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package com.beecavegames.common.servlets;

import java.io.IOException;

import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.annotation.WebServlet;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
import org.joda.time.LocalDate;

import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;

import com.beecavegames.Product;
import com.beecavegames.common.data.ClientPlatform;
import com.beecavegames.common.data.Email;
import com.beecavegames.persistence.Cache;
import com.beecavegames.persistence.KVStoreClient;
import com.beecavegames.servlets.InjectableHttpServlet;
import com.beecavegames.stats.Counter;
import com.beecavegames.stats.GlobalCounter;
import com.beecavegames.stats.Sample;
import com.beecavegames.stats.StatsManager;
import com.beecavegames.util.Config;
import com.beecavegames.util.DateUtil;
import com.beecavegames.util.EmailUtil;
import com.beecavegames.util.HalflifeToken;
import com.google.inject.Inject;
import com.google.inject.Singleton;

@Slf4j
@Singleton
@WebServlet("/justmail")
public class JustMailServlet extends InjectableHttpServlet {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = -329234347445907686L;

	public static final String SUPPORT_LINK_SALT = "fdd742ec4cdbd84cfd143bfc82cc103d0e10c030";

	private static final Counter COUNTER_SUPPORT_REQUEST = Counter.create(GlobalCounter.Category.Error,
			GlobalCounter.Error.support_request);

	@Inject
	EmailUtil emailUtil;

	@Inject
	@Cache
	private KVStoreClient mc;

	@Inject
	StatsManager stats;

	@Override
	public void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException, ServletException {
		response.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");

		String sendtoken 		  = request.getParameter("send_token");
		String redirect           = request.getParameter("redirect");
		if (sendtoken == null) {
			//Just ignore it
			response.sendRedirect(redirect);
			return;
		} else {
			HalflifeToken tok = new HalflifeToken(sendtoken);
			if (!tok.isValid(SUPPORT_LINK_SALT) || tok.isUsed(mc)) {
				response.sendRedirect(redirect);
				return;
			} else {
				tok.setUsed(mc);
			}
		}

		String sendtoemail        = Config.getString("justMailToAddress", "help@beecavegames.com");
		String subject            = "Website Support Request";

		String user_name          = request.getParameter("user_name");
		String mailfrom           = request.getParameter("mailfrom");
		String user_beeid         = request.getParameter("user_beeid");
		String user_device        = request.getParameter("user_device");
		String user_os            = request.getParameter("user_os");
		String user_browser       = request.getParameter("user_browser");
		String user_game_platform = request.getParameter("user_game_platform");
		String user_message       = request.getParameter("user_message");
		String user_buyer         = request.getParameter("user_buyer");
		String user_flashVer      = request.getParameter("user_flashVer");
		String user_screen        = request.getParameter("user_screen");
		String user_version       = request.getParameter("user_version");
		String user_ip            = request.getParameter("user_ip");
		String user_game_product  = request.getParameter("user_game_product");
		String screenshotId       = request.getParameter("screenshotId");
		String consoleId          = request.getParameter("consoleId");

		if ((user_beeid != null) && (user_beeid.length() > 0)) {
			subject += " - " + user_beeid;
		}

		log.info("Received Support Email from: " + mailfrom);
		sendSupportEmail(sendtoemail, subject, redirect, user_name, mailfrom, user_beeid, user_device, user_os, user_browser,
						user_game_platform, user_message, user_buyer, user_flashVer, user_screen, user_version, user_ip, screenshotId,
						consoleId, user_game_product);

        // Set HTTP response
		response.sendRedirect(redirect);
	}

	private void sendSupportEmail(String sendtoemail, String subject, String redirect, String user_name, String mailfrom, String user_beeid,
			                      String user_device, String user_os, String user_browser, String user_game_platform, String user_message,
			                      String user_buyer, String user_flashVer, String user_screen, String user_version, String user_ip, String screenshotId,
			                      String consoleId, String user_game_product) {

		if (user_beeid != null) {
			try {
				long beeId = Long.parseLong(user_beeid);

				// user_game_platform comes in as a human readable string, like "Facebook Web", "Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet" etc.
				ClientPlatform platform = ClientPlatform.WEB;
				String ugp = user_game_platform.toLowerCase();
				if ( ( ugp.indexOf("android") >= 0 ) || ( ugp.indexOf("amazon") >= 0 ) ) {
					platform = ClientPlatform.ANDROID;
				}
				else if ( ugp.indexOf("iphone") >= 0 ) {
					platform = ClientPlatform.IOS;
				}
				Sample s = new Sample(DateUtil.now(), beeId, Product.valueOfName(user_game_product), null, null, null, platform, null, COUNTER_SUPPORT_REQUEST, 1l, 1.0f);
				stats.add(s);
			} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {}
		}

		String user = (user_buyer.equalsIgnoreCase("true")) ? "" + user_name + "" : user_name;
		String msg = "\n" +
				" <META http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=UTF-8\">\n" +
				"\n" +
				"\n\n";

		msg += "
You have received a Support Request
\n
\n";
		msg += "
\n";

		msg += "
Name	 " + user + "
\n";
		msg += "
Email	 " + mailfrom + "
\n";
		msg += "
BeeId	 " + user_beeid + "
\n";
		msg += "
Game / Platform	 " + user_game_platform + "
\n";
		msg += "
Product	 " + user_game_product + "
\n";
		msg += "
OS	 " + user_os + "
\n";
		msg += "
Browser	 " + user_browser + "
\n";
		msg += "
IP Address	 " + user_ip + "
\n";

		if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(user_device)) {
			msg += "
Device	 " + user_device + "
\n";
		}
		if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(user_flashVer)) {
			msg += "
Flash Version	 " + user_flashVer + "
\n";
		}
		if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(user_screen)) {
			msg += "
Screen Resolution	 " + user_screen + "
\n";
		}
		if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(user_version)) {
			msg += "
Client Version	 " + user_version + "
\n";
		}
		if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(screenshotId)) {
			msg += "
Screenshot link	 " + recreateUrl(screenshotId, "png") + "
\n";
		}
		if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(consoleId)) {
			msg += "
Console log link	 " + recreateUrl(consoleId, "txt") + "
\n";
		}

		msg += "
\n
\n";
		msg += "\n" + user_message + "\n\n";

		msg += "\n\n";

		try {
			Email email = new Email();

			email.setFromField(user_name + " <noreply@beecavegames.com>");
			email.setReplyTo(mailfrom);
			email.setToField(sendtoemail);
			email.setSubject(subject);
			email.setMessage(msg);

			String result = emailUtil.sendEmail(email);
			if (!result.equals(EmailUtil.SUCCESS)) {
				log.error("Error sending support email: " + result);
			}
		} catch (Exception e) {
			log.warn("Exception in JustMailServlet.sendSupportEmail", e);
			return;
		}

	}

	private static String recreateUrl(String url, String ext){
		long timestamp = Long.parseLong(url.substring(url.indexOf('_') + 1));
		LocalDate date = new LocalDate(timestamp);
		String result = "https://s3.amazonaws.com/bcg-support/support_upload/"+date.getYear()+"/"+date.getMonthOfYear()+"/"+url+"."+ext;
		return result;
	}
}


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By Peter Clay on Sep 25, 2012 in Travel Coloumn | 0 comments
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The Travel Project is heading towards that big 1000 in the sky on Twitter, 10'000 page views a month and about to crack into the 1,000,000 most viewed website in the world – a milestone of a small but epic proportions for Nic and I. So we thought we would have a little give away to mark the milestone!
So here's how it works: Anyone who follows us on twitter from follower 900 all the way up to 1000 followers (inclusive) will go in the draw to win a brand new copy of one of my favourite books, "The Wrong Way Home" by Peter Moore. An intrepid tale of one man's travel adventure in the early 90's as he crosses overland from London to Sydney. Simple hey?
And if you want to enter twice? Well follow us on Facebook as well and boom, you're on the way to victory!
Now we don't want to forget our loving followers pre 900 – because let's face it, we wouldn't be here today without you awesome people. So we will also be giving away a copy of "No Shitting in the Toilet" also by Mr Moore to one of our current followers (including our Facebook followers) – Also if you haven't already done so, enter twice by simply following us on facebook.
Thanks everyone for your support!
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Q: java compiler, finding the follow producing duplicates ive been working on a java compiler assignment that is asking to find the First of a grammar. I have it all ready and done. all the work has been done , but i have one problem. my first is producing duplicates. for example part of my output is this
NonTerminal      First
     P          int void
     L          int void
     D          int void
     Vd         int void
     Ts         int void
     Fn         int void
     Ps         int void void

Ps int void void  , the 2nd void is a duplicate. how would i go about removing these duplicates? ill paste my main compiler code were everything happens below.
i suspect i would have to make a change somewere in the findFirst method, since thats were all the action happens , but im not sure what to do.
package compilerproject;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
import java.security.KeyStore.Entry;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

public class Compiler {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        List<Grammar> gList = getGrammar();
        Map<String, List<String>> fList = firstList(gList);
        //firstlist returns a hash map LHS and RHS
        //save it into fList which is a map of Strings and List so u can use it in findFirst method
       printFirstList(fList, gList);
       ParserLibrary idList = new ParserLibrary();

    }

    public static List<String> findFirst(String v, List<Grammar> l)
    {
        List<String> First = new ArrayList<String>();

        for(int i = 0; i < l.size(); i++)
        {

            if(v.equals(l.get(i).term))
            {

                String [] s = l.get(i).prod.split(" ");

                if(!isNonTerm(s[0]))// is a terminal
                {
                    First.add(s[0]);
                }

    // if the rhs is a terminal

A: It would save some troubles using a Set instead of a List.
I kept List as return type, but changed the rest.
public static List<String> findFirst(String v, List<Grammar> l) {
    Set<String> first = new TreeSet<>();

    Set<String> done = new HashSet<>();
    done.add(v);

    Grammer previous = null;
    for (Grammar gr : l) {
        if (v.equals(gr.term)) {
            String s = gr.prod.split(" ")[0];
            if (!isNonTerm(s)) { // is a terminal
                first.add(s);
            }

            // if the rhs is a terminal
            if (s.equalsIgnoreCase("empty") && previous != null) {
                String[] stemp = previous.prod.split(" ");

                if (v.equalsIgnoreCase(stemp[0]) && stemp.length > 1
                        && done.add(stemp[1])) {
                    first.addAll(findFirst(stemp[1], l)); // <--------- Here it happened
                }
                //if the rhs is empty , then get the previous grammar
                //split it.
                //find the first of it and ad it to the first list
            }
            if (!v.equals(s) && isNonTerm(s) && done.add(s)) {
                first.addAll(findFirst(s, l));
            }
        }
        previous = gr;
    }
    return new ArrayList<String>(first);
}

I still do not find the code entirely clear. So maybe with Set at your disposal, you may find a simpler formulation. To remove the scroll bar I place the open brace on the same line.
To prevent endless recursion I added the set done which "evidently" is not needed.

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Rangnik appointed interim coach of Manchester United – RT in Russian
Former head of Lokomotiv for sports and development Ralph Rangnick has been appointed temporary head coach of Manchester United. The 63-year-old has signed an agreement with the English club until the end of the season, after which he will play a consultant role. After the departure of the German, the railway workers intend to adhere to his strategy, and the vacant place will be taken by Lars Kornetka. He will be assisted by Thomas Zorn, appointed sports director.
On Monday, November 29, Manchester United announced the appointment of Ralph Rangnick as interim head coach of the club, who most recently served as Lokomotiv's head of sports and development. The agreement with the German specialist is calculated until the end of the season. At the end of this period, he will advise the club for two years.
Manchester is eagerly awaiting the opportunity to start cooperation with the German and thanked the Moscow team for the maximum assistance in the process of a kind of transfer. According to Mancunian director John Murtaugh, Rangnick is one of the most respected coaches and innovators in European football.
"Taking into account the invaluable leadership and technical skills he has accumulated over almost 40 years of managerial and coaching activities, he was our number one candidate for the position of interim coach," the functionary said.
Welcome to Manchester United, Ralf Rangnick 🔴🇩🇪#MUFC
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) November 29, 2021
The 63-year-old German specialist himself said he was pleased with his appointment and intends to focus on making this season successful for the Mancunians, who are only eighth in the Premier League after 13 rounds, 12 points behind leading Chelsea.
"The team is full of talent and has an excellent balance of youth and experience. Over the next six months, all my efforts will be focused on helping these players reach their potential, both individually and (most importantly) as a team. In addition, I will be happy to support the long-term goals of the club on an advisory basis, "Rangnik announced.
At Lokomotiv, Ralph was replaced by his partner in a consulting agency, video analyst Lars Kornetka, who had already participated in many of the internal processes of the red-greens. He will have to deal with, among other things, strategic planning and sports development, as well as the work of the vertical of the railway teams, the academy and the preparation of the reserve. Kornetka will be assisted by Thomas Zorn, appointed to the post of sports director.
Lokomotiv started cooperation with Rangnik in February 2021. At first, he acted as a consultant on the development of the strategy, and in July he took up the work on its implementation and implementation as the head of the club for sports and development.
The specialist is known for his work as a mentor at Hoffenheim, Stuttgart and Schalke. Later he became the ideologist of the collectives of the Red Bull system: Leipzig, Salzburg, New York and Bragantino. There he managed to build a structure in which the philosophy was to find talented football players for little money, develop them and then sell them. At the same time, all the teams of the coach tried to adhere to an intense and attacking style.
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In fact, he was invited to Russia to build such a system. During his work, he spent one of the largest transfer companies in the RPL: the club spent € 30.18 million and acquired Girano Kerk, Tina Yedvaya, Konstantin Maradishvili, Nair Tiknizyan, Maxim Nenakhov, Alexis Bek-Bek and Tino Angorin. At the same time, the railway workers began to get rid of older players: after the expiration of the contract, Vladislav Ignatiev left the team, and Grzegorz Krykhovyak was sold to Krasnodar. Moreover, the departure of the Pole was ambiguously perceived by the fans and the media, since the question arose how the red-greens can so easily let go of their leader.
In addition, there was a coaching change: instead of Marko Nikolic, who won the Russian Cup with the red-greens, Markus Gisdol was appointed to the post of mentor. Rangnik himself denied any involvement in the dismissal of the Serb, however, according to information in the press, the decision on Nikolic was taken directly by Ralph.
Now, after a month and a half, Rangnik himself is leaving the club, although at the October press conference he promised to turn Lokomotiv into Sapsan and called his goal to increase the transfer value of the team. Nevertheless, the Moscow team thanked the specialist for the work done and said that the modern European football training system he had implemented would continue to work in the future.
"Under the leadership of Rangnik, a scout department, a block for medicine and innovation was created in a short time, a system of advanced video analytics was introduced, a coaching staff was formed, high-tech information systems were launched … The club will develop in accordance with the announced long-term strategy. Ralph Rangnick has attracted experienced specialists to key positions and has formed a team of professionals that will continue to patiently and consistently move in the chosen direction, the main priority of which is the development of young football players both from Russia and from other countries, "the railway workers said in a statement.
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The club also noted that contact with the German on the future of Loko will remain after his departure to Manchester United, but the coach himself has not yet said anything about this. In addition, according to insider Fabrizio Romano, the red-greens will not even receive compensation from the Mancunians for breaking the agreement, although the contract was signed for three years.
The ex-trainer of the railroad workers Yuri Semin noted that this is not the first time such situations have occurred in the club, and urged to believe in the best. And the defender of Lokomotiv Maciej Rybus admitted that it was difficult for him to understand the decision of the German specialist, because he was in charge of all the processes and brought a lot of new people to the team, and now he suddenly left him.
At the same time, the former president of three-time champions of Russia Nikolai Naumov does not see anything surprising in Rangnick's departure to Manchester United. In his opinion, the German coach is a businessman from the world of football and will always use the opportunity to earn money.
He will leave his people for Lokomotiv and they will work. He thinks it's okay. Well, yes, I came, earned money here, left people and left. Zorn and the team will stay, continue to do their job, and he will advise. Rangnik can handle everything, the invisible hand of capital in football. Now they will bring players to England, send them here … The more countries it covers, the better, "Championship" quotes Naumov.
In turn, the ex-footballer of the red-greens Dmitry Bulykin admitted that the team left by the German specialist would be enough for the Russian club, and therefore there is no need to worry about his departure.
"In sports, the main criterion is the result. If it is, then everything is working well. The railroad workers have changed their style of play, but we will see the fully built "German" Lokomotiv after the winter break. Then we can say what good happened under Rangnick and what will happen next with the club, "Bulykin said.
Source: RT на русском by russian.rt.com.
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Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA's reliance on the fuel- saving Boeing Co. 737 Max to underpin its ultra low-cost trans-Atlantic strategy has exposed the loss- making carrier as the most vulnerable in Europe to the worldwide grounding of the plane.
Norwegian was among the earliest adopters of the new narrow-body, using its extra range to launch services on Europe-U.S. routes traditionally dominated by twin-aisle planes. But after the fatal crash in Ethiopia on March 10 put the Max out of action, the airline has had to scrap some flights and switch others to bigger aircraft, increasing costs and reducing competitiveness in an already cut-throat market.
The 737 crisis has hit Norwegian at a time when it can least afford disruption. The carrier is already grappling with a cash squeeze from splurging on planes and was forced to raise fresh funds in a rights issue this month. The move came after British Airways parent IAG SA dropped a takeover approach, helping to send send the stock tumbling. The shares dropped as much as 4.8 percent yesterday, taking losses to 46 percent since the start of the year.
The 737 grounding is costing Norwegian as much as 15 million kroner (USD1.8 million) a day, according to Ole Martin Westgaard at Oslo-based DNB bank. The carrier has said "it is obvious" that expenses should be reimbursed by Boeing, but the situation is unclear and the reduced market value of the Max could "significantly hurt" the company's sum-of-parts valuation, the analyst said.
While it's now using older 737s on the latter routes, flights from Edinburgh to Stewart in upstate New York were terminated. Services from Dublin to Stewart and Providence, Rhode Island, were combined into a single flight to the New York town using a Boeing 787 sourced from Norwegian's London Gatwick wide-body hub. People going to Providence have to complete their journey by bus.
Norwegian's use of the 737 Max and 787 allowed it to steal a march on bigger rivals by utilizing the improved efficiency of the new aircraft to offer trans- Atlantic fares they couldn't match. But problems with the planes have made the bet look like a bad one. The 787 fleet has already been affected by engine problems at Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc.


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Meet Alex Ruffett. This fluffster stole our hearts. This adorable 12 week old was recently pulled from a high kill shelter. He is getting his broken shoulder fixed and will take some time to heal but will be available for adoption after he is medically cleared.


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China Detains More Than 100 Journalists in Tighter Suppression of Press During Covid-19
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More than 100 journalists and bloggers are currently in jails in China, Reporters Without Border (RSF) has said. Chinese President Xi Jinping has succeeded in perpetuating a governance model based on strict control of news and information and deep citizens surveillance, RSF added.
The pandemic has also led to more controls over news media and stricter vigil over what people communicate through online channels, the organization added. "Worse still, Beijing has used the crisis to further tighten its control of the media," it said.
More Control During Pandemic
Meanwhile, New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said the authoritarian governments stepped up arrests of journalists who covered the pandemic.
"China, which arrested several journalists for their coverage of the pandemic, was the world's worst jailer for the second year in a row," the report said. It observed that authoritarian governments across the world used the pandemic to curb media freedoms.
"Amid the pandemic, governments delayed trials, restricted visitors, and disregarded the increased health risk in prison; at least two journalists died after contracting the disease in custody," the report said, according to the Radio Free Asia.
China at Bottom of Global Press Freedom Index
The report added that China languishes near the bottom of the Global Press Freedom Index. The ruling Chinese Communist Party CCP is responsible for imprisoning the most number of journalists in 2020.
RSF also observed that some of the detained journalists in China are held in life-threatening conditions. "The crackdown on foreign correspondents has been tightened with 16 being expelled since the start of the year," it said.
Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, where a smoldering pro-Democracy movement is going on, the Journalists' Association (HKJA) has said the pandemic was used by Beijing as a pretext for the communist party control and suppression of public speech.
"On the surface it seems to be related to the pandemic, because the authorities will be particularly nervous [about that]," the association's chairman said.
More journalists have been targeted in 2020 than ever before, he said, adding that a "minefield" of information controls is put in place.
Chinese State-Run Media Mocks Trump While Leaders Remain Optimistic About Biden Presidency
Is China Bribing Foreign Journalists to Get Positive Coverage in International Media?
Who is Zhang Zhan? Chinese Citizen Journalist Arrested After Livestreaming on Coronavirus From Wuhan
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Anyway, this game has no timer and I can't get DirectShowSource to work with it and it doesn't open in VirtualDub, so I can't accurately time it. I'll just assume the 18:08 is accurate. I saw no issues in the video or audio quality.
As PJ stated in the comments, there is a trick discovered by __sdfg that allows you to skip door breaker objects at the expense of making the run much harder due to you needing to be a minimum health. It would undoubtedly save a lot of time over this run, but since it was discovered so long after the run was completed, I don't think it should be considered for this run.
Unfortunately, I am forced to reject this run on the grounds of cruelty towards specific ethnicities. As you can see in 2-1 and 2-2, the rabbit specifically targets and assaults Eskimos. I find this to be a hateful act and any future run on this game should be done with tolerance towards these individuals in mind.
Accept. I look forwards to a future improvement including __sdfg's trick and ironing out the little kinks in the last few stages.
Hey, sorry for being a slowpoke, guys. I had some stuff I wanted to double-check, and the runner's comments gave me ideas for other stuff to look at. It'd be pretty cool to get this through in one day. I hope Flip's still awake, but if not, it's on me.
First off, I want to echo what the first verifier said about the gameplay. It's really impressive how smoothly the runner is able to play this game. The first world is especially good. The runner wavers a bit in world four, but given the great luck with the gambling mini-games, I don't consider the small missteps there too much of an issue.
...oh, right, timing and that other stuff that's supposed to be my job. The audio and video are both great. There is no cheating (I checked!). The countdown timer is useless for timing because it uses something silly like 102 frames per "second" as its base and it's possible to lag it pretty hard. Going with real time, then, I get frame 1575 as the start and frame 66824 as the end, which agrees with the 18:08 time given by the runner and the first verifier.
What a slowpoke, it took him nearly a whole day to verify!
Game Page: Doesn't exist yet Whizz (Any %) (Single Segment) [b]Verifier Responses[/b] [quote]Anyway, this game has no timer and I can't get DirectShowSource to work with it and it doesn't open in VirtualDub, so I can't accurately time it. I'll just assume the 18:08 is accurate. I saw no issues in the video or audio quality. As PJ stated in the comments, there is a trick discovered by __sdfg that allows you to skip door breaker objects at the expense of making the run much harder due to you needing to be a minimum health. It would undoubtedly save a lot of time over this run, but since it was discovered so long after the run was completed, I don't think it should be considered for this run. As for mistakes: PJ pointed out all of them in his comments, some missed jumps, bad handling around enemies and some navigational mishaps in the last three stages. I would estimate that adding all of these mistakes up would come to about 20 seconds of possible improvement, which is significant, but I feel that they don't add up to enough to consider rejecting this run. The handling throughout is impressive (this game is really annoying to control), and the luck on the last two stages is pretty ludicrous. I never had luck that good when I was playing this game. (admittedly I had no idea about the card range, that makes me feel dumb) Unfortunately, I am forced to reject this run on the grounds of cruelty towards specific ethnicities. As you can see in 2-1 and 2-2, the rabbit specifically targets and assaults Eskimos. I find this to be a hateful act and any future run on this game should be done with tolerance towards these individuals in mind. ... Accept. I look forwards to a future improvement including __sdfg's trick and ironing out the little kinks in the last few stages.[/quote] [quote]Hey, sorry for being a slowpoke, guys. I had some stuff I wanted to double-check, and the runner's comments gave me ideas for other stuff to look at. It'd be pretty cool to get this through in one day. I hope Flip's still awake, but if not, it's on me. :) First off, I want to echo what the first verifier said about the gameplay. It's really impressive how smoothly the runner is able to play this game. The first world is especially good. The runner wavers a bit in world four, but given the great luck with the gambling mini-games, I don't consider the small missteps there too much of an issue. There are some problems with the route (ignoring the potential use of the silly door-breaking bug that was discovered way after this was submitted). Most of them are minor and only cost a second or two. However, the runner does lose nine seconds by taking the wrong path in 1-3 and another ten seconds from taking an unnecessary trip to pick up the last door breaker in 4-1. I'd guess the runner could have cut off a total of about 30 seconds with tweaks, though maybe not that much since a couple of the route changes can cost time if they're done wrong (quick summary: the iron door in 1-2 and the key door in 2-1 can be skipped by jumping onto an enemy and then over the door, but the enemies will move out from under you if you're too slow). I don't want to hold this up too long, so I'll leave it at that, but I will come back with a more detailed post after this goes up so the runner's not left wondering what I'm talking about... Anyway, I'm gonna go ahead and give this an accept based on the strength of the execution. The route isn't perfect, but as far as I can tell, the runner had to route the whole game himself, so it's to be expected that some things were missed. I do hope the runner comes back to this game, though. I think with the new door tech, there's room for a lot of time to come off, and the runner obviously has the ability to take advantage of it. gogogo :D ...oh, right, timing and that other stuff that's supposed to be my job. The audio and video are both great. There is no cheating (I checked!). The countdown timer is useless for timing because it uses something silly like 102 frames per "second" as its base and it's possible to lag it pretty hard. Going with real time, then, I get frame 1575 as the start and frame 66824 as the end, which agrees with the 18:08 time given by the runner and the first verifier.[/quote] What a slowpoke, it took him nearly a whole day to verify! [b]Decision:[/b] Accept Congratulations to Patrick 'PJ' DiCesare!
Wow thanks for the quick verification, guys! It took me like 3 weeks to write comments and you verified it in one day. Haha. I literally laughed out loud at "Hey, sorry for being a slowpoke, guys." from verifier 2.
Speaking of verifier 2. Wow. Those are some incredible suggestions! I had no idea you could just jump over those walls. That would definitely save time! I didn't know about the wrong route in level 1-3 either, but as I hinted to in my comments it's kind of hard to figure out if a route is ideal or not for this game because there are so many different options. These were the best I found, but I tend to get stuck in a muscle memory loop and inadvertently prevent myself from thinking of new paths for the early levels. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the alternate route!
To be honest, this run would not have been submitted if it wasn't for the insane luck in world 4. It had more execution errors than I would have liked, but the luck was so far above average that I knew it outweighed those. I wasn't really happy with it, but wanted to move on. I'll definitely be returning to this game with the new routes in mind. I also need to look into that plane shifting thing that happened to dram. That could save a good chunk of time if it actually works like I think it does.
Thanks for verifying this! Sorry for taking so long to get comments out (I completed this in March and submitted comments like...yesterday). I'll try to be better about it next time I submit this.
1-1: I've not been able to jump directly from the spring onto the moving platform near the end of the level on console. I was able to get it to work in an emulator once, but I don't remember if I got bounced around by the enemies before then or not, and my next 20 or so tries all failed and I gave up. So, it might be possible, but it's probably still a bad idea to try it in a run.
1-3: The route error here was near the beginning of the level. Instead of going to the left after the springs, it's faster to go to the right a little, then go up past some starfish. You end up taking a rolling-platform thing that slowly lowers you to the ground, and can go up from there past a spring floor and some other stuff that eventually dumps you near the wood door. I know that's a pretty poor description, but hopefully, it'll be clear if you try it. If you don't decide to get hurt a lot, you have to go pick up another door breaker to get through the wood door, but there's one not too far from the wood door if you go to the right. I'm not sure the difference is actually nine seconds now that I notice I forgot to account for grabbing the door breaker in my calculations (I am an idiot and am glad I did not say to reject based on this because that would have been tragic), but it's still faster than the left path overall. I've beaten the level with 40 "seconds" left on the in-gamer timer using this route and I consistently get 37+ unless I'm testing something or I'm playing really badly. In case anyone other than PJ's read this far into the post, the submitted run ends with 35 left.
2-1: Running this level with the plane shift trick would be ridiculous, if the one PJ mentioned in his comments is the one I think it is. It pushes Whizz's sprite about half a screen above where it's supposed to be. I'd watch that.
This is another level where you can use an enemy to jump over a door. The key door at the beginning can be skipped by jumping onto the pyramid/cone thing when it's next to the door. This saves you from having to get the key, cutting off 2-3 seconds. I think PJ actually gets the jump in this run, but he'd already picked up the key, so it didn't matter. You can use the penguin to skip the ice door before that, too, but it leaves you a door upgrade behind.
The last thing I want to say about this level (ever. this level is dead to me after I finish this post) is that there's a faster way to cross the lake than hugging the right side. If you go right a little bit and then run up to the very edge of the shore, you can jump across the two islands with flags. You still have to jump into the water to make it to the far shore (at least, I think you do), but one jump into the water is faster than two. The time saved is again 2-ish seconds. The downside is that if you miss the jump, you land in the water in front of the island, and it's hard to recover without losing time.
2-2: There's another series of jumps along the edges of tiles that can be used to hop across the lake in this level fairly directly. You go up a little when you reach the lake, jump to the island to the left, and then run up the left edge of that island and jump onto the right edge of the shore tile above it. It's hard and I can't do it consistently, but I believe it's faster than going around the left side of the lake if you get it.
If you do go around the left side of the lake, it is possible to get past the corner wall that normally blocks you. You have to be near the edge of the shore when you approach it, and you have to jump at the corner of the wall. If you hit it right, the game will push you a few pixels to the right without stopping your forward momentum and you'll land on the other shore. If you don't jump, the game will push you into the water. At least, that's what happened when I tried it without jumping.
2-3: I actually thought it was impossible to get onto the platforms moving in and out of the cliff in this level without waiting a cycle, but then I saw PJ wondering the same thing in his comments and decided to double-check. I did eventually get it, but the window for getting onto the first platform is pretty tight and the game's aversion to letting you change direction makes the jump onto the top of the cliff harder than it should be. I'm not sure I'd recommend it -- it saves a second-ish and costs more time if you didn't get it on the first try -- but PJ's pretty good at this game.
Also, the corner trick from the last level can be used in the lake here. Staying out of the water probably saves a second. I guess that counts for something.
3-1: Just before the end of the level, there's a fork where you can either go left past a beachball or up over a bouncy castle (yes this game has bouncy castles if that influences your opinion please play it thanks). PJ goes over the bouncy castle in his run. It's about three seconds faster to go left instead.
Other than that, this level went really well in the run. Congrats on getting such a good run this far in, PJ.
3-2: I actually have nothing to say about this level other than that the second hourglass doesn't seem to be necessary.
4-1: PJ's run ends this level with 41 units on the in-game timer. That means two hourglasses could have been skipped. Finishing a run with one tick left would be pretty nerve-wracking and probably not a good idea, but I don't think it's necessarily as bad as it sounds.
The route error in this level was going for the iron door breaker near the end. The last door is made out of... I guess not ice because PJ called the blue doors ice in his comments (styrofoam, then?), but it is anyway something that can be broken with just the brick upgrade. That detour took about ten seconds (real-time) unless I horribly mistimed it. Part of that detour included an hourglass. When PJ turned to get the door breaker, there were 34 ticks left on the clock. When PJ came back with the breaker and the hourglass, there were 49 left. Skipping the detour and the hourglass, then, would have put the end-of-level clock at about 26.
With 26 ticks, skipping one more hourglass would have left at least 6 on the clock at the end. The hourglass locked in the cage seems like a good one to skip since getting it and the key takes 2-3 seconds, though I haven't timed the others to compare. Ending the level with 6 ticks seems manageable.
Of course, this math assumes that you get the luck with the slot machines and high-low game that the first verifier called, "pretty ludicrous," but it can't really be that bad, right?
Bonus fun stuff: if you finish a level while poisoned, the game continues to drain your health as you walk from the finish line to the balloon. I was playing with this idea in an emulator earlier tonight and managed to beat the level, get the end-of-level score bonuses, and then immediately game-over (I was genuinely out of lives at the time). It might actually be cool to do this in a speedrun because I don't think it costs any time other than the verifiers' as they try to figure out why you're down a life. It'd obviously be good to double-check that before doing it in a serious attempt, though. BTW I don't think it would've been possible to finish the level without the first aid kit in the submitted run. Getting it was the right call.
4-2: You can use the snake to jump over the styrofoam (?) door instead of getting the door breaker that's maybe three tiles away, but it's completely useless to do so because you then can't break the brick door later in the level. Oh, well.
Anyway, I'd be happy to help look for other route stuff when you get back into this, PJ. I feel bad coming in with all these suggestions and criticisms after someone's already completed a run. >_> Some of what I wrote above is going to change with the new door trick, but I don't know how much yet. I'm kind of Whizzed out after putting this post together.
And thanks for running this game. It is fun. I like it.
Also congratulations on the Whizz run PJ!
P.S.: This game has pretty great tracks and art!
Haha awesome finds sdfg! Also congratulations on the Whizz run PJ! Too bad you couldn't stream your attempts :c I'm really looking forward to the updated (and hopefully much glitchier) run :) P.S.: This game has pretty great tracks and art!
So we speedrunnin verification now?
Took one day and that is a "slowpoke"?
WOW! Really awesome finds, __sdfg! I feel really dumb for not noticing a lot of those. <_<;; I do remember ending level 4-1 with way more time than I needed, but forgot to mention it. Definitely was just an oversight. I did not know about not needing that door breaker. I always just assumed that door was iron because of the color. I never noticed it was the other blue one (which I called cobblestone and you called styrofoam). That is so embarrassing. Hahaha.
Edit: Found an OoB glitch.
No idea if it can be useful.
Edit2: Just found out where I ended up after that clip. I'm in the same place as before, but with really really really wrong graphics. No big deal. Not a useful clip.
Edit3: I repeated your helicopter balloon, __sdfg! Not sure what causes it yet, but I have an idea. Also, I got a 44 in 1-3. Will work on a video.
45 (and maybe 46) is possible. Missed two jumps. That strafe jump is so hard. o.O In fact, this entire route is pretty hard, and I'm not even to the world 2 revisions yet. Haha. Gonna be nice though.
WOW! Really awesome finds, __sdfg! I feel really dumb for not noticing a lot of those. <_<;; I do remember ending level 4-1 with way more time than I needed, but forgot to mention it. Definitely was just an oversight. I did not know about not needing that door breaker. I always just assumed that door was iron because of the color. I never noticed it was the other blue one (which I called cobblestone and you called styrofoam). That is so embarrassing. Hahaha. Anyways, I have a lot of stuff to look into! I think I'm going to get to work straight away. Perhaps a Whizz planning thread is needed... Edit: Found an OoB glitch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK1I7pnu75Y No idea if it can be useful. Edit2: Just found out where I ended up after that clip. I'm in the same place as before, but with really really really wrong graphics. No big deal. Not a useful clip. :( Edit3: I repeated your helicopter balloon, __sdfg! Not sure what causes it yet, but I have an idea. Also, I got a 44 in 1-3. Will work on a video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYZBIehmNXo 45 (and maybe 46) is possible. Missed two jumps. That strafe jump is so hard. o.O In fact, this entire route is pretty hard, and I'm not even to the world 2 revisions yet. Haha. Gonna be nice though.
I was going to make a sub-16 joke in my verification comments, but I'm not sure that's a joke anymore.
This thread's been up less than a day and you're already tearing the game apart. O: I was going to make a sub-16 joke in my verification comments, but I'm not sure that's a joke anymore.
Haha. Idk about sub-16 but it'll be a lot faster. Between 1-2 and 1-3 alone, I'll be saving close to 30 seconds. :O Speaking of 1-2, this is the best I could come up with. The plank of wood is great at taking all my health away before the wooden door, which is very convenient. I only need the ice breaker to beat the level. I tried strafe jumping over the first ice wall of the level but had no success. Didn't even get close. I waste some time at the end killing the last plank instead of waiting for him to move; it'd be faster to wait for him, but I just wanted to finish the level so I didn't do that. Haha.
tl;dr: The breakerless door breaker is way too strong. I can potentially save ~20 seconds in level 1-2 alone. o.O You are amazing, __sdfg!
Edit: Sorry about the audio desynch in all of these vids. For some reason, the audio doesn't cooperate in SNES9x for me. Deal with it.
Have you tried using the lizard to run your health down before the ice door like in my demo video? It looked like I had a high 31 going through the ice door and you had a low 31 in your video. Also, I was pretty stupid in my video and let the lizard come to me instead of running myself into it as it went to the left, so it might be possible to cut another second off if you follow that approach. I guess the downside is you need to be more cautious between the ice door and the wood door that way. :| BTW I love the strafe jump through the brick door.
...I think a Whizz planning thread is indeed needed. Care to do the honors? You seem to be able to beat my in-game times by 2-3 ticks without really trying, so I think it'd be best if you owned the thread.
Also, yeah, Snes9x has no idea what to do with the audio in this game, or at least 1.51 doesn't. It's really annoying.
Have you tried using the lizard to run your health down before the ice door like in my demo video? It looked like I had a high 31 going through the ice door and you had a low 31 in your video. Also, I was pretty stupid in my video and let the lizard come to me instead of running myself into it as it went to the left, so it might be possible to cut another second off if you follow that approach. I guess the downside is you need to be more cautious between the ice door and the wood door that way. :| BTW I love the strafe jump through the brick door. ...I think a Whizz planning thread is indeed needed. Care to do the honors? You seem to be able to beat my in-game times by 2-3 ticks without really trying, so I think it'd be best if you owned the thread. Also, yeah, Snes9x has no idea what to do with the audio in this game, or at least 1.51 doesn't. It's really annoying.


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8 Michelin-Starred Restaurants in Bangkok
The Finest Bangkok Restaurants With a Michelin Star
The Bangkok Michelin Guide covers all of the very finest restaurants in the city – including both Thai and international cuisine. Ever since it was announced that the Michelin dining guide will cover Bangkok, the whole industry has been on high alert to come up with menus that will insure them a spot in the world's most famous restaurant guide. This is the 6th in Asia and is justly deserved for the recent explosion in Bangkok's fine-dining food culture.
This list of our favorite Michelin-starred restaurants in Bangkok are venues that tick all the right boxes to enter the esteemed red book. Fancy French fine-diners picked up most of the awards, though a continuing trend noticed in other Asian Michelin guides is the inclusion of outstanding local joints – street food included. This guide to fine dining in Bangkok is a testament to the remarkable food culture found in the city.
Mezzaluna Bangkok is an exceptional fine-dining restaurant on the 65th floor of Tower Club at Lebua. Famed for its set menus that come in 5 or 7 courses only, Mezzaluna impresses with a daily menu of world-class haute cuisine prepared by a visionary chef.
Chef Ryuki Kawasaki has worked his way around the world in a game of 'who's who' with culinary giants, including Pierre Gagnaire and Joël Robuchon. This is an expensive restaurant (about 12,500 baht for a special 5-course experience). But if you're looking to dazzle someone on a special occasion, Mezzaluna is a top choice.
Location: Tower Club at Lebua Hotel, 65th Floor, 1055 Silom, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand
Open: Tuesday–Sunday from 6pm to 1am (closed on Mondays)
Le Normandie
Le Normandie is often referred to as 'The Grand Old Dame' of fine dining in Bangkok. It offers a quintessential fine dining experience: resplendent dining room, classic French cuisine, diligent service (with a detailed explanation of each course) and the gentle tinkling of the grand piano to complement the occasion.
The restaurant is in the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, and dining here is always an occasion to travel for and, for that reason, deserves inclusion on its own. Even so, Chef Arnaud Dunand Sauthier has really revived people's attention to return once more to try such dishes as marinated beef cheek, foie gras with a plum and port reduction, and their Grand Marnier soufflé.
Location: Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, 48 Oriental Ave, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand
Open: Monday–Saturday from midday to 2.30pm and from 7pm to 10pm (closed on Sundays)
Bo.Lan
Famed for initiating the concept of fine Thai cuisine in the city, Bo.Lan is unwavering in its dedication to authentic Thai recipes. Here, you can sample age-old dishes made from the absolute best ingredients, but presented with the flair of European haute cuisine.
When explaining one of the courses, Chef Dylan apologized because a certain game bird he would have liked to use (according to the origins of the recipe) has gone extinct in Thailand for generations. This proves the lengths this husband-and-wife team will go to for authenticity. The dining room is full of Thai touches and there's a herb garden outside so you know why the mint and basil has so much freshness.
Location: 24 Sukhumvit Soi 53, Khlong Tan, Watthana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Open: lunch: Thursday–Sunday from midday to 2.30pm, dinner: Wednesday – Saturday from 6pm to 10.30pm (closed on Mondays and Tuesdays)
Sra Bua by Kiin Kiin
Sra Bua is a fine-dining restaurant that serves cutting-edge Thai cuisine, located on the ground floor of the ultra-luxe Siam Kempinski Hotel. Well-known Thai favorites have been turned inside out and every dish is a treat for the eyes – as well as for the taste buds.
The consulted chef is Henrik Yde-Andersen, the man behind Kiin Kiin in Copenhagen, the renowned Michelin-starred Thai restaurant. Chef Henrik flies in to create seasonal menus that push boundaries in terms of inventiveness. The menu changes every quarter, but signature dishes and favorites remain.
Location: 991/9 Rama I Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Open: Daily from midday to 3pm and from 6pm to midnight
Sühring
Sühring is a Michelin-starred restaurant that serves something previously unknown to Bangkok's fine dining lovers – seasonal, high-end German cuisine. Serving a set menu of 9 or 12 courses only and which changes according to seasonal produce, dinner at Sühring is a full evening of exploratory dining.
The evening's menu is updated daily but typically runs through a series of appetisers, a salad, a bread course, and onto mains and desserts… plural! The wine list is dominated by German and Austrian wines, with a smattering of new world labels too. There's no stuffiness, few formalities and loads of positive energy. The Sühring twins' take on light, creative German food is, in our humble opinion, a huge success.
Location: 10 Soi Yen Akat 3, Chong Nonsi, Yan Nawa, Bangkok 10120, Thailand
Open: Mondays–Fridays from 5.30pm to 9pm, Saturday–Sunday from 11.30pm to 12.30pm and from 5.30pm to 9pm
Dinner at Elements is a truly memorable experience. This chic restaurant serves exceptional cuisine sourced from all over the world, in a relaxed atmosphere featuring an open kitchen and a stunning terrace. The result is a world-class restaurant that welcomes guests without the pretentions of typical fine-dining establishments. In a city that sometimes values style over substance, Elements is executed perfectly.
Located on the 25th floor of Okura Prestige Hotel, Elements Restaurant in Bangkok is easy to reach thanks to a direct walkway from Ploenchit BTS Station.
Location: 57 Wireless Rd, Lumphini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Open: Tuesday–Saturday from 6pm to 10.30pm
J'aime by Jean-Michel Lorain
J'aime Restaurant at U Sathorn Hotel offers a top French fine-dining experience in Bangkok. There's a dedication to classic cuisine here and the contemporary flourishes (of which there are many) are there to reinvigorate age-old recipes rather than reimagine them completely. Though the food at J'aime Bangkok is classic French in preparation and flavor, there's an Asian twist added in the delivery which is unique.
For example, appetisers come as 3 small tapas portioned to be shared and it's also surprising to find chopsticks and a lazy Susan on the table. Executive Chef at J'aime, Jean-Michel Lorain, has achieved worldwide acclaim as the owner of 3-Michelin starred Côte Saint Jacques in Burgundy, a restaurant that was opened in 1945 by his grandmother. J'aime Bangkok continues this family affair with several of the grandparents' dishes still on the menu and his daughter, Marine, running the front of the house.
Location: U Sathorn Bangkok, 105/1 Soi Ngam Duphli, Thung Maha Mek, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120, Thailand
Open: Wednesday–Monday from midday to 2.30pm and from 6pm to 10pm (closed on Tuesdays)
Saneh Jaan
Saneh Jaan is a stylish restaurant that presents an elegant take on heritage Thai cuisine. The style of the room evokes an early 20th-century European design and the historic photos of old-world Thailand add to the ambience.
The menu features traditional Thai dishes made with only the finest local ingredients, including black bean curd, hand-pounded curry paste, dried rice noodles, glass noodles and vegetables that are grown organically nearby. The dishes are a hand-chosen selection of Thai recipes from a number of different locations around the country.
Location: 130 Wireless Rd, Lumphini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Open: Daily from 11.30am to 2pm and from 6pm to 10pm
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8/11/16: Dr. Harris presented "Overuse Injuries in Young Athletes" at South Florida Science Center's STEM Studio in Abacoa.
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Discussion in 'Streetwear and Denim' started by Fuuma, Nov 14, 2010.
I like the bum pockets (poor model fit aside), but I don't know that they're enough to tempt me to buy a fourth Mallory.
Does anyone have their recent dungarees? I just found out about this brand and wanted to see how the quality it is. I've been wanting to get some overalls and there stuff looks good. Also sizing, I'm a waist 30...so go with size 46? I like a loose fit, but not crazy over flow!
I have a 6 years old Mallory jacket in Harris Tweed. The Harris Tweed jacket ages beautifully, but the ventile parts of the jacket (Shoulders and elbows) doesn't look good after years using the jacket a lot.
Does anyone have any experiences when it comes to reproofing ventile? The ventile parts doesn't holde the rain out and looks quite worn out.
Sorry - I don't know how to reproof ventile.
On the topic of the Mallory jacket: do any of you owners know if the canvas is fused or stitched? And is it half canvas or full canvas?
Would be interesting to see a picture!
Selling grey flannel suit by Paul Smith (EU 46R) - https://www.styleforum.net/buyandsell/paul-smith-westbourne-flannel-suit-made-in-italy-eu-46.13147/ , and grey RRL sports coat made by Caruso (EU 46R) - https://www.styleforum.net/buyandsell/rrl-sports-coat-made-by-caruso-eu-46r.14225/ .
What on earth has happened to Cabourn's product photography? It used to be excellent; but now, the clothes often look ill fitting and the models - without wishing to be mean - are somehow rather odd for the brand. How strange that the presentation of these collections is presumably deemed fine.
On a wider point I think the label's halcyon period - beginning with the resurgence that began around 2002 - is over. The reworkings of the classics look stranger with every iteration, and the new ideas are largely, with a few exceptions, poor. I also hear from a reliable source that branded sportswear is to play a greater part in future collections. I'm not convinced by the dungarees I'm afraid.
I think the clothes look ill-fitting because of a lot of the pant cuts. They're way to full of a leg for my tastes, but regardless of that the whole look becomes too boxy. For me the models are so-so. Quick browse of the site and one model seems alright while the other seems a bit odd. The photography of the product looks fine to me though. I think you get a good idea of what you're buying. The real problem here is the product itself. Far be it from me to say since I'm not a designer and I think he should design what he likes, but the whole aesthetic doesn't work for me. I look at how each piece might fit into my wardrobe on it's own rather than go for the whole look. Besides, I could never fully embrace it as it was going to be too "costumy" for my taste and my age.
The brand's best days are indeed behind it and I rest assured having what I do in my closet despite knowing that I bought too much of it during that period. I take care of my things and so it's all in great shape and I do still rotate through it. The current collections offer very little by way of cohesion and depth of desirable product offering. Still I think this AW season surprisingly had a few winners. Size availability and price don't seem to be in my favor so I'll probably miss out, but a few clear worthwhile pieces. The problem is the rest of it shouldn't have seen the light of day.
I would say one's best bet is to buy from eBay and the like. There are still quality pieces to be had out there. The problem is prices are through the roof which is interesting considering some of the lowball offers I've received on eBay (only to later sell at sensible offers which are still much lower than what the other sellers are asking). Still I was able to grab the Lavenham Mallory for my father for Christmas for a song.
I wonder for what price I could sell my copy of The Ascent if Cabourn in a sealed envelope signed by NC in 2002.
Army captain is first Briton to cross Antarctica solo wearing Cabourn Authentic.
I have an all-ventile rain jacket that I've had good success reproofing with a product called Grangers (British-made, I believe), but it's applied by washing the garment in it like a detergent, so I'm not sure how the wool will respond to it. It will restore the repelancy, making the water bead before soaking. But I doubt it'll do much for appearance. It seems the same qualities that make ventile resistant to rain make it poor at retaining dyes.
I, for one, love the full cut of the pants, including the high rise. I also like the boxy cut of many of the products. Might be because I'm tall and lean.
That being said, I echo the sentiment that the brand was more interesting some years ago, with more experimental stuff.
I think the fuller pants look great.
I'm all about the deep pile.


Can the Police Use Twitter to Track My Location?
The advent of new technology and the heightened use of social media has brought on a new era in criminal justice. Police today are more savvy than ever, using every tool at their disposal to investigate crimes. With this in mind, many have questions about just how far the police can go to make arrests or find information. Can they use Twitter to track a person's location? The answer depends on a few factors.
The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures. However, this has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to mean that people only have an expectation of privacy in certain settings. For instance, you have more privacy in your home than when you are on a public street. When you choose to use Twitter or any other social media site, you are putting your activities into the public sphere, which lowers your expectation of privacy.
How Public Is Your Twitter Feed?
Check the privacy settings of your Twitter feed. If your feed is public, and you use Twitter to tag your location, then police can absolutely use it to track your whereabouts. Under this scenario, the law would give you very little expectation of privacy, and police would need no warrant or justification for using the information.
What Can the Police Do When Your Twitter Is Not Public?
In some cases, the police or prosecution can subpoena your Twitter records directly from the social media company itself. They can do this if even if your Twitter feed is not open to the public. Twitter's corporate offices would then choose whether or not they adhere to the subpoena, but many social media companies will do so. Police can even use invasive methods to access your accounts. When they do this, however, they may violate the law, and you may have a legal recourse.
If you have been accused of a crime, you need qualified legal representation. Contact the Khonsari Law Group today.


We receive grace (unmerited favour), through faith, it is a gift from God (Eph 2:8). We don't have to earn it, it's a free gift, we just need to receive it. There are some things in our lives that we can't do in our own natural ability, that's when we need to rely on the grace of God to enable us.
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Oh Lord, I pray that people are waiting and watching for Your coming. May every person that says that they believe in You, truly live out their faith and trust in You until the end. It is common now-a-days to hear people say that they are Christians, when truly they are living a life of sin and addiction. It is because repentance is not taught at all or not as often as it should that people think that they are good with you, as all people are sinners. However, we both know that these false pastors and teachers are only leading people astray. And if the people and teachers do not wake up to their sins, then their souls will continue in darkness and be destroyed. What people are forgetting, Lord, is their time with You in prayer and reading Your Word. If only these two things were continued on a day-to-day basis, people would be loving You over the world. They would have made a side to follow You and keep Your commandments and not sin. And because their trust would be in You, You would be their defense and their shield. Yes Lord, this is missing in the hearts of too many people and I am saddened by it. It truly makes me wonder what people are thinking now-a-days. I just pray that a line will be drawn in people's lives. That You will come and convict them of their sins and that they will react to it in a positive way. Then will they find Your grace and forgiveness, before their time is done. Otherwise, their future is bleak. Lord, many more souls be saved, in Your Holy Name. Amen.


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Home United Kingdom A new wave of European legislation?
A new wave of European legislation?
Much of the new research and decision-making in gambling addiction legislation has focused on reducing risk for young people and children. At the same time, one of the most discussed areas of influence for potentially harmful effects on youth is video games. The two intersect in the debate surrounding the impact of gambling through video games, which is gaining more attention as governments take action.
The theme of the similarities between video games, gambling and the real world is an old one. Over the past decade, the issue of violence in video games has been particularly raised as a potential risk to the destigmatization and normalization of violence in the real world.
Today, with the advent of things like eSports and cryptocurrency, the similarities between gaming and gambling have gained more attention. This is partly a result of the increased demand and availability of online casino websites such as , as well as the introduction of gambling-like elements such as loot boxes.
Casino gambling in video games
Gambling elements are often incorporated into video games as they add an adventurous twist that is often crucial to storylines. Games such as "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" and "Fallout: New Vegas" offer several opportunities to gamble in casinos throughout the game and complete missions that encourage players to return to gambling establishments from time to time. Players can play both slot machines and card games where they can win or lose their in-game currency.
New bans in Europe
As with sports, there is an argument that the visual association between gambling and a favorite sports team – or in this case, a favorite game – creates a positive connotation. In other words, if a certain type of gambling is used in connection with a person's favorite video game, that person is more likely to feel positive about it and be willing to try it. This argument is one of the main reasons behind the continental sweep of bans on sponsorship and gambling in football leagues.
Loot box problem
The biggest problem with gambling in recent times, however, has not been aimed at casinos. Most likely the problem was the loot boxes. Loot boxes are special packages that players can purchase where they get a chance to earn in-game gems. These boxes are often bought with real money and can therefore be particularly harmful to younger players, as well as people who have difficulty controlling impulsive behavior or have a history of gambling problems.
Last year, the UK government began discussing legislation regarding loot boxes in games. This came after researchers from the country's universities found that the feature is "structurally and psychologically similar to gambling" and is particularly harmful to children. According to one study, some spend several hundred pounds over time.
The UK government, which called for evidence of loot boxes to review the Gambling Act 2005 in line with 2021, recently said it would publish its response and official documents later this year.
The complexity of gamification
The influence between the two sectors is not just a one-way relationship. Many games, especially slot machines, have been influenced by popular video games. This is usually added in the form of a narrative and story that encourages players to continue playing the slot.
Earlier this year, gaming experts and CEOs met in Malta to discuss the challenges and opportunities of allowing video games to influence the slots genre. The discussion raised the difficulty of gamifying simpler games such as slots, as well as the impact of loot boxes. Mathias Chaparro, who is head of gaming entertainment at Entain, likened gamification to "squeezing a golf ball through a hose," further highlighting the complexity of game development.
However, the gamification of slot machines can also be seen as appealing to the positive connotations of vulnerable customers. This is especially true when gamifications include popular characters or themes from video games or movies, such as Indiana Jones.
A potential legislative wave
Given the recent staggering popularity and domino effect of gambling sponsorship and sports advertising bans on the European continent, it is possible that more European governments will pick up on the British initiative to review gambling laws. The protection of youth and the prevention of gambling is a national health issue that has attracted a lot of attention already during the last few years and thus formed a solid basis for the new legislation.
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Although oncology care providers are leaders in patient-safety, oncology-related medical errors do happen. Such errors may result in patient injury or death. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) National Center of Patient Safety used data obtained from the adverse event reporting database for root cause analysis (RCA) to specify how and why these adverse events occurred in the VHA and what can be done to avoid these occurrences in the future.
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The meaning of the term "savings" for an ACO continues to generate some confusion. There are actually a few ways to measure savings, and the concepts can be surprisingly challenging. It doesn't help that the evidence base for these savings concepts is still emerging. This leads some people to question why should we continue the ACO experiment. A new blog article on Health Affairs explains why ACOs still deserve a shot.


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In this simulation, a paratrooper/parachute system is modeled as a rigid body, and there is no relative motion between the paratrooper and the parachute. The paratrooper geometry is modeled after an average person. The parachute is modeled after a C-9 parachute, a typical personnel parachute used by the Army. The chute has a constructed diameter of 28 ft, and a line length of 23 ft. The rate of descent is 20 ft/s. The free-stream conditions are modeled after standard sea-level conditions. The 3D finite element mesh used in this simulation consists of 180,442 nodes and 1,072,572 tetrahedral elements. Computations were carried out on a CRAY T3D.
A time-dependent simulation was run for about 1300 time steps, 65 seconds of real time. The images below show pathlines colored with magnitude of velocity starting at the same location for three different time instants, as well as the pressure distribution on each surface at the time instance the pathlines were started. Using the last 15 seconds of the time-dependent data, a time averaged drag coefficient was found and compares quite well with experimental data.
The unstructured mesh generator, flow solver, and flow visualization software (based on Ensight) were developed by the T*AFSM.
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2. T.E. Tezduyar, "Stabilized Finite Element Formulations for Incompressible Flow Computations", Advances in Applied Mechanics, 28 (1991) 1-44.
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Seiko Prospex 1968 Diver's Re-creation is 2018 'sports watch of the year'
The Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève is the industry's most coveted honor and the annual award ceremony is widely seen as the watch industry's "Oscars". On November 9, the 2018 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève award ceremony took place at the Théatre du Léman in Geneva. There were 12 prizes for specific categories and 5 other prizes were also awarded for a range of other horological achievements. From a short list of 6 in the sports category, the jury of 29 watch and luxury experts selected the Seiko Prospex 1968 Diver's Re-creation as the best sports watch of the year from a starting long list of 72 watches.
Seiko created its first diver's watch in 1965 and, ever since, has been responsible for many important innovations in this most demanding of watch specialties. From the first titanium case for a diver's watch to the invention of the accordion-style strap and of the one-piece case structure with outer protector, Seiko has been a pioneer in the field.
In 1968, Seiko made its first hi-beat diver's watch with 300 meter water resistance. This watch was one of the foundation stones on which Seiko's future diver's watch development was based. It had a 10-beat, high precision automatic caliber, a one-piece structure, a screw-down crown and a uni-directional rotating bezel. The new recreation has all these characteristics but is brought right up to date with a caliber, 8L55, that was specially designed for diver's use and is made by hand by Seiko's craftsmen and women in the Shizukuishi Watch Studio in Morioka in the north of Japan.
The award was accepted by Atsushi Kaneko, director of Seiko Watch Corporation.
Seiko Watch Corporation is deeply honored to receive this award. This is the fourth occasion on which Seiko was won an award at the GPHG but it is only the second time that one of our mechanical watches has been recognised and the first time that a Seiko diver's watch has won an award.
Commenting on the award, the Chairman & CEO of Seiko Watch Corporation, Shinji Hattori said, "I am very grateful to the GPHG and its jury for their decision to give to Seiko this award. We are very proud of our long tradition in diver's watches and in hi-beat watchmaking. It is a great honor to see our achievements recognised on this most prestigious stage."
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