text:
bootstrapping your startup (2)

The aim of the event was to provide the audience with experiences and advices of three startuppers who decided to bootstrap their startups rather than ask for financing from VCs or other institutions. We can define the bootstrapping technique with the following sentences: “an individual is said to be boot strapping when he or she attempts to found and build a company from personal finances or from the operating revenues of the new company”. Thus, when speaking about this kind of startups we do not refer to future unicorns, but companies that has to monetize earlier in order to grow.

Peter Russo led the event and acted as a sort of interviewer and presenter; he founded several Startups and now he is involved in the no-profit business, thus he talked also about his own experience sometimes. The interviewed startuppers were three young guys:

  • Fritjof Andersson (Founder and CEO,,
  • Therése Gedda (Founder and CEO at 30minMBA)
  • Andreas Andersson (Founder and CEO of DMG Education).

The discussion started with Fritjof, Therése and Andreas talking about their businesses, the first two and 30minMBA operate in the B2B business while DMG Education is in the B2C business. Here a brief description of what they do:

  • is an online platform to manage customer relationships through the different social media.
  • 30minMBA supports people in developing their business skills when it fits them with leading business concepts based on great books in audio and text on your mobile.
  • DMG Education is an online music school.

In speaking about their first steps they gave some interesting information such as the no salary time, DMG Education was the one with the longest period with no salary that last for one and a half year. When you decide to bootstrap your company, you need to be profitable in a rather short time and thus saving on your salary is quite “mandatory”.

Each of the startuppers focused on something different and repeated it many times during the event. I think it is what they retained their success factor. Fritjof spoke about the importance of finding people, as both resources and customers, to build and develop a network. In particular he spoke about the method used by him of speaking directly with them. Thus, he exhorted the audience to participate more to startup events where it is easier to find the right resources interested in what are you doing. While Andreas continually repeated the importance for its company of Facebook ADS in bringing people to the platform. He did not know anything about it, thus it had to learn. This to say that when you decide to bootstrap it is more needed an enlarged knowledge rather than a specific knowledge of a selected discipline, and to highlight the importance of learning to use new and different tools by yourself. Instead, Therése focused on the role of a common culture in the company and talked about her case to show us an example of how to create it. In particular, she told us that when you cannot reward people through high salaries the climate on the job could fill the gap.

bootstrapping your startup (2)

Later Peter Russo asked about the main tools used by them and if they have any suggestions. Therése replied and cited Dropbox, Buffer, Wilu, and when asked by the audience about cheap accounting tools she suggested Fortknox and Bilogram. Since the audience asked about free tools Therése said that sometimes it could be better to pay some services, because it is fundamental to choose what to outsource and what to do by yourself, even if you are bootstrapping. In particular, it is important to focus on the startup’s core business.

Then they spoke about the choice of having or not an office. While in Fritjof opinion, it is needed to separate personal life and work, Therése simply said that in her point of view the important thing is that the resources can work where they are more productive, also at home if it is the case.

Andreas touched the argument of prioritizing the resources to success and being efficient. Thus, Peter asked them about which is the most crucial resource in their opinion. Fritjof did not need time to think about it and promptly replied the “time”, how to spend your own time without wasting it in doing activities that do not add value or that it is better someone else does. While, again, Therése talked about company’s culture, she also mentioned that a common well defined culture has to be taken into account overall in the recruiting process.

Later Peter Russo moved the discussion to the lean argument: how to be lean, and what they mean with the word lean. Therése cited side thinking and talked about developing together with the clients. Fritjofsaid the same thing enhancing the importance of speaking with the customers before and during product development to better understand how to meet their needs. Thus, he suggested again to use private meetings and, as he said before, to set these meetings during events.

A guy from the audience asked about marketing tools. Andreas said their first growth was mainly coming from Facebook ADS, but that now their best advertising is to add value and use the students as promoter of their services. While Therése used a cheaper way, like simple stickers at events in which their potential customers could be interested about.

Peter Russo later touched the argument about how to convince people to work for you and from the audience someone asked about payment with shares. Fritjof said that the main problem about this way of paying resources are the taxes. Indeed they are not the same in every country, and in Sweden they are too high (70% confronted to 15% in the USA). Secondly, he said you should consider that it will be a long marriage, thus it is important you are sure they are the right people. Then, to reply to Peter question, they all mentioned paying people with “freedom”, “having fun” and other small things that create a nice job climate.

The climate at the event was really informal and relaxed, it was like meeting together speaking and sharing our expertise. I appreciated the fact that the audience was quite active and diversified: there were people of each age, who already started their business and who was interested in doing it with completely different backgrounds. The audience really guided the discussion together with Peter Russo, and this was the aspect that more I enjoyed there.

Last evening, I join some friends to go for dinner at Vapiano  restaurant. It sounded great but I didn’t know this restaurant except that you can eat Pizza – an italian restaurant. You’ll may laugh at me to have never been be there but I would like to share my experience with you.

When I arrived there, I realized that it was so much more than a simple restaurant.

You come in an amazing place where you can be served at the individual station at the middle of Vapiano, people are sitting around long oak tables which are open to communication, there are long bar to have a break after the dinner, ….

“Chi va piano va sano e va lontano – world wide.” : According to an italian proverb “If you have an easy-going and relaxed approach to life, you’ll live more healthily and longer”

So, when you arrive, the waiter/waitress give you your personal smart-card. This card will register all the dishes you will take during your dinner. At the end of the night, you just have to give this card and pay with you credit card. Then, if you have to wait for a table because of there is too many people in the restaurant, they give you a casing which will ring when a table will be available. And what is amazing, it is that you don’t have to wait at the entrance, but you can go in and have a drink at the bar with your friend.  Moreover, it is a self service, so with your card, you can go to the differents individual station :

  • Pizza
  • Pasta
  • Antipasta
  • Specials
  • Bar
  • Deserts

When your order is made, you go back to discuss with your friends at the table and wait the ringing of the casing when your dish is ready to savor.

Thus, you can’t expect to wait at you table that the waitress/waiter serve you is this type of restaurant. It looks like a self service canteen and we can forget the traditional restaurant. But I think it is a wonderful system, because the guests can see all the ingredients, how its cook and if its seem to be fresh. Everyone can have his meal prepared to his own personal preference.

To conclude, the inventor of this chaine cumble the clients’ needs and developped his idea all over the world. People trust food, are not annoyed by the receipt and just enjoy their meal in Vapiano.

I liked it !

Entrepreneurship fascinates me. Not specifically because I have certain entrepreneurial ambitions. I have the feeling that I am better fitted for the position of “second man”, I’m not prone taking too many risks and I’ve never really felt the urge to start my own business. But I enjoy reading everything that has to do with the subject and I am very interested in the process of starting up a company.

One of the aspects that attracts me to entrepreneurship is the overwhelming enthusiasm that every entrepreneur seems to possess. As I do with all interests I normally have, I started googling. I started with search topics such as entrepreneurship enthusiasm, enthusiastic entrepreneurs and so on. Among the results were a lot of a lot of blogs, sites and even scientific proof that enthusiasm is a necessary ingredient for entrepreneurs. Sites about how you can share it with your team, your investors and even how you can make sure it lasts as long as possible.

Interestingly, besides those kind of positive articles, I also found a lot of sites stating that enthusiasm is a pitfall for start-ups and entrepreneurs. There is even a syndrome named after it: Enthusiasticus Founder syndrome. For me personally I don’t think the syndrome is an issue, therefore I will focus here on the positive side. I just looked up the definition of it to see whether I didn’t know what enthusiasm is or that I had the wrong picture of entrepreneurship. The Cambridge dictionary told me this:

Noun /ɪnˈθjuː.zi.æz.əm/
A feeling of energetic interest in a particular subject or activity and an eagerness to be involved in it.

If we take into account this explanation you would definitely agree that I describe the people at STHLM TECH FEST as enthusiastic. The people pitching on stage were of course very enthusiastic about their own idea. Standing in front of a big audience and a panel of important and influential people from well established companies. But especially the companies at the fair I found ultimately enthusiastic. Most of them were so fond of the idea that they conceived and so willing to share it with the crowd that they really tried to draw their attention. It was almost un-Swedish how they took the initiative to make contact with people who passed by. As a new student in town it felt really welcoming and very inspiring to see what’s going on in Stockholm.

I hope to see you all tomorrow for another enthusiastic (and very early) lecture entrepreneurship!

If you are interested here is some more on the syndrome:

Last Wednesday I went with Niclas to Stockholm Entrepreneurs’ event “Innovation & Disruptive Technologies: Entrepreneurship As A Mindset” at Epicenter. The topic was discussed by a panel with a lot of experience in the field;

Mahesh Kumar – Digital entrepreneur, Innovation advisor

Lisa Renander – Founder of Hus24, Manager & Advisor: Innovation, Entrepreneurship

Yatin Sethi – Innovator and Design Thinker, working on societal challenges

The event was moderated by the serial entrepreneur Peter Fosso, Founder of Global Music Project, NetMusic Entertainment, Stockholm Entrepreneurs.

They covered a lot of big questions about innovation and startups. The panel was very competent so it was really nice and interesting to hear what they thought about innovation in today’s society and also what they thought awaits in the future. The panel interacted with the audience and for example asked a question if we are afraid for anything due to future innovation? Should we? Some responds was about AI and data collection, interesting subjects which could not be covered in depth because of the limited time unfortunately.

Besides the panel discussion Hannes Sjöblad presented shortly Epicenter and his work with implanted microchips, which replaces access cards. He is currently using it to access his office, open his phone and computer and he believes it might replace credit cards and keys in the future. You can read more about it at

Another cool item was presented by Robert Nyman from Google and it was the Google cardboard, It is a simple cardboard box with two lenses that enables you to experience VR with your phone. Very simple but very fun, check it out.

I had great experience and I can truly recommend Stockholm Entrepreneurs’ events!


Content-Type: application/http; msgtype=response

WARC-Identified-Payload-Type: text/html

WARC-Type: response

text:
Tin Prices and Supply Volatility

- October 12th, 2011

As the old adage goes, “The only cure for high prices, is high prices.” The fundamentals of the tin market are showing this statement to be true. The high price in April prompted a sell-off of stocks in China. Now that the price is depressed Indonesia has ban exports hoping for a higher price.

By Michael Montgomery—Exclusive to Tin Investing News

As the old adage goes, “The only cure for high prices, is high prices.” The fundamentals of the tin market are showing this statement to be true. While the price of tin skyrocketed over $33,000 per tonne on the LME in April on the prediction of a market deficit, since the high prices have been steadily falling. Last week the price hit a low of $17,000, equal to the price in June 2010. Currently the tin prices have been rebounding, currently on the LME the price for cash buyer is $22,245 per tonne.

Attributing factors to the volatility of the tin market are high prices, which have lead Chinese smelters to sell off stocks. Another contributing factor to price movements has been the Indonesian ban on exports, and subsequent reports claiming the ban being lifted.

Deficit’s impact reduced temporarily

The narrative for the start of the year was focused on a deficit developing in the tin market. This helped the price soar to over $33,000 per tonne. However, as the price rose Chinese stocks were exported, reducing the deficit, and drawing down prices.

“It took some forensic statistical analysis by tin body ITRI to find the explanation — namely that Chinese smelters were selling off stocks accumulated in 2009 and that the metal was leaving China in a form that didn’t make it into the headline export numbers,” reported Andy Home, for Reuters.

Now that the price of tin has been drawn down buying has resumed. Over 26 percent of the LME stocks are cancelled warrants marked for delivery, presumably to China as Chinese imports of tin rose in August, up 123 percent month-over-month. However, imports are still down 44 percent year-over-year.

Indonesia bans exports

In early October Indonesia’s largest tin producer, PT Timah, and 27 other tin producers announced that they would halt tin exports. The announcement, aimed to help prices rebound, stated that overseas shipments were only to resume once the price reached $25,000 per tonne. Since September 26, the price of tin is up 20 percent.

However, in a departure from the original plan, reports stated that Indonesia is ready to begin shipments once again. While prices have yet to come close to the $25,000 mark the company is confident that prices will rise to that level soon.

“Next week we expect the global price of tin could be… $25,000 a tonne, (and) if the price (is) that much, then next week we are ready to do the delivery,” Johan Murod, general secretary of Indonesia’s Tin Industry Association. Murod added that the initial shipment would total around 500 tonnes.

There is no telling when Indonesia will begin the shipments because the announcement sent the price downward from $23,000 to $22,245 per tonne.

The Jakarta Globe reported that Timah’s corporate secretary Abrun Abubakar has denied the reports of the ban being lifted, “He said Timah was in negotiations with some of its major customers to set a new price and the export ban still stood.”

With prices well below the $25,000 mark, it is unlikely that shipments will resume. The price fell on the unsubstantiated headline alone. If the shipments were to take place currently, prices would more than likely fall even further. If Indonesia’s ban continues, the price should continue to rise until shipments actually begin.

Get the latest Tin Investing stock information

Get the latest information about companies associated with Tin Investing Delivered directly to your inbox.

Tin Investing

Leave a Reply

warcinfo:
isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2021-21
publisher: Common Crawl
description: Wide crawl of the web for May 2021
operator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)
hostname: ip-10-67-67-81.ec2.internal
software: Apache Nutch 1.18 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)
robots: checked via crawler-commons 1.2-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)
format: WARC File Format 1.1
conformsTo: https://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/


text:
Home > Boards > US OTC > Real Estate >

Auscrete Corp. (ASCK)

Add ASCK Price Alert      Hide Sticky   Hide Intro
Moderator: Mr Walnuts, Anita Dump
Search This Board:
Last Post: 4/30/2021 9:37:37 PM - Followers: 206 - Board type: Free - Posts Today: 0

                                                                                http://auscreteblog.com                                                                                49 John Day Dam Road

                                                                                Goldendale, WA 98620

        Image result for auscrete corp

Ticker Symbol  ASCK

Quality in Energy Efficient Affordable Housing

Market Cap
$2,278,000   11/21/2018
Authorized Shares
20,000,000,000   07/21/2017
Outstanding Shares
536,350,807   09/19/2019
20,001,419   04/30/2019

49John day Dam Road
Goldendale WA.98620
From Auscrete Homes

Mission Statement -To make available Affordable, Technology Driven and Eco Friendly Housing to those who were never
                                       before afforded the opportunity to realize the American Dream.”

Auscrete’s turnkey houses cost around $95-$100 per square foot,  ready to move in. That is highly competitive in today’s market and is brought
about by Auscrete’s ability to manufacture large specialized concrete panels in mass production format. These houses are site built to produce
an attractive, stylish and functional home that will stay where it is put through all kinds of adverse weather and age conditions. It will not burn, is
not affected by mold, insects or rot, is extremely soundproof, it saves extensively on energy costs and has exceptionally low maintenance needs.

Auscrete Corporation utilizes it's fully developed lightweight concrete technologies in the construction of thermally efficient and structurally superior 'Affordable Housing’ as well as for commercial structures.  This ‘GREEN’ product is the outcome of a culmination of design and development since the early 1980’s.  It is the result of the amalgamation of various developments in specialized materials to address the ongoing problem in the world’s largest marketplace.  Auscrete aerated concrete is a light-weight cement/sand product that has a specially developed foaming agent applied during manufacture.  This enables the product to have millions of small air bubble ‘aggregates’ introduced and evenly distributed throughout the cast sections. Then there is the XPS insulation amalgamation with the final result being a concrete that is light, strong, of extremely high insulation value and is highly fire resistant.  It also has excellent sound proofing qualities.

Auscrete Homes are up in a matter of days, not months, so there are major labor savings at both the factory and the building site.  Additionally, savings are enhanced by the use of lower cost raw materials (cement & sand etc.) as opposed to expensive and labor-intensive lumber products.

To construct affordable homes, we produce the materials in a “mass production” format by table casting the outer and inner wall and roof sections.  This complex technology incorporates expanded insulating resources and the infusion of millions of tiny air bubbles into a special inert concrete mix enabling the creation of a lightweight product without sacrificing strength or structural integrity.

It generally uses only one half of the raw materials needed  in standard concrete construction. It is environmentally friendly, non-toxic, pest free and uses materials that are the most available in the world. The biggest advantage is that it can be produced as large panels at very low cost in a factory atmosphere with controlled simple casting techniques.

On August 18, 2017, Auscrete Corporation (
On August 18, 2017, Auscrete Corporation ("company") announced that it had signed an agreement with the City of Goldendale, WA. for the purchase of a total of 10 acres of land on the Goldendale Industrial Estate. The agreement is in  2 parts. The first part is the purchase of 2 x 2.5 acre lots, being a total of 5 acres at $20,000 per acre for an overall cost of $100,000. This portion of land is to be used for setting up the company's initial manufacturing plant. The foremost production building comprises of a 25,000 sq. ft. structure and there will be a 15,000 sq. ft. supply and manufacturing support building.

The second part is the purchase of an additional 2 x 2.5 acre lots for a total of 5 acres that abuts to the first lots to form a square 10 acre site. These second 5 acres are under option and the company has 12 months to finalize this purchase. The cost of this property will be $25,000 per acre for a total purchase price of $125,000.

Pictured at right is a photo of the Property Purchase Agreement signing transaction at the Goldendale City Council Offices. Goldendale City Mayor, Mike Canon (center) signs the document watched by Auscrete Corporation signee and CEO, John Sprovieri (right) and with Goldendale City Administrator, Larry Bellamy (left) looking on.

Auscrete Corporation - (ASCK) Approached by Outside Developers

Rufus, OR -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/16/2017 -- Auscrete Corporation – (OTCMKTS:ASCK) has seen a tremendous spike in both the activity and price per share of its stock.  Management of ASCK believes this is directly attributable to several positive factors for ASCK.

In the recent months, due to the devastation brought on through such disasters as Hurricanes in the South and Fires in California, ASCK has seen a dramatic spike in interest of their Hybrid Encapsulated Insulated, Thermally Efficient, Specialty Concrete Homes that Won't Burn and are unaffected by Being Underwater in those types of areas.

The fact that these affordable homes can be standing in just days, rather than many months, also has severely added increased interest in light of the tremendous loss of available living space.

There have been many inquiries regarding ASCK being a contender for contracts for replacing many of these homes. Interest is from Construction Companies, Developers and Home-owners alike.

ASCK has been reluctant to discuss this need openly, due to the pain and suffering these disasters have created.  But due to the recent stock activity, it needed to be released and addressed.

Let's bottom-line this scenario for ASCK. Right now, there are estimates of 9,000 homes destroyed in California alone.  Should ASCK garner just 5% that would be to build 450 homes in California.  Combine that with 100 homes already projected for the Pacific Northwest, from the same facility in Goldendale, WA that totals approximately 550 homes over a 2-year period of production.

These numbers translate into 550 homes, at an average conservative turnkey price of $150,000, produces revenues of $82.5 million over 2 years. With a net income of around 25%, this would potentially produce $20.5 million or about $10.25 million per year.

With the addition of 2 extra production buildings at the Goldendale Plant, currently slated to commence production in February and with the ability to deliver Auscrete's building products to sites over 1,000 miles away, the new facility could effectively produce 350 homes per year.

The company believes that 2018 looks to be both very exciting and rewarding for all of those involved with ASCK.

Attention Shareholders:

This morning Adar Bay filed a SC-13G, stating that the their company owns a position 9.99% of the outstanding shares as required by the SEC.

Adar Bay has been a long-term lender and investor in ASCK, these shares were converted from a note that originated in 2016, and could have been converter much earlier. Adar Bay chose to wait until the company was about to emerge with revenue forecasts and capture cheap stock prices they feel will not last.

However, instead of putting their shares into the market, they have chosen to hold the stock for the revenue producing days ahead.

Most companies in their industry try to avoid any SEC paperwork, however Adar Bay thought it to be worth it in this case.

September 20, 2019

Item 8.01. Other Events

Auscrete Corporation CEO John Sprovieri had called an extraordinary Board Meeting held at 11:00 AM on September 18, 2019 at the Company's Corporate Headquarters in Goldendale WA. The meeting was called to update and discuss some issues addressed at the previous board meeting.

The Agenda items for discussion were as follows:

Item 1. Consider a further reduction of Company Authorized Shares from 25% to 50%.

Item 2. Company Note Conversion Progress.

1. CEO Sprovieri proposed amending the last meeting's consideration of modifying the 25% reduction of the Authorized Shares to 50% which now equates to a reduction of 10 billion shares in the authorized capital. It was resolved that follow up will be undergone with the Company's Lawyer to move forward with this process.

2. Current purchased convertible notes debt is steadily declining. At the time of this meeting, the Company still had the following debt.

Since the last meeting, Current Converting Aged debt is at $15K, down from $43.6K 2 weeks ago.

There is still $13K due in Nov. and $25K in Dec.

There is still the most recent Convertible Debt note for $40,000 due in February, 2020

Long Term Loan remaining $160,000 due late 2020.

Current Price
Bid Ask Day's Range
  • 1D
  • 1M
  • 2M
  • 3M
  • 6M
  • 1Y
  • 2Y
  • 3Y
  • 5Y
ASCK News: Amended Annual Report (10-k/a) 04/29/2021 02:05:45 PM
ASCK News: Annual Report (10-k) 04/15/2021 04:46:48 PM
ASCK News: Quarterly Report (10-q) 11/23/2020 03:23:17 PM
ASCK News: Notification That Quarterly Report Will Be Submitted Late (nt 10-q) 11/13/2020 04:44:09 PM
#23140   Still needs some work javi2003 04/30/21 09:37:37 PM
#23139   Finally hold on guys the site is done! javi2003 04/30/21 08:17:11 PM
#23138   nice $ASCK Animalbar 04/20/21 10:45:04 AM
#23137   later week will be nice $ASCK Buy High Sell Now 04/20/21 09:41:18 AM
#23136   Yessir $ASCK Buy High Sell Now 04/20/21 09:40:26 AM
#23135   agreed $ASCK Animalbar 04/20/21 09:40:02 AM
#23134   $ASCK looking nice this morning Buy High Sell Now 04/20/21 09:39:45 AM
#23133   good morning good sir $ASCK lookin hot Animalbar 04/20/21 07:28:55 AM
#23132   ALWAYS $$$ $asck Buy High Sell Now 04/20/21 01:44:48 AM
#23131   SLAP Animalbar 04/20/21 01:44:27 AM
#23130   THAT Animalbar 04/20/21 01:44:22 AM
#23129   ASK Animalbar 04/20/21 01:44:17 AM
#23128   you really do $ASCK Animalbar 04/20/21 01:44:11 AM
#23127   yuuup $ASCK Buy High Sell Now 04/20/21 01:43:38 AM
#23126   you love to hear it $ASCK Buy High Sell Now 04/20/21 01:43:24 AM
#23125   $$$$ $ASCK Animalbar 04/20/21 01:43:10 AM
#23124   yessir! $ASCK Animalbar 04/20/21 01:42:49 AM
#23123   $ASCK Lets goooo Buy High Sell Now 04/20/21 01:42:38 AM
#23122   lol, idk if i'd call lack of sleep Animalbar 04/20/21 01:42:16 AM
#23121   gadda love that early morning rush $ASCK Buy High Sell Now 04/20/21 01:41:53 AM
#23120   agreed my friend $ASCK Buy High Sell Now 04/20/21 01:41:34 AM
#23119   going well, ready for $ASCK this morning Animalbar 04/20/21 01:41:13 AM
#23118   good morning baby, hows it going $ASCK Buy High Sell Now 04/20/21 01:38:07 AM
#23117   ready for that $$$$ Buy High Sell Now 04/20/21 01:37:46 AM
#23116   also good morning $ASCK Animalbar 04/20/21 01:37:32 AM
#23115   ready for that boom baby $ASCK Animalbar 04/20/21 01:37:25 AM
#23114   It is ;-) Mr Walnuts 04/19/21 04:12:35 PM
#23113   Low float monster Anita Dump 04/19/21 01:53:47 PM
#23112   Looking good for this week keepemcloser 04/19/21 12:02:53 PM
#23111   Lot of post on here in the past whytestocks 04/19/21 10:41:31 AM
#23110   This product has huge possibilities and a world market. keepemcloser 04/19/21 10:36:17 AM
#23109   Just going through news & scanner.. the usual Monday. Ryguy008 04/19/21 08:34:58 AM
#23108   hows it going $ASCK Buy High Sell Now 04/19/21 07:10:22 AM
#23107   good morning good sir $ASCK Animalbar 04/19/21 07:10:00 AM
#23106   Good morning $ASCK Ryguy008 04/19/21 06:49:59 AM
#23105   Good Morning ASCK Mr Walnuts 04/19/21 06:40:44 AM
#23104   SAFE HARBOR Animalbar 04/19/21 06:21:08 AM
#23103   According to Sprovieri the product commenced development in Animalbar 04/19/21 06:20:56 AM
#23102   Goldendale, Washington, April 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Animalbar 04/19/21 06:20:46 AM
#23101   nice DD here $ASCK Animalbar 04/19/21 06:20:10 AM
#23100   agreed $ASCK Buy High Sell Now 04/19/21 06:14:49 AM
#23099   i heard that! $ASCK Buy High Sell Now 04/19/21 06:14:25 AM
#23098   $$$$ $ASCK Animalbar 04/19/21 06:13:58 AM
#23097   agreed company moving forward nicely $ASCK Animalbar 04/19/21 06:13:40 AM
#23096   agreed thats huge $ASCK Buy High Sell Now 04/19/21 06:09:00 AM
#23095   nice moves from CEO $ASCK Animalbar 04/19/21 06:08:46 AM
#23094   anita hows it going $ASCK Animalbar 04/19/21 06:08:08 AM
#23093   take advantage $ASCK Animalbar 04/19/21 06:07:33 AM
#23092   100% Animalbar 04/19/21 06:07:13 AM
#23091   great info here $ASCK Buy High Sell Now 04/19/21 06:06:57 AM
Consent Preferences


text:
Recruiting New Council Members!

The Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council needs you! Are you 18 years or older and have a developmental disability?  Or are you a family member of a person with a developmental disability?  And….

  • Are you are interested in making communities more inclusive and supportive for people with developmental disabilities and their families?
  • Are you interested in making systemic changes to Iowa’s service delivery systems and affecting housing, employment, education, health care, child care, support services, transportation, and other issues?
  • Do you value self-determination and self-advocacy?

Then you may want to apply for the Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council.

How do I apply?

You may contact our office at 800-452-1936 for an application or you can apply online at Iowa Talent Bank. All Council members are appointed by the Governor. Appointments are made in June each year. Occasionally an opening comes up during the year that you may be eligible for.

What is involved with membership?

The Council meets up to six times a year.  Meetings are held generally on the second Thursday every other month at the DD Council Office in Des Moines.  The meetings start at 10:30 and last until 2:30.  You may be asked to participate on ad-hoc committees which would require additional time. You may also be asked to volunteer at Council sponsored activities. Council members are also encouraged to represent the Council and discuss the Council’s mission, vision and projects within their own community network. The Council reimburses for transportation and other related expenses related to your work on the Council.

Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council

700 2nd Avenue, Suite 101, Des Moines, IA 50309

Phone: 800.452.1936  or 515.288.0463

 FAX: 515.288.0462

For information on all Governor-appointed Boards and Commissions, please visit:        Boards and Commissions


text:
Please disable your Ad Blocker to better interact with this website.

The Baltic leaders are forced to abandon Russophobia and to resume cooperation with the Russian Federation.

The economic situation in the Baltic states, despite the country’s membership in the European Union, leaves much to be desired. After summing up the results of the January turnover of ports and railways in Latvia, it became clear that the situation is progressing worse: compared to the same period in 2017, cargo transit in ports fell by 22.1 percent, and by rail – by 15.9 percent.

All this further exacerbates the economic situation in the Baltic state, bringing it closer to the imminent collapse, which they try to avoid in every possible way. It is noteworthy that in this case, despite the anti-Russian political course and solidarity with the rest of the West in the sanctions, Latvia is turning to Moscow for help.

Trending: Obama: The Most Corrupt and America-Hating President in U.S. History

Representatives of the Latvian transit sector and the authorities of the country are engaged in a dialogue with Russia on the development of cooperation in the field of freight traffic. So, in the summer of 2017, the first meeting of the intergovernmental commission of Latvia and Russia was held since 2013, at which this topic was one of the main ones.

take our poll - story continues below

Did Derek Chauvin Receive Proper Due Process?

  • Did Derek Chauvin Receive Proper Due Process?

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Completing this poll grants you access to updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to this site's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

The Latvian ambassador to Russia Maris Riekstins is also working on this issue. On February 13, 2018, the Latvian diplomat met with Vice-President of the Russian Railways Vyacheslav Pavlovsky.

Riekstins writes on his Twitter: “Māris Riekstiņš @Riekstins_M Useful and substantive meeting with Deputy Director General @rzd_official VA Pavlovsky. Discussed prospects for further cooperation in the field of cargo transportation and passenger traffic. 4:24 – 13 February 2018.”

In an interview with the news agency Sputnik Latvia, Igor Kovalev, First Deputy Dean of the Faculty of World Economy and World Politics of the Russian State University “Higher School of Economics” noted that Russia was forced to look for other ways to transit cargoes bypassing the Baltic states: “The Baltic States, including Latvia, are deprived of a sufficiently important income of their budgets. It is no a secret that they are having the transit points, they use the territory of the Baltic republics and their ports as one of the important items of the budget revenue. In the situation where the Baltic countries are the most active supporters of the sanctions regime among all EU countries, Russia was forced to look for an alternative, this applies to all traffic flows.”

After the introduction of sanctions and the beginning of disagreements with the Russian Federation, which led to countermeasures, European countries suffered great losses. All this has had a significant impact on the Baltics, the problems of which are only progressing. The ports of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia suffered because of Russia’s intentions to develop its coastal infrastructure in the Baltics area, and railways endured – because of the increased carrying capacity of the Russian railways in the St. Petersburg region. Due to the realization of all the consequences of this, the representatives of the Baltic countries have to deviate from their policies and seek new points of cooperation with Russia, which is vital for them.

Source: Valentin Gulyaev,

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author and are not not necessarily either shared or endorsed by

Leon Lunsky

Retired marketing professional. Engrossed on creating and developing company market share through effective business analysis and development, brand asset management, and customer relations management, supported by my extensive diverse engineering, marketing, and entrepreneurial experience.

Join the conversation!

We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, vulgarity, profanity, all caps, or discourteous behavior. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain a courteous and useful public environment where we can engage in reasonable discourse.

Need help, have a question, or a comment? Send us an email and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

Log in with your credentials

Forgot your details?

Send this to a friend


text:
grinding teeth in sleep

Teeth Grinding in Sleep Bruxism Causes and Prevention

Most people probably grind and clench their teeth during sleep from time to time. Occasional teeth grinding, medically called bruxism, does not usually cause harm, but when teeth grinding occurs on

Grinding Teeth In Sleep

Grinding teeth in sleep is a condition known as bruxism, affecting around 10% of the population. The main symptoms are grinding your teeth and clenching your jaw, both of which can lead to your teeth breaking and becoming damaged. Bruxism is common in

Teeth Grinding in Sleep? Here's How to Fix It – Manta Sleep

Grinding Your Teeth in Your Sleep? Here’s Why It’s Happening — and How to Fix It When you wake up, do you have a sore or strained jaw, sore face, or a slightly throbbing headache? If so, you may be one of the 8% of adults with a condition called “sleep bruxism,” a condition that causes sufferers to grind their teeth and clench their jaws while asleep. Also known as nocturnal grinding

How to Stop Grinding Your Teeth at Night

Tooth-grinding or “bruxism” is excessive, unconscious grinding of the teeth or clenching of the jaw. This can happen when you’re awake “awake bruxism” , or when you’re sleeping “sleep bruxism”. Bruxism is fairly common, especially in children: it affects 15-40.

Grinding Teeth in Sleep: Causes, Effects, Treatments -

Grinding teeth in sleep, also known as Bruxism, is a medical condition defined by pressing and clenching teeth together repeatedly. This condition has, until recently, baffled doctors and scientists. However, recent studies have underlined a number of patterns and connections which today allow us to help you stop grinding teeth in sleep.

Children grinding teeth in sleep bruxism Raising Children Network

Children who grind their teeth at night won’t usually wake up because of the noise they’re making – but other people in the room might Teeth-grinding is also called bruxism. In most cases, teeth-grinding doesn’t cause any damage to children’s teeth.

Bruxism teeth grinding - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

People who clench or grind their teeth brux during sleep are more likely to have other sleep disorders, such as snoring and pauses in breathing sleep apnea . Mild bruxism may not require treatment. However, in some people, bruxism can be frequent and severe enough to lead to jaw disorders, headaches, damaged teeth and other problems.

How to Stop Clenching and Grinding Your Teeth While You Sleep - MSN

Bruxism - the clenching and grinding of your teeth - could be to blame for your pain, considering it's the third most common sleeping disorder behind insomnia and sleep apnea. According to Dr .

3 signs you probably grind your teeth in your sleep

Most teeth grinders do it subconsciously in their sleep. Someone who is sleeping next to a teeth grinder will hear a very unpleasant grinding noise. People who grind their teeth during the day often don’t make noise while doing it but are more likely to clench their teeth. Grinding means there’s motion involved; clenching happens without it.

Teeth Grinding Bruxism : Causes and Treatments

Because grinding often occurs during sleep, most people are unaware that they grind their teeth. However, a dull, constant headache or sore jaw when you wake up is a telltale symptom of bruxism .

Related Posts:

Product Supply Information

Home / Crusher / Equipment / dolomite ball mill in thailand


text:
Ricoh Aficio MP5000

MYR 0.00

    Ricoh Aficio MP5000 Photocopier

    • Speed 50ppm B&W
    • Automatic Duplex
    • Paper handling - paper size up to A3
    • Finishing options: Booklet maker, Hole puncher, Sorter, Stapler
    • First copy speed (B&W) 4.1 seconds
    • Memory Standard: 768MB + 40GB Hard Disk Drive
    • Resolution 600 dpi
    • Warm-up time 13 seconds
    • Dimensions (WxDxH) 670x677x910mm
    • Weight Less than 97kg
    • Power consumption Energy saver mode: 99.6W
    • Paper input capacity Standard: 2x550-sheet paper trays, 1x100-sheet bypass tray
    The powerful, black-and-white multifunctional Aficio™MP 5000/MP 5000B raises the bar for office productivity. Upgradeable and customisable, it combines straightforward document and device management with high performance and simple operation. In addition, various scanning possibilities enable you to communicate information throughout your office in a snap.
    • Maximum productivity at 50ppm
    • Straightforward and intuitive
    • Unique and custom-made
    • Versatile finishing
    • Full colour scanning available with the MP 5000CSP


WARC-Identified-Payload-Type: application/xhtml+xml

text:
Shonin, E., Van Gordon, W. ORCID: 0000-0002-5648-3043, Slade, K. ORCID: 0000-0002-7442-4805 and Griffiths, M.D. ORCID: 0000-0001-8880-6524, 2013. Mindfulness and other Buddhist-derived interventions in correctional settings: a systematic review. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 18 (3), pp. 356-372. ISSN 1359-1789

PubSub3165_Griffiths.pdf - Post-print

Download (552kB) | Preview

Background: Throughout the last decade, there has been a growth of interest into the rehabilitative utility of Buddhist-derived interventions (BDIs) for incarcerated populations. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the evidence for BDIs in correctional settings. Method: MEDLINE, Science Direct, ISI Web of Knowledge, PsychInfo, and Google Scholar electronic databases were systematically searched. Reference lists of retrieved articles and review papers were also examined for any further studies. Controlled intervention studies of BDIs that utilised incarcerated samples were included. Jaded scoring was used to evaluate methodological quality. PRISMA (preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis) guidelines were followed. Results: The initial comprehensive literature search yielded 85 papers but only eight studies met all the inclusion criteria. The eight eligible studies comprised two mindfulness studies, four vipassana meditation studies, and two studies utilizing other BDIs. Intervention participants demonstrated significant improvements across five key criminogenic variables: (i) negative affective, (ii) substance use (and related attitudes), (iii) anger and hostility, (iv) relaxation capacity, and (v) self-esteem and optimism. There were a number of major quality issues. Conclusion: It is concluded that BDIs may be feasible and effective rehabilitative interventions for incarcerated populations. However, if the potential suitability and efficacy of BDIs for prisoner populations is to be evaluated in earnest, it is essential that methodological rigour is substantially improved. Studies that can overcome the ethical issues relating to randomisation in correctional settings and employ robust randomised controlled trial designs are favoured.

Item Type: Journal article
Publication Title: Aggression and Violent Behavior
Creators: Shonin, E., Van Gordon, W., Slade, K. and Griffiths, M.D.
Publisher: Elsevier
Date: 2013
Volume: 18
Number: 3
ISSN: 1359-1789
Divisions: Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by: EPrints Services
Date Added: 09 Oct 2015 10:36
Last Modified: 09 Jun 2017 13:34
URI: http://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/15494

Actions (login required)

Edit View Edit View

Views per month over past year

Downloads per month over past year


text:
Wordo – SunWinks! November 16, 2014: Making It Up

P1220994 signed

A wordo is a weirdo
As the word implies
A lexigeek, if you wish

Coining words is his obsession
Coinawordricity, he might say
In a word he’s a wordnerd

When his trick is clever
And he makes it stick
He’ll say he’s made it strick

I wish he’d end his
Babbledegook –babble
Bubble, no more trouble

Now my head’s a-buzz
With wordo’s nerdy words
My poor brain’s a-fuzz

Alas, the time is rife to take a rest
Bid adieu to wordplus nerds
Yearn I do for a wordless nest.

Copyright © 2014 Irina Dimitric

About irinadim

Kookaburra sweet, you neither chirp nor tweet. Your laughter is much like mine, my cackle is much like thine. We are two sister souls, one clad in feathers, the other in clothes. ~ Irina ~ I’m a budding blogger. Poetry and photography are my newest passions, living in perfect harmony inspiring each other. I like both free verse and form poetry and am quite proud to let you know that I am the creator of a new form named ‘tercetonine’. Blog Name: Irina's Poetry Corner Blog URL: http://irinadim.com
This entry was posted in Art, Poetry and tagged , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink.

7 Responses to Wordo – SunWinks! November 16, 2014: Making It Up

  1. terramere says:

    I just love this one. Very musical and clever!

  2. pambrittain says:

    Well, shittles, I love the words.

  3. Pingback: SunWinks! November 16, 2014: Making It Up As You Go Along | Writing Essential Group

Leave a Reply to pambrittain Cancel reply

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:

WordPress.com Logo

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Log Out /  Change )

Google photo

You are commenting using your Google account. Log Out /  Change )

Twitter picture

You are commenting using your Twitter account. Log Out /  Change )

Facebook photo

You are commenting using your Facebook account. Log Out /  Change )

Connecting to %s


text:
A Scottish road to nationalism

‘Is the a Scottish Road to Socialism?’, edited by Gregor Gall, Scottish Left Review press, 2007.

‘Scotland’s Road to Socialism: Time to Choose’, edited by Gregor Gall, Scottish Left Review press, 2013

I have mentioned before that the Yes side of the Scottish independence debate appears to present a positive message that contains hope and optimism while the No campaign appears negative and doubting.

Speaking to my daughter and sister however, it is similarly the case that the Yes campaign also has its powerful negative argument.  This consists of the claim that to vote No is to vote for the status quo and the status quo is neither popular nor acceptable.

But why is the status quo so bad?  What causes it to be like this?

For anyone who calls themselves socialist, by definition the problem is the social system.  One that produces disaffection everywhere and therefore cannot arise from ‘London rule’.  Socialists are also, or rather they should be, well used to nationalist campaigns that put the ills of society down to the nationality of the state, and which therefore obscure real causes.

Some on the left however have argued that Scottish workers and Scottish society generally is more progressive and that this justifies separation from England and Wales, in order to forge ahead in creating a more egalitarian society that can form a better starting point for the creation of socialism.

In a number of places within the two books reviewed the idea of making a fresh start is raised.  However what this demonstrates is not that some formula has been discovered that wipes the slate clean and allows past defeats to be overcome, but that the left has no answers to the problems that have beset socialism.  This means that these will still be there after independence, in worse circumstances and to a worse degree, should the objective of a separate Scottish capitalist state be achieved.

Even if it were true that the Scottish working class is more progressive, for a socialist this would mean finding ways through which Scottish workers could lead the rest of the British working class, of which they are an integral part.  Instead Scottish nationalists seek the creation of a separate state, one that can only be capitalist in current circumstances, and give it the role of catalyst for progressive change.

The key role of the state in substituting itself for the activity of the working class as the agent of change is demonstrated not only in the unavoidable claims that a Scottish state will be more progressive simply because it is Scottish but also in claims made for the unalterably reactionary nature of Britain as a political unit and the UK state.

In order to respond to the argument that, if they are more advanced, Scottish workers should lead their English and Welsh sisters and brothers, it is asserted that this cannot happen because there is something in  British politics or the UK state which just cannot be changed.  Behind the seemingly positive message of Scottish advance, of Yes to independence, is a pessimistic and very negative view of the British working class.  What lies behind the smokescreen of hope is a mountain of despair:

“There is a very simple answer to the question, ‘is socialism possible in contemporary Britain?’  On the basis that it is possible, the answer is yes, but it isn’t going to happen.” (Is the a Scottish Road to Socialism, p 57)

“. . . key vested interests are so entrenched within the very fabric of the UK state that it is difficult to see them ever relinquishing control.”  (Scotland’s Road to Socialism: Time to Choose p. 45)

“Labour can offer no guarantee that it can deliver greater capacity for providing ‘Scottish solutions to Scottish problems’ whilst defending the union.” (Scotland’s Road to Socialism: Time to Choose p. 59)

“We find ourselves in a unitary, multi-national British state that is politically locked into a neo-liberal world order.  In 2014, we have the opportunity to break free from that state and to start again in a newly independent country.” (Scotland’s Road to Socialism: Time to Choose p. 117-118)

“I find it simply impossible to look at Britain and conceive of any strategy at all that might even bring a hint of socialism to London. . . If we want change in our lifetimes, we’re going to need independence” (Scotland’s Road to Socialism: Time to Choose p. 128)

“There is not a scintilla of evidence that Labour can be reformed, that significant forces wish it to be reformed or that any UK socialist party can emerge to replace it.” (Scotland’s Road to Socialism: Time to Choose p. 157)

“This is what needs to be understood about Britain, that it is structurally incapable of being progressive.” (Scotland’s Road to Socialism: Time to Choose p. 164)

Since Scotland is an integral part of Britain and the state in Scotland a component part of the British state, the damnation of Britain and the British state is really an equal damning of Scotland.  Except that what these authors really mean is that it is England and the English that are the problem.  Otherwise their assertions make no sense whatsoever.

Somehow the unreformable nature of the British state and British politics does not apply north of the border.  Apparently a Scottish capitalist state can be reformed.  Such a new state will not be part of the neo-liberal world order.  How?  God knows – for even a workers revolution in Scotland that placed political power in the hands of a completely democratic workers’ state could not escape being locked into a neoliberal world order.

Only in a scenario of immediate spread of the revolution could it have any hope of surviving and still be something worthy of the description socialist.  But such a prospect would immediately depend on not just solidarity but spread of the revolution to, of all places, England and Wales.

Aware of the self-defeating argument that Scottish workers are better off being separated from England the argument is then put that the great leap forward by Scottish workers would act as an example which English and Welsh workers would follow.

The two problems with this is, firstly it isn’t shown how this cannot be done more easily by Scottish and English workers remaining united and avoiding nationalist division.  And secondly, the example that Scottish nationalism is giving to English workers is not the need for solidarity and unity but that English workers are incapable, that the Scots are better off advancing by themselves and that this is the way forward for them to follow.  So, if there is a No vote, what our left nationalists are really saying is that English workers should dump the Scots.

Left nationalists might reply that it is not English workers but the ‘British’ state that is unreformable but the nationalist argument is that this state cannot be dealt with by British workers but only by Scottish workers leaving it.  This can only mean that a new Scottish capitalist state will somehow be more reformable and/or that English workers are a drag on Scottish workers in defeating the British state.

Except it is not proposed to  destroy the capitalist character of the British State but simply to set up two capitalist states where previously only one existed.  Much is made of the dominance by the British state by the financial interests of the City of London, but Scottish separation is not going to do anything about that.  This dominance has been around for at least a century, it is not something new brought about by recent ‘neo-liberalism’.  As the Irish contribution to ‘Scotland’s Road to Socialism: Time to Choose’ explains, the new Irish state did nothing to reduce the power of the City of London when it was created.

What it did do was spawn a tiny competitor to it, the International Financial Services Centre in Dublin, which has been described as the wild west of international finance.  Irish workers now assert the sovereignty of their state through tax deals with US multinationals and no-union factories. The SNP promise exactly the same.  In the 1970s it promised that Scotland would be like Switzerland and in the 21st century that it would be like the Celtic Tiger, until it crashed and burned.

The example being set by left nationalism in Scotland is that the ills of capitalism, ‘neoliberalism’ and austerity, should be fought through small nations seeking independence.  Not by seeking the broadest unity of workers.

Independence is supported because it would be a defeat for the British state and the British state is a barrier to working class socialism.  In so far as it goes this is correct but what it leaves out is much more important than what it says.  It is not only the bones of the left nationalist argument but its whole physiology.  This makes it simple, simple minded and wrong.

Socialism is the movement of the working class and its conquest of economic, social and political power, irrespective of nationality.  It can exist only at an international level.  This too is a simple description.  But even at this simple level is shows the incompatibility of left nationalism with socialism.

In the case of Scottish nationalism the capitalist nature of the British state is confused with its being British which allows opposition to it being British hiding the fact that whatever replaces it will still be capitalist.  Scottish left nationalism seeks a new start on the basis of a newly independent nation but since Scotland is already a nation what they mean is that the new start depends on creation of a new capitalist state.  Unfortunately for such ideas, socialism is not the result or product of state action no matter how new or progressive that state is.

Nationalism, no matter how left it is, always confuses action by the state for socialism, so it calls upon the state to redistribute wealth and take control of resources ‘for the people’, whereas socialism calls upon workers to take ownership of production itself and build the power of its own organisations so that one day these can replace the state.  Internationalism is not the solidarity of one progressive state with another but is the international action of workers – from organising in parties and unions internationally to creating and building workers’ cooperatives internationally, across borders, not favouring the population within certain lines on a map.

The betrayal of socialism involved in the embrace of nationalism by sections of the Scottish left is revealed by this state-centred conception of socialism, although this is hidden from many because socialism is popularly identified with state action and in particular by the growth of gigantic, bureaucratic state power, exemplified by the Soviet Union.  This is one reason it remains unpopular among the mass of workers.

It is revealed in assertions that Scottish nationalism is really internationalist.  Often such claims are made on the basis of comparisons with the struggle for a separate state in Catalonia or the Basque Country or even Ireland, but what this reveals is not internationalism but the solidarity of nationalisms.

The point of nation states is that they compete with each other, sometimes through alliances with other nations.  In fact it is usually through alliances with other nations, but this doesn’t make such alliances examples of internationalism.  The Axis and Allied powers in World War II were not rival internationalisms except in the sense of being rival imperialisms.

For small countries such alliances are doubly necessary and necessarily involve subordination to bigger and more powerful states.  An ‘independent’ Scotland would be no different.

So the argument that independence is to be supported because it will be a significant defeat for the British state is weak because it will simply create two capitalist states where one previously existed.  It will set a rotten example for workers who seek solutions to austerity and will only exacerbate competition between nations from which workers will suffer.

National separation in the case of Scotland will not settle nationalist grievance but intensify it through Scottish competition with England.  It will not significantly weaken the international imperialist system either economically, since Scotland will remain a capitalist society, or politically, since Scotland will remain part of the EU and of NATO.

What it will do is promote nationalist solutions to the problems of capitalism, or ‘Scottish solutions to Scottish problems’ as one author put it.  It will further division of the British working class and make more difficult the radicalisation of this working class into a movement for a new society.

Apologists for Scottish nationalism claim that Scottish workers can still belong to British trade unions, although why they would want to if the British labour movement is an irredeemable failure is nowhere explained.  The history of Ireland shows the powerful divisive potential of creation of separate states even within a single national working class.  Partition has dramatically increased divisions in the Irish working class and not just along religious lines.

The small pro-nationalist left organisations in Scotland have already revealed their true colours when it comes to claims to internationalism.  Almost their first step is creation of separate Scottish organisations.  They are oblivious even to the possibility of supporting Scottish independence while seeking by their own organisation to demonstrate their longer term goal of workers unity by being part of a British socialist party.  This is because working class unity and internationalism has no real practical significance for their programme, activity or organisation.

There is therefore something positive in a No vote that rejects the despair of nationalism.  This is hope and faith in the unity of the British working class, an historical reality with a tradition that has overcome internal nationalist divisions in the past. The future of the Scottish working class lies in its unity with the rest of the British working class and building towards unity on a European scale, not national separation.

2 thoughts on “A Scottish road to nationalism

  1. This whole issue has revealed the utter bankruptcy of much of the Left in Scotland. They have abandoned Marxism i.e. the belief in the working class internationally as the agency of change, in return for a short term quick fix of independence, which is an utter blind alley. in doing so, they have come up with all manner of convoluted bullshit to justify their involvement in the Yes campaign.

  2. Pingback: Secession lagniappe | The Mitrailleuse

Leave a Reply

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:

WordPress.com Logo

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Log Out /  Change )

Google photo

You are commenting using your Google account. Log Out /  Change )

Twitter picture

You are commenting using your Twitter account. Log Out /  Change )

Facebook photo

You are commenting using your Facebook account. Log Out /  Change )

Connecting to %s

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.


text:
Making Islamic Banking Resilient

Recently, I was invited to be part of a panel to present our views at the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) on how to make Islamic Financial Markets resilient. With great excitement I prepared my slides (panelists are given 20 minutes to present) and tried to figure out the best approach to present it in such a short time. However, when the session came, due to time overshoots and constraint, me as the last speaker was only left with 10 minutes. I had to make it count, so I talked fast.

Afterwards, however, I do not feel as if it was mission accomplished. Time was too short for me to put my argument properly and I had to drop many points in fear of cramming too much information into that 10 minutes. So I decided to post my slides up, and make a proper short commentary on what I meant to be communicated. Bear with me.

The Financial Industry Must be Resilient

  • STABILITY : The public must be confident on the resilience of the financial markets where the public is assured that there is not misconduct of public funds in the day to day operations of the banking industry. BNM has put in great lengths to ensure stability via sufficient capital, liquidity and funding. The operations of the bank must always meet the statutory requirement on financial stability with the introduction of the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR), Rate of Return Framework (ROR), and Risk Informed Pricing.
  • SUSTAINABILITY : Any business, must intend to survive in the long run. Selecting your customers are important, and risk mitigation mechanisms must be available to defend the business. But at the same time, re-investment of profits must also be made for future growth, so it is a balance to be maintained.
  • INTEGRITY : As Bankers, integrity always plays an important, and fundamental, part.  But Islamic Bankers, another layer of integrity is also imposed which is Shariah. Banks are expected to be more and more of a moral champion in support of the various SDGs and ESGs where the idea of being good will eventually lead to better profits and prosperity. BNM’s Value Based Intermediation aims to expand the role of banks to be more than just profit driven, but more inclusive to embrace a wider range of customers and cater for their needs.

The Challenges are manifold.

Being resilient is always a challenge for the Banks, especially with so many moving parts in the financial world. New regulations, new competition, new structures, new products and new models continue to plague the banking industry. To change our mindset to make Banking and Financial Market more better requires a lot of soul searching and will power to make the change. I summarised the challenges into 3 broad categories:

  1. Consumer Market. Any major change in the banking model is not taken well by the consumer market. Customers come to the Bank mostly for advise on their banking services. The Banks struggle to introduce differentiating products, from the debt structures and into the thought of creating value through investments. I am not sure how successful introducing the VBI into the consumer market, but the has been a lack of awareness programmes to introduce to the public.
  2. Corporate Market. Corporates are driven by profits and benefits. It is their core function ie to increase shareholder value.
  3. Financial Markets. We lack sufficient financial instruments in the market. That is why the industry can only grow organically. It needs the strong-will to pump more capital into the market and creation of structures that do not mirror the conventional books.

The Reality is that Traditional Banks need to keep up.

  • Traditional Banks. Heavily regulated to ensure financial stability. But the speed of adaptation to new thinking and new technologies are too slow. It is high cost to make the change, but also it is high cost just staying where you are. Ask Nokia. If all Islamic Banks do is replicate, they are in danger of becoming obsolete in the near future.
  • Challenger Banks. Provides alternative banking structures or arrangement, with little or no hassle, with or without the use of technology. A lot of customers now by-pass banks to opt for the most convenient and fast banking products. With very minimal regulatory requirements.
  • Digital Banks. This new breed of banks are definitely very interesting. There are two differentiators i.e. 1) Banks that only digitalise their processes and paperwork and speed, but the fundamental bricks are the same, and 2) Banks that try to be different and offer a totally new proposition with a new set of bricks. Yet, Islamic Banks are expected to do all and adopt more stringent requirements when entering into the Digital space, while dealing with old issues such as constructive ownership and Aqad. More importantly, these issues can probably be resolved by NON-BANKS, offering the same terms and conditions, sometimes with slightly better proposition such as speed, accuracy and low cost. For example, big data companies such as Facebook and Grab intend to open their own “bank”. Facebook just launched its Libra bank trading in cryptocurrencies. Grab is rumoured to enter as well and these Big Data companies already have their database of ready customers for them to roll out their Digital Banks.

Stop Looking at Your Feet. Stretch out your hand and move to touch new Horizons.

A lot of discussions have been held between the academia and practitioners. It seems we are always looking ways to innovate and integrate into the future, but without any real solutions on how to actually do it. As mentioned, the will-power to affect change remains a huge challenge. Instead of “What Is….”  to be turned to “What If…” where solutions are always been discussed and developed for a solution, and “What Next…” clearly implying the shift in banking products from traditional to new developments.

It is no longer sustainable to just replicate. True innovation is on the rise. New solutions are needed to be offered to the customers.

The Next Generation bankers must familiarise themselves with all the blockchain and Internet of Things language and terms currently floating around. More importantly, there should be a look at the whole ecosystem to see where the Shariah elements can be included, and where others must be excluded. Collaborative discussions, between regulators, academicians, practitioners and Shariah scholars must work together for the growth in the industry. It is not just any growth, it involves a total paradigm shift to adopt the new ecosystem.

There is a need to differentiate and upscale the business practices. While we continue to focus on the Traditional Bank in making it more resilient, we might miss this opportunity to join the Industry Revolution 4.0 to revamp Islamic Banking and overlook the threats coming from other financial institutions (NON-BANK). This is the Banking disruption in real life.


text:
Review: Battle Beyond Space

A little bit of Retro space art going on there

We always thought Space was the final frontier.  But I guess it’s not, because somewhere beyond Space, there is a battle going on.  Fleets of 4 races are locked in eternal struggle to wipe out their opponents ships.  The wisest may survive, but only the boldest will destroy their enemies and emerge victorious.

This… is Battle Beyond Space.

How It Plays

In Battle Beyond Space, players score points by destroying enemy ships and collecting probes.  Regardless of how many ships each player has left at the end of the game, the winner is the one with the most points.

Each player has a fleet made up of 3 squadrons (designated by different shades of the player color) and 2 Capital ships with which to mete out justice in the form of ship-to-ship lasers.

Ready…. FIGHT!

On a player’s turn, they will reveal the top card of their deck and choose a squadron.  This squadron moves a number of spaces as dictated by the card, fires its weapons, and may then rotate, again dictated by the card.  Each ship in a squadron may rotate independently of the others, allowing squadrons to be split into groups or even send off a single ship in another direction.

After moving a squadron of fighters, the player can choose one of their Capital ships, which can be moved and rotated, again dictated by the card (although more freely – Capital Ships can move and rotate interchangeably, whereas fighters must move, then rotate).  While fighters fire straight forward 5 spaces, Capital ships can hit any single ship within a 2-hex radius.

Any fighter that gets hit is immediately destroyed, and claimed by the attacking player.  Capital ships can take 1 damage before bend destroyed.  Ships that collide damage each other and are still collected as rewards.  Asteroids also populate the battlefield, and serve to block weapons fire and damage ships that collide with them.

Your moves are fairly dictated

6 Probes occupy the center of the board, and any player that stops a ship on one of these spaces collects the probe for points.  In addition, any ship that ends the game in one of the 6 original spaces once occupied by the probes scores additional points.

Finally, each player has 1 of 3 randomly chosen racial powers which can be activated during the game.  These powers range from shields on a capital ship, extended range for their fighters, a more maneuverable fighter pilot, recovery of lost ships, and… beyond.

The game ends after 9 rounds, which is also the exact number of movement cards each player has in their deck. Points are calculated, and the winner is the one who has the most.

The Great Beyond, or Lost In Space?

On paper, Battle Beyond Space is a great idea.  A simple, tactical space combat game with streamlined combat rules and miniatures.  We’ve talked about “distilled” game experiences before – For Sale is bidding distilled to its core, Coup is bluffing distilled.  Battle Beyond Space is tactical space combat, distilled.

Pew pew pew!

It starts off strong, too.  Setup is uncomplicated and the rules are not heavyweight.  There are very few combat-oriented games I can explain in 5 minutes and get started right away; this certainly is one of them.  As you look at the field and start to plan your long term strategy and think tactically about how to move your squadrons, the possibilities seem mighty and the excitement level is high.

In my first game of Battle Beyond Space, at Gencon the year it released, I had a very enjoyable experience.  It was a demo and we only played a few rounds, but in those few rounds I managed to tactically cut my opponent to pieces.  It left a good taste in my mouth but I definitely wanted more.

When I finally got my hands on the game a year later, I was excited to explore the game further.  But, as I did, I discovered all was not diamonds and roses.

While this is a solid attempt to make that short, tactical space combat game, it falls short on many levels.  Primarily in this; the excitement and tension wanes rather than escalates. In the first few rounds, you can coordinate your squadrons and make choices to get into positions and make solid attacks.  By mid game, though, you’ve accomplished your initial attack, and so have your opponents.  At that point, your squadrons will be scattered and depleted, and the best you can hope is to get lucky and make one or two more kills.  The nature of the game’s movement requires a line of ships to be effective.  When that line is gone, the only way to kill a ship is to hope an enemy accidentally flies into your field of view.  Even if you turn to line up against an enemy, chances are they’ll just move out of the way.  It’s a game of chicken that comes AFTER the initial explosive combat, and ultimately leads to nothing.

I’m getting a Battlestar Galactica vibe from the ship designs, actually…

The limited control you have over movement is detrimental to the endgame as well; to encourage players to stay engaged, the probes exist at the center of the board.  They’re totally arbitrary; they’re not a key to the conflict and they have no thematic relevance.  They literally exist only to get players in the center of the board.  That’s fine at the start of the game – you certainly have the ability to move there, and you can claim some solid points if you do while at the same time putting yourself in the crosshairs of every other player. At the end of the game though, if you were actually playing, it is pure luck whether you’ll draw the right cards to move your ships to the center.  If anything, the difficulty of targeting and destroying enemy ships in the last 2 or 3 rounds means you could focus all of your movement on getting there; but this strategy favors the last player, who could set his ships up to target the center, and for once have a predictable target.  They can score points without as much risk, and deprive points from the players who tried to take the center.

That capital ship is about to TAKE IT

Even if you held your ships back so that you would have stronger squadrons in the endgame, you’d encounter another odd strategic imbalance; you aren’t rewarded for preserving your own ships.  Sure, if you get wiped out, you can’t do anymore damage. But, as I mentioned above, not much is happening in the endgame anyways. As long as you spread your attacks between different players, it’s probably most effective to throw everything you’ve got out there. Collisions won’t matter; you score a point colliding into an enemy, you’ll score the same point if an enemy collides into you, and you’ll certainly shoot some enemies down to boost your score. If you can take down a few enemy capital ships, you’re in prime position to win even if you lose all of your ships.  It sort of removes you from any real sense of tactics.

Okay, I’ve ragged a bit on the game.  It’s certainly not perfect.  It’s not outright horrible, either.  It does condense the tactical space combat experience down to a 45 minute game. Sure, the tension dwindles instead of intensifies, but those first few turns are pretty entertaining. The basic foundation is pretty solid; squad-based fleet controls with more flexibility allowed in the capital ships. Race powers are pretty fun as well; at first glance some of the powers seem stronger than others, but after playing a number of times and seeing how powers actually influence the game, I believe they’re pretty close.  I can’t guarantee that they are at an equilibrium, but they work, and any player can win regardless of what power they have.

A sampling of the powers. Each race has 3 different possibilities.

Actually, the worst thing about the game is the components.  Oh, the board is just fine, the cardboard is thick and durable, and the card is decent stock.  The minis are pathetic, though.  They look well enough- not every game has to be X-Wing Miniatures- but they are very very flat, at least for a mini.  There’s nothing to grip on to when you try to pick up and move your ships, which results in a lot of clumsiness that disrupts the flow of the game as someone tries to get their ships into position. In addition, one entire set of ships is rectangular in design; a look that makes it nearly impossible to tell which direction the ships are actually facing.  Given the mechanisms of the game, and that facing is extremely important, this was a terrible choice and results in a lot of confusion.

Our biggest advantage is confusion!

Speaking of confusion, a different set of ships – the blue ships – have 2 squadrons that in the right light look almost identical, making it easy for THAT player to get confused and mix up squadrons of their ships.  Poor design choices all around, which seems like the final components were not actually tested or thought through that hard.  It feels a bit rushed.

All in all, if you’re looking for a lunchtime game of space combat, Battle Beyond Space might just fit the bill. The mechanisms are simple, the first few rounds are exciting and fun, and it’s in space. Or beyond space, or whatever. If you’re looking for a solid tactical game, BBS might not quite fit the bill.  The anti-climactic finish, rewarding of careless tactics, and poor component design all add up to one resounding “meh.”

  • Rating 7
  • User Ratings (0 Votes) 0
    Your Rating:

  • Streamlined rules are easy to teach
  • Space!
  • First few rounds are exciting

  • Disappointing finish
  • Pathetic component design
  • Tactics available aren't very compelling
7 Good

Futurewolfie loves epic games, space, and epic games set in space. You'll find him rolling fistfuls of dice, reveling in thematic goodness, and giving Farmerlenny a hard time for liking boring stuff.

Leave A Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

%d bloggers like this:


text:
A lot has happened since I started this little blog two years ago. iSlaytheDragon went from me posting random and sporadic posts about gaming, to a strong and at least somewhat relevant board game review and discussion site. This is especially thanks to the hard work of one @Farmerlenny, my real-life friend and nemesis Jon. With his help, the Dragon turned from a minor hobby to something that people actually read (as far as I can tell).

As iSlaytheDragon has continued growing and our own life circumstances have changed, we realized that we needed to make some changes in order to be able to continue running this blog. Jobs have changed, Jon had a kid, and we just don’t have quite the same time and schedule as we did before. As a result, it is my sad duty to announce that we will no longer be doing Nemesis reviews – that is, we won’t automatically have both of our opinions on a single game. We just don’t have the same opportunities to play the same games together often enough to keep up a reasonable review schedule. We realize that this takes away from part of the uniqueness of our blog, but we hope to make up for it in other ways.

See, that wasn’t so bad. I wanted to get the bad stuff over with first, so now we can look ahead to the new and exciting things that are coming. First of all, we are going to expand our variety of posts. In addition to our regular reviews and occasional opinions and/or strategy guides, we’re going to start up a weekly “news” post to keep you updated with the happenings in the board game world. This will include new game announcements, an overview of Kickstarter projects, and much much more. Jon, aka @Farmerlenny, will be heading up the weekly news posts every Monday – and trust me, this guy somehow manages to find out stuff that’s going on. I don’t know how he does it, but he always knows.

We’re also expanding in other ways, and this is where you come in.

iSlaytheDragon is looking to recruit more writers!

Yes, that’s right. We’d like to build a bigger team so that we can offer more frequent reviews, discussions, and other happenings in the boardgaming world.

So maybe you’ve been thinking about starting your own blog. Maybe you already have one but it’s been tough going solo. Or maybe you’re looking to expand your own opportunities.  If you love board games and enjoy writing about them, consider joining our team.

We have a number of positions we’d like to fill – check ’em out on this page.  All you need to do to apply is to send a sample of your writing, in addition to a letter explaining why you’d like to be on the team and/or why you should be on the team.  We will also be accepting article submissions and guest posts.

Let me be clear: these are not paid positions.  We don’t actually have any money.  We can promise a little exposure, some writing experience, and being part of a great team that likes to have fun.  Possibly occasional review copies.  But little else, I’m afraid.

The world of tabletop gaming is a fast growing one, and iSlaytheDragon is poised to support that growth with clear, honest reviews, up-to-date news, and community involvement.  We believe you’re passionate about that as well, and we’d love to have you on the team.

Again, to apply, visit this page for more information on each position.

Futurewolfie loves epic games, space, and epic games set in space. You'll find him rolling fistfuls of dice, reveling in thematic goodness, and giving Farmerlenny a hard time for liking boring stuff.

Leave A Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

%d bloggers like this:


text:
Wizkids Partners with Wizards of the Coast for Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures

I received the following press release from WizKids:

FEBRUARY 07, 2014 (Hillside, NJ) – Adding to the excitement of the recently announced Tyranny of Dragons from Wizards of the Coast,   WizKids Games, a division of National Entertainment Collectibles Association, Inc., is excited to announce  an all-new line of pre-painted miniatures for Dungeons & Dragons.  The first set of miniatures will coincide with the launch of the highly-anticipated next edition of Dungeons & Dragons tabletop roleplaying game, set to release in summer 2014.

“We are very excited at the opportunity to join the party and work with our friends at Wizards of the Coast to enrich the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop experience for adventurers worldwide,” said Justin Ziran, President of WizKids. “With all the tools WizKids brings to the table, we figure this partnership will be a critical hit,” said WizKids Director of Business and Legal Affairs Alexis Mueller.

The new line of Dungeons & Dragons miniatures will feature creatures and characters that players have come to know and love, allowing them to wage their battles and experience their adventures with a greater level of immersion and tactical interplay.

“This year is going to be the biggest in Dungeons & Dragons’ history,” said Nathan Stewart, Brand Director for Dungeons & Dragons. “It’s important for us to work with strong partners such as WizKids to ensure fantastic Tyranny of Dragons experiences for all D&D fans.”

WizKids will develop figures that support official Dungeons & Dragons key products this summer.  For more information, please visit WizKids Games at New York Toy Fair (16-19 February 2014) at Booth 4802, or online at

I'll try anything once, but my favorite games are generally middleweight Euros.

Leave A Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

%d bloggers like this:


text:
ISR Bibliography

Export 2 results:
Author [ Title(Desc)] Type Year
Filters: Author is Patrick C. Shih  [Clear All Filters]
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Shih, P. C., D. H. Nguyen, S. H. Hirano, D. F. Redmiles, and G. R. Hayes, "GroupMind: supporting idea generation through a collaborative mind-mapping tool", Proceedings of the ACM 2009 international conference on Supporting group work, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA, ACM, pp. 139-148, 2009.
Schumann, J., P. C. Shih, D. F. Redmiles, and G. Horton, "Supporting Initial Trust in Distributed Idea Generation and Idea Evaluation", 17th ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work (Group '12), Sanibel Island, FL, pp. 199-208, Oct. 27-31, 2012.


text:
Uploaded image for project: 'Subversion'
  1. Subversion
  2. SVN-4554

Wrong file length with PLAIN representations in FSFS

VotersWatch issueWatchersLinkCloneUpdate Comment AuthorReplace String in CommentUpdate Comment VisibilityDelete Comments

    • Type: Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Priority: Blocker
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Affects Version/s: 1.8.x
    • Fix Version/s: 1.8.16, 1.9.0
    • Component/s: libsvn_fs_fs
    • Labels:

      FSFS allows PLAIN, i.e. non-deltified non-compressed, representations to store the content length as 0 as it matches the on-disk size. Up to and including 1.8.x, there is no restriction on the representation type for that omission.

      In practice, however, it can be difficult to decide whether a 0 value represents an omission or an actually empty file: A self-deltified empty file has a length of 0 but an 4 byte on-disk size. When representations are read, their header tells us whether it is indeed a PLAIN or a DELTA representation and that is enough to resolve any ambiguity.

      The problem occurs when we omit the length value for file contents and call svn_fs_file_length() on it. FSFS will report the length as 0 and that causes e.g. 'svnadmin dump' to write broken dump files where the skipped / empty contents does not match the checksum.

      Up to 1.7.x, we used this omission rule only for hash data, i.e. props and directories, never for file contents. Thus, there is no problem with these Subversion releases. Starting 1.9.0 and up, the "structure" document explicitly restricts the omission to property reps. Furthermore, 1.9+ will not omit length values at all.

      3rd party implementations like SVNkit may have produced instances of omitted length values for file contents, though. We need to handle those correctly and extend the API implementation accordingly.

      Moreover, 1.8.x generalized the rep sharing mechanism. If a file contents happened to match a property representation, e.g. "END\n", it would now use the property representation. The latter is PLAIN by default and stores a 0 length value in the rep cache. Hence, the file contents rep will also report a 0 length.

      Reproduction sketch (requires 1.8.x):

      • Create repo. Keep rep sharing on and prop deltification off.
      • Add empty file, set prop on file and commit.
      • Remove prop on file and commit.
      • Set file contents to "END\n" and commit.
      • run 'svn ls -v' on the parent folder => file length is shown as 0

      The following things need to be fixed:

      • Don't omit the length value - even for properties.
        That prevents new instances caused by incoming data. (already fixed in 1.9; fix for 1.8 still needed.)
      • Update the "structure" document with info when the omission is safe.
      • Compare the size and length values of the rep returned by the rep cache with the data of the new rep. Only replace new with old if those match. The prevents new instances caused by the rep cache.
      • Fix svn_fs_fs__file_length() to return 0 lengths only for files that are known empty. This will be the actual bug fix.

            • Assignee:
              stefan2 Stefan Fuhrmann
              stefan2 Stefan Fuhrmann

              • Created:

                Issue deployment


text:
• Status Unconfirmed
  • Percent Complete
  • Task Type Privacy Issue
  • Category Any
  • Assigned To No-one
  • Operating System All
  • Severity Medium
  • Priority Very Low
  • Reported Version Any
  • Due in Version Undecided
  • Due Date Undecided
  • Votes
  • Private
Attached to Project: Packages
Opened by Robert Alessi - 15/03/2018

FS#677 - [avahi] avahi publishes the hostname by default

By default, the ‘disable-publishing’ parameter in the [publish] section of avahi-daemon.conf is set to ‘no’, which can be seen in my opinion as a privacy issue as avahi broadcasts the hostname without the user’s consent even though this has been explicitly disabled in the settings of networkmanager.

Robert Alessi commented on 17.10.2019 19:07

Good to know about the deprecation of avahi, thanks.

Date User Effort (H:M)

Available keyboard shortcuts

Task Details

Task Editing


text:
If the static mesh has UseSimpleCollisionAsComplex and does not have any SimpleCollision shapes, The physics actor will be destroyed immediately in FInitBodiesHelperBase::CreateShapesAndActors, but since it is before the scene is added, the PhysicsActor will be delayed until the persistent level is destroyed.

This can be fatal for titles which use switching sublevels repeatedly without changing persistent level.

Here's a fix

// Takes actor ref arrays.
// #PHYS2 this used to return arrays of low-level physics bodies, which would be added to scene in InitBodies. Should it still do that, rather then later iterate over BodyInstances to get phys actor refs?
bool FInitBodiesHelperBase::CreateShapesAndActors()
		CreateActor_AssumesLocked(Instance, Transform);
		const bool bInitFail = CreateShapes_AssumesLocked(Instance);
		if (bInitFail)
			//In the editor we may have ended up here because of world trace ignoring our EnableCollision. Since we can't get at the data in that function we check for it here
			if(!PrimitiveComp || PrimitiveComp->IsCollisionEnabled())
				UE_LOG(LogPhysics, Log, TEXT("Init Instance %d of Primitive Component %s failed. Does it have collision data available?"), BodyIdx, *PrimitiveComp->GetReadableName());
#if 0
			FPhysicsInterface::ReleaseActor(Instance->ActorHandle, PhysScene );
#else  // this is the workaround
			FPhysicsInterface::ReleaseActor(Instance->ActorHandle, PhysScene, true/*bNeverDeferRelease*/ );
			Instance->OwnerComponent = nullptr;
			Instance->BodySetup = nullptr;
			Instance->ExternalCollisionProfileBodySetup = nullptr;
		FPhysicsInterface::SetActorUserData_AssumesLocked(Instance->ActorHandle, &Instance->PhysicsUserData);
	return true;

Steps to Reproduce
  1. Compile and open attached project [Link Removed]on 4.25 or 4.26
  2. Add "-llm" command option in Play > Advanced option > Additional launch parameters
  3. Launch standalone game
  4. After launching application, enter "stat llm"
  5. Press 1 key repeatedly to toggle a sublevel
  6. Observe the PhysX memory rows in the LLM stats

Each time displaying the sublevel increase PhysX memory by around 10 KBytes.

[Link Removed]

Have Comments or More Details?

There's no existing public thread on this issue, so head over to AnswerHub just mention UE-113811 in the post.

Login to Vote

ComponentSimulation - Physics
Affects Versions4.25
Target Fix4.27
CreatedApr 19, 2021
UpdatedApr 27, 2021


text:
If "Disable low latency update" is set to false for vive controllers a line trace appears to lag behind the mesh of the vive controller. This makes it so that the line trace appears to bound and lag. The difference in position appears to be more than expected for something that is updated on tick (in this example).

Steps to Reproduce
  1. Make sure that the vive is hooked up and turned on
  2. Download the attached project
  3. Open the project
  4. Make sure that "Disable low latency update" is set to false for VR_Pawn
  5. Play In VR preview
  6. Move the left controller around
  7. Notice that the line trace appears to have a bouncy laggy look

Expected: The line trace would only be about one frame behind (because it is updated on tick)
Result: The Line trace appears to bound and lag heavily

UPDATE: Alternate Repro: VIVE ONLY (No repro with Rift)

Download TestLateUpdate project and open MotionControllerMap

Project contains the VR interactable cube with 2 children

One child cube is set to "Use Attach Parent Bound"

Make sweeping motions with Cube (Video example: [Link Removed] )

Use console command 'showflag.bounds 1' to visualize bounding box lagging similarly to laser in other project.

Result: The bounding box will enter the cube, causing it to be culled for occlusion

Have Comments or More Details?

Head over to the existing AnswerHub thread and let us know what's up.

Login to Vote

Won't Fix
Affects Versions4.
CreatedJun 29, 2016
ResolvedJan 27, 2021
UpdatedJan 27, 2021