One of the most common questions we get asked is whether it is worth spending more money on a higher resolution projector? It's a good question; the answer can affect the price you pay for your projector by hundreds or even thousands of pounds.
As you'd expect, the answer is slightly technical, but we've broken it down so you can make an informed decision to identify which resolution is right for you.
SVGA, XGA, WUXGA, 1080p, 4K UHD resolution...what does it all mean?
Resolution is the number of pixels that the projector is capable of displaying in one image, while the term pixels itself describes the individual dots that make up the projected image.Essentially, the more pixels the projector fits into the space, the higher the resolution of the image.
Why do you need to care about this? Well, more pixels in the same space mean greater levels of detail and stunning crisp images. So far, so good. The confusion arises when you take aspect ratio into the equation as well.
You'll notice from our tables below that XGA resolution and widescreen XGA resolution (WXGA) have a different number of total pixels because they're displaying a different shape of image. The total number of pixels displayed by an XGA resolution projector is lower than that of a WXGA resolution projector, but that's not the whole story. If you feed a widescreen image (which most laptops and devices are nowadays) into an XGA projector – it won't even use all of the pixels it has to display that image. It will create black bars at the top and bottom and you're left with a disappointing result.
Projectorpoint offer a full range of projector resolutions, but we're definitely seeing a move towards higher resolution projectors. As technology evolves, they're simply becoming more accessible and better value for money. Mix this with higher resolution devices (your laptop may have a HD screen already) and the normality in meeting rooms that bigger is better and the demand for full HD or higher is truly warranted..
Full HD projectors – or 1080p – have become incredibly popular, while 4K UHD resolution is now no longer the preserve of cinemas but can be found in office projectors and of course, top of the range home cinema projectors.
It probably won't come as a surprise that as a general rule, the higher the projector resolution, the higher the price. However, there are great value options at each level that make it easy for users to stick within their budget while achieving the best image quality possible.
A good XGA resolution projector can be bought for around £300.00, but for just £100 extra you could be looking at a 1080p Full HD device – not a big jump given the dramatic increase in image clarity.
Moving further up the scale, some Full HD home cinema projectors can cost well into the thousands. But this isn't all about resolution, it takes into account video processing and colour accuracy as well as contrast for those darker scenes. If you're breaking the £3,000 barrier, you might want to consider stepping up and purchasing your very own 4K laser projector and going all out on your home cinema and futureproofing yourself.
But don't forget, if you're looking at 1080p Full HD projectors in this price realm bracket, chances are they've got a lot to offer in terms of the latest technology to ensure image accuracy, connectivity, brightness and more. If you move from here into the bottom end of the 4K market, will you still be getting everything you need? There's a lot to consider, take the time to balance out your options and requirements and don't forget you can always give us a call if you need more advice.
Wondering just how many pixels you're looking at on the best HD projectors? Check out the tables below for a comparison. Don't forget to take a look at the changes in aspect ratio too; it's not just about the resolution here.
Video Resolution (4:3 aspect ratio).
Widescreen Resolution (16:10 aspect ratio).
Widescreen Resolution (16:9 aspect ratio).
Widescreen Resolution (17:9 aspect ratio).
How does this apply to my choice of projector?
The thing you need to remember is that every projector has a "native" resolution (sometimes called "true resolution";). That's the maximum number of pixels it can actually project. So an XGA resolution projector can only display 786,000 pixels at a time where as a UXGA resolution projector can display 1,920,000 pixels and a native 4K resolution projector jumps all the way to 8,294,300 pixels.
This native resolution doesn't just affect how sharp your image is. It also affects the compatibility of your projector with your computer and how efficiently they work together. If your computer is sending a signal to the projector that is WXGA and your projector has XGA resolution, this causes a bit of a problem. Most projectors have the compression technology which we explain below, so you'll still see an image. But there are serious downsides with this when the projector is forced to 'share' information across fewer pixels and clarity of image becomes an issue.
Don't forget to consider the longer-term investment you are making. Most computers sold today run in WXGA resolution as standard, while on-widescreen aspect ratios and lower resolutions are used less commonly. But the market is quickly moving towards 1080p.
So if you start using computers that run using XGA, WXGA or 1080p resolution as standard, in the future, you may find you are limited with an SVGA projector to a compressed image and all that entails.
Spend the time checking your input devices resolution to match it up to your projector where possible. But remember, most projectors will accept a resolution that's higher than their native resolution. However, to cope with it they will "compress" and adapt the image that is received into fewer pixels.
The result is that some of the original pixels are "shared" across the same pixel that the projector displays. This is less important with photos and video, because you don't notice it so much, but with text it's a very different story. Make sure you take this into account if you're frequently using your projector to display documents, as the case may be with office projectors and classroom projectors.
So is a higher projector resolution better?
In short yes but the honest answer depends on what you need the projector for. For most people, a higher resolution – 1080p Full HD or 4K resolution – will be better.
Projectors require input devices, such as laptops, PCs, Macs, iPads, to feed them with content. Increasingly these input devices themselves are high definition, meaning the information they send to your projector is designed to be displayed in 1080p Full HD or more. Send the information from the source in the same resolution as the projector is designed to display in, and you'll get the best out of both devices and a beautiful clear image.
The jump up to 4K is a little trickier. 4K projectors are suited to home cinema enthusiasts or professionals who really need to impress, either in a large venue where the screen is huge (and therefore the pixels themselves are larger) or a high brow meeting room.
While 1080p Full HD resolution will do the job, 4K will undeniably take things up a level. But once again, it's the input devices they use that are making a lot of people sit up and consider 4K.
Typically, consumer technology in devices like media players, games consoles, laptops and handheld devices develops at a faster speed than that of projectors. 4K native content is now everywhere from the Xbox One and Blu-ray to Netflix. If you're investing in these devices or content or considering doing so in the future, then it's worth buying a projector that's up to the job now.
Let's face it, your projector is easily going to outlast the lifespan of your next games console and maybe even your Blu-ray player as technology roars forward. So if these things matter to you, we'd say consider the extra investment in your home cinema projector purchase now to ensure you get the most from your current and future content.
Planning for future purchases is one thing but at least matching your new projector to existing devices is easy. It's simple to track down resolution information within system settings. If you are using a PC or a laptop, go to the Control Panel and select Display. Then, click on the last tab, called "Settings". In the bottom right corner of this box is a setting called "Screen Area".
This is a little different on a Mac. On an Apple Mac, go to the "Monitors" section of your Control Settings. Depending on what type of Mac you are using, you will find a similar setting to that described above.
Once you've found these display resolutions, compare them to our resolution table above. Then buy a projector with the matching (or higher) resolution of the highest input-device- resolution to guarantee the best image, least compression and maximum compatibility.
Ultimately, your choice of projector resolution depends on what you want from your projector, your budget or cost-of- ownership calculations. Sharing drafts and a few basic ideas on PowerPoint informally doesn't require a huge amount of clarity, but with the price of Full HD being such a small amount we'd always recommend this a longer term investment. A home cinema enthusiast or a team analysing numbers in great detail will really see the difference in performance and productivity from a high resolution projector.
Still unsure? Call our experts today on 0808 278 2773 to discuss your requirements, or send us a quick email and we'll get back to you.


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Nikki Haley To Defy Campaign Ethics Law
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley says she will openly defy a two-decade-old state law which prohibits elected officials from using taxpayer resources to conduct political campaigning.
Haley has been busted violating this law on numerous occasions in the past – most notably during the aftermath of a previously undisclosed car crash that followed a campaign event in North Carolina (news of this crash was reported exclusively by FITS).
Prior to that Haley has come under fire for racking up exorbitant security costs on political trips – including fundraising trips. The governor reimbursed some (but not all) of those costs.
Now she won't have to pay any of them …
According to an October 4 agreement between Haley's office, the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and the S.C. State Ethics Commission (SCSEC) – the governor's campaign organization will no longer reimburse taxpayers for transportation and security costs.
The agreement – a copy of which was obtained by Columbia, S.C. website The Nerve – covers "fundraisers hosted for the governor, campaign rallies planned by the governor's campaign, and any other event paid for and planned by the governor's campaign."
That's in direct violation of a state law (S.C. Code 8-13-765) stating that "no person may use government personnel, equipment, materials, or an office building in an election campaign."
So how was Haley – who claims to be a champion of ethics reform – able to convince the state's so-called "watchdog" agency to go along with this farce?
Glad you asked …
As we exclusively reported earlier this summer, eight of the nine seats on the SCSEC are either vacant or occupied by members whose terms have expired (meaning Haley can replace them at a whim if she doesn't approve of their decisions).
"She's leaving those commissioners with expired terms there precisely so she can have this kind of leverage over them," one Palmetto politico told us.
Which explains why Haley has been getting such preferential treatment from this agency …
Democrats were incredulous.
"Rather than following South Carolina's laws and behaving ethically, Nikki Haley just writes herself a new set of rules so she can continue to campaign on the taxpayer dime," S.C. Democratic Party spokeswoman Kristin Sosanie said.
We agree …
Even if it was legal to do so, why would Haley's campaign – which has more than $3 million in the bank – subject taxpayers to these expenses? Doesn't that go against everything a "limited government" official supposedly stands for?
Oh … right. This is Haley we're talking about …
What do you think? Vote in our poll and post your thoughts in our comments section below …
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The Vinings Historic Preservation Society invites you to Down South at The Pace House 2018 to be held on Saturday, October 6, 2018 from 7:00pm to 10:30pm. Join them for a sophisticated southern fare, libations, music and dancing! Down South at The Pace House 2018 tickets are $75. Attire is Fall Festive.
This gala event benefits the Vinings Historic Preservation Society and will go towards maintaining and preserving The Historic Pace House, Old Pavilion and Yarbrough House, all located in the center of Vinings Village. Expenses to maintain these buildings are approximately $150,000 annually and are paid with profits from fund raising events and private donations.
They will have sumptuous food created by our amazing partners at Saratoga Events Group (see the full menu below – wow!). They'll also have libations, and live music by The Kurt Thomas Band. Last year, Kurt had the party-goers dancing all night!
Tickets are only $75 each. They would also encourage you to consider the ticket packages that include membership in VHPS. All the proceeds go to VHPS to support its mission of preserving the Historic Pace House, the Old Pavilion, and the Yarbrough House (at the corner of Paces Ferry and Paces Mill.) VHPS is a recognized 501 (c) (3) charity organization.
They also want to take this opportunity to thank our other sponsor, Bates Ace Hardware.
The Historic Pace House is located at 3057 Paces Mill Road SE, Atlanta, GA 30339.
Click here to order your tickets now to Down South at The Pace House 2018. You can also purchase tickets at the door.


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Living with a Disordered Brain
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Last night pretty much at the last minute I got the chance to attend a talk in the ScienceGallery which was hosted by the science gallery and Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience as part of Brain Awareness Week.
B.A.W. is an international campaign for raising public awareness about the progress and benefits of brain research. It has been running for the last 12 year and this years theme is "Living with a neurological condition: The impact on families and carers".
The panel which was on living with brain injury was part of Brain Awareness Week a to promote the work of headway.
Professor Ian Robertson – leading brain expert and author, who spoke about how complex the brain is, how much is not known and a brain injury can often lead to living a different life but different doesn't' mean bad just different.
Allison Bingham who has brain injury and struggled for year to get a grasp on what has happening to her in her life but still kept determindedly living her live on her terms getting married and having children and who is no a Headway Board Member who attends Headway's Rehabilitative Training Centre in Limerick helping to support others.
Ger Robinson who is a Family carer and had to become so when her husband Greg, suffered brain injury in a car accident and who spoke so opening about the changes it caused in her family's life and the impact on her children and the support she and her family have gotten form headway.
and Christy Kenneally author of a number of books, including "Life after Loss" who spoke to all the carers about how to be real and not take on too much, how to use their angry and make it work for them to be sad to be as real as they can and not let anyone undermine them or put them on pedestals.
Last night I certainly got more then I ever bargained for. My Dad has epilepsy he sustained it due to a brain injury a few scant months before he was married and I was born shortly after.I have grown up with a parent who has a brain injury ( which is more then just the epilepsy ) and never grasped how much of an impact that has had on my own life, esp over the last 2 years as he has also suffered strokes. All of which brought sharply into focus for me what headway do.
There are so many differing and diverse services all over the country all of which can be hard to learn about and acess and part of what headway to do to put people in touch with them and to offer support services ranging from the helpline to rehab centers to socail and support groups.
As hard and horrible as having to suddenly be facing having a brain injury or a family member with a brain injury having other people who have been through the rollercoaster and who can listen and share thier story and make suggestions from having been there can make a big difference.
www.headway.ie
Headway lo-call National Information and Support Telephone Helpline (1890 200 278) operates Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm to answer questions on all aspects of acquired brain injury, or to provide a listening ear where needed. You can also contact us through email on helpline@headway.ie
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The Creation of Wealth (5): A Silent Sangha Member in Need of Money for Family Was Blessed with Wealth and Happiness Thru the Vaisravana – Dzambhala Wealth Amulet!
Many of you already know of the special amulet rediscovered by Guru Lama from an old Tantric Scripture. He has first made this 20 years ago and has since made it several times. But this year, just a few months ago, because of some conflicting energies that we are experiencing from the last 3 months of the 2017 lunar year, and also because of the lack wealth luck, financial luck or money luck in 2018 as indicated in its bazi chart, Guru Lama has released the Vaisravana – Dzambhala Wealth Amulet a few months ago, and more recently the Special Gold Piyao.
As of now there are people who has requested for the Vaisravana – Dzambhala Wealth Amulet who claims to have experience some financial miracle already. However, I would like to hold off sharing their stories for a while until I'm positive that indeed they got the miracle from this powerful wealth amulet.
But today, I would like to share with you the wonderful story of a humble Sangha member of the temple where Guru Lama serves as the Abbott. Qai May Chin (QMC) is a 67 – year – old widow with 3 children. She is a Sangha member of the temple and she would always go there to help clean the temple, and she would sometimes cooks for the monks and the nuns.
However, Guru Lama sense that she is having some problems but that she won't open up with him, and so Guru Lama instructed one of the nuns to inquire what she is really going through.
The nun whom Guru Lama instructed to inquire about QMC's well – being did inquire about and after much prodding she found out that QMC is having some financial problem because her children and grandchildren who all also goes to the temple once a week are all hardworking, but somehow they always are lacking. What is worrying her is that when something big happens like if they get sick they will not have enough money to pay hospital bills, and also she wouldn't want to be simply renting a small apartment unit for the rest of her life.
Guru Lama naturally took pity on her and decided to make the Vaisravana – Dzambhala Wealth Amulet for her. And then wonderful things started to happen to her family. Although she is only working part time at that time, she notice that her children's and her older grandchildren's finances are getting better. Soon, the eldest was able to get an apartment for themselves, and then she was asked to stop working by her children. While they are not rich, they have enough to live comfortably.
QMC is now 83 – years – old and she still goes to the temple everyday. While she no longer cooks for them, she still insist on doing so work for the temple, like wiping images, or even simply cleaning table.
QMC profess that it is the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas thru the Vaisravana – Dzambhala Wealth Amulet that she got some luck for her family.


My name is Linda, I'm 26 years old and I come from Belgium, in Europe.After graduating in Public Relations in 2009, I decided to leave home and explore another country, Australia. Being 21 and independent in a country you don't know is not easy but it's the best experience ever. It made me stronger in lots of ways and open to the world. In my opinion, travelling and learning about other cultures are the most enjoyable things in life. I started teaching English in 2012 in Belgium and realized I loved sharing my knowledge of languages (I speak French, Spanish and Dutch as well) and my experiences through language. Though, teaching at home wasn't enough… What country would be the most different in terms of language and culture? There was my answer: China! So I packed and followed my partner and best friend 10000 km away from home. Teaching in China is the biggest risk I have ever taken but I love challenges. Here, I get to learn everyday about others and myself and share my experiences with my students. After teaching for a year in smaller city in Fujian, I decided to move to Quanzhou for some new stories to hear and tell. World International English is giving me this opportunity and I sure will enjoy it!
Hello every one! I'm your tutor Ethan. World is a wonderful place to improve your English and make you happy at the same time. We're Looking forward to studying happily and effectively all together. Persistence is the most important factor while we're leaning English. Rome was not built in one day. The more time you spend, the more knowledge you learn. I hope we all can enjoy our time here! IF you have any problem. Just come to me without hesitation.
Hello! Glad to meet you here in the World! I'm your tutor, Nora. Knowing that teaching is not just the 60 minutes in class, I prepare a lot for the class, such as knowing the students, better understanding of materials, setting teaching process and taking pleasure into my class. So I am sure, with my careful preparation, you can achieve your goal.
Hello, everyone, my name is Mia. I graduated from Minnan Normal University, and majored in English. I have been an English tutor for about two years, my students love me very much, so all of you are welcomed if you have problems or you just want to share something with me. I am open-minded, enthusiastic and curious about everything. In my spare time, I have broad interests, such as reading, enjoying music and radio, chatting with foreign friends on line if possible. I always believe that working hard can bring us more opportunities, someday when we turn back for what the footprint we have left, time will record the victory in our heart.
Hello, My dear students, I am your tutor Sidney. I am actually a very outgoing and happy person. "No worries" is my key to lead a great life. Even we are all common people, but we can make our life an extraordinary journey through hard working. And always remember that you are the one who can work miracle. Learning English is not that hard if you keep on studying in a right and effective way. If you want any help, come to find me.
I'm Blake, I'm a 25 year old Australian from Sydney and I'm passionate about English. I've tried my hand at lots of different jobs, from soldier to salesman, but the one job that I enjoy most is teaching. I started teaching advanced essay writing to university students in Australia in 2010 and found that it was lots of fun. My students all saw good results and I had a blast. I decided to teach in a more formal setting and moved to the North of Australia to teach students with behavioral problems in High School. After only a short time I found myself teaching the A-level English classes to the older students preparing for their final exams. I'd travelled around Asia a little before then but I really wanted to explore a different culture and found myself drawn to China, I picked a small city with few foreigners so that I could really immerse myself and learn about 'real' China. After organizing and supervising a school elsewhere in Fujian, I made the move to a bigger city with a few more conveniences. I hope I can meet as many interesting people here as I did in my last school.


We've taken our small diamond candy bar and combined it with a tiny pearl bonbon to make a classic and elegant stud earring. The Diamond Candy Bar and Pearl BonBon Stud Earring is versatile, gives you just enough sparkle and is the perfect everyday staple for your jewelry wardrobe. Available in yellow, rose or white gold with white diamonds. Bar is approximately 3/8" long, 1/8" wide and .1 tcw and pearl bonbons are approximately 3mm.


The sweetness of late-season corn combines with heart-healthy salmon in this bowl of salmon corn chowder that is chock-full of both flavor and nutrition. If you pop our clean corn bread into the oven as you start on the chowder, you'll have fresh bread ready for dipping just before your chowder hits the table.
If you enjoyed this salmon corn chowder, try this golden potato chowder with ham & mushrooms.
Makes 10 to 12 2-inch squares.
Place potatoes and carrots in a medium sauce pot; cover with water. Boil over medium-high for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain potatoes and carrots in a colander and pour cold water over. Let cool for 5 minutes. Remove potatoes and carrots and dice.
Meanwhile, preheat large stockpot over medium-high heat for 2 minutes. Mist with cooking spray. Add celery and onion and saute for 2 minutes or until onions become translucent.
Add oil and flour, whisking briskly. Add milk, whisking in a 1/4 cup at a time. (This will create a roux, or thickener, for your soup.) Add broth and cook for at least 5 minutes. If soup seems a little thin, add more flour (no more than 1 tbsp), a 1/2 tsp at a time, and whisk briskly. Add salmon, diced potatoes and carrots, corn and paprika. Reduce heat to medium-low and let simmer for at least 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Add dill just 1 minute before serving.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal and baking powder. Then whisk in egg whites, milk and paprika.
Spray an 8- to 10-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Pour batter into pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown on top. Cut into 2-inch squares.
A single 4-oz serving of salmon provides you with your entire daily dose of 400 IU of vitamin D, a fat-soluble sunshine vitamin that helps with the absorption of calcium (good news for bones), boosts immunity and promotes a good night's rest.
The sweetness of late-season corn combines with heart-healthy salmon in a bowl that is chock-full of both flavor and nutrition. If you pop our clean corn bread into the oven as you start on the chowder, you'll have fresh bread ready for dipping just before your chowder hits the table.
This low-fat, quick bread is a perfect pick-me-up, post-workout replenishment or after school snack. Add protein – and even richer flavor – with a dollop of natural, unsalted peanut or almond butter.
We create a rich, hearty base for our stew with just chicken broth, low-fat milk and a bit of brown-rice flour - you won't believe this 25-minute bowl of heaven is just 5 grams of fat.
Loaded with vitamin B12, protein and omega-3 fatty acids, this salad from Curtis Stone is the perfect high-energy lunch. For a chilled grilled salmon salad, grill the salmon four hours ahead of time and refrigerate.


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Your company's marketing campaign objectives represent the power of your brand. These objectives can easily make or break the relations your company enjoys with its current and even future clients. Getting the best out of the marketing campaign objectives can be quite difficult.
The first point of failure for most companies that look to get the best out of there marketing campaigns and objectives is failing to understand the difference between objectives and goals. Though they may seem quite like the same thing, the truth is that they are very different especially when it comes to marketing campaigns.
Goals: There can simply be defined as broad-stroke benchmarks that are vital in guiding and shaping the overall marketing strategy of a company. Goals usually involve mentioning the desired result. Additionally, sometimes they do mention the benefits a business is likely to derive from its objectives. A company can have different goals for different key areas within it.
Objectives: Objectives are different from goals are they are precisely defined. They usually provide in-depth directions and tactics on the steps needed for a company to achieve its goals. In addition, objectives also mention how each of the activity done will positively impact a brand's marketing success.
For more information on the difference between goals and objectives, click here. With a good understanding of the differences between objectives and goals, you can now move forward. Here are five tips to consider when defining your marketing campaign objectives.
Having well laid out objectives for your company will contribute significantly to its success in achieving its goals. Therefore, it's very important that be SMART about how you go about it. Here is what the SMART acronym stands for when it comes to defining your marketing campaign objectives.
Specific: It's essential that both your company's objectives and goals are specific. This means that they should be linked to something specific like a performance indicator, brand focus or even metric.
Measurable: You should always make sure that your company's objectives are measurable. In addition to that, you should be able to monitor the progress. You can measure your objectives through metrics such as an increase in traffic, number of engaged users, resulting sales or any other relevant parameters. If an objective or a goal is abstract, it means that you are on the wrong path.
Aspirational: The objectives that you put in place for your company should be inspiring. These objectives should motivate your efforts towards achieving the set goals.
Realistic: It's easy for you to set the bar too high for your company when defining is marketing campaign objectives. Make sure that the objectives and goals that you set are not too high to become unachievable.
Time-bound: It's crucial that you set a timetable for the goals and objectives that you have for your company. This timetable will not only define the results that you get but also motivate you.
Strengths: You should carefully analyze your company's internal strengths and be able to come up with ways of maximizing on them.
Weaknesses: Identify your company's weaknesses and try to come up with ways of eradicating or minimizing them.
Opportunities: In your analysis, you should make sure that you identify what opportunities are available for your company externally.
Threats: Make sure that you establish what external factors pose a threat to your business objectives and goals. Make sure you come up with ways to mitigate these threats.
For more information on SWOT analysis in marketing, click here.
To make to make your marketing campaign objectives complete, it's vital that you have a plan in place on how you can measure them all. Your company's plan must have benchmarks and KPIs on them for them to turn out successful. You can assign numbers, metrics and deadlines to each of your marketing objectives. This will allow you to evaluate the results of your campaign along the way easily. Make sure that you have your KPIs assigned before you start implementing on your marketing campaign objectives.
Companies have failed in their quest to achieve their marketing campaign objectives just because they were unable to stick to their original plan. For you to avoid such a situation, make sure that you stick to your original plan. Do not stick to it too much as business environments might change and require your company to adapt unless such a situation occurs its best to stick to the original plan.
In some cases, not only when the going gets tough but also if you need a future proof marketing campaign objective, you can seek professional help. At all levels of business, there are companies that have specialized in helping other companies reach their goals and objectives — depending which how much of this professional help your company needs, the cost of these services may vary. But you can be sure after seeing the results you will agree that it was all worth it. One of the most established firms offering professional help to companies on their marketing campaign objectives is Brisbane Branding Agency. This company has been tested and proven in this field, and you and your business should expect nothing less than excellent.
In your company's marketing campaign objectives, it's important to keep in mind that you should try and maximize its strength. On the other hand, internal weaknesses and external threats may have devastating consequences on your progress, and special attention should be paid to them.
In your company's marketing campaign objectives, it's important to keep in mind that you should try and maximize its strength. On the other hand, internal weaknesses and external threats may have devastating consequences on your progress, and special attention should be paid to them.
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Please, can you add some button to SELECT/DESELECT (check/uncheck) all companies which we own!?
For us, citizens this will be good thing. Don't tell me to install some scripts i don't like unofficial scripts!
Plato forever! Viva credit cards! Reset my safety code (i sent more than 10 tickets about this)!
Edited by sajberstoneman, 09 July 2014 - 02:01 PM.
If you want to select/deselect specific kind of companies, you will have to do it manually.
Hahaha, i'm playing this game long time and i never saw that. Amaizing!


In 1873, Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss patented a simple design: a pair of sturdy work pants made out of indigo cotton corduroy, with pockets reinforced by copper rivets. The "blue jeans" were born, and have since become a fashion staple, worn by pop stars and presidents alike, and it wasn't long before denim found its way to style items other than jeans.
Levi's debuted the first denim jacket around 1880, but it wasn't until the 1960s that the iconic Trucker – or Type III, to vintage denim aficionados – Jacket was introduced. The denim trucker jacket denotes effortless cool and a certain disregard for authority. And it's been through just about every style iteration. Patched and safety-pinned. With sleeves, or without. Sherpa-lined or plain. Dressed up or down. Every color of the rainbow.
But if a trucker jacket is made out of denim, and the most famous denim jacket is a trucker jacket…what's the difference? Simple! Sort of. The whole history of America's favorite fabric is a little confusing, actually.
Denim Jacket vs. Trucker Jacket: What's The Difference?
A trucker jacket refers to a certain style of jacket often, but not always, made out of denim. When you hear the phrase "denim jacket," you probably picture a trucker jacket made out of denim.
Maybe some visuals will help.
Many people use the terms interchangeably, so we've collected more examples. Other than denim, you'll see a lot of rugged fabrics like leather or waxed canvas – materials that recall the trucker jacket's humble origins as an item of clothing whose purpose was function, not fashion.
No matter the material, there's a jacket for every style and every budget.
Did we miss your favorite denim/trucker/denim trucker jacket? Share it with us in the comments!
I enjoy the look of a trucker, but I just can't pull one off. I have a very long torso, so I end up looking like a matador.
Anyone have any experience with Goodfellow & Co.'s selvedge denim trucker jacket?


It is no secret that machinery in a plant generates noise. The question has always been "how much noise?" With increasing frequency, people are observing machinery behavior that was never intended in the original design. This behavior could manifest as a machine that occasionally or constantly resets, machinery that goes off track, or machinery that stops working properly. Much of this behavior can be traced to inter-machine noise.
What creates this noise? Many machines use Servo drive and Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) to control rotating machinery. These VFDs create high frequency noise that radiates out on the input power cable. If a drive cable is close enough to a signal cable that the two cables couple, then the noise from the drive cable will radiate onto the signal cable. The signal can be overwhelmed by the noise and cause false readings. This can then cause the PLC to make incorrect decisions.
Another source of noise is the Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR). These devices are often seen in welding and brazing equipment, industrial ovens, and other large applications where systems need to develop or maintain temperatures in the system. As the SCR turns on, the voltage on the input power line momentarily drops because of insufficient power to feed the load. This causes glitches on the power lines within the plant. This glitch may cause a nearby PLC to reset if the glitch duration is long enough.
Enerdoor's solution to noise problems is to install EMC filters on each panel that controls a VFD or an SCR. These filters help in two ways. First, the filter stops noise from leaving the machine and then the EMC filter stops noise from within the plant from entering the machine.


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Q: Haskell binary tree traversal I am struggling with how to recursively traverse a binary tree in Haskell
It is rather clear how it's done when the return type is a list. But I don't get how is it done if the return type is a tree itself?
for example, if we have the tree and wish to exclude zeros:
                 5
                / \
               0   2
              / \
             0   1

and we would like to return a tree with the other numbers:
                 5
                / \
               1   2

Then I figured you would do something like this:
modTree :: Tree -> Tree
modTree Void = Void
modTree (Node l x r)
    | x == 0 = modTree l
    | otherwise = Node (modTree l) x (modTree r)

My issue is that I know that this will only traverse the left side. But I fail to grasp how recursively call the function in Haskell for the entire tree.
Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.

A: One idea would be to bubble 0s down and left until they have no left child, then replace them with their right child. For example:
    0          1          1          1
   / \        / \        / \        / \
  1   2  ->  0   2  ->  3   2  ->  3   2
 / \        / \        / \          \
3   4      3   4      0   4          4

You need to take some care about what happens when there are multiple 0s on the path from root to leaf.
    0
   / \
  0   2
 / \
3   4

Probably the simplest (though perhaps not the most efficient) way to deal with this is to recursively drop 0s from the left child before beginning to bubble down.
    0          0          0          3          3
   / \        / \        / \        / \        / \
  0   2  ->  3   2  ->  3   2  ->  0   2  ->  4   2
 / \        / \          \          \
3   4      0   4          4          4

I encourage you to take a stab at implementing this yourself. If you have trouble, describing what you tried, where you got stuck, and why you think the problem you're seeing is insurmountable would make a good follow-up question.

A: The standard thing to do here is this:

*

*if the root is non-zero we apply the algorithm recursively to each of its child branches and we're done (as you already indicate in your code)

*if the root is zero with only one child we just return that child (transformed, of course)

*if the root is zero with two child branches we apply the algorithm recursively to each of the two branches, then pull the rightmost value from the new left child and put it into the root.

To pull the rightmost value from a tree:

*

*if it's a leaf, just remove the leaf

*if it's a node, it doesn't have a right child, so just put its left child in its place

The whole thing is linear,(*) apparently.
modTree :: Tree -> Tree
modTree Void = Void
modTree (Node l x r)
    | x == 0 = modZero (modTree l)   (modTree r)
    | otherwise = Node (modTree l) x (modTree r)

modZero Void r = r
modZero l Void = l
modZero l r = let (v, nl) = pullRightmost l in
  Node nl v r

Implementing pullRightmost is left as an exercise.

(*)No spine is pulled from over more than once, because we are pulling from the tree which is already without any 0s, "after" the recursive call. So these will be another O(n) operations in total.

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Todd Starnes | Dallas Mayor Offended by Church's Patriotic Billboard
Billboards promoting a celebration of faith and freedom at the First Baptist Church in Dallas were removed after complaints from Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and the Dallas Morning News.
The patriotic billboard campaign included the title of the sermon Dr. Robert Jeffress planned to deliver on June 24 – "America is a Christian Nation."
"We were told by the billboard company that the message was divisive," Jeffress told the Todd Starnes Radio Show.
The sermon title was inspired by a comments made by Supreme Court Justices John Jay and David Josiah Brewer – both of whom described America as a Christian nation.
"The message will present the historical evidence for the bedrock of faith upon which America was founded," said Jeffress.
However, the Dallas Morning News and Mayor Rawlings blasted the pastor's sermon title suggesting it was hateful and divisive.
"That is not the Christ I follow," the mayor told the newspaper. "It's not the Dallas I want to be – to say things that do not unite us but divide us. I never heard those words – that voice come out of Christ. Just the opposite. I was brought up to believe: Be proud of yours, but do not diminish mine."
Columnist Robert Wilonsky started the controversy with a scathing column on June 7 titled, "First Baptist pastor Robert Jeffress' gospel of division does not represent my Dallas."
Wilonsky was apparently triggered by the patriotic billboard while stuck in traffic and suffered a massive microaggression.
"My rabbi warned me there would be days like this," he wrote. "All I saw Wednesday was someone telling me and everyone else who does not worship Jesus Christ that we do not belong here."
The following day the church received a message from the billboard company that their signed contract was being canceled and the billboards would be taken down.
"We are getting hammered by the media for the 'America is a Christian Nation' tagline on the billboards," a representative of Outfront Media wrote to a church leader. "Dallas Morning News and other news affiliates are doing stories on how it's offensive and bigoted. Someone called our corporate office in New York about the 'offensive' billboards and following our lawyer's advice, we have to take them down ASAP."
The church offered to revise the sermon title, "Is America a Christian Nation?" but that, too, was rejected by the billboard company.
"We were told that the title was 'anger-provoking rather than 'thought provoking,'" the pastor told me.
The local representative was apologetic – but it was clear the New York-based company was no match for angry anti-Christian radicals.
"The reason those on the Left do not want people to hear my message is that they know the historical evidence is on my side that America was founded on the principles of the Christian faith," Jeffress said. "We will not be deterred as we defend the foundational values of our country."
City Hall spokesman Scott Goldstein defended the mayor on Twitter.
"Mayor @Mike_Rawlings speaks for the real Dallas. The guy on the billboard does not," he wrote.
To be clear, First Baptist Dallas has no beef with Outfront Media. They are a privately owned company and they have a right to decide who they do business with.
"We support the right of businesses to refuse service to customers based on religious conviction," said Jeffress, who is also one of the top spiritual advisors to President Trump.
The problem, he said, is the Dallas Morning News and Mayor Rawlings.
"It should greatly concern people of any faith when those in the press or government proactively seek to defeat, censor or silence any religious message with which they disagree," Jeffress said. "We don't believe Dallas city officials have any right to directly or indirectly be involved in censoring a church's message."
The mayor denied having any involvement in having the billboards removed.
"I don't 'oppose' the billboards," the mayor told me in a written statement. "My Christian faith teaches me not to be judgmental and to love those that are different than me. I also believe that as an American I can honor my devout Christian beliefs and still respect the fact that this is a diverse world and I represent a diverse constituency. Those two thoughts can go together. I don't believe that the billboard captured those important nuances."
As for that bastion of free speech known as the Dallas Morning News?
"For the Dallas Morning News – who pose as champions of free speech, to try to censor our church's message is gross hypocrisy," the pastor said.
The key word is "try."
It turns out another billboard company offered to put up the church's message on 20 billboards, not two.
In other words, Mr. Wilonsky might want to find another way to work – or else prepare for another traffic jam microaggression.
Read more at Dallas Mayor Offended by Church's Patriotic Billboard.


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MTS reaches 10 million subscribers milestone in India
By Kunal Khullar	 On Mar 16, 2011
MTS reached 10 million customers in India. Owned by Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL), MTS marked its huge accomplishment by re-branding itself with a new tagline "A step ahead." The company has been a successful CDMA operator in India since 2009. They have also been providing High Speed Mobile Internet services to over 5 lakh customers in the country.
"We are excited to unveil the new MTS brand, in line with MTS' global strategy. MTS has recently been ranked as the 72nd most powerful brand in the world by Millward Brown. In keeping with our endeavor to delight our customers, we have adopted a disruptive approach to marketing that would redefine the way Smart phones are sold in India. The latest in our range of Smart phones is MTS Pulse from HTC. Powered by Android 2.1, it is a great combination of style and technology bundled with free calls, data usage and SMSs" were the words of Leonid Musatov, Chief Marketing Officer, Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd.
President and Chief Executive officer of SSTL, Vsevolod Rozanov had this to say, "It is indeed a proud moment for me and the entire MTS team to have crossed the 10 million customer milestone. We had started this journey about two years ago in Tamil Nadu and have crossed this milestone in less than two years."
The company launched an android 2.1 smart phone, called the MTS Pulse, designed by the popular Taiwanese company HTC. The handset will be available for Rs. 18,000/- or can get free on contract basis with an MTS postpaid connection. The contract is for Rs.15, 000/- with a commitment for 12 months and customers would get the smart phone free. Also bundled with the scheme are 1,500 minutes free talk time, 1,500 SMSs and 1,500 MB data usage every month for 12 months.
The launch of MTS Pulse is also aiding the communication campaigns for the company. The new campaign will be out by the third week of March. The communication campaign and advertising is being handled by Rediffusion-Y & R and is being produced by Cutting Edge Films. The new commercial is said to be shot in Kaula Lumpur and is directed by Ana Paula Avetti who is known for international brand campaigns.
RCom ties up with TELibrahma to provide Free Cricket World Cup 2011 Video Updates & Replays on Mobile
HTC launches Desire Z, all you could desire!


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Юлиус фон Гомперц (; 1823—1909) — австрийский промышленник; политический и общественный деятель.

Биография

Юлиус фон Гомперц родился 21 ноября 1823 года в городе Брно в еврейской семье Филиппа Йошуа Фейбельмана Гомперца (1782—1857) и Генриетты Аушпиц (1792—1881); брат Теодора Гомперца и , дядя Генриха Гомперца.

Будучи крупным промышленником, он был в 1859 году избран торговой палатой родного города её председателем; в этой должности фон Гомперц состоял до 1906 года.

В 1861 году он был избран от той же торговой палаты в члены моравского ландтага, пославшего его в 1871 году в рейхстаг. Юлиус фон Гомперц принадлежал к немецким политикам либерального направления и проявил себя как критик высокой тарифной политики, которая, по его мнению препятствовала развитию предпринимательства в стране.

В 1892 году он был назначен императором Францем-Иосифом Первым пожизненным членом австрийской палаты господ.

Также Ю. фон Гомперц принимал активное участие и в еврейской общественной жизни и долгое время состоял председателем еврейской общины в Брно.

Был женат на певице Каролине фон Гомперц-Беттельхейм, сестре филолога и переводчика .

Юлиус фон Гомперц умер 2 февраля 1909 года в родном городе.

Примечания

Литература
 Julius Gomperz

Ссылки
 Julius von Gomperz .

Промышленники Австрии
Похороненные на Еврейском кладбище (Брно)


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Q: Solving $\partial P(x,t)/\partial t = \left( D \partial^2 /\partial x^2-\mu \partial /\partial x \right) P(x,t)$ with no-flux boundary conditions In a mathematical physical problem, I would like to solve the following partial differential equation of type Fokker-Planck:
$$
\frac{\partial P(x,t)}{\partial t} = \hat{H} P(x,t) \, ,
$$
with the operator
$$
\hat{H}:=  D \, \frac{\partial^2}{\partial x^2}
-\mu \, \frac{\partial}{\partial x}
$$
where $D$ and $\mu$ are strictly positive numbers.
This equation is subject to the boundary conditions of zero flux at boundaries, namely
$$
\left. D \, \frac{\partial P(x,t)}{\partial x} - \mu P(x,t) \right|_{x= \pm a} = 0 \, ,
$$
in addition to the initial condition $P(x,t=0) = \delta(x-x_0)$, where $x_0 \in (-a,a)$.
For the solution of the above PDE, it can readily be noticed that the operator $\hat{H}$ is self-adjoint and has eigenfunctions $\phi_n(x)$ of the form
$$
\phi_n(x) = A_n \exp \left( \frac{\mu + \sqrt{\mu^2-4Dn}}{D} \, x\right)
+ B_n \exp \left( \frac{\mu - \sqrt{\mu^2-4Dn}}{D} \, x\right) \, ,
$$
for $ N = 0,1,2, \cdots, \infty$.
Then, we have $\hat{H}\phi_n(x) = -n\phi_n(x)$ so that the $n$th eigenvalue is $\lambda_n = -n$.
Therefore, the spectral decomposition of $P(x,t)$ can now be given as
$$
P(x,t) = \sum_{n=0}^\infty \phi_n(x) \exp \left( -nt \right) \, .
$$
However, when trying to apply the prescribed boundary conditions at $x = \pm a$, i guess that we should impose that
$$
\left. D \phi_n'(x) - \mu \phi_n(x) \right|_{x=\pm a} = 0,
$$
leading to a homogeneous linear system of equations whose solution is trivial, i.e. $A_n = B_n =0$.
This does not seem to be correct!
It would be great if someone here could let me know if something went wrong in my development.
Any hint or help is highly appreciated.
Thank you,


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Category Archives: Business News
Brexit Has Little Effect on Number of Recruitment Firms as 2016 Showed Record Numbers
January 9, 2017 Business News
Brexit dominated the headlines for a good portion of 2016, with many people worried about the negative impact it would have on many facets of day-to-day life. Business owners were amongst those who were worried about Brexit and although the full consequences of the UK's decision to leave the European Union are yet to be felt; there have been reasons for optimism.
Figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request from Companies House show that a record number of recruitment agencies were opened in 2016 in the UK. There were 4,529 recruitment agencies that opened between January and December 2016. This is a significant increase on the numbers from 2015, which were 13.7% lower (3,984).
The recruitment sector has grown significantly over the last 5 years and it is now worth £35.1 billion in the UK. This figure is even more impressive when you consider that in 2012/13 it was £26.5 billion. Positive trading conditions have helped the industry to thrive in the UK and things don't look set to slow down in 2017.
Despite the incredible growth of recruitment firms in 2016, Brexit did have some effect. For example, the number of recruitment firms leading up to the vote was quite low. However after the decision to leave the EU had been announced, the number of recruitment firms being opened began to soar, with more than a thousand businesses being opened in July and August alone.
This number continued to rise towards the end of the year, with 1,315 new recruitment firms registered in November and December.
It's still uncertain how much of an impact Brexit will have on recruitment firms and business as a whole in the UK, however these figures give reason for optimism going forward.


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Q: java.io.FileNotFoundException when trying to copy a image from Photos app I'm trying to get a image from android Photos app using the share option that point to my PhotoGetFromGallery activity. Here is the code:
public void copy(File src, File dst) throws IOException {
    FileInputStream inStream = new FileInputStream(src);
    FileOutputStream outStream = new FileOutputStream(dst);
    FileChannel inChannel = inStream.getChannel();
    FileChannel outChannel = outStream.getChannel();
    inChannel.transferTo(0, inChannel.size(), outChannel);
    inStream.close();
    outStream.close();
}

public boolean isExternalStorageWritable() {
    String state = Environment.getExternalStorageState();
    if (Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED.equals(state)) {
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

void handleSendImage(Intent intent) {
    Uri imageUri = (Uri) intent.getParcelableExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM);
    String sourcePath = getRealPathFromURI(imageUri);
    if(isExternalStorageWritable()) {
        if (imageUri != null) {
            File sd = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
            File data = Environment.getDataDirectory();
            String destinationImagePath = sd + "/Pictures/MyAppImgFolder/";
            File source = new File(data, sourcePath);
            String fileName = source.getName();
            File destination = new File(sd, destinationImagePath + fileName);
            try {
                copy(source, destination);
            } catch (Exception e) {
                Log.e("COPY IMAGE ERROR", e.toString() + ". Destination Path is " + destinationImagePath.toString() + " and Source path is "+ sourcePath);
            }
        }
    }
}

sourcePath string returns the correct image path (ex. /storage/emulated/0/Pictures/Instagram/IMG_20150413_114608.jpg). However, I'm getting the FileNotFoundException because Environment.getDataDirectory() returns /data/storage/emulated/0/Pictures/Instagram/IMG_20150413_114608.jpg.
Here is my log:
E/COPY IMAGE ERROR﹕ java.io.FileNotFoundException: /data/storage/emulated/0/Pictures/Instagram/IMG_20150413_114608.jpg: open failed: ENOENT (No such file or directory). Destination Path is /storage/emulated/0/Pictures/MyAppImgFolder/ and Source path is /storage/emulated/0/Pictures/Instagram/IMG_20150413_114608.jpg

Here is my AndroidManifest.xml:
 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

My question is how can I get, if possible, any path of images stored at Photos app or Android Gallery?

A: You should not be using getDataDirectory - you are already being handed a complete path, starting with "/storage"  Use the single argument File() constructor passing only the sourcePath, like this:
File sd = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
String destinationImagePath = sd + "/Pictures/MyAppImgFolder/";
//sourcePath is already a full path name
File source = new File(sourcePath);
//redundant String fileName = source.getName();

File destination = new File(destinationImagePath + sourcePath);
//You are proposing many new subdirectories, so you must create them
destination.getParentFile()makeDirs();

//now you can continue with your copy attempt

A: I managed to solve the problem. Follows the code that works . Thanks to Chris Stratton for guiding me in this matter.
File sd = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
String destinationImagePath = sd + AppConstant.PHOTO_ALBUM;
File imagePath = new File(destinationImagePath);
File source = new File(sourcePath);
String fileName = source.getName();
File destination = new File(destinationImagePath + fileName);
   if (!imagePath.exists()) {
       imagePath.mkdirs();
       try {
            copy(source, destination);
            Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Success! File was copy from " + sourcePath + " to " + destinationImagePath, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
       } catch (Exception e) {
            Log.e("COPY IMAGE ERROR", e.toString());
       }
   } else if(destination.exists() && !destination.isDirectory()){
       Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Image is already on your image folder", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
   }


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A Mario-style action game about Sinterklaas, a Dutch tradition. In this game, Sint Nicolaas has been robbed! The thieves have taken his big sack full of presents and gingerbread cookies. In their run, however, they aren�t careful and presents start dropping out of the sack. Now Sint must collect the fallen gingerbread and presents and bring them to the right chimneys before dawn.
Ho Ho Ho! Somewhere around the North Pole, trouble is hanging in the air. This year Rudolph and the other reindeer are ill, so our beloved hero Santa Claus has to get out of the North Pole to deliver gifts to the children of the world, using a snowboard! Welcome to the wonderful world of Snowboard Santa!
Star Defender is a superb remake of the famous game also known as Galaga, Galaxians or Space Invaders. You are a test pilot flying the Tornado starship.
Ta-Ta Mahatta is a 3D third person adventure puzzle following the Ta-Tas quest to rid the Fungi infestion from their land.
Over 60 levels of fun, play alone, Blue-v-Red, or in the team mode. Choose your own music, elaborate your strategy and select your type of game: the flag, mine-field, strategy, arena or fortress.
Try to catch Jerry the mouse and avoid obstacles on the way. Score points and get into the high score table.
Wolfenstein Enemy Territory is a free, stand alone, downloadable multiplayer game in which players wage war as Axis or Allies in team-based combat.
In Worms Wars 3, you command an army of worms and battle against Ants, deadly Grasshoppers, and Snails. Your army has a nice selection of weapons including: Pistol, MP5 SMG (uzi), Flame-Thrower, Sniper Rifle, Grenade Launcher, Rocket Launcher, Cannon, and Minigun. The game is quite easy to learn and play as you only need to use your mouse and the 1-9 number keys to change weapons.


Recently, it was discovered that President Putin has secretly deployed 2 Iskander launching vehicles capable of deploying two 500-kilometer-range surface-to-surface missiles (SS-26) to his naval base in Latakia, Syria. In addition to these launchers, the Kremlin has also deployed its preferred Anti-Access Area-Denial (A2AD) system the S-400.
The deployment of these systems is rather interesting especially considering their location. To the best of my knowledge, ISIS or for that fact, any of the other anti-government forces in which Putin is helping al-Assad defeat are not flying military aircraft or launching missiles. Instead, the Kremlin is possibly working to establish the southern cordon of its missile defense system. By looking at the map below* it is possible to understand Putin's larger strategy in the region – an increasingly stronger anti-ballistic missile shield across Central Europe.
In many ways the deployment of this system is in keeping with Vladimir Putin's ideas in regards to the West. Just as Putin believed the West was encouraging revolutions around the world in order to forcefully intervene itself – so to has Putin instigated domestic strife throughout his 'near abroad,' in order to keep these countries from entering into Western institutions. Furthermore, just as Putin saw the West encroaching on formerly Soviet States throughout the 1990s, and the early 2000's, he too is working quickly in order to 'capitalize' on the withdrawal of US forces from the region to cement America's momentary weakness.


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Q: particle.js longer for fullpage.js scrolling I got this problem that I've been trying to solve for quite a while. Ideally, I would love particles.js to have its "spawn box" stretch down to the bottom the page (7 x viewport as calculated by fullpage.js) so that when scrolling down with fullpage.js, the whole page's content just moves up one slide (hence having particles.js covering the entire height of the website from top to bottom)
This is what I got so far:
CODE

body, html {
 margin: 0;
 padding: 0;
}

#container {
    max-width: inherit;
    background: rgb(111, 210, 255);
}

#particles-js {
 width: 100%;
 height: 100%;
}

.logo {
 position: absolute;
 top: 50%;
 left: 50%;
 width: 256px;
 height: 256px;
 margin-top: -128px;
 margin-left: -128px;
 z-index: 2;
}

canvas {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
 left: 0;
 width: 100%;
 height: 100%;
    z-index: 1;
}
<!doctype html>

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This Reader provides a various and ecumenical cross-section of ecclesiological statements from around the twenty centuries of the church's lifestyles. It builds at the foundations of early Christian writings, illustrates major medieval, reformation, and smooth advancements, and offers a consultant examine the strong realization to ecclesiology that characterizes the modern interval. This choice of readings deals a magnificent review of the a number of methods Christians have understood the church to be either the 'body of Christ' and, whilst, a less than perfect, social and ancient establishment, regularly topic to alter, and reflective of the cultures during which it's came across. This entire survey of ancient ecclesiologies is useful in pointing readers to the impressive variety of photos and metaphors that Christians have relied upon in describing the church and to a few of the tensions that experience characterised mirrored image at the church as either united and various, group and establishment, noticeable and invisible, successful and militant, worldwide and native, one and lots of. scholars, clergy and all attracted to Christianity and the church will locate this assortment a useful resource.
The symptoms are UnmistakableWe've continuously had earthquakes but…this many? We've continuously confronted typical mess ups but…this bad? We've continuously had Middle-East tensions but…this severe? This frequent? Jesus stated there will be transparent indicators in our international ahead of His go back. Over thelast few months and years, as we learn headline after impressive headline, thosesigns appear to be escalating.
How may possibly humans of religion reply correctly, constructively, and courageously to the demanding situations of a time of terror? How may non secular purposes in public debate be a strength for reconciliation instead of violence and hatred? In a global during which non secular arguments and non secular motivations play this sort of large public function, there's an pressing accountability for examining what's taking place, and fascinating with non secular perspectives that are ordinarily considered as alien, threatening or harmful.
Approximately thirty years in the past, George Lindbeck wrote his seminal and hugely influential paintings the character of Doctrine. considering that that point, there was no critical try at relocating past the issues he lays out, particularly the matter of foundationalism. Upon This Rock isn't really only a reaction to George Lindbeck's very important paintings; it's an try and express how theology and non secular discourse can really stream prior the actual difficulties posed by way of foundationalism—the assumption of and look for so-called aim and common standards—by taking a look at only one very important dialogue in the box: the trendy dialogue at the nature and serve as of doctrine.
Have sleek Christians been enlightened or misled? 'Left at the back of' has been a seize word in American church tradition for greater than a decade, yet pretribulation ideals have been nearly exceptional sooner than the eighteenth century. Many modern day believers look ahead to the go back of the Lord to rapture the Church prior to a turbulent tribulation interval, anticipating unbelievers to be left at the back of to undergo the horrors of this seven-year interval.


The first in-depth, historical analysis of the home birth movement in the United States.
Based on interviews and archival records of midwives, doctors, and health organizations.
Takes a national approach to the topic of home birth, including urban, rural, and suburban case studies.
By the mid-twentieth century, two things appeared destined for extinction in the United States: the practice of home birth and the profession of midwifery. In 1940, close to half of all U.S. births took place in the hospital, and the trend was increasing. By 1970, the percentage of hospital births reached an all-time high of 99.4%, and the obstetrician, rather than the midwife, assumed nearly complete control over what had become an entirely medicalized procedure. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, an explosion of new alternative organizations, publications, and conferences cropped up, documenting a very different demographic trend; by 1977, the percentage of out-of-hospital births had more than doubled. Home birth was making a comeback, but why? The executive director of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists publicly noted in 1977 the "rising tide of demand for home delivery," describing it as an "anti-intellectual-anti-science revolt." A quiet revolution spread across cities and suburbs, towns and farms, as individuals challenged legal, institutional and medical protocols by choosing unlicensed midwives to catch their babies at home. Coming Home analyzes the ideas, values, and experiences that led to this quiet revolution and its long-term consequences for our understanding of birth, medicine, and culture.
Who were these self-proclaimed midwives and how did they learn their trade? Because the United States had virtually eliminated midwifery in most areas by the mid-twentieth century, most of them had little knowledge of or exposure to the historic practice, drawing primarily on obstetrical texts, trial and error, and sometimes instruction from aging home birth physicians to learn their craft. While their constituents were primarily drawn from the educated white middle class, their model of care (which ultimately drew on the wisdom and practice of a more diverse, global pool of midwives) had the potential to transform birth practices for all women, both in and out of the hospital.
Wendy Kline is professor and Dema G. Seelye Chair in the History of Medicine in the Department of History at Purdue University. She is the author of Building a Better Race: Gender, Sexuality, and Eugenics from the Turn of the Century to the Baby Boom and Bodies of Knowledge: Sexuality, Reproduction, and Women's Health in the Second Wave.


Where did Abel meet his wife?
Where did the other people come from?
There is no record that Abel was ever married. However, Cain did marry so the question is still valid if we ask it about Cain instead of Abel.
Cain's wife had to be either a sister or a niece. Given the circumstances, there was no other choice. Besides, the gene pool would probably have been much more robust then than it is now. It is interesting that even as late as Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the marriage into one's family was still practiced.
So the answer to your question is that Cain [not Abel] married either a sister or a niece or perhaps even a grand or great-grand niece depending on how much time had passed. The same phenomenon answers the question of who Cain was afraid of after he murdered his brother, Abel. If the rest of Adam's family did not share Cain's hatred of Abel, it is no wonder he feared them after the murder. Who were these others? By this time, they might well have numbered in their thousands!


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The Tesla--Caught In Its Own Coils?
Shown is the very sexy Tesla roadster. It is apparently stranded off Cape Cod for lack of an extension cord long enough to plug in and recharge. But damn, it looks so good. In fact I think it's the sexiest little car I've seen since before I wrapped my red Porsche 924 turbo around a welcoming oak tree 25 years ago.
But there seems to be trouble in Lotus Land (no, not that Lotus). BBC's great car show, Top Gear recently drove and reviewed the Tesla. The guys are hilarious, and they love their cars--especially sports cars. They are also unafraid to praise or pan a car, or specific items about that car. And surprisingly for Brits, they have no green weenie agenda, and will praise a gasoline-fueled car for its virtues without feeling it necessary to make comparable comments about a hybrid or pure electric vehicle. Remember their show about the Bugatti Veyron? If I remember correctly, the Veyron gets about 2 miles to the gallon and the sticker price starts at $1,705,000.00.
The Tesla Corporation (aka Teslobama Motors) unreservedly claimed that their car would get 200 miles on a charge. The boys at Top Gear drove the car the way any self-respecting sports car driver drives. Which is to say, they drove it hard. Tesla must have been using Grandma driving in a straight line on a clear highway at 40 mph. The boys got something more like 55 miles. I realized that means that if I drove that car from my mountain greenery home into Bakersfield (great curves and hairpin turns combined with uphill/downhill excitement), I would make it to the Caliente post office before I had to stop and call my daughter at work downtown to come and pick me up because I ran out of juice. But the car would look so sexy sitting in front of that 1890's style post office.
The upside is that I would merely have to hitch a ride back to the car the next day after it has charged for the necessary 16 hours. The boys at Top Gear simply recommend that you buy two Teslas so you can drive one while the other recharges. That's dry British wit for you. We taxpayers have already invested $500 million in subsidies for the development and marketing of the Tesla, which sells for a highly-affordable $100,000. Senator Barack Obama was one of the leaders in Congress who touted the advantages of this green oil-saver.
Obama and the green weenie gang are always yammering about "the poor" and occasionally "the middle class." Well I hate to tell Mr. Obama this, but even though we paid the taxes to build and market this little beauty, most of us will never be able to buy one. Guess who can. Answer: The rich. For them, the car won't really cost $100,000. There are massive tax deductions for purchasing an all-electric vehicle, from the lowly golf cart to the magnificent Tesla. The problem is that first you have to have the kind of income that would justify a $100,00 automobile that could then be deducted from your income taxes the following year. Everybody reading this article who can do that, raise your hand. I thought so.
The boys were very complimentary about the car. They loved its acceleration and handling. They found its relative silence a bit eerie, but got used to it quickly. And since they didn't have to drive the full 55 miles, they made that comment as a jocular side issue. They were fulsome in their praise of the car's appointments. And since they don't subscribe to the "eat the rich" philosophy, they were being ironic when they suggested buying two.
But like most rich feeders-at-the-public-trough, Tesla founder and lobbyist Elon Musk is entirely humorless. He also has nearly-unlimited funds for hiring ambulance-chasing lawyers (preferably chasing ambulances that can't travel more than 55 miles). So rather than take the whole thing good-naturedly, Musk went public with his fury. After calling the show's report "false," Musk went on to say: "The fundamental thing with Top Gear is that the show was about as authentic as a Milli Vanilli concert (he's showing his age), but the problem is most viewers don't know that." He also announced that the company would be suing the BBC and the producers of Top Gear. Lighten up, Musky boy.
Neither Top Gear nor the BBC has apologized and both are ready, willing and able to defend any lawsuit. The BBC specifically said "we stand by the program and will vigorously defend this claim." That will be no problem for Musk. When he loses every round in the trade libel suit (or whatever his grounds are), he can simply go to the Department of Justice and have Eric Holder file a suit based on denial of due process, or disparate impact, or denial of equal protection, or discrimination against Tesla's black employee, or something. To hell with the law, this is a matter of principle (or considering the amount of money Musk is making with the help of the American taxpayer, principal plus interest). I have an idea. Let's eat Elon Musk!
Index: Environmentalism, LawHawkRFD
This should be interesting, though having recently seen this episode again, there is no way any lawsuit can prevail. They are very careful about what they say and it's all easily proven.
For those who don't know what Top Gear is, here's a review I did of the show a couple years ago: Top Gear Review.
It's well worth checking out. FYI, the review has a link to a portion of the same show Lawhawk is talking about, where they looked at the car of the future, which runs on hydrogen -- very impressive stuff.
T_Rav said...
Hell hath no fury like a greenie CEO scorned. (snicker snicker)
Joel Farnham said...
I believe Elon Musk made a tactical and a strategic mistake. Now, if it goes to court, the Tesla will be on everybody's radar along with Car & Driver magazine wanting to make a name for themselves. This level of scrutiny that he, the green weenies and Obama cannot stand at this point in time.
There are several things that can never be legislated. One thing is PI. The number used in figuring out circles in geometry. Another is the laws of physics. Despite that, congress critters seem to think that it must be legislated before something can exist. Or legislate that God exists or doesn't.
Just because God said, "Let there be light." doesn't mean Obama can say, "Let there be an electric car that can drive over 200 miles." and it will be so.
Obama => Most Stupid President Ever!
If they used their own money, I would be laughing. Since they used my money, I am pissed off!
StanH said...
Typical dumba$$ liberals, another great example for thinking (conservative) America to observe.
I'm with Joel, it would be funny if it were their own money, since it's ours, I'm pissed.
In the words of our dear President, "Just trade it in!"
Yeah, tell that to the guy who just lost his job and can't find another one.
Cute car. But so is a Red Rider wagon, although the red rider wagon is, apparently, more dependable.
LL said...
Could you daisy-chain Teslas and tow half a dozen in and then use them in series? It would work fine for an outbound trip but the run back up the mountain might be on foot...
OR tow a trailer with a LOT of batteries on it?
See, there really IS a green solution.
Tennessee Jed said...
interesting, Hawk. Yet another great example of . . . what, lunacy? Hope 'n Change, baby!!!
Andrew: Britain also makes an exception for "information for the public good" which is kinda like our "public figures" exception. So the chances of a successful lawsuit are somewhere between zero and none. But as we both know, that doesn't stop wounded souls from trying.
Well, I raise my hand 'cause I could afford one. Of course I would be living in it with a roommate to split the loan and electric bills. Is there a back seat? Maybe another roommate could live there. We could get them to pay 1/2 for the whole back seat, then I would only have to pay a 1/4...
Anyway, is this one of those "subsidies for the wealthy corporations" I keep reading in comments on Huffpo that the Left yammer on about?
T_Rav: There are a couple to go with that. "Every pan is a puff," and "I don't care what the the public thinks of me, as long as they think of me."
LL "Could you daisy-chain Teslas and tow half a dozen in and then use them in series?"
Yeah, Or you could do kind of like what they used to do with the Pony Express. Have Tesla corrals about every 100 miles or so. You just have to turn one in to get a new fully charged one! It could work. I think this may be a new emerging "green" business. Now where's that Commentarama grant application? What do you think, $100M? That should be enough for a start up, right?
LawHawk, I think that last one is Barack Obama's personal motto. Or if not, it should be.
Joel: Car and Driver is typical of fanzines for car aficionados. But unlike Top Gear, it receives a large part of its revenue from the manufacturers it's reviewing. They'll damn a real dog, but the Tesla isn't a dog. It has just been a bit overhyped, and the boys poked a finger in its eye.
I have no envy of the rich, so if I see some guy driving a Tesla, I'll think: "Good for you. You can afford $100,000 for a car that will only go 50 or 60 miles on a charge." Of course, logically, I would only be saying that in Beverly Hills where the trip from home to Rodeo Drive is about 2 miles.
Like you, I resent my tax money (ostensibly taken to help the poor and needy) being spent on cars for rich guys with tax accountants who can get the car for them for free.
Stan: Ditto. And I still think the car is sexy as hell. But I don't think I'll be buying one anytime in the near future.
WriterX: I think a whole lot of people got pissed off at that remark. But it's funny how little it got played in the MSM, isn't it? They went on for months about George Bush I being amazed at the scanners in a grocery store. How could he be so out of touch? But Obama is a man of the people. Pffft.
LL: I'm picturing the wagon train of Teslas on Caliente Road, headed down the mountain. I'm also picturing the locals lobbing boulders down on them. If you aren't driving an SUV, a four-wheeler, or a very big car with big wheels, you ain't getting home after about an hour of rain or snow.
Regular gas is now over $4.00 a gallon here in the hinterlands, but at least your car will get you somewhere. But even under the best of conditions, you can't make it to Bakersfield in a Tesla. And we haven't even talked about the power failures that could take charging time from 16 hours to two days.
Bev: There's no back seat, and the trunk would hold your purse, and that's about it. But then, after buying one of these little beauties, what need would you have for a purse?
T_Rav: I wish I had thought of that. Perfect campaign slogan for Obama.
rlaWTX said...
it's cute!
since the idea of thesis is starting to stress me out (despite being a year away) maybe I should quit grad school and "invest in the future" with one of these... do you think they' let me pay it out at $100 amonth???
LawHawk - Tesla Express can start out like the transcontinental railway. We will start at each side of the country and over a period of years, build the business to evetually meet in the middle where we can have our "golden spike" moment!
Then we can develop "spokes" that go North/South! It's a plan though I think we might need maybe 3/4 of billion. I mean we have to buy all those extension cords...
rlaWTX, wait until your thesis is two months or less from being due and then you have to defend it...just saying.
Notawonk said...
law: like most things really purty and slick, they lack depth (of a gas tank!). still, shur is purty, even on the side of the road.
(troll over at notawonk! come have some fun with "heather"!)
gee, thanks, T_Rav!
rlaWTX: Only if you're an illegal immigrant or a friend of Obama's from the South Side of Chicago. If you're both, you can have two for the price of one.
Bev; And instead of the golden spike, we'll have the golden electrical outlet. That should get us lots of publicity. And we already have the Chinese laborers ready to build.
T_Rav: Or maybe she could just borrow one from a certain Columbia alumna who now lives in the White House. It doesn't need defending because anyone who critiques it negatively is a racist.
Patti: Just like a pretty woman with no depth. You don't have to talk to it. LOL I'll wander on over. I was away from the computer with a client with an emergency. Sorry to be so long responding.
rlaWTX: Relax. Maybe you'll get lucky like I did. The chairman of the committee was my favorite instructor.
2 for the price of 1! I like that - unfortunately, I do not have the right disposition to be a friend of O's and my family has been in the US too long for the illegal alien path...
I guess I'll just keep working and going to school and contributing to the tax base instead.
Besides at 55miles - I could only get to Andrews, Lamesa, Notrees, Tarzan, Big Spring, Patricia, Crane... not even to Kermit!!!
Actually, my Practicum scares me more than thesis - I regularly wonder what I was thinking when I started this process!!!!!!!!
happy weekend, y'all!
rlaWTX: You'll pass it all with flying colors. I got to liking it so much that after my BA, MA and JD, I told my wife I thought I might go to med school even if I can't stand the sight of blood. She is now my ex-wife. LOL
Lawhawk - LOL!!!
I've turned this 2yr program into 7yrs - by the time I'm done... then I'll be done!!!
I like classes; I don't care for grades (more precisely - things that must be done FOR grades!)...
LawHawk - What do you think of ElecSpress for the name of our venture?
Golden Outlet Day. It could even become a national holiday...I like it....
rlaWTX: Don't worry about grades either. One of my TA's at Cal was looking over my grades, and described them as the craziest roller-coaster he had ever seen. I made it through anyway. I will admit, though, that even at Cal in those medieval times the professors looked at the quality of your work and I honestly don't believe any professor ever graded me on my political opinions. And I said some pretty outrageous things even back then.
Bev: I was thinking of Teslax, but it sounded too much like something that doesn't have anything to do with electric cars. You came up with LawHawkRFD, and that worked out well. so I'll go with yours.
I wish I could still be around for the entry in the history books: "Two geniuses, one from each coast, transformed America in 55 mile increments, creating the nation's second-largest industry--ElecSpress. Playing on government programs, the two green wizards managed to turn $3 trillion in government incentives into a $50,000 business, operating with a mere two employees and 50,000 government advisors. One company started from San Francisco, the other from New York City. The lines met in Hooseywatsit, Oklahoma, home of the last operating oil well in the United States. The celebration of the installation of the Golden Outlet was attended by luminaries from all over the world, not the least of whom was the President of the United State, Sasha Obama. Also attending was Malia Obama, CEO of the largest industry, General Electric. The founders stated that without the ability to pay zero taxes, they could never have succeeded. The two Obamas applauded heartily."
Baseball - The Greatest Steal Ever!
Chaplains For Atheists--Huh?
OK, What Picture Would You Post----
Film Friday: Kick Ass (2010)
2012 Race Baiting Season Begins Early
Speak Ill Of Islam--Go To Jail
TV Review: Game of Thrones (2011-????)
The Re-Quotable Obama
Obama's Easter Non-Message
Happy Face, Happy Facebook
Lie Down With Hamas--Rise Up Headless
Conservatives Split On Taxes
Schadenfreude. And I Missed It!
Top 25: Westerns You Should Know
Maybe It's NOT Good to Be King
Obama Declares Class Warfare
Opaque Obama Discovers Transparency
Don't Like The Results? Burn A Church
Leftists Sink To Vile New Lows. . . Again
Film Friday: The Core (2003)
And Yet, I'm Alive. . .
FDA Halts Executions. The FDA?
Capitalism Is Rising, Not Falling
It's Time To Exploit The Debt Ceiling
California Lawmakers' Cars Stolen
Winning The Public Relations Wars
Time Is Almost Up!
When Is A Coyote Not A Coyote?
Another Obama Power-Grab
Film Friday: Ronin (1998)
Stop Attacking The Budget Deal
Just Drink The Kool-Aid
TV Review: Is It Real (2005-2007)
"The (Stupid) People's Budget"
2012 Contender: Donald Trump
Moore Tweets On Wisconsin Election
Do Your Job--Go To Jail
Analyzing The Shutdown Deal
CNN Proves Anti-Muslim Radicalization
Tax Time. . . Oh Joy
California--Where Ignorance Is A Virtue
Film Friday: Devil (2010)
And You Thought We Were Rid Of Him
Shutdown: Democrats = Cynical Exploiters
Your 15 Minutes Are Up. . . Now Get Out
Democratic Future: Cloudy With Continuing Doom
Have An Eggroll, Mr. Goldstone
The Incredible Shrinking Everything
Ryan's Republican 2012 Budget Is Impressive
Obama Versus the KOOKIES
Let's Enslave Doctors To Save Obamacare!
A Perpetual Feast--Eating The Rich
Standardized Testing Is Racist, Says Holder
Film Friday: Pulp Fiction (1994)


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Q: Start from a given address in MIPS How can i start from the address of static data 0x10008000 and move to 0x10008008?
I don't know if i am wrong but those addresses are for 3 registers,
and you can't store in the address 0x10008001.

A: To load those 3 words into $t1 - $t3:
lui $t0 0x1000
ori $t0 0x8000
lw $t1 0($t0)
lw $t2 4($t0)
lw $t3 8($t0)


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Beijing, China • Lex Kravetski/Flickr
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Best Nightlife in Beijing
If you measure a city's nightlife by the number of chances for debauchery it offers, then Beijing has never held (and probably will never hold) a candle to such neon-lit Babylons as Shanghai and Hong Kong. If, instead, you measure nightlife by its diversity, the Chinese capital rivals any major city in Asia.
Such was not always the case. As recently as a decade ago, Beijing's populace routinely tucked itself into bed under a blanket of Mao-inspired Puritanism shortly after nightfall, leaving visitors with one of two tourist-approved options: Attend Beijing opera and acrobatic performances in a sterile theater, or wander listlessly around the hotel in search of a drink to make sleep come faster.
Since then, the government has realized there is money to be made on both sides of the Earth's rotation. The resulting relaxation in nocturnal regulations, set against the backdrop of Beijing residents' historical affinity for cultural diversions, has helped remake the city's nightlife. Opera and acrobatics are still available, but now in more interesting venues, and to them have been added an impressive range of other worthwhile cultural events: teahouse theater, puppet shows, intimate traditional music concerts, live jazz, even the occasional subtitled film.
This diversity continues with Beijing's drinking and dance establishments, of which there are scores. Some are even beginning to rival Shanghai's for style and, unfortunately, price. With the opening of a few modern dance clubs, the city's cheesy old discos are thankfully no longer the only dance option, although the latter can still be tremendously entertaining for kitsch value. The same goes for karaoke, a favorite in China as it is in Japan. Foreign-Chinese interaction in bars hasn't progressed much beyond the sexual exploitation rampant in the 1920s and 1930s, but this is by no means a necessary dynamic. The traveler not afraid to bumble through language barriers can often connect with local people over a bottle or two of beer.
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