SBITools v0.3.2 - http://kippykip.com
Description: This is a small set of conversion tools written in BlitzMax to reconstruct .SUB files using .SBI/.LSD files, and can even convert a full BIN/CUE/SBI emulator setup into a IMG/CCD/SUB setup which can be put into popular CD Burning programs such as CloneCD. This way, LibCrypt protected games dumped in other formats can still be burned as 1:1 copies on a real Sony PlayStation console again with the LibCrypt changes fully intact. These tools are ONLY intended for PlayStation disc images, there's no telling how these tools would react to standard Mode 1 PC disc images.
psxt001z, to be in the same directory as SBITools
It can be downloaded from: http://redump.org/download/psxt001z-0.21b1.7z
Source Code: https://github.com/Dremora/psxt001z
It's pre-included in the "Releases" section for SBITools
SBITools.exe -cue2ccd cuefile.cue
SBITools.exe -lsd2sub cuefile.cue subchannel.lsd
SBITools.exe -lsd2sbi subchannel.lsd
SBITools.exe -sbi2sub cuefile.cue subchannel.sbi
SBITools.exe -sbi2lsd subchannel.sbi
SBITools.exe -singletrack cuefile
-cue2ccd: Converts a 'BIN/CUE/SBI|LSD' setup into a 'IMG/CCD/CUE/SUB' setup. This makes burning LibCrypt games easily possible with software such as CloneCD. SBI/LSD files are loaded from the same directory as the .CUE file under the same name. -lsd2sub: Creates a patched .SUB subchannel with a .LSD file. -lsd2sbi: Converts a .SBI subchannel patch to a .LSD subchannel patch. -sbi2sub: Creates a patched .SUB subchannel with a .SBI file. -sbi2lsd: Converts a .SBI subchannel patch to a .LSD subchannel patch. NOTE: This cannot perfectly reconstruct the missing CRC16 bytes! -singletrack: Converts a seperate track BIN/CUE setup into a single track BIN/CUE setup.
Notes: .SBI files do not actually contain the CRC16 needed for some LibCrypt games, however since SBITools v0.2.1, the conversion functions recreate a CRC16 the same way Mednafen does by making a false CRC16 hash with "bitwise exclusive or", as LibCrypt only checks if it's the wrong hash in order to start the game. Every LibCrypt game I own that I've tested now works fine with SBITool's SBI functions.
While this is enough to start a LibCrypt game, if you're a purist like me and want the original CRC16 bytes anyway, definitely go for .LSD files instead. They're the superior format (and I'm not sure why they weren't the standard instead of .SBI) They can be found on http://redump.org/disc/DISCID#/lsd I've bundled them all on the releases page and in the repository.
Remember to ALWAYS test games converted with the -cue2ccd function on an emulator before you burn! I personally recommend using BizHawk (which uses Mednafen) and opening the converted game from the .CCD file. Do NOT run the game in BizHawk from a .CUE file! The LibCrypt copy protection will kick in if you do that!
- Add a -cdd2cue function to reverse the process, just in case.
- Maybe even remove the need for psxt001z too as it's only used for generating blank .SUB subchannels, although it is a very useful tool to have in combination with SBITools.
Version 0.3.2 - Modified CUESheet code to detect and fix bad AUDIO indexes. As some ReDump.org PSX dumps contain a single index for some audio tracks. Version 0.3.1 - Fixed a bug where CD images would not be copied if it was in the same directory as SBITools. - CUE2CCD.BAT and SINGLETRACK.BAT drag and drop now works if the image was dragged from another drive letter. - Rewrote exporting code to better support images that have multiple MODE2/2352 tracks in a single image. - Made it more clear when .SBI/.LSD patches were not found, showing the path to expect. Version 0.3 - BIN/CUE setups with seperated tracks are now fully supported! - Renamed -SBI & -LSD to -SBI2SUB & -LSD2SUB - Added -singletrack conversion command, -CUE2CCD uses this automatically if necessary. - Added drag and drop .BAT files for -SINGLETRACK and -CUE2CCD, since they will be used the most. - Added -SBI2LSD and -LSD2SBI conversion functions - -SBI2SUB & -LSD2SUB no longer export in subfolders (since it only exports 1 file anyways.) - SBITools now includes all known LibCrypt LSD patches in the "LSD Patches" directory Version 0.2.1 - SBI Patching functions were modified to now work with every game. - Cleaned up a tiny bit of code in CRC16.bmx Version 0.2 - .SUB patch functions now also add the CD Audio track data to the subchannel. Although this change now requires you to specify a .CUE file instead of a Binary file for -SBI and -LSD functions. SUB files are now exported to the \SUB directory in these functions too. - The -SBI function now recreates some of the CRC16 bytes required for handful of games, although still not 100% compatible. - Command line functions are no longer case sensitive. (oops) - Added -cue2ccd, which allows you to do a full burnable conversion. Version 0.1 - Initial release
SBI File Format Specifications
*HEADER* [4 BYTES] SUB\0 *CONTINUOUS* [1 BYTE] Minutes (In HEX -> Text) [1 BYTE] Seconds (In HEX -> Text) [1 BYTE] Frames (In HEX -> Text) [1 BYTE] Dummy byte, always a 01 (according to psxt001z source) [10 BYTES] QSUB Data Example: S B I NUL MIN SEC FRA DUM [ QSUB ] 53 42 49 00 03 08 05 01 41 01 01 07 06 05 00 23 08 05
I'm unsure why they didn't include the modified CRC16 bytes in SBI, as it's extremely important.
LSD File Format Specifications
*CONTINUOUS* [1 BYTE] Minutes (In HEX -> Text) [1 BYTE] Seconds (In HEX -> Text) [1 BYTE] Frames (In HEX -> Text) [10 BYTES] QSUB Data [2 BYTES] CRC-16 Example: MIN SEC FRA [ QSUB ] [CRC16] 03 08 05 41 01 01 07 06 05 00 23 08 05 38 39
LibCrypt failed check, causes and effects
Here's a list of what LibCrypt'ed games will do to the player when it realises the SubChannel data isn't correct. Obviously these aren't all the LibCrypted games (check on Redump.org for that), these are just games I've personally tested and some I've been told about. Look out for these effects when testing games modified with SBITools on an accurate PSX emulator such as BizHawk. (Run from .CCD)
Ape Escape (PAL)
Main menu navigation will be completely disabled, making you unable to start the game.
Crash Team Racing (PAL)
Game will hang once at the end of the loading screen (for the level itself).
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (PAL)
The game will hang when you're introduced with the combat tutorial when the camera pans to show the enemies.
Lucky Luke: Western Fever (PAL)
The game stops when you get to the Mexican guy blocking the bridge, he just won't move from there, ever. Even when you complete the quest. The game also has anti-cracking protection where the game will block a path with a fallen tree + maybe more.
Will have a disc error icon upon loading The Hilltop Mausoleum. Interesting to note this was actually the FIRST game to use LibCrypt.
MediEvil 2 (PAL)
Will also have the same disc error icon as above, except upon loading Kensington.
PGA European Tour Golf (PAL)
In the third hole of the first tournament or by selecting some holes, the game will get stuck in "demo" mode (and will not you play anything).
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (PAL)
Will hang at the "Game contains violence and gore" screen.
Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon (PAL)
Interesting case for this one, the game will eventually randomly delete eggs, reset progress with unlocked characters, remove sheep in boss battles, change the language and even tell you off for playing a "hacked copy" + more. Interesting to note that the game also detected early LibCrypt knockout PPF patches back when the game was first released as it had checksum checks throughout the game, which caused the same effects above. The US platinum release only has anti mod detection (not libcrypt) and will do the above effects if it realises it's been modified. The original US release appears to not have any protection.
This is Football (PAL)
Hangs on the loading screen going ingame.
V-Rally: Championship Edition 2 (PAL)
The game will endlessly load on the heartbeat loading screen (with no disc activity).
The game will freeze when passing the finish line.
CloneCD PSX LibCrypt Ripping guide
In order to rip LibCrypt protected drives, you need a CD drive that's able to read subchannels in the first place.
Step 4: Right click on your new profile and select Edit
Make sure Read SubChannel Data from Data Tracks is checked, and uncheck Regenerate Data Sectors.
On the Audio Read Settings tab, change your Audio Extraction Quality is set to Best (Slowest) Optionally you can also set Read Speed Audio to something slow to ensure accuracy.
If you want to make sure you have a perfect rip, on the Error Handling tab, check Abort on Read Error. CloneCD will stop the rip if it finds any bad sectors (basically physical damage) on the disc.
Step 5: Change the path to where you would like to save, and you can optionally tick Create "Cue-Sheet".
I personally check this option so I can always easily hand convert a .IMG/.CUE setup into a more common .BIN/.CUE setup if I really need to.
You can easily do so by renaming the .IMG extension to .BIN (identical format), then editing the .CUE file in a text editor to change the path to the newly renamed .BIN file.
Note! - It's a bad idea to do this to LibCrypt protected games, as a BIN/CUE setup cannot read .SUB subchannel files! Making any LibCrypt protected game trigger it's protection!
Step 6: Wait for it to finish ripping and if there's no bad sectors, you should have a working dump!
You can test to see if your LibCrypt dump works by launching an accurate PlayStation emulator (I use BizHawk) and opening the .CCD file in the emulator.
Test whether the LibCrypt protection is triggered, if it isn't then Congrats! You have made a successful LibCrypt Dump!
CloneCD PSX LibCrypt Burning guide
To burn LibCrypt games successfully, you will need to have a CD burner that supports either RAW-DAO-16 or RAW-SAO-16. You can check for so in Step 3.
Step 2: Open the file via the .CCD file, and leave Delete after a successful write unchecked of course.
MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE YOU DO NOT BURN FROM A .CUE FILE!
Doing so WILL trigger the LibCrypt copy protection! Only open it from the .CCD file! Also make absolutely sure that there's a .SUB file under the same name and located in the same folder like so:
If there's no .SUB, or if you burn from the .CUE file then the LibCrypt copy protection will trigger and you'll burn a coaster!
Step 3: Be sure to note what your CD Burner supports. Most nowadays support both RAW-DAO and RAW-SAO.
To change it, right click on the CD drive you want to burn from, and click on Settings ...
And depending what your drive supports above, select either RAW DAO or RAW SAO. If your drive supports both modes, then just use RAW DAO.
Whatever you do, do NOT select RAW SAO+SUB or plain SAO, it will trigger the LibCrypt protection and you'll burn a coaster instead!
Step 4: Change the write speed as low as you can go, the Sony PlayStation reads at 2X so it's a good idea to write at that speed. I usually burn at 4X as it reads just fine. However most drives can only burn as slow as 16X nowadays, for the most part this works just fine but definitely don't go above that. Otherwise the PlayStation will have trouble reading the disc and will skip on FMVs.
And be absolutely sure to check Don't Repair SubChannel Data!
If you don't then CloneCD will ruin the LibCrypt SubChannel by repairing it which of course will result in the copy protection being triggered where you'll end up with a coaster. Sony's LibCrypt copy protection works by corrupting certain parts of the SubChannel in the first place, it checks whether they're modified or not, and if it isn't modified exactly, then it will trigger the protection.
TL;DR: check this box.
Click OK in this menu and click OK on the main screen with this edited profile selected and it'll begin burning.
If it doesn't work, you can try changing between RAW DAO and RAW SAO (if your drive supports both), also be sure you followed all the above instructions exactly. If it still doesn't work, check in an emulator such as BizHawk to make sure the .CCD/.SUB setup you're burning even works in the first place. If the protection triggers in the emulator, then there's your problem.
If that's not the problem and you're still burning coasters, then I'm sorry to say but your CD Burner is not burning the SubChannels exactly the same way they were ripped. You will have to try it on another CD burner. Based on personal experience, I find the HP LightScribe CD burners burn Sony PlayStation games really well.
The MultiMode 3 (MM3) is the best choice in my opinion, as it supports every PlayStation model out there EXCEPT the PAL PSone Slim. If you have one of those, you'll need a ONEChip instead.
If you need a guide on how to wire and even make your own modchip, I've written up a full guide on my website.
Alternatively, there is a DIY open source modchip that uses an Arduino. The project is called PSNee and is on github.
Additional Credits and Sources:
qnorsten: For creating a script to grab all .LSD files from ReDump.org
LoStraniero91, krHACKen: For explaining some LibCrypt cause and effects.
dizzzy: For general assistance/important emulator advice.
themabus: SBI Format and XOR information on a forum thread.
Mednafen: Workaround for using SBI files without the original CRC16 bytes, and CRC16 function.
Dremora: Explanation and whereabouts of .LSD files, creator of psxt001z
And everyone else at the ReDump team!
PSX RAW-DAO/RAW-SAO Information
I really do hope you enjoy SBITools as much as I did making it! If you support the work I've put in, and want me to see more of these type of projects, you can support me with donations. I'd gladly appreciate it!


From daytime panels to late-night bashes, the top musicians will be celebrated all around town for their achievements ahead of this year’s Grammy Awards on Feb. 12. The Recording Academy and more organizations will provide the schmoozing and boozing for the musically inclined with a series of events surrounding the ceremony, which is set to draw the likes of Beyonce, Adele, Jack White, Tom Petty, Carrie Underwood, and John Legend. After the ceremony wraps, singers, songwriters, and execs will head to their respective label parties for more.
Check out our ultimate list of Grammy-related events below:
Wednesday, Feb. 8
The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing Celebration
The Village Studios
Twelve-time Grammy winner White is the man of the night at this year’s event, which will also be celebrating its milestone 10th year. The White Stripes founder will receive kudos for his ongoing support of the arts and his resume of recorded music. White joins the ranks of past honorees like Quincy Jones, Nile Rodgers, Rick Rubin, and Neil Young.
Thursday, Feb. 9
Spotify Grammy Party for Best New Artists Nominees
The Belasco Theater
The music service will be throwing a private soiree in celebration of the Grammy nominees in the best new artist category. Guests can expect for The Chainsmokers and Maren Morris to headline the fete with an after-party to follow.
Whole Planet Foundation Pre-Grammy Showcase and Benefit
Katey Sagal will perform on stage with the Reluctant Apostles at this benefit concert, which will also feature Grammy nominees Rene Marie, Kris Kristofferson, and La Santa Cecilia, as well as a performance by Givers and Takers.
Fox Rothschild LLP’s 5th Annual Grammy
The London Hotel – 7 p.m. until 10 p.m.
Fox Rothschild LLP’s Entertainment Practice will host its fifth annual party to celebrate Grammy winners of the past and present in West Hollywood.
Delta’s Annual Grammy Celebration
Dream Hollywood –7:30 p.m. until 10 p.m.
Delta Airlines kicks off Grammy week with a performance from first-time Grammy nominee Anderson .Paak, A Tribe Called Quest, and Dave Grohl. The event toasts to new nominees at the soon-to-be-opened Dream Hollywood hotel. (Invite-only.)
Essence Black Women in Music
Neuehouse Hollywood – 7:30 p.m.
Erykah Badu celebrates the 20th anniversary of her debut album, “Baduizm.” Guests will be brushing shoulders with the likes of Issa Rae, Chance the Rapper, Janelle Monae, and Ava DuVernay at this eighth annual celebration, sponsored by Lincoln.
Friday, Feb. 10
2017 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute
Los Angeles Convention Center
Petty will be honored by the foundation. Grammy-winning artists, including Foo Fighters, Don Henley, Norah Jones, Kings of Leon, Randy Newman, Stevie Nicks, and Lucinda Williams are slated for tribute performances, while Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will close the show.
Saturday, Feb. 11
UMG Artist Showcase
The Theatre at Ace Hotel – 12:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.
Universal Music Group will hold its annual Artist Showcase on the eve of the big event. Presented by Citi and American Airlines, the event is based around surprise performances. Past artists who have graced the stage include Demi Lovato, DNCE, The Weeknd, Sam Smith, Keith Urban, Ariana Grande, and Lorde.
BMI Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of “How I Wrote That Song”
1OAK LA – 4 p.m. (Doors open at 3 p.m.)
BMI continues its tradition to inspire aspiring songwriters with a conversation featuring the music industry’s most talented and Grammy-nominated writers, producers, and artists. This year’s panelists include Fat Joe, DJ Khaled, Alex Da Kid, Dallas Davidson, Lauren Christy, and DJ Mannie Fresh as the evening’s special musical guest.
Soho Sounds: Los Angeles
648 S. Broadway – 9 p.m.
In their first Grammy-related event, Soho House & Co. will take over downtown Los Angeles for a night of live performances from best new artist nominee Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, in addition to a DJ set from Kaytranada.
Primary Wave 11th Annual Pre-Grammy Party
The London Hotel – 7 p.m until 11 p.m.
With a confirmed guest list that includes CeeLo Green, Brandy, Charli XCX, and Melissa Etheridge, the party is already set to be one worth attending. Along with all the star-gazing, guests can be enjoy hors d’oeuvres and specialty Smirnoff cocktails.
CAA Grammy Party
Hyde Sunset – 9 p.m.
CAA hosts a private fete for its music clients. The agency represents Grammy-nominated clients such as Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Radiohead, Katy Perry, Twenty One Pilots, Kanye West, The Chainsmokers, Maren Morris, John Mayer, Keith Urban, and Carrie Underwood.
Clive Davis and the Recording Academy’s Pre-Grammy Gala
The Beverly Hilton
It’s been known as the place to be on Grammy eve! The Recording Academy and Clive Davis join forces yet again for a night before bash in Beverly Hills. This year, the event will give high honors to BET Networks Chairman and CEO Debra L. Lee for her significant contributions to the music industry.
Sunday, Feb. 12
59th Annual Grammy Awards
STAPLES Center – 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.
James Corden hosts this year’s ceremony with artists like Adele, Legend, Underwood, and Beyonce — twins and all — in the audience. Live performance pairings at the televised special event will include The Weeknd and Daft Punk, Alicia Keys and Maren Morris, as well as Anderson .Paak, A Tribe Called Quest, and Dave Grohl. The Grammys will air on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
2017 City Gala
Walt Disney Music Hall – 7 p.m.
John Travolta will serve as the keynote speaker at this event, which immediately follows the Grammy Awards. Sponsored by Entrepreneur Magazine and Virgin Galactic, the second annual gala is set to recognize seasoned members of the philanthropic community and raises funds for nonprofits. Quincy Jones will be honored for his efforts with a lifetime achievement award.
The Theatre at Ace Hotel – 8:30 p.m.
Universal Music Group will have its annual Grammy after-party, presented by Citi and American Airlines, immediately following the ceremony.
Warner Music Group Grammy After-Party
Milk Studios – 9 p.m
This year’s party, presented by Remy Martin, includes performances by Gallant, Kehlani, and Spencer Ludwig. Musical guests are set to hit the stage at 9:30 p.m.
(Pictured above: Republic Records CEO Monte Lipman, Zendaya, Republic Records Group President Charlie Walk, and Ariana Grande at the 2016 Universal Music Group Grammy after-party.)


A great concert for a great cause. Proceeds of the tickets sold for this concert with go to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities through a donation in the name of Abbey Matthes.
Headlining Act: Chris Kroeze.
Special guests: Phoenix and Hales Brothers Band.
Tickets go on sale Thursday Jan 16th at 10AM.
VIP doors open at 6:00pm
General Admission doors open at 7:30pm


Schematic diagram of the proposed sensor.
Transmission spectrum of the LPG.
Diagrammatic sketch of the principle of the LPG-based tilt sensor, the left dashed line: the transmission spectrum of LPGsol; the right dashed line: the transmission spectrum of LPGair; solid line : the transmission spectrum of the LPG.
Transmission spectra of the LPG at different tilt angles (from −30° to 30°).
(a) The relationships of the dip wavelength with the tilt angle and (b) the depth and the bandwidth of the LPG's dip with the tilt angle.
The relationship of the dip wavelength and temperature.
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- Hi, My name is Irene Owens. My greatest passion in life is Art. I love drawing portraits, painting whimsical pictures and illustrating for children. I also collect children's books and hope to one day get one of my own picture books published. I have a shop on Etsy where I sell my prints, hand painted pendants and mirrors. In this blog you will find artists that inspire me, brilliant handmade creations and my own art. I hope you enjoy my posts.
Friday, 6 January 2012
Out and About
This illustration is done with acrylics and is meant to look as if it's painted with watercolor. I've no idea why I'm trying to make acrylics look like watercolor when I have a perfectly nice watercolor set. I guess I haven't overcome my fear of watercolor yet. It's just so... wishy washy. Well, at least in my hands. Whenever I see a really great watercolor painting I simply itch to do one of my own but so far I've only managed to mix watercolor with acrylics, never used watercolor alone in the whole painting. Scaredy cat. I mean, what's the worst that can happen?
Is there a medium that you long to master but haven't got courage to?

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I am typing with one eye shut but I believe there are guys selling black plugs that match the intake color that you can use to close the opening once you remove it.
For the intake tube....$3 buck at Lowes until a nice one comes out....Does anyone know how to remove the Trackhawk Helmholtz chamber from the Super Charger ??
I dont have pics. There are some on jeepgarage in a similar thread as this one.Do you have any pics and how does it sound with the resonator removed? thanks!!
I thought my time in compact japanese sports cars would be the last time I see things like this done but there seems to be a never ending need of hardware store material for automotive uses regardless of make and modelFor the intake tube....$3 buck at Lowes until a nice one comes out....
No offense, but if you need instructions on how to remove it, I'd seriously consider *not* making a $100k truck your first foray into the world of automotive repairCan someone post a picture of where the Trackhawk Helmholtz chamber on the Super Charger is located and instructions on how to remove it..


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Despite various measures to encourage its local production, a total of N116.5 billion ($247.91 million) fertiliser was imported into the country in the last one year.
The import was increased by $37.71 million in 2019 to $247.91 million or 84.4 per cent in 2020.
The Federal Government had planned to save $1.2 billion annually when it was discovered that the country’s plants had the capacity to produce over four million tonnes Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Po tassium (NPK ) fertiliser annually, while highest quantity being utilised by farmers was 1.5 million tonnes. However, only N164 billion ($350 million) had been saved from payments on subsidy and import substitution through the implementation of the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI).
Data by the International Trade Statistics (ITS) on Nigerian imports revealed that Morocco exported $128 million of fertiliser to the country last year, Russia, $83.37 million; China, $17.15 million and Germany, 11 million.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Mr. Uche Orji, under the modifications, said that the Authority had been transitioned to an upstream player thereby limiting its involvement to importation, storage and the wholesale of raw materials to blenders.
He explained that the presidency had approved the restructuring of PFI, starting in the 2021 cycle with various modifications, following the successes recorded over the past four years.
According to him, blenders would no longer be paid blending fees by NAIC-NPK, noting that they will recover their costs directly from selling the fertiliser to the market. The blending plants are expected to provide bank guarantees to cover requisitioned raw materials demand that are appropriated for their respective production volumes.
Also, in line with the presidential directive, the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) are expected to engage commercial banks to facilitate lines of concessionary credits to blending plants for the purchase of raw materials.
The managing director stressed that 41 blending plants had been resuscitated from the initial four plants at project inception.
In addition, Orji said that an estimated 250,000 direct and indirect jobs had been created across the agriculture value chain, including in logistics, ports, bagging, rail, industrial warehousing and haulage. It would be recalled that in 2019,
CBN had warned that no foreign exchange should be made available for the purpose of funding fertiliser imports, noting that any company that imports the product would be sanctioned.
In the memo dated January 30, 2020 and signed by Director, Trade and Exchange Department, Mr. A.S. Jibrin, the apex bank reminded authorised dealers and the general public that the ban on all NPK fertilisers and any other variant remained in force

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Write a 100- to 150-word response to each of the following questions associated with each scenario.
1. A psychologist is interested in learning more about how children interact with each other during the school day. The psychologist is particularly interested in discovering the ways in which children behave when they donot think they are being watched. What research method would be best used to conduct this type of research, and why? What ethical concerns might be an issue in this type of research?
2. As a researcher, I am interested in learning whether or not there is a connection between sleep and test scores. I want to know if an increase in sleep improves test scores, for example. What type of research method would I use, and why? What ethical concerns might present an issue when conducting this type of research?
3. If I want to research whether or not a new medication has an effect on depression, and I want to compare the medication against a placebo, what research method might I use, and why? What ethical concerns might be an issue in this type of research?

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England are set to face Sweden in the build up to the summer's European Championship.
Sweden v England
18 May 2005
After reaching July’s UEFA European Under-19 Women’s Championship finals through a thrilling qualifying tournament success in Italy, England are set to begin their build-up to the big event in Hungary with a tough friendly against Sweden.
Mo Marley’s youngsters travel to Guldkroksvallen for their meeting with the Swedes on Wednesday 18 May. And after seeing her team lose 3-2 to the same opponents at Solihull FC last year, coach Marley is keen to see how they fare this time round.
"Sweden are one of the top nations," noted Marley, "and we were a bit in awe of them at first when we played them last time. But after going three goals behind we came back well and in the end we only lost 3-2.
"We had a very young team on that occasion and, encouragingly for us, the core of that line-up is still available to us. So with an extra 12 months experience behind them it will be very interesting to see how we do this year.
"It will certainly be good preparation for the Euro finals, which we are really looking forward to after coming through the qualifying tournament. That was a nail-biting experience, but it should stand the girls in good stead when we get to Hungary."
In the qualifying tournament England beat Moldova 4-0 but then lost to hosts Italy 2-1 and went into their last game against Norway needing to win by at least two goals – which is exactly what they did, a 2-0 victory booking their place in the finals.
Marley said: "If we had won by more goals against Moldova, which we should have done after playing really well, it would have been easier for us. We then felt we could beat Italy but unfortunately the girls didn’t prepare themselves mentally for the game.
"When we spoke later they accepted that that’s what had happened, but our last minute goal in that game gave us a lifeline and they certainly learned their lesson in terms of preparation when we met Norway.
"The response was unbelievable – we started the game really strongly, went one up in the first five minutes and got our second goal after half an hour. The girls then showed real character to defend their lead and beat a very good team.
"We went through with Norway to the finals, which should be very exciting and very close too. With high profile teams like Italy, Spain and Sweden knocked out it will be quite an open tournament and hopefully we can get a good group draw."
England missed out on reaching the finals tournament last year, but in the two previous years Marley’s team not only got to the finals but also went right through to the last four before being knocked out.
The group draw for this year’s finals is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 25 May and the eight-nation tournament is set to be staged in Hungary between Sunday 17 and Sunday 31 July.
England squad: Carly Telford (Sunderland), Danielle Hill (Everton), Fern Whelan (Liverpool), Michelle Evans (Everton), Sophie Clough (Stockport County), Kylie Davies (Fulham), Nicole Emmanuel (Leeds United), Heather Scheuber (Birmingham City), Katie Holtham (Bristol Rovers), Amy Kane(Everton), Danielle Bird (Fulham) Jill Scott (Sunderland), Rachel Williams (Leicester City), Chantelle Parry, (Everton), Lianne Sanderson (Arsenal), Stephanie Houghton (Sunderland), Becky Hall (Wolves), Gemma Davison (Arsenal).


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The leading global advocate for the right of the poor to legal counsel, the ILF assists countries emerging from conflict or in transition to establish quality, effective criminal legal aid systems. To date, we have established public defender systems in Afghanistan, Nepal, the West Bank, and Tunisia. In 2016, the ILF is working to expand our reach – with the help of our supporters on GlobalGiving. We’re focusing on assisting government in other parts of the world, such as Liberia, Myanmar, and the Ukraine, in upholding the rule of law by ensuring access to justice to poor and marginalized accused, particularly during the earliest stages of the case.
When the ILF determines there is a need for its services in a particular country, we review the constitution and other laws, and identify whether basic fair trial principles exist in law. Without the baggage of the history and practices of the country, the ILF’s legal experts often identify legal rights of the accused that local lawyers were not aware of, and have never utilized. The ILF then works to train local lawyers, case-by-case, day-by-day to argue for those rights to be upheld.
One crucial aspect of the right to legal aid which the ILF will target in these countries in 2016 is the right to early access to a lawyer.In most courts around the world, investigation documents prepared by the police have a significant impact on the development of the case against a defendant, and ultimately in the court’s decision. Without access to a lawyer at the beginning of the criminal justice process, abuse and torture by police and interrogators is generally left unchecked. Information that determines the outcome of a trial is often obtained at the arrest or interrogation stage, and if a lawyer is not present, police or prosecutors frequently coerce detainees into confessing. It is critical that all accused have early access to quality counsel to protect and advocate for their rights by challenging illegal practices.
One recent example of the importance of this occurred in the ILF's West Bank office. The client, a poor day laborer, was arrested and charged with weapons charges which could have resulted in a lengthy prison sentence. However, at trial, his ILF defense lawyer successfully argued, and was able to show, that the client was tortured into confessing by being beaten and hung in chains from the ceiling, and that thus the statements made to police during their investigation were unreliable and null. The court agreed, showing its commitment to upholding both national and international law, and ruled that the statement was inadmissible - ultimately acquitting the client.
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Lawyer Emad Salaymih, whose client was tortured

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Organic Community for the Common GoodBlog / Produced by The High Calling
At his excellent website, Next Reformation, Len Hjalmarson reveals the story of a man who is making a difference in Windsor, Ontario. Bob Cameron left his comfortable suburban life to move into the inner city and establish the Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative. Hjalmarson quotes a portion of a feature story in The Windsor Star:
“Churches used to be at the center of the community culturally," said Cameron. "Now there are many voices at the center. We have to respond differently to people who no longer hear a sole voice.”
Though Cameron makes clear the DWCC is a faith-based organization, it’s neither a church nor is it exclusive of those who don’t share the core leadership group’s religious beliefs.
“We’re faith-based at the core, but folks who participate are everything from atheists to advocates,” Cameron said. “It’s a messy collaboration.
“Do we really need another Sunday service when there are 12 churches downtown already? What’s needed are folks leading through serving Monday through Saturday.”
Len then connects the dots for us. One of the keys to being a missional church is to be what Joseph Myers calls an “Organic Community.” In an organic, living, and vital community, we work for the common good, showing the goodness of Christ and his Kingdom. Len quotes Myers, who distinguishes what the missional leader is to do:
It would do us well to remember that our job is to help people with their lives rather than build infrastructures that help institutions stay alive. Sometimes we focus so much on building a ‘healthy church’ that we forget to tend to the health of the people. Healthy environments are vital – alive. They are not inanimate – dead. When places encourage community to emerge spontaneously, they have motion, emotion, and a living spirit. The goal is not to manufacture community, nor is the goal to build programs. The hope is to watch living community emerge naturally and to collaborate with its environment in helpful healthy ways.
As church leaders, how are we creating an environment for authentic community to grow organically, where people encourage each other to fully engage in the mission of God through their various vocations? How are we fostering authentic community where people give each other the courage to live radically for the Kingdom of God?
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Out of Control #4.3 - A Journal of Abiotic Vampirism
By David Drexler
The three short pieces in this zine all focus on old technology, retro-futurism, and the idea of the future, all topics I’m interested in.
The second essay raises the idea that our vision of the future is firmly based on what exists in the present, just more so. Drexler says that when we look at images of the future from the past we are “seeing what things would have looked like if 1962 had gone on for 100 years without changing, just getting MORE 1962.”
Drexler mentions that he’s travelled to several capitols of former British colonies, like Cairo and Calcutta, and that the aesthetics seen on signs and packaging there seem to be echoing that which existed fifty years ago, ignoring later developments. I can’t say for sure whether that is true or not, and wish there were some photographic examples to illustrate this point.
The other two pieces go into other ideas about the future, what it means to us, and why we care. All three are written using a style and word choice that seems somewhat unusual. Drexler seems far happier using less common words if at all possible. He doesn’t “go up” stairs, he “ascends” them, he was “puerile” not “childish”, things were “desiccated” not “dried”, and on and on. But rather than taking you out of the writings, they seem to fit in with writing about technology and ideas from the past, creating an almost spooky feel to some of the descriptions.
When Drexler writes:
“The protracted gloamings of aesthetic senility, deep-layered coatings of dust, forlorn, forgotten, forbidden, covered up in dead leaves, coruscated encrustations, slyly hinting dim visions of futures that never were, the last legions of the lost are my real loves, the truest and darkest lusts of my being.”
It’s like he’s about to summon up some horrible Cthuloid-inspired, technological monster. (And that's something else I'd like to see him write about!)
Interspaced with the text pieces are loads of awesome “futuristic” images from the past: Crazy cities, rocket ships, space girls, mummies using lasers, pulp science fiction covers, and more. I love all that stuff, and really want to know where that mummy drawing is from. Now I need to go find my retro-futurism art book, and maybe write some pulp science fiction stories.

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In this study, Paavo N. Tucker considers the different models of formation for the Priestly literature of the Pentateuch through an analysis of the Priestly texts in Exodus and how they relate to the Holiness Code in Lev 17-26. The texts in Exodus that are traditionally assigned to the Priestly Grundschrift are not concerned with the priestly matters of Exod 25-Lev 16, but are better understood as relating to the language, theology, and concerns of Lev 17-26, and should be assigned to the same strata of H with Lev 17-26. The same applies to the Priestly narratives beginning in Gen 1. The Priestly literature in Gen 1-Lev 26 form a composition that develops the themes of creation, Sabbath, sanctuary, and covenant to their climactic expression and culmination in the legal promulgation and ethical paraenesis of H in Lev 17-26. The author shows that, rather than being a "Priestly composition" as Erhard Blum argues, it is more fitting to see this literature as an "H composition," which weaves narrative and law together in order to motivate obedience to the laws of Lev 17-26.


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When Was Turtles All The Way Down Published?
Is turtles all the way down a true story? While we see many things happen in Aza’s life, the true focus of this book is on her inner struggle. We literally spend most of this story inside Aza’s mind. Aza has a best friend called Daisy and the book opens in a high school cafeteria where Aza is experiencing a “thought spiral” as she calls it.
When was turtles all the way down written? It is his first published work since his 2012 novel The Fault in Our Stars. It was released on , and debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.
Turtles All the Way Down (novel)
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Is turtles all the way down a bestseller? THE INSTANT #1 BESTSELLER! Named a best book of the year by: The New York Times, NPR, TIME, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Entertainment Weekly, Southern Living, Publishers Weekly, BookPage, A.V. Club, Bustle, BuzzFeed, Vulture, and many more!
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Is turtles all the way down a good book?
This is by no means a perfect novel. The mystery and love story and mental health aspects often feel compartmentalised and it is 50 pages too long. Aza can be a repetitive narrator: this may be appropriate for someone who suffers repetitive thoughts, but can make the reading experience frustrating.
What mental illness is in turtles all the way down?
“Turtles All the Way Down” is at its core honest and thoughtful account of mental illness, particularly Green’s own — obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Aza is sick, or more specifically, terrified of getting sick.
She applies and reapplies a Band-Aid on a self-inflicted cut, convinced it is infected.
How did Pickett die?
Details of death: Died of complications of heart disease in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee at the age of 95. We invite you to share condolences for Russell LeeRoy Pickett in our Guest Book.
What is the moral of turtles all the way down?
The book is filled with quotes like “You are as real as anyone, and your doubts make you more real, not less.” In this way, Turtles delivers a lesson that we so desperately need right now: Yes, it is okay not to be okay.
Is turtles all the way down a sad book?
John Green’s new book is not a quirky sad romance. It’s an existential teenage scream.
What is the message of turtles all the way down?
“Turtles all the way down” is an expression of the problem of infinite regress. The saying alludes to the mythological idea of a World Turtle that supports a flat Earth on its back.
Is turtles all the way down romantic?
There is romance, yes, but it feels more mature than any of Green’s past love affairs, mostly because both teens are dealing with issues outside themselves: mental illness, grief, college, and more. Probably the most powerful relationship in the book, in fact, has nothing to do with romance at all.
Does turtles all the way down have a happy ending?
A painful ending, but the book nonetheless comes across as hopeful, showing that love can see us through difficult situations. Turtles All the Way Down (spoiler alert) doesn’t promise or offer much of a happy ending. Our heroes won’t find love, and there’s no suggestion that Aza will ever escape her anxiety disorder.
What disorder does AZA have?
Aza has obsessive compulsive disorder, and the “tightening gyre” of her thoughts has taken over. Green catapults his reader right into the middle of Aza’s desperate mental state as she becomes increasingly panicky over the possibility of being infected with the bacterium C.
Is turtles all the way down a contemporary?
If you’re looking for a book with great representation, a refreshing contemporary story, and beautiful quotes that will keep you up thinking all night long, then Turtles All The Way Down is it!
Will turtles all the way down be a movie?
Universal Pictures became connected to the novel in 2014, but no film was made.
“Turtles All the Way Down” director Marks was a cast member in BBC America series “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency” from 2016-17.
What is John Green’s mental illness?
Green, the author of the best-selling novel “The Fault in Our Stars,” has struggled with severe anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder for about as long as he can remember.
He keeps it in check with medication and therapy, but every once in a while, it consumes him.
What mental illness does Azula have?
Azula begins to lose touch with reality. Looking disheveled and erratic, Azula’s descent into schizophrenia is quickly recognized by Zuko, with whom she has a final fight to the death. Though she does manage to wound her brother, Azula is defeated by Katara.
What happened to Mr Pickett?
Davis Pickett, Sr. is one of the most successful businessmen in Indianapolis, though he disappears mysteriously right before the start of the novel after the police try to arrest him for fraud and embezzlement.
Who is Davis Pickett?
Davis is Aza’s love interest. He comes from a very wealthy family; his father, Davis Pickett Sr., owns the largest engineering firm in Indianapolis. His mother died when he was a child, and he originally met Aza at “sad camp,” a camp for children who have lost a parent.
What is the reward for anyone who finds Davis Pickett’s father?
Daisy mentions Davis again, telling Aza that there is a $100,000 reward for information regarding Russell Pickett, Davis’s father, since he disappeared before police executed a search warrant on his home related to a fraud and bribery investigation.
Can a turtle drown?
Because turtles have lungs and breathe air, they can drown.
Believe it or not, there are reports of turtles and tortoises drowning in a shallow pan of water.
If you think your turtle has drowned, the most important thing to remember is not to turn the turtle upside-down.


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Craigery Morgan is a lip synch artist on YouTube (crgmorgan) who mimed a very funny Saturday Night Live skit “Surprise Party” featuring Sue played by Kristen Wiig.
The video immediately took off once it was posted to YouTube on October 7th, 2010. Facebook lit up with the video as it immediately spread around the web. Did we mention that Craigery Morgan filmed the video without a shirt on? According to later interviews, he stated “I’m in college in Florida, its hot and I’m a student – it’s easier to take my shirt off around the house than pay an electric bill.” Many of his fans state he is a breath of fresh air in comedy – an extremely hot and extremely funny comedian!
Craigery’s video is now over 5 million views and counting. He has been contacted and met with Saturday Night Live producers and is preparing to audition for them in August 2011 according to his Facebook fan page. Following his comments on YouTube, Twitter, and his fan page it’s evident that the entire world is falling in love with Craigery, and we are pretty sure he has received the largest number of marriage proposals from both sexes in the history of the Intertubes.
Craigery’s video, and a series of 12 other films including many original characters, have caused an internet sensation! He has spawned a large number of YouTube videos of “Surprise Party” by fans, a large number of lip synchs of his lip synch work (miming a mime is the ultimate form of flattery?), and even an artist drawing a hand sketch of his portrait.
Craig has a website featuring all of his work including videos and his modeling portfolio at http://www.craigerymorgan.com . Which is sure to make girls swoon, and guys hit the gym.


It’s safe to say Evan Rachel Wood‘s tastes are eclectic.
Why? Well, on the one hand, she was engaged to shock-rocker Marilyn Manson. And on the other? She’s an unapologetic Belieber.
“I saw the movie [Never Say Never], and that’s what did it. I ended up seeing it three times—in the theaters. One of those times was the director’s cut, I’m not even kidding. I got obsessed with the kid. It’s going to be weird if I ever meet him. He’s brought so much joy to my life.”
The same could be said—er, kind of—of her engagement to Marilyn Manson. Despite their relationship dissolving last year, she said she doesn’t regret any aspect of their much-chronicled and eyebrow-raising coupling.
However, she did admit that she’s happy they didn’t actually take the walk to the altar.
“I am glad—for both of us. We both have a lot more growing to do. I don’t think it would’ve been right, but I am glad that we were engaged. I think we needed to make a statement to each other that it was legit. So that was good.”
Since that time, Evan has come out as a bisexual, tellilng the magazine that while it doesn’t define her, it is a considerable part of her identity.
“Yeah, that’s a big part of who I am, and it always has been for as long as I can remember. I can’t say I’m one way or the other because I’ve honestly fallen in love with a man and I’ve honestly fallen in love with a woman. I don’t know how you label that, it’s just how it is.”
She said that she has had a serious relationship with a woman, and described it as “wonderful” and “terrifying at first.”
“Not because I thought it was wrong, but just because I was intimidated by women…I finally let myself say, ‘You’ve got to go for this. It’s in you and it’s not going away.’ And it was wonderful.”
Wonderful to her now, however, is her rekindled romance with British actor Jamie Bell, with whom she was recently spotted strolling around Manhattan. When asked if that meant she was officially back together with him, she played coy…but not that coy.
“I mean, I’ve got his initial tattooed on my ankle, so…”
So enough said. Besides, time will tell. The Mildred Pierce actress is up for an Emmy this weekend, and there’s no barometer of a relationship quite as telling as a red carpet walk. See you there!
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Fashion Forward Dubai (FFWD), the definitive platform for fashion for this region, wrapped up on Saturday at the Hai, in Dubai Design District. Despite the unexpected rain, shows carried on. This is the ninth season, and it is the closest the Middle East has to a fashion week. Thirty-eight designers participated, ranging from debut designers to Dubai's couture maestros Michael Cinco and Amato. Here are five highlights from this Middle Eastern fashion platform:
The fashion talks are where the real networking is done. They are “must attends” for anyone who is in the industry and there are often long queues to enter the hall. Ethienne Cochet, general manager Who's Next and Premier Class in Paris, and Janet Wong, founder of Miami's resort trade show, Cabana, opened the talks. The apex body of the industry, the Dubai Design and Fashion Council (DDFC), presented a talk on “See Now, Buy Now”. The art of digital storytelling was addressed by Daniel Couthino CEO of Nowness, the global video platform owned by luxury conglomerate LVMH. Samsung presented a talk on “E-Commerce: How to Jump on to the Online Bandwagon” where speakers included London College of Fashion's expert on the subject, Paul McGregor. Acile Sleiman, industry head-retail, ecommerce and online, Google MENA, spoke on “Data is the New Black: Technology and Fashion.”
The designer to know is Beirut's Hussein Bazaza who presented on day one. The first winner of the region's DDFC/Vogue Arabia's Fashion Prize, he has worked with both ModaOperandi.com and Farfetch.com on capsule collections. Queen Rania of Jordan and Jacqueline Fernandez have worn his label. He made his debut 2012 and collection after collection he has proved to be a consistent. His inspirations usually come from nature. He combines texture with colour that has a feel of the darker side. His Fall/Winter collection was called “Akane”. This is a red deep dye from the rubia plant and can also means “Angry Child.” Motifs of tigers and water dragons added a real feel fierceness and power to the collection.
Men need not look further than Emperor. This Dubai-based label started by the three Iranian brothers, Babak, Farhan and Haman Golkar. It is one of Dubai's pioneering local labels and at FFWD, their catwalk show was presented by Reebok. This was athleisure that mixed urban street style details with regal attire. Decadence got injected with fitness through this collection. With DJ Pepstar playing in the background, you really felt you were at an underground nightclub. And the Golkar brothers are planning to open a store in London's Westfield next. It was also FFWD first “See Now Buy Now” catwalk presentation.
If you are looking for an Abaya that feels at home in London, Paris or New York, then the Saudi Arabian label Ghudfah is for you. They made their FFWD debut on Saturday, with a clean collection in black and white interspersed with a few blush pieces. Everything was presented in sets so each abaya came with its own inners. Pajamas details and printed linings gave them a real feel of au courant chic.
What is a fashion week without the after-parties? The shows at FFWD usually end at around 11pm, and since the event is held at Dubai Design District, most of the after parties are right on site. The home-grown fashion industry is still young in this region, and a small and close-knit community. The street style at FFWD is sometimes better than what is on the ramp, so you will spot some incredible fashion at the after-parties. As we all known Dubai is a city that just loves to dress up!

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I just participated in a fan art contest! There is this local comic series that I’ve been hooked on. The … More
last week, i bought some pens and notebooks from muji.
I started drawing on my new moleskine already. I used Prismacolor color pencils for this one. :)
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Islam is a graduate student of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University since January 2021. He earned his B.Sc degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Aerospace Engineering and his M.Sc degree in Mechatronics Engineering from the American University of Sharjah. He has some industry experience in components, flight controls, and nacelles repairs in Emirates Airlines and Lufthansa Technik. His dynamical systems and controls research specializes in mobile robots, robot manipulators, autonomous vehicles, and designing unmanned aerial vehicle.
Atahan is a graduate student of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University since August 2021. He received both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the Department of Control and Automation Engineering, Yıldız Technical University in Istanbul/Turkey in 2018 and 2021, respectively. He studied jerk optimal trajectory generation and adaptive control of a package delivery quadcopter system in his M.Sc. thesis. Together with his academic studies, he worked for Cezeri Artificial Intelligence and Robotics company as a Guidance, Navigation and Control engineer in the Cezeri Flying Car project. His study is mainly built on optimal and adaptive control of the aerial vehicles together with dynamical modeling and system identification. He also focuses on stability analysis and control of the flapping-wing flight.
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Eren is a soon to be graduate student of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University starting from May 2022. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Sabanci University/Istanbul in 2020 and he worked in UAV industry nearly 2 years as a control system engineer concentrated on quadcopter systems. He mainly focused on Guidance, Navigation and Control areas of drone vehicles and has experiences on calibration, validation and isolation of onboard sensors.
Nathaniel is a Ph.D. student in Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering and B.Sc. in Computation Mathematics from Embry Riddle. His research interests are control theory application to aerospace systems
Andrew graduated from University of Alaska Fairbanks with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with an emphasis is embedded circuits. He returned to school after two years working on power transmission and substation design to peruse a PhD in aerospace engineering. Andrew's interests are the design and implementation of unmanned aerial systems and electrification of aircraft.
Thitiphun is a graduate student of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University since August 2021 and aims to achieve a PhD in this field. He received his Bachelor of Engineering in Aeronautical Engineering degree from Navamintra Kasatriyadiraj Royal Air Force Academy, Thailand in 2019. He has worked as a teaching assistant at the Navamintra Kasatriyadiraj Royal Air Force Academy and has worked on methodological V-TOL designs for fixed-wing designs as well as fabrication and flight test of the design as a research assistant.
Thitiphun completed his MSc in Summer of 2023 at ERAU.
Bronson has been a graduate student of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University since August 2023. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Spring of 2023 and is excited to further pursue his education, with some focus on flight control and navigation.
Matthew is a graduate student of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle with a concentration in Dynamics & Controls. He received his B.S. in Aerospace Systems Engineering from the University of Akron in Ohio in May 2022. Matthew has experience leading a collegiate sounding-rocket team and developing mechanical systems for the primary structure and instrument mounting on lighter-than-air vehicles.
Blake is a graduate student of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University since August 2021. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach in 2021. He is currently a part of the Men's Tennis team on campus and has been for the last five years. He was born in Midland, Texas, and raised in San Antonio, TX. He is currently working as a Research Assistant, a Graduate Teaching Assistant, and a Chief Engineer for a Vehicle Safe Manufacturing company called Lock'er Down in San Antonio, TX.
Eren Sarioglu completed his MSc in the Fall of 2023 , and he started his PhD in the Fall of 2023 at FAST.
Sebastian Comeaux completed his MSc degree in the Fall of 2023, and he got a position at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control group.
Thitiphun Vongkunghae completed his MSc in the Summer of 2023 , and he started his PhD in the Spring of 2023 at FAST.
Kevin R. Puopolo completed his UG degree in Spring of 2023, and he attended Air Force.
Julia Sherrill completed her UG degree in the Spring of 2022.
Mafalda Soares completed her UG degree in Spring of 2022, and she attended Airbus.
Sebastian Comeaux completed his UG degree in the Fall of 2021, and he started his MSc at FAST.


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A Pilgrimage for your soul
Stay tuned for the next journey to Egypt!
One of my great loves is traveling to Sacred Sites. These ancient places on Mother Earth are magical, mystical, activating, and transformative.
I am blessed to have lived on some of the most beautiful sacred lands- from my childhood home of Hawaii, to Sedona Arizona, Ojai & Topanga in California, Ashland Oregon and now Asheville, North Carolina.
I have also traveled to many sacred lands- Egyptian, Celtic, Native American, Mayan and more. My heart feels deeply connected to so many sacred lands with stone circles, heiau, sacred wells, pyramids, vortexes and temples.
I will be leading a pilgrimage to Egypt again in 2024. Please stay tuned.
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text: Sad news out of the world of R&B. Melvin Edmonds, one third of the R&B trio After 7, has died after a long illness. Edmonds provided the expressive counterpoint to brother Kevon’s sweet first tenor leads on a string of hits in the late 80s and early 1990s. After 7 became a fan favorite and survived much and remain relevant today. After 7 was formed at Indiana University by Melvin Edmonds, Kevon Edmonds and friend Keith Mitchell, and played local gigs in the Bloomington area. Meanwhile, the Edmonds’ older brother, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, became a member of the R&B/funk band The Deele, and ultimately joined bandmate Antonio “LA” Reid to become a songwriting/production team which went on to write and produce tracks for Boys To Men, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown and a slew of other acts, while Babyface enjoyed a successful solo career. In 1998, Reid and Edmonds enterd an artist development deal with Virgin Records and approached After 7 regarding signing with the label. With some trepidation, the trio, then all in their 30s signed, and the result was a self-titled debut album that became a smash, and contained the hits “The Heat Of The Moment” and “Ready Or Not.” After 7 went on to become a consistent act, charting with such hits as “Nights Like This”, (taken from the Five Heartbeats soundtrack), a cover of The Originals hit “Baby I’m For Real”, and “Til You Do Me Right.” While the group continued to score gold albums, by 1996 they were in their 40s and considered an adult act. Their relationship with Virgin Records soured, and they found themselves without a recording contract. Babyface brought brothers Melvin and Kevon together with K-Ci and JoJo to form the one time group Milestone, which had the hit “I Care ‘Bout You” (taken from the Soul Food soundtrack). Shortly thereafter, After 7 disbanded and Melvin took a job as a truck driver while Keith worked construction. Kevon Edmonds released the moderately successful solo album “24-7”, and during his tour he brought Melvin’s son Jason along to sing backup and help with After 7 covers. This lead to a reunion of sorts in 2009, Keith Mitchell joined Kevon and Jason Edmonds to tour as a new version of After 7. Sadly, Melvin suffered a stroke in 2011, which prevented him from rejoining the group. In 2015, After 7 returned to the studio, with all four members on board. With the assistance of Babyface and Daryl Simmons, they recorded the single “I Want You”, which reached No. 6 on the Urban AC charts. The quartet released a second single, “Let Me Know”, in June 2016, with similar success, and followed up in October of that year with “Timeless”, an artistic triumph that found the group sounding better than ever. For fans who enjoy quality music, which certainly includes After 7 performances, this is a huge blow. After 7 created timeless classics, and Melvin Edmonds’ contributions will live on. Rest peacefully Mr. Edmonds. You will never be forgotten.


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(Oct. 26, 2021) — Visualizing your company data with maps is a great way to make it easier for people to understand. Maps are an excellent tool for communicating through visuals. They simplify complex information by highlighting the most important data points to help readers quickly grasp what they need to know about a subject without extensive training or experience. This article will cover how you can utilize maps as a visual aid in presentations, team meetings, and strategic planning sessions.
- What Is A Map Visualization
Maps are geographical representations of the world, our country, or even your local neighbourhood. They can be used to display all types of data in a way that makes it much clearer to see if the data is clustered in one area or distributed across different parts of the map. Map visualization can be made in almost any presentation software, including PowerPoint and Google Slides. Many free tools exist that will allow you to easily create maps for use in presentations, team meetings, and strategic planning sessions. These include showmymap.com, which uses the Google Maps API to geocode points on your map, so they centre around the location where they were recorded. Other examples include Tableau Public, Microsoft Power BI Desktop, GeoCommons, Sisense, and Datawrapper.
2. Benefits Of Using Maps To Visualize Data
There are several benefits to using maps in your data presentations. One of the most obvious is that it can help you quickly convey information about where events have occurred, often with just a glance. Maps also allow you to do some more subtle things with data visualization, such as communicating relative sizes and locations. For example, if five points on your map are clustered together near the top left corner, this may imply that those events represent a small part of one large city or district. Hundreds of thousands of points scattered across the entire map could suggest that there were many locations used for gathering data – possibly even all over the world – and not enough time was spent analyzing each one individually to pinpoint certain causes for specific regions.
3. Improve Marketing Efforts
Companies can use mapping tools to improve how they market the same products and services. For example, a makeup company might find it’s more effective to focus on promoting its nail polish line in states with warmer climates rather than ones that are colder. By adding heat maps showing different regions of the country and overlaying them with demographic data about their customers, you can identify which states to target individual products at.
4. Improve Internal Operations
Internal operations can be a major source of cost and inefficiency for many companies. This is especially true in the case if they have too few resources per geographical area. For example, a company that is just starting up may only have one sales representative who’s responsible for northern California. Using mapping tools, it would be easy to tell that this resource isn’t enough or where you should bias your attention based on their location. The same goes with any other type of business- whether it’s managing inventory, making deliveries or deploying staff-it’ll be easier to help your organization be more efficient using mapping tools.
5. Track Shipments & Deliveries
One of the most common uses for showing data on a map is using it for shipments and deliveries. In today’s world of e-commerce, companies are making thousands of transactions every day across the country. A company could have their resources planning out deliveries or tracking packages from one location to another to avoid any problems with shipping costs or even items being returned because they weren’t delivered on time. This can be made easier by making a heat map that shows how many shipments were made in a certain area over a certain period which can help you decide if your resources should be more focused on different areas or optimize routes based on the most popular places where items were being delivered.
It will also be an easy task to create an optimized route if you need something quickly done, as there’s no faster way than to find the shortest distance between two points.
Another example where you could use this technology is for medical purposes.
For instance, if you are a doctor who needs to get medical supplies from warehouse A to another building on campus, you can see how many deliveries were actually made on time without any delays or problems by looking at which routes are most travelled and making sure your team gets there in time. This way makes it easier for them to tell when they need more people on specific routes instead of taking twice as long to go through all the delivery stops only because the truck would be empty at every other stop. At the same time, some areas struggle with getting their shipments delivered. This also allows doctors to plan ahead of their day, knowing that they have more urgent appointments in the morning and can focus more on them than spending 8 hours making back-to-back appointments.
6. Dive Deeper With Heat Maps
Heatmaps are one of the most popular ways of visualizing your data with maps. They’re also very easy to create, no matter how many points or locations you have. All you need is the latitude and longitude coordinates of all your locations so that Google can plot each location on their map for you. When it comes to colours, various options work really well when illustrating with heatmaps, which mainly depend on your intensity threshold (for example, how low temperatures need to be at specific locations before they turn red).
When it comes to clustering data, Show My Map offers some exciting options like using polygons (bounding box) or drawing shapes dynamically on the map. There are various types of polygons to choose from, so you can pick one which looks best for your data set. Drawing dynamically works excellently with the dynamic routing point to point option, illustrating your company locations with routes on the map. You can route between all of them, only within a certain distance or only between two specific locations (key features).
Conclusion: Maps have always been a great way to illustrate data. Make sure you explore different map creation tools and visualize your company’s data to the best of your ability.


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While the French are combining pastries (i.e. baking croissant donut hybrids), apparently the Italians are making Nutella Lasagna, or Nutellasagna. From Brooklyn-based bakery Robicelli's, the "Frankenfood" consists of cannoli custard cream, crushed roasted hazelnuts, buttery lasagna noodles, marshmallow topping and Nutella spread (of course).
Those who live in New York City will be able to order a tray of the Nutella Lasagna starting the week of Christmas. It will come served in a foil catering pan, so you can put it in the oven if you wish. Of course it tastes equally as delicious served cold; it's really a matter of taste preference. Between the mascarpone mousse and bruleed marshmallows, this decadent dessert is sure to be a crowd-pleaser this holiday season if you are hosting guests.

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The sporting! It continues to go green!
Solar panels on stadium roofs, recycled pitch-watering systems and fair trade snacks for half time should make the World Cup a model for environmentally friendly sporting events, French officials said on Tuesday.
It’s the rugby World Cup that they speak of, by the by. You’d have to search the interwebs to find that out, because the story never mentions the word “rugby.” Not so much with the key information there, Reuters.
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Apr 11 – This morning we left our little home in Triana, following the yellow arrows out of Sevilla, to start our 621 mile walk to Campostela de Santiago. If we make it (operative word is IF), this will be our longest Camino so far. Today’s segment is 13.7 miles.
The Camino starts at the door of the Catedral, and proceeds north for a really long time.
After this sign in the sidewalk, the trail is marked by yellow arrows, spray painted on utility poles and trees.
This Camino is less popular than the Camino Frances and the Camhiño Portugues, as it covers long stretches of featureless farmland, and is considered the most boring of the Caminos. We shall see!
After leaving Sevilla, we found ourselves on a dirt road surrounded by wildflowers.
Horses were calmly grazing at the roadside.
By mid morning, Jim had befriended a young Brit named Tom who was walking in the same direction to get the feel of a Camino walk. He was only out for the day. Together, they solved the political problems of the world as they strode along. We also passed two old Frenchmen, and were passed by several bicycling couples.
By 15:00 we arrived in the little town of Guillena, and walked down the Main Street in search of the Hostal/ Bar Frances, which we had prebooked.
Just to confuse you, I will explain that a hostal in Spain is a small hotel or bar with rooms above. What we would call a hostel, as in a dormitory of people sharing facilities, is called an alburgue. We try to stay in private rooms whenever possible, but in some towns the choice is limited to alburgues only.
After a restorative shower, we went downstairs for a hikers Menu al Dia, which is a three course meal for a set price. These are very popular on the Camino, as hikers are very hungry people! We had seafood paella, followed by fried calimari, and rice pudding for dessert. Feeling fine now, and only 608 miles to go!


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On Monday afternoon, the NBA D-League announced in a press release that they would be experimenting with 4-and-5 person officiating crews for nine games this season. Within that press release, the league announced that the nine-game trial will begin on December 26th when the Westchester Knicks face the Long Island Nets at the Barclays Center. This experiment would allow the NBA to gather data to see if having additional referees involved affects the game.
The NBA utilizing the D-League to experiment with new rules has seemingly been happening since the league’s inception in 2001. However, the experimenting has picked up since Adam Silver’s rise to NBA commissioner, as he seems absolutely committed towards the NBA being a more fluid and perhaps shorter experience that would make the game best suited for the social media world. Over the last few years, the NBADL has been utilized as a testing ground for possible innovations that include: a coach’s challenge, a reset timeout and a 3-minute overtime period.
Further explanation of how the 4-and-5 person officiating crews will be implemented is seen below:
“We are committed to finding ways to better serve our game and provide the highest levels of training for our officials,” said Bob Delaney, NBA Vice President, Referee Operations & Director of Officials. “We are confident in how our three-person system works and are constantly thinking of ways to improve our game. The four- and five-referee initiative is a prime example of that focus and will help the NBA with research and development. The NBA D-League provides the perfect opportunity to conduct this test.”
The four-person experiments will be run in two configurations. The first will feature two officials in the lead position and two split between the slot and the trail. The second is highlighted by two officials in the slot position with the additional two as a trail and a lead, respectively. In the five-person tests, the existing three-person system will rotate typically with the two additional officials taking lead stationary positions on each end of the court. The testing comes on the heels of similar experimental four-person crews tested during the 2016 Utah Jazz Summer League.
The full slate of games in the trial will take place at Barclays Center and will feature the Long Island Nets and nine different NBA D-League Eastern Conference opponents between Dec. 26 and March 19. The first five scheduled experimental games will be officiated by four referees, while the remaining four contests will feature five-person crews.
Following the announcement, Ridiculous Upside reached out to two former NBADL coaches, Gene Cross and David Arseneault, to get their thoughts on this new experiment from the NBA D-League. Both Arseneault and Cross are optimistic about the new idea, a significant change from the ideas expressed by Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra.
Among the two former NBADL coaches that we reached out to, Arsenault was probably the most confident. “Fantastic experiment idea, I think a lot of calls are missed because officials are out of position,” the former Bighorns head coach told Ridiculous Upside. “The pace of the game and quick changes make it next to impossible to get a good angle for every call. More officials means a better chance of them being in the right position. I have confidence that when officials are in position then the right call will be made nearly every time.”
Although he was optimistic about the experiment, Cross had some worries about the idea of five referees being on the court together. “It does open up the potential for more technical fouls, “ said the former Erie BayHawks head coach. “More personalities, more interactions with the potential for negative interactions increased exponentially just due to sheer numbers.”
That idea of five referees on the court being too much is also held by some former D-League players. One player that holds those views is former Red Claws wing Omar Reed. “ Five referees is overdoing it,” Reed said. “We don't want too much input due to the possibility of more stoppage and foul calls for little things than it already is.”
As you might already sense, both former D-League players and coaches are perfectly fine with the idea of adding one more referee to the game. However, the idea of five referees worries both parties due to the feeling that it would lead to a slowed down game or the possibility of more technical fouls being called. Although the jury is still out on how this experiment will work out, there’s no question that there the basketball world will be watching to see how this process unfolds.


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Claire started Scrolling Calligraphy after completing her training in 2016. Continually artistic at heart, she found her true calling in creating gorgeous wedding keepsakes. Invitation packages start at $1100, including invitation design, outer envelope calligraphy, return address stamp, custom wax seal, and thank you cards for up to 120 guests. Other calligraphy and design packages can include ceremony programs, place cards, table numbers, customized signs, and more. Packages may also be modified to your specific needs and number of guests.
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Whimsique is a design studio dedicated to creating stunning, one-of-a-kind invitations and stationery. They have been part of the industry since 2009 and have been featured in a wide range of national and local wedding publications.
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Address: 2690 Historic Decatur Rd, Ste 213 San Diego, CA 92106
The team at Sherdellah Design has been helping couples create stunning invites since 2009. Aside from invites, they can also help with wedding-day stationery, branding, seating cards, and more. You can choose one of their pre-designed invites or opt for a custom option. Their team will first work to get to know you and your needs so that they can determine whether they’re a good fit for you.
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Address: Mira Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92126
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Committed to creating unique and luxurious invitations, Escalante’s Invitations is one of the best San Jose-based studios to get creative wedding invitations. Magda Escalante decided to turn her hobby of making invitations into a business when she got so many compliments from her friends for attractive and striking invitations that she designed for her daughter’s quince celebration. From creating designs to printing invitations to decorating them with ribbons or other accessories, they handle everything to deliver a smooth invitation experience to couples and their families. No matter your event size, they can make and personalize invites based on your particular wedding vision.
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Address: 3400 De La Cruz Blvd., W & X, Santa Clara, CA 95054
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Address: 2229 Lombard Street, San Francisco, CA 94123
Phone: (415) 292-4986
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Address: 2071 33rd Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94116
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Specializing in letterpress invitations, A Day in May is a San Francisco graphic design studio founded by Eve Weinsheimer and Lesley Hathaway. They don’t have any pre-designed templates; all the invitation cards they create are 100% unique and custom. Whether it’s over the phone or face-to-face, their designers begin the designing process with a conversation. After detailed discussion, they share a range of options or can even create designs from scratch to bring your ideas to life. The team usually goes through around 4 rounds of design, finishing, and perfecting art & text in each session to surpass your unique vision.
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A Cross-channel Attention-based Wave-U-Net for Multi-channel Speech Enhancement
In this paper, we present a novel architecture for multi-channel speech enhancement using a cross-channel attention-based Wave-U-Net structure. Despite the advantages of utilizing spatial information as well as spectral information, it is challenging to effectively train a multi-channel deep learning system in an end-to-end framework.
With a channel-independent encoding architecture for spectral estimation and a strategy to extract spatial information through an inter-channel attention mechanism, we implement a multi-channel speech enhancement system that has high performance even in reverberant and extremely noisy environments.
Experimental results show that the proposed architecture has superior performance in terms of signal-to-distortion ratio improvement (SDRi), short-time objective intelligence (STOI), and phoneme error rate (PER) for speech recognition.
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|342||International Journal||Hyungchan Yoon, Changhwan Kim, Seyun Um, Hyun-Wook Yoon, Hong-Goo Kang "SC-CNN: Effective Speaker Conditioning Method for Zero-Shot Multi-Speaker Text-to-Speech Systems" in IEEE Signal Processing Letters, vol.30, pp.593-597, 2023|
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|339||International Conference||Hejung Yang, Hong-Goo Kang "Feature Normalization for Fine-tuning Self-Supervised Models in Speech Enhancement" in INTERSPEECH, 2023|
|338||International Conference||Jihyun Kim, Hong-Goo Kang "Contrastive Learning based Deep Latent Masking for Music Source Seperation" in INTERSPEECH, 2023|
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US: Behr returns to SAE World Congress after four-year absence
After a four-year absence, automotive engine cooling and air-conditioning specialist Behr America will return as an exhibitor to the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress this year in Detroit (3-6 April).
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