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Q: What is the difference between loadView and viewDidLoad? I know there is a seemingly exact duplicate of this question here: iPhone SDK: what is the difference between loadView and viewDidLoad?
However, I have read that question and still it was not fully answered.
I'm not using IB as the UI is dynamic.
So should I create the self.view and then add the subviews in loadView,
or should I create the self.view in loadView and add the subviews in viewDidLoad?

A: For your specific question, you should add the subview in viewDidLoad. Because, if you overwrite the loadView, you have to do all the jobs, loading all the views.
Here is the explanation from Apple's documentation:
The steps that occur during the load cycle are as follows:

1.
  * Some part of your application asks for the view in the view

controller's view property.
2.
  * If the view is not currently in memory, the view controller calls its loadView

method.
3.
  * The loadView method does one of the following:

        If you override this method, your implementation is

responsible for creating all
  necessary views and assigning a
  non-nil value to the view property.
        If you do not override this method, the default implementation uses

the nibName and nibBundle properties of the view controller to try to load the view
  from the specified nib file. If  the
  specified nib file is not found, it
  looks for a nib file whose name
  matches the name of the view
  controller class and loads that file.
        If no nib file is available, the method creates an empty UIView object

and assigns it to  the view property.
4.
  * The view controller calls its viewDidLoad method to perform any

additional load-time tasks.

A: It is very simple actually. If you do it without IB, then your UIViewController's view property is empty. So set it at loadView!
I only do setting of view at loadView and nothing else.
Other than that, do all thing inside viewDidLoad. Here is some example:
- (void)loadView {
    CGRect frame = [[UIScreen mainScreen] applicationFrame];
    baseView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:frame];
    [self setView:baseView];
    [baseView release];
}

That's it! I am done. And would never want to add more to it. Then at the viewDidLoad, I add all those subviews I want to.
- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];

    msg = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 200, 320, 50)];
    [msg setText:@"Your profile is empty!"];
    [[self view] addSubview:msg]; // hey, I have done my view at loadView, so I have it now
    [msg release];
}

I could be wrong in my understanding :)

A: When you load your view from a NIB and want to perform further customization after launch, use viewDidLoad.
If you want to create your view programatically (not using Interface Builder), use loadView.

A: loadView is the method that actually sets up your view (sets up all the outlets, including self.view).
viewDidLoad you can figure out by its name. It's a delegate method called after the view has been loaded (all the outlets have been set) that just notifies the controller that it can now start using the outlets.
viewDidLoad:
"This method is called after the view controller has loaded its associated views into memory. This method is called regardless of whether the views were stored in a nib file or created programmatically in the loadView method."
loadView:
"If you create your views manually, you must override this method and use it to create your views."

A: Add subviews in viewDidLoad. That way you are 100% sure than the view did indeed load and is ready for consumption.

A: Use viewDidLoad for initialize views and constrols. And use loadView if you don't have Nib/Xib and would like your ViewController has custom (not UIView) view.

A: Only use loadView when you want to create a view yourself.
Don't use loadView after you use interface builder or init with nib since these  actions have already called loadView in the underly implementation.
Also, when use loadView, assign view first before doing any other settings:
    -(void)loadView {
       [super loadView];
       // if you do any things here before assigning a view
       // it will try to get a view first by calling loadView()
       // and ends up with a crash since a dead loop.
       self.view = ...;//assign your view here
       //do other settings
    }


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An asymmetrical interleaved dual boost DC/DC switching converter is proposed to improve photovoltaic systems. Such a new step-up power converter provides a low input current ripple injected into the photovoltaic generator, and at the same time provides a low voltage ripple to the load. The developed converter is based on traditional interleaved boost converters interacting with voltage multiplier cell where the circuit symmetry has been broken, obtaining an inherent discontinuous conduction-operating mode that provides a high voltage conversion ratio in comparison to traditional solutions. Such low-ripple and high boosting conditions make this converter an ideal candidate for photovoltaic systems design, in particular for grid-connected applications. The converter circuitry is analyzed, and a design procedure is proposed in terms of typical photovoltaic systems requirements, it providing simple but useful equations. Finally, the converter design is illustrated by means of a realistic design example and validated by using an experimental prototype.
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WWS800/850: How can I change the carriage return to a tab key following each scan?
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Drivers reminded that final preparations for the Olympic Route Network begin tonight
Transport for London (TfL) is reminding road users that work starts at 9pm tonight (July 20) to ensure the Olympic Route Network (ORN) in London is ready to begin operation on Wednesday, July 25.
To keep disruption to a minimum, the majority of work will take place overnight and will last five nights.
Enforcement of the Games lanes and the official switch on of the ORN will not be until 6am on Wednesday, July 25.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: "The Olympic Route Network is a requirement of all Host Cities and is vital in ensuring athletes, officials and the world's media get to their events on time.
"Its length was slashed by one third of what had been planned and we're working hard to introduce changes to the road network as late as possible, to minimise the impact on Londoners and businesses.
"But with the Games just over a week away, we're into the home straight and are working flat out to ensure we are ready to welcome the world."
Leon Daniels, TfL's managing director surface transport, said: "Our advice to road users is clear – don't get caught out. Avoid driving in central London, around the ORN and Games venues. If a journey by road is absolutely essential, plan ahead at GetAheadoftheGames.com and allow extra time."
The final stage of work over the weekend, which will be carried out by up to 2,000 contractors, includes installing barriers for the restricted turns and simplifying junctions.
The physical changes to the road network along the ORN will keep traffic flowing along the route where, in additional to any non-Games traffic, there will be 1,300 vehicles an hour carrying the athletes, officials and world's media to their events on time.
Work to install three temporary pedestrian footbridges at Hyde Park Corner will also take place from Friday.
Most work will be overnight and will include short closures of parts of Hyde Park Corner and interim diversions.
The bridges will help crowds get to and from the numerous Olympic and cultural events in the area, including the Olympic venues in Hyde Park, The Mall and Horse Guards Parade and the BT London Live site in Hyde Park. They will be situated between Grosvenor Crescent and the Wellington Arch island and Green Park.
Overnight on Tuesday, July 24 designated pedestrian crossings will be suspended and parking and loading bays along the route will be removed.
The ORN covers 109 miles in total in London although Games lanes will only be used on 30 miles of the network.
They will operate alongside lanes for general traffic and will be reserved for the use of the athletes, coaches, technical officials and the world's media.
The Games lanes will generally operate between 6am and midnight.
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Earlier this month, the Center for Biological Diversity released a video, taken over the summer by a remote-sensor camera, of a wild jaguar roaming the Chiricahua Mountains in Arizona. Nicknamed "Sombra" by local students, he is the third jaguar captured on film in the state since 2015. The camera also filmed bears, a mountain lion, deer, and a coati prowling through the same habitat.
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But camera traps can document any species in any environment—even the mountain lion who couldn't resist a selfie in front of the Hollywood sign. The images can improve our understanding of animals not just in remote places, but also urban centers—demonstrating where the creatures roam and how they interact with the environment.
Researchers then use this raw data to understand how animals migrate, what their breeding patterns are, whether they are healthy or sick, and more. Cameras offer an intimate glimpse into the animals' lives, often providing new information about how different species interact with their environments and each other.
In Arizona, for instance, researchers use cameras to document how animals move around the region and interact with their surroundings, building a powerful case for how to protect them and their habitats.
"It's really important to know where exactly sensitive, rare, or endangered species occur," said Melanie Culver, a professor at the University of Arizona and a researcher for the U.S. Geological Survey. She works on a camera trap project in the Arizona mountains, but she admits that she doesn't think jaguars are moving back to the United States.
She believes they may have never truly left.
Research has also shown that multi-camera setups are more successful in catching a range of the animals' activity, a finding that Culver's work supports. Her team first set up six cameras in the Arizona mountains, and, each time a cat was detected, they added another 10 cameras. When El Jefe began roaming the region in 2011, she said, his favorite mountain range was peppered with 50 or 60 cameras.
The gear for tracking these animals has, accordingly, gotten fancier, with some researcher-photographers opting for DSLRs over trail cams. The higher-res photos result in sharper, more shareable images—the better with which to pique public interest.
The jaguar captured on camera earlier this month ranged across Arizona mountains about 50 miles north of the Mexican border. But the cats don't confine themselves to one country or another; the males in the U.S. travel to Mexico to breed with the jaguar population of Sonora, and other young males from Sonora may strike out for less-competitive territory. If a border wall were constructed within this range, conservationists argue, the Arizona jaguars would be trapped on one side or the other—left in Mexico to battle other males for territory, or stranded in the U.S. without any females with which to breed.
The Center for Biological Diversity, which circulated the video of Sombra last week, also released the popular video of the jaguar nicknamed "El Jefe" in 2016, sparking an international discussion about big cats in the United States. This time, the advocacy organization hopes to harness public enthusiasm for big cats into action. They're bringing a lawsuit against the Trump administration to halt expansion of the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico that would substantially cut into the jaguars' range.
Melody Schreiber (@m_scribe) is a freelance journalist based in Washington, D.C.


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an exceedingly pleasant village on the banks of the Thames. The name is supposed by Mr. Lysons to have reference to the southern aspect of the place:-Sunnabyri, from Sunna, the sun, and byri, a town, being the name of the place in ancient records and memorials. The parish is bounded on the south by the river Thames, which separates it from Walton, in Surrey; on the west by Shepperton, Littleton, and Ashford; on the north by Feltham and Hanworth; and on the east by Hampton.
The manors in the parish are those of Charlton, Halliford, and Kennington or Col Kenyngton, now called Kempton. It is probable that Kempton was a royal residence so far back as the time of the Saxons, the name Kenynton or Kynyngton, the king's town, giving plausibility to the tradition ; but it is certain that the manor house was a royal palace in the reigns of the first Henrys and Edwards.
The parish church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is a modern structure of brick, consisting of a chancel, nave, and north aisle ; at the west end, a square tower, with a cupola.
The church contains monuments to the memories of members of the families of Phelips and Dyer; also a memorial of Lady Jane Wharton, daughter of the marquis, sister of the duke of that name, and the last of that noble family.
The churchyard contains not one memorial of interest to the casual tourist.
At Sunbury, the Reverend Gilbert White, author of the "Natural History of Selborne," spent several summers : here he had opportunities of observing the habits and migrations of the swallow tribes, to which he has alluded with so much delightful particularity in his popular work.
A strong pull against the opposing current brings us, at length, to WALTON-UPON-THAMES, in Surrey, a place highly interesting to the antiquary, the historian, and the lover of the picturesque.
The objects of interest in this parish are the Coway Stakes, to which we shall briefly allude in our notice of Shepperton. On St. George's Hill is a camp called Cæsar's Camp, a single oblong work, with a trench running down to the town. The area of the inclosure is thirteen acres : antiquaries conclude it to have been an outwork to a greater camp at Oatlands.
The existence of these camps would seem to lend confirmation to the supposition that, somewhere near this spot, Cæsar, in leading his forces against the Cassivelani, must have crossed the Thames; others insist that the passage was effected near Petersham, to the opposite shore at Twickenham.
This parish boasts a number of magnificent parks and seats : Lord Tankerville's, hard by the bridge, Ashley Park, Burwood Park, and many others; among which must not be forgotten a memorable show-place, Pains Hill, near to Cobham, on the banks of the Mole.
Pains Hill is on the verge of a heath which rises above a fertile plain watered by the river Mole. Large valleys descending in different directions break the brow into separate eminences, and the gardens are extended along the edge in a semicircular form, between the winding river, which describes their outward boundary, and the park which fills up the cavity of the crescent. There may be scenes, says an author who describes it, where nature has done more for herself, but in no place that I ever saw has so much been done for nature as at Pains Hill. The beauty and unexpected variety of the scene, the happy situation, elegant structure and judicious form of the buildings, the flourishing state, uncommon diversity, and con
trasted groupage of the trees, will not fail to awaken the most pleasing sensations. The demesne contains two hundred and thirteen acres, but the happy situation and peculiarly skilful manner in which the grounds are disposed, would lead the visitor to imagine there was inclosed an area of much greater extent.
Walton Bridge is a handsome structure of brick, consisting of four principal arches, and several lesser ones; it is situated ten miles above the flow of the tide, and the current runs only at the rate of three miles an hour. In our illustration, the woods of Oatlands are represented in the distance.
The Church, dedicated to St. Peter and St. Mary, is built of flints and rough-hewn stones. It consists of a nave, with two aisles, and a chancel; the nave is divided from the aisles by pointed arches resting on pillars, of which those in the north side are round, with capitals adorned with volutes,
the south side hexagons. At the west end is a square tower built with the same materials as the church, buttresses diminishing in stages, a small turret at each corner.
The North aisle has a magnificent marble monument executed by Roubiliac, to the memory of Lord Shannon, a distinguished military officer, and one of the Lords Justices of Ireland.
In the chancel are monumental brasses, on one of which, being suspended by nail so that both sides may be examined, is the representation of a man sitting on the back of a stag, with his sword in the stag's throat; on the other side is a like device with some trifling variations, commemorative of one John Selwyn, under-keeper of the park at Oatlands, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. This man, it would appear by popular tradition, was famous for his strength, agility, and skill in horsemanship, specimens of all which he exhibited before the queen, at a grand stag-hunt in that Park, where, attending, as was his duty of office, he in the heat of the chase suddenly leaped from his horse upon the back of the stag, both running at that time with their utmost speed, and not only kept his seat gracefully in spite of every exertion of the affrighted beast, but drawing his sword, with it guided him towards the queen, and coming near her plunged it in his throat, so that the animal fell dead at her feet. This was thought sufficiently wonderful to be chronicled in his monument, and he is accordingly there portrayed in the act of stabbing the stag.
A large black marble, at the entrance of the chancel, commemorates Lilly the famous astrologer; being placed here, as the inscription informs us, out of love for the seer, by Elias Ashmole, founder of the museum bearing his
WEYBRIDGE, so called from the river Wey, on whose banks, not far from its confluence with the Thames, this village is situated, is next in order. This extensive parish is bounded to the north by the river Thames, to Byfleet on the south, Walton on the east, and the Wey on the west.
In the village is a house called Holstein House, from having been the occasional residence of a Prince of Holstein; the neighbourhood is rich in magnificent seats, of which the principal are Ham House and Oatlands.
The magnificent seat, Oatlands, now the property of the Lord Francis Egerton, was long a royal property and residence. King Henry the Eighth, in extending the honour of Hampton Court, became possessed of this estate, by one of his forced and summary exchanges with the then possessor.
Queen Elizabeth used to visit here, and is said to have shot with a crossbow in the paddock. King Charles the First granted the manor to his Queen, Henrietta Maria, for her life : at this place his youngest son, called Henry of Oatlands, was born.
In the time of Queen Elizabeth the palace consisted of three courts; the first square and spacious, the other two narrow and irregular ; the architec


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Trump Says His Accomplishments Are Great. The Public Isn't Buying It.
From North Korea to taxes to Puerto Rico, voters surveyed did not believe Trump's sells on his greatest accomplishments.
Updated 09.25.18 12:44PM ET / Published 09.25.18 4:45AM ET
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As he gears up for a difficult midterm election, President Donald Trump has campaigned on a record of massive accomplishments: a nuke deal with North Korea, the death of Obamacare and a sweeping tax reform package that has benefited America's middle class.
Much of it is Trumpian embellishment. And a new Ipsos poll conducted for The Daily Beast shows that the public, simply put, isn't buying it.
In the poll, only 6 percent of respondents said they believe North Korea had "destroyed its stockpile of nuclear weapons in the last year;" 68 percent said the country had not; and 26 percent said they don't know. Trump has claimed that North Korea is "no longer a nuclear threat" though international inspectors say it is still building its arsenal. Those who have not bought the president's line include his fellow Republicans, 66 percent of whom said that North Korea had, in fact, not destroyed its stockpile.
The survey also asked whether the Affordable Care Act had "been fully repealed." Just 6 percent of respondents believed—erroneously—that that was the case while 70 percent said that was false and 23 percent said they did not know. Among Democrats, 76 percent said that the law known as Obamacare had not been fully repealed and among Republicans, 75 percent said the same. President Trump has oscillated in his approach to the subject at campaign rallies. More often than not, he criticizes the deceased Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) whose last-minute "no" vote sunk the Senate's repeal effort. But because the individual mandate was repealed as part of the Republican tax reform package, he often concludes that the ACA was "essentially dead."
The Ipsos survey also asked voters whether the aftermath of Hurricane Maria was "handled well by the government." Just 18 percent said that it was while 60 percent said it was not and 22 percent said they did not know. Trump has said his administration has done a "fantastic job" in Puerto Rico and cast doubt on the number of people killed in the storm. Only 39 percent of Republicans said his government did a good job in the storm's aftermath.
Taken together, the results suggest that Trump's reputation as the consummate salesman has not matched reality. The president has repeatedly said that no one in office has accomplished more in such a short time than he has. But even his own supporters believe that he's engaged in resume inflation.
That's true even when it comes to Trump's concrete legislative accomplishments. According to the Ipsos poll, only 29 percent of those surveyed believe that "federal taxes on the middle class decreased" in 2018, while 44 percent said no and 27 percent said they did not know. Only 50 percent of Republicans responded that federal taxes went down for the middle class. The bill does reduce taxes on middle class earners but not nearly at the scope that it benefits upper income earners.
That latter point has been registered by voters. A total of 45 percent of those surveyed said federal taxes had gone down for the wealthy, while 28 percent said they had not and another 28 percent said they didn't know. Of that total, 53 percent of Democrats agreed that the wealthy had gotten a tax cut; 40 percent of Republicans said the same; and 41 percent of Independents said yes as well.
These results mirror a recently leaked internal poll from the Republican National Committee finding that by a 2-to-1 margin, those surveyed believed that the tax cut legislation benefited corporations and rich Americans over middle class families. The signature legislative achievement of Trump's administration has also, in recent elections, essentially disappeared as a issue of focus in Republican campaign advertising.
A sample of roughly 1,004 adults 18 and older were interviewed online in English for the poll. The sample includes 361 Republicans, 344 Democrats, and 197 Independents.
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I recently finished reading Topgrading for Sales, an extremely short (50 pages of text, 50 page appendix) book that talks about how to apply the principles outlined in the book's much bigger (592 page) brother, Topgrading, specifically to sales positions.
Topgrading is a well-respected hiring technique that has is used at companies like GE and Microsoft. Companies that use Topgrading use it to determine who is an "A player" versus who is a B or a C player. The idea is that a team of 90% A players will be infinitely more productive and successful than a team comprised of mostly B and C players. The practice, which calls for multiple extremely in-depth interviews, is a sound one that has been successful for a lot of companies.
Topgrading for Sales is a good book that's literally filled with action items and useful advice, but as I was reading it, I was trying to think of ways I could apply the practices outlined for hiring sales representatives to the hiring of customer service representatives. As I was drinking the metaphorical Topgrading Kool-Aid, I thought about some of the ways various companies go about hiring customer service representatives.
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After a bit of research, I found an article by Mike Faith, the CEO of Headsets.com (which I've written about multiple times), explaining how his company uses the Topgrading approach when interviewing, hiring, and evaluating customer service representatives. The article was interesting (and complemented the book nicely), but I still found myself looking for a details about how to apply Topgrading to customer service.
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have never claimed to have a complete account.
things. It took me more time to learn to speak Chinese fluently again.
English, it's almost purely rational with hardly any emotion involved.
recognising and expressing that emotion (at least for me).
plan after several time-steps, and decide to follow another plan (e.g.
what you said about human, although the exact mechanisms can differ.
"fix" it rather than report it as a feature.
different motives can be compared.
individuals without making use of any measure of value for the individuals.
to grow up to be a mathematician like Euclid, Archimedes, etc.
understand mathematics before writing his famous book.
difficult for machines to find a direction that can make a real progress.
and thank you again for hosting such an informative workshop.
examples will not give robots the ability to represent impossibility.
interests in other topics related to AI.
In the terminology of the CogAff project, the notion of "perturbance"
control) without actually doing so. So it is a dispositional concept.
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Q: AFNetworking -1017 error I am working on iOS application and facing one strange issue. I am using AFNetworking framework to communicate with server (HTTPS communication). I am retrieving student data from server by using "getStudentData" web service API. It is post request. It works for all user ids except one. It fails when we have a data for more than 450 students. Below are the error details,
Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1017 "cannot parse response" UserInfo=0x7bf9c7d0 {NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=https://www.fdmobileservices.com/mAccountsWeb/services/speedpass/rpc, _kCFStreamErrorCodeKey=-1, NSErrorFailingURLKey=https://www.fdmobileservices.com/mAccountsWeb/services/speedpass/rpc, NSLocalizedDescription=cannot parse response, _kCFStreamErrorDomainKey=4,    NSUnderlyingError=0x7bf9a380 "cannot parse response"}

As per error description, It tells "Could Not parse", so I think it may be due to server is returning "nil" or some data other than JSON format.
But I am not able to trace it since from application side it directly goes into below method,
 - (void)connection:(NSURLConnection __unused *)connection
didFailWithError:(NSError *)error

Is there any way from application side to trace root cause? This method works for other user login except one.
I tried using web client to access this service by same user login, it works well and return data of 450 students. I think due to some reason iOS network layer rejects this. I am trying to find out.
Thanks in advance.

A: As you can see here, kCFURLErrorCannotParseResponse = -1017. So probably this is saying that there is something wrong in the parameters.
If You're using AFNetworking 2.0, I suggest You to deep debug your response flow with severals breakpoints.
Specifically try to set a breakpoint on AFURLResponseSerialization.m at the start of the method:
- (id)responseObjectForResponse:(NSURLResponse *)response
                           data:(NSData *)data
                          error:(NSError *__autoreleasing *)error;

Inside the method, if the below condition is true, probably there is something wrong (but you can step into validateResponse:data:error: to better understand what's wrong):
   if (![self validateResponse:(NSHTTPURLResponse *)response data:data error:error])

If the above condition is false you can then check about the generated responseString:
NSString *responseString = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:data encoding:stringEncoding];

If you're expecting json data, check that responseString is not nil and data data is valid, maybe also the stringEncoding.
Also ensure that the contentType that you're receiving is the one you're expecting.

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Paul Czege
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Re: head games
Your relationship with Khaia is the most dramatically powerful thing about your character. I think every player has been waiting on the resolution of that situation. If other NPCs are a distraction, my advice is to bypass them and pursue the things that are important to you.
(I lost track of Amycus because you scrambled his head. I have no idea what he's thinking. Maybe you and I need to talk through the ending of the quest scene so I can figure him out.)
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Quote from: stefoid on March 06, 2011, 04:29:30 PM
This is a great thread.
You know this is what The Forge is all about? Everyone confronting gaming with honesty, and getting your hands dirty with game design and creative challenges in an effort to be a better gamer and create better games.
contracycle
Wrote a moderate sized post about why I thought Ben was wrong, but I've had to ditch it due to subsequent remarks. This thread makes me think of two things, one that I'm having some sort of flashback to 2001, and two that it serves as a fine example of why the word "story" should be taken out and shot and never, ever referred to again.
Will say this though. There's old school GMing and there's new old-school GMing. Contrary to Ben's description, that stuff worked perfectly well until someone got the bright idea that play should conform to some sort of "story". It was that novelty that lead to most of the impositional GM control that seems to give it its bad name. Players and GM's in an open world type of game can have a perfectly healthy relationship based on the explicit understanding that not all the world is prepped and that the GM, by offering jobs etc, is flagging up the bits that are. And players too can flag up to them which bits they would like to see detailed for future play. Given Matt's account of the experience, it does not seem to me that there was the kind of pernicious game-sabotaging rebellion against the GM that Ben alludes to, but more a mismatch in terms of recognising interests and expectations. If so, that should ber a much easier problem to solve.
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stefoid
This is great for me to hear, actually, because it is reinforcing a design decision in my own game that I am currently working on -- to have players set explicit goals for their character and then to explicitly reward the player for (a) introducing them (b) elaborating on them and (c) achieving them. As well as instructions for the GM to concentrate dramatic action specifically around those goals and to mix in hooks and revelations concerning the goals whenever possible.
This is possibly getting tangential, but are there any games out there that reward desired GM behaviour explicitly?
Quote from: Matt Gwinn on March 06, 2011, 05:48:51 PM
My character's primary focus since the beginning of the campaign has been his relationship with with the NPC Kaya. From his very first scene in fact. Yet over and over he is confronted with NPC after NPC that have continually led him away from that story. I kind of agree with Ben and Renee about the situations placed before our characters. Many times they are distractions or obstacles that clutter up our story, yet we feel compelled to participate in them, especially since we know how much effort you have put into creating those story arcs.
The one time I made a concerted effort to ignore one of those obstacles the system kicked me back and I was forced to waste a scene on it. Which by the way are huge resources to us. With 4 players who usually do not share scenes we only get a few scenes per session, sometimes only 1, so what we do in those scenes HAS to matter to us.
I have hoped that ultimately all of the different story arcs placed before my character would lead him back to the Kaya storyline, that they somehow all tied together, but either they're not or they're taking too long. I've been saying it for weeks that there are too many NPCs to keep track of and that's a result of adding more and more story arcs that seem to be cluttering things up and preventing us from grasping on to a single goal to focus on. I think the new feature that we recently added about our goals might help curtail this kind of thing and more clearly alert you to what we find compelling. I now find myself forcing the issue trying to get back to the story which has clearly been at my character's core.
Going back to the scene with the seed, my character's actions were in part influenced by his desire to return to that original storyline with Kaya. While impersonating the dead woman he took the opportunity to convince his employer that he (the employer) needed to find some kind of quest to give him fulfillment. I knew full well that I'd be offering up that very opportunity once the scene reached a conclusion. That quest was to help my character find the woman he loves. And since his employer is indeed accompanying him on that quest, I consider the scene to have been a success. The fact that you forgot that he was even with my character the next session highlights that we clearly see different aspects of the campaign interesting.
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This reminds me of the player-version of running zig-zag patterns so that the GM can't get a bead on you and can't hit you with the trap that is set. I have played with folks who do things like this and it feels like they are trying to avoid something terrible I have planned, rather than trusting that I am going to enjoy what their character would do.
It is, in my experience, playing to the GM as another player, rather than staying in character and playing to the situation and fiction at hand.
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Pretty much everything Gareth just said resonates with my own experience. I just wanted to highlight this:
Quote from: contracycle on March 06, 2011, 06:46:48 PM
players too can flag up to [the GM] which bits they would like to see detailed for future play
as a particularly effective technique to combat the failed promise Ben spoke of. I've seen it work perfectly with this:
Quote from: Paul Czege on March 06, 2011, 05:08:16 PM
The promise to the players isn't that they can go anywhere and do anything, but that they can have an impact on situations created by the GM, and that they can switch into different situations fairly readily if they want.
here's my blog, discussing Delve, my game in development
It sounds to me like you and Matt have an important disconnect about roles. He thinks he's supposed to look to you for where the plot's at, you think he's supposed to make decisions that dictate the plot for his character, and neither option is fully supported by what you guys are doing at the table. I don't know whether the lack of support is causing the disconnect or the disconnect is causing the lack of support.
My own solution to this tends to revolve around signalling to the players "here's what you can get out of my various situations" so that they can make an informed choice between them. I can trace pretty much every between-missions lag or weak mission buy-in in a Delve session to a failure on my part to do that. (Of course, it's also necessary to signal opportunities the players actually want, but I've found that part far easier.)
I'm saying all this based on my reading that you like this:
Matt's character in particular has been across the landscape of the game and back, across numerous situations.
less than this:
The point at which he chooses to create some expectations, that's when he'll be a protagonist.
If I'm wrong, then never mind.
Quote from: David Berg on March 06, 2011, 08:03:59 PM
Absolutely. All those numerous situations is just me throwing more pasta hoping something will stick, because to me it seemed obvious that Matt had back-burnered the situation with Khaia.
I do think that once a character's protagonism is established by everyone knowing about an inevitable event--in Matt's case his reunion with Khaia--then the management and release of tension about when and how that inevitable event will occur is a joint effort by all. But Matt and I haven't been playing that...it hasn't felt like anything but a back-burnered thing.
Hey Judd,
Quote from: Judd on March 06, 2011, 07:55:38 PM
Can you play to the GM as another player in character?
Matt Gwinn
I think part of the disconnect is that is that my character has "back-burnered" the Khaia situation while he tries to get his head together about how he's going to deal with it, but I as a player never intended to back-burner the story at all. I always intended it to maintain it's place in the spotlight while my character kind of stalked his way around the situation. Their ultimate reunion is going to be awkward as she doesn't feel the same way he does and that is something he's concerned about. He's been stalling in a sense.
I think part of my problem with the whole spaghetti launcher concept is that the pasta isn't flavored right. I think your story arcs are interesting and pretty entertaining, but ultimately they rarely tie in with my character. They consistently focus on NPCs and quite consistently with NPCs that have no ties to the Khaia storyline. That leaves me in the situation that Ben mentioned where I either go with the story arcs placed before me or don't play.
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Matt, do you think my signalling idea would help that?
I don't think that would work in this game. I don't need to know what the possible outcomes are as much as I need to know that those outcomes are going to advance my character's story in some way.
Er, wait, aren't all options potential opportunities to advance your character's story? Is there any reason to have ones that aren't?
This has been a really fun thread, and I hope it continues. Paul, Matt, and I have been discussing the situation all day long.
My summation of the problem is that there are two things going on:
1. We're not communicating what interests us very well. We're an experienced group and we've been through the ringer together, but part of what's getting in our way is that chargen explicitly denies the use of flags, and there's very little in the way of author stance (and no director's stance...do we even use those terms around here anymore? It's been so long...). There is a game mechanic that, among other things, can be used to flag stuff we consider important or cool, but we're not necessarily using it all that well (and that goes both ways...we need to use it, but it also needs to be noted and implemented effectively by the GM). At any rate, our failure to communicate our interests and/or see them manifest in the game leads us to enact certain "defense mechanisms"...mine is to sit there and let Paul talk to himself until something changes, while others try to engage in the best way they can (but not always with universal approval, which leads me to my second point).
2. Sometimes we fail to appreciate each others contributions. This is pretty normal, I think; everyone in our group has a slightly different aesthetic sensibility, and sometimes a thing that seems cool to a couple of us falls flat for the others. As a group we can work on being more appreciative, or at least not critical, of others contributions, but for the purpose of advancing Paul's design, we do need to identify which parts are merely this failure to share the love and which parts are legitimate failures to communicate via the game's rules. Not always an easy task.
And we're not the only ones involved...there are two other players who haven't chimed in, so there may actually be additional phenomena that haven't been teased out yet. But those are my feelings on day two of this conversation, which really aren't that different than my feelings on day one (and do not necessarily reflect the views of Paul or Matt).
In reply to stefoid, I think your question is an interesting one, but I do think it's too tangential to be included in this thread. Maybe something for a new thread?
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No, not if the scene had nothing to do with my character's story. I most cases the scenes have been about the NPC's story that I happened to be participating in.
I guess you can argue that simply being in the scene makes it part of my character's story, but only in a tangential way.
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Q: Challenging problem about $f : \mathbb{R}^2 \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that $f(x,y)+f(y,z)+f(z,x) = 0$ for all real $x, y, z$ Let $f : \mathbb{R}^2 \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a function such that $f(x,y)+f(y,z)+f(z,x) = 0$ for all real numbers $x, y$, and $z$. Prove that there exists a function $g : \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that $f(x,y) = g(x)−g(y)$ for all real numbers $x$ and $y$.
Attempt: Can we just set $z = 0$ and solve for $f(x,y)$?

A: This will not be true in general but it will be true for this unusual function that has the unusual property that:
$f(x,y) + f(y,z) + f(z,x) = 0$.
This means that $f(x,y) = -f(z,x)- f(y,z) $.
This is true for all $z$ so if we could define $g(w) = -f(c,w)$ and $g(w) = f(w,z)$ for some constant $c$ we would be done. (As $g(x) - g(y) = -f(c,x) -f(y,c)= f(x,y)$.)
But that would require that there be some constant $c$ so that $-f(c,w) =f(w,c)$ for all $w$ and that is not true in general.
But, $f$ is not a usual function.  Maybe this IS true for $f$.
Can we prove that $f(w,z) = -f(z,w)$ for all $w,z$.?
Let $x = y = w$: Then $f(w,w) + f(w,z)+ f(z,w) = 0$ so $f(w,z) = -f(z,w) - f(w,w)$.
Shoot!  That was so close but $-f(z,w) - f(w,w) \ne -f(z,w)$ unless $f(w,w) = 0$ and that  is not true in general.
But, again, $f$ is not a general function.  Maybe $f(w,w)$ does equal $0$ for all $w$.
Let $x = y = z = w$:  Then $f(w,w) + f(w,w) + f(w,w) = 0$ so $f(w,w) = 0$.
That's it!  We are done.
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If we set $g(w) = f(w,c)$ for some constant $c$ we get:
$f(x,y) + f(y,c) + f(c,x) = 0$ so
$f(x,y) = -f(c,x) - f(y,c) = -f(c,x) - g(y)$.
Now $f(c,x)+ f(x,x) + f(x,c) = 0$ so
$f(c,x) = -f(x,c) - f(x,x) = -g(x) - f(x,x)$ so
$f(x,y) = -f(c,x) - g(y) = g(x) + f(x,x) - g(y)$.
Now $f(x,x) + f(x,x) + f(x,x) = 0$ so $f(x,x) = 0$ so
$f(x,y) = g(x) +f(x,x) - g(y) = g(x) - 0 - g(y) = g(x) - g(y)$.
We are done.
Or for a third time:
$f(x,y) = -f(y,c) - f(c,x) $
$=-g(y) - (0 - f(x,x) - f(x,c))$
$= -g(y) + g(x) + f(x,x) $
$=g(x)-g(y) + \frac 13(f(x,x) + f(x,x) + f(x,x))$
$=g(x) - g(y) + \frac 13(0)$
$= g(x)-g(y)$.

A: Hints:

*

*Prove that $f(x,x)=0$ for all $x$.

*Prove that $f(x,y)=-f(y,x)$ for all $x,y$.

*Set $g(x)=f(0,x)$, and then apply the initial attempt (since modified) to prove that $f(x,y)=g(x)-g(y)$.


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Geo-political dawn in Middle East : UAE-Israel agreement is a step towards world peace
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US brokers peace between Israel & UAE
The two have committed embassies & ambassadors
By Jai Kumar Verma
New Delhi. 23 September 2020. It was a dawn of geo-political transformation not only for the Middle East but also for the world. President Trump presided over the signing ceremony at the White House to establish the foundation of the peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) and Bahrain was also invited to the ceremony, following their agreement with Israel last week.
The countries have committed to the exchange of embassies and ambassadors, and to begin cooperation across a broad range of fields including education, healthcare, trade, and security.This deal is only the beginning of normalized relations between Israel and its neighbours, with many more likely to come.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister for Economy has very rightly stated that whole region would be benefitted because of bilateral agreement between UAE and Israel. In August 2020 UAE became the third country to establish diplomatic relations with Israel. Before UAE, Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994 established diplomatic relations with Israel while Bahrain became the fourth country to establish normal relations with Israel. It is expected that Oman, Sudan and Morocco would soon sign the accord and would inculcate diplomatic relations with Israel. Saudi Arabia which is the most powerful Gulf kingdom remained silent which is an indication that it approves the pacts but does not want to support it openly at this juncture. Bahrain which has close relations with Saudi Arabia would not have signed the agreement without the concurrence of Riyadh. The agreement was condemned by Iran, Turkey and Qatar. The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) was the biggest critic as its veto power over Arab-Israeli relations vanished. The PLO issued a statement after Israel's agreements with UAE and Bahrain that it is "a black day in the history of the people of Palestine."
The critics of PLO mention that the Arab countries were annoyed on the perpetual demands of dishonest PLO leadership. Besides it there are several other important factors for relinquishing PLO. The reasons include the rising hostility between Shia and Sunni, crumbling oil prices, perpetual clashes between Syria, Iraq and Yemen. The gulf states were also viewing the technological progress and growing military power of Israel and wanted to establish diplomatic relations so that they can be benefitted. In fact, Israel had clandestine relations with few Sunni countries including UAE and Bahrain as relations with Iran deteriorated these countries signed the agreement with Israel.
The joint statement issued by USA, Israel and UAE mentioned that the establishment of cordial relations between Israel and UAE would be good for the Middle East as well as for the world. The agreement mentioned that both the parties would adhere to the stipulations of the Charter of the United Nations and would solve their disputes peacefully. Both countries would establish diplomatic relations and increase cooperation and coordination and would stop any terrorist activity from their areas. Both countries would increase cooperation and would sign accords on various fields including healthcare, education science and technology, energy, tourism, water, telecommunication, environment, sport etc. The agreement between UAE and Israel was signed in White House, Washington DC. The treaty would be sent to the Secretary General of the United Nations for the registration under Article 102 of the UN Charter.
Few Arab countries including UAE and Bahrain had clandestinely economic and security relations with Israel while openly these countries were forced to treat it as pariah. After the "Abraham Accords" these countries can maintain cordial relations with Israel openly. US President Trump played an important role in finalising the accord hence his name as well as the name of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deserves Nobel Peace Prize. In past Yasir Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Anwar el-Sadat, Menachem Begin were accorded Nobel Prize for developing peace in Middle East. Although Egyptian President Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Rabin were assassinated. Both President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu would be benefitted politically because of the peace accords.
It is also claimed that Israel threatened to annex large part of West Bank which would have created much resentment in the Arab world hence UAE approached President Trump and agreed to establish relations with Israel. However, threat of takeover of West Bank was not the prime reason behind the accord. Another reason for the accord is that Saudi Arabia, UAE, Israel and United States all have enmity towards Shia Iran. It is also expected that US may allow the sale of advanced F-35 stealth fighter aircraft to UAE after the accord, although it will not be liked by Israel. Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner who was the chief negotiator for the peace in Middle East could not bring peace between Israel and Palestine but succeeded in finalising the accord between Israel and two Arab States namely UAE and Bahrain.
Nonetheless when peace deal was signed at White House, about 15 rockets were fired from Gaza to southern Israel. The Palestinians also protested in Gaza and the West Bank and burnt the pictures of Trump, Netanyahu, leaders of UAE and Bahrain. The flags of these countries were also crushed by the demonstrators.
The historic diplomatic pacts between Israel and two Arab States namely UAE and Bahrain were inked on 15 September 2020 in the White House in presence of President Trump. President Trump remarked that the agreement is the "dawn of new Middle East." Sheikh Abdullah bin Al Nahyan thanked Israeli Prime Minister for stopping the annexation of West Bank although Israeli Prime Minister made it clear that Israel has only suspended the annexation.
The agreements were vastly welcomed in Israel but the public opinion in UAE and Bahrain is not much in favour of the agreements. Although Israel and US head of state were present at the time of signing but the heads of both Arab States were not attended the ceremony. Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, which is a banned Shia political party in Bahrain, has issued a statement mentioning that the present agreement between Bahrain and Israel is rejected by the majority of Bahrain.
Trade representation offices were opened by Israel in Oman and Qatar in May 1996. The purpose of the trade office was to advance tourism, agriculture, scientific, commercial and economic relations besides conservation and development of water resources. However, in 2000 Israel had to close its trade office from Oman. Three North African States namely Morocco, Mauritania, and Tunisia also established diplomatic relations with Israel in 1994, 1995 and 1996 respectively.
The biggest critic of these agreements is the Palestine leadership which is feeling deceived and alleged that both UAE and Bahrain betrayed Palestinian cause, al-Aqsa mosque and Jerusalem. The relations between US and Palestine were already tense after US shifted its embassy in Jerusalem. The agreements between Israel and both the gulf states is the handiwork of Jared Kushner hence the relations between US and Palestine further declined.
Iran which is the biggest adversary of Israel called the UAE action as 'shameful' and it is like stabbing on the back of Palestine. Turkey which is close ally of Palestine also mentioned that history will not pardon UAE for this agreement.
These agreements have also impact on Pakistan which was actively considering establishing diplomatic relations with Israel from last two decades but could not muster courage because of the fear of its adverse repercussion in the country. The Imran government cannot establish diplomatic relations with Israel as his first wife Jemima Goldsmith was a Jew hence, he is considered pro-Jew in Pakistan. Imran government is already in trouble as it could not take any drastic action when India defanged Article 370 from Kashmir. The present agreements have weakened Palestine issue and it will also diminish Kashmir issue.
Indian interest lies in the stability in West Asia hence Delhi should oppose the forces of regional destabilisation. India has cordial relations with most of the West Asian countries hence it should try to mediate between Saudi Arabia, Israel, Turkey and Iran. At present several Arab countries fear threat from Iran and Turkey. India should establish strong ties in the region. The region is important as India is dependent for its energy needs and large number of Indians work in the area and they remit valuable foreign currency back home.
The basic need is to sort out the fate of 4.75 million Palestinians residing in West Bank and Gaza. However, it is a beginning and as Israel will get recognition by the Islamic countries and more and more countries establish diplomatic relations, Israel may also relax its rigid stance towards Palestine. In nutshell it is an encouraging beginning and it will benefit the region in reducing the animosity between Israel and other countries however the goal is still far-off.
(Jai Kumar Verma is a Delhi-based strategic analyst and member of United Services Institute of India and Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. The views in the article are solely the author's. He can be contacted at editor.adu@gmail.com)
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Enhancing my Teaching of Irish-Language Vocabulary through the use of Stories and Storytelling (2019)
Ní Ghiollagáin, Órla
The purpose of this self-study action research study was to improve my teaching of Irish vocabulary using stories. I felt my teaching lacked energy and did not reflect my values of hard-work, commitment and respect for Irish language and culture. I learned Gaeilge trí Ghaeilge easily and without fuss. I truly believe that with the right attitude, hard-work and correct teaching methods, anyone can do the same. Storytelling has long been used as a method to develop a young child's imagination, engagement and language and that is why I decided to apply it to my teaching of Irish. My research was conducted in a suburban, upper-middle-class, co-educational primary school in Dublin which places a strong emphasis on Irish. The 23 Junior Infant children in my class, their parents and my critical friend all acted as participants in the research, with me and my practice as its focus. My chosen methodology was self-study action research as it is the only form of research that allows the resea...
http://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/13689/
Religion and Irish cinema in studies (2008)
Brereton, Pat
In classics like The Quiet Man and Ryan's Daughter representations of the clergy and religion in Irish cinema has to some extent reflected perceptions of the church in the wider Irish society. These representations were certainly favourable, validating the great reverence in which the people then held their church. An apparent anti-Catholic agenda was given voice more recently, which was precipitated by the numerous church scandals of the 1990s. However, it still took a long time for representations of institutional violence by the clergy to be documented as exemplified recently in The Magdalene Sisters (2002) and Song for a Raggy Boy (2003). This paper will concentrate on close narrative readings of these films to illustrate how cinematic representations of Catholic authority figures involved in such abuse can be read as endorsing an anti-clerical and broadly secular humanist discourse. I suggest however, that these provocative texts nonetheless remain foregrounded within religious...
http://doras.dcu.ie/4499/
The internet as a relationship marketing tool - some evidence from Irish companies (1999)
Geiger, Susi; Martin, Shane G.
This article explores the strategies underlying the use of the internet as a marketing tool by Irish businesses. Three different approaches to internet Marketing are described: the ornamental, the informational and the relational. It is shown that, theoretically, the internet offers a unique opportunity for marketers to build up and maintain relationships with their clients. However, data collected through a mail survey and a content analysis of web sites reveal that currently the most frequent use of the internet by Irish companies still follows an ornamental or, at most, informational pattern. The authors discuss whether this discrepancy between internet potential and practice is due to the social basis of market relationships or whether it can be seen as evidence that the adaptation of a new marketing tool follows an incremental pattern.
http://doras.dcu.ie/14875/
The role of commercial recordings in the development and survival of Irish traditional music 1899-1993 (1996)
Hamilton, Samuel Colin
1 The social and historical context of traditional music in Ireland - 2 Early media involvement in Irish traditional music- print in the pre-recording era – 3 The Irish in America and their music - 4: Commercial Irish recordings in America - 5 Decline at home and abroad - 6 Revival - 7 Commercial recordings 1956-1993 - 8 Other sound media and recent developments - 9 Evaluation and conclusions
Private car transport and the 10% RES-T target - quantifying the contribution of EVs and biofuels (2010)
Daly, Hannah E.; Ó Gallachóir, Brian P.
In 2008, renewable energy accounted for less than 1% of final energy consumption in the Irish transport sector. In order to increase this share to 10% by 2020 as required under EU directive 2009/28/EC, the Irish government has introduced two specific measures: 10% of the transport fleet is to be powered by electricity by 2020, and an obligation on road transport fuel suppliers that biofuels account for a certain portion of their fuel sales. This study forecasts the impact of these existing measures towards meeting the 10% RES-T target by 2020, focussing on private car transport. The methodology presented is derived from a forecast of private car fuel demand based on a technological stock model of Ireland's fleet. This paper demonstrates the use of this as a tool firstly as an energy forecasting technique and secondly as a method for evaluating the effects of policy measures on the technological composition and consequent renewable energy demand and related CO2emissions of private ca...
Irish participation in EU FP7 (2007 - 2013) funded competitive marine research projects: 2009 supplement (2010)
O'Sullivan, Geoffrey; Twomey, Sarah
The EU Framework Research Programme (FP), and in the current context the 7th Framework Programme (FP7: 2007-2013), continues to be a major source of competitive R & D funding for Irish marine researchers. The 2009 Supplement provides information on new FP7 research awards granted in 2009 to Irish marine researchers and up-dates the 2007-2008 Report published in June 2009. Seventeen research projects are profiled including three 2008 awards (STANDPOINT, WAVETRAIN II and AIRSEA) and fourteen 2009 awards bringing total participation in FP7 over the period 2007 to 2009 to 43 projects worth over 17.5 million in grant-aid. This figure is already in excess of the 10.6m (59) projects won in the FP6 (2002-2006) Programme and represents 11.5% of the total Irish drawdown to-date (FP7: 2007-2009) of 152.7million
The influence of the promotion of the Irish language on Ireland's socio-economic development (2006)
Walsh, John Charles
This dissertation is an investigation of the influence of the promotion of the Irish language on Ireland's socio-economic development. The research question is based on a tradition of understanding of the link between the Irish language and Ireland's socio-economic development, stretching back at least 150 years. Various authors have argued that the promotion of Irish is not only about re-establishing the language as a means of communication, but that it will bring broader social, economic and cultural benefits to Ireland as a whole. In order to investigate the research question, the relationships which these authors posit are interrogated in the light of various bodies of theory in the social sciences (economics, sociology, political economy, development studies and sociolinguistics). A typology of competing approaches to language and development is presented and a theoretical framework appropriate to the analysis elaborated. This framework - the linguistic political econ...
Building on a terminology resource – the Irish experience (2010)
Nic Pháidín, Caoilfhionn; Ó Cleircín, Gearóid; Bhreathnach, Úna
www.focal.ie is the national database of Irish language terminology. In this paper, we examine: (i) the impact achieved by this resource in the five year period since work commenced; (ii) the possibilities which have arisen from one project over a short time span, to develop sub-projects and related initiatives; and (iii) the advantages and opportunities arising from the creation of one high-quality electronic language resource. The Irish case shows that the development of high-quality resources for a lesser-used language can have interesting and unexpected knock-on effects. We present eight stages and aspects of term planning: preparation/planning; research; standardisation; dissemination; implantation; evaluation; modernisation/maintenance; and training. Fiontar, in its work,has moved from its initial involvement in the dissemination of terminology, to take an active part in other aspects of term planning for Irish: research, standardisation, evaluation, modernisation and training...
Towards a regional understanding of Irish traditional music (2009)
Kearney, David
The geography of Irish traditional music is a complex, popular and largely unexplored element of the narrative of the tradition. Geographical concepts such as the region are recurrent in the discourse of Irish traditional music but regions and their processes are, for the most part, blurred or misunderstood. This thesis explores the geographical approach to the study of Irish traditional music focusing on the concept of the region and, in particular, the role of memory in the construction and diffusion of regional identities. This is a tripartite study considering people, place and music. Each of these elements impacts on our experience of the other. All societies have created music. Music is often associated with or derived from places. Some places construct or reinforce their identity through the music and musicians through which they are associated. The thesis challenges conventional discourse on regional styles that construct an imagined pattern of regions based on subtle musica...
Exploring the form and function of dissident Irish republican online discourses (2012)
Conway, Maura; Bowman-Grieve, Lorraine
This article seeks to contribute to broadening the focus of research in the area of violent online political extremism by examining the use of the internet by dissident Irish Republicans and their supporters. The argument here is not that the internet substitutes face-to-face contacts amongst Irish Republicans, including violent dissidents, nor that it currently plays a central role in processes of radicalisation into violent dissident groups, but that it has an important support function in terms of providing an 'always-on' space for discussion, consumption, and production of Irish Republicanism and thus a potentially educative role in terms of introducing 'newbies' to violent dissident Republicanism while also acting as a 'maintenance' space for the already committed. This exploratory study considers the importance of these functions in the context of repeated suggestions that the dissidents have no significant support base or constituency as internet activity certainly gives the ...
Found in translation: Franco-Irish translation relationships in nineteenth-century Ireland (2013)
Milan, Michele
Various studies of the long-standing relationship between French and Irish cultures have revealed multiple evidence of mutual exchange. Yet, the role played by translation and translators has been largely neglected as a contribution to this relationship and to Hiberno-French cultural developments. This doctoral research on Franco-Irish translation relationships in nineteenth-century Ireland aims at redressing this omission, thereby supporting the idea that translation history is a useful tool for widening and adjusting our perspective on past cultural exchanges. Through the lens of translation, the present study underlines some of the key political and cultural debates in nineteenth-century Ireland, shedding light on the contribution of Ireland's agents of translation to these debates. In addition to conceptual underpinnings drawn from the field of translation studies, and with particular attention paid to historical context, this research aims at showing key aspects of French-Irish...
Kearney, Daithi
The geography of Irish traditional music is a complex, popular and largely unexplored element of the narrative of the tradition. Geographical concepts such as the region are recurrent in the discourse of Irish traditional music but regions and their processes are, for the most part, blurred or misunderstood. This thesis explores the geographical approach to the study of Irish traditional music focusing on the concept of the region and, in particular, the role of memory in the construction and diffusion of regional identities. This is a tripartite study considering people, place and music. Each of these elements impacts on our experience of the other. All societies have created music. Music is often associated with or derived from places. Some places construct or reinforce their identity through the music and musicians through which they are associated. The thesis challenges conventional discourse on regional styles that construct an imagined pattern of regions based on subtle music...
http://eprints.dkit.ie/252/
Marine Mammals and Megafauna in Irish Waters - Behaviour, Distribution and Habitat Use- Final Summary Report. (2013)
Berrow, S.D.; O'Brien, J.; O'Connor, I.; McGrath, D.; Wall, D.
Irish waters are internationally important for cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises), with 24 species recorded to date. These range from the harbour porpoise, the smallest species in European waters, to the blue whale, the largest animal to ever have lived on Earth. All cetaceans and their habitats are protected under Irish and international law. The research termed Marine Mammals and Megafauna in Irish Waters – behaviour, distribution and habitat use was delivered under six Work Packages. The deliverables under this project will provide data which could be used to address a wide range of issues, and will contribute to developing policy advice on meeting Ireland's statutory obligations.
The death of Irish trade protectionism: a political economy analysis (2013)
Breen, Michael; Dorgan, James
The decision to abandon protectionism and move to a more open economy is considered one of the most important developments in modern Irish economic history. Drawing on recent work in the field of international political economy, we propose a new explanation for this important policy change based on interest groups' demands. More specifically, we argue that Irish agriculture's needs were highly influential in the policy decisions that were taken in the 1950s. Without the threat of exclusion from the emerging process of European integration and the accompanying loss of traditional markets for agricultural exports, protectionism would have persisted for some time. But we also suggest that the absence of significant objection from industry—supposedly the potentially adversely affected group, as the beneficiary of protection—reflects the changing balance between exporter and protectionist interests in that sector.
The exploitation of megrim Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis by the Irish demersal fleet (1991)
Fahy, E; Fannon, E
Two species of megrim occur in Irish waters but Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis constitutes the bulk of the catch by the Irish demersal fleet. Megrim is exploited as a by-catch of gadoid fisheries and is particularly associated with fisheries for Nephrops, angler and ray. Over the past 25 years megrim landings from the ICES divisions adjoining Ireland have fluctuated between 6,000 and 21,000 tonnes but there has been a gradual upward trend of which Ireland has taken an increasing share, rising to 1,800 tonnes in 1980. Spain exerts most influence in this fishery, being the location of the main market for megrim as well as having the greatest catching power. The most significant developments in the exploitation of megrim over the past twenty years are identified as the establishment of the European Exclusive Fishery Zone in 1977 and the entry of Spain to the Community in 1986. The importance of division Vlla as a producer of megrim has declined and the main fisheries for the species are in...
Irish Network of Health Promoting Schools: a collaborative progress report 1993-1996 (1997)
Irish Network of Health Promoting Schools
The European Network of Health Promoting Schools promotes a philosophy of health promoting that reflects a holistic approach. The progress of Irish schools, in the years 1993 - 1996, as a member of the European Network is described in two reports: <a) The Irish Network of Health Promoting Schools - a Collaborative Report. (Saoirse Nic Gabhainn. Cecily Kelleher - Centre for Health Promotion, N.U.I., Galway and the Steering Committee of the Irish Network of Health Promoting Schools). (b) The Implementation of the European Network of Health Promoting Schools in Different National Contexts (Parsons et al. Centre for Health Education and Research, Canterbury Christ Church College). The enthusiasm generated at national and school level is highlighted in both reports. The importance placed on the development of school structures. the implementation of timetabled SPHE, staff development. teaching methods and parent involvement are all highlighted. The benefits of creating a supportive so...
Appropriate measure of unemployment in an Irish Phillips Curve (1975)
Geary, Patrick T.; Jones, Roderick M.
A generalisation of the Phillips curve for a developing country, recently proposed by Modigliani and Tarentelli (1973), is modified and applied to the Irish economy for the period 1953-72 using annual data. The results indicate that a redefinition of the unemployment variable to allow for the structural characteristics of the Irish labour force fails to improve the overall fit of the Phillips relationship or the significance of the unemployment term itself. In addition, the results using unadjusted unemployment variables revealed both a small and rather weak relationship between unemployment and wage inflation, a result similar to that found by Geary and McCarthy (1975). To the extent that the rate of unemployment reflects domestic excess demand, this result provides little support for the view that Irish wage inflation is largely determined by domestic excess demand. In the context of a small open economy, this outcome is hardly surprising. The results also indicate that price expe...
Import dependence of the Irish economy during decade of '60s (1978)
Farley, Noel J.J.
Was there a movement to growing import dependence in the Irish economy during the 1960s? Why? These are the central questions for which answers will be sought in this paper. Various measures of import dependence will be introduced, efforts will be made to sort out the roles of changing demand patterns and input coefficients in determining the direction of movement in Irish imports and some suggestions as to the causes of these observed movements will be provided. We will explore the ramifications of the findings for policy formulation and the future of the Irish economy.
Psychological disturbance in Ireland, in England and in Irish emigrants to England - comparative study (1979)
Cochrane, Raymond; Stopes-Roe, Mary
A community survey involving 200 Irish emigrants to England, 200 natives of England and 200 residents of the Republic of Ireland was conducted to test a number of hypotheses drawn from mental hospital admission statistics. Contrary to the pattern revealed by these statistics, there was significantly less psychological disturbance amongst the immigrants than amongst the natives of England. It was also found that the Irish group had no more symptoms than the English. It is concluded that the high rate of mental hospital admissions among Irish immigrants is attributable to a small, separate group of deteriorated immigrants, rather than reflecting high levels of psychopathology throughout the community.
The measurement of market concentration in Irish banking (1981)
Kinsella, R. P.
This paper analyses the market structure of Irish banking, with particular reference to market concentration. While it is generally recognised that the Irish banking system is relatively highly concentrated there have been few attempts to give empirical precision to this feature. I begin this paper by examining changes in the number of licensed banks since 1960. We next consider what is, perhaps, the most widely used measure of market concentration, the concentration ratio. While useful as a starting point, the concentration ratio has important limitations as a measure of market structure. Hence, we look at measures of relative concentration ? that is, measures which take account of changes in output among all licensed banks as opposed to just the largest banks. The Herfindahl-Index, which has been widely used in US studies of market structure in recent years, is discussed in some detail. Measures of inequality with respect to the distribution of output among all banks, including Lo...
Trade statistics of the Irish Free State in 1924 (1925)
Lyon, Stanley G.
The following is a criticism of Mr. Hooper's recent report on the trade of the Irish Free State during the year 1924. I shall have to excuse myself by mentioning that this paper is written at the request of our worthy President as a contribution for discussion on the subject of Irish Trade Statistics for to-day's meeting of the Statistical Society. As I happen to have had an intimate knowledge of the compilation of Trade Statistics in Ireland during the past twenty years and have made a study of the Trade Statistics of other countries, I may be permitted, I hope, to digress now and then from a close criticism of the Report in order to refer to general aspects of Trade Statistics, especially with reference to the subjects of compilation and of international comparisons.
Pearse, Parnell & the priests: history and politics in the Irish schoolboy novel (2010)
O'NEILL, CIARAN
The currency system of the Irish Free State (1931)
Brennan, Joseph
At the time of the establishment of the Irish Free State the only effective currency of full legal tender existing in the country was the British currency note. Gold coin of the United Kingdom, although of full legal tender, had then ceased to be in effective circulation and the subsidiary British coin had, of course, only a limited legal tender. The main circulation of the country consisted of the notes of the Irish banks issued under the Bankers (Ireland) Act, 1845, and such notes were not legal tender, although notes of the Bank of Ireland were entitled to be accepted for payment of State revenue.
Aspects of the biology of Mya arenaria and Ensis spp. (Mollusca; Bivalvia) in the Irish Sea and adjacent areas (2014)
Cross, Maud E.
This study was undertaken to investigate the general biology, including the reproductive cycle and health status, of two clam taxa in Irish waters, with particular reference to the Irish Sea area. Monthly samples of the soft shell clam, Mya arenaria, were collected from Bannow Bay, Co. Wexford, Ireland, for sixteen months, and of the razor clam, Ensis spp. from the Skerries region (Irish Sea) between June 2010 and September 2011. In 2010, M. arenaria in Bannow Bay matured over the summer months, with both sexes either ripe or spawning by August. The gonads of both sexes of E. siliqua developed over autumn and winter 2010, with the first spawning individuals being recorded in January 2011. Two unusually cold winters, followed by a warmer than average spring, appear to have affected M. arenaria and E. siliqua gametogenesis at these sites. It was noted that wet weight of E. siliqua dropped significantly in the summer of both 2010 and 2011, after spawning, which may impact on the econom...
The drivers and dynamics of fisher behaviour in Irish fisheries (2013)
Davie, S.
It is widely acknowledged within the scientific community that a single species approach to European mixed fisheries can result in species-specific advice inconsistent with multi-species management objectives. Within the reformed Common Fisheries Policy a move toward mixed fisheries and ecosystem based management is encouraged. The overall objective of this research was to improve understanding of the complex targeting behaviour undertaken by commercial fishers. Whereby, improved understanding will enhance the ability to predict the responses to future mixed fisheries management measures and changing economic conditions within the Irish fishing industry. Irish métiers (groups of homogeneous fishing trips) highlight the complexity of fishing activities within the Irish fleet, having identified 33 otter trawl métiers and 19 in the remainder of the fleet. Métier dynamics identified over compensation to introduced management, resulting in effort displacement and increased temporal speci...
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