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Israel accepts cease-fire to end Gaza conflict; Hamas calls proposal unacceptable
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BREAKING UPDATE - 2:38AM EST:
BREAKING: Senior Hamas official says group rejects Egyptian proposal for cease-fire with Israel.
- The Associated Press (@AP) July 15, 2014
Updated at Jul 15, 2:57 AM EDT:
Hamas rejects Egypt proposal for truce with Israel
By KARIN LAUB and PETER ENAV
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Hamas rejected an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire with Israel on Tuesday, moments after the Israeli Cabinet accepted the plan, throwing into disarray international efforts to end a week of fighting that has killed 192 Palestinians and exposed millions of Israelis to Hamas rocket fire.
A senior Israeli government official warned that Israel would strike Gaza even harder if Hamas does not accept the truce.
Israel has carried out hundreds of air strikes against targets in Gaza in the past week and amassed troops on the border of the coastal strip, but has so far refrained from a ground offensive that could quickly drive up the casualty count on both sides.
The Egyptian cease-fire offer, which was presented late Monday, called for a halt of hostilities as of Tuesday morning, followed by negotiations on easing the closure of Gaza's borders - a closure that has been enforced by both Israel and Egypt to varying degrees since Hamas seized the territory in 2007.
A group of senior Israeli Cabinet ministers accepted the offer on Tuesday, according to a statement by the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A senior government official told The Associated Press after the announcement that Israel would step up its military offensive if Hamas rejects the offer.
"As you know, the Cabinet has accepted the Egyptian proposal. If Hamas rejects it, Israel will continue and intensify its operations and Hamas will find itself totally isolated, including in the Arab world, which supports the proposal," said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
In Gaza, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said the Egyptian proposal was "not acceptable."
The military wing of Hamas, Izzedine al-Qassam, said in a statement on the Hamas website that the proposal "does not deserve the ink it was written with."
Hamas officials are weary of promises by Egypt and Israel to ease the border blockade. Such promises were also part of a truce that ended more than a week of fighting in 2012, but were quickly broken as violence flared again.
"It's not logical to ask people who are under aggression to cease fire and then later to negotiate terms that were not respected in the past by the Israelis," he said, referring to the 2012 truce.
An easing of the blockade is key to the survival of Hamas. Before the outbreak of the latest round of fighting, the militant group found itself in a serious financial crisis because a particularly tight closure by Egypt had prevented cash and goods from coming into the strip through hundreds of smuggling tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border.
Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who was in Vienna for negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, decided not to make an immediate trip to the Middle East on Tuesday to push diplomatic efforts toward the Israel-Hamas cease-fire.
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July 14, 6:21 PM:
JERUSALEM (AP) -- The Israeli Cabinet has accepted an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire to end a week of conflict with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip that has killed 185 Palestinians and exposed millions of Israelis to Hamas rocket fire.
The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Cabinet met on Tuesday morning and accepted the proposal, which went into effect at 9 a.m.
It calls for a cease-fire to begin within 12 hours of "unconditional acceptance" by the sides, followed by the opening of Gaza's border crossings and talks in Cairo within two days.
Hamas has acknowledged "diplomatic movement" on ending the conflict without yet formally accepting the proposal.
Israel launched the offensive last Tuesday, saying it was responding to weeks of rocket fire out of the Hamas-ruled territory.
(AP) Egypt presented a cease-fire plan Monday to end a week of heavy fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip that has left at least 185 people dead, and both sides said they were seriously considering the proposal.
The late-night offer by Egypt marked the first sign of a breakthrough in international efforts to end the conflict.
Hamas' top leader in Gaza confirmed there was "diplomatic movement," while Israel's policy-making Security Cabinet was set to discuss the proposal early Tuesday. Arab foreign ministers discussed the plan Monday night at an emergency meeting in Cairo, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was expected in the region Tuesday.
Egypt's Foreign Ministry announced the three-step plan starting at 9 a.m. (0600 GMT, 2 a.m. EDT) with a cease-fire to go into effect within 12 hours of "unconditional acceptance" by the two sides. That would be followed by the opening of Gaza's border crossings and talks in Cairo between the sides within two days, according to the statement.
Gaza's crossings should be opened for people and goods "once the security situation becomes stable," according to a copy of the proposal obtained by The Associated Press.
President Barack Obama praised Egypt's proposal, telling Muslim-Americans that he's hopeful the plan can restore calm.
"We're going to continue to do everything we can to facilitate a return to the 2012 cease-fire," Obama said at a White House dinner Monday night celebrating the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. "We are encouraged that Egypt has made a proposal to accomplish that goal."
Israel launched the offensive July 8, saying it was a response to weeks of heavy rocket fire out of Hamas-ruled Gaza. The Health Ministry in Gaza said 185 people, including dozens of civilians, have been killed, and more than 1,000 people wounded.
There have been no Israelis killed, although several have been wounded by rocket shrapnel, including two sisters, ages 11 and 13, who were seriously hurt Monday. Ahead of the Egyptian announcement, there appeared to be no slowdown in the fighting, with Hamas for the first time launching an unmanned drone into Israeli airspace that was shot down.
The Israeli military said 3 rockets were fired at the southern city of Eilat early Tuesday morning, lightly injuring two people and sparking a fire. The military said it did not immediately know who was behind the rocket fire. Previous rocket attacks on Eilat were from radical Islamic militants in the neighboring Sinai Peninsula.
The violence followed the kidnappings and killings of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank last month, as well as the subsequent kidnapping and killing of a Palestinian teenager in an apparent revenge attack, along with Israeli raids against Hamas militants and infrastructure in the West Bank.
Israeli officials have said the goal of the military campaign is to restore quiet to Israel's south, which has absorbed hundreds of rocket strikes, and that any cease-fire would have to include guarantees of an extended period of calm.
Hamas officials say they will not accept "calm for calm." The group is demanding an easing of an Israeli-Egyptian blockade that has ground Gaza's economy to a standstill and that Israel release dozens of prisoners who were arrested in a recent West Bank crackdown following the abductions of the Israeli youths.
With the death toll mounting, both sides have come under increasing international pressure to halt the fighting.
Egypt Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri said there is "no alternative but return to the truce" of November 2012, and added that Egypt contacted all the parties, including the Palestinian leadership, different Palestinian factions, and Israeli authorities in addition to Arab and international parties. Such contacts led to shaping up the proposal which called for cease-fire.
"Egypt stresses the international responsibility toward what is happening in Palestine," he said.
In a speech broadcast on Al-Jazeera, Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas leader in Gaza, confirmed there was "diplomatic movement."
"The problem is not going back to the agreement on calm because we want this aggression to stop," he said. "The siege must stop and Gaza people need to live in dignity."
An Israeli official said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would convene his Security Cabinet on Tuesday morning to discuss the proposal. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
Naftali Bennett, a member of the Security Cabinet, said he would oppose the proposal, calling it "good for Hamas and bad for Israel."
"A cease-fire at the present time shows the government's weakness," he said in a statement. "A cease-fire now will create a bigger campaign against the south of the country and more rocket attacks in another year."
Egypt, the first Arab state to reach peace with Israel, often serves as a mediator between Israel and Hamas.
In the 2012 fighting, Egypt's then-President Mohammed Morsi brokered a cease-fire, leveraging the influence his Muslim Brotherhood held with Hamas, its ally.
That deal included pledges to ease the blockade - promises that Hamas says were never kept. The blockade has greatly restricted movement through Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt - the territory's main gateway to the outside world - while Israel has restricted the flow of many goods, particularly much-needed construction materials, into Gaza. Israel says Hamas can use things like metal and concrete for military purposes.
Hamas has seen its position further weakened by last year's military coup in Egypt that ousted Morsi. Egypt's new leaders have cracked down on Hamas by nearly shuttering a network of smuggling tunnels along the border that were Hamas' key economic lifeline - and supply route for its weapons.
Hamas seized control of Gaza in 2007 from the rival forces of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. With the economy stagnant and Hamas unable to pay the salaries of its thousands of civil servants, the group recently agreed to back a unity government under Abbas' leadership. But Hamas remains in firm control of Gaza.
Israel and Hamas, which is considered a terrorist group by the West, have battled many times. In the latest round, Israel carried out more than 1,300 airstrikes, along with attacks by naval gunships and artillery forces. Hamas fired hundreds of rockets into Israel.
Israeli military officials say the airstrikes knocked out roughly a third of Hamas' rocket supply and delivered a blow to the group. It says that roughly 90 of the dead were wanted militants, and it has accused Hamas of using civilians as human shields.
A Hamas drone launched Monday into Israel marked the Islamic militant group's latest effort to catch the Israeli military off-guard. But like the others, it had little impact on the battlefield.
The Israeli Cabinet has accepted an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire to end a week of conflict with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip that has killed 185 Palestinians and exposed millions of Israelis to Hamas rocket fire.
Israeli offensive
A Filipino Muslim looks on during a pro-Palestinian rally in front of the Israeli embassy in Manila on July 15, 2014. Israel's Operation Protective Edge, intended to stamp out militant rocket fire, had killed 186 people in Gaza by late July 14 -- exceeding the toll in the last similar flare-up of violence in 2012. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
TEHRAN, IRAN - JULY 14: Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei meets with president of Iran Hassan Rouhani (not seen) and cabinet ministeriel about the ongoing Israeli military airstrikes on Gaza in Tahran, Iran on July 14, 2014. (Photo by leader.ir/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama speaks as he hosts an Iftar dinner in the State Dinning Room at the White House in Washington on July 14, 2014. Obama said he hopes Egypt's ceasefire plan can restore calm in Gaza at the Iftar dinner, a fast-breaking meal for Muslim devotees during the holy month of Ramadan when the devout abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and any sexual activities from dawn to dusk. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
A child of an activist of Jamaat e Islami participates in a protest against Israel's military campaign in Gaza, in Karachi on July 13, 2014. On the sixth day of Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip the overall death toll had climbed to 165 with more than 1,000 people injured, as the UN Security Council called on both sides to declare a ceasefire. AFP PHOTO/Asif HASSAN (Photo credit should read ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images)
A picture taken from the southern Israeli Gaza border shows rockets being fired from the Gaza strip into Israel, on July 12, 2014. The world implored Israel and Hamas on July 12 to end hostilities as warplanes pounded Gaza for a fifth straight day, killing at least 30 Palestinians, and militants replied with rockets. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Palestinian children inspect graves ahead of the funeral of 18 members of al-Batsh family who were killed the previous night in Israeli strikes that hit their house as they were targeting Hamas police chief Tayseer al-Batsh on July 13, 2014 in Gaza City. Israeli strikes on Gaza killed a teenager and a woman on July 13, medics said, raising the overall death toll to 166 as the punishing air campaign entered its sixth day. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX (Photo credit should read THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images)
A picture taken from the southern Israeli Gaza border shows smoke billowing from buildings following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, on July 12, 2014. The world implored Israel and Hamas on July 12 to end hostilities as warplanes pounded Gaza for a fifth straight day, killing at least 30 Palestinians, and militants replied with rockets. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
A picture taken from Gaza city shows the smoke that results from the launch of a long-range rocket from the north of the city towards Israel on July 12, 2014 following an advance warning of the attack by Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. Gaza militants fired several rockets towards Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, the army said, with no reports of injuries, as Israel continued to bomb the coastal enclave. Three of the four Tel Aviv rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defence system, and the Jerusalem-bound rockets fell short, hitting two West Bank cities. AFP PHOTO /THOMAS COEX (Photo credit should read THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images)
Palestinian firefighters try to extinguish fire at UN storehouse after an Israeli military strike in an area west of Gaza City on July 12, 2014. Israel vowed no let-up in its aerial bombardment of Gaza, which has claimed more than 100 Palestinian lives, as a defiant Hamas rained more rockets on the Jewish state. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)
Israeli soldiers react as they stand atop D9 Armored Bulldozers position along the Israeli Gaza border on July 12, 2014, watching smoke rising following Israeli air strike into the Gaza Strip. The world implored Israel and Hamas on July 12 to end hostilities as warplanes pounded Gaza for a fifth straight day, killing at least 30 Palestinians, and militants replied with rockets. AFP PHOTO /MENAHEM KAHANA (Photo credit should read MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)
A Palestinian man takes a picture of the rubble of a destroyed mosque following an Israeli military strike in the Nusseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, on July 12, 2014. Israel vowed no let-up in its aerial bombardment of Gaza, which has claimed more than 100 Palestinian lives, as a defiant Hamas rained more rockets on the Jewish state. AFP PHOTO/THOMAS COEX (Photo credit should read THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images)
A ball of fire is seen following an early morning Israeli air strike, on July 11, 2014, on Rafah in the southern of Gaza strip. Israeli warplanes kept up deadly raids on Gaza but failed to stop Palestinian militants firing rockets across the border, as the United States offered to help negotiate a truce. AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB (Photo credit should read SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)
Israeli fire fighters extinguish vehicles destroyed by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip that hit a gas station in the city of Ashdod in southern Israel on July 11,2014. A rocket fired from Gaza hit a petrol station in southern Israel, causing a huge explosion and injuring three people, the army and medics said. AFP PHOTO/DAVID BUIMOVITCH (Photo credit should read DAVID BUIMOVITCH/AFP/Getty Images)
Lebanese Army soldiers dismantle two unfired rockets from their launching site in the area of Majidiyeh, one kilometer from the Israeli border in southern Lebanon, on July 11, 2014. A rocket fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel causing troops to hit back with artillery fire over the border, the Israeli army said. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)
Israeli fire fighters extinguish vehicles destroyed by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip that hit a gas station in the city of Ashdod, in southern Israel, on July 11, 2014. A rocket fired from Gaza hit a petrol station in southern Israel, causing a huge explosion and injuring three people, the army and medics said. AFP PHOTO/DAVID BUIMOVITCH (Photo credit should read DAVID BUIMOVITCH/AFP/Getty Images)
Israeli polce bomb technicians stand by a car damaged by a rocket fired from the Gaza strip, hitting the city of Ashdod on July 10, 2014. Israeli strikes on Gaza killed at least 32 people Thursday as an air war entered its third day, with most of the bloodshed in the southern city of Khan Yunis, medics said. AFP PHOTO/DAVID BUIMOVITCH (Photo credit should read DAVID BUIMOVITCH/AFP/Getty Images)
Vehicles show damage caused by a rocket fired from the Gaza strip, hitting the city of Ashdod on July 10, 2014. Israeli strikes on Gaza killed at least 32 people Thursday as an air war entered its third day, with most of the bloodshed in the southern city of Khan Yunis, medics said. AFP PHOTO/DAVID BUIMOVITCH (Photo credit should read DAVID BUIMOVITCH/AFP/Getty Images)
An Israeli woman looks at damage caused by a rocket fired from the Gaza strip, hitting the city of Ashdod on July 10, 2014. Israeli strikes on Gaza killed at least 32 people Thursday as an air war entered its third day, with most of the bloodshed in the southern city of Khan Yunis, medics said. AFP PHOTO/DAVID BUIMOVITCH (Photo credit should read DAVID BUIMOVITCH/AFP/Getty Images)
ASHDOD, ISRAEL - JULY 11: People watch as firefighters try to douse a fire from a rocket that hit a Petrol station on July 11, 2014 in Ashdod, Israel. The Israeli army are into the fourth day of deployments at the border with the Gaza Strip in operation 'Protective Edge'. More than 90 fatalities have been reported in Gaza since the recent escalation of violence in the region, with none reported in Israel. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)
Smoke billows from a building following a reported bomb barrel attack by the Syrian airforce, in the eastern Shaar neighborhood of the city of Aleppo, on July 9, 2014. Elite government forces backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah converged July 8 on this northern city as rebels bolstered their own fighters in readiness for a major showdown, a monitor said. AFP PHOTO/AMC/ZEIN AL-RIFAI (Photo credit should read ZEIN AL-RIFAI/AFP/Getty Images)
A picture taken in Gaza City on July 10, 2014 shows a damaged building after it was hit by an Israeli air strike. The Israeli air force overnight hit more than 300 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire from the besieged Palestinian territory, an army spokesman said. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)
A Palestinian man stands inside a damaged building hit by an Israeli air strike on July 10, 2014 in Gaza City. The Israeli air force overnight hit more than 300 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire from the besieged Palestinian territory, an army spokesman said. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)
Palestinians inspect damages following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on July 10, 2014. The Israeli air force overnight hit more than 300 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire from the besieged Palestinian territory, an army spokesman said. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)
GAZA, GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE - 2014/07/09: An Israeli missile hits an area in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday. The Israeli army on Wednesday intensified its offensive on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, striking Hamas sites and killing more than a dozen people on the second day of a military operation it says is aimed at quenching rocket fire against Israel. (Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Smoke billows from buildings following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City early on July 10, 2014. The Israeli air force overnight hit more than 300 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire from the besieged Palestinian territory, an army spokesman said. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)
GAZA CITY, GAZA - JULY 10: Smoke rises following Israeli air strike targeting Gaza on July 10, 2014. At least 72 Palestinians have been killed by Israel since Monday, according to medical sources. (Photo by Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
SDEROT, ISRAEL - JULY 09: (ISRAEL OUT) A plume of smoke rises over Gaza following an Israel Air Force bombing, as seen from near Sderot on July 9, 2014 in Israel. Due to recent escalation in the region, the Israeli army started new deployments at the border with the Gaza Strip. In the past 3 weeks more than 130 rockets where reportedly fired from Gaza into Israel. (Photo by Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)
GAZA CITY, GAZA - JULY 9: A Palestinian child who got injured during the Israeli air strikes targeting Gaza lies on a stretcher at a hospital in Gaza on July 9, 2014. The latest escalations come amid heightened tension over the killing of three teenage Jewish settlers in the West Bank last month and the subsequent murder of a 16-year-old Palestinian boy by Jewish settlers. (Photo by Khaled Sabbah/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
A ball of fire is seen following an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on July 9, 2014. Israeli strikes on Gaza killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 100, emergency services said, as the military began an aerial campaign against militants in the Strip. AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB (Photo credit should read SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)
GAZA CITY, GAZA - JULY 9: Six Palestinians have been killed and 20 others wounded when an Israeli fighter jet targeted a building that belonging to Palestine maritime police in Gaza Strip on July 9, 2014. (Photo by Mustafa Hassaona/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Israeli artillery strikes a Palestinian Hamas police building during an airstrike in Gaza City on July 8, 2014. Israeli strikes on Gaza killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 100, emergency services said, as the military began an aerial campaign against militants in the Strip. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX (Photo credit should read THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images)
Damage caused by a rocket fired from Gaza strip hitting the city of Ashdod, Israel is seen on June 8, 2014. AFP PHOTO / DAVID BUIMOVITCH (Photo credit should read DAVID BUIMOVITCH/AFP/Getty Images)
GAZA CITY, GAZA - JULY 8: A Palestinian boy is carried on a stretcher inside a hospital after he was injured in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on July 8, 2014. Seven Palestinians were killed and 25 injured, a number of whom are in critical condition, when an Israeli warplane struck a residential home in the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. The toll from a fresh Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip has risen to 11 dead, 92 injured, a Gaza health official said Tuesday. (Photo by Belal Khaled/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
A ball of fire is seen following an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on July 8, 2014. Israeli warplanes killed at least 13 Palestinians in Gaza, with Israel weighing 'all options' in a new drive to stamp out Hamas rocket fire as the two sides slid toward another major conflict. AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB (Photo credit should read SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)
An Israeli soldier performs a morning prayer in a deployment area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on July 8, 2014. Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza with more than 50 strikes overnight after Hamas militants fired scores of rockets over the border, dragging the two sides towards a major conflict. AFP PHOTO / DAVID BUIMOVITCH (Photo credit should read DAVID BUIMOVITCH/AFP/Getty Images)
Palestinian men look at the body of killed Hamas militant Rashad Yassin, 28, in the morgue of the al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza strip, on July 8, 2014. Five Palestinians were killed as Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza at the start of a new campaign to stamp out rocket fire by Hamas militants on southern Israel. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)
GAZA CITY, GAZA - JULY 7: A kite, with the color of Palestinian flag, is seen in the air following rocket fires from Gaza City to Israel after an Israeli air attack to Gaza, on July 7, 2014 in Gaza. Tension has been running up in the region since Wednesday, following the kidnap and killing of a 16-year-old Palestinian boy in a suspected 'revenge' attack by Jewish settlers near Jerusalem. (Photo by Ashraf Amra/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
ASHDOD, ISRAEL - JULY 08: The Iron Dome air-defense system fires to intercept a rocket over the city of Ashdod on July 8, 2014, in Ashdod, Israel. Due to recent escalation in the region, the Israeli army started new deployments at the border with the Gaza Strip. In the past 3 weeks more then 130 rockets where reportedly fired from Gaza into Israel. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)
Israeli soldiers wake up near their military vehicles (unseen) in a deployment area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on July 8, 2014. Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza with more than 50 strikes overnight after Hamas militants fired scores of rockets over the border, dragging the two sides towards a major conflict. AFP PHOTO / DAVID BUIMOVITCH (Photo credit should read DAVID BUIMOVITCH/AFP/Getty Images)
GAZA, WEST BANK - JULY 8: Those who were injured during the Israeli airstrikes on July 8, 2014 are being treated at Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis of Gaza, West Bank. At least 22 Palestinians have been wounded in the early hours of Tuesday, July 8 morning in a series of Israeli air, ground and marine operations on the Gaza Strip (Photo by Bilal Khalid/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Palestinian men inspect the site of an Israeli military strike in Gaza City on July 08, 2014 . The Israeli air force launched dozens of raids on the Gaza Strip overnight after massive rocket fire from the enclave pounded southern Israel, leaving 17 people injured, sources said. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)
An Israeli soldier sleeps with a mosquito net on his face in a deployment area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on July 8, 2014. Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza with more than 50 strikes overnight after Hamas militants fired scores of rockets over the border, dragging the two sides towards a major conflict. AFP PHOTO/JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
An Israeli soldier performs a morning prayer in an army deployment area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on July 8, 2014. Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza with more than 50 strikes overnight after Hamas militants fired scores of rockets over the border, dragging the two sides towards a major conflict. AFP PHOTO/JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - JULY 8: Palestinians inspect their house which was damaged in an Israeli air strike in Khan Yunis, Gaza on 8 July, 2014. Israel launched an aerial offensive in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, bombing more than 30 targets including homes and calling it part of a campaign named 'Operation Protective Edge' targeting Hamas Islamist militants firing rockets at the Jewish state. (Photo by Ashraf Amra/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
An Israeli Apache helicopter shoots a missile over the Gaza Strip as seen from Israel's border with Gaza on July 8, 2014. Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza with more than 50 strikes overnight after Hamas militants fired scores of rockets over the border, dragging the two sides towards a major conflict. AFP PHOTO/JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Israeli Merkava tanks wait in an army deployment area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on July 8, 2014. Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza with more than 50 strikes overnight after Hamas militants fired scores of rockets over the border, dragging the two sides towards a major conflict. AFP PHOTO/JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
A Palestinian woman gestures as she stands amidst destruction following an Israeli military strike in Gaza City on July 08, 2014 . The Israeli air force launched dozens of raids on the Gaza Strip overnight after massive rocket fire from the enclave pounded southern Israel, leaving 17 people injured, sources said. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)
A Palestinian girl stands in a destroyed building following an Israeli military strike in Gaza City on July 08, 2014 . The Israeli air force launched dozens of raids on the Gaza Strip overnight after massive rocket fire from the enclave pounded southern Israel, leaving 17 people injured, sources said. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)
Israeli soldiers stand on Merkava tanks in an army deployment area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on July 8, 2014. Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza with more than 50 strikes overnight after Hamas militants fired scores of rockets over the border, dragging the two sides towards a major conflict. AFP PHOTO/JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
A Palestinian boy sits amidst destruction following an Israeli military strike in Gaza City on July 08, 2014 . The Israeli air force launched dozens of raids on the Gaza Strip overnight after massive rocket fire from the enclave pounded southern Israel, leaving 17 people injured, sources said. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)
A destroyed building lies flat on the ground following an Israeli military strike in Gaza City on July 08, 2014 . Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza with more than 50 strikes after Hamas militants fired scores of rockets over the border, dragging the two sides towards a major conflict. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)
Palestinians from the Civil Defense shout as they inspect a house which was destroyed in an Israeli air strike, in Khan Yunis town, in the southern Gaza Strip on July 8, 2014. Hamas said that 'all Israelis' would be targeted after a deadly strike on a house in the southern city of Khan Yunis killed seven people, among them two teenagers. Medics said another 25 people were wounded in the strike. AFP PHOTO/ SAID KHATIB (Photo credit should read SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)
The father of killed Hamas militant Rashad Yassin, 28, grieves at the morgue of the al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza strip, on July 8, 2014. Five Palestinians were killed as Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza at the start of a new campaign to stamp out rocket fire by Hamas militants on southern Israel. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)
Israeli soldiers wake up near their military vehicles in a deployment area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on July 8, 2014. Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza with more than 50 strikes overnight after Hamas militants fired scores of rockets over the border, dragging the two sides towards a major conflict. AFP PHOTO / DAVID BUIMOVITCH (Photo credit should read DAVID BUIMOVITCH/AFP/Getty Images)
An Israeli soldier directs a Merkava tank in an army deployment area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on July 8, 2014. Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza with more than 50 strikes overnight after Hamas militants fired scores of rockets over the border, dragging the two sides towards a major conflict. AFP PHOTO/JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
A Palestinian man and a woman inspect the site of an Israeli military strike in in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on July 08, 2014 . Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza with more than 50 strikes after Hamas militants fired scores of rockets over the b order, dragging the two sides towards a major conflict. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)
RAFAH, WEST BAK - JULY 7: 7 from Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades the military arm of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, reported to have been killed and 5 wounded as a result of the Israeli airstrike aiming at Gaza, July 7, 2014. (Photo by Eyad Al-Baba/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
GAZA, WEST BAK - JULY 7: 7 from Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades the military arm of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, reported to have been killed and 5 wounded as a result of the Israeli airstrike aiming at Gaza, July 7, 2014. (Photo by Belal Khaled/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
GAZA, WEST BAK - JULY 7: 7 from Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades the military arm of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, reported to have been killed and 5 wounded as a result of the Israeli airstrike aiming at Gaza, July 7, 2014. (Photo by Ashraf Amra/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
ASHDOD, ISRAEL - JULY 08: An Iron Dome missile flies to intercept a rocket on July 8, 2014, in Ashdod, Israel. Due to recent escalation in the region, the Israeli army has started new deployments at the border with the Gaza Strip. In the past 3 weeks more than 130 rockets where reportedly fired from Gaza into Israel. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)
SDEROT, ISRAEL - JULY 08: Smoke from an Israeli air strike rises over the Gaza Strip on July 8, 2014, in Sderot, Israel. Due to recent escalation in the region, the Israeli army has started new deployments at the border with Gaza. In the past 3 weeks more than 130 rockets where reportedly fired from Gaza into Israel. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)
A Palestinian woman makes her way through debris as people inspect the remains of a house belonging to a member of the Islamist Hamas movement following an Israeli air strike on July 8, 2014 in the Gaza strip town of Khan Yunis. Israeli warplanes killed at least 13 Palestinians in Gaza, with Israel weighing 'all options' in a new drive to stamp out Hamas rocket fire as the two sides slid toward another major conflict. AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB (Photo credit should read SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)
A Palestinian paramedic shows the remains of four people from the same family after their home was targetted during an Israeli air strike, on July 8, 2014, in the Gaza strip town of Khan Yunis. In the worst strike, a missile slammed into a house in the southern city of Khan Yunis killing seven people, among them two teenagers, and wounding 25, emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told AFP. Witnesses said an Israeli drone fired a warning flare, prompting relatives and neighbours to gather at the house as a human shield. But shortly afterwards, an F-16 warplane fired a missile that levelled the building.AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX (Photo credit should read THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images)
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GAZA CITY, GAZA - JULY 8: A Palestinian youth receives treatment at a hospital after he was injured in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on July 8, 2014. Seven Palestinians were killed and 25 injured, a number of whom are in critical condition, when an Israeli warplane struck a residential home in the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. The toll from a fresh Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip has risen to 11 dead, 92 injured, a Gaza health official said Tuesday. (Photo by Belal Khaled/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Attendees listen to US President Barack Obama speak during an Iftar dinner in the State Dinning Room at the White House in Washington on July 14, 2014. Obama said he hopes Egypt's ceasefire plan can restore calm in Gaza at the Iftar dinner, a fast breaking meal for Muslim devotees during their holy month of Ramadan when the devout abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and any sexual activities from dawn to dusk. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
TEHRAN, IRAN - JULY 14: Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei (L) meets with president of Iran Hassan Rouhani and cabinet ministeriel about the ongoing Israeli military airstrikes on Gaza in Tahran, Iran on July 14, 2014. (Photo by leader.ir/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Breathe Carolina & Dropgun Premiere Trap-House Remake of 'Rhythm Is a Dancer' ft. Kaleena Zanders
5/11/2017 by Jordan Diaz
Colin Jacob
Denver duo Breathe Carolina and Dropgun debut a summer-ready remake of the 1992 dance classic "Rhythm Is A Dancer" alongside Kaleena Zanders
Worlds unite as American electronic duo Breathe Carolina and Russian production outfit Dropgun debut their remake of 1992's classic dance anthem "Rhythm Is A Dancer."
Exclusively premiering the record and its accompanying visuals on Billboard Dance, the updated version -- dropping on Friday, May 12 via Spinnin' Records -- includes crisp, soaring vocals from rising songbird Kaleena Zanders (also featured on SNBRN's "California" remix) that melt into a wobble-laden trap-meets-house drop primed for extensive play this festival season.
Expressing their excitement about working on the summer-ready collaboration, Breathe Carolina says, "We heard the original smash on the radio on a drive one day and knew we had to flip it into a more modern club track." They added, "The vocal is so iconic and powerful that we knew only one person could nail it, and that is Kaleena Zanders. She came in and knocked it out with in an hour with no flaw and our good friends Dropgun really helped us take the production to an entirely new level!"
The official music video for the modernized rendition of "Rhythm Is A Dancer" sees a cast of professional dancers in relaxed yet stylish clothing crumping, spinning, break dancing and contorting through an abandoned warehouse because,well, that's how you move when you have that much room on the dancefloor. Watch the full video below!
"Rhythm Is A Dancer" officially drops tomorrow (May 12) and will be available to stream on Spotify.

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Following the Pulwama attack, Pakistan-India hostilities are at their peak. India has launched an even more aggressive crackdown in Occupied Kashmir, while increasing the pressure on Pakistan. Against this backdrop, how big is the challenge for Pakistan and for Kashmir's independence struggle?
The actions taken by India in Kashmir and the way they have engendered the hate of citizens as a result, is a challenge not just for Pakistan and the Kashmiris, but also for the whole world. The Indian government and (Hindu) extremist groups are systematically instigating a hate campaign against Kashmiris, Indian Muslims and Pakistan. This wave of extremism will consume India – and will have serious consequences for the rest of the world. We haven't seen this kind of fundamentalism and extremism that is being nurtured under the Modi government in recent history.
You had a long career in the foreign service. Did you, in all those years, ever witness as much Indian aggression as is evident now?
Hindu extremist sentiment has existed from 1947 to the present time, but it became state doctrine after the BJP government came to power in 2014. After that they convinced the nation that because Hindus are in the majority in India, they can force their narrative through majoritarianism on the minorities and even on the lower Hindu castes. It's a new form of imperialism that is emerging, and it is being expressed in various forms against Kashmir, and Muslims living in India and Pakistan.
Is Pakistan's response at the diplomatic level politically adequate, or are there other areas that need attention?
India wanted Pakistan to react aggressively. Instead, Pakistan has issued honest, straightforward and reasonable statements, and expressed its readiness for independent investigations [on the Pulwama incident].
Pakistan has also exposed the reality of how India wants to divert attention from its crimes in Occupied Kashmir… [including] the thousands the Indians have murdered, the women they have violated, the enforced abductions, the torture of people, the way they have confined the Hurriyet leaders, and the culture of impunity they have promoted with the support of black laws for the permanent occupation of Kashmir.
I would say that the unintended consequence of highlighting Pulwama was that the issue of Kashmir got highlighted.
After the Pulwama incident, India took on an extremist stance. Muslims were pulled out of their homes in Jammu and beaten. Kashmiri students all over India have been persecuted. Similarly, Kashmiri traders have been targeted.
In Jammu in October-November 1947 the extremist Hindus, the Dogra force and the Indian Army killed 237,000 Kashmiris. This was the second holocaust after WWII. Now the fanatics are roaming free in Jammu. These (Hindu) extremists have formed village defence committees and been given arms licenses. They contend that they will repeat what they had done to the Kashmiris in 1947. That's the extent of their hate. This time around, however, the Sikh community has stepped forward, saying that if needed, they would protect Muslims.
In Pakistan, many believe that the Indian belligerence owes to India's domestic compulsions and the upcoming elections. What is your take on this?
This is the height of short-sightedness because the Indian leadership can't see beyond the elections. Narendra Modi's party is facing a great challenge [in the coming elections]and their extremist rhetoric has raised expectations. Many Indians say that Modi is a radical and aggressive leader and the kind they need for a strong India, that can confront Pakistan. But he may not get enough seats to defeat Congress. That's the reason Modi is using the card of religious extremism and fanaticism. This religious fanaticism has enveloped all the Hindus in India… They are all targeting Muslims, wanting to erase their history, their heroes, etc.
Do you see internal conflicts in India intensifying?
No country can become strong on the foundation of extremism. There are fissures in India… Violent extremist forces can tear India into pieces. They have [an oppressive and discriminatory] caste system and there are minorities. There are several [separatist] movements going on there. [Extremist Hindus] consider Muslims, Christians, Buddhists and Sikhs as their enemies along with Pakistan.
In your view, does the Modi government aim to change the status of Kashmir?
They want to make their occupation of Kashmir permanent. During the 2013 election campaign, the BJP said that it would repeal Article 370 which gives slight autonomy [to Kashmir]. It also wants to repeal Article 35A which gives Kashmiris special privileges.
To change the demographics in Kashmir, the BJP has formulated a policy to habilitate Hindus from other parts of the country. They are allocating separate areas for pundits – similar to the way it is done in Israel. They will do the same for ex-servicemen as well…Indian industrialists are being invited with the incentive that they will be given lease lands for 40 years to start businesses.
Even pro-India Kashmiri leaders like Farooq Abdullah are now saying India must not hold Pakistan responsible for Pulwama-like incidents, but accept they are a result of their atrocities…
They have declared Mehbooba Mufti (a former CM of Occupied Kashmir) a traitor. Farooq Abdullah and Umar Abdullah are also now facing intense criticism. The National Conference or the PDP – and all those who supported India and trusted that the promises made to them would be kept, are now regretful. They have, in fact, been entrapped. Now they can't do a thing…They are perplexed because now they are being abused by their own people, and India is not willing to own them.
The UN Security Council issued a statement in support of India after the Pulwama incident and appealed to the world to cooperate against terrorism. How can a legitimate freedom struggle like that in Kashmir be equated with terrorism? Surely the military personnel of an occupation army remain a legitimate target for freedom fighters.
It's a complex problem. Following 9/11, the Security Council releases a statement whenever there are acts of terrorism anywhere in the world. The Security Council issued a statement when the Peshawar Army School incident took place in 2014. As a UN member, India must have raised the (Pulwama) issue for the Security Council to release a statement. India has made several efforts to hold Pakistan accountable and blame it for having links with Jaish-e-Mohammad, which it wants to be declared a global terrorist group.
In the 1960s and 1970s, the world recognised the right of self-determination and freedom struggle movements. But now states have stopped recognising and publically acknowledging them – which is a tragedy for the movements in Palestine and Kashmir.
There are UN resolutions that permit people to legitimately struggle against an occupying force…
Article 51 of the UN Charter says "peoples" whose political status has not been determined, have the right to defend themselves. This right was established, and on the basis of this right all the colonised countries became independent. A concern that surfaced in the large federations was the question of how they would differentiate between the freedom movements or the right to self-determination and secession, because there are federations where thoughts, if promoted, could lead to partition within their countries, such as the case of Sudan and South Sudan or East Timor.
But Pakistan's position has been expressed openly: people who are protesting in Occupied Kashmir do not fully fall into the category of terrorism. The Kashmiri struggle, which Pakistan supports, is a struggle through diplomatic and political channels.
However, according to India's own admission, it has killed around 250 "militants" and 230-240 more indigenous militants still remain active.
Ironically, India has repeatedly stated that with all the security measures, including fencing and surveillance it has put in place, for anyone to cross the LoC from Pakistan to India is out of the question. [So, by this admission] India is afraid of 230 alleged 'militants,' [it claims are currently in Kashmir], some of whom who don't even have arms nor any kind of help or supply chain, though it has 700,000 troops stationed there and more are being sent. They are afraid of the millions of Kashmiris who come out on the streets whether when someone is martyred or otherwise, to demand an end to Indian occupation.
There have been studies that India is among the very few countries, who after 9/11, tried to crush the freedom struggle in Kashmir under the pretext of terrorism.
But this situation should not disappoint us. Despite making so many sacrifices and after the passage of 71 years, the Kashmiris have still not tired. Half a million people have been martyred and thousands of women violated, and yet they have not given up their struggle. They will not rest till they have achieved their independence. The UN Security Council and the Human Rights Council will have to pay attention to them.


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package com.drumonii.loltrollbuild.api.service;

import com.drumonii.loltrollbuild.model.Version;
import com.drumonii.loltrollbuild.repository.VersionsRepository;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
import org.mockito.Mock;
import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
import org.springframework.data.domain.Example;
import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;

import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;

@ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
class VersionsApiServiceTest {

    @InjectMocks
    private VersionsApiService apiService = new VersionsApiServiceImpl();

    @Mock
    private VersionsRepository versionsRepository;

    @Nested
    @DisplayName("query by example")
    class Qbe {

        @Test
        void qbe() {
            Example<Version> example = mock(Example.class);
            Sort sort = mock(Sort.class);

            apiService.qbe(example, sort);

            verify(versionsRepository, times(1)).findAll(eq(example), eq(sort));
        }

    }

    @Nested
    @DisplayName("find by id")
    class FindById {

        @Test
        void findsById() {
            apiService.findById("1.2.3");

            verify(versionsRepository, times(1)).findById(eq("1.2.3"));
        }

    }

    @Nested
    @DisplayName("latest version")
    class LatestVersion {

        @Test
        void latestVersion() {
            apiService.latestVersion();

            verify(versionsRepository, times(1)).latestVersion();
        }

    }

}

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Roki (PC) – Game Review
A Magical Adventure
On the surface, Roki looks like another simplistic point and click adventure game. The early hours of the title certainly give that impression but Roki quickly breaks free from these shackles to deliver something much more memorable. There's a lot of really imaginative and interesting ideas here, alongside a story that begins as a simple rescue mission and evolves into something far more profound and poignant. While the title still suffers from the same issues this genre has had in the past, along with a fair amount of back-tracking late on, it's easy to overlook in the wake of such an engaging story.
Roki is a title consumed by themes of loss, grief and love. These aren't new in the realm of video games but they're given a new lease of life here within the snowy backdrop of Scandinavian folklore. You play the role of Tove, a young girl who shoulders the responsibilities of her family in the wake of a tragic accident claiming the life of her Mother. Left to look after boisterous, hyperactive brother Lars, Tove juggles this while trying in vain to wake her Father Henrik from his drunken slumber.
The early hours of the game get you accustomed to the controls before thrusting you head-first into this fantastical world – the typical "call to action" trope. Lars is captured, whisked away to parts unknown by a monstrous black shadow, while you're forced to try and track him down across numerous inter-connected areas. As the game progresses, Roki mixes things up nicely with some story-based cut-scenes to show exactly what's going on with Lars. Alongside that, a late-game character switch does wonders to freshen up the gameplay.
I won't spoil anything here but suffice to say family is one of the central ideas, interwoven around those aforementioned themes that play out beautifully across the story. It's also worth waiting for the post-credit scene too which helps to give some closure to the story.
Aesthetically, Roki looks great and uses a simple, minimalistic art style across its play-time. There's a great use of colour and given a lot of the exterior shots are blanketed in snow,shadows are used incredibly well to help add some depth to the locations. This also helps hide some of the simplicity with the predominantly white colour palette.
As you progress through the areas, clever tricks like gnarled branches and howling wolves in the foreground work beautifully against some of the backdrops. Helping to give a sense of scale, some of the camera pans naturally occur as your character travels into the background. It's a simple tool but one that's used in a really creative way here.
Of course, all of this aesthetic splendor would be for nothing if the game didn't back that up with some compelling gameplay. Roki uses the point and click mechanics seen in so many other games but manages to add just enough of a creative twist to make it feel fresh. Although the game is essentially broken up into chapters, Roki feels like one big inter-connected puzzle. Each area sees you explore your environment, picking up items and solving simple and complicated puzzles to get through to the next stage. You can check which items are in your inventory and these can even be combined with a simple drag-and-drop mechanic.
Early on these puzzles are simple and easy to get past, relying on ideas like making dinner or fixing a teddy's eye with superglue. As the game progresses and the areas open up, these puzzles become much more elaborate and see you multitasking several different tasks at once. Oftentimes these puzzles will overlap and range from finding food for a grumpy Guardian underground or helping to free a dagger wedged in a troll.
Toward the latter half of the game, the stakes are raised further when you escape a tentacled leviathan along with a few other surprises I won't spoil here. At times the game does feel quite formulaic but despite the back-tracking and frustrating that arises from some of the more elaborate puzzles, Roki quickly dispels any ill feelings as it throws something new into the mix at just the right moment.
Roki is a self-aware title that's aware of its own trappings. To try and combat that, the game adds some clever environmental puzzles and cut-scenes to break up the usual adventure game ideas. This is ultimately what helps Roki grow into a more memorable adventure over time and as the title progresses, you really find yourself getting invested in the lore and ideas presented. Given the emphasis on Scandinavian folklore and fairytales, Polygon Treehouse have done a wonderful job with this to add in as many weird and wonderful creatures as possible.
The music and audio throughout the game is excellent too and although the voice acting amounts to simple grunts and a variety of different toned outbursts of character names, there's a distinct charm to this one that's hard to deny. While there aren't many memorable motifs or scores, there's also not a single atmospheric track that becomes grinding or annoying while you're trying to solve the puzzles.
Roki is a wonderfully imaginative point and click adventure game. While it doesn't do anything particularly outstanding that hasn't been seen before in this genre, it is a tightly written, enjoyable title nonetheless. The story has some big themes running throughout and this is backed up by some welcome ideas that switch things up late on to avoid the game stagnating. Armed with some decent visuals and a charming story, Roki is one fairytale that has enough magic to keep you playing until the end.
Verdict - 7.5/10
Categories Uncategorized Tags 2020, adventure, Point-and-Click, video games


(Family Features) If you're thinking about revamping how you eat in the new year, you might want to think twice about the trendy dairy-free plans that crop up on your social media feed – as they could leave you missing out on nutrients you need.
Three of the most popular and health-promoting eating plans of the moment – the Mediterranean Diet, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet and Flexitarian Diet – all include dairy milk as an important component, and according to a study in the "Journal of the American Dietetic Association," it's hard to get nutrients you need without it.
New research also suggests adding an extra serving of dairy to the Mediterranean Diet makes it even more nutritious, boosting amounts of calcium, vitamin D and potassium without exceeding recommendations for nutrients to limit, like saturated fat and sodium, according to a study published in "The Journal of the American College of Nutrition." A second new study found not only does incorporating more dairy improve the quality of the diet, it benefits health, as well – specifically improving blood pressure and levels of good cholesterol (HDL) compared to a standard low-fat diet, according to research in "The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition." While the Mediterranean Diet typically includes around two servings of dairy a day, these studies built in 3-4.
The DASH Diet, long known for its positive effects on heart health, includes three servings of low-fat or fat-free dairy per day. Good news for fans of whole milk: it may be just as effective when it includes full-fat dairy, too, according to recent research in "The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition." Researchers found a DASH diet that included whole milk and other full-fat dairy products lowered blood pressure just as much as the traditional version.
Instead of eating in a way that could leave you at risk of nutrient deficiencies, opt for a more balanced approach to the new year and consider a plan that includes dairy milk. Visit MilkLife.com for more information and milk-inspired recipes.


Thursday, November 15, 2012 .
I am so excited to have Virginia Willis with us today! She has cooked Lapin Normandie with Julia Child, prepared lunch for President Clinton, and catered a bowling party for Jane Fonda. She began her culinary career tossing pizzas in college, has since foraged for wild herbs in the Alps, made mustard in Dijon, crushed olives in California, and harvested capers in the shadow of a smoldering volcano in Sicily.
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Hyatt House Denver Airport, 12 minutes from the airport, provides free airport transportation, area shuttle, self-parking, and breakfast, There is a 24-hour business center, meeting rooms, conference space, indoor pool, spa tub, picnic area, and barbecue grills.
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Hyatt House Denver Airport offers non-refundable advance payment and free cancellation rates. The average advance payment rate for a studio suite is $179. The same room with free cancellation is $199. A one-bedroom suite with a king bed is $189 at the non-refundable rate, and $209 with free cancellation.
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Emil Öhmann (* 25. Januar 1894 in Helsinki; † 7. Oktober 1984 ebenda) war ein finnischer Germanist, Romanist und Linguist.

Leben und Werk
Öhmann wurde 1918 an der Universität Helsinki germanistisch promoviert mit der Arbeit Studien über die französischen Worte im Deutschen im 12. und 13. Jh. (Helsinki 1918). Er war von 1921 bis 1925 Dozent für Germanistik in Helsinki, dann von 1925 bis 1943 Professor für Germanistik an der Universität Turku (wo er bis 1931 auch Romanistik lehrte) und schließlich von 1943 bis 1963 Professor für Germanistik an der Universität Helsinki.

Sein Forschungsinteresse galt in besonderer Weise dem Einfluss des Französischen und Italienischen auf die deutsche Sprachgeschichte.

1961 erhielt Öhmann den Brüder-Grimm-Preis der Philipps-Universität Marburg. 1954 wurde er zum korrespondierenden Mitglied der Göttinger Akademie der Wissenschaften gewählt. Seit 1955 war er korrespondierendes und seit 1969 auswärtiges Mitglied der Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR.

Werke (Auswahl)
Der S-Plural im Deutschen, Helsinki 1924
Der italienische Einfluss auf die deutsche Sprache bis zum Ausgang des Mittelalters, Helsinki 1942
Die mittelhochdeutsche Lehnprägung nach altfranzösischem Vorbild, Helsinki 1951
Zur Kenntnis der französischen Bestandteile in den rheinischen Mundarten, Helsinki 1965

Literatur
Emil Öhmann zu seinem 60. Geburtstag am 25. Januar 1954 von Freunden und Fachgenossen, Helsinki 1954

Weblinks

 http://www.utu.fi/fi/yksikot/hum/yksikot/ranska/francais/Documents/historique.pdf (Lauri Lindgren, Historique des études françaises à Turku, S. 4, Anmerkung 2)

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Germanist
Romanist
Hochschullehrer (Universität Turku)
Hochschullehrer (Universität Helsinki)
Mitglied der Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR
Mitglied der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen
Absolvent der Universität Helsinki
Träger des Großen Bundesverdienstkreuzes
Finne
Geboren 1894
Gestorben 1984
Mann

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Amidst of being a passionate and proud city girl, the hustle bustle can be quite exhausting, especially at the magnitude of Japan's capital.
A few months back I blogged about the newly opened GINZA SIX (read here) and how I never managed to get to the rooftop garden. Well, this time around while I was in Ginza, I escaped the fashion street madness and headed up to the rooftop.
A concrete jungle like Tokyo with people and places so densely packed can be easily irking. Typically detesting this during the summer when the city's heat and humidity is enough to handle already.
Vamoosing from the streets to the thirteenth floor of GINZA SIX a picturesque view of Ginza's cityscape awaits. The feeling of being in the heart of the city but still getting a sense of personal space and nature is pleasing with an endless sea of colors and lights.
While the connotation of a concrete jungle often has mixed interpretations, the constant flora and fauna reminder with the often negligible encounters is powering.
The whole point of this post was to shine some light on how exceedingly important it is to detach yourself time to time from a metropolis madness – even if its just for sixty odd minutes.
This has helped me to admire Tokyo's true proportions and appreciate the hubbub life we live.


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When thinking about Thanksgiving, we have a lot of reasons to be thankful! Life, good health, living in a wonderful community, family, friends, the list could go on and on! Here at Dura-Shine Clean, we know first-hand how crazy family dinners are, especially "BIG" family dinners like Thanksgiving.
Try something different this Thanksgiving by pair your drinks with dinner…. No matter what you drink, whether its wine, beer, cider or root beer floats, everything tastes better when paired properly.
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The worst part of big dinners is clean up! No one likes to do the dishes, or clear the table. It's funny to watch how fast the entire family can disappear or fall asleep at the exact moment that clean up starts.
It's probably because no one wants to accept responsibility for the drink/food spills on Grandma's lace table cloth or the white carpet!
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It's hard to notice exactly how dirty your refrigerator can get when it's stocked with food, leftovers, and produce. But your refrigerator can get really dirty, just think about spilled juices, condiments, milk, crumbs, and leaky tupperware! Take the time to remove all the items inside your refrigerator and give it a good scrub down with antibacterial cleaners. Don't miss the condenser coils and the door gaskets if your refrigerator has theme. Cleaning these will help your refrigerator run more efficiently. Cleaning your refrigerator ensure the health and hygiene of your kitchen and your cooking.
You'd think that something that was made for cleaning wouldn't get so dirty, but you'd be wrong. Since we usually tend to put dirty plates inside, our dishwasher can quickly become a safe haven for filth! Not to worry, cleaning it is easy and we've got the scoop. First, remove the bottom dish rack and inspect the drain, removing any gunk or food that tends to be caught there. This usually is a preventative measure to improve efficiency and extend the life of your appliance. For cleaning the dishwasher you can use some baking soda rinse and damn sponge to wipe down the interior.
To clean thoroughly empty the dishwasher entirely, you can place a cup of white vinegar in dishwasher safe container in the upper rack of the machine and run the dishwasher through a hot water cycle, which will wash away all the grime and grease that accumulates in the corners of the dishwasher.
Don't let the grime keep you away from the Fall baking. This Fall you should invest some time in deep cleaning your stove! Some models are self-cleaning, then it will be easier for you. You can use an oven cleaner, but a good alternative is ammonia, it works like magic. Place ammonia in a ceramic dish overnight to easily remove some of the grime that is baked on in the oven. Please be aware of children around the ammonia, and bes sure to use gloves and open kitchen windows.
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What Are You Doing in Your Garden Today?
I harvested radishes in thirty days, lettuce in 75 days and fully formed cauliflowers in 160 days. And I know the varieties I grew this year. I am not bragging and I am not some kind of gardening genius. I am reading all this directly from my garden journal.
Before I started garden journaling, I kept scraps of paper on my desk with vital pieces of info: "remember to thin carrots today; seed a second crop of beets next week." These notes were useful, when I found them in time.
And even the foolproof method I employed for tracking garden hits and misses (writing valuable information directly on seed packets) had its problems. I forgot where I stashed the packets or forgot to go back and write when the plants came up or when food was harvested.
I am not a new gardener, or a fabulous gardener. Like everyone I know, I fit gardening between my other ventures, hobbies, travels and work. In other words, I love it but I'm fickle about record keeping.
Since I have been tracking how and when I plant my garden I have noticed growing garden awareness. I now know my garden grows about six butternut squash per plant per year and my family only eats one winter squash a month, year-round. So I only plant two butternut squash. Any extras produced because of a banner season or better rains can be shared with friends and food banks.
I notice the exact day my zucchini leaf edges curl under and I apply a tablespoon of mineral zinc in water to the leaves. This mineral application worked last year, extending the harvest season, and delaying powdery mildew, so I did it again, a bit earlier this time.
Even with climate change, rainstorms and greenhouse overheating incidents, I eat my own fresh food as long as possible and my garden journal is becoming my go-to "book" for gardening in my yard. It is specific to my latitude, in my unfortunate north-sloping lot with my fast-draining sandy-soil.
It's good to be grateful, so start recording how you got your hits and misses, how your hands got dirty or what critter you spotted in February or November. You can write down weights of potatoes grown in pots versus soil or the number of cabbage harvested from each packet of seed so you can be more precise when ordering in the future.
Recording information is a valuable, money saving tool for all gardeners, so I created a special journal just for that purpose together with my daughter Chelsie Anderson. The Three Year Gardener's Gratitude Journal sprouts January 12, 2018.
In my garden today in November I picked a lemon. Then I covered my plants for winter with row covers and plugged in the Christmas lights, connected to a thermometer so they will offer just enough heat to keep my lemons above zero degrees Celcius (32 degrees F) this winter.
What are you doing in your garden today? If you write it down you are more likely to remember it. If you write it down in a book, you are more likely to find it when you need it. I hope.


Released today, the ABS Labour Force data suggests that employment continues to languish nationwide. In Tasmania, around 5000 full time jobs were lost in the past year, partially offset by increases in part time employment so that total employment fell by around 2000 in the twelve months since December 2011. However, over the same period total employment for males increased slightly while for females it decreased. This is evident in the unemployment rates where the male rate remained steady at 6.9 and the female rate increased from 5.8 to 7.1, resulting in an unemployment rate of 7.0 in trend terms for the state (compared with a national rate of 5.4) and the participation rate decreased slightly to 60.3 (65.1 nationally).
In finding a solution to the employment challenge, there is little to gain from increasing investment in education and training given that it is likely that many of those actively seeking work already have qualifications, skills and experience. In addition, many recent graduates are likely to be joining the employment queue.
The most effective means for increasing employment opportunities will be to attract investment to the state and stimulate demand for workers. While there will be those touting the silver lining of the recent bush fires and the stimulus involved in rebuilding vital communities, this will provide short term relief only, The state needs to continue its investment in creating a competitive business environment to leverage our natural competitive and comparative advantages. This includes investment in infrastructure, particularly freight logistics as well as regulatory reform in terms of planning and the labour market.


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Pakistan appoint new batting coach and spin bowling coach for England tour
Posted On / June 9, 2020 / by Anirudh Singh
Younis Khan
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Tuesday, announced that former batsman Younis Khan has been appointed the team's batting coach for the upcoming tour of England. Also, leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed, who played 52 Tests for Pakistan, will now be the spin bowling coach.
The board added that the appointments have been made to facilitate head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and fast-bowling coach Waqar Younis.
PCB further stated that additional players will be sent to England to provide them with the best training and preparation opportunities.
Commenting on his appointment, Younis said that he is privileged to have been offered the opportunity to serve the country for the challenging but exciting tour of England.
"I have never been shy of sharing my experiences and knowledge and I think this particular tour provides me with an ideal opportunity where I can spend post-training time with the players to engage with them on batting techniques, bowler assessments, mental toughness exercises besides talking them through with scenario planning," he was quoted as saying in the PCB's press release.
"We all know English conditions demand not only precise technique but patience and discipline, and if you can master these, then you will not only excel in England but anywhere in the world. With the quality we have in the team, I think we have a good chance to produce good results if we prepare properly, get our processes right and hit the ground running as soon as we land."
The 42-year-old Khan has an impressive record when it comes to playing in English conditions. He scored 810 runs in 16 innings at an average of 50.62 with a top score of 218.
Pakistan will likely play three tests and three T20Is in England with the first Test, likely to start from August 5. However, the final itinerary is yet to be decided due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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I attended one of your New York satsangs in the summer and asked you a couple of questions. What happened with me was basically I had shift of consciousness in June when I took seriously that my ego is a thought-based construct. But then it was very confusing as to what was looking behind those eyes. Then I asked you, at the New York satsang, whether it is even necessary to have a notion of the self. You answered that there is something that felt intimate, which did help me. A few months later, it suddenly became clear to me that my real self is none other than the eternal Existence. The sensation felt so intimate that I wondered how I could have missed that previously. For two weeks, I kept going in and out of the states which lasted from minutes to hours. Eventually the states faded, although I still have flashbacks from time to time and the knowing is still there that the eternal Being is my true self.
The question I have is whether I should strive to 'regain' the experiences. I have heard people talking about letting grace take its course but also heard that one should establish firmly in the seeing. What would be your suggestion for me?
The experience of Eternal Presence that you describe has given you a taste of what you truly are. Whenever a thought or feeling appears that is based on the belief that you are something other than this Eternal Presence, such as a limited mind or body, you can meet it with the experiential understanding of what you truly are.
In this way the old habits of thinking and feeling on behalf of a separate inside self will be exposed and, because they are no longer believed to be true and therefore no longer acted upon, they will in time dwindle away.
This is not really a 'striving to regain the experiences' but rather a loving surrender of all the old habits of thinking, feeling, acting and relating on behalf of a separate inside self to the Eternal Presence that you now know yourself to be. As a result of this your thoughts, feelings, activities and relationships will begin to express the peace, happiness and love that are inherent in Eternal Presence rather than expressing the neurosis and anxiety that are inherent in the belief of being a separate self.
Your interest in truth, the experience of your true nature, the desire to be established as Eternal Presence and the efforts you may make on the way are all an expression of Grace in you and will enable you to abide naturally and effortless as this clear seeing.


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Q: LINQ Pivot to Excel File I have the following class
public class DaysCoverReport
{
    public string SupplierCode { get; set; }
    public string CustomerCode { get; set; }
    public DateTime StartDate { get; set; }
    public int Dur { get; set;}
}

I've created a list by parsing a .csv file:
IEnumerable<DaysCoverReport> daysCoverList =
           DaysCoverReport.ParseDaysCoverReport(file).ToList();

I want to pivot the list by StartDate and sum Dur for each date, and output the following to an Excel workbook via the EPPlus library:
                              Start Date
Customer Code    Item Desc.    7/16/2014    7/17/2014    7/18/2014
1234-6789        Test Item A          10            2            3
45-9003          Test Item B           5            1            8

I assume the best method would be to pivot the data using LINQ and pass the pivoted data to EPPlus via the following:
worksheet.Cells["A1"].LoadFromCollection(pivotedDataList, true)
Here is what I have so far:
var query = (from d in daysCoverList
                group d by new {d.ItemDescription, d.CustomerCode, d.StartDate}
                into grp
                select new
                {
                    grp.Key.CustomerCode,
                    grp.Key.ItemDescription,
                    grp.Key.StartDate,
                    Dur = grp.Sum(d => d.Dur)
                }).ToList();

But it's not exactly what I want, as the list contains 2600 rows, whereas if I perform this operation in Excel, it consolidates down to ~10 rows.  I think I might need to perform one more operation on the query object.
EDIT: Using @a-h's answer below, below is the full solution.  Note that this solution includes a grand total row and column and is probably not optimized as I'm fairly new to LINQ.
IEnumerable<DaysCoverReport> daysCoverList = DaysCoverReport.ParseDaysCoverReport(file).ToList();

//Group by Customer Code and Item Description
var grouped = daysCoverList.GroupBy(d => new
{
    d.CustomerCode,
    d.ItemDescription
})
.Select(grp => new
{
    grp.Key.CustomerCode,
    grp.Key.ItemDescription,
    GroupedByDate = grp.ToLookup(g => g.StartDate.Date, g => g.Dur),
    DurSum = grp.Sum(g => g.Dur)
})
.OrderBy(grp => grp.CustomerCode)
.ToList();

var totalsByDate = daysCoverList.GroupBy(d => new
{
    d.StartDate.Date,
})
.Select(d => new
{
   d.Key.Date,
   GroupedByDate = d.ToLookup(g => g.StartDate.Date, g => g.Dur),
})
.ToList();

//Get distinct list of dates for pivot columns
var columns = grouped
   .SelectMany(grp => grp.GroupedByDate.Select(g => g.Key))
    .Distinct()
    .OrderBy(d => d).ToList();

using (ExcelPackage package = new ExcelPackage(new FileInfo(saveFileName)))
{
    ExcelWorksheet pivot = package.Workbook.Worksheets.Add("Traffic Light Report");

    pivot.Cells["A1"].Value = "Sum of Dur";
    pivot.Cells["A1"].Style.Font.Bold = true;
    pivot.Cells["C1"].Value = "Start Date";
    pivot.Cells["C1"].Style.Font.Bold = true;

    for(int i = 1; i <= columns.Count + 3; i++)
    {
        var headerCell = pivot.Cells[2, i];

        if (i == 1)
            headerCell.Value = "Customer Code";
        else if (i == 2)
           headerCell.Value = "Item Description";
        else if (i == columns.Count + 3)
            headerCell.Value = "Grand Total";
        else
            headerCell.Value = columns[i - 3].ToString("MM/dd/yyyy");

        headerCell.Style.Font.Bold = true;
    }

    int j = 3;
    foreach (var line in grouped)
    {
        for (int i = 1; i <= columns.Count + 3; i++)
        {
            var cell = pivot.Cells[j, i];

            if (i == 1)
                cell.Value = line.CustomerCode;
            else if (i == 2)
                cell.Value = line.ItemDescription;
            else if (i == columns.Count + 3)
                cell.Value = line.DurSum;
            else
                cell.Value = line.GroupedByDate.Contains(columns[i - 3]) ? line.GroupedByDate[columns[i - 3]].Sum() : 0;
         }

        j++;
    }

    //Write total row
    var totalRowCell = pivot.Cells[j, 1];
    totalRowCell.Value = "Grand Total";
    totalRowCell.Style.Font.Bold = true;

    int k = 3;
    foreach (var date in totalsByDate)
    {
        totalRowCell = pivot.Cells[j, k];
        totalRowCell.Value = date.GroupedByDate.Contains(columns[k - 3]) ? date.GroupedByDate[columns[k - 3]].Sum() : 0;

         k++;
    }

    pivot.Cells[j, k].Value = daysCoverList.Sum(d => d.Dur);

   //Apply conditional formatting for Traffic Light
    ExcelAddress formatRangeAddress = new ExcelAddress(3, 3, grouped.Count + 2, columns.Count + 2);

    var red = pivot.ConditionalFormatting.AddLessThanOrEqual(formatRangeAddress);
    red.Style.Fill.BackgroundColor.Color = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
    red.Formula = "0";

    var amber = pivot.ConditionalFormatting.AddBetween(formatRangeAddress);
    amber.Style.Fill.BackgroundColor.Color = System.Drawing.Color.Orange;
    amber.Formula = "0";
    amber.Formula2 = "15";

    var green = pivot.ConditionalFormatting.AddBetween(formatRangeAddress);
    green.Style.Fill.BackgroundColor.Color = System.Drawing.Color.Green;
    green.Formula = "15";
    green.Formula2 = "45";

    var blue = pivot.ConditionalFormatting.AddGreaterThan(formatRangeAddress);
    blue.Style.Fill.BackgroundColor.Color = System.Drawing.Color.Blue;
    blue.Formula = "45";

    pivot.Cells[pivot.Dimension.Address].AutoFitColumns();

    package.Save();
}

A: Here's my quick hack at a solution.  I've used AutoFixture at the top to create test data.
The first grouping is by Customer Code and Item Description, then, this is converted into a lookup based on the Date, and taking only the "Dur".  This allows the Sum to be retrieved by key later on in the code.
I've included a set of writing out to tab separated values which should be similar to writing to Excel problem.
void Main()
{
    var fixture = new Fixture();

    var daysCoverList = fixture.CreateMany<DaysCoverReport>(10);

    // Group by customer code and description.
    var grouped = daysCoverList.GroupBy(dcl => new
    {
        CustomerCode = dcl.CustomerCode,
        ItemDescription = dcl.ItemDescription,
    })
    .Select(grp => new
    {
        CustomerCode = grp.Key.CustomerCode,
        ItemDescription = grp.Key.ItemDescription,
        GroupedByDate = grp.ToLookup(g => g.StartDate.Date, g => g.Dur)
    });

    var columns = grouped
        .SelectMany(grp => grp.GroupedByDate.Select(g => g.Key))
        .Distinct()
        .OrderBy(d => d);

    // Write column headings.
    Console.Write("Customer Code\t");
    Console.Write("Item Desc.\t");
    foreach(var dateColumn in columns)
    {
        Console.Write(dateColumn.ToString() + "\t");
    }
    Console.WriteLine();

    // Write values.
    foreach(var line in grouped)
    {
        Console.Write(line.CustomerCode);
        Console.Write("\t");
        Console.Write(line.ItemDescription);
        Console.Write("\t");

        foreach(var dateColumn in columns)
        {
            if(line.GroupedByDate.Contains(dateColumn))
            {
                Console.Write(line.GroupedByDate[dateColumn].Sum());
            }
            else
            {
                Console.Write(0);
            }

            Console.Write("\t");
        }
        Console.WriteLine();
    }
}

public class DaysCoverReport
{
    public string SupplierCode { get; set; }
    public string CustomerCode { get; set; }
    public DateTime StartDate { get; set; }
    public int Dur { get; set;}
    public string ItemDescription { get;set;}
}

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