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Solar power is becoming more popular as energy prices keep increasing. While some people disregard the adverse effects of mankind on the environment, others are interested in reducing and repairing these damages. Keep reading to find out more.
You don't have to jump into solar power with both feet if you don't want to. Purchase a couple solar energy landscape lights. These can be found at many retailers including big box retailers and home improvement stores. They are as easy to install as any other garden light.
Some solar panels are not adjustable but you will get better results if you invest in a mount that allows you to change the angle and orientation of your panels. If you must install fixed angle panels, you'll have to make a compromise in between the best angles for summer and winter.
Take good care of your solar energy panels, and you will enjoy many years of trouble-free service. It is a good idea to look at your system once every month and clean the surface of your solar panels. Hiring someone to show you how to clean and maintain the solar energy system one or two times can help you to learn so that you can do it on your own eventually.
Stay away from salespeople who put too much pressure on you. You'll require time to get information on every option you see to make the best choice for yourself. You may make a horrible decision and lose out on a lot of money by purchasing from a pushy salesperson.
Find solar panels that maximize energy to save money in the long run. Contemporary panels do not rely on the sun to stay effective. This will help your system to run off the solar energy all night long.
Rebates and incentives from the government are a great way to help your solar panels more affordable. It can be expensive to install solar energy systems, but there are ways to make it a bit cheaper. Do your research and you may find great programs that offer rebates, grants or other incentives to help you get the solar power equipment to get you started. This reduces the costs greatly. There are many different incentives for changing over to green energy.
You can do your part to save the planet by installing a solar-powered water heater. Varied types of solar heaters are available. You can opt for a model with a tank or go with a tankless model. They're affordable to install and save you money.
Solar Panels
Don't believe that installing solar panels means that you are going to completely tear your roof off. The first step is to replace outdoor lighting with solar options. They gather energy during the day to light up at night. Just be aware that they may not work during long winter nights or predawn times.
After your solar panels are installed, be sure to check your inverter on a regular basis. It is a good thing if you see a green light that is not blinking. You will have to speak with an expert if the light is off or blinking. Unless you are an expert, you may be unable to diagnose the cause of the problem. Most solar panels come with a good warranty, so a visit from the technician may not cost you anything.
Look for a transferable lease in the event that you choose to lease solar power. This is important because if put your home on the market, you may get stuck with paying for a leased solar energy system that you are not able to use. Having the option to transfer your lease can release you from the contract and enable the buyers to reap the benefits.
Your solar panels should be installed so that they can get the maximum amount of sun through the year. You just need to take notice of where the sun provides sunlight and set the panels accordingly.
When the space and resources are available, your best bet for maximum solar energy gathering is a panel system with sun tracking. They actually move to follow the sun as time and seasons pass. This may cost you a little more at first, but the results in the end are worth it.
Although the concept of solar-powered cars has not yet been perfected, they would significantly cut down on carbon-based pollutants. Other smaller solar-powered machines are becoming increasingly popular. Solar powered generators can be purchased, and are a great source of energy in emergencies.
If you've installed panels, keep an eye on the inverter. You want to find a green light that is not flashing. An indicator light that is off or is blinking is cause for an expert. Diagnosing a solar panel issue is generally outside the expertise of owners. A technician can often come free if you have a warranty.
If your home is undergoing new construction, this is the perfect time to explore solar power for your home. Solar energy is a great way to power a building because it doesn't have that much of an effect on the environment. If you have not yet looked into this energy source, now is the time to do so.
Be sure to install your panels in an angle that will maximize the full sun throughout the whole year. To figure out where to place your panels, you may need to keep an eye on the sun's path each day, and think about if this will change in a different season.
It's not something readily thought about, but if you are using solar power, you don't need to be hooked into your community's power grid. You, yourself, can get it work, making your family more independent than your neighbors. This allows you to save money and have power when others are in a blackout.
If going green is a top priority for you, consider switching to solar energy. Because solar energy comes from the sun, a renewable resource, it's an incredible way to go green. You can use a lot less fossil fuels if you get into solar energy as well.
A full solar energy system is costly, and you may wish to install an attic fan that is powered by the sun instead. These fans have temperature sensors which can send the fans into operation at certain temperatures. This will remove heat and lower the cost of cooling. Since the fan is solar powered, your power bill will not increase because of it.
If you are a resident of the American southwest, solar power is likely a great idea for you. This area obtains the most solar power all year, which makes it financially beneficial to your energy needs. You should think about the total cost up front.
With regards to solar panels, bigger isn't always better. Many things affect the quality, like wattage, the materials it's made of, and the warranty. You should consider each of these factors when making your decision.
The angle of solar panels should change with the seasons; therefore, this means that the angle should change four times each year. As you progress from season to season, the direction of the sun will alter. Unless you reposition your solar panels, you are unlikely to reap the full benefits of a solar energy system.
If you are considering investing in solar panels, you should start monitoring the weather. These panels can product ample energy if exposed to the sun for 5 hours. You should consider other forms of clean energy if the weather in your area often includes rain, snow or clouds.
If purchasing is too costly for you, leasing may be a very good option. This allows you to save a great deal of money because it does not require a large up-front investment.
Avoid salespeople who are pushy when trying to sell you a solar power system. You will run into a lot of them when you start looking for a solar energy system. You have to be able to stand up to them and tell them that you need time to shop around. If they don't understand, you shouldn't be working with them. Pressured decisions can cost you a lot more later on.
Avoid stepping on solar panels, unless you really need to. Not only are they expensive, but they are delicate as well. If you have to walk on them, stay away from the panel ends, as they are the most fragile.
When it comes to solar water heaters, be realistic. Electric models are only one third less economically efficient than some of the best systems, although you will still save money. Don't assume that early morning showers involve only cold water. Water in a solar water heater should retain its heat for at least 24 hours.
You should check the background of the company you're buying your panels from. It is wise to purchase from a company who will be in business for a long time. This is important in terms of the warranty. You will feel safer in knowing that, if you needed to, you can get replacement panels.
Solar Power
Your roof cannot have shadows on it, or the solar energy system won't work. Don't trust solar panel companies that say you'll get lots of solar power from panels that are just exposed to shade. A solar energy system works its best when it receives the maximum amount of sunlight possible.
Solar power systems are particularly effective in the southwest. Compared to other parts of the country, this area benefits most from solar energy. If you live here, you can save a great deal of money. Now is the time to seriously consider switching to solar power.
Before selecting a solar panel, you must gather information about your energy needs and access to direct sunlight. In some cases, a series of small panels might save more money than a single, larger panel.
Each season, you should adjust your panels' angles to optimize sun exposure. When seasons change, the direction and amount of sunlight will change. When you alter the angle, you maximize efficiency.
Many products are available to clean your solar power set-up. For example, nano cleaning products clean your solar energy system without any dangerous chemicals. They also can work using rain, helping to keep your panels clean without your intervention.
If a full blown solar panel system is beyond your current desire, think about solar water heating instead. An electric water heater could represent up to 35% of your energy consumption. With up front costs considerably lower than full power systems, a solar water heater will start saving you money much sooner.
Solar panels must be kept clean. If your home is in a dirty area or close to the desert, hose them weekly. If the place you live isn't so dusty or dirty, clean them at least every other month. Clean panels equal more power output.
To maximize your solar panels' exposure to the sun, install a sun tracker. It moves the panels along the sun's path. While they cost a bit more, the increased efficiency saves you more money in the long term.
When deciding how to clean your solar panels, you need to remember a few things. Safety is near the top of the list for concerns. If you don't feel safe climging on your roof, ask your solar installer about a maintenance plan. Also, avoid damaging the panels themselves. They only need a gentle brushing and rinsing. Refrain from scrubbing, as this can tarnish your unit.
Seek out great ways to utilize solar energy at home. For instance, many systems can just provide portions of energy for keeping a heater system running. But, they can give you enough energy to run a water heater. Knowing these differences can help you to make the best choice for your home.
Avoid a solar energy company who uses high pressure tactics. If you feel intimidated by a salesperson's methods, keep walking. Most reputable companies do not use this tactic. If after speaking to the manager or another salesperson, you are still feeling pressured to buy, walk away and go to a different solar energy company.
Solar Energy
Stores can never keep up with the updating of technology. To get the best panels at the best price, online shopping is your best bet. An online search will allow you to compare retailers and brands quickly and easily to make the best choice.
Do you understand everything solar power can provide? Solar power is by quite easily the best energy sources, both from an environmental standpoint and a power standpoint. You need to use solar energy right now. Don't wait! Solar energy is not only good for the environment, but for your wallet too.
During new home construction is the ideal time to install a solar energy system. Usually windows that face south will get the most heat during the winter. This will also block summer sun to lower cooling bills during the summer.


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Christmas shoppers are promised festive fun and bargains galore at the new Hounslow market which is launched this Saturday 6 December in Hounslow High Street.
The newly refurbished location will host a spectacular display of giant tulips throughout the opening day, alongside an exciting array of market stalls and entertainment, including pantomime Dames, hula hoop stars, fairies and elves!
Hounslow Council and the Mayor of London have jointly funded the first £3.5m phase of refurbishment which has allowed the market to open in time for Christmas. It includes the market areas and two performance areas – one at Bell Square to the West and Church Square in the centre. These will provide a platform for a variety of entertainment and activity.
The works programme has been halted over the festive break to allow visitors to shop in peace, but will resume in the New Year. When the first phase is completed in April 2015 the High Street will boast a neater, greener look with new paving, seating and trees.
The market will operate from Tuesday to Friday in Bell Square and Tuesday to Saturday in the High Street. It will sell a range of women's clothing and accessories, hot and cold food, including Thai and Mauritian delicacies, and seasonal gingerbread and confectionary.
Councillor Sue Sampson, Cabinet Member for Economic Development, explains: "The High Street is now being radically improved and the market will now open on Small Business Saturday and in time for Christmas. It will breathe new life into Hounslow as a shopping centre and, with performances and entertainment throughout the day, it will be a fun and vibrant new shopping destination drawing visitors from far and wide."

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There are a couple different ways to do keyboard and joystick handling in ShiVa. This article explores a unique method whose merits will be compared against the traditional method.
Here is the traditional way of handling input in ShiVa:
The pros of this implementation are:
The cons of this implementation are:
Let's look at these cons more closely.
I love States in ShiVa, they let us cleanly segregate the states of our game. What I don't like about the traditional implementation is that if you open up a State onLoop function, you don't see the whole picture of what is happening in that state. Instead, you have to open up the keyboard/joystick handlers in addition to the State code to see the whole picture. Because so much logic is contained in these input handlers, eventually they can become bloated and difficult to maintain.
Once you add joystick into the mix, you have a situation where duplicate state logic has to be created (am I in the menu state or game state?), one set of logic for keyboard keys and another duplicate set of logic for joystick.
Now imagine you have more than one AI that needs keyboard inputs. Now you have to forward events from your master AI to the other AIs. Moreover, you have to duplicate the key input detection code and the state detection in each keyboard handler.
I'm calling this method the Stateful Method, this is what it looks like.
The primary feature of this method is the logic behind the Input AI. This AI captures button and joystick events and throws them into a hashtable. It then provides a GetKey method that allows external AIs to query a key state. I wrote this implementation because I was working on a project that has several disconnected tools and I was tired of managing individual keyboard handlers for all of them.
Some advantages of this implementation are:
Here is what a simple example would look like using the traditional method:
And here is what the new style would look like:
There are 2 primary disadvantages to this method.
The full source to this is available on github. InputAI is where the magic happens, getKey, getKeyLatched and getInputAIReturnValue are the 3 required helper functions in GameAI.


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Crypto projects to look forward to in 2018
2017 has been an important day for both Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general. While hopefully not as tumultuous, 2018 is looking like it will bring us a lot of interesting innovation in the space. Here are some of the things I'm personally looking forward to seeing unfold in the new year.
Three (non-pointless) permissioned blockchains in production
It's exactly two years since we published "Avoiding the pointless blockchain project", a checklist of questions to ask when assessing permissioned blockchain use cases. The post obviously struck a nerve and continues to attract thousands of monthly readers on our site and others. People are still hungry for content that goes beyond the blockchain hype to assess this technology objectively.
Bitcoin Core developers issue Segwit2x hard fork warning
On Wednesday morning, the Bitcoin Core development team released a rare statement concerning the safety of Bitcoin users' coins during the potential hard fork for Segwit2x, which is scheduled to occur in November. The developers state that the hard fork is not supported by the majority of the Bitcoin users and developers, which makes it contentious, and therefore puts many user's bitcoins at risk if they store them with the wrong services.
W3C makes progress on web payment standards
Due to a recent update on a long-delayed upgrade to the underlying code of the internet, the world wide web is on the verge of adding a native payments system. The new specifications detail a suite of tools that allow merchants to accept many payment types, including Bitcoin, much more easily.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has been working on a currency-agnostic web payment standard for more than two years. The 470-plus member organization is responsible for creating and maintaining the international standards for the world wide web and constantly works with the public and corporations to develop guidelines for its use.
OpenBazaar launches version 2.0 beta
The OpenBazaar project, led by the well-funded startup OB1, has been working towards delivering a mainstream-friendly version of their peer-to-peer marketplace application.
The open source software directly connects people, circumventing the need for middlemen, and uses Bitcoin as the main payment method. This makes OpenBazzar a free online marketplace, with no fees or restrictions on what can be sold.
After the long-awaited activation of the Bitcoin network's upgrade SegWit many questions quickly arose about when and how bitcoin users would start to enjoy its benefits.
Once wallets and users employ the new SegWit format, blocks can theoretically grow as large as four megabytes each. In practice, however, developers have stated that they'll be more likely to see 1.7 to 2.1 megabytes blocks. 80 wallet developers, exchanges, pools, and other Bitcoin projects indicated that they were ready for Segwit prior to activation, out of a of 137 entities listed on bitcoincore.org.
One of the core benefits of blockchains is that they enable you to transfer assets to anyone around the globe. These assets can be native "protocol tokens," like bitcoin or ether. They can be "app tokens," which are managed by small computer scripts running on the Ethereum blockchain known as smart contracts. Or tokens can represent real world assets, like a barrel of oil, diamonds, stocks, bonds, investment securities, a piece of machinery, or even a contract itself (e.g., a lease, deed, or title to property).
Ethereum makes it relatively easy to create tokens. With less than a hundred lines of code, a software developer can create an ERC20 token, deploying a smart contract program on Ethereum that keeps track of who owns a given token at a particular point in time. Over the past several years, ERC20 tokens have taken the world by storm, with over $1.8 billion in tokens sold to date.
Ethereum scaling solution, Plasma, could facilitate 'billions of transactions per second'
The architect known for conceptualizing the Lightning Network, an off-chain scaling solution for Bitcoin, has done it again. On August 8, Joseph Poon, and Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin, published a white paper titled Plasma: Scalable Autonomous Smart Contracts.
Poon first conceived the high-level construction for Plasma in mid-2014, before the Lightning Network paper was published, before Frontier was released on Ethereum, and when scaling on Bitcoin Talk was just a theoretical slow moving disaster.
Segwit2x, 'The New York Agreement'
On May 23rd the Digital Currency Group released a statement declaring that 58 signatories had agreed on a way to end Bitcoin's 'scaling debate'.
Known as the New York Agreement (NYA) it was said to be a compromise between the two sides of the debate — those who want to achieve scaling through Segregated Witness (Segwit) and those who prefer to scale by increasing the block size. It consists of two sequential phases — to activate Segwit using BIP 91 (making it compatible with the UASF) and then to hard fork the base block size to 2 MB ninety days later.
On Wednesday morning around 10:40 UTC, the Bitcoin software upgrade known as SegWit will lock-in. Although a two-week waiting period follows before full activation, the lock-in makes it impossible for miners to change their minds about the upgrade without forfeiting their mining income.
An upgrade process called BIP 9 governs how SegWit and other large, possibly contentious upgrades are made to the Bitcoin network. In this case, BIP 9 calls for 95% of miners to signal agreement for the upgrade within a 2016 block period, or roughly 2 weeks.
The blockchain infrastructure landscape: A first principles framing
How are Ethereum, IPFS/Filecoin, and BigchainDB complementary? What about Golem, Polkadot, or Interledger? I often get questions like this. So, I decided to write about how I answer those questions, via a first-principles framing.
The quick answer: there's no one magic system called "blockchain" that magically does everything. Rather, there are really good building blocks of computing that can be used together to create effective decentralized applications. Ethereum can play a role, BigchainDB can play a role, and many more as well. Let's explore…
There are currently three proposals for activating Segwit on Bitcoin — Segwit2x, BIP 91 "Segsignal," and BIP 148 "UASF." The first two are intended only for use by miners and the third is primarily being run by users. We'll take a look at each one in turn and show they all use a very similar approach to achieving their shared goal. We'll also look at the differences between them and see what effects they can have on one another.
A mark of one's existence - records in the blockchain
Part of being a human is wanting to leave a mark on the world. Within us lies the deep need to be remembered, in some form, after we die. We see it in the Cueva de las Manos - Cave of the Hands, where the inhabitants left the outlines of their hands painted on the walls as early as 13'000 years ago.
Bitcoin proved the viability of a decentralized, peer-to-peer digital currency. Ethereum demonstrated the demand for a world computer that can support decentralized applications, that is, applications that don't rely on a central authority. However, widespread adoption of these platforms isn't currently possible because they don't yet scale.
Lcoin aids antifragility in the Litecoin Network
Dubbed the "silver to Bitcoin's gold," Litecoin (LTC) has been riding the crytocurrency uptrend as wave after wave of bullish news has driven its spot price over US$45, or 0.017 BTC. But beyond price, the Litecoin development playground is also seeing expansion as far as its codebase is concerned.
Decred launches decentralized voting process for blockchain protocol changes
Decred recently announced a proposal system that allows users to participate in governance, a major milestone in the projects road map. Allowing stakeholders to vote on changes ensures interested parties have representation in major decisions that will affect the cryptocurrency.
Why connecting all the Blockchains is the final step for mass adoption of Cryptocurrencies
Since the start of Bitcoin in January 2009, we have seen the introduction of a multitude of blockchains across all kinds of areas and financial markets. Today we can count hundreds of public blockchains that amount to a total market cap of almost 100 Billion dollars, excluding many more private blockchain installations.
What other cryptos can learn from Ripple
While last week I dissected Ripple's XRPs. There are many fundamental features of the Ripple system that other cryptos can learn from. A lot of them are small and obscure to anyone who hasn't had a hands-on experience developing systems on top of cryptos. Luckily enough, that's my speciality.
Civic launches Bitcoin based identity solution
Decentralized identity solutions were a hot topic at Consensus 2017, a popular Bitcoin and blockchain conference event held in New York City earlier this week. One of the most anticipated and full-fledged solutions presented is Civic, which was debuted Gyft co-founder, venture capitalist, and Shark Tank South Africa star Vinny Lingham.
IOU price vs trust - a look at Tether
Fiat-denominated IOUs have a long history in the crypto space. Ripple launched in 2012 with its host of fiat gateways. BitUSD and TetherUS began circulating in 2014. PayCoin launched and died in 2015. It seems that recently Tether has gotten itself into some banking problems and its price started to reflect that.
Competitors SegWit and Extension Blocks make quick work of common threat ASICBoost
Bitcoin's long-running block size debate has seen numerous challenges to the Bitcoin Core reference software, including Bitcoin Classic, Bitcoin XT, and Bitcoin Unlimited. Recently, a fourth contender has entered the ring, a browser-based Bitcoin node client from Purse, called bcoin.
Covert attack on Bitcoin drives block size debate stagnation
On Wednesday afternoon, Bitcoin Core developer Greg Maxwell submitted a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP), inhibiting a "covert attack on the Bitcoin POW function." Maxwell discovered patent pending technology being used in an ASIC Bitcoin mining chip, which gives certain Bitcoin miners 20 to 30 percent more mining power.
Gamecredits leveraging Ethereum smart contracts with MobileGo
Gamerscoin was a cryptocurrency launched in 2013, only to be abandoned by the developer six months later. The cryptocurrency was quickly revived by a small but enthusiastic community that hired new developers and changed the name to Gamecredits (GAME).
Cancoin is building a LocalBitcoins alternative for professional OTC bitcoin traders
Cancoin is a new peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin exchange based in Canada, aimed at professional over-the-counter (OTC) traders. "The OTC market for Bitcoin is bigger than the exchange market," Civic CEO and Gyft co-founder Vinny Lingham wrote in the summer of 2016. "Exchanges set the price but large trades don't happen there."
MultiChain enters beta with 15 new partners
We're delighted to announce the first beta release of MultiChain 1.0 for Linux and Windows, after more than two years of intensive development. As we've said before, our definition is very specific: "beta" means that there are no known bugs or major shortcomings. So the purpose of the beta period is to ensure than any unknown issues are discovered through our own testing, as well as that of our growing user base.
Ethbits.com developing 'Alternative Exchange' for cryptocurrencies
Ethbits.com is raising funds to develop a platform designed to take LocalBitcoins style trading to the next level. The UK registered company has already developed a platform called Ethbits Local, which facilitates peer to peer online trades as well as face to face trades for a range of Cryptocurrencies.
Three pre-blockchain planetary networks: Visa, DNS, and Sabre/Amadeus
"Blockchain technology could change the world!" But how? If an industry gets a single shared source of truth, what happens? If you're in the blockchain space, you may be working hard to paint a possible picture to answer that. You may be using logic and extrapolation, but wishing that you had something more tangible.
Acinq releases Eclair, a Lightning Network client with graphical explorer
The second development team to release a working version of a Lightning Network, Acinq, recently announced their lightning alpha client, Eclair 0.2-alpha1. Named after the french word for Lightning, the release includes a Graphical User Interface (GUI).
Accenture and Thales combine blockchain technology and hardware security modules
Global professional services firm Accenture PLC and Thales e-security recently announced the launch of a patent-pending security system for enterprise use that, "creates a simple path to large-scale commercial use of blockchain technology," according to Accenture.
Smartphones have quickly become an integral part of everyday life, for communication to remotely managing our finances and consuming online media. Statista estimates that more than two billion people, a quarter of the world's population, are smartphone users, and predicts that number will rise to 2.8b by 2020.
Look Out Fintech: Bumpy but fruitful road ahead
Are investors running out of patience to see tangible results from fintech? 2017 could be a year of reckoning for fintech companies if they do not begin turning over profits. The much-hyped cycle of fintech may get a dose of commercial reality, as financial services business leaders shift their immediate focus toward tangible business solutions while keeping innovation and automation on their long-term agenda.
The Lightning Network edges closer
Joseph Poon and Thaddeus Dryja published the Lightning Network white paper in January 2016. "The Bitcoin blockchain holds great promise for distributed ledgers," the document states. "But the blockchain as a payment platform, by itself, cannot cover the world's commerce anytime in the near future."
In pursuing my goal of Bitcoin prediction markets, I was drawn to sidechains as the only realistic implementation strategy. I even sketched out some way that they would have to work, in early 2014. My friends an I worked on my own project, while waiting for sidechains to be developed.
Automobile eWallet uses a blockchain to enable new technology
German auto engineering firm ZF Friedrichshafen AG, along with Swiss banking giant UBS and the innogy Innovation Hub recently announced that they have built a blockchain-based automobile "eWallet," and are planning to field-test a car with the eWallet in 2017.
Microsoft adds advanced support for bitcoin to Excel spreadsheets
Microsoft's latest upgrade roadmap for MS Office, includes four entries for bitcoin support into the four different platform version of their popular Excel spreadsheet software. The changes allow for Bitcoin data to be used in their spreadsheets and calculations, making the task of doing budgeting with bitcoins far easier.
Code Valley starts the industrial revolution of coding today, with the help of bitcoin
Noel Lovisa has been thinking about the industrial revolution, and how programming might go through a similar transformation. The Founder of Code Valley has been working on the idea since 1994. Mass production is the key to industrialisation, Lovisa posits in the Code Valley whitepaper, and mass production is built upon the principles of standardisation, interchangeability and reductionism.
RSK Federation finds support from 24 leading bitcoin industry companies
RSK Labs is developing the first smart contracts platform secured by Bitcoin, codenamed RootStock. Several of the most influential Bitcoin companies have expressed their support by participating in an innovative hybrid security model, which incorporates a private Federation.
Transactional currencies - Entry Credits and Gas
Working at Factom I came across an idea that seems seldom explored in the cryptocurrency space - a transactional currency called entry credits. They operate alongside the main currency of the network, factoids, but while factoids are a fully functional cryptocurrency that can freely circulate in the network, entry credits have a number of restrictions on them:
LenderBot by Deloitte and Stratumn to bring insurance to the sharing economy using bitcoin's blockchain
LenderBot is a proof-of-concept micro-insurance platform that uses the bitcoin blockchain for insuring all sorts of things. Most notably, products and services in the sharing economy, such as AirBnB stays and Uber rides.
Coinbase improves services and sets up expansion into Asia while retreating from Canada
San Francisco-based bitcoin and digital asset exchange Coinbase recently announced a strategic partnership with Japan's largest commercial bank, the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU), to "support Coinbase's long-term international expansion efforts."
Spells of Genesis Additions Arriving Soon
Spells of Genesis (SoG) is a blockchain-based trading card game (TCG) being developed by Switzerland-based EverdreamSoft. The company recently announced a September 2016 launch date for the game's full release.
However, players won't have to wait until fall to test some of the latest developments surfacing out of the company's Geneva headquarters.
Bermuda Monetary Authority meets with Agentic Group to establish a Bitcoin incubator and blockchain startup facility
Bermuda is a picturesque British overseas territory with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of about 5.2 billion dollars and a population of less than 65,000 people. Nonetheless, it's an important offshore financial hub, with a zero-percent corporate income tax rate.
The island territory has the fourth highest per capita income in the world, according to the CIA factbook, which is about 70% higher than that of the US.
Bitstamp tackles the foreign exchange market, launches EUR/USD trading pair
As of today, Bitstamp clients are now able to trade Euros for Dollars on the Luxembourg-based bitcoin exchange. "We are excited to announce that our clients can now use our new EUR/USD trading pair," the company said in a statement on Monday. "The new trading pair allows for better mobility of funds and new arbitrage opportunities."
Tau-Chain - a programmer's perspective
Living in the Bitcoin land, you never know what you might come across next. It could be as benign as someone issuing a currency backed by pre-1965 silver US dimes, as geeky as someone creating a blockchain to mine for prime numbers, or it could be as convoluted as BitShares with the many iterations it had over the years (as someone put it - "BitSharesX - An Alt Coin That Is Impossible To Understand"). Over the last few months, I've been seeing a lot of spam about Tau-Chain, along with its many extravagant claims, and figured it might be interesting to try to understand it.
US Postal Service investigates four different ways to use Blockchain technology to improve services
The United States Postal Service (USPS) released a report on Monday, outlining four different ways it could use a public blockchain to improve efficiency and save money.
Issued by the internal Office of the Inspector General (OIG), the report comprehensively suggests that the government agency responsible for mail services should consider using blockchain technology for identity purposes, supply chains, device networks, and possibly even a cryptocurrency to be issued in place of postage stamps.
The inhumanity of humans and the importance of identity
We had an all-day meeting on Friday about Digital Identity, at the United Nations. There are almost two billion people born with no identity. There is no record of their birth. There is no proof of their existence. As a result, these people can disappear without a trace. There is no evidence of their disappearance because there is no evidence of their existence. Many of those who disappear are girls, sold into sexual slavery. Many others are victims. Victims of war. Victims of politics. Victims of human traffickers. Victims of the inhumanity of humans to humans.
Blockchain-timestamped protocols could improve the trustworthiness of medical science
According to a peer-reviewed and recently approved paper, blockchain-timestamped protocols could improve the trustworthiness of medical science.
The British authors, Dr. Greg Irvine and Dr. John Holden, provide a proof-of-concept study using a low cost, independently verifiable, blockchain method that could be widely and readily used to audit and confirm scientific studies.
The new Mycelium wallet is integrating fiat currencies, debit cards, personal finance, and more
Mycelium provides one of the oldest, most popular, and feature-rich bitcoin wallets on offer.The company's latest estimate is close to 200,000 active wallet users, with over 157,570 installs from Google Play, and about 150,000 more from alternative platforms in China.
One thing that makes this dark-themed wallet stand out from the crowd is simplicity and security. Bitcoin private keys never leave the user's control, unlike popular competing apps from Coinbase and Circle.
Last week I chaired the inaugural Dot Finance Live conference in Nairobi, Kenya. It is Africa's premier FinTech event, drawing people from all over the countries of sub-Sahara Africa. What struck me as I listened to lots of keynotes about mobile innovation and mobile financial inclusion, is that Africa is actually leading the world in financial innovation. This is because Africa is a continent where the majority of people were previously excluded from financial service.
Assert Guards: Towards Automated Code Bounties & Safe Smart Contract Coding on Ethereum
With great power comes great responsibility. Once uploaded, the code on Ethereum runs exactly as programmed… forever. That is one of the platform's core benefits: code that always interoperates as promised, can't be tampered with, and has no down time. You don't have to trust the creator or hosting, only the code. Except, that comes with a price. As we all know, bugs always creep up. In fact, in Ethereum, there's already been circumstances where this code, which you can't replace, has caused trouble.
Node40 streamlines blockchain network incentivization
Like most tales of birth, this story too begins over dinner. It was the start of 2015. Sean Ryan, 35, a New York software developer sat down for dinner with Perry Woodin, 42, New York web developer, app creator, cryptocurrency enthusiast and investor. The dinner took place at Ryan's place of residence, which also happened to be a point of attack for his invited guest. "It was an ambush," joked Woodin.
Blockchain platform, Emercoin, moves beyond cryptocurrencies
While cryptocurrencies have received increasing attention with the rise of Bitcoin, there is perhaps more excitement and utility for real businesses in using the underlying technology, the blockchain. Founded by Shumilov in December 2013, Emercoin was established as a currency for various internet projects, including social networks, research projects, networking, and gaming, as well as supporting and sponsoring high-tech projects such as robotics, electric vehicles and submersibles.
Dash, the anonymous evolution of Bitcoin
The introduction of Bitcoin sparked a revolution of finance and economics. Bitcoin set money's value free from government constraint, value can now be determined solely by the market. Instead of depending on centralized third parties for every financial transaction, people can exchange value around the world cheaply, and in a completely decentralized manner. Bitcoin ushered in the age of truly digital cash.
Liberland celebrates first year anniversary and releases cryptocurrency plans
Less than fifteen kilometers south of Hungary, on a swampy scrap of the Danube river bank, between Serbia and Croatia, is an unrecognized, yet uncontested micronation. the Free Republic of Liberland. Founded by President Vít Jedlička, from the Czech Republic, on April 13th 2015, the English-speaking nation is only seven square kilometers in size. Only two countries are smaller, Vatican City and Monaco.
CryptXXX set to become the worst bitcoin-stealing ransomware yet
Bitcoin has a new and potentially considerable threat to its reputation, if California cybersecurity firm Proofpoint is correct. Last week, the company warned that a previously undocumented ransomware sample that they found, CryptXXX, would not only be encrypting files locally and on all mounted drives, "it's stealing Bitcoins and a large range of other data."
Segregated Witness has been released, tackling bitcoin's transaction limit
Bitcoin core developer Pieter Wuille recently completed a long-awaited upgrade to the bitcoin protocol. Segregated Witness, or 'SegWit' for short has now been published, and miners will soon be able to upgrade their software. Having become an overnight sensation during the Hong Kong Scaling Bitcoin conference, in December of last year, SegWit redesigns the core process of the bitcoin protocol itself, making it more efficient.
In brief: The world's unbanked and Fintech innovation
With headlines each week spotlighting millions of dollars in fintech funding, for the development and trialing of cutting-edge technology like the distributed ledger, digital currencies or their deploying platforms, it's easy to lose sight of the core, perhaps altruistic, driving force of creating technology: advancement.
Blockonomics introduces the next generation of Blockchain explorer
Blockonomics is multi-service bitcoin blockchain data aggregator, and the first to implement several useful applications, including an estimated confirmation time for bitcoin transactions. Simply browsing to a transaction, using a transaction ID number or public address, will allow users to quickly see an estimated time for one confirmed transactions.
GameCredits develops in-game payment API for cryptocurrency
Virtual currencies come in many shapes and sizes, from Bitcoin to Amazon Coin. The gaming industry has a whole subset all of their own. Within World of Warcraft there are multiple virtual items available for sale. In order to purchase these items, players are required to use the in-game currency Gold, which can be earned, purchased, or received as payment for items sold at the Auction House. As of November 2015, the online game had over 5.5 million subscribers.
Stratumn raises funds for blockchain agnostic app development platform
A Paris-based blockchain-focused startup, Stratumn, recently raised €600,000 to build and promote their general purpose, self-serve, blockchain development platform. The funding round included investments from the Bitcoin hardware wallet Ledger CEO and Maison du Bitcoin founder, Eric Larchevêque, as well as the French VC firm Otium Venture.
Developing bitcoin mobile apps: prioritize security
Mobile developers have created countless bitcoin apps, from bitcoin wallets to payment, investing, and even bitcoin mining. So what makes the development process for a bitcoin app different from, say, a chat app? The most important difference is security, and the second key factor is development time.


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Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) was established in 2003. It successfully created a large-scale infrastructure in Genova and a network of 10 state-of-the-art laboratories countrywide, recruiting an international staff of about 1100 people from more than 50 countries. IIT's research endeavor focuses on high-tech and innovation, representing the forefront of technology with possible applications from medicine to industry, computer science, robotics, life sciences and nanobiotechnologies.
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By Ali Salman
Published in The Express Tribune, July 25th, 2016.
The Finance Bill 2016 brought an amendment to Section 68 (4) of the Income Tax Ordinance that requires determination of fair market value of property to replace the flat rate set by district commissioners.
Accordingly, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued its panel of valuers, who will be charged with determining the real value of property and will be subject to approval of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Inland Revenue administration.
In the FY17 budget, the taxable period for capital gains on disposal of immovable property has been extended up to five years and a flat 10% tax has now been made applicable to the seller of the immovable property if he sells it within five years of purchase.
The law of property evaluation through the SBP-approved experts has been introduced presumably to curb speculation in property markets, discourage the whitening of black money and boost government revenue.
These are the intended consequences of the law, but let's consider its unintended consequences.
Why investors speculate?
Speculation is part of the legitimate market activity, where speculators give a signal of buying when it is plenty and selling when it is short.
Speculators are autonomous responses to market fluctuations, though they may also cause these fluctuations. There has to be an excess supply in any commodity to attract speculation. In this case, it is the presence of surplus property files and vacant urban plots which attract speculation. This, in turn, is a function of bad zoning laws, which have pushed the cities horizontally instead of vertically.
In Pakistan, not only the bigwigs speculate, but everyone with even savings of Rs1 million does it through buying and selling property.
"Where else they would park their money if the business environment is not supportive, banks are giving loans only to the government and government keeps on increasing tariffs and taxes," a fine point made by a Dubai-based Pakistani businessman Waliur Rehman.
Thus, the debate should be on the real drivers of real estate market and not the symptoms. Government should not penalise investors for spotting the arbitrage.
Whitening black money
Suppose that suddenly all criminals and corrupt individuals stop their property transactions because of new laws. They need an outlet to stash their "ill-gotten" money, which resides in either cash or Benami accounts.
Its next likely destination will be forex markets, which will induce an upward pressure on the dollar, making it further appreciate against the rupee. This will most likely be shifted outside Pakistan and return whitened via remittance.
Once landed back, it will help stabilise and size up forex reserves – something which will be good for the current account but bad for trade balance, as exports will become dearer.
Therefore, it is better to let the black money remain inside Pakistan, as it is an externality of Pakistan's legal system.
Govt revenues
In Lahore, properties are being transferred at rates of Rs2 to Rs8 million set by the district commissioners (DC), while market values of these properties are in the range of Rs12 to Rs30 million.
Hence, on the DC rate evaluation method, the duties and taxes paid by the buyer were around Rs150,000 to Rs1.2 million, while the market rate evaluation method will increase these to Rs1 million to Rs3 million. Clearly, the government expects to make a windfall through the new valuation system.
However, there is a big assumption. Transactions will actually take place under new laws. While property speculation will be reduced, the transaction for even non-speculators will become costlier.
With additional duties and taxes slapped on property transactions, those wanting to buy property for their homes or businesses will be paying much more. Thus, the new law will penalise the legitimate buyers marginally more than the so-called speculators.
The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has proposed a better alternative – the prevalent DC rate system should be restructured and the changes in the DC rate can be made more frequent.
One demand should be added – the stamp duty and all other taxes on property sale and purchase should be drastically cut down. A combination of revision of the minimum price, lowered stamp duties and curtailment on Benami accounts will help create a win-win scenario for all the players.
As a result of the new legislation, three central government entities, which had no role in property valuation, have entered the marketplace. These are the SBP, FBR and Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan.
The mere thought of a sudden central government intervention in a market phenomenon is fearsome. It may be considered nationalisation of real estate market.
The consequences of nationalisation of businesses are well-established as anti-growth, anti-jobs and anti-economy. The case of nationalisation of property markets will be no different.


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If your marketing efforts are not proving fruitful despite doing everything that others would consider a solid foundation, then you may want to consider moving over to social media as you may well be surprised to note that twitter followers may be all that you need. The power of social media is such that it brings your target audiences in front of you so that you could communicate your marketing messages to them. If you are not good at it, it may not work well in your interest. So, your first task should be to look for information and details on how best to make use of twitter to market your business.
Do not get aggressive as it may easily get your account suspended. Instead, read the terms and conditions put forth by twitter for its users to abide by. This is important so that you can play by the rules and stay safe. There is nothing more painful than having an account that was performing really well suspended for no reason.
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The "Game Master's Kit" helps you run your SMG games smoother and faster than ever before. Each kit is made from the same sturdy and durable material as the SMG board pieces. Overall, this kit facilites tracking game turns and the flow of the game.
The Action Stand works with the Story Deck to help show the action sequence of every turn. Twelve (12) color matching Action Stand counters can be placed on the stand to match the story cards and can be seen even from across the room.
The Turn Counter is a compact, double sided counter that can help you keep track of up to 32 game turns.
Six Initiative Order tokens help players keep track of who has initiative each turn.
35 Victory Tokens come in 1, 5 and 10 point VP denominations. Very helpful when players score points from Story events.
80 Action counters for MOVE, SHOOT, LOOK and HIDE. Keep track of your actions when the battle heats up during play by placing markers by each soldier.
16 Encounter markers help you keep track of enemies your troops encounter for Skirmish orders. Place markers on Soldier Cards to keep track who's been encountered.
The Entry Area borders fit exactly as your existing map border pieces. Match them up to the scenario map layout for easy to recognize entry and exit areas. Extra 5 inch and 10 inch border pieces are included for more map building flexibility. These also allow you to add them when creating your own map entry areas in homemade scenarios.
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For example, if you want to query for the term "apple" and sort by date you can send the string "http://www.feedster.com/search/apple" in your browser and get the results. If you wanted to get the same results as XML you'd send "http://www.feedster.com/search/type/rss/apple" to your browser.
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The next HCR's Club business meeting shall be on Thursday, June 1, 2006. Meeting time is 7:00 P.M. at the Yakima Athletic Club. The meeting is open to all.
Minutes of the HCR Club Meeting
Members present: Eric Anderson,
Damon was present to enlist help for the upcoming Toppenish Time Trials which is put on by the cycling club. The event is Saturday June 17th and will run from about until about He said the volunteers would be needed from about to direct racers, slow traffic, monitor intersections and man the turnaround. He received a commitment from Eric and others expressed interest.
Tony then brought up the subject of his stepping down as treasurer. He had been thinking about possible replacements and remembered that Jean Flores had once expressed an interest. Jean was at the meeting and willing. Tony made the nomination and it was seconded. It then unanimously passed. Jean will have until November to transition.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and accepted.
Treasurer's report: Tony said there wasn't much activity for
the month. He did have to transfer money from savings to checking to increase
cash flow and get things going for
Membership: One new member for the month. Total stands at 199.
Newsletter: April is out and the May issue is ready to be mailed. Frank cranked that second one out so quick that the secretary neglected to get the April minutes in. They will be in the next newsletter. Running reminders for May are a work in progress.
Social runs: One on tap for May 7th. Pat will
keep organizing the long runs. Sunday May 21 Pat is planning a long run on the
New Business: Lots of local runs. Check the calendar.
Eric handed out the equipment rental schedule to enlist volunteers to take the equipment to events. The clock rentals are quite important to the clubs livelihood.
Frank said that the Three Rivers running club has decided to eliminate their newsletter and go to a total online format. Thank goodness Frank doesn't think this is such a good idea.
Old business: Kenn gave a scholarship update. We have 9 applications so far.
The new batteries for the clock should be here soon. We also
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Good Morning! Today I have a small product review for you of the "Metals" from a great lab here in Dallas called FullColor.
I've been intrigued with these since the moment I saw them on FullColor's website. I just needed the right photo to try them with. FullColor offers a fantastic samples kit for $24.95. Select one photo, and you will get it printed in all four of the available finishes: High Gloss Vibrant, Matte Vibrant, High Gloss Brushed, and Matte Brushed. I have a gallery install going up now that I wanted to use the metals for one of the images, and I was surprised to find that the finish I loved for the image was not the one I originally would have selected without having seen the samples kit.
FullColor does a great job of describing these metals on their own website but here is my insight...
Vibrant Metals -
Printed on a white background, the vibrant metal options give you a true photograph on metal backing feel. Whites are WHITE, and colors true. Great for a portrait or photo that you want no differentiation in color or feel. Colors will really POP with the vibrant metals. Available in both high gloss and matte. Select the flavor that suits your mood.
Brushed Metals -
The brushed metals are the ultimate selection for a vintage feel or image where you want metals to look like metal. Think cars, sculpture, signs! Colors are still stunning, but the feeling of them image is entirely different. These are also offered in high gloss and matte finishes. Great for man cave and garage art!
It is hard to translate through an image just how amazing even stunning these metals are. Smaller sizes are going to have a good stiffness to them that makes them great for easel style display. While the large prints such a a 24x36 will have a small bit of flex. FullColor offers two styles of mounts for the backs of the metal images, a standard, and a deep mount. The deep mount will allow the image to stand further off your wall.
FullColor offers many great products in their line. Whether it is a print, metal, canvas, or holiday card, they will make sure that you receive a product you will be proud to sell your customer. They never fail to impress me with their customer service, and attention to detail. A trait that many companies could stand to learn.
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Archaeological Digital Data Management Webinar
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 1:00 PM EDT
Archaeology relies heavily on digital data: photographs taken in the field, GIS information, analytical and descriptive data sets, project reports, etc. Without a well thought-out approach to data management, important information will be overlooked or lost because it is forgotten, misplaced or damaged. Good digital data management requires attention to the means of data storage, aspects of archiving data, how data are to be preserved, and the curation of data so that is discoverable, accessible and usable. This online seminar will explore the practical aspects of good data management: how to organize materials during the life of a project, tools and methods that they can integrate into their existing projects and workflows to ensure data is prepared preservation and accessibility once a project is complete.
The seminar will:
(1) introduce participants to the Center for Digital Antiquity and tDAR (the Digital Archaeological Record), its repository of digital archaeological data and information;
(2) identify good digital data management practice as it relates to the topics of data storage, data archiving, long-term preservation, and the access and reuse of archaeological data; and
(3) describe best practice for the organization of digital archaeological materials during the life of a project and prepare them for curation and preservation.
Webinar sponsored by SIG DL.
Pricing and Registration
Free for ASIS&T Members, Non-Members: $5
To register, follow this link: https://www.asist.org/events/webinars/archaeological-digital-data-management/
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Francis P. McManamon is the Executive Director of Digital Antiquity. Issues and topics related to the management of archaeological data and information is one of his professional focuses. Digital Antiquity develops and maintains tDAR (the Digital Archaeological Record), an international repository for data and documents related to archaeology and archaeological investigations.
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Leigh Anne Ellison is Coordinator for Marketing, Sales, and Projects, Center for Digital Antiquity. She has served as a Digital Curator at Digital Antiquity. Digital Antiquity develops and maintains tDAR (the Digital Archaeological Record), an international repository for data and documents related to archaeology and archaeological investigations. Leigh Anne has a M. A. in Anthropology (Archaeology) from Northern Arizona University.


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Alabama vs.Tennessee
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|Two late Tennessee touchdowns killed the Crimson Tide in this contest as the Vols extended their winning streak over the Tide to 9 straight with this 21-6 victory. After the first Vol touchdown the Tide stormed back and off of a drive engineered by Ed Salem, Tom Calvin, and Charley Davis put the Tide within a point (after Salem failed to convert the extra point) but after that Bama never seriously threatened and Tennessee sealed it with 2 more scores. The 1948 squad finished with a record of 6-4-1 for coach Red Drew.


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Aventura and Pinecrest police are asking for help in identifying a couple caught on surveillance cameras stealing wallets in grocery stores in Aventura, Pinecrest and Coral Gables.
In each case, a female shopper left her purse unattended while searching the shelves. A woman then distracted the shopper while a man quickly took the wallet from her purse. Surveillance cameras caught the couple in the act on three different occasions in Publix and Whole Foods stores.
Aventura police Sgt. Chris Goranitis said Aventura police believe the couple are a husband and wife. He also said the couple is working with others to commit fraud with the stolen credit cards. On one occasion, a third party attempted to make a $2,500 purchase at Target with one of the stolen cards.
The police are asking the public for help in identifying the couple. "Anybody that recognizes anyone in these pictures should definitely come forward and help us identify who they are," Goranitis said.
Goranitis said Aventura police believe the couple has committed similar thefts around South Florida and advise shoppers to use caution with their belongings.
"Don't leave your purses unattended in shopping carts," Goranitis said. "And make sure you know who's around you."
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text: If there's one trend that was obvious at the 2007 GenCon Game Faire, it's that online collectable games are coming into their own. Several years after Wizards of the Coast proved that people would, in fact, pay real money for digital representations of physical cards. The latest company to get into the act is Sony Online Entertainment. The kicker here is that Sony's not content to just ape the success of other digital CCGs, they're basing their new Legends of Norrath game on the most powerful IP they've got -- the ever-ready EverQuest and EverQuest II MMOs.


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Let me give you a few ideas on the use of this versatile tool:
The basics: You band-pass (or high-pass etc) a desired freq with the analyzer and then using the overlay you adjust the decay on it so that the tone you hear overlaid does't produce any crackles. This is important, cause this is the signal that will drive the filter below. You choose a freq for the filter to be manipulated by the aforementioned signal, adjust the range to the maximum gain/cut you wish to happen when the analyzer signal reaches its peak and you are ready.
Maybe you want the beater click of a drum to be used to boost the low end. Set the analyzer to the most prominent freq of the click and then use this signal to make gains to a low freq that complements your drum. It's better than simple EQs cause once you have the beater transient then you cause the gain to the low end and this gain will depend on how hard or soft the beater transient was. If the drum was hit delicately, you will not get an exagerated and unnatural bass boost.
Or maybe you want to achieve an effect similar to the one achieved with Gliss EQ. Set the detector band pass and the filter to the same freq and then you will be boosting or cutting that freq according to its current intensity. I mean, if the detector maxes out, the gain/cut will be the one indicated by the range. When it is somewhere in-between maximum and 0, the gain/boost of the filter will be somewhere within the boundaries ot the range setting. It's practically the same thing Gliss EQ does, if configured this way. It's dynamic filtering.
Don't constrain yourself to the above two examples. See the main idea: if you have a freq range that you want to strenghten/eliminate when there is energy in another range, use Transmodder.
Do you want some high end transients to stand out above any mud or bass? Use Transmodder!
Do you want the said transients to stimulate some other transients that are somewhat burried? Use Transmodder!
It can work as a compressor or gate or compander with a side-chain. It's how you think of it. It can do changes to your material all over the place.
It's not like a standard multi-band processor, where you split the frequency spectrum and make adjustments for each band. Here, you can have one band alter another.
Master the workings of this plug-in and you will be rewarded.
Oh, I haven't already purchased this one, but have put the demo to the most strenuous tests. It did't break!
Tip no.1:
Let's say you have a drum kit all in one channel and you don't or can not separate it across several channels, ie kick in one, snare on another etc.
You have problems in the kit, let's say when the snare hits occur along with the kicks, you get a boxy peak down low.
Set a transient analyzer to the initial smack of the snare -that's gonna be somewhere high, at 3-6 kHz.
Bind a filter to that analyzer, set it to the boxy peak you want to eliminate or make unobtrusive, then set the decay to a value that suits the tempo of your song and an suitable negative range and you're done. It's not the same as a standard EQ, because it only acts at the moment the problem occurs, not all the time. Maybe when your kick and snare don't hit together you don't want that dip in the frequency spectrum.
For setting up the decay time, you can hit the calculator button on your MS keyboard, bring up the windows calculator and do the really simple but highly important maths:
60000 / tempo = quarter note value in ms. You can use that or maybe divide it by 2, in order to get the ms value for the eighth note etc.
That was a text to illustrate that Transmodder can be quite a rhythmic effect.
And, by the way, I use it as a track insert all the time in Cubase 4, no problem!
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I' ve come up with yet another use for the Transmodder:
You have probably heard or read about some equivalences in the frequency spectrum. I mean, something like "instead of giving a boost at 2k for presence, try a narrow cut at 200Hz instead" or something like that. With Transmodder, you can have that cut and in a dynamic way: when 2k gives a strong peak, ie a rising transient, you will have a deeper cut in 200 Hz . Well, doesn't that sound better than a static cut? Sure it does!
And now, a revolutionary idea (!):
Transmodder lets you manipulate a band of frequencies based on the transients of another. Ok, but this happens in a single channel strip. What if one could use two Modders, one on, say, the kick buss and the other on the bass? Then he could achieve the ultimate separation between the two. Think about it: bye bye competing, overloading frequencies and bye bye true sidechain compressors, or something like that!
The transient analyzer on the kick controls the cuts in the bass and when you also set the filter decay to a value synced to the thempo of your song, then you can be so so much cre8ive. And you don't have to be muddy, do you?
What do you think?
Well, not exactly. The effect will be tighter and you could use it for many more things than ducking the bass.
I wish I could program DSP. Anyway, I hope sometime I will. I' ve started learning OOP.
Hmm, I just ran through the manual once again after thinking about some things and realized I was using this plug-in in a rather strange way, ie. expecting it to do things not designed to do, at least to the degree I supposed.
But, beware, the plug does more important stuff than what I had supposed! Yes, that's right.
Transients carry a great lot of information about a sound, about the way we perceive it. The perception of a sound's clarity, muddiness, brilliance or boxiness etc mainly comes from the frequency content of the transients of a sound -correct me if I'm wrong, but I have verified that from various sources.
So, Transmodder can alter that said content of the transients, thus altering the perception of a sound's overall character without having to mess with the body / sustain of it.
I used it very carefully -I will write the process in detail in a future post- on a synthetic bass that had a certain boxy and nasal quality, which rendered it somewhat ...fake and annoying. By eliminating the problematic frequencies that occured at the transient hits of the notes, I converted it to a robust and "earthy" bass, just the way I wanted it.
The same applies for drums. I have heard of and tried a technique where you combine a transient and a decay phase from two different drum sounds, to generate one drum sound just the way you like it. It's quite painful and much ...scientific, I would say. It demands working at an extreme waveform zoom, cutting, pasting, even using the sample editor' s (yup, I use Cubase) pencil to fix some "imperfections". But, with Transmodder you can forget mixing and matching as described above. You work on one sound and you get quicker results, which at a later point in time can be altered to something completely different without the hassle of the aforementioned procedure.
Spend as much time as you can using many different things on this plug-in, and you will be amazed to realize for yourselves what great impact transients have on sounds.
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Book title: The present state of Australia
Melville, Henry.
The Present State of Australia, with practical hints on emigration, to which are added the land regulations, and description of the Aborigines and their habits. London, G. Willis, 1851.
Post 8vo, maroon straight-grained morocco, extra, gilt edges.
With a water-color drawing by Miss C.B. Currie of Mount Dromedary concealed beneath the gold of the fore-edges.
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Re: Samuel Heinrich Abendschon
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Andrea Todd 7/10/01
Dorothea was not dau. of Samuel Abendschon.She was his granddaughter.Dorothea was the dau. of Christian Abendschon & Catharine Barringer.Christian's will dated 9 April 1793 lists as one of his desc. the "children of Darity Culp" as Dorothea had died 1786 and had predeceased him.The tombstone over her grave stating she was Samuel's dau. was an error.


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Before joining Intrepid, he served as Vice President in the Technology Investment Banking Group of JMP Securities. Prior to JMP, he originated and executed transactions on the buy-side in the micro-cap fund of The Riverside Company. Grady began his career as an investment banker at Lane Berry, which was acquired by Raymond James during his tenure.
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28-Sep-05. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was criminally indicted by a Texas grand jury. It's about time!
While it would be premature to sing Ding, dong, the witch is dead! I think I hear the fat lady warming up her vocal cords!
The stench of corruption has been wafting malodorously over Washington for a long time, growing ever stronger with each passing year of the Bush administration. Power corrupts, they say, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. For a few examples:
• A week ago, David H. Safavian, the Bush administration's top procurement official, resigned just before his arrest in the investigation of corruption surrounding Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff's dealings with the federal government.
• Days ago, the Justice Department and the SEC announced a probe into Senator Bill Frist's sale of stock in a family business, just days before the value of the stock plummeted after an earnings warning. Sound familiar? It should, this is the kind of dubious transaction Martha Stewart went to jail for.
• Recently, Bunnatine Greenhouse, a top Army contracting official, was reassigned after she criticized a large, noncompetitive Halliburton contract for work in Iraq.
And now DeLay. It's not nice, of course, to take pleasure in the misfortune of others. OK, I'm not nice. I take enormous pleasure in the thought that the arrogant, self-righteous Tom DeLay may be taken down a peg.
When the Democrats got too smug and entrenched in power, they were ousted by Newt Gingrich and his Contract With America. Now that the Republicans have shown themselves equally venal, it's time for another episode of Vote the Rascals Out!


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This is not an Audiobook. It's just a special speaking engagement where Dr. Hilliard spoke on the topic of his book. Whereas I am glad to have this, I was actually looking for the book. I have the paper copy, but wanted to listen to the book in the car. Was a bit disappointed that it was not clear that it wasn't an Audiobook.
Would you recommend Mental Toughness for Success to your friends? Why or why not?
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Have you listened to any of the narrator's other performances before? How does this one compare?
Dr. Hilliard is a great communicator. I have never heard him read one of his books. I have only heard him as a speaker (as is this recording).
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4th Dimension Watch 30mm Teatime Edition
4th Dimension Watch 30mm Teatime Edition
Time divides and measures the progress of existence. A timepiece displays that time in three dimensions. With this 4th Dimension Watch, we bring these dimensions together with an original design. A spiral staircase helps you envision the concept of time by its constantly evolving patterns of light and shade.
4th Dimension Watch 30mm : Teatime Edition
Just like having a nice afternoon tea with friends, this model features polished rose gold bezel, ivory concrete dial, rose gold crown/ hands and cinnamon-color bands. A proper feminine choice this would be.
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Happiness is India's defeat, tweets Mushfiqur, deletes it amid uproar
Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim expressed his happiness at India's loss as he posted a picture of him watching MS Dhoni's post-match press conference.world t20 Updated: Apr 01, 2016 00:16 IST
Lendl Simmons produced a brilliant 51-ball 82 to power West Indies into the World T20 final with a seven-wicket win over India in the second semifinal at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium on Thursday.
Soon after the match, former Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim expressed his happiness at India's loss as he posted a picture of him watching MS Dhoni's post-match press conference.
The tweet caused an uproar on Twitter and minutes after putting out the tweet, Rahim deleted it from his account.
Later, he posted an apology from his Twitter handle saying he is a big West Indies fan.
Sorry to all of you guys...as i am a big West Indies supporter but anyway sorry again for some harsh words...!!!!— Mushfiqur Rahim (@mushfiqur15) March 31, 2016
Earlier in the tournament, Bangladesh were defeated by India in the group stage by just 1 run and the semi-final's last-over finish had quite a few similarities with that game.
And with this #MushfiqurRahim #BangladesTeam Lost All Respect And Fans From India ?? pic.twitter.com/DNvChB08tF— Hardik Pandya Fc (@shivi2712) March 31, 2016
Mushfiqur Rahim pic.twitter.com/hCPYkOongA— Kashyap (@PropJose) March 31, 2016
Indian fans to Mushfiqur Rahim .... #WT20 #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/vSm1m38Kvz— Taimoor Zaman (@taimoorza1) March 31, 2016
Happiness is this....!!!!!! #ha ha ha..!!!! @mushfiqur15 pic.twitter.com/1Fi8Sy6DVK— Ankur Singh (@iAnkurSingh) March 31, 2016
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Battery implant approved to treat sleep apnea
The FDA has announced the approval of a new form of treatment for central sleep apnea, in the form of an implantable device that stimulates the nerve to kick-start the body to breathe. Though it sounds uncomfortable invasive, the device is preferable to the serious health risks those with sleep apnea face.
Central sleep apnea differs from the more commonly known obstructive sleep apnea, where the upper airway is blocked leading to loud snoring, by the fact that it is caused by the brain failing to send the signal to the muscles that control breathing.
This leads to pauses in breathing during sleep of potentially more than 10 seconds at a time, at a rate of more than 30 times per hour. It can lead to a number of health issues, including an increased risk for high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke.
At present, treatments are usually limited to medication, surgery or onerous positive airway pressure devices. The new device offers a benefit over such methods, as the Remedē System is a battery park placed under the skin with wires inserted into blood vessels in the chest, which act to stimulate the phrenic nerve.
The device works by monitoring the action of the nerve and, when signals from the brain fail to stimulate breathing, the device steps in to encourage normal respiration.
In clinical trials from the owner of the system, Respircardia, half of participants implanted with the device showed reduced severity and frequency of apnea episodes, as measured by the apnea hypopnea index.
"This implantable device offers patients another treatment option for central sleep apnea," said Tina Kiang, Acting Director of the Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital, Respiratory, Infection Control, and Dental Devices in the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. "Patients should speak with their health care providers about the benefits and risks of this new treatment compared to other available treatments."
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Power Minister news
India became net power exporter in last four years: power minister R K Singh
He also referred to the issue of stressed projects, saying efforts are underway to revive some of the non-performing assets (NPAs) in the sector.
Govt to provide 2.75 million solar pumps to farmers under KUSUM scheme
Under the Rs 48,000 crore scheme, 1.75 million solar pumps will be installed where the grid has not reached and 1 million solar pumps where the grid is available
India making quick progress in the field of renewable energy: R K Singh
Last year, solar and wind energy tariffs fell to record lows of Rs 2.43 and Rs 2.44 per unit through tariff-based competitive bidding, becoming cheaper than thermally generated power.
Three companies express interest in NTPC's agro-residue tender
State-owned power generator NTPC Ltd has received interests from three companies so far for its maiden tender for procuring 1,000 tonne per day (TPD) of agro-residue based fuel to help cut air pollution and address the issue of crop burning by farmers.
Clouds of uncertainty looming large over NTPC's mega project in Andhra Pradesh
According to RK Singh, Union minister of state for power & new & renewable energy, the defence ministry has refused permission for the construction of a captive port for the project to bring in imported coal.
Peak power demand to touch 7000 MW in Delhi: Jain
Announcing the action plan for electricity supply arrangements in summer months, Jain said last year Delhi recorded the lowest percentage of power cuts (0.6) and the Power Department was determined to bring it down further.
No loans for discoms registering heavy losses: Power Minister R K Singh
The minister directed the two institutions that before granting of loan either for capital expenditure or for non-capital expenditure, the adherence to prudential norms must be carefully observed
Dedicated police stations to check power thefts to come up in UP soon
Officers of the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Inspector, Sub-Inspector along with Assistant Sub Inspector and Head Constable cadre from the state police department will be taken on deputation to facilitate functioning of these police stations.
Power Minister launches portal, mobile app for fly ash utilisation
Proper management of fly ash is important not only for the environment but for us also as the ash produced by power plants occupies a lot of land space.
Power Minister RK Singh wants states to cut discom losses
RK Singh has also suggested that executive engineers, superintendent engineers, chief engineers and chairpersons of distribution companies should monitor feeder-wise progress every month.
Indian economy to grow at 8.5 per cent in 2018-19: Power Minister
"The economists are saying that our growth rate will touch 7.5 per cent in the coming financial year. I think that they are even on the conservative side. Growth will touch at least 8.5 per cent," Singh said while addressing the 7th India Energy Congress.
Govt proposes to end high power tariffs for industries subsidising farm consumers
The minister said the government is planning to amend national tariff policy to remove cross subsidy charges.
Single-point solar installations for housing societies' power needs
The solar city initiative, which aims to promote the use of renewable energy in housing societies, was inaugurated by power minister Satyendar Jain at Dwarka on Sunday. Under this programme, rooftop solar installations will be provided at a single point for the entire apartment complex and the electricity generated will be used by the housing society.
Power tariffs to rise 62 paise-93 paise per unit from upgraded coal plants
The CEA, in consultation with power utilities, has prepared a phasing plan for implementation of environmental norms to ensure minimum disruption in power supply due to shutdown of plants for retrofitting.
India to achieve target of 100 GW of solar power by 2022
The trajectory of bidding of the rest of solar power capacity has been finalised as 20,000 MW in 2017-18, 30,000 MW in 2018-19 and 30,000 MW in 2019-20.
Power Minister meets banks on stressed power assets, NTPC floats tender
As part of the ongoing process to deal with the issue of massive stressed assets in the sector, Power Minister RK Singh met bankers here on Wednesday.
AIPEF says govt shouldn't rush electricity amendment bill during winter season
The federation said the bill, which envisages segregation of carriage and content, be first discussed with power engineers as it had far-reaching implications not only for the industry but also the consumer.


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