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The Farmers Plea: Century-Old Problem That Still Persists Essay
The Spanish regime was accounted to be the longest yet one of the darkest periods of Philippine history under the hands of a tyrant colonizer. But this unfortunate chapter of our country set forth a hero who rose to fame and stood the challenges of time as a literary genius utterly disgusted by the abusive friars and corrupt government. One of his foreign biographers, Frank C. Lubach wrote, "He became not only the best-educated Malay but one the most astonishingly versatile scholars of his day in any race.
" Liberty was sought after by many Filipinos in ways they knew was possible, but Rizal sought independence through his perceived ideology beyond the norms of armed struggle and violence. For him, the pen is mightier than the sword. He deemed education as the cure for the ills that cripples the Filipino people and the country at large.
Although not all Filipinos today and even the natives during his time had submitted to his idea of a peaceful revolution.
The hardliners of revolution would claim that his execution viewed as martyrdom was an overt act of cowardice unworthy of heroes accolade. But despite the conflicting ideas, we can all settle on the thought that Rizal was an instrument of unification of the Filipinos to be part of nation-building despite the cultural differences being scatted by numerous islands.
His eternal legacy through his writings ignited the Filipino hearts to make a stand, abandoning the idea of an inferior race but to see their selves as people capable of running the country for the common good. He was an embodiment of nationalism that prompted the Filipinos to fight for freedom and equality even after his death, a quality worth to emulate and enough to assail him as a national hero. Thus, according to the National Heroes Committee, heroes are those who have a concept of a nation and thereafter aspire and struggle for the nations' freedom. He is an icon to the Filipino youth who exemplified education as a tool to cross the borders of ignorance despite the strong grip of the friars to deprive the Filipinos to get access to better education.
More than a hundred years after the country's liberation from the Spanish rule, still, persist an ongoing battle cry for justice and equality coming from the poorest sector yet often neglected people in our society the farmers. The book of Rico B. Maghuyop et. al "The Life and Works of Jose Rizal", described farming as a risky occupation during the Spanish regime. Senator Francis Pangilinan said, "Being a farmer is like being a priest; you take a vow of poverty and make a pact with the lord that no typhoon will come and destroy your crops." Also, the book depicted the farming condition in which Filipino farmers had to deal with plagues, calamities, and tyranny of the officers and the robbers.
As I was contemplating the thought of an ongoing issue on Rizal's time that is still prevalent up to the present time, I stumbled upon a headline a couple of years ago involving the farmers, an event took place straight from my hometown Kidapawan City. A case in point that illustrates a tale of grief and tragedy was the Kidapawan Massacre that caught the attention of the people both on the national and global scale. It was initially a peaceful rally of the farmers demanding for a sack of rice that ended with unnecessary shedding of blood perpetrated by no less than our government.
A news archive from Rappler reported that on April 1, 2016, one farmer was shot dead while 13 others got wounded in Kidapawan City after thousands of farmers protested and demanded 15,000 sacks of rice from the local government. These 3,000 farmer protesters had no food to eat due to the drought that plagued their area in Northern Cotabato. The narration of Ronalyn V. Olea stated that since March 30, nearly 6,000 farmers hit by drought barricaded the streets of Kidapawan City to demand immediate relief from the local government. But in the past two days of negotiations, the local government refused to heed the farmers' demands. Gov. Emmylou Tali?o-Mendoza was offering only three kilos of rice per quarter, which the farmers found insulting. When police authorities ordered the farmers to leave, the latter stood their ground. Shortly before 11 a.m., combined forces of the North Cotabato police and soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines dispersed the barricade and fired shots at the protesting farmers.
Ironically, farmers were starving and worse, this is not an unusual scene in the Philippines. The Kidapawan Massacre was a grim representation of the truth which is no way different during the colonial era. Had Rizal lived today, he would have been in an outraged to see his countrymen dying at the hands of his people.
The Philippines as an emerging tiger economy in Asia has gradually shifted from an agrarian to an industrial and service-oriented economy. Jonjon Sarmiento, a sustainable agriculture program manager of the Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magsasaka (PAKISAMA) delivered a speech at the Asian Development Bank Food Security Forum on June 24, 2016, stressing on a high note the importance of the farmers as the backbone of the Philippine economy. He said, "If there's no farmer, there's no food, no future. Support us, love us." In an interview by Rappler, Sarmiento expressed his dismay saying that the farmers are not considered as the pillars of economic growth and development. His sentiment was supported by the 2017 World Bank data showing the low level of productivity and slow growth for only 9.7% of the country's Gross Domestic Product, marking the lowest contribution to GDP in the country's history. Meanwhile, the industrial and service sectors accounted for 30.5% and 60%, respectively in 2017.
But the agricultural sector, however, accounts for about 30% of the workforce or the third-largest employer in the labor sector. Despite this, the agrarian sector remains the poorest in the country. Farmers starve, and as a result, young people become more and more disinterested in engaging in farming as a means of livelihood. Yes, we have been blessed with different kinds of bodies of water, lands that are lush and fertile, and a climate that is favorable in growing various kinds of high valued crops and raising livestock, poultry, and other farm animals. But due to economic industrialization, this industry has been challenged. Our priorities have changed almost forgetting our fundamental need for survival.
Sara Solivin De Guzman wrote an article about the present condition of Philippine agriculture and the challenges that the farmers have to go through to survive. According to her agriculture is dying and this is a sad reality of the country. Agricultural land is being developed into industrial areas, shopping malls, and subdivisions. Farmers are growing old and their children have shifted into other careers. The agriculture industry has not progressed in ages. Many of our agricultural schools are producing office-oriented workers who would much rather do paperwork than help improve the agricultural sector of the country not to mention the many horror stories of corruption at the Department of Agriculture.
Even if the Philippines is primarily an agricultural country, we have not done anything to 'cultivate' this sector. In the sixties, we were ahead in Asia. Students from different countries came here to study agriculture and its technology. But what happened? They are now better than us and somehow we lost in the race.
Manila Times article provided a background on how our country was able to produce a sufficient amount of production more than enough to export our rice output to different countries before the rice crisis. "In 1962, not long before Ferdinand Marcos was elected president, the Philippines was at the forefront of pioneering scientific research on rice that introduced high-yielding varieties to the country. Supported by several international agencies, including the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations, the main goal was to increase food production. Working at the newly established International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), in Los Ba?os, Laguna, scientists from all over the world developed a type of rice called IR-8 that produced heavy heads of grain that grew on short, robust stalks able to bear the weight of the grain without toppling over. Output doubled between 1962 to 1964 and 1983 to 1985, with steady increases in between, rice yields rose from 1.24 to 2.48 metric tons of palay per hectare."
But the tides have turned after a few decades, Normalyn Yap TIBAO from National Chung Hsing University conducted a study about the dramatic shift from once rice self-sufficient to now an import-dependent country. "Once self-sufficient in rice, the Philippines is listed by the US Department of Agriculture as the world's top importer of milled rice for 2007, ahead of Nigeria, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. Over the past 20 years or so, the country lost nearly half of its irrigated land to rapid urban development. The shortage in the rice production of the Philippines has been augmented by imports from other Southeast Asian countries, particularly Thailand and Vietnam. The Philippines is the world's biggest rice importer, purchasing between 1 million to 2 million MT each year, mainly from Thailand and Vietnam. This volume is equivalent to 10 % of the Philippines' total rice consumption."
Although people still think of the Philippines as an agricultural economy, farmers lack support, training and a morale boost. First, they lack basic skills in farming. Many are not educated or are only elementary graduates. Filipino youth has little or no interest in agriculture. "The average age of the Filipino farmer is 57. Assuming an average life span of 70, we might reach a critical shortage of farmers in just 15 years," said Asterio Saliot, director of the Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI)."The average level of education of a farmer is grade five only," he added. With aging farmers and uninterested youth, how will the future of our agricultural sector look like?
Second, good fertilizers, pesticides, and seeds are imported from other countries, making them very expensive and unaffordable for the lowly farmer. Third, the government has not developed a good infrastructure for farmers such as farm-to-market roads, irrigation systems, drying facilities, and milling centers, etc. Fourth, most of our farmers do not own the land they till. They cannot maximize the use of the land that results in low income and since they are just tenants, some landowners require a 50-50 share of the product, thus leaving only half of the produce to the farmers. Fifth, farmers have difficulty in financing their farming endeavors due to the high rates of borrowing institutions. The sad part is when harvest time arrives, the money from the sale is only enough to pay their debts and nothing is left for them. Sixth, farmers lack protection from the middlemen who take advantage of their weaknesses. The middlemen buy their products at a very low cost and the Department of Agriculture always seems to be turning a blind eye on these culprits.
Almost every year the government pours out a huge portion of it's resources to the Department of National Defense to advance our military might and improve our defense capability. The Department of Agriculture, however, was always at the low end of the peoples' taxes obtaining a budget not enough to support the desired development and modernization underscoring the farmers as the backbone of food security. The national budget proposed by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte for 2020 shows it is prioritizing infrastructure, social services like education and universal health care, and peace and national security. Agriculture, on the other hand, round up the top ten budget next year landing the top 8th spot as the government's priority. There is a disregard for agriculture when it comes to funding which is the reason why the Philippines now was lagging specifically on rice production compared to it's neighboring countries whom they viewed before as an advance country for agriculture.
We have yet to see from the government an intervention that will prioritize the farmers the same as how they viewed the importance of the military people. It is because of the farmers' ceaseless efforts that we have something to eat to fill our stomach and nourish our body. The sad thing is that most people not only the government do not appreciate and give importance to their existence and contribution. What's more heart-breaking is that they work harder, but earn less. They earn less not just because of the small amount of income they gain, but because of the little value given to them.
They earn less because most Filipinos do not deeply appreciate their important role in society as food producers. Rain or shine, they go to the fields to check on the crops and do everything to have a good harvest to gain bigger income. They spend almost half of the day under various difficult situations, but they do not earn what they deserve. They receive less of the government's assistance with an income not enough for their basic needs and they can't even support their family. Farmers don't deserve to get this in return who has a huge contribution to the society and the economy. It is upsetting to see that even if they fulfill their role in the society in the best way they can, together with the fishermen, they are still the 'poorest sectors' and 'most vulnerable to hunger and poverty' according to a report by Oxfam International Philippines.
Apparently, food waste is an insult to our farmers. Respecting our food by consuming what is enough for us is a way of respecting our farmers who worked hard to produce it. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, food waste is a global problem and a challenge to sustainable development. Globally, around 1.3 billion tonnes of food is lost or wasted every year. This can feed the world's hungry and food poor including our farmers.
Our farmers in the Philippines need empowerment, appreciation, and support. They need access to quality and affordable farm supplies that can guarantee them good returns. They also need the knowledge, skills, and technologies to combat the present challenges of the changing climate. Investment in the health of farmers, and financial and business literacy should also be a priority of our government and other stakeholders. Our farmers need to be healthy and business-minded to advance the agricultural sector. Farmers are very important in our food system. They will play a big role in feeding our hungry planet in the next decades to come. Most importantly in rural areas where the farms and farmers are full of potential. Innovations that can truly help our farmers should not be kept in laboratories or libraries. They should be brought to them in the field where the real problems are. The scientific community working on agricultural innovations should also be fair on the price of their products and services. Affordable and efficient innovations can be the best way our farmers can use to advance agriculture, and also their quality of life.
On an important note, the youth should be empowered to contribute to our agriculture sector. Scholarships in agriculture should be prioritized by relevant stakeholders. Youth, especially in rural farming communities should be empowered with advanced knowledge and skills in agricultural developments and innovations. Let us not wait for the time when our farmers will give up on us. It is time to rethink how each of us can help them, even in small ways.


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Q: Хочу вывести на консоль людей, между которыми минимальнок и максимальное растояние с помощью LINQ internal class GeoCordinate
{
    public double Latitude { get; set; }
    public double Longitude { get; set; }

    public GeoCordinate(double latitude, double longitude)
    {
        Latitude = latitude;
        Longitude = longitude;
    }
}
internal class Person
{
    public string Name;
    public string SecondName;
    public GeoCordinate Location;

    public Person(string name, string secondName, GeoCordinate location)
    {
        Name = name;
        SecondName = secondName;
        Location = location;
    }

}

internal class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        List<Person> list = new List<Person>
        {
            new Person("Vlad", "Pob", new GeoCordinate(-54.32, 84.63)),
            new Person("Oleg", "Berd", new GeoCordinate(3.37, -115.48)),
            new Person("Kiril", "Old", new GeoCordinate(-23.0, 45.89)),
            new Person("Vasya", "Melt", new GeoCordinate(88.7, 2.12)),
            new Person("Stepan", "Valid", new GeoCordinate(34.86, 154.35)),
         };

        //            find out who is located farthest north / south / west / east using latitude/ longitude data
        //find max and min distance between 2 persons

        var northiest = list.MaxBy(p => p.Location.Latitude);
        var southiest = list.MinBy(p => p.Location.Latitude);
        var westiest = list.MaxBy(p => p.Location.Longitude);
        var eastier = list.MinBy(p => p.Location.Longitude);

        Console.WriteLine($"Northies:{northiest.Name + " " + northiest.SecondName}" +
            $"\nSouthiest: {southiest.Name + " " + southiest.SecondName}" +
            $"\nEastier: {eastier.Name + " " + eastier.SecondName}" +
            $"\nWestiest: {westiest.Name + " " + westiest.SecondName} ");

    }
}

A: класс
internal class GeoCordinate
{
    public double Latitude { get; set; }
    public double Longitude { get; set; }

    public GeoCordinate(double latitude, double longitude)
    {
        Latitude = latitude;
        Longitude = longitude;
    }
    public double Distance(GeoCordinate a)
    {
        return Math.Sqrt(Math.Pow(Latitude - a.Latitude, 2) +
               Math.Pow(Longitude - a.Longitude, 2));
    }
}

main:
    List<Person> list = new List<Person>
    {
        new Person("Vlad", "Pob", new GeoCordinate(-54.32, 84.63)),
        new Person("Oleg", "Berd", new GeoCordinate(3.37, -115.48)),
        ...
    };

    Dictionary<string, double> dict = new Dictionary<string, double>();
    // Ищем расстояние всех со всеми
    for(int x=0; x<list.Count; x++)
    {
        for(int y=x+1; y < list.Count; y++)
        {
            var name = $"{list[x].Name}_{list[x].SecondName} - {list[y].Name}_{list[y].SecondName}";
            dict.Add(name, list[x].Location.Distance(list[y].Location));
        }
    }
    var maxDist = dict.Aggregate((x, y) => x.Value > y.Value ? x : y);
    var minDist = dict.Aggregate((x, y) => x.Value > y.Value ? y : x);
    Console.WriteLine($"Max: {maxDist}\nMin: {minDist}");

Вывод:
Max: [Oleg_Berd - Stepan_Valid, 271.66127622464]
Min: [Vlad_Pob - Kiril_Old, 49.8169649818212]

Вариант с LINQ
var pairs = from i in Enumerable.Range(0, list.Count - 1)
            let x = list[i]
            from y in list.Skip(i + 1)
            select Tuple.Create(
             $"{x.Name}_{x.SecondName} - {y.Name}_{y.SecondName}",
             x.Location.Distance(y.Location));

            var maxD= pairs.Aggregate((x, y) => x.Item2 > y.Item2 ? x : y);
            var minD = pairs.Aggregate((x, y) => x.Item2 > y.Item2 ? y : x);

            Console.WriteLine($"Max: {maxD}\nMin: {minD}");

Вывод:
Max: (Oleg_Berd - Stepan_Valid, 271.66127622464)
Min: (Vlad_Pob - Kiril_Old, 49.8169649818212)

Что понятнее - решать Вам

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<?php namespace ProcessWire\GraphQL\Test\Permissions;

use ProcessWire\GraphQL\Test\GraphqlTestCase;
use ProcessWire\GraphQL\Utils;

class EditorCanViewFieldTest extends GraphqlTestCase
{
  public static function getSettings()
  {
    $editorRole = Utils::roles()->get("editor");
    return [
      "login" => "editor",
      "legalTemplates" => ["skyscraper"],
      "legalFields" => ["height"],
      "access" => [
        "templates" => [
          [
            "name" => "skyscraper",
            "roles" => [$editorRole->id],
          ],
        ],
        "fields" => [
          [
            "name" => "height",
            "viewRoles" => [$editorRole->id],
          ],
        ],
      ],
    ];
  }

  public function testEditorCanViewField()
  {
    $target = Utils::pages()->get("template=skyscraper, sort=random");
    $query = "{
      skyscraper(s: \"id={$target->id}\") {
        list {
          id
          name
          height
        }
      }
    }";
    $res = self::execute($query);
    self::assertEquals(
      $target->id,
      $res->data->skyscraper->list[0]->id,
      "Retrieves correct id."
    );
    self::assertEquals(
      $target->height,
      $res->data->skyscraper->list[0]->height,
      "Editor can  view the height field if it has explicit access to it."
    );
    self::assertObjectNotHasAttribute("errors", $res, "There are errors.");
  }
}

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Ex 'Dance Mom' Abby Lee Miller sues hotel chain for millions after being trapped under fallen bathroom door in her wheelchair
British man pleads guilty in modern slavery case, admits worker was forced to live in shed for 40 years
The dead-end doomsday cult of Donald J. Trump
Is 'fat positivity' healthy or dangerous? COVID puts the question in stark relief
Stray bullet hits 11-month-old baby girl in the Bronx, leaving her critically hurt
Czech singer Hana Horka dies after catching COVID-19 intentionally and avoiding vaccine
'Full House' star Jodie Sweetin to marry for fourth time: 'You're my person'
Former Miss America runner-up Kathy Manning dies from COVID-19 at age 59
By Joseph Wilkinson
New York Daily News |
Kathy Manning, who was named Miss Mississippi 1984 and went on to a career as a model and singer, died Dec. 23. She was 59.
Manning died from COVID-19 at a hospital in Collierville, Tenn., according to her obituary. She had been fighting the disease for several weeks.
In 1984, Manning won the Miss Mississippi pageant as a 22-year-old psychology student at the University of Mississippi. At the following Miss America pageant, she was second runner-up for the crown.
Kathy Manning is dead at 59. (Facebook)
"During her high school, college and recent grad years, she was known as Mississippi's Sweetheart," her obituary reads. "And after moving to Memphis, many people viewed her as the heart of the city."
Manning modeled for brands including Coppertone and Maybelline, and she went on tour internationally with the USO. She was also active in the community in many ways, including singing at Sunday services, baptisms and weddings.
Additionally, Manning worked as a weather reporter at Memphis Fox affiliate WHBQ.
"For the many people who knew her, she was someone who loved to connect with people from many different walks of life — and really get to know them for who they are and what brought them joy," her obituary read.
More than 800,000 people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19.

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Canadian insolvencies increased 5.2 per cent in November from prior year: report
Business·New
Rising interest rates appear to be taking a toll on Canadians' finances as the total number of insolvencies filed under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act increased by 5.2 per cent in November from the prior year.
Rising interest rates appear to be taking a toll on Canadians' finances
The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 08, 2019 2:49 PM ET | Last Updated: January 8, 2019
Canadian bank notes are seen in Ottawa on Wednesday, September 6, 2017. Rising interest rates appear to be taking a toll on Canadians' finances as the total number of insolvencies filed under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act increased by 5.2 per cent in November from the prior year. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada says the number of consumer insolvencies in November rose by 5.2 per cent from a year ago, while business insolvencies increased by 8.9 per cent.
The Bank of Canada raised its key lending rate five times since the middle of 2017.
The number of insolvencies decreased by 2.5 per cent in November from October with bankruptcies falling by 8.2 per cent and proposals increasing by 2.1 per cent.
Expecting higher rates in 2019? Don't bet on it just yet
Canadian economy was resilient in 2018, but troubling signs ahead
For the 12-month period ending Nov. 30, the number of bankruptcies and proposals grew by two per cent with consumer bankruptcies falling by five per cent and proposals increasing by 8.4 per cent. Consumer insolvency filings accounted for 97.2 per cent of total insolvency filings.
(CBC News)
Business insolvencies for the 12-month period ending Nov. 30, 2018, decreased by 0.6 per cent compared with the 12-month period a year prior, with the mining, oil and gas extraction and manufacturing sectors falling the most while construction and retail insolvencies sustained the greatest increases.
The number of insolvencies rose in all provinces except Nova Scotia in November compared with the same period a year earlier. Newfoundland and Labrador's filings rose 11 per cent, followed by Alberta at 8.3 per cent. Quebec and Ontario grew by less than one per cent.
Sears in U.S. files for bankruptcy protection amid plunging sales, massive debt


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Endorsed by Hollywood superstar Will Ferrell! 'Work of genius' ***** Daily Record
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Auditors on Deck
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by Peter on May 8, 2018 in Accounting, celebrity, Tax Planning, Taxable income
Baseball is back, even as some teams are looking at early-season snow days. Little-leaguers across the land are donning gloves and getting ready to watch their favorite big-leaguers take to the field. Stats geeks are prepping spreadsheets to crunch numbers like WAR (Wins Above Replacement), BABIP (Batting Average on Balls in Play), and LWCT (Largest Wad of Chewing Tobacco). And the umpires at the IRS are watching a new pitch that Washington just threw across their plate, too.
Since 1921, code section 1031 has let you exchange property you've held for business or investment without paying tax on your gains. These "like-kind" exchanges usually involve real estate. They also include vehicles and equipment — if an up-and-coming CEO wants to swap his company's tired old Gulfstream IV for a newer, shinier model V, that's cool, too. The IRS has even ruled that "trades of player contracts owned by major league baseball clubs will be considered exchanges of like-kind property."
But last year's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act trimmed the roster on like-kind exchanges to real estate only. And that means some teams may already be behind in the count for taxes they owe on their trades!
Here's the challenge: how exactly do you value a baseball player's contract? The New York Times offered an example when they first reported the problem: last year, the Detroit Tigers sent right-handed starting pitcher Justin Verlander, four years into a six-year, $162 million contract, to the Houston Astros. The Astros sent back 20-year-old outfielder Daz Cameron (now playing for the Single-A Lakeland Flying Tigers), 19-year-old Venezuelan righty Franklin Perez (now playing for the AA Erie Sea Wolves), and 21-year-old catcher Jake Rogers (also playing for the Sea Wolves).
The veteran Verlander is clearly "worth" more. But he's 35, and he can't keep throwing heat forever. So how do you quantify his contract with a number the IRS will accept? Is it the $28 million/year he earns today? (Fun fact: that meant $136,000 per inning last season.) Or is it "some calculation of the total future value Mr. Verlander will bring to the team, minus the total future value it gave up in the prospects it traded away — and possibly adjusted for the amount the team will have to pay Mr. Verlander?"
And Detroit faces a different challenge. How do you assign a "net present value" to an unknown quantity like Perez who isn't even old enough to buy a drink? Any Bull Durham fan can tell you sometimes all it takes is the right coach to turn a prospect into a phenom. But how do you push him into playing his best ball without pushing him into Tommy John surgery? And what if his trip to "the show" lasts just 21 glorious days?
Finally, what about the human cost of all this activity? How do you put a price tag on a 10-year-old Pittsburgh fan's tears when you tell him his beloved Pirates have traded his hero Andrew McCutcheon to the hated San Francisco Giants for a rookie pitcher, a minor-league outfielder, and "$500,000 in international signing bonus allocation," whatever the heck that is?
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is full of hanging curveballs like the new like-kind exchange limits. That's why you can't just wait for April 15 to roll around and hope for a "cheese dog" across the plate. So call us when you're ready to take a swing at a plan, and see how much you can save. Don't forget we're here for your teammates, too!


Even if you're serving the chocolate in a fondue pot, the dish is easier to manage if you melt the chocolate first over the stove, then transfer it to the fondue pot. If you're serving fondue out... Getting creative with fondue doesn't just include what you dip in it, but also what you use to make it! There are so many things that you can stir into your chocolate fondue to change the flavor.
You may use this method on the stove top to make the cream mixture & stir in the chocolate, or you may use a method using your food processor to stir in the chocolate, which you will see below. In a sauce pan on medium heat, mix together light cream, heavy cream, sugar, butter & whole milk.... When making a chocolate version, melt it first in a double boiler (on the stove) and then transfer to pot. Once melted, the chocolate needs to be just warm enough to stay melted (105°F will do the trick), if it gets too hot it will be ruined.
When making a chocolate version, melt it first in a double boiler (on the stove) and then transfer to pot. Once melted, the chocolate needs to be just warm enough to stay melted (105°F will do the trick), if it gets too hot it will be ruined. how to make barbecue butter for corn on the cob When making a chocolate version, melt it first in a double boiler (on the stove) and then transfer to pot. Once melted, the chocolate needs to be just warm enough to stay melted (105°F will do the trick), if it gets too hot it will be ruined.
Lighting the Candlelit Fondue Your chocolate fondue, caramel fondue and dessert fondue only require a small unscented tea light. Simply make sure to prepare your fondue on the stove pot using a double boiler or two pots (small pot in a larger one containing water).
Chocolate Fondue. Because the cheese was not enough, I bought three 100g Lindt chocolate bars, two dark and one milk chocolate, for my chocolate fondue. With a chocolate fondue, the secret is to break up the chocolate as much as possible and then set it in a baker's bowl.
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/* global describe, beforeEach, afterEach, before, it */
'use strict';

var fire = require('..');
var assert = require('assert');
var Q = require('q');
var request = require('supertest');
var helper = require('./support/helper');
var fs = require('fs');
var path = require('path');

describe('access control', function() {
	var app = null;
	var createModels = null;
	var modules = null;

	beforeEach(function(done) {
		app = fire('accessControlTest', {type: 'angular'});

		return Q.when(createModels && createModels())
			.then(function() {
				return fire.start();
			})
			.then(function() {
				app.modules.forEach(function(module_) {
					if(module_.migrate) {
						module_.migrate(app.models);
					}
				});
			})
			.then(function() {
				var result = Q.when(true);

				app.models.forEach(function(model) {
		            result = result.then(function() {
		                return model.isCreated()
		                	.then(function(exists) {
		                    	if(!exists) {
		                        	return model.setup();
		                    	}
		                    	else {
		                        	return true;
		                    	}
		                	});
		            	});
	        	});

	        	return result;
			})
			.then(function() {
				var defer = Q.defer();

				fs.mkdir(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'temp'), function() {
					defer.resolve();
				});

				return defer.promise;
			})
			.then(function() {
				var result = Q.when(true);

				modules = [];

				app.models.forEach(function(model) {
					if(!model.isPrivate) {
						result = result.then(function() {
							var writeStream = fs.createWriteStream(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'temp', model.getName().toLowerCase() + '.js'));

							return app.APIBuild.generateModelController(model, writeStream)
								.then(function() {
									modules.push(writeStream.path);

									require(writeStream.path);
								});
						});
					}
				});

				return result;
			})
			.then(function() {
				var defer = Q.defer();
				setImmediate(defer.makeNodeResolver());
				return defer.promise;
			})
			.then(function() {
				done();
			})
			.catch(function(error) {
				done(error);
			})
			.done();
	});

	afterEach(function(done) {
		var result = Q.when(true);

        app.models.forEach(function(model) {
            result = result.then(function() {
                return model.isCreated && model.isCreated()
					.then(function(exists) {
	                    if(exists) {
	                        return model.forceDestroy();
	                    }
	                })
					.then(function() {
						delete app.models[model.getName()];
						delete app.models.internals[model.getName()];
					});
            });
        });

        result
			.then(function() {
				app.models._authenticator = null;
			})
        	.then(function() {
            	return fire.stop();
        	})
			.then(function() {
				if(modules) {
					modules.forEach(function(modulPath) {
						delete require.cache[modulPath];
					});
				}
			})
        	.then(function() {
            	done();
        	})
			.catch(function(error) {
				done(error);
			})
        	.done();
	});

	describe('article access control', function() {
		var agent = null;

		before(function() {
			createModels = function() {
				function User() {
					this.name = [this.String, this.Authenticate];
					this.articles = [this.HasMany(this.models.Article)];
				}
				app.model(User);

				User.prototype.toJSON = function() {
					return {
						id: this.id,
						accessToken: this.accessToken,
						name: this.name
					};
				};

				function Article() {
					this.title = [this.String];
					this.author = [this.BelongsTo(this.models.User), this.Automatic, this.AutoFetch];
				}
				app.model(Article);

				Article.prototype.accessControl = function() {
					return {
						canCreate: function(authenticator) {
							return (authenticator && authenticator.name == 'Martijn');
						},
						canRead: true,
						canUpdate: function(authenticator) {
							return {
								author: authenticator
							};
						},
						canDelete: false
					};
				};

				Article.prototype.toJSON = function() {
					return {
						id: this.id,
						title: this.title,
						author: this.author
					};
				};
			};
		});

		beforeEach(function(done) {
			app.models.User.create({name: 'Martijn', password: 'test'})
				.then(function() {
					agent = request.agent(app.HTTPServer.express);

					// We authorize. This should set a session variable.
					agent.post('/api/users/access-token')
						.set('X-JSON-Params', true)
						.send(helper.jsonify({name: 'Martijn', password: 'test'}))
						.expect(200, function(error, response) {
							assert.equal(response.body.name, 'Martijn');
							assert.notEqual(response.body.accessToken, null);
							assert.equal(response.body.password, null);

							done(error);
						});
				})
				.catch(function(error) {
					done(error);
				})
				.done();
		});

		it('can create article', function(done) {
			agent.post('/api/articles')
				.send({
					title: 'Test Title'
				})
				.expect(200, function(error, response) {
					assert.equal(error, null);
					assert.equal(response.body.title, 'Test Title');
					assert.equal(response.body.author.name, 'Martijn');

					done(error);
				});
		});

		it('cannot create article when unauthorized', function(done) {
			var noone = request.agent(app.HTTPServer.express);

			noone.post('/api/articles')
				.set('X-JSON-Params', true)
				.send(helper.jsonify({
					title: 'Malicious'
				}))
				.expect(401, function(error) {
					done(error);
				});
		});

		it('cannot create article when not Martijn', function(done) {
			var smith = request.agent(app.HTTPServer.express);

			app.models.User.create({name: 'Agent Smith', password: 'test'})
				.then(function() {
					smith.post('/api/users/access-token')
						.set('X-JSON-Params', false)
						.send({name: 'Agent Smith', password: 'test'})
						.expect(200, function() {
							smith.post('/api/articles')
								.set('X-JSON-Params', false)
								.send({title: '+1 + -1'})
								.expect(403, function(error) {
									done(error);
								});
						});
				});
		});

		describe('update article', function() {
			var articleId = -1;

			beforeEach(function(done) {
				agent.post('/api/articles')
					.send(helper.jsonify({title: 'Test'}))
					.expect(200, function(error, response) {
						assert.notEqual(response.body.id, null);

						articleId = response.body.id;

						done(error);
					});
			});

			it('can update article', function(done) {
				agent.put('/api/articles/' + articleId)
					.send({title: 'Rename'})
					.expect(200, function(error, response) {
						assert.equal(response.body.id, articleId);
						assert.equal(response.body.title, 'Rename');

						done(error);
					});
			});

			it('cannot update id', function(done) {
				agent
					.put('/api/articles/' + articleId)
					.send(helper.jsonify({
						id: 123
					}))
					.expect(400, function(error) {
						done(error);
					});
			});

			it('cannot update article when unauthorized', function(done) {
				var newTitle = 'Not Possible ' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000);

				request.agent(app.HTTPServer.express)
					.put('/api/articles/' + articleId)
					.send(helper.jsonify({title: newTitle}))
					.expect(401, function(error) {
						app.models.Article.getOne({id:articleId})
							.then(function(article) {
								assert.notEqual(article.title, newTitle);

								done(error);
							})
							.done();
					});
			});

			it('cannot update article when not correctly authorized', function(done) {
				var smith = request.agent(app.HTTPServer.express);

				app.models.User.create({name: 'Agent Smith', password: 'test'})
					.then(function() {
						smith.post('/api/users/access-token')
							.send({name: 'Agent Smith', password: 'test'})
							.expect(200, function(error1) {
								assert.equal(error1, null);
								smith.put('/api/articles/' + articleId)
									.send({title: '+1 + -1'})
									.expect(403, function(error2) {
										done(error2);
									});
							});
					});
			});
		});

		it('can read articles', function(done) {
			agent
				.get('/api/articles')
				.send()
				.expect(200, function(error) {
					done(error);
				});
		});

		it('can delete article', function(done) {
			agent
				.delete('/api/articles/1')
				.send()
				.expect(403, function(error) {
					done(error);
				});
		});
	});

	describe('associations', function() {
		before(function() {
			createModels = function() {
				function User(LockModel, SafeModel) {
					this.name = [this.String, this.Authenticate];
					this.locks = [this.HasMany(LockModel)];
					this.safe = [this.HasOne(SafeModel)];
				}
				app.model(User);

				User.prototype.accessControl = function() {
					return {
						canCreate: true,
						canUpdate: true,
						canDelete: true,
						canRead: true
					};
				};

				function Lock(UserModel) {
					this.name = [this.String, this.Required];
					this.user = [this.BelongsTo(UserModel), this.Required];
				}
				app.model(Lock);

				Lock.prototype.accessControl = function() {
					return {
						canCreate: false,
						canUpdate: false,
						canDelete: false,
						canRead: false
					};
				};

				function Safe(UserModel) {
					this.name = [this.String, this.Required];
					this.user = [this.BelongsTo(UserModel), this.Required];
				}
				app.model(Safe);

				Safe.prototype.accessControl = function() {
					return {
						canCreate: false,
						canUpdate: false,
						canDelete: false,
						canRead: false
					};
				};
			};
		});

		var userID = null;
		var lockPath = null;
		var detailLockPath = null;
		var safePath = null;
		var detailSafePath = null;

		beforeEach(function() {
			return app.models.User.create({name: 'Martijn', password: 'test'})
				.then(function(user) {
					userID = user.id;
					lockPath = '/api/users/' + userID + '/locks';

					return app.models.Lock.create({
							name: 'A lock',
							user: userID
						})
						.then(function(lock) {
							detailLockPath = lockPath + '/' + lock.id;

							return app.models.Safe.create({
								name: 'A safe',
								user: userID
							});
						})
						.then(function(safe) {
							safePath = '/api/users/' + userID + '/safe';
							detailSafePath = safePath + '/' + safe.id;
						});
				});
		});

		it('cannot create one-to-many', function(done) {
			request.agent(app.HTTPServer.express)
				.post(lockPath)
				.send({
					name: 'Test Lock',
					user: userID
				})
				.expect(401, function(error) {
					done(error);
				});
		});

		it('cannot read one-to-many', function(done) {
			request.agent(app.HTTPServer.express)
				.get(lockPath)
				.send()
				.expect(401, function(error) {
					done(error);
				});
		});

		it('cannot update one-to-many', function(done) {
			request.agent(app.HTTPServer.express)
				.put(detailLockPath)
				.send({
					name: 'Test Lock',
					user: userID
				})
				.expect(401, function(error) {
					done(error);
				});
		});

		it('cannot delete one-to-many', function(done) {
			request.agent(app.HTTPServer.express)
				.delete(detailLockPath)
				.send()
				.expect(401, function(error) {
					done(error);
				});
		});

		it('cannot create one-to-one', function(done) {
			request.agent(app.HTTPServer.express)
				.post(safePath)
				.send({
					name: 'Test Lock',
					user: userID
				})
				.expect(401, function(error) {
					done(error);
				});
		});

		it('cannot read one-to-one', function(done) {
			request.agent(app.HTTPServer.express)
				.get(safePath)
				.send()
				.expect(401, function(error) {
					done(error);
				});
		});

		it('cannot update one-to-one', function(done) {
			request.agent(app.HTTPServer.express)
				.put(safePath)
				.send({
					name: 'Test Lock',
					user: userID
				})
				.expect(401, function(error) {
					done(error);
				});
		});

		it('cannot delete one-to-one', function(done) {
			request.agent(app.HTTPServer.express)
				.delete(safePath)
				.send()
				.expect(401, function(error) {
					done(error);
				});
		});
	});

	describe('access control return object', function() {
		before(function() {
			createModels = function() {
				function User() {
					this.name = [this.String, this.Required];
					this.value = [this.Integer, this.Required];
				}
				app.model(User);

				User.prototype.accessControl = function() {
					return {
						canCreate: function() {
							return {
								value: 123
							};
						},

						canRead: function() {
							return {
								value: 123
							};
						},

						canUpdate: function() {
							return {
								value: 123
							};
						},

						canDelete: function() {
							return {
								value: 123
							};
						}
					};
				};
			};
		});

		var detailUserPath = null;

		beforeEach(function() {
			return app.models.User.create({name: 'Martijn', value: 124})
				.then(function(user) {
					detailUserPath = '/api/users/' + user.id;
				})
				.then(function() {
					return app.models.User.create({name: 'Test', value: 123});
				});
		});

		it('can create user', function(done) {
			request.agent(app.HTTPServer.express)
				.post('/api/users')
				.send({
					name: 'Test'
				})
				.expect(200, function(error, response) {
					assert.equal(response.body.value, 123);
					done(error);
				});
		});

		it('can read users', function(done) {
			request.agent(app.HTTPServer.express)
				.get('/api/users')
				.send()
				.expect(200, function(error, response) {
					assert.equal(response.body.length, 1);
					done(error);
				});
		});

		it('cannot read user', function(done) {
			request.agent(app.HTTPServer.express)
				.get(detailUserPath)
				.send()
				.expect(404, function(error) {
					done(error);
				});
		});
	});
});


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GTA IV News
Sony cuts price of Playstation 3, introduces new 80GB version
By chris82,
July 9, 2007 in GTA IV News
Elite Members
Chris82TheKid
In a surprise to nobody, Sony today announced that it would be making available a new 80GB version of the Playstation 3 console, and lowering the price of the 60GB version by $100. Sony states that it will sell the 80GB (which includes the racing game Motor Storm) version of the console for $599 and set the price of the 60GB version at $499. This, of course, only affects North America. In Europe, the price remains more than double than in America.
Beginning in August, the new PS3 model will be available in North America for a suggested retail price of $599/$659 CND and will be sold with the popular online-enabled racing game MotorStorm. In conjunction with this news, the company also announced that effective immediately, the current 60GB PS3 model will be available in North America for $499/$549 CND, or $100 below the original launch price.
This could possibly influence not only buyers of GTA4, but also Rockstar's decision to keep their downloadable content exclusive to Microsoft's Xbox 360. This news comes after Microsoft's decision to extend the warranty on all Xbox 360 consoles because of prevalent hardware failures. Will this affect GTA4's console userbase? Will more people buy the PS3? Stay tuned.
MishoM
mrhabsi
Sony also released the box art for this 80GB version of the PlayStation 3. Feel free to add this to your post chris82.
See the box art here!
I just posted about this in the PS3 topic 2 hours ago .
xAnarchistx21
Ah, but chris82 just put in the news section cause he can.
On topic, reducing the price of the PS3... Hmm still expensive as shit! XD But I see what you mean chris82 with the downloadable content. Sony just couldn't be less "powerful" then anything else. BTW didn't MS do that with the 360 Elite (I mean the 80GB)?
Edited July 9, 2007 by Artur
I agree with story.
You know what's dumb? No one needs an 80GB drive on the PS3 because there aren't really any solid things you'd want to download.
There is jack shit in PS3 store and if you want to watch movies and listen to music on PS3 just set up a media server and watch/listen from your pc on your ps3.
They'd have to lower it to 400 for me to even think of ever buying it. And they still don't have any decent games.. But this price drop might save them.. for the time being.
BTW is Motorstorm only included on the 80 Gig version or for both?
Hussain-1991
80 GB version was not needed imho, I cant even fill 10 GB at the moment and I have over 300 songs on my PS3 and also a couple of demos and videos and trailers. The 60 GB version to $500 is good but will the same happen in the UK?
Gycu
Any price cutting is good
I wonder how people that already have a PS 3 feel right now, probably with $100 in minus
TM™
sahdev_92
Wow... I thought they'd never make a 80GB version of the PS3. Will it be coming to the UK?
It's a pretty small increase actually.. IMO they should have tried to top the 360 Elite or at least be even. 100$ more just for 20 gig...
The wording of the press release makes me think it's certain that's it's only with the 80GB version.
QuickDeath
Ahh damn this wont probably happen where I live ie eastern Europe.
BornSkillful
The 80gb came to Korea a while ago with alot of extra features but I don't think Sony needed to release it. Anyone can simply upgrade their hard drive.
But this 80GB is also coming to Europe as well, they have already said that pricing and stuff will be announced at E3.
The Bossman
the_bossman222 main account.
bossman222 I think, or the_bossman222.
I'm glad they've cut the price of the PS3, but it's still expensive whatever way you look at it. I also agree that the store for PS3 is total shit, there isn't nearly enough content, although this will slowly improve over time. 60GB is good enough for the meanwhile, we don't need 80GB yet. I don't plan on having a few PS3 games on my hard drive, I'll just insert them as I did with the PS2, there's no point storing them on your PS3 IMO.
For downloaded movies maybe... But you could do that with your PC as well, but then you'll have to attach it to your HD TV for the high reso.
Wait didn't the 360 Elite have 80GB as well Jace? Or did they have more? I can't remember that far back
I agree PS3 is still pretty expensive but any (even if small) amount of price cutting is good for the customers. It'd still have to decrease even lower for me to ever buy it too.
Nope, the 360 Elite is 120GB. And I personally think that the PS3 should drop to at least $400, or if they really wanted to stick it to MS, $350.
Oh that would actually be pretty cool. Even though I'm gonna geta 360, I'd actually consider getting a PS3 if the price was that low... It's gonna be a while before that happens though
highwire1112
Id get the 60GB version when its a couple hundred dollars shorter or I might get a 80GB when its $400 shorter.
I own a 60 gb and I agree with some of you.. The extra gb isn't really worth it... But still yet, I love my Ps3 and would never trade it for an upgrade unless it was urgently necessary... PS store DOES suck for now, but I have high hopes for the future... Remember, Xbox has a year or so head-start and they were only "the shit" when online playability first came out because they were one of the first consoles to have online playability (so they've had a long time to work on it) ... PS3 is just starting out and who knows, maybe it will be just as good if not better than Xbox Live in the future... Like I always say though, both systems are good and both have/will have awesome games
Edited July 10, 2007 by Wolfman
ryansg
how much is $100 in pounds,£50 ?
not that much off if thats it
It is 50, yeah.
But the 600$ one isn't 460 EUR here, it's just 600 EUR, so I'm expecting it to fall by 100 EUR here as well.
Well Playstation or Sony have just sent me a blu ray movie which is James Bond - Casino Royale for aboslutely free, so they must be trying to keep there existing customers happey as well.
vicsrealms
Oh thrill, I guess. Still, the system doesn't have a game worth picking up and its still too bloody expensive. If it wasn't for the XBox360's hardware problems, I would go that route. Oh well, I will continue to watch and wait.
Nate10
Denimchicken10
(ask me for it)
Bold: One word man, Wii.
The Wii had a great launch so I don't think you can say anything about head starts with this.
I'm glad there is a price drop, after i get my 360 I may go get a PS3.


Advice to ensure a superior sesh.
Access to quality cannabis products is growing as more states continue to legalize cannabis for medical and recreational use. If you're in a state with dispensaries, or find yourself at a pot event, you're going to encounter a variety of ways to get stoney.
Nowadays, getting high includes using cannabis concentrates that can be dabbed — like shatter, budder, rosin, CO2 oil, live resin and more. To take a dab, a small amount of hash oil is placed on a hot surface called a nail, which is made of quartz, titanium, ceramic or glass. The oil vaporizes on the hot surface, creating one small toke that can have an effect much stronger than a couple hits off a traditional joint.
DO be prepared. The effect of a dab is immediate, so make sure you're comfortable before you start. Sit down, make sure there's a beverage on hand and that you've eaten something recently. Dabs are just weed, but they're highly concentrated weed, and coughing and feeling faint are not uncommon side effects. If a dab hits too hard, a drink with sugar can help or you can also try a dab of some CBD, an anxiety-reducing cannabinoid.
DON'T take mystery dabs. Concentrates can vary widely in potency and production technique, so asking about the hash is always a good idea. Distillate can be over 90 percent THC, which is much stronger than the average BHO or rosin. You can definitely tell a bit by looking at and smelling the concentrate, but knowing about the solvent used and starting material is the best way to make an educated decision and wind up with a great dab.
DO mind the temperature of your nail. It's important to find the temperature that's right for your dab. Too hot and the oil will burn, making the hit harsh and destroying many of the tasty terpenes and desirable cannabinoids. Too cold and the oil will just puddle, leaving almost nothing to inhale. E-nails are great for experimentation. The e-nail allows you to control the temperature digitally, so a little trial and error with an e-nail will reveal the right timing for a torch-based technique.
DO use the right tools for the job. In order to touch the hash to the nail, dabbers sometimes use a dab tool — a piece of metal, glass or ceramic that the hash is placed on to avoid touching fingers to the hot surfaces. Consistency of oil can vary. Some is sticky, and a pointed dabber is great for that, but some is crumbly, in which case a scoop tool is a better way to go.
It's a good idea to have a few tools around so, no matter the concentrate, collecting it with the dab tool will be easy and efficient. Also important is a rag — something to wipe off your dirty tools with post-hit to avoid flavor cross-contamination — as well as some cotton swabs to keep your quartz nail clean.
Lastly, a carb cap is something that belongs in every dabber's kit when a domeless nail is in play. It condenses the heat through convection and prevents the vapors from dissipating so that you get the most out of the dab.
DON'T hold in your hit. While the habit of holding in the smoke for as long as possible is common practice when smoking flowers, concentrates pack such a punch it's unnecessary to wait before exhaling. Coughing is common and a quick breath out after inhaling can make the experience much smoother.
DON'T feel the need to show off. Dabbing a gram of oil in one go is a great way to gain a lot of acclaim and not get the most out of the hash. Taking a bunch of smaller dabs won't waste nearly as much and the high won't be a wild card — you can stop when you're stoned enough. Similarly, if a cough is oncoming and you can't take the whole dab in one hit, don't force yourself to keep going. Exhale and finish it in a second, third or fourth breath so the dab cough stays at bay.
DO keep it clean and stay healthy. Passing around the rig doesn't mean you also have to be passing around the germs. Carrying your own supply of isopropyl alcohol wipes can help you avoid illness, especially at one of the many cannabis events popping up across the country. A dab bar can be a hectic spot and trying new rigs is fun, so swab before each dab (or using a barrier device) when you're not sure who has been hitting the rig to ensure that the dab cough is the only cough you'll have to worry about.
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Q: How can I replace my old list adapter with a new one on Android? It keeps appending new to old one I call a function createTheList that sends my layout, and array adapter. Then within the method I create my custom setListAdapter. Well, I want to change my list based on filters within my program. ie, if a person clicks a button, it shows a different list. So, I want to call the createTheList method again, and re-create the list while replacing my old list. I am having a real tough time figuring this out. If I call createTheList again with a different adapter, it just appends to the old list. Can anyone please walk me through this?
public void createTheList(final int num, String[] Array ){

      setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(getActivity(), layoutName, R.id.myText, Array){

        @Override

        public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent){

           final View row = super.getView(position, convertView, parent);
           Button commentButton = (Button) row.findViewById(R.id.button1);
           Button missingButton = (Button) row.findViewById(R.id.button2);
           Button rideAlongButton = (Button) row.findViewById(R.id.button3);

            if (arrayOfShifts[position].getRideAlongCount()>0 && arrayOfShifts[position].positionOnList == position){
                rideAlongButton.setVisibility(row.VISIBLE);
            }
            else{
                rideAlongButton.setVisibility(row.GONE);
            }

            if (arrayOfShifts[position].getMissingCnt() > 0 && arrayOfShifts[position].positionOnList == position){
                missingButton.setVisibility(row.VISIBLE);
            }
            else{
                missingButton.setVisibility(row.GONE);
            }

            if (arrayOfShifts[position].getHasComment() > 0 && arrayOfShifts[position].positionOnList == position){
                commentButton.setVisibility(row.VISIBLE);
            }
            else{
                commentButton.setVisibility(row.GONE);
            }

            return row;

        }
     });

Where createTheList is being called from:
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    layoutName = R.layout.fragtest1;
    //My values to call a function
    cache.put("Value1", "02-12-2014");
    cache.put("Value2", 1);

    //getShifts method returns an array.
    String[] adapterArray = getShifts("GetShifts3" , cache);

    createTheList(layoutName, adapterArray);

    //If I add the following code, which is just a sample to replace my old list
    //instead of removing the old list, it appends to the old list.

    cache.clear();
    //New Data
    cache.put("Value1", "02-12-2014");
    cache.put("Value2", 2);

    String[] adapterArray2= getShifts("GetShifts3" , cache);

    createTheList(layoutName, adapterArray2);
}

A: notifyDataSetCHanged doesn't help?

A: Have you thought about using the RemoveAll() or Clear() method of the List object.

A: try to clear the String array variable "Array" before calling another list.


Many jewelry businesses have suffered in recent years. Some industries actually manage to boom even in a terrible economy. Others manage to founder, and the jewelry business is one of them. However, there are ways of making sure that a jewelry business will succeed even in an economy that is starting to fail.
Prioritizing customer service is of the utmost importance in a bad economy. The most important ideas for improving a jewelry business in a bad economy are going to revolve around customer retention and customer service. Jewelry stores will usually get by as a result of a few customers who buy lots of jewelry. While some businesses get by through selling large numbers of goods to large numbers of people, jewelry stores are usually going to get by on a few faithful customers who have money. Appealing to these wealthier customers, who are still going to have money even in times of economic hardship, is usually a good strategy for the people who are running a jewelry store.
Marketing strategies can make all the difference in the jewelry business. Stores need to be able to get their names out there, or they are going to have a difficult time even reaching the wealthy customers that they should be trying to attract. They need to make a name for themselves as the sorts of places where wealthy customers are going to want to go for their goods. Hosting charity events and other sorts of events for customers can help draw in wealthier clients, as well as the middle class clients. Some jewelry stores offer handcrafted products in addition to the more commercial products, which can help appeal to some of the more bohemian customers. Even offering customers free samples and complementary products can help.
Jewelry stores don't need many staff members, but the staff members should have the requisite skills. They should know about the products well, and they should be able to give customers good advice. Good employee relations and good customer service can help any business stay afloat.


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The Financial Action Task Force has kicked off its meeting to discuss global cryptocurrency regulations which the G20 countries have committed to follow. Meanwhile, the crypto industry has raised concerns regarding some recommendations, and a meeting has been set up to coincide with the G20 summit to influence policymakers.
Plenary to Discuss Crypto Regulations
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global standard-setting body in areas such as combating money laundering, kicked off its plenary week Sunday. "For the first time under the FATF's new, open-ended mandate, representatives from the 205 members of the FATF Global Network, the IMF, UN, World Bank and others will meet for FATF Week in Orlando, Florida," the FATF elaborated:
During six days of meetings, they will discuss a range of important issues, focused on protecting the integrity of the financial system and contributing to global safety and security. This includes further progress in the regulation of virtual assets, with strong support from the G20.
The first topic of discussion listed is the long-awaited "Interpretive Note and Guidance on Virtual Assets." Also on the agenda is "The FATF report to G20 leaders." The FATF has also confirmed that its president will give a press briefing on the outcomes of the discussions on June 21.
G20's Commitment
At the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in the Japanese city of Fukuoka on June 8-9, the G20 countries issued a joint statement regarding crypto assets. Noting that "Technological innovations, including those underlying crypto assets, can deliver significant benefits to the financial system and the broader economy," their statement reads:
While crypto-assets do not pose a threat to global financial stability at this point, we remain vigilant to risks, including those related to consumer and investor protection, anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT).
The G20 also reaffirmed its commitment to comply with the FATF's new crypto asset guidance that is expected to be announced at the end of the plenary. The member countries jointly stated:
We reaffirm our commitment to applying the recently amended FATF standards to virtual assets and related providers for AML and CFT. We look forward to the adoption of the FATF Interpretive Note and Guidance by the FATF at its plenary later this month.
The Recommendations
The FATF is expected to announce its standards based on the draft of its proposed guidance issued on Feb. 22 to clarify how they apply to activities or operations involving crypto assets. The private sector was invited to provide feedback on the guidance. "The text of the new Interpretive Note has been finalised, and will be formally adopted as part of the FATF standards in June 2019," the FATF has revealed.
Some requirements stand out as being particularly challenging to comply with. Blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis explained that, according to the FATF, "Countries should ensure that originating VASPs [virtual asset service providers] obtain and hold required and accurate originator information and required beneficiary information on virtual asset transfers, submit the above information to beneficiary VASPs and counterparts (if any), and make it available on request to appropriate authorities," asserting:
This would require VASPs not only to verify their customers' identities, but also to identify the recipients of their customers' transfers, and transfer that information. This would be applicable to all transactions above a 1,000 USD/EUR threshold.
Compliance Roadblocks
Noting that "FATF's guidance, as it is currently drafted, would have profound implications for the cryptocurrency industry," Chainalysis outlined some roadblocks in the feedback it sent to the FATF. "There are clear technical obstacles that prevent cryptocurrency businesses from being able to comply with these standards," the firm wrote, adding that cryptocurrency's peer-to-peer nature implies that "In most circumstances, cryptocurrency exchanges are unable to tell if a beneficiary is using another exchange or a personal wallet."
Moreover, "There is no infrastructure to transmit information between cryptocurrency businesses today," the firm continued, noting that complying with the requirements could "drive activity to decentralized and peer-to-peer exchanges, and lead to de-risking by financial institutions. Such measures would decrease the transparency that is currently available to law enforcement."
Jeff Horowitz, Coinbase's chief compliance officer, explained to Bloomberg that "The FATF really needs to consider the many unintended consequences of applying this specific rule to VASPs," emphasizing:
Applying bank regulations to this industry could drive more people to conduct person-to-person transactions, which would result in less transparency for law enforcement.
John Roth, Bittrex's chief compliance officer, concurs. Describing to the publication that compliance will be costly given that wallet addresses are largely anonymous and exchanges currently have no way of knowing who the recipients of the funds are, he remarked:
It's either going to require a complete and fundamental restructuring of blockchain technology, or it's going to require a global parallel system to be sort of constructed among the 200 or so exchanges in the world … You can imagine difficulties in trying to build something like that.
Mary Beth Buchanan, Kraken's general counsel, told the publication that a handful of U.S. exchanges are already discussing how to set up such a system. "There's not a technological solution that would allow us to fully comply. We are working with international exchanges to try to come up with a solution," she said.
Effects of Noncompliance
Chainalysis further explained why countries are very likely to comply with FATF's rules, asserting:
FATF's size and scope is massive, and if a country is deemed deficient regarding AML/CFT, FATF will add the country to its list of non-cooperative countries.
Being on this list of non-cooperative countries "would have a substantial effect on potential financial borrowing from institutions like the IMF and World Bank, lead to a downgrade in country ratings by the likes of Moody's, S&P and Fitch, affect its bond market, and potentially lead to a loss of access to the Euro and/or USD," the firm believes.
Some G20 countries have already started implementing the standards they discussed with the FATF including Russia, Japan, and South Korea, as news.Bitcoin.com previously reported.
Other Standards G20 Has Committed To
In addition to supporting the FATF standards, the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors made several other announcements at the end of their meeting in Fukuoka. After welcoming the work by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international body that monitors and makes recommendations about the global financial system, the member countries jointly stated:
We ask the FSB and standard setting bodies to monitor risks and consider work on additional multilateral responses as needed.
"We also continue to step up efforts to enhance cyber resilience, and welcome progress on the FSB's initiative to identify effective practices for response to and recovery from cyber incidents," their statement continues. The G20 additionally welcomed the work by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) "on crypto-asset trading platforms related to consumer and investor protection and market integrity."
Another Summit
Coinciding with the G20 summit, a number of leading crypto exchanges have set up a meeting with financial regulators and global policymakers to debate the FATF proposals with the aim to "change a new data gathering rule they say could stymie their businesses," Financial News reported Monday. The news outlet detailed:
The event, billed as the V20 summit, has been thrown together with just six weeks' notice in order to coincide with the G20 summit in Osaka on June 28 and 29.
According to the event organizers, executives from major cryptocurrency exchanges including Circle, Coinbase, Bitflyer, Kraken and Huobi have confirmed attendance. Other expected attendees include Japan's Financial Services Agency, congressmen from Taiwan, Japan and Australia, the regional economic counselor from the embassy of France in Japan, and a number of country representatives from the FATF including the U.K. secretariat. The publication added that invitations have also been sent to many G20 attendees including finance ministers and central bankers.
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SEO for home improvement should be approached just like any other SEO projects. However, some subtle differences mostly have to do with content and targeting the local search keywords.
In essence, your goal should be to catch your prospects when they are looking for a service provider online. To do that, you're going to need to rank highly for relevant keywords. You can achieve a high Pagerank by following good SEO practices, which should ensure that your website maintains good search engine rankings now and in the future.
In doing SEO for home improvement, small business owners mostly need to focus on getting leads in their local area, which is why their choice of keywords needs to reflect this. By targeting search terms like "home improvement Massachusetts" or "New Hampshire Contractors," you're going to help you more than the broader term like "home improvement." This way, not only is it easier to rank because fewer people are competing for them, but you're also going to be receiving much more targeted prospects than you otherwise would.
Free business directories and social media like Facebook, LinkedIn, Google My Business, Yelp, Yahoo, Bing, Angie's List and others are a good way to get additional exposure for your website. Adding or claiming your business in these online directories does not cost you anything and will give you excellent visibility as well as getting some backlinks. However, it's not enough to just claim or create them once and never return. Take the time each month to update your listings with a photo, special deal or announcement and promote your business by asking customers for reviews. If you are too busy, it is worth the investment to hire a good Local SEO company that can actively update your listings. If your competitors do; their listing will always rank above yours.
Don't overlook local "pay for lead" home improvement websites like HomeAdvisor, Houzz as they can be expensive but a good source for leads. These sites can charge a monthly fee and a fee for each lead, and it can add up fast. Also, don't forget these websites share leads with multiple contractors, so you will have your work cut out for you when you run around giving estimates.
Schema.org markup can help communicate your location and other details like reviews to the search engines. The schema may sound like just technical jargon, but search engines use it for ranking, so you need to know what it is. In a nutshell, webmasters embed structured data on your web pages, and it will improve both your ranking and your click-through rates because you can now show things like ratings in the search results.
Qualified leads: increasing the number of your customers should be your primary concern, but not all of them will be of much use to you. If you get someone asking for a quote on your home improvement services, that's great. But if that person lives on the other side of the country without you having any business partners there to help you offer your service, that customer is not worth much.
Higher ROI: Spending your money on advertising can be far more costly than creating quality content. Besides how many times has someone shared advertising? Alternatively, a well-written story or helpful article can be shared with thousands and sometimes millions of people in a short period. Investing in SEO services will yield the highest return. Simply put, creating and optimizing content will keep your website on the top search engine rankings and as a result will keep bringing you traffic and sales for years to come.
How to find and hire a home improvement professional?
How important is it to hire a licensed professional and what are the costs to hire someone without a license?
The dos and don't of working with a contractor.
What does it cost for a new kitchen?
What does it cost to fix a roof?
The possibilities for helpful content are almost endless, so be prepared to invest in hiring a team of writers. If you focus on your customer and their journey, your return on this investment will yield a huge ROI for your business.
Publish in print news, online social media, and don't forget email marketing!
Don't just post the content on your website, email it to your friends and client list, post it on social media and be sure to send a press release to local newspapers. The more places you can distribute your content, the larger the impact and higher the return on your investment.
During each stage of a customer's journey ask for the business with a call to action throughout your website. Think about all that effort and money you spend on creating and helping people who visit your site with free advice. If your site helps people with quality content and helpful information, you will get a ton of traffic. However, if you never ask for the sale, you won't get it! By properly optimizing your site for conversion, many of these visitors will become your customers. If you don't ask for the sale, your site visitors will read your helpful advice and move on to the next website or call your competition.
If you are happy with this article and need to hire someone to help do local SEO for home improvement contact us for a free SEO consultation and we can help.
You also need to be careful that all the content you publish is original. If your site has substantial duplicate content, it will get a low-quality score and may get filtered out of search results. Although Google does not automatically remove your site when it sees duplicate content, your website can get removed from Google's index. Google explains that "Duplicate content on a site is not grounds for action on that site unless it appears that the duplicate content intends to be deceptive and manipulate search engine results." Otherwise, Google will ignore your content if it is the same as other websites. Many online checkers will allow you to check if your site has duplicate content (some of them are even free). A good example is Duplichecker or Copyscape.
You may want to try to find someone who has experience in SEO for home improvement. There are technical details like meta tags for communicating with the search engines that may not be easy to figure out. You need help to make sure that your articles contain relevant keywords, images have proper alt tags, and the meta titles and descriptions are not too long.
If your site loads up quickly, this is a significant positive boost regarding SEO. But to make matters a little bit more pressing, you need to bear in mind that 40% of visitors will abandon your website immediately if it doesn't load within the first three seconds.
So how can you accurately measure the loading time of your website? Pingdom is an excellent tool for this purpose.
And how to make your site load faster? A reliable web host is a good start. Then, of course, you need to optimize your website's code, cutting all the necessary elements.
Buying backlinks to your site may seem like a good idea, until one fateful day when Google catches on, and your site gets penalized for it. Google's webmaster guidelines prohibit buying backlinks.
Instead, you should be putting your money towards quality content and white-hat SEO practices. In other words, your website content should be helpful and make others want to link to it naturally.
A good design will make your site look professional, which is what's going to make or break you regarding sales. Therefore, putting money towards a good design is a good investment. Otherwise, you run the risk of potential customers leaving you before you've had the chance to present your services. Also, certain SEO experts believe that by having a unique design, your website will rank better.
If you've paid close attention to what we were discussing earlier, you can probably guess what the difference is. But to put it broadly, you're doing organic SEO when you're targeting the keywords that have nothing to do with a particular location, and local SEO is when you've guessed it, your keywords are referencing a specific location.
If you're a small local business, then your primary focus should be on local SEO for home improvement, since you're probably offering services on a local level. But investing in organic SEO will help because it will bring much-needed branding and exposure.
In the end, proper SEO for home improvement takes time. It's more like a marathon than a sprint, so you need to set your expectations straight and not get too impatient. But if you understand what it takes and willing to work with a trusted provider, your efforts are going to get rewarded. You will see better search engine rankings, more traffic, and – in turn – more sales, which is what every business owner needs.
So to conclude, pick a strategy and stick with it. Identify an area you should be investing more of your time (like social media in case you don't yet have a presence there). Be consistent with your approach. Dedicate 30 minutes a day doing it or hire a professional who has experience with SEO for home improvement. Rewards will come for your efforts, and your success will start to snowball.
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Q: When I export Chinese characters from Oracle forms to Excel, they are not Chinese anymore I have problem with Chinese characters when I export them from Oracle forms 10g to Excel on Windows 7. Although they look like Chinese but they are not Chinese characters. Take this into consideration that I have already changed the language of my computer to Chinese and restarted my computer. I use owa_sylk utility and call the excel report like:
    v_url := 'http://....../excel_reports.rep?sqlString=' ||
       v_last_query      ||
       '&font_name='     ||
       'Arial Unicode MS'||
       '&show_null_as='  ||
       ' '               ;

web.show_document(v_url,'_self');

Here you can see what it looks like:

Interestingly, when I change the language of my computer to English, this column is empty. Besides, I realized that if I open the file with a text editor then it has the right Chinese word, but when we open it with Excel we have problem.
Does anyone has a clue?
Thanks

A: Yes, the problem comes from different encodings. If DB uses UTF-8 and you need to send ASCII to Excel, you can convert data right inside the owa_sylk. Use function convert.
For ex. in function owa_sylk.print_rows change
p( line );
on
p(convert(line, 'ZHS32GB18030','AL32UTF8'));
Where 'ZHS32GB18030' is one of Chinese ASCII and 'AL32UTF8' - UTF-8.
To choose encoding parameters use Appendix A
You can also do
*SELECT * FROM V$NLS_VALID_VALUES WHERE parameter = 'CHARACTERSET'*
to see all the supported encodings.

A: This is a character encoding issue. What you need to make sure is that all tools in the whole chain (database, web service, Excel, text editor and web browser) use the same character encoding.
Changing your language can help here but a better approach is to nail the encoding down for each part of the chain.
The web browser, for example, will prefer the encoding supplied by the web server over the OS's language settings.
See this question how to set UTF-8 encoding (which can properly display Chinese in any form) for Oracle: export utf-8 data to text file with oracle sql developer
I'm not sure how to set the encoding for owa_sylk, you will have to check the documentation (couldn't find any, though). If you can't find anything, ask a question here or use a different tool.
So you need to find out who executes excel_reports.rep and configure that correctly. Use a developer tool of your web browser and check the "charset" or "encoding" of the page.
The problems in Excel are based on the file format which you feed into it. Excel (.xls and .xlsx files) files are Unicode safe, .csv isn't. So if you can read the file in your text editor, chances are that this is a non-Excel file format which Excel can parse but it doesn't contain the necessary encoding information.
If you were able to generate a UTF-8 encoded file with the steps above, you can load the file by using "Choose 65001: Unicode (UTF-8) from the drop-down list that appears next to File origin." in the "Text Import Wizard" (source)


Today I would like to share one of my favorite sweet and it is called Bombay Malai.
This sweet has soft milky texture and very strong flavor of rose essence. I remember in Mumbai these sweet were sold by street hawker and they used to serve this sweet on some kind of edible leaf.
In my summer holidays, I would always like to spend half of my holidays in Mumbai with my cousins and half in my native. So my parents used to plan the trip to Mumbai so that they can meet our cousins and also we can plan to go to Shirdi to take the blessing of Shirdi Sai Baba.
In this way my love towards this sweet started increasing and still whenever I visit, I crave for this sweet. But unfortunately after long 7 years when I returned back to Mumbai, I did not find this sweet anymore. I missed it so much and then thought to have my own recipe . I could experiment with the recipe but did not get that actual taste but was satisfied with the experimented recipe. One thing I found was the texture of the sweet was same as that of actual Malai. My hope are not over, my senses still says that they are available and I will definitely get one day to taste it. This sweet I prepared on Raksha Bandhan for my brother but the post was unnoticed and was left in the draft. So thought to post it today instead of posting it next year he he he he he!!!!
Combine water and agar powder into the pot and place it on medium flame.
Bring the mixture to boil. Add in heavy cream and cook the mixture on low to medium flame for 6 minutes.
Then add milk powder, sugar and khoya. Mix everything well to avoid lumps and cook the mixture for another 5 minutes.
Then add rose essence. Mix well and turn off the flame. Do not overcook the mixture once the rose essence is added.
Grease the tray with little amount of ghee. Pour the cooked mixture in the greased tray and spread it evenly.
Lastly garnish the malai with crushed pistachios. Allow the malai to set for at least 2 to 3 hours.
Once the malai is set, then cut them into desired shapes.
Here we go!!!! Bombay Malai is ready to serve.
Nice recipe dear..never heard of this sweet!