Introducing the iOS 6 Feast!
Today is a day to celebrate – the iOS 6 NDA has been lifted, so we can finally talk about the iOS 6 SDK!
The iOS Tutorial Team and I believe that iOS 6 is one of the most exciting releases yet. There are some amazing new technologies that every developer should know about – and we've been working hard to prepare some amazing new tutorials for you, to help get everyone up to speed!
And yes – just like last year, we had to do something special to mark the occasion. We are happy to introduce this year's iOS 6 Feast!
During the iOS 6 Feast, you'll learn about all of the new APIs introduced in iOS 6 through easy-to-understand tutorials – Auto Layout, UICollectionView, Passbook, the Social Framework, In-App Purchase mods, and much more! Plus, we have some awesome giveaways for some lucky readers – our most epic giveaway yet!
Want to find out more? Keep reading for more details!
Auto Layout is one of the coolest new features of iOS 6, and is something every developer should know. It allows you to make much more flexible user interfaces without having to write a ton of code.
Auto Layout is quite powerful when you get used to it, but can be tricky to learn at first. Of course, we can't have that, so Matthijs Hollemans has put together a free tutorial to make learning how to use it much easier!
This tutorial is currently scheduled to run later this month. But – what if you want it right now?
All you have to do is retweet this post to help get the word out! If/when the post reaches 100 retweets, we will immediately post the Auto Layout tutorial to whet your appetite. Just click the button below!
Remember that's just the appetizer – keep reading for more!
If you really want to learn iOS 6, a measly appetizer just isn't enough. You want the full course – and you've got it with iOS 6 By Tutorials!
Auto Layout: Learn how to make your views easier to localize and more adaptable to different sizes.
UICollectionView: Learn how to easily display your data in a grid or your own custom layouts!
Passbook: Learn how to create your own passes on your own server and modify them at runtime!
In-App Purchases: Learn how to use the new Apple hosted downloads to create a completely dynamic store!
Social Framework: Learn how to share data to social frameworks and access the Facebook API!
And much more – 26 chapters and an epic 1,500+ pages. The length of 2-3 books for the price of 1!
You'll learn the topics easily. We learned things the hard way and scoured tons of often sparse documentation so you don't have to. Learn with hands-on practice, by going through easy to understand tutorials with practical sample code.
You'll learn the topics deeply. We split up the topics so each author could focus on 1-2 topics in great detail. That way each of us could dive deep into our topics, far beyond the surface. In the end, you'll know the topics from top to bottom and you'll be ready to use them in your own apps!
You'll have fun along the way! We work hard to make our tutorials interesting, educational, and fun. We spent a lot of time polishing each tutorial to reach the high-quality tutorial standards this site is known for – and then some!
The result is a book you simply can't get anywhere else! iOS 6 By Tutorials has the highest quality tutorials on the Internet, written by the developers who know tutorials. There's no better way to learn iOS 6!
And the best part is – the book is 100% complete! We worked like crazy ever since WWDC so we'd have it to you as soon as the NDA lifted. So you can get the book right now!
And to thank our regular readers, you'll get an early bird discount! The book will usually sell for $54, but for a limited time we will sell it for $44.
So what are you waiting for – pick up the book and update your skills to iOS 6 today!
Don't worry – we haven't given up on iOS 5 by Tutorials! In fact, the two books are meant to be complementary to each other – each book will focus on the APIs introduced in that version of the OS.
In fact, we hope to update iOS 5 by Tutorials to iOS 6 (ironically enough) sometime soon – we just haven't had a chance yet because we've been so busy getting iOS 6 by Tutorials ready.
However, when we do update the book to iOS 6 – it will be a free update to everyone who bought the PDF on this site!
Lowered price. Now that iOS 6 is out, we are reducing the price for iOS 5 by Tutorials to $44 ($10 off).
A book bundle! We are pleased to announce a special bundle where you can get both books at a reduced price – just $77!
The books would usually sell for $98 ($54 + $44), so this represents over $20 in savings!
So if you haven't picked up iOS 5 by Tutorials yet, we recommend you get the bundle – you'll get the best of both worlds!
If you're a customer of the iOS Apprentice Series, we have good news for you – the series is now fully updated for iOS 6!
The iOS Apprentice is the best way for complete beginners to learn iOS development. It guides you through creating four complete apps from scratch – via epic-length tutorials!
Wondering how to get access to the latest version? As always, you can find the latest links in the iOS Apprentice private forums.
If you do not already have access to these forums, you can sign up here.
In fact, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in the next calendar month, we will post a free new iOS 6 tutorial!
5 abbreviated chapters from iOS 6 by Tutorials. We will be posting 5 chapters from iOS 6 by Tutorials for free on the site so you can see what it's like. However, the chapters in iOS 6 by Tutorials are long! To keep the posts at a reasonable length, we will be shortening each chapter to just the essential elements in a 2-part series. Don't worry – it will still be plenty to get you started!
5 older tutorials updated to iOS 6. As you know, this site has a lot of tutorials. One of our goals is to keep them up-to-date as much as we practically can, so we are going to update 5 of the older tutorials to iOS 6 based on what we learned while writing our chapters!
So check back here every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (and then just keep on reading!) for some amazing free iOS 6 tutorials!
To wrap up the iOS 6 Feast, we are going to have a sweet giveaway.
The iOS Apprentice Series ($54 value): Learn how to make iPhone and iPad apps via epic length tutorials – for complete beginners!
iOS 6 By Tutorials ($54 value): Learn about the new APIs that were introduced in iOS 6 like Auto Layout, Collection Views, and Passbook – over 1,500 pages of high quality content!
iOS 5 By Tutorials ($44 value): Learn about the new APIs that were introduced in iOS 5 like ARC, Storyboards, and Core Image. Still relevant in iOS 6!
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Cocos2D video training ($99 value): Prefer to learn Cocos2D via videos instead? Check out this video training course!
Space Game Starter Kit ($77 value): Learn how to make a full side-scrolling space game with Cocos2D!
Update 9/20/12: New prize added! iOS for .NET Devs ($39 value): Are you a .NET developer that wants to transition to iOS? This book is for you!!
Update 9/20/12: New prize added! CocoaConf 2013 Ticket ($699 value): Attend one of the best iOS developer conferences in the world, with multi-session tracks, hands-on labs, and more! Coming to 8 US cities in 2013 – choose the best match for you!!
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To be eligible for this epic giveaway, all you have to do is send one or more tweets during the iOS 6 Feast with the #ios6feast hashtag.
You can reweet posts with this hashtag (including this one!) or just send general comments. It's OK to submit as many tweets as you like (as long as you aren't spamming of course!) We will choose random winners from all of the tweets marked with the #ios6feast hashtag, and they'll get all the epic loot!
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The iOS Tutorial Team and I hope you enjoy this feast, and that you're fat and happy by the end!
Stay tuned for a bunch of great iOS 6 tutorials, and if you have any questions or comments about the iOS 6 Feast, please join the forum discussion below!


MPS Infotecnics Limited provides information technology (IT) solutions to organizations worldwide. The last earnings update was 68 days ago. More info.
MPS Infotecnics has significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
VISESHINFO underperformed the Software industry which returned -19.4% over the past year.
VISESHINFO underperformed the Market in India which returned -2.5% over the past year.
Is MPS Infotecnics undervalued based on future cash flows and its price relative to the stock market?
It is not possible to calculate the future cash flow value for MPS Infotecnics. This is due to cash flow or dividend data being unavailable. The share price is ₹0.05.
The amount the stock market is willing to pay for MPS Infotecnics's earnings, growth and assets is considered below, and whether this is a fair price.
Are MPS Infotecnics's earnings available for a low price, and how does this compare to other companies in the same industry?
** Primary Listing of MPS Infotecnics.
MPS Infotecnics is loss making, we can't compare its value to the IN Software industry average.
MPS Infotecnics is loss making, we can't compare the value of its earnings to the India market.
Does MPS Infotecnics's expected growth come at a high price?
Unable to calculate PEG ratio for MPS Infotecnics, we can't assess if its growth is good value.
What value do investors place on MPS Infotecnics's assets?
* Primary Listing of MPS Infotecnics.
MPS Infotecnics is good value based on assets compared to the IN Software industry average.
MPS Infotecnics has a total score of 1/6, see the detailed checks below.
How is MPS Infotecnics expected to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
No analysts cover MPS Infotecnics, future earnings growth has been estimated based on fundamentals.
Is MPS Infotecnics expected to grow at an attractive rate?
MPS Infotecnics's earnings growth is expected to exceed the low risk savings rate of 7.6%.
MPS Infotecnics's earnings growth is expected to exceed the India market average.
Unable to compare MPS Infotecnics's revenue growth to the India market average as no estimate data is available.
MPS Infotecnics's earnings are expected to grow significantly at over 20% yearly.
Unable to determine if MPS Infotecnics is high growth as no revenue estimate data is available.
All data from MPS Infotecnics Company Filings, last reported 3 months ago, and in Trailing twelve months (TTM) annual period rather than quarterly.
Unable to establish if MPS Infotecnics will efficiently use shareholders' funds in the future without estimates of Return on Equity.
MPS Infotecnics has a total score of 3/6, see the detailed checks below.
How has MPS Infotecnics performed over the past 5 years?
Below we compare MPS Infotecnics's growth in the last year to its industry (Software).
MPS Infotecnics does not make a profit even though their year on year earnings growth rate was positive over the past 5 years.
Unable to compare MPS Infotecnics's 1-year earnings growth to the 5-year average as it is not currently profitable.
Unable to compare MPS Infotecnics's 1-year growth to the IN Software industry average as it is not currently profitable.
MPS Infotecnics's revenue and profit over the past 5 years is shown below, any years where they have experienced a loss will show up in red.
It is difficult to establish if MPS Infotecnics has efficiently used shareholders' funds last year (Return on Equity greater than 20%) as it is loss-making.
It is difficult to establish if MPS Infotecnics has efficiently used its assets last year compared to the IN Software industry average (Return on Assets) as it is loss-making.
It is difficult to establish if MPS Infotecnics improved its use of capital last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed) as it is currently loss-making.
MPS Infotecnics has a total score of 0/6, see the detailed checks below.
How is MPS Infotecnics's financial health and their level of debt?
The boxes below represent the relative size of what makes up MPS Infotecnics's finances.
MPS Infotecnics is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
MPS Infotecnics's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
This treemap shows a more detailed breakdown of MPS Infotecnics's finances. If any of them are yellow this indicates they may be out of proportion and red means they relate to one of the checks below.
All data from MPS Infotecnics Company Filings, last reported 3 months ago.
MPS Infotecnics's level of debt (4.9%) compared to net worth is satisfactory (less than 40%).
The level of debt compared to net worth has been reduced over the past 5 years (6.8% vs 4.9% today).
Unable to confirm if MPS Infotecnics has at least 1 year of cash runway based on growing free cash flows without relevant data.
MPS Infotecnics has a total score of 4/6, see the detailed checks below.
What is MPS Infotecnics's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Current annual income from MPS Infotecnics dividends.
If you bought ₹2,000 of MPS Infotecnics shares you are expected to receive ₹0 in your first year as a dividend.
Unable to evaluate MPS Infotecnics's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers as the company has not reported any payouts.
Unable to evaluate MPS Infotecnics's dividend against the top 25% market benchmark as the company has not reported any payouts.
Unable to perform a dividend volatility check as MPS Infotecnics has not reported any payouts.
Unable to verify if MPS Infotecnics's dividend has been increasing as the company has not reported any payouts.
What portion of MPS Infotecnics's earnings are paid to the shareholders as a dividend.
Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as MPS Infotecnics has not reported any payouts.
What is the CEO of MPS Infotecnics's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
Mr. Peeyush Kumar Aggarwal has been the Managing Director of MPS Infotecnics Ltd since March 1, 2018 and serves as its Chairman of the Board. Mr. Aggarwal serves as the Managing Director of OMKAM Capital Markets Pvt. Ltd. He has over 22 years of experience and has over 14 years as a practicing CA in the field of Corporate Laws, Finance & Taxation, Project Management, Import & Exports, IT Consultancy etc. He is a first generation Entrepreneur having a clear business vision and practicing a hands- off approach, he has mastered the art of Mergers & Acquisitions. His business interests are in the areas of Information Technology (controlling stakes in Visesh Infotecnics Ltd. Dial One97 Ltd. Interworld Digital Ltd. Blocks.com Technologies Ltd. e-shoppers India Ltd.); Share Registry (MAS Services Ltd. - India's oldest Share Registry); Broking (Shares, Commodities, Insurance) and Construction & Hospitality. He serves as the Chairman at Visesh Infotecnics Ltd. He serves as the Chairman of the Board at Advik Laboratories Ltd. and has been its Director since July 31, 2013. He served as the Chairman and Director of B.P. Capital Limited until February 13, 2017. He has been a Non-Executive Director of Interworld Digital Ltd. since November 18, 2015. He serves as a Director at Indika Overseas (P) Ltd. Powerpro Infotech (P) Ltd. Omkam Group of Companies, Vrinda Portfolio (P) Ltd. He served as Interworld Digital Ltd. (formerly known as Interworld.com Ltd) until November 14, 2013. Mr. Aggarwal has been a Director of MPS Infotecnics Ltd since September 3, 1997. He serves as a Director at Manabarrie Tea Co Ltd. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Insufficient data for Peeyush to compare compensation growth.
Peeyush's remuneration is lower than average for companies of similar size in India.
The tenure for the MPS Infotecnics board of directors is about average.
MPS Infotecnics has a total score of 0/6, this is not included on the snowflake, see the detailed checks below.
Spare a thought for those who held MPS Infotecnics Limited (NSE:VISESHINFO) for five whole years - as the share price tanked 80%. … In the last five years MPS Infotecnics saw its revenue shrink by 26% per year. … So it's not that strange that the share price dropped 28% per year in that period.
Is MPS Infotecnics Limited (NSE:VISESHINFO) Attractive At Its Current PE Ratio?
Will MPS Infotecnics Limited (NSE:VISESHINFO) Continue To Underperform Its Industry?
MPS Infotecnics Limited's (NSE:VISESHINFO) most recent return on equity was a substandard 3.66% relative to its industry performance of 11.52% over the past year. … Knowing these components can change your views on VISESHINFO's below-average returns … Today I will look at how components such as financial leverage can influence ROE which may impact the sustainability of VISESHINFO's returns.
Since MPS Infotecnics's return does not cover its cost, with a difference of -12.28%, this means its current use of equity is not efficient and not sustainable. … ROE can be dissected into three distinct ratios: net profit margin, asset turnover, and financial leverage. … This is called the Dupont Formula: Dupont Formula ROE = profit margin × asset turnover × financial leverage ROE = (annual net profit ÷ sales) × (sales ÷ assets) × (assets ÷ shareholders' equity) ROE = annual net profit ÷ shareholders' equity NSEI:VISESHINFO Last Perf Mar 1st 18 Essentially, profit margin shows how much money the company makes after paying for all its expenses.
What Are The Drivers Of MPS Infotecnics Limited's (NSE:VISESHINFO) Risks?
See our latest analysis for MPS Infotecnics An interpretation of VISESHINFO's beta MPS Infotecnics has a beta of 1.73, which means that the percentage change in its stock value will be higher than the entire market in times of booms and busts. … A high level of beta means investors face higher risk associated with potential gains and losses driven by market movements. … However, this is the opposite to what VISESHINFO's actual beta value suggests, which is higher stock volatility relative to the market.
Is MPS Infotecnics Limited (NSE:VISESHINFO) Keeping Up With Its Tech Peers?
Tech analysts are forecasting for the entire software tech industry, a positive double-digit growth of 18.37% in the upcoming year , and a robust short-term growth of 18.54% over the next couple of years. … NSEI:VISESHINFO PE PEG Gauge Dec 25th 17 The software tech industry is trading at a PE ratio of 19x, below the broader Indian stock market PE of 27x. … If your initial investment thesis is around the growth prospects of MPS Infotecnics, there are other tech companies that have delivered higher growth, and perhaps trading at a discount to the industry average.
Who Owns Most Of MPS Infotecnics Limited (NSE:VISESHINFO)?
This level of ownership gives retail investors the power to sway key policy decisions such as board composition, executive compensation, and potential acquisitions. … Private Company Ownership Potential investors in VISESHINFO should also look at another important group of investors: private companies, with a stake of 32.10%, who are primarily invested because of strategic and capital gain interests. … As a result, potential investors should further explore the company's business relations with these companies and find out if they can affect shareholder returns in the long-term.What this means for you: Institutional ownership level and composition in VISESHINFO is not high nor active enough to significantly impact its investment thesis.
With this debt repayment, VISESHINFO currently has ₹351.5M remaining in cash and short-term investments for investing into the business. … This range is considered safe as VISESHINFO is not taking on too much debt obligation, which may be constraining for future growth. … I encourage you to continue your research by taking a look at VISESHINFO's past performance analysis on our free platform to figure out VISESHINFO's financial health position.
MPS Infotecnics Limited provides information technology (IT) solutions to organizations worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Telecommunication, IT Solutions & Products, and IT Enabled Services. It provides BusinesSoft, a solution for service, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, chemical, and trading companies; BusinessPro, which automates the functions of a manufacturing organization and deploys enterprise wide applications; powERPro, an enterprise resource planning software for small and medium businesses; VRetail, a software product for departmental stores, supermarkets, and retail chains; and TRANSXS, a suite of mobile telematics products and managed services. The company also offers system integration and networking solutions, enterprise software, domain registration and Web hosting services, VAS and IT enabled services, e-business applications, and Aadhaar enrolment and election cards printing services. In addition, it supplies servers, desktop and notebook computers, and peripherals; data communication equipment, such as routers, switches, and remote access servers; structured cabling systems; and wireless connectivity products, as well as provides maintenance support services. Further, the company offers networking services, including planning and designing network, procuring hardware and software, installing the network, training user personnel, and providing long-term support. Additionally, it operates uvapoint.com, a retail platform that provides telecom enabled services, such as prepaid mobile top-up, post-paid mobile bill payment, DTH recharge, landline bill payments, data-card recharge/payments, bulk SMS, mobile application, and software application, as well as offers insurance marketplace and Ola car booking services. The company was formerly known as Visesh Infotecnics Limited and changed its name to MPS Infotecnics Limited in January 2016. MPS Infotecnics Limited was founded in 1989 and is based in New Delhi, India.


I loved taking classes at Serendipity! Sonia believes in all of her students' abilities and only wants us to do our best. She teaches us to be confident in ourselves by encouraging us to be creative, have fun, and to keep trying no matter what. As a student, she helped my love for theatre grow and she helped inspire me to pursue a career in it. As an intern, I learned what goes into running the studio. I even got the chance to teach my own classes! This opportunity gave me the skills I need to work with a variety of age groups and teach them how amazing theatre is and I realized exactly what I wanted to do in my future. I highly encourage everyone to take classes because of how much you learn, grow, and have fun in an atmosphere that welcomes everyone with any skill level.
I cannot speak anymore highly on what my daughter has learned since starting with Serendipity 4 years ago. She has not only blossomed into this wonderful, talented & now professional model/actress! Sonia has opened up doors for my daughter that is paving a road to her success... I'm very pleased and happy with my decision on sending her to Serendipity! We are very lucky & fortunate to have Sonia!! She's been wonderful & has taught my girl so much!!
Sonia and Serendipity Acting Studio are a true treasure for the Carroll area. We are blessed that our daughter Regan has had the opportunity to learn and grow while working with Sonia at Serendipity over the last 3 years. Regan's confidence and creativity have grown tremendously since she started in 2nd grade. Sonia is such a loving and supportive role model for Regan and she has ignited a true passion in her. The opportunity to interact with other students and learn from not only Sonia but older, more accomplished students has helped Regan set high goals for herself that she hopes to achieve in the future. As her parents, we are so grateful for Sonia and cannot thank her enough for developing and cultivating the life long skills that Serendipity has instilled in our daughter."
During my time at Serendipity Acting Studios, I appreciated the studio space where I felt that my opinion was always valued. There were many activities that pushed me to my limits, helping me grow my character and a willingness to try new things. Since going to college, I have used skills from Serendipity to thrive in the college atmosphere. Being taught how to present yourself unapologetically, and to always speak up for what you believe in were believed to be crucial gifts picked up from time spent at the studio. I also learned to be more social, and be someone who listens, sees, and hears others. With these values in mind, I became a freshman orientation leader where I hope to pass these values from Serendipity to the incoming classes. While not actively pursuing theatre, I will always be a huge supporter of theatre and the arts alike.
Last year when my son informed me " I am not a sports kid", I as a mom still thought "but you need to do something" so I asked "how about acting at Serendipity" with a BIG YES PLEASE we enrolled and he loves it! He gets to be himself and yet be part of a team! Big and small Sonia you rock them all!! See you next year!!!
My boys absolutely LOVE Serendipity Acting Studio! They are both diagnosed with Autism and Fragile X Syndrome, and it amazes me what they can accomplish on the stage. Sonia is so patient with them and always picks a perfect script for them to be involved as much as possible. We are so fortunate to have this in Carroll!
My child joined Serendipity when we moved to Carroll. Sonia has brought out the best in him. I am grateful everyday that our community has this program. It is a rare and special activity that you don't normally find in small towns, and a great alternative for the many talented, creative kids that don't find what they need in the athletics programs that are so heavily stressed in most rural communities. Kudos to Sonia.
Since Serendipity I have attended college and completed a Double major in Film Production and Biblical and Theological Studies with a Minor in Theater. I have directed several short films and a One Act Play. I acted in a production of Phantom of the Opera and Sense and Sensibility. My time with Serendipity helped push my acting and develop a passion for theater and performance. I graduated this May 2018 from college and have moved out to LA to pursue a career in Film.


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About BrainBox
In 1991 Gary Wyatt, founder of The Green Board Game Company decided to turn his "Number-plate game" into a Board Game; for several years stuck in traffic returning from the office, he would pass the time away creating words from numbers and then extending the game by making words from the letters; beginning with A, B, C, and then linking them to birds, fish, mammals, etc. It was here where his first board game, Alpha Animals was devised, a game that is still available today! Having had 1000 produced, he purchased a pitch at the Alexandra Palace Gift Fair to test the market. By the end of the fair Gary had sold almost all of the games and shortly after The Green Board Game Company Limited was incorporated on 25th February 1991.
After 16 years of developing a plethora of successful games, GBG launched a new gameplay concept: BrainBox World, which gave birth to the now world renowned BrainBox range consisting of over 40 different titles, sold across 57 countries and published in 26 languages!
Having grown our raft of family board games over the past 25 years, we now also incorporate a range of wooden construction toys and learning books in our portfolio, in addition to the launch of Green Board Education.
The parameters Gary first set still hold true today; a game should be quick, easy to play, have the flexibility to cross age play, with scope to bring young and old together. Whilst being both fun and educational – he wanted to ensure there was a Green Board game for everyone; quality games to be played again and again, able to stand the test of time, to be passed from generation to generation – just like Alpha Animals!
Testament to our founder from CEO Keith Grafham; "After 25 years of successful business, one can only look and marvel at what has been achieved by our ever growing team with pride and admiration. Whilst being extremely proud of our achievements, we feel confident and fortunate that with the exceptional ranges we produce and highly talented people we have on board, that the best is yet to come! The core ethos that threads through our business is testament to Gary; his foresight, ingenuity and tenacity through the years have resulted in quality products second to none. Without a doubt, the strength of our future opportunity must be primarily attributed to our founder, whose vision and diligence some 25 years ago, was to maintain a core of making learning fun through play… Play together – Learn together!"
What the 'green' means
So why are we 'Green'? All those years ago, we recognised the importance of our environment; Gary had ecological and ethical ambitions, so from the beginning all the products were made as 'Green' as possible. To this day all the games are made from at least 70% recycled materials and are all recyclable. We are constantly reviewing our CSR approach and finding new sustainable ways of sourcing.
Our production partnerships are centered around an ethical approach across all areas of business, we look to those who have a clear understanding as to what sustainable means and to those such as our Spanish partners who integrate employees with Down Syndrome into their workplace.
We are proud to support the work of these great organisations...
©2018 BrainBox by Green Board Games

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How to Write A Plausible Character - 3 Key Tips
Brian A. Klems
There are many elements writers need to pay close attention to when creating a fictional world. There's setting, plot, pacing, voice, imagery and so on. Everything is important, everything counts. That said, one of my favorite places to focus my writing attention is on my characters.
How do your create a good character? Well, the short answer is that she has to be believable. I tell my students and the people I mentor that this means a fictional character has to closely resemble a living person.
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Keep in mind, a character doesn't have to be nice, or moral, or a pillar of the community. Decent people with no flaws or vices don't usually make for the most interesting reading. But nor can a character be all bad, with no redeeming traits. In other words, a character has to possess one essential element: complexity.
I don't mean to suggest that a character should be hard to read (in fact, you don't want them to be), or super mysterious, or generally murky and unclear. You want the reader to know what makes your person tick, what gets them up in the morning and what wakes them up at night. Your reader needs to know what your character wants, what he's afraid of losing and willing to fight for.
Once you know what motivates your character, you can flesh her out, so to speak. Keeping with emotional or psychological aspects of personality, think about what makes your person feel guilty, or embarrassed, angry, even terrified. Your plot will bring out these reactions, so it's important that your character react accordingly. A wooden character who feels nothing isn't going to cut it, I'm afraid. On the other hand, a character that goes to pieces all the time can be just as dull – unless, for example, he uses his melt-downs as a way to manipulate those around him.
Now let's move on to the physical person. The obvious question is, what does she look like? Some authors tend to give a lot of details to the reader – height, hair color, eye color, and so on, but that's never worked for me. When I read a short story or a novel, I like to fill in the missing pieces for myself, because this keeps me engaged and interested. Keeping that in mind, I give only one or two items the reader can hang an image on – a crooked nose, a missing tooth, a small red mark on one cheek, bitten down-finger nails, a limp, a tendency to slump, mumble, laugh at sudden moments – the list is pretty long, if not endless. The important thing is to mention whatever handful of traits you've chosen strategically throughout the piece, sort of as reminders about the person. Someone he's meeting for lunch can think to herself, there's that gappy smile again, the one that made me fall for him in the first place, or, I wish I didn't love that gappy smile so much.
Idiosyncrasy
Along with psychology and the physical reality of a fictional character are gestures or habits. Maybe these come out under stress. Maybe they're a sign of happiness, or anticipation. I love those characters of mine who convey what they're feeling by doing something we've seen them do before – like biting a lip, or twirling a strand of hair. The first time this happens, of course, you need to tell the reader what's up. If a long period of time passes before the next gesture, and the reader hasn't yet had a chance to see this has a habit, you'll need to remind them. Sally always pulled her hair when she lied, or When Davie got an idea, he leaned forward and snapped the fingers of his right hand. I think it's gestures like these, almost more than any other aspect of a fictional character, that really brings someone to life.
In sum, a fictional character must resemble a living person. Figure out what makes her tick, what he wants and is willing to fight for. Give readers a few solid physical details, and let them fill in the blanks for themselves. Lastly, endow your person with some habits and gestures that will appear more than once, and suggest an emotional state or experience.
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Here's How Winning the Lottery Makes You Miserable
January 12, 2016 4:31 PM EST
If you win the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot, you may not be as lucky as you may think. Many winners befall the so-called curse of the lottery, with some squandering their fortunes and others meeting tragic ends.
"So many of them wind up unhappy or wind up broke. People have had terrible things happen," said Don McNay, 56, a financial consultant to lottery winners and the author of Life Lessons from the Lottery. "People commit suicide. People run though their money. Easy comes, easy goes. They go through divorce or people die."
"It's just upheaval that they're not ready for," McNay told TIME on Tuesday. "It's the curse of the lottery because it made their lives worse instead of improving them."
About 70 percent of people who suddenly receive a windfall of cash will lose it within a few years, according to the National Endowment for Financial Education. With a $1.5 billion at stake Wednesday, here are some of the stories of past-winners that gamblers should know about:
Jack Whittaker
"I wish that we had torn the ticket up"
Jack Whittaker was already a millionaire when he won a $315 million in a lottery in West Virginia in 2002. The then-55-year-old West Virginia construction company president claimed he went broke about four years later and lost a daughter and a granddaughter to drug overdoses, which he blamed on the curse of the Powerball win, according to ABC News. "My granddaughter is dead because of the money," he told ABC. "You know, my wife had said she wished that she had torn the ticket up. Well, I wish that we had torn the ticket up, too." Whittaker was also robbed of $545,000 sitting in his car while he was at a strip club eight months after winning the lottery. "I just don't like Jack Whittaker. I don't like the hard heart I've got," he said. "I don't like what I've become."
"He's the last person I would have prototyped for going completely crazy but he did," McNay told TIME on Tuesday. "No question it was because he won the lottery."
Abraham Shakespeare
"I'd have been better off broke"
Abraham Shakespeare was murdered in 2009 after he won a $30 million lotto jackpot. The 47-year-old Florida man was shot twice in the chest and then buried under a slab of concrete in a backyard, ABC News reported. DeeDee Moore, who authorities say befriended him after his lotto win, was found guilty of first degree murder in 2012. His brother, Robert Brown, told the BBC that Shakespeare always said he regretted winning the lottery. "'I'd have been better off broke.' He said that to me all the time," Brown said.
Sandra Hayes
"These are people who you've loved deep down, and they're turning into vampires trying to suck the life out of me"
Sandra Hayes won the Missouri lottery in 2006 and split a $224 million Powerball with a dozen coworkers. The St. Louis woman is now a retired social worker and wrote the book, How Winning the Lottery Changed My Life. She told the Associated Press she had to "adapt to this new life" which changed how she saw her closest family and friends. "I had to endure the greed and the need that people have, trying to get you to release your money to them," she said in 2012. "That caused a lot of emotional pain. These are people who you've loved deep down, and they're turning into vampires trying to suck the life out of me."
Donna Mikkin
"My life was hijacked by the lottery"
Donna Mikkin won $34.5 million in the New York State Lottery in 2007. She said the big win ruined her life and led to "emotional bankruptcy." "Most of us think that winning the lottery is the ultimate fulfillment. But I found that wasn't the case," she wrote a blog post in 2014. "Most people look at winning the lottery as some magic pot of gold waiting for you at the end of the rainbow."
The Long Island woman said she considered herself a "happy person" before the win. "When we won the lottery, my inner dialogue was manic. I became more concerned about how I was being judged and perceived, not realizing I was the one doing the judging in the first place," she wrote. "If you asked me, my life was hijacked by the lottery."
Richard Lustig
"I've been rich and I've been poor, and I like rich a whole lot better."
Richard Lustig is one of the rare exceptions. The 65-year-old Florida man is a seven-time lottery game grand-prize winner who is still basking in riches after hitting it big about two decades ago. "Obviously it's changed my life big time," he told TIME on Tuesday. "I've been rich and I've been poor, and I like rich a whole lot better. We've lived in big, fancy houses. I drive a Jaguar. We've gone on cruises. I can't complain."
The former professional drummer, who banked his largest payout of $842,000 playing Mega Money, has kept most of his earnings and wrote the book, Learn How to Increase Your Chances of Winning the Lottery, in 2010 after his latest lotto win of $90,000.
The book has been flying off shelves in the last two weeks. "It's been insanity. We've sold thousands of dollars because of all the publicity," he said. "We wait for these kinds of moments, when jackpots get really high. When it happens, boom!"
Lustig, who has two children with his wife of 30 years, said the key to staying happy is to hire a good financial planner and a good accountant after paying off all debts. "I'm smarter than that," he said. "People, they just don't think. You have to secure your future." "The reason why you hear those horror stories about people who win huge amounts like that and all of a sudden they're filing bankruptcy is because it's usually from people who have never had that kind of money before in their lives," he added. "They just go through it like crazy. They think there's no tomorrow. Well, there is a tomorrow and eventually it will run out."
Powerball Jackpot Increases to $1.5 Billion


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Yemen: UN Special Envoy outlines three phases for political solution; two reported U.S. air strikes target AQAP in Ma'rib and Shabwah; coalition helicopter crashes in Aden and Emirati helicopter crashes in international waters; al Houthi delegation meets with U.S. Ambassador to Yemen in Kuwait; Adeni security services continue to deport northerners
Horn of Africa: Ethiopian and Eritrean forces exchange artillery fire in border region; al Shabaab claims to recover fallen UAV in Lower Shabelle region; al Shabaab executes four for alleged spying in Bay Region; IED detonates at Somali-Kenyan border; airstrikes target al Shabaab training camp in Bari region
UN Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed convened all of the negotiating parties at the UN-led peace talks in Kuwait and outlined three main phases for political reconciliation. First, the al Houthi constitutional declaration will be canceled, the al Houthi Revolutionary Committee disbanded, and any changes made to state institutions reversed. Second, delegates will form a military commission under the supervision of the UN and neutral military leaders. The al Houthis and their allies must also withdraw all security forces from Sana'a, hand over all weapons, and allow the return of President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi's government to the capital within two months. Lastly, all parties will form a national unity government. The delegations may depart Kuwait for the month of Ramadan to deliberate this plan. The UN Envoy was rumored to be preparing an international peace plan for Yemen, although these rumors may refer to a different plan than the three points revealed today. Separate sources claim the Envoy will release the international plan in less than two days.[1]
A reported U.S. airstrike killed two al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants in Ma'rib governorate on June 11. A second reported U.S. airstrike killed two AQAP militants and wounded three other militants in Habban, Shabwah governorate on June 12.[2]
A coalition Apache helicopter crashed along the coast of Buraiqa district, Aden on June 13. It is unclear if the crash was caused by enemy fire or a technical malfunction, and the pilot's status is unknown. This is the second coalition helicopter crash in 24 hours. An Emirati helicopter crashed in international waters during a routine flight on June 12, killing the captain and crew. An Emirati investigation is ongoing.[3]
Al Houthi delegation leader Mohammed Abdul Salam and delegation member Hamza al Houthi met with the American Ambassador to Yemen Matthew Tueller twice on the sidelines of the ongoing peace talks in Kuwait. Ambassador Matthew Tueller has met many times with Hadi government officials, and has likely met with al Houthi officials in private during the current conflict.[4]
Rogue security services continue to deport citizens of northern Yemeni origin from Aden, despite Hadi government directives ordering an end to the deportations. The deportation of citizens without identity cards issued in southern Yemen began weeks ago but has become a daily occurrence. The forces responsible for the deportations are also forcing deportees to leave their possessions behind.[5]
Ethiopian and Eritrean forces exchanged artillery fire near the Eritrean town of Tsorona on June 12. Both sides accused the other of initiating the hostilities at the historically contested border. The shelling ended at approximately 9:00 A.M. local time on June 13. An Ethiopian civilian in the nearby town of Zalambessa reportedly witnessed the mobilization of Ethiopian troops and armored vehicles. Eritrea gained its independence from Ethiopia in 1991, and the border remains hotly contested. Ethiopia and Eritrea fought a border war from 1998 to 2000 in which approximately 80,000 people died.[6]
Al Shabaab claimed to recover a fallen unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the Gobanle area of Lower Shabelle region on June 12. Al Shabaab militants claimed that the drone contained six undetonated missiles and was of American origin. Pentagon spokespersons denied the allegation and noted that all assets in the region were accounted for.[7]
Al Shabaab executed four individuals in Bulo Filey town, Bay Region on June 11 for allegedly providing intelligence to the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that resulted in the deaths of Ahmed Godane and Adnan Garaar, who were killed by U.S. drone strikes in 2014 and 2015, respectively. One of the four individuals al Shabaab beheaded was Mohamed Aden Nur, who was accused of providing information on Godane's whereabouts to the CIA.[8]
Militants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) on the Kenyan-Somali border north of Mandera, Kenya on June 11. The explosion did not cause any casualties, but a local county commissioner said that the severity of the blast indicated experience and planning. Al Shabaab militants executed a similar operation in Mandera that injured three Kenyan police officers on June 4.[9]
Unidentified warplanes launched airstrikes against al Shabaab training camps in the Galgala area of Bari region on June 11. No information on a specific casualty count was available.[10]
[1]"Three-point UN Roadmap plan to solve the Yemeni crisis," Barakish, June 13, 2016 http://barakish.net/news02.aspx?cat=12&sub=23&id=407317; and "Yemeni FM: Ould Sheikh Will Send Roadmap Within Two Days," Asharq al Awsat, June 13, 2016 http://english.aawsat.com/2016/06/article55352542/yemeni-fm-ould-sheikh-will-send-roadmap-within-two-days.
[2] "Two AQAP elements killed and three wounded in drone strike in Shabwah," Akhbar Yemen, June 13, 2016 http://www.yemenakhbar.com/yemen-news/339865.html; and "US drone strike in Yemen 'kills two Qaeda men," Gulf Times, June 11, 2016
http://www.gulf-times.com/story/497695/US-drone-strike-in-Yemen-kills-two-Qaeda-men.
[3] "Urgent. . The fall of an Arab coalition military aircraft in Aden and the second within 24 hours," Akhbar Yemen, June 13, 2016 http://www.yemenakhbar.com/yemen-news/340021.html; "Witnesses: Arab alliance plane crashes in Aden and the unknown fate of the crew," Yemen Monitor, June 13, 2016 http://www.yemenmonitor.com/Details/ArtMID/908/ArticleID/9932/%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B7-%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%85%D9%87%D8%A7 and "Pilot and co-pilot die in UAE military helicopter crash," The National, June 12, 2016
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/pilot-and-co-pilot-die-in-uae-military-helicopter-crash.
[4] Yemen Now (@ALyemenNow), Twitter, June 12, 2016, https://twitter.com/ALyemenNow/status/741981050365186048?lang=en.
[5] "Within full view of the government Aden forces continue deportation of Northerners" Al Masdar, June 11, 2016, http://almasdaronline.com/article/82262.
[6] "Eritrea blames Ethiopia for border clash," BBC News, June 13, 2016, http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36515503; and "Eritrea, Ethiopia trade blame for border clashes," Aaron Maasho, Reuters, June 13, 2016, http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-eritrea-attacks-idUSKCN0YZ0IL.
[7] "Suspected US drone crashes in Shabaab-held Somali village," Goobjoog News, June 13, 2016, http://goobjoog.com/english/?p=29823; "Suspected U.S. drone crashes in Al Shabaab-held Somali town," Shabelle News, June 12, 2016, http://www.shabellenews.com/2016/06/suspected-u-s-drone-crashes-in-al-shabaab-held-somali-town/; and "United States denies drone crashed in Somalia," CCTV Africa, June 12, 2016, http://cctv-africa.com/2016/02/16/united-states-denies-drone-crashed-in-somalia/.
[8] "Al-Shabaab executes four for the death of the group's leader in Somalia," Goobjoog News, June 13, 2016, http://goobjoog.com/english/?p=29756.
[9] "IED goes off at Kenya-Kenya border, no casualties," Goobjoog News, June 12, 2016, http://goobjoog.com/english/?p=29793; and "Kenyan forces launch massive security operations in Mandera county," Goobjoog News, June 6, 2016, http://goobjoog.com/english/?p=29612.
[10] "Warplanes hit AlShabaabb training camp in Galagala," Goobjoog News, June 13, 2016, http://goobjoog.com/english/?p=29781.
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The second coming of Perfume…? Maybe :v /
Today we're here to bring you a PV from a relatively new Idol group, Kus Kus. Kus Kus is a Japanese idol group formed in January 2013 and currently consist of three members: Iizuka Mai, Matsuyama Yui, and Aihara Maaya.
Their debut single "Suteki na Takaramono" was released last year on November 6 which sadly only reached #42 on the oricon charts. BUT! just because it didn't reach that high on the charts doesn't mean this song is bad, in fact this song is great! if you're into the electropop/technopop music ala Perfume, give this song and group a listen, you won't regret it!
(this song actually reminds me a lot of Perfume's earlier music.)
So could this group eventually be the trio to take Perfume's place once they leave the music scene? I dunno, you tell me. Tell us what you think about this group and the song in the comments section.
Here is Kus Kus's debut single "Suteki na Takaramono".
[AIDOL] Kus Kus – Suteki na Takaramono by aidol_stream
Official Website: http://www.rey-artists.com/kuskus/
Blog: http://ameblo.jp/kuskus-days
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kuskus2013
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kus-Kus/217553505086684
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/KusKusTV2013
Translator: KudoShinichi
Timer: Michael Soares
Typeset : Michael Soares
QC: mahousentai
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Günther Schanz (* 24. März 1943 in Litzmannstadt) ist ein deutscher Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, der von 1977 bis 2008 als Professor an der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen forschte und lehrte. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte waren insbesondere Unternehmensführung, Personal und Organisation sowie Grundlagenprobleme der Betriebswirtschaftslehre und betriebswirtschaftliche Ostasienforschung.

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Günther Schanz studierte Betriebswirtschaftslehre und schloss seine Promotion und Habilitation an der Universität Mannheim ab. Er vertrat kurzzeitig einen Lehrstuhl in Freiburg im Breisgau und war seit dem Wintersemester 1977/1978 ordentlicher Professor am Institut für Unternehmensführung der wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät an der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. Er erhielt außerdem Rufe an die Freie Universität Berlin, nach Hannover und Würzburg. Er wurde Ende März 2008 emeritiert.

Schanz stellte unter anderem im Glasmuseum Immenhausen und 2008 in einem Nordhäuser Museum digitale, nachbearbeitete Fotografien sehr kleiner Objekte aus.

Leistungen
Günther Schanz entwickelte in den 1970er Jahren den verhaltenstheoretischen bzw. verhaltenswissenschaftlichen Ansatz in der Betriebswirtschaftslehre. Dieser stellt darauf ab, die Mitarbeiter einer Unternehmung als menschlichen Faktor und Koalitionspartner in betriebswirtschaftliche Betrachtungen mit einzubeziehen. Aus diesen Überlegungen heraus veröffentlichte Schanz etliche Publikationen zu Motivations- und Bedürfnistheorien, Modellen zur Humanisierung der Arbeitswelt, Erfolgsbeteiligungen (Anreizsysteme) und partizipationsorientierten Führungsstilen. Schanz begreift damit die Betriebswirtschaftslehre als Sozialwissenschaft.

Werke (Auswahl)

Weblinks
 Günther Schanz auf der Website der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

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Hochschullehrer (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)
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Ökonom (21. Jahrhundert)
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Q: Calling non-static method with double-colon(::) Why can't I use a method non-static with the syntax of the methods static(class::method) ? Is it some kind of configuration issue?
class Teste {

    public function fun1() {
        echo 'fun1';
    }
    public static function fun2() {
        echo "static fun2" ;
    }
}

Teste::fun1(); // why?
Teste::fun2(); //ok - is a static method

A: You can do this, but your code will error if you use $this in the function called fun1()

A: Warning
In PHP 7, calling non-static methods statically is deprecated, and will generate an E_DEPRECATED warning. Support for calling non-static methods statically may be removed in the future.
Link

A: Starting on PHP8, this no longer works.
The ability to call non-static methods statically was finally removed in PHP 8.

The ability to call non-static methods statically has been removed. Thus is_callable() will fail when checking for a non-static method with a classname (must check with an object instance).

It was originally deprecated on PHP 7.

Static calls to methods that are not declared static are deprecated, and may be removed in the future.

A: PHP is very loose with static vs. non-static methods. One thing I don't see noted here is that if you call a non-static method, ns statically from within a non-static method of class C, $this inside ns will refer to your instance of C.
class A
{
    public function test()
    {
        echo $this->name;
    }
}

class C
{
     public function q()
     {
         $this->name = 'hello';
         A::test();
     }
}

$c = new C;
$c->q();// prints hello

This is actually an error of some kind if you have strict error reporting on, but not otherwise.

A: This is a known "quirk" of PHP. It's by design to prevent back-propagation for figuring out if some time ago we actually instantiated an object or not (remember, PHP is interpreted, not compiled). However, accessing any non-static member the via scope resolution operator if the object is not instantiated will issue a fatal error.
Courtesy of PHP.net:

class User {
    const GIVEN = 1;  // class constants can't be labeled static nor assigned visibility
    public $a=2;
    public static $b=3;

    public function me(){
        echo "print me";
    }
     public static function you() {
        echo "print you";
    }
}

class myUser extends User {
}

// Are properties and methods instantiated to an object of a class, & are they accessible?
//$object1= new User();        // uncomment this line with each of the following lines individually
//echo $object1->GIVEN . "
";        // yields nothing
//echo $object1->GIVE . "
";        //  deliberately misnamed, still yields nothing
//echo $object1->User::GIVEN . "
";    // yields nothing
//echo $object1->a . "
";        // yields 2
//echo $object1->b . "
";        // yields nothing
//echo $object1->me() . "
";        // yields print me
//echo $object1->you() . "
";        // yields print you

// Are  properties and methods instantiated to an object of a child class,  & are accessible?
//$object2= new myUser();        // uncomment this line with each of the following lines individually
//echo $object2->GIVEN . "
";        // yields nothing
//echo $object2->a . "
";        // yields 2
//echo $object2->b . "
";        // yields nothing
//echo $object2->me() . "
";        // yields print me
//echo $object2->you() . "
";        // yields print you

// Are the properties and methods accessible directly in the class?
//echo User::GIVEN . "
";        // yields 1
//echo User::$a . "
";            // yields fatal error since it is not static
//echo User::$b . "
";            // yields 3
//echo User::me() . "
";        // yields print me
//echo User::you() . "
";        // yields print you

// Are the properties and methods copied to the child class and are they accessible?
//echo myUser::GIVEN . "
";        // yields 1
//echo myUser::$a . "
";        // yields fatal error since it is not static
//echo myUser::$b . "
";        // yields 3
//echo myUser::me() . "
";        // yields print me
//echo myUser::you() . "
";        // yields print you
?>

A: This is PHP 4 backwards compatibility. In PHP 4 you could not differ between an object method and the global function written as a static class method. Therefore both did work.
However with the changes in the object model with PHP 5 - http://php.net/oop5 - the static keyword has been introduced.
And then since PHP 5.1.3 you get proper strict standard warnings about those like:

Strict Standards: Non-static method Foo::bar() should not be called statically

And/Or:

Strict Standards: Non-static method Foo::bar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context

which you should have enabled for your development setup. So it's merely backwards compatibility to a time where the language couldn't differ enough so this was "defined" at run-time.
Nowadays you can define it already in the code, however the code will not break if you still call it "wrong".
Some Demo to trigger the error messages and to show the changed behavior over different PHP versions: http://3v4l.org/8WRQH

A: PHP 4 did not have a static keyword (in function declaration context) but still allowed methods to be called statically with ::. This continued in PHP 5 for backwards compatibility purposes.

A: In most languages you will need to have an instance of the class in order to perform instance methods. It appears that PHP will create a temporary instance when you call an instance method with the scope resolution operator.

A: Not sure why PHP allows this, but you do not want to get into the habit of doing it. Your example only works because it does not try to access non-static properties of the class.
Something as simple as:
<?php
class Foo {

    private $color;

    public function bar() {
        echo 'before';
        $this->color = "blue";
        echo 'after';
    }
}

Foo::bar();

would result in a fatal error

A: I have noticed that if you call non-static method self::test() from within a class, no warning for strict standard will be issued, like when you call Class::test(). I believe that this is not related to LSB, since my class was not extended (tested on php 5.5)?

A: One way for calling the same method both statically and non-statically is using the magic methods __call and __callStatic.
The FluentMath class (code down below) is an example where you can invoke the methods add or subtract both statically and not:
$res1 = FluentMath::add(5)    // add method called statically
    ->add(3)                  // add method called non-statically
    ->subtract(2)
    ->result();

$res2 = FluentMath::subtract(1)->add(10)->result();

FluentMath class
class FluentMath
{
    private $result = 0;

    public function __call($method, $args)
    {
        return $this->call($method, $args);
    }

    public static function __callStatic($method, $args)
    {
        return (new static())->call($method, $args);
    }

    private function call($method, $args)
    {
        if (! method_exists($this , '_' . $method)) {
            throw new Exception('Call undefined method ' . $method);
        }

        return $this->{'_' . $method}(...$args);
    }

    private function _add($num)
    {
        $this->result += $num;

        return $this;
    }

    private function _subtract($num)
    {
        $this->result -= $num;

        return $this;
    }

    public function result()
    {
        return $this->result;
    }
}

If you want the full explanation of how that class works please check:

*

*https://www.danielefavi.com/blog/php-fluent-api-class

*https://github.com/danielefavi/php-fluent-api-class/

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The Crimson Cap Ladies were back on stage with another hilarious estrogen-fuelled adventure. In this World Premiere production, the Crinson Cappers have elected to hold their monthly meeting at the house of aging ex-hippy Millie. Unfortunately, she may have accidentally spilled some medical marijuana into the brownies. Things go even more sideways when a door-to-door vacuum salesman shows up who may or may not be an escaped convict who is the subject of a massive police manhunt.
Come to the Calmar Legion on Thursday, April 30 for a $15.00 ticket to see how the gals manage the mayhem. We only accept advanced payment for our dinner theatre productions which are still a low, low $40.00 per ticket and includes an incredible repast by the renown Bob Ronnie Catering. The dinner theatre performances will occur on May 1 and 2. You're just a click away from a delightful evening of original community theatre entertainment brought to you by the Calmar Prairie Players.
The Crimson Cap Ladies Save the Day was an extremely successful production for the CPP. Well received by the enthusiastic audiences, it was as much fun to perform as it was to watch.
The show was the first in a series that revolve around the Crimson Cap Ladies group. It featured the ladies being trapped in a bar while they are under the mistaken impression they are hiding out from an alien attack. The same giggly group of geriatrics will be hitting the stage on April 30, May 1 and 2, 2015 when the Calmar Prairie Players will stage "The Crimson Cap Ladies Catch a Con". Click the tab to order tickets for an incredible, affordable theatre experience that's close to home.


Find the John Marshall and George Wythe statues and you've found us.
The Law School is located at 613 South Henry Street in Williamsburg, Virginia. We are a couple minutes' walk from the College of William & Mary's historic Wren Building and the recreated town of Colonial Williamsburg.
Williamsburg is about 150 miles southeast of Washington, DC (and about 50 miles east of Richmond and 50 miles west of Norfolk). Looking for places to stay?
Three airports serve Williamsburg: Richmond International Airport (RIC), Norfolk International Airport (ORF), and Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF). The Richmond and Norfolk airports are about an hour's drive from the Law School. Newport News/Williamsburg Airport is about 30 minutes away. Visit the airports' websites for information on making reservations for shuttle service to Williamsburg.
Amtrak offers daily trains to Williamsburg from many places, including Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, DC. If you prefer to travel by bus, consult Greyhound for schedule information. Taxis are available at Williamsburg's combined train and bus station (located less than a mile from the Law School).
Take I-64 West. Take Exit 242A (Route 199 West) toward Jamestown and Williamsburg.
Turn right onto South Henry Street (Route 132 North) at the second light.
Take I-64 East. Take Exit 238 (Route 143 East) toward Colonial Williamsburg and proceed about four-tenths of a mile.
Bear right on Route 132 South - the Law School is located 2.5 miles from this turn.
Take either Richmond Road or Jamestown Road toward Colonial Williamsburg.
If you are on Jamestown Road, bear right onto South Boundary Street.
If you are on Richmond Road, follow the road as it passes in front of the Wren Building. Go through the intersection - observing the "Yield" sign - and cross onto South Boundary Street.
Take the first left onto Francis Street and proceed 1 block to South Henry Street.
You are welcome to park in any faculty, staff or student space with a visitor parking permit.
You can get a permit at The Wolf Law Library's circulation desk (to the right after you enter our entrance hall) or at the main reception area (to the left).


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Q: Adding gameCenter functionality with actionscript3 and Adobe AIR I am writing a game in actionscript3 and adobe AIR for the iphone4. Is there a way to connect to iphone's gameCenter in actionscript3, or is that not possible and I am forced to use xcode and objective-C?
If this is not possible, are there any alternatives to gameCenter that I can program with actionscript3 and AIR? For example openFeint??
Thanks

A: Actually, there's a free github version here:
https://github.com/dflatley/Adobe-Native-Extension-for-iOS-Game-Center
More details on how to use it here:
http://www.davidflatley.com/2012/02/06/adobe-native-extension-for-ios-game-center-part-1/

A: Richard Lord also just released this version on git for free
https://github.com/StickSports/ANE-Game-Center

A: This page has a few good tools for AIR to mobile, including a Game Center extension ($70)
http://www.milkmangames.com/blog/tools/


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Pascal St-Laurent: Vocals, guitar, bass and ukulele
Marie-Maude Allard: Vocals, accordion, bass, flutes and piano
Alain Desrochers: Vocals, bass and acoustic guitar
Cory Chouinard: Vocals and percussions
Marc Paradis: Drums
Soir de Semaine has been part of the Yukon scene in Canada since 2003. By fusing folk, rock, progressive, ska and reggae styles, the band has created a unique sound and musical style. SdS is a festive musical group whose stage presence creates an instant connection between the audience and the members of the band. Soir de Semaine has three albums to its credit. Toi du monde (2007), has taken it to multiple festivals north of 60, the Vancouver Olympics, the Francofolies de Montréal, the 400th anniversary of Quebec City, CBC Concerts and the Coup de cœur francophone festival. Faire des vœux (2011), carries a message of hope and joie de vivre. Au gré du vent (2021), explores the themes of love, family life and celebration. This opus is the result of an eclectic mix of musical genres seasoned to the unique rhythm of Soir de Semaine!


Fumiko Upshaw, 89, of Kaneohe, a retired Hyatt Hotel seamstress, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Kimberly, Idaho. She is survived by daughters Linda Knock and Tina Roback, brothers Joseph and Jiro Muratsuchi, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.


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20 Once-Huge Trends and Fads That Everyone Totally Forgot About
By Robin Zlotnick
Remember not too long ago when everyone and their mother were walking around with fidget spinners? Yeah, we forgot about that too! So many things that were once a huge deal completely vanished from public life as quickly as they were ushered in. The people of Reddit came together to remind each other of the trends and fads that used to be everywhere that people have just seemed to totally forget about. These will all make you say, "Oh yeahhhhh!"
"Gangnam Style" by Psy
This song used to be everywhere. I mean everywhere. And you know what? I watched the video again for the first time in a few years, and it's still completely delightful. I suggest you do the same, as long as you're OK with having it stuck in your head for the next possibly forever.
In the late '80s and early '90s, the California Raisins were huge! These little turd-looking dried fruits crooned their way into our hearts, and then, they simply disappeared. I think it was probably because everyone came to their senses and realized that raisins are disgusting.
Remember these tiny little inconvenient smartphones?! I remember when I got my first one, eons after everybody else, but I loved it. You would share your long, random PIN with people so you could message Blackberry to Blackberry. Not going to lie; my dad might still have his.
Water beds are one of those things that seems like it would be great in theory, but it's actually extremely dumb, like, maybe the worst idea ever. I feel like there were more water beds in movies in the '80s and '90s than there were in real life. They led you to believe water beds were the way of the future. They decidedly were not.
Oh gosh. I remember being at friends' houses in college and after and all everyone wanted to do was play Guitar Hero. If you weren't playing, you sat there and watched, hypnotized by those little buttons lighting up. It was not that fun! I don't know why it became such a huge deal.
Source: Zynga
My only memory of FarmVille was getting those requests from my Facebook friends all the time. When I think about the amount of time I spent denying FarmVille requests, I get sad. I could have used that time to develop a cure for cancer or something.
Planking
This was truly one of the dumbest fads of the last few decades, but now, in 2019, it seems so innocent and endearing. People would just lie completely flat on different objects and take a picture. That was it! What a simpler time.
Crackle nail polish
In middle school, all the "bad girls" wore crackle nail polish. That's how you knew someone was not to be messed with. It looked super cool, which means that I didn't use it because I was not that cool.
Everyone who was anyone had a bunch of different "power beads," elastic bracelets with round, different-colored beads on it that supposedly meant different things and had different "healing" powers. I remember having a green one and a purple one. I don't know what they meant, but I'm sure my life is better for having worn them.
"Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye
It's a bizarre music video and a weird song, but it was all over the radio for a hot minute, and I have to admit, I kind of like it. We decided that this is my dog's favorite song for no particular reason, so this song holds a special place in my heart.
Source: 20th Century Fox
When Segways first hit the market, they were going to transform transportation. But then people actually saw them in action and realized how dumb you look when you're on one. Then, the Segway company owner died in a Segway accident, and that was the end of the Segway.
Potholder Looms
Remember these kits? Some crazy person was like, "I know what children want! They want to weave potholders." And in the '90s, we were all like, "Yes, that makes sense!" I made so many of these stretchy potholders when I was a kid that my mom had to pretend to like.
I definitely had a few Cabbage Patch Kids growing up. But I understand why they fell out of fashion. The whole conceit is that these human babies grew out of a literal cabbage patch. We couldn't be expected to go along with that forever.
Custom ringtones
The years of my life I wasted recording songs to make custom ring tones for my old cell phones! So much time for something that ultimately mattered so little. But at the time, if you didn't have an appropriately personal ring tine for every one of your friends, you were pretty much ostracized from society.
Hypercolor shirts
Remember these shirts?! They changed color in the heat. These totally disappeared from the racks probably because whatever material they used to make them is radioactive or toxic or something.
Flappy Bird, the simple smartphone game, exploded onto the scene in 2013 and then disappeared just as quickly. It became so insanely popular that the game's creator got overwhelmed and shut the whole thing down by 2014. What a time to be alive.
OK, Jetman was basically the same game as Flappy Bird, but you played it on Facebook, and you could challenge your friends, and everyone I knew was obsessed with it. You had to use the arrow keys to keep the jetman floating and not crashing into the blue blocks. Freshman year of college, I think this is all I did.
In the days before mobile games, the way we occupied our time in math class was with Snake, the game that came on your TI-83 graphing calculator. You remember, don't you? You had to navigate the snake and eat as many of those little crosses as possible. This is why I didn't learn any of the calculus I was supposed to.
Livestrong bracelets
If you didn't have a Livestrong bracelet in the mid-2000s, you didn't even exist. That yellow piece of rubber was a status symbol. Also, it was like, a foundation that supported people with cancer and stuff, but once Livestrong bracelets became popular, the actual mission was beside the point.
Remember fidget spinners?! It wasn't that long ago that they were everywhere. They were causing problems in schools. The news coverage was endless. And then...they just kind of spun out of fashion, I guess. Not going to lie, they're still kind of fun to use!
The 'I'm This Old' Meme Is Straight-up Nostalgia City
People on Twitter Sum up Their Age in 5 Words With Remarkable Clarity
The '80s Called and People Responded With the Best Bits of Nostalgia


Talk about launching the Feb TV Sweeps with a bang!
It's Bronson vs. Bronson vs. Bronson on three L.A. independent stations the same two nights--Thursday and Friday--and even the same 8 p.m. time slot.
"The battle of the Bronsons--it had to happen," says KTLA Channel 5 G.M. Steve Bell. "What it says is that Charles Bronson is a big bankable star for television."
Bell added that while he recalls cases where two "Chuck" movies have competed, he thinks three is some kind of record. And "a kind of a loony coincidence."
And what a dilemma for Bronsonians!
On Thursday: "Death Wish III" (Ch. 5), the original "Death Wish" (KTTV, Ch. 11) and "Mr. Majestyk" (KCOP, Ch. 13).
On Friday: "Telefon" (Ch. 5) vs. "Death Wish II" (Ch. 11) vs. "The Stone Killer" (Ch. 13).
See, KCOP's also got Bronson's "Breakheart Pass" on Tuesday and "The Valachi Papers" on Wednesday. And also on Wednesday, KTTV's got Bronson's "The Evil That Men Do."
We're talking real death wishing.


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Carriera
Playmaker cresciuto nel vivaio del Basket Oderzo e successivamente in quello della Benetton Pallacanestro Treviso. Con i verdi di Marca ha vinto un titolo italiano nel 1992. Oltre che con la Benetton, ha militato con l'Auxilium Torino e la Mens Sana Siena mentre è stato uno dei primi italiani ad usufruire della Legge Bosman, militando nell'Antibes, nella prima serie francese. Gli ultimi anni di carriera ha giocato con squadre del torneo cadetto. Ha iniziato la carriera da allenatore con le squadre giovanili della Benetton. Siede dalla stagione 2017 sulla panchina della Rucker Sanve, squadra di San Venendemiano militante in Serie B con la quale ha raggiunto più volte lo storico risultato dei playoff, è il primo allenatore a riuscirci con la formazione trevigiana.

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Pall. Treviso: 1993

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New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Triller's VERZUZ is teaming with Call of Duty to celebrate the world premiere of Call of Duty: Vanguard, the highly-anticipated new entry in the global award-winning blockbuster franchise, at an evening extravaganza on Wednesday, November 3 beginning at 6:00PM in Downtown LA that will be broadcast live across Call of Duty, Triller and VERZUZ channels. Vanguard's release reflects unprecedented breadth and depth of Call of Duty content experiences for fans, including a gripping single-player story mode, 20 multiplayer maps on Day 1, the first-ever zombies crossover with last year's title, and the deepest integration yet with the all-new Warzone Pacific map, Caldera.
The epic-themed event produced by VERZUZ and parent company Triller will feature a night of not-to-be-missed entertainment, including a live musical performance under a new VERZUZ GAMEZ banner by the GRAMMY®-nominated hip hop supergroup Migos, featuring members Quavo, Offset and Takeoff, as well as a Call of Duty + VERZUZ battle entirely within Vanguard's Multiplayer mode. Additional celebrity showdowns will be highlighted on the new game's Eastern and Western fronts. The winning team will face off against Migos for the title, followed by a live Migos performance.
"Partnering with VERZUZ to create an unforgettable musical and gameplay experience is the perfect way to introduce Call of Duty: Vanguard to the world," said Tyler Bahl, Vice President and Head of Marketing, Activision. "It's going to be an incredible show, and we're thrilled we can share the excitement with our community."
"We're excited to join our friends at Call of Duty to create a cultural moment that will resonate with fans around the world," said Mahi de Silva, CEO of TrillerNet, parent company of Triller and VERZUZ. "We're also looking forward to growing our relationship with Activision, and our new VERZUZ GAMEZ platform we are launching soon, but the meantime, we can't wait to hit the battlefields in Call of Duty: Vanguard. It's going to be a massive hit."
Fans tuning in to the premiere broadcast on (name all access points) will also experience a live orchestra playing alongside the Vanguard campaign and as well as celebrities, Call of Duty League (CDL) pros, influencers and special guests all walking a first-of-its-kind "camo" carpet at the event.
The award-winning Call of Duty series returns with Call of Duty: Vanguard, in which players will experience influential battles of World War II as they fight for victory across the Eastern and Western fronts of Europe, the Pacific, and North Africa. In the Multiplayer mode, create and cement your legacy as Call of Duty's signature Multiplayer experience launches an all-out assault on all fronts. Witness the rise of the Special Forces as players drop into new locales with authentic World War II loadouts. Players will also be able to prove their mettle as they try to survive the relentless onslaught of the undead in a chilling new Zombies experience. In addition, Call of Duty: Vanguard will also usher in an all-new Warzone™ Pacific map, Caldera, post launch.
Call of Duty: Vanguard is available worldwide on November 5, 2021.
The November 3 event will stream live beginning at 6pm PDT on the following channels:
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/callofduty
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/callofduty
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CallofDuty
Instagram: https://instagram.com/callofduty
Facebook: https://facebook.com/CallofDuty
FITE: https://www.fite.tv/live/entertainment/
Triller: https://triller.co/@verzuztv
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This week has been all about uncharted territory. Everything I cooked this week was something I've never made before, and this recipe is no exception. I made soy milk earlier in the week and found myself with a healthy amount of okara (soybean pulp) left over. Here is how to make some okara for yourself. Why should I throw this protein-packed, fiber-dense goodness away? It has a neutral flavor and is packed with niacin, calcium, and potassium. I put it in the fridge because I had no idea what I was going to do with it. Out of sight, out of mind so to speak. Well, yesterday I made coconut mint chutney and realized that I didn't have anything to eat my chutney with. I love samosas but mainly just the filling. Why not put this okara to use?
Okara. Pretty bland and blah.
I have never made an Indian anything before I made that chutney so this was definitely going to be an adventure. I have also never worked with okara before. I didn't even know it was a thing until Tuesday when I found myself with 2 cups of it. I knew I needed something to hold these gems together, and flax eggs are my go-to binder. Just mix 2 tablespoons of flax meal with 6 tablespoons of water. Let it sit for about 30 minutes and BOOM! This makes the equivalent of two eggs.
Flax eggs. No cholesterol or salmonella scares here!
While the eggs are setting, set aside 3/4 of a cup of frozen peas and also 3/4 of a cup of shredded carrots. You want everything at room temperature so they cook evenly. Chop one medium potato into small cubes and boil until soft. I used a russet potato. Let that cool before handling. Chop 1/4 of an onion, two green onions, and 1/2 an inch of ginger.
You want to use a giant bowl for this recipe. Add your spices and chopped goodies to the okara and mix really well. Use your hands. Don't be afraid to touch your food! We toast and grind our own cumin and also grind our own coriander seeds. Trust me, once you have freshly ground cumin, the stuff sold in the spice aisle will taste like dust. For this recipe, I used 1/4 teaspoon of ground coriander, 1/2 teaspoon of cumin, 1/2 teaspoon of black mustard seeds, 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric, cayenne, salt, and pepper to taste. I realize not everyone has these spices, so I am sure a teaspoon or two of curry powder or garam masala will work well. Actually, I have never tasted curry powder, so if you use it, let me know how it works! By the way, taste the mixture and see what it needs. I found I needed to add way more salt than usual. Okara is a bland beast.
Next, add your veggies, flax eggs, and 1 tablespoon of lemon and lime juice. Just use 2 tablespoons of the one you have on hand if you don't have both. Be gentle when you mix this. You don't want to mash the peas or potatoes.
Taste the mixture again. Make sure it's seasoned. Indian food is very vibrant and fragrant. Now you're ready to form the patties. I made eight burgers, but you can make smaller appetizer- or slider-sized patties as well. Dredge both sides of the patties in potato starch. Just put some in a bowl and add black pepper and garlic powder but not too much. Remember, I like to sneak flavor in wherever I can. Get the potato starch on both sides, but don't cake it on. Make all your patties before you start frying. If you don't have potato starch, corn starch will work. If you don't mind gluten, flour will work too.
Heat about 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil in a pan over medium-high heat. I used canola. Add the patties a few at time. No need to overcrowd the pan. Heat them until they are golden brown, then flip and cook until the other side is GDB too. That's golden, brown, and delicious in case you didn't know. Lay out some paper towels on a plate or tray to place them on after cooking. Add more oil to the pan between batches.
Serve them warm with coconut mint chutney or ketchup if you're into that. These would be great over a salad or in a wrap too.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the okara, onions, ginger, and spices. Taste and adjust accordingly.
Form patties and dredge in potato starch seasoned with garlic powder and black pepper.
Heat a skillet with oil over medium-high heat. Cook patties until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side.
Place cooked patties on a plate lined with paper towels.


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