We love having kids and teens at camp! Throughout the year we have various week long camps, as well as weekend retreats for campers to come spend some time here at camp. We also have opportunities for high schoolers to come and work at camp through our SMT and Summer Staff Programs. For more information about our youth camps and opportunities check out the menu to the right.
Hello Big Sandy Camp Family!
We wanted you to be aware of some details regarding summer camp registration this year.
Our registration and drop-off days are changing from last year. Registration will be from 2:30-4:30 PM on Sunday afternoon.
Summer camp and family camp registration opens at 9:00 AM on January 7, 2019. Your account may not allow you to login prior to 9:00 AM, but you should have access to it after 9:00 AM. This is designed to limit people from logging in to the server early, ideally keeping registration running smoothly for everyone.
Please review your student's registration forms and make any necessary updates to the information listed (e.g. any new allergies, updated medications, health insurance changes, approved pick-up persons, etc...).
Please be aware that spaces will not be reserved for campers until a $100 non-refundable deposit is received by Big Sandy Camp. Deposit payments can be made online, with a check, or by a credit card over the phone.
Thank you for your patience as we help everyone through the registration process. For questions or concerns, call our office at 218-426-3389, or email us at office@bigsandycamp.com.
Summer is just around the corner and we are excited for you to join the experience here at Big Sandy Camp. Hang out at the waterfront with your friends, climb the highest wall in the gym, and enjoy a time of worship in chapel. All this and more during our summer camps. Register today so you don't miss any of the action.
Big Sandy Camp is excited to host its 60th year of Summer Camp in 2019! We hope that campers will find a fun, safe place to learn about Jesus at Big Sandy Camp. Our theme this summer is "Fearless: Facing Life's Giants". We will be using the backdrop of Big Sandy Camp to help prepare young people for the challenges in life by looking at the story of David and Goliath. We have two big changes this year at Big Sandy Camp. The first is that all of our weeks of camp will be starting on Sunday afternoons. Registration time is from 2:30-4:30 PM on Sunday afternoon, and camp ends with a closing rally at 12:30 PM on Friday. All campers still get a free camp photo and the highlight videos from each week are posted to Facebook and YouTube.
The second big change at Big Sandy Camp is a change to what ages belong to each camp in 2019.
All of these age groups apply to students entering these grades in the fall. Additionally, in 2019, we will not be hosting a Sprouts Kids Camp.
Campers that are in need of individualized, acute and serious medical care and are unable to participate in most corporate camp activities should consider a specialized camp that is designed, staffed and equipped to provide those campers with a safe and enjoyable camp experience. If you have questions, contact Robert Snow (robert@bigsandycamp.com).
A Beginning in summer of 2019, we are asking parents and approved pick up persons to show identification before leaving camp with children. This is designed to be an added safety measure for children while they are in the care of Big Sandy Camp and its staff. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at 218-426-3389.
In order for your camper to be officially registered, you must put down a $100 deposit. Enrolling your camper alone does not hold their spot. No refunds will be issued less than 30 days from the event. Cancellations made more than 30 days prior to the event will be refunded minus a $100 non-refundable deposit.
Starting in 2020, Big Sandy Camp will be moving to a paperless registration for Youth and Family Camps. Registration will be available online. For questions about how to register, please call our office at 218-426-3389.
IN ORDER FOR YOUR CAMPER TO BE OFFICIALLY REGISTERED YOU MUST PUT DOWN A $100 DEPOSIT. ENROLLING YOUR CAMPER ALONE DOES NOT HOLD THEIR SPOT.
All balances must be payed either before the camper arrives at camp, or during registration on Sunday afternoon.
When paying for your child's camp week we give the option to give a $5 or more donation to our Camper Scholarship Fund. Your generous donations help fund the scholarship program for campers in need!
No refunds will be issued less than 30 days from the event. Cancellations made more than 30 days prior to the event will be refunded minus a $100 non-refundable deposit.
1st Time Camper Discount: This discount is for any camper who has never been to Big Sandy Camp before. You can request this discount as you register your camper.
Extra Early Bird Discount: If you register your camper before February 8th you will automatically receive the Extra Early Bird Discount, taking $25 off of your camper fees.
Early Bird Discount: If you register your camper before April 1st you will automatically receive the Early Bird Discount, taking $15 off of your camper fees.
2nd Sibling Discount: We offer a $30 second sibling discount for families sending more than 1 child to camp. You may request this discount for your second, third, etc. children that you are registering for camp. If you have three children, two of them will be eligible for the discount. If you have 4 children, three of them will be eligible, etc.
Scholarships: You may apply for a scholarship from Big Sandy Camp to help bring your costs a little lower if you are in a tight financial situation. All scholarship applications will be turned in to our Executive Director, Dave Toth, for approval. Once approved the scholarship will be applied to your camper's account.
Please Note: Due to camper privacy, record keeping and software considerations, we will no longer be billing churches for camper registrations and outstanding bills. All inquiries regarding any outstanding balances will be directed to parents or guardians. Please deal directly with your local church if they are providing full or partial scholarship funds for camper registrations.
We love summer at Big Sandy Camp! Camp provides eight different summer camps throughout the month of July and beginning of August for campers entering grades 3-12, maxing out at about 250 campers per week. Big Sandy Camp has been a week-long home to kids for 60 years!
Every camper will be assigned to a cabin with a counselor who was hand selected by our program staff. Our counselors are carefully chosen young adults, many of who are headed into various ministry fields. They will spend tons of time with their campers, pouring into each of them and sharing the love of Christ with them throughout their week at camp. Many of our campers return to Big Sandy Camp as counselors in an effort to give something back and ensure that campers today have the same opportunities they did.
We use a thorough hiring process including: a complete criminal background check, three reference letters, interviews, and a four-page application.
All staff members are informed of Big Sandy Camp's operational policies. Summer staff members are specifically trained with Ministry Safe curriculum and guidelines in an effort to have all of our campers experience a safe and enjoyable stay at Big Sandy Camp.
Every summer each staff member is certified by the American Heart Association in both First Aid and CPR.
All lifeguards are American Red Cross or equivalent certified.
We have a registered nurse on the camp grounds each week.
Throughout the camp week our campers will be participating in numerous activities and events that are all run by our well trained staff. Campers will attend chapel every day where they will be poured into spiritually by our speaker for the week. The speakers that come to camp are very intentionally selected and prayed over.
We hope to see your kids here this summer!
Please Note – Be very careful about what clothing you pack. Watch out for inappropriate slogans on tee shirts. Girls, leave short shorts, short skirts, and midriff-baring clothing at home. Guys, leave speedo style swimsuits, along with baggy shorts that reveal your underwear at home. We're looking for modest dress. Let's show our inner beauty this summer. These are our values as a camp community. Thank you for following these guidelines.
Summer is just around the corner and we are excited for you to join the experience here at Big Sandy Camp. Hang out at the waterfront with your friends, climb the highest wall in the gym, and enjoy a time of worship in chapel. All this and more during our summer camps. Register today so you don't miss any of the action. Click here to start your registration or call 218-426-3389.
We love having kids and teens at camp! Throughout the year we have various week long camps, as well as weekend retreats for campers to come spend some time here at camp. We also have opportunities for high schoolers to come and work at camp through our LIT and Summer Staff Programs. For more information about our youth camps and opportunities check out the menu to the right.


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Warlords of Draenor Dungeon Preview: Training Day
October 7, 2014 Warcraft
There are plenty of opportunities in Warlords of Draenor for those who are looking for some new adventures. With four new level-up dungeons and four maximum level dungeons you're on the fast track to danger, mayhem, and perhaps a bit of shiny new loot.
There's so much packed into Warlords of Draenor that we'd be remiss if we didn't take a moment to look at the upcoming dungeons.
Bloodmaul Slag Mines
Location: Frostfire Ridge
Level: 90-92
Bosses: 4
Some like it hot and others are simply slaves within it. This level 90-92 dungeon takes you into the sweltering heat of active volcanic caverns wherein Bloodmaul ogres run a brutal mining operation powered by the blood and sweat of slaves acquisitioned from all across Draenor. The Slag Mines produce a bounty of gemstones and ore, but it's rumored that the true purpose of these mines is to dig for an ancient relic of immense power.
You'll encounter four new bosses and a lot of fire power as you try to disrupt their machinations. We're sure you've learned that ancient relics in the hands of – well anyone– are probably not going to lead to very good things. You know what to do, heroes.
Iron Docks
Location: Gorgrond
Battles can be won and lost by the power of a naval force. To put a stop to the Iron Horde's naval powerhouse, you'll need to venture into this level 92-94 dungeon. This port located in the northern coast of Gorgrond houses the Iron Horde's shipyard, filled with massive warships and artillery forged and assembled within the Blackrock Foundry. In addition to this seafaring arsenal, elite infantry units are joined by trained beasts to comprise the ground troops.
You'll encounter four new bosses who you'll need to put a stop to before their ship has sailed. Beware the Cannon Barrage and the Backdraft. This is one shipyard that's bound to get explosive.
Auchindoun
Location: Talador
Auchindoun is the holy mausoleum of the draenei, a sanctum of the Light in which the spirits of the dead find respite. It's also a level 94-97 dungeon found within Talador. The crystalline structure serves to protect and shield draenei souls from their eternal enemies: the Burning Legion, who hunger for draenei spirits. For the Shadow Council, this holy place is an opportunity ripe for the picking, as Gul'dan and his minions work to gain favor with their demonic masters.
You'll encounter four new bosses with multiple shades of abilities and one of whom may seem just the tiniest bit familiar.
Skyreach
Location: Spires of Arak
Last of the four level-up dungeons, this level 97-99 dungeon sits high atop the Spires of Arak amid the clouds. This dungeon holds the seat of power of the Adherents of Rukhmar, high arakkoa who have gathered and harnessed the Apexis technology of their forebears. Now they're ready to unleash the focused power of the sun upon their enemies. If you want to stop them from unleashing this power, you're going to have to face your acrophobia, wipe the sweat from your palms, and take the battle directly into their lair.
You'll encounter four new bosses within this lair and we highly advise staying away from the beams of bright shiny light.
Reach for the sky: "The Spires of Arak Dungeon allowed us an opportunity to explore and fill out the culture of the arakkoa" say 3D Artist Fanny Vergne and Senior Artist Steve Crow. "In the Burning Crusade we only showed some of the remnants of this ancient race, so we essentially had a few puzzle pieces with which to build upon. This is the first time you'll see the arakkoa in their homeland. The dungeon has a few themes that run throughout the culture, the feeling of height, a sense of grandeur, as well as intricate "bird-like" accents."
Shadowmoon Burial Grounds
Location: Shadowmoon Valley
This level 100 dungeon is located within Shadowmoon Valley. The traditional burial grounds of the Shadowmoon clan are the final resting place for countless of generations of ancestors. All is not as it should be however and Ner'zhul has sacrificed more than his clan can afford as a part of his desperate quest for power. Now the ancestral spirits are restless, tormented and used to fuel dark rituals that will pull all of Draenor into the void if allowed to run their course.
You'll encounter four new bosses including Shadowmoon chieftain Ner'zhul himself. It's up to you to put a stop to the chaos he's set in motion.
The Everbloom
Plants – they seem so harmless until they try to kill you. This level 100 dungeon is located in Gorgrond, within the very heart of the deadliest forests in Draenor. After the disruption of the Dark Portal, the Kirin Tor, in a bid to establish a supply line to fight the Iron Horde on their own soil, have set up outposts across Draenor with magical links back to Azeroth. Unfortunately, what seemed like a prime strategic location near the Blackrock Foundry is a sacred place to the botani. The outpost was quickly overgrown, but still contains a link to the outskirts of Stormwind…
We're sure it will all be fine though. What's the worst that could happen?
You'll encounter five new bosses all of whom have the power of nature in their hands –literally.
Grimrail Depot
If you've ever wanted to enjoy the sights of Draenor by train, then this isn't the ride for you. If you want fast paced action on a moving train, then we've got you covered. The Grimrail Depot is a level 100 dungeon and a vital hub in the Iron Horde war machine. Allowing for the transport of troops and materials produced in the Blackrock Foundry to the front lines of the war being waged across Draenor, the Depot's namesake is the Grimrail itself. This massive train can bear entire battalions of troops and artillery. Fitted with a massive railgun powerful enough to shatter the shield protecting Shattrath, the train is about to depart. Do you have your boarding pass? It's going to be a heck of a ride.
You'll encounter three new explosive bosses who are packing some serious gadgets and fire power. This train isn't stopping for anything or anyone.
Upper Blackrock Spire
Location: Blackrock Mountain (Azeroth)
This is a mountain that is rife with history. Heroes of Azeroth have long fought and bled through its halls, but now this imposing fortress is under new management. This level 100 dungeon in the upper reaches of Blackrock Spire is now home to the Ironmarch vanguard. As preparations to use the Spire as the staging ground for a full-scale invasion of Azeroth continue, the Iron Horde has set up a terrifying contingency plan: a doomsday weapon within the heart of the Blackrock Mountain.
You'll encounter five new bosses at level 100 and can experience the first three as a part of the pre-expansion version of the dungeon available to level 90 players for a limited time.
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Q: get the synchronisation right I did a little test, because I wanted to store an array (or some kind of list) that would be used by multiple threads at a time.
My Main-Class:
package main;

import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;

public class Main {
private final static Object lock = new Object();

public static void main(String[] args) {
    Timer timer = new Timer();
    timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(new TimerTask() {

        @Override
        public void run() {
            synchronized (lock) {
                Values.incrementValues();
            }
        }

    }, 1000, 1000);

    Timer timer1 = new Timer();
    timer1.scheduleAtFixedRate(new TimerTask() {

        @Override
        public void run() {
            synchronized (lock) {
                Values.addValue(0);
            }
        }

    }, 1000, 1000);

    Timer timer2 = new Timer();
    timer2.scheduleAtFixedRate(new TimerTask() {

        @Override
        public void run() {
            synchronized (lock) {
                Values.printValues();
            }
        }

    }, 1000, 1000);
}
}

And this is the Class I store the array in:
    package main;
public class Values {
static int[] values = new int[1];
private final static Object lock = new Object();

public static void incrementValues() {
    synchronized (lock) {
        for (int i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
            values[i]++;
        }
    }
}

public static void addValue(int e) {
    synchronized (lock) {
        int[] temp = values;
        values = new int[temp.length + 1];
        for (int i = 0; i < temp.length; i++) {
            values[i] = temp[i];
        }
        values[temp.length] = e;
    }
}

public static void printValues() {
    printValues(values);
}

public static void printValues(int[] values) {
    synchronized (lock) {
    }
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    for (int e : values) {
        sb.append(e);
        sb.append(' ');
    }
    System.out.println(sb.toString());
}
}

The output I should get is a row of numbers like: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
but instead I get 21 21 19 18 17 16 15 15 14 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 6 5 4 2 1 0
I think it must be directly in front of me, but I can't find it.

A: You guarantee two threads to be executed in synchronized but do not guarantee the execution order.
So incrementValues and addValue will be in race condition. You have duplicate variables because addValue is sometimes executed before incrementValues.
If you want to guarantee sequential order without any duplicates you should implement a gate that will ensure incrementValues and addValue are executed in proper order.
BTW: I think that synchronized block in the Main class is unnecessary since you already do locking in the Values class.

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TRANSCRIPT - Doorstop Interview, Saturday 18 October 2014
Posted by Aislinn Stein-Magee 5pc on October 18, 2014
SHADOW MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DOORSTOP INTERVIEW
Subject/s: Ebola, President Putin, Mathias Cormann's comments, Indonesia.
TANYA PLIBERSEK, DEPUTY OPPOSITION LEADER: [audio cuts in] It's an enormous concern that $10 million that the Government has promised to the United Nations has actually not reached the United Nations in order to be distributed to where it's needed. I can't stress highly enough how critical time is in managing this Ebola outbreak. We hear from the Centre of Disease Control in the United States by early next year, we might have as many 1.4 million people affected by Ebola. We hear that by the end of this year, it could be 10,000 new infections every week. At the moment there are about 10,000 people affected by Ebola and about 4,000 have died. But this number is growing exponentially. And if we don't contain and control Ebola in West Africa, the risk to Africa and the globe and of course to Australia, continues to grow. We've also heard in recent days, health specialists warning that should there be an Ebola outbreak in Asia, there would be some health systems very ill-prepared to deal with it. Of course our Australian health system is a very strong health system. We have many experts who are ideally placed to help control a virus like Ebola. And we've got excellent hospitals with very professional staff here in Australia. But we cannot wait, we cannot afford to wait until Ebola reaches out to Australia before Australia becomes part of the global effort to control this virus. It's very important that we support our doctors, our nurses, our health professionals who are willing and able to go to West Africa to do that work, that work that they are trained to do, that work that they are committed to doing. We see that world leaders like President Obama, like David Cameron, are saying that all countries have to be a part of this global effort to contain Ebola in West Africa. That it's easy for all of us to keep our nations safe if we all contribute to the international effort to get this virus under control while it's still concentrated in three main countries in West Africa. We've seen that countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Cuba, China, Japan, South Africa, are all putting personnel on the ground, sending supplies and equipment. They're all making provision for their personnel to be able to go safely to volunteer, to treat affected patients in West Africa. It cannot be beyond the capability of our Australian government to make arrangements for Australian volunteers who wish to go, to have the confidence that they can safely go to do the work that they've been trained to do and that the Government's got their back. Okay, any questions?
JOURNALIST: The Government has said that the UN has confirmed that that funding has been received and that the website just hasn't been updated. Are you assured by that?
PLIBERSEK: Well, I hope that that's the case. I know that the West Australian is a fine newspaper and I'm sure that they've got the most recent, publicly available information and I hope that is the case, that the Government has in fact transferred the money and that the website is yet to be updated.
JOURNALIST: What more should Australia be doing?
PLIBERSEK: Well, Australia should be sending skilled, willing Australian personnel with the support of the Australian Government to help fight Ebola in West Africa. We have, for example, Australian Medical Assistance Teams that are groups of volunteers - doctors, nurses, sometimes firefighters for example, who have the logistic capability and others - self-contained teams that are especially set up to go to disaster areas to provide medical assistance. That's one example of what we could be doing to help. We also know from the Australian Medical Association, from the Nurses and Midwives, that they have people, nurses and doctors, contacting their professional associations saying 'I am willing to go, I am willing to volunteer, how can my government help me get there?'. That's one example - and Australian volunteers, who just need government assistance, and government backing to get there, rather than the discouragement and road blocks they've received to date.
JOURNALIST: Just in regards to the MH17 crash, are you happy that Julie Bishop received assurances from President Putin that Russia's influence will be used to allow investigators near the crash site or to the crash site?
PLIBERSEK: Well, it's very disappointing that the investigations have been thwarted to date, that of course fighting continues in Eastern Ukraine, and it would be a very good thing if President Putin used his influence with Russian backed separatists to allow access to the crash site. It is important that Australian, Dutch and other investigators can have their safety guaranteed in an area where conflict continues.
JOURNALIST: What's your response to the Finance Minister calling Bill Shorten an 'economic girly man'?
PLIBERSEK: Well, I think it's extraordinary that we've got a Prime Minister who talks about shirt-fronting leaders of other nations and we've now got a Finance Minister who thinks he's Arnold Schwarzenegger. What Mathias Cormann is missing is that this Budget hurts vulnerable Australians. It's Australians who have rejected this Budget, they've rejected the cuts to health, rejected the cuts to education, rejected the cuts to pensions. Mathias Cormann is acting all tough. What he should be doing instead is going back to the drawing board and finding a budget that is economically responsible and socially fair.
JOURNALIST: Do you think that the comments are sexist and that an apology is required?
PLIBERSEK: Well, I think we'd be in a different environment if we had a few more women sitting around the Cabinet table.
JOURNALIST: Just back on Russian President Putin, are you- is Labor happy that his staff have indicated that he will indeed be attending G20?
PLIBERSEK: Well, I think that as Bill Shorten has said on more than one occasion, Australians will find it very difficult to welcome President Putin to Australia. Australians have been devastated by the shooting down of MH17 and the 38 lives lost, Australian citizens and residents. And of course also the citizens and residents of other nations that were also affected in that terrible tragedy. So we will find it very difficult as a nation to welcome President Putin here because it's pretty clear that he hasn't to date used his influence with rebels to allow access to the crash site and so on.
JOURNALIST: Do you believe his assurances then that he will try to facilitate that?
PLIBERSEK: Well, I hope we see a change in behaviour.
JOURNALIST: On the $2 million [inaudible]
PLIBERSEK: I'm sorry, I didn't hear the beginning of your question.
JOURNALIST: The $2 million [inaudible]. Is it somewhat disappointing [inaudible]
PLIBERSEK: Oh look, I'm sorry, I don't enough about the details of that story to comment fairly on it.
JOURNALIST: [Inaudible] relations with Indonesia [inaudible] for the Australian Navy to enter Indonesian waters. What's your response to that?
PLIBERSEK: Well, I think the first interview of the new President of Indonesia, with media- Australian media – is very telling indeed. I think it's very clear that President Joko Widodo is very concerned about the way the Australian Government has been making announcements about what's going to happen on Indonesian soil and Indonesian waters without ever having discussed it with the Indonesian Government and is of course very concerned about the six or so incursions into Indonesian waters by Australian naval vessels in the last year or so. It's not surprising that the new President of Indonesia is sending a very strong message to Tony Abbott, that the President of Indonesia sees the sovereignty of Indonesia as a very important issue for him. This certainly shows that despite the claims that Tony Abbott has made, the relationship with Indonesia has not been repaired, it's not in the healthy state that it was before Tony Abbott came into government, and there is still a work of repair job to be done. Thanks, everyone.


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People vs. Adtech
‹ Power corrupts. Imaginary power corrupts obsoletely . • Silos End ›
Follow the falling brick road
May 1, 2009 in Business, Future, infrastructure, Past, Places, problems | 5 comments
New England is full of ruins. Woods everywhere are veined with stone walls, relics of an agrarian age that ended when the industrial one began. Shipping canals, which were thick with horse-drawn cargo when the Thoreau brothers rowed past them up the Concord & Merrimack Rivers, were abandoned once railroads did the same job better. Mills along canals and rivers have long since been torn down or turned into museums, stores or condos. Bypassed by cars and trucks on highways, old railroad beds have lost their easements or turned into bike trails.
So now what happens to radio and TV — two more old industries with landmarks on landscapes? I visited the subject to some degree over in Linux Journal yesterday, with What if they gave a DTV transition and nobody came? Here I want to go farther, and look at an industry we know is going to die — and to start doing it well before the end arrives.
AM radio, which operates on such low frequencies that signals are radiated by entire broadcast towers, are built as single or multi-tower "arrays" sitting on buried conductors: "ground systems" that can take up more space in soil than their towers occupy in the air above. Most of these facilities were built between the 20s and 80s. Since then scarce land and environmental restrictions have slowed their spread. I would add that available frequencies are also scarce, but that hasn't stopped the FCC from easing rules, over and over, turning the band at night (when signals bounce off the sky to reach hundreds of miles from their transmitters) into wall-to-wall hash.
FM radio has only been around in a serious way since the 1950s. Operating on a VHF band, where the antennas themselves don't need to be large (as they do on AM), FM does best when radiated from altitude, meaning the tops of mountains, buildings and high towers. Some of the latter grow to the legal limit of 2000 feet.
With its VHF and UHF signals, television also requires transmission from altitude. When you see a very high tower standing on landscape, or a bristle of short towers atop mountains and skyscrapers, you're looking at sources of TV, FM or both. A huge percentage of the world's tallest masts (a category that includes buildings and towers) stand in the U.S., and many are the full 2000-foot height. Most were built for TV stations. (Wikipedia has a comprehensive list of these. Also of tower collapses — a remarkably long list.)
The first set of these to go the way of ship canals is low-band VHF TV. That is, channels 2-6. After June 12, no antenna broadcasting on those channels in the U.S. will continue to operate. Most high-band VHF TV channels — ones operating on channels 7-13 — will also be abandoned, though a few will continue to transmit digital signals. All stations that formerly occupied channels 2-6 will move to a UHF channel (14 to 50).
Old analog TV transmitters are mostly worthless and can't be re-purposed. (Here's an excellent piece on that subject, from The Current.)
What I'm wondering about are the towers. The Current's story suggests that they're too expensive to take down (not worth enough in scrap), and that most will be re-purposed in any case.
It might be easy enough to re-purpose a few former Channel 2 or Channel 4 towers. But what happens when AM and FM transmission is obsoleted by webcasting? This hasn't happened yet. There are many architectural and UI challenges, plus the added legal burden of copyright restrictions, which are much tougher on music broadcast on the Web than on the air (at least in the U.S.) But the end will come. The brightest writing on the wall right now is the Public Radio Tuner, a project of CPB and several public radio organizations. Last I heard (disclosure: I'm involved in the project), downloads of the free tuner for iPhone were past 1.6 million. This and other tuners, on the iPhone and other portable devices, will account for more and more listening, especially as more cell phone data plans take the ceilings off data consumption — as AT&T has already done for the iPhone.
Some have suggested that TV and FM towers can be re-purposed for cellular use, and to some degree that's true. But cellular coverage requires many sites at low elevations, rather than a few at high elevations. As one Cisco guy told me, "they might be able to lease out the bottom 200 feet" of a tower.
Still, ends always come, and The End is in sight for over-the-air radio as well as TV. Then what?
Bonus linkage: Scott Fybush's amazing series of visits to broadcast towers, over many years; and a few of my own photos of transmitting sites, many shot from altitude. Also the blog and tweets of George Clark, both of which led to this digression.
Tags: at&t, Cisco, cpb, fybush, George Clark, iphone, Photography, photos, Public Radio Tuner, publicradiotuner, radio, Scott Fybush, towers, transmission, tv, wky, wlne
Nicolas Ward on May 1, 2009 at 1:10 pm
If the spectrum is being dedicated to emergency services, don't they need the high elevation transmitters to get coverage? Or is that going to be more of an ad-hoc short range digital emergency band?
Doc Searls on May 1, 2009 at 3:07 pm
I don't know what the plans are there, or enough about what's currently being used. I think emergency communications and point-to-point relay can both make use of towers up to 2000 feet high, especially in sparsely settled rural areas such as those in the prairie states.
Steve Stroh on May 1, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Big towers like television broadcast are incredibly expensive to maintain. They're subject to incredible stresses and have to be inspected, painted, aircraft warning beacons replaced, broken cables replaced, etc. The moment they cease to be of economic benefit to the owner, they'll be dismantled. They're too dangerous to be allowed to deteriorate and eventually fall, so they'll have to be dismantled.
Communications users taking them over isn't much of an option – those users are there because the tower is already in place and they're not a noticeable wind load and they're at least some additional revenue. But not nearly enough revenue to be able to maintain the tower on their own.
Steve, I expect you're right. In that last comment I said "make use of," not "afford."
FWIW, most of the biggest ones (those approaching 2000′) are not painted, but that's a minor point. They are huge liabilities. Not only do they risk collapse on their own, but are hazards both to aviation and bird migration.
I think the best chances of survival for these towers is transfer to use by FM stations. Many FM stations are already on these towers in any case.
Of course both AM and FM will go the way of over-the-air TV at some point. But in the short to medium term, FM stations are the only ones who can afford to maintain the towers.
Gary Walter on May 7, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Emergency services have begun a slow migration to 800 mhz – cellular-type matrix since the mid 80s.


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Diversity in tech – why it matters and what you can do
Nadina Osmani, November 1, 2018 ⏱ 3 min read
Recently we published a brand new report about the diversity of tech company directors, and found that companies with diverse boards have 0.7% higher turnover. We also found that companies with internationally diverse boards raise 453% more investment than boards from a single country.
We want to change this, which is why we've joined a consortium of companies including J.P Morgan, Capital Enterprise, Diversity VC, Your Startup, Your Story (YSYS), The Accelerator Network and others to form One Tech – changing the face of startups. One Tech aims to double the number of female and BAME tech founders by 2020, with an initial focus on three London boroughs.
People often say "You can't be what you can't see," so the initial programme launch has been accompanied with inspirational stories from successful female and BAME tech founders. Though the stories focus on founders from these areas, the inspiration and advice they give is applicable to companies all across the nation.
We know that diverse teams perform better, and that diverse boards yield a better bottom line, so we asked the inspirational One Tech founders how and why companies could make their workplace more diverse and inclusive.
Solutions you might never have imagined yourself
"It just brings an extra dimension" says Sukhi Jutla.
Sukhi is the Co-Founder of MarketOrders; an online platform that allows independent jewellers to purchase gold and diamond jewellery directly from manufacturers.
What can a diverse and inclusive team do for you? Sukhi Jutla of @market_orders tells us: "it just brings an extra dimension!" It also makes you raise 452% more investment! 😉 find out more in our latest report: https://t.co/uDpXtUeFnD #WeAreOneTech #WeAreTechNation pic.twitter.com/y8as9fsv9X
— Tech Nation (@TechNation) October 31, 2018
"It's important for startups to be diverse and inclusive because it just adds to the ideas and creativity within the business. So I love taking my issues and my problems to my other team members who come from completely different and diverse backgrounds. I'm guaranteed that they will come up with a solution that I would never have imagined," she says.
Sukhi Jutla, photography by Moyesa.Co
Get to know your colleagues
"Take time to understand their culture, their religion, their gender – but more importantly take time to understand how those individuals have an impact on the business." Kurt of @kompasapp tells us how to build more inclusive teams, and therefore better companies. #WeAreOneTech pic.twitter.com/OdSF5jZhSP
"Companies can make their workplace more inclusive by engaging with the people that they work with. Take time to understand their culture, their religion, their gender. But most importantly, take time to understand how those individuals have an impact on the business." says Kurt Henderson, Founder of Kompas, a personalised city-mapping app.
"It's imperative that individuals in the business, especially founders, engage and educate ourselves so that we don't breed an environment that isn't healthy for the people that work there."
Kurt Henderson, photography by Moyesa.Co
Prior to securing investment, there was a point where Kurt couldn't even afford to get into London for business meetings, and had to cycle from his home in Croydon. Now, Kompas is a successful travel-tech company.
Create mindful teams
Emma Obanye, photography by Moyesa.Co
Hiring people from diverse backgrounds is only the first step towards creating an inclusive business. How can you then retain those people, and build a culture to get the best from them? Serial entrepreneur Emma Obanye suggests considering mindfulness techniques when building your company culture.
One of her current businesses, Mindful Teams, helps companies run continuous health checks and retrospectives, building a culture where everyone is focused on giving structured feedback and having open conversations.
"It allows companies to have those conversations on a frequent basis, about anything, and it allows anyone on the team to have a voice."
The idea for the company came from her experience of selling her first business, Buddybounce, to Crowdmix in 2016.
"I had a team of 30 people, and morale was very low. I thought: 'we need tools for better transparency along with more quantitative data'. After we built our MVP, initial trials showed that happier staff increased productivity by about 40%." says Emma.
Takeaway tips
Diversity can bring an extra level of creativity to your team, as well as helping your problem solving ability.
Having a diverse team can make you more profitable.
You can build a diverse and inclusive team as a founder if you take an active interest and educate yourself on your team and how their gender, race, religion or culture might contribute to your business.
Make reflection a part of your culture, conduct regular reviews or retrospectives, or general feedback sessions to improve morale and make sure any potential issues are heard.
You can find out more about the One Tech project on their website or follow the programme on twitter.
Data & research, London
'Game-changing' healthtech accelerator targets startups and scaleups
By Mo Aldalou, July 10, 2019


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Luigi Cadorna (Pallanza, 4 de setembro de 1850 — Bordighera, 21 de dezembro de 1928) foi um político e marechal-de-campo italiano, famoso como comandante-em-chefe do exército de seu país durante a primeira parte da Primeira Guerra Mundial.

Cadorna é conhecido como um líder ineficaz, que não prezava muito a vida dos seus comandados. A sua competência estratégica é muito questionada por historiadores e acadêmicos e sua dureza com os próprios soldados fez com que sua reputação fosse muito negativa no seio do exército italiano.

O túnel 20 na strada delle 52 gallerie do monte Pasubio, construído durante as batalhas da Primeira Guerra Mundial, é nomeado em sua homenagem.

Honrarias
Cavaleiro da Grã-cruz da Ordem do Banho

Ver também
 Batalhas do rio Isonzo
 Batalha de Caporetto

Marechais de campo da Itália
Cavaleiros da Ordem do Banho
Pessoas da Primeira Guerra Mundial (Itália)
Naturais do Verbano Cusio Ossola

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While I stuck in Dallas on my way home from Birmingham last weekend, I was able to pick up a copy of the April Atlantic Monthly, which has an article from the inimitable David Foster Wallace. The article had been linked around the net about a week before, but it was behind a subscription-only content wall at the Atlantic website, so I hadn't been able to read it.
Normally, in such situations, I just forget all about the article and move on with my life, but Wallace is someone who I would go very much out of my way to read. So I bought the dead-tree version, and the article was typically brilliant. Wallace is one of the funniest authors I know.
His article is interesting in its structure as well as its content. Wallace is famous for his extremely parenthetical (some would say rambling) style. He makes obsessive use of footnotes, even in short pieces and popular magazines. But the notes are almost never used for citation or support, but instead allow Wallace to veer into some tangentially related topic that any reasonable editor would have cut from the main body of the article as irrelevant and distracting. Of course, the randomness and tenuous connections that Wallace weaves together are the greatest joy of reading his work.
However, in the new article, Host, Wallace forgoes the footnotes and instead uses hyperlinks, of a sort. It doesn't exactly come off that way in print, but if you read the HTML version (for which you'll have to pay) you can see what he had in mind. The pseudo-hyperlinks also allow Wallace to nest footnotes two or three deep, which I'm sure gave him no end of enjoyment. It's interesting to see the a web idiom entering into and influencing a traditional paper publication instead of the other way around.
Wallace also has a habit of labeling certain sections of his text with a sort of authorial meta-commentary. For example, in the book Everything and More, There are entire pages of text set off in "IFI" labels, which stands for "if you're interested." He warns the reader each time he's about to start explaining some math which isn't strictly necessary for understanding the story, so you can just skip it if you like. Of course, no one does, because those are often the most interesting bits.
In Host Wallace writing about politically charged talk-radio. He is careful to label in any of the footnotes that he feel may betray some "editorial opinion," about the right-wing hosts he is profiling. Of course, he doesn't leave the opinion out of the article, as he might if he were a NYT times journalist concerned about objectivity. Instead, the circumspect labeling of opinion makes his asides to the reader even funnier.
Anyway, all that to say: if you have a chance, you should pick up a copy of the April Atlantic and give the article a read.
Also, I would be remiss if I didn't point this out: it is undoubtedly the funniest article you will ever read about dictionaries. And you'll see what I mean about the footnotes.
don't you get into orkut sometimes?
I find it interesting that you knew about the article, will go out of your way to read something by that author, and were willing to pay for the print version, but balked at the subscription even with their trial offer, downloadable PDFs, and unique net-only formatting. If I remember correctly, you were also amazed that I bought a download of the first 50 Foot Wave EP (including cover art) rather than pay extra and wait a week for them to mail me a copy.
You're not alone either, seems like there's a double standard in place that says hard copies are valuable, archivable documents (despite or perhaps because of their fragility) and internet documents are not (despite or perhaps because of their easily replicated, transmitted and mutable nature). Personally I think it's a shame, I'd be extremely interested to hear DFW's views on the subject.
Well, it mostly has to do with the fact that buying a single dead-tree issue only cost $3.95 (easy impluse buy), while subscribing would have cost $24.95 (enough to notice and think twice about). The whole "trial issue" thing is a scam.
I certainly would have paid $3.95 to read just that one article online. But one article is not enough to convince me to subscribe to the entire magazine.
Similarly, I will occassionally buy a single from iTunes for $0.99, but I would never buy a full album that I wanted to own long term.
There is definitely a double standard at work here. But in the case of the magazine, it's the differing price points. In the case of iTunes, it is the preference for hard copy. With digital DRM'd music, there is always the chance that it could disappear or become crippled in the future. That risk is much less with a CD.


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Q: Table-Per-SubClass not working have a rather simple (or so I would think!) problem which is starting to annoy the hell out of me.
I have a simple set of classes.
The base Class "Product" is inherited by other classes, Product has a string Discriminator column "ProductType" which should allow NH to return the correct subclass.
Below is a simple version of what I am working on.
 public class ProductMap : ClassMap<Product>
{
    public ProductMap()
    {

        Table("Product");
        Id(x => x.Id)
            .GeneratedBy.Identity();

        DiscriminateSubClassesOnColumn("ProductType");

        Map(x => x.Name)
            .Length(200);
        Map(x => x.BriefDescription)
            .Length(400);

        Map(x => x.FullDescription);

        Map(x => x.Sku);
        Map(x => x.VendorSku);

        References(x => x.Vendor, "VendorId");

    }
}

public class MotorHomeMap : SubclassMap<MotorHome>
{
    public MotorHomeMap()
    {
        DiscriminatorValue("MotorHome");

        Table("MotorHome");

        //KeyColumn("ProductId");
        Map(x => x.Berths);

    }
}

However if I do a simple Session.QueryOver.List() the resulting query that gets executed is
SELECT this_.Id               as Id1_0_,
   this_.Name             as Name1_0_,
   this_.BriefDescription as BriefDes4_1_0_,
   this_.FullDescription  as FullDesc5_1_0_,
   this_.Sku              as Sku1_0_,
   this_.VendorSku        as VendorSku1_0_,
   this_.VendorId         as VendorId1_0_,
   this_.Berths           as Berths1_0_,
   this_.ProductType      as ProductT2_1_0_

FROM   Product this_
Obviously "Berths" is NOT in the Product table, rather it is in the "MotorHome" table.
I'm sure I'm missing something rather simple but cannot for the life of me figure out what I'm doing wrong here.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

A: By specifying DiscriminateSubClassesOnColumn you are configuring the mapping to be table-per-class-hierarchy and not table-per-subclass
Fluent mapping documentation on subclasses


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Such a policy would result in the left taking over all of the US like it did in California.
Do I understand Biddle correctly? We should allow virtually unlimited Moslem immigration to the US and also attack Iran, Saudi Arabia and other Moslem nations? Isn't that a recipe for massive terrorism in the US? People don't like seeing their home countries and sacred sites attacked. Look at what they do over a film that almost no one saw.
Furthermore, both Republicans and Democrats violate individual rights, so it doesn't really matter who they vote for anyway. Until we change the philosophy of this country, the politics will remain very bad. One way to change the philosophy of this country would be to implement capitalism, including open immigration.
My apologies. Your second comment got lost in the shuffle and I just now saw it to post it.
If those countries don't like being attacked, they should stop violating and threatening to violate the rights of Americans.
1. We all agree that terrorists, would be terrorists or terrorist sympathizers shouldn't be allowed in the country. Say 1000 men from an Al-Quaeida sympathetic area in Pakistan apply for entry to the US. How does Biddle decide if it's safe to let them in? Does he think the Pakistani government is going to provide us with reliable information? Would the 9/11 creeps have been kept out?
2. If we had open immigration, within 10 years there might be millions more Moslems in the US. Most arrivals would have moderate religious beliefs and not inclined toward terrorism. But Moslems become radicalized easily. Imagine what happens if start attacking their home countries. A lot of of moderate Moslems would become Jihadists.
3. I'm curious how Biddle would determine if someone has a criminal record as well. Does El Salvador have good centralized records on criminal activity? If someone shows up at JFK and says his name is "Juan Reyes" how do we determine if his Juan Reyes the peaceful guy or Juan Reyes the gang member?
4. Sure, immigration is a different issue from citizenship/voting. But we have to deal with the situation as it is. California and Illinois have democratic supermajorities (> 2/3 of legislators) in both houses thanks to demographic changes resulting from immigration. They can raise taxes and spending with immunity. Open immigration would turn Texas democratic in a generation. Considering how strongly Hispanics support redistribution, how long do you think Texas will last without an income tax?
It is the job of law enforcement and the military to protect our borders, and I'm sure they have ways to do so that do not violate individual rights. I am no expert in that area, so I defer to those who are.
If someone cannot prove who they are, you don't have to let them in.
As far as dealing with the situation "as it is", a country gets the immigrants it deserves. If you build up a huge welfare state, you will get citizens who want a handout. If you build up a capitalist state, you will attract those who wish to take advantage of free markets.
If you don't stop the vicious cycle now, nothing will ever get better.


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I've found that the older I get, the more inclined to spend all my money on homeware I am. You might have read on my twitter profile that I've recently secured a little flat all for me and I'm super excited to kit it out in cute stuff. I put together a little homeware wishlist and thought I'd share some of the things I'm wanting to buy with you!
I absolutely LOVE me a good print and I've found some super cute ones on Etsy to treat myself to. AbbieImagine has some absolutely amazing prints and there are two Disney ones that I've had my eye on for a while. I absolutely love this simplistic The Little Mermaid poster and I think this would look really lovely on my bathroom wall. I'm also absolutely LOVING this Once Upon A Time print.
Next is probably my favourite shop to buy bits for the home from so it wouldn't be right if I didn't include a few goodies from there. I keep telling myself that the reason my boyfriend never buys me flowers is because I don't have a pretty vase to put them in (a girl can dream!) I've been eyeing this one up for a while now and I'm definitely going to get one of these when I have a bit of spare dosh! I also love this little tea, coffee, and sugar pot and think it'll look really pretty set up in my lovely new kitchen.
Finally, I think the ultimate blogger dream is to furnish their entire homes with stuff from Anthropologie. I 100% cannot justify the price of half of the stuff they have there, but there's a little sale on at the moment so a little splurge won't break the bank too much! I love this little tea towel with fruits de mer printed on it! Just like the tea, coffee, and sugar pot, it'll look absolutely lovely in my new kitchen!
What should I be kitting out my new princess palace with?


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Posts tagged with "iOS 9"
MLB's At Bat iPad App Live Video Viewing Up 86% Thanks to Picture in Picture→
Sarah Perez, reporting for TechCrunch, on the effect iOS 9 multitasking had on MLB's At Bat app since they added support for Split View and Picture in Picture two months ago:
During these first two weeks, MLB fans spent 20 percent more minutes per day, on average, watching live video on iPad compared with the 2015 season, when multitasking was not available. (MLB says that any form of multitasking behavior was counted here, not just spilt-screen viewing.)
In addition, fans who were using the new multitasking features and watching live video of MLB games in the At Bat application were spending 162 minutes per day on average consuming MLB.TV on iPad. That's an increase of 86 percent from the 2015 season.
Picture in Picture fundamentally transforms the video experience of an iPad. Now imagine if two of the biggest video services around also realized this.
Working on the iPad: One Year Later, Still My Favorite Computer
My iPad Pro Home screen.
Four years ago, I struggled to move from a Mac to an iPad. Today, I only have to open my MacBook once a week. And I wish I didn't have to.
In February 2015, after years of experiments and workarounds, I shared the story of how the iPad Air 2 became my primary computer. The article, while unsurprising for MacStories readers who had been following my iPad coverage since 2012, marked an important milestone in my journey towards being Mac-free.
As I wrote last year:
Three years ago, as I was undergoing cancer treatments, I found myself in the position of being unable to get work done with a Mac on a daily basis because I wasn't always home, at my desk. I was hospitalized for several weeks or had to spend entire days waiting to talk to doctors. I couldn't write or manage MacStories because I couldn't do those tasks on my iPhone and I couldn't take my MacBook with me. I'd often go weeks without posting anything to the website – not even a short link – because I couldn't do it from my bed. I began experimenting with the iPad as a device to work from anywhere and, slowly but steadily, I came up with ways to speed up my workflow and get things done on iOS. I promised myself I'd never let a desk set my work schedule or performance anymore.
Being tied to a desktop computer isn't an option for me. No matter what life has in store for the future, I have to be ready to work from anywhere. I have to consider the possibility that I won't always be okay, working from the comfort of my living room. That means having a computer that can follow me anywhere, with a screen big enough to type on, and a higher degree of portability than a MacBook. That means using an iPad. That means iOS.
The past 12 months have cemented this vision and raised new questions. But, more importantly, the iPad and iOS 9 have been essential to launching a project I've been working on for years.
At this point, I can't imagine using a computer that isn't an iPad anymore.
Understanding Night Shift's Impact on Accessibility
By Steven Aquino
To my knowledge, the release of Night Shift in iOS 9.3 is only the second time in recent history Apple has updated iOS to include a change or feature that has potential accessibility ramifications. The other occurrence, in my mind, was iOS 7.1 beta 2, released in 2013. In it, Apple added a Button Shapes option to Accessibility as a way to assuage users who have trouble distinguishing an actionable button from a text label. Generally, however, any significant additions or changes to the Accessibility feature set comes included with a major new version of iOS. That is to say, the version Craig Federighi talks about at the annual WWDC keynote.
Before getting into Night Shift's accessibility merit, it's worth examining why it exists. The impetus for Night Shift is better sleep. Apple explains in its marketing material for iOS 9.3 that a person's circadian rhythm can be disrupted by the "bright blue light" emitted from an iPhone or iPad's screen, making it difficult to fall asleep. What Night Shift does to combat this, according to Apple, is "use your iOS device's clock and geolocation to determine when it's sunset in your location." After gathering that data, the software then "automatically shifts the colors in your display to the warmer end of the spectrum." The end result is a display that's easier on the eyes, thus hopefully making it easier to fall asleep. (The display settings will revert to normal in the morning. There's an option to schedule Night Shift as well.) For more on why Night Shift is important and how it works, iMore has posted a good explainer on the feature.
iOS 9.3 and Education
By Fraser Speirs
The off-cycle release of major new features in iOS 9.3 is quite a departure for Apple. The usual cycle until now has been for major releases to debut at WWDC in the summer and ship in September/October. For the education market, however, this schedule has been extremely difficult to deal with. School usually starts in August or September - in the northern hemisphere at least - and having a major platform upgrade happen right after school starts is hard to cope with.
That has all been turned on its head. On January 11th, Apple announced the developer beta release of iOS 9.3. Unusually for a developer beta, Apple also produced the kind of iOS preview webpages that are normally seen in the time between the WWDC announcement of a new major iOS version and its eventual release.
PipTube Brings Picture in Picture for Any YouTube Video on iOS 9
When iOS 9 launched in September, it was easy to understand the potential of Picture in Picture: for the first time, iPad users could continue watching a video in the background through a floating media player capable of coexisting with other apps – it could even stay on screen during Split View.
As I cautioned in my review, however, it was also obvious to see how big media companies wouldn't like Picture in Picture: by stripping them of control over player customization, Picture in Picture would provide a universal way to watch videos across iOS with the system video player, which comes with specific restrictions and media limitations. This is the reason why the likes of YouTube and Netflix haven't implemented Picture in Picture yet: relying on Apple's Picture in Picture player would force them to relinquish control of custom player buttons, ads, or other content overlaid on top of videos that can't be shown in the Picture in Picture box.
Four months later, the lack of iPad Pro and Picture in Picture support in the official YouTube app is a daily annoyance that has only been partly remedied by third-party YouTube clients like YouPlayer or ProTube. Today, those wishing for a simpler way to watch YouTube videos in Picture in Picture without having to use a separate client will find a solid solution in PipTube, released on the App Store at $1.99.
Drag & Drop Demo for iOS 9's Split View→
CoreDragon is a new open source library for iOS developers created by Nevyn Bengsston designed to bring multitouch drag & drop to iOS 9:
The eighties solved this with another piece of direct manipulation: drag and drop. Today, I bring the eighties right back into 2016 with my new open source library CoreDragon. CoreDragon lets you get rid of context menus, modal interactions and even copy paste, by allowing you to mark some areas of your application as things that can be dragged; and other areas as places where you can drop things.
The key feature of CoreDragon is support for dragging and dropping content between apps in Split View on iPad:
CoreDragon uses similar concepts as the drag'n' drop APIs on MacOS, and modifies them to work better in a world with view controllers. It works within a single application, and on modern iPads, between applications that are running in split screen mode.
Take a look at the video Nevyn put together to demonstrate drag & drop in Split View. This isn't the first time I've come across this idea, and it's extremely close to what I imagine Apple will eventually add to the iPad platform.
As I mentioned in my iOS 9 review, drag & drop is an interaction paradigm ripe for being reimagined by multitouch. Using the clipboard and extensions to transfer content between two apps running simultaneously is feeling outdated at this point, and I want to believe something similar to CoreDragon is in the works for the future of iOS. Nevyn has some interesting ideas on how to augment traditional drag & drop with multitouch, too.
Apple Previews iOS 9.3 with Night Shift, Health and News Improvements, New Education Features
Earlier today, Apple released the first developer beta of iOS 9.3, which will introduce several new functionalities for built-in apps and for education users. To highlight some of the changes in this release, Apple has launched a mini-site with screenshots and descriptions of what's coming in iOS 9.3.
Improving the iOS 9 Videos App→
I find the iOS Videos app frustrating to use. It's almost unbelievable that in the 9th major version of the OS it's missing what seem to be some pretty basic features. However, this also means that it should't be hard to make it a lot better:
This is a great list of suggestions for the built-in Videos app by Michael Tsai.
The Videos app strikes me as one of the most outdated Apple apps across iOS – it was updated with a basic UI refresh for iOS 7, but its functionality largely remained unchanged. There's a chasm between the video experiences on Apple platforms – with the new Apple TV now out of the door, I think a complete revamp of the iOS Videos app should be taken in consideration this year.
Copied: A Full-Featured Clipboard Manager for iOS 9
I first came across Copied a few days after its release in late October. Developed by Kevin Chang, Copied is a clipboard manager for iOS and OS X with iCloud sync and a polished interface – a fairly standard set of features, I first thought when looking at the app's product page.
Over the subsequent couple of weeks, Copied played an essential role in helping me assemble my coverage of the iPad Pro, and it has since gained a permanent spot on my Home screen on both the iPhone and iPad. Copied has become my favorite way to quickly exchange bits of text and images between devices with iCloud, transfer URLs and templates I use for in-depth reviews and Club MacStories, and more.
On the surface, Copied may appear like another clipboard manager for iOS; however, several nice touches in the app break new ground in this category, and I consider Copied one of the best app debuts of 2015.


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Harley Davidson to launch its Roadster Model in India
India: The American multinational is going to expand its sportser range of bikes portfolio in the country in November 2016. Harley is planning to introduce the new Roadster at an expected ex-showroom price of about USD15,000 in the country.
Considering the changing business environment for cars in India, along with the ban on selected diesel (2,000cc and above) vehicles in Delhi-NCR by the apex court of India, Supreme Court. Followed by the ban on diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCR, diesel cars with more than 2,000cc engine capacity which was earlier banned in Kerala by National Green Tribunal (NGT) has consequently forced the luxury car maker to foray its models' in petrol variant.
The initial step is being taken by the company to embrace its motorcycle portfolio in the confident two wheeler market of India. According to the company officials, Harley Davidson would introduce its recently launched Roadster motorcycle on the Indian shores by November, 2016. While discussing about the motorcycle, the personnel added that the motorcycle belonged to the Sportser family of Harley and would be the second new introduction by the American multinational in the same year, after the 1200 Custom bike.
In the international market, the Roadster was unveiled in April, 2016. Moreover, the Harley's Roadster would be assembled locally in India and is likely to be priced at USD15,000 (ex-showroom) in the market.
According to a recent report published by TechSci Research, "India Premium Motorcycles Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2020", India's premium motorcycles market witnessed a major turnaround with rapid increase in demand for premium motorcycles since 2012. The country's high net worth individuals and upper middleclass section of the population was further lured with the introduction of low priced domestically assembled premium motorcycles, thereby boosting premium motorcycle sales in India.
As per TechSci Research, India has been a growing market for premium motorcycle brands such as Harley Davidson, Triumph, Hyosung and many others. Also, Harley Davidson counts among the top players in the domestic premium motorcycle companies. The rapidly increasing purchasing power among the citizens of the country, has been driving the sale of such bikes in the Indian market. However, this fact has forced the American bikemaker to plan and introduce its sportser range of motorcycle across the country.
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The property is centrally located in Knightsbridge, one of London`s most sought after areas. Knightsbridge is an area that hosts London`s finest restaurants, shops, art galleries and hotels. Knightsbridge itself is a premier international business location, which benefits from its close proximity to the West End and is in easy reach of Mayfair and Kensington. In addition Knightsbridge in considered by many as London`s cultural centrepiece, with The Natural History Museum and The Victoria and Albert Museum close by.


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Today I am going to teach you how to shoot a slingshot and some different ammo you can use.
I recommend a daisy powerline its a really good slingshot and you can get it from academy for under $10. Ammo? You can use all sorts of stuff marbles, fishing sinkers, arrows, glass balls, small rocks, and the stuff you buy at the store just to name a few.
If your a righty put your right foot forward and your left foot behind slightly pointed outward, nees slightly bent.And for lefties do the opposite.
Again for righties take your arm stick it under the arm thingy come up and grasp the handle. Put your thumb on the little notch in between the crosshair things that hold the elastic bands.
You have your stance, you have your grip now its time to shoot take your ammo and hold it between your thumb and index finger and hold it in the pouch. Pullback and put your target in between the crosshairs and release.
The thing you saw in the first picture is a altoids smalls tin with toilet paper on the top and bottom and Popsicle sticks dividing it into sections. It contains: dental floss (for bolo rounds) 1 bolo round, 3 small sinkers, 4 medium sinkers, and 3 large sinkers. Thx! For reading good luck shooting and have a nice summer.
I took two sinkers large enough to put dental floss in and I tied them together with it.
How'd you make the bolo rounds?


1. An inflatable couch that lets you lounge on a bed made of nothing but the wind.
This royal recliner lets nature do the blowing. Just tamp down a gust with the seal, fasten the clips, and you can enjoy your own little Central Perk gabfest in the outdoors.
2. A slackline that lets you walk, jump, and bounce on air.
If you haven't yet given the addictive sport of slacklining a try, it will quickly develop your balance and agility as you perform a series of "lookatmelookatmelookatmes." Gibbon's rig is super easy to string up and will take your core muscles back to the glory days.
3. A 14-person tent, which works whether you have 14 regular people, or just four very messy ones.
The multi-room setup lets you designate different sleeping areas and keeps your buddy's muddy boots away from your memory foam pillow.
4. A wooden amplifier to crank your tunes, no power source required.
This natural speaker system which requires no batteries and is perfect for a foresty dose of Fleet Foxes. Just a #servingsuggestion.
5. A double sleeping bag for double the cozy.
Rated to 20 degrees, this super-plush sleeping bag lets you leach heat from your special someone through those clear, chilly nights under the stars.
6. A hammock for two that you can kip in during the day or camp in at night.
The ENO Flower of Life DoubleNest is designed to get you out of the dirt and into the trees. It weighs very little, and scrunches up tiny.
7. A classic Traceable Down-filled mummy-style bag from Patagonia.
Alternately, you can disappear into the ever-popular hybrid bag from Patagonia. Suitable for tree boughs, narrow cliff ledges, rocky outcrops, and pretty much anywhere else that will make for a good Instagram.
You might be roughing it, but you're not roughing it on this self-inflating thermal mattress, which will set you aloft and keep your back happy after a long day's wearing of short shorts.
9. This pie-iron for avocado toast over the campfire.
Because in the outdoors, you can have a house and eat your avocado toast, too. Also great for grilled cheeses and "whatever we have left over on day five" hot pockets.
10. A Jetboil stove system that lets you while away the hours hiking and swimming, then cook dinner in minutes.
Firing up this stove is as easy as turning a dial and clicking the on button, and allows you to boil water in 60 seconds flat if you are especially keen on a hot chocolate.
11. An inflatable pillow for glorious dreams of mountain tops, sparkling aqua lakes, and bears.
12. A kit containing headlamps and flashlights for the whole family.
This six-piece kit means that everyone gets their own light source and no one has to walk into a tree during a middle-of-the-night commune with nature.
13. A star finder, for the zodiac-curious among you.
Our ancestors navigated their way around the world using the stars as their guide. You can find Leo the Lion, and… that's about it. In fairness, your ancestors didn't have GPS on their cellphones.
14. A whittlin' knife, so you can craft wooden artifacts or pointy sticks, or just make everyone call you Pappy.
If you've had it up to here with wasting valuable Swiss army knife space on a corkscrew, you're ready for the gorgeous outdoors knives from Flexcut. Your marshmallow-stick game is going to soar.
15. A solar shower that lets you dance in a waterfall without hiking anywhere.
When the zombiepocalypse comes, we'll be out in the woods, enjoying warm showers.
16. A reclining chair that pack flat and lets you lay your weary legs out.
I'm too tired for a chair with legs. Let me sit as nature intended: using no skeleton muscles whatsoever.
17. An instamatic camera, because you switched your phone off days ago.
"Slightly smudgy" is truly the most flattering filter.
18. A National Parks coloring book for those chill afternoons at the campsite.
From Acadia to Yellowstone, a bucket list of park destinations to color.
19. A portable mosquito repeller that will create an invisible no-bug dome around you.
You can love nature and still want to eradicate mosquitos, imo.
Price: $29.99 at Amazon; refills $14.89 for a pack of four at Jet.
20. A hanging tree pod tent straight out of Lothlórien.
The tent that reimagines the camping paradigm.
21. Freeze-dried lasagna, for when you're too tired to do anything but boil water.
As Mary Barry might say, I think you've cracked it.
22. Astronaut ice cream, because you're exploring new frontiers, even if not the final one.
Freeze-dried ice cream is delicious and won't spoil or melt in the heat, making it the perfect camping dessert.
23. The most delicious freeze-dried coffee, because even the most finicky coffee snobs don't want to haul a bunch of beans on a hike.
24. A kayak that lets you do battle with the rapids (or laze on the lake).
Don't limit your exploration to dry land.
25. A folding crash pad so you can rock-climb without a single rope or harness.
This pad is midsize and comes with padded shoulder straps for hauling it in.
Coincidentally, the drop-zone is also what we call our bellies.
26. A camp pot with two nesting cups, for maximum efficiency.
According to some review, it's also essential for a bug-out bag (eep!).
27. A tough-as-nails duffel to haul all your excellent camping gear.
It stuffs into its own pocket, is water repellent, can fit a week's worth of gear, and is the only duffel I would put money on to survive a trip over Niagara Falls.
Bear Grylls status, here you come!


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New Sculpture Installed in Marble Arch
AuthorEmma ClarendonPosted on May 13, 2016 May 13, 2016 CategoriesUncategorized, Visual ArtTagsDavid Breuer-Weil
Artist David Breuer-Weil's latest sculpture Brothers is now on display in Marble Arch as part of Westminster City Council's City of Sculpture programme.
Brothers by David Breuer-Weil. Image by: Sam Roberts.
The sculpture depicts two separate but connected individuals that are explicitly siblings. Meanwhile, the positioning of Brothers is significant as it is a human arch that shows the joining of two minds.
Yet, the sculpture is also a symbol of connection and resolution as much as it is about coming together and peace. Brothers is a suggestion that distances between people that used to be unreachable can now be connected in less than a second.
The artwork contains a deliberately textured surface that has become familiar to those who follow Breuer-Weil's work. Commenting on the piece, the artist said: "The two figures are brothers and partners. But, they also suggest the idea that each person has two aspects – good and evil. I believe that every person has the capacity for both elements. I like the idea that when you communicate with another person you are also seeing a reflection of yourself, of your own humanity."
Cllr Robert Davis MBE DL, Deputy Leader, and Cabinet Member for the Built Environment, said: "As custodians of this fantastic city, Westminster City Council is passionate in its efforts to turn Westminster into London's most celebrated open air gallery, providing residents and visitors with a unique opportunity to interact with public art of all shapes and sizes in some of London's most iconic locations."
Breuer-Weil is famed for his monumental solo shows of vast painted canvases referred to as the Projects. 'The Project' was held in 2001 at the Roundhouse, Camden; 'Project 2' was held at theBargehouse, OXO Tower in 2003; 'Project 3' was then held in conjunction with the Ben Uri Gallery in 2007; and at the beginning of 2013 'Project 4' was staged in The Vaults, Waterloo. Alongside the Projects Breuer-Weil continues to produce on a smaller scale works on paper, paintings and sculpture. Breuer-Weil has also become known for creating monumental sculptures which have been displayed in London including Hanover Square and Grosvenor Gardens and around the world.
Brothers is on display at Marble Arch now.
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The Globe and Mail has covered the recent launch of Lawrence Lessig's new book Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and The Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity. The book is available free for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons license. Since the online book launch, volunteers have already created audio versions of each chapter, also available for free non-commercial use.
This story follows on the heals of a Canadian federal court ruling that making files available for sharing on the Internet does not constitute copyright infringement. However, big media would have you believe that making content available for free has a detrimental affect on sales. This assumption has been proven incorrect by a recent Harvard Business School study, showing that the number of music file downloads has no relation to in-store CD sales.
The real story here is that the Internet has turned traditional business assumptions upside down. According to McLuhan's laws of media, every technology has unexpected, and unintended, effects on its users (Extend, Obsolesce, Retrieve, Reverse). Lessig will sell more copies of his book because it is available online for free. This is especially true in his case, because the book is about digital copyright issues. Lessig has not given up his commercial rights, but he has created a legion of potential book buyers, without an expensive marketing campaign.


An app that brings together people on a global scale and inspires people from all walks of life. As people move through the Inspire Me application they will see multiple people around the world who have inspired and changed the lives of others around them. These beautiful people have amazing stories that need to be shared with the world. Through Inspire Me, people will share their stories and other stories with the world and educate people that anything is possible no matter where you come from.


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My flamingo earrings are firm favourites.
At London Zoo in 2013 I saw a whole flock of flamingoes.
Last week in Dunedin I spied these flamingo slippers in a shop window.
I knew they were impractical and chose not to spend $90 on them, although I was tempted. In Ballantynes this week there was a flamingo tea infuser.
It was reduced from $21 to $5, and I couldn't resist. Now I regularly have a flamingo in my teacup. It seems flamingoes are everywhere. Perhaps they're planning a world takeover?
"It seems I just turn round and Bingo!


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The layout has also changed requiring a cover image that goes at the top of the page along with a larger profile image, which is used as the thumbnail against any comments you make, and lastly the apps you make available are also shown just under the cover image, using new sized images.
Then Facebook decided to force all Pages—like my peteoshea page, not your personal profile—to use timeline. I thought it might be useful to record some of the important sizes for anyone else about to move to timeline.
Having been working for myself for 18 months I still haven't achieved anywhere near as much as I had hoped. Now don't get me wrong I have done a few things in that time that I am very pleased with. The problem is that I just haven't found nearly as much time as I had wanted to, to spend on the personal projects I had envisaged.
Then I was offered some extra work for my old company but this came with some extra restrictions. This got me thinking as to whether I would just be better off returning to full time employment. Am I really cut out to be my own boss?
This whole working for yourself thing is a huge learning curve. I really pushed myself with lots of late nights to reach my recent deadlines. One night I was up till 5:30 in the morning getting ready to deliver a new program to someone the following morning.
So two out of the three projects were delivered pretty much on time. I released the Ski Pad iPhone app last week and it seems to have gone down well. The second project I was working on was a desktop program, developed in Delphi, to track jobs and print tickets for a skip hire company.
One of the things that I always aim to do is to be honest in my writings. I try not to exaggerate things to make myself sound better than I actually am and I make sure to portray my failings as well as my successes.
I think honesty is an important part of happiness. The more white lies that you have to employ to get you through the day, the more stress incurred, with the extra complication of trying to remember who you told what!
Now I am not suggesting that everyone should become saints overnight and never lie again. I just think that in general being up front about things as early as possible can make things easier for both sides.