A Samsung Omnia 7 owner has received the much-anticipated copy-and-paste function on his WP handset after he sent his phone for a warranty repair.
The lad had a problem with the speaker of his Samsung Omnia 7, so he sent it to a service where they can repair it. After he received the phone, he noticed that the copy-paste function is available, but some other bugs - like the fact the camera settings can't be saved and the lack of fixed IP - are still there.
It's interesting to note that the build his phone has received is not NoDo - his Samsung Omnia 7 is running WP7 7.0.7355.0, while NoDo is said to be 7.0.7389.
The new update is scheduled to roll out in "early March", and all we hope for is that it won't mess up our phones like the previous WP upgrade.
What the the microsoft update team must do is hurry up and buy all the models of the windows phone 7 devices that are for sale and give them the update before they make the update available to all so they can see what problems if any these differant models of the Windows phone 7 will have with the update software. if Microsoft see's a problem with the Phones in their lab they'ill know their windows phone 7 customers will have the same problem. Microsoft can make a fix on the update programs before they make them available to the public.


China did not participate in the Iraq war, but is still reaping the benefits of its prize—oil.
Imperialism doesn't pay. Of course, it never did for the common folk recruited to invade another country, or the natives they conquered. But still, the thought persists that occupying foreign lands—particularly as in the case of Iraq, soaked in oil as well as blood—is a winner.
True, Saddam Hussein's Iraq, with its nonexistent WMDs and virulent hostility to the religious fanatics that attacked us on 9/11, was a false target for a war on terror. And yes, a Shiite-run Iraq is now closely allied with co-religionists in Iran and Lebanon, whereas Hussein had once been our ally in containing the power of the ayatollahs. But "we" now control Iraq's vast oil reserves, some hawks will still argue in the manner of the idiot savant Paul Wolfowitz, who as then-deputy defense secretary promised that the oil would pay for the war. Only they, like he, have once again been proved wrong.
That myth of wealth following the flag can finally be put to rest with the report in Sunday's New York Times headlined "China Is Reaping Biggest Benefits of Iraq Oil Boom." What the Chinese have demonstrated is that in the modern world, to the conquerors do not go the spoils. The United States has spent well over $3 trillion on its Iraq War, while suffering and inflicting much mayhem. Yet it is the studiously neutral government of China that has most clearly benefited from George W. Bush's folly. Beijing refused to play the militarist's game but coolly picked up the winner's prize.
"Since the American-led invasion of 2003, Iraq has become one of the world's top oil producers," the Times reports, "and China is now its biggest customer." Almost half of Iraq's oil production already is shipped to China, and those once vilified commies, reincarnated as today's robber barons, are bidding for an even larger stake in Iraq's oil field production. The Cold War is indeed over, but China's red capitalists have won.
While the United States remains mired in the outdated task of establishing military hegemony through a vast network of advanced bases and sophisticated weaponry, the Chinese have emerged as the world's most nimble entrepreneurs, shrewdly covering their bets without the distraction of patriotic flag waving.
Actually, the Chinese had quite a bit to do with the war in that they profited from the interest on the loans they made that floated the U.S war debt. This debt will continue to increase as we remain stuck with the bill for that Fifth Fleet protecting the shipping lanes connecting Iraq's oil with China's ever expanding economy.
Not exactly the tone of our policy toward China during the Cold War, or with Iraq more recently. Possessed of an armed forces power dwarfing all that came before, we have been drunk on the elixir of military confrontation. Ignoring the plea of Washington's farewell effort "to warn against the mischiefs of foreign Intrigue, to guard against the Impostures of pretended patriotism," we wallowed in that very imposture.
A nation born in revolt against the preoccupations of empire came to embrace foreign military conquest as its raison d'être. Particularly during the era of post-9/11 hysteria, the arrogance of unquestioned nationalist power has come to define our political culture. How ironic that the once ossified police state of communist China should now threaten us with a free market alternative.
The next time we feel the need to go to war—Iran comes to mind—we might be cautioned by Beijing's startling turnaround. This was the government that would never abandon its revolutionary politics, it was commonly said. And now an Iraq Oil Ministry official is quoted in the Times as saying of the Chinese: "They are practical people. They don't have anything to do with politics or religion. They just work and eat and sleep." Sounds like how we used to be.
Read Robert Scheer on Congress and Wall Street.


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Andrea Pallaoro at IFFR
Andrea PALLAORO (1982, Italy) received his BA from Hampshire College and his MA in Film Directing from the California Institute of the Arts. His short film Wunderkammer (2008) won six international awards and was selected for the official competition of over fifty film festivals around the world. His debut film Medeas (2013) had its world premiere in Venice. For this film, Pallaoro won Best Director in Marrakech and the New Voices/New Visions Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Just like his previous film, Hannah (2017), world premiere in Venice, investigates the topic of alienation.
Wunderkammer (2008, short), Medeas (2013), Hannah (2017)
More info: Wikipedia, Andrea Pallaoro
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She might be in her 70s, but actress Charlotte Rampling's famous look has only become more mysterious over the years. This 'existential Giallo' – a type of Italian thriller – is all about that look: Hannah's repressed grief and unspoken confusion after her husband is imprisoned.

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KBR National Park
Murgawain National Park
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Hyderabad is the capital city of state Telangana in India and it is s major technological advancement hub that is located on the banks of river Musi. The city is founded by Qutub Shah sultanate of the Golconda and best known for its attractiveness and prosperity. Earlier this city was known as Bhagyanagar after the queen Bhagmati of than ruler Qutub Shah.
Hyderabad is a city that is equally famous for its marvelous architecture and its best food as well, with the presence of a food corner at every small location. Byword Hyderabad people quickly navigate their mind towards Charminar and Hyderabadi Biryani and both of them are the classic examples of the feel in their respective category. Hyderabad is a city of Palaces and ancient Forts which are fine examples of the rich heritage and culture of India. The city is also known as 'The City of Nawabs' and 'Pearl City' and in modern times it is a hub for IT sector ventures which makes it a pillar in the development of the nation.
Hyderabad or Bhagyanagar is an enticing city with old age Indo Islamic culture and traditions imbibed in it with a mixture of advanced edge IT sectors beaming as an important asset to the nation. It has lots of architectural masterpieces in the form of monuments, forts, and Palaces with different modern-day Resorts which Hyderabad a must-visit tourist destination in India. Thriving since the rule of Nizams, Hyderabad is mainly famous for Charminar and Hyderabadi Biryani.
The city has something for everyone as it houses beautiful architecture to multi-story buildings, Ancient and natural water storage systems to modern-day artificial lakes, Adventure to Picnic spots, and religious institutions for all major religions across India. Hyderabad is also important strategically for the nation as basic training for Officers in India Airforce is conducted here in Air Force Academy, and also city has many other prestigious organizations like HAL, DRDO, BEL, CISF Officers Academy NISA, etc.
Hyderabad city is an old and well-flourushed city with state administration headquartered here in the city as the capital of the state. It is connected with the rest of India through all available means and same time international destinations are well within reach from the city. You can reach Hyderabad by taking any convenient mode of transport as it has superb connectivity by all three means that is a road, train, and flights.
Hyderabad has an excellent web of the network in and outside of the city which connects it with the other major cities of India like Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, and Kolkata. MMTS Bus stand at Hyderabad is World's largest bus terminal and it operated direct bus service from Hyderabad to Mumbai, Goa, Chennai, Bangalore and Pune on a daily basis. you can easily find Luxury and Semi Luxury buses running from the city to other metro cities frequently with excellent road conditions.
from Mumbai to Hyderabad via Pune- Sholapur (710 Km)
from Goa to Hyderabad via Bagalkot- Yadgir (667Km)
from Bangluru to Hyderabad via Anantpur-Kurnool (570Km)
from Chennai to Hyderabad via Nellore- Ongole (630Km)
Hyderabad city has an excellent network of train connectivity with frequent express trains to major metropolitan cities of India. It has three railway stations Hyderabad, Secunderabad, and Kachiguda out of which Secunderabad is a Railway Junction from where the majority of train operations to the rest of India take place. The railway station has further connectivity with state transport buses to the intercity and interstate travel and Hyderabad Airport is just 30 Km from Secunderabad Railway Junction.
Hyderabad has its own Airport which is known as Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and both domestic and international flights operated from this Airport. International destinations like Hongkong, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, and Malaysia are connected by air with this airport and it is one of the busiest airports in India. As far as domestic connectivity is concerned it has connected all prime destinations in India like Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Goa, Chennai, Kolkata with continuous flight operations from all operators like Air India, Indigo, Spice jet, Air Asia, etc. Flight schedules are subjected to change, so it is better to check prior to boarding the flight.
The best time to spend your precious time in Hyderabad is November to February which is Winter Season. But in actual, there is no winter but a moderate temperature decrease and charm of the city is precious in this season. Temperature lies between 20 to 30 Degree during this time.
Mid-March to June which is Summer Season and the temperature rises here up to 40 degrees or more which can cause discomfort in exploring the beauty of the city. Humidity also plays an obstacle for tourists during this season and if possible evening and early morning hours to be used for tourism if it feels so.
June to Mid September is the 'Monsoon time' which is recommended to visit the city If you are an adventure lover and also want to enjoy the natural beauty of hills and Parks in the city. Monsoon can be a problem in visiting monuments and other marketing stuff but it is favorable for adventure sports and nature lovers.
The time required to move in and around Hyderabad is a minimum of 4 days if you really want to explore the city in detail that also with full-day roaming in the city. So if want to enjoy the city then at least 7 days you must have with you.
Hyderabad is famous for Charminar which is an excellent reflection of the Indo-Islamic style of architecture with the blend of beauty and strength. The structure is proudly standing near the bank of river Musi with a sense of pride to the nation. This marvelous architecture has in total four gateways but two are temporarily closed now while two are open with the upper floor having little space to enjoy the surrounding.
There are some theories believed by locals, and according to its first theory, this building was made to venerate the end of disease Plague while according to the Second Theory, it was built in the wake of beginning of second Islamic Millennium. It was built by Mohammad Quli Qutub Shahi in 1591. It has some important tourist points in close vicinity like Laad Bazaar, Chomahala Palace and Mecca Masjid.
This literally means four palaces in Hindi or Urdu, it is an 18th-century marvelous structure that attracts visitors towards it with its smooth and utter shiny marble tiled flooring. It is spread over an area of 40 acres with mainly two courtyards and a number of gardens enhancing the charisma of the palace. Palace is believed to be the seat of the Asaf Juhi Dynasty once and was the main residence of Nawab of Hyderabad. Palace is believed to be inspired by Shan Iran Palace situated in Tehran, Iran.
Another example of fine architecture and beauty, Mecca Masjid is sited just nearby to the iconic Charminar building. Construction of this magnificent example of the structure completed in 1694 by Aurangzeb after 77 years of its start and bricks used to build the structure are made from the soil of the holy city of Mecca. This Masjid has a large space to gather devotes offering Namaz as it is the centre of devotion to the Islamic community but in spite of this fact, Mecca Masjid is visited by visitors from all the religions. This Masjid is one of the oldest and largest Masjids in India and protected by the government as a heritage site.
Golconda Fort is a perfect example of how much old kingdoms were aware of security that acoustic marble used to warn the throne holder in advance in case of any attack from the enemy. The Fort is designed in such a way that a clap sound made under the entrance can be easily heard at the Pavilion where the throne is seated and at a distance of km or more from the entrance on a height.
Golconda Fort served as a capital and seat for the throne during the Kakatiya dynasty in 14th to 16th centuries. If you are a history lover and have a keen interest in exploring the beauty of old tradition and culture, then visit Golconda Fort will surely give you a pleasant experience.
this museum is famous for an astonishing fact that it is the largest antique collection that is in possession of a single man and the collection was undertaken by Nawab Mir Yusuf Ali Khan Salar Jung III. Museum is a major tourist attraction with storage of fabulous collections for history and cultural lovers. Salar Jung Museum is a never miss out location if you have keen interest in exploring India's old and flourished culture.
Museum has a great collection Manuscripts, books, artifacts , precious metals, other beautiful ancient antiques. Museum also has great collection for miniature painting lovers to praise the beauty of fineness by painters with such a delicate and perfect work.
The health museum in Hyderabad was built in 1948 and it has a classical fine architecture which makes it a perfect tourist destination for both culture lovers as well as for the medical professionals. It also houses a great library in which you can find and sharpen your knowledge about any medical subject and in addition lectures are being organized on a frequent basis by higher authorities in the library itself.
Health museum has two sections- one for Motherhood and Childbirth while another one is dedicated to Nutrition and health issues. You can visit and enhance knowledge by visuals as educational movies telecast every Wednesday and Saturday here at the museum.
As the name reflects, it is a science museum that means it has a lot of things to gain knowledge for every age group. It is a key attraction and ultimate place to spent time with the family as a whole. Museum has a display dating back to 2nd century AD, with something for everyone to enjoy and explore.
It also houses Birla planetarium which started functioning in 1985 and Museum holds a one-day Astronomy camp, which can be a great learning experience for all especially for kids and Cosmic presentation the best one. Visiting Observatory housed inside the premises will definitely give you a pleasant feeling after having a watch over stars with the hi-tech telescopes.
Museum keeps organizing a science exhibition which opens the mind about the various possibilities in the area of science and brainchild of kids, if lucky you can get exposure to science exhibitions. The museum is located 25 Km from the Airport and can be very well reached using public transport available all the time.
Made by Swami Ranganathanda from Ramakrishna Mission with Lord Vishnu as the chief deity, Birla mandir is an example of marvelous resembling Rajasthani, Dravidian and Uttkala architecture with granite stone used in building. Temple is located on a hilltop and carved with an ancient architectural design which makes it splendid and different from the other temples. Birla Mandir is a major tourist attraction in the city especially among the visitor seeking the blessing of Lord Vishnu. Temple has Lord Venkateshwara and Padmawati as minor deities along with chief deity in different shrines in the same temple compound.
This temple is a major tourist destination for the devotees of Lord Jagannath and built on the same pattern as of temple in Puri. Temple is an example of fine modern architecture with its Peak glorifies it further as a wonder. You can be a part of great Rath Yatra which is an annual festival in which Chief deity is taken out for procession in the city. This temple has sacred importance for Devotees from the Hindu religion as they believe chief deity to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
ISKON stands for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and it is one of the largest religious organizations with an aim to promote values and beliefs based on Bhagavad Gita. It was founded in 1966 by Swami Prabhupada in New York, USA and at present, it has its presence in every continent of the world. ISKON is famous for its spirituality and beliefs with Lord Krishna as the chief deity. Temple at Hyderabad has excellent structure with lots of fountains which makes it more spontaneous and magnificent in design. Temple is situated at a distance of 28 Km from the airport and remains closed from 1-4 PM & 9.00 PM- 4.30 AM.
This temple is also known as Visa Balaji temple because of a fun fact that locals believe by visiting here will get you visa clearance. So the number of visitors who have applied for a visa, visits here to this temple and offer their prayer and take blessings from Balaji. Temple is situated very close to Osman Sagar Lake and built with great designing making it a never miss out destination for the visitor visiting Hyderabad. Temple also organizes lectures and meets on devotional aspects and various types of Aarti performed daily in the complex.
It is an artificial manmade lake which once used to be a source of water supply to the city and now It is home to sailing and boating activities. This lake was built in 1562 across the tributary of the Musi River and covers an area of 5.7 Km. It was made by Hazra Hussain Sah Wali and at present, it divides the city into Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
Lake has an 18m tall statue of Buddha stationed at the center of the lake which enhances the beauty of the lake further. Apart from Buddha statue, the lake has another attraction which is a 3km long dam known as Tank Bund. Various activities like sailing, boating and Lunch Ride-on boat are undertaken in the lake with authority from the Department of Tourism.
According to the UN, this lake is the most wonderful heart-shaped lake in the world and also the largest heart-shaped attraction. Lake is a perfect destination for a picnic with family and it can be best explored in the evening hours from 5-7 PM. The monsoon season from Nov to Feb is best to visit the lake and enjoy its beauty with clear weather.
This is a natural lake in an area of 63 acres and at a distance of 15Km from the city. It is also known as Secret Lake because of its location, as it is situated between the jubilee hills and Madhopur hills, so not visible from the far. It was earlier acting as a source of water supply to the people residing in the fort of Golconda.
As this lake is at a distance and away from the noise, pollution, crowd of the city which makes it a perfect picnic spot to relax for time being with the family. Lake also has a floating fountain and artificial waterfall adding to its beauty with activities such as boating, fishing undertaken in the lake.
It is a non-natural lake covering an area of 45 square Km and located at the outer reaches of the city locally known as Gandipet. Lake is a perfect picnic spot with lots of fun activities conducted here at the lake.
If you are visiting Hyderabad and find yourself uncomfortable with the rising temperature than the snow world can be a destination where you can get a feel of chilling cold weather like the Himalayas. It is a place where artificial snow is produced with the help of modern technology resembling original snow and many ice-related things like ice sculptures, Snow Mountains and ice hotel is designed in it.
Temperature is controlled up to -5 degree a step by step approach to expose visitors to such a low temperature. You will be issued clothing at the entrance to make yourself comfortable and ready to enjoy low-temperature weather inside.
Hyderabad city has many water and amusement parks in the city premises to enjoy in the summer season with water-related activities and to enjoy with family on weekends. Popular among them are Jalvihar water park, Ocean Park, Mount Opera, and a water park chain Wonderla.
Established in 1959, Nehru Zoological Park is a must-visit place for you if want to have a feel of nature and its closeness with the ecosystem. Park is stretched over 380 acres and contains some 180 or more species in it which makes it a must-visit place in Hyderabad.
Situated amidst the nature with an abundance of wildlife flora and fauna will surely give you a smooth experience and also it will be an interesting experience away from the concrete web of the city for you. You can get a glimpse of Indian Rhino, Panther, Elephant and Bengal Tiger and enjoy the Jungle Safari organized by the authorities which will be an adventure cum thrilling experience.
The best part of this park is that all the species are kept in zoological order and like an open enclosure to let them feel like their natural habitat. In addition to Jungle Safari, you can enjoy Boating at Mir Alam lake and a train ride on the premises. Park remains open from 08.30 AM – 05.00 PM and entry fees are very nominal @ 50 Rs for adults while @ 30 Rs for kids.
Which is also known as Chiran Fort or Chiran Palace, Park is to be found atop jubilee hills which adds into its magnificence for the nature lovers. Established in 1998 after the name of Sh Kasu Brahmanada Reddy, it is home to a much scarce class of animals and stretched up to an area of 390 acres.
Chiran Palace is inside its premises but the entry gate is different from that of National Park, which can be a destination for refreshment with an open environment and close to nature. This park is well maintained by the Forest Department and you can best visit the park in the months of July to September and November to February.
National Park is located in the Chiklur area with a stretch of 700 acres containing around 680 types of flora and fauna in it. You can have a glimpse of Rat snake, Cat, Deer, and Cheetal during your visit to this park and the beauty of the park can be best viewed from the small hill located in the park itself. Museum in the park proved itself another refreshing point with immense knowledge for the seekers.
Ramoji film city is an ultimate destination for you and your family to enjoy if you want to take a break from the continuously watching spectacular architecture of the city. It is a full day amusement for all irrespective of their age group, as it houses adventurous activities besides the film studios inside the premises.
Founded by Ramoji Rao in 1991 and spread over 2250 acres with inbuilt hotels and amusement parks makes it a must-visit place for every visitor. It also houses the world's largest film studio complex where at a time more than 20 units can operate and shoot their projects.
You will be welcomed at the entrance with transport which will give you feel of London buses, followed by landing at the town which more or less resembles Texas. You will be exposed to different tunnels and studios during your ride which will surely give you Goosebumps.
Film city remains open from 0900 AM to 0500 PM all day in the week with a ticket of Rs 1150 for adults and 950 for kids. October to February i.e Winter season is the best time to visit here, as the temperature drops to a comfortable level in the daytime during this season in the city.
Runway 9 is another destination for people who love to undertake adventurous activities. Stretched up to an area of 5 acres, it provides you with a striking experience of fun and amusement. Various activities like Rock climbing, Roller skating, Laser Combat, Trampoline, and many others make it a perfect destination for outing and offbeat experience.
Home to magnificent culture, food, and architecture with booming modern-day technology hub, Hyderabad also provides adventurous activities to be undertaken by lovers. Presence of many hilltops, lakes, and Forts in the city, it provides you an opportunity to undertake Rock climbing, Trekking, Paragliding, Parasailing, white water rafting, and boating, etc through this club which is an authorized club by State authorities.
Exploring local markets during your visit must be included in your checklist as you will be exposed to various cultures, languages, religions, and people in the market only. Hyderabad has a lot of options for shopping starting from various giant malls to Laad Bazar which is famous for Bangles. Laad Bazaar is situated in close vicinity of Char Minar and Mecca Majid, so you can explore all things at one go. Laad Bazar is being operated since old times of Nizams and you can find precious stones and Perls in the market as well.
You will not find any difficulty in choosing your stay during the trip to Hyderabad as this spectacular city has hotels starting from Budget one to Deluxe and Five Star ranking. It is advisable to book your stay from where the destination can be best explored and you should not have any problem to commute. Additionally, you must go through some tips to book your hotel and to be safe during the trip.
Mobile network YES
Bank/ATM YES
Hospital YES
Pharmacy/Medicals YES
Restaurants YES
Bars YES
Automobile/Vehicle Repair YES
Courier facility YES
Massage & Spa plus Saloons. YES
Police Station YES
When you are in Hyderabad "the city of Nizams", you must not miss authentic Hyderabadi Biryani which you can find easily in maximum hotels. Also, you must try other local foods prepared by them which can be inquired about from the locals to explore their culture and tradition. Also, food is a way to have strong bonding among peoples, so you can exploit that option to bring some authenticity to your taste of culture with Hyderabadi flavor.
Ajanta & Ellora Caves 495 Km
Hampi 375 Km
Araku Valley 470 Km
Horsley Hills 540 Km
Panchghnai 570 Km
Don't throw Plastic and spoil the beauty of the station
Please left this beauty for our next generation to enjoy as well
Carry sufficient Cash in hand which will save you from some situations where no card facility exists (although maximum hotels have card facility)
Try to taste local foods wherever you go
Be polite with serving staff
If time and your will permit please help locals to collect garbage thrown over there by visitors like us so that we can think to plan the same destination again
To take your Camera + addition batteries + memory cards to allow you to capture memorable moments forever without any glitches.
Wherever need please hire local guides
Try to enjoy the time there and don't just keep clicking images unnecessary.
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![vivide-logo](images/logo.png)

A programming environment and framework that supports *interactive*, *data-driven*, *scriptable* construction of graphical tools with low effort. It is implemented in Squeak/Smalltalk. [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/hpi-swa/vivide](https://badges.gitter.im/hpi-swa/vivide.svg)](https://gitter.im/hpi-swa/vivide?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)

## How to Install [![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/hpi-swa/vivide.png?branch=master)](http://travis-ci.org/hpi-swa/vivide)

1. Get [Squeak 5.3 or later](http://www.squeak.org) with a recent [OpenSmalltalkVM](https://github.com/OpenSmalltalk/opensmalltalk-vm) for your operating system.
2. If not already integrated, load [Metacello](https://github.com/dalehenrich/metacello-work). Learn how it [works](https://github.com/dalehenrich/metacello-work/blob/master/docs/MetacelloUserGuide.md).
3. Finally, load VIVIDE into your Squeak image:

```Smalltalk
Metacello new
  baseline: 'Vivide';
  repository: 'github://hpi-swa/vivide:master/repository';
 "get; --- for updates"
  load.
```

Then, create and enter a new *animated Morphic project*. There, your can open Vivide with ```VivideLight open```.

See [FAQ](https://github.com/hpi-swa/vivide/wiki/FAQ) for further information.

## Latest Stable Build [![Try Now](http://img.shields.io/badge/try-now-green.svg)](https://squeak.js.org/run#url=https://www.hpi.uni-potsdam.de/hirschfeld/artefacts/vivide/&files=%5BVivide-Squeak-5.1.image,Vivide-Squeak-5.1.changes,SqueakV50.sources%5D&forceDownload=true)

You can download a Squeak/Smalltalk image with the latest working version of Vivide pre-installed from [here](https://www.hpi.uni-potsdam.de/hirschfeld/artefacts/vivide/). Additionally, you may want to get the latest [OpenSmalltalkVM](https://github.com/OpenSmalltalk/opensmalltalk-vm) and [sources](http://ftp.squeak.org/sources_files/) file.

## Projects and Applications

* [CCMail](https://github.com/calmez/CCMail) - a mail client by [Conrad Calmez](https://github.com/calmez)
* [Gramada](https://github.com/hpi-swa/Gramada) - interactive DSL creation by [Patrick Rein](https://github/codeZeilen)
* [Matriona](https://github.com/hpi-swa/smalltalk-nested-classes) - tools for a new module system by [Matthias Springer](https://github.com/matthias-springer) and [Fabio Niephaus](https://github.com/fniephaus)

### How to cite this work

If you did work based on (or related to) Vivide and want to write about that work, you can refer to our project as follows:

```Bibtex
@phdthesis{taeumel2020datadriven,
 author = {Taeumel, Marcel},
 title = {Data-driven Tool Construction in Exploratory Programming Environments},
 school = {University of Potsdam, Digital Engineering Faculty, Hasso Plattner Institute},
 year = {2020},
 month = {2},
 numpages = {299},
 url = {https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-44428},
 doi = {10.25932/publishup-44428},
}
```

Here is an older, yet more compact, description about some ideas around Vivide:

```Bibtex
@inproceedings{taeumel2014interleaving,
 author = {Taeumel, Marcel and Perscheid, Michael and Steinert, Bastian and Lincke, Jens and Hirschfeld, Robert},
 title = {Interleaving of Modification and Use in Data-driven Tool Development},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2014 ACM International Symposium on New Ideas, New Paradigms, and Reflections on Programming \& Software},
 series = {Onward! 2014},
 year = {2014},
 isbn = {978-1-4503-3210-1},
 location = {Portland, Oregon, USA},
 pages = {185--200},
 numpages = {16},
 url = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2661136.2661150},
 doi = {10.1145/2661136.2661150},
 acmid = {2661150},
 publisher = {ACM},
 address = {New York, NY, USA},
 keywords = {adaptation, graphical tools, reflection, scripting, tool building, vivide},
}
```

The following publication describes a different aspect of this work:

```Bibtex
@inproceedings{taeumel2012vivide,
 author = {Taeumel, Marcel and Steinert, Bastian and Hirschfeld, Robert},
 title = {The VIVIDE Programming Environment: Connecting Run-time Information with Programmers' System Knowledge},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the ACM International Symposium on New Ideas, New Paradigms, and Reflections on Programming and Software},
 series = {Onward! 2012},
 year = {2012},
 isbn = {978-1-4503-1562-3},
 location = {Tucson, Arizona, USA},
 pages = {117--126},
 numpages = {10},
 url = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2384592.2384604},
 doi = {10.1145/2384592.2384604},
 acmid = {2384604},
 publisher = {ACM},
 address = {New York, NY, USA},
 keywords = {concurrent views, dynamic analysis, navigation, program comprehension, programming environments, source code},
}
```

## Videos

Here is a screencast about exploring the file structure of a C program with treemaps:
[![VIMEO](https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/540030443_320.jpg)](https://vimeo.com/142670997)

Here is a screencast about integrating information from Stack Overflow into the Squeak/Smalltalk programming environment using Vivide. I included it in my talk at the [Onward'14](http://2014.splashcon.org/track/onward2014-papers) conference:

[![VIMEO](https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/503216190_320.jpg)](https://vimeo.com/116751102)

Here is a screencast about creating tools for context-oriented programming, which I showed at the [COP'14](http://prg.is.titech.ac.jp/events/cop14) workshop:

[![VIMEO](http://i.vimeocdn.com/video/484103433_320.jpg)](https://www.vimeo.com/102158303)

Here is a recent screencast about how to create a browser for GitHub issues, which I showed at the [FutureSOC'14](https://www.hpi.uni-potsdam.de/research_school/aktivitaeten/future_trends_in_soc/futuresoc_2014.html) symposium:

[![VIMEO](http://i.vimeocdn.com/video/480727139_320.jpg)](https://www.vimeo.com/99525933)

Here is an older screencast about how to create a code browser and modify its appearance to reveal more or different information:

[![VIMEO](http://i.vimeocdn.com/video/434147754_320.jpg)](https://www.vimeo.com/63757592)

## Acknowledgements

We are very thankful for any feedback in the form of bug reports, discussions, or even custom applications. Vivide is designed and implemented by [Marcel Taeumel](https://github.com/marceltaeumel) in context of his PhD thesis. To date, the following people also contributed to this project:

Pavel Belskiy,
Lars Blumberg,
Thomas Bünger,
[Conrad Calmez](https://github.com/calmez),
[Jonas Chromik](https://github.com/jchromik),
Falco Duersch,
[Tim Felgentreff](https://github.com/timfel),
Maxi Fischer,
Dustin Glaeser,
Anne Gropler,
[Sebastian Hahn](https://github.com/SebSchmech),
Eva-Maria Herbst,
[Hubert Hesse](https://github.com/hubx),
[Robert Hirschfeld](https://github.com/roberthirschfeld),
Johannes Koch,
Simon Krogmann,
Sebastian Kruse,
[Jens Lincke](https://github.com/JensLincke),
Thorben Lindhauer,
Roland Lux,
Tobias Mohr,
Christoph Neijenhuis,
[Fabio Niephaus](https://github.com/fniephaus),
Phillipp Otto,
Philipp Otto,
[Tobias Pape](https://github.com/krono),
Tobias Pfeiffer,
Stephanie Platz,
[Stefan Ramson](https://github.com/onsetsu),
Jan Rehwaldt,
[Patrick Rein](https://github.com/codeZeilen),
[Jakob Reschke](https://github.com/j4yk),
Oliver Richter,
Marko Röder,
[Robin Schreiber](https://github.com/merryman),
[Leonhard Schweizer](https://github.com/leoschweizer),
Benjamin Siegmund,
[Matthias Springer](https://github.com/matthias-springer),
Sebastian Stamm,
Tobias Stengel,
Karsten Tausche,
Lauritz Thamsen,
Juliane Waack,
Florian Wagner,
Daniel Werner,
Sebastian Woinar

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Lancashire lads and lasses who tramped the boards of the music halls.
Many of us can still recollect the early modern performers of the twentieth century on television who made us laugh and sometimes made us cry. Arther Askey with his 'playmates' and Ken Dodd with his 'diddymen' were both from Liverpool and yet both spent a large proportion of their early careers tramping the old time music halls of Lancashire and Britain, performing their acts and making a living. Music halls were, at the turn of the beginning of the twentieth century, the staple diet for entertainment for a large part of the working population and with this development came an all host of Lancastrians who would make a living in front of the curtain. When Doddy, died on May 6th 2016, the whole of Liverpool mourned his passing and no one who could remember the music halls was remotely 'tickled'.
Further back in time reveals a pattern of more Lancastrians who would also shine under the stage lights in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Wilkie Bard was one such example. Bard often played female characters but had been born in Chorlton, Manchester in 1874. Bard first appeared on stage in 1896, 21 years old, as a comic singer. Bard had a spell in Vaudeville in America and is praised with devising the tongue twister, 'she sells seashells on the seashore'. He died of a heart attack in 1944.
G.H. Elliot was born in Rochdale in 1882 and his stage name was 'The Chocolate Coloured Coon'. Offensive today but not so one hundred years ago, Elliot would daub himself up as a negro and wore a totally white outfit for contrast. He became the best-selling recording artist for the record label His Masters' Voice in 1912 and 1914 and his best remembered for songs such as 'The Honeysuckle and the Bee' and 'I used to Sigh for the Silvery Moon'. Elliot appeared on the Eamonn Andrews show, 'This is Your Life' in 1957 and died in Sussex in 1962. Needless to say, his gravestone which had a final curtain etched upon it and his controversial nickname were removed from the church yard in 2020
Tom Foy was another Lancastrian hailing from Manchester. Foy was of Irish descent who tread the musical hall boards for his entire life. Originally running away to join the circus, Foy made a name for himself as a pantomime character and became famous for his act 'Tom Foy and his Donkey'. Foy collapsed on stage in Birkenhead in 1917 and died two weeks later.
Victoria Monks was just one of many women that were also part of this great entertainment tradition. Born in Blackpool in 1884, Monks appeared in her debut performance on stage in 1889 as 'Little Victoria'. From 1906 – 1913 Monks made 18 musical recordings for HMV but most unfortunately was injured in a back stage door accident in 1915 which prevented from ever working again. Monks died in poverty in London in 1927.
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May Henderson like many others of the music hall genre was born into the music hall lifestyle. Her father and family had been clog dancers and comedians and Henderson performed her debut in Newcastle in 1897, aged just 13. Like so many others the Henderson's daubed themselves in black and May got the nickname 'the Dusky Queen'. One critique said of her, 'with her tap dancing and quick wits she only just missed out on being a top liner'. Henderson went on to run several pubs before dying in London in 1937, age 53.
This short list of just a few Lancastrian music hall entertainers makes for intriguing reading, and importantly for historians, reminds us of a time that is difficult to envisage and is even more challenging to remake or to recover. Intuitively, there are parts of this type of 'Lancastrian Art' we probably would not wish to recuperate but in amongst the catcalls and the penny seats there is a culture that is lost and like any historical enquiry, a source of knowledge that we can and ought to benefit from. As Doddy would have said, 'The trouble with Freud is that he never played the Glasgow Empire on a Saturday night'.
Peter John Fyles
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Territories observing the time zone are primarily in Asia. It runs through several districts in Russia. They remain on Srednekolymsk Time or SRET all year long and do not make any changes for Daylight Saving.


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share of mega meals is beyond exhausting.
all of this seasonal celebration takes on us.
I was too busy decorating and tossing it.
the above. In theory I want for nothing.
still out there awaiting my discovery.
of influence. Are we jaded or discerning?
on my own, I'm more than a tad off key.
To be clear, I'm as busy as I've ever been.
Finding something to do isn't my issue.
actually do something better for us all.
comfort level with the reality of existence.
exercise in futility? Is it time to just let go?
miracle happens, it must be of my doing.
Maybe I should organize a self help group.
those who obviously prefer the status quo.
this queer. I'm going to happy if it kills me!


Tehran (Reuters): Iran accused the United States on Sunday of threatening Russia with new atomic weapons after Washington published a document outlining plans to expand its nuclear capabilities to deter others.
The review of US nuclear policy published on Friday has riled Russia, which viewed the document as confrontational, and raised fears that it could increase the risk of miscalculation between the two world powers.
"The Americans are shamelessly threatening Russia with a new atomic weapon," Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, a pragmatist who opened the way to Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers including longtime adversary Washington, said in a speech.
"The same people who supposedly believe that using weapons of mass destruction is a crime against humanity ... are talking about new weapons to threaten or use against rivals," he said in his televised address.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif earlier warned in a tweet that the U.S. policy document posed the risk of "bringing humankind closer to annihilation".
The US military has put countering China and Russia, dubbed "revisionist powers", at the centre of a new national defence strategy unveiled earlier this month shifting priorities away from fighting Islamist militants.
By expanding its own low-yield nuclear capability, the United States would deter Russia from using nuclear weapons, according to American officials.


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A Tree That Eats Metal Was Just Discovered In The Philippines
Plants have evolved to exclude any metal from their roots or in any of the surrounding soil. Most plants do this, but not a particular plant called the Rinorea Niccolifera. It was discovered in the jungles of the Philippines and can accumulate up to 18,000 ppm of metal in its leaves and roots without being poisoned. This is 100 to 1000 times the amount of metal that normal plants can take in. Researchers at the University of the Phillippines – Los Banos that described the species in a new report also discovered that its ability to eat toxic levels of metals could make the tree a great solution to toxic waste sites around the planet. This is why this discovery is so important.
It is a small tree, normally 1.8 meters tall with a stem ranging from 3 to 13 centimetres in diameter.
You can access the full study HERE.
"Hyper-accumulator plants have great potentials for the development of green technologies, for example, phytoremediation and phytomining," – Dr. Augustine Doronila, University of Melbourne, senior author of the study. (source)
The study was part of the Program on the Rehabilitation and Restoration of Mining Areas through Phytotechnologies which is funded by the Department of Science and Technology.
The name niccolifera refers to the ability of this species to hyper-accumulate the heavy metal nickel in its stem and leaf tissues.
Conservation Status and Practical Applications
Unfortunately, like so many other species this one is categorized as 'Endangered.' Its habitat is severely "fragmented" and has so far been recorded only from three adjacent localities from its current known area of occupancy, which is less than 500km and continuing to decline. The study mentioned that much of this new species is subject to open pit mining and industrialization.
Again, these plants are considered "hyper-accumulator plants," and we should be exploiting their accumulation traits for practical applications, especially (as the study also mentions) for environmentally clean green technologies.
"The idea of deploying plants in the fight for cleaner ecosystems is not new; using them for the purpose of extracting metals from contaminated soil started to get popular in the 1990s." (source)
We've known these things for so long, and our window of opportunity won't be here forever.
It's unfathomable to think about how much of Earth we have destroyed, how many of its lungs we have stabbed and how we continue to progress forward with processes of destruction (development) when there are better ways of doing things. It's time to work with nature and understand it, not against it and destroy it.
The solutions to our current problems and ways of life exist, and they exist in the many. The problem lies within us, in order for new technologies and a more advanced way of living on Earth to be implemented, the people of Earth must change first. We are faced with so many distractions on a daily basis, focusing on our own lives and doing what we have to do to survive in this world so much so that we really haven't paid much attention to what is really happening on our planet as a collective. It's time for change, it's time for big change and discoveries like this one can help get us there.
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In view of the current macro-economic challenges in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted a one-off forbearance to banks this year to write-off their fully provided for non-performing loans (NPLs) without waiting for the mandatory one year.
The CBN stated this in a two-paragraph circular by its Director, Banking Supervision, Mrs. Tokunbo Martins, a copy of which was posted on its website yesterday.
Martins stated that the central bank acknowledged the request by banks to amend the requirements of S.3.21 (a) of the Prudential Guidelines, which mandates banks to retain in their records, fully provided NPLs for a period of one year before they are written off.
"The CBN has no intention of repealing the provision of the above mentioned section of the guidelines. In view of the current macro-economic challenges, however, the CBN hereby grant a one-off forbearance this year 2016 to banks, to write-off fully provided for NPLs without waiting for the mandatory one year," she wrote in the circular addressed to all banks.
Banking sector NPLs have been predicted to jump to 12.5 per cent of the total loans of the banks this year, up from the central bank's target level of five per cent at the end of last year, according to Agusto & Co, Nigeria's main rating agency.
In a related development, in view of what it described as the observed abuse of access to its Standing Lending Facility (SLF) by banks and other authorised dealers, the CBN yesterday announced measures to correct the anomaly.
To this end, the central bank in another circular by its Director, Financial Markets Department, Dr. Alvan E. Ikoku, directed all authorised dealers to refrain from accessing the discount window on the settlement date for government securities' auctions.
The securities referred to are CBN bills, Nigerian Treasury Bills and Federal Government of Nigeria bonds.
It stressed that any violation of the directive would result in the denial of access to the SLF.
The central bank, in the four-paragraph statement, explained: "In view of the observed abuse of access to the CBN Standing Lending Facility by authorised dealers, it has become imperative that some measures be taken to redress the trend and to re-define the mode of operation by authorised dealers at the window.
"Thus, all authorised dealers are henceforth directed to refrain from accessing the discount window of the CBN on the settlement date for government securities' auctions. All authorised dealers are hereby required to note and comply accordingly, as any violation will result in the denial of access to the CBN Standing Lending Facilty.
On the interbank market, the naira appreciated by N3.16 against the dollar yesterday to close at N312.50, stronger than the N316.66 to the dollar at which it closed the previous day.
But on the parallel market, the naira was unchanged as it closed at N395 to the dollar yesterday.
Meanwhile, in a separate circular yesterday, which was in furtherance to its recent directive that banks that act as agents to approved international money transfer operators (IMTO) to sell foreign currency accruing from inward money remittances to licenced Bureau De Change (BDC) operators, the central bank yesterday fixed a maximum limit of $30,000 per week as what banks can sell to the BDCs.
The circular from the Director, Trade and Exchange Department, CBN, W.D. Gotring, also stated that a BDC operator shall nominate its preferred authorised bank and can only procure the said amount from only that bank of its choice in a week.
It warned that any breach of the condition would attract sanctions.
"The selling rate by the authorised dealers to BDCs shall be the buying rate from the IMTO plus a margin not exceeding 1.5 per cent. Foreign exchange cash purchased by BDCs from authorised dealers shall be sold to foreign exchange end-users at a rate not exceeding two per cent margin above the buying rate.
"For the avoidance of doubt, the two per cent margin stated above shall be applicable to all funds to be retailed by the BDCs regardless of sources of funds.
"Authorised dealers shall continue to render weekly returns on sales to BDCs and the BDCs shall also continue to render weekly returns on purchases," it added.
Furthermore, the central bank stressed that funds purchased by BDCs shall be disbursed only for Business Travel Allowance/Personal Travel Allowance, overseas school fees and overseas medical fees, and should not exceed a maximum disbursement per transaction of $5,000.
Also, in its bid to ensure that all Nigerian customers in the diaspora get their Bank Verification Numbers (BVN), the central bank in another circular, said it has re-opened the scheme.
The enrolment for diaspora customers would now run from August 1st to December 31st, 2016.
Director, Banking and Payment System, CBN, Mr. Dipo Fatokun, in a circular yesterday, advised all bank customers abroad to ensure that they have attached their BVN to their accounts from January 1st, 2017.
The central bank stated that the extension was done to ensure that it fully realises the objective of the BVN scheme.
"A survey at the end of January 2016, revealed a very low percentage of registration and the exercise was further extended to 30th June 2016. The Bank observed the need to expand the geographical spread of registration centres, therefore, a new consultant, Avante International Technology Incorporated, was engaged to join OIS and VFS in the registration of Nigerian bank customers in diaspora.
"The combined efforts of the consultants and some Nigerian banks abroad have greatly accelerated the enrolment of this category of bank customers.
"Consequently, to ensure that all Nigerian bank customers in diaspora are enrolled, the BVN enrolment for bank customers in diaspora is hereby reopened for the next five months," it said.


Bizarrely, Sheriff of Nottingham is a game described by a resident Best Player and the host of our podcast as a 'cheese shifting simulator'. While this is plainly ridiculous and terribly off the mark, there might be a shred of accuracy to the description.
Sheriff of Nottingham was actually among the very first games that Best Play's founders played together. It's one of those games that reveals a lot about a person's character, from the brave but snakey Glenn to the mischievous, naughty Marcus. Step aside Myers and Briggs, I know more than you could ever know about a person based purely on this block of cheese they tried to smuggle down their pants.
Play begins with a handful of goods for each merchant. These include perfectly legitimate produce, such as apples, cheese and bread. Some of them, however, are classified as illegal contraband. These are things like crossbows, mead and … erm, pepper, for some reason.
Merchants are then given the chance to shift a load of these goods into the market. After a quick reshuffle of their stash, they each select which goods to stuff into their sack. Next, they look the designated Sheriff directly in the eye and declare 'three apples', or whatever it is they're claiming to have. The only rule here is that it must be a single amount of a homogenous product, so two chickens or five breads for example.
One player, the yellow merchant, hands over her bag to the Sheriff and calmly states that it contains four cheeses.
The Sheriff's job is that of a customs officer. Is it really four cheese? Twirling the delicate sack in his fingertips, the Sheriff motions to unbuckle the bag's clip.
She fears the Sheriff's scrutinising eye. If he opens the bag and finds anything other than four cheeses, the smuggler could face big penalties and would lose her illegal stock.
"How about six coins? Looks like you don't have much of a choice here" the Sheriff darts back.
The merchant seems troubled by this. "Hmmm. I'm not going up to six, it's just not worth it for me".
This exchange might continue for a few minutes, causing the now-greedy Sheriff to inspect the other merchant's bags as they mull over the decision as to what to do about the yellow trader. He opens one belonging to the purple merchant, and successfully finds a barrel of mead hidden in amongst a pile of bread. The smuggler must pay him a hefty fine for his transgressions. A second merchant, the blue player, is allowed to pass on into the market untouched, and carefully unloads his regulation loaves of bread into his stall.
Confidence boosted by a successful inspection and his decision to allow the honest trader to go about his business, the Sheriff returns to the yellow merchant's bag.
"So you'll go no higher than four coins for me to look the other way?", the Sheriff enquires. He reasons that there must be some illegitimate goods within, hence the bribe. But why wouldn't the yellow player go up to six? Because there's only one or two crossbows, or because the whole thing is a bluff?
The Sheriff decides to open the bag anyway, ready to cash in on the illicit stacks of crossbows within.
It's all cheese, just like the merchant said it was. The bribe was a ruse; a ploy to convince the greedy Sheriff to open the bag. Now, of course, he must pay her 9 coins for the trouble he's given her by inspecting her perfectly legal items.
The round ends, and the Sheriff marker shifts along to the next player. This time, the yellow merchant assumes the role of the Sheriff, and the others must once again attempt to smuggle goods into the market. The original Sheriff becomes a regular trader much like the others. This time, there's history to be considered as the merchants slide their chosen goods to pass through the watchful glare of the yellow trader: their new Sheriff.
This scenario illustrates the nature of play in Sheriff of Nottingham, a role-switching game of risk and reward. It's possible to play entirely legitimately, yet the allure of lucrative smuggling missions may well prove too much for some players. This game welcomes the shrewd and the sneaky, but leaves space for the cautious and the honest.
It's a clever, simple and accessible mechanic that suits both family get-togethers with game-resistant mothers as well as menu items in a longer games night among more serious gamers.
It comes heartily recommended by Best Play, and you can pick up a copy on Amazon here.


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package org.apache.camel.converter.crypto;

import java.io.DataInputStream;
import java.io.DataOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.security.Key;
import java.security.spec.AlgorithmParameterSpec;

import javax.crypto.Cipher;
import javax.crypto.CipherInputStream;
import javax.crypto.CipherOutputStream;
import javax.crypto.spec.IvParameterSpec;

import static javax.crypto.Cipher.DECRYPT_MODE;
import static javax.crypto.Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE;

import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
import org.apache.camel.converter.stream.OutputStreamBuilder;
import org.apache.camel.spi.DataFormat;
import org.apache.camel.spi.DataFormatName;
import org.apache.camel.support.ServiceSupport;
import org.apache.camel.support.ExchangeHelper;
import org.apache.camel.util.IOHelper;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * CryptoDataFormat uses a specified key and algorithm to encrypt,
 * decrypt and verify exchange payloads. The Data format allows an
 * initialization vector to be supplied. The use of this initialization vector
 * or IV is different depending on the algorithm type block or streaming, but it
 * is desirable to be able to control it. Also in certain cases it may be
 * necessary to have access to the IV in the decryption phase and as the IV
 * doens't necessarily need to be kept secret it is ok to inline this in the
 * stream and read it out on the other side prior to decryption. For more
 * information on Initialization vectors see
 *

 *
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initialization_vector

 *
http://www.herongyang.com/Cryptography/

 *
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_cipher_modes_of_operation

 *

 *

 * To avoid attacks against the encrypted data while it is in transit the
 * {@link CryptoDataFormat} can also calculate a Message Authentication Code for
 * the encrypted exchange contents based on a configurable MAC algorithm. The
 * calculated HMAC is appended to the stream after encryption. It is separated
 * from the stream in the decryption phase. The MAC is recalculated and verified
 * against the transmitted version to insure nothing was tampered with in
 * transit.For more information on Message Authentication Codes see
 *

 *
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAC

 *

 */
public class CryptoDataFormat extends ServiceSupport implements DataFormat, DataFormatName {

    public static final String KEY = "CamelCryptoKey";

    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CryptoDataFormat.class);
    private static final String INIT_VECTOR = "CamelCryptoInitVector";
    private String algorithm = "DES/CBC/PKCS5Padding";
    private String cryptoProvider;
    private Key configuredkey;
    private int bufferSize = 4096;
    private byte[] initializationVector;
    private boolean inline;
    private String macAlgorithm = "HmacSHA1";
    private boolean shouldAppendHMAC;
    private AlgorithmParameterSpec parameterSpec;

    public CryptoDataFormat() {
    }

    public CryptoDataFormat(String algorithm, Key key) {
        this(algorithm, key, null);
    }

    public CryptoDataFormat(String algorithm, Key key, String cryptoProvider) {
        this.algorithm = algorithm;
        this.configuredkey = key;
        this.cryptoProvider = cryptoProvider;
    }

    @Override
    public String getDataFormatName() {
        return "crypto";
    }

    private Cipher initializeCipher(int mode, Key key, byte[] iv) throws Exception {
        Cipher cipher = cryptoProvider == null ? Cipher.getInstance(algorithm) : Cipher.getInstance(algorithm, cryptoProvider);

        if (key == null) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("A valid encryption key is required. Either configure the CryptoDataFormat "
                    + "with a key or provide one in a header using the header name 'CamelCryptoKey'");
        }

        if (mode == ENCRYPT_MODE || mode == DECRYPT_MODE) {
            if (iv != null) {
                cipher.init(mode, key, new IvParameterSpec(iv));
            } else if (parameterSpec != null) {
                cipher.init(mode, key, parameterSpec);
            } else {
                cipher.init(mode, key);
            }
        }
        return cipher;
    }

    public void marshal(Exchange exchange, Object graph, OutputStream outputStream) throws Exception {
        byte[] iv = getInitializationVector(exchange);
        Key key = getKey(exchange);

        InputStream plaintextStream = ExchangeHelper.convertToMandatoryType(exchange, InputStream.class, graph);
        HMACAccumulator hmac = getMessageAuthenticationCode(key);
        if (plaintextStream != null) {
            inlineInitVector(outputStream, iv);
            byte[] buffer = new byte[bufferSize];
            int read;
            CipherOutputStream cipherStream = null;
            try {
                cipherStream = new CipherOutputStream(outputStream, initializeCipher(ENCRYPT_MODE, key, iv));
                while ((read = plaintextStream.read(buffer)) > 0) {
                    cipherStream.write(buffer, 0, read);
                    cipherStream.flush();
                    hmac.encryptUpdate(buffer, read);
                }
                // only write if there is data to write (IBM JDK throws exception if no data)
                byte[] mac = hmac.getCalculatedMac();
                if (mac != null && mac.length > 0) {
                    cipherStream.write(mac);
                }
            } finally {
                IOHelper.close(cipherStream, "cipher", LOG);
                IOHelper.close(plaintextStream, "plaintext", LOG);
            }
        }
    }

    public Object unmarshal(final Exchange exchange, final InputStream encryptedStream) throws Exception {
        if (encryptedStream != null) {
            byte[] iv = getInlinedInitializationVector(exchange, encryptedStream);
            Key key = getKey(exchange);
            CipherInputStream cipherStream = null;
            OutputStreamBuilder osb = null;
            try {
                cipherStream = new CipherInputStream(encryptedStream, initializeCipher(DECRYPT_MODE, key, iv));
                osb = OutputStreamBuilder.withExchange(exchange);
                HMACAccumulator hmac = getMessageAuthenticationCode(key);
                byte[] buffer = new byte[bufferSize];
                hmac.attachStream(osb);
                int read;
                while ((read = cipherStream.read(buffer)) >= 0) {
                    hmac.decryptUpdate(buffer, read);
                }
                hmac.validate();
                return osb.build();
            } finally {
                IOHelper.close(cipherStream, "cipher", LOG);
                IOHelper.close(osb, "plaintext", LOG);
            }
        }
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    protected void doStart() throws Exception {
        // noop
    }

    @Override
    protected void doStop() throws Exception {
        // noop
    }

    private void inlineInitVector(OutputStream outputStream, byte[] iv) throws IOException {
        if (inline) {
            if (iv == null) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("Inlining cannot be performed, as no initialization vector was specified");
            }

            DataOutputStream dout = new DataOutputStream(outputStream);
            dout.writeInt(iv.length);
            outputStream.write(iv);
            outputStream.flush();
        }
    }

    private byte[] getInlinedInitializationVector(Exchange exchange, InputStream encryptedStream) throws IOException {
        byte[] iv = getInitializationVector(exchange);
        if (inline) {
            try {
                int ivLength = new DataInputStream(encryptedStream).readInt();
                iv = new byte[ivLength];
                int read = encryptedStream.read(iv);
                if (read != ivLength) {
                    throw new IOException(String.format("Attempted to read a '%d' byte initialization vector from inputStream but only"
                            + " '%d' bytes were retrieved", ivLength, read));
                }
            } catch (IOException e) {
                throw new IOException("Error reading initialization vector from encrypted stream", e);
            }
        }
        return iv;
    }

    private HMACAccumulator getMessageAuthenticationCode(Key key) throws Exception {
        // return an actual Hmac Calculator or a 'Null' noop version.
        return shouldAppendHMAC ? new HMACAccumulator(key, macAlgorithm, cryptoProvider, bufferSize) : new HMACAccumulator() {
            byte[] empty = new byte[0];

            public void encryptUpdate(byte[] buffer, int read) {
            }

            public void decryptUpdate(byte[] buffer, int read) throws IOException {
                outputStream.write(buffer, 0, read);
            }

            public void validate() {
            }

            public byte[] getCalculatedMac() {
                return empty;
            }
        };
    }

    private byte[] getInitializationVector(Exchange exchange) {
        byte[] iv = exchange.getIn().getHeader(INIT_VECTOR, byte[].class);
        if (iv == null) {
            iv = initializationVector;
        }
        return iv;
    }

    private Key getKey(Exchange exchange) {
        Key key = exchange.getIn().getHeader(KEY, Key.class);
        if (key != null) {
            exchange.getIn().setHeader(KEY, null);
        } else {
            key = configuredkey;
        }
        return key;
    }

    public void setInitializationVector(byte[] initializationVector) {
        if (initializationVector != null) {
            this.initializationVector = initializationVector;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Meant for use with a Symmetric block Cipher and specifies that the
     * initialization vector should be written to the cipher stream ahead of the
     * encrypted ciphertext. When the payload is to be decrypted this
     * initialization vector will need to be read from the stream. Requires that
     * the formatter has been configured with an init vector that is valid for
     * the given algorithm.
     *
     * @param inline true if the initialization vector should be inlined in the stream.
     */
    public void setShouldInlineInitializationVector(boolean inline) {
        this.inline = inline;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the JCE name of the Encryption Algorithm that should be used
     */
    public void setAlgorithm(String algorithm) {
        this.algorithm = algorithm;
    }

    /**
     * Sets a custom {@link AlgorithmParameterSpec} that should be used to
     * configure the Cipher. Note that if an Initalization vector is provided
     * then the IvParameterSpec will be used and any value set here will be
     * ignored
     */
    public void setAlgorithmParameterSpec(AlgorithmParameterSpec parameterSpec) {
        this.parameterSpec = parameterSpec;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the name of the JCE provider e.g. SUN or BC for Bouncy
     */
    public void setCryptoProvider(String cryptoProvider) {
        this.cryptoProvider = cryptoProvider;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the algorithm used to create the Hash-based Message Authentication
     * Code (HMAC) appended to the stream.
     */
    public void setMacAlgorithm(String macAlgorithm) {
        this.macAlgorithm = macAlgorithm;
    }

    /**
     * Whether a Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC) should be
     * calculated and appended to the stream.
     */
    public void setShouldAppendHMAC(boolean shouldAppendHMAC) {
        this.shouldAppendHMAC = shouldAppendHMAC;
    }

    /**
     * Set the key that should be used to encrypt or decrypt incoming encrypted exchanges.
     */
    public void setKey(Key key) {
        this.configuredkey = key;
    }

    /**
     * Set the size of the buffer used to
     */
    public void setBufferSize(int bufferSize) {
        this.bufferSize = bufferSize;
    }
}


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Summit girls win season-opening GS at home
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COPPER MOUNTAIN – Two months ago, Tanner Bardin was in a wheelchair. Now, the Summit High School junior is not only back on his feet, he's racing for the Tigers' alpine ski team.Bardin broke his pelvis in mid-October following a motocross accident.With his ski season in doubt just weeks ago, Bardin proved that he is back with a vengeance by taking ninth place overall in Friday's season-opening high school giant slalom at Copper Mountain. "It still hurts a little, but for the most part it feels really good," he said. Bardin, who finished with a combined time of 1 minute, 21.72 seconds, was Summit's top male finisher.Summit coach Tory Hauser advised Bardin to take a slightly cautious approach in his first race back, but Bardin said he was trying not to be too tentative."I figure I've already felt the pain," he said. "So I might as well go for it.""It's incredible," Hauser said. "We didn't expect him to be getting a start this early and we wanted him to be pretty conservative. He came up with a great game plan and skied it … I'm very pleased with how he did."
Erin Breslin finished second overall, with a combined time of 1:20.66, to lead the victorious girls team.An out-of-breath Breslin was all smiles following her second run."My first run was better because I got on the course earlier," she said. "Starting position really matters, especially on soft snow like this. In these conditions, the course gets rutted very quickly."Alex Guras was Summit's fastest girl after the first run but faltered her second time down the course."Alex probably would have won the race but then she made a tactical mistake on her second run," Hauser said. "She went into a tuck and then she was late the rest of the way."Guras raced despite suffering a recent back injury."My run was weird, I kept getting late and then the pitch kind of kicked my butt," a disappointed Guras said. "It was a tough set, my skis just weren't turning."Although she wasn't at the top of her game, Guras still managed to take third place with a combined time of 1:21.41.
Chelsey Fretz also cracked the top 10 for Summit, finishing eighth with a combined time of 1:24.52.Despite missing some of its top racers, Summit's boys team skied respectably, putting four skiers in the top 30 and finishing fourth out of 14 teams. Joining Bardin in the top 30 were Brian Joyce (14th, 1:23.05), Andrew Otto (26th, 1:25.67) and Drew Hauser (28th, 1:25.89)."I don't know who set the course but I like it, it kept me on my toes," Drew Hauser said. "It's our home race at our home mountain so it makes it that much better."Like Hauser, Otto said he was glad to be racing at Copper. "We don't train here but most of our kids know the hill well," he said. "It was a pretty big advantage."According to Tory Hauser, the Summit boys probably would have taken second if Zach Wade's second run had been properly timed.
The racer in front of Wade fell, then hiked part way up and eventually finished just one second ahead of Wade. As a result, race officials were unable to record the Summit sophomore's time and he was forced to take his run over. Wade fell on his third run of the day and did not finish the race."Zach really got hosed," Hauser said. "He skied really fast on the run that he had to take over."Nearly 250 racers competed in Friday's GS, which made for a long race day.Due to a time crunch and inclement weather, only the top 80 finishers on each side were allowed to take a second run."The course held up well and it was a good race overall," Tory Hauser said. "I was a little disappointed that we had a few girls fall on the second run because some of them would have been right up there. But there's still more races and plenty of chances to qualify for state."Summit's next race is a slalom, Jan. 6, at Steamboat.Adam Boffey can be contacted at (970) 668-3998, ext. 13631, or at aboffey@summitdaily.com.
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Media Memo: Romney Can Skip Family Leader Forum; Can't Hide His Extreme Record on Women's Health #runandhideromney
TO: Interested Parties
RE: Romney Can Skip Family Leader Forum; Can't Hide His Extreme Record on Women's Health #runandhideromney
At the Family Leader's Thanksgiving Family Forum later today, the GOP presidential candidates in attendance will tout their out-of-the-mainstream record on women's health.
Even though Mitt Romney won't be there, make no mistake, he is just as extreme on women's health as his fellow GOP presidential candidates.
Romney, like the other GOP presidential candidates, supports:
*barring Planned Parenthood health centers from providing preventive health care through federal programs
*overturning Roe v. Wade
*attacking family planning programs
That's why the Planned Parenthood Action Fund will be using the hashtag #runandhideromney during the forum: to remind the public that Romney can't hide from his out-of-touch record by skipping this conservative forum.
It was just two weeks ago that voters in Mississippi defeated a "personhood" amendment by a double-digit margin, sending a strong message that even in a conservative Southern state, voters don't want politicians to play politics with women's health.
In an effort to highlight these critical health issues the Planned Parenthood Action Fund has launched Women are Watching, its campaign to educate, engage, and activate supporters across the country for the 2012 elections.
The campaign's website: http://www.womenarewatching.org/ showcases women's health "Chumps," drawing attention to Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, and others for their dangerous positions on women's health.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND RESPONSE TO ATTACKS ON PLANNED PARENTHOOD:
"The GOP presidential candidates are way out of the mainstream when it comes to women's health," says Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. "Their proposal to bar Planned Parenthood health centers from providing preventive health care means they support cutting off access to birth control, cancer screenings, and annual exams for millions of women."
ATTACKING WOMEN'S HEALTH IS BAD POLICY AND BAD POLITICS, EVEN FOR REPUBLICANS
While the GOP presidential candidates attack women's health, it is important to remember it is not only bad policy, undermining access to birth control, cancer screenings, and other preventive care, it is bad politics, even for Republicans.
The simple fact is that attacking women's health is bad general election politics for he GOP presidential candidates because it is out of sync with the position of key voting groups needed to win the presidency — including women voters, young voters, and moderate voters.
Republican strategist Mark McKinnon: Planned Parenthood litmus test "send[s] a terrible message to independent voters the GOP needs in order to win." Politico reports, "The idea of Planned Parenthood's funding as a Republican litmus test does not sit well with all of the party's strategists, some of whom worry it will drive away the exact constituencies that the party needs to win in 2012. 'It would send a terrible message to independent voters the GOP needs in order to win,' said Republican strategist Mark McKinnon, a former adviser to John McCain, now at Public Strategies." [Politico, 6/8/11]
Polls show young and female voters, who are critical to the 2012 elections, support Planned Parenthood by a strong majority. Public polls by Gallup, CNN, NBC/Wall Street Journal and Quinnipiac University show majority support for Planned Parenthood and solid opposition to congressional attacks on Planned Parenthood.
CNN poll: 65 percent of voters "think the federal government should continue to provide funding to Planned Parenthood." This includes 68 percent of women and 58 percent of independents. [CNN.com, 4/11/11]
Quinnipiac poll: Voters opposed "cutting off federal government funding to Planned Parenthood" by a margin of 53 percent to 43 percent. Opposition was even stronger among 18- to 34-year-olds (66 percent) and self-described moderates (60 percent). [Quinnipiac University, 3/3/2011]
NBC/WSJ poll: 53 percent of respondents — and 60 percent of 18- to 49-year-old women — found it "mostly or totally unacceptable" to "eliminate funding to Planned Parenthood for family planning and preventive health services." [NBC/Wall Street Journal, 03/03/2011]
Polls consistently show strong majority support forRoe v. Wade. A 2009 (most recent available) CBS News/New York Timespoll shows 64 percent of adults oppose overturning Roe v. Wade. A 2009 CNN/Opinion Research poll shows 68 percent of adults oppose overturning Roe v. Wade.


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Since 2002, the TobaccoFree Research Institute Ireland (TFRI) has been at the forefront of tobacco related research and advocacy.
Here you will find information on our current research, past projects, and staff.
Looking Back, Looking Forwards: Edinburgh on 24th January 2020
ECToH 8th European Conference on Tobacco or Health 19th -22nd February 2020 Berlin, Germany.
ERS International Congress 2020 will be hosted in Vienna, Austria on 5 to 9 September 2020
18TH WORLD CONFERENCE ON TOBACCO OR HEALTH
DUBLIN FROM 9-11 MARCH 2021
TACK SHS: Tackling tobacco-related chronic diseases in Europe: 8_october_tackshs_icolc.docx Novel data from the Horizon 2020 TackSHS project reveals the results of exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) from cigarettes and second-hand aerosols (SHA) from electronic cigarettes on the respiratory health of European population, the burden of associated mortality and morbidity, and economic consequences for national and European welfare. Press release from final conference.
New technologies to tackle digital marketing of alcohol, tobacco and unhealthy foods aimed at children and adolescents. A group of experts and stakeholders from all over the WHO European Region recently highlighted the role of new technologies in responding to the harmful impact of digital marketing of alcohol, tobacco and unhealthy foods targeted at children and adolescents.
New Irish research shows "Allen Carr" is successful for smoking cessation: New study has just been published in the BMJ's Tobacco Control journal which shows results of the first published Randomised Clinical trial in the world demonstrating that Allen Carr 's Easyway to stop smoking is a highly effective treatment to help smokers quit. Full Paper available here.
SILNER H2020 project launched its findings in Brussels on October 17th 2018
TFRI deliverable 'Development of policy recommendations' used the empirical evidence generated in the project to develop recommendations for the prevention of youth smoking. More detailed recommendations can be found here.
Youth turning to cheaper Roll Your Own Tobacco Products: Newspaper Link
Tobacco Free Ireland ('TFI'), the report of the Tobacco Policy Review Group, was endorsed by Government and published in October 2013. An Action Plan for TFI was published in March 2015 and one of its actions committed the Department of Health to publish an annual report on the implementation of the Plan.Considerable progress was made in 2017 in implementing the Action Plan as set out in detail in the Annual Report.
TOB-g project launched its e-learning course November 2017. The Tob-g e-course constitutes a key part of this important project. This course is based on the structure and material of the Tob-g guidelines. Its aim is to provide an individualised approach to smoking cessation within five clearly distinctive sub-populations of smokers, who obviously cannot continue to be treated as a single entity. Teenagers, cardiovascular patients, pregnant women, patients with diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) belong to clearly distinct groups and reasonably so require a tailored approach to treatment.
Tobacco Cessation Guidelines for High risk populations - TOB-G Now published
The first new building to be constructed on the Dublin Institute of Technology Grangegorman campus has been opened.The Greenway Hub will be home to the institution's postgraduate researchers as well as those commercialising their research and growing spin-out companies. The 5-storey €17 million euro building will host DIT's Environmental Sustainability and Health Institute (ESHI) with researchers working in areas like vision science, food and water quality, energy, bio monitoring and diagnostics, and health policy development. More news:
Global Public Health Advocates Open New Fronts in War on Tobacco Vienna, Austria—December 5, 2016—Efforts to control tobacco as a public health threat have escalated as clinicians and public health advocates have coalesced to beat back threats from tobacco companies through public advocacy, public health, and pension reform. Read more
ESPAD Ireland 2015 published, 20th September, 2016
Ireland's 2015 report on the European Schools Project on Alcohol & other Drugs in Ireland (ESPAD) finds a dramatic reduction in teenage drinking and smoking but concerns over e-cigarettes, drugs and gambling.
Smoking and drinking among 15-16 year-old school students are falling dramatically, but challenges posed by illicit drug use remain. In this age group, Ireland has much lower levels of drinking, binge drinking and smoking than the European average, but higher use of cannabis, inhalants and other drugs. Find out more here.
E-cigarettes as a gateway to tobacco: A US study finds that teenagers who use e-cigarettes are more to become tobacco-smokers.
European Court of Justice upholds Tobacco Products Directive:Great news from the European Court of Justice – all three challenges against the EU Tobacco Products Directive were rejected today May 4th 2016. The Court rejected the challenge brought by Philip Morris and British American Tobacco which sought to invalidate the TPD as a whole, or alternatively various provisions of the Directive including, inter alia, mandatory large pictorial warnings, the ban on characterising flavours and measures concerning tracking and tracing.
An assessment of the economic costs of smoking in Ireland: Key findings: It is estimated that smoking causes 5,870 deaths per annum with an additional 92 per annum as a result of exposure to second hand smoke (SHS). This is an increase from an estimated 5,200 deaths per annum previously calculated, the increase is due to more cancers and respiratory diseases being attributable to smoking than heretofore.
The estimated cost to the healthcare system as a result of smoking is over a half a billion euro (€506 million) as outlined below:
· Hospital based costs €211 million
· Primary care costs €256 million
· Domiciliary care costs €40 million.


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McDowell wins Chevron
Written by Golf World on Monday, 6 December 2010
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Furyk named player of the year
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Padraig leads nedbank
Written by Golf World on Friday, 3 December 2010
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McIlroy; PGA Tour won't miss me
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World class field for Volvo World Matchplay
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Poulter wants golf rule change
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Woods getting bck to his best
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Kaymer on the bag
Written by Jock Howard on Thursday, 2 December 2010
Instead of playing in Tiger's Chevron tournament in California as previously planned, Europe's number one, Martin Kaymer, flew straight to La Manga, in order to caddie for his girlfriend, Alison Micheletti. Two days after he won the Race for Dubai, the world number three was lending advice to his loved one, and whatever he was...
Tour stars nominated for awards
Written by Golf World on Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Ryder Cup heroes Graeme McDowell and Lee Westwood have been nominated for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, while Race to Dubai champion Martin Kaymer is in contention for the equivalent award in Germany. Northern Irishman McDowell claimed the winning point as Europe beat the United States 14½-13½ at The Celtic Manor Resort in October, as well as clinching...
Manassero wins Rookie of the Year
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Euro tour reveals 2011 schedule
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Kaymer pulls out of chevron
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Poulter loses out in dubai
Written by Golf World on Sunday, 28 November 2010
Sweden's Robert Karlsson won the Dubai World Championship Sunday, defeating Golf World columnist Ian Poulter in a playoff after a bizarre marking blunder by the Englishman on the final hole. Karlsson calmly rolled in a birdie putt on the second playoff hole after Poulter was given a one-stroke penalty for dropping his ball on his marker on the green, causing it to flip...
poulter leads in Dubai
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Gary Wolstenholme writes blog for Today's Golfer
Written by Gary Wolstenholme on Thursday, 25 November 2010
Gary Wolstenholme MBE was the most successful British amateur of the modern era before he turned professional to pursue a career on the European Seniors Tour. He made his debut at Woburn earlier this year and won his first Seniors Tour tournament in only his second start at the Casa Serena Open to secure his card for 2011. Wolstenholme will be writing...