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Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR and VR) began as a theoretical concept when the terms were just created in 1990. The concept emanated with the introduction of the Star Trek: The Next Generation franchise that ushered holodeck. This was the first fictional immersive VR environment.
A few decades later, augmented reality (AR) is now exerting a considerable impact on the mobile app development front. Some successful AR apps in the last few years have been launched. Among them was Pokemon Go in 2016.
The popularity of Pokemon Go among younger audiences resulted in a few AR tie-ups. Starbucks and T-Mobile were some of them.
There are several noteworthy players in the augmented reality market. In a BBC interview, estimates for the market value were pegged at USD 162 billion by 2024. According to experts interviewed by the BBC. AR device and service revenue currently stands at around $54 billion and is growing fast.
Augmented reality is now a major thrust for big business. But what does this mean for companies developing apps? What does one need to know about developing apps with Augmented Reality (AR)?
AR is different from virtual reality. VR is immersive and generally needs a headset like an Oculus Rift. One can witness this in a lot of museums and art galleries. One can rent a walking guide that is most probably a device around the size of an older generation phone coupled with headphones.
AR on the other hand permits the app developers to overlay digital information onto real-world objects. Now, if one were to download an app. Now what one needs to do is to just direct it to the paintings, artifacts, and exhibits. One would get all the information one could need.
With AR, this is the kind of immersive experience that brands can offer customers. Companies can greatly benefit from digital overlays of some exciting and interesting information on their products or services.
AR is greatly influencing app development around the world. Businesses in sectors as diverse as real estate, hospitality, finance, and healthcare are now demanding AR layers and augmentation to the apps that they're developing.
Augmented reality is very accessible from a customer point of view. They don't need to buy anything extra. Just a smartphone with a camera that has access to AR technology. Businesses that are now offering AR-enabled services have two versions to consider.
Location-Based Augmented Reality
This version relies on geolocation data within the phone to directly impact the AR experience within an app. Here, the user can interact physically with the world along with an augmented digital overlay. An immersive tour of a town or an art gallery is possible.
Customers have to enable geolocation data sharing with the app. Only then can they benefit from a location-based AR experience.
Marker-Based Augmented Reality
This version relies on patterns and interaction with the smartphones' camera. In this case, when one points the camera at a QR code, a digital overlay of information of real-world imagery emerges.
Businesses can create a combination of digital marketing and point-of-sale with physical promotions and in-store/on-site activities. This is a great game-changer for brands.
Sectors that AR can Benefit
AR does not make business sense for all sectors. Financial services need apps that can focus on core business transactions.
AR is a decision taken by aligning business and necessity.
Many sectors, however, can make use of AR. If sales and customers can benefit, then AR is worth it.
The entertainment sector can advance its creations through an AR experience. They can easily adapt an existing bestseller game with AR technology. Games are greatly enhanced by combining the digital and physical worlds. Games that hinge around exploration and journeys benefit from AR. Collaborations and additional revenue opportunities also open up.
Big retail brands have been adversely impacted due to online competition. But even as more people shop online, retail brands still struggle to offer a modern compelling in-store experience to shoppers.
Retailers can use AR to combine a digital and a physical experience. Brands can offer deals and provide more information about the product. Up-sell opportunities are also possible. In this way, experiences can be created without much investment in physical displays.
Also, the speed of change is greatly increased compared to physical displays. Implementation time gets reduced because of AR.
Immersive learning experiences are now possible for students of all age groups. Students can access apps and learning tools on their devices. Subjects like art, history, and science can more exciting and brought to life through AR.
The education system can be greatly impacted because of AR. Publishers and content creators can offer study material that students would welcome more easily than conventional learning methods.
Tourism is immensely benefited through AR. Customers can be shown the destinations to be marketed using AR. This makes it more interactive and easier to sell. Moreover, AR apps can give the vacation goers additional information and an immersive experience during the holiday. that will contribute to the quality of the holiday.
Many use AR to enhance Sign translators to break the language barrier. Historic cities apps offer glimpses of the cities as a guide. Local brand tie-ups are also possible using such apps.
Real Estate
Real estate brands use AR to sell the features and benefits of the property. Potential customers can go through a 3D experience of the property on the phone. Sales teams are greatly benefitted from such apps.
Challenges for using augmented reality are spotting a business opportunity and precise points of integration. Potential cost implications must also be considered.
Development of Augmented Reality Apps
These apps depend on many factors. AR integration is location or marker-based is one of them. Image processing capability is another example. AR apps generally super-impose digital content in real-time on live objects. One needs to balance physical and digital content, a challenge while developing AR apps.
It is critical to ensure that UX and UI are tuned to the needs of the user. The AR experience should be kept simple and intuitive for users.
The development of AR apps needs skills that are not easily found. Apart from just developers, 3D modeling, computer vision etc is needed.
Today, a lot of consumers are ready to enjoy immersive AR technology. Businesses also can take advantage of this fact. It is important to create experiences that mix digital with physical experiences. Elevated customer experiences also contribute to new revenue and promotional opportunities. However, the most important aspect is the team that is building the apps.


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Bridge replacement British Columbia Route 3
As part of my trip to BC last weekend I passed through works where a truss bridge and railroad crossing are being replaced by two new bridges. The location is here. The new bridges are what I call functional rather than anything of architectural value.
This is the sign announcing the work. As it's now mid-September I think a completion in the next couple of months is optimistic as the road between the two new bridges is missing.
This is the western approach showing the new bridge largely complete and taking a smoother line through the curve than the old one.
This is looking the other way showing the bridge to replace the railroad crossing. The new road is on an embankment here. The old truss bridge over the river is in the distance.
This is closer to the truss bridge and the new bridge is on a slight grade to allow the road to rise gently to the new embankment. The section of the current road in the picture will be beneath the embankment when it is built.
Hope they're not going to demo the old bridge. That one looks pretty neat.
Is that sign in Clearview? It sure looks like it.
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Yes it is.
That's what I thought. Based on the "3," it looks like 3-B, while the smaller text might be 2-B.
I only brought it up because it's one of the few signs I've seen that is fully Clearview'd.
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Optimal nourishment all through pregnancy is vital for growing a sound infant, limiting entanglements, and furthermore past birth. Studies have demonstrated that a healthy monthly pregnancy diet can lessen the odds of your infant creating corpulence, diabetes and coronary illness further down the road.
Can air pollution affect pregnancy and your baby?
A recent study has found out that exposure to severe air pollution may result in birth defects and some fatalities during pregnancy.
According to WHO, 9 out of 10 people on this planet get exposed to high pollutant levels, while the reason for one out of every nine deaths worldwide can be attributed to exposure to bad air quality, totaling over 7 million premature deaths in a year.
According to a research, published in the journal proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, bad air quality can decrease fetal survival rates as well as also shorten gestation rates. This could affect body weight and result into brain and heart damage.
The researchers examined the adverse health effects due to exposure to fine particulate matter consisting of ammonium sulfate on female rats. This particulate matter is found in several locations around the world.
According to researchers,"In countries like India and China, during winters, severe haze occurs frequently. Thus, particulate matter levels go high, such as as to several hundred micrograms per cubic meter."
According to Renyi Zhang, Professor at Texas A&M University in the US, "People generally assume that ammonium sulfate may not be very toxic, however our experiment shows adverse impact upon female pregnant rats."
Sulfate is generated through coal burning. It is also a major energy source, particularly for developing countries like India. Ammonium is produced from ammonia, which generates as a result of agricultural, automobile and animal emissions.
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Kateryna is originally from Ukraine. She began dancing at the age of seven. Kateryna is an extraordinary Ballroom and Latin dancer with extensive training and unique dance style. She is well known worldwide as a successful Ballroom and Latin competitor. With her partner she won numerous International and National Championships. Her original style is being taught and appreciated by many teachers in the worldwide ballroom circle. Kateryna loves teaching students of all ages and levels . She enjoys helping people to learn and finds it very rewarding to see her students improve.
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Rootedness & Rand Paul
What does it mean to be a Kentuckian, or a Kentucky senator? Does place have any place in a national election?
Of Money and Mouths
We shouldn't complain about socialists and charlatans in power if we're not willing to fund alternatives. We shouldn't bemoan the power of big money if we're not willing to utilize the power of small money.
Constitutional Kookiness
For years, two-faced Republican demagogues have served up phony-baloney about how much they love little country churches, Norman Rockwell paintings, and old-fashioned American life, even while they were simultaneously encouraging government-subsidized corporations to steamroll Mom & Pop businesses and turn main streets into chain-store strip-malls.


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There are a few questions on this site about time passing and illusion. And it seems that our psychological experience of the flow of time might be best accounted for as illusions are
While we can doubt any particular perception, illusions can appear only against the background of the world and our primordial faith in it. While we never coincide with the world or grasp it with absolute certainty, we are also never entirely cut off from it; perception essentially aims toward truth, but any truth that it reveals is contingent and revisable.
Does this, on Merleau-Ponty, suggest that -- supposing time does not really pass and only appears to -- this illusion occurs "against the background of the world" not really becoming anything?
Specifically, is that static real "background" something that is an element of experience?


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Ruth Ann Loughry
Pastor Ruth Ann was born in Cheyenne, WY, and baptized into the United Methodist denomination. She attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, majoring in Music Education with a minor in English Education. Ruth Ann taught elementary school music for five years in Littleton, CO. Her seminary studies took place at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN, and Wartburg Seminary in Dubuque, IA. Ordained in 2001, she has served as an Associate Pastor jointly at Lutheran Memorial in Pierre, SD, and Grace Lutheran in Hayes, SD, and Bethany Lutheran in Cherry Hills Village, CO. She delights in being present to and with God's people at ordinary and significant milestones in life. Pastor Ruth Ann loves to be outside, walking, biking and looking for birds. You may contact Pastor Ruth Ann at email@example.com.
Administrative Assistant
Kathy Gustad
Kathy grew up in Colorado Springs and graduated with a BA in history from Colorado State University. She is married to Kirk and has two awesome sons. Her favorite past-time is playing with community musical groups, or wherever she can get a gig! You may contact Kathy at email@example.com
Music Director
Dr. Jane Andrews
Being at King of Glory has been a joy for me. I like the colleagues with whom I work and the musicians are open, kind, and fun. Colorado people have always seemed so "down to earth" and that is very refreshing. I feel very fortunate to have worked in music for almost fifty years. I am also very grateful that I had the opportunity to seek and earn a doctorate and become Professor Emeritus in my retirement. Oh, the things I learned were so interesting and I appreciated learning them so much…it was a treat! My music mentor once told me I was one of the most curious people he had ever met and as I have matured I know he really did know me. You might think that once you have directed a choir, then all choirs are pretty much the same and you just continue to recycle the past experience. Nothing could be further from the truth because each musical group has its own personality, needs, and strengths. You may contact Dr. Jane at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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If you want your children to experience a safe, loving and fun church nursery, you should bring them to King of Glory to spend some time with Nancy. There are always two adults present in our nursery who have passed a background check.
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Darrell is our custodian at King of Glory. He does a lot of different things and can be found working on building upkeep, repair, and cleaning at all hours. Golf is his hobby but serving is his passion. He also enjoys a day by the water with his grandkids in tow. He loves watching sunsets along the ocean and a great cup of coffee.


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On Saturday we ran our first training event with young people from St Andrews student archaeology society. This not only provided us with a chance to practice our planned activities on guinea pigs and get some feedback, but gave us all a chance to go and explore the lovely coastline around Crail.
Having looked at the Sites at Risk Map before going out, I have to say we found a lot more sites than I would have if I were walking 'blind'. Within around 1km of coastline, we identified and surveyed salt pans to surface mining and a 17th century castle to a 20th century coastguard station. Most of Scotland's coast is littered with a wealth of sites from all periods, mixed together to really show how dynamic an area the coastline is.
Overall the day went well and has given us a really good idea of what we will be doing with you guys at the future ShoreUPDATE training days!


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This multiple generation workout areas is located next to the playground "Monheimer Playground."
It features multiple outdoor training activities including two types of massage rollers. Great for the elderly or those who want to do some simple exercises.
There is also plenty of space to execute on your outdoor workout activities whether sprints, stretching, yoga, or freeletic exercises.


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The federal government is quietly dismissing dozens of ANTIFA-related cases in Portland, Ore. despite the fact that the terror group has waged war on the city for months, KGW8 has discovered.
According to the federal court records, 31 of the 90 cases have been dismissed by the Department of Justice. Four of the individuals with dropped charges had been charged with the felony crime of assaulting a federal officer. They are free and back on the streets of Portland to participate in the ongoing revolution against civil society with their comrades once again.
KGW8 notes that half of the dropped charges have been "dismissed with prejudice," which means the cases cannot be brought back to court. Former federal prosecutors told KGW8 that these types of dismissals are incredibly rare. This suggests that the feds are giving special treatment to the ANTIFA shock troops…..
The feds have also broken their promises to the people of Portland that they would hold terrorists accountable who have been waging sustained war against the city.
"Make no mistake: those who commit violence in the name of protest, will be investigated, arrested, prosecuted, and face prison time," former U.S. Attorney for Oregon Billy Williams said in a Sept. 25, 2020 press release.
Williams now defends lying to the public and letting potential domestic terrorists back out on the streets to commit more violence.
"Each case was analyzed for the evidence that we had at the time," said Williams. "Careful decisions were made on whether or not someone should be charged based on the evidence."
Big League Politics has reported on the FBI serving as a public relations agency for ANTIFA domestic terrorists as they punish the American public.
Williams has resigned. He wasn't worth a fuck anyway.
The assclowns at the DOJ are giving Antifa thugs the green light to continue the carnage:
The Antifa/BLM goons responsible for the destruction of businesses, police stations, and the courthouse in Portland, just skated out of any legal consequences for their crimes. Expect more of this in the next four years.
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What's the real cost of adding a feature to software?
by Rachel Potts
by Rachel Potts
In this article
New feature cost
Doing the sums
About the author
I've been re-reading Getting real, which recommends:
"Each time you say yes to a feature, you're adopting a child."
It got me thinking about what's involved in adding a feature to software, beyond initially coding it…
It's not at all uncommon that features get added to software applications without really thinking through the consequences. I've seen this happen because a high-profile customer makes some noise about it, or because it seems like a cool idea … or sometimes just because developers have some time on their hands and have written the code.
This approach treats software features as something where the only effort involved is development – or perhaps development plus testing … which is not usually realistic. The true cost of a software feature needs a more long-term view: development plus testing plus design plus documentation plus internal training plus changes to marketing materials plus dealing with support calls plus bug fixing plus updates to all the above plus additional complexity across all areas next time you add a feature … and so on.
To switch analogies on you:
Like cute, fluffy puppies, software features are for life – not just for Christmas
The real cost of a software feature is going to vary wildly depending on the feature, the product, the team and so on … but I had a go at an estimate.
Example estimate of the total cost of adding a feature, over the lifetime of 3 versions
Rachel is our Lead Consultant, advising customers on documentation strategy, and helping our growing team of technical writers to develop their skills and hone their insights. She is a Member of the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators and also contributes to the ISTC's award-winning journal.


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Regression Diaries: A Tale of Three Women
A recent extended regression session told the story of three lives, wrapped in the theme of independently pursuing one's dreams. The client held some beliefs that she logically knew were not true, but that played out in her life nonetheless in ways that limited her. See what this client's regression session taught her.


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Undocumented Immigrants Account for $1B in Medi-Cal Spending
Medi-Cal currently spends about $1 billion annually for health care services for undocumented immigrants, the Sacramento Bee reports. Medi-Cal spending for undocumented immigrants increased by about 50% over the past decade, while overall Medi-Cal spending has increased by about 100% over the same time period.
Republican legislators last month succeeded in removing funding for health care benefits for undocumented immigrant children from the state budget, but federal law mandates Medicaid coverage of some services for undocumented immigrants. California funds additional services for undocumented immigrants who are otherwise eligible for Medi-Cal.
For example, federal law mandates that undocumented immigrants receive emergency care and provides funds to offset the cost of such treatment. The federal government also provides funds for prenatal care for undocumented immigrants.
Without federal funding assistance, Medi-Cal reimburses for breast and cervical cancer treatment, nursing home care and abortions. Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for primary care benefits under Medi-Cal.
California provides an additional $100 million for health care benefits for children who are ineligible for federally subsidized health care benefits, typically because of citizenship status.
Medi-Cal data indicate that about 780,000 undocumented immigrants monthly are enrolled in the program for emergency care or other limited benefits. However, the Santa Monica-based Insure the Uninsured Project says that the number of undocumented immigrants receiving treatment under Medi-Cal is closer to about 200,000 monthly (Benson, Sacramento Bee, 7/9).


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Bakhtiar, M. Taher and Darnis, Deny Susanti and Rezali, Mohd Fazlin and Ahmad Zohri, Farah Syahidah and Solachuddin Jauhari, Arief Ichwan and Alkhamaiseh, Suhaib Ibrahim and Ahmad, Farediah (2011) Chemical constituents and bioactivities of Garcinia malaccensis Hk.f. In: International Conference on Natural Products, 14-16 November 2011, Palm garden Resort, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
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Garcinia malaccensis Hk.f (Guttiferae) is closely resembled to G. mangostana and G. hombroniana. The genus of Garcinia, especially Garcinia mangostana is well known as a medicinal plant in South-east Asia and is used in traditional medicine. The paper reported the chemical constituents of the stembark of Garcinia malaccensis together with cytotoxic, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. Purification and structure elucidation were carried out by chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques, respectively. MTT and trypan blue exclusion methods were performed to study the cytotoxic activity. Antibacterial activity was conducted by disc diffusion and microdilution methods, whereas antioxidant activities were done by ferric thiocyanate method and DPPH radical scavenging. The phytochemical study led to the isolation of -mangostin and cycloart-24-en-3-ol. -Mangostin exhibited cytotoxic activity against HSC-3 cells with an IC50 of 0.33 M. β- and α-mangostin showed activity against K562 cells with IC50 of 0.40 M and 0.48 M, respectively. -Mangostin was active against Gram-positive bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacilus anthracis with inhibition zone and MIC value of (19 mm; 0.025 mg/mL) and (20 mm; 0.013 mg/mL), respectively. In antioxidant assay, -mangostin exhibited activity as an inhibitor of lipid peroxidation. G. malaccensis presence - and -mangostin and cycloart-24-en-3-ol. -Mangostin was found very active against HSC-3 cells and K562. The results suggest that mangostins derivatives have the potential to inhibit the growth of cancer cells by inducing apoptosis. In addition, -and -mangostin was found inhibit the growth of Gram-positive pathogenic bacteria and also showed the activity as an inhibitor of lipid peroxidation. Keywords: Garcinia malaccensis, Guttiferae, apoptosis, antibacterial, antioxidant
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Depositing User: | Dr Muhammad Taher |
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By Jon Peddie
Meant to be Seen is very honored to have Dr. Jon Peddie as a guest contributor to mtbs3D.com. Dr. Peddie has been a pioneer in the computer graphics world since 1962, has made countless media appearances (e.g. CNN and TechTV), and is most importantly a proud gamer. Dr. Peddie is considered one of the most influential analysts of our time, and we are certain his experience will be well received at MTBS.
The console might be getting all the attention these days, but the PC gaming market is actually much larger than most reporters and analysts realize.
The computer market can be divided into three primary segments when viewed as a gaming platform. The three platforms are: Enthusiast, Performance, and Mainstream, and they include a broad range of players. As a result, from a hardware point of view, PC gaming is a much bigger market in units and dollars than the console gaming market.
And, do you know why? Because of Peddie's first law:
"In computer graphics, too much is not enough" – Jon Peddie 1980
The desire to get to the ultimate realism is far from being reached, but we get a little closer every year. It requires the best in technology, and that technology is available at almost every price point.
Enthusiast segment
Compared to the overall PC market, the Enthusiast segment accounts for only a relatively small number of unit shipments. Those systems, though, are among the most expensive and deliver very healthy margins. Enthusiast-class AIBs deliver the highest possible performance and offer the enthusiast or hobbyist the ability to tweak the AIB (e.g. with special cooling and clock manipulation) to exceed the published specifications.
Figure 1: A liquid-cooled enthusiast's gaming PC (Courtesy Castle Computer Systems)
Enthusiasts pay very little attention to price tags. If the PC or AIB promises the best gaming experience, they will be bought, and MSRPs in the category aren't declining. In fact, recent top-end PCs and AIBs on the market have been gaining in price. In our analysis we use Enthusiast AIB's as the cornerstone but also account for Enthusiast systems as a pricing segment with an average of $2,450 including a monitor factor adjusted for gaming motivation and purchasing frequency.
Performance segment
The Performance computer segment isn't as clear-cut as the Enthusiast segment. Some, like JPR, treat it separately from the higher-end Enthusiast category, and others include the Enthusiast category within the Performance segment.
Admittedly, there is overlap between the two, but one of the major points of distinction is that performance machines are sold into the broader markets, advertised as machines for entertainment or high-end professional use. In addition, they are equipped with newer, high-performance graphics chips, but typically not the most powerful.
Often, the performance sector AIBs are the previous generation's Enthusiast AIB, but they are also built up on lower-cost GPU derivatives of the current top-end GPU part. In our analysis we use Performance AIB's as the cornerstone but also account for Performance systems as a pricing segment with an average of $1,464 including a monitor factor adjusted for gaming motivation and purchasing frequency.
Mainstream segment
The mainstream category is the largest unit volume and the lowest performance segment. The AIBs used in these systems can be either specially designed (to reduce cost), older generation models, or special versions with GPUs that are higher end but have not passed all the tests to be in the higher classifications (this is one way GPU suppliers manage fab yields and inventory costs). Mainstream systems and AIBs offer solid capabilities for Internet, gaming, and office productivity applications. We include Value PC's and GPU's in the Mainstream segment. Regardless of their budget, people of all economic levels love computer games and they serve to influence PC purchases even at the lowest level.
In our analysis we use Mainstream and Value AIB's as the cornerstone but also account for Mainstream systems as a pricing segment with an average of $714 including a monitor factor adjusted for gaming motivation and purchasing frequency.
"Today's scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments, and they wander off through equation after equation, and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality." Nikola Tesla July 1934
Tesla foresaw the game market before there were computers…
In sheer numbers more gaming capable PCs are shipped every year than the installed base of consoles.
Figure 2: Gaming capable PCs shipped per year (Source: Jon Peddie Research)
The Enthusiast Market
The Enthusiast gamer is defined as a game player with experience and commitment who buys a computer with main intent of using it to play games, and has a high budget for this purchase. By definition such a computer is capable of running an office productivity tools suite and performing on the internet. The questions the Enthusiast gamer is likely to ask are:
Quite often, there is also an interest in peripheral activities such as, will it handle digital media editing?
Figure 3: The Worldwide Enthusiast PC Gaming Hardware Market (Source: Jon Peddie Research)
Almost $9 billion (US) dollars of Enthusiast PCs were sold in 2008 which includes branded system, custom built boutique systems, and DIY (Do-it-Yourself).
Yeah, but only kids play games
It all depends on what your definition of a "kid" is. Keep in mind that an enthusiast gaming PC STARTS – at about $2,500, and the folks at CyberPower tell me their average PC sells for $12,000! "Kids" don't have that kind of a budget.
And a recent Pew Foundation study found that more than one-half of US adults play computer games, and about one in five play every day or almost every day. And, out of all the gaming devices, computers are the most popular among the total adult gaming population, with 73% of adult gamers using computers to play games, compared with 53% console users.
At Jon Peddie Research (JPR) we've been tracking and reporting on the PC gaming market since 1984, and it gets not only better, but amazingly better every year. The next big thing to enhance the gaming experience will be stereovision, incorrectly called 3D, and should be called 3D vision – but that's a diatribe for another time.
The PC gaming market has experimented with 3D vision since the mid 90s, and for various reasons it was lacking. However, as a concept it never lacked interest, and this year we can mark as the resurgence of 3D vision on the PC. That will happen due to new 120 Hz monitors, improved shutter glasses, and better software management of the game to produce the stereo images.
JPR has performed a study on the influence of computer game on the international market for PC game machine purchases and have produced a report that calculates the market TAM worldwide and estimates how fast these markets will grow.
Estimated worldwide PC gaming hardware shipments and regional; market share out to 2012 – the growth is an amazing:
Gaming PCs touch all segments of the market, with the most expensive at the high-end, known as the Enthusiast segment where the utilization for gaming is highest, down to the mainstream where the utilization for gaming is about 6 percent
The total, hardware only, market value in 2008 was just over $20 billion, and that will grow to over $34 billion by 2012 – and those systems will pull in an additional $6 billion in software and services sales.
JPR, is very enthusiastic about the gaming market, both PC and console, but we see the potential for greater and faster growth as technology drives the PC segment – and it's never going to end. In computer graphics too much is not enough.
MTBS is very grateful for Dr. Peddie's contribution! Share your thoughts in our forums and see if you agree with his analysis and what this means for stereoscopic 3D gaming.


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Nintendo Switch Lite - Review
The Switch Lite is a wonderful alternate take on an already awesome system.
The original Nintendo Switch no longer feels like a proper portable device now that I've used the Switch Lite. This new slimmed-down version reminds me of the Game Boy Advance in look and feel, offering a cheaper and more attractive way to play the Switch's incredible library on the go. Of course, it comes at the cost of its signature ability to dock and play on a TV, sacrificing a whole lot of flexibility in how you play. But while the Lite can't actually "switch," it certainly does the mode it's stuck in well enough to satisfy anybody looking to replace their aging Nintendo 3DS. In fact, if I'm playing a game in handheld mode anyway, I'd rather do so on a Switch Lite than on a full-fledged Switch.
I was impressed from the first moment I took this lovely yellow Switch Lite out of its box (it's also currently available in gray and turquoise), and have grown even more in love with its little tweaks and improvements as I've used it more over the last week. The clean matte finish and surprisingly light weight (9.7oz down from the original 14oz) feels great in my hands, to the point where the clunkier patchwork body of my regular Switch and its attached Joy-Con is suddenly much more obvious than it was just a couple of weeks ago.
Watch our unboxing of the Nintendo Switch Lite in the video below:
While the Lite's screen is certainly smaller (5.5 inches, down from the original's 6.2-inch screen), it doesn't really feel that way while playing. I got used to it right away and barely noticed; instead when I went back to my regular Switch, its screen suddenly felt noticeably large. That's a small distinction, but it means the Lite's size quickly appears natural, not reduced. And even though games that already have a problem with hard-to-read text like Fire Emblem: Three Houses or Dragon Quest Builders 2 certainly still have that issue, the Lite doesn't make it worse in the way I feared it might.
The LCD screen is lovely, too. From what I can tell, games seem to play pretty much the same here as on the original performance-wise, with the graphics even looking marginally improved at times due to the slightly higher pixel density that comes from having the same 720p resolution crammed into a smaller space. I appreciated that the bezel around the Lite's screen is slightly slimmer too, thanks in part to the absence of the Joy-Con tracks on each side.
The Lite's screen is certainly smaller, but it doesn't really feel that way until you look at the original.
However, one drawback of that slim body that I've already encountered comes from its speakers. They sound comparable enough to those in the original in quality, but having the volume at higher levels can cause certain music or in-game audio to vibrate the entire device like a ringing phone – which is a little ironic because the Lite doesn't have built-in controller rumble. It's not a huge issue, and obviously it goes away entirely if you're using headphones, but it can be genuinely annoying to have my fingertips constantly buzzing while playing a small subset of games.
On the topic of headphones, it's little aggravating that the Lite – a portable device released in 2019 – does not support Bluetooth headphones without an adapter. That was an odd omission when the Switch came out two years ago, but it's even more confusing with this mobile-focused iteration. You can certainly buy a third-party USB-C dongle for anywhere from $30 to $50 that lets you pair to any headset (I tried one built for the original Switch and it worked fine here too), but the fact that you're still forced to seems like a poor choice.
Will the Lite be your first Switch? Here are our favorite games for it:
In the plus column, the buttons built into the Lite are a tangible improvement over regular Joy-Con. The joysticks and shoulder buttons are near-identical, but the face buttons have sharper edges and depress a little farther in, making them more satisfyingly tactile to use. The all-new D-pad that replaces the left Joy-Con's directional buttons is also a fantastic addition – it doesn't have the clickiness of other D-pads like the Xbox One Controller or Switch Pro Controller, but it's far better than any third-party Switch option I've tried and let my thumb roll easily between directions in a precision platformer like Celeste. The Lite may not be an upgrade to the original in terms of power, but it is in construction.
The only controls that don't hold up well are motion controls. They still work fine for smaller movements like aiming a bow in Breath of the Wild, but not having Joy-Con to detach means activities like shaking them to roll faster in Super Mario Odyssey or Zelda's already annoying motion-control shrine puzzles totally suck to do. Shaking the whole system or physically turning it sideways so you can't even see the screen makes parts of these games borderline unplayable.
The new D-pad is great, but games that require motion controls suffer badly.
You can, of course, sync up separately purchased wireless controllers (whether they be Joy-Con, Pro Controllers, or other third-party options) for a far more usable setup, but without a built-in kickstand you'll still need to prop up the Lite's screen in some other way while you hold that controller in your hands. Similarly, the Lite's inability to dock to a TV makes co-op games on a single system a struggle. You can theoretically still play them on a single Lite, but I'm not sure I'll ever want to play things like Overcooked, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, or Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with four people crowding around an even smaller screen.
Obviously, that's not what this spin-off system was designed for. Without the hybrid nature of the original, the Lite is a proper handheld and should be treated as such. Just because certain games can run on this new model doesn't necessarily mean you should be playing them here. That's made doubly apparent with Joy-Con-centric games like Super Mario Party and Snipperclips, both of which have you using a lone sideways Joy-Con to play. (For context, buying an $80 pair of Joy-Con on top of the $200 Lite would nearly equal the $300 price of regular Switch.) Meanwhile, the cardboard Labo accessories are entirely incompatible with the Lite.
Here's a pre-release video breaking down five games that could have problems on the Lite:
Still, the idea that a $200 device legitimately small enough to fit into my pocket (my condolences to those of you cursed with the tiny pockets of women's pants) is able to play massive games like Breath of the Wild, Skyrim, Doom, and soon even The Witcher 3 is incredible. It may be a dedicated handheld, but it's one with access to an amazing game library stretching far beyond what we'd previously thought possible for a device like this. Sure, their performance or playability may vary compared to more powerful consoles, but it can be done.
There are other missing features here and there, things like rumble and auto-brightness adjustment, but they are largely just minor annoyances. Battery life is slightly better than a launch Switch but disappointingly shorter than the newly revised version that recently replaced it, a decent but unremarkable three to seven hours, depending on the game. But those little drawbacks don't outweigh all of the improvements that have been made, and ultimately if I'm playing in handheld mode then I'd rather be doing it on a Lite – you just have to sacrifice TV mode entirely for that benefit.
It is worth noting, however, that the Lite doesn't solve (but also doesn't make worse) a few of the base model's lingering annoyances. Considering how cheap memory is these days, I wish there had been a version with more than 32GB of built-in storage – though you can easily use an SD card to expand it, as usual. It also gets fairly (but not worryingly) warm at times like the original, and still lacks basic console features like an internet browser, a Netflix app, or a way to manually organize the games on your home screen - those first two are far less egregious on a handheld-only device, but still a strange oversight nowadays.
On top of that is the looming threat of the Switch's now-notorious joystick drift. While I haven't experienced it with our Lite, there have already been a small number of reports that some folks have seen their Lite's joysticks start drifting slightly to one side in the same way the joysticks on the Joy-Con have been known to. It's a real concern, one Nintendo has thankfully been good about fixing for free since it became a widely known issue, but shipping your whole system off for repair is a lot less convenient than doing so for a single Joy-Con, free or not. The idea that Nintendo potentially didn't take the Lite as an opportunity for a more permanent fix to this problem is, frankly, baffling.
Think of Getting a Second Switch?
Some of you out there may already have a base Switch and are wondering whether this lovely little thing could make a good companion for it. That really comes down to a personal decision, since apart from being smaller and having better buttons (including its swanky new D-pad), the Lite isn't really a proper "upgrade" in terms of power.
While using a single Nintendo account across two different Switches is relatively easy to do, keep in mind that it does come with a few annoyances. You'll need to register one of them as your primary Switch, and whichever one you don't will essentially have to be treated as having an "always online" requirement to play any non-physical copies of games - although you can change which one is which whenever you want.
Confused about Switch cloud saves? Here's how it could affect you:
Your primary Switch can continue to play downloaded games on the go as usual, but your secondary Switch will require an internet connection to verify you aren't simultaneously using that account elsewhere. Again, it can still play cartridges offline no problem, but if you primarily download then you'll likely want to leave your original Switch connected to the internet at home and make the Lite your primary for easier on-the-go gaming.
Additionally, while cloud saves through the Nintendo Switch Online service work well to easily sync up the two systems, some games – like Splatoon 2 and the upcoming Animal Crossing: New Horizons – don't support that feature. You can find more details on Switch accounts and cloud saves on our Nintendo Switch wiki pages.
The Verdict
The Switch Lite is a different take on a console I already love, offering an alternative that's better in some ways and worse in others. It's beautifully put together in a way that makes the original look and feel downright clunky, and is even $100 cheaper to boot – but that nicer form and hefty discount come at the loss of the Switch's signature flexibility, removing a number of helpful but inessential features and the ability to play on a TV, which in turn makes a small handful of games effectively unplayable. As a result, each Switch will be right for a different kind of player: If feel and price are more important to you than flexibility and function (or if you're just trying to replace your 3DS) then the Lite is a wonderful way to get your hands on an awesome system.


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50-60-803. Energy labeling sticker. (1) The department of labor and industry, in consultation with the department of environmental quality, shall prescribe by rule requirements for a labeling sticker to be affixed to a new residential building that describes the energy efficiency components of the home, including but not limited to heating appliance efficiencies and R-value or U-value of ceilings, walls, floors, windows, and doors in new residential buildings.
(2) A person constructing a new residential building shall affix to that residential building in a manner prescribed by the department of labor and industry a labeling sticker as described in subsection (1).


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Your return taxi transfer service from Innsbruck to Canazei
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Are you already looking forward to your holiday in Canazei, but still on the search for a taxi transfer service between the airport and your hotel?
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Our 4-wheel vehicles are wheelchair-friendly and can also be equipped with children's seats (for children of all ages) free of charge upon request. Our aim is to transport you safely and comfortably to Canazei and back.
The ride in detail
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- Duration: About 2 hours
- Distance: 138 km
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Pickup service including name tag
If your train or plane is late, we will wait for you free of charge
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In summer, too, Canazei offers a varied programme of leisure activities. Many hiking routes are on offer, allowing you to enjoy walks through mountain ranges and valleys as well as breath-taking views.
For your arrival and departure, take advantage of Taxi-MyWay's luxury vehicles. We will collect you directly from Innsbruck airport and transport you to your hotel via the fastest route. Larger groups (up to 16 people) and skiing equipment are also no problem for our 4-wheel drive vehicles. With our taxi transfer service, you can reach your destination comfortably and safely.
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Do you prefer paying with cash or by card? No problem! You can choose how to pay for your journey. Either pay the driver with cash or request to pay by card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Diners Club). You will receive a receipt shortly afterwards.
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With us, you pay exactly the price you have been quoted and not a cent more There are no extra costs for waiting times due to plane or train delays, child seats or card payments. Even a cancellation will not cost you anything (up to 24 hours before your pickup time). We will stick by our fixed prices and place great value on transparent offers.
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Thinkific Review – Learn About Thinkific's Course Builder and Marketing Tools
Before I give you a full Thinkific Review, let's quickly look at what this course builder has to offer. In this Thinkific review, I'll explain what its course builder can do, as well as its integrations and marketing tools. Ultimately, I'll look at pricing structures. However, before I get into all the details, let's take a look at how Thinkific's pricing works.
Thinkific's course builder
If you want to create an online course without any coding knowledge, you should consider using Thinkific's course builder. Thinkific's course creator includes all the features you need to create an online course. This includes the curriculum, drip schedule, publishing tool, and many other features. And because Thinkific works with ActiveCampaign, you can easily track the events of your customers. It also comes with a handy site builder to help you create your own customized course landing page.
Moreover, Thinkific's course builder also features a built-in Course Player, which is a great way to make your course more professional and appealing. You can change its appearance by customizing its fonts, colours, and more. You can also edit the description and image of your logo. You can also preview your course content, create quizzes, assign assignments, and set quizzes. It is possible to export this information to Google Drive and other software.
Thinkific also offers a free trial without any time limits. However, the paid plan comes with a variety of additional features, including HTML/CSS editing environment, SSO, theme importer, and API for developers. Thinkific's outdated visual appearance and confusing navigation are its biggest drawbacks. It has not yet improved its visual appearance. You can get a free trial for 30 days.
Its marketing tools
Thinkific's marketing tools enable you to send targeted email messages, track data and create analytics. It integrates with over 100 business tools, such as MailChimp or Zapier. The platform also includes course materials and replay functionality to help your students learn more effectively. It can also help you keep track of your team's habits, such as how many students buy your course. It's also free!
The marketing tools of Thinkific are particularly useful if you want to build a community around your brand or course. It has many customizable features such as coupons to promote online courses, bundles to upsell and integration of marketing tools to increase online course revenue. The platform also offers integrated marketing tools for social media marketing, including Facebook Live and Zoom integration. Crowdcast is a social media tool that allows you to promote events close to your students and allows you to share those events in real-time.
Though Thinkific comes with a default theme you can choose from a variety of themes. You can change the font and color scheme, as well as edit the layout of individual sections. There are also sections for FAQs, social proof, and promoting other courses. The Thinkific site builder is extremely flexible, and you can customize your pages the way you want them to look. However, it doesn't come with as many sections as Thinkific.
Thinkific offers a Pro plan that is equivalent to Podia's Shaker plan if you are planning to launch an online class. It offers more customization options, as well as an interactive classroom and forum. Thinkific also has a built-in email marketing service, while Podia doesn't. Thinkific also allows you to connect with your favorite email provider. But which platform is better for you? Find out below!
Thinkific offers five packages, just like other online course creation platforms. For free, you can use Thinkific's core features, including Zapier triggers for sending data to other tools. You can upgrade to its PRO Plan, which costs $79 per month annually. Advanced customization tools are available in the PRO Plan, including custom themes, member-only pages, and 15 group analysts. It also offers unlimited replays of course materials.
Its integrations
If you're in the market for an e-learning platform, you've probably heard of Thinkific. The dashboard allows you to track the performance of your courses as well as analyze data. You can filter your data by batch, topic, and other factors. You can export the data to CSV file, if needed. Thinkific's integrated help center and articles are helpful, as are its integrations with other programs. If you are still uncertain about the platform, this Thinkific review will help you get a better understanding of its features.
The Thinkific Review and its integrations reveal several useful features for e-commerce merchants. Thinkific can be integrated with accounting and inventory systems as well as other ecommerce platforms. This e-commerce platform supports many email marketing platforms such as MailChimp and Flodesk. Although its e-commerce integrations are a huge benefit for business owners, you may need additional features.
Thinkific offers seamless migration support if you need to move from another e-learning platform. The support team can assist you with content migration. They will ensure that all enrollment data, progress, as well as other data, are kept safe. Thinkific also provides full mobile responsiveness, allowing you to make the most of your online training. So, if you want to make your courses more effective and more efficient, you should consider Thinkific.
Thinkific supports multiple instructors and their courses. You can set the start date of the course, and allow all students to take the course together. You can also customize the course catalog and issue completion certificates. You can also create a branded course catalog to sell your online courses. Thinkific allows you to modify the site's layout and design. There's a lot of flexibility for your website, as you can access variables and CSS.
It is simple to get started with Thinkific. Its comprehensive course creation tools and drag-and-drop functionality make it one of the easiest course creation software to use. Thinkific also offers a 30-day guarantee of satisfaction and unlimited student accounts. You can even use it with other e-learning systems. Thinkific has many benefits. It doesn't matter if you are an aspiring instructor, a professional trainer, or a large corporation. You'll find it useful.
Its pricing
The basic plan at Thinkific costs $39 per month, which is fairly inexpensive if you plan to use the tool for a long time. This price assumes that you pay annually. Therefore, you will save approximately 20% on your monthly cost. This price allows you to create unlimited courses, add email integrations and drip or schedule course content. Additionally, you'll also have access to Thinkific's full functionality and other features.
Thinkific accepts Stripe and PayPal. This way, you can set the price of your course before it's published. If you choose Stripe, you'll be able to automatically credit your bank account, and you can control how often payments are sent. PayPal, however, requires that money be transferred manually. You can also choose the content of your course to customize its price. If you're selling your course via Thinkific, consider using the platform's marketing tools to market your course and keep customers happy.
Thinkific makes it easy to deliver your content through its features to online courses. The course builder allows you to easily create landing pages with popular site builders. Thinkific also supports integrations with eCommerce and automation, analytics, email marketing, and email marketing. And, in case you're interested in recurring revenue, you can also integrate Thinkific with Google Analytics and Zapier. These integrations enable you to track the progress of your students, and you can track their progress.
The basic plan lets you use a custom domain to host your eLearning platform on your own website. You can also email students individually or distribute course content over time. It also comes with an affiliate program, coupons, and email integrations with popular email marketing tools. You can even set up your own domain name, which is handy if you use Thinkific for email marketing. The Thinkific Basic plan offers a limited amount of features.
The basic plan lets you create up to three courses, and is good for up to five students. It includes features like audio, video, and pdf and has no transaction fees. The best part is that you can switch between plans easily. You can try Thinkific's free plan to see if it's right for you before committing to a paid plan. If you like the product, you can always go ahead and purchase it.


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I need to create the Rest API in magento in 1.x or 2.x and I need to expose to the third party , I have doubt on the authentication how its going to be carried out for the OAUTH
->How the 3rd party get the consumer key ,Request token and Access token if all are other is Automatic process for the usage of the rest API using OAUTH.
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Brazilian broadcaster delivers live HD coverage of 2008 Carnavale
Brazilian broadcaster TV Globo International (TVGI) recently offered viewers a front-row view of the famed Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo annual Carnavales when it broadcast the events for the first time live in HD.
Channel 18 in São Paulo delivered 32 hours of real-time action with microwave technology from RF Central. TVGI relied on an extensive array of RF Central gear to transmit live HD coverage of the Carnavale's events, which included floats surrounded by thousands of dancers, singers and drummers.
The broadcaster used seven RFX-RX6-II six-way diversity receivers for wireless camera reception in both SD and HD, including one at TVGI's HD helicopter receiver site. In addition, two TVGI wireless cameras were outfitted with RFX-CMT-II HD rack-mounted camera transmitters, and one RFX-PHT-II HD portable digital transmitter was attached to the station's helicopter for aerial shots. An extra PHT-II was used alongside a fixed RF camera for ground coverage.
According to Raymundo Barros, TV Globo São Paulo director of engineering, a major challenge to delivering live HD coverage was figuring out how to receive signals from six wireless cameras and a helicopter. However, the RFX-RX6-II six-way diversity receivers, which use maximum ratio combining technology, delivered a robust RF signal.
For more information, visit www.rfcentral.com.
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How can Tipfee.pro infiltrate my PC?
Tipfee.pro by Engaging Apps is yet another program claiming that it's capable of saving people's money and time, enhancing web browser's performance, and significantly improving people's web browsing experience. It typically reports about outdated Java's version and offers downloading an update. Those ads displayed by In order to prevent its infiltration keep an eye on every check box during installation process of a freeware. That's why security experts have labeled it as an adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP). In addition, it might pose a risk to your computer or your privacy. Consequently, after clicking on them you may be forced to visit unsafe websites and inadvertently install suspicious programs on your computer without even suspecting that.
Security-minded Internet users should know what activities adwares may initiate on computers and why they are not recommended using. Needless to say, it is far more dangerous to install Tipfee.pro bundled with third-party software, because the apps installed alongside the adware might also require removal. However, it is not that great. So if you have noticed this occurrence on any of your web browsers, your computer is definitely infected and you should take care of that. are labeled with a slogan "Ads by Tipfee.pro" or "Brought to you by Tipfee.pro". Such and similar information helps Tipfee.pro developers to understand what your interests are, and then this adware starts generating and displaying various advertisements for you.
What else do you need to know about this adware:
Keep in mind that every add that is displayed by Then you should follow the manual removal instructions presented below. After all, the program does not generate the ad content – it depends on third-party advertising network. If you chose Advanced/Custom setup mode, you would escape such adware as you would be able to terminate its installation by unchecking the checkboxes next to them. Also carefully read Terms and Agreements before accepting them. It should be more than obvious why we advise you to delete Tipfee.pro right now. A full guide how to do it on each browser is provided below.
Pay attention that most of Ads by Tipfee.pro are somehow related to your recent search queries. Use the removal guide provided below and delete Tipfee.pro once and for all. However, once it is inserted in the Programs list, installed on the Windows startup and registries, Tipfee.pro hijacks web browsers (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari) and injects tracking cookies on each of them. Tipfee.pro ads from your PC's system, Sometimes it seems that Adware.Tipfee.pro and similar apps do not provide Uninstall option for their users. If your computer is infected with other similar viruses, it will remove them as well. and similar adwares, browser hijackers and other potentially unwanted programs.
How does Tipfee.pro adware work?
Tipfee.pro removal guide is given down below. These alerts are fake, and it is quite easy to understand that. You can automatically eliminate Tipfee.pro with other anti-malware tools. If you have some questions regarding this topic, feel free to ask them in the comments section below. But, if you want perfect protection for your virtual world, we suggest that you download and install a decent anti-malware application. So, do not hesitate – take action! If you have no experience in removing spyware, we suggest you to follow Tipfee.pro removal guide, which we have just prepared for you.
Tipfee.pro Behavior
- Slows internet connection
- Redirect your browser to infected pages.
- Installs itself without permissions
- Modifies Desktop and Browser Settings.
- Common Tipfee.pro behavior and some other text emplaining som info related to behavior
- Distributes itself through pay-per-install or is bundled with third-party software.
- Tipfee.pro Shows commercial adverts
Tipfee.pro effected Windows OS versions
- Windows 8
- Windows 7
- Windows Vista
- Windows XP
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Tipfee.pro.
Anti-Virus Software | Version | Detection |
Qihoo-360 | 126.96.36.1995 | Win32/Virus.RiskTool.825 |
K7 AntiVirus | 9.179.12403 | Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
NANO AntiVirus | 0.26.0.55366 | Trojan.Win32.Searcher.bpjlwd |
McAfee-GW-Edition | 2013 | Win32.Application.OptimizerPro.E |
Kingsoft AntiVirus | 2013.4.9.267 | Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
Malwarebytes | 184.108.40.206 | PUP.Optional.Wajam.A |
ESET-NOD32 | 8894 | Win32/Wajam.A |
VIPRE Antivirus | 22702 | Wajam (fs) |
Tencent | 220.127.116.11 | Win32.Trojan.Bprotector.Wlfh |
Dr.Web | Adware.Searcher.2467 | |
Malwarebytes | v2013.10.29.10 | PUP.Optional.MalSign.Generic |
Tipfee.pro Geography
Remove Tipfee.pro from Windows
Remove Tipfee.pro from Windows XP:
- Drag mouse cursor to the left of the Task Bar and click Start to open a menu.
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Remove Tipfee.pro from Windows Vista or Windows 7:
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Remove Tipfee.pro from Windows 8:
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Remove Tipfee.pro from Your Browsers
Remove Tipfee.pro from Internet Explorer
- Go for Alt+T and click on Internet Options.
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- After this, click on 'Close' and go for OK to have modifications saved.
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Delete Tipfee.pro from Mozilla Firefox
- As you have your browser opened, type in about:addons in the shown URL field.
- Move through Extensions and Addons list, delete the items having something in common with Tipfee.pro (or those which you may find unfamiliar). If the extension is not provided by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe, you should be almost sure you have to erase it.
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Terminate Tipfee.pro from Chrome
- In the displayed URL field, type in chrome://extensions.
- Take a look at the provided extensions and take care of those which you find unnecessary (those related to Tipfee.pro) by deleting it. If you do not know whether one or another must be deleted once and for all, disable some of them temporarily.
- Then, restart Chrome.
- Optionally, you may type in chrome://settings in URL bar, move to Advanced settings, navigate to the bottom and choose Reset browser settings.


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The head of Embracer Group has admitted that the recent reboot of Saints Row didn't meet his expectations but that insists the series' future is not in jeopardy.
Following a mixed response to the Saints Row release in August, where NME said the game "just isn't all that good", Embracer Group has now held its annual general meeting. Embracer is the parent group that owns a multitude of gaming studios, including Saints Row developer Deep Silver Volition and publisher Plaion.
During that meeting, Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors acknowledged that he had higher hopes for Saints Row's release. "Obviously, personally I had hoped for a greater reception of the game," said Wingefors. "It's been a very polarised view, and there is a lot of things that could be said and details around it, but I am happy to see a lot of gamers and fans happy. At the same time I'm a bit sad to see also fans not happy. It's difficult."
Acknowledging that Saints Row is still "fairly early in [its] release window," he also mentioned that bug fixes and new content are on the way (via, PC Gamer) but when prompted as to whether the mixed response has changed his opinion on the long-term future of the franchise he said it had not.
"You always want every instalment of any IP to be greater than the last one," he said, explaining that there is a "process to evaluate your position, the outcomes" and that the Embracer Group has "hundreds" of people engaged in Saints Row. Wingefors went on to reiterate that he has "great trust" in that team of people and was sure they would make the right decisions for the future of the game.
Closing out the AGM with a Q&A section, Wingefors also mentioned that he was aware that "Saints Row, for example, is one of the harder ones in terms of return on investment. His assured attitude to the franchise continued as he closed out his response by stating that period of a smaller return on investment is "behind" the company, and that it "will make money".
In other news, Twitch has responded to a report which details alleged activity by child predators using the platform to target children, calling the statistics "deeply upsetting".
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As we head into the final month of the domestic season, five Scottish cricket grounds look forward to hosting big events this weekend.
On Saturday at Arbroath, it's the CSL Grand Final with WDCU Champions Ferguslie taking on Grange who were recently crowned Eastern Premier League champions. Both teams are in great form having each won their final league matches in emphatic style last weekend.
Freuchie plays host to the EPL Play-Off also this Saturday where Stoneywood Dyce will face Kelso for a place in next years top tier league. It's over 18 years since Kelso played in the national top league having previously played in the SNCL, whilst Stoneywood Dyce will be looking for a quick return having been relegated from the EPL in 2016.
Perthshire hosts the U16's Regional T20 Finals on Saturday as the Highlanders, the Warriors and the Knights travel to Perth Doo'cot. Three matches will be played throughout the day in the round-robin winner takes all format.
On Sunday, Grange plays host to the final matches of the Tilney Regional T20 Blitz with the Knights taking on the Highlanders at 11am followed by the final match at 3pm seeing the Knights versus the Warriors. With a two-point lead over the Warriors, the Knights know a win versus the Highlanders will crown them as champions with a game to spare.
The final event this weekend at Titwood will see Forfarshire, Grange, Clydesdale and either Poloc or Carlton compete for U18's T20 Scottish Cup. Poloc and Carlton will play their Quarter Final in the morning with the winner then taking their place in the early afternoon semi-finals. The final is due to start at 4.15pm.
Five exciting cricket events in the penultimate weekend of an amazing season which has produced the most domestic cricket played throughout the country in recent times.


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Walking towards the archaeological sifting operation.
There was still some snow on the ground (this was taken a few months ago.)
A glance back at the Temple Mount.
For this reason the government decided not to proceed with excavations. One also suspects an ulterior motive, that the Israeli government is not eager to prove Jewish links to the Temple Mount, which might offend Muslim sensibilities and make it more difficult to redivide the city. However, donors from Elad stepped in and funded the excavations privately. Due to Israeli government opposition, the research was conducted without government permit for two years, until it was legalized a year ago.
Some valuable information can still be obtained from the individual relics which were rescued. Coins and seals with inscriptions tell us who occupied Jerusalem when, charred bits of bone can be dated to indicate when the temple sacrifices were still being carried out, and pottery shards tell us during which years the land was occupied.
One of the archaeologists tells us about the finds on the Temple Mount
The operation is largely conducted by volunteers, led by professionals, who come out on Fridays to sift through the rubble.
The procedure for combing the rubble is showin in photographs below:
Step 1: Dump a bucket of muddy rubble into the screen.
Step 3: Sift through the rubble (yours truly.)
Step 4: Pick out items (in this case, my fellow digger Lars has found two coins, likely Roman-era, a piece of the previous mosque which is buried under the current mosque, and a piece of plaster from the Byzantine church which predates the mosques.
Step 5: Sort out the items.
Coming tomorrow: some images and descriptions of items which have been discovered.
Meanwhile, here are some pictures of Jerusalem from last December, when there was still some snow on the ground.
Snow on roofs in East Jerusalem. These sheep seem to have Greek letters spray painted on them. Perhaps it's a fraternity prank?
The view from Pisgat Ze'ev. It's cloudy in Israel but the sun is shining on Jordan.
A thin coat of snow on the slopes of Mount Scopus.


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Dropout numbers troubling
New figures show other racial groups recovering from a school dropout spike better than African Americans
Though she is school age, Shirley is wiping down tables in a fast food restaurant rather than holding down a desk at Wooster High. Her parents lost their home last year, and she is pitching in.
She's hardly the only one. According to a data profile compiled by the Washoe County School District, in 2006 the African-American graduation rate nearly reached 50 percent. By last year it had dropped to a third.
What's puzzling is that while black students graduating were declining from 47 to 34 percent, other identifiable groups were having very different experiences. During the same 2006-2008 period, Native, Asian and Latino Americans all experienced a dip—a small one—in 2007, but then recovered in 2008. Native Americans even saw a 10-point gain in graduations. Only African-Americans saw a steady decline.
School officials are hoping that this is a statistical irregularity because of the small numbers involved—fewer than a hundred black graduates each year compared to more than 400 Latinos each year. With numbers that low, even a few dropouts could throw the numbers out of whack. As a result, Washoe school officials are trying not to overreact to one year's numbers, but they say they are also not waiting for next year's numbers before looking for causes.
"Anytime you have a statistical drop for one year, you worry about it, and you really look at it and see what's going on," said assistant school superintendent Richard Borba. "Even with a small number, even if it's an anomaly, we have to look in there and see why."
This is happening at a time when the tools for dealing with a rise in dropouts are fewer than ever. Assemblymember Debbie Smith said the just-concluded session of the Nevada Legislature emptied a major "remediation" fund created in 2005 to deal with dropout issues in order to use the money elsewhere. At the University of Nevada, Reno, the Math Center and Writing Center, used to bring entering students up to speed, have both been closed by budget cuts. The availability of free tutoring at UNR has also declined, which one education leader says raises issues of class because there is no provision for the working poor.
One thing the Washoe school district is scrutinizing is instruction.
"We're trying to emphasize our professional development, looking at different [forms of] instruction," Borba said. "You know, different learning styles. For example, this year, with our middle school principals, our professional development will focus on literacy because we know literacy is a key. And then with our high school principals, our PD this year will focus on differentiating our instruction so they can work with their staff. We don't have any more money, I just think we have to be more efficient—well, we actually have less money—we have to be more efficient and develop priorities. But the focus always has to be on improving what goes on in the classroom."
Smith, who oversaw much of the education budget as a member of the Assembly's budget committee, says federal stimulus dollars may be available for use on combating the dropout problem.
"The stimulus dollars have some targeted Title I money [which] doesn't really affect high schools. But much of the dropout problem starts much younger than high school. So I think we got a little over $70 million in additional money from stimulus targeted right to [elementary and secondary] schools. So I think that will be good because the Title I schools also focus on parent involvement and, in my mind, if we could solve the parent involvement issue we could solve a lot of our other problems."
Title I of the U.S. Elementary and Secondary Education Act deals with "improving the academic achievement" of the working poor. The dollar figure Smith cites would be distributed among all state school districts.
Borba echoed Smith's comments about the dropout problem originating earlier than high school. He also said concern about dropouts transcends Washoe County or Nevada. Candidates for Washoe school superintendent, who hail from around the nation, brought up the issue in their candidate interviews, he said.
"We're looking at doing things a little bit different," he said. "We're going to K-12 groups, so we're digging deep into the data. You just can't look at when they get into high school and see whether or not we're being successful. We say graduation starts in kindergarten, and we really believe that. So we're looking into the data both in elementary and middle school and identifying students and seeing what changes we can make. … We're really focusing on our classroom practices as far as differentiating instruction and meeting needs of students."
It is often said that blacks are the last hired and the first fired. African-American students continued dropping out in growing numbers as the recession gained force and the 2008 Wall Street meltdown took place, but other groups did not. Is it possible that the economic problems black families face are more deep seated than other groups? Some scholars say that lighter skinned minorities are accepted better than African-Americans.
"I think I and a lot of others would say there is nothing surprising about this," said UNR sociologist Jim Richardson. "A black skin remains a difficult thing to overcome, and as inspiring as the Obama success is, it doesn't mean that racism has disappeared in the society."
Retired UNR professor Richard Siegel, who is associated with a Nevada education support group called the Education Alliance, said there is a class component at work.
"The students from four or five wealthier socioeconomic high schools that enroll at UNR is a very high proportion of the total [UNR enrollment] from Washoe schools," he said. "We have two tracks for high school education, and the major part of the lower half of high schools are in deep trouble."
Siegel is also concerned that the method of gathering and compiling figures in the county study conceals the extent of problems faced by educators. He would be happier if the compilers connected the dots a little better.
"I think the most deceptive kind of data reporting in this data profile involve higher ed data on growth in minorities. They never compare the minority group entry at UNR or TMCC with the size of the cohort leaving the high schools. We get that kind of data in terms of overall student numbers but not particular minorities. So if Hispanics increase by 20 percent as grads of Washoe high schools, and UNR gets an increase of 5 percent, they claim this as a big increase. It is not."
At the same time, Siegel says Washoe County is a good place to have these problems.
"Washoe school grads manage to 'persist' at UNR better than other Nevada high school grads. And there has been great progress in UNR graduation rates for WCSD high school grads."


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There was a cardinal grand cross in the heavens, astrologically speaking, on June 26, along with a lunar eclipse. This was supposed to shake things up in our human lives, and I would have to say, it has. But the shifting landscape isn't altogether visible. The sea changes are mostly taking place internally, with many strained family situations now coming to a head.
I want so much to help mend things, but I can't. I imagine I can see what lies down the road if certain actions are not taken, but these actions are not mine to take, so I watch helplessly.
I was talking to a friend at work today about that fact that so many relationships around me seem to be falling apart. Not with my husband and children, thank God—but even there, I am challenged to redefine the way I am in relation to others, specifically my children. We are all being challenged to redefine our relationships. I know I am being cryptic, but I can't speak freely as others will be exposed and more deeply hurt.
Anyway, my friend had an interesting take on my feeling of helplessness. She said, "Perhaps that is the lesson for you. To just let it be. To not rush in and try to make it better. Instead, you may need to just sit with what is, and be at peace with its unfolding."
I was struck by the wisdom in what she said. Or maybe I just craved permission to stop trying so hard. So many people are in pain. There have been so many misunderstandings and miscues. So much righteous indignation and the sense of having been wronged. And I cannot fix any of it. I have to let people fix their own conundrums. I have to let it be.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
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I was actually thinking about you a few days ago, when so many of my friends seemed to all simultaneously have bad/weird things happen, and I wondered if there could be some kind of astrological explanation.
I'm sorry so many around you are having a hard time right now. Sitting back and letting things be is so difficult. I don't have any wise words for you, but I do sympathize.
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Recent photography
It's been a couple of quiet months photography wise. I don't know why, but I didn't feel like taking that many "kiekjes" lately.
Anyway, I've been on a couple of cycling trips. One with my parents in the Amsterdam area and by myself to Friesland (142 kilometers in one day). Oh and my grandparents had their 60th birthday in the first week of May.
This is the best photo I have of my grandparents that I found worthy of an Internet showing. There's lots more of their guests, but this is the only one of them together (I know, I've failed, the only real argument I have is that my 50mm is a total write off). The number of guests who turned up was more than double the expected number, so they were quite chuffed at the end of the day. My grandfather had a hip replacement a couple of weeks before so it was all a little on the critical side but all went well.
These are from the day I cycled with my parents (and took out the Santos for a spin for real again)
Here's a few from my trip to Friesland. For some reason I only have some useable pics from the Lelystad area. I was in too much of a hurry around Almere and too tired after Urk probably. How I hate the Noordoostpolder ;-)
Oh and when going home from work I shot this picture with my iPhone of a nice old American car. The sun was shining while the floor and car were still wet. It looked nice and on a small resolution the photo is quite nice. Don't go pixel peeping, it sucks, I know.


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(Note: Quotes are from The Tuesday Club Murders unless otherwise indicated.)
One of Agatha Christie's most beloved characters is an old lady—Miss Jane Marple. But an old lady who is sharp as a tack and applies her years of experience to solving some very unique murders.
Christie in her autobiography stated in hindsight she wished she had made both Poirot
and Miss Marple younger.
"Miss Marple was born at the age of sixty-five to seventy–which as with Poirot, proved
unfortunate, because she was going to have to last a long time in my life. If I had had any second sight I would have provided myself with a precocious schoolboy as my first detective; then he could have grown old with me"
In addition to being elderly, Miss Marple is initially described in her first book,
The Murder at the Vicarage, as a village busybody who knows everyone's business.
"She's the worst cat in the village," said Griselda. "And she always knows every single thing that happens—and draws the worst influences from it."
As her character develops in subsequent books her "nosy parker nature" changes to simply being curious and takes a secondary position to her interest in human nature. She becomes kinder and gentler and a little more modern as the books progress. Let's take closer look at Miss Marple and learn through quotes from her and about her.
Miss Marple's Description
Over the years several different actresses have played Miss Marple so we may all have
different impressions of what she looks like. But here is Christie's description of her.
"Miss Marple wore a black brocade dress, very much pinched in around the waist. Mechlin lace was arranged in a cascade down the front of the bodice. She had on lace mittens, and a black lace cap surmounted the piled-up masses of her snowy hair. She was knitting—something white and soft and fleecy."
We get a different view when the description of two dinner guests is presented in The
Murder at the Vicarage.
"Miss Marple is a white-haired old lady with a gentle, appealing manner—Miss
Weatherby is a mixture of vinegar and gush. Of the two Miss Marple is much more
Has your mental picture changed of what she looks like? Do we have an accurate
picture of this elderly lady? Let's see what else we can learn about her.
Miss Marple is Often Ignored
Because of her age it is assumed she is not up with the times and therefore she is often ignored. However, while people are ignoring her she is carefully observing them. Even Miss Marple mentions her ability of observation– Now fortunately I am in the habit of observing closely.
Eventually others become aware of her. Here is a quote from Henry Clithering concerning Miss Marple's role in the Tuesday Night Club. The club consists of a group of friends who meet every week where one member presents a mystery for the others to solve.
"—we hardly realized that Miss Marple was playing; but we were polite about it—didn't want to hurt the old dear's feelings. And now comes the cream of the jest. The old lady out did us every time."
Knitting Helps Solve Crimes
After all when discussing something as intense as murder why would anyone pay any attention to someone quietly knitting in a corner? This is how Miss Marple views her knitting: Sitting here with one's knitting one just sees the facts. Don't you be fooled–she is making mental notes of how the characters/suspects mirror someone or some incident in her village of St. Mary Mead
Village Life
Miss Marple has rarely left her village during her entire lifetime. What could she
possibly know about the wicked world outside St. Mary Mead?
"The only thing I ever said was that human nature is much the same in a village as
anywhere else, only one has opportunities and leisure for seeing it at closer quarters."
"There is a great deal of wickedness in village life."
She goes on to say that the same types of people and behaviors she observes in a
village repeat themselves outside the village. People tend to be the same everywhere.
"Human nature is always interesting, Sir Henry. And it's curious to see how certain types always tend to act in exactly the same way."
Often others find her stories about an incident in the village totally unrelated to the topic under discussion. So while they indulge her little ramblings, they are suddenly surprised that her little tale is the clue that solves the crime.
The Value of Gossip
Even though Miss Marple has been called a busy body, meddlesome, a nosy-parker, etc,
she defends the value of gossip especially in village life.
"I'm afraid observing human nature for as long as I have done, one gets not to
expect very much from it. I dare say the idle tittle-tattle is very wrong and unkind, but it is so often true, isn't it?"
"Surely the whole crux of the matter is this: How often is tittle-tattle, as you call
it true! And I think if, as I say, they really examined the facts they would find that it was true nine times out of ten! That's really what makes people so annoyed about it." (The Murder at the Vicarage)
Criminals Must Be Brought to Justice
While Miss Marple might be knitting something soft and fleecy, she is no "softie"
when it comes to bringing criminals to justice.
"Sanders was hanged," said Miss Marple crisply. "And a good job too. I have never regretted my part in bringing that man to justice. I've no patience with modern humanitarian scruples about capital punishments."
So what can we say in summary of this elderly detective who always seems to find the truth among all the facts and clues presented. It seems that while others, including the police, fumble and are mislead this dear, sweet woman ultimately solves the crime. Here are two more quotes from The Murder at the Vicarage.
"For all her fragile appearance, Miss Marple is capable of holding her own with any policeman or Chief Constable in existence."
"There is no detective in England equal to a spinster lady of uncertain age with plenty of time on her hands."
There is no detective anywhere quite like Miss Marple. She continues to entertain mystery enthusiast today and no doubt for a long time to come.


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Another month done in the Fat Mum Slim Photo A Day Challenge. Think there is some good work in there this week. Having so much going on in August certainly helped. We'll see how September goes.
Here are the August images:
August 1 – I AM…
August 5 – I LIKE THIS TIME OF DAY…
August 14 – I DO THIS ON SUNDAYS…
Remember you can follow these as they drop on the daily on my dedicated FatMumSlim Instagram account @FMSBENNETT.
Here are the prompts for September:
September 1: Something I Saw
September 2: Plastic
September 3: Paper
September 4: Somewhere I Went
September 5: Hobby
September 6: Green + Blue
September 7: Before Bed
September 8: An Emotion
September 9: Opposites
September 10: I Can Hear…
September 11: Paint
September 12: Symmetry
September 13: Tasty
September 14: Odd One Out
September 15: A Food Shop
September 16: 12:34
September 17: Lucky
September 18: Car Park
September 19: What's on TV
September 20: Texture
September 21: Nature
September 22: Tree Trunk
September 23: Crunchy
September 24: I Can Smell…
September 25: Laneway
September 26: The Moon
September 27: Open Door
September 28: My Culture
September 29: Not My Style
September 30: Sentimental
Should be a good month. I think there are some good prompts in there. The woman who runs this challenge is Australian. There must be some Australian things in here cause I have no clue what a "Car Park" or a "Laneway" is, but I'll find out.