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The US-Africa 2014 Leaders Summit: Africa to take centre stage in Washington
Many across the African continent have not always viewed America in a positive light. After years of a non-coherent strategy full of aid and security concerns, and a relative lack of attention from the US policymaker's perspective, we are witnessing a new era in US-Africa relations where Washington truly appears committed for the long haul.
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Although still a component of bilateral relations with some African countries, the aid approach to development is slowly diminishing. Countries like South Africa are 'graduating' from America's emergency AIDS programme PEPFAR with funds scheduled to slowly disappear as Pretoria takes control of the pandemic. It is increasing trade, investment and creating jobs for the booming African youth population that is now seen as the crucial aspect needed to help bolster economies.
Economic growth is not the only game in town. Serious security concerns continue to run rampant across Africa, yet many African leaders/citizens are against more US military involvement in Africa. Despite this point of view, American involvement in Africa from both a security and economic viewpoint is set to increase in the future. Washington's new policy on Sub-Saharan Africa, the number of newly launched African initiatives, and recent high level visits are all indications of such movement. We see America sticking to their strategy, and in some ways, in my view, going beyond it.
Feed the Future, Power Africa, Trade Africa, Doing Business with Africa Campaign and the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) are a number of new programmes recently established, aimed at a more positive and cooperative relationship between the US and Africa.
US Secretary of State John Kerry recently completed his first official tour of the African continent. Unlike President Barack Obama's African tour in mid-2013, there was no big fanfare, no camera crews; just difficult situations and conversations from South Sudan and African Union (AU) peacekeeping missions to Kabila's DRC and Dos Santos' Angola.
We once again remembered how difficult and dangerous situations in Africa can be after the horrific school girl abduction hit the news. #bringbackourgirls has become the polar opposite of Kerry's Africa visit, and has put a small dent in the Africa Rising narrative.
Together with its African counterparts, America has thrown some of its weight behind the fight against Boko Haram, AQIM and al-Shabaab, and others. It is specifically helping Nigeria, a strategic ally on the continent, with the US military, FBI and other agencies providing intelligence, hostage negotiations expertise and other counterterrorism assistance.
This is not a new fight. Al-Qaeda has had a strong presence in Africa since the early 1990s. Osama bin Laden had his headquarters in Sudan from late 1991 and Al-Qaeda established a limited presence in Somalia soon after, with operatives arriving in Somalia in 1991 and 1992. Their mission was to initiate relations with Somali jihadists, as well as to assess the idea of having a permanent base in the country, although we now know that Sudan became the country of choice.
Much has changed since this time and ultimately it is about economic development, which in turn makes it harder for extremist groups to recruit their unemployed followers. It is obviously not that simple, but the main point is that these US developments are significant, especially when one zooms out to see exactly how small Africa's current slice of the American economic pie really is.
Examining economic data from the US Census Bureau Foreign Trade Division, America's total world goods was US$3.836 trillion dollars with exports at US$1.569 trillion and imports at 2.267. Of that only US$35.038 billion was American exports to Africa with US$50.076 billion being imported goods from Africa into the US.
America's Trade with Africa vs the World (2013)
US exports
(US$ millions)
US imports Total % of global trade
Africa 35,038.1 50,075.9 85,114
World 1,578,978.8 2,267,421.4 3,846,400.2
Note: includes North Africa including Egypt
Estimates by the US National Intelligence Council (NIC) envision Africa's GDP to increase compared to the rest of the world, although it does expect it to rise above 3 per cent. The NIC's latest Global Trends 2030 published in December 2012 stimulates thinking about the rapid and vast geopolitical changes characterising the world and puts forth global trajectories over the next 15 years.
The US wants to use this low base and increase these numbers, and in particular, their exports to the continent and create American jobs. Doing this requires more societal contact and business-to-business activities between the two entities as well as positive political relations. US President Barack Obama hopes to fast track the positive momentum starting this June 2014.
Young Africans chosen by the US governments as part of Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative will be departing for Washington in mid-June and returning in August. The full 500 delegates will meet President Obama on July 28-30, for a Presidential Summit.
This will be followed by the first ever US-Africa Leaders Summit on 05-06 August in Washington. There is much to discuss including economics, good governance, and human rights. We assume, like most summits, most of the real action will take place in nearby hotels and restaurants where African and American diplomats, CEOs, entrepreneurs meet behind the scenes. However, the leaders themselves should focus on creating jobs and ensuring security. The two are intertwined; an almost a catch 22 situation. Without security there are no jobs and investment. However you need employed youth and infrastructure to help limit the security issues such as gangs, organised crime, extremist groups and overall safe havens for both global criminal and terrorist networks and local insurgents.
US Secretary of State Kerry said in his speech in Addis, in "too many parts of the continent, a lack of security, the threat of violence, or all-out war prevent the shoots of prosperity from emerging. The burdens of past divisions might not disappear entirely, my friends. But they must never be allowed to bury the future. The African Union's commitment to silence the guns of Africa by 2020 is an ambitious goal. It is the right goal."
With that said, the US President and African leaders must take the necessary steps forward to make the AU's goal a reality, but there is much more accomplish.
US-Africa relations going forward
The NIC report argues many African countries have the opportunity to greatly advance while others are likely to be left behind, creating a more diverse Africa in 2030. There are many reasons behind this statement, dependent upon numerous variables and circumstances.
Regardless, it is clear more cooperation is needed in order for Africa to deal with its rapid urbanisation. More has to be done about climate change and subsequent migration as it is likely to affect Africa far more than most because of the dependence on agriculture.
Although great strides are being made like the YALI program and Power Africa, more has to be done about disproportionate levels of young men and women without work and on infrastructure development. More has to be done on education at all levels: primary, secondary and tertiary. Education alone will make or break certain African countries.
The US-Africa Leaders Summit is a start, but it is not going to fix the plethora of problems, many of which the US is battling with themselves. There has to be more cooperation between local African police departments and the US local city and state police agencies. There has to be more cooperation between US and African schools and universities. There has to be more frequent meetings between city mayors to discuss issues like climate change, crime and others.
We have seen some previous movement in this regard. The US Conference of Mayors sent a mission to Africa in 2003 in order to meet the challenges in fighting HIV/AIDS. A high-powered delegation from the AU Commission of the African Union met with the leadership of the National Conference of Black Mayors in 2012. I have read about a US-Africa Higher Education Initiative, to support partnerships between US and African tertiary institutions.
What were the outcomes? Are the programmes working? If the answer is yes, why are there not more of them? If the answer is no, why and lets tweak them so they do work and make a significant impact.
Africa also has to take the lead and initiate programs like Obama's YALI. Perhaps an idea is to run a similar program but bring young American entrepreneurs to Africa and study at African universities for a short period of time -a Young Americans-Africans Partnership (YAAP). Let the innovative youth of the US see the opportunities with their own two eyes and help train individuals on African soil, in addition to sending 500 young African leaders to Washington each year.
Africa's size is immense and the continent is underdeveloped. And there is enough room for the US and others like China to be involved. However, there has to be a better understanding of who is doing what in Africa, especially from a macro perspective in order to grasp the true steps forward for regional integration as well as overall progress of how the entire continent is intertwined.
There is a lot to say and a lot to do, but one thing is for certain, 2014 will be the year when Africa took Washington's summer months by storm.
Dr Scott Firsing is a current research fellow at the IGD. His research focuses on United States-Africa relations, and the international relations of Africa more generally. His other current appointments include serving as the Director of the North American International School (NAIS) in Pretoria, the Director of Public Engagement at the Aerospace Leadership Academy and CEO of a research consultancy LINK Advisory. Dr Firsing is also an Adjunct Research Fellow at Monash University, South Africa where he previously served as a Senior Lecturer and Head of the International Studies Department. The founder of the African NGO Young People in International Affairs, Scott is a former employee of the United Nations, Department for Disarmament Affairs, and a former Bradlow Fellow at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA).
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The Latest 'Narnia' Installment does more than just Tread Water
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader = 3 ½ out of 5
Edmund Pevensie: Lucy, have you seen this ship before?
Lucy Pevensie: It's very Narnian looking, isn't it?
Of all the recent, popular, fantasy book series that have been adapted into films since the initial launch of the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings films, C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia series is the only one that I have read all the way through. It has been unfortunate that I have not been very impressed by the first two film entries. I was disappointed by 'Wardrobe,' and while I thought Prince Caspian was better (despite heading into a more disturbingly dark direction, while still being rated PG), I felt it still had problems finding the way to handle the world of Narnia. With that in mind, I had mixed feelings about what the next entry would have to offer. 'Dawn Treader' is my favorite book of the series, so an adaptation was going to have to work pretty hard to please me. Fortunately, I found this film to be the best so far in the Narnia film series.
The film is set a few years after the events of Prince Caspian. Two of the Pevensie children, Lucy and Edmond (Georgie Henley and Skandar Keynes) are living with their annoying cousin Eustace (Will Poulter), while the older siblings are off traveling in different parts of the world, as WWII continues on. One day, the two spot a painting with the image of a peculiar looking ship. Just as Eustace continues to try and poke fun at his cousins for their wild imaginations, water emerges from the painting and the three children wind up right in the middle of an ocean in Narnia. They are immediately picked up by a royal ship, The Dawn Treader, which is being captained by King Caspian (Ben Barnes).
Eustace is immediately taken aback by the world he now finds himself in, but continues to be an irritation. However, Lucy and Edmond are ready and willing to go on another adventure. As Caspian informs them, the quest, this time, involves finding the lost seven lords of Narnia, in order to save Narnia from a corrupting evil that has formed on a dark island. Also joined by their heroic, swashbuckling mouse pal Reepicheep (voiced by Simon Pegg), the adventures aboard the Dawn Treader will involve tangles with slave traders, dragons, and sea serpents, along with the prospect of reaching the ends of the world and Aslan's country.
What I found to enjoy the most about this film, is that it managed to combine a sense of whimsy with the spirit of an old swashbuckler. If 'Wardrobe' was made with the feel of this movie, I would have appreciated it more. The work done on 'Treader' to deliver a fitting Narnia experience has clearly been refined and made to be much more accessible. It is fortunate that many of these books have a fairly stand alone quality to them, as one can enter this film fresh and not have to worry much about being caught up. So with that being said, unlike the latest Harry Potter (as much as I enjoyed that film), 'Dawn Treader' can easily be viewed by newcomers to the series.
The film looks very good. Despite being dumped by Disney and picked up by Fox, with a lower budget in mind for its production, the film manages to be a fine looking high seas voyager (I guess between Titanic and Master and Commander, Fox knows how to make good looking, water based films). Moments such as how the kids enter into Narnia, the effects work on some of the islands they visit, the use of a dragon, and the final battle involving a (notably scary-looking) sea serpent are all top notch. It is a shame that some of the creature effects (namely the Minotaur on board the ship) come off as looking pretty silly and a bit cheap, but some sacrifices had to be made.
The leads are mostly fine. Henley, who plays Lucy, still manages to have the right kind of sense of wonderment that makes her a great cipher to view the world through. Keynes comes off as all right; I put some of this up to a lot of clunky screenwriting, but Edmond's character in the series tends to be annoying in general (how many times can this kid be tempted by power). Faring better is Barnes as Caspian, who feels appropriate throughout. A big leap of faith is pushing the irritation that is Eustace's character. The film certainly succeeds at making him annoying, with the audience only hoping that he will be redeemed, but Poutler (who was very good in another film, Son of Rambow) does exactly what is required of him. Benefiting Eustace's character is the relationship between him and Pegg as Reepicheep. And of course, Liam Neeson is reliable as the voice of Aslan.
As much as I enjoyed seeing many of the elements of the book come to life, I still found there to be moments where the excitement is not that strong. While tighter in pace than the previous films (this one clocks in at just under two hours), the travel from set piece to set piece did not always provide for much in between. This is somewhat of a shame, because the deviations from the material, which basically involves adding more action sequences, should have served to ramp up the value of fun to have with this film. Instead, the film only moves through a fairly easy-to-tell story, that mainly works for me due to how well I think the spirit of the series has finally been captured.
Now I do believe this to be a good movie. It is much less generic than its predecessors, regardless of a few flat moments in its story. There are a lot of great visuals inserted throughout. The young leads do an admirable job with their characters. Director Michael Apted is better known for directing actors than he is for large scale productions, so I was happy to see a good enough balance for this film. I can only hope that the film does well enough to give the go ahead for The Silver Chair, the next book in the series, which, although not the final installment, could make for a good enough end for the film series.
Eustace Clarence Scrubb: This place just gets weirder and weirder.
Fantasy Georgie Henley Liam Neeson Michael Apted Narnia Skandar Keynes Voyage of the Dawn Treader

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Throughout fifty years, Kettering Civic Society, founded to promote good architecture and civic pride, has worked with many individuals, businesses and like-minded organisations, striving to make Kettering a better place. The Society boasts many achievements and endeavours to ensure that its aims and objectives continue to be fulfilled with renewed support.
Kettering Civic Society holds events in its community space 'Time Travellers' at Kettering Station. Throughout the year, it arranges exhibitions, meetings, trips, presentations and coffee mornings, and it presents a Silver Rose Bowl Award annually in recognition of good architecture, environmental projects and civic pride.
Kettering Civic Society would like new volunteers to help with archives, general administration or as committee members – all would be welcome. Coffee mornings are held at Toller Meeting Rooms, Meeting Lane, from 10am to 12noon on Friday mornings, prices are competitive and toasted tea cakes a speciality!
To mark this special year, Kettering Civic Society begins celebrations with a talk by local author, Ian Addis, on "A Post-War Childhood" on Saturday 6th April 2019 at 2pm in Toller Meeting Rooms. The Society's Annual General Meeting will precede the talk at 12.30pm.
The talk will be followed by tea and a celebration cake. Annual membership of the Society is £15 and the cost of a buffet lunch at 1.15pm is £10 for members, £15 for non-members.
Entrance to the talk only is £5 which includes tea and cake or biscuits. Both occasions are open to all, but closing date for tickets is 25th March. The 2019 calendars produced to mark the golden anniversary have been reduced to £5 and are available from 01536 723682 or from The Star Inn, Geddington; Sage & Brooke, Grafton Underwood, and Barton Seagrave Post Office.


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Nice that you're getting back to the Indian scrim.
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Thanks guys .....Jim Adams is a great guy to work with as well as a great Scrimshander.
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The Daily Caller News Foundation is suing the Department of Justice for failing to produce records regarding the Columbia University professor who received four memos from former FBI Director James Comey, one of which was leaked to The New York Times.
Cause of Action Institute, a conservative nonprofit watchdog, filed the lawsuit on behalf of TheDCNF Monday after the Justice Department and the FBI failed to produce any records related to Daniel Richman in response to the news organization's April 25 Freedom of Information Act request.
Meanwhile, Comey, in a July 5, 2016 press conference, absolved then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton of any criminal activity in using her private server for government business while she served as secretary of state, saying that she was "extremely careless," but not grossly negligent in using a private server for official government business. Gross negligence would constitute a federal offense tied to the mishandling of classified government secrets.
Comey hired Richman as a special government employee, or SGE, to conduct an assortment of personal duties for him, including the task of developing "talking points" about the bureau's investigation of Clinton's use of a private email server.
Richman served on "special projects" as an SGE for at least 19 months and "served at the pleasure of" Comey, FBI records show, according to Fox News.
Richman also gave multiple interviews to reporters between July 2015 and February 2017 defending Comey's handling of the Clinton email case.
The suit was filed under FOIA before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
The Justice Department released some information about Richman to Congress after both House and Senate members waged a bitter campaign to obtain them, along with Comey's private memos. Some of the documents were released beginning last April.
But the FBI and the Justice Department have hidden the full range of Richman's activities on behalf of Comey and his interactions with the former director and other bureau officials.


A music-lover started smashing up a Derby city centre cafe because the manager who asked him to leave was "ruining his chilled-out vibe".
A court heard how Zak Rziki was taking advantage of the free wi-fi to watch dance music videos on his mobile phone at the Cosy Club in Victoria Street.
The manager heard him "screaming and making lots of noise" and so she asked him to leave.
This prompted the 23-year-old, of William Street, to smash a lamp, pull records from their sleeves and pour two bottles of Lucozade all over the floor.
He also went outside and picked up a metal bucket ashtray and emptied the contents on the ground inside the Cosy Club.
On arrest he was found to be carrying cocaine and then, in a separate incident, he attacked a man outside a Derby restaurant after his approaches to a woman "went unwarranted".
And a third offence saw Rziki steal booze from Marks and Spencer at the Intu centre.
Jailing him for nine weeks magistrate David Loydall said: "Clearly you live your life as someone whose own needs take priority.
"You seem to hold other people in contempt.
"You carried out an unprovoked and sustained assault on a man in public and the criminal damage seems to have been some kind of revenge attack.
"Because you could not get your own way you decided to smash the place up.
Peter Bettany, prosecuting at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court, said the Cosy Club incident took place shortly after 9am on June 14.
He said Rziki was in the downstairs entrance of the cafe and the manager was upstairs.
Mr Bettany said: "She heard a noise of some volume like someone was screaming and enjoying themselves.
"She went downstairs, saw the defendant and asked him to leave.
"He swore at her grabbed a lamp and smashed the bulb and began pulling records from their sleeves.
"He went outside, picked up the cigarette bucket and emptied the contents on the floor inside.
Mr Bettany said the police arrived, arrested Rziki and when they booked him into custody at St Mary's Wharf police station found a wrap of cocaine on him.
He said: "In his interview he said he was using the free wi-fi at the Cosy Club to listen to dance music videos.
Mr Bettany said the assault took place outside Turtle Bay in The Wardwick, at around 2.30am on August 19.
He said: "The defendant made unwarranted advances towards a woman who told him to go away.
"He responded by punching a man who was with her.
And the theft from Marks and Spencer happened on June 19 when Rziki stole £32 of items "because he had no money or food".
Rziki pleaded guilty to assault, criminal damage and theft.
Kelly Shooter, mitigating, said her client was about to start night shift agency work at a Boots warehouse in Burton.
She said: "He denies his advances towards the female were unwarranted and tells me he was acting in self-defence.


AS I write, the tragedy of Christchurch is still fresh with us all.
Our Christian Brothers' community in Christchurch is not that far from the mosque where God wept.
Events like this, the legal events in Melbourne, the building of walls on the border with Mexico and the small daily pains of our own lives can often cause us to lose hope, that greatest of virtues.
Have you a favourite movie or scene from a movie?
On April 11, 1890, Joseph Merrick was found dead in his hospital room.
Almost 100 years later director David Lynch made the now famous movie The Elephant Man about him.
Starring Anthony Hopkins as Dr Frederic Treves and John Hurt as Joseph Merrick the movie follows the journey of the badly physically deformed Merrick from poverty, rejection and abuse to tolerance, acceptance and dignity.
Dr Treves, a Victorian England surgeon, saw past the monstrous façade of layers of disfiguring tumours to the sensitive, intelligent, poetic person within.
For many long years after the death of his mother and the physical abuse of his father Merrick was the chief exhibit in a freak show in Leicester.
Known as "the Elephant Man", Joseph's life was full of misery and rejection.
Finally his "case" came to the attention of a London doctor Treves who offered life's greatest treasures – acceptance, dignity and self-worth.
One of the jewels of our Catholic faith – also shared by all the great religious traditions – is our belief in the innate dignity of all.
In our Catholic tradition we talk about someone being the temple of God's Holy Spirit.
Oh for the eyes to see this, the heart to honour it and the arms to wrap around and embrace it.
This is the gift of faith that on life's journey we long for – those eyes, and heart and arms! People like Frederic Treves and Frederic Ozanam – the founder of the St Vincent de Paul Society – grew to have these eyes that saw beauty in the most unlikely of places.
But the cause of our hope is that they are not alone – these see-ers who see beyond to the beauty and dignity of the other.
Teresa of Kolkata would caress the broken and dying on the streets while Fred Hollows looked into the eyes of love hundreds of times each day in remote Aboriginal communities and Sr Anne Jordan has opened the door of the Cana Community in Sydney to the homeless, thousands of times bowing and seeing gift every time she did.
I can still remember Charlie Scott who used to work on the street van with me wrapping his arms around those whom so many rejected on many a cold winter's night at the edge of King George Square, and on one crazy night Julian Barnes gave away his expensive Wallabies jersey to one of our "guests" "Because he was cold and it was only just a jersey!", having eyes as he did that I could only long for!
My own father did his own version of "Driving Miss Daisy" as he drove to Meals on Wheels and the Vinnies shop in Proserpine, and Mercy Sister Nora Fitzgibbon sat many a night guitar in hand at singalongs in Woorabinda Aboriginal Community, both seeing with special eyes and reaching out with "his" hands.
And it is often far from pretty, nor was Joseph Merrick.
How and what do the Orange Sky lads see as they wash the clothing of the homeless in dignified reciprocal relationship, and what and how did Fr Peter Carrucan see when he would fly to Christmas Island to sit with and be with those behind razor wire?
What did St Teresa of Kolkata and the Dalai Lama see as they clasped hands together in the prayer pose and bow to all whom they met?
Whatever they saw – Frederic Treves and Frederic Ozanam saw it too.
Our journey in the aftermath of Christchurch will be to long for and pray for these same eyes.
We don't love the other because we see Jesus in them.
We love because we and they and all and other are one love – a divine oneness of dignity and awe.
Let us ask daily for the eyes, ears, hands, feet and heart to deeply encounter love – Christ – in all the faces of our day.
Let us pray for these eyes, then tragedies like Christchurch will not happen – rather all who walk this beautiful Earth will bow low to the other and in bowing to "other" will come to know a peace this world cannot give (John 14: 27).


Record total reps each round.
Starting next week and running for 4 weeks (Monday's at 7pm) Coach Luke will be running a 4 week Full Body Progressive Strength Program. This will be aimed at those members who wish to get stronger across of their lifts and improve their lifting technique. It will also give you an idea where your strength/weaknesses lie, as well as giving you a good idea of programming that you could take to Open Gym sessions should you wish.
We ask that you try to commit to all 4 sessions to get the most out of it and we ask that you bring along your known 1RM, 3RM and/or 5RM, as well as a pen & notepad so you can note what you achieve it each session.
Please book in if you are interested via MindBody.
Also some of you may be aware that Abbey has been taking our 9.30am classes on Tuesday & Thursday for numerous months now. The feedback has been great and Abbey has been doing an awesome job. I think those guys have the most fun at these classes.
In any case, Abbey has been doing such a great job that she will now be taking the step up and helping out at evening classes from time to time. Her first classes will be Thursday night, so congrats Abbey!
Information about the Bali retreat is up at the box and we are now taking names. We have 5 confirmed thus far, so if you are interested pop your name down asap.
They have arrived (except 2 pairs on back order) and will be available at the gym later tonight. Please bring your $50. Skipping ropes are also back in stock for $15.
This Saturday's WODs at 7am and 8am will be held at Deep Water Point on the Mt Pleasant Foreshore (Not at CFQ).
Meet in front of the main car park just south of the cafe.
Those interested can enjoy a post-WOD coffee at the Deep Water Point cafe.
Hope to see you there – it will be a lovely day!


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I still have more WRTA routes to cover, but I figured I'd start interlining the PVTA stuff in between them to vary it up a bit. Except…what's this? Yes, my first PVTA review isn't even a PVTA review, but an FRTA review! This is a system I've been wanting to ride for ages, and it absolutely met my expectations.
FRTA has always struck me as a transit system that thinks it's way better and more important than it is. They have these sprawling routes that never run, hardly get any passengers, and go into the middle of nowhere, yet they all have fixed stops, shelters at stops to serve literally a single store, and, on a few of the routes, full-sized buses. Not to mention the agency has a beautiful website, a gorgeous modern transit center (which we'll get to in another post), and an upcoming smart card system. Geez, all this for, like, six middle-of-nowhere routes?
The point of the 23 is to connect to the PVTA's 31 (which, again, we'll get to in another post) and take UMass commuters to Greenfield. The route used to go all the way to Amherst proper, but now it's cut back to Sugarloaf Estates, a housing development in Sunderland. Sam and I got on the minibus from the 31, and with a few passengers on board, we were off.
The entrance to the development.
Past the center, it was again a mix of houses and farms. After going by a particularly large specimen of the latter, we entered the woods, which really was just trees aside from a few houses hidden behind long driveways. Next, the street became Montague Road, and the houses started to appear a little more often…then it was pure woods again.
Wow, it's pretty out here!
It became farmland after that, with huge fields stretching out before fading back into woods. Soon, the houses came back, but they were still far apart and set far back from the road. As we entered Montague, the street became Sunderland Road, and there was lots of farmland for a while.
The name of the road changed again, this time to Main Street, although the farmland and woods didn't exactly suggest anything "main." However, eventually the houses became denser, and we arrived at Montague Center. What did it consist of? Uhhh…basically just a single tiny market, a common, and a library. It wasn't much.
Turning onto Federal Street at a cool-looking intersection.
The pattern of farms, houses, and woods continued on, with one particularly long stretch of forest featuring a railroad bridge over the road. We also entered Millers Falls along this section. After some more houses, we went over a different set of railroad tracks, then curved around past a restaurant and an industrial building.
As the houses suddenly became dense, we entered downtown Millers Falls by turning onto Main Street. This was a proper town center, although by "town center" I mean something like the lonely main street of some wild west town. Next, we turned onto Franklin Street, going through a rather nice dense residential neighborhood.
We turned onto Newton Street at the end of Franklin, then we headed south down Bridge Street, looping around back to where we started. We turned back onto Main Street but continued on it this time, until it became Millers Falls Road. The houses thinned out and we once again entered the forest.
We reentered Montague and went through a brief industrial area surrounding the Turners Falls Municipal Airport. Next,we entered a residential neighborhood, but pretty soon after we arrived, we turned onto Cross Street in order to deviate to serve the…Turners Falls High School. Come on, FRTA, it's summer! Don't pull a GATRA on me!
No no no no NO! We don't need to serve this!
We returned to Millers Falls Road, continuing through the first generic suburban residential area on the entire route. Eventually, the street curved northward and became Unity Street. It took us past Scotty's Convenience Store, which is considered a major timepoint in the schedule, plus it gets its own FRTA shelter!
Union Street curved down a hill, then we turned onto the residential Park Street. It merged into 7th Street, then we turned onto L Street, going by more houses and even some apartments – it was pretty dense! Next, we turned onto 3rd Street, then A Street, the main drag of downtown Turners Falls, and it was really interesting. A lot of the businesses were…hipstery! I never thought I would see anything like it out here! It seemed like a really nice downtown.
There were more varied businesses as we continued down the street, as well as a park and a post office. After going by a little shopping plaza (another major timepoint), it became industrial, then we merged onto Montague City Road. It was residential again, but one side of the road was occupied by a huge golf course.
The course was eventually replaced by woods, but houses still occupied the other side of the street. It stayed residential for a while until we passed a sizeable hospital, another major timepoint. After some more houses, we went onto a really shaky, rickety bridge over the Connecticut River, taking us into Greenfield. It was a great view, but it was really hard to get a picture because the bus was shaking up and down!
Man, I love the Connecticut River.
The houses continued on the other side, although we also passed a recycling plant and some industrial buildings. The road briefly became Cheapside Street as it went under two separate railroad bridges and alongside the Deerfield River. Next, it turned into Deerfield Street, where we went by some industrial buildings, including the FRTA garage, where a New Flyer Midi appeared to be sitting!
Ridership: I can only find ridership data from when the route went to Amherst, and at that point it got 11 riders per day from two trips – so about five per trip. Since they cut it back to Sunderland, the route gained two extra trips per day, and mine had five other people going out and three coming back. Honestly, for a rush hour-only minibus route that runs through the middle of nowhere…that's not bad!
Pros: The 23 serves an important purpose in that it connects towns in Franklin County to UMass for students and workers. The transfer to the 31 is easy and free, and many of the route's riders use it. FRTA is changing the route to take a completely different road to Montague, skipping out on Millers Falls, which makes sense – it will speed up the run and get riders to where they're going faster. There are other routes that already serve Millers Falls.
Cons: Not much – sure, the ridership may be pretty low, and the route's subsidies are high, but it's still an important lifeline for UMass commuters.
Nearby and Noteworthy: I really liked Turners Falls, from what I saw of it! This definitely isn't the easiest way of getting there, though; buses on other routes run there every hour throughout the day.
Wow, it's actually a good route! Or, at the very least, an important one. I definitely can see why they only run this thing outside of rush hour, but when it does run, it gets well-used by people coming from and going to UMass. Plus, the ride is beautiful!


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Coronavirus digest: Biden says omicron no 'cause for panic'
US President Joe Biden has urged people to get booster shots and wear masks indoors as scientists study the omicron variant. Several countries have imposed fresh travel restrictions to stop its spread. DW has the latest.
US President Joe Biden said his country was ready to take on the 'threat' of the omicron variant
US President Joe Biden on Monday said that the new COVID-19 omicron variant is "a cause for concern, not a cause for panic" in a speech at the White House.
Biden said that the US would "face the new threat just as we have faced those that have come before it." He urged everyone over the age of five to get their vaccines and acquire boosters six months after their second dose.
The president also encouraged people to wear masks indoors so that the country could continue on its path to normality.
"If people are vaccinated and wear their mask, there's no need for lockdowns," Biden said.
But despite the reassurances, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that recent increase in infections and the emergence of the omicron variant "pose downside risks to employment and economic activity and increased uncertainty for inflation."
Powell said the new variant could also worsen supply chain disruptions.
The US was one of the first countries to cut air travel links with southern African countries, where the variant was first detected last week.
Noting that the strain sprang up in areas with lower vaccination rates, Biden said it was in his country's interest to increase global inoculation.
The White House has already donated over 275 million COVID-19 doses and expects to deliver 1.1 billion doses by September, 2022.
"Now we need the rest of the world to step up as well," Biden said. "We can't let up until the world is vaccinated."
US top infectious disease official Anthony Fauci said that it could not yet be predicted if omicron will become the dominant variant in the country.
Measures tightened to slow omicron spread
The United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) could authorize the use of BioNTech-Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for 16- and 17-year-olds as soon as next week, reported the Wall Street Journal on Monday.
Brazil registered 98 new COVID-19 deaths and 3,843 additional cases on Monday, according to the country's Health Ministry. In total, Brazil has now recorded 614,376 coronavirus deaths and 22,084,749 confirmed cases. Only the US and India are worse-affected.
Mexico's Health Ministry reported 53 deaths from COVID-19 on Monday. This brings the total death toll in the country to 293,950. The ministry has said the real toll is likely higher.
Venezuela registered six new deaths from COVID-19 on Monday, meaning that the country has reached 5,144 coronavirus deaths in total. According to the country's Communication Ministry, Venezuela had had 600 new cases of COVID-19 infection over the previous 24 hours, reaching 431,296 total cases since the start of the pandemic.
Ecuador will bar travelers from a number of African nations from entering the country, announced Ecuadorian president Guillermo Lasso on Monday. He also announced the reopening of the country's land border with Colombia, which will be carried out 'in stages' starting on Wednesday.
In a new statement, the WHO said there is "substantial uncertainty" regarding how contagious omicron is or how well current COVID vaccines hold up against the new variant. The UN health agency added that the variant carries a "very high" risk of global infection surges.
Vaccine producers say they need two or three weeks to get a better picture of the variant's numerous mutations. The agency also said that donations of vaccines must be organized better.
The WHO's World Health Assembly held a special meeting on Monday to discuss a potential "pandemic treaty." While representatives from the body's 194-member states will discuss how to handle the next pandemic — uncertainties over the omicron variant will likely cast a shadow over the talks.
G7 health ministers held emergency talks on Monday to discuss their response to the new COVID variant, as well as travel bans. They voiced support for the new WHO initiatives to fight future pandemics.
The head of vaccine maker Moderna, Stephane Bancel, said it might take two to six weeks to get data on how effective vaccines are against the omicron variant. Talking to US broadcaster CNBC, he also said it would take months until new, omicron-specific can be shipped. Germany's BioNTech said they were already working on developing a modified vaccine, while simultaneously checking their old vaccine's efficacy against omicron.
More omicron cases are cropping up in Europe, with several countries confirming the presence of the variant on Monday.
Scotland confirmed six new cases of the variant, bringing the UK's total up to nine. Portugal has detected 13 cases, all of which are related to players on the Lisbon soccer team Beleneses — although only one player recently traveled to South Africa.
France is awaiting lab confirmation for eight suspected cases, while Switzerland also logged its first suspected case. All of the cases are linked to people who recently traveled to southern Africa.
COVID-19: New uncertainty due to omicron variant
Dutch military police detained a couple who tried to flee a hotel where they were in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19.
The married couple made it to "an airplane that was about to depart" when authorities detained them. The arrests came after officials in the Netherlands said 61 people who flew into the country on Friday had tested positive for COVID — 13 of whom had contracted the omicron variant.
Spain imposed a mandatory 10-day quarantine travelers from South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Later on Monday, Madrid's regional health authority reported that a 51-year-old who travelled to South Africa had tested positive for the omicron COVID-19 strain.
The Czech Republic reported its first case of the omicron variant after further tests, a hospital spokesperson in the city of Liberec said on Monday.
The infected person had returned from a trip to Namibia, with a stopover in South Africa.
Czech citizens will be able to take booster shots from Monday six months after their second jab by registering online. Elderly residents and the chronically ill will be able to reduce that interval to five months, health officials said.
Sweden's public health agency reported Monday that a person who arrived from South Africa last week was the first person to have contracted the new strain in the country.
Germany logged a new record-high incidence rate on Monday as the country battles a fourth wave of infections.
The seven-day incidence rate hit a high of 452.4 new infections per 100,000 people per week, Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported on Monday. A week ago, the rate was 386.5 while a month prior the rate was at 64.3.
The RKI also logged 29,364 new cases and 73 deaths in the last 24 hours. Germany has already confirmed at least three cases of the omicron variant.
South Africa is working with countries that quickly imposed travel bans, in the hopes of reversing them, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said. Officials are also doing as much as possible to ensure health facilities are prepared to handle potentially higher caseloads due to the omicron variant.
The government previously criticized the travel bans, saying South Africa is being "punished" for detecting and sounding the alarm over the new variant.
South Africa: Locals, tourists despair over travel bans
Rwanda has stopped all flights to and from nine southern African countries and ordered passengers who arrived from those areas in the last week to go into quarantine.
"While the (omicron) variant has not been detected in Rwanda its effects are potentially dangerous," its prime minister Edoard Ngirente said late Sunday.
Rwanda has imposed some of the strictest measures against the coronavirus pandemic in all of Africa, testing and contract tracing vigorously.
China offered one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa on Monday in a speech to a China-Africa summit in Senegalese capital Dakar.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country would send 600 million doses directly and 400 million via other sources like investment in production centres of the vaccine.
Israel confirmed a second case of the omicron variant, local media reported. The second case was found in a fully-vaccinated person who returned to Israel from South Africa. The Health Ministry is also checking another 11 suspected cases of the new variant, reported the Haaretz newspaper.
Just weeks after loosening some entry rules, Japan will once again ban entry to all foreign arrivals to curb the spread of the omicron variant, officials announced on Monday.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the ban for foreign travelers would take effect on Tuesday. Japanese returnees from 14 countries where the variant has been found will be required to quarantine at designated facilities.
"In order to avoid a worst-case scenario and as an emergency precautionary measure, Japan will first of all ban the entry of foreigners into the country from midnight on Nov. 30," Kishida said at a press conference.
The Philippines kicked off an ambitious campaign to vaccinate 9 million people over the next three days. Thousands of volunteers and security forces have been deployed to help roll out the vaccine drive in the archipelago nation. The Philippines has been hit particularly hard by COVID-19 and its vaccine rollout has been slow compared to its neighbors. Around one third of the country's 110 million population are fully vaccinated.
What makes omicron different from delta?
Malaysia and Singapore moved forward with plans to reopen their land border on Monday. The border, one of the busiest in the world, had been closed for nearly two years. While many were happy to reunite with family and friends, travelers voiced concerns that the omicron variant could once again close the border.
Australia confirmed a third case of the new omicron variant on Monday in a traveler who had recently arrived from South Africa. The first two cases were confirmed in two other travelers from South Africa who were both fully vaccinated and had shown no symptoms. All three people are currently in quarantine. Australian officials are meeting on Monday to consider whether to continue with plans to relax border restrictions later this week.
New Zealand, meanwhile, is pushing ahead with its plans to ease COVID curbs. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said restaurants, bars and gyms in Auckland will reopen as scheduled on Thursday. The city had been under lockdown since August.
rs,jc/nm (AFP, Reuters, AP, dpa, EFE)
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COVID: Israel to shut its borders to foreigners due to omicron variant
Israel is closing its doors to the world as other countries confirm their first cases of the omicron COVID-19 variant. Phone-tracking technology will help officials to isolate those exposed to the new variant.
How Japanese travel 'abroad' without leaving home
Replicas of towns from Germany, Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, the US and other countries have become hugely popular in Japan, especially with the COVID pandemic continuing to complicate international travel.
Germany caught up in fourth COVID wave
At least 100,000 people in Germany have now died from COVID-19. As the pandemic continues, infection rates are higher than ever. Vaccinations have stalled, and breakthrough infections are on the rise.
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ABSTRACT:With the development of computer OS , data base and application software, computer software teaching and training are prompt expand .the instructing , demonstrating appearance and practicing should be combined in the learning process. Modern society already begins to enter the electron information. The multi-media implements such as seeing and hearing equipment , network , computer and automation facilities is increasing day after day, Traditional PC network, such as network class, which made a heavy workload to IT Professional: boring installation and testing, firing upgrade of software. Diskless network can not only cut down the cost of workstation, but also ease the management and maintenance, so that the TCO(total cost of ownership) of network can be reduce. If the OS files and software can be save in the server, the management and maintenance can be done at server, the upgrade of software can just be done once before all the workstations can use, it will be welcome news to IT Professional.


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This just in today from Brave New Films:
Joe Lieberman is a war hawk, plain and simple. He staunchly supports George Bush's War in Iraq and John McCain's plan to stay in Iraq for 100 years. But Lieberman's new alliance with the Republican Party runs even deeper. He has endorsed and stumped for McCain, wants to be the star of the Republican National Convention, and has even served on a 527 group that smeared Barack Obama with a nasty attack ad.
And yet Lieberman still holds a top rank within the Senate Democratic Caucus as chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The Senate Democratic Steering Committee needs to know just how much of a conflict of interest this is. That's why we created Lieberman Must Go.
Watch the video: http://bravenewfilms.org/watch/19924842/43061?utm_source=rgemail
Here's what you can do: Sign our petition today and tell the Senate Democratic Steering Committee to strip Lieberman of his leadership role in Congress. Then, e-mail this video to everyone you know and spread it on sites like Digg and elsewhere.
Recently in Talking Points Memo, Josh Marshall suggested that the best way to limit Lieberman is by encouraging the Steering Committee to render him powerless in 2009. Lieberman must go, and you can make that happen by donating to Brave New Films today.
Robert Greenwald
and the Brave New Team
I'm happy to give them a spot on Turning Left. I agree…
Joe Lieberman Must Go!


it looks sooo good!! I'm in love with the art style! and it's also fun to play!! well done!
(my post is not phaser specific, I never used it.) I think your sprite sheets are too big for low memory devices. a single sprite sheet of yours is not too large according to https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4975106 ... and apple removed the image size information from its official docs here https://developer.apple.com/library/safari/documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariWebContent/CreatingContentforSafarioniPhone/CreatingContentforSafarioniPhone.html so I would guess there is no hard image size limit in the newest version of mobile safari anymore. BUT nevertheless I think 2 fairly large images are too much for low memory devices using cavas 2d rendering. You could try it with only one, and see if it solves your performance problem. I experienced with canvas 2d rendering that you get very bad performance with more than one big atlas/sprite-sheet. When I'm using large atlases/sprite sheets I try to put really everything into one file to get the best performance possible, while keeping the one image below the ios mobile safari size limits (but I don't know if they still exist in iOS 9 as stated above).
I really like it! keep up the good stuff! I'm excited that there are more & more polished html5 games around lately... I noticed that the android app really burns down my battery, even after playing a short time your app is listed high in the android system app for battery power management. I wonder if that's the case with every ludei wrapped app?


Shirley Greeley-Shaw (defendant) had an affair with George Whitten (plaintiff), who was married. Whitten provided Greeley-Shaw with the funds to purchase a house, and Greeley-Shaw executed a promissory note and a mortgage on the house in favor of Whitten. While Whitten was vacationing with his wife and friends at his vacation home, Greeley-Shaw came to the home and requested "something in writing" from Whitten to confirm promises Whitten had allegedly made to her. According to Greeley-Shaw, Whitten told Greeley-Shaw to draft something and that Whitten would sign it. Greeley-Shaw drafted a one-page document stating that Whitten agreed to make monthly payments to her, make major repairs to Greeley-Shaw's home, pay for any medical needs, take one trip and provide her with one piece of jewelry every year, and visit and phone her at various intervals. The document also stated that Greeley-Shaw would not make any calls to Whitten's homes or offices without his prior permission. Greeley-Shaw included this promise, because she felt that Whitten should get something in exchange for his promises. Whitten signed the document. Whitten later brought a foreclosure action against Greeley-Shaw based on her nonpayment of the promissory note. Greeley-Shaw counterclaimed for enforcement of the written document that she had drafted and that Whitten had signed. The superior court entered judgment against Greeley-Shaw on the foreclosure action and found that no enforceable contract was created by the written document. Greeley-Shaw appealed, arguing that the document that Witten signed gave rise to an enforceable contract and that she did not realize the significance of the promissory note and mortgage deed until after she signed them.


The original Canon 5D was the first affordable full frame camera, now with the 5D Mark IV up in the market, it performs very effectively and very successful. The features as following are very impressive.
- Magnesium alloy body, improved dust and weather resistance.
- It is the high mp full frame camera. About 30.4 mp.
-It comes with a silent shutter mode.
-The video quality comes at 1080p with 60 frames per second and 720p with 120 frames per second.
-The best part is with dual pixel RAW.
-It has an upgraded version of LCD view finder with 100% coverage.
-ISO 100-32000 with expansion up to 12400, down to 50.
- Illumination, Aberration, Distortion and Diffraction corrections in camera along with Digital lens optimizer.
- It also includes mirror vibration control system to reduce blur.
The Connectivity side is the major advantage.
It has built in features, GPS, WiFi and what more?
For a camera, very impressive and worth every penny is the verdict.


We are the only factory in Norway for sound, lighting and stage equipment for professional use. CLS/MTI Norge AS offers you everything you need for sound, lighting and stage. Sales, rental, service and financing. MTI Norge has bought the 35-year-old Danish manufacturer of the State-Of-The-Art PA loudspeaker and amplifier Music Tronics. Most of the production is moved to Norway, and is among the best that can be purchased of such equipment.


Many years ago my mother wrote me a letter from Africa. I was living up north in a town near a lake, and every day I worked on a hill above the lake tending flowers for a man whose brother raised cows which grazed in a pasture on the side of the hill, and the water was blue, and the grass was green, and the sky was the color of the water and the sun shining down on the waves.
The night my mother wrote to me she was camped near a village on a plain, and she told how the moon hung like a huge yellow disc in the purple sky and how children from the village were watching their fathers and brothers dancing in a circle around a fire and how she joined them, holding the hands of the children who moved up and down to music no one could hear. And the children began jumping and gliding in a circle like the moon and the men around the fire, and my mother wrote how she found herself holding their hands and moving through moonlight, and everything was round and full, and men jumped and glided among themselves and the children were no longer watching, for they had found their own center and were orbiting that.
Now that my mother is old and her mind wanders, some mornings she awakens in her room and remembers Africa as if she were there, and she calls me and asks me when she is coming home, and I ask her where home is, and she tells me about climbing mountains up north with her father, how the two of them stayed in a hut at the Lake of the Clouds. Other times she speaks of war, of working in a hospital near London, of writing letters home for soldiers, how she kept a photograph of herself and one of those soldiers, the two of them smiling and walking together, and one of a field, the grass matted down as if animals had slept where she and her young man lay holding each other, watching the moon as it sailed through the sky like a ship on the ocean mounting the clouds like waves in a dream.
Sometimes when I find her sleeping, she reminds me of Santiago, the old fisherman, after he returns from the sea, after he catches the great marlin, after the sharks eat it down to the bone and its skeleton floats with the tide in the harbor and he lies on his bed in his shack with the boy standing in the doorway watching over him and loving him as the old man dreams of the lions on the beaches of Africa where he sailed when he was young, sleeping on the deck and smelling the breeze that carried the scent of his dreams out from the shore. And I feel like the boy looking down at the spent body of the person who has taught him all that he knows, for a moment imagining him gone and the world diminished beyond all recognition, and suddenly I want to rouse my mother, get her some coffee, drive up north for the day or plan a trip to Africa, just the two of us talking and laughing the way it always used to be. Instead she stirs in her sleep and her lips mouth words as I kneel by her bed and listen to her speak of a past she forgets and the moon.
Harper Follansbee, Jr. graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1971 with a B.A. in English. Before deciding on a career in education, he worked as a carpenter's helper, painter, farm hand, mill hand, and green houseman in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont. Starting in 1978, he taught English at the middle and high school level for thirty-four years. Presently, he composes poems, flash fiction and grammar exercises and tutors students in writing. His first collection of poems, In the Aftermath of Grief, was published by Antrim House Books last spring. He is married and lives with his wife and youngest son in Windsor, Connecticut.


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For those who have not heard of or seen Lingaraj College, an interesting experience awaits them when they come and see it. It is this experience that gives the learners in the college, a rare joy which they can hardly forget. Such a compulsion, perhaps, made the people unofficially crown Lingaraj College as the mother of colleges in North Karnataka.
Founded in 1933 with basic aim of giving higher education for the educationally disadvantaged people of the then Bombay Province, the Lingaraj College is imparting an outstanding quality education in and around Karnataka. Because of its pomp and splendor of over seventy years, people respectfully bow their heads to this, 'temple of learning'. It is exciting to hear that many of its admirers often refer to Lingaraj College as a 'Mini-oxford'.
Every stone and brick that is used in the monumental building tell the tale of the founders who sacrificed their self-interest in the true tradition of K.L.E. Society. The great souls of Saptarishis and the three patrons, the founders of the K.L.E. Society in 1916, must be feeling satisfied watching from the Heaven that the first college started by them is today a renowned name in the field of conventional education. Thousands of students from all castes, creeds, religions and regions study and go out from its portals with their degrees in Humanities, Commerce and Management courses as fully developed competent human beings.
The dedicated members of the staff work from morning till late evening with great commitment to live up to the great tradition of Lingaraj College and that of the K. L. E. Society. Being aware of the difficult task of restoring the past glory and tradition set by Dr.S.C. Nandimath, Prin. G. S. Paramashivayya, Prof. C. S. Bagi, Prof. K. R. Srinivas lyengar, Prof. A. K. Ramanujam, Prof. K. Bhogishayan, Prof. K. C. Wali, Prof. Narayan Sharma, Prof. Halayya, Prof. K. B. Nikumb, Prof. Bhusnurmath, Prof. R. C. Hiremath, Prof. T. Reuben, Barrister Nath Pai, Prin. B. Rudrappa, Prof. V. D. Kulkami and many more stalwarts, members of our staff are striving relentlessly day in and out at least to be somewhere near the glory of those golden years.
Although the singularity about the name and fame of Lingaraj College in those days was that there lived stalwart teachers in that special stratum of teaching, we can not live on that name alone today. The world has changed, sometimes astonishingly, in many ways. The college has, therefore, kept pace with these changes by introducing new courses while updating the old ones. We have devised and revised the methods of teaching the curriculum combining classroom theory with real life. By training the teachers in new techniques of teaching, the students are trained to walk out of the college with confidence and hope for their future life. Every care is taken to make our learners feel that they are a vast reservoirs of power. They may be presently lying dormant. If given right training, they will gush out into an immense flood. Therefore, every effort is made to develop in our students a confidence and pride that they are far from being inferior to their counterparts in professional colleg
We, right from menial worker to principal, leave alone teachers, are aware of the modern concept that we are not dealing with pots and pans when we are dealing with our young minds. We, infact, are dealing with delicate, vibrant personalities, if rightly trained, will become powerful personalities, enriched and enabled to build a new India. Right steps are taken, mobilizing the resources at our command, to face-lift and up-date the infrastructure of the college.
Dr. R.M.Patil M.Com, Ph.D.
Principal K. L. E. Society's,
Lingaraj College, Belagavi.


This residence is located at 1080 Prince Street, Truro, Nova Scotia and is found in the neighbourhood of Truro in Truro. Nearby areas include Valley and Salmon River. Prince Street has 2 properties currently available, while the district of Truro has 52 homes available. That's just 72.22% of the 72 total listings listed in the city of Truro. Homes in Truro are listed for an average listed price of $217,710, or an approximate monthly mortgage of $795.* Apartments make up less than one quarter of homes for sale in the neighbourhood around 1080 Prince Street. The bed, bath townhouse for sale at 31 Exhibition Street, Truro is comparable and listed at $149,900. Another similar home is the bed, bath land located at 34-38 Curtis Drive, Truro and priced for sale at $119,900.
Trying to find a home similar to this one in the neighbourhood? There are 6 Truro townhouses for sale. If Truro doesn't quite have what you're looking for, there are still 14 townhouses for sale in Truro.
1080 Prince Street is a duplex.


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Rodnykiwka (; ) ist ein Dorf in der ukrainischen Oblast Kirowohrad mit etwa 750 Einwohnern (2001).

Das 1754 als militärische Siedlung gegründete Dorf ist das administrative Zentrum der gleichnamigen Landratsgemeinde im Süden des Rajon Oleksandriwka mit insgesamt 970 Einwohnern, zu der noch die Dörfer Lypiwka (, ) mit etwa 40 Einwohnern, Marjaniwka (, ) mit 2 Einwohnern, Mohyliw Kurin (, ) mit etwa 50 Einwohnern und Jassynuwatka (, ) mit etwa 120 Einwohnern gehören.

Die Ortschaft liegt im Dneprhochland auf einer Höhe von  am Oberlauf des Inhul, einem 354 km langen, linken Nebenfluss des Südlichen Bugs, 34 km südwestlich vom Rajonzentrum Oleksandriwka und 36 km nördlich vom Oblastzentrum Kropywnyzkyj.

Im Dorf wurde der Militärführer im russischen Bürgerkrieg Matwij Hryhorjew von Anarchisten der Machnowschtschina ermordet.

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Ort in der Oblast Kirowohrad
Gegründet 1754
Rajon Oleksandriwka (Kirowohrad)
Ort am Inhul

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Patrick Macklem (2010) and Carol Rogerson, Canadian Constitutional Law, Edmond Montgomery Publications: Toronto, Canada. J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law Heather Gerken is quoted in an article about the way forward for the Supreme Court. Deputy Dean for Experiential Education and William Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie '93 is quoted in an article about concerns over the veracity of information introduced at Supreme Court cases involving immigration. Constitutional Background : The structure was handed by the Constituent Assembly on 26 Nov 1949 and is absolutely applicable since 26 Jan 1950.
You will likely be inspired to develop an understanding of the political culture in Canada and to critically consider how constitutional regulation expresses, and seeks to beat, deep social oppositions. Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Robert Post 'seventy seven was interviewed for a characteristic article in regards to the Supreme Court and First Amendment cases. Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Robert C. Post '77 is quoted in an article about efforts by Exxon Mobil to combat various state lawsuits over past statements it made about climate change. A variety of the Law School's facilities and workshops, lecture sequence, and particular occasions deal particularly with constitutional legislation issues. The commonwealth and the civil law jurisdictions do not share the same constitutional law underpinnings.


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Home Articles Miscellaneous Articles Illustrated guide to fake Pink Floyd picture discs/coloured vinyl
Illustrated guide to fake Pink Floyd picture discs/coloured vinyl
Look at eBay, other auction sites, and some online retailers, and you will find a huge number of unusual and in many cases, visually striking Pink Floyd picture discs and coloured vinyl releases.
The majority of these command high prices, and, more importantly, most are fakes, counterfeits or bootlegs, pressed illegally, and made without the knowledge and approval of the band or their record company. The quality of some of these (even the music pressed onto the vinyl) often leaves a lot to be desired!
With the help of our friends Stefano Tarquini, who runs the Mr Pinky Vinyl Encyclopedia, and Ingo Brode, we are pleased to bring you this guide to these releases.
Hopefully, it will save you some money, or at least mean you go into a transaction knowing the truth about the record's origins and unofficial nature. The way that many of these are presented by the sellers, misleads the public, as they ALL tend to be offered as genuine items!
But first, a little clarity in the terms used. According to most collectors, a "fake" is an unofficial reprint of an already existing pressing. A "counterfeit" is an unofficial pressing of an item that doesn't exist - but made to look genuine. The term "bootleg" is normally reserved for an item which contains outtakes or a live recording, and doesn't make an attempt to mimic an official release.
The waters are muddied a little with the people producing some of these, claiming that their item is a test or promotional pressing of a release which never reached the stores. This doesn't help the buyer making their way through the minefield of unofficial (or pirate!) releases.
Obviously these definitions are open to debate, but are presented here as a rough guide to the terminology.
Naturally, the list is always in evolution and if you know of other vinyl releases not shown here, please send full details and clear picture(s), and we will add them to the guide.
"THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN", U.K., Columbia Records,
CX-6157, mono reissue
The item started circulating on Ebay from July 2005, with the original Pink Floyd artwork and as a rare UK mono reissue, but it's a fake, without doubt... it's a bootleg.
The cover and the label are deluxe. The cover shows the classic Piper motif, with a band pic in psychedelic style; in the upper half is the EMI logo and the name "PINK FLOYD" is at the bottom center. The front cover shows a little square white sticker, that says "MONO VERSION"; the back cover is the same as the UK original issue, but with differences: there aren't the flipback borders, the catalog number is wrong, there is no copyright text in the bottom right, the cover is also laminated on the rear.
The label shows the classic Columbia motif, black and white letters, but the Columbia logo and the name "COLUMBIA" in the upper are yellow; below the word "COLUMBIA" is the text "SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS". In the centre, there is the additional number "(YAX 3419)", "(P) 1967" and a "1" on the left, the catalog number "CX 6157" and a "1" on the right, title and tracklisting in the bottom. At the bottom you see "THE PINK FLOYD", the text on the edge starts at 10 o'clock and says "The Gramophone Co., Ltd. All rights of the manufacturer and of the owner of the recorded work reserved. Unauthorized public performance, broadcasting, and copying of this record prohibited" in bold letters, centered at 6 o'clock is the text "MADE IN Gt. BRITAIN".
Prices on Ebay: from EUR 50 to EUR 80
"THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN", U.K., COLUMBIA-EMI RECORDS,
SGX 6157, picture disc
Known as a limited edition picture-disc, but is unofficial, made maybe in 2002, rumours says that it was pressed for promotional use, no cover was made; the record is circulating in a clear cover, one side shows the original cover motif from "The Piper at...", the other side shows the rear cover of the same LP, with title, credits and tracklisting.
Matrix-S1: PD 004 A
Matrix-S2: PD 004 B
"THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN", Brazil, EMI RECORDS,
703106442901, picture disc
Known as printed in Brazil in 2004, it was circulating as a limited edition of 500 copies only, one side shows the original cover of "The Piper at..." with the text "PINK FLOYD" and the EMI-Harvest white logo in the upper, the other side shows a double-motif cover, with credits and tracklisting. No matrix-number.
"A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS", (U.K.), COLUMBIA RECORDS,
SCXP 6258-01, picture disc
Unofficial release made in 2002. One side shows the original motif from the "A Saucerful...." album by Hipgnosis, with the classic text "y d pinkfloyd", the other side shows the backcover motif from the UK album with a collage of others pics.
In the upper half is a Columbia logo and the text "E.M.I. RECORDS (The Gramophone Company Limited) HAYES-MIDDLESEX-ENGLAND" and "33 1/3 R.P.M." "Made and Printed in Great Britain", in the center is the title "a saucerful of secrets", the words "pinkfloyd" and the tracklisting on the left. On the right is a white square with the scancode "4 009906 625801" and credits as "All rights reserved", "Reproduction, unauthorized copying, lending and" "public performance prohibited", "limited edition made in the U.K.". "No. SCXP 6258-01". David Gilmour is listed as Gilmore.
Matrix-S1: SCXP 6258 A
Matrix-S2: SCXP 6258 B
"UMMAGUMMA", Brazil, EMI RECORDS,
040007-07801, picture disc
Sold as promotional issue, one LP, the tracks are from the "Ummagumma" UK issue studio disc.
Frontcover: original LP front cover with the Gigi album
Backcover : green original LP back cover with 10 b/w photos from the original LP inner sleeve, tracklisting.
The cover is a clear plastic bag with a sticker: Limited Edition.
The record was also released with a red or black rim.
"UMMAGUMMA", (U.K.), EMI RECORDS,
0009940070751, picture disc
Sold on Ebay as a limited edition made for the 30th anniversary of the LP. A single disc LP, the tracks are from the "Ummagumma" UK issue studio disc.
Backcover : brown original LP back cover, 4 negative photos in the upper half, and the tracklisting.
The cover is a clear plastic bag with a sticker: Limited Edition. The record was released with a red or black rim.
On Ebay there also appeared a special signed version by the four Floyds!
Scancode: 0009940070751
"ATOM HEART MOTHER", (Germany), EMI-HARVEST RECORDS,
SHZE-297, picture disc
Found on Ebay for the first time in July 2005, a deluxe coloured cover, no gatefold, and laminated. It shows the original motif from the German Hor-zu issue; one side shows a special 1974 band four picture collage; the pics are from the 1975 song book. The other side shows another new collage with four band coloured photos, taken from the 1975 tour, and the credits.
"RELICS", (U.K.), EMI RECORDS,
EMD-1113, picture disc
It was circulating on Ebay as a limited promotional issue, one side shows the original cover from the 1997 remastered issue, with the title on the upper left, the other side shows a band pics collage, title in the upper, credits and tracklisting in the bottom. The tracklisting for side 2 is missing "The Nile Song".
Price on Ebay: from EUR 20 to EUR 60
"THE BEST OF THE PINK FLOYD", Netherlands, EMI-COLUMBIA RECORDS,
5C 054-04299, black or clear vinyl
Made in early 2005, it is the same as the Dutch version, but with different songs in different order. Same front cover with the band photo; in the upperleft is the title "THE BEST OF THE PINK FLOYD" in white letters, in the upper right a black EMI-Columbia logo and "STEREO". The back cover is the same as the original Dutch issue; in the bottom left is the tracklisting, and a text "Manufactured by Bovema - Heemstede - Holland". In the opposite corner is the text "AN HABO SLEEVE" and two marks, black Columbia label as the dutch LP with silver letters, in the center shows a oval Columbia logo on the left, the catalog number "5C 054-04299" on the right.
Includes an A4-sized insert with song lyrics and small cover photos from seven singles. The tracklisting is different than the original Dutch issue:
It Would Be So Nice
Julia Dream
Let There Be More Light
Remember A Day
Point Me At The Sky
Careful With That Axe, Eugene
The Nile Song
Ibiza Bar.
5C 054-04299, clear vinyl
Another fake, circulating in the same period, but issued on clear vinyl.
"THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON", (Germany), EMI RECORDS,
SHV 1046 TP, coloured vinyls
Circulating as a limited "Test Pressing" promotional release, it has a numbered white cover and several vinyl colours. We know of blue, marble blue, grey, green, clear green, purple, pink, and clear orange vinyls. It was made in Italy, but was sold as a German issue.
With a white front cover, we know it was released with a center hole and without a center hole; in the upper half is a 20cm x 4cm big coloured sticker with the prism motif, the title "PINK FLOYD" "THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON", a white EMI logo, the text "MADE IN THE UK BY EMI LTD.", the number of the copy and the catalog number. In the right half of the sticker is the tracklisting, the word "33 RPM" and "PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY", the white EMI label was circulating as "FOR PROMO USE ONLY".
In the upper half is the title "PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON", in the bottom half is a great EMI word in gray-blue letters, the catalog number as "EMI", "LABEL COPY" SHV 1046 TP"; near the hole is the text "MADE IN THE UK BY EMI LTD./33 RPM" and a black EMI logo on the left and the side number on the right, the other side shows a big blue-green "2" in the centre. The song Eclipse is totally missing!
Matrix-S1: 068 1046602 A
Matrix-S2: 068 1046602 B
"THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON", Germany, EMI RECORDS,
It was released as a limited edition for the 30th TDSotM anniversary, but was found on Ebay on January 2004. It shows a special collage motif, on one side shows both the original motif (the prism and the heartline, a little different as the original cover, in the side is also the title on the centre and the text "30th Anniversary 1973 - 2003" in the bottom; the other side shows a collage from the dvd on the right half and the tracklisting and credits on the left half. At the bottom is seen the scancode "7 024383 27001", and a double EMI-Harvest logo. The song Eclipse is totally missing!
"THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON", Spain, EMI-HARVEST RECORDS,
068 1046602, picture disc
It was released as a limited promotional issue; the record was released with a clear wrap cover with a sticker: Limited Edition.
The picture disc shows a white prism with coloured rays on one side, the pyramids on the other side, with the tracklisting and credits, the second side ends with "Brain Damage" and doesn't included "Eclipse", but it appears in the tracklisting. On the second side is also the S.G.A.E. logo and the EMI-Harvest logo.
"THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON", (U.K.), EMI-HARVEST RECORDS,
matrix: ?, picture disc
It's another unofficial issue, picture disc, released as limited edition, the side one shows the classic prism motif, but the prism in white, on the other side has the pyramids, no more details.
"THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON", U.S.A., CAPITOL RECORDS,
CR 1-017/01, picture disc
The date of 1993 appears on it, but it was released in 2002. The cover is not gatefold with a classic prism motif, but it has a "Radioactive Design Gimmix Cover". The backcover shows the prism with inverted coloured rays, in the upper left shows a double Capitol-Harvest logo, in the upper right is a white area with a scancode: "0 009998 101701" and the text "limited edition number CR 1-017/01". On the backcover are also the tracklisting and the release credits, with "Made in the U.S.A.",
the picture disc shows on one side the classic prism but with inverted coloured rays, on the other side is the same prism with the credits and the tracklisting. The song Eclipse is totally missing!
"THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON", (U.S.A.), CAPITOL RECORDS,
CR 1-017/01, coloured vinyls
It was released in clear blue vinyl, blue vinyl, grey vinyl, yellow vinyl and marble pink vinyl. It was known as a limited promotional release; the cover has the classic prism motif, but the coloured rays are inverted, the back cover shows the coloured prism with inverted rays. In the upper right is the double Capitol-Harvest logo, in the upper left is a white codebar with the scancode "0 009998 101701" and the text "limited edition number CR 1-017/01".
On the back cover are the tracklisting and credits, with "Made in the U.S.A.", black label, in the upper shows the title "PINK FLOYD", "Dark Side Of The Moon"; in the centre is "(C) 1973 BIEM" on the left, "Side 1", "CR 1-017/01" on the right; in the bottom is the tracklisting, the Capitol logo and the text "AIRPLAY USE ONLY".
"WISH YOU WERE HERE", Germany, EMI RECORDS,
SHVL 814 TP, coloured vinyl
Issued as a limited, numbered promotional release in coloured vinyl, we know it was released on marbled blue vinyl, dark marbled green vinyl, clear green vinyl, pink vinyl and clear yellow-green vinyl. Some say that it was pressed in Italy.
The cover is blank with a coloured 20cm x 4cm big sticker at the top showing the title "PINK FLOYD", "WISH YOU WERE HERE" and "MADE IN THE UK BY EMI LTD" on the left, a black EMI logo and the number of the copy in the centre, a pic, the tracklisting and "33 RPM", "PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY" on the right.
Matrix-S1: PFW - SHVLP - 814 A
Matrix-S2: PFW - SHVLP - 814 B
There are also some copies with a hole in the center pressed before the normal cover, blue-white label. The A-side shows the title "PINK FLOYD WISH YOU WERE HERE" in the upper, "MADE IN THE UK BY EMI LTD / 33 RPM" on the left and "FOR PROMO USE ONLY" on the right. On the label is also the EMI logo with the side number, in the bottom is the text "EMI", "LABEL COPY", "SHV 814 TP"; the other side shows a great "2" in the center, credits are on the edge.
Some copies were released with black covers, with the sticker in the upper and a hole in the center.
"WISH YOU WERE HERE", (Germany), EMI RECORDS,
SUVLP 814B PLP, picture disc
Various combinations of different front and back covers:
30 Years Pink Floyd - 22 Years Wish You Were Here
Anniversary Edition · Special Limited Promotion Only Edition
Scancode: 3009956730 #2 #5.
Front cover = Original front cover motif
Back cover = right-left reversed picture from Mono Lake
Back cover = Original front cover motif
Back cover = white
Front cover = right-left reversed picture from Mono Lake
Front cover = white
There are also some strange test pressings from some of the above combinations:
There is also a small paperstrip and copied insert with picture disc motif:
Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here UK
Picture Disc"
TESTPRESSING
10 copies ___ of 10
The picture disc was also released with a yellow rim.
"WISH YOU WERE HERE", (U.S.A.), CBS-SONY RECORDS,
30-AP 1875-01, picture disc
Released as a limited, but not numbered edition, with a "Radioactive Design Gimmix Cover" that completes the motif of the picture disc.
The picture disc has a yellow or a red rim. It shows the date of 1995, but was released at the end of 2003.
Not a gatefold cover; the front picture shows the burning man (UK version), with "PINK FLOYD" in the upper and "WISH YOU WERE HERE", "30AP 1875-01" in the bottom. The picture on the back shows the salesman.
The back cover has the scancode "000300187501" in the top left corner, with a text "limited edition number 30AP 1875-01", and CBS/Sony and a Capitol logo in the top right corner. In the center the photo of the salesman, tracklisting and the credits, with "Made in the U.S.A.", "CBS/SONY INC.".
"WISH YOU WERE HERE", U.S.A., CBS-SONY RECORDS,
30-AP 1875-01, coloured vinyl
Sold as made in the USA, it was released in clear vinyl, pink vinyl, orange clear vinyl, marbled green vinyl, grey vinyl, light red vinyl, and blue vinyl.
Not a gatefold cover. It shows the burning man motif (European version); in the upper is "PINK FLOYD", in the bottom is "WISH YOU WERE HERE", the back cover shows the classic motif with the man without the face, in the upper is the title "WISH YOU WERE HERE" at the centre, on the right side shows the double black Capitol-CBS-SONY logo, on the left is a white codebar with the scancode "0 003000 187501" and the text "limited edition number 30AP 1875-01", the back cover also shows the tracklisting and credits on the left. In the bottom are more credits, and "(C) 1995 Limited Picture Disc Edition made under exclusive License from CBS/SONY Muscic Inc." and "Made in the U.S.A." "CBS/SONY INC.".
The black label in the upper is the title "PINK FLOYD", "WISH YOU WERE HERE", in the centre is the text "(C) 1975 BIEM" on the left and "Side 1 30AP 1975-01" on the right, in the bottom is also the tracklisting and the Capitol logo, with the text "AIRPLAY USE ONLY".
Matrix-S2. PFW - SHVLP - 814 B
"DELICATE SOUND OF THUNDER", Brazil, CBS RECORDS,
177086-7, picture disc, 2 LP
It is a great fake, an unofficial double picture-disc, known as a promotional issue album. The cover is like the original gatefold cover, with a darker background, and the same pictures inside the cover, with live photos and tracklisting. The records show the four original inner motif, we don't know where it appeared first, but we know it exist only two copies, only one sold on Ebay.
In the last Vinyl Record Fair in Milan (October 2005), this fake was on sale with the price tag of EUR 3500.
Price on Ebay: from EUR 500 to EUR 2000
"ECHOES: THE BEST OF PINK FLOYD", (Germany), EMI-HARVEST RECORDS,
7243 5 36111 3, picture disc
Maybe a German release, one LP. Side 1 shows the original motif with title, the other side shows a collage with several photos from the original CD booklet, scancode "0024353611103" and the tracklisting.
The Happiest Days Of Our Lives
Another Brick In The Wall (II)
Marooned (segment)
The Great Gig In The Sky
Breathe Reprise
Learning To Fly
Jugband Blues
Matrix-S1: 536111P A
Matrix-S2: 536111P B
"IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? - The Wall Live 1980-81", (Germany), EMI-HARVEST RECORDS,
PRLP 7243 5 235622-0, picture disc
Single LP. The front picture shows the original cover with the four "The Wall" masks. The back picture shows a big live photo and 8 small photos, the tracklisting, and at the bottom, a scancode.
Tracks are from Earls Court, London, 1980-81:
Another Brick In The Wall (I)
Goodbye Blue Sky
What Shall We Do Now?
Another Brick In The Wall (III)
The Last Few Bricks
Is There Anybody Out There?
Nobody Home
Outside The Wall
Matrix-S1: PRLP 7243 5235622 - 0 - A
Matrix-S2: PRLP 7243 523 5622 -0 B
There also exists a version with the original Pink Floyd artwork, but plays the Black Album from Metallica, catalog number: PRLP 7243 5 235622-0
Matrix-S1: PLP - 5100220 A
Matrix-S2: PLP - 5100220 B
There's a further copy which has, on one side, Pink Floyd, and the other, Metallica. We have no further information on this one.
PRLP 7243 5 235622-0, coloured vinyl
Single LP. Released as a limited numbered edition in coloured vinyl: we know it has been pressed as turquoise marbled, gray-blue marbeled, and brown marbeled vinyls.
The Wall Live
EMI Label Copy
PF 7243-5
This information, and translation, is courtesy of Stefano Tarquini, who runs the Mr Pinky Vinyl Encyclopedia, and Ingo Brode, and used strictly with permission. No unauthorised use! Our thanks to both of them for offering this information for use on Brain Damage, and for their hard work!


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MediaTek announces Dimensity 9000 based on 4nm process
MediaTek recently announced the Dimensity 9000, a 4nm processor flagship-level processor. This is surprising since MediaTek has always been the second choice for those who crave raw performance.
The Taiwanese company had given up on flagship SoC years ago after the launch of the Helio X20 and X30 chipsets. Since then, they have shifted their focus to mid-range and low-range devices.
But in the last two years, MediaTek has grown rapidly and managed to get more than 40% market share. Maybe this is the reason why the Taiwanese SoC manufacturer is trying its luck once again.
Talking about the Dimensity 9000, it is the first chip to feature the ArmV9 SoC with Cortex-X2, A710's, and A510's CPUs paired with the newly released Mali-G710 GPU. It also happens to have the first processor by TSMC based on the 4nm process and support for LPDDR5X.
On the GPU side of things, it is the first SoC to feature the Mali-G710 GPU. Comparing it to other products, it offers performance roughly equivalent to that of Google Tensor G78MP20 GPU along with possible 20% performance improvements thanks to the smaller node.
The GPU will reportedly compete with the upcoming Snapdragon and Exynos processors. All in all, the Dimensity 9000 looks like a strong processor that might power several 2022 flagships. However, the lack of mmWave will make it less lucrative to those living in the United States.
With that being said, are you excited for MediaTek Dimensity 9000? Let us know what you think in the comment section below.
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package io.flutter.plugins.googlemaps;

import android.os.Handler;
import android.os.Looper;
import android.util.Log;
import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.Tile;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.TileProvider;
import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;

class TileProviderController implements TileProvider {

  private static final String TAG = "TileProviderController";

  private final String tileOverlayId;
  private final MethodChannel methodChannel;
  private final Handler handler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());

  TileProviderController(MethodChannel methodChannel, String tileOverlayId) {
    this.tileOverlayId = tileOverlayId;
    this.methodChannel = methodChannel;
  }

  @Override
  public Tile getTile(final int x, final int y, final int zoom) {
    Worker worker = new Worker(x, y, zoom);
    return worker.getTile();
  }

  private final class Worker implements MethodChannel.Result {

    private final CountDownLatch countDownLatch = new CountDownLatch(1);
    private final int x;
    private final int y;
    private final int zoom;
    private Map<String, ?> result;

    Worker(int x, int y, int zoom) {
      this.x = x;
      this.y = y;
      this.zoom = zoom;
    }

    @NonNull
    Tile getTile() {
      handler.post(
          () ->
              methodChannel.invokeMethod(
                  "tileOverlay#getTile",
                  Convert.tileOverlayArgumentsToJson(tileOverlayId, x, y, zoom),
                  this));
      try {
        // Because `methodChannel.invokeMethod` is async, we use a `countDownLatch` make it synchronized.
        countDownLatch.await();
      } catch (InterruptedException e) {
        Log.e(
            TAG,
            String.format("countDownLatch: can't get tile: x = %d, y= %d, zoom = %d", x, y, zoom),
            e);
        return TileProvider.NO_TILE;
      }
      try {
        return Convert.interpretTile(result);
      } catch (Exception e) {
        Log.e(TAG, "Can't parse tile data", e);
        return TileProvider.NO_TILE;
      }
    }

    @Override
    public void success(Object data) {
      result = (Map<String, ?>) data;
      countDownLatch.countDown();
    }

    @Override
    public void error(String errorCode, String errorMessage, Object data) {
      Log.e(
          TAG,
          String.format(
              "Can't get tile: errorCode = %s, errorMessage = %s, date = %s",
              errorCode, errorCode, data));
      result = null;
      countDownLatch.countDown();
    }

    @Override
    public void notImplemented() {
      Log.e(TAG, "Can't get tile: notImplemented");
      result = null;
      countDownLatch.countDown();
    }
  }
}

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