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Sione Havea Vailahi (nacido el 6 de septiembre de 1958) es un luchador profesional de Tonga, más conocido por su nombre en el ring , The Barbarian. Es mejor conocido por sus diversos períodos con National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) y World Wrestling Federation (WWF) y por ser parte de los equipos de etiqueta The Powers of Pain con The Warlord y Faces of Fear with Meng.

Carrera
Después de emigrar a los Estados Unidos, se entrenó en la lucha libre profesional bajo la tutela de Rolland 'Red' Bastien. En 1980, hizo su debut, luchando contra el asesino Karl Krupp en Modesto, California . Luchó como Rey Konga en varios territorios regionales de la National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) en 1981. Pronto fue a las Promociones Jim Crockett de la NWA , donde se unió a Ron Garvin como favorito de los fanáticos . Tuvo un corto período en World Class Championship Wrestling como un villano llamado Tonga John .

Promociones Jim Crockett (1984-1988)
Al ver el potencial de villano monstruo en un hombre enorme e intimidante con una agilidad sorprendente, ahora de vuelta en el territorio de Crockett, Jim Crockett, Jr. transformó a Vailahi en Konga el Bárbaro . Debutó en el JCP 29 de diciembre, 1984 episodio de WorldWide después de un partido entre el asesino # 1 y Kareem Mohammad como miembro de Paul Jones ' Ejército . Derrotó a Sam Houston en su primer partido más tarde en la noche. Vailahi fue llevado a la compañía para ayudar a Jones en su rivalidad con Jimmy Valiant . Fue emparejado con la superestrella Billy Grahambajo la dirección de Jones. En la inauguración de The Great American Bash , Bárbaro se unió a Graham y Abdullah el Carnicero en una derrota ante Sam Houston, Manny Fernández y Buzz Tyler en un combate por equipos de seis hombres . Después del evento, Bárbaro ocasionalmente se asoció con Abdullah y se volvió hacia Graham para fin de año. Bárbaro perdió ante Graham en un concurso de lucha libre y luego en un partido de individuales en Starrcade . En la NWA / AWA Star Wars , Vailahi perdió ante el protagonista de Capitol Sports Promotions , Carlos Colón..

Vailahi frecuentemente se asoció con Black Bart , Shaska Whatley , Teijho Khan , y con el Barón Von Raschke a lo largo de 1986. Vailahi se unió a Raschke para participar en la Copa Crockett de 1986 , perdiendo ante Jimmy Valiant y Manny Fernández en la primera ronda. Fue durante este tiempo que "Konga" fue eliminado de su nombre y se convirtió simplemente en El Bárbaro . Raschke dejó el equipo de Jones y se convirtió en un rival del grupo. En Starrcade , Whatley y Bárbaro perdieron ante Héctor Guerrero y Raschke en un combate por equipos.

Vailahi entró en la Copa Crockett de 1987 con Bill Dundee , venciendo a Tim Horner y Mike Rotunda en la primera ronda y perdió ante The Super Powers ( Dusty Rhodes y Nikita Koloff ) en la segunda ronda. Vailahi se asoció con personas como Manny Fernández y Vladimir Petrov a lo largo de 1987. En 1987, apareció en la película Body Slam , como Axe, del equipo de etiqueta llamado The Cannibals. A fines de 1987, formó un equipo con Ivan Koloff , quien también era su entrenador. Durante este tiempo, formóThe Powers of Pain con The Warlord y el equipo comenzaron a pelear fuertemente con otro equipo de grandes hombres, The Road Warriors ( Animal and Hawk ).  Vailahi hizo su debut de pago por visión en las finales de la Estampida de Bunkhouse de pago por visión el 24 de enero de 1988, como participante en una Estampida de Bunkhouse de la jaula de acero . Fue el segundo lugar, siendo eliminado por Dusty Rhodes . Lesionaron los ojos de Animal en la historia durante un concurso de levantamiento de pesas y poco después se unieron con Ivan Koloff para vencer a Rhodes y Road Warriors para ganar elNWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship en un evento en vivo el 12 de febrero. Koloff y Powers of Pain perderían ante Rhodes y Road Warriors en un combate de alambre de púas en el primer Choque de Campeones el 27 de marzo. Al mes siguiente, Powers of Pain ingresó a la Copa Crockett de 1988 , derrotando a Mark Starr y Chris Champion en la segunda ronda y Road Warriors en los cuartos de final y perdió ante los eventuales ganadores Lex Luger y Sting en la semifinal.

En abril de 1988, Crockett decidió que quería que los equipos de pelea disputaran una serie de partidos de andamios , lo que ninguno de los equipos quería porque sentían que eran demasiado grandes para participar de manera segura. Esto fue especialmente así para los Poderes del Dolor, que estaban programados para perder los partidos al caerse del andamio. Bárbaro y Warlord decidieron dejar la compañía. Los locutores de la NWA explicaron que los Road Warriors los habían expulsado, a pesar de que todavía tenían el Campeonato Mundial por Equipos de Seis Man.

World Wrestling Federation (1988-1992)
A su llegada a WWF, los Powers of Pain fueron los favoritos de los fanáticos, inicialmente administrados por Tito Santana, Se pelearon con WWF World Tag Team Champions Demolition que habían derrotado a Strike Force (Santana y Rick Martel) por los títulos y luego lesionó a Martel (kayfabe). Los Poderes fueron presentados como mercenarios para ayudar a Martel y Santana a vengarse de la Demolición tanto por la pérdida del título como por la lesión de Martel. Hicieron su debut en un evento en vivo el 18 de junio de 1988 como reemplazo de Strike Force, donde vencieron a Demolition por conteo. Hicieron su debut televisado en el episodio del 16 de julio de Superstars, donde derrotaron a los talentos de mejora Iron Mike Sharpe y Tony Ulysses. Las potencias tuvieron su primera rivalidad contra los bolcheviques (Nikolai Volkoff y Boris Zhukov). Derrotaron a los bolcheviques en su debut de pago por visión en el SummerSlam inaugural, donde presentaron a su nuevo mánager, The Baron. En la Serie Survivor, The Powers lideró un equipo de equipos favoritos de los fanáticos contra el equipo de equipos villanos de Demolition en un combate de la Serie Survivor, durante el cual tuvo lugar un doble turno cuando el gerente de Demolition, el Sr. Fuji, activó a Demolition al hacer que fueran eliminados. por cuenta atrás. Los Poderes luego vinieron en ayuda de Fuji y se convirtieron en villanos y Demolition se convirtió en el favorito de los fanáticos. Los Poderes del Dolor luego eliminaron a Los Conquistadores para ganar el partido. En el episodio del 12 de diciembre de Prime Time Wrestling, Fuji fue confirmado como el nuevo gerente de The Powers of Pain.

Bárbaro entró en el Royal Rumble Match en el Royal Rumble de pago por visión de 1989 como el número 26 entrante. Él y Ted DiBiase eliminaron Brutus Beefcake y Hercules, antes de que Rick Martel eliminara a Barbarian. En el episodio del 20 de febrero de Prime Time Wrestling, Powers of Pain recibió su primera oportunidad para el Tag Team Championship contra Demolition, que perdieron por descalificación. En WrestleMania V, Powers of Pain y Mr. Fuji compitieron contra Demolition por el título en una pelea de handicap, donde Demolition retuvo el título inmovilizando a Fuji. En Survivor Series, Powers of Pain y Demolition estaban en equipos opuestos, ya que Powers of Pain se emparejó con Ted DiBiase y Zeus en el Million $ Team contra Hulkamaniacs de Hulk Hogan (Demolition y Jake Roberts). Powers of Pain eliminó a ambos miembros de Demolition antes de ser descalificado para Hogan en doble equipo. Hulkamaniacs ganó el partido. Después de quedarse cortos en su búsqueda del título, Powers of Pain se peleó con equipos de etiqueta como The Hart Foundation, The Bushwhackers y The Rockers.

Bárbaro participó en el Royal Rumble de 1990 como el número 28 entrante. Fue eliminado por Hércules. Powers of Pain se enfrentó a Demolition por última vez en un combate por equipos en el episodio del 10 de febrero de Superstars, que Demolition ganó por descalificación. El último partido televisado de Powers of Pain como equipo fue en el especial televisado del 19 de febrero en MSG Network, donde se unieron con el Sr. Fuji contra Jim Duggan y The Rockers en un partido, que perdieron. En el episodio del 3 de marzo de Superstars, se anunció que Barbarian se enfrentaría a Tito Santana en WrestleMania VI. La semana siguiente en Superstars, se anunció que Fuji había vendido los contratos de Powers of Pain, dividiendo así al equipo. Powers of Pain tuvo su último partido como equipo el 25 de marzo, donde perdieron ante Hulk Hogan y The Big Boss Man.

En el episodio del 24 de marzo de Superstars , Bobby Heenan se convirtió en el gerente de Barbarian. Como miembro de la facción de Heenan , la imagen de Bárbaro se modificó: creció su mohawk y pintura facial como guerreros del camino , en su lugar llevaba una capa de piel, un casco con astas como renos y una calavera en el anillo. Luchó brevemente en la competencia de singles, derrotando a Tito Santana en WrestleMania VI . Fue miembro de los desastres naturales ( terremoto , Dino Bravo y Haku ) contra los Hulkamaniacs (Hulk Hogan, Big Boss Man, Tugboat y Jim Duggan) en Survivor Series.. Hulkamaniacs ganó.

En el episodio del 22 de diciembre de Superstars , se anunció que Barbarian se enfrentaría al rival de Heenan Family, The Big Boss Man, en un combate en el Royal Rumble de 1991 , que Barbarian perdió. También perdería una revancha posterior contra Boss Man en el episodio del 18 de febrero de Prime Time Wrestling . Bárbaro fue emparejado con el miembro de la familia Heenan Haku en un equipo de etiqueta en el episodio del 23 de febrero de Superstars , donde se anunció que el dúo se enfrentaría a The Rockers en WrestleMania VII . Su primer partido como equipo fue en el episodio del 9 de marzo de Superstars, donde derrotaron a los talentos de mejora. Bárbaro y Haku perdieron el combate ante Rockers en WrestleMania VII. Más tarde en el evento, Haku y Bárbaro ayudaron al Sr. Perfecto a retener el Campeonato Intercontinental contra Big Boss Man. Bárbaro fue utilizado como medio carder durante todo el año.

Durante este tiempo, Barbarian solo tuvo un partido importante, una derrota ante The British Bulldog en Battle Royal en el Albert Hall . Inmediatamente después del partido, Bárbaro participó en una batalla real , en la que fue eliminado por Tito Santana. En el episodio del 1 de diciembre de Wrestling Challenge , se anunció que Barbarian desafiaría a Bret Hart por el Campeonato Intercontinental en este martes en Texas, pero no se presentó y fue reemplazado por Skinner . El 18 de enero de 1992, Bárbaro se reunió con su compañero de equipo de Powers of Pain, The Warlord, en una derrota ante New Foundation ( Owen Harty Jim Neidhart ). Bárbaro participó en el Royal Rumble de 1992 para el vacante Campeonato de la WWF como el participante número ocho. Fue eliminado por Hércules. Dejó la WWF en febrero de 1992 y regresó a JCP, que se había convertido en World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

World Championship Wrestling (1992–1993)
Bárbaro hizo su debut televisado en WCW como villano en el episodio del 4 de julio de Saturday Night , donde derrotó a Steve Pritchard. En el episodio del 12 de julio del Evento Principal , Barbarian y Dick Slater fueron contratados para derrotar a The Fabulous Freebirds ( Jimmy Garvin y Michael Hayes ) por el Campeonato de Parejas de Estados Unidos . Sin embargo, este fue el último partido para este título, ya que el título se retiró un mes después. Bárbaro fue fuertemente presionado durante todo el verano con una racha ganadora contra jugadores como Brian Pillman , Tom Zenk ,Marcus Alexander Bagwell y Barry Windham . Fue colocado en una alianza con Tony Atlas , Cactus Jack , Jake Roberts y Butch Reed . Su principal rival era Ron Simmons , a quien Bárbaro desafió sin éxito por el Campeonato Mundial de Peso Pesado en el pay-per-view de Halloween Havoc . [21] [22] Bárbaro entró en el torneo King of Cable , perdiendo ante Dustin Rhodes en los cuartos de final en el episodio del 14 de noviembre de Saturday Night . En el episodio del 18 de noviembre de Choque de Campeones , Bárbaro, Cactus Jack y Tony Atlas perdieron ante Simmons y su compañero de debut 2 Cold Scorpio en un combate de handicap . Bárbaro apareció en Starrcade de pago por visión principal de la compañía el 29 de diciembre, donde fue emparejado al azar con Kensuke Sasaki contra Big Van Vader y Dustin Rhodes en un partido de clasificación de la Lotería Letal, que ganó el último dúo.

El 13 de enero de, de 1993 episodio de Choque de los campeones , Bárbaro se suponía trabajar en equipo con Vader, Paul Orndorff y Barry Windham contra Sting , Dustin Rhodes y Ron Simmons en un partido Thundercage pero Bárbaro fue expulsado de su equipo por la raza de Harley de poniéndose del lado de Cactus Jack. Como resultado, Bárbaro se convirtió en un personaje heroico . En el episodio del 17 de enero del Evento Principal , Barbarian y Jack se enfrentaron a Vader y Orndorff en un combate, que terminó en una doble descalificación. Los dos equipos se enfrentaron en un partido sin descalificación en el episodio del 23 de enero deHora de poder que ganaron Vader y Orndorff. En el episodio del 30 de enero de Saturday Night , Barbarian perdió ante Orndorff en una competencia de singles . Bárbaro recibió un combate por el título contra Vader por el Campeonato Mundial de Peso Pesado en el episodio del 7 de febrero del Evento Principal , donde Vader retuvo el título. Bárbaro hizo su última aparición televisada en el episodio del 7 de marzo del Evento Principal , donde perdió ante Steve Regal en la primera ronda de un torneo por el Campeonato Mundial de Televisión vacante. Competiría en elcircuito de espectáculos de la casa durante los próximos meses y abandonó la compañía en junio. [23]

Regreso a WWF (1994–1995)
El 6 de junio de 1994, Barbarian regresó a la WWF en un espectáculo de la casa para enfrentar a Razor Ramon como sustituto de Diesel . Lucharía en numerosos combates en shows de casas contra jugadores como Lex Luger , Tatanka y Typhoon durante los próximos dos meses. El 1 de septiembre, Barbarian reemplazó a un Samu lesionado y se unió a Fatu contra Two Dudes with Attitudes ( Shawn Michaels y Diesel) para el Tag Team Championship , solo unos días después de que Michaels y Diesel vencieron a The Headshrinkers (Fatu y Samu) por los títulos . Más tarde ese mes, reemplazó permanentemente a Samu y pasó a llamarse Sione , la mitad de la nueva versión de The Headshrinkers con Fatu después de que Samu dejó la WWF. En el episodio del 10 de octubre de Monday Night Raw , Vailahi hizo su regreso televisado a WWF. La nueva combinación solo hizo una aparición de pago por visión como equipo que estuvo en el evento Survivor Series como parte de The Bad Guys (Razor Ramon, 1-2-3 Kid y The British Bulldog ) contra The Teamsters (Shawn Michaels, Diesel, Jeff Jarrett , Owen Hart y Jim Neidhart ). Los nuevos Headshrinkers fueron eliminados rápidamente, pero su equipo ganó el partido después de que Michaels y Diesel se separaron como equipo Esto resultó en que Michaels abandonara el Tag Team Championship y se organizó un torneo para coronar a los nuevos campeones. Nuevos Headshrinkers participaron en el torneo, venciendo a Owen Hart y Jim Neidhart por descalificación en la ronda de cuartos de final en el episodio del 31 de diciembre de Superstars , antes de perder ante Bam Bam Bigelow y Tatanka en la ronda de semifinales el 14 de enero de 1995. de superestrellas . Sione participó en el combate de Royal Rumble de 1995 como el participante número seis. Eliminó a Kwang y Rick Martel y luego él y Eli Blueliminado el uno al otro. Esto provocó una disputa entre New Headshrinkers y The Blu Brothers (Jacob y Eli) , en la que New Headshrinkers se quedó corto. Los nuevos Headshrinkers recibieron una oportunidad para el Tag Team Championship contra Owen Hart y Yokozuna en el episodio del 6 de mayo de Superstars , pero perdieron el partido. En julio, los Headshrinkers se disolvieron, ya que Vailahi dejó el WWF para ir a WCW.

Regreso a WCW (1995-2000)
A finales de 1995, Vailahi regresó a WCW, usando una máscara y haciendo equipo con su antiguo compañero de equipo de Powers of Pain , The Warlord . Eran conocidos como los "Super Asesinos" enmascarados, administrados por el Coronel Robert Parker . Super Assassins hizo su debut televisado en el episodio del 27 de noviembre de Prime , con una victoria sobre The American Males . Nunca se mencionó en televisión sus identidades anteriores, y el equipo no duró mucho, ya que Warlord dejó WCW a principios de 1996.

Más tarde, se añadió en Kevin Sullivan 's Dungeon of Doom y se emparejó con su compañero Mazmorra Haku (ahora conocido como Meng) en un equipo de la etiqueta llamado caras del miedo en el episodio de enero de 29 del lunes nitro , donde perdieron al regresar Guerreros del camino . Faces of Fear fue parte de Alliance to End Hulkamania contra Hulk Hogan y Randy Savage en un combate de Doomsday Cage en Uncensored , que ganó Hogan y Savage. En el pago por evento Slamboree , Barbarian fue emparejado aleatoriamente con Diamond Dallas Page en una partida de lotería letal, donde derrotaron a Meng yHugh Morrus en el primer combate y luego Rick Steiner y The Booty Man en el segundo combate para calificar para la batalla real de Lord of the Ring , en la que Vailahi quedó en segundo lugar, siendo eliminado por Page.

Dungeon of Doom entró en una rivalidad con Four Horsemen , derivada de la rivalidad de The Taskmaster con el miembro de Horsemen Chris Benoit por Woman . En el pay-per-view de Halloween Havoc , Faces of Fear perdió ante los miembros de los Horsemen Benoit y Steve McMichael en un combate por equipos . Faces of Fear comenzó a perseguir el Campeonato Mundial por Parejas cuando se enfrentaron a The Outsiders ( Scott Hall y Kevin Nash ) y Nasty Boys ( Brian Knobbs y Jerry Sags ) en una pelea triangular por el título enWorld War 3 , donde Outsiders retuvo el título. Faces of Fear recibió otra pelea por el título contra Outsiders en Starrcade pero no pudo ganar el título.

Faces of Fear compitió en la división de equipos de etiqueta durante 1997 y no logró ningún éxito en el campeonato. Dungeon of Doom se disolvió después del retiro del Taskmaster. Faces of Fear entonces pelearía con Wrath y Mortis , a quienes enfrentaron en un esfuerzo por perder en Fall Brawl . En el episodio del 29 de septiembre del lunes Nitro , Bárbaro perdió ante el recién llegado Goldberg , convirtiéndose en una de las primeras víctimas de su racha invicta. Faces of Fear tuvo su próxima rivalidad contra Glacier y Ernest Miller , a quienes derrotaron en la Tercera Guerra Mundial . En el episodio de Thunder del 12 de febrero de 1998 , Bárbaro trató de separar a Meng deHugh Morrus después de que Meng derrotó a Morrus y se negó a liberar el Tongan Death Grip . Meng luego aplicó el control sobre Bárbaro también, rompiendo así Rostros del miedo. Bárbaro formó un equipo de etiqueta con Morrus bajo la dirección de Jimmy Hart y se peleó con Meng durante todo el año. Los antiguos socios compitieron en el partido inaugural del pago por visión de Road Wild , donde Meng derrotó a Bárbaro.

Jimmy Hart reunió a Faces of Fear a principios de 1999 y los puso en un torneo por el Campeonato Mundial por Parejas vacante . Bárbaro se volvió contra Meng durante un partido de torneo contra Bobby Duncum, Jr. y Mike Enos en el episodio del 12 de febrero de Thunder al golpear a Meng con la patada de miedo . Bárbaro continuó su rivalidad con Meng durante todo el año. Luego fue colocado en la facción The First Family de Jimmy Hart con Hugh Morrus, Brian Knobbs y Jerry Flynn . El establo se disolvió después de solo dos meses. El último partido televisado de Bárbaro en WCW fue en el episodio del 27 de marzo de 2000 deThunder , una pérdida para el campeón mundial de televisión Jim Duggan . WCW rescindió el contrato de Barbarian en abril de 2000 en un esfuerzo por reducir los costos del presupuesto.

Circuito independiente (2001-presente)
The Barbarian ganó el NWA Virginia Heavyweight Championship y se peleó con David Flair por el título, hasta que fue declarado inelegible para competir debido a la falta de una licencia válida de lucha de Virginia . En 2005, The Barbarian nuevamente se asoció con The Warlord en Gladiator Championship Wrestling, y renovó su enemistad con Road Warrior Animal . En 2007, en el Campeonato Anual de Lucha / IRW Fun Fest Slam en Kingsport, Tennessee , The Barbarian luchó 'Big' Steve Fury, el campeón de peso pesado de CW, frente a 1,100 personas. También hizo una aparición en IWA Mid South , en el evento de Bloodshowers de abril de 2007, donde luchó contra Jimmy Jacobs.. En 2008, The Barbarian se unió a Demolition Axe (Bill Eadie) y fue administrado por Ted DiBiase , en Seagrove, Carolina del Norte, derrotando a Cowboy Willie Watts y Leroy Greene. En 2009, The Barbarian se asoció con el Jefe de Hierro en el torneo de equipo de etiqueta de Ivan Koloff en la Allied Independent Wrestling Federation (AIWF). En agosto de 2012, Chikara anunció que el Bárbaro estaría haciendo su debut para la promoción en el mes siguiente 2012 torneo King of Trios , donde se reunirá con el Señor de la Guerra y Meng como Las caras de dolor en referencia a sus nombres de los equipos anteriores caras de Miedo y poderes del dolor . El 14 de septiembre, el equipo fue eliminado del torneo en la primera ronda por el Equipo ROH ( Mike Bennett , Matt Jackson y Nick Jackson ). Dos días después, en el último día del torneo, The Barbarian y The Warlord participaron en un combate de guante de equipo , del cual eliminaron a sus antiguos rivales de WWF, Demolition, antes de ser eliminados por 1- 2-3 Kid y Marty Jannetty .

Campeonatos y logros
 American Pro Wrestling Alliance
 APWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 veces)
 APWA Triple Crown Championship (2 veces)
 APWA Tri State Championship (1 vez)
 APWA Tag Team Championship (1 vez) - con Warlord

 Bruiser Wrestling Federation
 BWF Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)

 Exodus Wrestling Alliance
 EWA Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)

 Indo-Asian Wrestling
 Indo-Asian Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)

 iGeneration Wrestling
 iGeneration Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)

 International Association of Wrestling
 IAW Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)

 Mainstream Wrestling Organization
 MWO Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)

 Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling / World Championship Wrestling
 WCW United States Tag Team Championship (1 vez, último) - con Dick Slater
 NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 vez) - con Ivan Koloff & The Warlord

 New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame Clase de 2013

 North Carolina Wrestling Association NCWA Tag Team Championship (1 vez, actual) - con Meng

 NWA Mid-Atlantic NWA Mid-Atlantic Hardcore Championship (1 vez)

 NWA Virginia NWA Virginia Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)

 New Age Championship Wrestling NACW Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)

 Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI lo ubicó en el puesto número 85 de los 500 mejores luchadores individuales en el PWI 500 en 1991
 PWI lo ubicó en el puesto #97 de los 100 mejores equipos de etiqueta durante los "Años PWI" con The Warlord en 2003.

 Real Wrestling Real Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)

 Ultimate Championship Wrestling UCW Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)

 World League Wrestling WLW Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)

 World Wide Wrestling Alliance WWWA Tag Team Championship (1 vez) - con The Warlord

 World Wrestling Council WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)

 World Wrestling Federation Slammy Award for Best Etiquette (1994) shared con Fatu

 Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards'''
 Worst Tag Team (1989) con The Warlord
 Worst Worked Match of the Year (1996) con Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Meng, Lex Luger, Kevin Sullivan, Z-Gangsta & The Ultimate Solution vs. Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage, WCW Uncensored, Towers of Doom match, Tupelo, MS, March 24


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Q: Find the date after a gap in date range in sql I have these date ranges that represent start and end dates of subscription. There are no overlaps in date ranges.
Start Date   End Date
1/5/2015 -  1/14/2015
1/15/2015 - 1/20/2015
1/24/2015 - 1/28/2015
1/29/2015 - 2/3/2015

I want to identify delays of more than 1 day between any subscription ending and a new one starting. e.g. for the data above, i want the output: 1/24/2015 - 1/28/2015.
How can I do this using a sql query?
Edit : Also there can be multiple gaps in the subscription date ranges but I want the date range after the latest one.

A: You do this using a left join or not exists:
select t.*
from t
where not exists (select 1
                  from t t2
                  where t2.enddate = dateadd(day, -1, t.startdate)
                 );

Note that this will also give you the first record in the sequence . . . which, strictly speaking, matches the conditions.  Here is one solution to that problem:
select t.*
from t cross join
     (select min(startdate) as minsd from t) as x
where not exists (select 1
                  from t t2
                  where t2.enddate = dateadd(day, -1, t.startdate)
                 ) and
      t.startdate <> minsd;

You can also approach this with window functions:
select t.*
from (select t.*,
             lag(enddate) over (order by startdate) as prev_enddate,
             min(startdate) over () as min_startdate
      from t
     ) t
where minstartdate <> startdate and
      enddate <> dateadd(day, -1, startdate);

Also note that this logic assumes that the time periods do not overlap.  If they do, a clearer problem statement is needed to understand what you are really looking for.

A: You can achieve this using window function LAG() that would get value from previous row in ordered set for later comparison in WHERE clause. Then, in WHERE you just apply your "gapping definition" and discard the first row.
SQL FIDDLE - Test it!
Sample data:
create table dates(start_date date, end_date date);

insert into dates values
  ('2015-01-05','2015-01-14'),
  ('2015-01-15','2015-01-20'),
  ('2015-01-24','2015-01-28'), -- gap
  ('2015-01-29','2015-02-03'),
  ('2015-02-04','2015-02-07'),
  ('2015-02-09','2015-02-11'); -- gap

Query
SELECT
  start_date,
  end_date
FROM (
  SELECT
    start_date,
    end_date,
    LAG(end_date, 1) OVER (ORDER BY start_date) AS prev_end_date
  FROM dates
  ) foo
WHERE
  start_date IS DISTINCT FROM ( prev_end_date + 1 ) -- compare current row start_date with previous row end_date + 1 day
  AND prev_end_date IS NOT NULL -- discard first row, which has null value in LAG() calculation

I assume that there are no overlaps in your data and that there are unique values for each pair. If that's not the case, you need to clarify this.

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Watch this trend closely. It is in it's infancy but come this autumn we will all want to get out hands on a super soft piece of leather to throw around our necks.
To be honest I have always found the Eurovision song contest a bit of a joke and for that reason – always worth watching. Not many great singers and also a few too many freaky people, but this year something unusual happened. A charismatic little duo from The Netherlands came onto the stage and sang something so pretty that the song jumped straight into the radio charts. If you haven't heard it yet – take a minute to listen to "The Common Linnets – Calm After The Storm." You can thank me later.
Throw it all way and take yourself shopping and treat yourself. Even if you are single, it doesn't matter – go and spend a little extra money on some beautiful underwear. There is nothing quite a luxurious as walking around your empty house in expensive underwear just for yourself.
it is time to get rid of it. The summer is almost upon us and it is time to enjoy the wonderful weather and spend lazy evenings in the warm sun drinking prosecco. The best way to enjoy this time of year is to clean your house and organise your stuff. They say an organised house means an organised mind so start at home.
They are awful. On anyone. Even if you have the body of Gisele Bundchen. Trust me – just don't do it!
Where are all the men?! I am so tired of seeing all the beautiful women and all there couture dresses photographed on the likes of the Cannes and Met Gala red carpets. Let's see some of the boys… and more importantly let's find out what they are wearing and who is making the most exquisite menswear this year.


The long-term effect of marketing strategy on brand sales.
Ataman, M. Berk; van Heerde, Harald J.; Mela, Carl F.
Ataman, M.B., van Heerde, H.J. & Mela, C.F. (2010). The long-term effect of marketing strategy on brand sales. Journal of Marketing Research (JMR), 47(5), 866-882.
Few studies have considered the relative role of the integrated marketing mix (advertising, price promotion, product, and place) on the long-term performance of mature brands, instead emphasizing advertising and price promotion. Thus, little guidance is available to firms regarding the relative efficacy of their various marketing expenditures over the long run. To investigate this issue, the authors apply a multivariate dynamic linear transfer function model to five years of advertising and scanner data for 25 product categories and 70 brands in France. The findings indicate that the total (short-term plus long-term) sales elasticity is 1.37 for product and .74 for distribution. Conversely, the total elasticities for advertising and discounting are only .13 and .04, respectively. This result stands in marked contrast to the previous emphasis in the literature on price promotions and advertising. The authors further find that the long-term effects of discounting are one-third the magnitude of the short-term effects. The ratio is reversed from other aspects of the mix (in which long-term effects exceed four times the short-term effects), underscoring the strategic role of these tools in brand sales.


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Hupps Hill Trenches
By Hupps Hill Civil War Park
Sometime after occupying Hupp's Hill on October 20, 1864, Federal troops belong to the second division, VI Corps of General Phillip Sheridan's Army of the Shenandoah began work on a series of fortifications to protect themselves from Confederate forces. Their efforts cumulated in the construction of almost a mile of trenches and lunettes which are semi-circular shaped earthworks designed to protect artillery pieces and their crews.
This unit, and others on both sides, had just been through the Battle of Cedar Creek. There the Armies of Jubal Early, CAS, and Sheridan had battled on property stretching from Strasburg to Middletown in the north. This Confederate defeat marked the end of any major organized resistance to Union forces and was one of the largest and most influential battles in the Valley.
The Hupp's Hill site had been an important site since the beginning of the war. Its heights dominated the town of Strasburg and the Valley Pike. Any troops placed there could easily repulse any attack from the south. The decision of the Federal commanders to place entrenchments there was a strategically sound, though unneeded decision since the Confederate Army would never again sortie in this area.
In the 150 years since the Civil War ended, much has changed in the Valley. However the trenches these soldiers created still exist. Today you can explore them, and a series of interpretive panels, at the Hupps Hill Civil War Park and Visitor Center.
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Of miraculous births and abominations
by Charles Cameron | Sep 28, 2012 | Monitor |
[ by Charles Cameron — magical religion, the amnesia of the rationalists, a brief mention of poetry and a touch of Tillich ]
As you know, I'm interested in the clashing of worldviews. Yesterday, Teju Cole posted a tweet with a quick mention of apocalypse that caught my eye:
There's a whole lot going on here, and it takes a neat combo of crabwise and linear thinking to get at it all.
But first, a brief and hopefully unnecessary note to our gentle readers:
Take a look at the tweet above, and if you don't want to peer more deeply into the murky tabloid worlds of strange births, miracles and abominations that it touches on, don't read the rest. This post may be gross enough in parts, or so absurd-sounding that you want to drop the whole thing and read something else.
As I see it, it's also interesting and informative — fascinating even — besides being potentially quease-making. But seriously, if you'd rather skip that kind of thing, please don't leave right away, just go to the very last section and read the two quotes from Paul Tillich. Thanks.
Still with me? Good…
For starters, we can compare these two stories, located about two weeks apart, and described as happening in two Nigerian states: Edo and Jigawa:
It would be easy to dismiss them both as Weekly World News style fabrications, like WWN's Werewolf Sues Airline Over Flight Delay — but that would miss the point: they're believed.
Restricting ourselves from the moment to half-goat, half-human combos, we can then compare a human birth narrative with a narrative of a goat birth:
The same story? A completely different event? Or human memory, playing its strange tricks?
Note that the two tales are now three years apart, and while one is reportedly from Nigeria, the other is from Zimbabwe.
In that last telling, we saw one local explanation for strange — dare I call them paranormal — events of this kind: a curse.
Let's explore that idea a bit further. The same report quoted above went on to say:
A belief in ghosts is still alive and well in the region and the creature was taken as a sign of evil – perhaps even witchcraft. But local Governor Jason Machaya (56) is sure, that it was a half-man, half-goat hybrid which was the result of bestiality: "A grown man was responsible for this."
So there's another possibility. The next paragraph offers yet another:
Doctors, however say that it would be a biological impossibility.
Score one for the scientific worldview.
It may be a gossip and conspiracy mag invention, or an old wives' tale, or the result of a curse, or witchcraft — which could include the local medical tradition — or, as with the horse birth, a miracle — what else?
It could be archetypal…
It could be Pan, the erotic satyr-god of Greek myth and James Stephens' delightful tale, The Crock of Gold, or the hideous demon of the occultist Eliphas Levi — the god of the old cult becoming a demon in the new, as they so often do –
– in this case also giving us the portmanteau word pandemonium…
But there's one final possibility, and it's the one that Teju Cole presented us with the first nine of his 140 characters:
I want to give that one time to settle in, because almost all end times predictions involve "signs of the times" that show the world going to hell in a hand-basket, with (eg) family values upended, the sacred profaned, lies usurping truth, and so forth.
I don't believe this is by any means limited to Islam, but I'll give an Islamic example as it comes to hand. One of the major signs of the coming of the Qiyama (Last Day, Day of Judgment, Day of Resurrection) is as follows:
After the night of three nights, the following morning the sun will rise in the west. People's repentance will not be accepted after this incident.
Compare this, from the Christian New Testament, Matthew 24.29:
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
Women in church giving birth to horses, goats or women giving birth to half-human, half-goats… The story crops up again in Turkey as reported on January 14th, 2010:
A sheep gave birth to a dead lamb with a human-like face. The lamb was born in a village not far from the city of Izmir, Turkey. Erhan Elibol, a vet, performed a caesarean on the animal to take the lamb out, but was horrified to see that the features of the lamb's snout bore a striking resemblance to a human face. "I've seen mutations with cows and sheep before. I've seen a one-eyed calf, a two-headed calf, a five-legged calf. But when I saw this youngster I could not believe my eyes. His mother could not deliver him so I had to help the animal," the 29-year-old veterinary said.
And again with the religious language — the picture accompanying the article carries the caption:
An Abomination of Nature or a Mutation Caused by Blind Industrialization?
Abomination, a word for the utterly unnatural, is another term found in connection with end times thinking. And industrialization? Perhaps that's one version of the modernist end times…
A few things to note here in closing:
Indigenous religious beliefs and practices in many parts of the world include magical aspects that may seem shocking, absurd or distasteful to rational modern western sensibilities. Some of these beliefs and practices are deeply ingrained, and missionary churches have not infrequently carried some of them into their own structures, there being no clear dividing line between "culture" and "religion". Churches which place an emphasis on miraculous healings as proofs of renewal in the Spirit are particularly prone to this kind of seepage.
The "rational modern western" sensibility I mentioned above, however, is so utterly out of touch with such matters that it treats them as jokes, lampoons them in the tabloids, and otherwise tends to ignore them.
Strongly held beliefs – what I referred to in Waco in Pakistan using Tillich's term as "ultimate concerns" – are "facts on the ground" that we ignore at our peril.
Poetry — not flabby cherubic verses in greetings cards but the dedicated study of poetic tradition — contains an antidote.
Man, like every living being, is concerned about many things, above all about those which condition his very existence, such as food and shelter. But man, in contrast to other living beings, has spiritual concerns – cognitive, aesthetic, social, political. Some of them are urgent, often extremely urgent, and each of them as well as the vital concerns can claim ultimacy for a human life or the life of a group. If it claims ultimacy it demands the total surrender of him who accepts this claim, and it promises total fulfillment even if all other claims have to be subjected to it or rejected in its name.
It transcends both the drives of the nonrational unconsciousness and the structures of the rational conscious
Both quotes are from chapter 1, What Faith Is, of Paul Tillich's Dynamics of Faith.


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Fashion's 'Oscars Night' offers Church a teaching moment
Donatella Versace stands near the tiara of Pope Pius IX during a press presentation for the exhibit, "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination," at Galleria Colonna in Rome Feb. 26. The Vatican is loaning forty vestments and sacred objects for an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York from May 10-Oct. 8. (Credit: CNS photo/Paul Haring.)
When the Oscars Night of the fashion world plays out tomorrow during the annual Met Gala in New York, it doesn't take much of a Nostradamus to foresee that some Catholic noses may be twisted out of joint. Ask a bunch of starlets and celebs to sport Catholic images in any way they think will attract paparazzi and Facebook mentions, and it could be a wild ride.
Seen in another way, however, the gala may represent far more for the Church than an occasion for taking offense. It may also be a massive teaching moment, all delivered basically free of charge.
The theme this year is, "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination." It kicks off a May to October exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 5th Avenue and the Met Cloisters located on four acres overlooking the Hudson River in northern Manhattan's Fort Tryon Park.
The centerpiece of the exhibit is formed by papal vestments, mitres, tiaras, and other accessories from the Sistine Chapel sacristy, many of which have never been seen outside the Vatican, on view in the Anna Wintour Costume Center. Fashions from the early twentieth century to the present will be shown in the museum's Byzantine and medieval galleries.
The tradition at the Met Gala every year is for fashion elites to show up dressed in ways that somehow reflect the theme – this time, they've been asked to wear their "Sunday best." Think Madonna meets Lady Gaga set at a theological society's fashion ball, and then imagine how some of the more straight-laced faithful you know might react.
Yet there's also catechetical potential here, and it was explained to me by Crux's Claire Giangravè, who's in New York for the event along with our national correspondent, Chris White. They've got the story covered from start to finish, working alongside the highly capable team at the DeSales Media Group in the Diocese of Brooklyn, one of Crux's most important sponsors and partners.
Our faith and culture correspondent, Giangravè follows the fashion world fairly closely, and what she told me is that the Met Gala establishes influential cultural trajectories for the next year, ones by which young people are especially likely to be affected.
For the next little while, she said, youth attuned to fashion are going to be posting Instagram likes of 21st century appropriations of crosses, Sacred Heart images, Byzantine icons, and the like, finding them in new offerings from massive global fashion brands such as Versace and Dolce & Gabbana. Catholic imagery is going to be in front of their eyes, not because of a formal evangelization effort whipped up by an ecclesiastical committee, but thanks to often highly secular designers colliding in unpredictable ways with the Catholic legacy.
Multiple possibilities for taking advantage of all this seem to present themselves.
Imagine discussions in religion classes in Catholic schools this week, for instance, based on images that bubbled up at the Met Gala, explaining what those images actually mean and where they originated. Ordinarily, trying to teach a junior high class anything about medieval iconography would be an uphill climb – but show those same preteens Rihanna wearing some riff on a Madonna and Child, and you'll have their attention.
At Catholic universities, there might be creative possibilities for cross-fertilization between theology and design programs, using the new fall lines rooted in religious symbolism as the basis for some reflections. One could also imagine some creative Catholic publisher or movement putting together some resource guides for parents, to use in talking to their kids about the images they're likely to be seeing floating through the cultural ether.
After all, it's not as if Catholicism has ever lacked it own fashion sense. Just think about how much time people spend reacting to the color of a given pope's shoes, for instance, or whether those shoes really come from Prada. (By the way, that urban legend that circulated under Pope emeritus Benedict XVI was bunk.)
Then, ask yourself why those things matter.
The answer, beyond mere prurient curiosity, is the "Catholic imagination." It's rooted in the sacramental instinct that outer and visible realities can be signs of interior movements of grace. We reach the supernatural through the natural, the invisible through what we can see and touch. Fashion, in that sense, can be a sort of sacramental in cloth and color, evoking responses that can stir the soul.
Young people may not use quite such theological language to describe it, but many carry the instinct in their bones.
The bottom line is that while the Met Gala might generate some heartburn – and some of the reaction may be justified, depending on what sort of spectacle unfolds on the red carpet – it's also serving up a huge opportunity.
In the past, we know what's happened when the Church failed to grab an opportunity being handed it by the culture. Catholicism was slow to embrace the printing press, and partly for that reason it lost half of Europe to Martin Luther. We've also seen what can happen when the Church seizes the moment, such as Archbishop Fulton Sheen's wildly successful use of TV back in the 1950s.
Nobody's comparing one gala to those massive technological revolutions, but the principle of taking advantage of a chance when it opens up is the same. Whatever happens, it'll be a fascinating story to track.
Stay tuned for Crux's latest news and updates related to the 2018 Met Gala and exhibition on Catholic fashion, where Crux's faith and culture correspondent, Claire Giangravè, and national correspondent Christopher White will be providing regular updates. Follow them on Twitter: @ClaireGiangrave & @CWWhite212 and visit Crux for daily updates and interviews from New York City.
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Could bevy of new Vatican books betoken not civil war, but synthesis?


Your assignment is to create your own hoax...specifically in the spirit of all the famous photographic hoaxes that have come before. You can either photograph an already established mythical subject with an up to date sighting, or you and your camera can come across some yet undiscovered creature or phenomenon to photograph. Maybe you can even find Elvis! Whatever you create, please describe your sighting in words as well. How you technically create your photograph is totally up to you. You are free to use props, models, construction paper... and photograph that in some setting, or you may utilize Photoshop, Picnik or some other photo editing software if you wish.


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Playing a piano duet based on Handle's Passacaglia with my daughter Emilie.
8:48 - How to choose a BIRTHDAY GIFT for dad???? Какой выбрать подарок для папы?
Welcome back to my parents house!! I had so much fun spending the afternoon with them! I hope y'all love their house for spring!
2:3 - When her dad begins to play the guitar, this baby girl has the best reaction ever!
5:31 - Dustbin Dad - Written by Peter Bently.


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The rural feel of Oley, PA makes it the perfect community for home buyers that want to get away from it all. Located in the scenic Oley Valley, this area is rich with history and stunning natural areas to explore. With its fertile land, the area was first settled in the 1700s as a farming community and that heritage can still be seen and is honored today. The whole township is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Although not bursting with commercial businesses, there are several locally owned dining spots as well as a grocery store for the convenience of residents. M&M Sandwich Shop, Bella Italia, and Jenn and Jessie's Ice Cream Parlor are favorite spots for residents to get together. The Oley Valley School District comprises of 3 schools within the township. Its small size ensures that all students receive excellent individual attention from teachers and staff. This tight-knit community comes together every September for family-friendly fun during the Oley Valley Community Fair. Home buyers will find beautiful homes situated on large lots of land. The median home value is $200,000.
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Welcome back to Keepin' It Reel! In this week's podcast, Jim Vejvoda, Chris Carle, and Roth Cornet bring you the latest in genre movie news.
After tackling last weekend's box office -- where Ride Along remained No. 1 for the third weekend in a row -- we discuss the latest movie news, including Batman vs. Superman casting, Transformers: Age Of Extinction, Fantastic Four Reborn, Uncharted, Star Wars: Episode VII, The Hateful Eight, Resident Evil 6, Hitman 2, and the shocking death of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Finally, we guess how The LEGO Movie and The Monuments Men will fare at this weekend's box office.


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package softuniGallery.controller;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.security.access.prepost.PreAuthorize;
import org.springframework.security.authentication.AnonymousAuthenticationToken;
import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolder;
import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.UserDetails;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
import org.springframework.ui.Model;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
import softuniGallery.bindingModel.ArticleBindingModel;
import softuniGallery.entity.Article;
import softuniGallery.entity.Category;
import softuniGallery.entity.Tag;
import softuniGallery.entity.User;
import softuniGallery.repository.ArticleRepository;
import softuniGallery.repository.CategoryRepository;
import softuniGallery.repository.TagRepository;
import softuniGallery.repository.UserRepository;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.stream.Collector;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

import static org.springframework.security.config.http.MatcherType.regex;

@Controller
public class ArticleController {

    @Autowired
    private ArticleRepository articleRepository;
    @Autowired
    private UserRepository userRepository;
    @Autowired
    private CategoryRepository categoryRepository;
    @Autowired
    private TagRepository tagRepository;

    private List<Article> found = new LinkedList<>();

    @GetMapping("/article/create")
    @PreAuthorize("isAuthenticated()")
    public String create(Model model) {
        model.addAttribute("view", "article/create");
        List<Category> categories = this.categoryRepository.findAll();
        model.addAttribute("categories", categories);
        return "base-layout";
    }

    @PostMapping("/article/create")
    @PreAuthorize("isAuthenticated()")
    public String createProcess(ArticleBindingModel articleBindingModel, HttpServletRequest servletRequest) {
        UserDetails user = (UserDetails) SecurityContextHolder.getContext()
                .getAuthentication().getPrincipal();

        User userEntity = this.userRepository.findByEmail(user.getUsername());
        Category category = this.categoryRepository.findOne(articleBindingModel.getCategoryId());
        HashSet<Tag> tags = this.findTagsFromString(articleBindingModel.getTagString());
        Article articleEntity = new Article(
                articleBindingModel.getTitle(),
                articleBindingModel.getContent(),
                userEntity,
                category,
                tags
        );

        MultipartFile file = articleBindingModel.getPicture();

        uploadFile(articleEntity, file);

        this.articleRepository.saveAndFlush(articleEntity);

        return "redirect:/";
    }

    private void uploadFile(Article articleEntity, MultipartFile file) {
        if (file != null) {
            String originalName = file.getOriginalFilename();
            File imageFile = new File("C:\\Users\\George-Lenovo\\Desktop\\TeamProjectGallery\\gallery\\src\\main\\resources\\static\\images", originalName);
            try {
                file.transferTo(imageFile);
                articleEntity.setImagePath("/images/" + originalName);
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }

    @GetMapping("/article/viewArticles")
    public String listArticles(Model model){
        List<Article> articles = this.articleRepository.findAll();

        model.addAttribute("articles", articles);
        model.addAttribute("view", "article/index");

        return "base-layout";
    }

    @GetMapping("/article/{id}")
    public String details(Model model, @PathVariable Integer id) {

        if (!this.articleRepository.exists(id)) {
            return "redirect:/";
        }

        if (!(SecurityContextHolder.getContext().getAuthentication()
                instanceof AnonymousAuthenticationToken)) {
            UserDetails principal = (UserDetails) SecurityContextHolder.getContext()
                    .getAuthentication().getPrincipal();

            User entityUser = this.userRepository.findByEmail(principal.getUsername());

            model.addAttribute("user", entityUser);
        }

        Article article = this.articleRepository.findOne(id);

        model.addAttribute("article", article);
        model.addAttribute("view", "article/details");

        return "base-layout";
    }

    @GetMapping("/article/edit/{id}")
    @PreAuthorize("isAuthenticated()")
    public String edit(@PathVariable Integer id, Model model) {

        if (!this.articleRepository.exists(id)) {
            return "redirect:/";
        }

        Article article = this.articleRepository.findOne(id);

        if (!isUserAuthorOrAdmin(article)) {
            return "redirect:/article/" + id;
        }

        List<Category> categories = this.categoryRepository.findAll();
        model.addAttribute("categories", categories);

        String tagString = article.getTags().stream().map(Tag::getName).collect(Collectors.joining(", "));
        model.addAttribute("tags", tagString);
        model.addAttribute("view", "article/edit");
        model.addAttribute("article", article);

        return "base-layout";
    }

    @PostMapping("/article/edit/{id}")
    @PreAuthorize("isAuthenticated()")
    public String editProcess(@PathVariable Integer id, ArticleBindingModel articleBindingModel) {

        if (!this.articleRepository.exists(id)) {
            return "redirect:/";
        }

        Article article = this.articleRepository.findOne(id);
        Category category = this.categoryRepository.findOne(articleBindingModel.getCategoryId());
        HashSet<Tag> tags = this.findTagsFromString(articleBindingModel.getTagString());
        article.setTags(tags);
        article.setCategory(category);
        article.setContent(articleBindingModel.getContent());
        article.setTitle(articleBindingModel.getTitle());

        String originalNameAndFolder = article.getImagePath();

        MultipartFile file = articleBindingModel.getPicture();

        uploadFile(article, file);

        AlbumController albumController = new AlbumController();

        albumController.deleteFile(originalNameAndFolder);

        this.articleRepository.saveAndFlush(article);

        return "redirect:/article/" + article.getId();
    }

    @GetMapping("/article/delete/{id}")
    @PreAuthorize("isAuthenticated()")
    public String delete(Model model, @PathVariable Integer id) {

        if (!this.articleRepository.exists(id)) {
            return "redirect:/";
        }

        Article article = this.articleRepository.findOne(id);

        if (!isUserAuthorOrAdmin(article)) {
            return "redirect:/article/" + id;
        }

        model.addAttribute("article", article);
        model.addAttribute("view", "article/delete");

        return "base-layout";
    }

    @PostMapping("/article/delete/{id}")
    @PreAuthorize("isAuthenticated()")
    public String deleteProcess(@PathVariable Integer id) {

        if (!this.articleRepository.exists(id)) {
            return "redirect:/";
        }

        Article article = this.articleRepository.findOne(id);

        if (!isUserAuthorOrAdmin(article)) {
            return "redirect:/article/" + id;
        }

        String originalNameAndFolder = article.getImagePath();

        AlbumController albumController = new AlbumController();

        albumController.deleteFile(originalNameAndFolder);

        this.articleRepository.delete(article);

        return "redirect:/";
    }

    private boolean isUserAuthorOrAdmin(Article article) {
        UserDetails user = (UserDetails) SecurityContextHolder.getContext()
                .getAuthentication().getPrincipal();

        User userEntity = this.userRepository.findByEmail(user.getUsername());

        return userEntity.isAdmin() || userEntity.isAuthor(article);
    }

    private HashSet<Tag> findTagsFromString(String tagString){
        HashSet<Tag> tags = new HashSet<>();
        String[] tagNames = tagString.split(",\\s*");

        for(String tagName : tagNames){
            Tag currentTag = this.tagRepository.findByName(tagName);
            if(currentTag==null){
                currentTag = new Tag(tagName);
                this.tagRepository.saveAndFlush(currentTag);
            }

            tags.add(currentTag);
        }
        return tags;
    }

    @GetMapping("/findArticle")
    public String findArticle(Model model){
        model.addAttribute("view", "findArticle/search");
        return "base-layout";
    }

    @PostMapping("/findArticle")
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - From January through March, there are a number of sporting and running events sure to leave participants feeling victorious as they reach for a bottle of Gatorade.
Several places throughout the Myrtle Beach area will be hosting sporting and running events over the next three months. Below is a list of dates, locations and events for the first quarter of 2014.


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The Darkdeep
Brendan Reichs
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
New York Times bestselling authors Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs team up to co-author this thrilling first book in a darkly suspenseful middle grade series.
Everyone in Timbers knows Still Cove is off-limits, with its creepy Beast sightings and equally terrifying legends. But when a bullying incident sends twelve-year-old Nico Holland over a cliff and into Still Cove's icy waters, friends Tyler and Emma--and even Opal Walsh, who usually runs with the popular kids--rush to his rescue . . . and discover a mysterious island hiding in the murky, swirling mists below.
Though the island appears uninhabited, the kids can't shake a feeling that something about it is definitely not right. Their suspicions grow when they stumble upon an abandoned houseboat filled with all sorts of curiosities: odd-looking weapons, unnerving portraits, maps to unknown places, and a glass jar containing something completely unidentifiable. And in its lowest depths churns a dark, deep secret.
As the group delves deeper into this mysterious new clubhouse, their lives begin to intertwine in weird and dangerous ways. For something ancient has awakened . . . and it can detect not only their wishes and dreams, but also their darkest, most terrible imaginings. Do they have what it takes to face the shadowy secrets lurking within their own hearts?
Told from alternating points of view, this pulse-racing tale from bestselling duo Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs is the start of a high-stakes, thrilling series about friendship and believing in yourself--and each other.
Damp and Creepy
Plot/Characters/Writing Style
When bully Logan and his cronies send Nico's expensive, handmade drone into the bottomless waters of Still Cove, Nico tries to retrieve it despite the warnings of his friends Emma and Tyler. Of course, the rescue doesn't go well, but the three discover a weird houseboat and island in the middle of the cove (which sounds sort of like a flooded quarry to me). This, of course, has to be investigated, and along with Opal (Logan's girlfriend, who thinks he is overly mean to Nico) they spend some time cataloging the creepy items and checking out the pond in the middle of the island that is especially alarming. When Emma dips her toes into the "Darkdeep", it sucks her under the waters. Luckily, she emerges, but so does the embodiment of her worst fears. As the group continues to return, more and more creatures are brought to life. Logan's father's logging business has been negatively impacted by Nico's father's work protecting an endangered owl in the area, and since jobs have been lost, the townspeople aren't overly keen on Nico. Logan's father works behind the scenes to get Nico's father transferred, which is certainly upsetting. At the same time, the town is preparing for the Radish Festival, and the children get drawn into this as well. They are getting closer to figuring out some of the mysteries of the Darkdeep, but will the monsters break away from Still Cove?
This was an atmospheric book with creepy, fairly scary monsters and the overwhelming feeling that at some point, someone will get sucked into the Darkdeep and not come out. The ensemble cast of characters worked well together, and had an interesting place in their small town. The quarry is especially well done-- it's the sort of place in a town that would be very creepy if the circumstances were right!
Condie's Matched is very popular in my library, so her fans will check it out, and readers who enjoyed Neal Shusterman's dark tales or McHale's Morpheus Road Trilogy will enjoy it as well. Paranormal forces preying on people's worst fears has been done a few times, most notably Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) and Shusterman's Full Tilt (2003), so readers who have finished The Darkdeep might want to delve into those classics!
Karen Yingling, Staff Reviewer Top 10 Reviewer 1247 reviews
Fun and scary middle grade
Reasons I Enjoyed this Book:
1.) The scary factor- Middle grade has seen some fantastic horror additions to the catalog recently from Tracey Baptiste's The Jumbies to Katherine Arden's Small Spaces. The Darkdeep adds to this growing list of fun-but-frightening novels. The premise of a mysterious cove and entity was a perfect amount of thrilling without being "keep the light on" horrifying. Young readers will likely enjoy the idea of figments in the story much like one of the central characters, Emma, does, and soon become skeptical of them as they grow more realistic.
2.) The character growth- At the heart of this series opener is friendship: what brings and holds friends together, how to be friends when your families aren't, and if moving beyond past conflicts is possible. Nico and Opal guide the story, but the friendships between them, Emma, Tyler, and, at some points, Logan, are the story's heart. While it would have been easy to assign 'good' and 'bad' labels to each character, Condie and Reichs craft their characters to be fully dimensional, at times making thoughtful, positive choices, and being more rash and selfish at others. Readers will find themselves quickly growing fond of Emma's love for film, Tyler's steadfast loyalty to his found family, Nico's vulnerability about his family, and Opal's desire to stand up for herself.
What Left Me Wanting More:
1.) The writing- I personally enjoy first person point of view, especially when the chapters alternate perspective, like this one does. Third person for Nico and Opal kept them a little distant, and their differing chapters often blurred together.
2.) The climax- The build up of tension in The Darkdeep was fantastic, but unfortunatley made the climax pale a bit in comparison. While this is the beginning of a series, readers may nonetheless come away disappointed with receiving significantly more questions than answers. Hopefully, later series entries will give the big showdown between the characters and the Darkdeep that is lacking in book one.
Overall, The Darkdeep is a solid choice for young readers looking for spine-tingling read with complex layers of friendship.
I received this ARC via Utopia State of Mind's wonderful ARC Program (https://utopia-state-of-mind.com/arc-adoption/). Thank you!
Samantha Randolph, Promotions Manager Top 50 Reviewer 202 reviews
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RNC pays tribute to record-setting black Republicans
WASHINGTON (CNN) — As Republicans attempt to build more inroads with black voters, the Republican National Committee sought to highlight its progress on Wednesday, recognizing three newly elected black Republicans to Congress.
The committee held its third annual awards lunch at the Howard Theatre, a historic black landmark in Washington where the RNC and more than 400 attendees also paid tribute to the late Republican Sen. Edward Brooke, the first African-American popularly elected to the U.S. Senate, who died last month at the age of 95.
The event recognized Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the first black senator elected from the South since Reconstruction (in 2014 he was elected to the same seat he was appointed to in December 2012); Rep. Will Hurd, the first black Republican elected to Congress from Texas; and Rep. Mia Love of Utah, the first black Republican woman to serve in Congress.
Woody Johnson, owner of the New York Jets and a major GOP donor, helped introduce the three lawmakers.
"It's amazing to me that we're dealing with 'firsts' in this century," Johnson told CNN in an interview after the event. "There should be 'seconds, thirds and fourths,' and really the Republican Party is open to all."
While Republicans had a big year in 2014, Scott and Love still won largely with the support of white voters, while Hurd won with the support of white and Hispanic voters. In South Carolina, for example, Scott won 10% of the black vote, only slightly more than the other South Carolina senator, Lindsey Graham, who's white and brought in 6% of the black vote.
"We've got a ways to go," RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said on stage Wednesday. "I know we're not going to carpet the world here in one or two years or one election cycle, but it's an improvement, and we always have to be improving as a party."
Black voter turnout in the midterm election this past November did reach into the double-digits in some states, like Florida (12%), Wisconsin (10%) and in Ohio, where Gov. John Kasich won re-election with 26% of the black vote.
For her part, Love told a story about a student who asked Love how she's able to be a black Republican woman living in a red state like Utah in "today's America."
"I am all of those things because I refuse to fit this mold that society tells me I need to fit into," she replied.
Love also urged Republicans to focus on a message of being independent from government.
"People who are independent are the ones that make a difference," she said. "We need to remove ourselves from a different kind of slavery, and what I'm talking about is the slavery that comes from being dependent on people in power."
Narrowing the GOP's gap with minority voters became a priority following the 2012 presidential loss, when Mitt Romney won only 6% of the African-American vote and 27% of the Latino vote. Romney's privately recorded comments, in which he argued that 47% of Americans were dependent on government, became a damaging moment for the then-nominee, and it's a message that Republicans are still trying to run from.
"The reason Republicans lost can be summed up in two words: 47%," Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who's seriously considering a presidential bid, said recently at an event sponsored by the Koch Brothers.
That lesson helped spur renewed attention to anti-poverty efforts, and some potential presidential contenders, like Sen. Rand Paul and Gov. Chris Christie, have tried to appeal to minority voters by focusing on criminal justice reform.
Wednesday's event largely stayed away from policy and focused more on efforts Republicans have made to build relationships with black voters through community outreach and black media. The party has spent millions on hiring staff who are tasked with improving the Republican brand in places with nontraditional GOP voters.
"As we enter the presidential election year, we'll share our ideas with Americans of all backgrounds," Priebus said, adding that he's committed to building a more "inclusive" Republican Party.
"This is about being present all the time. America is strongest when both parties fight to earn every vote. No voter should be taken for granted, and no voter should be overlooked," he said.
The event also didn't touch on racial tensions that erupted last year with the shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, or the death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man who was killed by police in a chokehold in New York City. Both cases, in which the officers were not indicted, became a political flashpoint and spurred mass protests across the country.
Michael Tyler, director of African-American media at the Democratic National Committee, argued the RNC lunch was simply a "perfunctory gesture" and called on Republicans to "actually fight for the issues that most affect black families across the country," naming education, health care and minimum wage as examples.
"While minority 'outreach' is sorely lacking in today's GOP, what is even more lacking is a record of real results," Tyler said.
CNN's Athena Jones contributed to this report.
Posted on February 12, 2015 November 18, 2020 Author Ashley KilloughCategories news
Ben Carson: The U.S. is like 'Nazi Germany'
Ben Carson, a renowned neurosurgeon and a popular figure among conservatives, compared the United States to the Third Reich in an interview.
Asked to elaborate on his previous comments about the U.S. living in "a Gestapo age," the conservative firebrand argued the country has become "very much like Nazi Germany."
"I know you're not supposed to say Nazi Germany, but I don't care about political correctness," he said in an interview Monday with the conservative news outlet Breitbart.
His comments came at the New York Meeting, a gathering of conservative politicians, journalists and business leaders.
Carson, who came in third in the GOP presidential nomination straw poll at last week's Conservative Political Action Conference, has been a fierce critic of the administration on the IRS controversy. The tax agency admitted last year to scrutinizing conservative political groups, though it maintains the error was not done out of political bias.
"You had the government using its tools to intimidate the population," Carson said. "We now live in a society where people are afraid to say what they actually believe."
The neurosurgeon gained political fame after he publicly criticized some of President Barack Obama's policies in front of the President at last year's National Prayer Breakfast.
He quickly became a GOP star and was sometimes mentioned as a potential presidential candidate.
But he lost some of that star power after making controversial comments last year. In one instance he compared the federal health care law to "slavery."
And he sparked strong backlash when he equated homosexuality with pedophilia and bestiality during a television interview about same-sex marriage. Facing loud opposition, he apologized and withdrew from speaking gigs at Johns Hopkins medical school and an event for the American Academy of Physicians Assistants.
As proven by last week's straw poll results at CPAC, however, Carson still has support among the conservative wing of the base.
In the interview Monday, Carson said people are afraid to speak "because of the PC police," and he blamed politicians as well as the news media.
"All of these things are combining to stifle people's conversations," he said.
He argued that if people "are afraid to talk," they'll never reach consensus and they'll grow further apart. "That's exactly what's happening, creating a horrible schism that will destroy our nation if we don't fix it."
Asked if he was interested in a White House bid, Carson said "I wouldn't mind going as a visitor."
Posted on March 13, 2014 November 18, 2020 Author Ashley KilloughCategories news/local
Gov. Martin O'Malley on 2016, Christie
CNN — After Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is one of the most talked-about potential candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.
The two-term governor reiterated Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" that he's considering the opportunity, but his attention is mostly on his current job.
"Sure, I've said I'm thinking about it, but right now I'm primarily focused on what I need to do for the good people of our state," O'Malley told CNN chief political correspondent Candy Crowley.
O'Malley's term finishes up in January 2015, right around the time potential candidates are expected to start making major moves in the runup to the 2016 presidential race.
O'Malley has led initiatives in his state that largely mirror the national Democratic agenda: tougher gun control laws, same-sex marriage legalization, and the passage of the DREAM Act. He's now looking to increase the minimum wage.
His state has a lower unemployment rate than the national average, and the public education system is ranked at the top in the country. Maryland also started its own health care exchange under Obamacare, though the state's website got off to a rocky start with serious technical problems.
But O'Malley still lags behind in name identification. A CNN/ORC International Poll from November indicated only 2% of Democrats said they would choose him as the party's nominee in 2016. Should Clinton decide not to run, that number grows slightly to 6%.
O'Malley has taken steps to become a more widely known name in national politics. He visited New Hampshire and South Carolina last year, two crucial states that vote early in the primary and caucus season during presidential election years.
He also led the Democratic Governors Association as chairman before taking his current post as finance chairman, a prime spot that will put him in a position to meet with key donors across the country.
"It's an honor to even be mentioned in the company of those that might lead our country forward after President Obama. And right now I'm focused on the work at hand and the work of this General Assembly session in Maryland," O'Malley said Sunday.
He was also asked Sunday about the controversy stinging another potential 2016 candidate, Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, who apologized last week for his aides' ordering lane closures on the George Washington Bridge.
While O'Malley said the two "differ greatly on policy choices," he decided not to take a swipe at Christie or his administration, saying he doesn't think he can "shed more light on" the matter by commenting about the scandal.
"There's certainly no issue that bothers our citizens quite as much as traffic congestion," he said, but added "this is still early and the people of New Jersey and the authorities up there will get to the bottom of things."
Posted on January 13, 2014 November 18, 2020 Author Ashley KilloughCategories news
Cory Booker becomes Democratic nominee for N.J. Senate seat
CNN — Newark Mayor Cory Booker will move on to New Jersey's special Senate election as the Democratic nominee after winning his party's primary on Tuesday, CNN projects.
He'll battle the GOP winner, former Bogota mayor Steve Lonegan, for the October 16 contest, though polls show Booker is already considered the favorite to win the seat and become the first African American elected to the Senate since Barack Obama.
(Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is currently the only African American in the Senate, but he was appointed–not elected–to his seat.)
"Thank you. It is such an honor to be your nominee, to be your Democratic nominee for the United States Senate," he told supporters at his victory party late Tuesday night in Newark.
Speaking with a slightly hoarse voice, Booker pledged to be "unwavering" in finding common ground in Washington if he becomes the state's next senator.
"The direction I will be most concerned with will not be right or left, it will be with going forward."
A rising star in his party, Booker handily beat out a crowded field of Democratic candidates for the nomination Tuesday–a group that included Rep. Frank Pallone, Rep. Rush Holt and General Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver.
In the Republican primary, Lonegan toppled physician Alieta Eck. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Monday at a press conference he fully anticipates endorsing the Republican nominee, no matter who wins Tuesday's contest.
While Lonegan now moves on as the GOP's pick for the seat, he trails Booker 29%-54% in a hypothetical matchup among registered voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released last week.
With more than 1.4 million followers on Twitter and Oprah Winfrey as one of his biggest supporters, Booker's appeal and frequent television appearances have reached beyond the borders of the Garden State.
In addition to voting, Booker on Tuesday greeted voters and retweeted shout-outs from celebrities on Twitter, including comedian Sarah Silverman, California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, writer and actress Lena Dunham, and Ivanka Trump, daughter of real estate titan Donald Trump.
Actress Eva Longoria appeared at an event for Booker on the eve of primary day, encouraging voters to turn out for the two-term mayor.
Elected in 2006, after losing his first mayoral attempt in 2002, the Stanford grad and former football player previously served on Newark city council. Booker's resume also includes a law degree from Yale and a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford.
His critics have accused the mayor of being more interested in his celebrity status than waging a serious campaign. But Booker's high profile has helped in part with his massive fundraising haul. As of July 24, the candidate has raised $8.6 million and has $4 million in the bank, according to Federal Election Commission reports.
Rivals also bring up Booker's involvement in his internet start-up, Waywire. As the chairman with the largest share, Booker began promoting the struggling company last year. Critics argue the business was a distraction to his job as mayor, and they faulted him for initially opening up offices in New York City, rather than in his own town of Newark. Those offices closed down this year, according to The New York Times.
He has said publicly that if elected to the Senate, he would step down from the board of Waywire and put his shares in a blind trust. He would prohibit Waywire from lobbying his office and prohibit his staff from doing any work on the company's behalf.
"Everybody knows that Mayor Booker is excited about technology and what it can do to empower real people," campaign spokesman Kevin Griffis said in a statement. "He invested in an idea and helped get a business off the ground, and a lot of people found that idea compelling."
Christie called the special election after Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg passed away in early June. While a Republican interim senator–appointed by Christie–currently holds the seat, it has been expected a Democrat would win the special election in the largely blue state.
At the top of his victory speech Tuesday night, Booker first acknowledged Lautenberg's legacy. "He has made us safer and healthier. We are a better state and we are a better America because of Senator Frank Lautenberg."
The winner of the October 16 race will finish out Lautenberg's term through 2014, and the winner can run for a full term next year.
The nonpartisan political handicappers Stuart Rothenberg and Charlie Cook both rate next year's Senate race in New Jersey as solid or safe for Democrats.
Christie was criticized earlier this summer when he set the oddly-timed date for the special election. Rather than scheduling the special election to fall in line with the already-set gubernatorial election in November, Christie set the special for October.
Critics pointed to the extra costs to taxpayers for a separate election, but the governor stood by his decision, saying New Jersey voters deserved to have an elected official in the Senate as soon as possible.
CNN's Jim Acosta, Kevin Liptak and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
Posted on August 14, 2013 November 18, 2020 Author Ashley KilloughCategories news


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Enric Soria Badia (Barcelona, 1937) és un arquitecte català.

Estudia a l'Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona. Durant els seus estudis, va coincidir amb Jordi Garcés Brusés (Barcelona, 1945) al despatx MBM Arquitectes. Treballen junts des del 1970. Ambdós són professors de l'Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona i Jordi Garcés també de l'Escola Eina de Barcelona. Han rebut diversos premis FAD d'arquitectura i dins la seva trajectòria com a arquitectes es poden citar el Pavelló Olímpic de la Vall d'Hebron o el Museu de la Ciència de Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Pel que fa als seus dissenys, estan relacionats amb el món de l'interiorisme i l'arquitectura. D'entre aquests cal destacar el llum de taula Sylvestrina (1974) o la font Alta (2004) de Jordi Garcés.

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Q: How to create a SSIS 2012 Project using EzAPI? I'm trying to create a SSIS 2012 project using EzAPI. However I'm unable to open my project file in Visual Studio after I've saved it to disk.
The code im using to create a simple project containing one package is the following:
EzProject MyProject = new EzProject();
EzPackage MyPackage = new EzPackage();
MyPackage.Name = "MyPackage";

MyProject.AddPackage(MyPackage);

MyPackage.SaveToFile("C:/Temp/MyPackage.dtsx");
MyProject.SaveAs("C:/Temp/MyProject.dtproj");

As expected my C:/Temp folder contains the package and the .dtproj file. However I'm unable to open the dtproj file in Visual Studio. The error I reveive when I try is:  "Exception from HRESULT x80041FEB"
Also when I open the .dtproj file in notepad it does not contain XML like a .dtproj file should. It contains some gibberish with alot of special characters (for example: eQMs'0¼wÆÿÀä$| )
Í'm using the latest version of EzAPI which can be downloaded here: http://sqlsrvintegrationsrv.codeplex.com/releases/view/82369
What am I doing wrong?

A: I've finally figured out what was going on.
EzProject.SaveAs does not create a .dtproj file but an .ispac file. Which contains all the project files and can be deployed to SQL Server.
When you open the .ispac file with, for example, WinZip you will see that it contains all the packages and other project metadata.
The code below will create a project containing one package and saves it to an .ispac file.
        EzProject MyProject = new EzProject();
        MyProject.Name = "MyProject";
        EzPackage MyPackage = new EzPackage();
        MyPackage.Name = "MyPackage";
        MyProject.AddProjectParameter("MyParameter", TypeCode.Boolean);
        MyProject.AddPackage(MyPackage);
        MyProject.SaveAs("C:/MyProject.ispac");
        MyProject.CloseProject();


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Infinix Note 12 G88 Review
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Infinix is one of the leading smartphone manufacturers of India. Infinix Note 12 G88 is the latest smartphone of Infinix which is powered by Android 7.1.2 Nougat operating system and has the latest top class specifications.
Infinix Note 12 G88 is a very attractive phone with good features. Infinix Note 12 G88 has a very bright 5.7 inches display with full HD resolution. It supports 720 x 1,280 pixels of resolution. The smartphone has a 2.5D curved glass body. It has a fingerprint sensor on the back side.
The device comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage which can be expanded up to 128 GB using microSD card. It runs on the Snapdragon 450 chipset with a dual-core processor. Its rear camera has a 13MP primary camera with LED flash and f/2.0 aperture and a 5MP front facing camera.
The screen of this smartphone is 2.5D curved display. It has an HD+ resolution of 720 x 1440 pixels and has a size of 6.08 inches. The density of the display is 403 ppi and the screen to body ratio is 83.9%. The aspect ratio of this smartphone is 19.5:9 and the protection of the display is Corning Gorilla Glass 3.
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This is an advanced smartphone. The screen is 2.5D curved. It has an HD+ resolution of 720 x 1440 pixels and has a size of 6.08 inches. The density of the display is 403 ppi and the screen to body ratio is 83.9%. The aspect ratio of this smartphone is 19.5:9 and the protection of the display is Corning Gorilla Glass 3. This is a good smartphone for watching videos and playing games.
The display has a very high resolution. You can even watch movies and play games with this smartphone. The device's screen is not only large but is also bright and clear. The color accuracy of this smartphone is high as well.
It has a 13MP rear camera and the front facing camera is of 5MP. It has features like auto focus, touch focus, face detection, dual tone LED flash and HDR. The back camera is capable of taking images in various modes including single shot, burst mode, HDR, panorama, hyperlapse, face beautification, square, circle and rectangle.
It has a 13MP rear camera and the front facing camera is of 5MP. The camera features include auto focus, touch focus, face detection, dual tone LED flash and HDR. The back camera is capable of taking images in various modes including single shot, burst mode, HDR, panorama, hyperlapse, face beautification, square, circle and rectangle. The front facing camera also takes photos in various modes.
It has touch focus and face detection. The face recognition function detects faces and changes the background behind the person's face. The device has HDR, which stands for high dynamic range. The camera has its own light source. HDR is used when you are taking pictures in low light.
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This smartphone has a storage capacity of 32GB which is expandable up to 256GB via microSD card.
This smartphone has a storage capacity of 32GB which is expandable up to 256GB via microSD card. The storage capacity can be extended to 256GB by inserting a microSD card. The phone has a large screen that measures 5.45 inches with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The display is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 3.
The battery capacity of the handset is 2600 mAh and it supports fast charging. The phone has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor with an octa-core 1.25 GHz clock speed. The chipset is paired with Adreno 50 series GPU and 3GB of RAM. There is a fingerprint scanner on the back of the device.
It has Bluetooth v4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, NFC and USB Type-C. It has a fingerprint sensor which is on the back side of the phone.
The Infinix Note 12 G88has a large screen that measures 5.45 inches with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The display is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The battery capacity of the handset is 2600 mAh and it supports fast charging. The phone has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor with an octa-core 1.25 GHz clock speed. The chipset is paired with Adreno 50 series GPU and 3GB of RAM. There is a fingerprint scanner on the back of the device. It has Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, NFC and USB Type-C. Bluetooth v4.2, 3.5mm headphone jack and GPS with A-GPS.
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This phone has a .removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery. The talk time of this phone is of 13 hours and it can support standby time of up to 310 hours.
We can see that this phone has a.removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery. It is easy to charge and has a removable cover. It is a very useful battery for a mobile phone. It can help you to keep your phone with you while you travel. This will help you to keep in touch with your friends and family.
The phone supports GSM/EDGE/GPRS technologies. It is compatible with most of the GSM networks in India. This will allow you to access all types of networks in the country. You can make calls and send text messages using it. The phone uses Bluetooth technology to pair with devices like headsets and handsfree kits.
Infinix Note 12 G88 is a good smartphone but if you are looking for something more than this then you can go for the Infinix Note 15 G920 which is the latest Infinix flagship smartphone.
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Do you know what your child is doing when the school bell rings at the end of the day? More than 14 million students leave school every afternoon and have nowhere to go, since they do not have access to affordable, after-school opportunities. After-school hours are the peak time for juvenile crimes and risky behaviors, including alcohol and drug use, meaning that this is a crucial time for students in South Windsor and our after school programs. After school programs make a huge difference in communities and families.
Today we're going to take a closer look at the importance of after school programs in South Windsor.
After school programs strengthen schools, families, and communities.
Research has shown that the when families become more involved with schools, the students in those schools do better. The creation of after school programs has spurred such changes in communities.
Increases academic effort and decreases likelihood of skipping school.
After-school programs offer the opportunity for kids to not only work on their homework but to get help if they need it. Your child may feel more comfortable working on school assignments in a slightly less formal environment where they can ask questions at any time. There are other programs that introduce kids to mathematics and the sciences, getting them excited about these subjects. This can lead to better efforts in school courses and less absent days due to skipping because the child may be more interested.
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A chemical compound is a substance which is formed from identical molecules made of more than one element which are bonded together. There are four types of chemical compounds: molecules bonded through covalent bonds; ionic compounds; intermetallic compounds, and specific complexes. Compounds are always the result of a chemical reaction and always have a unique chemical composition.
Compounds that mainly contain hydrogen and carbon are referred to as organic compounds. Most of these compounds are held together by covalent bonds. A good example of an organic compound is glucose. Any compound that is not organic is referred to as inorganic – a good example is water.
Molecules which are bonded through covalent bonds are considered to be compounds. Covalent bonds form between gas or liquid molecules when they are at room temperature and have a low polarity. This bonds forms between two non-metal molecules that have similar electronegative values – each molecule 'shares' its electrons to form a stable bond. Each atom involved in the covalent bond contributes one atom each to form a shared pair.
Covalent bonding involves interactions of the pi and sigma orbitals, and as such, often lead to the formation of single, double, triple, and quadruple bonds between atoms. Additionally, it is important to know that whenever a covalent bond is formed between two atoms, energy is released – this makes the molecule more stable. Atoms will form as many bonds as they possibly can to become more stable, as long as this action is energetically profitable.
Ionic compounds consist of a metal and a non-metal bonded through an ionic bond. These bonds form between solids at room temperature and have very high polarity. This type of bond is formed through the electrostatic attraction between two ions of opposite charge. As such, is involved the complete transfer of valence electrons.
Atoms that lose one or more electrons are called cations. Atoms that gain one or more electrons are called anions. This form of bonding acts to satisfy the octet rule – this is a rule that states atoms are most stable when their valence shell has 8 electrons in it.
This bond doesn't have direction, and so the compounds made tend to exist as crystal structures. These structures have both high melting points and high boiling points. The higher the charges are, the stronger the forces and the higher the melting point will be. They also show good electrical conductivity when they have been melted.
Ions will also combine in such a way that means the overall compound will be neutral (i.e. no charge). This means that the charges of each ion must balance each other out.
Intermetallic compounds are solids which contain two (or more) metallic elements. Also, these compounds can also include other non-metallic elements if their structure is different from the other constituents of the compound.
The quantity of each element found in a compound has a fixed ratio – this is what makes compounds unique. This means that if you change the ratio of elements, you will make an entirely different compound. For example, water has a fixed ratio of elements – 2:1 of hydrogen atoms to oxygen atoms. These ratios are expressed as chemical formulas, so in this case, H2O.
The main difference between a compound and a mixture is that mixtures do not have a fixed chemical composition. Additionally, the formation of a mixture requires no chemical reaction. This means that the substances in a mixture are not changed and can be separated from each other without the need for a chemical reaction – this can be done through methods such as filtration or evaporation.
Due to the ratios of elements being variable in a mixture, the properties of mixtures can vary greatly – this depends on the composition. Also, no energy is involved during the creation of a mixture.