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I'm currently between jobs! Here's a history of what I've done so far:
Realtime Worlds (2004-2010)
I moved to Realtime Worlds in 2004, and had a great time, up to the sudden post-APB implosion!! Our projects were creatively and technically ambitious, which led to unusually rewarding and intellectually challenging work.
I spent most of my time working on procedural environment generation technology. Our first project was Crackdown, which used our technology for all the road layout. The software wasn't complete enough to generate the final road geometry on the game disc (for example, it didn't produce good UV coordinates), but it was used very effectively by designers to rapidly iterate on Crackdown's roads during development.
After Crackdown, we had time to finish off this toolset (and add a building editor), which was used to build all the environments for APB. We effectively ended up building a modelling package around the procedural technology, for the artists on APB. It turned out that the "writing a modelling package" part was far more work than the underlying procedural geometry generation code, and the art team would have preferred, guess what, a professional modelling package! Still, we learned a lot in preparation for "Project MyWorld" [http://playmyworld.com] – which treated the entire world (initially, just the UK) as a playground for a variety of social games. This was always the ultimate goal of the procedural environment technology we built – we absolutely needed it to make an environment this big.
VIS Entertainment (2001-2004)
My first games job was at VIS Entertainment in Dundee, starting out on Tom & Jerry where I did special effects and level events. We actually had a surprising amount of fun considering it was such a cheesy low-budget game. We then moved onto NARC which had some promise for a while but turned out pretty awful.
I made truly great friends at VIS but the company as a whole clearly wasn't headed for success. Finances were shaky, the games were mediocre at best, management was disorganised, and we got some pretty crappy treatment from publishers. They went under a year or so after I left. I thought I'd learned a lot from the mistakes of VIS; Realtime Worlds then showed there are many different ways to fail.
Data Connection (1998-2001)
While at university, I worked summer jobs for Data Connection (now "MetaSwitch Networks"). Their pre-university and summer student positions are tough to get into, but well worthwhile. They'll teach you programming by dropping you into the deep end on real work on their projects, and if you're lucky they might even sponsor you through university. It's a good time living in the company house with all the other summer students, and they organise loads of social events so you feel that you belong pretty quickly. It's an incredibly successful and professional place to work.
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brucehood says:
Hi Luke,
I looked up your site as it was listed as a fastest growing on WordPress and was pleasantly surprised to see a banner shot of the Law & Dundee taken from Broughty Ferry where I spent my youth and began University (still haven't managed to leave).
I must say it comes as delight to see that Dundee appears to be emerging as the gaming development centre for Europe..Does everything look rosy or is this likely to suffer with the recession? ..Genuine question.
lukehalliwell says:
I honestly don't know how the recession will affect the games industry: I don't believe anyone can predict the future like that!
Having said that, there are some reasons to be cautiously optimistic – the argument being that games represent quite a cheap form of entertainment, providing good value in terms of hours of play for given cost. Staying in as a family and playing games together may seem like a good option right now.
There have been a variety of articles about this recently, e.g. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10107412-52.html
Our website lists at least 30 open vacancies right now, so I guess that's an indication that things are still looking up, for us at least! 🙂
alsoran says:
A frank and honest description of VIS there – nice one 😉 I hope you, the family and the menagerie are doing well.
Shawn Green says:
Sorry to hear about your studio shutting down. If you or any of the guys you work with are interested, my company Escalation Studios is hiring. Drop me a note if you'd like to talk further.
Im gutted for you and the shutdown of APB i loved the game bought 2 copies me and a friend spent many hours in game customising etc i just can't belive its gone ive followed this kind of game since gta vice city had a third party online mod made.
I was kind of hoping somewhere somehow one of the ex game devs could some how help the community gamers of APB to leak the server files or contribute as ppl are currently talking and trying to revive APB by using private servers but its apparently difficult as they dont have enough code to construct the server software.
Here is just one of the sites http://www.actiondistrict.com that are trying hard to save all the hard work you guys did and let APB live on and who knows maybe you could even help.
Greetings, I don't know that to you to write such that you have understood that people need
In your project,
We are ready to be ready to do anything what servers APB have earned.
We sit on my site http://www.apb.org.ru we search for new news about APB but unfortunately we find only negative articles. Every day we wait for one moment. This moment means for us more than all. This moment happiness, pleasure, friendship, dialogue, emotions. This moment is when We double cliques on a mouse will press a label "APBLauncher.exe" and we will see there the button to play! Also we will be glad, and that us won't stop, and We when we will not leave from APB. APB has presented to us new views on virtual life, dialogue of people became more more interesting.
Without APB people receive a psychological trauma, soul frustration.
They have lost meaning of the life, they don't know that by it to do, than in it to be engaged?
You can answer these questions?
It is very interesting to know answers.
return a.p.b.!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Johanna Arthur says:
I'm a student at Dundee university, studying Digital Interaction Design. We're currently doing a documentary project on modern technology, and we have chosen to investigate the downfall of Real Time Worlds and were wondering if you'd be willing/able to help us with this?
rathin says:
Hey Luke how's it going?
just clicked on the stack overflow link to the critique of agile post – hey presto landed on your blog!


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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to Address Nearly 100 Rallies in 14 Days
Banerjee said she will visit Andhra Pradesh on March 31 to campaign for the ruling Telugu Desam Party as a mark of opposition unity.
Published: March 27, 2019 10:01 PM IST
By PTI Email
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee will kick off her poll campaigning from April 4 and will address nearly 100 rallies across the state in 14 days.
"I will start poll campaigning from April 4 and will continue it till May 17. I will address nearly 100 rallies. I will also address rallies in Assam," Banerjee said while releasing the TMC's manifesto for Lok Sabha polls.
TMC sources said, she will be addressing at least two rallies in each of the 42 constituencies of the state.
Several other opposition leaders will also be going to Andhra Pradesh to campaign for Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and the TDP.
Banerjee and Naidu share a cordial relationship and the Andhra Pradesh chief minister had taken part in the January 19 mega opposition rally organised by TMC here.
Naidu had come to Kolkata again in February to express solidarity with Banerjee when she was on a dharna to protest the CBI's attempt to question the then city police commissioner Rajeev Kumar.
The TMC will be contesting six seats in Assam, three in Jharkhand, two in Bihar and one in Andaman.
Published Date: March 27, 2019 10:01 PM IST
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As with any topic written about, each author strives to find a way to set their work apart from the flock. So it is that Francois Chaille has masterfully and exquisitely found his niche when it comes to the subjects of time, timekeeping, watches, clocks, and their continuing innovations, both mechanically and design wise.
Merriam Webster offers up these possible definitions of the word time: the point or period when something occurs, an appointed, fixed, or customary moment or hour for something to happen, begin, or end, a moment, hour, day, or year as indicated by a clock or calendar or one of a series of recurring instances or repeated actions.
These are taken from a laundry list of alternative meanings offered for the word time. They only vaguely hint of watches, watchmaking, timekeeping or clocks and clock making. The latter topics are what Chaille brings to the table in such a way that incorporates the history of art into all of the aforementioned possible definitions for time.
The book is exquisitely illustrated and the text is detailed enough to satisfy any historian whether their expertise lies within the specialties of world history, art, or timekeeping. The context is the "hook" here, it is the book's raison d'etre and what enables this monograph to stand apart from its relatives within the genre.
With all this said the images within the book are not just of time pieces, clocks, and the mechanics thereof but also how art figures into each historical era for the specific time frame. The text is a bit fact laden but then again it is as it should be in order to justify its writing. The gravitas comes from the research when it is conjoined with the illustrations giving the reader amazing and astounding context!
One last thing is that my gut tells me this book has been translated either from French or Italian and that is why the text might appear to have a rather formal aura, but nevertheless it does not detract from its content or its ability to be understood.


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"Honey, it's going to be alright."
Paul Scott nearly died. Not once, not twice, but day in and day out for years. His story is about more than survival, it is about how to appreciate the little things that make life worth living.
Paul Scott has served in the nonprofit sector for twenty-two years, joining AIDS Services of Austin in March 2010 as Executive Director.
Paul served on the Executive Committee for One Voice Central Texas from 2011-2016, an advocacy organization for over ninety central Texas health and human services nonprofits, serving as Chair of the organization in 2012. He also has served on several local and national board of directors, advocating for both people with HIV and LGBT persons in Tennessee and Texas.
He is a native of Jackson, Mississippi and received his Bachelor of Arts from Emory University and a Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Georgia. After practicing civil litigation for nine years, he changed careers and focused on nonprofit management. He and his husband Scott Simons have lived in Austin since 2006.
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A look at the Dutchman's career.
Davy Propper completed his move to Brighton & Hove Albion on four-year contract from PSV Eindhoven in the summer of 2017.
At the time of Propper's move, it was the record transfer fee that the Seagulls had paid for a player.
The 25-year-old played more than 250 senior games in his homeland, including Champions League and international appearances - and scored 43 goals from midfield.
He helped PSV win the league title in his first full season at the club in 2015/16, after signing from Vitesse Arnhem.
Born in Arnhem, 6ft 1in Propper began his career with his hometown team Vitesse Arnhem, and made his debut in 2010.
He played more than 150 times for the top-flight Dutch side, and appeared for them in the Europa League; before securing a move to PSV in 2015.
First called up by the national team in 2013, Propper won his first international cap against USA in June 2015, and has since won five caps in all, the most recent against Ghana, earlier this year.
He has also represented the Netherlands at under-19 and under-21 level, and his two brothers Robin and Mike are also professional footballers, with Heracles and FC Den Bosch respectively.
Propper made his Albion debut in their opening Premier League game against Manchester City at the Amex, and went on to make 35 top-flight appearances for the Seagulls as the club secured their top-flight status for the following campaign.


Cycling Nelson has a long history, and many years ago it was both a track and road club. The club now chooses to focus its' attention on the track, primarily to limit the demand placed on its' many volunteers.
See their programme for date.
many years in which time a variety of courses have been used.
(Olympic Cup) which, on it's day, was a sought after achievement.
brings the riders to the infamous Neudorf Hill before coming back to the Moutere Highway.
up for the sprint home.


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#ifndef CPPCODEC_DETAIL_HEX
#define CPPCODEC_DETAIL_HEX

#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdlib.h> // for abort()

#include "../data/access.hpp"
#include "../parse_error.hpp"
#include "stream_codec.hpp"

namespace cppcodec {
namespace detail {

template <typename CodecVariant>
class hex : public CodecVariant::template codec_impl<hex<CodecVariant>>
{
public:
    static inline constexpr uint8_t binary_block_size() { return 1; }
    static inline constexpr uint8_t encoded_block_size() { return 2; }

    static CPPCODEC_ALWAYS_INLINE constexpr uint8_t num_encoded_tail_symbols(uint8_t /*num_bytes*/) noexcept
    {
        // Hex encoding only works on full bytes so there are no tails,
        // no padding characters, and this function should (must) never be called.
        return 0;
    }

    template <uint8_t I>
    static CPPCODEC_ALWAYS_INLINE constexpr uint8_t index(
            const uint8_t* b /*binary block*/) noexcept
    {
        static_assert(I >= 0 && I < encoded_block_size(),
                "invalid encoding symbol index in a block");

        return (I == 0) ? (b[0] >> 4) // first 4 bits
                : /*I == 1*/ (b[0] & 0xF); // last 4 bits
    }

    // With only 2 bytes, enc<1> will always result in a full index() call and
    // enc<0> will be protected by a not-reached assertion, so we don't actually
    // care about index_last() except optimizing it out as good as possible.
    template <bool B>
    using uint8_if = typename std::enable_if<B, uint8_t>::type;

    template <uint8_t I>
    static CPPCODEC_ALWAYS_INLINE constexpr uint8_if<I == 0> index_last(
            const uint8_t* /*binary block*/) noexcept
    {
        return 0;
    }

    template <uint8_t I>
    static CPPCODEC_ALWAYS_INLINE uint8_if<I != 0> index_last(
            const uint8_t* /*binary block*/)
    {
        throw std::domain_error("invalid last encoding symbol index in a tail");
    }

    template <typename Result, typename ResultState>
    static CPPCODEC_ALWAYS_INLINE void decode_block(
            Result& decoded, ResultState&, const alphabet_index_t* idx);

    template <typename Result, typename ResultState>
    static CPPCODEC_ALWAYS_INLINE void decode_tail(
            Result& decoded, ResultState&, const alphabet_index_t* idx, size_t idx_len);
};

template <typename CodecVariant>
template <typename Result, typename ResultState>
CPPCODEC_ALWAYS_INLINE void hex<CodecVariant>::decode_block(
        Result& decoded, ResultState& state, const alphabet_index_t* idx)
{
    data::put(decoded, state, static_cast<uint8_t>((idx[0] << 4) | idx[1]));
}

template <typename CodecVariant>
template <typename Result, typename ResultState>
CPPCODEC_ALWAYS_INLINE void hex<CodecVariant>::decode_tail(
        Result&, ResultState&, const alphabet_index_t*, size_t)
{
    throw invalid_input_length(
            "odd-length hex input is not supported by the streaming octet decoder, "
            "use a place-based number decoder instead");
}

} // namespace detail
} // namespace cppcodec

#endif // CPPCODEC_DETAIL_HEX

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28 V DC. See page H-53 for additional ratings.
cycles at full load. All other models: 30,000 cycles.
2–4 V DC, 100 mA, for both silver and gold plated contacts.
NOTE: Any models supplied with Q, B or G contact material are RoHS compliant.
diallyl phthalate (DAP), (UL 94V-0).
SWITCH SUPPORT: Brass, matte-tin plated.
over nickel plate. Q contact material: Coin silver, silver plated.
See page H-53 for additional contact materials.
silver plated. See page H-53 for additional contact materials.
HARDWARE: Nut, Screws & Lockwasher: Stainless steel.
and described on pages H-47 through H-52. For additional options not shown in catalog, consult Customer Service Center.
All models have epoxy terminal seal and are compatible with all "bottom-wash" PCB cleaning methods.
with all options when ordered with G or Q contact material.
Standard with all models except T10X with A terminations.
Standard with T10X model with A terminations.
Not available with K or P contact material.
on T10X models with A terminations.
NOTE: Terminal bend radii and lead-in manufacturing option.
0.4 VA MAX. @ 20 V AC OR DC MAX.
TX01 MODELS: 3 AMPS @ 120 V AC OR 28 V DC.
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1 CONTACTS & TERMINALS: Copper alloy, with gold plate over nickel plate.
2 END CONTACTS: Coin silver, with gold plate over nickel plate.
4 END CONTACTS: Coin silver, silver plated.
5 CENTER CONTACT & ALL TERMINALS: Copper alloy, silver plated.
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Q contact material standard with C & Z terminations.
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"WrestleMania 35" takes place April 7.
"WrestleMania 35," which is two weeks from Sunday, has quickly become a stacked card with 10 current matches.
Two new matches made this week were Samoa Joe defending the United States championship against Rey Mysterio, and Asuka defending the SmackDown women's championship against the winner of a fatal four-way match that will take place on this Tuesday's "SmackDown Live!" between Sonya Deville, Mandy Rose, Carmella and Naomi.
Buddy Murphy defends the WWE cruiserweight championship against Tony Nese, Kurt Angle is scheduled to face Baron Corbin in his farewell match and the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal will take place.
Also at "WrestleMania," Brock Lesnar will defend the universal championship against Seth Rollins; AJ Styles takes on Randy Orton; Ronda Rousey defends the RAW women's title against Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair; Triple H faces Batista in a no holds barred match; and Shane McMahon takes on The Miz.
Last match for 'Bullet' Bob?: Current and former Alabama pro wrestling fans still fondly remember Continental Championship Wrestling TV programs in the 80s, which was produced out of Birmingham.
CCW's most popular star was "Bullet" Bob Armstrong.
According to Figure Four Online, Armstrong wrestled his last match in Pensacola, Florida, last Saturday.
Armstrong, 79, worked mainly in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee during his nearly 60-year career.
Armstrong was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011, and his son, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, will be inducted in the hall on April 6 in Brooklyn.
Longtime WWE employee to be honored at hall: Thirty-year WWE employee Sue Atchison will receive the Warrior Award at the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony on April 6.
Styles signs new deal with WWE: AJ Styles announced on Monday that he re-signed with the company.
After a long career in the independent scene and Japan from 1998-2016, Styles arrived at WWE in 2016.
The past three years, he won the WWE championship twice and the United States championship twice.


St. Paul's School is situated in the holy city of Gorakhpur. It was established in the year 1978 by St. Paul's Educational Trust. The school is affiliated to the council of Indian Certificate School Examination. The school provides education from nursery to class XII. It is an English medium co-educational school.
St. Paul's School is situated 8 km away from the city of Gorakhpur. It is located near Gorakhpur Medical College.
The school is built in a wide lush green area of 14 acres of land. The school campus consists of school building, administrative block and accommodations for employees. It has air- conditioned audio-visual conference hall and a large hall which can accommodate 200 and 700 person respectively.
Teachers are well-qualified and provide high standard of knowledge through innovative teaching process. The school has well equipped library, science and computer labs in the school building. Students are also provided transport service if they wish to avail it. The school has 9 luxury and 1 mini bus which are used for transportation.
The school believes that sports are important part of the education system. Therefore, it keeps a focus that every student participates in any one of the sports. They also organize evening campus from the month of April end to the month of October in which various sports have been clubbed in different category. The students who wish to join the course can enroll in it.
The school also organizes co-curricular activities from time to time. This not only builds up the confidence among the student but also makes them a good team player. Keeping this in mind, the school organizes music and dance competition, debate and essay-writing competition, art competition and various sports events.
The discipline in the school is very strict and is well- maintained. It is seen that every student communicates in English only. If anyone is found violating the rules, one has to pay the fine.


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Batman: Arkham City Nightwing Bundle Pack
Posted by Lord Shaper on Oct 12th, 2011 in Damian Smith, Superhero | 1 comment
Rumors were floating around late last week that Rocksteady Studios were adding yet another character to the Batman: Arkham City line-up. While it seems like nearly every week has brought the announcement of a new villain, today's confirmation from Warner Bros. actually announces that you'll have more options in regards to playable characters. Upping the Robin and former-Robin count, Nightwing is joining the cast.
That's not to say that you can just play through "Arkham City" as Dick Grayson. Much like the previously announced Robin (Tim Drake), Nightwing will only be playable in the game's "challenge" maps.
The "Nightwing Bundle Pack" will (obviously) include the character and his unique gadgets, but there's the added bonus of two additional challenge maps included with the bundle: Main Hall and Wayne Manor. You'll also receive a "Batman: The Animated Series" Nightwing skin, which is pretty great. The bundle will be available for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 1 for $6.99 and 560 points, respectively.
When it was announced back in June that Robin would also be available for challenge map play, he was revealed as a pre-order bonus for those purchasing the game from Best Buy. The developers had assured everyone that the character would eventually be available to purchase for everyone. According to today's press release, it looks like non-Best Buy owners will have their opportunity on November 22.
Personally, I'm just happy that Jason Todd is nowhere to be found in "Arkham City." Well, unless I get to play as the Joker and off him. That would be amazing.
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igamek says:
What villains have been confirmed to appear in Batman: Arkham City?


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Karmelyuk or Karmaliuk may refer to:

Ustym Karmaliuk (1787–1835), a Ukrainian folk hero
Yuriy Karmelyuk (born 1971), Ukrainian footballer and manager
Karmelyuk (1931 film), a 1931 Ukrainian film directed by Faust Lopatinksy
, a 1938 Ukrainian film with Natalia Uzhviy
Karmelyuk, a 1985 Ukrainian film with Romualdas Ramanauskas
Karmaliuk, an unfinished opera by Kyrylo Stetsenko
Karmaliuk, a 2006 album by Ukrainian band Teoriia Gvaltu

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Special Operations Crewman
ABOUTSpecial Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen (SWCC) are specially trained to operate on and around rivers and coastal regions around the world. Wielding extreme firepower and a deadly skill set, SWCC operators support special warfare/special operations missions, as well as conduct direct action and special reconnaissance missions of their own.As a SWCC, you may very likely:
Insert and extract SEALs and other Special Operations personnel from a variety of Naval Surface Warfare vessels
Collect important data about enemy military installations and shipping traffic in coastal areas
Assist other military and civilian law enforcement agenciesRESPONSIBILITIESAs a SWCC, you will be called upon by your fellow Special Operations counterparts for support anywhere, anytime. You will typically:
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The Week in iOS Apps: You've got the look!
This week's roundup of new and updated iOS apps includes new ways to make images look great; including both still photos and videos. Now, everything you produce will have a professional sheen.
By Joel Mathis
Macworld OCT 10, 2013 2:15 am PDT
You've got the look!
This week's roundup of new and updated iOS apps includes new ways to make images—both still and video—look great. Now, everything you produce will have a professional sheen.
U-verse
Good news for subscribers to AT&T U-verse: Live TV is now available through the company's iOS apps. This week's update to the app—which already featured video-on-demand options—also features a number of bug fixes and a small update to the user interface. But it's the ability to watch your favorite shows in real time on your iPad or iPhone that should geneate the most joy among the app's users.
Cameo for iPhone is kind of a cross between Vine and other, more extensive video-editing apps: You can only shoot six seconds of video at a time, but you can edit those clips, stitch them into a movie as long as two minutes, pick a soundtrack, and add Instagram-style filters to give the whole thing a coherent look. When you're done, just share on Facebook, Tumblr, and Twitter. Word up.
Fotor HDR
If, on the other hand, you'd like to create some cool-looking still photos, the $2 Fotor HDR app for iPhone is pretty nifty: For one photo, it takes two pics—one overexposed, one underexposed—then combines the two into a single image to create eye-popping "high dynamic range" photos. The app includes presets and filters that allow users to create their favorite image, and to share photos easily on social media.
It's been a couple of years now since our Twitter feeds were filled with Foursquare updates of friends announcing they were the "mayor" of a local bar, but Foursquare is still around and evolving. The latest update? Real-time recommendations—check-in at a new place, and the app can tell you what the best-loved drinks and appetizers are at that location. Other updates show you the coolest places near your location, and your friends' most recent check-ins.
Lift is a "life coach" for your iPhone, one that helps you set goals and guides you to them. This week's update includes the addition of ten different coaching plans, which can be reached from the app's "add habits" menu. Users can also create their own coaching plans to share with each other.
After a long, hard day at the office, why not settle in with a game set entirely in a stressful work environment? In Level 22, a $4 game for iPhone and iPad, you play "Gary," a worker late to the office after an evening carousing on the town. Your mission is to get to your desk on the 22nd floor without being caught by the boss. Just the way to unwind, right?
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The free MashupDJ app for iPad takes an old concept—mash two songs into something new—and makes it easy: Just choose from the app's catalogue of songs, then press a button to mix two of them together. Users can "remash" any song they like using drag-and-drop editing tools, and share the results for friends and family to enjoy.
Yes, Yahoo Mail still exists, and its iOS app was relaunched this week as version 2.0. Among the improvements: Conversations are now threaded, you can personalize the app with custom themes, and 1TB of storage lets you save every message you ever have or ever will receive.
Other apps of note
Calendars 5 now makes it easier to add new tasks … Sunrise Calendar has been redesigned for iOS 7 … and Real Boxing has been updated with enhanced multiplayer options.
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Full Moon in Virgo / Spring Equinox – March 2022
We close out the astrological year in Pisces with a Full Moon in service-oriented Virgo on March 18 @ 12:18am PST just before the Equinox on March 20, when the Sun enters Aries. With the Sun, Neptune, Jupiter and Mercury in sensitive Pisces, compassion and empathy is stimulated, while your dreams and intuition offer images, messages or whispers as breadcrumbs to gently guide you forward. Tune in to your Self and your spirit to access the gifts that are available for you.
Virgo loves order, cleanup, clearing and wellness, so take inventory of your health habits, movement, food and environment. Whatever needs attention needs attention! It's your job to take care of yourself before you serve others, so that you are operating from a place of well being, but Pisces and Virgo can both sacrifice and drain themselves for others by default. Stay conscious. We need you at your best – and the sacrifice/service lifestyle is old school.
Consider this a choice point. Don't drag unproductive routines, identities, ideas, relationships, dynamics and behaviors into Aries season. More than ever before, it's crucial to be willing to be renewed, in a fresh state, fully present. Decide moment by moment what feels right and sit with any indecision. No rush, no manic actions. Flow like the Pisces fish, but with an analytical Virgo mind, and release what no longer serves you; dare to find out who you are without (fill in the blank). With Saturn squaring the North Node, we are being forced to let go of things that have served us in the past but are no longer useful.
The Full Moon is in a Grand Trine with Pluto and the North Node of Destiny, indicating that there are karmic opportunities in place to align certain people, groups and events to advance our collective path – and it may affect you personally as well. With the Sun sextile Pluto, great strength and stamina is available, so focus on your dreams, visions, inner guidance and take practical actions as the collective transforms.
Venus squares Uranus on March 19 creating a shakeup regarding your relationship, desires, money, values (including Self) or creativity. You may decide to make a change or it comes at you, but because it's a square, it will likely be unexpected and require an adjustment or reconfiguration. This may reference an issue from 2021, as it's at the degree of the Saturn-Uranus square, so be prepared to be adaptable. And if you want something, ask for it, get it, communicate your needs. Don't withhold and then act out.
March 20 is the Vernal (Spring) Equinox at 8:33am PST when the Sun enters Aries, a new beginning. Aries is direct, action-oriented, impulsive and ready to go. However, you may be exhausted and still recovering from a soul-weary experience of the past few years, so calibrate your rhythm according to how you feel and don't push yourself beyond your available energy. Allow yourself to move organically.
Mercury is conjunct Jupiter on March 20/21, activating big ideas, visions and plans for who you can connect with to make things happen. You will likely feel more inspired, ready to get in the game, even if it's just in a mind-mapping phase. But if you are ready, this is a good time to plant your dreams, record your download, journal, or share with a partner or colleague. You should be in an optimistic frame of mind, which is also ripe for receiving good news and expanding your conceptual framework. Yes!
Mars squares Uranus on March 22 at 12º (Saturn square Uranus 2021 degree), triggering a clash or conflict, which can be personal and/or collective. Easy does it today – no risky behavior or choices. This can manifest as rebelling against authority or breaking out wherever you feel oppressed, restrained or blocked from freedom. It's really about claiming your right to do your thing, your way – for better or worse. Individuation or insubordination. If you have to go against authority, I suggest not doing it now – and finding a smoother path that won't rock the boat so much (unless you want that).
Mercury is conjunct Neptune on March 23, which supports mystical and intuitive pursuits, as well as imagination and all creative activities. Mercury-Neptune is beautiful for writing, poetry, film, words to create imagery, song lyrics and music or chants/mantras. Mercury-Neptune allows for Higher Self connections, meditations, dreams and connecting with others from a higher dimension (also with Guides, Angels and Beings of Light).
Mercury-Neptune is a soft energy with the capacity for channeling messages that can inform your path forward, with the Sun in Aries, and it can offer nuances to your Mercury-Jupiter ideas. The softness of Pisces with the assertiveness of Aries is a beautiful combo, when you use them together deliberately. If not, they can work against each other, like a push (Aries) – pull (Pisces undertow), so choose when to take action and move forward and when to go within, rest and access your Inner Guidance.
We are turning a corner energetically, into a new space, where we've never been before. A new land, a foreign experience, where our job is to choose to drop the drama (how you react) – and ground in creating stability and simplicity.
Remember what you've learned personally from the pandemic shutdown, as there were profound lessons involved in that event. Don't allow yourself to be run by fear or your frequency will be at a low vibration, easy to control. Stay open to new info and perspectives if you want to grow.
As always, I am grateful for your presence on our journey together. xo
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The £2bn Relationship - The Business Of Online Dating
Around half of the UK's singletons are internet dating - but how can the industry grow from here?
Online dating has exploded in popularity over the past 10 years. Once seen as a rather nerdy, even desperate way to meet a potential partner (or, let's face it, a less than wholesome means of finding a sexual encounter) – the industry has now become a much more acceptable way of finding love.
Globally, one in five relationships now starts online and the media is full of stories describing happy marriages which started with the click of a mouse.
Looking at it from a financial perspective, its estimated that globally the industry is worth more than £2bn.
Online dating is now so important to the UK economy that the Office of National Statistics recently added online dating to its basket of goods and services to calculate UK inflation rates.
For this feature, we interviewed more than a dozen dating websites, representing more than five million members (although it should be noted that most people using a dating website will set up a profile with more than one company).
Most generated revenue through a subscription model – typically members will sign up for free, but be charged if they would like to connect to someone's profile.
Others are entirely free to join and use, but make money through advertising – though this model's popularity is waning due to the lack of reliability of cashflow.
Some sites also offer extra services, such as buying real and virtual gifts to send your paramour, more in-depth background checks and real-world networking events to boost the coffers.
It's also interesting to note that the split of male to female members on most of the sites is around the 50:50 mark, and the number of older daters (those from 50 years of age and up) has become a real growth market.
Recession-proof
It appears, judging from the responses to Huffington Post UK's investigation, that internet dating has not been at all affected by the economic crisis and the pressure it's put on consumers' pockets.
On the contrary, some of the brands had even witnessed an increase in members as a result of the recession – it's cheaper to search for love from your laptop at home than it is spending a night in bars and clubs.
"Online dating is an industry that can sustain a recession – people may cut back on luxury items and the amount they go out and stay to stay at home instead," Kate Devine, online marketing manager of Mysinglefriend.com, told Huff Post UK.
"This makes online dating websites an appealing and more affordable place to meet new people."
A recession also makes people reassess their priorities, according to Match.com's UK & Ireland managing director Karl Gregory.
"It's traditionally a time for people to reassess their life priorities, meaning that relationships are front of mind, " he told Huff Post UK.
Love at the click of a button?
Other website owners have sought to diversify beyond the UK market to help keep the margins looking healthy.
"I've had to be really aware of the recession, both in terms of lowering my acquisition costs and the unwillingness of consumers to spend in the UK," said Andy Hammonds, managing director of Bright Day, which runs a wide portfolio of niche internet dating sites, including MumsDateDads.co.uk, ChristianandSingle.co.uk and 50UpSingles.co.uk.
"I've adapted my focus to accruing profit in more affluent dating markets outside the UK, like Australia for instance. As a result, the last 12 months have been very successful, seeing increases in revenue of over 300%."
Many use sites like WhiteLabelDating.com to provide a generic software platform to take care of payment processing and customer support, freeing up time to focus on driving traffic to websites.
However, anyone thinking of joining the industry now had better be prepared for a fiercely competitive market.
Matthew Pitt, operations director at Global Personals, which is the driving force behind more than 7,500 dating sites globally, warned "if you are thinking of joining the industry now, you are very unlikely to be successful - unless you have very deep pockets and a differentiated dating offering".
"Nowadays it's a mature industry with a few large players dominating the mainstream markets and smaller independents doing OK because they've got a strong brand," Pitt said.
"The latter will find it increasingly tough going forward because they cannot match the investment in technology and resources that the larger sites can to keep their sites at the forefront.
White labeling can erode many of those problems, although some believe following that path can make your brand feel "soulless".
Older daters are now looking for love online, often with help from younger family members
Matt Connolly has one of the newest sites on the market – launched on 26 October, his myLovelyParent site - which encourages children of singles in their 50s and over to recommend their parents for dates - uses a platform he created from scratch.
"There's very little consideration or customisation you can do for your specific audience when white-labeling," he told Huff Post UK.
"There's (also) the issue that the people who sign up to your site are visible across potentially hundreds of other sites, and that just doesn't feel right. If I join a niche dating site."
Connolly decided to take the expensive option of building the technology from scratch. "We're putting integrity before profit," he says. "We want to positively impact the lives of people first and foremost."
Rise of the tailored dating sites
Niche's like Connolly's are a growing trend – among some of the better known are JDate, which focuses on Jewish singletons, Asiand8 and Muslim & Single.
One site, which currently has 5,000 active members is Veggie Romance – a dating site for vegetarian and vegan singles.
Unlike the majority of dating sites, its membership is hugely skewed in favour of women – just 30% of the sites daters are men.
The only other major site with that heavy a bias was SeekingArrangement.com, a sugar-daddy dating site aimed at rich, older men who wanted to meet younger women.
Founder Brandon Wade told Huff Post UK the split was currently eight women to every man, largely caused by the fact women can join for free, and men are expected to pay a subscription.
"One reason why SeekingArrangement.com has done so well is because we are a 'lifestyle' dating business. And sugar daddies or sugar babies tend to be in the dating pool for long periods of time," he added.
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At the young end of the market, DateWithAMate targets 18-35 year olds who want to double date, rather than searching online on their own.
This, the owners said, would help get young friends out dating together, and increase not only safety, but also the enjoyment.
Charlotte Cory, founder of ffifty.com, set up her site after leaving her husband at the age of 49 and realising that no one should be on their own in mid-life. She is now remarried to a man she met through internet dating.
"It's hard when you are over 50 and been married for a while, it's not likely you come into contact with many single men you want to date in the normal course," she told Huff Post UK.
"You need to go online. In this day and age there is no reason why you should have to spend the second half of your life on your own if you don't want to."
The older dater market has attracted a lot of new entrants, including Cupid, which offers traditional dating sites such as cupid.com and girlsdateforfree.com, as well as what they call "casual" sites – such as benaughty.com, flirt.com and clickandflirt.com.
"When we identified a growing number of mature members appearing on our dating sites we started to roll out new products specifically for them," said Sean Wood, communications director at Cupid.
"They are among people of similar age group and more likely to have similar interests."
Silver surfers are now happier to meet online
Interestingly, older daters spend more time looking at the sites than younger ones – they also go on more dates than any other group.
"There are two reasons for that: they have more time, and they just want to be social, said Global Personals' Pitt.
"They're not panicking, they're much more relaxed in themselves about who they are and about meeting someone."
Niche isn't necessarily good though, according to one of the market's biggest players.
Match.com, which also owns MatchAffinity and Dating Direct, believes narrowing your outlook could cut off huge swathes of potential daters.
"Although we are seeing a proliferation of small niche sites powered by white label providers, generally these sites cannot deliver the same breadth and quality of experience for members," said Match.com's Gregory.
"Every few months a new online dating start-up pops up and advertises aggressively, but many just come and go. We've been around for more than 10 years in the UK, and we're confident we'll still be leading the way in another 10."
Future challenges
SeekingArrangement's Wade neatly summarises the key issues affecting the dating industry: "Over the next 12 months, I see two issues becoming increasingly important; mobile applications to make dating websites more accessible and background checks to make online dating safer."
Bright Day's Hammonds said around 40% of all MumsDateDads.co.uk traffic already comes from the mobile web app, and mobile users tend to stay on the site for longer than web-based ones.
"App development is always an option, but it isn't always cost effective due to the 30% commission requested by providers. Native web apps are actually more economical to run and revenues are far higher," he added.
AsianD8 told Huff Post UK a significant amount of its traffic was coming from mobile, leading it to invest in in-house app expertise.
"We have launched a number of complimentary apps and mobile websites to ensure that we capitalise on these trends," a spokesman added.
EHarmony's country manager Bryn Snelson said it had recently launched the Bad Date Rescue app, which allows users to activate a call to rescue them from a bad date. Fun it maybe, but mobile apps are serious business for eHarmony.
Date going badly? There's an app for that. (Or you could just throw a drink in his face)
"The importance of apps are they offer a real-time, on-the-go experience, allowing our customers to access and to communicate with their matches at their own pace," Snelson explained.
"The flexibility means we can become part of our customers' routine, which dating naturally is, therefore increasing opportunities for communication with their matches."
There aren't many areas where dating websites would welcome government intervention (in fact SeekingArrangement.com's Wade specifically told us that the government should "stay out of people's bedrooms"), but monitoring safety levels was an area most wanted help with.
"The government will need to work alongside dating websites to ensure certain standards are adhered to. Safety has become a big issue in recent times – new regulation by the government will ensure companies will have to invest in safety measure such as ID checks," said Asiand8's spokesman.
Many others said government regulation could lead to a code of conduct to protect their businesses' reputation, as well as consumers' safety.
There's a crossover between safety and mobile here too; some apps allow you to see how close potential dates are to you – Grindr, the app used by the gay community is probably the best known – but research suggests women in particular feel uncomfortable about broadcasting their location.
As the stigma surrounding online dating continues to subside, and companies work hard to offer personalised, safe and successful dating experiences, this is a market set to significantly grow.
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LAS VEGAS (March 8, 2017) – Joint venture partners AEG and MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) announced today that in 2016 the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design® (LEED) Gold certification to T-Mobile Arena, a 20,000-seat sports and entertainment venue that will host the NHL expansion team, Las Vegas Golden Knights. LEED is the preeminent rating system for design, construction & operation of high-performance green buildings.
MGM Resorts and AEG partnered to implement a comprehensive environmental sustainability program at the arena, taking into account all major aspects of the building's construction and operations. The arena was also planned with industry-leading acoustical design using a range of technical innovations that help deliver top-notch acoustics for event-goers. Since its opening in April 2016, T-Mobile Arena has hosted more than 40 world-class entertainers including The Rolling Stones, U2, Coldplay and George Strait.
Energy Efficiency: To reduce energy consumption, high-efficiency LED (light emitting diode) lighting is used throughout the Arena, and high efficiency heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems are used in the restaurants. LEDs not only allow for less lighting-related energy to be used, but also result in a reduction of cooling energy required for the building.
Water Conservation: An on-site well provides all of T-Mobile Arena's irrigation water, reducing the amount of water taken from the city's water supply. In addition, low flow fixtures have been installed throughout the facility, bringing the estimated water consumption to 40 percent below what is required by code.
Waste and Recycling: 80 percent of construction waste was recycled and much of the facility was made with pre- and post-consumer-recycled material, including 7,000 lbs. of recycled steel.
T-Mobile Arena is a privately funded indoor arena. The 20,000-seat venue, located on the Las Vegas Strip between New York-New York and Monte Carlo, will host more than 100 events annually, including UFC, boxing, hockey, basketball and other sporting events, major headline entertainment, awards shows, family shows and special events. Las Vegas' newest landmark features 50 luxury suites, more than two dozen private loge boxes, complete broadcast facilities, and other specially designed exclusive hospitality offerings and fan amenities destined to create a guest experience second to none. Toshiba Plaza, an adjacent two-acre outdoor entertainment space, features performance stages, a variety of video screens and other interactive content and display areas. Industry-leading architect Populous designed T-Mobile Arena to meet the U.S. Green Building Council's standards for LEED® Gold Certification. T-Mobile Arena is a joint venture between AEG and MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM). For more information visit T-Mobile Arena's website at t-mobilearena.com.
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is committed to a prosperous and sustainable future through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. USGBC works toward its mission of market transformation through its LEED green building program, robust educational offerings, a nationwide network of chapters and affiliates, the annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, the Center for Green Schools and advocacy in support of public policy that encourages and enables green buildings and communities. For more information, visit usgbc.org, and connect on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.


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