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using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Net.Security;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Security.Authentication;
using System.Security.Authentication.ExtendedProtection;
using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
using Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles;

namespace System.Net
{
    internal static class SslStreamPal
    {
        public static Exception GetException(SecurityStatusPal status)
        {
            return new Interop.OpenSsl.SslException((int)status);
        }

        public static void VerifyPackageInfo()
        {
        }

        public static SecurityStatusPal AcceptSecurityContext(ref SafeFreeCredentials credential, ref SafeDeleteContext context,
            SecurityBuffer inputBuffer, SecurityBuffer outputBuffer, bool remoteCertRequired)
        {
            return HandshakeInternal(credential, ref context, inputBuffer, outputBuffer, true, remoteCertRequired);
        }

        public static SecurityStatusPal InitializeSecurityContext(ref SafeFreeCredentials credential, ref SafeDeleteContext context,
            string targetName, SecurityBuffer inputBuffer, SecurityBuffer outputBuffer)
        {
            return HandshakeInternal(credential, ref context, inputBuffer, outputBuffer, false, false);
        }

        public static SecurityStatusPal InitializeSecurityContext(SafeFreeCredentials credential, ref SafeDeleteContext context, string targetName, SecurityBuffer[] inputBuffers, SecurityBuffer outputBuffer)
        {
            Debug.Assert(inputBuffers.Length == 2);
            Debug.Assert(inputBuffers[1].token == null);
            return HandshakeInternal(credential, ref context, inputBuffers[0], outputBuffer, false, false);
        }

        public static SafeFreeCredentials AcquireCredentialsHandle(X509Certificate certificate,
            SslProtocols protocols, EncryptionPolicy policy, bool isServer)
        {
            return new SafeFreeCredentials(certificate, protocols, policy);
        }

        public static SecurityStatusPal EncryptMessage(SafeDeleteContext securityContext, byte[] buffer, int size, int headerSize, int trailerSize, out int resultSize)
        {
            // Unencrypted data starts at an offset of headerSize
            return EncryptDecryptHelper(securityContext, buffer, headerSize, size, headerSize, trailerSize, true, out resultSize);
        }

        public static SecurityStatusPal DecryptMessage(SafeDeleteContext securityContext, byte[] buffer, ref int offset, ref int count)
        {
            int resultSize;
            SecurityStatusPal retVal = EncryptDecryptHelper(securityContext, buffer, offset, count, 0, 0, false, out resultSize);
            if (SecurityStatusPal.OK == retVal || SecurityStatusPal.Renegotiate == retVal)
            {
                count = resultSize;
            }
            return retVal;
        }

        public static SafeFreeContextBufferChannelBinding QueryContextChannelBinding(SafeDeleteContext securityContext, ChannelBindingKind attribute)
        {
            SafeChannelBindingHandle bindingHandle = Interop.OpenSsl.QueryChannelBinding(securityContext.SslContext, attribute);
            var refHandle = bindingHandle == null ? null : new SafeFreeContextBufferChannelBinding(bindingHandle);
            return refHandle;
        }

        public static void QueryContextStreamSizes(SafeDeleteContext securityContext, out StreamSizes streamSizes)
        {
            streamSizes = new StreamSizes();
        }

        public static void QueryContextConnectionInfo(SafeDeleteContext securityContext, out SslConnectionInfo connectionInfo)
        {
            connectionInfo = new SslConnectionInfo(securityContext.SslContext);
        }

        private static SecurityStatusPal HandshakeInternal(SafeFreeCredentials credential, ref SafeDeleteContext context,
            SecurityBuffer inputBuffer, SecurityBuffer outputBuffer, bool isServer, bool remoteCertRequired)
        {
            Debug.Assert(!credential.IsInvalid);

            try
            {
                if ((null == context) || context.IsInvalid)
                {
                    context = new SafeDeleteContext(credential, isServer, remoteCertRequired);
                }

                byte[] output = null;
                int outputSize;
                bool done;

                if (null == inputBuffer)
                {
                    done = Interop.OpenSsl.DoSslHandshake(context.SslContext, null, 0, 0, out output, out outputSize);
                }
                else
                {
                    done = Interop.OpenSsl.DoSslHandshake(context.SslContext, inputBuffer.token, inputBuffer.offset, inputBuffer.size, out output, out outputSize);
                }

                outputBuffer.size = outputSize;
                outputBuffer.offset = 0;
                outputBuffer.token = outputSize > 0 ? output : null;

                return done ? SecurityStatusPal.OK : SecurityStatusPal.ContinueNeeded;
            }
            catch
            {
                // TODO: This Debug.Fail is triggering on Linux in many test cases #4317
                // Debug.Fail("Exception Caught. - " + ex);
                return SecurityStatusPal.InternalError;
            }
        }

        private static SecurityStatusPal EncryptDecryptHelper(SafeDeleteContext securityContext, byte[] buffer, int offset, int size, int headerSize, int trailerSize, bool encrypt, out int resultSize)
        {
            resultSize = 0;
            try
            {
                Interop.Ssl.SslErrorCode errorCode = Interop.Ssl.SslErrorCode.SSL_ERROR_NONE;

                SafeSslHandle scHandle = securityContext.SslContext;

                resultSize = encrypt ?
                    Interop.OpenSsl.Encrypt(scHandle, buffer, offset, size, out errorCode) :
                    Interop.OpenSsl.Decrypt(scHandle, buffer, size, out errorCode);

                switch (errorCode)
                {
                    case Interop.Ssl.SslErrorCode.SSL_ERROR_RENEGOTIATE:
                        return SecurityStatusPal.Renegotiate;
                    case Interop.Ssl.SslErrorCode.SSL_ERROR_ZERO_RETURN:
                        return SecurityStatusPal.ContextExpired;
                    case Interop.Ssl.SslErrorCode.SSL_ERROR_NONE:
                    case Interop.Ssl.SslErrorCode.SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ:
                        return SecurityStatusPal.OK;
                    default:
                        return SecurityStatusPal.InternalError;
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Debug.Fail("Exception Caught. - " + ex);
                return SecurityStatusPal.InternalError;
            }
        }
    }
}

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The crowd watched in horror as the 'ISIS Butcher' dragged a father and his 8-year-old son out in front where they were made to kneel down to be beheaded because they refused to denounce their faith.
According to sources, the leader of the Islamic State contingent, flanked by several guards with AK-47s, were "cleansing the town" — executing any remaining Shiite residents.
Little did they know that an Iraqi spy had tipped off the British Special Air Service.
"Through binoculars, the British soldiers could see that there were several decapitated bodies already lying on the ground and the crowd was terrified, many were in tears," a Defense Minister told the Sunday Express.
They had no idea that the elite British military force had a sniper rifle fixed on the attempted assassins forehead. When "the butcher" raised his sword to behead the blindfolded father . . . that's when the sniper took action.
The SAS sniper with a .50 caliber suppressor-equipped rifle shot the sword wielding jihadist in the head from 1000 meters (3,280 feet) away. He then shot the Butcher's two accomplices as they were preparing the executions.
The villagers reported that the ISIS terrorists fled the town and have not returned.
Maybe it's time we listen.


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Australian Police Prevent a Terrorist Attack
Authorities arrested four men Sunday who they say were planning to bring down an airplane.
By J. Weston Phippen
Sam Mooy / AP
Australian airports have increased security after police arrested four men on Sunday in connection with a plot to bring down an airplane. Authorities with the counter terrorism force said the plot was "Islamist-inspired," and because of the sophistication of the plan, it's believed they may have had help from outside the country. Speaking to reporters Sunday, Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull said, "We face a range of terrorist threats, some of them are lone actors, who activate very quickly, with very little warning. On other occasions, you get quite elaborate conspiracies. This appears to be in that category."
Police raided five homes in the suburbs of Sydney, one of the country's largest cities. Dozen of officers in gas masks participated in the raids, and inside at least one home they found likely bomb-making material. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that a kitchen mincer was among the items taken by police, and they believe the men intended to smuggle it onto a plane to use as an improvised explosive device. Australian federal police commissioner, Andrew Colvin, did not say if the men were on a terrorism watch list. Local media is also reporting that the four men—Khaled Merhi, Abdul Merhi, Khaled Khayat and Mahmoud Khayat—were related to each other. The Morning Herald also reported the men may also have familial links to established terrorist networks.
The number one priority of my Government, and my commitment to the Australian people, is to keep them safe. pic.twitter.com/xrNqvAKlJi
— Malcolm Turnbull (@TurnbullMalcolm) July 30, 2017
As a result of the plot, airports have increased security and there are long delays across the country. Australia's terrorism threat level remains at "probable."
The country has seen quite a few attempted attacks in recent years, and some that were successful. Last month, ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack at an apartment building where one man was killed and three officers were injured. Last December, authorities prevented a plot to bomb several landmarks around the country on Christmas Day.

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When it comes time to buying a phone, questions may arise whether to buy a phone with Android or an iPhone, which uses iOS.
There are many feature and price options available when choosing a smartphone. With Android, the user has to choose between many brands that use Google software and between different price and quality options. In contrast, choosing iPhone is an easy choice in terms of product line; the models launched to the market by the Apple are few, numbered and classified in with a higher price tag.
Which is known for ease of use?
Deciding which is better, Android or iPhone is a long time debate. Many iPhone users and Apple fanboys alike stand by their product no matter how limited Apple makes their storage capacities, while Android geeks have long time been able to freely add storage/memory cards to their devices and take advantage of more powerful hardware.
iOS users may swear on the ease of use of Apple products, while Android users may debate that Apple users just don't know what they are doing. These assumptions may neither be the case, other than that pride stands in the way of people's decision.
The truth is both iPhones and Android phones have their good and bad points. It all comes down to a matter of budget and what matters most to you.
Apple users often say they love Apple products because they work as they should. This could be true as Apple software only needs to work on Apple hardware, where Android software needs to work on multiple varieties of devices.
The iOS interface is easy to use, but it really is a matter of preference. Android can also be easy to use if you get to know it better. Apple has shown great skill in designing an easy-to-use mobile operating system, while Android has been increasingly developing their product to be more intuitive and give you more control over it's OS and applications. Most geeks like that control. If users are shooting for simplicity is important for Android to stay competitive by simplifying their user experience specifically personalized by the consumer. Microsoft has similarly followed this approach in recent times.
iPhones have a beautiful design. Android phones can vary and can come as low as $100 even for a new phone.
Samsung Galaxy S8 is attractive like the iPhone 7. That said, pricing and features are competitive between both those phones.
Android leaves behind Apple in hardware performance. For less money, you can find Android phones with better specifications and features than iPhones. For example, Apple commercialized phones with HD screen when the market was full of Android phones with full HD screens and better panels.
As Android phones vary in manufacturer and quality, battery life is different for Android devices. Alternatively, many Android phones give you the option to replace your battery, where Apple phones require you to get service from the Apple store.
Cameras vary with Android phones, however Galaxy S8 and iPhone X give each other a good challenge in comparison.
The iPhone 7 has a 12-megapixel camera that boasts a wide f/1.8 aperture and built-in optical image stabilization (OIS).
Samsung's Galaxy S8 also features a 12-megapixel shooter with OIS, and an even wider f1/.7 aperture, which means more light can reach the phone's image sensor.
Galaxy S8 seems to have a superior camera in most situations, but the iPhone 7 isn't far behind.
The iPhone 7's front-facing camera turns out 7-megapixel shots, and has a respectable f/2.2 aperture.
Samsung offers higher resolution (8MP) selfies, and an exceptionally wide f/1.7 aperture.
iPhone 7 has waterproofing and a fingerprint scanner.
The Galaxy S8 is waterproof and has a fingerprint scanner too, but unlike the iPhone 7, it can be wirelessly charged, unlocked using an iris scanner, and still have a 3.5mm headphone jack .
Galaxy S8 base storage starts at 64GB, while Apple's is 32GB. And with Samsung there's a Micro SD card slot.
Any Apple buyer has to be aware that once you enter iOS, you are limited by Apple software unless you jailbreak. iPhone software is proprietary. Apple software is closed off and only Apple accessories are made to be 100% compatible in most cases. iPhone users are also closed off in terms of compatibility with Amazon ebooks, Kindle apps, and Google Play movies. Alternatively, Android users are closed off from podcasts, Apple iTunes, iOS messaging and Facetime. When it comes to applications, Google applications work on Apple iPhone, where Apple's proprietary software only works on Apple products.
Android is open source and more open to alternate applications. If you prefer open systems to closed ones, it's an important differentiator. It offers a wide range of possibilities, much higher than its rival.
In terms of peripheral compatibility, Android has an advantage with using standard USB ports. With iPhone, users are required to use the standard lightning port.
Android has Google Assistant, Apple has Siri. Both are fast and respond effectively to the most basic commands. However, one stands out above the other when tasks become more complex, and that is Google Assistant. Android's virtual mobile assistant has the ability to answer questions in more detail and has better functions to perform searches.
Google assistant integrates with calendar, maps, and other Google applications and offers AI capability that may offer suggestions such as pushing you to leave early due to bad traffic.
Google Assistant is also more skillful in answering questions than Apple Siri, which is still very basic.
Although iPhone users often boast that iOS is virus-proof shielded software, the truth is that there is malware capable of penetrating any operating system as long as there are developers and hackers.
Android leaves the user more freedom to get away from the base system, such as downloading applications from the network without going through the Google store. Obviously, this kind of freedom carries risks.
In this area, iPhones takes charge. When Apple releases a new update or patch, all compatible brand phones are updated. In the case of Android, updates are reserved for a select few manufacturers, mostly higher end phones.
This difference occurs because in the case of iPhone every detail is under the control of Apple, while with Android, Google provides the base operating system and some programs, and it is up to the manufacturer of each phone to perform updates.
Alternatively, Apple may push updates that are buggy or have poor QA testing.
Both phones offer cloud integration, however iCloud offers a more limited service that traps users into paying almost as soon as you start using it's resources.
Android is integrated with Google applications and services which offer more storage capacity. Alternatively, you can use Google applications with iOS.
The debate between iOS and Android is a continuous battle between consumers. As discussed, both iPhones and Android phones have their good and bad points and at the end of the day, it's all a matter of preference. It all comes down to a matter of budget and what is most important to you.


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USNMix Report: OnePlus 8 Series will be launched on April 14 with special features,
know the expected price.
OnePlus 8 series is going to hit the market on April 14. The company has confirmed this information. According to the company, OnePlus 8 series will be launched at the global level through online events. Talking about the features, users can get a 90 GHz AMOLED display, powerful processor and a great camera in this series of smartphones. Apart from this, 5G variants of OnePlus 8 series will also be introduced. So let's know in detail about OnePlus 8 Series ...
OnePlus 8 Series Launching Event
Keeping in mind the increasing impact of Corona virus, OnePlus has decided to launch this series online. The launching program of this series will begin at 8.30 pm Indian time. Also the program can be seen on the company's official YouTube channel. On the other hand, if sources are to be believed, the company will keep the price of this series in the premium range.
OnePlus 8 the strongest series ever
The company's CEO Pete Lau has said that the OnePlus 8 will be the most powerful and attractive smartphone series ever. Along with this, users will get high refresh rate display and OnePlus's signature powerful performance setup in this series of devices.
Three devices will be launched under OnePlus 8 Series
The company can launch OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro under the 8 Series. On the other hand, OnePlus 8 Lite can also be introduced. However, information about the price and features of the three smartphones will be available only after the launch event.


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Воинское кладбище № 14 — Цеклин () — воинское кладбище, расположенное в окрестностях села Цеклин, Подкарпатское воеводство. Кладбище входит в группу Западногалицийских воинских захоронений времён Первой мировой войны. На кладбище похоронены военнослужащие Австро-Венгерской и Российской армий, погибшие во время Первой мировой войны.

История
Кладбище было основано в 1917 году по проекту немецкого инженера-строителя, поручика Иоганна Ягера, создавшего почти все воинские кладбища во вверенном ему Округе II (Ясловском) в типично немецком (по мнению некоторых специалистов даже — «тевтонском») стиле. Из-за этого, его творческие решения противопоставляют архитекторным проектам другого руководителя, коменданта Округа I, словака Душана Юрковича, создавшего многочисленные проекты западногалицийских воинских кладбищ времён Первой мировой войны, многие из которых являются сейчас историческими памятниками.

У входа на кладбище расположена большая каменная часовня и 18 одиночных могил. Далее установлен деревянный крест и несколько общих могил.

На кладбище похоронены 545 австро-венгерских и русских солдат.

На мемориальной таблице установленной на стене часовни надпись:

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 Cmentarz nr 14 — Cieklin
 Метрика кладбища

Западногалицийские воинские кладбища
Кладбища Подкарпатского воеводства
Появились в 1917 году в Польше

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Judicial reluctance re annulment of judgment
FIRST DIVISION [ G.R. No. 235993, April 02, 2018 ] PACIFICO R. GONZALES, JR. VS. RENNIE C. TAN.
The Motion for Extension of Time filed by the petitioner seeking an additional period of 30 days from the expiration of the reglementary period on January 3, 2018 within which to file his Petition for Review on Certiorari is hereby GRANTED.
Considering the allegations, issues, and arguments adduced in the instant Petition for Review on Certiorari, the Court resolves to DENY the same for failure to show that the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 152263 committed any reversible error.
The CA found the petition, on its face, lacking in prima facie merit, noting, inter alia, the following reasons which it found fatal to support petitioner's cause: (1) that there was no statement in the petition as to when petitioner received a copy of the Decision dated July 16, 2012 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 146, Makati City (RTC) and; (2) that the petition is based on "uncertain allegations," i.e., petitioner averred that he was actually uncertain if he was still residing at the address where the sheriff effected substituted service of summons and that he was still trying to reconstruct his past to make a final determination of this matter.
The attitude of judicial reluctance towards the annulment of a judgment, final order or final resolution is understandable, for the remedy disregards the time-honored doctrine of immutability and unalterability of final judgments, a solid cornerstone in the dispensation of justice by the courts.[1] Rule 47 of the Rules of Court provides the following safeguards before allowing a petition for annulment of judgment:
Section 3. Period for filing action. — If based on extrinsic fraud, the action must be filed within four (4) years from its discovery; and if based on lack of jurisdiction, before it is barred by laches or estoppel.
Section 4. Filing and contents of petition. — The action shall be commenced by filing a verified petition alleging therein with particularity the facts and the law relied upon for annulment, as well as those supporting the petitioner's good and substantial cause of action or defense, as the case may be.x x x x
The petitioner shall also submit together with the petition affidavits of witnesses or documents supporting the cause of action or defense x x x
We have held that:
It must be stressed, however, that petitioners are required to allege with particularity in their petition the facts and the law relied upon for annulment as well as those supporting their cause of action or defense, as the case may be. Such requirement, as well as the requirement for petitioners to attach to the original copy of their petition the affidavits of their witnesses and documents supporting their cause of action or defense, are designed to convince the appellate court of the substantive merit of their petition to avoid its outright dismissal; or for the CA to make a finding of a prima facie merit in their petition and give due course thereto and order the service of the petition and summons on the respondents. xxx [2] ((Emphasis ours)
This Court has reviewed the petition for annulment and we agree with the CA in denying the same. Petitioner, other than raising the allegation that he discovered the questioned Decision of the RTC only sometime in June or July 2017, failed to state certain particularities. For instance, he has not provided the circumstances as to how he discovered the existence of the RTC judgment against him. We cannot also determine from the allegations of the petition whether the ground relied upon therein, i.e., the lack of jurisdiction, had not yet been barred by laches and/or estoppel considering that five years had already lapsed since the RTC rendered its assailed Decision.
Incidentally, petitioner argued that he is the sole witness in his petition and thus there is no need to append the affidavits of 'other witnesses.' However, his petition for annulment itself mentioned of a certain S/G Urieta, Romy De Vera - apparently the guard who received the summons on behalf of petitioner and who could be a witness to strengthen the ground relied upon in his petition for annulment. Nothing in the petition stated that petitioner exerted efforts to secure this security guard's affidavit, which brings back to the lack of particularity the facts relied upon for annulment of judgment.
ACCORDINGLY, the Court hereby resolves to AFFIRM the assailed September 13, 2017 Decision and December 8, 2017 Resolution of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 152263.
SO ORDERED. Sereno, C.J., on leave; De Castro, J., designated as Acting Chairperson of the First Division per Special Order No. 2540 dated February 28, 2018.
[1] Pinausukan Seafood House, Roxas Boulevard, Inc. vs. Far East Bank and Trust Company, now Bank of the Philippine Islands, G.R. No. 159926, January 24, 2014.
[2] Veneracion vs. Mancilla, 528 Phil 309, 323 (2006).
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UK General Election 2017: Pre-PostMortem
On the subject of distinguishing between real media and 'fake' news. My view of why we got the result in the UK General Election we got. In advance of getting it.
And my apologies for writing about tacky politics at this difficult moment in the land of my birth. But politics is the answer. And writing about it remains important.
Pretty much as I predicted when the election was called, Theresa May and the British Conservative Party will win an outright majority. But of no more than 40 seats.
I'm not going to spend a lot of time rehashing what everyone else is saying, or will say. I'm going to offer my own personal perspective.
First, what is different between my earlier prediction and this pre-postmortem? Answer: the Liberal Democrats.
Pretty much all that I said in the earlier prediction, especially the collapse of UKIP, and the opening that would offer the Tories, will come true.
But, the Liberal Democrats have also collapsed. Which means the Tories will pick up a few extra seats in the South-West I was not predicting on April 20.
The other major change is I do not think a low majority for May will be due to low turnout. It will be because she has turned out to be a manifestly awful campaigner. While Jeremy Corbyn has been surprisingly affable and effective.
Which is not to say May made a mistake calling a snap election. She didn't call it for the health of her party, or the country. She did it to make the most of what she privately perceived as her own shortcomings.
I think Theresa May is a lot like Gordon Brown. Controlled. Controlling. Introspective. Shy. Insecure. With all the charisma of a soggy Margaret Thatcher 1979 tea towel.
Unlike Gordon Brown, I believe May was well aware of her personality shortcomings. Like Gordon Brown, she had a plan all worked out for maximizing her leadership in the first few months of her reign. Then, unlike Brown, she had the balls mercilessly to take advantage of her temporary popularity.
Plus, she was canny enough to look ahead, and realize that the Tory brand was waning.
May transformed the Tory Party, after her ascension, from Cameron's touchy-feely tree-hugging to UKIP. Not UKIP-lite. No. Full bore UKIP. With devastatingly-effective and cruel manipulation, May took full advantage of all the emotional consequences of Brexit.
She wasn't in the slightest bit interested in the future. She was interested only in this election.
I think the clever people around May. And they are very clever. Told her that, once Brexit was done, well before the chosen date for the next General Election of 2020, the voting public would have no reason to vote for the Tories other than their record.
And even the most fervent of Conservative blue rinses has to accept that the time for this version of Toryism is over. The sell-by date is past.
Electorates never vote out of gratitude. They vote for goodies they are going to get tomorrow.
Whatever folks may think about Tory claims that they rescued Great Britain from Labour excess and recession. That was all so five minutes and Nick Clegg ago.
People have had enough of being noble. Of being told they need to accept cut, and cut out and cut off, for the good of the country, their children, the world, someone over there.
It's time for some sugar. The clever people around May told her that, by 2020, and with Brexit out of the way, the Great British voting public would be looking for a bit of Bert after all the Mary Poppins. A spoonful of sugar. And Tories don't do sugar well.
It's no good talking about nationalization, and price controls, and ceilings being a part of the failed past. No-one cares about the Seventies. Besides, people like to do their own failing. They won't get warned off it by being told it's going to end in tears.
If people paid any attention to history and causes, marriage counselors and bookies would have gone out of fashion a long time ago.
So. May knew 2020 was going to be a disaster for the Tories. Knew her best shot was now. Knew that those 20% polling leads would dwindle the moment she began to put her foot in her mouth. And so, she called her snap election. For herself. And for herself alone.
Now. To be fair. I suspect she knew her polling figures would take a knock. But not as much as they have. Very few punters predicted Jeremy Corbyn's campaign. And let's be clear, Jeremy has done more than cement his own position as Labour leader post-election. He has, in my humble opinion, made Labour favorites to win the next General Election.
Corbyn and Momentum made a conscious decision not to offer Tory-lite in 2017. They presented a coherent alternative economic and social policy. Based on assumptions which rang true with the current British electorate.
Again, it matters not if Tories and others whined that nationalization didn't work last time. Neither party was offering anything all that new. There never really is anything new in politics and economics. It's all a rehash of the past.
The only thing that matters is whether or not it is a rehash whose time has come. And Jeremy Corbyn, with his integrity, charm, affability and humor, created a space, entirely all his own, in which that rehash could be viewed positively. And I predict that will be a stepping stone to likely Labour success in five year's time.
I'm not sure Corbyn will hang around for another election. But he will now likely go on his own terms. And I suspect not least because the more intelligent of those who opposed him will realize that he really was the man for the hour. There probably was not another candidate who could have done a better job of making Labour policy look so warm and fuzzy in 2017.
Oh. An even further look ahead in my pre-postmortem crystal ball? Unless May exceeds all expectations, and does in fact get a majority of at least 80 seats, she will be history by the time of the next General Election.
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Wednesday afternoon, after a day of virtually meeting and planning with MCS pastoral staff, I closed the Zoom window on my computer. Satisfied with our collective work, I took a deep breath, grateful for a wonderfully dedicated and highly competent team.
After a few moments, I glanced at my phone. Immediately, I realized that the notifications and text messages that I had received throughout the day were more than I could count. Friends, family, and colleagues, many of whom are of African descent, had reached out to me, shocked. Many texted me similar words. "They would have shot us," they said, again and again.
"If it was us, we would've been shot."
I opened the office door, shouting into the empty space, "What's going on?" Two others were in the office. Neither of them had yet heard the news.
For me, Epiphany, January, the New Year, is a time of vision boards and new beginnings. Hope for something new greets us as we gaze at the child cradled in Mary's arms. And yet, I saw no hope as I looked at this news.
As the headlines "The Capitol Under Attack," "Far-Right Mob Attacks the Capitol," "Mayhem in the Capitol," and so on appeared on my screen, something happened in me psychologically. For a moment, time seemed to collapse. As I watched white supremacists carrying Confederate flags into the US Capitol, I recalled images of the same flag flown by plane over sporting events in 2020 and carried into Charlottesville in 2018.
Seeing white supremacists walking freely in a place that symbolizes our democracy, I saw, at the same time, the white supremacists who've been encouraged at rallies and marches across our nation, year after year, as leadership at our highest levels has refused to call out bigotry, acknowledge systemic racism, or condemn racist violence against people who look like me.
Seeing this crowd in DC receive a pep rally and praise from the president, I recalled images of tear gas released on peaceful protestors on those same DC streets, and I recalled the president posing with our sacred scriptures, blessing violence against the peaceful crowds.
Lastly, as I saw images of men and women, known neo-Nazis, and holocaust deniers holding banners, threatening violence, and carrying weapons, met with very little police presence, I could not help but also see images of Anjanette Young, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Freddie Gray, and countless others, flashing through my mind—one scene, one death, one trauma after another, after another, after another. I could not help but see officers acquitted of the excessive use of force and officers acquitted of murder based on assertions of fear—acquitted because they claimed to be afraid.
"They would have shot us," I heard again the words of my siblings.
Yes, in seeing the events in Washington DC this week, I saw the events not only of the past four years but of much of my life. And this was not my experience, alone. It was also the experience of countless Black people and people of color all across this country, those who reached out to me, and those whom I have yet to meet.
Indeed, Wednesday was more than Wednesday. It was trauma, reopened, flooding back in, and forcing us to relive those moments of pain and oppression, again and again.
For me, Epiphany, January, the New Year, is a time of vision boards and new beginnings. Hope for something new greets us as we gaze at the child cradled in Mary's arms. But the events of this past Wednesday were nothing to look forward to. Indeed, these events once again highlighted the disparities that exist in our nation, reminding us again that the pursuit of peace, justice, and equity must never cease.
As we search for an alternative future, the future of God envisioned in Jesus' teachings about God's Reign of Love, I'd ask that you recommit with me to the work of dismantling white supremacy in our hearts and in the world. Will you do this?
I ask also that you'd pray with me for all those who are currently living with renewed fear and resurfaced trauma and pain.
Of our leaders, I ask that you take this moment as an opportunity to have courageous conversations with your family, neighbors, and community. We trust that when we gather in Christ, God might instigate change in even the most hardened of hearts and that God, indeed, is with us as we work toward a church and a world where nobody has to say, "If it was us, we would have been shot."
As we continue to process and take action together, please reach out to the synod staff for prayer, for guidance, and for partnership, as we follow Jesus down paths of justice, righteousness, and liberating love.
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"Overall the system is improved when everyone involved is essentially racing to do the washing up first."
But is this really such a bad thing? Well for one thing, if both of us starting doing the washing up as frequently as possible, say, right after eating with them, the house would be clean and clear of dishes for the longest amount of time. Not only that but you'd only ever end up washing a small amount each time and generally only need to wash up things that you actually used. Not only that, you have more dishes at your disposal ready for eating.
Of course, there are certain factors that need to be mitigated such as differing schedules, tastes and penchant for curries that will affect how the workload divides up but these will balance themselves out over time. Overall the system is improved when everyone involved is essentially racing to do the washing up first.
So why, I hear you ask, am I wittering on about domestics on my software blog? Well as developers we can learn a lot from this scenario about dealing with bugs and issues in our code. Gamification is a whole topic in itself, but we should all be striving to tackle bugs, stories and technical debt when they are as small as possible, and ideally as soon as they are created.
"In software - as in washing up - tackle issues when they are small, as soon as they arrive and as frequently as possible. Your team will be less stressed and your codebase will be much tidier for more of the time"
We all know this is sound logic, yet all to often we leave this stuff to pile up ad inifitum. It can be difficult to convey to those making the decisions exactly why this is important. Putting everything in terms to analogous household chores is not necessarily going to sway your boss but in this case it does make it painfully obvious why we would want to work in this way, and what the benefits are.
So in software - as in washing up - tackle issues when they are small, as soon as they arrive and as frequently as possible. Your team will be less stressed, your codebase will be much tidier for more of the time. It doesn't really matter who picks up the complex or 'fun' stories, it will balance itself out over time. You'll have more resource available to provide value to your customers, and everyone will feel like they have less on their plate.


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Dance Dance Revolution (dále jen DDR) je hudební taneční hra, vzniklá roku 1998 v Japonsku, kde ji vytvořila softwarová společnost Konami. Z Japonska se rozšířila do USA a poté i do Evropy. Původně šlo o hru pouze automatovou, v dnešní době je již možno sehnat DDR i ve verzi PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Wii nebo Xbox.

Princip hry
Hráč stojí na desce o rozměrech přibližně metr krát metr (přesně 85×85 cm), rozdělené na devět polí - pět neaktivních a čtyři aktivní. Ta fungují jako tlačítka nahoru, dolů, doprava a doleva. Před hráčem je obrazovka, na které se v horní části nachází čtyři šedé šipky, nazývané targety. Z reproduktorů se začne ozývat hudba a ve spodní části obrazovky se začnou objevovat barevné šipky. Barva šipky určuje rytmus ke kterému patří - celá doba, půldoba, čtvrtdoba apod. Jakmile se barevná šipka dostane nahoru na šedou šipku, hráč na padu musí šlápnout na odpovídající tlačítko. Hodnotí se přesnost zmáčknutí tlačítka.

DDR automaty
DDR je nejrozšířenější ve formě tanečních automatů a to především v Japonsku. V Evropě vyšlo v minulosti několik automatů pod značkou Dancing Stage - EuroMix, EuroMix 2, Fusion a poslední SuperNOVA. Původně plánované vydání Dancing Stage SuperNOVA 2 bylo zrušeno. V EU se pravděpodobně objeví i poslední inkarnace - Dance Dance Revolution X - tentokráte již i včetně názvu Dance Dance Revolution, místo Dancing Stage. V ČR není známa žádná lokace Dancing Stage ani DDR automatu.

DDR do domácnosti
Domácí verze DDR (v Evropě opět pod značkou Dancing Stage) jsou dostupné pro herní konzole PlayStation 2, XBOX360 a Nintendo Wii. Nové domácí verze jsou vydávány tradičně každý rok pro všechny platformy. V ČR se dají Dancing Stage hry pro PS2 koupit ve většině herní obchodů. XBOX360 a Wii verze jsou dostupné obtížněji. DDR se v Evropě nikdy neprodávalo pro PC, avšak existuje řada plagiátů, které se za DDR vydávají. Nejznámější simulátor DDR pro PC je StepMania.

DDR v České republice
V ČR se DDR aktivně věnuje několik tisíc hráčů na všech úrovních zkušeností. S DDR se lze setkat na různých conech (například na PragoFFestu, Festivalu fantazie, Animefestu nebo Advíku), kde má svůj vlastní program. Dále v ČR existuje občanské sdružení Czech DDR, jehož cílem je šířit taneční hry po ČR a které mimo jiné pořádá i mistrovství republiky v tanečních hrách.

Úspěchy ČR v DDR
Nejlepší česká hráčka S'Tsung dosáhla na mistrovství světa 2006 na 2. místo a na mistrovství Evropy 2008 dosáhla 2. místa.

Externí odkazy

 MusicGames.cz - Česká stránka o hudebních hrách
 czechddr.cz - Stránky občanského sdružení Czech DDR
 ddrforum.pocitac.com - české fórum o hudebních hrách
 ddr.unas.cz  - České stránky o Dance Dance Revolution

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The girls impressed further in the next group of heats with Ellie H and Holly H showing fantastic driving skills! Melissa G listened carefully and improved as the races went on, almost winning one of her heats. Miriam J pedalled her way into contention with some very clever driving ahead of the yellow final . Final results: 3rd place: Max R, 2nd place: Dominic H, 1st place: Lucy C - well done to the ladies!
The burning rubber cooled for some ice skating time that followed to finish the morning! Meanwhile blue and green groups got their time on the go karts.
A speedy Emonie H set the early pace with Abi K and Chloe K close behind showing some very clever driving! Alysia M looked the favourite in her heat with Jack G and James S providing stern competition. Before the finals kicked off, the instructor was particularly impressed with Chloe K, Lara MB and Holly Q for their attitude to learning and improving.
Final winners for each team were Andy S and Abi K! Well done both!
Here it is: our final (full day) update of a fantastic week! We began our day with some Latin inspired Zumba dancing - Lento! Lento!
We hit the basketball courts straight after. Blue team beat Green whilst Yellow beat Red. There were some superb performances from Theo H, Jasper B, Max R, Kombo C and Ella P!
We ended our morning with a game of rounders. Here blue beat red 9-3, yellow beat green 11-8 with Olly H, Martha L and Will F impressing with their batting prowess and Andy S, James S and Jacob J showed fantastic fielding skills!
New Kurling (basically what you see on the Winter Olympics) proved to be very popular - and quite a challenge! The children (and adults) grew in confidence with reds sealing a 4-3 Win before Yellows were victorious 3-2. Well done to Yvaine, Tom F, Ben F and Lucy I who were fantastic here.
Our day ended with a splash! The 4 teams were split into the pool for water polo and the water slides for FUN! The yellow slide won the battle of the slides proving Lindt popular with children and adults alike for its speed and splash value.
Miss Bentham led the way in water polo despite her teams numeric advantage - some smart play from Miss Buckle soon nullified her. Mr Paynter's brilliance shone through with Mrs Dunk playing a very good second fiddle with plenty of goals. Mrs Luce enjoyed the jacuzzi.
Thank you all for a wonderful trip! Full of special memories!
Miss Bentham, Mr Paynter, Mrs Luce, Mrs Dunk, Miss Buckle and 44 fantastic children!
Red and yellow teams began their day with a superb Bollywood dancing lesson. Our teacher Kate taught us a full routine, and with plenty of rehearsal time the children (and adults) delivered a Bollywood masterpiece! It was great to see the children so immersed in the dance, Emily G, Kombo, Alice S and Ava K led from the front!
An exhilarating game of hockey followed this. The pace of the game and energy of the children was very impressive, particularly from Tim P, Max R, Jasper B, Lucy C, Rowan B and Ben F. Final score 9-4 to Yellow team. A 6-1 Win for blue team followed - star of the show? Emily G!
Curling finished with a win for Yellow 30-22. Star of the show here was Jasper B who had a superb time leading the way with numerous successful 'slides'. Brooklyn W and Rhys L also impressed with their terrific aim.
Our day finished with some archery (sharpshooter was Samuel W!), table tennis, volleyball and a game of bowls for our evening activity! Special mentions here for Jack G, Andy S and Ava T.
Despite our barrier related issues to start the day, the journey down to Devon was straightforward. Upon arrival we were quick to split into our respective teams and get stuck into our activities.
Red and Green teams kicked off their day with some fast paced tennis action before having a go at some curling which the children really enjoyed as it was something that most had never done before.
When it was the turn of blue and yellow, the competition began - blue team won their round 14-8 before red had their time to shine with a 17-15 win. A special mention to Tom F, Dominic H, Frankie L, Holly Q and Megan RN for their fantastic support and performances in this activity.
By late afternoon it was time to head to the pool. Here we had time for a high-intensity game of water polo. In the first game, an end-to-end encounter ended in a 12-12 draw between red and green team. Special mentions here go to Libby GM, Emily R, Will F and Will M for their efforts. Mr Paynter stole man of the match for a superb length of the pool goal under great pressure from Niamh and Samuel!
An equally competitive encounter between yellow and blue ended 18-11 to the blue team. Jack G was inspirational as goalkeeper, Miss Bentham tried her best to emulate Mr Paynter but could not reach the standard that was set earlier in the day. Lucy C was pick of the bunch for the yellow team.
After an active start to our day we settled ourselves into our rooms and went for a delicious tea before retiring back to our rooms for a much needed sleep.
Check back tomorrow for further updates!
The attitude and application of the children so far has been fantastic. Keep it up guys!


Due to many factors (my novel not selling, work being crazy, Warcraft being fun) which wouldn't matter if I was truly as HARDKOR about writing as I like to think I am, not much creative scribling has been going on. However, I have been very slowly and steadily building up notes and characters for a story I've been on-off working on for years. And as the timing works out, I am coming up on the end of my planning just in time for NaNoWriMo.
My relationship with the program is cold at best. I've always thought it was fairly silly. If you want to write a novel, there's nothing and no one to stop you except yourself. Writing is the most self sufficient art. It requires nothing except something to write on, regularly applied time, and the ability to push yourself forward once the 10% inspiration has bitten the dust and you're in the long, dry valley of the 90% perspiration. There is nothing more heart breaking or depressing than being 20,000 words into a novel and realizing that it's broken. It's dead and stupid and you can't fix it. Sometimes I make it over this hurdle, and those are the novels I finish. Sometimes I don't, and those are the novels that fall by the wayside while I move on to greener, less retarded pastures.
Everyone's path to storytelling is different, but for me, it is the ability to jump this hurdle, not word count or getting to the end, that makes me a novelist. An ability, I might add, that has been failing me of late.
But NaNoWriMo, while an interesting tool, and I must admit a good get-up-and-go for getting people who've always wanted to write a novel to actually sit down and experience the day to day slog (because believe me, it's not roses and princes every day. Most days it's staring at the miles of empty white screen and trying not to panic), but in terms of helping people tell a story, it's a wobbly crutch at best, more likely to burn out potential novelists than create them.
If you're going to write a book, it isn't about the numbers, or how fast you go. It's about having a story strong enough to plow through the chasm of despair that you know is waiting for you somewhere in the middle. It's having characters who are strong enough to stand up and pull you out when you get stuck. If you can grasp those things, then the numbers will come by themselves so long as you take the time to write every day.
This is what I have learned through two novels. I hope it helps someone.


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Mark Steyn: Live Free or Die
On November 7, 2012 By AZ ConservativeIn America, Elections
As disappointing for me as Mitt losing New Hampshire has been the down-ticket races in the Granite State. In 2010, Republicans won both House seats, the Senate seat, three-quarters of State Reps, 80 percent of State Senate seats, and 100 percent of the Executive Council. Two years later, Democrats have taken the governorship and may well take both House seats, and the vote tallies they're racking up in hardcore plaid-clad North Country towns far from the Massachusetts border are remarkable.
A lot of the telly chatter is about how Republicans don't get the shifting demographics: America is becoming more of a "brown country," as Kirsten Powers put it on Fox. But New Hampshire is overwhelmingly white — and the GOP still blew it. The fact is a lot of pasty, Caucasian, non-immigrant Americans have also "shifted," and are very comfortable with Big Government, entitlements, micro-regulation, Obamacare and all the rest — and not much concerned with how or if it's paid for.
If this is the way America wants to go off the cliff, so be it. But I wish we'd at least had a Big Picture election. The motto of the British SAS is "Who dares wins." The Republicans chose a different path. A play-it-safe don't-frighten-the-horses strategy may have had a certain logic, but it's unworthy of the times.
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Romney wins among baby boomers — the largest demographic — and still manages to lose!
Romney wins Independents and still manages to lose!
Romney loses in cities of 50,000 and up, wins in cities smaller than 50,000 on down.


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The GAF Latinos in Roofing Expo Empowers Roofing Professionals
By Cristina Soriano 12-05-2022
On September 9 and 10 in Frisco, Texas, GAF proudly hosted the first Latinos in Roofing Expo to celebrate and support hardworking Latino professionals in the roofing industry. The two-day event, hosted in Spanish, provided networking and business development opportunities to contractors from all over the United States.
An Opportunity for Networking, Education, and Social Support
The Latinos in Roofing expo kicked off with a welcome reception, where attendees had an opportunity to network and meet other like-minded professionals over dinner and drinks. Roofing Specialist Marcos Sierra from the Sierra Group Roofing & Solar describes the event as "electric, comforting, inspiring, futuristic, and full of great people." Sierra attends a handful of conferences every year and often finds them a little more sales-oriented. This conference flipped the script and provided critical education and useful information that contractors could put into practice without a focus on sales.
"We are tired of being sold to. Most conferences have become sales platforms for the speakers and hosts, while the breakout rooms have become a sales pitch paradise for the ones in charge. This was different. The absolute attention to detail on every aspect did not go unnoticed. It was the smaller details that became the topics of conversation."
Sierra notes that details such as the welcome reception were essential to making an impact. "For many [contractors], this was their first conference, so to be welcomed and treated to dinner while networking with others who look alike and who are going through the same struggle was something the industry needed."
A video message from GAF CEO Jim Schnepper played during the evening, as he welcomed and acknowledged the tireless and tenacious work in the roofing industry. Poignantly, there was also a video about the challenges, perseverance, and successes of an immigrant roofer—a sentiment about creating a firm bond and immediate connection that resonated with every attendee. Sierra describes this moment in particular, saying that the video "brought an emotional connection to many of us that are immigrant roofers and gave a visual for those that have not yet gotten there in their respective journey."
September 10 was a full day at the expo, featuring product demos, training classes, and educational panels. Contractors learned more about educational programs such as GAF CARE courses that make it easier to run and grow their businesses with on-demand learning, hands-on training, and business seminars. They also had the chance to experience various product demonstrations and ask any questions of experts on site.
The Expo ended with the opportunity to attend that night's FC Dallas Soccer game, an exciting event that also connected to the Latino and Hispanic Heritage Month celebration happening in Dallas over the weekend.
Shared Experiences and Communal Support for Career Success
Opportunities such as the GAF Latinos in Roofing Expo are pivotal for any contractor who finds empowerment in networking with others from the same culture and industry. Recognizing shared experiences and also learning about how others have struggled and overcome obstacles to success can encourage growth.
Luis Velasquez of Dynamic Restoration, now a GAF Master Elite contractor, describes how he overcame his own obstacles in the industry. He emphasizes the need for perseverance when fighting for big dreams. "Succeeding in the United States as a Latino is possible," he says. "That's what we came here for. We are intelligent, and we came here to succeed. Fear is an obstacle, but it cannot stop us."
The team behind the GAF Latinos in Roofing Expo is proud to provide opportunities for roofers like Sierra and Velasquez as they build a strong foundation through social events, career networking, and practical training for success.
To discuss additional opportunities and trainings for Latinos in roofing, contact your local Territory Manager. You can also access gaf.com in spanish here.
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Cristina's work includes a broad spectrum of design roles – from styling and planning intimate gatherings and events, creative designs for homes and unique spaces, and creative direction and styling photo shoots. The combination of her natural grace, eye for beauty and her experience in photography and set design, has given the foundation for Cristina to entertain effortlessly. Her beautifully curated tablescapes and perfect entertaining essentials allow her guests to feel welcome and the event to be unforgettable. Her distinctly detailed eye gives her the amazing ability to style spaces embodying an elegant yet artistic flair, with charming and intimate aura.
Born in the Philippines and with Spanish heritage, she brings elements of her childhood memories of a home that celebrated entertaining and took pride in beautiful and elegant tablescapes. She gets her inspiration from her inherent mix of cultures, integrating them with her current home, New York City.
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Critically acclaimed actor — with a roofing industry background — Anthony Mackie has teamed up with GAF and their Community Matters initiative to help rebuild Gulf Region roofs hit by extreme weather.
Top Six Common Roof Types & How to Pick One for Your Home
It's easy to think that there are as many roof types as there are buildings. In truth, there are only a few standard kinds and variations are made by combinations of these. The type of roof you select for your home or addition will influence a lot of other factors, including overall cost, what materials you can use, and how much of the roof is visible from the street.
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GAF's Sustainability Promise: A Year of Social Impact
"As industry leaders, we have a responsibility to use our expertise and resources to make a positive impact on our communities and our planet, which is why we've set these ambitious goals. We are making strategic investments to achieve those goals and, ultimately, to leave the planet better than we found it for our children – and their children." —Jim Schnepper, CEO of GAF, Earth Day, 2022
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What Is It Like to Be a Roofer?
To get a firsthand account of what it's like to be a roofer, GAF spoke with Trenton Wisecup, president of Arrow Roofing Services in Michigan, and David Laurain, Arrow Roofing's vice president, to learn about their experiences in the roofing industry.
How Commercial Skylights Can Boost Revenue
Historically, commercial skylights have gotten a bad rap. "The old joke was: 'if it's not leaking now, it will be soon,'" says Brian Grohe, a 13-year vet of the skylight industry and a commercial sales manager at industry leader VELUX. Fortunately, technology has changed that old tune for the better, turning commercial skylights into a golden opportunity for roofing contractors.
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Around the globe, excess heat collects in urban areas and can contribute to increased heat-related death and illness, diminished quality of life, and reduced economic opportunities. Such areas are known as "urban heat islands." Fortunately, cooling strategies are now available and being used in initiatives like the GAF Cool Community project to help mitigate urban heat island effects. Such cooling strategies are supported by products such as such as GAF StreetBond® pavement coatings with Invisible Shade™ — named by TIME magazine as one of its Best Inventions of 2022.
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We all have memories that we treasure from childhood, events or experiences that had a memorable impact on us and that with time take on almost legendary proportions. I remember watching the film The Dark Crystal when I was a munchkin, and being absolutely terrified by the beetle-like Garthim monsters, and which with the passing of time became scarier and scarier in my memories. 'Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back' (originally released as plain old 'The Empire Strikes Back') holds another of those epic childhood memories for me.
The film originally hit the cinemas in 1980 before I was even a twinkle in my father's eye, and when it finally received its first television release in the UK (which I believe was Christmas Day of either 1987 or 1988) my family and I all went to my grandparents house to watch it together.
To this day it remains my firm favourite out of the entire 6-film Star Wars saga, winning me over from the beginning few minutes of film with its depiction of the brutal ice planet Hoth. Besides the AT-AT Walkers which utterly enthralled me, the appearance of the Wampa st irred in my mind a thrilling mix of fear and fascination: while on Hoth, Luke is riding around on a furry lizard-like creature called a Tauntaun, finishing up a routine patrol, but then decides to spend some time investigating what he thought was a fallen meteorite. Suddenly a shadow falls over him, and he turns to see a ferocious creature that explodes onto camera in a barely focused blur of teeth, white fur and claws. He is hit in the face, and falls unconscious onto the snow, and we hear the screams of his Tauntaun cut short. He is grabbed by the ankle and dragged away.
The film later cuts to what we take to be the Wampa's cave, scattered with bones and skeletons and firmly impressing upon us that this is a powerful carnivore, where it has suspended Luke Skywalker upside-down, his feet captured in ice, stored for a snack attack later on. Shaken by his situation, Luke attempts to call on the force to retrieve his lightsaber, which has fallen into a snow pile nearby. The tension starts to mount as, using sound and shadow, we were given the impression that the Wampa was making its way through the cave toward s Luke and time was running out.
In a breathtaking climax of events Luke closes his eyes, concentrates and the lightsaber jumps into his outstretched hand, allowing him to turn it on and swing upwards to cut himself free. We see a cut to the furry body of the Wampa, no head or feet visible, walking across camera with huge clawed paws. As Luke falls to the ground and struggles to get upright the Wampa closes in, in a blurry head-shot of a horned creature made up of white fur, teeth and claws, and Luke lashes out with the lightsaber, cutting to a shot of a furry arm fallen onto the cave floor and an animal bellowing in pain. Luke then stumbles out of the cave into the snow.
The Wampa remained mainly unseen during its brief 5 Minutes of Fame, and yet the threat that this animal represented was unmistakably communicated to the viewer, which is why the Wampa attack on Luke Skywalker lingered on in my memory as one of the most thrilling moments of childhood.
Fast forward to me treating myself to the 1997 release of the DVD box set of the original Star Wars Trilogy, remastered and promising to deliver the world. I wanted to relive the original excitement and adventure that won me over all those years ago. My friends and I made a day of it, stocking up on nibbles and drinks and slowly working our way through the trilogy. When we began watching 'The Empire Strikes Back' I was genuinely excited as I was about to enjoy one of my favourite few minutes in film ever, from the Wampa attack to the AT-AT's.
The film followed the remembered format of the Luke being knocked unconscious by the Wampa and getting dragged away, later we return to him in the cave slowly stirring as, in the background, the predator screams. The film then cuts to a scene of the Wampa, looking all big and fluffy, sitting down and eating what we presume to be Luke's unfortunate Tauntaun. I actually shook my head at that point as I didn't remember seeing so much of the Wampa when I last watched TESB. Luke reaches up to try to release his feet, and we cut to another shot of the Wampa eating enthusiastically. I'm seriously confused at this point as my entire childhood thrill related to the Wampa was based on it being a mysterious, brutal and barely-seen carnivore, and already I've seen more of the Wampa in a few seconds than I remember ever having seen before.
Luke then reaches for the lightsaber, which stubbornly refuses to budge, so Luke calms himself and reaches out again, whereupon the lightsaber begins to shake and look like its ready to move. The Wampa now stirs and gets up from its feast, beginning to move towards Luke, all of which I have no memory of seeing before. Luke cuts himself free and falls to the ground, with the Wampa visibly moving from off camera towards him, which I again had no recollection of seeing before. The Wampa attacks and I watch a remembered head shot of a horned creature lunging at him, and Luke lashes out and cuts the Wampa's arm off. We then see the Wampa standing with a bloodied stump where its arm used to be, howling in pain, and Luke makes his escape.
I was genuinely confused as so many childhood nightmares had been based on the barely seen Wampa and the impression of ferocity, speed and teeth that the original film had conveyed to me, and yet here I was watching the film again and seeing so much more than I remembered.
I did my homework and learned that the remastered 1997 version wasn't simply a cleaned up version of the saga, but also contained extra scenes that had either been omitted from the original, or new scenes filmed specially for the remastered version. I found a great comparison video compiled by TheUnluckyTug02 on YouTube that compared the original and remastered Wampa scene and confirmed what I had suspected all along: that my childhood memories were not in error, but instead it was George Lucas who had tinkered with the original.
Over time, with George Lucas whipping his goose so frequently that it seemed to be spitting out golden eggs, I got to see so many changes and tweaks in the frequent re-releases from the original Star Wars trilogy that it started to become annoying. I can appreciate tidying up a film, in the same way that Disney do, in order to improve picture quality, and with the advancement of CGI a man can do a lot, however 'A New Hope', 'The Empire Strikes Back' and 'Return of the Jedi' were not as heavily reliant on CGI as the newer 'The Phantom Menace', 'Attack of the Clones' and "Revenge of the Sith' and therefore unless the quality of the original versions can be replicated you're going to end up with very obvious changes and annoying additions that attempt to tie in the newer 3 films with the originals.
The problem fans have is when a 'remaster' involves changes as big as the famous Mos Eisley scene in 'A New Hope' where originally Greedo met Han Solo and wanted to reclaim money that was owed to Jabba the Hutt for cargo that Han was supposed to smuggle but instead dumped. Greedo had his blasted trained on Han, but under the table Han stealthily points his own blaster at Greedo. Han shoots Greedo, who dies without firing a single shot. In the 1997 re-release the scene was altered to show Han using his weapon only after Greedo fired and missed (why Lucas thought it would be believable that Greedo, a bounty hunter, could miss Han from point blank range is anyone's guess) and spawned the phrase, "Han Shot First" in defiance of Lucas' attempt to rewrite history and make Greedo the first one to fire.
This scene can probably sum up George Lucas' approach to the remastered versions he's consistently churned out, and can also explain why this seeming lack of film integrity has lead fans to feel he values profit over anything else. The Blu Ray version of Star Wars was released in late 2011, and the anticipated and inevitable changes infuriated a lot of diehard fans: the despised Ewoks now blink, which I have to admit is a welcome addition as the original fleabag costumes looked a little fake and rigid; and the most controversial change has been to the most climactic moment of all 6 films, when Vader throws the Emperor to his death, which previously had been carried out in painful silence as his body was riddled with dark force lightning, but now he utters the scream of, "Noooooooo," as he kills his Master. Despite most of us thinking the original trilogy were the most perfect set of films to grace this planet, we've seen the creator ignore all protests and repeatedly amend his work.
We may make more noise and fuss than some of the individual changes actually warrant, but this is only because some of us have hit breaking point and, like William Foster in Falling Down, these multiple little things all add up to increase our collective tension and frustration, therefore it consequently only requires something relatively small to make us snap.
My beloved childhood memory of the Wampa attack on Luke Skywalker has been trampled, the mystery and enigma of that huge predator has been done away with, and my treasured memories have been forcefully replaced. I love Star Wars, and the original trilogy will remain 3 of my all time favourite films, however George Lucas has proved with his newer 3 films that he cannot fully replicate the magic of his originals and, unless he gives in the popular demand and starts authorising films that move away from the Luke Skywalker timeline and explore more of the massive Star Wars universe, he's doomed to churn out re-release after re-release of the films that he founded his fortune upon. The Urban Dictionary even lists the definition of pulling 'a George Lucas'.
I'm going to go watch Dark Crystal now, notepad in hand, and carefully scour the film for changes.
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For my last day at work (wow, that's now 2 weeks ago! Time flies!) I brought in a special treat. Chocolate Brownie muffins. The handiness of muffins with the rich and comforting taste of chocolate brownies with walnuts. To be completely honest, I chose this recipe also because it's made in 40 mins but don't tell anyone. I realized that's it my last day of work the evening before (and with evening, I mean night). It's funny changing jobs. You go into an office day after day and then just from one day to another you stop. Well it had to stop and it was a great decision but it just feels strange. Am I the only one? Did you quit your job at one point? How did you feel? When you leave the office, hand in your keys and close the door I got a sentimental feeling but it's also a new start. To new beginnings! Let's eat cake! Have some chocolate! Celebrate with me!
Preheat the oven to 175° C. Chop the dark chocolate into pieces and melt it over a water bath. Cut the butter into pieces and add to the warm chocolate. Stir well and add the sugar and eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Now mix in the flour, salt and walnuts until well blended.
Line a muffin baking tray with paper cups and fill them 2/3 with the chocolate mixture. Bake for 20-25 mins and now look at the lovely chocolate brownie muffin recipe I made!
Sorry for the uninspired pictures. I took the photos in the morning of my last day and I had to hurry to not come to late (on a last day! What impression would that have made?!). I had one last workshop from 10 am to 2 pm and by the time I got back to the office most of the muffins were already gone. And there were only 3 people in the office. I guess this proofs that they will miss me and ate all the cake out of frustrations. Or they are simply that good. Probably both. Definitely both.
The look great. Uninspired photos? I want to eat one, inspiration enough!
I quit once like you did and had this strange "surprise! I'm leaving now, guys"-feeling, too. It was weird. I took my overtime hours and left by noon… superstrange. But the new job was way better, I hope you're happier now, too.
Thank you for the compliment. They tasted great and that's what is important, right? It's too early to tell if my new job is much better (couldn't get any worth though) but I'm definitely happier. The boss is fantastic (I'm self-employed now – and I'm not tiring of that joke).


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Le , abrégé par le sigle JCR, est une publication annuelle de Clarivate, une entité formée par les fonds d'investissement Onex Corporation et Baring Private Equity Asia après le rachat de sa division « Intellectual Property & Science » à Thomson Reuters en 2016. Le JCR fournit des informations bibliométriques sur plus de  revues scientifiques dans plus de  du domaine des sciences et des sciences sociales.

Il en existe deux éditions, l'une pour les revues de sciences exactes (), l'autre pour les revues de sciences sociales (). La première recense plus de , la seconde plus de . Autrefois imprimées sur papier avec les tables détaillées sur microfiche, elles sont aujourd'hui disponibles sur le web () ou sur CD-ROM ().

Mi-2018,  sont suivies par JCR. John Tregoning, immunologiste de l'Imperial College London, dans un article d'opinion sur les avantages et les inconvénients des facteurs d'impact, rappelle que cette donnée et les métriques connexes sont utiles pour les chercheurs, par exemple pour choisir les revues auxquelles soumettre un projet de publication mais que ces chiffres et graphiques proviennent toujours de données fournies par les journaux eux-mêmes, et qu'ils .

Contenus et évolutions récentes (2018)
Pour chaque revue, les renseignements proposés incluent des informations bibliographiques basiques (telles que l'éditeur, le titre abrégé, le pays, la langue, l'ISSN) et la discipline traitée, ainsi que des données tirées du  (telles que le facteur d'impact) sur le volume de citations dont ont bénéficié les articles publiés par la revue.

Les facteurs d'impact sont un élément important de cotation réputationnelle pour les revues scientifiques car très utilisés par les milieux universitaires et d'autres (journalistes, chefs d'entreprises ou de laboratoires, chercheurs de tête, investisseurs...) comme référence du prestige et de la portée nationale ou internationale d'une revue.Ils correspondent au nombre de citations des articles d'une revue divisé par le nombre d'articles publiés au cours d'une période de deux ans. Cette métrique fait cependant l'objet de nombreuses critiques, en particulier en raison du fait que les éditeurs pourraient par de nombreux biais et stratégies trop facilement augmenter le classement de leur journal. Les facteurs d'impact sont en outre parfois trompeurs. Par exemple : quelques articles ayant eu un grand succès (très cités) peuvent doper le facteur d'impact global d'une revue aux contenus par ailleurs éventuellement médiocres ou peu lus. De plus dans les domaines scientifiques complexes ou émergents, le nombre de citations n'est pas un indicateur de qualité.

En réponse à ces critiques depuis la version en ligne du , la page décrivant le facteur d'impact d'une revue inclut maintenant des fonctions nouvelles visant à donner une image plus juste (et donc plus nuancée et conceptualisée) de la contribution d'une revue à la communication scientifique :
 une courbe de distribution affichant le nombre total d'articles et d'autres articles publiés dans un journal par rapport au nombre de fois que chaque article a été cité. Le nombre médian de citations pour tous les articles de recherche et articles de revue de la revue est également identifié sur la courbe. En cela, Clarivate suit les recommandations d'un article de 2016 dans lequel Curry et ses collègues (dont Marcia McNutt, alors rédactrice scientifique en chef), appelaient les revues à publier ces types de graphiques de distribution pour offrir plus de transparence. Après la pré-publication de cet article (en 2016) quelques revues (dont le journal Nature et Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) avaient commencé à publier des  graphiques de distribution de citations telles que maintenant mis à disposition par Clarivate.
 des données sous-jacentes accessibles, permettant à titre d'exemple, de voir quels sont les titres des éléments les plus cités et, dans une liste séparée, les citations et les articles qui ont été pris en compte dans le calcul du facteur d'impact de la revue.
 un tableau de bord, offrant des informations résumées décrivant les citations d'un journal par type d'article. Il devient ainsi possible d'apprécier la part des articles de recherche par rapport aux articles de review.
 un graphique décrivant les fluctuations du facteur d'impact au cours des dernières années.
 des données (sommaires) sur les auteurs (de la revue) regroupés dans un tableau par pays et par institution. Ceci peut éclairer d'autres auteurs voulant présenter leurs manuscrits via des revues lues dans certaines grandes régions du monde.

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Cette revue est actuellement (2018) détenue par la firme privée Clarivate, dont le siège est basé à Philadelphie en Pennsylvanie mais qui dispose de bureaux secondaires aux États-Unis, au Royaume-Uni, au Japon et en Chine.

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United Nations Security Council resolution 1241, adopted unanimously on 19 May 1999, after noting a letter to the President of the Security Council from the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), the Council endorsed a recommendation of the Secretary-General Kofi Annan that judge Lennart Aspegren complete the Georges Rutaganda and Alfred Musema cases which had begun before the expiry of his term of office.

Both cases were set to be completed by 31 January 2000. Aspegren's term of office was due to end on 24 May 1999 while both cases were still in proceedings in Chamber I of the ICTR.

See also
 List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1201 to 1300 (1998–2000)
 Rwandan genocide
 United Nations Observer Mission Uganda–Rwanda

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External links

Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

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Q: Receive and Delete messages from Event Hub I know that the messages in an event hub expires after a certain period of time depending on how we configure it but is there any way we can delete the events received in an event hub through code or through configuration in the Azure portal as soon as we receive them?

A: please go through this documentation for sending and receiving messages in eventhub;
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-java-get-started-send
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-dotnet-framework-getstarted-send
At this time, there is no mechanism to delete all messages. Messages expire automatically beyond their 24 hour retention. If you care about messages only from the time you subscribe, you can do a one time subscription with SubscribeRecency of newest (check the java sdk for exact value).
Subscriptions are durable and if you disconnect and reconnect you will see newest messages only the first time you subscribe and not each time i.e. message delivery will commence from newest messages upon first subscription and subsequent reconnects will resume delivery of messages published since you last connected

A: If you want messages deleted once you received them, you might want to consider Azure Service Bus Queues - they support exactly that.

A: Event Hubs provide an immutable append-only log, in other words, events are not supposed to be changed once they are created. Think an EH message as an event at a point in time therefore you cannot go past in time and change an event.
If you need mutable messaging then consider Azure Service Bus.

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Engagement is the process of selecting an organisation to work with, to provide services to you, or for you to provide services to them.
When you've set up your project (External collaboration workflows only), you are ready to select an organisation and offer the work to them.Once you have created a new project, click on the green Select supplier button in the project summary window.
Select suppliers or buyers of services from the pop-up window in the Project workspace by typing the name of the organisation in the search window.
Note: It is more expedient and common to use the Offer process.