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Acer Aspire Switch 10 review
A budget laptop-tablet hybrid
By Orestis Bastounis 2014-11-12T17:00:00.315Z Laptops and netbooks
1. Introduction and design
3. Verdict
An affordable hybrid tablet with reasonable battery life that's a solid choice for basic tasks.
Solid battery life
Vibrant screen
Nicely priced
Cheap build quality
Unimpressive benchmark scores
Acer bloatware
The Acer Aspire Switch 10 is a hybrid tablet, with a 10.1-inch screen and a detachable keyboard dock. Although its £299 price tag puts it in the same ballpark as many ARM-powered Windows RT tablets, it comes with the 32-bit version of full-fat Windows 8.1, so can happily run any x86 application, from Microsoft Office to old LucasArts games, just as Microsoft's more expensive Surface tablet can. And of course, it can either be fully operated via touch, or docked and used with a physical keyboard and trackpad.
There's more. It's based on Intel's Bay Trail platform, which (for a tablet) provides reasonably high performance, with power consumption that's finally approaching ARM-like levels. It's this combination of low-power chipset and processor that allows Windows 8.1 to run at all, without inflating either its price tag or power consumption to levels that severely detract from its capability as a mobile device.
The processor is a quad-core Intel Atom Z3745, with a clock frequency of 1.33GHz. There's 2GB of memory and it comes with either 32GB or 64GB of solid-state storage.
Bay Trail is an interesting platform, as it represents Intel's strongest push yet for a slice of the tasty profits in the tablet market, where the company's current share is effectively irrelevant. While Intel is inside the vast majority of desktops and laptops, any attempt to make significant inroads into the smartphone or tablet space has so far proven a failure – and that's a segment which has grown at the expense of traditional PCs, and therefore is a serious threat to the firm's bottom line.
The Switch 10 in what Acer calls 'display mode'
In many ways, hybrid tablets are a close relative of netbooks. If you're really young, or just have an exceptionally poor memory, netbooks were an insanely popular laptop form factor about five years ago, that were selling like hotcakes, at least until tablets came along and pushed them off the shelves.
They were affordable and highly portable, but not particularly well-built or capable of a great computing experience. That's an uncharitable view of both netbooks and the Aspire Switch 10. From the moment you remove the Switch 10 from its packaging, you're reminded that Acer's goal has been affordability over anything else. There's a huge ugly sticker right on the front bezel, with an Intel Inside logo and diagram to show how many operating modes the tablet supports. Its removal should be the first thing any self-respecting Switch 10 owner does.
The silver plastic shell looks okay, but it's made from plastic that feels cheap and hollow. When the keyboard and tablet are docked together, and closed shut, like a laptop, it's not particularly thin or light.
Both the tablet body and keyboard dock bend easily with a minimal amount of pressure applied to them, and the trackpad feels clunky, and it almost wobbles under your finger. It does, however, let you swipe through the Modern UI screens in Windows and through web pages.
And this is the Switch 10 in 'tent mode'
Smart screen
And the screen is fairly good for an affordable tablet. Bright and vibrant, with good colours and wide-angle viewing, when the machine first powers on, you'll perhaps forget the questionable build quality when you see how good the Windows desktop looks.
The desktop resolution is only 1366 x 768, so it isn't high-DPI like the iPad or high-end Android tablets, but that's actually welcome, given how Windows 8 doesn't always behave itself when running desktop software at super-high resolution on small screens. The bezel around it is unfortunately quite large, with both a black border and the outer shell taking up space.
There's five-point multitouch, and the Switch 10 flicks through the modern UI screens and apps absolutely fluidly. A tap in the top left switches through the open apps without any delay, and pinch-to-zoom is nicely responsive.
Solid keyboard
The keyboard is undoubtedly superior to the trackpad, with a reasonable key travel distance that makes typing relatively pain-free. The keys are a bit small though, one of the complaints many people had regarding netbooks.
The extra thickness of the dock accommodates a single full-sized USB 2.0 port, but on the tablet there's not enough space for one, so instead you get a microUSB port on the right-hand side, for which you'll need an adaptor, with microHDMI as well. Finally, there's a microSD card slot and microphone. The power button and volume controls are located on the left-hand side.
As expected from Acer, there's plenty of bloatware installed on the device, including their own App Store in Modern UI. On the 32GB Switch 10 I received, Windows reports the C drive as 22.3GB, with only 7GB remaining for the user's programs and media.
The hinge produces an audible snap, hence the name
Being a hybrid, the selling point is the detachable keyboard. Many people don't get on with touchscreen keyboards at all, mainly due to the lack of feedback with key presses. Even using a third-party software keyboard such as Swype is no replacement for physical keys when writing large documents.
The hybrid device therefore has a place in the market. You can carry it around without the dock for watching movies on long journeys, or place it in the dock when you need to work. It's a nice idea, but then again, there are numerous physical Bluetooth keyboards for the iPad and Android tablets as well, not to mention numerous hybrid Android devices.
Extremely strong magnets attach the Swipe 10 tablet to its dock, with a reassuringly loud click when they're united. You can also flip the tablet around and position the device in the fairly pointless vertical 'tent' mode (Acer's awful term, not mine) where the tablet is like an inverted V shape, connected to the dock.
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Michael Jackson "King of Pop" Tribute Festival of the Arts 2014 Hits Gary, Indiana
By Navi Persaud
The Michael Jackson 5th, Annual "King of Pop" Tribute Festival of the Arts committee is inviting music and art lovers from all over the world to join this year's celebration at the birth home of Michael Jackson in Gary, Indiana.
We also welcome Artists who would like to perform, Vendors, Sponsors and Volunteers for this year's Tribute Festival.
We invite both established and emerging independent artist to perform on the big stage; in the areas of dance, spoken word, bands, instrumentalist, theater and artists from all areas of the performing arts community.
Go to www.officialmichaeljacksontribute.com to submit your information to be considered for a performance slot during this year's 3 day festival event.
There will be a special MJ dance competition with $5,000 in cash up for grabs for the talented winner. There will also be a musical competition where the winner will secure a KES indie music starter deal worth $15,000 in services.
When: Thursday, August 28th and Friday the 29th, 12:00 noon CST until 9:00 p.m. Saturday the 30th, from 9:00am CST until 9:00pm.
Where: The festival will commence at the birth home of Michael Jackson; 2300 Jackson Street and the Roosevelt High School football field.
What: The festival will be three fun filled days, full of activities for kids and their families with great music and dance performances for everyone to enjoy. Admission to the festival is FREE to the public. Headlining the festival will be Interscope Boy Band Mindless Behavior along with Disney Star Roshon Fegan, RCA Recording Artist Jacob Latimore and numerous acts and performers throughout each day.
There will be an exotic petting zoo and kid's pavilion, guaranteed to be enjoyed by both children and adults.
Adding to this exciting weekend on Saturday there will be a car show featuring incredible vintage and classic cars.
The event features dual stage performances with the main stage located on the Roosevelt High School football field, surrounded by many local and Chicagoland vendors.
We are anticipating approximately 5,000 visitors over the 3-day event. You don't want to miss this fantastic opportunity to showcase your talent, network, become a sponsor, vendor or volunteer and have fun.
This is a KES Music Group and Rych Kydd Entertainment Production.

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Microsoft Philippines recognized among HR Asia's 'Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2020'
The organization was recognized for its performance in workplace excellence, human capital development, and outstanding employee engagement.
Microsoft Philippines was recently named one of the 'Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2020' by HR Asia. The organization was recognized for its performance in workplace excellence, human capital development, and outstanding employee engagement.
"This award means everything to us as an organization both globally, and here in the Philippines. We exist to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more—a mission that only comes to life through our people," said Jan Philippe Tanchi, Human Resources Director of Microsoft Philippines. "We're proud to receive this great distinction and are committed to continue providing our people with an inclusive workplace and community that lives up to our values, and empowers them to be their best, most authentic selves every day."
HR Asia is one of the most recognizable and authoritative HR publications in the world. Their 'Best Companies to Work for in Asia' awards is the largest program of its kind in Asia and is held annually across 11 markets throughout the region, including Cambodia, China, Hong-Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
This year, the awarding ceremonies were conducted virtually for the first time on December 31, 2020 due to the pandemic. The event highlighted the extraordinary efforts of organizations that exemplified dedication to their employees, especially in what has been a year of uncertainty and unprecedented challenges.
"We must never forget the sacrifices by our own employees to keep the economy going. Since 2013 we have recognized companies that placed their employees front and center in everything they do. This year is no different. The recipients of this year's awards have shown not only are you the best companies to work for in Asia but more importantly, you are able to show empathy and care for your employees during the darkest moments of fear and uncertainty," said Datuk William Ng, Group Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Business Media International, the publisher of HR Asia.
The awards were judged by the affirmative answers of employees based on HR Asia's proprietary Total Engagement Assessment Model (TEAM), which surveys 1.5 million employees across Asia. TEAM uses a 5-point scoring scale from employee feedback based on the three areas of employee engagement:
• Collective Organization for Real Engagement (CORE) – culture and ethics, leadership and organization, and active initiative
• Self: Heart, Mind and Soul – emotional engagement (heart), intention & motivation (mind), and behavior & advocacy (soul)
• Group: Think, Feel and Do – collective consciousness (think), workplace sentiment (mind), and team dynamics (do)
Microsoft Philippines quickly shifted to a remote workforce in light of COVID-19, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of its employees early on. Throughout the pandemic, employees and their families were given free access to health & wellness resources to care for their mental well-being. In addition, they've continuously introduced engagement and enrichment programs and initiatives to maintain employee morale.
Microsoft was recognized alongside 20 other companies in the Philippines. See full list of winners here.
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Another warm, sunny afternoon here in Minnesota; spring is cracking through every remaining pile of snow and ice as far as the eye can see. I was out walking in a park with some friends, enjoying the sight of people in sweatshirts passing the remaining cross-country skiers. Convergence of seasons; overlapping images. The squawking of crows craning from atop bare branches.
Even though there is half a foot of snow on the ground in some places, we still stumbled upon a fresh patch of creeping charlie - everyone's second favorite lawn nemesis after my beloved medicinal dandelions. Tucked beneath an old oak tree, the sight of this perennial weed made me smile. There's no way to know just exactly where new life will appear, nor anyway to know what will come of the seeds planted in the past. Every bird that snacked the previous summer, and dropped crumbs as it flew off, added to this. Every inch of rain, inch of snow, shining hour of sunlight added to this. Every cloud; every human that ignored this place also added to this appearance.
It's so easy to dismiss something like early spring weeds as "not interesting," or of "no concern," and yet they are reminders to each of us about our own cycles of life. And they are, in themselves, tiny, green buddhas containing the entire universe. Actually, I prefer the word "multiverse," which I first heard years ago from a Native American man being interviewed about his spiritual life.
Apparently, the term itself was coined by the American philosopher William James, but I don't recall ever making that connection when I read his works. A more likely connection, though, would be the science fiction I was stepped in during my late teens and early twenties - especially the novel The Coming of the Quantum Cats by Frederick Pohl.
Here's a plot summary from Wikipedia:
The novel hinges around invasions from alternate Earths in alternate universes. None of these universes are quite like our universe; however, they all have some element or other in common, many of which Pohl develops to satiric effect.
* In one universe Nancy Reagan is the President of the United States and her mostly-disregarded husband Ronald is known as "The First Gentleman". John F. Kennedy is a Senator from Massachusetts who is married to a woman called Marilyn.
* In another universe, America's political spectrum has shifted far to the right, and Ronald Reagan is regarded as dangerously left-wing.
* In the past of some of the worlds, the young revolutionary Joseph Dzhugashvili (not known in these worlds as Stalin) had escaped from Russia to America in the 1900s, taking with him the proceeds of a bank robbery conducted on behalf of the Bolsheviks and using the money to set himself up as a big American capitalist.
The book presents multiple versions of three characters -- Dominic DeSota, Nyla Christophe, and Larry Douglas -- and their interactions as different versions of the characters travel from one Earth to another. Dominic DeSota is the main character, with most of the book told from the divergent viewpoints of three of his avatars (see following), with brief glimpses of numerous additional Dominic DeSotas scattered throughout the novel as anything between a nuclear scientist and a hunter scrabbling for bare existence in the ruins left after a nuclear holocaust.
I remember loving how these characters ran into alternate versions of themselves, and also how their alternate selves frequently appeared together, but never making the connection between each other. Beyond the wonderful speculative quality of the story, it also seems to be a mirror onto our lives. How, you might be asking? Well, first of all, you could view the many Dominics, for example, as comprising the impermanent, shape shifting "thing" we call our self. However, on a larger scale, the way in which tiny shifts in events in any of the different worlds of the book have an impact on all of the others. No action is a throw away action; sounds a lot like the law of karma, doesn't it?
The seeming insignificance of a patch of creeping charlie discovered in early March can be placed into great perspective here. If any of the causes and conditions had been changed, there might have been no creeping charlie in that spot. And thus no smile from me, which then flowed to my friends. This is a small example, but it points to the importance of not dismissing anything. Because every time we do, we are failing to see our own precious life.
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NowRocks said...
Beautiful, Nathan. Thanks.


So The Tower, Book 2 in Jade Varden's Deck of Lies series left us with a real cliff-hanger, so what did the third book Death deliver?
Rain continues her quest for the truth – but what truth that is continues to change: her hunt for her identity led to a murder, her hunt for a murderer led her to more of her own secrets… Death delivers a good dose of reflection on the previous rollercoaster of events from Books 1 and 2, whilst continuing to throw up more surprises. I really liked the development of Rain's character in this book – her experiences are certainly changing how she operates in the vicious world she's found herself in. The re-appearance of one of my favourite characters was also nicely dealt with – definitely some good potential there for the last book in the series Judgement.
Deck of Lies is a fantastic YA mystery series, with plenty of twists and fans of soaps like Dallas, Days of Our Lives and Sunset Beach, will love the mad hookups and random family relationship relevations. Jade's writing is style is vivid and concise, helping you to completely immerse yourself in her stories.
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Most conservation decisions take place at national or finer spatial scales. Providing useful information at such decision-making scales is essential for guiding the practice of conservation. Brazil is one of the world's megadiverse countries, and consequently decisions about conservation in the country have a disproportionate impact on the survival of global biodiversity. For three groups of terrestrial vertebrates (birds, mammals, and amphibians), we examined geographic patterns of diversity and protection in Brazil, including that of endemic, small-ranged, and threatened species. To understand potential limitations of the data, we also explored how spatial bias in collection localities may influence the perceived patterns of diversity. The highest overall species richness is in the Amazon and Atlantic Forests, while the Atlantic Forest dominates in terms of country endemics and small-ranged species. Globally threatened species do not present a consistent pattern. Patterns for birds were similar to overall species richness, with higher concentrations of threatened species in the Atlantic Forest, while mammals show a more generalized pattern across the country and a high concentration in the Amazon. Few amphibians are listed as threatened, mostly in the Atlantic Forest. Data deficient mammals occur across the country, concentrating in the Amazon and southeast Atlantic Forest, and there are no data deficient birds in Brazil. In contrast, nearly a third of amphibians are data deficient, widespread across the country, but with a high concentration in the far southeast. Spatial biases in species locality data, however, possibly influence the perceived patterns of biodiversity. Regions with low sampling density need more biological studies, as do the many data deficient species. All biomes except the Amazon have less than 3% of their area under full protection. Reassuringly though, rates of protection do correlate with higher biodiversity, including higher levels of threatened and small-ranged species. Our results indicate a need for expanded formal protection in Brazil, especially in the Atlantic forest, and with an emphasis on fully protected areas.
Data Availability: Biodiversity results, including GIS-ready datasets for open-access use, are available online at http://BiodiversityMapping.org and the Dryad Digital Repository: (http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.6rv61).
Funding: CNJ received support from the Ciência Sem Fronteiras program (A025_2013), MASA received support from Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq, process 08792/2009-2), and Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ, process E-26/102.837868/2012). MMV received support from CNPq (grant no. 444704/2014-0), MCTI/CNPq/FAPs PELD (Grant No. 34/2012), CNPq PPBio/Rede BioM.A. (Grant No. 477524/2012-2), FAPERJ (grant no. E-26/111.577/2014) and RedeCLIMA Program (grant no. 01.0405.01). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Knowledge of where species occur, in particular the species more vulnerable to extinction, is essential for planning conservation and research efforts. Several recent studies have focused on global scale mapping of biodiversity and priorities for conservation [1–3]. Such efforts can be useful, particularly in guiding international conservation attention. Much of conservation planning, however, takes place not at the global scale but rather at national or regional scales. This may not always be ideal, since the countries with more financial resources for conservation are often not the countries with the most biodiversity. As well, nationally designed conservation strategies may not be as efficient as a globally ideal strategy . Nevertheless, most conservation takes place within a nation centered reality.
We explored the specific case of Brazil, one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. For three vertebrate groups (birds, mammals, and amphibians), we examined patterns of richness, degree of threat, and endemism within the country. To understand the potential limitations of the existing data, we then explored how spatial bias in collection localities may influence the perceived patterns of diversity. Under the assumption that areas of high biodiversity should receive more conservation attention, we conclude with a comparison of how well protected areas overlap with places deemed important for biodiversity.
Analyses of biodiversity at a national level often focus on a single taxonomic group, such as birds. They are also typically at coarse scales (e.g., biomes in Marini & Garcia 2005). Explicit spatial analyses of biodiversity have been rare in Brazil at a national level, but there are examples at a regional level for birds [6–8], mammals , primates [10–12], amphibians [13–16], squamates , and vertebrates in general [18,19]. Sobral et al. (2014) recently did a national level analysis, although limited to select predatory birds and mammals. With the recent and rapid increases in spatial biodiversity data, now is an opportune time to examine what we know about Brazil's biodiversity patterns, where the gaps might be, and whether such knowledge is informing conservation.
Choosing an appropriate measure of biodiversity is crucial, for not all species are of equal concern. Wide-ranging species drive patterns of overall species richness . Such species are, however, typically not of conservation concern and many may even benefit from degraded habitats [22,23]. Consequently, using overall species richness to guide conservation could be misleading. A more useful guide are smaller-ranged species or local endemics, which tend to be more vulnerable and in need of conservation attention . We focused most of our analyses on these species.
Our multi-taxa approach also enabled us to identify similarities and differences between taxa and between biodiversity metrics, identifying areas where multiple groups present a higher biodiversity importance. This allowed an assessment of whether the biodiversity conservation efforts adopted, in this case protected areas, correlate with high biodiversity areas or if there are gaps that need more conservation actions.
Polygon range data for birds are from BirdLife International and NatureServe , and for mammals and amphibians from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature . When the original range data included subspecies, we merged them into a single species map. Threatened species were those considered vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered in the IUCN Red List . We did not separately evaluate species listed as threatened on the national Red List maintained by ICMBio . There were inconsistencies in the taxonomies used, and we preferred to focus on globally threatened species. We defined endemic species as those having at least 90% of their range within Brazil and no part of their range extending more than 50km beyond the border. Small-ranged species are those with ranges smaller than the median for that taxon in Brazil (2,250,813 km2 for birds, 1,230,901 km2 for mammals, 66,979 km2 for amphibians). We did not include marine mammals or seabirds, as our focus is terrestrial species. We did not include species considered Extinct or Extinct in the Wild. Species diversity maps were rendered at a spatial resolution of 10×10 km and use an equal area projection (South America Albers Equal Area Conic). We considered a species whose range overlapped any part of a grid cell to be present for that cell. Analyses used ArcGIS 10.2 (ESRI).
To explore how spatial bias in collections may influence the perceived patterns of diversity, we used species occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) (www.gbif.org) and the national speciesLink dataset (splink.cria.org.br). We downloaded all records in Brazil that were georeferenced and listed as having no known coordinate issues. To account for minor spatial uncertainties near the border, we extracted the GBIF data using a 10km buffer beyond the Brazilian border. Thus, ours is a liberal estimate of the amount of locality data within the country, possibly including some points from neighboring countries.
To illustrate sampling effort, we created a network of Thiessen polygons for each taxon and database (GBIF and speciesLink). In the network, each locality point generates one polygon and everything within the polygon is closer to its locality point than to any other record in the dataset. Consequently, the larger the polygon, the lower the collection density because the entire area is represented by a single locality. Polygon size, therefore, can be interpreted as a surrogate for sampling effort. To evaluate whether there was congruence in polygon sizes between GBIF and speciesLink we ran a correlation analysis using the corrected number of degrees of freedom from Dutilleul's method for spatial autocorrelation adjustment using SAM 4.0 .
For each of the six biomes (Amazon, Cerrado, Atlantic Forest, Caatinga, Pantanal, and Pampa) and 27 states in Brazil, we calculated the percentage of area occupied by protected areas. Biome and state boundaries are from the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute .
For protected areas, we considered three categories with different degrees of protection, two based on conservation of natural resources (fully protected areas and sustainable use areas) and one based on indigenous culture preservation (indigenous lands). Fully protected areas (Proteção Integral, in Portuguese) are completely restrictive of human use except for research and educational visits, while sustainable use areas allow for some types of extractive use. Indigenous lands are created to guarantee the right of indigenous people to their land, and often have few restrictions related to biodiversity. Protected areas data are from the Brazilian Ministry of Environment (www.mma.gov.br).
Because the boundaries of fully protected areas and areas of sustainable use sometimes overlap, we prioritize the most restrictive type. Therefore, in any overlap between the two we classified the overlapping area as fully protected. Indigenous land comprises two types, indigenous reserves and indigenous territories. For our purposes, we combined them into one class. From the originally downloaded database, we removed indigenous land that were not yet implemented and those in study or with no definitive boundaries. Indigenous lands also overlap with other types of protected areas and when necessary we calculated their coverage separately.
To compare protection rates with patterns of biodiversity, we calculated four metrics of biodiversity based on species categories (all species, Brazil endemics, small-ranged, threatened). Each of these metrics is a summary layer across the three taxa analyzed. For each category, we first rescaled the richness values for each individual taxa (e.g., birds, mammals, amphibians) to a scale of 0 (minimum richness) to 1 (maximum richness). We then summed the rescaled layers of the three taxa for the relevant category, resulting in a potential value from 0 to 3 for any given biodiversity metric. To compare biodiversity with protection, we binned the pixels by intervals of 0.2 and then calculated the proportion of the pixels with those values that were within protected areas.
In terms of overall species richness, the Amazon and Atlantic Forest clearly have the highest values (Fig 1). This is consistent across all three taxa. Amphibians do have a more pronounced difference between the forested Amazon and Atlantic Forest biomes and the drier Cerrado and Caatinga biomes, which show substantially lower richness. For species endemic to Brazil, the Atlantic Forest biome dominates, especially the region from southern Bahia to São Paulo (Fig 1). The Pampa and Pantanal biomes have few Brazil endemics.
Fig 1. Patterns of diversity for birds, mammals, and amphibians in Brazil.
Patterns for small-ranged species, defined as those with ranges smaller than the median for that taxon in Brazil, are similar to those for endemics (Fig 1). This is not surprising since the two groupings share many species. It is overwhelmingly the case for amphibians, where 401 of the 438 small-ranged amphibians are also endemic to the country. Nevertheless, patterns differ in important ways. For amphibians, the peak diversity appears in the state of Rio de Janeiro and the contiguous region of São Paulo state, an even more focused concentration than that seen with endemics. For birds and mammals, the trend is the opposite, with a slightly more generalized pattern for small-ranged species than seen with endemics, but with the peak diversity still in the Atlantic Forest, particularly in its southern portion.
Patterns for IUCN threatened species do not show a consistent pattern across taxa (Fig 2). For birds, the geographic pattern is similar to overall species richness (Fig 1), with higher concentrations of threatened species in the Atlantic Forest but also high numbers in parts of the Amazon and Cerrado. Mammals show a more generalized pattern across the country, but with a higher concentration in the Amazon, particularly along rivers. For amphibians, few species are formally listed as threatened, with most of those in the Atlantic Forest. Data deficient mammals occur across the country, concentrating in the Amazon and the southeast Atlantic Forest, and there are no data deficient bird species in Brazil (Fig 2). There are, however, a very large number of data deficient amphibians (259 species, 30% of the total). These are widespread across the country, but with an especially high concentration in the far southeast (Fig 2).
Fig 2. Patterns of diversity for threatened and data deficient species in Brazil.
Threatened species are those listed as Vulnerable, Endangered, or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
The comparison between the GBIF and speciesLink databases showed that the distribution of locality data for the taxa under study is concentrated in relatively few places (Fig 3 and S1 Fig). Many of the areas with high concentrations of locality data are near major cities in the more developed southeast (e.g., Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Vitória) and along major rivers in the Amazon, leaving vast poorly sampled areas in the north and central part of the country (Fig 3).
Fig 3. Thiessen polygon networks to represent sampling density.
Maps derive from data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and from Brazil's speciesLink site. Polygon colors correspond to their size and use a Jenks natural breaks grouping for the color stretch. Gray lines delimit biomes.
That there is spatial sampling bias is not new . More interestingly, the GBIF and speciesLink databases are inconsistent with one another. GBIF has far more localities for birds (3,937 in GBIF vs. 705 in speciesLink, Fig 3), while speciesLink has far more for amphibians (702 in GBIF vs. 1,851 in speciesLink, Fig 3). The two databases also do not always highlight the same areas as having the most data. For example, some areas with high concentrations of bird records in GBIF have few or no records for birds in speciesLink (Fig 3). The reverse is true for amphibians. There are significant correlations between the two databases for all taxa (Spearman's r = 0.2 to 0.34; p<0.05 for all comparisons), but they are relatively low considering that the two databases have similar goals.
Recognizing that our knowledge of biodiversity patterns does have limits, has what we do know informed conservation decisions? If so, one might expect that protected areas would coincide with places of higher value for preserving species. In Brazil, 28.3% of the land area is under some type of formal protection, with 6% under full protection, 10.8% in sustainable use, and 12.2% in indigenous lands (Fig 4, Table 1, see S1 Table for protection by state). Considering all categories, the Amazon has the highest percentage of its area occupied by protected areas (47.7%). The other five biomes have much lower percentages, with the Pampa being the most neglected at just 2.9% protected (Table 1). All biomes except the Amazon have substantially less protected than the internationally agreed upon goal of 17% protection (Aichi Target 11) . If we consider only the Fully Protected areas, the situation is drastically worse. All of the biomes outside the Amazon have less than 3% of their area under Full Protection (Table 1).
Fig 4. Distribution of protected areas and indigenous lands in Brazil.
Some indigenous lands overlap other protected area categories, and some sustainable use areas overlap fully protected areas.
Table 1. Percentage of area protected in each biome.
Table order is by declining biome size. Because indigenous lands sometimes overlap other protected areas, and some protected areas overlap others, the total percentage protected (FP+SU+IL) is not a simple sum of its components.
Protected areas show a positive relationship with all four summary indices of biodiversity (Fig 5). Total species richness shows the strongest link to percent coverage of protected areas, mainly due to relatively high protected area coverage in the species rich Amazon (Fig 5). The more informative indices based on small-ranged, endemic, and threatened species also show positive relationships with protected area coverage, although lower in general, and the endemism index has a very low R2 for both types of protected areas (Fig 5). In all cases, the proportional coverage by fully protected areas is substantially lower than that by sustainable use areas. We did not evaluate indigenous areas because their goal is not to protect biodiversity, so we have no a priori reason to expect them to follow biodiversity patterns.
Fig 5. Rates of protection versus multi-taxa metrics of biodiversity.
Data points correspond to intervals of 0.2 on the potential 0 to 3 scale of each biodiversity metric. For example, a point at 0.5 represents all of the areas in Brazil that had a value between 0.4 and 0.6 for that particular metric. Lines represent regressions. PAs—Protected Areas.
Due to its megadiverse nature, much of the Brazilian territory is of high importance for global conservation. Nevertheless, all countries face choices on which specific places to protect. In Brazil, the species likely to be of more conservation concern, the endemics and other small-ranged species, strongly concentrate in the Atlantic Forest. The Atlantic Forest is isolated from other forested biomes and is well-known for hosting many endemic species [33,34] and for being a high-priority biodiversity hotspot . Other biomes have potential explanations for their relatively low concentrations of Brazil endemics and small-ranged species. The Amazon extends far beyond the Brazilian border, and so many currently known Amazonian species, which tend to have large ranges in general, reach into neighboring countries . Because it is relatively understudied, the Amazon also likely still has many smaller-ranged and endemic species awaiting discovery. The Cerrado savanna is a biodiversity hotspot and a well-known center of plant endemism, although less so for terrestrial vertebrates [35,37]. The Cerrado is almost all within Brazil but with small portions in Bolivia and Paraguay, which may partially explain its relatively low richness of endemic vertebrates. The Caatinga, a semi-arid region with xeric vegetation in northeastern Brazil, is the only biome entirely inside Brazil. It has lower total diversity, but seemingly should have relatively high endemism of species adapted to its extreme conditions. The Caatinga, however, has traditionally been considered to be poor in endemics (e.g., Andrade-Lima 1982). Nevertheless, the region is poorly inventoried and studies are starting to reveal a concealed endemism [39,40].
The pattern of endemics and other small-ranged species concentrating in the Atlantic Forest contrasts somewhat with that of documented threatened species, which show a broader geographic dispersal. There are potential explanations. In the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado, habitat loss and fragmentation tend to be the major causes of threat and are activities that affect nearly all species. In the Amazon, however, some wide-ranging species likely have sufficient habitat but face threats from other sources, such as hunting, disease, or invasive species. This may particularly be the case among birds and mammals in Brazil (e.g., Peres 2000).
Of concern are the many data deficient mammals and amphibians, a substantial number of which are probably threatened. Of the 875 mapped amphibians in the country, only 32 (<4%) are listed as globally threatened, mostly in the Atlantic Forest. That is far lower than the current global rate for amphibians of 31% threatened. However, 259 (30%) of Brazil's amphibians are listed as data deficient (Fig 2). Were they better known, many of these species would likely qualify as threatened . Whether a better understanding of data deficient species and their true level of endangerment would substantially change the overall geographic patterns we see is unclear.
Insufficient locality data, and spatial biases in the data that are available, could affect the maps of biodiversity patterns. Neither the GBIF nor the speciesLink databases appear to be comprehensive for the locality data that exist. As well, they are conflicting in the spatial patterns of the data they do include. The differences likely reflect a differing set of museums and research databases integrated into the two systems, with neither yet being comprehensive. For the speciesLink database, a partial explanation may be that its origin was in São Paulo state through the Biota program, and so it was not originally a nationwide effort. Regardless though of the causes, given the large differences in the databases, what we can say about how sampling bias drives the perceived diversity patterns is limited. Others have found similar issues .
Accepting that the locality data are not ideal, this likely affects the species range maps. A range map is only as good as the data behind it, which are usually direct field observations. Because of insufficient exploration, some regions have few such observations and thus likely appear less diverse than they really are, particularly for the smaller-ranged or rare species. Conversely, range maps can also overestimate the presence of a species. Polygon ranges often do not capture the heterogeneity of suitable and unsuitable habitats within a species range. As well, there are certainly many cases where habitat loss has eliminated a species from its former range. With sufficient information and effort, it is possible to reduce such errors, and it is a recommended practice for finer-scale conservation planning [6,44,45]. Nevertheless, polygon range maps as we use here still tend to be the most comprehensive data available for broad-scale studies.
Improved integration of locality data into national and international databases would certainly aid the study of Brazilian biodiversity and help direct surveys to fill data gaps. A more comprehensive online platform is in development—the Brazilian Biodiversity Information System (SiBBr, www.sibbr.gov.br)—that will be the Brazilian node of GBIF. A hope is that this will result in a more comprehensive view of what data exist and where. Another ongoing initiative to integrate biodiversity data is the Program on Research of Biodiversity (Programa de Pesquisa em Biodiversidade—PPBio, ppbio.inpa.gov.br), which includes several regional nuclei representing different biomes. PPBio has three components: biodiversity surveys for long-term studies, support to develop biological collections, and thematic projects to develop methods for sustainable management of biodiversity.
Accepting that there are limitations in our knowledge, we do find that protected areas are in places with more species and importantly more of the most vulnerable species. This appears to be robust using various biodiversity metrics, although the correlations are weaker for small-ranged and endemic species and in general are weaker for fully protected versus sustainable use areas. It is possible that designation of a protected area itself will correlate with better documentation of biodiversity, because either the better knowledge of the area justified creation of the protected area or its creation resulted in a more through inventorying of the area. If either were the case, it might produce a pattern similar to what we observe. We have no practical way of testing for this effect or its magnitude. Nevertheless, it is encouraging that protected areas and biodiversity patterns correlate.
Much of the Brazilian biodiversity protection depends on sustainable use areas as, generally, they represent larger extents than the full protection areas. However, sustainable use areas often have not played an effective role in restricting threats to biodiversity, such as habitat loss and fragmentation, species invasion, and pollution . In recent years, there has also been a worrying trend in Brazil with a pause in protecting new areas and even reductions in the extent and protection category of previously protected areas . In the future, it will be important not only to allocate well any new protections according to biodiversity patterns, it is also essential to fully finance and empower protected areas to allow them to meet their goals.
Stop habitat loss and fragmentation of the Atlantic Forest, the center of much of the nation's unique natural patrimony.
Implement and expand formal protection and restoration of the Atlantic Forest.
Set stricter rules and expand monitoring of biodiversity in sustainable use areas.
Transform sustainable use areas with high concentrations of endemic species into fully protected areas.
Focus resources for future biological studies on data deficient species and regions with inadequate sampling.
Support initiatives to collect and compile data on biodiversity (e.g., SiBBr and PPBio) using standard protocols as a way to fill gaps and to integrate knowledge (see Canhos et al. 2015). These initiatives should help and complement each other, as a way to optimize resources and to achieve conservations goals.
Continue to encourage and expand free and open access to information.
Biodiversity results, including GIS-ready datasets for open-access use, are available online at http://BiodiversityMapping.org and the Dryad Digital Repository: http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.6rv61.
S1 Fig. Density of registered localities.
Densities are per 1-degree grid cell from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and from Brazil's speciesLink site.
S1 File. Abstract in Portuguese.
S1 Table. Percent of each Brazilian state in protected areas or indigenous territories.
FP—Full protection, SU—Sustainable Use, IL—Indigenous Land. Biome reflects only the predominant biomes found in the state: AF—Atlantic Forest, AM—Amazon, CA—Caatinga, CE—Cerrado, PP—Pampa, PT—Pantanal.
We thank the organizers of the XXI Brazilian Ornithology Congress for the symposium discussion that ultimately led to this paper.
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Yellowhammer blog founder Cliff Sims resigns to take job in Trump White House
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Cliff Sims, founder of conservative political blog Yellowhammer, has resigned to take a job in the Trump White House.
Sims, who had been on a leave of absence since last year to assist with Donald Trump's presidential campaign, announced the change on the Yellowhammer website yesterday. Sims' new position will be Assistant to the President and Assistant Communications Director for White House Message Strategy.
"It is an incredible honor to be asked to work in the White House and I look forward to serving the President and the country in this role," Sims said in a press release to Yellowhammer.
Sims, 33, is a native of Enterprise, Alabama and a graduate of the University of Alabama. Brian Ellis, Chief Business Development Officer, has been named acting CEO, according to Yellowhammer.
Sims' appointment was one of about 17 announced yesterday by the Trump administration.
The new hires received the praise of Trump chief of staff Reince Priebus.
"These exceptional individuals will play key roles in supporting President-elect Trump's America-first agenda," incoming chief of staff Reince Priebus said in a statement. "I look forward to working with each and every one of them as we make the President-elect's vision for our country a reality."
Among the other appointments were Bill McGinley, an attorney, who will join the administration as deputy assistant to the president and Cabinet secretary; Sean Cairncross, who will serve as deputy assistant to the president and senior adviser to Priebus; and Madeleine Westerhout, who will serve as executive assistant to the president.
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by Alexis Nalley March 29, 2019
Canon Reeves, a student at the University of Arkansas and CEO of his own company, MORE Technologies, began building robots when he was 14-years-old. Since then, he's increased his knowledge of robotics, but he still remembers what it was like to create his first robot from scratch.
"What I enjoy most about robotics is the interdisciplinary nature of it," says Reeves. "Every robot is a beautiful mess of mechanical, electrical, and software engineering."
Reeves describes his creation as an expandable ecosystem similar to Legos. Because each robot has the same preprogrammed base component, MOREbot is simple enough for an absolute beginner to pick up, but it's also powerful enough to be used as a tool by any maker, problem solver, or innovator.
The idea for MOREbot originated after Reeves' younger sister, Kendra, asked him to build a robot with her.
"I looked around for a kit she would like but couldn't find one that not only was both affordable and approachable by anyone but also offered learning beyond an instruction manual," explains Reeves.
MOREbot picks up the slack in the industry that other prototyping kits seem to ignore. The 3D-printed robotics ecosystem uses a patent-pending modular parts system, which allows its users to expand their MOREbot into anything imaginable all while sharpening their tech skills.
"At its core, MOREbot teaches beginners, and even experts how to code, design and 3D-print parts, along with a variety of engineering and robotics concepts," says Reeves.
Joel Gordon, Making and Tinkering Manager at the Scott Family Amazeum and co-founder of the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, says he was extremely impressed not only by the product but by Reeves' story as well.
"He's really been playing with this idea for years…but he never lost the fun of doing it," says Gordon. "It's exciting to see that, and in a startup company particularly, it's always great to find people who so utterly believe in what they're doing that you're just immediately engaged."
Reeves' passion for helping others, like his sister, get started in robotics is what makes MOREbot so unique.
"I'll sit down with a group of kids, and we'll just build buildings or build shapes or build whatever they can imagine," says Gordon. "They can make a castle, or they can build an airplane and it's just pretend play, but then I can turn around with those same components and add the electronics to it and I can prototype a product in minutes."
Reeves has created a platform that gives its users endless opportunities to reinvent technology. Because MOREbot is also paired with the ability to design and print your own 3D parts, no idea is off limits.
"Want your MOREbot to greet people using facial recognition? A drone to accommodate your camera? A robotic arm that can play the piano? A dog walking robot?" asks Reeves. "If you can dream it up, you can develop a robot for that."
In terms of the future for MOREbot, Reeves explains that their main focus for the next year will be on expanding their reach in schools across Arkansas and the surrounding states.
"We're going to take what we're learning in our pilot schools and make MOREbot even better for students and teachers," says Reeves.
Reeves created a fundraising account on Kickstarter for MOREbot in hopes to build a community of makers who use MOREbot.
"We want to get in as many makers' hands as possible so they can begin making their own parts, tutorials, and robots," explains Reeves. "This will allow us to grow our ecosystem faster than we ever could on our own.
The MOREbot has already attracted attention from educational leaders in Arkansas, including the EAST Initiative, which is an Arkansas-based program that fosters education through technology and service. EAST President and CEO Matt Dozier says that the MOREbot is the "robotic platform that we have been searching for" to introduce students to robotics.
"EAST believes that our students should be actively engaged in solving problems in their own communities and that access to the best technology for each project is vital to their development as citizens, learners, and the workforce of tomorrow. We have seen several amazing projects in our 20+ year history that included specific use of robotics, but not nearly as many as we would like. The MOREbot is the robotic platform we have been searching for, for many years because it will allow our students to gain experience and expertise in this rapidly developing field yet retain the ability to create something customized to their need. MOREtech has developed a way for EAST students to build the robots that are specific to their unique project, community partner, and problem,"
In fact, Dozier says he was a first-day backer of the project. "I was personally excited enough to be a first day backer of their project; which makes them only the second project I've ever felt strongly enough to support financially on Kickstarter," he says.
Learn more about MOREbot's Kickstarter here.
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OECD Studies on SMEs and Entrepreneurship
SME and Entrepreneurship Policy in Kazakhstan 2018
Sectoral Share of GDP, average 2015-2017
The government of Kazakhstan has set an objective to substantially increase the contribution of SMEs and entrepreneurs to employment and value added in the economy. Although there are large numbers of SMEs and entrepreneurs in the country, achieving this growth will require a step change in the productivity of existing SMEs and the emergence of many more medium-sized and growth-oriented firms.
This report shows the important achievements of the government in creating a clear vision and structures for SME and entrepreneurship policy, including major improvements in business regulations and through the introduction of the Business Road Map 2020 programme offering direct supports to SMEs and entrepreneurs in areas such as financing and infrastructure. It also highlights the current challenge of doing more to strengthen management capabilities, skills, and innovation in SMEs and new enterprises, and makes a range of specific recommendations for policy actions including further building the incubator and Entrepreneurship Support Centre infrastructure, introducing dedicated support for high-growth potential enterprises, and stimulating supply chain linkages around foreign director investors.
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Unfortunately, you will need Photoshop CS5 or better :-(
Alternative Idea
I am not sure when app.system() was introduced into Photoshop, but if you have that it shells out to execute the command you provide as a parameter. So, you could go into OSX's Script Editor and type in
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Priority registration for returning dancers begins July 8 and open registration begins July 22. Registration deadline is August 10.
Session I classes begin August 19. Classes meet for 12 weeks. Classes will not meet September 2 or October 14–18.
All classes have limited enrollment; please register early to ensure availability.
Priority registration for returning dancers begins November 4, 2019 and open registration begins November 18. Registration deadline is December 20.
This exciting session prepares dancers for the Spring Concert on stage in May. In addition to class instruction, dancers will learn choreography and be involved in costume fittings for the performance. This process requires commitment from dancers for a 14- to 17-week session.
A spring concert dance costume, chosen by instructors, will need to be purchased for this session, not to exceed $50.
Session II begins the week of January 6, 2020 and goes through May 7. Monday classes will not meet January 20, February 17 or April 6; Wednesday classes will not meet April 1, 8; and Thursday classes will not meet April 2, 9. Monday classes meet for 14 weeks, Wednesday classes meet for 14 weeks and Thursday classes meet for 15 weeks.
All class sizes have limited enrollment, so please register early to ensure availability.
Class descriptions can be viewed below. Please view the full class schedule on page 11 of our current program guide here.
This is a class for children who are age 3 by August 1, as well as younger 4-year-olds. Class will focus on creative dance movement, including learning to follow rhythm, mirroring technique and improvisation.
A class for students ages 4 and 5. It will cover dance warmups, stretching and beginning technique for Jazz, Ballet and Modern. This class is great for children who are aspiring gymnasts, budding ballerinas or for those who simply love to move with music.
Students ages 5–7 will learn age-adjusted ballet and modern dance technique. Your child will learn proper body alignment and develop flexibility, coordination and grace. Your child will also experience applying their own movement thoughts to the art of improvisation. Classes will facilitate the joy of dance and appreciation for beauty, as well as build well-balanced, healthy respect and discipline. The difficulty level will increase with Beginning Modern II and Intermediate Modern.
This class will contain the same elements as Modern/Ballet. Students will learn the vocabulary of modern and ballet with sensitivity to dancers' needs. Class will evolve according to the progression of the participants. Please speak with instructor regarding enrollment.
The perfect seven-week introduction to dance for new students, as well as a great refresher course for returning dancers! Register through June 3 at the Park Office. Classes will meet on Wednesdays, June 5–July 17 at our dance studio, 524 East Jackson Street. Classes are instructed by Tricia Blosser.


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Data skills -- even just basic data skills -- are highly valued by today's employers -- being called "the most lucrative skill[s] to have" and "the most valuable skill[s] you can learn." So, attending our data workshops will give you a leg up once you're out there looking for a job.
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You could expect to pay $110 on average for a 1.5-hour workshop (the typical length of our workshops).
You could pay as low as $61/1.5-hour workshop, or as high as $200/1.5-hour workshop.
So, the 54 workshops that the RDS Team is offering for *FREE* this coming Spring 2019 semester equates to an average $5,940 total cost at the market price, and could range from $3,294 to $10,800 in total cost.
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Learn about our various Research Data Services (RDS) workshops on data analysis tools/software, data analysis methods, data visualization and mapping, and finding data.
On the Library Calendar (library.gsu.edu/workshops) register for RDS workshops -- look for the logo with the GET DATA CERTIFIED seal (see image at left).
Attend a minimum of five unique RDS workshops in the Spring 2019 semester (due to popular demand, we've decided to count Fall 2018 workshops toward the certificate as well).
Make sure you sign-in on the paper sign-in sheet at the workshop so we can track your attendance.
While you're welcome to attend the same workshop multiple times to hone your skills, to earn the data certificate you need to attend a minimum of five *unique* workshops (i.e., if you take Stata 1 twice, it can only count once toward your five workshops -- but if you take Stata 1, Stata 2, and Stata 3, those count as three workshops toward the five needed for the certification).
Attending a Data in the ATL talk *does not* count as a workshop toward the certificate.
By April 24 if you've attended a minimum five unique RDS workshops, you'll be invited to a ceremony in the Library (May 1, 2:00pm-3:00pm, in Library's CURVE space) where you can mingle with others committed to getting RDS@GSU Data Certified *and* receive a custom certificate signed by our Dean of Libraries and the Leader of the Research Data Services Team (see example below).
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A language fact that I learned today: in English, where we usually have so many words for the same thing (which is why our dictionaries are so much thicker than those of any other European language), we use the same word, leg, for that department of a person, animal, table, chair, piano, etc. In Catalan, a person's leg is a cama (which, confusingly enough around here, is the Spanish word for bed, whereas Catalans call a bed a llit). But an animal or piece of furniture doesn't have a cama, but a pota. Unless it's a chicken, in which case it trots around on a cuixa.
But that's a minor problem for a learner like me (who came upon all this today only because I wanted to know how to refer to a dog's hind leg, or pota posterior). I am constantly reminded of the barriers that English puts up for non-native speakers. I'm just taking at random a word like joke. Jest, jibe, crack, drollery, funny, gag, jape, josh, pleasantry, wisecrack, witticism. Oh, my. How lucky I am to have absorbed such things in infancy without effort!


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It might be a little too stiff or academic for some listeners, but I definitively recommend it to any software engineer out there.


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Sunday Bites - Tumbling Apart, an Adventure Horror RPG
April 02, 2017 CGRpreview , indie , rpg , rpg maker , Sunday Bites , Tumbling Apart
One look at my last year's Game of the Year entries and it'll come as no surprise that I can highly favor an Indie developed experience over a AAA one. Not that I'm not a fan of AAAs, just that they can lack the same love and care that can come from smaller groups. Tumbling Apart even with a twenty minute demo that is currently available, is both an example of this and stands a good chance to meet my next GotY list. The only thing is, Goodnamehere, you owe me a Kleenex box.
We've all lost someone that we truly care for in our lives. Mothers, Fathers, Brothers, Sisters, Friends, Lovers, Cats, Dogs. Those that we hold close. Those that can comfort us when we feel like crap or when we've had a bad day. Even as close as hold onto them sometimes we have regrets. What if I hadn't said this, what if I hadn't done that, what if I had said or done that? That's what Tumbling Apart's main focus is. Following a man named Isaac, you experience a glimpse into his life during his sister's last moments.
Tumbling Apart isn't a super flashy high detailed graphic performance. In effect, it's being developed with an RPG Maker system and assets. The writing that goes with it? The atmosphere that they've set up? They don't need the super fancy graphics and what Goodnamehere have started more than hits the mark.
This is based off of just twenty of the first minutes of an in development RPG. There's still much more to come with modifications to the demo as well as its eventual release. Even with that being said. I cried. I cried hard as Isaac's sister McKenna's death hit very hard and very close to home. While I can't relate on the "how it got to that point" with something tragic having occurred a few years prior, I can relate on the loss. Even if it was three years ago often times it still feels like yesterday.
After McKenna passes, after the funeral procession comes to an end, you are put back into control of Isaac. Now I'm honestly not sure if it was due to an un-optimization or if it was done purposely, but if it wasn't on purpose, it should be. Each step that he takes "lags". The environment only moves as he does. Each painstaking step he takes reinforces that hollow feeling that descends "once it's all done". Everyone else seemingly moves on with their lives and you are left wondering. Why.
"let me know if you need anything"
"just call"
"we'll be there if you need us"
Some say it and mean it. Some say it because it's the custom. In either case, they aren't sitting in your shoes nor are they sitting in Isaac's shoes. Those that have are easier to relate to than those that haven't but if you've been there, you know exactly how it feels. The sorrow as this man walks through the graveyard is thick and easy to feel as he slowly takes step after step. It's easy with the setup to relate to, possibly more so for me because of the past few years, but it's easy as it is anything but rushed. There's time taken for each piece to settle in before moving to the next and if you've looked around a little bit? You know it hasn't been easy.
Tumbling Apart has some smaller details that can be overlooked but to find them? Makes things heavier as it shows just how rough the past few years have been for Isaac. Medical bills, pile of burning cigarettes, declaring that he'll start drinking less… whiskey at any rate. Locked drawers that don't matter since people don't visit anymore to keep medication away from kids. What was so bad that lead this brother and sister to this point?
That's to find out.
In twenty minutes I went through a roller coaster of emotions that only scratch what looks to be the surface of Tumbling Apart. I'm already hooked though and I still don't know what's under the hood. Tumbling Apart is supposed to be an RPG and those elements are not part of the given taste keeping some mystery to the whole affair. Will it be an RPG in the dialog sense of the word? Will be it an RPG with some combat against particular feelings and emotions? I honestly can't wait to find out. Above all else, Tumbling Apart is further proof that you don't need a high graphics budget in order to tell an amazing, and in this case sorrowful, tale.
Tumbling Apart by Goodnamehere is currently aiming for its Greenlight on steam. You can check out their Facebook Page or their Website for more information.
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> > /tmp often is on a separate filesystem (e.g. RAM disk) with limited space.
> > This could open another (DOS) attack vector.
> > You do not always have a home directory when running Wget.
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> >> NFS, according to open(2).
> >> > my mind when reading the original post.
> >> > introduced by temp files as well.
> >> > 1. Rewrite code to keep temp files in memory.
> >> > 2. Add a harmless extension to the file names.
> >> > Possible name collision with wanted files.
> >> > Possible name length issues, have to be worked around.
> >> > 3. Using file mode 0 (no flags at all).
> >> > Short vulnerability when changing modes to write/read the data.
> >> > 4. Using O_TMPFILE for open().
> >> > Just for Linux, not for every filesystem available.
> >> > 5. Using mkostemp().
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Tonight at Vespers, Carrie reviewed the story of Jesus and told campers about the opportunity they were going to have to invite Jesus to be their best friend. She reminded them that Jesus loves each and every one of them. After the story, the campers sang Kumbaya My Lord.
Messy Games were tonight. The photos are uploading and can be seen here.
Photos from the first half of afternoon activities are up and can be seen here!
Today for lunch, the campers are having corn dogs.
Photos are up from morning Rotations and can be seen here!
Mallory wants to tell you about Pirate Play this morning!
Today campers had breakfast sandwiches and hash browns. After breakfast we took the all camp photo.
Vespers is a time at Vesper Hill for campers to have one on one time with God. They have worship and a story and review the bible verse.
Cabin Competition photos are uploading now and can be seen here!
Tonight for dinner campers are having pizza, breadsticks, and green beans. After dinner is evening extravaganza which is a Cabin Competition.
Photos from afternoon rotations are up, and the gallery can be seen here!
Today the campers heard the story of Peter walking on water and how he only started to sink when he took his eyes off of God. The story can be found in [Matthew 14: 22-33](https://www.youversion.com/bible/111/mat.14.22-33.niv).
Check in is just about wrapped up and everyone is heading to the dining hall for their first meal at Camp Lakewood. Chicken Sandwiches and Mac n' Cheese is on the menu today. Craft, Swim and Zip Line are just a few of the activities starting after lunch.


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Israeli security and medics at the scene of a stabbing attack where one person was murdered and nine others were wounded in the Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv, March 8, 2016. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
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JERUSALEM (JTA) — A video taken after a Palestinian man was subdued and prone on the ground following his stabbing spree in the Tel Aviv area appears to show a volunteer policeman shooting him after he was no longer a threat.
Israel Police reportedly have opened an investigation into the death of Bashar Massalha, 22, who stabbed a dozen people at and near the Jaffa Port, killing an American graduate student.
In the video, the volunteer policeman and a police officer are seen with their guns drawn on the assailant, while people milling about can be heard encouraging them to shoot him in the head. A shot is heard that appears to come from the volunteer's gun. The policeman yells at the volunteer, asking him why he is shooting for no reason.
The video, which is posted on YouTube, has been sent for examination to the Israel Police Internal Investigations Department and the Justice Ministry, according to reports. Police officers and bystanders will be called in to offer their testimony.
The American who was killed — Taylor Force, a student at the Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management — was on a school trip to Israel. His wife was among as many as 10 people wounded in the attack.
The stabbing spree came less than two hours after terror attacks in Jerusalem and central Israel left a haredi Orthodox man and two Israeli Border Police officers seriously injured.
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