Everyone wants to create something thing they can call their own and be able to inspire others to follow on your footsteps. Take the example of Mark Zuckerberg; he started something that went on to become a household name and earned him billions of dollars. Isn't it just fascinating? Imagine creating something that can be used by users from all around the world? It is not only mind blowing but inspiring. The most amazing thing is that he did all that while still at Harvard University. Regardless of where you are, your dreams are still very valid and you too can still create something that can influence other students to want to emulate you.
Creating a start-up is not as easy as it looks on paper. It requires sheer will and determination that will help you to get over the trying times. Not every story out there has ended up as a success story, some entrepreneur students have had quit along the way simply because their start-up ideas did not amount to something substantial. With these tips, you can turn your start-up idea into something concrete that can help you succeed in that line of business.
Every time you want to create something new and amazing, just identify a problem and be the one that offers people solution. Therefore, your start-up idea should be something that can solve a personal problem. Look at it on a long term basis; will your idea be able to solve the society's problems in the long run. If so, then, you are on the right path. You do not want to create something that can only provide provisional solutions to personal problems. Your start-up idea should arise from the needs of the people.
Always remember that the best ideas normally emanate from your own experiences and your immediate surroundings. Do not go out looking for a problem before exhausting what's on your plate. This might sound as a cliché but the truth of the matter is that there are countless of opportunities all around us. It all goes down to how well we are prepared to tap into those ideas to come up with something concrete.
While you are busy trying to find the best idea to implement, do not forget your consumers and your original mission. Always keep your consumers in mind because they are the same individuals that will determine your success rate.
The biggest challenge for students when it comes to creating their own start-up involves funding their idea. Most students have great ideas but lack the funds to make their ideas practical. If you ever find yourself in such a position, you may want to consider crowdfunding such as Kickstarter as you best available option. The only catch with some of these sources is that you'll need to have a compelling story to back you up. Kickstarter has an amazing community that can support you as you actualize your start-up idea.
Crowdfunding is an awesome way that can be used to raise money to help you to maintain equity in your start-up business. It might take you a little while to get off the ground but it can never leave you disappointed. Your crowdfunding campaign needs to be spot on. Ensure that you have a clear ask, you remain transparent, prepare more and that you have a story to tell. With crowdfunding, all you need to do is to get people to connect with you on a deeper level. Before the community can be able to support your idea, they need to know exactly what you need with your idea to make it move forward. Do not be afraid to ask for help whenever you are at a crossroad and do not exactly which way to take.
There is no better place to start your start-up than when in school. Whether you are in college or university, this is the best time to create your start-up. You have all the time to gamble with your idea and even if things do not go your way you can always fall back to your books. There are also great resources available which can be explored to your advantage such as entrepreneurship programs.
Ever since Mark Zuckerberg hit the jackpot with Facebook, many young entrepreneurs and brilliant innovators have come up with other great innovations leading up to successful start-up businesses.
More and more students are now finding it increasingly attractive to venture into business and become young entrepreneurs. As for institutions, they are well aware of this trend and are now coming up with accelerators and the right amount of competition to spark ideas in students.
Even with that said, not every story has turned out to be a successful one. Some of these cases have been nothing short of epic fails because these students fail to understand what it really takes to succeed with their first or even second business ideas.
Without a brilliant mind to be innovative, commitment, desire and being goal oriented, it is almost impossible for anyone to make it with their startup businesses. Even for the likes of Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, they needed to put in some extra efforts before finally realizing success.
In this piece, we'll take a look at some of the startups that have been started by students and how these startups have fared on over the years.
The online assignment help service that continues to serve individual from all around the world was created by college student who were eager to help others achieve their desired grades. The company hires professionals to help with the completion of assignments.
Currently, no one can argue with the fact that Microsoft is one of the largest companies in the world. And with an enterprise value of $281.27 billion you can understand why the company is among the top seeds. Bill Gates founded the company while studying at Harvard University.
As a student at Harvard University, Zuckerberg was able to create one of the most successful social media platforms and turned it into a lucrative startup business. The company was founded in 2004 and currently boasts of having an enterprise value of around $211.16 billion.
In 1995, these two graduates from Stanford University founded this company that changed the way people communicated. The company started small but now brags of having a market value of around $40.94 billion and an enterprise value of $34.21 billion.
As a social networking, an entertainment and a news website, Reddit was founded by two grad students at The University of Virginia dating back in 2005. The company currently boasts of having over 174 million users spread across over 186 countries. It has an enterprise value of $240M.
Mullenweg was a grad student at The University of Houston when he created the company in 2003. Ever since then, the company has grown to become one of the most successful online platforms in the business. WordPress has an enterprise value of $1.16 billion.
The search engine was created in 1998 by grad students from Stanford University. Over the years Google has grown tremendously and is currently the leading search engine with most users. The company has a total market value of abound $380.81 billion.
The company was created by students from Yale University in 1923 and has grown to become a global brand. With over 3 million circulations, a market value of $2.49 billion and an enterprise value of $3.34 billion, you can understand why the company continues to thrive.
As a grad student at Northeastern University, Fanning created this company in 1999 and watched it as it grew into a household name. The company makes an annual revenue of about $ 156.21 million, a market value of $256.32 million and an enterprise value of around $78.38 million.
While studying at the University of Texas, Michael Dell was able to create a company which over the years has grown in popularity. The company was founded in 1984 and now boasts of having a market value of over $24.4 billion and an enterprise value of over $22.2 billion.
The company was created by college students and the numbers can paint you a clear picture of how the company has grown. Founded in 1992 by students from Williams College, the company now has an enterprise value of $17.45 billion and market value of $16.31 billion.
It wasfounded in 2007 by Brad Hargreaves,Sean Mehra, Matthew Brimer and Jeffrey Reitman. This online game has already gained its popularity, 0ver 40,000 are crazy about GXStudios. Its main peculiarity is that it resembles real campus game Risk as a territorial battle.
Green Mobile was set up by Brian Laoruangroch (Missouri class of '09) in 2004. The main purpose of the start-up is to buy, sell and repair used mobile phones. At first, it was just an eBay fun, but later on this hobby appeared to gain $500,000 profit. Not bad for a hobby, isn't it?
Zac Workman, being a student of Indiana University, made up energy drink Punch. The starting budget of the campaign was $200,000, Workman's and his family money. ZW Enterprise was founded in 2008 and in a few years managed to bring $1,000,000 of revenue.
Being a 20-year-old students at the Uni of Pennsylvania, Ben Lewis created his company. The distributor of water bottles is Starbucks. There is a share from each sold bottle that goes to charity. After a year and a half since the launch of the company, the company had sold water for $650,000 (share of charity more than $50,000). The company was treated as the national one.
Justin Cannon and Chris Varehorst were far from philology in the Institute of Technology, realizing how hard it was to learn foreign language. This was a boost for them to set up Langt Language, the special tool that makes the process of language learning easier. It lets teachers upload individual tasks together with images and other interactive elements. It is also possible to record and upload one's own audio files.
All these examples show how close success is. All you need is motivation and inspiration, and of course a couple of tips given by experienced start-uppers. Here is a couple of them.
Bill Gates says that it is useful to enter into partnership, since it's easier not to lose spirits when there are two of you. It is also a good opportunity to make the relationship for the future.
Mark Zuckerberg advises to monitor the niche you want to get involved into or has already been working for. This helps to catch up some new strategies on time and stay informed. When hiring people, according to him, it is better not to rely only on skills. Passion is also extremely important.
Alexis Ohanian thinks that when creating a start-up, people should solve real problems with it. Alexis says that it is great to start in the coding field, being yet a student. This will help in the future with a thorough understanding of how the apps and programs work.
Matt Mullenweg believes that it is better to start with the field where competition is less. Another step towards success with your start-up is to get to know your users and clients better and to learn to understand them.
Larry Page is sure that success is inevitable if you are busy with the idea you are crazy about, you are dreaming of, you are excited with. Quite optimistic, isn't he?
Now you are armed with all the tips and inspirational examples! Why not to start? Just remember no one will do this for you. Believe in yourself, believe in your power and everything will work out just awesome!
Creating a start-up requires a lot of effort especially in the case of students. You need to create a balance between your studies and your start-up and know exactly how to apportion your time. Remember that where there is a will most definitely there is a way. Try your level best to seek advice even from your processors and other parties that can add value to your idea and do not be afraid to fail.
Solving a problem is key to success when it comes to building a business. If you can solve a specific problem that people have, then you can build a business to do it (and make money). I wish I had started my businesses in college – it would've saved me a lot of law school debt!
Such a great reminder – you need to be the answer to someone's need to really be successful!


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Where I Read – Nintendo Power #39
We continue our trek through 1992 in Nintendo Power with issue #39 for August. Our cover game for this issue is Mario Paint. It's safe to say that it's not definitely not going to be my Quality Control pick for this issue. The letters selected this issue are about parents who play Nintendo games (some even from the parents in question). Not surprisingly, there are a lot of them, and they tend to prefer puzzle games. There are exceptions – we have one gentleman who has beaten Zelda, Startropics, Crystalis, and Final Fantasy.
Gargoyle's Quest Guide
So, the spinoff to Ghouls & Ghosts has gotten a sequel. Ghouls & Ghosts, technically, has not. We get maps of the overworld map as well as some of the significant levels (including the training level – yes, there's a training level to help you get the hang of the controls, which is rather progressive for the time). We also get maps of the areas leading up to the first castle.
Casino Kid 2 Guide
This is another casino game with boss fights. I'm kind of tempted to give this a try. The game has Poker, Blackjack, and Roulette. While Roulette is more chance based, there are some betting strategies for the game, and since Roulette is new to the series, they give notes on how to do well at Roulette. Additionally, the game gives you some hints as to what spot the ball will land on, which I find odd. As an aside, the version of poker being played here is stud poker, not Texas Hold 'Em or any of the variants. I wouldn't mid seeing someone do a re-make of Casino Kid with Texas Hold 'Em.
Contra Force Guide
This is the first Contra game which lets you chose your trooper. We get maps of all 5 stages, plus the final boss fight against a super-soldier with a helicopter backing him up. Really – that's it. That's really pathetic compared to all the other Contra games.
Legend of Zelda – Link to the Past Comic
Last issue, a mysterious figure challenged Link to fight for the Master Sword. This issue he states his name, Roam, and battle is joined. Link defeats Roam, and learns he was a knight of Hyrule, who was trapped here while investigating the disappearance of the 7 sages.. Roam reveals that the silver arrow is needed to defeat Ganon, and sets out alone to retrieve it, because that's how he rolls. With the help of his fairy companion, Link learns that another princess is being held in the Swamp palace. Link heads there to find her. The palace in the Dark World coincides with a fountain in the real world. Link uses the Comfork to communicate with people in the real-world, and got them to turn on the fountain, which in turn caused the swamp palace to fill with water. To be Continued (on a nice two-and-a-half-page spread).
Kirby's Dream Land Guide
Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Nintendo's fourth mascot! We already had Mario, Link, and Samus Aran. Now there's Kirby. In the late 90s they'll get number five – Pikachu! Anyway, this is Kirby's first appearance, on the Game Boy. We get notes on all the power-ups in the game, as well as the enemies in the game. We also get maps of all the stages, leading up to the fight with King Dedede.
Lazlo's Leap Guide
This is a hand-held version of Peg Solitare (the original version – the kind that uses a Fox-and-Geese board). We get strategies for some of the puzzle layouts in the game.
WordTris Guide
This game is, well, like Tetris, except we have falling letters that you have to turn into words.
Summer CES '92 Notes
Summer CES has come and gone, and we get information on some of the games that were shown off at the event. Not so much screen shots as just mentioning what games were shown.
Super Mario Adventures Comic
Bowser is beaten, our heroes have won, now it's time to go back to the Mushroom Kingdom – except that Bowser manages to capture the Princess again, and our heroes must go after her again.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV Guide
The Turtles latest arcade game has come to home consoles, with added levels and boss fights to take advantage of the system's support of Mode Seven. We get notes on some of the new game modes for the SNES Version (like a fighting game style versus mode), along with notes on some of the levels. We also get detailed maps for every level in the game except for the last on the issue's poster.
Wings II: Aces High Guide
This is a World War I combat flight sim like the Red Baron series. We get notes on the different types of missions, as well as instructions on how to pull various dogfighting maneuvers (like the Split S), and information on reaching the final (and only) boss fight in the game – a dogfight with Baron Manfred Richthofen – the Red Baron.
Mario Paint "Guide"
This isn't so much a guide as a description of the various things you can do in the application.
Nester's Adventures
While the game this issue is Street Fighter II, I'm really not seeing any strategies here.
George & Rob like Casino Kid 2, Gargoyle's Quest II, and Contra Force, and the other games that are featured in this issue. They're more split on some of the other games, like Ultimate Journey and Miner 2049er. They did like WordZap for the Game Boy and Clue & Wheel of Fortune for the SNES though (though they're disappointed with the graphics for Vanna when she's turning the letters on the game board. They're kind of split on Super Bowling.
Link to the Past has finally bumped Super Mario World off the top spot for the SNES. Super Mario 3 and Super Mario Land still hold the top spots on the NES and Game Boy though. For the NES and Game Boy, Mega Man IV and Metroid II hold the #2 spots, respectively.
Celebrity Player Profile
Now here we have a profile of someone whose gone from B or C list celebrity straight to A-List. Our profiles here of DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince – Will Smith. The setup for this one is a little different then others – Nintendo sent them a console and games, and then asked them what they thought about it. Smith liked Zelda, while Jeff liked NCAA Basketball, and both were hooked on their respective games. I wonder if either one still plays games. Oh, and if you're wondering what's going on with Jazzy Jeff, he still collaborates with Will Smith on occasion, and he contributed some mixes to DJ Hero.
Pak Watch
Of note in the games in this isssue is a SNES version of Monopoly, Konami's shump Axelay, and in the Japan watch they have a few screen shots of Parodius.
That wraps up this issue of Nintendo Power. My Quality Control pick for this issue is going to be Casino Kid II.
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Wanchy-Capval – miejscowość i gmina we Francji, w regionie Normandia, w departamencie Sekwana Nadmorska.

Według danych na rok 1990 gminę zamieszkiwało 351 osób, a gęstość zaludnienia wynosiła 18 osób/km² (wśród 1421 gmin Górnej Normandii Wanchy-Capval plasuje się na 569. miejscu pod względem liczby ludności, natomiast pod względem powierzchni na miejscu 61.).

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On a recent trek in Iceland I had to carry 9 days food, as it was late in the season I wasn't comfortable relying on resupply from the various huts and settlements I would pass through as they could all be closed, I therefore wanted to carry every calorie I would need. I was meticulous in weighing and recording what I took and what I ate – the results are here and I will be using them to inform food planning for future treks.
I hate disclaimers but you should know that I'm not trained in nutrition and therefore I can't say if any of this is appropriate for you, its intended to be an item of interest. I am 57 years old and overweight at 16 stone but reasonably fit, I play squash three times a week and go hill walking about once a month.
Articles I've read mention 3000+ calories per day should be consumed when trekking and a typical days food weighs in at around 900 grams. I walked for seven days and consumed a daily average of 2400 calories, weighing in at an average 616 grams, I also lost 8lbs in weight. I was happy, healthy and didn't feel hungry, or when I did I always had something available to eat.
I favour freeze dried meals for backpacking because of their convenience and quality, however they work out quite expensive and you can get foods that have comparable 'Calories per gram carried' more cheaply at a supermarket, the foods to look for are similarly presented – so instant mash, super noodles, dried packet pasta and sauces etc.
Another advantage of freeze dried is that you only need to boil the water and pour it in – that's also true of dried potato but some other 'meals' may require simmering, which use more gas.
I always have a Cup-a-Soup as a starter and break a few crackers into it to bulk it out. I do this because they are quite tasty, very quickly prepared, reliable and a reasonable calorie count per gram carried. I then follow this up with a main course from the freeze dried ranges which can provide anything from 450 to 600 calories.
It's very rare that I follow this up with a dessert, if I do I normally have to wait an hour or so because I'm not hungry enough. I decided to take five desserts with me to ensure I had enough calories but I returned with three of them and, to be honest while the two I had were OK I would have preferred to have more chocolate bars instead – for example a Cadburys Double Decker weighs about half the carried weight of a dessert and has slightly more than half the calories.
I always end my main meal with a cup of coffee, usually eaten with dessert or a chocolate bar. I discovered FulFil bars on this trip, which are 55 grams and provide at least 200 calories. I found one bar would last a day without any problem and they are very tasty.
Sounds sad but I allow myself 1 mint humbug at the end of each meal.
For two of my breakfasts I brought Expedition Foods 1000 calorie extreme energy Porridge with Strawberries, I included these specifically to enable me to get a big hit of calories if I thought I needed them. I did this because in the past there have been days when I have felt lethargic and weary and I've put this down to 'not enough food'.
I know myself well, half way through Day 6 I was feeling pretty weary despite having been pounding along the previous day, I got to camp around 4pm, set up the tent and immediately made up a 1000 calorie porridge, I managed to eat about 85% of it. I was hungry enough again to eat my usual evening meal at about 7pm.
If I hadn't been walking faster than planned then eating one of my 1000 calorie meals would have left me without a breakfast at the end of the trek, so for the future the emergency meal(s) will be additional meals.
I don't love scrambled eggs at the best of times, so I'm not going to like freeze dried scrambled eggs. The freeze dried choices for breakfast seem to be either porridge based or scrambled egg based, I much prefer the porridge based meals.
I normally have one of the above and a cup of coffee.
It's worth noting that I used an MSR Windburner stove because of its efficiency, I was so convinced by it that I decided to take just a single 240g gas canister for the full 9 days.
The trek only took 7 days but there seemed to be at least two days worth of gas remaining, I'm convinced it would have lasted the full trek.
You'll find a full summary of the food story on the supporting information below. It shows that I packed 2400 calories per day at an average weight of 616grams. At the end of the trek, bizarrely, I had exactly two days worth of calories left.
Once upon a time 7 days food was about the limit a person could reasonably carry on top of backpacking kit, but with the advent of ultralight gear its now reasonable to carry much more and be self sufficient for many more days. With my 9 days food my total pack weight (including 600ml of water) came to less than 16kg (less than 35lbs).
For a 9 day trek I would usually only take 8 main courses as you will not need one on the last day. Unfortunately on this occasion I had a meal on the night prior to setting off, using one up and leaving myself short. Good job I did the trek in 7 days.


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Chapter Seventeen up! In the future vampires have taken over and humans are either kept as slaves or used as livestock. Hope is one of the few free humans left. This is her story. R&R please
Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 18 - Words: 24,822 - Reviews: 96 - Favs: 56 - Follows: 82 - Updated: 2/23/2013 - Published: 7/20/2009 - id: 2699246
1. Prolog2. Chapter One3. Chapter Two4. Chapter Three5. Chapter Four6. Chapter Five7. Chapter Six8. Chapter Seven9. Chapter Eight10. Chapter Nine11. Chapter Ten12. Chapter Eleven13. Chapter Twelve14. Chapter Thirteen15. Chapter Fourteen16. Chapter Fifteen17. Chapter Sixteen18. Chapter Seventeen
Author's Note: Wow... it's actually been 2 years... Well, in that time, I met someone, got married and had a baby! Thus, my writing has been, well, not happening. I just have birth to my son 3 weeks ago, so I'm home pretty much all the time. I hope this means I'll be writing more. This chapter came out so fast and easy, I'm hoping that more will be on the way. Enjoy, and apologies for it taking so long.
Chapter Seventeen
"Locke?" Locke turned hearing the soft sweet voice behind him. Hope was standing in the doorway.
He forced a smile walking to her. "How was your shower?"
Hope shrugged. "It was okay. So, who are you?"
"Listening?" Locke asked.
"Maybe a little," Hope admitted. "I came downstairs and heard his voice."
"I'm sorry, he even came here," Locke said. "I'm seriously thinking about getting some huge electric fences. People seem to enjoy just walking into my home and it's beginning to annoy me." He turned back to the bowl and started mixing up the ingredients. "I suppose, that give our… relationship I should let you in on a few things." He looked over his shoulder, "have a seat, love, I'll tell you over breakfast."
"Okay," Hope said. "Can I help?"
"Um, sure, want to cut some bread for me?" She worked beside him as he cooked.
"Thank you, for taking up for me."
Locke shrugged with a smile. "I'm just sorry I couldn't rip his head off like I would have liked. Someone really needs to do something about that man."
"Can't anyone stop him?" Hope asked as they sat down.
"Unfortunately, everything that he's done is technically legal," Locke said. "I need you to tell me now. Do you want to turn? It's becoming more and more dangerous with you being human. I'll respect your decision either way, and do my best to take care of you, but if you turn it will make things much easier."
"Is that what you want?"
"What I want is simple," Locke said pouring some syrup on his toast. "You safe and happy."
"You make me pretty happy on your own," Hope whispered.
"I'm glad to hear that."
"Giving up my humanity is a huge, huge thing."
"I know it is; there's also a lot of paperwork attached to the choice. If you're remotely interested I can start the paperwork and we can discuss it until the paperwork goes through. Even once they say yes we can still delay or just not do it. If you decide yes though, we'll be able to make the conversion any time that you'd like, in our own time."
Hope studied him for a few moments. "Putting it like that I guess it makes sense for you to at least start the paperwork… This is amazing, by the way," she said taking a bite.
"I'm glad." Locke ate in silence for a few moments. "Onto other business, as to who I am. My parents were in the second generation. What this means is that my brother and I are the oldest generation of vampires alive."
"Um… how old?"
He sighed scratching the back of his head. "Two thousand."
"Oh, my," Hope breathed. "The things you must have seen…"
"My brother is older," Locke shrugged. "Our parents decided to meet the dawn when we were in our hundreds."
"Meet the dawn?"
"It's when a vampire decides that they've had enough and watches the sunrise one last time. After enough time eternity can seem more of a curse than a blessing."
"I can imagine. Have you ever felt like that?"
"Until I met you I felt like that all the time," Locke admitted. Hope blushed taking another bite of the French toast. "Most of the older vampires have met the dawn. After the war there were a great many who did. I guess they couldn't take the new order. It's really unfortunate, if they had stayed we would definitely have the support for Jon's new law."
"Are older vampires kinder?"
"It's more empathy than anything else," Locke shrugged. "The longer you've been around, the more you've seen. It's easier to put yourself in someone else's shoes when you've experienced so much. Not to mention some of them were slaves at some point. They know what it's like."
"That makes sense," Hope said.
"I have a proposition for you," Locke said.
"How would you like to go see my brother? We'd take a plane and go to England. I think after recent events we could both use some time out of the country and away from… certain people."
"That actually sounds nice. What about my father?"
"We'll leave in two days, we can tell him about it tonight. I'm sure he'll understand after everything that's happened."
"Okay," Hope said smiling brightly.


Nice detective work! What happens if you use the old dtb with the new kernel? There should be copies in /boot and /boot/firmware.
I can confirm that the wired network started to work after upgrading up to cosmic cuttlefish. I would like to ask howto remove all of the gui apps to make distro work as a server only with terminal and ssh ? Evertime I used tasksel do purge the unnecesary packages it removed also the whole network subsystem. I can't install it again without any network connection.
If you want a server install, then it is best to start with one of the official server images/isos. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/RaspberryPi#Booting_generic_arm64_ISO_images .
Thanks for info. I need to modify such options to be able to boot. I have done it before without so the image won't boot at my Raspberry.
Can I use your preparied img to mixed with the generic server arm64 image ?
The 3B+ was released too late for full support in the 18.04 generic kernel (e.g. ethernet probably doesn't work), but 18.10 should work okay. If you need to use the Linux-raspi2 kernel with the Debian/text-installers then I gave instructions here AArch64 on Raspberry Pi 2 (rev 1.2), 3B, 3B+ .
At the start of the thread AArch64 on Raspberry Pi 2 (rev 1.2), 3B, 3B+ I also gave instructions to remove the xubuntu packages, but I haven't fully tested what gets removed.
I have a few questions regarding the setup for arm64.
I'm assuming the correct command is cp /tmp/pi-kernel/lib/firmware/$RASPI_VER/device-tree/broadcom/bcm2710*.dtb . and not cp /tmp/pi-kernel/lib/firmware/$RASPI_VER/device-tree/broadcom/bcm2710*.dtb broadcom, right?
Also how where would I need to copy the overlays? And what are they needed for?
Last but not least, the link https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/RaspberryPi#Updating_the_Pi_GPU_firmware_and_bootloader_files only provides armhf files and no arm64. Is this ok? And if not where would I get the arm64 files?
I'm assuming the correct command is cp /tmp/pi-kernel/lib/firmware/$RASPI_VER/device-tree/broadcom/bcm2710*.dtb . and not cp /tmp/pi-kernel/lib/firmware/$RASPI_VER/device-tree/broadcom/bcm2710*.dtb broadcom , right?
If you connect any addon boards, or if you want to try the vc4 driver. The overlays folder needs to be on the firmware partition because it is used by the raspberry pi bootloader when you have a corresponding device tree overlay line in your config.txt.
Last but not least, the link https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/RaspberryPi#Updating_the_Pi_GPU_firmware_and_bootloader_files only provides armhf files and no arm64 . Is this ok?
To use arm64 you need a line in your config.txt.
I'll add it to the post above.
Wanting to be able to use my DS3231 RTC. I have added "dtoverlay=i2c-rtc,ds3231" to config.txt. i2c is also enabled. however, I cannot find the overlay.
described process to build a 18.10 USB install image. Has anyone already done this, as might save me a bit of time? Thanks.
I have this running on my Pi B+ but I cannot get the 7" touchscreen to work. I can't find much info on getting the driver working, I am on ARM64 18.04.
Anyone have any input on this one? Thank you.
I can't edit the Debian-installer post above with new links to recent kernel.
I managed to build an ARM64 Ubuntu MATE image for the Pi 3 by using debootstrap and the linux-raspi2 kernel.
Hello! Thank you so much for this. Was wondering if there is any way to get Ubantu Classic Server 16.04 on Raspberry Pi 3 B+? I am fairly new to this so please do forgive me.
Also I would like to install dotnet-sdk-2.1 (if not later versions).
Is this possible? I am working on a simple project and I cant move forward without installing dotnet.
You should be able to install armhf using the mini iso instructions above. You may also find a daily build that can be adapted. For arm64 you can use the generic hwe kernel, follow the instructions on the wiki. This would really only be suitable for a server, not a desktop setup.
This is something you need to google. I've never heard of it before, but from a few seconds of searching it appears to be a Microsoft product and arm packages are not readily available. There seems to be a solution with docker?
Hope somebody can lend a quick hand.
Installed this on Raspberry Pi B+. All good. Except bluetooth which doesnt work.
Icon is there, I turn it on, but whenever I try to add a device the blueman assistant prompts me "No adapters found". Any ideas how to fix this?
I had Ubuntu Mate 16.04, the raspberry flavor, previously. There were other issues with it but bluetooth worked fine.


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Long-term growth expected for warehouse automation
After a slight decline in 2022, the warehouse automation industry is expected to return to a state of healthy growth in the mid- to long-term.
By Interact Analysis January 16, 2023
Courtesy: Interact Analysis
Warehouse automation insights
The warehouse automation was valued at $36 billion in 2021
Ukraine-Russia war, inflation, and Amazon expected to stunt growth in 2022 and 2023
Long-term, the market will return to healthy growth, reaching $77 billion by 2027
The global warehouse automation market was valued at $36 billion in 2021 and forecast to grow to $77 billion by 2027. The industry has undergone a series of shocks this year that resulted in a slight decline in order intake in 2022. However, in the mid- to long-term, we expect a return to healthy growth with an estimated CAGR of 13% between 2021 and 2027.
According to the latest research from Interact Analysis, there are four major factors having an impact on the market in the short term – the Ukraine-Russia war, lower investment by Amazon, changes to commodity prices and rising inflation rates.
The war in Ukraine is having a negative impact on the whole of Europe, but in particular durable manufacturing in Eastern Europe. Investments in warehouse automation from manufacturing facilities in Eastern Europe have seen an up-tick in recent years, especially with the trend towards near-shoring. However, we've heard during our research that many companies have reportedly postponed their investments as a result of the ongoing conflict.
Europe invested heavily in automation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent labor shortages, but since the war in Ukraine, this trend has started to slow in some parts of the continent. However, in the long term out to 2027, growth is still expected to remain high for the warehouse automation market: at a CAGR of 10 to 12%. The conflict has also indirectly influenced rising interest rates and inflation. As consumer spending slows, retailers will likely tighten their purse strings and potentially postpone large scale automation projects until a more stable economic environment has been reached.
Order intake slowdown in 2022 materializes as revenue growth stagnation in 2023. Courtesy: Interact Analysis
Amazon is also having a negative impact on the market. Earlier this year, Amazon announced a slowdown in its fulfillment center expansion, which is having a direct impact on the company's warehouse automation spending activity. In 2022, it is estimated that its spending on such projects will reduce by 30%, followed by a fall of 20% in 2023. Given how much of the market is driven by Amazon, a slowdown in investments will reduce overall revenue growth. Furthermore, companies which have typically been exposed to Amazon will now be looking elsewhere for business which will likely increase competition and potentially erode margins.
Rueben Scriven, research manager at Interact Analysis said, "Mobile robots have become the most significant trend in the automation market in recent years. By 2027, they will account for 30% of total warehouse automation revenues, equating to around $14 billion.
"Although mobile robots are thought to be displacing fixed automation alternatives, this isn't necessarily the case. They are often opening up new market opportunities, which would otherwise have remained manual. This type of technology is best suited to situations that require flexibility and scalability, whereas fixed automation is more appropriate in scenarios where increased throughput is the main goal."
– Interact Analysis is a CFE Media and Technology content partner.
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International Player Watch – ANZ Premiership
There were four games in the ANZ Premiership this weekend, three in Round 6 and one re-arranged fixture from Round 4.
There was lots for international fans to be excited about as they tuned in on NetballPass for the matches, with Stars beating Tactix twice and Steel beating top of the table Mystics.
Let's take a closer look at what happened…
Tactix 51 – 63 Stars
Tactix finally returned to court this weekend, after missing their last two fixtures due to COVID protocols.
It wasn't the return they wanted though, as Stars dominated from the start, winning every quarter.
One player that has to be recognised this week for her performance is young Stars and Silver Fern development player Mila Reuelu-Buchanan.
In only her second match of the season the up-and-coming star dominated in the mid-court, making 21 goal assists, 44 feeds and two interceptions.
Steel 64 – 59 Mystics
Steel made amends for their previous 20 goal loss to Mystics in Round 2, with a strong comeback performance that saw them prevent the visitors from doing the double on them.
Mystics started the game the strongest ending the first 15 minutes with a 5-goal lead, but after that it was all about Steel who won the remaining three quarters and the eventually the match.
England Rose George Fisher and Saviour Tui, who was part of the Silver Ferns squad in 2018 and 2019, made no mistake with their shooting for Steel as they both scored over 90% of their shots.
Mystics remain top of the table following the defeat, but the result has shown just what Steel are capable of in the second half of the season.
Magic 39 – 52 Pulse
Goals were few and far between in the opening quarter of the last match in Round 6, with three minutes gone on the scoreboard before Pulse put up the first goal of the match.
As the intensity of the match increased, it became one of defensive dominance with Pulse duo Kelly Jury (New Zealand Silver Fern) and Kristina Manu'a stepping up the pressure and helping their team to victory.
The result leaves bottom of the table Magic with still only one win out of five this season, whilst Pulse are third with three wins from six.
Stars 56 – 48 Tactix
Finally, Stars took on Tactix in a midweek fixture that was re-arranged from Round 4.
It was the second time that the two sides had faced each other in a week, and once again it was Stars that came out on top.
It was a much closer encounter this time, with the final 15-minutes being the most decisive for the home-side.
Once again the Stars midcourt made a difference, with New Zealand Silver Fern Gina Crampton playing the full 60 minutes at Wing Attack making 18 goal assists and 31 feeds into the circle.
Round 7 of the ANZ Premiership will start on Sunday 24th April, however due to COVID protocols there will only be two matches taking place.
To view the full fixture list and recent results, click here.
International fans can watch all the matches live on NetballPass, here.
To remind yourselves of which international players to look out for, click here.
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This bird will only nest in a hollow set higher than 15 m from the river's edge. Anywhere else just doesn't cut it.
Description: This slim parrot has a bright, olive green body, wings and tail, with yellow and sometimes orange underparts. Its wings have a narrow two-toned deep blue and light blue band stretching from the shoulder to margins of flight feathers, and a similarly coloured horizontal frontal band linking its eyes.
Diet: Elegant Parrots are herbivores and eat seeds of grasses and herbaceous plants.
In the wild: The Elegant Parrot breeds and nests from August through to December. The female incubates the eggs, leaving the nest several times a day to feed with the male. The male feeds and cares for the young until they fledge at around 4 weeks of age. Outside of breeding season, these birds feed on the ground in groups. While feeding on the ground, they make soft twitters. When in flight they emit a sharp 'zwit, zwit, zwit' call.
Threats: Once scarce, the Elegant Parrot has greatly increased its range and numbers as grasslands and wheat fields have become common.
Elegant Parrots can fly so high they're out of sight and can drop straight down from a considerable height.


Book blurb: "She's a friendly voice on the phone. But can you trust her?
Laura hasn't had it easy: she's survived sickness and a difficult marriage only to find herself heading for forty, unsettled and angry. She doesn't love talking to people worse off than she is. She craves it.
But now someone's on to her—Ryan, whose world falls apart when his pregnant wife ends her life, hand in hand with a stranger. Who was this man, and why did they choose to die together?
A fast paced thriller The Good Samaritan is a tale about Laura, a help-line volunteer who encourages her callers to commit suicide. Most of the book is duel narrative between Laura and Ryan the husband of a woman who commits suicide who suspects Laura's involvement in her death. Its a true roller coaster as they take each other on, pushing the limits to unravel each other. The main characters are complex, multi-layered and well written. Laura is a deeply unlikable character and unreliable narrator. Sections narrated as her is a glimpse into a truly disturbed mind. But it was also hard reading Ryan's grief and the stages he goes through after loosing someone he cared about to suicide. Although some of his actions I just could not agree with I sympathised with why he was driven to them. I don't want to give away any of the plot as its filled with many twists and turns. Its original, clever and griping, a really exciting read.
I felt the author captured the feelings of despair, the vulnerability of a depressed mind and the isolation of depression really authentically. I've battled with depression and suicidal thoughts for many years and although each persons battle is individual this book portrayed the downward spiral of this illness really well. I could easily relate to the people who called Laura at the End of the Line and that she got such pleasure from their pain was sickening. Being inside her head was a horrifying place to be. As many of the topics in this book are potentially triggering I'd recommend reading it only when in the right head space.
The dark nature of this book, with a killer targeting victims of depression pushed me to my limits whilst reading. But I enjoy unsettling reads and this book brought it by the bucketfuls. Its horrific and disquieting but I couldn't stop reading. I wanted to know how it all ended. However the author didn't tie it all up at the end but like life left speculation and possibility of what else could happen.
Overall I found the book a fast read, brutally dark and full of exciting and clever twists.
I'd recommend to anyone who likes: fast paced reads, psychological thrillers, serial killers and dark unsettling topics.
Book blurb: "Felix and Tilda seem like the perfect couple: young and in love, a financier and a beautiful up-and-coming starlet. But behind their flawless façade, not everything is as it seems.
Callie, Tilda's unassuming twin, has watched her sister visibly shrink under Felix's domineering love. She has looked on silently as Tilda stopped working, nearly stopped eating, and turned into a neat freak, with mugs wrapped in Saran Wrap and suspicious syringes hidden in the bathroom trash. She knows about Felix's uncontrollable rages, and has seen the bruises on the white skin of her sister's arms.
A dark, twisted psychological thriller about two twin sisters obsession with each other. When Tilda meets Felix, charming but with controlling tendencies, Callie becomes fearful for her safety. Callie narrates so we see the story unfold through her eyes and observations, occasionally delving into the past to shed more light on their entwined lives. I found the relationship between the twins fascinating and it kept me hooked throughout the book. With its themes of love, manipulation and violence. Jane Robins writes the sisters characters brilliantly, neither are particularly likeable, they are flawed, weird and interesting to read about. Tilda's narcissism and Callie's compulsion to consume things that belonged to Tilda demonstrate how their mental states distort their reality. Which creates a dark book full of clues, red herrings, twists and suspense that keep you reading and guessing.
Overall White Bodies is an enjoyably unsettling page turner.
I'd recommend to anyone who likes: psychological thrillers, unreliable narration, twisting storylines and sibling relationship drama.
Why I read: Near-future technological thriller staring a female "Dexter". I was intrigued by the "brain-mapping" ideas and cyberpunk themes.
Book blurb: "She can uncover the truth, if she defeats her demons.
Ex-neuroscientist Carina struggles with a drug problem, her conscience, and urges to kill. She satisfies her cravings in dreams, fuelled by the addictive drug 'Zeal'. Now she's heading for self-destruction – until she has a vision of a dead girl.
Sudice Inc. damaged Carina when she worked on their sinister brain-mapping project, causing her violent compulsions. And this girl was a similar experiment. When Carina realizes the vision was planted by her old colleague Mark, desperate for help to expose the company, she knows he's probably dead. Her only hope is to unmask her nemesis – or she's next.
The book is a stand-alone novel set in the same world as False Hearts. (I haven't read False Hearts so I don't know if there are any spoilers for that book within this one).
In a dark and malevolent futuristic world, a drug-addicted ex-neuroscientist Carina satisfies her urges to kill within drug-fueled dreams. Within her mind sections of data are planted which she can only unlock by recalling her early memories. So she bands together with a group of hackers in order to take down an evil corporation. The writing is fluid and vivid, often darkly violent and brilliantly portrays a frightening high technology near-future. I loved the blend of crime, psychology, sci-fi and futurism. The world-building and technology are awesome.
Carina was an interesting character, she had a hard edge with violent compulsions she struggles to control but also a softer more likeable human side. She fights against her addictions and her past so she can expose Sudice Inc. These many facets to her personality made her a believable "bad girl". Its certainly a book for people who enjoy complex female leads. Dax (her love interest) is a trans-male hacker and another fascinating well -written character. I enjoyed how their story played out.
The narrative jumped around between different people, past and present to unfold the complicated story. I had to pay attention to the heading at the start of each chapter to ensure I knew whose perspective it was written from and where on the timeline it was occurring. So it took a bit longer for me to read. But don't let you put this off. Its well worth the attention.
Recommended if you enjoy: strong female characters, technological sci-fi, futuristic crime fiction, cyber-punk elements.
I received an ARC from Netgallery in return for my honest review.
Why I read: I was intrigued by the description of eco-sci fi. Biology fascinates me and the blurb mentioned conspiracies and sentient dogs. This sounded different to anything I had read lately.
An Oath of Dogs is a wonderfully unusual sci-fi thriller that fuels your imagination. Kate Standish arrives on Hugin and discovers a town threatened by eco-terroism, killer sentient dogs and suspects her old boss has been murdered by the corporation she works for.
I loved the world building, the unusual biome filled with fungi and strange alien creatures and the dogs. The book had a good pace throughout to keep the pages turning as you discover more about the planet of Hugin, its inhabitants and the corporation Songheuser. Vivid descriptions bring the world to life. Diary excerpts from the first settlers and book passages add an additional layer of history and intrigue.
The Songheuser corporation came across as a sterotypical greedy firm with no care for the destruction it causes in order for them to achieve maximum profit. But the book explores questions of how corporation, environment and government interact and what balance is right for the planet and the people on it. How humans impact on the environment and how the strange alien world effects them.
The characters are an interesting mix including members of the Believers of the Word Made Flesh (a cult of New Age Mystics who focus around farming), Corporation Staff, and a whole wide range of different personalities. Peter Bajowski, an inquisitive biologist made observations of the alien species which fascinated me. But Kate Standish especially is a brilliantly thought-out character and a relatable heroine. She battles her anxiety with the help of her therapy dog as she unearths the conspiracy giving her a balance of weakness against strengths. I really liked this positive portrayal of someone battling with their mental health. I found myself cheering her on and really cared about what happened to her throughout the book.
An enjoyable eco-sci-fi read I'd recommend to any one who enjoys sci-fi, biology and thrillers.


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More Black Composers You Should Know
It was so hard to to narrow down the field of talent for our recent 4 Black Composers to Know blog post, so we decided to share a few more! Social Media Team member and Accelerando Strings violinist Leo Rodriguez wrote about four additional Black composers that every music student should get to know, listen to, and play.
A native to Washington D.C, Duke Ellington is a significant figure during the swing era, when big band music swept the nation during the 1930s and 1940s. Ellington moved to Harlem, New York, in at 24 years old in 1923 and gained national attention with his orchestral appearances at venues such as Harlem's The Cotton Club. During his lifetime, Ellington recorded for nearly every American record company of the era and wrote more than one thousand compositions.
Watch Symphony Orchestra joined by members of Jazz Orchestra performing Ellington's "Grand Slam Jam," one of the only known recordings of the rare piece.
Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges was born in the French colony of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean. At a young age, his father took the young Saint-Georges to France for schooling and during the French revolution, he served as the first all-Black armed troop in Europe. As a composer, Saint-Georges wrote numerous string quartets as well as operas and symphonic works similar to Mozart. He was also a virtuosic violinist, conductor of one of Paris' leading orchestras, as well as a champion fencer.
Listen to this collection of works by Saint-Georges performed by the Czech Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra.

George Walker
Born in Washington D.C in 1922, George Walker was a composer, pianist, and organist. He gave his first recital at the age of 14, while attending high school and studying at Howard University at the same time. He went on to study in the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, graduated at 18 with high honors and was admitted to Curtis Institute of Music. Walker's compositions were influenced by Chopin, Brahms, Beethoven, Jazz, and African-American religious music. In 1966, Walker was the first Black composer to receive the Pulitzer Prize in Music for his work, Lilacs.
Listen to Symphony Orchestra perform Walker's Address for Orchestra at their November 2019 concert at Orchestra Hall.
Born in Texas in 1868, Scott Joplin was a composer and pianist who was known as the "King of Ragtime." Though his career was brief, Joplin managed to write over 100 original ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas in just 48 years. He grew up into a musical family of railway workers and earned a living as a piano teacher. Joplin attended the Chicago World's Columbian Exhibition of 1893, an event that played a vital part in making ragtime a national craze by 1897. His "Maple Leaf Rag," published in 1899, brought him national fame, along with perhaps his most famous piece, "The Entertainer." In 1976 he was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize for music for his opera Treemonisha.
Listen to the Overture to Joplin's Treemonisha, a work that embraces multiple styles in addition to ragtime.
If you enjoyed these pieces, consider purchasing CYSO's A Celebration of Black Composers album. $10 from the sale of each album benefits Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative, which supports young Chicago-area musicians from backgrounds that are historically under-represented in the classical music world, including Black and Latinx students, among others. The album is available as a cd or digital download here.
ABOUT LEO
Leo Rodriguez is a violinist in CYSO's Accelerando Strings and a member of the CYSO Social Media Team. He lives in Wilmette, IL and is a sophomore at New Trier High School and also plays in the New Trier Symphony Orchestra. Leo loves physics, biology, mathematics, and chemistry and a is a member of Science Olympiad. In his free time, he enjoys reading Shakespeare, playing viola, and composing music.
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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1904. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers.
The map is part of a printed report, prepared by Lieutenant William Henry Irving Shakespear, Assistant Resident and British Consul at Bandarabbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] in 1904, indicating the position of three flagstaffs erected in November 1903 at: 1) Musandam, close to the Elphinstone Inlet [Khawr ash Shamm]; 2) at Telegraph Island [Jazīrat al Maqlab]; 3) and at Sheep Island [Jazīrat Umm al Ghanam]. The map is printed in black ink, with the location of the three flagstaffs indicated in red. Below the title of the map, written in pencil, is 'Musandim Peninsula'.
Dimensions: 333 mm x 193 mm.
Foliation: The map is foliated in the top right corner with two folio numbers. The circled folio number should be used for referencing, while the uncircled folio number should be disregarded.


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The Art of EQing
David Michael 0 Comment March 18, 2013
The three (or four) band EQ on a typical DJ mixer is an often-abused, but extremely useful tool in the mix DJ's arsenal. The concept is fairly simple, but mastering using the EQ can be a little more tricky. It can mean the difference between smooth layering of multiple tracks, and a muddled mess of confusion.
Many DJs these days don't focus too much on really getting involved with their EQing, because it's true that you can put together a decent mix without even using it.
Some DJs like to mix "flat", by simply beatmatching two records and sliding a crossfader between them without even touching the EQ knobs. But, since you probably wouldn't be on a website called "PassionateDJ.com" if you were happy with the bare minimums, let's take a more comprehensive look at EQing and how we can use it effectively.
How EQs (and our ears) Work
An equalizer is simply a volume control which only affects certain frequencies. Let's consider the below screenshot, which is a visual representation of a kick drum.
(By the way, these screenshots were made using a product called Voxengo Span. It is a very nifty spectrum analyzer tool which is customizable, available in multiple plugin formats, and is completely free.)
This screenshot essentially represents the entire audible spectrum of sound. You'll notice that even though we're only playing a kick drum (a notably "bassy" instrument), the sound seems to play throughout quite a broad range of frequencies.
That's simply because a typical kick drum, while primarily using "bass" frequencies, doesn't use them exclusively. There are high frequencies in a kick drum, too (usually).
I should point out that in the screenshots in this article, the frequencies are scaled on a "slope"… so the higher frequencies are exaggerated. This is done by default in this program because of the way human hearing works.
Our ears tend to hear low frequencies more quietly, which means that bass sounds are inherently exaggerated in recorded audio so that we can hear them properly. This is why bass sounds take up the most room when it comes to mixing (well, that's the quick-and-dirty explanation, anyway).
Take note of the overall volume meter on the right-hand side of the window, under the Settings menu. The white bars on the meter are approximately where the sound is peaking as the kick drum repeats.
If we look at a section of the song which includes a hi-hat and snare drum alongside the kick, it looks like this:
Notice that the audio spectrum in the mid and high frequencies "filled out" a little. The overall volume has gone up a bit, too. If we take the kick drum out entirely, we free up quite a bit of space as seen below.
This is probably just a visual confirmation of what you already know– that bass frequencies will muddy-up a mix quite easily.
The primary reason that we must control certain frequencies using an equalizer is to make room for layering tracks on top of each other in order to prevent clipping, which simply means to distort the sound by pushing it too hard. There's only so much "room" in the audio spectrum, so if you push it too hard, something has to give.
Here's what clipping looks like, visually:
Image by David Bately, shared under Creative Commons license.
If you play the exact same frequency on top of itself, the volume of that frequency rises. If that happens too much, clipping/distortion can occur.
Equalizers can be used to "slice out" certain frequencies in order to mesh two tracks together like a puzzle. It is the art (or science, or whatever you want to call it) of allowing individual sounds to breathe so that each element has it's own chance to shine and be heard.
If we just slam two different tracks on top of each other, they try to occupy the same frequency space. This can cause a muddy mess of sound, and can drive the volume up to the point of clipping as show in the picture below. (Note the meters peaking into the red on the right.)
EQing "Best" Practice
I put the word "Best" in quotations, because there are no hard and fast rules for equalization. If it sounds good, it is good.
However, there are some general guidelines that might be useful to keep in mind. The only one I would consider to be a real rule is one that is related to EQing, but not limited to it: stay out of the red! Also, stay out of the red.
And if you can help it, stay out of the red.
"If it sounds good, it is good."
Another thing to keep in mind is that the EQ is simply a set of volume knobs. They are not "make it sound better" knobs.
Many times, I've witnessed DJs set each of the EQs up a bit (the same amount). This is effectively just increasing the volume of the track… you'd do well to simply use the gain/trim knob for this.
Many people will tell you that it is always better to cut EQ than to boost. I keep that as a general guideline personally, but not a hard rule.
Normally when I'm mixing, my goal is to have the track eventually playing with the EQ "flat" at 0dB (12 O'Clock position). However, the whole idea is to make everything flow smoothly, and if you play a track with a little less low-end "oomph" than the previous one, it won't go unnoticed. I'll occasionally give a slight EQ nudge here or there if it helps two tracks match up more smoothly.
For example, I have some old funk records from the 70s and 80s that were mixed and mastered much differently compared to modern music. If I want to play them alongside each other without killing the energy, I need to do whatever it takes to make sure the transition isn't jarring.
Unless you're into exhibitionism, cutting, scratching, and the like… subtlety is key when it comes to DJing. EQing is no exception. Don't just twist them for no reason… think about what you're trying to accomplish and make every adjustment with specific intent. And if it ain't broke, don't fix it. 🙂
What About Filters?
Okay, technically an EQ is a type of filter. But when we're discussing a filter in the realm of DJing, there are a few notable differences:
Equalizers operate within a specific "band" of the audio spectrum… each knob represents low, mid, and high. An EQ's area of effect, if visualized, is shaped like a hill or mound. Filters sweep across the entire audio spectrum. It's a kind of dead cut-off for everything above (hi-pass), below (low-pass), or "within" (bandpass) the frequency setting on the single filter knob. If visualized, a filter's area of effect would be shaped like a cliff.
Most EQs are designed to operate in a fairly "flat" matter. They all have different ramps depending on the design, but they are designed as tools. They are meant to sound fairly transparent. Filters, on the other hand, often have a certain character about them that can be used expressively. Amongst other things, resonance and the steepness of the filter have an effect on it's sound. This sound can be so desirable, that there's an entire genre of music dedicated to it!
Mixing with EQs give you the benefit of greater control, at the expense of the smooth sweep and artistic flair of a filter.
Filters often allow you to adjust its area of affect (bandwidth), referred to as "Q". A chunky Q setting will get you that resonant sweeping sound popular in French house or trance buildups. Here's a way-too-extensive explanation of Q factor on Wikipedia, if you really want to dive in…
Filters are not typically designed to boost frequencies (though this does sometimes naturally happen as an effect of the filter's resonance).
The filter will operate on the post-EQ signal.
So why use a filter instead of an EQ (or vice-versa)?
Aside from the fact that filters can be used as an effect in themselves, they can be useful tools as well. Personally, I've found filters to be very useful in situations where I want to lead into a track which is a bit off-key of the current song. I can introduce just the very tip-top of the audio spectrum and get some of those hats playing, or just a touch of the incoming vocals, without sounding like it's clashing.
Filters seem to be very forgiving when it comes to this, but that's not to say that you couldn't do something similar with an EQ.
Also, introducing a song via a filter sweep can flat-out just sound cool. It can add a bit of "flavor" to an adjustment rather than simply fading it out. I often will filter a song out if a DJ following me is starting at a much different BPM or style than my own (and I always try to ask, so that I can help set them up. It's only polite!) It makes it feel like something intentional is happening, rather than just ending my set and starting his/hers.
Additionally, I mention in the list above that the filter operates on the post-EQ signal. So, when you adjust your EQs, the EQ'ed track is sent through the filter and then to the master output.
So, it's possible to set your EQs to match up two songs in your headphones so that they blend well, then filter the already adjusted track in during your transition. This can be quite useful, and keeps you from having to find the EQ "sweet spots" on the fly!
I'd like to wrap up with this thought. At a high level, the EQ serves two primary functions: to control volume (in specific bands) in order to prevent distortion, and to maintain clarity and identity in individual sounds. Use it to correct problems with your mix.
Don't use it to drive the house speakers harder… this is the job of the final mixing board at the amplifier side of things. Sending a distorted signal to the house is not a professional approach.
The EQ and the filter (if you have one) can be used creatively as well. I love doing things like cutting the bass drum of a breakbeat in to my mix after playing four-t0-the-floor tracks for a while.
Sometimes, just cutting a different bass drum in (even if it's playing on the same beat as your current track) can be fun. And keeping a filtered or EQ'ed loop running for a while with a very pronounced open hi-hat can help maintain energy when there's a song I want to play, but it just doesn't have that same upper-end "oomph". The possibilities are endless.
When it comes to EQ, think about why you're going to make a certain adjustment. Mix with intent, and have yourself a good time!


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Angel Candle Holder
Together with his friends Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson, Alexander Girard was one of the leading figures in American design during the post-war period. While textiles were the primary focus of Girard's oeuvre, he was also admired for his work in the areas of furniture design, graphics, exhibitions and interior architecture.
Girard made the Angel Candle Holder for his home in Santa Fe, where it stood on the dining table surrounded by folk art and vases. He also used the motif in graphic designs for 'The Magic of a People', an exhibit of folk art created by Girard in 1968 for the International Exposition 'HemisFair '68' in San Antonio, Texas. Vitra collaborated with the Girard family to develop the white candle holder for serial production in powder-coated steel.
Born in 1907 in New York City, Alexander Girard was one of the leading figures of postwar American design, along with his close friends and colleagues George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames. The primary focus of his wide-ranging oeuvre was textile design: as head of the textile division at the Herman Miller Company, Girard created numerous textile patterns and products reflecting his love of festive colours, patterns and textures. He favoured abstract and geometric forms in a variety of different colour constellations, typically featuring a cheerful palette. His upholstery fabrics remain as timely and vital as ever with many of them still being sold today. Having originally studied architecture, Girard made a name for himself over his long career in the fields of furniture, exhibition and interior design as well as in the graphic arts. On his extensive travels, he avidly collected textiles from all over the world, which provided him with a rich source of inspiration and ideas. Alexander Girard passed away in 1993, followed five years later by his wife Susan. She bequeathed the holdings of this collection to the Vitra Design Museum along with the contents of Girard's studio (hundreds of drawings, prototypes and textile samples).


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Now reading: 'New' JobSeeker payment will plunge people into poverty
Tuesday23 February 2021
'New' JobSeeker payment will plunge people into poverty
Anglicare Australia and UnitingCare Australia have come together to condemn the Government's announcement on the JobSeeker payment, which has come after months of uncertainty
Anglicare Australia and UnitingCare Australia have come together to condemn the Government's announcement on the JobSeeker payment, which has come after months of uncertainty.
"This announcement has cut the rate of JobSeeker by cutting the Coronavirus Supplement. Worse still, the Government is trying to reframe that cut as an increase. Australians won't buy that spin," Anglicare Australia Executive Director Kasy Chambers said.
"Every MP should be thinking about the message this announcement sends to their constituents who are out of work. Some people will need years to get back on track, and now they will be pushed into poverty indefinitely. Our research shows that many will be forced to skip meals, and others will not be able to pay the rent.
"People out of work have been strung along for months. They were lifted out of poverty in 2020 only to have their payments cut again and again with no certainty. Now their payments will be cut to almost half of the poverty line. That's not good enough.
"After plunging people back into poverty after months of uncertainty, the political process has failed people out of work. We need an independent body to set and raise the rate of these payments.
"If the Government can't manage these payments and look after people in need of help, then it's time to hand the power over to someone who will."
UnitingCare Australia National Director Claerwen Little said that today's announcement is a devastating blow to individuals and families struggling to make ends meet.
"What is being presented as an increase is in fact a cut. It will mean those out of work will lose $100 a fortnight and be pushed back into deep poverty when the Coronavirus Supplement ends in March.
"Unemployment payments need to be above the poverty line. Increasing the base rate by a mere $3.60 a day is not enough to lift people out of poverty.
"The Government chose to lift people out of poverty when the pandemic hit and now they are choosing to push them back into poverty and hardship, while at the same time imposing more punitive and onerous mutual obligations.
"No one deserves to live in poverty. We need a permanent, adequate increase to JobSeeker that actually enables people to meet their needs and live with dignity."
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Although they are still extremely expensive and slow, 3D printers are called to play a fundamental role in the creation of objects of the Smart homes of the future. Some of us have already seen them in operation and we could see and sense many of its possibilities.
However, as almost all new technology coming to market emerging fears about whether they will be fully safe for our health or they might have some impact. This is what raised check a few French and American scientists who have recently made public their findings in a comprehensive report published on the Web.
The study basically consisted of analyzing the amount of particles emitted by 5 different brands of hot fusion 3D printers using 9 different types of materials for strands, thus covering a representative sample of the 3D printers currently sold. The conclusions?
Then that as already suspected, depending on the materials you are using printer to form layers of the object, these emissions they may be harmful to health. For example, in cases in which it is used the extruder ABS plastic emits to melt the material between 10 and 110 μg/min of a potentially carcinogenic substance (according to the Agency for Research on Cancer) called styrene and between 2 and 180 μg/min of caprolactam particles when using nylon filaments.
Also emit between 4 and 5 μg/min of lactide using PLA plastics (from organic materials such as corn) as material for printing, although in this case not shown that is a potentially harmful substance for health.
So counted may seem that the study is a both alarmist and that we should leave print in 3D as soon as possible. Nothing further from the truth. Enough with take a few precautions to minimize any potential risks to health.
For example, it is printed in rooms equipped with good ventilation, a good circulation of air which is the harmful particles and lay them on the ground until we breathe them. It can also be wear a mask If we are going to be next to the printer long time smelling the humillo that emits the plastic to melt.
Finally, not to be that we have a good it room ventilated large It is not recommended to operate several of these printers at the same time, as particulate emissions and risk are multiplied.


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It's important to remember that children are still developing and growing. For this reason, they're diet is of particular importance. You need to make sure that they get the right minerals and vitamins that their body needs to stay healthy.
To do this, you should look into foods that are high in antioxidants. Oxidants are substances that are incredibly dangerous to the body, and they have been linked to a wide range of medical conditions including dementia. You might not know this, but oxidants are actually developed by the body naturally. The only problem is that we can also intake more due to the environment and other issues. That's why it's important that we also have antioxidants to fight them. These are found in a variety of natural food such as broccoli. Broccoli is packed full of antioxidants and as such should never be left off your child's dinner plate. Check out www.draxe.com for more foods high in anti oxidants.
What about unhealthy foods? You don't want to cut out unhealthy foods out of your kid's diet completely. If you do this, they're probably going to get them from other sources that you can't control. This can lead to a sugar addiction which is one of the main reasons why so many children are overweight. You might think it's odd to describe sugar as a substance that people can become addicted to, but it is. In fact, there is evidence to suggest that foods high in sugar and fats are actually manufactured so that they are addictive. As such, it is worth working to ensure you are in control of your kid's intake. The best way to do this is to make sure you're the one giving it to them.
When children are young a trip to the dentist can be such a nightmare that you might avoid it altogether. Rather than bothering heading to the dentist, you'll tell them to brush their teeth and hope they listen. It's understandable why some parents do this and avoid dentist appointments because kids often absolutely hate it. The don't like the possibility of pain that comes with it, being told that they're not brushing enough and if they're older flossing.
However, despite all these issues you do need to make sure that your kids get regular trips to the dentist. Otherwise, issues can develop and quickly grow out of control. You might think that doesn't matter because after all, children will lose their baby teeth anyway. But this can lead to fixed bad habits that will be difficult to break.
That's why you want to make sure that you get treatment from a dentist who understands the challenge that parents are facing. If you check out a site such as www.DentistrywithTLC.com, you'll see that some dentists understand the fear children have and combat it effectively. That's exactly what you want from your dentist.
Of course, it's not just dental trips. Some parents will also avoid taking their kids to the opticians and even the doctors. The rule with the doctors is that if a problem lasts more than two weeks, your child does need treatment from a professional. Or, you should get it checked out if the symptoms get worse.
As for the opticians, if you're not getting your children's eyesight checked out occasionally, they can develop issues. Eventually, this might lead to them having issues at school without you even realizing what the real problem is.
If you're lucky, your child will be as energetic and active as a golden Labrador. If you're unlucky, you may find they never leave their bed. The might also be glued to some sort of screen and very rarely leave the house. Kids like this can be prone to a wide range of health issues such as increased weight and even problems with their mood. Some research has suggested that children who spend more time indoors are more likely to develop the telltale signs of depression.
So, how can you encourage your kids to be more active? Well, you can exercise as a family. Have a look at these great ideas for family exercise on www.parents.com. Take them on trips to go swimming, hit the beach or head to the park. You might even want to plan weekends away that they will enjoy with the secondary goal of getting them to be more active. You might even want to encourage them to get involved in fitness activities at school. But do in bear in mind that not every child will be thrilled with this idea. Sometimes they do need a little nudge out of the door.
While it's true, there are children that don't like sports that doesn't mean they can't stay fit. You can help them planning a morning exercise routine, and that can be a simple and regular as brushing their teeth.
As you can see then, there are a lot of issues that parents face when trying to keep their kids healthy. But, with the right steps taken and the correct approach, your kid's health doesn't have to suffer. Instead, you can make sure they stay fit and full of vigor. You can find more tips on www.kulamama.com.


Boy George believes society needs to stop simplifying gay culture.
The 57-year-old singer – who was a pioneer for gay culture in the 80s with his androgynous style of dressing and openness about his homosexuality – believes that "people tend to simplify things" with regards to sexuality and insists that there is "no one type of gay person", the same as with heterosexual individuals.
Speaking to BANG Showbiz at the Virgin Holidays Attitude Awards at The Roundhouse in Camden, London, on Thursday night, he said: "It's a funny old time, I think we live in this strange time in history where everyone thinks they understand everyone they understand the gays they understand everyone. They wanna put us all in a little box and the problem with it though, and I've been saying this since the beginning of my career, there's no one type of gay person; they're multi-faceted, complicated. Just because you wear makeup and dress up it doesn't mean you have anything in common with other people who do it. What tends to happen these days people try to simplify things and I just wanna live in a world when none of this stuff matters.
Although the Culture Club frontman thinks being a celebrity used to make it easier to be accepted he believes that "every day society" has changed for the better for the LGBTQ community, especially in the UK.


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Ministers' wives - and husbands - must be beyond suspicion
By , s'thembiso msomi AND S'thembiso Msomi
Yekani Manufacturing faces liquidation less than two years after it was launched with much fanfare by the department of trade & industry. /MARK ANDREWS
It is most probable that the imminent collapse of a R1bn black-owned technology company in the Eastern Cape had little to do with its owners refusing to sell a majority stake to the husband of a cabinet minister.
It is also likely that Yekani Manufacturing's financial troubles are a result of tough trading conditions and bad financial management on the part of its executives.
The Daily Dispatch yesterday reported that the company's CEO and owner, Siphiwe Cele, "was living a lavish lifestyle, even taking R3.4m out of the company account to buy himself a Bentley".
The newspaper also reported that some of the company's 450 employees, whose jobs are under threat as Yekani faces liquidation, accuse Cele of having built himself a mansion in an exclusive suburb in East London instead of using the resources to save the business.
Yekani first hit national headlines when its R1bn factory was officially launched in 2018 with the department of trade & industry parading it as one of the success stories of the Jacob Zuma administration's drive "to create" 100 black industrialists.
The plant was to manufacture Explora decoders for MultiChoice, smartphones, tablets and laptops for other companies.
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It was a "good story to tell" and a demonstration that the ANC government was moving towards "radical economic transformation", where the means of production were no longer the exclusive preserve of "white monopoly capital".
But barely two years later, the company faces ruin. MultiChoice stopped doing business with it, there is no sign of Yekani smartphones hitting the market and workers have been told to stay at home and have not been paid.
Then two weeks ago it was reported that the company faces liquidation as Standard Bank has taken Yekani to court demanding R68m owed to it.
This weekend, the Sunday Times reported that Cele blames Yekani's imminent collapse on his refusal to sell the majority of the company to Thato Abrahams, husband of communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.
According to Cele, he was invited to the offices of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) in April 2018 where he was told R5bn had been earmarked by the state-controlled agency for funding projects in the Eastern Cape. He said he was told R1bn would be made available if he sold a stake to "an investor" who turned out to be Abrahams.
Although they confirm that the meeting did take place, the Abrahams and the IDC deny they tried to get Cele to sell a stake of Yekani.
The minister labelled it as "disingenuous" to blame her husband for "the challenges faced by Yekani".
Yekani itself seemed to be climbing down on its claims in a statement published on its website yesterday: "Yekani would like to reiterate that it does not blame Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams and her husband - or anyone else - for the financial issues the company is experiencing currently.
"I'ts priority remains to do everything in its power to protect and save the jobs of its employees."
Interestingly, the company and its CEO did not accuse the Sunday Times of misquoting Cele.
But even if it is untrue that the IDC tried to strong-arm Cele into selling part of Yekani to Abrahams, there are a number of undisputed facts in this story that must have all of us worried.
Ndabeni-Abrahams is right to assert her husband's right, as she did via her spokesperson Nthabeleng Mokitimi-Dlamini, "to pursue business interests as long as all is above board".
But given potential conflict of interest and possible accusations of undue pressure and influence, a minister's spouse should avoid doing business with the state. She was deputy minister of communications at the time of the meeting.
By the IDC's own account, Abrahams applied for funding for a business venture similar to Yekani's.
This means he was looking for state funding to operate in the same space regulated by a department that had his wife as a deputy minister.
Yes, it is not illegal to do so, but given that proximity to power is abused by some for commercial reasons, it would be prudent for spouses and other family members of ministers and senior government officials to avoid anything that may raise suspicion of undue influence.
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@implementation FLBDeckViewController

@synthesize autocompleteValuesDisplay;
@synthesize autocompleteTableView;
@synthesize autocompleteValuesArray;
@synthesize decks;
@synthesize theNewDeckName;
@synthesize alertTextField;
@synthesize myDict;
@synthesize addNewDeck;
@synthesize deleteDeckAlert;
@synthesize deleteThisDeck;

#pragma mark - Initialization

- (id)initWithStyle:(UITableViewStyle)style
{
    self = [super initWithStyle:style];

    return self;
}

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];

    myDict = [FLBDataManagement loadCardDataDictionaryFromPlist];

    [self loadCardDataFromDictionary];

    // Allow dismissing keyboard
    _textNewDeck.delegate = self;

    [self setupDeleteSwipe];

    [self.tableView reloadData];
}

// Ensures that the view updates each time it is seen
- (void) viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
    [self viewDidLoad];
}

#pragma mark - Delete Deck
// Swiping reference: // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7144592/getting-cell-indexpath-on-swipe-gesture-uitableview

- (void) setupDeleteSwipe
{
    UISwipeGestureRecognizer *showExtrasSwipe = [[UISwipeGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(cellSwipe:)];
    showExtrasSwipe.direction = UISwipeGestureRecognizerDirectionRight;
    [self.tableView addGestureRecognizer:showExtrasSwipe];
}

-(void)deleteCell:(NSString *) deckToDelete
{
    myDict = [FLBDataManagement loadCardDataDictionaryFromPlist];
    NSMutableArray *cardsToDelete = [NSMutableArray new];

    for(id key in myDict)
    {
        NSMutableArray *cardAtKey = [NSMutableArray arrayWithArray:[myDict objectForKey:key]];
        NSString *deckAtKey = [cardAtKey objectAtIndex:0];

        // Add each category in the deck
        if( [deckAtKey isEqualToString:deckToDelete])
        {
            [cardsToDelete addObject:key];
        }
    }

    [FLBDataManagement deleteCards:cardsToDelete];
    NSLog(@"Deleted cell with Deck: %@\n", deckToDelete);

    [self viewWillAppear:true];
}

-(void)cellSwipe:(UISwipeGestureRecognizer *)gesture
{
    CGPoint location = [gesture locationInView:self.tableView];
    NSIndexPath *swipedIndexPath = [self.tableView indexPathForRowAtPoint:location];
    UITableViewCell *swipedCell  = [self.tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:swipedIndexPath];

    deleteThisDeck = swipedCell.textLabel.text;

    // Initialize and display alert
    deleteDeckAlert =
    [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Delete %@",  deleteThisDeck]
                               message:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"You will delete all categories and all cards in %@. Are you sure?", deleteThisDeck]
                              delegate:self
                     cancelButtonTitle:@"Cancel"
                     otherButtonTitles:@"Delete", nil];
    deleteDeckAlert.tag = deleteDeckAlertTag;
    [deleteDeckAlert show];
}

#pragma mark - Navigation

// In a story board-based application, you will often want to do a little preparation before navigation
- (void)prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender
{
    if([[segue identifier] isEqualToString:@"DeckToCategory"])
    {
        FLBCategoryViewController *categoryViewController = [segue destinationViewController];
        NSIndexPath *indexPath = [self.tableView indexPathForSelectedRow];
        categoryViewController.currentDeck = [decks objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
    }

    if([[segue identifier] isEqualToString:@"DeckToFront"])
    {
        FLBReviewFrontViewController *reviewFrontViewController = [segue destinationViewController];
        NSMutableArray * dueCardsID = [self generateDueCards];
        reviewFrontViewController.dueCardsID = dueCardsID;
        reviewFrontViewController.dueTotal = [dueCardsID count];
    }
}

#pragma mark - Table-View Management

- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView
{
    return 1;
}

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
    return [decks count];
}

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"ListPrototypeCell";

    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier forIndexPath:indexPath];

    cell.textLabel.text = [decks objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];

    return cell;
}

- (void) loadCardDataFromDictionary
{
    // Create view's perception of the decks we have available based on the cards.
    decks = [NSMutableArray array];
    for(id key in myDict)
    {
        NSMutableArray *cardAtKey = [NSMutableArray arrayWithArray:[myDict objectForKey:key]];
        NSString *deckAtKey = [cardAtKey objectAtIndex:0];

        // For each new deck, add it to the list of decks
        if( ![decks containsObject:deckAtKey] )
        {
            [decks addObject:deckAtKey];
        }
    }
}

#pragma mark - Data Management

- (void) saveCard
{
    NSNumber *frequency = @5;
    NSDate *today = [NSDate date];

    NSMutableArray *newCard = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
    [newCard addObject:theNewDeckName];
    [newCard addObject:@"Default"];
    [newCard addObject:@"Default"];
    [newCard addObject:@"Default"];
    [newCard addObject:frequency];
    [newCard addObject:today];

    [FLBDataManagement saveNewCard:newCard];
}

- (NSMutableArray *) generateDueCards
{
    NSMutableArray * dueCardsID = [[NSMutableArray alloc]init];

    for (id key in myDict)
    {
        NSMutableArray *cardAtKey = [NSMutableArray arrayWithArray:[myDict objectForKey:key]];
        NSLog(@"Key: %d, Deck: %@", (int)key, [cardAtKey objectAtIndex:1]);
        NSDate *dateAtKey = [cardAtKey objectAtIndex:5];

        NSDate * today = [NSDate date];
        if ([dateAtKey compare:today] == NSOrderedAscending)
        {
            [dueCardsID addObject:key];
        }
    }

    return dueCardsID;
}

#pragma mark - Add New Deck
// Add new deck
// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6319417/whats-a-simple-way-to-get-a-text-input-popup-dialog-box-on-an-iphone
- (IBAction)addDeckButtonPressed:(id)sender
{
    addNewDeck = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Create New Deck" message:@"Please enter the name of the new deck:" delegate:self cancelButtonTitle:@"Save" otherButtonTitles:@"Cancel", nil];
    addNewDeck.tag = addNewDeckAlertTag;
    addNewDeck.alertViewStyle = UIAlertViewStylePlainTextInput;
    alertTextField = [addNewDeck textFieldAtIndex:0];
    alertTextField.keyboardType = UIKeyboardTypeAlphabet;
    alertTextField.placeholder = @"Enter new deck name";
    [addNewDeck show];
}

- (void)alertView:(UIAlertView *)alertView clickedButtonAtIndex:(NSInteger)buttonIndex
{
    // We use tags to differentiate all the
    // alerts in current viewController.
    if (alertView.tag == addNewDeckAlertTag)
    {
        if ([alertTextField.text length] <= 0 || buttonIndex == 1 )
        {
            return; //If cancel or 0 length string the string doesn't matter
        }

        theNewDeckName = alertTextField.text;

        [self saveCard];

        myDict = [FLBDataManagement loadCardDataDictionaryFromPlist];
        [self loadCardDataFromDictionary];
        [self.tableView reloadData];
    }

    else if (alertView.tag == deleteDeckAlertTag)
    {
        NSString *title = [alertView buttonTitleAtIndex:buttonIndex];

        if([title isEqualToString:@"Cancel"])
        {
            NSLog(@"Cancel was selected.");
        }
        else if([title isEqualToString:@"Delete"])
        {
            NSLog(@"Delete was selected.");
            [self deleteCell:deleteThisDeck];
        }
    }
}

// Is called on textField when Return/Done is pressed to dismiss keyboard
- (BOOL) textFieldShouldReturn:(UITextField *)textField
{
    if (textField) {
        [textField resignFirstResponder];
    }

    return NO;
}

@end


There are two types of people who celebrate Christmas. Some keep the season low-key, quietly celebrating the season with family and friends while others pull out the Rudolph onesies as soon as Daylight Savings Time ends.
Instead of fighting over the last flat screen at Best Buy on Black Friday, the latter will be at The Eleanor for the opening of the second annual Miracle on 5th Street. According to a release, the space at 307 W. 5th St. Ste. A, will be completely transformed into a winter wonderland from 4 pm- 2 am daily between November 23 and December 30.
The Capital City pop-up is the second annual edition of Miracle, a series that takes over the world's buzziest bars with over-the-top Christmas decor, themed cocktails, and plenty of good cheer. In 2017, the first year that the concept came to Texas, the bar popped up with locations in Austin and Fort Worth. This year, it expands to San Antonio, Houston, and Galveston.
The idea originally launched in 2014 when Greg Boehm, owner of online bar supplies emporium Cocktail Kingdom, received some good advice from his mother. Instead of charging ahead with construction of new bar Mace in New York City, she suggested he temporarily festoon the unfinished space with kitschy holiday decor for the first Miracle pop-up.
If the Miracle pop-up at The Eleanor isn't enough to keep spirits bright, the concept will also be taking over Pastiche in San Antonio, Hide in Dallas, Proper in Fort Worth, Julep in Houston, and Daiquiri Time Out in Galveston.
And for the first time, tiki Christmas pop-up Sippin' Santa is also making its way to Austin, taking over east side dive Nickel City. Like Miracle, the Sippin' Santa pop-up begins November 23 and runs through December 30.
Like The Eleanor, Nickel City will donate 10 percent of sales to Action Against Hunger.