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The Mermaid: A Conversation with Fides Krucker — Julie Trimingham
I live by the salt water, and look out every day on a rock where seals sunbathe; my distance vision is impressionistic, the bodies lounging where rock meets wave might as well be mermaids. Traditionally half-fish, half-woman, and drop-dead gorgeous, mermaids, at some point, got confused with the traditionally half-bird, half-woman sirens, whose singing voices were notoriously beautiful. Both animal-woman forms caused shipwrecks, or brought bad luck, although some could bestow boons, as well. In today's popular imagination, the mermaid/siren is commonly thought of as possessing great physical beauty and an irresistible soprano, and she seems to have lost her danger along the way. Weeki Wachee Springs, in Florida, has been featuring professional mermaids in an underwater stage with glass walls since 1947. There are now mermaid schools in Los Angeles, Montreal, Colorado, and the Philippines, among others. Students pick out a colorful monofin and dive in. Mermaiding is now a verb, a hobby, a job. It seems all fantasy, fetish, and sparkle. But I was interested in a mermaid's interior life. And now, my friend has become one. A mermaid. So I thought I'd ask her.
Fides Krucker is an internationally acclaimed singer specializing in contemporary vocal repertoire. Based in Toronto, she is also a teacher, writer, and vocal composer. Her current role is the Mermaid in DIVE, a work she co-created with writer Richard Sanger and composer Nik Beeson.
— Julie Trimingham
Fides Krucker singing "The Pearls" from DIVE.
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Fides Krucker singing "Lyghea's Idyll" from DIVE.
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Julie Trimingham (JT): Before you were a mermaid, you were a girl in baker's whites. You've told me about arpeggiating in front of your first singing teacher, an Italian soprano who would clasp her left breast, squeeze it, and demand, at the end of your run, Another one for baby Jesus! I love this image. Can you please elaborate?
Fides Krucker (FK): When I was young, hardly twenty, I ran my father's bakery. This was industrial baking, we made thousands of croissants an hour… flaky, buttery, high-end ones… but it was not glamorous or romantic in any way. Lots of flour in the air and in my hair (which was big and curly at that time). I'd show up for singing lessons still in my baker's whites…a short sleeved dress, apron, little socks and safety shoes…practical! Maria would actually do what you describe as she taught…the squeeze, the 'baby Jesus'… What I wish I had done in those first lessons was just imitate the way she sang…not her sound… but her healthy vocal process. She had been taught in Italy and came to Canada as a teenager. She had such an opulent voice, and the real 'bel canto' approach. I was only with her a few years as she did not seem 'intellectual' enough for my tastes. Silly me! If only I had been ready to understand how healthy she was in her animal body, embodying a sustainable singing technique due to a pure and uninterrupted line of operatic training. She would have been a great mermaid.
JT: The Pastry Chef in DIVE, is she drawn from your life?
FK: There is a pastry chef in the original story, but he is male. Even though the scene is not from my life, when I sing the vowels of all those Italian and French pastries, I take them quite personally! The words taste good! Panettone, tiramisu, cream puffs and eclairs I used to bake and brioches , cannoli and palm-leaves, I simply love to eat…I'm a bit sweet and flaky myself.
I ended up marrying too young (the first time) thanks to a cheesecake I had made and given to a cousin, who gave it to a Sicilian friend…who proposed. I think agreeing to that marriage was how I got myself out of the bakery. I did not know how to say 'no' to my father, so accidentally said 'yes' to another man. I wasn't raised by a feminist, you know! I was impulsive and unconscious at that time. It has taken a lifetime to try and change that!
JT: DIVE is based on The Professor and the Siren, by Giuseppe di Lampedusa (http://www.nybooks.com/books/imprints/classics/the-siren/). The story follows the lovelorn narrator as he walks into a bar and strikes up a conversation with an old professor. The Professor tells a story of how he once fell in love with a mermaid. He did not follow his love, and he now regrets the dry life he's lived. The narrator later learns that the Professor has subsequently jumped into the drink, presumably to chase some fishy tail. You are the mermaid, yes?
FK: Oh yes I am! And just at the right time in my life! I am undoing so many things that no longer serve me, and she is part of the undoing.
The mermaid I play in DIVE is amoral. (With the exception of Disney's Ariel I imagine all sirens and silkies live somewhere outside of human rights and wrongs). She is fun to inhabit, she gets to break all sorts of vocal rules, and she will have a great costume. In the script she tells us that she is Lighea, the daughter of Calliope. No little mermaid here…she is descended from the biggest muse of all.
You know, a mermaid is utterly undomesticated. She is not domiciled. She inhabits the ocean. She lives far beyond of my idea of 'house'. To bring her to life I have to use this house, my body.
JT: How did you become her?
FK: The mermaid's songs were a real collaboration between Nik, the composer, and myself. I improvised, singing with wolves and with whales. I imitated their sounds and I let myself be wild…I ululated, howled and shrieked. The mermaid is a stand-in for the parts of me not yet fully present…for the parts of me I have learned to hide because they seem dangerous or threatening to society, to men, to other women. This is not because the sounds I am making are inherently rough or aggressive or damaging…it is because they're real…and unfettered.
JT: What is the hardest thing about being a mermaid?
FK: Getting past predictable behaviour. I realize how conditioned and patterned I can be. Sometimes I overreact, sometimes I repress. These are not part of the mermaid's repertoire. She is animal and divine. An extra challenge is that this mermaid appears as jilted girlfriend, pastry shop waitress, barmaid and house keeper, as well as her elemental self. I play them all, and in each of these assigned female roles, there needs to be a little of her pointy teeth and fishy scent.
One thing I dearly love about this mermaid is that when she asks Rosario to come with her under the sea and he says he can't, she simply slips back into the water and goes about her business. I can feel her sadness, but still, she lets go and returns to her element…swims in what is current.
JT: Are you worried about ocean acidification, or is it only the crustaceans that are complaining?
Yes, I am worried. When I was at college, I took Marine Biology. I thought for a few years that this would be my career. Embodying this big mermaid reminds me of that early passion, takes me out of Toronto, and plunks me back into the ocean. I remember scuba diving at Race Rocks, off the southern tip of Vancouver Island. We were in the water at least twice a week swimming with the extraordinary invertebrate life….colours and shapes galore…sensitive anemones, prickly sea urchins, sluggish sea cucumbers, and masses of bull kelp. Acidification absolutely affects any sea creature that makes a shell. It upsets other processes in virtually all varieties of sea life…reducing an organism's ability to reproduce, heal, grow and respond to stress. Sea life is sensitive life! We need to listen.
JT: DIVE is set in Mussolini's Italy. What's the relationship between fascism and your mermaid?
FK: That's a great question. Fascism refers to a bundling together in order to find strength. This is a good idea. But the fascism or 'bundling together of peasants' in Italy at that time was under the dictatorship of Mussolini.
The mermaid is elemental. She is as wild and powerful as a storm, she has an intrinsic violence. In the way she uses her voice, we can tell that she knows how to reign that violence in. Mussolini just rages and roars. I suggested to the composer that we stretch out his voice to really explore the sounds within his yelled speeches. This made them more musical and more animal all at once. Nik did beautiful work with this stretched vocal material, and I respond as the mermaid to it through my own stretched, nonconforming sounds. Mermaid and Mussolini go toe to toe, howl to howl.
JT: Mermaids can't spread their legs. What do you make of this?
FK: Heaven! Peace of mind! Power! A different type of intimacy…and maybe a little loneliness?
In ancient Greece a woman's voice was equated to a woman's vagina. A physician from that time would say that you could hear when a woman was menstruating, thanks to the sound of her voice. Women were also expected to speak in pleasing tones within the city walls of Athens. Women did not have the vote, could not own property. They were not full citizens. To make loud sound they had to leave civic space. Out in nature or in the suburbs they could engage with the ritualistic female sound called the Ololyga. This high piercing cry would have functioned cathartically, a communal blowing off of steam.
So a mermaid making any sound she pleases…dangerous sound to boot…and not spreading her legs, seems logical and useful to me. Very undomesticated. It makes me want to re-read the Lysistrata. The women in Aristophanes' play withhold sex as a way to try and secure peace and end the Peloponnesian War. That's a whole society of women closing one mouth with the hope that the words coming out of the other will be heard and heeded. This strategy has been used in modern times to protest violence and corruption and effect change…Nigeria, Kenya, Togo, South Sudan, Liberia, The Philippines and Colombia.
JT: Mermaids don't wear clothes.
FK: My voice is an intimate thing. It is my familiar. It knows me and my job is to be naked with it and let it be naked. And then know where I left my clothes!
JT: Your mermaid screams and groans as well as sings.
FK: Screaming is a human survival tool. It sounds alarm. Growling, shrieking, sobbing, whining, these non-verbal sounds express exactly what is going on for us.
JT: When you are singing, where does the song come from?
FK: The place that aches behind my chest. Maybe this is my heart! But it feels more like soul or even a very specific intelligence. It is not always listened to or respected…by me, by others.
The ache is is a disciple of the emotions, learning all of their curves, no matter how painful, or how riskily bright and optimistic. It is devoted to the spaces between the notes on the page.
JT: Diving into the ocean is deep work. What do you think, Mermaid?
FK: This morning, that sentence makes me tired. I am too aware of all the work that needs to be done…in relationships within the family, within society, with the planet itself. For me, a woman with two legs, I am glad that I can go for a vigorous walk and let go of worry for a while.
The mermaid in our piece takes on big things, she represents big things, and even though I try to house her when singing…and many of us are housing these big thoughts and feelings every day…there is only so much any one person can do.
I am so grateful for art…for its ability to point things out and its audacity to imagine…and if that can inspire truthful and hopeful conversation within community, well, that is even better. That's what I am interested in now…imagining a more expansive and flexible and integrated existence for us all.
— Fides Krucker & Julie Trimingham
Watch a bit of DIVE at http://www.nikbeeson.com/dive/
CDs available at http://www.nikbeeson.com/merch/
Sonic Theatre Performance
July 30 – August 9
Array Music Studio
155 Walnut Avenue, Toronto
For more information on the upcoming performances go to http://bit.ly/1KrirH0 or http://www.fideskrucker.com/DIVE/
Julie Trimingham is a filmmaker and writer. Her first novel, Mockingbird, was released in 2013. Way Elsewhere, a collection of fictional essays, is forthcoming from Lettered Streets Press. She loves writing for Numéro Cinq. Stories she has told at The Moth Story Slam are posted at www.julietrimingham.com.
2015, Interviews, NC Magazine, Vol. VI, No. 8, August 2015
5 Responses to "The Mermaid: A Conversation with Fides Krucker — Julie Trimingham"
Very interesting interview. It reminds me of the elemental forces that R. Murray Schafer tries to incorporate into his work. Thank you for this
dg says:
Janice, Great to see you here. Thanks! Also a wonderful singer.
Odd how even the stranger notes of feminist criticism still bear interest. Imagine going by some hill or other in the ancient Greek boondocks and hearing a choir of shrieking, dispossessed women. Now we shut them up or give them a token raise of salary.
Sounds you can get lost in. I am no student of the opera–at all–but such things can make a man interested. Reminded me, for some reason, of Bjork singing Oceania.
Jeremy, Very good to hear from you.
Everyone, Allow me to introduce Jeremy Brunger who has an essay on Nietzsche also coming out in this issue, his second essay in the magazine. He's a wonderful addition to the community.
Julie Trimingham says:
Jeremy, thanks so much for reading! I look forward to seeing your work here in N5.
yes re: Bjork, Oceania!
Making the whole range of human sounds is such a great way to re-possess, reclaim and enlarge, the body/self. Plus, it's fun–
(& if you're interested in Fides' work, there are more references & links to performance in a previous essay I wrote on voice
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Billie Eilish recalls hating her body as a teenager and overcoming her heartbreaking diagnosis
Billie Eilish is opening up about the complicated feelings she had about her body as a teenager.
During a recent interview with Vogue for her first video cover, Eilish spoke about her relationship with her body and what it took for her to work through the negativity associated with it. She explained that years of injuries have left her in a lot of pain and hatred for her body.
Before breaking into the music industry with the release of "Ocean Eyes" in 2015, Eilish had aspirations of being a dancer. Sadly, an injury to her growth plate at age 13 forced her to reevaluate her dreams and find a new passion.
"Going through my teenage years hating myself and all that stupid shit, a lot of that came from my anger towards my body and how angry I was at how much pain it caused me and how much I lost because of it. Things that happened to it" Eilish said. "I got injured right after we made 'Ocean Eyes,' so the music kind of took the place of dancing."
Billie Eilish hated her body due to the pain she was in as a result of various injuries.
(Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for ABA/Archive)
BILLIE EILISH ADMITS SHE HAS A 'TERRIBLE RELATIONSHIP' WITH HER BODY
"I felt like my body had been lighting me up for years," she said. "I had to go through a process of being like, my body is really me. And it's not to get me."
Eilish was eventually diagnosed with hypermobility, a syndrome in which an individual has overly flexible joints, causing them to bend more than they should, which can be painful.
During the interview, Eilish's mother, Maggie Baird, gave more information about her diagnosis, saying that "things that you and I could do to help each other, like certain types of massages or chiropractors, can really hurt you."
Eilish was diagnosed with hypermobility syndrome, which means her joints are more flexible than they should be.
(Ronald Martinez/Getty Images/Archive)
This isn't the first time the "Bad Guy" singer has spoken out about her body, as her style and body image issues remain a topic of interest.
In August 2021, she told The Guardian that she has a "terrible relationship with (her) body" and that she needs to "disassociate herself from the ideas (she has) of (her) body" during performances because, otherwise, her performance would be affected. .
"I wear bigger clothes that are easier to move around without showing everything — they can be really unflattering," she said. "In the pictures they look like I don't even know what. I just completely separate the two. Because I have such a terrible relationship with my body that you wouldn't believe so I just have to dissociate."
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She also admitted that she doesn't understand why society is obsessed with bodies, be it their own or others'. During a campaign for Calvin Klein in 2019, the singer discussed the matter further, saying that society's obsession with bodies is the inspiration behind her public image. In the video, she said that the baggy clothes mean that "no one can say because they haven't seen what's underneath".
The obsession with her body in particular had a profound impact on her style. She told Elle magazine in 2019 that, as a woman with larger breasts, she feels more harshly judged for wearing a top that might show a little cleavage. She referenced a time when someone took a picture of her in a tank top after she got off the tour bus, saying, "My boobs were trending on Twitter. … All the media wrote about my boobs."
Eilish used to have to disassociate herself from her body image issues when performing in fear that it would affect her show.
(Matthew Baker/Redferns/Archive)
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"I was born with shitty boobs, bro. I was born with DNA that was going to give me big boobs. Recently, I was FaceTimeing a friend of mine who's a guy, and I was wearing a tank top. He was like, 'Ugh, put it on a shirt.' And I said, 'I'm wearing a shirt,'" she told the mag. "Someone with smaller breasts could wear a tank top, and I could put on that exact tank top and be embarrassed because my breasts are big. That's stupid. It's the same shirt."
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Bevolking
De telling van 1934 registreerde 672 inwoners. Dit aantal schommelde tot 1985 tussen de 650 á 750 personen. Sinds 1985 kampt het dorp echter met een intensieve bevolkingskrimp. Op 31 december werden er 218 inwoners geregistreerd.
Van de 300 inwoners reageerden er 269 op de optionele volkstelling van 2011. Zo'n 261 personen identificeerden zichzelf als etnische Bulgaren (97%) en 8 personen als Roma (3%).
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478 Battling the Pinnacle of the Arcana Plane
Everyone stared at the prideful figure standing there in dismay. He was too strong, just a single spell could cause all those experts to become injured. The spell's destructive force was appalling.
Boom. At that moment, a figure descended like a flash of lightning. The figure stepped forward and the heavens rumbled, like a mountain crashing down upon Ye Futian who had just finished casting his spell. His brilliant eyes glancing at the other person, Ye Futian's palm stretched out, his Spiritual Qi culminating into the form of a rod.
Golden rays of light shot out suddenly and the crowd saw Ye Futian's body quiver. On his back, a pair of giant Roc wings appeared, like a Roc king attached to him. His wings shuddered and a golden storm started to erupt. Ye Futian's body slowly rose into the air, the golden rod in his hand striking out. The golden light pierced the heavens and with a deafening bang, the mountain was split in two and the rod collided with the figure, sweeping it back.
"Do it." Multiple figures appeared simultaneously and headed towards Ye Futian.
Ye Futian stepped into the air and flashes of lightning appeared. The speed of the Thundering Illusion Step combined with the Roc wings was breakneck. It was as though he teleported in front of a person and his rod struck out with no hesitation. Another resounding crack and another person crashed into the ground.
Bang, bang, bang…. Following that, the crowd could only see Ye Futian's phantom, and few in the Arcana Plane could track his movements. They could only see people continuing to be pummeled into the ground and the sound of them hitting the ground.
In an instant, there were already over ten people in the ground. The dazzling figure flew upwards and appeared in the air, its golden wings flapping gently, perfectly fitting into its aura. Compared to him, Jin Yunxiao would probably feel inferior.
The members of the Jin Clan had extremely piercing gazes. Ye Futian actually had the Roc Life Spirit as well.
Tchh… A brilliant light slashed towards him and the crowd looked towards the air. They saw Chen Liu leading a group of Chen Clan geniuses in slashing the Sun Sword. The glows from the Sun Swords intersected and formed a fearsome sword spectrum which slashed towards Ye Futian like domineering sun rays.
Hissssss… When the Sun Swords collided with Ye Futian, his body ignited and the hungry flames turned into a brilliant light veil, circulating around his body. The flames on his body were blazing like a sun and his body the vessel for the sun. The flames threatened to burn everything to ashes and the Sun Swords actually assimilated within the flames' energy.
In that instant, a sun appeared behind Ye Futian, hanging high up in the sky, its rays blinding.
"A second Life Spirit," the crowd murmured to themselves, with the Sun Spirit, he would be impervious to the flames. His body was like the sun's vessel, able to burn everything. At the same time, within the sun, a symbol of flames appeared. Ye Futian was like the Fire God, he took a step forward and the flame symbol shot out multiple light beams towards all directions.
Chen Liu and his clan members felt an extremely strong flame energy, and they all released their Life Spirit Dharmas to combat it.
In the air, the unparalleled figure swung the rod like the visage of a Divine Ape. The rod in Ye Futian's hands continued to grow bigger and turned into a giant golden rod. The rod continued its rampage, and the skies stormed.
Fwoosh. The golden wings flickered and Ye Futian stormed forward with the rage of the heavens. Chen Liu and his clan members could feel the impending pressure and their faces paled. They saw Ye Futian swing out with his rod, and the shadow of the rod grew at an alarming rate. A golden rod that could rival the skies in length appeared, and with an ear-splitting bang, the air itself appeared to be shaking. Chen Liu and his clan members started to vomit blood, and their bodies fell to the ground.
The group was swept to the ground. Ye Futian continued to step forward towards the direction where most of the crowd was, continuing to wield his rod. From the heavens, colossal shadows appeared and hammered down.
"Spread out!" someone shouted, and many people started to scatter in different directions, yet the rod continued to beat many people into the ground with irresistible force.
People from both sides of Ye Futian assaulted him and the sound of people clashing sounded out as Ye Futian's Fatal Entanglement swathed them and threw them back.
Invincible. This was the thought of the onlookers outside the Starry School at that moment. Under the attack of that many experts, none of them could even withstand a single strike of Ye Futian's rod. He was strong beyond belief.
Today Ye Futian was crowned the Son of the Top Three Schools and bestowed with the holy robes. This meant that he would stand at the peak of his generation with no rival. Zhen Rong was also among those participating in the battle. She was swept to the ground with one strike, blood streaming from her mouth. However, what made her really feel humiliation was that Ye Futian did not even look her in the eye when he injured her with his strike. It was as though to him, the young lady of the Zhen Clan was just a passerby and not deserving of his attention.
Not just her, but there was no shortage of famed geniuses that took part in the battle of the Top Three Schools, yet no matter who it was, no matter how famous they were usually, how strong they were, they were all decimated.
From the start of the battle, not much time had gone by, yet the hundreds of experts that had joined in the battle had all been defeated. In the air, the battle came to a halt. Donned in holy robes and wearing the holy crown, Ye Futian hovered in the air, his wings shining brilliantly, his gaze sharp, looking down upon the crowd.
"Is there anyone else who wishes to challenge me?" Ye Futian's gaze swept across the massive crowd. There was an ample amount of experts, yet not one of them could stand up to Ye Futian. In fact, none of them could even face him in battle; they were all brushed off.
Within the crowd, Wang Yurou stared intently at the figure with a sense of helplessness. He had been like this in Yunyue City as well, even now, when he was facing the geniuses of the Divine Sky City, nobody could mar his brilliance.
In another location, three figures squeezed within the crowd. The skinny teen smiled, blinking and said, "Little brother is still so suave."
"Looks like his days have gotten even more enriching without us seniors to watch over him." Another handsome teen nodded his head and smiled.
The fat teen stood at the back, watching the outstanding figure and thought back to his own days. There was no comparison, his life was simply too pitiful.
"Since the founding of the Top Three Schools, this is the first time they've crowned a Son. Since the Starry School is the first to start off this tradition, the Son that they've crowned should dominate the entire plane in order to receive such preferential treatment. Why should the fights be limited to only the Middle Arcana Plane? Moreover, I've heard that you revealed the strength of an Upper Arcana Plane cultivator at the Evil Dragon Zone," an expert from the Blazing Sun School said. Ye Futian sweeping his entire generation and none of the disciples of the Top Three Schools being a match for him was nothing to the Starry School, but the Blazing Sun School and the Bright Moon School would lose face.
Many people had stunned expressions. Geniuses were plentiful in the Top Three Schools. For an Upper Arcana Plane to challenge the fifth level of the Arcana Plane was a bit of a bully. However, many people were unfamiliar with what happened at the Evil Dragon Zone, but they knew that one's cultivation level could not be forged. Ye Futian was indeed in the fifth level of the Arcana Plane.
"Shameless," Long Ling'er said disdainfully.
Ye Futian's gaze shifted in the direction of the Blazing Sun School and replied, "If the Blazing Sun School wishes to challenge me with an Upper Arcana Plane disciple, go ahead."
Bam. They saw a figure stand up and step forward. Many people's expressions became dumbfounded when they saw the person who had stepped out.
"Shameless!" Long Ling'er's face turned red in anger as she repeated herself. The person who had stepped forward from Chen Wang from the Chen Clan, a cultivator at the pinnacle of the Arcana Plane. He himself was also a prodigy, the difference between the two of them was too great.
Chen Wang stared cruelly at Ye Futian. In the ninth level of the Martial Arts Battlefield, he was defeated in one blow by Ye Futian. At that time, Ye Futian had martial arts fate surrounding him, but not this time.
In an instant, the sun's flames enveloped Chen Wang's body, causing it to become extremely dazzling. He released his Life Spirit Dharma and a sun appeared. Within the sun, there was the statue of a Divine Sun Bird, the Three-legged Golden Raven.
An awe-inspiring aura circulated around Chen Wang's body and wings of flames appeared on his back, firing beams of light towards Ye Futian. In the air, flames from the sun descended from the skies and gathered around his body, causing the flames around his body to burn even brighter, as though he was one with the sun.
He stretched out his arm and the flames turned into an intimidating sun god sword, the flames that it was giving off was strong enough to burn any Middle Arcana Plane expert to ashes. Many people felt worried for Ye Futian. He was easily taunted into accepting the Blazing Sun's challenge, they felt it was a rash decision on his part. The Blazing Sun School did not pull their punches and sent out Chen Wang to battle him.
Ye Futian's body continued to hover in the air, thunder, and lightning at his feet. At that moment, Chen Wang leaped forward and the sun shined down on him, merging with his body and blazing Ye Futian's body with a piercing glow. He struck at Ye Futian with the sun god sword in a straightforward manner.
Bang! Ye Futian kicked off the ground and his Thundering Illusion Step allowed him to rapidly change places. The blade of light slashed towards the Starry School in the distance, where an expert stepped in and an invisible barrier stopped the blade of light from progressing.
Chen Wang let out a grunt and moved at an equally speedy pace, heading straight for Ye Futian. He slashed out yet again and the blade of light appeared to transform into the sun's rays, reaching in an instant. However, Ye Futian had already predicted the lightspeed attack and he avoided it yet again with his Thundering Illusion Step, leaving the destruction of the sun's rays to the experts to stop.
Chen Wang frowned. He had not expected Ye Futian's reaction to be that quick. He stepped foot into the air once again, countless rays spilling off his body. In the air, he slashed out with his sword, this time multiple blades of sun rays were released, leaving Ye Futian with nowhere to dodge.
Ye Futian stared at the oncoming attack, his Freedom Meditation at work. He had obtained the sage legacy and had three divine lights. These three divine lights mirrored the Top Three Schools' abilities. Chen Wang was the genius of the Chen Clan and cultivated in the Blazing Sun School. His expertise was the sun's flames, so he naturally mastered the Blazing Sun's abilities. Ye Futian wanted to observe Chen Wang's cultivation methods.
Just then, blades of sun rays shot towards him, encircling the entire area he was in. Every blade of sun ray contained immense destructive power. In his body, an equally fearsome light was circulating. In an instant, many meteorites appeared and gathered around his body, circulating frantically. Each one of these meteorites appeared to have a dazzling light that glowed and faded, just like a star, like constellations circulating around Ye Futian's body! | {
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Walters could leave Turf Moor
Tony Scholes May 24, 2018 Walters could leave Turf Moor2018-05-24T21:44:45+00:00
Jon Walters is half way through a two year contract at Burnley, but after a difficult first season brought about by ankle and knee injuries, he could be set to depart this summer after talks with manager Sean Dyche.
Speaking on Sky Sports News this evening, Walters, who is currently on international duty with the Republic of Ireland, said: "I had a few little niggly injuries, ankle and knee, and then I've been fit for a while, but not been picked. But I can't moan. The team is doing well and I suppose that's part and parcel of it. I'm delighted to come over and hopefully get some minutes and show I'm still a footballer.
"I've been fit for a while and in the squad and not been picked. Look, I can't moan too much. The team is doing ever so well, but I have spoken to the manager and I think I'm available to go if needs be. I'll assess it and see what's there, but first and foremost, there are these games (internationals). I want to get back playing, get minutes under my belt and show I am still playing."
Walters joined Burnley on 7th July last year. At the time of his signing, Martin Spinks, for the Stoke Sentinel, wrote: "His exit will spell the end for one of the club's most popular players of recent years. Since arriving from Ipswich for £2.75m in 2010, Walters has invariably delivered when it counts most and endeared himself to supporters appreciating his ceaseless endeavour and occasional brilliance."
Meanwhile, former Port Vale legend Robbie Earle said of him: "Jon Walters must be one of Stoke City's finest signings of the last decade. Look at the stats: More than 250 games played, 62 goals scored and thousands of miles covered by one of the hardest working players you could ever wish to see. So, if Walters does complete a move to Burnley then I am sure he will get a rousing reception whenever he returns to the bet365 Stadium. Let's face it, he doesn't owe Stoke anything."
Walters was, as expected, on the bench for our opening game of the season at Chelsea, making his debut as a substitute. He got his first, and only start, at Ewood Park in our easy League Cup win against Blackburn, but suffered an early ankle injury that forced him off before half time. His only appearances since came, again as a substitute, at Manchester United on Boxing Day and at Manchester City in the FA Cup eleven days later.
There was speculation in January that he might go to the car crash at Sunderland, but a knee injury requiring surgery put paid to that and since regaining fitness he's not been able to force his way back in the team.
Given tonight's interview, it does look as though Walters is likely to move on ahead of the new season. There is likely to be no shortage of interest and there is no doubt that the Stoke fans would welcome him back with open arms.
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In this recent photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society, three male dhole, a species of Asiatic wild dog, that have debuted at the Bronx Zoo, stand in their new habitat adjacent at the zoo in the Bronx borough of New York. The trio, named Roan, Apollo, and Kito, siblings that were born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in 2016, are native to portions of southern and central Asia. (Julie Larsen Maher/Wildlife Conservation Society via AP)
Pack of handsome wild dogs debuts at Bronx Zoo
NEW YORK (AP) — A pack of handsome brothers is getting settled at New York's Bronx Zoo. The foxlike wild dogs — called dholes (dohlz) — were born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in 2016. The trio, named Roan, Apollo and Kito, have brownish-red coats dappled with white markings, and bushy tails...
In this Oct. 5, 2019, photo released by the Department of National Parks, two elephants are seen stuck on the edge of the Haew Narok Waterfall in Khao Yai National Park, Nakhon Nayok, central Thailand. A herd of wild elephants was swept away by raging waters in Thailand's national park, drowning six, while rangers helped steer two animals out of a deep ravine. (Department of National Parks via AP)
6 elephants drown, 2 rescued in Thai national park
BANGKOK (AP) — A herd of wild elephants was swept away by raging waters in a national park in Thailand, drowning six, while rangers helped steer two of the animals out of a deep ravine. Staff at Khao Yai National Park discovered the two struggling elephants and the carcasses after dawn Saturday...
This photo provide by the Berlin Zoo on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, shows the newborn panda twins during their first care at the zoo after they are born. Female Panda Meng Meng gave birth to two panda babies in Berlin Zoo on Saturday evening Aug. 31, 2019. (Zoo Berlin/Zoologischer Garten Berlin via AP)
Double cuddle: Berlin zoo celebrates birth of 2 panda cubs
BERLIN (AP) — A zoo in Berlin is celebrating the arrival of two panda cubs, the first time one of the rare mammals has given birth in Germany. Zoo Berlin said Monday that mother Meng Meng gave birth to a hand-sized pink cub at 6:54 p.m. Saturday. According to the zoo, mothering came naturally to...
In this photo taken August 25, 2012 a herd of elephants in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. A CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) conference being held in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday Aug. 27, 2019, is expected to decide later Tuesday weather to allow the capture of wild African elephants for export beyond Africa, with U.S. and Europe campaigning against the practice and with nations like China, Zimbabwe, and Botswana pressing to allow the trade. (AP Photo/Kevin Andreson)
Countries agree to limit sales of elephants to zoos
GENEVA (AP) — Countries have agreed to limit the controversial sale of wild elephants caught in Zimbabwe and Botswana, to the delight of conservationists but the dismay of some of the African countries involved. Wildlife experts say the Tuesday vote at a conference in Geneva on trade in endangered...
In this Friday, April 5, 2019 file photo taken trough a window female panda Meng Meng eats bamboo at its enclosure at the zoo in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin zoo announced that Meng Meng is probablypregnant after an artificial insemination several months ago. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file)
Berlin expects: Zoo's panda pregnant, birth expected soon
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin's zoo is hoping to hear the patter of tiny panda paws soon. The zoo on Tuesday posted on Facebook a few seconds of footage from an ultrasound scan of its 6-year-old Meng Meng, which it said shows "a mini-panda with its heart beating fast." It said that the birth isn't far off,...
This Monday, July 29, 2019 photo provided by the San Diego Zoo shows a day-old southern white rhino calf stands beside its resting mother, Victoria, at the at the Nikita Kahn Rhino Rescue Center at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, Calif. The zoo has announced the first successful artificial insemination birth of a southern white rhino in North America. San Diego Zoo Global says the mother gave birth to a healthy male calf Sunday July 28, 2019, at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Mother and calf will remain off-limits to the public for now to allow them to bond. (Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo via AP)
July 30, 2019 - 1:44 pm
Rhinoceros conceived artificially born at California zoo
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A conservation organization in San Diego says it has achieved the first successful artificial insemination birth of a southern white rhino in North America, an important step in saving another rhino species from extinction. San Diego Zoo Global announced that mother Victoria gave...
Giant panda shocked by electric fence in Scotland
LONDON (AP) — A giant panda has learned the hard way that his new enclosure is protected by an electric fence. Visitors at Edinburgh Zoo were worried Tuesday after watching male panda Yang Guang run back to his den after being zapped by the barrier. The panda and his partner Tian Tian, the only...
FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019 file photo, female southern white rhino, 17-year-old Hope, is shot with tranquilizing darts, so a team of experts can harvest her eggs, at a zoo park in Chorzow, Poland. Scientists in Europe said Tuesday June 25, 2019, they have successfully transferred a test tube rhino embryo back into the female whose eggs were fertilized in vitro, as part of an effort to save another nearly extinct sub-species of the giant horned mammal. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
Scientists successfully transfer 1st test tube rhino embryo
BERLIN (AP) — Scientists in Europe said Tuesday they've successfully transferred a test tube rhino embryo back into a female whose eggs were fertilized in vitro, as part of an effort to save another nearly extinct sub-species of the giant horned mammal. The procedure was performed last month on a...
Orangutan Nenette eats a cake as she celebrates her 50th birthday, at the Jardin des Plantes zoo, in Paris, Sunday, June 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Paris zoo gives orangutan Nenette a 50th birthday party
PARIS (AP) — Nenette, one of the world's oldest Borneo orangutans in captivity, has celebrated her 50th birthday at a zoo in Paris, where she has lived almost all her life. Birthday cake, wrapped boxes and visitors singing "Happy Birthday" were part of the party held Sunday for Nenette at Menagerie...
This photo taken on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 and provided by the Phoenix Zoo shows a big-eyed baby pygmy owl, one of four hatched at the zoo three weeks ago under a special breeding program. The cactus ferruginous pygmy owls are being raised by two pairs of adult owls. Three pairs of the tiny owls laid 11 eggs among them, but only four hatched. The owls weigh just 3 ounces as adults and nest in the cavities of the saguaro cactus. Its population has declined in recent decades and the species is now believed to number fewer than 100 in the state. (The Phoenix Zoo via AP)
Phoenix Zoo flying high over 3-week-old baby pygmy owls
PHOENIX (AP) — Conservation specialists at the Phoenix Zoo say they are flying high over the arrival of four big-eyed baby pygmy owls. The cactus ferruginous pygmy owls hatched three weeks ago and are being raised by two pairs of adult owls. Three pairs of the tiny owls laid 11 eggs among them, but... | {
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Robert Sweet (1783-1835)
Robert Sweet (1783-1835) The Florist's Guide, and cultivator's directory; containing coloured figures of the choicest flowers, cultivated by florists. London: Tilling for James Ridgway, 1827-1832. 2 volumes, 8° (240 x 149mm). 200 hand-coloured engraved plates by J.Watts after Edwin Dalton Smith. Later nineteenth century light brown calf gilt by J.Clarke, covers with triple-fillet border, spines in six compartments with raised bands, green morocco lettering-piece in the second, the third with volume numbers on red morocco circles onlaid onto gilt decorated green morocco onlay, the other compartments with repeat decoration in gilt composed of stars and various floral motifs, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION OF SWEET'S HIGHLY DECORATIVE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE CULTIVATION OF MANY OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FLOWERING PLANTS THEN AVAILABLE. Each plate shows a single variety and is accompanied by text giving a taxonomic description and instructions for the plant's cultivation. The work displays a bias towards the Tulip family and includes 61 'biblomen' or multi-coloured varieties. Also included are Carnations (19), 'Picotees' or Dianthus (14), Pinks (18), Ranunculus (38), 'Georgianas' or Dahlias (6), Auriculas (27), Polyanthus (2), Hyacinths (7) and Roses (8). Not included, of course, are any Cistus or Geraniums, both of which were dealt with by Sweet in his two earlier monographs. All but one of the plates are after Edwin Smith (1800-c.1866). Little is known of his early life, but his most productive years were between 1825 and 1836 when, besides his work for Sweet, he also made drawings for Maund's Botanic Garden and the Royal Horfticultural Society. Cleveland 930; Nissen BBI 1925; Great Flower Books (1990) p.143. (2)
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Andrés Matonte (* 30. března 1988, Uruguay) je uruguayský mezinárodní fotbalový rozhodčí, který působí také jako učitel tělesné výchovy.
Kariéra
S tréninkem začal ve 20 letech v roce 2008 a v roce 2017 debutoval jako rozhodčí v uruguayské fotbalové lize při remíze 0:0 mezi Fénixem a River Plate Montevideo.
Od roku 2019 je mezinárodním rozhodčím FIFA. Pískal jihoamerické turnaje do 15 a 17 let 2019, jihoamerickou kvalifikaci na olympijské hry, Arabský pohár FIFA 2021 a jihoamerickou kvalifikaci na Mistrovství světa 2022 v Kataru. Díky svým výkonům byl Matonte vybrán jako jeden z rozhodčích pro již zmiňované Mistrovství světa 2022.
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Uruguayští fotbaloví rozhodčí
Narození v Uruguayi
Rozhodčí na Mistrovství světa ve fotbale 2022
Narození 30. března
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/* $NetBSD: pk_usrreq.c,v 1.26 2003/08/07 16:33:05 agc Exp $ */
/*
* Copyright (c) 1991, 1992, 1993
* The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
*
* This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by the
* Laboratory for Computation Vision and the Computer Science Department
* of the University of British Columbia and the Computer Science
* Department (IV) of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
* are met:
* 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
* documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
* 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
* may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
* without specific prior written permission.
*
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
* ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
* IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
* ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
* FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
* DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
* OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
* HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
* LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
* OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
* SUCH DAMAGE.
*
* @(#)pk_usrreq.c 8.2 (Berkeley) 1/9/95
*/
/*
* Copyright (c) 1984 University of British Columbia.
* Copyright (c) 1992 Computer Science Department IV,
* University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.
*
* This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by the
* Laboratory for Computation Vision and the Computer Science Department
* of the University of British Columbia and the Computer Science
* Department (IV) of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
* are met:
* 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
* documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
* 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
* must display the following acknowledgement:
* This product includes software developed by the University of
* California, Berkeley and its contributors.
* 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
* may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
* without specific prior written permission.
*
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
* ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
* IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
* ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
* FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
* DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
* OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
* HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
* LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
* OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
* SUCH DAMAGE.
*
* @(#)pk_usrreq.c 8.2 (Berkeley) 1/9/95
*/
#include <sys/cdefs.h>
__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: pk_usrreq.c,v 1.26 2003/08/07 16:33:05 agc Exp $");
#include <sys/param.h>
#include <sys/systm.h>
#include <sys/mbuf.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <sys/socketvar.h>
#include <sys/protosw.h>
#include <sys/errno.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/proc.h>
#include <net/if.h>
#include <net/if_types.h>
#include <net/route.h>
#include <netccitt/x25.h>
#include <netccitt/pk.h>
#include <netccitt/pk_var.h>
#include <netccitt/pk_extern.h>
static void pk_setsockaddr __P((struct pklcd *, struct mbuf *));
static void pk_setpeeraddr __P((struct pklcd *, struct mbuf *));
static void old_to_new __P((struct mbuf *));
static void new_to_old __P((struct mbuf *));
static void
pk_setsockaddr(lcp, nam)
struct pklcd *lcp;
struct mbuf *nam;
{
nam->m_len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_x25);
bcopy(lcp->lcd_ceaddr, mtod(nam, caddr_t), (size_t)nam->m_len);
if (lcp->lcd_flags & X25_OLDSOCKADDR)
new_to_old(nam);
}
static void
pk_setpeeraddr(lcp, nam)
struct pklcd *lcp;
struct mbuf *nam;
{
nam->m_len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_x25);
bcopy(lcp->lcd_craddr, mtod(nam, caddr_t), (size_t)nam->m_len);
if (lcp->lcd_flags & X25_OLDSOCKADDR)
new_to_old(nam);
}
/*
*
* X.25 Packet level protocol interface to socket abstraction.
*
* Process an X.25 user request on a logical channel. If this is a send
* request then m is the mbuf chain of the send data. If this is a timer
* expiration (called from the software clock routine) them timertype is
* the particular timer.
*
*/
int
pk_usrreq(so, req, m, nam, control, p)
struct socket *so;
int req;
struct mbuf *m, *nam, *control;
struct proc *p;
{
struct pklcd *lcp;
int s;
int error = 0;
if (req == PRU_CONTROL)
return (pk_control(so, (long)m, (caddr_t)nam,
(struct ifnet *)control, p));
s = splsoftnet();
lcp = (struct pklcd *)so->so_pcb;
#ifdef DIAGNOSTIC
if (req != PRU_SEND && req != PRU_SENDOOB && control)
panic("pk_usrreq: unexpected control mbuf");
#endif
if (lcp == 0 && req != PRU_ATTACH) {
error = EINVAL;
goto release;
}
/*
pk_trace (pkcbhead, TR_USER, (struct pklcd *)0,
req, (struct x25_packet *)0);
*/
switch (req) {
/*
* X.25 attaches to socket via PRU_ATTACH and allocates a
* logical channel descriptor. If the socket is to receive
* connections, then the LISTEN state is entered.
*/
case PRU_ATTACH:
if (lcp != 0) {
error = EISCONN;
break;
}
lcp = pk_attach(so);
if (lcp == 0)
error = ENOBUFS;
break;
/*
* Detach a logical channel from the socket. If the state of
* the channel is embryonic, simply discard it. Otherwise we
* have to initiate a PRU_DISCONNECT which will finish later.
*/
case PRU_DETACH:
pk_disconnect(lcp);
break;
/*
* Give the socket an address.
*/
case PRU_BIND:
if (nam->m_len == sizeof(struct x25_sockaddr))
old_to_new(nam);
error = pk_bind(lcp, nam);
break;
/*
* Prepare to accept connections.
*/
case PRU_LISTEN:
error = pk_listen(lcp);
break;
/*
* Initiate a CALL REQUEST to peer entity. Enter state
* SENT_CALL and mark the socket as connecting. Set timer
* waiting for CALL ACCEPT or CLEAR.
*/
case PRU_CONNECT:
if (nam->m_len == sizeof(struct x25_sockaddr))
old_to_new(nam);
if (pk_checksockaddr(nam)) {
error = EINVAL;
break;
}
error = pk_connect(lcp, mtod(nam, struct sockaddr_x25 *));
break;
case PRU_CONNECT2:
error = EOPNOTSUPP;
break;
/*
* Initiate a disconnect to peer entity via a CLEAR REQUEST
* packet. The socket will be disconnected when we receive a
* confirmation or a clear collision.
*/
case PRU_DISCONNECT:
pk_disconnect(lcp);
break;
/*
* Accept an INCOMING CALL. Most of the work has already been
* done by pk_input. Just return the callers address to the
* user.
*/
case PRU_ACCEPT:
if (lcp->lcd_craddr == NULL)
break;
pk_setpeeraddr(lcp, nam);
break;
case PRU_SHUTDOWN:
socantsendmore(so);
break;
/*
* After a receive, we should send a RR.
*/
case PRU_RCVD:
pk_flowcontrol(lcp, /* sbspace (&so -> so_rcv) <= */ 0, 1);
break;
/*
* Do send by placing data on the socket output queue.
*/
case PRU_SEND:
if (control) {
struct cmsghdr *ch = mtod(m, struct cmsghdr *);
control->m_len -= sizeof(*ch);
control->m_data += sizeof(*ch);
error = pk_ctloutput(PRCO_SETOPT, so, ch->cmsg_level,
ch->cmsg_type, &control);
if (error)
break;
}
if (m)
error = pk_send(m, lcp);
break;
/*
* Abort a virtual circuit. For example all completed calls
* waiting acceptance.
*/
case PRU_ABORT:
pk_disconnect(lcp);
break;
case PRU_SENSE:
/*
* stat: don't bother with a blocksize.
*/
splx(s);
return (0);
/*
* Receive INTERRUPT packet.
*/
case PRU_RCVOOB:
if (so->so_options & SO_OOBINLINE) {
struct mbuf *n = so->so_rcv.sb_mb;
if (n && n->m_type == MT_OOBDATA) {
unsigned len = n->m_pkthdr.len;
so->so_rcv.sb_mb = n->m_nextpkt;
SB_EMPTY_FIXUP(&so->so_rcv);
if (len != n->m_len &&
(n = m_pullup(n, len)) == 0)
break;
m->m_len = len;
bcopy(mtod(m, caddr_t), mtod(n, caddr_t), len);
m_freem(n);
}
break;
}
m->m_len = 1;
*mtod(m, char *) = lcp->lcd_intrdata;
break;
/*
* Send INTERRUPT packet.
*/
case PRU_SENDOOB:
if (control) {
struct cmsghdr *ch = mtod(m, struct cmsghdr *);
control->m_len -= sizeof(*ch);
control->m_data += sizeof(*ch);
error = pk_ctloutput(PRCO_SETOPT, so, ch->cmsg_level,
ch->cmsg_type, &control);
if (error)
break;
}
if (m) {
MCHTYPE(m, MT_OOBDATA);
error = pk_send(m, lcp);
}
break;
case PRU_SOCKADDR:
if (lcp->lcd_ceaddr == 0) {
error = EADDRNOTAVAIL;
break;
}
pk_setsockaddr(lcp, nam);
break;
case PRU_PEERADDR:
if (lcp->lcd_state != DATA_TRANSFER) {
error = ENOTCONN;
break;
}
pk_setpeeraddr(lcp, nam);
break;
default:
panic("pk_usrreq");
}
release:
splx(s);
return (error);
}
/*
* If you want to use UBC X.25 level 3 in conjunction with some other X.25
* level 2 driver, have the ifp -> if_ioctl routine assign pk_start to ia ->
* ia_start when called with SIOCSIFCONF_X25.
*/
/* ARGSUSED */
int
pk_start(lcp)
struct pklcd *lcp;
{
pk_output(lcp);
return (0); /* XXX pk_output should return a value */
}
struct sockaddr_x25 pk_sockmask = {
offsetof(struct sockaddr_x25, x25_addr[0]), /* x25_len */
0, /* x25_family */
-1, /* x25_net id */
};
/* ARGSUSED */
int
pk_control(so, cmd, data, ifp, p)
struct socket *so;
u_long cmd;
caddr_t data;
struct ifnet *ifp;
struct proc *p;
{
struct ifreq_x25 *ifr = (struct ifreq_x25 *) data;
struct ifaddr *ifa = 0;
struct x25_ifaddr *ia = 0;
int error = 0, s, old_maxlcn;
/*
* Find address for this interface, if it exists.
*/
if (ifp)
for (ifa = ifp->if_addrlist.tqh_first; ifa != 0;
ifa = ifa->ifa_list.tqe_next)
if (ifa->ifa_addr->sa_family == AF_CCITT)
break;
ia = (struct x25_ifaddr *) ifa;
switch (cmd) {
case SIOCGIFCONF_X25:
if (ifa == 0)
return (EADDRNOTAVAIL);
ifr->ifr_xc = ia->ia_xc;
return (0);
case SIOCSIFCONF_X25:
if (p == 0 || (error = suser(p->p_ucred, &p->p_acflag)))
return (EPERM);
if (ifp == 0)
panic("pk_control");
if (ifa == (struct ifaddr *) 0) {
MALLOC(ia, struct x25_ifaddr *, sizeof(*ia),
M_IFADDR, M_WAITOK);
if (ia == 0)
return (ENOBUFS);
bzero((caddr_t) ia, sizeof(*ia));
TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&ifp->if_addrlist, &ia->ia_ifa,
ifa_list);
ifa = &ia->ia_ifa;
IFAREF(ifa);
ifa->ifa_netmask = (struct sockaddr *) & pk_sockmask;
ifa->ifa_addr = (struct sockaddr *) & ia->ia_xc.xc_addr;
ifa->ifa_dstaddr = (struct sockaddr *) & ia->ia_dstaddr; /* XXX */
ia->ia_ifp = ifp;
ia->ia_dstaddr.x25_family = AF_CCITT;
ia->ia_dstaddr.x25_len = pk_sockmask.x25_len;
} else if (ISISO8802(ifp) == 0) {
rtinit(ifa, (int) RTM_DELETE, 0);
}
old_maxlcn = ia->ia_maxlcn;
ia->ia_xc = ifr->ifr_xc;
ia->ia_dstaddr.x25_net = ia->ia_xc.xc_addr.x25_net;
if (ia->ia_maxlcn != old_maxlcn && old_maxlcn != 0) {
/* VERY messy XXX */
struct pkcb *pkp;
FOR_ALL_PKCBS(pkp)
if (pkp->pk_ia == ia)
pk_resize(pkp);
}
/*
* Give the interface a chance to initialize if this
p * is its first address, and to validate the address.
*/
ia->ia_start = pk_start;
s = splnet();
if (ifp->if_ioctl)
error = (*ifp->if_ioctl) (ifp, SIOCSIFCONF_X25,
(caddr_t) ifa);
if (error)
ifp->if_flags &= ~IFF_UP;
else if (ISISO8802(ifp) == 0)
error = rtinit(ifa, (int) RTM_ADD, RTF_UP);
splx(s);
return (error);
default:
if (ifp == 0 || ifp->if_ioctl == 0)
return (EOPNOTSUPP);
return ((*ifp->if_ioctl) (ifp, cmd, data));
}
}
int
pk_ctloutput(cmd, so, level, optname, mp)
struct socket *so;
struct mbuf **mp;
int cmd, level, optname;
{
struct proc *p = curproc; /* XXX */
struct mbuf *m = *mp;
struct pklcd *lcp = (struct pklcd *) so->so_pcb;
int error = EOPNOTSUPP;
if (m == 0)
return (EINVAL);
if (cmd == PRCO_SETOPT)
switch (optname) {
case PK_FACILITIES:
if (m == 0)
return (EINVAL);
lcp->lcd_facilities = m;
*mp = 0;
return (0);
case PK_ACCTFILE:
if (p == 0 || (error = suser(p->p_ucred, &p->p_acflag)))
error = EPERM;
else if (m->m_len)
error = pk_accton(mtod(m, char *));
else
error = pk_accton((char *) 0);
break;
case PK_RTATTACH:
error = pk_rtattach(so, m);
break;
case PK_PRLISTEN:
error = pk_user_protolisten(mtod(m, u_char *));
}
if (*mp) {
(void) m_freem(*mp);
*mp = 0;
}
return (error);
}
/*
* Do an in-place conversion of an "old style"
* socket address to the new style
*/
static void
old_to_new(m)
struct mbuf *m;
{
struct x25_sockaddr *oldp;
struct sockaddr_x25 *newp;
char *ocp, *ncp;
struct sockaddr_x25 new;
oldp = mtod(m, struct x25_sockaddr *);
newp = &new;
bzero((caddr_t) newp, sizeof(*newp));
newp->x25_family = AF_CCITT;
newp->x25_len = sizeof(*newp);
newp->x25_opts.op_flags = (oldp->xaddr_facilities & X25_REVERSE_CHARGE)
| X25_MQBIT | X25_OLDSOCKADDR;
if (oldp->xaddr_facilities & XS_HIPRIO) /* Datapac specific */
newp->x25_opts.op_psize = X25_PS128;
bcopy((caddr_t) oldp->xaddr_addr, newp->x25_addr,
(unsigned) min(oldp->xaddr_len, sizeof(newp->x25_addr) - 1));
if (bcmp((caddr_t) oldp->xaddr_proto, newp->x25_udata, 4) != 0) {
bcopy((caddr_t) oldp->xaddr_proto, newp->x25_udata, 4);
newp->x25_udlen = 4;
}
ocp = (caddr_t) oldp->xaddr_userdata;
ncp = newp->x25_udata + 4;
while (*ocp && ocp < (caddr_t) oldp->xaddr_userdata + 12) {
if (newp->x25_udlen == 0)
newp->x25_udlen = 4;
*ncp++ = *ocp++;
newp->x25_udlen++;
}
bcopy((caddr_t) newp, mtod(m, char *), sizeof(*newp));
m->m_len = sizeof(*newp);
}
/*
* Do an in-place conversion of a new style
* socket address to the old style
*/
static void
new_to_old(m)
struct mbuf *m;
{
struct x25_sockaddr *oldp;
struct sockaddr_x25 *newp;
char *ocp, *ncp;
struct x25_sockaddr old;
oldp = &old;
newp = mtod(m, struct sockaddr_x25 *);
bzero((caddr_t) oldp, sizeof(*oldp));
oldp->xaddr_facilities = newp->x25_opts.op_flags & X25_REVERSE_CHARGE;
if (newp->x25_opts.op_psize == X25_PS128)
oldp->xaddr_facilities |= XS_HIPRIO; /* Datapac specific */
ocp = (char *) oldp->xaddr_addr;
ncp = newp->x25_addr;
while (*ncp) {
*ocp++ = *ncp++;
oldp->xaddr_len++;
}
bcopy(newp->x25_udata, (caddr_t) oldp->xaddr_proto, 4);
if (newp->x25_udlen > 4)
bcopy(newp->x25_udata + 4, (caddr_t) oldp->xaddr_userdata,
(unsigned) (newp->x25_udlen - 4));
bcopy((caddr_t) oldp, mtod(m, char *), sizeof(*oldp));
m->m_len = sizeof(*oldp);
}
int
pk_checksockaddr(m)
struct mbuf *m;
{
struct sockaddr_x25 *sa = mtod(m, struct sockaddr_x25 *);
char *cp;
if (m->m_len != sizeof(struct sockaddr_x25))
return (1);
if (sa->x25_family != AF_CCITT ||
sa->x25_udlen > sizeof(sa->x25_udata))
return (1);
for (cp = sa->x25_addr; *cp; cp++) {
if (*cp < '0' || *cp > '9' ||
cp >= &sa->x25_addr[sizeof(sa->x25_addr) - 1])
return (1);
}
return (0);
}
int
pk_send(m, v)
struct mbuf *m;
void *v;
{
struct pklcd *lcp = v;
int mqbit = 0, error = 0;
struct x25_packet *xp;
struct socket *so;
if (m->m_type == MT_OOBDATA) {
if (lcp->lcd_intrconf_pending)
error = ETOOMANYREFS;
if (m->m_pkthdr.len > 32)
error = EMSGSIZE;
M_PREPEND(m, PKHEADERLN, M_WAITOK);
if (m == 0 || error)
goto bad;
*(mtod(m, octet *)) = 0;
xp = mtod(m, struct x25_packet *);
X25SBITS(xp->bits, fmt_identifier, 1);
xp->packet_type = X25_INTERRUPT;
SET_LCN(xp, lcp->lcd_lcn);
sbinsertoob((so = lcp->lcd_so) ?
&so->so_snd : &lcp->lcd_sb, m);
goto send;
}
/*
* Application has elected (at call setup time) to prepend
* a control byte to each packet written indicating m-bit
* and q-bit status. Examine and then discard this byte.
*/
if (lcp->lcd_flags & X25_MQBIT) {
if (m->m_len < 1) {
m_freem(m);
return (EMSGSIZE);
}
mqbit = *(mtod(m, u_char *));
m->m_len--;
m->m_data++;
m->m_pkthdr.len--;
}
error = pk_fragment(lcp, m, mqbit & 0x80, mqbit & 0x40, 1);
send:
if (error == 0 && lcp->lcd_state == DATA_TRANSFER)
lcp->lcd_send(lcp); /* XXXXXXXXX fix pk_output!!! */
return (error);
bad:
if (m)
m_freem(m);
return (error);
}
| {
"redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaGithub"
} |
package jsystem.extensions.sourcecontrol;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import jsystem.extensions.sourcecontrol.SourceControlI.Status;
import jsystem.framework.FrameworkOptions;
import jsystem.framework.JSystemProperties;
import jsystem.framework.report.ListenerstManager;
import jsystem.framework.scenario.Parameter;
import jsystem.framework.scenario.Scenario;
import jsystem.framework.scenario.ScenarioChangeType;
import jsystem.framework.scenario.ScenarioListener;
import jsystem.framework.scenario.ScenariosManager;
import jsystem.framework.sut.SutFactory;
import jsystem.framework.sut.SutListener;
import jsystem.treeui.TestRunner;
import jsystem.treeui.actionItems.IgnisAction;
import jsystem.treeui.actionItems.SaveScenarioAction;
import jsystem.treeui.actionItems.ScenarioSCStatusAction;
import jsystem.treeui.actionItems.SutSCStatusAction;
import jsystem.utils.FileUtils;
public class SourceControlHandler implements ScenarioListener, SutListener {
private static Logger log = Logger.getLogger(SourceControlHandler.class
.getName());
private boolean enabled;
IgnisAction scenarioStatusAction = null;
IgnisAction sutStatusAction = null;
private Status scenarioStatus = Status.NONE;
private Status sutStatus = Status.NONE;
private SourceControlI sourceControl;
private String repository;
private String user;
private String password;
/**
* Get the required parameters, connect and init working copy.
*/
public void init() {
enabled = true;
fetchParameters();
if (!enabled) {
JOptionPane
.showConfirmDialog(
TestRunner.treeView,
"Please specify all required parameters in JSystem properties file",
"Source Control Warning",
JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION,
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
return;
}
instantiateSourceControl();
connect();
initWorkingCopy();
if (!enabled) {
JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(TestRunner.treeView,
"Failed to connect to repository",
"Source Control Failure", JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION,
JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
return;
}
ListenerstManager.getInstance().addListener(this);
scenarioStatusAction = ScenarioSCStatusAction.getInstance();
updateScenarioStatus(ScenariosManager.getInstance()
.getCurrentScenario());
sutStatusAction = SutSCStatusAction.getInstance();
updateSutStatus(SutFactory.getInstance().getSutFile().getName());
}
/**
* Get all the required parameters from the JSystem properties file.
*/
private void fetchParameters() {
repository = JSystemProperties.getInstance().getPreference(
FrameworkOptions.SCM_REPOSITORY);
if (null == repository || repository.isEmpty()) {
log.fine("No SVN repository was defined");
enabled = false;
}
user = JSystemProperties.getInstance().getPreference(
FrameworkOptions.SCM_USER);
if (null == user) {
user = "";
}
password = JSystemProperties.getInstance().getPreference(
FrameworkOptions.SCM_PASSWORD);
if (null == password) {
password = "";
}
}
private void initWorkingCopy() {
if (!enabled) {
return;
}
if (!sourceControl.isWorkingCopyInitialize()) {
try {
int answer = JOptionPane
.showConfirmDialog(
TestRunner.treeView,
"All scnearios and SUT files will be deleted and replaced with repository files",
"Checkout warning", JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION);
if (JOptionPane.NO_OPTION == answer) {
log.fine("User select not to initialize working copy");
enabled = false;
return;
}
sourceControl.initWorkingCopy();
} catch (SourceControlException e) {
log.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to initialize working copy", e);
enabled = false;
JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(TestRunner.treeView,
"Failed to initialize working copy",
"Source Control Failure", JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION,
JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}
}
}
/**
* Connect to the remote repository
*/
private void connect() {
if (!enabled) {
return;
}
try {
sourceControl.connect(repository, user, password);
} catch (SourceControlException e) {
enabled = false;
log.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to connect to SCM repository", e);
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
/**
* Verifies that the JSystem is connected to the repository. If not, will
* pop dialog that allows the user to connect to repository.
*
* @return If connected to repository.
*/
private boolean verifyEnabled() {
if (!enabled) {
int answer = JOptionPane
.showConfirmDialog(
TestRunner.treeView,
"Source control connection is not enabled. Do you want to connect?",
"Source Control Disabled",
JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION,
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
if (answer == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION) {
init();
return true;
}
}
return enabled;
}
/**
* Get the source control class name and instantiate it.
*/
private void instantiateSourceControl() {
final String svnClass = JSystemProperties.getInstance().getPreference(
FrameworkOptions.SCM_PLUGIN_CLASS);
if (null == svnClass || svnClass.isEmpty()) {
log.fine("No SVN class was defined");
enabled = false;
return;
}
try {
Class<?> myclass = Class.forName(svnClass);
sourceControl = (SourceControlI) myclass.newInstance();
} catch (Exception e) {
log.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to instanciate source control", e);
enabled = false;
e.printStackTrace();
JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(TestRunner.treeView,
"Failed to instanciate source control",
"Source Control Failure", JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION,
JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}
}
// ********Scenario Handling***********
/**
* Updates the current root scenario and all sub scenarios.
*/
public void updateCurrentScenario() {
if (!verifyEnabled()) {
return;
}
Scenario scenario = ScenariosManager.getInstance().getCurrentScenario();
try {
sourceControl.updateScenario(scenario);
} catch (SourceControlException e) {
log.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to update scenario", e);
e.printStackTrace();
JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(TestRunner.treeView,
"Failed to update scenario", "Source Control Failure",
JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION, JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}
loadScenario(scenario);
updateScenarioStatus(scenario);
}
/**
* Update the scenarios file.
*
* @param scenario
*/
private void updateScenarioStatus(Scenario scenario) {
if (!verifyEnabled()) {
return;
}
try {
scenarioStatus = sourceControl.getScenarioStatus(scenario);
scenarioStatusAction.actionPerformed(null);
} catch (SourceControlException e) {
System.out.println("Failed to get status of scenario");
e.printStackTrace();
JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(TestRunner.treeView,
"Failed to update scenario status",
"Source Control Failure", JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION,
JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}
}
/**
* Adds the root scenario and all sub scenarios to the repository
*/
public void addCurrentScenario() {
if (!verifyEnabled()) {
return;
}
Scenario scenario = ScenariosManager.getInstance().getCurrentScenario();
try {
sourceControl.addScenario(scenario);
} catch (SourceControlException e) {
log.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to add scenario", e);
e.printStackTrace();
JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(TestRunner.treeView,
"Failed to add scenario", "Source Control Failure",
JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION, JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}
updateScenarioStatus(scenario);
}
/**
* Commit current root scenarios and all sub scenarios to the repository.
*/
public void commitCurrentScenario() {
if (!verifyEnabled()) {
return;
}
Scenario scenario = ScenariosManager.getInstance().getCurrentScenario();
try {
sourceControl.commitScenario(scenario);
} catch (SourceControlException e) {
log.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to commit scenario", e);
e.printStackTrace();
JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(TestRunner.treeView,
"Failed to commit scenario", "Source Control Failure",
JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION, JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}
updateScenarioStatus(scenario);
}
public void revertCurrentScenario() {
if (!verifyEnabled()) {
return;
}
if (!revertConfirmation()){
return;
}
final Scenario scenario = ScenariosManager.getInstance()
.getCurrentScenario();
try {
sourceControl.revertScenario(scenario);
} catch (SourceControlException e) {
log.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to revert scenario", e);
e.printStackTrace();
}
loadScenario(scenario);
updateScenarioStatus(scenario);
if (Status.NORMAL != scenarioStatus) {
JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(TestRunner.treeView,
"Failed to revert scenario", "Source Control Failure",
JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION, JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}
}
private void loadScenario(final Scenario scenario) {
TestRunner.treeView.getTableController()
.clearExpandSelected(true, true);
try {
TestRunner.treeView.getTableController().selectScenario(
scenario.getName());
} catch (Exception e) {
log.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to select scenario after reverting",
e);
e.printStackTrace();
}
TestRunner.treeView.getTableController().expandAll();
TestRunner.treeView.getTableController()
.updateEnabledAndDisabledActions(null);
TestRunner.treeView.getTableController().loadScenario(
scenario.getName(), false);
ScenariosManager.setDirty();
try {
SaveScenarioAction.getInstance().saveCurrentScenario();
} catch (Exception e) {
log.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to save scenario after change", e);
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
// ********SUT Handling***********
private void updateSutStatus(String sutName) {
if (!verifyEnabled()) {
return;
}
try {
sutStatus = sourceControl.getSutStatus(sutName);
sutStatusAction.actionPerformed(null);
} catch (SourceControlException e) {
JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(TestRunner.treeView,
"Failed to update sut", "Source Control Failure",
JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION, JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
System.out.println("Failed to get status of sut");
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
public void addCurrentSut() {
if (!verifyEnabled()) {
return;
}
final String sutName = SutFactory.getInstance().getSutFile().getName();
try {
sourceControl.addSut(sutName);
} catch (SourceControlException e) {
log.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to add sut", e);
e.printStackTrace();
JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(TestRunner.treeView,
"Failed to add sut", "Source Control Failure",
JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION, JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}
updateSutStatus(sutName);
}
public void commitCurrentSut() {
if (!verifyEnabled()) {
return;
}
final String sutName = SutFactory.getInstance().getSutFile().getName();
try {
sourceControl.commitSut(sutName);
} catch (SourceControlException e) {
log.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to commit file", e);
e.printStackTrace();
JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(TestRunner.treeView,
"Failed to commit scenario", "Source Control Failure",
JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION, JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}
updateSutStatus(sutName);
}
public void revertCurrentSut() {
if (!verifyEnabled()) {
return;
}
if (!revertConfirmation()){
return;
}
final File sutFile = SutFactory.getInstance().getSutFile();
try {
sourceControl.revertSut(sutFile.getName());
} catch (SourceControlException e) {
log.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to revert sut", e);
e.printStackTrace();
}
updateSutStatus(sutFile.getName());
if (Status.NORMAL != sutStatus) {
JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(TestRunner.treeView,
"Failed to revert sut", "Source Control Failure",
JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION, JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}
try {
copySutToTestsFolder(sutFile);
} catch (IOException e) {
JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(TestRunner.treeView,
"Failed to copy SUT file to tests folder",
"Source Control Failure", JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION,
JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
log.severe("Failed to copy SUT file to tests folder");
e.printStackTrace();
}
SutFactory.getInstance().setSut(sutFile.getName());
}
public void updateCurrentSut() {
if (!verifyEnabled()) {
return;
}
final File sutFile = SutFactory.getInstance().getSutFile();
try {
sourceControl.updateSut(sutFile.getName());
} catch (SourceControlException e) {
log.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to update sut", e);
e.printStackTrace();
}
updateSutStatus(sutFile.getName());
try {
copySutToTestsFolder(sutFile);
} catch (IOException e) {
log.severe("Failed to copy SUT file to tests folder");
e.printStackTrace();
JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(TestRunner.treeView,
"Failed to copy SUT file to tests folder",
"Source Control Failure", JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION,
JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}
SutFactory.getInstance().setSut(sutFile.getName());
}
/**
* Copies the SUT file from the classes folder to the source folder.
*
* @param sutFile
* @throws IOException
*/
private void copySutToTestsFolder(File sutFile) throws IOException {
File classDir = new File(JSystemProperties.getCurrentTestsPath());
if (sutFile.getAbsolutePath().startsWith(classDir.getAbsolutePath())) {
File sutSrcFile = new File(JSystemProperties.getInstance()
.getPreference(FrameworkOptions.RESOURCES_SOURCE_FOLDER)
+ sutFile.getAbsolutePath().substring(
classDir.getAbsolutePath().length()));
FileUtils.copyFile(sutFile, sutSrcFile);
}
}
/**
* Confirm that the user knows that the revert will cause the local files to
* be deleted.
*
* @return true if user confirmed
*/
private static boolean revertConfirmation() {
int answer = JOptionPane
.showConfirmDialog(
TestRunner.treeView,
"Local files will be deleted, are you sure you want to proceed?",
"Revert Warning", JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION,
JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
if (answer == JOptionPane.NO_OPTION) {
return false;
}
return true;
}
// ****** Events Handling**************
/**
* Will update the scenario state when scenario change event is triggered.
*/
@Override
public void scenarioChanged(Scenario current, ScenarioChangeType changeType) {
updateScenarioStatus(current);
}
@Override
public void scenarioDirectoryChanged(File directory) {
}
/**
* Will update the scenario state when scenario change event is triggered.
*/
@Override
public void scenarioDirtyStateChanged(Scenario s, boolean isDirty) {
updateScenarioStatus(s);
}
@Override
public void testParametersChanged(String testIIUUD, Parameter[] oldValues,
Parameter[] newValues) {
}
@Override
public void sutChanged(String sutName) {
updateSutStatus(sutName);
}
public Status getScenarioStatus() {
return scenarioStatus;
}
public Status getSutStatus() {
return sutStatus;
}
public boolean isEnabled() {
return enabled;
}
}
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What's New This Month in New Orleans Hospitality Industry?
WHY IT RATES: Travel agents and advisors looking to book clients a vacation they will never forget should look into the offerings from New Orleans & Company.—Donald Wood, Breaking News Senior Writer.
ESSENCE Festival announced their 2019 lineup which is set to take over the Mercedes Benz Superdome July 4th – 7th, 2019 to celebrate their 25th anniversary.
—Headliners include Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, Frankie Beverly, Anthony Hamilton, H.E.R., Pharrell Williams and many more.
French Quarter Festival recently announced their 2019 lineup. The free festival celebrates its 36th year and is set to take place April 11th – 14th. Headliners include Galactic, Irma Thomas, Jon Cleary, Little Freddie King, Cyril Neville and many more.
—French Quarter Festival is the largest showcase of Louisiana music in the world, bringing more than 300 acts to 23 stages across the French Quarter.
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The Port of New Orleans set a new cruise passenger record with 1,182,111 cruise passenger movements, up 2.3% compared to a year ago.
—A 23% surge in guests taking Mississippi River cruises helped buoy the total, with new and larger ships set to sail from New Orleans both in the Caribbean and on the Mississippi River in 2019.
—This is the fifth consecutive year the Port of New Orleans has topped one million passengers.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS:
We look forward to several new developments this year, including a new airport, cocktail museum, children's museum and more. For a full list of developments, click here.
The Fillmore New Orleans officially opened its doors last month on Canal Street. The new 2,000-capacity venue, located inside Harrah's Casino, showcases incredible state-of-the-art production, vintage poster art, VIP amenities, dining option and friendly hospitality.
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is on track to open the new 972,000 square-foot facility in May 2019.
—This new, world-class terminal complex will completely replace the current facility.
—The $1 billion project includes in-line baggage screening, a consolidated security checkpoint to three concourses and 35 gates, a 2,200-car parking garage and more concessions options located down the concourse center aisles.
—Food and beverage concessions and news, gift and specialty treat retail concessions will feature a mix of local brands representative of Louisiana and New Orleans as well as national brands that appeal to both the local and visiting passengers, including Shake Shack, Mondo, Leah's Kitchen and Midway Pizza.
—The new facility is expected to increase the airport's economic impact by approximately 20% in the next five years and will support 64,000 jobs and $6.4 billion in local spending.
New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute (NOCHI) officially launched its inaugural culinary class in January at 725 Howard Avenue.
—The $32 million culinary and hospitality institute is home to teaching kitchens, a wine and spirits lab, a retail café space, separate classroom and office spaces for NOCHI and Tulane University and an event center on the top floor.
—A range of enthusiast classes will be offered to locals and visitors alike for those passionate about food, wine and cocktails, looking to improve their skill.
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. To mark the historic milestone, the festival has added an extra day to the lineup making Thursday, April 25th this year's opening day. The festival also recently announced a historic lineup for the special anniversary.
—Headliners for this year's festival include The Rolling Stones, Dave Matthews Band, Katy Perry, Santana, Pitbull, Van Morrison, John Fogerty, Al Green, Bob Seger, Jimmy Buffet and many more.
The Historic New Orleans Collection (THNOC) will expand its operations to a third campus in the French Quarter, The Seignouret-Brulatour Building, next month.
—Located at 520 Royal Street, the new campus will include the renovation of a 19th century structure known as the Seignouret-Brulatour Building, with a state-of-the-art rear addition plus a beautiful interior courtyard.
Mardi Gras season kicked off in New Orleans on Sunday, January 6th, known as Twelfth Night. Parades will continue through Mardi Gras Day on Tuesday, March 5th.
—Carnival Season welcomes more than one million people to the streets of New Orleans.
—The Krewe of Rex chose the colors of Mardi Gras in 1872, with purple representing justice, gold representing power and green representing faith.
—More than 500,000 king cakes are sold each year in New Orleans between January 6th and Fat Tuesday, and another 50,000 are shipping out-of-state via overnight courier.
—Many krewes are known for their unique handmade throws, such as the Krewe of Zulu's coconuts and the Krewe of Muses' shoes.
The 3rd annual Top Taco Fest will take place at Woldenberg Park on March 14th for a taco extravaganza featuring nearly 50 local chefs and mixologists competing for the titles of top creative taco, top traditional taco, top creative cocktail and top traditional margarita.
—Top Taco Fest is a ticketed event. Entry allows patrons to sample unlimited gourmet tacos and signature cocktails while voting on their favorites.
The annual Mardi Gras Indians Super Sunday will take place on Sunday, March 17th with the most popular procession staged by the Mardi Gras Indian Council beginning at A.L. Davis Park, Washington Avenue and LaSalle Street.
—Super Sunday is a day for the city's Mardi Gras Indian tribes to put on their colorful suits and "strut their stuff" while marching in a procession through the streets.
—In keeping with traditions that date back to the 19th century, New Orleans Super Sunday is the Sunday closest to St. Joseph's Day, March 19th.
The 3rd annual New Orleans Bourbon Festival will take place March 20th-23rd for three days of bourbon-focused ticketed events, including a bourbon seminar series, grand tastings, live panels and more. The festival will take place at the Hilton Riverside Hotel and other locations throughout the city.
The annual Wednesday at the Square 10-week Spring concert series will begin March 20th and continue through May 22nd at Lafayette Square benefitting the Youth Leadership Council (YLC).
—Wednesday at the Square's music lineup features local talent, as well as local restaurant and drink vendors and an artist village.
—Entry is free and open to the public.
The 7th annual BUKU Music + Art Project returns to Mardi Gras World on March 22nd-23rd for two days of music and art.
—BUKU festival boasts an impressive lineup of EDM, hip-hop and various subgenres of indie rock artists.
—Headliners for this year's festival include Lana Del Rey, A$AP Rocky, Dog Blood, Excision, Kevin Gates and many more.
The 11th annual New Orleans Entrepreneur Week will take place March 25th-29th, bringing a week of summits, showcases, panels, workshops and competitions to New Orleans.
The 33rd annual Tennessee Williams Literary Festival returns to the French Quarter March 27th-31st for five days of events honoring New Orleans' literary history.
—Festival attendees can experience master classes, panels, theatrical events, tours and the crowd-favorite "Stella" shouting contest.
The 11th annual Hogs for the Cause will welcome 85 local and regional barbecue master and backyard chefs to the UNO Lakefront Arena Grounds, March 29th-30th, for a weekend of BBQ, beer and live music.
—Participants will compete in seven categories, including: whole hog, ribs, pork butt/shoulder, porkpourri, sauce, fan favorite and fundraising champion.
—This year's 10th anniversary will feature a weekend of special programming including a Gala Dinner, Bacon Night and a Craft Beer Hall.
The 16th annual Saints and Sinners Literary Festival will take place March 29th-31st bringing together the LGBT literary community to celebrate the literary arts.
—The festival features diverse panel discussions and master classes around literary topics that provide a forum for authors, editors and publishers.
The 12th annual Congo Square New World Rhythms Festival will bring bands, Mardi Gras Indians, New Orleans funk and African dance to Louis Armstrong Park March 30th-31st for a celebration of the African diaspora and the melting pot of tradition that makes New Orleans' culture so unique.
Local hospitality group Leblanc + Smith has added The Corsair Hotel to their portfolio. The Corsair will be a boutique-style hotel, featuring 15 rooms including four suites, a restaurant, a pool, pool bar and lobby bar. The Corsair will be located Uptown on Saint Charles Avenue.
HI New Orleans, the latest development from Hosteling International, will open in early Spring at 1028 Canal Street. The hostel will feature 24 private rooms, 122 dorm beds, a large common space, public café and community room.
Atelier Ace, the creative group behind the Ace Hotel, will open Maison de la Luz, a distinctive new guest house located in the city's Central Business District this April. The new property will feature 67 guest rooms, a library bar and a curated concierge service.
RESTAURANTS/BARS:
Chef Donald Link is gearing up to open his latest concept, Gianna, an Italian restaurant.
—James Beard Award-winning Chef Rebecca Wilcomb will be the executive chef.
—Located on the corner of Magazine and Girod streets in the newly built Kalorama building.
Coquette's co-chefs Kristen Essig and Michael Stoltzfus are opening a new restaurant, Thalia, in the Lower Garden District later this Spring. The 37-seat restaurant will be an establishment for the neighborhood and will have a focus on community and sustainability.
Tales of the Cocktail will open its own bar taking over the former home of Pigeon & Prince, an events space in the Central Business District.
—The four-floor venue will be called Storyteller X Tales ("Storyteller by Tales") and will be the future home to private events, classes and the Tales of the Cocktail Bar, which is expected to open in the coming months.
Chef Justin Devillier and his wife Mia Freiberger-Devillier have officially opened their third restaurant, Justine, which combines the sophistication of Parisian brasseries with the playfulness of the South's most lively district, located in the French Quarter at 225 Chartres Street. True to the heart of French brasserie culture, the bustling, multi-roomed restaurant offers a versatile space to be enjoyed by all.
—Chef Justin Devillier is the Chef/Owner of La Petite Grocery, Balise and Justine, and the 2016 James Beard Award winner for Best Chef South. His wife Mia Freiberger-Devillier is the Director of Operations & Partner at La Petite Grocery, Balise and Justine.
NEW DIRECT FLIGHTS
Allegiant Air started a new seasonal nonstop flight from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to New Orleans beginning February 28th, 2019 through May 5th, 2019. The flight will be offered twice weekly on Sundays and Thursdays.
Spirit Airlines announced a new seasonal nonstop flight from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to New Orleans beginning on May 2nd, 2019.
Delta Air Lines announced a new nonstop weekend service to Raleigh-Durham (RDU) beginning on June 8th, 2019. The flight will be a Saturday and Sunday only service.
MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS:
Meetings (3,000 or more in attendance) includes:
Worldwide Spirit Association (WSA) National Competition | March 16th – 17th
—The WSA National Competition is the Grand National Cheerleading competition for the Worldwide Spirit Association featuring the best of the best in the cheerleading arena.
—Projected attendance: 20,000
Marine College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session | March 16th – 18th
—Cardiology specialists explore the latest discoveries in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, HealthIT, imaging, diagnostics, publications and continuing medical education.
Southeastern Conference (SEC) Gymnastics Championship | March 19th – 23rd
—This will mark the first time that the SEC Gymnastics Championship will take place in Louisiana.
—The SEC Gymnastics Championship is a preview of competition at the national championship meet.
—Projected attendance: 5,900
The Endocrine Society Annual North American Convention | March 23rd – 26th
—This year's Enhanced Science Pathways will feature Neuroendocrinology, Nuclear Receptors and Gene Regulation and Reproductive Endocrinology.
—Special "meeting within a meeting" tracks integrate focused discussions, oral and poster abstract sessions.
—Each Pathway will have a reception with thought leaders and the next generation of researchers.
American Counseling Association's Annual Conference | March 27th – 30th
—The world's largest educational event for professional counselors.
5LINX International Training Event | March 27th – 30th
—5LINX is an American multi-level marketing company headquartered in Rochester, New York, which offers utility and telecommunication services, health insurance, nutritional supplements and business services.
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Hi all, is it Wednesday again already? I continue to be on a bit of a creative spurt and have started another new design on my wall. I really love the "working it out" part of the design process.
I narrowed down the prints I want to use and cut my triangles, now I am working on placement and deciding how big I want the quilt to be; how much negative space, how far apart to space the shapes, etc. I'm also "auditioning" that gray linen (selvedge not to be included) to possibly add in randomly. I have just a bit left over from my Oakshott quilt!
Speaking of my Oakshott quilt, I got it all basted on Sunday and then realized I didn't have the right thread color to begin quilting–???. I now have what I hope will be enough spools of Aurafil- Linen color on its way to me as we speak– thank you Pink Chalk, for your speedy service!!
While I'm waiting I decided to make the binding for the quilt so it's ready to go when I finish quilting. It's so nice have that part done and just waiting isn't it? Since I decided to use Robert Kaufman Shot cotton on the back, along with some leftovers from the front, I had enough left over to create the binding in this beautiful orange color!
I'm pretty sure I'm going to bind up Miss A's Scrappy Strings Quilt and then do a bit of hand quilting. My Mom is loaning me the first two seasons of Downton Abby, that should make it even more enjoyable. Thanks so much for the great tips on quilting and good tv series' to enjoy while quilting. I love how much knowledge and experience there is in our little quilting/blogging community, and how generous you all are with it!! Just in case anyone is wondering, I sometimes will respond to your comment in the comments section and not via email directly to you…. and alas, sometimes I may just space out altogether and forget to respond (not often), but please know I read each one and appreciate you taking the time to comment!
Hope you all are having a fabulous week!!
I'm linking up with Lee's WIP Wednesday today, go on over a check out all the fun!
Karen, your pinned quilt looks beautiful. That is such an exquisite picture.
so many great projects- that orange binding will be fabulous!
All three are gorgeous. Everytime I see shot cotton fabric I swoon a little…I really need to get my hands on some!
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Facebook groups have changed so much in the last 15 months, because they are so popular whatever your reason for participating is. From blogging advice groups to sharing ideas for filling our kids lunch boxes to work groups for businesses, and online class groups, most people are in at least forty one Facebook group that supports a passion or interest.
But with all those Facebook groups comes some etiquette guidelines that often get forgotten as groups grow. I wrote about five important ones a while back, but today I'm adding five more that have become even more important.
follow the group guidelines. I cannot stress this one enough! If a blogging group says you can only share links on a certain day, don't start a post with "admin delete if not allowed", you know it isn't allowed, stop doing it!
don't share something you see in a group outside of that group. Most groups are closed, meaning people can see who is in the group, but not what is said. This means that no matter the topic, people can share their concerns and frustrations, and hope for privacy. By sharing something outside the group, you're breaking that person's trust.
if you don't have something useful (or nice) to add to the conversation, keep scrolling. Some Facebook groups are huge. I'm in a lunchbox ideas group that has over 35,000 people in it. That's a lot of ideas and questions, and lots of differing opinions. If you don't like something that you see in a group, it's ok to comment that you disagree, but it isn't ok to make the comment if fifty other people have made the same comment. And it is never ok to attack somebody else for their different opinions.
be helpful. We join these groups because we have an interest in the topic, and often want to share our knowledge. Don't sit back and watch the group move, participate. Whether it's a group that has been quiet so you post questions to get people talking, or you see a question that hasn't been answered and you know you can help, share your knowledge. Sometimes you get a reputation for being a know-it-all, but you usually get a reputation for being a helper.
don't just join groups for what you can get out of it. This goes along with the previous point. I know people who join groups for the sole purpose of gathering ideas for blog posts, or selling their business products. If that's the only reason you're there, leave now. The other people in the group will quickly work out what you're doing, and avoid you. Better to see point 4.
Can you add any other guidelines that others ignore?
Have you filled out my reader survey yet? Just 13 questions, and you'll have my undying thanks!
I'm in so many groups I can't keep up with them all so sometimes I only check some of them once a week. I'm sure I miss heaps of stuff. I have to say though the Kmart groups are awesome for finding out new products, but also feed my shopping addiction.
I'm the same as Toni - I'm in way too many groups! But they can be so useful and helpful. I try to participate as much as I can but in the bigger ones I'm sometimes more of a lurker. but I definitely echo each of these points. Off to check your earlier post now too! | {
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Chopper Foxfire flying just about the rooftop of City Hall.
Mayor John Manchester and Team Foxfire from atop City Hall in the early morning before the start of the festival.
Chocolate Festival in full swing viewed from Chopper Foxfire.
Check out our latest E-Market Update here: http://conta.cc/1kB23aK Foxfire made FRONT PAGE NEWS!
Up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's … a drone!!
Foxfire made the news! Using aerial video for the sale of homes and land in West Virginia. | {
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When Dave Hinkle and John Dowd founded Zolar Moving Co. in 1979, they advertised with the slogan "No job too weird." They were up for anything. Since that time, they've moved thousands of families and businesses in the Ithaca, New York, area.
Their reputation was built through word-of-mouth. Customers told friends, family, and neighbors that Zolar is the best choice when you want a reliable local mover with reasonable rates and careful, courteous workers. Dave and John are proud that Zolar Moving Co. has become Ithaca's oldest and most trusted independent moving company. And they are still up for anything.
For a list of Zolar's moving services, please click HERE.
John Dowd, on the job in 2004. Photo by Kat Dalton.
Dave Hinkle taking a break from work in the early days of Zolar Moving Co. Photo by Kat Dalton. | {
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There will be a Paediatric First Aid Course at Wellholme Park Children's Centre over 4 weeks starting Thursday 7 March, 6:00pm-9:00pm.
4 weeks learning will lead to a Level 3 award in Paediatric First Aid, learners will gain the knowledge in dealing with first aid situations for example choking, CPR and shock. Learners must attend the full 12 hours to gain the accreditation.
This entry was posted in Brighouse, Events, Health, Mar, Young People and tagged NHP Sure Start Children's Centres, Wellholme Park Children's Centre. | {
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A family-run, wholesale business. If you are interested in purchasing presentation packs, or other QEII GB material, please visit their eBay shop Bvishers. They also run another eBay username called Stampexcel, which sells Commonwealth, all world and miscellaneous items.
As a wholesale business, Benstamps deal in all stamp-related material (Commonwealth, foreign, covers etc) and are always interested in buying collections. They are based in North London but are willing to travel if the collection is large enough. Please email benstamps3@gmail.com or phone 0208 866 7347 to contact them.
Pre decimal Presentation Packs, PHQ Cards, Maxicards, Benham Silk Cards, Private Packs, POM Packs and the British Presentation Pack Catalogue.
Unit 120, Trident Business Centre, 89 Bickersteth Road, London SW17 9SH.
Many lots will be sold in the 27th September auction including many of the rarer items. This is a public auction and they also have Live Internet Bidding with all single items scanned online.
The printed catalogue will be available a few weeks before the auction and they are happy to send you a free copy.
Alternatively they have an email notification list to let you know when the catalogue is available online. | {
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Salary: Up to £85,000 (DOE) Plus fantastic package!
They are looking for an "all rounder" who can get involved in the shaping of strategic group initiatives whilst also happy to get involved in the delivery of smaller projects and programmes.
Ideally someone flexible in their approach and not be "too rigid", being able to adapt your approach when delivering programmes, able to use a methodology that fits the project/programme best. You will ideally have a "best practice" approach whilst in the programme, able to mentor more junior members of the project team where appropriate.
Experience of working with technical teams including product and development teams. | {
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Grego talks about how Memorial Day Weekend is supposed to be a wet one, which means hurricane season is right around the corner.
"The topic may sound a bit uninteresting but when you get right down to it, everybody wants to know what`s up with the weather!! Even more when we`re preparing for a three-day weekend! Time to open up the beach house!! Put the boat in the water, and play a few rounds of golf!! Well, maybe fourth of July! Yeah, you might not wanna make too many outdoor Memorial Day plans because mucho rain is forecast. hey I know you don't wanna hear it but maybe if you're not surprised by a rain-out, you won't get as depressed. We`ve had a lot of rain so far this month. `Ol faithful, the Farmer`s Almanac predicted it. It also says June will have higher than normal temps and way below average precipitation, July will be fairly normal, and August will also be hot and dry. Maybe the rain we`re getting now will make the impending drought conditions less severe. Oh. and look out for September!!! Still warmer than normal but precipitation off the charts!! Hmm, you thinking what I`m thinking?! Yeah, we could be prime for at least one hurricane and maybe more! So, now would be a good time to start getting that emergency supply kit stocked! Meteorologists say all of it is due to what may be one of the strongest El Ninos in two decades which will have the jetstream moving the air from west to east dipping way down south carrying moisture right across Texas and that`s about as technical as the law allows me to get! Granted, this is Texas and who really knows what the weather is gonna do, but plan projects, parties and rain ponchos for this Memorial Day Weekend! Ahh, still beats working!" | {
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Antique Bohemian Royal Dux figure 'The Water Carrier'
Dimensions:H: 28" (71.1 cm)Di: 8" (20.3 cm)
Antique Bohemian Royal Dux figure 'The Water Carrier'. Biscuit glazed, hand crafted and painted figure of a Middle Eastern turbaned man carrying a water pitcher in one hand and a goatskin water container on his shoulder. His green tunic is tied at the middle by a red sash and he wears a blanket over one shoulder. All on a decorative plinth. To the base, the Royal Dux pink triangle with an E to the centre, indicating a manufacture period between 1860 and 1919. The mould or pattern number of 613 also imprinted to the base along with an unidentified painter's monogram.
Bohemia (now the Czech Republic), circa 1900 - 1910
The Dux Porcelain Manufactory was started in 1860 by the expert modeller, Eduard Eichler in what was then known as Duchov, Bohemia. Terracotta, faience and majolica products based on designs from Copenhagen, Worcester and Sèvres were the principal items manufactured at the time and the company flourished, being awarded a Silver Medal in the Paris exhibition in 1878. With a change of ownership, the factory began producing soft paste porcelain goods alongside their traditional items and enjoyed ongoing success. In 1904, the factory was employing 400 workers. That year it was awarded the Grand Prix at the world exhibition in St Louis, the silver medal at the Exhibition in Milan, 1906 and gold medal at the Exhibition in Liberec. Some of the products made at that time are still being produced today. Sample store-houses and representatives existed in Berlin, Hamburg, Vienna, London, Amsterdam, Bologna, Paris, Stockholm and Madrid and the company had trade connections with all Europe, Russia and even North America.
The figurines were built up from various parts rather than just being moulded in one piece and the larger the piece, the more individual pieces were used to create it. It required great skill to finish each piece off to the exacting standards required. Once completed, the models were passed on to artists who painted each individual piece by hand, finishing by painting their monogram in the final glaze colour to the base.
Books, Maps & Engravings | {
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Edmeston, NY (May 5, 2011)--New York's Stadium Red, home to several Grammy-winning engineers and producers, features Dangerous Music hardware in Studios A and C4.
ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ May 5, 2011
Edmeston, NY (May 5, 2011)–New York's Stadium Red, home to several Grammy-winning engineers and producers, features Dangerous Music hardware in Studios A and C4.
In-house team members include Classical Producer of the Year winner David Frost, Best Classical Album winner, mix engineer Tom Lazarus, along with Best Rap Album winner, producer Just Blaze. The A and C4 studios are outfitted with a range of Dangerous Music hardware, including the Dangerous Monitor ST and the Monitor ST/SR customized for 7.1 surround, the Dangerous 2-Bus LT analog summing, and the new Dangerous BAX EQ.
"There were four projects done at Stadium Red that won Grammys this year," says Claude Zdanow, founder and CEO of Stadium Red. "Three of the Grammys were in the classical world and one in hip-hop. In total, we were nominated for 11 Grammys in nine different categories.
"We won Best Rap Album for Eminem's 'Recovery' with Just Blaze. He produced on the album and also did some mixing out of the A room, where he was using the Dangerous Monitor ST. Three of the five projects that made David Frost Classical Producer of the Year were done here in our Studio A using the Monitor ST/SR monitoring system. All our engineers, producers and mixers love the Dangerous Music gear. It's gear we can trust on all our work."
Zdanow continues, "The engineer that works out of Studio C4 is Ariel Borujow. He was the first person to say, 'Listen, we need the Dangerous summing.' He tried it out, and now he won't mix without it. He's primarily an in-the-box guy, but his chain is always: out to the Dangerous 2-Bus LT summing, to two tracks to an SSL compressor, then to the Dangerous BAX EQ. He swears by it; he won't mix any other way."
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Markem-Imaje introduces the 5940 G, Touch Dry® high-resolution inkjet coder
Jan 18, 2022, 12:55 PM by Global Communications
Markem-Imaje, global providers of end-to-end supply chain solutions, has today launched the 5940 G, Touch Dry high-resolution inkjet coder in North America, providing label free and high-resolution coding, branding and text on secondary packaging, including corrugated. The 5940 will be available globally from February.
Markem-Imaje launches new Remote User Interface for the SmartDate® X30 Thermal Transfer Overprinter
Sep 7, 2021, 07:09 AM by Global Communications
Markem-Imaje, the global provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions and industrial marking and coding systems, has today released a new remote user interface (RUI) for the SmartDate X30 thermal transfer overprinter (TTO). The optional RUI is ideal for production lines that require a broader suite of functions including password protection, front-end uniformity with their full range of Markem-Imaje solutions and, web user interface (web UI) or virtual network computing (VNC) integration with OEM packaging machines.
Markem-Imaje to attend Fachpack 2021 showcasing end-to-end supply chain solutions
Markem-Imaje, a global provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions and industrial marking and coding systems, has this week confirmed that they will be exhibiting at Fachpack, Nûrnberg, Germany, 28th -30th September. During the three-day event, Markem-Imaje will demonstrate their one provider proposition which spans packaging operations, track-and-trace, serialization, authentication, and consumer engagement. Additional solution launches to be showcased at Fachpack will be announced in the coming weeks.
Markem-Imaje to attend PPMA 2021 showcasing end-to-end supply chain solutions
Aug 13, 2021, 07:44 AM by Global Communications
Markem-Imaje, the global provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions and industrial marking and coding systems, has this week confirmed that they will be exhibiting at PPMA, NEC, Birmingham in September. During the three-day event, Markem-Imaje will demonstrate their one provider proposition which spans packaging operations, track-and-trace, serialization, authentication, and consumer engagement. Additional solution launches to be showcased at PPMA will be announced in the coming weeks.
Markem-Imaje introduces international innovation webinar series
Jul 20, 2021, 15:07 PM by Global Communications
Markem-Imaje, the global provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions and industrial marking and coding systems, has launched an international innovation webinar series.
Markem-Imaje to attend Pack Expo 2021 showcasing end-to-end supply chain solutions
Markem-Imaje, a global provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions and industrial marking and coding systems, has this week confirmed that they will be exhibiting at PACK EXPO Las Vegas in September. During the three-day event, Markem-Imaje will demonstrate their one provider proposition which spans packaging operations, track-and-trace, serialization, authentication, and consumer engagement. Additional solution launches to be showcased at Pack Expo will be announced in the coming months.
Markem-Imaje acquires Blue Bite
Jun 28, 2021, 14:00 PM by Global Communications
Expands portfolio of software solutions serving product identification, traceability, authentication, and consumer engagement applications
Initiative launched to drive shift to more sustainable, MEK-free product coding
Jun 8, 2021, 08:01 AM by Global Communications
The latest undertaking within Markem-Imaje's long-standing commitment to sustainability encourages the use of multi-purpose MEK-free inks which cut Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions by up to 50%. The company is planting one tree in Peru for each case purchased, initially for a total of 3,000 trees. This will help restore biodiversity and improve conditions for local communities there, while helping to fight global warming, thanks to the CO2 stored in the wood.
Market's fastest high resin thermal transfer coding now available
May 19, 2021, 13:57 PM by Global Communications
The innovation launched today – a market first – means that manufacturers can now print codes with high resin thermal transfer ribbons at up to 600 millimeters per second (2 feet per second). This is nearly double the speed of any other comparable option. Maintenance is also reduced in this thermal transfer overprinting (TTO) application. Existing high resin ribbon users will improve their profitability with greater throughput, while more companies can benefit from the extra durable and crisp prints provided by this TTO option.
Inks and brackets make coding extruded products easier and safer
Mar 9, 2021, 08:03 AM by Global Communications
Three inks, two MEK-free options, and a one-ink-fit-all silver, as well as quick release brackets, help manufacturers maximize availability, performance, and quality.
Ink raises standard of continuous inkjet coding for fast-moving consumer goods
Mar 8, 2021, 14:18 PM by Global Communications
Black, multi-purpose ink enables safer, more sustainable fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) coding, with fewer errors – all for the same total cost of ownership (TCO) versus traditionally-used, MEK-based options.
Low odor ink delivers enhanced user and product experience, with better costs
Jan 22, 2021, 09:23 AM by Global Communications
A new alcohol-based ink, particularly aimed at the food industry, as well as fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) such as cosmetics, improves user experience, convenience, and cost control, while still delivering excellent code quality.
Markem-Imaje wins award for its ink safety and sustainability campaign
Dec 10, 2020, 09:10 AM by Global Communications
Campaign which successfully persuaded companies of all sizes to reconsider impact of ink choice on safety, sustainability, compliance and brand reputation wins European Excellence Award in Chemicals & Industrials category.
Thermochromic ink helps ensure higher safety standards for packaged food
Nov 19, 2020, 14:00 PM by Global Communications
A thermochromic ink that changes colour at high temperatures now offers food manufacturers a more reliable coding method, with a more obvious color change, to indicate correct sterilization of packaged food products. Designed for retort sterilization of filled cans or plastic pouches, the ink changes from black to blue when the food package reaches the correct temperature of between 115 and 125 °C.
Multilingual, intelligent virtual assistant helps keep coding-related uptime high
Nov 12, 2020, 09:38 AM by Global Communications
An advanced online virtual assistant is now available for users of Markem-Imaje printers. Powered by self-learning artificial intelligence, it ensures coder operators can quickly get their equipment running again following stoppages or usage problems.
New site deepens commitment to India's product identification and traceability needs
Nov 5, 2020, 07:47 AM by Global Communications
To better align the services and solutions offered to its customers in the Indian subcontinent, Markem-Imaje is opening a new factory and head office in Bhiwadi, India. The modern production facility features state-of-the-art labs and sampling centers, as well as ink production and printer assembly.
Thermal transfer printer offers easier integration into packaging lines by OEMs
Equipment launched today makes integrating SmartDate® X45 and SmartDate® X65 thermal transfer (TTO) printers into packaging lines easier than ever before for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Suitable for form fill and seal packaging lines, it has an array of features which make it easy to install, even in very tight spaces. The controller also helps optimize their customers' operations with significant built-in flexibility to future-proof their coding investment. Additionally, it enables high speed coding and helps OEMs provide their customers a better user experience.
Multilingual webinars available to improve package coding operations
Oct 29, 2020, 09:50 AM by Global Communications
Available now are eight, on-demand webinars in English, French and German with tips to improve product, case and pallet coding. In October to December there are six more, addressing segments such as small to medium enterprises (SMEs), Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and beverage, as well as continuous inkjet (CIJ) and thermal transfer (TTO) coding. Options to combat counterfeiting and safeguard compliance, best practices for end-of-line coding, and the role connected services play in boosting uptime will also be discussed. These webinars will be in English, Spanish, French and Chinese.
Rental program ensures ideal coding without high capital costs
A rental scheme launches globally today which gives manufacturers a cost-effective way of benefitting from high quality, turnkey coding solutions. Scalable and customized to their exact requirements, it covers all hardware, software, and consumables needed to code products, cases and pallets, with no upfront investment – only a fixed, periodic fee.
Cost-effective inkjet printer launched for small to medium-sized enterprises
The coder launched today has been specifically designed to meet the needs of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for high quality, yet cost-effective and hassle-free, product coding. Designed for low-to-medium duty operation up to 4.4 m/s (14.4 ft/s), it is not only easy-to-use and maintain, it adapts easily as production ramps up. Intended for a wide range of industries, it offers IP55 protection, making it ideal for many applications, including food and beverage. | {
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Everybody's out here doing it. I'm not alone, we're in this together. I don't feel so isolated … that's how LA has shaped the way I think about music.
VIAA, an LA transplant from Ohio, has been soaring since branching off as a solo artist, earning a place as one of only 12 independent artists chosen by Spotify to be included in their new "Spotify Direct" program in 2018. Since releasing her debut self titled EP late 2018, she has been featured in such publications as Nastygal, Complex, Vibe and Bloomberg. | {
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The Offside 7/8 Leggings offer a colour-blocked update to our classic leggings. Contrasting colour and mesh panels create a signature look this season. Finished in our flattering high-waisted fit, these leggings offer support while always looking stylish. Crafted from Jaggad's Signature High Support Fabric, these leggings are constructed so that they're never see-through. Printed on a white base for bright colours, these tights are also printed on the inside to minimise colour lightning when stretched. Pair these leggings with an offside muscle tank for a signature look this season. | {
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Reading live an from Hatchling's Vengeance at Other Worlds of Romance on Blog Talk Radio.
As an introduction to the world of the Dragshi, visit the earlier program on Hatchling's Mate, the third book of the Dragshi Chronicles.
Reading an excerpt and talking about Hatchlings Curse on Other Worlds of Romance, hosted by Linda Mooney.
As an introduction to the world of the Dragshi, or visit the earlier program on Dragon Destiny, the first book of the Dragshi Chronicles.
Interviewed at The Embraced: Scribal Love. Its a sneak peak into my past.
Dawn's Reading Nook -- Dawn Roberto invited me to stop by her reading nook where I dished on life, publishing, and the writing life.
The Path to Publishing -- My visit with Melissa Snark where I talk about Imprisoned in Stone and my path to becoming a published author can now be seen at http://melissasnark.blogspot.com/2014/01/paths-to-publishing-helen-henderson.html. | {
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Have you ever lazily wished you could just use a tractor beam to grab that out-of-reach object? Apparently, you can.
Using only light, Australian researchers say they are able to move small particles almost five feet through the air. It's more than 100 times the distance achieved by existing optical "tweezers," the researchers say. | {
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100 thieves steal $13m in three hours from cash machines across Japan
Organised crime believed to be behind coordinated raids across stores in Japan
Nearly $13m was stolen in just under three hours from ATMs in Japan. Photograph: Alamy
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
Mon 23 May 2016 00.31 EDT Last modified on Tue 28 Nov 2017 15.59 EST
Members of an international crime syndicate are suspected of stealing more than 1.4bn yen (US$12.7m) from cash machines in Japan in the space of less than three hours, in an audacious heist that involved thousands of coordinated withdrawals.
Police believe that as many as 100 people, none of whom have been apprehended, worked together using forged credit cards containing account details illegally obtained from a bank in South Africa.
Who invented the cash machine? I did – and all I earned was £10
The culprits used the fake cards at 1,400 convenience store automated teller machines on the morning of 15 May, according to police. Each made withdrawals of 100,000 yen at a time – the maximum allowed by the cash machines – and there was a total of 14,000 withdrawals.
The thieves targeted cash machines in the capital Tokyo and 16 other prefectures, according to Kyodo News.
Japanese police have asked the authorities in South Africa, via Interpol, to establish how the credit card information was obtained.
Transaction data retrieved from the cash machines suggests that the criminals used information for 1,600 credit cards issued by the South African bank, which has not been named.
The Yomiuri Shimbun reported that the withdrawals began just after 5am last Sunday, with the last one made just before 8am the same day.
Reports suggest that members of the gang may no longer be in Japan. By using cards that were issued in a different country from the one in which the fraud took place - and on a day of the week when banks were closed - they were probably able to buy themselves enough time to leave the country before their crime was discovered.
Japan is the latest victim of a string of ATM heists using credit cards forged using leaked data. In one case, thieves withdrew 4.5bn yen in 26 countries, including Japan, in 2012 and 2013, the Yomiuri said.
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Tips to help you survive cold and flu season | Link: UCOP's e-newsletter | Stay Informed. Stay Connected.
Wash your hands. Washing your hands well and often fights the spread of many illnesses including the common cold, the flu, and more serious illness such as meningitis, bronchitis, influenza, and hepatitis A. Using soap and warm or hot water when possible, wash your hands and wrists for at least 15 to 20 seconds. Hand sanitizer can help when washing your hands with soap and water isn't an option. | {
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Coalition: Civilian Health in Gaza in Grave Jeopardy from Attacks on Facilities, Ambulances, and Infrastructure
(Management Sciences for Health is a member of the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition)
We, the undersigned members of the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition, demand that the government of Israel, Hamas, and armed groups respect their obligations under international human rights and humanitarian law to respect and protect health facilities, transports, and personnel, and to make health services available to all people in need of care. The Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition promotes the security of health workers and services threatened by war or civil unrest.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) situation report of July 29, 20% of the hospitals in Gaza have been damaged from shelling or other attacks. Five hospitals have closed, two are partially closed, and three others cannot operate because of lack of security for staff and patients.
The al Wafa medical rehabilitation hospital, damaged on several occasions in the past two weeks and evacuated on July 17, was reportedly completely destroyed by Israeli fire on July 23. The 100 bed Al-Aqsa hospital in central Gaza came under fire four times; on the last occasion an Israeli tank shell hit the third floor, killing four people, wounding 16, and forcing closure. WHO reports that patients and staff have died during attacks.
On July 25 Palestinian Ministry of Health emergency operations, which works in coordination with WHO and other international organizations, reported 12 ambulances have been damaged and 38 health personnel have been injured. Two pharmacists, two paramedics, and one administrative manager died after Israeli airstrikes hit in their immediate vicinity. WHO's July 29 report notes that two ambulance workers were killed on July 25 and three others injured when trying to evacuate wounded people from eastern and northern Gaza.
The deprivation of the right to access health care for people in Gaza extends beyond damage to facilities and transport. According to WHO, half of the 54 primary health clinics operated by the Ministry of Health have closed on account of insecurity, medical staff are unable to reach posts that remain open, ambulance workers have come under fire, and basic medical supplies have run dangerously low. WHO notes that "The coping capacity of health professionals is completely overstretched, and they are working under extreme and insecure conditions."
Public health, including access to potable water and sanitation, is also under threat. Humanitarian access for supplies, medicines, transports, clean water, and food during the crisis for more than half the people of Gaza has been obstructed.
All parties to the conflict must immediately respect obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law to assure preservation of health services and the right to health in Gaza.
Under international law, all sides have a responsibility to assure that access to health care be preserved, and attacks on health facilities or personnel, obstruction of access to facilities or passage of supplies, are strictly prohibited.
The parties have alleged violations by the other side, e.g., that Hamas has misused hospitals and ambulances for storage and firing of weapons and that Israel has targeted medical facilities and transports. "These claims await a full investigation. What is not in any doubt, however, is the unequivocal obligation under international law to protect civilians; even where one party breaches its obligations, the other must minimize harm to civilians," said Leonard Rubenstein, chair of the Coalition. All those who violate these fundamental standards must be held accountable.
We demand that health facilities, medical personnel, ambulances, and infrastructure be safe and secure for exercising their essential functions, permitting access to health care and public health infrastructure, safe evacuation of the wounded and sick, protection of civilians, and enabling health workers to perform their vital work.
International Council of Nurses
Doctors of the World USA
Physicians for Human Rights [USA]
Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation
International Federation of Health and Human Rights Organisations
International Health Protection Initiative
Center for Public Health and Human Rights, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Doctors for Human Rights [UK]
Maternal and Childhealth Advocacy International
International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims
IntraHealth International
Syrian American Medical Society
Contact: Sarah Dwyer, +1 919 313-3546; m +1 919 259-9773
Leonard Rubenstein, +1 443 287-8749; m + 1 703 217-2991
Related to Coalition: Civilian Health in Gaza in Grave Jeopardy from Attacks on Facilities, Ambulances, and Infrastructure
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(5102) Benfranklin est un astéroïde de la ceinture principale.
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(5102) Benfranklin est un astéroïde de la ceinture principale. Il fut découvert par Antonín Mrkos le à l'observatoire Klet'. Il présente une orbite caractérisée par un demi-grand axe de 2,8001 UA, une excentricité de 0,1960 et une inclinaison de 8,1240° par rapport à l'écliptique.
Il fut nommé en hommage à l'imprimeur, éditeur, écrivain, naturaliste, inventeur et homme politique américain, Benjamin Franklin.
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Drain Cleaner Poisoning is the accidental or intentional intake of any product containing the compound.
What is Drain Cleaner Poisoning?
What are the Causes of Drain Cleaner Poisoning?
What are the Signs and Symptoms of Drain Cleaner Poisoning?
The signs and symptoms of Drain Cleaner Poisoning can vary from one individual to another. It may be mild in some and severe in others. Several systems of the body may be affected.
How is First Aid administered for Drain Cleaner Poisoning?
Who should administer First Aid for Drain Cleaner Poisoning?
First aid for Drain Cleaner Poisoning is administered by healthcare professionals.
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Mowry, J. B., Spyker, D. A., Brooks, D. E., McMillan, N., & Schauben, J. L. (2015). 2014 annual report of the american association of poison control centers' national poison data system (NPDS): 32nd annual report. Clinical toxicology, 53(10), 962-1147.
Bøgevig, S., Høgberg, L. C., Dalhoff, K. P., & Mortensen, O. S. (2011). Status and trends in poisonings in Denmark 2007-2009. Dan Med Bull, 58(5), 1-5.
Kaiser, S. (2010). U.S. Patent Application No. 12/960,752.
Kearns, R. D., Cairns, C. B., Holmes, J. H., Rich, P. B., & Cairns, B. A. (2014). Chemical burn care: a review of best practices. EMS world, 43(3), 40-5. | {
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The major problem with contemporary scholars' approach to Jesus' resurrection is that they come to do the work of autopsy, not adoration. But Jesus Christ is the apex of all that is precious, the center of all that is glorious and delightful. He is the very point of existence. He is the Son of the living God, the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last who was and is and is to come.
"O come let us adore Him!"—not scrutinize, utilize, or analyze Him.
The personal claim the risen Jesus makes about Himself is that He is the God of the universe and that He deserves our awe, our reverence, our worship, our love, and our devotion.
— Jared C. Wilson, Unparalleled, 149.
In contrast with the difficulty of vocalizing YHWH, what is the English equivalent of the Hebrew phrase Hallelu-YAH? It's simply Hallelu-YAH. How do you say the Hebrew phrase Hallelu-YAH in Greek? in Spanish? in German? in French? in Swahili? in Chichewa? in Luganda? It's all the same in these languages, with minor differences in spelling. No translation is necessary. Indeed, the phrase may be rendered "Praise the LORD." Yet it has achieved spontaneous universality.
The Psalter has shown the way for the universe to praise its Creator and Redeemer. The Psalms consummate with Hallelu-YAH, and all nations and peoples can join in the joyful, spontaneous celebration. Even the ease with which the expression can be articulated deserves notice. In a remarkable way, the word Hallelu-YAH is particularly suitable for opening wide the mouth, dropping the jaw, and loudly shouting God's praise. Try it!
You Yourself s t r e t c h e d out the heavens.
You are with cherubim-song ringed.
That You would deign to bring me close?
A Saraband is a musical dance form, originally Asian, that was introduced to Spain and later France and Italy.
If Psalm 95 had a soundtrack, the record skips and scratches or the car brakes slam between the middle and end of verse 7.
The first verses fit well within the surrounding psalms; the themes of singing, shouting, joy, and the greatness of God are all there. But beginning with the last line of verse 7, the song changes quick, fast, and in a hurry.
I recently finished Fred Sanders' (@fredfredsanders) John Wesley on the Christian Life: The Heart Renewed in Love. I was doubly drawn to the book: having read Sanders' The Deep Things of God, I had been acquainted with his rich devotion to the faith once for all delivered to the saints (Jude 3) and his helpful, clear writing. The subject of the book also appealed to me; I knew very little about Wesley, other than scattered "facts" that were admittedly unverified and likely caricature. Since Sanders comes from a thoughtful Wesleyan perspective, I hoped I was in for a treat.
This week's Music Monday is a song from Austin Stone Worship's latest album, King of Love.
UPDATE: Jamie Brown has a behind-the-album post at Worthily Magnify.
We Will Proclaim is the second live recording from The Falls Church Anglican. | {
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Transmission: Automatic Color:White Interior Color: Gray Average Vehicle Review: (4.8 reviews) The interior room is awesome! It has all the toughness of a truck with the smooth ride of a mini van. It does fantastic in the snow. Also, it's really nice to be able to lay 4x8 sheets of wood or whatever in the bed and they actually lay FLAT....not leaning up against the wheel wells. The extra storage under the bed is very convenient as well. I hope to have this for a long time, but my 18 year old is wanting a vehicle soon, so we'll see.
Transmission: Automatic Color:Blue Interior Color: Black Average Vehicle Review: (4.5 reviews) This is my third Honda in a row. It has all the appointments I want, it was in the perfect price range. It drives so solidly, performs well, looks great, and the interior leaves nothing to be desired. Being I've owned 2 prior honda's (an '03 Accord and a 94 Prelude), I know the dependability is fantastic and I will have this car for a long time. | {
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Chatbots (or bots) are hot. Retrieving data through natural language is getting more and more common. Many people already have apps like Slack or Messenger installed and letting them use your application through these channels can provide you with more opportunities. In this article I'll show you how to build your first chat bot with Bot Framework and LUIS. Although LUIS is not required for the bot framework itself, we dive directly in the combination of both. Check out my previous article on how to set up LUIS. Building a bot with the Bot Framework is extremely easy, yet very powerful. Let's see how this can be done!
I'll be using Visual Studio as my IDE.
Bot Framework Visual Studio Template: This allows you to create a Bot Framework project easily.
Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator: Needed to emulate talking to your bot.
A LUIS model. I'll be using my RestaurantLuisModel from my previous article. Don't forget to publish this app in LUIS.
Download the Bot Framework Visual Studio Template and install it as a ProjectTemplates. Once installed correctly, create a new project in Visual Studio. Select Bot Application and give it a name. Create your solution and you're ready to build your first bot.
WebApiConfig: Since the Bot Framework runs on ASP.NET WebAPI, this class is needed to handle settings, config and routes.
HandleSystemMessage(Activity message): System messages can be handled as well, for example you can get notified when the user is typing a message.
new Dialogs.RootDialog(): When a user message is received, the RootDialog is created.
RootDialog: The starting point of our bot. Inspect the MessageReceivedAsync-method where you'll see that the bot will respond to any message by telling you how many characters you've sent.
Without doing anything furter, we're able to talk to this bot. Simply build and run the application which will start your browser with a general message from the default.htm-file.
To be able to talk to this bot, we'll first be using the emulator. Simply start this application and enter your endpoint URL. Since the application is running locally, enter the URL from the browser window that just opened and append /api/messages (this is the default route). Hit Enter and the Emulator will start connecting with the bot. Simply type a message and start chatting with your first bot!
The URL on top where you're able to see to which bot you're connected to.
The messages window on the left side to show you the conversation.
If you click on a message, you'll get more (technical) details in the Details-pane.
The Log-pane displays the current activity and communication.
A LuisModel attribute has been added, requiring a LUIS_MODEL_ID and LUIS_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY from LUIS.
LUIS_MODEL_ID can be found on the Overview for your app, also called an App Id.
LUIS_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY can be found under My Keys.
The dialog now inherits from LuisDialog.
The LuisIntent attributes are used to handle the Intents that LUIS recognized. They should have the same name as configured in LUIS.
That's all there is to it! Simply build and run, fire up your emulator again and start talking to your bot to see if LUIS is able to recognize the intents.
But LUIS isn't only able to recognize Intents, but also Entities which makes everything a whole lot more powerful. In LUIS we've defined food as an Intent, so let's try to extract that in the OrderFood-method.
// Check if LUIS has identified the entity that we should look for.
As you can see, we're using TryFindEntity to search for the LUIS Entity we're looking for. When we have that value, we display it to the user. It's that easy! Now build and run again and see your first chat bot with LUIS come to life in your emulator.
With just a few lines of code we're able to make to make our first smart bot using the Bot Framework and LUIS. As you can imagine, we'll need more to actually make this a useful bot but this is a pretty good start. Simply start adding more Intents to LUIS and let the Bot Framework handle these. Stay tuned for more articles about smart bots and the Bot Framework. Let me know what you think in the comments or on Twitter. | {
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Last Sunday I gave a talk at Language Show Live in London entitled The Freelance Translator's Free Marketing Toolkit.
It was amazing. The audience was great, and I had the chance to network with a few fellow colleagues I hope to meet again in the near future.
There was, however, something that didn't go as planned. I had promised to be on Facebook Live and stream my presentation in real time, but the wifi signal at the venue wasn't as reliable as I thought. My assistants (well, my friends actually, but 'assistants' sounds so fancy!) managed to record part of the presentation anyway, so I decided to upload it on YouTube. The first 5-10 minutes are missing, but, as I did last year, I'll write some in-depth articles about the main topics I covered, so do not worry!
In the meantime, you can watch the recording of my presentation.
You can also flick through my presentation from the Slideshare box below, or download the PDF version from here. If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to email me at martina@3p-translation.com or leave a comment below.
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Mormon sister missionary injured in Brussels said bomb felt 'like end of the world'
By Tad Walch@Tad_Walch Mar 25, 2016, 11:18am MDT
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Sister Fanny Clain speaks to France TV Pluzz. Screenshot
Sister Fanny Rachel Clain was injured Tuesday in the explosions in Belgium. Mormon Newsroom
The blown out windows of Zaventem airport are seen after a deadly attack in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Authorities in Europe have tightened security at airports, on subways, at the borders and on city streets after deadly attacks Tuesday on the Brussels airport and its subway system. Peter Dejong, Associated Press
The young, French LDS sister missionary on her way to the United States Tuesday morning was at the checkout desk at the Brussels airport when the first of two bombs exploded nearby, she told European news outlets Thursday.
"There was just an enormous noise, like the end of the world in a second," Sister Fanny Clain told France TV Pluzz, "and I found myself on the ground and debris was everywhere. I was covered in gray stuff, it smelled like burning pork.
"I got up and went outside as quickly as possible," she said. "And then people told me I was burned, and I caught site of myself in a mirror and I saw some of my burns, but I didn't look very long."
Gauze covered the burns on her head, hands and fingers as she gave the interview from her bed in the burn unit at Stuivenberg Hospital in Antwerp, Belgium. She also suffered burns to her legs.
"It burned," she said, "it burned. My leg didn't hurt too bad, it was the burns that really hurt."
She said she didn't panic.
"I wasn't afraid. I just looked for help, I wasn't afraid, people around me were very nice."
The 20-year-old from Montélimar, France, had been serving in the France Paris Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while waiting for a permanent visa to the United States. She was at the airport to catch her flight to Cleveland, Ohio, where she was to complete her missionary assignment.
Three missionaries who dropped her off at the airport were seriously injured by a blast. Nails were included in the suicide bombs to increase the amount of shrapnel, investigators said.
Elder Richard Norby, 66, of Lehi, Utah, is in a medically induced coma. His family has said he faces a long recovery from shrapnel wounds and burns to his head, neck and lower leg.
Shrapnel and heat from the bomb also wounded Elder Mason Wells, 19, of Sandy, Utah, and Elder Joseph Dresden Empey, 20, of Santa Clara, Utah.
Doctors performed surgery on Elder Wells to repair a ruptured Achilles' tendon. Elder Empey also underwent surgery on his legs. Both young men suffered burns to their heads and arms.
"I cried a little bit yesterday but I'm not going to cry too much," Clain said. "Otherwise, I'll get dehydrated."
Sister Clain's father, Thierry Clain, provided an update on her condition Friday morning.
"Fanny is doing well. She was operated on today to remove shrapnel from her body and is resting. She also received second-degree burns to her hands and face and is receiving treatment. I have been in contact with the hospital, but was unable to talk with Fanny because she was sleeping. I have been extremely touched by the concern and goodness expressed by others in regards to Fanny. I look forward to visiting her Saturday and staying a few days with her."
Email: twalch@deseretnews.com
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The world today is enthralled with weight loss, both for cosmetic and health reasons. In spite of the reason, majority of the people want the shortest way possible and end up trying all sorts of fad diets, very extreme workout regimens, and poor lifestyle choices that will only end up thwarting their weight loss goals. The major reason why a weight loss program will not work is because for you to stick to one, you have to be comfortable in it, enjoy it, and the program has to be safe and healthy.
Here are some weight loss tips to help you in your quest to shed off those extra pounds. With these tips, you don't have to get rid of your favorite foods or use every minute of your waking time in the gym exercising. Rationally, a good weight loss program should take some time to record tangible success. If you come across someone telling you that you will lose weight in a very short span of time, be cautious because the person might be uninformed or worse still, not honest with you. For a start, you can stick to a single weight loss program for 30 or so days, and see how it takes you. If no changes, you can then go for something else.
The first tip that will help you lose weight is to walk, walk, and walk some more. If you can dedicate some time everyday for walking, you will be sure of expending calories while in the process fortifying your muscles and heart. A mini cycle too will do. A mini cycle is a portable workout unit that resembles a bicycle pedal on a metal bar. With a mini cycle, you can be able to pedal and move your legs while at your desk in the office, on the couch or wherever else you can put and reach the pedals comfortably.
The third tip talks about taking the stairs in place of an escalator or elevator. Even though you might not notice the effort involved, it is a great weight loss exercise. Equally, you can decide to walk to the grocery store and park the car somewhere far away. Tip four talks about food. Losing weight doesn't necessarily mean getting rid of all your favorite foods, it means eating the foods in moderation, and at times only when the craving is so strong.
While at the moment there is no particular type of food that will interfere with your weight loss attempts, when you take any food thought to be 'bad' in excess can for sure interfere. The last tip talks about adopting a practical exercise routine and sticking to it by setting some time for it every day. People who set a routine are highly likely to stick to it and record success than someone without a plan.
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Q: How to duplicate an ASP.NET MVC project and make it not accept authentication cookies from the original application? I duplicated an ASP.NET MVC project and renamed all the namespaces to the new project name.
But now, if I log into the original application, and immediately navigate to the duplicated application, the dupe application accepts the authentication cookie and allows me through.
They are hosted on the same domain.
The applications use ASP.NET Identity for authentication.
Is there a unique application key or something like that that needs to be changed in the duplicated application so that it does not accept authentication cookies from the original?
A: Change CookieName in your either application, it will help you.
You can find CookieName in:
ASP.NET Identity
Change the value of the existing line or add a line to within Startup.Auth.cs
public partial class Startup
{
public void ConfigureAuth(IAppBuilder app)
{
app.UseCookieAuthentication(new CookieAuthenticationOptions
{
AuthenticationType = DefaultAuthenticationTypes.ApplicationCookie,
LoginPath = new PathString("/Account/Login"),
/* Add the following line */
CookieName = "MyAppUniqueCookieNameHere"
});
}
}
in case form authentication
<configuration>
<system.web>
<sessionState cookieName="MyAppUniqueCookieNameHere" />
</system.web>
</configuration>
Hope it will help you! :)
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Zero, or the signal that you want to send. For a complete list of signals, see "POSIX signals" in the documentation for SignalAction().
The kill() function sends the signal sig to a process or group of processes specified by pid. If sig is zero, no signal is sent, but the pid is still checked for validity.
If the value of pid causes sig to be generated for the sending process, and if sig isn't blocked, either sig or at least one pending unblocked signal is delivered before the kill function returns.
This call doesn't block. However, in the network case, lower priority threads may run.
Zero, or -1 if an error occurs (errno is set).
Insufficient system resources are available to deliver the signal.
The process doesn't have permission to send this signal to any receiving process.
The given pid doesn't exist. | {
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Metaphysics - Wikipedia
Metaphysics is a traditional branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world that encompasses it,[1] although the term is not easily defined.[2] Traditionally, metaphysics attempts to answer two basic questions in the broadest possible terms:[3] Ultimately, what is there?What is it like? Prior to the modern history of science, scientific questions were addressed as a part of metaphysics known as natural philosophy. Originally, the term "science" (Latin scientia) simply meant "knowledge". The scientific method, however, transformed natural philosophy into an empirical activity deriving from experiment unlike the rest of philosophy. Etymology[edit] However, once the name was given, the commentators sought to find intrinsic reasons for its appropriateness. Central questions[edit] Cosmology and cosmogony[edit] Metaphysical Cosmology is the branch of metaphysics that deals with the world as the totality of all phenomena in space and time. [edit] [edit]
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Epistemology A branch of philosophy concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge Epistemology (; from Greek ἐπιστήμη, epistēmē, meaning 'knowledge', and -logy) is the branch of philosophy concerned with the theory of knowledge. Epistemology is the study of the nature of knowledge, justification, and the rationality of belief. Albertus Magnus - Wikipedia Albertus Magnus,[3] O.P. (c. 1200 – November 15, 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, was a German Catholic Dominican friar and bishop. Later canonised as a Catholic saint, he was known during his lifetime as Doctor universalis and Doctor expertus and, late in his life, the sobriquet Magnus was appended to his name.[4] Scholars such as James A. Weisheipl and Joachim R. Söder have referred to him as the greatest German philosopher and theologian of the Middle Ages.[5] The Catholic Church distinguishes him as one of the 36 Doctors of the Church. Biography[edit]
Gulliver's Travels 1726 novel by Jonathan Swift Gulliver's Travels, or Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships is a prose satire[1][2] of 1726 by the Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, satirising both human nature and the "travellers' tales" literary subgenre. It is Swift's best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature.
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Ernst Mayr German-American evolutionary biologist His theory of peripatric speciation (a more precise form of allopatric speciation which he advanced), based on his work on birds, is still considered a leading mode of speciation, and was the theoretical underpinning for the theory of punctuated equilibrium, proposed by Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould. Mayr is sometimes credited with inventing modern philosophy of biology, particularly the part related to evolutionary biology, which he distinguished from physics due to its introduction of (natural) history into science.
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Each certificate supplements your education. It sets you apart from the competition. NC State is one of the only universities that has consistently offered the certification for almost two decades, thanks to a longstanding partnership with Cámara de Comercio de Madrid (Madrid's Chamber of Commerce) and the Universidad Alcalá de Henares.
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For me, the health sciences exam is a way of demonstrating my knowledge of not only Spanish, but also my past experiences as a Pre-Med student! As a graduate student, I am glad to have something on my resume demonstrating both my history in sciences and my fluency in the Spanish language.
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Naples City Council candidates debate Naples Beach Hotel redevelopment plan at second forum
More than a third of the questions the candidates addressed during the forum were related to the proposed Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club redevelopment plan.
Naples City Council candidates debate Naples Beach Hotel redevelopment plan at second forum More than a third of the questions the candidates addressed during the forum were related to the proposed Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club redevelopment plan. Check out this story on naplesnews.com: https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/government/2019/03/06/naples-beach-hotel-redevelopment-plan-debated-council-candidates/3079545002/
Lisa Conley, Naples Daily News Published 7:10 p.m. ET March 6, 2019 | Updated 2:04 p.m. ET March 7, 2019
Naples City Council candidates (Photo: Submitted Photo)
The four Naples City Council candidates were more or less on the same page with the Naples Beach Hotel redevelopment plan, which was the primary focus of a forum Wednesday at Moorings Country Club.
Private investor Ted Blankenship, former Ethics Naples executive director Ray Christman, former local business owner George Dondanville and former city manager Bill Moss qualified in February for the City Council special election.
Naples has set a special election for April 2 to fill former Councilwoman Linda Penniman's seat. Penniman resigned Jan. 16 to spend more time with her husband, Nick, who has been diagnosed with a rare health condition.
In case you missed it: Naples Councilwoman Linda Penniman resigns due to husband's health concerns
And: Naples to hold special election April 2 to fill council seat vacated by Linda Penniman
More than a third of the questions the candidates answered Wednesday were related to the proposed Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club redevelopment plan, which calls for tearing down the hotel, building a smaller resort and adding residential condos.
Kim Richards, CEO of The Athens Group, which would develop the project, has said the hotel's golf course will remain untouched aside from a few upgrades, but residents and members of the city's planning board have expressed an interest in implementing an easement that would prohibit developers from ever doing away with the golf course.
All candidates vehemently supported preserving the golf course in perpetuity.
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"We must lock down and eliminate any possibility that this could revert to some other use besides a golf course or open space," Moss said. "That's primary and I don't think we're there yet, (so) I give you my word that it will be there before any approval is granted for the hotel."
Dondanville agreed.
"That's a green jewel in the middle of our city, (and) I don't want to see it change," he said.
Dondanville also noted that The Athens Group seems amicable to keeping the golf course, and if the city "chases (them) away," that could open the door for another developer who doesn't care about preserving the green space.
Aerial showing plans for the redevelopment of The Naples Beach Hotel. (Photo: Submitted)
Residents and planning board members have also raised objections to the project's height, and Blankenship, Christman, Dondanville and Moss echoed those concerns Wednesday.
Christman said the Naples Beach Hotel project will be a "complete game-changer" for the city with regard to height, density and mass.
"Under the best circumstances, it will completely change how that part of town looks and feels and effect mobility," he said. "Under the worst of circumstances, it will create some serious problems."
However, Christman noted that the developer is currently addressing some of those concerns with city staff, so "nobody knows exactly what's being proposed" and it's a "wait and see" situation.
Previously: Naples City Council candidates discuss development, water quality in first forum
Blankenship also commended the developer for taking strides to make the project amenable to both city staff and residents.
"The project is beautiful and promising, (but there are) just a few changes to make it acceptable," he said.
A coalition of homeowners associations, which hosted Wednesday's standing-room-only event, have also expressed support for the project so long as the developers adequately address the group's primary concerns: building height, "canyon effect," setbacks and density; traffic after project completion; and preservation of the golf course in perpetuity.
The planning board will review the Naples Beach Hotel proposal again at its March 13 meeting.
More: Vote on Naples Beach Hotel redevelopment plan delayed amid size concerns
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Blankenship, 53, has lived in Naples since 2011. He lives in the Moorings and has more than 30 years of experience working for large global corporations. Blankenship noted that he has lived and worked in multiple states and countries.
Christman, 69, began his career in Pittsburgh as head of the city's Urban Redevelopment Authority. He later moved into the banking industry and worked in the Federal Home Loan Bank System for 15 years.
Dondanville, 68, grew up in southern Idaho and attended the University of Denver in the late '60s. He graduated with a law degree from Stetson University in Gulfport, Florida, in 1976 and moved to Fort Myers to begin practicing law.
Moss, 72, retired in January after serving as Naples city manager for a decade. Moss, who lives in Old Naples, said he decided to run for council because he wants to continue to serve the people of Naples as he did during his tenure as city manager.
Previously: Three candidates qualify to run for vacant Naples City Council seat
And: Former City Manager Bill Moss, one other qualify for special election
Linda Penniman (Photo: David Albers/Naples Daily News)
The winner of the special election will serve the rest of Penniman's term, which expires Feb. 1, 2022.
The special election will cost about $40,000, according to city staff.
Penniman has offered no details about her husband's condition, except to say it must be treated by a specialist in Baltimore.
Penniman was first sworn in as a council member Feb. 19, 2014. She won re-election in 2018 with 2,865 votes, or 31.2 percent of the vote in a four-way race for three seats. Penniman was the top vote-getter.
Councilwoman Linda Penniman announced she's resigning effective immediately to spend more time with her husband, who has been diagnosed with a rare health condition. Lisa Conley, lisa.conley@naplesnews.com; 239-213-5308
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Q: Slide out and fade effect using jQuery and localScroll I'm using localScroll to create a content slider. The problem is that I want to give a fade effect to the div that I'm sliding out, to make it fade before it disappears.
Does anyone have any idea how can I make this? I tried something with onBefore and onAfter but I didn't get what I expected.
Thanks!
LE: here is the code that I'm using:
$(document).ready(function() {
var localScroll = $('#slider .slideshow-wrapper')
var localSections = $('#slider .slideshow-wrapper ul.slideshow li');
var local = $('#slider ul.slideshow');
local.css('width', localSections[0].offsetWidth * localSections.length);
var localScrollOptions = {
target: localScroll,
items: localSections,
navigation: 'ul.tabs li a',
hash: 'false',
axis: 'xy',
duration: 500,
easing: 'swing'
//onAfter: fadeAway
};
$('.container').serialScroll(localScrollOptions);
$('ul.tabs').find('a span').click(selectNav);
});
A: You can't use fadeOut because it sets the div style to display:none and thus the div has a zero height and width making the scrollTo plugin mess up pretty bad. I would suggest using opacity. In the code below I set the minimum opacity to 0.2 because when I set it to zero, it was hard to tell the content was scrolling.
I took the LocalScroll Demo and made these modifications - it seems to work pretty well. I didn't try to match your code because I know the code below works with the demo and your question title says localScroll but your code uses serialScroll. Anyway, I'm guessing the ul.slideshow li in your code should be equivalent to the .sub in the code below.
$.localScroll({
target: '#content', // could be a selector or a jQuery object too.
queue: false,
duration: 500,
hash: false,
easing: 'swing',
onBefore:function( e, anchor, $target ){
// The 'this' is the settings object, can be modified
$('.sub').animate({ opacity: 0.2 }, 250);
},
onAfter:function( anchor, settings ){
// The 'this' contains the scrolled element (#content)
$(anchor).animate({ opacity: 1 }, 250);
}
});
Edit: I posted a demo at this pastebin
A: See: http://docs.jquery.com/Effects/queue
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This incredible new facility provides luxurious villas in the heart of the Las Vegas attractions. Local attractions such as the Hoover Dam, Red Rock Canyon, Valley of Fire, and Death Valley are all within easy distance for day-trips and offer some of the world's most breathtaking scenery. Planned amenities will include full kitchens and laundry facilities in every villa, exercise facilities, gorgeous pool areas and hot tubs, tennis courts, and a playground and gameroom for the kids. | {
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The 'Desert Sand' Air Jordan 14 will release at select Jordan Brand retailers on May 15th, 2018. Once available, the retail price will be $190. Once we have more information we will make sure to update you.
Update: Official photos of the Jordan 14 Retro 'Desert Sand' which releases tomorrow.
Update: On feet look at the 'Desert Sand' Air Jordan 14 via regularolty.
Update: First look at the 'Desert Sand' Air Jordan 14 via dongottti.
Note: Image used is not the Desert Sand Air Jordan 14 2018 Retro Release. | {
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This is a bookcover for an exciting upcoming Sci-fi novel, set in a post-apocalyptic England. I wanted the cover to reflect the harshness of a post apocalyptic life, so I went for a grainy, black and white environment with crumbling infrastructure. I quite like the way I tinted the biohazard sign with pinks and greens to look especially contagious.
I understand the book's just going through the last draft, so should be published soon! If you have any comments, let me know on Twitter or drop me an email. | {
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Get this guy a minor league contract!
The summer of Odell Beckham's multi-sport tour continued over the weekend when the New York Giants wide receiver took some cuts during Yankees batting practice ahead of the Bronx Bombers' game with the Boston Red Sox. It went a lot better than his attempts at playing basketball did.
Beckham launched one into the left field stands with a pretty smooth looking swing and looked about as natural in the batter's box as you'd expect from, you know, someone who plays a totally different spot.
Someone get this dude a minor league contract. | {
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Continuation of program design and development concepts. Emphasis on a structured, multi-phase program development process, involving understanding a problem, defining a formal solution, and using graphic design methodologies and/or pseudo-coding to develop a program specification. A selected high-level language with broad platform support is used to perform the implementation phase of program development using procedural and object-oriented methodologies. 3 Credits (3 Lecture) Prerequisite(s): CIT160 and MTH180 or CIT160 and MTH190 or CIT160 and MTH240 or CIT160 and MTH242. | {
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At Comox Valley Dental Centre, we provide both full and partial dentures.
A denture is a removable dental appliance used to replace missing teeth and the surrounding tissue. They are made to closely resemble your natural teeth and may even enhance your smile.
Why do I need a denture? | {
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Cristina Cardenas (born 1957) is a painter, printmaker, and lithographer known for paying tribute to Mexican culture. It has been suggested that the imagery of her paintings is "meant to empower women".
Biography
Cristina Cardenas was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico in 1957. She moved to the United States and settled in Tucson, Arizona. Cardenas earned a Master of Fine Arts in printmaking from the University of Arizona in 1990. She engages in several forms of art including paintings, lithographs, prints, and even has some murals. In addition to being an artist, Cardenas teaches at Pima community college and works with children at a nearby charter school.
Work
Notable works include Malinche, Coatlicue, y Virgen de los Remedios (1991) a mixed media painting that was a part of the Counter Colon-ialismo exhibition. The painting depicts Malintzin in front of Coatlicue, surrounded by La Virgen de los Remedios. The text within the painting reads "Malintzin, India noble, mujer inteligente" which translates to "Malintzin, noble and intelligent Indigenous women." According to Cardenas, this work highlights Coatlicue's influence on Malintzin, as well as the religion imposed on her.
Also the work titled, La Nina de los Espejos (2005) which is a lithograph at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. This lithograph is a part of the "Unapologetic: All Women, All Year" exhibition. It features a girl with long, black flowing hair and explores the theme of women's strength.
And, Graciela (2004) which is a print that is part of the Self-Help Graphic collection at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.
Collections
Her work is held in the permanent collections of the National Museum of Mexican Art, the McNay Art Museum, the Scottsdale Museum of Art in Arizona, the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center collection, among others.
References
Wikipedia Student Program
Living people
Hispanic and Latino American artists
21st-century American women artists
20th-century American women artists
Hispanic and Latino American women in the arts
1957 births | {
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Millions of people around the world continue to struggle to support themselves and their families because of extreme poverty, war and natural disasters. Many are forced to walk for hours every day in search of food and water. Others flee across continents to get to safety.
While we take every opportunity to ensure the details for WEE BOX 6k Family Fun Run are accurate, we always advise that you contact the event organiser before setting out for the event to avoid disapointment. | {
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If somebody's trying to sell you a big-data project, kick them out. They should be talking to you about business challenges, business opportunities that might be available to you. Big data, and what you do with it, is a tool. It's a means to the end.
Read the Wall Street Journal discussion highlights here. | {
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SUN: SALSA LUNCH - Join the party with DJ Helios and DJ Kingdom from 2pm to 5pm. This is an institution on the Sunny Coast. Delicious lunch, cocktails and a free dance lesson for those who feel like taking part....ot just sit back and enjoy the best lunch on the coast. | {
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Have you ever been in a Sunday School class or in a conversation with someone about a gospel topic and found yourself wishing you could participate more, or knew more answers from the scriptures?Well I have. Even though I served a mission for my church and felt like I knew the scriptures pretty good at the time, (cocky 21 year old maybe) I still found myself lacking. For a long time I was just content with not being able to participate in those conversations. After all I was a busy person, just like everyone else out there, right? I didn't have the time it takes to become a scripture scholar. I never could have been so wrong. If we are too busy to talk with God through prayer, and too busy for Him to answer us through the scriptures then we are way more busy than He ever intended us to be. So now what? You have to dedicate hours of your week to studying scriptures to get to where you want to be? No. You don't.
This past Spring I found myself needing the Lord's help like I have so often. You can read about that experience HERE. I made a promise with Him. Many of you know if we make promises with God He ALWAYS keeps His end of the bargain, it is us that fails. Anyhow I promised Him if He would keep my heifers from calving in the middle of the night or make sure they were born alive if they did come in the night, then I would do my part. For me that part was studying my scriptures more diligently. At first it was just five minutes in the wee hours of the morning, right after I checked those heifers. But slowly my hunger and thirst for knowledge and answers became stronger. Morning is the most peaceful time in our home, so that's when I read. I have found a few things that keep me on track with my studies.
First of all I always get up a little earlier than normal for that day. School days, Saturdays, Sundays. That doesn't mean I never get to sleep in. Saturday is my ONLY day to sleep in. So I do, by half an hour or maybe a little longer. Each day my alarm is set differently, but always allowing myself time to study. Anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. It's an appointment. An appointment with Heavenly Father. I know He's going to be there. Where will I be? Maybe mornings aren't your thing. Perhaps it's most peaceful in your home at night after everyone has gone to bed. Perfect. Do it then. Your lunch hour at work, great! Just pick your favorite time and be there. Let me just say another thing. This is not for Him. He's attained His glory. It is for yourself.
Second, what to study? Really whatever you want. You could study by topic, read from beginning to end, whatever suits your fancy. I wanted to be able to participate in the Sunday School lesson. I also wanted to study in Spanish to polish it up a bit. I wanted to study the words of modern day prophets. Oh that's too much, you are thinking! No, it's not. It's fine. I study by amount of time, not chapters or coverage of material. A normal morning might look like this for me. Ten minutes in the New Testament, five minutes in the Book of Mormon in Spanish, and five minutes of the latest talks in the Conference edition of the Ensign. I'm able to cover the entire Sunday School lesson before Sunday, read at least one General Conference talk a day, and I don't even look at how far I get in my Spanish scriptures. Every day is different. You would be amazed at how much you can learn in five minutes. Plus you start remembering where things are found in the scriptures because you are not speed reading... you are studying, which is much more effective and beneficial. Sometimes I even just sit and think about what I just read.
Third, I mark my scriptures. I mark my Ensign. I write in the margins, things that come to my mind. I consider that to be personal revelation for myself. It is so wonderful to have those tid bits of my communication with God written down right where I will see them. Sometimes I don't see them for a long time, but when I do it's like a little treasure to me.
Oh, and that meeting for just the men in our church? Well all of those talks are printed in the church magazine, the Ensign. I read those too and find it pertains to me just as much as it does to them. By the way the women have their own private meeting as well and those talks are also in the Ensign.
There was a time when the scriptures were not available to the general public. Imagine not having any scriptures to read! We are so blessed to live in a time and place where we are free, and have access to the Savior's life and example, even though He lived so long ago. I feel much more confident in the scriptures than I ever have. The best part is that it's never too late to start studying the scriptures. There is always time to gain knowledge, even if you only have one day, one week, or one year left to live. And I think most of us may have a little more time than that. Tap into Christ's life and example by filling your hunger for pure knowledge with His word and the words of His disciples. | {
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Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
June 10, 2013 by joecarro in Comedy (Movies), Movie Reviews, Romance (Movies) and tagged 'Nam, 1980's, 1981, 2000's, 2001, A.D. Miles, Aaron, Alternative Comedy, American Flag, Amy Poehler, Anal Sex, Andy, Astrophysics, Average JOE, Bare Breasts, Bare Chested Male, Ben, Beth, Blog, Bra, Bradley Cooper, Camp, Camp Firewood, Camper, Campfire, Chase, Christopher Meloni, Comedian, Comedy, Comedy Troupe, Comet, Counselor, Crabs, Cult Hit, David Hyde Pierce, David Wain, Douche Bag, Drug Use, Drugs, Dungeons And Dragons, Film, French Kiss, Gail Von Kleinenstein, Gary, Gay, Gay Kiss, Gay Wedding, Gene, Gerald 'Coop' Cooperberg, Gideo Jacobs, Gideon Jacobs, Girl, Godspell, Henry Newman, Hopkins Prize For Physics, J.J, Janeane Garofalo, Jewish, Joe Lo Truglio, Joseph Carro, Katie, Ken Marino, KISS, Lesbian, Lesbian Slur, Love, Love Triangle, Maine, Margeurite Moreau, Masturbation, McKinley, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Molly Shannon, Montage, Motorcycle Chase, Movie, Nasa, Neil, Nerds, Overdose, Paul Rudd, Rescue, Review, River, romance, Ruth Buzzi, Samm Levine, Science, Sex, Short Shorts, Skylab, Slow Clap, Solar System, Spoof, Summer, Susie, Sweater Fondling, Swimsuit, Talent Show, Teenage Boy, Teenage Girl, Teenagers, Teens, Topless Female Nudity, Underwear, Unrequited Love, Van, Veteran, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Viktor Kulak, Virginity, Waterfall, Waterville, Wet Hot American Summer, Year 1981, Zak Orth | Leave a comment
Original Theatrical Release: July 27, 2001
Director: David Wain
It's 1981 at Camp Firewood in Maine, and it's the last day of camp. Beth (Janeane Garofalo) has a crush on the nerdy astrophysics professor, Henry Newman (David Hyde Pierce), who is trying to save the camp from a piece of Skylab. Meanwhile, other campers and counselors all have their own piece of drama to play out in the camp's microcosm before the big talent show that will wrap up the summer.
When I first watched Wet Hot American Summer, I only caught the end of it, and I was really confused. For one, I had never heard of it. Second, I thought it was a real 80's movie and I was trying to do the math in my head because I saw that Paul Rudd was in it. Obviously, I figured it out and then watched the film in its entirety but they did such a great job making it feel vintage that it felt less like a spoof on those classic 80's flicks and more like it was one of them.
This film showcases a lot of talent; The aforementioned Paul Rudd, David Hyde Pierce, Janeane Garofalo, Joe Lo Truglio, Michael Ian Black, Amy Poehler, A.D. Miles, Christopher Meloni, Molly Shannon, Ken Marino, Bradley Cooper and others. Most of these actors work well off each other, and you can see many of them together in other films like Role Models.
David Wain did an overall good job on directing this, but the story was sort of all over the place. For what it is, it does well, however disjointed some may find it. As a Mainer, it was a delight to see all this quirky action taking place, seemingly at random, in Maine. There is a scene where the characters "go into town" and end up in Waterville, Maine…and it's just so ridiculous that it had me cackling.
If you like silliness, partake in this film. If silly is not your thing, then you should probably stay away. Rumor has it, by the way, that Wain is working on Wet Hot American Summer 2. Can't wait!
Movie Trailer For Wet Hot American Summer
Swordfish (2001)
April 10, 2013 by joecarro in Action (Movies), Crime (Movies), Movie Reviews, Thriller (Movies) and tagged $400 Million, $9.5 Billion, 1986, 2000's, 2001, Action, Agent J.T. Roberts, Anti-Terrorism, Average JOE, Axl Torvalds, Black Cell, Blog, Blood, Boobs, Breasts, Camryn Grimes, Cash, Codename, Computers, Convict, Counter-Terrorist, Crime, DEA, Dirty Money, Dominic Sena, Don Cheadle, Drea de Matteo, Explosions, Film, Gabriel Shear, Getaway, Ginger Knowles, Guns, hacker, Halle Berry, Holly Jobson, Hot, Hugh Jackman, Internet, John Travolta, Joseph Carro, Mainframes, Marco, Melissa, Money, Movie, Renegade, Review, Risk, Rudolf Martin, Sam Shepard, Secretive, Senator James Reisman, Sexy, Skip Woods, Stanley Jobson, Super-Encryption, Swordfish, Terrorism, Thriller, Transfer, US Government, Vinnie Jones | Leave a comment
Original Theatrical Release: June 8, 2001
Stanley Jobson (Hugh Jackman) just wants a normal life with his daughter, but being a convicted computer hacker is putting a damper on those desires and he can't afford the legal fees to battle for her custody. In comes Gabriel Shear (John Travolta), a cold-as-ice leader of a counter-terrorist unit called Black Cell, who wants to hire Jobson for his hacking skills in order to break into the government mainframes to get a $9.5 billion payoff with old DEA money that's been in an encrypted account for years. Jobson has to choose to stay clean or break the rules one more time for a final payoff that might just get his daughter back.
First off, we need to get one thing straight: Watching people type on screen is not extremely entertaining to watch, even if there is some dramatic music playing in the background. Unfortunately, typing/hacking sequences are what the movie is mostly comprised of. If the director and writers had included many more scenes with typing only, the film would be much worse off.
There are a lot of logic problems in the film, too, and I almost hate watching computer-hacker movies because inevitably, they are written by people who seem to know nothing about the internet or computers, at all. Not that I'm an expert, either – but if even I can tell that what they're doing is ridiculous, then that's a huge disconnect.
The biggest draw to this film is pretty much the star power, besides the sleaze-factor. We have Don Cheadle, Halle Berry, Vinnie Jones, Hugh Jackman and John Travolta who make an otherwise run-of-the-mill film sparkle a bit more than it would have, otherwise. Most of the characters are pretty intriguing, too – so kudos to the writers and actors for that.
The pacing of this film is actually pretty good (despite my reservations about the typing scenes) and there are lots of cool explosions and some legit-tense moments. Overall, it's your pretty standard action-thriller without a ton of actual action.
Movie Trailer For Swordfish
Vanilla Sky (2001)
February 18, 2013 by joecarro in Drama (Movies), Movie Reviews, Mystery (Movies), Science Fiction (Movies) and tagged 2000's, 2001, Aaron, Abre Los Ojos, Alejandro Amenabar, Assistant, Average JOE, Beach Boys, beauty, Blog, Blue, Brian Shelby, Cameron Crowe, Cameron Diaz, Car Accident, Childhood, Classic, Consequences, Corporation, Cryogenics, Dancer, David Aames, David Aames Sr., Death, Disfigured, dream, Edmund Ventura, father, Film, Friend, Fuck Buddy, Future, Heights, Incarcerated, Jaded, Jason Lee, Johnny Galecki, Joseph Carro, Julie Gianni, Kill, Kurt Russell, Life, Little Things, Love, Lover, lucid, Mateo Gil, McCabe, Memory, Metaphor, Michael Shannon, Movie, Murder, mystery, New York, New York City, Nightmare, Noah Taylor, Old Movies, Open Your Eyes, Penelope Cruz, Peter Brown, Prison, Psychologist, Publisher, Publishing, Real, Rebecca Dearborn, Relationship, Review, Rich, romance, Sci Fi, Science Fiction, Seven Dwarves, Sex, Sexy, Shareholder, Sofia Serrano, Son, Soundtrack, Spanish, Thomas Tipp, Tilda Swinton, Timothy Spall, Tom Cruise, Uncertainty, Underrated, Vanilla Sky, Violence, Wealth, Writer | 4 Comments
Original Theatrical Release: December 14, 2001
Director: Cameron Crowe
David Aames (Tom Cruise) is a successful publisher who inherited the majority of his father's money and business and lives a carefree life where nothing ever goes wrong and everyone caters to his every need. During David's posh birthday party, his friend Brian Shelby (Jason Lee) shows up with who could very well be the girl of David's dreams – Sofia Serrano (Penelope Cruz). David has to decide if she's worth changing his life for. However, there are consequences to every action, and a very manic and depressed "fuck buddy" of David's, named Julie Gianni (Cameron Diaz) waits on the sidelines in quiet anger and desperation.
Let me first tell you that I am often not a fan of Tom Cruise. Or Cameron Diaz. Or Penelope Cruz. About the only actor I initially liked in this movie in other projects is the amazing Jason Lee.
None of that matters, though, because this movie completely blew me away.
It's a remake of the Spanish film Abre Los Ojos (Open Your Eyes) in which Penelope Cruz reprises her role. Many think that Abre Los Ojos is far superior, but to each his own. I felt that Vanilla Sky hit harder with me under Cameron Crowe's direction.
I rented this one night on a lark, not really knowing what to expect. Tom Cruise turns in one of the most memorable performances of his career, donning makeup that makes him look disfigured throughout the film when he's not wearing the facial prosthetic/regenerative mask. Cameron Diaz has mostly unimpressed me (aside from There's Something About Mary) but she was perfect for Julie Gianni's moody, depressed character. Jason Lee was awesome as Brian, the best friend character….and Penelope Cruz was charming as the independent Sophia. Oh, and KURT RUSSEL. Seriously.
I have seen this movie so many times that I can quote it by heart. It made me laugh, it made me cry. The music was amazing (I bought the soundtrack after seeing the film), the cinematography was gorgeous.
This is a highly underrated film and didn't get much attention when it first came out. I think it has staying power and an extremely strong message that I definitely identified with. It's commentary on life, on love, on material possessions and existential thought. Go see it.
Movie Trailer For Vanilla Sky
Frailty (2001)
February 12, 2013 by joecarro in Crime (Movies), Drama (Movies), Horror (Movies), Movie Reviews, Thriller (Movies) and tagged 2000's, 2001, Average JOE, Axe, Bill Paxton, Blog, Crime, Dad Meiks, Death, Demon, Demons, Devil, Drama, Evil, Family, Fanaticism, FBI, FBI Agent, Fenton Meiks, Film, Frailty, God, Horror, Insanity, Joseph Carro, Matthew McConaughey, Movie, Murder, Possession, Powers Boothe, Religion, Review, Saint, Satan, Sinner, Supernatural, Thriller, Visions, Wesley Doyle, Young Fenton | Leave a comment
Original Theatrical Release: April 12, 2002
Director: Bill Paxton
A mysterious man named Fenton Meiks (Matthew McConaughey) confesses to FBI Agent Wesley Doyle (Powers Boothe) that his father (Bill Paxton) used religious fanaticism in order to get him and his brother to murder people he said were "demons". Agent Doyle bites and listens as Meiks unravels a tale of religion and evil and murder.
First off, I need to say that this movie is severely underrated. Almost all of my friends, some of them even movie buffs, haven't seen this film (until I force them to watch it). It was Bill Paxton's directorial debut and he did a fantastic job with it, and also as the (maybe) fanatical father.
The talent in this movie really shines, especially from Powers Boothe (who is always great, in my opinion…the man can act, let's be honest) but even McConaughey (who I think is so-so usually) did a great job. The child actors, Matt O'Leary (Young Fenton) and Jeremy Sumpter (Young Adam) turned in stellar performances as well and gave it a sort of Stand By Me feel.
We all know Bill Paxton. It's hard to be scared of the man (amirite?!), but his quiet, matter-of-fact delivery in his role as Dad Meiks was a shining moment for him, I believe. I was truly terrified for the kids because of this character.
The movie has a lot of surprises in store for you and it'll keep you guessing until the end with the way everything unfolds. WATCH THIS, or I will come to your house and make you watch it. Maybe. Probably not.
But I'll be sad if you don't. 😦
Movie Trailer For Frailty | {
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How about another luxe lunch: a scrumptious mix of black beans, sweet corn, white onion, tomatoes, jalapeno peppers and chopped coriander and Packit Gourmet's special seasoning blend. Included for extra taste and fun are sachets of vinegar, organic extra virgin olive oil, crunchy bits of corn tortillas and Monterey Jack cheese. Add a spicy finish with the Cholula hot sauce provided. Cold water only required.
Delicious and filling. The perfect lunch!
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. This dish popped with colour, texture, spice, smokiness, twanging heat and puckering sharp. So fabulous was this dish that I'm about to order half a dozen servings to be mailed to me at home so I can enjoy it there too!!!
We over catered and gave this to a fellow hiker. They said it was the best meal they had on their trip. A ringing endorsement- it looked delicious.
Soooooooo good! This was hands down my favourite lunch/dinner meal. Great flavour and texture and a very generous serve. Greay advice from Gail and Ian to add cold water at the start of the day and it was perfect by lunch time!
Best lunch on our walk. Add water in the morning and by lunch it was ready. Lots of texture and freshness and especially loved the addition of condiments. So delicious.
Delicious and filling! So easy to prepare and a large serve. Corn chips sprinkled on top was the icing on the cake.
Our best lunch on the track. We added the water before we set off and it was just perfect for lunch. A wholesome, healthy and delicious meal. A generous serving size too which was great after a big day of walking. Thanks for the tip on getting this one Gail & Ian!
Seriously this was the absolute best and a must pick for your trip! Tasty, easy to prepare. Generous serve.
Very tasty and very satisfying while being easy to prepare. Just added the water , went on the hike while it was rehydrating in my pack added the extras. Very simple.
We thought this Texan Mexican was delicious. Had it for lunch, and all we had to do was add some water to it an hour before we were planning to eat and let it rehydrate in our pack while continuing our walk. Loved the flavour and option to add chilli spice.
This was my favourite meal on the hike. We ordered three serves and made it for dinner then had the left overs for lunch the next day with an extra tortilla each. It was the best reward when we stopped for lunch at the end of Cape Huay point.
We'll be making our own version at home and will definitely order this again next time we hike.
Add water at breakfast time, carry and serve in some wrap bread at lunchtime……colourful, crunchy and appealing. A great experience to sit back and have such a tasty meal sitting on a rock with such stunning scenery.
One of the top two, great flavour. Easy to prepare. Make sure that you have a means of converting ounces though… hard to know how much water you need if there's no signal. Luckily most sites have some form of measuring cup but often just a half or a third, not calibrated. Don't let that put you off though, this one is great.
I didn't purchase this particular meal but another walker was enjoying it. It looked great and far better than the options we had chosen from another provider. I didn't choose it in the first instance because I took the picture literally and presumed it was provided as whole veg which I didn't want to carry. Of course it comes dried and the advice of my walker friend, as provided by gear and gourmet, was to rehydrate before setting off for the day, re-seal and then add dressing when ready to eat. With hydration it looked fresh and had a very appealing texture, far more attractive than the meals I had been having. Definitely be purchasing 3capes gear and gourmet food next time!
I'm not really that keen on black beans, but this mix was very good!
This was one of my favourite meals and even thought of buying some to bring home to Perth.
One of our favourites!! The corn chip crunch was an extra bonus. The kids loved it too. Making it in the bag saved on getting dishes out and was easy. Definitely on the list to take. I wish we had had more.
Southwest Black Beans and Corn Salad: Black Beans. Super sweet corn. Roasted Super sweet corn. Monterey Jack cheese ( pasteurised milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes). Evaporated cane juice. Tortilla chips (stone ground corn, canola oil, salt lime. Organic seasoning ( organic onion, organic garlic, organic carrot, organic parsley, organic black pepper, organic red bell pepper, organic tomato granules, organic orange peel, organic parsley, organic bay leaves, organic thyme, organic basil, organic celery, organic lemon peel, organic oregano, organic savoury, organic mustard seed, organic cumin, organic marjoram, organic coriander, organic cayenne pepper, citric acid, organic rosemary). Cumin seed. Lime powder (maltodextrin, lime juice, lime oil). Red onion. Onion. Chipotle seasoning (salt, garlic, sugar, red bell pepper, paprika cumin, chipotle powder and oregano). Garlic. Sea salt. Green pepper. Celery. Cajun seasoning (salt, red pepper, black pepper, chili powder, garlic, silicon dioxide). Paprika. Ancho powder. Tomato. Cilantro. Jalapeno pepper. Black peppercorns. Shallots. Tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride).
We adore Mexican, Tex-Mex and Southern American food, so imagine our delight at finding Packit Gourmet of Austin, Texas. "Our roots are in the deep South regions of the United States; but our travels have exposed us to flavours worldwide," says Packit Gourmet co-founder Sara Welton. "That being said, most of the flavours you'll find in our meal offerings are inspired by our own home-cooking experience and the comfort foods that we enjoy best ourselves." We're wild about their flavours; we continue to work our way through the range and are yet to find a dud. We regard Packit Gourmet as our premium freeze-dried range. Only downside: the food miles! We apologise for that, and the freight costs that go with it, but urge you to give this wondrous lightweight food a try. | {
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The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is currently available in stock in the EU and they are having a special promotion for the first people to order the phone. If you buy the new Xiaomi Black Shark 2 you will get the Pro Gaming Kit for free. The Blackshark 2 is already a really good smartphone with a really good price, but this offer makes it even more attractive. At just €549,00 you will get a high-end gaming smartphone and some cool accessories to go with it.
First, let us look at the device. As you may know, the Xiaomi Blackshark 2 comes with the latest and greatest Snapdragon 855 CPU, paired with 8GB of RAM. It has a 6.39″ AMOLED screen with TruView HDR technology and the touchscreen has the lowest latency and response time (according to them). It comes with 128GB of internal memory and many dedicated gaming features backed into the phone: liquid cooling, game-turbo, gamer studio, AI Optimisation and many more.
Just because it is a gaming smartphone does not mean Xiaomi missed on other great stuff. The Blackshark 2 has an in-display fingerprint reader, a 48MP+12MP camera on the back, a 20MP camera on the front, 4000mAh battery with quick-charge 4, LED lights on the side, dual speakers and an awesome design. All that for €549,00. There is also a higher-end model that comes with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage, for those that want even more raw power. That model will set you back €649,00.
Now, about the special offer. The first 100 customers (so hurry up) will get the Pro Kit for free. It normally costs €89,90. It includes the dedicated controllers that can be attached to the smartphone for even more control while gaming. They can also be used detached and have the smartphone connected to a TV. Not a bad offer if you ask me. If you are interested, you can check it out at the official Xiaomi Blackshark 2 store. | {
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Sestao è una stazione della linea 2 della metropolitana di Bilbao.
Si trova lungo Gran Vía de Jose Antonio Agirre y Lekube Kalea, nel comune di Sestao.
Storia
La stazione è stata inaugurata l'8 gennaio 2005 in occasione della prima estensione della linea 2.
Altri progetti
Collegamenti esterni
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Good Afternoon to you all. I hope you are all well on this lovely afternoon. The new blog design is nearly here and I have had a few peeks from Kelly H and I have to say, it's looking really great! The launch will be on Tuesday evening and I hope you will be tuning in to see the all new Boho Weddings Blog.
Today we are back with a fabulous DIY tutorial. Flower Crowns are SO popular at the moment, they are perfect for a Boho wedding and can really top off any wedding dress or bridesmaid dress. I'm delighted to bring you this super cute and super easy to make flower crown tutorial, I just know you are going to love it!
STEP 1) To make the base of your crown, tape two pre-cut lengths of florist wire together with florist tape. Cover the wire by wrapping a length of florist tape around it.
TOP TIP: To get the perfect fit, measure around your head with a length of yarn and cut your florist wire to size.
STEP 2) Bend the wire into a circle, and twist the ends together to secure. For extra strength, wrap a small piece of florists tape around the join.
STEP 3) Using a pair of sharp scissors, cut the stems of the flowers and foliage to approximately 2 inches long. Mount several ivy and bay leaves onto wire by stitching a length of thin florists' wire through the leaves. Fold the wire in half, and wrap one length around the stem to secure.
STEP 4) To mount the flowers onto florist wire, fold a length of wire in half and hold against the flowers' stem. Wrap one end of the wire around the stem, in the same way as wrapping wire around the ivy leaves.
TOP TIP: Wrap a length of florist tape around the stem and wire to create a cleaner finish.
Step 6) Repeat until all flower heads and foliage are mounted on florist wire.
STEP 7) Begin to arrange the wired flowers in clusters to the crown, making sure to alternate the colours and different flower sizes as you work along the length.
TOP TIP: Start the crown with a length of asparagus fern clustered with bay leaves, hypericum berries and a September flower for a pop of colour.
STEP 8) To attach the flowers to the crown, wrap a long length of florist tape around each stem, building up layers of foliage and flowers as you work around the crown.
TOP TIP: Trim any excess wires and stems as you work around the crown to keep it neat and comfortable to wear!
Flower crowns make such unique head pieces, especially as each one can be created to suit the individual. Thanks for sharing the tutorial.
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Condo tide is rising
Guest Column/JOHN FOX and CAROLEE COLTER-
Condominiums are part of the mix in urban housing. They provide options for first-time homebuyers who can't afford a detached dwelling, empty nesters ready to downscale and busy single professionals with no time for home maintenance.
However, when condos are created by converting existing apartment buildings into units for sale, tenants are displaced with 90 days notice and $500 in relocation assistance, hardly enough time or money to find a new home in Seattle's tight rental market.
While condos can be a boon to people making 80 percent of the area median income or more (median income is $52,010 for a single person, $74,300 for a family of four), there is no shortage of condos available for them. It's those making less than 60 percent of median income who are most likely to lose their homes due to condo conversions.
Here's s typical scenario: A developer buys an apartment building for $150,000 a unit, holds onto the building for a year or so while raising rents to cover loan payments, then makes some superficial improvements, kicks out the tenants (many of whom are longtime elderly residents on fixed incomes), and sells the units to buyers for over $250,000 (the median price of one-bedroom condos converted since 2004). The elderly are particularly vulnerable because they tend to be concentrated in the city center where most of the condo conversions are happening.
Although the rate of condo conversions has slowed in other cities, in Seattle the tide is still rising: 430 in 2004; 1,551 in 2005 and 2,352 last year.
When you combine these losses with about 1,000 units of low-income housing lost in the last two years to demolition and another 2,000 or so lost to speculative sale - where the new owner jacks prices above low-income levels - it translates directly into more homelessness and longer waiting lists for public housing and Section 8 vouchers. It also means more low-income people are forced to leave Seattle altogether.
We spend $10 to $15 million to produce 300 to 500 new subsidized units each year in Seattle. But it's shoveling sand against the tide when a handful of developers can wipe out several times that amount of low-income units each year in this city.
In response to the rising tide of condo conversions, state senators Ed Murray, Ken Jacobsen and Adam Kline have proposed SB 5031 which would increase tenant notification to 120 days and lift the lid of $500 on relocation assistance to allow local jurisdictions to set higher amounts, up to as much as $2,000.
But before we build an expensive plant to treat the water pollution downstream, why not keep the pigs out of the water upstream?
Other cities limit condo conversions. For example, San Francisco only allows 200 a year. San Diego requires developers that convert condos to set aside a percentage of units for low-income households. In Washington, D.C., a majority of tenants in buildings offering rentals at or below 80 percent of median must first give their approval to any proposed conversion.
Legal steps
Here's what we can do to halt the rising tide of condo conversions and ensure affordable rental units for all income levels in Seattle.
At the state level:
* Amend the state condominium conversion law to enable cities to limit the number of conversions each year, and allow cities broader discretion to try solutions like those cited above that work for cities in other states.
* Amend state law to give cities broader discretion to require developers to replace housing they tear down at comparable price.
* Re-establish the right of cities to implement rent control at their discretion.
* Amend housing authority legislation to require Seattle Housing Authority to guarantee one-for-one replacement of any housing it removes, and replace it on-site at its larger sites like Yesler Terrace.
An the city level:
* Alter the multi-family tax abatement program so that to earn the tax breaks, developers must replace low-income units one-for-one on site. Also amend the program to encourage more very low-income units and withhold tax breaks on units priced above the average rent in that part of the city.
* Pass a right of first refusal law that would: 1) Require owners of apartment buildings above a certain number of units to notify non-profit housing developers, Seattle Housing Authority and the city prior to sale. The notification period would give these agencies time to make an offer or match a market offer. 2) Create a board to recommend use of the city's condemnation powers - in cooperation with SHA -to acquire key low-income apartment buildings vulnerable to speculative sale, demolition or conversion.
* Deny the use of bonuses or other incentives for developers unless there is one-for-one replacement of low-income units at a comparable price or payment of an in-lieu of fee.
Our elected officials can do more than show compassion for the casualties of our rampant housing market. They can actually prevent some of those casualties in the first place.
John V. Fox and Carolee Colter of the Seattle Displacement Coalition may be reached at editor@capitolhilltimes.com.
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William Vincent Hoare (27 May 1876 – 1955) was an American professional golfer of English descent. Hoare finished in fifth place in the 1897 U.S. Open and placed tied for sixth in the 1898 U.S. Open, held at Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. He was one of the founding members of the PGA of America, representing the Central States Section.
Early life
Hoare was born in England on 27 May 1876. At age 21 he emigrated to the United States sailing aboard the RMS Aurania from Liverpool and arrived in New York on 4 June 1896. On 26 May 1906 he married Bertha Marie Weidinger in Chicago, Illinois. In 1896 and 1897 he served as the head professional of the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
Golf career
U.S. Open
In the 1896 U.S. Open, Hoare posted rounds of 90-81=171 finishing alone in 15th place. He improved on that effort when he carded rounds of 82-87=169 and finished in fifth place at the 1897 U.S. Open, winning $10 in prize money. He had rounds of 84-84-87-87=342 and tied for sixth place in the 1898 U.S. Open, held at Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, winning no prize money for his effort.
Hoare was a long hitter of the golf ball. In a driving contest prior to the 1899 U.S. Open he won with a long drive measuring 269 yards 7 feet 6 inches. His drive was unusually long for the day as the gutta-percha ball was still in use at that time. Henry Gullane finished second with a drive of 264 yards 2 feet 9 inches.
Club professional
One of his first jobs as a club professional was at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in 1896. In 1915 he was the manager of the Hot Springs Golf and Country Club in Hot Springs, Arkansas, but by September 1918, near the conclusion of World War I, he was posted at the Omaha Country Club in Omaha, Nebraska. Later, in 1921, he was playing out of the Tedesco Country Club in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
PGA of America founding member
He was one of the founding members of the PGA of America in 1916 and later worked as an executive for the Wilson Sporting Goods company. He was a member of the PGA's first executive committee and served as a vice-president representing the Central States Section while serving as a professional in Memphis, Tennessee. He also worked for the Spalding company and was a prolific club maker, with unique markings on the clubs of his design.
Golf club patent
On 2 September 1941 he was issued a patent, number 2,254,528, for a new golf club design. He had first applied for the patent on 21 September 1939.
Death and legacy
Hoare died in 1955 in Pinellas County, Florida.
Results in major championships
Note: Hoare played only in the U.S. Open.
"T" indicates a tie for a place
? = unknown
Yellow background for top-10
References
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Muse Entertainment hires Alex Jordan as senior vice president of production
By William M. Thomas on November 30, 2021 Bomb production
Muse Entertainment Enterprises has brought in film and television veteran Alex Jordan to become their new senior vice president of production. Jordan, which begins January 1, will be based in Toronto and will focus on producing shows for the international market.
Jordan was recently producer of Paramount Plus's "Mayor of Kingstown". He also worked on the feature film "Between Waves", which was released this summer. Her other credits include work on series such as "Nikita", "Transporter", "Rogue" and "Private Eyes".
"Alex has a track record of producing great shows, and I look forward to having such a respected and talented leader in our Toronto operation," said Irene Litinsky, President of Production, Muse Entertainment.
Jordan will work closely with Litinsky, as well as Muse's development teams in Montreal, Toronto and Los Angeles to produce scripted programming in all genres and formats for the global market.
"I couldn't be more excited to join the incredibly respected team at Muse Entertainment," Jordan said. "The focus on creating premium content in international markets is something I look forward to being a part of. Toronto is a diverse and exciting city for filming, desirable not only for Canadian productions, but also for productions around the world. I am honored to lead the Muse litter in this burgeoning film market.
Founded in 1998, Muse's lineup has included "Aurora Teagarden Mysteries" (Hallmark), "Being Human" (Syfy), "Bomb Girls" (Global), "Coroner" (CBC, The CW), "Human Trafficking" ( Lifetime, TMN), "The Kennedys" (History, Reelz) and "Tut" (Spike, History). He is also the originator of the holiday romantic comedy "Single All the Way" for Netflix. Original unscripted projects include "For the Love of Heaven" (Paramount Plus). Muse Entertainment is also home to a working-for-hire company that has included the films "Catch Me If You Can" and "The Terminal", as well as the CBS series "Blood and Treasure" and "Ghosts".
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Sons of Sagamore Series – Ruth A. Casie
Ruth A. Casie clean and wholesome romance, historical fantasy, historical romance, USA Today bestselling author October 28, 2020
Family sagas are a genre which chronicles the lives and doings of a family or a number of related or interconnected families over a period of time. It's a device to show the ebb and flow of fortunes, historical events and social circumstances.
Some secondary characters really resonate with readers. Gareth, the captain of the guard in The Guardian's Witch was one such character. Readers asked me for more information about him, his background and family life.
He is the hero in The Pirate's Redemption. In this story Gareth fights for Moira, gives up his life at sea, and marries the woman he loves.
It's a great story. There were questions. How did Gareth get from being a pirate to becoming the respected captain of the guard? Many readers felt there was more to his story.
Sons of Sagamore
The series Sons of Sagamore are stories about each of Gareth and Moira's three sons. Hugh and Graham build the empire, while Donald goes on an epic journey to put to rest an ancient prophecy.
Hugh – Sons of Sagamore Book 1
Family secrets filled with intrigue, treachery, and a 30-year-old murder must be resolved or
he'll lose her forever.
Hugh Talbot is a self-made man who built his fortune one coin at a time. One of the wealthiest men in England, people vie to be his client. He is a loyal man who is instinctive and decisive by nature and bases his business on honesty and trust. An eligible bachelor sought after by every mother with a single daughter, he has no interest in a relationship, until he falls wholeheartedly in love with Charlotte.
Lady Charlotte Eden and her father recently from France have taken up residence at their long-neglected family estate in England. A methodical well-organized archery champion she is introduced to Hugh by a mutual friend. His support of her archery endears him to her, add his honesty and good humor and she is doomed. Theirs is not a budding romance. It is in full bloom.
When Hugh introduces Charlotte the daughter of Lord Miles Eden, the Earl of Sagamore to his family, a decades old scandal filled with intrigue, treachery, and murder comes to light. Hugh's family is turned upside down when his father announces he is the true Earl of Sagamore who had denounced his title and legacy and that his uncle Lord Miles Eden, was killed in a duel three decades ago.
His world in shambles, Hugh's loyalty to his family will be tested when he must decide if
blood is thicker than water.
"Wow, a great story that will keep you on the edge to find out what is going on and how it will all turn out!! Ruth Casie at her best!" ~ Amazon Review
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Graham – Sons of Sagamore Book 2
He was a man to be reckoned with, and she was every bit up to the challenge.
Isabella Girard keeps careful watch over Charlotte Eden, the Countess of Sagamore's chateau in Châlons, France. Loyal, trustworthy, and inseparable childhood friends, Isabella would do anything Charlotte. While she and her grandmother see to the chateau, Nolan LaBarge takes care of the winery. She has learned a lot in the three years Charlotte and her husband have moved to England, men are not to be trusted, especially English men.
Graham Eden, Charlotte's widowed brother-in-law, has isolated himself in the Northumberland hills in England. Unlike his wealthy high-stakes deal-making brother who excels at sitting through negotiations at court or in dreary salons, Graham prefers seclusion and the challenges and accomplishments of physical work. His brother was his rock when his wife died. He would do anything for him.
When Isabella sends a letter to Charlotte telling her the winery is close to financial ruin and there is little money to run the chateau, the countess sends Graham to take control and straighten things out. Graham quickly finds that the person sabotaging the winery is close to Isabella.
He must prove to her that the man she trusts most has deceived and betrayed her and
the man she trusts least, an Englishman loves her with all his heart.
"The mystery behind who is behind the sabotage kept me rooting for them to be unmasked. When it was finally revealed, it was not what I expected and I give full credit to Ruth A. Casie for keeping me in suspense. If you like your historical romance with a bit of mystery and swoon-worthy moments, you're going to love Graham. Highly recommend!" ~ Amazon Review
Donald – Sons of Sagamore Book 3
Donald finally takes his place with his brothers!
He surrendered his heart and would give his life for her to succeed.
Andrea Ricard, an inquisitive scholar of antiquities travels with her uncle to help him with his trade business. When she finds her mother's family name on a piece of a map associated with the location of a rare relic, she is compelled to find it. Nothing will get in her way to unearth its secrets.
Donald MacDougall Tyler Eden has enjoyed a carefree life, but over the last year he has found satisfaction working with his brother Hugh, who has a successful investment business. He has forged a close relationship with one of their business partners, Andrea's uncle. On a visit to Hugh, Donald meets Andrea and is smitten. When Andrea finds that an antique in Hugh's collection contains another piece to her mysterious map she is more determined than ever to find the relic. Donald is drawn into her adventure and volunteers to accompany her on her quest.
Andrea has only told Donald half-truths for fear he would not join her. The relic is surrounded by mystery and prophecy. A disgraced soldier with hopes of repairing his relationship with the king has found out about the relic and is just as determined as Andrea to secure it for himself.
Andrea and Donald's belief in what's right as well as each other will be tested on a journey filled with adventure and hardships as they race across the vineyards of the Champagne region in France, up the east coast of England to an ancient church in Bamburgh.
Can Andrea and her MacDougall warrior resolve the mystery, face the prophecy, vanquish the villain… and find their happily ever after.
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House passes GOP health bill, a step toward Obamacare repeal
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (right) and Representative Bob Goodlatte leave a meeting of the House Republican Conference ahead of a vote on the heath care bill. By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP
WASHINGTON — Relieved Republicans muscled their health care bill through the House Thursday, taking their biggest step toward dismantling the Obama health care overhaul since Donald Trump took office. They won passage only after overcoming their own divisions that nearly sank the measure six weeks ago.
Beaten but unbowed, Democrats insisted Republicans will pay at election time for repealing major provisions of the law. They sang the pop song "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" to the GOP lawmakers as the end of the voting neared.
The measure skirted through the House by a thin 217-213 vote, as all voting Democrats and a group of mostly moderate Republican holdouts voted no. A defeat would have been politically devastating for President Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).
Passage was a product of heavy lobbying by the White House and Republicans leaders, plus late revisions that nailed down the final supporters needed. The bill now faces an uncertain fate in the Senate, where even GOP lawmakers say major changes are likely.
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"Many of us are here because we pledged to cast this very vote," Ryan said. He added, "Are we going to keep the promises that we made, or are we going to falter?"
Leaders rallied rank-and-file lawmakers at a closed-door meeting early Thursday by playing "Eye of the Tiger," the rousing 1980s song from the "Rocky III" film.
Republicans have promised to erase President Barack Obama's law since its 2010 enactment, but this year — with Donald Trump in the White House and in full control of Congress — is their first real chance to deliver. But polls have shown a public distaste for the repeal effort and a gain in popularity for Obama's statute, and Democrats — solidly opposing the bill — said Republicans would pay a price in next year's congressional elections.
"You vote for this bill, you'll have walked the plank from moderate to radical," said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), warning Republicans that voters would punish them. "You will glow in the dark on this one."
The bitter health care battle dominated the Capitol even as Congress prepared to give final approval to a bipartisan $1 trillion measure financing federal agencies through September. The House passed that legislation Wednesday, and certain Senate passage will head off a weekend federal shutdown that both parties preferred to avoid.
Ryan canceled a March vote on the health care bill because disgruntled conservatives said the measure was too meek while GOP moderates said its cuts were too deep.
He abandoned a second attempt for a vote last week. As late as Tuesday the Associated Press counted 21 GOP opponents — one short of the number that would kill the measure if all Democrats voted no.
Over the past few weeks, the measure was revamped to attract most hard-line conservatives and some GOP centrists. In a final tweak, leaders added a modest pool of money to help people with pre-existing medical conditions afford coverage, a concern that caused a near-fatal rebellion among Republicans in recent days.
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The bill would eliminate tax penalties Obama's law which has clamped down on people who don't buy coverage and it erases tax increases in the Affordable Care Act on higher-earning people and the health industry. It cuts the Medicaid program for low-income people and lets states impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients. It transforms Obama's subsidies for millions buying insurance — largely based on people's incomes and premium costs — into tax credits that rise with consumers' ages.
It would retain Obama's requirement that family policies cover grown children until age 26.
But states could get federal waivers freeing insurers from other Obama coverage requirements. With waivers, insurers could charge people with preexisting illnesses far higher rates than healthy customers, boost prices for older consumers to whatever they wish and ignore the mandate that they cover specified services like pregnancy care.
The bill would block federal payments to Planned Parenthood for a year, considered a triumph by many anti-abortion Republicans.
GOP candidates including Trump have made repealing Obama's statute an epitome of their campaign pledges, claiming it's a failing system that's leaving people with rising health care costs and less access to care.
Republicans will "gut Obamacare and rescue the American people," said Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga.
Think you're not affected by the GOP health bill? Think again
Democrats defended Obama's law, one of his crowning domestic achievements, for expanding coverage to 20 million Americans and forcing insurers to offer more generous benefits. They said the GOP measure would toss millions off coverage while delivering tax cuts to the wealthy.
"How can you do this to the American people, how can you do this to the people you represent?" asked Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.).
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated in March that the GOP bill would end coverage for 24 million people over a decade. That office also said the bill's subsidies would be less generous for many, especially lower-earning and older people not yet 65 and qualifying for Medicare.
A CBO estimate for the cost of latest version of their bill will not be ready before the House conducts its vote.
Earlier this week, moderates objected that constituents with pre-existing conditions could effectively be denied coverage by insurers charging them exorbitant premiums.
But GOP leaders seemed to win over a raft of wavering lawmakers after adding $8 billion over five years for state high-risk pools, aimed at helping seriously ill people pay expensive premiums. That was on top of $130 billion already in the bill for states to help customers, though critics said those amounts were insufficient.
The House overwhelmingly approved a second bill that Republicans wrote to snuff out a glaring political liability. The measure would delete language in the health care measure entitling members of Congress and their staffs to Obama's coverage requirements, even if their home states annul them.
— Alan Fram and Erica Werner
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In the discussion he moves further beyond his normal scope (because he is speaking to a higher level financial group), and he even goes into some detail on his current trade against Japan. He describes it as almost the same exact trade he put on in subprime in 2006 where he bought protection against the debt in the derivatives market (becoming a billionaire household name). He goes on to say that if Japan stays at a flat line some young kid working at a bank gets a bonus check on the year. If Japan rates move just a little then that young kid that sold him the debt blows up the bank. This is exactly what happened in 2008.
He says that some of these banks are now calling him and asking him to close his position, just as they did in 2007, as more and more people realize what is coming in Japan.
The number one investment the average person around the world can make today? He would buy gold in Japanese Yen and go to sleep for ten years. "You can wake up 10 years later and be okay."
Once the understanding of a real (impossible to bailout) government debt collapse sets in to the mindset of Japanese citizens you will see a rush to gold in the country that will be just incredible. Those that have just a small amount of foresight will be able to extrapolate forward and see that the balance sheet of the United States is also insolvent. Some of the strongest investors, such as Kyle Bass, have looked down this path and are already buying gold today ahead of the world wide rush.
He notes that you will never get a signal that this trouble is coming from the government. The Mexican government made a public statement that they would never devalue their currency the night before they devalued their currency by 60%.
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Q: Rails mechanize data scraping correct data/cleaning it I'm having trouble scraping the exact piece of data I want from the UCAS website.
Currently I'm pulling the course title using the below code:
course_page.search('ol.resultscontainer li').each do |course|
@course_name = course.search('.courseTitle').text
Which provides me with, for example:
Mathematics (PGDE - Graduates only)
And with the below I'm pulling the course title with the UCAS code in brackets:
course_page.search('ol.resultscontainer li').each do |course|
@ucas_numb = clean_text(course.search('h4').text)
Which provides me with:
Mathematics (PGDE - Graduates only)(G1X1)
All I want to pull in the last example is the UCAS code (G1X1 in the example above). Can anybody help me with a method of either cleaning this or how to select just the UCAS code to be scraped?
Below is the code from the UCAS website I'm scraping which deals with the data I want to scrape:
<h4><a href="/course/summary/452492/mathematics-pgde-graduates-only?Count…&page=6&providerids=41&Feather=7&MaxResults=1000&ret=results">
<span class="courseTitle"></span>
(G1X1)
</a> <h4>
A: For anyone who would like to know, I sloved this by removing the span class using the code below:
# Removes excess html which was interferring with text
course.search(
'.coursenamearea a span,').remove
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I just saw a |UK|Anthrax logged in on the forums and was just wondering if this is the Anthrax from Unreal Admins, the Anthrax that makes ACE?
no he isnt, moko/sakura mention that earlier. He is not, Anthrax is much much older than this one.
lol like heatwave said, it's other one.
I have noticed "in loving memory of uK*STARS" text in the server.. .who is/was he/she?
blaze and SAM can explain better.
Meh, wish we had the old 50 page thread about her....but we lost our old forum data from 2005-2010 because the host one day just shut down without telling me.
I was wondering about that. Anything special you'd like to share (story?) about her?
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Cambridge to host first city-wide wireless sensor network
Harvard University, BBN Technologies, and the City of Cambridge have begun a four-year project to install 100 wireless sensors atop streetlights in Cambridge, Mass., creating the world's first city-wide network of wireless sensors.
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the project is open-source, meaning it could eventually be accessible to researchers worldwide for everything from gathering meteorological data to monitoring traffic conditions and noise pollution.
Called CitySense, the wireless sensor network developed by computer scientists at Harvard and BBN Technologies, a technology solutions firm in Cambridge, will focus initially on monitoring air pollution and weather conditions, collecting data on a scale never before attempted.
"Wireless sensor networks have the potential to revolutionize the real-time monitoring of the environment, civil structures, roadways, and animal habitats," says Matt Welsh, assistant professor of computer science in Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. "This will be one of the largest projects of its kind, and the entire 100-sensor infrastructure will eventually be open to anyone with a computer and an internet connection. That could mean an atmospheric science researcher in Tulsa or a 10th grade high school teacher in San Francisco would only have to design an experiment and sign up for a time slot to run it on CitySense."
Welsh and his team are in the prototyping stage, but they hope to place up to 20 sensors in two years, 50 by their third year, and all 100 sensors within four years. The sensors, to be installed on and powered by public streetlights, will measure temperature, wind speed, rainfall, barometric pressure, and air quality, but the possibilities are endless. The ease with which additional sensors can be plugged in locally or tested remotely has led to long-term proposals for CitySense sensors including biosensors for airborne contaminants and microphones to study noise pollution.
"The sensors could become a springboard to providing city-wide wireless internet access, as well as for collecting data from mobile sensors mounted in buses and automobiles," says Welsh, who has previously outfitted his building on the Harvard campus with some 190 of the units, as well as deployed wireless sensors on active volcanoes in Ecuador. His use of the sensors in an outdoor setting should help researchers learn whether sensor network experiments performed in laboratory simulations -- as in most research to date -- are representative of those performed in an uncontrolled outdoor environment.
Josh Bers, Welsh's collaborator at BBN Technologies, is designing the wireless sensor nodes. By using multi-hop wireless networking software that links each node with its neighbors to form a mesh, Bers can ensure that CitySense remains available to researchers despite the harsh weather atop city streetlights.
The City of Cambridge is playing an important role in this project, supporting the sensor installation on light poles throughout the city.
CitySense's first task will be to monitor air pollution transport in a dense urban environment for Majid Ezzati, associate professor of international health in the Harvard School of Public Health. Ezzati hopes to gain valuable data on airborne pollutants' public health impact. Since data will be collected from multiple sources across the city, the sensors will provide a more complete picture of environmental data than current data collected locally from one center.
"This is really just a first step to make sure this interactive, visual, real-time sensor network is operational," Welsh says. "We think this can be more than a sensor network testbed for scientists across the country who want to design their own city-wide experiments. We also believe the network as a whole could provide the groundwork for cities looking to install universal wireless internet."
Welsh and Bers are working with Tufts University's Center for Engineering Educational Outreach to create a K-12 curriculum to accompany CitySense and make complex engineering concepts more easily understandable.
Source: Harvard University
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Microwave technology could revolutionize combat feeding
By Bob Reinert, USAG-Natick Public AffairsMay 9, 2012
Lauren Oleksyk, team leader of the Food Processing, Engineering and Technology Team of the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center's Department of Defense Combat Feeding Directorate, believes that microwave sterilization could rev... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
NATICK, Mass. (May 8, 2012) -- Virtually every kitchen in America has at least one, and pretty much everyone knows how to use the technology to at least cook a bag of popcorn.
Right, it's the microwave oven, which debuted around the middle of the last century and long ago lost its uniqueness.
So why are the folks at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center's Department of Defense Combat Feeding Directorate charged up these days about microwave technology? Well, it might soon revolutionize what Soldiers eat on the battlefield.
To be fair, this isn't your grandmother's microwave oven. Instead, the technology involves large processors doing microwave sterilization of foods that can be included in meals, ready to eat. That process produces low-acid food items that are shelf stable, look and taste better and are nutritionally superior for Soldiers.
"The microwave-sterilization process is fairly new in the U.S.," said Lauren Oleksyk, team leader of the Food Processing, Engineering and Technology Team at CFD. "Over the last 10 years, this technology has really advanced in terms of food sterilization. Prior to that, there really has been no change in the way low-acid foods are processed."
"Shelf-stable foods like the MRE entrees are processed by retort thermosterilization. This canning process goes back to the Napoleonic era over 200 years ago. The FDA approval of microwave sterilization for low-acid foods within the last three years is really the first revolutionary change in food sterilization in the last 200 years."
Welcome to the 21st century, where microwave sterilization has made many things possible for the MRE, even the return of macaroni and cheese and Mexican macaroni and cheese entrees.
"Both of them have been dropped from MREs," said Tom Yang, CFD's project officer for microwave sterilization. "Microwave sterilization can really revive these kind of dishes. If you retort macaroni and cheese, the detrimental effects of the retort process result in a product that is like a lump -- a rubbery, tasteless lump."
"If you use the microwave process on mac and cheese, it's going to be very bright yellow. It has a pleasant cheese aroma. So it's a big difference."
"It tastes like it was freshly prepared, but it is not," said Oleksyk of microwave-sterilized foods. "It's fully sterilized, and it's shelf stable."
As Yang pointed out, the existing retort sterilization process to make foods safe and shelf stable can stretch to three hours, while microwave sterilization takes about eight minutes.
"Why the food tastes bad is it's been in the retort for so long," Yang said. "We are destroying not only the quality but also the nutrients -- everything."
Yang began looking into microwave sterilization two decades ago, when he discovered that a company in Belgium was doing it.
"I saw that, and my antenna shot up," Yang recalled. "I got everybody here (at Natick) excited. It's a good product, but I ran into a stone wall."
The foreign company had no intention of entering the U.S. market. Fortunately, however, Yang found that Washington State University also was pursuing the technology. He began working with the school and a handful of industry partners.
"We're not doing this all alone at Natick," Oleksyk said. "This involves a big consortium partnership with industry and academia and Natick."
After years of work, the consortium sought regulatory approval from the FDA for mashed potatoes -- a simple, homogeneous food. It was granted in 2009.
"That was our very first trial product," Oleksyk said. "Potatoes were a fairly simple product to start with."
The consortium then moved on to something more complex -- salmon and Alfredo sauce.
"We're thinking this is one way we can better process seafood," Oleksyk said. "Seafood is very limited in rations because it's hard to process, but it can also be a great source of healthy Omega-3 acids."
The FDA approved microwave sterilization of that product in December 2010. Next up was a meat dish, which would require U.S. Department of Agriculture approval. The consortium cleared that hurdle last month with chicken and dumplings.
That USDA approval clears the way for future microwave sterilization of all meat-based products, according to Oleksyk.
"That approval opens the door for all kinds of casserole-type and whole-muscle foods containing meat," Oleksyk said. "Most MRE entrees contain meat. It is a big source of protein in rations."
Consortium industry members include Food Chain Safety, Hormel, Nestle, Rexam, Bush Brothers, General Mills, PrintPack, Ocean Beauty Seafoods, Pepsi-FritoLay, Del Monte, and current ration vendors AmeriQual and Wornick Foods.
"Their goal in the last couple of years has been to commercialize microwave-sterilization technology," Oleksyk said. "I do think you're going to see commercial products that are microwave sterilized fairly soon. The commercial market does not have the three-year shelf life constraint that military rations have."
The approved foods are going through in-house sensory panels and storage studies at Natick, and they soon will undergo field testing by Soldiers. Oleksyk projected that the first microwave-sterilized foods could be approved for ration menus as early as next year.
"It's going to bring great quality food to the war fighters," Oleksyk said. "The main challenge for us right now is the package.
"You can't have foil in a microwave, and foil packaging contributes to the long ration shelf life. So we are examining pouches that don't have foil but still provide the barrier and protection our rations require."
Oleksyk said she expected microwave sterilization to also save money.
"Our industry partners are analyzing the cost savings now," Oleksyk said. "They do think there will be a cost savings in the throughput, because you have an eight-minute microwave process versus an hour-plus retort process."
In the final analysis, it's all about giving Soldiers foods that they like and that are better for them.
"We still have a ways to go," said Yang, "but at this moment, those milestones we have achieved give us a lot of confidence that we are on the right track."
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Tim Turner founded Subsplash in 2009 and has been building the company together with his wife and co-owner Kristy Turner, who grew up in East Wenatchee. Now, with a team of 90+ employees at the Seattle headquarters, Subsplash has plans to hire 15-20 new employees in the next coming months to work in the business incubator space at the Pybus Public Market. The future is bright for Subsplash as they pursue planting roots in Wenatchee with a more permanent location in the coming year.
Subsplash has created enterprise software for world-class brands like XBOX, Microsoft, Samsung, Expedia, and Cisco, and their work has been featured in Wired, Engadget, Gizmodo, and the Wall Street Journal. Their Mission: Glorify God and proclaim Jesus is Lord by building a great company that drives for humility, innovation, and excellence to delight millions of people on Subsplash platforms.
"At Subsplash, our goal is to make the truth of Jesus incredibly accessible. We built the first church app for iPhone back in 2009, and we have been creating innovative tools that equip church leaders ever since," said Tim Turner, CEO of Subsplash.
Subsplash is the #1 app provider for churches, with over nine years of experience working with thousands of churches around the world, including over 50 of the 100 largest churches in the U.S.
Bible teachers like Greg Laurie, Andy Stanley, Matt Chandler, Levi Lusko, Rick Warren, and many more are tapping into the power of the Subsplash platform to share gospel-centered content to the next generation of mobile users.
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A beneficiary designation gift is a simple and affordable way to make a gift to support National Trust for Historic Preservation. You can designate us as a beneficiary of a retirement, investment or bank account or your life insurance policy.
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Family Considerations—Beneficiary designation gifts allow you to provide for family and support the causes that matter most to you. With a designation form you could, for example, name your spouse as the "primary" beneficiary and each of your children and National Trust for Historic Preservation as "partial contingent" beneficiaries. With this arrangement, if your spouse survives you, he or she would receive the account. If not, the account or policy would be paid out to your children and National Trust for Historic Preservation in whatever shares (or percentages) that you chose on the designation form.
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A Walter Bond Next Level Mindset for 2023 | To The Point Podcast
Episode 151: A Walter Bond Next Level Mindset for 2023
Whether you're just getting your start out of your truck or you're building a home services empire, there are some things you need to know! We're excited to welcome Walter Bond, legendary business coach and former NBA player to To The Point! Walter is known for his incredible keynote speeches, business advice, best-selling books, and even scoring on Michael Jordan. Are you ready to get in gear for an incredible 2023?
When Walter thinks about pursuing your dreams, he thinks back to elementary school. When we're in the 3rd grade, we're dreaming about being doctors, astronauts, pop stars, and professional athletes. What happens? Well, reality sets in the older we get. Life gets tough. People recalibrate and start reconciling. They slowly give up on their dreams as the ups and downs and ebbs and flows of life fluctuate day in and day out. Walter doesn't think this needs to be case!
See, Walter had the dream of becoming an NBA player. He, too, was beginning to think it was impossible and was ready to give up. His father told him to go for it, because no one should live a life of regrets. Years of hard work, dedication, and determination later, Walter had a successful professional career playing basketball in both the NBA and international leagues. He points out that we live in America, and regardless of how you feel, the truth is that opportunities abound in this country. There are literally people dying in an attempt to have a chance at living the "Amercian Dream". Getting older is no excuse to give up!
Now retired from the world of basketball, Walter has made a name for himself helping others live their dreams. He uses his more than two decades of experience leading up to playing in the NBA as his research into what is required to be truly elite and live out your dreams. If you believe you're meant for more, you'll never get complacent. You'll keep pushing. And Walter wants to find those people – especially small business owners – and help them achieve their life vision. Walter has helped many, many clients through his coaching and mastermind groups discover what peak performance truly looks like. As long as you don't disqualify yourself, you truly have a shot.
If You Can't Dribble, You Can't Play
The first thing to understand, and something that Walter and his team teach, is parallel to getting into the NBA. If you can't dribble the ball, you aren't playing! The fundamentals in basketball – dribbling, shooting, rebounding, and defense – are key before anything else. It doesn't matter how talented you are or gifted athetically if you can't handle the basics. Business is no different. You need to be fundamentally sound in marketing, selling, leadership, becoming an impact player, and a few others in the 7 fundamentals of business. If you aren't fundamentally sound as an owner, your company is never going to be stable. Once you get there, though, you'll be destroying the competition.
Next Level Mindset
Walter explains that how we think is just like the engine in a car. The more powerful the engine, the more expensive the car, right? Well the better we think the more powerful we are. The more powerful our thought process is, the more value we create. It's not just the fundamentals that are required to get to this point. It requires a few key things: a coach and a system. Let's dive a little deeper.
You Need a Coach
The first thing you need to understand is that it is not possible to reach your potential without a coach. Walter had great coaches in high school, college, and even played for the legendary Jerry Sloan with the Utah Jazz. Even those of us who weren't in sports had coaches – your teachers. Which students got straight A's in school? The ones that listened to their "coaches", were teachable, and put in the work. The rest of life is no different.
When we become adults, we usually go out on our own and do our own thing. That limits you to how you think. Sure, you can achieve some success within your own limits, but you're still limited to how you think and respond to life on your own. That's why you need a coach to reach your full potential. Even today, Walter maintains two coaches – a conditioning coach for fitness, and a business coach for his professional life. Is it time to drop the ego and reach your potential in 2023?
You Need a System
Another key thing that Walter has learned is that every great coach has a great system. Phil Jackson had the triangle offense, Stephen Covey had his 7 habits, and every other great coach in history has had a proven system that gets results. In Walter's Next Level system, you will be transformed to reach your full potential. You need a coach and a system to do this! The whole purpose of coaching is to change lives, and that's exactly what Walter is set out to do.
Crossing the Line of Confidence
A lot of small business owners feel like they run the game after making a bit of money. They get comfortable, and act like they have a whole empire. The thing about empires? They can collapse quickly. A million dollars a year is not an empire. An empire, according to Walter, is much more than that. It's being able to take care of your city, reach out to the world, and your family for generations. It's massive. Think Ford Motor Company massive. You have to keep your foot on the gas and grow your business in a way that it can live on beyond you.
Walter's clients sometimes come in as small business owners making money, but they don't have a real business. A realy business has equity. It has a culture that can transfer to the next generation. It doesn't fall apart when you take time off. This is why coaching is so important. You have to have the mindset of a CEO; not just someone who likes working on air conditioners or knows a bit about plumbing. Otherwise, you just have a job. Walter wants you to have confidence, but based on genuine foundation. Real confidence means arrogance under control. Once you get arrogant and think you know it all, you stop growing.
Be The Shark
Walter has written several incredible books that keep flying off the shelves. In Swim, he talks about "attack mode". It's a shark's mindset. A shark is the apex predator in its environmnent. It's discerning about what it eats, and moves differently than any of the other fish in the sea. It runs the ocean. Shouldn't that describe you as a business owner? Don't you want to be the apex predator in your territory?
With several books and plenty of resources available through officialsharkmindset.com and WalterBond.com, there's nothing stopping you from taking the next step but yourself. Whether it's Walter or another reputable option, you have to find yourself a coach. You have to set aside your ego and keep learning, pushing, and remind yourself that complacency has NO vacancy.
If you'd like to take the next steps with Walter, it's simple! Just shoot an email to [email protected] and make the subject line read "I Need a Coach". | {
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Cataract Surgery Patients Share Their Stories: "This Was a Wake-Up Call for Me"
By Jessica Smith·
"All of a sudden, everything just went white," says Marjorie. "I couldn't see anything."
Marjorie was suffering from cataracts, an eye condition which affects more than 24.4 million Americans ages 40 and older. When she started to experience a loss of sight, she sought help from the Comprehensive Ophthalmology and Cataract Consultation Service at Massachusetts Eye and Ear.
"A cataract is when the lens of the eye, which is one of the key focusing structures inside the eye, loses its clarity," says Carolyn Kloek, MD. "It can cause a lot of problems with vision."
Common symptoms of a cataract include cloudy or blurry vision, poor night vision, and double vision. Colors may also appear faded and bright lights (such as headlights and sunlight) can create glares or a halo effect.
For Frank, there were three things that noticeably impacted his vision and caused him to get his eyes checked: night driving, glare in the rain, and his golf game.
"I couldn't see the golf ball anymore," says Frank.
Both Marjorie and Frank are successful cataract surgery patients. Since cataract removal is one of the safest and most frequently performed operations in the country, Dr. Kloek says she reassures her patients with facts.
"As part of our preoperative discussions, [I tell them] that this isn't going to hurt and you aren't going to see anything during the surgery," says Dr. Kloek. "That's a common fear for people that they're going to be very aware and see everything happening."
With guidance from Dr. Kloek and the physicians at Mass. Eye and Ear, Frank and Marjorie are grateful to be in good hands.
"They were able to put me at ease," says Frank. "It just worked perfectly."
For more information on cataract surgery and the Comprehensive Ophthalmology and Cataract Consultation Service at Mass. Eye and Ear, visit masseyeandear.org.
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Marvel's Avengers PS4 review
Posted by TonyTGD on September 12, 2020
Marvel's Avengers was developed by Crystal Dynamics, with help from Eidos-Montreal, Crystal Northwest, and Nixxes Software, and published by Square Enix. The game is available on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Stadia with next gen consoles getting a version some time after they release. The Deluxe Edition goes for $79.99 and includes Obsidian skins and nameplates. An Exclusive Digital Version only available for the Playstation 4 goes for $69.99 and comes with a bonus nameplate for Ms. Marvel as well as 1,000 Credits(premium currency). If you pre-ordered the game you also received free Legacy skins and a Legacy nameplate. Prior to launch, if you bought the Deluxe or Exclusive Digital versions you were granted access to the game 3 days earlier than those opting for the Standard Edition. Speaking of the Standard edition, it is $59.99 but you can upgrade to the Deluxe Edition for $20.00 if you really want those bonus Obsidian cosmetics.
Marvel's Avengers is a action RPG mixed with Looter Shooter mechanics featuring a roster of just 6 superheroes(Ms. Marvel, Thor, Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man, and Black Widow). Hawkeye(Clint Barton) and Hawkeye(Kate Bishop) are the first pair of DLC characters set to launch but there is no exact date set as of yet only a "late October" tentative release schedule. Spiderman is the only other confirmed DLC character as of the time of writing this review but he is a Playstation exclusive with a 2021 release date. All DLC for Marvel's Avengers is going to be free, so you don't have to worry about missing out on any of the future superheroes.
With all that boring stuff out of the way let's dive into the review proper and talk about Marvel's Avengers honestly and without bias. Overall the game is exceptionally average with very little variety in enemy types and only 6 bosses(3 supervillains and 3 robots). There are a ton of menus and mechanics that will turn off anyone just looking for a pick up and play superhero action game. Additionally, both fans of the MCU and of Marvel comics will be turned off by a lack of skins that replicate the looks featured in those mediums as well as a story and universe only paying homage to both. While the game can be fun at times, the post Campaign loop isn't enough to keep you playing beyond doing your daily and weekly challenges.
The Campaign mode in Marvel's Avengers tells the superhero origin of Ms. Marvel(Kamala Khan) while also setting the stage for the online multiplayer "Avengers Initiate" mode. The dialogue in the Campaign Mode is a bit cringey during the opening scenes with 10 year old Kamala but things quickly improve after the events of A-Day. Without spoiling anything, Kamala goes through the typical superhero origin arc of getting powers, getting in over her head, doubting herself, then being given a pep talk that inspires her to keep going. The story beats are very familiar but the voice acting carries it and there were a few moments where I actually laughed in a good way.
On a side note, anyone worried about SJW politics being crammed into the game can breath a sigh of relief because there wasn't any in the game. Now, I know Kamala Khan herself is quite the controversial topic but I can assure you that she is actually written well in this game. The Avengers don't fawn over her or treat her like the coolest person in the room. Quite the opposite in fact as Black Widow dismisses her early on and Bruce Banner tries to drop her on Stark's doorstep before he skips town. Kamala is a well rounded character, in this game, and is pretty fun to play as when the story forces you to do so.
Yes, during the Campaign mode the game forces you to play as certain characters during certain portions. This sounds dumb in theory but it goes a long way to getting you familiar with all the characters and their different playstyles. It also helps you to snag gear and level up with each one before tackling the Avenger's Initiate mode. You also are rewarded with some skins and other cosmetics for going through the Campaign so you should do it for those if nothing else.
The gameplay in Marvel's Avengers can be summed up as "go to place, beat up enemies, collect loot." It practice it is a bit more complex as each superhero has a unique style and gameplay mechanics. For example, Iron Man has 3 different projectile types(repulsors, lasers, and missiles) that function differently and have their own advantages and disadvantages. Furthermore, you can choose different Masteries for your superheroes to refine their playstyle even further, allowing you to tailor each one to your liking. Each character also has 4 gear slots, 2 minor artifact slots, and 1 major artifact slot that can pile on bonuses and attributes. Collectable comic books add bonuses to all your heroes.
Each character does has the same basic input setup which makes them all feel very similar when they have yet to level up and unlock moves and such. Each character can perform a Takedown, that heals your character as well as hurts the enemy, on stunned foes. Sometimes a Takedown requires the player to tap a certain button several times before the fancy animation resumes and damage is dealt but there is no way to fail the button mash prompt nor does it add anything extra to the attack. Yeah, it's pretty pointless and just a little bit annoying after doing it for the hundredth time.
Each superhero possesses 3 "super" moves that need to be recharged between uses. Some heroes have moves that are mostly offensive while others have a mix of defensive and offensive moves. Iron Man has arguably the best super move as he is able to summon his Hulk Buster armor for himself or any of his companions to wear. The Hulk Buster armor has a time limit to its use but it is usually enough time to clear the area. Calling the armor also refills Iron Man's health, so saving it for when you are hurt is the best use of the move.
Characters don't have any classes but they do fit into the basic gaming archetypes of Tank(Hulk, Thor, Captain America), Healer(Ms. Marvel), and DPS(Black Widow, Iron Man). Since these are not formal in game classes or roles, each character can be tweaked to be a DPS or Tank but only Ms. Marvel has any real ability to heal the party. The Hulk can heal himself very effectively so he is the top character, IMHO, at the moment.
To further differentiate each character, Ms. Marvel, Black Widow, and Iron Man can use computer terminals to open doors to hidden treasure while Hulk, Thor, and Iron Man using his Hulk Buster special can break open destructible walls to uncover secret loot stashes. Captain America can do neither at the moment so playing as him will leave you without the ability to collect all the treasure chests on some maps.
Avenger's Initiative is the other mode and it can be played before or after completing the Campaign mode, tho it does have spoilers for the Campaign mode story. This is the online multiplayer mode for the game and is where you will be spending the bulk of your time with this game. It can be planned solo with AI companions, which is a godsend since getting a group of random players together for a mission can be a pretty long wait. However, when you do manage to get a group together you are in for the crap shoot that is random match making. If the server gods are kind and you do get a group of competent players than this mode can be quite fun and worth the wait.
With gameplay and story covered we need to discuss the giant elephant in the room, microtransactions. I already did a F-Bomb laced rant on the subject that you can view on YouTube, but if you rather not listen to me rant then just know the microtransactions are all purely cosmetic. There is no hard sell to buy any skin, nameplate, emote, or takedown animation. The premium currency is a bit pricey but you can earn some by completing the Challenge Cards for each hero. These Challenge Cards are 100% free for the 6 starter heroes but will require you to use 1,000 Credits to unlock the Premium rewards on all future DLC heroes. You will still be able to earn the Free rewards on each Challange Card but currently we have no idea what rewards will be tied to the premium tier and what rewards will be free.
The Premium Shop has a rotating Featured Item tab, with no indication if or when these items will come back around. Square Enix hasn't mentioned anything about cosmetics being a limited time thing, so there is hope that they will have a set schedule to the rotation and all items will eventually show back up within a reasonable time frame. I wish they would drop the whole rotating menu feature and just keep adding new cosmetics to the shop so you can buy things at your leisure with no pressure to "act now or miss out!" from the looming rotation deadline.
The other issue that needs to be talked about is the many bug featured in the game. The biggest one, which has been fixed but could always return, was unlocked cosmetic items disappearing from your inventory. While that is really shitty, the audio bugs are far more annoying. Hearing the NPCs repeating phrases ad nauseum as you try to shop or fight a battle is enough to cause any player to Hulk out. The visual bugs resulting in derpy faces are funny but not game breaking. Not sure if this qualifies as a bug, but running the game on my PS4 made my fan sound like it was ready for takeoff.
Final Verdict: Not Recommended
There is fun to be had in Marvel's Avengers but the buy in price is too high for the shallow gameplay loop. The lack of supervillains is supremely disappointing and one of the most glaring flaws the game has, combine that with really generic looking robotic enemies and the game becomes boring pretty fast. The multitude of bugs are annoying but not game breaking and I suspect them to be fixed in a timely manner, based solely on the quick fix initiated to the disappearing cosmetic bug. There seems to be no real rewards to be gained from playing the game on the 2 harder difficulties of Challenge III and Challenge IV so it is best to avoid them unless you like to get your ass handed to you or you need to do so for one of your faction quests. That said, Challenge I is a cake walk and Challenge II can be either really easy or pretty tough based on your own ability and character loadout.
I plan to do mini reviews with each DLC release and will revise my Final Verdict should the game drop in price or add a substantial amount of content. I will also be watching the microtransactions and premium currency and will do an article on either should something change about them. If you enjoyed this review I hope you will hop over to our Twitter and YouTube accounts and give us a follow. Links are just below this review, so feel free to scroll on down. | {
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"Distinguished" was definitely the theme for Alpha Delta Pi chapter at the Phi Theta Kappa annual convention, Catalyst 2019 in Orlando April 4-6.
Brookhaven's chapter received multiple awards representing the highest honors a chapter can achieve at the international level. PTK has more than 1,200 chapters in the U.S. and around the world.
Distinguished Chapter Officer Team
Distinguished Theme Award for Honors in Action: Theme 2- Economies of Everything
Distinguished Honors in Action
Distinguished Chapter
Top 100 Chapter
Nneka Chidy Nnaji was recognized as a Cengage Unlimited Scholar and walked in the scholar parade
Officers included in the Distinguished Chapter Officer Team award presentation were Austin Butler, Sohyun Jun, Nneka Nnaji, Ousmane Thioune, Maria Tovar and Carlos Valbuena. Teams are nominated by chapter advisors and chosen based on demonstrated teamwork, leadership abilities, engagement with PTK programs and enthusiasm for the hallmarks of the society including scholarship, leadership, service and fellowship.
"Working with Phi Theta Kappa can be challenging and life changing in so many ways. I am always amazed and inspired by our students every year," said Rebekah Benavides, PTK advisor. "Not only do they take their PTK responsibilities to heart and overcome obstacles with grace and determination, but they do this on top of their academics, work, and other commitments. I am honored that I get to work with this awesome group of students."
Advisor, Rebekah Benavides and nine Alpha Delta Pi officers and members attended the event and had the opportunity to engage in fellowship activities with other chapters and have a little fun by visiting some of the Orlando theme parks. DCCCD Chancellor, Joe May, was also present at the awards gala on the final evening of the conference.
Alpha Delta Pi also captured awards and recognition at the regional level. The PTK Texas Regional Convention was held in Houston March 7-9.
Distinguished Officer Team
Award of Merit: College Project
Award of Distinction for Honors in Action: Theme 2 - Economies of Everything
Award of Distinction: Honors in Action
Second Finalist for Most Distinguished Chapter in the Texas Region
The chapter was also recognized as a Five Star Chapter and for participating in Honors in Action and College Project.
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Government Publishes Veterans Homelessness Report
February 11, 2011 August 28, 2017 DoD News 0 Comments
By DoD News
The Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs departments today published what officials say is the most authoritative analysis yet of the extent and nature of homelessness among military veterans.
According to HUD and VA's assessment, nearly 76,000 veterans were homeless on a given night in 2009, while roughly 136,000 veterans spent at least one night in a shelter during that year.
The assessment, part of President Barack Obama's plan to prevent and end homelessness in America, is based on an annual report HUD provides to Congress and explores in greater depth the demographics of veterans who are homeless, how veterans compare to others who are homeless, and how veterans access and use the nation's homeless response system.
"This report offers a much clearer picture about what it means to be a veteran living on our streets or in our shelters," HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan said. "Understanding the nature and scope of veteran homelessness is critical to meeting President Obama's goal of ending veterans' homelessness within five years."
"With our federal, state and community partners working together, more veterans are moving into safe housing," Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki said. "But we're not done yet.
"Providing assistance in mental health, substance abuse treatment, education and employment goes hand-in-hand with preventive steps and permanent supportive housing," Shinseki continued. "We continue to work towards our goal of finding every veteran safe housing and access to needed services."
Obama announced in June the nation's first comprehensive strategy to prevent and end homelessness, including a focus on homeless veterans. The report, Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, puts the country on a path to end veterans' and chronic homelessness by 2015; and to ending homelessness among children and families by 2020.
— More than 3,000 cities and counties reported 75,609 homeless veterans on a single night in January of 2009; 57 percent were staying in an emergency shelter or transitional housing program while the remaining 43 percent were unsheltered. Veterans represent about 12 percent of all homeless people counted nationwide during the 2009 assessment;
— During a 12-month period in 2009, about 136,000 veterans — or about 1 in every 168 veterans — spent at least one night in an emergency shelter or transitional housing program. The vast majority of sheltered homeless veterans — 96 percent — experienced homelessness alone. Four percent of homeless veterans were found to be part of a family. Sheltered homeless veterans are most often single white men between the ages of 31 and 50 and living with a disability;
— Veterans are 50 percent more likely to become homeless compared to all Americans and the risk is even greater among veterans living in poverty and poor minority veterans. HUD and VA examined the likelihood of becoming homeless among American veterans with particular demographic characteristics and found that during 2009, twice as many poor Hispanic veterans used a shelter compared with poor non-Hispanic veterans. African American veterans in poverty had similar rates of homelessness;
— Most veterans who used emergency shelter stayed for only brief periods. One-third stayed in a shelter for less than a week; 61 percent used a shelter for less than a month; and 84 percent stayed for less than three months. The report also concluded that veterans remained in shelters longer than did non-veterans;
— Nearly half of homeless veterans were in California, Texas, New York and Florida while only 28 percent of all veterans were located in those states;
— Sheltered homeless veterans are far more likely to be alone rather than be part of a family household; 96 percent of veterans are individuals compared to 66 percent in the overall homeless population.
HUD and VA are working to administer a joint program targeting homeless veterans. Through the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program, HUD provides rental assistance for homeless veterans while VA offers case management and clinical services.
HUD last month awarded $1.4 billion to keep nearly 7,000 local homeless assistance programs operating. The Department also allocated $1.5 billion through its new Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program. Made possible through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, HPRP is intended to prevent persons from falling into homelessness or to rapidly re-house them if they do.
To date, more than 750,000 people, including more than 15,000 veterans, have been assisted through HPRP.
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Q: How to link two mongoose schemas in seperate files? I'm creating a basic bank app and I'm having issues with import mongoose schemas in separate files. I have two schemas, a user and a transaction. My user schema has a field called transactionHistory, which is an array of transaction objects, and my transaction schema has sender and receiver fields, which both are user objects.
Transaction/model.js
import mongoose from "mongoose";
import { UserSchema } from "./../User/model";
export const TransactionSchema = new mongoose.Schema(
{
sender: { type: UserSchema, required: true },
receiver: { type: UserSchema, required: true },
time: { type: Date, required: true },
amount: { type: Number, required: true },
},
{ collection: "transactions" }
);
export const TransactionModel = new mongoose.model(
"Transaction",
TransactionSchema
);
User/model.js
import mongoose from "mongoose";
import { TransactionSchema } from "./../Transaction/model";
export const UserSchema = new mongoose.Schema(
{
firstName: { type: String, required: true },
lastName: { type: String, required: true },
age: { type: Number, required: true },
email: { type: String, required: true },
password: { type: String, require: true },
balance: { type: Number, required: true },
transactionHistory: {
type: [TransactionSchema],
default: undefined,
required: true,
},
},
{ collection: "users" }
);
export const UserModel = new mongoose.model("User", UserSchema);
When I try and run this code it throws the error
throw new TypeError('Invalid value for schema path `' + fullPath +
^
TypeError: Invalid value for schema path `sender.type`, got value "undefined"
at Schema.add (/home/typicalfork/Documents/Projects/typical-bank/node_modules/mongoose/lib/schema.js:473:13)
at Schema.add (/home/typicalfork/Documents/Projects/typical-bank/node_modules/mongoose/lib/schema.js:507:12)
at new Schema (/home/typicalfork/Documents/Projects/typical-bank/node_modules/mongoose/lib/schema.js:127:10)
at Object.<anonymous> (/home/typicalfork/Documents/Projects/typical-bank/src/Transaction/model.js:4:34)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1083:30)
at Module._compile (/home/typicalfork/Documents/Projects/typical-bank/node_modules/pirates/lib/index.js:99:24)
at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1112:10)
at Object.newLoader [as .js] (/home/typicalfork/Documents/Projects/typical-bank/node_modules/pirates/lib/index.js:104:7)
at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:948:32)
at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:789:14)
at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:972:19)
at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:88:18)
at Object.<anonymous> (/home/typicalfork/Documents/Projects/typical-bank/src/User/model.js:2:1)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1083:30)
at Module._compile (/home/typicalfork/Documents/Projects/typical-bank/node_modules/pirates/lib/index.js:99:24)
at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1112:10)
The weird thing is that when I copy the User schema to Transaction/model.js like this:
import mongoose from "mongoose";
// import { UserSchema } from "./../User/model";
export const UserSchema = new mongoose.Schema(
{
firstName: { type: String, required: true },
lastName: { type: String, required: true },
age: { type: Number, required: true },
email: { type: String, required: true },
password: { type: String, require: true },
balance: { type: Number, required: true },
transactionHistory: {
type: [TransactionSchema],
default: undefined,
required: true,
},
},
{ collection: "users" }
);
export const TransactionSchema = new mongoose.Schema(
{
sender: { type: UserSchema, required: true },
receiver: { type: UserSchema, required: true },
time: { type: Date, required: true },
amount: { type: Number, required: true },
},
{ collection: "transactions" }
);
export const TransactionModel = new mongoose.model(
"Transaction",
TransactionSchema
);
everything works as expected. This leads me to believe that I'm somehow importing the schemas wrong.
A: Issue is that you have 2 exports in both the files, you only need 1 export remove export keyword on defining function
const UserSchema = new mongoose.Schema() //<-- export keyword removed
export const UserModel = new mongoose.model("User", UserSchema); //<-- Exporting here
You need to fix both your files.
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What Furniture Did Medieval Homes Have?
Posted on August 4, 2022 August 15, 2022 By Ralph Wright
The furniture usually found in important houses consisted of beds, chests, cupboards, tables, benches, and stools.
1 What is medieval furniture?
2 Did medieval houses have couches?
3 What did medieval people sit on?
4 What were medieval tables called?
5 What type of furniture is a Davenport?
6 What were medieval beds like?
7 Did medieval peasants have chairs?
8 What is rococo furniture?
9 When did couches become a thing?
10 What is a medieval sofa called?
11 What was the furniture like in medieval castles?
12 What is a medieval kitchen?
13 How did they light candles in medieval times?
14 What is 18th century furniture?
15 What were medieval chairs made of?
What is medieval furniture?
Medieval Period Furniture. Medieval furniture was primarily made of oak, since it was easy to obtain, strong and durable. Perhaps the most important piece of medieval furniture was the chest or coffer. Chests were originally made from hollow tree trunks banded with iron, hence the origin of the modern word 'trunk'.
Did medieval houses have couches?
Of medieval furniture there are few examples extant, chiefly because there are limits to the endurance of wood and partly because the amount of furniture was very limited. Chairs, stools, couches, beds, tables, and chests comprised virtually the entire furnishings of the ancients.
What did medieval people sit on?
Benches and stools were commonly used for sitting in medieval times – only the rich and important, or perhaps occasionally the privileged head of the house, ever used an actual chair. Folding chairs were popular amongst the medieval aristocracy, since they could easily be transported when on the move.
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What were medieval tables called?
A refectory table is a highly elongated table used originally for dining in monasteries during Medieval times. In the Late Middle Ages, the table gradually became a banqueting or feasting table in castles and other noble residences.
What type of furniture is a Davenport?
Davenport, in modern usage, a large upholstered settee, but in the 18th century a compact desk having deep drawers on the right side and dummy drawer fronts on the left side.
What were medieval beds like?
Beds were relatively simple in the early Medieval period and usually made from wood. Mattresses were stuffed with straw and similar materials and either placed on a wooden frame or in a "bed box." The poor still often slept on piles of straw, hay or leaves on the ground.
Did medieval peasants have chairs?
Seating was a bit of a problem for the peasants. They sometimes had benches or stools, which could also be used for sleeping. In richer houses, you might find a chair or two. Around this time, chairs that could be folded were popular, as they could be moved easily from place to place.
What is rococo furniture?
The Rococo style, a development of the Régence, affected French furniture design from about 1735 to 1765. … The style was based on asymmetrical design, light and full of movement. The furniture of this period was designed on sinuous and complicated lines.
When did couches become a thing?
"American sofas begin to appear early in the 18th century," explains Oscar P. Fitzgerald, author of Three Centuries of American Furniture. "By the Victorian Period — around 1850 — they were part of seven-piece parlor sets which included also a man's chair, a lady's chair and four side chairs."
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What is a medieval sofa called?
The Davenport, the sectional couches of the Mid-century period, and the divan (a backless sofa or couch) all came out of this approach.
What was the furniture like in medieval castles?
The Medieval decor furniture was made either of metal or wood. Tables made of precious metals, and buffets displaying the gold and silver plates and cups of the house had a dual role, ornamental and "social", as they were also showing the host's wealth. The best wooden table of the house was also placed in the Hall.
What is a medieval kitchen?
Medieval kitchens
In most households, cooking was done on an open hearth in the middle of the main living area, to make efficient use of the heat. This was the most common arrangement, even in wealthy households, for most of the Middle Ages, where the kitchen was combined with the dining hall.
How did they light candles in medieval times?
Rush lights were simply tapers of rush stalks dipped into melted fat whilst the torches would have been made from wood bound in rags and impregnated with fat and set into metal brackets. … Medieval lanterns were simply candles in a metal frame.
What is 18th century furniture?
There are many different styles of 18th-century furniture. The era represents the Golden Age of Cabinet Making. The 18th century styles included William and Mary, Queen Anne, Georgian, Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Sheraton, and Adam. …
What were medieval chairs made of?
Medieval castle furniture was made from wood. English medieval furniture is commonly associated with furniture made from oak but other woods were also used. The wood used for Medieval castle furniture included the following types: Oak.
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GOSSIPONTHIS.COM Celebs Mr. Marcus Says He Didn't Mean to Infect the Porn Industry with...
Mr. Marcus Says He Didn't Mean to Infect the Porn Industry with Syphilis
Young Sinick
Updated June 17th, 2013 at 11:15 pm
Earlier this month, porn star Mr. Marcus was sentenced to 30 days in jail for knowingly infecting a sex partner with an STD. The scandal led to a big syphilis scare in the adult entertainment industry, so now that he's been convicted of the crime, it's not surprising to see Mr. Marcus start to be more forthright. You know, given if he wants to continue hitting the daddy stroke for money in the future, he best fess up about his transgression.
The dirty d**k porn star spoke with Baller Alert and maintains that it was never his intention to give folks the burn.
Mr. Marcus tells Baller Alert:
"I did not go out there and try to f**king intentionally get anybody infected. From my heart man, up to God, I thought it was something that was just a skin rash. I went out and bought some damn Carmex lotion (it's an everyday hydrating lotion), I put it on [my penis] and I thought it made it look better. That coupled with things going on with my hands, little brown spots or whatever, I looked things up on the internet and I'm telling you, only thing that came up was a vitamin deficiency and that I need more vitamins. I went out and bought vitamins and Carmex."
"Syphilis is called the great imitator it supposedly looks like other diseases, problems, symptoms and it's never related to just a std. 20 years in this business and only STD's I was aware of is gonorrhea and chlamydia."
"You gotta understand that when I worked with that girl I had a FRESH test. NOTHING came back saying, hey you need to go to the doctor, get a checkup, a shot, not a single damn thing. I used the lotion and it made it look better."
"In hindsight, I wish I did it way differently but I DID NOT KNOW and I wanna make that very clear. By the time my doctor's appointment came around, back on July 11th or so, he was like 'your symptoms look like it could be syphilis.' First time I ever heard that word. The doctor said it's easy, it's a simple fix (shot in the rear), a simple bacteria, look it up, syphilis is non contagious 24 hours after that shot. The medicines worked because not a single person I worked with before, during, or after that shoot was infected and that's the truth, that's the bottom f***ing line."
"The most important thing if you're a young man/sister having sex, go get tested, look for things, go to your doctor, do it regularly especially, if you're promiscuous. If you really ain't sure throw on a condom and you won't have to go through what I'm going through. I hope all this s**t is for a reason and people learn a lesson from it. A lot of people don't know, get embarrassed and feel ashamed because they have a STD, that's what makes people hide it because people make 'em feel like s**t if you test positive and especially if you're promiscuous."
Published June 14th, 2013 at 12:25 am
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1:04 a.m., Friday, 324 E. Charles St., shots fired. Thirteen rounds of ammunition were found in the parking lot of Waylon's Bar.
1:52 a.m., Friday, Highland Ave. and Washington St., suspicious person. An unknown subject attempted to enter a vehicle. Police located the suspects abandoned scooter, in which meth was apparently found.
2:53 p.m., Friday, 3820 S. Western Ave., theft. A man was charged with theft.
2:57 p.m., Friday, 3011 S. Koldyke Drive, theft. A man reported a welder and saw were taken from his garage.
3:10 p.m., Friday, 246 N. 500 E., burglary. A trailer belonging to VIA Credit Union had been broken into and several items were reported taken.
3:25 p.m., Friday, 1934 W. 10th St., threats of harm. A woman reported being threatened.
4:14 p.m., Friday, 1811 W. Euclide Ave., warrant service. A woman was arrested on a warrant.
5:28 p.m., Friday, 4343 S. Lincoln Blvd., disturbance. Two men were involved in an altercation.
8:03 p.m., Friday, 301 S. Branson St., runaway. A juvenile went to a friend's house and hasn't returned home.
9:36 p.m., Friday, 2605 S. Nebraska St., runaway. A juvenile stayed at a friend's house and did not return home.
11:05 p.m., 705 W. 26th St., welfare check. A woman was charged with illegal possession of a syringe, cocaine and marijuana.
4:28 a.m., Friday, Ind. 22 and 300 W., traffic stop. A woman was cited into court on a charge of driving with a suspended prior.
7:16 a.m., Friday, 5058 N. Peconga Drive, death investigation. A man was found deceased in his home.
8:46 a.m., Friday, 3440 N. Lagro Road, theft. A man reported that he had two chainsaws and a weed eater stolen from his shed.
2:16 p.m., Friday, Grant County Jail, warrant service. A man was arrested on two probation violation warrants.
Hunter Douglas Frye, 25, last known address 1739 W. 1050 S., Fairmount, operating while intoxicated. He was being held in the Grant County Jail on a $505 bond.
Kendra Nicole Teague, 36, last known address 302 N. Illinois St., Marion, possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of a syringe. She was being held in the Grant County Jail without bond.
As of 7:40 a.m. Saturday.
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namespace FS\SolrBundle\Doctrine\Mapper;
use FS\SolrBundle\Doctrine\Annotation\AnnotationReader;
use FS\SolrBundle\Doctrine\ClassnameResolver\ClassnameResolver;
/**
* instantiates a new MetaInformation object by a given entity
*/
class MetaInformationFactory
{
/**
* @var AnnotationReader
*/
private $annotationReader = null;
/**
* @var ClassnameResolver
*/
private $classnameResolver = null;
/**
* @param AnnotationReader $reader
*/
public function __construct(AnnotationReader $reader)
{
$this->annotationReader = $reader;
}
/**
* @param ClassnameResolver $classnameResolver
*/
public function setClassnameResolver(ClassnameResolver $classnameResolver)
{
$this->classnameResolver = $classnameResolver;
}
/**
* @param object|string $entity entity, entity-alias or classname
*
* @return MetaInformation
*
* @throws SolrMappingException if no declaration for document found in $entity
*/
public function loadInformation($entity)
{
$className = $this->getClass($entity);
if (!is_object($entity)) {
$reflectionClass = new \ReflectionClass($className);
if (!$reflectionClass->isInstantiable()) {
throw new SolrMappingException(sprintf('Cannot instantiate entity %s', $className));
}
$entity = $reflectionClass->newInstanceWithoutConstructor();
}
if (!$this->annotationReader->hasDocumentDeclaration($entity)) {
throw new SolrMappingException(sprintf('no declaration for document found in entity %s', $className));
}
$metaInformation = new MetaInformation();
$metaInformation->setEntity($entity);
$metaInformation->setClassName($className);
$metaInformation->setDocumentName($this->getDocumentName($className));
$metaInformation->setFieldMapping($this->annotationReader->getFieldMapping($entity));
$metaInformation->setFields($this->annotationReader->getFields($entity));
$metaInformation->setRepository($this->annotationReader->getRepository($entity));
$metaInformation->setIdentifier($this->annotationReader->getIdentifier($entity));
$metaInformation->setBoost($this->annotationReader->getEntityBoost($entity));
$metaInformation->setSynchronizationCallback($this->annotationReader->getSynchronizationCallback($entity));
$metaInformation->setIndex($this->annotationReader->getDocumentIndex($entity));
$metaInformation->setIsDoctrineEntity($this->isDoctrineEntity($entity));
$metaInformation->setDoctrineMapperType($this->getDoctrineMapperType($entity));
$metaInformation->setRelations($this->annotationReader->getRelations($entity));
return $metaInformation;
}
/**
* @param object $entity
*
* @return bool
*/
private function isDoctrineEntity($entity)
{
if ($this->annotationReader->isOrm($entity) || $this->annotationReader->isOdm($entity)) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
/**
* @param object $entity
*
* @return string
*/
private function getDoctrineMapperType($entity)
{
if ($this->isDoctrineEntity($entity) == false) {
return '';
}
if ($this->annotationReader->isOdm($entity)) {
return MetaInformationInterface::DOCTRINE_MAPPER_TYPE_DOCUMENT;
}
if ($this->annotationReader->isOrm($entity)) {
return MetaInformationInterface::DOCTRINE_MAPPER_TYPE_RELATIONAL;
}
}
/**
* @param object $entity
*
* @return string
*
* @throws \RuntimeException
*/
private function getClass($entity)
{
if (is_object($entity)) {
return get_class($entity);
}
if (class_exists($entity)) {
return $entity;
}
$realClassName = $this->classnameResolver->resolveFullQualifiedClassname($entity);
return $realClassName;
}
/**
* @param string $fullClassName
*
* @return string
*/
private function getDocumentName($fullClassName)
{
$className = substr($fullClassName, (strrpos($fullClassName, '\\') + 1));
return strtolower($className);
}
}
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