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Accommodation Activities Arts & Culture Family (current) Food & Drink Landmarks & Attractions Leisure Music & Festivals Outdoors People Relaxation Shopping Traditions
Harmony Land Theme Park
Harmony Land's ferris wheel is hard to miss as it towers over the surrounding countryside, only heightening the excitement that fans of Sanrio's characters entertain when visiting this park, where the theme is firmly on 'kawai', or cute.
At the largest wildlife park in west Japan an exotic and exciting experience is provided for children through to adults alike in the heart of Oita.
Yamanami Highway
The journey along the Yamanami Highway from Beppu via Yufuin to Aso, in neighbouring Kumamoto Prefecture is one of Japan's greatest scenic routes to travel in a car, or on a motorbike or bicycle. Highway is a misnomer, as this is a delightful winding, country road.
A three-hour drive through beautiful and multi-varied, rural countryside
Oita City
Oita Marine Palace 'Umitamago'
Commonly known to the locals as Umitamago, which has the literal meaning of 'sea egg', this well-designed and popular aquarium is an immediate neighbour of the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden.
Yufuin
Yufuin, is a refined, up-market, onsen hot spring town in wonderful rural setting towered over by Mt. Yufu-dake, an extinct volcano. The town boast a wealth of cafes, restaurants, shops selling high-quality locally-made handicrafts, boutiques, art galleries and small museums. A compact town it is ideal to stroll around.
Usuki, Tsukumi & Saiki
Tsukumi Iruka-jima Marine-life Centre
A satellite marine-life of Oita's highly regarded Umitamago Aquarium, Tsukumi Iruka-jima specialises in dolphins, which live in the semi-wild here. Their performances wow the crowds and there are also opportunities to swim with them.
Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden
Famous throughout Japan, Takasakiyama for is a reserve for wild Japanese macaques. The dominant monkey's personalities and the dynamics of the troops they lead make national news. So, not surprisingly, it is one of Oita's most popular destinations that is especially busy during holidays and on the weekend.
Taio-Kinzan Gold Mine Museum
The Taio-Kinzan was once the largest gold mine in Asia; Oita's very own El Dorado.
Taketa, Kokonoe & Bungo-Ono
Spa Naoiri Motorbike and Cycle Circuit
The sister circuit to Autopolis, Spa Naoiri specialises in two wheels, both motorised and human-powered. Regular racing events for both race bikes and cycles are held on its 1. 43km circuit throughout the year, and at the circuit's school riders improve their racing skills.
A racing circuit for budding and veteran sportsbikers and cyclists alike.
Sonic Park Ajimu Go-Karting
A stone's throw from the Ajimu Winery is the pocket-sized Sonic Park, where karting enthusiasts speed up to 80km per hour around its tightly twisting, 1,080 metre track.
Shipbuilding & Ship Launches
A number of shipyards are found in the south of Oita around Usuki and Saiki. Although the yards are not normally open to the public, a ship launch is a cause to celebrate and access is often given on these occasions.
The Rugby World Cup comes to Japan in 2019, the first time in the history of the sport that the event has been held in Asia. Between 20th September and 2nd November 2019, 20 international teams compete over 48 matches in 12 host cities, including Oita.
The Rugby World Cup comes to Japan in 2019, the first time the event has been held in Asia.
Rakutenchi
Rakutenchi is a children's paradise, a theme land of innocent playfulness and excitement. First opened in 1929, Rakutenchi has long held a special appeal and nostalgia for the Japanese, especially if they have visited as a young child.
Oka-jo Castle
Only the ramparts of Oka-jo remain, but their scale and impressiveness allude to the power that this hill-top citadel once held over the surrounding region.
Oita International Wheelchair Marathon
The Oita International Wheelchair Marathon, which began in 1981 in commemoration of the International Year of the Disabled, is a top international event and the first of its kind for competitors only using wheelchairs.
The seat of the Oita's Prefectural Government and its economic powerhouse. Oita is the birth place of Arata Isozaki, one of Japan's top architects and the winner of the 2019 Pritzker Prize. The Oita Prefectural Library, an early work of his, has been refashioned as an art gallery.
Nagayu & Lamune Onsen
Nagayu is one of the most charming onsen resorts anywhere in Japan. A small town aside a river, it has a lovely and particularly unspoilt charm.
One of the nicest onsen resorts, which is really a village, in Japan. A wonderful example of contemprary Japanese architecture houses a carbonated hot spring.
Nagasakibana Resort & Camping Ground
On the north side of Kunisaki betwixt Matama Sunset Café and Imi lies Nagasakibana, a long, finger-like peninsula jutting out into the Seto Inland Sea.
Mt. Yufu-dake
The twin-peaked Mt. Yufu-dake soars to 1,583 metres dominating its surroundings. It is also a popular and relatively easy mountain to climb, taking about 2~2. 5 hours from the main start point, on the road running between Yufuin and Beppu, at 700 metres.
Maple Yabakei Cycling Road
The Maple Yabakei Cycling Road follows the beautiful Yabakei Gorge from Ao-no-Domon to Morizane Onsen along the old route of the single-track Yabakei Railway, along which steam trains once threaded their way up the valley until 1975.
Kunisaki Peninsula - a cycling haven
In years past, it was common to see the professional Keirin athletes from the velodrome in Beppu training in pelotons on the roads of Kunisaki until fixed-wheeled bikes, which they use in their sport, where made illegal on the public road in Japan.
Kuju-Renzan Massif
Kuju-san is a 13km-long massif consisting of more than ten volcanic peaks including Mt. Naka-dake, which at 1,791m is the highest mountain in Kyushu. Each peak is dormant except Mt. Hossho-zan (1,762m), which suddenly erupted in 1995, 333 years since the last eruption in the massif.
Volcanoes atop Kyushu. A variety of trails open around the year for the beginner and seasoned hiker.
Kijima Kogen Amusement Park
Ranging from the thrilling to the benign, the entertainment at Kijima caters for all the family.
Jigoku Onsen
Jigoku Onsen, or Hot Spring Hells, are scaldingly hot and most definitely not for bathing in. However, they are a fascinating attraction. Mostly found in the Kanawa area, there are ten Hells each with their own natural qualities including blood red waters, cobalt blue waters, geysers, and belching mud-pools.
Jigoku Onsen are exotic natural phenomena and symbolic of Beppu's claim to be the hot spring capital of the world.
Fumio Asakura Museum of Sculpture
This lovely, cosy museum in park setting is dedicated to local son Fumio Asakura, who is regarded as Japan's leading exponent of natural-realism western-style sculpture, so much so he is sometimes likened to Rodin.
Drum TAO
Drum TAO, a flamboyantly, dynamic drum and dance troupe that has been lauded overseas as 'Supernaturally fit and superbly trained… Stunning… Fully deserving of the standing ovation that the company receives'.
One of Japan's most powerful and dynamic entertaiments.
Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon
Marathons are a popular spectator and participatory sport in Japan with events held across the country.
Beppu Ropeway
For panoramic views over Beppu and Beppu Bay to the east and Mt. Yufu-dake to the west ride the Beppu Ropeway, which whisks passengers up almost 800 metres to the summit of Mt. Tsurumi-dake.
Autopolis Motor Race Circuit
The journey to Autopolis along quiet country lanes, past carefully tended farmhouse gardens through the picturesque valley-riven, deeply forested countryside in the west of Oita is an unassuming precursor to the largest motor race track in west Japan.


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Maryland Aviation Gasoline Wholesale/Resale Price by Refiners (Dollars per Gallon)
1986 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
1987 W W W W W W W W NA NA NA NA
1990 - - - W - - W W W W W W
1991 W - W W W W W W W W W W
1992 - W W W W W W W W W W W
1993 W W W W W W W W W W W W
1999 0.808 0.771 W W W 0.958 W 1.068 1.107 1.097 1.081 W
2000 1.184 NA 1.312 1.199 1.318 1.460 1.394 1.331 1.424 1.363 1.375 1.242
2001 1.326 W W 1.442 NA 1.331 1.168 1.190 1.263 W W W
2002 W W W W NA NA 1.270 W - W W W
2003 W - W W W W W - W W W -
2004 - - - - W W W W W W W W
2005 W W W W W W W W W NA W W
2006 W - W W 2.960 W W 3.273 W 2.356 2.351 2.420
2007 W W W 2.846 3.051 2.944 3.040 2.858 W W W W
2008 W W W W W W W W - - - -
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Prices of Refiner Aviation Gasoline Sales for Resale

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Q: Django 2.2.1's runserver gives circular import error instead of showing the actual error I recently upgraded a project from Django 2.1.7 to 2.2.1.
The python version in my venv is 3.6.1
After this, when I start my project on Pycharm using manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000 Django stopped telling me about SyntaxErrors in my code.
Instead it started giving an unrelated and incorrect message about a possible empty urls.py and suggests this might be caused by a circular import.
Exception in thread django-main-thread:
Traceback resolvers.py line 581, in url_patterns iter(patterns)
TypeError: 'module' object is not iterable

Downgrading back to Django 2.1.7 is a workaround that works. I found this ticket https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/30500 that might be related but it was closed without resolving. But I'd like to know how to get correct error reporting back in Django 2.2.1, using Python 3.6.1.

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Q: How to fix Spring Boot Servlet Initializer error on Weblogic? I am getting "java.lang.VerifyError: Cannot inherit from final class" when I tried to deploy my Spring Boot application on weblogic.
If I remove the part of code which extends SpringBootServletInitializer, the file is deployed successfully. If I extend SpringBootServletInitializer, then it shows the error. How to fix it?

This is the error I receive:

This is my pom.xml
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Q: Selecting rows from a data frame from combinations of lists given by another dataframe I have a dataframe, dat:
dat<-data.frame(col1=rep(1:4,3),
                col2=rep(letters[24:26],4),
                col3=letters[1:12])

I want to filter dat on two different columns using ONLY the combinations given by the rows in the data frame filter:
filter<-data.frame(col1=1:3,col2=NA)
lists<-list(list("x","y"),list("y","z"),list("x","z"))
filter$col2<-lists

So for example, rows containing (1,x) and (1,y), would be selected, but not (1,z),(2,x), or (3,y).
I know how I would do it using a for loop:
#create a frame to drop results in
results<-dat[0,]
for(f in 1:nrow(filter)){
  temp_filter<-filter[f,]
  temp_dat<-dat[dat$col1==temp_filter[1,1] &
                dat$col2%in%unlist(temp_filter[1,2]),]
  results<-rbind(results,temp_dat)
}

Or if you prefer dplyr style:
require(dplyr)
results<-dat[0,]
for(f in 1:nrow(filter)){
  temp_filter<-filter[f,]
  temp_dat<-filter(dat,col1==temp_filter[1,1] &
  col2%in%unlist(temp_filter[1,2])
  results<-rbind(results,temp_dat)
}

results should return
  col1 col2 col3
1    1    x    a
5    1    y    e
2    2    y    b
6    2    z    f
3    3    z    c
7    3    x    g

I would normally do the filtering using a merge, but I can't now since I have to check col2 against a list rather than a single value.  The for loop works but I figured there would be a more efficient way to do this, probably using some variation of apply or do.call.

A: A solution using tidyverse. dat2 is the final output. The idea is to extract the value from the list column of filter data frame. Convert the filter data frame to the format as filter2 with the col1 and col2 columns having the same components in dat data frame. Finally, use semi_join to filter dat to create dat2.
By the way, filter is a pre-defined function in the dplyr package. In your example you used dplyr package, so it is better to avoid naming a data frame as filter.
library(tidyverse)

filter2 <- filter %>%
  mutate(col2_a = map_chr(col2, 1),
         col2_b = map_chr(col2, 2)) %>%
  select(-col2) %>%
  gather(group, col2, -col1)

dat2 <- dat %>%
  semi_join(filter2, by = c("col1", "col2")) %>%
  arrange(col1)
dat2
  col1 col2 col3
1    1    x    a
2    1    y    e
3    2    y    b
4    2    z    f
5    3    z    c
6    3    x    g

Update
Another way to prepare the filter2 package, which does not need to know how many elements are in each list. The rest is the same as the previous solution.
library(tidyverse)

filter2 <- filter %>%
  rowwise() %>%
  do(data_frame(col1 = .$col1, col2 = flatten_chr(.$col2)))

dat2 <- dat %>%
  semi_join(filter2, by = c("col1", "col2")) %>%
  arrange(col1)

A: This is doable with a straight-forward join once you get the filter list back to a standard data.frame:
merge(
  dat,
  with(filter, data.frame(col1=rep(col1, lengths(col2)), col2=unlist(col2)))
)

#  col1 col2 col3
#1    1    x    a
#2    1    y    e
#3    2    y    b
#4    2    z    f
#5    3    x    g
#6    3    z    c

Arguably, I'd do away with whatever process is creating those nested lists in the first place.


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Q: Is there a tool to allow inspecting .NET objects in a running process? I was thinking about a tool to inspect objects at runtime, primarily for reverse-engineering and I'm wondering if such a thing exists.
The way I was thinking about it was that you had two views, a graph of objects and a class list.  From the class list, you can select a class and see the instances of it, either in a list or in the graph.  In the graph, you can see the connections between objects, annotated appropriately, e.g. keys in a hash table could be labels on the edges between the hash table object and the value.
You could also pull up a list of object properties and see/manipulate the values inside.  The metadata provided in .NET would make this fairly trivial.
Does anyone know of a tool that can do this?  It seems like an immensely useful tool for debugging and reverse-engineering.
Edit: Also, another useful feature would be the ability to set name mappings while looking at a binary.  That is, if you have an obfuscated binary, you'd be able to exchange the obfuscated names for placeholders or real names.  This wouldn't affect the actual binary, just the view in the inspector.
Edit part 2: The tool should be able to run on Vista and XP and have support for x64.

A: There is a tool called Crack.NET, specifically for analyzing the managed heap.
http://joshsmithonwpf.wordpress.com/cracknet/
http://www.codeplex.com/cracknetproject

A: If you have a running process, then you have the binary somewhere on your machine.
You can load this binary in Reflector.
Or if you have Visual Studio installed, you can attach the Visual Studio Debugger to the running process.

A: There is a program called Hawkeye which can let you look at UI elements in a .NET app.
I have also found a program called .NET Component Inspector I'm not sure how good it is (trying it now).

A: You could always get a minidump from the application in question and inspect it with WinDBG and SOS.


April 17, 2018 (San Diego) - By a 3 to 1 margin, San Diego Supervisors voted Tuesday to support the Trump administration's lawsuit against California over Senate Bill 54, the California Values Act also known as the sanctuary state law.
March 15, 2017 (San Diego's East County) – The majority of voters in San Diego County, including most in unincorporated areas, voted to legalize recreational marijuana. But instead of heeding voters wishes for more access to pot, San Diego Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday to outlaw all marijuana sales in unincorporated areas, including medical marijuana. (Licensed dispensaries already open and those approved for construction will have five years to shut down.) Supervisors also voted to outlaw all farming of marijuana and hemp.
March 9, 2017 (San Diego) — On Wednesday, March 15, San Diego County Supervisors will consider amending zoning regulations to outlaw all marijuana facilities, medical and recreational. At a recent meeting, Supervisors instructed staff to draw up language to ban all facilities including shutting down existing lawfully operating dispensaries. However staff is recommending that existing medical marijuana facilities be allowed to stay open. County staff also recommended that Supervisors consider possible zoning ordinance amendments to address regulations permitting cannabis farming in agricultural zones, though thus far Supervisors have voiced opposition to requests from farmers seeking to grow cannabis.
December 4, 2014 (San Diego)—San Diego County Supervisors voted this week to approve purchase of 345 acres of open land to extend trail systems and to protect habitat for the endangered California gnatcatcher.
July 6, 2014 (San Diego's East County) -- Below are some of the newsworthy items on this week's agendas for boards, commissions and councils in East County. Taxes, electronic cigarettes and land use issues are among the hot topics to be discussed in these public meetings. You can find full agendas and meeting details at the websites for each local governing body.
September 15, 2012 (San Diego) – Thanks to Valley Roadrunner editor David Ross for giving us a heads up on County Supervisors' latest attempt to hide their actions from public scrutiny. The newest scheme to keep the public in the dark is a proposal that would limit publication of community planning group meetings to a tiny two-by-two inch square ad in print publications—with no agenda included.
August 28, 2012 (San Diego)—San Diego County Supervisors won't be able to redraw their own district lines or assign hand-picked appointees to do so if Governor Jerry Brown signs Senate Bill 1331 and San Diego voters approve the new plan.
The bill, authored by Senator Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego), has passed both houses of the state Legislature. It would require retired judges to redraw supervisors' districts starting in 2021. The bill applies only to San Diego County, where Supervisors have been accused of gerrymandering districts to retain power for conservatives.
July 23, 2012 (San Diego's East County) – By a 4-2 vote, San Diego County's Planning Commission voted Friday to approve a controversial County Wind Energy Ordinance, an amendment to the Boulevard General Plan enabling approval for industrial scale wind turbine projects across vast areas in local mountain, rural and desert areas. Also approved was an amendment to the Borrego Springs Community Plan to increase flexibility for small turbine projects.
Communities targeted as prime industrial-scale wind resource areas include Santa Ysabel near Julian, Ranchita, Ocotillo Wells, Boulevard, Campo and Jacumba and other areas under County jurisdiction, as well as many federal recreational and U.S. forest lands as wlell as tribal properties.
September 21, 2011 (San Diego)—County Supervisors by a 5-0 vote have approved an expenditure of several hundred thousand dollars to replace "outdated" ordinances and develop regulations for equestrian facilities.
August 2, 2011 (San Diego)--The County Board of Supervisors is set to approve a redistricting plan today in a meeting at 2 p.m. at the county Administration Center, 1600 Pacific Highway, Room 310 in downtown San Diego.
June 10, 2011 (San Diego) – A coalition of organizations serving people in need hosted a forum on June 2 at the City Heights Center to voice sharp criticism of San Diego County Supervisors. The criticism stemmed from two new reports by the Center on Policy Initiatives titled San Diego County Revenues and Reserves and County Employees: Overworked and Undermined.
The first report compared California's 12 largest counties and found that San Diego takes in less revenue and has amassed reserves of $2.2 billion while restricting safety net services amid a recession. The County has left millions of dollars in state and federal aid funds unclaimed even though there are many eligible local residents for programs such as food stamps, CalWorks and Medi-Cal.
June 29, 2010 (San Diego)--As someone who is not a medical marijuana patient nor dispensary operator, but simply a taxpayer, voter and small business owner, I find the continuing opposition by my County Board of Supervisors to the Compassionate Use Act passed by California voters 14 years ago an affront to voters and taxpayers.


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I'm proud of R.I. GOP's performance
Brandon S. Bell
In a Nov. 28 editorial ("R.I.'s pathetic Republican Party"), The Providence Journal calls the Rhode Island GOP "pathetic" and criticizes me for "devoting his attention and the party's limited resources to a failed attempt to bring down House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, D-Cranston." In fact, this editorial only shows how pathetic the Journal board has become in its efforts to kowtow to Rhode Island's political establishment.
First, the Journal notes how Trump performed well in various districts and communities in Rhode Island, and it states that I did a "shameful" job in fielding no candidate in 50 of 75 House districts. In fact, nearly every Democratic state senator or state representative in a community that Trump carried was challenged by either a Republican or an independent supported by Republicans.
Second, the Journal ignores that it is difficult for Republicans to gain seats in the General Assembly during a presidential election year. This year, Republicans lost three seats in the General Assembly and went down from 19 to 16 seats. In the 2012 and 2008, Republicans' losses were worse.
Also, Trump only got 39 percent of the overall vote in Rhode Island. This is almost identical to what George W. Bush got in 2004. In 2004, Republicans did gain 2 seats, and went from 18 to 20 seats in the General Assembly. However, in 2004, the Rhode Island Republican Party was able to spend over $225,000 on staff and donations to candidates because of the fundraising assistance of a Republican governor. Unfortunately, without a Republican statewide officeholder, the state party simply could not raise that kind of money in this cycle.
Third, the Journal states that a stronger minority party could "put pressure on leadership" on controversial issues. This is exactly what the state party has done. I filed an ethics complaint related to Donald Lally which revealed that the ethics code was violated when Gov. Gina Raimondo hired Lally after Mattiello recommended him. Also, I challenged John Carnevale's eligibility to vote in Providence. If it were not for my legal challenge, Carnevale would still be in the General Assembly, probably a member of Mattiello's leadership team.
Fourth, the Journal thinks it was mistake for me to have devoted so much energy and resources on Steven Frias's challenge of Mattiello. I am proud I did. Frias's candidacy has already had a positive impact on our state. For example, Phil West, the former director of Common Cause, indicated that Frias' "interest in running for state representative became a catalyst for Speaker Mattiello to introduce the Ethics Commission Amendment." Furthermore, Frias deserves credit for causing Mattiello to promise to phase out the car tax after Mattiello blocked efforts to do so for years.
Fifth, the Journal continues to argue that if Frias had defeated Mattiello a speaker less amenable to economic development could have been elected. However, as shown in the election for House majority leader, the worst that would have happened is that Rep. Joseph Shekarchi would have been elected speaker, whom the Journal called a "problem solver rather than an ideologue."
Sixth, the Journal is losing credibility. For months the Journal published scathing editorials regarding Mattiello related to government reform and State House corruption. But on the eve of the election, it endorsed Mattiello and now criticizes me for focusing the party's attention on defeating him. The Editorial Board's policy seems to be to criticize powerful State House Democrats during the year but then endorse them for reelection. This is inconsistent and illogical.
One wonders if the Journal board endorses these Democrats out of fear that the governor and General Assembly will repeal the state law that requires taxpayers to spend millions to purchase antiquated legal notices in the Journal.
Lastly, the Journal expresses concern that the Rhode Island Republican Party is on the road to "extinction." As long as Republicans challenge the status quo by calling for dramatic tax relief and government reforms, we will persevere. However, what is fading into oblivion is the Journal Editorial Board with its pathetic policy of complaining about Rhode Island's poor tax climate and culture of corruption and then endorsing the politicians responsible for these problems.
Brandon S. Bell is chairman of the Rhode Island Republican Party.


Such a nice set up for what you do and for making frames. I cringed though when I saw you using pliers on the build instead of a proper wrench or socket or nut driver.
If that was you flying the "Maiden" you have skills. Specially with such a perfect tune without flying it. Awesome video though. I would love to have a cnc machine like that as many others here would for sure.
I know what you mean! haha. really need to buy some more tools.


It was a pleasure to receive the request to present Pier Antonio Bacci's book on "cellulitis". The study and treatment of this disease have represented the first historical appearance of Aesthetic Medicine, introduced by me in Italy. My staff and I have dealt with "cellulitis" since the late 1960s and since then, as regard to research and method, knowledge has quite changed. Since 1982 there has been a distinction between local adiposity and edematous fibrosclerotic panniculopathy, degenerative process of the subcutaneous adipose tissue, favored by several factors. We then described the so-called "false cellulitis", not pathological, often linked to rapid and excessive weight loss for which the best treatment is often a slight increase in weight and muscle building. In the vast world of medicine and surgery, there are many treatments which now can be used, from mild to more invasive, depending on the gravity of the situation and the patient's request. Dr. Bacci, who is entitled to be part of "cellulitis' history" for his continued effort in the study of this disease, examines, in this book, the various aspects of the disease, beginning with the diagnosis, going through a careful examination of the therapies, from the oldest to the newest, ending with the risks and possible complications, complemented with a good number of clinical cases.
Cellulite is a dramatically social problem, especially when seen through the suffering it causes in women who are willing to put themselves through anything in order to resolve this annoying flaw that cannot be eliminated. Rivers of ink have flowed on this subject in every part of the world, but there are very few publications that confront the problem in its deep and complex aetiology. There are various currents of thought; some don't believe in cellulite, some believe it is a fatty alteration, some that it is a fibrous sclerosis, others that it is a venous-lymphatic pathology, and even those who believe it is a physiological and non-pathological expression of femininity. In plastic and cosmetic surgery, even from a legal point of view, the norm by which the cosmetic function gains the importance of an organ is well known and thus, its alteration becomes functional damage. For this reason cellulite must be considered an alteration of the function of the organ of relations. Pier Antonio Bacci has long been active at the University of Siena, as a student, a specialist and as a professor of Phlebology and Cosmetic Surgery in the School of Specialization in Surgery and Plastic Surgery. He has promoted and collaborated in the study of symptomatology, searching for causes and for meticulousness in treatment. In his career he has participated in scientific exchanges in around 78 countries, determining in person the development of many methodologies, such as cosmetic phlebology, endolaser coagulation, Endermologie, compressive microvibration, Biodermogenesis for stretch marks, oxygen-ozone therapy, carboxytherapy, and others in widespread use, but it is above all to the study of the complex world of what we call cellulite that he has dedicated his greatest efforts. In 2000 he published his first book on the subject "Cellulite 2000", then translated into Spanish and English, where he firmly emphasized the importance of the interstitial matrix and its alterations on the mesenchyme and on the evolution of cellulite. Ten years have passed and science has revealed many of its secrets, even the mysterious interstitial matrix has offered answers that have led to new therapeutic solutions, but cellulite always maintains its dramaticism in female suffering, its criticality in often overly superficial therapy, its difficulty in diagnosis and in the management of the patient. Pier Antonio Bacci in his new publication returns to that timid message in order to give a strong boost to the invitation to never subjugate medical ethics to cosmetic and profit motives, always keeping high the nobility of the medical act which, if carried out well, will also allow improvement in outside appearances and in quality of life. Cellulite can also be a complex and many-sided pathology, and if at times a simple massage or cosmetic treatment determines improvement, there is almost always need of sequential, periodic treatments that have a specific aim and protocol determined by a precise diagnosis, and which sometimes require surgery. Today we can make a diagnosis, and it is right to do so, knowing that often it will make up an important moment in preventative medicine for slowing down the evoltion of chronic and degenerative alterations. For all this, especially at a moment in history when all values seem to be crumbling, this new publication on cellulite constitutes a cultural revolution that must not be underestimated. The author does not intend to give certain answers but only to indicate sure and luminous paths to be taken in respect to those patients who ask us to make their lives more serene, in the meantime lessening symptoms and disturbances. Complements to Pier Antonio Bacci for his work and for the humility demonstrated in sharing the knowledge and experience of those who have given years to science.
Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Siena. Director Department of General and Specialized Surgery. Director School of Specialization in Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery. Director of Master's program in Cosmetic Surgery. Past President of the SICPRE (Italian Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery).
Skin dimpling, caused by irregularities of the dermal-adipose tissue, has been termed cellulites. This is an inappropriate term, since there is in fact no inflammatory reaction. Although this defect may be viewed with slight importance, cellulites is a major cause for aesthetic treatment, especially in the female population. Different medical and non-medical specialties have been involved with the research and solution of this problem, with questionable results. This book, by Pier Antonio Bacci, brings to the reader a vast amount of information regarding the approach to skin dimpling. It is an interesting addition to our medical literature, and shows the long and persistent search that the author has dedicated to this issue. Dr. Bacci´s work will prove to be a valuable contribution to the ever-expanding field of plastic surgery.
Head Professor of the Post-Graduate Courses in Plastic Surgery of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and the Carlos Chagas Post-Graduate Medical Institute. Member and patron of the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery. Member of the Brazilian National Academy of Medicine, and the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Visiting professor, ISAPS, FACS, FICS.
is a specialist in Surgery and Vascular Diseases.
From 1993 to 2011 he was an adjunct professor in the graduate school in Surgery at the University of Siena with teaching on Phlebology and Aesthetic Surgery.
Currently teaches in the Master of Aesthetic Medicine of the University of Siena and Barcelona and in various private schools and universities.
He is President of the Italian Academy of Beauty and Beauty Medical School of Tuscany in Arezzo.
It is a recognized opinion leader in minimally invasive cosmetic surgery and experienced in lipodystrophy and cellulite.
His job is in Arezzo and Florence, where he is responsible on surgery in Maria Teresa Hospital.
In 2011 he was member of the Observatory of the Ministry of Health for aesthetic complications for electromedical devices, since 2010 he is the scientific director at the Fiera di Roma for the "Rome International Estetica".


November 27, 2017 – Terra Drone Co., Ltd., the leading Japanese commercial drone service company, has commercialized UTM(Unmanned Traffic Management)system for the first time in Korea collaborating with LG U+, a South Korean cellular carrier owned by LG Corporation.
On November 21st, 2017, LG U+ CEO Kwon Young-Soo announced that LG U+ began "U+ Smart Drone UTM System," which enables a drone to fly safely for disaster monitoring and logistic transport in BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight) and at night.
LG U + is one of Korea's three major telecommunication companies and has just made a full-scale entry into the commercial drone business to lead the 5G era. Besides, they demonstrated an autonomous drone of taking off in a remote location carrying out duties at the destination and returning to control center on its own.
Remotely fly a drone at a distance of hundred kilometers.
With U+ Smart Drone UTM System, weather information such as humidity, wind direction, wind speed can be checked at any time.
Also, it shows the radio-field intensity and set the flight route to the area where the radio-field strength is high.
As one of the features of U + Smart Drone UTM System, drones autonomously stop flying when it recognizes other drones, aircraft, and birds. In an emergency, drones utilize the parachute equipped to land in a safe area.
The world's first function is added, which is data taken by a drone can be seen with IPTV in real time with high definition video of full HD level. In the 5 G era, it is possible to transfer data 10 times faster than LTE so that beautiful high-quality images transmitted by a drone can be gained in real time without any delay.
Source: Terra Drone Co., Ltd.


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#ifndef __SIGNAL_SLOT__
#define __SIGNAL_SLOT__

#include <map>
#include <functional>

template <class... Args> class Signal;

/**
  \brief The endpoint of a Signal-Slot connection.

  A Signal-Slot   system is a variation of the Observer pattern, the Signal is
  the 'Subject' and the Slot is the 'Observer'. The main difference is, that
  no internal state is managed (at least not by default, see test/testSignal.cpp
  for an example how to do that).

  A Slot will be called when its connected Signal is called.

  A Slot can be connected to exactly one Signal.

  A Slot can also be called on its own without invoking the Signal.

  \tparam Args... Arguments of the underliying function.
*/
template <class... Args> class Slot : public std::function<void(Args...)> {
public:
  /**
    Inherited Constructors from std::function.
  */
  using std::function<void(Args...)>::function;

  /**
  \brief Destructor.
  The Destructor automaticaly disconnects the Slot from its Signal.
  */
  ~Slot() { disconnect(); }

  /**
  \brief Connects the Slot to a Signal.
  The old Signal will be disconnected.
  \param newSignal the new Signal.
  */
  void connect(Signal<Args...> &newSignal) { newSignal.connect(*this); };

  /**
    \brief  Disconnects the Slot from its Signal
  */
  void disconnect() {
    if (signal) {
      signal->disconnect(*this);
    }
  };

private:
  Signal<Args...> *signal = nullptr;
  std::size_t id = 0;
  friend class Signal<Args...>; //!< Acces used to connect Signal and Slot
};

/**
\brief The startpoint of a Signal-Slot connection.

A Signal-Slot   system is a variation of the Observer pattern, the Signal is
the 'Subject' and   the Slot is the 'Observer'. The main difference is, that
Slots does not store an internal state.

When a Signal is called all connected Slots will be called.

A Signal can be connected to many Slots.

\tparam Args Arguments of the underliying function.
*/
template <class... Args> class Signal {
public:
  /**
  \brief Destructor.
  All Slots will be automaticaly disconnected.
  */
  ~Signal() {
    for (auto &slot : slots) {
      slot.second->signal = nullptr;
    }
  }

  /**
  \brief  Connect the Signal to a new Slot.
  \param slot The new Slot.
  */
  void connect(Slot<Args...> &slot) {
    if (slot.signal == this) {
      // we are already connected
      return;
    }
    slot.disconnect(); // disconnect from the previous Signal

    auto id = nextID++;

    // update the slot
    slot.id = id;
    slot.signal = this;

    // save the slot in slots
    slots[id] = &slot;
  }

  /**
  \brief Disconnect a Slot from the Signal.

  \param slot The Slot to disconnect.
  */
  void disconnect(Slot<Args...> &slot) {
    if (slot.signal == this) { // if we are the owner of the slot
      slots.erase(slot.id);
      slot.signal = nullptr;
    }
  }

  /**
    \brief Raises the Signal.

    Calls all connectd Slots with the given parameters.
    \param args The Function arguments of the connected Slot.
  */
  void operator()(Args... args) {
    // call all slots with the given arguments.
    for (auto &slot : slots) {
      if (slot.second) {
        (*slot.second)(args...);
      }
    }
  }

private:
  std::map<std::size_t, Slot<Args...> *> slots;
  std::size_t nextID = 1;
  /*NOTE: unfortunatly std::functions are not comparable (neither less than nor
   * equality). If they were we could use a set (or unordered_set) to store
   * them, instead of having to rely on nextID.
   */
};

#endif /* end of include guard: __SIGNAL_SLOT__ */

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Q: Why can Haskell handle very large numbers easily? Hugs> 94535^445
1376320882321377050696053887661515621104890164005282153069726424773999801846841903244827702943487982707454966009456016735041878000604143500908532887464920380605164932112687039059526672109818924234920844448231612532570718657160234177285377733830104834041049076609912488237219608445995072867798430614935403219495883835042862802917980856774134757390782052200512932375660858045003581611863121089979673784484701791210379500218604466721285456487387736825167702127154268533859979529612671925052419513844416493584817268143587955662039327860394141299238613042312035808541735213479394437496215520277526351425482512084759462579494878772787079101513841720202004639843443083454387175700954018825292148776647553122504118229978165851660083576570848983047255050145168802863168613110619584686348869690774233051669081248424584219383477237544209892290799448207462345346336076966775224683516220960618177284844330167142846351091001423033864986042919757795382577032341453971393897073354841924116635150129850119992031076354249371062307034564093077675129303383786693131843907104175619570678630497198824622804914508555467550904967368926176118094672479099827962889569753303773699017596074205893197641101210911874606040804983166177455705972192827752532495287749766682029353154226049380290040508900715169403153139668217790502306177709467234413947747673881158973344492079455405942662489751581189327200960698310350121179918845099840977270519116578719881752429190273998774113278822810866144521416958558406602325070095207349450759264393913367193083149679216066539911941983836313340998945139132421885688290888674594474605510238217590823316979504437667252929278291853368754482552573193289277120902144178425726693671235675042499401282016643202758246845332593475338220708351934511933096882598943512036679145593929114103343255708217768511665236173107020739195152050863630870948954052925049746246549772984384435109578859863612603574306739909728739428192798727373799081111333186135697868385292787575475482883660605162944306327057220313320376280182432763977906971557137715710757099478269250731209785404487629107297262798803645379809868663503452656912571816192881412782623078761411808958183665272686617730596943579533808499348879195167683064937591552734375

Why can Haskell calculate such a large number, and other languages, such as Java, cannot (so easily)?

A: Java has the notion of "Primitive Data Types" (which are the types that the processor supports) and those are different from all other Classes.
In Haskell, Int is a type like all other types, and therefore it was easily made a member of the Num and Integral typeclasses used in (^) ("(^) :: (Num a, Integral b) => a -> b -> a"). Another member of those typeclasses is Integer, which supports integers of all sizes (as long as you have enough memory for their digits).
In Java, you can use many "Big Numbers" libraries, but the operations for them won't use the infix operators you are used to, because those are only for "Primitive Types" in Java.

A: It's a difference in design philosophy:

*

*The designers of Haskell wanted to be sure that users would not be surprised by the seemingly arbitrary failure of an integer computation needing more than 32 bits.

*The designers of Java wanted to be sure that users would not be surprised by the seemingly arbitrary performance degradation caused by doing lots of computations over integers needing more than 32 bits.
In each language, you have to do something special to get the other kind of integer.
There's a long, honorable history of languages supporting arbitrarily large integers by default.  Two of my favorites are Icon and Smalltalk, which are both over 25 years old.

A: The short and basic answer is that they implement default integers differents.  In Java, a standard int is 32 bits. Signed, that gives you a range of −2,147,483,648 to +2,147,483,647.
That said, Java has bignum classes too.  If you use those, you'll also gain the ability to use arbitrarily large numbers.

A: Java has the BigInteger class.
It could have built this facility into the language, but (like many languages) it tends to make the primitive features map closely onto things that are supported by the CPU.
Haskell on the other hand emphasizes expressiveness in the style of mathematical notation, where "performance" considerations are largely irrelevant.

A: Numeric literals in Haskell are overloaded so that they can represent multiple concrete types (like Int, Integer, Float or even MyOwnNumber).
You can manually chose a specific type by providing type information, like so:
x = 4 :: Int
y = 4 :: Integer
z = 4 :: Float

These three values have different types and operations performed on these will behave differently.
The exact size of an Int is implementation dependent but can be something like 28 bits, this type behaves like a Java primitive int, e.g. it will overflow.
An Integer is a type that can contain arbitrary-precision integers, like the Java BigInteger.
And a Float is like a Java float, using floating point arithmetic.
Just like numeric literals, many operators are also overloaded (using type classes), and can therefor be used with the different types. So the + operator can work with both Ints and Floats.
In your case, since you didn't provide any type information, the interpreter will default to the Integer type. This means that for the ^ operator, it will also choose the Integer instance. Allowing for arbitrary-precision integer calculations.

A: As already mentioned, if you have 32 bit words and use the full range you get -2^31 to 2^31-1 using two's complement.
By reserving a few bits of the word, those bits can be used to carry type-information for the value. That is, values "know" their own type at runtime. The remaining bits are used to carry the value's data.
Integer values that fit in these remaining bits can be stored directly in the word. Such integers are typically called 'fixnums'. If they don't fit, then the type bits of the word indicate it is a 'bigint', and the remaining bits are used to store a memory pointer into the heap where the bigint value is stored.
The compiler needs to translate your arithmetic expressions into multiple code paths that cover allowed type combinations for the operands. Example for addition:

*

*fixnum + fixnum

*bigint + fixnum

*fixnum + bigint

*bigint + bigint

A lot of optimizations in compilers for these languages focus on avoiding overhead for the runtime type-checks needed to make this work. There are often also ways to explicitly tell the compiler that automatic demotion from fixnum to bignum is undesired, and instead one want the overflow behavior of 32bit integers. This can be very important for implementing cryptography algorithms efficiently.

A: It is a matter of how to encode numbers. The traditional way to do this is to encode numbers with a given number of bits, where you cannot have infinite accuracy.  Haskell apparently do this with a variable number of bits for a number which is also fine, but usually mean that all math has do be done in software, as hardware acceleration is generally only available for finite accuracy.

A: You can use BigInteger to do the same thing. Haskell is a functional language which is more terse than Java.
One reason we have so many languages is that different languages are better at different tasks as they were designed with different assumptions. Most functional languages are simpler with mathematical functions but tend to struggle with other use cases e.g. haskell is unlikely to be good choice for writing a GUI.


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Laos Usa Free Trade Agreement
Posted on December 11, 2020 by webhomy
For more information on trade and investment in Laos, see: The EU is working closely with Laos under the EU-ASEAN cooperation agreement to ensure an efficient environment for trade and investment relations. These bilateral trade and investment agreements were designed as building blocks for a future agreement between the regions. Laos has been a member of the WTO since 2013 and, as the least developed country, benefits from the EU`s "Everything but Arms" regime, which grants duty-free and quota-free access to all exports, except arms and ammunition to the EU. Laos has also signed trade agreements with the other nine ASEAN members and, as a member of ASEAN, is conducting a series of negotiations. Laos and the United States signed a framework agreement on trade and investment in 2016. Laos has also signed various bilateral agreements with Vietnam, China, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, North Korea, Mongolia, Malaysia, Russia, India, Belarus, Argentina, Kuwait and Turkey. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement, signed on 15 November, will boost foreign investment in low-wage and lower-skilled ASEAN countries. The United States is working closely with Laos to implement the terms of the 2005 Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), normalize trade relations between the two countries and support its membership of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It describes the bilateral and multilateral trade agreements to which that country belongs, including with the United States.
Includes websites and other resources that allow U.S. companies to get more information about how they can use these agreements. Ensuring better access for EU exporters to the dynamic ASEAN market is an EU priority. Negotiations for a trade and investment agreement between the region and ASEAN began in 2007 and were interrupted by mutual agreement in 2009 to relax a bilateral negotiating format. The EU GSP Regulation allows vulnerable developing countries to pay less or no tariffs on exports to the EU, allowing them vital access to the EU market and contributing to their growth. The EBA regime is an arm of the GSP that allows UN-defined countries of the world to enter the EU duty- and quota-free for all products (except arms and ammunition). Under the BTA, the United States has extended the status of Normal Trade Relations (NTR) (formerly known as "preferred nation" or MFN) to Laos products. Laos has expressed its readiness to implement a number of reforms to its trade regime, including the most favoured domestic and national treatment of U.S.
products, regulatory transparency, the introduction of an intellectual property protection regime, and the implementation of WTO-compliant customs rules and procedures. You will find the full approval here. The EU is cooperating with ASEAN as a whole. Cooperation will be maintained through the EU-ASEAN dialogue, which includes discussions on trade and investment issues between ministers and senior economic officials. Laos joined the WTO in 2013 and continues to integrate with ASEAN neighbouring countries through the ASEAN Economic Community. The following countries have granted Laos Generalized Preference System (GSP) status: Australia, Belarus, Canada, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
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Surfrider Foundation Fights for Planet
Protecting the World's Oceans in 2021
When the going gets tough, the tough get going, which is what the nonprofit Surfrider Foundation is doing as it enters 2021 – fighting to protect the world's oceans, waves and beaches and save our planet from environmental pollution.
A look at the stats shows what Surfrider is accomplishing:
176 worldwide chapters and student clubs cleaning beaches and serving communities.
689 victories against ocean pollution and destruction of beaches and beach access.
600 Ocean Friendly Restaurants using sustainable practices that protect sea life and the ocean.
With Surfrider's large global network of people donating close to 200,000 volunteer hours in a year, it can make a big difference in safeguarding the environment.
One of those volunteers, Surfrider Huntington/Seal Beach member Tony Soriano, was out early on New Year's Eve doing a solo beach cleanup.
Noting the beauty of California's snow-capped mountains in the background of this trash-strewn beach, Soriano says it's important to draw attention to "man's neglect of our planet."
Even though 2020 was a difficult year, the Surfrider Foundation is continuing to carry out its mission of reducing pollution, reversing climate change, and preserving the beach and oceans for all to enjoy.
Talking about the future, Surfrider CEO Dr. Chad Nelsen says, "I am a perpetual optimist despite the challenges we face." He emphasizes that "the issues Surfrider fights for – clean water, ocean health, coastal access – are not partisan issues, but priorities that should be embraced by all interests."
Not just in the USA, but around the world


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[![build status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/doug-martin/super-request.png)](http://travis-ci.org/doug-martin/super-request)

# Super Request

`super-request` is a [`supertest`](https://github.com/visionmedia/supertest) inspired HTTP assertion tester.

## About

`super-request` is very similar to `supertest` except that it leverages the [`request`](https://github.com/mikeal/request) module and supports sessions and chaining of HTTP requests.

## Installation

`npm install super-request`

## Example

```javascript

var request = require('super-request'),
	express = require('express');

var app = express();

app.use(express.cookieParser());
app.use(express.cookieSession({secret: "super-request123"}));

app.get('/login', function (req, res) {
	req.session.loggedIn = true;
	res.send("logged in");
});

app.get('/', function (req, res) {
	if (req.session.loggedIn) {
		req.session.loggedIn = true;
		res.send("loggedIn");
	} else {
		res.send("notLoggedIn");
	}
});

request(app)
	.get('/login')
	.expect(200, "logged in")
	.end()
	//after we logged in perform this request in the same session!
	.get("/")
	.expect(200, "loggedIn")
	.end(function(err){
		if(err){
			throw err;
		}
	});
```

## Using with testing frameworks

### Mocha

Here is an example using with `mocha`.

```javascript
describe('GET /users', function(){
  it('respond with json', function(done){
    request(app)
      .get('/user')
      .set('Accept', 'application/json')
      .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
      .expect(200, done);
  })
})
```

`super-request` also returns a promise so you can use it with promise based test frameworks here is an an example using `it` and returning a promise.

```javascript

it.describe('GET /users', function(it){
  it.should('respond with json', function(){
    return request(app)
      	.get('/user')
      	.set('Accept', 'application/json')
      	.expect('Content-Type', /json/)
      	.expect(200)
      	.end();
  });
});

```

## API

**`.expect(status[, fn])`**

Assert response status code.

**`.expect(status, body[, fn])`**

Assert response status code and body.

**`.expect(body[, fn])`**

Assert response body text with a string, regular expression, or parsed body object.

**`.expect(field, value[, fn])`**

Assert header field value with a string or regular expression.

**`.end(fn)`**

Perform the request and invoke fn(err, res).

`super-request` is a wrapper on top of `request` so any options you can specify with request you can also set using the chainable api, by invoking a function with the same name as the option you wish to set.

**Methods** (see [`request`](https://github.com/mikeal/request))

* `uri` || `url` - fully qualified uri or a parsed url object from url.parse()
* `qs` - object containing querystring values to be appended to the uri
* `method` - http method, defaults to GET
* `headers` - http headers, defaults to {}
* `body` - entity body for POST and PUT requests. Must be buffer or string.
* `form` - when passed an object this will set `body` but to a querystring representation of value and adds `Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=utf-8` header. When passed no option a FormData instance is returned that will be piped to request.
* `json` - sets `body` but to JSON representation of value and adds `Content-type: application/json` header.  Additionally, parses the response body as json.
* `multipart` - (experimental) array of objects which contains their own headers and `body` attribute. Sends `multipart/related` request. See example below.
* `followRedirect` - follow HTTP 3xx responses as redirects. defaults to true.
* `followAllRedirects` - follow non-GET HTTP 3xx responses as redirects. defaults to false.
* `maxRedirects` - the maximum number of redirects to follow, defaults to 10.
* `encoding` - Encoding to be used on `setEncoding` of response data. If set to `null`, the body is returned as a Buffer.
* `pool` - A hash object containing the agents for these requests. If omitted this request will use the global pool which is set to node's default maxSockets.
* `pool.maxSockets` - Integer containing the maximum amount of sockets in the pool.
* `timeout` - Integer containing the number of milliseconds to wait for a request to respond before aborting the request
* `proxy` - An HTTP proxy to be used. Support proxy Auth with Basic Auth the same way it's supported with the `url` parameter by embedding the auth info in the uri.
* `oauth` - Options for OAuth HMAC-SHA1 signing, see documentation above.
* `strictSSL` - Set to `true` to require that SSL certificates be valid. Note: to use your own certificate authority, you need to specify an agent that was created with that ca as an option.
* `jar` - Set to `false` if you don't want cookies to be remembered for future use or define your custom cookie jar (see examples section)
* `aws` - object containing aws signing information, should have the properties `key` and `secret` as well as `bucket` unless you're specifying your bucket as part of the path, or you are making a request that doesn't use a bucket (i.e. GET Services)

```javascript
request(app)
	.post("/login")
	.form({username : "username", password : "password"})
	.expect(200)
	.expect({loggedIn : true})
	.end(function(err){
		if(err){
			throw err;
		}
	});

```

To upload data to a server

```javascript
request(app)
	.post("/upload/csv")
	.headers({'content-type': 'multipart/form-data'})
	.multipart([
		{
			'Content-Disposition': 'form-data; name="file"; filename="my.csv"',
			'Content-Type': 'text/csv',
			body: fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, "./assets/my.csv"))
		}
	])
	.expect(200)
	.expect("content-type", "text/plain")
	.end(function(err){
		if(err){
			throw err;
		}
	});

```

### Chaining requests

`super-request` supports chaining of requests, this is particularly useful if you need to login to your server and then perform a request.

```javascript
request(app)
	.post("/login")
	.form({username : "username", password : "password"})
	.expect(200)
	.expect({loggedIn : true})
	.end() //this request is done
	//now start a new one in the same session
	.get("/some/protected/route")
	.expect(200, {hello : "world"})
	.end(function(err){
		if(err){
			throw err;
		}
	});

```

**Note** You must call end on the current request before you can start a new one.


Well, I guess this proves that you do not have to sell your Shelby Cobra once you have kids. Really the only difficult thing is to find a car seat that matches.
Not pictured is my mini-van immediately to the left.


The job title and responsibilities of Yvette E. Pearson, the associate dean for accreditation and assessment in the George R. Brown School of Engineering at Rice University, are changing to better reflect the school's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.Pearson's new title, effective July 1, is associate dean for accreditation, assessment and strategic initiatives."In an effort to align with the school's strategic plan, Yvette will work with faculty, staff and students to ensure our processes, policies, and strategic initiatives are implemented according to best practices for diversity, equity and inclusion," said Reginald DesRoches, the William and Stephanie Sick Dean of Engineering. "She will also work with various units on campus to identify and/or secure funding for outreach and engagement initiatives that support the recruitment of students from diverse backgrounds."Pearson will continue her oversight of accreditation for all engineering degree programs and serve as the school's liaison with national accreditation agencies, the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and pertinent offices on campus. She will assist faculty members in designing sustainable project-assessment plans and will collaborate with the associate dean for academic affairs to help the faculty develop the education research components of grant proposals.Pearson earned a Ph.D. in engineering and applied science (environmental engineering) from the University of New Orleans in 2000, and joined the dean's office at Rice in 2016. Prior to that, she served as associate chair of civil engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington, and as program director for the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation, where she managed a $70 million award portfolio.Since 2013, she has been a program evaluator for the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology), and she is a registered Professional Engineer in Louisiana.Pearson is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and recently won its 2018 Professional Practice Ethics and Leadership Award. She chairs ASCE's Formal Engineering Education Committee and serves as vice chair of its Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. She was a member of the team that authored what is now Canon 8 of ASCE's Code of Ethics, focused on diversity, equity and inclusion.


The Big Easy has been a hotspot for the undead ever since Louis and Lestat prowled the streets in Interview With The Vampire. These days, toothy types flock here for the up-till-dawn nightlife and creepy-cool shops like Boutique du Vampyre, which even sells custom fangs to wannabes—the better to feast on boudin rouge (blood blood sausage, a local specialty).
Where to Bed: Located at the gateway to the French Quarter, the 125-year-old Hotel Monteleone plays host to ghosts, vampire conventions, and honeymooners alike. Thirsty? Have a seat at the Carousel Bar, a circular 25-seat bar that actually revolves, so you can easily scope out the room for your next target.
Sweden and its vamps are currently in the spotlight, thanks to films like Let The Right One In and True Blood vampire Alexander Skarsgård. We suggest skipping Stockholm (though the nightlife is fab) in favor of Jukkasjärvi, a village near the Arctic Circle, where you can take in the Northern Lights.
Where to Bed: The Icehotel is literally built from ice and snow, and temperatures inside range from 17 to 23 degrees F. Newlywed vampires will enjoy a repose on a bed made entirely of ice, while warm-blooded guests may need the cozy fleece-lined sleeping bags provided with the rooms.
From $86 (low season) and $143 (high season).
Where to Bed: Stake your claim on a cozy guesthouse at The intimate, seven-room Count Kálnoky's Estate. The count's family lineage stretches back hundreds of years—so, hey, vampire visitors may remember one of his ancestors!
This nature preserve is full of a certain winged species—vampire bats. (The critters thrive on blood for nourishment, but they actually thirst for cattle.) Spot them on a tour through the lush jungle. Vampire honeymooners can beat the crowds by opting for a night tour.
Where to Bed: Bungalows at the Lapa Rios Ecolodge come with two showers (one alfresco) and huge private decks, where you can wake up to spectacular sunset views.
Dracula was on to something: He tried to move to the city in the 19th century, but was foiled by Dr. Van Helsing. Luckily for 21st century vampires, London is booming with swanky hotels, trendy restaurants (they can at least enjoy the atmosphere), and plenty of prey (er, people), especially come summer 2012, when the Olympic Games come to town.
Where to Bed: Diane Von Furstenburg's over-the-top Piano Suite at Claridge's will suit vampires to a tee, with its boudoir-chic décor, plasma (ha!) TVs, and cool marble bath.
The Volturi are some seriously evil vamps, but you must hand it to them: Tuscany is a pretty fabulous place to pick as your home base for eternity.
And for honeymooners, the city has plenty to offer, too. Think: jaw-dropping castle hotels, medieval towns that come to life at night, and plenty of vino being poured (making it super-easy do a red-wine-and-blood switcheroo).
Where to Bed: The intimate, seven-room Castello di Vicarello, with two swimming pools—perfect for private p.m. swims.


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Unpaid invoices are a big deal, especially when you are running a small business or are self employed. They can cost you your cashflow, your reputation with your own suppliers and cause disappointment from broken promises but there is a legal way to charge interest on unpaid invoices.
you deliver the goods or provide the service (if this is later).
Interest on unpaid invoices can be charged only on business to business transactions, therefore if you have supplied something to a consumer you are unable to charge interest on any late payments.
The late payment interest rate on unpaid invoices is set by law. It is currently 8% over the Bank of England base rate.
You can find the Base Rate of Interest on the Bank of England website HERE, but it is set at 0.5% as of November 2017.
Late payment interest is calculated from the point that the unpaid invoice became due for payment on a daily basis.
In addition you can charge £70 for debt recovery costs so the total that is now due is £1,081.50.
If you are VAT registered, late payment interest is calculated on the gross invoice value. However the interest charge itself is outside the scope of VAT as this is considered a credit charge.
If you need to charge your customer for late payment interest, then your first step is to contact them in writing advising them that you are going to begin charging late payment interest until the point that the unpaid invoice is paid. You should provide them with details of the invoice, outstanding amount, how you chased the debt and the interest charge.
Once you customer has paid you should raise a final invoice which includes the original debt amount and the interest the has been applied, detailing how it was calculated.
If you find that you are experienced slow late payments on a regular basis then consider looking at your invoicing system and whether you need to make some improvements.
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An Among Us clone is one of China's most popular new mobile games
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Unexpected success can, paradoxically, create missed opportunities. Case in point: Perhaps because recent surprise hit Among Us lacks Chinese localization, an imitator has taken off in the country. According to the South China Morning Post, "Werewolf Among Us," created by Shenzhen Youliang Technology, topped the Apple App Store in China this month.
Clones of popular games are inevitable. As SCMP points out, copyright laws in the US, China, and elsewhere don't protect the rules of games, so no company can claim ownership of poker, or capture the flag, or games where color-coded people are stalked by imposters. Among Us itself is derived from popular party games Mafia and Werewolf—the latter inspiring the medieval monster theme of Werewolf Among Us.
However, Among Us ripoffs like "Killer Among Us 3D" don't seem like much of a threat to the original Among Us, which has already established itself among players who speak its supported languages—it's so huge that even US representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has streamed it. What gave Werewolf Among Us a way in was the original game's lack of Chinese localization. The enormous Chinese gaming market was just waiting for a good, localized clone of Among Us, and Werewolf Among Us has apparently done the job. It only just released on October 28.
That said, Among Us itself hasn't done poorly in China. SCMP reporter Josh Ye says it's 10th most downloaded game in the country on both the App Store and Steam. Steam is not a legally-approved videogame store in China, but people use it anyway. (Valve is working on an official version of Steam for China, which will apparently operate independently of the current, global version.)
It's likely Among Us could've done even better in China, though. Back in April, we noted that after Disco Elysium received Chinese localization, it saw a big spike in positive reviews. Over the past few years, it's become clear that developers who don't include Chinese language support are potentially missing out on a lot of sales—at least so long as Steam's global version remains accessible in the country.
After Among Us blew up in popularity, developer Innersloth cancelled a planned sequel to focus all of its efforts on improving the hit it already had on its hands. More translations are on the to-do list.
"The game is currently only translated into a few languages (and some of those translations are a bit rough)," wrote the dev in a recent update. "We're planning on getting professional translations into multiple languages."
Innersloth didn't say which languages, but I suspect Simplified Chinese will be among them. Meanwhile, the studio is also working on an account system to help combat cheaters, a new map, and colorblind support.
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Q: how do i call function of other's open source propriotery project in my project in C Suppose you have a software written in C say XYZ. The software XYZ is an open source proprietary software.
So I can have the source of the software. I can use  the software but I can not modify XYZ's files.
Suppose I am writing my own software say ABC. And that software uses some of functionalities provided by XYZ.
Now there is function in source code of XYZ say "static int get_val( int index ) ".
I want to use the function get_val(), so what should i do?
How should I call the function??

A: You shouldn't. The static keyword makes the function local to it's translation unit (source file, more or less), which means it can not be called from other translation units.
Well of course you can, but it may not be a good idea.
There's two ways of making the function available:

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*Export it from the module by removing the static keyword and adding it to the api header file. This will of course involve changing the original source.

*#include the file into your own source file, thus effectively making it part of your own translation unit. Depending on what other dependencies this file may have, this may or may not be a viable option. I would be very wary of doing this, but it is an option.

A: Build a shared library (DLL or .so) from XYZ. Chances are that there is a shared library already available.
Link your code i.e. ABC with XYZ and you can start using the functions exposed by XYZ in your program.
All open source software come with very good readme and instructions which will help you use the software. Start checking from those guides.

A: If the XYZ project is open source

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*add the source files of the XYZ project to your own and compile all together

*if you change something in the XYZ project, consider sending a message to the maintainers of the project with your changes: they might like what you did and incorporate into a future version

If the project is proprietary, you don't have the source code. A function defined as static ... is not visible in other translation units, so you don't call it at all.


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Faces of the Sea - Elizabeth Tray, Research Scientist
Research Scientist, Elizabeth Tray, is preserving past marine research through the project 'Unlocking the Archive'. A partnership between GMIT's Marine and Freshwater Research Centre and the Marine Institute, the project aims to create a repository and database of scientific samples and also stimulate new marine research.
Growing up on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean in North Carolina, Elizabeth has fond memories of visiting the beach with her family.
"I always loved the sea and being near the water. My favourite memories are the family day trips to Wilmington Beach. There were amazing seafood restaurants, and I loved swimming in the warm waters of the Atlantic," Elizabeth said.
Elizabeth completed a Bachelor of Science in Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology at Appalachian State University in North Carolina. Following university, she gained work experience at a National Wildlife Refuge in Utah and with Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
However, her interest in the marine environment, brought her to the Trinity College of Dublin to study a Masters in Environmental Science. Her research focused on sclerochronology, the study of growth bands in accretionary hard tissues of marine organisms, such as bivalves, fish scales, and corals.
"Sclerochronology is a particularly magnificent science. Every animal has a story to tell, and if you look closely enough you can find it. Also, some animals produce growth bands that are quite beautiful, so I am always surprised," Elizabeth said. "Understanding animals in the natural environment is incredibly interesting, especially if that understanding can lead to positive impacts for a particular species."
During her studies at Trinity College Dublin, Elizabeth had the opportunity to join a deep-sea coral survey on the Marine Institute's RV Celtic Explorer.
"The voyage was an incredible experience. I saw how the remotely operated vehicles worked, and how the scientists collected and examined samples. This experience really solidified my desire to continue working in the North Atlantic, and particularly with the Marine Institute," Elizabeth said.
Elizabeth is now working as a research scientist on a joint project between GMIT's Marine and Freshwater Research Centre and the Marine Institute in Newport, Co Mayo. The three-year project, 'Unlocking the Archive' aims to consolidate an existing collection of fish scales, otoliths (ear bones), associated images and data into a single permanent repository.
"The Marine Institute's facilities in Newport holds over 10,000 scales and otoliths from salmon, trout and eel, with some collections dating back to the 1920s. The samples are in different stages of image and data processing," Elizabeth explained.
"Samples are often collected to meet short-term objectives, and maintaining and archiving long-term collections is rarely a priority at the time. As a result, precious samples are frequently stored in many different and unsuitable locations, and may become lost or estranged from associated data.
"It's important to preserve these samples, because growth marks, genetic material, and chemical constituents of fish scales and otoliths produce data that can be examined for spatial and temporal trends. These time series can be combined with long-term environmental data, such as water temperature, to develop robust statistical models that help to predict population responses to a changing climate," Elizabeth said.
Elizabeth's work on 'Unlocking the Archive' will hopefully result in Ireland's first repository that is centred on fish sclerochronology samples, paired with a database of individual growth records, and scale and otolith images. The archive, recently named the Irish Fish Biochronology Archive (IFBA), will provide Marine Institute researchers with a designated repository for their fish scale and otolith samples and data.
"At the start of the project, I spent a lot of time finding out the needs of the scientists in the Newport Office, and coming up with different options to meet them. With the help of the Marine Institute's Data Management Team (OSIS), we designed our database. Once we had the sample catalogue working, I acquired the infrastructure for the physical archive. I researched long-term storage and sample preservation options to get the most cost-effective system. In addition to this, we are simultaneously imaging and aging salmon scales and populating the growth time series database," Elizabeth explained.
Another objective of the archive project is to stimulate new research, using the material that has been collated in the archive to address questions currently facing the management and conservation of diadromous fish.
"As well as the day-to-day work of developing the archive, I am working on a study in partnership with the Centre for the Environment at Trinity College Dublin, to determine if measurements of chemical constituents of salmon scales can be used to determine where a fish has been feeding while at sea," Elizabeth said.
In addition to collaborating with other scientists, Elizabeth also assists her supervisors at GMIT and the Marine Institute on workshop initiatives, and also supervises work-placement students to read and age fish scales.
"In this role, it's really important to be able to switch between different tasks and be adaptable. Having that willingness to learn new concepts, has really helped me to remain enthusiastic and driven," Elizabeth said. "I truly appreciate the scientific aspect of my job, reading and aging fish scales. Every fish has a different pattern on their scales, so the variability is very interesting. I also enjoy teaching work placement students, especially when they have curiosity and a passion for science."
While working at the Marine Institute, Elizabeth has also had the opportunity to collect samples for the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation is Southern Greenland.
"I really enjoyed the two week trip in Greenland, and getting to see salmon at the marine stage in their life cycle was incredible. I was able to grasp the magnitude of the distance a salmon can travel in its lifetime, and it deepened my respect for the species and my desire to continue to work on projects that benefit salmon conservation," Elizabeth said.
Elizabeth believes it is incredibly important to preserve our past research, in order to protect our marine environment in the future.
"It's amazing that research undertaken by scientists' decades ago, can still inform our research today, and help us predict changes for the future," Elizabeth said. "There is so much about our marine species and their environment that we don't yet know, so it is imperative for us to continue preserving, protecting and respecting our oceans."


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For decades, Sweden has been considered by many observers to be a bedrock of liberal and social democratic politics. Alongside other Nordic countries, Sweden managed to shape an extensive welfare state that guarantees its citizens high levels of wellbeing while placing the country amongst the most equal and least corrupt in the world.
However, such social achievements haven't proven successful in protecting Sweden from joining the nationalist surge that has been sweeping across Europe. For many years, the country remained an exception to other European nations for not having any anti-immigration parties in place. Nevertheless, in 2010, that changed dramatically by the entry of the far-right nationalist Sweden Democrats (SD) into parliament, who eight years later have three-folded in popularity.
Last week's general election in Sweden saw the xenophobic SD make historic gains (achieving 18 percent of the vote, up from 12.9 percent in the previous elections), leaving both the governing centre-left coalition and its traditional centre-right rivals with approximately 40 percent of the vote each. Therefore, with no majority win, a stalemate has ensued in Swedish politics, with the increasingly popular SD gaining a more important role.
The SD's rise in popularity is closely linked to an increasing xenophobic sentiment as immigrants have been widely scapegoated as a cause for rising crime in Sweden. The SD has also successfully skewed the political discourse to immigration – an issue that took centre stage during the election campaign – and away from economic issues such as rising levels of inequality. After the 2015 Syrian refugee crisis, Sweden welcomed 163,000 migrants (more per capita than any other European country), with the SD managing to deceptively portray an imminent collapse of the system by blaming immigrants.
Most disturbing, though, is the way anti-immigrant rhetoric has ultimately permeated Swedish politics in recent months with the moderate centre-right coalition and even the Social Democrats embracing some of the populist arguments used by the Sweden Democrats. At the same time, the nationalistic party has worryingly managed to enter mainstream Swedish politics.
Although other parties, for the time being, will not consider coalition talks with the SD, the party has undeniably lurched Swedish politics towards a dangerous scenario by 'normalising' far-right, extremist political thought.


What I DO get asked a lot, however, is how our adoption process is going.
Updating everybody via our Youtube Vlog has proven to not really be my thaaang. We aren't giving up on it entirely, we just haven't gotten used to having a camera in our faces, nor do we feel particularly comfortable talking in front of one – especially when editing consists of rewatching yourself mispronounce words over & over. So every once in a while, we will still post a video, but if you are interested in hearing more frequent/ personal updates, this blog is parked here. & I'm committing myself to updating it every Monday at 11am.
Ok, so. WHAT IS UUUPPP. . .
For a real good background on our story with Joy, I'm going to suggest you either watch our Youtube Videos, or take a good scroll through our instagram feed.
Most people who choose to adopt internationally, choose an adoption agency that is licensed to work in the country they are wanting to adopt from. In the province of Ontario, which is where we live in Canada, there is no agency with a license to adopt from Uganda (in fact, I don't believe there is an adoption agency in the entire country that has that license). So, ever since we found out we could adopt Joy (which is coming up to TWO YEARS!!), we have been working with our adoption agency to create a program for Uganda. The provincial government of Ontario needs to grant a license to our adoption agency in order for us to be legally allowed to adopt a child from Uganda.
We had NO IDEA it would take this long.
It's so hard for me to explain to you how it's all gone down. We have spent anywhere from a couple days, to weeks, to months, waiting on a single response. . . that lead to other responses we then need to wait on as well. Bureaucracy within one nation is agonizing. Bureaucracy between two nations is impossible. My trip to Uganda with Iris last year for example... I waited two weeks to get ONE letter written and signed by the Ugandan government. I met with multiple officials, sent dozens of emails and made numerous follow up calls. In the end... they didn't even have the letter ready for me by the time I had to board the plane. It was insanely infuriating. To top it all off, when I came back to Canada and we FINALLY had the letter sitting in our inbox, it included a miscommunication because of translation issues. That little mistake has probably added months to our adoption process.
Just working on compiling the license application (a MASSIVE document), took months. We worked closely with our adoption agency to go through Ugandan laws with a fine tooth comb, discussing how the adoption process in Uganda works (down to the finest of details). I couldn't relay to you just HOW many countless nights I spent up until 3am, looking through the Ugandan Children's Act, as well as its amendments. Then there were meetings and phone calls with lawyers, ministry officials, babies homes, social workers, adoptive parents, and so on. It's been a full time job. Diplomacy can be insane.
Our adoption agency has been INCREDIBLE. We have already been dropped by one adoption agency in the past & are truly aware of how hard they are working for this to be a reality. They are going out on a limb for us & we are so grateful. I met the lady who's been working on our case in one of my African Studies classes a number of years back. I just happened to hear her mention that she worked for an adoption agency and we got talking after class. She has been a God send. It's especially great that we share a lot of the same values (I mean, we met in a course about 'The Use and Abuse of History in Human Rights, Humanitarianism, and Development in Africa'!). She has even GONE to Uganda to meet with ministry officials to move our licensing process along & met Joy! Such beautiful commitment.
So just the preliminary process of getting the license application ready to go was long and strenuous... It's now been submitted for 9 months.. & we still await a final approval.
It certainly didn't help that in the midst of all of this, a huge CNN report came out all about human trafficking within adoptions in Uganda.
That made what already seemed like the slowest process in the world even slower.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's great that light has been shone into the dark and awful practices that have led to unethical adoptions. It's heartbreaking and horrible.
It also couldn't be further from the reality of our adoption case. Not only have we been insanely thorough, our government has also imposed it on the process, leaving no room for poor ethics. How infuriating that the few people who cheat the system, pay bribes, turn a blind eye or look evil straight in the face, ruin it for the rest of us. Not to mention those children and families who have been abused by this illegitimate practice.
Since receiving our license application, the ministry governing adoptions in Ontario has gone back and forth with our adoption agency asking questions and for clarifications. The most recent clarification they asked for was submitted about three weeks ago by our adoption agency, and it has been communicated to us that this clarification is the 'last step' in getting the license. We are still waiting on the governments response (...bureaucracy... eye roll). They could either say "this satisfies our requirements, you have the license!", or "actually... you need to be more specific and get us something else that we now require...". We honestly have no idea.
Once our license is approved (could be tomorrow, could be three months from now, WHO KNOWS – I can't answer that), our adoption agency then submits our completed homestudy and child proposal. The annoying part about that, is now it has been over a year since we have completed some parts of our homestudy... which means, yay.. paying for documents to be renewed :| . Once submitted, our homestudy and child proposal supposedly take "6-8 weeks" for approval... but, I have to say I am a little skeptical by this point. Either way, once our homestudy and child proposal are approved, we would then have the green light to go to Uganda.
So, there is a possibility that things could pick up at any minute & suddenly speed on by! However, we've been living in that "ready, set, go!" place for years now. It seems to be our life.
I hope that answers most of the questions you may have about our adoption process. Please comment below if there was something I didn't answer, and I will do my best to clarify for you!
As I said, I'm committing to at least one new blog post every Monday, so there is plenty of opportunity to continue the conversation. Next week, I'll fill ya in on how we're all doing on a more personal level; including Joy.
I also just posted a blog about what it feels like to wait. It's shorter & more of an easy read than this one, so check it out! I wrote it months ago, not expecting to show anybody, but in an effort to be vulnerable about what this is really like, I thought I would share.


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That's fine.  It sounds like there is another error in your snort.conf.
you have that, let us know and we'll see what we can do.