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RESEARCH RESULUTS
IMAGES Serbia
MEN IN SERBIA: Changes, Resistances and Challenges
Results of Research on Men and Gender Equality , IMAGES Serbia 2018
About IMAGES studies
This study presents the findings of the survey done by using the methodology of IMAGES studies on men, which has been applied in more than 20 countries and territories in the world. IMAGES studies were launched in 2008 by Promundo and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW). In our region, these studies have been carried out in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)[1]. The specificity of IMAGES studies is a standardised questionnaire used (70-80%) in all the surveyed countries, as well as a qualitative component of the research that varies across countries. In Serbia, the quantitative research was carried out on a nationally representative sample of 1060 men and 540 women 18-60 years old. The qualitative component of the research included 3 focus groups and 15 individual in-depth interviews with different groups of participants. Data collection was carried out in November and December 2017.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample
The sample consisted of men and women 18-60 years old. Over half of men in the sample have secondary education. About three-fifths of men live in cities. Only 45.3% of respondents 31-40 years of age have children, unlike those 51-60 years old, 86.5% of whom have children. On average, the respondents perform a paid job 45.5 hours a week. Over nine-tenths of respondents are Serbs and Orthodox Christians. The most educated generation of men is in the age group 31-40, including as many as 35.6% of men with junior college or university education. The most educated are also most frequently employed (72.9% of them). The largest share of the unemployed is among the men 25-30 years old – as many as 20.2%. Over 40% of respondents have never been married. In the youngest group (18-24) surveyed, as many as half of the men who said they were married lived in cohabitation. Every hundredth man in Serbia lives with his male partner, and over one-third of men live with their parents and sibling/s. The primary source of income is formal employment – in as many as 50.9% of cases, while agriculture is the second most important source of additional income for men. Men have 44.500 dinars of income on average. In over two-thirds of households, the main source of income is formal employment. The vast majority of men consider that their family/household belongs to the working class (43.5%), and only 1.5% of them believe to belong to the "social elite". 36% of men would emigrate from Serbia.
Relationships in the primary family
Most respondents come from the families where both mothers and fathers have secondary education. In the growing up of both men and women, the most important father figure is their biological father. The dominant family model consists of two parents and children, which means that the father is present both in older and younger generations. The father is the most important figure for only 55.2% of the least educated men and as many as 80.1% of the most educated ones. The gender division of labour between the parents is very clear. In most cases, fathers had never performed the tasks of food preparation, house cleaning, clothes washing or bathroom and toilet cleaning. On the other hand, they "took care of children", did some home repairs, took care of the yard and car. They also purchased food and paid bills. The most egalitarian division of labour was in the families of the most educated men. Over half of parents decided together about the education and activities of their children. Both men and women usually did not participate in family duties when they were adolescents. However, in cases where they did participate, the gender division of roles has spilled over from the parental families to younger generations.
Experience of violence in childhood and youth
The majority of both men and women answered that they had never experienced violence in their parental families. However, in one-fourth of the families of both women and men, in their childhood they witnessed physical violence against their mother by their father or mother's partner. Somewhat less than one-tenth of boys were exposed to unwanted touching of their genitals or buttocks, while the share of girls exposed to such situations is even bigger. About one-tenth of respondents were forced into sexual intercourse by threats. As many as one-fourth of boys were victims of corporal punishment in school. Corporal punishment was even more common at home. Material deprivation occurred more often than physical violence, with only 61.9% of men stating that they have never lived in extreme poverty. Corporal punishment in school decreases with the age of respondents. Thus, 84.6% of the youngest men surveyed have never been punished, unlike 63.1% of men in the oldest age group. 73.1% of the youngest men and 46.2% of the oldest men were not beaten with "a belt or rod" at home. Nearly half of young men participated in school fights against rival groups, and only 81.4% of young men never took drugs, which indirectly indicates that nearly one-fifth of them took drugs at school.
Relationships in the present family
As in all other cases, the majority of male or female partners have secondary school education. Nearly every second man in the sample has a partner with secondary education, and the partner of every fourth man has junior college or university education. About two-thirds of female partners are employed, while about one-fifth of them are unemployed (and they are looking or not looking for a job). This means that a vast majority of women in intimate partnerships have their own income (including pensions, rentals, etc.) or contribute to the family budget (with monetary contribution, while non-monetary contribution provided through unpaid domestic work is not included here). As regards decision making related to children, a large majority of respondents answered that they participated in decision making "equally" (68.1%), with the frequency of this response increasing in younger age groups. In the age group 25-30, as many as three-thirds of answers were "together". Unlike in the families of origin, in the families of procreation, that is – in the next generation, there is a shift towards a more egalitarian division of labour; the progress is rather significant and the sons are excluded from the division of labour to a much lesser extent. Satisfaction with the division of labour in the family and household varies in both women and men and in relation to education. Men with the lowest level of education are most dissatisfied with the division of labour, while women with the highest level of education are most satisfied. Satisfaction with marriage and partners is generally high in both men and women. As many as about 85% of men and about 75% of women are very satisfied and satisfied with their marriage/cohabitation. As many as four-fifths of men agree with the statement that after divorce both parents should assume equal responsibility in raising their children, and almost the same share of men believe that women who do not allow men to see their children after divorce should be punished.
Only a very small percentage of men attend the birth of their child (2.4%). Only one in 50 men takes parental leave for raising children. Also, four-fifths of men state that they accompanied their partners to medical controls during pregnancy (some or all). As many as over one-third of men would leave their jobs to take care of children, if their wives earned enough money. Four-fifths of men agree with the statement that their primary role is to earn enough money for their children. Parents usually perform together various child-related activities. Women usually prepare meals for children, change diapers and give children a bath. The only activity that fathers perform or performed more than mothers was related to physical exercises and playing with children outdoors. Corporal punishment of children is widely accepted in the population. Two-thirds of the youngest men and over 70% of the youngest women mainly or fully agree that corporal punishment of children is unacceptable, but such a level of disapproval mainly decreases in older generations.
Sexuality, sex work and transactional sex
Over 90% of men identify themselves as heterosexual (92.6%). Men preferred not to answer the question about their sexual orientation more often than women and more rarely declared themselves to be homosexual. More than half of men are satisfied or very satisfied with sexual relations with their current partners. Nearly one-fourth of men 18-24 years old do not have a steady partner. Men with the highest level of education are most satisfied with their sexual relations. Over 70% of men in all age groups would neither feel offended nor angry if their partner asked them to use a condom. More educated men accept the use of condoms easier than less educated men. 25.6% of women from the sample had an abortion. However, men report that their partners had abortion in 16% of cases, which is less than reported by women. Particularly interesting is the fact that in the vast majority of cases male partners also participated in making a decision to undergo an abortion, and in only one-third of cases woman made such a decision on their own. Men far more often than women say that they feel uncomfortable in the company of homosexual men. Women more often than men agree that "homosexuality is natural and normal". Almost every fifth man had sexual intercourse with a sex worker (18.7%). Less than 1% of men (0.8%) had sexual intercourse with a man who provided sexual services. A separate group of questions was asked to find out whether women provided sexual services to men in exchange for goods and services. Thus, 4.6% of women provided sexual services in exchange for means of subsistence, and 4.1% of them in exchange for a raise or employment.
Perpetration of violence and violent victimisation in the lives of adult men
The answers to the questions about the prevalence of various forms of partner violence [2]show that the most common form of violence are insults and humiliation, committed by nearly one-third of men against their partners, according to their own statements. In one-fourth of cases, men deliberately intimidated their partners. Slapping and throwing objects at the partner happened in one-fifth of cases. A very widespread form of violence is economic violence, in the form of prohibition to work. The least prevalent form of violence is the one that is physically most dangerous, i.e. inflicting physical injuries and threatening with weapons (93.2% of respondents answered "never"). Over the past 12 months, every fifth man who has committed violence in the intimate partner relationship threatened his partner with a weapon, while one in four of these men insulted his partner. About nine-tenths of men stated that they had not forced to sexual intercourse any girl/woman (90.5%), while one in twenty men did it once (5.4%). Every 50th man has participated in a group rape over the past 12 months. In general, about one-tenth of men in the sample have the experience of forcing women into sexual intercourse, under different circumstances. Thus, every eighth man was hit over the past 3 months, every twenty-fifth man was threatened with a cold weapon, while every fiftieth man was threatened with a pistol. As many as 22.3% of the youngest men (18-24 years old) were hit over the past three months, as well as 26.9% of man with the lowest level of education.
Over three-fourths of men are satisfied with their physical and mental health.
Satisfaction decreases with age and is less in lower educated men than in higher educated ones. Younger men engage in much more physical activity than men over 40 years of age. While four-fifths of the youngest men engage in regular physical activity (79.4% of them agree or fully agree), only 29.3% of 51-60-year-old men have regular physical activity. Approximately one-fifth of men sometimes feel depressed and lost, and this issue could be worked on in the future. Also, one-fifth of respondents are under stress or feel nervous and anxious. Men sustained injuries in 8.9% of cases, including as a result of violence – 1.8%, traffic or some other accident – 3.6% and disease – 3.5%. As many as 3.4% of the youngest men (18-24 years old) sustained injuries due to violence, while the percentage of the oldest men is 0.8%. 27.1% of men over 40 and 37.3% of men over 51 years of age went to prostate examination. 12.3% of men from the sample got tested for HIV, mainly those 25-40 years of age. Every fifth man with the highest level of education was tested for HIV, while 56.9% of men are smokers. When it comes to getting drunk (5 or more alcoholic beverages on one occasion), 31.2% of men "never" do that. Drugs have been used most often by men 25-30 years of age, while only 64.6% of men have "never" used any drug. 18.9% of the youngest men (18-24 years old) used cannabis and 5.1% of them used ecstasy.
War experiences
Asked whether they participated in the wars in the former Yugoslavia, 15.9% of men from the sample answered affirmatively. However, if we disregard those under 40, who made up more than half of the entire sample, it means that nearly one-third of men over 40 participated in the war. With the exception of NATO air strikes experienced by the vast majority of all respondents, other negative consequences of wars and warfare suffered by men range from 1.1% (serious wounding) to 6.4% (death of a family member as a consequence of the war). Four times more men than women witnessed torture and beating up; four times more men were tortured and beaten up; and five times more men were seriously wounded in the war.
Men express a higher level of agreement than women with the statement that their ethnicity is important to them. The analysis of the responses related to agreeing with the statement "all human beings are the same, regardless of which nation they belong to" (group of answers "mainly" and "fully") reveals that mostly 25-30-year-old men are xenophobic; this is the age group that grew up during the wars and could not avoid the exposure to war propaganda. However, the differences between the men of different generations are generally small.
GEM scale and attitudes towards gender equality
The examination of attitudes by using the GEM scale shows that women have less conservative attitudes towards gender equality than men. On a 0-3 scale (0 – the most negative attitude towards gender equality, 3 – the most affirmative attitude), men scored 1.73, while women scored 1.99. The least educated men scored 1.57, while the most educated ones scored 1.88. 25-30-year-old men have the most egalitarian attitudes (1.84). Some interesting findings from this measurement of attitudes show the following: about 70% of men disagree with the statement that "more rights for women means fewer rights for men"; 46.5% of men disagree with the statement that "the equality of women and men has been reached in our society"; 53.1% of men disagree with the statement that the most important role of a woman is to "take care of her home and cook for her family"; nearly half of men disagree with the statement that men need sex more than women do; 18.8% of them agree with the statement that "there are situations in which a woman deserves to be beaten"; about two-thirds of men disagree with the statement that "a woman should be the one who takes care not to get pregnant". 11.9% of respondents agree that a woman "should tolerate violence to keep her family together", while 68.5% of respondents agree that a man and a woman should decide together about contraception.
New gender patterns? Results of qualitative research
Overall, the qualitative analysis has shown that the "islands" of transformation are not only very narrow, but that the level of understanding and self-reflection of young people about their own gender identity is dramatically low. Both gender and other identities (national, generational, religious) are most often perceived instrumentally, as something that is given, determined and therefore something that should be used in the pre-determined but also in a pragmatic way. In the absence of self-reflection, the general formulas, taken from the misogynous and re-traditionalised public discourse, are used. Thus, what remains on the surface is an unusual hybrid of attitudes showing that the inevitability of a shift towards gender equality is accepted, but that, on the other hand, a sort of special concession is sought for the loss of "patriarchal dividend".
Conclusion – Importance of education
The complexity of the transformation of gender relations in Serbia towards the achievement of a higher level of gender equality is facing numerous, very serious challenges. Many of them are simply contextual, linked to the low development of Serbia, poverty, the adverse consequences of wars, as well as the intensive aging of the population and the intensive emigration of the most educated young people. The long-term, multi-decade influence of negative factors has led to repatriarchalisation and retraditionalisation, which not only have very negative effects on women, but expose also men, especially younger generations, to an extremely high risk of harmful lifestyles pursued to confirm the imaginary ideal of a "real man" , including the acceptance of dangerous extreme ideologies. Therefore, it is necessary to focus strongly on gender equality education, which would include contemporary knowledge in the field of critical studies of men. It is necessary to ensure proper gender mainstreaming of educational institutions and contents at all levels but also to encourage non-formal education for different groups and categories of men. In addition, educational contents should be contextualised and adjusted to the specific life circumstances and needs of men, especially the young ones.
[2] Only the men who stated that they were in an intimate partnership or marriage were asked this question (a total of 615 out of 1,060).
Men in Serbia: Changes, Resistances and Challenges – Results of Research on Men and Gender Equality, IMAGES Serbia 2018
Programme targets young men and aims to build their knowledge and attitudes concerning gender equality and healthy lifestyles and decreasing the rates of all types of violence among youth.


Georgia Boland wants to raise awareness about the harm that batteries can cause to the environment.
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"LEO" stands for Leadership, Experience, Opportunity, Leo clubs encourage youths to develop leadership qualities by participating in social *service* activities.
One of the best measures of wellness and health is how tall or short you are. In the majority of cases, short children are seen as unhealthy. The average height is currently high than it was in the past. The reason is that there is now better healthcare and easy access to a balanced diet than before.
Several things can inhibit height growth. Among them are poor diet, genes, and diseases. And while there's little you can do about your genes, you can achieve the right height by eating right.
The following are some of the growth strategies that you can use to add to your height.
Exercising about 10 minutes every day may be the trick to a better height. A set of exercises like the aerobics will increase the concentration of nerve acidity, nitric acid, lactate, and adrenaline. These substances provide the best condition for body growth.
The owner of height growth club recommends exercising most days of the week for better health and also an increase in height. His exercise tips can be found at height growth – heightgrowthclub.com.
Furthermore, exercising frequently enhances the production of growth hormone. Typically, the growth hormone kicks start the process of growing tall and becoming healthier. Mainly, the growth hormone helps in cell multiplication to increase the mass of your bones, cartridge, and muscles.
There is a common misconception that sleeping any amount of hours is sufficient. After all, you get to rest for a bit and continue working hard for the rest of the time. However, insufficient sleep can work against your height growth efforts. It is only when you are deep asleep that your body heals and other body processes are at their best. It is also the most appropriate time for the production of the growth hormone.
Mostly, you should sleep at least 8 hours for the body to heal and for the production of the growth hormone to occur. Make some time in your busy schedule to sleep well and enough. Be organized, and you can achieve all that you want and grow tall and healthy at the same time. It is killing two birds with one stone.
As mentioned earlier, eating a balanced diet is critical to ensure you achieve your optimal height. However, we may not always know the right food products that have most of the required nutrients. For example, your body needs a variety of essential amino acids, and only certain food products contain them. As such, you may need to keep a list on your fridge and which may not be easy.
Supplementation is the alternative and an easy way of giving your body what it requires to grow. Some of the supplements that may be the secret to your height growth include zinc, vitamins, phosphorus and of course essential amino acids such as L Arginine.
Healthy bones are essential to ensuring optimal height growth. In the majority of cases, you can acquire vitamin D and calcium, necessary for strong and healthy bones from a balanced diet. The best sources of vitamin d and calcium include the leafy green vegetables and milk.
Sometimes we are too busy to eat a healthy meal, and we opt for snacks. However, snacking may not be the best way to achieve your height potential. Most of the snacks do not contain the right nutrients. They make you feel full but may not add anything to your body that helps grow tall. Mostly, most of them are just carbohydrates and fats.
Many teenagers may have this misconception that skipping breakfast and other meals during the day may help them keep slim. However, this is not always the case. Skipping breakfast may make it worse as it can lead to overeating or other inappropriate eating habits.
An excellent full breakfast ensures that your body gets all the necessary nutrients and energy to power your body for the rest of the day. It also keeps you feeling full, and chances of eating small unhealthy snacks are minimal. Ideally, you should take at least three meals a day.
Certain habits will definitely stunt your growth. For example, nicotine, which is responsible for making smokers feel good and energetic, for a short period, may affect the production of the growth hormone. Furthermore, smoking increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the system. This blocks the supply of oxygen to the vital body tissues and cells.
There is no research indicating a connection between caffeine consumption and growth stunting. However, drinking caffeine too late in the day can affect your sleep patterns. The amount of adrenaline that caffeine enhances in your body may keep you awake for a long time and have trouble getting to sleep.


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Q: create custom gridview template fields for a List<> I have a List of Lists of string . I want to show it to user using a gridview . as number of columns are not known I decided to create gridview fields dynamically . I found some tutorials but all of them use DataTable . I tried to use the same but I have problem with databinding event's "_columnName" :
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as there is no column in list . any suggestion is appreciated .

A: A much easier way would be  to set AutoGenerateColumns to true and use a DataTable as DataSource.
For example ( the aspx can be an empty GridView ):
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Даниял Керимбаевич Керимбаев (29 марта 1909, аул № 14, Сырдарьинская область, Российская империя — 6 января 1982, Алма-Ата, Казахская ССР, СССР) — советский государственный деятель, председатель Президиума Казахской ССР (1947—1954).

Биография
Член ВКП(б) с 1939 г. В 1951 г. окончил Казахский государственный университет имени С. М. Кирова.

 1931 г. — начальник отдела кадров Коунрадского рудника,
 1932—1933 гг. — техник-маркшейдер «Прибалхашстроя»,
 1933—1935 гг. — в РККА,
 1935—1937 гг. — старший техник-землеустроитель Кустанайского областного земельного отдела,
 1937 г. — заведующий Тургайской районной союззагопушниной (Кустанайская область).
 1937—1938 гг. — заместитель председателя, председатель исполнительного комитета Тургайского районного Совета,
 1938—1940 гг. — заместитель председателя, первый заместитель председателя исполнительного комитета Кустанайского областного Совета,
 1940—1945 гг. — председатель исполнительного комитета Кустанайского областного Совета,
 1945—1947 гг. — председатель исполнительного комитета Павлодарского областного Совета,
 1947—1954 гг. — председатель Президиума Верховного Совета Казахской ССР,
 1954—1956 гг. — председатель исполнительного комитета Северо-Казахстанского областного Совета,
 1956—1961 гг. — первый заместитель председателя исполнительного комитета Северо-Казахстанского областного Совета.

Депутат Верховного Совета СССР 2-4-го созывов.

С 1961 г. на пенсии.

Затем занимал посты: заместителя начальника комплексной гидрогеологической экспедиции, заместителя председателя группового комитета профсоюзов, заместителя начальника угольной государственной районной электростанции, начальника отдела кадров Центрально-Казахстанского геологического управления, заместителя начальника Гидрогеологического управления Министерства геологии Казахской ССР, заместителя начальника Казахской гидрометеорологической службы.

Награды и звания
Награждён орденами Ленина, двумя орденами Трудового Красного Знамени, орденом «Знак Почёта».

Источники
Ашимбаев Д. Р. Кто есть кто в Казахстане. Биографическая энциклопедия. — Алматы, 2008.

Председатели Президиума Верховного Совета Казахской ССР
Первые секретари Гурьевского обкома КП Казахстана
Председатели Гурьевского облисполкома
Председатели Кустанайского облисполкома
Председатели Павлодарского облисполкома
Председатели Северо-Казахстанского облисполкома
Депутаты Совета Союза 1-го созыва
Депутаты Совета Союза 2-го созыва
Депутаты Совета Союза 3-го созыва
Депутаты Совета Национальностей 4-го созыва
Депутаты Совета Союза от округов Казахской ССР
Депутаты Совета Национальностей от Казахской ССР
Председатели районных исполкомов Казахской ССР
Выпускники Казахского национального университета имени аль-Фараби
Депутаты Верховного Совета Казахской ССР 2-го созыва
Депутаты Верховного Совета Казахской ССР 3-го созыва
Делегаты XIX съезда КПСС
Заместители председателей районных исполкомов СССР

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Corporate Responsibility and Digital Communities
Corporate Responsibility and Digital Communities pp 51-78 | Cite as
Turning a Deaf Ear to the Citizen's Voice. Digital Activism and Corporate (Ir)responsibility in the North Dakota Access Pipeline Protest
David McQueen
First Online: 28 November 2017
Part of the Palgrave Studies in Governance, Leadership and Responsibility book series (PSGLR)
This chapter explores the impact of the #NoDAPL protest which began in 2016 against the construction of an underground oil pipeline from the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota to the Patoka Terminal in Illinois. The pipeline passes less than a mile from the Standing Rock Indian Reservation and crosses disputed Sioux land. Protesters, led by Native Americans, have highlighted the danger of potential water contamination and the damage to sacred tribal sites. An alliance of native American Indians, environmentalists and others combined physical occupation and protests with digital activism to mount a strong challenge to the pipeline's construction. Nevertheless, despite President Obama calling a temporary halt to the work, Energy Transfer Partners continued construction and following weeks of violence and an executive order by President Donald Trump in January 2017 the pipeline is now fully operational.
What contribution can corporate social responsibility (CSR) scholarship make to understanding the issues at stake here, especially in relation to the fossil fuel sector? How has the indigenous tribes' experience of oil and gas exploration across the continent helped shape the unprecedented scale of support for the ongoing protests. Does the oil and gas industry bear responsibility for charges of 'environmental racism'? To what extent is CSR in the energy sector impacted by the political system? Is the US government, as signatory to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), meeting its responsibilities to encourage sustainable corporate behaviour?
This chapter investigates the efforts of Native Americans and their supporters to be heard by the mainstream media and a political establishment wedded to continued fossil fuel use and infrastructure investment. It points to ongoing corporate social irresponsibility and failure to engage in meaningful dialogue with communities affected by the pipeline. It notes links to other social protest movements around the globe and the urgent need to move towards more sustainable and just energy systems.
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Modulation effects have evolved significantly in past decades. Effects like flangers, phasers, ring modulators, frequency shifters have left a mark on some of the most popular music genres. Moreover, these effects introduced countless new and exciting ways of bending and reshaping the sound. For this reason, I will dedicate the next tutorial to one plugin which has enormous potential in altering and manipulating the sound signal.
MComb by Melda Productions is an extremely powerful multi-comb filter plugin. Using it's two extremely versatile modulators it becomes a powerful processor, which can follow a simple LFO, react to input levels, MIDI, input pitch. So without further delay, let's hear it in action.
I have created two new audio channels in SoundBridge. One contains a rhythm guitar sequence and another a drum loop. Consequently, I will place a fresh instance of MComb plugin on both channels. Nonetheless, let us first hear how this guitar and drum loop sounds unprocessed.
Now let's explore the Mcomb plugin, which I will use on the guitar first. The interface of Mcomb looks more-less straightforward but don't let that discourage you.
In the top part of the interface, we can see the dry/wet and output sections. Additionally, below are four independent filters, each containing the same parameters. Furthermore, the bottom part is reserved for the graphical representation of the filters. Graph editor includes a graphical representation of the filters. Each point is one filter. Horizontal position is its frequency, and the vertical position is its feedback. The horizontal pull-bar controls its panorama, and the vertical pull-bar controls its gain.
In addition to this, if we click on the vertical panel named "Meters & Subsystems" we'll enter the sub-menu which contains a useful metering system as well as modulation routing paths.
By clicking on " MOD 1 " or " MOD 2, " we will enter a new and complex modulation panel. Here we have a significant number of options for further sound manipulation. LFO, Pitch follower, Envelope follower, and much more modulation routings could come in handy.
Now once we got introduced to MComb`s interface and possibilities let us hear a couple of examples.
Here is how it sounds on the rhythm guitar where I just automated the dry/wet parameters, while the LFO controls frequency and feedback from the filter one.
Lastly, the final example would be to process the drum loop with Mcomb. Here I have made a delay-like effect and automated the frequency parameter of the filter 2. Let's hear how this sounds.


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We're putting an end to the finger-pointing and re-configuring the conversation. Money can actually be an incredible tool to unite you and your spouse when you approach it differently and ask this ONE question.
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School Director Charged With 14 Counts of Fraud
Court heard that Kigozi enrolled students for courses that were not approved by the National Council for Higher Education. The Courses include a Diploma in Medical Records and Information Science, Diploma in Biomedical Engineering and Certificate in Medical Records and Information science.
Some of the affected students of Vine paramedical school at Masaka court after the court session
Abaasi Kigozi, the director of Vine Paramedical School in Kijjabwemi-Masaka, has been charged with 14 counts of fraud and obtaining money by false pretense. Kigozi appeared before Masaka Chief Magistrate Deogratius Ssejjemba on Friday.
State Prosecutor Amina Ankasa told the court that Kigozi collected more than 60 million Shilling from 14 students who enrolled for the courses yet his school was not licensed for the same. The affected students completed their studies in 2016 and 2017.
But the court heard that some students that attempted to upgrade were denied vacancies in other health training institutions while others are still struggling to obtain their transcripts. Now the students are seeking a refund of their money and compensation for the time and opportunities lost.
Kigozi, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges and applied for bail. The presiding magistrate Ssejjemba granted him a non-cash bail of 40 million Shillings. Each of his two sureties was also granted non cash bail of 10 million Shillings.
The case was adjourned to November 22 for further hearing.
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Track By Track: Go on a very deep dive into Minimal Miggy's huge Jarocin Ave Mixtape
The diverse 16-track release finds the hip hope head in fine form.
Posted By Pile Rats 3 years ago
Producer, composer and drummer, Minimal Miggy brings a diverse and authentic vibe to his craft, blending old school hip hop, new school trap, electronica and jazz for a truly unique sound. Recently he dropped his debut mixtape, Jarocin Ave, and together with Dom Diaz on a lot of the tracks has crafted a special first release into the world.
It's an engaging, eclectic release that foreshadows an exciting career for the Tel Aviv-born, now Sydney-based artist, and we're looking forward to seeing what comes next:
Beat Drop
The track is a compelling, tasty trap performance featuring local Sydney artist, Dom Diaz. It's very clear to hear the RnB and Pop influences in Miggy's production and writing style. Diaz backs the track honourably and never fails to deliver potent bars and a didactic message.
Diaz mentions in the track, "All I wanna see is the bigger picture. If it's so big how the f**k I miss it? / All I wanna ask is like every question and all I wanna be is a better version of me." Beat Drop is as serious as it is playful. The track talks about staying in your own lane and being focused to achieve the best in life.
Mind State
Mind State is a conscious, hard-hitting trap banger. It's contemporary, tasteful melodies are anthemic and won't be forgotten too quickly. The track's message is definitely relatable in todays time. Dom Diaz features on the track and is evocative of that Caribbean zest. You can hear him drawing influences from artists such as Drake and J Cole. "Put negativity to sleep, coz it won't affect me, no time for defeat / One time for the struggles in the past, two times for the world in my lap." Dom explores the power of awareness and mindfulness to achieve one's best in life.
This Neo-Soul infused hip-hop track is the godchild of Sela Moon and Minimal Miggy. Sonic influences are comparable to artists such as Kaytranada and The Internet. Could It Be is a song about the struggles of love. All love sagas include peaks and valleys and this lush aria explores the depths of such relationships. This is the first collaboration between Miggy and Sela, expect more to come!
Untitled is one of the instrumental interludes on the mixtape. The track has a driving upbeat attitude and is perfect for those breezy highway cruises. Minimal Miggy wrote the beat whilst in Los Angeles in late 2017 and decided to later sample the voice of Ben Goldstein who later features on the closing track of the mixtape, Home.
Minimal Miggy and Dom Diaz have been working together for a while now and the collaborations keep pouring out from this dynamic duo. Choices is reminiscent of that old school, West Coast vibe yet maintains the freshness of modern productions we hear today. Diaz exposes two sides to his artistry on this track - the rapper and the singer. Both vibes merge effortlessly, exposing his Hip Hop, RnB and Roots influence. He shares a personal journey of introspection in order to better oneself. Choices is a track everybody can relate to as those grandeur decisions life has to offer are inevitable.
Grey Bird
Grey Bird brings the old school back with a head banging, boom bapping hit. Grey Bird features the unsung hero and good friend of Minimal Miggy, Jabbs (aka Jabba). For a bit of context and personal history, Jabba is weirdly obsessed with pigeons. "There was a land where the grey bird ran, free from the vices of man, life was nicer then / All trees like an outstretched hand, inviting for the needs of a bird indeed." The track represents the pigeon as being a symbol for the underdog in society. The song is a beautiful piece of poetry and Jabba's execution is nothing less than flawless.
Limits is the first single off the mixtape. Limits features Anti-Lilly who hails from Houston, Texas. His album with producer Phoniks, It's Nice Outside, created a huge buzz and what he offers to the global Hip Hop scene is just beginning. Dom Diaz also steps up and features on the track. Diaz's infectious energy and delivery is undeniable. His influences draw from artists such as J Cole and Anderson .Paak whilst hinting Caribbean and roots flavours in his delivery. Limits talks about the challenges people face in their lives due to fear and insecurities. The track is a hard hitting, trappy banger reminiscent of that Atlanta sound. It'll make you want to go out there and live your best life.
I Got Me
I Got Me is an eclectic collaboration between D Stellar and Minimal Miggy. This diverse duo have very different musical backgrounds and influences however, they have amalgamated on this one to deliver an exciting piece of art. It draws upon psychedelic and trip hop influences yet remains honest to the hip hop cadence of the mixtape's atmosphere. I Got Me lands right in the middle of the mixtape's track list and definitely defines the mood for the second half of the album.
The Way You Move Pt1
The Way You Move Pt1 is an instrumental interlude on the mixtape that will keep your head banging and wanting more. The interlude has an impenetrable groove, drenched in rich synth's and hints vocals that will later be revealed in The Way You Move Pt2. The track is a seamless creation that was spawned by The B-Sektion (aka Ben Sekali) and Minimal Miggy. It has strong references to that West Coast and G Funk sound.
Soldier is a powerful track with a compelling message. The track's lustrous belligerence has an almost militant delivery brought to you by Y1 and Ariel Levy. Y1's savvy wordplay on the verses will have your ears glued to the speakers whilst Ari's unblemished delivery of the hook will get you pumped!
Don't Wanna Hear It
Don't Wanna Hear It is a dark, ominous track that talks about staying in your own lane and doing your own duty in life. Kiyanosh, the MC that fronts the band Motherfunk, features on this track and delivers his message potently. "What the f##k you know about pride? You're too proud to hide and I ain't too proud to die / I could move out the sky, but you all terrified. You ain't love yourself until you verified." You may hear influences such as Tyler The Creator, Kanye West and Earl Sweatshirt.
Decisions is an interlude on the mixtape that expresses a personal yet vexing insight delivered by featured artist Y1. Miggy's incorporation of live drums have been a feature throughout the mixtape. This track however is nakedly dressed with drums and vocals taking up most of the soundscape.
Road Less Travelled is a track off the mixtape that explores the meaning behind following your dreams. This sometimes means the road you choose isn't what you had planned. Dom Diaz discusses the work-ethic and diligence needed to achieve your aspirations and making the life you've dreamed of a reality. The track is has a dynamic, hard-hitting groove and atmosphere that'll keep your head nodding till the cows come home.
Wangs is a feel-good anthem that is fronted by the dynamic duo Ariel Levy and Y1. The track talks about dreaming big and making your dreams a reality. The drums and bass prod the song along effortlessly with Y1 and Ari delivering their message boastfully over the top. The beat for Wangs was composed in Los Angeles in late 2017. When Miggy returned to Sydney, the song came to life and is very evocative of that West Coast sound.
This infectious groove takes you on a journey with the B-Sektion (aka Ben Sekali) vocally riffing on the hook. His ad-libs on the track are done effortlessly and remind you of that 90s RnB/Neo-Soul vibe. Influences are drawn from artists such as D'Angelo and Maxwell.
Home is the closing track of the mixtape. It is a euphoric and fluid piece of artistry featuring vocalists Maitê Inaê and Ben Goldstein. The track expresses the concept that home is where the heart is. Home in this case is represented as a place of love. Getting lost in lust and desire is something we can all relate to. The soundscape's elated and gentle atmosphere seems to be the only appropriate track to close this monumental piece of art that is Jarocin Ave.
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$uicideboy$' I Want To Die In New Orleans is them at their most abrasiveArriving last month, the New Orleans rap duo's latest full-length continues their trek to the top.
Premiere: Downsyde take a trip down 'Memory Lane' in their excellent, feel-good new videoThe WA hip hop heroes have a few big shows coming up to round out the year.
Rocket Fuel: How DJ Shadow and De La Soul make one of rap's best pairings
The two acts - both amongst kings of their respective genres - have a rich collaboration relationship which continues to blossom.
Listen to Tennies, a new cut from Tkay Maidza's upcoming album
The SALVA-produced track joins Carry On her debut album, out October 28th.
Meet rising Brisbane rapper Day1, and his fierce new single Riding
In his second single for the year thus far, the fresh face to Australian hip-hop proves that he's one to watch.
03.15.20, and the complex union of Childish Gambino and Donald Glover
03.15.20 speaks to the push-and-pull of both the world we live in and the artist behind it, bringing an ever-ensuing battle to the surface.
By Conor Herbert
Premiere: Ms. Thandi cements her place in the future with new single, The Eyes
After introducing herself as a fresh face of Sydney R&B with her single HUNNY earlier this year, Ms Thandi is here with a reminder why she's up-next.
Mathas is embarking on a national tour to celebrate his new album, Armwrestling Atlas
Heading all over the country this November/December.
Introducing Anesu, who makes meaningful hip-hop with their debut single, Black Girl
The Perth musician's debut single merges poetry and hip-hop with lyricism on Blackness and identity.
Are we legitimately close to a new Frank Ocean album?
As #boysdontcry watch continues.
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As well as inspecting imported food, officers also enforce the Public Health (Ships) and (Aircraft) (Jersey) Orders, and inspect vessels to ensure compliance with international health regulations. This includes the issue of 'ship sanitation exemption certificates' upon request. These certificates mean that the vessel meets sanitary standards, and they must be renewed every 6 months.
Managers and proprietors of food businesses must be able to demonstrate traceability for any food product they receive from a supplier. This includes durability dating (use by) and manufacturer name and address and country of origin etc.


A Quiet Corner: Random "Feel Goods"
According to the Pres, the cupcakes were a big hit at Rhia's party!!...YEAH!!!
I missed theatre because of my back but, when he told me, it was a "feel good".
The Pres was I involved in a minor accident on his way home from the party. We later found out that it was reported to their insurance that the Pres "rear-ended" them which was NOT the case! Although that annoyed us, it was another "feel good" knowing no one was hurt and it truly was "minor."
After a solid week of doing stretches I learned years ago while in physical therapy, this week I tried to get back to "normal." My workout at the gym Monday was not as strenuous, as I lightened weights/resistance and actually avoided a few machines...intentionally. But I made it...another "feel good."
Did you know that the tiny tears in your muscles and or ligaments need time to heal before exerting yourself again? Skipping Wednesday's workout because of the snow and extreme cold, I am heading to the gym today...:) Another "feel good."
Sis is doing well...very well. She has been dusting, cleaning, organizing and sprucing things up now that she has most of her energy back. It is apparent in her voice and such a blessing to hear! This is the best and biggest "feel good" of all!
I appreciate how you manage to see the bright side of things.
Oh that is rotten those people reported erroneously to their insurance. Glad it was minor.
So happy to hear sis is doing well!
Glad to hear she is doing so well. What a strong woman.
These were all "feel goods" for sure, JP, except for those folks being dishonest. It's hard to fathom folks like that.
Oh yes, we need to rest muscles, after working them. Like everything else, it a cycle. Stress, repair, stress again.
glad the accident was minor and that sister is doing well..
That sounds like a lot of good in your little corner of the world.


The idea is to accurately relay a message back and forth between team members as fast as possible.
Mark a race course, such as around the building, out to a tree and back, or whatever is convenient.
One scout from each team gets ready on the starting line. The other members stand off to one side, out of the way and at least 15 yards from the starting line so they can not hear conversations.
The leader from each team gathers by the game leader, out of hearing of all other scouts. The game leader tells them a secret message, such as "Everyone knows it snows when the wind blows."
On "GO" signal, each team leader runs to their first teammate waiting at the starting line and tells that scout the secret message. The leader steps off the course to the side opposite all the waiting scouts to prevent accidentally passing the message ahead.
While the scout is running the course, the next teammate gets ready at the starting line. The message is passed through each scout until it reaches the last one who runs the course, passes the finish line, and then runs to tell the game leader the message.
The first team, or the most accurate message, wins.
Some members may need to run around the course twice to even out team numbers. Or, some may sit out, but that is not recommended.


Has anyone got Numerology working okay in MainStage?
Whenever I try to load an AU or AUMX MainStage freezes.
I've only started looking into MainStage this last day or so and am by no means an expert.
Latest versions of El Capitan, MainStage and Numerology.
There does seem to be an issue for some folks, it is one of my top priorities this week. I'll post here when I know more.
I'm interested in how you work within mainstage. I was tempted to get it just for Alchemy but wonder how I can integrate numerology.
I'm interested in how you work within mainstage.
I had a lot of fun setting up Mainstage as a MIDI Clock tempo following rack of a handful synths, effects and mixer tricks. But having to go through the MIDI IAC Bus over a handful MIDI channels, to target different instruments, felt like I was loosing out on too much in the CV department of Numerology as host.
My best production results, so far, has been to make the music in Numerology (standalone version) with some temporary synths plugins for monitoring my work and then simply record the MIDI to import into Logic for patching up the final synths and mixing it. Not as fun as the first (Mainstage) method, but more effective for me.
I did my last batch of stuff this way. I use mostly hardware synths and a few third-party synth plugins, so importing midi and au presets into Ableton from Numerology stand-alone was easy ... the biggest problem I had was I recorded a few really good takes of things without realizing I didn't have the midi on all the plugin-hosting stacks cabled to the output and it didn't get captured. I've switched to working with the plugin to see how that works out ... it would be so great if Live supported multi-channel midi from it.
With the AUMX only the two parameters Bypass and Preset Name can be controlled through Mainstage. That's a showstopper for me, regarding using Mainstage. Like I said above: as by the current state of things, I prefer to work in Numerology standalone, record MIDI of stacks and put that into Logic as MIDI tracks to drive synths for mixing refinement.
Is the transport running when you try to add it? That gives me trouble sometimes.
It's working now. I don't know if it's the latest version of Numerology (166) or the new version 10.11.5 of El Capitan.
One thing though, which I seem to recall was always problem for me in Logic, is that the first note of a sequence doesn't play on start. It okay as the sequence repeats. I'm using the AUMX plugin.
Just remembered you have to turn off count-in for some reason in Logic. Still checking out MainStage.


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TEVEZ TO REMAIN IN CHINA WITH SHENHUA
Posted By content On Thursday, 24 August 2017
Premier League legend Carlos Tevez would remain at Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhuadespite links away from the club, the player insists.
The Argentine says he is happy with the life in China so far, though he refused to expressly rule out a return to his boyhood club Boca Juniors in the future.
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Neymar wants PSG move to improve Ballon d'Or chances
Posted By isport On Monday, 7 August 2017
Former Barcelona attacker Neymar reportedly pushed for a move to Paris Saint-Germain with the ambition of lifting the Ballon d'Or title in the future. The Brazil international has played second fiddle to the likes of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez in his time at Camp Nou, and he is now eyeing a move to a fresh club where he would have better chances of becoming the main orchestrator in the attack, The Sun claims.
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Carlos Tevez happy with his Time in China
Posted By content On Friday, 4 August 2017
Carlos Tevez has insisted that he is enjoying life in Asia despite suggestions that he would return to Argentina in the transfer window.
The 33-year-old has still not ruled out the opportunity of making a Boca Juniors comeback as it would enhance his chances of making his country's World Cup squad.
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ARGENTINA NEED MORE CONSISTENCY
Posted By isport On Wednesday, 2 August 2017
Carlos Tevez was not alone in wanting his teammates to play better in order to qualify for the next World Cup, with Lionel Messi also insiting the Bianco-celeste up their game - the team that finished runners-up in the last tournament is now in danger of missing the next World Cup in Russia.
Messi admitted that it has been a disappointing qualifying campaign so far and that the team has not been consistent at all - there had been some good performance here and there, but it is unfortunate that they could not replicate that consistently.
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Foreign recruits spoiling the reputation of the Chinese Super League
The likes of Carlos Tevez and Oscar have earned the bad-name tag in the Chinese Super League following their recent actions on and off the field.
Oscar, who joined Shanghai SIPG from Chelsea in January, has received a eight-game suspension in the Chinese top flight after he involved himself in a brawl in the 1-1 draw against Guangzhou R&F. Alongside Oscar, teammate Hulk and manager Andre Villas-Boas have also been suspended for two games for protesting over Oscar's ban.
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Carlos Tevez is uncertain about his long-term future
On December 29 of 2016, Carlos Teveze became one of the highest paid footballers as he signed with Shanghai Shenhua in a contract that would allow the Argentine player to earn an annual salary of $41 million.
Carlos Tevez penned a 2 year long deal with Shanghai Shenhua which means that he will be performing with the Chinese club until December of 2018 but in a recent interview, Tevez stated that his future is actually unclear and that he does not know what he is going to do at the end of the year.
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Carlos Tevez unsure over his future beyond this season
Posted By content On Friday, 23 June 2017
Former Argentina international Carlos Tevez admits that he is unsure over his future with Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua following his struggles to adapt to the country's way of leaving.
The 33-year-old made the headlines during December last year after he agreed on a £615,000 a week package to join the Chinese Super League. The former Manchester United and Juventus man was initially hoping to end his career with Boyhood club Boca Juniors, but the £60m offer from Shenhua was just too good for both parties as it would help the South American side improve their facilities further.
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PARDEW RATES LALLANA AS HIGH AS TEVEZ AND MASCHERANO
Posted By content On Friday, 2 June 2017
Alan Pardew says he rates Liverpool star Adam Lallana as much as former Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez.
The Three Lions star started well with Premier League side Southampton before he switched allegiance to the Merseyside club.
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Carlos Tevez Says He Needs Time to Settle at Shanghai
Posted By content On Thursday, 25 May 2017
Carlos Tevez has attracted a lot of criticism since his move to Chinese Super League with Shanghai Shenhua.
He may have become the best paid player in the world with wages at a reported £ 650,000 per week, but his performances on the pitch have left a lot to be desired. The Argentine striker has often been injured and he has not produced the goods whenever he has played. This has led to the club struggling in the mid-table of the Chinese Super League. Tevez has managed to score just one goal in four appearances for the club.
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Boca Juniors Will Attempt to Sign Tevez and Centurion, Claims President
Posted By content On Thursday, 4 May 2017
Boca Juniors have set the ambitious target of winning the Copa Libertadores in 2018.
Club president Daniel Angelici says that he will be looking to bring back Carlos Tevez in the summer transfer window in order to make this possible. Tevez made the move to Shanghai Shenhua only a few months ago. The Chinese club reportedly paid around $ 11 million in transfer fees for the striker.
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Q: Passing state and props through React Router I'm trying to pass the application state through a react router to to the child components. After several weeks of messing with redux I've come to the conclusion that redux is incredibly convoluted and frustrating to deal with for this purpose. I'm finding myself installing more and more packages to deal with its shortcomings. I tried using redux across the router, only to realize that I now need to install react-redux-router. Then there's the issue with @connect not working in typescript, requiring more "work around" functions and boilerplate. At this point I almost feel like I should just store the values in a hidden input.
Is there not a simple way to pass the application state down through the router? From what I've read this isn't possible in plain react.

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How to eat dragon fruit
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Dragon fruit is a juicy and refreshing source of vitamins and nutrients. Dragon fruit is used to prepare juices, cocktails and wines. It can also be eaten raw.
Dragon fruit – vitamins and nutritional values
Dragon fruit is not only a fruit with an original appearance, but also a source of many nutrients and vitamins. Provides B vitamins and vitamin C. Dragon fruit pulp contains calcium, carotene, iron and phosphorus. Dragon fruit extract prevents premature skin aging. It is easily digestible and low in calories – there are 50 kcal in 100 g of fruit.
We often skip this fruit in stores, because many people don't know how or what to eat it with. Fortunately, this is a very simple "to use" fruit: just cut it in half and remove the pulp with a teaspoon. You can also do it similarly to mango, i.e. after cutting in half, cut the pulp with a knife and check the dragon fruit skin to the other side, which gives us diced pulp. dragon fruit tastes best chilled, has a slightly melon flavor.
Dragon fruit has an oval shape and resembles a pear in size. It has a pink color with green scaly insets. There are also varieties of pink dragon fruit with pink flesh and yellow dragon fruit with a white center. The fruit has white flesh with many fine black stones. The pulp texture resembles kiwi pulp. dragon fruit is very juicy and refreshing, and its taste resembles a slightly sour combination of kiwi and gooseberry. The fruit can be eaten raw or as an addition to salads and cocktails. It is also used for the production of wine and juices.
It is increasingly used in confectionery as a cake decoration. It is easy to cut different shapes from dragon fruit pulp, which can be useful when creating beautiful fruit skewers or a fruit salad. Dragon fruit will also work as an ingredient in cocktails and smoothies. It can also decorate our porridge, jelly, pudding or millet.
Dragon fruit in diet
Dragon fruit is worth incorporating into your daily diet, because its regular consumption has the following benefits:
positively affects the digestive system – fiber regulates our intestinal peristalsis and reduces the risk of colon cancer, but also prevents constipation, and thus the formation of hemorrhoids;
supports our immunity – solid amounts of vitamin C and antioxidants contained in dragon fruit are a known way to increase immunity;
has anti-cancer effects – we owe it to the antioxidants contained in vitamin C and carotene;
boosts metabolism – this is due to the digestive enzymes it contains, B vitamins, and water in the fruit;
protects the heart – large amounts of fiber absorb excess cholesterol and free fatty acids, reducing their levels in the blood, and antioxidants protect the heart;
prevents anemia – high content of iron and vitamin C facilitating its absorption will help us fight anemia;
supports in diabetes – dragon fruit regulates blood sugar;
anti-inflammatory – that's why dragon fruit is recommended for people suffering from chronic inflammation, including RA.
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Q: LWJGL3 - can't render triangle but can clear color I've been trying to render a triangle on my screen for the past day but I can't figure out what I'm doing incorrectly. The only thing that works is displaying a window and rendering to it using clear color. Does anyone know what I'm doing incorrectly? All I'm expecting is to see a black triangle rendered on screen like I've done once in the past but currently I'm not able to do that.
Here's the code:
Main:
public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args){
        System.out.println("Hello");
        // Create Window
        Window.createWindow();
        long window = Window.getWindow();
        // Create Renderer
        Renderer renderer = new Renderer();
        // Data
        float[] positions = {
                0.5f, 0.5f, 0.0f,
                -0.5f, -0.5f, 0.0f,
                0.5f, -0.5f, 0.0f
        };
        // Create Model
        Model triangle = Loader.dataToModel(positions);
        // Render on window
        while(!GLFW.glfwWindowShouldClose(window)){
            GLFW.glfwPollEvents();
            renderer.clear();
            renderer.render(triangle);

            GLFW.glfwSwapBuffers(window);   // !@#!@#!@# remember to add!!!  !@#!@# Order important prob
        }
        System.out.println("TERMINATED");
        Window.terminateWindow();
    }
}

Window:
public class Window {
    private static long window;
    private static Callback debugCallback;

    public static void createWindow(){
        // Creates a window

        // Init
        if(!GLFW.glfwInit()){
            throw new IllegalStateException("ERROR: could not GLFW.glfwInit()");
        }

        // Hints
        // Hint opengl version
        GLFW.glfwWindowHint(GLFW.GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR,3);
        GLFW.glfwWindowHint(GLFW.GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR,2);
        // Hint compatibility (profile, forward compat)
        GLFW.glfwWindowHint(GLFW.GLFW_OPENGL_PROFILE,GLFW.GLFW_OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE);
        GLFW.glfwWindowHint(GLFW.GLFW_OPENGL_FORWARD_COMPAT,GLFW.GLFW_TRUE);
        // Hint to hide initially
        GLFW.glfwWindowHint(GLFW.GLFW_VISIBLE,GLFW.GLFW_FALSE);
        // Hint debug
        GLFW.glfwWindowHint(GLFW.GLFW_OPENGL_DEBUG_CONTEXT, GLFW.GLFW_TRUE);

        // Actually create window
        window = GLFW.glfwCreateWindow(500, 500, "thinMatrix4", 0, 0);
        if(window == 0){
            throw new IllegalStateException("ERROR: during GLFW.glfwCreateWindow");
        }

        // Context and Capabilities
        GLFW.glfwMakeContextCurrent(window);    // create context for window
        GL.createCapabilities();    // find all the opengl stuff to give capabilities

        // Debugging enable
        GL11.glEnable(org.lwjgl.opengl.KHRDebug.GL_DEBUG_OUTPUT_SYNCHRONOUS);
        debugCallback = GLUtil.setupDebugMessageCallback();

        // Position window
        GLFWVidMode vidMode = GLFW.glfwGetVideoMode(GLFW.glfwGetPrimaryMonitor());
        GLFW.glfwSetWindowPos(window,vidMode.width()/2,vidMode.height()/2);

        // Window show
        GLFW.glfwShowWindow(window);
    }

    public static void terminateWindow(){
        // Termination
        GLFW.glfwTerminate();
    }

    // GETTERS
    public static long getWindow() {
        return window;
    }
}

Renderer:
public class Renderer {
    public void render(Model model){
        // Enable to allow model rendering
        GL30.glBindVertexArray(model.getVAO());
        GL20.glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
        // Render
        GL11.glDrawArrays(GL11.GL_TRIANGLES,model.getVertexCount(),0);
        // Clean up
        GL20.glDisableVertexAttribArray(0);
        GL30.glBindVertexArray(0);
    }
    public void clear(){
        GL11.glClearColor(0f,0.8f,.6f,1f);
        GL11.glClear(GL11.GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
    }
}

Model:
public class Model {
    private int vertexCount;
    private int vao;
    public Model(int vao, int count){
        this.vao = vao;
        this.vertexCount = count;
    }
    // GETTERS
    public int getVertexCount(){
        return this.vertexCount;
    }
    public int getVAO(){ return this.vao; }
}

public class Loader {
    private static List<Integer> vaos = new ArrayList<Integer>();
    private static List<Integer> vbos = new ArrayList<Integer>();

    public static Model dataToModel(float[] data){
        // Create VAO
        int vao = GL30.glGenVertexArrays();
        GL30.glBindVertexArray(vao);
        vaos.add(vao);

        // Create Buffer (VBO) for actual data
        int vbo = GL15.glGenBuffers();
        GL15.glBindBuffer(GL15.GL_ARRAY_BUFFER,vbo);
        GL15.glBufferData(GL15.GL_ARRAY_BUFFER,toFloatBuffer(data), GL15.GL_STATIC_DRAW);      //!@#!@#!@# What happens if data is not a float buffer
        // vertex attribute pointer
        GL30.glVertexAttribPointer(0,3, GL11.GL_FLOAT,false,0,0);
        GL15.glBindBuffer(GL15.GL_ARRAY_BUFFER,0);
        vbos.add(vbo);

        // Create model
        int count = data.length/3;
        Model model = new Model(vao, count);
        return model;
    }
    private static FloatBuffer toFloatBuffer(float[] data){
        FloatBuffer buffer = BufferUtils.createFloatBuffer(data.length);
        buffer.put(data);
        buffer.flip();
        return buffer;
    }
}

A: You used glDrawArrays incorrectly. The 2nd argument is the index of the 1st vertex to be rendered and the 3rd argument is the number of vertices:
GL11.glDrawArrays(GL11.GL_TRIANGLES,model.getVertexCount(),0);
GL11.glDrawArrays(GL11.GL_TRIANGLES, 0, model.getVertexCount());


Hey guys. Wolvenciel here for a quick review. Bananya is a short anime so I'll keep this one short as well.
This is the main character (sort of), Bananya.
Look at em. SO CUTE. GAH.
Its... an anime about cats that live inside bananas... Yeah... That's kind of it. The anime shows viewers the daily lives of these cute little critters and the mischief they cause in each episode.
One of the various Bananyas.
There's no weight damn it. Its a fan service anime for people who likes cats. Like, they show you these cute little shits and they go around doing all these stupid things. WHILE BEING IN A BANANA.
See that. Cuteness right there.
Ahem. Its a good distraction if you want to escape from the harsh world of anime or something. Oh and at each end of episode, they show you these real cat pictures. Those are kind of fan service as well.
Like, you won't understand the fan service if you're not into cats. I assure you.
It is what it is. A cat in a banana. If you have no idea what a cat is and you don't really care for overly cute and pointless beings, this is not for you. If you, however love cats and the sight of them bring color to your life, do watch. It'll make you scream even if its for a short 1 minute.
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Observations about .NET Core, MVC and converting YetaWF from ASP.NET MVC5 to .NET Core MVC. The new .NET Core has great new features. Getting there from an existing MVC 5 app is HARD!
Client-Side Versus Server-Side Frameworks
Mike van der Meulen
Client-side JavaScript frameworks have become very popular. Angular, React, Vue, and many others are available to create your state-of-the-art Single Page Application (SPA).
While I consider myself slightly slanted towards server-side development, I'm equally comfortable developing in pure JavaScript, jQuery, and many client-side frameworks. Do I want to work on JavaScript code or a client-side framework? Not really. I find it somewhat tedious and a bit akward. But probably not for the reasons you would expect.
I have developed YetaWF, which is a server-side, data-driven framework that creates Single Page Applications. Obviously, there is quite a bit of JavaScript code involved to pull off a true Single Page Application. (Yes, there is). But it's built into the framework. You don't have to work on client-side code.
So what is a data-driven framework? It means, I can create a simple MVC controller, with a model, pass it to a view and it renders on the client-side. Yes, as a Single Page Application. YetaWF uses the "Module" concept. It's an extra level, which makes it all possible. For example, on this page you're currently reading, there are quite a few modules used. The menu on top of the page is a module. The Login button in the upper right corner of the page is a module. The comments section below, yes, another module. If you scroll all the way down, you'll see a "Scroll-to-top" arrow in the bottom right corner of the page. Another module.
If you click on a link, let's say one of the main menu entries, like "Home", only the modules on the new page are actually replaced, not the entire page. This means about 2 MB of code is not downloaded, or executed, because it's already loaded. jQuery is already present, Kendo UI, is already present (and many more). The menu was already loaded. So was the Scroll-to-top module. That is the true advantage of client-site Single Page Applications.
In other words, with YetaWF, you can basically develop a "plain-old" MVC application, using modules, but still with just models, controllers and views, and magically, you have a Single Page Application.
That means, with some effort, you could convert a plain old MVC application to a Single Page Application, simply by converting to YetaWF. Without rewriting everything in a JavaScript framework. That of course would mean re-architecting and redesigning everything.
Is YetaWF as fast and as efficient as a true client-side framework? Maybe, maybe not, definitely close. But the effort to get to a YetaWF SPA is a fraction of rewriting everything. Even if you're starting from scratch, using the YetaWF approach lets you leverage server-side programming (server-side developers) to get a SPA.
The UI experience with YetaWF may be even deeper than with a client-side only framework. YetaWF uses established components, like jqGrid (the grid control) with sorting, filtering and a deep user experience, which is not yet available in current client-side frameworks. Kendo UI and jQuery-UI also offer established, solid user interface controls, not typically integrated into current JavaScript frameworks.
Yes, using a JavaScript framework is the "cool" thing to do. But will you get there in time before your competitor does? Sometimes the cool new framework isn't the best business decision. Particularly when an established solution using proven technology can get you there faster.
With YetaWF, you also automatically get support for static pages, basically raw (saved) HTML served in response to a page request. Prerendering JavaScript pages for better SEO is a non-issue in YetaWF because page content (ahem, module content) is always rendered on the server. All the SEO and Analytics issues associated with JavaScript frameworks simply don't exist with a server-side SPA like YetaWF.
Server-side Single Page Application. Really? But yes, it's real.
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Starring Ricky Whittle as Shadow Moon and Ian McShane as Mr. Wednesday, AMERICAN GODS is adapted from Neil Gaiman's best-selling epic novel about a war brewing between the Old Gods and the New Gods in America. The traditional gods of mythological roots from around the world are steadily losing believers to an upstart pantheon of new gods reflecting society's modern love of money, technology, media, celebrity and drugs.
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HomeRHOMelbourneJackie Gillies Wants Chyka Keebaugh Back On The Real Housewives Of Melbourne!
Jackie Gillies Wants Chyka Keebaugh Back On The Real Housewives Of Melbourne!
Jackie Gillies has revealed that she wants her former Real Housewives of Melbourne co-star Chyka Keebaugh to return to the Foxtel hit reality series.
"I would like Chyka to come back! I have asked the producers, but we don't know yet," she told Punkee. "Chyka and I are good mates, I speak to Chyka all the time…I've said to her, 'Come on girl, you've got to come back!' and she's like 'I'll see what happens!'. I love Chyka, she brings that mumsy vibe! She hasn't given me a 'yes' or 'no' answer."
In May 2016, Keebaugh announced her departure from the series after three seasons. The mother-of-two confirmed her exit from the series via her Instagram.
"To all my friends on social media,I wanted to thank you for the wonderful posts and connections shared over my four year journey as a Real Housewife of Melbourne, I've had so much fun!! Reality TV is a ride and I have enjoyed it thoroughly, but that ride for me is now over," wrote Chyka.
She continued: "I have decided to close this door in order to make way for some exciting new opportunities within the lifestyle arena, for the "Chyka Home and Life" mediabrand."
"Please know I have had a ball - laughed, cried, dressed up, been places and done some things I never expected. No regrets, only brilliant memories. I have loved your constant online friendship and support, I can only hope we stay connected."
She added: "My friendships made during the show won't change either , and I'll look on with such pride as the girls film many more seasons full of drama, frocks and shocks!! For me, I'll just have a little more time for my family, businesses and will be able to focus on moving forward with "Chyka Home and Life" Love Chyka xx"
Despite calling it quits last year, original cast member Jackie Gillies is returning to the series, which is set to air later this year.
On Wednesday, April 13, Foxtel revealed the NEW cast for Season 5 which includes Janet Roach, Gamble Breaux with newbies, Anjali Rao, Cherry Dipietrantonio, Kyla Kirkpatrick along with new cast member Simone Elliott.
The cast is currently filming season five, which is set to air later this year on FOX Arena.
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In Impress's slide transition and custom animations sidebar tabs we have preset values for speed in drop down menus which provides a simple means of setting the speed, but it makes it impossible for users to set their own custom value and also makes custom values set in other apps imported in as the value isnt preserved.
An example of this can be seen in the attached file, which has slide 1 set to a speed of 4 seconds and Impress resets this to Slow (aka 1 second) and 'Rectangle 3' which has a custom animation speed of 4 seconds appears with a blank speed value.
So i'd suggest we change this to a combobox where we can include preset values and also allow the user to set their own value. Alternatively, we can go with spinbox which advances by 0.25 seconds.
Starting to work on the patch, the dropdown is named "Speed" and what it sets is duration. When we give custom values, lesser value of duration will give greater speed.
Preset Value: Very Fast (0.5) Fast (1) Medium(2) Slow(3) Very Slow(5).
Keeping widget name 'speed' will be misleading, user will think higher value means higher speed.
What I suggest is to rename the widget "Duration" and add a tooltip that it sets animation time in seconds.
Yes "Duration" is a more suitable name for the label.
Besides replacing the Duration Combobox in Custom Animation Sidebar Panel, we would also have to replace same Combobox in Effect Options Dialog.. accessible from Custom Animation sidebar panel -> Settings Button (Aligned with Direction Label).
Yes there are three instances of the speed drop down that need to be replaced. One in the slide transition tab and two in the custom animation tab.