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Tag Archive: Federal Bill
Meng & Gillibrand Helping Small Businesses With Tax Breaks
Women-Owned Small Businesses Are Among Fastest Growing Segments of the Economy, But Start With Eight Times Less Capital Than Other Businesses
Gillibrand, Meng: Federal Bill Would Help Entrepreneurs Grow Their Businesses and Create New Jobs in Queens
Queens, NY – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Assemblywoman Grace Meng were joined at Great Bear Auto Repair, a woman-owned auto repair shop in Flushing, by owner Audra Fordin to announce federal legislation designed to extend targeted tax breaks for small businesses. Women-owned small businesses are among the fastest growing segments of the economy but start with eight times less capital. Senator Gillibrand and Assemblywoman Meng urged the U.S. Senate to vote on theSUCCESS Act of 2012, legislation that would provide investors with strong incentives to invest in small business stock, double deductions for start-up expenses, purchase new equipment, and continue tax credits that small businesses can take advantage of.
"Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the most powerful job creators we have,"Senator Gillibrand said. "I've heard from women in Queens and all across the state. I know women are ready to lead us to a thriving and stable economy, with new good-paying jobs that can support a family. When we provide the tools that small business leaders need, we can help this economic engine take off."
"Small businesses have always been the engines of job creation and community development in Queens, and are moving us out of this grinding recession,"Assemblywoman Mengsaid. "We're already seeing more start-ups, more hiring, and more entrepreneurs striking out on their own. Nowhere is the growth of women-owned businesses more evident than here in New York State, New York City, and in Queens. Critical to supporting and sustaining this trend for small business owners is ensuring access to credit and capital as well as tax credits for hiring and healthcare through the Affordable Care Act. These will be my priorities in Congress."
"As the first woman to run my family's auto repair and auto body shop, I know from experience what the challenges and opportunities are to build a successful business," said Audra Fordin, Owner of Great Bear Auto Repair and Auto Body Shop. "With careful budget planning and networking, my company has turned a profit over the past few years. Extending these tax breaks would be a major incentive to help grow my business further. By providing some needed breathing room, I would be able to immediately divert resources towards staff and new equipment upgrades, which are a win for my business and for the community."
Last fall, Senator Gillibrand held women's economic empowerment roundtables across the state, and heard firsthand from small business owners. Small businesses play a critical role in the national and local economy, with more than 10 million firms owned by women. Between 1997 and 2007, women-owned businesses added roughly 500,000 jobs, while other private firms lost jobs. In New York alone, more than 30 percent of all small businesses are owned by women. However, women, on average, start their business with eight times less funding than men, making tax credits a critical part of their business plan.
To bolster small business growth, Senator Gillibrand has been working with a group of bipartisan women Senators to extend targeted small business tax benefits, which expired at the start of 2012, through at least 2013. These tax breaks are included in a larger bill aimed to help small businesses grow, called theSuccess Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, Education, Strategic Partnerships and Smart Regulation(SUCCESS) Act of 2012.
In September 2010, Congress passed theSmall Business Jobs Act, which provided a number of key tax benefits to American small businesses, such as eliminating capital gains tax on investments in small business, and cutting taxes for businesses that invest in new equipment. With roughly two-thirds of new jobs in the U.S. generated by small businesses, extending these tax provisions for businesses is a key way to encourage growth and hiring.
Small Business Tax Breaks Under the SUCCESS Act
These tax benefits include a number of provisions that help give small businesses the ability to grow and expand now by providing incentives to invest in small businesses, helping businesses make new investments in equipment, and extending benefits that help out new start-ups.
Tax Relief for Small Business Capital Gains: This provision would provide investors a strong incentive to invest in small business stock. Prior to 2009, 50 percent of the gain of a small business stock was subject to tax. Senator Gillibrand supported legislation that increased this exclusion to 75 percent and the Small Business Jobs Act expanded that benefit to 100 percent of the gain. Eligible small businesses are defined as those with gross assets under $50 million and the stock must be held for at least five years.
Doubles Existing Deductions for Start-up Costs for New Small Businesses:New start-ups typically face a number of substantial expenses in their first year they get off the ground, such as permits, consulting costs, expenses in finding clients and custoemrs and other needs, but are limited in the amount of expenses they can deduct that year on their taxes. This provision would extend the increased deduction for start-up expenses, from $5,000 to $10,000. Eligible expenses include studies of potential markets, products, labor markets, or transportation systems; advertisements for the opening of a new business; compensation for consultants and employees undergoing training and their instructors; and travel for the purpose of securing suppliers, distributors, and customers.
Extends Section 179 Expensing: This provision allows small businesses to write-off up to $500,000 in tangible property, such as investments in machinery and plant equipment, or other physical equipment (such as refrigerators or stoves for a restaurant or gas pumps for a gas station).
General Business Credit Carryback: This provision would allow businesses to continue to carryback (i.e., count against profits from previous years) general business credits for up to five years. This helps businesses who are currently not profitable by allowing them to claim credits against years where they were making money.
Another measure included in theSUCCESS Act is the Expanding Access to Capital for Entrepreneurial Leaders (EXCEL) Act, which would modify the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program to raise the amount of SBIC debt the Small Business Administration (SBA) can guarantee from $3 billion to $4 billion. It would also increase from $225 million to $350 million the amount of SBA guaranteed debt a team of SBIC fund managers who operate several funds can borrow.
Tags: campaign, Congress, Dan halloran, Federal Bill, Gillibrand, Grace Meng, New Jobs, Tax Breaks
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Q: Get Parent From Child Scope How can I get/set an Object from a parent from a child's scope?
class Parent
{
    var pictureBox1 = new PictureBox();
       ...
    class  Child
    {
        List<string, PictureBox> list;

        Child()
        {
            list.Add("000", /*Here I want to get the Parent elements PictureBox1 instant*/);
               etc.
            // I also set it later
            list[0].Item2.Text = "newPicture";
        }
    }
}

So this way I implement these things, and my question is how can I get from Child scope to the Parent.pictureBox1 element.

A: This is not possible in C#.
You need to pass the pictureBox to the Child class.
See this link:
C# nested classes are like C++ nested classes, not Java inner classes

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Q: Make a separate single column row in a multi column table in antd So I have a regular table in antd including 3 columns as such

  <Column title="Age" dataIndex="age" key="age" />
  <Column title="Address" dataIndex="address" key="address" />
  <Column title="Tags" dataIndex="tags" key="tags" />

but I would like to have an advert after every 20 entry as a single row inside the table. Is there a way to achieve this with antd tables or should I revert back to data.map?

A: You need to use colSpan property of Column.
On the desired index (in the example it's 3), set all columns span to 0 and the specific entry to the table length 5

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*obj.props.colSpan = 0;

*props: { colSpan: 5 }
I just adjusted the official example.
const renderContent = (value, row, index) => {
  const obj = {
    children: value,
    props: {}
  };
  if (index === 3) {
    // On target every other column is not showing
    obj.props.colSpan = 0;
  }
  return obj;
};

const columns = [
  {
    title: 'Name',
    dataIndex: 'name',
    render: (text, row, index) => {
      if (index !== 3) {
        return {text};
      }
      return {
        children: {text},
        // The target takes all column span
        props: {
          colSpan: 5
        }
      };
    }
  },
  {
    title: 'Age',
    dataIndex: 'age',
    render: renderContent
  },
  ...
];

const data = [..]


Sweet Stuff Bake Shop is a Norton based business serving the community with mouth watering baked goods limited only by your imagination. Melanie is a master at what she does, you have to see her cake decorating, it is amazing. If you are around the area and ask where I can buy a personalized cake - Sweet Stuff Bake Shop and Melanie is the name you will hear recommended. And if you have a student at Wheaton College that you love, you have sent them her treats at one time or another for sure.
The website is designed to showcase cakes, cookies, cupcakes, sticky buns, in an overwhelming yummmm style that you just can't resist. It is a deliciously designed website that is also mobile responsive. Order online today and enjoy!
Sweet Stuff Bake Shop did not have a website prior to hiring us, this is an original design. Before the website they communicated with their customers on facebook, by email and by phone. The website streamlined their orders. Social media is still a large part of their marketing plan, however now they increased credibility and gained control of their online presence with a beautifully designed business website.
"Robin is a sheer pleasure to work with. She provides a clean and professional looking product and does so in a no-nonsense manner. She was persistent but not pushy, organized yet not overbearing. Designing my website with Robin was an all-around great experience! I would recommend her services to anyone looking for a new site design."


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Steffen Basho Junghans: Song of the Earth
Updated April 25, 2019 – By Jim Ferguson
Inspired by the American primitive school of guitar whose figureheads include the late John Fahey (who died earlier this year at the age of 61), Peter Lang, Leo Kottke and, arguably, Robbie Basho, Junghans is a German hippie whose steel-string, acoustic-based music is an extemporaneous, almost antitechnical free flowing.
Most of Junghans' music is rambling and repetitive, typified by the pompously titled "The Grand Entry" and "The Gates of Delight," which are essentially modal in nature, often integrate arpeggios with either a moving melodic or bass line, feature harmonics in some way and frequently suggest exotic influences. While the shorter "compositions" have many of the preceding qualities, for reasons unknown they also find Junghans venturing into other areas, such as the bold strumming episode of "Warrior's Lullaby" and the rapid fingerwork of "Silent Skies," which establishes a minimalistic environment loosely reminiscent of some of Steve Reich's music.
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Third death of US teen in a week renews focus on football's lethal potential
A 16-year-old student playing the game died Thursday, following the deaths of two 17-year-olds earlier in the week
Peter Walker in London and Jessica Glenza in New York
Fri 3 Oct 2014 13.03 EDT Last modified on Thu 30 Nov 2017 02.53 EST
American football players clash in-game, 2 October 2014. Photograph: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
The death of a 16-year-old American high school football player, the third teenager in a week to die from injuries sustained in a game, has placed renewed focus on the sport's potential for lethal and disabling injury.
Tom Cutinella, a guard and linebacker for Shoreham-Wading River High School in Shoreham, New York, died from a head injury caused by a heavy collision while blocking opponents during a game on Wednesday night, school officials said.
On Sunday an Alabama high school footballer, 17-year-old Demario Harris Jr, was pronounced dead three days after collapsing during a game. He is believed to have suffered a brain aneurysm shortly after making a tackle.
On the same night another player, 17-year-old, Isaiah Langston, collapsed during a warm-up before playing for Rolesville High School in North Carolina. He was pronounced dead on Monday.
The spate of deaths places has highlighted the risks in a sport which often involves heavy collisions between increasingly quick and bulky players, even at school and college level, albeit with significant protection from helmets and padding.
Last year the US professional football league, the NFL, reached a deal with former players and their families to pay $765m (£480m) over brain damage caused by concussions on the field. Many were found to have suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a degenerative condition caused by repeated head trauma.
Steven Cohen, the chief administrator of Shoreham-Wading River High, said Cutinella's death was "just a freak accident". The teenager stood up after the collision but then collapsed, he said.
Cohen described Cutinella as an academic high achiever and "a great individual". "Our school community is truly devastated by this awful news and we all extend our deepest condolences to Tom's family and friends during this difficult time," he said.
Over the course of last year a total of eight high school football players died from injuries directly connected to playing the sport, including brain and spine injuries, according to the Annual Survey of Football Injury Research report, compiled by the University of North Carolina.
Another nine players died indirectly, for example through suffering heat stroke during practice. In early September a 16-year-old player, Miles Kirkland, collapsed and died during a practice session in hot conditions in Staten Island.
A total of eight high school football-related deaths have been reported during 2014 so far.
In their 2012 football injury report the authors had called for better education for coaches over the potential risks for players exercising vigorously in hot conditions while wearing heavy equipment. Between 1995 and 2012, it said, 52 players had died from heat stroke, including 41 high school students.
It said: "These are amazing numbers and every effort should be made to continuously educate coaches concerning the proper procedures and precautions when practicing or playing in the heat."
However, the authors noted how numbers of deaths varied year by year, with no direct fatalities seen in high school or college football during 2012, the first time this had happened since 1990.
According to the study, the past decade has seen an average of about three direct high school football deaths a year, from a playing pool of about a million people.
Earlier this year the NFL used a meeting on the issue at the White House, called by Barack Obama, to announce a $25m donation towards research into head injuries suffered by young players.
The sport suffered some unconnected but similarly unwelcome bad publicity last month when CCTV footage emerged of a professional player, Ray Rice of the Baltimore Ravens, knocking out his fiancée during an argument inside a lift. He was indefinitely suspended.


Kevin Mitchell is being honored as a Champion of Change for his work to expand opportunities for young learners from communities historically underserved or underrepresented in tech fields.
I was fortunate to be exposed to technology from an early age. In elementary school, I learned the foundations of programming through the "turtle graphics" programming language LOGO. My high school had an amazing computer science and technology program. I participated in the American Computer Science League programming competitions, and built and refurbished PCs for a local nonprofit. Throughout my education, I was exposed to a variety of hardware and software concepts that have given me a huge advantage in my career as a software engineer.
Unfortunately, many of the schools in our communities are not able to offer the same kind of technology education that was available to me. Currently, only ten percent of American schools offer a computer science program. Without fundamental computer literacy skills, today's students will struggle to compete in an increasingly computer dependent economy. Our country must act quickly to provide students with the learning opportunities necessary to develop this literacy.
That's why I've taken on the role of lead volunteer at ScriptEd, a nonprofit that brings computer programming classes to schools in underserved communities. Our program works with local developers who volunteer by teaching classes, developing curriculum materials, and mentoring students. Our volunteers allow our students to see that a passion for technology can open up incredible opportunities, and provide them with the guidance they need to develop 21st century career skills.
We've seen a great amount of interest from developers in New York City who want to give back to the community through our program, and we are actively working to expand to additional schools and create a reusable open source curriculum. We recently ran a hackathon, an event where students spent an entire day working with technology professionals to design and develop programs around a central theme. We've also placed several of our students in paid internships at technology firms, providing them with real-world experience to help them be successful in a modern economy.
The teachers and mentors I had as a student helped to instill in me a passion for technology. I want to share this passion, and enable other professionals in the technology field to do the same. The feeling I get when I see a concept finally "click" in a student's eyes is incredibly rewarding. We've seen our students go from being unable to type or create files, to writing programs that solve real-world problems and allow them to express their creativity.
I'm very proud of our students, and amazed by the enthusiasm of the volunteers who take time out of their busy schedules to teach and mentor them. Not only are we giving our students the skills they need for a bright future, we are also giving them a set of tools that will enable them to drive the future success of America.
Kevin Mitchell is a Lead Volunteer for ScriptEd.


Fire Pro Wrestling World is coming down the ramp, armed with a steel chair, ready to floor wrestling fans! Coming out as tag partners, we have New Japan Pro Wrestling! Will Fire Pro Wrestling World become the IWGP champ or will it lose to the three count?
From the start, Fire Pro Wrestling World has plenty of features and modes to pick from that wrestling fans will recognise. There's exhibition, tournament, league, battle royal, online, story and mission mode. Within each of these are even more choices of various wrestling match types. Once a match type is selected, options open up for the venue type, the ring, and referee. Match settings can be adjusted for speed, difficulty, time, run-ins, etc. There are a lot of choices on offer to ensure you can create yourself a rather unique fight every time.
The story mode is told in an RPG/Visual novel-like manner with still images of people on the screen and their dialogue on the bottom. I found this to be brilliant as it meant I could read the wrestlers lines in the voices I imagined they would have. In other games, the animations and voices can sound extremely bad and sometimes they don't sync up right. This is also perfect as it means I can read the story at my own pace and enjoy the story mode at a lot more comfortable pace.
Starting off as a beginner to the Fire Pro Wrestling series, I found that matches were not a simple exchange of strikes to reduce a health bar, pulling a signature, and then a finisher. In fact, a lot of the common aspects of other wrestling games can be forgotten as this goes to do its own thing. There are no health bars to show how defeated you or your opponents are. Instead, the wrestlers will stand up and be out of breath. That's when the big hits happen in order to bring on the winning pin.
Controls for the matches are very simplistic. There's a weak, medium, heavy attack, run, and pin. During matches, the moves are easy to pull off without trying to remember which directional and slew of button prompts does what. To help, there is a tutorial to go through which demonstrates what to look for in order to perform the best you can. Contrary to other wrestling games, there is no button mashing or minigames for you to perform so you can pull off a submission. When a pin is eventually performed, it's based on the match results whether or not you'll be kicking out.
Character customisation is a big deal in Fire Pro Wrestling. There's everything from body parts to their outfits. A person can easily spend lots of time adjusting and creating the wrestlers of their imagination or creating ones that represent someone they know. The adjustments you can do can be realistic or extreme far-fetched nonsense, such as one I created who had no torso. He had floating limbs and a head. That's how crazy the customizing can be when you decide to go all-out and mess about! There's even a chance that with a bit of adjusting, your character could just be a floating head!
The customisation doesn't stop with just the wrestlers either. Everything offers some form of manual customisation, such as edits that can be done to the referees, the teams, the ring, and the titles. If you're proud of your creations, you can upload them to FPW Net for other people to try out. Likewise, you too can download other people's creations.
There is a patch to download for Fire Pro Wrestling which fixes a number of issues, but I still encountered a few technical problems within my gameplay. While doing customisations, there is a bit of lag while adjusting features and moving things around. Trying to pick out how your character looks while dealing with that lag does bring down the experience a little. The more you want to keep doing, the more your patience is tested. If changing multiple characters, the process could feel like it's taking forever as you try and persevere with the sluggish controls. Along with the brief lag, there are noticeable rate drops when it's more than just a 1v1 match.
I attempted to do online but other than one match that took over five minutes to get in to, I didn't manage to join any others in the time I was playing Fire Pro Wrestling. My settings were simply for a quick match to see what the online mode would be like and how well it handles. Based on my match with the one person, it did play as smooth as if I was playing against CPU on a local match. Since I didn't have much chance to play others, I can safely say I am undefeated online! On Fire Pro Wrestling, at least.
My experiences with Fire Pro Wrestling World were so different compared to other wrestling games and it was very welcomed. After doing the tutorial and understanding the game's mechanics, I was captured into wanting to play for hours straight. There might be some hiccups with lag and frame drops but the fun factor keeps going. It's safe to say that Fire Pro Wrestling World did indeed win the IWGP Championship title.


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PopGenIE (Populus Genome Integrative Explorer) is an integrated set of tools for exploring the genome and transcriptome of the model plant system Populus.

PopGenie is a model organism database which brings together the increasingly extensive collection of genetics and genomics data created by the scientific community in a central resource. Such databases offer a single entry point to the collection of resources, typically including tools for exploring and querying those resources. PopGenIE contains an integrated set of tools including genome, synteny and quantitative trait locus browsers for exploring genetic data. Expression tools include an electronic fluorescent pictograph browser, expression profile plots, co-regulation within collated transcriptomics data sets, and identification of over-represented functional categories and genomic hotspot locations. A number of collated transcriptomics data sets are available in the browser to facilitate functional exploration of gene function. Additional homology and data extraction tools are provided. PopGenIE significantly increases accessibility to Populus genomics resources and allows exploration of transcriptomics data without the need to learn or understand complex statistical analysis methods.

There are various tools (ePlant.eXplot, PopNet...) available in PopGenIE to analyse biological data. PopGenIE also archived their old versions. All tools are under MIT lLicence.

References

Biological databases

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Days of Croatian Small Boat Builders (DHMB) Continues to Deliver in its 9th Edition
As part of Total Croatia Sailing, the newest edition to the Total Croatia News family, we will be covering news across the Adriatic, including discovering local and unique festivals. Stepping into the summer season the 9th Edition of the Days of Croatian Small Boat Builders, sets the tone. Over the weekend of April 27th – 1st May 2017, organizers deliver, yet again, another fantastic program of events and exhibitions.
The second I walked down to Marina Lav, I was instantly impressed. After writing about the mildly disappointing Croatia Boat Show, this was a pleasant surprise. The first thing that struck me was the energy, atmosphere and life of the event. With music blazing over the speakers, people playing volleyball on the inflatable 'field', the smell of Čevapi in the air and the line-up of boats, exhibitions & suppliers, I knew I was in for a great afternoon.
The Days of Croatian Small Boat Builders (DHMB) began as a small festival 8 years ago as a way to highlight traditional and local craftmanship in the world of boating; it has been growing in offering and recognition ever since. This year, there were boats represented by 25 Croatian Boat Builders, from across the Country: Istria & Kvarner, Zadar County, Šibenik-Knin, Split-Dalmatia and Zagreb. As well as 40 well-sailed boats in the sea, stand-outs included SEA PEARL 56 an 18-metre yacht, followed by SAMPA 6, by Brnabić – a yacht with a traditional look, yet exceptional modern technology, Monachus Yachts were also present, marking their 10th Anniversary of exhibiting at DHMB. I also need to mention my personal joy at seeing hand-built models of wooden ships, as this is something traditional to many Croatian families, including my own.
The event itself, somehow managed to pull off a community-feel, where children and families were welcome to enjoy the many activities and exhibitions along the beach, whilst walking a little further down the Marina, one stepped into a world of luxury to be expected at a boat show – the glamorous enjoying a glass of bubbly and water-front views at the many restaurants along the Marina.
This year, special attention was paid to adrenaline and water-sports, eco-electric vehicles, outdoor gyms, playgrounds and everything for kayaking and trekking to biking, kite-surfing and the many outdoor activities people have come to discover in Croatia.The legendary Harley Davidson also presented its motors including the future of two-wheel (and four-wheeler) GRYP electric bikes from the Croatian innovator Mate Rimac. I was also happy to see Solar Projekt present, after speaking to Boris Tudor he explained that solar panels are growing increasingly popular, especially in the boating world, more are turning to alternative energy (welcome news) – like Stella Maris, a traditional gulet set to hit the water this summer fueled solely by solar power (read more here).
There were also plenty of events to keep everyone entertained all weekend; such as the CRO SUP Tour Challenge, Remote-control sailboat races, Kite Challenge and a Kayak Family Cup, as well as the usual suspects showing off on the many water 'toys' from jet skis to fly-boarding!
The event particularly stood out to me as, not only highlighting the incredible talent of local companies and ship-builders, but as a festival out to prove that Croatia has so much more to offer, from the wealth of entrepreneurs to adrenaline activities. Vice President of the DHMB Tomi Božiković, had this to say;
'By launching this offer related to tourist attractions, we have opened up the segment of tourism to show that Croatia has much more to offer than just sun and sea. Apart from the abundance of traditional craftsmanship of construction and production that are more and more sought after, we want to see it in the future as a destination that presents many interesting attractions to round-off the current tourist offer.'
Being a foreigner who visited Croatia for the first time 5 years ago and is still learning about the life and culture here, I am continually blown away by just how incredible this country is and am forever learning the 'secrets' and discovering new and wonderful events and traditions. Events like this add to the colour of Croatia and are exactly what this country needs more of.
Bravo to the organizers, I am already looking forward to next year!
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The Center for Amazon Community Ecology has been working with the Bora native village of Brillo Nuevo since 2009 to help several dozen artisans develop and market their handicrafts. Since it takes them five hours to get to the nearest town by motor canoe and a 20 hour ferry ride up the Amazon River to reach the city of Iquitos, it is a long and expensive trip for them to sell their work.
CACE buys hot pads and other crafts directly from the artisans in the village, and we earmark 20% of our sales to a Social Rebate Fund to help the community meet their local needs in health, education or conservation. Last summer, Brillo Nuevo decided to use part of its account to build a community pharmacy so they would always have access to medicines even when the government health post was closed or poorly stocked.
It was sometimes frustrating seeing work start and stop, but people came together to finish the simple building in March. A village leader is now accompanying our CACE representative to buy the first batch of medicines for the pharmacy. Thanks to everyone whose craft purchases made this pharmacy possible. Donations to support this project are welcome through our Peru Project page on Global Giving.


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Q: Get all related set objects on Django object including those not yet persisted to database Let's say I have the following simple Django models:
class Club(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=50)

    def __str__(self):
        return self.name

class Student(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=50, unique=True)
    club = models.ForeignKey(Club, on_delete=models.CASCADE, null=True, blank=True)

    def __str__(self):
        return self.name

And I create the following objects:
club1 = Club.objects.create(name="Club1")
student1 = Student.objects.create(name="Student1", club=club1)
print(club1.student_set.all())
# <QuerySet [<Student: Student1>]>

Now I'm going to instantiate a second student object on the club object but NOT YET persist it to the database. Is there any way to get all students associated with club1 BEFORE it has been written to the DB? Looks like using the standard approach just returns the objects stored in the DB:
student2 = Student(name="Student2", club=club1)
print(club1.student_set.all())
# <QuerySet [<Student: Student1>]>

# Goal is to get this:
# <QuerySet [<Student: Student1>, <Student: Student2>]>

The reason I need this is to perform some validation of the staged data state.

A: If you want to perform validation of the student added, you should use the signal that gets triggered on the save. If you raise an error in the validation, the save does not get performed.
from django.db.models.signals import m2m_changed

m2m_changed.connect(student_set_changed, sender=Club.student_set.through)

def student_set_changed(*args, **kwargs):
    # Do you validation
    return

More on how to handle Many2Many field changes in Django Docs

A: You can add related_name attr in order to have easy access to all club's students. And you can validate students' quantity before saving it.
class Student(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=50, unique=True)
    club = models.ForeignKey(
        Club,
        on_delete=models.CASCADE,
        null=True,
        blank=True,
        related_name='students', # add this related name and run migratioin
    )

    def __str__(self):
        return self.name

    def validate_club_students(self):
        if self.club.students.count() >= 3:
            raise ValidationError('The club already has 3 students!')

    def save(self, *arg, **kwargs):
        self.validate_club_students()
        super().save(*arg, **kwargs)

It means that before saving a new student for a certain club you can check how many students does the club have.


The Peril River Watershed is in trouble! Use your scientific reasoning and analytical skills to figure out who is damaging the river, and how to fix it! Also, learn about eutrophication, biomagnification, dissolved oxygen, pH, and the effects of pesticides! A fun virtual lab simulation that focuses on problem-solving, and data analysis skills, including graphing and interpretation of data!
Solve the mystery on Peril River using scientific reasoning and analysis!
Create a perfect cake that everyone can enjoy it.
Race around and collect honey in Tennessee, but watch out for the evil witches.


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"Ghana should have just called me", Kevin-Prince Boateng reacts to Black Stars' Poor AFCON 21 Start
Ghanaian forward Kevin-Prince Boateng reiterated his desire to don the colours of the Black Stars again on Monday following the team's defeat against Morocco at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)
Boateng, 34, indicated his readiness to play again for the team by tweeting that current head coach Milovan Rajevac should have invited him.
Boateng wrote that "Ghana should have just called me" after learning of the disappointing result in the Black Stars first game at the ongoing in Cameroon.
The Hertha Berlin man hasn't been called up for senior national duty after burst-up with coach Kwesi Appiah in 2014.
Former coach Charles Akonnor, who qualified the team to the tournament, was asked about Boateng in 2020 and he said, "If Kevin Prince Boateng is available, why not?"
"He has played before, he is experienced [and good for consideration] but for his issues with the Black Stars.
"I will have to take it up with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) before any such decision will be taken if need be.
"We all know his exit was with many issues and this must be clarified before we consider his return."
Since then, there has been no discussion relating to Boateng's return to the Black Stars.
The former AC Milan and Barcelona forward in the same tweet, however, wished the Black Stars well in subsequent games at the tournament.
Ghana are desperate to win the Afcon for the first time in 1982 but they must improve after failing to impress on Monday evening against one of the favourites.
Source: ghanasoccernet.com
AFCON21: Ghana concede late goal to lose opener against Morocco
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has charged the Ghana Olympic Committee and all stakeholders to ensure that the successes chalked at the Tokyo Olympic Games will be a springboard towards greater achievements.
This, according to the President, will allow the country "to regain its place of pride in sports on the continent and in the world."
With the 2022 Commonwealth games in Birmingham just around the corner, President Akufo-Addo charged the "Ministry of Youth and Sports and all stakeholders to put in the necessary measures to ensure that we improve on our performance over the Australia 2018 Commonwealth Games."
The President made this known when the Ghana Olympic team at the 2020 Tokyo Games called on him on Friday, August 20, 2021, to present the historic bronze medal, the first time the nation has won a medal in the history of this Fourth Republic, to him at the Jubilee House in Accra.
Touting the country's achievements at the Tokyo games, President Akufo-Addo said "despite being represented by 14 athletes, the individual performances you put up at the Tokyo Olympics have been one of the best in the nation's history."
"Our last medal was in 1992 when the Under-23 football team, the Black Meteors, won bronze at the Barcelona games. For the first time in 49 years, Ghana won a medal in boxing, with the last one won by Prince Amartey in the 1972 games in Munich", he added.
Continuing he disclosed further that, "for the first time in 25 years, our 4 by 100 relay team qualified for the finals at the Olympics. Four national records were broken at the games, that's Joseph Amoah in the 200 metres race, the 4 by 100 team in the semi-finals, Abeiku Jackson in the 100 meters freestyle race in swimming, and Christian Amoah in weightlifting."
He indicated that, "out of the 52 countries in the Olympic Games, Ghana placed 10th on the African standings and for the first time ever in the history of the Olympic Games, a Ghanaian athlete, Samuel Takyi, was selected to represent Africa at the closing ceremony of the Olympics."
Portraying a country that honours its heroes, the President noted that as a "show of modesty and our gratitude, and on the basis of your individual performances, I'm happy to announce that each member of the team will receive a reward of 5,000 Dollars."
"The medalist Samuel Takyi will receive a car, 10,000 Dollars plus an additional 20,000 Dollars put in a Career Development Fund. Aside these, the total in bonuses for the team amounting to a total of 150,000 Dollars," he concluded.
Absa Bank joins forces with Michael Essien for the EPL Ultimate Assist Challenge
The new English Premier League season is here. Already, the heat is building up with the big teams finding their spots on the league log. Long way to go right?
As we wait for more surprises, Absa has announced a pan-African reward campaign with English Premier League Legend and former Black Stars midfielder, Michael Essien, to connect Ghanaians to the game they are most passionate and excited about.
Known as the Absa Ultimate Assist, the campaign is aimed at engaging customers and potential customers with light-hearted Premier League content and rewarding them with exciting prizes.
The campaign which has a social media challenge "Give Michael Essien The Ultimate Assist" encourages Ghanaians to participate by demonstrating their skills to win special package. To participate, you must take the following steps:
Record yourself receiving the ball from (an imaginary) Michael Essien.
Show off your football skills and pass the ball back to him.
Upload your video using #TheUltimateAssist and tag Absa Bank Ghana.
Commenting on the campaign, Benjamin Dwummah-Adu, Marketing Manager at Absa Bank Ghana said beyond connecting people's dreams to financial solution, services and opportunities, Absa is also committed to connecting the Ghanaians to things they love.
"Football is a game that excites, thrills, stirs up hope and sometimes disappoints but always unites us. It's a game that thrives on assisting each other to win. Through the Absa Ultimate Assist, we are demonstrating our commitment to supporting Ghanaians with financial solutions to get things done as well as connecting their passion to the beautiful game."
In a twitter post on the campaign, Michael Essien wrote "I am excited to be partnering with Absa, the Official African Banking Partner of the Premier League, on their #AbsaAssist campaign. Keep a look out for exciting content coming to you this season."
During his time at the English premiership, Michael Essien helped Chelsea to win the Premier League in 2006 and 2010, as well as three FA Cups and one League Cup. He won the UEFA Champions League in 2012. He has won the Chelsea Goal of the Season award twice, in the 2006-2007 and 2008–2009 seasons.
Absa Bank has been a long-standing banking partner of the English Premier League.


Hosting the 2010 Winter Olympic Games got the thumbs down from B.C. teachers at their recent annual general meeting.
"The teachers voted against any support of that because they felt that was taking money away better spent on education," said David Walker, vice-president of the Howe Sound Teacher's Association who attended the meeting in Vancouver last week.
"The delegates felt the province couldn't afford it.
"So as far as Whistler is concerned that was an issue."
Several other high profile educational issues were covered at the meeting including the on-going controversy over the banning of school district employees from sitting as parent representatives on school planning councils.
"We are very opposed to this as many teachers and workers are parents as well," said Walker a teacher librarian at Whistler Secondary School.
"They feel that just because they are a teacher doesn't mean that should limit their involvement in their child's education.
"There was a lot of debate and the end resolution was that they would once again try to pressure the government and support candidates in future elections that would allow teachers to participate in school planning councils if they wanted to."
The teachers authorized their union to go to court to challenge the provincial law.
Education Minister Christy Clark has said earlier that she excluded school employees as parent representatives for the same reason she gave parents three of five council positions: She doesn't want the parent voice to be overwhelmed by the voice of school employees.
The councils are responsible for developing school growth plans and submitting them to school boards for approval.
Parent advisory council members elect parent representatives and teachers are elected by their colleagues.
The growing number of international students in school districts was also discussed.
Many school districts, including Howe Sound, are continuing to increase the number of international students as the high fees they pay can help offset budgetary shortfalls.
But teachers are concerned that some of the students are not getting the attention they need at school and outside.
"School boards have to become more accountable in the program because it is not just about the money it is also about the welfare of the children," said Walker.
"Some of these children, especially in Vancouver but also here as well, are staying four or five to a house and so you have to wonder how much individualized attention are they getting.
"Their parents have paid all this money for them to come over to have this education and so there has to be accountability about that."
Meanwhile the Vancouver Sun reported this week that the Canadian Union of Public Employees is urging parents to join them in a fight against the four-day school week.
CUPE workers, who include secretaries, janitors and bus drivers stand to loose 20 per cent of their salaries if districts adopt a four-day week for schools.
Teachers and administrators, whose salary is calculated annually, would not suffer financially.
A four-day school week is being considered in Whistler but discussions are at a very preliminary level.


It's February and Valentine's Day is coming up, so I would like to share the love and give away game codes for AoE:DE, AoE II: HD, AoE III: CC or AoM: EE.
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Comment below your description which game code you would like to receive.
Add me, RadiatingBlade, as a friend on Steam so I can send you your prize immediately after the contest ends.
All three steps above must be completed before the contest ends 11:59 PM EST on Thursday, February 28th. Codes will be provided for the top 3 entries as determined by myself.
Note: This contest is not sponsored in any way by Microsoft or Xbox Game Studios.
Why is this causing me pain?
8 years ago i've bought "Complete Collection" in Mircosoft Marketlpace. I can download again?
I am afraid I will never be able to picture the joy that AOE II had brought into my life throughout all these years.
I will seize this opportunity to share this glorious moment where I prevented an opponent from stealing my Boar.
or this video where I played a strong opponent "Gripen" - Back then he was better Than I.
He has denied me from crucial resources (gold and stone) and oh boy… The adrenaline was flowing in my veins that day. I did not only defeat him but also gave him a lesson on how to respect others and play without gold and stone. Fun Game!
One of my favorite things about AoE games are the campaigns. I have spent hundreds -maybe thousands- of hours playing and replaying them again and again. These campaigns added to my historical knowledge greatly, and i know many things about the eras these campaigns took place in now as a result of it.
I would like to receive a code for AoE: DD so i can play those campaigns in the nice textures and graphics im used too.
Thank you @GregRising and @MSTRSup3rninja for participating in the contest. As soon as I receive the game codes from @Plus2Joe or @jennywaboom, I will send those off to you.


Like I said in my haul yesterday, I would have a review of the Urban Decay Gwen Stefani Eyeshadow Palette for you. This palette isn't anything new and has been out since November 2015, but the palette is currently on sale for $39 on Urban Decay's website, Sephora, Macy's and anywhere else Urban Decay is sold. After finding a gift card while cleaning my room, I thought I would purchase the palette and review it for you guys!
The end of my spring semester marks one thing: the summer Fortune Cookie Soap Box! The summer boxes have always been my favorite box to receive since the scents are fruity, sweet and get me revved up for summer. This box is no different. With a Finding Nemo theme, this box reminds me of the beach, tropical paradise and the ocean. Check out what I liked most about this box down below!
I've been wanting to try out those Sigma brush cleaning mitts and matts for a while, but they are so dang expensive! They look like they would get stubborn brushes clean incredibly easily. But thankfully, Real Techniques came out with an affordable dupe called the Brush Cleansing Palette. Check out my review down below!
When I saw a YouTuber talk about the new Wet n Wild Color Icon Ombre Blush, I had to pick some up. Today I have swatches and review of all three shades. Check them out below!
Urban Decay is my absolute favorite makeup brand. Their Naked palettes are known worldwide and their love for color (and naughty names) is what pulls me towards the California brand. I own the first two Vice palettes and felt bummed out that I didn't get the Vice 3 last year. So, as an early Christmas present, I received the Urban Decay Vice 4 palette to play around. Check out swatches of the palette down below!


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La Dolce Vita – Press Release
Lari Robling
larirob@gmail.com
Lyric Fest Presents La Dolce Vita
Thirteenth season premieres sweetly with a program of Italian favorites and little-known gems
PHILADELPHIA, PA – September 9, 2015 Designed to be a delightful Lyric Fest season opener with a lot of sparkle and fun, La Dolce Vita is a mix of beloved Italian vocal works and lesser-known gems from this culture best known for its operatic tradition. Just as the last season began with the origins of art song, La Dolce Vita explores the origins of vocal music in Italy and the passion Italians show for the sensuality of the voice.
There will be a Friday evening concert on October 2, 7:30 pm at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill as well as Sunday afternoon October 4, 3 pm at the Academy of Vocal Arts, with receptions in both venues More information and tickets available at www.lyricfest.org and a link to the program selections here.
Laura Ward, pianist, notes, "There's a lot of dramatic flair and fun in the selections. We have Rossini, Puccini, and Respighi who wrote not only opera but also lighter songs." She adds, "The music captures the Italian spirit and dramatic flair, but isn't necessarily operatic."
There will be a jazz version of "Se tu m'ami" as well as a nod to Mozart, playfully considered "the other Italian." The French are even represented with Reynaldo Hahn's "La Barcheta" from his "Six Songs of Venice."
Suzanne DuPlantis said, "La Dolce Vita features one of our favorite artists, soprano Jennifer Aylmer, and we are so lucky to have her back this season. She is such a special singer, a consummate–and hilarious– artist. She's totally magnetic!"
In addition, Aylmer is joined by mezzo-soprano Suzanne DuPlantis, tenor Eric Rieger and baritone Randall Scarlata with Laura Ward at the piano.
Lyric Fest performed a version of this program in Pittsburgh last season to an enthralled
audience and greatly anticipates bringing the same joy to Philadelphia. There will be solos, duets, trios and quartets, and lots of fun all around. Bring on the Prosecco!
About Lyric Fest
"Compulsively enterprising…" (David Patrick Stearns, Philadelphia Inquirer)
Lyric Fest was founded in January 2003 as a 501 c.3 and is currently led by two of its founders, Artistic Directors Suzanne DuPlantis and Laura Ward. Dedicated exclusively to the voice recital, Lyric Fest occupies a singular place in the Philadelphia artscape and expands the definition of the song recital by jointly featuring regional and internationally recognized artists. Together they produce a happening that is more than just a concert of songs. The mission of Lyric Fest is "to bring people together through the shared experience of song by offering to diverse audiences lively, theme-oriented voice recitals designed to edify, educate, stimulate dialogue, and foster community."
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Christmas Eve: Nativity of Our Lord
In 1863, Prussian military analysts described war as defined by the presence of uncertainty, writing, "three quarters of the factors on which action in war are based are wrapped in a fog of more or less uncertainty."1
Photo by Bryan Minear on Unsplash; licensed under CC0.
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Commentary on Isaiah 9:2-7
Adam Hearlson
The fog of war, so to speak, makes it near impossible to see the final endgame, and therefore predict the shape of the final outcome. Within the fog, the future remains uncertain. Directions and decisions are made cautiously, so as not to arouse the surveillance of the enemy. What can you do within the fog but wait, watch, and listen? What respite do we have but to pray for light to burn off the fog?
Isaiah's prophecy begins with an image of darkness. A nation, its leaders, its people, and its armies have lived in the fog. The feeling that accompanies the coming light is a triumphant shout. Isaiah then describes the feelings of the breaking dawn with images of war victory. Plunder laid before the victor, broken yokes and rods of previous enemies, the boots and garments of the casualties burned in a pyre. The initial verses paint a swaggering picture of victory. The war has been won. The conquered have become the conquering, adding to their nation. Territory lost has been won back. Victory tastes sweet.
But then the war song is interrupted by a strange word: child. "For a child has been born for us." (record scratch) Children don't belong in our war songs. The darkness is supposed to be lifted by the light of the glimmering army. War songs are for courageous heroes who display their strength in battle. Battles aren't for infants.
Yet, in Isaiah's song, the victory is won not by military might, or the ingenious strategy of the generals. The fog is lifted by the creation of life, not by its destruction. Peace rests on the shoulders of a small child. Authority over the great nation is reserved for the young one.
On the eve of Christmastide, Isaiah's prophecy prepares our imaginations for what has traditionally been a season of inversion. In his great book, Sacred Folly, Max Harris describes how the European church used the Christmas season to actively subvert the hierarchies of the church and its surrounding cultures. In medieval France, four feast days in the Christmas season were reserved to celebrate the priests and the choir. On the fourth of these days, the feast of the circumcision, the lowest of the recognized orders, the sub-deacons, were given permission to lead services.
In the 12th century, the Bishop of Sully heard of the sub-deacon services and expressly prohibited "rhythmic poetry, impersonations, and 'strange lights.'" Perhaps more telling, he also forbade the order from singing the Magnificat more than five times.2 Apparently, Mary's song of inversion ("he has put down the mighty from their seat and exalted the humble") was being sung so many times by the sub-deacons that the bishop felt the need to limit the singing. The sub-deacons, it seems, were leaning into the season ushered in by Isaiah. They were training their imaginations to see and express the ways in which God calls us to something besides the status quo.
To change our practices, we have to change our expectations. So, Isaiah's prophecy begins the Christmas season by encouraging our imaginations to seek out ways to invert our expectations. This child being born is helpless, yet all authority rests upon his shoulders. This child hasn't reached puberty, but he is the father of nations. This child wails for his mother's breast but is the prince of peace.
In Isaiah's passage, we get some of the initial glimpses of what salvation will look like in God's world. It looks like peace. For a nation struggling to maintain boundaries, dominate vassal states, and secure borders, Isaiah's prophecy seems naive. Leaders struggling with consequential geo-political conflict tell us that the security we enjoy is best won through dominance. The world tells us to put our hope in mutually assured destruction. Peace is only possible because we can assure the world that our missiles will launch before theirs land. Strength keeps the world in check, sacrifice secures peace, and spilled blood is the only message that your enemy will hear.
But Isaiah inverts the logic of the God of war. Peace, it seems, rises up as an alternative to the conflict. Blood doesn't buy peace, blood buys more blood. As Christmas approaches, Isaiah is asking us to look someplace else for our salvation. Find another route besides the demonic price of violence. Look instead to the child. During the Christmas season, Isaiah's vision takes on deeper significance as we see the child as a sacrificial decision of God.
Before the sacrifice of the cross that will come a few decades later, God first humbles God's self to become helpless. As an infant, God is dependent, fragile, and needy. God becomes what we are in order that we might become more than conquerors, we might become peacemakers.
1.Carl Von Clausewitz, Vom Kriege, Book 1, Chapter 3.
2. Max Harris, Sacred Folly: A New History of the Feast of Fools (Cornell: Cornell University Press, 2011), 90.
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Corrine Carvalho
Gennifer Benjamin Brooks
Michael J. Chan
Ingrid Lilly
Commentary on Luke 2:1-14 [15-20]
The temptation is to do too much rather than too little on Christmas Eve.
Commentary on Psalm 96
Let's face it, this night belongs to the newborn Jesus, Mary and Joseph, along with shepherds, a chorus of angels and some sheep and cattle.
Commentary on Titus 2:11-14
The passage taken from Titus in the lectionary today does not relate the storied details so familiar to us from Luke's Nativity account.
Sermon Brainwave #639 – Christmas Eve (Nativity 1)


Many people feel the use of mandatory minimum sentencing is unfair. It takes away the judges ability to view each case as individual. I have a friend that is spending 10 years mandatory in prison for a pharmacy robbery. He is a great person who made a bad choice. I think not recognizing that he was addicted to drugs and this happened as a result is terrible. I'm not saying he doesn't deserve to be punished. But TEN years? He has served three and his son is now five. He deserves the chance as a first time, well behaved offender to not have so much time taken away from raising his son. I hear about people who murder or molest that spendess time in prison. It is unfortunate that our country has such a drug problem that people do these things in the first place. But look at them as individuals and don't forget that drugs can influence people to make bad decisions. These people should be punished, but also evaluated and counseled against substance abuse and its effects on the victims and offenders families. To not have a chance at parole when not given a life sentence is unfair and further labeling these people. Also, they become institutionalized and end up going back in many cases due to too much time behind bars. I thank you for your tome and for reading this letter.
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Practitioners of San He Feng Shui know that there can be no substitute for a good Luo Pan when it comes down to measuring land forms; incoming dragons and waterways. In order to accurately determine the exact effects the landforms will have on the residents of a particular area, precise measurements are needed to correctly analyse and tap into positive Qi.
A few of the rings are also translated into English; the 24 Mountains, Later Heaven Ba Gua and the 24 Seasons; so that those just familiarizing themselves with the San He Luo Pan will be able to quickly incorporate it into their practice.
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Q: @BeforeAll and @Transaction are not working - changes on db side are not rollbacked I'm trying to test my application using @Transactional to rollback after the tests and @BeforeAll to set up the objects for tests:
@EnableJpaRepositories
@SpringBootTest
@Transactional
public class UserScoreTest {
    @BeforeAll
    public static void init() {
       userRepository.save(user);
    }

    @Test
    ...
}

The problem seems to be that once @BeforeAll is executed, the changes are "committed".
Does anybody know if it's desired behavior or it's a bug?
I solved my problems using @BeforeEach and then saving during in the @Test and it works (after tests, everything is rollbacked) but I would prefer to set up once with @BeforeAll.

A: I believe that your issue is that @Transactional only works on instance methods of the Spring "Bean", not on static methods. That is why it works for @BeforeEach instance method but not on @BeforeAll static method.
One way around this would be to use @BeforeEach but have a boolean field that stores if it has already been done once. Don't forget to address threading issue if your test runs in a multi-threaded manner.
This answer explains it better.

A: I think that your concept is wrong.
In common test scenario, any @Autowired dependency, like your userRepository, should not be static. I suppose it is static as you are referencing it from the static method.
You should consider @Before annotation only and thanks to the @Transactional annotation, each test will be automatically rollbacked at the end.
The main scenario is this:
Run @BeforeAll
For each @Test annotation:

*

*Begin transaction

*Run @Before

*Run @Test

*Run @After

*Rollback transaction

The purpose of @BeforeAll is to do some work only once for entire test class. I can think of one possible scenario for setting values for RequestContextHolder or SecurityContextHolder but I would be aware of loosing those values in other threads (if @Test creates some). I rarely use @BeforeAll. Same principle is for @Parameterized tests which have to have @Parameters annotation above the static method. This is because the runner in @RunWith has to know how many tests and which parameters to use before actual initialization of the test.
@BeforeAll is out of transaction scope.

A: @BeforeEach executes for every @Test, @BeforeAll executes only once at start for all the @Test


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North Korea Approves New Frontline Army Duties Amid Tensions
SEOUL, June 24 (AP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un doubled down on his nuclear arms buildup to overwhelm "hostile forces" at a key meeting where military leaders approved unspecified new operational duties for frontline army units.
Members of the ruling Workers' Party's Central Military Commission decided to supplement an "important military action plan" on the duties of frontline troops and further strengthen the country's nuclear war deterrent, state media said on Friday.
North Korea hasn't specified the new operational duties for frontline army units, but analysts say the country could be planning to deploy battlefield nuclear weapons targeting rival South Korea along their tense border.
While North Korea's pursuit of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles that could reach the US mainland gets much of the international attention, it is also developing a variety of nuclear-capable, short-range missiles that can target South Korea. Experts say its rhetoric around those missiles communicates a threat to proactively use them in warfare to blunt the stronger conventional forces of South Korea and the United States. About 28,500 US troops are stationed in the South to deter aggression from the North.
Kim during the military commission's three-day meeting that ended Thursday called for his entire army to "go all out" in carrying out the plans to bolster the nation's military muscle and consolidate "powerful self-defense capabilities for overwhelming any hostile forces and thus reliably protect the dignity of the great country."
The commission's members discussed ways to strengthen the party's leadership over the entire armed forces and ratified plans for unspecified changes in "military organizational formations," North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency said.
Some analysts say North Korea's possible plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons to frontline artillery units may require command-and-control changes as the country's nuclear-capable weapons have so far been handled by the army's strategic force.
State media reports of the meeting did not include any direct criticism toward Washington or Seoul amid a prolonged stalemate in nuclear negotiations.
The meeting came amid signs that North Korea is preparing to conduct its first nuclear test explosion since September 2017, when it claimed to have detonated a thermonuclear weapon that could be tipped on its intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Experts say North Korea may use its next nuclear test to claim that it has acquired the ability to build a small nuclear warhead to fit its short-range missiles or other weapons it recently tested, including a purported hypersonic missile and a long-range cruise missile. Smaller warheads would also be necessary for the North's stated pursuit of a multiwarhead ICBM.
While North Korean reports of the meeting didn't mention plans for a nuclear test, a South Korean government spokesperson said Seoul is keeping a close watch for related developments.
"As North Korea said it discussed and ratified important plans to expand and strengthen its war deterrent, (our) government will prepare for all possibilities while carefully monitoring related trends," said Cha Duck-chul from Seoul's Unification Ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs.
North Korea has already set an annual record in ballistic testing through the first half of 2022, firing around 30 missiles, including its first tests involving intercontinental ballistic missiles in nearly five years.
Kim has punctuated his recent tests with repeated comments that North Korea would use its nuclear weapons proactively when threatened or provoked, which experts say portend an escalatory nuclear doctrine that may create greater concerns for neighbors.
South Korea has been spending heavily to expand its conventional arms in recent years, but some analysts say the country has no clear way to counter the threat posed by Kim's growing arsenal of nuclear weapons and missiles.


I recently saw the results of several rural surveys that probably tell the best story about the state of rural broadband. The two areas being studied are far apart geographically, but they are similar in many ways. The areas are both rural and are not near to a metropolitan area. The areas have some modest manufacturing and some modest amount of tourism, but neither in a big way. Both areas included some small towns, and a few of these towns have cable TV. And in both places, the customers in the rural area have poor broadband choices. These are not small isolated pockets of people, and the two surveys cover nearly 20,000 homes.
If you listen to FCC rhetoric it's easy to think that rural broadband is improving – but in areas like these you can't see it. These areas have both were supposed to get some upgrades from CAF II – but from what the locals tell me there have been zero improvements so far. The CAF program still has a few years to go, so perhaps there will be some modest improvement in rural DSL.
For now, the broadband situation in these areas is miserable. There are homes with DSL with speeds of a few Mbps at best, with some of the worst speeds hovering at dial-up speeds. One respondent to a survey reported that it took 8 hours to download a copy of Microsoft Office online.
The other broadband choices are also meager. Some people use satellite broadband but complain about the latency and about the small data caps. These areas both have a smattering of fixed wireless broadband – but this is not the modern fixed wireless you see today in the open plains states that delivers 25 Mbps or faster broadband. Both of the areas in the surveys are heavily wooded with hilly terrain, and fixed wireless customers report seeing speeds of 1-2 Mbps. There are a number of homes using their cell phones in lieu of home broadband – an expensive alternative if there are school kids or if any video is watched. There were customers who reported using public hotspots in nearby small towns. And there were a number of households, included many with school kids who have given up and who have no broadband – because nothing they've tried has worked.
As would be expected in rural areas, slow speeds are not the only problem. Even homes that report data speeds that should support streaming video complain that streaming doesn't work. This indicates networks with problems and it's likely the networks have high latency, are full of jitter, or are over-subscribed and have a lot of packet loss. People don't really judge the quality of their broadband connection by the speed they get on a speed test, but instead by the ability to do normally expected activities on the Internet.
Many of these homes can't do things that the rest of us take for granted. Many report the inability to stream video – even a single stream. This is perhaps the biggest fallacy in the way the FCC measures broadband, because they expect that a house getting a speed like 5 Mbps ought to be able to do most needed tasks. In real life the quality of many rural connections are so poor that they won't stream video. Many people in these areas also complained that their Internet often froze and they had to constantly reboot – something that can kill large downloads or kill online sessions for school or work.
One of the biggest complaints in these areas was that their network only supported one device at a time, meaning that members of the family have to take turns using the Internet. I picture a family with a few school kids and can see how miserable that must be.
The surveys produced a long list of other ways that poor broadband was hurting households. Number one was the inability of people to work at home. Many people said they could work at home more often if they had broadband. A few respondents want to start home businesses but are unable to because of the poor broadband. Another common complaint was the inability for kids to do schoolwork, or for adults to pursue college degrees on line.
The problems many people reported were even more fundamental than these issues. For instance, there were households saying that they could not maintain a good enough connection to bank online or pay their bills online. There were respondents who say they can't shop online. Many households complained that they couldn't offload cellular data at home to WiFi, driving up their cellular bills. A number of homes would like to cut the cord to save money but can't stream Netflix as an alternative to cable.
When you look the raw data behind these kinds of surveys you quickly see the real issues with lack of broadband. In today's society, not having home broadband literally takes a home out of the mainstream of society. It's one thing to look at the national statistics and be told that the number of homes without broadband is shrinking. But it's an entirely different story when you see what that means for the millions of homes that still don't have adequate broadband. My guess is that some of the areas covered by these surveys show as underserved on the FCC maps – when in fact, their broadband is so poor that they are clearly unserved, ignored and forgotten.
Ronan Dunne, an EVP and President of Verizon Wireless recently made Verizon's case for aggressively pursuing 5G. In this blog I want to examine the two claims based upon improved latency – gaming and stock trading.
The 5G specification sets a goal of zero latency for the connection from the wireless device to the cellular tower. We'll have to wait to see if that can be achieved, but obviously the many engineers that worked on the 5G specification think it's possible. It makes sense from a physics perspective – a connection of a radio signal through air travels for all practical purposes at the speed of light (there is a miniscule amount of slowing from interaction with air molecules). This makes a signal through the air slightly faster than one through fiber since light slows down when passing through fiberglass by 0.83 milliseconds for every hundred miles of fiber optic cable traversed.
This means that a 5G signal will have a slight latency advantage over FTTP – for the first few connection from a customer. However, a 5G wireless signal almost immediately hits a fiber network at a tower or small cell site in a neighborhood, and from that point forward the 5G signal experiences the same latency as an all-fiber connection.
Most of the latency in a fiber network comes from devices that process the data – routers, switches and repeaters. Each such device in a network adds some delay to the signal – and that starts with the first device, be it a cellphone or a computer. In practical terms, when comparing 5G and FTTP the network with the fewest hops and fewest devices between a customer and the internet will have the lowest latency – a 5G network might or might not be faster than an FTTP network in the same neighborhood.
5G does have a latency advantage over non-fiber technologies, but it ought to be about the same advantage enjoyed by FTTP network. Most FTTP networks have latency in the 10-millisecond range (one hundredth of a second). Cable HFC networks have latency in the range of 25-30 ms; DSL latency ranges from 40-70 ms; satellite broadband connections from 100-500 ms.
Verizon's claim for improving the gaming or stock trading connection also implies that the 5G network will have superior overall performance. That brings in another factor which we generally call jitter. Jitter is the overall interference in a network that is caused by congestion. Any network can have high or low jitter depending upon the amount of traffic the operator is trying to shove through it. A network that is oversubscribed with too many end users will have higher jitter and will slow down – this is true for all technologies. I've had clients with first generation BPON fiber networks that had huge amounts of jitter before they upgraded to new FTTP technology, so fiber (or 5G) alone doesn't mean superior performance.
The bottom line is that a 5G network might or might not have an overall advantage compared to a fiber network in the same neighborhood. The 5G network might have a slight advantage on the first connection from the end user, but that also assumes that cellphones are more efficient than PCs. From that point forward, the network with the fewest hops to the Internet as well the network with the least amount of congestion will be faster – and that will be case by case, neighborhood by neighborhood when comparing 5G and FTTP.
Verizon is claiming that the improved latency will improve gaming and stock trading. That's certainly true where 5G competes against a cable company network. But any trader that really cares about making a trade a millisecond faster is already going to be on a fiber connection, and probably one that sits close to a major internet POP. Such traders are engaging in computerized trading where a person is not intervening in the trade decision. For any stock trades that involve humans, a extra few thousandths of a second in executing a trade is irrelevant since the human decision process is far slower than that (for someone like me these decisions can be measured in weeks!).
Gaming is more interesting. I see Verizon's advantage for gaming in making game devices mobile. If 5G broadband is affordable (not a given) then a 5G connection allows a game box to be used anywhere there is power. I think that will be a huge hit with the mostly-younger gaming community. And, since most homes buy broadband from the cable company, lower latency with 5G ought to be to a gamer using a cable network, assuming the 5G network has adequate upload speeds and low jitter. Gamers who want a fiber-like experience will likely pony up for a 5G gaming connection if it's priced right.


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import com.mooveit.library.Fakeit;

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using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace WeatherAssignment
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        CityWeather GetWeatherDataService(Location location);

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Q: Periodically send web request in WinRT In my application i need to send periodic web request to server for checking a change in the file that reside in the server. I need to happen all these in background.
Do i need to use Background task to achieve this functionality?
Or simply shall i go with a timer that executes periodically?
Anyone please suggest one better method that suits in this situation.
NB: The implementation is not related to notification. If any update in file means i need to update the same in local file.

A: A periodic request like this will require a background task because a straight timer in the app won't fire when your app is suspended. The caveat here is that background tasks are limited as to how often they will run; check out How to run a background task on a timer. If you can live within the 15 minute minimum interval, then this is the simplest approach.
An alternate approach would use a raw push notification. A raw notification is one that your app or its background task (again for when the app is suspended) handles directly, and would never issue a toast or tile update unless you did so in response. See How to write a background task for raw push notifications. With this, your server would do the change detection and send the push notification to the apps that care about that file. This has the advantage of being able to handle much more frequent changes, as well as being more efficient when changes are infrequent.
You might possibly also be able to use the content prefetcher for this purpose (see http://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2014/05/01/launch-apps-faster-with-prefetched-content/). In this case you'd be making a request for the file itself, and the prefetcher would keep the cached copy up to date. I mention this only for awareness...for your particular scenario it's not quite what you want, but it might be for others reading this answer.