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EU finance ministers have agreed that private digital currencies like Libra – the crypto coin Facebook plans to launch in 2020, should not be allowed in the European Union until all possible risks are identified and properly addressed, Reuters reports. Since Facebook revealed its Libra project in June, virtually all major financial regulators have expressed concerns about Libra's possible impact on the global financial system. The unease steams from Facebook's huge customer base – currently the social media has more than 2 billion users. Read more
The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) apparently can not locate Peter Szatmari, who defrauded nearly 4 million USD from binary options investors. In early October CFTC filed a five- count complaint against Szatmari for alleged violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and other Commission Regulations. Before filing the complaint however CFTC and Szatmari appeared to have agreed in principal on a settlement, from which Szatmari latter backed and disappeared. When Szatmari attorney was asked a contact information, he said he no longer represents the defender and gave the Commission a Kahului, Hawaii P.O. Box address. Read more
After a successful operation of the police in Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria has lead in February to the arrests of several financial executives, among which the Izraeli citizen Gal Barak, who is charged of orchestrating an online trading scam, that allegedly has defrauded European investors of over 100 million Euro, now a Bulgarian court has given the green light for Barak to be extradited to Austria, reports Faktor.bg, a Sofia based online portal. The Austrian authorities have several charges against Barak, among which a case of massive fraud, money laundering and participation in an organized crime group. Read more
Italy's financial regulator Commissione Nazionale per le Societa e la Borsa (CONSOB) has blacklisted a bunch of unregulated brokers today, including EvolutionBrokers, and KapitalSwiss. CONSOB also ordered internet providers to block access to their websites. Both forex brokers mentioned above are most likely involved in investment scam. EvolutionBrokers is an offshore brokerage that has also been flagged by the Financial Commission (FinaCom), while KapitalSwiss appears related to con-artists around Up4x and Easy FX Solutions. Read more
The Indonesian police has arrested 85 Chinese nationals and 6 Indonesians over an online scam that defrauded victims of over 36 billion Indonesian rupiah (2,56 million USD). The victims were mainly from mainland China, while the arrests were made in Jakarta and Malang city, earlier this week after the Indonesian authorities received a tip off from their Chinese colleagues. The arrests come just several days after 700 Chinese citizens were arrested in Malaysia over a major online investment scam. The investment scam that triggered the latest arrests have been running for over 4 months. The police did not specify how many people have been scammed. Read more
David R. Pike, a chief operating officer of Fenero Funds was arrested by the U.S. authorities in connection to laundering some 400 million USD, stolen through the notorious OneCoin Ponzi scheme. Pike appears to have worked with the convicted OneCoin layer Mark S. Scott and was prosecuted after lying to federal agents. Mark S. Scott was a CEO of the Fenero Funds – a series of shell companies, created by him to launder OneCoin money. Read more
After a hacker attack South Korean crypto exchange UpBit has lost some 342 000 Ethereum (ETH) coins, equal to well over 49 million USD. The exchange has assured its clients that the loses will be covered by its own assets, but for the time being all withdraws have bees suspended. The company says that it will take at least two weeks before its services are restored. The attack tool place on Wednesday and 30 minutes later, Upbit announced that it had temporarily suspended withdrawals and deposits due to server maintenance. Read more
Expected to be finalized in late 2020, the merger between two of the leading U.S. brokerage houses will create a mammoth company that will be in the position to challenge major financial rivals. According to market analysts the new company will be valued at 100 billion USD – twice the size of BofA Merrill Lynch. The deal however will have to pass through the antitrust regulators. "We have long respected TD Ameritrade. With this transaction, we will capitalize on the unique opportunity to build a firm with the soul of a challenger and the resources of a large financial services institution. Read more
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) added STI Global and PlatinumCFD to its black list of unregulated brokers previous week. According to the regulator, these entities have been providing financial services or products in the UK without proper authorization. "Almost all firms and individuals offering, promoting or selling financial services or products in the UK have to be authorised by us", reiterates the FCA in its warnings. "However, some firms act without our authorisation and some knowingly run investment scams. Read more
Mark Scott, an American lawyer, has been found guilty for his role in the notorious OneCoin crypto scam, which attracted over 5,15 billion USD from investors all over the world. A court in New York found that Mark Scott participated in the scheme and helped to launder close to 400 million USD, routing the money out of the U.S. through banks on the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands to the United Arab Emirates. According to the prosecution Scott made about 50 million USD for himself, for which now he faces up to 50 years in prison. Part of the money were also laundered through account at the Bank of Ireland. Read more


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NEW DELHI: The use of sulphur-heavy fuel, a major source of air pollution, such as furnace oil (FO) and pet coke in industries operating across the country will finally be regulated, starting this winter.
In the absence of any emission standards for SOx (sulphur oxides) and NOx (nitrogen oxides), the use of these fuels were rampant in industries, generating "enormous amounts" of air pollutants, especially in the National Capital Region, according to a Supreme Court-appointed body.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has now fixed the emission standards for SOx and NOx for 16 types of industries, which essentially means that the use of pet coke and FO, cheaper alternatives to natural gas and petrol, will have to be brought down.
It is learnt that the agency has recommended to the Environment Ministry that the emission of SOx and NOx from the boilers of these industries should not exceed 600 and 300 micrograms per cubic metre respectively.
The proposed standards — which will cover industries such as cotton textiles, pulp and paper, caustic soda, leather — now await the ministry's nod. It is likely to be notified soon, a senior official said, wishing anonymity.
While furnace oil (FO) is 'bottom-of-the-barrel' product at refineries, pet coke is a by-product found in these facilities.
The astounding amount of sulphur content in these fuels becomes clear from the fact that while in BS-IV compliant petrol or diesel its 50 ppm (parts per million), in FO and pet coke it ranges between 15,000 and 74,000 ppm.
Anumity Roychowdhury, who heads the air pollution division of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), said it was a welcome move as prolonged exposure to gaseous pollutants like SOx and NOx impair the respiratory system.
"Moreover, they produce secondary particles which add to the volume of particulates. The chemical reactions between gases such as SO2 and NOx give rise to these particles," she said.
The SC-appointed Environment Pollution (Control and Prevention) Authority has called for amendments to a 1996 notification that had banned these fuels in Delhi, so that the prohibition can be extended across NCR.
Around 30,000 metric tonnes of FO have been sold every month in NCR last year, an EPCA report noted recently.
"These secondary particles are a key source of air pollution in Delhi/NCR.
"According to the IIT-Kanpur report, as much as 25-30 per cent of the winter sources are secondary particles, which are emitted from vehicles, power plants and industries," the report said.

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The Barton Organ
The organ that was original to the Fischer theatre was a 2/4 Robert Morton organ, originally installed in 1929. When the theatre was closed, Kerasotes sold it and everything else that they could from the building. The last knowledge of the original organ was that it was sitting unassembled in a garage in suburban Chicago.
This organ before you was originally installed in the Uptown Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1927. When that theatre was closed and subsequently torn down in the 1980's, the organ was painstakingly salvaged by David Wallaeger, a theatre organ buff, with some help from friends. Over many years he restored and enhanced the organ, installing it in his home in Raleigh, NC. Mr. Wallaeger added to the organ and expanded its capabilities far beyond what it was at the Uptown. Upon completion he had added additional voices, toys, and could even play both the piano and harpsichord in the photo below directly from the organ console.
Before selling his home in 1997, Mr. Wallaeger initiated a careful search to find his organ a new home. Then Vermilion Heritage Foundation board member David Schroeder caught wind of the availability of the instrument and thought the organ would be a perfect fit for the theatre.
Mr. Schroeder, along with Warren York, led a team that travelled to North Carolina and carefully disassembled and packed the organ and moved it back to Danville. After being stored off site for years, all of the pipes, traps and toys are temporarily back in the theatre.
The organ is a 3/10, with all original traps and toys including xylophone , glock, chrysoglott, and marimba still playing. The organ has been retrofitted with a New solid state (parallel technology) relay. Stop rails were expanded and considerably more unification and couplers were added, Keyboards rebushed and rewired, etc. The instrument is powered by a Spencer 7-1/2 H.P. blower motor rebuilt with new bearings and phase shifter.
Original ranks (all playing) are: Tibia, Vox, Tuba, Clarinet, Kinura, VDO, V.Celeste, Oboe Horn, Flute, & Diaphonic Diapason. Added ranks are: Orchestral Oboe (R. Morton), Military Trumpet (Gottfried), Saxophone (reedless Estey) and Gamba (Estey). Have pipework and relay wiring for small scale 4' salicional and celeste, no chest. Pipework to 16' includes Tuba, Tibia, Flute, and Diaphone (Wurlitzer).
The organ has been recently evaluated by the Buzard Organ company of Champaign and deemed to be a perfect fit for a restored Fischer Theatre. They have been contracted to provide a detailed inventory of the instrument and will work with architects prior to renovation to ensure that the mighty Barton will be right at home in the restored Fischer Theatre.


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Q: Can leaders be followers too?
"A good leader is also a good follower," Susan Wong, financial analyst at Apple, told us. "This may sound like a paradox," she continued, "but based on my experience I notice that good leaders understand boundaries and are willing to accept sound advice from followers."
Too many leaders think that they should know it all, be able to do it all, and always be in charge. But Susan reminds us that the best leaders are self-aware enough to realize their limitations and secure enough to know they can let go of control and let others take charge.
The key to high performance is not simply good leaders but good leadership. In the set of skills and abilities, and in the highest performing organizations, the emphasis is on following the process, not the person, So if we were to look at leadership and followership though this lens, here's what we'd be asking people to follow:
- A clear set of values and beliefs consistent with their own
- A vision of the future that they share.
- Creative ideas that enable the organization to make changes so that the values and vision can be realized
- Other people whose strengths and talents contribute to realizing shared values and vision, and teams whose collective capacity is greater than our own.
- Our hearts and the esteem we have for the people who make it possible for us to get extraordinary things done
From this perspective, we are all followers of a way-a path to making a difference in the world. Leaders are asking people to follow a process and it is in this way that leaders should always think of themselves as followers.
If leaders kept this in mind, then leadership could move around the organization-up, down, sideways, in, and out. Leaders would be thinking of what's best for the mission, not what's best for them.
There's another important reason for leaders to follow. No one person can do it alone. The idea of being the in-charge leader-the one who is supposed to do anything that is required and be better than anyone else, the charismatic bigger-than-life personality, the warrior charging in on a white horse to single-handedly save the day-is daunting. But what happens when we set aside this heroic myth and realize that leaders are not independent of others but, more to the point, dependent upon the energies and efforts of others? What happens is that we're more effective as leaders. We admit that we can't do it alone, and we then begin to develop and utilize the full potential of everyone.


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Jabil's Blue Sky Innovation Center in San Jose will host Women in Technology International (WITI) on Nov. 2 for an afternoon featuring The Power and Influence of Women in Business.
Come spend the afternoon listening and learning from successful women about their journey to the top, as Women of Power.
Featured speakers include Cheryl Cook, Vice President of Global Channels & Alliances, Dell/EMC and Joanne Moretti, GM Radius Innovation & Development, SVP & CMO Jabil.
Start-ups to large complex organizations have sometimes different needs from their leadership, but there is one thing they seem to have in common: both need more women at the top. A McKinsey Global Institute report finds that $12 trillion could be added to global GDP by 2025 if the gender gap is narrowed.
A Forbes article Four Reasons Women Make Great Executives articulates what it is Women Executives bring to the table and how women in all positions within the company is such a strong power.


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9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Dr. Ramón Gutiérrez, University of Chicago
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This seminar explores the complex history of immigration in the United States. It looks at how U.S. immigration law was initially forged, how it developed, and how one generation after another has transformed it. We will explore the types of immigrants that come to America, where and why they settle in particular places, and what is known about the processes of adaptation to a new culture, language, and social formations.
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Introduction of Benefits of Good Night Sleep
Night sleep is a blessing and essential as well as it gives you mental and physical freshness. It sooth you in many ways and can also disturb you if not taken correctly. Let's just think that how you feel when you wake up in the morning says a lot about the night you had and the day to come.
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Reasons Why to Taking Proper Sleep
There are several benefits which we get after fulfilling the specific sleeping hours of a day. Good mood, victorious, attractive, energetic and fresh are the most prominent outcomes of having enough sleep. The other benefits are mentioned below:
- Life Length increases
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I would like to elaborate this point as it is a little complicated. Good Sleeping hours especially night sleep is paramount to lose weight. Different researchers have proved that getting plenty of sleeping hours can prevent yours from weight gain. Do not make your body to take stress as it increases your weight in the form of swelling. Less sleeping hours destroys the creativity of the people and problem-solving techniques. You feel weak and tired with each time you skip proper sleeping hours.
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Healthier and Attractive Life
Completing the sleeping hours regularly leads you to live a healthier and beautiful life. You feel more satisfied and energetic. Your mind quickly accepts new things, and you remember them for a long time.
Better Immune System
Lack of sleep can also make your immune system of body weak. You get sick more quickly and cannot manage your life because of it. Sleeping less than seven hours especially at night can make you catch flu and cold quickly. Depression is very common among the people who have the unbalanced routine and sleepless nights. Lack of sleep is a very significant cause of early deaths. Frustration is also commonly found among these people.
Side Effects of Sleeplessness
Apparently, skipping sleeping hours can lead you to face negative outputs. Lack of sleep makes you gain weight because this carelessness leads you to slow metabolism process. A bad / incomplete rest can take you through more stress the next day, and it is tough for you to come back into the form. Unbalance life is the primary adverse outcome of lacking sleeping hours. Concentration can not be made as your mind is tired to do this. You start to lose memory with the passage of time.
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8 to 10 hours sleep is perfect that give you a glow. Less and excessive hours sleep, both are not good. A balanced sleep of 8 to 10 hours is good and beneficial for everyone. After proper sleeping hours, you will be able to work actively and will be attentive towards all the activities of your daily life.
Remember to take life easy and fulfill your sleeping hours especially at night as it is very helpful to lead a perfect life you always wish for. All The Best!!


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The Harrison Natural Radiant 24800 Divan Set is handmade by Harrison's experienced craftsmen resulting in the highest quality mattress in their collection with a total of 24800 pocket springs.
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Do you want to make design renovations inside your home? Many homeowners have fun with this activity. If you want to get a start on it, it's imperative that you know more about its design. This will come in handy when you are buying supplies and you need to describe parts of your home to the shop.
One of the foremost parts of your home are the windows. A number of your design considerations will be influenced by the type of windows you have. Realestate.com.au provides a reference guide for determining the different kinds of windows used in homes.


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Ken said: "Yes, I do have a Web site, complete with photos: http://satyr9.tripod.com/ken/"
This website is a riot! Everyone should go and look at it. Very funny, my wife and I also visited Paris before we left Europe (actually it was a Valentine weekend – the old surprise-trip-to-Paris-and-propose-on-top-of-the-Eiffel-Tower trick – it never fails) and it was funny to read your own observations of the Parisians and London too.
So Ken is another New York native, it seems the Big Apple is the hotspot for our group – I count 3 of 12 players from there.
"Judy did attend many gaming sessions in the early months of our relationship, and she said she was amazed by the creativity of the people in the group. However, she's never had the most confidence in her own creative skills, so she doesn't think she could do it. I asked her a couple of times to give it a shot if she felt like it, but she politely declined for that same reason."
My wife has never even had the privilege of watching me game at the table, she just wonders what it is I am doing for hours on end every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday on the computer, and occasionally wanders in when we are chatting on MSN and asks what languages that is!
"Nevertheless, I consider myself quite fortunate to have a wife who doesn't object to (and occasionally even encourages) my gaming hobby, even when I travel to conventions and buy $40 gaming products."
$40 at a convention? Oh, you mean in the first hour, right?


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Wontok Lab successfully tested SafeCentral against POS malware threat, LucyPOS
LusyPOS is a new strain of POS Malware putting retailers at risk. LusyPOS malware uses RAM scraping to collect credit and debit card data, then uses Tor for command and control (C&C) communication to send the data to the attackers. LusyPOS incorporates portions of two other known POS malware: Dexter and Chewbaca. Once executed, the main file, called lusypos.exe drops four files. LucyPOS has been advertised for sale in cybercriminal forums since late November.
Wontok Lab Results
We observed that with SafeCentral, the tested malware are not able to capture data from RAM and there were no active network connections to attacker IPs via TOR.
What is Wontok Lab?
Wontok Lab is Wontok's product test facility which consists of a team of security researchers in a controlled analysis and testing environment. Wontok Lab conducts rigorous tests specifically designed and tailored for each of Wontok's security products.
How is Wontok Lab different from Quality Assurance?
Wontok also has a Quality Assurance or QA team. The QA team performs functionality tests at the release of each product version to ensure quality and usability. The Lab is responsible to day to day testing against emerging security threats such as new malware variants.
How does Wontok Lab test SafeCentral for Windows in a Financial Setting?
Wontok SafeCentral for Windows has been uniquely developed to work at the deepest kernel layer to protect institutions from modern financial malware. Wontok Lab must test against the most challenging type of malware that hides itself at the deepest level of the OS and is difficult if not impossible for most security products to detect, let alone test for. As such, it requires very specialized testing, beyond what is performed for day to day anti-virus or average anti-malware products. To simulate real financial malware threats such as Zeus or SpyeEye, Wontok Lab has a financial malware "zoo" where it keeps the live strains of recent malware variants used for state of the art testing. Because dangerous new malware variants surface continuously, the Lab conducts daily tests against emergent threats and results are summarized weekly.
What is unique about testing financial malware?
Financial malware such as Zeus or SpyEye and new strains like BackOFF and LucyPOS have been designed to evade traditional antivirus software, and once inside the target system, its goal is to steal valuable data such as user name and/or passwords or credit card data, then transmit it to a malicious location undetected. Therefore, a test simulator must go beyond traditional testing for verification of detection. In this case, it is not that malware is detected, but rather if a breach has occurred and whether sensitive information was captured or transmitted.
What criteria are used to show the software "passed" the test?
Wontok Lab first must detail the malware activity on the normal desktop and identify what the malware is capturing and what access to local system files, folders, calls to the operating system, and remote systems. They then switch to the SafeCentral desktop and perform the same tasks and check the system tools and logs if any information is available to the same local system files, folders, and remote systems.
How do you know when it "failed" the test?
Wontok's analysts are able to determine by logs generated and timestamps if any credentials or information entered while in SafeDesktop is available to the files, processes, or network activity generated by malware. A test fails if any information, even a keystroke is available to the malware.
Is SafeCentral tested by any independent testing services?
Wontok utilizes the world's largest independent testing services, CSC ITS (formerly Applabs). CSC ITS uses a mix of conventional and next-gen solutions to perform functional testing of SafeCentral prior to deployment. This includes full regression testing, compatibility, leak, remote monitoring testing, and more.
What other tests have been conducted on the efficacy of Wontok SafeCentral?
Wontok SafeCentral's effectiveness has been documented through testing and endorsements by a number of organizations:
Wontok SafeCentral is one of only a handful of vendors to receive several consecutive Level 2 MRG Effitas Certifications. In the latest certification for their Online Banking Browser Security Assessment Project , MRG Effitas partnered with IBM SoftLayer to establish the most rigorous and realistic testing scenarios to available. Through such independent testing, Wontok SafeCentral continues to stand out in its ability to prevent the likes of Zeus, Citadel, SpyEye, Carberp and their variants from stealing data from bank and merchant transactions. To find a copy of the Q3 2014 report, please visit the MRG Effitas site.


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Hitch-hiking stripper prank
Imagine that you've just arrived at Budapest airport. After that, you are in a limousine or in a V.I.P bus, on the way to the city, and suddenly, the vehicle stops, because somebody is standing near the road. Of course, it's a beautiful woman. The driver opens the door for her, she introduces herself, and after she starts to take off her dress… OH MY GOD!
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MSF diverts EUR 21m in tsunami funds to Pakistan earthquake
Médicins Sans Frontières is using almost 60 per cent of the funds it collected world-wide following the tsunami catastrophe on activities to assist victims of the Pakistan earthquake and other crises.Read more >>
Auditor General's report leads to NOK 60m cut in Tanzania aid
The annual report from the Norwegian Auditor General reveals that Norway is cutting NOK 60 million in aid for primary education in Tanzania this year due to insufficient financial reporting. The report launches serious criticism and doubts about reporting related to budget and sector support.Read more >>
Erik Solheim, new Minister: 'Don't fool yourself. Aid is politics'
From being an active, but mainstream country in aid, Norway has suddenly become the OECD's most radical player. The new Development Minister Erik Solheim is about to shake up the house.Read more >>


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We know what you're thinking. Another Instagram algorithm change to worry about?
But worry not. If you play your cards right, this latest update to Instagram's feed could actually help your organic reach and engagement.
The 2016 Instagram algorithm change removed the chronological feed and weighted factors like post engagement more heavily.
In contrast, the 2018 Instagram algorithm change is reintroducing chronological order to users' feeds, but not quite like before.
Here's what marketers and social media managers need to know about the update before they start adapting their social strategy:
For more useful Instagram advice, try these Tips for Running Powerful Instagram Ad Campaigns. And keep up with more of the latest Instagram changes like these 5 New Instagram Stories Features for 2018.
What is the 2018 Instagram algorithm change?
On March 22, 2018, Instagram issued a press release announcing an update to "give you more control over your feed and ensure the posts you see are timely."
Does this mean the chronological feed is back? Not exactly.
According to Instagram, the 2018 algorithm update means "newer posts are more likely to appear first in feed."
Essentially, Instagram is still using its own algorithm to determine which posts users will see in their feeds, but it's counting when content is posted a lot more.
Before this update, Instagram was ranking posts based on a variety of variables, such as how many interactions they received, how quickly users engaged with them, and how long people viewed them for.
Now, all those variables are still relevant. It's just that how recently content was posted will be one of the most significant ranking factors going forward.
For everyday users, this means they'll see newer posts in their feeds more often. Pretty simple right?
For brands on Instagram, this calls for a change of strategy. While you still need to post engaging content, there are a few other things the 2018 Instagram update forces you to consider.
What does it mean for marketers?
With the latest feed update, social media marketers need to be aware of three new priorities when posting on Instagram this year…
1. When you post is more important
Now that newer posts are more likely to show up at the top of users' feeds, timing your posts correctly is more important than ever.
To get your brand's Instagram posts in front of as many eyes as possible, you want your content to be the first thing your followers see when they open the app.
Snagging that coveted spot at the top of the feed is all about knowing when your target audience will be online, then posting at those peak hours.
This is where tracking your content performance really comes in handy—more on that a little further on.
2. How often you post is more important
Not only do you need to time your posts perfectly to capitalize on the 2018 Instagram algorithm change, but you also need to post at the right tempo.
On the one hand, now that timeliness is the biggest factor in determining which posts show up first in users' Instagram feeds, your posts have a shorter shelf life than they did when factors like post interactions played a bigger role in determining priority.
That's because if your posts are already a few hours or days old when your target audience is checking their feeds, they're unlikely to show up near the top and get noticed. So posting more frequently when your audience is online could potentially help your posts appear first in the feed more often.
On the other hand, Instagram's algorithm is still considering factors like engagement numbers and average post view times when deciding which posts should be shown at the top of the feed.
What this means is that if you're going to post more often because of the 2018 Instagram algorithm change, you still need to focus on creating engaging content that people actively want to interact with.
The posts that will emerge at the top of the heap now will be those that are both the freshest and the most interesting.
3. Posts from brands may actually perform better than before
An interesting side effect of the more chronologically-driven Instagram algorithm is that organic posts by brands will be more competitive with other posts in the feed.
Why is that? Well, after the 2016 Instagram algorithm change, many brand pages reported sharp declines in their post interactions—about 33% on average.
This decline happened because, with that fateful update, Instagram stopped putting the newest posts first. Instead, its algorithm became more like the Facebook News Feed algorithm.
My Instagram feed isn't chronological anymore and I don't really get the point of anything.
— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) June 4, 2016
…And many users weren't exactly thrilled.
From 2016 onward, the new algorithm prioritized posts based on their relevance to you, their engagement numbers, your relationship with the poster, and a variety of other variables to present you with a customized feed.
Many of these factors, including relationship to the poster, meant that posts from brands on Instagram saw a lot less reach and engagement because they simply weren't being presented to many users to begin with.
In turn, those low engagement numbers likely caused branded posts to be shown to even fewer users due to their lack of interactions. Talk about a catch-22.
So how has the 2018 algorithm change turned this around?
While it hasn't gotten rid of these ranking factors, chronological order playing a much larger role means that if branded posts are new enough, they're on a more level playing field with other posts than they have been for years.
Sounds like good news, right? It'll take a while before testing proves that this update has given brands a bump up in the feed, but we're pretty optimistic about the results.
How to deal with the 2018 Instagram update
In light of the update, now is a great time to reconsider your content strategy—so we've compiled 3 powerful tips to optimize your posts for the 2018 Instagram algorithm change:
1. Find the perfect posting time with Instagram analytics
If fresh content is getting a bump from the Instagram feed update, you want your content to be the freshest.
To optimize your posts for reach and engagement, you'll need to publish content when you have the most followers online.
So when is the best time to post to maximize reach and engagement?
Before this algorithm change, we would recommend 2 AM for a very broad, general audience.
Yes, it sounds crazy, but with the amount of competition brands faced to show up in users' feeds under the 2016 algorithm, that off hour was actually the best time to stand out from the crowd.
Now, the recipe for success has changed. Marketers can no longer rely on older data on when to post to maximize engagements.
So what can you do? Start testing like a mad scientist.
The only way you can know for sure which times and days will be more effective for your brand is to start gathering data on reach and engagement with your posts.
Try posting at different hours each day and tracking the average engagements and reach you get at each time in a spreadsheet.
After a month or so of posting at different times every day, trends will begin to emerge about which times work best for you.
Keep in mind that the best time to post on Instagram for you depends heavily on your audience. If most of your followers live on the east coast of America, you should obviously optimize for that time zone instead of for Australian Central Time.
If the majority of your fans are college students, they'll probably be active at very different hours than the 9-to-5 crowd.
Knowing your audience well gives you a great starting point for making guesses on your optimal posting times. That's where Instagram analytics or a social media marketing platform like Falcon come in.
Analytics like these will tell you where your audience lives, how old they are, and more. This will allow you to make more informed decisions when testing posting times.
At the end of the day, though, hard data on when your posts are getting the most engagements is your most valuable resource.
So start collecting those stats before your competition does and your content will get a leg up.
2. Hit the right cadence with your content
The 2018 Instagram algorithm change is a balancing act in many ways. For Instagram, it's about balancing the freshness of content in your feed with how relevant and engaging it is for you.
For brands, it's about balancing posting frequently with posting quality content.
Of course, one doesn't exclude the other.
But if you find that the more you post, the more your engagement rates drop off, it could be that you're coming across as spammy or not putting in the same amount of effort into your content.
On the other hand, now that relationships between users and the number of engagements per post play a smaller role in determining which posts come first in the feed, it's worth it to try posting more often to see what sticks.
Now that the newest content is emerging at the top of the heap, you want to be the brand with the freshest posts as often as possible.
Once you find your optimal posting times, you can test out different content tempos.
Our recommendation? Try escalating your posts per week until you see diminishing returns on your engagement and reach.
For example, if you're posting once a day right now, try posting twice a day and track your Instagram analytics to see if your total engagements per day increase or decrease.
If they increase, try stepping it up to three posts a day, then four.
Once you stop seeing growth in your engagements, you'll know that you've crossed the line from offering a consistent stream of quality content at the top of your followers' feeds to oversharing.
Then it's time to pull back.
By trying a new posting cadence, you may very well find that having more posts at the right times will help your brand get ahead.
3. Encourage meaningful engagement with your posts
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When working with the latest Instagram algorithm update, there's something other than chronological order you need to keep in mind: the rest of the algorithm.
While testing new posting times and cadences could be a major boon to your brand now, you need to remember that Instagram has not phased out its other ranking factors—it's just weighting them differently.
As we mentioned before, factors that influence the priority of your posts on Instagram include how many interactions they receive, how quickly users engage with them, and how long the average user looks at them for.
So, to really come out on top with the 2018 Instagram algorithm change, you'll need to not only post at the right times, but also encourage users to engage with and view your posts in a meaningful way.
Here are a few pointers to gain quality interactions with your content. If you want even more, try these 21 Tips to Massively Increase Instagram Engagement.
- Get on video: Instagram Stories, Live, and standard video posts all offer unique, eye-catching formats for content that gets users to stop and keep watching. Last year alone, Instagram users spent 80% longer watching videos than in 2016.
- #Hashtag it up: Adding trending, industry-specific hashtags that your target audience is searching for is a great way to extend the reach of your posts beyond your followers. After all, Instagram posts with at least one hashtag get 12.6% more interactions than those without.
- Filter yourself : Take advantage of Instagram's native filters and third-party apps to craft a consistent tone for your brand on the channel and users will respond to it. It's no coincidence that 60% of the best-performing brands on Instagram use the same filter every time they post.
- Host a contest: People love free stuff, and they love winning. On average, Instagram contests generate 3.5 times more likes and 64 times more comments than standard posts.
- Embrace emojis: As long as they're on brand, emojis can work wonders in your captions by grabbing users' attention visually and giving your posts a more human touch. We're not joking – posts with emojis have a 15% higher interaction rate than those without on average.
Keeping up with the current algorithms
Many marketers hear the phrase "algorithm change" and see a future full of headaches. The truly motivated, however, will see this as an opportunity, not an obstacle.
While rival brands may stick with their existing social media strategy and until they see things start to go south, you can use the 2018 Instagram algorithm change as a chance to get ahead.
Get proactive and test new posting times and tempos before anyone else does and you'll see the interactions come rolling in.
In this new regime, whoever can get the freshest, most engaging content out at the right times will be the emperor (or empress) of Instagram. So seize the throne!
For more in-depth insights on coping with the frequent feed updates across the world of social media, watch our webinar on demand, Keeping Up With the Ever-Changing Social Media Algorithms.


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Gingerbread Count
Submitted by JulieCove a piece of cardboard with aluminum foil (to make it look like a cookie sheet) and paste several gingerbread men on it. Write a different number on each gingerbread man. Let your children count out a corresponding number of gumdrops (or cheerios) and put on each one. This is a great fun math lesson
Groundhog Shadow
Submitted by Betty AnneHave each child create a groundhog on a paper plate. Attach a stick to this and put it in the ground. Measure the shadow of the ground hog every few hours. Graph the results.
Why Was the Gingerbread Man Afraid to Get Wet?Discuss with your children Why the Gingerbread Man Afraid to Get Wet. Then show examples of things that disintegrate in water
- A Gingerbread Man
- Sugar cube
- Packing Peanuts
- Pudding Mix
- For added emphasis show some items that do not dissolve
Grocery Store
Submitted by LeslieSet up a grocery store in your class let you children pretend to buy their groceries using real coupons and play money!
Clear Garden
Submitted by TinaLet your children see how plants sprout and then form root systems. Wet paper towels and put them in clear plastic cups. Finally sprinkle radish seed on the paper towel until the seeds are clearly visible. Set the cups in the sun and keep the towels moist, you will have growth in no time
Outdoor Garden
Submitted by an Unknown FriendIf you have the facilities make a real garden for your children in a small swimming pool (punch holes for drainage) They will love to work it just like it's a real garden.
Growing Grass
Submitted by JackieDampen a sponge and then put grass seed on the top of it. Next pour water over the sponge let your children watch as the grass grows over the next few weeks.
Match the Buttons
Submitted by an Unknown FriendCut out sets of One big and one little Gingerbread people out of cardboard or poster board. On the small one put a set number of buttons (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) Let your children put buttons on the big ones in order to make it look the same as the little one.
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School divination; Level alchemist 1, bard 1, psychic 1, sorcerer/wizard 1, summoner/unchained summoner 1, witch 1; Domain magic 1; Bloodline arcane 1
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, M (wine stirred with an owl's feather)
Range 60 ft.
Area cone-shaped emanation
Duration 3 rounds/level (D)
Saving Throw: none; Spell Resistance: no
This spell functions as detect magic, except that it gives you a +10 enhancement bonus on Spellcraft checks made to identify the properties and command words of magic items in your possession. This spell does not allow you to identify artifacts.
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I didn't see a thread dedicated to this (my apologies if I've overlooked one). What are the highest awarding party action items?
I've seen some offer upward of 70 points per action:
. drink bar
. Christmas trees
. reindeer
I don't have the Christmas items, but I'd like to try to put out high-earning items for guests to interact with, so they can get the most return for their party cakes.
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Hey @VintageStarlette - the highest are the items obtained from special events. I found a chart here that might help
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Hey @VintageStarlette - the highest are the items obtained from special events. I found a chart here that might help
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Perfect! Thank you, @HatsuneLotus. Do you have a link to the page where you found this chart? I tried to download the image for reference, but the resolution is too low for me to view detail.
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Thank you, @HatsuneLotus! The chart you shared was packed with just the info I was looking for. I Googled and found the group and the original hi-res image (which I'm attempting to include now). Thanks again for your excellent info, and your invite. 🙂
@HatsuneLotus This is an excellent guide. Thanks so much!
The highest awarding party element is now the basket ball. You get 75 points when you start playing and 75 points when you finish. So one game gives 150 points, and you can play for free! Takeing a dip in a buble bath is also free (you get 75 points for that), but you can only use it once in 6 hours. In contrast, the basket ball can be played again in 10 sec. Awsome!
The highest awarding party items will have a pink baloon to mark it. This is not the case with the basket ball, at least not in my game. You just have to know about it. So it's kind of a secret. This is also the case for the karaoke machine (gives 75 points). I have never seen a baloon marking it, even after I have used all the other 75 points items.
So if you have a basket ball field: tell all your party guests about it!
Ooo, thanks for the tip, @KatlaStorm! That's awesome. I was on the fence about whether or not to keep the court up during a party because it's SO not in line with my House of Stars motif. 💎🎥💋 But for that kind of party XP, I'll make it work! *high-five!*
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Hello dear reader.
My last couple of posts have been a bit different from what I usually write about, but they've been things I'm very passionate about…domestic violence and giving children a voice when they need one. Today, however, will be a little calmer. I promise.
I found a quote the other day that really stuck with me.
"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else. You are the one who gets burned"
I've believed for a long time now that holding on to anger and refusing to forgive, gives the person who wronged you power over you. It hurts you, not them. Buddha just says it better. No matter how it's said, it's a truth that a lot of people never grasp.
When I was a child, I wanted more than anything to be grown so my abusive mother and step-father would no longer have control over me. When I was 15, I simply could not deal with it any longer. I was literally losing my mind. So I left. The police found me after a week or so. They gave me a choice between going to Juvie or going home. I thought about it and decided, better the devil you know……right? So I went back. Nothing got better. Things actually got worse. So when I left again a few months later, I had a plan. The plan worked. Instead of sending the police after me, they told me that they would call the police on me if I showed up there. I was free! At least, I thought I was.
Many years went by while I hung on to hurt, anger, hatred, and guilt. Why guilt? Because I had left my four siblings in that hell hole. When I left, I planned to get them out as soon as I could. But I was living in an abandoned car out in a field. In Louisiana. In the summer. I knew I couldn't take custody of them while I was living like that. It was four years later by the time I had a home of my own, not staying at someone else's house, and a steady job. By then…..anyway, that's where the guilt came from.
I went from bad relationship to bad relationship to worse relationship. I was angry, depressed, and felt like a victim. But I didn't have a clue how to change things. I had gotten away. But I wasn't FREE. My life still felt the same. I changed geography and who was abusing me, but other than that it was the same life. I'd reach a point where I simply could not deal with it any longer and I'd run, over and over again.
The first time I tried to commit suicide I was 10 years old. I knew that it was dangerous to take more Tylenol than it said to on the bottle, so I swallowed an entire bottle of Tylenol before I went to bed. I completely expected to die during the night. Boy was I mad when I woke up in the morning! That was the first of many attempts throughout my life. I simply could not deal with my life any longer and I tried to run.
It's a funny thing about running. No matter how fast or how far you run, you are still there with all the pain and anger you try to escape. It took me more than 40 years to figure that out. But I still didn't know how to change it. I couldn't erase all that had happened to me. I had tried to forget, but that never worked. I had to let go of it. I didn't know how to do that.
When I had my first surgery for the Chiari, I truly didn't know if I would survive the surgery. I wasn't scared of dying, but if I was going to, I needed to do it with a clean slate. I had to forgive so that I could be forgiven. It wasn't about letting them off the hook, or in any way condoning what had been done. It was about me being able to die with a clear conscience. So I started calling people…my mother, my ex-husband….people who had hurt me the worst. I called and told them that I was sorry. I was sorry that I hadn't been a better daughter. I was sorry that I hadn't been a better wife. I was sorry that I hadn't been a better person, a better sibling, friend, mother….so many things.
I was shocked at what happened. My pain and anger toward people went away as I apologized for my failures in the relationship. I was able to let go of my hurt. With every person I talked to, a little bit of light shined into places in my heart that had never been anything but dark. It was incredible! They didn't have any more power over me. What they had done to me no longer controlled my life.
Let me be very clear about one thing here. Forgiving does not mean forgetting. I would never leave my daughters alone with my parents because I knew what could happen. I let go of the pain they had caused me. I didn't become stupid. What I did was for me, not for them.
I did survive the surgery….obviously. But I had my clean conscious. My past no longer ruled my future. I've worked hard every day since then to try to be more forgiving. The things that happened to me are still a part of my life, but now I try to use them for good. I work with children who have been abused or neglected. I work with victims of domestic violence. I am very passionate about those things. But I am no longer a victim. I am a survivor.
That hot coal did a lot of damage to me while I tried to throw it. I still burn my fingertips from time to time when I reach to pick it back up. But now I've learned to drop it.
I truly hope that I (and Buddha) have given you something to think about today. Put something in comments at the bottom of this page and let me know. You are welcome to share as much or as little as you'd like. Please feel free to pass this on. It's truly life changing.
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When the Factor spoke with a group of angry parents this week they made it clear there would be a united protest Saturday night at a local football game.
Apparently, that notice of solidarity did not make it in the memo to all the band members at Jack Yates High School.
Parents and some band members said students at the Houston school would not play their instruments Saturday night at the Yates vs. Wheatley football game because of old and aging band uniforms.
Uniforms the parents say have been used by the school since 2005.
As a result of that dissatisfaction students said they would wear all black and not perform at the game.
Factor contributor Torrey Walker attended the game and said the band played and only about five students put down their instruments and wore all black.
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Talk:Java Edition mentioned features/Sky dimension/Archive 1
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- 1 Aether
- 2 Dimension?
- 3 'heaven'
- 4 Flight and the possibility of new mobs
- 5 wasn't the aether inspired by the Indev floating island map type?
- 6 "Floating Nether"
- 7 Maps in the Datamined Sky Dimensions
- 8 Erroneous use of the word "Datamined"
- 9 Only Chickens?
- 10 A Kind of Suggestion...
- 11 obtainable blocks
- 12 Literal inversion?
- 13 1.8?
- 14 Infinite water/lavafall
- 15 1.8.1 Skylands Chunk Error
- 16 Void is black
- 17 So.... are we scrapping this or what?
- 18 Possible remake?
- 19 The explanation of no weather
- 20 New world height and the Sky Dimension/Islands?
- 21 Dragon Lair
- 22 Sky Dimension (I hope Notch will read this!)
- 23 Wow, a new dimension?
- 24 The End
- 25 Vandalism
- 26 A lot like the Aether
This sounds like it's going to be pretty similar to the Aether... Should we note that on the page? Fruckert 17:52, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
- I don't see any reason to. So far, the *only* similarity is floating islands, and the Aether is hardly the only mod that does that. 「User:Dinoguy1000Special:Contributions/Dinoguy1000」? · ☎ Dinoguy1000 18:05, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
- I believe it is unnecessary to make the comparison to a current mod(s) for it doesn't support anything about the sky realm besides being similar in geography.--Gatler 22:09, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
Notch has contacted the people who made the Aether mod, and he does admit that sky dimension is based on the aether. --Tsar Bomba 19:50, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
- Do you have any proof of this? An unsubstantiated claim is not enough to add something to an article. 「User:Dinoguy1000Special:Contributions/Dinoguy1000」? · ☎ Dinoguy1000 19:12, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
I would say it was worth to mention that the "Sky Dimension" probably is based on the popoular suggestion (not mod), The Aether as the Aether started as a suggestion and only later became a mod. Taurentius 10:57, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
Maybe we should add something about the Aether mod, if only to avoid confusion.. --Gemberkoekje 19:50, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
- Wow, I did just that without seeing your post...really! --Yurisho 19:54, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
- I sort-of noticed lol, well, problem solved i guess --Gemberkoekje 19:54, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
DANGIT! i wish it would be like the mod. PPLLLZZZZ make it the aether cuz the mod doesnt work for my computer.-- Reallitup2
- Actually, I think it goes more or less like this: The Aether mod was inspired by the map type in Indev, and the Sky Dimension wa probably inspired by the Aether. So really, the Sky Dimension was inspired by the map type in Indev. -Apocalyptic Builder 15:37, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
I'm fairly sure from the screenshots and what Notch has said that it is in another "dimension" just like the nether, with no true connection to the "real" world. --{ Fishrock123 } (Talk) 02:23, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
It would be useless if there was a heaven in Minecraft. Because everyone would make a portal, go there and then Notch will be adding updates to a world in which isn't used as much. It probably will be similar to the Nether, with aggressive mobs as well, just floating... --User:R0cketorUser_talk:R0cketor 06:33, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
- We don't even know how it's going to look like. I agree that the Nether is kinda useless to visit because of the small amount of unique blocks, but if this dimension has a large amount of useful blocks and mobs, or even if it has the same blocks than normal world, it would be kinda interesting for those who like exotic landscape ... or really loved the Island maps from Indev (like me). I just don't want this dimension to be nothing more than a "floating Nether". User:Olip96 03:07, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
Doesn't seem like my kind of heaven. If you fall, you die? Right? Falling to far drops you into the damaging void does it not? --HexZyle 23:30, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
No the void of the skylands would probably act like a portal to the overworld (since it's theoretically above the overworld) and would either drop you off the cloud layer of the overworld in a position relative to the skylands, or would just spawn you in your bed if you're dreaming. It would also be nice if there were rare sky shrines that would spawn in forest clearings, that would (probably by standing on some magical pedestral block with sunlight/moonlight shining on it from above for a while) warp you directly into a shrine directly above it in the skylands (think like the angel island shrines in sonic games).Codebracker 08:36, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
Flight and the possibility of new mobs[edit]
By the looks of it, the islands are pretty far apart. So my guess is notch is adding a way for players to fly. Also there may be new mobs wich adds a possibility of new items. Third, yes this is going to be a lot like the nether, but he gave hell a chance, why not the opposition?
- 1 - Possibly Dragons.
- 2 - Because if it was a heaven, people would create that portal pronto, and everyone would get bored in the heaven, lose interest in MineCraft etc etc etc. --User:R0cketorUser_talk:R0cketor
wasn't the aether inspired by the Indev floating island map type?[edit]
shouldn't it be mentioned? why was it taken down?--Yurisho 07:59, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
- I presume it was taken down because the person who first made an Aether mod was actually inspired by the nether, not indev.--Neil2250 08:37, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
- let's say it was one or more of them or just ask the guy who makes the mod...--Yurisho 20:25, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
"Floating Nether"[edit]
this is a bit off topic (well, i made the topic and this is exactly to it, but to uuh.. for the Sky Dimension, this might be a bit off topic :p) but yea.. when i saw the first screenshots, i started to wonder, if there will be new block types for dirt and stuff.. nether was at first only dirt and sand and then Notch made netherrack and soul sand.. well.. this led me to wonder, that Sky Dimension would be even more horrifing than nether it self, if the dirt would be netherrack, the place is all dark and there'd be ghasts and zombie pigmen and stuff.. a "floating nether".. (well.. thats all for this topic's topic :p) the "floating nether" led me to think of an event "hell on earth" when stones, cobblestones and dirt transforms into netherrack and ghasts and zombie pigmen all spawns in the overworld, wanting you dead.. that could be a scary event.. well.. this (suprise suprise) led me to think of something very similar.. Notch is already making that kind of event into the game, when moon becomes red and zombies comes through walls wanting you dead. well uuh.. what was my point? my point is, after all this none-sense typing i go absolutely off topic: i really need to contact Notch and tell him what i've got in mind.. big point i got here, huh? well.. not to dissapoint you that much, as one of the previous topics said, that there could come new mobs, and player would be able to fly, im almost more than sure, that when Sky Dimension will be released; Dragons will be part of the game \o/ And also to point out, Sky Dimension will not be in the 1.6 update, but i give my hopes up, it to be released in the next update 1.7 and for something extra, for those who dont know about it yet and did read this all the way to the end, the game's full version is planned to be released 11.11.2011 WOO \o/ Tenrashack 19:15, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
Maps in the Datamined Sky Dimensions[edit]
Its said in the trivia: If you select a map while in the unfinished version of the Sky Dimension, your game will display the saving chunks screen and crash. This is probably due to a similar bug that occurs when trying to map an exposed portion of the void. Then so what is this? Map in Sky Dimension STealTHB90 16:39, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
Maybe the bug got fixed in 1.6.6. Calinou - talk × contribs » 16:42, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
- Durr, read the page. It's called SMP. TheKax User talk:TheKax 13:18, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
Erroneous use of the word "Datamined"[edit]
Datamining is the science of finding patterns in datasets using statistics and AI. Look it up. I do not see how enabling a feature in a codebase has anything to do with datamining: there are no stats, datasets or patterns involved whatsoever.Editing...SkyNT 01:52, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
- Language is a fluid evolving thing, if your language doesn't change it's called a dead language. Datamining has also picked up a meaning of looking through the code to find features that are not turned on, and in gaming circles that's the only way you'll find it used. Daropedia 12:49, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
- Can you point to cases where the word has been used in that way? Some quick Googling didn't turn up any such usage for me, and not even Urban Dictionary records the definition you're espousing. 「User:Dinoguy1000Special:Contributions/Dinoguy1000」? · ☎ Dinoguy1000 18:41, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
- Wouldn't this be a source hack, achieved through reverse-engineering? I fail to see what data has to do with it. --gmip 22.214.171.124 02:53, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
- Can you point to cases where the word has been used in that way? Some quick Googling didn't turn up any such usage for me, and not even Urban Dictionary records the definition you're espousing. 「User:Dinoguy1000Special:Contributions/Dinoguy1000」? · ☎ Dinoguy1000 18:41, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
Only Chickens?[edit]
I've actually had spiders spawn due to a spider spawner in SMP with the DreamLand plugin so yeah.... It actually was a pig spawner but there were a bunch of spiders in the dungeon. Electrk 23:57, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
- Chickens are the only one that spawns naturally. A spawner is unnatural as they are forced to spawn. :) --User:R0cketorUser_talk:R0cketor 09:13, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
- Wrong page, and that bug was fixed. It simply spawned spiders because in SMP spawners were bugged to always show pigs.
A Kind of Suggestion...[edit]
I think that the Sky Dimension should include moving islands. if all the separate islands moved around it would make the game more interesting. It would add another mechanic, and if the sky dimension isn't going to contain many unique blocks, then it should be as aesthetically different as possible. In my opinion it would be fantastic awe inspiring and stupefying if the islands would float around (slowly) and possibly collide? it would make "heaven" more chaotic and add a danger to the new area.
- Although the amount of coding (and ensuing bugs) going into that would be considerably large, maybe possible? (thinking of airship mod atm) --HexZyle 04:00, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
- Um, wouldn't this be more broken than boats? The server would have to render it, and every client would have to receive updates about every movement of every single block. Moving slower doesn't really make it any easier, as you will still experience latency issues with where things appear to be for different clients. Being able to build and remove a blocks would make this a programming nightmare --gmip 18.104.22.168 02:59, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
obtainable blocks[edit]
since the nether is fully made of blocks only found there it would be stupid if the sky demension was just like the ground world. i mean with the addition of a new type of land we want some differences from the ground world.like new blocks different fluids (like healing water or angel tears) more tools mobs or just anything but if they were to add more blocks they would need to add more than just 3 like the nether. --A Big Mojang Lover 00:56, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
- Not necissarily. The nether is extremely useful on its own. Soulsand, glowstone and netherrack are only icing on the cake. The sheer quantity of lava, creepy (and neat) atmosphere, challenging monsters and transportation speed make the nether extremely useful without including the factor of the unique blocks. I hope the sky dimension has something similar or just as useful as the nether does in terms of features. --HexZyle 04:14, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
- yeah but people would get bored of it just like in the nether. i think it would be better if there were more craftable items only found in the sky demension (off topic!)and there should be an update that makes nether items craftable in more ways. --A Big Mojang Lover 12:53, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
- It's still 4 months until the official release of minecraft, (and not mentioning updates after that) and the Sky Dimension hasn't even been released yet. (its map generator has been, but no items, I'm sure Notch has already several new features for it well underway that we have no idea about) If it comes out and is boring, then you have a right to complain. But what we have seen so far is only a piece of the draft. Not even an entire draft, just a piece of it. We can't go making suggestions when we don't even quite know what the sky dimension really even is or how much development has been put into it. (sorry, i rambled on a bit there) --HexZyle 12:43, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
- yeah but people would get bored of it just like in the nether. i think it would be better if there were more craftable items only found in the sky demension (off topic!)and there should be an update that makes nether items craftable in more ways. --A Big Mojang Lover 12:53, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
Literal inversion?[edit]
While the two are plainly intended to be contrasted... How in the world is the Nether "filled with sky?" That doesn't make any sense, you can't have a sky in an enclosed space unless you're talking about something like the crystal spheres from Spelljammer where the sky that people see when they look up from the surface of a world is actually the interior surface of an enclosed space which envelopes the world in question. 188.8.131.52 04:47, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
- It means air blocks. The Nether is like a vast amount of rock with pockets of air. --Cby 05:49, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
Hmm... I thought notch said he would add the Sky Dimension (The Aether) in 1.8, If he did, can someone tell me how to make a portal there if they know? -Themole2
There's no way to make a portal and notch hasn't put anything in to be able to get there yet. On the server I play on, we accessed it using the /warp command. - Nebetsu
http://i.imgur.com/ewZvk.png *FACEDESK* - Nebetsu
- The Sky Dimension IS NOT the same thing as the Aether; the former is an official in-game area (though not finished or accessible without mods), and the latter is a mod. The two have absolutely nothing to do with each other. 「User:Dinoguy1000Special:Contributions/Dinoguy1000」? · ☎ Dinoguy1000 01:20, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
I know that. My picture (http://i.imgur.com/ewZvk.png ) is NOT of the Aether mod. It is what happens when you use multiworld (or multiverse. I don't remember which) to travel to the Sky Dimension. Is there a fix to this? The server I play on uses this place. - Nebetsu
Infinite water/lavafall[edit]
I dont know about these sky dimensions. water and lavafalls just STOP when they hit void. that doesn't really look any good at all. until notch does something about that i don't think that sky dimensions are a good idea.
- Although mild coding does actually go to -64, i dont think it'd be possible to allow blocks into the void like water/lava. I think a smarter idea would be to just removing the water/lavafall blocks altogether and just keep the ponds/lakes.--Neil2250 18:04, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
Wait- are you saying remove flowing water and leave only source blocks? --Captain_Clam 01:26, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
- Would it be possible to add coding that creates a visual effect of the water dropping down into the void, rather than placing actual blocks there? --HexZyle 01:20, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
Yes, It could be like how blocks stop being solid 32000000 blocks away from the center.
How about a one block thick mist/cloud layer above the void being generated in the sky dimension. It would be about 20% see-through and the player would see the water/lava falling into the clouds. The effect of falling into the mist would probably teleport you back into yoour bed, or make you fall from the cloud layer of the overworld relatively bellow the skyworld.Codebracker 08:25, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
1.8.1 Skylands Chunk Error[edit]
BEFORE you rage at me, I found this on Creative Mode on Beta 1.8.1 with NO Mods or Texture Packs installed.
Anyone got ideas? :L --User:R0cketorUser_talk:R0cketor 07:34, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
- Can you give the co-ordinates and seed? Was the world first generated in 1.8.1 or a previous version? --HexZyle 07:41, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
- It was first generated in 1.7 HOWEVER it still incorporates 1.8 features and the rest of the map is fine (this error only appeaars for about 8 chunks)
Seed on F3 is unavailable for some weird reason but I could try to host the map on mediafire or something. --User:R0cketorUser_talk:R0cketor 08:48, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
That looks like an ordinary terrain generation mismatch. I don't see it having anything to do with the Sky Dimension. —KPReid 16:09, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
- I can see it now. On first glance i thought it exposed the void, but it doesn't. You have obvously generated this world in an earlier version then updated to 1.8 --HexZyle 16:14, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
- Actually, it acts much like the actual Sky Dimension. There IS void below the chasms and stuff like that. It most likely was mismatched with the Sky Dimensions' biome properties. If you want I can take another picture showing the void at daytime. --User:R0cketorUser_talk:R0cketor 20:53, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
- That would be appreciated. Update that file instead of uploading a new one. --HexZyle 02:32, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
- Actually, it acts much like the actual Sky Dimension. There IS void below the chasms and stuff like that. It most likely was mismatched with the Sky Dimensions' biome properties. If you want I can take another picture showing the void at daytime. --User:R0cketorUser_talk:R0cketor 20:53, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
- Done! --User:R0cketorUser_talk:R0cketor 09:20, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
- Wow, that is wack. It does seem that 1.8.1 generates the sky dimension biome alongside other biomes. Obviously an overlooked error there, perhaps we could suddenly walk into a nether biome also? :P --HexZyle 04:03, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
- Nether biomes (aka Hell) can be generated via a world corruption. This may be the same thing but this is just to say that the Sky Dimension is in the files. I'm going to add this to the main page, but only under bugs. Feel free to delete it if it's unneeded. --User:R0cketorUser_talk:R0cketor 04:58, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
- Yeah, that's what i thought. The sky biome hasn't been seperated from the other biomes so there is a chance it can generate in the overworld. obviously a bug. --HexZyle 05:26, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
- Nether biomes (aka Hell) can be generated via a world corruption. This may be the same thing but this is just to say that the Sky Dimension is in the files. I'm going to add this to the main page, but only under bugs. Feel free to delete it if it's unneeded. --User:R0cketorUser_talk:R0cketor 04:58, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
Ugh, just had this happen to me, just today. Was running a server on 1.9pre-3, and the server spawn was about 200z 200x. I closed down the server last night, and when i started playing tonight with my little brother, i ended up dying, and discovered the respawn had been changed to about 0,0. This frustrated me, and i attempted to navigate the huge drops and cavern openings around me where i had spawned, looked over the edge of a cliff, and realised i was in a sky dimension chunk. Annoyed the crap out of me that such a large piece of crap had damaged my world file >:(, and also changed my spawn zone. Now im going to have to edit the spawn with NBT. What a pain. --HexZyle 11:31, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
- Haha, we got my SP world and brought it into MP for my server and an Abandoned Mineshaft generated to float over the void. One of the peasants were exploring and fell off the edge into the void!!! XD and also to prevent world corruption in MP, dont forcequit terminal/cmd prompt, use the /stop command --User:R0cketorUser_talk:R0cketor 05:00, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
- I do use the /stop command :( also one time (same server, shortly after), a big bunch of all the precious materials that my brother and i just finished hauling up from a mine just diappeared out of the double chest. all the items we had beforehand were there. i have a feeling chest items werent saved properly and they reappeared back in the mine chests. haven't checked yet. --HexZyle 12:06, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
Sorry, but you created a creative world in 1.7.3? how did you did this? NaNdummy 19:46, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
- I generated the world in 1.7.3. I then merged it to a Multiplayer map and enabled creative for myself in a 1.8.1 server. Sorry for the bump, but this is how i did it.
If you're asking how to change gamemodes in singleplayer, the mod TooManyItems does that. --User:R0cketorUser_talk:R0cketor 04:56, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
- Or just bump over a different level.dat --Neil2250 13:16, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
Void is black[edit]
The void is black in 1.8! It is very ugly.... Germanyboy 12:21, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
Thanks tips! I just posted about that a few lines up. - Nebetsu
So.... are we scrapping this or what?[edit]
http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/statuses/124201530856452096 - Nebetsu
Oh HELL NOOO. Thiss'd have to go in removed features then. :S --User:R0cketorUser_talk:R0cketor 20:55, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
Ok. Someone should do that. :P --Nebetsu 21:06, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
- Well it's not removed yet, it's still in the game. When The End is released, we place a {{Outdated}} tag on this --HexZyle 05:55, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
Did Notch ever confirm Jeb's comment? It's entirely possible, since Notch was the only one we can confirm to have worked on the Sky dimension, that Jeb was mistaken. 22.214.171.124 07:32, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
Possible remake?[edit]
Well since The End doesn't have any similarities to Sky Dimension, exept that The End is in region 2 where Sky Dimension used to be, is it posible that it is gonna be in some future update, because it was confirmed some time ago, and I doubt all that work will be wasted, maybe it will just get renamed into somthing like Dream realm or other and placed in region 3.
Excuse my newbishness, but possibly region [—] or region [?] as, with the ender replacing it, it isn't really accessable. Technically, the Ender IS the Sky Realm, but literally, it's not.
- The End was in Pre-release 3, but a bug caused it to generate inside the Overworld, causing the overworld to shape in giant floating islands. So in the development history of minecraft, they are the same thing, but technically (to the players) they are not. This should keep its own page, because it was far different to The End, and was a historical piece of community discussion and minecraft history. Just like how Crying Obsidian has a page seperate to Bed. --HexZyle 23:05, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
- Well guys, it looks like the Sky Dimension is back to Minecraft, because if you read it as of today (11/14/2011), it says "The Sky Dimension is an upcoming dimension in Minecraft, to go along with The Nether and The End." and "However, Notch tweeted much later that a different "Skylands" dimension is still in the making. This version, completely seperate from the End, is now set to replace the original idea". So, yah! It's back. alexkill51 - 14 November 2011
- I asked Notch in twitter (https://twitter.com/nandummy/status/137596223564689408). I hope he gives me an answer :(
NaNdummy 19:54, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
The explanation of no weather[edit]
From what I see, the Sky Dimension is explained to have no weather because it's 'above the clouds'. However, the article on Rain says that Notch explained that the rain does not come from the visible clouds, because they come from another layer of clouds further up. Unless the Sky Dimension is above both those layers, I think it's safe to say that the no-weather explanation is faulty. 22.214.171.124 13:37, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
New world height and the Sky Dimension/Islands?[edit]
Hi all, just been thinking about the new world height and a though popped into my head. What if the height has been increase to include the sky dimension above the clouds? Or at least sky islands. The higher world limit now would allow the sky dimension to be implemented in the overworld with ease; the sky dimension used to be above the clouds, which the new height limit would allow just like the original but closer to home. --Ben11113333 13:58, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
Dragon Lair[edit]
The End is the Enderdragon's lair, so maybe the Red Dragon will live here.
Red dragons, he said there would be many of them.Codebracker 08:27, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
That's it! Like people said, there could be a way to fly. Maybe the Red Dragon could be tameable and you can fly on it! Sandvich101 12:03, 5 May 2012
Sky Dimension (I hope Notch will read this!)[edit]
Seeing what everybody's ideas are, I would think it would be epic if there was to be a Sky Dimension, and I think that this Sky Dimension should have a better name... Like Sky World...but that may be a bit to "common" for you others out there... well, I think this Sky Dimension should host the Red Dragon, be a place where the only way in is to build a special bed (with the bed sheets being blue instead of red), and that I hope I am not making Notch feel like I am forcing him to do so, for nobody likes getting e-mails, posts, or comments ordering that you must do it right away. Neither do I. --Link_VII 18:38, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
- Notch doesn't have anything to do with minecraft anymore... --220.127.116.11 03:57, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
What do you mean by that? He's the one who's been making this game all this time. Codebracker 15:34, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
Meaning, that Notch stopped working on minecraft a while back, he is no longer the lead developer, jeb is. Apparently, he isn't going to have anything more to do with minecrfat's development.
Wow, a new dimension?[edit]
This looks great to see a Sky Dimension. And, some pointless note: When I get in Exit Portal the game just ENDED?! Why!
- No, just a scrapped idea. There will likely never be a sky dimension. 220.127.116.11 01:22, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
The End[edit]
Why are The End and the Sky Dimension two separate articles? Take a look at them, they are obviously the same thing? Floating islands with vast nothingness below. Just because dimension-specific blocks were added with the official version does not make it a different thing? Felinoel 14:39, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
Here's a list of all the differences between the skylands and the End:
The End
- Very dark, no sun, moon, or stars
- One floating island
- Made of endstone
- Obsidian towers
- Only mobs are Endermen and the Enderdragon
- No clouds
- Textured, dark, multicolored sky
- Included and accessible in vanilla
The Sky Dimension
- Very bright, sun is always at the zenith
- Infinite
- Made of overworld materials
- No obsidian towers
- Overworld passive mobs like chickens
- Clouds below the islands
- Lavender/blue Earthlike sky
- Could only be accessed through mods
Nope, no differences here. None at all. Clearly the End and the Sky Dimension are exactly the same thing. 184.108.40.206 15:47, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
Dude above me, you deserve a medal. 126.96.36.199 20:16, 18 September 2012 (UTC) I'd say the differences, but somebody ninjaed me. Of course, there are a few differences he/she didn't count: The Ender:
- Ender Crystals
- The End of the game
- No future content(????)
The Sky Dimension:
- No Ender Crystals
- Game Progress Stage Unknown
- Future content unknown
- No mobs other than Chickens, and the occasional Cow or, even more rarely, pigs.
Can someone undo the changes made to the page by 220.127.116.11 on the 19th of september, it is vandalism, his comment claims that he was merely editing a video link, when in reality he was changing the entire article, implying that this is still being worked on planned, when it isn't. 22.214.171.124 05:36, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
- Just to clarify, I'd do it myself but it's not letting me undo for some unknown reason.188.8.131.52 05:38, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
ok they SHOULD add it! i mean i cant and dont know how to get mods so if they add THIS! then i guees almost evry one should be happy also the guy said that the should be red dragonss is right! it should be like 3 diamond blocks( whre wool would go) on 3 stone(maybe wood) under it!--184.108.40.206 22:11, 13 July 2013 (UTC) --126.96.36.199 22:11, 13 July 2013 (UTC)--18.104.22.168 22:11, 13 July 2013 (UTC)oh yeah and i am sorry my user name is DJISEPIC hope u like what i said!
A lot like the Aether[edit]
Hello! I somehow got onto this page and noticed how it was a lot like the Aether, both have floating islands, both mostly spawn bird mobs (for the Aether it's moas, for the Sky Dimension it's chickens). Could someone add this to the Trivia section please, as I am unnable to due to the fact that I do not have an account? Also, it looks similar to the Skylands from the popular Spyro game, Skylanders: Spyro's adventure.
Yours truly, --184.108.40.206 07:02, 6 April 2014 (UTC)