Ah, the power of social media. When I posted a link to a highly negative review of Bohemian Rhapsody recently, the response was unanimous – the review in question is inept, and I would be assured of a good time if I took the trouble to see it for myself. But it was slow-going to begin with, though some of the details in the storyline were of interest, such as Freddie Mercury (1946-1991) (Rami Malek) being born Farrokh Bulsara, in Zanzibar. But the basic narrative arc was something I had seen before – in, for instance, the musical Sunny Afternoon. There is parental disapproval and a vision from a young man and his bandmates to make a success of their music, staying true to their agreed principles even in the face of record company executives telling them that what they have to offer will never sell. Then comes parental denial when success rolls around, followed by an eventual grudging acceptance, and then a hearty one.
A press conference highlights the effects, individually on Mercury and collectively on the band, of the media's clamour for further particulars on Mercury's off-stage life. Rather ironically, a considerable amount of film time is spent showing Mercury's personal life, particularly his relationship and subsequent engagement to a shop worker, Mary Austin (Lucy Boynton) and a later relationship with Jim Hutton (Aaron McCusker). Being a biographical account, the bickering that goes on between band members is also shown, though I got the feeling that the film wasn't telling its audiences everything. I wouldn't go so far as to say it was sanitising actual events (talk about "Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?"), and it may well be that there were simply some ruthless decisions made with regards to what should be included and what should be left out, in order to avoid having a five-hour motion picture.
But it didn't quite convince me: all of them, Mercury, lead guitarist Brian May (Gwilym Lee), drummer Roger Taylor (Ben Hardy) and bass guitarist John Deacon (Joe Mazzello), are everlastingly confident that they will hit the big time. Not one time was there ever a scintilla of doubt about anything: really? And then there's Malek's enunciation: it's so unnecessarily exaggerated – Mercury didn't talk like that! The film builds up to a rendering of the Live Aid show in 1985 at Wembley Stadium (very, very good on the big screen), and then ends abruptly, with a brief postscript about what happened thereafter. It's as if they couldn't be bothered dramatizing the rest of the Queen story. Then again, the film does end on a high.
I did enjoy watching the recording sessions in miscellaneous studios, though I have no idea how authentic they were to the actual processes deployed when Queen made their records. But the show rattles along at quite a pace, before stopping at the Live Aid gig and just hovering there, and what is cinematically a decent ending is, plot-wise, a bit of a damp squib. The songs are done well, the narrative less so. Perhaps not quite 'galileo figaro magnifico', but an enjoyable experience, even if I wouldn't be trying to clear space in my calendar for a second viewing.


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8. Odontogenic tumours and tumour-like lesions of the jaws
CHAPTER 8. Odontogenic tumours and tumour-like lesions of the jaws
Tumours or tumour-like swellings of the jaws can be odontogenic, derived from odontogenic tissues, or non-odontogenic (Box 8.1).
Box 8.1
Important causes of tumours (swellings) of the jaws
• Cysts, predominantly odontogenic cysts
• Odontogenic tumours
• Giant cell lesions
• Fibro-osseous lesions
• Primary (non-odontogenic) neoplasms of bone
• Metastatic neoplasms
Odontogenic tumours are the most common neoplasms of the jaws. There are many types and the majority are rare. Classifications are complex. A simplified version of the current World Health Organization classification is shown in Box 8.2 and the whole classification is given in Appendix 8.1 together with brief details of the rarer lesions. It should be noted that this is a classification of tumours, not only of neoplasms, and that it therefore includes lesions of differing types and behaviour.
Important types of odontogenic tumours
Benign epithelial neoplasms
• Ameloblastoma and its variants
• Squamous odontogenic tumour
• Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumour
• Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour
• Calcifying cystic odontogenic tumour (calcifying odontogenic cyst)
Benign mixed epithelial and connective tissue neoplasms
• Ameloblastic fibroma
Benign connective tissue neoplasms
• Odontogenic fibroma
• Odontogenic myxoma
• Cementoblastoma
Malignant epithelial neoplasms
• Odontogenic carcinomas
• Clear cell odontogenic carcinoma
Malignant connective tissue neoplasms
• Odontogenic sarcomas
Hamartomas
• Odontomas
Dysplasias
• Cemento-osseous dysplasia
AMELOBLASTOMAS → Summary p. 136
Several types of ameloblastoma are recognised. This section describes the commonest type, the solid or multicystic type. Unicystic ameloblastomas are dealt with in the next section and the very rare peripheral and desmoplastic ameloblastomas are included in Appendix 8.1
Ameloblastomas are the most common neoplasms of the jaws (Box 8.3). They are usually first recognised between the ages of 30 and 50 and are rare in children and old people. Eighty per cent form in the mandible; of these 70% develop in the posterior molar region and often involve the ramus. They are symptomless until the swelling becomes obtrusive (Fig. 8.1).
Ameloblastoma: key features
• Neoplasm of odontogenic epithelium
• The most common odontogenic neoplasm
• Usually presents between ages 30 and 50
• Locally invasive but does not metastasise
• Typically asymptomatic and appears as a multilocular cyst radiographically
• Most commonly forms in posterior mandible
• Treated by excision with a margin of normal tissue
• Maxillary ameloblastomas can invade the cranial base and be lethal
Ameloblastoma. Typical presentation. There is a rounded, bony swelling of the posterior alveolar bone, body and angle of the mandible. There is no ulceration, a feature only seen in very large tumours that have perforated the cortex.
Practical point
The possibility that any radiolucency at the angle of the mandible might be an ameloblastoma should not be dismissed until the diagnosis is confirmed by biopsy
Radiographically, ameloblastomas typically form rounded, cyst-like, radiolucent areas with moderately well-defined margins and typically appear multilocular (Fig. 8.2) or with a honeycomb pattern. Lingual expansion may sometimes be seen, but is not pathognomonic of ameloblastoma. However, differentiation from non-neoplastic cysts and other tumours or tumour-like lesions of the jaws is not possible by radiography alone.
Ameloblastoma. The typical radiological appearance of ameloblastoma is a multilocular cyst or multiple cyst cavities of different sizes, as shown here.
The causes of ameloblastomas are not known. However, there is evidence that various genes normally expressed during tooth formation are dysregulated in ameloblastoma. Deletion of an ameloblast adhesion molecule and enamel matrix protein called ameloblastin can cause odontogenic tumours similar to ameloblastoma in animals but is not yet linked to human ameloblastoma. Many other genes have been proposed to play a role in pathogenesis including heat shock proteins, inducible nitric oxide synthase and matrix metalloproteinases, but none is the likely primary cause.
Conventional ameloblastomas are usually a mixture of solid neoplasm and cysts (Fig. 8.3), though either component may predominate. If only one cavity is present, the lesion is a unicystic amelobastoma (below).
Ameloblastoma of the conventional solid/multicystic type in a resection specimen showing multiple cysts.
Solid and multicystic ameloblastomas may have a variety of histological patterns. All have the common feature of islands or strands of epithelium with a peripheral layer of pre-ameloblast-like cells that, at least focally, have nuclei at the opposite pole to the basement membrane (reversed polarity). The histological patterns have not been convincingly shown to affect the tumour's behaviour and, apart from sometimes complicating microscopic diagnosis, they are of no significance.
The follicular pattern is the most common and most readily recognisable type, with islands and trabeculae of epithelial cells in a connective tissue stroma (Fig. 8.4). The outer layer consists of a well-organised single layer of tall, columnar, ameloblast-like cells with reversed polarity, surrounding a core of loosely arranged polyhedral or angular cells, resembling stellate reticulum (Fig. 8.5). In the plexiform pattern the epithelium forms strands and trabeculae of small, darkly staining epithelial cells in a sparsely cellular connective tissue stroma (Fig. 8.6).
Ameloblastoma. Islands of follicular ameloblastoma comprising 'stellate reticulum' and a peripheral layer of elongated ameloblast-like cells.
Ameloblastoma. At high power in this follicular ameloblastoma the palisaded, elongate peripheral cells with reversed polarity are seen to be very similar in appearance to ameloblasts.
Ameloblastoma, plexiform type. There are thin, interlacing strands of epithelium but typical ameloblasts are not seen.
Cyst formation is common and there are usually several large cysts up to a few centimeters in diameter. Apparently solid ameloblastomas have numerous microscopic cysts. Cysts may develop either within the epithelial islands or result from cystic degeneration of the connective tissue stroma (Fig. 8.7).
Ameloblastoma. Plexiform ameloblastoma composed of interconnecting strands of epithelium surrounding islands of connective tissue. Several of the stromal islands have degenerated to form small cystic cavities.
Other less common histological variants include the acanthomatous type with squamous metaplasia of the centre of epithelial islands (Fig. 8.8) producing prickle cells, and sometimes keratin, rather than a stellate reticulum-like tissue. The basal cell variant is rare and consists of more darkly staining cells predominantly in a trabecular pattern with little evidence of palisading at the periphery. They have been mistaken for basal cell carcinomas. The granular cell pattern is also rare. It resembles the follicular type, but the epithelium, particularly in the central areas of the tumour islands, forms sheets of large eosinophilic granular cells (Fig. 8.9).
Squamous metaplasia in an ameloblastoma. Stellate reticulum-like cells have undergone squamous metaplasia to form keratin.
Ameloblastoma. Granular cell change in an ameloblastoma. Ameloblastoma and stellate reticulum-like cells have undergone degenerative change to form large pink granular cells. In some tumours this change is extensive and the term 'granular cell ameloblastoma' is applied.
Although ameloblastoma is considered benign, a proportion have islands of tumour that extend into the surrounding medullary spaces. This growth pattern is reminiscent of invasion by a malignant tumour but extends only a few millimetres beyond the main bony cavity (Fig. 8.10).
Fig. 8.10
Ameloblastoma. Islands of ameloblastoma penetrating surrounding bone at the periphery of the lesion. Such bony infiltration demands that ameloblastoma is excised with a margin rather than curetted.
Additional types of ameloblastoma are listed in Appendix 8.1
The diagnosis must be confirmed by biopsy. Treatment is by wide excision, preferably taking 1–2 cm of apparently normal bone around the margin. Complete excision of a large ameloblastoma may therefore require partial resection of the jaw, often with the condyle, and bone grafting. Smaller lesions may be excised leaving the lower border of the jaw intact and extending the resection subperiosteally. Bony repair then causes much of the jaw to re-form.
Excision with a bony margin ensures that any extension into surrounding bone is removed and guarantees a cure. Enucleation is usually followed by recurrence and should be reserved for unicystic ameloblastomas (below).
Regular radiographic follow-up is essential as any recurrence may not appear for several years. Limited re-operation can be performed if necessary. The patient must be warned of the necessity for regular follow-up and, possibly, of a further operation. Spread of ameloblastomas into the soft tissues is difficult to manage (Fig. 8.11).
Ameloblastoma. Soft tissue spread after repeated inadequate excisions.
Maxillary ameloblastomas are particularly dangerous, partly because the bones are considerably thinner than those of the mandible and present weak barriers to spread. Maxillary ameloblastomas tend to form in the posterior segment and to grow upwards to invade the sinonasal passages, pterygomaxillary fossa, orbit and eventually the cranium and brain. They are thus occasionally lethal.
Key features of ameloblastomas are summarised in Box 8.3.
Unicystic ameloblastoma
The unicystic ameloblastoma is defined as an ameloblastoma that presents as a single cyst. The importance of differentiating this type is that enucleation carries a low risk of recurrence.
Unfortunately, making the diagnosis of unicystic ameloblastoma is difficult. An ameloblastoma with only one bony cavity radiographically can be a conventional solid or multicystic ameloblastoma. This will not become apparent until the lesion has been opened or examined histologically.
It is therefore important to bear in mind the various configurations of an ameloblastoma that might account for a unilocular presentation radiologically. These are shown in Figure 8.12.
Explanations for a unicystic presentation of ameloblastoma radiologically. The two patterns on the left are true unicystic ameloblastomas while that on the right is a conventional ameloblastoma with one very large cyst. See the text for a further explanation of the significance.
An ameloblastoma where the epithelium is limited to a single layer lining the lumen is termed a luminal type of unicystic ameloblastoma. If there are papillary projections into the cyst lumen, but no islands within the wall, this is termed an intraluminal unicystic or plexiform unicystic ameloblastoma. In these types, ameloblastoma epithelium is limited to the lumen or inner cyst wall and the lesion may be enucleated.
The danger of making this diagnosis on radiological grounds alone is shown by the third diagram. Here a conventional ameloblastoma has developed one very large dominant cyst. However, there is a focus of solid/multicystic ameloblastoma in one area of the wall that might penetrate its full thickness or into surrounding bone. This is the mural type of (apparently unicystic) ameloblastoma. This is not a true unicystic ameloblastoma. It is a conventional ameloblastoma that could easily be misdiagnosed as one.
Unicystic ameloblastoma is diagnosed predominantly between the ages of 10 and 20, earlier than conventional ameloblastoma, and almost all arise in the posterior mandible. The single well-defined cavity resembles a dentigerous cyst in over 80% of cases (Fig. 8.13), but may also present as a radicular, residual or other types of cyst.
Unicystic ameloblastoma. This ameloblastoma forms a monolocular radiolucency enveloping the crown of an unerupted tooth. The radiological appearance mimics a dentigerous cyst, reinforcing the maxim that ameloblastoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of every radiolucency at the angle of the mandible.
The histological appearances of all three true unicystic ameloblastomas are similar and are shown in Figure 8.14. The tumour cells forming the cyst wall are flattened and easily mistaken for those of a non-neoplastic cyst.
Unicystic ameloblastoma. Part of the lining of a large unicystic ameloblastoma. The epithelium is often stretched and loses its typical features, with only a few ameloblast-like basal cells.
Unicystic ameloblastomas may be enucleated because the epithelium is enclosed by the fibrous cyst wall. Nevertheless, a 10% recurrence rate after 10 years can be expected. In the mural type of unicystic ameloblastoma, there is a risk that ameloblastoma extends through the cyst wall. This would predispose to recurrence and re-excision of the bony cavity would have to be considered if histological examination showed penetration of the full thickness of the cyst wall.
The diagnosis of unicystic ameloblastoma can only be made confidently after removal because it requires detailed histological examination of the wall. The whole wall needs to be evaluated to define the extent and a single biopsy of a stretched cyst lining is insufficient for diagnosis. The treatment of apparently unilocular ameloblastomas by enucleation therefore has to be peformed before definitive diagnosis and it carries an element of risk. It would be very unfortunate if a conventional ameloblastoma containing one large cyst were enucleated in error as this would risk recurrence, perhaps in soft tissue, and a protracted course. In view of the dangerous sequelae of ameloblastoma in the maxilla, enucleation at that site would always be unwise.
Metastasising ameloblastoma and ameloblastic carcinoma
Both of these exceptionally rare tumours are little more than pathological curiosities – though not to the patient of course.
Metastasising ameloblastoma is a histologically typical ameloblastoma which, though apparently benign, nevertheless gives rise to distant lesions. The metastases are usually in the lung and they have the typical benign microscopic appearances of the primary. Some cases appear to have resulted from aspiration implantation at surgery and others follow surgical disruption at the primary site or repeated incomplete removal. Neither the primary tumour nor its 'metastases'significantly differ histologically from conventional, non-metastasising ameloblastomas. It is therefore not possible to predict on the basis of morphology alone, whether an ameloblastoma will metastasise. The diagnosis of metastasising ameloblastoma can only be made after a metastasis has developed. However, the chances of it so doing are remote. As the 'metastases' are really benign, local excision of the secondary deposit should be curative.
Ameloblastic carcinoma is a tumour which initially resembles an ameloblastoma histologically, but loses differentiation and develops into a carcinoma. It spreads to lymph nodes or beyond. Later, the microscopic appearances become very poorly differentiated or similar to squamous cell carcinoma. Rarely, the progressive loss of differentiation can be seen in successive specimens from the same patient and confirms the diagnosis (Fig. 8.15). The treatment is that of an intraosseous carcinoma but the prognosis is poor if metastases are present.
Ameloblastic carcinoma. Very rarely a malignant variant of the ameloblastoma is encountered. Histologically, they may be indistinguishable from other carcinomas but, in some cases, as here, a peripheral layer of palisaded ameloblast-like cells remains, indicating the tumour's nature.
ADENOMATOID ODONTOGENIC TUMOUR → Summary p. 157
Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour is uncommon, completely benign and probably a hamartoma.
Clinically, adenomatoid odontogenic tumours are found either in late adolescence or young adulthood. Females are twice as frequently affected as males. The tumour is most frequently sited in the anterior maxilla and forms a very slow-growing swelling. Alternatively, it may be noticed by chance on a radiograph where it frequently presents as a dentigerous or radicular cyst (Fig. 8.16). Most specimens are only a few centimetres in diameter.
Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour, a typical cyst-like presentation in the anterior maxilla.
A well-defined capsule encloses whorls and strands of epithelium, among which are microcysts, resembling ducts cut in cross-section and lined by columnar cells similar to ameloblasts (Figs 8.17 and 8.18). These microcysts may contain homogeneous eosinophilic material. Microcysts have led to the tumours being called adenomatoid, but they are not ducts and are never seen cut longitudinally. Fragments of amorphous or crystalline calcification may also be seen among the sheets of epithelial cells.
Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour. Low magnification shows duct-like microcysts and convoluted structures. The stroma is scanty.
Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour. At higher power the duct-like spaces which give the tumour its name are seen.
These lesions shell out readily, enucleation is curative and recurrence is almost unknown.
Key features of adenomatoid odontogenic tumour are summarised in Box 8.4.
Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour: key features
• Rare
• Hamartoma of odontogenic epithelium
• Most common in the anterior maxilla
• Often appears radiographically as a unilocular dentigerous cyst
• Responds to enucleation
CALCIFYING EPITHELIAL ODONTOGENIC TUMOUR → Summaries pp. 157, 190
This tumour, with bizarre microscopic features, is often termed a Pindborg tumour, after its discoverer. Though rare, it is important, because it has been mistaken for a poorly differentiated carcinoma microscopically.
Clinically, adults are mainly affected at an age of about 40 or more. The typical site is the posterior body of the mandible, which is twice as frequently involved as the maxilla. Symptoms are usually lacking until a swelling appears. Radiographs show a radiolucent area with poorly defined margins. Despite the name, a lesion may be completely radiolucent or develop increasing radiopacity as it matures.
Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumours consist of sheets or strands of epithelial cells in a connective tissue stroma (Fig. 8.19). The epithelial cells are polyhedral and typically have distinct outlines and intercellular bridges. Gross variation in nuclear size, including giant nuclei, is frequently striking (Fig. 8.20). These nuclei are usually hyperchromatic and, though mitoses are rare, produce an alarming resemblance to a poorly differentiated carcinoma. However, unlike most carcinomas, a stromal inflammatory reaction is typically absent. Within the tumour, there are typically homogeneous hyaline areas, with the staining characteristics of amyloid. These may calcify and form concentric rings in and around degenerating epithelial cells and may form large masses. Clear cells may also be present.
Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumour (Pindborg tumour). The tumour is composed of strands and sheets of polyhedral epithelial cells lying in pale pink-staining amyloid-like material. Some of this material has mineralised, stains a darker blue colour and gives rise to radiopacities within the lesion.
Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumour. At higher power the epithelial cells are seen to have sharply defined cell membranes resembling squamous epithelium and pleomorphic hyperchromatic nuclei. The pale pink material is amyloid-like.
Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumours are not encapsulated, are locally invasive and behave similarly to ameloblastomas. Diagnosis depends on histological exam/>
9. Non-odontogenic tumours of the jaws
7. Cysts of the jaws
20. Soft tissue (mesenchymal) neoplasms
6. Major infections of the mouth, jaws and perioral tissues
21. Melanoma and other pigmented lesions
2. Disorders of development of the teeth and related tissues
14. Tongue disorders
11. Disorders of the temporomandibular joints and periarticular tissues
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March 14, 2016 / Member News
The Mullan Contracting Company Captures National Pyramid Award from ABC
Baltimore, MD (March 14, 2016) – The Mullan Contracting Company has won a national Pyramid Award, signifying excellence in construction, from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) for The Edward St. John Student Center, located on the campus of McDonogh School in Owings Mills. The 26th annual awards program was held on March 2 at the Greater Fort Lauderdale and Broward County Convention Center in Florida. Last year, Mullan Contracting captured an Award of Excellence from the ABC Baltimore Chapter for its work on this three-story, 75,000 square foot building.
Opened in 2014, The Edward St. John Student Center was designed to serve as the center of campus activity for the Owings Mills coeducational school. The building includes an infirmary, fine arts and dance studios, a dining hall that seats up to 685 students and flexible spaces to accommodate dining, classes, meetings, lectures, grade-level gatherings and special events activities.
The Edward St. John Student Center was designed by Bowie Gridley Architects. The ABC national Excellence in Construction Awards recognizes innovative and exemplary merit shop construction projects, world-class safety and diversity programs.
"Together with our construction of the adjacent Naylor Building, these two projects accomplished McDonogh School's goal of creating a new quad that unites the campus," explained Joseph Rode, President of The Mullan Contracting Company. "Our team successfully constructed an extremely difficult forty foot high clear span ceiling, which we accomplished without the utilization of tie rods. This was necessary to execute the dramatic presentation of the grand dining hall and is the showcase element of the structure."
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at org.sonar.server.platform.PlatformServletContextListener.contextInitialized(PlatformServletContextListener.java:43) ~[sonar-server-5.1.jar:na]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:4720) [tomcat-embed-core-8.0.18.jar:8.0.18]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5154) [tomcat-embed-core-8.0.18.jar:8.0.18]
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) [tomcat-embed-core-8.0.18.jar:8.0.18]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1409) [tomcat-embed-core-8.0.18.jar:8.0.18]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1399) [tomcat-embed-core-8.0.18.jar:8.0.18]
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266) [na:1.8.0_45]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142) [na:1.8.0_45]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617) [na:1.8.0_45]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) [na:1.8.0_45]
   Caused by: org.apache.commons.dbcp.SQLNestedException: Cannot create PoolableConnectionFactory (Access denied for user 'sonar'@'localhost' (using password: YES))
at org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource.createPoolableConnectionFactory(BasicDataSource.java:1549) ~[commons-dbcp-1.4.jar:1.4]
at org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource.createDataSource(BasicDataSource.java:1388) ~[commons-dbcp-1.4.jar:1.4]
at org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource.getConnection(BasicDataSource.java:1044) ~[commons-dbcp-1.4.jar:1.4]
at org.sonar.core.persistence.DefaultDatabase.checkConnection(DefaultDatabase.java:115) ~[sonar-core-5.1.jar:na]
... 27 common frames omitted
  Caused by: java.sql.SQLException: Access denied for user 'sonar'@'localhost' (using password: YES)
at com.mysql.jdbc.SQLError.createSQLException(SQLError.java:996) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.34.jar:5.1.34]
at com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlIO.checkErrorPacket(MysqlIO.java:3887) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.34.jar:5.1.34]
at com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlIO.checkErrorPacket(MysqlIO.java:3823) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.34.jar:5.1.34]
at com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlIO.checkErrorPacket(MysqlIO.java:870) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.34.jar:5.1.34]
at com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlIO.proceedHandshakeWithPluggableAuthentication(MysqlIO.java:1659) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.34.jar:5.1.34]
at com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlIO.doHandshake(MysqlIO.java:1206) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.34.jar:5.1.34]
at com.mysql.jdbc.ConnectionImpl.coreConnect(ConnectionImpl.java:2234) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.34.jar:5.1.34]
at com.mysql.jdbc.ConnectionImpl.connectOneTryOnly(ConnectionImpl.java:2265) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.34.jar:5.1.34]
at com.mysql.jdbc.ConnectionImpl.createNewIO(ConnectionImpl.java:2064) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.34.jar:5.1.34]
at com.mysql.jdbc.ConnectionImpl.<init>(ConnectionImpl.java:790) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.34.jar:5.1.34]
at com.mysql.jdbc.JDBC4Connection.<init>(JDBC4Connection.java:44) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.34.jar:5.1.34]
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) ~[na:1.8.0_45]
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:62) ~[na:1.8.0_45]
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45) ~[na:1.8.0_45]
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:422) ~[na:1.8.0_45]
at com.mysql.jdbc.Util.handleNewInstance(Util.java:377) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.34.jar:5.1.34]
at com.mysql.jdbc.ConnectionImpl.getInstance(ConnectionImpl.java:395) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.34.jar:5.1.34]
at com.mysql.jdbc.NonRegisteringDriver.connect(NonRegisteringDriver.java:325) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.34.jar:5.1.34]
at org.apache.commons.dbcp.DriverConnectionFactory.createConnection(DriverConnectionFactory.java:38) ~[commons-dbcp-1.4.jar:1.4]
at org.apache.commons.dbcp.PoolableConnectionFactory.makeObject(PoolableConnectionFactory.java:582) ~[commons-dbcp-1.4.jar:1.4]
at org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource.validateConnectionFactory(BasicDataSource.java:1556) ~[commons-dbcp-1.4.jar:1.4]
at org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource.createPoolableConnectionFactory(BasicDataSource.java:1545) ~[commons-dbcp-1.4.jar:1.4]
... 30 common frames omitted
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     apply plugin: "sonar-runner"

     sonarRunner {
     sonarProperties {
       // can be also set on command line like -         Dsonar.analysis.mode=incremental

    property "sonar.host.url","http://localhost:9000"
    property "sonar.jdbc.url","jdbc:mysql://sonar.someserver.int:3306/sonar"
    property "sonar.jdbc.driverClassName","com.mysql.jdbc.Driver"
    property "sonar.jdbc.username", "****"
    property "sonar.jdbc.password", "****"

    //I added these properties to my gradle.build
    property "sonar.projectKey","com.example.rkutchar.myapplication"
    property "sonar.projectName","MyApplication"
    property "sonar.projectVersion","V1.0"
    property "sonar.language","java"
    property "sonar.sources","src/main/java"
    property "sonar.binaries","build"
   }
   }

    subprojects {
     sonarRunner {
    sonarProperties {
        properties["sonar.sources"] += "src/main/java"
      }
   }
   }
    sonarRunner {
toolVersion = '2.4'
 }

PROJECT.PROPERTIES FILE
     # Required metadata
     sonar.projectKey=MyApplication
     sonar.projectName=My Application
     sonar.projectVersion=1.0

     # Comma-separated paths to directories with sources (required)
     sonar.sources=src/main/java

     # Language
     sonar.language=java

     # Encoding of the source files
     sonar.sourceEncoding=UTF-8

conf/sonar-properties
  #Configure here general information about the environment, such as SonarQube DB details for example
  #No information about specific project should appear here

  #----- Default SonarQube server
  #sonar.host.url=http://localhost:9000

  #----- PostgreSQL
  #sonar.jdbc.url=jdbc:postgresql://localhost/sonar

  #----- MySQl
  sonar.jdbc.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/sonar?
  useUnicode=true&characterEncoding=utf8

   #----- Oracle
   #sonar.jdbc.url=jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost/XE

#----- Microsoft SQLServer
#sonar.jdbc.url=jdbc:jtds:sqlserver://localhost/sonar;SelectMethod=Cursor

 #----- Global database settings
#sonar.jdbc.username=sonar
#sonar.jdbc.password=sonar

#----- Default source code encoding
#sonar.sourceEncoding=UTF-8

#----- Security (when 'sonar.forceAuthentication' is set to 'true')
#sonar.login=admin
#sonar.password=admin

A: It seems that the permissions are not correct on your database. You have to execute the following statement on your MySQL database:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `sonar`.* TO 'sonar'@'localhost';

A: As I explained, you should do step by step. First start server then analyze your android project. No need to spend your time on analyzer as long as server is not correctly started.

A: Mostly you placed the jdbc driver in the right folder. So it cant be realted to JDBC driver absence. Double check this.
I think you might have gotton the sonar.JDBC url property wrong. What DB is it?
Regards,
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The month's gain extended the year-to-date increase to 3 percent or 2.56 million autos, KBA said.
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Evercore ISI forecasts sales across the EU to grow by 4.2 percent.
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After having Saku and Mina, I am always looking for something I could do or work with my dogs. Agility is always something I want to try. It's fun and competitive. I also long for the partnership, the bonding, and the trust shared between handlers and dogs in agility sport. I believe that agility could help Mina to gain more confidence in herself (she is a timid shiba).
So we decided to enroll our shibas to agility classes and it's starting TOMORROW! yay!
I know some of you in this forum are active in agility sport. Please share with us your experience and thoughts about agility training with Shiba. Thanks!
How did you find your local agility class?
The dogs need to be reliable off-leash. I suppose it's a non-issue for indoor agility classes, but a lot of the competitions (even just for fun ones) are outside. And (in my area at least) the only 'fence' they have are the low orange mesh fence, for keeping geese off lawns or marking off areas of grass you don't want people walking on.
Not exactly something sturdy enough to keep an excited Shiba contained. So, how does everyone handle that? Are Shibas an indoor-agility-only dog? Are other people lucky enough to have more secure fenced in outdoor facilities?
I know that starting out you keep the dog on-leash, but as they progress it's expected they'll be loose.
So how does everyone deal with that aspect in regards to stubborn Shibas?
That is great you are trying agility!
I am taking some pre agility focus classes with my young girl. Before I had just taken the traditional style class where the dogs are on obstacles the same day. They eventually learn the skill, and Shibas are great at this picking it up quickly, but there was a lot of theory skipped and then having to go back and teach the dog nkt to do certain behaviors they had done for years. That could have been prevented by a series of classes dedicated to focus and targeting.
This class is nice because it teaches focus and building a good relationship with the dog learning to work for you, using targeting games, teaching body awareness, and teaching how to interact with obstacles willingly. We are in the second level of this style of class, and have not used any big obstacles (those are the easiest for the dog to learn by the way, recall, focus and awareness are the real challenge). Mostly we work with platforms, hoops, cones, and easy to find common household things like foot stools that really get the dog used to interacting with new things, getting them willing to step on new surfaces, and focusing on working for you. those are foundation skills that will greatly improve your relationship with the dog, and when you eventually drop the leash, it won't be a big deal to the dog as they will be focused on you and asking for the next game.
The recall comes with time, so for now, I would be cautious of taking a class with an unreliable Shiba, that is anywhere outside of a completely enclosed building. In the end, you have a dog that is so proofed to distractions and so excited to work, the off leash thing is really and honestly a non issue. But you have to do the training, and even then some dogs just wont ever get there (I have at least one of those who has more interest in following his nose to ever be safe off the leash or to care much about the training after the first few jumps). Otherwise, don't be ashamed or afraid to insist on using a leash.
At home you can proof your recalls using a long line, going to multiple environments, and making it increasingly more challenging. I DID practice long line recalls in off lead dog parks. I did practice obedience drills there too, and in petsmarts, horse arenas, down town city streets, and in my yard thru obstacle courses of food bowls and toy piles. If a dog can recall to you thru a crowd of off leash dogs, by golly they can trial in agility. the other thing is to look for trials indoors if you are really concerned, but for now, since I assume you are working on bonding and focus and just wanting to have fun being with your dog and helping them learn, there shouldn't be too much pressure to do anything without a leash on.
Thanks for the info @lindsayt! I don't have the little guy yet (NEXT WEEKEND OMG! :D), but I definitely am more interested in the classes as a for-fun, energy burning, bonding exercise. Not so concerned with trials and winning ribbons. If he never gets to that point, that's fine. I'll still have fun (and it'll be a good excuse to force me out of the house now that I live alone - especially in winter when I just want to hibernate, haha).
I have been tossing the idea of doing agility with Bella for a few years now. Unfortunately, the timing for the classes is ALWAYS off.
I currently enroll my boy Koji in two Agility-related classes with two different facilities - one is the foundation pre-agility focus class Lindsay mentioned where we focus on attention, focus, handling and body awareness without actually doing many actual Agility equipments whereas the other class is dogs on the equipment the first day.
I think Koji enjoys both classes, but I can definitely see the value of the foundation class. We do games and exercises that do not seem to be directly related to Agility at first glance, but it really builds up the dog's confidence, ability and focus on be successful on a course later on. This training facility requires dogs to go through 3 levels of focus class or you need instructor approval to even start basic agility class. At first, I thought this is crazy, but now I appreciate the additional training we get. As another friend who does Agility with her Shiba once told me, she said the equipment is really the last piece of the puzzle and you need the focus of the dog and people's handling skill to make a successful agility run.
Both Koji and I learn something new in the focus class, but the instructor is pretty strict and I got grilled the other day for not practicing enough at home with Koji. We try to practice as much as we can, but I think we just have too many stuff going on at the moment - swimming, agility, focus class, nosework and occasionally herding.
For the agility class that we do another facility, it is more learning the equipment and having fun and being safe on the equipment. Koji enjoys running through the obstacles and we have done 6 obstacles at a time (with some baby gates helping the dog to stay on course). However, I can see problems with this route as dogs may be ok doing a few obstacles at a time, but may wander off the course because of weak foundation work or have difficulties making tight turns.
It's fun to do these 2 classes at the same time to compare and contrast and I will strongly recommend a foundation focus class for anyone that wants to pursue Agility. There is nothing wrong with going straight to the equipments, but with a breed like Shiba, they could definitely benefit from the foundation work, regardless of whether you do agility or not.
I do agility for fun Bella and Saya liked doing it at their obedience class.
Saya loves the tunnel and the dog walk. She did the dog walk in puppy class she really wanted to try so after class the teacher allowed me to work with her and she gave advice and stuff.
I got home made weave poles set up got poles and put them in the ground and got a jump hurdle. I hope next year to get a tunnel. It's fun working on it.
I just do it for fun.
I have Chibi enrolled in something officially called "Puppy Gymboree" (risking the wrath of some trademark lawyer somewhere), and unofficially called "Puppy Agility."
They've said it's not official agility in that they're not training the pups the way you would for formal agility, but just getting them used to the equipment. It's been great. Chibi is a scaredy-cat in general, and it's been a great way to get him to try new things out.
He doesn't do everything - he refused to go through the tunnel when it got too long; he wouldn't go on the teeter totter when it got to teetery, but he's usually been game the next time we come back to class.
Anything to help improve his self confidence and diminish his fear of new things is great in my opinion - even if it never turns into competitive agility.
This all sounds awesome, I'm definitely going to research some of the classes mentioned in here for my Etsuko!!! I think she would LOVE them!
Thanks for the sharing everyone!
The idea of agility class came from a very beginning. I am not too thrilled with traiditonal obedience training, it gets boring to me. Shiba is so agile and atheletic, it just makes sense to me that they would excel in agility sport. We did the basic obedient class first, it's required for intro agility. While it's not my cup ot tea, it did help to lay a good fundation for us. Through this, we learn how our shibas behave around other dogs and people and how they learn. Each dog is different and has its own learning curve. I have two shibas with complete different personalities. Saku is very outgoing, confident and self-assured. Mina is gentle, timid and a bit sensitive.
We went for a free agility demonstration last weekend. The instructor is one of the most dedicated and patient person I've ever met. She spent a hour and half getting to know us and our shibas. She also talked about her teaching philosophy (positive training only) and experience with dogs with issues in the past.
With Saku, I think he will just have fun. He loves to compete and likes seek attention and approval from us. I hope agility could teach him focus and self-control. I will definitely update everyone about the progress of my two shiba! ;) thanks!
Suki's just moved up to the obedience class from the puppy class. After being hyper at her first class, so many new dogs and people fussing over her, we were a bit hesitant to go back but we repeated what exercises we could remember at home and she knew what was expected of her, if that makes sense.
When we went this week she managed most of the exercises (DD needs a bit of handler training) and the instructer compared her to a child copying older siblings. He competes nationally in agility classes and, after a bit of research cos Suki's the first Shiba he's ever worked with, he thinks she could do well if we stick at it.
Elwood has been going to agility class since May. He really seems enjoy it, although he certainly hasn't picked it up as quickly as my Pom (she was competing in AKC trials within 6 months of starting classes). I don't know that Elwood will ever be ready for a real competition, but as long as he has fun, I'll probably keep going.
He LOVES the A-frame & the teeter. He likes the jumps as long as I don't ask him to do too many (he has such a short attention span!). He isn't a huge fan of the tunnel, I think because he went inside it one time when it was wet & now he's paranoid about getting dirty.
We work some off-leash (although he always has a leash tab attached to his collar in case I need to catch him), but we are in a secure fenced area outdoors, so there's no chance of escape. They hold trials at our training facility, too, so we wouldn't have to worry about him getting out if we ever decided to enter a trial. We do work some on a long line, too, in situations where he isn't focusing because he will sometimes run off & try to play with the other dogs in our class instead of listening to me.
He has had some fantastic weeks, and other weeks where he acts like he's never even seen the equipment before. But I think that's all part of his Shiba stubbornness and independence. I just try to stay happy & upbeat & bring better treats the next week. We also have a tug made with real rabbit fur that has helped a lot. He only gets to play with it after successfully completing a few obstacles. And I only bring it out at class, so it's high value for him.
I hope you guys enjoy it. Be patient & have fun!
For any Shiba owner coming across this post, it has a lot of good reminders in it. I wanted to add my two cents in on my current experience.
I fell into a agility for fun type class after 12 weeks of obedience. This was not a foundation type agility class, it was one that was about getting your dogs to do each piece of equipment. Bear was very willing to do each type of equipment and seemed very good at jumping, so I began to wonder if we could have fun working towards doing future trials even if only for a fun goal.
I know though to ever reach a point of doing future trials, there is foundation work that I would need to be done beyond what I would probably worry about if Bear wasn't going to be in a trial type setting. I know proofing that drive to work with you and stay focused through lots and lots of distractions is a huge key to trialing.
We did a 6 week fun agility class all on leash, then moved to a 6 week class that started off leash work, but no foundation skills to proofing the drive to work or targeting skills. The first three weeks of our second round of classes I was on a high, Bear preformed well (by my judgement) when it was his class turn off leash (2 other dogs in class with us) he was remaining attentive and completed multiple obstacles returning to table well behaved keeping his eye on me.
It wasn't until class 4 (and part of class 5) recently that Bear decided when it was his turn off leash that "tag your it" doing Shiba 500's around the room was more fun. Okay, so that got me thinking about if Bear and I would really ever have a future in trials. As others have said in this chain, that is why finding the right foundation courses before worrying about equipment, is important. Shiba's are smart enough to master the equipment, it is everything in between the equipment though that will really matter.
Now my challenge is not to discount all I have done and learned along the journey we have been on, but find a trainer who is able to build off of it. Finding just that right trainer with agility experience who is ready to take on a Shiba is stressing me out.
I think it is stressing me out because like my Shiba, I need to find the trainer who is excited about working with me and knows how to shape my independent sometimes stubborn proud nature. The one that is most recommended in my area for agility so far leaves me with a very luke-cold feeling the two times I met her, so now I don't know where to turn at this moment.
It's great that you take interests in doing more with Bear and wanting to build a deeper bond by engaging in different doggie activities or sports.
I want to encourage you to stay positive and not stressed out.
It is great that you know early on (Bear is only 10-11 months, right?) that foundation skills are important. Knowing that piece of information is very valuable than figuring it out later on when you realize at a much later stage.
Seriously, it is really not just about Agility or any sports in particular. Further educating yourself in learning how to build a bond with your dog, how to engage your dog and motivate your dog in a fun way are what matters. Agility or any other sports are just something to give you a goal to work toward to and you learn all the important stuff along the way.
As for you not getting a good vibe or feeling that the highly recommended trainer is "luke-cold" toward working with you, I would like to point out that highly recommended trainers are usually highly sought after and they really don't go out of their way to sign you up as students as they have plenty of students wanting to learn from them.
The instructor/student relationship is a two-way street. I would want a trainer that is open-minded with a lot of knowledge, experiences and ability to share his/her knowledge with me (some are really good with their own dogs, but not so good at teaching others how to maximize their potentials) and supportive in my learning journey. It takes give and take on both parts to build a rapport.
I adore my agility instructor who we took classes from the very beginning, but it was not a good relationship from the very get go. I remember how I thought she was cold and not very personable when I took the first 1-2 sets of classes from her and actually thought about switching to a different instructor. I am glad I stuck around and I learn so much from her. I told her later on how I felt she was kind of cold to us and she said it was because we did not seem to be too interested in learning.
I still remember one time in the early foundation class where she told me "Your Shiba is not gonna train itself if you don't spend time working with him". I was embarrassed being called on in class, but we started practicing more of the games taught in class at home and Koji made big progresses (with the rear feet targetting on the balance disc - there is another thread on the forum on this exercise and the 2 by 2 weave poles training method) that really turned up my interests in training.
Keep up your spirits, learn from a good instructor and have fun with your dog!
Thanks for your continued encouragement and keeping me on track. I appreciate that you have shared a somewhat similar path as that alone gives me encouragement.
Yes, he is only 10-11 months old, we have a long way to go which is why I need to try to do it right before I have created way too many bad habits.
I will have to look at the other thread on those exercises. Again thanks! I really need that encouragement and support right now for my own sanity.
Make sure to keep it fun for both of you!
Just thought I'd ressurect this thread to say Oki and I go to puppy agility once a week. We've attended three sessions so far, and I can honestly say it's the highlight of my week! I absolutely love it. I'd to work towards competitions. The classes do start imediately on the equipment, but they make us do the contact points properly. Oki seems pretty willing to try any of the equipment. The first session on the long walk, he hated it! But second session using it, he was up and down like a pro by the end of it. Then we did a shallow A frame and he conquered that in no time. Tunnels, hoops and tiny jumps, tiny see saw, he just does automatically too. He'll be 5 months old in a week and I hope with all my heart he continues on this vein as I would just love to fun competitions with him! I know 3 sessions is nothing and he might turn around and hate it at any point, but I can hope :) he is by far the youngest there! (the equipment is so low it's not much different from ordinary walking).
Glad to hear that you are enjoying agility. For a young puppy as yours, the key is really to lay a solid foundation, so the dog has focus and is willing to work with you. Equipment can come a lot later in the process. I currently have a 8-month-old puppy that is training for agility, and we focus a lot on impulse control, drive, tugging, chasing me game, body awareness and the concept of learn to earn than working on any individual obstacles/equipment.
When you have a chance, I would highly recommend you going to a local agility trial in your area and talk to competitors there. You will learn a lot more about the sports there. Good luck!
Someone on the NK forum asked about agility and I responded there and thought the post may provide useful information for this thread here too.
I do agility with both of my adult Shibas, Koji and Maluko. Koji just earned his second Master Agility Champion (MACH2) last weekend and Maluko is running in the Master class (the most advanced class in AKC, you move from Novice to Open, then Excellent and then Master). Youngster Taiyo is in training, so not competing yet.
What I would say to people who are new to the sports is that Agility is a lot more complicated than you think. The foundation work with the dog is critical to both of your enjoyment of the sports down the road. What I mean by foundation is the dog's ability to focus on you when you asked and on the task/equipment ahead as you navigate the course. Most newbies will say they will do agility as long as their dogs enjoy it. What most people don't realize is that YOU have to make agility fun for the dog. No dogs come out of the womb just loving agility. You build it up by starting with foundation - having the dogs to enjoy working with you and focus working with you even under distractions, teaching them skills to properly and safely do all the equipments, training them to understand all the handling moves, so they know where to go next on a course etc. You sure don't need to teach your dog how to eat a piece of steak, but you need to put in a lot of work for the dog to learn to weave 12 poles, make all contacts on teeter, a-frame and dog walk and follow your cues to stay on course vs. doing zoomies by themselves.
Go to a local trial in your area and watch both the novice teams and the more advanced teams run. Look for teams that seem to enjoy themselves, regardless of qualifying or not. Ask people where they train and that should give you a good start to get proper instructions. There are a lot of "agility instructors" out there who really shouldn't be teaching. Go to someone who has knowledge will save you a lot of time down the road.
I have to drive 45-50 minutes one way to get to my agility instructor, but it is totally worth it. When I started, I used to go to a place 15 minutes away from my home, thinking we were saving commute time and doing it just for "fun", so no need to go out of our way to a good instructor. Looking back, it was a total waste of time. Without the foundation work, everything falls apart when you no longer has a leash on the dog, no treats/toy on you in the ring or the dogs get too stressed and/or distracted in a new environment when you actually compete.
I also want to point out that if you compete, it doesn't mean it is not "for fun". You actually have to work really hard to make it fun for your dog to hang in there with you in competition. Agility is only fun for your dog if you make it to be.
I'm lucky and found a great club within 30 minutes (50 in the winter where we train in a horse arena if it's too wet to use our outside arena). I helped with our Have A Go ring on Saturday at a country fair type event which is basically geared at dog owners. I'll be doing it again all weekend when it comes to my town in July. I just love it.


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- (DDActionContext *)_webView:(WebView *)sender actionContextForHitTestResult:(NSDictionary *)hitTestResult range:(DOMRange **)range;

// Clients that want to maintain default behavior can return nil. To disable the immediate action entirely, return NSNull. And to
// do something custom, return an object that conforms to the NSImmediateActionAnimationController protocol.
- (id)_webView:(WebView *)sender immediateActionAnimationControllerForHitTestResult:(NSDictionary *)hitTestResult withType:(WebImmediateActionType)type;
#endif
- (BOOL)webView:(WebView *)sender didPressMissingPluginButton:(DOMElement *)element;
/*!
    @method webView:frame:exceededDatabaseQuotaForSecurityOrigin:database:
    @param sender The WebView sending the delegate method.
    @param frame The WebFrame whose JavaScript initiated this call.
    @param origin The security origin that needs a larger quota.
    @param databaseIdentifier The identifier of the database involved.
*/
- (void)webView:(WebView *)sender frame:(WebFrame *)frame exceededDatabaseQuotaForSecurityOrigin:(WebSecurityOrigin *)origin database:(NSString *)databaseIdentifier;

/*!
    @method webView:exceededApplicationCacheOriginQuotaForSecurityOrigin:totalSpaceNeeded:
    @param sender The WebView sending the delegate method.
    @param origin The security origin that needs a larger quota.
    @param totalSpaceNeeded The amount of space needed to store the new manifest and keep all other
    previously stored caches for this origin.
    @discussion This method is called when a page attempts to store more in the Application Cache
    for an origin than was allowed by the quota (or default) set for the origin. This allows the
    quota to be increased for the security origin.
*/
- (void)webView:(WebView *)sender exceededApplicationCacheOriginQuotaForSecurityOrigin:(WebSecurityOrigin *)origin totalSpaceNeeded:(NSUInteger)totalSpaceNeeded;

- (WebView *)webView:(WebView *)sender createWebViewWithRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request windowFeatures:(NSDictionary *)features;

- (BOOL)webView:(WebView *)sender shouldReplaceUploadFile:(NSString *)path usingGeneratedFilename:(NSString **)filename;
- (NSString *)webView:(WebView *)sender generateReplacementFile:(NSString *)path;

/*!
    @method webView:decidePolicyForGeolocationRequestFromOrigin:frame:listener:
    @abstract
    @param webView The WebView sending the delegate method.
    @param origin The security origin that would like to use Geolocation.
    @param frame The WebFrame whose JavaScript initiated this call.
    @param listener The object to call when the decision is made
*/
- (void)webView:(WebView *)webView decidePolicyForGeolocationRequestFromOrigin:(WebSecurityOrigin *)origin
                                                                         frame:(WebFrame *)frame
                                                                      listener:(id<WebAllowDenyPolicyListener>)listener;
- (void)webView:(WebView *)webView decidePolicyForNotificationRequestFromOrigin:(WebSecurityOrigin *)origin listener:(id<WebAllowDenyPolicyListener>)listener;

- (void)webView:(WebView *)webView decidePolicyForUserMediaRequestFromOrigin:(WebSecurityOrigin *)origin listener:(id<WebAllowDenyPolicyListener>)listener;
- (void)webView:(WebView *)webView checkPolicyForUserMediaRequestFromOrigin:(WebSecurityOrigin *)origin listener:(id<WebAllowDenyPolicyListener>)listener;

- (void)webView:(WebView *)sender elementDidFocusNode:(DOMNode *)node;
- (void)webView:(WebView *)sender elementDidBlurNode:(DOMNode *)node;

/*!
    @method webView:printFrame:
    @abstract Informs that a WebFrame needs to be printed
    @param webView The WebView sending the delegate method
    @param frameView The WebFrame needing to be printed
    @discussion This method is called when a script or user requests the page to be printed.
*/
- (void)webView:(WebView *)sender printFrame:(WebFrame *)frame;

#if ENABLE_FULLSCREEN_API
- (BOOL)webView:(WebView *)sender supportsFullScreenForElement:(DOMElement *)element;
- (void)webView:(WebView *)sender enterFullScreenForElement:(DOMElement *)element;
- (void)webView:(WebView *)sender exitFullScreenForElement:(DOMElement *)element;
#endif

- (void)webView:(WebView *)sender didDrawFrame:(WebFrame *)frame;

#if TARGET_OS_IPHONE
/*!
 @method webViewSupportedOrientationsUpdated:
 @param sender The WebView sending the delegate method
 @abstract Notify the client that the content has updated the orientations it claims to support.
 */
- (void)webViewSupportedOrientationsUpdated:(WebView *)sender;

- (BOOL)webViewCanCheckGeolocationAuthorizationStatus:(WebView *)sender;
#endif

- (NSData *)webCryptoMasterKeyForWebView:(WebView *)sender;

@end

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