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Q: trying to login to a website...getting a bit confused The program below keeps outputing the source code of the original logon page at POINT B. Why is this happening? How can I go about fixing this? want the data of the next webpage that should come up.
<form method="POST" name="logonform" action="/check-443/logon.logonform" autocomplete="off">
       <input type="hidden" name="CDT"                  value="12313">
       <input type="hidden" name="NEW_PASSWORD"         value="">

           Username

           <input type="text" name="LOGON" id="id" value="" size="15" maxlength="15">

           Password:

           <input type="password" name="PASSWORDS" id="pw" value="" size="15">

           <input type="submit" value="Log In">

       </form>

My code that doesnt seem to work (I saw this online and thought this might be applicable)
    HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();
    HttpPost httppost = new HttpPost("https://abc.cba.com");

    List<NameValuePair> nameValuePairs = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>(2);
    nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("id", "Username"));
    nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("pw", "*****"));
    nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("Log In", "Log In"));
    try {
        UrlEncodedFormEntity p_entity = new UrlEncodedFormEntity(nameValuePairs);
        httppost.setEntity(p_entity);
        HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(httppost);
        HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();
        int status_code = response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode();

        if (status_code >= 300) {
            Log.d("asf", "Error"); //POINT A***************
            return false;

        } else {
            Log.d("asf", EntityUtils.toString(entity)); //POINT B***************
            return true;
        }

    } catch (Exception uee){}
    return false;

A: In order to "login" using your client instead of the HTML login page you need to post your login form data to the same place that the form does.
In this instance you should post to "/check-443/logon.logonform" from your client so as to act like the web form (that's where the current form is posting it's data to).
I suggest going to w3schools and brushing up your understanding on forms.

A: Try adding those hidden input fields (CDT, NEW_PASSWORD) to nameValuePairs and see if that makes any difference. Don't remember if that "Log In" needs to be there or not, might try removing that aswell.

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Can Robotics Solve Its Diversity Problem?
Team Techiversy — August 7, 2018 add comment
The area of robotics has been very much diverse and in fact too much diversity in robotics and not many engineers to design and build them. Software is very individual oriented and one robot often will not be in a position to work on any other robot. Artificial intelligence algorithms do include those robots that make use of to identify people as well as objects that tend to reflect their respective developers' inherent gender and racial biases.
Robot Operating System (ROS) allows programmers to write software that can run on many different types of robots and also freely share that code with the larger robotics community. Engineers had indeed to write most of their robot software from scratch. Functional, workhorse robots (more like R2-D2 than C-3PO), ROS's impact on robotics are favored.
What makes a machine a "robot"?
That's a difficult question, and many roboticists will indeed provide different answers. The simplest definition is of course that a robot is a device that does take sensor input and then perform some action that affects the physical world based on its programming and the information it collects. When people do think of robots, often they will immediately think of a mechanical arm, but it's actually a much broader range of devices.
Why have you focused your efforts on warehouse robots?
One can dabble into different things as far as robots are concerned such as robotics that includes autonomous cars as well as boats, personal robots, educational robots and experimental robots. None of them were useful.
How essential is it to create a robot operating system that could indeed help get roboticists on the same page when building their machines?
Outrageously important if one were to look at all of the things that do happen in robotics over the past eight years, one would definitely look into the Robot Operating System. ROS does provide a communication layer that does pass standard messages between the robot as well as the software controlling it. Before ROS there was no standardization of data format or output. The operating system does also provide a whole bunch of math libraries that enable robots to do transformational math as well as a visualization system that would be onerous for a developer to re-create on their own with each new robot.
What role does one play in developing ROS?
There has been a massive sharing of information on a scale that the robotics community that had never seen. That standardization on a single operating system had indeed the added advantage of making reproducibility possible in robotics, thus meaning researchers could re-create and expand on one another's work. Treaty to Control Artificial Intelligence
Often suggestions have been made to reframe engineering as a discipline. People want to be engineers. They often do not see it as creative field, but one needs engineers who are creative in their thinking.
How can one increase the number of women as well as minorities in engineering impact robotics, and the tech world in general?
Several people are interested in math, science, engineering and robotics but for many reasons do not have the opportunity to pursue those fields. Saying that minorities and women just are not interested in tech or science is indeed a lame excuse. Diversity invites diversity.
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Jacqueline Kory Westlund is a Ph.D student in Dr. Cynthia Breazeal's Personal Robots Group (PRG) at the MIT Media Lab.
Her research focuses on developing and evaluating social robotic learning companions to support young children's language learning and social and emotional development. She asks questions about how to create more effective robotic learning companions, how children understand social robots, how context and framing affect child-robot interactions, and the ethics of using robots in children's lives.
Three DragonBots and Huggable play a story game together!
Jacqueline was awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship in 2012-2015 and a Media Lab Learning Innovation Fellowship in 2016-2018 to support her research at MIT.
Prior to coming to the Media Lab, Jacqueline spent a year researching human emotion and learning with Dr. Sidney D'Mello at the University of Notre Dame, and worked at NASA for two summers developing autonomous vehicles and laser space robots. She holds a BA in cognitive science from Vassar College.
Jacqueline with Tega during the Spring 2016 member event!
For current news, recent publications, and latest projects, see https://www.jakory.com/ and http://robotic.media.mit.edu/news/!
Gordon, G., Spaulding, S., Kory Westlund, J., Lee, J., Plummer, L., Martinez, M., Das, M., & Breazeal, C. (2016). Affective Personalization of a Social Robot Tutor for Children's Second Language Skills. Proceedings of the 30th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (Palo Alto, CA).
Kory Westlund, J.*, Gordon, G.*, Spaulding, S., Lee, J., Plummer, L., Martinez, M., Das, M., & Breazeal, C. (2015). Learning a Second Language with a Socially Assistive Robot. In Proceedings of New Friends: The 1st International Conference on Social Robots in Therapy and Education.
Kory Westlund, J. M., Gordon, G., Spaulding, S., Lee, J., Plummer, L., Martinez, M., Das, M., & Breazeal, C. (2016). Lessons From Teachers on Performing HRI Studies with Young Children in Schools. In S. Sabanovic, A. Paiva, Y. Nagai, & C. Bartneck. Proceedings of the 11th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (Christchurch, New Zealand).
Kory Westlund, J., & Breazeal, C. (2015). The Interplay of Robot Language Level with Children's Language Learning during Storytelling. In J. A. Adams, W. Smart, B. Mutlu, & L. Takayama (Eds.), Proceedings of the Tenth Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction: Extended Abstracts (pp. 65-66).
Kory, J. & Kleinberger, R. (2014). Social agent or machine? The framing of a robot affects people's interactions and expressivity. 2nd Workshop on Applications for Emotional Robots held in conjunction with the 9th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction.
Kory, J. (2014). Storytelling with robots: Effects of robot language level on children's language learning. Master's Thesis, Media Arts and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.
Kory Westlund, J. M., Martinez, M., Archie, M., Das, M., & Breazeal, C. (2016). A Study to Measure Effects of Framing a Robot as a Social Agent or as a Machine on Children's Social Behavior. In S. Sabanovic, A. Paiva, Y. Nagai, & C. Bartneck, Proceedings of the 11th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction: Late-Breaking Reports (pp. 459-460).
Deception, Secrets, Children, and Robots: What's Acceptable?
Kory Westlund, J., & Breazeal, C. (2015). Deception, Secrets, Children, and Robots: What's Acceptable? Workshop on The Emerging Policy and Ethics of Human-Robot Interaction, held in conjunction with the 10th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction.
Kory Westlund, J. M., & Breazeal, C. (2016). Transparency, teleoperation, and children's understanding of social robots. In S. Sabanovic, A. Paiva, Y. Nagai, & C. Bartneck, Proceedings of the 11th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction: The 11th Annual Human-Robot Interaction Pioneers Workshop, (pp. 625-626). IEEE.


Silversea Cruises was founded in 1994 as a premium cruise company based in Monaco. With its first ship (Silver Cloud), the cruise line pioneered as all-inclusive passenger shipping brand.
Until 2018, Silversea's owners were the Lefebvre family (Rome, Italy) and V-Ships (fka Vlasov Group) of Monaco. Its business model was ultra-luxury cruising with smaller-sized all-suite ships.
In June-July 2018, Royal Caribbean acquired the company. On June 14, 2018, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL) and Manfredi Lefebvre D'Ovidio (majority stock owner of Silversea) announced an agreement for RCCL to acquire 66,7% equity stake in Silversea or purchase price around USD 1 billion. At the time, the company was valued at approx USD 2 billion. RCCL financed the deal (through debt) in October. In addition to the cash money, Lefebvre family received around 472,000 RCCL shares. Silversea kept company's management team led by CEO Roberto Martinoli.
On August 1, 2018, after receiving regulators' final approval, the acquisition deal was officially closed. RCCL owns 66,7%, while Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio owns 33,3% stake and remains company's Executive Chairman.
Following the acquisition was announced the "Project Invictus" - multi-year, fleetwide project for drydock refurbishments and product enhancements. Project's first enhancements started with Silver Muse (August 19, 2018) with upgraded champagne and caviar offerings. Next were scheduled for upgrades Silver Whisper and Silver Wind ((December 2018). All liners in the fleet will be updated taking inspiration from the flagship Silver Muse.
Since the beginning, company's all-inclusive fares included port charges, travel insurance, gratuities (none were allowed), one or more shore events (excursions) per cruise itinerary and beverages (selected wines at lunch and dinner). Most (around 80%) of brand's clients were expected to come from North America, so the line established its marketing office in Fort Lauderdale FL.
Fleet's first vessel (Silver Cloud) entered service in April 1994, followed by sistership Silver Wind in January 1995. In September 2000 was launched Silver Shadow. Silver Whisper debuted in January 2001.
In 2008, Silversea Cruises entered the luxury expedition travel market by purchasing the ship Prince Albert II (owned by Society Expeditions) and upgrading it to industry's highest standards. The reconstructed vessel (132-passenger Silver Explorer) was inaugurated in June 2008 with more rugged itineraries (including Arctic and Antarctic cruises and Western Africa safari cruise tours) and offering up-close wildlife adventures with its Zodiac boat expeditions.
On June 18, 2012, was announced that Silversea had acquired Canodros SA - Ecuadorian luxury tour company operating cruises in Galapagos Islands. The deal included former Renaissance ship Galapagos Explorer II (renamed in 2013 to Silver Galapagos). The 100-passenger ship is deployed year-round in Galapagos Islands.
The 3rd expedition ship (Silver Discoverer) joined Silversea Expeditions fleet in March 2014, also operating far-flung itineraries (Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, Russia's Far East, Australia New Zealand). The vessel features glass-bottom tour boat, Zodiacs (large boats used for landings), snorkeling and dive program (with complimentary equipment).
In 2017, Silversea started selling bonds to the public to finance the company's business. The plan was to raise USD 550 million (up from the originally-planned USD 275 million). Senior secured notes (due in 2025) paid interest at 7,25% rate.
In June 2017 was announced the company's partnership with Peninsula Hotels (Hong Kong-based hotel chain). Silversea's new "cruise and hotel" program debuted on Silver Muse (during World Cruise 2019). Both brands collaborate only on Asian itineraries. During these voyages, Peninsula Hotels provides chefs and specialists to interact with passengers and arrange exclusive onboard events in select Asian port cities.
In August 2018, Silversea Cruises launched company's travel blog Discover (discover.silversea.com). There are posted itinerary-themed mini-documentaries and behind-the-scenes videos themed on world's most unique cultures and lifestyles, rare geographical phenomena, unusual landscapes, wildlife, topics on glaciology-botany-ornithology-marine biology, useful travel skills, expert photography tips, as well as specially produced for Silversea photos and videos and original stories by company's Expedition Experts.
In the late-2000s, Silversea started a fleet-expansion program adding tonnage through newbuilds.
In December 2009, the company launched the 540-passenger Silver Spirit.
In 2017 was launched the 596-passenger Silver Muse (building cost EUR 105 million / USD 125 million) - Silver Spirit modified design.
On September 11, 2017, was signed a EUR 310 million (USD 370 million) shipbuilding contract with Fincantieri (Italy) for 3 new cruise ships - including Silver Moon, with scheduled delivery in 2020. Currently, Silversea has a fleet of 9 operational vessels, with planned expansion up to 12. The last 2 newbuilds (sisterships to Muse and Moon, still unnamed) are with scheduled deliveries in 2021 and 2023.
When the Silversea-Fincantieri deal for Silver Moon was signed (September 2017), the Italian shipbuilder had a total of 78 cruise vessels built in the period 1990-2017 (of which 55 launched between 2002-2017) plus other 31 currently being designed or constructed.
On May 14, 2018. was signed the Silversea-Fincantieri order for Silver Dawn (planned delivery November 2021).
Another boat of the same series is planned for launch in 2023, to a total fleet of 12 vessels.
In October 2018, RCCL-Royal Caribbean announced shipbuilding agreements for all 3 new vessels for Silversea Cruises.
Silversea signed a MoU (memorandum of understanding) with the German shipbuilder Meyer Werft for 2 ships (new "Evolution Class") with first delivery in 2022.
The 3rd contract was signed with the Dutch company Shipyard De Hoop for building Silver Origin. The new expedition ship will serve Silversea Expeditions' Galapagos Islands cruise tour program currently served by Silver Galapagos. The newbuild enters service in March 2020.
Since April 2018, all Silversea ships offer free and unlimited Wi-Fi access - regardless of cabin category. Previously (between January 2016 - April 2018) Silversea customers received 1 hour complimentary Wi-Fi per day.
By the new policy, Silversea provides each standard suite passenger with free and unlimited Internet access. Booking larger suites (Silver to Owner grades) offers free and unlimited internet for up to 2 mobile devices pp (simultaneously). Unlimited premium internet package upgrades are also offered.
In August 2016, Silversea announced the company's plans to invest USD 170 million in a fleetwide drydock refurbishment project. Ship upgrades started in 2016 with 3 ships.
Silver Whisper had refreshed suites (dark emperor marble floors in cabin bathrooms, sun deck (new loungers, newly tiled pool). The Restaurant and La Terrazza are with new furniture and flooring (hardwood parquet/carpet). Two new satellite antennas provide faster Internet. On-demand movies and interactive TVs were added in all cabins.
Silver Wind received the same upgrades as Silver Whisper - all cabins, restaurants, ship technology. The pool deck has all new teak decking.
Silver Discoverer - The Discoverer Lounge was redesigned (from breakfast venue into the upscale lounge), while The Explorer Lounge received new furniture and audio-video equipment. The Restaurant was renovated. The pool grill received new furniture.
Silver Cloud was remade into a polar expedition ship.
Silversea Cruises boasts an upscale, yet casual onboard atmosphere with spacious public spaces that offer bigger-than-average spaces for travelers. The line provides stellar service and its guests may be sure there is no waiting in line for activities or meals.
Extraordinary dining experiences are available on all Silversea ships, with wine poured generously at meals. The all-inclusive policy covers all gratuities and unlimited beverages - beer, wine, liquor, and soft drinks, except premium brands.
There are lecturers on all cruises, offering insights into the cultures of the destinations visited. Sometimes Silversea provides a bridge instructor or a golf pro for lessons at the practice nets on board each ship. However, partly as a function of relatively low passenger capacity, few educational opportunities are available. Each of Silversea Cruises ships has a well-stocked library, a fitness center, and a Steiner-managed spa.
Meals in the main dining room are served open seating, with lunch available between 12:00 and 1:30 p.m., and dinner at any time between 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Alternative dinner is available at 7 p.m. in La Terrazza, free of charge (reservations are required) and in the upscale Le Champagne between 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Le Champagne applies a $200/$30 charge, which depends on the chosen dining option ($200 is for a multi-course degustation menu with wine pairings).
IMPORTANT: As there are no organized kids programs, Silversea ships are inappropriate for families with young kids.
Silversea passengers are generally, as on most small luxury ships, somewhat older than those found on bigger, mainstream vessels. In terms of nationality, about 50% are North Americans, with the other 50% coming from all over the world (mainly the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia). Many travelers are retirees with the resources and leisure to make Silversea Cruises their line of choice.
Perhaps because they provide the space for more facilities (cigar bar, wine bar, computer center, expanded spa, not to mention larger and better-equipped show lounge), Silver Whisper and Silver Shadow attract a younger clientele. Still, Silversea is not the cruise line for the 20- and 30-something travelers.
For season 2016-2017, Silversea Expeditions partnered with Technogym for selected Wellness-themed cruises. By this partnership, on all Silversea expedition vessels were offered fitness and wellness-themed onboard events and complimentary amenities and services, including spa treatments, classes (Yoga, Pilates, fitness), enrichment lectures, healthy cooking demos gym sessions (with personal trainers and Technogym equipment).
Since January 2019, Silversea upgraded fleetwide company's in-cabin TV programming by adding 2 new channels - National Geographic (NatGeo / science-travel documentaries) and Sport 24 (live sports events).
According to an independent cruise market research, Silversea continues to be rated number one luxury cruise line by ship capacity. With a fleet of 9 vessels, the company is also the dominant player on the Mediterranean luxury cruising market, especially during summer months. The second biggest by passenger capacity line is Crystal Cruises (Los Angeles USA-based). The third biggest luxury line is Regent Seven Seas, followed closely by Seabourn.
Silversea Expeditions scuba diving cruises feature some of the most remote destinations in the world and top diving sites in the Indian and western Pacific oceans.
In addition to a dive master onboard, the cruises feature experts including marine biologists, ecologists, environmentalists, and geologists.
Silver Discoverer's scuba diving cruises include experiences, such as a 14-day Cairns to Balikpapan program "Australia (Great Barrier Reef) & Indonesia" departing October 4, and a 15-day voyage Phuket to the Maldives "Myanmar & Andaman Islands" December 2.
The 17-day "Maldives, Seychelles (Aldabra) & Africa" cruise departs December 17 and features a rare call at the remote coral atoll of Aldabra. This UNESCO World Heritage Site, virtually untouched by humans, is one of the world's biggest atolls and home to thousands of giant tortoises.
Silver Explorer sailed the first-ever Pacific coast explorations of the line as part of ship's lineup of Americas voyages in 2018. Silver Explorer's collection sails from Ushuaia, Argentina up to the Pacific coastline to Vancouver.
Follows a list of cruise expedition themed cruises operated by Silversea Expeditions' ships. These are Silver Discoverer, Silver Galapagos, Silver Explorer and Silver Cloud (since 2017).
"Photography Expedition Cruises" include photo walks, onboard workshops, and lectures led by professional photographers.
"Birding and Ornithology Expedition Cruises" are offered on itineraries in Alaska and Galapagos (wildlife viewing themed).
"Culinary Expedition Cruises" provide an array of ashore and onboard culinary-themed events.
"Diving Expedition Cruises" by Silversea's scuba diving program are led by professional expedition team and certified divemasters. Silver Discoverer operates in Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, Indonesia.
"Wellness Expedition Cruises" allow passengers to improve their well-being while cruising to destinations in South Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia. Dedicated wellness specialists host an onboard fitness training program that includes Pilates, yoga and stretching. Also included are cooking demonstrations and daily wellness lectures focused on balanced nutrition. Also, price inclusive are spa massage treatments.
Silversea alternated two 7-night Galapagos Islands itineraries (Saturday to Saturday) approved by Galapagos National Park Service. Both are operated by the 100-passenger ships Silver Galapagos and Silver Origin (starting May 2020). The itinerary is between the homeport islands Baltra and San Cristobal.
All Silversea Galapagos shore tours/expeditions are complimentary and guided by an experienced certified team, On the ship, passengers enjoy premium butler service, gourmet cuisine, complimentary wines and spirits and free Wi-Fi throughout.
The new wine programme of Silversea was selected by the company's expert Wine Ambassador, Lawrence d'Almeida. Nearly 160 different wines populate line's wine selection, that is praised by wine experts for including one of the biggest choices of complimentary wines onboard any cruise ship, with about 70 different labels.
World's major wine regions are represented in Silversea's complementary range, along with major wine grapes, yet Italian wines are well-represented as an homage to the heritage of the line. When relevant to the visited destination, local wines are added to the wine selection, enabling passengers to sail deeper via sampling fine wines from around the world.
Departing on October 18 and arriving on October 31, 2018, Silver Whisper sails between Lisbon and Fort Lauderdale FL for Silversea's next wine cruise, for which the line partnered with Comitato Grandi Cru d'Italia and American Fine Wine Competition.
The trip introduces passengers to both 'new world' and 'old world' wines, in line with the movement of the ship across the Atlantic. First, travelers are able to sample 33 varieties of high-class Italian wines, provided by Comitato Grandi Cru d'Italia committee that unites top Italian wineries to promote the prestige of country's most illustrious wines.
Additional 19 varieties of the best wines in America are available, due to Silversea's partnership with the American Fine Wine Competition. Journalists, wine magazine publishers, co-founders of American Fine Wine Competition (AFWC), Vintners, Monty and Sara Preiser of Napa and Florida join the cruise as instructors and hosts. The Preisers are expected to present AFWC's Double Gold Medal-winning wines and bottles from the 'Winery of the Year' to passengers of the trip.
Illustrious members of ASPI sommelier association, Gennaro Buono and Giuseppe Vaccarini, a former best sommelier in Italy and best sommelier in the world respectively, each join a segment of the transatlantic cruise. Vaccarini is expected to accompany guests on wine-related shore trips, while Buono is to host an accredited propaedeutic sommelier course.
Departing from Auckland January 20-February 2, flagship Silver Muse hosts the first wine cruise of 2019. The trip, hosted by Lawrence d'Almeida, introduces passengers to a variety of wines and vintages in an intimate environment. In New Zealand, passengers are able to enjoy a half day tour of Gisborne wine region, along with a tour of the Marlborough region and trips to wineries in Picton. In Australia, they can experience a trip to Ghost Rock Vineyards.
Silver Cloud sails between Lisbon-Amsterdam (May 1-May 13) to some of the prime winemaking regions in Europe. Calling at Oporto, Gijon, La Coruna, Bilbao, Belle Ile, Bordeaux, Saint-Malo, Douarnenez, Le Havre, the 12-day cruise incorporates opportunities to try fine gastronomy from across the continent. In Bordeaux, guests can enjoy an overnight stay. Silversea's Wine Ambassador selects different wines from each of the countries on the itinerary.
Between May 19-June 2, Silver Whisper sails between London and Barcelona, visiting Honfleur, Bordeaux, Le Verdon (Bordeaux), Saint-Malo, Bilbao, Lisbon, Cadiz, Malaga. Along the way, passengers are able to participate in 2019 edition of line's onboard accredited sommelier course and leave with recognized qualification. Throughout the voyage, they can also partake in tours of prominent wineries.
Silversea introduced a new collection of itineraries to Cuba, enabling travelers of all nationalities to discover the exciting destination. Departing from the United States for the first time in the history of the cruise line, the 17 journeys unlock authentic experiences for guests, showcasing the best of the country via immersive land trips in a variety of destinations.
Silver Wind inaugurates the collection of Cuba voyages when she sets sail February 14, 2019, on a week-long cruise from San Juan to Fort Lauderdale. The itinerary includes calls to the Cuban cities of Santiago de Cuba, Havana, and Bimini Islands.
The recently lengthened Silver Spirit departs San Juan on a 10-night journey on February 22, 2019. The overnight in Santiago de Cuba is complemented by visits to Cienfuegos and Havana, stops in George Town, Bimini and Key West, before ending in Fort Lauderdale.
Departing San Juan March 31, 2019, Silver Wind unlocks Havana and Santiago de Cuba on overnight calls, along with Cienfuegos, on a 10-night cruise. The itinerary incorporates George Town and Bimini, as well.
Also, onboard Silver Wind, a 9-night roundtrip cruise from Fort Lauderdale, departing on April 10, calls in Santiago de Cuba overnight as well as Havana, in addition to Nassau, Port Canaveral, and Bimini.
Concluding 2019 selection, a 14-night journey aboard Silver Whisper departs Fort Lauderdale November 22. The roundtrip itinerary features a call to Cienfuegos, plus overnights in Havana and Santiago de Cuba, offering ample time for passengers to experiences the local way of life. This itinerary also includes visits to Grand Cayman, Belize City, Key West, and Cozumel.
In 2020, another 12 itineraries are due to unlocking authentic Cuban culture.
Silversea's classic winter 2019-2020 itineraries comprise 89 sailings to Asia, Australasia, South America, Caribbean, and more. Building on the previously announced expedition itineraries of the company for the same period, these itineraries bring the number of visited destinations to around 900 for 2019-2020. Winter 2019-2020 itineraries feature a full program in Australia and New Zealand, circumnavigation of South America, along with increased capacity in Asia. 10 inaugural are made in exciting places like Fiji's volcanic Dravuni Island, lushly forested Cayman Brac Island, and picturesque city of Timaru New Zealand, with its bluestone buildings and lovely botanical gardens.
World Cruise 2020: Departing Fort Lauderdale FL for Amsterdam on January 6, Silver Whisper is due to become the first ever to visit all 7 continents on a 140-day world cruise encompassing 32 countries and 62 ports.
Australia and New Zealand: Line's Silver Muse is scheduled to spend more than 4 months in Australia & New Zealand, marking her longest season in the region. The ship offers a series of mostly 14-day voyages, departing from Auckland or Sydney.
South America: Silver Shadow departs Fort Lauderdale FL on January 24, on a 63-day full circumnavigation of South America. The trip includes a Panama Canal crossing, an inaugural overnight in Guayaquil, cruising Chile's fjords, an overnight in Rio de Janeiro, plus 2-night stays in Buenos Aires and Callao.
Myanmar: Departing on November 19 and February 29, two Silver Spirit cruises incorporate multi-day stopovers in Myanmar. Passengers can explore the famous golden pagodas and temples. The voyages depart from Singapore or Mumbai with overnights in Sri Lanka included.
Asia: From the Land of the Rising Sun to China's Great Wall and Vietnam's Ha Long Bay, the highlights of the trips undertaken by Silver Muse and Silver Spirit will enable passengers to discover the natural and cultural attractions of the Far East.
Caribbean: Nearly 2 dozen cruises aboard Silver Whisper, Silver Wind and Silver Shadow spotlight the wonders of Caribbean, from the rainforests of Saint Lucia and the courtyards of San Juan to the cozy cafes of Saint Barts.
The schedule of expedition cruises onboard Silver Galapagos from January through June 2020 continues the exploration of the biologically diverse Galapagos Islands, with two 7-day itineraries that may be combined into 2-week sailings.
Flights and transfers included: On all Silversea 2020 and 2021 cruises, with the exception of those to Australia and Alaska, economy flights and overseas transfers are included, with Business Class on European itineraries along with superb Business Class upgrades to airlines' long-haul destinations.
Silver Moon Inaugural Cruise: Silversea's latest luxury addition and sister ship to Silver Muse, Silver Moon sets sail from Trieste on August 6, 2020. The maiden voyage calls at the Croatian coast and in Malta before arriving in Italy.
New Zealand and Sub-Antarctic Islands: In a first for the cruise line, Silver Explorer will cruise to Antarctica from Dunedin, opening up a new region to explore. Departing December 2020, the voyage includes the sub-Antarctic islands and Dumont D'Urville Station (French scientific research base located close to huge colony emperor and Adelie penguins).
Cruising from Tower Bridge, London UK: Silver Wind will offer 7 voyages departing from/arriving at Tower Bridge London, including the UK circumnavigation, which departs May 22, 2020, and visits Wales, Northern Island, Scotland across 12 days.
Northeast & Northwest Passages: Silver Cloud's 24-day cruise from Kangerlussuaq to the remote port of Nome and Silver Explorer's 25-day from Nome to Tromso depart in August 2020.
Istanbul: Silver Shadow is back to Istanbul on 2 cruises departing May and August 2020. Both include overnights in the city and stops at popular resorts, such as Mykonos and Kusadasi.
On March 12, 2018, Silversea opened for booking MS Silver Whisper's 140-day "World Cruise 2020". The itinerary visits 62 ports in 32 countries and is the world's first Around The World voyage visiting all the 7 continents.
The itinerary starts on January 6, 2020, from Fort Lauderdale (Florida) and ends in Amsterdam (Holland) on May 25, 2020.
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Mineral Health: Do You Get Enough Iron?
Reviewed By: Carol DerSarkissian, MD
Reviewed on 4/28/2022
Why You Need Iron
Iron is a mineral that your body uses to make two proteins: hemoglobin and myoglobin. Hemoglobin helps your red blood cells move oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body. Myoglobin brings oxygen to your muscles. Iron is also important in making hormones, as well as tendons, ligaments, and other connective tissue.
What If You Don't Get Enough Iron?
You might not notice anything at first because your body will use what it has stored in your muscles, bones, liver, and elsewhere. But when these supplies run out, your red blood cells get smaller and so carry less hemoglobin. That means less oxygen gets delivered throughout the rest of your body, which is one kind of anemia.
What Are the Symptoms of Anemia?
You might feel tired, weak, or dizzy and have pale skin, a fast pulse, cold hands, headaches, and digestive problems. A weaker immune system could make you sick more often, and your body temperature could vary more than usual. It can even affect your ability to think clearly and remember things. Children who get anemia from lack of iron sometimes develop learning problems.
What Causes Low Iron?
It's more likely if your diet isn't great or if you don't eat much meat, fish, or poultry. It also can happen if you lose blood due to injury or illness (like ulcers or colon cancer) or you have a condition that hampers digestion. Women get it more than men, especially once their monthly cycle starts or if they're pregnant. And iron levels can go down as you get older and start to eat less.
If you're a man, you should get about 8 milligrams (mg) per day. If you're a woman 19 to 50 years old, you need more than double that: about 18 mg per day. That jumps to 27 mg if you're pregnant and drops to 10 mg if you're breastfeeding. After age 50, women's needs drop to the same as men: 8 mg per day.
What If You're Vegetarian or Vegan?
Your body doesn't absorb iron from vegetables as easily as it does from animal protein like fish, chicken, and meat. That's why vegetarians or vegans should almost double the daily iron amount that doctors recommend for meat eaters. That's 14 mg for men, and 32 mg for women age 19-50. You can do it if you eat a varied diet and get plenty of vitamin C (in foods including oranges, red peppers, strawberries, and broccoli), which helps your body absorb the iron.
Which Foods Provide Iron?
Oysters, beef liver, white beans, lentils, and spinach are some of the top natural food sources. Lean meat, seafood, and poultry are great animal sources and help your body absorb iron from other foods like beans, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, whole grains, and green leafy vegetables. Iron is also in many "fortified" grain products like bread and breakfast cereal. Check the label to see how much is in a serving.
Do You Need Iron Supplements?
Women who've been through menopause and men probably don't. Other people might, but most get enough iron from food. Too much iron can cause stomach cramps, constipation, nausea, diarrhea, and lightheadedness. It also could make it harder for your body to absorb enough zinc. Overdoses of iron supplements, which can provide different amounts of iron, can cause life-threatening problems in children younger than 6. And most adults shouldn't get more than 45 mg of iron per day, so it's best to ask your doctor first before taking any iron supplements.
If You're Pregnant
You need more iron to keep up with the greater amount of blood that nurtures you and your growing baby. Without enough, your baby might be born too soon or with a low body weight. It could even cause problems with parts of your baby's brain development. Your doctor will likely watch your levels and may prescribe a supplement if you need it or just to be safe.
Your Baby
Around 10% of infants and toddlers don't get enough iron. If your little one was born early or underweight, they may not have much in the tank. Even a full-term baby only has enough for a few months before it runs out. If not restocked, this early lack of iron could lead to behavior and attention problems later. Talk to your doctor about how to track, and, if needed, supplement your child's iron.
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I am working on a small implementation of XenDesktop 7 that will be used exclusively for hosted application delivery (think XenApp) This environment has a pre-existing SQL Server that is being used to host the Site database and I ran into some issues creating the database on my pre-existing server.
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In an exciting race lasting six hours at the Fuji International Speedway, Porsche managed to clinch third and fifth positions in the LMP1 class thanks to its two 919 Hybrids. The results mean that Porsche have retained their lead at the top of both the drivers' and manufacturers' classifications, with just two rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship to come. With Toyota taking the victory in this race, Porsche now have 263 points in the manufacturers' standings, followed by Audi with 204 and Toyota with 174.
In the drivers' standings, Timo Bernhard (DE), Brendon Hartley (NZ) and Mark Webber (AU) currently place fourth, after finishing third at the Fuji International Speedway, starting in second on the grid. Romain Dumas (FR), Neel Jani (CH) and Marc Lieb (DE) retain their spot at the top of the drivers' standings: after starting from sixth position on the grid, they finished the race in fifth place, meaning that their advantage over their closest rivals has now dropped to 23 points.
All three of the top manufacturers competing in this race finished within 18 seconds of each other: a close-fought battle with a great deal of drama along the way.
In car 1, Mark Webber sat at P2 for much of the race, handing over to Timo Bernhard after 36 laps, with Brendon Hartley taking over after lap 73. Webber retook his place behind the wheel after lap 110, handing the reins to Bernhard after lap 147. On lap 157, Bernhard claims P2 and closes the gap, but after 183 laps, a stop to switch to Hartley sees the team rejoining in P3. After a great battle with Kobayashi, the Japanese driver refuelled with no tyres change, while Hartley changes tyres after lap 220 and hands over to Webber. Balance problems with the Porsche meant no more fighting, and the team took third place.
Car 2 was plagued by problems with the Porsche's balance for much of the race. Despite gaining a position at the start, Dumas was back in P6 after the first lap, rising to P5 after the no. 7 Audi suffered problems on lap 15. The rest of the race involved plenty of problems: a loose rear end shortly after, tyre pick up affecting the aerodynamics after lap 73, and a front bodywork chance after lap 110. In the final stint from Jani, fifth proves to be the best position achievable, and Porsche retain their manufacturers' and drivers' standing leads.


Twenty-five years ago, the Wheaton Alumni magazine began a series of articles in which Wheaton faculty told about their thinking, their research, or their favorite books and people. Professor of English Emeritus Wayne Martindale (who taught at Wheaton from 1981-2011) was featured in the Winter 2011 issue.
Actually, I do take this question seriously and often relay the vocations of former student teaching assistants. Statistics from the College help round out this list. Then, I get to the answer that has mattered most to me: Literature is about life and helps me understand it.
I didn't come to an English major easily. My own undergraduate sojourn led through four majors: engineering, Bible, psychology, and English.
Shakespeare's potent vision made me see that actions had consequences and could invite unnecessary pain; that unwashed guilt is living hell; that evil may and must be confronted.
I had found high seriousness. Choices mattered. Despite Macbeth's claim that life was "a tale told by an idiot," all lives had themes. There was a pattern of meaning we readers could see, even when the characters could not. They were all born for something noble, even if they missed it.
But even plots and poetic images must move through time and space. What we really want is to connect with something that transcends both. That's where the theme comes in: it is the meaning bigger than the sum of the parts. The author, like an interior designer, has come in and permanently rearranged the furniture of our minds.
It's an easy step for the Christian reader to see that the teeming plot of human history is everywhere pregnant with the theme of the necessity of salvation and the reality of reconciliation.
The plots of our lives move through time and space, not randomly, but crafted by a Divine Author into a meaning beyond the sequence of events to fit an eternal theme. All stories are God's story.


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10 Songs That Worship the Sex-Crazed Demon Mother Lilith
Katy Irizarry
Katy Irizarry Published: March 20, 2019
Capitol / Avantgarde Music / Century Media
Lilith, the mother of demons, is often portrayed as a baby snatching night fiend and is typically demonized (pun intended) for her lascivious and lustful desires. However, when you reflect on Lilith's origins, it's difficult not to sympathize with her as yet another victim of the patriarchy, mythological or not.
Contrary to popular belief that Eve was the first woman, in Jewish mythology Lilith's existence actually predates the Bible's forbidden fruit indulger. She was actually created from the same clay as Adam, rather than Eve who came after Adam's existence and was made from one of his ribs.
Lilith was expected to be subservient to Adam, but she was having none of that. When Adam told her that she "lie beneath" him, she protested and demanded equality. Since he refused to see her as his equal, she left the garden and traded him in for the archangel Samael.
Adam demanded that God send his angels to fetch her, but she refused to come back and in turn, her punishment was that her demon children would die, which she coldly accepted. She was often portrayed as the monster for making this decision, but like, what the hell is wrong with those angels? What kind of fate is that to bestow upon a strong, independent woman who doesn't need a man? Not cool, angels.
Many Satanists believe Lilith eventually went on to marry Satan himself, sitting beside him on the throne as a queen should. Hey, if you're gonna settle down, go for the gold and tie the knot with the ruler of the underworld.
In honor of Women's History Month, we're not just celebrating Lilith, but we're celebrating all of the women who have been demonized for liberating themselves from the confines of their own personal Gardens of Eden. From Otep to In This Moment, here are 10 songs inspired by Lilith.
Source: 10 Songs That Worship the Sex-Crazed Demon Mother Lilith
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Q: Maven Detection of Old Setting Mechanism I'm experimenting with the jgitver maven plugin to aid in setting release versions for a project. Following the "manual" install instructions, I added the requisite extensions.xml file to my .mvn folder in the root of my project.
The contents of the file are basic
<extensions xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/EXTENSIONS/1.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
            xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/EXTENSIONS/1.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/core-extensions-1.0.0.xsd">
    <extension>
        <groupId>fr.brouillard.oss</groupId>
        <artifactId>jgitver-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>1.8.0</version>
    </extension>
</extensions>

However, when I run a simple mvn validate on the project I receive the following output
$ mvn validate
[INFO] Using jgitver configuration file: C:\development\code\microfrontends\mfgweb\events-tracking\event-data\.mvn\jgitver.config.xml
[INFO] Using jgitver-maven-plugin [1.9.0] (sha1: 410af24b23bf392ebb2810475800189c6d881817)
[INFO]     version '0.0.0-git_release_test-dirty-SNAPSHOT' computed in 3412 ms
[INFO]
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[WARNING] jgitver has changed!
[WARNING]
[WARNING] it now requires the usage of maven core extensions (> 3.3.1) instead of standard plugin extensions.
[WARNING] The plugin must be now declared in a `.mvn/extensions.xml` file.
[WARNING]
[WARNING]     read https://github.com/jgitver/jgitver-maven-plugin for further information
[WARNING]
[ERROR] detection of jgitver old setting mechanism: jgitver must now use maven core extensions only -> [Help 1]
[ERROR]
[ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e switch.
[ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.
[ERROR]
[ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:
[ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/MavenExecutionException

I found this issue logged under the jgitver-maven-plugin project issue log which ties back to this issue in the maven project issue log.
According to the jgitver issue, this was resolved in maven 3.6.2. So I went back and downloaded version 3.6.3 and 3.6.1 and tried running mvn validate using each of thi=ose versions with the exact same result. I then cloned the jgitver-maven-plugin project and ran mvn validate on that project with the exact same result.
I am, by default, using maven version 3.8.6
$ mvn --version
Apache Maven 3.8.6 (84538c9988a25aec085021c365c560670ad80f63)
Maven home: F:\development\Apache\Maven\Latest
Java version: 17, vendor: Oracle Corporation, runtime: F:\development\languages\Java\openJDK_17
Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: Cp1252
OS name: "windows 10", version: "10.0", arch: "amd64", family: "windows"

Any ideas on what might be going wrong?


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Manufactured from 1957-1961, 4,445 fixed head coupés were produced, 2,672 drophead coupés and 2,265 roadsters.
The Jaguar XK150 Coupé had a one-piece windscreen replacing the split-screen used by its XK120 and XK140 predecessors and which was set 4 inches further forward. The 3.8 litre engine arrived in 1960. The E-Type Jaguar succeeded the XK150.
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Car Engine: 4.2 Litre - 5.3 litre
The XJ Coupé was launched at the London Motor Show in 1973, but rumoured teething problems prevented it from emerging for another two years. All versions came with the vinyl roof as standard. It used the XK6 inline 6-cylinder dual overhead camshaft (DOHC) engine designed by William Heynes Jaguar's chief engineer and produced by Jaguar Cars between 1949 and 1992.
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Year: 1961+
Car Engine: 3.8 litre
The Series 1 3.8 litre Jaguar E-TYPE produced at the Browns Lane factory in Coventry and debuted at the 1961 Geneva Motor Show was described by Enzo Ferrari as the most beautiful car ever made. It combined beauty with performance with a claimed top speed of 150mph and 0-60mph in under 7 seconds.
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Car Engine: 3.8
The Jaguar S Type available in 3.4 and 3.8 litre had the much-acclaimed independent rear suspension used in the Mark X (renamed in "420G" in 1966). Competing with the more expensive Mark X and it's predecessor, the Jaguar MK2 it overtook the MK2 annual sales in 1965 and 1966 and then fell below the MK2 in 1967 and 68, it's last year of production. It was succeeded by the Jaguar XJ6
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Car Engine: 3781cc
The luxurious Jaguar Mk9 (IX) automatic was tested at 114.4 mph with the acceleration of 0-60 mph in 10.1 seconds and 0-100mph in 28.8 seconds. Available in a range of single and duo-tone paint schemes, and with either a manual gearbox with overdrive or automatic transmission, the car was popular as a state car both in the UK and abroad.
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Car Engine: 2,483 cc
The six-cylinder engine Mark 2 Jaguar had a wider front windscreen then the MK1 and a new instrument layout that would be standard for all Jaguars until 1973. With a new radiator grille and larger side, tail and fog lamps, it had a new heating system with ducting servicing the rear seats. The Jaguar MK2 was re-badged from 1967 to the end of production in April 1969 to the 240.
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The Jaguar Mark 2 was available with all three versions of the advanced Jaguar XK6 I6 engine, the 2.4 (used by John Thaw in Inspector Morse) 3.4, and 3.8 litre, the latter having a top speed of 125mph and liked by law enforcement and criminals alike. The 3.8 (3781 cc) is similar to the unit used in the 3.8 E-Type, having the same block, crank, connecting rods and pistons. The 3.8 was discontinued in 1967 with 30,141 cars produced.
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Car Engine: 3.8 - 4.2 litre
The Iconic E-Type capable of 150mph was based on Jaguar's D-Type which had one the 24 Hours of Le Mans race 3 years running from 1955. Series 1 was produced from 1961–68, the initial engine was the 3.8 litre followed by the 4.2 litre from 1965. In 2004, The Sports Car International magazine put E-Type at number one on their list of Top Sports Cars of the 1960s.
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The Series 2 E-Type Jaguar differed from the series 1 with the removal of the glass headlight covers, larger front indicators and tail lights repositioned beneath a wrap-around rear bumper. The grille was larger with twin electric fans to aid cooling.
Many of these and other changes were driven by compliance with regulations introduced by the U.S. National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration.
Car Engine: 3.0 - 3.4 - 3.8L
D-Types won Le Mans in 1955, 1956 and 1957. Fuel was carried in the tail and contained within "a deformable Marston Aviation Division bag" in line with aviation practice.
The 3.4-litre engine won at Le Mans in 1955 and 1956 and with the 3.8 litre in 1957. The 3.0-litre engine size was introduced in 1958 after Le Mans restricted the engine racing size to that maximum.
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The Jaguar 420 and 420G were and are luxury cars.
The G in the Jaguar 420G stands for "Grand"
The differences of the 420G over the Jaguar 420 launched at the same time are the addition of a central bar to the front grille and a chrome side strip and side repeater indicator with some with interior changes.
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The Jaguar 420 and the Daimler Sovereign equivalent were released in August 1966, but production of the former ceased in 1968 after only 10,326. The car had very positive reviews but the 420 and other Jaguar MK2's still in production were totally eclipsed by the arrival of the new Jaguar XJ6 in 1968.
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Rebadged as a 340 in 1967 and previously known since 1959 as the Jaguar MK2 the 3.4litre ( 3,442 cc) cars were fitted with twin SU HD6 carburettors and the 2.4 Litre with twin Solex carburettor with Four-wheel disc brakes as standard with optional power steering, overdrive or automatic transmissions.
In 1957 The XK150 said goodbye to the split windscreen of it's forebears and became available in a range of 13 colours. Available as a fixed head and a drophead coupe initially, the roadster XK150 OTS (open two seater) arriving in 1958 . The dashboard had a leather trim with walnut as an available option. The 3.4 litre engine had a new "B" type cylinder head increasing the power to 180 SAE BHP at 5750 rpm. The successor to the Jaguar XK150 was the E - Type.
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In 1955 the 190bhp XK140 was launched with better brakes than the XK120, larger torsion bars, and rack and pinion steering. The changes in the appearance were subtle with bumpers extended to full width, flashing turn signals located in the wings, and fewer, more widely spaced bars in the grille. The XK140 SE increased the BHP to 210 and the XK140 M featured a dual exhaust, wire wheels, twin fog lamps, and windshield washers, and a crankshaft dampener.
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Year: 1948 - 54
At it's launch the Jaguar XK120 was the fastest production car in the world with its 3,442 cc, dual overhead - cam six that had evolved from a two-litre, four cylinder design. The straight six engine produced a top speed of 130 mph when driven by factory test driver Ron Sutton on a Belgian road. The beauty of the first production model bought by Clark Gable in 1949 was matched by its exceptional engineering reflected in the handling and suspension.
Beginning in 1948 until 1951 the Jaguar XK120 was available as a roadster, an open two seater. The first 242 of these cars consisted of an wood-framed (Ash) open 2-seater bodies with aluminium panels. The 120 stood for the top speed of 120 mph, however, this speed was exceeded in testing and catalogued with speeds 132.6 mph with the windscreen replaced by just one small aero screen and 135 mph with a passenger-side tonneau cover in place. 1950 saw pressed steel bodies adopted.
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The Jaguar XJS is a luxury grand tourer manufactured by British car manufacturer Jaguar Cars from 1975 to 1996 with a 5.3 litre engine capable of accelerating 0-60 in 7.6 seconds with a top speed of 143 mph. Three body styles were manufactured,the coupé, fixed-profile and full convertible. Over the years there were three distinct iterations. The Jaguar XJS was superceded by the Jaguar XK8, but production ran for over two decades until 1996 with a final production total of 115,413 units
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Year: 1986 +
The number of XJS conversions to a 200mph manual 5 speed 7.0 litre Lister-Jaguar XJS high performance car was 90. With 0 - 60 in 4.5 seconds, the conversion (standard) included Cosworth manufactured larger engine valves along with connecting rods, then there were new cylinder heads, a modified fuel injection system with four additional injectors and throttle bodies, a new crankshaft, new inlet and exhaust valves, ventilated brake discs and more.
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The XJS was one of the most popular Jaguars ever made. The original 1975 5.3-liter V12 engine was prized for its high mileage and low maintenance, being launched in the wake of a fuel crisis sales were a challenge. From July 1981, the XJ-S was renamed the XJ-S HE (High-Efficiency V12 engine). The Targa convertible (1983–88, V12 from 1985) did not have the appeal of the 1988 full convertible which had runaway sales.
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The 4.2 (4,235 cc) straight-six cylinder Jaguar's XK engine came with power steering, leather upholstery, and twin fuel tanks. In 1970 a Borg-Warner Model 12 unit was introduced giving three different forward positions accessed via the selector lever which achieved better acceleration. In 1972 the long-wheelbase was introduced giving an extra 4" of rear-seat legroom.
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The Jaguar E-Type, know in the USA as the Jaguar XK-E is the iconic British sports car manufactured between 1961 and 1975 with a claimed 150 mph top speed, under 7 second 0 to 60 mph acceleration, unitary construction, disc brakes, rack-and-pinion steering, and independent front and rear suspension.
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The Joined-up Data Standards project, implemented in partnership with Publish What You Fund and supported by the Omidyar Network, explores how data published to competing standards can be made usable, and how development data standards can be designed, improved and governed to enable greater interoperability. The aim is to support the use of data to improve decision-making and accountability.
Joining up data standards is important because it allows users to unlock the immense potential of data to help drive poverty eradication and sustainable development. In recent years, more and more valuable data has become available, but much of it can't be turned into useful information because it is being published in different formats, to different standards or on different platforms.
With our partners Publish What You Fund, we worked to improve how standard-setting bodies, data producers and data users collaborate to make their data interoperable and easily comparable with other data. We did this by exploring challenges to development data interoperability, the ways in which data could be joined up, and by bringing stakeholders together to find solutions to common problems.
We published a number of discussion papers that highlight problems caused by incompatible standards. We also developed an online navigator that provides mapping between commonly used global data standards.
In 2017 we published the project's summary report: The frontiers of data interoperability for sustainable development.
Consolidating existing principles. It's now less a question of if the many and multi agenda principles relating to interoperability will be harmonised, but when.
Moving beyond exposing problems and towards solving them through better availability of guidance, tools and approaches generated by an increasing number of data initiatives.
Turning big ideas into practical solutions. This is starting to happen at an international and national level. Efforts such as unlocking the benefits of big data for development should be scaled up.
Producing global standards and regulations that work for all to meet challenges such as the need for disaggregated data while maintaining privacy.
Creating new adaptable partnerships and building bridges between key actors in national and international data communities.
The report also recognises the critical cross-sector coordination role to be played by the Interoperability Data Collaborative. The collaborative is a multi-stakeholder initiative jointly led by the United Nations Statistics Division and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data. It was a key outcome of the first UN World Data Forum (UNWDF) in 2017.
Discussion paper 4: Household surveys: do competing standards serve country needs?
Discussion paper 5: How can Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT) be used to address the needs of databases?
Comparing and working with data published to different standards can be complex and time-consuming.
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Global Fellow
, Polar Institute
anne-marie.brady@canterbury.ac.nz @Anne_MarieBrady
Energy Polar Global Governance Arctic/Antarctic Asia China Mainland North Korea Taiwan Australia and New Zealand
Professor, University of Canterbury and Executive Editor of The Polar Journal
Wilson Center Projects
"China's Polar Strategy and Global Governance"
Jul 03, 2014 — Dec 30, 2020
Ryan McKenna Ryan.mckenna@wilsoncenter.org 202/691-4217
Professor Anne-Marie Brady, BA, MA Auckland, PhD ANU is a specialist in Chinese and polar politics based at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. She is a fluent Mandarin speaker. Anne-Marie is the executive editor of The Polar Journal, and has written nine books and over forty scholarly articles on topics ranging from China's modern propaganda system, foreigner-management in China and competing foreign policy interests in Antarctica. Her latest monograph, China as a Polar Great Power, examines China's polar policies.
China has emerged as a member of the elite club of nations who are powerful at both global poles. Polar states are global giants, strong in military, scientific, and economic terms. The concept of a polar great power is relatively unknown in international relations studies; yet China, a rising power globally, is now widely using this term to categorize its aspirations and emphasize the significance of the polar regions to their national interests. China's focus on becoming a polar great power represents a fundamental re-orientation - a completely new way of imagining the world. China's push into these regions encompasses maritime and nuclear security, the frontlines of climate change research, and the possibility of a resources bonanza. As shown in this book, China's growing strength at the poles will be a game-changer for a number of strategic vulnerabilities that could shift the global balance of power in significant and unexpected ways.
Anne-Marie Brady interviewed by ABC TV on China's interests in Antarctica
China as a Polar Great Power (Wilson Press and Cambridge University Press, 2017)
The Emerging Politics of Antarctica (Routledge Publishers, 2013)
Looking North, Looking South: China. Taiwan, and the South Pacific (World Scientific, 2010)
China's Thought Management (Routledge 2012)
Marketing Dictatorship: Propaganda and Thought Work in Contemporary China (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2008)
High Res Photo (1.57 MB)
The Polar Silk Road: China's Arctic Ambitions
The Best Way To Protect Against Beijing's Magic Weapons? Be Proactive
Looking for Points in Common While Facing Up to Differences: A New Model for New Zealand-China Relations
Resisting China's Magic Weapon
Magic Weapons: China's political influence activities under Xi Jinping
China as a Great Polar Power
By: Anne-Marie Brady
China's Arctic and Antarctic Ambitions
China in the Arctic
A Pyrrhic Victory in Antarctica?
Plus ça change? Media Control under Xi Jinping
China's Foreign Propaganda Machine
China, Pursuing Strategic Interests, Builds Presence in Antarctica
China's Undeclared Arctic Foreign Policy
China vs. Western Values: Xi Jinping's Ideology Campaign
Xi Jinping's challenge is to be strong enough to loosen control


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Rhydian is a classically trained baritone, crossover artist, actor and television presenter who has sold in excess of one million records worldwide.
He was the runaway star of ITV's The X Factor, showcasing his incredible vocal range with show-stopping performances from a full theatrical account of The Phantom of the Opera, to putting a classical spin on Pink's 'Get the Party Started' , to reducing the judges to tears with his version of 'Somewhere'. Duetting with Katherine Jenkins in the final, he became the audience favourite, and, despite being runner-up. Simon Cowell swiftly signed him to Sony BMG the very next day.
His debut eponymous album was released to critical acclaim and. proving his ever-growing popularity, became the highest-selling album by a male newcomer, going double platinum in the UK alone and selling in excess of 600,000 copies. In the same year, he entertained an audience of over 30,000 at Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's 60th birthday party in London's Hyde Park, and HRH Prince Charles invited him to become an ambassador of the Prince's Trust. Off the back of his growing success. Rhydian embarked on a 27-date sell-out UK solo tour, proving his versatility as a vocalist and performer, and proving the perfect platform to showcase eagerly anticipated tracks from his second album.
O Fortuna continued his success by being certified gold in the UK within two months of its release and included collaborations with Kiri Te Kanawa and Bryn Terfel. The album was met with astounding reviews and was nominated for Best Album at the Classical BRIT Awards 2010.
In the same year, Rhydian's career broadened to incorporate musical theatre when he starred as Parson Nathaniel in the sell-out production of Jeff Wayne's eagerly awaited The War of the Worlds.
Rhydian starred in three galas at London's Royal Albert Hall. Two of them were classical - the Classic FM Live concert and the Classical BRIT Awards - and the third. Classic Response, for charity. In addition, he performed as a special guest performer in Hayley Westenra's Christmas Wishes at Birmingham's Symphony Hall and in Christmas concerts at the Barbican Hall and the O2 Arena. London. He performed a sell-out 2011 Christmas special at Bath Forum and performed at the opening ceremony for the Ryder Cup.
His third album. Waves, was released in 2011 and was a risky departure from his pop opera roots. It saw him move into synth-heavy 80s-inspired pop music, covering much-loved 80s hits along with original songs. The risk paid off and he was met again with critical acclaim.
Continuing in his quest to diversify, he went on to appear as Khashoggi in the smash-hit musical We Will Rock You in its UK tour, and took the role of Teen Angel in the musical Grease.
Rhydian has performed at almost every arena and concert venue around the UK with some of the world's biggest artists including: the Stereophonies, Sugababes, Charlotte Church, Celine Dion, Bryn Terfel. Girls Aloud, Michael Bublé and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
For the BBC, Rhydian has guest presented Songs of Praise and, for S4C, he fronted a one-off special of A Night With.... which was followed by a documentary charting his rise as a performer, titled Rhydian: One Year On. In late 2011, Rhydian fronted a nine-part television entertainment series for S4C, featuring, among its guest stars. Hayley Westenra and Ruthie Henshall, which tied in with the release of his fourth studio album. Welsh Songs: Caneuon Cymraeg, featuring songs from his television show.
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Macnaught MX Series local displays are meter mounted digital registers available with either 12mm (PR style) or 17mm (ER style) display. MX series meters are equipped with modular process connections which provide the flexibility to allow users to easily interchange, maintain and upgrade their systems in an efficient manner.
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MXD-ES is PRA style digital register with a 12mm LCD and output. It provides real-time indication of Flow Rate, Total (resettable) and Accumulated Total (non-resettable). The output includes 4-20mA (passive), scaled pulse output, and High/Low flow alarm function. It is suitable for temperatures to 60˚C.
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Tag Archives: milking
Mammals for the win
antibacterial properties of breastmilk, antibodies, baby formula, breast feeding, breast milk, breastmilk fights cancer, clogged tear ducts, diaper rash, infant acne, milk, milking, white blood cells
Bodies are weird.
There are time when I look at my baby and I am like "how did I make this?"
To be honest, folks, I'm not a highly competent person when it comes to making things. I can't even cut a straight line in a piece of paper. But this baby that grew in me has eyebrows, and ankles, and toenails. He has eyes. Do you know how frigging complex eyes are? He has a spleen. A spleen. I mean, not once, when I was pregnant, did I really think about the fact that my kid would need a spleen, but he must have grown one anyway.
Although really, he grew himself and just used me for resources, but still. It's bizarre, you know?
And now I make milk, which he uses for resources to keep growing. I'm sustaining LIFE. With milk that I made myself.
I have never drunk much milk. Dairy products gave me the trots when I was little so my mother kept me away from milk and ice cream and extra cheese pizzas for the sake of her own sanity. If you don't grow up with it, milk tastes gross. It's watery and kind of greasy all at the same time.
But I have milked animals. I have milked goats and cows.
And now I can milk ME.
Mooooooooooo.
So far I can still only get one or two ounces out of my boobas when I pump, but it's getting easier (it was way easier to get half a bucket of milk out of a nanny goat, I can tell you that now, for free). Every now and then I get this really satisfying gush squirting into the bottle as I manage a baby-free let down, and I'm like "HOLY SHIT, IT'S MILK AND ITS COMING OUT OF ME."
Even when I get frustrated because this kid has been sucking my boobas all frigging day and they're getting sore and I desperately want to go take a leak, or even better a shower, but I can't because he'll scream about the boobas being taken away… I'm still like, "I am a life support system for someone and that is bizarrely awesome."
Does it seem weird to anyone else that 50% of our population is capable of producing this trademark mammalian substance, but that we consider it far more normal to drink a cow's version of it than to drink our own? I mean, have you seen cows? They crap diarrhea ALL over their tails and then swish their tails and leave brown wet smears all over their udders and we squeeze the products of these swollen, shit-smeared glands into buckets and then we drink it. But drinking human milk – that's weird. I mean, would you eat ice cream made out of human milk? Probably not. But why wouldn't we? Why does drinking milk made by and for people seem inherently grosser than drinking the glandular secretions of a bovine?
Especially since breast milk seems to be everyone's cure-all for everything known to man:
"If your nipples get sore," Dr. Omar Sharif told me, "smear some breast milk on them. The antibodies and white blood cells in it will prevent infection."
"Oh, diaper rash?" said the lady at the baby-clothes store, "put some breast milk on it. It'll clear it right up."
"That's probably a clogged tear duct," said the public health nurse over the phone, when I told her my baby's eye had suddenly filled with green goo and sealed itself shut, "massage it with warm water, and put some breast milk in his eye a couple times a day, just in case it is the start of an infection. Breast milk will clear an eye infection right up. Oh, and if he ever gets a cold, squirt some breast milk up his nose. And if you get any cuts, breast milk is great in those, too."
"Put some breast milk on it" seems to be the answer to everything. I think could walk in with a big ole tumour and probably be told "put some breast milk on it."
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding tells me that breast milk is essentially another living tissue, like blood, and that, like blood, it is filled with all sorts of antibodies and millions of white blood cells, all trying to stop infection. Other books assure me that the antibacterial properties of breast milk are "well known" so I can store it for quite a while and it'll just kill anything that tries to violate its inherent sterility. That's some bad-ass milk I'm making.
I take absolutely no credit for this. As I've said, I can't even cut a straight line. All the credit really should go to Babby. He was like "make this for me, woman," and my body was like "sir, yessir," totally circumventing my consciousness in order to do so.
All I had to do was trust my body to produce it. Thanks to a mother who breastfed, and a health care system that pushes breastfeeding and supplies lots of support for women who are getting started, I never doubted that I would be able to make the milk. I worried about latch (which he's still having some occasional trouble with) and cracked nipples and mastitis and such, but I didn't worry about the milk. But I am lucky. In general, Western culture just isn't set up for providing us with the confidence to believe we can make something so frigging complex. I mean, sure, a baby is even more complex and I made that fine, but milk, too? That seems improbable, and why trust myself when there are formulations made by experts available?
So I can understand why so many women switch to formula, and why they are more likely to do so if they don't have the resources that I was given. When he's eating and screaming and eating and screaming, I don't wonder about the quality of my milk because the doctors and nurses and all the books on breastfeeding all say "THIS IS NORMAL CLUSTER FEEDING AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR MILK QUALITY."
But I can see how easy it would be to think "Oh, maybe I'm not doing this right," and give him some formula and when the more difficult proteins made him take longer to digest it, I would think, "see, now he's sleeping so he must have been starving on my inadequate milk".
Like, Babby sometimes gets so excited about the booba that he tries to grab it and bring it to his face, but he hasn't got the push-pull function on his arms figured out so he pushes himself away from it while opening his mouth in anticipation, and then crumples in frustration when it only gets further away.
This amuses the heck out of me.
My mother observing it, said, "You know, your cousin gave up breastfeeding because she said the baby kept pushing the breast away and then bursting into tears. She thought there was something wrong with her milk, that he didn't like it. I wonder if he was just doing this…"
Or sometimes he will pull away from the breast because it's full to overflowing and squirting on his face, and he pulls away before he chokes. I wonder how many women, feeling sure that they couldn't possibly be able to make such a complicated substance successfully, interpreted this as their baby not liking their milk?
It could be easy to do, if you didn't have confidence in your own mammalian super powers, and that makes me sad.
To be clear: I am NOT sad for these women's babies. I think that switching to formula, if that is right for the family, is fairly minor decision. That cousin I mentioned, who switched to formula because she thought her baby didn't like her milk? Well, her kid is a genius who wins all the science fairs and studies university level physics in his spare time. Formula didn't hurt him at all, clearly. So this is post is not a lactivist screed and if you're a formula-feeding mom who is feeling defencive and guilty reading this, stoppit right now. Your baby is happy and healthy on formula, which is a perfectly acceptable baby-feeding material.
This is not about formula being bad, nor is this about breast feeding as an individual choice issue.
This is just about breast milk itself being awesome, and how sad it is that so many women (some of whom I have talked to) are afraid that they might not be making good milk, when chances are their milk was every bit as awesome as everyone else's milk (La Leche League says breast milk quality is "surprisingly consistent" and that a woman has to be severely malnourished before her breast milk quality starts to suffer).
Can you blame them for thinking it, though?
It's just that we live in a society that insists that women need to be thin, successful career women who are also beaming madonnas with all the latest baby gadgets. No woman can be that perfect, so then every woman feels like a failure. Then we expect women to feel confident in their ability to make cancer-curing, antibacterial magic booba juice.
We live in a society where, if I said, "hey, anyone want a glass of milk, fresh from my boobas?" people would say "eeeew, no," but if I said "would you like some bovine mammary secretions?" they'd say "sure!"
This is a society where Facebook still has breastfeeding photos banned as "obscene" but then women are made to feel guilty if they don't do it.
That's just messed up.
But look, ladies, whether we choose to do so or not, we can make stuff that kills infections and cures cancer.
That is awesome.
The downside to my breastfeeding seems to be that the girly hormones from my boobas is making him break out in a frighteningly extravagant bout of acne, which spreads around the sides of his head and even down onto his chest. No one likes to think that their baby is unattractive to others, so obviously this cosmetic flaw is concerning me an undue amount.
Pizza Face Babby!
I've decided to put breast milk on it.


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News in Brief 6 February 2016 (PM)
Syria: Millions in Aleppo without water
The United Nations is expressing grave concern over a water crisis in Aleppo, Syria, where nearly two million people have been cut off from their main source, which is under the control of the extremist group ISIL, also known as Daesh.
The situation has existed for more than three weeks and the UN has been supplying fuel to operate 100 deep wells in addition to supporting emergency water trucking.
Meanwhile, a joint convoy from the UN, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent delivered food and other emergency items to 84,000 people in Talbiseh, a hard-to-reach area in rural Homs, on Sunday.
UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric has more information.
"That area was last reached by a convoy on 19 September 2016. This convoy is the first cross-line land delivery in February and only the second in 2017.
The UN continues to call for unconditional, unimpeded and sustained access to all 4.72 million people in hard-to-reach locations across the country, including more than 600,000 in besieged locations."
Refugee chief meets Syrian families in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visited Lebanon's Bekaa valley this past weekend, where more than 360,000 Syrians are sheltering.
Mr. Grandi made a stop at an informal tented settlement housing around 60 families most of whom are farmers.
He also visited a school where most of the students are Syrian refugees. Out of 868 students, more than 660 are Syrians who attend afternoon classes.
Mr Grandi also spoke of Lebanon's strong support for Syrian refugee children, and he called for continued international assistance for their education and healthcare.
The UN refugee chief also touched on the uncertainty facing hundreds of refugees in Lebanon who had been processed for resettlement in the United States but have been unable to travel as a result of the country's recent executive order to suspend its refugee resettlement programme for 120 days.
UNICEF appeal also supports children in DPRK and Myanmar
Children affected by conflict, food shortages or natural disaster in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Myanmar will be among the beneficiaries of a multi-billion dollar UN humanitarian appeal.
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) recently announced that it is seeking US$3.3 billion to provide emergency assistance to 7.5 million children worldwide this year.
UNICEF said US$42 million will go towards delivering lifesaving aid to youngsters in the two Asian countries.
The funding will support provision of essential medicines to more than two million children in the DPRK, also known as North Korea.
The UN agency and its partners are also seeking to meet the basic needs of some 127,000 children in Myanmar, including more than 12,000 under-fives affected by severe acute malnutrition.
Dianne Penn, United Nations.
Duration: 3'13"
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package fr.pizzeria.admin.metier;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import javax.ejb.Stateless;
import javax.ejb.TransactionManagement;
import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
import javax.persistence.NoResultException;
import javax.persistence.PersistenceContext;
import javax.persistence.TypedQuery;

import fr.pizzeria.model.Pizza;
import fr.pizzeria.model.enumerer.CategoriePizza;

@Stateless
@TransactionManagement
public class PizzaService {

	@PersistenceContext(unitName = "pizzeriabdd")
	private EntityManager em;

	public List<Pizza> afficherToutesPizzas() {
		return em.createQuery("SELECT p FROM Pizza p", Pizza.class).getResultList();
	}

	public void nouvellePizza(Pizza nvPizza) {
		em.persist(nvPizza);
	}

	public void modifierPizza(String codePizza, Pizza modPizza) {
		if (trouverPizza(codePizza) != null) {
			em.merge(modPizza);
		} else {
			nouvellePizza(modPizza);
		}
	}

	public void supprimerPizza(String codePizza) {
		em.remove(trouverPizza(codePizza));
	}

	public void importPizza() {
		List<Pizza> lp = new ArrayList<>();
		lp.add(new Pizza("PEP", "Pépéroni", "12.5", CategoriePizza.VIANDE, ""));
		lp.add(new Pizza("MAR", "Margherita", "14", CategoriePizza.SANS_VIANDE, ""));
		lp.add(new Pizza("REI", "La Reine", "11.5", CategoriePizza.VIANDE, ""));
		lp.add(new Pizza("FRO", "La 4 fromages", "12", CategoriePizza.SANS_VIANDE, ""));
		lp.add(new Pizza("CAN", "La cannibale", "12.5", CategoriePizza.VIANDE, ""));
		lp.add(new Pizza("SAV", "La savoyarde", "13", CategoriePizza.VIANDE, ""));
		lp.add(new Pizza("ORI", "L'orientale", "13.5", CategoriePizza.VIANDE, ""));
		lp.add(new Pizza("IND", "L''indienne", "14", CategoriePizza.VIANDE, ""));
		lp.add(new Pizza("ILE", "Ilienne", "16", CategoriePizza.POISSON, ""));
		lp.add(new Pizza("SAU", "Sauvage", "25", CategoriePizza.VIANDE, ""));
		lp.add(new Pizza("POL", "Polonaise", "16", CategoriePizza.SANS_VIANDE, ""));
		lp.add(new Pizza("TWM", "Total War Medieval", "50", CategoriePizza.VIANDE, ""));

		for(Pizza p : lp){
			em.persist(p);
		}
	}

	public Pizza trouverPizza(String codePizza) {
		return em.createQuery("SELECT p FROM Pizza p WHERE p.code = '" + codePizza + "'", Pizza.class).getSingleResult();
	}
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Category Archives: Vectrex
The Game: Years before Robovac and Roomba, there was Clean Sweep, a vacuum cleaner patrolling the vaults of a bank and picking up stray bits of money. (Makes you wonder who programmed it, and who's emptying the bag!) As you grab more wayward currency, your bag fills up; when you hear an alarm sound, you have to go to the center of the maze to empty your bag and start anew; until you do that, you can't pick up any more dead presidents. But those aren't the only alarm bells going off here: things that look alarmingly like huge forceps are chasing you around. If they grab you, it's your money and your life. There are four corners in the vault that will power up your vacuum cleaner temporarily, enabling you to suck up those forceps and (for a brief while) grab all the cash in your path without filling your bag. Clearing the maze advances you to the next level; losing all your lives leaves the bank wide open. (GCE, 1982)
Memories: This interesting little take on Pac-Man for the Vectrex is so fun, it's hard to put down. I've been somewhat merciless about Pac-clones in the past, but Clean Sweep shakes things up enough to be fun, making you go back and do things like empty your vacuum bag without really slowing the game down significantly. Read More
...at home, 1982, 4 quarters (4 stars), C, GCE, Joystick, Maze, Vectrex	very similar to Pac-Man
Mine Storm
The Game: An alien ship zooms into view overhead, depositing a network of mines in deep space. Your job is to clear the spaceways, blasting each mine and then blasting the smaller mines that are released by each subsequent explosion; there are three different mine sizes, and blasting the smallest and fastest ones finally does away with them. In later stages, there are homing mines, mines that launch a missile in your direction when detonated, and other hazards. Smaller alien ships periodically zip through the screen, trying to blast you while also laying fresh mines. (GCE, 1982)
Memories: Obviously the Vectrex answer to Asteroids, Mine Storm wins about a zillion bonus points just for being drawn in honest-to-God vector graphics – and for being built in to the Vectrex's circuitry. If you power the machine up without a cartridge plugged in, you get Mine Storm, and it's a gem of a game. Read More
...at home, 1982, 2 Buttons, 5 quarters (5 stars), Game Systems, GCE, Joystick, M, Shooting At Enemies, Vectrex
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
The Game: You're at the helm of the U.S.S. Enterprise – that's the cool part. The not-so-cool part? You're in disputed territory – and the Klingons are bringing the fight to you en masse, attacking both the Enterprise and local Starbases, which you have the defend (lest you be left with no place to refuel). Use your phasers, photon torpedoes and shields judiciously – and do whatever it takes to halt the Klingon advance before they overrun Federation space. (GCE, 1982)
Memories: When the Enterprise returned by way of movie screens around the world in 1979, the sets and other visual details depicting the ship were brought right up to date to withstand big-screen scrutiny (and anticipated repeat viewing – though probably not even the movie's makers knew to what degree that would be the case). The Enterprise's onboard computers were shown to display, among other things, vector-graphics-style tactical displays – a fact not lost on the makers of the Vectrex console. Marrying the two was only – dare I say it? – logical. Read More
...at home, 1982, 4 quarters (4 stars), Cockpit, First-Person, Game Systems, GCE, Joystick, More Than 2 Buttons, Resource Management, S, Shooting At Enemies, Vectrex	based on Star Trek
The Game: Prepare to qualify! Fly to the finish line in a fierce field of Formula One competitors in a qualifying lap. Leaving the track is trouble – and hitting one of the billboards dotted around the edges of the Mt. Fuji track is a sure way to miss out on the subsequent race. (GCE, 1983)
Memories: When GCE (and, briefly, the eager-to-get-into-the-video-game-business Milton Bradley) debuted the Vectrex, any argument that there was another system better-suited for home ports of arcade vector graphics games was over, period. With willing licensing partners like Cinematronics, Vectrex was a shoo-in. There's only one problem: by 1983, vector graphics were rapidly falling out of wide use as more advanced raster graphics technology, driven by faster processors, came into play. What games would Vectrex play then? Read More
...at home, 1983, 2 Buttons, 4 quarters (4 stars), Driving, First-Person, Game Systems, GCE, Joystick, P, Racing, Sports, Vectrex
Spike!
The Game: Poor Spike – his girlfriend Molly has been snatched by a beastly enemy, and it's up to Spike to rescue her (after, of course, declaring "Darnit!"). Spike must climb his way up several ever-moving platforms. He can change the position of the ladders he uses to climb up these platforms, but it's not as easy as simply reaching the top: to advance to the next level, Spike has to grab a key. Beastly henchmen scoot along the platforms to bump Spike off to his death, but Spike can kick them away momentarily. (GCE, 1983)
Memories: The first voice-synthesis game for GCE's already wildly innovative Vectrex console, Spike missed being the first home video game to produce voice synthesis without additional hardware by mere months (wait for it, wait for it… "Darnit!"). (The prize, if anyone's counting, went to Atari's RealSports Baseball for the Atari 5200.) But that's not the only neat trick Spike! brought to the table. Read More
...at home, 1983, 4 quarters (4 stars), Climbing, Game Systems, GCE, Isometric View, Joystick, Jumping, More Than 2 Buttons, S, Vectrex