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The North American market for side-by-side (SxS) off-road vehicles – also commonly referred to as Utility-Terrain Vehicles (UTVs) – grew by 97,900 units, or nearly 43.5%, from 2009-2012, according to Power Products Marketing, a Minneapolis-based research firm.
Where did that growth come from? Primarily from extraordinary sales successes by Polaris, John Deere, Kawasaki, Kubota and BRP/Can-Am.
Honda, the world's largest purveyor of powersports vehicles, was late to the SxS market and attracted sales of around 4500 units per year since the introduction of its 675cc Big Red in 2009. The company's sole UTV offering is decidedly utilitarian and can't, on its own, stack up against the range of the competition from Polaris, Kawasaki, John Deere and Kubota. On the other end of the customer spectrum, Honda's die-hard powersports fans wondered why the company's fun factor had disappeared.
Ultimately, it appeared to simply be brand recognition for Honda product that drove Big Red sales.
Now, four years after Big Red's introduction, Honda has decided to discontinue the model and replace it with an all-new vehicle, the Pioneer.
The 2014 Honda Pioneer ($9999) and Pioneer-4 ($11,699) represent "not only a new name but a new product family," a Honda spokesman told us during our recent stint with the vehicle.
Honda says only 500 dealers in the U.S. retailed the Big Red. So far, the OEM has more than 900 dealers signed up to retail the Pioneer. Current production of about 55 units-a-day is likely to ramp up considerably, we were told. Dealer orders started June 20.
The Honda Pioneer's 8-inch front tires along with the suspension and general geometry made the vehicle easy to turn.
The Big Red was built in Mexico, but the Honda Pioneer is built at Honda South Carolina Mfg., Inc. (HSC) inTimmonsville, S.C. where the newly installed SxS line joins two ATV lines.
The vehicle originated at Honda Research & Development in Ohio – the first time a design was led solely by a U.S. team from concept to production. Honda says that, aside from the engine shared with the Big Red, everything was conceived uniquely for the Pioneer. Because of consumer response, Honda needed to get to market with the product quickly and managed to halve the development time usually needed.
The Honda Pioneer joins two ATV lines already produced at Honda South Carolina Mfg., Inc. in Timmonsville. It's built from frame to finish within 12 stations along the production line.
Honda Pioneer production continues with the placement of the lower roll cage, fuel tank wheels.
Honda Pioneer assembly continues…
Plastics, doors, the bed, steering wheel, fuel cage, seats and seat belts are next in the Honda Pioneer's assembly.
The OEM, for its market research, created what it calls its "Appeal Tree" – what they found is that consumers are looking for capabilities that rival more expensive models, convenience, trail ride comfort, fun, affordability, durability, that it shows quality and offers rider protection.
Ultimately, Honda says it created a vehicle that offers more features than the Big Red at a similar price.
The Pioneer is powered by Honda's proven 675cc liquid-cooled OHV Single. The four-stroke four-valve fuel-injected engine is coupled to an automotive-style automatic transmission that features a hydraulic torque converter, three hydraulic clutches and an Electronic Control Module (ECM) to regulate a new dual shift-mapping program. Honda does not list horsepower data, but the Pioneer's output is estimated at slightly above that of the 34-horsepower Rincon.
The ECM program selects between two transmission shifting modes – either Cruise or Sport mode – for optimum shift timing depending on the driver's throttle operation. During aggressive use, the Sport mode kicks in and holds the transmission in gear longer. If you're taking it easy, the Cruise mode shifts up sooner for extended range.
Honda put a lot of effort into passenger safety so the Pioneer comes with three-point seatbelts and safety nets.
As for drive modes, the Pioneer offers 2WD, 4WD and 4WD with mechanical differential lock, and features a three-speed (plus reverse) Hondamatic Transmission rather than conventional belt-drive CVT.
Power is sent down the shaft to a new rear-wheel drive setup that now incorporates a non-differential rear end – one related to the setup used on Honda ATVs equipped with IRS.
The first thing you notice upon start-up is a lack of vibration found in the Big Red. Thanks to a newly developed engine-mounting subframe and vibration-isolating bushings, every contact point for the driver and passenger now transmits noticeably less engine vibration.
While it weighs in at 1,396 pounds, the Pioneer-4 we drove felt light and nimble. Power delivery isn't overwhelming but adequate, with the three-speed Hondamatic engaging the vehicle in a decidedly regulated manner even when the accelerator is stomped on.
Once underway in 2WD, roosting the rear end wasn't a problem on loose terrain and the speedometer in my vehicle showed Honda's stated 43 mph top speed while traveling on a gravel road.
The Pioneer uses 25-8×12 front and 25-10×12 rear tires especially made for Honda by OTR. There is no power steering, but Honda insists the eight-inch front tires, along with the suspension and general geometry, make the vehicle easy to turn. Our time on the machine found that to be true.
Bringing the Pioneer down from speed was easy with the 200mm discs up front and an inboard 170mm in the rear bitten by Nissin calipers.
When the trail became more difficult, use of the 4WD and 4WD with mechanical differential lock performed as advertised. There is no hill descent assist, with only the transmission, brake and slight engine braking to keep you where you want to be.
We used that 4WD while exploring a South Carolina swamp and, thanks to an airbox that sits in the vehicle's cabin between the front seats and the bed wall, the only water we came in contact with was the bottled type stored in the molded cup holders.
One of the big attractions of the Pioneer-4 is its convertible seating arrangement, which can be easily converted from two-seat to three-seat to four-seat configurations and back to an open load-carrying bed without the use of tools.
Each of the two rear seats simply tilts up out of the bed structure with the release of a latch and locks into place. The four-step conversion takes only about 15 seconds to complete and the manual, strut-assisted tilt bed comes with a safety mechanism that won't allow bed adjustment when the rear seats are employed. By the way, that bed offers a payload limit of 1000 pounds.
It's obvious Honda put a lot of effort into passenger safety. But, at this point, accessing these vehicles has become akin to strapping into a NASCAR ride: Open the door, unbuckle the safety net, climb in, close the door, buckle the safety net and attach three-point seatbelt. It sounds easy enough, and it is thoughtful for the sport-minded rider, but consumers using the Pioneer for utility purposes will find the process a bit of a hassle.
The same situation occurs for the two occupants utilizing the rear suicide doors to access the jump seats. However, traveling in the rear jump seats proved surprisingly comfortable and expectations of jostling quickly diminished. In this case, the suspension provides the perfect amount of damping.
As for that suspension: The Pioneer features 7.9 inches of travel via its double-wishbone independent front suspension and 9.1 inches of travel in the rear via its independent rear suspension with shocks adjustable for preload.
This, together with 10.3 inches of ground clearance, allows the Pioneer to traverse a wide range of undulating obstacles. The machine became hung up on the crest of a sand berm only once during my day-long test, but I was easily able to engage 4WD with mechanical diff. lock and reverse out of the situation to find a new line.
Honda paid a lot of attention to the center of gravity on this vehicle, but the inside rear tire could be lofted easily in a turn at speed or during an errant roost. It's important to note that operating any vehicle at its limit will ultimately result in negative effects. Nevertheless, curving around trails at speed with the correct amount of brake and throttle kept the front tires pointing the vehicle in the desired direction and I felt very little push while cornering rapidly.
Like to get wet? Dry storage is minimal, with only a glovebox and a small space that is shared with the radiator under the hood.
Inside, the dash layout is simple, with only a speedometer and basic warning lamps. The gauge cluster was made smaller than on the Big Red, but the speedo itself remains the same size. The gear selector and drive mode selector are in the middle of the dash, just above the vehicle's sole 12v power outlet.
Located to the left of the steering wheel, the handbrake offers automotive-style actuation that allows it to easily disengage while parked on an incline. Often times, with other side-by-sides, operators will have to rock their vehicles to disengage a handbrake in that situation.
The swamps of South Carolina proved no match for the Pioneer's 4WD capabilities.
Deliveries of the Pioneer-4 will begin in mid August while deliveries of the two-seater Pioneer will begin in mid September. Available colors include Red, Olive Green and Honda's trademarked Phantom Camo ($600).
Interested? Then you also may want to look into the 50-some accessories that are to be made available with the rollout of the vehicle.
Waiting for a Honda SxS designed to compete with the best-selling Polaris RZR, Arctic Cat Wildcat and Can-Am Maverick? The industry is rife with tales of Honda having tested multiple sport-recreational vehicles to compete against class leaders. But, at this point, you'll just have to sit back, wait, and enjoy the Pioneer.
2014 Honda Pioneer Specs
- Engine: 675cc liquid-cooled OHV single-cylinder four-stroke
- Bore x Stroke: 102.0mm x 82.6mm
- Compression Ratio: 9.2:1
- Induction: Fuel injection (PGM-FI), 40mm throttle body
- Ignition: Full-transistorized with electronic advance
- Clutch: Automatic
- Transmission: Automotive style with hydraulic torque converter, three forward gears and reverse. Three drive modes include 2WD, 4WD and 4WD with differential lock
- Driveline: Direct front and rear driveshafts
- Suspension: Independent double wishbone, 7.9 inches of front travel and 9.1 inches of rear travel
- Brakes: 200mm hydraulic disc front, 170mm hydraulic disc rear
- Tires: 25×8-12 front, 25×10-12 rear
- Length: 114.8 inches
- Width: 61.1 inches
- Height: 78.3 inches
- Ground Clearance: 10.3 inches
- Wheelbase: 76.8 inches
- Turning Radius: 14.8 feet
- Towing Capacity: 1,500 pounds
- Payload Capacity: 1,000 pounds
- Fuel Capacity: 8.2 gallons, including 1.2-gallon reserve
- Colors: Red, Olive, Honda Phantom Camo
- Wet Weight: 1396 pounds
- Warranty: One-year limited warranty, transferable
- Model: SXS700M4


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I'm seriously thinking of buying an Oysterquartz (17000) and wondered if you knew anything about them. The example I'm looking at has no box, papers or service history but is running well and was pressure tested not long ago. The seller is asking £1,250 for it which seems a good price to me.
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A design that reveals young Australian designer Abi Alice's interest in mathematics and geometry, translated into sculptured three-dimensional forms by cutting, folding and curving sheet steel.
Her artistic practice extends across a range of creative disciplines, from painting, photography and sculpture to sound and object design. Mathematics, geometry, folding, abstraction, colour and form are frequently explored in her work. Alice has undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in fine art. Alice approaches design from an artistic point of view. In many instances her abstract paintings are the foundation for her product design. Alice's work is represented in public and private collections around the world, including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.


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An Italian restaurant in New Mexico is under fire for apparently trying to leverage the Black Lives Matter movement to boost sales of its olive tapenade.
Paisano's in Albuquerque put "BLACK OLIVES MATTER TRY OUR TAPENADE" below a billboard outside its restaurant last week to promote one of its specials, drawing outrage on social media from many who said it trivialized the movement protesting recent fatal shootings of black men by police.
Owner Rick Camuglia told NBC affiliate KOB restaurant workers thought it was "a cute play on words."
"We were trying to promote our pan-seared Ahi tuna with a black olive tapenade relish. And so we put 'black olives matter, try our tapenade,'" Camuglia said.
Some Facebook users took to the restaurant's page to voice their frustration; some called the sign "tacky and hideous;" others called it "disgusting" and "insensitive."
Others weren't offended by the sign. One Facebook user posted she was "so sick of people" getting "offended over every little thing." Others quipped, "All olives matter."
The restaurant pulled the promotion from the billboard amid the backlash, but Camuglia, who said he had been getting calls accusing him of being racist, told KOB it was not his intent to offend anyone. He told the station he doesn't feel the need to apologize.
"I think it shows an interesting state of affairs of where our country is that people, first of all, can be offended by a statement about a vegetable," Camuglia said. "Black olives matter, and it does matter in our tapenade."
The restaurant later posted on Facebook that it had been inundated with calls requesting dishes with black olives and served up so many of them it nearly ran out and had to order more.


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How to be nine people's favorite thing
[title of the show] is a musical about two men writing a musical about two men writing a musical. Think of seeing M.C. Escher's optical puzzles dramatized.
At Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre, you'll see the clean version. Apparently there is also a racier adult version.
Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell created this musical about their own experience for a theater competition in 2006. Bowen wrote the music and lyrics and Bell the script. They incorporated the theatrical experiences of two of their friends, Heidi and Susan. Countering all expectations, they win the competition, get an off-Broadway, then a Broadway showing of the work they call [title of the show]. Which is what actually happened to Bowen and Bell.
What you're thinking is true. The play does start out as a bit of narcissistic navel-gazing by theater folk. Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre's opening had other problems. Opening night was twice delayed; on the third try, cast was still struggling with vocal difficulties due to laryngitis as well as an injured ankle, which made pacing a bit ponderous.
Somewhere in the middle of the show, magic happened. The players connected with the audience, the message became universal rather than theater-limited and the show showed promise.
Directed by Rachel Murray, the four actors and their music director on keyboard are on stage throughout the 90 minute one-act show on a sparse, well painted set with only five chairs and a table. Lighting (by Alex Doan) defines the different acting spaces more than set décor. Musical director Laura Brady, known as Mary in the show, has great comedic timing. She sparkles on the stage, adding more than her keyboard talents.
Christopher Overly plays Hunter Bell and Thomas Peter plays Jeff Bowen. The two actors are good counterpoints to each other. Once the laryngitis is gone, it can be expected that harmonies will return to their duets.
Angela Sullivan plays Susan and Anastasia Sophia Herne plays Heidi. Both women have strong, powerful solos, both vocally and emotionally, and help bring the script's universality home.
The showpiece of this production is Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre's superb use of technology. For the song Monkeys and Playbills, a window is revealed to be a theater poster box, which then becomes a screen that flashes the playbills for the dozens and dozens of show titles named in the song. It's another Escher twist, surprising and effective.
The songs are clever and intriguing. Die, Vampire, Die is a funny and insightful song about what kills creativity. Change It/Don't Change It is about what is next after the powers that be want to edit the very creativity that was first praised. Nine People's Favorite Thing, the final song, is the cast's decision that they prefer this distinction to being everyone's ninth favorite thing. They choose to be led by their instincts, not by the professional advice to smooth out the edges that made them unique.
The best song is A Way Back to Then, about trying to realize youthful ambitions in a difficult world. When those ambitions are realized, Heidi sings, "You're that little girl/With her wings unfurled/Flying again/Back in your backyard dancing/I found a way back to then."
That song shows how far [title of the show] travels in 90 minutes: from a simple theater story to a universal longing. That's the goal of good theater and this show delivers that — and good music, too.


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Home on the range
The energy-efficient way of using cooking appliancesBy Hannah McKenzie
Q: I am remodeling my kitchen and wanted to replace my old appliances with Energy Star appliances. Stoves don't seem to come with an Energy Star option. Without the Energy Star label, how do I know that I'm selecting an energy-efficient stove? Is there such a thing?
A: There is currently no Energy Star label available for residential ovens, ranges or microwaves. The amount of energy that these appliances consume depends on how often you use them. There are a few features and habits that can ensure you are using the least energy possible when cooking.
Let's start with shopping for your new stove:
Whether you choose a freestanding stove, or a cooktop and separate oven, the energy use will be the same.
Electric or gas? Cooking is a small portion of your total energy use, so choose fuel based on your personal preference. If you choose gas, make sure that you also install an energy-efficient range hood above the cooktop that exhausts outdoors. Use the range hood anytime that you use the cooktop or oven.
Cooktop element? For gas cooktops, there is no measurable difference in efficiency between conventional burners with electric ignition (the most common) and sealed burners. Electric elements—in order of least to most efficient —include solid disk, exposed coil (the most common), radiant, halogen, and induction. According to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE): "Unless you do a lot of cooking, it is probably hard to justify the fancier cooktop technologies on energy savings alone. It would probably be most cost-effective to stick with an electric coil or radiant element and put your money into better cookware."
Type of oven? Most folks have convection ovens. A convection oven uses a fan to circulate hot air around the food that is being cooked. Convection ovens on average use 20 percent less energy than conventional ovens because typical temperatures and cook times can be reduced.
Self-cleaning oven? These ovens are more energy-efficient because they have more insulation. If you use the self-cleaning option more than once a month, you'll end up using more energy than what you save from the extra insulation.
Let's talk about habits
For your cooktop, choose appropriate cookware. Match the pan to the burner size. Also, make sure that your pans have sturdy flat bottoms. A warped pan will not cook food as quickly or efficiently. Keep the burners clean and shiny!
For your oven, minimize your preheat time by making sure that you're ready to pop the food in immediately. Don't peek in the oven more than you have to. (Having a window in the oven can help alleviate this problem.) Avoid using the self-clean cycle; use baking soda, vinegar and elbow grease instead. Choose baking dishes that hold heat like glass, ceramic or good ol' cast iron so you can drop the oven temperature by 25 degrees.
Consider other cooking appliances. Imagine it is 100 degrees outside, the air conditioning is running almost constantly and is barely keeping your house cool. You need to make supper but don't want to heat up the house. Eureka! You can bake the pork chops in the toaster oven, green beans and sweet potatoes in the microwave. If you cook like it is 100 degrees outside all the time, you will consistently save.
After you remodel your kitchen and change your habits, the change you notice on your power bill will vary. Households spend about $30 to $250 per year using their cooktop and oven. $250 is 68 cents per day or $21 per month. The folks that frequently cook are the ones who have the greatest potential for savings.


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Syria's foreign minister warned on Saturday that a unilateral Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon would fail to bring about peace if the problem of Palestinian refugees remains unsolved.
"Syria is against tension and for peace but Israel must accept responsibility for any move it makes," Faruq al-Shara said in Cairo following talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
He stressed that Damascus "understands Lebanon's call for a solution to the problem of the Palestinian refugees."
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Wednesday filed a memorandum with the United Nations questioning the ability of an international force to deal with potential raids on Israel by Palestinian refugees after an Israeli pullout.
Shara said a total Israeli withdrawal from the section of southern Lebanon it has occupied for 22 years, along with a solution to the refugee problem, would leave Syria "satisfied."
But Syria expects "an official, written Israeli position of which we must be informed through the UN secretary general," he said after a second meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Mussa.
"Without such a commitment in writing, we can't consider Israel serious," he added.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has vowed to pull troops out by July, even in the absence of a peace deal with Damascus, and suggested that a UN force foreseen under UN Resolution 425 from 1978 would be sufficient to oversee a peaceful withdrawal.
But Shara rejected that idea on Saturday.
"Who can believe that Israel now wants to apply a Security Council resolution when hundreds of UN resolutions have not been implemented over the last 20 years?" he said.
"It is strange that the Jewish state calls on the United Nations to play a role when it has always refused such intervention by the international organization."
Israeli commentators believe Damascus is opposed to a unilateral Israeli withdrawal because it would lose one of its main means of pressure for the return of the Golan Heights, which Israel seized from Syria during the 1967 war.
Shara said later Saturday that during the US-Syrian summit in Geneva March 26, which failed to restart Israeli-Syrian negotiations, Syrian President Hafez al-Assad had "responded clearly" on the issues raised by US President Bill Clinton.
Syrian-Israeli peace talks were broken off January 10th. Their main disagreement is over two square kilometers on the eastern edge of the Sea of Galilee.
Syria demands that Israel pull back to the June 4, 1967 lines, giving it access to the fresh water sea.
But Israel insists it would withdraw to the 1923 international border, which would give it complete control over the Galilee -- CAIRO (AFP – photo by AFP)
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John McGrath: MLB draft comes just in time to save me from severe DOS
Assuming your knowledge of high school baseball in the San Diego area is no better than mine, you probably aren't familiar with Alex Jackson.
Unless you're a rabid LSU fan whose devotion to the Tigers extends beyond football, there's little chance that Aaron Nola's name rings a bell.
Jackson and Nola, it turns out, share something in common: They are prime candidates to be selected by the Mariners in the first round of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft, scheduled to begin June 5.
The MLB draft is to the NFL draft what Stuart Little is to Godzilla. The baseball draft has minimal buildup. It's "held" in a TV studio but conducted by conference call. And though the draft lasts three days, same as the NFL, baseball manages to squeeze in 40 rounds, instead of seven.
In other words, it's actually kind of watchable. Prospects don't march onto the stage with their own walk-out music. A throng of yahoos isn't there to provide immediate, witless feedback. Best of all, viewers are spared the nonsensical observations ESPN football analyst Trent Dilfer provided Saturday morning as the Seahawks were on the clock in the fourth round.
Dilfer compared a typical draft-eligible player's interaction with a coach to, well, this:
"You're talking to a coach," Dilfer began. "The coach is a decision maker. The coach thinks you're pretty good looking. The coach wants to date you.
"That's interpreted as, 'Wow, this guy wants to marry me.' No!
He wants to date you. He wants you to like him back. The issue in the process is, who is going to marry you?"
As Dilfer continued to beat and stomp on his tortured metaphor, Trey Wingo, anchoring the third-day coverage on ESPN, wore a look of something between puzzlement and heaven-help-us, the-Apocalypse-is-upon-us panic.
Poor Dilfer. He was among the millions of victims of DOS (Draft Overload Syndrome), except it was his job to go on camera and talk — and talk and talk and talk — while the rest of us had the luxury of tuning in or out, whichever was convenient.
Nobody has ever shown symptoms of DOS during the baseball draft, an event so low key it borders on irrelevance.
Even the top prospects — the first-round, cream-of-the-croppers — are sent to the low minors for a crash course in Humiliation Management. The lucky ones make it to the bigs in two, three, maybe four years.
But the draft is not irrelevant to the Mariners, whose starting lineup Tuesday against Tampa Bay included six home-grown players: center fielder James Jones (fourth round, 2009); right fielder Stefen Romero (12th round, 2010); third baseman Kyle Seager (third round, 2009); left fielder Dustin Ackley (first round, 2009); catcher Mike Zunino (first round, 2012) and shortstop Brad Miller (second round, 2011).
The Mariners own two first-round picks in the June draft. They'll select sixth overall, because their 71-91 record last season was sixth-worst among major league teams, and they're due a compensation pick at No. 28 because they submitted a $14.1 qualifying offer to retain free agent Kendrys Morales, which he declined.
Seattle also is slotted to choose at No. 75 and No. 81. Quite a haul, potentially — four picks among the first 81 — and a contrast to the Seahawks, whose Super Bowl championship reduced their first choice to No. 32, converted to No. 45 after a series of downward trades.
What will the Mariners do? General manager Jack Zduriencik adheres to a closed-shop policy about this stuff, so we can only speculate while borrowing information gathered by experts.
Baseball America has Jackson, a high school catcher/outfielder from Rancho Bernardo, Calif., going to Seattle at No. 6.
A scouting report on Jackson, assembled by ESPN's Keith Law: "A very physical kid, 6-foot-1 or so and probably should be pushing 220 pounds at this point, with a mostly clean, potent right-handed swing that should generate line-drive power to his pull side and at least doubles power to the opposite field."
Another possibility is LSU's Nola, a right-handed starter who throws from a three-quarter arm slot that produces sink on a low 90 mph fastball. His signature pitch, apparently, is a drop-dead curve that misses bats.
If the Mariners select either of these talents next month, there doesn't figure to be any dancing in the streets, or impetuous honking of car horns. The next party assembled to view the MLB draft will be the first.
But if recent history holds, the 2014 baseball draft shapes up as more significant for the Mariners than the 2014 football draft was for the Seahawks.
Crazy, no? Drafts are the only thing in sports where losing is preferable to winning. I wish I had a metaphor in store, but after three days of NFL draft bombardment, which followed three months of NFL draft bombardment, my mind is a blank.
The floor is yours, Dilfer.


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In 2000, Baen Books created a free internet library as an experiment in publishing. The "First Librarian", author Eric Flint, kept a proto-blog of the experience. I found it educational. Of particular interest is the intro, #1, #6, #10, and #11, as these all confirm that free downloads boost sales, both for books and music.
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Nigel Jones necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 57 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
No brand name but see narrative.
We are part of a "not for profit" group that has been developing forensic computing and cybercrime investigation training for police and other law enforcement, initially on a European basis but now much wider. (that is like the stuff they do on CSI but we teach then how to do it properly!!) What we are missing is an identity that lets people know that the products are part of a quality structured programme with academic accreditation. We give the training material away so we want the identity to go with it. Our next venture is likely to have a brand which will be "2CENTRE" but we won't be sure of that till early 2010. What we are looking for now is the identity but bearing in mind that we could well be back next year with a requirement for a logo that incorporates "2CENTRE". We will ultimately want to use the logo on all aspects of the programme, including web, powerpoint template, stationery etc. The purpose of this is not to sell the products but to create an identity that will tell people that that what they are getting is a valid product and part of the programme that we run.
Law enforcement, academia and industry involved in the cybercrime world. As said above we are not selling anything, we want this to be a sign that people immediately recognise as being associated with a top quality training and education programme that they can trust and which provides a mark that identifies the source of the material.
Logo that reflects:
1. Global nature of our activities,
2. Cybercrime/forensic computing
3. Quality
4. Law Enforcement
5. A network
Please remember that if the "2CENTRE" concept takes off we will want to incorporate that into the logo next year, so if you want to try out something that works with or without "2CENTRE" that would be good with us.
We don't want something like a multi-coloured swap shop. Please remember we are not for profit and cost of printing etc is an issue for us.
No real preference on colours but we started out and still are predominantly a European group but do not want others to think that is it Europe telling them what to do. A lot of our work is in the developing countries of the world and working with international orgnisations so nothing that will offend sensitivities please but something that does jump out and be seen.
Not too difficult I hope!!!
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Wayward Wind is a sailing yacht providing overnight and day trips throughout the Fiji Islands. Charters with us are totally exclusive, meaning sailing on your very own, private and fully crewed yacht.Bula from the sunny islands of Fiji! Fiji is one of the worlds great destinations and the uniqueness of its geography makes it that much more special. Being a nation of over 300 islands the best way to see it all is to hire a boat. Secluded bays and isolated beaches are abundant in Fiji and there is a reason, you can only get there by boat.
Wayward Wind is perfect for families, honeymoon couples, anniversary celebrations, or cruising in paradise with your good friends. You have a say in the itinerary, snorkeling, surfing, fishing, paddle boarding and sunning on the beach away from the crowds. Climb down the swimming ladder and swim amongst the corals right around the boat. Steer the course, or simply relax on deck with a refreshingly cool drink and a good book. The choice is yours.
ContactVuda Marina is 'Wayward Wind charters' base of operations, located in Western Fiji. We can however pick and drop off at any resort in the islands of the Yasawas or Mamanucas.
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About Us
As a locally-owned community bank, our mission is to provide high-quality financial services to each of our customers in a responsible and ethical manner using sound, time-tested banking practices. We strive to enhance our communities by building relationships which focus on the economic development in our communities achieved by added services and comprehensive financial solutions.
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DH Series Introduction
- Frame: 50 x 100mm heavy-gauge rectangular steel tube frame.
- Finish: High Quality electrostatic powder coat finish. Standard two-coat powder coating that's resistant to chips and scratches.
- Adjustments: Intuitive color coded and spring-assisted adjustable seat.
- Cushions: Durable high density cushion covered in stitched vinyl.
- Handles: Non-maintenance aluminum bars and collars.
- Frame Protection: Stainless steel plate holders and High density PVC foot guards to protect the finish well.
- Plates storage: Integrated Stainless plate storage bars avoid the scratches.
- Fasteners: zinc on frame, perfectly prevent the rusting issue.
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The Business Case for Systems Engineering
May 2013 • Podcast
Joseph Elm Interviewer Suzanne Miller
Joe Elm discusses the results of a recent technical report, which establishes clear links between the application of systems engineering (SE) best practices to projects and programs and the performance of those projects and programs.
"The purpose of this research was to develop the quantitative evidence that would convince the skeptics of the value of systems engineering."
Software Engineering Institute
In this podcast, Joe Elm discusses the results of a recent technical report, The Business Case for Systems Engineering, which establishes clear links between the application of systems engineering (SE) best practices to projects and programs and the performance of those projects and programs. The report clearly shows that projects that do more SE perform better in terms of meeting budgets, schedules, and technical requirements. The survey population consisted of projects and programs executed by system developers reached through the National Defense Industrial Association Systems Engineering Division, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society, and the International Council on Systems Engineering.
About the Speaker
Joe Elm joined the SEI in 2001. He is currently the integrating systems manager in the Software Solutions Division (SSD). Prior to joining the SSD, he served as the CERT Strategic Projects manager, leading strategic projects to enhance the CERT Program's abilities to address client needs. Before that, he led the SEI's Acquisition Support Program in its efforts to improve software acquisition practices throughout the Department of Defense and other U.S. government agencies, bringing to these efforts an extensive background in systems engineering, product development, program management, and corporate management to the aid of government acquisition programs. Prior to joining the SEI, Elm served as vice president and general manager of Carco Electronics, where he managed all activities of a division responsible for development, sales, and production of precision electro-mechanical equipment used for testing missile guidance and navigation equipment. He has also held engineering management and executive management positions in companies in the transportation and consumer goods industry sectors.
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For the last couple of years, on and off, I have been monitoring the BYU Historical Books Collection. At one point, the collection was growing rapidly and the counter on the startup page logged over 30,000 books. Today and for almost the past year, that counter has been stuck at 17,765. Here is a screen shot of the page showing the counter:
FamilySearch.org. Here is a shot showing the links to the BYU Family History Archive:
The links to the Archive are in the lower left of the screen shot. So what is the status of the Archive? The second arrow above points to the FamilySearch logo on the startup page which has been added recently to replace the BYU logo. But it is apparent that the site is still considered to be a BYU project from the links from FamilySearch.org. I realize that FamilySearch and BYU are both related entities, but the mystery is where are all the books?
For example, the Mesa Regional Family History Center has been scanning books for the project for much more than a year. I had a book for which I owned the copyright scanned almost a year ago. Very few of these scanned files have shown up in the collection. If you click on a few links, you can go to the BYU Harold B. Lee Library Digital Collections page. In Collections by Subject, there is a drop-down menu item for Family History. Another click and you have a list including the Family History Archive. In very small letters it lists 37,584 items. This is a lot closer to the number at the time the counter stopped working. Unfortunately, clicking on that link takes you back to the same startup page for the Archive.
From my discussions with FamilySearch representatives at RootsTech, I understood that there was the potential of adding around 400,000 books to this collection, perhaps including the book I had scanned last year? I took heart when the link to the Family History Archives showed up on FamilySearch.org, but now there is a question about the rest of the books.
Just speculating, but there is always an issue with digitizing about copyrights and usage. Perhaps there was a question that could not be resolved easily or at all with adding books to the site? I can imagine many other reasons why there may be a problem, including working out the "ownership" or funding of the site between FamilySearch and BYU. It is always interesting to speculate, especially when you have no inside knowledge at all.
This is an extremely valuable resource. The participating libraries have thousands of unique or nearly unique items. Although printed family histories are not always reliable, they do give a huge insight into families that otherwise might not be possible and are often a good jumping off place for primary research.
As usual, just wondering what is going on. Just one small note, on the startup page the site is referred to as the "Family History Archives." On the older version of FamilySearch.org the menu item used the term "Historical Books." No problem, just noting.


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1 dead, 1 injured in car crash after police chase
Authorities identify driver as Melissa Sue Toillion
Authorities have identified the driver involved in a car crash early Sunday.
Earlier, two people believed to be involved in a theft from a Pleasant Hill convenience store were injured in the crash after leading authorities on a car chase early Sunday, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Investigators said the incident began when a clerk at the Kum & Go at NE 60th Street and University Avenue in Pleasant Hill reported a theft of merchandise about 1:30 a.m. Sunday.
The clerk provided officers with a license plate number and a description of the car the thieves fled in, and an officer was able to catch up with the car about two minutes later, police said.
The officer attempted to pull over the white Buick Skylark at NE 56th Street and E. Oakwood Drive when the driver sped away.
Police said the vehicle crashed and flipped onto its side after it struck a power pole in the 4700 block of E. Oakwood Drive.
Officials with the Polk County Sheriff's Office identified the Buick's driver as Melissa Sue Toillion, 29. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The passenger in the car was identified as Justin Formaro, 22, of Des Moines, police said.
Formaro was seriously injured and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
At least one utility pole damaged in the incident required immediate repair by MidAmerican Energy.
The incident was under investigation.


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Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to Present at the 31st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI), a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that Paul Bisaro, Watson's President and Chief Executive Officer, will provide an overview and update of the Company's business at the 31st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 7:30 am PST (10:30 am EST) at the Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California. The presentation will be webcast live and can be accessed on Watson Pharmaceuticals' Investor Relations Web site at http://ir.watson.com. The webcast can also be accessed at the following URL:
An archived version will be available approximately one hour after the live presentation ends and can be accessed at the same locations for 90 days.
About Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI) is a global, integrated specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and distributing generic, brand and biosimilar products. The Company has global and U.S. headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey, USA, and international headquarters in Zug, Switzerland.
Watson is the world's third-largest generics prescription drug manufacturer, with more than 750 products marketed globally through operations in more than 60 countries. Watson's global branded pharmaceutical business develops and markets products principally in Urology and Women's Health, and is committed to developing and marketing biosimilars products in Women's Health, Oncology and other therapeutic categories. In addition, Watson is the fourth-largest U.S. generic pharmaceutical product distributor through its Anda, Inc. business, and also develops and out-licenses generic pharmaceutical products outside of the U.S. through its Medis third-party business. Watson has announced that it will adopt a new global name Actavis effective in 2013.
For press release and other company information, visit Watson Pharmaceuticals' Web site at http://www.watson.com.
Lisa DeFrancesco
(862) 261-7152
Charlie Mayr
(862) 261-8030
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100121/LA41294LOGO)
SOURCE Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


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At a few of my past (and current) jobs it's been necessary to send large photos and videos back and forth on Dropbox, and my attempts to request photos often got lost in the shuffle. Not to mention there were a few unfortunate Dropbox deleting accidents, which effectively wiped out entire folders. If only there was an app that was super simple to send, receive and store files and didn't require clients and the occasional contributors to log in. Oh, and it would be nice to be able to have accurate data about all of those files, like when and who added to the folders and downloaded files. If only, right? Well, as luck would have it, ShareFile is on the horizon and it's going to make life easier.
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I would like to see man try to match God's fireworks that we had Friday night. It was beautiful.
Extra calendars
Please take your extra calendars to a nursing home, any nursing home. They would be delighted to have them.
What about donor?
I enjoyed the inspirational article about Kaylee and her family's ordeal with her kidney transplant. However, her kidney did not fall out of the sky. To not even mention the incredible generosity of the donor and his or her family is really bad form. Tell the whole story next time. It might help the cause and shorten the horribly long waiting list.
Same-sex marriage
We were sad to see the Times-Call editorial praising same-sex marriages. There is no federal right to such rights to such marriages in our Constitution. Government cannot redefine human nature, and just because many people agree with something doesn't make it right.
Same-sex marriage is not an issue of rights, it's an issue of traditional morality.
Sarah, this is Andy. I know Barney is taking Aunt Bee to FlatIron mall to buy a Christmas gift, but if you can get a hold of him, would you have him stop by Sam's in Longmont and buy a 100-pound bag of dog food before he gets home? Thank you.
Thank you
My special thanks to a kind gentleman who helped me with the pump and then paid for my gas at Bradley's on Saturday, June 29. Certainly was a nice gesture and really made my day. Thank you again.
Left turns
I'm responding to turning left in the city of Longmont. I think the reason people are having trouble turning left is because we aren't given enough time with the lights to turn left. Most of the lights only allow two to three cars to go through, and this simply is not enough. I wish city planners would look at the lights and make them longer to make it possible to turn left easier in this town.


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Be a part of a unique online community that connects post production professionals and film academics worldwide.
You'll have access to personalize your news feed, access to Live Post Talks and much more. Contribute to the community by posting interesting post production content.
April 14, 2011, 11:32 am
Philip Hodgetts is known as a writer, presenter and software developer, speaking and writing on topics from creativity to the future of QuickTime and Final Cut Pro. Now on his blog he shared his thoughts on Final Cut Pro X. He feels that on the presentation we got a very brief overview of some key features – the headline stuff – but no real depth as we didn't even see a single menu being pulled down. However for him, Final Cut Pro X was everything he hoped for and even more:
October 15, 2019, 7:32 pm
Tim Squyres, ACE, has been nominated for multiple Oscars and ACE Eddies and BAFTAs for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Gosford Park and Life of Pi. His filmography also includes Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk; Unbroken; Lust, Caution; Hulk; Sense and Sensibility; Eat, Drink, Man, Woman; and many more including TV work on the pilots of Nurse Jackie, Now and Again and Medium.
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NAB Show New York opens tomorrow and runs through Thursday at Javits Center in Manhattan, giving East Coasters their best chance this year to get hands-on with a wide variety of tools and technology that was originally debuted at NAB and IBC earlier in the year.
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TORONTO — New York City-based creative studio Nice Shoes (www.niceshoes.com) has grown its Toronto team with the recent addition of colorist Yulia Bulashenko. She brings over seven years of experience as a freelance colorist, working on projects for clients such as Nike, Volkswagen, MTV, Toyota, Diesel, Uniqlo, Uber, Adidas and Zara, among numerous others.
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LOS ANGELES — The family-friendly Netflix series Raising Dion takes a fresh look at the superhero genre, telling the tale of Dion, a young boy with extraordinary gifts, and his widowed mother. Based on the comic book written by Dennis Liu, who also serves as executive producer, the series finds Dion learning to harness emerging powers, which Method Studios...
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When shooting video or creating animations and motion graphics, motion blur is one of the fundamental elements that creates realism in an image.
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Provideo Coalition Podcast episode 2 is live! This week Scott Simmons and Gary Adcock talk through CineGear Atlanta, the Deluxe Entertainment bankruptcy, the MacOS 10.15 update and more.
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The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.
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Adobe Premiere Rush is a app-based video editing programme specially designed make it easy for you to do everything quickly, in one piece of software, including shooting, editing and sharing your films to social media.
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Understanding 3D Camera Tracking: Part 4
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The Onion is apologizing for calling the 9-year-old star of "Beasts of the Southern Wild" a vulgar and offensive name on Twitter.
The Chicago-based satirical newspaper called Quvenzhané Wallis an expletive intended to denigrate women. The "C" word joke was meant to parody how beloved Quvenzhané is, but many thought the language inappropriate for discussing a child.
After being lambasted overnight, The Onion asked for forgiveness on Monday.
CEO Steve Hannah wrote: "It was crude and offensive — not to mention inconsistent with The Onion's commitment to parody and satire, however biting."
Hannah said the offensive tweet was taken down in an hour and the newspaper has "instituted new and tighter Twitter procedures" to ensure it will not happen again.
He said those responsible would be disciplined.
"Miss Wallis, you are young and talented and deserve better," Hannah said. "All of us at The Onion are deeply sorry."
Scott Dikkers, VP of creative development for the publication, said in a Monday interview that the publication has sent a note of apology to Quvenzhané and her family.
"We tried to make a clever comment on Twitter," Dikkers said. "There's a line. Sometimes you don't want to cross the line. The Onion's crossed it many times, I'm sure we'll cross it again. We crossed it this time."
Not everyone thought the tweet went too far: It was retweeted more than 500 times and favorited by some 400 before being deleted.
"She's a big star now," Dikkers said. "I think she can take it."


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The IRS' email black hole
News that the IRS lost tens of thousands of emails sought by Congress unleashed a loud round of forehead slapping around Washington, and the obvious question: How could this happen?
It seems impossible to some that in this age of digital dominance, emails relating to a controversy involving federal government officials could simply vanish.
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But transparency advocates and experts in retrieving email from antiquated government computer systems say they're not at all surprised. The reason: The IRS's record-keeping procedures — like erasing backup tapes every six months — have been known for years as critical weaknesses in government record collection. These observers say all of the warning signs were there for years before large troves of messages from as many as six IRS employees caught up in the tea party scandal were destroyed through a combination of equipment failures and inadequate archiving procedures.
( Also on POLITICO: GOP: IRS lost more emails in tea party affair)
"How do you possibly have backup tapes and then not even use them and recycle them after six months? … How typical this is," said Melanie Sloan of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. "So many people are acting like, 'Oh, this is an attempt to subvert the truth.' … But this is a governmentwide problem."
The dated computer systems and rules also make it likely that critical documents from other agencies and offices have been lost to history, and there's no guarantee new records will be adequately protected and archived.
Indeed, records gone missing have become a tradition passed on from one administration to the next. The missing IRS emails call to mind the gap in Oval Office recordings during the Richard M. Nixon administration and vanished emails from the Bill Clinton and George W. Bush presidencies.
( Also on POLITICO: House GOP cuts IRS, SEC funding)
The IRS is blaming the newly disclosed failures on computer crashes a couple of years ago and contends the vanished emails, some of which may relate to the targeting of conservative nonprofits, are irretrievable — though they've been able to piece together several thousand of the disappeared emails by collecting them from other IRS employees who were on the chains and archived the data.
A former IRS official said a similar crash happened to him, and it's not that unusual at the tax agency.
"My whole computer crashed. I lost all my emails and my documents. We had to reconstruct everything. I've had the investigations team" work on it, said the ex-official, who asked not to be named.
The official said some employees had the option of getting a limited amount of storage on a "special drive" or cloud of some sort in 2012, but he wasn't sure when the IRS began offering that option. And he said it could have violated a taxpayer privacy law for the IRS official at the center of the storm, Lois Lerner, to have saved her emails elsewhere on a personal disk or thumb drive.
( Also on POLITICO: Lois Lerner email flap inflames GOP ire in IRS tea party ruckus)
The IRS did not respond to requests for comment Tuesday.
Historically, the IRS has not routinely archived all emails. Before May 2013, when the scandal erupted, the agency only backed up employee emails on tapes for six months, then recycled the tapes, essentially throwing out the data. Even then, employees couldn't keep many emails in their Outlook folders because IRS storage restrictions allowed them to keep only about 1,800 emails in their active inboxes. (Now they can keep about 6,000 at a time.)
Instead, the IRS generally depended on employees to archive their emails on their laptops. They're instructed to print out permanent, official records and save them. The law requires only that records of permanent value to the government be saved and that agencies abide by published "records schedules" that say how long certain types of records should be kept.
A former litigation director for the National Archives said Tuesday that the IRS's practice of having employees print out important emails isn't the best way to make sure such records are preserved.
"The volumes are too overwhelming. Manual printing out or manual tagging, drag and drop, are well-known to be essentially failed policies," said Jason Baron, now with law firm Drinker Biddle. "We can't rely on people. They're too busy to keep up."
An Obama administration policy issued in 2012 calls for all federal agencies to manage their email exclusively electronically by the end of 2016.


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Jerry OConnell necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 53 diseños de 15 diseñadores freelance.
We want a logo that is eye-catching and stylish. 3-D look and feel is important, with an underlying theme reflecting the purpose of the service -- the secure, offsite digital tracking of a person's household assets (furniture, kitchenware, clothing, jewelry, etc.) and their important personal documents.
The website name "TheCyberSafe.com" should be included somewhere in the logo but not completely integrated into it -- I will need the logo to be usable without those words in some instances. Thus, the award-winning logo submission should provide two versions -- one with and one without "TheCyberSafe.com".
I have already had a couple icons designed for use on the various pages of the website. The logo should incorporate the style of these icons -- to what degree this incorporation occurs is up to your creative juices.
You can see these icons by checking out the profile of the designer who created them, January_444. The icons are variations of his #89 and #75 designs, both of which are stylized padlocks. You can also check my own contest results where these were awarded (although I'm not sure how long designs99.com leaves that up for review.)
Note that those icons currently have "tails" off their bottoms for use as pointers. Those tails should NOT be part of any logo design.
I am open to any color scheme. I want the colors to be vibrant yet professional. It should not look like a porn site, nor should it have the boring look of an accountant's or attorney's business (please, no "IBM Blue" color schemes).
- A design that relates to a digital vault or safe or other innovative concept that conveys our overall business purpose of secure, offsite digital tracking of personal assets.
- A color scheme that has "pop" while keeping a professional look.
- "TheCyberSafe.com" name incorporated in one version of the logo, and a second version without the name. Both must be part of the submission to be considered for award.
- A design that either incorporates a bit of the flavor the two icons already planned for the site.
- The design must be scalable so that I can resize it later to fit various situations without needing professional help. Vector designs or equivalent are highly desireable.
- Do not submit a design that makes the two current icons already planned for the site seem completely unrelated to the logo design.
- Nothing too flowery or flamboyant.
- A design from someone who hasn't read this brief (but if you got this far, you obviously qualify)
- Please, no "IBM Blue" color schemes!
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This unmistakeable little stylised man created by Stefano Giovannoni and Guido Venturini has continued to capture the imagination of the public inspiring this biscuit box. The icon of the little man is silkscreen printed on the glass body.
From 1985 up to 1989, this has been the name adopted by the architects Stefano Giovannoni and Guido Venturini, creators of an elementary, playful cartoon language which made its mark on design in the early 90s.


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Attorney General Mark Herring says the state is no longer going to pay outside law firms to represent former Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell and his staffers.
The Democrat announced Thursday that he's terminating the contracts, which are related to criminal investigations of McDonnell.
Federal and state authorities are investigating gifts given to McDonnell and his family by former Star Scientific Inc. CEO Jonnie Williams.
McDonnell has not been charged with any crimes, and has also hired private attorneys to represent him.
Former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said a conflict prevented his office from representing McDonnell and his staffers and appointed the outside firms.
Herring's office says that conflict no longer exists.
Multiple media outlets are reporting that the legal bills from the outside firms total more than $780,000.


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This document contains the manual testing check-list. Use red to indicate failures.
Mylyn 3.0 Manual Tests
- Marker view filtering on 3.3
- Ensure task list elements don't show in the Project Explorer when in change sets mode and task is active
- Ensure context tests can be created and work
- Interest manipulation shortcuts in various perspectives
- Perspective settings and new shortcuts for all SDK perspectives
- Ensure change set refresh works due to change on bug 191793
- Review non-modal attachment dialog bug 182965
- Context import and export
Task List
- Editor says it needs to be refreshed with incoming when editor is synched and has outgoing changes
- Scheduling a subtask for next week should make subtask disappear
- Ensure clean start/restart has no messages in log
- Scheduled presentation showing empty days in focus mode
- Test data directory move
Task Editor
- Ensure new task has attributes if there is stale new task data
- Adding new component, then refreshing attributes fails to make that component show, reopening editor fixes it
- Ensure integrated bug reporting works
- Clicking on a comment sets the editor selection to ITaskSelection resulting in a different popup menu
- Attach context checkbox should not be on the editor when there is no context
- New Task Editor is missing Add to Category and Scheduled Date
- Refreshing a non-fully loaded editor does not restore the correct editor title
- Parent attribute is displayed for new tasks
- The task editor does not select a default resolution
- Ensure that content assist has no duplicates with fresh workspace, and has focused entries on first task activation
- Check non-models change sets mode
- Context change sets don't have labels
- Change sets don't always have a commit action
Install and P2
- Clean install succeed without getting the Task List feature, but shouldn't?
Eclipse 3.3
- Ensure Team packaging works
- Landmark markers don't disappear when element is made less interesting
API Notes
Task Repository Participant
- Context Saving Participant
- Task list failed to load recovery (UI)
- Repository Labels not restored after task list import
Eliminate ScheduledTaskContainers
- Consume task due/schedule date change events
- Listen to repository url change (register ITaskRepositoryListener)
Extract Interface
- Ensure content assist works with clean workspace prior to restart
- Ensure lazy loading of structure bridge
Execution Environments
- Ensure launch works with JRockit
- Help > Help Contents > Mylar > New and Noteworthy [ ensure updated to latest release]
- Open Corresponding Task Action
- Incoming change set classic mode
- Incoming change set models mode
- Outgoing change set classic mode
- Outgoing change set models mode
- History view element with old format (e.g. TasksUiPlugin comment before 2006-08)
- History view element with new format (e.g. TasksUiPlugin comment after 2006-11)
- (3.2) Ensure changing summary in local task editor doesn't create additional header (https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=180749 bug#180749)
- (3.2) Ensure that opening editor with missing task data doesn't block startup.
- Offline Reports
- Ensure that when a bug report is opened offline that has no offline data the bug page reads: "Task data not available, please synchronize and reopen."
- In the case of migration ensure that offline reports still open correctly (if not lost completely).
- Seach > Task Search > Open Repository Task... , enter bad ID, Should result in invalid id error dialog
- Repository Search (Search > Search... > Repository Search tab)
- Repository search page
- Ensure warning if no repository exists.
- Cycle through available repository search pages ensuring that they populate with the last search performed on the respective repository
- Ensure other repository types search pages appear when selected
- Repository Search Results View
- Test opening non-local report (Bug should open in bugzilla editor (blue bin icon)
- Test opening report with local data. Bug should open in bugzilla editor (clipboard with blue bin overlay icon) and the Planning tab should be available
- Repository search page
- Bugzilla Task Editor (Rich editor)
- When opening remote tasks (ie. from search results view) ensure that posting authenticates properly
- Editor Hyperlinking - URL Hyperlinks, Bug hyperlinks (bug# 123, bug 12312, task# 1, task 12, duplicate bug links), stack trace links
- Editor menu/commands - Cut/Copy/Paste/Select-all from menu and using shortcut keys (March 30, 2007) Cut & Copy from menu broken in Linux due to loss of focus on text
- Bugzilla Query Wizard (Tasklist)
- Create new query
- Open query to see that parameters are still there
- Field validation needs to be improved. "Only bugs change in..." is accepting characters without error
- New Bug submission (valid credentials)
- Test new bug submission for each Bugzilla server version
- Update of Repository Configuration
- Test from TaskRepositoriesView context menu
- Test from BugzillaProductPage
- A dialog should be produced in either case when an io or login exceptions occur.
- Configuration caching
- Run new bug wizard, update products...
- Restart eclipse, rerun wizard, products should appear immediately
- New Bug submission (invalid credentials)
- Remove username and password from a repository configuration in the Task Repositories view
- Initiate new repository task action
- Select repository with missing credentials
- Upon submitting new bug editor user is presented with credentials error dialog
- New Bug submission (invalid password)
- Make repository password invalid in Task Repositories view.
- Initiate new repository task action.
- Select repository with invalid password
- Error Dialog presented on product update or selection of Next: The user name or password you entered is not valid... Update Products with invalid password results in ugly error dialog
- Submission of changes to a Bugzilla report should result in all parent queries being re-synchronized as well as the task itself being synchronized
- Ensure submission of comment doesn't remove any depends on / blocks bugs
- Submission of changes to existing bug with invalid repository credentials
- Repository Settings page presented
- Bug Compare (ensure attribute compare works) (July 31, 2006 [0.6.1] - Compare button removed)
- Synchronize from context menu (invalid userid and password)
- Report Download Failed Dialog: Ensure proper repository configuration in Task Repositories view.
- Synchronizing while disconnected should not put errors in the eclipse log
- Task Synchronization State
- Open, modify, save, should have outgoing decorator
- Case clear outgoing: confirmation dialog should pop up
- Case confirm: outgoing decorator should go away
- Case deny: outgoing decorator should remain
- Case open: should retain outgoing overlay
- Case edit and save again: outgoing overlay remains (should not receive conflict warning)
- Case submit: outgoing overlay should disappear (should be no incoming upon synchronize)
- Case clear outgoing: confirmation dialog should pop up
- Task in CONFLICT state
- Case open: remains with conflict decorator
- Case synchronize: should get option to override local changes
- Case overriding: overlay and changes go away
- Case no override: changes remain, conflict decorator appears
- Case edit: Currently state switches to OUTGOING which is correct for now because we migrate their comment into the new report
- Query hits not yet downloaded
- Case open: report downloaded (task icon appears), no decoration
- Case synchronize: report downloaded (task icon appears)
- Open report in external editor and add a comment.
- Case synchronize: incoming decoration should appear on task
- Case open: task opens with new content, no decoration
- Case open (bug editor already open): User presented with dialog asking if they want to reopen with latest version
- Case Background Synchronization incoming state remains
- Case open: task opens with offline content, user asked if they want to refresh with incoming content.
- Case synchronize: incoming decoration should appear on task
- Open, modify, save, should have outgoing decorator, open report in external browser, add comment
- Case open: Outgoing decorator remains
- Case Submit: Mid air collision...synchronize via menu
- Case Synchronize from editor: New incoming is updated, outgoing changes tagged with *
- Case synchronize: should get option to override local changes
- If overriding, overlay and changes go away
- If no override, get conflict icon to show
- Copy report to a local category, repeat above tests ensuring decoration always
- Copy report to root category, repeat tests ensuring decoration always matches
- Open, modify, save, should have outgoing decorator
- Check that auto background synchronize works
- Ensure that new hits (i.e. reports created using web ui) appear in query after auto sync
- Ensure that incoming on existing tasks appears after auto synchronization
- If editor open and task gets incoming, dialog should be presented asking if user wants to refresh and reopen. [2.0M3] Getting double notification upon synch
- Check that if changes are made to the notes field of the Planning editor that save still works (editor doesn't remain dirty).
- Ensure that when offline reports file is deleted, tasks don't suddenly all have incoming status upon synchronizing
- Reports > Outline View
- Clicking on comments in outline view should cause editor to scroll to respective comment in the editor page.
- DnD Attachments: Ensure all of the following launch the new attachment wizard with the appropriate file specified.
- Drag a file from the workspace to the attachments section or new comment box.
- Drag a file from a different application (or desktop) onto the attachments section or new comment box.
- Drag a region of text from any application (eg. a web browser) onto the attachments section or new comment box.
- Opening a repository task that has no repository should display warning indicating that the repository must be created.
Task List
- Ensure that when an unread task with a context is activated, the prompt to retrieve the context appears
- Ensure creating a new query either via task list popup or File > New doesn't result in exception when there are no remote repositories set up
- test proxy support using new platform proxy settings 177320
- test auto construction of repositories from clean workspace 174864
- Do a manual refactoring test (change name/url of existing repository) of tasks
- File -> Export -> Mylar Task Data
- File -> Import -> Mylar Task Data Importing can cause decoration widget disposed errors 2.0M3
- Test importing with task in active state
- Data directory change (via Mylar preferences page)
- Ensure all data is migrated including context and backup folders and contained data
- Ensure that if 'load' is selected that the target folder is loaded and not overwritten
- Make a task, make it active, move it to the archive (remove from root category) - file should remain visible in task list [2.0M3 if removed doesn't show immediately in archive, does show properly in archive after restart]
- Task List Auto-Archive
- Addition and removal of files from change sets
- Mylar context sensitive JUnit unit tests
- Ensure internal browser tab can be disabled (via Mylar preferences)
- Drag and Drop
- From category to category: move
- From query to category: copies
- Task to external text: copies details
- Task to external explorer: copies context file (July 31, 2006 [0.6.1] - if context doesn't exist need to disable drop)
- (March 30, 2007) On Linux under 3.2, dragging to external text attempts to open context, dragging to external explorer copies details
- Lazy loading
- Startup with Task List in fast view mode with a task active, ensure no errors in log
- Delete category that contains a task scheduled for today, task should be revealed in Archive (immediately, not after restart/refresh/etc). [2.0M3 related to archive error above]
- Test clean install with task list only installed then with only one connector installed. Ensure adding task repository doesn't cause errors.
- ensure tasklist colors and decoration are correct for due dates (past due, due today, due this week)
- Create Repositories:
- http://trac.edgewall.org/trac (Trac 0.9 and higher)
- Validate settings
- -> Message: Repository is valid
- http://mylyn.eclipse.org/tractest
- Username: email@example.com
- Password: <password>
- Repository is valid
- -> Message: Authentication credentials are valid.
- -> XML-RPC is selected
- http://trac.edgewall.org/trac (Trac 0.9 and higher)
- Query (Trac 0.9)
- Add query for http://trac.edgewall.org
- -> Repository attributes are displayed in query dialog
- Select "0.10" for version
- Finish
- -> Tickets are marked as incoming
- -> Notifications popup
- Open ticket
- -> Ticket is opened in browser pane
- -> Ticket is marked as synchronized
- Search
- Open search
- Select http://mylyn.eclipse.org/tractest
- -> progress bar is shown while attributes are updated
- -> attributes are displayed
- Select http://trac.edgewall.org
- Search for "ticket" in summary on edgewall.org
- Double click search result
- -> Browser is opened
- Open another search result through context menu
- -> Browser is opened
- Query and offline handler (XML-RPC)
- Add query for all tickets in "component1" for http://mylyn.eclipse.org/tractest
- -> All tickets are marked as incoming
- Edit ticket summary of any ticket in web browser and submit
- Synchronize query
- -> Only edited ticket is synchronized and marked as incoming
- Reopen query
- -> "component1" is selected
- Create Ticket in Rich Editor (XML-RPC)
- Select New > Repository Task for http://mylyn.eclipse.org/tractest
- Enter summary and description
- Select Add to Task Category: root
- Press Create New
- -> New Ticket is added to task list
- Open ticket
- -> summary and description are correct
- Edit Ticket with Rich Editor (XML-RPC)
- Open any ticket from query
- Edit summary and save
- -> Ticket is marked as outgoing
- Edit ticket summary in web browser and submit
- Synchronize ticket in task list
- -> Task is marked as conflicting
- Context attachments (XML-RPC)
- Activate ticket
- Create new Java project
- Open Java file
- Attach context on active task
- Retrieve context
- -> Context is displayed in wizard
- -> Context is loaded
SDK Integration
- Problems view
- Debug view
- Eclipse native tasks view
- History view -> context menu -> Open Corresponding Task
- Run JUnit context test without interesting tests: should get message
- Run JUnit contexts test with interesting tests, should run
- Do above for PDE JUnit tests
- Ensure code folding works properly
- Ensure there aren't duplicates in content assist (i.e. upon first installation)


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- Обучение
- Mobile & Touch
- Building your Unity game to an iOS device for testing
Building your Unity game to an iOS device for testing
Проверено с версией:: 5.4
Сложность: Базовая
This tutorial was last tested on 18 May 2016, using Unity 5.3.4 and Xcode 7.3
In this lesson, we're going to build a sample Unity project to an iOS device for testing.
This lesson doesn't cover building a game for distribution to other devices, or submitting a game to the App Store.
Since the release of Xcode 7 in 2015, it has been possible to build apps - including games made with Unity - using a free Apple ID. Prior to this, only members of the paid Apple Developer Program could do so. The free option is limited: you can't use services such as Game Center or In-App Purchases, and you can't submit your game to the App Store. However, you can test your game on an iOS device using a free Apple ID.
This lesson assumes that you will be using a free Apple ID and are not enrolled in the Apple Developer Program. If you're enrolled in the Apple Developer Program, you can still follow this lesson - however, you will probably wish to use the Apple Developer Portal to configure your certificates, provisioning profiles and devices rather than allowing Xcode to do it automatically, as we will do in this lesson.
What you will need
To follow this lesson, you will need:
A Mac computer running running OS X 10.11 or later
The latest version of Xcode (available from the Mac App Store)
The latest version of Unity (available here)
An iOS device
The Simple Mobile Placeholder project (available from the Asset Store)
Setting up the Simple Mobile Placeholder project
First, let's take a quick look at the Simple Mobile Placeholder project. As the name suggests, this is an intentionally minimal project - it was created simply to test the build process. As such, it's very easy to test that it has built correctly and that it runs as expected on your device.
Open Unity and create a new project.
Name the project "SimpleMobilePlaceholder".
Choose a location to save it to.
Ensure that "3D" is selected to use the Unity Editor in 3D mode.
Click the Create project button to create the project.
Using the top menu, go to Window > Asset Store.
Search for "Simple Mobile Placeholder".
Download and import this project by navigating to the project page and clicking Download then Import.
You will see a warning that importing a complete project will overwrite your project settings. This is fine, as we have just created a blank project. Click Import to continue.
An import window will appear, showing which files are included in the project.
Click Import to import the project.
In the Project window, navigate to Scenes and then double click the Main scene to open it.
You should now see a red cube in the Scene View. Enter Play Mode to test the project. The cube should spin. When you click the cube, it should spin in the opposite direction and a message will appear in the Console window.
That's it! Now that we know how the project works, let's get ready to build it to a device.
Adding your Apple ID to Xcode
Before we can build to a device, we need to set up an Apple ID and add it to Xcode.
If you don't yet have an Apple ID, obtain one from the Apple ID site.
Once you have obtained an Apple ID, you must add it to Xcode.
Open Xcode.
From the menu bar at the top of the screen choose Xcode > Preferences. This will open the Preferences window.
Choose Accounts at the top of the window to display information about the Apple IDs that have been added to Xcode.
To add your Apple ID, click the plus sign at the bottom left corner and choose Add Apple ID.
A popup will appear, requesting your Apple ID and password. Enter these.
Your Apple ID will then appear in the list. Select your Apple ID to see more information about it.
Under the heading Team, you will see a list of all Apple Developer Program teams that you are a part of. If you're using a free Apple ID that isn't enrolled in the Apple Developer Program, you will see your name followed by "(Personal Team)".
In the Apple Developer Program, teams are how you organise who has access to a project, what permissions they have and so on. When you use a free Apple ID, Apple creates what is known as a Personal Team for your Apple ID that only has you on it. Don't worry about it for now - it's just one of the steps needed to test your app.
More information on managing accounts and teams in Xcode can be found in this Apple documentation.
Preparing your Unity project for building to iOS
We now need to return to Unity and switch platforms so that we can build our game for iOS.
Within Unity, open the Build Settings from the top menu (File > Build Settings).
Highlight iOS from the list of platforms on the left and choose Switch Platform at the bottom of the window.
Switching platforms sets the build target of our current project to iOS. This means that when we build, Unity will create an Xcode project. Switching platforms also forces Unity to reimport all assets in the project. This doesn't take long on a small project like this, but be aware that on a larger project this may take some time.
Next, we need to enter the bundle identifier for our game. A bundle identifier is a string that identifies an app. It's written in what is known as reverse-DNS style, following the format com.yourCompanyName.yourGameName. Allowed characters are alphanumeric characters, periods and hyphens. We need to change the bundle identifier from the default setting in order to build.
It is important to note that at the time of writing, once you have registered a bundle identifier to a Personal Team in Xcode the same bundle identifier cannot be registered to another Apple Developer Program team in the future. This means that while you are testing your game using a free Apple ID and a Personal Team, you should choose a bundle identifier that is for testing only - you won't be able to use the same bundle identifier to release the game. An easy way to do this is to add "Test" to the end of whatever bundle identifier you were going to use - for example, com.yourCompanyName.yourGameNameTest.
There are other restrictions on bundle identifiers. When you release an app, its bundle identifier must be unique to your app, and cannot be changed after your app has been submitted to the App Store. For more information on bundle identifiers on iOS, see this Apple documentation.
Open the Player Settings in the Inspector panel (Edit > Project Settings > Player).
Expand the section at the bottom called Other Settings, and enter your chosen bundle identifier where it says Bundle identifier.
Now we're ready to build!
Building an Xcode project using Unity
Building your game to an iOS device involves two steps. First, Unity builds an Xcode project. Then, Xcode builds that project to your device. Once you've set everything up, Unity can trigger both of these steps for you - however, the first time you build a project to your device involves a little extra work and you must do both steps separately.
The reason for the extra work is security. Apple uses a technique called code signing to ensure that apps come from known sources and haven't been tampered with, and this needs to be set up before you can build. For more information on code signing, see this Apple documentation.
First, we're going to get Unity to build the Xcode project.
Open the Build Settings from the top menu (File > Build Settings).
Click Add Open Scenes to add the Main scene to the list of scenes that will be built.
Click Build to build.
You will be prompted to choose where to build your Xcode project. A good place to do this is in a dedicated builds folder within your project folder. We'll make one now.
Click the down arrow in the top right of the prompt to expand it, and then click New Folder.
When prompted to choose a name, enter "Builds" and click Create. This will create a new folder called "Builds" in the root directory for your project.
In the text input field marked Save As, enter "iOS" and click Save.
Unity will now create an Xcode project called "iOS" in the "Builds" folder.
An Xcode project is all the files and information required to build an app using Xcode, organised into folders containing code, image assets and so on. For more information on the Xcode project that Unity creates, see the Unity Manual Xcode Project Structure page.
Building the sample project to your device using Xcode
Once Unity has built the Xcode project, a Finder window will open at the project's location.
Double click the .xcodeproj file to open the project with Xcode.
In the top left, select Unity-iPhone to view the project settings. It will open with the General tab selected.
Under the topmost section called Identity, you may see a warning and a button that says Fix Issue. This warning doesn't mean we've done anything wrong - it just means that Xcode needs to download or create some files for code signing.
Click the Fix Issue button.
A popup will appear, showing details of any teams that have been added to Xcode.
Make sure that the correct team is shown in the dropdown - if you're using a free Apple ID, it should be your name followed by "(Personal Team)".
Click Choose to instruct Xcode to download any required certificates and generate a provisioning profile. The warning will then disappear.
Certificates and provisioning profiles the files required for code signing. You don't need to worry about what they do at the moment - but if you'd like to know more about them, see this Apple documentation.
Now connect your device to your computer using a USB cable. If it's the first time you've connected this device, you may see a message that says that Xcode is "processing symbol files" - this means that Xcode is getting information from the device that will allow you debug apps on this device. Wait for this to complete. Once it has finished processing the symbol files, the message will disappear and your device will be ready to use.
The final step before we build to the device is to make sure that the device is unlocked, because Xcode can't launch apps on a device that is locked with a passcode. If your device is set to lock with a passcode, it's best to change this setting before you build to your device and then change it back after you have finished testing.
On your device, go to Settings > Display & Brightness > Auto-Lock.
To disable locking, select Never.
It is worth noting that when in Low Power Mode, the Auto-Lock settings cannot be changed until Low Power Mode is turned off.
- To turn off Low Power Mode, go to Settings > Battery > Low Power Mode and set this to "Off".
Now it's time to build to your device.
- In the top left of the Xcode interface, click Run (the "play" button).
If you haven't used your Mac to develop for iOS or OSX before, you may see a popup at this point asking if you would like to enable Developer Mode. Enabling Developer Mode will mean that you won't be prompted for your password when carrying out common development tasks.
- Enable Developer Mode by choosing Enable, and enter your password when prompted.
After a moment, you'll see a message in the bar at the top centre of Xcode that says "Build succeeded", and the app will load on your device. We're almost done!
You may receive a warning prompt on the device with the title "Untrusted Developer", or a popup in Xcode that says "Could not launch [your app name]". If you see either of these, it means the that there's one last step left: you need to set your device to trust your Apple ID.
On your device, go to Settings > General > Device Management > Developer App > [your app name].
Choose your Apple ID, and then choose Trust.
As long as you have at least one app built using that Apple ID on your device, your device will allow content built with that Apple ID to run. If you ever remove all of the apps built with that Apple ID from your device, you'll need to go back to this setting and choose to trust it again.
Testing the game on your iOS device
The game has now been built to your device. If you disconnect your phone from your computer, the game will still be there. To play the game on your device, tap its icon on the home screen - the same way you would launch any app on the device.
Our game works! The cube spins, and tapping it causes it to change direction.
Simply playing your game on a device is one way of testing it. It's a good way of checking things like whether the controls work. However, if you want more information - if you'd like to see Unity's logs while you play, for example - you'll need to build and run the app while the device is still connected to Xcode.
Let's do this now.
Connect your device to your computer.
Open the Xcode project by double clicking the .xcodeproj icon, as before.
In Xcode, choose Run (the "play" button).
Xcode will now build the game to your device and begin a debugging session.
If you look to the bottom right of Xcode while your game is running, you'll see the Xcode debug console. This contains all of the information that you'd see in the Unity console, along with debug information about other things that are happening in the OS. You can use this in the same way that you use the console within Unity, to help you debug your game.
Try tapping the cube and looking at the debug console. You will see the same log message as you would see in Unity, along with some additional information.
Using the console to get information is just one of the ways that Xcode can help you test, profile and debug your game. It's a complex subject and we won't cover all of the options here, but this post on the Unity blog about profiling is a great start.
In this lesson, we learned how to build a Unity game to an iOS device for testing. We learned how to switch build targets in Unity, what a bundle identifier is, how to use Xcode to build your Unity game to your device for testing, and how to debug your Unity game on your iOS device using the console in Xcode.


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