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Q: Rule Engine in Domain Driver Design ( rate limiter as an example) What is a good way to integrate rule engines into a Domain Driver Design?
For an example: If I have a generic rate limiting service, that has

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*Resources( ads, machines, etc.), with attributes ("category", "owner", etc)

*Events (ad view, ad click, etc.). Each event has an associated user and resource (User X acted on Event Y)

*Limits: For example "at most 5 entertainment ads a day", or "show ad X at most 2 times an hour"
The domain is richer than that, but this should be enough for the example.

It seems like there are 3 aggregates: Resource, Event, Limit. However, evaluating the limits for a user requires collecting all the (a)events performed by the user, (b) all resources, (c) all limits, and then evaluating the rules. So this 'Rule Engine' component needs to maintain knowledge about all the aggregates.
One way to design it would be to have a rule engine "Saga" per request/user, that collects all the information from the aggregates and evaluates the rules. Can somebody suggest another design?
p.s
I am using Akka, so the above design lends itself nicely to an actor-per-request.

A: Another way to approach this is to keep your "rules engine" ignorant of any specific aggregates and rather keep it all data related.
You could pass the required "arguments" to the rules engine to evaluate a given "expression" or "method" of sorts.  For example:
Method: "Rate Limiter"
Arguments:

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*"AdClickCount": 10

*"Category": "socks"

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The rules engine would would the data to come back with the required response.
Those are the broad strokes.  I implemented something similar for an insurance company to determine premiums based on the many rules associated with the various products.
I am working on an open-source version but I don't get nearly enough time to finish but perhaps there are some ideas there: https://github.com/Shuttle/Shuttle.Abacus

A: Supposing that you have an Application and it needs to be rate-limited:
Rate-limiting should be view as another Bounded context. It could have two sides:

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*the administration part, where the resources and rules are added, edited and deleted and

*the verification part, where the actions are accepted (and their counter incremented) or rejected; for both you can include explanatory messages, i.e. RetryAfter: 10 seconds or Remaining: 99.

Verifying the limits depends on your architecture. For example, if you use an API Gateway and microservices, then for each action (ad view, ad click) that API Gateway checks the request against the Rate-limiting microservice.
P.S. I can't give you a general answer, it depends on each use-case.

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Interview with Johanna Robinson about her novella-in-flash, 'Homing'
Johanna Robinson's wonderful novella-in-flash Homing was a runner-up in the 2019 Bath Novella-in-Flash Award judged by Michael Loveday. The novella, which spans four decades, tells the story of a family's involvement with the Resistance Movement in Norway during World War 11 and its aftermath on their lives. It was launched at the Flash Fiction Festival in Bristol at the end of June this year. Homing is already on its second print run and has been dispatched all over the world.
You can buy a paperback copy from the Ad Hoc Fiction Bookshop and digital copies will be available from Kindle via Amazon soon. Johanna's novella, although short at 18,000 words, has the scope and depth of a much longer novel, It is currently longlisted for the 2019 'Not-The-Booker Prize'. (although they have made a mistake on the list, saying it is published by Louise Walters Press and not 'Ad Hoc Fiction'. You might like to support her and vote for it. (Voting is openhere until next Monday 5th August) Read the fascinating interview below with Johanna if you are thinking of writing a novella-in-flash, historical or otherwise for our 2020 Award or elsewhere, or if you want to become absorbed in a compelling and beautifully written story on a subject you may know little about.
I believe you did some of the research for Homing years ago. Can you tell us about this and about the process of transforming it into a novella in flash?
I first picked up snippets about the Norwegian resistance when I was on a year abroad at Oslo University. A few years later, 2002 or so, I began to read the stories of the 'Shetland Bus', a scheme whereby fishing boats were used to smuggle men and goods from Norway to Shetland. In fact, I wrote a whole chunk of novel-style creative writing about it, but I never really planned to do anything with it and it has sat on various computers ever since. I couldn't let go of the stories of that community, though. Then, last year, when doing more research, online this time, I discovered the story of the village of Telavåg, and it was here that I felt the various stories could crystallise. At first – and nothing to do with flash – I wanted to write about the teachers who were taken to concentration camps. This was the first piece I wrote, and it ended up very short, and that felt right. At that point, a door had been opened, a way into writing about that time in history. This coincided with discovering the novella-in-flash format. Actually, this first piece was the only one that changed substantially. Also, two chapters in Homing, 'Lotion I' and 'Lotion II', began life in that early writing – I was really happy that I managed to weave them into the novella; it seemed the right thing to do.
The story, spanning several decades, is very compelling and I particularly like how you use the symbol of the paper clip and the suitcase to carry the reader forward. Was this a deliberate strategy on your part?
Yes, and no. The paper clip was something that I couldn't not have written about, as it was an aspect that I encountered a lot back in the early days of research, albeit often in a minor way. As a result, it featured in a number of the first flash pieces I wrote, and actually drove the story in the early stages. The suitcase, however, was a very late addition, and it emerged in one of the stories I wrote in a Meg Pokrass online workshop in December 2018. It found its way into one piece, and a couple of other workshop participants asked what may have happened to the case next/earlier. Already the suitcase was something that operated beyond the boundaries of that little individual story. When it came to weaving it through, it was a pretty easy job. It was as though my brain had inserted it in that Meg-workshop story, ready to be used elsewhere.
Did you write individual pieces first, before you put them into a sequence?
I wrote them first, without thinking of an order. The sequence came at the very end, although, because it's largely chronological,that wasn't a difficult process. Once I had a timeline of people's ages and the events that couldn't be moved because of historical accuracy, the sequence really took care of itself. I think having a specific event and time as a springboard for the whole story, and for all the small, individual stories, helped me not worry too much about a narrative pattern when I was in the process of writing.
Were there any particular novellas in flash you read beforehand that helped you to compose your own?
Yes, definitely. The first one I came across was Stephanie Hutton's Three Sisters of Stone, in May 2018, and so this was my first encounter with the novella-in-flash form. I was hooked! I then read How to Make a Window Snake and the two others in the 2017 Bath Novella-in-flash anthology; I reread the title novella of this anthology by Charmaine Wilkerson a few times while I was writing mine. I read the Rose Metal Press Field Guide on my Kindle because I was too impatient to wait for delivery, as well as Meg Pokrass's Here Where We Live, and the other stories in My Very End of the Universe. Finally, I devoured Sophie van Llewyn's Bottled Goods one weekend in a motor home, in October 2018. I loved that the grand story was interspersed with different forms and strange ideas – as a reader I really didn't know what I would be getting when I turned over the page, and that in itself kept me turning.
What did you find the most difficult thing about creating the novella?
Probably the voice in my head that kept saying only some of the pieces were really good enough to be published. Some of the pieces – once I'd found the story – needed to be written to 'join' others together, and I just wasn't sure if they looked like filler pieces, like something dashed off to fulfil a function. Much later on, when the book was nearly published actually, I finally silenced that voice, as I realised not every chapter needs to be the best piece of writing you've ever written – and perhaps that's even more the case the longer the final work is. In Birds with Horse Hearts, the 2019 Bath winning novella by Ellie Walsh, each chapter is filled with beautiful, lyrical writing. It's gorgeous, and it fits perfectly the length of the book and the setting. With mine, I think another function of the 'filler' chapters was to provide a breather from some of the events and fall-out of the war.
What was the most unexpected thing that happened during the writing of it?
That I created a life for the main character that went way beyond the initial setting of Norway in WWII. Also, how textured it ended up feeling at the end. I liked how, although there is a linear movement, the short flash fiction form allows a texture to build up.
Top tips for writers who might be embarking on one?
Thinking back, what really helped me was the expectation that no one would ever read it. That allowed me to be experimental with form, to take different perspectives, beyond those of the main characters. Cheat. If you need to get from Chapter 7 to Chapter 9, experiment with Chapter 8 – how can it link 7 and 9 in the brilliant, brief way only flash fiction can? It might work, it might not, but of course, nothing's ever wasted
The other thing that really helped me – and without it there wouldn't be a novella – was doing a flash fiction course at the point I'd run out of steam a little. I had come to a standstill – I couldn't be sure who my main character was, and I definitely didn't have a narrative arc to the whole thing, or an end in mind. What Meg Pokrass's prompts course did was, first, make me write seven pieces in two weeks, and second, drag me out of the story, giving me a different perspective. The prompts, of course, had nothing to do with my book's setting, but they forced me to look at certain aspects of it in a new light, to pull on threads that I hadn't realised were there and see what came of them.
Flash fiction is something you have come to only recently. What is it that you particularly like about the form?
In terms of the writing, I love the challenge. At university, I always over-wrote, always had to cut-cut-cut words out of my work, but that's where and when things get to be good. In terms of reading flash, it has been a revelation to me what people can do in tiny numbers of words – and I feel it especially in historical flash, which can make snapshots into stories. Also, in terms of both reading and writing, I love language and word play, and the little coincidences and thrills that can happen when it really works in a new way. I think flash is just a great crucible for that.
Have you any new writing projects on the go at the moment?
When I finished the novella, I wasn't sure I'd do another, because I'd had the history in my head for so many years. Yeah, well, that didn't last! I'm planning another historical book, but hopefully a lot longer, and hopefully still in flash form. I've been doing research for it, and could go on for ever with that, but I'm planning on actually starting to write something soon. It definitely feels different this time – harder to just get on and do it – now that Homing is out in the world.
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Slow Motion/Fast Motion: Since Rocinante is a sedate and phlegmatic horse, rarely does he gallop at a brisk pace, except when he has to. For example, when Don Quixote departs Don Diego's village he has to ask a group of students and farmers to slow down and wait for him because Don Quixote wordsmith – Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra their she-asses move faster than his horse. Even though Rocinante moves at a plodding, feeble, poky pace, sometimes, when afraid, he bolts across the fields, at great speed. For instance, when Rocinante is startled by a group of playacting clowns who scare him by not only beating the ground with their inflated cow stomachs, but also by leaping in the air with a great jangling of bells, he races across the sierra to get away from their strange sounds. Again, when Rocinante sees a lion's cage open he bolts across the plains to avoid being eaten by this large cat. Finally, when Don Quixote attacks a group of penitents transporting a corpse on a funeral bier, Rocinante's "movements are so nimble and so proud" that they are a sight to behold. Thus, when it matters, Rocinante moves with surprising dexterity.
Wandering Rocinante: Rocinante goes this way and that way with no rhyme or reason, traveling at random with no set path. For example, when near his home village, Rocinante trots with zest towards his old haunts. At other times, when left free to roam, he searches for green grass to eat or water to drink or mares to court or a shady place to rest. Since Rocinante plods from one spot to another to the next Work — Don Quixote de la Mancha in a haphazard manner he takes Don Quixote on a series of wacky adventures throughout south central Spain. In fact, most of the time Don Quixote's chosen path is none other than the way Rocinante desires to go.
Klutziness: When Don Quixote charges a group of merchants from Toledo at the and of his first sally, Rocinante trips and falls and sends his master rolling over the ground for twenty yards.
Stubbornness: Sometimes Rocinante disobeys Don Quixote's will altogether. For example, during the adventure of the galley slaves, when Don Quixote tries to avoid being pummeled by a torrent of large rocks, Rocinante does not budge one iota despite being spurred vigorously by his master.
Naming: To imagine a fitting appellation for his nag, Don Quixote spends four days and four nights considering what name to give his trusty steed, telling himself, all the while, that the horse of such a famous knight errant, and such a fine horse in its own right, should have a name of great Don Quixote de la Mancha – Adage and Intelligence eminence that expresses both what his horse would have been before becoming a knight's horse and what it is now. Since Don Quixote feels that his horse should have a title that reflects a famous and much trumpeted reputation befitting the order of Knight errantry—after a long succession of names that he invents, eliminates, and strikes-out, adds, deletes and remakes, he finally calls his old nag, Rocinante, or, Hackafore: a name which, in Don Quixote's opinion, is lofty and sonorous and best expresses what the creature had been when it was a humble hack, and what it is now—the first and foremost of all the hacks in the world.
Courtship: Since Rocinante is a male horse who feels he must give to nature what nature naturally needs he courts a variety of pony-mares that he encounters. Therefore,
Don Quixote – California 's Wine Business Took a Substantial Hit During the Prohibition when Rocinante spots a group of Phillies on a meadow of fresh green grass, without requesting Don Quixote's permission, he breaks into a lively trot and goes to inform their ladyship of his needs. But since they are more interested in grazing then in requiting his advances, they welcome him with their hooves and bite his flanks with their teeth so that his girths snap-off and he is left saddleless and naked.
Later in the novel, when Don Quixote sits atop Rocinante with one hand tied above his head to a rope fastened to the bolt of a hay-loft door, Rocinante moves out from under Don Quixote, leaving him dangling in the air in great pain. Rocinante does this to caress a traveling mare that sniffs at him.
Beatings: Like Don Quixote, Rocinante takes a number of beatings throughout the novel. For instance, when a group of muleteers from Yanguasia see him trying to mount their mares they run over to Rocinante, brandishing their walking staffs, and give him such a good hiding that they leave him sprawling on the grass. In another instance, when Don Quixote is attacked by a chain gang of recently freed convicts, Rocinante is pelted by a hailstorm of rocks with enough force to knock him to the ground. After this drubbing, Rocinante lays unconscious by Don Quixote's side, sore-wounded, in a wretched state.
Hobbling: When Rocinante courts several pony mares, "Sancho [doesn't] bother to hobble him, safe in the knowledge that the nag [is] so meek and so chaste that all the fillies in the pastures of Cordoba won't lead him astray." Later, when six alternating fulling hammers sound off into the night, Sancho Panza is frightened that the noise comes from some ominous giant. So he decides to make use of his cunning to force Don Quixote to wait elsewhere until daybreak. Thus, Sancho Panza Don Quixote – The Translator 's Skill takes Dapple's halter and ties Rocinante's hind legs together, so that when Don Quixote tries to set off he can't, because the only way he can achieve locomotion with Rocinante is in fits and starts. To convince Don Quixote that God has immobilized Rocinante ? so he does not discover, and remove, Dapple's halter from Rocinante's legs ? Sancho Panza says that "the heavens, moved by [his] tears and [his] prayers, have ordained that Rocinante can't move, and if [he] keep on spurring him again and again like that [he'll] only annoy fortune." Don Quixote, at this point, is close to despair because the more he spurs his horse the less it budges. Thus, he resigns himself to "calming down and waiting either for dawn to come [or for Rocinante to move,] ascribing the problem to everything else except Sancho Panza's cunning, since he does not suspect the ligature."
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I've installed the printer using both the linux-brprinter-installer-2.0.0.1 (under su), and manually adding the packages hl3170cdwcupswrapper-1.1.2-1.i386.deb and hl3170cdwlpr-1.1.2-1.i386.deb, but no luck in either case.
I'm using Ubuntu 14.10, 64-bit, which may be the issue. However, I can't seem to find 64-bit drivers for this printer for Ubuntu.

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Two perish in Colville fire
Two Colville residents are believed to be dead after a house fire broke out on Aladdin Road early Friday morning.
A paper delivery person called in the fire at 158 Aladdin Road around 5 a.m.
When fire crews arrived, the structure was fully engulfed in flames, according to the Stevens County Sheriff's Office.
Brad Manke, Colville Fire Department's Fire Chief and Stevens County Fire Investigator, said three of the five occupants of the log home were able to escape.
"We believe there's likely the remains of two inside," said Manke.
According the Sheriff's Office, the remains have not been recovered yet because of the heat left from the fire.
In addition to the home, a travel trailer and two vehicles were also destroyed in the fire.
The Colville Fire Department responded to the fire and received mutual aid from the Kettle Falls and Arden Fire Departments, according to Manke.
In total, four fire engines, four water tenders and roughly 30 crew members worked to put out the flames.
The Colville Police Department and the Stevens County Ambulance Service also responded to the fire.
The Red Cross has responded to the incident to assist the three survivors.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the Stevens County Sheriff's Office.
Manke said the lengthy investigation started Friday.
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Q: Calling connection string from connection.cs file Is there any problem with the code?? Its not working and throwing an exception object ref. not set to an instance of object..
The exception is in datageneric.cs file at codeline string DbConnectionString = Connection.ConnectionString;
connection.cs
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Linq;
    using System.Web;
    using System.Web.Configuration;
    public static class Connection
    {
    private static string constr = "server=.;database=foood;";
        public static string ConnectionString
        {
    get
    {
        return constr;
    }
    set
    {
        constr = value;
    }
}
public static string ProviderName { get; set; }
static Connection()
{
    ConnectionString =WebConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["constring"].ConnectionString;
    ProviderName = WebConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["constring"].ProviderName;
}
    }

DataGeneric.cs
        public static DbCommand CreateCommand()
{
    DbCommand cmd=null;
    try
    {
        string DbConnectionString = Connection.ConnectionString;
        string DbProviderName = Connection.ProviderName;
        DbProviderFactory factory = DbProviderFactories.GetFactory(DbProviderName);
        DbConnection conn = factory.CreateConnection();
        conn.ConnectionString = DbConnectionString;
        cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
        cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
    }
    catch (Exception ex) { }
    return cmd;
}

GetData.cs
        public static DataTable gimmedata()
{
    string Query = "select * from [slider]";
    DbCommand cmd = DataGeneric.CreateCommand();
    cmd.CommandText = Query;
    DataTable dt = DataGeneric.ExecuteSelectCommand(cmd);
    return dt;
}

Default.aspx.cs
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    DataTable dt = GetData.gimmedata();
    GridView1.DataSource = dt;
    GridView1.DataBind();

}

A: Your connection class is public static. So to use its variables create it object in DataGeneric.cs and then access that class through that object.
Connection con = new Connection();

string DbConnectionString = con.ConnectionString;

Hope that works.


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Goodman Lab
Liver Metabolism, Physiology, and Disease
PRINCIPLAL INVESTIGATOR
Russell Goodman, MD, DPhil
Russ Goodman is a hepatologist and scientist at Massachusetts General Hospital, and an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. As a physician he sees patients with all forms of liver disease, but has a particular focus on alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) and genetic forms of liver disease. Russ grew up in Lethbridge, Alberta where he attended college majoring in physics and biochemistry. He then attended the University of Oxford in England on a Rhodes scholarship where he obtained his DPhil, and then Harvard Medical School where he received his MD. He completed his internal medicine residency training at Brigham and Women's Hospital and his gastroenterology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he also worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Vamsi Mootha. He's passionate about using new approaches to understand hepatic metabolism and liver disease, with the ultimate goal of developing new therapies to help treat liver disease. Outside of his work, he loves to cook, watch British mystery TV, and watch his daughter grow up far too quickly.
Postdocotral Fellows
Charandeep Singh, PhD
Charandeep Singh grew up in the northern Indian regions of Jammu and Punjab. He completed his Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Rajasthan, India. He then moved to England where he obtained his MSc. in Molecular Biotechnology at the University of Birmingham, funded by the head of school scholarship. He then earend a PhD in Biochemistry and Metabolism at LCSB, Luxembourg, in the lab of Dr. Carole Linster studying metabolite repair. His PhD was fully funded by the AFR FNR grant and the Pelican award. Following this he worked at Cleveland Clinic working with Dr. Jonathan Sears (ROP cell biology) and Dr. Henri Brunengraber (stable isotopomics and metabolism). He is interested in studying metabolism at a systems levels and in stable isotope resolved flux analysis. He has 8 years of experience in metabolic research and continues to study metabolic diseases on a systems level. Outside of science, he loves to oil paint, sketch, and swim.
Nirajan Shrestha, PhD
Nirajan Shrestha is a research fellow in the Goodman lab at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He grew up in the western part of Nepal where he completed his high school. He did his bachelor's in medical biochemistry from Pokhara University, Nepal where he got an opportunity to involve in research in the field of liver disease. He moved to South Korea to pursue a master's in biomedical science which was funded by Brain Korea 21. His master thesis was focused on the protective role of glutamine in the carbon tetrachloride- induced liver injury mouse model. He obtained his PhD degree from Griffith University, Australia which was funded by Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (GUPRS), Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (GUIPRS) and Top-Up health scholarship. His PhD investigated the role of a maternal diet high in linoleic acid on offspring metabolic health. He is particularly interested in the metabolic basis of liver diseases and passionate about utilizing novel technologies to explore the mechanism of metabolic diseases. Outside the lab, he loves spending time with family and friends, and traveling.
Byungchang Jin, PhD
Byungchang Jin is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Goodman lab. He earned his bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology at the Jeonbuk National University in Korea. Following graduation, he moved to the US to pursue his Ph.D. under the guidance of Dr. Seungil Ro in Cellular and Molecular Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno. While in the Ro lab, his research focused on the roles of serotonin in gastrointestinal dysmotility associated with diabetes and COVID-19. His studies were recognized by the Biological Research Information Center (BRIC) as a HanBitSa (Korean academic distinguishment or outstanding scholar) in 2021.
At the Goodman Lab, he is currently exploring the correlation between hepatic fat accumulation and reductive stress in NAFLD and AFLD conditions through in vivo and in vitro experiments.
His ultimate goal is to use his research to improve the lives of people suffering from diseases.
In his free time, he enjoys swimming, camping, and cooking.
Gloria Alvarez Sola, PhD
Gloria Alvarez Sola is a postdoctoral fellow in the Goodman lab at Massachusetts General Hospital.
She was born in Arnedo, La Rioja in the north of Spain. She completed her bachelor's in chemistry at the University of La Rioja, and a master's degree in biomedical research at the University of Navarra, Spain. Her master thesis was developed in the Hepatology department of the center for applied medical research (CIMA-Universidad de Navarra) where she also did her PhD in the laboratory of Prof. Matias Avila Zaragoza studying the role of FGF19 in hepatic metabolism and liver regeneration.
After her PhD she moved to the Netherlands where she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Maastricht University in the department of Surgery, in the group of Dr. Frank Schaap and Prof. Steven Olde Damink. This postdoctoral stay was funded by the Sheila Sherlock postgraduate fellowship program of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL). During her postdoc she studied the role of sulfatides in cholangiocarcinoma.
She has a special interest in the study of metabolism-associated liver disease.


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June 30, 2014 – Press Release
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Herrick, Feinstein LLP is proud to have represented Small Bone Innovations, a leader in the musculoskeletal and orthopedics sector, in its agreement to be acquired by Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SKY), one of the world's leading medical technology companies. The all-cash transaction, which valued at up to $375 million, is expected to close in the third quarter of 2014. The Herrick deal team included partner Louis Tuchman on tax; counsel Joel Wagman; and associate Liliana Chang.
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.class public final Landroid/media/tv/TvContract$Programs$Genres;
.super Ljava/lang/Object;
.source "TvContract.java"

# annotations
.annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/EnclosingClass;
    value = Landroid/media/tv/TvContract$Programs;
.end annotation

.annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/InnerClass;
    accessFlags = 0x19
    name = "Genres"
.end annotation

# static fields
.field public static final ANIMAL_WILDLIFE:Ljava/lang/String; = "ANIMAL_WILDLIFE"

.field public static final ARTS:Ljava/lang/String; = "ARTS"

.field private static final CANONICAL_GENRES:Landroid/util/ArraySet;
    .annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/Signature;
        value = {
            "Landroid/util/ArraySet",
            "<",
            "Ljava/lang/String;",
            ">;"
        }
    .end annotation
.end field

.field public static final COMEDY:Ljava/lang/String; = "COMEDY"

.field public static final DRAMA:Ljava/lang/String; = "DRAMA"

.field public static final EDUCATION:Ljava/lang/String; = "EDUCATION"

.field public static final ENTERTAINMENT:Ljava/lang/String; = "ENTERTAINMENT"

.field public static final FAMILY_KIDS:Ljava/lang/String; = "FAMILY_KIDS"

.field public static final GAMING:Ljava/lang/String; = "GAMING"

.field public static final LIFE_STYLE:Ljava/lang/String; = "LIFE_STYLE"

.field public static final MOVIES:Ljava/lang/String; = "MOVIES"

.field public static final MUSIC:Ljava/lang/String; = "MUSIC"

.field public static final NEWS:Ljava/lang/String; = "NEWS"

.field public static final PREMIER:Ljava/lang/String; = "PREMIER"

.field public static final SHOPPING:Ljava/lang/String; = "SHOPPING"

.field public static final SPORTS:Ljava/lang/String; = "SPORTS"

.field public static final TECH_SCIENCE:Ljava/lang/String; = "TECH_SCIENCE"

.field public static final TRAVEL:Ljava/lang/String; = "TRAVEL"

# direct methods
.method static constructor <clinit>()V
    .locals 2

    .prologue
    .line 1079
    new-instance v0, Landroid/util/ArraySet;

    invoke-direct {v0}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;-><init>()V

    sput-object v0, Landroid/media/tv/TvContract$Programs$Genres;->CANONICAL_GENRES:Landroid/util/ArraySet;

    .line 1081
    sget-object v0, Landroid/media/tv/TvContract$Programs$Genres;->CANONICAL_GENRES:Landroid/util/ArraySet;

    const-string v1, "FAMILY_KIDS"

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    .line 1082
    sget-object v0, Landroid/media/tv/TvContract$Programs$Genres;->CANONICAL_GENRES:Landroid/util/ArraySet;

    const-string v1, "SPORTS"

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    .line 1083
    sget-object v0, Landroid/media/tv/TvContract$Programs$Genres;->CANONICAL_GENRES:Landroid/util/ArraySet;

    const-string v1, "SHOPPING"

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    .line 1084
    sget-object v0, Landroid/media/tv/TvContract$Programs$Genres;->CANONICAL_GENRES:Landroid/util/ArraySet;

    const-string v1, "MOVIES"

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    .line 1085
    sget-object v0, Landroid/media/tv/TvContract$Programs$Genres;->CANONICAL_GENRES:Landroid/util/ArraySet;

    const-string v1, "COMEDY"

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    .line 1086
    sget-object v0, Landroid/media/tv/TvContract$Programs$Genres;->CANONICAL_GENRES:Landroid/util/ArraySet;

    const-string v1, "TRAVEL"

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    .line 1087
    sget-object v0, Landroid/media/tv/TvContract$Programs$Genres;->CANONICAL_GENRES:Landroid/util/ArraySet;

    const-string v1, "DRAMA"

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    .line 1088
    sget-object v0, Landroid/media/tv/TvContract$Programs$Genres;->CANONICAL_GENRES:Landroid/util/ArraySet;

    const-string v1, "EDUCATION"

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    .line 1089
    sget-object v0, Landroid/media/tv/TvContract$Programs$Genres;->CANONICAL_GENRES:Landroid/util/ArraySet;

    const-string v1, "ANIMAL_WILDLIFE"

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    .line 1090
    sget-object v0, Landroid/media/tv/TvContract$Programs$Genres;->CANONICAL_GENRES:Landroid/util/ArraySet;

    const-string v1, "NEWS"

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    .line 1091
    sget-object v0, Landroid/media/tv/TvContract$Programs$Genres;->CANONICAL_GENRES:Landroid/util/ArraySet;

    const-string v1, "GAMING"

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    .line 1092
    sget-object v0, Landroid/media/tv/TvContract$Programs$Genres;->CANONICAL_GENRES:Landroid/util/ArraySet;

    const-string v1, "ARTS"

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    .line 1093
    sget-object v0, Landroid/media/tv/TvContract$Programs$Genres;->CANONICAL_GENRES:Landroid/util/ArraySet;

    const-string v1, "ENTERTAINMENT"

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    .line 1094
    sget-object v0, Landroid/media/tv/TvContract$Programs$Genres;->CANONICAL_GENRES:Landroid/util/ArraySet;

    const-string v1, "LIFE_STYLE"

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    .line 1095
    sget-object v0, Landroid/media/tv/TvContract$Programs$Genres;->CANONICAL_GENRES:Landroid/util/ArraySet;

    const-string v1, "MUSIC"

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    .line 1096
    sget-object v0, Landroid/media/tv/TvContract$Programs$Genres;->CANONICAL_GENRES:Landroid/util/ArraySet;

    const-string v1, "PREMIER"

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    .line 1097
    sget-object v0, Landroid/media/tv/TvContract$Programs$Genres;->CANONICAL_GENRES:Landroid/util/ArraySet;

    const-string v1, "TECH_SCIENCE"

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    .line 1098
    return-void
.end method

.method private constructor <init>()V
    .locals 0

    .prologue
    .line 1100
    invoke-direct {p0}, Ljava/lang/Object;-><init>()V

    return-void
.end method

.method public static decode(Ljava/lang/String;)[Ljava/lang/String;
    .locals 1
    .param p0, "genres"    # Ljava/lang/String;

    .prologue
    .line 1127
    const-string v0, "\\s*,\\s*"

    invoke-virtual {p0, v0}, Ljava/lang/String;->split(Ljava/lang/String;)[Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v0

    return-object v0
.end method

.method public static varargs encode([Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;
    .locals 7
    .param p0, "genres"    # [Ljava/lang/String;

    .prologue
    .line 1110
    new-instance v4, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    invoke-direct {v4}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;-><init>()V

    .line 1111
    .local v4, "sb":Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;
    const-string v5, ""

    .line 1112
    .local v5, "separator":Ljava/lang/String;
    move-object v0, p0

    .local v0, "arr$":[Ljava/lang/String;
    array-length v3, v0

    .local v3, "len$":I
    const/4 v2, 0x0

    .local v2, "i$":I
    :goto_0
    if-ge v2, v3, :cond_0

    aget-object v1, v0, v2

    .line 1113
    .local v1, "genre":Ljava/lang/String;
    invoke-virtual {v4, v5}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v6

    invoke-virtual {v6, v1}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    .line 1114
    const-string v5, ","

    .line 1112
    add-int/lit8 v2, v2, 0x1

    goto :goto_0

    .line 1116
    .end local v1    # "genre":Ljava/lang/String;
    :cond_0
    invoke-virtual {v4}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->toString()Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v6

    return-object v6
.end method

.method public static isCanonical(Ljava/lang/String;)Z
    .locals 1
    .param p0, "genre"    # Ljava/lang/String;

    .prologue
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4 July 2019 at 9:21am
Second railway worker killed by train in Port Talbot named as tributes pour in
Video report by ITV News Correspondent Rupert Evelyn
The second rail worker who died after being hit by a passenger train has been named as Michael Lewis.
Mr Lewis, from North Cornelly, Wales, who was known to friends as "Spike", died on the railway near Port Talbot on Wednesday morning, along with fellow rail worker Gareth Delbridge.
In a statement given to British Transport Police (BTP), the 58-year-old's family said: "He was known by everyone, and loved by everyone.
"We would like to thank everyone so much for their support during this difficult time and ask that we are now given the space we need to grieve."
A family handout photograph of Michael Lewis, who died after being hit by a train yesterday. Credit: Family handout
Friends and family have also paid tribute to Mr Delbridge, 64, who was described as a "genuinely lovely guy".
Gary Chappell, treasurer of the local rugby club where Mr Delbridge had been a fixture for years, said they had known each other for more than 50 years.
He said he was "absolutely devastated" and "numb" to learn of his friend's death.
Gareth Delbridge 'always had a beaming smile', say friends. Credit: Kenfig Hill Rugby Club
Mr Chappell added: "I'm absolutely devastated, to be honest with you.
"I've known Gareth for over 50 years, his brother Colin is a very good friend of mine as well.
"He was a genuinely, genuinely lovely guy.
"People say that when someone dies, but he was, he always had a 'hello' for everybody, he always had a beaming smile.
"He was a bit of a joker, if he could take the mickey out of you he would. But he would never ever pass you without saying hello."
The scene on a section of track near Port Talbot after two railway workers died after being struck by a train. Credit: PA
Mr Delbridge had been a major part of social life at Kenfig Hill Rugby Club for many years, said Mr Chappell.
He said: "It's going to be a massive, massive, massive loss to the club.
"He was a real loyal, staunch member of this club.... People can't believe he's gone."
He added that Mr Delbridge and his brother were inseparable.
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The other victim of Wednesday's accident has yet to be identified, but he is believed to be 58 years old and from North Cornelly, another village south of Port Talbot.
A third person was treated for shock at the scene but was uninjured.
Network Rail is facing demands for answers after their deaths and Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has said there will be an investigation.
ITV News understands that the driver of the train sounded the horn when they saw the workers, but the two men failed to respond, and due to the speed of the train there was not enough time and distance for the driver to bring the train to a halt.
Superintendent Andy Morgan, from BTP, said: "Shortly before 10am, we received a report of a train striking multiple persons on the tracks here in Port Talbot.
"Our units were very quickly on scene, alongside the Welsh Ambulance Service.
The scene on a section of track near Port Talbot after two railway workers died after being struck by a train Credit: Jacob King/PA
"Very sadly, a 58-year-old man from North Cornelly and a 64-year-old man from Kenfig Hill were pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
"Following a number of urgent inquiries into this tragic incident, it has been established that the three people were railway workers who were working on the lines at the time.
"The initial stages of the investigation suggest that the two men who died had been wearing ear defenders at the time, tragically, could not hear the passenger train approaching."
Witnesses at the scene and on board the train will also receive trauma support, Supt Morgan added.
Union bosses have called for a full investigation into the deaths, which involved the 9.29am service from Swansea to London Paddington, a 10-carriage GWR Intercity Express Train, and one of 93 in the fleet.
Manuel Cortes, Transport Salaried Staffs' Association general secretary, said: "It's too early to speculate about what has happened here but clearly something has gone badly wrong.
"There must now be a full investigation because it is simply not acceptable that in the 21st century people go out to work and end up losing their lives."
Credit: PA Graphics
Network Rail Wales route director Bill Kelly said the railway network owner was "shocked and distressed" by the "dreadful accident", and added that it was "fully co-operating" with investigators.
He added: "Our thoughts are with the families of our colleagues and our members of staff who will be affected by this tragic loss, and we will provide all the support we can."
The incident resulted in cancelled trains, with replacement buses being put on for rail passengers.
Investigators from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) and the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) have also attended.
It comes after the RAIB report for 2018 warned in recent years "there have been too many near misses in which workers have had to jump for their lives at the last moment".
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Kim Kardashian Just Explained Photoshop To Fans
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Kim Kardashian Just Explained Photoshop To The Internet & We Can't Stop Laughing
Madison Medeiros
Photo: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images
Please do not insult Kim Kardashian West, the Queen of Selfies, by insinuating that she doesn't know how to use Photoshop, OK? Because she does, and she is not afraid to tell you all about it.
The brains and face behind KKW Beauty posted a blog on her app on Monday Kim-splaining the basics of Photoshop fails. The post was a direct response to criticism she received over the weekend when she posted a photo of herself arriving at the D.C. March For Our Lives protest, which called on legislators to pass meaningful gun control laws to ensure that not one more child has to fear being shot and killed while at school after the horrific shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 students and faculty members.
In the photo, Kardashian West wore spandex bike shorts, a grey crop top, and a pinkish-orange jacket (orange is the colour Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America encourage supporters to wear to show their support for sensible gun laws) as she walked through what appeared to be a parking lot. Some internet sleuths (though, it doesn't take an expert to spot the error) pointed out that one of the vehicles behind Kardashian West was completely squished.
People of the internet, of course, had thoughts.
'Is that a spaceship?' Kim Kardashian suffers an epic Photoshop fail as fans mock squashed car in Instagram snap https://t.co/NTR2o69VFL pic.twitter.com/xXmgcxrRp9
— Jhon Richard Lee (@thejhonlee) March 25, 2018
Only Kim would use a demonstration to promote herself. Photoshop fail...
Ready to march but 1st take a pic, make herself look thin while ignoring the physics of shrinking a vehicle. No shame pic.twitter.com/CvpoPCXHfP
— Elizabeth Yorkshire (@ElizabethThee) March 25, 2018
this one pic.twitter.com/QzltJCMpZ6
— kyle (@NickisMovie) March 27, 2018
tea pic.twitter.com/b6g3hThXHw
— hugo ?? (@rep1989_) March 27, 2018
Honestly, I'm more concerned that Kardashian West is wearing shorts and a crop top when there was a high of 51 degrees, but you know, that's all just details.
The mother of three posted a short explanation on her site, explaining that despite the seemingly damning evidence, things weren't as bad as they might have appeared.
"I'm seeing online and on news media outlets that I suffered a 'Photoshop fail.' So ridiculous!" she wrote on her app. "I reposted a picture on Instagram that a fan had already posted — I only added a filter to it. It looks like the fan mirrored the photo, which is the reason the car looks like that. So, this is actually really funny to me! Who would even Photoshop a car to look like that?! LOL."
OK, ridiculous Photoshop drama aside, it was great to see Kardashian West out showing her support for the brave teenagers who are putting their lives on the line to fight for the safety and happiness of future generations. In a series of tweets, the reality star shared that it was an experience she hopes will have a lasting impact on her daughter, North, who marched with her and Kanye West.
"What an amazing day yesterday to take my daughter to Washington DC to see our future leaders speak," she wrote underneath a photo of North on West's shoulders. "Having my daughter march along-side [sic] her grandfather and parents was a day I hope she remembers forever."
What an amazing day yesterday to take my daughter to Washington DC to see our future leaders speak. Having my daughter march along-side her grandfather and parents was a day I hope she remembers forever. pic.twitter.com/0gXZFulyAk
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 25, 2018
She continued: "The younger generation will vote to change these gun laws that so desperately need to be changed. Hearing these stories yesterday & meeting so many families affected by gun violence was heart breaking. I hope when it comes time to vote we all step up &vote to protect our children."
Action > Photoshop, y'all.
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Since the 1990s, poverty rate worldwide has been halved from 43% to 21% in 2010. More than a billion people in the developing world have been lifted out of poverty (Economist, 2013). Most of the growth was driven by China and India which have lifted 716 million people put of poverty. This 'economic miracle' has been unprecedented and represents an opportunity for developing country to achieve economic development.
However, as these countries have grown stupendously, another concerned have emerged among policy makers and economists. Countries, regardless of developing or developed countries are facing greater income inequality. Even countries such as Finland and Denmark which are know to be egalitarian, have seen an increase in income inequality. Sweden, meanwhile, have seen the steepest increase in measure of inequality among 34 OECD countries (OECD, 2011).
On the other hand, 4 out of 5 of Asia most populous countries -India, China, Bangladesh and Indonesia- have seen income inequality gone up since 1990s (Asian Development Bank, 2012). This is a bigger issue for developing countries as effects of inequality can have major implications on economic development. Developing countries around the world have an objective of increasing income levels or GDP, reducing poverty and increasing living standards measured by social indicators such as literacy rate, schooling years, and life expectancy. The efforts to reach these objectives are then hampered by increasing income inequality.
I will explore the relationship between income inequality and economic development by looking at three channels on how income inequality might do so. The three channels are impact of inequality on economic growth, poverty and socio-politics.
Before I look at how income inequality might affect economic growth, it is pivotal to understand how economies grow. To help us understand that, I will look at two prominent growth theories; Solow-Swan growth model and Endogenous growth model.
The Solow-Swan Growth Model was introduced in 1956 by Robert Solow and Trevor Swan . Under this growth theory, countries that save more will be able to invest. In the neoclassical model, an increase in saving rate leads to a decrease in interest rate. As a consequence of this, the economy is able to invest more and achieve a higher level of income.
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Mobile Games That Live Up to '80s Video Gaming Standards
RD80s Staff June 27, 2018
Most of us should be aware that mobile games have eclipsed traditional console and PC-based gaming in popularity. But while there are a baffling amount of derivative strategy games like Clash of Clans, the games themselves seem to be more intent on making you pay for in-app purchases rather than actually delivering solid arcade gaming action.
But actually, there are a few mobile games that capture the spirit of retro video games. Let's take a look at some we believe truly live up to the standards of the golden age in the 1980s...
Perhaps the biggest mobile gaming hit in recent memory is Super Mario Run. It was great to see how this iconic 1980s character was successfully brought to the smartphone generation. The simple platform-based gaming fun that is so familiar, showed us that Nintendo doesn't need to create anything too complicated to have a massive success.
Of course, we can't mention Nintendo's Mario without also talking about how Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog has also appeared on our mobile devices as part of the Sega Forever collection. Although Sonic barely grazed the end of the '80s decade and didn't rise in popularity until the early '90s, this cool mobile game is still retro enough to help us all overlook this minor technicality!
But it's not just platform games that are giving mobile gamers an old-school blast from the past, as some of the biggest smartphone games have more of a strategic element. When Electronic Arts released the Tetris mobile adaptation in 2006, they couldn't have guessed that this would continue to be the best-selling mobile game of all time a decade after it was released!
Tetris with its retro charms of classic gameplay and lurid graphics have joined other old-school titles like Zen Pinball to show how even games that existed before the 1980s can live on into the 21st century. Those who enjoy these old-school games may also enjoy gambling online at reputable casinos. Many casinos offer slots with exciting mini-games, some which are even skill based.
It is also interesting to see how even the pixelated aesthetics of 1980s gaming culture have been a defining characteristic of some of the biggest recent gaming hits. Minecraft's Pocket Edition is undeniably rooted in its open-world gaming format and would be hard to imagine the gameplay without the blocky graphics that are instantly familiar to anyone who owned a home computer in the '80s.
So although our mobile games seem to be getting evermore complex, it's nice to know that with retro characters like Mario and Sonic, some things will forever remain a little bit 1980s!
Images via Nerd Stash, Wikimedia, Flickr, Pixabay
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Introduction to Pop - The History of Soft Drinks
Famous Inventions
Famous Inventors
Invention Timelines
Samuel Mann / Wikimedia Commons
by Mary Bellis
Mary Bellis, known by some as CalmX, was an experimental artist, film director and producer, video game content creator, and freelance writer for some 18 years. She specialized in writing about inventors and inventions, in particular. Bellis died in March 2015.
Soft drinks can trace their history back to the mineral water found in natural springs. Bathing in natural springs has long been considered a healthy thing to do, and mineral water was said to have curative powers. Scientists soon discovered that gas carbonium or carbon dioxide was behind the bubbles in natural mineral water.
The first marketed soft drinks (non-carbonated) appeared in the 17th century. They were made from water and lemon juice sweetened with honey. In 1676, the Compagnie de Limonadiers of Paris was granted a monopoly for the sale of lemonade soft drinks. Vendors would carry tanks of lemonade on their backs and dispensed cups of the soft drink to thirsty Parisians.
Joseph Priestley
In 1767, the first drinkable man-made glass of carbonated water was created by Englishman Doctor Joseph Priestley. Three years later, Swedish chemist Torbern Bergman invented a generating apparatus that made carbonated water from chalk by the use of sulfuric acid. Bergman's apparatus allowed imitation mineral water to be produced in large amounts.
John Mathews
In 1810, the first United States patent was issued for the "means of mass manufacture of imitation mineral waters" to Simons and Rundell of Charleston, South Carolina. However, carbonated beverages did not achieve great popularity in America until 1832, when John Mathews invented his apparatus for making carbonated water. John Mathews then mass-manufactured his apparatus for sale to soda fountain owners.
Health Properties of Mineral Water
The drinking of either natural or artificial mineral water was considered a healthy practice. The American pharmacists selling mineral waters began to add medicinal and flavorful herbs to unflavored mineral water. They used birch bark, dandelion, sarsaparilla, and fruit extracts. Some historians consider that the first flavored carbonated soft drink was that made in 1807 by Doctor Philip Syng Physick of Philadelphia. Early American pharmacies with soda fountains became a popular part of culture. The customers soon wanted to take their "health" drinks home with them and a soft drink bottling industry grew from consumer demand.
The Soft Drink Bottling Industry
Over 1,500 U.S. patents were filed for either a cork, cap, or lid for the carbonated drink bottle tops during the early days of the bottling industry. Carbonated drink bottles are under a lot of pressure from the gas. Inventors were trying to find the best way to prevent carbon dioxide or bubbles from escaping. In 1892, the "Crown Cork Bottle Seal" was patented by William Painter, a Baltimore machine shop operator. It was the first very successful method of keeping the bubbles in the bottle.
Automatic Production of Glass Bottles
In 1899, the first patent was issued for a glass-blowing machine for the automatic production of glass bottles. Earlier glass bottles had all been hand-blown. Four years later, the new bottle-blowing machine was in operation. It was first operated by the inventor, Michael Owens, an employee of Libby Glass Company. Within a few years, glass bottle production increased from 1,500 bottles a day to 57,000 bottles a day.
Hom-Paks and Vending Machines
During the 1920s, the first "Hom-Paks" were invented. "Hom-Paks" are the familiar six-pack beverage carrying cartons made from cardboard. Automatic vending machines also began to appear in the 1920s. The soft drink had become an American mainstay.
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Everybody says it - get professional photos! My own photos are decent, so I have a hard time convincing myself that the expense is warranted. But I must admit that the new photos of my work from the famed Robert Diamante really do have that extra zing. So I thought I'd take the time to examine my photos vs. his to see what I might learn.
Here's the fancy new shot of my favorite bracelet, Five Moons, shot on a gradation background (but reduced in size).
Here's my original photo, cropped to 1000x200px.
And here it is again, shot by Robert and cropped to 1000x200px.
Let's examine the differences, shall we? First, Robert angled the bracelet in his shot to make the bracelet as large as possible. To be fair, I took images at an angle as well, but also straight on because it fits better everywhere I use it. So I rotated and cropped Robert's image. Unfortunately, it retains the feel of a bracelet shot at an angle. So I learned that if I want a straight on image, I better ask for one up front. His photo is thus reserved for jury and publication shots where the angle is appropriate.
The second noticeable difference is the color. Robert's image is seriously black and white, not the sepia tone in my original version. That's something that I can address with better lighting and/or color correction in Photoshop. I spent a few minutes on the computer and got this improved quality. The saturation isn't quite as good, but at least I'm learning what to look for in my own photography.
Of course, there are details of Robert's photos that I can't reproduce as easily. For example, the higher resolution and optical quality of his camera and lenses. I have a nice Nikon digital SLR and an expensive macro lens, but no where near the investment that a professional would put into equipment. The lighting is also noticeably different. I have a very low investment system of daylight lights and tent, which is adequate but not outstanding. And most importantly, I don't have the eye and experience to always shoot every piece at the best angle or with the most exciting presentation. Those are the things that I pay for in a professional photo session. But... I can't afford that for every piece, so I try to improve my own photography for everyday use.
I enjoyed reading about your comparisons of the photo techniques and conclusions. Thank you.


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I've opened the Created By field to be audited, so I can make changes.

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Set audit fields, such as Created By and Last Modified By, when you create a record (API only).

Emphasis mine. You can set the audit fields when performing data loads via the API (using an application like Data Loader), but not in Apex. See also Enable 'Create Audit Fields'
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Brand New "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2" Teasers Will Get You So Excited For the Movie
Open, open, open!
By Laura Beck
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 hits theaters on November 20, and I'm chomping at the bits to go. It's the final installment of the four-part series, and it's the one in which Katniss gets ~real~ with President Snow. It's all about to go down, and I'm ready.
Until the big day, though, we'll have to make due with the teasers and trailers that keep coming out, with these two exciting sneak peeks being the latest.
Looks. So. Good.
Can I just go into hyper sleep until Nov. 20? I volunteer! To start waiting in line for opening day right now!
Laura Beck Laura Beck is a Los Angeles-based TV writer and frequent contributor to Cosmopolitan.com — her work has appeared in the New York Times, New Yorker, Jezebel, and the Village Voice.
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Who wears the trousers? : egalitarianism in gay couples
It's an age-old question – most commonly fired at men by their male peers, who consider them a little henpecked by their spouse.
Society has long dictated that men and women have different roles in relationships. The extent to which these roles have left them with genuine equality within a couple has often been questionable. Women have traditionally been the homemakers, keeping on top of the housework, washing, cooking; men have been the breadwinners. Thankfully, this is now a fairly archaic way of thinking.
What happens to egalitarianism, though, when one considers gay couples? This question became all the more relevant once gay marriage became legal in 2013. Up until this point, gay couples could only enter into civil partnerships at most to illustrate their devotion to one another, but this was simply not enough. With marriage, they now had the same imperative legal rights as heterosexual couples, as well as other romantic benefits – such as tax breaks!
The legalisation of gay marriage gave researchers more opportunities to conduct comprehensive comparisons in relationships. Research into couples of bothorientations sheds light on the conflicts that can endanger heterosexual relationships. After Vermont became the first US state to legalise same-sex unions in 2000, researchers surveyedalmost 1000 couples of both orientations:
Whilst straight couples tended more towards stereotypical gender roles, gay couples tended to share these burdens more equally.
Even more tellingly, whilst gay couples had the same level of conflict, how they dealtwith such conflict was healthier – and they therefore had generally higher relationship satisfaction.
This means that what couples argued about wasn't overly important; the crux of the disparity was in how they argued:
Gay couples were shown to argue more fairly, using fewer verbal attacks and making more effort to defuse confrontation.
Conversely, straight couples' arguments were more often characterised by hostile emotional tactics; belligerence; and domineering.
Gay couples would more commonly neutralise negative interactions with humour and affection, allowing conversation to continue calmly and without exploding into all-out shouting matches.
Decades of research at The Rockway Institute for Research into LGBT Psychology has corroborated these findings. According to its founder, Robert-Jay Green, the egalitarianism observed is rooted in the fact that gender roles go out the window in gay relationships. Both partners feel equal on a fundamental level, transcending outmoded societal gender roles.
The Institute also showed that gay couples share childcare more equally. Childcare is a fascinating facet of same-sex relationships; the fact that children are not a natural consequence of homosexual relationships has led to a huge amount of backlash and stigma against gay couples who decide to parent – and, by extension, against the children they raise. Nevertheless, an Australian studyhas shown that children from same-sex couples grow up slightly (but still significantly) happier and healthier. This was likely due to the reduced conflict between their parents and naturally more egalitarian home life.
These children would probably be even happier were they not weighed down by the discrimination they faced on a daily basis from peers, society and the media. Discrimination is, of course, a key factor in the happiness of gay couples themselves. Despite the academic consensus that same-sex couples are happier and more optimistic about their relationship prospects, they are far less likely to be openly affectionate, for fear of attracting disapproval.
All of this research points to gay couples being able to teach society a lot about what is needed to increase the health and happiness of straight couples. For gay couples at least, the issue of 'who wears the trousers' seems rather redundant. When it comes to egalitarianism, the current issue would seem to lie very much with society as a whole, and how much we need to progress culturally in our considerations of same-sex relationships.
If you are a single gay man looking for love – if you're disillusioned with the same old dating apps and dashed hopes and expectations – the expert matchmakers at The Vida Consultancy can help. Our award-winning international service brings together the world's most exceptional individuals, all seeking that one special connection. Let our psychology-based compatibility assessments find your ultimate match – and set you on the journey towards finding the gentleman of your dreams.
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AnonD-61753, 16 Oct 2012I again beg ur help dear friends,plz tell how can I make homescreen of my one v same as homesc... moreif u want same screen as explorer, long press on homescreen then select widget and then select shortcuts & clock.
AnonD-61753, 18 Oct 2012Ok dear I want HTC sense 3.0 look, Let we have purchased HTC explorer, I want factory wallpa... moresense 3.0 is old version.not possible i think.one v has 4.0 version.
Most of ppl hate this 4.0 version.actually it is a downgraded version.
Plz waite, we can expect sense 4.1 on our one v soon.
AnonD-75765, 20 Oct 2012Its been a week with my ONE V but can't fixed the problem how to make a playlist .every time i... moreYes,i m also tried a lot to create a playlist.and i finally got it.
-Select the playlist u just created.(No music found) u can see.
-Now put tick mark for ur desired songs and finally click "Add" at the bottom.
-ANd now You r Done.
krishna, 20 Oct 2012htc one v comes with an inbuilt battery and gets hanged very often so dont opt for that phone.... moreBut you know Desire v is more expensive!
Overall Htc one v is smart but sometimes my device becomes very slow. when i try to open contacts it takes approx 3mins to show up contacts a big headache.Sometimes my device doesn't respond quickly i don't know is that bug with ice-cream sandwich or Htc one v, but i wouldn't recommend Htc one v Good luck.
please any one help me how to create playlist with my desire song .(What is given in the manual does not work).
This is my 1st HTC and android phn,a week on my hand Gud phn overall ,Sound quality with head phn is very gud.
Some problem-Slow i can say.
there is an option to disable ringtone when pick up.