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Hey guys,
I have an issue that's likely quite straightforward but I've never done this.
I have a windows server (physical) with a 2TB share (D:\) from my EMC VNX system.
I also have a newly presented 2TB share (E:\) from my EMC Unity.
I have mirrored the two disks together.
I am wondering if it's possible to make the new disk (E:\) the primary without disruption? Or, do I need to break the mirror after stopping all services on the server and manually change the drive letter?
Any help to minimize my downtime would be outstanding.
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In most mirror configurations the drives are considered peers from the OS perspective. Because even identical drives may have differences in speed due to position of heads, rotational angle of platters, and things like data moved to skip bad sectors, technically speaking, the controller does not actually write to both drives simultaneously. Also, one drive may be writing/reading a chunk of data and the other drive is writing/reading another chunk of data, then the controller catches the other up. If one finishes first, it is free to begin handling the next request. The controller handles all this, so you don't want to interfere or slow down the disk subsystem by having a user-imposed concept of primary and secondary.
Your drives are not virtual, you're directly presenting the Unity as storage to the machine?
I would have thought the VNX systems would have had a way to replicate so all you had to do was swap over the storage
If everything is done and you plan to remove the old D, make sure no one is using it
Rename D to F (or any other letter), rename E to D and if all is well you can remove F and unpresent the storage


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On a quiet Tuesday night, Wynwood's Kyu is bustling. The Asian-inspired eatery, opened about a month ago, is the new kid in Wynwood, bringing an exotic barbecue concept to the area's ever-growing culinary scene.
Housed in the former Shikany space (251 NW 25th St., Miami), the restaurant is helmed by former Zuma alums chef Michael Lewis and general manager Steven Haigh, who says it's been a lifelong dream to open Kyu (which is pronounced like the letter q).
Haigh and Lewis describe Kyu as a wood-fired Asian grill, where the grill itself is the restaurant's centerpiece. The space features an open-kitchen concept, where diners can watch Lewis and his team practice Yakinku, a Japanese barbecue grilling method, as well as prepare a bevy of other items, such as veggies, seafood, and other small bites. On paper, more than half of Kyu's menu features dishes made exclusively on its wood-fired grill, including an assortment of fish, meats, and vegetables.
The restaurant, which features a rustic, farm-to-table atmosphere, prides itself on being sustainable. An Orca composter is used in-house to help break down excess waste, and Haigh and Lewis have vowed to plant trees to recoup those used by Kyu's wood-charcoal grill. The eatery sources local produce for most of its menu items too.
The menu, crafted by Lewis, draws influence from his years of travel and mostly features Japanese and Korean yakiniku, which means grilled meat in Japanese. The menu begins with what Kyu calls "snacky snacks." For something light, consider a crunchy kale dish ($7), or try something more satisfying, such as the burrata ($8), drizzled with a yuzu marmalade jam.
Be sure to order one of Kyu's steamed buns. Choose between crispy pork belly ($8) or crispy crab ($11), served in pairs.
For main entrées, Kyu's menu was built to share. The menu features the categories "Fresh and Bright," which are vegetable plates; "Chilled and Refreshing," mostly seafoods; and "Wood Fired and Smoked," which includes many of the eatery's meats.
Under "Chilled and Refreshing," try the grilled octopus ($12). If it weren't for its appearance, it'd be nearly impossible to guess you were noshing on a tentacle. It's roasted to a slight crunch without losing tenderness and leaves a lightly smoky aftertaste. Avocado and palm hearts are served alongside.
It's difficult to choose just one of Kyu's many wood-fired and smoked meat dishes. For diners hungry for seafood, consider the roasted grouper ($24) or Florida red snapper ($22). Beef short ribs ($28), enough to feed two to three, are served with pieces of lettuce and three sauces for the diner to make lettuce wraps. The lettuce adds a light and airy feel to the thick and rich taste of the short rib.
Pair a meat with a side or two. Munch on Thai-fried rice ($16), which is served in a hot stone pot and stirred tableside, or roasted cauliflower served atop goat cheese sauce.
If your mind tells you that ordering more food is a bad idea, ignore it, because Kyu's sweets are worth it. Share the coconut layer cake, which is a chef's family recipe, along with the doughnut-beignets, which are served with strawberry and chocolate sauces.
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Everything about Kyu aligns with the Japanese mindset, wabi-sabi, which is the art of finding perfection in imperfection. Haigh and Lewis have taken a primitive, warehouse-like design and turned it into a swank hot spot that uses uncomplicated ingredients and forthright practices, giving diners a chic and tasty night out.
Kyu is open Tuesday through Friday for lunch from noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday for lunch from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday brunch from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. For dinner, the restaurant is open Tuesday through Thursday from 5 p.m. to midnight and Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. It's closed Monday.
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The entry of foreign performers, film and entertainment workers is critical to entertainment production and events in Canada. In June 2014, the Canadian government made changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP), which has affected the ways in which Canadian employers hire international workers.
Several changes were specifically made to increase the efficiency and accessibility for Temporary Foreign Workers in the Film, TV and Music industries to work or perform in Canada. However, there is disagreement as to whether the changes to Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program are more harmful or helpful for Canada's entertainment industry. Before the June 2014 changes to the TFWP, foreign performing artists hired to perform at a bar or restaurant, where the primary purpose of the establishment is to serve food and drinks, required a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) approval and a work permit. Employers of foreign performing artists were required to pay $275 for each person's LMIA application. This discouraged employers and foreign performers from joining entertainment projects in Canada. As a matter of fact, it encouraged "under the table" performances, whereby artists would enter Canada as a tourist and perform for cash. The changes to the TFWP were created in order to standardizing and simplifying the process for foreign performers and Canadian employers.
Accordingly, foreign performers and entertainment crews hired to perform for a limited time in a Canadian establishment where the primary purpose is to sell food and drinks are now eligible for LMIA exemption. This means that the LMIA application and fee, which has increased from $275 to $1000, will not be required by some of the foreign performers coming to Canada. Other positions exempt from LMIA also include: producers of film, television, video and documentary projects funded entirely from outside of Canada; adjudicators at music and dance festival; and performing artists and their essential crew if they are entering Canada to perform for time-limited engagements, not being hired for ongoing employment by the Canadian group that has contracted them, and not involved in making a movie, television or radio broadcast. These changes are expected to encourage international performers to come to Canada and decrease the number of under the table performance projects.
However, LMIAs are still required for many foreign performing artists. Foreign performing artists who are on the production of film, television or radio broadcast that is funded from inside Canada, not performing in a time-limited engagement, or are in an "employment relationship" with the organization or business in Canada that is contracting for their services still require LMIAs to work in Canada. Without exemption from LMIA, employers must pay the substantially larger $1000 LMIA fee per foreign worker and wait 15 days for approval before the foreign worker may enter Canada. Film and entertainment executives are concerned that this will make Canada a less competitive destination for entertainment production and foreign performers.
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Location: Philips Park, Manchester
Event: 7 October 2012
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Nick Craig (Scott UK) showed his class when he rode to victory in the third round of the North West League at Philips Park in Manchester on Sunday.
Veteran Craig, from Hayfield in Derbyshire, showed no ill-effects from riding the Three Peaks the previous weekend when he took the win in a race promoted by Velocity Race Team and using a location right next to the National Cycling Centre at Manchester Velodrome.
Craig soon gapped his younger rivals and soloed to victory, with Jack Humphreys (Wheelbase), a first year U23, fighting hard to hold on to second place with Peter Middleton (Zepnat) who finished third despite his best efforts.
It was in fact a day for the veterans and under-23 riders who took the first six places. The first woman was Rachel Walker and first junior Andrew Nixon.
Velocity's own Matt Walls won the U16 event in a close fought race with Tom Rees from Luxembourg.
The course was a mixture of rolling park land, with some difficult off camber sections and the finish being up a tough tarmac climb christened the 'Philipsberg'.
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1 Nick Craig (Scott UK)
2 Jack Humphreys (Wheelbase)
3 Peter Middleton (Zepnat RT)
4 Paul Bethell (Team Elite)
5. Martin Woffindin (CS Pendle)
6. Adrian Lawrence (Team Bglobal)
7 Alex McNicol (VC Moulin)
8 Matt Lawton (Macclesfield Wheelers)
9 John Shaw (Van Dessel/Bearded Man)
10 Scott Wilson (Manchester Wheelers)
Veterans: Nick Craig. Under-23s: Jack Humphreys. Women: Rachel Walker. Juniors: Andrew Nixon. Youth: Matt Walls (Velocity).
Please credit www.britishcycling.org.uk and link back if you use any of our race results.
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Look, I get it. Apple fanatics have been waiting for today for literally years. It's been forever (or a century in technological terms) since the last bold new laptop targeted at pro-sumers was released by tech giant Apple. Three long years since the 2013 MacBook Pro saw the light of day.
Apple released their brand new lineup of notebooks today at their yearly Fall event. Starting at US$1499, the new lineup consists of mainly two series: the "old" MacBook lineup (the ones you need that giant dongle for to get anything done), and the new MacBook Pro line.
"Hold on," you might say. What happened to the Air? That's right, RIP Air, we barely knew ye. But in a response, Phil Schiller confirmed that the new Pro line was in fact already thinner, smaller and lighter anyways. So, whether you like it or not, it's Pro, MacBook or no thanks this holiday season.
And while a lot of Apple users are likely still happy with their current three- to four-year-old machines, there are those who are far less fortunate. We're talking about five- to six-year-old laptops that run so hot, you could flip it around and fry an egg on it. And besides, can you even install the latest Mac operating system on those things? Their time will inevitably come.
So what's new then? Not an awful lot to put it bluntly. Apple's big focus this morning was the new Touch Bar. An OLED mini display replacing the regular function keys just above the keyboard. It adds contextual menus, tons of new buttons and emojis (!!!) at the touch of a finger.
Definitely the best way to read my columns and watch my videos. pic.twitter.com/IIVYIpWLKz— Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) October 27, 2016
Does it justify the new entry point price of US$1499? Hold on, that's not even including the Touch Bar. And only two ports? Let's clear up this confusion.
The New MacBook Pro Lineup
There are two laptops in the lineup that include the brand new Touch Bar -- the 13 and 15 inch. They sport four Thunderbolt ports. And in case you (along with millions of other consumers out there) are confused: yes they will fit anything USB Type C.
Then there is a third new laptop confusingly called the MacBook Pro. It comes in at US$1499, features no Touch Bar, and only has two Thunderbolt ports. Considering one of these ports will have to charge the laptop that's rated at only ten hours of battery life, you're stuck with only one other USB C *cough* Thunderbolt port. That's not a lot of functionality for 1500 bucks.
On the upside, the new Polaris architecture AMD graphics cards should be plenty of oomph for videographers, (casual) gamers and animators alike.
Of course, the Touch Bar isn't the only improvement. The laptop is lighter and smaller as well. Thirteen percent less volume than the 13-inch MacBook Air, and weighing in at only three pounds. Nothing wrong there.
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— Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) October 27, 2016
Nobody's hands are this huge are they? Let's be honest here, guys.
So What's Missing?
Well, if you'd like to plug virtually anything that's not sporting the still relatively new USB C standard, you're gonna need an adaptor. Goodbye, plugging SD cards from your digital camera. Goodbye, plugging in your old external hard drive. It feels like Apple users are gonna need an entirely separate space in their bag for all carrying around all those adaptors.
But there is a shimmering beacon of hope: a headphone jack. Fantastic.
You'll also have to say goodbye to the MagSafe feature of previous MacBook Pros. But seeing that the MacBook released a couple of years ago already did away with it, this didn't come as too much of a shock.
And what happened to the rest of Apple users out there, who need less portability and more power? iMac users were left in the dark, along with anybody hoping for new Mac Minis and Mac Pros.
A Windows Of Opportunity
Guess what other tech giant had a hardware announcement just yesterday? In case you weren't quite up to date, Microsoft gave their hardware lineup a fresh coat of paint.
The newly released Microsoft Studio wowed audiences yesterday with it's bold, hinged design, brilliant display, and its ability to rotate downwards, to become a massive touch-sensitive screen that you could sketch, paint, and design on.
And while the new Studio did steal the show, we shan't forget about the refreshed, and updated Surface Book lineup that now lies in direct competition with Apple's offerings today.
The hybrid device that was first launched a year ago now sports twice the graphical performance and a much improved cooling system.
We have yet to see if it gets the advertised 16 hours of battery life, but that's already over 50% more than the 10 hours promised by Apple.
The top of the device detaches from the keyboard and allows you to use it the same you would with any other iPa... *cough* Surface Book.
But there's a catch: the Surface Book is a premium device with a premium price -- the current model will set you back US$2,399.
So how do I chose?
Luckily, you won't have to chose at all this holiday season if you're happy with the device you already own. But when it comes down to it, here's the breakdown:
The MacBook Pro advantage
- It's small, light, and extremely portable
- You won't have to switch to another operating system if you're already surrounded by Apple products
- The Touch Bar sounds great on paper, but time will tell if it is as useful as it's made out to be
- A spacious multi-touch trackpad
- Starts at US$1499 -- that's not cheap, but it is in fact cheaper than the Microsoft Surface Book
The Microsoft Surface Book advantage
- The top detaches for extra functionality
- Tons of performance in the graphics department
- A full-sized touchscreen


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San JOSE, Calif., December 28, 2006 — IDT™ (Integrated Device Technology, Inc.), a leading provider of vital semiconductor solutions, announced today that it has awarded Phoenix Precision Technology Corporate (PPt) as its 2006 Supplier of the Year.
"This award exemplifies our on-going commitment to meeting our customers' needs, and underscores our contributions to meeting the manufacturing goals of the IC market," said CC Hu, president and CEO at PPt. "We are very honored to receive the IDT Supplier of the Year award and are looking forward to fulfilling the future needs of IDT."
PPt, one of the industry's leading manufacturers of IC substrates, was recognized by IDT for demonstrating a high level of responsiveness, flexibility and customer service that positively impacted the IDT advanced memory buffer (AMB) business. This enabled IDT – one of the market's first AMB suppliers – to quickly respond to the needs of fully buffered dual in-line memory module (FB-DIMM) customers and ecosystem partners.
"When we entered the AMB market in 2004, IDT was one among two vendors tasked with servicing the entire FB-DIMM segment," said Mike Hunter, vice president of worldwide manufacturing at IDT. "As a result, we needed to work with a substrate supplier that could support our efforts to get to market, quickly. PPt accepted the challenge, offering a guaranteed inventory of RoHS-compliant materials coupled with a high level of responsiveness, flexibility and customer service designed to enhance our manufacturing efforts. PPt demonstrated a solid commitment to ensuring our success and we applaud their contribution."
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Second-quarter earnings season is in full gear. And the results, so far, are terrific.
With almost 60% of the companies in the S&P 500 reporting, earnings growth now stands at 10.5% for the quarter, with sales growing at a 6% rate.
And the gold miners are no exception.
Some of the largest miners have reported blowout numbers. In fact, on average, senior gold miners have beaten expectations by over 60% so far this reporting season.
Take a look for yourself. Last week:
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (AEM) — reported earnings-per-share of 24 cents, beating expectations by more than 55%.
Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX) — reported earnings-per-share of 22 cents, beating expectations by 32.5%.
Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM) — reported earnings-per-share of 46 cents, blowing away expectations by almost 77%.
- Goldcorp Inc. (GG) — reported earnings-per-share of 16 cents, crushing expectations by 72%.
These blowout numbers are driven by optimization programs that are finally starting to deliver bottom-line results. Mining companies have been forced to slash their spending after the five-year rout in gold prices that began in 2011. Gold miners are now focusing instead on cutting debt and making their operations more efficient.
You can see that costs are falling, which is improving the bottom line …
Agnico Eagle — All-in sustaining costs fell to $785-an-ounce from $848. That's a 7.4% reduction in costs.
Barrick Gold — All-in sustaining costs fell almost 10% to $710-an-ounce from $782 a year earlier.
Newmont Mining — All-in sustaining costs fell to $884 from $913.
- Goldcorp — All-in sustaining costs fell by more than $250, to $800-an-ounce, from $1,067.
Now that gold prices have stabilized, after bottoming in late 2015, miners have also been working to expand production internally — or, find new assets — while still keeping costs in check.
So after delivering blockbuster results this quarter, is it time to load up on gold miners?
Not quite yet.
The operational efficiencies and bottom-line results are certainly making gold miners a lot more attractive. But the Edelson Institute cycle forecasts on the miners are still pointing to some volatility ahead. Just take a look:
And we are already seeing some of that volatility in recent months. After selling off for most of June and into the early part of this month, gold- and silver-mining stocks have now traded higher in 12 of the last 15 trading days.
The bottom line: Gold and silver miners are showing signs of a nice turnaround, with increasing output and lower costs. In fact, we are inching closer to the "back up the truck" opportunity. I believe gold miners are poised to break out of their recent doldrums.
But we have to wait for just the right moment. When that time comes, my subscribers will be the first to know.
Good investing,
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Madrid Travel Labs Hackathon 20th & 21st January 2018
On January 20th and 21st, we ran the first Ryanair labs public hackathon in our Madrid office.
The event saw the best and brightest of the Spanish development community collaborate with the Ryanair technical team to build 12 different prototypes. The level of innovation was exceptional and showed what can be done when you provide an endless supply of coffee, pizzas and API endpoints!!!
The full list of ideas:
- Flight Scout: Find cheaper deals for transportation and services around the flight.
- Intercontinental: RYAN bot, travel assistant that interacts with RYR API.
- Baloonair: Partnership with Uber to pick up or drop off passengers at the airport
- MNTR: Search engine looking for experiences instead of starting by the flight.
- Idea 4: Reduce cost of delays by reducing the amounts of delays in boarding.
- Pina Developers: Search engine that will enable multiconnection flights and find the most optimal route.
- Jugamos en casa: Telegram bot to get information about flights and prices creating an infrastructure layer with bot independency.
- DataWhales (Runners up): Data analysis on flight and delay information that will show projections for future scenarios.
- B-ryan: Post-sales assistant to create a better travel experience and add facilities to a traveller to get to know the destination cities.
- Tea Grim: Application that allows clients to design their own routes around the world according to one-objective optimization criteria (mainly the duration of stay in each place).
- Idea 3: Enable new channels for communicating with Ryanair customers by using artificial intelligence. Chatbot that understands natural language and performs tasks that could help its customers it could reach millions of users without spending too many resources. This chatbot could be deployed to travel websites, Skype, Facebook messenger. This presentation included the idea of using Watson
- DataFighters (WINNERS): Link Spotify and Ryanair accounts in order to offer flights depending on events of your favourite groups from your playlist.
Now let's hear what some of our attendees had to say about the event:
"Living this experience put our skills beyond our thoughts, filled our souls with energy to innovate and gave us the chance to meet the most talented people from all over the world. You have to live it."
"Some workmates and I decided to come to hackathon Madrid with an idea of implementing a bot which used the Ryanair APIs and it was fun, not just because of seeing it working at the end of the weekend, but because of the challenges and the improvements we did by the time, solving legacy issues and looking at the happy faces of people coding!!"
We look forward to even better ideas being worked on at our next hackathon in our Wroclaw office on April 14th and 15th. More information will follow soon…
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text: It's been a messy week on the world stage, and it's also been a messy week in the White House. Following the initial Bannon-is-out news, the Bannon-is-really-out news kept getting more interesting. The drama peaked with the weirdest, jaw dropping remarks by the President two days ago that left the Chief Strategist hung out to dry in the much discussed Kushner-Bannon-Priebus war of White House worlds. The drama distracted from the seriously concerning news about deeper Russia-Trump connections, and they were numerous this week. We learned that Jared Kushner fudged his security clearance disclosure forms, that dismissed NSA Gen. Flynn will not receive immunity for testifying before Congress, that Trump campaign aide Carter Page was the subject of a FISA surveillance court warrant, and that Paul Manafort lied about his work for Ukrainian Russophiles. Phew, that's a lot. And we're not done observing the mess. It's no small victory that one of the last Gen. Flynn hold outs on the National Security Council, KT McFarland, is likely being sent to Singapore. But it was Press Secretary Sean Spicer who put the cherry on this disaster-sundae with his absolutely unbelievable gaffe. Not a good week.


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We have recently heard of a handset which is rumored to be launching in China soon, this handset is pretty unique as it features two touchscreen displays.
This handset is called the Samsung W799, it has a clamshell design with an external touchscreen on the outer-side of the clamshell, also the handsets standard display is touchscreen.
Both touchscreen displays have a 3 inch diagonal and support a WQVGA resolution, the handset also uses Samsung's TouchWIZ UI. Other specifications worth mentioning include the handset's 5 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, TV-out and microSD memory card slot.
Currently it seems as if the handset will only launch in China, however I'm sure if it does well we may see the handset launch in the U.S.
As we hear more details regarding the handset we will keep you informed, check out IntoMobile for more information.
Samsung came up with a pretty original design for its new W799. What's so special about it? The phone features two external TouchWIZ-enabled touchscreens, each measuring 3" (WQVGA). Other features are common, and decent too:
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What a wonderful water-color poster it is! It gives a perfect opportunity to understand what Soviet educational system was about. Education is not only a social institution with kindergartens, schools, colleges and universities. These are the places where knowledge is passed on, but schoolbooks can not give an impression of what ideas all young soviet citizens were absorbing from the youngest age.
Honesty was one of the basic virtues. According to the point 7 of Moral Codex of Communism Builder approved at the 22 Soviet Party Convention in 1961, every Soviet Citizen was to be "Honest and sincere, was to be moral, was to be plain and modest in social and private life".
In 1940 a talented Soviet writer Mikhail Zoschenko published his "Stories about Lenin" – a set of fiction short-stories abridged for children, with Vladimir Lenin as the main character. Every short-story was illustrating a virtue – kindness, courage, will, intelligence. The very first short-story called "Decanter" went back to Lenin's child years. Once young Volodia went to his aunt where he occasionally broke a decanter. When asked neither Lenin nor the children he played with admitted the fault. Fortunately no punishment followed but Lenin's remorse was torturing him for the next two months until he finally confessed to his mother. And only after that he managed to have a good sleep. A naive story told in a language simple enough for the young to read and comprehend it. So after the War "Stories about Lenin" became obligatory reading in all schools of the


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Mumbai, June 14, 2018 (Team Online News India): Show Ishq Mein Marjawan on Colors channel added a new shade to the existing love stories on Indian television. Having enthralled viewers with its gripping narrative and ensemble cast, the show has successfully completed 200 episodes. Celebrating this milestone the team gathered together for a cake cutting on the set, after wrapping up the schedule for the day.


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If you want to read the Developer Journal in full it can be found on the Chronicles of Elyria website, or you can read on for the Journal Abridged. Because we will be diving in with the far shorter bullet pointed version. Continue reading
Akashic Records – Lore Video
We have had gorgeous videos introducing us to the world, the team and some of their technical capabilities. Now though we have had the video that really matters, Lore. The topic of the video is rather apt for this series of posts as it is the Akashic Records themselves. What are they? Why do we go there? More importantly, where do we go from there?
Finally, we do not have to read what Anara Starsong has to say, we can hear her tell us herself.
So now you have watched that on repeat, for an hour if you are anything like me, let's see what we lovely lore we have learnt! Continue reading
Mega Muster – The Team, Children and Snow!
Yes, it has been a quiet few weeks here at the Echo but Soulbound Studios have been far from silent. In fact, we have an awful lot to cover including two videos (which has now become three while I was writing!), two Q&As, loads of social media and there has been chatter on the IRC too. So you better get ready, grab some tea, and settle in because this is going to be a long one!
In chronological order we are going to be covering, deep breath now; priests, barbers, tattooists and who are those people over at Soulbound Studios and what are they doing? Children, self-defense, artifcats, relics and of course snow! Continue reading
Announcement: Q&A March 21st @ 11pm UTC
Get your Q&A Kicks with the video which has now been uploaded.
Where: DM21_Gaming over on YouTube
When: Monday, march 21st at 4pm PDT / 7pm EDT / 11pm GMT. That's right daylight saving time has started in America, but not in Europe. It is a bit all over the place so make sure you know the right time for your region.
How: Questions can be submitted in advance here.
It has been a while since we had a Q&A and this time they have some stipulations. Basically don't bother asking about the KickStarter tiers and that information is coming later and they have another Q&A planned for the business model so leave that to one side too. However, everything else is fair game! Remember to up vote the questions you want to see get answered as that is how the questions get chosen.
The Muster – Power, 'Head Start' and Titan's Steppe
This week we are looking at the news the official newsletter brought, and how you can get the next issue delivered to your inbox if you missed out. We also look at power vacuums, what exactly a Chronicles of Elyria 'head start' is, and where is Titan's Steppe. Continue reading
The Muster – Sacrifice, Skills and Different Stories
Well, there was some darn big news this week that has stolen most of the air time, and rightly so. If you have not watched the pre-alpha first look video and caught up on the KickStarter news, then you really need to do so. However, the Muster is still here to pull together a few of the other news stories that were missed in all of the excitement.
Videos were not the only new media this week, we have a whole host of new screenshots to look at and some members of the community began to question exactly what it is we are seeing. There was also a magazine interview over at Gaiscioch which covered a lot of interesting topics, including some information about changes to the skill system. Finally, is starting with high influence ruining the fun of the game? Spoiler: Only if you treat Chronicles of Elyria as a typical MMO. Continue reading
Announcement – KickStarter Date and Video
Today was the announcement we have been waiting for, and it was worth the wait. The headline news is that Soulbound Studios will be starting their KickStarter on May 3rd 2016, and are asking for our help in reaching a funding goal of $900k. However, that headline did not come alone and it is the supporting information that really captured my attention.
It is accompanied by a letter from Jeromy 'Caspian' Walsh the owner and Creative Director of Soulbound Studios. It explains why they are making this project, why they asking for your money to do it, and why they are asking for the amount they have chosen.
The announcement is also supported by a video. Our first official footage of Elyira, of the world many of us want to call home. Not only is it exciting to finally see it, but it was also incredibly moving to see the game coming to life. Watch it yourself and see how far they have come alone and consider if you want to be part of getting them the rest of the way. We will be getting a lot more information before the KickStarter on May 3rd but this is a great start:


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Madras HC: Free Rice Is Making People Lazy, Workers Being Brought From Northern States
The Madras High Court on Thursday, November 22 observed that the distribution of free Public Distribution System (PDS) rice should only be for families who fall below the poverty line (BPL).
Free Rice Is Making People "Lazy"
It also noted that giving away free rice to all the beneficiaries is making people in Tamil Nadu lazy and that labour has to be imported from the northern states for performing menial tasks. While it is required for every state government to provide basic necessities like rice and other commodities to the economically backward sections, successive governments in Tamil Nadu have reportedly extended the benefits of PDS to all people for ulterior motives, noted the bench.
A bench comprising Justices N Kirubakaran and Abdul Quddhose made these observations while hearing a petition which was challenging detention under the Goondas Act of a person accused of smuggling and selling PDS rice, reported The Economic Times. The bench also took note of the fact that irrespective of their economic status, free rice was given to every ration-card holder.
Reportedly, the Tamil Nadu government said that in the year 2017-2018 alone, Rs 2,110 crores were spent on the distribution of free rice. The High Court bench said that this large sum of money could be used judiciously for other infrastructure purposes. Moreover, even though this serves people, it is a recurring capital loss for the government, noted the bench.
Additionally, it asked the government to submit any report which shows if it has conducted any survey to identify BPL families. Advocate general Vijay Narayan sought time to get instructions as to whether the scheme should be amended to exclude other people from the programme.
Reportedly, the bench directed the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation to file its annual reports for the last 10 years. The next date of hearing has been posted as November 30.
Scheme announced in 2016
Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa had launched the scheme of free distribution of 20 kg rice to beneficiaries under the public distribution system (PDS) on June 1, 2016. It called for the distribution of 20 kg free rice to 1.83 crore cardholders and 18.62 lakh Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) beneficiaries, reported The Hindu.
Before that, the commodity was given out to the beneficiaries at a price of Rs 1, proportionate to the number of members in the family, from 12 kg to 20 kg a month per card. Besides this, 35kgs of rice was being given to people under the Antyodaya Scheme.
Also Read: UP: Using 'Fake' Aadhaar Cards, 1.86 Lakh Transactions Done To Steal 2.2 Lakh Tonnes Of PDS Supply


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Flint Sued For Failure To Approve Water Source
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Flint is coming under legal fire from the state of Michigan for delaying a decision on its drinking water source.
"The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality [DEQ] sued the City of Flint over the city council's foot-dragging in approving Detroit's Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) as its long-term drinking water source," the Detroit Free Press reported.
"The lawsuit is a striking turnabout for the DEQ, the agency that investigations have shown was largely to blame for the city's disastrous switch away from Detroit water to the Flint River as a temporary drinking source in April 2014," the report said.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in June, argues that the city council has "endangered the public health" by failing to approve a water source, The Detroit News reported.
"The state's lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Detroit said Flint council's failure to meet a deadline on picking the Great Lakes Water Authority or another 'reasonable' source 'will cause an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health in Flint,'" the report said.
At a meeting in June, the city council decided not to meet a state deadline despite a warning letter from the state about legal action, the report said.
"It instead approved a three-month extension of its contract with the Detroit area authority as some council members vowed to find an alternative water source," the report said.
Flint's lead crisis, which left hundreds of children with high blood lead levels, followed the city's switch from the Detroit water supply to Flint River water. When Flint changed sources, it became responsible for its own treatment processes. The city has since returned to Detroit water delivered through GLWA.
Mayor Karen Weaver said Flint should continue "to purchase pre-treated water from the GLWA, ranking a new 30-year contract with the GLWA as the top alternative available to the city," MLive reported.
Flint city council members say they were excluded from the process that led to the GLWA proposal.
"Flint city council members have long complained that Governor Rick Snyder and Mayor Karen Weaver excluded them from the contract talks," Michigan Radio reported.
"These actions are abuses of power at its best and colonialism at its worst," Councilwoman Kate Fields said.
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The 4th of July holiday is typically the number one week of the year for stray pets to arrive at local shelters.
A fear of fireworks—and of loud noises in general—is common in dogs. The flash of light or the strong smell of sulfur may contribute to the fear. Some dogs trying to escape from the noise have jumped through glass windows or climbed over fences. Other behaviors include trembling, panting, constantly seeking owner's attention, excessive salivation, barking, pacing, hiding, or soiling in the house.
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text: Back To Success Stories Voyager Cover Stories The Dennis Bay Way Whether based on superstition or mathematical anomaly, the date Oct. 10, 2010, was forecast to be nothing less than remarkable. After all, binary days occur only a few times each century, and many people plan the biggest events of their lives around them. Some significant things did take place on 10/10/10, including the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles on the political front. But for Dennis Bay, the day marked a paradigm shift in an already phenomenal direct sales career. "It was the day I joined WorldVentures," Dennis, an International Marketing Director (IMD) based in Singapore, recalls. "I believe WorldVentures is the 'holy grail' of the direct sales industry. Never before in my life, and I believe many of our lifetimes, have we come across anything like it. WorldVentures is the company that will truly create freedom for people. We have the platform that will change millions of peoples' lives." With a highly developed and successful free-market economy, Singapore is perfectly poised for company expansion. For the seventh consecutive year, the World Bank selected Singapore as the country with the world's best business environment. There is an emerging infrastructure to support entrepreneurship in Singapore, including a business-friendly environment and a concerted effort by the government to lift regulatory limitations. "There's so much untapped potential here, and I want to reach out to all of Asia-Pacific and touch lives," Dennis says. "We symbolize WorldVentures in Asia. We are the face of the company here so we have a huge responsibility. This is only the beginning." A self-described "true Asian entrepreneur," Dennis's business career took root during his sophomore year at the National University of Singapore. At a time when many college students are just declaring a major, Dennis was quickly vaulting through the ranks as an independent distributor for a publicly listed direct selling company, today worth $5.7 billion on the New York Stock Exchange. In 2003, the year following his graduation with a bachelor's degree in computer science, Dennis became the company's youngest Team Elite Blue Diamond Distributor in Singapore, the pinnacle of achievement within the organization. Four years later, he established Dennis Bay Internet Services, an Internet marketing and software company that helped corporations across the United States, Greater China and other parts of Asia build their IT infrastructure and boost online sales. Seeking a new challenge, in March 2009, he founded the Stay Home Millionaires Club (SHMC) to teach Internet marketing and, within a short span of less than a year, grew the business to more than 2,500 members representing more than 20 countries, and paying out commissions totaling more than $180,000. But despite his successes, something still seemed amiss. Dennis harbored a deep desire to combine his acumen for Internet business with his passion for traveling the world. So, how ironic that James Lee, today an esteemed IMD, would suddenly begin sending Dennis introductory emails. "He sent four, but I did not reply to any of the emails at first, because I was too busy with my consultancy projects in China," Dennis explains. "But I did read the emails and finally called him to find out more details about WorldVentures." An A-ha Moment Analytical by nature, Dennis was inclined to question the company and opportunity at first, so he flew from Singapore to the United States to meet the company founders. For Dennis, it didn't take much further analysis to see the exponential profit potential in becoming a company Representative. He promptly seized the opportunity, and became Singapore's first WorldVentures Senior Representative, and then hit Director soon thereafter in December 2010. He says he chose WorldVentures because he believes it is the perfect home-based business with all the right success tools. "I especially like the compensation plan, which allows me to make life meaningful by helping my teammates succeed," he says. "I strongly believe in building a long-term and stable Internet home business platform for everyone, so that all of us can build a legacy for the next generations for many years to come. When I saw the WorldVentures opportunity, stress-free pay plan, and unlimited growth potential of the travel services industry, I knew in my heart that I could repeat my success in a shorter period of time and help many more people achieve comparable success. I quit everything to do WorldVentures." Paying Dues Dennis is among a unique breed of entrepreneurs with right-brain creativity for envisioning the fine details of his future and left-brain strategy for making it happen. And yet his ascension in the organization has not been hassle-free. There were some difficult days early on, but he took inventory, re-grouped and re-launched with a new perspective. "My team almost fell apart in my first year of business due to some negative influences in the team," he says, recalling the days when he labored alongside James Lee in a dank basement office in Chinatown. "A lot of people left. It was a crushing blow, and we almost didn't recover from it. Every night I'd ask James, 'What did we do wrong?' and he'd say, 'Brother, we're doing the right thing.' So we pressed on." Filled with optimism and anticipation, he traveled to Las Vegas for the 2011 WorldVentures International Convention. More than 5,000 people from 19 countries were in attendance, among them, five people from Singapore—Asia's only representation. Rejuvenated by that experience, he set a goal to be the voice of WorldVentures in the region, thus, enlarging his territory and ultimately increasing his rank. He began by reconfiguring his team. "We held our ground with the positive leaders, and kicked the negative influences out of the team," he asserts. "We bounced back strong in the second year. There is an old Chinese saying, 'A single mountain cannot accommodate two male tigers.' If you wish to be a leader of leaders, then you must be stronger than the rest—not in physical strength but in strength of mind." With that maxim as his motivation, Dennis persevered and, by Sept. 28, 2012, achieved the coveted title of International Marketing Director. The Dennis Bay Way Asked what strategies he deploys to build his business, Dennis says: "From the beginning I went in full time and burned the bridge," alluding to the first of five key takeaways from Co-founder Wayne Nugent's widely quoted advice on how to earn the rank of IMD. 1. DECIDE—To decide is to kill off any other option. You have to burn the bridge back to your average "common" lifestyle. 2. KNOW THE LAW OF THE LID—Your success will never grow beyond who you are as a person. Be coachable. The most dangerous three words are "I know that." When you're green, you're growing. When you're ripe, you're rotten. If you empty your wallet into your mind, your mind will fill up your wallet. The greatest investment on Earth is the investment in your mind because no one can take it from you. 3. OVERCOME YOUR FEARS—Everyone is afraid. The only way to get rid of the fear is to do that which you fear. The greatest fear is the underlying feeling of helplessness you'll have by not taking action. Fear is temporary; regret is forever. 4. TAKE MASSIVE ACTION—When times get tough, you either give up or saddle up. What you lack in skill, you make up for in effort. And when you work hard consistently, you end up getting mastery, and you develop unconscious competence. 5. BELIEVE—The only limitations in your life are the limiting beliefs in your mind. "The lie of the unrealistic"—it's unrealistic to flip a switch and light up a room; it's unrealistic to bend a piece of metal and fly it across the ocean; it's unrealistic for two entrepreneurs with an amazing vision to create the largest direct-selling travel company in the world, but thank God, Wayne and Mike didn't buy into the LIE OF THE UNREALISTIC. Dennis continues: "I put the system that I have learned in my past 13 years in the industry to good use in my WorldVentures business. That is, keep it simple. Don't reinvent the wheel. Instead, leverage everything you can possibly leverage, including your upline mentors, the company's training events, the company's marketing tools such as websites, videos, magazines, etc. And duplicate that in your team." Of the vast marketing tools available, Dennis proudly professes to use them all, with particular emphasis on the "Just Push Play" DVDs, Voyager magazine and the company websites. He passionately touts DreamTrips™, highlighting the opportunity to create memories at some of the most sought-after destinations in the world at exclusive member pricing. For perspective, he often recounts his own, first DreamTrip—a two-week jaunt to Los Angeles with his wife, complete with a complimentary Volvo C7 convertible, VIP access to Universal Studios and exquisite dinners at Lobster Café in Santa Monica Bay where they feasted on oysters from seven different oceans. As he shared with a group of WV hopefuls in Singapore last year, "WorldVentures is so much more than a vacation club. It is a way for anyone to experience more. DreamTrips are not just discounted hotel rooms. They are superior holiday experiences offered exclusively to our members at members-only prices. Each trip is carefully curated, where all the planning is done for you. And most come complete with personalized service from a DreamTrips host, who gets you pre-checked into your room, throws amazing parties, organizes exclusive excursions and offers a level of service that cannot be surpassed. You can choose from hundreds of trips all over the world." But when it's all said and done, he adds, "Our job is not only to sell the product; it is to change people's lives." These tools help Dennis establish an informed sales team, which offers cohesion and efficiency. But it also offers the entrepreneurial edge of autonomy to work on the business instead of in it. As he explains it, "I do not motivate my team; I inspire them to achieve their own goals and dreams. Seeing my team members achieve success gives me the most joy. I provide personal, one-on-one coaching through my intensive mentoring program. I offer training online and in person for those who live in Singapore." One of the key principles Dennis teaches his team is the power of duplication. It's a direct sales precept based on the concept that a sound system can be copied by anyone to achieve the same results. "Tools and techniques can be duplicated, but people can't. So I believe in teaching Representatives to use the tools and techniques effectively, and then duplicate." Within the next year, Dennis' goal is to achieve the rank of Double IMD. His five-year endeavor is to be the "top income-earner in the company ever in history." Within the next 10 years, he hopes to build a lasting legacy in Asia and the world that will "continue helping millions of people change their lives through entrepreneurship." When probed to expound on his vision for the future and what he considers his greatest accomplishment to date, Dennis reveals they are virtually one and the same. "My dream is to help people worldwide improve their lifestyles using the Internet and WorldVentures as a proven platform to launch their business. My biggest achievement is helping my teammates achieve success. "The one thing I learned from WorldVentures is that one must really learn how to have more fun in life, then you can enjoy more freedom and fulfillment by spreading that love of fun to others. The single most important message I want to send is to always have faith and believe that you can make a difference in this world for yourself and others. If you don't even believe in yourself, how can you possibly succeed in life? My beliefs translate into the core culture and values of my team and my business." Dennis pays homage to mentors who have encouraged and inspired him along the way. "Learning from Marc Accetta has been a dream come true. In three short years, I have learned more from him than the last 13 years combined in the industry. He is truly a Master Yoda. I say, don't think so much, just follow your mentor and do it!" Rich Living or Living Rich As he ponders the question of what it means to be living rich, Dennis concurs with his fellow Reps that there are obvious material advantages—though they fall far short of the fulfillment gained from giving to others. "Living rich means having many true friends, a loving family and faith that you are making a difference in people's lives. I believe in cultivating an independent entrepreneurial spirit and self-sufficient capabilities for my children and my family. That is my No. 1 priority because without family, all wealth is worthless." His advice to others: "Always have clear goals and big dreams and dare to dream bigger. That is called inspiration, which is 100 times more powerful than motivation. Be with positive people, especially your mentors who are more successful than yourself, because these people will 'electrify' you back to a positive state of mind. To anyone trying to achieve big goals, I say believe, believe, believe in yourself and lead by action, not words." Asked what, if anything, he would change about his WorldVentures experience, Dennis offers this: "The best advice I ever received, which I wish I had known sooner, is to 'Trust yourself above anyone else to do the right thing and follow your heart.' Consequently, if I had to start my WV business all over again, I would do it on my own according to my own management style instead of relying on others. "If you ask me about my past experience, I will tell you this: 'What I went through the last 13 years was like trying to get my Ph.D. in direct sales, and I actually did pass the exams. But with WorldVentures, it's like going through elementary school. So if WorldVentures is your first direct sales company, you don't yet know how lucky you are. And if you haven't joined WorldVentures, all I can say is, what the heck are you still thinking about? Join NOW!'" Share × Share *Required Full name* Your email* Send to email* Comments CLOSE LOAD MORE What do you think? 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Tonight's BAFTA Film Awards were full of emotional and rousing speeches, so when it came time for Emma Stone to pick up the award for Leading Actress, it was only fitting the La La Land star would follow suit.
It's the third major award the actress has picked up for the role this year (she has also won a Golden Globe and an SAG award for her efforts), and it's fair to say Emma was a little teary.
So teary, in fact, that she stumbled over her words in an inspiring speech that referenced everything from troubled times to climate change.
But sadly no awkward hug this time around.
"This is an unbelievable honour," she said. "Thank you, BAFTA.
"One of the greatest parts about tonight is sitting with all of these incredible people that made this film. We became such a family.
"[Ryan Gosling] elevates everything he touches."
During her speech Emma also referenced the current fallout from Donald Trump's presidency, which has seen the US become divided in recent weeks.
"I don't know if you realise this but right now this country, the United States and the world is going through a bit of a time," she added.
"In a time that's so divisive, I think it's really special that we were all able to come together tonight, thanks to BAFTA, to celebrate the positive gift of creativity, and how it can transcend borders and how it can help people to feel a little less alone."
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The SPARK Social Enterprise Awards have proven to be highly popular culminating in very exciting and closely contested national finals. Regional winners from Higher Education Institutes across the country presented their imaginative, innovative and inspiring ideas. These included entries that sought to develop resources to aid memory recovery among older people, supporting people with Autism in employment, the development of a non-profit facility for the care of elderly LGBT clients, Aftercare services for young people, care and supports for young mothers, a smart 'phone app geared towards encouraging people with learning disabilities to prepare and cook nutritional meals and an entry that identified creative ways in which older people living alone might address loneliness. The 2014 winners representing IT Blanchardstown and IT Tallaght respectively, Diane Ihirwe Couper and Rita Mirembe, are pictured above (centre) receiving their awards from Mr Seán Sherlock TD, Minister for Research and Innovation.
The 2015 competition also included students studying Accountancy, Business Studies and Early Childhood Care in Education who joined their Social Care Practice colleagues in competing for a share of the prize fund generously provided by our competition sponsors Certified Public Accountancy Ireland. The eventual 2015 winners from the Institute of Technology, Tralee (represented by Mary Shanahan, Geraldine O'Mahony and Elaine Brew) developed a social enterprise initiative to meet the employment and cultural needs of migrant women in direct provision centres by way of providing a culinary training academy and multi-ethnic café in Tralee. The runners-up, representing IT Sligo, unveiled a concept to develop an illustrated book together with a hand puppet encouraging children to express and communicate complex emotional issues they may be experiencing in their lives.
SPARK Awards 2019 – 15rd June 2019 – Closing date for Submission of the REGIONAL final winner to go forward to the NATIONAL FINALS. (see Apply page) There are local arrangements for the Regional finals which take place within the colleges. Contact us if you require any further information.


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With a sister living in Edinburgh, I've come to hear of Arthur's Seat a fair bit. My sister claims to have ran around it a few times (I don't believe her), and it's one of Edinburgh's top tourist attractions. Despite that, it has taken me until today to finally pay it a visit, and I chose the foggiest, wettest kind of day for it. I even wore a poncho. A poncho.
The top of Arthur's Seat was covered in a thick, dreamy mist. It meant that the view over Edinburgh became less visible the higher we got, but I took some of the moodiest landscapes I've ever shot. I would like to return during the Summer for a different vibe. Oh wait, it is Summer.


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My young blogger-friend Anam is wise beyond her years, and on this New Year's Eve, she has written a most wonderful post that I cannot resist sharing. In this post, Anam reminds us that the outgoing year 2017 was not all bad, that people … just ordinary people … made a difference in whatever way they could. This is the post I wish I could have written, but could not. Please take a few minutes to read the words of this wonderful young woman, for they are inspiring and a perfect antithesis to my typically sardonic posts. My thanks to Anam for such an uplifting post, and for implied permission to share.
2017 was a mixed-bag of the year. Our newsfeeds were filled with negative stories and near-apocalypse worthy beef. However, looking beyond the shit-encrusted blinkers, some very good things have happened this year.
- Fiona the Hippo
Born six weeks premature in a Cincinnati zoo, Fiona easily became an internet sensation with many people rooting for her and the Goddess celebrated her first Christmas this month. The Best Part of 2017
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- The Women's March
The day after a multiple-times-accused sexual predator Donald Trump was inaugurated as president, millions of women (and men) across the globe took to the streets in protest. An estimated 1 million marchers stood up for women's rights in Washington, with another estimated 2 to 3 million more around the U.S. By some tallies, the Women's March was the largest single-day demonstration in recorded U.S. history—but it didn't end that day, really. The Women's March ignited the spirit of protest that in no small way helped inspire an unprecedented…
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Leo Burnett goes interactive
Leo Burnett Middle East has announced the official launch of its interactive arm, LB Digital, to help build advertising solutions for the region
Advertising agency Leo Burnett Middle East today announced the launch of its interactive arm, LB Digital.
The nine-strong team will focus on providing brand development and consultancy, interactive digital solutions, web design, and web and WAP application development.
"There are many competent organisations in the market. We add value with our integrated solutions," said Ahmad AbulJobain, LB Digital's manager and interactive director. "We have the strategic and technical expertise to develop a product with functional creativity; and our position among a global network of digital agencies within BCom3 allows us t leverage an international knowledge base."
Among the existing clients of the advertising agency are General Motors, P&G, DLJDirect eUnion and Dubai International Airport. LB Digital will be helping them and others develop web, wireless and multimedia solutions.


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Posts Tagged 'total electron count'
What is an Open Coordination Site?
The concept of coordinative unsaturation can be confusing for the student of organometallic chemistry, but recognizing open coordination sites in OM complexes is a critical skill. Why? Let's begin with a famous example of coordinative unsaturation from organic chemistry.
Carbenes are both nucleophilic and electrophilic, but the essence of their electrophilicity comes from the fact that they don't have their fair share of electrons (8). They have not been saturated with electrons—carbenes want more! To achieve saturation, carbenes may inherit a pair of electrons from a σ bond (σ-bond insertion), π bond (cyclopropanation), or lone pair (ylide formation). Notice that, simply by spotting coordinative unsaturation, we've been able to fully describe the carbene's reactivity! We can do the same with organometallic complexes—open coordination sites suggest specific reactivity patterns. That's why understanding coordinative unsaturation and recognizing its telltale sign (the open coordination site) are essential skills for the organometallic chemist. Read the rest of this entry »
Simplifying the Organometallic Complex (Part 3)
So far, we've seen how deconstruction can reveal useful "bookkeeping" properties of organometallic complexes: number of electrons donated by ligands, coordination number, oxidation state, and d electron count (to name a few). Now, let's bring everything together and discuss total electron count, the sum of non-bonding and bonding electrons associated with the metal center. Like oxidation state, total electron count can reveal the likely reactivity of OM complexes—in fact, it is often more powerful than oxidation state for making predictions. We'll see that there is a definite norm for total electron count, and when a complex deviates from that norm, reactions are likely to happen.
Let's begin with yet another new complex. This molecule features the common and important cyclopentadienyl and carbon monoxide ligands, along with an X-type ethyl ligand.
The Cp or cyclopentadienyl ligand is a polydentate, six-electron L2X ligand. The two pi bonds of the free anion are dative, L-type ligands, which we'll see again in a future post on ligands bound through pi bonds. Think of the electrons of the pi bond as the source of a dative bond to the metal. Since both electrons come from the ligand, the pi bonds are L-type binders. The anionic carbon in Cp is a fairly standard, anionic X-type binder. The carbon monoxide ligands are interesting examples of two-electron L-type ligands—notice that the free ligands are neutral, so these are considered L-type! Carbon monoxide is an intriguing ligand that can teach us a great deal about metal-ligand bonding in OM complexes…but more on that later. Read the rest of this entry »


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Role of Lector: The ministry of the Lector is vital to the life of our parish because it is through the Lector that the Word of God, delivering both the Old and New Testament readings, are proclaimed. Lectors also minister the Prayers of the Faithful to Blessed Sacrament parishioners. A love for the Scriptures and their meaning in the life of the parish is central to this role.
Role of Eucharistic Minister: Eucharistic Ministers are called upon to assist the priest and deacons in the distribution of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ to Blessed Sacrament parishioners. They may also volunteer to take Holy Communion in our local hospitals and nursing homes, and to those who are bound to their homes. Ministry is never self-seeking but giving, and it is the kind of giving in which one loves the persons one gives to.
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Greek Mythology is awesome. It's always packed full of deceit, violence and sex, in a world where even the Gods are complete dicks. When I heard about Rise of the Argonauts, I quickly took note and made sure to keep an eye on it.
The game is released today, and Destructoid has the official verdict. Is Rise of the Argonauts bound for the glory of Olympus, or the dark torment of Tartarus?
Read on for the Destructoid review of Rise of the Argonauts.
Rise of the Argonauts (Xbox 360 [reviewed], PlayStation 3, PC)
Developed by Liquid Entertainment
Published by Codemasters
Released on December 16, 2008 (US)
It pains me to begin this review with a damning criticism, but it is a problem so great that it overshadows anything good that Rise of the Argonauts accomplishes. Let me start then by saying that RotA is the most broken, glitchy, buggy, unfinished videogame I have played all generation. Possibly ever. This game is so badly made, I cannot even comprehend how it got past QA, let alone made it far enough to be released.
Starting with the obvious issue first, let's talk framerate. At random intervals, regardless of what is happening on screen, the game chugs and stutters as if it's struggling to process anything. At one point I even had to stop playing because it was straining my eyes.
Bad framerate, however, is a Godsend when you compare it to the real game breaking issues that plague this title. Whether it's falling straight through the floor or getting stuck in impassable areas, the opening hour of Rise of the Argonauts is so devastated that at one point, I found myself having to restart the game three times in five minutes. As the game progresses, the the truly broken elements get less frequent, but the opening chapter is a monument to shoddy development.
Then there are the just plain silly glitches. Character models deciding to swap voice actors partway through a scene, water that refuses to ripple, splash or change in any way when you walk over it, Jason turning invisible during dialog. Pretty much every clichéd glitch you can think of is found within Rise of the Argonauts. To say this game lacks polish is a compliment. Some of these issues would be unforgivable on the N64, let alone modern consoles.
The real shame of it all is, beyond the unforgivably numerous breakages, there is a genuinely decent game struggling to escape. Liquid Entertainment very obviously had a strong vision for what it wanted Rise of the Argonauts to be, and when it's not falling prey to bad design and rushed development, it succeeds in realizing its potential.
Rise of the Argonauts is very clearly an action game, despite lauding itself as an RPG. That said, there is a huge amount of dialog, to the point where almost half of the gameplay is walking and talking. Those looking for a straight up God of War style slaughterhouse will be disappointed, but I personally found something quite enjoyable in performing the game's many "go and talk to this person, then this person" quests.
What makes the dialog interesting is the "Aspects" system. Unlike your usual RPG-lite leveling mechanics, Jason improves by pleasing one of the four Gods watching his quest -- Ares, Hermes, Apollo and Athena. There are generally four responses Jason can give in any conversation, each one in the flavor of a certain God. For instance, a macho response would please Ares, while something more cunning and witty would gain the favor of Hermes. Each time you please a God, it will fill up their Aspect meter, and you gain an Aspect point each time it fills.
The other way you gain Favor is to dedicate deeds to each of the Gods. Deeds almost act like Achievements or Trophies, in that you earn them for completing tasks, killing certain enemies, or choosing enough of a particular dialog choice. These dedications often fill huge chunks of meters, and will be important in gaining Aspect points.
Each God has a tree of special gifts that can be bestowed upon Jason by spending Aspect points, some of them useful, some of them disappointing, and most of them given in the spirit of each God. For example, the powers you can gain from Ares are based around simple combat, often bestowing significant attack bonuses depending on how you fight in battle. Apollo, by contrast, is about defense, and can deliver gifts that allow Jason to summon a beacon of healing light or raise his endurance.
Although the idea of deeds and gaining favor could have been a bit more subtly woven into the game, it still provides something a little deeper and fresher than the norm.
As far as combat goes, those looking for a traditional action game will again feel let down. There are no real combos and the special moves are not only thin on the ground, but very simply mapped on the controller. RotA is more about learning to block and break the defenses of opponents rather than performing crazy special moves. Jason can switch between a spear, a sword and a mace at will, each one performing as expected. As you start the game, you'll feel somewhat challenged, especially if you rush in without blocking. As the game progresses, however, you'll soon find yourself mashing buttons and coming out on top.
The fundamentals are all in place and at several points, the average player who knows what to expect will find a lot to like in RotA. However, even beyond the bugs, a few terrible design choices keep the unrestricted fun at bay. Argonauts attempts to strip any form of HUD from the screen. While this is certainly an "in" thing to do at the moment, it makes RotA unbearable at times. You can go into the options and select a health meter (handy, because otherwise the game gives no clear clue as to how much damage you're taking until you're almost finished) but the one thing it doesn't let you select is anything that gives you a clue as to where the Hell you are.
There is no on-screen map in the game, and in a title that expects you to wander around considerably large environments full of useless space while running back-and-forth to talk to people, this is simply unbelievable. The only way you can find out where you're going is to pause the game, then select a map from the pause menu, before being greeted by one of the most useless and uninformative maps imaginable. There is no option to set your quests and get an Oblivion-like compass or Fable-esque trail. There is no minimap. The ONLY way you'll get around RotA is to pause the game every few seconds and jump through two screens to get the vaguest indication that you might be heading in the correct direction.
All that said, apart from game-breaking glitches, graphical cock-ups, no HUD and a hidden map, the game's alright. The story, while not totally enthralling, is rather interesting and there are even a few witty pieces of dialog. The villains are all hilariously obvious and certain characters such as Pan are rather likable. It's just a shame that the character animation is not, with the often over-used models twitching like something from the PS2 era.
In fact, the less-than-spectacular graphics make the atrocious framerate even more obnoxious. RotA is rarely a pretty game, and it's not as if it's densely populated or doing anything particularly taxing to the machinery. The graphics are average at best, so there truly is no excuse for any of the issues presented.
That's the true problem at the heart of Rise of the Argonauts -- there is no excuse. Liquid Entertainment had in its hands a game with real potential. Tapping into a story not often explored in videogames, with a deeper-than-average leveling system and solid combat, Rise of the Argonauts could have been a damn good game. Sadly, those at the helm allowed it to be completely ruined by poor design and utterly inconceivable schoolboy errors that should not still be occurring in the year 2008.
The developers ought to be ashamed to have their names attached to this.
Score: 3 -- Poor (3s went wrong somewhere along the line. The original idea might have promise, but in practice the game has failed. Threatens to be interesting sometimes, but rarely.)
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The masses waited in day-long lines when the iPhone 4 was released just a few weeks ago, but now after reports that the new iPhone has terrible reception, there are a lot of very unhappy customers.
Even Apple's commented on it, but rather than do something about it, they wrote a letter explaining why there is such bad reception. And as if that weren't enough, they pretty much say everything short of "if you don't like it, too bad, return it." No, wait, they do say that. In their "Letter from Apple," they say,
"As a reminder, if you are not fully satisfied, you can return your
undamaged iPhone to any Apple Retail Store or the online Apple Store
within 30 days of purchase for a full refund."
The guys over at Scoopertino are taking matters into their own hands -- literally. After all, they waited too damn long in the scorching heat for that thing to just give up on it now.
They announced "the iHand" -- the first prosthetic hand that "gives
your new iPhone the reception it deserves." It features Apple's
"unibody design," and it's precision-carved from a single piece of
European beechwood. That makes it lighter than the standard medical
prosthesis, but 12 times stronger. On top of that, it has Swine
flu-proof synthetic product added on. Doesn't that sound fancy?
an added perk, you can pick from 10 skin pigmentations for only $69,
and third-party "skins" for the iHand will be released at the end of
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a "hairy hand" option, you can make the iHand look as exact to your own
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|Penumbral Eclipse
This eclipse marks the start of an 'Eclipse Season' in which we will experience one Lunar Eclipse (in this case a Penumbral Eclipse) and two weeks later a Solar Eclipse (in this case an Annular Eclipse visible only in the southern hemisphere). Eclipses come in waves approximately every six months and this particular Eclipse Season is the last one before the Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 across the United States.
Sky & Telescope has an excellent online article detailing the February 10th Penumbral Eclipse in much more detail.
Image courtesy Sky & Telescope.