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Sound Design Basics Part I: Whooshes and Hits
|In Sound Editing & Design
Sound design is the art of creating and/or adding audio to video during post-production. Sound design is a wide and creative canvas to build tension, add realism, affect emotion, shock an audience, and much more.
In the film industry, being a sound designer is often a dedicated role. Having a professional sound designer is an amazing luxury when the budget allows for it, but a lot of times video editors are responsible for this aspect of the project.
There are a few foundational types of sound design, such as whooshes and hits, foley, and ambience. Knowing how to use these common sound effects is important for every video editor.
Whooshes are one of the most common sound design tools for any project. There are virtually unlimited types of whooshes, but they all share a basic constitution. A whoosh refers to a (usually quick) swell of sound that starts quietly, ramps up in volume and intensity, and then dissipates in a similar fashion to how it started. Think of a typical whoosh sound to be like a quick burst of wind.
Whooshes are such an effective tool because they recreate the idea of motion. When you imagined that short burst of wind, you subconsciously understood that there was air moving fast enough to create that sound. When whoosh effects are synchronized to movement on the screen, it adds another sense of motion or speed for the viewer to internalize and relate to.
Whooshes In Films
Whooshes are all over Hollywood movies. Take a fighting scene, for example, and listen for a whoosh sound with every single punch and kick. A sound designer or video editor added these whoosh sounds during post-production. Even though those sounds might not be heard in real life, they help the viewer understand and internalize the speed and intensity of what is happening on screen.
Watch this famous scene from The Matrix to see how whooshes made the fight more visceral.
Whooshes With Motion Graphics
Since whooshes suggest the idea of speed or motion, they are very effective when accompanying animated text or graphics. Together, the visual and aural information gives the viewer a good idea of how quickly and intensely something is moving, even if it is just words on a screen.
Using whooshes with animated text makes the message feel more impactful. This is a common technique in movie trailers, commercials, and product videos because it adds energy and calls extra attention to the words or animations.
Check out this Nike sneakers commercial, which is all about speed. Try to notice as many whoosh sounds as you can, and then begin identifying why it was used. Was it to show the speed of the thread growing? The movement of a foot? A quick flash cut?
Explore whoosh sounds here.
Hits are just as common of a sound effect as wooshes. Also referred to as slams or impacts, hits are quick and loud sounds that can be used to add tension, intensity, or realism.
There are countless types of hit sounds. Hits can be recorded live or generated digitally using virtual drums or synthesizers. Imagine taking a heavy book and dropping it on a hard floor. If you were to capture that impact with a microphone, then you'd have your own hit. To create really massive hits, people will record the sound of a slamming car door inside a cement garage. That type of initial impact followed by the rich reverberations produce hits that are commonly used in movie trailers and other high-intensity edits.
If you don't have the time or equipment to stop editing and run out to a garage to start slamming some doors, you're in luck. Soundsnap also has a searchable library of thousands of different types of hits.
Hits have a uniquely recognizable audio waveform. There will be a large impact moment near the beginning followed by a decaying signal.
This waveform shape resembles that of a kick drum in music. This is an extremely useful similarity when figuring out exactly where to add hits to your edit. By synchronizing the peak of the hit with the peak of a kick drum, the sound effects will blend well with your music and stay in rhythm.
When to Use Hits
Using hits in conjunction with your edits can help elevate the overall experience. Below are a few common applications.
Hits in movie trailers are probably the most noticeable application. Hits are used to punctuate dialogue sound bites and to make the music more intense. Pull up your favorite trailers on YouTube and listen for sound designed hits for inspiration.
Logo Animations
In the commercial and advertising world, it is common practice to end each video with a company logo. Many big brands have their own sonic signature that accompanies the logo, such as Intel and HBO. However, if you're doing projects for other brands, experiment with using hits when the logo appears to add impact and call attention to the brand.
Narrative Development
In narrative work such as films and documentaries, there are often moments of realization for the characters or audience. This could be a protagonist realizing a major development or an interviewee sharing something extremely moving. Using hits as punctuation to thoughts and words can help drive home the full significance of that moment for the audience.
Scare Tactic
Depending on the type of hit, the sharp impact of a sound can be quite startling. Hollywood movies are famous for using the "jump scare" tactic to thrill and shock the audience. Jump scares can be created by sudden loud sounds coupled with an action on screen when the audience isn't expecting it. Sometimes, sound design can scare an audience all by itself.
Using whooshes and hits can not only be a lot of fun, but they are also the perfect gateway to understanding sound design as a whole. They'll hone your skills of timing sound effects with the music and visuals, and start to open up other ideas of how to shape your edits through sound.
Sound Design Basics Part II: Foley coming shortly!
Jason Brandel,
Filmmaker/Video Editor
Jason is currently offering the Soundsnap community a 95% discount on his top-rated online course, The Complete Audio Guide for Video Editors, which includes 4.5 hours of in-depth video tutorials. Clicking the link automatically applies your discount.


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Six-year-old becomes first in Mali to have open heart surgery
AFP News 10 September 2018
Fanta Diarra, who was diagnosed with a heart condition when she was just a baby, underwent the operation in what medics hope will be the first of many such life-saving operations for Malians who previously have had to travel overseas for treatment
A six-year-old girl became Mali's first open heart surgery patient on Monday, after a successful procedure performed by a team of Malian and French surgeons that was a first for the African nation.
Fanta Diarra, who was diagnosed with a heart condition when she was just a baby, underwent the operation in what medics hope will be the first of many such life-saving operations for Malians who previously have had to travel overseas for treatment.
"I am happy that I will be operated on. I will be like the other children, I will be able to work, and get married," the bubbly six-year-old told AFP before her surgery.
She is one of some 2,500 children awaiting surgery, of whom about 50 should be operated on by the end of the year at a new cardio-pediatric unit at a hospital in Bamako, opened by the French medical association La Chaine de l'Espoir.
"It's a big day for us. This is the first open-heart surgery, but behind this surgery there are hundreds and hundreds of children who are waiting, so we know this is not the end," said Professor Alain Deloche, a cardiac surgeon and founder of La Chaine de l'Espoir.
The aim is for French surgical teams to perform the operations, while also training Malian surgeons.
"I can see in the eyes of these young Malian surgeons something that looks like pride," he added.
Malian cardio-vascular surgeon, Doctor Baba Ibrahima Diarra, said local teams needed help initially because the operation was new in the country.
But he added: "The final goal is to be independent in time, to be completely autonomous."
Menstrual cups safe, practical and cheap: study
Withings releases a digital blood pressure monitor which can also be used as an ECG and stethoscope
Scientists investigate why Alzheimer's disease affects more women than men

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Due to the increasing number of cancer survivors, the effects of chemotherapy on male and female sexual function have become increasingly important. Chemotherapy associated sexuality and fertility reactions include gonadal dysfunction, infertility, testicular dysfunction, teratogenicity (abnormal fetal structural development) or mutagenicity (genetic mutations).
In males, chemotherapy associated infertility results from the destruction of sperm producing cells. Males over 13, who may wish to have children later in life, should be given the option of banking sperm. Depending on the drug used and the duration of treatment, some recovery of spermatogenesis after completion of therapy is believed to be possible. Most men on chemotherapy still have normal erections. Erections and sexual desire often decrease after a course of chemotherapy, but recur within several weeks. Some cytotoxic drugs such as cisplatinum or vincristine can permanently damage parts of the nervous system. These drugs may interfere with the nerves that control erection. Chemotherapy can sometimes affect sexual desire and erections by slowing down the amount of testosterone produced.
Women may experience various degrees of gonadal dysfunction as a consequence of receiving chemotherapy, including perimenopause or premature menopause. Symptoms may include decreased sexual desire, amenorrhea, vaginal atrophy, dryness, hot flashes, itching, irritation, dyspareunia, and sterility. Many chemotherapy drugs can either temporarily or permanently cause ovarian damage, reducing hormonal output – this affects fertility and libido. Chemotherapy associated infertility occurs in women due to direct injury to the ova. The length of time patients remain infertile is not well understood. Some women regain ovarian function after treatment, some do so with time, and some never do. Menstrual cycles may be disrupted or stopped, but it is still possible to become pregnant. Vaginal infections are common during chemotherapy, particularly in women taking steroids or the powerful antibiotics used to prevent bacterial infections. Flare-ups of genital herpes or genital warts may also occur during chemotherapy.
Women over 30 years of age are less likely to regain ovarian function. Although it is possible to conceive during chemotherapy, the toxicity of some drugs may cause birth defects. Therefore, it is suggested that all men and women take precautions and use some type of birth control if they are sexually active. Reproduction after chemotherapy remains controversial because some cytotoxic drugs in a laboratory setting have shown the potential to cause birth defects and genetic mutations.
Pregnancy should be avoided during chemotherapy treatment.
a. Advising the patient about the physical, sexual, and reproductive changes that may occur after therapy. Inform the patient of the potential for sterility.
b. Educating male patients about sperm banking.
c. Stressing the importance of avoiding pregnancy during therapy and provide information about contraception.
d. Referring the patient to resources such as the American Cancer Society's booklet on "Sexuality and Cancer."


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1. Make the crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a food processor, process cookies until crumbs form. Add butter; pulse until mixture holds together when squeezed. Prepare crust as directed below. Bake until crust is firm and dry to the touch, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
2. Make the filling: In a clean food processor, process cream cheese, sugar, heavy cream, peanut butter, and salt until smooth and light, scraping sides of bowl as needed.
3. Peel bananas; halve lengthwise. Spread half the cream-cheese mixture over crust; top with a snug layer of bananas. Cover with remaining cream-cheese mixture, smoothing top. Sprinkle with peanuts; cover with plastic wrap. Freeze until firm, at least 6 hours.
4. To remove, wipe outsides of pan with a hot towel; run a knife around inside edge (between paper and pan). Gently pull on paper to lift out of pan. Cut into 12 rectangles.
5. Make the crust: Butter an 8-inch square baking pan. Line it with 2 crisscrossed rectangles of parchment paper. Press crust firmly into bottom and slightly up sides. Use the bottom of a measuring cup or small bowl to help pat crumbs in evenly.
Substitution: Natural peanut butter, made without sugar, works well in this recipe. Or you can substitute cashew or almond butter. Be sure to mix well before using.
This dessert can be frozen for up to 4 days, covered well with plastic wrap.


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Sensis Plans Harder Push into New Products
BIA Advisory Group
Financial Results, Yellow Pages
The Australian directories company Sensis has released its full 2010 financial year results (ending June 30) and the results show the company is resilient, though print revenues are clearly coming under increasing pressure. The company generated A$2.1 billion in revenue for the year. On an adjusted basis, revenues declined by 2.9 percent.
Sensis' print revenues were down 5.1 percent, reflecting both White and Yellow Pages. White was basically flat, while Yellow Pages was down more substantially. Metro print revenues are mostly reflected in the first half, while the smaller markets, which perform much better, are mostly recorded in the second half. In general, metro print declines are in the high single digits, while regional book declines are in the low single digits, with some smaller books still growing revenue.
Currently, digital accounts 20 percent of total domestic revenues for Sensis, a ratio that will expand considerably over the next few years. Sensis is investing considerable energy in launching new digital products, particularly as it has completed installation of a new Amdocs publishing system (it has published 101 titles on the new system to date) that enables the company to launch new products from existing content, and with different pricing methods and terms. The new system took three years to install and replaces an older print focused system that gave Sensis little flexibility.
We spoke last night with Sensis CEO Bruce Akhurst and COO Gerry Sutton about the results and new developments at Sensis.
"We are transitioning from the past to the future and we are very bullish about this business," Akhurst said. He was eager to point out that, while Sensis is seeing revenue declines, it is gaining intermedia share as the Australian print media market declined by 13.1 percent (8 percent overall) in calendar 2009.
Akhurst wouldn't go into much detail about new digital products on the horizon. He did say there will be several and they will accelerate the company's shift to digital. Sensis already has online White and Yellow, a CitySearch local guide, mobile Yellow Pages, an ad supported DA product (Sensis 1234), and a mapping product called WhereIs. The company also has an online ad network called MediaSmart.
When we asked if the company planned to move into a leads-based or pay per call sales model, Sutton replied that Sensis will remain an inclusion based company in the near term, but it is moving aggressively to position itself for leads-based sales, or at least subscription sales backed by detailed reporting. The company currently has about 8,000 customers with about 24,000 metered lines. Sensis expects to increase that into the hundreds of thousands over the next year.
The company says print usage is fairly stable at 25 million uses per week, with about 20 million online references. The biggest growth area is mobile, which has seen an 80 percent usage increase over the past year.
Sensis is no longer touting print as a source of growth. It doesn't project a reversal of the current trend. The company is rolling out some new innovations in print (mini directories, companions, bundles and so on) aimed at maintaining usage and display volume. However, the publisher's main message now is on how it is investing and innovating in multiproduct. The company is confident that its large and well training sales force provides an edge against digital competitors. We'll be anxious to see what new digital offerings Sensis rolls out in the coming months.
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i know what are foreground processes and back ground processes and daemons specifically being back ground processes.
So what distinguishes a normal back ground process to a daemon process?
so I can put it this way?
a user started shell script in abck ground as nohup... is a back ground process but the back ground process satrted up by root can be called and daemons which have no particular access and they run until the terminal is closed ?
appropriate file into /var/run, and perhaps write to syslog too.
well fine durga . i will also collect some more information about this.


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TalkTalk shares plunged 17% after the company cut its dividend on Dido Harding's final day as CEO
Will Martin
LONDON — Shares in telecoms firm TalkTalk plummeted on Wednesday morning after the company cut its dividend as part of a cost-cutting programme designed to boost growth in the business.
The company's total dividend will be lowered from 15.87 pence at the end of the 2016 financial year to 10.29 pence per share this year.
TalkTalk made the announcement as part of its full-year results for the 2017 financial year, the first under new chief executive Tristia Harrison, who is replacing long-serving boss Dido Harding. Harding is serving her final day at the company on Wednesday
"My focus for the company is growth, cash generation and profit – in that order. We will be smart about how we invest, focusing on our fixed network, avoiding other capital intensive distractions," Charles Dunstone, the group's new executive chairman said.
"In light of these new priorities, we have also decided to reset the dividend as we look to deliver growth and strong sustainable shareholder returns over the long term."
Needless to say, investors in TalkTalk did not welcome the news, selling shares aggressively at the open, and sending them as much as 17% lower. By 8.25 a.m. BST (3.25 a.m. ET) the stock has bounced a little but remains close to 10% down from its opening price at £1.6550 each. Here is the chart:
Aside from cutting its dividend, TalkTalk posted a mixed set of results, with EBITDA rising 17% to £304 million, but total revenues falling 3% from £1.84 billion in 2016 to £1.78 billion in 2017.
"The last 12 months have seen the business lay down solid foundations from which to drive sustainable base and revenue growth in both our Retail and B2B businesses," incoming CEO Harrison said.
"This will allow us to build upon our core strength as a value for money fixed line connectivity provider as we focus on delivering growth, improving our customers' experience, investing in and future-proofing our fixed network, and driving operational efficiencies across the business, whilst being more disciplined and smarter with our assets."
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商品名稱 : Victim Of Love
"Spend one night with me. Then I'll save your husband..."
In order to save her husband's life, a wife makes the unimaginable decision to sleep with another man, who has had a crush on her. Her fateful choice brings terrible consequences upon her life...A melodrama that tells a tale about the meaning of love...
After her parents divorced when Cha So-young (actress Hwang Soo-jung) was still at the tender young age of 10, she lived a life similar to that of an orphan and grew up taking care of her sister. In college, she met her future husband Park Yeon-woo (actor Kim Young-ho) and they got married before she could finish her college degree.10 years pass, and believing that the life of a loved one is more precious than anything else in the world, So-young makes the decision to sleep with Kang Ji-seok (actor Kim Yoo-seok) in return for his help in saving her husband's life. Kang Ji-seok is angered that the woman he had a crush on 10 years ago would still stay faithfully in love with her husband, even after she had an improper relationship with himself. When So-young coldly tells Ji-seok that she has no feelings for him whatsoever and only slept with him to save her husband's life, Ji-seok is overwhelmed with mixed emotions of anger and shame. Seo Yi-hyeon (actress Jung Ae-yeon) considered So-young to be a step below her in the social ladder but when she overhears her fiancé Ji-seok proposing to her, she is shocked and becomes overcome with jealousy. In a fit of anger, she decides to tell So-young's husband of his wife's infidelity.A rumor about So-young's extramarital affair spreads among the neighbors and out of revenge, Park Yeon-woo has an affair, too. So-young is devastated at how her marriage is falling apart. Her husband tells her that she should have let him die instead of dishonoring him. Steadfastly believing that she would have made the same decision to sleep with Kang Ji-seok even if she could do it over again, she ends up moving out of the family home...


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Children of Undocumented Mexican Immigrants Have Heightened Risk of Behavior Problems
Children of undocumented Mexican immigrants have a significantly higher risk of behavior problems than their co-ethnic counterparts with documented or naturalized citizen mothers, according to a new study.
The difficulties come in two forms: sadness or social withdrawal — what the authors refer to as internalizing behavior problems — and issues such as aggressiveness towards others — which the authors call externalizing behavior problems.
Microscopic Hair Comparison and the Sociology of Science
Flawed forensics and overstated claims make scientific evidence tricky at trial.
Immigration and Welfare Support in Germany
In recent years, several international-comparative studies have analyzed the relationship between migration and native populations' decreasing support for redistributive policies. However, these studies use cross-sectional designs and aggregate the number of foreign-born residents at the national level. Both aspects are theoretically and methodologically problematic. We address these shortcomings by investigating cross-sectional as well as longitudinal effects in the case of Germany, using a combination of individual- and regional-level data for several time points from 1994 to 2010.
Ripples of Fear: The Diffusion of a Bank Panic
Community reactions against organizations can be driven by negative information spread through a diffusion process that is distinct from the diffusion of organizational practices. Bank panics offer a classic example of selective diffusion of negative information. Bank panics involve widespread bank runs, although a low proportion of banks experience a run. We develop theory on how organizational similarity, community similarity, and network proximity create selective diffusion paths for resistance against organizations.
From Patrick to John F.: Ethnic Names and Occupational Success in the Last Era of Mass Migration
Taking advantage of historical census records that include full first and last names, we apply a new approach to measuring the effect of cultural assimilation on economic success for the children of the last great wave of immigrants to the United States. We created a quantitative index of ethnic distinctiveness of first names and show the consequences of ethnic-sounding names for the occupational achievement of the adult children of European immigrants.
Accounting for the Child in the Transmission of Party Identification
The transmission of party identification from parent to child is one of the most important components of political socialization in the United States. Research shows that children learn their party identification from their parents, and parents drive the learning process. The vast majority of studies thus treats children as passive recipients of information and assumes that parent-child concordance equals transmission. Rather than relying on a single pathway by which parents teach children, we propose an alternative view by focusing on children as active agents in their socialization.
Civic Stratification and the Exclusion of Undocumented Immigrants from Cross-border Health Care
This paper proposes a theoretical framework and an empirical example of the relationship between the civic stratification of immigrants in the United States, and their access to healthcare. We use the 2007 Pew Hispanic Center/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Hispanic Healthcare Survey, a nationally representative survey of U.S. Latinos (N = 2,783 foreign-born respondents) and find that immigrants who are not citizens or legal permanent residents are significantly more likely to be excluded from care in both the United States and across borders.
Health Assimilation among Hispanic Immigrants in the United States: The Impact of Ignoring Arrival-cohort Effects
A large literature has documented that Hispanic immigrants have a health advantage over their U.S.-born counterparts upon arrival in the United States. Few studies, however, have disentangled the effects of immigrants' arrival cohort from their tenure of U.S. residence, an omission that could produce imprecise estimates of the degree of health decline experienced by Hispanic immigrants as their U.S. tenure increases.
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After explaining how the moving z-score is calculated with means and standard deviations for all values in a sliding window, Romeo demonstrates how to implement this in a Node-RED app.
Romeo shows how to install the Node-RED dashboard package, which includes many new nodes for building node apps. Then, he shows how to import an existing flow from a JSON file in the defaults directory of his Cognitive IoT GitHub repo.
Romeo then talks you through the various nodes in this Node-RED flow, to show you how you can detect anomolies using the moving z-score. This flow can be run on any device on the IoT edge, allowing the analytics to occur on the IoT edge. The data is captured and sent to the Watson IoT Platform using MQTT for further downstream analytics. Finally, he walks through the function node that contains the code for calculating the moving z-score. He shows the two chart nodes from the dashboard package that shows the data visualization on the moving z-score and the thresholds that are set.
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Is water backing up in your sink, shower or toilet?
Do you have water overflowing from your outside drains?
In some cases, the blockage may be something innocent such as too much toilet paper, solidified kitchen fats, kids toys etc. however, it is common for the blockage to be caused by tree roots. If left, the blockage will only give the roots a chance to grow.
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How do tree roots get in the pipes?
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China-Bhutan Border Dispute
23rd Jul, 2020
China makes new claim in eastern border with Bhutan and reiterates it has border dispute with Bhutan in the eastern sector.
Background of Border issues between Bhutan and China
Early Chinese territorial claims on Bhutan: Chinese claims on Bhutanese territory were first made when Mao Zedong declared in the original 1939 version of The Chinese Revolution and the Communist Party that "the correct boundaries of China would include Burma, Bhutan and Nepal".
Annexation of Bhutanese enclaves: In July 1959, along with the occupation of Tibet, the Chinese People's Liberation Army occupied several Bhutanese enclaves in western Tibet which were under Bhutanese administration for more than 300 years and had been given to Bhutan by a Ladakhi King Singye Namgya in the 17th century.
Chinese map claiming territories in Bhutan: A Chinese map published in 1961 showed China claiming territories in Bhutan, Nepal and the Kingdom of Sikkim .Incursions by Chinese soldiers and Tibetan herdsmen also provoked tensions in Bhutan. Imposing a cross-border trade embargo and closing the border, Bhutan established extensive military ties with India.
Engagement: Until the 1970s, India represented Bhutan's concerns in talks with China over the broader Sino-Indian border conflicts. Obtaining membership in the United Nations in 1971, Bhutan began to take a more independent course in its foreign policy. In 1984, China and Bhutan began annual, direct talks over the border dispute. However, China's building of roads on what Bhutan asserts to be Bhutanese territory, allegedly in violation of the 1998 agreement, has provoked tensions.
On 11 August 2016 Bhutan Foreign Minister Damcho Dorji visited Beijing, capital of China, for the 24th round of boundary talks with Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao. Both sides made comments to show their readiness to strengthen co-operations in various fields and hope of settling the boundary issues.
Doklam crisis, 2017: When China started constructing a road in the disputed area of Doklam, Bhutan asked for help from India and it sent the army to stop the construction. The military standoff at the area lasted more than two months. However, after diplomatic conversations between the two sides, both countries agreed to withdraw troops from the region.
Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary: China raised a new dispute over territory in June, 2020 that has never come up in boundary talks earlier. Beijing objected to the grant for Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary (SWS) in eastern Bhutan's Trashigang district bordering India and China, claiming that the location was disputed, during the virtual meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in the first week of June.
What's Behind China's Expansion of Its Territorial Dispute with Bhutan?
The Sino-Bhutanese relationship normally flies under the radar. Bhutan has the distinction of being the only other country apart from India with which China has an unsettled land border.
It is also the only state to border China that does not have official diplomatic ties with Beijing. But despite this lack of official relations, the two sides have worked for years to arrive at a resolution to their border disputes, which until now primarily focused on areas in the central and western sectors.
The western sector dispute — over the Doklam plateau — has received the most attention after the 2017 India-China standoff there. The central sector disputes — over areas known as Jakarlung and Pasamlung — have received less attention comparatively.
Even without formal diplomatic ties, Bhutan and China have held 24 rounds of border talks between their envoys; talks that have been frozen since their last round in 2016, partly due to the heightened tensions that erupted during the Doklam standoff. A 25th round is yet to take place.
Where is Sakteng wildlife sanctuary?
Sakteng is based in Eastern Bhutan, or Trashigang Dzongkhag (district) that borders Arunachal Pradesh.
It protects several endemic species including the eastern blue pine and the black-rumped magpie.
It was created in part to protect the migoi, a yeti-like cryptid whose existence has not been scientifically confirmed, but in which the local population strongly believes.
What is Eastern sector claim?
The addition of the eastern sector is notable as this has not been part of the agenda across the 24 rounds of China-Bhutan border talks. The China's MFA statement's inclusion of the eastern sector came shortly after the government of Bhutan issued a demarche to China after a Chinese delegate at the 58th Global Environment Facility Council, held earlier this summer, referred to the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary, an area in eastern Bhutan, as disputed.
The claim itself may have some basis in history, but not one well supported by official Chinese maps. Back in 2017, in the course of studying the Sino-Indian and Sino-Bhutanese disputes over Doklam, came across at least one older, unofficial Chinese map that portrayed a capacious dispute in the eastern sector.
Now, that view has changed in Beijing. The political geography of the area in question bears underscoring: Given that India fully administers Arunachal Pradesh, even if Bhutan were to unilaterally cede this area, it would amount to an enclave without any direct border with China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
What are the complicating factors?
The novelty of China's claim in its dispute with Bhutan has already raised eyebrows, but there are other complicating factors here.
First, the purported eastern sector dispute over the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary, in geographic terms, would be the single largest tranche of disputed territory across all sectors in the China-Bhutan context, representing about 11 percent of the territory currently administered by the Bhutanese government.
Second, the territory in question abuts the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, which is itself claimed in its near entirety as part of Tibet.
Not only is this the case, but the Sakteng area specifically borders Arunachal's western Tawang region, which China has particularly prioritized in negotiations with India; arguably, Tawang is the least negotiable piece of territory for Beijing in the entirety of the eastern sector.
How this is a matter of concern for India?
China's new territorial claim is a part of the larger Chinese tactics of putting pressure on India's smaller neighbor's, to punish them for any closeness to India.
In 2017 China had intruded into Doklam plateau, which is claimed by Bhutan, leading to a standoff between Indian and Chinese Armies.
China might be doing this to put a pressure on India, or to divert India's attention from its aggression at Ladakh.
Even after the India-Bhutan Friendship Treaty of 2007, Indian military is virtually responsible for protecting Bhutan from the kind of external threat that the Chinese military poses.
According to the India-Bhutan Friendship Treaty of 1949, Bhutan allowed India to "guide" its foreign policy and defense affairs.
However, the 1949 treaty was amended in 2007 to respect the sensitivities of Bhutan regarding its sovereignty.
Under the India-Bhutan Friendship Treaty of 2007, the two sides have agreed to cooperate closely with each other on issues relating to their national interests.
Neither Government shall allow the use of its territory for activities harmful to the national security and interest of the other.
China has said that a third party should not point fingers in the China-Bhutan border issue, which an apparent reference to India is.
What can be the further Course of Action?
Bhutan has protested against Chinese territorial claims in eastern Bhutan and said that it will also contest in future if China refers to the territory as disputed. Given the ongoing Sino-Indian tensions in the western sector of their border in Ladakh, the timing of the revelation of this "new" dispute with Bhutan will likely be seen as coercive by India. Safety of Border from China is a concern for both India and Bhutan. Therefore, both sides need to work together on this issue.


"I am so, so sorry, sir!" These were the first words out of his mouth...The young man had worked for us in our business prior to the night that he walked into the Sunday evening jail ministry service and uttered that statement. He was BROKEN! It was December, and the young man, who was enrolled at a local college, thankfully was out of school on Christmas break. Prior to working for us he served our country as a soldier in Middle East. Thus, the habit of him ALWAYS calling me "sir." One would be hard pressed to find a finer young man this this guy!
He was always hard working, faithful and loyal to his co-workers and our company! But, because of untreated PTSD issues he was prone to self-medication and alcohol abuse. He lived in a room on our property. This allowed us to invite him to our weekly bible studies in our home, which he regularly attended. After working for a couple of years he regained his driver's license, moved to town, and enrolled in college.
This is where the story began, "I am SO SORRY, sir" as he walked into the Sunday evening service at the jail, weeping with his head down. The next month was spent working with the college and the Sheriff to resolve the problem and get him back in school. This was accomplished, and he later graduated with a very high GPA. And, he is employed full-time now!
GOD IS A GOOD GOD! It was through jail ministry opportunities and the power of the Word that this situation had a happy ending! This young man messed up many times - he received second, third and even fourth chances! Our God is Faithful.
Over the weekend we responded to a car fire in the Wal Mart parking lot. As the engine crew put out the fire a lady ran out of the store upset and screaming. She was the owner of the car and informed the Captain that she was homeless and lived out of her car. Everything she owned was in the car and now destroyed. I contacted the local Salvation Army to find out if there was room for her. They were beyond capacity. I then contacted the local women's shelter to find a place to house the lady. The shelter had one bed that had come open that morning and they also had in their resource/clothes closet many items that perfectly fit this lady. The lady had never known about the local women's shelter and was grateful to come in contact with them even in the event of a tragedy.


ADIDAS released their new kit designs for the 2018 World Cup on Monday.
The draw for the group stage takes place at the beggining of December, with just over six months until the start of the competition.
Hosts Russia are alongside champions Germany, Brazil, European champions Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland and France in pot 1.
Gareth Southgate's England are in pot two with Spain, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay.
And ahead of the tournament, Adidas have released their new kit designs for eight of the nations they will be representing.
Lionel Messi, Mesut Ozil and Alvaro Morata are some of the stars pictured donning the new strips.
CLICK THROUGH THE GALLERY ABOVE TO SEE THE NEW ADIDAS KIT DESIGNS FOR THE 2018 WORLD CUP.


Palestinian gunmen ambushed and killed two Israeli police officers at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Friday, July 14, bringing bloodshed and chaos to a religious site that is sacred to both Jews and Muslims. The attackers were all (Muslim) Israeli citizens of Palestinian descent.
The attackers smuggled weapons into the compound. In an obvious attempt to make the holy site safe, for everyone, including Muslims and Jews, Israel set up metal detectors at the three strategic entrance points. Unfortunately, it comes too late for the two dead Israeli police officers. Had they been installed years ago like exist in Mecca and Medina, they would be alive today.
The reaction to make the site safe has resulted in protests by the Palestinians and like-minded terrorists who just want to kill Jews. Which explains why there are no protests over metal detectors going on in Mecca and Medina. In Israel, Muslims can practice their religion and be citizens. Not so in Saudi Arabia, where Jews are not even allowed in.
The UN, the Pope, and other nations are calling for a de-escalation of tensions. Looking for Israel to submit. Not for the out-of-control Palestinians to shut up and go home. True to form, the Muslim authorities that oversee al-Aqsa said they would continue to oppose any new Israeli-imposed measures. And Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas cancelled a planned security meeting after announcing he was cutting all contacts with Israel.
So the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, does not want a secure holy site either. This should tell you how good a "two-state solution" would work. They want to be able to kill Jews. Jews don't want to be killed. Where's the common ground?
Funny how the Fake News media doesn't think this story is more important than the flow chart at The White House.
An Imam in Hong Kong contacted McDonalds, KFC, and Pizza Hut to request that they begin serving halal meat in many of their outlets. Halal means 'permissible' in Arabic. This is what you can expect from the Sharia Law side of Islam. The chains declined.
The trouble is, these Muslims don't see the opportunity before them. They can open up their own shops and serve what THEY want to serve. Taliban Tacos, Jihad Jerky, Prophet's Pizza. Whatever!
Catholic Charities, UWF, Make Your Case!
Big in the national and local news as well as on the campaign trail is the plight of, among others, the Syrian refugees seeking asylum in this country. Only, they're not seeking refuge in this country. This administration is hell-bent on bringing them to the United States instead of supporting/protecting them in and around Syria. Some are coming here to Northwest Florida.
When asked if they would rather be home or here, they prefer to be home, or close enough to home so they can return after the civil war is over and ISIS is destroyed.
NGO's are bringing the "refugees" and embedded terrorists here, financed with grants from the federal government. Attempts to speak to Catholic Charities CEO Christopher Root have fallen on deaf ears. Neither phone calls or in-person requests for a meeting on the subject of the refugees have been returned or acknowledged.
Mr. Root is hold up in a secure office building on Garden Street, just what you might expect for a non-profit Catholic charity. What?
In an attempt to get some transparency, and for Mr. Root to justify why, in spite of administration officials (and the terrorists themselves) saying that there will be terrorists among them, why he feels sacrificing our national security is necessary? I think the reason can be summed up in money. As in grant money. National security? Not the Catholic Charity's problem.
Below is a letter-to-the editor submitted Dec 1, 2015. It has not been published yet. Meanwhile, there have been plenty of articles and other letters published that are sympathetic to bringing the refugees here. And, at the same time, disparaging those, like many in the country, who want no part of them coming here. Only the leading Republican candidates are talking about helping them in and around their own country in safe zones. People like President Obama are quick to say, "that's not who we are." Sorry, but importing terrorists to do us harm is not who we are. Democrats are all-in for bringing them here. After all, Muslims tend to vote 80% Democrat. What he means is, just like illegals flooding our borders on foot, building a permanent voting block is who he is. But that's not who America is.
It is not just Christopher Root, but the talking heads at UWF who must justify why Syrians must come here, knowing of the high risk of terrorist embeds, and also how plucking them out of their country, continent, culture, and language will be more beneficial, for the refugees.
Letter to the editor follows.
For the U.S. to participate in helping refugees from anywhere when they come here is one thing. But to take them out of their country, continent, culture, and language, to bring them here is not only presumptuous of us to know what's best for them, but is endangering ourselves in the process.
They need help there, in safe zones, so they can return home when their civil war is over and the dust settles. We had our civil war and no-one left the country. For the Syrians to leave their own country would be taking the opposition to ISIL away. Taking Syria's future away. That's not compassion.
What the media and academe won't tell you is, it's not the U.S. government bringing them here. It is NGO's (Non-Governmental Organizations) who are getting government grants who are bringing them here. Money talks. And money tends to change focus and re-arrange priorities from more important factors like our homeland security from the terrorist hotbed, Syria.
How about someone from an NGO like Catholic Charities, or a university like UWF, make their case that Syrian refugees are better helped with a one-way ticket here, instead of in and around their homeland?
Donald J. Trump managed to bring illegal immigration into public discourse and among all presidential candidates. Right out of the gate. It's a national discussion we absolutely must have.
Now, Trump is leading the timid and weak again when it comes to asylum seekers, refugees, and immigration from terrorist-infested countries. As insensitive or Politically Incorrect as he sounds, his point is real, serious, and, real serious.
Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee says the enemy's intent is to infiltrate the refugee populations. The enemy has announced that it seeks to infiltrate the refugee population. The head of the FBI says there is no good data with which to vet the refugee population.
People from both parties from the President on down continue to shift the emphasis away from the real enemy (radical Islam and Sharia Law) and onto Donald Trump, saying that what Trump proposed is UN-constitutional. It is not.
The religion clause pertains to public officials. This has nothing to do with public officials.
The equal protection clause has to do with the states. This has nothing to do with states.
The 1st Amendment is not extra-territorial. You don't project it overseas.
Trump does not live in the PC world. He lives in Realville. And when an enemy declares war on you, ignoring the threat and their actions is not a winning strategy.
Until all those who are quick to criticize Trump and call for him to drop out of the race get serious about our national security, you can rely on the fact that they don't have a solution to this problem. Instead, they want to import them. So far, only Ted Cruz and Donald Trump do.
Although I'm not holding my breath, I'm waiting for some Liberal, Progressive, Democrat, Socialist, Communist, Marxist, or anyone, to make the case for bringing terrorists into this country among the refugees which, administration and DOD experts, not the elected ones, say will happen.
And also, to make the case about why their help can not happen THERE instead of bringing them HERE, to a country that is predominately Christian (they are predominately Islamic) and that does not share their language or culture. And most likely, if Dearbornistan is any indication, a country that they probably don't like very much. . . .
Hillary continues to paint the opposition (Republicans, not the Islamic radicals/terrorists) as being against Islam and Muslims. I figured turning her question right back to her would be fun.
Know why Democrats refuse to recognize radial Muslims as radical Muslims? Because Muslims vote 80/20 for Democrats.
To them, the risk of losing American lives is worth the votes they can gain from importing them here.
Below is Hillary's tweet, and my reply.
@HillaryClinton Any thoughts on taking refugees because of religion? Like the Christians being hunted down by ISIS in Iraq? Huh?
Could have added Syria in my reply, but I was thinking of the Yazidis.


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Harley Herman Sadler (September 4, 1892 – October 14, 1954) was an American showman, oilman, and state legislator from Texas. He performed in tent shows.

He joined Roy E. Fox's troupe.

A Democrat, he served in the Texas House from 1943 to 1953 and in the Texas Senate in 1953 and 1954. Sadler died in office, and David Ratliff won a special election to succeed him.

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package devsepark.javapractice.designpattern.builder;

/**
 *
 * @author park
 * 유저 모델 클래스
 */
public class User {

	private String id;
	private String password;
	private String email;
	private String date;
	private String name;
	private String deviceType;
	private int age;

	//User Getter
	public String getId() {
		return id;
	}

	public String getPassword() {
		return password;
	}

	public String getEmail() {
		return email;
	}

	public String getDate() {
		return date;
	}

	public String getName() {
		return name;
	}

	public String getDeviceType() {
		return deviceType;
	}

	public int getAge() {
		return age;
	}

	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return "ID : " + getId()
		+ ", Password : " + getPassword()
		+ ", email : " + getEmail()
		+ ", date : " + getDate()
		+ ", name : " + getName()
		+ ", deviceType : " + getDeviceType()
		+ ", age : " + getAge();

	}

	//User Constructor
	public User(UserBuilder builder) {
		this.id = builder.id;
		this.password = builder.password;
		this.email = builder.email;
		this.date = builder.date;
		this.name = builder.name;
		this.deviceType = builder.deviceType;
		this.age = builder.age;
	}

	//UserBuilder InnerClass
	public static class UserBuilder {
		private String id;
		private String password;
		private String email;
		private String date;
		private String name;
		private String deviceType;
		private int age;

		/**
		 *
		 * @param id UserID
		 * @param password UserPassword
		 * @param email UserEmail
		 * @param date UserRegistDate
		 * @param name UserName
		 */
		public UserBuilder(String id, String password, String email, String date, String name) {
			this.id = id;
			this.password = password;
			this.email = email;
			this.date = date;
			this.name = name;
		}

		public UserBuilder deviceType(String deviceType) {
			this.deviceType = deviceType;
			return this;
		}

		public UserBuilder age(int age) {
			this.age = age;
			return this;
		}

		public User build() {
			return new User(this);
		}
	}
}


text:
package com.vidolima.doco.exception;

/**
 * This exception is raised if a given type are not a valid type.
 *
 * @author Marcos Alexandre Vidolin de Lima
 * @since January 28, 2014
 */
public final class IllegalAnnotationDeclarationException extends RuntimeException {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = -8500903267390027545L;

	/**
	 * Creates exception with the default constructor.
	 */
	public IllegalAnnotationDeclarationException() {
		super();
	}

	/**
	 * Creates exception with the specified message and cause.
	 *
	 * @param message
	 *            error message describing what happened.
	 * @param cause
	 *            root exception that caused this exception to be thrown.
	 */
	public IllegalAnnotationDeclarationException(final String message,
			final Throwable cause) {
		super(message, cause);
	}

	/**
	 * Creates exception with the specified message.
	 *
	 * @param message
	 *            error message describing what happened.
	 */
	public IllegalAnnotationDeclarationException(final String message) {
		super(message);
	}

	/**
	 * Creates exception with the specified cause.
	 *
	 * @param cause
	 *            root exception that caused this exception to be thrown.
	 */
	public IllegalAnnotationDeclarationException(final Throwable cause) {
		super(cause);
	}
}


June's Coffee Morning takes us to a lovely cafe just around the corner from the British Embassy. The Pumpkin Cafe is a bright and cheery cafe that serves a variety of sandwiches and cakes in addition to coffees and teas. Please join us for an enjoyable morning as we catch up with old friends and meet new ones.
Leave City Hall station through Exit #3. Walk straight and take your second left. Follow the road round and you will pass a church on your left and some restaurants on your right. The Pumpkin Cafe is about a three minute walk ahead on a grassy lawn on your right.


How to CREATE a new Supplier?
How to specify additional Supplier Parameters?
How to CREATE a new Supplier as a copy of existing one?
How to prepare Supplier Addresses?
How to prepare Supplier Contact details?
How to prepare Supplier specific Purchase Parts?
How to review Purchase Parts list?
How to OPEN existing Supplier?
How to DELETE existing Supplier?
How to CREATE a new Purchase Query?
How to prepare Purchase Query Lines?
How to OPEN existing Purchase Query?
How to CREATE a new Purchase Order manually?
How to CREATE a new Purchase Order from Purchase Requisition?
How to CREATE a new Purchase Order from Purchase Query?
How to CREATE a new Purchase Order from Purchase Parts list?
How to prepare Purchase Order Lines?
How to ADD Purchase Order Lines from Purchase Requisition?
How to ADD Purchase Order Lines from Purchase Query?
How to ADD Purchase Order Lines from Purchase Parts list?
How to prepare Delivery Address?
How to prepare Purchase Order Parameters?
How to specify the Wanted Receipt Date?
How to RELEASE Purchase Order?
How to PRINT out Purchase Order?
How to OPEN existing Purchase Order?
How to OPEN registered Arrivals?
How to RECEIVE arrived Parts into Inventory?
How to CANCEL inventory receipt?
How to register Supplier Invoice?
How to FIND registered Arrivals for matching?
How to CANCEL matched Arrivals?
How to OPEN registered Supplier Invoice?
Some Purchase Parts for the particular Supplier should be registered with specific parameters (e.g. Supplier specific Codes, Descriptions, Prices, Purchase Units of Measure with related Unit Conversion Factor etc.).


I don't know, I'm guessing this has been linked to all over the Web, but in case you haven't seen it here is Mr. Obama's (open) letter to his daughter's upon assuming the presidency. Would have been hard to say it any better, I imagine. PARADE Magazine | Barack Obama: A Letter to My Daughters.


Builder to construct a row. A row can be added as an item to ListBuilder via ListBuilder.addRow(RowBuilder).
Title item - The title item can be a timestamp, image, or a SliceAction. It appears with at the start of the row. There can only be one title item added to a row.
Title - Single line of text formatted as a title, see setTitle(CharSequence).
Subtitle - Single line of text below the title (if one exists) and is formatted as normal text, see setSubtitle(CharSequence).
End item - End items appear at the end of the row. There can be multiple end items that show depending on available width. End items can be a timestamp, image, or a tappable icon.
Primary action - The primary action for the row, this is the action that will be sent when the row is clicked. This is set via setPrimaryAction(SliceAction). If this is the only row or first row of the slice, then the action set here will be used to represent the slice shown in SliceView.MODE_SMALL.
End items cannot contain a mixture of SliceActions and Icons.
There can only be one timestamp added to the row.
Builder to construct a normal row.
Adds a timestamp to the end items of the row builder.
Adds an icon to the end items of the row builder.
Adds an action to the end items of the row builder.
Sets the content description for the row.
The action specified here will be sent when the whole row is clicked.
Sets the subtitle for the row builder.
Sets the title for the row builder.
Sets the title item to be a tappable icon.
Sets the title item to be the provided timestamp.
Sets the title item to be the provided icon.
Adds a timestamp to the end items of the row builder. Only one timestamp can be added, if one is already added this will throw IllegalArgumentException.
icon IconCompat: the image to display.
Adds an action to the end items of the row builder. A mixture of icons and actions is not permitted. If an icon has already been added, this will throw IllegalArgumentException.
When set to true, the parameter isLoading indicates that the app is doing work to load this content in the background, in this case the template displays a placeholder until updated.
isLoading boolean: whether this content is being loaded in the background.
If this is the first row in a ListBuilder this action will also be used to define the SliceView.MODE_SHORTCUT representation of the slice.
Sets the subtitle for the row builder. A subtitle should fit on a single line and is ellipsized if too long.
Sets the title for the row builder. A title should fit on a single line and is ellipsized if too long.
Sets the title item to be a tappable icon. There can only be one title item, this will replace any other title items that may have been set.
Sets the title item to be the provided timestamp. Only one timestamp can be added, if one is already added this will throw IllegalArgumentException.
There can only be one title item, this will replace any other title items that may have been set.
Sets the title item to be the provided icon. There can only be one title item, this will replace any other title items that may have been set.


Six months after CBRE Group Inc. was appointed to sell the almost 1.4 million square foot Phillips-Edison Fund IV portfolio, the nine retail properties have been sold to Newquest-Epic Investment LLC, with a reported REIT of $150m on this deal.
The properties were sold as a combined package, with no purchase option for single properties. It is the 159400ft² Village Center, based in Phoenix, Arizona's Paradise Valley which attracted the most attention. There is a very successful Target store which has a below-market ground lease. The property has performed well since its development during 1986 and the vice president of CBRE, Jesse Goldsmith, is of the opinion that it will garner more success in the future.
Two Illinois assets are included in the Fund IV collection. The first is at Glidden Crossing in De Kalb and the other is Prairie Point in Aurora. There are two properties in Omaha, Nebraska – Plaza North and Deerfield Place. A further two properties are Hermiston Plaza and Johnson Creek, based in Hermiston and Happy Valley in Oregon, respectively. The final properties in the six-state package are Silver State in Sparks, Nevada and Marketplace in Independence, Missouri.
Six of the properties have grocery stores as anchors and three others, including Village Center, meet with the standards required for Class A. This makes the package unique due to the lack of class A products which are currently available for sale.


As Roscoe & Etta, the duo projects a powerful artistic aura through their impeccably crafted songs, intuitively paired harmonies and complementary production skills. On stage in North Hollywood, CA at the Federal Bar, for music supervisor and radio host Gary Calamar's Sunday Mimosa series, Roscoe & Etta filled the space with electric and acoustic guitars, matched and measured vocals, loops, and the rhythmic kick of a Porchboard Stomp Box to provide a low-end percussive pulse that anchors the sound.
This is an intriguing pairing on many levels, including a double-digit age difference between the pair. Maia Sharp has recorded a series of seven solo releases, written for platinum artists like The Dixie Chicks, Bonnie Raitt, Cher, Lisa Loeb and Trisha Yearwood and has produced projects with Edwin McCain and Art Garfunkel, with whom she collaborated as a featured artist. In addition, she tours extensively both as a headliner, and on bills with artists like Bonnie Raitt, Patty Griffin and Keb' Mo'.
Anna Schulze, originally from Minnesota, has released five solo projects, placed songs in the Oscar-winning documentary Icarus and the MTV series Awkward, and been featured in the digital magazine This is Melo. She learned her studio craft under the auspices of producers Glen Ballard and Justin Meldal-Johnsen. "I started in the studio world as a fly on the wall, and a runner at Sunset Sound," says Schulze.
In 2019, Sharp will be relocating to Nashville where she spends about one week a month now, and since Schulze visits for writing sessions, Roscoe & Etta will have multiple homes.
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