[10:59:56] FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: All right. The nation pausing to give thanks to those who have served our country. Live pictures right now at Arlington National Cemetery where Vice President Mike Pence is expected to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and speak to those in attendance. We'll bring you those comments as they happen.
Meanwhile at another Veterans Day event in Alabama, a very different scene.
CROWD: No Moore. No Moore.
WHITFIELD: You can hear some yelling "No Moore" -- protests, in fact erupting as Judge Roy Moore makes his first public appearance since scathing allegations of sexual misconduct surfacing against him. The Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate seat in Alabama fighting back against claims of sexual misconduct against a then-14-year-old girl Leigh Corfman decades ago when Moore was in his 30s.
Here is what Moore had to say at this event.
JUDGE ROY MOORE (R), ALABAMA SENATORIAL CANDIDATE: The "Washington Post" established or published, rather, yet another attack on my character and reputation in a desperate attempt to stop my political campaign for the United States senate. These attacks involve a minor and they are completely false and untrue.
WHITFIELD: Our Alex Marquardt is at that event. So Alex -- Moore rather defiant. This was to be a ceremony, usually fairly solemn for this Veterans Day event. And then Roy Moore largely denying the "Washington Post" reporting and the allegations and really digging in his heels.
ALEX MARQUARDT, CNN NEWS CORRESPONDENT: He did a And hugely defiant and really indicating here that he's not going anywhere. And we should note that he was very respectful off the top. This was a Veterans Day event and he spoke at length for about 20 minutes praising the men and women who serve and who have served in the various wars.
But then he knew that he would have to address this and he addressed it head-on. He went right after the "Washington Post", listing other articles that they had written about him that he called critical.
He said that it was part of their agenda to stop his campaign in these final weeks before the December 12th special election. He essentially said that they were working hand in fist with the Democrats to stymie his campaign.
He called these allegations completely false. And he said in no uncertain terms that he is not guilty of sexual misconduct. Take a listen.
MOORE: They are very hurtful to me personally. I've been married to my wife, Kayla, for nearly 33 years. We have four children. I have one daughter. And I have five granddaughters.
I have the highest regard for the protection of young children. To be attacked for allegations of sexual misconduct contradicts my entire career in law.
I want to make it clear to the media present and to the people present I have not provided alcohol beverages -- alcoholic beverages, beer or anything else, to a minor. I have not been guilty of sexual misconduct with anyone. These allegations came only four and a half weeks before the general election on December 12th. Why now?
MARQUARDT: Why now? That is the question that we have been hearing from the Moore campaign. That is the question that we have been hearing from his supporters. Why is this article coming out now just a few weeks before this special election? Why are these allegations coming out almost 40 years after the fact?
A lot of his supporters and almost to a man and woman, the supporters we've spoken with, are sticking by him. They believe that these accusations are false, that they are part of a smear campaign.
They don't know who might be behind it, whether it's the Democrats who are encouraging these women, whether it's establishment Republicans who are encouraging these women. A lot of conspiracies are being seen and thrown around, around here and just a small indication of the continued support for the judge.
He received a standing ovation both at the beginning and at the end of his speech. Fredricka -- we should note that the judge has said that in the coming days they will make revelations about an investigation that they have launched into the content of that explosive "Washington Post" piece-- Fredricka.
WHITFIELD: Right he kind of teases that everyone will hear more about what he believes the motivation is behind those who have brought these allegations to the forefront.
All right. Alex Marquardt -- thank you so much. Appreciate that.
I want to bring in David Mowery. He's political consultant and he ran Bob Vance's campaign against Roy Moore back in 2012.
[11:05:00] So David -- what's your assessment of how Roy Moore handled this today at this veterans event?
DAVID MOWERY, POLITICAL CONSULTANT: I mean I don't think that there's any other way that he can handle it. You have to -- you know, he has to say, oh, it's these enemies of me and they've always -- you know, these are the same people that helped remove me from the bench twice.
And basically, he's just, you know, trying to create an enemy and trying to get his supporters to say, you know, this is obviously false or whatever. I don't think there's anything else he can do.
Will it work, that's a good question.
WHITFIELD: He says -- and he questions this happening just four and a half weeks, you know, ahead of the vote. Why now?
His supporters are asking the same thing. Is he helping to put the allegations to rest, or do his comments help keep it alive in terms of not answering so many questions about why?
MOWERY: I don't know that -- I don't know that there's a way that he can really put these to rest. This is going to be what the message is. This is going to be what they are going to have to fight on for the next 30 days or so.
And, you know, it wouldn't surprise me. Obviously, he's talking about they are going to, you know, reveal the motivations. So he's going to start attacking the victims, which isn't really a good look.
I mean we have to consider that these women at the time were teenagers and we have to have some sympathy for these people. And I think the why now thing is if you know anything about journalism, it's hard to get people to come out on the record because look at what he's talking about doing to them now.
I mean it's just one of those things, where why now is because that's when the story was able to break, not because of some nefarious, you know, other worldly forces that are coming down on him.
guess he and these women and their supporters can answer that, but I think maybe it's one of those things where he didn't forcefully deny it enough and now his people are (INAUDIBLE) saying, listen, you have to say that you didn't do it because you're getting picked apart on that.
WHITFIELD: So, his support and the sentiments in Alabama and in his circles is very different from some of the sentiments from leadership coming out of Washington. Which is more influential that could potentially impact the outcome of the vote come four and a half weeks from now?
MOWERY: Well, you know, all politics is local, and in Alabama you never -- it's so easy to run against the federal government. It's easy to run against the establishment. We've been doing it since George Wallace and probably before that.
And so I think that you know, the locals -- the local people, local politicians, if they would have something to say about it I think would have a much bigger impact than anybody in Washington, because he's already basically thumbed his nose at them and beat their fair- haired boy, the Senator Luther Strange.
And so I just don't think that that really -- the only thing that that does, I think, is steels his resolve and his supporters' resolve. The question is about voters in the middle or voters who might, you know, generally support the Republican. Are they going to stick with Moore? Are they going to stick with the Republican brand? That's anybody's guess right now.
WHITFIELD: All right. David Mowery -- we'll leave it right there. Thanks so much.
WHITFIELD: All right. Still ahead, we are waiting to hear from Vice President Pence at Arlington, soon to be laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. We'll bring that to you as it happens.
And President Trump, bucking his own intelligence agencies again, this time telling reporters he believes Vladimir Putin's claims Russia did not meddle in the U.S. election. So what does this mean for the U.S. relationship with Russia and the investigation?
Just moments ago, this taking place at Arlington National Cemetery -- the Vice President Mike Pence putting into place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. And then momentarily the Vice President will deliver remarks. We'll take that live as it happens.
Meantime, all of this, while overseas a bomb shell coming from the President of the United States, Donald Trump. He says he believes Vladimir Putin's election meddling denials. Trump also calling former U.S. intelligence chiefs political hacks.
We have a team of correspondents and analysts covering this story for us. Matthew Chance is in Danang, Vietnam where the two leaders spoke -- Putin and Trump. Also Ivan Watson is following the President and is also in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Ivan -- let me begin with you about the remarks and the circumstances in which these remarks took place.
IVAN WATSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Fredricka, President Trump spoke to journalists on Air Force One on his flight from Danang up here to the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. And he said that during the APEC summit down in Danang, he had two or three conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and doing those conversations President Putin again denied allegations that Russia meddled in the November 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Here's an excerpt of what he said. Quote, "Every time he sees me he says I didn't do that. And I believe, I really believe when he tells me that he means it. I think he is very insulted by it, if you want to know the truth."
[11:14:56] And then President Trump went on to lob some of his own insults. He went on to talk about the former heads of intelligence agencies -- John Brennan, the former director of the CIA, and James Clapper, the former director of the National Intelligence Agency calling them political hacks and calling Jim Comey, the former FBI director, a liar. Of course, they all initially sounded the alarm about alleged Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election.
President Trump went on to say that he would like to have a good relationship with Russia. He said that would be a great thing, but then he said, quote, "This artificial Democratic hit job keeps getting in the way."
Now President Trump said there are a couple of areas where it would be good to have a good relationship with Russia, notably for dealing with North Korea, for dealing with the Syrian ongoing civil war, and for dealing with the ongoing war in Ukraine, which the government in Ukraine argues Russia started in the first place -- Fredricka.
WHITFIELD: All right. Ivan Watson -- thank you so much. We'll check back with you.
All right. Now, let's go to Matthew Chance in Danang. Matthew -- you had a chance to ask Putin a question yourself, and what did he say?
MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes, well, I mean I went to this, Fredricka -- this closed press conference, news conference that was held in Danang by President Putin just after the APEC summit here came to a close. It was for Russian journalists only but because we have Russian press accreditation we were allowed in, as well. And he was specifically asked what was discussed with President Trump during the short little encounters that he had throughout the two-day summit. We saw video pictures of them two chatting away quite happily and walking together.
But what were they really discussing? Well, Vladimir Putin said at the time of the news conference that it was security and economic cooperation that was discussed. He said it was almost zero level at the moment and he wanted that to change.
At no point did he mention that U.S. meddling was -- rather allegations in the U.S. of Russian meddling in U.S. election was mentioned. Shortly after that news conference came to an end, this statement came from Trump in Hanoi that indeed U.S. meddling had been raised.
And I texted the Russian press -- Kremlin press flak, you know, Putin's press aide and he said absolutely not, you know. This was not even raised by the two leaders. So it was very, very confusing. And now it seems as though that the Kremlin is acknowledging that Trump did, indeed, raise this issue of meddling in the U.S. presidential election. So that cleared up one mystery.
The frustration, though, is palpable amongst the Russians. They didn't manage to sit down and have a proper face-to-face meeting with the U.S. President. And at the media conference, the news conference I mentioned, I asked Vladimir Putin how disappointed he was not to have that face-to-face meeting and what that lack of a meeting said about the state of relations between Russia and the United States. Take a listen.
VLADIMIR PUTIN, PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA (through translator): As you know and I often talk about, we are prepared to turn the page and go forward to look into the future to solve the problems that are of interest to people of the United States and people of the Russian Federation, to think about fulfilling our economic relations with the specific serious content.
Just look at the latest economic forum in St. Petersburg. There was the greatest number of American companies there.
CHANCE: So the Russians -- the President of Russia very, very frustrated about the state of those relations, but saying that he's prepared to turn the page. He was also full of praise yet again for President Trump, who described in an answer to another question as an educated person who behaves correctly and somebody who he was comfortable to work with. So despite those frustrations, still full of praise for Donald Trump.
WHITFIELD: It sounds like the door still could be open. We hear from Trump that he wants there to be a good relationship. So this is all very interesting. Matthew Chance, Ivan Watson -- thank you so much.
We're going to talk some more about all of this now with my panel. CNN contributor Jill Dougherty, CNN global affairs correspondent Elise Labott and CNN national security analyst Steve Hall. All right. Good to see you all.
All right. Steve -- you first. You know, Trump has said again that he trusts Putin over American intelligence findings. You know, how might this really get under the skin of the intel community in the midst of the special counsel's ongoing investigation. Could it further intensify the probes?
[11:19:50] STEVE HALL, CNN NATIONAL SECURITY ANALYST: Fred -- it's a really disturbing pattern where we have the President of the United States who finds himself in apparently greater agreement with Vladimir Putin who is very adversarial -- represents a very adversarial nation to the United States and instead chooses to call former intelligence leadership political hacks and liars.
WHITFIELD: Those names were singled out -- Brennan, Clapper, Comey, political hacks. Continue.
Hall: So, I mean it's just amazing, really, when you think about the fact that our president seems to be more in step with Vladimir Putin. It doesn't surprise me at all that Vladimir Putin says he wants to turn the page and then also -- but it does surprise me, however that, you know, you've got Donald Trump essentially saying the same thing. You know, I really do believe him.
We've heard this from other presidents, right. We've heard, you know, I looked into his eyes; you know, I think we can have a reset. This is not something that past presidents have been immune from. But it's particularly troubling in Donald Trump's case because they seem to be so much on the same sheet of music when the intelligence community is definitely not and agrees that Vladimir Putin and Russia meddled and attacked our presidential elections.
Setting aside the question of collusion just on that one topic of whether or not they attacked our elections, everybody seemed to be in agreement except Donald Trump.
WHITFIELD: And then Jill -- making it further, you know, perplexing, Matthew Chance is reporting there that, you know, while the President of the United States says, yes, we talked about it, I asked, he denied, but then when Matthew asked, you know, Putin is saying we talked about economics and security, you know, and the Kremlin as a whole, you know, is saying, no, they didn't talk about the meddling.
So is the Kremlin, is Putin calling, you know, Trump a liar or, you know, would they rather the public know something different about their conversation?
JILL DOUGHERTY, CNN CONTRIBUTOR: You know, I'm not sure we really know exactly what they were trying to do with that. And maybe there's some genuine confusion, but it's something that they don't want to talk about.
I mean interference they've said over and over again we didn't do, we didn't do it, and so that subject goes nowhere for Russia. I mean Russia came to this meeting or whatever it was, five minutes with Vladimir Putin, with the intent of trying to do something to get a deal, to make some progress.
And right now I think they are looking at Donald Trump almost as like a political prisoner, you know, a man who can't do anything because he's a prisoner of political, you know, political attacks in this investigation into Russia's alleged interference with the election, et cetera.
They hear all the good things in their minds that Mr. Trump says, but nothing comes of it. I mean this agreement about Syria is useful, but it didn't really break any new ground.
What they want is they want the end of isolation, they want business to begin, you heard a lot from Putin about business, business -- America, you're losing these deals. And that's what they want.
They want to break out. They want an end to sanctions. And they are not getting any of that from Donald Trump.
WHITFIELD: So, Elise, you know, bigger picture here, while it is notable that the two did discuss, still unclear what they really talked about, you know. I mean what does this kind of conflicting thoughts about the conversation say about who really is in the driver's seat with this relationship? You know, between, you know, Putin and Trump in terms of when they meet?
It always seems to be even more confusing when we hear these conflicting details about what was really said, who initiated what, what was promised and what was tackled.
ELISE LABOTT, CNN GLOBAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT: I mean, I think they are both in like a kind of self-driving car, Fred, and they don't know where it's going. I agree with Jill. I mean I think that the Russians see Trump as a political prisoner and I think that the President himself sees himself as a political prisoner.
I mean, if he wanted to meet with -- it was clear that the Russians wanted to have this meeting. I don't think it was really scheduling that prevented that meeting from happening. I know Secretary Tillerson was saying that he wanted to make sure there were some deliverables, that there was really a reason to meet.
LABOTT: -- we need to deal with North Korea. They need to deal with all those issues.
WHITFIELD: right. So all of those things that if they are in the same arena, why would that not be the best opportunity in which to hash it all out as opposed to there really isn't a lot of time and then everyone walks away trying to figure out what really was discussed anyway?
LABOTT: I think it's pretty -- I think it's a mystery. I know that -- I mean it's pretty clear that Putin wanted to meet. It's pretty clear that President Trump wanted to meet.
[11:25:05] But I think, Fred -- I think we all need to stop waiting for President Trump to make some different declaration on meddling. I think that there's not going to be something that comes out that he has an "a-ha" moment and says, yes, they did meddle.
This is something that goes to the very heart of President Trump's legitimacy. He's never going to say that he believes that anybody, that Russian meddling or anybody meddled in the U.S. election because that would go to the heart of whether he won the election fair and square. Even though as the intelligence community said that they were meddling, they said they don't believe necessarily. There's no final determination that it doesn't seem like this swayed the election in some massive way.
And so I think we need to stop looking for that. The U.S. and Russia have very important issues to discuss. And I don't think it's an artificial barrier as President Trump said, but it's definitely a barrier, the elephant in the room.
I think if you looked at those pictures between President Trump and President Putin, they weren't laughing and giggling and discussing election meddling as they were walking to the class photo.
It's pretty clear that that's not come up in a significant way. And I think we have to stop looking for that to happen and start focusing on the relationship between U.S. and Russia.
WHITFIELD: Ok. And another shot as they all walk, the two, at least walking, you know, together. And who knows what was just said right there? Will we ever know?
All right, Steve Hall, Elise Labott, Jill Dougherty -- thank you so much.
All right. Much more in the NEWSROOM straight ahead.
But first, when Justin Salas lost his sight as a teenager, he found rock climbing, a hobby that's brought him to the top of the sport.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) JUSTIN SALAS, ROCK CLIMBER: I get to kind of interact with rock on a way that I think very few people get to experience. Climbing has taught me how to navigate the world in a completely different way.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Justin Salas is a professional rock climber. He's also legally blind.
SALAS: Being a young teen boy and losing your vision is one of the hardest things I could have imagined. I was about to get my learner's permit. That was just robbed from me.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Despite years of tests, doctors couldn't determine the cause of his vision loss.
SALAS: I spent probably two or three years just not doing anything at all until a friend of mine that worked at the local gym told me that I didn't need to see to rock climb, and I was hooked.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Justin can't see anything straight ahead, so he relies mainly on his peripheral vision.
SALAS: When I'm looking at a wall, I don't see holds most of the time, it's just out of feel or muscle memory or having a sight guide call for me.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That's where Matt Frederik comes in.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: As a sight guide he directs Justin up the wall.
Frederick: I've learned a lot about how he climbs and I think what would he want to do here? Based on that I'll call holds in a specific order.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Together they are headed to the 2017 IFSC World Cup in Edinburgh, where Justin will climb against other visually- impaired competitors.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: On his first descent, Justin suffered a major setback. By mistakenly stepping on a bolt that wasn't part of the course.
His first climb was disqualified.
SALAS: It just a no go?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But he regained ground on his second climb.
FREDERICK: To the left, perfect. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And qualified for the finals.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: In the main event, Justin challenged for the top spot.
FREDERICK: Good. Stand on it.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Coming in just short of finishing first.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Ladies and gentlemen, a big round of applause (INAUDIBLE).
SALAS: I had no idea that I was going to do this well. All I wanted to do was make finals and getting second place for my first world cup is really, really cool.
WHITFIELD: All right, welcome back. The Republican Party is scrambling to pass tax reform. The House and Senate have revealed their plans to slash taxes for Americans, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell claims he misspoke when he previously said no one in the middle class would get a tax increase under the GOP's plan.
CNN national politics reporter, M.J. Lee, joining me right now. So, M.J., what exactly did McConnell misspeak about? What does he mean?
M.J. LEE, CNN NATIONAL POLITICS REPORTER: Well, Fred, Mitch McConnell is walking back what he said a couple of days ago when he made the claim that nobody in the middle class is going to get a tax increase under the Senate bill. Now, in an interview with "The New York Times," he clarified that statement and here's what he said.
He said, "You can't guarantee that absolutely no one sees a tax increase, but what we are doing is targeting levels of income and looking at the average in those levels and the average will be tax relief for the average taxpayer in each of those segments."
Now, of course, McConnell is talking about the tax reform bill that the Senate finally unveiled on Thursday, and the reality, Fred, is that some middle-class Americans will definitely end up seeing tax relief, but there are going to be others who end up paying more.
It really depends on an individual and family's income specifications and their financial circumstances. Now, in the next couple of weeks, expect to see a lot of heated debate on Capitol Hill among Republicans on how the House plan and the Senate plan are going to be reconciled.
Keep in mind that each chamber has put out a different plan and there are some key differences that we have seen come out of the House and the Senate. [11:35:09] Just to point out a couple of the key ones, the number of tax brackets is different in the House plan versus the Senate plan, four versus seven, and the House plan repeals SALT, that is the state and local tax deductions, that have been such a contentious part of this debate, whereas in the Senate plan, the SALT is actually fully repealed.
There are also differences in how estate tax and mortgage interest deductions are treated in each of these plans. Now the goal right now, Fred, is for the House and the Senate to each pass their version of tax reform bills.
And then eventually come together and reconcile those differences, but I can tell you, of course, as everyone knows on Capitol Hill, very well, the issue of tax reform is hugely complicated and actually bridging those differences is going to be a really difficult task.
WHITFIELD: That's why it's been a 30-year, you know, task, challenge, we shall say. All right. M.J. Lee, thank you so much. Let's discuss this, the dueling tax plans now with our panel.
Joining me now is CNN political analyst, Julian Zelizer, who is also a historian and professor at Princeton University. Also with me is Amie Parnes, a CNN political analyst and a senior political correspondent for "The Hill." Good to see you both.
All right. Amie, you first, so what's going to be that compromise that the House and Senate Republicans can find on what right now are two very different tax plans?
AMIE PARNES, CNN POLITICAL ANALYST: That's what remains to be a theme, Fred. I think that you're seeing a lot of behind the scenes discussions, a lot of late nights on how to kind of reconcile both those plans. I think a lot of people are still trying to figure out the details and whether they can actually come together.
And there are various factions this both caucuses too, in both chambers also, you know, where people are trying to figure out which way they go and which way they lean, and how this does benefit the middle class and how, you know, and not angering the wealthy base, too. So, this is why this is such a contentious fight going on right now on Capitol Hill.
WHITFIELD: And Julian, the president said it was going to be a big beautiful Christmas present, you know, if this is not passed, as the president has promised by the end of the year, what are the political consequences for Republicans as a whole perhaps just for the president or all of that?
JULIAN ZELIZER, CNN POLITICAL ANALYST: Well, obviously, Republicans have accelerated their efforts since Tuesday, since the election results. They do feel they need to deliver something, and they are very eager both to have a piece of major legislation, which they don't have under the Trump presidency.
And they are eager to have something that will make corporations, frankly, happy and enthused in that part of the Republican base feel like something's coming out of this. But there are some details here that are going to be pretty insurmountable and the state and local tax deduction, for example, is something many House Republicans from the northeast can't accept what the Senate's done.
WHITFIELD: All right. And that's going to be a big one. I know you talked about, you know, the wealthier, you know, want to feel pleased by it. Maybe you're talking about the corporate taxes, but when you do talk about states like New Jersey and New York, you know, which do have very high, you know, property taxes, how much do, you know, Republicans feel like they need to appease those districts in particular?
PARNES: I think they do, and that's why you're seeing them walk a very fine line. You've heard a lot of people in New York particularly say I hate what's being discussed right now, and they are looking for something else.
And they are looking for, you know, the scales to be kind of tilted in their direction and I think that's the slippery slope that it's happening right now in the discussions, particularly in the Republican Party where they are trying to find their identity.
It's happening in both parties right now, but in the Republican Party, as well, and where to go and how to actually handle this so they are not offending a good part of their electorate.
WHITFIELD: So while leaders of the GOP say, you know, the two chambers will be able to negotiate some sort of compromise, there remain a lot of skeptics particularly on the right, including Rush Limbaugh. Here's what he had to say about the Senate's plan.
RUSH LIMBAUGH, RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: We're exhausted. Ten years, no results. Now the Senate Republicans are torpedoing tax reform. The stock market's down 200. Yes, we ought to delay these corporate tax cuts until 2019. We don't want to phase those in. This is pure Trump sabotage is what's going on, and if it's Trump sabotage, it's you, being sabotaged, you who voted for him. That's what ticks me off.
WHITFIELD: So, Amie, will it be interpreted as, you know, sabotaging the president, sabotaging the GOP?
PARNES: I mean, you're -- this is what's happening, you're seeing all these different fights internally building, and I think that's the delay, and, you know, in any year it's tough to pass a massive legislation package like this.
[11:40:08] And this is what's kind of weighing it down right now and this is how they are going to have to reconcile. I don't know, it's tough to say whether this is all going to happen by the end of the year, but they desperately need some points on the board, so they are desperate to put anything together at this point. WHITFIELD: But then, Julian, also at issue is the whole big campaign promise. OK, the president talked about tax reform, you know, tax cuts, he also really was targeting the middle class and, you know, so many critics of both plans are saying and asking the question, where's the middle class help in either one of these plans? How problematic is that for this president?
ZELIZER: It's very problematic. I think the headline with this bill, corporate tax cut, already tells you what the problem is. With repeal and replace the big problem became the basic fact that millions of Americans were about to lose health care coverage and that torpedoed the bill and president could never overcome that.
With this piece of legislation, the bottom line is most people following see corporations are going to receive a big tax cut and then there will be tax reform, some of which actually fall on middle class Americans.
So that doesn't add up to a tax cut for middle class Americans, and politically, that's a hard sell especially in those areas of the country that voted for Trump, believing the president would provide relief to working and middle-class Americans who are struggling every day. That doesn't add up to a corporate tax cut in many of their minds.
WHITFIELD: Amie, there are no assurances, right, with corporate tax cuts those corporations are really turn that into more jobs or higher pay, and that's part of the big sell that if they get a tax break, that will be the return, but, you know, how do people feel some real reassurances that that is how these corporations would use that tax break money?
PARNES: That's the thing, but I think right now as Julian said, they really need to figure out a way to kind of go after the people who did vote for him in these middle-class communities. This is something that we're talking about big picture, too, because what we're talking about is really this political debate that will carry into 2018 and the midterm elections.
And a lot of these people are going to be really upset when they feel like they voted for a president who wasn't really supporting them. So, I think this is -- they are going to really have to walk a fine line here when it comes to, you know, tailoring it to corporations and making people know that it's not just being tailored to corporations.
WHITFIELD: All right. Amie Parnes, Julian Zelizer, we'll leave it there. Thanks so much.
WHITFIELD: All right, welcome back. We're now hearing from the ex- wife of the Texas church gunman who killed 26 people last Sunday. In an interview with "Inside Edition," Tessa Brennaman says she lived in constant fear of Devin Kelley.
CNN's Kaylee Hartung joins us live now from Sutherland Springs, Texas. So, Kaylee, in this interview, Brennaman describes life with the then- 23-year-old airman. What more are you learning?
KAYLEE HARTUNG, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Fred, Tessa Brennaman says Devin Kelley was a man who had a lot of demons or hatred inside of him. Now a week after he took the lives of 26 people, including an unborn child, she is describing the marriage that she lived in filled with abuse.
Listen here as she tells "Inside Edition" what happened when she received a speeding ticket.
TESSA BRENNAMAN, EX-WIFE OF TEXAS CHURCH GUNMAN: He had a gun in his holster right here, and he took that gun out and he put it to my template and he told me, do you want to die? Do you want to die?
WHITFIELD: Brennaman says Kelley threatened to kill her and her entire family. These two were divorced in October of 2012. It was a month later that Kelley pled guilty and was charged with hitting, choking, kicking, and pulling Brennaman's hair, also fracturing the skull of her infant son, his step son.
We have known for the past week of these charges against Kelley that led to a one-year military confinement for him and his bad conduct discharge from the U.S. Air Force, but, Fred, this is the first time we're hearing from a victim of Kelley's who lived to tell us of his abuse.
WHITFIELD: All right. Kaylee Hartung, thank you so much.
All right, still ahead, we are waiting to hear from Vice President Mike Pence, the ceremony is under way there at Arlington National Cemetery. We'll bring the vice president's comments to you as it happens.
Meantime, three American college basketball players arrested in China accused of stealing sunglasses. Why they could be held there for months, even as their teammates return home, next.
WHITFIELD: All right, welcome back. Three UCLA basketball players accused of shoplifting in China could be stuck in the country for many weeks. Freshman LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley, and Jalen Hill are reportedly out on bail after being arrested earlier this week for allegedly stealing designer sunglasses from a high-end luxury store. UCLA is in China and won its game against Georgia Tech last night without these three players.
Andy Scholes has more on what these three players could face next.
ANDY SCHOLES, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: Well, Fred, the three UCLA players including LiAngelo Ball, the younger brother of Lakers rookie, Lonzo Ball, remain at a hotel 100 miles away from where the Bruins were playing last night.
According to ESPN, they will not be flying back to L.A. with the team today. The three players were arrested by Chinese authorities earlier this week for allegedly stealing sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store.
During the broadcast of the game Friday, UCLA legend, Bill Walton apologized for the actions of the three players.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Members of our family have displaced an appalling lack of honor, lack of respect, lack of decency by doing something in someone else's home that they would never do in their own. And I want to apologize right now on behalf of the human race for this travesty.
SCHOLES: Now, Lee Angelo's father, LaVar, was at the UCLA game despite LiAngelo not being there, and even though UCLA was without three key players, they still beat Georgia Tech in their opener 63-60.
[11:55:05] According to ESPN, LaVar is not planning on going back to be with LiAngelo, but is instead going to Hongkong on Sunday to continue to shoot his Facebook reality show "Balling the family" and open another pop-up shop for his big baller shoe brand.
When the three UCLA players get to go home, that's still unknown. We've been told the legal process could take up to three weeks. If convicted of shoplifting in China, the players could face three to 10 years in prison.
However, a couple of attorneys I spoke with familiar with international law think that the players will not face severe punishment, instead, get off with a stern warning -- Fred.
WHITFIELD: All right. Andy Scholes, thank you so much. Again, this is Veterans Day. Observance is taking place across the country on this 11th day of the 11th month, as is tradition. Here is the vice president, Mike Pence at Arlington.
all our honored guests but most of all to the men and women of the Armed Forces of the United States of America and to all our veterans, who have worn the uniform of this great nation, Happy Veterans Day.
There is a day in the spring when we remember those who served and did not come home. But today Veterans Day is the day when all across America gatherings large and small we pause to remember those who served and did come home.
For nearly a century since the guns of the first world war fell silent in the 11th hour, the 11th day, the 11th month, American people have observed this day. First as Armistice Day and now as Veterans Day.
And I thank you all who are here and all that are gathered around this nation for continuing this great tradition. And to our heroes near and far, I bring Veterans Day greetings from a great champion for the men and women who have worn the uniform of our armed force, the 45th president of the United States of America, President Donald Trump.
At this very moment, our president is halfway around the world, but I know his heart is here in this hallowed place and at every Veterans Day service across the country. President Trump asks us to be here at this National Veterans Day ceremony to, in his words, honor all Americans who served in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard, in times of war and peace.
And to pay due respect, due respect to those Americans, who have passed the torch of liberty from one generation to the next for they surely have. And so, I say to each and every one of you veterans gathered here and all of those that might be looking on, we're grateful for your service. We're grateful for your sacrifice.
And I'll make you a promise. Just as you fought for us, we will always fight for you. The bible tells us if you owe debts, pay debts. If honor, then honor. In respect, then respect. The debt our nation owes those who have worn the uniform as a debt we will never be able to fully repay.
From the hour of our nation's birth, our best and bravest have stepped forward to defend our freedom. The unbroken chord of their service stretches back into the myths of American history, from Bunker Hill to Bellwood, from San Juan Hill to Saipan, from the coral reefed Kandahar.
Nearly 50 million men and women have donned the uniform of the United States and nearly 20 million still walk among us today. And as we speak, a new generation of American veterans is being forced across the wider world. As I look out today, it's a humbling sight.


That sounds easy. Not! In fact the thought about working online is a huge battle. There are tons of offers but in reality none of those offers bring in any residual income. This brings me to blogging. To the so called ads, sponsors, pay per post.
We are in a point where blogging has become very much part of our lives. We live, breath blogging. But how do we make money blogging? Is there a true, legit way to earn $1,500 or more per month? I have been searching all over the internet with zero luck.
Does blog traffic matter? I need some real legit feedback, because I am interested in earning money full time with my blog. I really do not like to place ads and make my blog look full to my readers.
I am looking more into providing written reviews but not looking for Free products even though it is a great idea but I need cash. So here I sit, wondering if I should invest a small amount on my blog in order to buy my domain, get more exposure.
I would like some sound advice from my fellow bloggers. I will be offering some services which will be posted soon. Well; I have to run, it has been a long day and tomorrow I will be running errands.
I'd love to know who is going to pay me that much to blog. I haven't seen anything out there but I do know some people get paid but the amount is unclear.
I blog for free to encourage others to become a better self. I also hope that people will buy my books.
I am doing the same, blogging for free. But in reality, blogging has become a full time event. I am hoping to catch a decent income soon. I really need the money.
I would also like to know the answer to this I have been blogging for about a year and now I am in college to learn how to make professional web page templates;in fact my class is business management and information Technology majoring in web design.
Blogging for profit is not easy at all. In fact it does seem that people are either greedy, selfish or just in a state of fear for spending money. I've been struggling myself to turn my blogging into a full time income.


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Q: The best way of comparing tables using only MS Office and C# Working on a pet project concerning efficiency and data and this is the mission statement:
I have an Access DB with x amount of tables , each containing upwards of 2000 to a max of around 15000 entries in the format of [shipment][box][serial][name][region].
Now, I have another table(called Bluuur) with n amount of entries and I'd like to compare this table (contains serials) to all the tables in the Access DB and return the serial matches along with the name of the record which matched.
So the output should be something like :
Timmy 360 (for a compare in which Timmy had 360 matches to Bluuur)
note: I'm developing an application to do this

A: I would use the OleDbConnection with connection string like:
OleDbConnection connToFile = new OleDbConnection(String.Format(@"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source={0}; Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=Yes"";", fileName));

Similar for MS Access. Then load both tables to the memory and compare.
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Ok, sorry that I didn't got your question initially.
The answer would more depend from requirements:

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*Is the table in XLS static or dynamic? If it is static then import the XLS into MS Access and, if you just need to get values for yourself use, use Query Editor to select and join tables like: select a.Name, count(b.ID) from tableA a inner join tableB b on a.Name = b.Name group by a.Name

*If the table in XLS is dynamic, but once again you need to work with it for your own purposes, create the linked data source in MS Access to that XLS file and once again use query editor to perform the selection.

*If the purpose of all this is to have the web page/application, which will connect to both the Microsoft Access and XLS and will join data, and will do that regularly you have 2 potential solutions: do it in memory, or do it using saved query and then use OleDbConnection/OleDbDataAdapter to load data into the application and display them to user. The memory approach may not be the best by performance so write the MS Access query, which will join and group data as you need and use OleDbConnection to connect MS Access MDB file and execute the query. OR, if you need to do this for multiple tables in MS Access, write the query text yourself directly in the code, execute for each join and then summ results.

A: If I underastand correctly then one table (to which you need to compare) is not in MS Access DB. Quick solution seems as follows: import "Bluur" table to Access database (most probable it's possible with Access import data wizard). Now you can use simple JOIN queries to test agains all other table in DB.

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And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love, it profits me nothing.
Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil; rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never fails: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part but when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.


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Video Review: Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced (GBA, 2002)
Author and Media Credit: Mark Vergeer
Transcript editing and Online Layout: Bill Loguidice
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File size: 3.51MB
Running Time: 3:44 minutes
Addendum: a video showing off hidden features (right click & save as)
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Hi, this is an Armchair Arcade videogame review, this time by Mark Vergeer, featuring Konami's Arcade Advanced for the Nintendo GameBoy Advance (GBA), yet another attempt by the industry to breathe new life into some old games.
It features no more than six original arcade games, and this time Konami tried their best to create almost arcade perfect conversions of the old games, and I must say I like the result. It's nothing more than that though, no fancy graphics, no enhanced graphics, just something that looks very close to the original sprites and sounds very much like the original arcade. Not only the looks and sounds are similar, but also the gameplay itself actually feels like the arcade originals. It's much unlike other classic rehashes I've played where the games might look and sound similar but the gameplay doesn't really feel the same.
So what games are we talking about?
- Frogger
- Gyruss
- Time Pilot
- Scramble
- Yie Ar Kung-Fu
- Rush'n Attack
You select the games from a fancy game selection screen...
As you can see the sounds and even the weird color scheme of the original arcade is preserved. The graphics are almost full size and the screen has to scroll vertically to be able to accommodate the entire playing field on the tiny GameBoy Advance screen. All-in-all a very fine Frogger conversion...
The first time I played this game was on the GCE Vectrex game system, then I was exposed to it in the arcades. I must say I prefer the Vectrex version over the arcade. But here you again have a perfectly playable conversion of the arcade original. It plays exactly the same, but to me does feel a lot faster than the original arcade. A game that has multiple levels featuring the same high standards that we saw in the Frogger game...
Time Pilot
I bought this game for my C-64 (Commodore 64) and it was virtually identical to the arcade. I have played this game a lot and I was amazed to see how good the conversion to the GameBoy Advance has succeeded. Everything is there from the parallax scrolling clouds in the sky to the various fighter planes of the different eras that you need to shoot and the parachutists that you can save. Despite the tiny controls of the GameBoy Advance, a very playable experience...
Now there is a game that I truly have played a lot. I bought this for my C-64 when it came out and I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I could play the arcade machine quite well with the skills that I learned on the C-64 version. This is my favourite game on this cartridge and it features all the goodies found in the arcade. Gameplay truly feels identical to the arcade game!
Yie Ar Kung-Fu
One of the first fighter games out there. Not one of my favourites, but this title also features graphics and gameplay that feel the same as the arcade. A very good conversion.
Rush'n Attack
Rush'n Attack is also known as Green Beret and is another fun game that was released on this. I have played this game at the video arcade, the C-64 and on the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System). The C-64 version is a tough game and so is this arcade conversion.
All games feature a multiplayer-mode where it is possible to link up two GameBoy Advance systems and play together. I wasn't able to test out this feature, but I also believe it is possible to connect to systems when only one person uses the cartridge.
I was pleasantly surprised by this arcade collection, perhaps because the games are kept so very close to their original versions.
Graphics 8/10
Sound 8/10
Gameplay 9/10
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Q: Air conditioner on rainy day I got a new LG 1.5 ton AC(Air conditioner) . It's summer time here and the temperature reaches approx 40 degree Celsius at peak time. And it's working quite satisfactorily. But in the last two weeks it rained twice lightly. After each rain the outside temperature dropped approx to 35 Celsius. Then I noticed that the AC is not cooling the room that fast compared to non rainy days. Is it expected and some physics behind it? Or fault with AC?
Note: When no rain, 24 degree is my comfort level. But after rain I have to keep it around 18 degree for the same effect. One thing I missed mentioning is this happens only at day time. At night time the ac cools pretty easily.

A: Yes, the latent heat of vaporization is involved here.Freon, or coolant, is the chemical in the air conditioning system that cools the air by using the principle of cooling effect due to evaporation.As you know from elementary chemistry, the rate of evaporation depends on

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*Temperature(directly proportional)

*Wind speed(directly proportional)

*Humidity(inversely proportional)

The rate of evaporation is higher on dry,hot day thus cooling the system more effectively due to cooling effect of evaporation. Also humidity has massive effect on the 'feels- like temperature'
But at night all these effects are less visible due to the drop in temperature


The site is situated on a corner, so you can see two facades of this building. This is the first building that catches your eyes when you get out of the station. Accordingly, Eastern Design Office have designed this building not just as a simple cube, but as a funny and interesting form composed by two sides of the façade in order to make people create various images. It is designed sharply, clearly and dynamically.
The name of this place is Sumizome-cho, Fushimi-ku in Kyoto city.
This building has three stories made of a steel structure. The first and the second floor are for tenants, a pharmacy and a nursery school respectively. The third floor is a residential space for the parents of the client.
The north side of this site faces the main street of this neighborhood. There is a bridge east of the site, which connects the site and the main shopping street. The railway station is just 5 meters away from here. A small canal runs along the site. It is named "Kamogawa-Unga," one of the branches of the Lake Biwa Canal, which was constructed during the Meiji period. This man-made waterway reminds neighbors the history of the development of this area. This is one of "the traces of Kyoto's dream." It will be explained below.
Eastern Design Office's young client was born in this place and is working in Tokyo now. His parents ran a vegetable shop, but felt they were too old to keep it and decided to close it down. Their house for working and living was dilapidated, so their son – Eastern Design Office's client decided to rebuild it.
The program was very clear. The first and the second floor will be designed for shops or retails, and the third floor is a residence for his parents. In the future, he might come back to this place and will have his own office in this building. Our client believes that this town should be changed to a more beautiful place.
This site is a nice viewpoint seen from the station near a small canal. From this place we can get a wide view to the main street and the canal. We have suggested several designs and the "asymmetrical form" was the one our client preferred, saying this irregularly shaped design is beautiful.
The first and the second floor for shops face to the canal with a glass facade. The third floor is rather enclosed and we have designed small windows at some points to get the light and sight. The idea of the entire shape is to cut a part of the north corner diagonally and make terraces in that area.
Eastern Design Office intended to make the volume of the three-story building into one controlled design, yet each tenant floor is open to the town to let them interact lively and actively. At the pharmacy on the first floor, moms and kids are able to play in a kids corner provided in front of the canal. That is where the tip of the diagonal cut west facade and the ground meat.
At the nursery school on the second floor, you can see the kids playing. In the evening, lighting of each floor is gently shining and at night, lighting from the small windows rhythmically flourishes.
Before the Meiji era, the capital of Japan had been in Kyoto, but it was transferred to Tokyo as a result of the Meiji Restoration, which consequently lead to the decline of Kyoto. Therefore, people of Kyoto decided to construct a new Lake Biwa Canal for tapping water, waterways as transportation artery and waterpower that would stimulate new industries to trigger the revitalization of Kyoto. At that time, most of the civil engineering construction was designed and supervised by foreign engineers, but these canals are the first project that was carried out by the Japanese engineers only. There has been a hydroelectric power station 1 km southwards from this site. This canal has played a key role as a basic driving power to contribute to thriving newer industries such as spinning, stretching copper panels, machinery, Tobacco and so on.
Eastern Design Office's client named this building " Kanoko building " from the image of the fawn/young deer drinking water next to the bridge over the small canal.
Constructor: Sobi Kenchiku Kikaku Co., Ltd.


How To Research Your Common Surname Ancestors | Are You My Cousin?
I never intended to research my White family ancestors. The common surname "White" just seemed too daunting.
John White in colonial North Carolina and Virginia? No, thank you.
Quite frankly, I was intimidated by the prospect.
A phone call from a fellow White family researcher changed all of that. Fast forward a number of years and together we have solved many of the White family mysteries.
It turns out researching the common name White is not impossible. Challenging? Absolutely. Common surname research stretched me as a researcher and taught me strategies for success. It will for you, too!
How about you? Are you struggling to research your common name ancestors?
Just as you would when starting research on any family line, start with what you know. Record everything you know or think you know for each generation. Write down any oral history within you family. Don't worry at this point, if all of the information is not confirmed or completely accurate. It will provide clues to records as you progress forward in your research. Use traditional genealogy research methods to confirm your information.
In the case of the White family I knew several generations back from the family's oral history. I did confirm these generations by traditional genealogy research.
2. Thoroughly Research Your Earliest Ancestor.
You must know your ancestor with a common name (especially if both first and last name are common) very well in order to be able to distinguish him from someone else of the same name in the records. Research traditional records such as census records, vital records, wills, estates records, court records, tax records, and land/deed records. Find all mentions of your ancestor in each record and analyze those records to learn more about him. When and where was he born? Who did he marry? Where did he live? Who were his children? Who was mentioned in his records? Determine the relationship of each person mentioned in your ancestor's documents to him.
Re-construct your ancestor's life decade by decade, year by year, month by month and day by day if possible. Know your ancestor so well that if he/she rings your doorbell today, you would recognize them in an instant.
In the case of John White, we had to know his movements and patterns in order to determine distinguish him from other John Whites in the area.
3. Research Your Ancestor's Community.
Who lived close? Who appeared as witnesses, neighbors, etc in your ancestor's wills, estate records, deeds, etc. Whose records did your ancestor appear in? These are people your ancestors would have been doing business with, worshiping with or even related to.
In the case of my John White, after we analyzed his records, we searched for records of others he was in. This was done using abstracts, etc of county records. We looked at every record we possibly could for evidence of John White. Abstracts are very helpful since they usually have an index. Once found in an index, always go that one step further and view the original record. Important details could have been missed by the abstractor.
Paper genealogy and DNA testing go hand in hand. It is difficult to solve tricky relationships and especially those involving common names without both.
In the case of my White family, DNA showed us to genetically be Swinneys, NOT Whites! Uh oh…. now what? Using DNA evidence (Y-DNA of multiple male descendants) and the paper genealogy trail my partner and I were able to piece together a family unit for John White's father.
Don't be intimidated by your common surname ancestors.
You can successfully research those lines and along the way you will become a better researcher, too! Remember….
Thoroughly research all aspects of your ancestor's life.
Thanks for the good pointers. My family names are Brown, Jones, and Murphy, among others. Not easy to trace. My big hangup is with my great grandfather who was named Napoleon Bonaparte Murphy, He never shows up in any online searches. Only one match is ever found and that is for a man in Illinois. My family was southern and does not match up. I can't find a paper trail that is not there. What do you advise?
Alice, The good news is your great-grandfather has a distinctive first name. That should help (eventually). My first thought is to wonder if he went by a different first name, i.e. a nickname. Check with the family and see if anyone knows or see if you can find a male Murphy in the records that matches other aspects of his life. Check the tax records for his area. Tax records can help place an ancestor in time and locale year to year.
I don't really have a success story to report, more a comment on the issue. I too have for the most part avoided trying to trace one of my maternal great-grandmothers Mary Ellen Johnson (even a common given name). I'ts not like there aren't a lot of Johnsons in East TN. I have a similar dilemma on my wife's side since her grandmother was a Davis, another common name in the mountains of western NC.
I will try to use some of your strategies to see if I can make any progress on those lines. I have run into a roadblock on my wife's grandmother's line in that I can't find him, Richard Davis, and his wife, Hester Williams, prior to the 1880 census in Jackson County, NC. I have heard no family stories of where the family came from when relocating to the NC mountains, though I suspect like so many others it may have been VA.
Thanks for all of your helpful tips.
Also thank goodness that I have some lines to research like Susong and Kesterson. Even my Courtney surname is not too common. My main problem there was that every generation seemed to have numerous James, Williams and Georges popping up. Of course my great-grandfather had to be a George and his father and grandfather were both James.
Ron, I also have a similar problem with my husbands family from Eastern TN last names Davis and Williams located around the Blount county TN areas.
I Have a John White, my GG Grandfather, born somewhere in Cork, Ireland, still searching the hundreds of John Whites who married Ellens (Murphy)!
Amazing how many John Whites there are to research!
I have a lot of Joneses in my line. Fortunately, a lot of them have Phineas as a given name–till I get to a John. John Jones. Ugh. He is my 5g grandfather and not many records are available.
Oh my, yes, researching a John Jones is a big challenge, too!
Great article, but I have one more tip. Search for patterns. My paternal grandmother's family had them. When a Michael popped up, it didn't look right to me. Turns out he had been a family slave and took the name upon emancipation. Interesting story, but not a relative.
An excellent tip! Thank you for sharing it.


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Outlast – Nintendo Switch Review
19th Oct 2019 10th Feb 2020 ~ Toasty
Hey Brioches, Toasty here. Horror games have had a bit of a surge in popularity on the Switch in recent months. With the majority of the Resident Evil back catalogue being available in addition to Layers of Fear and the Amnesia Collection, there is certainly plenty to choose from. One of the first horror titles to grace the handheld however was Outlast. In honor of the spooky season, I think it is time we delve into the asylum and see what it has to offer.
You play as Miles Upshur, an Investigative Journalist who has been contacted by an anonymous source. Said source has seduced Miles with the promise of a once in a lifetime story in relation to the Mount Massive Asylum. Whilst exploring the madhouse, Miles will uncover Government plots, corporate scheming, religious fanaticism, multiple competing factions of inmates and no small amount of intrigue. Of course I will not spoil anything here, but needless to say the plot in Outlast is truly outlandish and goes out of its way to keep you guessing from start to finish.
As an investigative journalist, Miles comes prepackaged with a camera to record all of his adventures within Mount Massive. Whilst you are not required to have the camera 'equipped' at all times, there are certainly benefits to doing so. Firstly it comes with a handy-dandy night vision mode allowing you to peer into the darkness when the lights inevitably go out. It also helps you gather information. Miles will make notes on what he sees as the game goes on, however this will only occur when the camera is out. Basically, if you want to see where you are going and get the most out of the plot, you need your camera out.
Your night vision is a wonderful addition to your limited arsenal. Being able to see in the dark is the only advantage Miles has once the crazies start coming after you. It acts sort of as a comfort blanket. You want it on as much as possible, but that's when Red Barrels pulls the rug from under your feet. In order to use night vision you need batteries, which are in limited supply. Do you use batteries now, or do you wait until later? For a game that has no combat, it very successfully integrates ammo conservation and resource management which is a staple of the genre.
Outlast is a linear experience. There are no real alternate paths through the story, you essentially go from point A to point B avoiding death. That doesn't mean there is no exploration however. In order to find all the collectable documents and batteries you will need to stray from the beaten path from time to time. This will usually just be a room on the side every now and then. It is not much, but when the reward for a little sleuthing is life saving batteries, well lets just say it's well worth your time.
As a linear experience, Outlast likes to funnel you from location to location which could get a bit tedious if Mount Massive wasn't an interesting place to go through. Whilst the game has a very consistent style throughout, you are certainly pushed through a variety of environments that do just enough to break up the monotony of a giant Asylum. Whether you are going through the main Asylum, sewers, medical areas or courtyards, it always feels like you are exploring somewhere new and not copied and pasted areas.
The main gameplay loop on display in Outlast is, explore – jump scare – chase – hide – repeat. At first, this loop is terrifying. The atmosphere is palpable with jump scares keeping you on your toes throughout the explore phase. Once you have crossed an invisible line, you are inevitably chased for a bit and then you hide. After a while the game does become predictable, which is a shame because the fear you once felt slowly just turns into a distasteful eye roll. The game does try to spice things up with a puzzle from time to time, but like the core loop, this quickly becomes predictable. The same few puzzles are reused throughout, which is a real shame.
What keeps the game interesting, to an extent, are the characters. You will quickly realise that not everyone in the Asylum is out to murder you. In fact, many of the patients are just trying to live their lives. There are only a handful of enemies and all of them are memorable. The issue is that they recycle and reuse a few of the enemies one too many times, whilst the most interesting characters are used once, then never seen again.
Chris Walker is the main culprit for overuse. Whilst he is truly terrifying in his relentless, persistence, if you haven't seen him in about 15 minutes he is very likely to pop up. On the flip side, an entire chapter is dedicated to the enigmantic Trager, but unfortunately he is never seen again. This fate unfortunately befall most charaters in Outlast. Luckily the interesting characters are sprinkled over just enough of the game to break up the eventual tedium of Chris.
Whilst it may sound like I am laying into Outlast a bit, these negatives are far from game breaking. The atmosphere and tension in Outlast is developed with brilliant sound design and presentation. Everything from the sound of Miles' breathing and footsteps to the voice acting and music oozes terror. The graphics are not groundbreaking, but have a uniquely dirty style that makes Mount Massive a truly memorable locale. Even if what you are doing eventually becomes predictable, Outlast never becomes dull thanks to its consistently oppressive nature. What's more, the game looks and plays wonderfully on the Switch. You would be hard pressed to spot any differences between the other consoles editions. With the recent avalanche of poorly optimised ports on the Switch, Outlast is a shining example of how to do it right.
Outlast, despite its flaws is a brilliant addition to the Switch's library. Coming in at 5 hours long, it ends just before you get sick of the monotony. The story and atmosphere elevate the game beyond its gameplay, which despite its eventual predictablility, is very enjoyable. If you are looking for a game to scratch that horror itch, then Outlast is the game for you.
A truly great horror title, slightly marred by its predictable formula. Have you played Outlast? Are you picking up the Switch port? Let me know in the comment section below. Check out my Let's Play of Outlast here!
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Purpose. The adoption of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems Standard has proven to be a persistent and growing phenomenon in services and manufacturing, yet to date little research has been done that can indicate how far improved business performance can be attributed to it rather than counterintuitive causes. Methodology. The paper examines the evidence for the causal links between quality management system certification and improved performance in the empirical literature. A method is proposed for testing how far performance improvement can be attributed to quality management system certification and how far attribution to other causes applies. This method is illustrated on a longitudinal study and then utilised to interpret the findings of other longitudinal studies. Findings. It is concluded that although there is some evidence that can indicate that quality management system certification has some causal influence on business performance, there is also evidence for the existence of a substantial mechanism whereby better performing firms self-select to adopt certification. Possible causes for this mechanism are discussed. Implications for research. The existence of a self-select mechanism has profound implications for interpreting business performance achievements associated with quality management system certification because the benefits found may well be inflated by its presence. The authors suggest that richer theory is needed that can incorporate bi-directional influences and new research is needed to explore the underlying causes of adoption selection effects. Value of paper. The paper provides researchers with a method for testing and discussing causation influences on results. It provides evidence that a substantial part of the association found in the research on quality management system certification and business benefits may be due to counterintuitive causes.


If there's one problem in Guild Wars 2, it's the level scaling. In theory, and in practise for quite a bit of the time, it's a nice feature that allows you to never out-level a part of the game. No matter in which part of the world you are, you'll have a challenge. This also works, in PVP, in the opposite way, boosting you up to level 80 so that everybody is on a level playing field.


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After graduating from the University of Colorado Dental School in 1989, Dr. Weakland has been practicing dentistry in Windsor, Colorado. Dr. Weakland is a member of several professional organizations. These include the Colorado Dental Association, the American Dental Association, and the Weld County Dental Society.
Dr. Weakland continues to further his education by attending seminars and hands-on workshops. These opportunities allow Dr. Weakland to stay up-to-date with new dental techniques and products.
Dr. Weakland is married to Amanda and they have two children, Zach and Rachel. Amanda and Pat own The Windsor Gardener, a nursery located in Windsor and High Hops Brewery, the first microbrewery in Windsor.


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First Satellite Tag Study For Manta Rays Reveals Habits And Hidden Journeys Of Ocean Giants
by Underwatertimes.com News Service - May 11, 2012 20:07 EST
Mexico Passes Shark Finning Ban, New Protections for Great White, Whale and Basking Sharks, Manta Rays
Study Reveals Humpback Whales' Dining Habits – And Costs; 'Enormous Energy Costs'
Study: Fragments Of Continents Hidden Under Lava In The Indian Ocean
Elephant Seal Tracking Reveals Hidden Lives Of Deep-Diving Animals; Drawn To Gyres
Satellite Imagery Captures Birth Of An Iceberg; Animation Reveals Dramatic Break In Antarctica
Manta Ray (Manta birostris) at Hin Daeng, Thailand. credit Jon Hanson / wikipedia
NEW YORK, New York -- Using the latest satellite tracking technology, conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Exeter (UK), and the Government of Mexico have completed a ground-breaking study on a mysterious ocean giant: the manta ray.
The research team has produced the first published study on the use of satellite telemetry to track the open-ocean journeys of the world's largest ray, which can grow up to 25 feet in width. Researchers say the manta ray—listed as "Vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)—has become increasingly threatened by fishing and accidental capture and now needs more protection.
The study was published today in the online journal PLoS One. The authors include: Rachel T. Graham of the Wildlife Conservation Society and the University of Exeter; Matthew J. Witt of the University of Exeter; Dan W. Castellanos of the Wildlife Conservation Society; Francisco Remolina of the National Commission of Protected Areas, Cancun, Mexico; Sara Maxwell of the Marine Conservation Institute and the University of California-Santa Cruz; Brenden J. Godley of the University of Exeter; and Lucy A. Hawkes of Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom.
"Almost nothing is known about the movements and ecological needs of the manta ray, one of the ocean's largest and least-known species," said Dr. Rachel Graham, lead author on the study and director of WCS's Gulf and Caribbean Sharks and Rays Program. "Our real-time data illuminate the previously unseen world of this mythic fish and will help to shape management and conservation strategies for this species."
The research team attached satellite transmitters to manta rays off the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula over a 13-day period. The tracking devices were attached to the backs of six individuals —four females, one male, and one juvenile.
"The satellite tag data revealed that some of the rays traveled more than 1,100 kilometers during the study period," said Dr. Matthew Witt of the University of Exeter's Environment and Sustainability Institute. "The rays spent most of their time traversing coastal areas plentiful in zooplankton and fish eggs from spawning events."
Like baleen whales and whale sharks, manta rays are filter feeders that swim through clouds of plankton with mouths agape.
The research team also found that the manta rays spent nearly all their time within Mexico's territorial waters (within 200 miles of the coastline), but only 11.5 percent of the locations gathered from the tagged rays occurred within marine protected areas. And the majority of ray locations were recorded in major shipping routes in the region; manta rays could be vulnerable to ship strikes.
"Studies such as this one are critical in developing effective management of manta rays, which appear to be declining worldwide," said Dr. Howard Rosenbaum, Director of WCS's Ocean Giant Program.
In spite of its malevolent, bat-like appearance, the manta ray—sometimes referred to as the "devilfish"—is harmless to humans and lacks the stinger of the better-known stingray. The manta ray possesses the highest brain to body ratio of all sharks and rays and gives birth to live young, usually one or two "pups" every one or two years. Manta rays are apparently declining in the Caribbean and in other tropical regions of the world's oceans, in part because they are captured for shark bait and a demand for gill rakers (small, finger-like structures that filter out the ray's minute zooplankton prey) in the traditional Chinese medicinal trade.


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Block 185 will be a new, defining tower for Austin and the city skyline, embracing new trends and efforts toward employee lifestyle and wellness. Sited on a premier development in one of the fastest growing, most desirable cities in America, Block 185 will celebrate the city's history and reinforce its' growth.
Reaching 575 feet, the tower will announce its presence through a unique, curved composition that emulates a sail. When viewed from an eastern-western point, the curve can be seen extending upward beyond the tower's top for a slick, pointed expression.
The façade is composed of high-performance glass and custom metal mullions in a tartan pattern, more pronounced on the northern side and underscored on the others. The subtle transition between patterns gives an individual, but cohesive presence from multiple viewpoints.
Programmable outdoor terraces appear on every floor of the building—the first in Austin to employ this—offering an immersive setting with views of the Colorado River, Lady Bird Lake, and the city's southern districts. More expansive rooftop gardens—located on each of the building's setbacks— provide ample opportunities for larger social and professional gatherings. These overhanging balconies also aid in reducing solar heat gain by shading the floors below, as well as horizontal and vertical sunshades.
Employees will have access to the ground-level retail, as well as the city's numerous offerings, both natural, such as Shoal Creek and the Butler Hike and Bike Trail, and urban, such as 2nd Street retail, Austin City Limits, and Republic Square. Block 185 is the final addition to the Green Water Treatment Plant site redevelopment, resulting in a diverse and inclusive destination space.
Anticipated for completion in 2022, Block 185 will be a new landmark tower for Austin, creating collaborative, connected, flexible, and sustainable work environments to attract top talent.


The merge sort algorithm is a divide and conquers algorithm. In the divide and conquer paradigm, a problem is broken into smaller problems where each small problem still retains all the properties of the larger problem -- except its size. To solve the original problem, each piece is solved individually; then the pieces are merged back together. For example, imagine you have to sort an array of 200 elements using the bubble sort algorithm. Since selection sort takes O(n^2) time, it would take about 40,000-time units to sort the array. Now imagine splitting the array into ten equal pieces and sorting each piece individually still using selection sort. Now it would take 400-time units to sort each piece; for a grand total of 10*400 = 4000.
Once each piece is sorted, merging them back together would take about 200-time units; for a grand total of 200+4000 = 4,200. Clearly, 4,200 is an impressive improvement over 40,000.
Now think bigger. Imagine splitting the original array into groups of two and then sorting them. In the end, it would take about 1,000-time units to sort the array.
Btw, if you are new to Algorithms and Data Structure and not familiar with an essential sorting and searching algorithms like quicksort, binary search, level order search etc then I suggest you go through a good, comprehensive online course like Data Structures and Algorithms: Deep Dive Using Java to learn the basics first.
You have given an unordered list of integers (or any other objects e.g. String), You have to rearrange the integers or objects in their natural order.
* Java Program to sort an integer array using merge sort algorithm.
You can see that the array is now sorted. The algorithm we have used is a recursive implementation of merge sort and it's also a stable sorting algorithm I mean it maintains the original order of elements in case of a tie.
Anyway, if you haven't got it yet that how merge sort algorithm works, you can also check out the Algorithms and Data Structures - Part 1 and 2 course on Pluralsight which explains key sorting and searching algorithms in a very nice way. It also covers essential data structures like linked list, array, hash table, binary tree etc.
Btw, you would need a Pluralsight membership to access this course, which cost around $29 per month or $299 per year but also provides you access to all of their 5000+ online courses on latest technologies.
I have Pluralsight membership and I highly recommend to any programmer who wants to keep himself up-to-date and upgrade his skills. Btw, even if you don't have the membership, you can still access this course for free by taking advantage of their 10-day free pass which allows free access for 200 minutes.
That's all about how to implement the merge sort algorithm in Java. Along with Quicksort it's an important sorting algorithm and used in many real world, general purpose library. In fact, Java's Collections.sort() and Arrays.sort() method also used a variant of merge sort for soring objects.
If you are preparing for a programming job interview then you must know how to implement it by hand and find out time and space complexity. You should also be able to explain the difference between merge sort and quicksort if asked.
The key thing to remember here is that even though both merge sort and quick sort has an average case time complexity of O(NlogN), quicksort is better than merge sort because the constant associated with quicksort is lesser than merge sort.
In reality, O(NlogN) is K*O(nLogN), Big O notation ignore that constant because it gets irrelevant when input size increases exponentially but for algorithms with same time complexity, this constant could be a differentiating factor, just like it is in the case of quicksort and mergesort.
You should also remember that it's a recursive algorithm and can be easily implemented using recursion.
Thanks for reading this article so far. If you like this Merge sort example in Java then please share with your friends and colleagues. If you have any questions or feedback then please drop a note.
P. S. - If you are looking for some Free Algorithms courses to improve your understanding of Data Structure and Algorithms, then you should also check this list of Free Data Structure and Algorithms Courses for Programmers.


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Q: ModalPopupExtender IFrame is blank in FireFox I have implemented a modal popup using an IFrame. I use some javascript to hide the main content (Popup2_Panel1) and display a loading message (Popup2_Panel2) while the IFrame is loading. When the IFrame has finished loading (iframe's onload event) I hide the loading message and unhide the main content (with IFrame). This works in IE/Safari/Chrome/Opera, but in FF the IFrame content is blank after the main content is made visible.
How I can make this work in FireFox? If I leave out the hide/show code then the IFrame is visible in FireFox, but I don't really want to show the content before the iframe has loaded new content, otherwise we see the old content momentarily.
Here is my code:

<asp:ModalPopupExtender ID="ModalPopupExtender2" runat="server" TargetControlID="ImgButton13" PopupControlID="Popup2_Window" BackgroundCssClass="popupModalBackground" OkControlID="Popup2_OK" CancelControlID="Popup2_Cancel" Drag="True" PopupDragHandleControlID="Popup2_Titlebar" BehaviorID="Popup2_MPE">
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            <Exhibitor:ImgButton ID="Popup2_OK" runat="server" CssClass="icon" Text="OK" ImgSrc="~/Masters/_default/img/action-yes.png" />

            <Exhibitor:ImgButton ID="Popup2_Cancel" runat="server" CssClass="icon" Text="Cancel" ImgSrc="~/Masters/_default/img/action-no.png" />

            Loading...

            <asp:Image ID="Popup2_ImgLoading" runat="server" ImageUrl="~/Masters/_default/img/loading.gif" />

A: The solution is to use:
frame.style.visibility = "hidden";
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frame.style.visibility = "visible";

instead of
frame.style.display = "none";
...
frame.style.display = "";

It appears FireFox will not display the IFRAME contents at all after setting display="none" and then trying to set display="", even though it appears to be loading the URL in the background. If we set visibility to hidden the element is hidden but still takes up space so we have to do some additional juggling to give it a zero size while loading.


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Q: What is the parameterized type of this Constructor in Java reflection? What is the parameterized type of this Constructor in Java reflection?
java.lang.reflect.Constructor[] constructors = Stock.class.getDeclaredConstructors();

I've tried Constructor<Stock>[], Constructor<Stock.class>[], and Constructor<Class>[].

A: The return type of getDeclaredConstructors() is <?> which is just any type.
Constructor<?>[] constructors = Stock.class.getDeclaredConstructors();

More info:
What does the question mark in Java generics' type parameter mean?


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Southern Vietnamese architects adapted global modernist architecture because it accommodated the tropical climate
A friend asked me a while back why the Vietnamese architects adopted European modernist architecture after colonialism rather than develop their own indigenous architecture. The most important answer is that southern Vietnamese people see good ideas and adapt them to fit southern Vietnamese needs. This comes from a long history of contact with European and Asian traders along the coast. The southern Vietnamese architects could see how modernist architecture could be easily adapted to suit the tropical climate. They also saw similarities to Vietnamese traditional architecture that could be enhanced to project Vietnamese identity.
But modernism isn't just a European idea. Although Walter Gropius and Mies van der Rohe of the Bauhaus were German and Le Corbusier was French-Swiss, the other pioneers of modernism were Americans like Frank Lloyd Wright and William LeBaron Jenney with the first metal-framed skyscraper in Chicago in 1885. The Russians were also pioneers of modernism with their Constructivist architecture.
Modernism quickly spread throughout the world between the world wars and became a global movement. But the primary impetus came after World War II with the cascading independence of former colonial countries in Africa, South America, and Asia in the 1950s. These countries inevitably embraced mid-century modern architecture. Because it suited Vietnamese identity so well, the southern Vietnamese embraced it totally into the culture and made Vietnamese modernist architecture the vernacular architecture for houses.
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A first, and prestigious visit from Italy's Ambassador to US - Madison - WisItalia Inc.
Despite the influence of Italian immigrants here in Wisconsin, and especially here in Dane County, and a significant trade relationship, no Italian Ambassador to the United States had ever visited Wisconsin. Until this month. It went largely un-noticed, and that's too bad because it's important.
Ambassador Claudio Bisongiero not only included Wisconsin in his tour of Upper Midwest states, including the obligatory visit with the Governor and state officials, but he also had lunch at Porta Bella with members of Madison's Italian Workman's Club and local officials both authentically Italian like County Executive Joe Parisi, and honorary Italians for the day. No matter – it was an opportunity to celebrate long standing relationships and the potential for expanded exchange of culture, knowledge and products.
Wisconsin's connections to Italy are strong and deep, the Madison-Mantova Sister-City relationship included. It was good to have the Italian Ambassador here and a nice tribute to Madison Italians like Frank Alfano and Tony Bruno for securing the visit.