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Progress in the country, mainly in the field of economy and development, was also visible during this decade as is clearly acknowledged at the beginning of the letter. However, the insistence on Peace is not only based on "recent world events" that are not specified in the letter (See No. 9), but also reflects a political tension that was growing in the country among political leaders. Tom Mboya, co-founder of KANU and its first chairman when the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta was still in prison, had presented himself as a powerful political figure. In 1965, he presented his famous Sessional Paper on African Socialism. For a country member of the Commonwealth contrasting with the majority of African socialist countries, this Sessional Paper was something so new that some saw in it a real threat. The fact is that Tom Mboya was mysteriously assassinated in a street of Nairobi in 1969. Though his murder was perceived by some as a political murder with the blessing "`from above," it was also interpreted by others as a tribal murder, since Tom Mboya was not a member of the Kikuyu tribe.
In 1966 under the pressure of the KANU conference at Limuru, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga was ousted from the Vice-presidency of the Republic. Daniel Arap Moi was appointed Vice-president by Mzee Kenyatta. Odinga resigned and started his own political party, the Kenya People's Union (KPU), counting on the support of his own tribe, the Luo, who lived mostly in the west of Kenya. In the year 1969 Odinga published his book entitled Not yet Uhuru (Literally meaning: Not yet Independence) as a cry of opposition to the authoritarian way he judged Mzee Kenyatta was ruling the country. The consequence was that the KPU was banned as a political party and Odinga went to prison.
It was not only on the Luo side that political tension was growing. In 1971, there was an abortive coup d'etat, this time planned by the GEMA (Gikuyu, Embu, Meru Association) in which there was a political trend opposed to Mzee Kenyatta. None of these events are mentioned in the Pastoral Letter, but if the Bishops are insisting on peace and cautioning against tribalism and nepotism (No.9), it is because there were grounds to fear instability in the country, a concern accentuated by the fact that the following year, 1974, was the year for the second general elections. The Letter was given on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the 8th of December, and meant to be read in all public churches on Sunday, 9 December.
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of our cherished Independence, we, the Catholic Bishops of Kenya, wish to address to our Christian people and to all people of goodwill, words of greeting, hope and gratitude.
With you we rejoice because of the progress and peace that mark the first decade of our Independence. The blessings our hard-won Uhuru has brought are many indeed. The general standard of living of our people has improved considerably. Educational facilities have been greatly extended. Social welfare and health benefits have multiplied.. The rule of law has been scrupulously upheld. Peace has been our constant blessing. Kenya's voice is heard with respect in the Council of the Nations. An admiring world regards our country as one of the most stable and progressive nations in developing Africa. These are no small favours. They deserve a big measure of gratitude.
Here everyone recognises and is truly grateful for the unique and outstanding role played by His Excellency, the President, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. Without his wise leadership and the dedication of his Government, such progress could never have been achieved. The Freedom or Independence which we now celebrate anew is closely bound up with the freedom of God's children which is our common heritage. And so, it is to God we turn, with the gratitude of children, to thank Him for His unceasing goodness and by our gratitude to earn His continued protection and the wonderful "baraka" of peace.
During these years, which we now so justly celebrate, the young Church of Kenya has made remarkable strides. Just as a true national pride has shown itself in our people's striving towards a healthy self-reliance at all levels, so too in the growth of the Catholic Church we are proud and happy to note that the Church in Kenya is much more self-reliant now than it was ten years ago. Then there were two African Bishops, now there are seven. New dioceses have been established. The number of our major seminarians has shown a marked increase. More and more, sons and daughters of Kenya are taking over the control and animation of our Church affairs. Our Catholic laity have received a new status and impetus since Vatican II. Through the "Baraza la Waumini" and the Parish Councils, they are becoming more involved and active in the work of the Church in their own community. In the days to come, they will be more intimately involved in the liturgical life of our own people as certain functions, formerly the prerogative of the priest, pass into their hands.
A new solidarity has grown up between us Catholics and our Christian Brethren. Through the introduction of the joint Syllabus and various initiatives undertaken in common, old tensions have dissolved, a new awareness of our common purpose has emerged and we are learning to pray together as people who acknowledge "One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism," thus hastening the day of true religious unity which is the goal of all ecumenical effort.
Finally, the appointment of the first Kenya Cardinal earlier this year has stamped, as it were, the young Church of Kenya with the seal of maturity and adulthood.
For all of these and many other blessings we offer the God of all goodness our deepest gratitude, especially in the daily prayer of thanksgiving, the Mass.
Ten years ago in our joint letter on the glad occasion of Independence we stressed the message of love, the very heart of the Good News, as being most fundamental to our survival and growth as a nation. That message is timeless. It is still valid today. Only love unites. Unity is the deep desire of all who seek to walk the path of peace. "Unity is strength," our Swahili proverb rightly insists. A nation united in purpose, in the pursuit of true ideals such as justice, truth and self-reliance, cannot fail to enjoy the blessings of peace.
But peace, as recent world events remind us so vividly, is a frail and fragile possession. So much in us and about us conspires against peace and unity. Progress would be destroyed by greed for power and unfair sharing of the wealth of the country. The forces of discord that unleash themselves in the bloodshed and destruction of war (in such sad and largely unpublicised wars, genocide, and fratricide as have taken a terrible toll of human life even in our beloved Africa in recent years) are hidden in every human heart. Too often they surface, to the great distress of others, in the frequently lamented evils of exploitation, tribalism, nepotism, injustice in all its sordid and selfish guises. Then, indeed, the Christian witness to which we are all pledged is muted and reversed by behaviour that our forefathers-as yet unaware of the Gospel and its challenge- would never have tolerated.
It is pointless to deplore the disorder in our world, to insist that "peace is the work of justice," if we fail to pinpoint the part each of us individually plays in the campaign for peace. The battle for peace (and it is a daily struggle) is fought and won on the threshold of our individual lives-in the homesteads of parents who live together in mutual fidelity and love, in the factory where an honest day's work is done and is justly remunerated, in the business premises where the owner puts service to his fellows before profit to himself, in the classroom where teachers are aware that they fill the role of Christ who identified himself with children and threatened with dire punishment those who would scandalise them. Peace is not a far-away dream to be made an uncertain reality by globetrotting diplomats. Peace is a much nearer-home affair. Each of us is called to build and maintain the fabric of peace.
There is no peace without reconciliation. Christ is our peace because He has reconciled us to God. That reconciliation continues daily in the life of each one of us through our love of God and one another. Already we have begun to celebrate the Holy Year which has as its theme: "Renewal and Reconciliation." There is a reminder here that we are all sinners, all constantly needing to repent, to renew our baptismal commitment, to be reconciled to God in Christ. And here precisely lies our contribution to the progress and true prosperity of our country. Each of us must say sincerely: "The peace of Kenya, my country, is in my keeping, is my affair also. I shall promote that peace, protect it and deepen it by my daily fidelity to Christ and to his saving values, by my spirit of forgiveness, by my readiness to help those in need, by being faithful to the law of my country, by thinking and doing in the spirit of "harambee."
This may seem a small thing we ask of you and of ourselves. But it is much bigger than any harambee project ever undertaken. We are being asked to be the channels of Christ's peace to the world and to our people by building the ark of peace in our own hearts. That is our vocation. That is the challenge of the Christian code: "Love one another. .. forgive one another as God has forgiven you in Christ ... bear one another's burdens ... blessed are the peace-makers..."
And is not this a Christmas thought too? During these days of Advent, Bethlehem beckons and the light of that distant night shines out anew. And across our skies more vividly than any comet's glow is written the saving message: "Peace to men of goodwill." Men of good will, persons of integrity, with a keen sense of justice, open to the call of pity, generous in giving, noble in forgiving, faithful, gentle and kind... these are the people who are "the salt of the earth," who will build up our nation and will "edify the Body of Christ." These are the people we are all called to be.
And that is our prayer and our hope-that all, leaders of Church and State and the people they serve, will gird themselves with renewed fervour and dedication to the task of unity and mutual understanding, to the task of justice and peace.
Given on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, 8 December 1973, and appointed to be read in all public churches on Sunday 9 December 1973, a National day of Prayer.
The Bishops highlighted the progress of the Church between 1960 and 1973. Can you say that the Church in Kenya has made progress since then. Give some concrete examples.
At what levels could every citizen make Peace his or her own affair? Give concrete examples.
Why did the Bishops call Peace "A supreme Harambee?"
Is Christian witness still muted today in Kenya. In your own area?
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(jee hoh' hay nan) Personal name meaning, “Yahweh is gracious.” 1. A priest in whose Temple quarters Ezra refreshed himself and mourned for the sin of the people in taking foreign wives (Ezra 10:6
). This Jehohanan is sometimes equated with the high priest of Nehemiah 12:22-23
who is considered then to be a grandson of the high priest Eliashib and also to be the high priest mentioned in the Elephantine Papyri as serving about 411 B.C. Such evidence is then used to date the ministry of Ezra to about 398 B.C. rather than being in the time of Nehemiah. See Ezra. The relationships between the priestly Eliashibs and Jehohanans of Scripture are too unclear to make dating decisions on them. This Jehohanan may have been related to the Eliashib of Nehemiah 13:4
who was not a high priest but was closely connected to Temple chambers. 2. A layman with a foreign wife under Ezra ( Ezra 10:28
. Son of Tobiah, who opposed Nehemiah's work in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 6:18
). Jehohanan's marriage to a prominent Jerusalem family gave Tobiah an information system concerning Jerusalem happenings. See Meshullam
4. Head of a priestly family about 450 B.C. (Nehemiah 12:13 ). 5 . Priest who helped Nehemiah celebrate completion of Jerusalem wall (Nehemiah 12:42 ). 6 . A Levite and gatekeeper (1 Chronicles 26:3 ). 7 . A military commander under King Jehoshaphat of Judah (2 Chronicles 17:15 ). 8 . Father of a military commander under Jehoiada, the high priest, in the assassination of Queen Athaliah and the installation of Joash as king of Judah about 835 B.C. 9. Father of military captain under King Pekah of Israel (2 Chronicles 28:12 ).
These dictionary topics are from the Holman Bible Dictionary, published by Broadman & Holman, 1991. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Jehohanan'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/j/jehohanan.html. 1991.

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Released in July, lead single ‘CHECKS over STRIPES’ — with its addictive, think-twice hook — hammers home the necessity of self-ownership over Black creativity, wealth and life. With scathing metaphors soothed by empowering bars (‘hands on the wheel/create your own lane’) Meacham shows that he’s not here just to sound good on the beat: he’s here to teach us something.
Striving for excellence is explored in ‘The Life’, where Meacham paints his ideal vision of an empowered Black family, placing emphasis on acquiring generational wealth and property. He later spits venom in ‘Juneteenth’, a takedown of the constitution in the wake of Black Lives Matter.
Recorded in Hawaii at Primaphonix Studios and engineered by Jerry “SubZero” Wilkins, this album is pain. It’s anger. It’s radical Blackness. And it’s Taurean Meacham at his finest.
‘BLAKK RADIKAL’ will be available on all streaming platforms on October 30th.
ABOUT TAUREAN MEACHAM
Taurean Meacham is a hip-hop and R&B artist based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Known for his conscious rap style and experimental samples, Meacham’s driving force is, in his own words, storytelling: “Music is the number one form of communication across all civilisations. It tells the story of the people. I’m just looking to tell mine.”
Influenced by music legends from Prince and Nas to Jimmie Hendrix and David Bowie, Meacham’s creative process is “coordinated chaos”
– the one constant is that the words always come first. He has released a number of independent albums, including November (’06), Untitled (’07), Oahu Noir (’20), JG (’20) and BLAKK RADIKAL (’20).

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It's such a heavy word, isn't it? With the weight of the world on our shoulders these days, and the feelings of inadequacies juxtaposed with the ever-fleeting ideals onto our digital screens and in front of our eyes on a daily basis, it's hard to still our hearts and just be. Over the years, I've felt the weight of my inadequacies in life. Whether that be in peer groups, at school, at home, or even at church. There has always been the ever-looming presence of "I’m not good enough". And the word good is yet another word that is filled with expectation. To be ‘good’ would mean that something is faultless. This can be applied to what we do, how we act, and how we are perceived by those around us.
But first let me ask you this: when stacked against each other, would you rather care what God thinks of you or what your neighbour thinks?
Many would say both. With social media comparing superficialities on the daily and the ever-looming pursuit of perfection, it can feel like we’re all coals hoping to be crushed into diamonds…hopefully. Then there’s God’s perspective and what He thinks of you.
So…what does the Bible have to say about this?
“Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the hearts.” Proverbs 21:2 NHE
While God has set precedents discerning what is right and wrong and He as our Creator gives guidelines on how to live according to His Will, He is also a loving, empathic, and compassionate God. Remember, God is a just God (Romans 10:9-10) and He wants what’s best for us (Jeremiah 29:11-13). He also knows our nature, thoughts, and intentions of the heart (1 Kings 8:39; Jeremiah 17:10) and is there with open arms when we stumble (Psalm 86:5). He holds us in His right hand and protects us from harm (Psalm 91).
When pleasing others, are you making them an idol?
When you care about what the world thinks more than what God thinks, your perception of goodness becomes sullied. Just think of the multitude of cultures and people groups who think that one thing may be good and yet the other may find blasphemous, this definition of ‘goodness’ can get confusing pretty quickly. But the Living Word of God says:
“Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.” 2 Timothy 2:22 NHE
So, the next Time you ask yourself, “Am I enough, good, or full of purpose?” Just remember that our loving Heavenly Father created you for so much more than a life of mediocrity, He created a one of a kind you for a one of a kind purpose (Psalm 139:13-15) because you matter to Him most (John 3:16-17).


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Weybridge Hospital Site
The CCG is finalising its plans to carry out a public consultation over the summer to help shape its out-of-hospital strategy. There will be a range of workshops and events as well as direct communication with key stakeholders including Surrey County Council.
Please let me know your views on what future provision of health care you would like to see on the existing site as well as emailing firstname.lastname@example.org
There has been an increase in the amount of dog fouling around the town and in particular near to Manby Lodge School. Please ensure that if it is your dog you clear it up and put it in a public bin or take it home.
Garden Green Radnor Rd
I was pleased to be able to support a recent application to register the open space at the end of Radnor Road as a Village Green. This is with Surrey County Council for final approval which I hope will be confirmed shortly.
Approval was recently given for a new cinema in Weybridge! The boutique operator will bring increased footfall to that end of the High Street as well as Elmbridge Borough Council providing affordable flats above.
The Weybridge Society have done a huge amount of work on the parking issues in the town centre. I will continue to work closely with them to find a long-term solution, but their excellent research provides invaluable data on the causes of congestion and ways to address it. You can find this at http://www.weybridgesociety.org.uk where you can also sign their e-petition.
Rylston Registry office
There has been much speculation about the future of the registry office and a great deal of local concern about the loss of this well liked facility. Surrey CC are still considering a range of options -including keeping it open – and I hope to provide an update at the Weybridge Society AGM on the 12th April.
Have your say
As the Cabinet member at Surrey County Council for Property and Business Services, I have been keen to engage local partners in looking at what each community wants in its locality.
This includes looking at potentially better ways of using our community buildings for the benefit of all residents. If you have any ideas as to how we can make the best use of our public buildings, please do email me on email@example.com
Cycle scheme and roads
The cycle/pedestrian walk scheme from the town centre to the railway station and then on the Brooklands business park is now in its final design stages and ready for submission for central government funding through the local enterprise partnership. The route can be seen on the following link:- https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/155068/Brooklands-Business-Park-Accessibility-Project-Proposed-Cycling-and-Walking-Route-Map.pdf It is hoped that the resurfacing of the top end of St Georges Avenue will be included as part of the funding as the road is currently unsafe for cyclists. SCC will continue to work with Elmbridge to access public funds (CIL money from developers) particularly for repair work to Seven Hills Road. With over 3000 miles of road in Surrey to maintain and enormous pressure on funds from the increasing demand from supporting adult social care and children and adults with Special Education Needs and Disabilities there is simply not enough money at the moment to keep all the roads in the condition we would all like to see them.
Speeding and road safety
We all need to respect our community and in particular make sure it is safe to walk along our pavements and cross our roads. The road safety team will be looking particularly closely at traffic speed in the Triangle area as well as conducting an outside of school safety audit at Manby Lodge (a similar assessment was also carried out at St Georges Junior School recently.
Please contact me if you have any issues you would like to discuss at firstname.lastname@example.org or 07711 423363


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2017 Synod Assembly
Re•formation: Then. Now. Always.
May 5-7, 2017
The Antlers, A Wyndham Hotel
Colorado Springs, CO
Saturday Afternoon Sessions
View Description of Saturday Afternoon Sessions prior to registering
We now have 30 rooms blocked at the Holiday Inn Express: 105 N Spruce St.
Please call 719-424-4300 and use the group code RMS.
The rate is $120/night and includes breakfast.
Congregation Art and Story Project: The Stories of our Stuff
In thinking about our theme “Reformation• Then.Now.Always.” we invite you to work with your ministry to continue the artistic activity of reflecting upon and utilizing ministry objects to tell our story and examine our connection in community and shared history. Using the resources below, we invite you to share the story of your stuff- the stuff that once was central to your mission but is no longer needed, the stuff you forgot was in the back of the closet, the stuff that used to be important or maybe still is. You are encouraged to bring your art, your story, your stuff to Synod Assembly to create our Assembly Art Installation.
How many voting members?
The voting members of the assembly are determined as follows:
A. Congregations are allowed 2 lay voting members, 1 male and 1 female.
B. In addition, based upon baptized membership records for the previous year
(1) Congregations having membership of 650 to 1,199 baptized members shall be allowed one additional lay voting member (male or female).
(2) Congregations having membership of 1,200 or more baptized members shall be allowed two additional lay voting members (one male and one female).
. In the selection of voting members, congregations are urged to be aware of the matter of inclusiveness of persons of color and/or persons whose primary language is other than English.
D. All Ministers of Word and Sacrament (pastors) and Ministers of Word and Service (deacons) under call or on leave from call on the roster of the Rocky Mountain Synod are voting members.
G. All retired ordained ministers on the roster of this synod who are currently serving as interim pastors and all ordained ministers on leave from call on the roster of this synod who are currently serving as interim pastors and who are in attendance at the assembly are voting members.
H. Youth/Young Adult Voting Members
It is the goal of this synod that at least 10% of the voting members of the Synod Assembly, Synod Council, committees, and organizational units of this synod be youth and young adults. For purposes of the constitution, bylaws, and continuing resolutions of this synod, the term “youth” means a voting member of a congregation who has not reached the age of 18 at the time of election or appointment for service. The term “young adult” means a voting member of a congregation between the ages of 18 and 30 at the time of election or appointment for service.
Encouraging Youth and Young Adults to be Leaders in the Church
The Rocky Mountain Synod will continue to live into the ELCA's goal of expanded roles for youth and young adults in all expressions of our church. Rostered and lay leaders are encouraged to have conversations with the youth and young adults in their midst regarding the opportunity to serve on church council and as voting members at this year's synod assembly.
A youth or young adult voting member is not an additional voting member. The youth or young adult is one of your congregation's allotted voting members.
Future Assembly Dates
2018- May 3-5
Westminster, Colorado, Westin Hotel
Albuquerque, NM, Embassy Suites


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Qt4 Maemo Binding
This article applies to Qt widgetset only.
See also: Multiplatform Programming Guide
This page describes the Free Pascal Qt4 Binding for Maemo.
Currently Maemo5 on the Nokia N900 version PR1.2 is supported. The binding is an interface to Qt 4.6.2 of the PR1.2 release.
To develop with C++ Qt for the N900, Nokia provides a scratchbox based SDK: Maemo5 SDK Installation
The Free Pascal binding is technically just a Qt C++ library, so to compile this binding library, the scratchbox SDK is needed.
To develop with Free Pascal Qt for the N900, you do not need to install the complex scratchbox environment, you can use the provided binding binary.
- Pascal Qt4 binding home page
- Setup Cross Compile For ARM This wiki page has some overlapping information with this one.
Compilation of the binding
These instructions explain how to compile the Free Pascal Qt4 Binding for Maemo sources. If you use the provided binary of the binding, this is not necessary.
- Install the scratchbox based Maemo5 SDK: Maemo5 SDK Installation
- After installation, start as root scratchbox: /scratchbox/sbin/sbox_ctl start
- As normal user login: /scratchbox/login
- select using sb-menu the arm environment
- install the Qt4 devel package
- fakeroot apt-get update
- fakeroot apt-get install libqt4-dev
- download (e.g. using wget) and unpack the sources
- cd into the sources directory
- qmake (creates Makefile)
- make (compiles)
- strip LibraryFileName (reduce filesize)
- fakeroot make install (installs in scratchbox)
Installation on the N900 device
These instructions explain how to install the Free Pascal Qt4 Binding for Maemo on the Nokia N900 device.
How to setup a wifi or usb access to the device is out of the scope (see Nokia instructions) The instructions assume a working ssh access to the N900 using hostname n900.
First obtain the binding library (libQt4Pas.so.6.2.2) either from the provided binary or from compilation within scratchbox.
Note that it is possible to setup ssh from within scratchbox and ssh from scratchbox to the N900. You can also access the compiled library that resides in scratchbox outside the scratchbox environment. If you installed scratchbox to /scratchbox, then the scratchbox user home directory is located at /scratchbox/users/username/home/username/.
- Copy the library to the device opt directory (optify)
scp libQt4Pas.so.6.2.2 root@n900:/opt/lib/
- login to the device as root
- create symlinks
ln -s /opt/lib/libQt4Pas.so.6.2.2 /usr/lib/libQt4Pas.so.6 ln -s /opt/lib/libQt4Pas.so.6.2.2 /usr/lib/libQt4Pas.so
Cross compile FPC/Qt4 for N900
These instructions explain how to cross compile a Free Pascal Qt4 Maemo program from linux to N900.
Setup Cross Compilation
It is strongly advised to read the Free Pascal Docmumentation about cross compilation to understand what you do : Build Faq
The scratchbox SDK is not needed, only N900 binutils and some N900 device libraries are needed and will be copied to a directory named /arm
mkdir /arm ; cd /arm wget http://users.telenet.be/Jan.Van.hijfte/qtforfpc/n900-binutils.tar.gz tar zxvf n900-binutils.tar.gz rm -f n900-binutils.tar.gz mkdir lib scp root@n900:/lib/* lib/ mkdir -p usr/lib scp root@n900:/usr/lib/* usr/lib/
There will be some errors about the sub directories not being copied, these are not necessary as there is little chance you will use the libs residing there.
When compiling and linking, you may have errors like ...skipping incompatible.. and ...cannot find -lX11..., to solve this, you just create some extra links (instead of installing the devel packages of X11)
cd /arm/usr/lib/ ln -s libX11.so.6.2.0 libX11.so cd /arm/lib/ ln -s libc.so.6 libc.so ln -s libpthread.so.0 libpthread.so
Make sure you already have a recent x86 fpc installed and a fpc subversion trunk available in e.g. /svn/fpc
cd /svn/fpc make distclean make crossinstall CPU_TARGET=arm OPT="-dFPC_ARMEL" BINUTILSPREFIX=arm-linux- CROSSBINDIR=/arm/binutils/ INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr ln -sf /usr/lib/fpc/2.5.1/ppcrossarm /usr/bin/ppcarm
Add an arm section before the Parsing Switches section into fpc.cfg
#IFDEF CPUARM -g -gl -O- -dFPC_ARMEL -dMAEMO5 -XParm-linux- -FD/arm/binutils/ -Xd -Fl/arm/lib -Fl/arm/usr/lib -XR/arm/ -Xr/arm/lib/ -Xr/arm/usr/lib/ -k-rpath /arm/lib -k-rpath /arm/usr/lib -k-L/arm/lib -k-L/arm/usr/lib #ENDIF
Compile and Run the Binding Maemo Demo
Download Demo source and compile
wget http://users.telenet.be/Jan.Van.hijfte/qtforfpc/maemo5_demos-V2.2_Qt4.6.2.tar.gz tar zxvf maemo5_demos-V2.2_Qt4.6.2.tar.gz cd demos-V2.2_Qt4.6.2 cd maemowidgets ppcarm maemowidgets
Transfer executable on device and run
scp maemowidgets root@n900:/opt/ ssh root@n900 cd /opt ./maemowidgets
The demo shows some Maemo specific Qt classes.
Cross compile a Lazarus LCL/Qt4 project for the N900
These instructions explain how to cross compile a Lazarus LCL/Qt4 project for the N900.
Cross Compile the LCL
First ensure the Free Pascal cross arm setup is ready and tested as described above.
Then compile on i386 a recent svn trunk Lazarus LCL/Qt4.
The Free Pascal Maemo binding, is actually a binding to Qt 4.6.2 of Maemo PR 1.2. This Qt for the embedded target N900 is configured and compiled to reduce the footprint. Some Qt classes and methods that are not necessary on the N900 have been removed. The Maemo Qt on the N900 does not have support for e.g. Printer, a Trayicon and some function calls marked as deprecated. To be able to compile Lazarus LCL/Qt, a patch is therefore necessary. Coordination is ongoing to integrate the patch into svn. The patch was created on Lazarus svn 25956.
Apply the patch to a lazarus trunk svn that e.g. resides in the directory /svn/lazarus:
cd /svn wget http://users.telenet.be/Jan.Van.hijfte/qtforfpc/maemo.diff.txt.tar.gz tar zxvf maemo.diff.txt.tar.gz cd lazarus patch -p0 < ../maemo.diff.txt make PREFIX=/usr clean all LCL_PLATFORM=qt OPT="-gl"
The last command compiles lazarus.
Then start lazarus and go to 'Tools' / 'Configure "Build Lazarus"'. Check Build for 'LCL' and 'Package Integration', set Target Cpu to arm and click build.
The above fpc.cfg will ensure that the necessary settings for the N900 will be applied. The libraries will be searched in /arm/... , the cpu option armel will be defined and using the define MAEMO5, the patch will ensure LCL/Qt is able to compile.
Create a Lazarus LCL/Qt4 N900 program
Start lazarus, choose Project, New Project and save the project somewhere. Then use Project, Project Options, Code Generation and set Target CPU to arm. Just Compile the project and the resulting executable (e.g. project1) will be able to run on the N900.
The Maemo Qt on the N900 is styled very differently than the Desktop Qt, this is to achieve touchscreen finger friendliness. The change the default style and preserve designer proportions of the widgets, start the program like this:
./project1 -style plastik


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We are made to resist...
For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done. Acts 4:20-21 (KJV)
Resistance is a fact of life…
Terry Dashner………………Faith Fellowship Church PO Box 1586 Broken Arrow, OK 74013
“He had the kind of physical courage that allowed him to stare down and armed assassin and the kind of mental courage that allowed him to keep the secret of the general’s plot against Hitler from even his own closest advisers” writes J. Bottum in his essay entitled, “Pius XII and the Nazis.” Bottum continues, “He was a saint and a failure, a success and a sinner, a man designed by nature to be the finest wielder of the delicate tools of civilized diplomacy the Vatican had ever know—and confronted during his papacy with only blind, monstrous barbarity, like a fencing master forced to duel a panzer tank.”
Bottum is referring to Pope Pius XII who ruled over the Roman Catholic Church during the rise and fall of Hitler and Nazi Germany. Why do I bring up his memory? I do because he is either despised or adored by historians. Again Bottum writes, “Whenever the topic of his pontificate is raised, Pius XII is either unreservedly lauded as the only significant resister of Hitler to survive on the European continent, or unrelentingly denounced as a cowardly failure who passively or even actively participated in the Nazi’s destruction of six million Jews.”
I write this not to bash the pope’s memory—no one can effectively say that Pope Pius XII was negligent in allowing Hitler to exterminate six million Jews or brilliant in saving more than 700,00 Jews who probably would have been killed in Nazi death camps—but to raise this question. Why is it that the world, who shares the blame and guilt of allowing Hitler to rise to power, questions Pius XII in the first place? Was the Roman Catholic Church the only religion in the world in 1939? No, it wasn’t. But the Roman Catholic Church—Christians in general—is castigated by the world in regards to the world’s violation of human rights because the world expects Christians to resist evil. Always.
I find it odd that no one holds the Muslims, the Hindus, or the Buddhists responsible when morality wanes and human rights are violated. It’s always the Church of Jesus Christ. Why? Because the world may not like the ostensibly “moral smugness” that besets the church, but it expects the church to speak out, even if the world says otherwise. The world wants us, the world needs us to resist evil. If we don’t, who will?
Stephen L. Carter in his essay published in the book, The Best Christian Writing 2001, (Harper San Francisco 2001) and entitled, “Religion, Resistance, and the Curious History of America’s Public Schools” writes some interesting things about the Church’s role as the resister. Says Carter, “Religion is, at its best, subversive of the society in which it exists. Religion’s subversive power flows from its tendency to focus the attention and, ultimately, the values of its adherents on a set of understandings often quite different from the understandings of the dominant forces in the culture. The larger culture will always try to impose a set of meanings on all of its subcultures; of all the subcultures in a society, religion is almost always the one best able to resist. That resistance, in turn, is the source of diversity, of dialogue, and, ultimately, of change.” So, the Church should rejoice when it is persecuted for righteousness’ sake.
Jesus told His disciples that if the world persecuted Him, they could expect the same. We should be encouraged when the world attacks us for our stand on morality. We should never cower and run away in the face of opposition. We should always stand up and stand against evil. Our resistance is good. It is necessary.
Again Carter says, “The culture may press the religions to change; but the religions, at their best, press back, often in surprising places. And they press back in a way that no other force does, for the transcendence of religious belief proposes an answer higher than mere human striving. The Western religions in their traditional forms all share the model of transcendence: the answers to the most profound questions are found not in human argument, but in the will of God, which exists in the world in written form and sometimes in an oral heritage as well.”
Never waver in the great commission to tell the story of Jesus Christ. He is the light of the world, and darkness will never overcome the light. Jesus told us that we are the salt of the world. Salt will always sting when it breaks through to the lesions of filth and corruption. Nevertheless, salt is necessary for flavoring, and we add the flavoring by our stand against the insipid tastes of indifference. Stand up and be counted. Speak out against the status quo. Remind the world often that Jesus Christ came to heal the world of its sin. Jesus is alive to lift the world higher. Jesus is coming again to judge the darkness and reward the light. Stay the light and salt of the world. Resist the evil.
You were made to resist the darkness…
Keep the faith. Stay the course. Jesus is coming again.
Pastor T. dash.
About the Author
Pastors a small church in Broken Arrow, OK.


Proposal Would Waste Taxpayer Money, Invest in Unjustified Highway Expansion
Madison – The Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s (WISDOT) biennial budget request, released on Friday, proposes to slam Wisconsin taxpayers with a $751 million increase in taxes and fees. At the same time, the budget request does nothing to address the irresponsible and misplaced spending of a Department that prioritizes squandering public money on unneeded highway expansion projects over urgent repair of local roads, transit systems, and bridges all over Wisconsin.
“Raising transportation taxes to pay for unjustified highway expansions is neither fiscally responsible nor in Wisconsin’s best interest,” said Bruce Speight, WISPIRG Director. “Governor Walker should reject this tax increase and focus instead on getting Wisconsin’s transportation spending priorities right.”
Statewide, local roads are in disrepair and transit systems struggle to meet local needs. The American Society of Civil Engineers rates 71 percent of Wisconsin’s roads as “mediocre” or “poor” quality. Additionally, 1,157 bridges in Wisconsin—approximately 8 percent of the total—are “structurally deficient.”
Meanwhile, the DOT is forging ahead with a plan to widen Interstate 90 south of Madison from four to six lanes; the project is projected to cost as much as $950 million. When the plan was hatched, official projections foresaw a 29 percent surge in traffic volumes between 2000 and 2010, but by 2012, the most recent year for which data are available, traffic volumes had inched up just 1 percent over the 12 years.
Ironically, on the same day the WISDOT released its next biennial budget request, it also issued a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that proposes two costly options for expanding I-94 in Milwaukee. The study has ignored community opposition and concerns over detrimental local impacts of the expansion. The EIS also disregards data showing that traffic volumes in the corridor are declining and which call into question the need for expanding the interstate.
“It’s hard to fix potholes and pay for local road maintenance and bridge repair, that communities all over Wisconsin desperately need, when we are wasting taxpayer dollars on highway expansion projects that the data don’t support,” concluded Speight.
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The hotel offers a coffee shop/cafe and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This Escaldes-Engordany hotel also offers a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and concierge services. Limited onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).
Hotel Tudel has designated areas for smoking.
Hotel Tudel offers 48 accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Beds feature down comforters. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Self parking (surcharge) , Parking (limited spaces)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8 AM and 10:30 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property:
We have included all charges provided to us by the property.
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-in time ends at 9 PM
Minimum check-in age is: 18
Check-out time is 11:00 AM
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a smoke detector in each accommodation.
Staff temperature checks are not conducted regularly
Temperature checks are not available to guests
Bed sheets and towels are washed at a temperature of at least 60°C/140°F
Commonly-touched surfaces are cleaned with disinfectant
Property confirms they are implementing guest safety measures
Property is cleaned with disinfectant
Contactless check-out is not available
Staff wears personal protective equipment
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Staffed front desk
Social distancing measures are in place
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Residents of Sango Ota, Ogun State, have decried the neglect of the sprawling metropolis by successive administrations in the state.
Many communities in the area are reeling from the effects of floods and erosion. The worst hit areas are Iyanru, Ali Isiba, Igbala, Temidire, Osi Quarters, Ilo Awela, Oju Ore and Alasia Araromi.
Others are Arije, Ijako Owode, Igi Agbede, Owotutu, Orija, Gas Line and Arigbabu.
They said each time the clouds gather, they would pray that it does not rain because of the disaster that it would cause in the areas.
They contended that the environmental problems being experienced in their communities would not have been so severe if there were drainages along the major roads.
A landlord, Chief Kayode Odunsi, said the major cause of floods and erosion in the metropolis was absence of drainage channels and failed roads.
Odunsi said, “There are no functional drains in Sango Ota. The available drainage channels in pockets of places are incapable of holding floodwaters.
“Our major road to Lagos, Ilo Awela, has been destroyed for more than five years. The road has a small drainage channel which has been taken over by weeds and all sorts of dirt. The implication is that floods that flow from Ifo discharge into our area and wreak havoc there.”
He said when Governor Ibikunle Amosun visited the area about two months ago, he told them that the contract for Ilo Awela Road had been awarded, but they had yet to see any contractor on the road.
A resident, Sikiru Sanusi, said floods had been dealing a devastating blow to them each time rain fell.
“We are being treated as if we do not have government in this state. This is where the government derives a lot of money from. Yet, nobody cares if we exist or not. Our communities are suffering from serious neglect from the authorities,” Sanusi said.
Another resident, Yusuf Olaleye, said the situation in their area was like the tale of the goose that laid the golden eggs.
He explained that the government was only interested in the eggs and not the goose.
When PUNCH Metro visited some of the affected areas, it was observed that many roads in the metropolis were dilapidated and lacked drains.
Some buildings had been blown off while those of some of the houses had caved in.
The home of Senator Akin Odunsi, the senator representing the district on Amodu Giwa Street had also been affected by floods.
Worried by the situation, Odunsi appealed to Amosun to come to the aid of his people.
He urged the government to urgently reconstruct the Ilo Awela Road, saying until the road is rehabilitated, the environmental problems in the area would not abate.
Odunsi said, “Sometimes in the past when the rains washed away some of the houses and caused untold hardship for the people because the drainage channels and canals were blocked and therefore incapable of evacuating the kind of storm water they were experiencing.
“The immediate past state government expanded some roads and attempted to build drainages through the interventionist Ogun State Maintenance Agency but the project was never completed.
“Soon after the government won a second term, the men disappeared with the materials. Since then, nothing has been done. Our people protested but were ignored.”
He urged the government to dredge canals and make the roads passable and periodically evacuate the debris blocking the canals.


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In this paper, a new complementary gate driver for power metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors and insulated gate bipolar transistors is presented based on the use of a piezoelectric transformer (PT). This type of transformer has a high integration capability. Its design is based on a multilayer structure working in the second thickness resonance mode. A new design method has been used based on an analytical Mason model in order to optimize the efficiency, the available power at the transformer secondary ends, and the total volume. This design method takes into account mechanical losses and heating of the piezoelectric material; it can be extended to predict the characteristics of the PT: gain, transmitted power, efficiency, and heating of piezoelectric materials according to load resistance. A prototype of a PT rated for an inverter-leg gate driver was fabricated and tested experimentally. All calculated characteristics have been confirmed by measurements. Satisfactory results have been obtained in driving a 10-A/300-V/10-kHz chopper. Moreover, a study has been carried out about the propagation of common mode currents between the top-switch and the bottom-switch of the inverter leg throughout the driver in order to avoid cross-talking failures.

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Water Flood Fields
Flood your fields with profits.
Waterflooding is by far the most widely applied method for improved oil recovery. This technique, originally employed decades ago, accounts for more than one-half of U.S. domestic oil production. In this method of secondary recovery water is injected into the formation. The injected water physically displaces the oil, sweeping it to adjacent production wells.
Potential problems associated with waterflooding include:
Enova addresses injection related blockage issues with our EnovaFlow process and can increase the total recoverable oil from waterflood fields through our EnovaFlood solution.
EnovaSB - Sand Bond
On February 6th, Enova executed the first EnovaSB insitu sand control treatment for a major operator in the San Joaquin Valley. The application was operationally successful and well response is being closely monitored.


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Addiction Rehab Facilities in Ashby, MA
Sunspire Health Spring Hill is an alcohol and drug treatment facility based at 250 Spring Hill Road in Ashby, Massachusetts.
The primary treatment approaches at this facility include Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy, Relapse Prevention Plans, 12-Step Recovery Groups. The center also provides its services in various environments, for instance Inpatient Treatment for Drug Addiction, Short Term Addiction Treatment, Long Term Treatment.
Sunspire Health Spring Hill also offers various programs that are customized to address the needs of specific individuals such as: Drug and Alcohol Treatment for Adult Women, Drug and Alcohol Treatment for Adult Men, Aftercare and Relapse Prevention. Finally, Sunspire Health Spring Hill accepts the following payment types, such as Private Pay, Private Insurance for Drug Rehab.
We can help you find the right treatment facility that best fits your overall needs and financial requirements.

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Wire and Stone Garden Fence.
If you have a garden but you don’t want to spend a lot money to decorate it, rocks and stones may be a good idea for you. Rocks and stones are natural, so you can spend no money getting them. They are everywhere and you can spend no effort to find them. But then can add a few beautiful elements to your garden but require little or no maintenance.
30 Beautiful DIY Stepping Stone Ideas to Decorate Your Garden. Here we have selected 30 beautiful DIY stepping stone ideas for you. Each of them comes with source that links to the full tutorial or more details so that you can do it yourself. Whether it’s a mosaic stepping stone, or a stepping stone in a shape of a leaf,
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Region-Based Appearance and Flow Characteristics for Anomaly Detection in Infrared Surveillance Imagery
Anomaly detection is a classical problem within automated visual surveillance, namely the determination of the normal from the abnormal when operational data availability is highly biased towards one class (normal) due to both insufficient sample size, and inadequate distribution coverage for the other class (abnormal). In this work, we propose the dual use of both visual appearance and localized motion characteristics, derived from optic flow, applied on a per-region basis to facilitate object-wise anomaly detection within this context. Leveraging established object localization techniques from a region proposal network, optic flow is extracted from each object region and combined with appearance in the far infrared (thermal) band to give a 3-channel spatiotemporal tensor representation for each object, i.e., one thermal channel for spatial appearance with two optic flow magnitude channels for temporal motion. This formulation is used as the basis for training contemporary semi-supervised anomaly detection approaches in a region-based manner such that anomalous objects can be detected as a combination of appearance and/or motion within the scene. Evaluation is performed using the Long-Term infrared (thermal) Imaging (LTD) benchmark dataset against which successful detection of both anomalous object appearance and motion characteristics are demonstrated using a range of semi-supervised anomaly detection approaches.


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Even if you’ve never used an e-cigarette, it’s highly probable that you’ve come into contact with the technology behind one. E-cigarettes are miniature versions of smoke or dry ice machines used at music gigs and in nightclubs. They comprise three main parts: the battery, the e-liquid cartridge and the e-liquid itself. There are several other parts that help make an e-cigarette such an attractive alternative to tobacco cigarettes. Here’s a round-up of how e-cigarettes work, so you can tailor your e-cigarette experience to perfectly suit your taste.
The battery: The largest part of an e-cigarette is its battery – and if you’re vaping with a reusable e-cigarette rather than a disposable one, it’ll be even bigger. E-cigarette batteries are generally of the rechargeable, lithium-ion type, the power of which determines how much vapour the devices atomiser produces. You can alter voltages to increase the time between charges and the vapour density when you vape. Choosing a new battery for your e-cigarette is simple – check out these Phoenix e-cig mods, for instance.
Be careful before you start customising your e-cigarette’s battery. This guide to vape mods is a handy starting point.
The cartridge: Also known as the cartomiser, this is the ‘butt’ end of the e-cigarette.
It attaches to the battery component and forms the mouthpiece you vape through. It also contains the atomiser, which rapidly heats up the e-liquid to form the vapour cloud you inhale. Older e-cigarette models were formed of a separate atomiser and e-liquid cartridge. Now the two are combined into one housing to make dismantling, cleaning and customising easier.
The cartridge contains a sensor that detects when a user is about to inhale. This then activates the battery which heats the atomiser, boiling the e-liquid solution and generating a smoke-like vapour cloud. As soon as the drag has stopped, the battery switches off and the atomiser cools. Some e-cigarettes are manually operated; that means a simple button press is needed before inhalation.
The e-liquid: This is the substance that you inhale in vapour form. Primarily consisting of a propylene glycol solution, it is available in various flavours from apple and cinnamon to coffee. It is also where the primary reason many vape is held – the nicotine that provides a short, temporary high is delivered via the resulting vapour cloud.
E-liquids with varying potencies of nicotine can be used to fill any cartridge, though do bear in mind that not all cartridges will fit every battery type, so check first. If you want to give up nicotine entirely, you can gradually reduce the dose until you’re vaping with an e-liquid entirely free of nicotine.
Find out why the NHS is about to regulate some e-liquids as medicines in 2016 from the NHS’s own website.
The portable charging case: If your e-cigarette runs out of charge when you’re out and about, this charging case lets you power up again without needing to plug into a mains supply. It is basically a larger lithium-ion battery in a protective case – a great back-up should you get caught out.

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Fergie’s soon to be ex-husband Josh Duhamel details the conversation he had with the singer after her infamous National Anthem performance.
Is Cameron Diaz really retired from acting or did one of her costars simply stir the pot when claiming the actress was done with Hollywood?
Demi Lovato recalls leaving the 2016 Met Gala to attend an AA meeting!
Don’t mess with Real Housewife of Atlanta Kim Zolciak. Yesterday, the "Don’t Be Tardy" singer called the Milton Police Department after a burglar allegedly broke into her daughter Brielle’s car, steal...
Angelina Jolie took some of her kids to see the new Tomb Raider movie on Sunday, 15 years after she starred as the protagonist Lara Croft.
Katy Perry kissed an American Idol contestant and he did not like it. In fact, he got mad at the singer’s actions.
Katie Holmes recently dished about her Dawson’s Creek costars and gave fans a lot of hope there may be a reunion happening. However, don’t expect to see the clan back in Capeside anytime soon.
A new report recently revealed the top influencers on Twitter, and some of the names are surprising
In shocking Grey’s Anatomy casting news, two beloved stars are set to exit at the end of the current season.
Jon Favreau is developing a live-action Star Wars TV show, which he is slated to both write and executive produce.
On December 22, 1995, Queen Elizabeth II sent official written communications from Buckingham Palace. One letter was sent to Prince Charles. The other was sent to Princess Diana. The direct order in e...
Pop Deejay Alex Pall was spotted with a mysterious but somewhat familiar-looking woman in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, only two months removed from his ex-partner Tori Woodward exposing his philand...
Pregnant Chrissy Teigen is mourning the loss of her beloved dog Puddy, with a heartfelt Instagram tribute with pictures that will make you tear up.
Camila Cabello has to travel just like everybody else, but when this girl hit Airport Security, she lit it up.
Colin Firth’s wife Livia Giuggioli admitted to having an affair with the man she is accusing of stalking her.
Chrissy Teigen and hubby John Legend took their daughter Luna to Disneyland Hong Kong!

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Zimbabwe’s largest provider of telecommunications services, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has hired Ericsson to run its Core network upgrade program and to simplify and upgrade the existing 2G/3G/4G/LTE networks, future proofing it for the rapid mobile expansion in the country.
According to Bernard Fernandes, Group CTO of Econet: “We have chosen our trusted long-term partner Ericsson to accompany us on this journey and look forward to the ability to launch new products and quality services to our customers.”
Building on the companies’ existing long-term partnership, the new scope will rationalize and upgrade the Core network as well as introduce the latest Ericsson network architecture.
The agreement includes a complete multi-access Evolved Packet Core with Evolved Packet Gateway on SSR 8020, SGSN-MME and Service-Aware Policy Controller as well as Mobile Switching Center and Media Gateway. It also includes close integration between policy and charging functions, which will enable Econet to reduce time-to-market for new offerings and increased personalization capabilities. In the Harare area, which currently carries more than half of all traffic on the network, the project will also upgrade the radio access network (RAN) to include Ericsson’s multi-standard RBS 6000 family of base stations for macro and small cell networks.
Pieter Goosen, Country Manager for Ericsson Zimbabwe, says: “Econet is the market leader in Zimbabwe and this project will give them one of the most advanced Core networks on the continent, providing them far more capacity to manage and scale their network.”
Econet Wireless (Pvt) Ltd is a provider of telecommunication services with 9.2 million registered subscribers. The company offers solutions in mobile wireless, internet access and charging solutions as well as overlay services such as Ecofarmer, Ecocash and HPS. Econet launched its network in 1998, and has grown to be the largest provider of telecommunications and payment solutions in Zimbabwe.

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It is actually very easy to turn a FWD car AWD. It might not even need programming unless you want traction control or torque vectoring. Most FWD cars have a shallow tunnel through the center of the floor pan to route the exhaust and crucial fuel and brake lines so they are above the lowest point of the car. There are many manufacturers that offer AWD options on their FWD cars (Camry, Santa Fe, Accord, Mazdaspeed 6, Lancer Evo, etc etc) because the conversion is relatively inexpensive and simple.
Swapping from transverse engine with FWD to longitudinal engine with RWD is more difficult and usually requires firewall and floor pan modifications in excess of most people’s garage capabilities.
The most complicated AWD system I’ve ever seen is by far and away the Ferrari FF setup, and the most interesting FWD setup I’ve seen is the 1930s Cords (longitudinal engine set entirely behind front axle with transaxle mounted to front of block pointed towards front wheels) and the UPP power train in the Oldsmobile Toronado and later Cadillacs. Longitudinal big block V8 with chain driven side mounted transmission that sends axle shaft through the oil pan of the engine to get to the driven wheels. Unfortunately both of these options are not present in Forza even though I think they should be.
Drivetrain swaps are usually massive undertakings IRL but some are easier than others and always make for a unique finished project. I don’t want to see them go but I would like the game to more realistically portray the benefits and drawbacks of each style of drivetrain.
You don’t really have to call it a swap, you could just say it is a car option that comes ready built for you. Just because we do it ourselves in the game doesn’t mean that we aren’t setting up the default car.
I think its a great option for having fun. Horizon isnt a racing sim as much as a fun escape. The kids love the ability to turn something into a RWD or AWD car that wouldn’t otherwise not be. You dont like it, dont do it.
They could do specific races where the criteria has to be more realistic e.g. has to have original drivetrain, engine, etc.
I think it’s fine to have AWD swaps on a lot of cars, but in FH4 I think the AWD swap costs too little PI, and that’s why you commonly see it in lobbies.
My understanding is that the PI values are determined by how quickly an AI driver can make lap times. I think there are a couple of reasons this undervalues AWD.
In high HP cars, AWD helps with getting all the power down on launch. Since ranked races are short, it really helps to have a good launch and get good track position at the beginning of the race.
The other thing is that for most drivers, having AWD makes the car easier to handle in traffic – a higher-HP RWD build at the limit might be able turn better lap times in Rivals, but when you have to react to drivers around you, being able to put the power down without needing such precise throttle control becomes a bigger advantage.
It’s not necessarily an easy problem to solve. I like the idea of erring on the side of giving RWD a PI advantage, because even if I’m not the best driver in the world, I can appreciate that for high-HP cars, RWD requires better throttle control and there’s a certain high-risk/high-reward aspect to a RWD versus an AWD build. To use an AI to balance it, you’d need an AI good enough to honestly simulate races against other AI opponents, and take into account somehow that real-life user inputs for most users will not be extremely precise.
But also, the idea of having some lobbies/championships that have drivetrain restrictions makes a lot of sense to me, too. Like I think we can recognize that balancing RWD vs. AWD is difficult, and the easy way out is to let everyone pick their drivetrain of choice for cruising around, drifting, PR stunts, etc., but also give RWD enthusiasts some options to race against RWD builds, and AWD enthusiasts the option to race against AWD builds.
For me, the natural thing would be to favor RWD championships for road racing and street racing, while favoring AWD championships for dirt and cross country, but overall mixing it up so everything comes up from time to time.
I like most of what you said (I also liked the post) but this statement cannot possibly be true, there are some builds that are just better than others in every way at certain PI levels. An AI driving the Boneshaker at A800 would destroy an AI driving an Alfa Romeo 4C at the same PI, regardless of track or conditions.
You make a good point though, PI is a tough thing to figure out. How do you account for all the variables? PI probably will always be an imperfect solution. One of the many reasons why I think drivetrain restrictions are a good idea, and probably the only real solution. Even there, there will still be a car meta of some sort, but it least it gives RWD and FWD enthusiasts a chance to compete without having to go AWD in everything.
Me? I like them all. I enjoy variety, and drivetrain restrictions help add that extra spice and flavour to competitive. Mind you I don’t really care for competitive in the first place. Takes some of the joy out of the game IMO. I do my placements, and I would probably play it more if freeroam rush weren’t forced on it, but not much more. I play rally sims for my competitive fix. Forza Horizon is all about the pure joy of cars for me, and thinking about meta builds and tryharding at all times doesn’t really scratch that itch. However drivetrain restrictions on the playlist a little more often and letting us set them for custom championships would be a godsend. Anything goes FWD dirt anybody?
Jonk has posted a fairly informative explanation of the differences in Motorsport and Horizon PI calculation. While this was approximately five years ago, I would imagine for the most part it’s still largely accurate, but some details may have changed (so, grain of salt…). At least this is some bonafide digestible information regarding the matter straight from the horse’s mouth. Read it HERE.
I’m not sure that can be true either. I’ve seen some pretty clear evidence of rubber banding occurring, at least when the AI is behind you. for example, I’ve taken two different builds in the same restriction at the same PI on the same track with the same conditions, and had vastly different AI lap times.
I was more referring to the programmer’s perspective. How do you program a dynamic car rating system that accounts for all factors? Things like grip, horsepower, weight, and aero don’t universally impact all chassis the same. Then you also have to consider the variety in tracks and how different tracks may favour certain elements over others, and also the variety of conditions available in the game. Add on top of all of that the fact these ratings need to be applied to hundreds of cars, and I’m not surprised there are a few cars where the system doesn’t really work, either to the car’s detriment or benefit.
I hope PI balance is better in the next game, but making it more balanced does not seem like an easy task to me. I suspect improvements to the physics engine (for example: adding the 8 points of contact to tires that’s coming to FM into the game) would be of more benefit than trying to overhaul the PI system as well. I would not be shocked to find out that the discrepancies in the PI system were due to issues with the physics systems. This is all supposition of course, I’m just saying that from my (admittedly somewhat unknowledgeable) perspective, creating an accurate and universally balanced PI system seems very difficult.
Personally, I like the AWD swaps, you can build a monster off-roader/rally car from virtually anything, and it’s a lot of fun. I’m an average racer, and I’m not competitive in any way, but my AWD rally Ford Mustang S1 build is an absolute beast. I don’t race in lobbies, I mainly qualify for each series and then forget about online racing., because I’m completely out-classed (highest is league 9, and that’s only just). AWD drift builds are a lot of fun too, and are less likely to spin out of control. All of the drift zones in FH4 were done in a Hoonigan 10 Focus, and it’s my favourite car in the game. I get that people take their racing seriously, but Horizon has always been geared to having the freedom to experiment with different set-ups, whether you’re tearing up the streets, or blasting down dirt tracks, the emphasis has always been on fun, and if they take that away, it will destroy the sole purpose of Horizon’s vision.
What I’m saying, is that, if Horizon was to do what you want, it would be detrimental to my personal experience. Is that fair? So, how about you build/drive the cars that you want to drive, and I drive/build the cars I want to drive, and everyone else can do the same? Horizon is an “E for everyone” game, so everyone should be able to play the game how they want to play it, not just you…
Regarding the AI:
Currently the AI starts rubberbanding once they are falling behind a certain distance. It’s roughly at the drawing distance of the minimap. They always keep that distance.
At this point they also lose every car-specific traits. When you are close to a AI Raptor for example you can see it bouncing due to the soft suspension and through turns it loses time relative to other AI cars.
Once they start rubberbanding they are clustered together and achieve similar lap times.
Regarding drivetrain and engine swaps:
Generally I don’t mind them but in the end it comes down to balancing. If the PI system would rate different engines more precisely we wouldn’t be seeing the same overused swaps in every car.
Drivetrain swaps are also a sole matter of balancing imho. Horizon mostly favours AWD due to game’s environment and structure while FM7 harshly punishes AWD. In the end the PI system has to rate tire width ratios, aero and engine positioning better to prevent broken stuff like a Track-Tor, Bone Shaker or Roadster, Bubble Top.
But meta cars will be a thing in Horizon 5 too. If they won’t overhaul the PI system it’ll be rather easy to predict the cars. Ford GT '05, both McLaren F1s and the Bugatti EB110SS seem like reliable guesses ;}
Hes not saying all swaps mainly the AWD swap. They just needs to be removed. If its only serves as making “interesting” drift builds. One its unrealistic to have them, like the head said. The only swaps that would be possible IRL would be AWD to RWD or FWF or FWD to RWD. First possible swap would be FWD to RWD which would also change the dynamics of the car becuase one way to do would be to remove the engine from the front of the car and move it to the back of the car. Its not as simple as that but it can be done. An other way is to find a RWD transmition that can mount to the engine with the engine spun 90°. Still drasticly chages the car but possible and has been done. RWD or FWD to AWD not possible for almost all car becuase it complicates and contradict many workings of the vehicle not to add it would take hundreds of hours and would cost thousands if not hundreds of thousands of dollers and the huge possibility of it not being possible. But with AWD to RWD or FWD would pretty much be the easiest in todays age of computers. Pretty much all youd have to do is map the computer to push instead of RWD bias (which most AWD cars are) to complete RWD. But AWD to FWD is alittle more work but still possible. Lastly RWD to FWD would never cross anyones find.
I figured id explain the realistically to you. The issue i have with the AWD swaps is the realistic stand point ^, but also the level of ease it adds to the game (I mean that in a bad way). Forza used to be fun and challenging now its just as easy as puttting a v12 in a prius and throwing AWD in it and pushing mach chicken through corners and straights. How is that stupidity fun? Only AWD swaps need to be removed becuase what every they’re used for, its stupid.
Let me clearify your saying taking away customization would be a bad thing? Id say getting rid of some customization would greatly improve the game, say the AWD swaps and v12 swaps in everything. Scew civil liberties there are not correlations beween this and civil liberties. Zip it.
Do you drive with full damage enabled?
When you hit a tree at 200 mph do you just rewind and try again? Lets extend reality to all aspects of an arcade game, make the cars as real as possible.Hit that wall? Your alignment is out of whack. Hit a tree? Race over. All that tire smoke is burning rubber, eventually your tires will fail and you lose grip. You want reality in an Arcade game, then lets just go full tilt boogy and bring on realistic damage. Theres nothing realist about this game, even the handling of rwd cars is not realistic.
AWD swaps might not be realistoc,but neither is hitting a tree @200 mph and driving off like nothing happened.
I bet you dont drive around in your realist world with full damage turned off do you? So yeah, if we are going to remove things for reality, then we gotta start with damage to the car. Too much realism for you?


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Wildlife Photography Tips
1) Know your camera and kit.
a. Fill the Frame – the larger the subject in the image the more latitude for using
b. Get as close to the subject as you can using zoom lenses, field craft or a
mixture of the two. Remember the Circle of Alertness!
c. Understand your Camera Settings
i. Use the Highest Resolution possible (Raw/Jpeg)
ii. Mode = Aperture Priority or Shutter Priority
iii. Metering = Evaluative/Matrix
iv. Focus Pattern = Ai Servo or Predictive Focus
v. Focus Mode = Continuous Focus / Single focus
vi. Shooting Mode = Single or Multishot.
vii. Remember the old adage “F8 and you’re there”. i.e. F8, ISO 400 is a
good starting point
2) Know your subject
a. What is its habitat?
b. What does it eat?
c. When is it active?
d. Does it migrate / hibernate?
e. When does it breed and is it more active/visible during this time?
f. Does it have seasonal coats?
g. How close can you get to it?
3) Practice makes perfect
a. Get out and practice. Go to zoos, safari parks, parks, gardens, countryside,
nature reserves, holidays and other locations.
b. Understand the drawbacks of shooting at some locations.
c. Practice on stationary and moving subjects
4) Remember light is king
a. Consider the time of day - Sunrise & sunset warms.
b. High sun causes fewer shadows but can lead to bland images.
c. Consider the position of sun to subject.
d. Understand how to combat poor or bright light.
e. Use filters, polarisers as required.
f. Remember without light you will have no image.
5) Understand how to compensate for poor results
a. Wrong settings – Practice, always take a test shot.
b. Subject too distant – Get closer!
c. Subject out of focus – Focus on the eyes
d. Camera Shake – Brace it using a tripod, beanbag etc. or increase shutter
e. Motion Blur – Increase shutter speed or light falling onto the subject.
6) Consider Composition
b. Place the subject in it’s environment
c. Look for interesting angles
d. Aim to remove clutter
e. Keep the eyes sharp
f. Consider alternative angles and Camera settings.
7) Remember what you have learnt before
a. Rule of thirds
b. Odd numbers work better
c. Get down to the subjects level
d. Work your subject
e. Take plenty of photos
f. Remember you can always change crops etc post capture.
8) Be prepared
a. Ensure you have the right clothing etc for weather changes.
b. For long days consider food and drink.
c. Have plenty of memory available.
d. Use spotter’s guides etc.
9) Be safe
a. Don’t put yourself in danger.
b. Consider the welfare of any wildlife you approach.
10) Have fun
a. If you don’t enjoy it… Don’t do it.
b. Find likeminded individuals to go out with.
c. Be an ambassador for wildlife photography not a luddite.
Quick Check List
1) Know your Kit.
2) Know your subject.
4) Be patient.
5) Take images of the subject’s normal behaviour.
6) Look for interesting or unusual behaviour.
7) Take many shots, use few.
8) Remember the Country code etc.
9) Take only pictures, leave only footprints.

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|The K-600D eliminates the installation of multiple bells, relays and power supplies, whenever night bells, loud ringing or emergency tones are required. The K-600D provides an existing paging amplifier with a pleasant electronic warble tone each time it receives ring voltage from a C.O. line or analog PABX/KSU extension.
The K-600D requires no external power supply and provides a floating 600 ohm audio output. Auxiliary N.O./N.C. relay contacts are provided during ring signal for muting, switching or operation of external signaling devices. Volume and tone controls are also provided.


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Prayag Station, Uttar Pradesh - Trains From & To Prayag Railway Station
List of all trains passing through Prayag Railway Station, Uttar Pradesh. Arrival & departure time of trains at Prayag station. Click on train name to get more information about the train, its route, days of arrival at Prayag etc...
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Complete list of Trains to Prayag, Trains from Prayag and Trains passing through the Prayag Railway station in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Scroll down to view a map showing the location of Prayag Station and other information like Prayag distance to other cities, airport location etc...
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe has met Tamil National Alliance MPs today.
President’s office said that President discussed about the proposal to form an all party Government.
“Economic issues, Tamil prisoners issue were also discussed, President also said that he knows that some TNA MPs voted for him during the parliament vote” Senior official who attended the meeting told media.
President’s office also said that MPs Ven. Athuraliye Rathana thera and Kumara Welgama also met President Ranil Wickremesinghe to discuss about the ‘All party government.

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