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CarCostCanada and ETA Response Agreement is a Boost for Dealer/Customer Connectivity
MISSISSAUGA, ON / ACCESSWIRE / October 27, 2020 / Armada Data Corporation (TSXV:ARD) is pleased to announce the signing of a sales agency agreement with ETA Response Inc., an innovative auto technology firm located in Markham, Ontario. ETA has developed a premium, deeply customizable first response mechanism that auto dealerships can use to manage all of their online contact needs at an exceptionally low cost.
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CarCostCanada is a leader in the field of automotive marketing information technology and is the nation's first and most advanced membership-based new car pricing website. Founded in 1999, the company has grown to become the go-to vehicle information portal for Canadian car and truck buyers coast-to-coast. While the company's longstanding online presence has made it a magnet for consumers exploring the ins & outs of auto pricing, CarCostCanada's dealer division, led by veteran vehicle sales expert Joe Glube, is making significant inroads with dealers aiming to strengthen their connections with today's savvy auto buyers. The new agreement with ETA is merely the latest expression of those rewarding efforts.
Car and truck buyers today tend to contact their dealer electronically, a trend that's gaining momentum apace with the improvements being made to the online infrastructure. This accelerating trend is reflected by a substantial shift of the process of booking dealer mechanical and body repair services to the online space. Trouble is, dealerships are staffed businesses that operate during business hours. Customers, on the other hand, need their dealer to be there for them 24-7, especially when problems arise. The omnipresence and efficiency of modern electronic communication means EVERY hour is a business hour.
Dealerships have recognized this critical disconnect and are determined to address the issue. "Our dealer customers have told us they're often hard-pressed to effectively control the all-important 'first message' they send to their different types of customers," explains Glube, Vice-President & General Manager at CarCostCanada. "Many also find, despite their best efforts, that there's variation in the response messaging depending on the dealer team member and department. ETA Response is an excellent solution to resolve this challenge through automation, guaranteeing dealer management that every customer receives a quality and timely first response."
ETA Response is a privately-owned Canadian company that has operated in the automotive marketing sector since its founding in 2013. "We are very excited to partner with Armada Data Corporation in order to provide our proven Customer Engagement Platform to Canadian auto dealers," according to Mikael Scaglietti, Product Alchemist at ETA. Canadian auto dealers can expect to see immediate improvements in customer-dealer connectivity after integrating ETA Response's platform into their customer service infrastructure.
The advantages are obvious - each and every online customer inquiry will be replied to in less than one minute! What's more, this ground-breaking solution empowers dealerships with the ability to customize templates in a variety of intricate ways so that each reply meets OEM standards. It's a seamless solution ideal for the digital age, as internet leads are engaged with an informative email that both simplifies and expedites the new car buying process.
"We truly believe that dealerships will benefit from this partnership," states Sabrina Sammy, the Owner and "Boss Lady" of ETA Response Inc., "as we both share the common goal of enhancing the customer's experience as the dealer's image is crucial during the first reply." CarCostCanada's Joe Glube shares Sammy's sentiments, stating "With ETA Response installed, both new and existing customers are engaged by their dealer positively and proactively, ensuring a smooth and timely transition to the correct dealer staff member. All of us at CarCostCanada are very enthusiastic about this partnership with ETA Response and we're looking forward to introducing their services to Canadian auto dealers."
About Armada Data Corporation
Founded in 1999, Mississauga-based Armada Data Corporation is a Canadian publicly traded Information & Marketing Services Company providing accurate and real-time data to institutional and retail customers, through developing, owning and operating automotive pricing-related web sites and providing information technology and marketing services to its clients through B2C websites and through B2B applications. The corporation has pioneered an effective business model by capitalizing and monetizing new car pricing data that is not easily accessible to the general public or the business community.
Armada Data shares are listed on the TSX Venture exchange under the trading Symbol ARD. Armada currently has a total of 17,670,265 shares outstanding. Additional information relating to Armada Data Corporation is filed on SEDAR, and can be viewed at www.sedar.com.
Armada Data Corporation
Mr. R. James Matthews, President & CEO
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Whole mount in situ hybridization (WISH) was used in an upper level undergraduate Comparative Vertebrate Biology course in addition to vertebrate dissections. This gave students the opportunity to study gene expression patterns as well as gross anatomy, linking the study of molecular and organismal biology within one course.
Jacobs, N. L., Albertson, R. C., Wiles, J. R. Using Whole Mount in situ Hybridization to Link Molecular and Organismal Biology. J. Vis. Exp. (49), e2533, doi:10.3791/2533 (2011).
Whole mount in situ hybridization (WISH) is a common technique in molecular biology laboratories used to study gene expression through the localization of specific mRNA transcripts within whole mount specimen. This technique (adapted from Albertson and Yelick, 2005) was used in an upper level undergraduate Comparative Vertebrate Biology laboratory classroom at Syracuse University. The first two thirds of the Comparative Vertebrate Biology lab course gave students the opportunity to study the embryology and gross anatomy of several organisms representing various chordate taxa primarily via traditional dissections and the use of models. The final portion of the course involved an innovative approach to teaching anatomy through observation of vertebrate development employing molecular techniques in which WISH was performed on zebrafish embryos. A heterozygous fibroblast growth factor 8 a (fgf8a) mutant line, ace, was used. Due to Mendelian inheritance, ace intercrosses produced wild type, heterozygous, and homozygous ace/fgf8a mutants in a 1:2:1 ratio. RNA probes with known expression patterns in the midline and in developing anatomical structures such as the heart, somites, tailbud, myotome, and brain were used. WISH was performed using zebrafish at the 13 somite and prim-6 stages, with students performing the staining reaction in class. The study of zebrafish embryos at different stages of development gave students the ability to observe how these anatomical structures changed over ontogeny. In addition, some ace/fgf8a mutants displayed improper heart looping, and defects in somite and brain development. The students in this lab observed the normal development of various organ systems using both external anatomy as well as gene expression patterns. They also identified and described embryos displaying improper anatomical development and gene expression (i.e., putative mutants).
For instructors at institutions that do not already own the necessary equipment or where funds for lab and curricular innovation are limited, the financial cost of the reagents and apparatus may be a factor to consider, as will the time and effort required on the part of the instructor regardless of the setting. Nevertheless, we contend that the use of WISH in this type of classroom laboratory setting can provide an important link between developmental genetics and anatomy. As technology advances and the ability to study organismal development at the molecular level becomes easier, cheaper, and increasingly popular, many evolutionary biologists, ecologists, and physiologists are turning to research strategies in the field of molecular biology. Using WISH in a Comparative Vertebrate Biology laboratory classroom is one example of how molecules and anatomy can converge within a single course. This gives upper level college students the opportunity to practice modern biological research techniques, leading to a more diversified education and the promotion of future interdisciplinary scientific research.
Transfer stained embryos to an 80% glycerol solution in PBSt, using a graded series of washes, and store at 4°C.
When performed correctly, the reaction between the NBT, BCIP, and alkaline phosphatase will form a purple precipitate that should appear on the zebrafish embryo as a purple stain. Riboprobes should be previously synthesized from cDNA corresponding to the gene of interest. Therefore, it can be concluded any stain visualized represents areas of the zebrafish in which the gene of interest has been transcribed at that particular developmental stage. For the purposes of this course, riboprobes were synthesized from aldh1a2 (previously raldh2; Begemann et al., 2001; Figure 1); fgf8a (Reifers et al., 1998; Figure 2); deltaC (Oates et al., 2005); myod1 (Weinberg et al., 1996); shha (Krauss et al., 1993), pax2a (Brand et al., 1996; Figure 3) and myl7 (previously cmlc2; Yelon et al., 1999) cDNA. Staining was expected in the midline and in anatomical structures including the somites, tailbud, myotome, brain, and heart. Ace/fgf8a mutants were expected to have defects in many of these structures. Staining was easily visualized using a standard dissecting microscope. Additional sources contain more information and troubleshooting on WISH techniques similar to those described here (Clark, 2003; D'Costa et al., 2009; Schmoldt et al., 2009; Schoenwolf, 2009).
Figure 1. A zebrafish embryo 24 hours post fertilization, which has been hybridized with riboprobes specific for aldh1a2. Specific staining can be seen in the eyes, hindbrain, pectoral fin bud primordia, and somites. Anterior is to the top, posterior is to the bottom.
Figure 2. A zebrafish embryo at the 13 somite stage of development that has been hybridized with a probe specific for fgf8a. Specific staining is seen in the telencephalon, dorsal diencephalon, midbrain-hindbrain boundary, somites, and tailbud. Ventral is to the left, dorsal is to the right.
Figure 3. A 22 hours post fertilization zebrafish embryo that has been hybridized with a riboprobe specific for pax2a, a robust marker useful for visualizing the nervous system. Specific staining can be seen in the choroid fissure, midbrain-hindbrain boundary, otic vesicle, and spinal cord neurons. Dorsal view with anterior to the left.
WISH was used in a Comparative Vertebrate Biology laboratory course to help students understand the roles of genetics in anatomical development through the visualization of known gene expression patterns. For the first part of the course, students performed dissections on organisms representing several different chordate taxa, allowing them ample time to study, understand, compare, and contrast vertebrate anatomy.
As an introduction to the second part of the course, students were given a formal lecture describing zebrafish development and anatomy. The methods and expected results of the WISH experiment were also discussed. Students were then given live zebrafish at somitogenesis and prim-6 stages of development, and at 2 and 5 days post fertilization (dpf) to examine under the dissecting microscope. This was to give students a better understanding of what zebrafish embryos look like and the types of morphological changes that occur over ontogeny.
In the next laboratory session, students were given zebrafish embryos in which WISH had been previously performed. They were asked to study and describe the gene expression patterns for each gene of interest (riboprobe used). Embryos used for WISH were derived from matings between members of a heterozygous ace/fgf8a line. Based on Mendelian inheritance, 25% of the embryos from the ace/fgf8a matings were expected to be homozygous mutants and to exhibit defects in many of the anatomical structures focused on in this course. Based on published reports and unpublished observations in the Albertson lab, defects in the brain and improper heart looping were expected, as well as defects in the somites (Brand et al., 1996; Albertson and Yelick, 2005; personal observations).
Students were asked to examine all specimens, wild type (heterozygous animals are indistinguishable from wild type siblings at early stages of development) and homozygous mutants, for each gene expression pattern presented. They were then asked to write lab reports describing their results, and based on their knowledge of anatomy and genetics, how defective gene expression may have precipitated anatomical malformations.
Students seemed to receive this laboratory exercise with excitement and curiosity. Most had never used WISH before and were extremely interested in this part of the course. Students found the different patterns of gene expression in the zebrafish embryos intriguing, some even described the staining patterns visualized by associating them with well-known designs and symbols, such as a smiley face. The resulting lab reports showed the students had a general understanding of the WISH protocol and the expression of genes in specific anatomical structures. Students were also required to understand the specific functions of the genes studied using WISH during the lab (Stickney et al., 2000; Huelsken et al., 2002; Geetha-Loganathan et al., 2008a; Geetha-Loganathan et al., 2008b). It was evident however, that certain students had limited background knowledge of the signaling pathways and genes of interest. More information about these concepts in the WISH introductory lecture may be a welcome addition to the use of WISH in future Comparative Vertebrate Biology courses.
Since the protocol generally takes four consecutive days, depending on the schedule of the course, students may only be able to complete a part of the experiment in class and the instructor must be responsible for the remainder. In our Comparative Vertebrate Biology class, students completed the staining reactions in the laboratory, while the Teaching Assistant performed all preceding steps. If it is preferred to have the students perform WISH in class, the protocol may be divided into subunits that can be performed over several laboratory sessions, depending on the time frame of the class. If it is not feasible for students to perform the entire protocol, as it was here due to the lab meeting only once a week, students can add the staining solution at the beginning of class and, depending on the riboprobe used, have the staining complete within an hour. The time it takes for the stain to develop varies greatly with each riboprobe and a variety of experimental conditions, and should be predetermined before class. Notably, if students will only be developing the stain in lab, instructors will be responsible for all preceding steps, which will require significant time and effort outside of the classroom. If desired, a shorter alternative to WISH could be immunohistochemistry, using antibody labels to visualize protein localization, however at this time, zebrafish-specific antibodies for developmental genes are not readily available. Another option would be to perform WISH on different vertebrate species and have the students compare the expression patterns of the same genes in different organisms (Pizard et al., 2004; Aramaki et al., 2007; Emerging Model Organisms, 2008; Emerging Model Organisms, 2010).
The overarching goal of using WISH in a Comparative Vertebrate Biology course was to demonstrate to students how molecular biological techniques are used to study anatomical development. It also provided an opportunity for students to speculate as to how altered gene expression may lead not only to developmental malformations but also to evolutionary change. Formalized as evolutionary developmental biology (often referred to as "evo-devo"), this rapidly growing field of study aims to link genotype and phenotype through development, and to elucidate potential mechanistic bases of evolutionary change. With the rise of this field, more ecologists, organismal biologists, and physiologists are employing molecular techniques in their research. We contend that the use of WISH in a Comparative Vertebrate Biology course will help to keep the curriculum up to date with current technological and conceptual advances in research, and to facilitate a better horizontal alignment of upper level biology courses by combining biological subfields. Moreover, this integrative approach will provide students the opportunity to learn an assortment of biological research techniques in one course, leading to a more diversified education and the promotion of future interdisciplinary scientific research.
The authors would like to acknowledge the Department of Biology at Syracuse University and Dr. Marilyn Kerr for their roles in the administration of the Comparative Vertebrate Biology course. The Albertson lab is supported by grant R21DE019223 from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, as well as grant R01AG031922 from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging.
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Thank you for your nice video.
I have one question:How can I design the RNA probes to get high sensitivity and specificity results?Do the length and location of the DNA templates affect the labeling?


Many deformities of the upper limb, particularly those resulting from nerve injuries, are readily interpreted anatomically.
Brachial plexus injuries may occur from traction on the arm during birth. The force of downward traction falls upon roots C5 and 6, resulting in paralysis of the deltoid and short muscles of the shoulder, and of brachialis and biceps which flex and supinate at the elbow. The arm, therefore, hangs limply by the side with the forearm pronated and the palm facing backwards, like a porter hinting for a tip (Erb-Duchenne paralysis). In adults this lesion is seen in violent falls on the side of the head and shoulder forcing the two apart and thus putting a tearing strain on the upper roots of the plexus.
Upward traction on the arm (e.g. in a forcible breech delivery) may tear the lowest root, T1, which is the segmental supply of the intrinsic hand muscles. The hand assumes a clawed appearance because of the unopposed action of the long flexors and extensors of the fingers; the extensors, inserting into the bases of the proximal phalanges, extend the m/p joints while the flexor profundus and sublimis, inserting into the distal and middle phalanges, flex the i/p joints (Klumpke's paralysis). There is often an associated Horner's syndrome (ptosis and constriction of the pupil), due to traction on the cervical sympathetic chain.
A mass of malignant supraclavicular lymph nodes or the direct invasion of a pulmonary carcinoma (Pancoast's syndrome) may produce a similar neurological picture by involvement of the lowest root of the plexus.
Not infrequently, the lower trunk of the plexus (C8, T1) is pressed upon by a cervical rib, or by the fibrous strand running from the extremity of such a rib, resulting in paraesthesiae along the ulnar border of the arm and weakness and wasting of the small muscles of the hand.
The radial nerve may be injured in the axilla by the pressure of a crutch ('crutch palsy') or may be compressed when a drunkard falls into an intoxicated sleep with the arm hanging over the back of a chair ('Saturday night palsy'). Fractures of the humeral shaft may damage the main radial nerve, whereas its posterior interosseous branch, to the extensor muscles of the forearm, may be injured in fractures or dislocations of the radial head. An ill-placed incision to expose the head of the radius taken more than three fingers' breadth below the head will divide the nerve as it lies in the supina-tor muscle.
Fig. 144 Deformities of the hand. (a) Radial palsy —wrist drop. (b) Ulnar nerve palsy—'main en griffe' or claw hand.
(d) Volkmann's contracture—another claw hand deformity. The pale blue areas represent the usual distribution of anaesthesia.
Damage to the main trunk of the radial nerve results in a wrist drop due to paralysis of all the wrist extensors (Fig. 144). Damage to the posterior interosseous nerve, however, leaves extensor carpi radialis longus intact, as it is supplied from the radial nerve above its division; this muscle alone is sufficiently powerful to maintain extension of the wrist.
The disability produced by a wrist drop is inability to grip firmly, since, unless the flexor muscles are stretched by extending the wrist, they act at a mechanical disadvantage. Try yourself to grip strongly with the wrist flexed and realize how, by operative fusion of the wrist joint in extension, the weakness produced by a radial nerve paralysis would be overcome.
Nerve overlap means that division of the radial nerve produces only a small area of anaesthesia of the dorsum of the hand between the 1st and 2nd metacarpals.
The ulnar nerve, in its vulnerable position behind the medial epicondyle of the humerus, may be damaged in fractures or dislocations of the elbow; it is also frequently divided in lacerations of the wrist. In the latter case, all the intrinsic muscles of the fingers (apart from the radial two lumbricals) are paralysed so that the hand assumes the clawed position already described under Klumpke's palsy (Fig. 144). The clawing is slightly less intense in the 2nd and 3rd digits because of their intact lumbricals, supplied by the median nerve. In late cases, wasting of the interossei is readily seen on inspecting the dorsum of the hand. Sensory loss over the ulnar 1-2 fingers is present.
If the nerve is injured at the elbow, the flexor digitorum profundus to the 4th and 5th fingers is paralysed so that the clawing of these two fingers is less intense than in division at the wrist. Paralysis of the flexor carpi ulnaris results in a tendency to radial deviation of the wrist.
Division of the ulnar nerve leaves a surprisingly efficient hand. The long flexors enable a good grip to be taken; the thumb, apart from loss of adductor pollicis, is intact and sensation over the palm of the hand is largely maintained. Indeed, it may be difficult to determine clinically with certainty that the nerve is injured; a reliable test is loss of ability to adduct and abduct the fingers with the hand laid flat, palm downwards on the table; this eliminates 'trick' movements of adduction and abduction of the fingers brought about as part of their flexion and extension respectively.
The median nerve is occasionally damaged in supracondylar fractures but it is in greatest danger in lacerations of the wrist.
If divided at the wrist, only the thenar muscles (excluding adductor pol-licis) and the radial two lumbricals are paralysed and wasting of the thenar muscles occurs. The best clinical test for this is to ask the patient, with his hand resting palm upwards on the table, to touch a pencil held above the thumb. Failure to be able to do this, (abduction), is diagnostic of paralysis of abductor pollicis brevis. It might be thought that such a lesion is relatively trivial since the only motor defect is loss of accurate opposition movement of the thumb to other fingers. In point of fact this injury is a serious disability because of the loss of sensation over the thumb, adjacent 22 fingers and the radial two-thirds of the palm of the hand, which prevents the accurate and delicate adjustments the hand makes in response to tactile stimuli (Fig. 144).
If the median nerve is divided at the elbow, there is serious muscle impairment. Pronation of the forearm is lost and is replaced by a trick movement of rotation of the upper arm. Wrist flexion is weak and accompanied by ulnar deviation, since this now depends on the flexor carpi ulnaris and the ulnar half of flexor digitorum profundus.
Volkmann's contracture of the hand follows ischaemia and subsequent fibrosis and contraction of the long flexor and extensor muscles of the forearm (Fig. 144).
The deformities are readily explained as follows: 1 Since the flexors of the wrist are bulkier than the extensors, their fibrous contraction is greater and the wrist is therefore flexed.
2 The long extensors of the fingers are inserted into the proximal phalanges; their contracture extends the m/p joints.
3 The long flexors are inserted into the distal and middle phalanges and therefore flex the i/p joints.
There is, therefore, flexion at the wrist, extension at the m/p and flexion at the i/p joints.
If the wrist is passively further flexed by the examiner, the tight flexor tendons are somewhat relaxed and therefore the fingers become a little less clawed.
Dupuytren's contracture results from a fibrous contraction of the palmar aponeurosis, particularly of the 4th and 5th fingers.
The palmar aponeurosis is merely part of the deep fascial sheath of the upper limb; it passes from the palm along either side of each finger, blends with the fibrous flexor sheath of the fingers and is attached to the sides of the proximal and middle phalanges. Contracture of this fascia results in a longitudinal thickening in the palm together with flexion of the m/p and proximal i/p joints. However, the distal i/p joints are not involved and, in fact, in an advanced case, are actually extended by the distal phalanx being pushed backwards against the palm of the hand.
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How newcomers may use bounties, airdrops and affiliate programs to get their feet wet in crypto. In developing countries, financial rewards are higher due to the exchange rates with the dollar.
Honestly, this is not a get rich quick scheme. But for crypto junkies connected to a laptop or their phones all day, there's some money to be made in bounty programs and airdrops. The goal: crypto companies will pay you a few dollars (or in their own tokens) for spreading the word about them on social media. In some countries, that's the plugged-in crypto enthusiast's perfect side hustle.
Crypto is making a comeback. Months ago, Bitcoin has bottomed out in the $3,000s and now is oscillating around the $10,000 mark. Despite the flame-out in the ICO market, new tokens are still being launched by startups. The playing field is not dead.
Companies like Airdrops.io and Bounty0X are designed to allow even novice cryptocurrency investors a chance to earn new coins or hard currency by completing simple marketing or other tasks. Startups issuing their new coins will usually ask you to set up an account so they can send you their token payments. Bounty participants will have to do their own due diligence as to how easy it is to transfer those coins into dollars, or at least into Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Telegram airdrop
Here's an example of an airdrop for Telegram users: Cloud computing startup CUDOS is airdropping $7 worth of their tokens to people who join their Telegram community. Chat with their Telegram bot, complete easy social tasks and submit your details to the airdrop form to claim the tokens. They also pay $0.7 worth of CUDOS coins for each referral. The best referrers who have given the company at least 500 real live bodies interested in investing in their cloud computing startup have a chance to get a one-time payout of $2,500.
Not all airdrops and bounties are available in the United States. That's where platforms like Bounty0X can serve a purpose. Potential bounty hunters can search for programs available at home.
Tokens for posting
Take TeleCoin for example. It's open to the U.S. You can earn their TELEX tokens for simply posting about their initial exchange offering on LinkedIn.
"Once you get good at it you can do non-public campaigns," says Diego Santos from Brazil. "I made a lot of connections and fortunately my services often get requested now." He says he is currently dedicated to some new startups as their official representative in Brazil. "I'll help them with some translating and taking care of some communities online. Opportunities are still out there. A lot of campaigns are appearing daily at BitCoinTalk. For those jumping in right now, I'd say: welcome to the game and good luck!"
Crypto fans and newcomers to the market, especially those in developing countries, have a chance to make some real money here.
Brazilians are big users of bounty programs. Other countries where this is becoming a nice way to make some crypto cash include Turkey, Colombia, Argentina and South Africa.
For example, a small $100 a month in bounty and other program income is the equivalent to R$400 a month in Brazil. That's a car payment. And it is roughly 45% of Brazil's minimum monthly wage!
Bounty types
There are two types of bounty programs that startups use, the pre-offering bounty and the post-offering bounty. The pre- is carried out before the actual launch of the project and is focused on marketing the concept to prospective investors. The post- bounty campaign is aimed at fine-tuning the project (best for techies finding bugs), communication and building the community on social media.
Most airdrops are "bounty" offerings. Airdrops create a win-win scenario because the company gets free marketing, and you get free crypto. Other airdrops will reward you for simply holding a specific coin without expectation of any reciprocal consideration.
The problem with bounties and airdrops is that coins may be hard to sell for BTC or fiat currency. Or might just be outright scams.
That's where referral programs come in. They do not require any upfront investment to be a part of these programs. All you have to do is open an account on the cryptocurrency exchange offering the affiliate program – there are a number of solid exchanges out there you can trust. They are legitimate companies, not startups, whose exchanges are already in use.
Of the 44 top cryptocurrency exchanges, 26 give out financial awards for referrals and 18 have affiliate programs. Of the two new exchanges launched in 2019 — Currency and VinDAX — both have referral programs. Worth noting, of the 26 exchanges that offer referral awards, 24 of them also have affiliate programs, meaning you can be a money making partner in the growth of that business.
In lower income countries, that partnership comes with a higher financial reward due to the exchange rates with the dollar.
"The exchange affiliate program is really a special offer to partners who have wide distribution channels and can therefore bring in more business, potentially," says Anti Danilevski, CEO & Founder of Kick Ecosystem. "Otherwise, the exchanges will just use a referral program because they are more universal, open to anyone."
Exchanges with referral programs offer one-time rewards for certain actions on the platform, and the pay is a percentage of the trading commission collected from a referral transaction. The most popular way to get paid is by commission.
Among the 14 top exchanges, the highest percentage value without fulfilling additional conditions is 30%. The exception is Coinbase, as their affiliate program offers a 50% commission for 90 days.
None of the top 14 referral programs offer a multi-level structure system, that allows your network to grow exponentially with the referral connections going all the way to 10th level. In terms of profitability, a whooping 50% of the exchange's revenue will be directed to reward KickEx Referral Program participants.
The use of people's networking
Kick combines best MLM practices in the program. Danilevsky explains:
"I believe what we are creating is a unique feature. Around 15 years ago, my wife-to-be has worked in multilevel marketing and that was how I first encountered the principles of MLM, its pros, cons and challenges. In Cambodia, Vietnam and other Asian countries, rumour mills are essential parts of daily life that helps create huge networks needed for MLM. The product distributed by the company was good and in great demand, especially by the well-to-do. As a result, the people involved in MLM networking could add significantly to the income of their families.
I personally like the MLM principles – they represent decentralized trade in real life and their principles existed long before cryptocurrencies. That helps avoid intermediaries such as shops or distributors, that wind up the prices many times.
One disadvantage of MLM is that it usually requires from participants an "activation purchase", so to join the team and earn on future clients they refer they need to buy the product themselves. In contrast, our referral program does not feature any required purchases and by doing so provides an opportunity for anyone to earn from referrals. All participants need to do is invite users that will use KickEX exchange. Members of KickRef do not need to know how to trade, what they need is just stay active and build their network, which is doable by anyone".
Kick Ecosystem is shifting from being mostly an ICO service provider platform to launch an exchange later this year. It will also offer a multi-level referral program to get people on board. The KickEX referral program involves great bonuses for active early birds and big rewards in Kick for inviting people to personal networks. The program may be considered as a mix of airdrop-bounty-referral-multi-level marketing techniques, making it one of the most attractive programs ever.
Danilevsky adds:
"We created KickRef for ourselves and for our other services. As a result, we implemented the constructor for various referral programs. The technology behind it is looking pretty good and we already hold several requests for its use from third-party companies. KickRef is currently migrating to being a B2B solution and we will offer it as a SaaS solution. Most of the Kick Ecosystem products are first developed as B2C solutions and then transformed to B2B solutions, and it had happened with KickRef just a little sooner than we expected".
Opportunities for the developing countries
The key part of making serious money is referring as many people as you can, with hopes that a few of them will open an account. Commissions are paid in cryptocurrency, with the KickEX Exchange handing out up to $20 in Kick for joining the program. Before the exchange launch the participants have the chance to earn $3,000 or more.
Going back to the Brazil example, $3,000 is over R$12,000. A nice chunk of change.
"For me, I think I will always be a bounty guy," says Santos, who does a lot of work translating for crypto projects. Some of the companies he did bounties for went out of business in the 2018 ICO market crash.
"I'm always looking for opportunities to get more involved with crypto," he says. "I'm looking much more to the future (of crypto) than at the present."
KickICO used crowdfunding to fundraise successfully for over 35 startups, raising 800.000 ETH from around 70,000 investors worldwide.
"We think that bounties, airdrops and affiliate programs are great ways for newcomers to get their feet wet in crypto," says Anti Danilevski. "This will be our first endeavor in the exchange space and like the other exchanges, we know how rewarding both amateur investors and serious crypto traders creates loyalty to your platform. You get a little bit of money; we hopefully get some new clients and some promotional value as well. That's what these things are all about. They're definitely making a nice comeback. It's why we are investing heavily in the exchange now."
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Brewers win NL Central title, to face Rockies or Cubs
By: Jay Sorgi
CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 01: Members of the Milwaukee brewers celebrate after beating the Chicago Cubs in the National League Tiebreaker Game at Wrigley Field on October 1, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The Brewers defeated the Cubs 3-1 to win the Central Division. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
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In the NLDS, the Brewers will face either the Chicago Cubs or Colorado Rockies who will play tomorrow night in the NL Wild Card game at Wrigley Field at 7 p.m.
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The Brewers' 3-1 win over the Cubs means they are NL Central champions and will host the winner of the NL Wild Card game in Game 1 of a five-game National League Division Series. That Wild Card game is Tuesday where the Cubs will host the loser of Monday's NL West playoff.
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Well, there will be a Game 164 after today's Game 163. But Game 163 will decide the nature of Game 164, and where it will be played.
Oh, and by the way, it involves big time rivals.
The Milwaukee Brewers are playing the Chicago Cubs in a tiebreaking game for the National League Central championship,
The Brewers took until three hours before first pitch to announce that Jhoulys Chacin (15-8, 3.56 ERA) will take the mound for Milwaukee against Jose Quintana (13-11, 4.09 ERA).
What's at stake? A lot.
- The NL Central title and bragging rights. But more importantly:
- Not having to play tomorrow night in the NL Wild Card game against the loser of the NL Western Division playoff between the Rockies and Dodgers
- Home field advantage, not just for the National League Division Series, but the National League Championship series and the easiest road to get to the World Series.
Plus, it gives Christian Yelich one more chance to catch up in the home run and RBI races and win the first Triple Crown in 81 years.
Stay tuned. This will be fun.


It can be rightly said that all human beings are alike and the only thing which makes one ahead of the other is the way they think. For this, the best example can be Vikash Choudhary and his partner Anupam Sinhal. The duo that were once completely settled in their jobs took an offbeat path and became successful in launching an unusual job portal offering for blue and grey collared jobs.
Educated and comfortably placed in their jobs Choudary and Sinhal thought of starting up Nano Jobs when Choudary realised the problem of hiring multiple drivers at the same time in Mumbai and also realized that there was no online platform providing such services. Initially, the major task was to set up a database through which people could find an interested candidate for the blue collared jobs. Both started their firm with an initial capital of Rs. 4 lac and 15 employees' staff for the office. Collecting data for the database was a tedious work to do, so both took different ways to get contacts of those people who were interested in these jobs.
People interested for this simply required to submit their resumes or contact through their helpline number for free and the potential employer. Employers are required to pay a minimum fees for availing these services which are in a way a boon for these unemployed workforces. As many in the blue collared category who are in search of jobs and do not get such kind of an opportunity.
The company is growing leaps and bounds with increasing business turnover year after year. The struggle of finding few drivers gave birth to an idea, which turned into a potential start up bearing fruits of success. The company not only provides benefits to the owner but also helping that section of society, which requires support for their upliftment.
If you too have entrepreneurial dreams or wish to have a venture like the ones listed above, you need to have faith in your Chatur Idea. You will always wonder who will fund this idea and from where will you find investors. In that case, you can participate in the #BeAChatur Contest and not only be mentored but also stand a chance to win a whopping Rs. 10 Lac funding for your dream startup idea.


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Hours ago, SpaceX landed the first stage of one of its Falcon 9 rockets. It was the third time in a row that the company has landed one of these rocket boosters on a drone ship at sea, and the fourth overall.
The landings aren't the only thing SpaceX is getting better at though — just now, the company posted this truly incredible footage of the landing taken from onboard the rocket. At the start, we watch the rocket booster use its metal fins to reposition itself in order to head back to Earth, then we get to see the engines make a controlled burn that slows the rocket's descent. The footage is sped up, so just moments later, the drone ship appears out of nowhere in the ocean while the rocket touches down.
SpaceX is getting really good at showing off
It's the kind of media that, in the past, would have taken days for SpaceX to release. And it's not even the first thing the company released — SpaceX also posted a short snippet of slow-motion footage to Instagram (seen below), and has already started uploading photos of the mission to the company's Flickr page. Elon Musk's space company is definitely getting good at sending rockets the size of skyscrapers to space and bringing them back safely, but it's getting even better at showing off.
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AJWS: Congress Needs to Pass International Food Aid Reform Now
WASHINGTON, DC — American Jewish World Service released the following statement today as Representative Ed Royce (R-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, convened a hearing on reforming the U.S. international food aid program.
"We commend Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) and Africa sub-committee Ranking Member Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) for their courage in taking a principled, bold stand for food aid reform, "said Timi Gerson, director of advocacy for AJWS. "This bi-partisan support affirms a growing consensus that the current program should be reformed to be more effective and efficient.
"The U.S. currently supplies approximately half of all food aid worldwide yet our program — unchanged since the Eisenhower Administration — is outdated. A recent study shows that transportation costs eat up more than 50 percent of food aid grain dollars and that there is an average delay of three to four months in delivery of food aid shipped from the U.S. This delay can be a matter of life or death. Shipping food from the U.S. as opposed to buying it closer to communities in need can also distort local markets and undercut prices for local farmers.
"The bottom line is that we could help more people with the same funding faster if we did it better. We can support local agriculture markets so that communities can become less dependent on aid over time. AJWS believes that we have not only the opportunity, but also the moral obligation to help 4 million more people get the food they need to survive."
"We are encouraged by the bipartisan work that is happening in the House Foreign Affairs Committee as evidenced by today's hearing. We thank the Committee for bringing attention to the urgent need for international food aid reform," Gerson said.
Earlier this week, the Senate passed the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 (the Farm Bill), including an amendment that would create a permanent $300 million local and regional procurement program to help small-scale farmers around the globe working to build agricultural economies and long-term food security. While the Senate bill made incremental steps toward reform, it did not include the type of comprehensive modernization of the program that is proposed by Chairman Royce and Representative Bass through the House Food Aid Reform Act (H.R. 1983). The House will consider its version of the Farm Bill in the coming weeks.
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Criterion Collection - RIDE THE PINK HORSE on Blu-ray
RIDE THE PINK HORSE (1947; Robert Montgomery)
This was a movie that I chased for a little while before I was finally able to see it. A friend of mine stumbled across its existence and on paper it sounded pretty cool (especially with a script by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer). I think my buddy finally tracked down a taped-off-television VHS and rented it from one of Los Angeles' then many thriving and eclectic video stores. I feel like he watched it first and told me about it which built up its mythology even more. When I was able to see it for myself for the first time, I loved it. It was one of those rare gems that we as movie fans are always on the lookout for. It's like that reason that some folk go to garage sales and estate sales - they are hoping to one day find that amazing score that someone else has undervalued. RIDE THE PINK HORSE is that kind of movie and to be honest I wasn't sure when (if ever) it would see any kind of home video release, let alone the deluxe Criterion Collection Blu-ray treatment. When Criterion put out their wacky drawing clue that seemed to be indicating it, I was giddy with the hope that there might be some chance it was true.
Robert Montgomery was not quite a Charles Laughton story of a director, but he was close. Laughton is of course famous for having only directed one amazing film (NIGHT OF THE HUNTER) and then calling it quits. Montgomery directed more than a couple times, the most notable of his efforts (beyond PINK HORSE) being LADY IN THE LAKE which he starred in with Audrey Totter. If you've seen LADY IN THE LAKE you'd remember that the whole film is basically done from the main character's POV. It's not bad, if kinda gimmicky. RIDE THE PINK HORSE is much more memorable in my opinion. In fact, I think it's one of the great underappreciated noirs of all-time. Montgomery directs it well with a fluid camera and some nice touches. He also brings his own specific grumpy character which he had sort of developed over the years into this new environment. It allows for some humor to seep into the movie and makes it that much better. It has a certain kinship with one if the noir heavyweights in OUT OF THE PAST in that both films forfeit the normal urban landscapes for some less than exotic south of the border locales. I'll always link the two films together because of that. It's almost as if Mitchum and Montgomery could end up at the same bar somehow in this conjoined noir-verse. This dusty, less than economically upscale environment somehow fits perfectly for noir. Author Imogen Sara Smith says Mexico is often seen as "..this transient, lawless, desperate place" in the context of these films and and she is right on the money. At least there are police in the city. They may be corrupt but there is at least the illusion of civility there. Things in Mexico seem like all bets are off and nobody can be trusted especially where the "law" is concerned (or at least that's how the American characters perceive it).
I do hope that Criterion bringing it out will allow it to take it's rightful place among classic cinema as the moody, gritty masterpiece that it is. The fact that RIDE THE PINK HORSE is now on Blu-ray gives me new hope for many more obscurities finding their way there as well. It really is a marvelous time to be a cinephile I must say. Whether physical media is actually dying out or just shifting to being more of a niche thing, there definitely seems to be an added urgency about getting older holdout movies out on home video and this is only a good thing for us movie fans.
Outside of a lovely transfer, this disc has a few nice supplements as well.
-an Audio Commentary with film scholars Alain Silver and James Ursini (both are editors of the 5-part reader's series FILM NOIR - THE ENCYCLOPEDIA).
It's a great academic discussion of the movie and just the kind of commentary I've come to expect from Criterion. The perfect thing for settling in to listen to on a Sunday morning with a good cup of coffee. Silver and Ursini must have notes in front of them but they are still pretty laid back and conversational in their approach and definitely not reading anything (which is a kind of pet peeve of mine). They touch on not only the characters and plot but also the filmmaking and Montgomery's approach as a director (stylistically and otherwise) and actor in this film and his other works. Noir thematics and context are also discussed. It's a solid track overall.
-"In Lonely Places" This 20-minute interview with author Imogen Sara Smith is a wonderful watch. Smith wrote the book
In the interview she goes in depth regarding her thoughts on film noir. Her initial assertion that it is not a genre but rather a group of films that are both mood-based and thematic in similarities is a good one and totally makes sense when I think about it. She talks about the claustrophobia and focus on money that a lot of these films have as well. She further focuses on "non-urban noir" films (like RIDE THE PINK HORSE for example) and how Mexico (and the border) is important in the role it plays in noir. She differentiates PINK HORSE from other noir films and also ends up throwing out the titles of other movies that I now want to track down (ONE WAY STREET is one she called out for example). It's a neat interview/chat about the movie. Cool stuff.
-A 60-minute Radio Adaptation of the film (from December of '47) is also included and it features Robert Montgomery, Wanda Hendrix and Thomas Gomez reprising their roles from the movie. These radio versions are always fascinating to listen to for sure.
Look for RIDE THE PINK HORSE over at Criterion.com:
http://www.criterion.com/films/28066-ride-the-pink-horse
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Excellent! I was able to get my hands on a copy and was pretty impressed.
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Most of the recipes you will find here are very easy to prepare.
If you would like to learn more about the different types of salmon you can follow these links.
An easy salmon pattie recipe that you broil instead of fry.
A traditional style cream cheese ball, with smoke flavoring.
A salmon spread recipe that uses no cream cheese.
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Alternative names : N'gundi, Ngalbon, Ngalgbun, Nandi.
Area : Australia, Northern Territory, around Rose River and northwards, Upper Wilton River and Mainoru River.
Number of speakers : The 2005 National Indigenous Languages Survey Report estimated the number of speakers of Ngandi at 9.
According to NILS (2005) Ngandi is "no longer fully spoken". This language is on the verge of extinction.
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Uniting World Religions to Combat Slavery
If the battle against slavery hasn't reached your faith community yet, it may be coming soon. A major global faith initiative to end modern-day slavery is taking root. Leading religious representatives and the Walk Free Foundation signed a groundbreaking agreement last month at the Vatican to work together, establishing the Global Freedom Network. The network will have a […]
If the battle against slavery hasn't reached your faith community yet, it may be coming soon. A major global faith initiative to end modern-day slavery is taking root. Leading religious representatives and the Walk Free Foundation signed a groundbreaking agreement last month at the Vatican to work together, establishing the Global Freedom Network. The network will have a reach of more than 2.6 billion people – over a third of the world's population.
Global Freedom Network agreement is signed at the Vatican in March by Catholic, Anglican and Sunni Muslim representatives. Photo: Walk Free.
Some of the key initiatives for the network's first year include:
All global faiths slavery-proof their own supply chains and investments and take remedial action where needed, and mobilze their youth sections to support plans to eradicate modern slavery;
The G20 focuses on modern slavery and human trafficking and adopts an anti-slavery and human trafficking initiative; plus supports the establishment of a global fund to end modern slavery;
Political leaders slavery-proof government supply chains;
50 major multinational businesses whose CEOs are people of faith to commit to slavery-proof their supply chains;
Families, schools, universities, congregations and institutions are educated on what modern slavery is, how to report it, and the destructiveness of harmful social attitudes, prejudices and social systems in relation to slavery.
Nick Grono meets Pope Francis.
Free the Slaves asked Nick Grono, the former CEO of Walk Free and current CEO of the Freedom Fund, about the importance of mobilizing people of faith.
How was your experience with the pope? Does it make you hopeful or energized?
I participated in a convening at the Vatican to address the issue of modern slavery, as a representative of Walk Free. The convening had been called because the pope had made clear from the beginning of his appointment that fighting modern slavery was a priority for him and the Catholic Church. That is hugely encouraging because the church has a tremendously important role to play. What is particularly exciting is that the Catholic Church is coming together with the Anglican Church and other faith leaders to encourage the world's major faiths to prioritize the fight against slavery. It will provide a real opportunity to make big progress in this critically important cause.
Why is it important to engage religious leadership as well as reaching out to congregations?
If the pope says that ending slavery is a priority for him and the Catholic Church then it is much easier to get Catholic congregations actively engaged on this. A lot of good work is being done by congregations all around the world, but when there is demonstrable leadership from the very top of the church, it gives much greater impetus to the effort.
How do statements from religious leaders translate into freedom for people who are enslaved?
In various ways. One way is to raise awareness generally; many people in the U.S. or around the world are still unaware that modern slavery exists. So prioritizing it amongst faith leaders certainly raises awareness. The other thing is that churches have significant resources (institutional and financial), and efforts by church institutions on slavery can be tremendously impactful. When Caritas [the development federation of Catholic churches] adopts the fight against slavery as an important priority in its programming, it brings massive resources to bear on the issue. Likewise, the Anglican Communion has started to prioritize efforts against slavery. So now you have support networks with the ability to provide a full range of interventions that can directly assist in the fight against slavery and trafficking.
Religious leaders were crucial in building the global consensus more than a century ago that slavery is immoral and inhumane. But the job now is actually eradicating slavery. Is eradication harder than abolition?
Absolutely. A declaration of abolition is the beginning of a process. Raising awareness is key, but raising awareness on its own does not bring people out of slavery. It facilitates and creates an environment that is much more amenable to those efforts. Having faith leaders is one very important part, and having world leaders and heads of state is certainly an important part, but it is not the end of the problem. Having people engaged on the community level is critically important. Congregations play a leading role here by helping mobilize and support people at the grassroots level. A proclamation is a wonderful development and moves us closer to the goal of ending modern slavery.
April is a deeply religious period of the calendar for many faiths. Are there particular steps that you would like to encourage individuals to take based on their faith?
The most important step is for people to learn and understand what the problem is, and what role they can play in ending modern slavery. Free the Slaves is a tremendously important resource for this. You have resources that explain what individuals can do. So my hope is that this commitment by faith leaders and Walk Free will encourage individuals to learn more, and then encourage people to take small steps. Lots of small steps taken by lots of people add up to significant progress over time. People can become aware of how their purchasing decisions impact modern slavery. People can become aware of their role in impacting the legislative agenda. There are lots of small things that people can do that collectively make a big difference over time
Regarding Walk Free, how does it get this initiative rolling?
Andrew Forrest, founder of Walk Free, attended a meeting in the Vatican last year where he became aware of the Catholic Church's commitment to fighting slavery. He then worked to build and strengthen the involvement of other faith leaders in this effort. And so it is not just the faiths, but committed civil society leadership which is key to the success of this initiative.
See video of Andrew Forrest on the new initiative here.
Last week, Pope Francis met with sex trafficking survivors at the Vatican and declared that slavery is a "crime against humanity." See news coverage here and here.
To learn more about modern-day slavery and what you can do to help combat this global injustice, visit Free the Slaves and download the Trafficking Fact Sheet or Action Steps to End Slavery. If you are a member of a faith community, please visit Free the Slaves Faith in Action to see what your community can do to fight slavery!
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Q: OpenGL ES 2 not rendering anything The code is based on the template by Visual Studio 2019. Only the background color is drawn but not the triangle. I tried to change the background color as the engine_draw_frame() is called by changing the clearcolor dynamically and the background does change. I have tried to use vbo by generating a buffer, binding it and copying the data to the buffer using glBufferData, but still no triangle is rendered.
Then I tried with using es1 api like glVertexPointer instead in the same position and the triangle is drawn. Is there anything wrong with the es2 api calls?
#include <malloc.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <GLES2/gl2.h>

#define LOGI(...) ((void)__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "AndroidProject1.NativeActivity", __VA_ARGS__))
#define LOGW(...) ((void)__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_WARN, "AndroidProject1.NativeActivity", __VA_ARGS__))

GLuint fragShader, vertShader, program;
void create_shaders(void)
{
    static const char* fragShaderText =
        "precision mediump float;\n"
        "void main() {\n"
        "   gl_FragColor = vec4(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);\n"
        "}\n";
    static const char* vertShaderText =
        "attribute vec4 pos;\n"
        "void main() {\n"
        "   gl_Position = pos;\n"
        "}\n";

    GLint stat;

    fragShader = glCreateShader(GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER);
    glShaderSource(fragShader, 1, (const char**)&fragShaderText, NULL);
    glCompileShader(fragShader);
    glGetShaderiv(fragShader, GL_COMPILE_STATUS, &stat);
    if (!stat) {
        printf("Error: fragment shader did not compile!\n");
        exit(1);
    }

    vertShader = glCreateShader(GL_VERTEX_SHADER);
    glShaderSource(vertShader, 1, (const char**)&vertShaderText, NULL);
    glCompileShader(vertShader);
    glGetShaderiv(vertShader, GL_COMPILE_STATUS, &stat);
    if (!stat) {
        printf("Error: vertex shader did not compile!\n");
        exit(1);
    }

    program = glCreateProgram();
    glAttachShader(program, fragShader);
    glAttachShader(program, vertShader);
    glBindAttribLocation(program, 0, "pos");
    glLinkProgram(program);  /* needed to put attribs into effect */

    glGetProgramiv(program, GL_LINK_STATUS, &stat);
    if (!stat) {
        char log[1000];
        GLsizei len;
        glGetProgramInfoLog(program, 1000, &len, log);
        printf("Error: linking:\n%s\n", log);
        exit(1);
    }

    glUseProgram(program);
}

struct saved_state {
    float angle;
    int32_t x;
    int32_t y;
};

struct engine {
    struct android_app* app;

    ASensorManager* sensorManager;
    const ASensor* accelerometerSensor;
    ASensorEventQueue* sensorEventQueue;

    int animating;
    EGLDisplay display;
    EGLSurface surface;
    EGLContext context;
    int32_t width;
    int32_t height;
    struct saved_state state;
};

static int engine_init_display(struct engine* engine) {
    const EGLint attribs[] = {
        EGL_SURFACE_TYPE, EGL_WINDOW_BIT,
        EGL_BLUE_SIZE, 8,
        EGL_GREEN_SIZE, 8,
        EGL_RED_SIZE, 8,
        EGL_NONE
    };
    EGLint w, h, format;
    EGLint numConfigs;
    EGLConfig configs[2];
    EGLSurface surface;
    EGLContext context;

    EGLDisplay display = eglGetDisplay(EGL_DEFAULT_DISPLAY);

    eglInitialize(display, 0, 0);

    eglGetConfigs(display, configs, 2, &numConfigs);
    eglChooseConfig(display, attribs, configs, 2, &numConfigs);

    ANativeWindow_setBuffersGeometry(engine->app->window, 0, 0, format);
    create_shaders();
    surface = eglCreateWindowSurface(display, configs[0], engine->app->window, NULL);
    eglBindAPI(EGL_OPENGL_ES_API);
    context = eglCreateContext(display, configs[0], NULL, NULL);

    if (eglMakeCurrent(display, surface, surface, context) == EGL_FALSE) {
        LOGW("Unable to eglMakeCurrent");
        return -1;
    }
    eglSwapInterval(display, 0);
    eglQuerySurface(display, surface, EGL_WIDTH, &w);
    eglQuerySurface(display, surface, EGL_HEIGHT, &h);

    engine->display = display;
    engine->context = context;
    engine->surface = surface;
    engine->width = w;
    engine->height = h;
    engine->state.angle = 0;

    glHint(GL_PERSPECTIVE_CORRECTION_HINT, GL_FASTEST);
    glEnable(GL_CULL_FACE);
    glShadeModel(GL_SMOOTH);
    glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);

    return 0;
}

static void engine_draw_frame(struct engine* engine) {
    if (engine->display == NULL) {
        return;
    }
    static double r = 0;
    r += 0.01;
    glViewport(0, 0, engine->width, engine->height);
    glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
    glClearColor(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);

    glEnableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
    GLfloat vTriangle[] = { 0.0, 0.5, 0.0,
                        -0.5, -0.5, 0.0,
                        0.5, -0.5, 0.0 };
    GLfloat cTriangle[] = { 0.9, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 };

    glVertexAttribPointer(0, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 0, vTriangle);
    glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
    glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 3);

    eglSwapBuffers(engine->display, engine->surface);
}

static void engine_term_display(struct engine* engine) {
    if (engine->display != EGL_NO_DISPLAY) {
        eglMakeCurrent(engine->display, EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_CONTEXT);
        if (engine->context != EGL_NO_CONTEXT) {
            eglDestroyContext(engine->display, engine->context);
        }
        if (engine->surface != EGL_NO_SURFACE) {
            eglDestroySurface(engine->display, engine->surface);
        }
        eglTerminate(engine->display);
    }
    engine->animating = 0;
    engine->display = EGL_NO_DISPLAY;
    engine->context = EGL_NO_CONTEXT;
    engine->surface = EGL_NO_SURFACE;
}

static int32_t engine_handle_input(struct android_app* app, AInputEvent* event) {
    struct engine* engine = (struct engine*)app->userData;
    if (AInputEvent_getType(event) == AINPUT_EVENT_TYPE_MOTION) {
        engine->state.x = AMotionEvent_getX(event, 0);
        engine->state.y = AMotionEvent_getY(event, 0);
        return 1;
    }
    return 0;
}

static void engine_handle_cmd(struct android_app* app, int32_t cmd) {
    struct engine* engine = (struct engine*)app->userData;
    switch (cmd) {
    case APP_CMD_SAVE_STATE:
        engine->app->savedState = malloc(sizeof(struct saved_state));
        *((struct saved_state*)engine->app->savedState) = engine->state;
        engine->app->savedStateSize = sizeof(struct saved_state);
        break;
    case APP_CMD_INIT_WINDOW:
        if (engine->app->window != NULL) {
            engine_init_display(engine);
            engine_draw_frame(engine);
        }
        break;
    case APP_CMD_TERM_WINDOW:
        engine_term_display(engine);
        break;
    case APP_CMD_GAINED_FOCUS:
        if (engine->accelerometerSensor != NULL) {
            ASensorEventQueue_enableSensor(engine->sensorEventQueue,
                engine->accelerometerSensor);
            ASensorEventQueue_setEventRate(engine->sensorEventQueue,
                engine->accelerometerSensor, (1000L / 60) * 1000);
        }
        break;
    case APP_CMD_LOST_FOCUS:
        if (engine->accelerometerSensor != NULL) {
            ASensorEventQueue_disableSensor(engine->sensorEventQueue,
                engine->accelerometerSensor);
        }
        engine->animating = 0;
        engine_draw_frame(engine);
        break;
    }
}

void android_main(struct android_app* state) {
    struct engine engine;

    memset(&engine, 0, sizeof(engine));
    state->userData = &engine;
    state->onAppCmd = engine_handle_cmd;
    state->onInputEvent = engine_handle_input;
    engine.app = state;
    engine.sensorManager = ASensorManager_getInstance();
    engine.accelerometerSensor = ASensorManager_getDefaultSensor(engine.sensorManager,
        ASENSOR_TYPE_ACCELEROMETER);
    engine.sensorEventQueue = ASensorManager_createEventQueue(engine.sensorManager,
        state->looper, LOOPER_ID_USER, NULL, NULL);

    if (state->savedState != NULL) {
        engine.state = *(struct saved_state*)state->savedState;
    }

    engine.animating = 1;
    while (1) {
        int ident;
        int events;
        struct android_poll_source* source;

        while ((ident = ALooper_pollAll(engine.animating ? 0 : -1, NULL, &events,
            (void**)&source)) >= 0) {
            if (source != NULL) {
                source->process(state, source);
            }
            if (ident == LOOPER_ID_USER) {
                if (engine.accelerometerSensor != NULL) {
                    ASensorEvent event;
                    while (ASensorEventQueue_getEvents(engine.sensorEventQueue,
                        &event, 1) > 0) {
                        LOGI("accelerometer: x=%f y=%f z=%f",
                            event.acceleration.x, event.acceleration.y,
                            event.acceleration.z);
                    }
                }
            }
            if (state->destroyRequested != 0) {
                engine_term_display(&engine);
                return;
            }
        }

        if (engine.animating) {
            engine.state.angle += .01f;
            if (engine.state.angle > 1) {
                engine.state.angle = 0;
            }
            engine_draw_frame(&engine);
        }
    }
}

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A new 'beach clean box' is giving residents the chance to help clean up Exmouth seafront.
It is one of 125 placed around the UK by charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), with funding from the People's Postcode Lottery.
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How to Write the Names of Deceased Persons How to Write the Names of Deceased Persons?
How To List a Deceased Hostess on an Invitation?
How To List a Deceased Person in a List?
How Do I Include The Fact The Person is Deceased?
Who Had One or More Titles/Ranks During His/Her Life?
How To Write a Name on a Posthumously Presented Certificate?
Are "Mr./Mrs." Used With The Name of a Deceased Person?
How To Refer to a Deceased Employer on my Resume?
How To Refer to a Deceased Military Officer?
When to Refer to a Deceased Person as "The Late"
How to Include a Deceased Person in a List?
We have a committee celebrating our 100th birthday. Unfortunately, one of our committee members passed away this year but we would still like to list him in the program. He was a judge.
How do we properly list his name?
At our local nonprofit a deceased gentleman was named an honorary member years ago because of a significant gift he made. Should we take his name off the Honorary Members List, or include his name as John Smith (Deceased)? Should a person remain an honorary member forever?
If you are aiming for a timeless form, the span of years accomplishes that.
Sometimes an asterisk * (cross or Star of David) is put next to the name and * Deceased is put at the bottom of the page as a footnote. Deceased is of course correct, but can be a bit legal sounding.
Using the late works best in text, such as when their death is recent, and someone is participating in their place, as in John Smith will be officiating in place of the late James Doe.
The Honorable is used for addressing the living.
L.B.: Regarding whether or not someone should remain an honorary member forever –– organizations make living politicians and local high-profile members of the community Honorary Members. Typically they don't pay dues, but the organization wants to include them on their public materials. It's a little less connected than being on the board of directors, but is shows a relationship. Maybe you need a new category? Important deceased donors and key organizational officials are frequently moved to another category: Founders. Typically in a Founders Listings, whether the person is alive or dead is not mentioned. You see this sort of list at museums posted prominently in the lobby or even carved in stone on a wall.
When to Refer to a Deceased Person as "The Late"?
In writing the history of our organization should we refer to the founder, now deceased, as the late John Smith?
Usually "the late" precedes a name of someone who just died ... to clarify he or she would have participated, but died and someone else participated in their place. "John Smith, the bride's uncle, gave her away at the wedding in place of her father the late Thomas Smith."
In a "history" I suggest you use a timeless style that will be accurate today and in 100 years when all of the organization's founders will be the late. So, just refer to everyone as (first + surname).
If you feel you must include more about their lifespans you could list founders and board members elsewhere in the document with the appropriate years -- (1948-1999) -or- (1955 - ) -- after their names.
When Asked to List All the Members of My Family?
I need your help. My son Ben recently passed at 24 years-of-age after a brief, but valiant, struggle with cancer. Today I have to fill out an application for a directorship position for which I have been nominated. The second question on the form is - Family. So, how do I list Ben?
Many people who will read this will know me but will not know about Sam but I just cannot leave him out.....what do I do? I've asked my husband and daughter, Stephen and Sarah, but they don't know what to do either.
I can only imagine how difficult it is for you to deal with this.
How you fill in the form may influence the actions of others who read it -- and will be what you decide is pertinent information for this group.
Listing Stephen, Ben, and Kate will have someone eventually come up to you and ask about each of them. However they may not know what they are asking. There have been times I've asked a question & I wished I had known enough not to ask the question ... or at least knew what I was asking.
Listing only Stephen and Sarah -- puts the focus on now. It makes sense in the same way an expectant mother wouldn't list her to-be-born baby -- she lists just today's information.
The editorial style guides suggest if you include Ben it would be appropriate to put (deceased) after his name. But that brings me back to your decision of what is relevant to this particular group, what is pertinent to the situation, what you want them to know, and what they need to know.
The Living Family Member's Names?
A "Special Tribute Book", is being put together to commemorate our Rabbi's 25th Anniversary. I have been requested to submit, in writing, how I would like my contribution to be listed under "Name/Family Names". I would like to include my deceased husband's name, as well as my first name, and include the names of our children.
Would you assist me with proper wording? For example, Mrs. Robert G. Green, (Pearl), and adult children Michael, Russell, Edward, and Rebecca.
My husband died just over one year ago. We were married fifty six years ago, in this temple.
Please send a speedy reply, if possible.
I'm not crazy about "her adult children" ... and I think you should include your name and your husband's name. I've seen Mrs. Robert G. Green (Pearl) used here and there, but I think it's awkward.
How about: Pearl B. Green with her children Michael, Russell, Edward, and Rebecca in memory of Robert G. Green.
In identifying them as "her chlidren" and everyone will know, or be able to figure out, you are also Mrs. Robert G. Green.
I'm going to go with your suggestion: Pearl B. Green with her children Michael, Russell, Edward, and Rebecca in memory of Robert G. Green.
I read the exact wording to our son, Michael, and asked him if it sounded right to him, or needed to be rephrased? His said, "Mom, I think it is great!" That's all I needed to hear. He's been a blessing to me, from the moment his Dad brought him into my life, fifty-seven years ago!
Thank you, again. I wish you well. You have been most helpful.
On a Certificate of Recognition?
It is common in our Church to designate someone is deceased by placing a small cross after their name.
The committee's suggested style is something I have never heard of, and don't think makes much sense.
If you are honoring the founding parishioners -- I would list their names without reference to whether the are alive or dead: they were alive when they were founding to the parish!
I question why it's necessary to note who is living and who is dead -- how is this pertinent? Does the committee want historians to be able to look back and know who was alive at the 50th Anniversary Celebration?
How to List a Deceased Person in a Program?
Is this the right style? Or should I use an asterisk to reference her being deceased?
It is not necessary to note she is dead. E.g, in programs listing works by Mozart or Brahms -- it is not noted they are deceased.
If you were to have a biographical text of authors somewhere in the program, you could include the span of years she lived -- Cathy Smith (1932-2010) -- if you thought it was important that the readers have this information.
Is Mr. Used With The Name of a Deceased Man?
My mother taught me that when a man is deceased, one should not refer to him as "Mr." I never asked her about whether a deceased woman should not be referred to as "Mrs.," but my question refers to that as well. Do you know of such a rule?
I have not heard of this as a rule, and I had not thought about it .... but it is true.
"Mr." "Miss" "Mrs." "Ms." are honorifics and are used by others in direct address to a person. The honorifics are attached to the name as a courtesy to the person ... and to define them in some way ... as a man, woman .... or with women to define their marital status. They are used in conversation, on an envelope, on letter's address block or salutation, or on a place card.
But, if a person is deceased, you aren't addressing them in any of those circumstances.
The same is true with courtesy titles .... The Honorable or His/Her Excellency ... are not used with deceased elected officials names or with deceased diplomats.
Had One or More Titles During His/Her Life?
How do you write the name of a deceased person who had a title? What about a person who ahd multiple titles?
Deceased people are listed simply by name, typically the form of their name they had when they died -- without a courtesy title, honorific, ranks or post nominal.
Other forms of a deceased person's name -- which they might have used at one time or another during their life: Mr., Ms., Mrs., or Dr.; Excellency, Honorable or Reverend; Senator, Judge, Admiral, General, Captain, or Commissioner; and B.A., M.A. or Ph.D. -- might be mentioned in the text of a biography. But the text would be focusing on their actions as office holders -- rather than choosing one version of their name from a particular time in their life.
How to Refer to a Deceased Employer on a Resume?
How do I refer to my deceased employer, a U.S. Senator, on my resume?
But I think you should leave out that he is deceased: On your resume it only matters that you are still alive!
How Do I List a Deceased Hostess on an Invitation?
I have a quick question that I am hoping you might be able to answer. A baby shower was to be hosted by two individuals. Regretfully, one of the individuals passed away about a week ago. The family asks that the deceased still be listed as hostess on the invitation. How would that be worded?
Invitations are issued by host who will attend an event. What you should do is decide who will host the event now. THEN the host would open the event with a welcome toast and loving remembrance ... such as ... I cannot welcome you today without saying that as we gather to celebrate of the joyous start of a new life -- we also celebrate a another life well lived -- that of Caroline Giles. Caroline an I were to jointly host this event and nothing would have brought her more joy than to see this wonderful gathering of friends and family ..... etc.
What is the correct written form for the name of a deceased retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel?
In this case you are not addressing a person ... since he or she is deceased.
Thus the rules of 'how to address' don't apply.
I don't know anything about the context of where you are writing this name ... but ... here is a precedent: when the US military writes the name of a deceased person on a tombstone they write their name and then list the rank held and branch of service after their name.
The deceased don't hold ranks anymore (those holding a rank have their rank before their name) and they are not correctly identified as being in the retired service.
So this would suggest to list their name, followed by the rank they achieved and then the branch of service in which the person served -- not as part of his or her name.
How to Write a Name on a Posthumous Certificate?
How would I address a Certificate of Appreciation given to someone who has died? Do I address it as "The Late John Smith" or do I address it as "In memory of John Smith"? Please help. Thanks.
If the certificate is dated ... historians will figure out that it was presented posthumously.