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No matter the age--from Pre-K/Elementary School to higher education-- communities and families expect schools and learning institutions to ensure their children and youth are safe in the face of an emergency, including violence, crime, natural disasters, epidemics, and accidents. It is critical for schools/institutions of higher education and communities to work together to develop plans that can be effectively implemented in the event of an emergency.
Safe and supportive learning environments provide a foundation of positive relationships and systems that can help staff and students better face the challenges of managing during an emergency, as well as the resilience to overcome the challenges emergencies present. To effectively prepare for and manage an emergency, promoting and maintaining safe supportive learning environments is key.
It is critical that schools build a safe and supportive learning environment that develops students' protective factors before a crisis occurs and maintain and build the learning environment after an emergency.
Schools must work to identify early warning signs of problem behaviors and develop prevention, intervention and crisis response plans. But schools' focus should not be exclusive to the reduction of behavior problems; school communities must also work to foster positive behavioral outcomes through well-designed, evidence-based programs, such as social and emotional learning programs, positive behavior supports, and mental health.
Schools play a key role in preventing and protecting against emergencies.
In the event of an emergency or tragedy, school staff will be first responders. The Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 8 provides guidance to communities in preventing attacks against national security threats. The five mission areas of this preparedness framework are amenable to the planning activities of schools in the prevention of, protection against, mitigation of damage from, response to and recovery from threats and/or emergencies. Schools and communities should work together to develop capacity in these areas to ensure the safety and resilience of students, staff, and families. FEMA defines these areas as follows:
Prevention - avoid, deter, or stop an imminent crime or threat or actual mass casualty incident.
Protection - secure schools against acts of violence and manmade or natural disasters.
Mitigation - eliminate or reduce the loss of life and property damage by lessening the impact of an event or emergency.
Response - stabilize an emergency once it has already happened or is certain to happen in an unpreventable way.
Recovery - assist schools and communities affected by an event or emergency in restoring a safe and supportive learning environment.
To learn more about this policy directive, visit FEMA's website at: http://www.fema.gov/learn-about-presidential-policy-directive-8
A comprehensive approach to school safety that involves the whole school community is integral to protecting and supporting all staff and students.
In developing preventive and protective measures, the emergency planning process must be inclusive of and responsive to the unique environmental and cultural aspects of a school and the surrounding community to be most effective in keeping students and staff safe and helping them recover after an incident. The active engagement of community stakeholders (e.g., law enforcement, mental health professionals) and school staff at all levels builds the capacity of multiple entities to assist in the event of an emergency. Therefore, FEMA suggests the following principles guide schools' planning processes:
Planning must be supported by leadership
Planning uses assessment to customize plans to the building level
Planning considers all threats and hazards
Planning provides for the access and functional needs of the whole school community
Planning considers all settings and all times
Creating and revising a model emergency operations plan is done by following a collaborative process
For additional planning information and guidance, consult the REMS Center for developing high-quality emergency plans for schools at: http://rems.ed.gov/docs/REMS_K-12_Guide_508.pdf
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Safe and Healthy Students. (2013). Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans. Washington, DC.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Safe and Healthy Students. (2013). Guide for Developing High-Quality Emergency Operations Plans for Institutes of Higher Education.Washington, DC.
Dwyer, K., Osher, D., and Warger, C. (1998). Early warning, timely response: A guide to safe schools. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education.
Lopez, R. (2019). Overcoming Barriers: School Principals and SROs Collaborating to Create a Safe School Environment. The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 92(4-5), 149-155.
NEW Online Course: Preparing to Reunify Students With Families and Guardians Before, During, and After a School Emergency
Provides detailed guidance for forming and developing a family reunification process in the event of a school emergency. This new 30-45 minute course is freely available and includes additional information on planning basics and principles, emergency management functions, and hazards and threats.
Online Course: Assessing Your School Site
Aims to help K-12 school (public and nonpublic) personnel, school district administrators and staff, state/regional education agency personnel, and their partners develop a greater understanding of site assessments and how to examine the safety, security, emergency management, and preparedness of K-12 buildings and grounds. This online course uses an engaging visual format and interactive features, such as learning activities and quizzes, to help you learn about site assessments, building design principles, data, and tools.
Social Media Toolkit: K-12 Schools Operational Strategy
Developed an extensive set of media resources that can be used and adapted by school systems to communicate clear strategies for students' safe return to in-person learning. This toolkit offers numerous social media messages designed to reach students, families and others via Facebook, Linked In, Instagram and Twitter.
State Report on the Implementation of the Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA): U.S. States and Other Jurisdictions 2019-20 School Year (SY 2019-20)
Presents data and reports on the implementation of the Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA) across U.S. states and other jurisdictions with the goal of strengthening the quality of GFSA data submissions. Features the development of a formal quality review process, including developing a set of business rules to detect issues related to data completeness and accuracy.
Preparing K-12 School Administrators for a Safe Return to School in Fall 2020
Offers the latest science on transmission risk, and the costs and benefits of opening schools during this time. Aids school administrators as they consider how to protect the health, safety, wellbeing of students, teachers, other school staff, families, and communities to prepare educating students this fall.
A Training Guide for Administrators and Educators on Addressing Adult Sexual Misconduct in the School Setting
Helps schools and school districts understand adult sexual misconduct (ASM), develop related policies and procedures, train on ASM awareness and prevention, and recognize the role of social media and technology in ASM. This training guide, which is available free of charge and based on the most recent research and trends on ASM, supports education agencies in updating their emergency operations plans (EOPs) and/or related ASM policies and procedures to be in alignment with national, state, and local recommendations.
Protecting America's Schools: A U.S. Secret Service Analysis of Targeted School Violence
Dives deep into nine years of school tragedies, and it advocates for schools to establish comprehensive targeted violence prevention programs. Provides prevention measures to identify students of concern and assess their potential risk for engaging in violence or other harmful activities.
Back to School Planning: Checklists to Guide Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers
Tips to help plan for school, including in-person, virtual, and at-home learning. Outlines
School Decision-Making Tool for Parents, Caregivers, and Guardians
Assists parents, caregivers, and guardians weigh the risks and benefits of available educational options to help them make decisions about sending their child back to school. Documents information on COVID-19 and why safely reopening schools is so critical.
Considerations for Schools
Guides principles and mitigation strategies to use when school is open. Includes considerations meant to supplement—not replace—any state, local, territorial, or tribal health and safety laws, rules, and regulations with which schools must comply.
SchoolSafety.gov Launches to Help Educators, Administrators, Parents, and Law Enforcement Prepare for Threats
Assists users in evaluating their respective school's safety posture across ten foundational elements of school safety. Builds awareness within the school community to promote vigilance and builds capacity to respond to incidents.
EOP Assist Software Application (app)
Designs access to help schools create and update high-quality school emergency operations plans (EOPS). Navigates end users through a six-step planning process recommended in the Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans (School Guide) and obtains a unique and downloadable school EOP.
Specialized Training Packages—Special Topics in Emergency Management
Features self-paced emergency management training materials to support high-quality emergency management across a range of special topics. School emergency managers may use these materials to train their colleagues or to brush up on their own knowledge regarding special topics in school emergency management. The topics included in these training packages range from continuity of operations and large event planning to handling food contamination and infectious diseases. Each package includes training instructions, a PowerPoint presentation, and supplemental resources.
IACP Programs Online Training Portal
Offers courses for law enforcement and criminal justice professionals to gain knowledge and training via specific courses on school safety and other related topics.
The Role of Districts in Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans: A Companion to the School Guide
Provides an overview of information for districts working with school planning teams creating operation plans that are specific to emergencies. At the same time, highlights a report to assist schools and school districts in developing customized school EOPs with first reponders.
Interim Guidance for Administrators of US K-12 Schools and Childcare Programs: Plan, Prepare, and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Clarifies appropriate mitigation strategies based on level of community transmission of COVID-19 and presence of COVID-19 cases within the school. Provides guidance for when confirmed cases have entered a school, regardless of the level of community transmission.
'We Need To Be Nurtured, Too': Many Teachers Say They're Reaching A Breaking Point
Child Trends Report: Homeless Children and Youth
Gun-Free Schools Act
National Higher Education Emergency Management Program Needs Assessment
School Responses to COVID-19
Women on College Campuses Feel Less Safe than Male Peers; Almost Twice as Many Women than Men Rank Assault as a Top Concern
10 Steps to Creating a Campus Security Master Plan
A Fact Sheet for Schools: Warning Signs for Suicide Youth Suicide in the United States
Balancing Student Privacy and School Safety: A Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act for Elementary and Secondary Schools
College and University Toolkit
Community-Campus Readiness: Approaches to Disaster Preparedness
Community-Care Strategies for Schools During the Coronavirus Crisis: Practical Tips for School Staff and Administrators
Educators and Human Trafficking: In-Depth Review
Effective Programs to Address Trauma in Schools
Families and Caregivers as Partners in School Emergency Management
Going Beyond the Focus on Active Shooter Drills
Guide for Developing High-Quality Emergency Operations Plans for Institutions of Higher Education
Helping Students Recover from Trauma: Connecticut Elementary Schools are Finding Success Using Bounce Back
Human Trafficking 101 for School Administrators and Staff
Human Trafficking in America's Schools
Human Trafficking in Youth-serving Programs: A Blueprint for Organizations Working with Street Youth, Homeless Youth, and Youth at Risk
Human Trafficking of Children in the United States: A Fact Sheet for Schools
Mass Victimization: Promising Avenues for Prevention
Parent Guidelines for Helping Children After a Tornado
Parent's Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: Rights Regarding Children's Education Records
Playbook for Healthy School Communities
Practical Information on Crisis Planning: A Guide for Schools and Communities
Promising Practices Brief: Improving Student Engagement and Attendance During COVID-19 School Closures
Psychosocial Issues for Children and Adolescents in Disasters
Readiness and Emergency Management Webinars
Safest College Campuses in America: 2018
Staying Safe: Tips for LGBTQ for How to Protect Yourself and Your Community from Human Trafficking
Strategies for Trauma-Informed Distance Learning
Threat Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates
Tips for College Students: After a Disaster or Other Trauma
Tips for Helping Students Recovering from Traumatic Events
Tips for Survivors of a Disaster or Other Traumatic Event: Managing Stress
Tips for Talking With and Helping Children and Youth Cope After a Disaster or Traumatic Event
Tornado Response for Kids: Right After a Tornado
Treatment Improvement Protocol: Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services: TIP 57
U.S. Department of Education Use Case –Framework on Human Trafficking Instructional Programming in Schools
Warning Signs and Risk Factors for Emotional Distress
What You Need to Know: Sex Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation, a Training Tool for School Educators and Administrators
2015 National Preparedness Month (NPM)
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Through Coronavirus
America's PrepareAthon!
American Federation of Teachers
Asthma Management in Schools
Campus Safety and Violence Prevention
CASEL Cares: SEL Resources During COVID 19 and Remote Learning
CDC Healthy Schools
Combating Trafficking: Native Youth Toolkit on Human Trafficking
Coronavirus Hits Campus
Emergency Preparedness in School: How to Prevent, Prepare, Respond, and Recover in the Face of Emergencies and Disasters
Federal Student Aid Natural Disaster Information and Help Available for Students, Borrowers, and Schools
Foreign National Minor Victims of Human Trafficking
Hope for Healing (Florida)
Hurricane Help
Keeping Students and Staff Safe from Infectious Diseases
National Cancer Institute's Research-tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs)
National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH)
Native American Youth
Natural Disasters: Information for Affected Individuals
New York State Center for School Safety
Operational Guidance for K-12 Schools and Early Care and Edu
Prevention & Public Awareness Resources
Project STARFISH School Prevention Project
Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center
Responding to Youth Homelessness: A Key Strategy for Preventing Human Trafficking
School Reopening Communications Plan
School Safety Partners
Sex Trafficking and Adolescents: What Adults Need to Know
Stress and Short Tempers: Schools Struggle with Behavior as Students Return
Student Tools for Emergency Planning
Teen CERT
The Nation's Public-Private Partnership For Suicide Prevention
Tricked: Inside the World of Teen Sex Trafficking
Violence Related Trauma Resources
32 National Campus Safety Initiative (32 NCSI)
Active Shooter/Hostile Event (ASHE) Guide
Addressing Access and Functional Needs in School and IHE Emergency Operations Plans
Building Blocks to School Safety: A Toolkit for Schools and Districts for Developing High-Quality Emergency Operations Plans
Campus Preparedness Checklist: Improving Student, Faculty and Visitor Safety
Checklist for School Nutrition Professionals Serving Meals Eaten at School
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC): Recommended Protocols for Schools
COVID-19 Back-to-Classroom THINK Toolbox
COVID-19 Handbook, Volume 2: Roadmap to Reopening Safely and Meeting All Students' Needs
COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens
Distributing School Meals
Emergency Management Virtual Toolkit
Emergency Operation Plan (EOP) Interactive Tools
Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Increases COVID-19 Testing in Schools to Keep Students Safe and Schools Open
For Teens: Tornado Recovery Making Things Better
Free Interactive Emergency Management Planning Tools
Gateway to Health Communication
Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans
Guidelines for Responding to a Tragedy: Checklist to Use During a School Crisis
Helping Victims of Mass Violence & Terrorism: Planning, Response, Recovery, and Resources
Making the Most of Your Security, Safety and Emergency Response Systems
National Preparedness Month 2017
REMS Recovery Support Web Page
Safe Communities, Safe Schools: School Safety Glossary
SITE ASSESS
Strengthen Your Campus Communication Plan: Tips for Higher Education
Tanah- The Tsunami & Earthquake Fighter (Free Game on How to Respond to Earthquakes and Tsunamis)
Teacher Self-Care Tip Sheet
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Resources for School Personnel
Tornado Recovery for Kids: Making Things Better
Tornado Response for Teens: Right after a Tornado
Developing Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) for Enhancing Emergency Preparedness in the School Setting
Human Trafficking Awareness for Educators
K-12 School Emergency Management Trainings
Psychological First Aid for Schools (PFA-S)
School Behavioral Threat Assessments: An Introduction
School EOP Planning 101: Modifying and Enhancing Efforts to Practice School Emergency Operations Plans
SOAR for School-Based Professionals
Trauma-Sensitive Schools Training Package
California State University Active Shooter Safety Training
How To Stay Resilient And Mentally Healthy During The Coronavirus Outbreak
Campus Safety at Oregon Post-Secondary Education Institutions: A Report from the Oregon Campus Safety Work Group
Children and Youth Task Force in Disasters: Guidelines for Development
Cyber Actors Target K-12 Distance Learning Education to Cause Disruptions and Steal Data
Final Report of the Federal Commission on School Safety
Guidance for Institutions of Higher Education with Students Participating in International Travel or Study Abroad Programs
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Interim Guidance for Administrators of US Institutions of Higher Education
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Grantee Highlight
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Missing and Exploited Children's Program (MECP): September 2014 Newsletter: Child Sex Trafficking
Targeted Violence on Campuses
"In Session" podcast
Trauma-Informed Support and Community Collaboration with Dr. Teri Lawler
To identify existing vulnerabilities and address security gaps, schools can conduct their own risk assessments.


German automakers Audi, BMW and Daimler are in talks with Amazon and Microsoft over the possibility of them taking minority stakes in the Here digital mapping service, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, quoting a senior Daimler executive.
"We are talking to Amazon, Microsoft and many auto makers," the Wall Street Journal quoted Thomas Weber, who is charge of research and development at Daimler, as saying in an interview.
"We need a cloud provider to handle the huge amounts of data created by Here and its users. We haven't taken any decisions yet."
Audi, the luxury arm of Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler acquired Berlin-based Here from Nokia for €2.5 billion ($2.8 billion) last year as part of a plan to build a platform for self-driving cars connected to the Internet.
Soon after acquiring the company, the car makers began approaching tech firms and other auto makers about joining the venture as strategic investors, the newspaper reported.
Here is developing a high-definition, real-time map that could be deployed in self-driving cars.
It is more than a conventional route-finding or navigation service, but a high-definition, 3-D digital representation of roads, highways and their surroundings that is constantly updated as cars connected to the service upload data about traffic, weather and road conditions to the cloud in real time.
That information then becomes available in real time for other drivers.


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package com.rackspacecloud.blueflood.io.serializers.astyanax;

import com.rackspacecloud.blueflood.types.Locator;
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Test;

import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

/**
 * A class to test LocatorSerializer
 */
public class LocatorSerializerTest {

    @Test
    public void testLocatorDeserializer() throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
        String locatorString = "ac76PeGPSR.entZ4MYd1W.chJ0fvB5Ao.mzord.truncated";
        ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.wrap(locatorString.getBytes("UTF-8"));
        Locator locatorFromString = Locator.createLocatorFromDbKey(locatorString);
        Locator locatorDeserialized = LocatorSerializer.get().fromByteBuffer(bb);
        Assert.assertEquals("Locator did not match after deserialization",
                locatorFromString.toString(), locatorDeserialized.toString());
    }
}

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VirPil.COM - Introducing the Final Part of the VPCockpit - VPC Rudder Pedals!
Pre-orders on our webstore have now been running for a week and even in light of the restricted payment options, the reception has been fantastic! We're happy to be able to make changes to our ordering system based on community requests and we appreciate all the support that we've received!
The quick and easy cam and spring change process on the VPC MongoosT-50CM base means that for the first time, sim pilots have the practical means to adjust their setup to suit individual games (swapping between atmospheric flight sims and space sims) and even between aircraft (quickly swapping to lighter springs for helicopter flight for example). This unprecedented level of adjustability means you get to fly exactly how you want!
We've also been listening to feedback from the community regarding the VPC MongoosT-50CM mounting requirements. We know that there are people who wish to this base but already have some custom mounts or simpit that means they cannot easily use our deskmounts or the included u-bracket.
To help these users, we've made some changes and designed a small footprint baseplate to allow easier mounting onto all setups. All customers who have pre-ordered the VPC MongoosT-50CM base will receive this mounting plate as a free gift! This mount will also be available as a separate accessory and can be used with the VPC WarBRD base and the original VPC MongoosT-50 base.
For those of you who have been with us from the start, you may recall our very first announcement (https://virpil.com/en/blog/41-mongoost-50-every-simmer-s-dream), showing our proposed VPCockpit setup. In just 2 years we've released all the components for this setup; flightstick bases, grips, throttle and mounts… except for the rudder pedals.
Today is that long awaited day!
The VIRPIL Controls team is proud to present our latest development - and something we know has been requested for some; introducing our new range of VIRPIL Controls Rudder Pedals that include 1 and 3 axis devices!
First in the line up are the VPC WarBRD Rudder Pedals! The VPC WarBRD Pedals are a single axis design developed as a continuation from the highly successful and sought after platform designed by our Chief Designer Roman Dorokhov (Baur) - creator of BRD devices. Featuring a sturdy all metal construction, cam centering mechanism and cast aluminium footplates.
For more advanced setups we have our VPC ACE Rudder Pedals, featuring the same WarBRD heritage but now features toe brakes for a total of 3 axis of control.
The VPC ACE-1 Rudder Pedals include full-foot cast aluminium pedals which can be adjusted for different foot sizes and pedal angles.
Finally - we have the VPC ACE-2 Rudder Pedals which include a footplate accessory addon to convert the full-foot pedals found on the VPC ACE-1 Rudder Pedals to a heel-less design more commonly found on modern fighter jets.
Both the VPC WarBRD Rudder Pedals and the VPC ACE Rudder Pedals include the latest VPC electronics, including our high precision contactless digital sensors for accuracy of 0.006 degrees!
For the first time, the full VPCockpit is now available using VIRPIL Control's devices!
The VPC Rudder Pedals are scheduled to open for pre-orders in July 2019, pricing will be confirmed in the near future. To thank our amazing supporters, we'll be issuing a 10% discount applicable to any VPC Rudder Pedal set to everyone who has pre-ordered with us since 17th March.


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home Biography Elaine Chappelle
Facts of Elaine Chappelle
Full Name Elaine Chappelle
First Name Elaine
Last Name Chappelle
Profession Celebrity Wife
Birth City Brooklyn
Sexual Orientation straight
Horoscope Virgo
Spouse Dave Chappelle
No Of Children 3
Date of Birth August 31,1974
Married Date 2001
Elaine Chappelle is the celebrity wife of an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer named Dave Chappelle.
According to sources, she is a housewife now because she has to take care of their kids.
Dave is a very well-known name in the entertainment industry. He is a very talented and successful person.
He is known widely for his talent and professionalism. He has been in the industry for a long time now.
He first started his journey in the industry in 1988 and has not stopped climbing the stairs of success till this day, and he is climbing higher day by day.
He has won numerous titles and awards. He has made a legacy for himself.
Elaine has been married to Dave for a long time now, and they have been together for a longer time.
The couple doesn't like to share much information about their marriage, but we know a few pieces of information.
They have been married for twenty years now. They tied the knot in 2001 after dating for several years, and the bond is still very strong between them.
They share three children named Ibrahim Chappelle, Sanaa Chappelle, Sulayman Chappelle. The children are still young and live with their parents in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
How did they meet?
The couple first met in Brooklyn, where Elaine was born and raised. She used to live there, and Dave happened to move to Brooklyn after completing high school to start his career as a comedian.
It was not an easy way to make Elaine his partner. According to Dave, it took some effort to get her.
Elaine Chappelle with her husband Dave Chappelle and their children. Source: Pinterest
Didn't like the fame:
Elaine was hesitant at the beginning to get in a relationship with a person who would be in public eyes most of the time as she doesn't like to be in front of the cameras.
According to many sources and news, she doesn't like fame and being in the spotlight, but she decided to take a chance and be with Dave, and we can say that she doesn't regret the decision.
Azealia Banks:
Azealia Banks once confirmed in a TV show how she should have ruined Dave's marriage when he was cheating on his wife with her because, according to her, he didn't look for her after that, and there is no reason to keep it a secret.
She also went on to tell how his performance in bed was.
However, her comments which are not sure to be true or false, didn't affect Dave's marriage, and he also went on and addressed the situation on one of his stand-up comedy specials.
But he didn't confirm or deny anything leaving the fans in confusion.
Warning her husband:
Elaine is the one who lets her husband know if there are any huge controversies because of what he has said in any of his shows.
She doesn't tell him every other small news but makes sure to alert her husband when the matter is huge.
Though Elaine warns Dave, he usually doesn't pay much attention as a comedian. It is a part of his job.
Elaine Chappelle with her husband Dave Chappelle. Source: YouTube
The net worth of Elaine is not known.
The net worth of Dave is estimated to be around $50 Million. His primary source of income is from his career as a comedian, movie, TV show and series.
Income Source
$50 million comedian, movies, TV show, series, producer, writer.
Elaine is 47 years old. She was born on August 31, 1974.
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Q: Creating an object for a hash key I am trying to create an object for a hash key.  Here is my object.
def CompositeKey
  def initialize(name, id)
      @id=id
      @name=name
   end
end

and then later in the same file I am trying to use it.
def add_to_list(list, obj)
  # Find or create the payer
  key = CompositeKey.new(obj["PAYER NAME"], obj['PAYER ID'])
  payer = list[key]
  if payer.nil?
    payer = {}
    list[key] = payer
  end

  # Copy the values into the payer
  copy_to_payer(obj, payer)
end

but I keep getting an error. rb:57:in 'add_to_list': uninitialized constant CompositeKey (NameError).
What am I missing?  How do I make this work?

A: Change 'def' to 'class'
class CompositeKey
...
end

A: You need to define the class correctly and implement the hash and eql? methods or else it won't work as a hash key:
class CompositeKey

  include Comparable

  attr_reader :id, :name

  def initialize(name, id)
      @id=id
      @name=name
   end

   def hash
     name.hash
   end

   def <=>(other)
     result = self.id <=> other.id
     if result == 0
       self.name <=> other.name
     else
       result
     end
   end

end

By including Comparable and implementing <=> you will have correct eql? and == implementations and your object should now be safe to use as a hash key.

A: If the only reason for the existence of the CompositeKey class is to be a hash key, you can do it more simply by using an array as the key:
 key = [obj["PAYER NAME"], obj['PAYER ID']]

This works because Arrays create their hash key out of the hash keys of their elements.

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Bureaucrats in Delhi recently told a foreign delegation that Modi govt plans to conduct the election in Jammu and Kashmir by July 2020.
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The predominant narrative from Kashmir since the Narendra Modi government abrogated Article 370 has been of communication clampdown and political vacuum resulting from the house arrest of several politicians, including three former chief ministers. It remains to be seen where the mainstream regional political parties go from here, and when does democratic politics – in the form of assembly election – return to Jammu and Kashmir, the new Union Territory.
There are some indications about the latter. A delegation of German Members of Parliament, on a visit to India last week, was informed during an interaction with bureaucrats and diplomats in New Delhi that the Centre plans to conduct the next assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir by July 2020. The essential element of this political transformation will be the characters – a new set of leaders – that New Delhi plans to support, hand-hold and push for revival of Jammu and Kashmir's institutional apparatus democratically.
Letting Pakistan play a role
Successive state governments led by National Conference (NC), People's Democratic Party (PDP), Congress and lately Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with covert concurrence of the Centre have only incentivised separatism and secessionism in Kashmir. On the one hand, this policy led to erosion of state institutions, including the Jammu and Kashmir Police; on the other hand, it created more gaps between New Delhi and Kashmir. The defeatist policy even made the likes of pro-Pakistan Hurriyat and Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), which provoked violence, relevant in New Delhi's scheme of things. Under this political roadmap, engaging with separatists, giving freebies in the name of healing touch, and leaving scope for further autonomy or alienation became the main agenda instead of peace and development. It became a question of New Delhi's survival in J&K, leading to a permanent policy paralysis.
Over the years, Pakistan has also built a massive constituency in Kashmir by investing its focus and energies on several separatists as well as certain mainstream Kashmiri politicians to propel its propaganda campaign coupled with Islamist extremism. The support from across the border, however, shouldn't be seen in isolation. The game plan of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to influence the young Kashmiris has been successful because of New Delhi's failure to encourage fair politics and implementing instead a policy of appeasement by attaching a premium with separatism and anti-India rhetoric. With help from the investigative agencies, successive governments at the Centre have let internal rabid elements prosper in the Valley who have colluded with Pakistan to demonise India and let the hatred grow against 'Hindu India' from a more 'Muslim Kashmir'.
No back-door policy now
While hectic parleys are underway between the chosen negotiators of the Modi government and the detained politicians to make them agree to the 'new normal' in Kashmir, all indications suggest there would be relaxation in communication clampdown and release of a few political detainees by the end of September or early October. The challenge for the government would be to not repeat the same blunders and mistakes of the past while creating a new leadership within the valley. A political leader has to cultivate his or her own ground among people instead of letting money, security from the government or accommodation on the posh Gupkar Road do the talking. The decision-makers of North Block have to let the political leadership emerge from the front door, since the back-door policy has failed miserably to create a sustained political roadmap for peace.
The formation of the PDP in the late 1990s gave a hope for alternative politics in Jammu and Kashmir, which traditionally had the NC and the Congress as the only significant political players. Two decades later, while the BJP compromised on its core ideology to form an 'unholy' alliance with the PDP in its bid to reach the corridors of power, it soon learnt its lessons, and learnt them the hard way. After kneeling down to almost all diktats of then-Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, and succumbing to the pressures from the PDP, the BJP finally pulled out of the alliance. The PDP, which was backed by New Delhi to counter the NC, became the Modi government's worst nightmare because of the continued policy of encouraging secessionism.
Engineer Rashid, a former MLA from North Kashmir, is another example of the degeneration of mainstream politics in Kashmir. Rashid, who is under arrest by the NIA in a terror funding case of 2017, is believed to have been in good terms with both New Delhi and Islamabad. Known as a rabble rouser, Rashid was popular because of his provocative statements and drama he enacted in front of the cameras.
After his sustained questioning for days in New Delhi, Rashid reportedly called a top Army functionary, pleading and begging him to help strike a deal with Home Minister Amit Shah. Rashid was reportedly willing to support the BJP, welcome Article 370's abrogation, and even commit to paying back by winning 7-8 assembly seats for the BJP in exchange for dropping all charges against him. Today, Rashid who had entered into a political alliance with bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal is inside New Delhi's Tihar Jail. While his friend Faesal remains detained in Srinagar.
Avoiding repeat of past mistakes
New Delhi understandably is desperate for a political outreach and a way out of the complex situation it has put itself into in Kashmir. There is talk of a new breed of leadership emerging out of the current status quo. This time, if New Delhi prepares to prop up a new crop of leadership in Kashmir, it must make sure that this crop doesn't become a bigger proponent of secessionism than the PDP. Kashmir isn't just a horrible tale of deceit but also of political corruption and double games.
Today, as we stand on the cusp of history, the new political dictionary of Jammu and Kashmir has to let the Indian Constitution prevail fully with rule of law and democracy. If the power corridors yet again back a certain breed of puppets without any ground support or those that are willing to compromise for money, it would lead to a bigger nightmare than 1990 and make radicalisation more mainstream. It would revive the now defunct terror ecosystem in Kashmir.
Days before the abrogation of Article 370, a top union minister had told a group of journalists that 'unprecedented situations demand unprecedented measures' in Kashmir. Now that these measures have been taken, let's not put Kashmir back on a ticking time bomb with its detonator across the border in Pakistan. Let New Delhi take the road less travelled, one which doesn't go through Gupkar.
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He was also willing to kill the Niku Men if they did not give up information regarding the Dragon s Whisker. He has proudly proclaimed himself as evil until the day I die although, as noted above, he simply sees himself as misunderstood on other occasions.
Joined by husband Amitabh Bachchan, the Bollywood lovers proudly took the stage to offer up an entertaining performance at the annual event. In related news, recent rumors have indicated that Miss Rai Bachchan has been dropped as one of the faces of LOreal but the cosmetics giant denies any such doing.


I agree with Paul's comment "CAF works much better with a clean background". It seems like CAF "only works with a clean background" or a clean background area that is "at least the size of the area" you are trying to clone… the bigger the clean area seems to produce better results.
Looking at the final image… I think I may go back and CAF the 3-light pole in the right center.


This past week was busy - we had the honor of screening our films and discussing our films at the Reel Impact Film Festival and the San Francisco Video Consortium. We focused on story telling engineered to create impact. It's important to create films, but the real work is to engage audiences and drive actions to create change; this is often done at the community level and just the beginning of how our projects seek to create positive social transformation.


A principal-protected note is a note which guarantees repayment of principal and is made up of a bond and a derivative.
The bond guarantees the repayment of your money when the bond matures. The derivative is based on underlying assets such as stocks and allows you to make a profit on your investment if the underlying assets perform well.


We wrote recently about a biometric national id card idea and its support from Mitt Romney. Our thought was that it's a bad idea. University of California in Berkeley Law School Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy also thinks it's a bad idea. Their study shows why. First the cost, researches conservative estimate says $45 billion. Why so much? well there is a lot of ground to cover; all biometric data has to be collected, the system to collect, maintain and make the data available to employers needs to be built from scratch, over 200 milion photo id cards have to be printed. Second, civil liberties concerns, while people got used to the fact that in post September 11 attacks era security has to be tighten up mandatory biometric data collection might meet resistance from civil freedom activists. Third and perhaps foremost the national biometric worker id card will not solve the problem of illegal immigration and unauthorized employment. Most of illegal employment is casual daily work paid with cash. Do legislators expect contractors to pick up per day workers on the street go back to the company office or 3rd party vendor and verify employment eligibilty? These people have work to do.
As a reminder the report brings up I-9 form, the current way of employment eligibility verification which is filed by every employee by the start date. Obama administration has significantly icreased effort to verify I-9 files by running silent raids.


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Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials'
Margaret Kean explores how Philip Pullman plays with the idea of communication across different media in his trilogy
Philip Pullman's work has a deep connection to Oxford, and 'His Dark Materials' has passages set in the Oxford Museum of Natural History. Margaret Kean (Helen Gardner Fellow in English, St Hilda's College, University of Oxford) discusses how Pullman has rooted his story in physical objects and encouraged current younger readers to encounter the material world around them. She will also explore how Pullman plays with the idea of communication across different media in his trilogy, and will touch on the author's recent incorporation of the technology of 'lantern slides' into later editions of 'His Dark Materials'.
This talk was part of an event exploring the work of celebrated Oxford storytellers Lewis Carroll, J.R.R. Tolkien and Philip Pullman and how their stories have been reimagined using a range of digital media. Watch the full discussion here: https://youtu.be/aPKENNrUmfI.
TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities
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The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH)
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The University of Oxford is home to an impressive range and depth of research activities in the Humanities. TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities is a major new initiative that seeks to build on this heritage and to stimulate and support research that transcends disciplinary and institutional boundaries. Here we feature some of the networks and programmes, as well as recordings of events, and offer insights into the research that they make possible.
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Ship detention list March 2017
Port State control (PSC) is an internationally agreed program for the inspection of foreign ships in other national ports. With our extensive program of inspection and survey, PSC...
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Port State control (PSC) is an internationally agreed program for the inspection of foreign ships in other national ports. With our extensive program of inspection and survey, PSC is a...
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Ship detention list August 2015
Port State control is an internationally agreed program for the inspection of foreign ships in other national ports. With our extensive program of inspection and survey, PSC continues to be...
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Uniform shipping laws code
The USL code was first published in 1979 in response to the need for a common national safety standard for commercial vessels. The National Standard for Commercial Vessels has...
What is port State control?
If your ship is in working order, compliant with all legislation and safe, you will be complying with PSC requirements. If your ship is not, you may not pass a PSC inspection, may be...
Search and rescue boost as new capability comes online
MEDIA RELEASEWarren Truss Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Australia's search and rescue capabilities are being bolstered by a $640...
AMSA provides charts for Tagai State College navigation course
The photo shows a class undertaking navigation studies as part of the year 11 and 12 Vocational Education and Training (VET) curriculum at the college. Mr Tim Hillier, the course...
Australia and the Republic of Korea sign a Memorandum of Understanding
The MoU acknowledges the importance of safety, security and environmental protection in the international shipping industry, and is intended to formalise and acknowledge the mutual benefits...
AMSA celebrates International Civil Aviation Day
The participants concluded and signed the Convention on International Civil Aviation, also more popularly known as the 'Chicago Convention', the defining international agreement which has...
Three distress beacons in four hours, thirteen people rescued
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority responded to three separate emergency beacon activations yesterday, resulting in the rescue of 13 people.Just after 3 pm AEST, AMSA detected an...
Day of the Seafarer
The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Day of the Seafarer was celebrated on 25 June, the event's fourth year.Around the globe there are about 1.5 million seafarers responsible for...
APHoMSA 2014—continuing to strengthen regional cooperation
APHoMSA brings together senior maritime officials from across the Asia-Pacific region to discuss issues of mutual interest.Australia has a central role in APHoMSA as the Secretariat.Sixteen...
AMSA hosts regional pollution response planning workshop
PACPLAN provides a framework for cooperative regional responses to maritime pollution incidents in the Pacific region. Under this agreement, Australia is nominated as the primary point of...
AMSA meets Australia's new Permanent Representative to the IMO
AMSA Deputy Chief Executive Officer Mick Kinley, General Manager of Navigation Safety and International Division Brad Groves, and Manager Search and Rescue Resources Julian Mitchell,...
AMSA strengthens its search and rescue cooperation with our neighbouring regions
The first arrangement, the Maritime Search and Rescue Technical Arrangement for Cooperation among Pacific Island Countries and Territories, was the result of a cooperative process...
Extra low voltage electrical initial survey report
Surveyors and licensed electrical contractors can use this form at initial survey to report on extra low voltage electrical systems on domestic commercial vessels.
A surveyor who does not have a quality management system compliant with ISO 9001 or an equivalent management system as described in National Law - Marine Surveyors Accreditation Guidance Manual 2014 Part 2 Clause 2.9 must use either:
MARS and supporting documentation containing at least the information required in this form. Read the MARS user guide.
A surveyor who does have such a quality management system may use this form.
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The completed form must be retained by the surveyor for their records and a copy must be submitted to us.
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Johannesburg, South Africa. 21 February 2008. DRDGOLD Limited (JSE: DRD; NASDAQ: DRO0Y) CEO John Sayers said today the company is pushing ahead with all of its South African gold mining and dump retreatment projects, notwithstanding continuing industry concerns regarding the power supply from State utility Eskom.
He pointed to the company's recent track record of success in working with Eskom to effect power savings at the Blyvoor operation, and to undertakings from Eskom of advance warning of impending power cuts "which at least allows for a measure of planning and for safety".
Group gold production from continuing operations for the quarter was 13% lower at 77 259 oz. This was due primarily to the loss of seven production shifts at Blyvoor arising for a stoppage of underground mining operations imposed by the Safety Inspectorate of the Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) following two fatalities in October 2007, and to breakdowns of the main ventilation fan and sub-shaft man-winder at ERPM.
Revenue for the quarter was 4% lower at R416.9 million as a result of the lower gold production and after accounting for cash operating costs, virtually unchanged at R369.3 million, cash operating profit was 24% lower at R47.6 million.
"While we remain firmly of the view that the Safety Inspectorate's seven-day stoppage at Blyvoor was unnecessary, it is pleasing to report that the parties are now addressing their mutual concern about mine safety in a more constructive and pragmatic manner," Sayers said.
The ERPM breakdowns demonstrated clearly the importance of ongoing, substantive infrastructure maintenanance, a key element of the drive to return the South African operations to sustainable levels of stability, Sayers said.
Sayers reported that, during the quarter, the company had secured two-year wage settlements at each of its operations without recourse to industrial action.
He noted that measures taken to offset the negative impact of the annual Christmas break had paid dividends at both Blyvoor and ERPM with both recording significant year-on- year production improvements for the December month.
Elaborating on DRDGOLD's continuing projects, Sayers said early, low-level production is expected from Blyvoor's Way Ahead ore replacement project during the September 2008 quarter and exploration drilling to evaluate the south-west, down-dip extension of the Blyvoor orebody south of the Boulder Dyke is under way.
At ERPM, the Department of Minerals and Energy has approved overstoping of the exploration development into Extension 1, which will permit upgrading from a measured and indicated resource to a proven and probable resource for the June 2008 annual ore reserve declaration.
"At Crown, now that the Gauteng Provincial Heritage Resources Authority has dropped its opposition to the recovery of the Top Star dump, we are ready to begin work almost as soon as a positive response from the DME to our application for a mining licence is received," Sayers said.
At the Ergo Joint Venture with Mintails, Phase 1 development is progressing, with the start of gold production from the refurbished Brakpan plant expected during the last quarter of 2008 provided there are no regulatory delays.


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Fairholme Funds, Inc. Files Notice of Appeal of Ruling by U.S. District Court
seekingalpha.com | October 13, 2014
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fairholme Funds, Inc. (Fairholme) today filed a notice of appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia of a ruling by District Court Judge Royce Lamberth that dismissed lawsuits filed by Fairholme and other plaintiffs against the U.S. Government. The lawsuits relate to the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement and subsequent amendments. Fairholme issued the following statement via its legal counsel, Charles J. Cooper of Cooper & Kirk, PLLC:
Fairholme believes strongly that the Net Worth Sweep imposed four years after the financial crisis was not authorized by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) and must be unwound. Fairholme also believes strongly that the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has contractual and fiduciary duties to the preferred shareholders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and that these duties can and will be enforced.
The resolution provisions of HERA are virtually identical to those that apply to U.S. banks. We are confident that Congress (CACOX) did not authorize the conservator a Federal agency to operate a profitable financial institution perpetually, to strip away all of its capital, to pay all its future profits to another Federal agency, to violate the order of priorities of corporate law, to transfer its assets without determining fair price, to replace the organized claims process of receivership with the self-dealing expropriation of private property, or to make corporate governance decisions without a standard of care. And yet, if the D.C. District Courts opinion stands, FHFA is authorized to do all of this with impunity, previously and forever. In fact, the District Court opined that it lacks the authority even to review the conservators actions a fundamentally flawed interpretation of the statute. After all, why would Congress write a 260-page HERA statute specifying and limiting the conservators powers if no court has jurisdiction to enforce it? Where there is no remedy, there is no law.
Investing in the Fund involves risks including loss of principal. The Funds investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses should be considered carefully before investing. The Funds summary prospectus and prospectus contain this and other important information about the Fund, and they may be obtained by calling Shareholder Services at 1-866-202-2263 or visiting our website www.fairholmefunds.com. Read them carefully before investing.
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HBM030: Crickets, Cadavars, and Conventional Wisdom
November 27, 2013 / Jeff Emtman
This episode is a Grab-bag, it contains three segments that serve as follow-ups to the three most recent episodes of Here Be Monsters.
HBM's very own time-pitch bending tape recorder
Jeff melted that hole with the soldering iron. Turn knob clockwise to slow stuff down by up to 3x.
Here Be Monsters' true heroes. These are the crickets you hear chirping in this epsiode.
At the Evergreen Washelli Cemetery. This is where the University of Washington offers free burial for their medical cadavers.
Some people choose to have their names engraved, most do not,
This is one of the few ways to be buried for free.
Part 1: Crickets on Tape
In this segment, Jeff takes apart his tape recorder and installs a knob to help him slow down the tape without using digital wizardry in attempts to de-muddy the waters after HBM029: Do Crickets Sing Hymns. He bought some more crickets and slowed the cassette slowed down to 1/3 speed. The results were telling, and surprising.
In that episode, we were talking about the confusion surrounding the bit of audio called God's Cricket Chorus by Jim Wilson. In this segment we'll clear up exactly what is known and exactly what is not about God's Cricket Chorus and its derivative works.
Also, a correction to a mistake we made in Episode 29 about how digital audio is constructed for our ears. In that episode we represented the final product of digital audio to be choppy, yet moving by too quick for our ears to notice its choppiness. This is NOT the case. In fact, digital audio is always converted back to analog before it hits our ears. This is done with a device called a Digital to Analog Converter (DAC). Here's an article that explains this process very simply (Page 4 is where the good stuff starts). Big thanks to the two commenter s who pointed out this error.
Want to try stretching some crickets yourself? Download this same set of cricket songs we used for the shows.
Part 2: Conventional Wisdom on the Future of the Four Humors
In HBM027: Balancing Act, Here Be Monsters producer Lina Misitzis delved into the rich history of the Four Humors, which was, for thousands of years, the way much of world understood medicine, the body and the universe as a whole.
While we never heard from Alain Touwaide in that episode, he was central to our research of traditional medicine. He's the director of the Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions in Washington DC.
He spoke with Lina about the foggy past and likely future of Humorism.
Part 3: The Resting Places of Medical Cadavers
In HBM028: Johnathan's Cadaver Paintings, Johnathan Happ, a grad student at the University of Washington, visits one of the cadaver labs on campus. He spends a lot of time there, studying the bodies, so that he can make paintings of them in his studio.
While that episode has a lot of information about the cadaver labs themselves. We never got the chance to talk about what happens to those bodies after their 3 year rotation in the lab.
So, in this segment, Jeff goes out to the Evergreen-Washelli Cemetery in northern Seattle, where most of those bodies come to rest.
Special thanks to two employees of Evergreen-Washelli who helped out with a lot of the background for this piece: Sandy Matthie (Reception at Columbarium) and Brian Braathen (Funeral Home Manager)
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HBM029: Do Crickets Sing Hymns?
A bit of stunningly beautiful audio has surfaced online recently and it's riling up two different kinds of people--churchgoers and audio engineers. Some are saying that this music proves God's intention, others say it's a load of crap. The funny thing is that it's just recordings of bugs, crickets chirping, but with the speed turned waaaaaayyyy ddoooowwwnnn. Whatever it is, it's...undeniably "church-y".
But some have argued that it's not just bugs in the recording, that there's voices or guitars accompanying the insects...it's just too good to be true.
So, in this episode, audio engineer Toby Reif takes us down the rabbit hole of audio theory to help us understand how sound-stretching works, and the reasons why this long loop of cricket noises has touched so many.
Jeff also buys 50 crickets in this episode to see if they'll chirp. Tune in to see what happens.
Toby and Jeff originally heard the cricket audio from a Croatian Sound Cloud user who uploaded the sounds and mis-attributed them to the theater director Robert Wilson. (UPDATE: the Soundclouder who uploaded this has since corrected much of the misinformation that was formerly in the sound's description).
Toby and Jeff love Paul's Extreme Sound Stretcher. It's free. (Windows/Linux only. sorry Apple folk)
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Q: Thread 1: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (code=1, address=0x000e7fc) in xcode 7.3 I got an app that takes a video and then shows the preview.
The part of the code which takes the video and sends to the preview is the following:
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        self.flashButton.hidden = YES;
        self.switchButton.hidden = YES;

        self.snapButton.layer.borderColor = [UIColor redColor].CGColor;
        self.snapButton.backgroundColor = [[UIColor redColor] colorWithAlphaComponent:0.5];

        // start recording
        NSURL *outputURL = [[[self applicationDocumentsDirectory]
                             URLByAppendingPathComponent:@"test1"] URLByAppendingPathExtension:@"mov"];
        [self.camera startRecordingWithOutputUrl:outputURL];
    }
    else {
        self.segmentedControl.hidden = NO;
        self.flashButton.hidden = NO;
        self.switchButton.hidden = NO;

        self.snapButton.layer.borderColor = [UIColor whiteColor].CGColor;
        self.snapButton.backgroundColor = [[UIColor whiteColor] colorWithAlphaComponent:0.5];

        [self.camera stopRecording:^(LLSimpleCamera *camera, NSURL *outputFileUrl, NSError *error) {
            VideoViewController *vc = [[VideoViewController alloc] initWithVideoUrl:outputFileUrl];
            [self.navigationController pushViewController:vc animated:YES];
        }];
    }

Then, the video is sent to an activity called VideoViewController:
 @import AVFoundation;

 @interface VideoViewController ()
 @property (strong, nonatomic) NSURL *videoUrl;
 @property (strong, nonatomic) AVPlayer *avPlayer;
 @property (strong, nonatomic) AVPlayerLayer *avPlayerLayer;
 @property (strong, nonatomic) UIButton *cancelButton;
 @property (strong, nonatomic) UIButton *sendButton;
 @end

 @implementation VideoViewController

 -(instancetype)initWithVideoUrl:(NSURL *)url {
     self = [super init];
     if(self) {
         _videoUrl = url;
     }

     return self;
 }

-(void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];

self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];

// the video player
self.avPlayer = [AVPlayer playerWithURL:self.videoUrl];
self.avPlayer.actionAtItemEnd = AVPlayerActionAtItemEndNone;

self.avPlayerLayer = [AVPlayerLayer playerLayerWithPlayer:self.avPlayer];
//self.avPlayerLayer.videoGravity = AVLayerVideoGravityResizeAspectFill;

[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
                                         selector:@selector(playerItemDidReachEnd:)
                                             name:AVPlayerItemDidPlayToEndTimeNotification
                                           object:[self.avPlayer currentItem]];

CGRect screenRect = [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds];

self.avPlayerLayer.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, screenRect.size.width, screenRect.size.height);
[self.view.layer addSublayer:self.avPlayerLayer];

According to xcode, the error is in the self.avPlayer = [AVPlayer playerWithURL:self.videoUrl]; part. When I build the project appears that self VideoViewController *   0x146b91d0
How could I do in order to resolve that error?


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Nature's Way Farms Celebrates 40 Years with New Variety of Elephant Ear Plant
Over the past 40 years, Miami-based Nature's Way Farms has grown from a five-acre tree nursery to a 320-acre operation supplying big box store and major retailers with more than 400 varieties of plants, including tropical beauties and patio décor plants. Long-recognized as an innovator in the industry, Nature's Way is celebrating another milestone in 2021—the introduction of a new variety to the much-loved Elephant Ear plant family (Alocasia macrorrhiza varigata).
The new variety named "Dawn," is fittingly named after Nature's Way founder Dawn Wilson whose commitment to excellence has earned the company recognition as Lowe's Home Improvement 2016 "Lawn & Garden Innovation Partner of the Year Award" and The Home Depot's 2018 & 2019 "Supplier Partner of the Year Award for the Southeast Region for Live Goods."
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