Are You Using GOOGLE PHOTOS?
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Photography is part of modern daily life now. Think about it. You carry a camera (in the shape of a mobile phone) with you at all times in your pocket (or purse). How many photos did you take today? how many this week? this month? this year?
One of my all time favorite tech tools relates to working with photos (if you know me and tech, giving such an accolade should make you be more than a little curious!). That tool is Google Photos.
I'm going to introduce you to this tool and highly recommend to you that you check it out. And if you already know about it, perhaps I'll share a thing or two that you didn't yet know.
Google lets you store a copy all of your photos and videos for FREE. So the first perk of using Google photos is having your photos backed up. Phone lost or stolen? Computer hard drive crash with all your photo folders? If you can imagine yourself in those situations and then you think of some of your precious photo moments gone forever... well, do I have your attention now? You're welcome.
Google photos is MUCH more than just a backup system though. It has a simple, yet amazing set of editing tools to make your photos look better. It also has an online albums feature where you can pick out a set of your favorites and share the album with others. (Have you ever tried to share a bunch of photos as email attachments? You realize then how cumbersome that process is!) Google is the king of search and searching photos gives you amazing power, I'll show you all of the above. Let's get started now getting more details so you can start using it!
Besides just uploading the photos that are currently on your phone, there is also a desktop app (use that link to go to the download page for both Mac and PC) that will let you upload all of your photo folders to the cloud. This will give you online access to your entire photo library. Keep in mind when you first install the desktop backup app, it may need to run in the background for quite some time to get all your files uploaded, but it is worth it!
One of the instant advantages of having your phone automatically backup to the cloud server is that you can sit down at your computer or your tablet and immediately enjoy your photos in much LARGER size than you can see on your phone.
How do you get to google photos on the web?
On the google home page, at the upper right of the screen is a button that shows many different google sites, photos is one of the buttons you can choose. Or, if you wish, you can just go to photos.google.com in your browser.
It could be very easy to miss the editing mode but once you discover it, you'll be hooked. When you are viewing an individual photo, look for the pencil icon at the upper right of the photo. This takes you into editing mode.
See below for an example below of before and after edits were made. The original version I show in the inset and you can see it is a little dull and dark. The edited one on the right is brighter and more vibrant.
The very first thing I want to point out that you definitely do not want to miss in editing is the "Auto" button. This one click can do some amazing things instantly. It automatically detects the adjustments in the four categories for you. Usually then you can fine tune it a little and you are good to go! The four categories for editing are: Light - so you can add brightness, Color to make your colors stand out with more vibrance, Pop - which adds clarity and sharpness, and Vignette which adds subtle darkness around the edges and is particularly used with portraits of people to draw the eye to the center of the picture.
I'll give you one more little "pro" tip that I particularly like to do. After you have made some edits, click and hold somewhere near the middle of the photo. This will show you the "before" version of the picture and when you release you get to see the "after" version. You'll be amazed at the comparison and how much better the after version looks! I say to click somewhere near the middle for this, because if you click on the left or right side of the photos it takes you to the previous or next photos (which by the way is useful to do when you are editing a series).
Finally, to note is this; the edits that you do are called "non-destructive" which means that you can always "reset" to get back to the original version of the photo.
There will be times that you need to take your photos out of the Google world in order to utilize them in different places. For example, adding one of your edited photos in a blog post, sending a set of photos to a printing service, or if you are a real estate agent, you may need to get the edited versions of your photos to upload to your MLS. In a section below, I illustrate how to select multiple photos, you will use that technique to pick the ones that you want to get, and then by clicking the three-dots button at the top of the page, you will want to choose the "download" option. This will give you the high resolution files in their edited state so that you can use them elsewhere.
You can click any of the faces to have it show you all photos that it found with a matching face. Further, if you take a few minutes and tell google the names of the people you can then search by name. What is also interesting is that sometimes you want to find photos of certain people together. Take an example of me and my son together. Let me do that search to see what I can find.
Though it is possible in Google Photos to share a link to a single photo, usually you will want to go through your photos and select many photos to share. The method to do this is by creating Albums and then sharing a link to all the album. You can get the URL to the album, by clicking the share button that you will find at the top of the album's page.
When somebody clicks a link to an album page, the first thing you see is a page of thumbnails. You can click any thumbnail to see the larger version. They can use the left/right arrow keys to go through the album (or click the left/right edges of the photo to go forward and back. (Tip; F11 key in a browser goes in and out of full screen view and full screen view is especially nice when viewing photos). Albums additionally have a "slideshow" mode which you can get to by clicking the three-dots button at the top right of any photo page.
One easy way to start an album is from the thumbnails view of your photos. Select one or more photos by clicking the check mark in the upper left corner of the thumbnail. Next click the plus (+) button on tht top toolbar and choose the "Album" option. You will be given the choice to add the photos to an existing album or to make a new album that you will need to give a name.
One more feature of online albums that is fun to do sometimes is to turn on the "collaborative" option. This means that other people that you invite to the album can also add their own photos. My family has done this recently a few times, for example with a recent wedding. We all could see each other's best photos of the day and it was very easy to do this.
On the top left hand side of the window when you are in the Google Photos environment, there are three main areas to explore. "Photos" shows all your photos sorted by most recent. "Albums" which shows all the albums that you have created. The top most one is called "Assistant." This is Google being a little bit creative with the photos that you've taken and it notifies you once in a while that it has something new for you to check out to see if you like it. It is kind of fun and often surprises you with some good stuff.
One of my favorite items on the Assistant page is called "Rediscover This Day". It creates a collage of a few photos from the same day one or more years back and notifies you that you to come check it out. It is often fun to see that collage and then jump back to the rest of the photos from that memory.
There are several types of items that Assistant will create for you. It can create animated GIFs if you take several shots in a quick sequence. It can stitch a few photos together for a panorama if you taken the shots in a panning motion. It sometimes alerts you that it has created a 1 minute highlight video of a day and it puts it to a background track of music. It also creates "stylized photos" and collages.
Google Photos - Check It Out!
Well that's enough of me giving you the tour. Time for you to go check it out! Remember all the things that you can do: backup, easy viewing on multiple devices, simple and powerful photo touchup, simple sharing of your photos, searching and finding otherwise lost memories and new discoveries all the time! I give this tool my highest rating and recommendation. i hope that you enjoy it too!
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I have bee to the site an uploaded a trial from my computer. I especially like the straightening tool.
I use Google photos but also put them in my Google Drive simply because there is no good way to organize them.
Great stuff. Loved the way you laid it out!
Thanks Craig, excellent tutorial. I have been hesitant to use it & know that Picasa is now on it's last lap. This has been helpful.
OMG that was a lot of great information. I had no idea all this was available for FREE. Thanks for pointing it out. Now I'm following you too.
I use Google & Photos but never knew of all these great options. Thanks for sharing.
Wow! I knew about Google Photo's but this information is really amazing - thanks for sharing! Will definately use the tools in the future.
This is an awesome tutorial Craig. Thanks so much for writing this informative post. I learned something new today.
Hi Craig - this is awesome information and I have bookmarked it. I have a few online storage places but have not used Google.
Craig Daniels Great information for us here; thank you. I have been using a Passport to store my photo libraries for each year, but this is a good back-up.
Thank you for the great tips. I will bookmark this post and read it again.
Thanks Craig, I have been using Google photos for a few years now, but after reading this I will be using them much better in the future.
Craig Daniels Thank you for enlightening me to Google Photos. I had no idea but will be looking into this for sure.
Craig, I came across this post again today and rediscovered it! I'm continually learning how to edit photos, thanks in part to the contest last month. I had read your post about Google Photos but the forgot about it. If you use GP, is it private to us? Just making sure. Thanks in advance!!
Well, I saw you in Q&A and thought I'd pop over to see if you had a new post...ad found this!
Great info, Craig! Thank you. One question - do you still utilize Google Photos and recommend it as highly as you did last year?
Thx. I'll need to check this out. I've been using Canva (for pinterest) once I have the photo, but need to do a better job upfront w/ the photos. Also, totally amazed by their ability to instantly match my picts to similar visual ones.
I really didn't even know what Google photos was.... thank you for the info as well as some of the tutorials!
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#BookReview :: Aura In LaLaLand by Skye Grace
April 06, 2017 Book Review
When teenage theater geek Aura Lidell finds herself falling down a mysterious rabbit hole and hurtled 10 years into the future, understanding inconsistencies in the time space continuum is the least of her worries. Suddenly finding herself without her lifelong best friend Rowan, she must navigate her lifestyle as a 26 year old TV star in Los Angeles with no recollection of how she became one. All of the beautiful faces surrounding her are ones she can barely recall, her memories only returning at the sip of any beverage that calls "drink me!" A hit show and a dreamy, teen soap star boyfriend seem like the perfect life until her love for both of them begin unraveling before her eyes. All Aura wants is to find her best friend... Oh and maybe her teenage crush, actor Jacksen Andrews, who happens to be looking for a new leading lady, on and off screen. Meeting Jacksen and the cast turns out to be a much more magically complicated adventure than planned, and Aura wonders if she can find her true self amongst the craziness in order to keep herself from being sent back to her unabashedly normal old life.
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At first glance, the blurb gives the impression of this story being inspired by Alice in Wonderland, a classic on its own rights. Just before her sixteenth birthday, Aura falls through the 'rabbit hole' not to land in a magical world but into her own future. At first she is confused with what and who surrounds her, but she soon learns to go with the flow. Will she be surprised or shocked by what she discovers about her future self? Does she like what she sees or does she wish to get back to her sixteen year old self?
At the beginning we are given a glimpse of Aura's life as a sixteen year old. Her life may not have been perfect but she certainly seemed to have a grip on her reality even with somewhat unorthodox parents. Then, along with Aura, we are hurtled into the future… where Aura is a star and has a whole different lifestyle and set of friends. It was confusing at first with the way all the new characters were thrown at us. As a reader I was confused with who-was-who in this timeline. But Aura (with the help of her inner voice) seemed to grasp it all much faster than me. I liked Aura's character – all the parts. She was absorbing to a point that even when I was confused with all the names that were being thrown at me and the pace lagged a bit, I continued reading. I wanted to know how she had changed and what she would do in the end.
The author has kept her language simple which was a blessing with all the confusion towards the beginning of the book. I have to say though, I did not enjoy the slang used in the book, it grew irritating after a while. The pace could have certainly been better as there was a certain period where I felt like things weren't really moving forward. The pace picked up towards the middle of the book and then turning the pages was really easy. Irrespective of its shortcomings, I think this could be an enjoyable book for many as the plot turned out to be a surprise.
Though I wouldn't go out of my way to recommend this book, lovers of sci-fi and fantasy mash up may want to pick it up and judge it on their own.
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By Debdatta Dasgupta at April 06, 2017

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Bill Burr not a fan of 'new slap fight s—t' — 'How many times can you honestly do that?'
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Bill Burr's name is nowhere to be found on the list of celebrities endorsing Dana White's new Power Slap League,
The premier slap-fighting promotion in North America has officially debuted on TBS as of Jan. 18, 2023. Backed by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) akin product hasn't been welcomed with open arms.
Several celebrities took to social media after the first of eight episodes aired last week, but for the popular comedian, Burr — a watcher of all sports — this just isn't one he can get behind.
'Closing Your Eyes' May Be A Viable Defense
"The only thing I will say that I'm not a fan of is this new slap fight s—t that people are doing," Burr said on The Monday Morning Podcast (h/t Dan Tom). "I just think nowadays with all the knowledge that we have about concussions and CTE and all of that ... to just sit there and let somebody slap you that hard across the f—king face.
"Like, how many times can you honestly do that?" he continued. "You look at NFL enforcers and the amount of headshots those guys take and they're trying to prevent it. Here's one for ya, I don't think there's a professional fighter out there that says that they would do that for a living. Just for the simple fact that you have to let yourself get hit that hard and you can't defend, you can't move your head or anything, you have to just stand there. I just feel like that's taking advantage of people that need money (laughs). I don't know why else you would want to do that."
It was revealed yesterday (Mon., Jan. 23, 2023) by former UFC Middleweight and TUF 23 alum, Eric Spicely, that he was offered a spot in the competition on a $2,000 to show and $2,000 to win contract. Per MMA Fighting, Spicely indicated that he assumed the contracts were similar to TUF, whereas fighters progress they $2,000 more per fight, totaling out at $10,000 in this case.
Power Slap Debut Draws Just Under 300k Average Viewers
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Ten inmates from Palmer Correctional Center completed the first Welding Instructional Program held at the facility and were honored in a graduation exercise that included other students, staff and officers. This graduation, on March 26, 2013, was the culmination of the efforts of many people involved in the planning, coordination and implementation of this program. The inmates involved in this program are given the instruction and tools needed to learn valuable skills that are highly sought after in the private sector. It is hoped that graduates will find suitable employment in this trade when they are released from incarceration and that the PCC Welding Program will receive a reputation for the quality of instruction it provides.


Whatever I had yesterday is gone - hallelujah!!! It was horrible, so I'm guessing I must have felt sick from my dinner the night before. That's a bummer because I was thinking of getting Pei Wei again before I leave :) My throat isn't bothering me either - felt kind of weird this morning, but went away.
I'm guilty of being a bit dramatic and sometimes life seems horrible and bad things happen, but in the grand scheme of life, its really not a big deal. I think back to when I was younger and we moved (several times actually), but one of my more traumatic moves was from Atlanta, GA to Charlotte, NC. I thought my life was ending. I had so many wonderful friends and truly loved life (and that was middle school). But, it turns out it was OK. I met a lot of new friends in Charlotte - one of which is still very near and dear to me. Then, we moved AGAIN and I really knew my life was ending. But, I survived! Its what made me who I am and got me to where I am today. Had we never moved to South Carolina, I would not have gone to college in South Carolina, nor would I have met Will or many other dear friends.
There is always something that will change and open your eyes to show you that life does go on and teaches you to truly value what is important. Jobs, houses, cars all come and go. But, its what you do and who you meet that shape you into a person. Its the good times to remember - the sleepovers with your friends, the games of UNO with your Grandparents (some of which cheat - love you Pap!!) and the beach trips with your parents.


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Grand finale with the Monte Bondone after crossing the Euro-region
The five stages of the Tour of the Alps (April 17th-21st): Kufstein (Tyrol) will host the start of the event. The three "capitals" of the Euregio areas, Innsbruck, Bolzano and Trento, will be touched by the course
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TOUR OF THE ALPS' STAGES
Stage 1 – Monday, April 17th: Kufstein – Innsbruck/Hungerburg 142,3 Km
After the pre-race checks and the teams' presentation in Innsbruck, the main city of Tirol, the peloton will move to Kufstein, near the northern border of the Euregio area, where the first stage will start. The beginning of the stage will be run on a loop to the Walchsee lake, and then back to Kufstein. Then, the race will continue through the Inn river valley up to Kramsach, where an intermediate sprint is placed, and then will turn right by the river's banks.
Soon after, the two categorized climbs of the day come at short distance from each other: short but tough ascents followed by technical descents on the way back to Kramsach. The lumpy route follows through the Inn valley on the way to Innsbruck, before tackling the final climb to Hungerburg: might be a day for punchy stage hunters, rather than GC favorites.
Stage 2 – Tuesday, April 18th: Innsbruck – Innervillgraten 181,3 Km
The race gets off from Innsbruck's city center. After the neutral start, the riders will rider for 15 km through the city and the climb to Patsch, where the official start will be given.
The peloton will reach the Italian border on the Brenner pass, where the first KOM will be place. A fast descent will bring the race to Fortezza, and then through the Val Pusteria/Pustertal to Prato della Drava and the Austrian border. As the peloton returns to Austria, the riders will find the intermediate sprint in Sillian, and then a 16 km way down to Lienz before bending to the left towards the second categorized climb of the day, St. Justina.
After passing through Anras, one of the stage finishes of last year's Giro del Trentino Melinda, the riders will return to the state highway and back to Sillian. From there, the race will cross the Villgratental up to Innervillgraten, where the stage finish is placed.
Stage 3 – Wednesday April 19th: Villabassa/Niederdorf – Funes/Villnöß 143,1 Km
From downtown Villabassa, the race crosses the Val Pusteria/Pustertal once again to reach Brunico, and from there through the Val Badia on the way to San Martino in Badia. There starts the 15-km ascent to the Passo delle Erbe, the first categorized climb of the day. A 20-km descent will follow: the first section is very narrow and technique, then leaving way to a faster stretch on the road to Sant'Andrea.
A false flat section will bring the peloton to the intermediate sprint in Luson. There starts an unprecedented ascent in cycling: the 12 km climb – with maximum gradient of almost 20% – to the Alpe di Rodengo, second KOM of the day. A technical descent will lead to Rio Pusteria, then the road keeps going down through Bressanone to Chiusa, where the 9 km climb to the finish in Funes will start. By the end of the stage, the name of the final GC contenders will certainly be clear.
Stage 4 – Thursday April 20th: Bolzano/Bozen – Cles 165,3 Km
The beautiful Piazza Walther, in Bolzano city center, will host the preliminary operations. From Bolzano, the peloton will ride through the Bassa Atesina to Lainburg's Experimental Center, where the riders will tackle the short climb to Novale al varco.
A short descent will bring the race to the Caldaro Lake, and then back up to Appiano sulla Strada del Vino, where the first categorized climb of the day, the 14-km Mendola Pass, will begin. From the top, a quick descent to Sarnonico will introduce the riders on the former Trofeo Melinda's routes; an intermediate sprint will also be placed at the second passage in Sarnonico.
Late in the stage, the 6 km-long Forcella di Brez will be the second categorized of the day. After a first passage in Cles, the peloton will move to Tassullo and, after Nanno's climb, return to Cles for the stage finish.
Stage 5 – Friday April 21st: Smarano – Trento 199,6 Km
The main square of Smarano, in the Predaia municipality, will welcome the peloton for the preliminary operations. A quick descent through the Valle di Non will take the riders to the Rocchetta, before they start climbing towards Andalo and Molveno. After passing through San Lorenzo in Banale, the route turns right to Stenico, and then down on the Caffaro's state highway for a short stretch before turning left.
After a 6-km ascent, the riders reach the first KOM of the day, the Passo del Duron. The descent to Fiavè will lead to the foot of the Passo del Ballino: the climb and the following descent will take the riders into the Garda Trentino, passing through Riva del Garda, Nago-Torbole (including the short and steep Nago Vecchia climb), and then down to Arco for the last intermediate sprint of the race, dedicated to the city of the G.S. Alto Garda, the organizing company of the Giro del Trentino and – now – of the Tour of the Alps.
Passing through the Valle di Cavedine, the race will reach Lasino, where the last categorized climb of the race, the 22-km ascent to Vason di Monte Bondone, will begin. A fast descent will bring the riders to Trento, passing through the western part of the city to the Gottarda circuit up to Mattarello, where the 3-km Novaline climb is placed: the last sting, just 10 km away from the finishing line in Piazza Duomo, in the heart of Trento.
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Home » Admissions » FAQ
We hope our website has given you answers to most of the questions you might ask about studying at the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, but we have also compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions in case we have forgotten something you need to know. Can't find what you're looking for? The International Students Office is always ready to provide you with necessary assistance or help.
How many foreign students are studying in BSUIR?
There are over 600 citizens from 30 countries of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, EU and CIS studying at over 100 study programmes in IT, telecommunications, nano electronics, software engineering, digital economy, etc..
Are the English-medium programmes popular among international students?
In 2015 over 30% of international students are being trained in English. Our University offers a number of English-medium programmes for school graduates, as well as for B.Sc. & M.Sc. holders. More about Programmes in English
Do I need IELTS or TOEFL or any other English language certificate to apply for English-medium programmes?
No, it isn't; international students are admitted to BSUIR on the basis of the admission interview results. The admission interview aims at revealing the applicant's level of the basic education and language skills. In case of applying to English-medium programmes you will have to undergo an admission interview on the English language.
What level of education is required to enter BSUIR?
According to the Belarusian System of Higher Education the following level of education is required to enter BSUIR:
- general school or basic education corresponding to the level of general secondary education in Belarus, to apply for a first degree course
- Bachelor of Science degree to apply for one of the University's Master programmes
- Bachelor & Master of Science degree to apply for a Ph.D. programme
Find more useful information about entry requirements & application procedure at How to Apply
Are foreign citizens provided with on-campus housing?
All foreign students coming to study at BSUIR are comfortably accommodated in one of four University dormitories. More about Housing
How should tuition fees be paid?
Tuition fees should be paid in USD or BYR as a lump sum per annum or per term. You may choose out of two payment options:
1. by cash
Tuition fees may be paid at Belarusbank against the bill, which is issued upon personal request by the International Students Office. The payment shall be made in the national currency (BYR, Belarusian Ruble)
2. by bank transfer
Tuition fees may be paid in USD by a bank transfer from abroad.
More about Tuition & Fees
What are foreign students doing in their spare time?
Foreign students are actively involved in the university's sports and cultural life: in KVN (Humorous Acting Game), festivals, contests, concerts, guided tours and sports competitions. More about students' extra-curricular activity in Life@BSUIR.
May I be registered at the University Dormitory but live at a rented apartment?
No! According to the article 36 of the Law of the Republic of Belarus "On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens and Apartheids in the Republic of Belarus" foreigners shall be living only at the address, at which they have been registered.
What shall I do, when the registration expires?
20 days before your registration expires, you shall visit the International Students Office, and apply for the extension of your registration.
What shall I do, when the passport validity expires?
Two months before your passport expires, you shall visit the Embassy of your home country to extend or change your passport, and report to the International Students Office.
How do I go home for vacations?
To go home for vacations, you need to obtain a visa. To do this, you shall apply to the International Students Office not later than two weeks before you leave. We strongly advise you to book your ticket only having obtained the visa. In urgent cases you may apply for an urgent visa, which can be issued within 5-7 days. Leaving Belarus for vacations, you shall necessarily have your medical insurance with you, to present it at the airport when entering Belarus again.
What shall I do, if I fell ill?
visit the Minsk Student Clinic No. 33,
call a doctor - tel.: +375 17 331 20 26.
call an emergency (tel. 103) and make use of your health insurance in case of a sudden illness or injury (to receive medical aid in an insured event).
Is the health survey (medical screening) in the Minsk Student Clinic No. 33 obligatory?
Yes, each health survey is obligatory:
- primary - upon arrival in Belarus;
- annual;
- additional screening within 10 days, after each return to Belarus from abroad.
What shall I do, if I missed classes?
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As the weather cools in Europe in autumn, hold on to that summer feeling by chasing the sun to one of Emirates' many Far East and Indian Ocean destinations for that perfect autumnal getaway.
Emirates has prepared a special flash sale bookable from today until August 6 to provide the great deals for flight tickets to a whole range of destinations.
Stretching from the Indian Subcontinent all the way down to Australia and New Zealand, Emirates flies to over 20 destinations across Asia and the Pacific.
From the bustle of the lively Vietnamese cities, to the majestic temples of Cambodia, to the cool hill stations of Sri Lanka, to the powder-sand beaches of the Seychelles – each destination promises something new for the traveller.
A popular destination for backpackers and families alike, the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, with its temples, pagodas, palaces and street markets, offers tourists a wide range of things to see and do.
as well as for those planning to travel throughout the rest of the country, exploring the beautiful Cambodian islands with their colourful coral reefs and white sand beaches.
Especially on the long haul flights, a great inflight entertainment system makes the time fly. Emirates' pioneering system ice has more than 2,500 channels providing information, communication and entertainment.
Passengers can choose from movies, TV series and shows, music or games in multiple languages. More than 40 channels are dedicated to children. Emirates is also the first airline to have a dedicated eSports channel.
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Hanoi, the ancient capital, still retains much of its French colonial charm amid the hustle and bustle of one of South East Asia's largest cities.
On the other hand, Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) in the south is even more frenetic place, where you'll be assaulted by the sights, smells and sounds of this hectic city of 8 ½ million people.
Here you'll find some of the most luxurious hotels, fanciest restaurants and tastiest street food in the country.
no longer needed to stop in Yangon before reaching the Vietnamese capital, which now saves up to 2 ½ hours of travel time.
a place of study and contemplation dedicated to Confucius, and Hoan Kiem Lake, where just after sunrise you'll find locals practicing tai chi.
where you'll find some of the world's most unspoilt beaches.
Even before arriving in Vietnam, passengers of Emirates can enjoy regionally inspired cuisine served on board with meals made using the freshest, locally sourced ingredients, with new menus updated every month.
Emirates is always learning about regional cuisines, new techniques and, most importantly, what the customers love to find on the menu.
or fly to Ho Chi Minh City for 15 590 CZK* (fuel surcharges and airport taxes included). Just keep in mind, you must make the trip of your dreams through the periods of Aug 3 – Oct 15 2017* or Nov 18 – Dec 11 2017.
a sparkling blue ocean full of sea life, and a range of sporting and other activities to keep you busy.
Of course, it's the beaches and sea that brings most travellers flocking to the Seychelles. There are so many beaches to choose from, but one of the best is Anse Source D'Argent.
where you can explore not only the reef or granite walls, but also some of the world's most famous shipwrecks – thanks to the pirates who have long called the Seychelles home.
Emirates offers a daily service from Dubai to Mahé, the largest of the many islands that make up this unique country and where the capital Victoria is located.
Emirates offers its passengers a generous baggage allowance of up to 35 kg in Economy Class, 40 kg in Business Class and 50 kg in First Class.
The standard diving equipment will be accepted as checked baggage and part of your standard baggage allowance.
Emirates.com features the special fare offer of 21 190 CZK* to the Seychelles´ Mahé available for travel periods of Aug 3 – Oct 15 2017* and Nov 18 – Dec 11 2017.
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Colombo, Sri Lanka´s a historic city, is imbued with a mix of architectural styles from the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British.
This city buzzes with life, where tuk-tuks compete with buses blasting Indian pop music, and where a new crop of design hotels, art galleries and chic clothing boutiques is emerging among the street bazaars.
Outside of the city, travellers head to Sri Lanka's coastline and its beaches, like those of Kalpitiya, Arugam Bay, which is tailor-made for surfers, and Unawatuna, which is touristy but lots of fun.
You can also go whale-watching from nearby Mirissa. To escape the heat, you can head into the hill country, where tea plantations cover rolling hills and beautiful views are everywhere you look.
For foodies, Sri Lanka boasts one of the most varied and interesting cuisines in the world, a heady combination of delicate flavours that range from coconut to curry.
but there is so much more for travellers to see and do on the 'Jewel of the Indian Ocean'.
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As early as June 1940, after French resistance to the German conquest of France crumbled, Japan made overtures to French authorities for permission to station troops in French Indochina (now Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia) and for their warships to take up naval stations off northern Indochinese ports. On this date in 1940 Marshal Philippe Pétain's Vichy government agreed to allow the Japanese access to three airfields in the colony, as well as to maintain a 6,000‑man garrison. Subsequently, from their new base in Hanoi the Japanese crossed the French Indochina border and moved north 120 miles into China, a country that had succeeded in stalemating a war imposed on them by the Japanese in mid-1937. Earlier the governor-general of French Indochina had sought Western help in thwarting Japanese designs on his colony, but Great Britain and the U.S., both countries with territorial holdings nearby, declined to consider military action. In a rebuke aimed at Japan, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration did ban U.S. exports of scrap iron and steel to countries outside the Western Hemisphere, with the exception of exports to Britain, effective October 16. The Japanese correctly construed the ban to be an act of economic warfare and on October 8 declared it an "unfriendly act." For the Japanese, the September 22, 1940, agreement with Vichy France was the first physical chink in the Western powers' protective walls in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. In January and early May 1941, Japan enlarged the hole using new agreements with Pétain. On May 6 Japan and Vichy France signed an agreement for economic cooperation in the French colony, and three days later Japan moved to guarantee the integrity of borders between French Indochina and its western neighbor, Thailand. Finally, on July 25, 1941, Japan was in a position to declare Indochina a Japanese protectorate. Roosevelt retaliated by freezing $130 million in Japanese assets and banning oil exports to Japan. Other Western nations responded with bans and freezes of their own. Roosevelt began reinforcing military assets in U.S. Pacific outposts, unnerving Tokyo even more, which accused the U.S. of "acting like a cunning dragon seemingly asleep." Clearly events portended more dangerous rifts between Japan and the West.
Above: Political map of Japanese, European, and U.S. possessions in the Asia Pacific region on the eve of the Pacific War. Japanese control in China was tenuous.
Left: Like other Western nations, the Japanese maintained a small garrison of soldiers in Peking (today's Beijing). On maneuvers south of the city, the Japanese skirmished with Chinese troops on July 8, 1937, in the vicinity of the Marco Polo Bridge, 12 miles from Peking. It was an excuse for full-scale war. The Japanese quickly seized Peking (July 25–31, 1937) and portions of North China, and then advanced rapidly southward, placing Shanghai, South China's industrial and economic center, under siege. Shanghai was the first of 22 major engagements between the Nationalist Chinese under their leader, Chiang Kai-shek, during the Second Sino-Japanese War (China's War of Resistance, 1937–1945).
Right: Japanese marines landed north and south of Shanghai. This picture may have been taken on the Jiangsu coast, which is north of the city. Approximately 200,000 Chinese and 70,000 Japanese died during the Battle of Shanghai (August 13 to November 26, 1937). After the Nationalist Chinese defense in and around Shanghai crumbled, the ranking Japanese generals punished the enemy by pursuing him all the way to Nanking, the Nationalist Chinese capital.
Left: Since 1932 Shanghai had been a demilitarized city. The Chinese were forbidden to garrison the city, though the Japanese were permitted to maintain a few units in the city. On the eve of battle Japanese marines were headquartered near a textile mill, enjoying the company of more than eighty emplacements and bunkers of various types around them. Additionally, the Japanese Third Fleet patrolled the rivers that ran through Shanghai, and the city was well within the firing range of their guns. The Japanese anticipated a short and easy conquest of Shanghai.
Right: Japanese soldiers wearing gas masks and rubber gloves during a chemical attack in a Shanghai neighborhood. The Japanese army frequently used chemical weapons during their eight-year war in China. Indeed, soldiers were authorized to use chemical weapons on explicit order of their commander in chief, Emperor Hirohito himself, transmitted by the Imperial General Headquarters to Japanese commanders in China.
Left: This terrified baby was one of the few human beings left alive in Shanghai's South Railway Station after the Japanese bombed it on August 28, 1937. Taken a few minutes after the Japanese air attack, this black-and-white photograph, titled "Bloody Saturday," was published widely in September and October 1937 and in less than a month had been seen by more than 136 million viewers. One of the most memorable war photographs ever published, the image stimulated an outpouring of Western anger against Japanese violence in China.
Right: Japanese troops reached the destroyed North Railway Station in downtown Shanghai in October 1937. Between 1937 and 1945, the Japanese military fielded 4.1 million men and enjoyed the services of 900,000 Chinese collaborators. Facing the enemy were 5.6 million Nationalist and Communist Chinese soldiers. Of the 1,130,000 Japanese soldiers who died during World War II, 39 percent died in China. Over 10 million Chinese died from the effects of the war, with some estimates of actual deaths running twice as high.


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Medieval Chroniclers and the Demonization of Fairies
I've already written about fairies in the witch trials on this blog. While it would be inaccurate to say that witches represented a survival of some pre-Christian Pagan religion, the idea of Pagan DNA lurking in the genetic makeup of Medieval and Early Modern Christian practises certainly bothered educated writers. In Buchard of Worms' Decretum, written sometime around 1066, took time to attack perceived 'Pagan' practises such as dream travel, playing music around the dead, and dancing in cemeteries. Whether it was a deliberate campaign — not unlike the general campaign of imitation, assimilation and stigmatisation used through the rest of the spread of Christianity through Europe — or the result of writers attempting to use the Latin language to express native concepts, by the 16th and 17th centuries the idea had become entrenched.
We can see by the late 16th century, by which time the English witch trials were in full swing, and nowhere near the hiatus that would occur in the first Caroline era, that the ecclesiastical elite were very much of the opinion that witches whose work involved mention of the fairies were certainly minions of Satan. In 1579, in a book of medicinal recipes, William Bullein took time to attack a Catholic healer in Parham who used an ebony rosary and prayers to St. Anthony to cure illnesses caused by fairies and sprites.
In his 1590 Treatise Against Witchcraft Henry Holland, a graduate of Cambridge who was the Vicar of St. Brides while Christopher Marlowe was writing his Faustus, mentioned fairy witches in his list of terms for malevolent women, "the witches are sometimes called Thessalae, Thessalian Witches, Sagae, Wise Women, Magae, Persian Witches, Lamiae, Ladies of Fayrie, Stirges, Hegge…"
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Author jonkjPosted on October 16, 2016 August 27, 2018 Categories English Folklore, Medieval Monsters, Religion and the Occult, Whole ArticleTags 16th Century, 17th Century, Books, Britain, Christian Mythology, Demonology, Demons, Devil, Elizabethan Folklore, Folklore, History, Legendary Magicians, Magic, Medieval, Medieval Chronicles, Medieval European folklore, Medieval Religion, Mythology, Revanents, Social History., Sorcerers, Strange Creatures, Supernatural, The Devil, Witch Trials, WitchcraftLeave a comment on Medieval Chroniclers and the Demonization of Fairies
Why the English Never Tortured Witches
This blog post comes from a conversation I had with someone in a pub. I can't remember how the conversation had come around to witches – it was somewhere between one of them having a go at me for not owning a telly, but before when they had a go at me for using too many long words.
The thing that stuck with me was the outrage I got when I mentioned that the English didn't torture witches. I was offered the famous quote that Medieval people were nasty, brutish and short, and that their lives were shaped correspondingly.
Because of this, I'd like to make it clear that this article isn't meant to account for every abusive blow struck in the cellar of every parish goal. It isn't meant to say that no abuse took place, or that the conditions of Early Modern confinement were in any way pleasant.
What I think might be profitable is to look at is why the English judicial system never authorised the mass torture of witches, and why European systems did. Continue reading "Why the English Never Tortured Witches"
Author jonkjPosted on October 9, 2016 August 27, 2018 Categories Books and Writers, Religion and the Occult, Strange History, The Devil, Whole ArticleTags 17th Century, Britain, Christian Mythology, Death, Demonology, Demons, Devil, Early Modern, Elizabethan Folklore, Folklore, France, History, Malleus Maleficarum, Medieval, Medieval Chronicles, Medieval Religion, Restoration, Social History., Sorcerers, Witch Trials, Witchcraft4 Comments on Why the English Never Tortured Witches
Mrs. Anna Taylor — Chemical Physician, Ritual Magician and Seventeenth Century Woman
This is the story of a middle class woman from 1607. Her name was Anna Taylor. She was the wife of a brewer called George; she could read (as could her mother) and she might well have been a doctor. Not a 'wise woman' or local healer – a doctor. She made chemical medicines and astrologically charged distilled potions. She tested people's urine to find out why they were sick, and she could tell you the progression of an illness. She also might have had magical books and attempted spells that would summon the fairies. Continue reading "Mrs. Anna Taylor — Chemical Physician, Ritual Magician and Seventeenth Century Woman"
Author jonkjPosted on October 3, 2016 August 27, 2018 Categories Books and Writers, English Folklore, Religion and the Occult, Strange History, Whole ArticleTags 17th Century, Britain, Christian Mythology, Elizabethan Folklore, Empiric Medicine, England, Fairies, Fairies and Witches, Fairies in Ritual Magic, Fairies in the Witch Trials, France, Grimoire Magicians, History, Learned Magic, Legendary Magicians, Magic, Medieval European folklore, Planet Water, Ritual Magic, Rye, Rye Witches, Social History., Sorcerers, Supernatural, Sussex, Sussex Magicians, Unexplained Mysteries, Uroscopy, Witch Trials, Witchcraft, Women in History, Zacharias of Hastings1 Comment on Mrs. Anna Taylor — Chemical Physician, Ritual Magician and Seventeenth Century Woman
A Very British Magic 2: St. Osyth and the Witch's Familiar
Here we see an image of the witch feeding her familiar from the 1579 pamphlet, A Rehersall Both Staunge and True. The familiar was a common feature of the English witch trial. In Scotland, where the legal system was more continental, familiars were far less common.
The Absent Familiar
With the exception of the brief reign of terror by self-styled 'Witchfinder General' Matthew Hopkins — which only really affected the South East of England, and only then between 1645 and 1647 — familiars are almost universally absent from trials. When Elizabeth Style, a witch from Windsor and the subject of the image above, was captured she said that her familiars had offered her the chance to escape captivity, but that she had told them to leave, accepting her fate.
In the St. Osyth Witch trial of 1582, a variety of excuses were employed to explain the absence of familiars during trials. Nine year old Henry Sellys told authorities that his mother's familiars lived in the firewood, under a tree in their back yard, suggesting they were wild things that could have run away on their own. His brother John further explained their absensce by saying that the familiars had gone to Colchester, although he didn't elaborate on why. Continue reading "A Very British Magic 2: St. Osyth and the Witch's Familiar"
Author jonkjPosted on June 4, 2016 August 27, 2018 Categories English Folklore, Religion and the Occult, Strange History, The Devil, Whole ArticleTags 17th Century, Early Modern, Elizabethan Folklore, Familiar, Familiars, Folklore, History, Magic, Pendle Witches, Social History., St. Osyth, St. Osyth Witches, Strange Creatures, The Cage, The Cage St. Osyth, The Pendle Witch Trials, Witch Trials, WitchcraftLeave a comment on A Very British Magic 2: St. Osyth and the Witch's Familiar
Familiars: A Very British Witchcraft
While the witch's familiar can be found in other countries (I found some in some French cases), it represents one of the features that most separates the English witch from her continental counterpart.
The era of the witch trials in England came before the creation of the idea of 'Britain', from the traumas of the Reformation in 1538, gradually losing judicial support from the mid-17th century onwards.
A part of the reason for familiars is an extension of the idea birthed in Continental witchcraft that the witch herself was powerless: witches did not truly wield magical power, but instead they made bargains with Satan, who would send demons to invisibly watch over them and reproduce magical effects when they performed certain ritual actions.
In the classic Continental trial this is expressed in the image of the Sabbat, where witches meet and worship Satan in a series of increasingly degrading and humiliating rituals, culminating with the 'foul kiss' where witches would kiss Satan on or under the anus.
English witch trials feature the Sabbat less often. Scottish trials tend to be far more traditionally continental in character, with the North Berwick Witch Trials hinging on a lurid Sabbat at the North Berwick Kirk that could have come directly from the pen of Conrad of Marburg. By contrast, without searching my notes, I can only think of a single trial with a strong Sabbatic image: the Windsor trial of Elizabeth Style, where the witches involved confessed to meetings where they would agree their nefarious activities.
With the Sabbat being a less common image, the familiar seems to take a similar disempowering role. It also gave the searchers the hope of finding physical evidence. Even if an animal designated as a familiar could not be found, which they usually could not, the 'teat' the animal suckled from could usually be located on the body. Since the teat was a magical thing, not a natural part of the anatomy, it could be found anywhere… although it is of interest that the most common locations and description of witches' marks conform to those of sebaceous cysts.
A final, especially sad feature of the English witch trials was the use of children as witnesses. While the influence of King James Stuart led to the discrediting of child witnesses in the early to mid 17th century, we see a significant use of child witnesses in the earlier part of the witch trials. In the 1582 trial of the St. Osyth witches Ursula Kemp's eight year old son Thomas Rabbet gives us the names of four familiars whose names have clearly come from the mind of a child: Tiffy, Jack Pigin and Tyffin. We see similar image from the interrogation of James Device during the witch trials at Pendle, with a second era of the familiar during the brief activities of Matthew Hopkins and John Stearne in the South East of England in the 1640s.
Author jonkjPosted on April 30, 2016 August 27, 2018 Categories English Folklore, Religion and the Occult, Strange History, Whole ArticleTags 17th Century, Britain, Christian Mythology, Demonology, Demons, Devil, Early Modern, Elizabethan Folklore, Familiar, Familiars, Folklore, History, Magic, Malleus Maleficarum, Medieval European folklore, Medieval Religion, Mythology, Pendle Witches, Social History., St. Osyth Witches, The Devil, Witch Trials, WitchcraftLeave a comment on Familiars: A Very British Witchcraft
Troubled By Spirits: The Overlap Between Demonic Possession, Witchcraft and Haunting
First of all: apology/disclaimer: I've written this while on holiday, without my books, so it might be a bit scrappy
This is a bit of a stray thought/idea to be developed coming out of my research for my presentation at the ASSAP Seriously Possessed conference in a couple of weeks. In the research for my paper I came across a strange overlap between cases of demonic possession, haunting and witchcraft. It's a bit of a work in progress, but here's what I've got so far…
Haunting — The Tedworth Drummer
According to the account written by Joseph Glanville, Charles II's Chaplain, a vagabond artist named William Drury was arrested for causing a public nuisance and travelling under false documents in the town of Lugarspal in Wiltshire, 1661. The tenant of Tedworth House, named Mompesson, confiscated the man's drum and had him bound over by the local bailiff to be seen before the Justice of the Peace, at which the man confessed that he had forged his documents and begged to be given his drum back. Months later,
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Author jonkjPosted on February 18, 2015 August 27, 2018 Categories English Folklore, Religion and the Occult, Strange History, Whole ArticleTags Britain, Christian Mythology, Demonology, Demons, Devil, Early Modern, Elizabethan Folklore, Folklore, History, Joseph Glanville, Magic, Medieval European folklore, Medieval Monsters, Restoration, Social History., Sorcerers, Supernatural, The Devil, Undead, Witch Trials, WitchcraftLeave a comment on Troubled By Spirits: The Overlap Between Demonic Possession, Witchcraft and Haunting


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Recently, Cloud Computing was in the news as two technology titans, HP and Dell, were fighting it out to buy a cloud computing company. So, what is Cloud Computing?
The newest wave in the world of technology is the rise of Cloud Computing. While many technologically advanced individuals are aware of Cloud Computing; it is still a new term for the majority of the public. In this blog, we will be briefly going over what Cloud Computing is and how Mobile Cloud Computing is soon going to be the future of communicating and conducting business throughout the world.
Cloud Computing is a new form of accessing data (applications, documents, music files, video files, pictures, and so forth) from anywhere in the world without the need of actually carrying the data with you thru the use of memory cards, hard drives or flash cards, The main advantage of such a technology is that it frees individuals from their desktop and allows them to access their data anywhere and anytime. By hosting everything on a 'cloud', users no longer have to worry about leaving home without having all their information accessible to them. For those who have missed, here is our last blog post on Advantages of Cloud Computing.
Without going into an in-depth analysis on Cloud Computing, one can already start to realize the major benefits and advantages a Cloud Computing user can experience by having all of their information accessible to them wirelessly. And then when you take into account that there are over 4.5 billion Mobile-Phone users throughout the world, it starts to make more sense the impact and influence Cloud Computing is going to have on the way we communicate and conduct business.
Currently throughout the world, there are more "feature" phone users than "smart" phone users and since "feature" phones do not have enough processing power or memory to support huge amounts of data, Cloud Computing seems to be the ideal solution for those "feature" phone users. Cloud computing will allow these "feature" phone users to have the same amount of data access available to them as "smart" phone users except for the simple fact that "feature" phone users will not physically have their data stored onto the phone (due to the phones low processing/memory capabilities), it will be on their cloud and accessible to them when needed. This added benefit of Cloud Computing allows developers and mobile industry companies to start targeting a larger market than only "smart" phone users, which in turn will give Cloud Computing more momentum going into the future.
Another reason why Cloud Computing will have a major impact on the mobile world is due to the popularity of mobile applications on different devices. Mobile Applications have a countless number of benefits to its users but one major drawback which many mobile users face is the fact that some applications will work only on a specific device but not on another device. For example, one application may run only on the BlackBerry while it will not work on an Apple iPhone. This solution of applications only running on specific devices can easily be solved if a user decides to switch and use Cloud Computing as a form of accessing data and applications for their devices; if an application can be accessible from the web, it certainly can be accessible through cloud computing.
What the future truly holds for Cloud Computing and the Mobile world is still unclear but experts predict that within 2-3 yrs, all technologically advanced countries will be using cloud computing as their primary method of accessing data through their mobile phones. The future is bright for cloud computing but its users will have to patiently wait until cloud computing reaches it optimal potential in the mobile industry.
Where do you see Cloud Computing on Mobile going?


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package com.microsoft.bingads.v12.customermanagement;

import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;

/**
 *
Java class for anonymous complex type.
 *
 *
The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
 *
 *

 * <complexType>
 *   <complexContent>
 *     <restriction base="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}anyType">
 *       <sequence>
 *         <element name="AccountInfoWithCustomerData" type="{https://bingads.microsoft.com/Customer/v12/Entities}ArrayOfAccountInfoWithCustomerData" minOccurs="0"/>
 *       </sequence>
 *     </restriction>
 *   </complexContent>
 * </complexType>
 *

 *
 *
 */
@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
@XmlType(name = "", propOrder = {
    "accountInfoWithCustomerData"
})
@XmlRootElement(name = "FindAccountsOrCustomersInfoResponse")
public class FindAccountsOrCustomersInfoResponse {

    @XmlElement(name = "AccountInfoWithCustomerData", nillable = true)
    protected ArrayOfAccountInfoWithCustomerData accountInfoWithCustomerData;

    /**
     * Gets the value of the accountInfoWithCustomerData property.
     *
     * @return
     *     possible object is
     *     {@link ArrayOfAccountInfoWithCustomerData }
     *
     */
    public ArrayOfAccountInfoWithCustomerData getAccountInfoWithCustomerData() {
        return accountInfoWithCustomerData;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of the accountInfoWithCustomerData property.
     *
     * @param value
     *     allowed object is
     *     {@link ArrayOfAccountInfoWithCustomerData }
     *
     */
    public void setAccountInfoWithCustomerData(ArrayOfAccountInfoWithCustomerData value) {
        this.accountInfoWithCustomerData = value;
    }

}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


The most desirable 8th floor with walls of glass that open to fabulous views of the Gulf of Mexico and your unscreened balcony. This three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath home with family room offers 3,450 square feet of air-conditioned living. The owners have taken such pride with the renovations, including a new kitchen, baths, flooring and windows, right down to the custom floor plan making this residence ready to move in. The Brighton offers first-class amenities and you and your guests can enjoy Bay Colony's pristine Beach and Tennis Club all within the gated community.


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package org.eclipse.jdt.internal.corext.refactoring.nls;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Properties;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;

import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile;
import org.eclipse.core.resources.IStorage;

import org.eclipse.core.filebuffers.FileBuffers;
import org.eclipse.core.filebuffers.ITextFileBuffer;
import org.eclipse.core.filebuffers.ITextFileBufferManager;
import org.eclipse.core.filebuffers.LocationKind;

import org.eclipse.jface.text.IDocument;
import org.eclipse.jface.text.IRegion;
import org.eclipse.jface.text.Region;

import org.eclipse.jdt.core.ICompilationUnit;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IJavaElement;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IJavaProject;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IPackageFragment;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IPackageFragmentRoot;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IType;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.ITypeRoot;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.JavaModelException;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.Signature;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTVisitor;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.Assignment;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.CompilationUnit;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.Expression;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.IBinding;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.IMethodBinding;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ITypeBinding;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.IVariableBinding;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.MethodInvocation;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.Modifier;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.Name;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.NodeFinder;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.QualifiedName;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.SimpleName;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.SimpleType;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.StringLiteral;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.TypeLiteral;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.VariableDeclarationFragment;

import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.corext.dom.Bindings;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.corext.util.JavaModelUtil;

import org.eclipse.jdt.ui.SharedASTProvider;

import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.JavaPlugin;

public class NLSHintHelper {

	private NLSHintHelper() {
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the accessor binding info or null if this element is not a nls'ed entry
	 *
	 * @param astRoot the ast root
	 * @param nlsElement the nls element
	 * @return the accessor class reference or null if this element is not a nls'ed entry
	 */
	public static AccessorClassReference getAccessorClassReference(CompilationUnit astRoot, NLSElement nlsElement) {
		IRegion region= nlsElement.getPosition();
		return getAccessorClassReference(astRoot, region);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the accessor binding info or null if this element is not a nls'ed entry
	 *
	 * @param astRoot the ast root
	 * @param region the text region
	 * @return the accessor class reference or null if this element is not a nls'ed entry
	 */
	public static AccessorClassReference getAccessorClassReference(CompilationUnit astRoot, IRegion region) {
		return getAccessorClassReference(astRoot, region, false);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the accessor binding info or null if this element is not a nls'ed entry
	 *
	 * @param astRoot the ast root
	 * @param region the text region
	 * @param usedFullyQualifiedName boolean flag to indicate that fully qualified name is used to
	 *            refer a NLS key string constant
	 * @return the accessor class reference or null if this element is not a nls'ed
	 *         entry
	 */
	public static AccessorClassReference getAccessorClassReference(CompilationUnit astRoot, IRegion region, boolean usedFullyQualifiedName) {
		ASTNode nlsStringLiteral= NodeFinder.perform(astRoot, region.getOffset(), region.getLength());
		if (nlsStringLiteral == null)
			return null; // not found

		ASTNode parent= nlsStringLiteral.getParent();
		if (usedFullyQualifiedName) {
			parent= parent.getParent();
		}

		ITypeBinding accessorBinding= null;

		if (!usedFullyQualifiedName && nlsStringLiteral instanceof SimpleName && nlsStringLiteral.getLocationInParent() == QualifiedName.NAME_PROPERTY) {
			SimpleName name= (SimpleName)nlsStringLiteral;

			IBinding binding= name.resolveBinding();
			if (binding instanceof IVariableBinding) {
				IVariableBinding variableBinding= (IVariableBinding)binding;
				if (Modifier.isStatic(variableBinding.getModifiers()))
					accessorBinding= variableBinding.getDeclaringClass();
			}
		}

		if (accessorBinding == null) {

			if (parent instanceof MethodInvocation) {
				MethodInvocation methodInvocation= (MethodInvocation) parent;
				List<Expression> args= methodInvocation.arguments();
				if (args.size() != 1 && args.indexOf(nlsStringLiteral) != 0) {
					return null; // must be the only argument in lookup method
				}

				Expression firstArgument= args.get(0);
				ITypeBinding argumentBinding= firstArgument.resolveTypeBinding();
				if (argumentBinding == null || !argumentBinding.getQualifiedName().equals("java.lang.String")) { //$NON-NLS-1$
					return null;
				}

				ITypeBinding typeBinding= methodInvocation.resolveTypeBinding();
				if (typeBinding == null || !typeBinding.getQualifiedName().equals("java.lang.String")) { //$NON-NLS-1$
					return null;
				}

				IMethodBinding methodBinding= methodInvocation.resolveMethodBinding();
				if (methodBinding == null || !Modifier.isStatic(methodBinding.getModifiers())) {
					return null; // only static methods qualify
				}

				accessorBinding= methodBinding.getDeclaringClass();
			} else if (parent instanceof VariableDeclarationFragment) {
				VariableDeclarationFragment decl= (VariableDeclarationFragment)parent;
				if (decl.getInitializer() != null)
					return null;

				IBinding binding= decl.resolveBinding();
				if (!(binding instanceof IVariableBinding))
					return null;

				IVariableBinding variableBinding= (IVariableBinding)binding;
				if (!Modifier.isStatic(variableBinding.getModifiers()))
					return null;

				accessorBinding= variableBinding.getDeclaringClass();
			}
		}

		if (accessorBinding == null)
			return null;

		String resourceBundleName;
		resourceBundleName= getResourceBundleName(accessorBinding);

		if (resourceBundleName != null)
			return new AccessorClassReference(accessorBinding, resourceBundleName, new Region(parent.getStartPosition(), parent.getLength()));

		return null;
	}

	public static IPackageFragment getPackageOfAccessorClass(IJavaProject javaProject, ITypeBinding accessorBinding) throws JavaModelException {
		if (accessorBinding != null) {
			ICompilationUnit unit= Bindings.findCompilationUnit(accessorBinding, javaProject);
			if (unit != null) {
				return (IPackageFragment) unit.getParent();
			}
		}
		return null;
	}

	public static String getResourceBundleName(ITypeBinding accessorClassBinding) {
		IJavaElement je= accessorClassBinding.getJavaElement();
		if (!(je instanceof IType))
			return null;
		ITypeRoot typeRoot= ((IType) je).getTypeRoot();
		CompilationUnit astRoot= SharedASTProvider.getAST(typeRoot, SharedASTProvider.WAIT_YES, null);

		return getResourceBundleName(astRoot);
	}

	public static String getResourceBundleName(ITypeRoot input) {
		return getResourceBundleName(SharedASTProvider.getAST(input, SharedASTProvider.WAIT_YES, null));
	}

	public static String getResourceBundleName(CompilationUnit astRoot) {

		if (astRoot == null)
			return null;

		final Map<Object, Object> resultCollector= new HashMap<Object, Object>(5);
		final Object RESULT_KEY= new Object();
		final Object FIELD_KEY= new Object();

		astRoot.accept(new ASTVisitor() {

			@Override
			public boolean visit(MethodInvocation node) {
				IMethodBinding method= node.resolveMethodBinding();
				if (method == null)
					return true;

				String name= method.getDeclaringClass().getQualifiedName();
				if (!("java.util.ResourceBundle".equals(name) && "getBundle".equals(method.getName()) && node.arguments().size() > 0) && //old school //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
						!("org.eclipse.osgi.util.NLS".equals(name) && "initializeMessages".equals(method.getName()) && node.arguments().size() == 2)) //Eclipse style //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
					return true;

				Expression argument= (Expression)node.arguments().get(0);
				String bundleName= getBundleName(argument);
				if (bundleName != null)
					resultCollector.put(RESULT_KEY, bundleName);

				if (argument instanceof Name) {
					Object fieldNameBinding= ((Name)argument).resolveBinding();
					if (fieldNameBinding != null)
						resultCollector.put(FIELD_KEY, fieldNameBinding);
				}

				return false;
			}

			@Override
			public boolean visit(VariableDeclarationFragment node) {
				Expression initializer= node.getInitializer();
				String bundleName= getBundleName(initializer);
				if (bundleName != null) {
					Object fieldNameBinding= node.getName().resolveBinding();
					if (fieldNameBinding != null)
						resultCollector.put(fieldNameBinding, bundleName);
					return false;
				}
				return true;
			}

			@Override
			public boolean visit(Assignment node) {
				if (node.getLeftHandSide() instanceof Name) {
					String bundleName= getBundleName(node.getRightHandSide());
					if (bundleName != null) {
						Object fieldNameBinding= ((Name)node.getLeftHandSide()).resolveBinding();
						if (fieldNameBinding != null) {
							resultCollector.put(fieldNameBinding, bundleName);
							return false;
						}
					}
				}
				return true;
			}

			private String getBundleName(Expression initializer) {
				if (initializer instanceof StringLiteral)
					return ((StringLiteral)initializer).getLiteralValue();

				if (initializer instanceof MethodInvocation) {
					MethodInvocation methInvocation= (MethodInvocation)initializer;
					Expression exp= methInvocation.getExpression();
					if ((exp != null) && (exp instanceof TypeLiteral)) {
						SimpleType simple= (SimpleType)((TypeLiteral) exp).getType();
						ITypeBinding typeBinding= simple.resolveBinding();
						if (typeBinding != null)
							return typeBinding.getQualifiedName();
					}
				}
				return null;
			}

		});

		Object fieldName;
		String result;

		result= (String)resultCollector.get(RESULT_KEY);
		if (result != null)
			return result;

		fieldName= resultCollector.get(FIELD_KEY);
		if (fieldName != null)
			return (String)resultCollector.get(fieldName);

		// Now try hard-coded bundle name String field names from NLS tooling:
		Iterator<Object> iter= resultCollector.keySet().iterator();
		while (iter.hasNext()) {
			Object o= iter.next();
			if (!(o instanceof IBinding))
				continue;
			IBinding binding= (IBinding)o;
			fieldName= binding.getName();
			if (fieldName.equals("BUNDLE_NAME") || fieldName.equals("RESOURCE_BUNDLE") || fieldName.equals("bundleName")) { //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$ //$NON-NLS-3$
				result= (String)resultCollector.get(binding);
				if (result != null)
					return result;
			}
		}

		result= (String)resultCollector.get(RESULT_KEY);
		if (result != null)
			return result;

		fieldName= resultCollector.get(FIELD_KEY);
		if (fieldName != null)
			return (String)resultCollector.get(fieldName);

		return null;
	}

	public static IPackageFragment getResourceBundlePackage(IJavaProject javaProject, String packageName, String resourceName) throws JavaModelException {
		IPackageFragmentRoot[] allRoots= javaProject.getAllPackageFragmentRoots();
		for (int i= 0; i < allRoots.length; i++) {
			IPackageFragmentRoot root= allRoots[i];
			if (root.getKind() == IPackageFragmentRoot.K_SOURCE) {
				IPackageFragment packageFragment= root.getPackageFragment(packageName);
				if (packageFragment.exists()) {
					Object[] resources= packageFragment.isDefaultPackage() ? root.getNonJavaResources() : packageFragment.getNonJavaResources();
					for (int j= 0; j < resources.length; j++) {
						Object object= resources[j];
						if (object instanceof IFile) {
							IFile file= (IFile) object;
							if (file.getName().equals(resourceName)) {
								return packageFragment;
							}
						}
					}
				}
			}
		}
		return null;
	}

	public static IStorage getResourceBundle(ICompilationUnit compilationUnit) throws JavaModelException {
		IJavaProject project= compilationUnit.getJavaProject();
		if (project == null)
			return null;

		String name= getResourceBundleName(compilationUnit);
		if (name == null)
			return null;

		String packName= Signature.getQualifier(name);
		String resourceName= Signature.getSimpleName(name) + NLSRefactoring.PROPERTY_FILE_EXT;

		return getResourceBundle(project, packName, resourceName);
	}

	public static IStorage getResourceBundle(IJavaProject javaProject, String packageName, String resourceName) throws JavaModelException {
		IPackageFragmentRoot[] allRoots= javaProject.getAllPackageFragmentRoots();
		for (int i= 0; i < allRoots.length; i++) {
			IPackageFragmentRoot root= allRoots[i];
			if (root.getKind() == IPackageFragmentRoot.K_SOURCE) {
				IStorage storage= getResourceBundle(root, packageName, resourceName);
				if (storage != null)
					return storage;
			}
		}
		return null;
	}

	public static IStorage getResourceBundle(IPackageFragmentRoot root, String packageName, String resourceName) throws JavaModelException {
		IPackageFragment packageFragment= root.getPackageFragment(packageName);
		if (packageFragment.exists()) {
			Object[] resources= packageFragment.isDefaultPackage() ? root.getNonJavaResources() : packageFragment.getNonJavaResources();
			for (int j= 0; j < resources.length; j++) {
				Object object= resources[j];
				if (JavaModelUtil.isOpenableStorage(object)) {
					IStorage storage= (IStorage)object;
					if (storage.getName().equals(resourceName)) {
						return storage;
					}
				}
			}
		}
		return null;
	}

	public static IStorage getResourceBundle(IJavaProject javaProject, AccessorClassReference accessorClassReference) throws JavaModelException {
		String resourceBundle= accessorClassReference.getResourceBundleName();
		if (resourceBundle == null)
			return null;

		String resourceName= Signature.getSimpleName(resourceBundle) + NLSRefactoring.PROPERTY_FILE_EXT;
		String packName= Signature.getQualifier(resourceBundle);
		ITypeBinding accessorClass= accessorClassReference.getBinding();

		if (accessorClass.isFromSource())
			return getResourceBundle(javaProject, packName, resourceName);
		else if (accessorClass.getJavaElement() != null)
			return getResourceBundle((IPackageFragmentRoot)accessorClass.getJavaElement().getAncestor(IJavaElement.PACKAGE_FRAGMENT_ROOT), packName, resourceName);

		return null;
	}

	/**
	 * Reads the properties from the given storage and
	 * returns it.
	 *
	 * @param javaProject the Java project
	 * @param accessorClassReference the accessor class reference
	 * @return the properties or null if it was not successfully read
	 */
	public static Properties getProperties(IJavaProject javaProject, AccessorClassReference accessorClassReference) {
		try {
			IStorage storage= NLSHintHelper.getResourceBundle(javaProject, accessorClassReference);
			return getProperties(storage);
		} catch (JavaModelException ex) {
			// sorry no properties
			return null;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Reads the properties from the given storage and
	 * returns it.
	 *
	 * @param storage the storage
	 * @return the properties or null if it was not successfully read
	 */
	public static Properties getProperties(IStorage storage) {
		if (storage == null)
			return null;

		Properties props= new Properties();
		InputStream is= null;

		ITextFileBufferManager manager= FileBuffers.getTextFileBufferManager();
		try {
			if (manager != null) {
				ITextFileBuffer buffer= manager.getTextFileBuffer(storage.getFullPath(), LocationKind.NORMALIZE);
				if (buffer != null) {
					IDocument document= buffer.getDocument();
					is= new ByteArrayInputStream(document.get().getBytes());
				}
			}

			// Fallback: read from storage
			if (is == null)
				is= storage.getContents();

			props.load(is);

		} catch (IOException e) {
			// sorry no properties
			return null;
		} catch (CoreException e) {
			// sorry no properties
			return null;
		} finally {
			if (is != null) try {
				is.close();
			} catch (IOException e) {
				// return properties anyway but log
				JavaPlugin.log(e);
			}
		}
		return props;
	}

}


VICTORIA FALLS police have arrested several people in connection with the theft of CBZ solar street lights batteries and solar panels.
CBZ recently started installing hundreds of solar street lights on its land after servicing roads, sewer and water reticulation systems.
Officer commanding Victoria Falls, Chief Superintendent Jairos Chiwona confirmed the development and arrests, but could not give further details saying that might affect investigations.
"More than 10 solar batteries and panels have been reported to have been stolen in the past few days. We will get the accurate information after police and CBZ auditors have done their part, as they are on the ground and we will confirm the number.
Chiwona said the thieves dug where the batteries were installed and unscrewed the solar panels.
Meanwhile, police said security officers have been deployed to monitor the situation, as a few residents have started developing the land since its commissioning last year.
CBZ group marketing and corporate affairs executive, Laura Gwatiringa said she was not aware of the developments and expressed concern over the incident.
No wonder why the country is the way it is. Someone tries to improve the country when ten others will steal and take the country ten steps backwards.
Comment…And the same people would cry as being marginalised in development.


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Seznam danskih hokejistov na ledu.

A
Mikkel Aagaard
Andreas Andreasen

B
Mads Bech
Patrick Bjorkstrand
Mikkel Bødker
Phillip Bruggisser

C
Mads Christensen
Nicolai Clausen

D
Morten Dahlman
Sebastian Dahm
Claus Damgaard
Jesper Damgaard
Lasse Degn
Kasper Degn
Thor Dresler
Jesper Duus

E
Nikolaj Ehlers
Lars Eller

G
Patrick Galbraith
Morten Green
Mike Grey

H
Jannik Hansen
Mathias Bau Hansen
Nichlas Hardt
Peter Hirsch

J
Julian Jakobsen
Dan Jensen
Jesper Jensen
Jesper B. Jensen
Nicholas Jensen
Nicklas Jensen
Thomas Johnsen

K
Emil Kristensen

L
Philip Larsen
Matias Lassen
Stefan Lassen
Markus Lauridsen
Oliver Lauridsen

M
Michael Madsen
Morten Madsen
Nicolai Meyer
Lars Molgaard
Mads Moller
Nicolas Monberg

N
Daniel Nielsen
Frans Nielsen
Jens Nielsen
Simon Nielsen
Bo Nordby-Andersen

O
Rasmus Olsen

P
Rasmus Pander
Morten Poulsen

R
Peter Regin
Patrick Russell

S
Christian Schioldan
Michael Smidt
Georg Sørensen
Thomas Spelling
Kim Staal
Frederik Storm

T
Mads True

Hokejisti na ledu


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Earnie Shavers
Birthday: 31 August 1944, Garland, Alabama, USA
Birth Name: Earnie Dee Shaver
Former Heavyweight boxing contender Ernie Shavers rates as the greatest one punch knockout artist in boxing history. As a teenager, Shavers role-model was Muhammad Ali. He decided to follow Ali's foot-steps by making boxing his career. In 1969 he won the AAU Heavyweight Amateur Boxing Championship, and turned professional in November 1969. He ... Show more »
Former Heavyweight boxing contender Ernie Shavers rates as the greatest one punch knockout artist in boxing history. As a teenager, Shavers role-model was Muhammad Ali. He decided to follow Ali's foot-steps by making boxing his career. In 1969 he won the AAU Heavyweight Amateur Boxing Championship, and turned professional in November 1969. He racked up an amazing record of 44-2 with 43 knockouts, 18 in the first round, before meeting former WBA World Heavyweight Champion Jimmy Ellis in Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1973. Shavers knockedout the former champion in one round. Ernie went on to knockout another former champion Ken Norton, also in the opening round. Shavers lost in his two attempts to win the World's Championship-to MUhammad Ali and Ernie Shavers. He retired in the early 1980s and in 1995 at 50 returned to the ring. He won a fight and then was knockedout. In his retirement, Shavers wrote his auto-biography, makes many public apperances at boxing shows, and lives many months a year in England, where he has a very large fan base. Show less «
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SERENITY film productions _ the company
SERENITY film productions is a London-based independent film company with its headquarters in picturesque Wapping. Our team develops interesting concepts and original ideas with professional story engineering and skilled directing. SERENITY just finished co-production / line production / costume dept. of its first feature film, and is currently developing Rona's directorial feature debut.
SERENITY teams up with driven peeps who enjoy making movies and refuse to grow up. We collaborate with mad talent in front and behind the camera, with creative post production peers, and bring proficient MUAs, costume designers and prop-makers on board. SERENITY also works with award-winning animators, fearless D.O.P.s, multi-facetted score composers, and practical monster-creators, prosthetic makers and with animatronic puppetry. It's all real with us.
RONA WALTER _ director / creative producer
Rona started her career in 2009, by creating a madly ambitious fairy-tale fan film from scratch. She has since worked in tv-documentary, gaming and stage.
In 2017 her coming-of-age horror short, STORY OF FRANK, was selected for many international festivals incl. screenings in Cannes and L.A.. Rona just finished production on her first feature film, neo-noir thriller CLAY'S REDEMPTION. She has an eye for style, visuals and brings production value to the screen.
The former ballerina also is a published and award-winning novelist. In her early life Rona experienced countries all over the world as a work-and-travel bookseller. She has master degrees in 'English Literature & The Arts' and 'History and Social Sciences´. Originally from the Isle of Skye, she is of Scottish, Italian, Czech and Alaskan ancestry .
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