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February 22, 2019 | General News
Plot To Assassinate Atiku
By The Nigerian Voice
The former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed fear over emerging plot to destabilise the rescheduled presidential elections, adding that there were also plot to leave the Presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, vulnerable during the election.
According to him, it was reliably gathered that the ruling party is allegedly working in connivance with the Army authorities alongside thugs and selected militants, who will be dressed in army attire and mandated to pose as real soldiers with the aim of causing mayhem in selected opposition strongholds during Saturday's election.
In a statement signed Thursday in Abuja, Frank said latest information which was released by a top General in the Army suggested that "a Special Masked Squad will be deployed to Adamawa with the sole purpose of ensuring that voters are intimidated and disenfranchise, while the order to hide under the guise of the unrest in the North-east will be used to blow the situation out of proportion and eventually compromise the security architecture leaving the PDP candidate vulnerable, and open for any planned attack aimed particularly on the PDP Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
"Suffice to note, that the Press Conference of the Nigerian Army held at the instance of the Army Chief with some of its commanders confirms our earlier fears, that the Army Chief has clearly taken a position as regards the forthcoming elections. Issuing a false statement on the advice given to the army by the PDP candidate and requesting an apology is an all time low for a revered government institution like the Nigerian Army.
According to the statement, the PDP candidate merely highlighted a Court decision where the military was barred from polling units in the wake of the 2015 general elections, and reiterated that the military had no business with carrying out unlawful orders base on lay down provisions in the electoral act.
"General Buratai must be reminded that he has a duty in protecting the territorial intergrity of the Nigerian nation and not being outrightly partisan as exhibited in his press briefing to top commanders yesterday. He must also be aware that any plan to assist the ruling party in subverting the wishes of the people, by way of compromise or Favouratism will have dire consequences as no one is larger than the Nigerian nation. Moreover power is transient and the atrocities of today carried out with impunity will surely have it's payback time.
Nigerians must be allowed to choose who governs them as enshrined in the constitution and any attempt to alienate that right will ultimately be resisted by all peace loving Nigerians. I must therefore remind Gen Buratai that we are in a democracy and anything short of being democratic will be met with stiff resistance and the outcome would lay solely on his actions and inactions.
"Finally let me also alert Nigerians that we're aware that there's been insurmountable pressure on the electoral umpire (INEC) to still carry out staggered elections in some selected states with a view to compromising the elections despite INECs assurances of its readiness in ensuring total election compliance in the 36states.
"The Director Operations may have already been compromised, having been pressured by the conduit of the ruling party (Mrs Amina Zakari) serving as an eye for the ruling party. I would therefore kindly advise the INEC chairman not to avail himself to this ungodly wicked act, but to rather maintain his integrity as Nigerians and the international community will hold him directly responsible in the event of subverting the will of the people."
He, however commended the international observers for their patience and asked that they use all international standards in adjudging the credibility of the coming elections.


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St John Ambulance volunteers feature in Stacey Dooley's Lockdown Heroes
St John volunteers feature in Stacey Dooley's Lockdown Heroes
St John Ambulance volunteers are among the unsung heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic featured in a new BBC documentary
St John Ambulance volunteers are among the unsung heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic featured in a new BBC documentary.
Launched on iPlayer today (Wednesday May 6) Stacey Dooley's Lockdown Heroes features two of the 5,000-plus St John people who have stepped up to support the NHS and their communities during the current health emergency.
Serena Baachas is supporting patients at the Lewisham & Greenwich Hospital, and Richard Salter has been volunteering at the NHS Nightingale Hospital in London.
With Stacey Dooley in lockdown at home, the two of them have been in touch with her via video conferencing, as well as submitting video diaries and being shadowed by a camera crew, being careful to maintain appropriate social distancing at all times.
Following their first video call, Stacey says of Serena and Richard: "The loveliest people – total sweethearts and just so selfless.
"I think that's what I find so impressive; volunteering and putting yourself forward to look after strangers. It's just really brilliant."
The 30-minute documentary gives an insight into Richard and Serena's volunteering experience with St John, as well as how their everyday lives – and those of other contributors from around the UK – have been affected by the pandemic.
St John Ambulance continues to support the NHS, providing more than 1,000 hours of clinical support every day – including 8,000 hours in the first five days of May.
The charity's latest figures show that, during April:
St John Ambulance provided 15,601 hours of ambulance support and 13,065 hours of hospital support (excluding the NHS Nightingale Hospital), on the frontline of the fight against coronavirus.
5,110 St John people stepped forward to support the COVID-19 response on the frontline and behind the scenes.
In total, St John volunteers provided 89,101 hours of service.
As well as being available on BBC iPlayer, Stacey Dooley's Lockdown Heroes is due to be broadcast on BBC One later this month.
You can read more about the documentary, including interviews with Serena and Richard, on the BBC Three website.
And if you would like to support St John Ambulance's volunteers, please consider a donation to our emergency fundraising appeal.

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The last verse of this psalm is key, in that is tells of the importance of the soul in the relationship with the Lord. It is the inner person who is being called into that special relationship with the Lord.
the Lord may work and what needs to be discussed in prayer.
This psalm is showing that the Lord doesn�t value all that going on with equanimity.
We work on the plane of logic and may apply that thinking to our own prayer life. In math, one plus one logically equals to and there is the idea of equal justice.
A sin logically would have an equivalent punishment. Here though the Lord is valuing other things rather than what we think he may be valuing. And in our seeking of the Lord in prayer, it is also important to ask the Lord what is of value to the Lord in this situation, rather than just automatically imputing our own value, someone else�s value, the value of the times or the value of society on this. There might be a proper equivalency where all roads meet, but there may not be as well and we need to seek what the Lord�s great love is telling us first and foremost.
Here it is obvious that the Lord has a great love for individuals, and to those individuals his love is given as high as the heavens, so great is that love. The Lord may value that love much more than those person�s sins, which may be removed from his sight as far as east is from west, because, he doesn�t value these sins or hold them in the exact way we would think. He removes them because there are greater values. He has compassion for his children, this is apparently a greater value, for those who fear him, which is the least means they regard his presence. The Lord values his own great love for us and qualities about us, and this is what is important to understand in trying to discern the Lord�s plans going forward. A punishment for sins may be proper but there is a danger that we will carry it forward, not remove it ourselves and keep it around or subtly not take chances on the Lord�s goodness for us because after all, we are sinners and not deserving of this goodness. It is important to understand this psalm because the sin might be not enough to separate ourselves from seeking the Lord but we may not be seeking the Lord wholly because we feel compromised by our own sins and feel that these sins have compromised us against what the Lord has. We might separate ourselves from what the Lord still has for us, in a sense letting the sin reign on. But a theme repeated in this psalm is that the Lord rules, not sin, and its ramifications. And then we can say, Lord you win, you were right, I am a sinner and look what happened. The Lord doesn�t necessarily want us to lose out on what he has for us because of sin. Whatever the sin is or was, it compounds or tends to compound into letting the sin win so to speak, and losing sight of the Lord�s will which includes what he may have in his thoughts and plans for you and what he may have kept for you despite your erroneous ways. This is why, it is important that the sin can possibly be removed far away as this psalm says, and far away so it doesn�t get in the way of what the Lord still has for you, even though you might have missed the first call due to the consequence of sin, the removing of it brings about the next chance or the second chance and brings to the forefront what the Lord is valuing, which is in the context of his great love. The Lord removes the sins, gets them in the far distance, so they don�t get in the way of his plans for you. So even in the midst of sin, there is the possibility of repentance, removal and of getting back into the Lord�s best plans which is in accordance to what is valuable to the Lord. So even from a place of sin, it is still prudent to seek what the Lord values, even in its specifics. Because that getting back and then getting the sins out of the way, also means getting back to what the Lord values. And this psalm clearly says, the Lord values his own great love for us. The content and specifics of this great love may vary, but it is vast and according to this psalm is as high as the heavens so there is a decent amount of searching to do in prayer to find out about his love. If it is that great, that large really, then there is a lot to find out. While there is an awareness of sin and what that can bring, at some point the sin if removed is forgotten and the focus is the soul and what the Lord now has or has kept for us. He does not repay in the way we think we would be repaid. It may be something relatively minor and slightly noticed to us that we did that was a great thing in the sight of the Lord. Verse 10 does say the Lord does not deal with us according to our sins, so the question is how does he deal with us. He deals with us out of his own compassion as a father would have compassion on his own children according to this psalm. But the father owns this compassion and because it is his, he deals from out of his compassion and what will arise from this compassion.
Here man�s days are compared to the fleetness of grass which flourishes only briefly. What is to be valued, is the everlasting love of the Lord, which rules over brevity. His kingdom rules over all including brevity, which he saves us from with an invitation to eternal fellowship.
In the earlier verses, verse 3 cites the Lord�s benefits, he forgives all your iniquities.
Since later in this psalm, it says he removes sins, as far as from east to west, we could impute that he also removes diseases, as far as from east to west. In prayer, ask for the removal not only of sins but also for the removal or separation from diseases, where also the disease is as far away from you as east is from west. The sin may or may not tie together with a disease but both can be cast into the distance. Like sin, a health problem may be getting in the way of what the Lord values, of what the Lord wants from you and for you.
He redeems your life from the Pit, meaning he can take us from the worst situations, and still crown us with his steadfast love, meaning, his love it right front and center or at the head of what we are doing and who we now are, it isn�t a trailing thing but right out in front for all to see.
The good is long lasting and satisfies as long as you live.
A very powerful verse is the one mentioning the renewal of the youth like an eagles. The Lord can take you right back to earlier years, whether it be physically, mentally, or otherwise but he can do this and it fact might do this if it pleases him. Youth can be lost easily and quickly, but to be renewed like the eagles, indicates a type of soaring to the renewal, where it flies high, comes above, and reaches past and above all that may have since intervened against the strength of youth, time included. The laws of time, are beneath the doctrine of renewal of the youth. The doctrine of the Lord comes first.
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Bowling for dollars
by Goldy — Sunday, 5/16/04 , 10:58 pm
A quick perusal of the recent financial disclosure reports for I-892 — Tim Eyman's "Slots for Tots" initiative — reveals an interesting footnote. While the bulk of the money comes from Canadian and Nevada-based gambling conglomerates, a fair number of bowling alleys have also contributed to the campaign.
Support from bowling alleys comprises the heart of Eyman's claim that this is a battle for equal treatment for mom-and-pop businesses against a powerful "tribal monopoly." Indeed, in the days following the initiative's announcement, a handful of bowling alley owners made the rounds of talk radio arguing just that point.
I remember one particular phone call from a woman who pleaded for slot machines on behalf of the bowling alley that had been in her family for three generations. She claimed she just couldn't compete against the tribal casinos anymore, and if I-892 didn't pass, she would probably shutter the family business.
Now, at the risk of sounding unsympathetic, I'd like to impart a bit of wisdom from one small businessperson to another:
YOU'RE RUNNING A FUCKING BOWLING ALLEY!!!
And perhaps, instead of trying to compete with the tribal casinos, you should spend a little time and effort promoting… gee, I don't know… bowling?!
Saying that bowling alleys need slot machines to compete with tribal casinos is like saying Chuck E. Cheese's needs a liquor license and strippers to compete with the Deja Vu.
The point is, if you can't make ends meet enticing people to chuck balls at pins, then perhaps you're in the wrong business. Or sadly, perhaps bowling just isn't a viable industry anymore.
That may sound harsh… but that's capitalism. And until the tribes start building bowling alleys instead of casinos, I don't want to hear anymore whining about unfair competition.
When I was a kid I loved to go bowling, despite the fact that I fairly consistently sucked. As a parent, bowling has its own rewards: playing against a 7-year-old girl almost guarantees me an occasional win.
I want bowling to survive… but as a rationale for legalizing slot machines, I find the argument utterly and completely ridiculous.
Besides, reluctantly putting my feet into those rented shoes is a gamble enough.
Talmadge's withdrawal smarts
by Goldy — Friday, 5/14/04 , 10:10 am
A couple weeks ago Phil Talmadge dropped out of the governor's race due to health reasons, and while I probably wouldn't have voted for him in the Democratic primary, I was genuinely sad to see him go.
Of course, his flagging funding raising, low visibility and meager poll numbers would have eventually knocked him out of contention even if his bum kidney hadn't. But his is a voice that will be sorely missed from the public debate: the intelligent voice.
One of the things I always seek in politics — and rarely find — is a candidate who is smarter than me… and flaunts it. (Oh, there are plenty who flaunt it, but they're usually shooting blanks.)
I'm shocked, shocked, to find gambling going on here!
by Goldy — Wednesday, 5/12/04 , 10:37 pm
Yesterday I suggested that Tim Eyman's reputation as a lying, thieving, blowhard actually works to his advantage, as the media seems to treat his lack of credibility as an unspoken assumption. I suppose they think it a waste of time to research his claims, when nobody believes him anyway.
This is part of a larger double standard, where the "good guys" are expected to be good, and the "bad guys" are expected to be bad. And if the two sides ever stray from their assigned roles, it results in shock and dismay, or unwarranted praise.
An example of this has stuck in my craw the past few days, so I thought I'd better spit it out:
Blame Microsoft (or Adobe.)
by Goldy — Tuesday, 5/11/04 , 4:16 pm
Just a quick note to all those Windows users who were wondering what sort of aesthetic moron would layout a website so that all the text was centered? Well… the kind of moron who didn't bother to view the site in Explorer for Windows. (Everything looked fine on my Mac.)
I could blame Adobe GoLive for creating crappy HTML, or Microsoft for their crappy, inconsistent browsers… but I'm just going to blame myself for being too lazy to review my work in the browser with 95% market share.
Man I feel stupid. (But not as stupid as Tim Eyman must feel every time he accidentally includes all 3800 email address in the TO header of his newsletter.)
Lie of the Week: I-892 is revenue neutral… Not!
by Goldy — Tuesday, 5/11/04 , 11:21 am
Let's kick things off with what will surely be a regular feature as long as Tim Eyman remains a blight on our political landscape: The Lie of the Week!
I've chosen this introductory Lie, not simply because it is so easy to refute, but because it offers such a clear illustration of how a lying, thieving, blowhard like Tim Eyman uses the press to perpetuate his untruths.
The Lie:
I-892 (Tim's "Slots for Tots" initiative) is "revenue neutral."
The Liar's Explanation:
All tax revenues raised from slot machines are used to reduce the state property tax, dollar for dollar. Thus homeowners get a break on their taxes, while state revenues remain unchanged.
The Truth:
Slot machines will draw consumer dollars from other taxable activities — including other forms of non-tribal gambling — and every one of these dollars represents a loss of state and local revenue.
Comedy is easy, politics is hard.
by Goldy — Monday, 5/10/04 , 12:19 am
Last year, a reporter asked me why I thought so many people were willing to donate time and money to what was obviously a joke initiative. I glibly replied that politics was boring, and that my "horse's ass" initiative gave people the opportunity to get involved, while having a little fun at the same time.
Washington state politics is particularly boring — oh not just because it's full of numbers and legalese and the usual wonkish stuff like that — but because we happen to be blessed with some of the most boring politicians in the nation. There's a reason a lying, thieving, blowhard like Tim Eyman commands so much media attention: he's an interesting lying, thieving, blowhard. Gary Locke, on the other hand, whatever you may think of his job performance, is, well… boring.
But I never knew how god-awful boring politics could be until I tried doing a little of it myself.
I've often been accused of taking a joke too far, and this joke took me back and forth to Olympia dozens of times over the past year. It took me deep into the intricacies of Washington's incredibly complex (and astoundingly unfair) tax structure. And it took me face to face with the frustrating bureaucracy that is the WA State Legislature.
Looking back, I can't tell you at what point I was transformed from a political prankster into an accidental activist, but I can tell you that in the process I became a bit more boring myself. I have always chafed at the tendency of some people to confuse "solemnity" with "seriousness," and yet time and again I found myself sacrificing the satire and irreverence that launched me into the public debate, for the sake of maintaining the credibility I had so laboriously earned.
Well… no more.
I have serious political goals, and I intend to pursue them. I intend to help educate the public and the media about an astonishingly regressive tax system that gives billions of dollars of tax breaks to wealthy special interests while placing an almost unbearable burden on the backs of middle- and low-income families. I intend to work for real, progressive, tax reforms that provide meaningful relief to those who need it most, assure adequate funding for essential public services, and create the kind of positive, rational business environment that all citizens want. And I intend to continue my efforts to expose Tim Eyman as the lying, thieving, blowhard even many of his most ardent supporters admit he really is. (Did I mention Tim Eyman is a lying, thieving, blowhard?)
But I also intend to have a little fun.
Which brings me to the relaunch of HorsesAss.org.
I want to have fun with politics, yet I also want to get stuff done. I want to be sarcastic, satirical, irreverent — even silly — and yet I want to be taken seriously. I want to be edgy, out spoken, and occasionally foul mouthed, and yet I want to maintain my credibility with stuffy politicos and even stuffier editorial boards.
So I have to split myself in two.
HorsesAss.org will remain the playground of the fun half, while the more respectable half will set up office at the recently formed TaxSanity.org. Both halves will remain deadly serious… they'll just speak with different voices.
So how do you know which half is speaking? They even have different names.
For most of my 41 years, friends and family have called me "Goldy," and that is the name I sign to this HorsesAss.org blog. Anybody who knows Goldy well, will tell you he's sarcastic, irreverent… even a little bit warped. (And obviously, secure enough in his own manhood to pass through adolescence with such an effeminate sounding nickname intact.)
But most people know me by my given name, "David," a respectable Old Testament name, perfect for printing on business cards, and attaching to "serious" political efforts like TaxSanity.org.
So… HorsesAss.org has evolved into what it should have been from the start: a personal blog, a forum for shameless self-promotion, and a platform for the occasional, outrageous, political stunt. Sometimes wonkish, sometimes satirical — but always truthful — it is an opportunity to speak my mind while enjoying the delusion that others actually care what I have to say. It is pure, unadulterated me.
TaxSanity.org, on the other hand, is a real political .ORG, of which I am only a single member, and to which I have pledged my political energies. Over the next few months its web site will become the definitive resource for facts, statistics and policy discussions regarding Washington's tax structure. And over the coming year we plan to organize into the largest grassroots organization in the state dedicated to promoting progressive tax reform, and opposing the irresponsible efforts of Tim Eyman and his fellow libertarians to de-fund state and local government. Oh, we'll certainly try to make TaxSanity.org more fun than your typical political organization… it just can't possibly be as much fun as a running a website that got it's start calling Tim Eyman names. (Did I mention Tim Eyman is a lying, thieving, blowhard?)
Now I know some might find this split between the politically prankish Goldy and the politically earnest David a little arbitrary… or even weird. So to those upstanding members of the political and media establishment who insist I cannot possibly expect to maintain my credibility as an activist while producing an irreverent and outrageous blog, the Goldy half of me respectfully says: "fuck you."
Of course, the David half of me effusively apologizes for what the Goldy half just said. There's absolutely no excuse for that kind of language, and given the opportunity David might attempt to explain to this "haughty, humorless prick" (my words, not his) that he should excuse Goldy as a sort of stage persona, somewhat like Tim Eyman, who publicly portrays himself as a lying, thieving, blowhard, but who in the comfort of his own home, rarely steals anything. David might also privately intimate that Goldy has the emotional maturity of a 13-year-old, and amuses nobody but himself. Or perhaps that he's insane.
David can apologize all he wants, but Goldy has no regrets. Yes, I am writing this blog to amuse myself; if I entertain, educate or motivate others… great! But if some people occasionally find me rude or offensive, well… that's okay too. In the unlikely event I ever run for office, I'm sure this blog will bite me in the ass. But then, wouldn't voters prefer to elect somebody boorish for a change, instead of somebody who's simply boring?
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China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan: It's the sequel to Crazy Rich Asians which I have talked about before, they are two of the best books I've read in a while, and it's so great that I actually get to read leisurely.
This month, I picked up copies of American Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and Marie Claire magazines, and I honestly haven't been able to put them down. I think it's so important to read magazines, because they really captivate the true world around us, especially fashion magazines.
Nicole Kidman's cover story in Vogue about her new adventures was an amazing read!
Harper's Bazaar had a great piece about Grace Kelly's grandaughter, and her reconnection to her royal roots. This was seriously like Princess Diaries, and Jazmin Grace Grimaldi has a striking physical appearance similar to that of Lady Gaga!
Marie Claire's cover story on Kristen Stewart's return to famous civilization really helped me to understanad the Twilight star more... She's definitely go a spot on my "Style Watch" list.
I always pick up my magazines from Barnes & Noble, why? Because they have such a huge variety, so I can read and buy whatever tickles my fashionable fancy.
So who really has free time anymore? I don't usually, however when I do I like to experiement with graphic design. These are two wallpapers that I made over the past week or so when I was just chilling around the house. Feel free to download and use them!


London has been the capital of England, more or less, for almost a thousand years. Much of the capital's history is either hidden or forgotten, and this is especially true of the London beneath the feet of its residents. London's sewers, tunnels and underground network stretch for uncounted miles deep below the bustling city, home to millions, which exists on the surface. Within those hidden depths lurk all manner of mysteries – the source of rumours, legends and nightmares down the centuries. There was a sensation in the 1860s, when it was feared, following the death of a well-known politician, that a band of criminals were stalking the capital, garroting anyone unfortunate enough to come into their path, then disappearing below ground. Then there was a string of news stories around the turn of the twentieth century, concerning reports of archaeological discoveries of hidden subterranean habitats and strangely large human remains found in the city's sewers. But there is perhaps no story more terrifying than the persistent rumours over the years that the sewers of London are full of monstrous pigs that will one day free themselves from their foetid home and run riot through the city. The Black Swine in the sewers of Hampstead is one Victorian urban legend that has proved to be horrifyingly resilient.


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Q: How to exit a while loop? I have a code with four different methods (not pictured below) and have created a menu for the user to choose which method they want to choose.
How do I loop the method to where it constantly goes back to the Menu Screen unless a 5 is entered by the user?
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.PrintWriter;

public class ReactionAnalysis {
  public static void main (String [] args) throws FileNotFoundException
  {
    /// Menu Screen
    System.out.println("What would you like to do?");
    System.out.println("1: Get the score of a word");
    System.out.println("2: Get the average score of words in a file (one word per line)");
    System.out.println("3: Find the highest/lowest scoring words in a file");
    System.out.println("4: Sort words from a file into positive.txt and negative.txt");
    System.out.println("5: Exit the program");

    Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
    System.out.println("Enter a number 1-5");
    int numberChoice = in.nextInt();
    ////

    while (numberChoice != 5)
    {
      if (numberChoice == 1)
      {
        String methodOne = methodOne();
        System.out.println(methodOne);
      }
      else if (numberChoice == 2)
      {
        String methodTwo = methodTwo();
        System.out.println(methodTwo);
      }
      else if (numberChoice == 3)
      {
        String methodThree = methodThree();
        System.out.println(methodThree);
      }
      else if (numberChoice == 4)
      {
        String methodFour = methodFour();
        System.out.println(methodFour);
      }
    }
}
}

Right now, after I go through one of the steps fully, it just repeats the step. I need it to go through the Step, and then go back to the menu, and repeat unless a 5 is entered in the menu.

A: Sorry for the formatting, just copy pasted most of your code:  I moved the loop to the top, and initialized the int to 0 so it would run through at least once.
    import java.util.Scanner;
    import java.io.File;
    import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
    import java.io.PrintWriter;

    public class ReactionAnalysis {
      public static void main (String [] args) throws FileNotFoundException
      {
        int numberChoice = 0;
    //loop everything
    while (numberChoice != 5)
    {
        /// Menu Screen
    System.out.println("What would you like to do?");
    System.out.println("1: Get the score of a word");
    System.out.println("2: Get the average score of words in a file (one word per line)");
    System.out.println("3: Find the highest/lowest scoring words in a file");
    System.out.println("4: Sort words from a file into positive.txt and negative.txt");
    System.out.println("5: Exit the program");

    Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
    System.out.println("Enter a number 1-5");
    numberChoice = in.nextInt();
    ////

      if (numberChoice == 1)
      {
        String methodOne = methodOne();
        System.out.println(methodOne);
      }
      else if (numberChoice == 2)
      {
        String methodTwo = methodTwo();
        System.out.println(methodTwo);
      }
      else if (numberChoice == 3)
      {
        String methodThree = methodThree();
        System.out.println(methodThree);
      }
      else if (numberChoice == 4)
      {
        String methodFour = methodFour();
        System.out.println(methodFour);
      }
    }
}
}

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Q: Is it convention to return packets twice on streams? Sequelize I'm attempting to get the headers of a particular table using Sequelize. In doing so, I found that the RawDataPackets returned are returned twice. Is this a convention for streams to send packets twice or more times? As shown below, I'm given the headers twice. If so, how do I handle this? I was thinking about using _.chain.head.flatten.map.value but if it is convention, I suppose there exists a better way.
/* Returns an array of headers
 * @param {string} tableName
 * @param {function} next
 * @returns {Array}
 */
let getHeaders = function getHeaders(tableName, next) {
  let query = `SHOW COLUMNS FROM ${tableName}`;
  //TODO: change to spread
  db.sequelize.query(query)
    .then((results, metadata) => {
      console.log("flatten,",_.flatten(results));
    })
    .catch((err) => {
    console.error(err);
  });
};

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  Field: 'id',
  Type: 'int(11) unsigned',
  Null: 'NO',
  Key: 'PRI',
  Default: null,
  Extra: 'auto_increment' },
RowDataPacket {
  Field: 'user_id',
  Type: 'int(11)',
  Null: 'YES',
  Key: '',
  Default: null,
  Extra: '' },
RowDataPacket {
  Field: 'question1',
  Type: 'varchar(11)',
  Null: 'YES',
  Key: '',
  Default: null,
  Extra: '' },
RowDataPacket {
  Field: 'question2',
  Type: 'varchar(11)',
  Null: 'YES',
  Key: '',
  Default: null,
  Extra: '' },
DUPLICATE STARTS HERE:
RowDataPacket {
  Field: 'id',
  Type: 'int(11) unsigned',
  Null: 'NO',
  Key: 'PRI',
  Default: null,
  Extra: 'auto_increment' },
RowDataPacket {
  Field: 'user_id',
  Type: 'int(11)',
  Null: 'YES',
  Key: '',
  Default: null,
  Extra: '' },
RowDataPacket {
  Field: 'question1',
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RowDataPacket {
  Field: 'question2',
  Type: 'varchar(11)',
  Null: 'YES',
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The 1st ever Kawajima Spring Festival… Heisei no Mori park, home to Japan's longest rose tunnel, in the town of Kawajima, used to have an annual children's day festival on May 5th. However, from this year, they have abolished that and are having their first ever spring festival. It is modelled on the old children's day event, with lots of things for children to do.
Kawajima isn't a particularly well known town, except among skydivers as it is the home to Tokyo Skydiving club, but it has a few points of interest that make it worth a visit, particularly when this free, but fun festival is on.
The festival attracts mainly locals, but they come out in force and the park is extremely lively on the day. There is a great atmosphere and although we have only been a handful of times it is one of my kids favourite festivals in Saitama. There are lots of different events and offerings, some of which are outlined below. Also, while some of the playground is closed off for the festival, children can play in parts of the playground. The excellent wading river is open on the day too.
The very first time we visited this festival it was more a flea market with mainly food and toy stalls. They still have food stalls, traditional festival stalls as well as food vans, as well as shops and booths. However, in the last few years they've really upped their game. They now have live stage performances, character appearances, a boat ride, bouncy castles, various crafts and activities for the kids, and the main reason why kids really love this festival: the fish catching event. They always hang carp streamers in the park for children's day.
One of the highlights of the festival is the extremely popular FREE fish catching event in the park's large pond. The fish are released into the pond and children catch them by any means they can. They get to bring the fish home. The pond is separated into three parts and they use two of them. The larger segment is used for older children and another section is used for children of preschool age or younger. The latter only has about 20 ~ 30 centimeters of water.
You need to bring something for the children to catch and hold the fish in. However, the staff usually have a few spare large bags for the children to use. There are a lot of volunteer staff and even a couple of police that supervise this event. I recommend you bring a towel and change of clothes, at least bottom wear, as the children will get at least their legs wet. Be warned; if your children are anything like mine, once your child participates in this event they will want to go every year!
Live performances include music performances by children and adults alike. There is also a character show and in previous years they had music and dance too. The line up for 2018 is not yet available, but I will update when it is.
There are tents with volunteers and Scouts offering children different experiences and teaching them crafts. The Scout's tent was one of the most popular last year, with children lining up to make wari bashi depo (a type of catapult) and to try tightrope walking or to make survival crafts. There was a balloon artist in this area too, making animals out of balloons and giving them to children for free.
By train and bus – Take a bus, from East exit of Tobu Tojo line Kawagoe station, bound for Konosu. 20 minute walk from 「川島農協前」(Kawajima Nokyou mae) bus stop.
By car – 5 minute drive from the Kawajima exit of the Ken-O expressway. Free parking for about 150 cars, but they also open an overflow car park for the festival.
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Gran Turismo Sport Trophy Guide & Roadmap
October 21, 2017 by dalailama1989 4 Comments
Gran Turismo Sport Trophy Roadmap
Estimated trophy difficulty: 9/10, skill-dependant
Approximate amount of time to platinum: 300+ hours
Online Trophies: 41 (1 , 4 , 4 , 32 )
Offline Trophies: 0, GT Sport does not save when offline. You can only access the Arcade mode while offline.
Number of missable trophies: 0, you can give every race as many tries as you want.
Glitched trophies: Currently 1 (Speed King cannot be obtained in all racing modes).
Does difficulty affect trophies?: No
Minimum Playthroughs: Hundreds of Races, Tests, and Challenges
Welcome to the Gran Turismo Sport Trophy Guide. This is the first title of this franchise for our current console generation. Compared to the two last titles, this one is quite online-heavy and an online-connection is needed pretty much at all times because most content and modes cannot be accessed while offline.
If you're looking for a game to go trophy-hunting, this might not be your ideal choice, as this game features some long-winded online-grinds.
Here is a bit of general knowledge to the game and its mechanics – all aimed towards progression and trophies.
When completing races and challenges, you will usually be awarded these four things:
Credits: This is your regular in-game money to buy cars with. If you finish with a Gold Medal, you will get the money for reaching Bronze and Silver, too.
XP: Experience points will help you level up – each level requires more points than the previous one.
Mileage Points: This is a sort of extra currency, which can be used to buy special cars, livery-items, and tuning-upgrades.
Distance: Each calendar-day there will be a new counter of total miles/km driven (it's called Daily Workout) – once it is filled for the day, you will be awarded a random car.
The game also features an in-game-achievement-system on its own. There are a total of 20 of these, which measure your progression in different categories. Each achievement has a total of three tiers – finishing a tier will give you bonus XP and Mileage Points. Here is a quick list of the in-game achievements and their tiers. Achievements which are also tied to trophies will have a respective number behind their names.
Play Time Distance Driven (3) Time Driven (1) Fuel Consumption Drift Points (3)
6 / 24 / 100 20 / 1,000 / 40,000 4 / 12 / 100 100 / 1,000 / 10,000 40k / 200k / 1m
Prize Money Mileage Points Earned Mileage Points Used (1) Cars Purchased (1) Value of Cars Purchased
100k / 20m / 50m 250 / 40k / 100k 1k / 40k / 100k 3 / 50 / 100 1m / 10m / 50m
Accident-Free Races Pole Positions (1) Fastest Laps Races Finished (1) Victories (1)
2 / 6 / 15 1 / 5 / 20 1 / 15 / 50 10 / 30 / 100 1 / 5 / 20
Number of Photos (1) Liveries Created Number of Photo Likes Number of Livery Likes Number of Logins
10 / 100 / 1,000 5 / 30 / 100 10 / 100 / 1,000 10 / 100 / 1,000 7 / 90 / 180
Some of these are actually quite easy and yield a decent amount of XP for you.
Step 1: Career-Mode (Against AI)
No matter whether you are new to the franchise or coming back after a break – refreshing your memory on the tracks, the cars and their handling is always a good thing. There is quite a number of Challenges and Tests you can prove yourself in while preparing yourself for the upcoming online portion of the game.
Tactical King
No Longer a Novice
The Real Sector King
Rival Crusher
Cone King
Super Rallier
Relentless Chaser
Right on Time
One Lap Wonder
Recognizing Your Talent
A Promise of Greatness
Step 2: Sport-Mode (Online against others)
The online-part of the game will most likely take up most of your time, while also helping to level up and fulfilling other trophy-related milestones.
Record Number of Wins
Record Number of Races
Certified Genius
Master of Manners
Useful Tips, Tricks & Guides:
Full Car List with Statistics and Retail Prices
Gran Turismo Sport Trophy Guide
Gran Turismo Platinum Trophy
Acquired all Gran Turismo Sport trophies.
Earn all other Gran Turismo Sport Trophies to unlock the Platinum Trophy.
Matched Michael Schumacher's record of 91 F1 victories.
This Trophy is only possible while playing the Online-"Sport"-Mode.
After having finished the Etiquette Lessons, you are able to participate in online races against up to 23 other players. Usually, the grid is very full and you will seldom race against less than 20 others players.
There are "Daily Races" every 5 to 10 minutes which you can sign up to. For now (at release date), there is a section of three different races (A, B and C) which are held four times per hour each and are about five to fifteen minutes long in total. The three "Daily Races" change to three new ones usually around afternoon time (Europe). There are also other tournament-like, which started in early November 2017. You can play either for your country or the Brand of your choice and can compete in a series of races, just like a real championship with different amounts of points for your position.
You can – and should – do some qualifying laps on the track to get a good position on the starting grid. Your best time will always be saved and you don't have to qualify for the same track over and over again. If you have a good time that you are pleased with, you can just jump right into the race, maybe even with the pole position, depending on how good the other players were (if they did a qualifying lap at all).
Obviously, getting a good starting position is very helpful for winning – and so is knowing the track layout very well. Some races can be done with different cars, so you should familiarise yourself with your car and its handling by doing a few qualifying and warm-up laps with it.
Fair Play is important in Online-Racing, and breaking certain rules will be punished with time-penalties, which are added to the total race time. Racing fair and not racking up penalties might be beneficial in the end because the same obviously also applies to your opponents. If you come in second in the race but whoever came in first had a lot of bad driving maneuvers, he will be punished with additional time and you might end up winning the race in the end.
Matched Rubens Barrichello's record of 322 F1 races.
For this trophy, it is enough "just" to finish 322 online races. Even if you take the shorter five-minutes-races, this will take you about 30 hours. You probably want to aim for winning 91 games for the aforementioned trophy. Depending on your skill level and luck, even 322 races might be not enough to win that often – so you probably don't have to worry about this trophy, but rather the 91 wins and 65 pole positions.
Matched Ayrton Senna's record of 65 pole positions.
Before actually starting any online-race you can – and should – do some qualifying laps on whatever track you are going to race on. This will help you get familiar with the track and a better starting position on the grid will improve your chances of winning significantly.
First of all the good news: Your best lap-time will always be remembered, so you don't have to do it again for the same track over and over. So if you do have a lap-time you are pleased with, simply enter the race itself.
The not so good news: You don't know if your time is actually the pole. Let's say 240 people enter the same race at the same time. The game will randomly split it up into ten races with 24 participants each. So maybe you are lucky and will be first, maybe you won't. While match-making you will see a driver sitting on the ground in a garage. His number on the helmet will be your position.
Please note that you actually have to finish the race for the pole position to be counted in the statistics.
Accessed the Ending Movie.
To unlock the Ending Movie, you have to get at least bronze in:
all 48 Driving School Lessons. You have to get at least Bronze to unlock each next Lesson.
all 64 Mission Challenges. You can start any of the first eight Challenges; once you have Bronze in all of them, the next set of eight will unlock.
all 105 Circuit Experience Challenges. They are all available from the start.
Earned Gold in all Circuit Experiences.
GT Sport features a total of 105 Circuit Experience Challenges. The Circuit Experiences are next to the Driving School and the Mission Challenges one out of three pillars of the GT Offline Campaign.
In these Circuit Experiences, you will be taught how to master individual sectors of all the games' tracks. Most tracks have between three and six different Challenges for you, however, the small oval track Northern Isle Speedway only has one, while the Nordschleife has a total of 12 Challenges due to its length. Once you have finished all trials for the same track, you will be awarded a random car.
Earned Gold in all Driving School challenges.
There is a total of 48 Driving School Challenges – the first tier of 24 is aimed towards beginners, while the second tier focuses on intermediate driving maneuvers. You have to finish a Challenge with Bronze or better to unlock the next one. After each eighth Challenge, you will be rewarded with a prize car as a bonus.
As mentioned, the first set of Challenges features basics like accelerating and stopping, overtaking and some easier turns.
The second tier features some more advanced maneuvers like hairpin-turns and handling at higher speeds. Sometimes you have to handle extra conditions like worn-down tires, which makes controlling your car way harder.
Earned Gold in all Sector King challenges in Mission Challenge.
In the 15 Sector-King-Races you need to improve your position in the racing field to 1st place before it's over. As the race's name suggests, they are just one sector long, so there is limited time and space to do so. The AI usually drives rather carefully, so you can use this to your advantage by racing a bit more aggressively. Most races don't even penalize contact to other cars, so be sure to make use of this to get the upper hand.
Earned Gold in all Mission Challenge races.
The 32 Races are very much like the aforementioned Sector-King-Races, but they go the full distance of one or several laps. You need to improve your position in the racing field to 1st place before the race is over. The AI usually drives rather carefully, so you can use this to your advantage by racing a bit more aggressively. Most races don't even penalize contact to other cars, so be sure to make use of this to get the upper hand.
Earned Gold in all Traffic Cone challenges in Mission Challenge.
This one is absolutely the easiest out of the "Earn all Gold"-trophies because there is actually just one Cone Challenge in the whole game. To be precise, it is Stage 1-4.
There are ten pyramids with ten cones each located on the track and you have to hit all 100 in the time-frame of 27 seconds.
Earned Gold in all Special Rallies in Mission Challenge.
GT Sport features five Special Rally Races. In these, you need to navigate through some artificial parkour sections with sharp hairpins and cones. The track-layouts and the stadium-atmosphere have a certain Trackmania-feel to them. You need to cut the corners as sharp as possible while controlling your high-powered cars, which can accelerate sometimes a bit too fast – so be careful on the throttle.
Earned Gold in all Catch Up challenges in Mission Challenge.
There is only one Catch-Up-Challenge in the game (Stage 4-2) and it is quite similar to the Races and Sector-King-Races, where you need to come in first while starting at the back. The only difference here is that you are a full lap behind.
Earned Gold in all Speed challenges in Mission Challenge.
The four Speed Challenges are very straightforward: Drive within the slipstream of others to reach a certain required speed. These are amongst the easiest Challenges of all and you can most likely get the Gold Medal within three tries.
Earned Gold in all Time Rallies in Mission Challenge.
Time Rallies are another new mode in GTS. The objective in those Challenges is to have a certain amount of time left on the clock before crossing the finish line. There is a total of five of these.
In a Time Rally, you have to take a race for usually two laps. You start with a certain amount of time, which is obviously running down. Whenever you hit a checkpoint on the track (which usually corresponds with the three sectors of the track), additional time will be added to your timer, allowing you to continue the race. Just like any other Race or Challenge, there will be the three medal tiers Gold, Silver, and Bronze. If you finish the race by the skin of your teeth with one second left on the clock, you will be given the Bronze medal. If you have a comfortable amount of time like 15 seconds left on the clock, you will be given the Gold medal (obviously the times are different from track to track).
Earned Gold in all One Lap challenges in Mission Challenge.
There is also just one of these races (2-7). You have to complete a full lap on Brands Hatch in a certain time. There will be other cars in the way, which you cannot collide with. There will be more cars than you can possibly overtake, so don't worry about this and just focus on getting the required time for Gold.
Experienced Driver
Drove for a total of 62.5 miles (approx. 100km).
This trophy will be the last of your worries – you most likely will even get this on your first day playing this game.
Recorded a speed of 187 mph (approx. 300km/h).
For this, you'll obviously need two things: A decent car and a good track. Beware, that not all racing-modes work properly for this trophy.
The easiest way is to do it in the Mission Challenge 3-5. For the Gold Medal of this particular one, you are required to hit 300 km/h or more.
My First Car
Bought your first car.
Very straightforward trophy – once you have bought your first car, you will obtain this trophy.
You start the game with 50,000 Credits and could get this trophy out of the way easily, as there are a few cars which are cheaper. I wouldn't advise buying anything early on because you will also start with a random gift-car and anything you can buy with 50,000 Credits is hardly better than your first ride. Better save it up a bit for something nicer.
Please note that for this trophy you actually have to buy a car with Credits. Gifted cars do not count towards this, neither do cars which are bought with Mileage Points, which is like a second currency for certain objects.
First Victory!
Achieved your first ever victory!
Pretty self-explanatory: just win any race and you will be awarded this trophy. It doesn't matter if it is an online or offline race.
Route 66 Racer
Drove for a total of 2,451 miles (approx. 3,945km), the length of the USA's famous Route 66.
Just like in previous GT titles, there is a trophy for driving a total number of kilometers. While the last two games required you to travel three times more, this one is very doable. You will get this a long time before you finish most other trophies – you don't need to worry about this one, it will come naturally.
Acquired a total of ten cars.
Once you have added your tenth car to your garage, this trophy will unlock. It doesn't matter, how you acquire your cars. These can be cars bought with either Credits or Mileage Points or gifted prize cars that you have won. You actually don't have to buy a single car for this trophy, having just 10 gifted cars is fine, too.
Endurance Racer
Drove for a total of 24 hours.
This trophy will obviously take some time – 24 hours to be precise 🙂
Every second you are on the track will cumulatively count towards the total time. Races, Missions or Driving School Tests – everything will count. To check your current progress, take a look at you personal in-game achievements in the bottom right corner of the main menu.
Earned Bronze in all Driving School challenges.
There are a total of 48 Driving School Challenges. Once you have reached the Bronze Medal for any Challenge, you will unlock the next one. The first set of 24 Challenges is the Beginner difficulty, the second tier are the Intermediate ones.
The Bronze times are actually quite fair. Bronze Medals will also be enough for winning new random prize cars (for each row of eight Challenges). There also is a trophy for getting all Gold Medal's on these – check No Longer a Novice for this.
Welcome to the Green Hell
Completed your first lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
The infamous "Green Hell" – a track you can either love or hate.
Once you have completed your first lap in any race- or qualifying-mode, this trophy will unlock, even if it is just the first "Out Lap".
For your own custom races, you need to be Level 20 to use this track, but there are other ways of taking a spin on this track:
The easiest would be to go in the Lobby-Menu and set the filter just to the track Nordschleife. There are always several people playing this track and there should be a few lobbies with no restrictions in terms of HP, Grade of your car or your skill/license-level. Simply join any lobby and take a spin on this 20 km long track.
Earned Bronze in all Circuit Experiences.
See Tactical King.
Novice Drifter
Earned a total of 1,000 Drift Points.
Drift Points can only be earned in Drift Mode in the Arcade-mode. Racking up your first 1,000 should be very much doable in your first race.
See Top-Drawer Drifter for more info.
Decent Drifter
Earned a total of 100,000 Drift Points.
Top-Drawer Drifter
Earned a total of 1,000,000 Drift Points.
Drifting in GT Sport is actually not wide-spread. You can find Drift Races in the Arcade Menu. Racking up a million points will take while, so I would suggest you try out all tracks at least once and stick to a few that you like best for grinding a million points.
Each Drift-Track has three sectors in it, where your drifting actually counts. Try your best to avoid hard crashes into the barriers, as this will result in your current drift-score not counting. On average, you should be able to get something between 5,000 and 20,000 points per race.
A good choice would be "Colorado Springs – Lake", where you can get about 13,000 points in 40 seconds.
Newbie Driver
Reached Level 15.
See Ultimate Driver for more info on earning XP.
Legendary Driver
Ultimate Driver
Reaching Level 50 will take you many hours – this is potentially the biggest grind in the whole game.
Nearly all racing activities will net you XP, no matter if it is just a Driving School Test or a long online-race. Obviously, the XP granted will be different and reflect the difficulty of the task you have completed. A second source of XP is to finish the tiers of the in-game achievements for different driving milestones.
So far it is unknown if Sony will give us special events like double-XP-weekends in the future or implement the Daily-Login-Bonus, like in GT5 and GT6 with an upcoming patch.
As of Patch 1.05, there is a neat way to obtain some very quick XP and Money.
King of the Ovals
Drove a total of 500 miles (approx. 806km) on oval tracks.
As of now, there is only one truly oval track in the game, the Northern Isle Speedway. Its length is half a mile, so you need to do about 1,000 laps on this one. A lap takes about fifteen seconds, so a total of about four hours on this track should be enough for this trophy. This track is also featured as one of the regular and recurring online-races, so on your way to all those wins, you most likely will play on this track quite a bit.
Top Photographer
Took 100 or more 'Scapes' shots or race photos.
Scapes is Gran Turismo Sport's rendition of a photo mode. There is a broad selection of locations which you can choose and place your cars in. There even is a free DLC on the PSN-store which adds hundreds of additional scenes for you to choose. It's 9,3 GB large and can be found here (EU) or here (NA).
The Scape mode can be chosen from the top of the main screen. Pick any place you like and start to fill the scene with at least one of your cars. Once you are set, switch to the camera and start taking pictures. If you don't want to create a hundred different pictures, you can also shoot the same motive over and over again. To quickly do so, press , , , one hundred times.
The Charm of Customization
Showed off your first car customized with the Livery Editor.
For this trophy, you simply have to open the Livery Editor from the left side of the main menu. Choose either a car, a suit or a helmet and start customising it to your liking. Just changing the color is fine, too. Then proceed to save your livery, upload it and finally press the Share-button on the screen (not the Share-button of the controller). This will post your livery to your wall and grant you this trophy.
Sport Mode open after Completing all Racing Etiquette Lessons.
Probably one of the easiest trophies of the game – and hard to miss at all.
In order to participate in Online Races, you have to complete the Etiquette Lessons, which just consists of two videos that you have to watch. Both videos are about two minutes long each – you will get the trophy after having finished the second video.
Completed any Driving School challenge at least one second faster than the Gold time.
Not all Tests are possible to choose for this trophy, as most of the earlier Tests are merely longer than 20 seconds in total, making it nearly impossible to shave off another second from the Gold Time requirement.
A good choice for this trophy would be Driving School Challenge 24, which is the final event of the first tier. It is a full lap race with the target time of 47 seconds for gold. With a bit of practice, a time of 45,5 seconds is doable. Do yourself a favor: even if you realize that your current lap won't be good enough, simply finish it. The more practice you have with the later sections and turns, the better.
Run, Run, Run!
Completed your first Daily Workout.
The Daily Workout always consists of driving 42 kilometers (the distance of a marathon), which is very doable. You will always get a prize car as a reward for finishing a days Workout. This is something you should aim for each day because these prize cars can be as valuable as 1,000,000 Credits – which is a huge amount of money to accumulate in the first place.
Tuning Addict
Fully tuned a car for the first time using Mileage Points.
Mileage Points is a second form of currency, which is earned by completing races and challenges.
To tune a car, go to your garage, select a car and then choose settings. At the top of the screen, there should be an option called "quick tune". Depending on the value of the car, the two options Power and Weight will have a certain amount of tiers. You should use whatever car you start with, as the cheaper ones only have a total of four upgrades to buy, while high-end race cars will be very expensive to fully upgrade. For your cheap car, you will need roughly 1,500 Mileage Points to buy all upgrades, which you will easily obtain within a few races or tests.
Souvenir from Le Mans
Took a 'Scapes' shot featuring the Circuit de la Sarthe and the Audi R18 (Audi Sport Team Joest).
For this Scape shot, you will need the Audi R18 Team Joest Race-Car. The photo-location Circuit de la Sarthe (where the famous 24 Hours Le Mans race is held) is available from the very start. It is located on the second page of the Scape locations.
The car can be obtained in three different ways:
You can buy it for 1,000,000 Credits from the Brand Central.
You might randomly win it.
If you have preordered the game, there should be a download-code for some Credits and cars – amongst them this particular one.
Once you have loaded any scene from the Circuit de la Sarthe, simply place your Audi R18 anywhere, switch to the camera and press for a photo.
Souvenir from the Nürburgring
Took a 'Scapes' shot featuring the Nürburgring and a BMW Gr.3 car.
For this Scape shot, you will need the any BMW Gr.3 car. The photo-location Nürburgring is available from the very start. It is located on the first page of the Scape locations.
A valid car can be obtained in two different ways:
You can buy one for 450,000 Credits from the Brand Central.
Once you have loaded any scene from the Nürburgring, simply place your BMW anywhere, switch to the camera and press for a photo.
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Paolo says
Are you sure 200 hours?? LV50…..
dalailama1989 says
Hi 🙂
Nope, it was just a rough estimate, that it has to be 200+.
Nobody got it yet, so it's going to be even more most likely.
Didn't want to write 500 or more until someone could actually confirm it 🙂
Kevin says
Hi Powerpyx,
I heard there will be a update in GT Sport and it will contain a new single player offline mode.
Is it possible if you can test the following 3 trophies is obtainable in the new offline mode ?
-Record Number of Wins
-Record Number of Races
-Certified Genius
That's true, GTS will get an update in December which will patch in the GT League – a mode quite similar to the GT Mode of older GT games.
If they are any alike, they will be offline against AI only and won't require qualification times and such.
As those three trophies you have pointed out are strictly tied to the GT Sport Online Mode, I'm very sure they can't be achieved in the upcoming mode, but I'll try out for sure.
Maybe they'll add a set of DLC trophies for us, who knows 🙂


The Wu-Tang Clan are rarely outnumbered, so the need for a sneak attack of"Pearl Harbor" proportions is definitely unwarranted. Never-the-less, the Brooklyn Zoo-Keepers still bring a level intensity to the square circle. The two inclusions on the remixed version, Pharoahe Monch & Tek were artists I considered men of honor. That's before I came to the realization they were capable of such deception. All kidding aside, Tek is a legend you oughta know. His group Smif-N-Wessun has fluctuated in quality over the years, forcing them to switch between aliases, a choice they hoped would help preserve their legacy.
The other guest is quite inimitable. Pharoahe Monch is rapper who carries forward dual citizenship of the pen. His early output was perceived to be overly-intellectual and overly-disseminated, like a book that requires you to look up every second word. The Pharoahe Monch that appears on "Pearl Harbor (Remix)" is well adjusted to the company he now keeps.
The lesson here: don't allow pseudo intellectuals to bully you around, look what happened to Martin Shkreli.
Yo, you ever been face-fucked with a four-fifth?


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Team 3393 - Horns of Havoc (2016)
From: Puyallup , Washington, USA
District: Pacific Northwest
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2019: DESTINATION: D...
2018: FIRST POWER UP
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2015: RECYCLE RUSH
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2013: ULTIMATE ASCEN...
2012: Rebound Rumble
2011: LOGO MOTION
2010: BREAKAWAY
2016 Robot: Scarab
2016 Sponsors: The Boeing Company / Microsoft / PSD CTE & Puyallup High School & Aylen Jr High & Kalles Junior High
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PNCMP
District Ranking
This tab displays only official event's that Team 3393 attended in 2016.
Team 3393 had a record of 22-24-0 at their 3 official events (this includes a Qualification record of 18 - 18 - 0 and Playoff record of 4 - 6)
PNW District - Auburn Mountainview Event
March 3 to March 5, 2016
This event counted towards Team 3393's District Ranking Points for 2016. A summary of district rankings points earned specifically at this event is shown here.
View Qualifications Event Page
Rank: 13 of 39
Record: 7 Wins, 5 Losses and 0 Ties - 12 Matches Played (0 Disqualifications)
Red Final
Blue Final
Qualification 5 (A) Fri 3/4 - 11:53 AM	 5803 1899 5683 3393 5939 5827 10	 52
Qualification 9 (B) Fri 3/4 - 12:31 PM	 3223 4918 5295 3393 5937 2522 5	 66
Qualification 16 (C) Fri 3/4 - 2:01 PM	 3218 5827 4469 4450 3393 2927 52	 61
Qualification 23 (D) Fri 3/4 - 7:06 AM	 1318 3781 3237 3393 2907 3238 44	 112
Qualification 32 (B) Fri 3/4 - 4:24 PM	 3393 488 949 2605 4918 2555 89	 45
Qualification 39 (C) Fri 3/4 - 5:22 PM	 360 2555 3787 3393 2557 3237 47	 90
Qualification 44 (D) Fri 3/4 - 6:09 PM	 949 3787 1983 2555 5803 3393 85	 71
Qualification 50 (A) Fri 3/4 - 7:02 PM	 3219 360 3393 4173 2046 2522 79	 80
Qualification 55 (B) Fri 3/4 - 7:40 PM	 3393 2929 3218 4461 4450 2557 40	 79
Qualification 60 (B) Sat 3/5 - 8:57 AM	 3393 4918 1294 3238 4131 3219 65	 102
Qualification 67 (D) Sat 3/5 - 9:44 AM	 3238 5295 3781 3393 3787 1899 90	 86
Qualification 75 (A) Sat 3/5 - 10:54 AM	 5588 3393 3663 2906 1294 2907 85	 78
Playoff Matches
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Record: 2 Wins and 2 Losses
Alliance Selection: Round 1 of Alliance 5
Quarterfinal 2 (B) 4469 2907 5588 3393 3663 3223 106	 108
Quarterfinal 6 (C) 4469 2907 5588 3393 3663 3223 108	 118
Semifinal 1 (D) 3238 1983 3786 3393 3663 3223 122	 119
Semifinal 3 (D) 3238 1983 3786 3393 3663 3223 130	 98
PNW District - Auburn Event
April 1 to April 3, 2016
Qualification 2 (D) Sat 4/2 - 11:01 AM	 3393 5683 4131 3787 360 3049 68	 70
Qualification 7 (A) Sat 4/2 - 11:42 AM	 3219 5295 3787 3393 3049 3218 65	 71
Qualification 17 (B) Sat 4/2 - 1:29 PM	 3781 5941 3218 3393 2927 5937 52	 76
Qualification 21 (C) Sat 4/2 - 2:06 PM	 3393 4469 4461 3049 5939 3781 64	 46
Qualification 26 (D) Sat 4/2 - 2:39 PM	 2942 4469 4131 3393 2906 3588 99	 82
Qualification 32 (A) Sat 4/2 - 3:21 PM	 4461 2412 3574 3781 3787 3393 94	 81
Qualification 38 (B) Sat 4/2 - 4:00 PM	 5748 2412 3393 3588 5683 2910 74	 101
Qualification 45 (C) Sat 4/2 - 5:15 PM	 3393 3786 5939 948 2929 2980 75	 111
Qualification 54 (D) Sat 4/2 - 6:16 PM	 360 2927 3221 3393 4060 2910 70	 88
Qualification 57 (A) Sun 4/3 - 9:12 AM	 3684 4461 360 2980 1425 3393 110	 106
Qualification 65 (B) Sun 4/3 - 10:10 AM	 3393 3221 948 2555 2046 5748 81	 75
Qualification 69 (C) Sun 4/3 - 10:37 AM	 4579 5937 5748 4681 3684 3393 42	 102
Quarterfinal 2 (D) 360 948 5937 3393 3787 4461 104	 105
Quarterfinal 6 (A) 360 948 5937 3393 3787 4461 107	 125
Semifinal 1 (B) 1425 4469 3786 3393 3787 4461 117	 103
Pacific Northwest District Championship sponsored by Autodesk
Qualification 10 (B) Thu 4/7 - 2:48 PM	 4205 2522 4057 5450 3393 1778 93	 121
Qualification 15 (C) Thu 4/7 - 3:19 PM	 2149 4980 3393 4061 2557 5495 105	 136
Qualification 23 (D) Thu 4/7 - 4:17 PM	 3223 5468 3393 4077 1510 3787 75	 65
Qualification 35 (A) Thu 4/7 - 5:42 PM	 2147 2910 4911 1510 5970 3393 109	 91
Qualification 50 (B) Fri 4/8 - 9:47 AM	 4131 2374 2944 3393 3711 2635 110	 93
Qualification 59 (C) Fri 4/8 - 10:58 AM	 1595 2990 3393 4488 2980 1258 107	 112
Qualification 68 (D) Fri 4/8 - 12:06 PM	 3663 3393 5942 3786 2811 2635 130	 97
Qualification 80 (A) Fri 4/8 - 2:32 PM	 2471 4469 5970 1318 3393 5803 97	 113
Qualification 96 (C) Fri 4/8 - 4:24 PM	 1778 955 997 3574 3393 4131 116	 108
Qualification 104 (D) Fri 4/8 - 5:27 PM	 3393 4125 3238 4915 3219 2046 96	 101
Qualification 110 (D) Sat 4/9 - 9:48 AM	 3826 3393 3219 1540 1983 5942 90	 152
Qualification 121 (B) Sat 4/9 - 11:15 AM	 3393 360 5495 4132 5588 2907 101	 86
Quarterfinal 4 (C) 2046 1540 2522 4488 955 3393 173	 98
Quarterfinal 8 (D) 2046 1540 2522 4488 955 3393 188	 113
Team 3393's 2016 Awards
District Championship Points Qualifying Team PNW District - Auburn Event
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Rank: 34 of 158 teams in the Pacific Northwest District (Full Rankings )
Qualified for District Championship: Yes
Qualified for FIRST Championship: No
Team 3393 had the following district points activities in the 2016 season:
Event/Activity
PNW District - Auburn Mountainview Event 15 12 10 0 -- 37
PNW District - Auburn Event 15 12 10 0 -- 37
Pacific Northwest District Championship sponsored by Autodesk 33 18 0 0 -- 51
If Team 3393 is tied with any other Pacific Northwest teams in total District Ranking Points, the tie will be broken using the following criteria:
Level 1 Total Playoff Round Performance Points 20
Level 2 Max Playoff Round Performance Points 10
Level 3 Total Alliance Selection Points 42
Level 4 Max Alliance Selection Points 18
Level 5 Total Qualification Points 63
Level 6 Highest Match Score 130
Level 7 Second Highest Match Score 125
Level 8 Third Highest Match Score 121
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So you nailed the interview and think you did a pretty darn good job! What's next? What you do after the interview can make as much of a difference as what you do during the interview. Don't miss these key steps to getting a job offer.
One of the most important things you can do during an interview is asking for your interviewer's contact information. Even if it is awkward, you are meeting this person and you never know how your paths might cross in the future. Even if you aren't hired but this is a dream company that you want to work for, you should definitely stay in touch.
As long as you aren't annoying them weekly, there is no reason that they shouldn't be willing to give out their contact information. So, each person you interview with, ask them for a business card. Or if they don't have a card on them, ask them for their email address and write it down. Yes, I know it is weird and awkward especially when they are the ones in control but you want to be able to stay in touch after the interview.
As much as possible, never leave the interviewer's office without getting their contact information. Usually at the end of the interview they will ask you if you have any questions. That is the time to ask them for a business card if you have any follow-up questions. If they don't have a business card, ask for their email address. If they say that you can't contact them, they are probably not someone that you want in your network anyways.
A simple 'thank you' email can make a big difference because so many people forget about this one really simple last step! The best way to follow up is to send an e-mail within 24 hours after the interview. Reiterate why you're the best choice for the job.
If they specifically say "We will contact you" and give no info, how do you thank them for the interview?
Even if they say "We will contact you," that doesn't mean you can't simply thank them for the interview. Every interview you go on you will learn valuable information about the industry and what you can offer by asking questions. You should be thankful for every interview, even if you disliked the possible job and interviewers. I know I always learn something about myself or what I really want to do in the future after an interview. Plus, every interview you go on, you will find yourself less nervous the next time around. I promise!
To show the interviewer how serious you are, make use of the snail mail. While emails and phone calls can come across as somewhat cold forms of communication, handwritten notes are warm. In your note, thank them for their time and address a dew things you discussed in the interview. Make sure to tailor the letter to the company you're sending it.
If it takes a while to get a response after the interview, consider following up again. A week after the interview, call the interviewer's office and, nicely, ask about the status of the job search. If you can't get a hold of the interviewer, leave a voicemail. And a week after that, send an email basically saying the same thing.
After the interview, write down who you met and the date of the meeting, what you talked about, what you learned, your impressions, and any concerns you have. It's important to keep to keep track and to stay organized with the contacts you made.
Make sure you download our free cheat sheet with the answers to the top 10 interview questions too!
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OSS Wins Fourth Program with Major Military Contractor
One Stop Systems, Inc.January 5, 2021 GMT
ESCONDIDO, Calif., Jan. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- One Stop Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSS), a leader in specialized high-performance edge computing, has expanded its engagement at a major military prime contractor with its fourth major program win.
This latest program, named "Orange Gear," involves building an AI system consisting of a cluster of three OSS custom GPU-accelerated rugged servers. The server cluster has been designed to meet the unique power and ruggedization requirements of this airborne application. It is packed with the latest 200Gb Ethernet server-to-server networking, Gen 4 PCIe internal interconnects, NVMe storage devices, and third-party GPUs for edge AI acceleration.
Computing and storage systems ruggedization pushes the requirements for 'edge performance without compromise' for AI applications to boundaries not seen in the data center. Orange Gear furthers the company's 'data center in the sky' strategy of combining compute platforms with solid-state storage units.
Orange Gear is similar to OSS' first compute win with this prime contractor announced in June of last year which is currently being deployed under a multi-year contract. The deployment involves OSS all-in-one rugged GPU accelerated servers that enable U.S. Navy aircraft to conduct real-time AI-powered threat detection.
Altogether, the four major programs with the military prime contractor include:
Ground-based missile defense radar simulation
Data storage unit for radar data in flight for the Navy
Single server for AI 'data center in the sky' for the Navy
Three server cluster for AI 'data center in the sky' for the Navy
OSS expects these four programs to contribute additional revenue over the coming years. The success of these programs led to the company's first program win directly with the Navy for one of the company's storage products for other Navy aircraft.
"This latest 'data center in the sky' project expands our footprint with this key military contractor and provides further validation of our technology for mission critical U.S. Navy applications," commented Jim Ison, OSS chief sales and marketing officer. "The win also reflects the increasing business we've been generating by combining our storage and computing solutions. We will continue to leverage our unique capabilities in specialized high-performance edge computing to expand the support of wartime theater applications for land, sea, air and space."
About One Stop Systems
One Stop Systems, Inc. (OSS) designs and manufactures innovative specialized high-performance edge computing modules and systems, including customized servers, compute accelerators, expansion systems, flash storage arrays and Ion Accelerator storage software. These products are used for deep learning, AI, defense, finance, and entertainment applications, and empower scientists, engineers, creators and other professionals to push the boundaries of their industries.
OSS utilizes the power of PCI Express Gen 4, the latest GPU accelerators and NVMe storage to build award-winning systems, including many industry firsts, for OEMs and government customers. The company enables bringing AI datacenter performance to 'the edge' by addressing the entire AI workflow, from high speed data acquisition to deep learning, training and inference. OSS products are available directly or through global distributors. For more information, go to www.onestopsystems.com.
One Stop Systems cautions you that statements in this press release that are not a description of historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the company's current beliefs and expectations. The inclusion of forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by One Stop Systems or its partners that any of our plans or expectations will be achieved, including but not limited to, the performance of the rugged servers and interconnects, application compatibility, application performance, the timing of the custom server product shipments, or the fitness of the products for a particular DoD, US Navy or edge application. Actual results may differ from those set forth in this press release due to the risk and uncertainties inherent in our business, including risks described in our prior press releases and in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including under the heading "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent filings with the SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to revise or update this press release to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, which is made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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TROPICAL POPSICLE - Dawn Of Delight
Kategorie: CD-Reviews | Genre: Psychedelic/Space Rock, Folk/Folkrock | Heft: Jahrgang 2013, eclipsed Nr. 151 / 6-2013 | VÖ-Jahr: 2013 | Wertung: 7/10 | Label: Talitres | Autor: WT
After he had said goodbye to stereotypes and thus almost completely to postpunk, the singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Tim Hines started his project Tropical Popsicle on his own. He recorded the vinyl single "The Beach With No Footprints", but then looked for and found three partners in spirit with whom he first recorded the EP "The Age Of Attraction" and now a complete album. Right at the beginning, when an organ starts to play and a voice with double reverberation and echo plays "Always Awake In Shadows", the sixties roots on which Hines' music is based are completely blank. The guitars à la Byrds on the title song of the EP and the vocal harmonies on "Ghost Beacons" underline this impression. Even bonds from the very early Pink Floyd ("Havana") can be clearly heard. The Punker Hines shimmers through once again discreetly in between, for example on "The Beach With No Footprints" and "Tether", but the majority of the twelve songs would have done more credit to sixties bands like the Electric Prunes.
Top Track: Ghost Beacons


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The Baule tribe is one of the most important tribes in Ivory Coast. Ethymologically the name can be traced back to a legend of Queen Aba Pokou who led her people in a migration to goldmine areas in the 18th Century and had to sacrifice her son to the river God after which the tribe was named Bauli which means "the son is dead". The figures have the purpose of incarnating spirits from the transcendent world.
The Baule population produces some of the most elegant African art. Their figures are up to 60 cm high and are recognised by their longish necks and detailed coiffures. The figures materialise spirits. Their masks can be separated into 3 types: helmet mask looking like a buffalo, a mask looking like a human face and masks to be used at the Goli festival celebrating the harvest.


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Throughout most of 2014 and into early 2015, czb worked with officials in Washtenaw County, Michigan to develop a countywide affordable housing strategy. The complex undertaking meant analyzing the county's highly varied submarkets from booming Ann Arbor to struggling Ypsilanti, the impact of the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University on those markets, and the fall-out from the Great Recession. The result was an unprecedented level of cooperative work among more than a dozen jurisdictions setting shared policy and production goals for housing across the county.
Throughout most of 2014 and into early 2015, czb worked with officials in Washtenaw County, Michigan to develop a countywide affordable housing strategy. The complex undertaking meant analyzing the county's many, highly varied submarkets. The result was an unprecedented level of cooperative work among more than a dozen jurisdictions setting shared policy and production goals for housing across the county.
czb's analysis showed that central-eastern Washtenaw County has two very distinct housing markets, each with different needs and opportunities: one fundamentally strong market anchored by the City of Ann Arbor and one, including the City of Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township, that was in far greater distress.
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County commissioners are re-thinking the distribution of new housing units throughout the county, including the possible addition of affordable housing units on a 13.5-acre site of land in southeast Ann Arbor and the addition of higher-end apartment complexes in the City of Ypsilanti.
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czb's analysis for Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County provided a snapshot of housing market conditions and corresponding goals to improve affordability across a wide spectrum of households in the county's urban core communities.