: John Gay

Trama

 Guest star: Stephen Boyd (capitano Cronyn), Dolores Hart (Janet Marshall), Judith Anderson (Madame Duvier), Boris Karloff (Guibert), Dan O'Herlihy (Roger Smythe), Sam Jaffe (Schiller), Robert Coote (sergente Beggs), Peter Foster (Henley)

The Cruel Day
 Prima televisiva: 24 febbraio 1960
 Diretto da: Franklin J. Schaffner
 Scritto da: Reginald Rose

Trama

 Guest star: Van Heflin (capitano), Cliff Robertson (tenente), Phyllis Thaxter (Nicole), Raymond Massey (padre Ricquoi), Charles Bronson (sergente), Peter Lorre (proprietario del Caffè), Nehemiah Persoff (padre), Thano Rama (Algerian Boy), Miko Oscard (Michel), Adeline De Walt Reynolds (Old Woman)

Tomorrow
 Prima televisiva: 7 marzo 1960
 Diretto da: Robert Mulligan
 Scritto da: Horton Foote
 Soggetto di: William Faulkner

Trama

 Guest star: Richard Boone (Jackson Fentry), Kim Stanley (Sarah Eubanks), Charles Aidman (Thornton Douglas), Chill Wills (Pruitt), Beulah Bondi (Mrs. Hulie), Elizabeth Patterson (Mrs. Pruitt), Andrew Prine (Isham), Peter Oliphant (Longstreet Ferry)

The Hiding Place
 Prima televisiva: 22 marzo 1960
 Diretto da: Sidney Lumet
 Scritto da: Adrian Spies
 Soggetto di: Robert Shaw

Trama

 Guest star: Richard Basehart, James Mason (Hans Frick), Kim Hunter (Maria), Helmut Dantine (colonnello), Robert Emhardt (Neusel), Bsail Langton (Sanders), Dick Cavett, Trevor Howard (Robert Wilson)

Journey to the Day
 Prima televisiva: 22 aprile 1960
 Diretto da: John Frankenheimer
 Scritto da: Roger Hirson

Trama

 Guest star: James Gregory (Endicott), Mary Astor (Helen May Whitfield), Mike Nichols (Arthur Millman), Steven Hill (dottor Gutera), Janice Rule (Karen Andrews), James Dunn (Melvin Cooper), Peter Votrian (Billy King), Vivian Nathan (Martha Kowalski), David J. Stewart, Helen Kleeb

Alas, Babylon
 Prima televisiva: 3 aprile 1960
 Diretto da: Robert Stevens
 Scritto da: David Shaw

Trama

 Guest star: Rita Moreno (Rita), Kim Hunter (Helen Bragg), Don Murray (Randy Bragg), Dana Andrews (Mark Bragg), Barbara Rush (Liz), Everett Sloane (dottor Gunn), Don Gordon (Pete), Robert Crawford, Jr. (Richard), Gina Gillespie (Laura), Burt Reynolds (Ace), Judith Evelyn (Lavinia)

The Shape of the River
 Prima televisiva: 2 maggio 1960
 Diretto da: Boris Sagal
 Scritto da: Horton Foote

Trama

 Guest star: Franchot Tone (Samuel Clemens), Leif Erickson (Wiliam Dean Howells), Katharine Bard (Livy Clemens), Shirley Knight (Susy Clemens), Nancy Rennick (Clara Clemmons), Katherine Squire (Katie), Larry Gates (Henry Rogers), Philip Coolidge (Albert Bigelow Paine), James Bell (John Briggs), Jane Mcarthur (Jane Clemens)

In the Presence of Mine Enemies
 Prima televisiva: 18 maggio 1960
 Diretto da: Fielder Cook
 Scritto da: Rod Serling

Trama

 Guest star: Charles Laughton (Rabbi Adam Heller), Arthur Kennedy (Paul Keller), Susan Kohner (Rachel Heller), Oskar Homolka (Josef Chinik), George MacReady (capitano Richter), Sam Jaffe (Emmanuel), Robert Redford (sergente Lott), Otto Waldis (Kohn), Bernard Kates (Israel), Norbert Schiller (dottore)

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Brian Williams Needs a Wingman to Tell Him the Truth
by Darryl Parks • February 12, 2015 • 4 Comments
The brilliant writers and the retiring Jon Stewart, the talented comedian and fake newsman who is so good at what he does that he became a real newsman, said it all, "Why Bri Lie? Sigh."
Some are questioning the timing of fake news anchor Jon Stewart's retirement announcement, concluding his announcement on the same day NBC announced its 6-month suspension of Brian Williams, was to give ground cover to the embattled real news anchor. If true, Stewart threw himself on a hand grenade, in true war hero fashion. Figuratively speaking of course.
You knew Williams was in trouble when he was called into the company CEO's office to hear his fate and get the "Howard Beale" treatment. It's the ultimate irony. Williams getting the "You Have Meddled" speech, one taken from a movie about a fictional television news anchor telling the truth, for repeatedly telling fiction as a real television news anchor.
"Why me?" "Because you're on TV dummy."
It's been revealed the "Life of Brian" is not exactly what he said it was. His helicopter wasn't hit by an IED or ground fire. Now there are those wondering if he really saw a body floating by his hotel window facedown in the New Orleans' French Quarter after Hurricane Katrina. I can answer that since I was there – right there in the French Quarter – a few days after the hurricane struck and around the same hotel Williams was staying at. No. The water was never that deep there. In fact, when I was there, it was already bone dry and Bourbon Street had already returned to its usual and unforgettable smell of stale beer and piss.
Sorry Brian. Never happened.
But, OK. His job is to tell good stories and that he does. He writes and performs really well, noted by this profile online. "Actor?"
Here's the problem I have.
I learned years ago to surround myself with trusted wingmen (for lack of a better term), people that would always tell me the truth even if I didn't want to hear it. When managing a large group of people, there needs to be that inner circle. Three or four people who run the place and make decisions collectively. At 700WLW, with a huge staff before Clear Channel Media + Entertainment iHeart Media began questioning why it was important to have producers for talk shows and gutting the place, there was me, Rich, Scott, Holly, Lisa, cabinet members if you will, who ran the place. When I or anyone came up with a bad idea, I counted on them to tell me, "Hey Darryl. We really shouldn't do this and here's why."
(Good lord, only one person is left.)
So here's Brian Williams, who works for NBC, as in the "National Broadcasting Company" and anchor of its Nightly News, a fairly high profile job, wouldn't you say? When he traveled to New Orleans or the war zone du jour, he traveled with a cameraman, at least one producer, but probably more, a sound man, maybe a technical guy or two. You mean no one ever said, "Hey Brian. You may want to change up the story a little. It's hard to bloat and float when dust is blowing down the street."
Brian Williams – you need (or needed) a wingman or two.
Hell, it's been reported that Tom Brokaw, his predecessor at NBC, even pulled him aside a few times and tried to explain the definition of "embellishment."
Everything in life is a learning experience and we all can learn from Brian's mistakes. Only a few days ago he was riding high without a care. A newsman. A celebrity. On all the exclusive New York City A-Lists. No waiting for a table at the best restaurants in Manhattan. Only to be taken out by a vicious social media and his hungry competitors in the news media game, a group that really enjoys feeding on their own kind's flesh.
Is what he did that horrible? Not really. He is, however, a victim of a changing media, one where traditional media can no longer keep up with the speed and opinion of social media. One where the old network phrase of "We interrupt this program for a special bulletin from NBC News" is now irrelevant and simply remembered as a relic of a past "golden age" of broadcasting.
He failed to have a wingman and failed to understand the changes that have transformed media. Learn from his mistakes. People love a celebrity and they also enjoy watching a celebrity crash and burn.
A 6-month suspension without pay. This is laughable. Brian's worth about $40 million, so he'll be OK. He'll kick back and enjoy the greening trees and blooming flowers this spring and a summer filled with warmth, baseball and ice cream. And by September, when his 6-months on the beach are over? Chance are he won't be back.
Our attention span is short. We won't remember what he did and won't remember him either.
If Lester Holt, Williams' replacement for the next 6-months, gets comparable ratings being the first African America network news anchor since ABC's Max Robinson, NBC will have no choice but to ask Brian for his keys to 30 Rock.
"Why Bri Lie? Sigh?"
Bye-Bye.
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4 comments for "Brian Williams Needs a Wingman to Tell Him the Truth"
Dimitri2020
Wingmen are there to tell the truth; not to tell their boss to tell the truth
Wingmen cannot help liars to stop lying
Brian Williams needs integrity, not wingmen😊
Art Versnick
"Spot On," Darryl…When apologizing, he had a "no big deal" attitude look. He just didn't get it. He's retiring comfortably, though…
artversnick
Reblogged this on artversnick.
George Corneliussen
Let Bri-gones be Bri-gones……….


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Superman origin claims
In November 1997 Mayo Kaan placed advertisements in several newspapers and magazines claiming that he was the first person to don the Superman costume and was the model for the Superman character. His claims were denied by the estates of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creators of the Superman series. The publishers of the Superman comic, DC Comics, stated that Shuster and Siegel were the sole creators of Superman and that this was established years before Kaan's claims.

Superman collector Danny Fuchs believes it was possible Kaan had "history confused", and that he had modeled for the Fleischer Studios animations based on Superman. An observer spotted an apparent inconsistency with Kaan's photos – one shows him on the steps of Hatch Memorial Shell in the Boston Esplanade, but this structure was not built in 1940, four years after he allegedly modeled for Shuster.

Superman collector Mike Curtis believes Kaan played Superman in personal appearances and a short film for Macy's Superman ride promotion for the Krypto Ray Gun. The previous year a similar promotion was for Buck Rogers where children could ride in a rocket ship and meet the characters.  The ride is described in detail in the book  as children rode in a rocket propelled by Superman, and had other adventures, ending up at the offices of the Daily Planet and receiving a copy of the newspaper with their names in the headline.

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Picture and Article on Mayo Kaan
Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #148

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May 25, 2013 - by John
A unique political reasons unrealized cars Czechoslovak history remembers several. One of the most distinctive tracks left a series Škoda 720 , which should "shove" in his pocket and major players of the Western market – Alfa Romeo, BMW, Renault or Volkswagen.
Why do 720 originated or rather should arise? In 1964 came on the market a number of 1000 megabytes , in 1969, then modernized version of Skoda 100. But it was not enough. She wanted to break into the upper floors, he has my flagship. And so, in the mid-sixties was decided to construct the car with the classic concept – front engine and rear-wheel drive. Already in 1965 they created the first sketches a vision of the new Skoda will have bodywork coupe, sedan and station wagon. In 1966 he was the first mock-up of ÚVMV , and in 1967 was made the first functional sample.
This "sample" created body Ing. Josef Brokeš , a body builder AZNP Kvasiny. He also designed the maquette, which was compared with a dummy ÚVMV designer Milana Strejčka (the very first scale model of the new "big" Skoda Spring 1966). But thanks to the dummy variously converted to a station wagon, sedan and hatchback car, eventually won Brokešův proposal.
spring of 1967 So the first prototype rolled out. However, the body was not nearly as elegant as the mock-up. It was a five-door hatchback with an engine capacity of 1.5 liter OHV and four cylinders. Maximum engine power was 82 hp and a top speed of 144 km / h. The length was the prototype of 4404 mm. After heavy testing has been well evaluated engine and chassis, while the body completely failed. She did not have sufficient rigidity and suffered large deformation. That is why this prototype was eventually rejected.
And so came the next stage of finding a suitable "shell". The second attempt was responsible Ing. Jan Žáček . He constructed the sedan, coupe and station wagon . The car had extensive glazing and thus guarantee a great view in all directions. Unfortunately, again not fully succeeded design, especially the front grille was too complicated. The first prototype was passed in the spring of 1968. It was a silver sedan with an ignition patnáctistovkou. As another prototype was supplied red sedan 1.25 liter engine. Mentioned first sedan served until 1971 and during that time he drove about 65,000 km. In the same year, the same portions kilometers then served as a red sedan. They say all good things come in threes, and so was in 1968 finished third green sedan with equipment De Luxe and engine capacity of 1.5 liters. Then a pupil has designed and constructed a green estate car with the engine 1.5 liters and red coupe with the same unit. At the instigation Ing. Stanislava Sajdla carmaker in 1969 entered into negotiations with the study of Italian design and definite shapes then arose here.
At the beginning of September rolled out for testing the first prototype s body by Giugiaro known as W 720 ID-1 . Despite a few minor shortcomings, this body marked as satisfactory and in 1970 graduated from the prototype around 60,000 kilometers. Under the hood, the engine at 5/1 power of 84 hp at 5300 rev / min. ID-1 had a length 4373 mm, width 1653 mm and height 1465 mm. Even in 1969 planned start automobile series production in 1973. Giugiaro then designed and rework station wagon and coupe, which is now called fastback.
The technique of the car with bodywork from Giugiaro cared mainly these three designers – Ing. Ivan Roček, Ing. František Fidrmuc (motoráři) and Ing. František Uhlíř. To begin with, allowed for the two versions ( Damage Damage 1250 and 1500 ) and three bodywork (sedan, coupe and wagon or fastback). Basic price model should be about 35 000 crowns .
Unique was especially motor . This was coupled with the gearbox completely manufactured in Mlada Boleslav and be able to gradually increase its folding volume and thus get higher performance. Basic version 1250 should have an engine with a volume of 1.25 liter at 66 horsepower, with which the attainable maximum speed of about 136 km / h, acceleration to 100 km / h in about 24.2 seconds and a consumption in the range 11.3 to 13.3 liters / 100 km stronger 1500 would have been fitted patnáctistovkou performance 87 hp, the maximum speed is about 152 km / h, acceleration to 100 km / h took about 18 , 8 seconds, and the consumption amount to about 11.8 liters / 100 km.
According to the document 1970 However, it is 720 W, mainly due to rising normalization, looked pale. Everything culminated April 18, 1971 when mladoboleslavští were asked to cooperate with the Germans on the car in the class up to 1100 cc. It was also decided to move the project 720nm Slovakia, especially in Bratislava and local BAZ (Bratislava car races). The BAZ, however, were for the production of such cars ready, and so the result was not mass production, but only other building prototypes – 720 Standard and 720 De Luxe . November 30, 1972, the government adopted a resolution that is in Bratislava, Mlada Boleslav will produce only cars developed with the cooperation with the GDR. Project 720 and finally breathed his last.
And breathed his last and hope that it could Skoda equal to western cars BMW and Alfa Romeo. Who knows what was the real cause. Lack of money (the sum total of the project was estimated at 720 37,372,870 CSK), resolution, or just the fact that the 720 was better than the Soviet Žigulíky and Volga?
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Source: wikipedia.org, google.com, Paper forgotten Skoda cars from 1960 to 1990, author Jan Tucek
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Scott McLaughlin confirms US IndyCar series debut
By Brett Graham
Defending Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin will make his long-awaited IndyCar debut next month, with Team Penske confirming he'll race in St. Petersburg in Florida.
McLaughlin had been due to make his first start in America on the Indianapolis road course in May, but that event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 27-year-old, who is on track to win his third consecutive Supercars title, took part in IndyCar's pre-season test in Texas in February, where he posted the third fastest time.
Scott McLaughlin in action for Penske during IndyCar spring training earlier this year. (Getty)
"This is something I haven't stopped thinking about, but I wanted to ensure my focus was on winning our third-straight Supercars championship for DJR Team Penske and all our partners in Australia," said McLaughlin.
"We are still laser-focused on that and have three more rounds to get it done, but I'm equally as excited to finally get the chance and make my IndyCar debut. I've been doing everything I can to keep up with the series this year, from watching as many races as I can on TV to even talking to the drivers and some of the engineers back at the Team Penske shop.
"I never knew if I would be able to get behind the wheel of one of these cars this year due to all the COVID-19 restrictions, but I wanted to be ready if it became an opportunity."
The Supercars championship will wrap up with the Bathurst 1000 on October 18, with the IndyCar race scheduled for a week later around the streets of St. Petersburg.
Scott McLaughlin is on track for a third-straight Supercars title. (Supercars)
It will be the final race of the IndyCar season. McLaughlin is widely expected to run full-time in the IndyCar championship in 2021.
"Our plan has always been for Scott to run a race in the IndyCar series this season, but we never wanted to take the focus away from the main goal, which is winning another Supercars Championship," said Team Penske President Tim Cindric.
"COVID-19 certainly altered those plans early on, but with the way the schedules have lined up at the end of this season, St. Pete became an available option and we remain committed to getting him some IndyCar seat time.
"We know Scott is ready for this challenge and this should add even more excitement to the 2020 season finale in St. Petersburg."
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Preview: Bruins at Capitals
THE STORY: Troy Brouwer scored the biggest goal of his career Saturday, as the forward snapped a deadlock with 1:27 remaining in regulation to lift the Washington Capitals to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins. The Capitals lead the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series 3-2 and are one win away from eliminating the defending Stanley Cup champions. Sunday's Game 6 will be held at the Verizon Center in Washington.
TV: 3 p.m. ET, CBC, NBC
ABOUT THE BRUINS: Forward Patrice Bergeron and defenseman Joe Corvo both suffered undisclosed injuries Saturday. Bergeron was limited to only 1:30 of ice time in the third period, while Corvo was injured after blocking a shot in the second period that led to Alexander Semin's opening goal of the contest. Coach Claude Julien thought the referees should have blown the play dead once Corvo dropped to the ice in pain. "Well that was probably the frustrating part for me," Julien said. "We were in Washington last game and twice their players go down in their own end and we had full control of the puck and the whistle was blown right away with no hesitation and tonight we're deciding we're not. So, I guess I was a little perturbed. Is there two sets of rules or one?"
ABOUT THE CAPITALS: The Capitals are looking to advance to the conference semifinals for the third time in four years on Sunday. "Everyone knows the fourth win is the hardest," Capitals goalie Braden Holtby said. "But we're not really focusing on whether the Bruins can come back. ... We have a game to win and we have a certain way we want to do it and that's to stick to our systems." Holtby made 34 saves in Game 5 and now has a 1.86 goals-against average and .946 save percentage in the series.
OVERTIME:
1. Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg had a goal and an assist Saturday and has three points in the last two contests.
2. Washington's 2-0 lead in Game 5 was the first two-goal advantage for either team in the series.
3. Semin has three goals in the first five games of the series.
PREDICTION: Bruins 3, Capitals 2.


The Micro Hydro Power PDF document in this post reviews the concept in a unique way. This document is exactly what the title says. The document is a review of something an old concept that has discussed and tried to great extent. My website has covered much of this information in the posts of the past week. I like how the information is presented, which is why I added the document to this site.
I especially like the decision tree at the start of the document. If you have a year round flow of water and are thinking of micro hydro, then this tree will make some of the process easier.
This is not a huge document, it is only 46 pages, but it comes from the National Center for Appropriate Technology, and I got it off of my CD3WD set so it contains information proven correct. Furthermore it is immediately usable in the field.
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package edu.northwestern.bioinformatics.studycalendar.restlets;

import edu.northwestern.bioinformatics.studycalendar.StudyCalendarValidationException;
import edu.northwestern.bioinformatics.studycalendar.dao.SiteDao;
import edu.northwestern.bioinformatics.studycalendar.dao.StudyDao;
import edu.northwestern.bioinformatics.studycalendar.domain.Site;
import edu.northwestern.bioinformatics.studycalendar.domain.Study;
import edu.northwestern.bioinformatics.studycalendar.domain.StudySite;
import edu.northwestern.bioinformatics.studycalendar.xml.StudyCalendarXmlCollectionSerializer;
import org.restlet.data.MediaType;
import org.restlet.data.Method;
import org.restlet.data.Reference;
import org.restlet.data.Status;
import org.restlet.representation.Representation;
import org.restlet.representation.Variant;
import org.restlet.resource.ResourceException;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Required;

import java.io.IOException;

import static edu.northwestern.bioinformatics.studycalendar.restlets.UriTemplateParameters.*;

/**
 * @author Rhett Sutphin
 */
public abstract class StudySiteCollectionResource<V> extends AbstractPscResource {
    private SiteDao siteDao;
    private StudyDao studyDao;
    protected StudyCalendarXmlCollectionSerializer<V> xmlSerializer;

    private Study study;
    private Site site;
    private StudySite studySite;

    @Override
    public void doInit() {
        super.doInit();

        study = studyDao.getByAssignedIdentifier(STUDY_IDENTIFIER.extractFrom(getRequest()));
        log.debug("Resolved study from {} as {}", STUDY_IDENTIFIER.extractFrom(getRequest()), study);
        site = siteDao.getByAssignedIdentifier(SITE_IDENTIFIER.extractFrom(getRequest()));
        log.debug("Resolved site from {} as {}", SITE_IDENTIFIER.extractFrom(getRequest()), site);

        if (study != null && site != null) {
            studySite = study.getStudySite(site);
        }
        setExisting(studySite != null);
        log.debug("Site {} participating in study", isExisting() ? "is" : "is not");

        getVariants().add(new Variant(MediaType.TEXT_XML));
        getAllowedMethods().add(Method.GET);
        getAllowedMethods().add(Method.POST);
    }

    protected StudySite getStudySite() {
        return studySite;
    }

    protected Study getStudy() {
        return study;
    }

    protected Site getSite() {
        return site;
    }

    private void verifyStudySiteExists() throws ResourceException {
        if (study == null) {
            throw new ResourceException(Status.CLIENT_ERROR_NOT_FOUND,
                    "No study matching " + STUDY_IDENTIFIER.extractFrom(getRequest()));
        } else if (site == null) {
            throw new ResourceException(Status.CLIENT_ERROR_NOT_FOUND,
                    "No site matching " + SITE_IDENTIFIER.extractFrom(getRequest()));
        } else if (studySite == null) {
            throw new ResourceException(Status.CLIENT_ERROR_NOT_FOUND,
                    "Site " + SITE_IDENTIFIER.extractFrom(getRequest()) +
                            " is not participating in " + STUDY_IDENTIFIER.extractFrom(getRequest())
            );
        }
    }

    protected abstract Representation createXmlRepresentation(StudySite target) throws ResourceException;

    @Override
    public Representation get(Variant variant) throws ResourceException {
        verifyStudySiteExists();

        if (variant.getMediaType().equals(MediaType.TEXT_XML)) {
            return createXmlRepresentation(studySite);
        } else {
            return null;
        }
    }

    protected abstract String acceptValue(V value) throws ResourceException;

    @Override
    public Representation post(Representation entity, Variant variant) throws ResourceException {
        verifyStudySiteExists();

        if (entity.getMediaType().equals(MediaType.TEXT_XML)) {
            V value;
            try {
                value = xmlSerializer.readDocument(entity.getStream());
            } catch (StudyCalendarValidationException scve) {
                log.warn("PUT failed with StudyCalendarValidationException");
                throw new ResourceException(Status.CLIENT_ERROR_BAD_REQUEST, scve.getMessage());
            } catch (IOException e) {
                log.warn("PUT failed with IOException");
                throw new ResourceException(e);
            }
            if (value == null) {
                throw new ResourceException(Status.CLIENT_ERROR_BAD_REQUEST, "Could not parse request");
            } else {
                String target = acceptValue(value);
                getResponse().setStatus(Status.SUCCESS_CREATED);
                getResponse().setLocationRef(new Reference(getRequest().getRootRef() + "/" + target));
            }
        } else {
            throw new ResourceException(Status.CLIENT_ERROR_BAD_REQUEST, "Unsupported content type");
        }

        return null;
    }

    ////// CONFIGURATION

    @Required
    public void setSiteDao(SiteDao siteDao) {
        this.siteDao = siteDao;
    }

    @Required
    public void setStudyDao(StudyDao studyDao) {
        this.studyDao = studyDao;
    }

    @Required
    public void setXmlSerializer(StudyCalendarXmlCollectionSerializer<V> xmlSerializer) {
        this.xmlSerializer = xmlSerializer;
    }
}

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Here is from the book's description: "Noel Sickles drew comics for three brief years, yet his groundbreaking work on the 1930s aviation adventure series Scorchy Smith is a milestone in the history of newspaper comic strips. Over the past 70 years, however, readers have seen only occasional excerpts of this seminal work. Now, IDW's Library of American Comics presents Scorchy Smith and The Art of Noel Sickles, a comprehensive, oversized volume that collects, for the first time, every Sickles Scorchy strip, from December 1933 through November 1936."
Alex Toth was a contibuter to the old reprints published by Nostalgia Press in the seventies. Now we will have 352 pages of Noel Sickles Scorchy Smith! Cool huh?


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#include "CSoundActor.h"
#include "CRateSound.h"
#include "CSoundMixer.h"

void	CSoundActor::BeginScript()
{
	inherited::BeginScript();

	ProgramLongVar(iSound, 0);
	ProgramLongVar(iVolume, 10);
	ProgramLongVar(iHeight, 10);
	ProgramLongVar(iRate, 1);
	ProgramLongVar(iLoopCount, 0);

	ProgramLongVar(iPhase, 0);
	ProgramReference(iVolume0, iVolume);
	ProgramReference(iVolume1, iVolume);

	ProgramLongVar(iRestartFlag, true);
	ProgramLongVar(iIsAmbient, true);
	ProgramLongVar(iIsMusic, false);
	ProgramLongVar(iIsPlaced, true);

	ProgramMessage(iStartMsg, iStartMsg);
	ProgramLongVar(iStopMsg, 0);
	ProgramLongVar(iKillMsg, 0);
}

CAbstractActor *
		CSoundActor::EndScript()
{
	if(inherited::EndScript())
	{
		RegisterReceiver(&startMsg, ReadLongVar(iStartMsg));
		RegisterReceiver(&stopMsg, ReadLongVar(iStopMsg));
		RegisterReceiver(&killMsg, ReadLongVar(iKillMsg));

		soundId = ReadLongVar(iSound);
		isPlaced = ReadLongVar(iIsPlaced);
		isMusic = ReadLongVar(iIsMusic);
		isAmbient = ReadLongVar(iIsAmbient);
		restart = ReadLongVar(iRestartFlag);
		loopCount = ReadLongVar(iLoopCount);
		rate = ReadFixedVar(iRate);

		if(!isAmbient || (itsGame->soundSwitches & kAmbientSoundToggle))
			gHub->PreLoadSample(soundId);

		if(isPlaced)
		{	itsSoundLink = gHub->GetSoundLink();
			PlaceSoundLink(itsSoundLink, location);
			volumes[0] = ReadFixedVar(iVolume);
		}
		else
		{	volumes[0] = ReadFixedVar(iVolume0);
			volumes[1] = ReadFixedVar(iVolume1);
			phase = ReadLongVar(iPhase);
		}

		controlLink = gHub->GetSoundLink();

		needsResume = false;
		isActive = false;
		theSampler = NULL;

		return this;
	}
	else
	{	return false;
	}
}

void	CSoundActor::GetSound()
{
	CSoundMixer	*theMixer;

	theMixer = gHub->itsMixer;
	theSampler = (CRateSound *)gHub->GetSoundSampler(hubRate, soundId);
	theSampler->SetRate(rate);

	if(loopCount)
		theSampler->SetLoopCount(loopCount);

	if(isPlaced)
	{	theSampler->SetSoundLink(itsSoundLink);
		theSampler->SetVolume(volumes[0]);
	}
	else
	{	if(theMixer->stereo)
		{	theSampler->SetDirectVolumes(volumes[0], volumes[1]);
			theSampler->currentCount[0].i -= phase;
			theSampler->currentCount[1].i += phase;
		}
		else
		{	theSampler->SetVolume((volumes[0]+volumes[1])>>1);
		}
	}

	theSampler->SetControlLink(controlLink);
}

void	CSoundActor::ResumeLevel()
{
	inherited::ResumeLevel();

	if(needsResume && ShouldPlay())
	{	needsResume = false;
		GetSound();
		theSampler->currentCount[0] = savedPosition[0];
		theSampler->currentCount[1] = savedPosition[1];
		theSampler->phaseBalance = savedBalance;
		theSampler->loopCount[0] = savedLoopCount[0];
		theSampler->loopCount[1] = savedLoopCount[1];
		theSampler->distanceDelay = false;
		theSampler->Start();
	}
}

void	CSoundActor::PauseLevel()
{
	inherited::PauseLevel();

	controlLink->meta = metaSuspend;

	if(theSampler && controlLink->refCount > 1)
	{	needsResume = true;
		savedPosition[0] = theSampler->currentCount[0];
		savedPosition[1] = theSampler->currentCount[1];
		savedBalance = theSampler->phaseBalance;
		savedLoopCount[0] = theSampler->loopCount[0];
		savedLoopCount[1] = theSampler->loopCount[1];

		theSampler = NULL;
	}

	controlLink->meta = metaNoData;
}

void	CSoundActor::FrameAction()
{
	inherited::FrameAction();

	if(isActive & kHasMessage)
	{	isActive &= ~kHasMessage;

		if(startMsg.triggerCount)
		{	if(ShouldPlay())
			{	GetSound();
				theSampler->Start();
			}

			if(!restart)
			{	itsGame->RemoveReceiver(&startMsg);
			}
		}

		if(killMsg.triggerCount)
		{	killMsg.triggerCount = 0;
			itsGame->RemoveReceiver(&startMsg);
			stopMsg.triggerCount = 1;
		}

		if(stopMsg.triggerCount)
		{	stopMsg.triggerCount = 0;
			gHub->ReleaseLinkAndKillSounds(controlLink);
			controlLink = gHub->GetSoundLink();
		}
	}
}

void	CSoundActor::Dispose()
{
	if(controlLink)
	{	gHub->ReleaseLink(controlLink);
		controlLink = NULL;
	}

	inherited::Dispose();
}

Boolean	CSoundActor::ShouldPlay()
{
	if(isAmbient && !(itsGame->soundSwitches & kAmbientSoundToggle))
		return false;

	if(isMusic && !(itsGame->soundSwitches & kMusicToggle))
		return false;

	return true;
}


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Kamala Harris has announced that she is running for president in 2020.
The Senator of California was California's Attorney General from 2011 to 2017, and the District Attorney of San Francisco before that, serving from 2004 through to 2010.
In a speech posted to Twitter after her announcement, Harris revealed, "The future of our country depends on you and millions of others lifting our voices to fight for our American values."
Democratic Senator of California Kamala Harris is officially running for president in 2020.
Taking to Twitter after the broadcast, Harris shared a video of her announcement in which she said, "The future of our country depends on you and millions of others lifting our voices to fight for our American values. That's why I'm running for president of the United States."
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If I buy some vegetables and take them home, is there any way to determine if the vegetables contain dangerous levels of pesticides?
How to determine that a particular product is Organic?
Can I sprout grains/legumes/seeds I buy in bulk from whole foods?
I bought some lentils, groats, sunflower seeds, etc from whole foods (organic raw). Are they safe to sprout?
What organic grains can I substitute for self-rising (Gold Medal) flour?
For products such as bread, state they are either natural or organic, what is the difference?


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Contending with "Fake News" in 5 EU Countries – Reports from the Field
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The IPI reporting project Contending with "Fake News" explores the dynamic around the "fake news" debate in five EU countries and profiles five initiatives that have adopted innovative solutions to addressing disinformation and building trust in fact-based journalism.
The perceived rise of "fake news" – a ubiquitous term that remains rightly controversial – presents an acute challenge for media outlets and policymakers worldwide. On the one hand, the spreading of false information via print, broadcast and electronic means to mislead, confuse and sensationalise has made it increasingly difficult for the public to decide whom and what to trust. The tide of disinformation threatens to drown out quality reporting based on facts and journalistic inquiry.
On the other hand, raising concerns about "fake news" can also backfire, with politicians employing the term to delegitimise critics and governments – even well-meaning ones – contemplating legislation to counter disinformation that have potentially serious consequences for freedom of expression.
IPI's reporting project Contending with "Fake News" examines the particular dynamic around the "fake news" debate in five EU countries, offering a look a the sources, styles and goals of disinformation in each country as well as the extent to which that debate has affected public discourse, politics and press freedom.
The series also profiles five initiatives that have adopted innovative solutions to addressing disinformation and building trust in fact-based journalism and that could potentially serve as models for similar efforts elsewhere.
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When you get a little bit of free time, what's your favorite thing to do? That question has a huge variety of answers. We all have favorite pastimes, from watching sports to playing them, camping to kayaking, biking to hiking, and so much more. And the recreation and sporting goods that support us in our favorite endeavors is a vast and vastly varied arena, which is one of the reasons it has so much appeal.
"We are busier than ever with work, family commitment, kids sports, etc.—we try to cram it all in," said David Vogrin, director of marketing, Escalade Sports. "When we do have time for recreation, we want to make the most of it, and we want quality products, equipment and games that will allow us to do that and maximize our recreation time.
While it's virtually impossible to choose a single item that will appeal across the board, adding a good mix of recreation and sporting goods to your rewards lineup is sure to appeal to an audience of busy professionals who want nothing more than to have a little fun in their free time.
"Sporting goods and recreational products are ideal as incentives and rewards because they are discretionary purchases, and they can help us to provide balance to our otherwise hectic lives," Vogrin said.
So what are we talking about when we talk about recreation and sporting goods?
"It really is a broad category that encompasses products that fit a wide range of activities," said Chad Glamman, marketing manager at Top Brands Inc. "You have everything from team sports to golf and all of the outdoor sports. All of the outdoor activities have products that are well represented in this category. Camping, fishing, hunting, cycling and hiking all have really strong appeal with award winners."
But despite the fact that the category is so broad, that doesn't mean it doesn't have an overarching theme.
"The recurring theme of all products that would fall into this category is that they encourage and motivate those who use them to go outdoors and take part in a physical activity," Glamman added. "Top Brands carries a wide variety of name-brand recreation and sporting goods. We have fishing rods, reels and tackle from Eagle Claw; camping recreation and hunting knives from Buck; tents, sleeping bags and hiking accessories from Wenzel; tailgating shelters and furniture from Tailgaterz; bicycles and accessories from Huffy; and tailgating and outdoor games from Triumph Sports USA and Spalding."
In fact, Spalding is a new addition to the Top Brands lineup, even further expanding the company's reach in this area of the market. "Spalding has been a widely recognized and established name in the sporting goods category for over 100 years, and Top Brands is excited to be able to offer these high-quality sporting goods to our customers."
Escalade Sports also offers a big range of options, all available through Incentive Concepts—everything "� from indoor games, outdoor games to residential in-ground basketball goals to emerging sports such as pickleball," Vogrin said.
And this, of course, is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to merchandise offered to the incentive market. You can find a wide range of suppliers providing recreation and sporting goods for incentive and reward programs, including gift cards from Bass Pro Shops, camping and outdoor gear from Coleman or Cabela's, a variety of fun and fitness options from Rymax, bicycles and more from Bike USA Inc. and Zanes Inc., binoculars and more from Bushnell, Nikon and others; sporting goods and golf equipment from Wilson and so much more.
"Rec and sporting goods will continue to feature prominently as incentives and awards because they are meant to be experienced and shared," said Norma Jean Knollenberg, CPIM, CEO and owner of Top Brands. "Whether it is a weekend camping trip with the family or tailgating outside of a football game with friends, they create positive memories. When a recipient is able to share their award in a meaningful situation with the people who matter to them, that feeling of accomplishment and recognition they experienced when earning the award is renewed."
"There is a pandemic of inactivity in our country right now with nearly 28 percent of Americans 'inactive,' and yes, this has given a new voice and focus on wellness programs and healthy living. Frankly, we just want to see people get involved in some activity. The SFIA (Sports & Fitness Industry Association) is making a huge push to turn this inactivity pandemic around, and they are driving awareness to the issue and organizing programs to support active, healthy living because they know, and research shows, that active people do better. Active people do better at work, in school, have better relationships and are sick less. Simply put, active people live better lives."


The Lubbock Master Gardeners Association has created garden designs for the water-wise plants we recommend for our area. Click the photos below to see the listings.
The Master Gardener Facebook page is doing a virtual tour of local gardens during the month of July. We can all benefit from locally tested tips from other local gardeners and enjoy pictures of the beauty that comes along with the great rains we have been receiving this growing season. If you would like to join us on Facebook, click the link below. If you would like to share your waterwise ideas in the gallery below, click the email icon below and attach your photo!


Note: This is a chapter in my new ebook called The Ultimate Guide to Buying (and then Selling) Your First Home. I will post a chapter a week. If you like what you read, you can pick up a copy here for the price of a candy bar! Buy a candy bar or be a real estate guru! The next chapter we go over repair requests. The last chapter to be shared on this blog you can find here.
Three days later, I called Steve to let him know I had received the repair amendment. I took a peak before I called him. I knew from experience with the couple that they would not be happy with the repair request. Before I sent it over to Steve, I wanted to remind him about three things to keep in mind about the repair amendment.
1.Repairs are a necessary evil part of the process – Steve groaned in frustration and said he knew this. He said he didn't like being told what is wrong with his home. I reminded him that buyers don't like being told that they home they are buying has issues. I could tell that Steve was already put out before he had even saw the repair request. I told Steve. "I realize this is your home that you have taken great care for years. It is best as a seller to keep an objective clear head about the process. I will be here during the process. Don't be shy with me. If you want to get angry about a small repair you don't think is worth your time, it is better to fuss and groan at me. It will help to get it off your chest. At the same time, don't expect me to be a "yes" person. I will be candid with you about how you should respond to the request. Buyers do have the option to end the contract for any reason during the option period. Don't give them a good reason to do so by being unreasonable in your response." Silence on the other end of the phone, but Steve said he understood.
2.Repairs are negotiable – Steve said he remembered all too well that they were negotiable. I told Steve he had three options in how he can respond to a repair request. "You can accept the repairs as presented by the buyer. You can reject it out right and not do any repairs (not recommended!) Finally, you can respond with a counter offer, which is the one most often employed by sellers." Steve said it all depends on the repairs being requested and how much they will cost him in time and money. I told him that I had already asked the buyer's agent for some ideas on what repairs were important to the buyers, so we could look over each one to try to estimate costs. "Once you know all of this, you can make a reasonable decision on how to respond. One additional trick to keep in mind is that you can also offer financial considerations versus repairs. If you calculate repairs will cost $1000, you can offer the buyers this as an allowance or offer to reduce the sales price accordingly.: Steve muttered that he understood.
Steve lost it at this point. He said that there must be something to overcome this restriction. After all, not every job requires an expert. I told him that we could request the buyer accept his repairs, but it would need to be part of the amendment, so the buyer could not hold it against Steve later for not using an expert tradesman. Steve said that is wanted he wanted to do. I sent the repair amendment over to Steve and reminded him that the option period was due to close in two days and we needed to be quick on our response, so the buyer does not get scared that you are not going to do any of the repairs. He called me the next morning. We discussed each repair and I was instructed to counter with three of the nine repairs listed in the amendment and he would do one of them. The buyers insisted on five of them but was fine if Steve did them since he showed good work on keeping the house in shape. The two parties signed the amendment with two hours left in the option period. I could literally hear Steve sigh with relief from across town.


With the bad news recently of Disney Infinity days ending soon, it's good to see new Disney IPs still incoming. Today new information about Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue is in with a brand new trailer. Enjoy the press release and trailer.
SQUARE ENIX® and Disney unveiled a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, which showcases Aqua, one of the original Keyblade wielders, and her battle against the Heartless. The battle is featured in a completely new playable episode in KINGDOM HEARTS 0.2 Birth by Sleep – A fragmentary passage –, which is included in the HD compilation and includes next-generation graphics . The brand-new storyline will provide players with a preview of the upcoming events of the highly anticipated KINGDOM HEARTS III.
KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue also includes KINGDOM HEARTS χ [chi] Back Cover, a new tale that sheds light on the mysterious foretellers, as well as new HD gameplay from KINGDOM HEARTS Dream Drop Distance.


There is no reason that this is not possible. It follows from the nature of multiple regression, which controls for variables, which correlation does not do. See any decent book on multiple regression.
What is the purpose of precision variables?
High correlation between two independent variables, but no multicollinearity?


The World of Tanks Assistant is an application that allows you to access your personal statistics as well as browse news and many more from anywhere, as long as you have a smartphone or tablet with access to the internet.
The Android version of this application has received a new update. This means that all Android lovers will be able to enjoy an even higher quality of service and access their information faster with less problems.
Added the option to sort vehicles by class, nation, level or number of battles.
Added an option to enable / disable notifications about latest news.
The comparing mode has been improved.
Fixed issues with displaying news.
Fixed issues with adding users to the favourites group.
Access detailed statistics of your account.
Get battle statistics for each vehicle as well as tank class.
View your current game balance.
Compare your progress with other players.
Share your triumphs with your friends via e-mail and social networks.
Follow all the latest news published on the World of Tanks website.


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GNRC Final Deadline: Rosen, A Top Ranked Law Firm, Encourages Generac Holdings Inc. Investors with Losses to Secure Counsel Before Important October 19 Deadline in Securities Class Action First Filed by Firm - GNRC
GNRC
October 16, 2021, 12:03 PM ·4 min read
New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - October 16, 2021) - WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GNRC) between February 23, 2021 and July 29, 2021, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important October 19, 2021 lead plaintiff deadline in the securities class action first filed by the firm.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Generac securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Generac class action, go to http://www.rosenlegal.com/cases-register-2139.html or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than October 19, 2021. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Generac's portable generators posed an unreasonable risk of injury to users and the public; (2) as a result, at least seven finger amputations and one crushed finger had been reported to the Company; (3) as a result, Generac would face increased regulatory scrutiny; (4) the Company would end sales in its Generac® and DR® 6500 Watt and 8000 Watt portable generators in the United States and Canada in June 2021; (5) the Company would recall its Generac® and DR® 6500 Watt and 8000 Watt portable generators in the United States and Canada; (6) the end of sales and the recall would occur before the hurricane and wildfire seasons and following the Texas outage-periods the Company has touted for sales; and (7) as a result, defendants' public statements and statements to journalists were materially false and/or misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Generac class action, go to http://www.rosenlegal.com/cases-register-2139.html or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
Follow us for updates on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-rosen-law-firm, on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rosen_firm or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rosenlawfirm/.
Laurence Rosen, Esq.
Phillip Kim, Esq.
The Rosen Law Firm, P.A.
275 Madison Avenue, 40th Floor
lrosen@rosenlegal.com
pkim@rosenlegal.com
cases@rosenlegal.com
www.rosenlegal.com
To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/99934


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require "gtk3"
require "gst"

module Kikeru
  class Window < Gtk::Window
    def initialize
      super
      setup
    end

    def add_container(container)
      @container = container
      @file = @container.shift
    end

    def load
      stop
      @playbin.uri = Gst.filename_to_uri(@file)
      self.title = File.basename(@file)
      play
    end

    private
    def setup
      setup_window
      setup_gst
    end

    def setup_window
      signal_connect("destroy") do
        stop
        Gtk.main_quit
      end

      signal_connect("key_press_event") do |widget, event|
        case event.keyval
        when Gdk::Keyval::GDK_KEY_n
          @file = @container.shift(@file)
          load
        when Gdk::Keyval::GDK_KEY_p
          @file = @container.pop(@file)
          load
        when Gdk::Keyval::GDK_KEY_r
          load
        when Gdk::Keyval::GDK_KEY_q
          stop
          Gtk.main_quit
        when Gdk::Keyval::GDK_KEY_space
          toggle
        end
      end
    end

    def setup_gst
      Gst.init

      @playbin = Gst::ElementFactory.make("playbin")
      if @playbin.nil?
        puts "'playbin' gstreamer plugin missing"
        exit(false)
      end

      @playbin.bus.add_watch do |bus, message|
        case message.type
        when Gst::MessageType::EOS
          @file = @container.shift(@file)
          load
        end
        true
      end
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    def play
      @playbin.play
      @playing = true
    end

    def pause
      @playbin.pause
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      @playbin.stop
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Q: Why have PHP6 books been written even though it has not been released? I see books about PHP6, but PHP6 has not been released yet. How can people can write books even before releasing? Will these books contents be valid once the actual version of PHP6 is being released?

A: PHP6 was supposed to bring unicode support and would have caused major changes both to the internals of the language and to user code. Later on they merged that development into PHP5.3 and PHP5.4
Maybe the writer wrote something about those functionalities that were merged into 5.3/5.4
BTW, PHP7 was released early December 2015

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The 32-year-old midfielder made 89 appearances for his country between 2005 and 2019, scoring six times.
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The National Secretary of MACBAN, Baba Ngelzarma, made the call in his remark during a visit of a delegation of the association to the national leadership of CAN on Wednesday...
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Nigerian pilgrims begin movement from Madinah to Makkah on Thursday – NAHCON
The Commission's Coordinator for the 2019 Hajj in Madinah, Alhaji Ahmed Maigari, announced this to journalists while inspecting the buses (Ankai 2019/2020 model) on Wednesday in Madinah
UNGA presidency: Muhammad-Bande attends crucial transition meeting
Outgoing President of the UN General Assembly, Maria Espinosa, on Wednesday met with her successor-elect, Ambassador Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, to discuss issues related to transition of power.
Buhari salutes Journalism Professor, Olatunji Dare at 75
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday felicitated with Prof. Olatunji Dare, a communication scholar, columnist and former Chair of The Guardian Editorial Board, as he celebrates his 75th birthday.
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The Speaker, Oyo House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, has called for increased border surveillance to reduce the numbers of foreigners and migrants entering the country illegally.
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The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Wednesday in Abuja released the new official portrait of President Muhammadu Buhari.
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LONDON • Jose Mourinho's mood was a little brighter on Wednesday after a 1-0 League Cup victory over Manchester City, but there is still much work to be done in order to get his season back on track.
The Manchester United manager issued a public apology to the club's supporters after an embarrassing 4-0 defeat by Chelsea last Sunday, which left his team seventh in the Premier League.
However, despite winning only one of their last six league matches, United are just six points behind joint leaders City (20 points) as they go into today's home match against Burnley.
There is plenty of time to close the gap, and midfielder Juan Mata is optimistic that an improvement in form is imminent.
"After a defeat, everyone is going to speak badly about the team, about the manager. But we, as a group, need to stay strong and believe we can do great things together," said the Spaniard.
The concern for Mourinho is that injury problems are mounting.
We, as a group, need to stay strong and believe we can do great things together.
JUAN MATA, United midfielder, on the team recovering.
Striker Marcus Rashford limped out of Wednesday's match with nine minutes left clutching his thigh, and is being assessed by United's medical team.
That setback came after defender Eric Bailly was ruled out for two months with lateral knee ligament damage suffered during the defeat by Chelsea, while forwards Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial are battling injuries too, along with centre-back Chris Smalling.
Martial, withdrawn from the squad to face City because of a minor inflammation in his foot, is expected to feature against Burnley, with Rooney and Smalling likely to overcome muscle problems to be available for selection too.
Few would give Burnley much chance of causing an upset, but they have beaten Liverpool this season and are upbeat after Scott Arfield's late goal gave them a 2-1 victory over Everton last Saturday to complete a Merseyside double.
Sean Dyche will celebrate the fourth anniversary of his appointment as Burnley manager tomorrow.
His side, though, have yet to pick up a point away from home this season, with Sam Vokes' penalty in a 3-1 defeat by Southampton two weeks ago being the only goal they have scored on their travels.
Andre Gray is available to return to Burnley's attack, having served a four-match suspension imposed for offensive social media posts made in 2012, which came to wider attention earlier this season.


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Blizzard's Real ID: Is Premium Too Much?
Other WOW Articles / By Jaime Skelton / News and Opinion WOW Articles, PC
At BlizzCon in 2009, Blizzard Entertainment revealed plans for "Battle.net 2.0," the next stage for their internal social network. Battle.net was originally used as a server to connect players of the "Diablo" and "StarCraft" series for multi-player sessions. The revision, Joystiq reported, would, among other features, implement a Real ID system which would identify players by their first and last name, and add a marketplace for players to purchase "StarCraft 2" maps.
The Real ID system was quietly forgotten until the summer of 2010, when Patch 3.3.5 for "World of Warcraft" introduced Real ID for the MMO's players, ahead of "StarCraft 2"'s release. The system layered on top of the existing friends system in game, allowing players to add each other by the email associated with their account, and identify each other across games and servers while utilizing players' real names.
Cross-Realm Dungeon Finder & Other Services
Although Blizzard Entertainment hinted in an interview with 1UP that additional microtransactions may be added to Battle.net's features during BlizzCon 2009 – the same year they revealed Real ID – almost two years went by without further discussion of premium services. In fact, the marketplace scheduled to launch with "StarCraft 2" has been under delay, and has still not been added to the game's features.
In May 2011, community representative "Slorkuz" broke this silence by revealing the plans to launch a Cross-Realm Dungeon Finder for "World of Warcraft." This service will offer players the chance to invite their Real ID friends to join them in the Dungeon Finder, regardless of what server they play on. Currently, players can only invite players on their current realm into a group to join the Dungeon Finder, which only groups together players on the same battlegroup (a group of individual servers). Slorkuz added, "It's important to note that as with some of the other convenience- and connectivity-oriented features we offer, certain elements of the cross-realm Real ID party system will be premium-based, though only the player sending the invitations will need to have access to the premium service."
Keeping Microtransactions out of Pay To Play
The decision to offer a premium service to a subscription-based game like "World of Warcraft" has come under intense scrutiny by the gaming community. Many argue that a premium service for the game is "double-dipping": collecting money twice from players for the same service.
The hatred of microtransactions for subscription-based games like "World of Warcraft" stems from their reputation in the MMO industry. Microtransactions are commonly used in free-to-play games (which do not require a subscription) to generate revenue and pay for the game's development and upkeep. Many thus believe that microtransactions added to a game that has been fully purchased, or that is paid for regularly through subscriptions, unfairly offer additional content at a fee that the player should be entitled to with their existing purchase history.
However, most subscription-based MMOs already offer premium services. These services commonly include character name, race, and gender changes; server transfers; and account merges. These services are not required of players to enjoy the game, and are offered as a convenience to the player at an additional fee. Likewise, many subscription MMOs – including "World of Warcraft" – offer special cosmetic items such as mounts and pets which offer no in-game advantage to the player.
o why the fuss over the Cross-Realm Dungeon Finder? Unlike these other premium services offered to gamers, which remain generally cosmetic, the Cross-Realm Dungeon Finder improves quality of life by allowing friends to connect and play together through the current game interface. The service also extends beyond a one-time transaction; players with the premium Real ID service will be able to continually invite friends to play with them. The service can also benefit players who have not paid for it, offering them a boost that players without the service (or a friend that has it) cannot enjoy.
It isn't that Blizzard Entertainment is "double-dipping," per se – the premium service is something additional that would not otherwise be available to regular players. The problem is that the service should be a regular game feature, despite any difficulties it may have in implementation. Friends should be able to play together without paying additional fees to transfer characters, guilds, or join up together in the Dungeon Finder.
Who Makes the Final Call?
No official poll has been taken about subscriber opinions on the Cross-Realm Dungeon Finder, or Real ID premium services, but Blizzard Entertainment is definitely listening to feedback in their forums, and via the media.
Currently, it doesn't seem like Blizzard will budge on their stance with the premium Dungeon Finder service, or other services in the future. Blizzard employee "Zarhym" commented, "We've made countless quality-of-life improvements to the game in terms of content, UI, data storage, character profiles, etc. We've expanded upon what you get for your monthly subscription by leaps and bounds since the game was first released, but the subscription price has not changed."
But with Activision Blizzard in over $1 billion US in revenue, questions remain as to whether the price of premium – on top of the cost of the purchase of the game and a monthly subscription – will be fair to its playerbase, regardless of what service it offers. With the addition of premium services to Battle.net, is gaming coming to a premium price?
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Activision Blizzard, https://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=575495
Images via Activision Blizzard (Press Kit) and author.
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