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Q: Trying to use C++ in an iPhone app I am trying to use c++ in an iphone app. I added the line
#include <cstring>

in one of my files.
I get "error: cstring: no such file or directory".  What do I need to do to get it working?
My understanding is that gcc is being called, but not g++. How can I change that, or what flag can I add to force gcc to compile c++?

A: Objective-C++ files must have the .mm extension by default in an iPhone app... otherwise it's probably a crazy path setting. Anything weird in the build settings?

A: As @robert said, the easiest way is to name your file .mm instead of .cpp. Or you can pass the compiler flag
-x objective-c++

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This poem features in 26 Treasures, a beautiful book published by Unbound and launched at the V&A in September 2012.
In 2012, 26 writers, among them one of my favourite poets, the wonderful Maura Dooley, Gillian Clarke, the National Poet of Wales, and me, were paired with treasures from four great museums in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We were tasked with writing a poem in exactly 62 words that responded in some way to a treasure with which we were randomly paired (actually Gillian cheated, and chose her own).
You can visit the 26 Treasures web page to discover more about the project here. Read the story behind the creation of my poem here. And buy the book here.
Ar ddalen wen llwyth geiriau glas.
I fod Y bardd; YR awdur.


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Resumed – Year Zero
Author adminPublished on March 28, 2019 April 5, 2019
There's no question about the indelible mark Chuck Schuldiner left on the worldwide metal scene through the work with his band Death. That the world lost one of its greatest innovators was clear even back then and even moreso now. In the ensuing decade since Schuldiner's passing in 2001 various bands have sprung up to fill the void left by Death. The darkness of the catacombs gave the world the likes of Ekpyrosis, Ferum, and Amthrÿa (all of whom worship at the altar of Death in more primitive ways). The obvious candidate to carry on Schuldiner's legacy is German act Obscura, now defunct Californian unit Insentient (fronted by Leslie Medina) but also Southern Italy-based Resumed. This Italian quartet debuted in 2014 with the rather unassuming but highly impressive "Alienations" and now, four years later, return on Danish label imprint Mighty Music (once home to Iniquity, among others) with "Year Zero". Suffice to say, "Year Zero" was well worth the four-year break in between releases.
Hailing from Abruzzo in Southern Italy Resumed formed under the name Holy Terror in 2007 with the earliest line-up consisting of core trio of Daniele Presutti (vocals, lead guitar), Carlo Alfonso Pelino (bass guitar) and Filippo Tirabassi (drums) as well as Nikolas De Stephanis (lead guitar). Before independently releasing their "Human Troubles" demo recording in 2009 the four changed to their current moniker. In 2012 De Stephanis bade the band farewell after which Pelino took his place on lead guitar and Giulia Pallozzi was brought in on fretless bass guitar. Two years later "Alienations" was released to little fanfare but obviously stirred enough interest for Mighty Music to offer the Italian quartet a recording contract. As with their debut "Year Zero" fuses influences from forgotten Italian technical death metal pioneers Desecration ("The Valley Of Eternal Suffering") with established American – and European institutions as Atheist ("Piece Of Time", "Unquestionable Presence"), Pestilence ("Testimony Of the Ancients", "Spheres"), Theory In Practice ("The Armageddon Theories", "Colonizing the Sun") and, of course, Death ("Human", "Individual Thought Patterns", "Symbolic"). It's an impressive showing to say the least, especially from a band little over a decade old.
What makes Resumed different from a good majority of their peers is that their tempo is far lower and their approach is more song-based. Italian death metal, at least the way it is understood since the early millennium, propagated itself as a more mechanical, theatrical interpretation of the Polish or Brazilian sound. As such it tends to take after Internal Suffering, early Nile with a dosage of "De Profundis" Vader to even things out. Hour Of Penance, Fleshgod Apocalypse, and Hideous Divinity are probably the most recognizable names specializing in that particular flavor of Italian death metal. Resumed brings a sense of finesse, elegance, and sophistication back to death metal. On the whole "Year Zero" very much sounds like "The Armageddon Theories" era Theory In Practice without the keyboards, or the kind of album that Death could have released in between "Symbolic" and the more power/progressive metal inclined "The Sound Of Perseverance" (which was never conceived nor intended as a true Death record to begin with). The death metal that Resumed specializes in never rages, blasts or stomps but indeed flows just like the most enduring Death records. Like on "Human" there's a sense of tranquility, restraint, and control to "Year Zero" that's seldom heard these days. Some might find this a bit slow for their taste, but that doesn't change how well written it is.
While arguably lead guitarists Daniele Presutti and Carlo Alfonso Pelino are the stars of the record and offer up a veritable avalanche of solos, the importance of Giulia Pallozzi's bass guitar cannot be understated. In tradition of Cliff Burton (Metallica), Chris Richards (ex-Suffocation), Tony Choy (ex-Cynic), Mike Poggione (Monstrosity), Steve DiGiorgio (ex-Death, Autopsy, et al), Jeroen Paul Thesseling (ex-Pestilence, ex-Obscura), Éric Langlois (ex-Cryptopsy), Niklas Dewerud (ex-Spawn Of Possession), and Erlend Caspersen (ex-Blood Red Throne) her funky licks flow above, below and in between the tides of riffs. Likewise is drummer Filippo Tirabassi a paragon of restraint, control, and finesse. As with their debut "Year Zero" too deals with the paranormal and the extraterrestrial. Whether or not the literature of famous Italian ufologist Mario Gariozzi on the subject was any inspiration we'll leave in the middle, but it's far more interesting than what these bands typically write about. From the production work you'd never guess that 16th Cellar Studio and producer Stefano Morabito were involved in its creation. It's unusually smooth on all fronts and nothing like, say, the recent Internal Suffering album that Morabito produced. In general we're not the biggest fans of what comes out of 16th Cellar Studio with "Year Zero" as the exception that proves the rule.
As heir apparent to the legacy of Chuck Schuldiner and Death "Year Zero" is as good as this thing tends to get. Resumed is not quite as hook-oriented as Obscura is on average and their songwriting is never as collected and streamlined as it was on "Symbolic". As good as "Alienations" was "Year Zero" is in all ways superior. If there's anything that the Stefano Morabito production has improved upon it's the drum tones. On "Alienations" they were almost mechanical and sterile sounding, here they sound full-bodied, organic and naturally warm. Keeping up with traditions from "Alienations" the artwork was rendered by Davide Mancini. It's comforting to see young bands sticking with what works. "Year Zero" confirms that Resumed are the heirs apparent to the throne vacated by Death in 2001, even though a tribute act like Gruesome is obviously far more popular than they'll ever be. Resumed is refreshingly bereft of any contemporary influences and if there's any justice in the world "Year Zero" will introduce them to a much bigger audience. With the promotion department from Mighty Music behind them Resumed is destined to become a much bigger player.
Published on March 28, 2019 April 5, 2019 Author adminCategories Amthrya, Carlo Alfonso Pelino, Chuck Schuldiner, Daniele Presutti, Davide Mancini, Death, death metal, Ekpyrosis, Ferum, Filippo Tirabassi, Giulia Pallozzi, Italy, Mighty Music, Music, Obscura, progressive metal, Resumed, Salvatore Carducci, Stefano Morabito, technical
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Kelly has recently been the recipient of 10 free counselling sessions funded by the Lottery. She has given her permission for her responses from the evaluation at teh end of therapy to be put on the website.
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Through the GP service we tried to access many different counselling serviess but quickly eralised that there were not many services out there for young teens. I don't know what we would have done if we had not found you as we had phoned and tried everywhere. Since Callum has recieved support from your service (via James Reckitt Charity) and Lisa in particular he has got his smile back on his face and is happy again and its been the best thing that could have happened. Its great to have the hapy Callum back!
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I just wanted to thank you and Sarah again for the great creative workshop. I left the workshop feeling inspired to use creative methods with my own clients, both young people and adults. Through your guidance and the way the workshop was structured and delivered the power of creative work was evident.
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Hi Gail I just wanted to thank you and Siobhan for all your hard work.
When K. first came to you she was a very mixed up little girl who found it hard to be loved and love. She was very violent not only towards myself but to my two other sons. She also displayed inappropriate sexual behaviours. As a mother who loved her I found this extremely hard to watch and deal with. I felt like K. was abusing my sons and it was ripping my family apart not to mention the effect it was having on K. She was such a unhappy little girl who couldn't deal with the slightest change and found it hard to be loved by myself. Family holidays were just awful. My two sons who saw the violence and the inappropriate behaviour became withdrawn and started to have nightmares.
As a family we were screaming out for help. K. had been referred to the Childrens Mental Health Team but there was such a huge waiting list and then the children were offered therapy sessions with yourself and Siobhan.
As a family we are now a lot more stronger. K. is so much more loving towards me and now comes to me for cuddles instead of having a barrier up all the time. I can leave the children alone to play as normal children instead of worrying that K. would be inappropriate with them. K. is such a happy little girl now.
She is more aware of peoples feelings and more importantly she now regulates her anger and she is aware of when she is getting to the point were she needs to take herself off to calm down.
The hardest moment for me was when my son told me in therapy that he had nightmares about me letting 'bad men' do the same to him as they did to K. Siobhan had worked with him and although it was really hard for me to hear my son say that we sat down and spoke about things. His nightmares have now stopped and he is more confident and happier.
I honestly think that if the children hadn't have had the therapy with you and Siobhan then K. would have gone on to abuse other children and we would have collapsed as a family and she would have gone back into local authority care again and the boys would have been so traumatised.
I am so pleased with the work that you have done it is like I have completely different children. You do a great job and I am so pleased that I agreed to send the children to you and not wait for the Childrens Mental Health Team.
I think you give a more person centred approach and all of the children have loved coming to see you both.
Again thank you for all your help and support.
Time to Listen provide the counselling support for this school on a weekly basis. In January the school were visited by the Ofsted Inspectors who have reported that "The care for the emotional well-being of pupils is outstanding" and the head teacher, Mrs Miller, requested that our achievement be publicised for you to read.
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I can't thankyou enough for your help and support and you have always been on the end of the phone, again this has been invaluable.
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Q: React native navigation, unable to hide menu from drawer navigation I have added drawer navigation and I want to hide some menu from it. My code is given below
I have tried to hide title from menu but it only hide title text but it occupy space and its clickable I hust want to display none from the menu bar.
    <Drawer.Navigator useLegacyImplementation screenOptions={{ drawerStyle: { backgroundColor: '#FFF', width: 240 } }}>
      <Drawer.Screen name="SignIn" component={SignIn} options={{ headerShown: false,drawerLabel: () => null }}/>
      <Drawer.Screen name="Dashboard" component={Dashboard} options={{ title: 'My home', headerStyle: { backgroundColor: '#28AAF9', }, headerShown: true, headerTitle:()=>null, headerTintColor: '#fff', headerTitleStyle: { fontWeight: 'bold', } }}/>
      <Drawer.Screen name="Attendence" component={Attendence} options={{ headerShown: true,headerTitle:()=>null }}/>
      <Drawer.Screen name="LeaveApplyScreen" component={LeaveApplyScreen} options={{ headerShown: true,headerTitle:()=>null }}/>
      <Drawer.Screen name="Leaves" component={Leavelist} options={{ headerShown: true,headerTitle:()=>null }}/>
      <Drawer.Screen name="LeaveDetails" component={LeaveDetails} options={{ headerShown: true,headerTitle:()=>null }}/>
      <Drawer.Screen name="Report Submit" component={ReportSubmitScreen} options={{ headerShown: true,headerTitle:()=>null }}/>
      <Drawer.Screen name="Announcement" component={AnnouncementScreen} options={{ headerShown: true,headerTitle:()=>null }}/>
      <Drawer.Screen name="Tasks History" component={TaskHistoryScreen} options={{ headerShown: true,headerTitle:()=>null }}/>
      <Drawer.Screen name="EventsScreen" component={EventsScreen} options={{ headerShown: true,headerTitle:()=>null }}/>

    </Drawer.Navigator>

A: The component that you want to manipulate is called a DrawerItem. It is the menu that you have referred to. To completely hide the DrawerItem's presence in the drawer you can set the value of option in the following manner:
<Drawer.Screen
  name="SignIn"
  component={SignIn}
  options={
  ... // Other options here

     drawerItemStyle: {
       display: "none",
     },
  }
/>

If you find this answer useful, please consider marking it as the accepted answer since this question is a duplicate of React Navigation 6 Hide Drawer Item.


HARTFORD, Conn. — The U.S Supreme Court will not hear Connecticut's appeal in its murder case against Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, leaving prosecutors to choose between retrying a 43-year-old case and letting one of the state's most notorious crimes languish without a conviction.
The court announced Monday — without explanation, as is its practice — that it won't consider the prosecution's appeal from a state Supreme Court's decision last year overturning Skakel's conviction for the murder of Martha Moxley in 1975, when the two were teenaged neighbors in an exclusive Greenwich neighborhood.
Dorthy Moxley, the victim's 87-year-old mother, said she spoke earlier Monday with state prosecutors about the Supreme Court and told them a decision about whether to retry the case is up to them and she will support them regardless of the choice.
"The Supreme Court did the right thing in rejecting Connecticut's appeal," said Roman Martinez, who opposed the state's appeal at the U.S. "Supreme Court. "Over the past decade, two Connecticut courts — including the Connecticut Supreme Court — have painstakingly reviewed every detail of Michael Skakel's case. Both reached the same conclusion: Michael's conviction violated the US Constitution. It was the result of a deeply unfair trial.
Skakel lawyer Hubert Santos, who persuaded the state Supreme Court to reverse Skakel's conviction, was not immediately available.
Appellate specialists from the chief State's Attorney's office tried to press the appeal at the nation's top court. The decision on how — or whether- to proceed further will be made by Richard J. Colangelo, State's Attorney for the judicial district of Stamford-Norwalk, which includes Greenwich.


I had just spent the day with a colleague evaluating and planning for ministry at a college campus in Indiana — a campus that in the last year had seen many lives transformed by Christ, including the president of the campus pagan group. The students there had experienced a renewed energy to share the love of God, and new life is happening. I left the day with my heart full. It's beautiful to see the glory of God's love so clearly.
As I came home from campus that evening, I received a phone call from my mom. My aunt had had a pain in her side. At a doctor's appointment she decided to mention this annoyance, which she had assumed was a pulled muscle. But it wasn't. The diagnosis was pancreatic cancer, stage four. She was already receiving chemotherapy for the cancer that was quickly spreading throughout her body. I felt my insides churn at this news. Could I see God as clearly in this cancer diagnosis as I could see him on campus? How quickly my heart had to shift from the delight of the day's experiences to the pain of this evening. Or could I hold both in my heart at the same time?
A few weeks later, my mom and I traveled to Iowa to see my aunt, along with my uncle and cousins. We wanted to encourage her and spend time with her before the sickness took over her body. My aunt, who is incredibly hospitable, wanted to turn our visit into a party. She suggested we have a big bonfire and cook out on their farm, and why don't we invite the rest of our extended family, too? Before we knew it, there were 17 of us gathered together. Many of us hadn't seen each other in a decade. My aunt had brought all of us together and we celebrated the bonds we shared as family and the heritage we have in common. Although the reality of cancer was palpable, the night was filled with love, laughter, and joy. As we hugged my aunt goodbye the next morning, tears were streaming down my face. My heart was full from the gift she had given us of time with family, and at the same time, my heart ached knowing this was probably our final goodbye.
It seems like a formidable task in the Christian faith to hold death and life in the same hand. It feels impossible to be honest about both the hope of a situation and the pain that often accompanies it. It is much more in our human nature to swing toward one end of the pendulum or the other. It's a little cleaner that way, and not as overwhelming. I wonder, though, if we are missing something very important that may lie at the intersection of death and life held together.
We can focus on all of the pain in the loss of a relationship, the death of a loved one, or the injustice of a situation. Where is God in the cancer diagnosis? Where is God in the midst of divorce? Where is God in the long-term unemployment? It can be tempting to be see nothing good in these seasons of life. Surely God is absent in this grief. I am all too familiar with this pain.
On the other hand, when we see great things happening and sense blessing, it is easy to see God and how he is at work. The birth of twin babies who are healthy and beautiful. The joyful couple getting married. The successful entrepreneur who gives much of her profits to charity. These are beautiful examples of God's love and presence. We can easily live into the hope and love of these situations.
But the longer I live life, the more I notice that rarely are these blessings without a story of accompanying angst and pain. Can we really see the circumstances of our lives as all death or all life? All good or all bad? I'm not sure they are to be separated. We see the beautiful babies being born, but do we fully understand the years of pain the couple endured through miscarriages and infertility? We celebrate the wedding of this couple, but do we comprehend the path of pain that was endured through past broken relationships, or the trials in the marriage ahead? We praise God for the example of a generous business owner in the community, but do we know the multiple failed businesses before this? Is it possible that God could be found in both the death of a dream and in the fulfillment?
I'm not certain it comes naturally for us to see God's presence in both death and life at the same time. It's as if we need practice to purposefully choose to see God's grace and presence in the not-so-evident circumstances of life. It's hard to hold all of these emotions together simultaneously, but that is what the Kingdom of God is like on this side of heaven. We experience God's holiness and beauty along with the brokenness and depravity. Somewhere in the middle of this storm of emotions we happen upon joy. A joy only given by God himself. A joy that actively chooses to be open to God's glory and presence no matter what — even if that joy is accompanied by tears.
I attended my aunt's funeral several weeks ago. I hugged my cousin as she sobbed over the grief of losing her mom. My heart hurt as I thought of the gap that was now left in our family. And at the same time, we were able to find joy. We had to help each other find it, and we had to be intentional, but the joy was there, waiting to be found.
Before long stories from our childhood rolled out — riding in lawn chairs in the back of my uncle's pick-up truck (hello?!), rolling and giggling down the grassy hills of their backyard, eating grandma's pies, the day we rode our bikes down the country roads and then had to race like the wind to get back before an impending tornado. The memories and laughter poured out. This may or may not have led to a joy ride on my uncle's four-wheeler in the middle of cornfields. Laughter and tears together might be one of my favorite emotions.
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Arab Revolutions, Donald Trump, Levant, Middle East, Muslim Wars, Syria, U.S. Foreign Policy, Vietnam War
Donald Trump in Syria: Not Beau Geste, not Dien Bien Phu, not Khe Sanh, not Desert Storm……
April 5, 2018 Mohammed Haider Ghuloum
President Trump has been flip-flopping on a Syrian withdrawal again. But he was quoted Monday that he might keep the (uninvited) troops in IF the Saudis pay him (as they pay mercenaries?). Now his staff say he might keep some forces in Syria for a 'short time'. Such alleged intentions have often led to prolonged wars of attrition (Vietnam, latest iteration of the Afghanistan War).
But nobody has asked Syria's government or people if they want American troops in their country (funded with Saudi money and hence beholden to the potentates' unrealistic goals in Syria).
The advice Trump will get, is getting, from his advisers and from self-serving Arab potentates seems to be to keep a 'substantial' small force in Syria. Under the guise of mopping up the remnants of ISIS. But many believe that this has nothing to do with ISIS anymore. And this force will be isolated in the 'desert'. Besieged by unreliables and hostiles/potential hostiles: disgruntled former Turkish allies, Arab Jihadists, Kurdish factions, Syrian regime forces, Hezbollah, Iraqi PMU, Brigadier Qassem Soleimani & his men, et al. Their access will depend on cooperation from some highly unreliable players in a highly unreliable region.
This is not like a repeat of the first Persian Gulf War to liberate Kuwait, when all sides were identifiable, lined up behind clear and visible battle lines. When the goal was clear.
Is somebody setting these American troops up as sitting ducks in the desert for their own agenda? A more isolated, unwinnable version of Khe Sanh? But the brave fighters at that Vietnamese outpost were not nearly as isolated as the strip of Syria that is relevant here. Besides, Khe Sanh, although not a Dien Bien Phu, was apparently just a diversionary battle that preceded the Tet Offensive.
Unless Mr. Bolton and all those pushing for this dubious project are willing to suit up, go to contested eastern Syria.
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Through my procedure I want @Flow_ID_Varchar and @Flow_Table_Name to always be:
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My procedure has several blocks, each populates @Flow_ID differently and may not be accessed in a given run.
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I haven't found a thread that combines all these issues; perhaps others have similar collected problems.
1) I can lock the car with just the blade from outside and then start the car through the open window with the same blade so it's not immobilised. I'm fine with that, but shouldn't locking the car with the key immobilise the car and set the alarm? That's what the manual says. Something must have stopped working. What I don't want to do is start poking around and inadvertently 'fix' this issue, thus re-activating the immobiliser with all the potential problems that may create. The question is then: how did this happen and how can I retain this status?
2) I have the random central locking isue: out of nowhere the central locking opens and closes, usually reverting to a working state. I can open the driver's door and start the car but not open the other doors or open the hatch; the doors won't open from either inside or outside the car; I think they're super-locked. The question is then what causes the random central locking behaviour and is it a good idea to snip the orange/pink wires inside the door to disable the super-locking? There are posts on this under 'disable super lock'. Searches seem to indicate this is one of the door locks but as I said in (1) I don't want to fix that and find it re-activates the immobiliser. Once I've found the issue with the random locking I plan to fit an after-market remote central locking kit that just activates the central locking via an actuator solenoid.
You have a failed microswitch in the drivers door latch, and another one that is failing causing the random dancing locks. Ignoring it gives a far greater chance of it locking itself than replacing the faulty latch and having it work as it should. See the sticky on testing latches and replace the faulty one before it really locks you out. Once it does with a failed microswitch you will not be able to enter the EKA.
Disabling superlock is easy, but must be done on all 4 doors. There's two motors inside the locks. Big one does the lock-unlock, and the small one drives the super lock mechanism, which disconnects linkages from the locking mechanism.
Step 1: Make sure all doors are not super locked.
Step 2: Disconnect wiring that drives the super lock motor.
This way the car cannot super lock !! Note: super lock & immobiliser are separate functions, i.e. if immobiliser is disabled, then super lock will not normally prevent starting through an open window.
Random lock-unlock is failing microswitches, so replace them before you get issues.
Thanks for the replies, Richard and PWood.
Those door latches are expensive.
Which specific part inside the latch is usually the part that fails, and is it practical to repair the latches rather than replace them?
Is it the tiny microswitches themselves or the wiring or solder joints inside that small circuit board within the latch that are likely to be the failure point? I can't find too much out about these considering they seem to be regular fail point. On my Subaru Outback, all four actuators failed after ten years.
In my case it was the micro switch that was engaged by a lever for the door locks. The micro switches are like small buttons with a rubber cover. Once the rubber cover fails and tears off the micro switch is done. You can't but just this part, you have to buy the entire latch. If cost is a concern get a used latch, take it apart and inspect the microswitches. Use Marty's micro switch test in the sticky thread to help with this.
Research from the forms indicate the motors sometimes fails but I don't have any experience with it.
Today I was taking a 90 YO out for lunch so I removed the passenger's door card and just unplugged the plug to the lock so he wouldn't get super locked inside.
Now I will follow that truth table to test all the latches and make the necessary repairs but what I'm really interested in doing is permanently preventing the immobiliser system from ever being activated, so it can't wake up one day and strand me; I just want to operate the central locking from an after market remote kit OR the key in the door. Does anyone know how to do this?
With the usual thanks in advance.
I may have a solution for you. I have installed a 3rd party remote onto my P38.
It unlocks and locks the doors.
What you need to understand is it is a workaround for the not having the factory fob. It will NOT take the vehicle out of "engine disable" mode if this happens. You still will need the EKA code for this. If you do not have the EKA code I do not recommend you doing this.
The 3rd party remote has a control box that fits inside the door. It sends an electronic signal to the sill lock motor to go up or down. When you are using this fob you are tricking the BeCM to think someone from inside has locked the doors by pushing down the sill lock. It will lock all the locks.
Because it locks the doors by the sill lock it does not turn on the alarm. Meaning the side turn lights don't flash and the red light on the dash does not turn on. I don't know if it does not turn on the immobilizer but since the immobilizer is part of the alarm system and it is not turned on when the car is locked from the inside I think it does not turn on the immobilizer. Again, this is my theory and I could be wrong.
I installed this last May and it has worked. I did have an issue with it this past November but that was because of my installation. The 3rd party remote's control box needs power and has to be grounded. I had spliced into separate wires going into the door outstation for this. My soldering was not exactly professional and it started what I believe arcing. This gave the BeCM some funky signals and I had to use the EKA code to take it out of engine disable mode. I later ran the power all the way to the battery and then ran the ground to the body and all is good now.
Also, I you already have the door card off it's really not to hard to take the superlock out of the latch. Taking apart the latch the first time is a little scary but once you study it and see out it fits together it's not that bad.
Oh how we all have to deal with these issues, great to read we are not alone.
My 2001 4 litre machine has the common non working fobs, and had the highly erratic operating door locking and unlocking.
I replaced the drivers door (RHD down in Australia) and had the clip which connects the button arm to key actuated arm dissintergrate. I did not have time to get a spare so I pulled the rod through the hole in the key arm and tied it in place with fine wire around the arm and wrapped into the groove in the rod on the arm. It continues to work ok, but I have a hidden string to pop up the button for internal acces still in place. Yes I know this will activate the alarm, but I can pop the bonnet etc to deal with any issues the rod falls off.... hopefully.
This seems to be working fine, and I am sure the alarm is on and immobilised by key locking.
I like the idea of the new fob and reciever over riding the original, however does the original reciever not also send a signal to BECM ? I will need to look into this more before I take the risk.
Other than my last point of just musing, I am not finding any downside on key locking- assuming I have overcome the weak spot on the connection clip. Am I wishful thinking ?
First: What year, and engine type...Bosch or Gems.
You are in luck for the type of owner you seem to be if you have a Gems set up as you can buy a Mobi-Lize from a bloke down there which will eliminate immobilization permanently. THERE IS NO WAY KNOWN to totally defeat the alarm and immobilizer system.
So far, you have simply been very very lucky, but you are playing with a hand grenade sans pin...... Just a matter of time and it will lock down, lock you out, immobilise, and with duff microswitches, you will be stuck.
"I like the idea of the new fob and reciever over riding the original, however does the original reciever not also send a signal to BECM ? I will need to look into this more before I take the risk.
Other than my last point of just musing, I am not finding any downside on key locking- assuming I have overcome the weak spot on the connection clip. Am I wishful thinking ?"
Very wishful....You have a Bosch, most likely, so yes, the BECM is very much involved. With bad latch switches as well, it is a matter of time till something plays up.
Thanks to Bolt and everyone.
After the fobs stopped working, I removed one of the blades and welded it to a one dollar coin. That's my key. You owners in the USA can't do THAT, can you? I've had that key for nearly two years.
How can that key can start the car without the fob? Mine's a 2000 Bosch (I thought I had that in my signature by the way) which has passive immobilisation which seems to require the key, so I don't know how it manages to work. But it has been for two years.
Is it logical to think that the fobs stopped working because the door microswitches failed?
This weekend I will trace the faults with the door locks; I've bought microswitches already in case I can repair them myself. If that fails I'll buy new or refurbished latches.
Both my fobs seem to work, in that the red LEDs light as they should. Now I hope they will work on the car after I solve the lock issue.
Have you tried to sync the fobs?
They probably stopped working when you last changed the battery, or it went flat.....Removing power from BECM will do it every time.
To sync: close all doors, insert key with fob with good batteries into door lock. Lock door, and hold in lock position whilst pressing lock button for a few seconds. Now unlock, and whilst holding in this position press button for unlock and hold for a few seconds.
if the fob is good, and the switch involved is ok, you should now have a working fob.
If not, proceed with switch repair.
Well it was 40 degrees all weekend here, so I went surfing down the coast.
That's what normal people do; I actually worked on my car. I know no-one will believe that.
Here's the status and what I've learned from everyone in this community so far. A massive thanks for everyone's input.
1) The driver's lock had two failed microswitches. I will order a new MGF lock.
2) The fob is really just a convenience, but one I want to have.
3) My passive synching on the barrel to the fob is not working but that seems like a common fault.
4) I can't synch the key in the lock using Bolt's method because the microswitches in the lock are faulty.
5) The lock needs to work in order to be able to enter the EKA. Once fixed, can the EKA proceedure be tested on a functioning, non-immobilised car?
6) I cut the white, key switch wire on the driver's side lock. The dancing, random lock/unlock has stopped. If I never lock it with either the key or the fob, then I'm not vulnerable to the 'engine disabled' message resulting from the locked car.
7) I'm still very vulnerable to lockout for other reasons: a flat battery etc. If I can't fix the fobs or receiver, I can always use the EKA proceedure to get in, presuming it works with the new lock.
Eight) I can still fit an after-market actuator, fitted to one of the front door sill buttons, giving me my preferred option of making the car think it's been locked from the inside, and not immobilsed or alarmed.
I still haven't fitted my new MGF lock; to order and fit this is now my highest priority so I can test and enter the EKA if needed and try to synch both my fobs. The synch proceedure did not work as the key micro switch is faulty; I cut the white wire in the meantime so it wouldn't lock me out. The random dancing locks stopped too. I'll report back.
But in the meantime I went ahead and fitted my third party remote; it works perfectly; it operates the motor inside the driver's door (RHD) which in turn operates all the other doors. The theory is to be able to lock the car when needed but not alarm or immobilise it. The strange thing is I cut the pink wire to the super lock on each door but the super locking is still working on the other three doors. How can that be? When I operate the central locking from the driver's door, the other three doors super lock. When I operate the central locking from the passenger's door, the back doors super lock. Have I missed something really obvious?
Have you worked out what superlock is? It isn't normal locking, it is a secondary motor in each latch that prevents the door from being unlocked by anything other than the locking motor. So it will only superlock wqhen you tell it to (by giving two presses on the fob or turning the key to lock twice in quick succession) and there is a 15 second delay between locking and superlock kicking in. So if you want to superlock (and I always do, have done every time I've locked it in the 8 years I've owned it and never had a problem), you press the fob lock button twice, it locks immediately, give 3 flashes of the indicator (not just one for normal locking) and 15 seconds later you hear the superlock motors engage. I'd have got the system working correctly as intended before confusing the system with an third party add ons.


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I have seen a lot of happy people in my line of work. I mean, I make my living photographing people on one of the happiest days of their lives. But Audrey? She may have been the happiest human being I have ever seen. I am mindlessly smiling at the keyboard as I type this just thinking about it. The squeeling, jumping, kissing, laughing, hugging type of happiness that made my camera nearly explode as I snapped the day away. And Dan, well he just caught the bug too. The cherry on top was in the details. From flowers dripping off the arbor to hand calligraphed programs to fresh macaroons that melted in your mouth this one was straight out of a fairytale. Complete with a trio of flower crowned girls running through every inch of the estate. Barley Sheaf Farm in Bucks County has never been so majestic, and I am so thankful that I was there to capture every flawless second of it.


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CmcD's recent talks with corporate heads of industry in regards to the sale and/or franchising of the 1 Tuff Place name did not sit too well with the remaining inactive members of The Soapbox. They all went their separate ways, some more amicably than others. The following tale (Part I in a III part series) recounts CmcD's rekindling of the flame, finding these lost men and getting them back to the 1 Tuff Compound. Today's tale regards the search for the Sports Dude. We're back...
Ouch! If you look closely you'll notice some 1 Tuff regulars in the crowd.
Squeezed out of Wyles Mallo and CmcD's creative udders last summer, work has finally been completed on the Flava Tribe's final offering, The Session. The nine month pasteurization process can be attributed to CmcD's worsening addictions to procrastination and failure. This final morsel is chock full of inane references, flavacious banter, and ultimately, it's just good to hear ol' Wyles letting his chain swang. Enjoy it and please remember to refrigerate upon downloading.
Oh, and by the way, someone has clandestinely begun a b**g on this very site. We'll see...
1 Tuff is toning up for bikini season. Two hours of intense lifting style...
Ben Gets Punched gets pondering...
Happy BBB Mallo...
CmcD gets his big break In the News on Good Day New York. He finds himself sandwiched between a crazy dog lady and the star of You Got Served...only on FOX!
"Remember when Joe Louis fought Max Schmeling?"
The hiatus is coming to an end folks. Read up on Iss' Mundane Run-In with the Law in the Soapbox and get your 1 Tuff jones on. We here at the Place have received loads of flack and sass from our devoted readership: "Where's the beef?" "When are the updates coming?" "Is it true about Sports Dude and his Scout Master?" Well, we're back in the swing of things and here to answer every question posed. The beef's back, the updates are gaining steam, and it's true...every last dirty detail. Enjoy, stay tuned and y'all come on back soon...
If you weren't already privy to the fact that CmcD had fled the East Coast in search of madness consider this a warning. CmcD has returned from what can only be described as (the nonfiction) 1 Tuff Road Trip. Expect endless pontificating and self-deprecation in the coming days and weeks. A preview: car robberies, frozen hairless arms, and a midair heart attack. Oh, and Vegas swankiness.
A 1 Tuff Place Christmas Card - Have a happy holiday filled with family, friends and the occasional blessings from crippled young boys...
Ever aware of 1 Tuff's place in the world, or lack thereof, I can often be found perusing the halls of university libraries nationwide in my quest for knowledge of all things tuff. With that in mind, may i recount to you the tale of 1 Tuff Place and Google, a pairing rooted in neglect and jealousy. As recently as a few months ago, a google of 1 Tuff Place would result in listings of Flava Flav, Tuffy toilets, a virtual potpourri of bullshit. With the advent of Off the Path and 1 Tuff version 4.0 we have begun to ascend the ranks, today placing fifth in the 1 Tuff Place results. Who or what could be more 1 Tuff Place than 1 Tuff Place? A worthy question…lets take a look.
4. TUFF-BILT Arbors – Sounds tuff, right? Wrong. This site has assembly instructions for some sort of garden latticework edifice. No centaurs, Schwimmers, or Sports Duds. Bush league.
3. Texas Ultimate Frisbee Sectionals – Though 1 Tuff regards "ultimate" as a poor man's game, we dilettantes can still identify more with pseudo hippy sports than garden accessories. The Texas TUFF team placed second in the tourney, losing to A&M. Effing Aggies. But look at TUFF team's jerseys. Might need to get some.
2 & 1. Heat Relief Depot – The number one and two results seem to be some sort of white trash head outfitter…appropriately. Tuff Nougies™ brand doo-rags (of course you can find an American flag rag on prominent display). Next time I'm in Daytona for Bike Week at the Boot Hill Saloon, I'll make sure to wear my Tuff Nougies™.
- CmcD
Although this incident occurred towards the end of the summer, it's still worth checking out...if only for the title: Nude Student Gets Tazed and Tackled. A buddy at San Diego State brought this to my attention. Ride on Moya!
CmcD attempts to spread holiday cheer! Bring your tissues.
Free Ron Artest! Or so says the Sports Dude. Good luck digesting his argument. Don't worry, we'll save the leftovers!
Welcome friends, enemies, and drunken extended family, to the rebirth. 1 Tuff Place is finally emerging from a difficult string of months marred by tragedy, inactivity, and unhealthy doses of nihilism. With this fourth go round, us veterans at 1 Tuff are starting to feel a tad bit dirty and used, what with so many unannounced visits and the voyeuristic tendencies of our core readership. But we're back at it nonetheless. Expect prompt updates, unrehearsed celebrity guest appearances, and a buttload of undigestable content. Your conscience will be tested, your bladder strained, and your morals irrevocably sullied. Much like a day in church...minus the boy petting and inexplicable Dubya support.*
If you haven't already, please check out 1 Tuff's first original "webisode," The Sports Dude's 21st Birthday Blackout. It's cheap, sophomoric, and without a redeeming quality...in other words, ideal for 1 Tuff Place. We plan on bringing further original video content to 1 Tuff, so bear with us while we negotiate the necessary contracts and parental permission slips.
Other alterations to the site have been more of an organizational matter. The In Pictures section has been added in an attempt to mimic LIFE Magazine and provide the greater 1 Tuff populace with a storehouse for all of their favorite photoshopped and otherwise ridiculous images. The Miscellany section is a hodgepodge of hyperbole and wasted potential; actual photos, random past projects, and a few bodies buried beneath the floorboards. Those of you looking for your quick fix of Flava Tribe and Innkeeper's Daughter know where to look…and I know I shouldn't be mentioning this, but there is one last FT track (featuring Wyles Mallo's final unforgettable verses) in the works. Stay tuned!
As always, we encourage everyone's participation in the Message Board, both in continuing the remembrance of our fallen Mallo and truly making this an interactive experience (as opposed to just a collection of literary masturbation). If there are pressing issues at hand (wardrobe questions for the Sports Dude, self defense tips for Ben Gets Punched), feel free to contact us directly. For our under-experienced visitors, the Site Map is here to hold your hand and guide you through the muck, the shit, the filth.
You get the point. I hope 1 Tuff's new look serves more than just a cosmetic purpose and that you can derive some fraction of enjoyment out of the site. Other than that, I'd like to leave you with a few words from the man upstairs.
"At 1 Tuff Place we don't fuck with haste…the reason for our flava is our slow cooked taste."
Eat until your belly full.
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You give me what I want otherwise end of discussion.
great song keep it simple and tastefull . pretty mature for thier age .
Jack Nicholson as The Joker rocking to this song in Batman.
The guitarist here is the unsung hero of this band.
Just as great today as it was all those years ago.
Christopher Multisanti sent me here.


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Bon Iver and Bikini Kill among first names announced for Øya Festival 2021
18 August 2020, 10:02 | Written by Cerys Kenneally
(Bon Iver) (Bikini Kill) (AURORA) (Øya Festival)
Norway's Øya Festival has revealed the first wave of names confirmed for next year's event, including Bon Iver, Bikini Kill and more.
After cancelling the 2020 event back in April due to the coronavirus pandemic, organisers have today (18 August) unveiled the first list of names performing at the Norwegian festival in 2021.
Bon Iver will headline next year's event on the Wednesday, while Norway's own AURORA will take the Saturday night headline slot. Both headliners were due to perform this year's event before it was cancelled.
Bikini Kill, Michael Kiwanuka, Emilie Nicolas, Kvelertak, Sondre Lerche, Musti and KAMARA have also been confirmed for the 2021 festival today (18 August).
De ni første artistene til Øya 2021. Billetter i salg! https://t.co/nwmNn9LEM1 @boniver @AURORAmusic @Kvelertak @michaelkiwanuka @emilienicolas @SondreLerche @theebikinikill @UgbadMusti @hausofkamara pic.twitter.com/t2XG4CBaf9
— Øyafestivalen (@oyafestival) August 18, 2020
2019's Øya Festival, which celebrated its 20th anniversary, hosted performances from Robyn, Mitski, IDLES, girl in red, Tame Impala, Julien Baker, James Blake, The Cure, Sigrid, and many others.
Norway's Øya Festival returns to Tøyenparken, Oslo from 10-14 August 2021. Tickets are on sale now from oyafestivalen.no.


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Analysis: Aereo's death leaves cloud computing hanging in the balance
Experts disagree on whether the decision opens up a cloud-computing Pandora's box.
David Kravets - Jun 25, 2014 8:36 pm UTC
Dime-sized antennas, by the thousands, housed in an Aereo datacenter in New York.
There's no dispute that the Supreme Court's decision Wednesday in the Aereo case puts the fledgling TV-over-the-Internet startup out to pasture.
But the outcome goes well beyond Aereo and its paying subscribers' abilities to stream broadcast television without the broadcasters' consent. Instead, the 6-3 decision (PDF) siding with broadcasters presents an even more important question involving cloud computing and its future.
Supreme Court puts Aereo out of business
There was a lot of chatter ahead of Wednesday's decision that a loss for Aereo would also upend the cloud, which is expected to become a $1.1 trillion industry by next year. If Aereo were to be blocked from allowing consumers the ability to stream their content at will, what would prevent rights holders from making the same claim against cloud storage providers?
The answer to that question depends on who you ask.
Even the three-justice minority, led by Justice Antonin Scalia, said that the cloud is perhaps in jeopardy and at the whims of rights holders. "The Court vows that its ruling will not affect cloud-storage providers," Scalia wrote. He added that the majority "cannot deliver on that promise given the imprecision of its results-driven rule."
The majority opinion, from Justice Stephen Breyer, said that Aereo amounted to a cable television provider and that Congress has emphatically required that providers pay broadcasters to transmit their content. End of story. Questions involving cloud computing and "other novel issues not before the Court," Breyer wrote, "should await a case in which they are squarely presented."
Aereo transmits over-the-air broadcast television using dime-sized antennas to paying consumers, who can watch TV online or record it for later viewing. Broadcasters like ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, and others haven't given Aereo permission to do that, so they sued.
In a growing number of markets nationwide, Aereo customers rent up to two of the tiny antennas, which are housed in Aereo facilities across the country. The antennas capture local, over-the-air broadcasts and funnel them to local customers in real time. The content is freed to stream to almost any Internet-connected device. Another antenna syncs with a DVR for later viewing for about $12 monthly. Broadcasters decried the system as "technological gimmickry" to skirt copyright and other retransmission laws.
Call Aereo whatever you want, but the process seems a lot like cloud computing. All of which leads to the question of whether a license is needed to stream copyrighted content from Dropbox, for example?
The court's majority doesn't go there, and it instead focuses on Aereo acting like a cable TV service and hence being treated like one. The broadcasters have claimed all along that the case has nothing to do with cloud computing.
"There is an obvious difference between a service that merely stores and provides an individual user access to copies of copyrighted content that the user already has legally obtained, and a service that offers the copyrighted content itself to the public at large," they said.
Others disagree. The Electronic Frontier Foundation published a headline Wednesday that reads, in part, that the high court's ruling "fails to protect Internet streaming."
David Sohn, general counsel for the Center for Democracy and Technology, said the "decision doesn't directly undermine cloud computing." But, he said, "it leaves open significant questions about the legal foundations of cloud-based services. The full impact of today's decision will take time, and possibly additional litigation, to sort out."
On the flip side, Thomas Goldstein, the operator of Scotusblog that has argued about two dozen cases before the high court, said the majority issued a "clearly crafted" opinion "to not be the death knell of cloud computing." Regarding the Scalia dissent, he said, "It's one of those that, at the end of the day, doesn't have a whole lot of impact on future cases."
Seth Davidson, a Washington, DC, intellectual property attorney, agrees with Goldstein, saying the decision was "written in mind with preserving those types of technologies as it was with striking down Aereo."
Others, like Mark Cooper, a director at the Consumer Federation of America, suggested that the decision won't be the last word on the topic. "For copyright holders who have little else to cling to," he said, "it is red meat."
David Kravets The senior editor for Ars Technica. Founder of TYDN fake news site. Technologist. Political scientist. Humorist. Dad of two boys. Been doing journalism for so long I remember manual typewriters with real paper.
Email david.kravets@arstechnica.com // Twitter @dmkravets


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Pearson remains positive despite Speyside Stages woe
April 22, 2019 – 12:08 pm
Tagged Garry Pearson, KNC Groundworks Motorsport UK Scottish Rally Championship, Speyside Stages
Duns rally driver Garry Pearson believes he is "still in the fight" for the 2019 KNC Groundworks Scottish Rally Championship (SRC) despite his non-finish at last weekend's Speyside Stages in Elgin (20th April).
Pearson, along with co-driver Dale Bowen, returned an impressive performance over the first six stages of the ten-test event. Pushing his Ravenol Oils, Asset Alliance Group & George Anderson Builders backed Ford Fiesta R5 to its limits in the quest to catch the more powerful World Rally Car of the leader, Pearson was unlucky to put the Buckley RSC run machine on its side in the seventh test and into retirement.
The rapid 27-year-old enjoyed a confidence-boosting start to his Scottish Rally Championship campaign on the opening round of the series in February, taking second place overall on his home event the Border Counties Rally. His top result was despite a spin and being out of the car for almost twelve months, and he would head North to Elgin with one eye on the top step of the podium.
The popular event would kick off in the town's Cooper Park for a short blast on the asphalt roads around the centre which would be quickly repeated. Whilst it may not have been indicative of rest of the rally's eight stages, Pearson was aware the rally could be lost in the Park and would have a cautious approach.
He emerged sixth but just five seconds shy of the lead. The eight remaining forest tests would all be short blasts, not more than seven miles in length and Pearson would need to knuckle down on each stage to bridge the gap to the leaders. Third fastest times over the third and fourth stages marked his intentions, but the fifth saw him take his first overall quickest time of the event to see him sit comfortably in third and hunting down second spot.
Another top three time on the sixth test followed but stage seven would mark the end of the rally for Pearson, putting the Fiesta slowly onto its side after a mound on the inside of the corner clipped the front wheel left wheel. Over seven minutes were lost before the car could be righted and Pearson would still record a time, but elected to save the car and would not continue.
He was understandably despondent with the non-finish.
"It was just one of those things and if I had been a few inches to the right, it would have been fine," he said.
"It just tipped up onto it's side and by the time we had got some help to push it back, the time had gone. There isn't really any damage at all so we could have continued but we need to conserve the car for the next event so we couldn't risk it. Of course, I`m disappointed with how today has ended but there are some positives to take away from the weekend and that's what I`m focusing on.
His non-finish in the Highlands puts him outside of the top five in the hotly contested SRC, but firmly believes he is still in with a chance at the title.
"I know we have the pace to be at the very front of the SRC and that is really what I'm concentrating on right now. The other guys they are are out every weekend getting seat time and budget constraints mean I can't do that, so we must make the best of what we have. To come to an SRC event and be setting fastest overall times is really encouraging so I just need to string it all together and get that win under my belt. If we can continue that, then the title isn't as far away as it seems. I must say thanks to all my sponsors for their support and faith, hopefully, I can repay their trust on the next round".
The third round of the Scottish Rally Championship, The RSAC Scottish Rally, takes place in Moffat on the 18th May.
Pearson is supported by Asset Alliance Group, George Anderson Builders, Pearsons of Duns, RAVENOL, Pirelli, Dom Buckley RSC, Faithful Tools, CPL, Hargreaves, Hotmax, Bedmax, RL Smith and 3D Transport.
Image credits: Alistair Farquhar & Jasper Images
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Wards Hay Meadow in Stoke Orchard to be launched at our Archers Reach development open day on the 16th March, brochures and plans will be available for viewing with Q and A taken by our Sales Team.
We are pleased to announce that the Company has recently acquired a further site in Banady Lane, Stoke Orchard adjacent to our successful 'Pennycress Fields' development. The development comprises five dwellings all being 4 bedroom with garaging. More information to follow in the coming months.
Knarsboro homes will soon be releasing two executive properties in Bishop's Cleeve. Both the 5 bedroom Breedon & Brookthorpe boast a spacious double garage as well as a luxury specification. More information to come soon.
Knarsboro homes are set to release Phase 2 of Pennycress fields in the beautiful village of Stoke Orchard in the Cotswolds. The new phase features 4 and 5 bedroom detached homes, several boasting double garages and finished to a high specification.
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Девід Генрі Еклз (; 1932—2021) — південноафриканський іхтіолог. Спеціалізувався на цихлідах озера Малаві.

Таксони, названі на його честь
 Diplotaxodon ecclesi Burgess & Axelrod, 1973
 Placidochromis ecclesi Hanssens, 2004

Деякі описані таксони
 Aulonocara guentheri Eccles, 1989
 Buccochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Caprichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Cheilochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Copadichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Ctenopharynx Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Dimidiochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Docimodus evelynae Eccles & Lewis, 1976
 Eclectochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Exochochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Fossorochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Hemitaeniochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Lethrinops longipinnis Eccles & Lewis, 1979
 Lethrinops microdon Eccles & Lewis, 1979
 Lethrinops mylodon Eccles & Lewis, 1979
 Lethrinops stridei Eccles & Lewis, 1979
 Maravichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Melanochromis simulans Eccles, 1973
 Naevochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Nimbochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Nyassachromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Placidochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Protomelas macrodon Eccles, 1989
 Protomelas Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Pseudotropheus johannii Eccles, 1973
 Sciaenochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Stigmatochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Taeniochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Taeniolethrinops Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Tramitichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
 Tyrannochromis nigriventer Eccles, 1989
 Tyrannochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989

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Telehealth startup Eucalyptus raises $30 million: Five minutes with co-founder Tim Doyle
Aussie telehealth startup Eucalyptus has bagged $30 million in Series B funding, just two years after launch.
SmartCompany caught up with co-founder Tim Doyle to explore the future of the health sector (and the startup's place within it), the opportunities and challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the co-founders' billion-dollar, global dreams.
What is Eucalyptus?
Founded in 2019 by Tim Doyle, Benny Kleist, Alexey Mitko and Charlie Gearside, Eucalyptus now has four brands across fertility, health and wellbeing, which Doyle describes as "demographic-focused digital clinics".
Pilot is a service focused specifically on men's health, while Kin offers online fertility support for women, as well as a subscription service for the contraceptive pill. Normal is focused on sexual wellbeing, and Software offers prescription skincare.
Needless to say, it's been a tumultuous two years of business, with the COVID-19 pandemic both disrupting operations and leading to an uptick in telehealth adoption.
But the business has been growing fast, consistently seeing more than 10% revenue growth, month-on-month.
Across the four services, it now has some 200,000 users, Doyle adds.
"All the brands are growing," he says.
"It's been high-growth, but high-volatility as well."
Who are the investors?
The round was led by Silicon Valley VC NewView Capital, which is also an investor in digital health leaders 23andMe and Hims & Hers. Existing Aussie backers Blackbird Ventures and W23 — the VC arm of supermarket chain Woolworths — also contributed, along with new local investor AirTree Ventures.
Ravi Viswanathan, founder and managing partner of NewView Capital, will be joining the Eucalyptus board.
To have a big, US name come in to lead the round is something of a validation for Eucalyptus, Doyle says.
But the startup has had backing from Blackbird and other "really strong, high-quality support from very early on", he notes.
All of this "speaks to the scale of the opportunity and the execution so far."
Why now? Why Eucalyptus?
Having raised $8 million in Series A funding back in May last year, Doyle says the timing was right for another, considerably larger, round.
The team is planning on building and prototyping some more complex behavioural health products, and making a move in tackling diabetes and weight management.
To produce those products, Doyle says the team is set to grow from 70 people to about 120.
But he also says this is just the beginning, for Eucalyptus and for the sector more generally.
"I definitely think we're right at the beginning of what's going to happen in regards to telehealth," he explains.
He comes from a background in online retail, he explains, and predicts that the telehealth industry now is where e-commerce was during the dot-com boom.
There's an online experience and certain basic services available online. But that's only going to increase.
"The true potential of telehealth is long-term care management of complex conditions," he says.
That means communication between doctors and digitised care plans, and effective tracking of a patient's wellbeing so the best services can be offered.
"There's a long way to go and much more to build still," he says.
What's the big, audacious goal?
"There's a lot of talk about how healthcare is one of the last industries or spaces in the economy that is largely undigitised," Doyle explains.
It's one of the only sectors where faxes are still regularly in use, he adds.
Eucalyptus is out to provide better services, with a more digital focus, in Australia and around the world — starting with the Asian markets.
As to whether Eucalyptus could be Australia's next healthtech unicorn, Doyle is humble.
"There are a lot of good companies in the space," he says.
"I would love to get there one day — whether or not we're one of the first ones I'm not sure."
Cybereason Raises $275M Led By Ex-Secretary Mnuchin's Fund
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Microsoft has finally discontinued the Microsoft Zune Music Service.
Microsoft has finally decided to discontinue the Zune brand and music service after nine years of servicing music listeners. Current Zune device owners will be mostly unaffected, and will continue to be able to listen to the songs and albums on the device or transfer music at any point in time. They will be unable to stream music online, however.
Zune was originally launched nearly ten years ago as a response to Apple's iPod, and although many believed it would steal many sales from its competitor, this was never the case. The ability to insert and switch SD cards never became the killer feature for Zune that it was once believed to be. In recent years, as consumers have begun to turn to smartphones for music streaming rather than storage, the MP3 business has started to wane along with the Zune.
For the few who still have Zune Music Service subscriptions, Microsoft will switch them over to the Groove Music service. Because Zune devices discontinued production in 2011, there are not many who still rely on the MP3s and Zune Music, but it is nice to see Microsoft taking care of the small number of subscribers it still has.


With more than 200 species of snakes in Thailand, it's possible that you will encounter one at some point while living here. Even though snakes are more abundant in rural areas, the Bangkok Fire Department received over 30,000 calls last year from people needing help removing snakes.
A bite from a venomous snake can turn out to be deadly, so it's well worth knowing how to avoid snakes, and what to do in case a bite occurs. And that's especially true for parents, as children tend to be at greater risk of being bitten because they spend more time outside — and a child's smaller size can make a snake bite more dangerous.
Cobra: You will seldom find a cobra roaming city streets, since they prefer rural living in farming areas and in jungles. Cobras are easy to recognize by the hoods they display as they prepare to strike.
Krait: These snakes are usually found near coastal areas and forests, but occasionally they have been spotted in more populated areas. Kraits are identifiable by their stripes, either yellow and black, or black and white.
Viper: Vipers tend to live near farms and forests. They are most active at night, so be sure to carry a flashlight if you are in an area where they are known to be. Viper snakes are known to stand their ground rather than retreat, which increases the chances of being a bite victim.
Snakes tend to stay hidden from view, so they are difficult to see. Areas with long grass are best avoided; if you must pass through long grass, use a branch or a stick to tap the ground in front of you, to give any snakes plenty of notice to enable them to move away. If you plan to hike in an area known to have snakes, be sure to wear boots and long pants to protect against snakes hiding under rocks. Always stay aware of where you are walking, and if you come in contact with a snake, do not approach it or do anything to aggravate it.
Call Thailand's emergency ambulance hotline at 1669.
Be aware that swelling or change in color in and around the bite area likely indicates the snake was venomous.
Keep the bite victim calm. Restrict the victim's movement and keep the affected area lower than heart level.
Remove rings and other tight, constricting items of clothing.
Monitor the victim's pulse and breathing, and look for paleness or indications of shock.
Take note of any characteristics that may help identify the type of snake, as this will be helpful to the medical staff determining the proper antidote.
AVOID making direct contact with the wound.
One of the priorities for the medical staff is determining the species of the snake, and if it is venomous, to ensure the correct anti-venom is administered. In the case of a venomous bite, if the doctor determines that anti-venom is necessary, an order is placed with the designated hospital that stocks anti-venom for the area. Chulalongkorn University operates a snake farm and serves as a primary anti-venom supplier for Bangkok-area hospitals, including Bumrungrad International Hospital.
If bitten in Bangkok: In case you or someone you are with suffers a snake bite in Bangkok, consider going directly to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital located on Ratchadamri Road, across from Lumpini Park. If that is not an option, contact Bumrungrad International Hospital's Emergency Center at +66 2011 5222 for help coordinating emergency treatment or evacuation.


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The day begins with pickup at your hotel, where you go to an orchid farm in Chiang Mai and enjoy the beautiful flowers. After this beautiful nature experience you visit Chiang Dao Elephant Camp and enjoy an elephant bathing. Then we will do bamboo rafting down the river.
We enjoy lunch and transportation to Tha Ton.
Check in at the beautiful hotel Maekok River Village Resort after which the rest of the afternoon and evening at leisure.
After breakfast we take a nice bike ride around in Tha Ton, where you can really experience the local life and scenic areas. After the bike ride we hop onboard a long-tail boat that sails on the Kok River to a mountain tribe, wich is a truly fascinating experience. Lunch will be served at Karen House, and then you have time to stroll around the hill tribe village before the boat sails back to Maekok River Village Resort. Back at the hotel you can attend a Thai cooking course.
After a good night's sleep, we start another day of adventures. You get to drive through the mountains to Mae Sai, which is a border town of Burma. Here we stop, and you have time to consider and explore life in and around the border town.
When lunch eaten, the tour continues to the Golden Triangle where you will enjoy a boat trip on the Mekong River between the three countries of Burma, Laos and Thailand. After the boat trip there is time for a visit to the opium museum.
During the day you can also visit the long-necked women of the Karen hill tribe and / or visit Burma if you wish.
Overnight at the Imperial Golden Triangle Hotel in the Golden Triangle and the rest of the day / evening at leisure.
After breakfast, visit the ancient capital of Chiang Saen. Chiang Saen was before Chiang Mai, capital of the ancient Lanna kingdom that existed in Northern Thailand at the same time as Sukhothai.
You then travel to Chiang Rai, where to experience the beautiful golden and very different White Temple (Wat Arun).
When you have eaten lunch we continue on a relaxing bike ride around Chiang Rai with a local bicycle taxi.
The tour ends with transfer to the airport or your hotel in Chiang Rai, or you can choose to go back to Chiang Mai.
This 4-day tour gives you a good insight into the beautiful northern Thailand. Look forward to experience a different side of Thailand. On the trip, you will see the beautiful white temple in Chiang Rai, Chiang Dao elephant camp, the Golden Triangle, and much more.


"Love On A Summer Night" is the real deal on this single. Ultra classy tune produced by Wayne Henderson. However, we can regret that the version offered on this 12" release is no different from the one featured on the 1982 album All Night Music. A stunning song in any case!