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import ssl, json, socket, struct, binascii, time, thread, logging, ConfigParser
import PushNotificationDeviceHandler as deviceHandler

defaults = {'livecert': '',
			'devcert': '',
			'logfilehandler': 'LHSPNservice.log'}

config=ConfigParser.ConfigParser(defaults)
if config.read(['config.cfg']):
	defaults = dict(config.items("Properties"))

liveCert = defaults['livecert']
devCert = defaults['devcert']
logFileHandler = defaults['logfilehandler']

logLevel = logging.WARNING

MAX_RETRY = 1
RETRY_STATUS_CODES = [1, 10]

class APNservice(object):
	def __init__(self, isSandbox):
		super(APNservice, self).__init__()
		# Sets the APNs to sandbox (True) or live (False)
		self.isSandbox = isSandbox
		self.__sock = None
		self.__currentID = 0
		self.__failedTuple = None
		self.__notifBinaryDict = {}
		self.__failedCounts = {}

		logging.basicConfig(level=logLevel,
							   format='%(asctime)s %(name)-12s %(levelname)-8s %(message)s',
							   filename=logFileHandler,
							   filemode='a')
		console = logging.StreamHandler()
		console.setLevel(logLevel)
		formatter = logging.Formatter('%(name)-12s %(levelname)-8s %(message)s')
		console.setFormatter(formatter)
		logger = logging.getLogger('LHSPNservice')
		logger.addHandler(console)

	def __recv_data(self, bufferSize, callback):
		# Receive data from other clients connected to server
		while 1:
			try:
				data = self.__sock.recv(bufferSize)
			except:
				if debug:
					logging.warning("APNs closed connection, thread exiting.")
				thread.interrupt_main()	#Handle the case when server process terminates
				break

			if not data:
				if debug:
					logging.warning("APNs closed connection, thread exiting. No data.")
				thread.interrupt_main()	# Recv with no data, server closed connection
				break
			else:
				callback(data)

	def __openSocket(self, address, cert):
		s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
		self.__sock = ssl.wrap_socket(s, ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, server_side=False, certfile=cert)
		self.__sock.settimeout(3)

		try:
			self.__sock.connect(address)
		except:
			logging.error("Failed to connect to socket!")
			exit()

		if debug:
			logging.info("Opened socket to: %s" %(str(address)))

	# Opens a socket connection to the APNs
	def __openAPNsConnection(self):
		cert = ''
		if self.isSandbox:
			cert = devCert
			address = ('gateway.sandbox.push.apple.com', 2195)
		else:
			cert = liveCert
			address = ('gateway.push.apple.com', 2195)

		self.__openSocket(address, cert)

	# Open a socket connection to the Feedback server
	def __openFeedbackConnection(self):
		cert = ''
		if self.isSandbox:
			cert = devCert
			address = ('feedback.sandbox.push.apple.com', 2196)
		else:
			cert = liveCert
			address = ('feedback.push.apple.com', 2196)

		self.__openSocket(address, cert)

	def __closeConnection(self):
		self.__sock.close()
		self.__sock = None
		if debug:
			logging.info("Connection Closed")

	def __resetNotifs(self):
		self.__currentID = 0
		self.__failedTuple = None

	def __clearFailedTuple(self):
		logging.info(self.__failedCounts)
		if self.__failedTuple[2] in self.__notifBinaryDict.keys():
			del self.__notifBinaryDict[self.__failedTuple[2]]

		if self.__failedTuple[2] in self.__failedCounts.keys():
			del self.__failedCounts[self.__failedTuple[2]]

		self.__failedTuple = None

	# Makes a notification to be sent
	def __makeNotification(self, id, token, alert, badge, sound, userInfo):
		if badge is None:
			badge = 0

		if sound is None or len(soundName) <= 0:
			sound = 'default'

		payloadDict = {'aps': {'alert': alert, 'badge': badge, 'sound': sound}}
		if userInfo is not None and len(userInfo) > 0:
			payloadDict = dict(payloadDict.items() + userInfo.items())

		payloadJSON = json.dumps(payloadDict)
		binaryToken = binascii.unhexlify(token)
		timestamp = int(time.time())
		expiry = timestamp + 86400

		fmt = '!BIIH32sH%ds' %(len(payloadJSON))
		cmd = 1
		notif = struct.pack(fmt, cmd, id, expiry, len(binaryToken), binaryToken, len(payloadJSON), payloadJSON)

		return notif

	def __sendNotifications(self):
		queueIDsList = self.__notifBinaryDict.keys()
		sentIDsList = []

		self.__openAPNsConnection()
		thread.start_new_thread(self.__recv_data, (6, self.__recivedAPNsError,))

		for notifID in queueIDsList:
			notif = self.__notifBinaryDict[notifID]
			numBytesWritten = self.__sock.send(notif)
			if debug:
				logging.info("Number of bytes written: %d" %(numBytesWritten))

			sentIDsList.append(notifID)

		try:
			while 1:
				continue
		except KeyboardInterrupt:
			if self.__failedTuple is None:
				self.__resetNotifs()
				self.__closeConnection()
			else:
				for notifID in sentIDsList:
					if notifID is not self.__failedTuple[2]:
						queueIDsList.remove(notifID)
					else:
						break

				sentIDsList = list(set(sentIDsList) - set(queueIDsList))
				if debug:
					logging.info("Queued IDs: " + repr(queueIDsList))
					logging.info("  Sent IDs: " + repr(sentIDsList))

				for notifIDs in sentIDsList:
					del self.__notifBinaryDict[notifIDs]

				sentIDsList = []

				# Remove errored notif if not 1 or 10
				if self.__failedTuple[1] in RETRY_STATUS_CODES:
					logging.warning("Failed ID: %d" % self.__failedTuple[2])
					if self.__failedTuple[2] in self.__failedCounts.keys():
						failedCount = self.__failedCounts[self.__failedTuple[2]]
						if failedCount <= MAX_RETRY:
							self.__failedCounts[self.__failedTuple[2]] = failedCount+1
							if debug:
								logging.info("Retry notification with ID: %d failed with status: %d" %(self.__failedTuple[2], self.__failedTuple[1]))
						else:
							if self.__failedTuple[2] in queueIDsList:
								queueIDsList.remove(self.__failedTuple[2])
							self.__clearFailedTuple()
					else:
						self.__failedCounts[self.__failedTuple[2]] = 1

				else:
					if debug:
						logging.warning("Notification with ID: %d failed with status: %d" %(self.__failedTuple[2], self.__failedTuple[1]))

					if self.__failedTuple[2] in queueIDsList:
						queueIDsList.remove(self.__failedTuple[2])
					self.__clearFailedTuple()

				if debug:
					logging.info("Notif Dict Keys: " + repr(self.__notifBinaryDict.keys()))

				self.__closeConnection()

				if len(queueIDsList) > 0:
					self.__sendNotifications()
		except:
			self.__resetNotifs()
			self.__closeConnection()

	def __recivedAPNsError(self, errorBinary):
		fmt = '!BBI'
		errorTuple = struct.unpack(fmt, errorBinary)

		self.__failedTuple = errorTuple

	def __recivedFeedback(self, feedbackBinary):
		numOfChunks= len(feedbackBinary)/38
		if len(feedbackBinary) % 38:
			numOfChunks += 1

		if debug:
			logging.info("Number of chunks: %d" %numOfChunks)
		feedbackTupleList = []

		if len(feedbackBinary) > 38:
			for i in xrange(numOfChunks):
				startPoint = i*38
				endPoint = startPoint + 38
				chunk = feedbackBinary[startPoint: endPoint]
				feedbackTuple = self.__unpackFeedbackTuple(chunk)
				# feedbackTuple[2] = binascii.hexlify(feedbackTuple[2])
				feedbackTupleList.append(feedbackTuple)
		else:
			feedbackTuple = self.__unpackFeedbackTuple(feedbackBinary)
			# feedbackTuple[2] = binascii.hexlify(feedbackTuple[2])
			feedbackTupleList.append(feedbackTuple)

		if debug:
			logging.info(feedbackTupleList)

		for feedbackTuple in feedbackTupleList:
			deviceHandler.removeFeedbackDevice(feedbackTuple)

	def __unpackFeedbackTuple(self, data):
		fmt = '!IH32s'
		feedbackTuple = struct.unpack(fmt, data)
		return feedbackTuple

	# Sends a alert in a Push Notification
	def queueNotifications(self, tokens, alert, sound):
		self.__resetNotifs()

		for token in tokens:
			if len(token) > 0:
				badge = deviceHandler.incrementBadge(token)
				notif = self.__makeNotification(self.__currentID, token, alert, badge, sound, None)
				self.__notifBinaryDict[self.__currentID] = notif
				self.__currentID += 1

		self.__sendNotifications()

	# Get feedback response from server
	def checkFeedbackService(self):
		self.__openFeedbackConnection()
		thread.start_new_thread(self.__recv_data, (4096, self.__recivedFeedback,))

		try:
			while 1:
				continue
		except:
			self.__closeConnection()

# Makes an alert dictionary/string to insert into the notification JSON in makeNotification:
def makeAlert(body, actionLocKey, locKey, locArgs, launchImage):
	alertDict = {}

	if actionLocKey is not None and len(actionLocKey) > 0:
		alertDict['action-loc-key'] = actionLocKey

	if locKey is not None and len(locKey) > 0:
		alertDict['loc-key'] = locKey

	if locArgs is not None and len(locArgs) > 0:
		alertDict['loc-args'] = locArgs

	if len(alertDict.keys()) <= 0:
		return body

	if launchImage is not None and len(launchImage) > 0:
		alertDict['launch-image'] = launchImage

	if 'loc-key' not in alertDict.keys() and body is not None and len(body) > 0:
		alertDict['body'] = body

	if actionLocKey is None or len(actionLocKey) <= 0:
		alertDict['action-loc-key'] = None

	return alertDict

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We had rain and thunder storm last night that made our dogs freaked out. We were watching TV when the rain started pouring and the wind was gushing, then when the thunder rolled in, our dogs just lost it. Some part of our State were on flood watch last night. We lost our satellite connection for a couple of hours but it went back when the rain stopped.
Anyhow, one of the projects that we are looking forward into doing this year is staining and painting our wooden fence. I was looking at the projects on Staining Made Simple at Flood® Wood Care and it showed me exactly how to perfectly pick the right product to use for our project. We used pressure treated lumber with our fence before so based from the guide that I followed from Flood Wood Care, we have to use a wood finish remover and flood semi-transparent finish. I think this would look great when pushed through. The only concern I have now is on how to save the money to do the project . As you can see in the photo below, our fence need re-staining again.
i think that's a good idea. you should do what you think is better for your home and for safety of your family.
Looks like a nice contest/giveaway. too bad it is only open to US residents.


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A New Dedication from Olbia and the Problems of City Organization and of Greco-Barbarian Relations in the 1st Century ad
A New Dedication from Olbia and the Problems of City Organization and of Greco-Barbarian... Ivantchik, Askold I. 2017-12-15 00:00:00 This article contains a publication of a dedication by strategoi to Augustus, his heir Gaius Iulius Caesar and to the People, which was found in Olbia in 2006 and dates from the period between the year 1 bc and the year ad 4. It is the earliest inscription from post-Getic Olbia to have been discovered. Analysis of it makes it possible to suggest that Olbia was rebuilt after the rout by Burebistas in the last years bc under Roman control. The state organization of Olbia, which took shape after the city had been restored, reproduced certain features of the Roman constitution. Despite suggestions often voiced to the effect that Scythians or Sarmatians were included among its citizens, they were only granted the status of Olbian citizens later on – in the years 50-80 ad. The city was restored by Greeks who, at least in part, had come from Asia Minor and Thrace. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Ancient Civilizations from Scythia to Siberia Brill http://www.deepdyve.com/lp/brill/a-new-dedication-from-olbia-and-the-problems-of-city-organization-and-CGI65ei6uh
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This article contains a publication of a dedication by strategoi to Augustus, his heir Gaius Iulius Caesar and to the People, which was found in Olbia in 2006 and dates from the period between the year 1 bc and the year ad 4. It is the earliest inscription from post-Getic Olbia to have been discovered. Analysis of it makes it possible to suggest that Olbia was rebuilt after the rout by Burebistas in the last years bc under Roman control. The state organization of Olbia, which took shape after the city had been restored, reproduced certain features of the Roman constitution. Despite suggestions often voiced to the effect that Scythians or Sarmatians were included among its citizens, they were only granted the status of Olbian citizens later on – in the years 50-80 ad. The city was restored by Greeks who, at least in part, had come from Asia Minor and Thrace.
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WASHINGTON (CN) – A mystery company fighting a subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller failed Monday to lodge its challenge with the U.S. Supreme Court.
The order denying a writ of certiorari appeared this morning in a list with no new grants, just one day after Attorney General William Barr released a 4-page summary of Mueller's report.
The Justice Department said Sunday that Mueller's investigation did not find evidence that President Donald Trump's campaign "conspired or coordinated" with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election.
Though the report is said to "not exonerate" Trump of obstructing justice, Barr told Congress that Mueller merely "set out evidence on both sides," without coming to a definitive answer on this question.
As for the company that objected to a subpoena from Mueller, little is known about the case because most of the filings remain under seal on federal court dockets.
From the few documents that are public, it is known that the case involves a company owned entirely by an unnamed country that refused to respond to a grand jury subpoena, incurring a contempt order and a $50,000-per-day fine from in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
The Supreme Court denied the company's petition without comment Monday, as is its custom, leaving the company no choice but to provide the grand jury with the information requested by Mueller or face growing fines.
Proceedings around the company's efforts remained secret for months, with the D.C. Circuit taking the unusual step of closing off an entire floor of the federal courthouse in Washington when it considered the case in December.
The company, which court documents say is "owned by Country A," described itself as a witness in the special counsel's investigation, and argued to the Supreme Court that forcing it to comply with the subpoena would violate the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.


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All changes to assessment and reporting must be led by the teaching profession, Conference declares
The recent NAPLAN outages revealed the "fiasco" the "flawed and corrupt" national testing tool had become, NSW Teachers Federation Annual Conference was told yesterday.
Federal authorities called the collapse of online NAPLAN testing a "glitch" at the time; at first saying just 11 schools were affected, then 30 schools and that the outage only lasted a day.
"The reality is, the current count for NSW is that 734 schools were affected by that prolonged NAPLAN fiasco," Executive member Denis Fitzgerald told delegates.
"Dan Tehan, the federal Education Minister, claimed there were only 30,000 students affected. First of all putting the word only before 30,000 is quite an achievement and it's also untrue. If [the results are] out this year it will be an achievement and in what form, when 734 of those schools in but one state had impaired participation?"
A decision by Conference reaffirmed Federation's determination to replace NAPLAN, abolish A-E reporting and eliminate the My School website.
Mr Fitzgerald said such a prospect was "close by" after a revolt led by the NSW Education Minister at June's Education Council meeting. In an opinion piece in The Sydney Morning Herald the day before the meeeting, NSW Minister Sarah Mitchell questioned whether NAPLAN was fit for purpose and called for a review presenting it "a blank canvas".
After NSW's proposal for a national review of NAPLAN was rejected at the meeting, NSW, Queensland and Victoria decided to break away and conduct their own inquiry into whether it should be revised or replaced.
"Our key demand has been to replace NAPLAN completely, to obliterate My School, and the same with A to E reporting, and get a better philosophical approach," Mr Fitzgerald said.
"In this, we've chosen the role of teachers as intellectuals, that we will outreason these people. We've commissioned research and we've won the argument. We've won it in our schools, in our communities, in alliance with other key groups, and that has been, for this campaign, the superior and effective position."
However, Mr Fitzgerald pointed to hurdles ahead; from the Federal Government and Dan Tehan to right-wing think tanks and the inevitable and predictable Tory media.
"But when we have the great majority of the states pushing the view that it is a blank canvas we have the thing that we've not had before," he told Conference. "We have sought in all our campaigning a complete review of this [NAPLAN] and that might be in our grasp, because for the first time we have the potential instrument of victory."
Conference emphasised that all changes to assessment and reporting must be led by the teaching profession, including any review of NAPLAN, the outcomes of the NSW Curriculum Review and any state programs to enhance literacy and numeracy.
Mr Fitzgerald pointed to Premier Gladys Berejiklian's announcement of targets for the Department of Education, backed up by their inclusion in the June State Budget.
"It's the same old stuff, it's educational accountancy, it's not education at all," he said. "There was no consultation with the profession, this was a diktat, a pronouncement.
"And how were these targets going to be measured? By NAPLAN results! This, at the same time her Minister is writing in the Herald how useless, how subject to misuse, how vapid and corrupt it is."
Federation encouraged all members to participate in the imminent NSW Curriculum Review, which will reshape the curriculum for years to come with an opportunity to reaffirm the central role of syllabus-driven teaching and assessment.
Mr Fitzgerald told Conference "vigilance and our intellectual activism" will be required but the review did present opportunities.
"We have to be really careful, really measured," he said. "We are winning these debates and we don't want to do anything that is irrational, inconsistent with our past practice. It is the opportunity for the profession to be taking back policy making and agenda setting."
Conference reiterated four upfront conditions for the review that:
there is government investment and system support
the changes ought not, and must not, be wrought on the backs of teachers
it has to be met with professional endorsement.
"It's our curriculum, it's one of our most basic working conditions," he said. "Our campaigns are consistent, they're long term and they're bearing fruit; around NAPLAN, My School, stupid targets and the future of the curriculum."
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Juicing offers many benefits that you can both see and feel. Use the following advice to begin juicing in order to provide your veggies.
Add cucumber to dark leafy greens for improved flavor.Many of the leafy greens don't taste very good. Cucumber can mask the taste and add refreshing twist to your juice.
Tips If you juice dark, leafy greens like spinach, add some cucumber. This is because most of the dark greens have a strong, unpleasant taste.
If you are juicing your own apples, find the sweetest, ripest apples possible. If your apples become bruised, cut the bruises out.
A hearty glass of juice can be a nutritious meal. After you get used to juicing, you will notice that the amount of food you put into your drink is filling enough as a meal.
Tips Always wash your juicer immediately after you are done using it. Also, certain fruits and vegetables leave behind juice that can cause stains on equipment and its parts.
If getting older is taking its toll on your energy and stamina, consider juicing as a great add-on to your life for a nice boost of energy! Juice offers several nutrients that may help assist your memory, aid memory or even slow down cell death due to free radicals.
Tips Keep the juicer out on your kitchen counter so that you see it every day. You will get more use out of your juicer if you keep it in this location.
A good juicer to own that makes great fruit juice are masticating juicers. Masticating juicers come with extra features you won't find on most other juices, such as features to grind, grind, and puree your juice. These added features will increase the juices you make.
You want this variety so you're filling your body up with the nutrients it needs. You can cover up a lot of unfavorable tastes with apple or lemon juices.
Cucumber juice is helpful for hair and skin. There are large amounts of silica in cucumbers. Silica not only helps with your skin but it is also great for bones, bones, muscle and ligaments.
Tips If you don't want any pulp in the juice you create, you can use a coffee filter on the extrusion spout. You might not enjoy drinking your juices with the pulp.
Juicing fresh produce is a powerful step you can take to improve your body the nutrients it needs to stay healthy. Juicing provides you with the energy you need to exercise, and helps build muscle when you include protein. If your exercise routine is on the harder side, try getting veggies and fruits that can replenish electrolytes, and whey protein powder can be added to help rebuild muscle fibers.
Wash the greens first and dry before sealing them in the bags.
You should know that certain juices can have an affect on your teeth. This is crucial since certain types of juice can actually stain them.
Tips Making juice to drink later is useful, but you need to take precautions to prevent the juice from changing color. No one wants to drink juice that has gone from a bright color to grey or brown.
Citrus fruits, such as mandarins, tangerines, may need a special machine to extract their juice. Also, be careful when you use melon, as it usually tastes pretty awful when combined with other fruits.
Make sure to try the diversity of vegetables and fruits out there. Many people don't realize how many varieties of fruits and have never considered the existence of more than a few types of vegetables.If you try some different fruits each time you make a trip to the store, your juice will always be interesting.
Tips You can just drink veggie juice if you are suffering from diabetes or high blood sugar levels; however, you should discuss this with your doctor to get specific instructions. The sugar levels in your blood can rapidly increase by sugars from fruit.
The amount of pulp depends on the type of vegetables or fruit you juiced. You can put it back into later batches of juice to add more fiber.
Don't use extremely sweet fruits when creating your own juices. Although they are delicious, they are high in sugar and could raise your blood sugar to unhealthy levels. A great alternative would be to use vegetables that you can enjoy. You can add fruits every so often as a special treat, but generally, these should be avoided.
Consider adding the pulp to your juice blend. Pulp has fiber and extra nutrients.You may add more or less pulp depending on your own personal taste, but the more fiber, the better.
Tips Ginger is a great food for soothing gastrointestinal issues. By adding it to your juice, it will give it flavor and heal any stomach issues you have.
If you can throw whole fruits in your juicer, be certain to remove the pits of peaches and all other fruits prior to dropping them in. If you don't do that, you could cause damage to your juicer, or you may need to purchase a new one. Make sure you take the core out of the apples before you put the apple in the juicer, since some of these seeds contain cyanide.
You have the potential to being a professional juicer. These useful tips will help you learn the basics of making your own healthy juice. You will reap the benefits of juicing in taste and health.


I wanted something that had a proven track record. The competition all seemed to just not have the track record of Acctivate.
a statistic recognized by Matthew 25: Ministries, a federally recognized 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization whose efforts provide disaster aid and humanitarian relief.
Matthew 25 serves the poor, the marginalized and disadvantaged in the developing world, as well as the underserved populations in the United States.
Matthew 25 rescues and reuses products – that would otherwise be thrown away – from major corporations, manufacturers, hospitals and individuals.
The goods are typically donated by corporations that have overstocked inventory that is either slightly damaged, out of style, the wrong color, wrong sizes and just for whatever reason its not saleable from their standpoint.
Items are donated to Matthew 25 and they ship the donated goods to partner organizations in the recipient locations that make the final distribution to the people in need. So, Matthew 25 doesn't sell items, but they do utilize the functionality of Acctivate's sales order management solution to manage their inventory.
Matthew 25 tracks the pallets of goods they ship, rather than individual goods. They ship 40 foot ocean going containers that hold up to 36 pallets of goods. When a recipient location needs goods, the partner organization in that location requests the needed items and Matthew 25 customizes the containers for them.
That container becomes a sales order. So, on that sales order (container) we put 36 pallets of goods on it and it's Acctivate that we're using to track all those pallets of goods going in and out of our warehouse," Olson said.
Prior to Acctivate, Matthew 25 was using a Microsoft Access® database that Olson had created from scratch to track their inventory.
I didn't have lot tracking. I don't know how I would have done it. I would have figured out how to do it in Access, but it would have been painful, where it comes off the shelf with Acctivate.
In the search for an inventory management solution, Olson chose Acctivate for its integration with QuickBooks and track record that spans decades.
You can find some testimonials and they spoke very highly of Acctivate and particularly the longevity.


The Orange County Veterans Service Office will be closed Friday, July 16, as office personnel will be take part in the Southeast Texas Stand Down 2010 at Cathedral of Faith Baptist Church, 3755 Fannett Road, Beaumont. The office will be open again at 8 a.m. Monday, July 19.
The Orange County VSO has been preparing for the event with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Task Force for the Homeless and other county VSOs in the Southeast Texas region. The event will host many service agencies in the Golden Triangle area to provide information on benefits, housing and other assistance.
"Stand Down" is a military terminology referring to a brief period when a soldier leaves a combat area for rest and recuperation. Southeast Texas Stand Down provides access to specialized resources to help homeless and homeless veterans. For more information, call the Orange County VSO at (409) 745-1535.
In addition, effective Aug. 2, Orange County VSO will be open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. so personnel may conduct staff meetings, training and further research/development of currently pending benefits claims through the VA.


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Q: How Comparator interface is working and how calling the compare() method internally explain in briefly, how Comparator interface is working internally, how it calling the compare() method by JVM. In the Collections.sort() method we are passing the first parameter as list of Employee object and another parameter passing our NameComparator class object which is implementing Comparator method to short the name of employee as ascending order. So I want to know, how actually compare() method is calling with the two parameter as Employee object. Because we are not calling the compare() method. And other concept, like how actually it is working internally. The below having a snippet of code.
public class Test
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
    List<Employee> list = new ArrayList<Employee>();
    list.add(new Employee("Manish"));
    list.add(new Employee("Amit"));
    list.add(new Employee("Krishna"));

    // passing the list of employee obj and NameComparator class object.
    Collections.sort(list, new NameComparator());

    System.out.println(list);
    }
}

class Employee
{
    String name = null;

    public Employee(String name)
    {
    this.name = name;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString()
    {
    return this.name;
    }
}

class NameComparator implements Comparator<Employee>
{
    @Override
    public int compare(Employee o1, Employee o2)
    {
    Employee emp1 = (Employee) o1;
    Employee emp2 = (Employee) o2;
    return emp1.name.compareTo(emp2.name);
    }
}

A: From: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Collections.html
"The sorting algorithm is a modified mergesort (in which the merge is omitted if the highest element in the low sublist is less than the lowest element in the high sublist). This algorithm offers guaranteed n log(n) performance. This implementation dumps the specified list into an array, sorts the array, and iterates over the list resetting each element from the corresponding position in the array. This avoids the n2 log(n) performance that would result from attempting to sort a linked list in place."
Here's the code for sort:
http://www.docjar.com/html/api/java/util/Collections.java.html

A: You can just look at the implementation. For example, in Java 6, Collections.sort calls Arrays.sort, and eventually this method is called :
    private static void mergeSort(Object[] src,
              Object[] dest,
              int low, int high, int off,
              Comparator c) {
        int length = high - low;

        // Insertion sort on smallest arrays
        if (length < INSERTIONSORT_THRESHOLD) {
            for (int i=low; i<high; i++)
                // here the Comparator's compare method is called
                for (int j=i; j>low && c.compare(dest[j-1], dest[j])>0; j--)
        ...
    }

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Springboard uses artificial intelligence to search all information across Google Apps.
By Stephanie Mlot
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Google on Monday unveiled a new digital assistant for enterprise customers.
Dubbed Springboard, the program helps businesses "find the right information that you need at the moment that you need it."
A sort of Google Now for businesses, Springboard uses artificial intelligence to search all information across Google Apps—Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Drive, Contacts, etc. Looking for last month's sales strategy? Type the query into Springboard and you'll be greeted with emails, documents, videos, and more saved content relating to the search.
"It's no secret that the growth of information inside the enterprise continues to accelerate," Prabhakar Raghavan, vice president of engineering for Google Apps, wrote in a blog post. "In fact, today the average knowledge worker spends the equivalent of one full day a week searching for and gathering information."
Springboard is more than a search engine, though. It serves as an all-day companion, "providing useful and actionable information and recommendations" to users throughout the workday.
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During this week's Google Atmosphere global enterprise event series in Tokyo, the tech titan also announced a revamped Google Sites. Customers can now tap into drag-and-drop editing and real-time collaboration by multiple editors, as well as access to content from Calendar, Docs, Drive, Maps, and more.
The new Sites, Raghavan boasted, includes themes and layouts designed to fit any screen, "so they're as useful when you access them on the 30-inch monitor at your desk or your smartphone on your commute," he said.
Already previewed by "a small set of customers," Springboard and the updated Sites are now available through an Early Adopter Program. Company admins that run Google Apps for Work can sign up online to join.
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Stephanie began as a PCMag reporter in May 2012. She moved to New York City from Frederick, Md., where she worked for four years as a multimedia reporter at the second-largest daily newspaper in Maryland. She interned at Baltimore magazine and graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (in the town of Indiana, in the state of Pennsylvania) with a degree in journalism and mass communications.
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Do you need individual anger therapy? We all get angry from time to time. Traffic jams, line-ups at the store, computer crashes, humidity, and heat are some of the things that can make our tempers flare. Anger is a normal, healthy human emotion. Our anger tells us we've reached our limits or this is an emotionally raw spot for us or we want something to change or we're really upset about an event, an experience or something someone said. Anger causes our blood pressure and our heart rate to increase. We may even have a physical reaction when we get angry, some people even turn bright red when they're angry.
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Workers at the UK's Royal Mail on Tuesday voted in favor of going on strike, continuing their pushback against the company's plans to replace its defined benefit pension (DB) scheme. Of the 73% of workers who voted, 89.1% were in favor of the strike, according to the Communications Workers Union (CWU), which last month called on more than 100,000 of its Royal Mail-employed members to take industrial action.
In May, Royal Mail announced that its DB plan would close to future accrual at the end of March 2018, with a defined contribution (DC) plan taking its place. The CWU said the change would cost pensioners, on average, up to one-third of their future benefits.
Although official strike dates have yet to be announced, the timing could potentially cancel Christmas for parcel delivery companies, causing significant log jams and delayed orders for consumers and retailers alike. Other parcel businesses would be spread extremely thin trying to pick up the slack, David Jinks, Head of Consumer Research for parcel price comparison website ParcelHero told Reuters. According to Reuters, potential strike dates will be determined at a CWU meeting Thursday.
In a statement, Royal Mail said that it would push for an agreement to be reached, as industrial action would be "damaging" for the company.
"A ballot result for industrial action does not necessarily mean there will be industrial action. Royal Mail is committed to further talks as a matter of urgency, to reach agreement with the CWU," Royal Mail said in a statement. "National industrial action means the current offer from Royal Mail, including on pensions, will be taken off the table," the company added.


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Tabloidisation and the coverage of political issues in Zimbabwe - the case of Joice Mujuru
Gadzikwa, Wellington
The study critically explored the tabloidisation of political news in Zimbabwe by focussing on the coverage of the expulsion of Joice Mujuru from ZANU PF and government by selected newspapers. The study analysed three national dailies across the ownership divide; The Herald, Daily News and NewsDay. The objective of the study was to establish whether or not the decline in standards of journalism and performance in Zimbabwe could be attributed to tabloidisation. The study employed a qualitative methodology through qualitative content analysis and in-depth interviews to assess whether the framing reflected tabloid or broadsheet journalism styles. The framing of Joice Mujuru by The Herald was pejorative and derisive as she was depicted as corrupt, traitor, inept and a simplistic thinker who cannot handle issues to do with statecraft. Daily News sympathised with Joice Mujuru as a victim of chauvinistic factional politics in ZANU PF, especially, after the death of her husband, General Solomon Mujuru. The study argued that Joice was also depicted as a brave leader who could challenge for the office of the president, if she formed a coalition with MDC –T leader Morgan Tsvangirai. Daily News sought to counter all the negative framing of Joice Mujuru by The Herald. NewsDay framing was sympathetic, like Daily News but was more inclined on creating an image of a moderate leader in Mujuru, one who would be acceptable to all Zimbabweans because she had the critical liberation war credentials that Tsvangirai lacked and Mujuru's perceived abilities to extricate the country from the economic challenges by mending relationships with the West. Despite the diametrically opposed frames in terms of The Herald versus Daily News and NewsDay, all the newspapers are undergoing the damaging process of tabloidisation by employing tabloid styles and formatting in their political news coverage through sensationalism, trivialisation and emotionalism. It was argued that the media needs self-introspection and recommitment to ethical and objective journalism as the watchdogs of society.
Citation: Gadzikwa, Wellington (2017) Tabloidisation and the coverage of political issues in Zimbabwe - the case of Joice Mujuru, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24739>
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For over 125 years, Abbott has been at the forefront of modern healthcare, empowering people to lead healthier, fuller lives. We told Abbott's story through the first-ever Live Radio spots.
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BESIX has concluded an agreement with PFO Africa to carry out the civil engineering works for a drinking water treatment plant. This project was designed and supervised by Veolia, and will strengthen the drinking water supply to the city of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast.
Located on the road to Grand Alépé, a town 40 kilometres north of Abidjan, this plant will treat water from the river Mé for the inhabitants of the country's main city.
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Product certification Scheme which is popularly known as the "SLS Marks Scheme", is a scheme that gives a third party guarantee on quality of a product. This scheme enables the SLSI to grant permits to local as well as overseas manufacturers producing goods conforming to Sri Lanka Standards to mark the "SLS" mark on their products. Sri Lanka Standards Institution Act No.6 of 1984, and the regulations made there under empower the Sri Lanka Standards Institution to issue such permits to manufacturers.
The Product Certification Scheme is essentially voluntary in nature. However, SLS Mark has been made through the Directions issued under the Consumer Protection Act No. 1 of 1979 and Consumer Affairs Authority Act No. 9 of 2003.� However this regulation remains unchanged.
The Certification Mark on a commodity or product signifies that the commodity or product is consistently manufactured in accordance with the relevant Sri Lanka Standard Specification and could be purchased with a reasonable assurance of quality. Compliance with the requirements of the specification is assured through regular monitoring of the quality assurance system through audits carried out by qualified Auditors of the Institution and product testing.
The general policy of the Institution is to administer the Certification Marks Scheme in such a manner that the responsibility of compliance with the relevant standard lies with the manufacturer. To secure this, a suitable quality assurance system consistent with the guidelines prescribed by the Institution should be adopted by each Permit Holder. He is responsible for the documentation and the implementation of the quality system and the continued effectiveness of the quality system will be verified by the qualified officers of the Institution at regular intervals.
• SLS mark is a major marketing tool for the promotion of sales.
• Differentiates products having the SLS mark from other products hence enhance competitiveness.
• Foundation to obtain Overseas Certification Marks such as BSI, ISI etc.
Separate Permits should be obtained for commodities or products falling within the same standard specification but marketed under different brand names. If the same commodity or product bearing the same brand name is made at more than one plant, separate Permits should be obtained simultaneously for each and every plant. A Permit will not be issued unless all plants manufacturing the same commodity or product under the same brand name comply with the requirements of the Permit.
A manufacturer desirous of obtaining a Permit to use the Certification Mark on a commodity or product must first ascertain whether a Sri Lanka Standard Specification has been approved and published by the Institution for the product/commodity concerned. Applications shall be submitted on the prescribed form and separate applications shall be made for each commodity or product covered by a particular standard.
If the commodity or product bearing the same brand name is produced at more than one plant of the applicant, separate applications must be submitted simultaneously in respect of each and every plant manufacturing that commodity or product under the same brand name.
On receipt of an application the Institution will assess the adequacy of manufacturer's arrangements for quality assurance based on information provided in the application.An audit/s at the factory is/are arranged to examine and verify the quality management system adopted by the applicant. Specific attention will be paid to control on purchasing, process control at production, suitability of equipment, inspection and testing facilities, training, record keeping, provision of necessary resources etc.
The applicant should give every assistance to the auditors of the Institution to collect samples from the factory as may be required for testing. The cost of audits, cost of samples and testing fees shall be borne by the applicant.
If the product conforms to the requirements of the standard (verified by checking conformity of two consecutive samples) and the quality system is found to be satisfactory, a final audit will be carried out by a team of auditors.
A Permit to use the Certification Mark is issued, when the following conditions are fulfilled.
• The Applicant agrees to abide by the General and Specific Permit Conditions.
• Fee for one year is paid by the Applicant.
Once a Permit has been granted, the manufacturer shall display the SLS symbol on the product.
In order to ensure the conformity of the product to relevant Sri Lanka standard specification continuously, satisfactory operation of the quality system and to verify compliance with the permit conditions, periodic audits shall be carried out at the manufacturer's facility.
Samples of the product obtained from the manufacturer's facility / open market/parties to whom supplies have been made are also tested to check compliance with the specification.
The Permit Holder shall ensure that the permit conditions are complied with all aspects and necessary assistance and co-operation is extended to Sri Lanka Standards Institution at all times.
Misuse or infringement of the Certification mark is an offence under the Sri Lanka Standards Institution Act. For such offences the Act prescribes fines and or a period of imprisonment not exceeding two years. Further, a Permit can be cancelled at any time if the commodity or product is sub-standard or if the Permit Holder fails to comply with the other terms and conditions under which a Permit is issued.
For bona fide mistakes corrective steps are taken.
The applicant shall apply to the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) on the prescribed form along with application fee. The applicant submitting an application shall be a manufacturer outside Sri Lanka. The applicant shall be given an undertaking that all liabilities with respect to the SLSI Act and Rules and Regulations of the Scheme shall be fulfilled.
•Application Fee USD 25.00 or equivalent.
2.1 A Pre-Certification audit will be required to be carried out at the manufacturers' premises. The Pre-Certification assessment will be carried out by SLSI or the National Standards Body in the exporting country or any other accredited inspection agency appointed by SLSI. However, if sufficient evidence is available to suggest that the manufacturer has a well established Quality System, the Pre-Certification assessment may be dispersed with at the discretion of SLSI.
2.2 If the applicant holds certification from a National Standards Body or any other recognized Institution, Pre-Certification assessment may be dispensed with at the discretion of SLSI.
2.3 The application processing fee will be USD 100.00 (or equivalent), and the applicants will have to bear expenditure for travel, stay and per diem as applicable by SLSI Regulations for SLSI officer (s) deputed for assessment.
2.4 If the Pre-Certification assessment is done by the agent of SLSI, the fees shall be directly arranged between the company and agent.
2.5The final assessment shall be carried out by a team of SLSI auditors on the agreed guidelines of the SLSI. The cost with respect to the visit shall be borne by the applicant.
3.1The sample (s) shall be drawn by SLSI or the National Standards Body in the exporting country or any other accredited inspection agency appointed by SLSI to monitor conformance of the product to the relevant Sri Lanka Standard. The cost of testing of the sample (s) will be borne by the applicant.. The product may be tested in Sri Lanka or in the applicant's country and the discretion to choose the laboratory will rest with SLSI.
3.2If two consecutive samples comply with the requirements of the relevant Sri Lanka Standard and the company has a Quality Management System in compliance with ISO 9001/2000, the permit to use the SLS Certification Mark will be granted to the manufacturer.
3.3The permit shall be valid for a period of three years.
4.1 The sample (s) shall be drawn by SLSI or the National Standards Body in the exporting country or any other accredited inspection agency appointed by SLSI to monitor conformance of the product to the relevant Sri Lanka Standard. The cost of testing of the sample (s) will be borne by the applicant. The product may be tested in Sri Lanka or in the applicant's country and the discretion to choose the laboratory will rest with SLSI.
4.1.1 If audit is carried out by SLSI, the manufacturer shall bear the expenditure of travel, stay and per diem as applicable by SLSI Regulation for the SLSI Officer (s) undertaking audit if required.
4.1.2If audit is carried out by any other accepted body, the fees shall be directly arranged between the company and the agent.
4.2Sample (s) shall be drawn during surveillance audit for testing. The testing shall be done at the manufacturer's laboratory or at any independent testing laboratory. The cost of testing shall be borne by the permit holder. The test report shall be submitted to SLSI.
4.2.1Market samples will also be drawn during operation of the permit. Cost of testing of market samples drawn in Sri Lanka will be borne by SLSI.
The Permit Holder shall inform SLSI three months prior to the date of expiry of the Permit for renewal along with the renewal fee of US $ 150.00 (or equivalent). The Permit shall be renewed subsequently for three years based on the assessment of the performance of the Permit Holder.
The applicant shall enter into an agreement with SLSI for terms and conditions of operation of the permit.
NOTE : The agreement between SLSI will include clauses pertaining to indemnity, misuse of SLS Certification mark, voluntary withdrawal or cancellation of permit etc.
Under the agreement between Health Ministry and SLSI, SLSI is the inspection body who carryout inspections and recommend for granting approval to MOH for registration of Bottled Drinking Water.
On receipt of an application the institution will assess the adequacy of manufacturer's arrangements for quality assurance based on information provided in the application. An audits at the factory is/are arranged to examine and verify the quality management system adopted by the applicant. Attention will be paid to control at production, suitability of equipment, inspection and testing facilities, training, record keeping, provision of necessary resources etc.
Specific attention will be paid to hydro geological report and recommendations made under there, suitability of water resource, perimeter protection, adherence to Code of Practice for Bottled drinking Water and conformity of two consecutive samples of source water and final product to relevant standards.
On satisfactory fulfillment of those requirements provisional registration is recommended for 1 year and after verifying consistent quality by continuous testing as per sampling plan, full registration is recommended.
Audits are arranged for renewal of registration on request of M.O.H.
Before issuing a Permit to use the SLS Mark, an annual fee will be charged based on total sales value of the product and cost of monitoring activities to be done by SLSI (ie. operational cost).
plus 0.05% of the invoice sales value of the product for using the SLSI Certification Mark on the product. VAT or any other taxes will be charged as appropriate.


Council membership with Artadia provides a unique opportunity to participate in vibrant exchanges with artists, curators, and art enthusiasts; to learn about emerging trends in contemporary art; and to provide direct support to the artists who are shaping our culture. Artadia's Council members receive special access to a unique roster of special events, including intimate artist studio experiences, major exhibition tours, private collection viewings, critical events and performances, and more.
April 4, Atlanta, Artist and Director-led tour of Awardee Rocio Rodriguez's solo show, 30 Years of Works on Paper, at MOCA GA. Following the tour, Rodriguez will debut her exhibition catalogue at a public reception.
April 7, Los Angeles, Curator and artist-led tour of Awardee Michi Meko's solo exhibition at E.C. Lina Gallery.
April 16, New York, Studio Visit with artist Caitlin Keogh, followed by group lunch at Roberta's.
April 17, Chicago, Artadia co-hosts a luncheon with Sotheby's.
April 18, Los Angeles, Curator-led tour of Awardee Cayetano Ferrer's solo exhibition at Commonwealth & Council.
April 23, New York, Opening of Awardee Devin N. Morris's Play Too Much exhibition at Company Gallery, running until June 3.
April 29, New York, Artadia's 20th Anniversary UNRESTRICTED Benefit Party: a festive evening with a silent auction of works by Artadia Awardees.
May 8, New York, Studio visit and reception with 2019 Awardee Hadi Fallahpisheh.
May 16, San Francisco, Artist-led tour of Awardee Richard T. Walker's solo show at Fraenkel Gallery.
May 16, Chicago, Private tour of Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection at the Smart Museum.
May 18, Los Angeles, VIP preview walkthrough of the Venice Family Clinic Artwalk and Auction, honoring Laura Owens, at Google.
May 25, Los Angeles, Studio visits with the inaugural Marciano Artadia Awardee, Diedrick Brackens and 2019 Awardee Carmen Argote.
May 30, New York, Curator-led tour of the Whitney Biennial, featuring work by six Artadia Awardees.
May TBC, New York, Studio visits with the 2019 New York Artadia Awardees.
June 1, Houston, Houston Artadia Fellowship culmination event at Lawndale Art Center.
June 6, Chicago, Art & Dialogue: Chicago. Visiting independent curator Jessica Bell-Brown presents a public program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
June 13, Atlanta, Art & Dialogue: Atlanta. Visiting curator Heather Pesanti of The Contemporary Austin presents a public program at the High Museum.
June 17-23, Russia, Guided trip to Moscow and St. Petersburg.
June 27, Los Angeles, Studio visit with 2019 Awardee Ron Athey.
June TBC, San Francisco, Art & Dialogue: San Francisco. Visiting curator Michelle White, Senior Curator, Menil Collection, presents a public program at The Lab.
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Invitations to 15–20 exclusive events annually in each of our program cities, featuring Artadia's extensive network of curators and artists. Private events include studio visits with Artadia Awardees, curator-led walkthroughs of critically acclaimed exhibitions, private collection tours, Art & Dialogue private receptions, and more.
Invitations to exclusive, curated trips to national and international art destinations with other National Council members and Artadia's Board of Directors.
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Invitations to 6–8 exclusive events annually in your program city, featuring Artadia's extensive network of curators and artists. Private events include studio visits with Artadia Awardees, curator-led walkthroughs of critically acclaimed exhibitions, private collection tours, Art & Dialogue private receptions, and more.
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• Choice of Entity: What type of entity should I use? The choices include: S corporations, C corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), professional limited liability companies (PLLCs), partnerships, limited partnerships, sole proprietorships, non-profit organizations, and joint ventures.
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Debates about the ontological status of the bearers of collective intentions have led philosophers to focus on providing truth-conditional analyses for sentences like 'we built the house together' and 'the homeowner's association is responsible for the change in policy'. Much effort has been expended in showing that the truth conditions for sentences of this sort do not involve appeal to minds above and beyond the minds of individual members. In this talk I initially sidestep questions of the metaphysics of intentionality by looking at a related question: what is the mental state associated with the utterance of a sentence giving voice to a collective intention? Rather than proposing truth conditions for sentences like 'we built the house together', which appear to report on some putative fact about the world, I offer an analysis of the semantic content of sentences like 'we shall build the house together' which express a collective intention rather than report on one. In doing so I urge we shift from a truth-conditional world-representing analysis of collective intentions to a plan-theoretic attitude-expressing analysis. At the end of the talk I return to questions about the metaphysics of intentionality and outline a number of proposals suggested by this analysis.


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