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2015 Boston Kickoff Party!
by Cleantech Open Northeast
Thu, March 19, 2015
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM EDT
Greentown Labs
Help Cleantech Open Northeast celebrate its
#KickoffCleanTech
Join us for an awesome night of cleantech community networking leading up to the Cleantech Open 2015 Accelerator program.
Entrepreneurs, students, savvy technologists, investors, professionals, and other interested parties all welcome!
At the launch party you'll be able to:
Connect with Boston's top innovators, supporters, and thought leaders in the cleantech space.
Get exposure by giving your 1 minute elevator pitch in front of judges and potential teammates (if you're ready!).
Listen to past competitors as they share their experience with Cleantech Open.
Celebrate our amazing clean tech community!
Are you a cleantech entrepreneur?
Attend this event for free! Please contact Sanah at sahmed@cleantechopen.org to receive your promo code. In addition, come prepared to pitch your company. We will be hosting an elevator pitch competition and the top three winners receive free applications to the Cleantech Open (worth $100+).
Learn more and submit your application!
Early Bird Deadline is April 1st.
Alicia Barton
CEO, Mass CEC
As Chief Executive Officer of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Alicia Barton is responsible for leading MassCEC's efforts to accelerate the success of the clean energy technology sector in Massachusetts. Since her appointment as CEO in August 2012, Alicia has driven MassCEC's efforts to provide support for all aspects of the sector from early stage technology innovation, to clean energy project deployment and workforce development. Working in close coordination with the clean energy, environmental and economic development efforts of the Commonwealth, MassCEC's programs have helped deliver record job growth in the clean energy technology sector, while seeing rapid expansion of clean energy projects throughout Massachusetts.
Dorothee Martin
External Venture Manager, Saint Gobain External Venturing
Dorothee Martin is External Venture Manager at Saint-Gobain, in the NOVA group which identifies and evaluates start-up companies for potential partnerships with Saint-Gobain business units. Focus areas for the External Venturing group include new products and technologies related to the three pillars of growth for Saint-Gobain: Building Construction, Energy and Environment.
Dorothee Martin has joined Saint-Gobain in 1997 as a Research Engineer in Saint-Gobain Recherche (Paris area). She has held various management and business development positions within the Saint-Gobain R&D organization and at Eurokera (Greenville, SC). She took her current position in August 2011 and is hosted in the US Corporate R&D Center of Saint-Gobain (Northboro, MA). She has a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering from Ecole des Mines de Paris (Mines Paris Tech, 1993), and a PhD in Solid State Physics from Orsay University (1998).
Mitch Tyson (Master of Ceremonies)
Principal, Tyson Associates, NECEC
Mitch is a co-founder of the New England Clean Energy Council and serves on its Executive Committee. He is also a member of the Mass High Tech Council Board and serves as the head of the Clean Energy and Sustainability Team. Mitch is a founding member of the Progressive Business Leaders Network and is co-chair of its Energy/ Environment Working Group. In 2008, the Mass High Tech Journal named Mitch a Mass High Tech All-Star for his leadership in and commitment to the clean energy sector. He has a bachelors degree in Physics, a masters degree in Nuclear Engineering, and a second masters in Political Science, all from MIT.
Host Speakers
Mark Vasu
Executive Vice President, Greentown Labs
Mark is a clean energy entrepreneur that focuses on sustainability, energy, and climate in order to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy.
Mark's entrepreneurial career centers on marketing, business development and strategy, and creative partnership building to scale big ideas and build movements.
Prior to his work in sustainability, Mark helps social-purpose companies and social enterprises grow. He's participated in building movements in national service, education, and corporate social responsibility.
Specialties: sustainability, strategic partnerships, business development, marketing, branding
Alumni Speaker
Founder and CEO, Sol Power LLC
Ryan attended Northeastern University, graduating with a BS in Industrial Engineering. After Northeastern, he spent 3 years in an Operations Leadership Development Program for BAE Systems, a defense contractor, in their Electronic Systems division, holding roles in Continuous Improvement, Recruiting, Sustainability, Strategy Deployment and Strategy Execution. During this time at BAE, Ryan also enrolled in an evening MBA program at Babson College, where he discovered his true passion for entrepreneurship and sustainability. It was out of this evening MBA program that the idea for a solar cell phone charging station was born. After completing his 3 year requirement at BAE Systems, Ryan took a role as Engineering Project Manager at Skyworks Solutions, a commercial semiconductor company before leaving to pursue Sol Power (now WrightGrid) full time.
Getting to Greentown Labs:
Greentown Labs is a short walk, bike or bus ride from Porter Square, Harvard Square, and Kendall Square on the MBTA Red Line. We strongly suggest public transportation or carpooling.
Let us know if you have problems getting there!
About Cleantech Open
The mission of Cleantech Open is to find, fund, and foster the big ideas that address today's most urgent energy, environmental, and economic challenges.
To accomplish this mission, Cleantech Open provides the infrastructure, expertise and strategic relationships to turn ideas into successful global cleantech companies. Through its one-of-a-kind annual business competition and mentorship program, Cleantech Open has awarded over $6 million and services to support cleantech startups. The 800+ participating companies have raised more than $1 billion in external capital.
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This week, 2013 Chicago Marathon winner, Rita Jeptoo, swung into Chicago to begin the period of her training focused on defending her title at the 2014 Marathon. Last year, she set a course and personal record at 2:19:57. She's already broken that record, winning the 2014 Boston Marathon with a 2:18:57 time. If you're keeping track, that's a half marathon time for a lot of runners.
At an early age, Jeptoo was recognized as someone having the potential to become an elite distance runner. But the start of her running career was a mix of drive and necessity. Jeptoo's family home in Kenya was 10 kilometers from her childhood school. After logging a trip to school in the morning, a trip home for lunch, a trip back to school and home again in the evening, she'd traveled nearly a full marathon every single day.
She described how traveling the distance to school translated into becoming a distance runner. As "the best runner in her school," she told the group gathered at Nike Running in Bucktown to meet her, she competed in "every single track and field event." From the long jump to sprints to middle distance to distance, Jeptoo was a one-woman track team. She liked it that way and worked to retain her title as the single best runner. Type A, for the win.
Her grueling training schedule and her dedication to the sport are what she points to as contributors to her continued success.
When Jeptoo was asked about her training and when it takes to become an elite distance runner, she explained the need for complete dedication to the sport and the importance of following your training plan. She advised runners to train their muscles to work when they're fatigued to allow them to get stronger.
Nutritionally, she had some specific advice for European and American runners. She said, "Don't eat McDonalds. Don't use a lot of oil. Cook at home." She advised that runners and aspiring runners avoid carbonated, sugary beverages and instead drink fresh mango juice, water and milk.
However inspiring Jeptoo and her story were to the Chicago-based crown, she drew similar motivation from the city to help propel her through the 2013 Chicago Marathon. She said that the cheers of the fans in Chicago drove her to run quickly through the finish. Considering the fact that she's notorious for finishing the last 15 kilometers of a marathon exceptionally fast, those cheers of encouragement could have helped propel her to her record finish.
As Jeptoo gears up to take another run at the championship, it's clear that she's still pulling inspiration from the runners and crowds around her. She finished her time at Nike Running snapping photos of the store's walls, filled with goals written by Chicago runners.


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News AFTER several crocodile sightings within the past week the debate on whether or not crocodiles should be culled or removed in Queensland has reignited.
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Frankfurt Round up – Clear's top picks
One of the most important events in the automotive calendar, the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, has drawn to a close. Naturally, electronification has been a major topic of conversation. It's been a busy couple of weeks in the German city, full of jaw-dropping vehicles and marvellous displays of technology. However, it has not come without its share of controversy. We've rounded up some of Clear's top picks.
VW goes EV with ID.3
One release that has got a lot of attention has been the Volkswagen ID.3, the first all-electric supermini from the brand. With VW still seen to be playing catchup to the industry (notably since the 2015 emissions scandal), the car is a major steppingstone in not just VW's road to electrification, but the whole VW group. The ID.3 will eventually underpin all EV models across the group, including Seat, Skoda and Audi.
The hero-edition has a 203hp electric motor that VW claims will have a range of between 143-205 miles, but longer-range versions are also expected. The car will likely cost around £25,000.
Taycan takes aim at Tesla
From one German brand to another, Porsche launched their highly anticipated all-electric luxury model at Frankfurt with two versions, the Taycan Turbo and the Taycan Turbo S. These models are set to rival the increasingly popular Tesla Model S. With a 93.4kWh battery, the Turbo S will kick out a whopping 750hp – extremely impressive for a 4-door luxury saloon. Porsche claims the range will be a maximum of 279 miles.
Aside from the performance and battery technology, the interior is loaded with tech. A huge, curving 16.8-inch touch screen sits behind the steering wheel with a further two screens on the centre of the dashboard (10.9 inches) and the centre console (8.4 inches) allow the driver to change car and entertainment settings with iPhone-like haptics. If you feel like there still aren't enough screens, an infotainment screen for your passenger is an optional extra.
Land Rover Defender goes Millennial
After being in production for what seemed like forever and conquering treacherous terrain in even the furthest corners of the Earth, the previous generation of the British icon was discontinued in 2016, but thankfully, Land Rover has brought it back with an all-new design. Land Rover claim testing put numerous cars through collective million-plus miles to ensure it was worthy of wearing the Defender badge.
The car was one of the few to be launched at Frankfurt without a hybrid option, but Land Rover say a mild hybrid and a plug-in hybrid version will be available in coming years. With the new design and luxurious details that would rival even top-end Range Rovers, the car has split opinions for journalists and car fans alike. However, Lego has already released a 'technic' version, so it must be doing something right…
Not just about the cars…
Aside from the glossy new releases and impressive technologies, a lot of interesting topics have surrounded the show, namely the future of the show itself. With fewer manufacturers and less space used, many are predicting the downfall of the show. Huge brands like Toyota, Nissan, Volvo, Citroen, Bentley and Rolls Royce did not attend despite releasing new models recently.
Bernhard Mattes, the chief of VDA (the body that organizes the show), has reportedly refused to commit to a return to the city and has hinted that a fresh concept should be agreed on. Mattes resigned on the opening day of the show.
Alongside this, climate protests have taken place causing disruption to the show and Frankfurt itself. Activists claim that despite the massive focus on EVs, not enough is being done and that the large German manufacturers are still playing catchup.
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In large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat margarine or butter with sugar until blended. Increase speed to high; beat until creamy. At medium speed, beat in eggs, vanilla, and 1 teaspoon anise extract, constantly scraping bowl with rubber spatula. Reduce speed to low; beat in flour and baking powder, occasionally scraping bowl. Shape dough into 4 balls. Wrap each ball in plastic wrap and freeze at least 1 hour or refrigerate overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. On lightly floured surface, divide 1 ball of dough into 9 equal pieces, keeping remaining dough refrigerated. With lightly floured hands, roll each piece of dough into a 7-inch-long rope; bring ends of rope together and gently twist several times. Pinch twisted ends together to seal.
Place cookies, about 2 inches apart, on ungreased large cookie sheet. Bake cookies 12 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. With pancake turner, remove cookies to wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough.
When cookies are cool, prepare glaze. In small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar with 1 teaspoon anise extract and 2 tablespoons water. Brush top of cookies with glaze; place on rack. Top with sprinkles if you like. Set cookies aside to allow glaze to dry, about 1 hour.


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This issue was struck 1833-41 in St. Petersburg while Poland was under Russian rule (1815-1918). Ten zlotych equaled one and a half rubles. Russian coinage for Poland ended in 1841.
Specification: 31.1 g, .868 fine silver, .868 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM C134, Dav-284.
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For Indian expats in UAE this is turning out to be the time to remit as rupee drops further
December remittance volumes were already trending higher - it could get more busy
Published: December 16, 2021 07:51 Manoj Nair, Business Editor
Unless the Indian central bank intervenes in the markets, the rupee will likely remain on the weaker side. On Thursday morning, it breached the 20.70 mark to the dirham. Image Credit: Pixabay
Dubai: The Indian rupee could come under renewed pressure today (December 16), with one dirham at Rs20.75 and slipping from the Rs20.40-Rs20.50 range of recent days. Trends in the currency as well as Indian stock markets over the next few hours should set the tone for the rupee in the coming days.
There could be some heavy remittance volumes over the next 48 hours, according to multiple sources in the currency markets. "Remittance numbers have been higher since the start of the month – but there were still many who had held back thinking the rupee could fall further," said one.
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So far, the Reserve Bank of India has not intervened to bolster the rupee (by buying up dollars). The lowest point ever for the rupee against the dirham has been the 20.88 it touched on April 20, 2021. For one, the country's exports are benefitting from the weaker rupee. The other factor weighing on the currency is the steady increase in oil prices.
In the year-to-date, there have been three occasions when the rupee slipped past the 20.50 mark against the dirham for an extended period before picking up some strength.
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It follows a pattern of steady remittance increases to India since the start of October. According to Antony Jos, Managing Director at Joyalukkas Exchange, "Rupee has trended weaker for the better part of the last few weeks – that coupled with renewed optimism about the UAE economy has been driving higher remittances since October.
"But there are certain patterns emerging. High networth Indian expats seem to be retaining their funds here than was the case before, with a lot of their savings/investments going into buying a home in Dubai or other emirates. This has been noticeable for most of this year, and more so now.
"The current remittance spike is thus led by low-to-mid-income expats as well as the blue-collar workforce sending money back to India to their dependants."
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But the first time I can say I truly felt American was when I was outside the country. I lived in Europe in my 20s, and after a while, you grow accustomed to not seeing those ubiquitous symbols like the flag, the currency, even the architecture or those phrases about liberty and justice. But one day, I happened to be walking by the American consulate in a European city, and there was Old Glory in all her glory, waving proudly over the building. And for a moment, I felt tears in my eyes.
Around the world, there are various views of Americans and American culture, including many of the ways we identify ourselves and discuss our own shortcomings. But we remain a land of hope, no matter what else we may be.
It is for this reason, as you read this blog, that it is so important to me that we live up to the ideas and ideals we claim to hold dear -- that all people are created equal.
CNN, a well-known American export around the world, has as its webpage cover story an important article about Corporal Andrew Charles Wilfahrt, believed to be the first gay soldier killed after President Barack Obama signed the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell". Wilfahrt wanted to serve so that another man with a wife and family would not have to. He believed in what he was doing, and enjoyed a strong brotherhood with the soldiers in his unit -- who all treated his sexuality as a non-issue. Yet, he was denied the right to marry by the government and country he served.
An analogous situation was described during the debate over the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, during a time when the draft was forcing young men to fight in Vietnam. The voting age in the U.S. until 1967 was 21, but the draft took men as young as 18 -- unable to elect officials or have a say in who represented them, but subject to the policies that might end their lives. Wilfahrt, with his service, was defending civil rights he would never fully be able to enjoy.
But Wilfahrt, like my grandfather and great-grandfather, chose to fight for and represent this country.
My great-grandfather lied about his age to join the U.S. Navy, an act which eventually led to his participation in the First World War. He was the son of Prussian immigrants, and the first of their children to be born in the United States. His parents Americanized their names -- Josef becoming Joseph, and Marta becoming Martha -- as well as the names of the sons they brought with them, but mostly to avoid the prejudice they knew they would encounter. They were ready to do anything to be a part of America, and instilled that spirit in their children, despite any hardship any of them might face. And my great-grandfather joining the Navy led to his meeting my young great-grandmother while on leave -- she stole his hat because she thought he was cute.
My grandfather, son-in-law to my great-grandparents, was an immigrant from Eastern Europe. Ethnically, he was Ukrainian, though the region shifted from being Polish, to part of Austria-Hungary, to part of Ukraine, depending on the year. He arrived here at age 10, and learned to speak English with an American accent, hiding his immigrant roots again for fear of the prejudice he knew he would confront. He joined the U.S. Army war effort for the Second World War at age 21, because this was his country, and he was ready to defend it. He also met my grandmother while on leave, but she didn't steal his hat.
I guess you could say that the U.S. military is responsible not only for my defense, but my existence. These men chose to fight and defend our ideals, and it led to their being able to start families.
My father joined the U.S. Navy, just as Vietnam was starting. He worked in helicopter rescue, and did his job well. It gave him a great deal of pride to serve his country, and he chose to serve. He was not drafted.
It was not about politics for any of these men -- it was about a love for this country and belief in what we stand for, whether it has been the previous generations of men in my family or Corporal Wilfahrt. My father is the only man in this article who could reasonably expect that he would not face some sort of prejudice when he came home from war, yet they all served, and served proudly. And even then, what my father could not have known was how Vietnam veterans would be treated, but I don't think that would have mattered to him -- he would have done it anyway.
I have never served in the military myself. With all of my travels around the world, I have felt more like an ambassador. I have been surprised at the ideas and expectations of those in other countries about what an American should be, and how the U.S. became the country it has. I remember having a discussion in Europe with a European while the European Union was still in its planning stages. He was annoyed that the countries were bickering over the union treaty, and wished they could be more like the United States right out of the gate. He knew nothing of our Civil War, nothing of our continuing battles for civil and human rights, or how important debate remains in our society. He thought we were one people and had always been that way. We were the land of hope, where anyone could succeed and be happy.
It was sad to have to correct him.
We remain an ideal, however, and I value being an American. I value that I am able to write this blog and be able to criticize the government and the people and not worry that some police force is going to break down my door and drag me away. I am proud of our ability to unite for a common cause when we really believe in something. I am proud that Americans are always the first and largest donors when a disaster strikes another country, like Japan, or Haiti, or Indonesia. I am proud that every generation produces a group that wants to make a difference.
Which is why it breaks my heart when we don't support each other, when simple and common sense justice does not win out, when we put religion before humanity, when we put greed before people, or we deny anyone equality for any reason. We need to do better. We need to honor the service of people like my father, my grandfather, and my great-grandfather, and the sacrifice of people like Corporal Andrew Charles Wilfahrt.


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Richard III: achieving a lot while young
It came as a shock to me to find out that Richard III was only 32 when he died.
Whether or not Richard III killed the young princes -he certainly fitted in a lot at an early age-no hanging around for him!
From his early childhood war and political conflict were the backdrop to Richard's life as his Plantagenet relatives threw themselves into the violent struggle for power between the houses of York and Lancaster.
As a young adolescent, Richard witnessed his 18 year elder brother sucessfully usurp the throne and become Edward IV and by the age of 17 he was an independent public figure in the world of adult poitics. He spent his twenties operating in the cut throat factionalism and competition created by the English Magnates.
Unsurprisingly by his early thirties, he was a figure to be reckoned with. Having taken the crown however, his reign only lasted a mere 26 months.
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What Jim Schwartz values in his cornerbacks is becoming clear
By Jimmy Kempski
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Jalen Mills exudes confidence, which has won over Jim Schwartz.
When the Eagles drafted Eric Rowe in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft, they were getting a big 6'1, 205-pound corner who ran a 4.45 40 and had a 39" vertical leap. He was an outstanding example of the height-weight-speed parameters the Eagles valued under Chip Kelly.
Rowe has talent, and showed enough promise his rookie season that most assumed that he would be a shoe-in at starter in 2016 after the conclusion of the 2015 season. For example, he had an outstanding game against the Patriots last season. After watching the tape of that game, by my count, Tom Brady targeted Rowe 13 times. He was 4 of 13 for 37 yards, 0 TDs, and an almost interception. That would be a passer rating of 40.2.
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In 2016 under Jim Schwartz, throughout OTAs, minicamp, and training camp, Rowe went from playing with the first team offense, to second team, to playing in the fourth quarter against third- and fourth-team offenses in preseason games. While it's been cited that Rowe may not have picked up the defensive scheme under Schwartz, his falling out of favor and eventual trade to the Patriots was most likely a result of Rowe's competitiveness and lack of confidence.
After the Eagles' fourth preseason game this season against the Jets, Rowe was asked if he thought he would make the team. He not only wasn't sure, but didn't seem to think it was an unthinkable proposition.
Confidence and competitiveness, it would seem, are huge selling points for Schwartz, who was asked how the Eagles have been able to stay afloat defensively despite a number of injuries at the corner position.
"I think the competitiveness of our corners, regardless of experience, has shown, and the safeties have been able to do a good job communicating, and in most circumstances do a good job of baling those guys out when they have given up a play," he said.
Asked later about how rookie Jalen Mills has progressed as a player, Schwartz spoke in glowing terms about Mills' competitiveness.
"From the time he's come here, there haven't been very many situations that have been too big for him, including this last game," said Schwartz. "If you were watching, we actually flipped sides with him for Julio Jones. I don't want to talk about May, but if you told me in May we'd take a seventh-round draft pick and be flipping sides with Julio Jones, but some of it had to do with Jalen, some of it had to do with where the health of our other corners were.
"But I'll go back, and Jalen -- when I talked about the competitiveness of our corners, in large part I was talking about Jalen. And when we were trying to manage our injury position at corner and at halftime we decided that we wanted to get him on, there was no hesitation. There was no, 'Well, I don't know, that guy is really good,' or 'What coverages are you going to call?' It was, 'I've got him.' Like I said, he didn't always make the play, but that's not what this league is about. You can't pitch a shutout to every wide receiver, particularly a guy like that, that is, if not the best, one of the best, wide receivers in the NFL with a hot quarterback.
"But he was able to -- his competitiveness carried that."
When asked why Schwartz has a history of success with later-round corners, and what he is looking for that "transcends the round that they get drafted," Schwartz brought it right back to... (drum roll)... competitiveness.
"Yeah, I think if we thought they were really good, we would have drafted them earlier," he joked. "You don't want to take too much credit for that. If you draft them in the first round, they're good, okay, good. Second round -- when you're drafted late in the draft, you're drafting traits. I'd rather not talk too much about those, but one of those is competitiveness, competitiveness not just as a -- what you would think, a guy that wants to win or a guy that's interested in playing, but competitiveness at the ball, a guy that can go and defend and isn't afraid to be on an island.
"I think if you went across, whether you were drafted in the first round, the seventh round, a free agent, fifth round, [like Seahawks CB Richard] Sherman, those guys all possess that. Sherman is an incredible competitor. He's out there. He wants to defend every pass. That shows. You don't need to be a scouting genius to see that. He's very competitive at the ball, and I think all good corners are that way."
Mills isn't as big or as fast as Rowe, but Schwartz trusted him to man up mano-e-mano a week ago against the best wide receiver on the planet. Conversely, Rowe was shipped to Boston for a fourth-round pick.
The Eagles are nearly certain to address the corner position this offseason. While size and speed will, of course, be important attributes, you can be sure the Eagles will be targeting competitive corners with high levels of confidence.
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At the time of his arrest for the armed robbery, Roberts was also charged with Battery and Resisting Arrest without Violence on other unrelated cases. He was turned over to the Department of Juvenile Justice. Parker was also arrested for Violation of Probation and remains in the Charlotte County Jail.
During the investigation, detectives interviewed witnesses who were able to provide information that lead to the identification of Roberts as the alleged robber in both cases. Parker was identified as the person who drove Roberts a relative car to both convenience stores.
On Thursday detectives arrested Matthew W. Roberts, 17, of 15380 Orchid Drive in Punta Gorda on two counts of Armed Robbery. Mearl Dalton Parker, 18, of 1830 Donkey Avenue in North Port was arrested Lacoste Hat Womens on April 18 on two counts of being an Accessory After the Fact to a First Degree Felony.
witness described a young male in similar apparel carrying a gun as the suspect. The suspect at the Circle K was seen getting into a dark colored older model vehicle.
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. Major Crimes detectives have arrested two people in connection with the armed robberies of the two convenience stores that occurred within an hour of each other on Friday April 12, 2013.


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The silent Israelization of the occupied West Bank territory
Israel to seize 3799 dunums of Bethlehem and Hebron Governorates Land
On the 31st of August, 2014, the Israeli daily newspaper published on its website that the Israeli Civil Administration has declared the seizure of about 4000 dunums of land of Bethlehem and Hebron Governorate by declaring them "State Land". The declaration came "in response to the June kidnapping and killing of three teenage Jewish boys by Hamas militants in the area", as stated by the newspaper.
The military order was issued by the so-called "The Custodian of Absentee property & Israel Land Authority of Judea and Samaria " attached to the Israeli Ministry of Defense/Civil Administration , Yousi Sigal, on the 25th of August 2014 and seizes 3799 dunums from five Palestinian villages in Hebron and Bethlehem Governorates, Wadi Fukin, Husan, Nahalin, Surif and Jab'a. See Table 1:-
Table 1: Targeted Palestinian villages
Targeted Village
Governorate
Targeted Parcels
Targeted area from village boundary
Husan
Wadi Fukin
Nahhalin
Surif
Source: Geo-Informatics Department, ARIJ 2014
According to the military order, the "Custodian of the Absente Property" based in his decision to an illegal Israeli law issued following the Israeli military Occupation of the Palestinian Territory in 1967- (Order Concerning State Property (Judea & Samaria) (No. 59-1967))[1] – in which it considers the targeted land (3799 dunums) as state land. Palestinian land owners get to submit their petitions against the aforementioned order within 45 days at the Israeli objections committee[2] in Ofra camp, Ramallah Governorate which hears the appeals concerning decisions of the Custodian of Absentee Property (amended by M.O.406 and others) and other land appropriation judgments of the Israeli Military and Government. See photocopy of the military order in Hebrew and the attached map :
Photo 1-2: A copy of the military order and the attached map
Map 1: (Absentee Property – Judea and Samaria- 59/1967
The issued Israeli military order paves the way for the construction of a new Israeli settlement in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc. in a move that will cut the contiguity of the Palestinian communities in the area, at the same time, it will increase the correlation of Israeli settlements in the area and enhance the control over the Palestinian land, especially that this area is quite strategic and makes up the Gush Etzion settlement bloc, which Israel seeks to annex to its proper through the construction of the segregation wall and keep it under its absolute control.
Building in Geva'ot settlement
On the 10th of February 2012, the Israeli "Defense" minister[3], Ehud Barack, authorized the implementation of plan number 2/2/418 which states the construction of 61[4] new settlement units in Geva'ot military site in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc west of Bethlehem city.
Later on the 1st of December 2009, the Israeli daily newspaper, Haaretz, unveiled a Secret and comprehensive Israeli settlements database led by the Israeli "Defense" Minister Ehud Barak, that time [3]. The database[5] revealed that on the 28th of August 1982, the Israeli cabinet approved the establishment of a Nahal pre‐settlement on Palestinian land southwest of Bethlehem city by declaring it as State land. The approval was based on decision number 887—32/HT.
Some years later, on the 1st of July 1998, the Israeli military commander in the area, announced that the jurisdiction of the settlement of Alon Shevut is to be amended to include the Geva'ot Nahal pre‐settlement within its borders. This in turn has made the approval of the 60 settlement units in Geva'ot settlement look like as an expansion of an existing settlement (Alon Shevut) and not an establishment of a new settlement in the area. Note that Geva'ot military site is around 3 km to the northwest of Alon Shevut settlement.
Later on the 19th of December 2012, following the Palestinian National Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, headed to the UN to seek 'a non-member observer status state' in the UN, and gain a statehood recognition, the Israeli defense minister, Ehud Barack, approved a plan to construct 523 units[6] in Gevaot military site, in a step that will change the status of Geva'ot from Military site to an urban settlement. The plan holds number 1/2/418. The building approval gave the Higher planning council at the Israeli Civil administration the green light to go forward with the plan and deposit it for public review that time.
Israel declares the seizure of 984 dunums of Palestinian land west of Bethlehem city
On the 6th of April 2014, the "Custodian of Absentee property & Israel Land Authority of Judea and Samaria " attached to the Israeli Ministry of Defense/Civil Administration , Yousi Sigal, issued a military order to seize 984[7] dunums of land from two Palestinian communities in Bethlehem and Hebron Governorates, Al Khader and Beit Ummer, by declaring it "State Land". See Copy of Military Order
Photo 4-6: Order Concerning State Property (Judea & Samaria) (No. 59-1967))
Map 2: The two military orders of April and August 2014
Analysis conducted by the Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem (ARIJ) of the military order shows that the Israeli government had started with the confiscation of 984 dunums of Palestinian land as preliminary step towards expropriating more Palestinian lands in the area that is actually located between the illegal settlements of Ele'azar, Rush Tzurim, Neve Daniel and Alon Shevut, with the purpose of fortifying and consolidating the Gush Etzion Settlement Bloc in general. Additionally, the new Israeli military order which confiscates around 4000 dunums in Bethlehem and Hebron Governorates comes to complete the settlement ring in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc and seizes the entire area and annex it to Israel.
To conclude,
Since its occupation of the Palestinian land in 1967, Israel embarked on enacting of illegal and ambiguous laws in an attempt to legitimize its seizure of the Palestinian land in a deceptive and democratic manner; while on the ground, it is quite the opposite. Israel moved steadily towards various types of land confiscation to serve its colonial and expansionist plans in the Palestinian territory where the main type of land expropriation was Confiscation by declaring "State Land" using the ottoman land classifications (Waqf Mulk, Khuraj, Matrouk, Mawat, Miri lands) or confiscation by declaring Abandoned land (not cultivated), confiscation by declaring military zones and for military purposes, confiscation for closed areas, confiscation for public use and confiscation by Absentee Property law of 1950 and its amendments.
In fact, the Israeli seizure of Palestinian land under any pretext is a systematic Israeli circumvent over the international law rules and international legitimacy resolutions, where all of the confiscation orders issued by Israel are illegitimate and contradicts with the United Nation Security council Resolutions 242 and 338 that stipulate the illegality of the Israeli military occupation of the Palestinian land and that includes all the confiscations, building illegal settlements and outposts and bypass roads, constructing the Segregation Wall, destroying Palestinian properties and restricting their movement and all of the colonial practices conducted by Israel since June 4, 1967-present are illegal, null and void.
[1] Military Order #59 (1967?) – establishes the Israeli Military-appointed position of "Custodian of Government Property" to take over land owned by the Jordanian Government. Also, allows the "Custodian of Government Property" to appropriate land from individuals or groups by declaring it "Public Land" or "State Land", the latter which it defines as land that was owned or managed by, or had a partner who was an enemy body or citizen of an enemy country during the 1967 war (amended by M.O.1091). http://www.israellawresourcecenter.org/israelmilitaryorders/essays/israelimilitaryordersessay.htm
[2] Military Order #172 (1967) – establishes the Military Objections Committee to hear appeals concerning decisions of the Custodian of Absentee Property (amended by M.O.406 and others) and other land appropriation judgments of the Israeli Military and Government. Complainant carries the burden of proof of land ownership. He must produce complete surveys of property by licensed surveyor (very expensive), and sworn statements from authorities proving details of his claim, with copies, within 45 days. This committee is not required to publish it's judgments in local newspapers (as required by Jordanian Law), but only to post in the halls of its own offices.
(ISRAELI MILITARY OPPRESSION AND EXPLOITATION OF PALESTINIAN SOCIETY IN GAZA AND THE WEST BANK: HOW IT WORKS, by David A. Kirshbaum)
[3] Ehud Barack held the position of Defense Minister in 2012
[4] Barak approves new settler homes in Gevaot
http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Barak-approves-new-settler-homes-in-Gevaot
[5] Secret Israeli database reveals full extent of illegal settlement
http://www.haaretz.com/secret-israeli-database-reveals-full-extent-of-illegal-settlement-1.266936
[6] New Judean Town Planned for Gush Etzion
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/163383#.VARbE_noSQ8
[7] Israel set to legalize West Bank outpost, taking over private Palestinian land
http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/.premium-1.585377
Grabbing more Palestinian lands for the favor of settlers in Kafr Qaddum / Qalqilya
Halt of work notice for Agricultural facilities – 'Arab Ar-Ramadeen community / Qalqilya Governorate
Israeli Notices Target many Structures in Bruqin town/ Salfit Governorate
Stop- work order on agricultural rooms in Huwwara- East Yatta- Hebron governorate
Road barrier replaces older Wall
إخطارات بوقف العمل في منازل ببلدة الشيوخ شرق الخليل
A military order to confiscate and demolish a residence in Hebron on Security claims
Israeli Notices Target Structures in Masafer Yatta


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Q: Maven Central vs Other Repos? On the maven centrral, I can see several other Repositories available for some of the libraries. For example - Apache Common BeanUtils is available in Central, Redhat GA, JBoss 3rd-party etc. The library name changes as well. For example, Maven CCentral has versions like 1.9.4, however Redhat GA has versions like - 1.9.3.redhat-1.
Click on this URI to see the details.
https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/commons-beanutils/commons-beanutils
My question is - What is the difference between Repo marked as Central and "Redhat GA"?
Attaching an image of :Maven GA; repo as well here.

A: Re:
My question is - What is the difference between Repo marked as Central and "Redhat GA"?
From here: https://access.redhat.com/maven-repository
"Redhat GA" is the general availability JBoss Enterprise Maven Repository.
And the page also mentions:

Artifacts in the repository do not receive automated security patches as Maven requires that artifacts be immutable. As a result, artifacts that are missing patches for known security flaws will remain in the repository to avoid breaking builds that depend on them. Patched artifacts have their version number incremented.

If you checkout the README at the repository: https://maven.repository.redhat.com/ga/README.md

This archive contains Maven repository artifacts for JBoss WFK 2.  This is meant
to be used as additional Maven repository in development environment with
JBoss EAP 6 Maven repository.

So it seems Redhat GA versions are patched versions of Maven Central artifacts, specifically to support JBoss WFK.
My guess is that the patches correct security flaws in the base Maven Central artifact.

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For example, Maven CCentral has versions like 1.9.4, however Redhat GA has versions like - 1.9.3.redhat-1.
For this example, my guess is that 1.9.3.redhat-1 is a security patched version of 1.9.3 from Maven Central.

Re: (comment above)
how safe is to use version of a library from other Repos (for example-Redhat in this case) than Central? Or what are the scenarios when an Enterprise application should use a library from other Repos than Maven Central?
If you need a security-hardened version of a specific Maven Central version, but you can't upgrade to a later version from Maven Central (for any reason: risk, incompatibilities, one does not exist, etc) - the Red Hat version might be a solution.
As to whether it's safe, it's up to whether you trust RedHat vs Maven vs any other organization providing open source.

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Q: Accessing a variable from another class c# So the scenario is that a user has already logged in with the credentials, and when they have added an item to a cart, i want the full name to be taken from Account.cs to ProductGUI.cs
This is the method that I've tried, but it prompts out an empty Console statement.
Sorry if I'm asking a duplicate question, but i need help to figure out how to specifically solve this problem.
Account.cs
    private string fullname;
    private string username;
    private string email;
    private string password;

    public Account(string fullname, string username, string email, string password)
    {
        this.fullname = fullname;
        this.username = username;
        this.email = email;
        this.password = password;
    }

    public string Fullname
    {
        get
        {
            return fullname;
        }
        set
        {
            fullname = value;
        }
    }

ProductGUI.cs
private void addToCartButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        // I believe I'm creating a new account based another question, but how do i pass the information without creating a new account.
        Account a = new Account();
        Console.WriteLine(a.Fullname);
    }

LoginGUI.cs
private void signinButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        bool temp = false;
        foreach (DataRow row in dt.Rows)
        {
            if (row["Username"].ToString() == usernameTextbox.Text && row["Password"].ToString() == passwordTextbox.Text)
            {
                string fullname = row["Fullname"].ToString();
                string username = row["Username"].ToString();
                string email = row["Email"].ToString();
                string password = row["Password"].ToString();

                // I've saved the information into account.
                acc = new Account(fullname, username, email, password);
                temp = true;
            }
        }
        if (temp)
        {
            MessageBox.Show("Welcome to Anime Fanatic.\n Enjoy your stay!");
            this.Hide();
            mainPageGUI mainPage = new mainPageGUI();
            mainPage.ShowDialog();
        }
        else
        {
            MessageBox.Show("You have entered an incorrect Username or Password.\n Please try again!");
        }
    }

A: You have to make your Account instance known to both your Login-GUI and your Product-GUI. The easiest (and most ugly and most not recommended) way to do this, is to make it static:
class LoginGUI
{
    public static Account acc;

    [...]
}

class ProductGUI
{
    private void addToCartButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(LoginGUI.acc.Fullname);
    }

    [...]
}

But really, have a good read about singleton pattern. And dependency injection might help, too.

A: You can achieve this by creating static property of fullname. They are useful for abstracting global data in programs.


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Q: WCF HTTP Proxy returning JsonObject I am creating WCF Http proxy. To pass on the calls to the backend APIs directed from Azure using WCF relay binding.
Problem is return type in WCF cannot be JsonObjects and the client don't want to parse the incoming string to Json.
As my WCF proxy service(light weight) don't want to know the data structure of the objects. So no data contract in my service.
How to pass the Json payload from downstream APIs to upstream Mobile App.
Any help thanks


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Der Tank Grote () war ein sowjetischer Panzer.

Nach dem Besuch einer sowjetischen Handelsmission 1929/30 in Deutschland wurde der deutsche Ingenieur Eduard Grote in die UdSSR eingeladen, um hier auf Basis seiner Entwürfe und Ideen einen stark gepanzerten mittleren Panzer als Alternativentwurf zum T-24 zu bauen. 1930 begannen die Arbeiten an einem solchen Muster unter der Bezeichnung TG (Tank Grote).

Der TG sollte knapp 20 Tonnen wiegen, 40 km/h schnell sein und eine 15 bis 30 mm starke Panzerung erhalten. Als Antrieb war ein von Grote speziell entworfener Ottomotor von 240 PS geplant, die Bewaffnung sollten eine schwere und eine leichte Kanone sowie fünf MG bilden. Der Entwurf erhielt höchste Priorität unter den Versuchsmustern des Jahres 1931 und es war bereits eine Nullserie von 50 bis 75 Panzern als Vorbereitung auf eine geplante Großserienproduktion von über 2000 Stück geplant. Deshalb wurde der T-24 auch nur als Zwischenlösung angesehen und seine gerade anlaufende Produktion wieder gedrosselt.

Zum Ende des Jahres 1930 besuchte ein maßgeblicher sowjetischer Panzerkonstrukteur Großbritannien und bekam dort den Vickers A-6 (Mk.III) präsentiert. Sein darüber angefertigter Bericht erregte die Aufmerksamkeit des sowjetischen Oberkommandos, das hier seine aktuellen Vorstellungen über die Motorisierung und Mechanisierung der Bewaffnung besser erfüllt sah.

Inzwischen waren die Arbeiten am TG aber weit fortgeschritten und der Prototyp wurde im Sommer 1931 fertiggestellt. Er war mit einer 76,2-mm-Kanone in der Wannenfront mit einem kleinen horizontalen und vertikalen Schwenkbereich, einer 37-mm-Kanone in einem Drehturm darüber und fünf MG in verschiedenen Richtungen in der Wanne bzw. in den Seiten des Laufwerks bewaffnet.

Da der von Grote entworfene Motor noch nicht fertig war, wurde ein normaler M-6-Motor eingebaut. Dieser trieb ein kombiniertes Straßen-/Kettenlaufwerk an, das dem amerikanischen Christie-Panzer entlehnt war. Damit konnte der Panzer nach dem Abnehmen der Ketten auf fünf großen Laufradpaaren mit Gummilaufflächen direkt auf der Straße gefahren und so der Kettenverschleiß verringert werden.

Die Erprobung lief bis Ende 1931, wobei sich der Antrieb und das Laufwerk als störungsanfällig erwiesen. Nach dem Auswerten der Testergebnisse wurde deshalb entschieden, den TG im Status eines Versuchsmusters zu belassen und den britischen Vickers-Panzer bzw. den amerikanischen Christie-Panzer als Basis für ein Einsatzmuster zu verwenden. Auch nach Beseitigung der Probleme und erfolgreichem Abschluss der Tests ging der TG so nicht in Produktion; Eduard Grote musste 1933 die UdSSR verlassen. Auch wenn der TG letztlich nicht in Serie ging, erwies er sich als wichtiger Meilenstein für die sowjetischen Panzerbauer, mit dem sie wertvolle Erfahrungen bei der Entwicklung eines mittleren Panzers gewinnen konnten.

Weitere technische Daten
 Bodenfreiheit: 0,50 m
 Bodendruck: 0,50 kp/cm²
 Steigfähigkeit: 40 °
 Überschreitfähigkeit: 3,00 m
 Kletterfähigkeit: 1,00 m
 Watfähigkeit: 1,20 m

Weblinks
 Tank Grote auf nemo.nu (englisch)
 Tank Grote auf battlefield.ru (russisch)

Kampfpanzer
Sowjetisches Militärfahrzeug

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I will be using the standard libGdx setup as recommended and described in the wiki https://github.com/libgdx/libgdx/wiki/Project-Setup-Gradle, with Gradle as my build tool and IntelliJ as my IDE.
I will call my project Nemo, because it has no name and that's what "nemo" is in Latin (none, no one, nobody, no name). We will see where we go with it.
Once the project is created, import it into your IDE. Usually importing/opening the build.gradle file from the root project root.
Change the gdxVersion to the latest, currently this is 1.8.0.
Also make sure that your IDE is ready for Kotlin.
Note: To upgrade the plugin to a more recent version of Kotlin, the only way I managed to do it, is to uninstall the plugin and re-add it.
Because we are using Gradle as our build tool, we need to configure it to use the kotlin plugin to build the project. To do this, the kotlin-gradle plugin dependency needs to be added to the buildscript method found in the main build.gralde file.
to the buildscript dependencies in the main build.gradle file.
In order to target the JVM, the Kotlin plugin needs to be applied.
to the "core" project, because we are going to use Kotlin just in the "core". The Kotlin standard library also needs to be added to the core dependencies.
Note: kotlinVersion is defined at the project level in allProjects.ext.
For the latest version please consult the Kotlin website.
Kotlin can be mixed with Java, and because the plan is to use only Kotlin, we won't extract the Kotlin sources into different directories, instead we will gradually convert the current Java ones to Kotlin. Luckily we have only one class to convert. We can do it in a few ways. If you are using IntelliJ, the easiest way is to select the class, from the Tools menu, and select Convert Java file to Kotlin file.
There are other ways too, for instance create an empty file with the .kt extension, copy the content of the Java file and paste it into the new .kt file. IntelliJ will prompt you to convert it.
Of course, all this is possible only if the Kotlin plugin is installed and enabled.
The errors refer to the 2 uninitialised class properties in the highlighted lines (10 and 11).
This marks the properties for late initialisation and any access to the properties before they've been initialised, will be signalled by a special exception.
That's it, we have our Kotlin libGdx project. We can build it and run it the usual way.
The very familiar bootstrap screen should show up.
Next we will explore some common tasks in game development and how those can be achieved with Kotlin.


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Yale's fine museums, seaside parks, famous food carts
Art and architecture are not the only pleasures offered by the New Haven region on the south-central coast, but if those are your interests, get thee to Yale University, where visitors can find art and architecture on an Ivy League scale. The Yale University Art Gallery presents works by van Gogh, Manet, and Picasso, while the Yale Center for British Art offers the largest collection of this kind in the United States. For art of a more comical bent, 60,000 pieces of cartoon art and a cartoon theater are waiting at the Barker Character, Comic & Cartoon Museum in Cheshire. And the Shubert Performing Arts Center in New Haven is a center of lively theater.
With more than 50 unique boutiques and shops in Chapel Street Historic District and Broadway, Shops at Yale at 255 Crown Street has the perfect mix of browsing, shopping, dining, and people-watching to fill a weekend. The Shops at Yale are rich with boutiques alongside national retailers like Apple, J. Crew, and Urban Outfitters; bluestone sidewalks and beautifully restored architecture; award-winning restaurants and theaters; and world-renowned museums. Near at hand are public spaces that host lots of fun cultural events (one example among many is the sidewalk chalk art festival in August).
Children and families can luxuriate in summer fun at the Hammonasset Beach State Park, Connecticut's longest saltwater beach. Birdwatchers can enjoy themselves any time of the year at the Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center in Milford. Moving indoors, kids will find themselves goggle-eyed at the 67-foot brontosaurus at the Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven. For a very unusual exploration, make your way to The First Church of Christ, also known as Center Church or Church on the Green, in New Haven, where a crypt with tombstones dating back to 1687 is located beneath the church. Or for peaceful beauty on Long Island Sound, it is hard to improve on a cruise around the Thimble Islands off of Branford. If you live to shop, or just like to shop, the town of Clinton is home to the Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets, where shoppers can find a large variety of brand-name merchandise. Surely, the New Haven region is a place of variety, indoors or out.
The best of British art in a celebrated edifice
The Yale Center for British Art is a public art museum that houses the largest collection of British art outside the United Kingdom. Included are paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, rare books, and manuscripts from the Elizabethan period onward. The works of Reynolds, Stubbs, Gainsborough, Turner, Constable and others who lived and worked in Britain are on display. Enjoy a year-round schedule of exhibitions and programs as well as a Reference Library and Archives, conservation laboratories, a study room for examining works from the collection, and an online catalog. The building, opened in 1977 is the last to be designed by acclaimed American architect Louis I. Kahn and is near many of New Haven's best restaurants, theaters, and shops. Free and open to the public.
Jiminy Cricket Hops
The comic book and cartoon characters from your childhood and earlier are hopping around in their original styling at the Barker Character, Comic, and Cartoon Museum at 1188 Highland Avenue in Cheshire. Archie and Jughead dolls? Roy Rogers Lunch Box? Charlie McCarthy Puppet? If you remember these icons wouldn't mind visiting them again, the museum probably has them. Enjoy the collection of 80,000 antique toys and collectibles as well as a cartoon theater. Open year-round, Wednesday-Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Phone: 203-272-2222.
Lighthouse Point Park
The jewel of New Haven's park system is home to Five Mile Point Lighthouse. Its spiral granite staircase leads to the lantern loft where the lighthouse lens was mounted. The second gem of this park is the Lighthouse Point Carousel. Built in 1916, the carousel has 69 horses, one camel and two dragon chariots. The outer rim of the carousel contains original oil paintings of local scenes of New Haven as well as various boats, trains, mermaids and lighthouses. Open for rides, Memorial Day to Labor Day, weekend and holiday afternoons. Also, this park is one of the most popular spots for bird watching along the East Coast. 203-946-8019.


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import json
import os
import pathlib
import shutil
import subprocess
import sys

from importlib.util import spec_from_loader, module_from_spec
from importlib.machinery import SourceFileLoader

BUILDOZER_PATH = os.getenv("BUILDOZER_BIN") or (os.path.expandvars("$GOPATH/bin/buildozer") if
                                                os.getenv("GOPATH") else shutil.which("buildozer"))

# source/extensions/extensions_build_config.bzl must have a .bzl suffix for Starlark
# import, so we are forced to do this workaround.
_extensions_build_config_spec = spec_from_loader(
    'extensions_build_config',
    SourceFileLoader('extensions_build_config', 'source/extensions/extensions_build_config.bzl'))
extensions_build_config = module_from_spec(_extensions_build_config_spec)
_extensions_build_config_spec.loader.exec_module(extensions_build_config)

class ExtensionDbError(Exception):
  pass

def IsMissing(value):
  return value == '(missing)'

def GetExtensionMetadata(target):
  r = subprocess.run(
      [BUILDOZER_PATH, '-stdout', 'print security_posture status undocumented', target],
      stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
      stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
  security_posture, status, undocumented = r.stdout.decode('utf-8').strip().split(' ')
  if IsMissing(security_posture):
    raise ExtensionDbError('Missing security posture for %s' % target)
  return {
      'security_posture': security_posture,
      'undocumented': False if IsMissing(undocumented) else bool(undocumented),
      'status': 'stable' if IsMissing(status) else status,
  }

if __name__ == '__main__':
  output_path = sys.argv[1]
  extension_db = {}
  for extension, target in extensions_build_config.EXTENSIONS.items():
    extension_db[extension] = GetExtensionMetadata(target)

  pathlib.Path(output_path).write_text(json.dumps(extension_db))

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BENT singled to right field.
A. Esakoff singled to center field.
KRAFT singled down the rf line.
O. Burgos singled to right field.
NGUYEN reached on an error by 3b.
KRAFT singled up the middle.
COFFMAN singled to left field; AVILA advanced to second.
E. Blanchard singled to right center.
S. Hoisl reached on an error by 3b, SAC, bunt; E. Blanchard advanced to second, advanced to third on the throw.
K. Bouchard singled down the rf line.
M. Price to 2b for K. Bouchard.
K. Bouchard to dh for M. Price.
M. Long singled, bunt; M. Price advanced to second.
A. Skey walked; M. Long advanced to second; M. Price advanced to third.
M.Kieselback singled up the middle, RBI; A. Skey advanced to second; M. Long advanced to third, interference, scored; M. Price scored.
E. Blanchard singled to center field; M.Kieselback advanced to second; A. Skey advanced to third.
S. Hoisl singled to right field, RBI; E. Blanchard advanced to second; M.Kieselback advanced to third; A. Skey scored.
O. Burgos singled up the middle, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; S. Hoisl advanced to third; E. Blanchard scored; M.Kieselback scored.
AVILA singled to left field.


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Orizzonti Jury – 67th Venice International Film Festival
The members of the Jury have been named for the renewed Orizzonti section at the 67th Venice International Film Festival (September 1-11, 2010), chaired – as was announced earlier – by the Iranian artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat, who won the Silver Lion for Best Director at the 66th Venice Film Festival in 2009 with her first feature film, Women without Men (Zanan bedoone mardan), as well as the Golden Lion at the 48th Art Biennale in 1999.
Shirin Neshat will be joined on the Orizzonti Jury by: Tunisian director and scriptwriter Raja Amari, in the Orizzonti section at 2009 Venice with Buried Secrets (Dohawa) and previously an award-winner at international film festivals with her debut film Satin Rouge; Filipino director Lav Diaz, one of the most important directors of South-East Asia, a double prize-winner in the Orizzonti section with Death in the Land of Encantos (Kagadanan sa banwaan ning mga engkanto, 2007 Special mention) and with Melancholia (2008 Orizzonti Award); Austrian film critic Alexander Horwath, director of the Austrian Film Museum since 2002, director of the Viennale from 1992 to 1997, and a contributor to the most prestigious international magazines; and Italian director Pietro Marcello, discovery of the Venice Film Festival in 2007 with his maiden documentary Il passaggio della linea presented in the Orizzonti section, and who this year has won numerous prizes for The Mouth of the Wolf (La bocca del lupo).
The 67th Venice International Film Festival (September 1 – 11, 2010) is directed by Marco Mueller and organized by la Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta. The Orizzonti section starting from this year opens to all "extra-format" works, with a broader and more dynamic overview of the latest forms adopted by the expressive languages used in cinema. The international Orizzonti Jury will attribute four new awards: the Orizzonti Award (full-length films), the Special Orizzonti Jury Prize (full-length films), the Orizzonti Award (Short films), and the Orizzonti Award (Medium-length films). No ex aequo awards are permitted.
The new Orizzonti section absorbs not only the CortoCortissimo section, but also all the Special Events, without distinctions of genre and duration, becoming a "laboratory" of the various modes of expression in the visual arts within the larger "workshop" that La Biennale di Venezia actually embodies, in increasingly close touch with the other sectors.


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AU politics
Barnaby Joyce says Nationals won't commit to net zero carbon emissions without seeing 'menu'
Deputy PM says push towards 2050 target is like being served 'sautéed gherkins and sashimi tadpoles' at a restaurant
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Australia's deputy prime minister and Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce said regarding a 2050 net zero carbon emissions commitment: 'I'm quite happy to consider the menu when you tell me what's on it and what it costs.' Photograph: Sam Mooy/Getty Images
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The deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, says the Nationals want to see how much a 2050 net zero carbon emissions commitment would cost, likening the policy decision to ordering an uncosted meal in a restaurant.
Joyce, who told the Australian Financial Review there was "zero" chance of the party room supporting the net zero commitment ahead of the Glasgow climate summit in November, said he was still open to considering the move, but needed more information.
"Generally how restaurants work is you go in and have a menu and they have what's on the menu for lunch and what the price is," Joyce told the ABC's Insiders program.
"That is how a competent decision is made and that's what we're looking for. What's on the menu and what the price is.
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"Until you lay down a plan, and show us the costs, you haven't arrived at a point of consideration. Now, show us the plan, show us the cost and we're happy to consider it and the National party room will do that."
The prime minister, Scott Morrison, has been edging towards a net zero commitment ahead of Glasgow, saying it is the government's "preference".
In late April, Morrison used a speech to the Business Council of Australia to begin to frame the inevitable transition to a low-emissions economy as a boost for the regions, but the move has split the Nationals.
While former leader Michael McCormack has indicated a willingness to adopt the target – which is also backed by the National Farmers' Federation – Joyce said he was unconvinced and people were seeking an "open cheque".
He said Labor was signing the country up to the policy but "don't care what is the price".
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"What turns up is sautéed gherkins and sashimi tadpoles, they'll accept anything for lunch," he said.
"I'm quite happy to consider the menu when you tell me what's on it and what it costs. Tell me what it costs. Tell me how we do it," he said.
Joyce also criticised a move by the European Union to introduce a carbon border adjustment mechanism that seeks to impose new charges on imports of emissions-intensive products.
He said the "arbitrary" barrier would impede the ability of the economy to recover from the shock of the Covid pandemic.
"What's happening to Europe with the so-called carbon tariff is just a tariff. Forget about the adjective, it's just a noun. It's a tax," Joyce said.
The trade minister, Dan Tehan, has also criticised the EU's new carbon tariffs, saying they are revenue raising and will undermine free trade.
Labor's shadow minister for climate change, Chris Bowen, said the government's position on net zero was at odds with the views of farmers and regional Australia.
"They are all pretty hopeless when it comes to seizing the opportunities for rural and regional Australia," Bowen told Sky News.
"It just goes to show that the weakest possible commitment of net zero by 2050, even that is impossible for this government which is divided over the science of climate change and divided over the economic opportunities of climate change including and especially for rural and regional Australia."
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