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How to bring Twitter and Facebook share widgets back to Notification Center

By , Jan 5, 2014

share widget for ios 7

Share widgets have been gone from the iPhone and iPad since the first beta release of iOS 7. Some thought that they would return with the official release of iOS 7, but as we were all able to verify, that was never the case.

Of course, share widgets have nothing to do in Notification Center in the first place. After all, the goal of Notification Center is to notify you, not to provide ways to share to Twitter or Facebook. Still, that was a great loss for many users.

Jailbreakers rejoice, because today, you can easily bring back those share widgets thanks to a new jailbreak tweak called Share Widget for iOS 7

Developed by Merlin Mao, Share Widget for iOS 7 does exactly what its name suggests: it brings share widgets for Twitter, Facebook, Weibo, and Tencent in the Today tab of Notification Center.

After installing Share Widget for iOS 7 from Cydia, you will have to go to Settings > Notification Center > and turn Share Widget On, as it is set to Off by default. Although you don’t have to do that, I also moved the Share Widget right below Next Destination. This way, my share widgets appear towards the top of my Today tab in Notification Center.

You will also have to go to Settings > Share Widget in order to select what services you want to use. In the screenshot above, you can see that I am using Twitter and Facebook only. You can also use the widgets for Weibo and Tencent, two services that are mainly used in China.

The Share Widget settings allow you to use a compact layout as well, although I was not able to get this layout to work, even after performing a respring and reboot.

In order to use the widgets, you will have to pull Notification Center down, then tap on one of the widgets. This will bring up the stock share sheet for the selected widget. In the screenshot above, you can see the Twitter sheet in action. It’s worth noting that this tweak also works from the Lock screen. Again, pull Notification Center down on your Lock screen and tap on the widget you want to use.

The tweak works fairly well, although I have encountered a few glitches. First, I was not able to get the compact layout to work. I performed a respring and a reboot unsuccessfully. After rebooting though, I noticed that my Today tab in Notification Center was messed up, as it wouldn’t show Today Summary. A reboot fixed it, but still, it was not a pleasant experience.

Edit: I am being told that compact layout only works when all services are enabled. I’m thinking that it would then be a good thing to make a note of it in the settings, or completely hide the compact layout toggle if you haven’t selected all services.

I also feel like the widget icons have not been optimized for a Retina display. They don’t look bad, but they certainly could look a little crispier.

Share Widget for iOS 7 is a free tweak available in the BigBoss repo. It’s definitely worth a look at. If the developer manages to fix the couple bugs I encountered, and hopefully improve the icons, this tweak will likely stay in my Notification Center (at least until someone brings these widgets to Control Center).

Give it a try and let us know what you think.

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  • Anonymous

    Need 5 day weather now 🙂

  • Fevostone

    Anyone having any issues with winterboard and spotlight search..? Mine is restarting all the time wen using spotlight anyone give me a heads up if it’s happening to you

    • Gróf Attila

      Winterboard has not been updated to iOS 7, I think that causes the crashes.

      • Fevostone

        Okay cheers

    • Mohammed Sahib

      Actually this is a well known and documented issue.

      • Fevostone

    • Rick Hart

      It’s doing the same thing to me too!

      • Theguy

        oh anus!

    • Mark

      Happens to me all the time also noticed I’m missing weather report in notification centre

  • sdhn97

    A call to developers: please make a tweak that improves weather info in Notification Center. Thanks

    • Rowan09

      I actually preferred the old weather notification in IOS 6

  • Jordan Carter

    so i assume this tweak does not work with NCAllOnly? a great tweak that removes the today and missed tabs in notification center since they’re kinda pointless to begin with.

  • Nice; some buttons…Now why can’t Notification center have a nice little sun weather icon; a link to radar; a green luminescent digital clock; and some color….?

  • Quang

    I think it should be in Control Center…better than in Notification Center

    • I agree, hence my comment about this towards the end of the post 🙂

    • GuyBey0ndC00L

      I was thinking the same thing.

  • Compact mode is only works when all services is enable.

    • Oh I see. Thanks for the clarification

  • babiloe

    There is notification on the facebook desktop version that status posted using this is using iOS or not. can this app trusted since we are passing facebook password on it

  • Aniket Bhatt

    is anyone having the problems with weather showing up in notification center?
    it just wont show up for me after the jailbreak

    • JiCayB

      go to /var/mobile/Library/BulletinBoard, remove (or rename it) SectionInfo.plist, and respring.

      • Umut Bilgiç

        Thank you, good Sir!

      • Rick Hart

        Does that work for everything cuz my setting all get turned off and all the apps get moved out of the nc

      • JiCayB

        I don’t know but I had a similar issue and it was caused by winterboard.

      • Eddie Hines

        It worked! Thank you

      • Aniket Bhatt

        That worked! Thank you very much

      • Shay Shtern

        and if the weather widget will not show up again?

      • JiCayB

        Check if it’s activated in the NC settings. 😉

    • Rick Hart

      My nc settings keeps getting turned off and move all the apps out of the notification center

      • Chris Wagers

        The easiest way I found to fix this is settings->general->reset->reset all settings. Then create backup to icloud or iTunes. I did iTunes so not 100 percent it works when done with icloud. Then restore to 7.0.4 then rejailbreak and then restore from backup that you created. I know a pain but fixed everything. There may be easier methods but I don’t know of any that fixes everything in Notification Center.

      • Rick Hart

        Thanks it’s working now but if keeps up I was thinking about that! I jailbroke 2 i5 and both of them did the same thing kinda weird

    • Mark

      I have this problem to

  • Jed_133

    I just keep getting a “tweet failed to send message”, anyone else having this issue? Have a fix? I’ve tried to reinstall a couple times now and it hash’t helped at all.

  • Adrian

    IntelliscreenX for iOS 7 will take care of this, but for now it’s cool to have a free “workaround” 🙂

  • Thanh

  • Jose Lara

    Ever since I jailbroke, my notification center settings have been resetting randomly and moving my apps from “include” to “not included” is anyone else having this problem and is there a solution?

    • Eddie Hines

      Me too. and my weather that used to displace on my notification screen is gone. how do I reenable that?

      • Rick Hart

        Erase or rename it sectionsinfo.plist and then respring

      • Aniket Bhatt

        Scroll up to the replies on my previous comment is talks about how to fix the weather thing…it worked for me

    • Rick Hart

      Me too

    • jay

      have the same problem here

  • jay

    does it work on the 5S? anonymous agree the weather would be great

  • jay

    could be in ios 8 there are some changes to the notification center needed like weather and twitter/facebook.

  • Jonathan Foell ™

    Anybody have info on TypeStatus update for iOS 7?!?! It’s greatly missed!

    • Rick Hart

      I miss that one too!

    • Guest

      It’s been updated.

  • Nirvana

    This reminds me when iOS 5 users was craving for the same thing in NCentre! :))

  • Jon20

    @Jeff: how did you get your weather info back in NC after jailbreak. Mine completely disappeared and I don’t know how to get it back. Please help!!!

    • Forrest Sims

      go into settings then general scroll down to reset and click reset all setting… you will have to set up your wifi & lockscreen passwords and set ringtones agin but you won’t loose anything, then go to locations and turn location on for weather…I had to do this and it works and let me know if it works for you

      • Jon20

        Thanks!! I did it and it worked. Sorry it took so long to respond back. One of the draw backs to resetting everything. Takes a while to get things back to how you wanted it. Thanks again.

      • Forrest Sims

        glad I could help

    • Henry Ramos

      Go to **iFile**

      Browse to /var/mobile/Library/BulletinBoard/SectionInfo.plist

      Delete SectionInfo.plist file

  • al7oot

    I’m using activator to compose a tweet from the home screen.

  • Jamie

    Sweet! It works great for me! Has anyone had any issues with Cydia opening up the App Store?

  • Jamie

    Has anyone had any issues with the jailbreak apps showing like a drawing instead of the icon?

    • Lance Baker

      Happened to me once. A reboot fixed the problem.

  • Dosen’t Matter

    Is there gonna be a quick reply tweak?

  • Shrey Gupta

    After jail-breaking my iPhone 5 running 7.0.4, there’s no weather information in my notification center.
    Have tried about every possible step in order to get that back. Any ideas on how to get it back?

    • Jon20

      Try this: go into settings > general > scroll down to reset and click reset all setting… you will have to set up your wifi & lock screen passwords and set ringtones agin but you won’t loose anything, then go to locations and turn location on for weather. It works!!
      Shout out to FORREST SIMS for helping me out with this.

  • dpacemaker

    Does anyone know if a reboot through an activator method is the same as a hard reset using sleep/wake and home button? My sleep/wake button no longer works and I don’t want to jailbreak without the hard reset option in case something goes wrong. I was thinking of using both volume buttons to act as a reboot, if it has the same function as the hard reset.

  • Himanshu Oberoi

    Question: Is Jailbreak OR Cydia Tweak Reduces Battery Usage ?

  • Dheeraj Verma

    my notification go disable if i restart my cell what to do ‘/

  • Jay Kay

    Hopeless tried everything but its not showing in Notification Centre, where my weather updates are gone from Notification centre since i jailbreak, i cant even see weather in notification settings, any help?


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Helping turn solar power into electricity

IEC Technical Committee works on solar photovoltaic energy systems

By Morand Fachot

Together with wind and marine resources, energy generation from PV (photovoltaic) systems is a relatively recent source of renewable energy. It has been expanding dramatically in recent years and is set to provide a growing share of the future global energy mix. IEC TC (Technical Committee) 82: Solar photovoltaic energy systems, prepares International Standards that play a central role in the development of PV technology and that contribute to cost reduction and innovation and to safer, better and more efficient PV systems.

Ultra-thin Sanyo solar cell (Photo: Sanyo)
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Huge and growing market

IEC TC 82 was established in 1981; it has five WGs (Working Groups) and two JWGs (Joint Working Groups). About 330 participants from 33 National Committees are represented in this TC, which has published some 60 International Standards since its creation.

The international PV market has been growing at an astonishing rate with sales of PV modules increasing at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 40% between 1981 and 2010. It is expected to grow by an additional 30% CAGR until 2020, according to data given by TC 82 Chairman Heinz Ossenbrink. This sector had a turnover in excess of USD 27 billion from the sale of PV modules alone in 2010. Global market growth (in volume) was 14% in 2012.

The international PV market is characterized by a mixed production and deployment structure with Asia, China in particular, producing 72% of the PV modules and systems, and Europe having most (76%) of the grid-connected installations. Asia is set to become a major growth area for the number of systems installed. In May 2011, then Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan pledged to cut the cost of solar generation power in the country by 20% by 2020 and to place solar modules on 10 million homes across Japan by 2030.

Ossenbrink identified the major growth areas for PV in the future as the utility grid for peak demand, the rooftops of residential and non-residential buildings, and rural electrification.

Challenges facing the PV industry concern the lifetime energy production of systems and their rates of ROI (return on investment), extending the lifetime of modules beyond 30 years, safety (fire risks) and environmental standards (recycling and clean energy).

Needs are anticipated in a number of areas that include the construction of large utility plants and concentrator systems, inverters – required to change the DC (direct current) electricity from PV systems into AC (alternating current) for use with home appliances or feed into a utility grid – and interfaces, to name just a few.

All these and new PV technologies will mean more work for TC 82. Measuring the performance of PV modules and ensuring their safe operation are just two areas in which TC 82 prepares International Standards.

Supporting rural electrification

PV systems also offer many benefits for rural electrification; to help the best possible implementation of PV systems for decentralized rural electrification, TC 82 published 18 Technical Specifications in the IEC 62257 series that detail Recommendations for small renewable energy and hybrid systems for rural electrification.

The World Bank Group and the United Nations Foundation have recognized the significance of the series. Together with the IEC they announced a new cooperative agreement to provide developing countries with access to these important technical documents that support rural electrification, at a specially discounted price for qualified stakeholders.

Measuring PV energy performance

With new PV technologies being introduced all the time, a growing number of manufacturers offer many products incorporating PV modules. Besides long-established solar modules, these include BAPV (building-attached PV), BIPV (building-integrated PV) and solar windows, also known as PVGUs (PV glass units). With this ever-expanding offer, it is getting essential for users and manufacturers to know which PV modules offer the higher energy yield over a long period.

Current methodology

PV modules power performance is currently rated in peak Watts measured under STC (Standard Test Conditions): solar irradiance of 1 kW/m², air mass 1.5 and a PV cell temperature of 25°C.

Accurate ratings are important as the maximum power value also is used as the price reference for PV modules, a particularly significant factor to assess ROI when feeding power from PV systems into grids, as investors are paid for the actual power delivered.

However, the current measurement methodology based on STC does not take into account the impact of different climatic, seasonal or environmental conditions on the performance of PV modules, which varies in any case with the technology used.

IEC methodology

To achieve more comprehensive and accurate measurements, IEC TC 82 has been working on the 61853 series of International Standards for evaluating PV module performance over a range of irradiances, temperatures and time periods spread over the year. It released the first of these International Standards, IEC 61853-1, Photovoltaic (PV) module performance testing and energy rating – Part 1: Irradiance and temperature performance measurements and power rating, in January 2011.

This series will give users and manufacturers much needed and more precise ratings of the performance of PV modules under different conditions than those available using the current method. The accuracy achieved with the 61853 standards will prove essential to guide module selection for given locations and conditions.

TC 82 published IEC 62109-1, Safety of power converters for use in photovoltaic power systems – Part 1: General requirements, in April 2010.

The purpose of this standard is to define the minimum requirements for the design and manufacture of PCE (power conversion equipment) used in PV systems for protection against electric shock, energy, fire, mechanical and other hazards. It provides general requirements applicable to all types of PCE.

TC 82 published IEC 62109-2: Safety of power converters for use in photovoltaic power systems – Part 2: Particular requirements for inverters, in June 2011. This Standard must be used jointly with IEC 62109-1. It covers the particular safety requirements relevant to d.c. to a.c. inverter products as well as products that have or perform inverter functions in addition to other functions, where the inverter is intended for use in PV power systems. TC 82 may publish additional parts as new products and technologies are commercialized.

Both series of International Standards are examples of the kind of essential work carried out by TC 82, which has allowed the PV sector to grow at such an impressive rate since its creation and which will enable it to occupy a larger share of the future global energy production.

Ultra-thin Sanyo solar cell (Photo: Sanyo) Ultra-thin Sanyo solar cell (Photo: Sanyo)
IEC International Standards for PV systems help set up rural electrification projects in developing regions (Photo: Alternative Energy Grids) IEC International Standards for PV systems help set up rural electrification projects in developing regions (Photo: Alternative Energy Grids)
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IELTS Cue Card Sample 367 - Describe an unusual building you have visited

IELTS Speaking Part 2: IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card.

Describe an unusual building you have visited.

You should say:

  • where it is
  • how it looks like
  • why you went there

and explain why you think it was unusual.

Model Answer 1:
Buildings are strange things, they are easy to take for granted if they are the ones you live near to and pass by every day, but some buildings are really remarkable, and not always for outwardly obvious reasons. It would be easy to pick an ‘unusual’ building that has an extraordinary external architecture, and of course, they can be remarkable, impressive and on occasion beautiful. However, the building I want to talk about is certainly unusual, unique even, but you wouldn’t necessarily know this unless you went inside.

So I’ll tell you where it is and what it looks like, why I went there, and explain what it is that makes it so rare.

The building is in Sheffield where I live. It is a large tower block and as well as being the second tallest building in the city I am told it is the tallest university building in the UK. It is known as 'The Arts Tower', because those are the subjects that were originally taught inside its four walls. Degrees like modern languages, philosophy and other Humanities disciplines. It is a classic 60’s tower, twenty stories high and constructed of concrete and glass. Honestly, it’s not particularly attractive - not in my eyes anyway, though it is typical of that era in architectural terms. Even so, it is something of a local landmark, because it is so high you can see it from almost anywhere in the city. It has so many glass windows that in certain lights the building seems to change colour as they reflect the light of the skies outside. It can look like burnished gold in sunset, or in the dark, when the internal lights are on, it is lit up like a Christmas Tree. I wouldn’t call it beautiful, but it is striking. However, these factors, ‘though ‘interesting’, aren’t what make the building so unusual. The reason I made a special visit to see inside it, is because of what lies within…

The building was constructed with a really rare and unusual elevator. It’s called a Paternoster Lift, and before I moved to Sheffield I’d never even heard of one. They are a little tricky to describe, but I’ll have a go! Essentially, a paternoster lift is a passenger elevator which consists of a chain of open compartments (each usually designed for two persons) that move slowly in a loop up and down inside a building without stopping. Passengers can step on or off at any floor they like, but the lift just keeps moving so they have to be quick! There are no sliding doors to shut you in the elevator, you just step in the opening and stand in it until it reaches the floor you want, when you carefully step out as the chain of ‘boxes’ just carries on in slow but continuous motion. The design is pretty ancient, going back to the 1880s, so at the time they were first created they must have seemed extraordinarily innovative, but now the lift is unusual because it is such historic engineering. Very few of the lifts survive because of safety concerns - the continuous motion and open ‘doors’ means people can fall going in and out, and a few years ago someone was actually killed using one getting caught in the mechanism somehow as the compartment they were in transitioned from going up one side to going down in the loop the other at the top of the lift. Sheffield, however, has kept its paternoster lift and kept it in working order too. I think it might be the largest one in the world, at 38 separate compartments (or maybe they should be called carriages), but it is definitely the largest in the UK.

I made a special visit to the building to try out the lift with a friend. In such a technological age where we take things like escalators – even flying for granted, it was a strangely unsettling experience. It actually took a little while to pluck up the courage to step into the moving platform as it passes by as you have to time your entrance quite carefully. Similarly, you need to judge it carefully getting off, too slow and there isn’t time to jump before you are taken off to the next floor, too fast and you might bump your head as the opening isn’t quite clear. There is a definite knack to it! It was like travelling back in time, you could imagine people in Victorian times in England being astonished at such extraordinary technology, it is impressive now – it must have been mind-blowing then!

So I think this building is unusual because it contains a piece of living history. A working paternoster lift that is possibly unique in size, and certainly extremely rare. The building also has a couple of conventional elevators now, as well as stairs for people to use. However, the paternoster lift is still there, turning slowly, and it is quite fun to have a ride, like travelling back in time on an ancient fairground ride! The building is also a rather literal reminder that you shouldn’t make assumptions only by what is most obvious – you just wouldn’t know from the unpromising exterior of the Arts Tower what lies within! Sometimes if you look beneath the surface a little, very remarkable things emerge. Hence the saying ‘don’t judge a book by its cover!’

[ Written by - Lucy Marris: Careers Adviser (UK), TEFL teacher (Vietnam) ]

Model Answer 2:
A curved building, a gigantic animal shape in front of a building, crazy arts etc. are quite magnificent architectural examples I have witnessed many times in my life. But nothing can be as unusual or unique than the ‘Basket Building’ I have seen in Ohio, United States.

This building is the head-quarter of the Longaberger Company and this is a famous manufacturer and distributor of handcrafted maple wood baskets and other home and lifestyle products in the United States. This giant basket building is situated in Dresden, Ohio in the United States. One of my maternal uncle lives in Ohio and I went to visit his house two years back. While visiting different places with my cousins I noticed this building and the exceptional and strange design of this building simply stunned me.

This building is a giant basket like building. It might give you the impression that a picnic basket has been kept on the side of a park. The idea of establishing a building that represents the corporate brand and the main product the company manufactures was indeed a genius one. It is a 7-story large building which is the head-quarter of the Longaberger's Home Office. This is perhaps the largest basket monument human has ever created. I heard from my cousin that it is around 200 feet long and 136 feet wide. After I returned home and search for more information about this building and found some interesting facts like it took more than 2 years to be completed and it cost 30 million dollars. It occupies more than 25 acres area and the basket handles were settled on the top of this building using 150 tonnes weight copper and wooden rivets.

As I told that, my concept of strange building and monument was redefined after I saw this building. It was quite unique, some would say bizarre.  I think this is the strangest building I have ever seen because of its architectural design and structure. Anyone who has never seen this building would be puzzled and would agree that this is a strangely designed and unusual looking building.

Some other unusual buildings you can talk about:

  • Dancing House (Prague, Czech Republic ).
  • Habitat 67 (Montreal, Canada).
  • Forest Spiral - Hundertwasser Building (Darmstadt, Germany).
  • The Torre Galatea Figueras (Spain).
  • Stone House (Guimarães, Portugal).
  • Cubic Houses (Rotterdam, Netherlands).
  • Wooden Gagster House (Archangelsk, Russia).
  • Manchester Civil Justice Centre (United Kingdom).
  • Beijing National Stadium (Beijing, China).
  • The Ufo House (Sanjhih, Taiwan).
  • Nord LB building (Hannover, Germany)
  • Kansas City Public Library (Missouri, United States).
  • Grand Lisboa (Macao).
  • Container City (London, United Kingdom).
  • Nakagin Capsule Tower (Tokyo, Japan).
  • Wall House, Groningen (Netherlands).

Similar Cue Card Topics:

Your ability to talk about this Cue Card would enable you to talk about the following Cue Cards as well:

  1. Describe an interesting building you have seen.
  2. Describe a place you have recently visited.
  3. Describe a famous building in your city.
  4. Describe a building or house which is interesting.
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It’s always fun to shop at local markets, especially in Algeria. Souvenirs and gifts are available at rock bottom prices and sellers are generally friendly. The country has a rich handicrafts industry from rugs and carpets to leatherwork, brass, copper, and even jewelry and dresses. Products made by Algeria’s desert people are some of the finest and most beautifully primitive pottery and basket weaving.

There are plenty of state-run craft markets throughout Algeria, but it is far more enjoyable to go street shopping in large cities. One of the best places is Algiers’ Didouche Mourad Street, where skilled street artists show their wares. In Tamanrasset, there is a daily market known as Marché Africaine which is liveliest in the morning. You will find a wide range of local produce including fruits and spices, grains, and a fair share of velour carpets, metal cooking pots, and traditional clothing.

Collectors typically buy mejboudi, which are meticulously embroidered velvet gowns. The best of these are found in Constantine, from the shop of the famed Bouldajdj brothers. For those who are looking for fair trade textiles, rue Merabet Mohamed in Tlemcen is a good place to start. Look for Farouk Stambouli, which is one of the oldest merchants of hand-woven blankets and rugs.

When shopping in the local markets, feel free to bargain. If you want to get an idea of how much you should be paying, visit the state-run craft markets, which have fixed rates. Shops in Algeria are mostly open from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m in the morning and from 2:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m in the afternoon. Most are closed at least once a week, usually Fridays, but you will still find something open every day of the week.

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iDA-X200, iGPS360, Touch 2G, Audio Question

Discussion in 'Accessories' started by thrillseeker76, Jul 6, 2009.

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    Ok to start I have an Alpine iDA-X200 receiver (specs here) and a iPod Touch 2G.

    The receiver has a USB cable for attaching flash drives for audio, and an additional extension with a iPod connector.

    I hope to use the sound navigation feature for the iGPS360 (which I haven't purchased yet) and have the audio output to my car speakers. Unfortunately there is no other form of input on the receiver.

    The question I have is this... will I be able to connect the input USB cable from the receiver to the USB output port on the iGPS360 to play the audio to the car speaker system?

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    Sorry if this seems to be a silly question. I just don't know what the best method is, if there is one.

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Get a Room with Mario

Nintendo's latest adventure is now the star attraction at hotels across the land.

This week is a very exciting one indeed for N64 fans. With the long-awaited release of Paper Mario for the N64, gamers will be quite busy throughout the month of February and beyond. But should you find yourself stranded in a roadside hotel along the way, then you'll still have the chance to experience this latest Nintendo title firsthand. Coinciding simultaneously with its retail release, the game will be featured in its fully playable form in hotels across the country, courtesy of the good folks at LodgeNet.

Originally providing hotel guests interactive entertainment via the SNES back in 1994, LodgeNet currently renders its services to over 5,000 hotel properties and 250 million visitors per year. These include Internet services, movies, music, and of course N64 gameplay.

"We appreciate the technical capabilities and marketing expertise LodgeNet continues to demonstrate in bringing Nintendo games to more than 700,000 guest rooms," states Nintendo's director of network planning Peter Eck. "We know guests will enjoy the opportunity to play Paper Mario in their hotel, and we look forward to partnering with LodgeNet to bring even more in-room game choices in the future."

LodgeNet's vice president of Guest Pay Services, Steven D. Truckenmiller, adds, "It's fitting that Paper Mario has its roots in the platform through which LodgeNet and Nintendo introduced in-room video games to the lodging industry."

Mr. Truckenmiller of course refers to the SNES classic Super Mario RPG -- the predecessor to this latest N64 Mario RPG sequel. While we cringe at the thought of renting a hotel room for as many days as it would take to beat this lengthy title, it should be an excellent diversion for those weary travelers looking to get a feel for the game. So if Paper Mario is nowhere to be found at your local rental shops, then perhaps consider getting a room instead.


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Green Coffee refers to coffee beans that have not been roasted. Coffee grows on trees and the fruit is a berry. The beans are actually green seeds in the berry. Green Coffee extract contains a variety of plant constituents, including high amounts of chlorogenic acid and other polyphenols, which research has shown may be responsible for the beneficial activity of Green Coffee. While roasting gives coffee beans a distinctive flavor, color and aroma, chlorogenic acid breaks down when the beans are roasted. In contrast, Green Coffee beans have little aroma and a bitter taste. In addition, Green Coffee beans have a high ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbency Capacity) value.

Derived from unroasted coffee beans, Futurebiotics Green Coffee Extract is a 100% vegetarian supplement that provides 400 mg of Green Coffee extract per capsule, standardized to 50% {200 mg} chlorogenic acid.

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As a dietary supplement for adults, take 1 capsule daily before a large or heavy meal, or as recommended by a healthcare professional. Each serving contains no more than 16 mg of naturally-occurring caffeine.

Other Ingredients

Modified cellulose (vegetarian capsule), microcrystalline cellulose, vegetable stearate, silica.

Contains no added yeast, sugar, salt, starch, soy, wheat, gluten, dairy, artificial colors, preservatives or animal products.

Do not use if you are pregnant or nursing.

Keep out of reach of children.

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Serving Size: 1 Capsule
Servings Per Container: 90
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Green Coffee bean extract (standardized for 50% {200 mg} chlorogenic acid) 400 mg
† Daily Value not established


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The Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of Illinois is seeking members of the Bar who represent debtors to assist with the testing of a pilot program called “Debtor Electronic Bankruptcy Noticing” or “DeBN.”  DeBN will allow debtors to request delivery of court notices and orders via email, instead of U.S. mail.  Debtors will only receive electronically those documents that have been filed by the Court; all other parties will continue to serve debtors via U.S. mail.
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Review: JBL On Stage Speakers

Company: JBL/Harman Multimedia

Model: JBL OnStage

Price: $199.00 (Apple Store), $199.95 (JBL)

Compatible: iPod 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, iPod mini, iPod photo, iPod shuffle

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Pros: Fantastic sound by comparison with existing iPod-dedicated portable speaker systems, impressive physical design, useful with all generations of iPods.

Cons: High price given lack of portability and other features (remote control, battery, case) associated with competing and comparably sized iPod speakers, delivers less performance for the dollar than JBL’s similarly not portable Creatures.

When iLounge reviews iPod-compatible speakers, we always consider several factors: the quality of sound is first and foremost, followed closely by price and value, then style and aesthetic appearance, and then portability. Our rationale is that (a) everyone wants a great sounding speaker system, but (b) price is a critical counter-consideration for most users. Additionally, (c) iPod matching or complementing style are important to many users, and (d) a subset of people will care (at least initially) about whether they can tote the speakers around.

In the past, we have described JBL’s three-piece Creature speaker system as one of our top recommendations based on its great sound for the dollar, and iPod-matching aesthetic design. However, when compared against truly portable solutions, the Creatures are clearly less compact, don’t run off of batteries, and are not fit to be carried around in a briefcase. We have continued to recommend them regardless not only because we really like their sound, but because so many people initially are attracted to “portable speakers” as a concept, yet ultimately place the speakers in one place and never move them.

JBL’s new On Stage speaker system for the iPod presents an even more interesting challenge for iLounge’s readers and editors alike. In essence, On Stage packs 90% of the Creatures’ sound quality into a significantly smaller and novel disc-shaped enclosure. Unlike the Creature system, On Stage is specifically designed as a combined iPod dock and sound system, including everything you need to connect an iPod for easy, immediate enjoyment with speakers. The only hitches are two: unlike other small iPod speaker systems released recently, On Stage is not truly portable. And it sells at a substantial premium ($199.00) over the Creatures - $20 more than Altec Lansing’s recent and fully portable iM3 inMotion speakers, which we noted were at the very cusp of acceptable pricing even given their numerous packed-in accessories.

The challenge, then, is how to grade speakers that sound great, look great, are only quasi-portable, and carry a comparatively high price tag relative to both portable and non-portable options. We’ll walk you through our logic below.

iPod owners were both excited and puzzled several months ago by JBL’s simultaneous announcement of two small but quite different iPod-matching speaker systems. The company’s under-$100 and truly portable (batteries optional) On Tour system is technically hardware agnostic, but clearly matches the iPod’s style. By contrast, JBL’s $199.00 On Stage is specifically designed as an iPod accessory: it’s a 6.5-inch diameter white flying saucer of an iPod dock, featuring four total speaker drivers divided into two sets of two left and right channel drivers. Like Altec Lansing’s inMotion iM3 and iMmini speakers, the On Stage features an attractive silver metal grille that covers and protects the speaker drivers, which rest on either side of an empty iPod dock. Touch-sensitive volume buttons - minus on the left, plus on the right - sit immediately in front of the dock on either side of a JBL logo.

Each On Stage comes with four interchangeable plastic iPod mounting panels - one for 10/15/20GB iPods, one for 30/40GB iPods, one for iPod minis, and one for first- and second-generation iPods - plus a short pass-through audio-in cable that can be used with the older iPods and other devices. The rear of On Stage includes an on-off power switch that glows yellow when pressed inward, plus ports for audio in, power in, and Dock Connector cable in. JBL uses three rubber pads on the bottom to secure the unit on a table, and prints the product’s name only on the bottom surface. The only mismatched component in the package is a large black country-specific power supply (with similarly black cable) that doesn’t fit visually with the white On Stage, a modest problem, but one that Altec avoided by using white and fully country-adaptable power supplies.

When we first saw photos of On Stage, we weren’t sure whether we’d like it in person, but there’s little doubt that JBL’s newest speaker system makes a very good first impression. Like Altec’s most recent inMotions, On Stage turns out to be a perfect visual match for full-sized iPods (only modestly less so for the colored aluminum iPod minis), and does not seem oversized despite its deeper-than-iM3 footprint. At only 1.5” tall, it’s easy enough to consider tossing into a briefcase, like the inMotion series and unlike Tivoli’s iPAL, though JBL doesn’t tout On Stage as a “portable” device in any way.

What’s Missing: Battery and Remote Control Options

Two omissions from the On Stage package were surprising given the unit’s price and current competition: the ability to be powered by batteries, and a remote control. Altec’s iM3s partially justify their $179.00 sticker by including power adapters that let the speakers work in different countries, plus compartments for AA battery power. Tivoli’s bulkier milk carton-sized iPAL ($129.99) includes its own rechargeable battery, even though it’s less portable than the Altecs. By comparison, and despite the facts that it’s more expensive than both of these options and more easily carried around than at least the iPAL, On Stage runs only off of the supplied AC power adapter. Though there are reasons not to include the feature, we strongly believe that JBL’s decision to forgo battery-powered portability in On Stage given its price level will put off some potential buyers.

Part of this is attributable to marketing; JBL markets On Stage as a design that can be used in any room of the house, not as a travel companion. Marketing logic aside, we found the lack of a remote control (or even an IR port to support an optional accessory) to be a fairly significant omission compared with Altec’s lower-priced package, and underscore that this feature of the iM3s significantly increases their utility when used in the home. In the pre-iM3 world, where only Altec’s inMotions and Tivoli’s iPAL were somewhat comparable alternatives, On Stage would have seemed only a step behind in features. Today, lacking batteries and a remote, On Stage now looks like a relatively basic speaker system concept: a non-portable iPod dock alternative that you’ll need to control with your hands (or aggressive playlists), not from afar. In this regard, it’s almost identical to the experience you’d have with a pair of JBL’s Creatures, only in a smaller and more expensive package.

Audio Performance

In the absence of a remote control, volume is controlled solely through two metallic surfaces next to On Stage’s dock. Like the controls of the 3G iPod and the Creature speakers, the volume controls of On Stage are digitally touch sensitive (using impedance) and work pretty well most of the time. They adjust in click-click-click (or finger tap-tap-tap) increments rather than more smoothly and graduatlly, but this doesn’t affect the output, which is entirely acceptable at typical volume levels. Pressing both buttons mutes the system.

We were generally wowed by the sound that came out of the On Stage speakers, even by comparison with the inMotion, iMminis, and iM3s, say nothing of the other speakers we’ve tested. Contrary to initial expectations, the circular and short shape of On Stage produced significantly better stereo separation than the traditional upright, taller Altec speakers, casting sound off on 45-degree angles to the left and right sides of the dock. We could clearly hear the left and right channels of songs, which sounded more distinct than in any of Altec’s comparably sized products.

More importantly, three other factors were also better than in any of the Altec options: clarity, apparent frequency response, and size of the audio stage. We heard less line-level noise in On Stage than in the iM3s and iMminis we recently reviewed, and loved the frequency balance of the On Stage’s sound, which had just enough treble to produce crisp sounds, and strong enough bass to create depth and resonance in drums and lower-range strings. Song to song, we heard very little compression in the midrange of the On Stages as compared with the Altecs, especially in the iM3s, where it’s quite noticeable. And both we and outside observers commented on the depth of the “stage” created by On Stage - like the Creatures we have liked so much, On Stage put nearby listeners in the center of a more lifelike audio performance. It sounded much bigger and richer than one would expect from its small size, especially given its similarly small competition. In sum, on all of the above factors, the distinctions were instantly apparent, and became obviously night-and-day different to our ears after a few listens.

However, and critically, it must be noted that JBL’s Creature speakers still outperform the considerably more expensive On Stage package. While similar in audio clarity, the Creatures created an even bigger apparent sound stage than On Stage, with a modestly richer sound on its default settings. Significantly, however, the Creatures include a feature surprisingly absent from On Stage - user-adjustable bass and treble knobs, which are capable of generating sound as rich or as shrill as the user prefers. We say “surprisingly” because On Stage’s box claims “dynamic bass control,” but unless the speakers are doing all the control work on their end, we didn’t see any evidence of the feature.

Price, Comparisons, and Conclusions

We consider the Creature/On Stage comparison critical because of JBL’s decision to develop and release On Stage as a non-portable speaker solution. As described above, we do think that many “portable speaker” buyers wind up dropping those speakers into one place and not moving them, but we still afford the Altecs more than a little additional consideration because they can truly be used anywhere by people so inclined. As is, a $199.00 On Stage system is only more portable than the under $99.95 (and lower) Creatures in the sense that it’s smaller and easier to move. On Stage comes with none of the portable accessories offered by Altec, can’t run on batteries, and will always need to be tethered to an AC adaptor - just like the Creatures, which sell for half the price and sound better.

The counter points, of course, are that On Stage looks sexier, includes complete Dock compatibility for all iPods, and is if not truly portable far more packable than speakers such as the Creatures and Tivoli’s iPAL. These points are all true, and provide the strongest case for dropping extra cash on On Stage. If you have the money burning a hole in your pocket, we’re pretty certain that you won’t be disappointed by the sound of this product. Ignoring the Creatures, it is the best sounding iPod-matching speaker system we’ve heard.

That said, there is similarly little doubt in our minds that Altec made a wiser decision to include remote functionality and numerous truly portable features and accessories with its iM3 speakers. Even though the iM3’s don’t sound as good, in every other regard they offer a lot more for the dollar than JBL’s more expensive offering, and we would recommend them over On Stage in a heartbeat to a person who will actually keep her iPod at a remote-controlled distance or use the speakers while traveling. As a desk-based solution only, On Stage sounds great, but if we’re spending our own money to buy speakers, we’d still take a set of Creatures.

Jeremy Horwitz is Senior Editor of iLounge. A consumer electronics fanatic who practices intellectual property law in his spare time, Jeremy’s recent book, Law School Insider, has been called the “best book about law school - ever,” and he continues to contribute to Ziff-Davis electronic entertainment magazines.

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Superflex, The Working Life (film, 2013).

The Working Life

31 May–26 July 2014

Featuring works by Richard Bell, Andrea Fraser, Marianne Flotron, Melanie Gilligan, Jesse Jones, Darius Mikšys, Stuart Ringholt, and Superflex

Curated by Aileen Burns and Johan Lundh

Representations of labour have a long tradition in art; anxiety, fear, and terror equally so. In the years since the 2008 global financial crisis, many artists have showed a renewed interest in examining the relationship between personal calamities and social catastrophes, employing different forms of therapy as tools for reframing perceptions of ourselves and our surroundings. As philosopher and sociologist Maurizio Lazzarato writes in The Making of the Indebted Man (2012): “From one financial crisis to the next, we have now entered a period of permanent crisis, which we shall call ‘catastrophe.’”

Foregrounding film, video, and performance, The Working Life borrows its title from a piece by Copenhagen-based artist collective Superflex, and features works made post-global financial crisis by eight Australian and international artists. The exhibition addresses a broad affective and political spectrum, providing space both for hands-on audience engagement, such as in Melbournebased Stuart Ringholt’s Anger Workshops (2008–ongoing), and time for contemplation and introspection, as in New York and Los Angelesbased Andrea Fraser’s self-scrutinising Projection (2008). Artists in the show explore a world in perpetual upheaval, and, in the case of Superflex’s hypnotherapy video The Working Life (2013), ways of leaving it all behind.

Artworks in The Working Life use, mimic, or subvert therapeutic methodologies to analyse how individual psyches relate to modern working conditions. With humour and self-awareness, the artists treat themselves, their subjects—human or anthropomorphised—and their audiences as patients, not to heal heartaches but to expose hypocrisy and invoke reflexivity. It would be an overstatement to suggest that the works in this exhibition could solve the problems that they externalise. However, as Andrea Fraser articulates in her essay There’s No Place Like Home (Whitney Biennial catalogue 2012), if we took note of fraud, hypocrisy, injustice, and our own anger, we would open the door to further discussion and perhaps, someday, to change.

The Working Life is developed from The Talking Cure, an exhibition at Oakville Galleries, Oakville, Canada, curated by Aileen Burns and Johan Lundh.


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Kodak Professional's DCS Pro Back 645H. Courtesy of Eastman Kodak Co. with modifications by Michael R. Tomkins. Kodak announces 16mpix digital back
By Michael R. Tomkins, The Imaging Resource
(Wednesday, September 25, 2002 - 02:15 EDT)

Eastman Kodak Co. yesterday announced a new 16 megapixel digital camera back for Hasselblad's new H1 medium format camera system.

The Kodak Professional DCS Pro Back 645H digital camera back is completely portable, featuring an on-board power source, an LCD monitor for image review (with functions such as histogram and white balance confirmation), and flash card slots for storage. It creates either RAW or Kodak's ERI JPEG files, which combines some of the benefits of a RAW file with those of JPEG. The Pro Back 645H has an equivalent ISO of 100 - 400, and will be available in November (at the same time as the Hasselblad H1 system itself) with a cost of about US$11,995 (list).

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New Kodak Professional DCS Pro Back 645H Delivers Portability, Image Quality in Medium Format for Hasselblad H1 Camera System

Delivers Exceptional Camera Body-Digital Back Integration and 16 MP Resolution

COLOGNE, Germany, September 24 -- Kodak Professional, a division of Eastman Kodak Company, today announced its latest digital camera back for the 645 format. The Kodak Professional DCS Pro Back 645H digital camera back is compatible with the new Hasselblad H1 camera system, and delivers the superior resolution, portability and functionality found in the award-winning DCS 645M and 645C digital backs.

Kodak Professional's newest digital camera back features 16-megapixel resolution, an on-board power source, fully featured LCD display and all of the other attributes of the company's 645-format digital camera backs. It delivers unfettered freedom of operation for fashion, portrait and wedding photographers either in the studio or on location.

Hasselblad's new H1 645-format camera features very fast and accurate auto focus functionality, as well as an integral fill flash. The Pro Back 645H back's overall design offers photographers all the advantages of Kodak digital imaging while using a Hasselblad camera body specifically designed to host either a digital back or a film magazine.

"Kodak Professional has a history of leadership in digital camera backs, and with the introduction of our 645H back, we once again advance our broad portfolio of digital solutions to meet the needs of our customers," said Stephen Noble, Worldwide Product Manager, Kodak Professional. "By pairing Hasselblad's new H1 camera system with the portability, functionality and image quality of our medium-format digital backs, we have created an ideal digital solution for professional photographers on the go."

The H1 camera body's contemporary design is specially designed for both digital backs and film magazines. It features an all-electronic user interface that communicates with lenses, film magazines and the viewfinder. The LCD on the camera back displays information to provide photographers with quick access to histograms, format and white balance status. An added benefit for photographers is that the body is designed as a modular system that can grow with photographers as their shooting needs change.

"Kodak Professional brought the industry's first digital camera back to market, and we wanted to work with them to make our camera a reality," said Patrik Mark, Vice President of Business Development, Hasselblad. "Our ambition has always been to build a camera that gives photographers true medium-format digital portability. With the development of the DCS Pro Back 645H back, portable medium-format digital photography has taken a major step forward."

This totally portable, feature-rich medium-format back is supported by Kodak Professional DCS Capture Studio, Photo Desk, and Camera Manager software, and the innovative DCS Custom Looks profiles. It processes Kodak's acclaimed DCR RAW and ERI-JPEG file formats. The ERI-JPEG file format combines the ease-of-use of JPEG files with the image quality and color/exposure control of Kodak's highly regarded DCR format raw camera files to create the best possible images. In addition, it functions with the Kodak ProShots system software in a complete digital workflow, linking photographer, lab and customer.

With an equivalent ISO of 100-400, the 645H back helps photographers shoot in a variety of challenging lighting situations. It is compatible with many of the specialized digital back H1 camera functions and provides overall creative flexibility for zooming, cropping and re-purposing. An anti-aliasing filter is available as an option.

The Kodak Professional DCS Pro Back 645H digital camera back will be available in November, to coincide with availability of the Hasselbald H1 camera system, through dealers of Kodak Professional digital photography products.

Kodak Professional's DCS Pro Back 645H. Courtesy of Eastman Kodak Co. with modifications by Michael R. Tomkins. Click for a bigger picture!

Eastman Kodak Company and Infoimaging
Kodak is the leader in helping people take, share, enhance, preserve, print and enjoy pictures -- for memories, for information, for entertainment. The company is a major participant in "infoimaging" -- a $385 billion industry composed of devices (digital cameras and PDAs), infrastructure (online networks and delivery systems for images) and services & media (software, film and paper enabling people to access, analyze and print images). Kodak harnesses its technology, market reach and a host of industry partnerships to provide innovative products and services for customers who need the information-rich content that images contain. The company, with sales last year of $13.2 billion, is organized into four major businesses: Photography, providing consumers, professionals and cinematographers with digital and traditional products and services; Commercial Imaging, offering image capture, output and storage products and services to businesses and government; Components, delivering flat-panel displays, optics and sensors to original equipment manufacturers; and Health, supplying the healthcare industry with traditional and digital image capture and output products and services.

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Apple has launched a new status page for it’s stores, services like iMessages and Siri ,and iCloud that is far more granular and informative than the previous version. While the old page was simply a list of status messages pertaining to iCloud, the new page contains a board with a section each for Services, Stores, and iCloud. An indicator, either a green square for ‘Normal’ or yellow triangle for ‘Issue’, gives the status of each individual service, such as iMessage, Siri, or Mail.

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[Ancient History] Nalanda and Taxila Universities in Ancient Period

Taxila University :

The world's first university was established at Takshasila or Taxila (northwest region of India) in approximately 700 B.C. The Universities in ancient India were entirely residential. It was considered
that a University should contain at least 21 Professors well versed in Philosophy, Theology and Law; pupils were given free tuition, free boarding, and students who went to an educational institution - be the king or a peasant - lived and boarded together. Ashramas, Viharas and Parishads were great centers of culture and attracted large numbers.

Students went there to learn the purest Sanskrit. Kautilya, whose Arthashashtra is the classic Indian treatise on statecraft, is said to have been born there in the third century BC. It was also in Taxila that, in the previous century, Panini compiled a grammar more comprehensive and scientific than any dreamed of by Greek grammarians.

The campus accommodated 10,500 students and offered over sixty different courses in various fields, such as science, mathematics, medicine, politics, warfare, astrology, astronomy, music, religion, and philosophy. The minimum age for admission was 16 years and students from as far as Babylonia, Greece, Syria, Arabia, and China came to study at the university. Taxila, stood on the banks of the river Vitasa in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent.

A wide range of subjects were taught by experienced masters: Vedas, Language, Grammar, Philosophy, Medicine, Surgery, Archery, Politics, Warfare, Astronomy, Astrology, Accounts, Commerce, Futurology, Documentation, Occult, Music, Dance, etc.

Panini, the great Sanskrit grammarian, Charaka, the author of famous treatise on medicine, and Chanakya, writer of Artha Shastra -- these august names are associated with Taxila. Promising minds from far flung regions converged there to study the Vedas and all branches of secular knowledge. Takshasila or Taxila, as the Greeks called it over 2,000 years ago, was at one of the entrances to the splendor that was India. Its antiquity is rooted both in epic texts like the Ramayana, Mahabharata and the other Puranas.

The Jakatas are full of references to Taxila - over 100 in fact. Mention is made of world-renowned professors who taught the Vedas, the Kalas, Shilpa, Archery and so on. King Kosala and Jivaka, the famous physician were students of the University, the latter learning medicine under Rishi Atreya. Great stress was laid on the study of Sanskrit and Pali literature.

When the Chinese traveller Huen T’sang (A.D. 603-64) visited Takshashila, the town had lost all its former grandeur and international character. (6260)

Nalanda University :

The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BCE was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education. Buddha visited Nalanda several times during his lifetime. The Chinese scholar and traveler Hiuen Tsang stayed here in the 7th century, and has left an elaborate description of the excellence, and purity of monastic life practiced here. About 2,000 teachers and 10,000 students from all over the Buddhist world, lived and studied in this international university.
It had ten thousand students, one hundred lecture-rroms, great libraries, and six immense blocks of dormitories four stories high; its observatories, said Yuan Chwang, "were lost in the vapors of the morning, and the upper rooms towered above the clouds." The old Chinese pilgrim loved the learned monks and shady groves of Nalanda so well he stayed there for five years.

The Nalanda university counted on its staff such great thinkers as Nagarjuna, Aryadeva, Vasubhandu, Asanga, Sthiramati, Dharmapala, Silaphadra, Santideva and Padmasambhava. The ancient universities were the sanctuaries of the inner life of the nation. Another large university was established at Nalanda around 500 B.C. Approximately one mile long and half-mile wide, this campus housed a large library, called Dharam gunj (Treasure of Knowledge), that spread over three buildings, known as Ratna Sagar, Ratnadevi, and Ratnayanjak. Among other facilities, the university included 300 lecture halls, several laboratories, and an astronomical research observatory called Ambudharavlehi. The university used handwritten manuscripts for teaching and attracted students and staff from many countries, including China, Korea and Japan. According to the Chinese traveler Hieun Tsang, the campus housed 10,000 students, 2,000 professors, and a large administrative staff.

The Nalanda library was in three sections housed in three buildings. The one called Ratnodadhi (ocean of pearls) was, reportedly, nine storeys high. The other two, called Ratnasagar (sea of pearls) and Ratnaranjak (pearls of recreation), were six storeys each. The libraries published new works while providing storage for old manuscripts. This description only provides glimpses into what Huien T’sang wrote in detail.

The university was sacked, plundered, looted by the Islamic onslaught. Nalanda was burned to the ground in 1197 and all its monks were slaughtered.

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