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Flurry: The Jacket (Part XIII)
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"Do we need both jackets?" Serkan asked after catching up to Jupiter. He was used to walking slowly to accommodate normal people, so it was a nice literal change of pace to be around someone just as fast.
"We do. The jackets need time to recharge, which we'll only be able to do in the real world. They can take no more than two passengers at once, so without the copy, the other two in our group would have to stay behind."
"The other two? There are three of us." Ace noted. "Who's the fourth?"
"I came here to rescue you, yes," Jupiter began, "but only as a favor. My true mission is to retrieve someone important to me personally. I promised to protect him, always. I can't break that promise."
"If he's here, then he was copied, right?" Serkan asked.
This made Jupiter stopped dead in his tracks. "Does that mean he doesn't matter; that I shouldn't save him?"
He misunderstood. "No, I was just wondering about what happens when you take him back. Will he live with his duplicate, start a new life somewhere else, or what?"
Jupiter turned back around and pushed the door to the stairwell, ready to begin the long journey back down. "I'll raise them both."
If at all possible, the weather outside was even worse than when they sought shelter in the skyscraper. Serkan and Ace had stolen a few extra layers of clothing that had been left lying around the cafeteria, and still felt like they were about to turn into icicles. Jupiter seemed perfectly fine...warm even. When asked about it, he said, "oh this jacket runs real hot. It's not really meant to be worn while you're not using it. The Weaver built it to be stylish, but she never did figure out the overheating problem."
"Do you know where the copy of it is?" Serkan asked as he was restarting the bus with the Escher Card.
"I know where it should be. Whether it was stolen in the meantime, I couldn't tell you. I don't believe my old friends know about it, but I can't be sure. They're tricksy hobbitses."
Serkan handed Jupiter the Escher Card so he could input in the coordinates. "Tell me about this group of friends of yours. Did you have a falling out?"
Jupiter shook his head in disappointment. "Technically yes, technically no. Jupiter Rosa is still very much friends with all them, and works with them happily."
"I thought you said that you were Jupiter Rosa."
"That's the technically part."
"You're a copy," Ace realized.
"I am. The first. Since then, the quote-unquote real one has figured out how to assimilate and destroy his copies as needed, but he could never bring himself to destroy me. That's our sentimental side, I guess. Still, we avoid each other; stay out of each other's way. But now he threatens someone I love, and that I cannot abide."
"Is it your son?" Serkan asked. "You said you would raise them both; him and his copy."
"He's not mine, no. But I suppose...he is."
This reminded both Serkan and Ace of Paige. "We'll get him back," Ace said, trying to comfort him. "We can relate to raising someone else's child."
"We also have experience with multiple versions of that child," Serkan added.
Jupiter cracked a smile and nodded. "Oh yeah, that's right."
"What happened to the birth parents?"
"The closest the mother could find a decent job was in Ottawa, so she drives down there and back every day. She happened to be there when the metro was duplicated, which means there's only one of her. She's presently looking after that reality's version of her son. Meanwhile, this world's copy is with daycare."
"Do you know where he is now, I mean, since the city was evacuated?
"Olathe's weather is okay right now. They should still be there, waiting for the last of the parents to return. It's possible that they've gone somewhere else, but with no communications, I can't be certain unless I check there, and the apartment."
Ace was looking out the window, and up. The weather was less tumultuous the farther from the center they drove, but it still wasn't great here on the edge of the county. The bus was slowing down. "Why are we stopping here, then?"
"I know this place," Serkan said. It was the tagger homebase, located at the confluence of the three of the five central metro counties. This was where he sought sanctuary with the taggers, and learned more about Crispin, the rabbit dog. "In the future."
"The other jacket is here," Jupiter explained. "This won't be tagger territory until next year."
They got out of the car and entered the building. Jupiter led them up the stairs, down the hall, and up to one of the units. When he noticed the door ajar, he reached to his hip...exhaling in frustration upon realizing he didn't have a gun. It looked like instinct to reach for his sidearm, though, so maybe he had law enforcement experience, or military. Armed or not, he could come in handy whenever they ran into Keanu again. Which was happening right now.
Keanu 'Ōpūnui was standing on the other side of the foyer, holding a baby with two arms. "Yes, do everyone please come in. But not any further than that. You'll track slush on the floor."
Jupiter tried approaching him anyway.
"Uh-uh-uh."
"You wouldn't hurt a child," Jupiter hoped. "An infant."
Keanu shrugged. "It's a fake baby. Like the one from that Bradley Cooper movie. See, I could just toss it..." he lifted it up in the air, as if he were about to throw it across the room, but didn't. The baby started crying.
"Jesus..Christ, man! What the hell happened to you!"
"I had everything," Keanu began to explain. "Then you people show up and screw me over."
"Looks like you got your arm back," Ace pointed out.
Keanu held up what was once a missing arm. "This..is a shitty prosthetic." It looked just as real as any other.
Jupiter's anger was rising from his feet to his face. He was breathing heavily, and on the verge of doing something he was going to regret.
"That's right, Jupi. Let it all out. Come back to us. None of this pansy hippy BS. You are a gunrunner. Act like one!"
The baby cried louder as Jupiter yelled louder. "You wanna see my gunrunning side again! You wanna see my rage!"
"Yes! Yes!"
Jupiter let out a battle cry and punched the wall, which delighted Keanu to no end. This turned out to have been a ruse, though. After he quickly pulled his arm back out from the drywall, they could all see that he was now holding a gun. His rage was completely gone, and was probably never really there in the first place. He calmly said to Keanu, "give Luken to me, and you will be spared."
"You think you've won? You still did what I wanted. You'll have to go back to your office and reset that sign of yours. How many days has it been since you held a weapon in your hand?" He chucked. "Well...zero, I guess. It feels good, doesn't it? Like a jolt of electricity to your balls."
"Have you ever noticed that you never stop talking, but you also never say anything?" Jupiter asserted.
"You can't shoot me. I'm holding Mendoza's son. You shoot, I drop him."
"If I shoot you in the head," Jupiter replied, "your body will seize up. You'll fall straight to your back. Luken will go down with you, but your body will break his fall, with your arm cushioning his head and neck."
"That sounds like it might not work, dude."
"It's like you said. He's just a copy anyway. I can always go back to the one in the other world."
"That world may be different than you last left it. And you'll need two jackets, won't you?" He bared all of his teeth in this creepy clown grin.
"What did you do?"
Still grinning uncomfortably, Keanu lifted his phone. "The wonderful internet of things. Ya know, you can connect anything these days, even if it makes no practical sense." He pushed a button, set Luken down, and ran through a portal behind him.
The microwave in the kitchen started sparking. "Run!" Jupiter screamed before dashing over to shield the baby.
Serkan tried to protect Ace, but it was too late. The microwave exploded.
Slowly, Serkan started working on opening his eyes. At first, they were sealed shut, but then he got them to flutter. Eventually, with enough practice, he was able to open them all the way, and keep them open. Before him was a wall with tiny little holes in them. No, that wasn't a wall, but a ceiling. He was on his back. His whole body ached, and he couldn't move. He struggled to look to his sides, and was able to see just enough to know that he was in a hospital room. A television attached the wall was barely hanging onto its brace. The walls were dirty and oily, and the lights were barely on. So, not a very good hospital.
A silver fox walked into the room wearing scrubs. "Mister Demir, do you know where you are?"
"A hospital, I don't know which one."
"You were in an explosion. You're at the Kansas University Medical Center."
"How long has it been?"
"Mister Demir, you have to understand that you suffered terrible injuries from the explosion. It caused irreparable damage to your body."
He stopped the nurse from continuing his speech, "I need to know the time first."
"It's been nineteen days." He looked at his watch. "Almost exactly since they found you. You were placed in a medically induced coma so that your brain could recover, as best as possible."
"As best as possible," Serkan repeated. "So not really."
"The doctors did all they could," he answered. "But we're in a new world, and resources are scarce."
"What's wrong with me? Be honest. I couldn't care less about bedside manner. I need to know what I can do next."
"You were paralyzed from the waist down. You will not likely ever walk again."
His brain injuries must have been extensive, because he was having trouble with rational and logical thought. There were pressing questions. "I was with people. My friends. One was a baby."
"We only found you. I'm sorry. There was no evidence anyone else was in the apartment."
"Am I still in the other Kansas City?"
"The other Kansas City?" the nurse questioned. "We found out about that while you were asleep. How do you know about it?"
Serkan shifted his body as much as he could to get comfortable, but of course, his legs were stuck. He winced in pain. "I'm friends with a scientist," he explained, referring to Duke Andrews, sort of. "He figured it out sooner than anyone else." Obviously telling this guy he was a time traveler could put his life in danger. If people were trying to figure out how to escape this dimension, Serkan could be of use to them.
"Does he know how we can get back to Earth?" See?
"He told me not long before the explosion. I know nothing. I don't even know what I'm supposed to do now."
"There are a few options. I don't know if we'll be able to accomplish them here, though. We're completely cut off from the world, living in a bottle. There's only so much we can do to help."
"I have no money."
He laughed, but it wasn't funny-haha, more like funny-oh God. "Your money is literally no good here. There is no use for it. We're gonna have to figure something else out, but for now, all available resources will be allocated to anyone who needs it. The leaders of this hospital have decided that, and the tracer gang has been called in to provided added security." He paused to pull up a chair. "We have access to a phenomenal new procedure that could make your legs good as new. You have to know that it does not come without sacrifice, is not—strictly speaking—legal, and is still extremely experimental."
"What would it entail?"
"Amputating your legs and giving you new ones. We probably wouldn't even suggest it if we weren't now in another dimension."
It had been tough to wake up, and to think clearly, but things were really coming into focus. He was a runner, and needed his legs. They were the most important part of him besides his soul. He had to do everything he could to get better, even if it was dangerous. "Do it."
They performed the procedure that night, apparently having already been in the process of 3D printing his new legs. A couple days into his second wave of recovery, Ace walked into the room, wearing the special leather jacket. Not bothering to say anything other than "finally," he scooped Serkan up in his arms, and transported him to a different version of the same room. It was much cleaner and nicer, as if someone had actually had time to maintain it. The sun was shining. It was April of 2025.
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Microstory 636: Capture the Wandering Bellcone
The Advancement of Mateo Matic: July 23, 2138
The Puzzle of Escher Bradley: Chapter Three
Microstory 635: Justice of the Free
Microstory 634: Sores Upon the Disloyal
Microstory 633: Steal the Bow and Crown of Bertok
Microstory 632: Beginning of the Conquest
Microstory 631: A Child Made Wise
The Puzzle of Escher Bradley: Chapter Two
Microstory 630: New Home of the Mourners
Microstory 629: Fruit of Peace
Microstory 628: Scourge of the Carriers
Microstory 627: A Day of No Business
Microstory 626: Replace Eido Feivel
The Puzzle of Escher Bradley: Chapter One
Microstory 625: Eradication of the Narvalian Gardb...
Microstory 624: Appointment of the Loctener
Microstory 623: Ascension of the Humble
Microstory 622: Feast of Zest
Microstory 621: Parasitic Infestation
Microstory 620: Silence of the Blasphemers
Microstory 619: Eido Ivanka
Microstory 618: Revive the Vector Tournament
Microstory 617: Everlasting Sacred Light
Microstory 616: Feast of the Fruit of Love
Flurry: Fringe (Part XII)


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Apterosperma es un género monotípico de la familia  Theaceae. Su única especie es:  Apterosperma oblata, originaria de China.

Descripción
Arbusto o árbol que alcanza un tamaño de 3-10 m de altura. Las ramas jóvenes de color marrón, glabras, salvo las ramitas del año en curso, que son pubescentes. Las hojas se congregan en los ápices; con pecíolos de 3,3-6 mm, pubescentes; las láminas son oblongo-elípticas a oblongas, de 50-10 x 1,5-3 cm, coriáceas, el envés de color verde claro y pubescente cuando jóvenes, pero posteriormente glabrescentes, el haz de color verde oscuro y glabras.

Las inflorescencias con flores alternas, solitarias, de 1,5 cm de diámetro. Pedicelos de 4-5 mm, pubescente; bractéolas cerca de los sépalo. Los sépalos son 5, persistentes, ovado-orbiculares, de 4 mm, los 5 pétalos, de color amarillo pálido. El fruto en forma de cápsula achatada, de 5,6 × 10,8 mm. Semillas de color marrón, reniformes,  sin alas o con un ala apical muy estrecha. Florece a finales de la primavera y florece a finales del verano o principios de otoño.

El número cromosomático es de n = 30.

Distribución y hábitat
Descubierta por primera vez en la década de 1960, la especie se cree extinguida en su hábitat original, el Monte Hewei. Se han identificado especímenes en Xinyi en Guangdong y Guangxi en Guping, donde se encuentra en los bosques que quedan por debajo de los 600 .

Taxonomía
Fue descrita por Hung T.Chang y publicado en Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sunyatseni 15(2): 91, en el año 1976.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 6, May 2005. Theaceae.
 Flora of China (draft) Theaceae.

Theaceae

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namespace BigEgg.Tools.PowerMode.Commands
{
    using System;
    using System.ComponentModel.Design;

    using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell;

    using BigEgg.Tools.PowerMode.Services;

    internal sealed class TogglePowerModeCommand : CommandHandler
    {
        private TogglePowerModeCommand()
            : base(CommandData.CommandSet, CommandData.TogglePowerModeCommandId)
        {
        }

        public static TogglePowerModeCommand Instance { get; private set; }

        public static async System.Threading.Tasks.Task InitializeAsync(AsyncPackage package)
        {
            Instance = new TogglePowerModeCommand();
            await Instance.InitalizeAsync(package);
        }

        protected override void OnQueryStatus(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            var settings = SettingsService.GetGeneralSettings();
            menuCommand.Checked = settings.IsEnablePowerMode;
        }

        protected override void OnExecute(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            var settings = SettingsService.GetGeneralSettings();
            settings.IsEnablePowerMode = !settings.IsEnablePowerMode;
            settings.IsEnableComboMode = settings.IsEnablePowerMode;
            settings.IsEnableParticles = settings.IsEnablePowerMode;
            settings.IsEnableScreenShake = settings.IsEnablePowerMode;
            SettingsService.SaveToStorage(settings);

            menuCommand.Checked = settings.IsEnablePowerMode;

            var newCmdID = new CommandID(CommandData.CommandSet, CommandData.ToggleComboModeCommandId);
            var otherMenuCommand = commandService.FindCommand(newCmdID);
            otherMenuCommand.Enabled = settings.IsEnablePowerMode;

            newCmdID = new CommandID(CommandData.CommandSet, CommandData.ToggleParticlesCommandId);
            otherMenuCommand = commandService.FindCommand(newCmdID);
            otherMenuCommand.Enabled = settings.IsEnablePowerMode;

            newCmdID = new CommandID(CommandData.CommandSet, CommandData.ToggleScreenShakeCommandId);
            otherMenuCommand = commandService.FindCommand(newCmdID);
            otherMenuCommand.Enabled = settings.IsEnablePowerMode;

            newCmdID = new CommandID(CommandData.CommandSet, CommandData.ToggleAudioCommandId);
            otherMenuCommand = commandService.FindCommand(newCmdID);
            otherMenuCommand.Enabled = settings.IsEnablePowerMode;
        }
    }
}

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Sony is launching a miniaturised version of its original PlayStation console complete with 20 built-in games released during the dawn of the 3D graphics age.
PlayStation Classic will launch on 3 December, the same day the console first arrived in Japan back in 1994. It will be 45% smaller than the original machine, and comes with two smaller replicas of the pronged controllers and an HDMI cable to plug into modern television sets. You will, however, have to supply your own power adaptor.
A full games list has yet to be announced, but titles will include the classic role-playing adventure Final Fantasy VII, the fighting game Tekken 3, Namco's seminal urban driving sim Ridge Racer Type 4 and the early 3D platformer, Jumping Flash. The console comes with a virtual memory card allowing players to save their progress without the use of the little grey memory gadgets that came with the old console.
The announcement follows Nintendo's huge success with its own retro console releases. The Mini NES model, which replicated the company's formative 1983 machine, sold out almost instantly when it was launched in 2016 and was re-released early this year, outselling modern consoles such as the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. It was followed by the similarly successful Mini SNES last autumn. As with those machines, the PlayStation Classic will not be able to download further titles.
Despite huge advances in video-game technology, retro gaming continues to be popular with nostalgic fans who perhaps don't have the time or energy to plough 100 hours into the latest blockbusting open-world adventure. Current leading consoles allow players to download classic games.
The PlayStation was a groundbreaking machine on its original launch. Featuring a 32bit processor and (at the time) powerful graphics hardware, the console ushered in the era of 3D polygonal visuals, leaving behind the 2D sprite-based graphics of the Super Nintendo and Mega Drive era. It sold more than 100m units worldwide, and was later released in a slim format.
PlayStation Classic is launching in Japan, the US and Europe, with a UK price of £90.


This bill was not passed into law in the 2013-14 Congressional session. It would have set a national target for decreasing bicycle and pedestrian fatalities.
This bill was not passed into law in the 2013-14 Congressional session. It would have created a federal complete streets policy so that all modes of transportation would be considered when designing roadways (California already has a similar policy).
This bill was not passed into law in the 2013-14 Congressional session. It would have allocated funds from an existing loan program specifically for bike and ped projects.
See what current federal legislation SVBC supports.


Red Georgette Sari with aari work.
Cerulean Blue Georgette Sari with aari work.
Crimson & Ecru panelled Raw Silk and Georgette Sari with aari work.
Gold Georgette Sari with aari work.
Orange Georgette Sari with aari work.


If you haven't already caught this show on tour before, then the wait will have been worthwhile if you go along to MK Theatre this week. The latest staging of the Curve production from 2014 brings back several favourites in their roles, with a plethora of new faces. The talent on offer in the show is nothing less than astounding and must have been an absolute dream for Director Paul Kerryson and choreographer Drew McOnie to work with.
Hairspray is an all singing, all dancing spectacle with masses of heart. It is set in 1960's Baltimore and tells the story of Tracy Turnblad, a teenager with high hopes, big ambitions and even bigger hair. It was an absolute smash hit on Broadway and just as much in the West End where it won an Olivier Award. It is the ultimate in feel good. The show follows the ambitious, bubbly and heart-warming Tracy Turnblad in her dream to be crowned Miss Teenage Hairspray. After winning a spot on a local TV dance programme, Tracy becomes an overnight sensation. But can she win over the heartthrob Link Larkin and oust the programme's reigning teen princess? If you haven't seen it, then I am not going to spoil it for you!
The show features hit songs Good Morning Baltimore, I Can Hear the Bells, It Takes Two, You Can't Stop the Beat and many more, it's a soundtrack you will doubtless have heard, even if you haven't seen the show.
Several faces return to the show for this latest tour. Matt Rixon gives hands down – THE BEST performance of the role Edna Turnblad that I have seen, this being the fifth time I have seen the show. He brings genuine warmth to the role and great humour too. His rendition of 'Timeless to me' along with stage hubby Wilbur (Graham Macduff) was both sweet and hilarious. Also returning is Jon Tsouras as TV Host Corny Collins who gives a polished performance, Brenda Edwards as Motormouth Maybelle – her vocals will astound you and Layton Williams who moves into the role as Seaweed and is a revelation. Williams has bags of natural talent and was on point in every aspect of his performance, super slick dance moves, great vocals and a great believability. The talent on offer in this show is ridiculously good, but that said Williams still stands out, which shows just how much class he oozes. Of the new faces to the show Rebecca Mendoza is an adorable Tracy, making her professional stage debut and impressing greatly in a role that takes great stamina – she is rarely off the stage. Gina Murray and Aimee Moore were deliciously horrid in the roles of Velma and Amber and Edward Chitticks had both the moves and the important looks in the role as Tracy's love interest Link. Word to for Director Kerryson who has cast this expertly and Choreographer McOnie whose work is quite simply some of the very best in musical theatre right now, the choreography in this show is on fire!
I was so impressed with this production. Often when I revisit shows I can find it hard to eclipse the first viewing, but this was my fifth viewing of the production and was by far the best. The show is touring across the UK, but I for one think it needs to find a home in the West End. It's themes and morals are a perfect match for what is big on the West End right now and the cast assembled would more than hold there own in the bright lights down in the big smoke.
Don't miss this show! Hairspray is at MK Theatre until Saturday.


To equip you with the tools and resources needed to evangelize in your everyday life. To become true Disciples of Christ by sharing the Good News and how God has worked in your life. Evangelizing isn't for a select few, but something we all can be doing. Please join us in sharing Christ's light in the world.
We evangelize in public places and events like Friday Fest in Fort Pierce by offering rosaries, medals, pamphlets, CDs, and prayers to everyone who stops by our group.
For more information on how to share your time, talent, and treasure with the Evangelization Ministry, please contact the Evangelization Ministry Coordinator Janet Dimitroff.


Trump has not literally used the phrase "white lives matter," but many of his policies have played on white identity politics. As I detailed earlier this year, Trump started his administration off with a series of moves that seemed aimed at defending and protecting conservative Christians, police officers, people who fear that Latino immigrants are taking their jobs or redefining U.S. culture, and broadly pushing back against the goals of liberal multiculturalism. In the last few months, he and his administration have continued in that direction, proposing to bar transgender people from serving in the military, preparing to file lawsuits against universities that have affirmative action programs, limiting the Department of Education's investigations of colleges for sexual assault, and unveiling a plan to restrict legal immigration.
"Protect conservative Christians". How is that white identity politics? There are non-white conservative Christians, you know.
"Protect police officers." How is that white identity politics? There are non-white police officers, you know. Favoring law and order policies is not automatically racist.
"Broadly pushing back against the goals of liberal multiculturalism." That's pretty vague. What are the goals of liberal multiculturalism? Is opposing racial quotas, for example, necessarily a manifestation of white identity politics? Or is it about favoring race-blind policies as a matter of fairness?
"Barring transgender people from serving in the military." That may or may not be a good idea, but it has nothing to do with racial identity.
"Limiting the Department of Justice's investigations of colleges for sexual assault." Ditto. What on earth does this have to do with race? Exactly nothing, that's what.
The only item on Bacon's list of deplorables that fits within the white identity politics is restricting immigration. Sure, this is a big deal to white identitarians. But it is deeply unfair to say that anybody who wants immigration restriction is therefore a white identitarian. There are people who favor it for economic reasons. According to a March 2017 Gallup poll, 48 percent of Democrats worry about illegal immigration. A majority of black voters (57 percent) worry about it, and far more Hispanic voters worry about it (67 percent) than either white voters (59 percent).
Got that? Two out of three Hispanic voters worry about illegal immigration. Are they white identitarians? Give me a break.
This silly FiveThirtyEight article is a classic example of a liberal journalist labeling political views he doesn't like as racist, or at least race-conscious. Turn the piece around and you'll see how stupid it is. Look at Nos. 1, 2, 4, and 5 above. The Obama administration's policies were by and large the opposite of what the Trump administration is doing on each of those fronts. Ask yourself if it makes sense to say that Obama chose those policies to promote black identity politics. Of course it doesn't. Perry Bacon Jr. is just flailing here. It's another example of Lithwickism.
The post is filed under "Charlottesville," so I guess it's open season on conservatism. It is certainly true that white identity politics are present on the Right. If we're going to have an intelligent conversation about the phenomenon, we have to at least understand what it is, and is not. This article helps not at all.


If you are like most people, you wish you could travel internationally more often, but it is too expensive. Backpack, a recent tech startup, goes a long way towards making world travel more cost feasible. If you're studying abroad or taking a vacation to South America, for example, you could earn hundreds of dollars to offset your travel costs just by carrying a few Macbooks in your luggage.
Members of Backpack's global network can take one of two roles: buyers, who are people who want products from overseas, and travelers, who transport those products and make a bit of money out of the deal. By connecting with one of Backpack's ever-growing network of international travelers, shoppers can find someone to bring their favorite products from overseas to them. The traveler may charge you a small fee as a compensation for luggage space and the effort it took to find the product, but the small fee is certainly worth the buyers having their favorite products from anywhere in the world.
In many cases, products are manufactured in the US and are available for less money in America than in their country of origin, or they are produced internationally and are available for less there. This is another for shoppers to utilize Backpack's network: they can get foreign-produced products for a lower price than they are sold for domestically. Once again, the traveler will charge a small fee, but it will definitely be less than the money the buyer is saving by getting the product for the overseas price.


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Q: Android NullPointerException when setting ListView Adapter I am experiencing a frustrating issue where I'm getting a null pointer exception when setting my custom listview adapter to my listview. I cannot figure out what would be null. I did something similar in another part of the app, and didn't have any issues. I'm not sure if this issue is related to using images this time?
Below is my code:
Fragment class where I'm getting data and initiating listview, (I've tested successfully that I'm getting my data)
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.ProgressDialog;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.os.AsyncTask;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
import android.util.Base64;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.Toast;

import org.json.JSONArray;
import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;

import java.util.HashMap;

public class FinalUnitStatusFragment extends Fragment {

Context finalUnitStatusContext;
Activity finalUnitStatusActivity;

ProgressDialog progressDialog;

//FinalUnitStatusListViewAdapter finalUnitStatusLVAdapter;

String ReadOnly;
String LexaUser;
String Password;
String SearchValue;

String finalResultFinalUS;
String HttpURLFinalUS = "https://[my/path/to/page]/getFinalUnitStatus.php";
HashMap<String, String> hashMapFinalUS = new HashMap<>();
HttpParse httpParseFinalUS = new HttpParse();

String[] Uid;
String[] Ustatus;
String[] Uqastandard;
String[] Ufinaloutcome;
String[] Ugencause;
String[] Uspeccause;
String[] Usurface;
String[] Uorigin;
String[] Ulexauser;
String[] Ulexausercomment;
String[] Urejphoto1String;
Bitmap[] Urejphoto1;
String[] Ulexausertimestamp;
String[] Uqauser;
String[] Uqacomment;
String[] Urejphoto2String;
Bitmap[] Urejphoto2;
String[] Uqausertimestamp;

ListView finalUSListView;

public FinalUnitStatusFragment() {
}

@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_siblings, container, false);

    finalUSListView = (ListView) view.findViewById(R.id.FinalUnitStatusList);

    finalUnitStatusContext = getContext();

    finalUnitStatusActivity = getActivity();

    if (getArguments() != null) {
        SearchValue = getArguments().getString("SearchValue");
        LexaUser = getArguments().getString("LexaUser");
        getFinalUnitStatus(SearchValue, LexaUser);
    } else {
        Toast.makeText(finalUnitStatusContext, "Arguments Null", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }

    return view;
}

public void getFinalUnitStatus(String searchInput, String lexaUser) {

    class FinalUnitStatusClass extends AsyncTask<String,Void,String> {

        @Override
        protected void onPreExecute() {
            super.onPreExecute();

            progressDialog = ProgressDialog.show(finalUnitStatusContext, "Loading Data", null, true, true);
        }

        @Override
        protected void onPostExecute(String httpResponseMsg) {

            super.onPostExecute(httpResponseMsg);

            if (httpResponseMsg != null) {

                try {

                    JSONArray json = new JSONArray(httpResponseMsg);

                    Uid = new String[json.length()];
                    Ustatus = new String[json.length()];
                    Uqastandard = new String[json.length()];
                    Ufinaloutcome = new String[json.length()];
                    Ugencause = new String[json.length()];
                    Uspeccause = new String[json.length()];
                    Usurface = new String[json.length()];
                    Uorigin = new String[json.length()];
                    Ulexauser = new String[json.length()];
                    Ulexausercomment = new String[json.length()];
                    Urejphoto1String = new String[json.length()];
                    Urejphoto1 = new Bitmap[json.length()];
                    Ulexausertimestamp = new String[json.length()];
                    Uqauser = new String[json.length()];
                    Uqacomment = new String[json.length()];
                    Urejphoto2String = new String[json.length()];
                    Urejphoto2 = new Bitmap[json.length()];
                    Uqausertimestamp = new String[json.length()];

                    for (int i = 0; i < json.length(); i++) {

                        JSONObject object = json.getJSONObject(i);

                        Uid[i] = object.getString("statusID");
                        Ustatus[i] = object.getString("unitStatus");
                        Uqastandard[i] = object.getString("qaStandard");
                        Ufinaloutcome[i] = object.getString("finalOutcome");
                        Ugencause[i] = object.getString("genCause");
                        Uspeccause[i] = object.getString("specCause");
                        Usurface[i] = object.getString("surface");
                        Uorigin[i] = object.getString("origin");
                        Ulexauser[i] = object.getString("lexaUser");
                        Ulexausercomment[i] = object.getString("initComment");
                        Urejphoto1String[i] = object.getString("rejImage1");
                        Ulexausertimestamp[i] = object.getString("addDate");
                        Uqauser[i] = object.getString("qaUser");
                        Uqacomment[i] = object.getString("qaComment");
                        Urejphoto2String[i] = object.getString("rejImage2");
                        Uqausertimestamp[i] = object.getString("qaAddDate");

                        if (Urejphoto1String.equals("Could not find image.")) {
                            String placeholder = "";
                        } else {
                            byte[] decodedString = Base64.decode(Urejphoto1String[i], Base64.DEFAULT);
                            Urejphoto1[i] = BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(decodedString, 0, decodedString.length);
                        }
                        if (Urejphoto2String.equals("Could not find image.")) {
                            String placeholder = "";
                        } else {
                            byte[] decodedString2 = Base64.decode(Urejphoto2String[i], Base64.DEFAULT);
                            Urejphoto2[i] = BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(decodedString2, 0, decodedString2.length);
                        }
                    }

                    FinalUnitStatusListViewAdapter finalUSLVAdapter = new FinalUnitStatusListViewAdapter(finalUnitStatusActivity, Uid, Ustatus, Uqastandard, Ufinaloutcome, Ugencause, Uspeccause, Usurface, Uorigin, Ulexauser, Ulexausercomment, Urejphoto1, Ulexausertimestamp, Uqauser, Uqacomment, Urejphoto2, Uqausertimestamp);
                    if (finalUSLVAdapter != null) {
                        finalUSListView.setAdapter(finalUSLVAdapter);
                    } else {
                        Toast.makeText(finalUnitStatusContext, "Error: ListView Adapter is null", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                    }

                } catch (JSONException e) {
                    Log.e("JSONException", "Error: " + e.toString());
                    Toast.makeText(finalUnitStatusContext, "Error: " + e.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                } // catch (JSONException e)

                progressDialog.dismiss();

            } else {
                progressDialog.dismiss();
                Toast.makeText(finalUnitStatusContext, "HttpResponseMsg is null.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            }
        }

        @Override
        protected String doInBackground(String... params) {

            hashMapFinalUS.put("searchinput", params[0]);
            hashMapFinalUS.put("lexauser", params[1]);

            finalResultFinalUS = httpParseFinalUS.postRequest(hashMapFinalUS, HttpURLFinalUS);

            return finalResultFinalUS;
        }
    }
    FinalUnitStatusClass finalUnitStatusClass = new FinalUnitStatusClass();
    finalUnitStatusClass.execute(searchInput, lexaUser);
}

}
My custom adapter:
package com.ltiws.www.lexaapp;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.BaseAdapter;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class FinalUnitStatusListViewAdapter extends BaseAdapter {

    Activity context;
    String Uid[];
    String Ustatus[];
    String Uqastandard[];
    String Uresolution[];
    String Ugencause[];
    String UspecCause[];
    String Usurface[];
    String Uorigin[];
    String Ulexauser[];
    String Uinitcomment[];
    Bitmap Urejphoto1[];
    String Ulexausertimestamp[];
    String Uqauser[];
    String Uqacomment[];
    Bitmap Urejphoto2[];
    String Uqausertimestamp[];

 public FinalUnitStatusListViewAdapter(Activity context, String[] Uid, String[] Ustatus, String[] Uqastandard, String[] Uresolution, String[] Ugencause, String[] UspecCause, String[] Usurface, String[] Uorigin, String[] Ulexauser, String[] Uinitcomment, Bitmap[] Urejphoto1, String[] Ulexausertimestamp, String[] Uqauser, String[] Uqacomment, Bitmap[] Urejphoto2, String[] Uqausertimestamp) {
    super();
    this.context = context;
    this.Uid = Uid;
    this.Ustatus = Ustatus;
    this.Uqastandard = Uqastandard;
    this.Uresolution = Uresolution;
    this.Ugencause = Ugencause;
    this.UspecCause = UspecCause;
    this.Usurface = Usurface;
    this.Uorigin = Uorigin;
    this.Ulexauser = Ulexauser;
    this.Uinitcomment = Uinitcomment;
    this.Urejphoto1 = Urejphoto1;
    this.Ulexausertimestamp = Ulexausertimestamp;
    this.Uqauser = Uqauser;
    this.Uqacomment = Uqacomment;
    this.Urejphoto2 = Urejphoto2;
    this.Uqausertimestamp = Uqausertimestamp;
    }

public int getCount() {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    return Uid.length;
    }

public Object getItem(int position) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    return null;
    }

public long getItemId(int position) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    return 0;
    }

private class ViewHolder {
  TextView txtViewUid;
  TextView txtViewStatus;
  TextView txtViewQAStandard;
  TextView txtViewResolution;
  TextView txtViewGenCause;
  TextView txtViewSpecCause;
  TextView txtViewSurface;
  TextView txtViewOrigin;
  TextView txtViewLexaUser;
  TextView txtViewInitComment;
  ImageView imageViewRejPhoto1;
  TextView txtViewLexaUserTimestamp;
  TextView txtViewQAUser;
  TextView txtViewQAComment;
  ImageView imageViewRejPhoto2;
  TextView txtViewQAUserTimestamp;

}

public View getView(int position, View convertView2, ViewGroup parent)
{
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    FinalUnitStatusListViewAdapter.ViewHolder holder2;
    LayoutInflater inflater =  context.getLayoutInflater();

    if (convertView2 == null)
    {
        convertView2 = inflater.inflate(R.layout.finalunitstatus_list, null);
        holder2 = new FinalUnitStatusListViewAdapter.ViewHolder();
        holder2.txtViewUid = (TextView) convertView2.findViewById(R.id.FinalStatusID);
        holder2.txtViewStatus = (TextView) convertView2.findViewById(R.id.FinalStatus);
        holder2.txtViewQAStandard = (TextView) convertView2.findViewById(R.id.FinalQAStandard);
        holder2.txtViewResolution = (TextView) convertView2.findViewById(R.id.FinalResolution);
        holder2.txtViewGenCause = (TextView) convertView2.findViewById(R.id.FinalGenCause);
        holder2.txtViewSpecCause = (TextView) convertView2.findViewById(R.id.FinalSpecCause);
        holder2.txtViewSurface = (TextView) convertView2.findViewById(R.id.FinalSurface);
        holder2.txtViewOrigin = (TextView) convertView2.findViewById(R.id.FinalOrigin);
        holder2.txtViewLexaUser = (TextView) convertView2.findViewById(R.id.FinalLexaUser);
        holder2.txtViewInitComment = (TextView) convertView2.findViewById(R.id.FinalLexaUserComment);
        holder2.imageViewRejPhoto1 = (ImageView) convertView2.findViewById(R.id.FinalLexaUserPhoto);
        holder2.txtViewLexaUserTimestamp = (TextView) convertView2.findViewById(R.id.FinalLexaUserTimestamp);
        holder2.txtViewQAUser = (TextView) convertView2.findViewById(R.id.FinalQAUser);
        holder2.txtViewQAComment = (TextView) convertView2.findViewById(R.id.FinalQAUserComment);
        holder2.imageViewRejPhoto2 = (ImageView) convertView2.findViewById(R.id.FinalQAUserPhoto);
        holder2.txtViewQAUserTimestamp = (TextView) convertView2.findViewById(R.id.FinalQAUserTimestamp);
        convertView2.setTag(holder2);
    }
    else
    {
        holder2 = (FinalUnitStatusListViewAdapter.ViewHolder) convertView2.getTag();
    }

    holder2.txtViewUid.setText(Uid[position]);
    holder2.txtViewStatus.setText(Ustatus[position]);
    holder2.txtViewQAStandard.setText(Uqastandard[position]);
    holder2.txtViewResolution.setText(Uresolution[position]);
    holder2.txtViewGenCause.setText(Ugencause[position]);
    holder2.txtViewSpecCause.setText(UspecCause[position]);
    holder2.txtViewSurface.setText(Usurface[position]);
    holder2.txtViewOrigin.setText(Uorigin[position]);
    holder2.txtViewLexaUser.setText(Ulexauser[position]);
    holder2.txtViewInitComment.setText(Uinitcomment[position]);
    holder2.imageViewRejPhoto1.setImageBitmap(Urejphoto1[position]);
    holder2.txtViewLexaUserTimestamp.setText(Ulexausertimestamp[position]);
    holder2.txtViewQAUser.setText(Uqauser[position]);
    holder2.txtViewQAComment.setText(Uqacomment[position]);
    holder2.imageViewRejPhoto2.setImageBitmap(Urejphoto2[position]);
    holder2.txtViewQAUserTimestamp.setText(Uqausertimestamp[position]);

    return convertView2;
  }
}

My Stack Trace:
E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
              Process: [package], PID: 25971
              java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.widget.ListView.setAdapter(android.widget.ListAdapter)' on a null object reference
                  at com.ltiws.www.lexaapp.FinalUnitStatusFragment$1FinalUnitStatusClass.onPostExecute(FinalUnitStatusFragment.java:168)
                  at com.ltiws.www.lexaapp.FinalUnitStatusFragment$1FinalUnitStatusClass.onPostExecute(FinalUnitStatusFragment.java:92)
                  at android.os.AsyncTask.finish(AsyncTask.java:660)
                  at android.os.AsyncTask.-wrap1(AsyncTask.java)
                  at android.os.AsyncTask$InternalHandler.handleMessage(AsyncTask.java:677)
                  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
                  at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:159)
                  at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6097)
                  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
                  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:865)
                  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:755)

line 168 of my code causing the break:
finalUSListView.setAdapter(finalUSLVAdapter);

I just can't seem to figure out what would be null in my adapter...
All help is appreciated! Thank you!

A: The problem seems to be with your listview finalUSListView and not with the adapter.
Are you sure you're using the correct id to inflate this view? Can you check if it's been instantiated correctly?

A: Vinicius Sant' Ana is right, your listView is null because you use uppercase id to bind id
(ListView) view.findViewById(R.id.FinalUnitStatusList);

Rename the reference in your xml and your code to final_unit_status_list instead
Check this if you want more information :
Why is it not possible to use uppercase in naming resources in android?
For the next time a good thing to do is to launch your app in debug mode and add a breakpoint on the error line you will see quickly that your listview is null

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Posted: Dec 9, 2020 / 08:20 PM CST | Updated: Dec 9, 2020 / 08:20 PM CST
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The attack happened before 8 a.m. as the water safety crew prepared for the day and other surfers were enjoying the waves before the event.
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The researcher, Doug Bowman, had been a professor of computer science at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and director of its Center for Human-Computer Interaction. He recently joined Apple after a short sabbatical, the Financial Times reported.
Bowman worked on three-dimensional user interface design in academia, looking at the benefits of immersion in virtual environments, and led the 3D interaction group.
Only a few months ago, Bowman and a colleague won a $100,000 research award from Microsoft to study the collaborative analysis of large-scale mixed-reality data using that company's Hololens virtual reality headset.
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Sholem Asch (1880–1957), the father of Folkways Records founder Moses Asch, was a prominent novelist and playwright. Written primarily in Yiddish, his often provocative works usually dealt with Jewish life in Eastern Europe (where he was born and raised), sometimes focusing on the seamier aspects of life, such as thievery and prostitution. But his most controversial works, which hampered his career, dealt with Christianity so sympathetically as to arouse suspicion among his mainly Jewish readership that he had converted.
The recording opens with a short "Statement" expressing some of his views on the relationship between God and Man. That is followed by a lecture at Columbia University, in which he spontaneously and forcefully interweaves some of his personal and professional biography with his motivations and beliefs, while defending his literary works and presenting some of his opinions concerning ancient and modern Jewish history.
Liner notes include a book review from the New York Times, which also contains biographical information, as well as the complete transcription of the Statement and lecture.
Statement Sholem Asch 15:29
Lecture: In October 1952 at Columbia University Sholem Asch 22:29
Lecture (Continued) Sholem Asch 20:33
Lecture (Conclusion) Sholem Asch 20:27
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Shalom Asch - Artist, Author
Hermann Struck - Cover Artwork
Ronald Clyne - Designer
Klezmer Music 1910-1942: Recordings from the YIVO Archives
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Israeli Vocal and Instrumental Music


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Alex Yarbrough
Second baseman
Born: (1991-08-03) August 3, 1991 (age 29)
Allen, Texas
Bats: Switch Throws: Right
Alexander Wyatt Yarbrough (born August 3, 1991) is an American former minor league baseball player in the Miami Marlins organization.
Domingo Ayala "Between Innings" w/ Alex Yarbrough
Alex Yarbrough, Salt Lake Bees
Alex Yarbrough - Home Run vs Plano West - April 10, 2009
1 College career
2 Professional career
College career
A three-year starter for the Ole Miss Rebels from 2010-2012, Yarbrough earned second-team All-Southeastern Conference honors as a sophomore, leading the Rebels in extra-base hits and multiple-hit games.[1][2]
Yarbrough became one of the best infielders in college baseball as a junior, hitting .380 while committing only three errors all season.[2] He earned first-team All-American honors.[2][3] He was also a finalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and the Golden Spikes Award.[2][4] Yarbrough also earned first-team All-SEC honors and was named the SEC all-defensive team.[2][5] After the 2011 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[6]
Yarbrough was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the fourth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft. After signing, Yarbrough spent most of the rest of the 2012 season with the Cedar Rapids Kernels before being promoted to the Arkansas Travelers.[7] In 63 games between the two teams, he batted .275/.307/.393 with 27 RBIs. In 2013, he played for the Inland Empire 66ers where he slashed .313/.341/.459 with 11 home runs, 80 RBIs, 32 doubles, and ten triples in 136 games, and in 2014, he played with the Arkansas Travelers where he compiled a .285 batting average with five home runs, 77 RBIs, and 38 doubles in 136 games. Yarbrough spent 2015 with the Salt Lake Bees where he batted .236 with three home runs and 48 RBIs in 128 games, and 2016 with Salt Lake and Arkansas where he posted a combined .265 batting average with four home runs and 55 RBIs in 135 games between the two clubs.
At the 2016 Winter Meetings, the Miami Marlins selected Yarbrough from the Angels in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[8] In 2017, he played for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp where he batted .231 with four home runs and 30 RBIs in 111 games.[9] He retired from professional baseball on February 14, 2018.[9]
^ "Bulldogs place three on All-SEC baseball teams". Columbus Dispatch. May 25, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
^ a b c d e "Alex Yarbrough". OleMissSports.com. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
^ "Alex Yarbrough named All-American by Baseball Writers". Mississippi Sports Magazine. June 13, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
^ Kellenberger, Hugh (May 29, 2012). "Yarbrough makes Golden Spikes Award semifinalist list". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
^ Kellenberger, Hugh (May 29, 2012). "Alex Yarbrough leads All-SEC honorees". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
^ "#2 Alex Yarbrough - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
^ "Alex Yarbrough". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
^ "2016 Rule 5 Draft results". MLB.com. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
^ a b "Alex Yarbrough Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
2012 College Baseball All-America Team consensus selections
P Andrew Heaney
P Carlos Rodón
P Chris Stratton
P Nick Petree
RP None
C Mike Zunino
1B Goose Kallunki
2B Alex Yarbrough
3B D. J. Peterson
SS None
O Travis Jankowski
O James Ramsey
O Raph Rhymes
DH None
U None
Texas League Player of the Year Award
1931: Dizzy Dean
1932: Hank Greenberg
1933: Zeke Bonura
1934: Charlie English
1935: Rudy York
1936: Les Mallon
1937: Harold Hillin
1938: Dizzy Trout
1939: Nick Cullop
1940: Bob Muncrief
1941: Rip Russell
1942: Dick Wakefield
1946: Hank Schenz
1947: Al Rosen
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1950: Gil McDougald
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1952: Billy Hunter
1953: Joe Frazier
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1956: Ken Guettler
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1958: Michael Lutz
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1960: Chuck Hiller
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1969: Larry Johnson, Bobby Grich
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1972: Randy Elliott
1973: Héctor Cruz
1974: John Balaz
1975: Gary Alexander
1976: Willie Aikens
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1978: Bobby Clark
1979: Mark Brouhard
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1981: Steve Sax
1982: Darryl Strawberry
1983: Mark Gillaspie
1984: Jim Steels
1985: Billy Jo Robidoux
1986: Steve Stanicek
1987: Gregg Jefferies
1988: Jeff Manto
1989: Ray Lankford
1990: Henry Rodríguez
1991: John Jaha
1992: Troy O'Leary
1993: Roberto Petagine
1994: Tim Unroe
1995: Johnny Damon
1996: Bubba Smith
1997: Mike Kinkade
1998: Tyrone Horne
1999: Adam Piatt
2000: Keith Ginter
2001: Jason Lane
2002: Chad Tracy
2003: Justin Leone
2004: Ryan Shealy
2005: Andre Ethier
2006: Alex Gordon
2007: Chase Headley
2008: Kila Ka'aihue
2009: Chris Carter
2010: Mike Moustakas
2011: Matt Adams
2012: Oscar Taveras
2013: George Springer
2014: Alex Yarbrough
2015: Chad Pinder
2016: Matt Chapman
2017: Matt Beaty
2018: Joey Curletta
2019: Dylan Carlson


Becoming a victim of medical malpractice can impact a person's life in more ways than one. But when you are not sure if you or a loved one has become hurt, injured, or even killed as the result of medical malpractice, how can you keep an eye out for these crimes? Whether you are someone who works in the medical field or simply a patient, everyone should be held responsible for their actions, especially if such practices cause harm.
Take a look at how birth injuries, medication errors, and hypoxia are a just few ways medical malpractice can wrongfully impact your life, leaving you and your loved ones to deal with the most unfortunate of consequences.
Medical malpractice can occur in several different scenarios, but one of the saddest and most impactful ways is if an infant is harmed during the birth process by way of birth injuries. Such injuries can happen to the child by way of unnecessarily rough handling, or directly to your baby's brain – both of which could have lifelong effects.
In many cases of hospital negligence, the mother of a child could be injured too. For instance, the mother could be given too much medication, get misdiagnosed, or the healthcare providers could delay taking action until it's too late. In both scenarios, the mother and her child could require a substantial amount of therapy, surgery, and long-term home care.
It's broadly accepted throughout our society that if a prescription is given to you by a nurse, doctor, or pharmacist, you accept it. It's not common knowledge to know the healthcare industry, so most patients don't second-guess these trusted professionals.
However, while healthcare providers are striving to eliminate medication errors, it is still far too common and incredibly destructive, often causing permanent loss of bodily functions and even death. If you've fallen victim to a medication error, you still have the right to hold the appropriate parties responsible and take legal action.
Hypoxia is a condition where your body, or even a specific region of your body, is deprived of the appropriate amount of oxygen that is needed to supply the tissues with living cells. If treated properly, children becoming the victim of hospital negligence leading to hypoxia have the chance of making a full recovery.
However, if not treated, this could result in life-altering disabilities, such as brain damage and other mental and physical disabilities. If you believe you or a loved one has fallen victim to hospital negligence or medical malpractice, contact a personal injury attorney immediately to see how they can help guide you through this difficult time.
If you've become a victim of medical malpractice and hospital negligence, the best thing to do is to contact a medical malpractice attorney immediately. You may experience strong emotional feelings about going up against powerful institutions and providers with good intentions, however, you need to keep in mind that they are responsible for your unfortunate mishaps. This being said, they can provide much financial relief for any additional medical expenses that you are in need of.
Medical malpractice cases are never resolved overnight, however, the first step to climbing a mountain of legal processes is to take a firm standing at the foot of the mountain. Talk with your friends and family members to get their opinion of the situation and be sure to call the hospital or clinic so that they are aware of your situation. They should launch an internal investigation on the matter, but keep in mind that they are going to do their best to protect their own best interests.
If you are concerned about being a victim of medical malpractice, call an attorney immediately because you may only have a limited time to act. The statute of limitations for such cases, although they vary depending on the situation, is about two years.


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Q: How to access an array of structs in simulink? I have the problem, that I have to access a funktion form a dll in matlab/Simulink in the rtw.
This should work with a s function, but I have the needed parameters in a array of structures organized.
The question is now how I can reach them when I want to call my DLL function?
Or is there a better way (e.g. level 2 Matlab files or something similar)?
The pure simulation (without RTW) worked pretty well with level 2 m files but I am not able to write a tlc file for compiling them. I did not find much on the net and the documentation only about C sources.
Thanks
Christian

A: For signals in Simulink, what you are asking for is an array of buses.  There is similar support for using arrays of structs for parameters.  For calling an external function, you might want to look at the legacy code tool.  You might also be able to use the MATLAB function block to call your external dll.

A: In addition to what @MikeT says:
Generating code from Level 2 M-S-Functions is problematic. Read this: http://www.mathworks.co.uk/help/toolbox/simulink/sfg/f7-67622.html#brgscav-1
Also, M-S-functions are generally slow, because they run in the MATLAB interpreter: http://blogs.mathworks.com/seth/2010/10/28/tips-for-simulation-performance/

A: In the end I coded the problem in C and used an array where I defined to order of the elements. Then I wrote some interface functions to access this "virtual" struct.
This is not very good coding but the easiest way I have found and it is portable.
Thanks


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ALTER BRIDGE EMBARK ON NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR
Alter Bridge will embark on their first headline tour of 2017 across North America beginning on January 21st in Mobile, AL. The Last Hero Tour will make stops in cities across the country such as Chicago, IL, Philadelphia, PA, New York, NY and Las Vegas, NV before wrapping up in Seattle, WA. Artist presale tickets are currently on sale. Tickets and VIP Packages will be available publicly on Friday at 10:00AM local time and can be purchased at HERE.
The Last Hero, marks a return to the Top 10 on the Billboard charts for Alter Bridge in the United States; their first since their debut release, 2004's One Day Remains. The band peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 with over 27,800 units consumed via sales and streaming. The band also hit #4 on the Top Current Albums chart selling almost 27,000 (26,955 sold), landed at #2 on the Rock Chart and the band's first-ever #1 album on the Independent Albums Chart. The Last Hero topped charts around the globe as well landing at #6 in Australia, #5 in Germany, #8 in Italy, #2 in Scotland, and #3 in the United Kingdom.
Alter Bridge burst onto the music scene in 2004 with the release of their gold-selling debut, One Day Remains. In 2007, the band released Blackbird, the album that elevated the band's profile worldwide. The epic solo in the title track "Blackbird" was voted "Greatest Guitar Solo Of All Time" by Guitarist Magazine. ABIII was released in 2010 and the single "Isolation" gave the band their first #1 single. In 2013, the band reached an elevated creative and critical plateau with Fortress. It bowed at #12 on the Billboard Top 200, moving over 30,000 copies first-week and earning unanimous tastemaker praise. The record garnered perfect scores from Total Guitar and KERRANG! as well as acclaim from Billboard, The Guardian, Loudwire, Ultimate Guitar, and many more. In between sold out tours in Europe and North America, the guys appeared on VH1 and graced the cover of Classic Rock Magazine who labeled Fortress, "The best thing they've ever done," while Eddie Trunk called it, "A top 10 album of the last 10 years." Alter Bridge has appeared on The Tonight Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live and their music has been used by the WWE, Major League Baseball and NASCAR to name a few.
Alter Bridge is Myles Kennedy on vocals/guitars, Mark Tremonti on guitars/vocals, Brian Marshall on bass and Scott Phillips on drums.
DATE VENUE CITY
January 21st Saenger Theatre Mobile, AL
January 22nd Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
January 24th Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI
January 25th Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
January 27th Hard Rock Hotel,Casino Sioux City, IA
January 28th Voodoo Lounge Harrah's N. Kansas City,MO
January 31st Rapids Theatre Niagra Falls, NY
February 1st Phoenix Concert Theatre Totonto, ON
February 3rd Metroplis Montreal, QUE
February 4th Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
February 7th House of Blues Boston Boston, MA
February 9th Playstation Theater New York, NY
February 10th The Fillmore Silverspring, MD
February 12th The Ritz Raleigh, NC
February 14th House of Blues Houston, TX
February 16th Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas, NV
February 18th The Marquee Tempe, AZ
February 19th Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
February 20th Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA
February 22nd Moore Theatre Seattle, WA
Tags: Alter Bridge, Tour
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The Govs baseball team opened the 2011 Ohio Valley Conference season with a doubleheader Sunday, March 27, at Murray State.
The Govs opened both games strong, offensively jumping out to early leads. However, they were only able to hold the Thoroughbreds and finish 5-2.
After establishing a 1-0 lead in the second game, the Govs allowed the Racers to plate three runs in the third and failed to rally back. They dropped the nightcap 3-2.
Govs junior designated hitter Tyler Childress led the inning off with a double.
Freshman catcher Matt Wollenzin singled up the middle and brought home Childress for the 1-0 lead.
Junior left fielder Jon Clinard's RBI single up the middle with one out brought home Wollenzin for the 2-0 advantage.
Murray State tied the score 2-2 in the third.
The Govs responded by adding three more runs to take a 5-2 lead. Freshman right fielder Rolando Gautier reached first base after a fielding error and proceeded to steal second base.
Junior third baseman Greg Bachman hit an RBI single into right center that brought home Gautier. Then Childress blasted a two-run shot over the left-field fence. Solid pitching by the Govs kept the Thoroughbreds from scoring again. Junior left-handed starter Jeremy Dobbs (5-0) pitched 5.1 innings.
He struck out three, walked one and allowed two runs on seven hits. Senior pitcher Ryne Harper earned his second save of the season.
Gautier's hit streak ended at 18 games. He went 0-for-3, drew one walk and reached on a fielder's error.
Childress led the Govs with 2-for-3 efforts from the plate, including a two-run homer in the fourth.
The Govs struck first in the second inning when junior centerfielder Michael Blanchard's RBI sacrifice fly brought home Gautier. Gautier started the inning off with a single.
Then Childress singled, allowing Gautier to advance to second base.
In the third inning, the Thoroughbreds lit up Govs' senior lefty Jack Snodgrass (0-3).
He allowed three runs on five hits in the inning and the Thoroughbreds took a 3-1 lead.
The Govs added one more run in the fifth inning when sophomore first baseman John Hogan's sacrifice fly brought home sophomore shortstop Reed Harper.
Harper started the inning off with a double into left center.
Snodgrass pitched 3.2 innings and struck out two while giving up three runs on eight hits.
Chuck Edlin pitched in relief for 2.1 innings.
He struck out one and did not give up any runs or hits. Jon Clinard led the Govs offensively, going 2-for-4 at the plate.


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Marie Gabrielle de Savoie, née le  au palais royal de Naples  (Italie), est la fille du roi  Humbert II d'Italie et de la reine née Marie-José de Belgique (fille du roi Albert  de Belgique). À ce titre, elle est membre de l'ancienne famille royale Italienne. À l'état civil italien, elle est connue sous le nom de Maria Gabriella Giuseppa Aldegonda Adelaide Margherita Ludovica Felicita Gennara di Savoia ; « Ella » est un diminutif.

Biographie

Née le  au palais royal de Naples alors que son père, futur Humbert II, est encore prince héritier, la princesse Marie-Gabrielle épouse Robert Zellinger de Balkany, promoteur immobilier, civilement à le  à Sainte-Mesme (Yvelines, France) et religieusement le  dans le château Balsan à Èze Village, commune d'Èze (Alpes-Maritimes, France). Le couple se sépare en 1976 et le divorce est prononcé en 1990.

De cette union est née :
 Marie Élisabeth Zellinger de Balkany, née à Lausanne (Suisse) le  ; elle épousa Olivier Janssens en 2003.

Durant la croisière des rois, une idylle lui fut prêtée avec le prince Juan Carlos de Borbón, futur roi d'Espagne, en 1956 mais la fille d'un souverain régnant lui fut préférée, le général Franco souhaitant un mariage hors d'Espagne afin d'éviter des manifestations royalistes pouvant menacer son régime.

En 1958, le chah d'Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, après son divorce avec sa deuxième femme, indiqua qu'il était intéressé par la princesse Marie-Gabrielle de Savoie, comme troisième épouse. L'Osservatore Romano, quotidien du soir italien publié par le service officiel d'information du Vatican, estima que cette union serait mal vue pour des raisons religieuses.

Marie-Gabrielle de Savoie fut reçue au Quirinal à Rome en 1991 par Francesco Cossiga, président de la République italienne, c'est-à-dire dans l'ancien palais royal.

En 1999, elle inaugure une plaque apposée sur l'ancien Sénat de Nice en compagnie du maire Jacques Peyrat : la présence d'une princesse de la maison de Savoie qui régna près de  (1388-1860) sur Nice était destinée à interpeller les autorités françaises et les inciter à revenir sur la décision de supprimer la cour d'appel de Nice (au profit d'Aix-en-Provence) prise lors du rattachement de Nice à la France en 1860.

Marie-Gabrielle est diplômée de l'École de traduction et d'interprétation de l'Université de Genève, puis elle a suivi des cours à l'École du Louvre à Paris.

Depuis la mort le l'ancien roi Humbert  son père, elle dirige, avec l'assentiment de son frère le prince Victor-Emmanuel de Savoie, la Fondation Humbert-II-et-Marie-José-de-Savoie destinée à rassembler les archives de la maison de Savoie qui régna sur des territoires appartenant aujourd'hui à la France, à la Suisse et à l'Italie.

Exil
Marie-Gabrielle de Savoie quitte l'Italie après le plébiscite de 1946 qui instaurera la république. Elle se confiera au quotidien régional Nice-Matin en 1987 : « Je suis partie au Portugal avec mon père. J'ai commencé mes études… à Madrid, j'ai préparé un doctorat scientifique, puis je suis redescendue à Genève chez ma mère. » Marie-Gabrielle de Savoie enseignera par la suite et pour quelque temps à l'Ecole internationale de Genève.

Sa présence sur les terres d'Èze est naturelle puisque entre 1388 et 1860, la commune d'Èze et le comté de Nice, dépendaient de la famille de Savoie, c'est-à-dire du  au .

Aujourd'hui encore, dans l'église, une peinture représente le village d'Èze-sur-Mer surmonté de la bannière rouge à croix blanche de la Savoie, marque d'un ancrage inaltérable de cette appartenance et de son passé historique. La princesse fera de nombreux dons pour sa commune, notamment un tableau de l'école de Raphaël à l'église paroissiale d'Èze-sur-Mer.

La princesse Marie-Gabrielle ajoutera dans son interview : .

Elle se présente à l'élection présidentielle italienne de 2006, mais n'obtient que trois voix des députés et sénateurs réunis pour l'élection.

Marie-Gabrielle participe en 2021 à l'émission française Secrets d'Histoire, présentée par Stéphane Bern, au cours d'un épisode dédié à sa grand-mère la reine Élisabeth de Belgique. Son cousin, l'ancien roi des Belges Albert II, est également interviewé à cette occasion.

Résidence
Marie Gabrielle de Savoie occupera jusqu'à son divorce en 1990 le château Balsan, près d'Èze-sur-Mer (Alpes-Maritimes), propriété privée construite par Jacques Balsan en 1921, et rachetée par son mari.

Joyaux de la famille de Savoie
Le « trésor de la famille de Savoie » se compose de bijoux et de milliers de perles, de diamants et d'autres pierres précieuses, remontant au  et notamment un collier contenant  offert par le roi Humbert  d'Italie (1878-1900) à son épouse Marguerite de Savoie (1851-1926), ainsi  qu'un diamant rose célèbre, ayant appartenu à un ami de Napoléon. Le , quelques jours avant de quitter définitivement l'Italie, le désormais ex-roi Humbert II déposa ce trésor à la Banque d'Italie, qui le garde depuis lors dans ses coffres-forts. Son frère Vittorio Emanuele  et son neveu Emanuele Filiberto voulant récupérer ce trésor, Marie-Gabrielle de Savoie s'y oppose formellement avec l'appui de ses deux sœurs Maria-Pia et Marie-Béatrice de Savoie.

Ascendance

Titres et honneurs
 depuis le  : Son Altesse Royale la princesse Marie-Gabrielle de Savoie.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie
 Série Les manuscrits du CEDRE (Cercle d'étude des dynasties royales européennes, président : Jean-Fred Tourtchine) :

 Le Royaume d'Italie, volume III, 267 pages, 1994, ISSN 0993-3964
Les Rois - Les Dynasties qui ont fait l'histoire : ouvrage publié sous la direction du prince Michel de Grèce et avec la participation de Marie-Gabrielle de Savoie - Helstar (Genève) - 1972

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Princesse de Savoie du XXe siècle
Princesse de Savoie du XXIe siècle
Étudiant de l'université de Genève
Élève de l'École du Louvre
Noblesse italienne
Naissance en février 1940
Naissance à Naples


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Will Success in the East Pave the Way for Peace and Stability in Sri Lanka?
M. Mayilvaganan
M. Mayilvaganam is Associate Fellow at Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. Click here for detail profile.
Sri Lanka's Eastern province is transitioning to a new era. First came Karuna's exit and subsequent co-operation with the government in Colombo. This was followed by the expulsion of the Tigers soon thereafter. And the latest is the successful completion of Eastern Provincial Council (EPC) elections on May 10, 2008 and the coming into existence of a democratically elected government under Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan after two decades of civil conflict. This is indeed a cause for cheer among all communities in the province, who believe that democracy and genuine devolution of power are the solution to the long standing ethnic conflict. However, several key questions remain. Will the Mahinda Rajapaksa government, through Pillayan, sustain peace and stability in the East? Will it generate peace and harmony among the different ethnic groups in the province? Can it pave the way to construct a genuine power-sharing framework between different ethnic groups and the final resolution of the ethnic question?
Since the Maavilaru military victory in July 2006, the Rajapaksa government has made remarkable advances in almost all aspects of establishing control over the Eastern province. It began to show its keenness to consolidate its hold in the East as soon as the capture of Thoppigala, the last pocket of LTTE resistance, on July 11, 2007, for various reasons including the harbour in Trincomalee. The establishment of a provincial government under Pillayan is the latest development in this regard. Almost all political parties contested in these elections, except for the TNA which boycotted it citing the security situation and the fact that participation will only validate the de-merger of the North and the East.
The May 10 election was held for three constituent districts of the Eastern Province – Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Ampara – for the first time in two decades. Some 646,456 voters out of 982,751 registered voters cast their votes to elect 37 council members belonging to some 18 political parties. The ruling coalition – the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), which included the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikhal (TMVP), headed by Pillayan – won 20 of the seats, with an overall majority of 52 per cent of votes cast. The opposing alliance comprising the United National Party (UNP) and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) won 15 seats with 42 per cent of the vote. The JVP (People's Liberation Front) and Tamizh Democratic National Alliance won one each of the remaining two seats.
In spite of rumblings among the opposition and civil rights groups, international election monitors particularly from Asian countries have declared that the election was largely free and fair. Incidentally, the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) had documented 64 incidents of poll irregularities or malpractices. The outcome of the election has, however, mixed implications for peace and harmony in this beleaguered nation.
The provincial council election was a crucial test for President Rajapaksa, as the Eastern province not only played a key role in the conflict but has also been the stage for continued local level conflict due to its multiethnic nature. The demographic profile of the province makes it interesting, as it is critically balanced between Muslims, Tamils and Sinhalese. According to the 1981 census, Tamils constitute 36 per cent of the population, Sinhalese 33 per cent, and Muslims 29 per cent.
Doubtless, the successful completion of the election in itself was a major boost for the Rajapaksa government in moving ahead with its 'peace through war strategy.' Significantly, the emergence of the UFPA as the clear favourite in the province is being considered as a mandate of the eastern people for dislodging the LTTE and a victory for democracy and peace. The election of the newly-established EPC is also being considered by the ruling elites as a validation of the de-merger of the North and the East, vide the October 26, 2006 Judgement of the Sri Lankan Supreme Court. In this context, the very fact of an elected council coming into existence after two decades is being considered as a welcome opportunity to reactivate the conflict resolution process.
But the government is now confronted with several challenges. Most importantly, assimilating the TMVP into the democratic mainstream and dismantling its armed wing will be a major challenge. The TMPV is known for its intimidation, abductions and killings and not for espousing a clear vision for the region aimed at fulfilling the people's aspirations. For its part, the provincial government has initiate a reconciliation process that is based on the principles of good governance and human rights.
Another challenge for the Rajapaksa government is delivering on its commitment to devolve power to the province. It is not very clear whether this will come about given the opposition of Sinhala hardliners to the government's idea of giving land and police powers to the EPC because of the fear that the latter may resettle Sinhalese to other provinces. Indeed, the coming months will demonstrate the Rajapaksa government's political will and commitment to empower the council as promised.
Above all, the ultimate challenge for the Rajapaksa government lies in sustaining peace in the province. The insurmountable problem that both the union and provincial governments will face is that in the absence of a political solution to the ethnic question, the LTTE will be able to preserve its support base and might even succeed in capturing some pockets in the future. Given the demographic and ethnic underpinnings of the province, the possibility of the Tigers' resurgence in the East will remain. Rajapaksa's move to place his weight behind the TMVP to cater to a future LTTE resurgence has, however, reactivated underlying tensions between Tamils and Muslims in the province, which could pose a serious threat to reconciliation and harmony. Thus, providing security to the people and upholding political concord are the challenging tasks before the union and provincial governments.
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Der Haselstein ist ein  hoher Berg im südlichen Pfälzerwald. Er liegt im rheinland-pfälzischen Landkreis Südwestpfalz im Dahner Felsenland, das zum Wasgau gehört, der vom Südteil des Pfälzerwalds und dem Nordteil der Vogesen gebildet wird. Der Berg ist vollständig bewaldet. Am Gipfel befindet sich ein etwa 32 Meter hoher markanter Buntsandsteinfelsen.

Lage

Der Berg liegt nur einen Kilometer westlich von Darstein bzw. nördlich von Oberschlettenbach, befindet sich aber größtenteils auf der Gemarkung der Gemeinde Schwanheim; die Südflanke gehört zu Oberschlettenbach. Nach Norden fällt der Berg in das Bodmertal ab, dessen Bach sich nördlich von Darstein in den Rimbach entwässert. Im Osten befindet sich mit dem Kochelstein eine weitere Felsformation. Zwischen beiden Felsformationen liegt die Quelle des Rimbachs. Südöstlich befindet sich das Quelltal der Erlenbachs. Westlich des Berges erhebt sich ein langgezogener Bergkamm, der vom Weimersberg () bei Hauenstein im Norden in südlicher Richtung mit den Bergen Soldatenkopf (), Hülsenberg (), Hühnerstein , Hahnenstein () und Wolfshorn () zum Heßlerberg () bei Oberschlettenbach verläuft. Östlich des Berges kann somit eine Wasserscheide zwischen den Zuflüssen zur Wieslauter und zur Queich verortet werden.

Zugang, Wandern und Klettern
Der Berg liegt im Wandergebiet Dahner Felsenland und ist über Wanderwege gut erschlossen. Der kürzeste Zugang kann von Wanderparkplätzen in Darstein oder Oberschlettenbach erfolgen. Um den Berg führen ein markierter Wanderweg des Pfälzerwald-Vereins  und lokale, als Premiumwanderwege zertifizierte Rundwege, wie der Rimbach-Steig und der Wasgaufelsenweg. Der Felsen selbst ist nur Sportkletterern zugänglich. Am Felsen gibt es 28 Kletterrouten mit den UIAA-Schwierigkeitsstufen III bis VII. Eine nahe gelegene bewirtschaftete Wanderhütte der Pfälzerwald-Vereins ist die Wasgauhütte.

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Geographie (Landkreis Südwestpfalz)
Berg im Pfälzerwald
Felsen in Rheinland-Pfalz
Schwanheim (Pfalz)
Wasgau