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FeaturesSpecial topic: live-streaming research in HCI
XXVII.1 January - February 2020
Curious about live streaming? In this introduction, we'll provide an overview of this rapidly growing phenomenon, share a bit about our own live-streaming research, and preview the five articles in this Special Topic section. In the past decade, video sharing has become increasingly popular. Platforms used for broadcasting content such as YouTube and Twitch have become widespread, frequented by millions of users every day. As a nod to broadcast television, these platforms are generally divided into channels, online profiles for streamers to post their content. Generally, each channel has videos in a specific theme, allowing audiences to tune in to the channels that fit their interests. Channels can either have prerecorded videos or broadcast live video. The option of sharing live video is a relatively new addition to these websites, dating back only to 2007.
The popularity of sharing live content in recent years is largely due to the creation of a platform called Justin.tv—started as a way for people to share general live-video content and rebranded as Twitch in 2011 [1]. Since then, Twitch has become the leading service for gameplay streaming. Gameplay streaming continues to gain traction, with more than 1.2 million average viewers per day and more than 3.7 million broadcasters per month on the Twitch platform alone [1].
However, while gaming content and Twitch are what sparked the rise of live streaming, other streamed activities are becoming increasingly widespread as well. People stream everything from art (Twitch Creative) to live-coding sessions, and talk-show-style conversations, to IRL (in real life) activities—streaming from daily life. Streaming activities are now even being integrated into social media experiences; platforms such as Facebook Live and Periscope allow for immediate live broadcasting from mobile phones. What made Twitch unique at first (but was soon integrated into all platforms) was the live chat feature. Alongside the screen is a chat window where viewers are able to comment and chat with the streamer and other audience members in real time while viewing the stream (Figure 1a).
Figure 1. Twitch overlay with labels. A (orange): live chat feed; B (blue): heart rate and GSR information from streamer (labeled as "sweat" for nontechnical viewers); C (red): emotion-labeling information.
A few years back, in 2015, we became interested in live streaming due to our work creating a tool called All the Feels (Figure 2), which adds the streamer's biometric information to the gameplay streamer's overlay. A graphical overlay for a live streamer is additional content (e.g., a "donate now" button, ads, webcam feed) placed over different parts of the screen (Figure 1a). Think of it as similar to pop-ups and banners in broadcast TV. Generally, the chat feed is off to the side of the overlay, and the streamers choose the content that they want on the overlay. Our tool, All the Feels [2], displays heart rate and galvanic skin response (GSR) information to spectators (Figure 1b), read from the player in real time through the use of a commercially available wearable device, the Empatica E4 wristband (Figure 2). The tool also provides emotion-labeling information input from commercial auto-detection software that uses the player's webcam (Figure 1c). Players can choose from several predesigned sets of emojis (e.g., sharks, Figure 1c) that the software will then use to label their current expression, but the base labels provided by the software remain the same: joy, sadness, anger, disgust, surprise, fear.
Figure 2. Closeup of All the Feels. Overlay on the left with heart rate and GSR/sweat information, plus software-labeled levels of the joy, sadness, disgust, surprise, and fear of the streamer. On the right is the E4 Empatica wristband used to track the heart rate and GSR information from the player.
While prior use of physiological signals in HCI has primarily focused on tracking user/player experience toward better understanding or improving that experience, All the Feels takes a detour from this emphasis on evaluation and understanding. We are not attempting to connect physiological signals to some kind of experiential ground truth for ascertaining details of a player's emotional experience (a goal that some in HCI problematize, in ways that are outside the scope of this brief introduction). Instead, our aim is to facilitate engagement among spectators in digital play—creating another interesting channel of information that could help build connection and community. Thus, our project did not have as its primary aim providing highly accurate information about biosignals and what they mean about player emotions. We did our best to use tools that provided reasonable accuracy in detection of biosignals, but we were more interested in developing an overlay and tool that could be broadly distributed, so we chose devices and software that were readily available to non-professionals. The goal was to explore how spectators might respond to these additional layers of information. Interestingly, given our use case of displaying these physiological signals to facilitate engagement, spectators in fact reported that the signals were interesting to them when displayed in the overlay, even if they were not perfectly accurate in every moment.
In thinking about how to best present streamers' emotional information to spark connection with spectators, we wanted to visualize the information not just as a standard bar graph, but rather in an alternative and creative fashion that would seamlessly fit into streamers' existing ecosystems. We therefore hired an artist to create a variety of emoji sets for the emotional overlay, so streamers could choose a set that best represented their own aesthetic, or alternatively, design and create a new one of their choosing (Figure 3). There's still more work to be done to unpack how spectators receive this new style of biometric overlay, but one interesting finding in a preliminary study was that the tool generated a greater spectator empathetic response in women than men. Since women make up only 20 percent of Twitch users, this suggests that future design directions could productively focus on this specific user base.
Figure 3. Different emoji sets available to streamers to customize the spectator experience of the biometric overlay.
Audience interactivity (e.g., the live chat feed) is a large part of what differentiates platforms like Twitch and YouTube from live television broadcasts. The customizability of streamers' channels combined with robust chat features (emoji sets, polls, Twitch extensions [1]) makes these platforms a fertile environment for social experiments. These platforms allow for experiences that could happen only due to the nature of the platform. For example, in 2014, Twitch Plays Pokemon turned the chat room feature into a game controller, allowing users around the world to collaborate to advance in the game Pokemon Red. Millions of players tuned in to type controller commands into chat, which were then converted into button commands to control an old Game Boy emulator (Figure 4).
Figure 4. Twitch Plays Pokemon feed from 2014. Chat feed is on the right with the username and command to control the game to the right of the username [3].
Games that use the audience's chat input to affect gameplay are becoming more and more popular. The game Choice Chamber requires spectators to vote on certain game elements that directly impact the difficulty of the game, which means spectators play a vital role in the progression of the game [4]. Green Screening and facial recognition technology are just a couple of the many resources available to streamers to make their streams more interesting to viewers. Twitch streamer wgrates transforms himself into a dog sitting at a desk, floating in a corner of the screen. The dog's mouth and face move in accordance with wgrates' speech and facial expressions (Figure 5).
Figure 5. Popular streamer wgrates (lower left of the screen) using facial-recognition technology and character-animation software to turn his face into a dog.
The rise in popularity of live streaming is paralleled by those researching it. Some researchers study live streaming itself, while others use live-streaming platforms as a rich source for data collection (e.g., chat-data analysis). Researchers are making use of this novel new technology in creative ways, studying all parts of the phenomenon.
We (Raquel and Katherine, along with Jessica Hammer at Carnegie Mellon University) assembled a workshop, first at the Foundations of Digital Games (FDG) conference two years ago and again this past year at the 2019 CHI conference in Glasgow, U.K., to gather people working in all corners of this exciting emerging area [5]. Live streaming impacts how we as a field think about how people interact in real time around shared experiences. Lots of interesting work was shared at these workshops, and exciting questions arose relating to how HCI researchers go about studying/designing for live-streaming interaction in a variety of ways. In the five articles that make up this Special Topic, you will read some of the highlights of what was shared.
The topics of these articles cover a wide span, from video gaming to art, music, culture, and religion. The first article, by Pascal Lessel and Maximilian Altmeyer from DFKI, focuses on the gaming side of Twitch, discussing audience interactivity. The next article, by Ailie Fraser and Scott Klemmer from UC San Diego, and Mira Dontcheva and Joy Kim from Adobe Research, discusses how live-streaming creative endeavors have affected the streamed content itself. Lee Taber, Leya Breanna Baltaxe-Admony, and Kevin Weatherwax from UC Santa Cruz have written an article about content that is a hybrid between live and recorded—live music streams, often specifically "lofi hip hop" streams, generally with a set of songs and a video playing on a loop. The fourth article, by Zhicong Lu from the University of Toronto, discusses promoting cultural heritage practices in China through live streams. We finish off the Special Topic with an article by David Struzek, Martin Dickel, Dave Randall, and Claudia Müller from the University of Siegen. It's about streaming church services to remote viewers, helping to keep the elderly population in a rural city engaged in church when they can't be there physically.
We hope you enjoy reading about the fascinating work of these phenomenal researchers.
1. TwitchTracker; https://twitchtracker.com/statistics
2. Robinson, R., Rubin, Z., Márquez Segura, E., and Isbister, K. All the feels: Designing a tool that reveals streamers' biometrics to spectators. Proc. of the 12th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games. ACM, New York, 2017, Article 36.
3. Twitch. TwitchPlaysPokemon, 2017; https://www.twitch.tv/twitchplayspokemon
4. Choice Chamber. Studio Bean, 2015; https://store.steampowered.com/app/359960/Choice_Chamber/
5. Robinson, R., Hammer, J., and Isbister, K. All the World (Wide Web)'s a stage: A workshop on live streaming. Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM, New York, 2019, Paper W23.
Raquel Robinson is a Ph.D. student at the University of Saskatchewan studying computer science. She received her M.Sc. from UC Santa Cruz, where she developed All the Feels, a tool to incorporate biometrics into online gameplay streams. She focuses on enhancing social connections through augmenting biometric data in gameplay environments. Raquel.robinson@usask.ca
Katherine Isbister is professor of computational media at UC Santa Cruz, where she directs the Social and Emotional Technology Lab. She has authored several books, including How Games Move Us, about the emotional and social connections games provide. Current research focuses on augmenting social experience both in-person and across networks with technological interventions. Katherine.isbister@gmail.com
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TWO Yorkshire One matches dominate the local rugby union scene tomorrow with Old Rishworthians hosting Heath and Old Brodleians facing Old Crossleyans (2.15).
There will be much more than local rivalry at stake at Copley, where Rishworthians are in a relegation battle with their problems increased by last weekend's narrow defeat away to fellow strugglers Hullensians.
Heath, in contrast, are looking to nail down promotion after going close last season and they gave their prospects a shot in the arm with a hard-fought win at home to another of the contenders, Pontefract, last Saturday.
Rishworthians team manager Dan Ingham said: "Heath are looking for promotion and with their very strong pack we can expect them to play it in their forwards.
Rishworthians will be without Doug Heseltine, who is playing for Edinburgh in the Rugby League Challenge Cup. Top try scorer Anthony Shoesmith and young forward James McHugh are also unavailable.
Heath coach Dave Harrison will be hoping for a more fluent display and improvement in the lineout as his side look to complete a double after their 34-7 home win in October.
Eddie Cartwright is unavailable so Jack Crabtree reverts to full back with Michael Reynolds in at scrum half.
Newcomer Alex Patrick starts at lock, after coming off the bench last week, alongside Matt Beasty.
There is sure to be a large crowd at Hipperholme as more than 150 will attend a pre-match lunch.
Crocs are third in the table and Brods are seventh so the visitors will be favourites. However, Brods will be keen to make home advantage tell and avenge an 18-13 defeat at Standeven House earlier in the season.
The Hipperholme boys have recovered from a shaky December with two good recent wins and the visitors will have been pleased with their 41-0 home win over Selby last Saturday.
Brods should have players back. Rob Jennings had a bout of food poisoning last Saturday and Harris Morris was representing Lancashire Colts. Michael Briggs was away for the weekend but Callum Thompson continues to be unavailable following his recent red card at Heath.
Crocs spokesman Howard Cooper said: "It's always a test at the Brods and they appear to be performing well at the moment.
Callum Dunne returns and Crocs hope that Mark Boothroyd will be available.
Halifax Vandals are at home to Yorkshire Two's bottom club Leeds Modernians tomorrow. Vandals lost 28-17 at Castleford last Saturday while Mods were running leaders Wensleydale close, going down 20-17.


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An AD Club Tribute to David Abbott
Posted on May 20, 2014 by The AD Club of New York
David Abbott. Credit: Julian Hanford
David Abbott, co-founder of Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, was highly regarded as a gifted copywriter, and was recently recognized by the International ANDY Awards as one of the most iconic advertising legends of the past half-century with an inaugural Bravery Award, in honor of the ANDYs 50th. Abbott's legacy will live on through his principled approach and the profound impact of his work, particularly for Sainsbury's, Volvo, BT, The Economist, and many others.
Born in 1938, Abbott started his career as a copywriter working at Mather & Crowther before moving onto DDB London, where he was transferred to the agency's New York office in 1966. In 1967, he became a creative director of DDB London, later joining forces with Peter Mead and Adrian Vickers to create AMV in 1977, which subsequently became part of the BBDO network in 1991.
Enjoying a long and successful career, Abbott became known specifically for his work for Volvo, Sainsbury's food and the iconic J.R.Hartley ad for Yellow Pages, winning countless awards including ANDYs.
Abbott handed over the creative reins of AMV BBDO to Peter Souter in 1998 after stepping down as chairman. He went on to pen a book The Upright Piano Player, which was published in March 2010.
Without question, Abbott is one of advertising's greats. He has left an indelible mark.
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PayPal suspends TIO Networks' operations due to security concerns
November 13, 2017, 2:05 p.m. EST
PayPal has suspended the operations of TIO Networks, a bill-payment company it purchased earlier this year, following the discovery of security vulnerabilities that require investigation.
PayPal has hired a third-party cybersecurity firm to look into vulnerabilities on the TIO platform and issues with TIO's data security program, PayPal said in a Friday press release.
TIO Networks is not integrated into PayPal's platform, the San Jose, Calif.-based payments giant noted in the release. PayPal paid $233 million in February to acquire Vancouver, Canada-based TIO, touting the momentum of its digital bill-payment platform and large network of physical locations targeting unbanked and underbanked consumers.
TIO's operations currently don't meet PayPal's information security standards, and during the investigation PayPal will also examine TIO's practices and representations prior to acquiring the firm, PayPal said in the release.
TIO, which reaches more than 10,000 billers with a heavy concentration of telecom, wireless, cable and utility services, handled more than $7 billion consumer bill payments in fiscal 2016, PayPal said when it bought the company. Consumers access TIO through 900 self-service kiosks, 65,000 retail locations, along with mobile and online sites.
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Each year the city of Borrondara runs an extensive arts program through its venues Hawthorn Arts Centre, Kew Court House and the Town Hall Gallery. In previous years each venue has produced its own publication biannually. The challenge for this brief was to produce a publication that brought all the programs into one annual publication under the banner of Boroondara Arts. Whilst exploring themes for the program we discovered the name 'Boroondara' is a word in the Woiwurrung language meaning 'where the ground is thickly shaded'. This translation inspired visual metaphors which could represent the arts program identity for Boroondara. After a number of iterations and with input from all the various stakeholders involved we edited these until the final cover image shown here was selected to represent the year's program.
Inside the publication we implemented a cleaner design and larger format than previous programs. We developed a navigational system with the typography to help readers quickly identify which venue was featured on each page.


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Leonardo DiCaprio rings in his 44th birthday at star-studded bash
UPI News Service, 11/12/2018
Leonardo DiCaprio rang in his 44th birthday at a star-studded bash.
E! News said the actor and producer celebrated the occasion Friday at the members-only Spring Place club in Beverly Hills, Calif. DiCaprio officially turned 44 years old Sunday.
Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk, Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino and Alex Rodriguez were among the celebrity guests.
Aniston was seen arriving at the venue in dark jeans and a black top, according to Entertainment Tonight.
People said Beyonce and Jay Z, Larry David and Sacha Baron Cohen also attended the event.
Beyonce and Jay Z were reportedly among the first to arrive and took a seat by the dance floor.
DiCaprio hosted a smaller dinner for 50 guests, including Oprah Winfrey, prior to the party, according to Page Six.
Five hundred people were invited to the main event.
DiCaprio will next star in the Quentin Tarantino film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," which opens in theaters in August 2019.
The movie takes place during the summer of 1969 when the Manson Family murders took place.
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St James Hotel
Opposite Nottingham Castle, St James epitomises 3 of our favourite words - luxury, location, style. Park up. Check in. And head out to Robin Hood's stomping ground.
St James Hotel likes to do things differently; from a baby grand piano in its penthouse suite, reminiscent of the palazzos of Venice, to its in-house art gallery and exquisitely eccentric furniture by Imperatorum – an exclusive British brand inspired by travel and a sense of wonder. It is a natural choice, then, for a hotel that stands in the centre of a UNESCO City of Literature, steeped in the legend of Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men.
Design-led rooms at St James Hotel range wildly (of course they do) from price-conscious crash pads to a fabulous four poster, yet all enjoy free Wi-Fi, LCD flat-screen TVs and complimentary bathroom amenities from The White Company. And there's 24-hour room service should you crave a midnight bite.
No/6 is the boutique lounge and bar that offers a small but distinctly satisfying food menu, and bookish surrounds where you can sip a beautifully blended signature cocktail (try the No/6 Fix with bathtub gin), or crack open a limited-edition bottle. So grab a book, kick back, and relax.
The hotel's in-house Left Gallery exhibits artists from around the globe. Plus, did we mention that Nottingham Castle, Museum and Art Gallery is a minute's walk? Staying at St James Hotel, you really do enjoy an unrivalled location.
Refreshingly, parking is available next door to St James Hotel at the NCP St James's Street car park. Nottingham Train Station is a 10-minute stroll, passing Broadmarsh shopping centre – with access to the City's vast network of caves – before crossing the canal.
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Our Crash Pads are value hotel rooms in Nottingham that offer the perfect space for a comfortable overnight stay. Bright and youthful in design, they provide the ideal space for a single traveller to bed down for the evening.Whilst being suitable for only one adult, each room still has a double bed, en suite bathroom, LCD television, free Wi-Fi internet and complimentary toiletries from The White Company.
Classic rooms are larger than compact doubles and are styled to a higher standard. Matt blacks and deep, dramatic reds are carried through to the black brocade feature wallpaper punctuated by handcrafted steel stag heads.The Classic Rooms are available with either one double sized bed or two single beds. We also offer an accessible Classic Room, which is fully DDA compliant for guests with special needs.
Classic Twin
Classic rooms are larger than compact doubles and are styled to a higher standard. Matt blacks and deep, dramatic reds are carried through to the black brocade feature wallpaper punctuated by handcrafted steel stag heads.The Classic Rooms are available with two single beds. We also offer an accessible Classic Room, which is fully DDA compliant for guests with special needs.
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Executive rooms are larger than classics - they feature an additional seating area with a coffee table and a sofa bed - and enhanced amenities, such as a Nespresso coffee machine. These rooms are ideally suited to families, accommodating up to 3 adults and 1 child, or 2 adults and 2 children.
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This one-of-a-kind room is the perfect way to show them how much you care. High ceilings, elegantly upholstered furniture and a luxuriously draped four-poster bed may well transport you back to the time of Richard the Lionheart. Need we mention the spa bath? Period style en suite bedroom.
The choice of celebrities, this exquisite suite is quite simply the finest hotel suite in the city. With burr walnut floors, antique furniture, dining table for 8, a huge Jacuzzi, and even a baby grand piano – it's the ideal way to treat a loved one. The room, with views overlooking Nottingham Castle and beyond, also makes a perfect venue for a cocktail party or private dining.
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The book-lined lounge and bar at St James's Hotel is a stylish affair. Over 500 books give a collective nod to Nottingham's unique UNESCO City of Literature status (one of only two cities in England) and add a timeless quality to a contemporary space. Dining and drinks can be enjoyed in equal measure at No/6: Start your day with rich, locally roasted coffee and home-made granola with yoghurt. Or opt for the full St James. For lunch, enjoy a light bite; a platter (choose from charcuterie, cheese, fish, and bread); or perhaps a main such as Thai green chicken curry. The field mushroom and parmesan creamed leek wellington is a winning veggie option.
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A recent Harvard Business Review study of 474 executives found that 89% of business leaders believe that a brand purpose is very important to the company's success, but only 46% percent felt their organization had a strong sense of purpose.
If your company was not founded on the bedrock of a deep sense of purpose, crafting an inspiring brand purpose is challenging. It is easy to write a bad one. It's hard to write an honest and inspiring one. If you go too high, it can feel like blather. If you stay to low, it can read like a corporate training manual. An insincere and poorly written brand purpose can invite mockery and skepticism. For a good laugh, visit Jon Haworth's random mission statement generator.
To avoid this trap, we recommend using real, human language (not Corporate Speak) and ensuring that your organization is truly able to deliver on the purpose. Here are some good examples of well written purposes.
Airbnb: To make people around the world feel like they could belong anywhere.
ACME Airlines: To get people safely from one place to another.
But when you explore why people want to fly in the first place, it becomes clear that there is a lot of emotion in air travel. And you have permission to rise above the category benefit. Southwest Airlines does this in their mission statement.
Southwest Airlines: To connect people to what's important in their lives through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel.
But if you are able to truly deliver on an amazing brand experience, you have permission to go even higher, like Virgin and JetBlue.
Virgin Airlines: To embrace the human spirit and let it fly.
Employees want to find meaning in the hours they spend on their work every day. Work is driven by emotional drivers of achievement, belonging and creativity. It is never just about the paycheck. A clear brand purpose can inspire your team with meaning and focus.
Today, consumers also choose brands that align with their values. Brands that have a strong purpose and genuinely live up to it, outperform brands that don't in the long run.


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Q: Geometric models for the classifying spaces of the spin and string covers of the orthogonal, symplectic, and symmetric groups $\newcommand{\oUConf}{\widehat{\mathrm{UConf}}}\newcommand{\UConf}{\mathrm{UConf}}\newcommand{\oGr}{\widehat{\mathrm{Gr}}}\newcommand{\Gr}{\mathrm{Gr}}\newcommand{\SO}{\mathrm{SO}}\newcommand{\Spin}{\mathrm{Spin}}\newcommand{\String}{\mathrm{String}}\newcommand{\U}{\mathrm{U}}\newcommand{\SU}{\mathrm{SU}}\newcommand{\O}{\mathrm{O}}\newcommand{\Sp}{\mathrm{Sp}}\newcommand{\Mp}{\mathrm{Mp}}$We can describe the classifying spaces of the groups $\O_n$, $\SO_n$, $\U_n$, $\Sp_n$, $\Sigma_n$, and $A_n$ as follows:

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*$\mathrm{B}\O_n$, $\mathrm{B}\U_n$, $\mathrm{B}\Sp_n$ are the Grassmanians of $n$-planes $\Gr_n(\mathbb{R}^\infty)$, $\Gr_n(\mathbb{C}^\infty)$, and $\Gr_n(\mathbb{H}^\infty)$;

*$\mathrm{B}\SO_n$ is the Grassmanians of oriented $n$-planes $\oGr_n(\mathbb{R}^\infty)$;

*$\mathrm{B}\Sigma_n$ is the unordered configuration space $\UConf_n(\mathbb{R}^\infty)$ of $n$ points on $\mathbb{R}^\infty$;

*$\mathrm{B}A_n$ is the space $\oUConf_n(\mathbb{R}^\infty)$ whose points are $n$ points on $\mathbb{R}^\infty$ together with an orientation of their spanned $n$-plane;

Are there similar "geometric" descriptions for $\mathrm{B}\Spin_n$ and $\mathrm{B}\String_n$?
What about $\mathrm{B}\SU_n$ (is there a more explicit description than "the $3$-connected cover of $\mathrm{B}\U_n$"?), $\mathrm{B}\Mp_n$, $\mathrm{B}\widetilde{A}_n$, and $\mathrm{B}\mathcal{A}_n$?

A: For $\def\B{{\rm B}} \def\bB{{\bf B}} \def\Spin{{\rm Spin}} \def\String{{\rm String}} \B\Spin(n)$, simply equip the $n$-planes with a spin structure, as originally proposed by Stolz and Teichner.
For $\B\String(n)$, equip the $n$-planes with a string structure,
as described in a paper by Douglas and Henriques.
Also, I am not sure what the intended difference between $\B$ and $\bB$ is,
but if $\bB$ does refer to the stack version of these classifying spaces,
then the above constructions continue to work perfectly well
for stacks: to a smooth manifold $S$ assign the groupoid respectively 2-groupoid of vector bundles with base $S$ and whose fibers are equipped with a spin respectively string structure.
This yields the stacks $\bB\Spin(n)$ and $\bB\String(n)$, and applying the shape functor to these stacks yields the classifying spaces $\B\Spin(n)$ and $\B\String(n)$.

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Need an awesome birthday card? This one is perfect for any of the ladies in your life.
Today I sharing a peek at one of the beautiful cards we will be making at my upcoming FMN class featuring the Boom by Bloom stamp set. Make happiness bloom with cards and projects you make yourself with this is Two-Step Stampin' set. Simply combine individual stamps to create the final image you want in the colors you want.
This one was inspired by a card created by Magie Etampes.
Of course I had to pull out a couple of my favorite dies…Stitched Rectangles and Well Written! These are must haves in your crafting supplies.
Do you love the Blackberry Bliss and Mango Melody color combination? It is so cheery!
The sponging in Mango Melody ink adds a lovely depth of color to each of the layers.
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Stora Enso Investing EUR 14 Million in Production Line for Granulated Lignin
Producing lignin in granulated form enables more effective handling and packing of the product.
Dec. 7, 2020 - Stora Enso is investing EUR 14 million to build a granulation and packing plant for lignin, allowing easier packing and handling of lignin compared to powder and wet form. According to Stora Enso's strategy, lignin is one of the key innovation areas for delivering growth on new applications, such as energy storage, binders and carbon fiber. The granulation plant will be located at Stora Enso's Sunila Mill in Finland.
Lignin is one of the main building blocks of a tree. Today, the lignin produced at Sunila Mill, Lineo™ by Stora Enso, is delivered as a dusty powder or as wet lignin. It is used, for example, as a phenol replacement in adhesives, as a bio-based natural binder replacing bitumen in asphalt, and in bioplastics. In the future, it can be used as a source of biocarbon in energy storage systems such as batteries for electric vehicles, as bio-based binders in plywood and as material for carbon fiber.
"This investment helps us in providing our customers with a more efficient way of handling dry lignin and delivering it in bulk containers. In addition to reducing both packaging and transportation costs, packing granulated lignin will be easier and faster compared to the dry powder used today, which requires special equipment," says Markus Mannström, Executive Vice President of Stora Enso's Biomaterials division.
The construction of the granulation plant is estimated to begin by the end of the second quarter of 2021 and to be complete in the second quarter of 2022.
Stora Enso has been producing lignin industrially at its Sunila Mill in Finland since 2015. The annual production capacity is 50,000 tonnes, making Stora Enso the largest kraft lignin producer in the world.
Stora Enso, with some 25,000 employees in over 30 countries, is a leading global provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wooden constructions and paper. To learn more, visit: www.storaenso.com.
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Beijing property prices predicted to be steady in 2010
February 22, 2010 - Beijing
Residential property prices in Beijing are expected to maintain a steady course during 2010 and the city's mayor has promised not to use administrative measures to intervene in the market. Mayor Guo Jinlong is in favour of letting the real estate market find its own price levels and said the city would not introduce administrative measures to push down property prices. The pledge is the first of its kind by a mainland China city mayor and reflects the dilemma facing local and city governments when it came to the issue of curbing demand for property, agents said.
BALI a lingering cultural paradise
February 13, 2010 - Bali
Breathtaking beaches, tangled green jungles, river valleys oozing mist, shades of emerald green stepping up rice paddy terraces – Bali epitomises the natural beauty of Asia. Proud of their natural heritage, the Balinese are gentle guardians of the land and sea, adding their own harmonious mix of traditions, marked by festivals, celebrations and daily rituals. Their steadfast attachment to cultural and religious rituals stand out in the modern world, and attract visitors who lap up the visual, atmospheric and cultural harmony.
Tax in Mongolia
February 04, 2010 - Mongolia
How favorable are the taxes on investors and foreigners in Mongolia? Ever since 2006 the tax environment has become a lot more favorable. Until 2006, income was taxed on a sliding scale. If your income was less than 2,400,000 tugrug annually, (roughly $1655 by today's exchange rates) only a tax of 10% was incurred. This tax quickly exceeded 30% if the tax payer made in excess of 4,800,000 tugrug annually, or $3,310 per year. On top of that, any temporary or non-resident tax payer would be expected to pay an additional 20% per year.
Singapore Home Prices to Lag Behind Hong Kong on Building Boom
February 03, 2010 - Singapore
A bungalow on Singapore's Ocean Drive, a stretch of luxury homes lined with Bentleys and Ferraris, sold for a record S$30 million ($21 million) in October.
New property tax for Egypt
January 27, 2010 - Egypt
The new property tax law in Egypt is likely to be introduced gradually, the country's president has confirmed. President Mubarak said there are no plans to change the tax which is facing considerable opposition from those that claim it will be too much for a recovering real estate market as it will make owning property more expensive. A government spokesman said that the property tax will not be a huge financial burden on real estate owners.
Buying in the United States
January 24, 2010 - United States
1 A foreign investor may purchase real property within the United States in a variety of ways: in his or her own name; through a US corporation, partnership, or trust; or through a foreign legal entity. 2 The income and estate tax consequences of owning or selling property will vary depending on the vehicle through which the actual investment is made. 3 Legal fees and other costs are likely to be around 2 per cent of the price of the property. ...
Paris next up for real estate investment
January 23, 2010 - Paris Ile de France
With international real estate investors from all sides currently trying to invest in London property, Paris will be the next market in focus, with Germany not far behind, says Giles Wilcox, director of cross-border investment at international realtor Savills. "The UK has been very active in recent months, and we have been inundated with internationals wanting to come into the market from every country you can think of… However Paris will be in focus over the next 12 months, though pricing is nonetheless still an issue there" Wilcox told Globest.
Singapore Swing
January 22, 2010 - Singapore
Sudden moves in property prices used to be rare in the staid real estate market of Singapore, but since early 2008, the city has seen a sudden surge in interest in private property. The Lion City is starting to show some of the same kind of volatility and speculative interest that has long been a feature in Asia's other citystate, Hong Kong. The number of new sales in high-end residential real estate crossed the 1,000-apartment barrier in the second quarter of this year.
4-year depression estimated for India real estate
January 21, 2010 - India
Despite a growing economy, the Indian real estate market faces a long list of challenges. A lack of mortgage financing, low rental yields, and stalled development projects are just some of the reasons researchers estimate a four-year depression in housing. Indian house prices rose rapidly from 2002 to 2007. Strong economic growth and urbanisation supported house prices, while in city centres a housing bubble was encouraged by inadequate infrastructure, lack of planning and antiquated land use laws. House prices in big Indian cities continued to fall during the first quarter of 2009, having begun to slide in 2008.
January 19, 2010 - Seychelles
The remarkable natural beauty of this island in the Seychelles has inspired an equally striking architectural experiment, where residences blend into a Jurassic landscape. Located northwest of Madagascar off the east coast of Africa, the Seychelles archipelago dates back more than 100 million years, when the Gondwnaland super-continent broke apart, leaving a sprinkling of islands jutting out of the western Indian Ocean. Pristine beaches, chlorophyll-rich forests and towering granite mountains comprise the area, which was first discovered by Arab explorers in the 9th century.


Place the sausages in a large nonstick skillet. Pierce the casings with a fork. Add 1-inch water to the pan. Bring liquid to a boil. Cover sausages, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
Heat a second skillet over medium high heat. Add oil, 2 turns of the pan. Add garlic, onion, cubanelle and red peppers. Season vegetables with salt and pepper.
Drain sausages and return pan to stove, raising heat back to medium high. Add a drizzle of oil to the skillet, brown and crisp the casings. Remove sausages, slice into 2 inch pieces on an angle and set pieces back into the pan to sear.
Split and toast the bread under broiler. Melt oil, butter together in small pan over medium heat. Add garlic and let it sizzle 1 or 2 minutes. Brush rolls with garlic butter and sprinkle with a little dried Italian seasoning blend.
Combine the cooked peppers and onions to the sausages. Add hot peppers and hot pepper juice to the skillet. Toss and turn the sausage, peppers and onions, picking up all the drippings from the pan. Pile the meat and peppers into the garlic sub rolls and serve.


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Toby's Homemade Ice Cream
Toby Bantug, co-owner, Toby's Homemade Ice Cream. Photo by Liz Lynch
When Toby and Monina Bantug bought Scoop's ice cream parlor in Westover in 2008 (they changed the name to Toby's in 2010), one of their first moves was to start making their own super-premium ice cream on-site. Since then, business has boomed so much that they've had to outsource production to Great Falls Ice Cream, a wholesaler in Gaithersburg that makes the shop's stock-in-trade (rich flavors made with at least 16 percent butterfat) using Toby's own recipes.
Aside from the usual vanilla, chocolate and strawberry, top-sellers also include espresso chip, salted caramel, bittersweet chocolate, peppermint, Oreo and cookie dough. Other flavors pay homage to the proprietor's Filipino roots, including bright-purple ube (a root vegetable) and macapuno (coconut with thick strips of young coconut mixed in). The slowest seller is green tea, says Bantug, but "I keep it on there because it's my favorite." That's an owner's right.
—David Hagedorn
www.tobysicecream.com
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This sterling silver necklace has the resemblance of an oceanic sea fan (soft coral). Dropping from a sterling silver necklace, it is perfect for your ocean/seaside resort look.
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John Frederick Barkhuff moved from Rock.Co.WI in the 1860's to an 80+a farm 1mi north of Main Street, Fayette, IA, for the rest of is life, dyin gin 1884. By the late 1890's his family was gone from the Fayette area.
Burial: Dunham Grove Cem, lot 114, Center.Twp, Fay.Co.IA.
Note 4: Parents b. NY.
Note 8: 1860 Census; farming, $2k/1k, LaPrairie, Rock.Co.WI, Tuvtle P.O.
Note 9: Jul 1860 JohnF50NY, Catharine40NY, GeoW16NY, WmHenry14, OliverJ9. Note 10: 1861 Paper; 1 of 3 constables, La Prairie, Rock.Co.WI.
Note 16: 1870 Census; farming, sec 17, Westfield Twp, Fay.Co.IA; Catherine56, Oliver19.
Note 17: 1870 Adj; John Orr33NY, JohnAtwood33Eng &broJos.Atwood32.
Note 22: 1880 Census; farming, sec 17, Westfield Twp, Fay.Co.IA, Note 23: 1880 Adj & S of JohnTann, MaryABass, Joel Epps, pioneer mulatto families. Note 24: Jun 1880 JohnF69NY, Catharine67NY, & son's fam OliverJ29NYson, Amelia23Can, WillisT4IA, Robert2IA.
Note 25: 1880 Ag census; 63aImproved, 28aPasture, 12a woodland; farm$2500, equip$100, stock$525.
Note 26: 1880 Ag; 20a mowed, 20a hay, 8horses, hired hand 3wks pd $40; farm items on hand $550.
.... +STALEY, Catherine Dottie L. b: 27 May 1814 in NY d: 18 Feb 1886 in Westfield.Twp, Fay.Co.IA. Burial: Dunham Grove Cem, lot 114, Center.Twp, Fay.Co.IA. m: in NY Note 4: Parents b. NJ.
2 BARKHUFF, William b: 19 Jun 1785 in Florida, Montgomery.Co.NY d: 1850 in NY?
3 BARKHUFF, John Frederick b: 01 Jun 1811 in Montgomery.Co.NY d: 28 Jun 1884 in Sec 17, Westfield.Twp, Fay.Co.IA Note 4: Parents b. NY. Note 8: 1860 Census; farming, $2k/1k, LaPrairie, Rock.Co.WI, Tuvtle P.O. Note 9: Jul 1860 JohnF50NY, Catharine40NY, GeoW16NY, WmHenry14, OliverJ9. Note 10: 1861 Paper; 1 of 3 constables, La Prairie, Rock.Co.WI. Note 16: 1870 Census; farming, sec 17, Westfield Twp, Fay.Co.IA; Catherine56, Oliver19. Note 17: 1870 Adj; John Orr33NY, JohnAtwood33Eng &broJos.Atwood32. Note 22: 1880 Census; farming, sec 17, Westfield Twp, Fay.Co.IA, Note 23: 1880 Adj & S of JohnTann, MaryABass, Joel Epps, pioneer mulatto families. Note 24: Jun 1880 JohnF69NY, Catharine67NY, & son's fam OliverJ29NYson, Amelia23Can, WillisT4IA, Robert2IA. Note 25: 1880 Ag census; 63aImproved, 28aPasture, 12a woodland; farm$2500, equip$100, stock$525. Note 26: 1880 Ag; 20a mowed, 20a hay, 8horses, hired hand 3wks pd $40; farm items on hand $550.
.... +STALEY, Catherine Dottie L. b: 27 May 1814 in NY d: 18 Feb 1886 in Westfield.Twp, Fay.Co.IA. m: in NY Note 4: Parents b. NJ.
. 4 BARKHUFF, William Henry b: Sep 1846 in NY Note 14: 1895 Census; truck farming, Ocheyedan village, Osceola.Co.IA. Note 16: 1900 Census; farming, Ocheyedan village, Osceola.Co.IA, wife, 2ch; bro Oliver adj.
..... +UNKNOWN, Arabell b: Jul 1850 in IN m: 1868 Note 3: Father b.OH, mother NC.
... 5 BARKHUFF, Fredy H. b: Jan 1869 in Sec 17, Westfield.Twp, Fay.Co.IA d: 01 Jun 1869 in Sec 17, Westfield.Twp, Fay.Co.IA Burial: Grandview Cem, sec A, lot 203, burial#126, age 5m, Fayette, Fay.Co.IA.
... 5 BARKHUFF, Frank b: Jan 1874 in Westfield.Twp, Fay.Co.IA.
... 5 BARKHUFF, William Will Henry b: 11 Sep 1880 in Westfield.Twp, Fay.Co.IA. Note 11: Sep 1918 Draft Card; farmer, RFD3. Billings, Yellowstone.Co.MT. Note 22: 1930 Census; truck farm, Billings area, Yellowstone.Co.MT. Note 23: 1930 Adopted neices & nephew; Iva16MT, Dale14MT, Isabell8OR.
... 5 BARKHUFF, Unknown b: in Westfield.Twp, Fay.Co.IA. d: Bef. 1930 in OR?
....... +GILBERT, Unknown b: in IL d: Bef. 1930 in OR?
. 4 BARKHUFF, Oliver J. Barkoff b: Dec 1850 in Montgomery.Co.NY d: 10 Oct 1910 in Deuel.Co.SD Note 9: 1870 Census; 19y, farming with parents, sec 17, Westfeild.Twp, Fay.Co.IA. Note 11: 1880 Census; farming with parents, married, 2ch, sec 17, Westfield.Twp, Fay.Co.IA. Note 13: 1885 Census; father just died, has taken over 80a farm sec 17, Westfield.Twp, Fay.Co.IA Note 14: 1885 OliverJ34, AmeliaA27, WillsG9, Robert7, Delroy4, Catherine70. Note 25: 1910 Census; farming Glenwood Twp, Deuel.Co.SD Note 26: Jun 1910 OliverJ59NY, AmeliaW52Can; WillisT34IA & dau IvaM13IA; Maud Alexander dau23IA & son OrvilleE2SD. Note 28: 1900 Census; farming, Ocheyedan village, Osceola.Co.IA, wife, 7ch; bro Wm adj.
..... +WHITE, Amelia A. b: Aug 1856 in Eng. Canada d: 1930 in SD? Note 4: Parents b. England.
... 5 BARKHUFF, Willis Templeton b: 10 Nov 1875 in Sec 17, Westfield.Twp, Fay.Co.IA Note 8: 1910 Census; widower, with parents in Glenwood.Twp, Deuel.Co.SD.
.... 6 BARKHUFF, Iva M. b: 1897 in Westfield.Twp, Fay.Co.IA.
... 5 BARKHUFF, Maud b: Feb 1887 in Sec 17, Westfield.Twp, Fay.Co.IA d: 1837 Note 9: 1910 Census; widowed with parents in Glenwood.Twp, Deuel.Co.SD.
3 BARKHUFF, William C. (suspect) Barkoff b: 1816 in NY Note 8: 1860 Farming Tuvtle, Rock.Co.WI.
Barkhoff Fredy H Barkhuff Barkoff son of Wm & Arabell Jan 1869 1 Jun 1869 Grandview Fayette Sec A, lot 203, burial#126. Age 5m. Son of William 1846/NY & Arabell 1850/IN Barkhuff. G/son of John F. Barkhuff 1811/NY-1884/Westfield.Twp & Catherine L. Staley 1807/NY-1886/Westfield.Twp.
Barkhuff Catherine Dotte L Staley Barkoff John Frederick 1811/NY-1884/Westfield.Twp May 27, 1814 28 Feb 1886 Dunham Grove Center Twp Lot 114. Ch; Geo W, Wm Henry, Oliver J. Need parents.
Barkhuff George Wood Barkhuff Patterson Maxie Jane 1849/IL-1937/WA 13 Sep 1844 9 Feb 1909 Dunham Grove Center Twp Lot 11. Son of John Frederick Barkhuff 1811/NY-1884/Westfield.Twp & Catherine Dottie L. Staley 1814/NY-1886/Westfield.Twp. Ch; Wm Delbert, George Phelda.
Barkhuff John Frederick Barkhuff Staley Catherne L 1814/NY-1886/Westfield.Twp Jun 1, 1811 28 Jun 1884 Dunham Grove Center Twp Lot 114. Age 73y27d. Son of Wm Barkhuff 1785/NY-1850/NYorWI & Rhoda Cummings 1791/NY. Ch; Geo W, Wm, Henry, Oliver J.


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Missouri (BB-63)
Alchiba (AK-23)
Arizona (BB-39)
Cole (DDG-67)
USS Cole In Memoriam
USS Cole Navy and Marine Corps Medals
USS Cole Legion of Merit
USS Cole Purple Heart Recipients
USS Cole Meritorious Service Medal
USS Cole Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
USS Cole Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
USS Cole Navy Unit Commendation
Enterprise (CV-6)
Enterprise (CVN-65)
Harmon (DE-678)
Houston (CA-30)
Hornet (CV-8)
Indianapolis (CA-35)
Jacob Jones (DD-61)
Johnston (DD-557)
Pueblo III (AGER-2)
Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58)
San Francisco (CA-38)
Wasp (CV-7)
The Catastrophic Fire On Board USS Forrestal
Theater of Operations--Pacific
Boats-Ships--Battleship
Themed Collection
Persian Gulf War 1990-1991
Korean Conflict 1950-1954
Navy Leadership
"Mighty Mo"
USS Missouri (BB-63) fires a fifteen-gun (nine 16-inch and six 5-inch) broadside, during maneuvers in the Hawaiian Operations Area, circa July-August 1987. Letterpress reproduction of a photograph by PH1 Terry A. Cosgrove. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
The fourth Missouri (BB-63) was laid down 6 January 1941; launched 29 January 1944; and commissioned 11 June 1944, with Captain William M. Callaghan in command. The ships sponsor was Margaret Truman, daughter of then-senator from Missouri, Harry S. Truman.
Born in battle, Missouri steamed to Iwo Jima to support invasion landings, participated in the bombardment of Okinawa and struck hard blows against the Japanese mainland. On 15 August 1945, President Truman announced Japan's acceptance of unconditional surrender. On 2 September 1945, high-ranking military officials of all the Allied Powers, to include Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz and General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, came aboard Missouri to meet Japanese representatives for a 23-minute surrender ceremony that was broadcasted around the world.
Although most remember Missouri as the symbolic end of World War II, she was a highly decorated battleship that earned eight battle stars during her service to the nation—three during World War II and five during the Korean War. Missouri was also the first battleship to fire Tomahawk cruise missiles at Iraqi targets at the commencement of Operation Desert Storm.
On 7 December 1991, Missouri took part in a "voyage to remembrance" to mark the 50th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks. During that ceremony, Missouri hosted President George H.W. Bush, the first such presidential visit for the battleship since Harry Truman boarded her on September 1947.
On 31 March 1992, Missouri was decommissioned and remained part of the reserve fleet until 12 January 1995, when she was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. Missouri was donated as a museum and memorial ship on 4 May 1998, and today rests near the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.
Missouri IV (BB-63): 1944–1995
Desert Shield/Desert Storm
NHHC Director Delivers Remarks at USS Missouri Stamp Launch Ceremony
Tokyo Bay: The Formal Surrender of the Empire of Japan
U.S. Pacific Fleet Organization 1945
"Official" USS Missouri Survival Guide
Thunder and Lightning — The War with Iraq
Show Me a WWII Battleship! Missouri Christened Jan. 29, 1944
Where are the Shooters? A History of the Tomahawk in Combat
Rebuilding Battleship Missouri Teak
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Returns 'Mighty Mo' to Battleship Row
Nimitz Statue Unveiled at Battleship Missouri Memorial
Missouri's Naval History
Instrument of Surrender
Christening champagne bottle
Commemorative Plaque, Japanese Surrender
Japanese Surrender on USS Missouri Certificate
Plaque Aboard Missouri Where WWII Treaty Signed
The Mighty Missouri
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Defenders of Freedom
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Battleship Basketball
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Selected Imagery
USS Missouri Photo Gallery
Missouri Fires TLAM at the start of Desert Storm
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Missouri in Tokyo Bay
Missouri in 1987
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Missouri at Pearl Harbor
Missouri Commissioned
Battleship Missouri Memorial
World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
National Museum of the Pacific War
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, signs the Instrument of Surrender as United States Representative, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), 2 September 1945. Standing directly behind him are (left-to-right): General of the Army Douglas MacArthur; Admiral William F. Halsey, USN, and Rear Admiral Forrest Sherman, USN. In front row, background, are (left to right): Rear Admiral Frederick C. Sherman, USN; Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, USN; Vice Admiral John S. McCain, USN; Vice Admiral John H. Towers, USN; Admiral Richmond K. Turner, USN; Rear Admiral Robert B. Carney, USN; General Walter C. Krueger, U.S. Army; General Robert L. Eichelberger, U.S. Army and General Carl A. Spaatz, USAAF. Others identified behind the front row include (in no order): Brigadier General Joseph H. Fellows, USMC; Captain Tom B. Hill, USN; Commodore J.C. Cronin, USN; Rear Admiral Ingram C. Sowell, USN; Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, USN; Rear Admiral Howard F. Kingman, USN; Rear Admiral Lloyd J. Wiltsie, USN; Rear Admiral J. Cary Jones, USN; Captain John S. Thach, USN and Commodore Joel T. Boone, USN(MC). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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FRBs
Fast Radio Bursts can now be Tracked in Real-Time
Researchers from the University of McGill have developed a new system that will share CHIME data in real-time with observatories…
Something Really Wants our Attention. One Object Released 1,652 Fast Radio Bursts in 47 Days
Researchers working with the 500-Meter FAST telescope in China reported 1,652 fast radio bursts in 47 days coming from a…
CHIME Detected Over 500 Fast Radio Burst in its First Year, Providing new Clues to What's Causing Them
The CHIME radio observatory detected over 500 Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) during its first year in operation, the study of…
How the World's Biggest Radio Telescope Could be Used to Search for Aliens
In the coming years, China's FAST radio telescope could join in the hunt for extraterrestrials thanks to a partnership with…
Even More Repeating Fast Radio Bursts Discovered
The CHIME radio telescope array has detected nine new fast radio bursts on repeat, which are revealing things about this…
Canadian Telescope Finds 13 More Fast Radio Bursts Including the Second One Ever Seen Repeating
Canadian scientists using the CHIME (Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment) have detected 13 FRBs (Fast Radio Bursts), including the second-ever…
Australian astronomers have been able to double the number of mysterious fast radio bursts discovered so far
Using the Australia Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder in western Australia, a team of researchers almost doubled the number of FRBs…
Astronomers Observe a Pulsar 6500 Light-Years From Earth and See Two Separate Flares Coming off its Surface
A team of Canadian astronomers viewed an eclipsing binary pulsar and used the gas as an "interstellar lens" to capture…
Are Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts Coming From the Collapse of Strange Star Crusts?
According to a new study by a team of Chinese astronomers, fast radio bursts (FRBs) could be caused by the…


A huge project of 2011 about a quick service motorcycle driver who delivers a bomb. A huge conspiracy and spectacular action follow. A former motorcycle gang member, Ki-su, makes a living as a bike messenger. One day he witnesses the building blow up. Never suspecting he could have anything to do with the bomb, he moves onto his next job―which is escorting a girl group singer, A-rom, an ex-girlfriend from his biker days. As she puts a proffered helmet on her head, a timer mechanism is triggered and a countdown clock appears. Ki-su gets a call from a stranger telling him to make a series of deliveries within a fixed time limit. When Ki-su completes deliveries, each turns out to be a bomb.


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Q: Safely remove a USB drive using the Win32 API? How do I remove a USB drive using the Win32 API? I do a lot of work on embedded systems and on one of these I have to copy my programs on a USB stick and insert it into the target hardware.
Since I mostly work on the console I don't like to use the mouse and click on the small task-bar icon hundred times a day.
I'd love to write a little program to do exactly that so I can put it into my makefiles, but I haven't found any API call that does the same thing.
Any ideas?

A: It looks like Sync lets you specify -e to eject removable drives. While not a win32 API, you could probably just call sync -e [drive_letter] from your makefile.

A: Here is a technet article about removable storage media. Look for DismountNtmsMedia.

A: You can use the CM_Request_Device_Eject() function as well as some other possibilities.
Consult the following projects and articles:
DevEject: Straightforward.
http://www.withopf.com/tools/deveject/
A useful CodeProject article:
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/system/RemoveDriveByLetter.aspx

A: Here's a solution in Delphi, that I've modified and put into a service for use in a very large enterprise. Go to: link text
Look for "scapi (Setup & Config Manager API)", and download it. There will be a demo program called USBView that will get you on your way. If you have Delphi, this also includes a TUSBDeviceTree component that you can use to gather information about a USB device when.
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A: #include<SetupAPI.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include<initguid.h>
#include <newdev.h>
#include <Cfgmgr32.h>

#pragma comment(lib, "Cfgmgr32.lib")
#pragma comment(lib, "Setupapi.lib")
#pragma comment(lib, "Newdev.lib")

int RemoveDevice(const GUID *guid, const wchar_t *hwID) {
    HDEVINFO m_hDevInfo;
    SP_DEVICE_INTERFACE_DATA         spdid;
    SP_DEVINFO_DATA                  spdd;
    DWORD                            dwSize;
    BYTE Buf[1024];
    PSP_DEVICE_INTERFACE_DETAIL_DATA pspdidd =
        (PSP_DEVICE_INTERFACE_DETAIL_DATA)Buf;

    printf("try to remove device::%ws\n", hwID);

    m_hDevInfo = SetupDiGetClassDevs(guid, NULL, NULL, DIGCF_PRESENT| DIGCF_DEVICEINTERFACE);
    if (m_hDevInfo == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
    {
        printf("GetClassDevs Failed!\n");
        return 0;
    }
    spdid.cbSize = sizeof(spdid);
    for (int i = 0; SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces(m_hDevInfo, NULL, guid, i, &spdid); i++) {
        dwSize = 0;
        SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetail(m_hDevInfo,
            &spdid, NULL, 0, &dwSize, NULL);
        if (dwSize != 0 && dwSize <= sizeof(Buf)) {
            pspdidd->cbSize = sizeof(*pspdidd); // 5 Bytes!

            ZeroMemory((PVOID)&spdd, sizeof(spdd));
            spdd.cbSize = sizeof(spdd);

            long res =
                SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetail(m_hDevInfo, &
                    spdid, pspdidd,
                    dwSize, &dwSize,
                    &spdd);
            if (res) {
                OLECHAR* guidString;
                OLECHAR* guidString2;
                StringFromCLSID(&spdd.ClassGuid, &guidString);
                StringFromCLSID(&spdid.InterfaceClassGuid, &guidString2);
                printf("%d, %ws, %ws, %ws\n", spdd.DevInst, pspdidd->DevicePath, guidString, guidString2);
                CoTaskMemFree(guidString);
                CoTaskMemFree(guidString2);
                if (!memcmp(pspdidd->DevicePath, hwID, 2 * lstrlenW(hwID))) {
                    DEVINST DevInstParent = 0;
                    res = CM_Get_Parent(&DevInstParent, spdd.DevInst, 0);
                    for (long tries = 0; tries < 10; tries++) {
                        // sometimes we need some tries...
                        WCHAR VetoNameW[MAX_PATH];
                        PNP_VETO_TYPE VetoType = PNP_VetoTypeUnknown;
                        VetoNameW[0] = 0;

                        res = CM_Request_Device_EjectW(DevInstParent,
                            &VetoType, VetoNameW, MAX_PATH, 0);
                        if ((res == CR_SUCCESS &&
                            VetoType == PNP_VetoTypeUnknown)) {
                            printf("remove %ws success!\n", pspdidd->DevicePath);
                            SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList(m_hDevInfo);
                            return 1;
                        }
                        Sleep(500); // required to give the next tries a chance!
                    }
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
    }
    printf("Remove Device Failed!\n");
    SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList(m_hDevInfo);
    return 0;
}

int main(){
    GUID GUID_DEVINTERFACE_USB_HUB;
    CLSIDFromString(L"F18A0E88-C30C-11D0-8815-00A0C906BED8", &GUID_DEVINTERFACE_USB_HUB);

    RemoveDevice(&GUID_DEVINTERFACE_USB_HUB, L"\\\\?\\usb#root_hub30");
    return 0;
}

refrences:
How to Prepare a USB Drive for Safe Removal
GUID_DEVINTERFACE


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Provides a basic API for using block cipher padding algorithms.

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Interface Summary

IPad
The basic visible methods of any padding algorithm.

Class Summary

BasePad
An abstract class to facilitate implementing padding algorithms.

PadFactory
A Factory to instantiate padding schemes.

PKCS1_V1_5
A padding algorithm implementation of the EME-PKCS1-V1.5 encoding/decoding
 algorithm as described in section 7.2 of RFC-3447.

PKCS7
The implementation of the PKCS7 padding algorithm.

TBC
The implementation of the Trailing Bit Complement (TBC) padding algorithm.

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WrongPaddingException
A checked exception that indicates that a padding algorithm did not find the
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Package gnu.crypto.pad Description

Provides a basic API for using block cipher padding algorithms.

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A padding scheme is merely a standard method of ensuring that the input
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The following example pads an input buffer, transforms the padded buffer
with already-initialized IMode instances, then unpads the
output buffer.

IPad padding = IPad.getInstance("PKCS7");
padding.init(blockSize);

byte[] pad = padding.pad(input, 0, input.length);
byte[] pt = new byte[input.length + pad.length];
byte[] ct = new byte[pt.length];
byte[] cpt = new byte[pt.length];
System.arraycopy(input, 0, pt, 0, input.length);
System.arraycopy(pad, 0, pt, input.length, pad.length);

for (int i = 0; i + blockSize < pt.length; i += blockSize)
  {
    enc.update(pt, i, ct, i);
  }

for (int i = 0; i + blockSize < ct.length; i += blockSize)
  {
    dec.update(ct, i, cpt, i);
  }

int unpad = padding.unpad(cpt, 0, cpt.length);
byte[] output = new byte[cpt.length - unpad];
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Titan Pharmaceuticals Announces Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results
Conference Call Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. PDT
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TTNP) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.
Total revenues for the second quarter of 2010 were $1.34 million, consisting primarily of grant and royalty revenues. Grant revenue from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in support of the Phase 3 clinical study of Probuphine® was approximately $1.29 million, while royalty revenue received from Novartis on net sales of Fanapt® was approximately $ 55,000.
Total operating expenses for the second quarter of 2010 were approximately $3.07 million, compared with $1.77 million for the second quarter of 2009. The year-over-year increase in expenses resulted primarily from an increase of approximately $1.68 million in research and development (R&D) expense related to the Phase 3 clinical study of Probuphine currently in progress, which was offset in part by a decrease in general and administrative (G&A) expenses during the 2010 quarter of $0.38 million due primarily to lower non-cash stock compensation expenses.
Net loss for the second quarter of 2010 was approximately $1.84 million or $0.03 per share compared with a net loss of $1.74 million or $0.03 per share for the second quarter of 2009.
At June 30, 2010, we had cash and cash equivalents of $1.45 million. We believe that our working capital at June 30, 2010, together with proceeds from the NIH grants, in light of faster than expected patient enrollment in the Probuphine clinical study, will be sufficient to sustain our planned operations into November 2010.
"During this quarter we made excellent progress with the confirmatory Phase 3 clinical study of Probuphine which continues to rapidly enroll patients, and we also received the U.S. patent covering Probuphine for the treatment of opioid addiction which provides protection until April 2024," said Sunil Bhonsle, President of Titan Pharmaceuticals. "In addition to our ongoing royalty revenues, we will require additional capital to support the Probuphine development program, and we continue to explore a range of options to access additional funding," he noted.
"The Probuphine clinical study is ahead of schedule and the board fully supports the plans to maintain this important progress," said Marc Rubin, MD, Executive Chairman of Titan Pharmaceuticals. "We are thankful for the support we have received from the NIH's National Institute on Drug Abuse and continue to be encouraged by the enthusiasm of the investigators and their staff in conducting this study," he added.
Second Quarter 2010 Additional Financial Results
R&D expenses for the second quarter of 2010 were approximately $2.06 million, compared with approximately $0.38 million in the second quarter of 2009. The increase in R&D expense primarily reflects the costs of conducting the Phase 3 clinical study of Probuphine and includes $1.6 million of external expenses such as clinical research organization charges, investigator and patient related clinical site expenses, and other associated costs. The remaining R&D expenses reflect internal operating costs such as personnel related expenses, meeting and travel expenses and allocation of facility and corporate costs.
G&A expenses for the second quarter of 2010 decreased to approximately $1.01 million from approximately $1.39 million in the comparable period of 2009 primarily due to decreases in non-cash stock compensation costs of approximately $0.8 million offset in part by increases in legal and consulting and professional fees of approximately $0.5 million.
Probuphine: Recent and Upcoming Events
Probuphine is a novel formulation of buprenorphine designed to provide six months of continuous drug delivery with a single administration. It is in Phase 3 development by Titan for the treatment of opioid addiction and we are currently conducting a confirmatory Phase 3 clinical study in the U.S. which is partially funded through a two year $7.6 million NIH grant being administered by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Recent and upcoming events include the following:
--  As recently announced, patient enrollment in the Phase 3 study is three
months ahead of the original schedule and is expected to be completed in
the next few weeks, with study completion expected in early second
quarter 2011 with results available in late second quarter 2011.
--  Upcoming scientific presentations of Probuphine data:
o International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM), October 2010,
Milan, Italy (Probuphine symposium co-sponsored with NIDA)
o Society for Neuroscience (SfN), November 2010, San Diego, CA
(Therapeutic area symposium)
Conference Call Tomorrow
Titan management will host a live call and webcast tomorrow, Tuesday, August 17, at 11:00 a.m. PDT (2:00 p.m. EDT) to discuss our second quarter 2010 results and current corporate developments. The live webcast of the call may be accessed by visiting our website at www.titanpharm.com. The call can also be accessed by dialing 1- 800-860-2442 (U.S.) or +1-412-858-4600 (International) five minutes prior to the start time. A replay of the call will be available on our website approximately two hours after completion of the call and will be archived for two weeks.
About Titan Pharmaceuticals
For information concerning Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., please visit the Company's website at www.titanpharm.com.
The press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements include, but are not limited to, any statements relating to the Company's development program and any other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties relating to difficulties or delays in development, testing, regulatory approval, production and marketing of the Company's drug candidates, adverse side effects or inadequate therapeutic efficacy of the Company's drug candidates that could slow or prevent product development or commercialization, the uncertainty of patent protection for the Company's intellectual property or trade secrets, and the Company's ability to obtain additional financing. Such statements are based on management's current expectations, but actual results may differ materially due to various factors, including those risks and uncertainties mentioned or referred to in this press release.
Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Sunil Bhonsle, 650-244-4990
(in thousands, except per share amount)
Three Months Ended June 30,  Six Months Ended June 30,
2010       2009              2010       2009
(unaudited)                  (unaudited)
Grant revenue           $ 1,287    $ -               $ 2,048    $ -
Royalty revenue         55         -                 1,708      -
License revenue         -          29                11         52
Total revenue          1,342      29                3,767      52
Operating expense:
development             2,056      376               3,726      1,032
General and
administrative          1,012      1,393             1,947      1,847
Total operating
expense                3,068      1,769             5,673      2,879
Loss from operations     (1,726)    (1,740)           (1,906)    (2,827)
(expense)              (120)      5                 (245)      2
Net loss                 $ (1,846)  $ (1,735)         $ (2,151)  $ (2,825)
Basic and diluted net
loss per share           $ (0.03)   $ (0.03)          $ (0.04)   $ (0.05)
Weighted average shares
used in computing
loss per share          59,248     58,288            59,248     58,288
June 30,     December 31,
2010         2009
(unaudited)  (Note A)
Cash and cash equivalents                  $ 1,452      $ 3,300
Accounts receivable                        381          66
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  179          250
Total current assets                      2,012        3,616
Furniture and equipment, net               74           110
$ 2,086      $ 3,726
Current liabilities                        $ 2,392      $ 1,547
Long-term debt                             1,841        2,386
Non-controlling interest                   1,241        1,241
Stockholders' deficit                      (3,388)      (1,448)
Note A: The year end condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited
financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
SOURCE Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


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10 Must-Read Books on Military Transition
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Military.com | By Justin Sloan
While you probably have all the information you could possibly want for your transition needs right here on Military.com, sometimes you like holding a book in your hands. We get that. Reading the guidance in the form of a book clicks for certain people. With that in mind, we have compiled a list of books related to military transition (along with some reader feedback on these books from Amazon.com) that should be very useful to you on your journey into the civilian world.
The Military Advantage, by Terry Howell
Sure, we're a little biased, but we recommend The Military Advantage, the Military.com guide to military and veteran benefits. The book is updated annually and covers scholarships, educational benefits, home loan guarantees, military discounts and more. Reviewers refer to it as "a terrific resource " and "a single reference book with essential information for all service members."
Your Next Mission, by Lida D. Citroen
Your Next Mission is a branding guide for the military to civilian transition, and helps to clarify the job search process for veterans. The book includes interviews with business executives, transitioned veterans, and veteran advocates. Those who have reviewed the book say that they enjoy the exercises included, and the straightforward approach that the book takes to helping build your brand.
Barracks to Boardrooms, by Byron Y. Chen
Barracks to Boardrooms is a guide for negotiating salary after the military. The book addresses concerns related to salary negotiations, such as ensuring you negotiate in a way that doesn't cost you the job or negatively affect your relations with the company or hiring manager. Reviewers say they've used the book for successful bonus and commission negotiations, and note it is valuable no matter what stage of your career you are in.
Out of Uniform, by Thomas Wolfe
Out of Uniform covers the "nuts and bolts" of the career search for veterans, including how to prepare a resume and prepare for the interview process. The book discusses the various types of interviews, and is meant to also help with the mental process involved in the job search. Reviewers say they continue to find it useful even after they have been out of uniform for some time, and add that it's "a must have for anyone in the service even remotely considering separation or retirement."
PCS to Corporate America, by Roger Cameron, Chuck Alvarez, and Joel Junker
PCS to Corporate America is a workbook and a reference book that analyzes the array of questions you may find in an interview. It offers advice for adapting your military background into a company's culture, and provides tips on resumes, dress, and more. Reviewers of this book say it's a great reference for officers (as the target is the Junior Military Officer), though say most of the content is helpful regardless of rank or status.
Networking for Veterans, by Michael L Faulkner, Andrea Nierenberg, and Michael Abrams
Networking for Veterans claims to be the first transition book written by an Iraq or Afghanistan veteran, and specializes in networking for returning veterans. The book covers networking advice such as how to overcome the fear of communicating, how to build a network of contacts, and more. Reviewers say this book does a wonderful job of taking the advice above what is provided in military separation courses, and the book's advice is more targeted to veterans than what you would receive in school.
Down Range, by James D. Murphy and William M. Duke
Down Range is a guide to developing a post-military career. It focuses on the short and the long term, and covers developing a career plan, how businesses differ from the military, and how to take action to achieve your career goals. Each chapter ends with a debriefing section. Reviewers say it's an especially useful resource for veterans who have spent their lives in the military, who may feel overwhelmed with the lack of a straight-forward career track in the civilian world.
Military to Federal Career Guide, by Kathryn Troutman
Military to Federal Career Guide had to be included in this list, considering the high number of veterans that go government. The book covers resume and interview tips tailored to attaining a government job, along with samples for you to work with. Reviewers have pointed out the books case studies as especially helpful, and say they have seen real-world results after applying the lessons from this book.
Military Veterans in Creative Careers, by Justin Sloan
Military Veterans in Creative Careers provides advice for veterans interested in pursuing their creative passions when they exit the military. In addition to advice on breaking into television, movies, video games, and publishing, the book includes interviews with working veterans in these sectors. The book was written by the author of this article, and shares its name with a podcast that covers the same topics. Reviewers say that this book is great for veterans and non-veterans alike, and provides "incredible insight and inspiration."
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Back By Popular Demand! (Kind Of)
For the first time since 2006, Waist High would like to proudly announce the (possible one-time) return of "Living In The Eighties News," a once very popular feature here at the world's most beloved new wave music blog. The return is prompted by the rash of new WH converts, including one now full time reader linked here from his Google search listening+to+The+Fixx+feel+my+nuts shriveling, but also because there is just too much going on. The Specials are reuniting for God's sake (kind of).
"Living In The Eighties News," as originally announced on 4/13/2005: "After a long and exhaustive selection process, Waist High would like to reveal the first of two replacements for the now permanently retired, much loved, crass, and extremely hateful 'Kern County Drunkard Watch.' Waist High, no longer wanting to GO TO HELL, would like to present: 'Living In The Eighties News,' which 1. Begins today. 2. Promises to keep you up to date on everyone from Haysi Fantayzee to Waist High pal Dave Wakeling. 3. Will steal it's material almost exclusively from Remember The Eighties News, on a weekly basis."
And so we find ourselves here at the end of 2008, back together again, let us begin with the band responsible for the 4 greatest words ever written, "Living+in+the+Eighties."
KILLING JOKE will release Duende - The Spanish Sessions in January 2009, the "fantastic live session recorded with the original Killing Joke line-up back together for the first time since 1982."
About the release, lead singer Jaz Coleman said, "Can you imagine it, the original line up hasn't been in the same room since 24th February 1982 and I am waiting for Paul to arrive here at Youths studio in Granada, Spain at any moment. Like most preconceptions the reality is always different. The door opens and there he is, we embrace, still the same athletic build, the same impeccable manners, the same fire in his eyes. Inwardly I am delighted for I feel we have truly transcended any petty differences of the past.
"As most people are aware there have been many incarnations of Killing Joke over the years, however the original line up bears no comparison to later line ups, neither socially or musically. For example there are always two people moving in opposite directions. In the present tense this manifests as Youth insisting that we write some new songs for the tour whereas my concern is learning five hours of music (ie two sets) always the revolutionary and the reactionary, simultaneously.
"Our conversations and debates follow a similar pattern. As for the sound it is far from polished to put it mildly but when it locks in it is both emotional and devastating. For me, my life seems strangely complete with these characters (who, when all is said and done, are family). We started as teenagers together. Killing Joke was our further education and now we are all approaching fifty!"
1. Requiem
2. The Wait
3. Tomorrows World
4. Bloodsport
5. Psyche
6. SO36
7. Millenium
8. Tension
9. Primitive
10. Are you Receiving
11. Whiteout
12. Pandemonium
13. Eighties
14. Love Like Blood
JERRY DAMMERS condemns The Specials' 2009 Reunion tour. The keyboardist, who is one of the group's founding members, said he was surprised to hear about the reformation - and was "deeply shocked" to have been left out.
He also claimed that he had never been extended an open invitation from frontman Terry Hall to join the group's 30th anniversary tour next year, as the singer has previously claimed.
"The prodigal sons came home, kicked me out, and have left the door open, great," Dammers said.
A statement, released on the keyboardist's behalf, continued: "These claims also contradict lawyers' letters stating that former members have resolved to go ahead without him, and that Jerry is not to speak to any of them.
"Attempts to imply that any proposed tour has Jerry's 'blessing', at this stage, are also highly misleading. These seem to be part of a wider attempt to rewrite the whole history of the band, in order to try and justify what is currently going on.
"Jerry does not wish to go into too much detail at this point, except to say that for over 25 years he had dreamed that his former bandmates might come back one day, and was deeply shocked to find that when they did, for some of them, it was apparently to kick him out."
The statement claimed that Dammers was not invited to a meeting where the band discussed their plans, but "Jerry turned up anyway and played the music he had started recording, and suggested starting serious rehearsals, but was subjected to a severe dressing down from people who had barely spoken to him in 25 years.
"Apart from the recording, Jerry wanted to try and aim for a proper reunion and 30th anniversary celebration, including (performing) the best part of both Specials albums, The Ghost Town EP, and a small amount of new material, in proper concerts, in venues worthy of the band's status and legacy."
The statement added Dammers saw the "whole thing as a takeover, rather than a proper reunion... At the moment this is not the proud reunion and 30th anniversary celebration Jerry had hoped for."
As previously reported on gigwise.com, The Specials will play six dates around the UK next year as part of their reunion.
MORRISSEY AND JOHNNY MARR are to reunite. The Smiths are said to be on the verge of reforming after Morrissey and Johnny Marr settled their past differences.
The band, who split in 1987, would likely embark on a series of live shows in 2009.
A music industry source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "The very fact that they are talking again is the most hopeful thing in years.
"A lot of people think of them as the best thing since The Beatles. They'd fill stadiums many times over."
In October, similar claims suggest the group were in talks to headline next April's Coachella Festival in California.
A reformation of the band's original line up would mark the first time Morrissey, Marr, Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce have performed together since 1987.
FACTORY RECORDS are set to release a 30th anniversary box set. Whether off the lip of a name-checking record store clerk, through such feature films as Control and 24 Hour Party People, or by way of some of the label's flagship acts, you've probably encountered the hallowed words Factory Records at some point in your travels.
But there's more to the legendary Manchester imprint and music culture institution than Joy Division, the late, great Tony Wilson, the infamous Hacienda club, and the whimsical assignment of catalog numbers: there's the music, of course, something A Factory Box Set will positively teem with when it arrives January 12 in the UK, courtesy of Rhino, via idolator.com, (confirmed by publicity).
Spreading some 63 Factory favorites across four discs in rough chronological order, A Factory Box Set indeed includes a healthy sampling of Joy Division and New Order, as well as representative offerings from New Order offshoots Electronic, Revenge, and the Other Two. But the set also finds room for other post-punk heavyweights and lesser-knowns (Cabaret Voltaire, A Certain Ratio, Section 25, the Wake, Quando Quango), Madchester staples (Happy Mondays, Northside), and even a few folks who would go on to bigger things (OMD, James).
There through it all is perhaps the imprint's one true constant, the Durutti Column, who gets a track on each of the four discs. Factory buffs may notice the conspicuous absence in the tracklist of ESG, who are reportedly not included here due to licensing issues. A Factory Box Set commemorates the 30th anniversary of Factory Records' 1978 founding. No word just yet whether this thing will get its own honorary catalog number.
Photo: plastichead.com
Material: plastichead.com, gigwise.com & pitchforkmedia.com
"Eighties" lyrics courtesy Universal Music Publisher Group
COLEMAN/RAVEN/WALKER/FERGUSON
LABELS: Living in the Eighties News


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Experience Modern Teamwork Without Boundaries with the All-New Surface Hub 2S
By Sakal Money | New Delhi | May. 23, 2020 | इतर
New Delhi – Microsoft today announced the availability of Surface Hub 2S in India. This is the all-in-one digital whiteboard, meeting platform, and teamwork collaborative computing device for the modern workplace. Surface Hub 2S is priced at INR 11,89,999, which includes a Surface Hub 2 Camera and a Surface Hub 2 Pen, and will be available via authorised Hub resellers. The Steelcase Roam mobile stand priced at INR 1,17,500 is also available via these authorised Hub resellers.
The new Surface Hub 2S is the all-in-one collaboration device that lets teams break free from the conference room and turn any space into a teamwork space. In partnership with Steelcase, the Steelcase Roam™, a mobile stand and easy-to-hang wall mounting system, was designed to allow people to use the Surface Hub 2S to collaborate in planned sessions or spontaneously.
As an elegant, portable, and interactive device, Surface Hub 2S harnesses the full power of Microsoft – Windows 10, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Microsoft Whiteboard, and the intelligent cloud – to unlock productivity the vibrant 4K+ 50-inch multi-touch display offers an inviting canvas to co-create with the best pen and touch experience, and the highest resolution compared to any device in its class. It is 40 percent lighter, and offers 50 percent faster graphics performance than the original Surface Hub.
"We've expanded our Surface family to include not just devices designed for individuals, but also devices purpose-built for teams. In view of the current environment and more teams working remotely, the Surface Hub 2S seamlessly blends into any workspace. The Surface Hub 2S gives teams the mobility and flexibility to collaborate where they work best – whether in a conventional meeting scenario for brainstorms, or virtual meetings powered by Microsoft Teams. For businesses looking to bridge the gap and address different workstyles, the Surface Hub 2S is the perfect addition to enhance productivity, and as a boost to turn innovative ideas to reality," said Rajiv Sodhi, COO, Microsoft India.
Active Teamwork Anywhere
Surface Hub 2S Context 1
Surface Hub 2S fits easily into any space – from a traditional conference room to a compact huddle space. The device gives teams the flexibility to come together wherever they work best. It takes something that has long been a fixture in the conference room – the shared screen – and transforms it into a mobile computer, built for teams. Surface Hub 2S also features the thinnest edge and smallest bezels in its class, integrating seamlessly into any office environment. In fact, its display is 60 percent thinner than its predecessor.
To ensure flexible usage in any space, Microsoft worked with Steelcase to design Steelcase Roam, a mobile stand and easy-to-hang wall mounting system, that allow people to use the Surface Hub 2S to collaborate in planned sessions or spontaneously. The mobile stand can be moved easily with one hand, and its small footprint fits in all kinds of spaces. The wall mounting system is the perfect solution for private offices or smaller spaces, encouraging standing and active postures.
"We joined forces with Microsoft to explore the future of work. Our work together is built on a shared commitment to put people at the centre of how place and technology intersect to empower individuals and teams to do their best work," says Praveen Rawal, Managing Director, India, SAARC, APAC Design Applications, Steelcase Asia Pacific. "We are thrilled to introduce our latest innovation derived from this powerful partnership to India, giving individuals and teams the freedom to collaborate whenever and wherever ideas strike."
When paired together, Surface Hub 2S and Steelcase Roam support active collaboration by encouraging teams to move, stand, gesture and become more physically, mentally and emotionally engaged in their collaborative work.
Equal Participation
Steelcase Roam and Surface Hub 2S prime people for creative work whether they are physically together or working remotely. A more relaxed, authentic collaborative experience eliminates hierarchy since people can see eye-to-eye and encourages equal participation.
Along with built-in Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business integration, meetings can be started instantly on the Surface Hub 2S with one touch. The large PixelSense Display, enhanced 4K camera, crystal clear speakers and far-field microphone arrays helps everyone on the team – local or remote – see and engage with the meeting content and each other, making it feel almost like they are in the same room together.
Stay in the Flow with Cloud-Enabled Microsoft Services
Too often, great ideas are only inked on the conference room whiteboard and the creative flow gets broken when the meeting ends. Surface Hub 2S enables teams to work digitally all the way through their creative process, with access to the tools they rely on. Users can easily sign into Office 365[1] to access and interact with the content, run must-have Microsoft and business applications natively, and interact naturally with Surface Hub 2 Pen and touch.
In addition, Microsoft Whiteboard allows people to collaborate on a shared digital canvas from almost any device so it's easy to pick up where they left off, keeping teams in their flow. With built-in artificial intelligence feature, users can better express their ideas in less time as it supports ink to shape and text, supported by an infinite cloud-based, virtual canvas. Users can also resume their brainstorm seamlessly with this feature.
To learn more about Surface Hub 2S, visit www.microsoft.com/en-sg/surface/business/surface-hub-2 and the broader Surface for Business family, visit www.microsoft.com/en-sg/surface/business