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Tuilaepa has got a point regarding the 7s team. They never won any tournament from the 2000 season until 2007. I can only remember them getting into one Cup final in all that time. It was at the Wellington 7s in 2002. They lost to Chester Williams-coached South Africa. I remember it clearly because I was there watching with my Samoa flag. Romeo Ah Chong's team.
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On the field, it has been an absolute disaster since the great days of 2012 when the 7s team were still winning tournaments and the 15s team last beat a tier-one nation.
Maybe they need the hard life of the previous teams to get back to winning ways? Maybe the players are getting too soft from all the comfort?


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Q: The Normal Distribution I'd like to correct some of my misconceptions about The Normal Distribution.
Firstly, I don't know how to interpret the following formula: $ \displaystyle Z = \frac{X-\mu}{\sigma}$
I was first introduced to this formula in a earlier chapter and it was introduced to me as the Z-Score. Apparently this was useful since it could find the number of standard deviations a value in a data set $X$ is from the mean. However, upon starting The Normal Distriubution it seems $Z$ is interpreted differently. From what I can understand, it seems $Z$ is treated as another data set with $\mu = 0$ and $\sigma=1$ which can be transformed onto by taking all data values in $X$ and applying $ \displaystyle \frac{X-\mu}{\sigma}$
I'm struggling to accept this concept and don't understand how the formula $ \frac{X-\mu}{\sigma} $ maps any normal distribution X to the Standard Normal distribution $Z$.
Secondly, I understand the Standard Normal Distribution has the equation $ \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{e^{-\frac{x^2}{2}}}{\sqrt{2\pi}} $.
Suppose we wanted to find the $P(Z=1)$, I understand this can be found by just calculating $f(1)$, since the vertical axis outputs probabilities for $x\in X$. However, when looking for probabilities such as $P(Z\leq a)$, I don't understand how this equals the area under the curve over the interval $(-\infty,a]$. Wouldn't it be some type of sum of all the f(x) values between $(-\infty,a]$, so $f(a) + f(a-1)+f(a-2)+f(a-3) + ... $

A: Your interpretation of $Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}$ is correct. For example,
IQ scores are sometimes considered as being distributed $\mathsf{Norm}(\mu=100,\sigma=15).$ Then if someone gets a 'raw' test score of $x = 115,$ one
can say that their 'standard' score is $z = 1,$ meaning that they scored
one standard deviation above the mean.
Then if we want to know the probability of a raw score less than $x \le 115,$ one can use the standard score to get that probability:
$$P(X \le 115) = P\left(\frac{X = \mu}{\sigma} \le \frac{115 - 100}{15}\right)
= P(Z \le 1) = 0.8413,$$
where you can get the probability 0.8413 from a printed table of the normal
distribution. If your table is a pure CDF table then you can read 0.8413 directly from the table. If your table shows the probability between 0 and z, you will
see 0.3413 in the table, to which you'd need to add 0.5 to get 0.8413.
In symbols,
$$P(Z \le 1) = P(Z \le 0) + P(0 < Z \le 1) = 0.5000 + 0.3413 = 0.8413.$$
We have $P(Z \le 0) = 0.5000$ because the standard normal density curve is
symmetric about $0$ so half of the area under the curve (representing probability) lies on either side of $0.$
In the figure below, the density function of $\mathsf{Norm}(100,15)$ is shown
on the left and the standard normal density curve is shown on the right.
In both curves the area between the vertical red lines represents the
probability 0.3413.

Sometimes one says that the raw score 115 lies at about the 84th percentile
because about 84% of the population gets raw scores below 115 on an IQ  test.
It is possible to use a table for the standard normal random variable $Z$ to
get probabilities relating to the random variable $X \sim \mathsf{Norm}(100,15)$ because all normal distributions have the same "fundamental shape."
When you speak in terms of standard deviations above and below the mean,
that applies to any normal distribution. Just as $P(Z \le 1) = 0.8413$
and $P(X \le 115) = 0.8413,$ it is also true that $Y \sim \mathsf(\mu = 50, \sigma = 2)$ has $P(Y \le 52) = 0.8413$ because the raw score $y = 52$ also
corresponds to standard score $z = 1.$
Using a printed table, it is necessary to use standard scores because
it would be impossible to print separate tables, one for each conceivable
value of $\mu$ and each conceivable value of $\sigma.$
Finally, it is not possible to use the standard normal density function
directly to get probabilities. You need a standard normal cumulative distribution (CDF) table for that. For some distributions, you can use
the density function to get probabilities by integration, but that
does not work for the normal distribution. (Informally, you might say that the
expression $\varphi(z) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}e^{-0.5x^2}$ is "too messy"
to integrate, using the usual methods of calculus.)
This means that it is tedious to make a normal table and you should be glad someone has done it for you. Roughly speaking,
one has to break the desired region into rectangles and sum the areas of
the rectangles. One could get 'pretty close" to 0.3413 by summing the
areas of the five rectangles between the vertical red bars in the figure below.
The height of each rectangle (at its center) can be found from the standard normal density
function $\varphi(z)$ and the widths are all 0.02.

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Q: problemas en operaciones con R Tengo una base de datos csv2, cuando la importo,defino la variable de interés como as.character primero para luego convertirla a as.numeric de la siguiente forma:
options(digits = 2)
y=as.character(precip)
precipi=as.numeric(y)

luego armo el data frame
df=data.frame(cod,dmy(fecha2),precipi)
  colnames(df)= c("codigo","fech","lluvia")

agrego año y mes para luego agrupar
df <- df %>%
      mutate(anio=year(fech)) %>%
      mutate(mes=month(fech))

Agrupo por año y codigo. Sumo para cada año y estacion
df.anual <- df %>%
  group_by(anio,codigo) %>%
  summarise(precip.anual = sum(lluvia,na.rm="TRUE"))

ó
df.anual <- df %>%
    group_by(anio,codigo) %>%
    summarise(precip.anual = ifelse(all(is.na(lluvia)), NA, sum(lluvia,na.rm=TRUE)))

El problema es el siguiente, el resultado de view(df.anual) muestra la suma para algunos años como 0 sin embargo en la base de datos original en formato csv2 para esos años hay valores que sumados deberían dar un número mayor a 0.
Pensé que era por la presencia de NA pero arreglando esto continua el problema, en lugar de resultar 0 imprime NA pero debería imprimir un número mayor a 0.
Dejo un link para que descarguen la base de datos:
https://transfernow.net/ddl/base_precipitaciones

A: El archivo que has compartido es muy particular, de ninguna forma es un csv, no tiene ningún caracter que pueda ser considerado como separador. Pareciera ser algún tipo de reporte. La única forma que veo, puedas importarlo adecuadamente, es tratándolo como un archivo de columnas de longitud fija. R tiene read.fwf() que sirve para leer este tipo de archivos:
df <- read.fwf("EXP_DATOS.txt",
               skip = 1,
               widths = c(8, 9, 6, 6, 7),
               n = 100000,
               col.names = c('cod', 'fecha', 'tem', 'temp', 'precip'),
               stringsAsFactor = FALSE,
               buffersize = 200000
               )

*

*Con skip=1 ignoramos la primer línea con los encabezados

*Con widths establecemos los anchos de cada columna

*Con n = 100000 importamos las primeras 100.000 líneas (mi equipo es bastante modesto) si quieres importar el más de un millón de filas, elimina el parámetro o n = -1

*buffersize = 200000 establecemos un buffer intermedio de 200kb. Para minimizar el acceso a disco.

La particularidad de esta rutina, es que además logra interpretar el tipo de dato y termina retornando un data.frame con todos valores numéricos y NA dónde no hay valor. Al menos con los primeros 100.000 registro me ha funcionado adecuadamente.


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Disgusted by NZ Herald article on upcoming apprentice
Started by Horsegirl94, July 21, 2018
Horsegirl94 6
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?objectid=12092689&ref=twitter
this article was bought to my attention today on Wiremu Pinn. How does this article shed a positive light on Racing at all, we are supposed to be encouraging young people to get involved in the industry but all they ever seem to get is knocked and ridiculed.
Anyone who has spent time in the racing industry will know it's not an easy game, especially for kids so rather than bringing up the boys past which is not anyone else but his own business, why don't we encourage not only Wiremu to continue on his success and help shape him into a role model for aspiring young jockeys. Media needs to help encourage young people in the game to excel and advance in the industry as they are the future of racing, not bring them down and bring up a checkered past when life moves forward not backwards.
Wiremu is a pleasant young man who has had a tough past but is making the most of every opportunity on the track to build a successful career for himself and create a good lifestyle for his young family. He's in capable hands with Mr Sharrock and long may his success continue.
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No name on the article but it's not a bad one. You have to work to be successful, that is true of any occupation.
Pinn has started with a hiss and a roar, so is attracting attention. Noel Harris clearly recognised his ability, and Alan Sharrock is just the bloke to make sure he makes the most of it. No doubt he has had a word with him about a couple of his rides today.
Nash95 2
Who writes this rubbish?
Personally I am disgusted by this article, Wiremu is a humble young man, who yes, has gone through his share of hardships in life prior to racing.
As far as I am aware, he is focusing on his career and making the most of the opportunities given to him for his young family who are still further north.
Why would any young rider with talent want to be in the industry when all that the media can mention of them is negative and not relevant to who they are today, it drives them away, and for someone who only had the chance to be involved with horses and racing due the the premature death of their best mate (as previously reported) isn't this the last kind of article the need to see regardless of their past which is slightly chequered.
Happy to see this young man in the more than capable hands of Allan Sharrock, not only because he will only grow as a rider, horseman and all round person during his time there.
Absolutely disgusted, and NZHerald be expecting and email of my complaint in the morning. Such a shame they would rather focus on Wiremus past which he is trying to leave there, and not the present or the future in which is he is very focused on to create the best life for his young family.
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Whys it disgusting ? I actually enjoyed the article and insight into the Aussie jockeys mentioned.
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8 minutes ago, puha said:
Because knowing Wiremu Pinn, a lot of assumptions have been made in this article.
Isnt this industry crying out for young people to be involved? Young ones don't cope with criticism too well, and this is harsh and unnecessary. And I doubt very much anyone would want to read this about themselves, and be compared to having an attitude like Josh Parr's.
Why not an article about Wiremu venturing South for the first time to ride Oamaru tomorrow?
Why create a negative outlook to it. He's had a tough time and moving forward wants to make a go of it. Has ability, he's in the right place with the right mentors. Like mentioned in any occupation what you put in is what you get out of it, if he's prepared to put in the hard yards he deserves every piece of success he has. Why create a negative article on the boy when he's done nothing wrong since starting his race day riding career. He's moved on since his times at Te Akau and trying to create a successful career let's get behind him and encourage him to be the best he can as he looks to be oozing potential. Good luck boy head down work hard and you will reap the rewards.
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1 minute ago, Horsegirl94 said:
To go from never riding a horse 2 and half years ago to what he's done so far, shows he is more than prepared to work hard.
Good luck to the kid, it's a tough game but he's in the right place like you said. Let's see where he is in a few years time.
Still wouldn't say it's a disgusting article saying that it's abit disjointed and like you say does focus on negative aspects.Saying that if and when WP makes it it will be all the more sweeter for him.Go hard and good luck I say .
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I think he also would admit to his past and good to see he has moved on from it and is working hard but the fact is that he was a little wayward earlier but good on the kid for knuckling down and having a go...but I agree i dont think you should only write the good bits about him after all his past has helped to shape him and make him who he is... now it seems that he really wants to leave that part of his life behind so good on him, lets all wish him well and hope he keeps doing what he is doing working hard and staying level headed.
I think he is a huge talent but everybody has a past in some form, no need to be ashamed of it if you turn your life around.
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10 hours ago, Nash95 said:
You have just discredited Josh Parr - I never saw his name in the Herald article.
Huey 1,279
Seems OK to me, all part of the journey of being a professional sports person I'd have thought.
Best way to discredit them is to prove them wrong.
I can't see any problem with the article. Basically it is all about attitude and professionalism which goes along with ability. Billy Pinn obviously has ability however the former two factors have been sadly lacking in his career to date.
If it wasn't for apprentice mentor Noel Harris's persistence by keeping at Allan Sharrock to take him on then he would not have a career in racing. He had exasperated the patience of former employers and no one was willing to take him on. If Allan Sharrock had not done so then he would not be currently riding and the opportunity of making a career as a jockey would have evaporated. None of you would ever have heard of Billy Pinn.
Horsegirl, if you take in what Allan Sharrock has to say there is still a fair way to go. So I will highlight that part for you.
Sharrock says in most ways Pinn is more difficult to handle than Walker.
"Mickey was never easy, but thankfully you could get through to him when it really mattered. He knew what a payday was and how to achieve it.
"When Mickey was apprenticed I'd set The Gifted Shifter for the Marton Cup and I gave him the ride.
" The night before the race he came home at 2am as pissed as he could possibly be. He got up early and I told him to go back to bed.
"All the way to the races I abused him like you can't believe.
"The horse drew the outside of the 18 runners and before he got to the winning post the first time he had it in the one-one.
"I remember thinking 'You might be a dickhead at times, but you're a gifted dickhead'. He always had enough street savvy to know when to pull it together."
After nearly four months Sharrock admits he's not sure Pinn has that quality.
"He has to learn it's my way or no way at all.
"It's all very well getting the headlines he's getting, but he has to learn to be professional. If you don't conduct yourself in a professional manner, people quickly lose faith in you."
Only time will tell whether Pinn goes down the path drawn by Clipperton or follow the opposite direction of Adams.
It will come down to one element - attitude.
The article on Billy Pinn is factual and hopefully he will go the way of being a positive, professional jockey. He has at present the support of Noel Harris and Allan Sharrock who are doing their best to guide and shape him for the future and it is now up to Billy if he will embrace the opportunity that is being given to him.
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In my opinion it was a good article. Let's face it, if he had been a perfect child the article wouldn't have been written. The media need a 'story' and this is a good one with a sensible message about needing to knuckle down to turn your life around.
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Crazy article from a range of angles.
The kid has been in the game for how long? About 2 and a half years? Troubled past due to best mate committing suicide which we all know would hit anyone hard especially at a young age, went down wrong track and when on mend found a love for horses and possessed natural talent. I also believe these quotes from Mr Sharrock were in an article when Billy had opened up about his best mate and how that has given him strength and drive to achieve his goals, and these quotes have been used again in this article to express that the kid is some sort of drop kick.
The boy was never involved in racing industry when his life took a spiral, so I don't see why it should be anyone but his own and families business. He's in capable hands now with Mr Sharrock and Mr Harris, he's made his mistakes when under the care of Te Akau and hopefully learnt from them. Let's encourage this boy and see where he can go.
As we know NZ has had a lot of top apprentices head across the ditch over the years who have performed well on the other side of the Tasman. Wasn't it great to see Sam Weatherley ride a double yesterday at Randwick on Our Malambo and Kaonic (which was an absolute pearler of a ride). Rather than bringing up Billy's past let's help him to maintain focussed on his future and doing well, he's a kid in a men's game and professionalism will come with experience. Let's hope Billy can carry on the run of good NZ apprentices and potentially one day head across to Australia and beyond for success.
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As for Te Akau, don't apprentices go to the next level when they leave there! Look at Jasmine Fawcett. Struggled to get rides whilst there and look at her now. Te Akau should stick at what they know best, training horses, not mentoring apprentices.
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I thought the article was tracking ok, until the author went off on his tangent about being a jockey's agent himself, and how some young Aussie kid behaved badly ( do the Australians ever behave any other way ?)
That was very unprofessional and shameless self promotion.
I should add that if I had Dillon as a manager I'd definitely go off the fucking rails ( I presume this was a Dillon article ).
As for Wiremu Pinn.....column inches won't kill him.....and there's only one bloke who'll decide which path he takes in life, and that's Wiremu Pinn. If he's strong and disciplined like many who've gone before him he'll do well, if he's a weak prick who makes bad choices he'll be consigned to the scrapheap of life soon enough, and like all other weak pricks who make bad choices he'll blame everyone else
Your choice Wiremu, you either want to be a winner or a loser....I'd have thought it's a rather easy decision to make.
A footnote if you're reading this Wiremu.
Go buy a book called The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck ...by Mark Manson.....read it three times....you'll be a far better person for it, and every time you catch yourself thinking you're famous, important, or an elite human being, read it again.
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Horsegirl and Nash must be rellies....talk about making a Mountain out of a Molehill.
This isn't the first such article and won't be the last. Anything can be overcome if you are big enough to cope with this sort of stuff.
As far as I'm aware he's from a non horsey background, and dare I say it Wiremu is from a younger generation who probably has no idea this site exists. He's well aware of his past and if anything he's trying to move past it and make something of himself.
It's this bad media coverage that discourages young ones from the industry. And why would parents let their kids get involved with the industry especially if they know nothing about racing when there are articles like this portraying the 'bad boys' in racing?
If anything the media are making a mountain out a molehill.
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31 minutes ago, Nash95 said:
We all jump on the media when a negative is written but bad boys come good is good reading and other sports are full of such stories. Rugby and league get great stories from their bad boys. The apprentices are taught to not read my their own press, Racecafe especially!!
Having witnessed a cocky attitude to the media there is some work to be done there , how you deal with people leaves a lasting impression
Can he come good, yep sure can but only one person can make sure that happens. Work hard, and stay humble.
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Very interesting article. In this modern PC world it is rare to see people's privacy invaded so dramatically. As a racing person I did find it interesting, but there is an uneasy aspect to it. There is obviously some particular event that has encouraged him to write the article. I can see both sides to this argument. As an aside, I am always impressed with how well the young Australian jockeys speak when interviewed on the TV.
shaneMcAlister 303
LocationHuntly
In my opinion he is as stylish as any young apprentice I have seen ride raceday from the outset. The only other I can remember so stylish from the outset was William Buick in the UK.
The reference to Michael Walker being pissed till 2am and riding under the influence could have been left out.....
rumpole 482
The article was a typical Mike Dillon article. I am no fan of that bloke. I thought he had been pensioned off for good but he keeps popping up.
5 hours ago, shaneMcAlister said:
Maybe Mike was pissed at 2am and writing under the influence ?
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See WP is Fav in the apprentice jockeys challenge imagine if he got sin binned at this crucial stage will be a few irate punters I'd say.WTS.


Please note – due to the restrictions imposed by the Bangarra Theatre venue management, high heeled footwear is not permitted.
Public Transport: Public ferry, train and bus services operate to and from The Rocks and Circular Quay. Bangarra is approximately a 15 minute walk from Circular Quay and Wynyard. As well as buses servicing Circular Quay, Sydney Buses now operate two evening services to Walsh Bay. The 433 Balmain & Glebe Point bus to Millers Point which runs along George Street extends its route down Hickson Road from 6:30pm until 11:30pm daily. Buses run approximately every twenty minutes during these times. In addition, route 998 operates from 9pm to 4.30am every Friday and Saturday linking Hickson Road with Town Hall Station via Wynyard. Buses run every 30 minutes between these times. Buses for both services stop on Hickson Road near the bottom of Pottinger Street (inbound), and outside Pier 4/5 (outbound). For more details phone 131 500.
Taxis: Taxis regularly service Hickson Road and can collect and drop off right outside the entrance to Pier 4/5.
Getting to Bangarra on foot: From the bus stops, ferry wharves or train station at Circular Quay, it's just a 15 minute walk to Bangarra. Follow these directions for the quickest route through the historic Rocks area.
Metered parking is available along Hickson Road for a maximum of 4 hours and costs $2.70 per hour on weekends.
Paid parking is available, for a maximum fee of $12 on weekends, at Interpark Bond Store One, 26 Hickson Road (next door to the Sydney Theatre) and at Wilsons Parking Towns Place on the corner of Towns Place and Hickson Road.
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Лясе́ (від  — «шнурувати») — закладка, що виготовляється при виданні книги.

Лясе технічно виготовляється таким чином: до корінця головки книжкового блока прикріплюється тасьма, вільний кінець якої можна вкладати між сторінками. Цей кінець виступає за нижній обріз блока, що дозволяє швидко знайти та відкрити книжку на потрібному місці.

Також лясе називають листок паперу з даними про нові видання видавництва.

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Anne's Meanderings: The Great French Heatwave
A few days prior to The Great French Heatwave I consulted maps and reckoned I could cycle to the Cele Valley, between Figeac and Cahors, before the really high temperatures kicked-in. The River Cele is suitable for wild swimming, and in the village where I planned to stay there's a good Epicerie and Boulangerie. I arrived the day before the 40'c+ temperatures, and made straight for the Office de Tourisme. I'd decided instead of camping I'd try to find a gite to rent. The Tourism Office has been shut. What to do?
So I went to the Mairie (Town Hall equivalent) and enquired whether there might be a local gite available. Two women kindly searched out contact numbers for me, and one of them suddenly jumped to her feet and shot out of the office to the market square where she'd seen a woman whose number she'd just written out. As good luck would have it, the gite owner was delighted for me to move in with the dog that morning until the following weekend. On arrival a deja-vu moment hit me: it was only where we'd once stayed more than 20 years ago...
My French heatwave experience has been bearable. Not comfortable - but bearable. I was grateful to be coping with the searingly high temperatures from inside an old stone cottage where I could close the shutters against the sun. In fact it was so hot I couldn't even bear to be outside in the shade... and even the birds seemed to stop singing.
The Cele Valley seems to have its own microclimate, lying between limestone cliffs. Over the years we've often noted the limestone plateaus above the valleys - referred to locally as Les Causses - can be in full sunshine whilst the river valley is in deep mist. And thus it was the other day when I cycled a 20 mile round trip to a nearby town for Poppy the JRTxPug - because dog food in the little local shop wasn't suiting her. Shortly after sunrise I saw what appeared to be handkerchiefs made of gossamer sprinkled along the verges for a few kilometres. They were spider's webs coated with dewy droplets - extraordinarily delicate and beautiful.
Cajarc was the nearby town. The butcher there has a papier-mâché calf-sized model of a dairy cow outside the shop. Walking with Poppy through the village I was caught off guard by her refusal to pass it... Staring at it with terrier-fury she decided to give it 'what-jolly-for'... but of course the model cow just continued staring benignly at her... at which she became even more annoyed by her failure to elicit a response.
She tried over and over again to obtain a reaction from The Creature. The butcher, who was chalking up his day's specials outside laughed at her with two of his customers - by time she'd started leaping into the air like a Harrier jump-jet in an effort to reach the cow's face. So I lifted her up to inspect The Animal at close quarters, hoping she might become calm when she realised it wasn't real. But no. She just wriggled and jiggled in an effort to give it more 'what-jolly-for'...
In the end I shoved her, still in protest mode, under my arm and bade them farewell.
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package org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.integration.ra;

import javax.jms.JMSContext;
import javax.jms.JMSRuntimeException;
import javax.transaction.TransactionManager;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Set;

import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.remoting.impl.invm.InVMConnectorFactory;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.security.Role;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.ra.ActiveMQRAConnectionFactory;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.ra.ActiveMQRAConnectionFactoryImpl;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.ra.ActiveMQRAConnectionManager;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.ra.ActiveMQRAManagedConnectionFactory;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.ra.ActiveMQResourceAdapter;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.security.ActiveMQSecurityManagerImpl;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.service.extensions.ServiceUtils;
import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;

public class JMSContextTest extends ActiveMQRATestBase
{
   private ActiveMQResourceAdapter resourceAdapter;

   ActiveMQRAConnectionManager qraConnectionManager = new ActiveMQRAConnectionManager();
   private ActiveMQRAConnectionFactory qraConnectionFactory;

   public TransactionManager getTm()
   {
      return DummyTransactionManager.tm;
   }

   @Override
   @Before
   public void setUp() throws Exception
   {
      useDummyTransactionManager();
      super.setUp();
      ActiveMQSecurityManagerImpl securityManager = (ActiveMQSecurityManagerImpl) server.getSecurityManager();
      securityManager.getConfiguration().addUser("testuser", "testpassword");
      securityManager.getConfiguration().addUser("guest", "guest");
      securityManager.getConfiguration().setDefaultUser("guest");
      securityManager.getConfiguration().addRole("testuser", "arole");
      securityManager.getConfiguration().addRole("guest", "arole");
      Role role = new Role("arole", true, true, true, true, true, true, true);
      Set<Role> roles = new HashSet<Role>();
      roles.add(role);
      server.getSecurityRepository().addMatch(MDBQUEUEPREFIXED, roles);
      resourceAdapter = new ActiveMQResourceAdapter();

      resourceAdapter.setConnectorClassName(InVMConnectorFactory.class.getName());
      MyBootstrapContext ctx = new MyBootstrapContext();
      resourceAdapter.start(ctx);
      ActiveMQRAManagedConnectionFactory mcf = new ActiveMQRAManagedConnectionFactory();
      mcf.setResourceAdapter(resourceAdapter);
      qraConnectionFactory = new ActiveMQRAConnectionFactoryImpl(mcf, qraConnectionManager);
   }

   @Override
   @After
   public void tearDown() throws Exception
   {
      DummyTransactionManager.tm.tx = null;
      if (resourceAdapter != null)
      {
         resourceAdapter.stop();
      }

      qraConnectionManager.stop();
      super.tearDown();
   }

   @Test
   public void testCreateContextThrowsException() throws Exception
   {
      JMSContext jmsctx = qraConnectionFactory.createContext();
      try
      {
         jmsctx.createContext(JMSContext.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);
         fail("expected JMSRuntimeException");
      }
      catch (JMSRuntimeException e)
      {
         //pass
      }
      catch (Exception e)
      {
         fail("wrong exception thrown: " + e);
      }
   }

   @Test
   public void testCreateXAContextThrowsException() throws Exception
   {
      JMSContext jmsctx = qraConnectionFactory.createXAContext();
      try
      {
         jmsctx.createContext(JMSContext.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);
         fail("expected JMSRuntimeException");
      }
      catch (JMSRuntimeException e)
      {
         //pass
      }
      catch (Exception e)
      {
         fail("wrong exception thrown: " + e);
      }
   }

   @Test
   public void sessionTransactedTestActiveJTATx() throws Exception
   {
      try
      {
         qraConnectionFactory.createContext(JMSContext.SESSION_TRANSACTED);
         fail();
      }
      catch (JMSRuntimeException e)
      {
         //pass
      }
   }

   @Test
   public void sessionTransactedTestNoActiveJTATx() throws Exception
   {
      ((DummyTransactionManager) ServiceUtils.getTransactionManager()).tx = new DummyTransaction();
      JMSContext context = qraConnectionFactory.createContext(JMSContext.SESSION_TRANSACTED);
      assertEquals(context.getSessionMode(), JMSContext.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);
   }

   @Test
   public void clientAckTestActiveJTATx() throws Exception
   {
      try
      {
         qraConnectionFactory.createContext(JMSContext.CLIENT_ACKNOWLEDGE);
         fail();
      }
      catch (JMSRuntimeException e)
      {
         //pass
      }
   }

   @Test
   public void clientAckTestNoActiveJTATx() throws Exception
   {
      ((DummyTransactionManager) ServiceUtils.getTransactionManager()).tx = new DummyTransaction();
      JMSContext context = qraConnectionFactory.createContext(JMSContext.CLIENT_ACKNOWLEDGE);
      assertEquals(context.getSessionMode(), JMSContext.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);
   }

}

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package org.brackit.server.tx.locking.protocol;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;

import org.brackit.server.tx.locking.protocol.RUX.Mode;

/**
 * @author Sebastian Baechle
 *
 */
public class RUXEdgeLockProtocol implements EdgeLockProtocol<RUX.Mode> {
	@Override
	public RUX.Mode getEdgeExclusiveMode() {
		return Mode.X;
	}

	@Override
	public RUX.Mode getEdgeSharedMode() {
		return Mode.R;
	}

	@Override
	public RUX.Mode getEdgeUpdateMode() {
		return Mode.U;
	}

	@Override
	public Collection<RUX.Mode> modes() {
		return Arrays.asList(RUX.Mode.values());
	}
}


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package com.opengamma.analytics.financial.credit.creditdefaultswap.definition.legacy;

import org.threeten.bp.ZonedDateTime;

import com.opengamma.analytics.financial.credit.BuySellProtection;
import com.opengamma.analytics.financial.credit.CreditInstrumentDefinitionVisitor;
import com.opengamma.analytics.financial.credit.DebtSeniority;
import com.opengamma.analytics.financial.credit.RestructuringClause;
import com.opengamma.analytics.financial.credit.creditdefaultswap.definition.vanilla.CreditDefaultSwapDefinition;
import com.opengamma.analytics.financial.credit.isdastandardmodel.StubType;
import com.opengamma.analytics.financial.legalentity.LegalEntity;
import com.opengamma.financial.convention.businessday.BusinessDayConvention;
import com.opengamma.financial.convention.calendar.Calendar;
import com.opengamma.financial.convention.daycount.DayCount;
import com.opengamma.financial.convention.frequency.PeriodFrequency;
import com.opengamma.util.ArgumentChecker;
import com.opengamma.util.money.Currency;

/**
 * Definition of a Legacy recovery lock CDS (also known as a recovery swap) i.e. with the features of CDS contracts prior to the Big Bang in 2009 - WIP
 *
 * @deprecated this will be deleted
 */
@Deprecated
public class LegacyRecoveryLockCreditDefaultSwapDefinition extends LegacyCreditDefaultSwapDefinition {

  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  // TODO : Check hashCode and equals methods (fix these)

  // NOTE : In a recovery lock swap there are only two cashflows which occur upon the default of the reference entity.
  // NOTE : One counterparty pays the market realised recovery in default; the other pays the recovery specified in the contract

  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  // Member variables specific to the legacy recovery lock CDS contract
  private final double _recoveryLockRate;

  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  // Ctor for the Legacy recovery lock CDS

  public LegacyRecoveryLockCreditDefaultSwapDefinition(final BuySellProtection buySellProtection, final LegalEntity protectionBuyer,
      final LegalEntity protectionSeller, final LegalEntity referenceEntity,
      final Currency currency, final DebtSeniority debtSeniority, final RestructuringClause restructuringClause, final Calendar calendar,
      final ZonedDateTime startDate,
      final ZonedDateTime effectiveDate, final ZonedDateTime maturityDate, final StubType stubType, final PeriodFrequency couponFrequency,
      final DayCount daycountFractionConvention,
      final BusinessDayConvention businessdayAdjustmentConvention, final boolean immAdjustMaturityDate, final boolean adjustEffectiveDate,
      final boolean adjustMaturityDate, final double notional,
      final double recoveryRate, final boolean includeAccruedPremium, final boolean protectionStart, final double parSpread, final double recoveryLockRate) {

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Call the ctor for the LegacyCreditDefaultSwapDefinition superclass (corresponding to the CDS characteristics common to all types of CDS)

    super(buySellProtection, protectionBuyer, protectionSeller, referenceEntity, currency, debtSeniority, restructuringClause, calendar, startDate,
        effectiveDate, maturityDate, stubType,
        couponFrequency, daycountFractionConvention, businessdayAdjustmentConvention, immAdjustMaturityDate, adjustEffectiveDate, adjustMaturityDate, notional,
        recoveryRate, includeAccruedPremium,
        protectionStart, parSpread);

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    ArgumentChecker.notNegative(recoveryLockRate, "Recovery Lock Rate");
    ArgumentChecker.isTrue(recoveryLockRate <= 1.0, "Recovery Lock rate should be less than or equal to 100%");

    _recoveryLockRate = recoveryLockRate;

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  }

  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  public double getRecoveryLockRate() {
    return _recoveryLockRate;
  }

  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  @Override
  public LegacyRecoveryLockCreditDefaultSwapDefinition withStartDate(final ZonedDateTime startDate) {
    return new LegacyRecoveryLockCreditDefaultSwapDefinition(getBuySellProtection(), getProtectionBuyer(), getProtectionSeller(), getReferenceEntity(),
        getCurrency(), getDebtSeniority(),
        getRestructuringClause(), getCalendar(), startDate, getEffectiveDate(), getMaturityDate(), getStubType(), getCouponFrequency(),
        getDayCountFractionConvention(),
        getBusinessDayAdjustmentConvention(), getIMMAdjustMaturityDate(), getAdjustEffectiveDate(), getAdjustMaturityDate(), getNotional(), getRecoveryRate(),
        getIncludeAccruedPremium(),
        getProtectionStart(), getParSpread(), getRecoveryLockRate());
  }

  @Override
  public LegacyRecoveryLockCreditDefaultSwapDefinition withEffectiveDate(final ZonedDateTime effectiveDate) {
    return new LegacyRecoveryLockCreditDefaultSwapDefinition(getBuySellProtection(), getProtectionBuyer(), getProtectionSeller(), getReferenceEntity(),
        getCurrency(), getDebtSeniority(),
        getRestructuringClause(), getCalendar(), getStartDate(), effectiveDate, getMaturityDate(), getStubType(), getCouponFrequency(),
        getDayCountFractionConvention(),
        getBusinessDayAdjustmentConvention(), getIMMAdjustMaturityDate(), getAdjustEffectiveDate(), getAdjustMaturityDate(), getNotional(), getRecoveryRate(),
        getIncludeAccruedPremium(),
        getProtectionStart(), getParSpread(), getRecoveryLockRate());
  }

  @Override
  public LegacyRecoveryLockCreditDefaultSwapDefinition withSpread(final double parSpread) {
    return new LegacyRecoveryLockCreditDefaultSwapDefinition(getBuySellProtection(), getProtectionBuyer(), getProtectionSeller(), getReferenceEntity(),
        getCurrency(), getDebtSeniority(),
        getRestructuringClause(), getCalendar(), getStartDate(), getEffectiveDate(), getMaturityDate(), getStubType(), getCouponFrequency(),
        getDayCountFractionConvention(),
        getBusinessDayAdjustmentConvention(), getIMMAdjustMaturityDate(), getAdjustEffectiveDate(), getAdjustMaturityDate(), getNotional(), getRecoveryRate(),
        getIncludeAccruedPremium(),
        getProtectionStart(), parSpread, getRecoveryLockRate());
  }

  @Override
  public LegacyRecoveryLockCreditDefaultSwapDefinition withCouponFrequency(final PeriodFrequency couponFrequency) {
    return new LegacyRecoveryLockCreditDefaultSwapDefinition(getBuySellProtection(), getProtectionBuyer(), getProtectionSeller(), getReferenceEntity(),
        getCurrency(), getDebtSeniority(),
        getRestructuringClause(), getCalendar(), getStartDate(), getEffectiveDate(), getMaturityDate(), getStubType(), couponFrequency,
        getDayCountFractionConvention(),
        getBusinessDayAdjustmentConvention(), getIMMAdjustMaturityDate(), getAdjustEffectiveDate(), getAdjustMaturityDate(), getNotional(), getRecoveryRate(),
        getIncludeAccruedPremium(),
        getProtectionStart(), getParSpread(), getRecoveryLockRate());
  }

  @Override
  public CreditDefaultSwapDefinition withMaturityDate(final ZonedDateTime maturityDate) {
    return new LegacyRecoveryLockCreditDefaultSwapDefinition(getBuySellProtection(), getProtectionBuyer(), getProtectionSeller(), getReferenceEntity(),
        getCurrency(), getDebtSeniority(),
        getRestructuringClause(), getCalendar(), getStartDate(), getEffectiveDate(), maturityDate, getStubType(), getCouponFrequency(),
        getDayCountFractionConvention(),
        getBusinessDayAdjustmentConvention(), getIMMAdjustMaturityDate(), getAdjustEffectiveDate(), getAdjustMaturityDate(), getNotional(), getRecoveryRate(),
        getIncludeAccruedPremium(),
        getProtectionStart(), getParSpread(), getRecoveryLockRate());
  }

  @Override
  public CreditDefaultSwapDefinition withRecoveryRate(final double recoveryRate) {
    return new LegacyRecoveryLockCreditDefaultSwapDefinition(getBuySellProtection(), getProtectionBuyer(), getProtectionSeller(), getReferenceEntity(),
        getCurrency(), getDebtSeniority(),
        getRestructuringClause(), getCalendar(), getStartDate(), getEffectiveDate(), getMaturityDate(), getStubType(), getCouponFrequency(),
        getDayCountFractionConvention(),
        getBusinessDayAdjustmentConvention(), getIMMAdjustMaturityDate(), getAdjustEffectiveDate(), getAdjustMaturityDate(), getNotional(), recoveryRate,
        getIncludeAccruedPremium(),
        getProtectionStart(), getParSpread(), getRecoveryLockRate());
  }

  @Override
  public <DATA_TYPE, RESULT_TYPE> RESULT_TYPE accept(final CreditInstrumentDefinitionVisitor<DATA_TYPE, RESULT_TYPE> visitor, final DATA_TYPE data) {
    ArgumentChecker.notNull(visitor, "visitor");
    return visitor.visitLegacyRecoveryLockCDS(this, data);
  }

  @Override
  public <RESULT_TYPE> RESULT_TYPE accept(final CreditInstrumentDefinitionVisitor<Void, RESULT_TYPE> visitor) {
    ArgumentChecker.notNull(visitor, "visitor");
    return visitor.visitLegacyRecoveryLockCDS(this);
  }

}


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Ursus è un personaggio di fantasia ed uno dei protagonisti del romanzo Quo vadis?, scritto nel 1894 da Henryk Sienkiewicz. Al personaggio sono stati dedicati numerosi film.

Il personaggio
Ursus è una sorta di guardia del corpo, connazionale e servitore fedele di Licia, protagonista del romanzo assieme a Marco Vinicio. Un tempo al servizio della regina dei Lugi, è come un padre per lei, essendo anch'egli condannato ad essere inviato come ostaggio a Roma.

Gigante dalla forza prodigiosa in grado di uccidere qualunque uomo a mani nude, ha però il cuore puro d'un bambino, ingenuo e buono, e protegge infaticabilmente colei che ancora onora come sua principessa.

Convertito al cristianesimo in casa di Pomponia e battezzato col nome di Urbano, salva Licia dall'assalto di Marco Vinicio nel banchetto di Nerone, fugge con lei attaccando con alcuni correligionari gli schiavi che dovevano condurla in casa del giovane patrizio. Si nasconde con lei e lavora durante la notte come operaio alla macina del fornaio Demade.

Viene ingannato da Chilone Chilonide, che gli fa credere un tradimento da parte di Glauco, ma non porta a compimento il piano del millantatore. Difende Licia quando Marco Vinicio li pedina per rapirla e uccide il gladiatore Crotone in un duello a mani nude.

Catturato anche lui in seguito alle persecuzioni anticristiane, sostiene la padrona in cella dove una grave febbre sta per ucciderla. Nell'arena, quando Licia viene attaccata alle corna d'un bufalo per essere straziata, affronta il gigantesco animale e lo uccide a forza di braccia. Si trasferisce con Marco e Licia in Sicilia alla fine del romanzo.

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Apple Is Asked To Implement Accessibility Standards For Apps
by Bryan M. Wolfe
Apple is once again feeling some heat over accessibility. The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), which successfully sued Apple over iTunes, is now turning its attention to the App Store. Members of the organization recently approved a resolution to press Apple to create and enforce accessibility standards for apps, according to Reuters. In 2008, thanks to pressure from the NFB, Apple began adding captions and other accessibility improvements to iTunes. Since then, many of these features have been added to the iPhone/iPod touch, iPad, and Apple TV products. These features, however, only relate to each device's operating system. There are no accessibility standards for the third-party apps that run on those devices. Though the NFB passed a resolution, there is a divide within the blind community on how to proceed. Michael Hingson, who serves as a board member for the National Association of the Blind's California chapter, believes litigation is "the only resort." Chris Maury, whose Conversant Labs builds apps for the visually impaired, suggests taking a different approach, explaining:
I try to lead with the carrot and not the stick. It's better to inform developers that accessibility is the right thing to do and an opportunity to reach a whole new base of users. It shouldn't just be about compliance or avoiding legal risks.
Attorney Daniel Goldstein, who represented NFB against Apple the last time around, says the 2008 action could provide a model for a suit focused on apps. The Federation, at least for now, says no lawsuit is being considered. As part of the 2008 settlement, Apple paid NFB $250,000. Though Apple has yet to comment on the NFB resolution, Tim Cook did address accessibility during a 2013 speech at Auburn University. The CEO described people with disabilities "in a struggle to have their human dignity acknowledged," adding "They're frequently left in the shadows of technological advancements that are a source of empowerment and attainment for others." Personally, I think Apple should take the lead on this and implement an accessibility standard for apps. And do so voluntarily and without litigation.
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DEFENDING FRANK: Outlander's Jamie & Frank...Two Sides of the Same Coin?
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have gathered you here in this Virtual Outlander Courtroom of Opinion to present my case of Intermixed Identity as it relates to one James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Frazer and one Franklin Wolverton Randall, and also, to untie the unfair knot of perceived multiple character flaws of the latter that is succeeding, thus far, in damaging his public persona.
*I am admin to the largest and BEST Outlander facebook group 'Outlander Series' and out of the present 76,000 members, the Team Frank squad could fit in Roger's Mini Cooper...with room for luggage. And a dog.
Indeed, it has been the persistent condemnation and nastiness towards Frank that has inspired theses proceedings.
I put it to you, fellow Outlanderonianiters *wink*, that Claire Beauchamp Randall fell in love with Jamie Fraser so quickly and easily for one simple reason: Jamie is the embodiment of Frank. Frank Randall…her first love and first husband.
Furthermore, I will show that the widely disliked and thus far easily dismissed Frank Randall may well be the story's biggest surprise and is the best loved character in the making.
*okay, that may be over-reaching a bit but I DO think he is going to be greatly vindicated someday
This vision may seem as clear as mud to you right now, but hear me out. And put that pitchfork down. They aren't allowed in the courtroom.*suddenly I feel a wee bit nervous
My Opening Argument:
Claire fell in love, got married and had, from what we can see from their honeymoon*, some damn fine sex in a lovely, and for all intents and purposes, happy marriage.
*I understand completely that TVFrank is portrayed quite differently from BookFrank (like many, I read all the books right out of the starting gate a hundred years ago) but for the sake of convenience, I will refer to Frank here as just 'Frank' with the understanding that he is both Book and TV Frank rolled together. This may be unfair to those who have not seen the show *shrug* so this will be them, reading this blog:
So I suggest they binge watch Season One and them come back. (NOTE: Buy Visine, lots of wine and Kleenex). Don't worry…I'll wait. *
starts whistling and knitting a kilt* For those of you who know the show…let's continue.
As I was saying, Claire loved Frank very much and he was obviously mad about her, so when she was thrown at a man in another era who was so like her husband, she latched onto him and never took off the two wedding rings that reminded her of her two loves…so very similar despite the time and distance separating them. Claire was not a simpleton who didn't know her own mind, nor was she some slutmuffin who slept around with just any kind of man, regardless of their character. She admired specific things in men and found it all in the two men she loved.
I know this is fangerous territory (fan+dangerous= fangerous) as 99% of Outlander fans adore Jamie and dislike Frank, but I say to you now, as God is my witness, both men are near identical! *if you say that in your best Charlton Heston as MOSES 'Let me people go!' voice, it is more impressive.
I give you the 'obvious-to-me', undisputed facts of my case:
Common Traits and Similarities between Jamie and Frank:
1. Warriors: Jamie is a fighter and a Laird, a leader of his people but is a learned man with no desire to be a professional soldier. He wants to farm and lord over his land. Frank was fighter, a soldier and a leader too, in a high capacity as a MI6 operative in the War Department (we are talking 007 shit here folks), but did not want it as a career either. He wanted to be a professor in a university and lord over his books.
2. No strangers to war and war games…and the maddening politics of war. They knew their politics.
3. Well-read and highly intelligent.
4. Attractive to Claire.
5. Deeply attracted TO Claire and madly in love with her.
6. Kind-hearted and thoughtful (Frank reminds Claire to take her sweater when it's cold outside and Jamie gives Claire his tartan as a cloak as they ride out in the rain for two early examples)
7. Eager and willing lovers who seem to quiet enjoy The Snack Bar Downtown, luckily for Claire who's shop is always open for business, morning, noon and night.
8. Communicative. Both men speak with Claire about their interests and include her in their passions/hobbies/interests: they are friends as well as lovers
9. Responsible for many lives. Jamie, for his family, and for his farmers and their families; Frank for his agents and the people they helped/killed, and in turn all those families affected.
10. Claire knows she can count on them to take care of her when needed. They are both manly men. *and would rock an Old Spice aftershave commercial, no doubt.
11. Claire hesitated a little when Frank spontaneously asked her to marry him before the war and she balked like mad when Jamie did. Not perfect starts to either marriage.
12. Infidelity: both men slept with other women while married to Claire. Frank (allegedly) with students and whoever…when Claire rejected his love when she returned from the Stones (if true, you can't blame the guy…gotta get your nourishment somewhere when The Snack Bar is closed!) and Jamie get's his off with a little Cave Sex and then impregnates Geneva, a teen-aged, blackmailing little snip, and then later, he actually marries LegHair (Laoghaire) and has a sex life again, albeit an unsatisfying one. SO, they both are indeed adulterers (in the eyes of most readers) and do the Posturepedic Polka whilst dreaming of Claire's face on any woman they are pounding away at…which makes their deeds less damning, but still sad, and against their vows. *please note that Diana has said that Frank did not cheat on Claire during the war (see her defense of Frank here), and he only brought it up to give her an easy out and let her know he would have forgiven her had she slipped. Too many people refuse to acknowledge that and it drives me fucking bonkers! So please, just STOP IT already! GAWD!
13. Wonderful fathers. Both men are brilliant daddies who love their daughter dearly, even though 'boys were preferred' in those days and more valued. Both men were incredibly loving to children not biologically theirs, and adopted them in their hearts and souls, doing whatever they could to make their lives and futures as safe and happy as they could. Both wanted to be good fathers, and were.
14. They were feminists. In a time, both eras actually, when women were expected to shut up, do their duties in the bedroom and kitchen and have no semblance of autonomy, each man respected women and believed they should be treated as equals. Jamie supported Claire in her 'outrageous' behavior and allowed her to be herself, and Frank supported Claire in her goals for higher education and her dream of becoming a doctor… and allowed her to be herself.
15. Sensitive. Big-hearted men who are not afraid to cry (Jamie at several points in the story and Frank when his heart cries out for Claire at the Stones) but interestingly enough, they both have a thin streak of insensitivity in their make-up that only rears its ugly head one time each: Frank, when he was mad at Claire for spilling tea at Reverend Wakefield's home, even though she burned herself...and Jamie, when Geneva, a mean little shit of a girl, but a wee girl nonetheless, cried out for him to stop penetrating her and taking her virginity, but he does so anyway and does it with anger.
16. Deadly when angered.
17. Relentless and tenacious. When faced with Claire in danger, the pain suffered by each man (Jamie when Claire was kidnapped {all 57,000 times} , and Frank when she was lost in the Stones) drove them to the brink of madness and they were desperate and ruined by the thought of having lost her for good. They kept searching when all others would have stopped.
18. Open-minded. New ideas challenged them, and did not scare them.
19. Brave. Jamie faced death more than once with his head held high and Frank took on 2 men at once without a blink of an eye. We have yet to learn how he fought in the war, but assume it was with Jamie's kind of intensity, since they both survived and displayed an inherent ferociousness.
20. Disdain for poorly held authority. Jamie had little respect for the British laws and Frank had little respect for the police who handled Claire's Missing Person case, but a deep respect and loyalty to proper authority. Jamie was loyal to his Chieftain and country and Frank was loyal to his country and his superiors.
21. Unafraid. Both men have courage and great strength of character. Fearless when they needed to be, despite their very real vulnerabilities deep down inside.
** I must add a #22 as a thoughtful member of OS pointed out one more similarity that I agree is important: "Beth Trogdon Allen: The other missing point is that both men entrusted the women that they loved to the other under the presumption that they would be cared for and protected. Jamie sent Claire to Frank so he could take care of her and raise his child... and Frank did. Frank, in his letter to the Reverend in DOA and his letter to Bree in MOBY presumed that 1)Claire would go back to Jamie if she knew he was alive - hence the fake grave and 2) Bree would be safe with Jamie in the past so he prepared her for a life in the 1700s. Both men were correct. So, if Jamie could trust his wife and daughter with Frank, I don't understand all the Frank hate. Frank was obviously an honorable man who loved Claire (and she him) and Bree very much."
Well said Beth!
Mind blowing, right?
Team Frank reactions:
Team Jamie reactions:
Team Undecided's reaction:
These 22 points show how very much alike Jamie and Frank are. But you can count the drastic differences they had on the foot of a Three Toed Sloth:
1. One was older, and one was younger, than Claire.
2. Jamie was a very tall, imposingly large, tanned farmer who was raised and built for outdoor life while Frank was tall and slim, athletically built, but with the intellectual paleness of those who lived indoors in libraries and rooms of reading and teaching.
3. Jamie was a naive 23 year old virgin who thought horses and people had sex the same way (which leads us to believe that nobody had sex in Scotland and France in the 1700's unless it was behind closed doors and very secretive, and "a treatise on pleasure" a.k.a. the Kama Sutra, was not yet available in paperback). Frank, on the other hand, was an experienced, skillful lover who could lick the sweat off of a Peach Daiquiri from 2 feet, and apparently had a kinky bend as he delighted in the lack of female underwear in his wife's wardrobe. One would imagine he was up for anything…so to speak, from Day One, at the drop of a skirt...I mean, hat.
Before I summarize my case, I must point out a few important details:
There is a number #23 in this list of known similarities but needed to be addressed here as it is speculative:
#23- Both men suffered at the hands of their enemies and lived through a form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Jamie's was induced at the cruel hands of Black Jack Randall, and Frank's was acquired in the war. And he may still suffer from it. We know very little of Frank's wartime exploits and experiences save that he said at one point, that he held the fates and lives of too many men in his hands and most didn't come back from the assignments he had to give them. Being a sensitive man, he felt the responsibility and guilt deeply. He may have even had to bloody his hands himself in attempts to rescue his agents and failed. Making decisions to leave men behind or allowing them to be sacrificed for the greater good can be just as debilitating as killing someone face to face. And how many faces did he have to sacrifice for the sake of King and country?
It would explain a lot.
The clinical definition of PTSD is such: "Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event. "
Perhaps we will see some of these flashbacks and triggering events that might explain Frank's sometimes cold, standoffish behavior in the books (not a trait of his in the show, however). Feeling emotionally numb (seeming indifferent or uncaring), avoiding talking about the trauma and difficulty maintaining relationships are also symptoms of PTSD that BookFrank displays and results in many readers not liking him, or judging him as an uncaring asshole. TVFrank is not this man…and I can only surmise that in knowing how Frank is seen in future books, the producers of Starz Outlander wanted to skip the lengthy arc of character development that would take more time than allotted to show his progression, and made TVFrank approachable and likable right away. In the show we are sympathetic to Franks's feelings and his character is loyal to a fault and one (read: me) cannot help but fall in love with such a passionate, loving and loyal man.
I believe Frank is destined to be the story's ultimate Tragic Hero that will be the Snape of these books, and show himself a decent, self-sacrificing man whose selfless deeds left him as scarred in the inside as Jamie's back is on the outside. A man who we end up loving and admiring, clutching our hands to our chests in anguish as we ache for his battered, heartbreaking life. We, like Claire, may very well end up loving both Frank and Jamie, or 'Framie', as she probably thinks of them.
However, if the veering off of Frank's Book Character on the show is simply a decision made for self-satisfying purposes of the producer, a direction he is simply more attracted to…then so be it. It is a separate story from the books and I have finally come to terms with that and thanks to a LONG flight and HOURS of Outlander Starz in my face (see that story here: Confessions of An Aging Traveler) I can enjoy it for the adaptation it is and choose to let it entertain me. And it does.
*For those 'Book Purists' as they arrogantly call themselves, who feel I am being 'disloyal to the books' (like I took an Outlander Blood Oath at Chapters *snort*) and who stalk/abuse me all over the net for not using my 'influence' to trash Starz for their portrayal…well, let me quote the wise philosopher Roseanne Barr who once said to a heckler, "Suck my dick". Well said, Madame. Well said indeed.
There it is then. If I have not convinced you of the certainty of these Truths, then I have only 5 words for you:
*snicker*
Seriously though, if Diana proves me wrong and has an entirely different story for Frank in the books, or no story at all and allows him to fade into the sunset…then again, so be it. I love Diana Gabaldon for the iconic storyteller she is and admire her choices whatever they are. Outlander is her baby and whatever she says, goes. I like my take on things and will internalize them as an 'adapted' side-story regardless of what she writes…and that's okay, because we all read and interpret books as we like…and we daydream of the characters sometimes, as we are meant to, and THAT is the beauty of reading.
I hereby rest my case.
*oh, and JUST so you know, I am a qualified high-profile lawyer and here are my credentials: I have a law degree from the back of a cereal box that I filled out with a purple crayon and framed it for my den, and I tell anyone with ears that I graduated from The University of Gall and Hubris (U of UGH!), majoring in The Study of Snark in Medieval Literature and Devil's Advocacy 101. I can be hired to sort out your legal issues if you call me at 1-800-NEED-NED. Please be aware that I do NOT accept bribes on Wednesdays...
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GWENT: The Witcher Card Game is currently in closed beta. Soon, that beta will receive a patch adding a new playable faction called Nilfgaard. For those less versed in world lore of The Witcher 3, GWENT started out as a mini-game in the third installment of The Witcher RPG series. In its original mini-game incarnation, one of the playable factions players had access to was that of the in-universe, aggressively imperialistic nation of Nilfgaard. However, when the standalone GWENT game became playable, it did not feature Nilfgaard at all. But on February 6, the ranks of the Nilfgaardian army will march into GWENT's closed beta, bringing their board-controlling play-style and spying intrigue with them. Of course, the other four factions will be receiving additional cards of their own in the upcoming update, as well as faction-free neutral cards.
For those less versed in the game of GWENT, there's a new 60 second instructional video on the game below. The Nilfgaardian update is due out February 6. GWENT's closed beta is available on PC and Xbox One.
To sign up for beta access, check out the official site.


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Q: Having trouble with a simple C++ Game I am a begginer programmer and i am currently learning C++ as my fist ever language.I've been trying to make a simple game, but its just not working.Its not that is giving me an error its that when i start it up it does not do what it is supposed to do.(Using Code::Blocks)Also i know theres a lot of unused classes, functions, variables etc.
Code:
#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h>
using namespace std;

int main();

//variables
const int X = 0;
const int Y = 10;
const int Z = 0;
int X1 = X;
int Y1 = Y;
int Z1 = Z;
int Input;
int Input2;

int Menu()
{
    cout<<"Please type what you want to do."<<endl;
    cin>>Input;

    return Input;
   //deciding what they want to do.
}

int Calculating()
{
  //Calculating Function(Unused)
}

class Player
{
public:
    void Movement()
    {
        //the loop that activates when the Input == 1
       while(1)
    {
        cout<<"2 - Move"<<endl;
        do
        {
            cin>>Input2;
        }while(Input2 < 3 && Input2 > 1);

        switch(Input2)
        {
        case 1:
            cout<<"You moved"<<endl;
        }
    }
    }
    void Attack()
    {
       //the loop that activates when the Input == 2
      while(1)
    {
       cout<<"1 - Sword Dance"<<endl;
       do
       {
           cin>>Input2;
       }while(Input2 < 3 && Input2 > 1);

       switch(Input2)
       {
       case 1:
        cout<<"DMG"<<endl;
        break;
       }
    }
    }
};

class Enemy
{
 //Enemy class(Unused)
};

int main()
{
    Player Pl;
//if the chosen number was 1 it will make the Player move.
//if the chosen number was 2 it will make the Player attack.
      if(Input == 1)
   {
       Pl.Movement();
   }
   else if(Input == 2)
   {
       Pl.Attack();
   }

    Menu();
 //calling the Menu function
  return 0;
}

A: in your Main you have to call Menu() as:
int main()
{

    Player Pl;
   Input=Menu();
    //if the chosen number was 1 it will make the Player move.
   //if the chosen number was 2 it will make the Player attack.
   if(Input == 1)
   {
       Pl.Movement();
   }
   else if(Input == 2)
   {
       Pl.Attack();
   }

   Menu();
  //calling the Menu function
  return 0;
}

A: As far as i can see you set Input up as a Global variable, but never initialised it.
So the flow of your Program is:

*

*P1 gets created

*The if-statement gets called, but the Input is not initialised yet. So its undefined. As far as i know its random and the possibility that its one or two is rather small.

*Menu gets called and within Menu() Input gets set. But at this point its to late.

*The Program ends.

My tip for you is to call Menu() right after the P1 gets created.


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I nominated one property for the 100 Worst Properties List: the ongoing embarrassment at 1101 Waters Ave. (southwest corner of Park Avenue). I'm not going to run out and take a photo of it myself right now, but click here for one at the Savannah Morning News.
Chatham County lists the owners as Lester G. and Annie C. Jackson, but Lester G. Jackson, Jr., passed away a couple of years ago. The couple's son, state senator Lester Jackson, has been the one speaking about the property in the Savannah Morning News the last couple of days. UPDATE: The property is actually divided into two pin numbers; click here for the other Property Record Card, which lists a value of $8,700.
Because the building is continuing to collapse and is deemed a safety hazard, the city is moving ahead with demolition, which will then be billed to the property owner.
Jackson said he has been negotiating the sale for about six years and the city has agreed to a compromise price, after separate appraisals were performed on the behalf of the city and his family. He declined to disclose the agreed-upon price.
While the contract has been signed on his family's end, he is still waiting on the city to finalize the deal, Jackson said. So the property is essentially the city's now, despite "technically" still being in his family's name, he said.
"We don't like to refer to it as vacant," he said, adding that "eyesore" is a relative term.
If this isn't an eyesore, then I don't know what is.
Anyway, the tax value of improvements to the property bizarrely jumped from $17,100 in 2012 to $37,400 in 2013, even as the building crumbled. The land value has remained pretty much constant near $18,000 for over a decade.
Is the city paying anything over the $55,100 assessed value? And why? And why would they even be paying that much?
What will the city do with yet another property that would be better left in the private sector? Think about the Waters Avenue strip mall, the Hall Street property, the historic cottages that will be demolished for a new Central Precinct, and on and on.
So why were city officials so patient in dealing with a dilapidated structure on Waters Avenue near Park Avenue that the city's property maintenance inspectors had on their hit list for six years?
Was is because they were too swamped with other tumble-down buildings to force the owner to appear before Recorder's Court Chief Judge Tammy Stokes, who now handles the city's building code docket and has the authority to compel owners to comply — or else?
Was it because the owner, Annie Jackson, is the mother of State Sen. Lester Jackson III, who represents much of the city in the Georgia Senate?
The demolition of this blighted property is a big step forward for Waters Avenue revitalization, but why were the property owners allowed to let it get into this condition? Why in the world would the city close any deal that rewards the owners for their negligence?
The city's property deals and the appearance of cronyism among well-connected folks have become an embarrassment. I've always liked Mayor Edna Jackson's energy and enthusiasm about Savannah's positive qualities, and I have been more than willing to give City Manager Stephanie Cutter time to settle in to the position.
But they and other city officials are losing my confidence fast. If the city ends up paying good money for another property for which they have no viable plan, my confidence in our leadership will be pretty much have evaporated.
UPDATE: Thanks to Anniken Davenport for pointing out that the property owners paid NO property tax in 2013 because of "exemptions" that totaled the same as 40% of the fair market value. Click here to see that property tax statement and here to see the one from 2011.